Date: Monday, June 1st Time: 7:00pm Location: Barbés (376 9th St., Park Slope) Cost: Free
The Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series continues this evening with the New York Premier of Brent Stewart'sThe Lonely. "The Lonely is a revealing documentary portrait of filmmaker Harmony Korine during the production of his third feature film, Mister Lonely. Shot on location in Scotland, Paris, and Panama, each chapter presents the production process and the causal, day-to-day absurdities of the actor/impersonators featured in Mister Lonely." Stewart's eleven minute short, The Dirty Ones, opens the night. 21+
Check out a reading and panel discussion for the new mother-daughter anthology Because I Love Her at BookCourt editor Andrea N. Richesin and contributors Sheila Kohler, Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Emily Franklin, Elise Miller, Sara Woster, Heather Swain, Mary Haug and Catherine Crawford. The book features 34 women writers reflecting on the mother-daughter bond. Book trailer (who knew they even had those?) here.
Date: Monday, June 1st Time: 7:30pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St., W'burg) Cost: Free
Jen Dziura's long-running standup show continues tonight at Pete's Candy Store starring Jen Dziura's long-running standup show, starring Able Brown, Donald Stahl, John Anderson, and Joe Pontillo. Free candy for all.
Date: Monday, June 1st Time: 8:00pm Location: Butterfield 8 (5 East 38th St. btwn 5th and Madison) Cost: Free
Tonight is the Launch of Imprint-TV at Butterfield 8. The interactive event will preview the new website, imprint-tv.com, a news source dedicated to providing motivational and uplifting stories about real people in the New York Metro area. Complimentary wine provided by TEdwards Wines.
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd - Thursday, June 4th Time: 10:00am - 8:00pm Location: 145 West 18th Street Cost: Free entry
Hello, my name Lindsay and I have a handbag problem. I can't help it, I need more, just one more! Today is a very special sample sale featuring L.A.M.B. Handbags and Accessories, Jill Stuart Handbags, plus cool nylon and canvas bags from the Harajuku Lovers and Kidrobot. Prices will be highly discounted, but don't expect any of those fancy handbags to be super cheap even on sale.
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd Time: 4:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Ulysses Bar (58 Stone Street and Mill Lane) Cost: Free with RSVP
Today check out Signette a women's contemporary clothing line designed by Aysha Saeed. "She is an up and coming NYC designer featured on Good Morning America, Vogue, InStyle and Women's Wear Daily, and her collection is sold in over 100 boutiques nationwide." A block party on Tuesday outside Ulysses Bar this evening will give you a
curbside Fashion show of Aysha Saeed's Spring/Summer Collection plus 60% off retail prices, free makeovers by DuWop Cosmetics, free Consultation with our Fitness Guru, giveaways and much more.
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: The Kush (191 Chrystie St. at Stanton St.) Cost: Free
"It’s one small step for man, one potentially nausea-inducing leap for matrimony. A couple of space enthusiasts are getting married in zero gravity, so they’re throwing a party for what promises to be a history-making event. Drop in to get the how’s and why’s behind their wedding, which will take place aboard something called the 'Vomit Comet.' There’ll be space-themed music, free 'Space Food Sticks' to munch on, and a custom-made zero gravity wedding gown will even be on display."
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm Location: Storefront for Art and Architecture (97 Kenmare St) Cost: Free
'Reef', an interactive installation by LA-based architects Rob Ley and Joshua Stein, investigates the role emerging material technology can play in the sensitive reprogramming of architectural and public space. Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), a category of metals that change shape according to temperature, offer the possibility of efficient, fluid movement without the mechanized motion of earlier technologies. Reef redefines the role of architectural envelope by capitalizing on these emerging material technologies to imbue space with behavioral qualities. In this installation ,the public engages in the new social nuances revealed as exhibition is redefined by exploding the perceived 'wall' separating private and public space. The responsive membrane creates a diverse range of porous and dynamic enclosures capable of producing sophisticated, flexible responses to an existing program. Reef creates an interior condition which reacts according to an exterior street-scape, and reasserts an active role in shaping that public space.
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd Time: 8:00pm Location: Living Theatre (21 Clinton St off Ave B) Cost: Free
The Living Theatre announces a screening of KERESÖK (Searchers), a film of the play based on Péter Molnar's surreal Hungarian novel. The story in the film is set in Budapest, but the surreal stage techniques deny any locality. It’s an unconventional film of avant-garde theatre. The stage play was filmed in part by the by Danube TV. Péter Molnar, formerly a member of The Hungarian Parliament, will himself be present here at The Living Theatre, available for a talk-back with the audience after the screening. The movie is in Hungarian with English subtitles.
Date: Tuesday, June 2nd Time: 8:00pm Location: The Living Theatre (21 Clinton Street) Cost: Free
"The Living Theatre announces a screening of KERESÖK (Searchers), a film of the play based on Péter Molnar's surreal Hungarian novel. Molar and his team made the novel KERESÖK into a radio play, and then into a stage play that won accolades as both the Best Alternative Play and the Best Independent Play in Hungary. The play's director, Vilmos Vajdai, won the award for the most creative use of visual and sound effects for this extraordinary film. The story in the film is set in Budapest, but the surreal stage techniques deny any locality. It’s an unconventional film of avant-garde theatre. The stage play was filmed in part by the by Danube TV. Péter Molnar, formerly a member of The Hungarian Parliament, will himself be present here at The Living Theatre, available for a talk-back with the audience after the screening. The movie is in Hungarian with English subtitles."
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm Location: The Bryant Park Reading Room (42nd Street btwn the back of the NYPL & 6th Ave by burgundy and white umbrellas) Cost: Free
"Word for Word continues at Bryant Park this week and carries on through August. Authors and celebrities speak about their recent successes and their thoughts on being a writer. Book sales will be provided on-site by Mobile Libris. Today, award-winning satirist Christopher Buckley offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a loved-one, while telling a personal story of life with legends
Sammy Bananas (Fool's Gold/Certified Bananas) and Skinny Friedman's (Philadelphyinz) spin assorted hipster jams and personal favorites at the weekly Player's Club party. Expect a mixed bag of party rockin beats from two of the city's best. Highly Recommended. 21+
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd Time: 10:00pm Location: Sutra (16 1st Ave bet. 1st and Houston) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: 10 - 11
"Planet Rump will be tag-teaming with The Beatards tonight for a freak-a-listic night of funky beats and sweaty dancing. Put that nine-to-five up on the shelf and live your life off the wall!" 21+
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd Time: 10:00pm Location: The Annex (152 Orchard St., Basement) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Trouble & Bass is back with a new party called No Escape from New Yorkand will feature rotating Trouble & Bass DJ's (Drop The Lime, AC Slater, Star Eyes and The Captain) and Special Guests from around the globe. The party will be held the 1st Wednesday of every month. At tonight's very first installment is Dre Skull who is celebrating his record release for 'I Want You' EP released on MixPak Records."
Date: Thursday, June 4th Time: 10:00am - 4:30pm Location: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library (Grand Army Plaza) Cost: Free
"Lil Mama, Brooklyn-raised teen pop star and judge on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, will join Brooklyn Public Library to officially launch this year’s Summer Reading program during a free Block Party celebration for families at Central Library... Lil Mama will read to local children, speak about her special connection to Brooklyn, promote literacy, sign autographs and be available for media interviews. Live entertainment and fun activities for children and families will take place throughout the day." Full schedule after the jump.
10:00am - Louie Miranda from Jerry Joy Music in Dweck
10:30am - Lil Mama reads to local children (open to media, but not to public)
11:00am - Press conference with Lil Mama, Elected Officials, and BPL’s Executive Director, Dionne Mack-Harvin
11:30am - Lil Mama and others available for interviews
11:30am - Ringling Brothers perform on Plaza
12:00pm - Lil Mama autograph signing
12:00pm - Lost in the Stacks performs (BPL librarians’ band)
1:15pm - Capoiera team performs (students from KIPP AMP Academy)
2:00pm - Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
3:30pm - Care Bears on Fire Perform
Other Activities Throughout Day:
- Balloon Sculptures with Special Officer Ray Santana
- Kidsmobile and Bibliobus
- Eco-friendly arts-n-crafts from Habana Outpost
- Face painting
Date: Thursday, June 4th - Wednesday, June 10th Time: All Day Location: Times Square (44th Street and Broadway) Cost: Free
"Acclaimed pop artist Robert Indiana’s iconic HOPE sculpture will come to Times Square at 44th Street and Broadway... The 6-foot, one-and-one-half ton stainless steel sculpture will be on public display at the Crossroads of the World. The sculpture’s arrival in Times Square was facilitated by the Times Square Alliance, which will be coordinating public art projects throughout the summer in and around Times Square, with a special focus on the newly-created Broadway plazas. Robert Indiana is best known for his internationally recognized LOVE sculpture, versions of which can be found around the world... With the letters stacked atop another and its distinctive tilted “O,” LOVE is one of the most widely recognized and reproduced images in contemporary art. HOPE is the artist’s long awaited follow up to that masterpiece." On view through June 10th.
Date: Thursday, June 4th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: 22 East 1st St (btwn Bowery & 2nd Ave, Ground Floor) Cost: Free with RSVP
"INPUT is a non profit arts journal published by an international ensemble of editors directed under a curatorial mandate on contemporary currents and cultural conditions. It offers independent expression within the multitude of art books, academic journals and über luxe magazines bound to conventional marketplace demands." Wine at the reception. More info here.
"Smack Mellon will host Cinema 16 as part of the gallery’s Press Play First Thursdays concert series. Doors open at 6pm for a free beer tasting sponsored by Kelso of Brooklyn and delicious treats from Sweet Tooth of the Tiger will be on sale... Cinema 16 pairs edgy contemporary musical artists with vintage films; curated by Molly Surno and produced by Greg Eggebeen... For this installment of Cinema 16, Nick Yulman & the Bone Conductor Mechanical score three films: Georges Méliès magical short L'homme orchestre (One Man Band), Charles Bowers’s long lost comical romp A Wild Roomer, and Maya Deren’s surrealist masterpiece Meshes of the Afternoon."
Date: Thursday, June 4th Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Location: The Change You Want To See Gallery (84 Havemeyer Street, Storefront) Cost: Free
"This Thursday evening artist and activist Martin Krenn will present his work that ranges from co-operative, socially committed and participatory projects to politically symbolic, provocative actions. Based in Vienna, Austria, Krenn is an artist, curator, filmmaker, and activist whose work focuses on strategies and methods of resistance to the governing relations of power. He uses different media such as photography, video and the internet to develop projects that are realized in exhibitions, the web and in public space. His talk will give insights in his newer projects where an extended concept of art, subversive techniques and testing the so-called 'freedom of art' are deployed mostly strategically." More info here.
Date: Thursday, June 4th Time: 8:00pm Location: Glasslands (289 Kent Ave at S 1st St, W'burg) Cost: Free
Greenpoint Sound Screen Design announces the arrival of their summer collection tonight with a party/presentation. "The entirely organic collection features vibrant colors, super soft fabric, environmentally responsible printing and original designs from three amazing graphic designers." Tonight's event comes packed with giveaways, free beer (PBR) early, and DJ sets from members of The National and Gang Gang Dance. 21+ [via myopenbar]
Date: Friday, June 5th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Free
Today is National Dough Day! Mmmmmmmmmmm! In honor of this very special day, Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts at participating locations. Dunkin' Donuts is gettin' in on the doughnut love as well, but you will have to purchase a beverage to receive a free doughnut.
