Esplanade Duck Party

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Venue:	The Charles River Esplanade
Hours:	2:00pm to 5 :00pm
Cost:	Free
Category:	Special Events

The Esplanade Association (TEA) is hosting the first Esplanade Duck Party on May 13, 2006 from 2:00pm to 5 :00pm to celebrate the successful completion of the Esplanade’s new river dock and to welcome a variety of long-term and new partner organizations to this treasured city greenspace.

The Esplanade Duck Party opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the dock, (2:00pm) and continues through 5:00pm with exciting and fun family friendly activities including magic, music, puppetry, face-painting, storytelling, games, pony rides, a petting zoo, fishing and more. Departing from the new dock, Boston Duck Tours will offer free rides and Community Boating will take visitors out on the Charles River. All activities are free and open to the
public

Located across from the Esplanade’s famed Hatch Shell and the landmark Arthur Fiedler statue, the Esplanade River Dock was dilapidated for decades and then closed to the public in 2004.

TEA, in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), rebuilt the dock and has restored it as the Esplanade’s most prominent gateway between the parklands and the Charles River. Each year more than two million visitors enjoy the park and now this impressive dock.

More than 25 non-profit partner organizations are participating in the festivities with information stations including: Boston Cares, MassGeneral for Children, Boston Public Library, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, CityYear, Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Community Boating, Museum of Science, AIDS Action, Charles River Watershed Association, United Way and many others.

Esplanade friends and new visitors alike are encouraged to attend this community celebration on the Esplanade. Prizes will be awarded to guests with the most “Duck Spirit” – by wearing yellow and/or other duck paraphernalia. The Esplanade Duck Party promises to become a much-anticipated annual event.

For additional information, contact The Esplanade Association at (617) 227-0365 or at www.esplanadeassociation.com.

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www.esplanadeassociation.com

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Boston
Phone: 617-727-1188 x 4