34th Street August Food and Wine Festival
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: All of August
Time: Lunch & Dinner
Location: 34th Street District
Cost: $20.06 for lunch and $34.00 for dinner
Summary: "During the entire month of August, nine of the 34th Street District’s finest restaurants will offer seasonal prix-fixe menus, with wine pairings, at a special price of $20.06 for lunch and $34.00 for dinner. Whether you’re in the District to shop, sightsee, or attend a sporting or entertainment event, the Food and Wine Festival makes it easy and affordable to add gourmet dining to your schedule." Download this PDF for the full list and details.
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Bottle Rocket on the Summerscreen
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 1st
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer btw Driggs and Bayard)
Cost: Free
Summary: There seems to be no end to what can happen at the McCarren Park Pool this summer. Tonight join The L magazine at this empty-cement-hipster-hangout for their summer movie screening series, Summerscreen. On the big screen tonight is Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket. Joining in the fun tonight is the new jazz band Todd Sickafoose Group.
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Diorama Lodge
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 1st
Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Location: Freddy's Bar & Back Room (485 Dean Street at 6th Avenue, Brooklyn)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Relive those elementary school days of glue sniffing, beer drinking, and diorama building at this obscure monthly event."
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"For anyone with a hankering for liquor-fueled arts and crafts. Our group sits around making dioramas and marveling at our own creations. The theme will be announced on the night of and there will be one first prize, voted on by all the creators (and drinkers) that show up. Bring your own shoebox plus glue, found objects, foil, toothpicks, craft store doo-dads, string, cotton balls, cake toppers, general junk, and inspiration. Bring stuff for your own diorama –- but you are also strongly encouraged to bring stuff to share with the communal stew of diorama ingredients. (Note: We will be required to clean up after ourselves.)"
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Oh No Listening Party
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 Date: Tuesday, August 1st
Time: 8:00pm
Location: King Size (21 Essex Street)
Cost: Free
Summary: Having Madlib as a brother and Otis Jackson as a father is a great starting point in the world of hip-hop. But don't think that Oh No is just another coat-tail producer. Making beats since the age of 11, Oh No has developed his own funky beat stylings that - while still in line with his Stones Throw label mates - have carved their own nitch in the oversaturated world of same-same producers. Check out the listeing party for Oh No's latest, Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms, tonight at pint size King Size along with DJ sets from Bazooka Joe and Al Jay.
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Chicks & Giggles
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 Date: Tuesdays
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Mo Pitkins (34 Avenue A)
Cost: Free
Summary: Mo Pitkins continues their free comedy weekly, Chicks and Giggles, tonight. This all female comedy show, hosted by Laugh Factory's Carolyn Castiglia, features comedians from VH1, Gotham, Premium Blend, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, BET, and Stand Up New York.
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Tee Shirt Clinic
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Tompkins Square Park
Cost: Free
Summary: Join Generation T and enter the wonderful world of tee shirt magic tricks! Participants will be able to turn any ordinary t-shirt into a halter, a tank top, a peasant blouse, or, for a total transformation, into a t-skirt, a hat, leg-warmers, a drawstring purse or an ipod cozy.
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Summer in the Square
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesdays Through August 16th
Time: 12:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Union Square (Broadway between 14th and 17th)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Every Wednesday from June 28 to August 16, Summer in the Square, a free weekly performance series hosted by the Union Square Partnership, will draw hundreds of people to Union Square Park’s center lawn for live dance, music, and theatrical performances. With funky jazz bands, classical ballet, innovative theater, yoga, and more, Summer in the Square has something for everyone! Best of all, every performance is free!" Click below for the Schedule
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12:30 p.m. CHUCK BRAMAN JAZZ QUINTET
If you like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, or Bill Evans, you're sure to enjoy the musical stylings of this modern jazz band.
3:00 p.m. CALVIN WILEY DANCE THEATRE
Entertaining the NY community with a timeless compilation of intense, energetic movement, “CWDT” explores the relationship between hip hop, jazz, modern, contemporary, and Latin dance forms to provide a diverse performance for a diverse audience.
6:00 p.m. KR3T’S DANCE CO.
Back by popular demand! This outstanding young dance troupe presents a contagious energetic mixture of old and new school, Latin, hip hop and urban dance.
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disTHIS presents F*** The Disabled Screening
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 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm (film at 7)
Location: DCTV @ The Firehouse, 3rd Floor (87 Lafayette bet. Walker and White)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: disTHIS! - the "unique monthly film series showcases quality narrative, shorts, documentary and feature films with disability themes beyond the tragic/heroic trap moviegoers have come to expect" - presents a screening and discussion of comedian Greg Walloch's F*** The Disabled. "**k The Disabled is part documentary, part concert film and part traditional filmed comedy starring Greg Walloch. The film follows Walloch's show "White Disabled Talent," chronicling his performances, his life and his daily trips to and from his apartment in Harlem. Greg stands out in his neighborhood for several reasons, not only is he white, he is also (surprise!) disabled and walks with crutches." More after the jump.
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F**k The Disabled is part documentary, part concert film and part traditional filmed comedy starring Greg Walloch. The film follows Walloch's show "White Disabled Talent," chronicling his performances, his life and his daily trips to and from his apartment in Harlem. Greg stands out in his neighborhood for several reasons, not only is he white, he is also (surprise!) disabled and walks with crutches. Most striking of all may be the black leather pants, silver shirt and satin jacket he wears to his performances. Add to this the fact much of Greg's material is based on being openly gay and you have the makings for some of the most timely, provocative, honest and witty material in comedy.
Greg Walloch's material examines society's often skewed perception of gay people and the disabled. The film's title comes from a true story in which a female friend of Greg's asks if he is gay because he's crippled and therefore women won't sleep with him. In his understated sarcasm, Greg admits this absurd statement is true and tells his insensitive and simple friend he has started a foundation called "F**k The Disabled," for women who want to have sex with disabled men to keep them from becoming gay.
Walloch is as much a storyteller as he is a comedian, and his stories are translated to the screen in a unique fashion. Produced and directed by Eli Kabillio, for Mad Dog Films, Inc., F**k The Disabled breaks the line between reality and performance, as the stories recounted in Greg's s how are also dramatized in a smooth transition between stage and screen.
Politically incorrect, politically challenging and politically untouchable, Walloch makes viewers question commonly accepted notions of "disability," as he pokes fun at religion, society, his friends and himself in F**k The Disabled.
With appearances by Stephen Baldwin, Anne Meara, Michael Musto and Deborah Yates as Greg's "friends."
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Sunset Yoga
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO
Summary: Enjoy an evening of Sunset Yoga on the water in the park. The free classes will begin shortly before dusk with instructors from DUMBO's Noodle Yoga and will feature the inspiring New York City Harbor sunset.
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Bio Ritmo
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17th (at Fulton St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: "This established band has an authentic sound that reminds listeners of Latin dance pop from the 70’s. They specialize in classic salsa and rumba with an experimental twist."
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Hot August Night, A Neil Diamond Celebration
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Rockefeller Park (directions)
Cost: 7:00pm
Summary: "Thirty-four years ago at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Neil Diamond recorded a double-live LP which became his biggest selling album ever. An assemblage of Downtown singing celebs including Marshall Crenshaw, backed up by a top-notch nine-piece band, will take turns interpreting Diamond's classic hits"
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A Conversation on Aftican Hip-Hop, Youth, & Politics
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Rotunda Gallery (33 Clinton St, Brooklyn)
Cost: Free
Summary: Acclaimed drummer and Nomadic Wax founder Ben Herson will moderate a discussion on African hip-hop, youth, and politics this evening which will feature pan-African hip-hop MCs Chosan of Sierre
Leone, Saaba Saaba of Uganda and Toni Blackman. The event is organized in conjunction with Celebrate Brooklyn’s annual African Music Festival. (full info PDF)
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Onion Society For The Preservation Of Alcohol Meeting #12
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Union Hall (702 Union St. at 5th Ave, Park Slope)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Chivas Regal, 7pm til it's out
Summary: "Though sipping Chivas scotch whisky, compliments of the Society (while supply lasts), is reason enough to come, the opportunity to sip Chivas while playing bocce ball on one of Union Hall's two bocce
courts is impossible to resist.
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Jens Lekman Instore
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Soundfix (Bedford Ave & N. 11th St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Jens Lekman swings by SoundFix today for a little instore performance. "So how to describe Jens Lekman's sound? Well, to put it bluntly, he wears his influences on his sleeve, and isn't the least bit ashamed of it, either. You can hear Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephen Merritt in Lekman's melancholy love songs, Morrissey in both his voice and his dryly humorous lyrics, Donovan and Nick Drake in his acoustic arrangements, Ron Sexsmith in his classy melodies, Sondre Lerche in his relaxed delivery, Belle & Sebastian in the innocuous moments of twee, chamber pop, and yes, even a touch of cheeseball Las Vegas style showmanship. Lekman is never overbearing, and he keeps things simple, and as a result, that heart-on-the-sleeve sincerity wins listeners over instantly." (Adrien Begrand on Pop Matters)
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Nous Non Plus @ Bust Release Party
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 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Fontana's (105 Eldridge St. bet. Grand and Broome)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Sparks, 9-10
Summary: Fake Frenchies Nous Non Plus bring their infectious pop to the the stage alongside Vibration and Drunky Brewster at this Bust Magazine party. Good times all around.
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Murderfist Comedy Night
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 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Galapagos (70 N 6th St at Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Late entry for ya... Murderfist brings you "sketch comedy with little reverence for PC, and love for funk" at our favorite Williamsburg spot
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Cruel Intentions
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: Sundown (about 8:30ish)
Location: Hudson River Park, Pier 54 (just below 14th Street - map)
Cost: Free
Summary: River Flicks is an outdoor summer movie series along the Hudson. Every Wednesday night they bust out a new movie by the waterside and screen it as the sun goes down. Each summer they pick a theme, and this year it's all about bein' a big fat meany. Tonight's film is one of my personal favorites, Cruel Intentions. The tale of how lying, drug using, sex loving, filty rich upper east side kids make each others lives miserable. Grab your free popcorn, sit back and watch Buffy tell Ryan he can put it "anywhere."
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Damon McMahon Release Party
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 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Monkeytown (58 North 3rd Street bet. Kent & Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Bass Ale, 9pm - 11pm
Summary: Damon McMahon brings emotionally charge acoustic music to the stage without falling into the common trap of "sounding like [insert famous musician here]." These are the songs that I smoke cigarettes to on my fire-escape to drink bourbon to on my porch (if you had one) at 3am... introspective fuel for your personal fire. Tonight McMahon celebrates his new album with a free solo performance and support from TK Webb. [note: McMahon is also the only person I have ever met that has the same necklace as me (click picture) but that's an irrelevant sidebar.]
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Cringe
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Freddy's Backroom (Dean Street & 6th Ave, BK)
Cost: Free
Summary: A few years back someone uncovered Cringe creator Liz's diary and thought it best to share her high school thoughts with all of her friends. She then made this idea into a monthly reading series. Come down to Freddy's Back room and share and hear readings from peoples "diaries, journals, notes, letters, poems, abandoned rock operas, and other general representations of the crushing misery of their humiliating adolescence."
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Gentri-Fi
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 Date: Wednesdays
Time: 9:00pm - 1:00am
Location: The Creek & The Cave (1093 Jackson Ave, LIC)
Cost: Free
Summary: Dave Proper brings a rotating line-up to this our favorite LIC mexican restaurant / lounge for a "mix of the newest danceable rock, hip-hop, and classics going back to the roots of it all." The kitchen is open until 11 and the margaritas are serious.
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Roli Rho at Askew
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 Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Askew (504 La Guardia Pl bet. Bleeker and Houston)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: P.I.N.K. Vodka, 10-11
Summary: I guess this is no longer the Better Than Blueberries party but there is still free vodka (energy vodka no less) and still some of the best midweek hip-hop in the city. Tonight 5th Platoon's Roli Rho mans the decks at this rather-fancy spot just round the corner from Señor Swanky's.
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Tortured Soul
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Brooklyn Metrotech Plaza (Myrtle & Flatbush - Directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: While I'm hammering away at work all day, sweat it out with Tortured Soul at BAM's Rhythm and Blues festival. "Tortured Soul's sound and style are a unique blend of seeming cn music technology, they perform completely live, in simple and organic instrumentation: live drums, vintage keys, electric bass and soulful vocals."
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Free Coffee Cooldown
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 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Starbucks (Broadway & Grand St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Stopping in for some morning coffee, I managed to open my eyes wide enought to notice that you can get a free tall iced coffee or cafe con leche today from 1-3, no strings attached. Nice caffinated cool-down for the midweek heat. [UPDATE: This is also going down at Starbucks at 322 West 57th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues. No word if this is a city wide thing but you may want to check it out]
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Movies with A View - The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
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 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 6:00pm (films at sundown)
Location: Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO
Summary: Movies with a View, DUMBO's weekly evening film festival, continues tonight with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. "Two drag queens and a transexual cross the Australian Outback in search of grace, glory and their next gig." Halcyon DJs provide music before the film and there is free valet bike parking. Snack available.
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The full schedule is:
July 6 – The Wizard of Oz
July 13 – Easy Rider
July 20 – Strangers on a Train
July 27 – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Aug. 3 – The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Aug. 10 – Bonnie and Clyde
Aug. 17 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aug. 24 – The WarriorsMovies with A View -
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15 Minute Website
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Monkey Town (58 N 3rd St bet. Kent & Wythe)
Cost: Free
Summary: In this version of website 101, Erik Courson teaches the basics of setting up your own website: how to register a domain name, how to find and set up web hosting, basics of html, basics of images/graphics, how to upload your new site via FTP.
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Shakespeare on the Run - Comedy of Errors
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 Date: Thursday, August 3rd (through August 27)
Time: 7:00pm
Location: West 103rd St & CPW, inside Central Park
Cost: Free
Summary: New York City Classical Theatre takes you on mobile lesson in classical theatre as they present "The Comedy of Errors" - the story of two identical twins reunited after being separated at birth by a sea storm - all month long in Central Park. "As you watch the show, the next scene that is about to happen starts about 50 feet away, and then we are off. The whole audience follows the actors to where the scene is taking place every 10-15 minutes, so no snoozing during this show!"
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Rosewood Thieves + Band Showcase
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 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: R&R (416 West 14th St bet. 9th Ave & Washingston St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: It's good to see some live music for free for a change and tonight is an extra-good four band showcase. Brit-pop inspired local's The Rosewood Thieves celebrate their newly released album on V2 (congrats guys) while The Black Hollies bring their psycadelic freak-out to stage. Also on the bill is Liverpool singer-songwriter transplant James T. Abrams and punk-centric pop-rock stylings of Orange Park.
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Seaside Summer Concerts - Hippiefest
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 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Asser Levy/Seaside Park, Coney Island (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 28 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Seaside Summer Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to shores of Brooklyn. Tonight's show is an old school hippie free-for-all with Dr. Hook, Country Joe McDonald, Rare Earth and more. Click on the logo for the full season line-up.
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Poetry Vs. Comedy
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Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Galapagos (70 N 6th St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: "The Poetry vs. Comedy Variety Show is neither an ordinary poetry slam nor a stand-up comedy show. The Poetry Vs Comedy Variety Show is a battle of wits and rhymes where the stanzas and the stand-up collide. Produced by writer and literary series curator Cheryl B., the show premiered last summer much to the delight of performance poetry and comedy fans."
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$treet Credit
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Sapphire Lounge (249 Eldridge St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Joe Joe Webb, "a well-known graffiti artist, will unveil his newest collection of urban fine art [tonight] '$treet Credit' is a satire of the issues affecting urban cultures throughout the world. Atop plush black velvet, each image will serves as a symbol for urban culture and materialism. From rare collector sneakers and money clips to AK-47’s and brass knuckles, '$treet Credit' is a unique vision of urban culture throughout the years. Each piece is adorned with an ornate gold frame and an urban-flavored nameplate. This body of work is Joe Joe Webb’s most politically charged and will certainly set a new standard for the future work of urban artists everywhere."
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Professor Murder CD Release
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 3rd
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Cake Shop (152 Ludlow btw. Stanton and Rivington)
Cost: $6
Summary: One of the hardest temptations we have here is to break out $5 event limit for really good shows. Well, Tonight's Professor Murder CDEP Release party is $6 but damn worth it. "Professor Murder's sound is as informed by hip-hop, bootleg mixtapes, downloaded mp3s and club nights, as it is by 70's and 80's post-punk. In early 2005 the band nixed the guitar and from their line-up which pushed them to rethink their music from the ground up. Their aim was to create a sound that distilled the many disparate soundtracks to their lives in New York City." Support comes from two of FreeNYC's favorites, Free Blood (members of !!!) and Caps 'n Jones on the tables. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Pharrell and Kanye Join Forces
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 7:00am
Location: Bryant Park
Cost: Free
Summary: Bust out your Ice Cream and your Bathing Ape, the boys are comin' to town...early! Pharrell and Kanye are foregoing their beauty rest today, as the two it producers/hip-hoppers join forces on stage in Bryant Park as part of the Good Morning America Concert Series.
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Punk Rock Embroidery
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: McCarren Park (Bedford and N 12th, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Join Make Workshop and "learn to embellish clothing, fabric, paper, patches and more. The techniques taught will be simple, but also fashion-forward, with designs more along the lines of skulls and crossbones than hearts and flowers."
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Shirt Swap & Mod Gallery Night
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Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Fat Baby (122 Rivington St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: It's an all out craft fest at Fat Baby tonight. Join Make Workshop and learn how to modify and transform provided tee shirts in halters, tanks, and more. You can also visit the hand sew area and decoration station to learn how to embroider, knit, crochet, etc. Or visit the silk screen station, with its amazing designs, and the iron-on station, which provides Internet access and Photoshop so you can design your own decals for immediate transfer.