Date: Friday, June 5th - Sunday, June 7th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Free
"Bushwick Open Studios is a self-organized art festival where anyone and everyone in the community is welcome to participate by presenting art work, organizing activities or helping to produce the event. The purpose is to create an open and inclusive event that benefits the entire community through the sharing of artistic projects and the encouragement of community interaction and dialogue. BOS is an art festival centered around the open studios of local artists. Also included are myriad other platforms for exhibiting and celebrating the creative energy of Bushwick. Anyone in the community is welcome to participate by presenting artwork, organizing activities or helping to produce the event." Map and program here.
Panty Raid continues tonight at Savalas with DJ and birthday boy, Cousin Cole. Sammy Bananas of Fools Gold/Certified Bananas fame will join him on the turntables and help him ring in his birthday and your Friday night right.
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm Location: Housing Works Bookstore (126 Crosby St) Cost: Free entry, $1 stuff
The Housing Works Annual Open Air Book Fair give you then chance to sort through tens of thousands of old books, records, and CDs. Collect those hidden gems for merely $1 and then hibernate for the winter with your new stack of used books. There is also clothing sold by the bag. [note: date changed due to expected weather]
The Annual Hunt's Point Fish Parade is back! "This year's theme is Riding The Wave of Change. We will follow last year's success and once again hold the festival in Barretto Point Park. Activities so far will include a Children's Arts Corner, boat rides, bird watching, a day-long basketball tournament, face painting, print-making, tons of great food and activities, live music and performances, and info about all your favorite Bronx-based organizations!"
Date: Friday, June 5th - Sunday, June 7th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Free
"Bushwick Open Studios is a self-organized art festival where anyone and everyone in the community is welcome to participate by presenting art work, organizing activities or helping to produce the event. The purpose is to create an open and inclusive event that benefits the entire community through the sharing of artistic projects and the encouragement of community interaction and dialogue. BOS is an art festival centered around the open studios of local artists. Also included are myriad other platforms for exhibiting and celebrating the creative energy of Bushwick. Anyone in the community is welcome to participate by presenting artwork, organizing activities or helping to produce the event." Map and program here.
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Bedford Avenue from North 4th Street to North 9th Street Cost: Free
"The WGA is pleased to announce its participation in 2009 Williamsburg Walks: Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue, from North 4th Street to North 9th Street, will be open
to pedestrians on six consecutive Saturdays this summer from noon to sunset. Starting Saturday, June 6, the WGA will bring the art of Williamsburg's galleries and the wider neighborhood to one block of Bedford. With creative programming, such as live music, performance art, installations, gallery booths, public art projects, activities for kids, and more, the WGA block of Williamsburg Walks will be a vibrant display of the diverse arts of the Williamsburg community." Details on WGA events after the jump.
Bedford Avenue b/w North 5th & North 6th
Slate Gallery will have a table featuring the work of Mr. Imagination, a charismatic and flamboyant outsider artist who creates sculptures in the vein of traditional African Art using found materials of all varieties. Works are available at many price levels. Chalk will be available all day for the community to draw on the street
12:00pm - 8:00pm - Wheel-throwing pottery demonstrations and instruction by local design showroom and ceramic studio Choplet.
2:00pm - Mamadou The Math: acoustic post-afrobeat band featuring members of the Superpowers afrobeat ensemble.
2:00pm - Local artist, Marc Breslin, will be making a long continuous drawing over the course of a few hours as a commentary on histories of violence.
Date: Saturday, June 6th and Sunday, June 7th Time: 1:00pm - 6:00pm Location: All along Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn Cost: Free
ARTWALK09 is a tour of open studios, exhibits, public art projects, and special events on Atlantic Avenue featuring over 250 artists across a wide range of media. In edition to the open studio tours, local businesses, galleries and more locations will host special events including music, film, vibrant public art projects, and activities for families and children of all ages.
Date: Saturday, June 5th Time: 1:00pm and 3:00pm Location: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Club (33 W 60th St off Columbus) Cost: Free
Two free concerts today as part of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center. This afternoon features Duende Quartet (1 PM) and Eli Yamin Blues Band (3 PM). "After they perform, ensembles tour internationally with The Rhythm Road to share their music with the world to promote cross-cultural understanding with special emphasis on countries not regularly visited by American musicians."
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: 4:00pm Location: Roosevelt Island (455 Main Street) Cost: Free
Don't miss 15 weeks of free live performances this summer on Roosevelt Island! Roosevelt Live this week features the sounds and dancers of The Vintage DJ. Highly acclaimed in his guise as The Vintage DJ, Jonathan Jacobs presents the authentic sounds of yesteryear as they were meant to be heard: spinning original 45's and 33's from the 1960's on two gorgeous tube-powered vintage record players. Jonathan Jacobs is a dj, director, writer, performer and filmmaker. As The Vintage DJ, he has been presenting "The Time Machine" on East Village Radio since 2003, critically acclaimed by Rolling Stone Magazine as an internet radio show to look out for. Full summer line up here.
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Headquarter's Studio (385 Broadway (btwn White & Walker St. 2nd Fl) Cost: Free
"Bird Beak is a collective founded by young New York City artists. This will be our third exhibition at the renowned alternative space Headquarters Studio. We invited select artists to make work in a uniform format. Individually each piece will provide a 12"x12" window into an artists world. Together, they will form a surreal movie reel that spans the entire gallery. One night only, with dancing to follow." Participating artists after the jump.
Including work from:
Christian Siriano, Ray Sell, Tuffer Weidner, Nick Dyball, Elizabeth Morahan, John Hagan, Seth Mulvey, Christopher Duffy, Greg Hedderman, Brendan Winick, John De la O, Miller Lopez, Jaz Harold, Heather Sporing, Ryan Beckwith, Donna Cleary, Augustus Nazzaro, Jazz-minh Moore, Eunkang Koh, Tim Francisco, Vicent Scala, Victor Cox, Jess Ruliffson, Diana Ho, Becca Kacanda, Samantha Hyatt, Jennifer Young, Justin Jordan, Abbey Beck, Meg Woodcheke, Carmelina Licata, Tom Pitili, Juilia Lachman, Eric Gallea, John Ryan Solis, Ameila Midori, Miller, The Nerds
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: 8:00pm Location: Hugs (106 North 6th St., W'burg) Cost: Free
"Going Steady is a weekly stand-up comedy show made for Williamsburg. Hosted by three smart, up-and-coming comics (Zachary Sims, Alex Grubard, Zach Broussard), Going Steady features the hottest and smartest talent in New York City. Expect a relaxed and fun atmosphere, which shouldn't be hard since all drinks are 2-for-1 during the show. Starting at 8 pm every Saturday night, Going Steady is the perfect kick-off to a fun night in one of Brooklyn's top neighborhoods."
Date: Saturday, June 6th Time: 9:00pm (doors 8:00pm) Location: Galapagos (16 Main Street, DUMBO) Cost: Free
Tonight check out Brooklyn's free springtime floating kabarette! "Floating Kabarette is [galapagos] flagship show and will present the work of... resident artists and the best of NYC's avant-garde cabaret artists. We'll be running it intermittently through the summer as we develop it, and then full time (every Saturday) in the fall." 21+
Date: Friday, June 5th - Sunday, June 7th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Free
"Bushwick Open Studios is a self-organized art festival where anyone and everyone in the community is welcome to participate by presenting art work, organizing activities or helping to produce the event. The purpose is to create an open and inclusive event that benefits the entire community through the sharing of artistic projects and the encouragement of community interaction and dialogue. BOS is an art festival centered around the open studios of local artists. Also included are myriad other platforms for exhibiting and celebrating the creative energy of Bushwick. Anyone in the community is welcome to participate by presenting artwork, organizing activities or helping to produce the event." Map and program here.
Date: Sunday, June 7th Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Solar 1 (East River Waterfront at East 23rd St) Cost: Free with RSVP
>"Come celebrate the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage in the U.S." It's the 6th Annual Loving Day Celebration with special guests DJ Dhundee and DJ Tyler Askew. Plus, there's free BBQ all day and free beer from 3-4. All ages!
Date: Sunday, June 7th Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Location: McNally Jackson Books (52 Prince Street between Lafayette and Mulberry in Nolita/SoHo) Cost: Free
"Tania James, author of Atlas of Unknowns and an instructor at Gotham Writers’ Workshop, will demystify the writing process at a free, introductory Fiction Writing class...Through short lectures and readings from her new novel, Atlas of Unknowns, Ms. James will reveal how writers craft fictional characters and bring them to life on the page. Participants are encouraged to bring pen and paper, as they will complete a short writing exercise designed to help them start their own work of fiction."
Date: Sunday, June 7th Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Location: 70th Street Plaza on the Hudson River Cost: Free
Beginning this Sunday and continuing through the 28th "the Piel Canela Dance and Music School, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the world of Salsa/Mambo and other Latin music and dance to non-professionals as well as professionals, will give free dance lessons in Summer on the Hudson’s annual Let’s Dance! Series. The school’s dance company has performed throughout North America, and at events such at the Latin Grammy Awards and the Puerto Rican Salsa Congress."
Date: Sunday, June 7th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Arlo & Esme (42 East 1st Street btwn 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
"Come out to "Buns and Puns" Free Stand Up Comedy Show! You get Free Homemade Buns by your Host Jonathan Powley. You also get a sick line up (not swine flu or anything like that) of comedians: Ali Wong, Mark Normand, Harrison Greenbaum, Dan Enfield and Dan Mahoney plus others will be perfoming for you! These folks have worked for Comedy Central and Late Night television shows! Come for the comedy, stay for the Free Buns and Drinks! No Cover, Not Drink Min, This Sunday we are giving out Free Jello shots too!"
Is your recession pricing keeping you from going to the theater? I have a solution for you! Check out a new production of Urinetown Off-Broadway at the West Side Theatre. The best party is its totally free! Additional performances Monday, June 8th at 2:00pm and 6:00pm. Cast after the jump. Update: Your presence is not welcome by the school at this show. Sorry for mix-ups.
Date: Mondays Time: 6:00pm - late Location: Royal Oak (594 Union Ave. at N11th St.) Cost: Free
Anonymous Comics presents a weekly open mic and comedy showcase at Williamsburg's Royal Oak. Hosted by Rhodees Pierre, Come early for an open mic and 2 for 1 drinks (6-8) and stay for the later showcase from 9-11 and an open improv workshop at 11:30. 21+
Date: Monday, June 8th Time: 7:00pm to sign up, games begin at 7:30pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St, W'burg) Cost: Free
Any faithful FreeNYC readers know that we would fail miserably at this one but maybe you don't rely on spell check the way we do. If you've got your etymology and Latin roots in order then take a stab at the weekly Williamsburg Spelling Bee at Pete's. Tonight kicks off their 9th season and the winner's grab themselves some free booze to help work away some of those smarty pants brain cells and even the playing field for next week. 21+
Date: Monday, June 8th Time: 8:00pm (6:30pm doors) Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St & Prospect Park West, Park Slope) Cost: Free ($3 suggested)
Prospect Park's Celebrate Brooklyn series kicks off tonight with Talking Heads frontman and all around musical hero, David Byrne. In this free concert, David Byrne will perform Music of David Byrne and Brian Eno, featuring material spanning his collaborations with Brian Eno: three Talking Heads albums, 1981’s groundbreaking My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, and last year’s Everything that Happens will Happen Today. An ensemble cast including dancers, background vocalists, and a singular band will amplify the spectacle. All Ages.
Date: Tuesday, June 9th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Museum Mile (5th Ave from 82nd to 105th) Cost: Free
Now in its 31st year, The Museum Mile Festival is the one time of year that nine of the country's finest museums, all ones that call Fifth Avenue home, collectively open their doors for free to New Yorkers and visitors for a mile-long block party and visual art celebration. This traffic-free, music and art-filled celebration fills the street and sidewalks of Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th street. Over 50,000 visitors attend the festival annually. Click here for map and schedule.
