Ice Cream U Scream’s Open Mic Night aka Beach Stock was a great success.
The yearly event is a fundraiser for Kiddie Beach, and hopefully a way to get some kids off the streets for a night.
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Open mic night at Kiddie Beach presented by Ice Cream U Scream is this Friday, September 9th, 7pm-11pm. Last year was a success and a great fundraiser for Kiddie Beach All New York City public beaches are now open. For more information call 311 or go to www.nyc.gov/doh. It seems that the four-alarm fire at the North River wastewater treatment plant finally caught up with us, Kiddie Beach is closed. Via NotifyNYC Seagate Beach under Advisory. Swimming not recommended. Kidde Gerritsen Closed. Swimming not permitted. Call 311 / visit www.nyc.gov/doh.
The Gerritsen Beach Property Owners, Kiddie Beach Opening Day Parade was Saturday June 11, 2011. Photo Gallery – Facebook
Saturday June 11th – Line up on Gerritsen Avenue folks to watch the Kiddie Beach Opening Day Parade! Line up at 10:30 at Whitney and Gerritsen – Step off at 11:00am Local businesses will be this years honorees. Every year, Kiddie Beach likes to honor people that exemplify our community spirit. This year some local businesses will be receiving a much deserved thank you.
Past Honorees
Past Opening Day and Parades
Cleanup organizer, Diane Sullivan, hopes Gerritsen residents will volunteer some of their valuable time to collect rubbish and help with maintenance. The event is being organised by the Gerrittsen Beach Property Owners Association. Every year this event, has seen dozens of volunteers and community group members do everything from garbage collection to painting. The off season drops a lot debris on Kiddie Beach, and this is a chance to remedy that. Organizers are hoping the number of volunteers donating their time this year will help make the 2011 Kidde Beach season a great success. The Gerrittsen Beach Property Owners is holding a Prize Bingo fundraiser for Kiddie Beach Saturday March 26th upstairs at the Knights of Columbus. Bingo night begins when the doors open at 7 p.m.
There will be a Beef and Beer Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 19 7-10pm for Kiddie Beach from 7-10pm. Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased at the door.
According to bountiful Facebook evidence, Kiddie Beach’s rockband night was a success. Friday night’s Rockband Night in Kiddie Beach went off without a hitch. The weather was perfect. We had an good turnout. We were packed filled with bands the entire night.
Come one come all to Kiddie Beach for a night of Official Sponsored Rockband Night. For those that don’t know…Think of Rockband as karaoke but with an entire of your friends playing instruments! If you don’t have a large group you can still play! Anywhere from 1 to 4 can play. Lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and microphone. For you technical people out there we will be using: an Xbox 360, hundreds of DLC, The AC/DC Track Pack, All Lego Rockband songs. You may bring your own (non modded) instruments. Tournament Play & Free Play
Kiddie Beach held it’s first ever Open Mic Night over the weekend. The event was organized by George and Patty Smyth of Ice Cream U Scream and Diane Sullivian of the Gerritsen Beach Property Owners Association. The event has been in the works for months and was in part designed to help curb local teen angst. “I think everyone should really appreciate all the work that George did. He really worked with the kids, let them rehearse in his basement and he even closed down the ice cream store on a Friday night in the summer to do it.” said Maureen LaPorte who’s son participated in the night.
 Caitlin Sarubbi Leads the Parade Atop a "Good Human I SCREAM" Parade Car There was nothing but sun and smiles this weekend as Gerritsen Beach kicked Kiddie Beachs’ Opening Day Celebration The parade kicked off at Gerritsen and Whitney Avenues led by the Vollies, VWF Color Guard, Gerritsen Beach Community Marching Band, Stars Dancing Center, GBPOA, and lots of Gerritsen Beach beach goers in tow. The parade ended at the Lois Avenue entrance of Kiddie Beach. I would like to think that although we have many parades in Gerritsen Beach throughout the year, I consider this parade one of the best and that it is somewhat of a “sponge parade”. Meaning that although it it starts off with only few dozen people at the start by the time the parade hits Lois Avenue there are at least a few hundred people. This years honoree was Gerritsen Beach resident Caitlin Sarubbi – who notably competed this year in the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games. Also Kiddie Beach dedicated the children playground to Liam James Walsh who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away a few years ago at the age of 6. Like years past we took hundreds of pictures and if you need/want/desire a copy of pictures taken please email me at info@gerritsenbeach.net. Otherwise here is the Photo Galleries:
 Dan Foster as a Mermaid with the Octopus Named Lee (I hear he is as mean as can be!) Continue reading Kiddie Beach Opening Day Parade
Tomorrow 11am Saturday June 5th – Line up on Gerritsen Avenue folks to watch the Kiddie Beach Opening Day Parade! Line up at 10:30 at Whitney and Gerritsen – Step off at 11:00am Caitlin Sarubbi will be this years honoree. Kiddie Beach likes to honor people that exemplify our community spirit. This year Caitlin Sarubbi couldn’t be more deserving. Caitlin for those of you who don’t know her, she was born with Ablepharon Macrostomia which left her visually impaired and with other facial deformities. Since then she has been accepted to Harvard University and competed in the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver, BC for her skiing. Check out her website CaitlinSarubbi.com Past Honorees
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