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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