Date: Tuesday, June 9th Time: 6:00pm Location: Vintage Irving (118A E. 15th St.) Cost: Free
I wish I had some more finite details or maybe a flyer/link for this one because we're huge Cirque du Soliel fan’s over here (and huge free cocktail fans). Alas... this is what I've got... "Vintage Irving and Cirque du Soliel’s KOOZA bring you "an evening of intrigue and fascination" with Vintasia, featuring cocktail specials and demonstrations complimented by circus acts from the show. Per the Vintasia planners: "Allow us to mystify your mind ... and you just may come away with tickets to see KOOZA before it tumbles out of town."
Date: Tuesday, June 9th Time: 7:30pm Location: Ochi’s Lounge Downstairs at Comix (353 W. 14th Street) Cost: One item minimum
“Please Someone Kill Me” a Comedy Variety Show for cynics, metropolitan singles, and those that love them. Featuring comedian veterans Rachael Parenta and Hilary Schwartz, contributing writers to the new book 'What was I thinking?!.'"
Date: Tuesday, June 9th Time: 8:00pm Location: Bell House (149 7th St., P'Slope) Cost: Free
Bell House brings you your monthly installment of Secret Science Club, one of my favorite Brooklyn events. Come nerd it up with mind-blowing lectures, volatile cocktails, and chemically-altered sounds. Tonight, "dive into summer with marine biologist Jack Costello as he lectures on the spineless wonders of the world’s oceans. Cavort with gelatinous and ghostly creatures such as jellyfish (cnidarians) and their comb jelly brethren (ctenophores)...A professor of biology at Providence College and featured scientist in the PBS documentary The Shape of Life, Dr. Costello asks: Why do sea jellies have such creepy-seeming body forms? How do they kill their prey? Why is so little known about undersea invertebrates when they make up such an enormous part of Earth’s biomass?" Before and after groove to free-floating tunes and video from Davey Jones’ locker, try our aquatic cocktail, the Alien Stinger and stick around for the Q&A.
Date: Tuesday, June 9th Time: 9:00pm - 1:00am Location: Hudson Terrace (621 W. 46th St) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Hornitas
JellyNYC, those good folks that brought you lots of fine events at the McCarren Park Pool last year, move the good to the west side tonight for their first event of the season. Mischieve in the Garden of Agave features (most likely) some free Hornitas tequila and performances by Maluca, Blaqstarr, Paul Devro (Mad Decent), Cat Millar and a special performance by the sweet synth sounds of Golden Filter (worth going for them alone.) 21+
Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: 6:00pm –7:00pm Walking tours, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Poetry readings & musical performances Location: The pavilion in Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (61 Broadway btwn Rector St. and Exchange Alley) Cost: Free
"Bring your picnic baskets to the 'front lawn' of Poets House’s future home in Battery Park City for 'Poetic City,' an unforgettable evening of poetry readings and musical performances... The free, outdoor event will feature readings from some of the most prominent voices in poetry including Jane Hirshfield, Major Jackson, Ed Sanders, and Brenda Shaughnessy. Top musical artists Don Byron, Vijay Iyer and Joy Askew will perform the music of groundbreaking vocalist and composer Meredith Monk. Prior to the performances, Poets House will sponsor poetic walking tours of Battery Park City. The 20-minute tour will begin at 6:00pm at the Poets House booth... Poets House is a 50,000-volume poetry library and literary center that will be moving to Ten River Terrace in Battery Park City later this year."
Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: 7:30pm (6:30 practice round) Location: Chelsea Market (75 9th Ave.) Cost: Free
Know more about Kazakhstan than Borat? Then swing by tonight's Geography Bee hosted by comedian/encyclopedia editor team Jen Dziura and Meg Van Huygen. Come early for the practice round. Winners gets $40 cash. Open to all but only the first 20 can participate.
Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: 7:00pm Location: Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park (62nd Street) Cost: Free
"The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring will present a glittering concert starring three icons of Jewish music at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. The free concert will feature a fusion of sounds from the popular world-beat groove band Pharaoh’s Daughter, klezmer genius and clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness with DJ Socalled, and Broadway and Yiddish Theater star Mike Burstyn, in a program that will celebrate the diverse musical styles inspired by the great Yiddish culture of Eastern European Jewry."
Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: 7:30pm Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome Street between Forsyth & Eldridge) Cost: Free
"Leave Manhattan and enter the South without crossing a single bridge. This monthly reading series promises to have you savoring mint juleps while a honeysuckle breeze taps your shoulders. Southern transplants, aficionados and those looking for a happy ending, southern style, are cordially invited to attend. This month's features are:
DeLana R.A. Dameron, Jeanie Thompson, Rochelle Spencer and Ronnie Yates."
Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: 10:00pm Location: Annex, Downstairs (152 Orchard St) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Svedka, 10-11
David Bruno and Robot Blaire aka People Don't Dance No More kick off their new monthly residency in the Annex basement. The downstairs has recently been refit with a killer Yorkville sound system so expect their dirty blend of tech-disco to sound sweeter than ever. The duo are joined by Ghostly's own Michna and SV4 who are off to Sonar in Barcelona after the weekend. 21+
Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: 11:00pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St., W'burg) Cost: Free
"Andrés & Asia, an eclectic, international, and literate singer-songwriter duo, will bring their unique brand of well-crafted, bluesy rock to Pete's Candy Store this Wednesday, June 10th, at 11PM. With two critically acclaimed records to date, the duo have earned comparisons to Muse, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos, and something odd all whizzed together in a blender. The show will also feature Andreas Brade on percussion and Brooklyn's own MC, Dell Wells."
Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 4:30pm Location: Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway) Cost: Free
This afternoon check out a live musical performance and CD signing from the stars of West Side Story including Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Karen Olivo, Cody Green, George Akram and Curtis Holbrook. "The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as 'Something’s Coming,' 'Tonight,' 'America,' 'I Feel Pretty' and 'Somewhere.'”
Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Various Cost: Free
The Northside Festival beings tonight with and continues through the weekend. Kicking things off tonight, there will be live music in WGA Galleries. Participating galleries are: Art 101, Artbreak, Ch’i, Figureworks, Front Room, HQ, Like the Spice, McCaig-Welles, NURTUREart, Slate, and Spread Art. Full event details here.
Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: The FireStore (17 Greenwich Avenue) Cost: Free
Well hello there firemen! Meet your favorite Firefighters from the 2010 New York City Firefighters Calendar in person at their signing tonight. "Battman Studios, the original photographer of the New York City Firefighter "Hunks" Calendar, has been shooting the calendar since 1996, and his 2010 version continues the tradition of featuring our local heroes in famous NYC locations. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each calendar benefit the Staten Island Burn Center." Calendars are $14.99 each.
Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: KGB Bar (85 East Fourth Street) Cost: Free
Behind the Book is a literacy nonprofit working with low-income students in NYC public schools. Our mission is to excite children and young adults about reading. Working in the 1st-12th grades, we bring authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and nurture a new generation of book readers. Tonight's reading series features Caitlin Macy, Arthur Phillips and Mary Gaitskill. More info on each author after the jump.
Caitlin Macy is the author of a new story collection, Spoiled, and the novel The Fundamentals of Play. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Slate, and other publications. She is a graduate of Yale and received a MFA from Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.
Arthur Phillips is the author of four novels, including the recently published The Song Is You. His first book, Prague, a national bestseller, was named a New York Times Notable Book, and received The Los Angeles Times/Art Seidenbaum Award for best first novel. His second novel, The Egyptologist, was a national and international bestseller, and on more than a dozen “Best of 2004” lists. Angelica, his third novel, was a national bestseller and made The Washington Post best fiction list for 2007. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.
Mary Gaitskill is the author of a new story collection, Don’t Cry. Her previous book, Veronica, was a finalist in fiction for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of another novel, Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and the story collections, Bad Behavior and Because They Wanted To, which was nominated for the PEN/ Faulkner in 1998. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Esquire, and the O. Henry Prize Stories, among other publication. Her story "Secretary" was the basis for the film of the same name. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and lives in New York.
Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 5:30pm Location: The Seaport Pier 17 Cost: Free
"Tropical Night at the Seaport Concert and Party will kick off the National Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend in celebration of the legendary Latin music superstar Eddie Palmieri and New York Spanish radio personality Polito Vega... This year, joining the Tropical Night event is the FiestaTour McDonald’s Music Experience, a traveling exhibit showcasing memorabilia from a variety of Latino music artists. The evening event will also include an induction ceremony during which Eddie Palmieri, 'The Son of Salsa' and Polito Vega, 'The Radio Voice of Salsa,' will donate a personal item to the FiestaTour McDonald's Music exhibit. McDonald’s will also kick off a city wide dance contest named “Bailando Con Sabor,” which culminates at Orchard Beach August 2009. Palmieri and his orchestra will also be the featured headliners for the free outdoor concert at the South Street Seaport, along with Orquesta La Excelencia and DJ Wreck."
Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The powerHouse Arena (37 Main Street, Dumbo) Cost: Free
Join The powerHouse Arena for "a talk and Q&A with Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, and Joseph Schloss about the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement... During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the growing New York City graffiti movement. Now, 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format, heightening the visual impact of their classic images. With 70 additional photographs, and a fresh introduction and afterword, this collector's edition illustrates the passion, creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement. Subway Art is the definitive book on graffiti from its inception as a 'social plague' to its role as a sounding board for young urban voices and up-and-coming artists. This classic book tells the story of the rise of graffiti from the New York City streets to galleries worldwide–a must for anyone that appreciates urban life, spectacular photography, and 1980s cool."
The Trouble and Bass crew swing by [ether] tonight to celebrate Star Eyes' newest release. There are sets from the queen supreme of T&B herself along with Passions and The Caption. OF course, don't forget the rest of the False Aristocracy crew in the house with Resident DJ's Mike Dextro and Frances Eugenia. Burlesque Performance at 1am from Mlle Lena and Visuals from Kevin Vonesper and Brian O'blivion
Date: Friday, June 12th - Sunday, June 14th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Free
"In 2006 the Come Out & Play Festival turned New York City into a playground for a weekend, then did the same for the city of Amsterdam in 2007. Hundreds of players gathered to play dozens different games across each city. Players raced through the night in a city-wide game of zombie tag. Friends faced off in life-sized Pong using only their ears to "hear" the ball. Payphones produced points and Tompkins Square Park became a putt-putt course. 200 people performed stunts to display on the Reuters screen in Times Square. It has been darn good and fascinating fun. Well, the festival is back. [and this weekend] New Yorkers will have the chance to come out and play again across the Lower East Side of Manhattan." There's way too much to talk about so just check the details here.
Date: Friday, June 12th - Sunday, June 14th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Various
"This year, The L Magazine will host the first annual Northside Music and Arts Festival, a four-day celebration of New York City’s independent music and art scene... at over fifty music venues and galleries throughout the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn. For the music portion of the festival, The L will present a number of shows at the area venues. But Northside is primarily a collaborative event, with dozens of the most influential NYC-based music businesses (from record labels to blogs to radio stations) having curatorial control over their own showcases. The L has also teamed up with the Williamsburg Gallery Association to incorporate Brooklyn’s most renowned galleries, planning exhibitions and various events over the course of the weekend." Event schedule here. Some events are free while others have a price tag.
Date: Friday, June 12th Time: 6:15pm - 8:00pm Location: Times Square (Meet on the red steps at the corner of W 47th St. & Broadway) Cost: Free
"Millions of bubbles fly through the air as we converge in Times Square for a magical Bubble Battle! Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book. Bring bubble toys, bubble generators, bubble solution, and plenty of AA batteries :) We will meet in Times Square, fill our weapons and pull the trigger! Last year over 1,500 people came to take over Times Square and disseminate joy by the bubbles per minute. Be creative with your contraptions and take sides: butter side up or butter side down! !"