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The Compilation Show
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Roger Smith Hotel (501 Lexington, corner of 47 and Lex)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Pampero Rum
Summary: The Compilation Show is literally that, a compilation show. The show was curated by Matthew Trumino and features the work of 30 some artists including Cope, Kech and Serf, and the nights featured artists are Michael Anderson, Chris Yormick, J Strickland and Mikael Vojinovic.
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Los Amigos Invisibles
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: Los Amigos Invisibles bring their brand of cross-over Venezualian disco-funk to Celebrate Brooklyn tonight. Belanova and Los Tres open.
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Hot Chip at River to River
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (Fulton Street and East River)
Cost: Free
Summary: What to do with your Friday night after work? How about a lil music by the water? Head down to the South Street Seaport for River to River. Tonight the London band Hot Chip bring their infectious electro-pop to the stage along side special guest Oppenheimer.
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Nanny McPhee
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: Sundown (about 8:30ish)
Location: Hudson River Park, Pier 46 (just north of Christopher Street - map)
Cost: Free
Summary: River Flicks is an outdoor summer movie series along the Hudson. Every Friday night they bring out the family friendly movies for the kids along the water's edge. Each summer they pick a theme, and this year it's all about big adventures. Tonight snack on your free popcorn, pull up a chair and watch and watch the oscar winning Emma Thompson play a toothless magic nanny in Nanny McPhee.
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Mondo
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Luke & Leroy (21 7th Ave South at Leroy St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: This popular indie dance party has quickly become one of the most fun rock nights in the city. Miss Modular, Dr. Maz, Kevington, and Michael Grace Jr. spin a freewheeling array of indie rock, outré pop, retro, punk and dance to a cute but friendly in-the-know crowd that isn't afraid to cut loose on the dance floor.
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Sounds Like Fun
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 Date: Saturday, August 4th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Savalas (285 Bedford Ave. @ S. 1st, W'burg)
Cost: Free (be sure to RSVP)
Open Bar: Yengling beer and all well drinks! 10:30 - 11:30
Summary: Sounds like fun continues this week with MK Ultra on the tables at this cozy spot in the Burg. Good times, good vibes, and no need to ride the L (unless, of course, your coming into BK from Manhattan).
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Dirty Down Promises to be Hot
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 Date: Friday, August 4th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Lit (93 2nd Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: In the past the Cut boys were usually the ones who were sweaty and topless at Dirty Down, but between the temps outside and the hot line up at Dirty Down this week, there promises to be a lot more sweaty topless bodies running around the dancefloor. The bill is packed tonight with DJs Mathhead, The Captain, Mr. Andersonic, and My Pal The Crook, plus the band Best Inventions.
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African Underground Allstars at Celebrate Brooklyn
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 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 2:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: This year's celebration of African music, food, and culture is cross-continental affair that will keep you dancing all day headlined by the Congolese rumba supergroup KÉKÉLÉ. The mysterious masked Nigerian LÁGBÁJÁ, heir apparent to Fela Kuti's Afrobeat throne, leads the rest of the lineup, which includes Madagascar-born and Gabon-raised R&B singer RAZIA, pan-African hip-hop with the AFRICAN UNDERGROUND ALLSTARS featuring CHOSAN of Sierra Leone, KG of Kenya, Saaba Saaba from Uganda, and other special guests, and MARTINO ATANGANA & AFRICAN BLUE NOTE, whose fusion of funk, jazz and an array of West African styles throws a hint of NYC into the mix.
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Latin American Music Comes to Summerstage
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 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Summerstage (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: Presented in association with the LAMC is all sorts of Latin American music. Today at Summerstage catch Argentinean singer-songwriter Gustavo Cerati, Calle 13 some of the originators reggaetón, and Mexico City's Mexican Institute of Sound.
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Monster Faces
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: MF Gallery (157 Rivington St bet Clinton and Suffolk)
Cost: Free
Summary: MF Gallery co-owner Frank Russo presents a collecting of original paintings, drawing and comic strips tonight. These artworks are currently being converted into Monster Faces, a new series of trading cards - a la Garbage Pail Kids - being released this fall. Like GPK creator Rober Williams, Russo "has a flair for psychodelic images of sexy women, wild demons, and rock n' roll. The front of each card displays a full color 'Monster Face' while the backs feature black and white mini-comic strips." Pre-ordered box sets available at the opening.
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Diamonds, Rings and Cutlass Supremes
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Capones (221 N 9th, W'burg)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Miller 9 to 10, Vodka 1 to 2
Summary: For a healthy dose of free drinks, giveaways and lil Saturday night dancing head over to Capones for Diamonds Rings and Cutlass Supremes. Spinning tonight will be DJ Complex, DJ Morsy and DJ Iron Lyon, plus a slew freebies and giftbags. If this doesn't entice you how about 2 hours of open bar! From 9 to 10 you got free beer and then from 1 to 2 you got vodka!
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Double Barrel Sound System for a Cause
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: The Fix (N 11th off Bedford Ave, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Almost like an A-Team episode, the Double Barrel Sound System will return to the turntables to help a friend in need... We'll be spinning the hot, hot rocksteady, bluebeat and boss reggae [and] we'll also be holding a raffle to benefit Atlanta scooterist Zac Johnson who just emerged from a coma after being struck by an SUV last week. Zac and his wife Yvette, longtime members of the Imperial Scooter Club, just became parents two weeks before his accident."
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Project Matt's Big 3-0
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 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Double Happiness (173 Mott St bet. Broome & Grand)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: Fun Time Party's Project Matt turns the big 30 tonight and - in proper nightlife promoter fashion - is having a blowout jam at Double Happiness. King Solomon (IRAK), Queen Majesty (Deadly Dragon) and Week Brians bring the sounds you bring the party.
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Moon Over Crooklyn
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 5th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Galapagos (70 N 6th, W'burg)
Cost: Free with RSVP, $5 with out RSVP
Open Bar: 11:00pm - 12:00am
Summary: Dear FreeNYC reader, I sadly will not be around to check out Moon Over Crooklyn tonight, therefore it is your duty to go, have an awesome time and report back to me about all the fun I missed. Seriously this one is going to be crazy! UrbanFoldz packs both rooms at Galapagos with Live PAs from M.Sayyid, Machine Drum, Groove Bros., Drop The Lime, Secret Frequency Crew, D'Atachi, Crunc Tesla, Lodeck, TES, Despot, Velapene Screen, Starkey, Handshake, Mad EP, and Tugboat, plus DJ sets from Jedi, Otom and Know One.
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How-to Extravaganza
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sunday, August 6th
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: McCarren Park (Bedford and N 12th St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Rockstar hairdresser "Bean" of the Beehive Salon and stylist to the stars, Frank of Saloon Salon, will offer up styling tips and let you in on some tricks of the trade too! Also, stick around for more punk rock embroidery and Sock Dog making workshops!"
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McCarren Park Pool Party With Detroit Cobras
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sunday, August 6th
Time: 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Pool @ McCarren Park (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: What do you get when you cross Pool Parties with Williamsburg? No no, not a bunch of wet hipster haircuts but a free summer concert series in McCarren Park's emptied out pool. The Pool Parties feature some of the best bands and DJs Brooklyn has to offer. And when you aren't listening to music there is plenty going on jump in a game of dodgeball, buy some Brooklyn Brew, grab a burger, play on a 27 foot slip n’ slide, or lay out and tan your tattoos. Today playing in the pool are the Detroit Cobras.
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Jamacian Independence Day Soundclash
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sunday, August 6th
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Supreme Trading (N 8th St bet. Driggs and Roebling, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: Celebrate Jamacian Independence with an afternoon of reggae, jerk barbeque, and cheap Red Stripes. Brooklyn's own Ras Kush (Black Redemption Sound System) will be in the house dropping some of the hottest dubplates of the summer along side SF house-head Garth spinning a special dub-house-disco set. Live percussionists add to the fun.
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Acoustic Sundays
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sundays, July 9th - Aug. 13th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Pier 1, Riverside Park South (enter at 68th or 72nd St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Every Sunday evening from July 9th to August 13th, Riverside Park eases you out of the weekend with a series of live, acoustic performances. The music varies from folk to rock, jazz to salsa, reggae to klezmer and beyond. Check below for the full schedule.
Sunday, August 6th - Paprika
Brooklyn’s own all-female, international dance music sensation brings crowds to life with music from around the globe. From a central core of Brazilian and Caribbean repertoire, music of the Mediterranean, Near and Far East and Africa, to rocking originals, Paprika creates an atmosphere of melody and rhythm that is irresistibly danceable.
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Sunday, July 9th - Metropolitan Klezmer
New York-based musicians perform an eclectic and vibrant array of lesser-known Yiddish gems including selections from trance, folk, swing and tango styles.
Sunday, July 16th - The Paul Peress Quartet
The Paul Peress Quartet has appeared at music festivals throughout the world with music running the gamut from Latin Jazz to Brazilian to West African.
Sunday, July 23rd - Howard Fishman Quartet
The innovative, genre-defying singer, guitarist and songwriter brings his quartet and tasty blend of styles, including jazz, country, blues and pop, out for an evening of both original music and carefully chosen classics.
Sunday, July 30th - Kevin Kinsella
Singer and songwriter for the powerhouse roots reggae group, John Brown's Body, Kinsella’s musical goal (whether performing solo or with JBB) is creating what he calls "thanks and praise" music that will instill positive vibes in all who listen.
Sunday, August 6th - Paprika
Brooklyn’s own all-female, international dance music sensation brings crowds to life with music from around the globe. From a central core of Brazilian and Caribbean repertoire, music of the Mediterranean, Near and Far East and Africa, to rocking originals, Paprika creates an atmosphere of melody and rhythm that is irresistibly danceable.
Sunday, August 13th - Ray Martinez Sabor Criollo
Ray Martinez is known for his melodic and percussive style, and has been considered one of the most gifted and prominent bassist/arrangers in the contemporary Latin and Salsa music scenes.
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East African Benefit Concert
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 Date: Sunday, August 6th
Time: 8:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Galapagos Art Space (70 N 6th St. at Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: $5 - $10 donation
Open Bar: ???, 9:00pm - 10:00pm
Summary: The East African Benefit Concert 2006 will bring together hip-hop artists from across Africa and the African Diaspora to raise awareness and funds for the East Africa famine, which currently affects more than 3.5 Million Kenyans. Tonight's event features Global Hip-Hop hand-selected by Nomadic Wax including: Chosan (Sierra Leone), KG (Kenya) Saaba Saaba (Uganda), LF (Brazil), The Foundation Movement (Puerto Rico/Liberia/Boston), Subatomic Sound System (Jamaica/NYC) and special guests. All proceeds go to Save the Children.
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ASSSSCAT 3000
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Every Sunday
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (307 W. 26th St. @ 8th Ave.)
Cost: Free
Summary: Definitely some of the most fun you can have with your friends without going to a club or bar. Asssscat improv has been going on for years and every time I've been it's always been hillarious (yes, hillarious). It's hosted by Amy Poehler and always features a who's who of comedy writers from The Daily Show, Conan, SNL and tons of others and they're all surprisingly good improv performers. Celebrities (actual cool ones) frequently drop by to hone their skills. Tickets are distributed at 8:15, but definitely get there earlier. It really is a lot of fun AND they serve beer!
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Splice
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Emulsion is the product of Nathan Koch's NES-lit eighties childhood, and the new sounds of electronic music over the past decade. Captivated by artists squeezing the last possible detail out of a decidedly low-fi palette, Nathan was obsessed with the 8-bit look and sound and its resulting digital artifacts. Emulsion's pretty, emotive melodies and 8-bit beats sit in between industrial and ambient.
Elijah B. Torn is an upstate lab experiment gone horribly wrong. He spends his idle time not in recline but rather honing his evil powers of noise manipulation with a unique blend of organic and electronic music which he has been creating for over fifteen years. This forms the groundwork for his unique live performance which is not to be missed. He has received airplay on numerous radio stations and programs, including KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic."
DJ Riley Sumala (Hi End Audio) returns to SPLICE for another session behind the decks, with a stimulating and carefully selected blend of new and classic electro, Italo, techno, and house.
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MoCCA Mondays: Graphic Novels
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Monday, August 7th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (594 Broadway)
Cost: Free
Summary: Each Monday, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art presents MoCCA Fool the World tells the Pixies' story in the words of those who lived it: from the band members to studio owners, from executives, producers and visual artists who worked with them to admirers of their music, such as Bono, PJ Harvey, Beck and Perry Farrell. Acoustic rocker Angry Lemon to celebrate the legend of Pixies with a live performance before and after the discussion."
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From Mambo to Hip-Hop
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Monday, August 7th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: "A special preview screening of the PBS documentary that delves into the rich cultural history of the South Bronx, birthplace of hip-hop and hotbed of Mambo. Come early for sets by DJ Charlie Chase and Orlando Marín (of The Last Mambo King) plus performances by veteran Hip Hop, Salsa and Mambo dancers. Q & A to follow the film with the movie’s director Henry Chalfant; producer and consultant Elena Martínez; percussionist Benny Bonilla; legendary mambo dancer, Tony "Peanuts" Aubert; and hip hop dancer and historian PopMaster Fabel."
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MLK Jr. Concert Series - LL Cool J!
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Monday, August 7th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Wingate Field (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 24 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to the BK Masses. Tonight's show features hip hop legend LL Cool J. Click on the logo for the full season line-up
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HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
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 Date: Monday, August 7th
Time: Lawn opens for blankets at 5:00pm, film begins at dusk (8:00pm - 9:00pm)
Location: Bryant Park (East 40th and Fifth Avenue)
Cost: Free
Summary: HBO and Citi team up to bring you a another Summer of classic films. Assassins, The White House, Frank Sinatra, Brainwashing, Angela Lansbury and Conspiracy Theories. This week "The Manchurian Candidate" manages to pack all of that into one movie.
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Nublu Barbeque
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Date: Mondays
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Nublu (62 Ave C)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Nublu crew kick it backyard style with a sunset BBQ every Monday. There are $1 hotdogs and tonight features music by East Village Radio's own DJ Bryant K and DJ Queen Majesty.
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Metropol
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 Date: Mondays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Rififi (332 11th St. between 1st and 2nd)
Cost: Free (one drink minimum)
Summary: Each Monday, Metrolpol brings classic horror films to a small lower east side bar for your public freak-out enjoyment. Films are at 10 and the DJs spin rock and metal afterwards. $3 PBR all night. Tonight's Film, Suspiria.
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Pokémon Party of the Decade
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 8th
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Bryant Park (42nd St & 5th Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: Satisfy your inner raver... er... child with Mayer Bloomberg's proclaimed Pokémon Day in Bryant Park. Watch as the Pokémon Video Game National Championships ensue, play some yet to be release video games, or watch the wonders of the live stage shows. Even Hulk Hogan (sic) will be on hand for the festivities!"
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Gene on the Summerscreen
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 8th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer btw Driggs and Bayard)
Cost: Free
Summary: There seems to be no end to what can happen at the McCarren Park Pool this summer. Tonight join The L magazine at this empty-cement-hipster-hangout for their summer movie screening series, Summerscreen. On the big screen tonight is the 70's film The French Connection starring Gene Hackman. Adding to the fun tonight are Todd Reynolds and Allison Sniffin.
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The Places In Between
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 8th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Barnes & Nobles (4 Astor Place)
Cost: Free
Summary: "In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations..."
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"...By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past. Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers. He was also adopted by an unexpected companion-a retired fighting mastiff he named Babur in honor of Afghanistan's first Mughal emperor, in whose footsteps the pair was following." Tonight, Stewart recounts his journey in honor of his new memoir, The Places in Between.
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Duser Opening
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 8th (through Sept. 10th)
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Halcyon (57 Pearl St. at the corner of Water, DUMBO)
Summary: SF street artist Duser brings his work to Halcyon tonight for his first ever NYC one man show. DJ Swingsett provides the backdrop while Brooklyn Beer provides the cocktails.
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Shakespeare in the Park: Mother Courage and Her Children
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 Date: Tuesday, August 8th (through Sept. 3rd)
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Delacorte Teatre, Central Park (Mid-Park at 80th St)
Cost: Free with Tickets (see below)
Summary: "This world premiere production of the Bertolt Brecht play stars Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. In Brecht's seminal work, we follow Mother Courage over a period of 12 years as one by one her children are taken away by a vicious war. As she seeks to profit from the war that is killing her children, she questions the roles of honesty, virtue, and family in the face of a bitter struggle for survival." Ticket and show info below.
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Shakespeare in the Park: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
August 8 to September 3, 8:00 pm
(No performances August 14,22,23,28)
Pick up your free tickets on the day of the performance, beginning at 1:00 pm — line usually begins to form early morning — at the Delacorte Theater, or from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street. For more information, call 212-539-8750, or click here.
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Dirty Dozen Brass Band
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 8th
Time: 8:15pm
Location: Josie Roberstons Plaza, Lincoln Center (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: "In 1977, the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. A quarter of a century later, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band reinvigorates the New Orleans brass band tradition, with its funky mix of marches, R&B, Gospel, Rock and more." Tonight they perform for free out doors at Lincoln Center
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Summer in the Square
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Date: Wednesdays Through August 16th
Time: 12:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Union Square (Broadway between 14th and 17th)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Every Wednesday from June 28 to August 16, Summer in the Square, a free weekly performance series hosted by the Union Square Partnership, will draw hundreds of people to Union Square Park’s center lawn for live dance, music, and theatrical performances. With funky jazz bands, classical ballet, innovative theater, yoga, and more, Summer in the Square has something for everyone! Best of all, every performance is free!" Click below for the Schedule
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12:30 p.m. JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL
A new and exciting dance performance featuring both ballet and contemporary original works!
