SAILING TO THE POLLS Drag opera singer Shequida Hall, along with French horn quartet Metropolitan Horn Authority, will perform at the Fourth Street Basin of the Gowanus Canal on Oct. 23.
Drag opera singer, French horn quartet to perform GOTV concert in Gowanus Canal
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
An opera-singing drag queen will
sing from boats on the Gowanus Canal
on the evening of Oct. 23 encouraging
Brooklynites to vote in the upcoming
presidential election.
Julliard-trained chanteuse Shequida
Hall and the French horn quartet
Metropolitan Horn Authority will
serenade from the Fourth Street Basin
of the noxious canal as part of “Boat for
the Vote,” a maritime extravaganza on
Oct. 23 aimed at encouraging folks to
cast their ballot as early voting starts
the following day on Oct. 24, according
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to a local canoe club captain.
“We’re looking to have a great evening
of arts and encouragement to get
people excited about voting,” said Brad
Vogel of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe
Club, which is hosting the event alongside
the artist-activist collective Wide
Awakes Navy.
The latter group previously hosted
nautical excursions for democracy
with dozens of vessels in the Newtown
Creek, the East River, and the New
York Harbor.
The singer accepted the invitation
to perform from the heavily-polluted
channel, if that’s what gets people to
exercise their democratic rights.
“The things I’ll do to get y’all to
vote,” Hall said.
A fl otilla of boats and canoes will
gather at the basin from 6-7 pm with
banners and live art painting in the
water and on land.
Organizers recommend attendees
watch the free waterborne blowout
and bring along their own signs from
the shore at the Gowanus Whole Foods
esplanade, the Third Avenue Bridge
(not to be confused with the nearby
Third Street Bridge), or the parking
Metropolitan Horn Authority
lot at the foot of Second Avenue near
Sixth Street.
The organizers ask all audience
members to wear masks and maintain
social distance due to the pandemic,
but they also encourage them
to share videos and photos of the event
with friends and family across these
United States to build enthusiasm for
the vote.
“Boat for the Vote” at the Fourth
Street Basin Third Avenue and Third
Street in Gowanus, reserve tickets at
www.gowanuscanal.org/boat-vote Oct.
23, 6-7 pm. Free.
Shequida Hall
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