Recently named one of the 100 Greatest Living Songwriters by Paste Magazine, Idaho-born Josh Ritter has been on a steady rise through relentless touring and prolific songwriting. The thirty-one year old has released five albums and appeared on Late Night with David Letterman twice. His most recent record, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, has earned critical acclaim worldwide, and his constant touring has made him a star both in the US and overseas. Tonight he plays along with the amazing New York Pops (more on them below) for the kickoff of the Summerstage Season. Video Below.
Founded in 1983 by the late Skitch Henderson, The New York Pops has grown to become the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States and the only professional symphonic orchestra in New York City specializing in popular music. This year, new Music Director-Designate Steven Reineke will make his Central Park SummerStage debut. Comprised of seventy-seven of New York City's top musicians, The New York Pops delivers instrumental performances of time-honored American favorites including the works of Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and many others.
Date: Friday, June 12th Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am Location: Beauty Bar Brooklyn (921 Broadway, Bushwick) Cost: Free with RSVP
Hot on the heels of their grand opening last month, Beauty Bar Brooklyn keeps things a blaze with an evening of heavy beats from Nossa's Kassiano and FreeNYC favorite Krames. Expect baile and nu-club beats all night. Plus, Trojan will be giving away free Magnum Ecstasy condoms (which look kind of like a whiffle ball bat) to help you make your own afterparty. 21+
Date: Friday, June 12th Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: Otto's Shrunken Head (538 East 14th St. btw. Ave A & B) Cost: Free
"Powerpop, Ska, Turntablism. Rockem Sockem is an firestorm of good music and mixed fun. We are psyched to have old and new friends playing with us. Come enjoy our great line up and drink frozen beverages with funny plastic monkeys and lil umbrellas in them." Lineup below 21+
Here it is, the 2 year anniversary of of the thrashy punky rockness that is Midnite Til Death. Mishka is hosting and there are live sets by Cerebral Ballzy, Spiderbags, Indian Casina and Jail Hippies, Theeeeee Yetis, and The Other Men. 21+ and it will cost you a buck.
Date: Friday, June 12th Time: 10:00pm - 4am Location: North Fourth (160 North 4th St) Cost: Free
"Space robot sex grooves" is the genre of choice at Invasion this evening. Heralded as "an evening of innovative Techno through innovative technology," the evening features several live performances and DJs throughout the night making wish that Open Air was still.. er... open. 21+, lineup below.
Date: Friday, June 12th Time: Midnight Location: Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen St) Cost: Free
"Former DC rocker Shwa Losben has been making a name for himself since moving to New York last year. With a vocal style that sounds like a cross between Michael Stipe and Elliott Smith, Shwa specializes in melodies that you can't get out of your head. On his first solo effort "Chop Chop," Losben weaves intricate stories over beautiful arrangements. The product is one of the year's most unique albums." Hear for yourself when he plays The Living Room tonight. 21+
Here's another one that we received dozens of individual entries for so I'm just going to sum it all up for you. Figment 2009 is a free, non-profit, non-commercial participatory arts event taking place all weekend on Governor's Island. There are highly interactive and collaborative art exhibits, performances, events, and workshops, and even arty mini-golf. This was so much fun last years and this year promises to be the same. Way to much to cover here so check out the site for full details. All Ages.
Date: Saturday, June 13th - Sunday, June 14th Time: 11:00am - 7:00pm Location: Madison Square Park (Madison Avenue Between 23rd and 26th Street) Cost: Free Admission; Food Plates $8
What says summer more than a big, hot plate of BBQ? Today the Big Apple BBQ sets up their grills for the 6th year in a row. They bring together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts. Add to that an ample supply of beer ($6) and live rockabilly, bluegrass, country and soul bands, and you've got yourself a fine day in the park! Pitmaster list here.
Date: Friday, June 12th - Sunday, June 14th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Various
"This year, The L Magazine will host the first annual Northside Music and Arts Festival, a four-day celebration of New York City’s independent music and art scene... at over fifty music venues and galleries throughout the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn. For the music portion of the festival, The L will present a number of shows at the area venues. But Northside is primarily a collaborative event, with dozens of the most influential NYC-based music businesses (from record labels to blogs to radio stations) having curatorial control over their own showcases. The L has also teamed up with the Williamsburg Gallery Association to incorporate Brooklyn’s most renowned galleries, planning exhibitions and various events over the course of the weekend." Event schedule here. Some events are free while others have a price tag.
Date: Saturday, June 13th Time: 12:00pm - 9:00pm Location: North Fourth (160 North 4th St) Cost: Free
Amazing musicians (5 bands) DJ's (10+) Artists ( 100+) and art/design vendors (lining the 3 blocks surrounding the park) all coming together for an awesome day to celebrate the Williamsburg community and to benefit the refurbishment of Macri Park at this afternoon's Crest Fest and annual Crest Hardware Art Show. Proceeds donated go to planting new trees and flowers, creating new gates, new fencing around plants and bocce court and a refurbishment of the bocce court itself! Lineup below
REST FEST '09 -- JUNE 13TH OPENING DAY FOR THE CREST HARDWARE ART SHOW!
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE REFURBISHMENT OF MACRI PARK
FOOD & DRINKS!
ART & DESIGN VENDORS SPONSORED BY ARTISTS & FLEAS
COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
MACRI PARK IS ON THE CORNER OF METROPOLITAN AVENUE & UNION AVENUE, WILLIAMSBURG
(L TRAIN OR G TRAIN TO LORIMER STREET, METROPOLITAN AVENUE)
FESTIVITIES START AT 1 PM IN MACRI AND CREST HARDWARE
LIVE MUSIC INCLUDING PERFORMANCES BY:
WIZARDRY http://www.myspace.com/wizardrylives
IN CADEO http://www.myspace.com/incadeo
BABY BROTHER http://www.myspace.com/babybrotherbaby
TWIN SHADOW http://www.myspace.com/thetwinshadow
CHIN CHIN http://www.myspace.com/chinchinnyc
DJ SETS BY:
DJ NICK CATCHDUBS http://www.myspace.com/nickcatchdubs
LUCAS WALTERS OF SWEATSHOP LABOR http://www.myspace.com/lucaswalters
DJ JAMAL ALI OF "THE BLUE RIBBON SHOW" ON EAST VILLAGE RADIO www.EastVillageRadio.Com
DOM ROCKET OF HEART & DAGGER http://www.myspace.com/dominickleon
DJ LINDSEY OF NEGROCLASH http://www.djlindsey.com/
PETER HALE (Subversive/Ask Somebody!) www.discodarling.blogspot.com
ERIC EQ (Subversive) http://www.myspace.com/ericeq
TIM CARTER (Subversive) http://www.myspace.com/djtimcarter
MAXIME CESCAU (poussez/artizan music) http://www.maximecescau.com/
DJ BABY K
DJ TABU
Date: Saturday, June 13th Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Location: New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park W) Cost: Free
In August of 1958, in front of a Harlem brownstone, first-time photographer Art Kane assembled 57 of the greatest jazz stars of all time and snapped a picture that would live forever. Narrated by Quincy Jones, this Academy Award-nominated documentary features interviews with nearly 30 jazz greats (including Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey), illuminating the fascinating lives of the musicians who showed up that day to make history.
In this contemporary climate of conceptualism, art making can often appear wrought with intellectual, philosophical or technological demands. The Body Politic presents a tangible and universal anchor through which artists are able to examine their own consciousness and culture: the human body. The Body Politic will showcase the work of fifteen contemporary artists utilizing mediums of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, video and performance art. Not limited to representations and reflections of the human form, this exhibition will highlight performance art, process-based art, and other works intrinsically tied to the palpable actions of the body itself. Performances follow for $7.
Date: Saturday, June 13th Time: 7:00pm - midnight Location: Dumbo Arts Center (30 Washington St, DUMBO) Cost: Free
NY Art Beat celebrates is one year anniversary this evening with an exhibition and party at the Dumbo Arts Center. In addition to the work will be on display by emerging artists Shantell Martin, Olek, and Kengo Kito, the event will feature live drawing, DJs, and a "crochet costume performance." Schedule and line-up below.
Date: Saturday, June 13th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Seaport Pier 17 Cost: Free
"The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Irish singer/songwirter Jack Lukeman, and an amazing classical string trio of young NYC sisters, are slated to perform on Pier 17 at a free sunset concert the includes the summer's only major pyrotechnics show visible from both lower Manhattan and Brooklyn!...The concert and fireworks wrap up the annual Children's Day at South Street Seaport. Noted American conductor Alexander Platt will lead the Brooklyn Philharmonic in performances of Aaron Copland's Music for the Theatre, and Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D, 'Haffner Symphony,' the latter as the synchronized accompaniment to the two-barge spectacular Target Fireworks show -- a 20-minute extravaganza that rivals any major display in the city.' In addition, the evening concert features Jack Lukeman performming his arrangements of the songs of Randy Newman in collaboration with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Opening the show will be the Harlem-base trio JoSunJari."
Date: Saturday, June 13th Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk Street) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Vice and Colt 45's metal party raises an itchy middle finger to all the indie-rock pansies attending Northside Fest shows tonight. On hand to pop your eardrums like cherries will be White Mice, Orphan , Acid Tiger, DJ Brenda Brand and a surprise closing act (hint: they're named after a terrible affliction, and it's neither AIDS Wolf nor the Cancer Bats). If you need a respite from the noise, you can die, loser retreat to the beach-themed sandy bar."
Date: Friday, June 12th - Sunday, June 14th Time: Various Location: Various Cost: Various
"This year, The L Magazine will host the first annual Northside Music and Arts Festival, a four-day celebration of New York City’s independent music and art scene... at over fifty music venues and galleries throughout the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn. For the music portion of the festival, The L will present a number of shows at the area venues. But Northside is primarily a collaborative event, with dozens of the most influential NYC-based music businesses (from record labels to blogs to radio stations) having curatorial control over their own showcases. The L has also teamed up with the Williamsburg Gallery Association to incorporate Brooklyn’s most renowned galleries, planning exhibitions and various events over the course of the weekend." Event schedule here. Some events are free while others have a price tag.
Date: Sunday, June 14th Time: 12:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Vanderbilt Avenue (from Dean to Park Place, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
"How would you like to enjoy a car-free, traffic free Vanderbilt Avenue, where noisy honking cars become a thing in the past and Pedestrians are crowned the owners of the city streets. While this may strike you as impossible, it is far from. Thanks to the Vanderbilt Avenue Merchants District and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, you can Come on out and join your neighbors and friends for car-free, traffic-free Vanderbilt Avenue Sundays. For Four Sundays in June, Vanderbilt avenue will have music, art and gardening, face painting, sun and trees, shopping, eating and relaxing, biking and performances, people watching — and whatever else you might like to do. So please come out and join in on summertime fun and merriment."
DJs Skinny Friedman (Philadelphyinz) and Ketil kick off their new Sunday BBQ special for the good folks of Cawonus Slope (or Parkwonus Gardens). They'll be playing sunshine party jams all evening while you drink $5 bloodys and eat sausages from the grill. 21+
Date: Sunday, June 14th Time: 7:00pm Location: Bar 13 (35 E. 13th St.) Cost: Free
Stand-up comedy and current events collide in Too Much Information, a stand-up
comedy and comedian panel show starting at Bar 13! Four comedians will perform
stand-up sets and then discuss current topics and issues of the day in a round table
setting. Line-up below. 21+
June 14 features several hilarious NYC comedians: Andy Haynes! Scott Moran! David
Cope! From Comedy Central, Rob Cantrell! Hosted by Travis (M.) Irvine, and special
guest-host, Jason Saenz!