3:00 p.m. DAVID BERKELEY BAND
If Ryan Adams and Grant Lee Phillips hit the open road in Nick Drake's car, the music they'd listen to would be pretty close to the music of this young, charismatic singer from Brooklyn.
6:00 p.m. THE NIALL O’LEARY IRISH DANCE TROUPE
These Irish dance masters received rave reviews from The New York Times and are sure to put a spring in your step!
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Flirt with Flavor
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 Date: Wednesday, July 12th
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Ludo (42 East 1st St. Bet. 1st and 2nd)
Cost: Free with Registration
Open Bar: Absolute Cocktails
Summary: Don your crispest shirt, trim your hair up proper, and practice your best pickup line skills as hundreds of NYC singles converge for a night of mixers and mingling. Free cocktails and the wonders of dating in NYC make this well worth it. Plus, the Scratch Academy DJs will be manning the tables to woo over you singles with their skills.
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Hank Shocklee DJs at Sleeper
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 9th
Time: 8:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Thor, Hotel Rivington (107 Rivington bet. Essex & Ludlow)
Cost: Free
Summary: Legendary Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee man's the tables tonight at this new LES weekly. Any space with a $5 beer "special" freaks me out but with Shocklee on the tables - alongside NYC's 2-step ambasadors turned hip-hop produceers Dinesh and Greg Poole - it may be worth checking out this "grown" hip hop party.
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Goldfinger
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 Date: Wednesday, August 9th
Time: Sundown (about 8:30ish)
Location: Hudson River Park, Pier 54 (just below 14th Street - map)
Cost: Free
Summary: River Flicks is an outdoor summer movie series along the Hudson. Every Wednesday night they bust out a new movie by the waterside and screen it as the sun goes down. Each summer they pick a theme, and this year it's all about bein' a big fat meany. Tonight grab a seat and watch Goldfinger.
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Caps & Jones at Askew
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 Date: Wednesday, August 9th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Askew (504 La Guardia Pl. Bet. Bleeker & Houston)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: P.I.N.K. Vodka, 10-11
Summary: I guess this is no longer the Better Than Blueberries party but there is still free vodka (energy vodka no less) and still some of the best midweek hip-hop in the city. Tonight FreeNYC Favorites Caps and Jones bring their all-party-jam style to the space.
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Watch Out Wednesday
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 Date: Wednesday, August 9th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Galapagos (70 N. 6th St at Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: W.O.W. is back this month featuring the Wild Life crew celebrating the birthdays of resident photographer (Ill P.) and one of our resident DJs (Envee). This month includes a special performance by one of Embedded Music's favorites, Bisc1 along with other special guest emcees. DJ Complex is back for the 2nd time and as always, he'll wreck it on the 1s and 2s. And as always, the
residents (Liondub, Code-D, Envee) will make ya dance like nobody's
watching (hip hop, dancehall, and mash-ups). 2 for 1 Vodkas from 11-12
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We B*Girlz: A 25th Anniversary Breakin’ Event
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 Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: Josie Robertson Plaza @ Licoln Center (Columbus Ave. btwn 62nd & 65th)
Cost: Free
Summary: As part of the Lincoln Center Out of Doors series, this event is a celebration of the 25 year anniversary of the first b-boy battle organized for a large public audience. The original event was photographed by (now legendary) "hip-hop documenntarian" Martha Cooper, who's organizing this time, giving the b-girlz their due as she did in her book. This event is gonna be retarded, with so many old school heads coming out it'll probably make your head spin.
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"The We B*Girlz Lincoln Center Out of Doors event will feature an all-star international line-up of female performers, participants and judges. Emceed by Toni Blackman, New York, and featuring music by DJ Sparkles, Philadelphia. It will feature a 3-on-3 battle between four crews: Dynamic Rockers and Fox Force, both New York City; Style Comes First, Philadelphia; and Flowzaic, London. There will also be performances by popper/locker Rowdy of Flowzaic as well as a group show by members of Keep Risin’ to the Tops, a dance troupe based in Spanish Harlem. The judges include Rokafella, New York; Asia One, Los Angeles; and Aruna, Rotterdam. The backdrop will be painted by graffiti legend Lady Pink along with Toofly and Muck.
Prior to announcing the winner of the battle, Henry Chalfant will introduce original b-boys from the 1981 event, bringing them on stage to take their bows. When the winner is announced, Toni Blackman will freestyle with two members of her Cipher Workshop, in a grand finale, with everyone on stage taking part in a jam that recognizes the achievements of both b-boys and b-girls, as well as old school and new school styles."
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Movies with A View - Bonnie and Clyde
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 Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 6:00pm (films at sundown)
Location: Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO
Summary: Movies with a View, DUMBO's weekly evening film festival, continues tonight with Bonnie and Clyde. "They're young...they're in love...and they kill people. Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty star as Depression era gangsters in this seminal counter-culture film." Halcyon DJs provide music before the film and there is free valet bike parking. Snack available.
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The full schedule is:
July 6 – The Wizard of Oz
July 13 – Easy Rider
July 20 – Strangers on a Train
July 27 – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Aug. 3 – The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Aug. 10 – Bonnie and Clyde
Aug. 17 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aug. 24 – The Warriors
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River Rocks: RJD2, Lyrics Born w/Alice Smith
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 Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Hudson River Park (Pier 54 @ W. 14th St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: Another perfect lineup to get your summer early evening groove on, drinking a cool summer cocktail while the sun sets. Lyrics Born (pictured) brings his progressive hip hop stylings accompanied by Alice Smith, while the indefatigable RJD2 makes everything alright with his funky, soulful, jazzy beats. It's gonna be on folks! See ya there...
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Mas Los Amigos Invisibles
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Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: El Museo del Barrio (1230 5th Ave at 104 St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Los Amigos Invisibles bring their brand of cross-over Venezualian disco-funk to latin culture institute a href="http://www.elmuseo.org/" target="_blank">El Museo del Barrio tonight for everyone that missed the Celebrate Brooklyn show.
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Slick Rick / Cool DJ Red Alert
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 Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Marus Garvey Park (124th Street & Mt. Morris Park)
Cost: Slick Rick brings his slow drawl, eye patch wearin' storytelling rhymes to the park for a free show today along side Boogie Down Productions' Kool DJ Red Alert. Expect packed crowds but who knows when they will deport Slick Rick again so you don't want to miss out.
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“Ricky D’s in control! Of what? The hip-hop scene…” So drawled the mighty Slick Rick on his 1989 debut The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick. With his beret, his eye-patch and his mock-British accent, Slick Rick was like no one else in rap. Not only did he have beats from the Bomb Squad (the production team behind Public Enemy’s greatest hits), but he was a master storyteller and peerless rhymer, able to bring all sorts of surreal characters to life in his songs. Though various scrapes with the law prevented him from fully capitalizing on his initial success, Slick Rick is still one of the most distinctive voices in the realm of hip-hop.
One of the most famous DJ’s in rap history, Kool DJ Red Alert has been showcasing new hip-hop for over 20 years—in dance clubs, on mix-tapes, and perhaps most importantly on legendary radio shows for KISS-FM, Hot 97 and Power105.1. Known for playing only the music he likes, no matter how obscure, Red Alert helped launch of the careers of the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah, joined KRS-One’s Boogie Down Productions, and earned a place in the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame.
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Seaside Summer Concerts - B-52s
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Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Asser Levy/Seaside Park, Coney Island (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 28 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Seaside Summer Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to shores of Brooklyn. Tonight's kick-off show features the legendary B-52s. Click on the logo for the full season line-up
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We B*Girlz Afterparty
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Sutra (16 1st Ave. btwn 1st & 2nd St.)
Cost: Free before 10pm ($5 after)
Summary: This is the official We B*Girlz afterparty, brought to you by the folks at Ubiquita. It's hosted by Rokafella (Full Circle Soul) and miss al boogie (MUV), with DJs Lynee Denise and Mary Mack on the wheels. Are those girls gonna really want to come hang out after getting all sweaty breakdancing and get their drink on? God, I hope so...
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Sweatin' Sweatshop Labor
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 Date: Thursday, August 10th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Sixes and Eights (205 Chrystie)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Zygo Vodka 10 to 11
Summary: Proving once again that Thursday is the new Saturday, Sweatshop Labor has put together a party to keep you out way past your bed time on school night. First off they got one of my favorite DJs, Drop The Lime, tonight joined by Lucas and Rev McFly. And if you're a lush and need free booze to get you off the sofa, you got free vodka from 10 to 11.
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Summer Salon at SPR
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 Date: Friday, August 11th
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Secret Project Robot (210 Kent off Metropolitan, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Heavy hitting artists >Maya Hayuk (maybe you caught her show at T5S a few month back ) and Andrew Deutsch curate this group video show highlighting the humor and playfulness of the genre. There is new art each weekend and the BBQ is going strong at this summer salon-style session. Live songs by Oakley Hall
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Urban Bush Women at Summerstage
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 Date: Friday, August 11th
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Joe Zollar, the all-woman dance ensemble Urban Bush Women creates innovative pieces that bring together dance, theater, music and spoken narrative. UBW’s mission is straightforward—to convey, from a female perspective, the untold and overlooked stories of the disenfranchised. Award-winning dances such as “Hairstories,” “Batty Moves” and “Walking With Pearl,” address cultural, racial and economic injustice in a style that is free and fiercely athletic. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and the group will explore the polyrhythmic travelogues through Africa by dance pioneer Pearl Primus in Walking with Pearl… Africa Diaries."
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Bugjuice - DC Style!
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Ishlab - Live!
Ishlab - the 5 piece instrumental ensemble - has been turning parties out for the past 5 years in DC. Any given night their DJ styled live set can break into spontaneous Go Go eruptions (that DC 'Ish), or you might get a cover of Lil' Jon, maybe even some smooth R&B flavor to get you in the mood.
Lo.Batt & Big B
LoBatt aka JoeyBeats, and Big B are swinging through with some funky hip hop, house, breaks, and some serious summer party tunes for you to shake yo' ass to all night.
DTales & Seemz (webleedvinyl)
Dj's D-Tales and Seemz are two of the finest selectors DC has to offer the world. Playing their summer playlist of hip hop, reggae, funk, and party, these cats have been holding down the District's infamous 18th St. party strip for the past year.
Meera Dj's
Oh how we love Meera, she always comes through on point with reggae, dub, hip hop, funk, soul... You know how we do.
Date: Friday, August 11th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Luke & Leroy (21 7th Ave South at Leroy)
Cost: FREE!
Open Bar: Brahma Beer & Bugjuice with RSVP (no +1's) to rsvp@freenyc.net
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Crashin In / Consignment
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Date: Friday, August 11th
Time: 11:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Galapagos (60 N. 6th St at Wythe, Brooklyn)
Cost: Free
Summary: If you like hip hop, beats, breaks, and more then you should def. be at Bugjuice tonight. If, however, you are more into the live rock and roll experience then this combo Crashin In / Consignment party is where its at. Ther are live performances all night in the back from Pradical, the Assault, and Dynasty Electic with rockin DJs and Emperor X (live) in the front. $3 beers all night.
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Bangers at the Diner
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 Date: Friday, August 11th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Brooklyn Diner (205 Kent Ave btw. Metropolitain & N3rd, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Brooklyn Beer, 10-11
Summary: FreeNYC mainstays the Bangers bring their blend of various friday night party anthems outdoors to the Brooklyn Diner tonight. Open bar kicks things off
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Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
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 Date: Saturday, August 12th
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: More then just a Dragon Boat race (but oh what a dragon boat race it is) the the 15th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is a multicultural celebration and sporting event featuring "Shaolin Temple Warrior Monks demonstrating Kung Fu, the Drum Spirit of China, and traditional music and dance from China, Mexico and Peru. There will be demonstrations of folk arts and crafts, an ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors and many communty based organizations." Check below for today's festivities.
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10:30 AM - Chinese Music Ensemble of New York
Founded in 1961, the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York is the oldest
and only full-scale Chinese orchestra in the United States and the
Americas. Its present membership of nearly fifty musicians plays
practically every type of Chinese music and instruments. Its repertory
ranges from ancient classical to modern compositions, spanning some
fifteen hundred years of history. Many of its award musicians come
from prestigious Conservatories of Music including Shanghai, Sichuan,
Beijing, Shenyang, and Tienjin, as well as several renowned orchestras
in China. The Ensemble has performed in major concert halls throughout
the Eastern seaboard and gives an annual performance in New York
City's Merkin Concert Hall.
For the HKDBF-NY performance a small ensemble from the orchestra
performs in repertory on traditional string, wind and percussions
instruments.
11:30 AM
Dragon Dancing Team and Percussions welcome all and, together with
invited dignitaries, officially open the weekend of dragon boat races
and landside festival.
12:30 PM - The Tom Kitt Band
This New York based quartet has been playing together for more than
five years. In that time they have earned the acclaim of a large New
York fan base and critical praise of industry figures from Bruce
Springstein to U2 to Sherryl Crow. Their music has been featured in
movies, TV and they regularly headline at top New York music venues
such as Bitter End, Mercury Lounge, The Cutting Room and Arlene Grocery.
Formerly trained at Julliard, Manhattan School of Music and Carnegie
Mellon, they have joined their classic training with other influences
of pop, folk, and jazz to create their own style of contempory pop music.
Tom Kitt, songwriter and lead singer, is currently working on a new
musical scheduled to open this year in a New York theater.
1:30 PM - Shaolin Kung Fu
Warrior monks from the Shaolin Temple perform martial arts. In the
history of the Shaolin Temple, founded in 495 AD, generation after
generation of monk generals and soldiers protected the temples from
wars and riots of society.
2:30 PM - Coco Sukali's Band
In this riveting Congolese band, singer/songwriter Fernand Tchizounzi
along with musicians and dancers absorbs the entire Congolese musical
spectrum with an extraordinary mixture of Soukous, Rumba and Reggae
rhythms.
Fernand Tchikounzi, aka Coco Sukali, percussionist, singer,
songwriter, born in Brazzaville, but resident in New York City since
1983, has played throughout North America. His CD "Congo River" was
released in 2001.
3:30 PM - Jia-Yi He
A world-class harmonica virtuoso, Jia-Yi He has received numerous
awards in international festivals and competitions. Jia-Yi has
appeared as soloist with the China National Symphony Orchestra, China
National Ballet Symphonic Orchestra, appeared on national TV and
recorded harmonica music for a number of movies. He currently has four
CDs in international distribution. Jai-Yi is also a harmonica teacher
in Manhattan's Turtle Bay Music School.
A very entertaining performer, Jai-Yi will be playing a variety of
compositions using multiple harmonicas of different sizes and tonal
qualities.
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Deepa Grooves at Coney Island
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 Date: Saturday, August 12th
Time: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Astrolands Park Wonderwheel, Coney Island Boardwalk
Cost: Free
Summary: The Deepa Crew bring their feel good house party vibe (a la Ain't Nothin' But a House Party) to the Coney boardwalk today. Grab a funnel cake and get down with a few hundred of your closest friends!
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Rebound Music Series with Metro Area
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 Date: Saturday, August 12th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Water Taxi Beach, LIC (Click for Directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Rebound party series continues tonight at the Water Taxi Beach, an outdoor spot in LIC complete with food, beers, and imported Jersey sand. Tonight's line-up features a special DJ set from NYC producers Metro Area. Bio after the jump.
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The brainchild of veteran producers Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani, Metro Area was born out of the pair's somewhat dichotomous love for both the old moods of R&B, disco and boogie and the more cutting-edge sound of innovative house and techno. Metro Area brings back the soulful experimentation of the early club classics, mixing live and electronic instruments. Simultaneously, the mood and minimalism of more recent dance music forms creep into the mix: Detroit's cold futurism, Chicago's abstract track-modes, and the warmth of New York and New Jersey's deep house.
After over a year of late-night sessions in New Jersey and Manhattan, Metro Area burst onto the scene in 1999 with their self-titled debut 12" featuring the cult smash "Atmosphrique." With an angular bassline underpinned by a grungy 4/4 disco beat and the most distinctive claps this side of 1977, "Atmosphrique" sounds futuristic and retro at the same time, and spawned myriad heated debates concerning the record's production date. Most of all, it left both DJs and dancers wanting more.
However, the runaway success of Metro Area's MA 4 EP (released November 2001) surpassed all expectation, not least the duo's own. The feature track "Miura", a sinister, spare and pulsating antidote to the melancholic sweetness of their previous release, captured the imagination of a broad cross-section of DJs, dancers and listeners from almost every genre. Ubiquitously charted and still played with reverence today, "Miura" fueled sales of over 16,000 copies of the EP to date. It should be noted here that in keeping with Metro Area's low-profile tradition, not a single promo was mailed out to stimulate sales: the frenzy was created purely by word-of-mouth.
Exactly a year after Metro Area 4, Metro Area's self-titled debut album finally emerged. Comprised of the strongest tracks from their 12" series plus 4 new tracks, the CD/LP elicited superlative responses from The New York Times to The Onion, from Web-logs to The Wire. Metro Area won a place among Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of the 2002," a rock-and rap-dominated area most of today's dance music falls short of. Other accolades included BBC/Radio 1's "Dance Album of the Year" and the "Best New Artist" prize at the 2003 DanceStar/American Dance Awards.
June 2004's MA5 and June 2005's MA6 EPs are already being touted as an extension of their sparkling tradition of redefining, refining and re-shaping their influences. The duo's remix of Hugh Masekela's "Mama" for Verve Remixed 2 was hailed as an elegant and innovative treatment of a classic recording, proving that Metro Area is more of an ethic than a production style and prompting Verve to release it and the original as its own 12" single.
