NEW ORLEANS — The Greenway’s Supernova is back this year with a light-based, outdoor exhibit and annual fundraiser. The Greenway Supernova is combining the spirit of their Greenway Soiree and Fest into one joyous weekend from December 9th – 11th, Thursday through Saturday evenings from 5 pm-9 pm. This free, safe, and socially distanced outdoor experience will celebrate
community and the holidays, drive foot traffic and customers to local businesses and raise critical funds for the Greenway’s growth and care in 2022.
Building off of the success of last year, Supernova will be held at the Greenway Station and Plaza. The Station, an open-air pavilion, completed renovations in March 2020, and this event will be much of the public’s first introduction to the space. The Greenway Plaza was transformed at last year’s Supernova into a space for people to view art, relax, and be outside. The Plaza features Will Nemitoff’s “Iris of Memory” sculpture at the front of the site, modular seating, ground murals, bike parking, and the Greenway stage for performances. Also the site of the Crescent City Farmers Market Thursday market who are partners for Supernova’s opening night.
Supernova will highlight light-based art from local artists. A call is now open for artists to participate. Visit lafittegreenway.org/supernova to apply.
“Supernova celebrates the Greenway and our community with art, light, joy, and creativity, and it makes the Greenway growth and care possible,” said Sophie Vorhoff, Executive Director.
A joyous community holiday celebration, this outdoor installation safely fills a need for connection to arts, culture, community, joy, and family fun with holiday spirit while safely social distancing during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Station and Plaza will come alive with fun activities for all with live music, arts activities, food vendors, and an arts market.
While Supernova is free for the public to view, it is a critical fundraiser for the Lafitte Greenway. Individuals and businesses have the opportunity to support the exhibit and future Greenway programming and improvements through making a donation. In exchange for donations, participants receive “doubluminary” tokens to exchange for exclusive perks and specials at participating local businesses from December 1, 2021, to Mardi Gras 2022. The “Star Business” program is designed to bring foot traffic and support to local businesses around the Lafitte Greenway that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supernova has open sponsorship opportunities. Learn more about ways to support at LafitteGreenway.org/Supernovasponsorships.
EXHIBIT DETAILS
SUPERNOVA
December 9th- 11th, 2021
Thursday – Saturday, 5pm-9pm
Greenway Station and Plaza: 436 N. Norman C. Francis Parkway
lafittegreenway.org/supernova
About Friends of Lafitte Greenway
Friends of Lafitte Greenway is the non-profit community partner working to ensure that the Lafitte Greenway is a vibrant and healthy public space that connects people to nature, their destinations, and each other. Since 2006, Friends of Lafitte Greenway has worked to build, program, and promote the Lafitte Greenway as a great public space. Friends is the official private partner to the City of New Orleans in Greenway programming, and operations. For more information, visit LafitteGreenway.org.
About the Lafitte Greenway
The Lafitte Greenway is a public 2.6-mile multi-use trail and linear park connecting the French Quarter to Bayou St. John and Mid-City. Opened in the fall of 2015, the Lafitte Greenway was designed with extensive input from neighborhood and civic groups. Today, the Lafitte Greenway is used by 320,000 people annually. It serves as an active transportation route, and a space for recreation, play, community-building, and environmental sustainability. The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD) manages the Lafitte Greenway. The City and community have continued to invest in improvements to the Greenway since it’s opening, developing state-of-the-art sports fields, basketball courts, fitness parks, playgrounds, stormwater management features, and art installations, as well as public programming that engages the community and activates the space.
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