Topics to discuss:
Naughty North Korean Nukes!
Finicky Flights to France!
Silly Sonia Sotomayor's!Dead David Carradines!
and more!
Date: Sunday, June 14th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Arlo & Esme (42 East 1st Street btwn 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
"Come out to "Buns and Puns" Free Stand Up Comedy Show! You get Free Homemade Buns by your Host Jonathan Powley. You also get a sick line up (not swine flu or anything like that) of comedians: Ali Wong, Mark Normand, Harrison Greenbaum, Dan Enfield and Dan Mahoney plus others will be perfoming for you! These folks have worked for Comedy Central and Late Night television shows! Come for the comedy, stay for the Free Buns and Drinks! No Cover, Not Drink Min, This Sunday we are giving out Free Jello shots too!"
Date: Monday, June 15th Time: 7:00pm Location: Book Court (163 Court St., BK) Cost: Free
"Please join A Public Space on Monday at BookCourt to celebrate our new issue. Drinks, merriment, and readings by APS 8 contributors Samantha Hunt and Sara Majka. There will be issues for sale and subscription discounts!"
Date: Monday, June 15th Time: 7:30pm Location: Mercury Lounge (163 Court St., BK) Cost: Free with RSVP
The Big Pink (UK band on 4ad Records) have their debut NYC show at Mercury Lounge tonight. Be sure to RSVP. And performance is at 7:30pm Sharp! Pitchfork review here.
Date: Monday, June 15th Time: Films begin at Dusk (about 8ish) Location: Bryant Park (40th and 42nd Sts & Fifth and Sixth Aves) Cost: Free
Bring your picnic baskets and pull up some lawn for an evening under the stars with the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. Every Monday throughout the summer HBO dusts off some classic movies and plays them on a big screen in Bryant Park. Tonight, check out The Sting. "Robert Redford, Paul Newman and director George Roy Hill generate high-voltage chemistry in this light-hearted yet complex, overtly nostalgic look at 1930’s Chicago con men. Winner of seven Oscars and featuring the famous Scott Joplin piano rags."
Date: Monday, June 15th Time: 8:00pm Location: Times Square (47th & Broadway – CNN Board) Cost: Free
Join TNT for a free outdoor screening of the first episode of their "new unscripted drama Wedding Day on the CNN board in Times Square. The screening will take place at approximately 8pm. Limited seating is available in the bleachers above the TKTS booth on a first-come first-served basis. Get there early for free giveaways while supplies last." Wedding Day "gives deserving couples a helping hand to ensure the most important day of their lives is also the most magical. Each week, celebrity event planner and food expert Alan Dunn (For Better or Worse) and celebrity wedding producer and designer Diann Valentine (author of Weddings Valentine Style) host as family, friends and community come together to create a dream wedding."
Date: Monday, June 15th Time: 8:00pm Location: Lounge Bar (310 Bowery St) Cost: Free Open Bar: PBR, 9-9:30 & 11-11:30
Pabst Blue Ribbon hosts this Monday double-feature of cult classic films. Drink free PBRs and chow down on free 6 ft. subs and popcorn while you watch "Mommie Dearest" (1981) directed by Frank Perry at 9:30pm followed by "Tourist Trap" (1979) directed by David Schmoeller. DJs spin before, in-between and after the films. 21+
Date: Tuesday, June 16th Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: New York Historical Society (170 Central Park West) Cost: Free
Join The New York Historical Society "for a unique program on Cole and the Hudson River School of painting. Long regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, America’s first art movement, Thomas Cole (1801-1848) is a central figure in the development of American culture. When Cole made his first trip up the Hudson River in 1825, cultural leaders were searching for something distinctly American to establish the nation’s own culture as separate from that of Europe. Thomas Cole found it in the Catskill Mountain wilderness, which came to symbolize the unspoiled character of the new nation... Cole is now widely regarded as the father of American landscape painting. Following a short documentary film, Kimberly Orcutt, the Society’s Associate Curator of American Art and Elizabeth Jacks, Director of the Thomas Cole Historic Site will discuss the Historical Society’s Cole holdings in its rich Hudson River School collection."
Date: Tuesday, June 16th (also 18th, 21st & 23rd) Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm Location: Chashama Performance Window (217 East 42th St. btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves) Cost: Free
"Grand Gesture poses the question: what is true and false about love? The work will play out in short installments that explore the contrast between the expectations of what love is and the reality of it. Grand Gesture is a multi-media work created through an ensemble-generated rehearsal process. It weaves together dance, text, sculpture, Slavic folk music, and homespun films to create a textural work suggesting a physical version of a poetry anthology. Grand Gesture is a production of Malleable Dance Theater, under the artistic direction of Erin Malley. Malleable Dance Theater creates ensemble-generated, interdisciplinary work that constantly expands the artistry of the company, challenges expectations of what dance can be, and works to stir the hearts of the viewers through the progression of each work."
Date: Tuesday, June 16th Time: 6:00pm Location: Nuyorican Poets Cafe (236 E 3rd. btwn Ave B and Ave C) Cost: Free
Aurora (Rory) Barnes is an actor, award winning singer/songwriter and accomplished violinist. Born and raised in New York City, the style and content of her music represent the vast melting pot she grew up in. Aurora's performance career has taken her to many stages including the White House, the Kennedy Center, Madison Square Garden... Aurora's music fuses classical violins and jazzy pianos with catchy pop melodies to create an indefinable sound to support her powerful voice. Her lyrics combine personal reflection with stories of inner struggle that define her generation. Rory is the winner of the 2001 Merit Award for Popular Voice from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. At the same time she has been a staple on the New York City Theater scene since she was very young... She has performed on the stages of the Negro Ensemble Company, Abingdon Theater Company, New Dramatists Theater, The Public Theater and The Zephyr Theater in Los Angeles."
Date: Tuesday, June 16th Time: 6:00pm Location: Barnes and Noble Union Square (17th Street and B'way) Cost: Free
Upstairs at the Square continues this evening with Carlos Ruiz Zafón (The Angel’s Game) and Las Rubias del Norte (Panamericana). From Carlos Ruiz Zafón, comes The Angel’s Game – the much-anticipated follow-up to the international phenomenon, The Shadow of the Wind – which will be officially launched in the United States at Barnes & Noble’s 'Upstairs at the Square.' Zafón sketches in bold strokes, another dark, gothic universe that unfolds in an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, where a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym... Brooklyn-based Las Rubias del Norte (‘The Blondes of the North’) play boleros, cha-cha-cha, cumbias, huaynos, lieder, and cowboy songs. Fronted by classically trained singers Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst, the band mixes musicians from the U.S., France and Colombia who all look back to the Latin motherland most of them never had. Their latest album, Panamericana (Barbès Records), featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition and Studio 360, draws inspiration from across the Americas and plays like a dreamy soundtrack where cha-cha-cha and boleros mix with classical harmonies and cowboy music."
Date: Tuesday, June 16th Time: 7:00pm Location: Galapagos Art Space (16 Main Street, Dumbo) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Looking for work in New York City? We can help! You're invited to an evening of skill sharpening, social networking, and drinks! Put on your power smile and connect with hiring managers, entrepreneurs, and career coaches. Learn what industries are hiring now and how your skills translate to creative, digital, and green economy jobs. Enjoy drink specials, live performances, and the company of neighbors in the same boat. Leave with new friends & a free hair cut by our resident hair stylist. The first 100 people to RSVP will have the opportunity to receive a resume evaluation. These will be completed by career professionals before the event and participants will receive the evaluations upon check-in."
Date: Wednesday, June 17th Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm Location: The Bryant Park Reading Room (42nd Street btwn the back of the NYPL & 6th Ave by burgundy and white umbrellas) Cost: Free
"Author of In the Kitchen and Brick Lane Booker Prize-shortlisted author Monica Ali stops by the park to discuss the highly anticipated follow-up to her best-selling novel Brick Lane. Her latest brings readers into the vivid world of a London restaurant kitchen. In conversation with Megan O’Grady, Book Critic at Vogue. Monica Ali was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and grew up in England. She has been named by Granta as one of the twenty best young British novelists. Brick Lane won Barnes & Noble's Discover Award for New Writers and Quality Paperback Book Club's New Voices Award. It was translated into thirty languages and turned into a major motion picture."
Date: Wednesday, June 17th Time: 6:00pm Location: South Street Seaport (South St & Fulton St) Cost: Free
The annual Bicycle Film Festival - a celebrations of all thinks bicycle cinema related - kicks off tonight with a free party on the South Street pier. The John Spencer Blues Explosion and The Teenagers perform and while you discuss track bikes and bunny hops. There's an afterparty at Studio B with an hour of open bar which (we assume) is also free with DJ sets by the aforementioned Teenagers, Teenwolf of Ninja Sonik and Machinedrum.
Date: Wednesday, June 17th Time: 7:30pm (6:30 sign-up) Location: Chelsea Market (75th 9th Ave) Cost: Free
What's the square root of good time? Found out tonight at this adult math competition featuring hilarious original question hosted by rapper/Yale math grad Soce the Elemental Wizard and comedian/math teacher Jen Dziura. Winner gets $40!
Born to singer Aminata Diakité, Oumou Sangare is a Malian musician known as "The Songbird of Wassoulou.” She writes and composes her songs to bring about social awareness, especially concerning the place of women within society. Since 1990, she has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the world: the Melbourne Opera, Roskilde festival, Festival d'Essaouira and Opéra de la Monnaie of Brussels. Her 1989 album Moussoulou was an unprecedented West African hit and she has toured with artists such as Baaba Maal, Femi Kuti, and Boukman Eksperyans. Seya (Joy) is Sangare’s first album in six years and for her appearance at Central Park SummerStage she will be performing new songs joined by some very special guests.
Les Nubians is a Grammy-nominated “Afropean” R&B duo comprised of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart. The group has captivated audiences for a decade with their inventive and distinctive sound that embodies the timeless vibrations of Miriam Makeba, Ella Fitzgerald, Doudou N'diaye Rose, Fela Kuti, Edith Piaf, The Fugees, and Soul II Soul. Les Nubians is known for their jazzy nuances, hard hitting drum 'n' bass lines, harmonious melodies, and conscientious proclamations.
Born to Nigerian parents in Paris, France, Asa moved to Nigeria when she was just two years old. Immersed in the cultural and religious quagmire of her homeland, Asa became inspired by Afrobeat musicians like Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, Raphael Saadiq, Lauryn Hill, Femi Kuti, and Angélique Kidjo at an early age. With a blossoming music career, Asa has created a unique sound that falls somewhere between pop, soul, and R&B, anchored by lyrics and melodies inspired by her African musical heritage.
Date: Wednesday, June 17th Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Lucky Cheng’s (Basement, 24 First Ave) Cost: Free
Check out a new free monthly show called Grudge Match: Music v. Comedy. Stand up comedians and musicians battle it out for your hearts! Comedy by: John Murdock, John Knefel and Adam Wilson. Music by: Joe Yoga, Mike Milazzo and Alabaster Rhumb.
This week Kings County Cinema Society is back with another double feature "At 8pm, What Could You Do With a Nickel? (1982, 25min) documents the plight of 200 black and Hispanic women employed by the City of New York who joined together to form the first domestic workers union in the United States in the Bronx. Then, At 8:30 its Harlan County U.S.A. (1976, 105min), Barbara Kopple's legendary doc about a bitter, violent miner's strike. This 1976 Oscar winner for best doc is a powerhouse and a must-see."