Besides their work in the studio, Metro Area have toured extensively, both together as a live PA and DJ team and separately as DJs, playing their distinct and individualistic style to crowds from Norway to South Africa. Currently staying busy with continued touring, solo remixes from Morgan and Darshan, new studios in Brooklyn, solo and side projects and the imminent release of a new Metro Area album, the music world can rest assured that Metro Area will continue to rock theories of time and space.
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Food Will Win the War
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 Date: Saturday, August 12th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street between Houston & Stanton)
Cost: Free
Summary: Don't be fooled by it's initial softness, there is a mystical complexity to the music of Food Will Win the War. Check them out live tonight to see if they hold up on stage as well as they do on recording.
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"Food Will Win the War is the Charlie Kaufman of Indie Rock.
Their slightly quirky songs employ irregular meters, indefinite
silences, and full four part vocal harmonies. The melodies, carried by
frontman Rob Ward in the depths of the bass range (a la Stephin
Merritt) The result is a new sound of Indie Rock that is both
musically interesting and conceptually accessible to everyone. Based
out of the East Village, the band draws from influences such as
Elliott Smith and Belle & Sebastian."
Listen to their mini-player (opens in new window)
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Sound Advice
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Date: Saturday, August 12th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Supreme Trading (213 N 8th St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Sound Advice (K. Ross and Elsewhere) bring their unique blend of funk, the hip hop, the reggae, and any sort of other groove that makes you feel good to the floor of Supreme Trading tonight. This is our local local as its been the most consistent good music and chill crowd in Williamsburg as of late.Come out, find the FreeNYC crew and say what's up.
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Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
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Date: Sunday, August 13th
Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: More then just a Dragon Boat race (but oh what a dragon boat race it is) the the 15th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is a multicultural celebration and sporting event featuring "Shaolin Temple Warrior Monks demonstrating Kung Fu, the Drum Spirit of China, and traditional music and dance from China, Mexico and Peru. There will be demonstrations of folk arts and crafts, an ethnic food court and booths staffed by sponsors and many communty based organizations." Check below for today's festivities.
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Sunday, August 13, 2006
10:00 AM - Drum Spirit of China
Multiple drums, zithers and lutes combine rhythms and sounds of old
China and Western classical. The members include Julliard trained
musicians as well as traditional Chinese instrumentalists.
11:00 AM - Damien Bassman's Band
This band brings an all American sound with drums & percussion, string
& brass plus lead singer. A collection of some of New York area's
busiest musicians, all classically trained, this group has performed,
in various guises, in a variety of venues from Broadway to the club
scene to concert stage.
12 Noon - Dumpling Eating Contest
1:00 PM - Shaolin Monks
2:00 PM - Chinese Cultural Center's Dance Company
The resident company from America's premier traditional Chinese dance
company, which includes international renowned artists, performs
traditional and folk dances transporting audiences to a world of
colorful myths, historical drama and timeless beauty.
3:00 PM - Ballet Los Pampas
Ballet Los Pampas combines folklore, musical selections and the
legendary Argentine dance form of tango in a stunning program
described by the New York Times as "exhilarating". Classically trained
dancers and musicians bring us the essence of their native country.
NOTE: Native Sounds, natives of Ecuador and Peru, will be performing their lyrical music on traditional instruments throughout both days.
Lion Dance Performance: From Malaysia, an 8-member team will perform
the Lion Dance on both Saturday and Sunday. Ask at Command Center for
time and location.
A large Arts & Crafts tent, with some 20 artists, will be demonstrating traditional Chinese crafts including: calligraphy, rice
doll making, bead stringing, kite making, jeweled ornaments, ribbon
flowers, paper cutting and much more. Children will be able to try
their hand at making their own crafts under the guiding hands of the
artists. The balloon man (twister) and face painter return to the delight of all.
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CitySol '06
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 Date: Sunday, August 13th
Time: 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (E 23rd Street and The East River)
Cost: Free
Summary: "CitySol, a summer music and market series on Manhattan's East River waterfront is powered by the belief that bringing environmentalism to New York means first putting more New York into the environmental movement... Each free all-day event includes: renewable energy-powered live music featuring emerging NYC acts, interactive exhibits showcasing key innovations, practices and policies for New York's sustainable future, and a green lifestyle marketplace offering apparel, electronics, household goods, media and much more." The festival happens 3 Sundays throughout the summer, has some great music behind it and boasts Free Brooklyn Brew all day long! Check after the jump for full line up and details.
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Today's Music Line Up:
MKL
Egg Foo
The Himalayan Marching Band
Vasilli Gavre & Emme
Monia Sharp
DJ Sascha
Marc-Alan Gray
Kudu
Ocote Soul Sounds
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Satellite Records 14th Anniversary Party
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 Date: Sunday, August 13th
Time: 1:00pm - 12:00am
Location: Bklyn Diner/Miss Williamsburg (205 Kent)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Brooklyn Brew 1 to 2
Summary: So by now I'm sure you know about the weekly instalment of free music and beer over at Miss Williamsburg. Today is special though as it hosts The Satellite Records 14 year Anniversary Party. The music will literally go for 11 hours and will include sets from John Selway, Tommie Sunshine, 3po, Dave Hollands, Jaesun, JC, Odi, Kech, Christian Bruna, 9x, Todd Fatjo, Moises and the founders of Satellite Scott Richmond and Jonathan Kadish aka Mr. Kleen. Now thats a way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
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Techno in the Park
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 Date: Sunday, August 13th
Time: 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Grand Ferry Park (Grand St at East River, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Microcosm records head honcho Ezekiel Honig pairs up with Nocholas Sauser for a live duo set of the best that microtech has to offer. If that's not enough, Alka Rex performs live and Williamsburg's techno masters Wolf + Lamb (they're really damn good if you dig the techno-ness) spin. If that's not enought, its free and in a park during the day on the river.
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McCarren Park Pool Party With 4 Bands and DJ Questlove
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Date: Sunday, August 13th
Time: 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Pool @ McCarren Park (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: What do you get when you cross Pool Parties with Williamsburg? No no, not a bunch of wet hipster haircuts but a free summer concert series in McCarren Park's emptied out pool. The Pool Parties feature some of the best bands and DJs Brooklyn has to offer. And when you aren't listening to music there is plenty going on, jump in a game of dodgeball, buy some Brooklyn Brew, grab a burger, play on a 27 foot slip n’ slide, or lay out and tan your tattoos. Today playing in the pool are Deerhoof, Beirut, Apollo Sunshine, The Harlem Shakes and DJ Questlove.
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Talvin Singh, Prefuse 73, Asha Puthli w/Guru, Solar and more, Curated by DJ Spooky for Summer Stage
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 Date: Sunday, August 13th
Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield - Enter at 69th and 5th or at 72nd Street and Central Park West)
Cost: Free
Summary: Is this really going down for free? Yep. Sure is. And best believe I'm gonna be there early. DJ Spooky has amassed a nice crew of folks to get you down in the summer heat. Talvin Singh will bring the bhangra laced drum and bass and my man Prefuse 73 is sure to turn the crowd out with his special blend of abstract beats. Soul-funk diva Asha Puthli also brings the hotness to the stage with collabs with Guru of Gang Starr, MC Solar and more. Also, these cats Outernational will kick it all off with their own brand of "politically engaged" of hip-hop/punk fusion. Not sure if Spooky is spinning, but one can only hope.
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Acoustic Sundays
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Date: Sundays, July 9th - Aug. 13th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Pier 1, Riverside Park South (enter at 68th or 72nd St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Every Sunday evening from July 9th to August 13th, Riverside Park eases you out of the weekend with a series of live, acoustic performances. The music varies from folk to rock, jazz to salsa, reggae to klezmer and beyond. Check below for the full schedule.
his quartet and tasty blend of styles, including jazz, country, blues and pop, out for an evening of both original music and carefully chosen classics.
Sunday, July 30th - Kevin Kinsella
Singer and songwriter for the powerhouse roots reggae group, John Brown's Body, Kinsella’s musical goal (whether performing solo or with JBB) is creating what he calls "thanks and praise" music that will instill positive vibes in all who listen.
Sunday, August 6th - Paprika
Brooklyn’s own all-female, international dance music sensation brings crowds to life with music from around the globe. From a central core of Brazilian and Caribbean repertoire, music of the Mediterranean, Near and Far East and Africa, to rocking originals, Paprika creates an atmosphere of melody and rhythm that is irresistibly danceable.
Sunday, August 13th - Ray Martinez Sabor Criollo
Ray Martinez is known for his melodic and percussive style, and has been considered one of the most gifted and prominent bassist/arrangers in the contemporary Latin and Salsa music scenes.
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Sunday, July 9th - Metropolitan Klezmer
New York-based musicians perform an eclectic and vibrant array of lesser-known Yiddish gems including selections from trance, folk, swing and tango styles.
Sunday, July 16th - The Paul Peress Quartet
The Paul Peress Quartet has appeared at music festivals throughout the world with music running the gamut from Latin Jazz to Brazilian to West African.
Sunday, July 23rd - Howard Fishman Quartet
The innovative, genre-defying singer, guitarist and songwriter brings his quartet and tasty blend of styles, including jazz, country, blues and pop, out for an evening of both original music and carefully chosen classics.
Sunday, July 30th - Kevin Kinsella
Singer and songwriter for the powerhouse roots reggae group, John Brown's Body, Kinsella’s musical goal (whether performing solo or with JBB) is creating what he calls "thanks and praise" music that will instill positive vibes in all who listen.
Sunday, August 6th - Paprika
Brooklyn’s own all-female, international dance music sensation brings crowds to life with music from around the globe. From a central core of Brazilian and Caribbean repertoire, music of the Mediterranean, Near and Far East and Africa, to rocking originals, Paprika creates an atmosphere of melody and rhythm that is irresistibly danceable.
Sunday, August 13th - Ray Martinez Sabor Criollo
Ray Martinez is known for his melodic and percussive style, and has been considered one of the most gifted and prominent bassist/arrangers in the contemporary Latin and Salsa music scenes.
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ASSSSCAT 3000
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Date: Every Sunday
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (307 W. 26th St. @ 8th Ave.)
Cost: Free
Summary: Definitely some of the most fun you can have with your friends without going to a club or bar. Asssscat improv has been going on for years and every time I've been it's always been hillarious (yes, hillarious). It's hosted by Amy Poehler and always features a who's who of comedy writers from The Daily Show, Conan, SNL and tons of others and they're all surprisingly good improv performers. Celebrities (actual cool ones) frequently drop by to hone their skills. Tickets are distributed at 8:15, but definitely get there earlier. It really is a lot of fun AND they serve beer!
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The I Chong: Meditations from the Joint
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 Date: Monday, August 14th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Barnes & Nobles (6th Ave at 21st St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Back in 2003, Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong fame) was arrest at automatic weapon gunpoint in his California home under the DEA's Operation Pipe Dreams for running a glass pipe comoany known as Chong Glass. The the "'Pope of Pot' was sentenced to nine months in prison because his company shipped bongs to a head shop in Pennsylvania that was a front for the DEA." Well Tommy is back with a new book, The I Chong, that discusses his life long encounter with the war on drugs, the american politcal system and more. Tonight he discusses such matters at Barnes and Nobles.
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"Beginning with Tommy's experiences growing up in Canada in the forties and fifties as a mixed-race kid and going on to become a comedy legend, The I Chong is at once a memoir, a spiritual exploration of his time in prison, and a political indictment of the eroding civil liberties in post-9/11 American society. He tells the unbelievable story of his trip down the rabbit hole of America's war on drugs and of his experiences in the federal prison system, and he offers up timely observations on combating the conservative political forces at work in this country. Introspective, inspiring, and incendiary, The I Chong is a unique chronicle of one man's life and how his humorous and spiritual point of view saved him during his wrongful incarceration at the hands of an administration without boundaries."
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MLK Jr. Concert Series - Caribbean Music Festival
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Date: Monday, August 14th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Wingate Field (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 24 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to the BK Masses. Tonight's show celebrates caribbean music with The Mighty Sparrow, Toots & The Maytals (!!!), Third World, Maxi Priest, and Rik Rok. Click on the logo for the full season line-up
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HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
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 Date: Monday, August 14th
Time: Lawn opens for blankets at 5:00pm, film begins at dusk (8:00pm - 9:00pm)
Location: Bryant Park (East 40th and Fifth Avenue)
Cost: Free
Summary: HBO and Citi team up to bring you a another Summer of classic films. Remember that time when you came back from a Swiss Ski vacation to divorce your husband and someone killed him before you got the chance? Then all fingers pointed to you when it came to all the money he stole before he was killed? No? In "Charade" Audrey Hepburn can. Head to the lawn for the classic that inspired the 2002 film "The Truth about Charlie".
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Swim to Summerscreen
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 Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer btw Driggs and Bayard)
Cost: Free
Summary: There seems to be no end to what can happen at the McCarren Park Pool this summer. Tonight join The L magazine at this empty-cement-hipster-hangout for their summer movie screening series, Summerscreen. On the big screen tonight is The Swimmer. Also swimming to the pool tonight are Bora Yoon and Kaki King.
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Flickrmeet
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 Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Frying Pan (23rd Street @ 12th Ave. Behind Basketball City)
Cost: Free
Summary: Join NYC Flickr fans for an afternoon of drinks and socializing on the Frying Pan pier. Photo by Marco Diaz
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Pickup on South Street
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 Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Elevated Acre at 55 Water St (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: Contining the summer of free outdoor movies everywhere, Pick up on South Street, "Sam Fuller's l953 film noir effort about a small-time thief who gets mistaken for a Communist spy," is screening tonight at the Elevated Acre. The film is shot almost entirely at South Street Seaport and the views from the Acre are breathtaking. Shorts preceed the film.
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Shakey's Record Fair
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 Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: APT (419 West 13th St bet. 9th and Washington)
Cost: Free
Summary: Looking for that super rare old school funktified 7"? Shakey's Record Fair is probably the ownly place you'll find it. Rare record dealers are hand selected and invited to this monthly record fair that includes a top notch DJ party as well. Tonight is a very special 7" only event.
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New Jack City
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 Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: APT, downstairs (419 West 13th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Halcyon crew are back with their monthy party "dedicated to all the believers who know better than to draw imaginary lines between house and techno." Get down to the global fusion sounds of MKL alongside residents Alex Dirttt and Anthony Parasole.
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I Love 1992
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 Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Lotus, Downstairs (409 West 14th St)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: I'll let you in on a little secret. Snow's "Informer" is one of my jukebox mainstays (and if you ever hear that back to back with "Breakfast at Tiffany's" then you know I'm out at the Alligator Lounge late night. Indulge your 90's guilty pleasures as IrakNY's King Solomon drops 1990's classics such as Sir Mix-a-lot's "Baby Got Back" and House of Pain's "Jump Around" At tonight's I Love 1992. We're hoping that someone will break out some Cross Colors, hypercolor T-shirts, and snap bracelets to boot. $7 beer & shot and $7 guava cosmos keep your bar tab in check.
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Summer in the Square
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Wednesdays Through August 16th
Time: 12:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Union Square (Broadway between 14th and 17th)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Every Wednesday from June 28 to August 16, Summer in the Square, a free weekly performance series hosted by the Union Square Partnership, will draw hundreds of people to Union Square Park’s center lawn for live dance, music, and theatrical performances. With funky jazz bands, classical ballet, innovative theater, yoga, and more, Summer in the Square has something for everyone! Best of all, every performance is free!" Click below for the Schedule
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12:30 p.m. WILLIE VILLEGAS Y ENTRE AMIGOS
Come out and see New York’s hottest salsa band, showcasing popular hits from the 60’s, 70’s & early 80’s.
3:00 p.m. TAKE A BREAK – PRACTICE OM YOGA IN THE PARK!
Experience yoga with Union Square-based OM Yoga. Enjoy a lively flowing yoga class led by OM certified teachers, accessible to all ages and abilities. Come in comfortable clothing, mats provided!
6:00 p.m. RAY ABRAMS BIG SWING BAND FEATURING JAZZ VOCALIST DONNA CUMBERBATCH
This 17-piece NYC swing band is in high demand! Don’t miss this opportunity to come out and dance along to their sizzlin’ sounds!
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Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednedsay, August 16th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Jackie Robinson Park (145th and Bradhurst Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: Sharon Jones was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, and like many great soul singers began her career singing in the church choir on Sundays. It wasn’t long before she was performing with top soul acts the Four Tops, Peaches and Herb, and The Drifters, and captivating audiences with her powerfully smoky-sweet voice. Her electrifying spirituality has earned her many instant classics on the underground funk scene, crowning her “The Queen of Funk.” She’s joined on stage by Daptone Records house band The Dap Kings.
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Duncan Sheik & Dennis Lehane - Upstairs at the Square
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 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Barnes & Nobles USQ (33 E 17th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: B&N continues their "Upstairs at the Square" series tonight with a reading by author
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Bestselling author Dennis Lehane has written seven novels: A Drink Before the War; Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River and Shutter Island. Mystic River was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award, won both the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel, and the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction. Clint Eastwood directed the film adaptation of Mystic River, which won two Oscars, for Best Actor (Sean Penn) and Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins). Before becoming a full-time writer, Mr. Lehane worked as a counselor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. His one regret is that no one ever gave him a chance to tend bar.
Though many know him for his gold records, Grammy nomination and yearlong ride on the pop charts with “Barely Breathing," Duncan Sheik's mainstream success may belie the depth of his work. Sheik has scored for film and for the stage (most recently, Spring Awakening, which The New York Times praised as “bold, inviting and funny”), produced ambitious records for himself and his peers, and captured audiences around the world. Sheik's new record, White Limousine, represents the latest turn from an artist who has always avoided predictability, despite commercial triumphs and critical acclaim. The album fuses the epic balladry and tuneful love songs for which Sheik is known with visceral comments on war, media and consumer culture.
