(May 23-September 10, 2009; Children's Museum of Manhattan; 212 West 83rd St.)
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan is hosting a fun workshop for children which helps them to explore and understand the basic laws of gravity and physics involved in roller coaster rides. They’ll learn all the basics in kinetic energy, gravity and centrifugal force. Educational and fun filled classes await.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Short Subjects
(Eagles Dare Studios; 347 W. 36th St.; 7/31/2009; 4p.m.-10p.m.)
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) has announced the plays selected for their new division. All films run under one hour beginning July 13 through August 2nd. A total of 43 plays, musicals and readings have been selected. See the line-up below and visit www.midtownfestival.org for more information or to purchase tickets.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) has announced the plays selected for their new division. All films run under one hour beginning July 13 through August 2nd. A total of 43 plays, musicals and readings have been selected. See the line-up below and visit www.midtownfestival.org for more information or to purchase tickets.
Forces of Nature
(07/31/2009; 2:15 p.m.; Liberty State Park; Morris Pesin Dr.; New Jersey)
National Geographic and Graphic Films present Forces of Nature, a film depicting colossal earthquakes, shakes, volcanoes and storms and following scientists on adventures of discovery.
National Geographic and Graphic Films present Forces of Nature, a film depicting colossal earthquakes, shakes, volcanoes and storms and following scientists on adventures of discovery.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wild Ocean
(American Museum of Natural History; (212) 769-5100; Central Park West; 07/28/2009; 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2p.m. & 4:30 p.m.)
Wild Ocean is an exciting IMAX film playing in NYC’s American Museum of Natural History which captures the journey of ocean creatures including whales, sharks and dolphins migrating up the KwaZulu coast. Also features original music by award-winning directors Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas.
Wild Ocean is an exciting IMAX film playing in NYC’s American Museum of Natural History which captures the journey of ocean creatures including whales, sharks and dolphins migrating up the KwaZulu coast. Also features original music by award-winning directors Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas.
Free Concert Series
(Every Thursday, now through July 16-August 27, 2009; Asser Levy-Seaside Park; West 5th St., b/w Sea Breeze & Surf Aves.; Free; 7:30p.m.; www.brooklynconcerts.com)
With the beautiful weather in NYC, what better way to enjoy it than to lay in the grass and listen to some of the fine tunes? Beginning now through August 27th, Asser Levy-Seaside Park is offering free concerts each Thursday evening. Headliners include Gladys Knight and the O'Jays on July 23, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons on July 30; Daryl Hall and John Oates on August 6, and Blondie, and the Donnas on August 13. Sounds like the ultimate concert of a lifetime for the cost of zero dollars.
With the beautiful weather in NYC, what better way to enjoy it than to lay in the grass and listen to some of the fine tunes? Beginning now through August 27th, Asser Levy-Seaside Park is offering free concerts each Thursday evening. Headliners include Gladys Knight and the O'Jays on July 23, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons on July 30; Daryl Hall and John Oates on August 6, and Blondie, and the Donnas on August 13. Sounds like the ultimate concert of a lifetime for the cost of zero dollars.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Free Drinks!
They say the best things in life are free. And the site www.clicklinksforfreedrinks.com just goes to show you why New York City is the truest believer in all things cliché. The concept is simple: collect 10 able and willing friends, head over to the website, pick your location (a.k.a., the bar you plan to bamboozle your way into) and you’ll get a free open bar for an hour.
Things don’t get easier than a free martini in Manhattan on a Friday night.
Things don’t get easier than a free martini in Manhattan on a Friday night.
The 5th Annual Polish Film Festival
Anthology Film Archives Administration; 32 2nd Ave.; 7/24/2009; 6p.m.-10p.m.; $15-$30
The 5th Annual New York City Polish Film Festival will be an exciting event featuring cinematic achievements from Poland and will include talks from Colombia University’s Film Professor Annette Insdorf as well as over 20 short and feature length films. Each feature film will be complimented with a documentary or animated short film. In addition, actors, directors and filmmakers will also be present for screenings. A few of this year’s films will include “Four Nights with Anna" (Jerzy Skolimowski), "The Outsiders" (Kasia Adamik), "Drowsiness" directed by Magdalena Piekorz, and many many more.
For more information on this event, visit www.nypff.com.
The 5th Annual New York City Polish Film Festival will be an exciting event featuring cinematic achievements from Poland and will include talks from Colombia University’s Film Professor Annette Insdorf as well as over 20 short and feature length films. Each feature film will be complimented with a documentary or animated short film. In addition, actors, directors and filmmakers will also be present for screenings. A few of this year’s films will include “Four Nights with Anna" (Jerzy Skolimowski), "The Outsiders" (Kasia Adamik), "Drowsiness" directed by Magdalena Piekorz, and many many more.
