On Sunday, June 5, 2011, the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic will return to Governors Island for one of the most highly-anticipated events of the season. Ellen Christine has been the Model Milliner for the past three years for the event, and has once again will be the model Milliner for the 4th Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic event.

New Yorkers are welcome to come enjoy this glamour and the excitement of polo for free with lot's of room for picnicking, drinking champagne and socializing. Bleachers will also be provided for watching the match and merchandise tents will dot the event grounds and offer a variety of picnic essentials, including branded Veuve Clicquot blankets, hats, polo shirts, umbrellas, sunglasses and more.

Two large Veuve Clicquot Lounges offering champagne and a variety of gourmet snacks developed by Gabriel Kreuther, Executive Chef of The Modern. The event's “Restaurant Row” will once again be executed by Danny Meyer's renowned Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). The concessions will include USHG's beloved barbecue restaurant Blue Smoke, Tabla's Chef Floyd Cardoz's El Verano Taquería, Public Fare and more.

The Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic will benefit the Urban Zen Hope Help & Rebuild Haiti (HHRH) whose aim is galvanizing a community in response to Haiti's immediate need to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January 2010.

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Starting at 10am, ferries to Governors Island will depart from the Battery Maritime Building located 10 South Street, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows: By Subway

1 - South Ferry Station 4, 5 to Bowling Green R, W to Whitehall St. Station By Bus

M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15 By Car

There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building. There is garage parking across the street from the Battery Maritime Building for a fee.

For the event, there will also be a free ferry service from Brooklyn. For further details you may download a full map and get directions.