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IRISH EXAMINER | August 28th, 2019
Out & About

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just can’t believe that we are coming to can guess. To drive there it would be about six and artisan goods, live music, a creative learning
the end of summer already, oh what a hours or to fly there it’s only one hour and twen- tent, a free family yoga class for all led by Amy
Ishame. Yes, this weekend is Labor Day and ty five minutes and that’s what I did. Reed and another massive yoga class on the
as you know, that points to the end of summer. So Now here is something else that might interest Woodstock field lead by YO1.
we can now put away our buckets and shovels for you and that is that I recommend a nice weekend I want to let you know when I am out and
another year, no I am not happy with it. for you at Bethel Woods Center (200 Hurd Road, about that there is always something for every-
This weekend it is Labor Day weekend and it is Bethel, NY; (866) 781-2922) from August 31 to body now it might not be for me, but I know that
also a good time to honor some great Irish men September 1 so check it out. this will interest a lot of you folks and it’s also a
who stood up to the injustice that was happening Join leaders in health, sustainability and mind- nice weekend getaway.
back in the 50s, 60s and 70s in the workforce all fulness for a day of classes and activations explor- Now here is another great event is happening
over the country and one man sticks out and that ing how wellness boosts clarity, resourcefulness, next weekend and if I did not mention this event
is Michael Quill, R.I.P., who was born in and creativity. Mind: Body: Earth, held over a certain gentleman named Jeff Cleary would not
Gortloughera, near Kilgarvan, County Kerry. Labor Day weekend, kicks off with a massive yoga be happy with me and I would like to tell him I am
I was in Canada for a few days in Montreal and class on the grounds where large-scale yoga was going, so how about that?
I can only say it is a beautiful city and so clean and performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival. It’s the Tugboat Roundup being held from
the subways, wow, spotlessly clean and every Attendees will engage with speakers, premier ven- September 6th to the 8th. The Tugboat Roundup
three minutes - not like you know where... you dors in sustainable lifestyle and self-care on the is a gathering of tugboats and other vessels and a
stunning Bethel Woods celebration of New York’s maritime industry.
campus. This festival Starting Friday on Friday with a Tug parade, live
includes workshops on music, vendors, followed on Saturday with Tug
Ayurveda, a system of tours, tug talks, vendors, boat rides, live music,
holistic wellness, led by children’s activities and fireworks and concluding
their programmatic Sunday with Tug tours, tug talks, Tug Chug 5K,
partner YO1 Wellness vendors, boat rides, live music, children's activi-
Resort and Spa, ties and their closing ceremonies.
Catskills sustainability “The first thing visitors will see is literally a
activations with Zero dazzle, painted on the palette of a retired fire-
Waste expert Bea boat,” says Tom Beardsley, Marine Event
Johnson, meditation Coordinator of the Waterford Tugboat Roundup.
sessions with the cre- “Our Tug of the Year is the retired fireboat John J
ator of Heal Yourself Harvey, up from New York City. Not only is the
Yoga Bee Bosnak, yoga boat’s new paint job dazzling, so is its history. For
sessions lead that matter, you could say the Roundup itself is all
by Danielle Radulski, about history that dazzles.”
and conversations on An estimated 30 boats are expected to attend
the legacy of the 1960s the event, now celebrating 19 years on the
in yoga with Integral Waterford canal wall. The boats range from his-
Yoga Institute Pilates toric to modern tugs, workboats, fireboats, crew
with founder of Bodies boats, tenders and more.
and Plants, Andrea The “Dazzle” of the Roundup will be the new
Lanzetti paint job of the Harvey. This historic fireboat
On Sunday, continue became itself a palette for Tauba Auerbach, an
your wellness journey artist commissioned by the Public Art Fund and
and join them for 14-18 Now Exhibition. The rendering of the
the Harvest Festival, a Harvey shows contradictory directions of whites
free, family-friendly and reds, emulating the ‘dazzle designs’ applied to
event featuring a ships during World War I to confuse U-boats in
farmer's market, craft firing torpedoes. The U-boat captain determined
the timing of the torpedo based on lining up a split
screen in his periscope. The ‘dazzle’ camouflage
Follow Us On... impossible. A similar paint scheme exists on the
design made lining up the split screen nearly

USS Slater, a destroyer escort permanently
docked on the Hudson River in downtown
Albany.
The Tugboat Roundup will be featuring every-
thing festival-goers have come to expect. Music
irishexaminerusa throughout weekend with kids’ activities, walk-
throughs of many of the boats, tour boat rides on
the Caldwell Belle and more. An award-winning
fireworks show is scheduled for Saturday night,
weather permitting.
irishexaminerus I will see you all again next week when I am
I wish you all a happy Labor Day weekend and

Out&About again. C