Date: Wednesday, June 17th Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm Location: M2 Ultra Lounge (530 West 28th St) Cost: Free if you win ($15 if you lose)
I felt kind of shafted that then NYC leg of the Bacardi B-Live tour was the only one with a cover charge. While other city's got to throw down with some of the finest DJs from coast-to-coast, we had to drop $15 to see the show (although there is some weird questionnaire that gets you $50 back from your $15.. kind of like the Atlantic City bus). Enter the good folks at going.com who are giving away 200 pairs of tickets today for you're shot to see DJs AM, A-Trak, Drop The Lime, Jazzy Jeff, and Auto Erotique at the swanktastic M2 Ultra Lounge. Click here to get in on it!
Date: Thursday, June 18th - Saturday, June 20th Time: Thursday and Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm Location: Union Square (Old Virgin Megastore space on 14th Street and Broadway) Cost: Free
"Recessionistas, health nuts and all Vital Juice subscribers join us for free fitness classes, spa treatments, health foods, surprise celebs and more! Let Vital Juice treat you to 3 days packed with your favorite health and wellness products and experiences. Take Hula Hoop Pilates or Strip Bar, relax with a blackberry massage or customized essential oils, sample the latest healthy snacks or let a nutritionist guide you through the aisles of Whole Foods. It's summer, and we're celebrating good health at no cost to you!" More details after the jump.
Activities include a combination of fitness, nutrition,
beauty and wellness offerings such as the following:
FITNESS: Piloxing classes (combination of boxing and pilates), strip-aerobics, boot camps, core-focused classes Click here to see the fitness schedule.
NUTRITION: Healthy grocery store tours, healthy food sampling, DIY tea bar
BEAUTY: Fish pedicures, false eyelash application, DIY face mask stations
WELLNESS: CPR training, organizational tip sessions, community acupuncture, ionic foot baths (for detox)
Date: Thursday, June 18th Time: 7:30pm Location: Summer Stage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park) Cost: Free
"Please join the Academy of American Poets as we present a poetry reading at Central Park's Summer Stage, featuring three contemporary poets. Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, essayist, playwright, and teacher. She composed and delivered 'Praise Song for the Day' for the inauguration of President Barack Obama.... Thomas Sayers Ellis is the author of The Maverick Room (Graywolf, 2005), which was awarded the 2006 John C. Zacharis First Book Award... Sharon Olds is the author of Satan Says (1980), which received the inaugural San Francisco Poetry Center Award. Olds's following collection, The Dead & the Living (1983), received the Lamont Poetry Selection in 1983 and the National Book Critics Circle Award... Stephen Burt's poetry and criticism have been widely published. He is the author of numerous books, including Close Calls With Nonsense: Reading New Poetry (Graywolf, 2009)..."
Date: Thursday, June 18th Time: 7:30pm Location: Solas Bar (232 E. Ninth Street btwn 2nd and 3rd
Aves.) Cost: Free
Join The St. Mark's Bookshop as they continue their reading series as and invite poets Noelle Kocot, Joshua Beckman and Jennifer Kronvet to read tonight. Details on each after the jump.
NOELLE KOCOT is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Sunny Wednesday (Wave Books, 2009) and Poem for the End of Time and Other Poems(Wave Books, 2006). She is also the author of 4 and The Raving Fortune (both from Four Way Books), and is the recipient of several awards, including an NEA fellowship. She lives in
Brooklyn.
JOSHUA BECKMAN was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of six books, including Take It (Wave Books, 2009), Shake, and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer: Nice Hat. Thanks. and Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty. He is an editor at Wave Books and has translated numerous works of poetry and prose, including Poker by Tomaz Salamun, which was a finalist for the PEN America Poetry in
Translation Award. He is also the recipient of numerous other awards, including a NYFA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.
JENNIFER KRONOVET is the winner of the 2008 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. Jean Valentine writes, "Jennifer Kronovet's poems in Awayward are so surprising and compelling and beautiful, so intelligent and felt. Kronovet uses simple words and works at a mysterious depth, one we can enter with gladness."
"The Joe Franklin's comedy room is in the back of Charley O's on 45th and 8th. We host a variety of TV credited comedians in a intimate room where you can eat, drink and see a great show. The bar has $3 draft beers, $5 Cosmos, long island ice teas, margaritas, half price appetizers and a full dinner menu. Come see a great show every Thursday night at 8:30pm and 10:30pm. Hosted by Ian Jensen, a bi-coastal club favorite. You can see some of his stuff here."
Date: Thursday, June 18th Time: 9:00pm Location: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street) Cost: Free
Le Poisson Rouge invites you to their gallery bar for Flashy & Trashy. "If you are ready to not take yourself too seriously, this is your night. You can sit at the bar and order tater tots and grilled cheese, or act a fool on the dance floor. Dress is casual, though you will often find resident DJ Jay McElfresh in anything from a marching band uniform to a wizard robe. Along with jay's usual mix of 80s and 90s dance, electro, and old school hip hop, you'll find weekly guest DJ's playing everything from funk and soul 45s to classic and soft rock." This week get an ear full of DJ Wool and Mike Dextro.
Date: Thursday, June 18th Time: 10:00pm Location: Broad Street Ballroom (41 Broad Street btwn Beaver Street & Exchange Place) Cost: Free with RSVP
"The bloc Group & Dos Equis invite you to The Most Interesting Academy,
an evening of observation, recreation, participation, celebration, & accreditation featuring QUESTLOVE . Open Bar - Complimentary all night, 6 floors of party including a pool level and rooftop. Attractions and performers include: 2 Record-setting Billiards Champions, 3 Olympic Ping-Pong Gold Medalists, 2 International Mohawk Coiffeurists, 1 Culinary Entomologist, 16,000 Bolts of Electricity, 3 Exotic Birds of Prey, 19,230 Gallon Pool, 2,000 Rubber Ducks, 6 Karate Black Belts, 3 Didgeridoo Players, 1 Internationally Celebrated Survivalist. Towels will be provided poolside. Ladies, if you don't bring a swimsuit Dos Equis will provide bikinis. MUST BE 21+ to attend."
Date: Thursday, June 18th Time: 11:00pm Location: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street) Cost: Free with RSVP
Hip Hop Street Bible Frank151 celebrate the launch of their new FrankRadio and the drop of new albums by U-God & Grand Puba tonight. Both artist will perform along with support from DJ Big Kap & DJ Synapse. 21+
"Are you tired of paying those pesky heating bills? Do you find it impossible to eat popcorn or answer a phone while wearing a blanket? Do you not know how to wear a robe backwards? Well then I have the product for you! It's time you try on the revolutionary new Don't Touch Me There comedy spectacular. Unlike other products such as the 'Snuggie,' the 'Toasty Coat,' or the 'Indoor Klan Costume,' DTMT is 100% guarenteed to make you laugh whilst keeping you, your grandpa and your creepy daughter snuggily warm.... Don't Touch Me There is a "night of comedy with hosts Pat Stango & Blaine Perry (frontpage featured on FunnyOrDie and Cracked) and special guests Rob O'Reilly (Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham) and Tom Shillue (Comedy Central Presents). 1+
Date: Friday, June 19th Time: 7:30pm (gates 6:30) Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St & Prospect Park West, Park Slope) Cost: Free ($3 suggested)
"Calypsonian David Rudder is a performer of such innovation and vitality that Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner has called him “the Bob Marley of soca.” His music is a throbbing, innovative mix of classic calypso and soulful pop. He will be preceded by Trinidadian-born, Brooklynite slam poet Samantha Thornhill at tonight's Celebrate Brooklyn." All Ages.
Date: Friday, June 19th Time: 11:00pm - 2:00am Location: Club A Steakhouse (240e 58th St) Cost: Free
Bassist Kengo Nakamura was born in Osaka, Japan and has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Mal Waldron, Cyrus Chestnut, Marcus Printup, Sadao Watanabe, Makoto Ozone, and Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson. Tonight - joined by guitarist Ron Affif - he brings his trio to uptown Club A Steakhouse for an intimate performance (note: tables first come first served or sit at the bar and enjoy without ordering dinner.)
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm Location: Shabazz Center (3940 Broadway at 165th Street) Cost: Free
"Help reduce waste in NYC-bring something you no longer need or take home items you can use. All items are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring clean, working, portable items only. No furniture or heavy stuff please!"
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 12:30pm (meet at noon) Location: Anthology Film Archives (2nd St and 2nd Ave) Cost: Free
Calling all bikes, tall bikes, ugly bikes, crazy bikes and bikes in every shape and color… The Bicycle Film Festival is in town this weekend and that means it's time for a crazy Bike Parade. Dress up your bike and join the fun ride this afternoon followed by the Bike Beauty Pageant and Street Party.
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 2:00pm Location: Surf Avenue, Coney Island (D,F,N or Q to Stillwell Ave.) Cost: Free
Do they make bodypaint with sunscreen? Is body glitter easy to get off with salt water? what is the boiling point of asphalt? These are just some of the questions that will be passing through your brain if you choose to partake in one of Brooklyn's newest old traditions, The Mermaid Parade and Ball at Coney Island. I've been to a lot of after parties, but never to the actual parade, but I know it's a blast for everyone. If you want to be a part of the magical procession. For more information on this rite of summer, click here.
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 4:00pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer Street) Cost: Free with RSVP
"You are cordially invited to Swoon Magazine Summer Solstice BBQ, we've put together an enchanted evening in the garden of earthly delights. Free food and shows, with bands lined up at 5, 6 & 7. Come join the sinners and lovers for free food, entertainment, music and early evening bacchanal." Performers are Gates of Heaven, Religious to Damn and Begushkin. Bios after the jump.
Gates of Heaven:
Gates of Heaven, two talented local indie-pop songsmiths—Graham Smith (of Kleenex Girl Wonder fame) and Zachary Mexico (the Octagon)—aim for an enlightened sort of electrochant that is both weird and stunning.
Religious to Damn:
Zohra Atash's brainchild, Religious To Damn, is that rarest of jewels--sophisticated gypsy rock and roll that's tender and aggressive, elegant and raw all in the same melodic burst. From the postpunk dancefloor to those psychedelic distant, dreamy places where dim fires illuminate the nighttime, the universe Atash creates is at times expansive, at times intimate, and always compelling.
Begushkin:
Recorded live to tape in two days, after a sleep deprived month of Beefheart style creative lockdown, Begushkin - Dan Smith's 8 headed hydra - lay to rest the twilight folk of 2007s Nightly Things and reemerge with the wicked & strange hard rock gypsy shake of King's Curse album. Smith yells and carries on like a man possessed with tales of the damnation of a robber king and the band plays it ultra tight & ultra heavy. Begushkin plays head bobbing, skin crawling higher tier creep rock.
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Huckleberry Bar (588 Grand Street) Cost: Free Open Bar: Patron Tequila
To celebrate a second season of Thighs High barbeques, Huckleberry Bar is promising a Patron Tequila open bar, sets by DJs Ayres (of The Rub) and Benny B, and plenty of BBQ! [Ed. Note - We got an email that said the food was free, but according to My Open Bar its $10. So we're not sure on this one. Either way you got Ayers and Tequilla for free!]
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 4:00pm Location: The Creek (10-93 Jackson Ave., LIC) Cost: Free
"To celebrate the beginning of summer, The Creek will host the Long Island City premieres of 'Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night'... and a Q&A session with writer/director Travis Irvine, who lives and performs stand-up comedy in New York City. Moderators are NYC comedians Jason Saenz and Nick Turner. 'Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night' was made in the summer heat of August 2005 by a group of Ohio college students for only $5000. A true indie-student collaboration, the movie was made with real, dead, frozen raccoons – the first movie in cinema history to do so."