For more information on this event, visit www.nypff.com.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
(August 8-August 9, 2009; Flushing Meadows, Corona Park; 111th St. to Van Wyck Expressway b/w Flushing Bay and Grand Central Parkway)
This colorful event celebrates the fifth moon/month of the Chinese lunar calendar and hosts exciting multicultural activities, food and arts. Watch more than 120 teams from all over North America compete in various sporting events while also enjoying arts, crafts and performances.
This colorful event celebrates the fifth moon/month of the Chinese lunar calendar and hosts exciting multicultural activities, food and arts. Watch more than 120 teams from all over North America compete in various sporting events while also enjoying arts, crafts and performances.
Outdoor Cinema Screenings at Socrates Park
(Every Wednesday from July 15- August 19, 2009; Socrates Sculpture Park; 32-01 Vernon Blvd. at Broadway)
Join the hordes at Queen’s Socrates Sculpture Park (on the East River) every Wednesday from now through August 19th for a celebration of cultural diversity. The screenings this year will be selected by the chief curator of the Museum of Moving Images (MOMA) and include an international set of visual imagery like Lou Reed’s Berlin (2007), Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (2008), and Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (1963). This event will also feature performances by local NYC artists and the beautiful city backdrop.
Join the hordes at Queen’s Socrates Sculpture Park (on the East River) every Wednesday from now through August 19th for a celebration of cultural diversity. The screenings this year will be selected by the chief curator of the Museum of Moving Images (MOMA) and include an international set of visual imagery like Lou Reed’s Berlin (2007), Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (2008), and Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (1963). This event will also feature performances by local NYC artists and the beautiful city backdrop.
Mostly Mozart Festival 2009
(Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; 70 Lincoln Center Plaza (at Columbus Ave. and W. 63rd St.; July 28-August 22, 2009)
The Mostly Mozart Festival salutes the genius that is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the ongoing list of musicians and composers who followed his lead. The Lincoln Center will play home to aspiring and established opera composers including John Adams and world renowned soloists like pianists Piotr Anderszweski and Jeffrey Kahane as well as violinist Joshua Bell.
The Mostly Mozart Festival salutes the genius that is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the ongoing list of musicians and composers who followed his lead. The Lincoln Center will play home to aspiring and established opera composers including John Adams and world renowned soloists like pianists Piotr Anderszweski and Jeffrey Kahane as well as violinist Joshua Bell.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Metropolitan Opera’s Summer Series
July 13-August 14, 2009; Every week: Friday; Rumsey Playfield; Central Park enter park at Fifth Ave and 69th St.; July 13, 8pm; 7pm afterwards
The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer Music Series begins this month and introduces a whole new wave of talent beginning at Central Park’s Summer Stage. Every Friday, now through August 14th, a different opera star will be featured in various New York City parks all through the five boroughs. The best part is all shows are completely free.
The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer Music Series begins this month and introduces a whole new wave of talent beginning at Central Park’s Summer Stage. Every Friday, now through August 14th, a different opera star will be featured in various New York City parks all through the five boroughs. The best part is all shows are completely free.
Model Car Show
(July 9-August 16, 2009; Japan Society; 333 East 47th St.)
The Japan Society is featuring an exhibit which hosts more than 70 miniature replicas of postwar cars, airplanes, spaceships, buses, speedboats and helicopters built by Japanese workers and made popular by American children. These incredibly detailed works of art are perfect to reminisce about past decades or simply take a new generation along for the ride.
The Japan Society is featuring an exhibit which hosts more than 70 miniature replicas of postwar cars, airplanes, spaceships, buses, speedboats and helicopters built by Japanese workers and made popular by American children. These incredibly detailed works of art are perfect to reminisce about past decades or simply take a new generation along for the ride.
Madison Square Kids
(June 9-August 13, 2009; Every week: Tuesday, Thursday; Madison Square Park,
Broadway at 23rd St.)
Madison Square Kids is a bi-weekly summer event series that features exciting kid approved activities like story-telling and popular music in beautiful Madison Square Paik. This year’s featured performers include Music for Aardvarks Band, Bubble do Beatles, Elizabeth Mitchell, Opus Ditty and many more.
Broadway at 23rd St.)
Madison Square Kids is a bi-weekly summer event series that features exciting kid approved activities like story-telling and popular music in beautiful Madison Square Paik. This year’s featured performers include Music for Aardvarks Band, Bubble do Beatles, Elizabeth Mitchell, Opus Ditty and many more.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Lincoln Center Festival
July 7-July 26, 2009; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; 70 Lincoln Center Plaza (at Columbus Ave. & W. 63rd St.)
Get ready for some of the most exciting cultural activities in the world from The Lincoln Center featuring talents in music, theater and dance. The festival will include theatrical performances from the Chekhov International Theatre Festival, a piano performance by Maki Namekawa and dances by Chinese choreographer Shen Wei’s company. Stop by the center for any one of these exciting performances and many more now through July 26th.