Katherine Lanpher is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist. Springboard Press will publish her first book, Leap Days: Chronicle of a Midlife Move, this October.
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In the Flesh Reading Series
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 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome Street)
Cost: Free
Summary: "In the Flesh is a monthly reading... [featuring] the city's best erotic writers sharing stories to get you hot and bothered, hosted and curated by Village Voice sex columnist and acclaimed erotic writer and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel. From erotic poetry to down and dirty smut, these authors get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and their words." This month's readers after the jump
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"Join an eclectic mix of New York's finest writers as they entertain
and arouse you. Readers include Marie Lyn Bernard (Best American
Erotica 2007, Erotic Interludes 2), Lily Burana (Try, Strip City),
Shari Goldhagen (Family and Other Accidents), Riain Grey (Erotic
Authors Association, Scarlet Letters), Shane Luitjens (Bullets and
Butterflies, Revolutionary Voices), Lisa Montanarelli (Whipped!,
Strange But True), Caridad Piñeiro (Sex and the South Beach Chicas,
The Calling Vampire series), and host Rachel Kramer Bussel. Copies of
the authors' books will be given away, along with free candy and mini
cupcakes."
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Martha Graham Dance Company
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center (W 62nd & Amsterdam Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: I'm usually not one for dance events but when three different event listers say things like "catch this concert or live to regret it (Village Voice)" then I have to look into it. "The renowned Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its 80th anniversary season with a program of classic Graham dances. Martha Graham, the American icon who shaped the course of modern dance, founded the company in 1926 and went on to create a repertory of over 180 works with collaborators that included Isamu Noguchi and Aaron Copeland. The Martha Graham Dance Company has received acclaim from audiences worldwide and produced some of modern dance's most illustrious performers and choreographers." That sounds pretty serious for you dance folks out there. I'll just check it out and see for myself.
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Goodfellas
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: Sundown (about 8:30ish)
Location: Hudson River Park, Pier 54 (just below 14th Street - map)
Cost: Free
Summary: River Flicks is an outdoor summer movie series along the Hudson. Every Wednesday night they bust out a new movie by the waterside and screen it as the sun goes down. Each summer they pick a theme, and this year it's all about bein' a big fat meany. Toping the list of meanys may be the dudes from tonight's movie Goodfellas.
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All England Club
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 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Lolita Bar (266 Broome at Allen)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Bass Ale, 10-11
Summary: The All England Club is back again this month and taking a break from the usual mod-cum-scooter boy repertoire with a night dedicated to the best upcoming UK bands. Tennis writes recommended. Scooter boys still welcome.
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BPM Turns 10
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 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 10:00pm ???
Location: Stereo (512 west 29th)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: BPM Magazine turns 10 years old this week and to celebrate the decade of publication, they are throwing bi-costal parties. The New York version will be held at Stereo and features nightlife heavy hitters The Misshapes, Steve Aoki, JRSNCHZ, Oxy Cottontail, Ultra Grrrl, Josh Madden, Jacksonnn, and hosted by A-Ron The Don.
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Roli Rho at Askew
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Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Askew (504 La Guardia Pl bet. Bleeker and Houston)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: P.I.N.K. Vodka, 10-11
Summary: I guess this is no longer the Better Than Blueberries party but there is still free vodka (energy vodka no less) and still some of the best midweek hip-hop in the city. Tonight 5th Platoon's Roli Rho mans the decks at this rather-fancy spot just round the corner from Señor Swanky's.
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Funk Nasty
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 Date: Wednesday, August 16th
Time: 11:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Sin Sin/Leopard Lounge (82 2nd Ave at 5th St)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: ???, 2am-3am (downstairs)
Summary: DJ Morsy from Nanachill and Soulgasm join forces for this mid-week banger on both floors of Sin Sin. One of the hottest remixers on the nightlife seen right now, Morsy killed our Gnarls Biggie release party at Bugjuice a while back and tonight he drops his unique blend of feel good, mashed up and re-edited funk and old school hip hop. Special guest DJ Synapse (Zulu Nation, Beautiful/Decay) - also Bugjuice Alum - is sure to keep it live with hip-hop/funk/reggae/you know mixes and DJ Brian Coxx mixes House, Funk & Soul upstairs. Late night open bar and 1/2 price beers all night.
Check out DJ Morsy's Lil' Hati (Tom Vek Vs. Smitty, DJ Morsy Emo-thug Mix) - MP3
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Movies with A View - Raiders of the Lost Ark
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 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 6:00pm (films at sundown)
Location: Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO
Summary: Movies with a View, DUMBO's weekly evening film festival, continues tonight with Raiders of the Lost Ark. "This breathlessly paced adventure film follows Indiana Jones on his search for the Ark of the Covenant." Halcyon DJs provide music before the film and there is free valet bike parking. Snack available.
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The full schedule is:
July 6 – The Wizard of Oz
July 13 – Easy Rider
July 20 – Strangers on a Train
July 27 – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Aug. 3 – The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Aug. 10 – Bonnie and Clyde
Aug. 17 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aug. 24 – The Warriors
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Transparencies Art Opening & Afterparty
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 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Drive-In Studios (443 W. 18th St. btwn 9th & 10th Ave.)
Cost: Free
Summary: This opening is a showcase of new works on paper by Marion Balognesi (pictured) and Zach Johnsen. The afterparty will be held at Soho 323, from 10pm-4am with DJ Equal, Oxy Cottontail and Shawn Regruto
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Antibalas
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Marcus Garvey Park (Madison Ave & E120th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Formed in 1998, Brooklyn’s own Antibalas takes as its cornerstone the hypnotic Afrobeat of the late Nigerian Afro-Pop master Fela Kuti. On stage, Antibalas (“Anti-bullets”) generates a relentless groove from the very first note, and the lyrics (sung in English, Spanish or Yoruba) outline a strong political message. Antibalas has opened for everyone from James Brown and Wyclef Jean to No Doubt and Trey Anastasio."
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Throwback Thursday
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 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 7:00pm - 2:00am
Location: La Linea (15 1st Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: For after-work fun, come to Throwback Thursday at La Linea to hear DJ Rha Ruckus & DJ Aspara spin classic hip hop. Ladies drink for half price all night long, fellas half price 'til 9pm.
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Seaside Summer Concerts - Liza Minnelli
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Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Asser Levy/Seaside Park, Coney Island (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 28 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Seaside Summer Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to shores of Brooklyn. Tonight's show features Liza Minnelli. Click on the logo for the full season line-up.
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NY Pops Present Summermusic: The Sound of Movies and More
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 Date: Thursday, August 17
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street at Sixth Avenue)
Cost: Free
Summary: The New York Pops present their Summermusic concert: "The Sound of Movies and More, with conductor Jeff Tyzik and guest artist Doug LaBreque. This free outdoor concert in Bryant Park includes timeless music, big band hits, and other pop favorites.
No tickets or reservations are necessary. Bring blankets for lawn seating."
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"The New York Pops were founded by former NBC Music Director Skitch Henderson in 1983 to give New York a permanent, professional symphonic pops orchestra that would create greater public awareness and appreciation of America’s rich and diverse musical heritage."
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Rock Society Thursdays Kickoff
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 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: The Millionaires Club (83 Worth St bet. Broadway & Church)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Whiskey, 10-11
Summary: I'll admit, I'm a little suspect on financial district venues, but newcomer The Millionaires Club seems to break all Wall Street stereotypes. Tonight they open their doors for the first time with a serious indie rock & electronic party. Finger on the Pulse (of Rated X and Royal Oak Fame) DJ all night long and there is a live performance by the Booker X Band (tribute to Hendrix.) Open Whisky bar and drink specials make the subway ride well worth it.
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MANIFESTO! presents - Fluxblog vs Who Needs Radio
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: The Skinny (174 Orchard St. near Stanton)
Cost: Free
Summary: Lady Byrd is back again with her feel good party for good old hybrid rock. Discopunk, britpop, indietronic and more. Tonight, special guest and Fluxblog writer Matthew Perpetua brings his vast knowledge of all things indie-rock-electro-pop cool to the tables. $3 Cuervo & Jack shots / $1.50 PBR - All night long!
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Digging Deeper with Roy Dank
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 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Leopard Lounge, upstairs at Sin Sin (248 east 5th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Once a month, the Bastard Jazz crew unearth deep funk, latin dubby disco madness, and an assorted array of beats and breaks this intimate party. Tonight, residents DRM, Paul Digs, and Sema4 are joined by Pop Your Funk's own DJ Roy Dank for an extra blast of funky bangers. Half priced Coronas all night. Always a great crowd and positive vibes.
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Double Happy Dance
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Double Happiness (173 Mott at Grand St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Evan of the fantastic mailing list Hipster Travel seems to have his hand in just about everything going on in the city. Much like FreeNYC, he's alway on top of great music, art, and assorted LES mayhem. Tonight, he hones these varied interests as DJ Xerox behind the turntables and transforms them into an evening of covers, indie rock, 60's, 80's and more. resident DJ Alfreako joins in the fun at this underground (in the downstairs sense), speakeasy style spot with a mini mini patio.
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Ratatat Release Party
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 17th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Hiro Ballroom (16th St. & 9th Ave)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: There're a hundred thousand things going on today so why do you need another one? Well, because Brooklyn's own Ratatat are celebrating the release of their hip-hop electro rock fusion album tonight at Hiro. While drink prices are steep (drink specials include $8 Tiger-Beer-and-Whisky-Chaser-Combo, and $4 Sparks) this party is usually host to such big name talent as Juan McLean, Hot Chip, MSTRKRFT, and more. So it says something when they invite one of BK's brightest to share the decks. The music will always explain it better then I can so check that here and expect a nice, neat crowd.
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Christina Wakes Up Early
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 7:00am
Location: Bryant Park
Cost: Free
Summary: I'm not really a fan of the pop divas, but of all of them I would have to say Christina Aguilera is my favorite. Today she will be performing at 7am in Bryant Park as part of the Good Morning America Concert Series. Personally, I am surprised that they can even wake pop divas up that early in the morning!
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Payment for a Dead Horse
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 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Riviera Gallery (103 Metropolitan Ave. corner of Wythe, W'burg)
Cost: Free
Summary: This Fri. the Riviera Gallery will bring you a joint installation by artists Bryan Harrington and Mason Saltarrelli. The exhibit is described thus:
"Using discarded wood collected throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, Bryan and Mason have created a backdrop for their work that straysfrom the accepted white walls found in the majority of galleries.
'The whole idea was to get away from the sterile white box we've been so accustomed to accept as the norm when viewing art... we wanted to create an all-encompassing installation that helps tie all the individual pieces together. We figured the best way to do this would be to challenge people's expectations of what a gallery should look like.'"
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Great Tomato!
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Friday, August 18th through Sept 30th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: 193c Gallery (Meserole Ave at Diamond St, Greenpoint)
Cost: Free
Summary: 193c Galley has invited a small group of artists, architects and crafters to create unique food-themed works for [their] summer exhibition." The result, Great Tomato!, opens tonight at this Greenpoint Gallery.
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Citysol's Solar Powered Film Series
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 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (the East River between 18th and 23rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Darwin's Nightmare, now that is certainly the feel good movie of the year. Its a lovely documentary of how fishing for the predatory fish in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, has wiped out the native species, is then sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftover. The film is showing as part of CitySol's Solar One, the City's first solar powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” which hopefully will inspire New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.
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Beautiful/Decay Magazine Release Party & 2nd Annual Video Festival
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 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Tribeca Cinemas (54 Verick St. @ Laight)
Cost: $5 (totally worth it)
Open Bar: 9-11pm
Summary: Okay, it's true this is gonna set you back five bucks, but for a measly five-spot, you get a two hour open bar, a load of film screenings, music videos, live performances, great DJs and a party with some of the best folks in town, in celebration of one of the dopest magazines out there. I write for Beautiful/Decay, so I might be a little biased, but I can tell you that everyone connected with the magazine is good people AND they throw some great parties. Click below to see the full mess you'll be getting into...
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Here's what:
Film Screenings of:
Kill Your Idols (Palm Pictures), War Games (Rob Swift), Rock Fresh (Danny Lee), Numb - An Abstract Tale of Addiction (Ambiguous)
Music Videos From:
Warp Records, Def Jux, Stones Throw, Quannum Projects, Sub Pop, Epitaph, The Militia Group, Threshold Recordings, Rhymesayers, Warner Bros, Tone Arm Records, NinjaTune, EV prod., Record Collection, ROIR, Nature Sounds, Sidecho Records
Performances from:
Host - JAHDAN (Noble Society,LustreKings), Agallah the Don Bishop (Purple City), Plastic Little, Wiz Khalifa (Rostrum Records)
DJs:
ROB SWIFT (Yes, the legend, from X-Ecutioners), NOSSA (Sujinho and Cassiano), Tes (Lex Records), Synapse (Zulu Nation), Jedi (Urban Foldz), Maggie Horn (Female Fun), Stephen Hauptfeur (Radio Loves You)
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New York Dolls at the Seaport
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (Fulton Street and East River)
Cost: Free
Summary:My punk rock was never the glitter glam LES scene... it was always more of the Guerilla Biscits, Minor Threat type of chaos that came after. But you have to hand it to Glitter Glam Punk Rock Iconoclasts The New York Dolls for paving the way back in the early 70s for the bands to come. The Dolls help define the LES alongside the likes of Blondie, Patty Smith, and the Velvet Underground and have recently re-emerged to woo over the NYC city crowds once again. Tonight they prove they've still got it with a free show on the pier.
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Justin Carter and SingleOhSeven
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Botanica (47 E. Houston btw. Mott & Mulberry)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Justin Carter likes music with low frequencies and hard drums. He's a dabbler in the silver age of hip-hop, the golden age of funk, and the modern age of techno. SingleOhSeven is one wild dude. And much like anyone else taking the time to play music for a living, his creative output reflects his inner turmoil. His sets range from dirty South to drum and bass to dancehall. Together, the two of them make for one f*cked up, multiple-personalitied night."
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Mondo
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Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Luke & Leroy (21 7th Ave South at Leroy St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: This popular indie dance party has quickly become one of the most fun rock nights in the city. Miss Modular, Dr. Maz, Kevington, and Michael Grace Jr. spin a freewheeling array of indie rock, outré pop, retro, punk and dance to a cute but friendly in-the-know crowd that isn't afraid to cut loose on the dance floor.
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Sounds Like Fun
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 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Savalas (285 Bedford Ave. @ S. 1st, W'burg)
Cost: Free (be sure to RSVP)
Open Bar: Yengling beer and all well drinks! 10:30 - 11:30
Summary: Yes, yes, y'all. My man DJ King Fish will be spinning the jams at this cozy little spot in the Burg. I promise you he'll bring the party tunes to get yo butt on the floor. Last time I was there, people were dancing like they'd lost their minds. Of course, I'm sure the open bar helped...
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Ruff Club
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 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Annex (152 Orchard St)
Cost: Free with RSVP ($5 without)
Open Bar: Red Bull & Vodka, 10-12
Summary: Not sure which will get you more hyped tonight. It could be the two hours of free red bull and vodka (yikes) a DJ set by DJ/remixer extrordinairre Junior Sanchez (who's remixed Bloc Party, The Killers, Gorrilaz, and Annie just to name a few... double yikes) or a live performance from emerging electro rock trio BM Linx who sound like an amalagamation of all things 80's and british (triple yikes!). Regardless of your poison, this should turn out to be one great party.... guest list is limited so RSVP now and save that five spot.
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Dirty Down Northern Invasion... Again
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 Date: Friday, August 18th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Lit (93 2nd Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: So apparently you can keep the Dirty Down boys out of Canada, but you cant keep Canada out of Dirty Down. After a recent border crossing debacle, I wasn't sure Dirty Down still loved their northern neighbors, but I seem to have been proven wrong as tonight The Disorganized Crew Makes their way into Lit. Plus Joining them is resident DJ The Captain.
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East River Music Project
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 Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: The East River Amphitheater (The East River Park)
Cost: Free
Summary: "The East River Music Project is a group of people dedicated to putting on free summer concerts of local music at the East River Amphitheater." And we here at FreeNYC applaude this! Four Saturday's through out the summer ERMP brings you free shows. Today they offer up Magik Markers, Exepter, Fern Knight, and Blues Control. More on the bands after the jump.
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EXCEPTER
"Excepter is a New York vocal and freestyle electronics band
synthesizing live group performance with intuitive sequencing
technology. Formed in 2002 by John Fell Ryan and Dan Hougland and
featuring Nathan Corbin and Jon Nicholson, Excepter is a constantly
changing and self-produced social experiment in the recording arts and
public address system engagement."
FERN KNIGHT
"Fern Knight from Philadelphia, PA is an ensemble with an
ever-changing lineup, fronted by guitarist / cellist and singer Margaret Wienk, who creates delicate, organic acoustic songs
orchestrated by layers of accordion / harmonium / electronics drones,
psych-tinged strings, canonic vocals, harp, bells and percussion and
singing saw."
BLUES CONTROL
"Before becoming a homeopathic dinosaur, Watersports formed the
blues-rock duo Blues Control, which experienced reasonable success in
the Slavic states in the later '60s and early '70s. Blues Control was
molded very much on the model of Tadeusz Nalepa's Breakout, adding
psych, scum rock, and new jack swing elements to a blues-rock base,
and featuring a virtuosic pianist / guitarist. Like Yugoslavia's
similarly minded Yu Grupa, Blues Control were prone to occasional
blues-rock bombast, exhibiting a heavier touch than most Eastern
European blues boom outfits."