Date: Saturday, June 20th Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am Location: 507 Bar and Grill (507 Grand Street, W'burg) Cost: Free
"Fresh Squeezed is promised to be a winner in the Saturday night world of parties. Yes, there are other decent parties going on on Saturday night, but none really have that mix of great DJs and great crowd. So Party Rave Party decided to do something about it. Getting away from even the typical Williamsburg spots, but not in harms way like Bushwick, 507 Bar and Grill sits just off the beaten path and holds a lot of treasure inside. It has two floors, patio, food till 3 am, drink specials through out the night, rad soundsystem and rustic decor enabling the best dancing possible. Then with Solly hitting the decks (who is obviously one of our favorites here at pRp), this night should be insane! See you kids on the dancefloor!
Date: Sunday, June 21st Time: 10:00am - 10:00pm Location: Various Cost: Free
Today is the third Make Music Day where "for one day, public space throughout the five boroughs – sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more – will become impromptu musical stages, dance floors, and social meeting points. Thousands of amateur musicians, in every genre, will be able to play on the sidewalks for the biggest crowds of their lives. Professional musicians will be able to attract new audiences, who will come out from under their headphones to hear unfamiliar groups risk-free." Highlights include a killer BBQ at Bushwick's 3rd Ward, Splice's eclectic electric jam and a 70 punk band invasion of Governors Island You can check out the full schedule here. All Ages!
Date: Sunday, June 21st Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm Location: Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park Cost: Free
Celebrate the summer at the beach in Central Park. Wait...Central Park? Yes...Central Park! The Naumburg Bandshell gets turned into a beach today complete with sand, chairs, umbrellas, beach games, backgammon, and music-from popular to reggae and rock! A recreation of a beach in Tel Aviv, the project is a gift from the city of Tel Aviv to the city of New York in honor of their 100th birthday.
Date: Sunday, June 21st Time: 12:00pm/1:00pm Location: Homage Skate Shop (151 Smith St., BK)/Manhattan Bridge Cost: Free
This has been postponed.
"Skateboarders around the globe will celebrate the pure exhilaration, creativity, and spirit of one of the most influential activities in the world by blowing off all other obligations to go skateboarding." Go Skateboarding Day in NYC kicks off on the LES at the Manhattan Bridge at 1:00pm. If you are in BK though, meet Homage at Noon to ride over to the other side of the river.
Date: Sunday, June 21st Time: 6:00pm Location: Pier 66 (26th Street & West Side Highway) Cost: Free
First day of Summer, Fathers Day, Summer Soltice Celebration at Pier 66. Come dance to Jazz, Funk, Surf, Brazillian and Tango music with Yukonaughtica plus special guest brazilian percussionist Carlos De Oliveira, dancers Tanna (Star of Belly dance) and Sato & Joe Barello for Tango, plus guest singer David Robinson.
Date: Sunday, June 21st Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Arlo & Esme (42 East 1st Street btwn 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
"Come out to "Buns and Puns" Free Stand Up Comedy Show! You get Free Homemade Buns by your Host Jonathan Powley. You also get a sick line up (not swine flu or anything like that) of comedians: Ali Wong, Mark Normand, Harrison Greenbaum, Dan Enfield and Dan Mahoney plus others will be perfoming for you! These folks have worked for Comedy Central and Late Night television shows! Come for the comedy, stay for the Free Buns and Drinks! No Cover, Not Drink Min, This Sunday we are giving out Free Jello shots too!"
Date: Sunday, June 21st Time: 10:00pm Location: Dillon’s Comedy Club (245 W 54th St. bet. Broadway and 8th Ave) Cost: Free with reservation (call 206-888-9157)
Dillon’s Comedy Club was our long running Saturday comedy staple. But tonight they are doing a special Sunday night show. It's totally free (no drink minimum) and a great chance to check out some of New York City’s best Comics seen on MTV, Law and Order, Comedy Central, NBC’s Last Comic Standing as well as some of the most promising upcoming comics working on the scene today. And, if you are feeling thirsty, you can opt for a $20 all-you-can-drink open bar for the entire show! 21+
Date: June 22, 24, 26, 27 Time: 12:30PM & 1:30PM Location: Whitehall Terminal for the Staten Island Ferry Cost: Free
Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances For A Variable Population presents Fanfare, a suite of dances performed by twelve dancers to acclaimed Minimalist composer Michael Nyman’s brass compositions. In the spirit of Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” these pieces will be performed in the newly redesigned Whitehall Ferry Terminal which in the tradition of New York public spaces, captures the diversity and energy that are hallmarks of the company, composed of adults all ages, backgrounds, and body types.
Date: June 22nd, & 29th Time: 7:00PM Location: DR2 Theatre (105 E 15th St bet Union Sq E & Irving Pl) Cost: Free
The 2009 INKubator Summer Series is a "unique and intimate look into new plays featured in three double features by the most dynamic women creating theater today. For three consecutive Monday evenings.. WET Productions invites the public to come explore and enjoy free readings by Guggenheim Fellow and Obie Award Winner Melissa James Gibson, three time Emmy Award Nominee, Cusi Cram and Princess Grace Award Winner, and Six Feet Under alum, Kate Robin. The free readings are followed by the extraordinary talents of Eliza Skinner and Glennis McMurray, otherwise known as the unstoppable, musical improv duo, I Eat Pandas ($5).
Date: Monday, June 22nd Time: Films begin at Dusk (about 8ish) Location: Bryant Park (40th and 42nd Sts & Fifth and Sixth Aves) Cost: Free
Bring your picnic baskets and pull up some lawn for an evening under the stars with the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. Every Monday throughout the summer HBO dusts off some classic movies and plays them on a big screen in Bryant Park. Tonight, get a look at Breaking Away. "A teenage cyclist, Dennis Christopher, is besotted with all things Italian in a small Indiana college town. Things seem to be going nowhere for him and his townie buddies (Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, and Daniel Stern), and he convinces them to take on the students at the Little 500 bicycle race. Flawlessly written by Steve Tesich and directed by Peter Yates."
Date: Monday, June 22nd Time: 8:00pm Location: Zebulon (258 Wythe Ave off Metropolitan, W'burg) Cost: Free
Eyal Maoz (guitar) and Asaf Sirkis (UK, drums) celebrate the release of their new CD, Elementary Dialogues, tonight at Williamsburg's premier spot for emerging music. "Take one of the premiere jazz-rock drummers in the UK, add a guitarist, who is the new find of New York City’s modern experimental avant-garde jazz scene, and you will get the Maoz-Sirkis Duo. Dazzling, exhilarating entity that speaks, sings, shouts and dance. This duo successfully combines raw energy with gentleness, capturing compositions with outstanding improvisations, and close-knit playing with looseness of the freest kind" 21+
Date: Monday, June 22nd Time: 9:30pm Location: The Creek (10-93 Jackson Ave, LIC) Cost: Free
"The fourth Monday of every month, Kate Berlant and Dan Wilbur take the stage in an attempt to reproduce the mess inside their heads. With an eclectic line-up of comedians, this stand-up showcase features the silliest topical humor as well as answers to some of life’s toughest metaphysical questions."
Date: Monday, June 22nd Time: 10:30pm Location: Union Pool (484 Union Ave., W'burg) Cost: Free
"Reverend Vince Anderson and the Love Choir will start a new Monday night residency at Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn after 4 plus years of packing the house as a local favorite in the same neighborhood on Monday’s at Black Betty. Since Anderson is a real minister, the weekly gig serves as both worship service and live performance. Fronting a six-piece band , Reverend Vince Anderson and his mighty Love Choir charge up hipster audiences with two hour long sets of original songs, gospel covers, and what critics tout as a 'Bruce Springsteen-style' of impromptu church preaching. Behind his raspy Tom Waits-like voice, Anderson shifts from singing songs that range from psychedelic bluesy groove and drunken New Orleans Brass band to a do-unto-others style of preaching, referring to his music simply as 'Dirty Gospel'."
Date: Tuesday, June 23rd Time: 8:00pm Location: Spike Hill (184 Bedford Ave, W'burg) Cost: Free Open Bar: Brooklyn Summer Ale, 8-9
his just in: JDub Records and NY Press have teamed up for a free dance party featuring DJ Sabbo (of Tel Aviv's Soulico Crew) and free Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale to go along with Sabbo's sweet hip-hop, dancehall, reggae and global grooves. [via myopenbar]
Date: Tuesday, June 23rd Time: 10:00pm Location: Huckleberry Bar (588 Grand Street, W'burg) Cost: Free
The fourth Tuesday of the month at Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg is Reggae Tuesday with DJ Tahl. And lets face it, what goes better with summertime than reggae music? So stop by and have a drink and a dance.
Date: Wednesday, June 24th Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: ARAL Pro-Choice New York (470 Park Avenue South, 7th Floor) Cost: Free with RSVP
In honor of Pride week, NARAL Pro-Choice New York, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, The National Coalition for LGBT Health and Lambda Legal and presents: “Choices: Reproductive Rights and the LGBTQ Community”. Hear directly from advocates "who ensure that LGBTQ individuals have the rights and access to all reproductive and sexual health services and choices available! Presenters will share the work they do each day to ensure that all people are supported in their choice to parent and start families, that the unique needs and experiences of LGBTQ individuals are affirmed by healthcare providers, systems and policies and that the rights of LGBTQ individuals to reproductive freedom are upheld and fought for within our legal system." List of presenters after the jump.
Presenters include:
Terry Boggis, Director, Center Kids the family program of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Rebecca Fox, Director National Coalition for LGBT Health
Leslie Gabel-Brett, Director of Education & Public Affairs at Lambda Legal
Its another edition of Chelsea Mind Games, everyone's favorite shipping market variety show! Hosted by Jennifer Dziura, tonight's edition features Team Trivia (answering a mix of current events, history, andpop culture.) Arrive early for the warm up edition or come later for the main event. Bring friends or meet new ones there; teams are 3-6 people.
Date:Tuesday, June 23rd Wednesdaym June 24th Time: 8:00pm Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome Street) Cost: Free
The How I Learned Reading Series continues tonight at Happy Ending. This evening they will delve into 'How I Learned The Hard Way' which is said to involve lessons about soap operas, an imaginary boyfriend, and a brothel run by madame Diamond Lil. The reading will feature Cheryl B, Jeff Gordinier, Sarah Kelly, Hugh Ryan and hosted by Blaise Allysen Kearlsey. Bios after the jump.
CHERYL B. is a Brooklyn-based writer and performance poet. Her work appears in several print and online publications, including Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution, BLOOM and Reactions 5: New Poetry (Pen & Inc.). She has received a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts and has been a resident Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. As a performance poet, Cheryl has appeared at numerous venues in NYC and toured throughout the U.S and the U.K.
JEFF GORDINIER is the Editor-at-Large at Details magazine and the author of X Saves the World. He has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, Esquire, GQ, Elle, Spin, Fortune, the Los Angeles Times, Cookie, Crawdaddy, and Entertainment Weekly. His work has been included in anthologies such as Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best Food Writing, and Best Creative Nonfiction.
SARAH KELLY is a writer, musician, social worker, and a liar. Her prodigious career began in 1983 when she formed The Executioners, a brother/sister team known for their reenactments of popular music videos. In May of 2005 after coming to the realization that she was lazy and that she also had a lot of feelings inside her heart, she began to live her life by the philosophy of "I don't know." She has performed at the WYSIWYG Talent Show and appears in the book Cringe: Teenage Diaries, Journals, Notes, Letters, Poems, and Abandoned Rock Operas. She enjoys popsicles and crosswords.