Get ready for some of the most exciting cultural activities in the world from The Lincoln Center featuring talents in music, theater and dance. The festival will include theatrical performances from the Chekhov International Theatre Festival, a piano performance by Maki Namekawa and dances by Chinese choreographer Shen Wei’s company. Stop by the center for any one of these exciting performances and many more now through July 26th.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival 2009
Flatbush Ave. at Myrtle St.; Brooklyn; June 4-August 6, 2009 (Every Thursday)
The BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival in downtown Brooklyn is an exciting annual event that features everything from jazz and R&B to blues, and reggae with musical performances by the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Anthony David and many more. The festival will take place in Brooklyn’s beautiful outdoors so be sure to come prepared!
The BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival in downtown Brooklyn is an exciting annual event that features everything from jazz and R&B to blues, and reggae with musical performances by the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Anthony David and many more. The festival will take place in Brooklyn’s beautiful outdoors so be sure to come prepared!
Rooftop Films
May 15 – September 20, 2009
Every week: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
The Summer Series of Rooftop Films hosts “underground cinema” on choice rooftop locations all over the city of New York. The films featured in the series are an eclectic combination of documentaries, animations and everything in between. After screenings, movie watchers can gather for an after party featuring a DJ and best of all, an open wine and beer bar.
Every week: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
The Summer Series of Rooftop Films hosts “underground cinema” on choice rooftop locations all over the city of New York. The films featured in the series are an eclectic combination of documentaries, animations and everything in between. After screenings, movie watchers can gather for an after party featuring a DJ and best of all, an open wine and beer bar.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Siren Music Festival
July 18, 2009; 12p.m.; Coney Island; 1000 Surf Ave. (at W. 10th St.)
Siren Festival 2009 is an annually held event that features live music, the great outdoors and cold brewskies. Bands featured this year include Built to Spill and Danish rockers The Raveonettes. Visitors can also tour summer faves at Coney Island which include the Cyclone rollercoaster.
Siren Festival 2009 is an annually held event that features live music, the great outdoors and cold brewskies. Bands featured this year include Built to Spill and Danish rockers The Raveonettes. Visitors can also tour summer faves at Coney Island which include the Cyclone rollercoaster.
Summer Swingin'
July 7-July 25, 2009; Every Tuesday-Saturday; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; 70 Lincoln Center Plaza (at Columbus Ave. and W. 63rd St.); $15 general admission; 6:30p.m.
For over 20 years, Midsummer Night Swing has been testing people’s sizzling dance moves through an ongoing parade of dance lessons and moves catered to challenge your two left feet. Sway to the live band and children are welcome on special days. For more information visit: www.lincolncenter.org.
For over 20 years, Midsummer Night Swing has been testing people’s sizzling dance moves through an ongoing parade of dance lessons and moves catered to challenge your two left feet. Sway to the live band and children are welcome on special days. For more information visit: www.lincolncenter.org.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Dutch Culinary Traditions through American History
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden; 421 East 61 Street; 7/10/2009-1/8/2010
The Mount Vernon Museum and Garden presents an interactive exhibit which commemorates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson and his voyage to New Amsterdam. The exhibit will explore traditions in Dutch cuisine that are still present in contemporary society. Visitors are encouraged to share notes about how foods then compare to food now and are presented with tidbits of historic information in between.
The Mount Vernon Museum and Garden presents an interactive exhibit which commemorates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson and his voyage to New Amsterdam. The exhibit will explore traditions in Dutch cuisine that are still present in contemporary society. Visitors are encouraged to share notes about how foods then compare to food now and are presented with tidbits of historic information in between.
A Night at the Museum
American Museum of Natural History; Central Park West; July 10, 2009; 5:45p.m.
Join guides at The American Museum of Natural History for a dimly lit flashlight tour which explores animals, the universe, whales and past Earth exploration.
Join guides at The American Museum of Natural History for a dimly lit flashlight tour which explores animals, the universe, whales and past Earth exploration.
Video Games Alive
Museum of the Moving Image; 35 Avenue at 36 Street; 7/10/2009- 8/31/2009
The Museum of the Moving Image is putting up fourteen old school video games in their original form versions, called "Interacting with the Screen." Seasoned experts will be speaking about the art of video games and their early rise into technology. The games are as follows: Asteroids (1979), Battlezone (1980), Berzerk (1980), Defender (1980), Donkey Kong (1981), Frogger (1981), Galaxian (1979), Gauntlet (1984), Missile Command (1980), Ms. Pac-Man (1982), Qix (1981), Space Invaders (1978), Super Breakout (1978). Warning: you might be there all day!
The Museum of the Moving Image is putting up fourteen old school video games in their original form versions, called "Interacting with the Screen." Seasoned experts will be speaking about the art of video games and their early rise into technology. The games are as follows: Asteroids (1979), Battlezone (1980), Berzerk (1980), Defender (1980), Donkey Kong (1981), Frogger (1981), Galaxian (1979), Gauntlet (1984), Missile Command (1980), Ms. Pac-Man (1982), Qix (1981), Space Invaders (1978), Super Breakout (1978). Warning: you might be there all day!
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