Free show
@ East River Amphitheater, New York City
(the legendary "Wild Style" dome)
F / JMZ trains to Delancey Street
head east, cross the FDR, turn right / south...
between the Williamsburg Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge on the East River
Curated by Ben Goldberg of Ba Da Bing! Records and The Leaf Label
Presented by East River Music Project in cooperation with NYC Parks & Recreation
http://www.ermp.org
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Native Lab
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 \Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm, 8:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Tonic (107 Norfolk St)
Cost: Free with Registration
Summary: Part technology conference, part party, Native Instruments (makers of the Traktor DJ Studio) release their new KORE program tonight with Native Lab. Now, I'm not much on music software (FYI, KORE is "the world’s first Universal Sound Platform") but if you are into that thing then there are lectures, demos, and Q&A sessions all day (full details here). At night they convert the space into a 2 floor DJ/producer after party that is pretty much insane. Notables include Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy), edIT (Planet Mu), Dave Last (the Agriculture), and more. Full line-up below.
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NATIVE LAB PARTY 8:00pm – 2:00am
Line up (Tonic):
Hank Shocklee (Shocklee Entertainment)
1200 Warriors (Oomph Recordings, Defected UK, Slaag Traxx)
Richard Devine (Warp, Schematic, Sublight)
edIT (Planet Mu, Alphapup)
Kraddy (Refiner Records)
Line up (Subtonic):
Sariah Storm (Terpsichore, Droid)
David Last (unfoundsound)
Aerostatic (aerostaticmusic.com)
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Quiet Disco
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Washington Square Park (The big lawn, North West Quadrant)
Cost: Free
Summary: You know how really loud music outside can sometimes be a problem? Well The Madagascar Institute has come up with a solution as easy as wireless headphones. At Quiet Disco DJs spin music transmitted directly to wireless headphones, and people dance like crazy to sounds only headphone wearers can hear. Bring your own FM headphones, or borrow a pair.
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Rebound Abound
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Water Taxi Beach, LIC (Click for Directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Rebound party series continues tonight at the Water Taxi Beach, an outdoor spot in LIC complete with food, beers, and imported Jersey sand. Tonight's line-up features Adultnapper and Plexus with Mike Bryant, Mr. Robb, and Ryan Irwin. And as always your resident DJs Justin Carter, Probus, DougS and T_Mak.
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Beyond Beats and Rhymes Screening
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 7:00pm (screening at 8:30)
Location: Fort Greene Park (off Myrtle Ave btw Washington Park & North Portland)
Cost: Free
Summary: Byron Hurt's "Beyond Beats and Rhymes" is "a blazing yet balanced hard look at the story of Hip Hop." Enjoy a free outdoor screening tonight and "see this wonderfully fun cacophony of truths and homages to the music that has fused itself, through trials and tribulations, into the very meaning of the word American." DJ L-Manni V starts things off with Hip Hop Classics. Full info in the site.
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Citysol's Solar Powered Film Series
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (the East River between 18th and 23rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Tonight check out Soylent Green, a lovely tale with a dystopian look at the not-too-distant future. The film is showing as part of CitySol's Solar One, the City's first solar powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” which is aimed at inspiring New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.
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Subway Soul Club
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Saturday, August 19th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Rififi (332 East 11th St bet. 1st and 2nd Ave)
Cost: free
Summary: "Up beat 60's northern soul, motown and organ grooves spun by Phast Phreddie The Boogaloo Omnibus and this month's special guests Lynne K. and Todd O Phonic Todd. British hostess Lady Dawn welcomes a lively crowd of mods, scooterists, Brits and East Village hipsters. This two room venue in the heart of the East Village has a cool bar and separate dance room"
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A Taste of Summer Wakes Up Early
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sunday, August 20th
Time: 9:00am - 12:00am
Location: Bkyln Diner/Miss Williamsburg (205 Kent)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Brooklyn Brew 1pm to 2pm
Summary: With only three weeks left until the end of summer and the end of A Taste of Summer, they are pullin an all-nighter, actually I guess its an all-dayer. Today is the official after party for the Wolf + Lamb event, and joining them will also be DJs Adam x, Derek Plaslaiko, Function, and Spinoza. The day gets started (or your night is ending) at 9am, and the free beer starts at 1.
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McCarren Park Pool Party With Archie Bell And Mighty Hannibal
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Sunday, August 20th
Time: 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Pool @ McCarren Park (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: What do you get when you cross Pool Parties with Williamsburg? No no, not a bunch of wet hipster haircuts but a free summer concert series in McCarren Park's emptied out pool. The Pool Parties feature some of the best bands and DJs Brooklyn has to offer. And when you aren't listening to music there is plenty going on, jump in a game of dodgeball, buy some Brooklyn Brew, grab a burger, play on a 27 foot slip n’ slide, or lay out and tan your tattoos. Today playing in the pool are Archie Bell, Mighty Hannibal and DJs Phast Phreddie and Cosmo Baker.
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Blues & Barbeque
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 Date: Sunday, August 20th
Time: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Hudson River Park Pier 54
Cost: Free
Summary: MMMMM BBQ! Today Hudson River Park brings you Blues and Barbeque, a full afternoon line up of music and mat. Music from Zac Harmon, Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Tutu Jones, Nora Jean Bruso and Big Jack Johnson. Meat from Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, Dallas Jones Bar-B-Que, Dinosaur Bar B Que and Rack & Soul. Check the extended entry for set times.
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2:30 Zac Harmon
3:45 Watermelon Slim & The Workers
5:00 Tutu Jones
6:15 Nora Jean Bruso
7:30 Big Jack Johnson
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Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sunday, August 20th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Damrosch Park (SW corner of the Lincoln Center Plaza, 62nd near Amsterdam)
Cost: Free
Summary: While I am not abig country/bluegrass fan, but for those of you that are, I would recommend you head up to Lincoln Center Out Of Doors tonight. "Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives combine rockabilly, bluegrass, gospel, and soul in a roots rocketship of music. They will be joined by special guests Rosie Flores and Mavis Staples."
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Splice
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 Date: Sunday, August 20th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Solas (323 East 9th Street bet. 2nd and 3rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: NYC's live electronic underground rears it head at the bi-weekly Splice party. This week features live performances by Vusac, BlipVert, Elephant Priests & That's as well as a DJ set by Maxx Klaxon. Bios after the jump.
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VUSAC is the solo project of Isaac Peachin, a founding member of the electro-rock combo Lution. In this incarnation, he walks the tightrope of live breakbeat-fueled laptop improv. Vusac's real-time creations are spontaneous montages of voices, polyrhythms, and electrophonic/orchestral harmonies. You'll find the melody in the beats: that's a promise.
BLIPVERT, aka Will Redmond, fuses noise, fractured dancefloor rhythms, robotic chants, alien soundscapes, and sometimes a little free-jazz saxophone into unique sonic mayhem. BlipVert's debut CD, 'Triple Acid Foot,' has been called 'a clever masterpiece (smother.net)' and 'twisted, warped drum machines squished through the sonic blender (NYC Downtown Music Gallery).' Will has performed as BlipVert all over the East Coast, Europe, and Scandinavia.
ELEPHANT PRIESTS is Isaac's and Will's live electronic double act. The Elephant Priests are travelling through the jungle of minimal techno, dubby world and psychedelic sponge cake. Take a safari with them on either coastline (Will in Oakland, Isaac in Brooklyn) at a tripped out venue soon, and keep an eye out for their forthcoming EP on the Trixy label.
THAT'S... the situation. That's... the case of an Italo-disco kid from Rome who lives in Berlin and learns to appreciate electronic rock. That's... Italectro galore. That's... the deejay, too. Have a listen on www.italectro.de. That's... terrific. Italian synth virtuosismo dal vivo. That's... live! Don't wait until he's a megastar. Say you were there at his first NY gig. That's... the shit.
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Silent Running At Solar Films
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Sunday, August 20th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (the East River between 18th and 23rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Silent Running is about a "loner crew member of a spaceship harbouring Earth's last nature reserves [and] goes renegade when he is instructed to jettison his beloved forests and return home." Sounds like a space cowboy movie if I've ever heard one! The film is showing as part of CitySol's Solar One, the City's first solar powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” which is aimed at inspiring New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.
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Gov't Mule Instore
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Monday, August 21st
Time: 11:30pm
Location: Virgin Megastore (14th St & Broadway)
Cost: Free
Summary: Sometimes you just need a little good-old, southern-fried rock and roll. In an age when all of improvisational music is driving toward electonic infused rhythms (think Psylab, Pnuma Trio, or The New Deal), Gov't Mule are keeping the more traditional spirit alive. Led by guitar-legend Warren Haynes (who also claims membership with such bands as The Allman Bros, Phil Lesh & Friends, and The Dead), Gov't Mule combine big riffs, big grooves, and an even bigger sound. Today they pack into Virgin Mega for the most intimate performance you will probably ever see them play.
Listen to Gov't Mule's "High And Mighty" on their website
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Downtown Dance Festival
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Monday, August 21st - Sunday, August 27th
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Weekdays, 1-4 weekends
Location: Chase Plaza (Nassau St. btw Liberty and Pine)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Battery Dance Company's Downtown Dance Festival kicks off today with a lunchtime performance in Battery Park City. Each afternoon, the festival "provides a unique opportunity for professional dancers and choreographers as well as emerging dancers and choreographers to present original works of high artistic merit in a free public forum." Full info and performer list on the site.
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MLK Jr. Concert Series - Motown
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Monday, August 21th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Wingate Field (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 24 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to the BK Masses. Tonight's closing show celebrates Motown with The Temptations Review, Funk Brother Jack Ashford & The Original Motown Sound, and The Contours. Click on the logo for the full season line-up
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HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Monday, August 21st
Time: Lawn opens for blankets at 5:00pm, film begins at dusk (8:00pm - 9:00pm)
Location: Bryant Park (East 40th and Fifth Avenue)
Cost: Free
Summary: HBO and Citi team up to bring you a another Summer of classic films. The closer to the series is the underdog comes out on top classic "Rocky". A chance to catch this classic on a big screen so you can remember the good times when Rocky Balboa returns to theatres Christmas 2006. Singing "Eye of The Tiger" while boxing invisible opponents is encouraged.
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Nublu Barbeque
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Date: Mondays
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Nublu (62 Ave C)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Nublu crew kick it backyard style with a sunset BBQ every Monday. There are $1 hotdogs and tonight features music by East Village Radio's own DJ Bryant K and DJ Queen Majesty.
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town at HIP Movie Night
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 Date: Tuesday, August 22nd
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Elevated Acre (55 Water Street)
Cost: Free
Summary: HIP continues their outdoor movie series tonight with a screening of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. "Gary Cooper stars in this Frank Capra classic comedy from 1936. It tells the story of a simple small-town man, Longfellow Deeds, who inherits a fortune and encounters people who want to use his money for their own aims. He is able to fight all of them off until a scheming newspaperwoman (Jean Arthur) comes on the scene."
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Love Streams at Summerscreen
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 22nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer btw Driggs and Bayard)
Cost: Free
Summary: There seems to be no end to what can happen at the McCarren Park Pool this summer. Tonight join The L magazine at this empty-cement-hipster-hangout for their summer movie screening series, Summerscreen. On the big screen tonight is Love Streams. Providing you with music for the evening will be Transcendental Railroad and Elliot Sharp.
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Warper
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 22nd
Time: 7:30pm - 2:00am
Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey Bet. CLinton and Attorney)
Cost: Free
Summary: This event just keeps getting bigger and bigger each month. DJ Shakey and Moldover host Warper, an evening dedicated to laptop music and cutting edge electronica. Tonight they moved to a new home at The Delancey, filling the space with 2 floors of "Omnidigital DJs & Biomorphic Musicians." There are tutorials early, interactive audio art, motion video controlled art, and - of course - some of the best laptop DJ and live PA sets the city has to offer. Vague line-up after the jump.
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7:30 Ableton Live 6 tutorial with Ableton Rep Dave Hill Jr (Brainboxing )
8:00pm 17+ performing laptop djs and live PAs all night
8:30 Interactive Audio Art Installation: Moldover's "Octamasher" (Warper, Conduit, moldover.com) plus Motion Controlled Video Art from Peter Kirn (peterkirn.com)
Projected Images from Full - Stealth and guests
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Met in the Parks
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Tuesday, August 22nd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Great Lawn, Central Park
Summary: The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Met in the Parks concerts with eight free performances. Tonight's is Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, "a heart-rending tale of a social outcast's sacrifice for love." Check below for the full schedule.
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Tuesday, August 22 La Traviata Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 23 Rigoletto Central Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 25 La Traviata Marine Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, August 26 Rigoletto Orchard Park, the Bronx
Tuesday, August 29 La Traviata Richmond County Ball Park, Staten Island
Wednesday, August 30 Rigoletto Cunningham Park, Queens
Friday, September 1 La Traviata Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ
Saturday, September 2 Rigoletto Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick Park, NJ
For directions to performance sites, rain dates, or additional
information about the "Met in the Parks" concert series, call the
Metropolitan Opera at (212) 362-6000.
http://visit.metopera.org/t?ctl=123564D:472900E
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Uptown Girls vs. Downtown Boys
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Slate Plus (54 W. 21st St bet 5th & 6th
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Wine
Summary: Uptown Girls (aka Laura Dawson's fall line) battle Downtown Boys (aka Mexx's fall line) for runway dominance at this after work fashion show/party. There complimentary wine so leave your tennis whites at home and I am sure there will be some non-offensive DJing as well.
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Kurtis Blow
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Jackie Robinson Park (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: Kurtis Blow accomplished many of hip-hop's firsts. He was the first artist to sign to a major label, first to undergo a national tour, and the first to have a gold record. Tonight he gives a lesson is true school hip hop in Harlem's historic Jackie Robinson Park.
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Maybe She's Born with It...
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Stereo (512 W. 29th St btw 10th & 11th Ave)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: After combing their hundreds of MySpace band invites, The Like have hand picked their favorite unsigned music for the new Jane Magazine/Maybelline compilation CD. Celebrate it's release tonight with cocktails, snacks, music, gift bags, and a free make-up consultation. Not sure if this one is public but why not take a crack at it.
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The Onion A.V. Club's "Definitive Mixlist" Party
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Beauty Bar (231 E. 14th btw. 2nd and 3rd)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: New Castle, 7-9 (or until it runs out)
Summary: Drink and sway the night away, A.V. Club-style, while listening to selections from the latest in The A.V. Club's Definitive Mixlist series. The theme of this one is "The New Adventures Of Jesus."
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Met in the Parks
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Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Great Lawn, Central Park
Summary: The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Met in the Parks concerts with eight free performances. Tonight's is Rigoletto, "a moving musical portrait of a hunchback court jester who loses his beloved daughter in an ironic twist of fate". Check below for the full schedule.
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Tuesday, August 22 La Traviata Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 23 Rigoletto Central Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 25 La Traviata Marine Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, August 26 Rigoletto Orchard Park, the Bronx
Tuesday, August 29 La Traviata Richmond County Ball Park, Staten Island
Wednesday, August 30 Rigoletto Cunningham Park, Queens
Friday, September 1 La Traviata Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ
Saturday, September 2 Rigoletto Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick Park, NJ
For directions to performance sites, rain dates, or additional
information about the "Met in the Parks" concert series, call the
Metropolitan Opera at (212) 362-6000.
http://visit.metopera.org/t?ctl=123564D:472900E
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A Clockwork Orange
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: Sundown (about 8:30ish)
Location: Hudson River Park, Pier 54 (just below 14th Street - map)
Cost: Free
Summary: River Flicks is an outdoor summer movie series along the Hudson. Every Wednesday night they bust out a new movie by the waterside and screen it as the sun goes down. Each summer they pick a theme, and this year it's all about bein' a big fat meany. Tonight snack on your free popcorn, pull up a chair and watch A Clockwork Orannge.
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Roli Rho at Askew
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Wednesday, August 23rd
Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Askew (504 La Guardia Pl bet. Bleeker and Houston)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: P.I.N.K. Vodka, 10-11
Summary: I guess this is no longer the Better Than Blueberries party but there is still free vodka (energy vodka no less) and still some of the best midweek hip-hop in the city. Tonight 5th Platoon's Roli Rho mans the decks at this rather-fancy spot just round the corner from Señor Swanky's.
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Movies with A View - The Warriors
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 Date: Thursday, August 24th
Time: 6:00pm (films at sundown)
Location: Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO
Summary: Movies with a View, DUMBO's weekly evening film festival, concludes tonight with The Warriors... "the cult classic story of a street gang's Odyssey-like journey from the Bronx to Coney Island." Halcyon DJs provide music before the film and there is free valet bike parking. Snack available.
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The full schedule is:
July 6 – The Wizard of Oz
July 13 – Easy Rider
July 20 – Strangers on a Train
July 27 – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Aug. 3 – The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Aug. 10 – Bonnie and Clyde
Aug. 17 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aug. 24 – The Warriors
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G. Love at Summerstage
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 Date: Thursday, August 24th
Time: 6:30pm (doors at 6:00pm)
Location: Summerstage, Central Park (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: Just when you thought Summerstage was coming to and end, G Love comes strolling into town, guitar and harmonica in tow, for a free show. And while G Love's contemporary releases have failed to grasp the raw, bluesy instrumentation of his self-titled debut, the new album, Lemonade (out on Jack Johnson's Brushfire label), presents a redefined G. Love. The laid back, blunted blues drawl is still there but the music seems more refined and flowing then past efforts. Tonight is a chance to see how he brings it live. AM and Dave Berkeley open.
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Seaside Summer Concerts - Ivy Queen
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Date: Thursday, August 24th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Asser Levy/Seaside Park, Coney Island (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: 28 years ago, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz began the Seaside Summer Concert Series to bring outdoor entertainment to shores of Brooklyn. Tonight's closing show "salsa by the sea" with Victor Manuelle and Ivy Queen. Click on the logo for the full season line-up
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Ape Fight!
