Fourth Arts Block Presents Original Outdoor Rock Musical, Closes 5/30

This Saturday, May 8th, Downtown Art will present their outdoor opera homage to the shirtwaist workers of 1910. THE WAISTMAKER'S OPERA is an original rock musical that will be performed in the streets of New York's former garment district and the Lower East Side from May 8 - 30, 2010 every Saturday and Sunday at noon and 2:30PM.

In 1909, sparked by events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, more than twenty thousand garment workers, most of them young women in their teens and early twenties, launched an eleven week strike in New York. THE WAISTMAKER'S OPERA brings attention to these young womens' accomplishments, their courage, and their extraordinary determination. Find out where the opera will take place and buy your tickets at http://www.fabnyc.org/downtownart.php.