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Rockaway Music & Arts Council offers a variety of programs
for the Rockaways and adjacent communities. Click on program list to the left
for more information and photographs.
- Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Festival
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RMAC's Annual Fall Arts and Crafts
Festival was a mainstay of Rockaway for the past 25 years. It drew
crowds of 10,000+ visitors to Riis Park, Gateway National Recreation Area
on Rockaway over the two-day weekend on which it was presented. Children of
all ages were invited to this family fun weekend of arts, crafts, music,
petting zoo, pony ride, and good food.
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- Barbara Eisenstadt Concert Series
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Barbara Eisenstadt
Concert Series (formally Summer Picnic Concert Series) is an
annual event held in the Post Theater of historic Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area.
These performances are a direct offshoot of a series of concerts once held
at BeachChannel HS, which featured some of the greatest performers such as Benny Goodman,
Lorin Hollander, Roberta Peters, and Itzhak Perlman.
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- Student Literary Arts
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Literary Arts for
students is a new event focused on introducing students to the literary
arts. The program will offer students the opportunity to write stories or
poems and present their works to the community and their fellow students.
- School Programs
RMAC
sponsors and offers to our local schools programs developed by The Riverside
Symphony, the NYC Opera, and
- the New York City Center. These programs were
specifically developed to introduce students to the performing arts.
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- Day and Overnight Trips
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RMAC plans spring and fall trips to
many educational and interesting sites.
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