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Thursday, August 24th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey St. at Attorney)
Open Bar:Some Beer, 10-11 (downstairs)
Cost: $5 $7 (see below)
Not sure what to tell you about Ape Fight but in my never-ending hunger for new music, they certainly deserve attention. Made up of members of Radio 4 and Elefant, These guys are kind of like the band you always wish was playing at your house party. Perhaps their video for
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Juan MacLean & FC/Kahuna
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date: Thursday: August 24th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Hiro, The Maritime Hotel (W 16th Street off 9th Ave)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: While the FreeNYC staff is packing up their tents and heading upstate to Camp Bisco (where Juan MacLean will be playing live BTW), catch a double header of some of the best dirty dance music out there tonight as Juan MacLean (DFA) and FC/Kahuna (BuggedOut!) take to the tables with DJ sets tonight. Both acts are first in their class and the $8 tiger-beer-and-whisty-chaser makes the bar tolerable (rather then the usual $8 beers they serve).
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NYC Diva's Night at Bugjuice
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Luke & Leroy (21 7th Ave South at Leroy)
Cost: $5, please RSVP
Open Bar: Brahma Beer, 10:30 - 11:30
Summary: Mark your calendars cuz it's ladies night at Bugjuice this Friday with two live performances, two DJs, and a proper B-Girl showdown. We've got Oxy Cottontail and Queen Majesty on the tables, live performances by Tiombe Lockhart & Maggie Horn. There's even a B-Girl battle with DJ Ayden and prizes from BiJules. And they Cottontails guest bartend all night. All for a mere five spot. You know how we do... Full details here.
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Ted Leo Pharmacy School
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17
Cost: Free
Summary: Brave the occasional whiff of the sea's bounty and come out to see a rockin' free concert featuring the omnipotent Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the politically incorrect DC Snipers and the band in blue, Tokyo Police Club. Come early, and bring your water-proof party shoes.
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Met in the Parks
FreeNYC Event Flyer
Date:Friday, August 25th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Marine Park, Brooklyn (directions)
Summary: The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Met in the Parks concerts with eight free performances. Tonight's is Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, "a heart-rending tale of a social outcast's sacrifice for love." Check below for the full schedule.
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Tuesday, August 22 La Traviata Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 23 Rigoletto Central Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 25 La Traviata Marine Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, August 26 Rigoletto Orchard Park, the Bronx
Tuesday, August 29 La Traviata Richmond County Ball Park, Staten Island
Wednesday, August 30 Rigoletto Cunningham Park, Queens
Friday, September 1 La Traviata Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ
Saturday, September 2 Rigoletto Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick Park, NJ
For directions to performance sites, rain dates, or additional
information about the "Met in the Parks" concert series, call the
Metropolitan Opera at (212) 362-6000.
http://visit.metopera.org/t?ctl=123564D:472900E
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Oh the Weight of It All
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Date: Saturday, August 25th & 26th
Time: Sundown
Location: The Rooftop of 210 Cook Street, Bushwick
Cost: Free
Summary: In Oh the Weight of It All, artists Ian Epps, Darrin Martin, Shana Moulton, Blithe, Riley, Eva Teppe, and DJ Walsh present a series of site-specific looping audio and video works. "Centered on the theme 'gravity,' the works collectively comment on the physical and psychological impact this invisible force has on human navigation and perception." More info after the jump.
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Sound artist Ian Epps premieres his new sound sculpture, Untitled in which balloon-like ‘Ashrams’ float suspended in the air. Headphones link the listener to the object broadcasting Epps’s new original compositions. The piece is both meditative and metaphorical evoking an illustrative study of an individual’s personal sanctuary, dream-like states of emotional release, and the conflict of being firmly planted to the ground.
Darrin Martin’s new work was initially inspired by a book-on-tape version of James Gleick’s Isaac Newton bought at a truck stop. His video Sensorial Principia, “celebrates the specialization of knowledge through the rubbing of an iconic pinnacle of scientific achievement against the artistic ambivalence of the human body.” Martin’s work questions the access points, as well as the goals of the producers and distributors of human knowledge.
Shana Moulton’s video Inside the Mountain Where Everything is Upside-Down presents an interior space that resembles a familiar domestic setting but exhibits physical properties that defy the laws of nature. Household rituals meant to reduce stress trigger a disruption in the space-time continuum, causing objects in the room to have supernatural properties. The bewildered protagonist unsuccessfully attempts to restore natural order to the space until she accepts its irrational logic.
Blithe Riley’s site-specific video projection uses looping repetition to highlight the labor of repetitive action. In Wat(h)er Fall, a performer moves through an old twenty-foot metal frame defunct water tower base, in an endless and goalless journey. The journey is broken into time frames, mirrored by the structural frames that dissect the physical object.
In Half Asleep, Eva Teppe works with various modes of extremely decelerated motion. By manipulating footage of “base-jumpers” performing their skydives, the artist dispels all sense of the danger posed by such reckless leaps. The “base-jumper” is made to look like a diver gliding through a fluid biotope, giving the impression of a sleepwalker, This mood is further heightened by the soundtrack composed by Finnish musician Mika Vainio.
In JD Walsh's Weekend, leisurely city dwellers engage in various weekend activities. The electronically removed background emphasizes and exaggerates the mundane tasks that we know as "free time". Actions become unhinged from their environments, gestures freed from governing laws of physics and society. For Oh, the Weight of it All Walsh presents "Weekend (reprise)", a two-channel version, in which these gestures are presented alongside those found in interior spaces, further complicating role of the body in and out of doors.
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Gimmie Solar Powered Shelter
FreeNYC Event Flyer
 Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (the East River between 18th and 23rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Gimme Shelter is a "landmark documentary about the tragically ill-fated Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969." The movie is showing as part of CitySol's Solar One, the City's first solar powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” which is aimed at inspiring New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.
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Sweatin' Out The Summer
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Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am
Location: The Delancy (168 Delancy)
Cost: Free
Summary: Sweat is closing out the summer with a top notch line up. Lowbudget makes the trip up from Philly and is joined by DJ Moe Choi, Erik The Red, Reverend McFly and Erminatti. Plus 2 for 1 Heinies from 9 to 11.
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Dave Hillyard 5
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 Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 10:00pm - 1:30am* (doors @ 7pm
Location: Detour (249 East 13th Street)
Cost: Free (2 drink minimum)
Summary:Saxophonist The Slackers as well as frontman of his own Rocksteady 7. Additionally, Hillyard has appeared with Rancid, Skinnerbox, The Stubborn All Stars, and the Version City All Stars. Tonight, Dave plays with his Dave Hillyard 5. "Expect a free ranging musical discussion between reggae percussion, R'n'B... and spacey dub. There is no cover but there is a two drink minimum.
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* note: these times are approximate as they are the usual set times for Detour. In the past, Dave Hillyard has gone on at 10 instead of 9:30. Please check with the venue for accurate times.
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7" VS 12"
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Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 10:00pm - real late
Location: Galaxie Nightclub (55-07 Metropolitan Ave, Ridgewood BK)
Cost: $5
Summary: With 18 DJs to dance to, along with bowling and pinball, DJ $mall ¢hange's VS party may just be worth the long taxi ride. There will be "18 DJs, 9 a side, representing their formats. Northern soul,
heavy funk, garage rawk. Deep disco, electro and early haus. 2 floors so you can wander at your own free will. Bowling. Galaxie has a two lane bowling alley in their basement, with some vintage pinball/video games to boot." DJ list and directions after the jump.
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For the Sevens:
Greg Tormo
DJ Hardtop
Alec D. (APT)
Lex (Discovery)
Jeff Dynamite, Quincy, Leon (Truth and Soul)
Soul Cracker and Inbetween
$mall ¢hange
For the Twelves:
Ron Morelli (Reagan Disco Headache)
Pappawheelie (Electrodiscopunks)
Lupe Loop and Alfredo
Shakewell and Duckcomb (Sharegroove)
Catalyst and Simonetti (Rubulad, Troubleman Unlimited)
plus a surprise. Maybe.
DIRECTIONS:
Its about a 10 minute drive from Williamsburg and about $8. This is highly recommended due to the train proximity. otherwise:
TRAINS (not close) - Take the JMZ to Myrtle Ave, from there take the M to Forest Ave. (about a 10-12 block walk from there) or take the L to dekalb. (about a 12 block walk) the Q54 bus goes down Grand Ave. to Metropolitan Ave. Get off at the first stop after you pass mcdonalds.(we are across from a rite-aid drug store)
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Miss Williamsburg Wants You!
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Date: Friday, August 25th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Miss Williamsburg (205 Kent)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Brooklyn Brew 10 to 11
Summary: With summer winding down, try and get those last couple outdoor nights in before the chilly temps return. Come party in the garden of Miss Williamsbug for New York F&%kin City tonight with DJs Jedi, Kech and Canos Tera. Plus free Brooklyn beer from to til 11.
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Delicious Sandwich Social
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Picnic House at Prospect Park, Brooklyn (map)
Cost: One full deliucious sandwich
Summary: It's time for the 2nd Annual Delicious Sandwich Social! Bring a full sandwich and submit it to the advisary board. They will label your sandwich and slice it in half. You will keep one half and receive one half of someone else's delicious sandwich to enjoy. Find your new friend, throw a frisbee and have fun. There will also be cupcakes on hand and one sandwich half will contain a "Golden Ticket" for a prize package. FAQ below.
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Delicious Sandwich Social FAQ's
1. Is this event free?
Yes, all you need to participate is a sandwich.
2. Can I bring a hot sandwich?
Sure, but remember, you will only be trading one half of your sandwich
so make sure what you bring is also something you like.
3. Who will be inserting the Golden Ticket?
The Golden Ticket will be insterted by Jon Friedman. He is ineligible
from winning the prize.
4. What is the prize package?
That will be revealed during the actual event.
5. Will there be a man in a sandwich suit hanging around and taking
pictures with us?
I surely hope so.
6. Will persons with dietary restrictions (ie. veg.) be paired with
another of the same restrictive family?
Yes, they absolutely will. The DSS is diet restriction friendly.
7. I make several "mean" sandwiches...what if I want to bring more
than one?
That is absolutely acceptable. The more sandwiches the better!
8. What if it is raining?
If it is raining check the website for up to the minute notifications.
9. Are you serious?
Yes
10. What happens after all of the sandwiches are traded?
Then we eat them. You're free to do whatever you like (no hitting.)
It'll be like a fun day in the park and such.
11. Can I bring my dog?
Uh-huh.
12. Can I bring my baby?
Yes
13. Instead of a sandwich can I bring a wrap?
Are you asking about wraps? Wraps? YOU WANT A WRAP? There's no wraps,
there's no wraps at the DSS!
14. What about a panini?
Yeah, sure.
15. We can buy our sandwiches, right?
Yes, you can bring a purchased sandwich. You are not forced to have to
make one. Either way, it's up to you.
16. Is it true that the First Annual Delicious Sandwich Social spawned
a Sydney Sandwich Social in Australia?
Yes, it is true. They even asked for my permission.
17. How was the First Annual Delicious Sandwich Social?
It was fun.
18. Will a "Sand Witch" be there?
Yeah.
Directions:
Enter from Grand Army Plaza or 3rd St. Entrance. We'll be somewhere
between the 'G' and the 'M' in the words 'Long Meadow' on the black
and white map (near the Picnic House.)
Grand Army Plaza is formed by the intersection of Flatbush Ave.,
Eastern Parkway, Prospect Park West and other streets.
By Public Transportation: (click here for MTA map)
2 or 3 Train to Grand Army Plaza station
Q Train to 7th Ave. Station (Flatbush Ave.)
B-41 or B-71 Bus along Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza
B-69 Bus along Prospect Park West
By Car:
From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army
Plaza
From BQE: Take BQE to Tillary St. exit, left on Flatbush Ave. to Grand
Army Plaza
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Labyrinth at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Sony Wonder Technology Lab (Sony Plaza Public Arcade 56th and Madison)
Cost: Free with Reservations (Call 212.833.7858 Begining the Monday of each screening week)
Summary: Well, you know what they say... better late than never. We were so focused on all of the outdoor movie screenings that we missed the ones inside. So now we redeem ourselves by letting you know that the Sony Wonder Technology Lab will be screening the 80's gem, Labyrinth. The HD theater only holds 73 people so you better call well in advance for your seat.
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2006
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Lincoln Center's South Plaza
Cost: Free
Summary: Summer 2006 makes summer number 6 of Lincoln Center-based celebrations honoring the spontaneous oral poetic traditions of the Caribbean, the U.S., Native America, Africa, Mexico and Latin America. The fesitval, entitled 'La Casita', celebrates the spirit and soul of Blues. La Casita will be featuring urban poets, spoken word artists and street corner fulminators who will join the traditional music and dance performers on stages not just at Lincoln Center, but also in various neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Read more for a full list of today's performers.
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Zeybrah - Senegalese-Cuban explosion
Zemog El Gallo Bueno - Outrageous Puerto Rican-Cuban fusion
Imani Uzuri - heartfelt singing stories
Morley - Soul sister chanteuse
John Farris - Loisaida golden era poet
Yunghen Lamo - Voice of Tibet
Roger Bonair Agard - poet of Calypso mythology
Sheila Maldonado - New generation Latina poet
Monika Jalili; NoorSaaz - Iranian music and poetry
Matices Andinos - Sounds of the Andes
Samba School for Social Justice - Samba, Rap, Justice
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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Marcus Garvey Park (125th St. and 5th Ave.)
Cost: Free
Summary: This two day celebration honors the late, great Charley Parker and features a slew of Jazz-world luminaries performing for free in the neighborhoods where the man himself lived and worked. Today's performances include Greg Osby, the Sonny Fortune Quartet, George Coleman and a special 85th birthday celebration for Chico Hamilton
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Smitten Art Opening
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: Giant Robot NY (437 E. 9th St., btwn 1st Ave. & Ave. A)
Cost: Free
Summary: This group show is also a one year anniversary of Giant Robot's East Village location and should be a fun time. The artists use all sorts of different mediums in their interpretation of the word/concept "smitten," featuring work by Calef Brown, Jen Corace, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Albert Reyes, Christopher Silas Neal, Kelly Lynn Jones, Jack Long, Brian Ralph, Evah Fan and Deth P. Sun. I'm betting on at least one vinyl toy.
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Style Wars Break Out in Mccarren Park
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer btw Driggs and Bayard)
Cost: Free
Summary: There seems to be no end to what can happen at the McCarren Park Pool this summer. Tonight join The L magazine at this empty-cement-hipster-hangout for their summer movie screening series, Summerscreen. On the big screen tonight is the graffiti classic, Style Wars. Making this evening extra special is ambient hip hop DJ, DJ Spooky and Worange Drexlar.
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Negroclash Rebounds at the Beach
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Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Water Taxi Beach, LIC (Click for Directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Rebound party series continues tonight at the Water Taxi Beach, an outdoor spot in LIC complete with food, beers, and imported Jersey sand. Tonight Negroclash brings Negroclash DJ Duane, DJ Lindsey, and DJ Language for their first gig together in over a year.
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Met in the Parks
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Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Orchard Park, Bronx (directions)
Summary: The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Met in the Parks concerts with eight free performances. Tonight's is Rigoletto, "a moving musical portrait of a hunchback court jester who loses his beloved daughter in an ironic twist of fate." Check below for the full schedule.
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Tuesday, August 22 La Traviata Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 23 Rigoletto Central Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 25 La Traviata Marine Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, August 26 Rigoletto Orchard Park, the Bronx
Tuesday, August 29 La Traviata Richmond County Ball Park, Staten Island
Wednesday, August 30 Rigoletto Cunningham Park, Queens
Friday, September 1 La Traviata Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ
Saturday, September 2 Rigoletto Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick Park, NJ
For directions to performance sites, rain dates, or additional
information about the "Met in the Parks" concert series, call the
Metropolitan Opera at (212) 362-6000.
http://visit.metopera.org/t?ctl=123564D:472900E
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Underground and Under Water with Solar Powered Films
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (the East River between 18th and 23rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Tonight take a look at 2 films on NYC infrastucture, Contested Streets "covers the streets from the pre-automobile era to today" while The Water Underground "goes under the surface for a glimpse of where our water comes from." The movie is showing as part of CitySol's Solar One, the City's first solar powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” which is aimed at inspiring New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.
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Tramp Camp
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Fontanas (105 Eldridge St btw. Grand and Broome)
Cost: $5 for bands
Open Bar: Newcastle, 10-11 (downstairs only)
Summary: "Come out and celebrate all things summer. Color war canteen, camping, getting to 2nd base and panty raids. Bone up on your Meatballs, Porky's and all those camp time classics because we are celebrating adulthood by getting plastered, dancing to amazing music and eating blow pops. Live performances by The Groove Bros, Death Mask and Chin Chin. Upstairs DJs Delic/Humblaya (Groove Bros, Methods NYC) and Hot Miami (Hi Society)." Link.
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We Gonna Get You Crunk
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 Date: Saturday, August 26th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome St. at Forsyth)
Cost: Free
Summary: FreeNYC Fav and Bugjuice alum DJ Morsy takes over Happy Ending tonight with a special crunked up birthday bash. Not sure what's gonna go down but expect drunken antics and some of the best DJing in the city.
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Gender Equality Festival
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 Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Von King Park (Bed-Sty, Brooklyn)
Cost: Free, but GGES requests you register here or contact Jessica at 718-857-1393.
Summary: Brooklyn's first ever Gender Equality Festival promises to be a great and informative time for every Barbie loving guy and G.I. Joe loving femme in the five boroughs. Featured performers include hip hop artist Carlethal, poet and educator Piper Anderson, and singer/songwriter Chris Pureka. Also present will be 70 different community-based activism groups, and a handful of local and state polititians. All that plus free food giveaways and other workshops for adults and children will make for a fabulous, non-judgemental time in the Brooklyn sun!
