Friday, December 12th, 7 to 9 pm
Dance Theatre Etcetera's "Safe Harbor" Benefit, Awards and Dancing
480 Van Brunt Street, 2nd Floor, Room 3 (just past the entrance to Fairway parking lot)
2008 "DTE Community & Culture Award" winners include:
Tom Fox, president, New York Water Taxi; Raymond Hall, co-founder/fiscal manager, Red Hook Rise; Mark D. Phillips, South Brooklyn Internet, Inc. (SouthBrooklyn.com); and the Burd Sharps Family. Ticket levels: $50 (teacher, artist, student, nonprofit), $100 (General) and $200 VIP ticket (includes cocktail party hosted by Alison and John Hockenberry, host of WNYC morning show The TakeAway). Proceeds from the event go towards continuing DTE's arts education programming in local schools.
Visit www.dtetc.org for more information.
Saturday, December 13th to December 21th
New York National Boat Show
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001
Main Entrance: Eleventh Avenue at 35th Street.
Your one-stop resource for boating information and advice. Staffed by experts who can answer all your questions and set you on a course to choosing a boat that will give you and your family years of enjoyment, the Discover Boating Center is here to help you become a boater. Local radio and TV personality, Rich Johnson, brings you local and national fishing pros and boating experts to share their success in free, daily seminar series. With topics ranging from using electronic charts to striped bass chunking, there's a whole lot to learn and take along on your next trip out on the water. Fun contests and giveaways, too!
Adult (16+) $15.00 each; Youth (13 to 15) $8.00 each; Children 12 and younger are FREE with a paid adult. Contact: http://www.nyboatshow.com/
Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Trash Towers Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place
Alliance for Downtown New York
People recycle bottles, paper, and clothing all the time. But did you know that buildings are recycled too? Come learn how builders reduce waste by reusing materials from older building to create new ones. Kids will make their own "Trash Towers" from recycled materials that they can tear down and rebuild over and over again. Ages 5+
$5 suggested donation - www.skyscraper.org
Saturday, December 13, 2008 12pm - 3pm
Build A Boat
South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street
Alliance for Downtown New York
Take a walk through our FDR exhibit to view FDR's collection and assemble and decorate your own wooden boat.
Free admission - 212-748-8786 www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org
Saturday, December 13th, 10am
Hot Cocoa, Coffee and a Clean-Up!
BGI's Office ( 145 Columbia Street , between Kane & Degraw)
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Join BGI volunteers and staff for our final 2008 clean-up along the Columbia Street section of the Greenway. These monthly clean-ups are held in conjunction with the Columbia Waterfront Neighborhood Association, in order to keep the newest segment of the Greenway route free of trash and other debris. Gloves and tools supplied, as well as coffee, hot chocolate and holiday cheer!
Brian: bmccormick@brooklyngreenway.org
Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:00am - 4:00pm
A Historic Shoreline Holiday Trolley Tour
Tour begins and ends at Snug Harbor Cultural Center's Building C, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island. Alice Austen House
Join Parks & Recreation, the Historic House Trust, and the Preservation League of Staten Island for a trolley tour of Staten Island historic sites in all of their historic holiday finery. Stops include Alice Austen House Museum, Seguine Mansion, Conference House, Snug Harbor's Building C and Judge Tysen's House. You'll be able to shop at the Kitchen Marketplace and visit Father Christmas at Conference House's "Colonial Christmas" celebration and also tour houses that aren't usually open to the public-Seguine Mansion and Judge Tysen's House. Light refreshments will be served.
Call 718-390-8012. www.historichousetrust.org. http://www.aliceausten.org/events/index.php
Monday, 12/15/2008, 6:30-8:00pm
From Faucet to Flush: The Future of New York's Water System
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
New York's century-old water system faces new challenges as it stretches to meet the needs of a growing city. Can we ensure a supply of fresh water indefinitely? How can we reuse so-called "grey" water, and how can we keep sewage overflow out of the rivers? Emily Lloyd, Commissioner of New York City's Department of Environmental Protection, will discuss what her agency is doing to clean up New York's waterways and upgrade its water system with Paul Mankiewicz, expert on wastewater and president of the Gaia Institute; Alex Matthiessen, Hudson Riverkeeper and President of Riverkeeper; and Christine Holowacz, co-chair, Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning. Presented in conjunction with Growing and Greening New York. Reservations required. $5 Museum members, seniors, and students; $9 non-members.
For tickets, call (212) 534-1672, ext. 3395, or visit
www.mcny.org/public_programs/.
MWA's 2008 Holiday Party is coming up next Wednesday, December 17th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the Urban Center Gallery - 457 Madison Avenue, 1st Floor (between 50th and 51st Streets). Drinks and appetizers; dress is casual. Help us celebrate the season and the harbor and honor the waterfront's best friend, Carter Craft! This year we will start a new tradition of honoring MWA volunteers, Alliance Partners, government officials and business leaders who have shown extra special commitment to our waterfront this year. As an extra incentive, MWA has recruited volunteers to provide childcare during the event. Please consider joining us for this fun reception. We always love to meet WaterWire subscribers in person. You can RSVP to Matt at 
during her 70th birthday party. The EDC arranged access for PortSide to hold this first public event in Atlantic Basin. The tour guides were a salty lot: Gerry Weinstein and Mary Habstritt of the Lilac Preservation Project, Will Van Dorp of Tugster, and Bob Moore, VP of Atlantic Container Line. PortSide partner the tug Pegasus attended, as did two gigs from Village Community Boathouse, one working tug, and the luxury yacht Manhattan. Lacking a boathouse in Valentino Park, visiting kayakers left boats at Steve's Key Lime Pie. Maritime photographer Jonathan Atkin served as Master of Ceremonies. Proclamations were presented by Anthony Chiappone of the New Jersey State Assembly, the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, and the Working Harbor Committee. PortSide and the Lilac team presented Sal Catucci, CEO of American Stevedoring, an award of thanks for providing free berths to the Nantucket, Lilac and Mary Whalen-an illustration made by Christina Sun. Venetia Lannon, SVP of the EDC, said that the EDC looked to include a home for the Whalen and PortSide in their new plans for Atlantic Basin, so this event should be a sign of more to come.
ever. All of us at MWA hope that you consider our work to create a shared, healthy and vibrant harbor as critical as we do. Next year may be too late for our waterfront. If we don't build on the momentum that all of us spent this past year creating, we may lose many important opportunities forever. Please remember MWA in your end-of-year giving. And if you can - please also consider joining the "Founders Circle" and be recognized in perpetuity on our new website and other publications. You can make an on-line donation 