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McCarren Park Pool Party With The Walkmen
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Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Pool @ McCarren Park (directions)
Cost: Free
Summary: What do you get when you cross Pool Parties with Williamsburg? No no, not a bunch of wet hipster haircuts but a free summer concert series in McCarren Park's emptied out pool. The Pool Parties feature some of the best bands and DJs Brooklyn has to offer. And when you aren't listening to music there is plenty going on, jump in a game of dodgeball, buy some Brooklyn Brew, grab a burger, play on a 27 foot slip n’ slide, or lay out and tan your tattoos. Today playing in the pool are The Walkmen, Dr. Dog, Human Television, Elvis Perkins and DJ Mikey Palms.
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See and Be Scene Music and Art Festival
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 Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 2:00pm - 12:00am
Location: Galapagos (70 N. 6th St at Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: With 17 bands, 4 DJ sets, burlesque, and film screenings, the Third Annual See and Be Scene Festival is a day long sensory explosion. From hip hop to indie rock, soul to funk and even "Grrrrl Pop Rock" no genre or style is left out of this celebration of breaking music and art. See the full band list below and check the site for full info.
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This year’s featured acts include: Experimental Hip Hop Fusion from Mental Notes and Smokifantastic; R&B/Soul from Becca’s Brew and Shelly Bhushan; Surf Psychobilly from Goblin Market, El Jefe vs. Demons and 10 Cent Fuck Flicks; Alternative Rock from His Mighty Robot, Travis Raab’s Killing Country, Vehicles of Light and Love Down; Funkadelic grooves from Del Jugo and Uncle Funk; Indian influenced rock from Falu and My Pet Dragon; Grrrl Pop Rock from The Wardens; Burlesque by Red Hots Burlesque; DJ sets from Lauren Flax (White Lightning), Sam Hoyos (Playing Dead), Dennis B (Radio Raheem) and Bob.*
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2006
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Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Lincoln Center's South Plaza
Cost: Free
Summary: Summer 2006 makes summer number 6 of Lincoln Center-based celebrations honoring the spontaneous oral poetic traditions of the Caribbean, the U.S., Native America, Africa, Mexico and Latin America. The fesitval, entitled 'La Casita', celebrates the spirit and soul of Blues. La Casita will be featuring urban poets, spoken word artists and street corner fulminators who will join the traditional music and dance performers on stages not just at Lincoln Center, but also in various neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Read more for a full list of today's performers.
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Ilu Aye - Drumming of the world
Semilla - Huasteco and Jarocho Son
Ishmael Reed - pre-eminent African-American poet
Salman Ahmad - New Pakistani songs
Victor Hernandez - Nuyorican veteran poet
Matices Andinos - Sounds from the Andes
Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin - spiritual moments
Abdou Mboup - Senegaliese Kora master
Los Juglares - Bolero music
U K'ayil-Kah - Contemporary Mayan sounds
Alma Moyo - Pan Caribbean next wave
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A Taste Of Brooklyn
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 Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 2:00pm - 12:00am
Location: Miss Williamsburg (205 Kent)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Brooklyn Brew from 2 to 3
Summary: Next week will be your last chance to get A Taste Of Brooklyn, so I suggest you head out to Miss Williamsburg today. On deck today is Alexi Delano, Tim Xavier, Alka-Rex, Mike Bryant and Leonard De La Posso. Plus you got free Brooklyn Beer from 2 til 3.
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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
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Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Tompkins Square Park (7th St., btwn Ave. A & B)
Cost: Free
Summary: This two day celebration honors the late, great Charley Parker and features a slew of Jazz-world luminaries performing for free in the neighborhoods where the man himself lived and worked. Today's performances include David Sanchez, Ray Mantilla, the JoAnne Brackeen Quartet and a special 85th birthday celebration for Chico Hamilton (hey, when you're 85, you too can have two days worth of birthday).
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Princess Mononoke Comes to Solar Powered Films
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 Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Stuyvesant Cove Park (the East River between 18th and 23rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Catch Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, "the mythological tale of a war between encroaching civilization and the beast gods of the forest" on the big screen today. The movie is showing as part of CitySol's Solar One, the City's first solar powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” which is aimed at inspiring New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.
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Avaaz Summer Sessions
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 Date: Sundays through September
Time: 9:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Karma (51 1st St.)
Cost: Free
Summary: Avaaz bring their unique blend of bhangra beats to the LES for a sunday evening summer series. Each week, residents DK and Dimmsummer will be joined by some of the freshest beat makers for DJ sets, live acoustic jams, hookahs, carrom, and chilled libations. Tonight features spceial guests MC NapSolo (beatbox) and Jack Walker (sax) from Is.What who will join the Avaaz ensamble for a night of live, interactive hip-hop.
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ASSSSCAT 3000
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Date: Every Sunday
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (307 W. 26th St. @ 8th Ave.)
Cost: Free
Summary: Definitely some of the most fun you can have with your friends without going to a club or bar. Asssscat improv has been going on for years and every time I've been it's always been hillarious (yes, hillarious). It's hosted by Amy Poehler and always features a who's who of comedy writers from The Daily Show, Conan, SNL and tons of others and they're all surprisingly good improv performers. Celebrities (actual cool ones) frequently drop by to hone their skills. Tickets are distributed at 8:15, but definitely get there earlier. It really is a lot of fun AND they serve beer!
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Survival Sundays
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 Date: Sunday, August 27th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Vault Lounge at Element (225 E. Houston at Essex)
Cost: Free before 11, ($3 after)
Summary: Dave Q brings the NYC dubstep crew to the revamped Element tonight for an evening of bass-driven, reggae tinged, beats. Expect everything from roots to dancehall, dubstep and beyond. "On bill this Sunday expect original dubstep material from 2 of the
scene's rising talents. Grapes has releases forthcoming on Moldy's
Heavy Pressure label, and Secret Agent Gel will be responsible for the
debut release on Dub War Recordings. Catch these 2 on the Vault's
heavyweight soundsystem alongside Soulfire founder Seckle dropping
broken beat and dancehall."
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2006
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Date: Monday, August 28th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Teatro Pregones, 571-575 Walton Ave, Bronx
Cost: Free
Summary: Summer 2006 makes summer number 6 of Lincoln Center-based celebrations honoring the spontaneous oral poetic traditions of the Caribbean, the U.S., Native America, Africa, Mexico and Latin America. The fesitval, entitled 'La Casita', celebrates the spirit and soul of Blues. La Casita will be featuring urban poets, spoken word artists and street corner fulminators who will join the traditional music and dance performers on stages not just at Lincoln Center, but also in various neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Read more for a full list of today's performers.
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Los Juglares - Bolero music
Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin - spiritual moments
Ishmael Reed - pre-eminent African-American poet
Victor Hernandez - Nuyorican veteran poet
U K'ayil-Kah - Contemporary Mayan sounds
Alma Moyo - Pan Caribbean next wave
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Jazzmobile: Charli Persip
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 Date: Monday, August 28th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: 114th st. and Morningside Ave. (next to pond)
Cost: Free
Summary: Charli Persip has been a jazz drummer since long before most of our faithful readers were even in swaddling clothes. In the 50's he played with Dizzie Gillespie's big band and quintet. He went on to accompany jazz heavyweights such as Dinah Washington, Roland Kirk and Lee Morgan for the better part of the last century. Today he is considered to be jazz royalty. Brooklynites, this is surely worth the trek to Harlem. Guaranteed.
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Free VMA Kick Off Concert Tickets
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Hi readers... here's a short, quick one for you. We've got a pair of tickets to todays VMA kickoff with All American Rejects, Rihanna, New Found Glory, Chamillionaire, and Cartel in Battery Park. Be the first one to hit us up at rsvp@freenyc.net with the name of this years host and you've got them. All gone, but look out for more give-aways in the future.
Check out the VMA mini-site
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2006
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Date: Tuesday, August 29th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Langston Hughes Library,101-01 North Blvd., Queens
Cost: Free
Summary: Summer 2006 makes summer number 6 of Lincoln Center-based celebrations honoring the spontaneous oral poetic traditions of the Caribbean, the U.S., Native America, Africa, Mexico and Latin America. The fesitval, entitled 'La Casita', celebrates the spirit and soul of Blues. La Casita will be featuring urban poets, spoken word artists and street corner fulminators who will join the traditional music and dance performers on stages not just at Lincoln Center, but also in various neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Read more for a full list of today's performers.
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Zeybrah - Senegalese-Cuban explosion
Semilla - Huasteco and Jarocho Son
Roger Bonair Agard - poet of Calypso mythology
Letitia Guillory - Storytelling from the edge
Yunghen Lamo - Voice of Tibet
Ilu Aye - Drumming of the world
Matices Andinos - Sounds from the Andes
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Charlie Parker Block Party
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 Date: Tuesday, August 29th
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 285 East 3rd St btw. Ave. C & D
Cost: Free
Summary: Celebrate Charlie Parker's birthday with an evening street party featuring spoken word readings, dancing, and a live performances. The Hungry Marching Band will be on hand with their unique synergy of a LES dance party and a football halftime show.
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Michel Gondry at the Apple Store
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 Date: Tuesday, August 29th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Apple Store Soho (103 Prince St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Get the chance to peek into the mind of a one of today's hottest filmmakers as Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind Director and personal hero Michel Gondry pops by the Apple store. "Michel will discuss his narrative, documentary, and music video work, including his upcoming film, 'The Science of Sleep.'"
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Rear Window Rounds Out The Summer Screenings
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 Date: Tuesday, August 29th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: VENUE CHANGE: Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University
Cost: Free
Summary: Well as the summer winds down so do the outdoor movie screenings. Gat a dose of Hitchcock tonight with his 1954 classic Rear Window. "The tale of a wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder." [UPDATE: Due to the bda weather the outdoor screening is moving indoors.]
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Ghost Dog Screening
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 Date: Tuesday, August 29th
Time: 8:00pm (screening at 9:00pm)
Location: Galapagos Art Space (70 N 6th St at Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: The L Magazine's SummerScreen series leaves the pool tonight but continues to bring fine, free movies with a screening of my favorite Jim Jarmusch work, Ghost Dog. With Mafiosos, an urban samauri, a french ice-cream man, passenger pigeons, and a soundtrack from the RZA, this one is not to be missed. In fact, its worth it just to watch Forest Whitaker twirl his laser-scoped firearms like samauri swords!
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'Kill Your Idols' DVD Release Party
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 Date: Tuesday, August 29th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: The Manor (78 8th Ave bet. 13th and 14th)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Coors Light and Stoli, 10-11
Summary: Join filmmaker S.A.Crary (DJing), Dan Braun of Circus Mort, and nightlife mainstay Michael T at the weekly Trashion party to celebrate the 'Kill Your Idols' DVD release. Alister Doomington's Eli Escobar will also on hand to spin a special set of rock and roll and new wave.
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2006
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Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: La Plaza Cultural, East 9th St and Ave C
Cost: Free
Summary: Summer 2006 makes summer number 6 of Lincoln Center-based celebrations honoring the spontaneous oral poetic traditions of the Caribbean, the U.S., Native America, Africa, Mexico and Latin America. The fesitval, entitled 'La Casita', celebrates the spirit and soul of Blues. La Casita will be featuring urban poets, spoken word artists and street corner fulminators who will join the traditional music and dance performers on stages not just at Lincoln Center, but also in various neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Read more for a full list of today's performers
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Salman Ahmad - New Pakistani songs
Gazpacho Andalu - Flamenco Nouveau
Sheila Maldonado - New generation Latina poet
Monika Jalili - Iranian music and poetry
Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin - spiritual moments
Yunghen Lamo - Voice of Tibet
Monika Jalili; NoorSaaz - Iranian music and poetry
Alma Moyo - Pan Caribbean next wave
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Barefoot in the Park at HIP Movie Night
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 Date: Tuesday, August 8th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Elevated Acre (55 Water Street)
Cost: Free
Summary: HIP kicks off their outdoor movie series tonight with a screening of Barefoot in the park. "Robert Redford (Paul) and Jane Fonda (Corie) star as newlyweds adjusting to life in their new, very small New York City apartment. Paul's working hard at starting his career as a lawyer while Corie's eager to be romantic and spontaneous, giving the two plenty to squabble about. The movie also features Mildred Natwick as Corie's mother and Charles Boyer as the elderly bohemian neighbor."
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Lonely Planet Party
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 Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Galapagos Art Space (70 N 6th St at Wythe, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: "This evening will feature staffers from Lonely Planet, the leading global travel book company, and Roadtrip Nation, a cross country collegiate movement that empowers students to hit the road and define their own paths in life. The event will feature screenings of the forthcoming new PBS show season, Lonely Planet video clips, Q and A and a tour of the RTN touring RV which the students take out around the country."
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Bob Dylan Night
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 Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: KGB Bar (85 E. 4th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Bob Dylan's first new album in five years drops this month which means be on the look out for lots of Dylan-centric events. The first is this roundtable discussion at literary hang-out, KGB Bar. Join Ben Hedin, Bob Levinson, Mary Lee Kortes, Robert Polito, David Remnick and Alex Ross as they discuss the seminal songwriters life and times.
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Met in the Parks
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Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Cunningham Park, Queens (directions)
Summary: The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Met in the Parks concerts with eight free performances. Tonight's is Rigoletto, "a moving musical portrait of a hunchback court jester who loses his beloved daughter in an ironic twist of fate." Check below for the full schedule.
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Tuesday, August 22 La Traviata Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 23 Rigoletto Central Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 25 La Traviata Marine Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, August 26 Rigoletto Orchard Park, the Bronx
Tuesday, August 29 La Traviata Richmond County Ball Park, Staten Island
Wednesday, August 30 Rigoletto Cunningham Park, Queens
Friday, September 1 La Traviata Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ
Saturday, September 2 Rigoletto Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick Park, NJ
For directions to performance sites, rain dates, or additional
information about the "Met in the Parks" concert series, call the
Metropolitan Opera at (212) 362-6000.
http://visit.metopera.org/t?ctl=123564D:472900E
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Pull Out!
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 Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 11:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Lotus (411 W 14th St)
Cost: Free with RSVP, $5 w/o
Summary: To get your hump day party on tonight head over to Lotus for Pull Out. Hot Swap and Chef Sh*t play Crunk to French Electro, and everything in between.
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Calling All Kids
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 Date: Wednesday, August 30th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Sapphire Lounge (249 Eldridge St bet. Houston and Stanton)
Cost: Free
Summary: Saun Slaughter (Vicious/Lipstick) drops by from LA to DJs this end of summer edition of the brit-dance-rock-indie-tronic party that is Calling All Kids. It's so special that there's even $3 drinks all night as well as Tiga and MSTRKRFT give-aways all night!
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Free Donuts!
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 Date: Thursday, August 31st
Time: 10:00am
Location: Kid Robot (126 Prince St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Wipe the crust out of your eyes, grab a copy of coffee and head over to Kid Robot, like right now! This morning they are giving away free donuts, juice, and most importantly Donut Keychains. I'm not gonna lie, I think those things are pretty cute, but I'm still in BK in my jammies, so try and swing an extra one for me!
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Braindump 1.3
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 Date: Thursday, August 31st
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Fontanas (105 Eldridge bet Grand and Broome)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Mixed media swap meet. Donate old brainfood, score free new brainfood. Is it hot enough for you? Is your brain wilting? Perk it up. Bring any media -- CDs, books, comix, DVDs, etc -- you have already uploaded or wish to share with others. Get that media out of your life and into the brains of others."
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Central Park Makeout
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 Date: Thursday, August 31st
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Sheeps Meadow (enter at Central Park West and 66th)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Come hang out and make-out at Central Park's Sheeps Meadow. The makeout party is free, and for no particular cause, other than to promote shameless kissing in public. (This is a kissing-only event, so all you exhibitionists contain yourselves, please!). In conjunction with Central Park Makeout, The All State Café 250 w72nd St, just west of B-way) has agreed to do some cheap and fun drink pre and post makeout party.
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Camp Stain
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 Date: Thursday, August 31st
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Stain (766 Grand St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Stain, the little arts lounge dedicated to local libations and local talent, continue their end of the month themed parties tonight with Camp Stain, a celebration of all things awkward from your childhood summers. Don your scout outfit and enjoy campfire songs, grillings, smores, girls in scout outfits, and the sweet smell of citronella. We'll be in the back, playing spin the bottle with Bugjuice of course.
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Deluxe*
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 Date: Thursday, August 31st
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Lolita (266 Broome St)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Dr Maz has been treating NYC's most discerning indie audiophiles with a monthly dose of new and vintage indiepop, britpop, and french pop." Special guest DJ Ulta V (Rock Em Sock Em, Music is REversible) joins in the fun tonight.
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Punk Slope
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 Date: Thursday, August 31st
Time: 9:00pm (readings at 10:00pm)
Location: Bar 4 (444 7th Ave at 15th St, Park Slope)
Cost: Free
Summary: Its an assault of spoken word at Park Slope's weekly punk rock party, Punk Slope. As usual, DJ Nick Cain will spin punk, metal, hardcore, oi, ska, and more but tonight the Contemporary Press brings Tony O'Neill, Jay Brida, Mike Segretto, and Jess Dukes to the mic for a little spoken word slam style action. This is where its at if you don't want to leave the slope tonight.
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![Fool the World](_blank">Mondays,</a> an in depth look at some facet of the comic world. Tonight, comic scholar <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sanderson" target="_blank">Peter Sanderson</a> lectures on some of the biggest names in graphic novel history including Mark Gruenwald, Bob Hall, John Buscema & Paul Ryan.</p>
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<p><img alt="Book_72.jpg" src="http://www.freenyc.net/archives/images/Book_72.jpg" width="125" height="125" clas="floatimgleft" /><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, August 7th<br />
<strong>Time:</strong> 7:00pm - 8:30pm<br />
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