HUGH RYAN is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Nerve, The Advocate, NPR's Morning Edition and other places. When not teaching his mother to curse, he can be found dancing with the Rude Mechanical Orchestra or skipping double dutch in Prospect Park. Stalk him online at www.hughryan.org
Date: Wednesday, June 24th Time: 10:00pm Location: Annex Cost: Free
Mike Bryant, label owner at Intrinsic Design and Doug Singer from Sunday Best re-unite to launch a new night of techno soul at Annex in the LES. Expect great sound and seriously deep, dark music in the basement. Open bar from 11pm until midnight. 21+
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Studio B (295 Banker St. G'point) Cost: Free
Modular Records takes a break from being an electro big-wig this evening for their B-B-Queued Up party on the roof of Studio B with the Super Family! Super Family is Saheer Umar (from House of House) and Jamal Ali (from Turntable Lab) and they'll keep it dirty and funky for all our party peoples. $5 BBQ plates available. 18+
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 6:00pm - midnight Location: Stay (244 E Houston bet Ave A & Ave B Cost: Free
No Regrets is an after work affair designed to help you get your midweek dance fix in and make it home in time for Jimmy Fallon. The party kicks off at 6pm with $3 beers, $4 well, & $5 premium until eight and dancing ends promptly at midnight to ensure a good night's sleep. There's free food from Munchies and this week features guests the Crooked Disco DJs. 21+
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 6:30pm Location: Tenement Museum Shop (108 Orchard Street at Delancey) Cost: Free
"You can tell them by the maps. And the “I ♥ NY” t-shirts, worn un-ironically. Tourists have been an integral part of the city’s identity since the first steamboat excursions up the Hudson River. Our professional storytellers share their tales of tourism in New York at this popular series, and guests are invited to tell their own three-minute stories. Performing are Peter Aguero, James Braly, Ophira Eisenberg, and Brad Lawrence." Bios after the jump. More info here.
JAMES BRALY is the writer and performer of the Off Broadway monologue Life in a Marital Institution, a New York Times Critics’ Pick optioned for film and television by Meredith Vieira Productions, as well as the author of the forthcoming memoir Life in a Marital Institution, to be published in 2010 by St. Martin's Press. The only two-time winner of The Moth GrandSlam storytelling competition, James’s work has been featured nationally on NPR, Marketplace, and in the new anthology, Afterbirth.
Selected as one of New York Magazine's Top 10 Comics this year, OPHIRA EISENBERG has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Fresh Faces of Comedy, VH-1's Best Week Ever and All Access, E! Channel, Discovery Channel, The Today Show and many more. She tours regularly...
PETER AGUERO was born and raised in South Jersey. For him, "going to the city" always meant Philadelphia. He now resides in Sunnyside, Queens with his lovely wife and their Playstation 3. Peter is a Moth GrandSlam Champion and a story instructor for the Moth's Community Outreach program. He is also the lead singer of The BTK Band, a filthy, improvised storytelling rock group that performs all over NYC.
BRAD LAWRENCE is a writer, actor, and storyteller based in Brooklyn. In addition to appearing in several plays and independent films, he currently has his first feature length screenplay in production. His one man show, "Monsters In The Wood" made its premiere at the 2008 New York Fringe Festival to critical acclaim.
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 7:00pm Location: Rockefeller Park (River Tr and Warren St) Cost: Free
New York City Opera brings its popular Opera for All program to Rockefeller Park this evening with a rare performance of The Magic Flute. The Magic Flute is an ideal introductory opera, offering familiar tunes, colorful characters, rollicking comedy, and an upbeat message for audiences of all ages. Join us for this free outdoor one-hour version, sung in English featuring the New York City Opera Orchestra and soloists.
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: KGB Bar (85 4th Street btwn Broadway & 2nd Ave) Cost: Free
"The Fiction Circus, New York's premiere wretched reading troupe and online fiction magazine, brings its act to the KGB Bar... Expect original short stories to be read, laser harps to be played, complicated performances to be staged in extremely small spaces, hearts to be touched. Feat. Miracle Jones, S Future, Goodman Carter, Xerxes Verdammt, and more. Possible contests and prizes as well."
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 7:30pm Location: JLA Studios (63 Pearl St btwn Water and Front, DUMBO) Cost: Free
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series returns tonight in DUMBO, Brooklyn. "Illustration will be this month's theme. Speakers include artist Molly Crabapple, creator of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, a cabaret-life-drawing class with 57 branches around the world; New Yorker cartoonist and editor of the magazine's comedy blog Farley Katz; and Josh Neufeld, author of graphic novels A Few Perfect Hours and the acclaimed A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, to be published by Pantheon this fall."
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 8:00pm Location: Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Ave) Cost: Free
Spotfest, the super-variety show, returns to Legion Bar this Thursday night. "Last month's show was filled with sexy rock songs, over the line rap battles and senior citizens trying to escape their nursing home! This month's show is expected to take all that fun, times it by one million, ram into a rocket ship and explode it all over the audience. Don't miss it!... Come for the incredible cheap beers, stay for the awesome comedy show, leave for the White Castle across the street!" Line up after the jump.
Top Spot: Matt McCarthy (Verizon FIOS, AMC's Action Pack)
Stand up #1: Jared Logan (Comedy Central, TBS)
Stand up #2: Matt Ruby (MTV, We Are All Friends Here)
Improv Spot: Identity Theft (UCB)
Sketch Spot: The Calgary Whalers (UCB)
MC Rap Spot: Shane McConnell aka "Kamikaze Picnic"
Bucket Spot: YOU!
Host vs Comic Spot: Free Style Rap Battle
Date: Thursday, June 25th Time: 10:00pm Location: Studio B (259 Banker St., G'point) Cost: Free with RSVP, $5 without
"VDRK is opening up for The Glass (live), it's their first live NYC show since summer 08 as a full live band! Playing their new single - Wanna Be Dancin' and more from their upcoming album (currently in the final recording stages)." Only free with RSVP otherwise its five bucks.
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Location: Coney Island (under the Cyclone) Cost: Free
"The Coney Island History Project's exhibition center under the Cyclone will be open for a very special celebration: The Cyclone Roller Coaster's 82nd Birthday Party! The first rides of the historic coaster began on June 26, 1927. Over 80 years later, the Cyclone is still thrilling thousands of riders each year and is one of the city landmarks featured in CIHP's 'Coney Island Icons'. On its 82nd birthday the first 100 people in line get to ride the Cyclone for free. The Cyclone Roller Coaster opens at 12 noon, but the line is expected to start early... The History Project has invited Michael W. Haar aka 'The Cranky DJ' to bring his 1923 Brunswick phonograph and a 1921 Victor Victrola to the party. Both are original talking machines powered entirely by manual hand-crank. No electricity whatsoever! Beginning at 11 am, Michael will spin original 78rpm dance and pop records dating from 1906-1929."
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 7:00pm Location: World Financial Center, Winter Garden (220 Vesey St) Cost: Free
New York City Opera brings its popular Opera for All program to the World Financial Center this evening with a performance of La Navarraise. "Massenet’s rarely performed La Navarraise is a turbulent love story unfolding against the backdrop of civil war in Spain. This work, which is often compared to Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, showcases Massenet at his lyrical best. La Navarraise is set in two short acts with an intermezzo for a total running time of 50 minutes."
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Various Pinkberry Locations Cost: Free
As Pinkberry welcomes their new flavors they welcome you to come sample the goods. This evening from 5pm to 9pm get a free small yogurt from one of their new summer flavors. Mmmmm!
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 5:30pm Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (South St and Fulton St) Cost: Free
New York's iconic Paper magazine celebrates the release of its summer music issue by hosting the biggest music event in its history — a free concert featuring hipster-hip-hopper Kid Cudi, with prep-pop duo Chester French, and DJ sets by Brooklyn noise-rock legends Les Savy Fav. All Ages
For those unfamiliar, Kid Cudi, recently featured in PAPER's summer music issue, is the genius/Kanye West protégé behind this year's stoner anthem "Day 'N' Night," and one of this summer's most hotly anticipated albums, Man on the Moon: The Guardian, out in August. He'll be joined by the scrappy Harvard grads Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach, aka Chester French, whose cheeky dance-pop ditties have earned them loads of fans, including Mr. Pharrell Williams who produced their April release, Love The Future. Of the concert, the boys had this to say: "We can't wait to pump the South Street Seaport full of hawt rawk music and to show the PAPERMAGNATES what Chester French is all about. We're looking forward to playing songs from our debut albums Love the Future and Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance, both available at www.chesterfrench.com." Topping off the madness are Brooklyn's own art-damaged darlings Les Savy Fav, who will be manning the DJ booth in between sets.
The concert is slated to kick off at 5:30 p.m. this Friday, June 26, on the Pier 17 stage at The Seaport. See you there!
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 7:00pm Location: ABC No Rio (156 Rivington Street bet Clinton & Suffolk) Cost: Free
ABC No Rio as long been the epicenter for DIY culture on the LES. Tonight they team up with bicycle awareness stalwarts Times Up! to host the Common Spaces '09 open house and party tonight. "Come find out what this great community space is all about at this multimedia extravaganza with art, poetry, performance, music, DIY silkscreening and Critical Mass after-party. ABC No Rio houses Food Not Bombs, Books Through Bars, a computer lab, print shop, dark room and Times Up's educational workshops." Full list of great events tonight
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 8:00pm Location: Postmark Cafe (326 6th Street, btwn 4th and 5th Aves, P'Slope). Cost: Free
"Luke & Abbi welcome you to their Living Room at Postmark Cafe in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Today's brightest comedy stars drop in along with parodies of celebrities making headlines! Come and make yourself at home at this unique comedy show. It's just like your living room...only hilarious! Our comedians have been seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, MTV, Vh1, national commercials, and more!" The Living Room occurs every 2nd and 4th Friday.
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 8:30pm Location: Union Square (across from Barnes and Noble) Cost: Free
Join in a mass dumpster-dive/foraging expedition of NYC waste. People will disperse to various locations and reunite to see how much we gather in just one night. If you know which neighborhood you would like to explore, no need to meet first, but please email the organizer to let them know. If you would like to meet first to decide where to go, or if you are not an experienced forager, you may come to Union Square across from the Barnes and Noble (17th Street) to buddy up and sort out a plan of attack. Meet again at Union Square on the steps, across from the Whole Foods (14th Street) at 10:45.
Date: Friday, June 26th Time: 10:00pm Location: Webster Hall (125 East 11th St bet 3rd and 4th Ave) Cost:$1 before midnight with RSVP
There's been a club music revolution going on as of late in Australia and - along with names like Bass Kleph and Aston Shuffle - tonight's Sneaky Sound System are leading the way. Their smash hit single "I Love It" has been buring up radio charts worldwide with its proper blend of big-room sensibilities and sugary-sweet indie-electro melodies. Tonight is a very rare stateside appearance along with Boston's indie darlings, Hot Pink Delorean and a live set from Swedish hip-hop MC Adam Tensta. See my note on Webster Hall below. Highly recommended. 19+
While I am really digging what Webster Hall has transformed into over the last few years (especially with their Saturday Circus party and great bookings) this is, still, clublandia. That means fix up, looks sharp and dudes, don't roll in big packs (or better yet, bring some ladies). Doors are selective and we've gotten reports that the lines rolls slowly before midnight (forcing you into full cover charge land) so be sure to queue up early. That shouldn't be a turnoff, however, as tonight's show should be hot.
Date: Friday - Sunday all summer long Time: Fri 11:00am - 4:00pm, Sat & Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm Location: Governors Island Cost: Free
Opening today, "PLOT is a new public art quadrennial, produced and presented by Creative Time. This World & Nearer Ones is the first edition of PLOT, and will be held this summer on Governors Island. 19 artworks by an A-list of international, contemporary artists will be presented. The exhibition is free and open to the public Friday-Sunday. This World & Nearer Ones includes only site-specific artwork. Artists selected for the show were asked to respond to their sites on Governors Island." This year's theme, This World & Nearer Ones "rejects the typical biennial model (a “destination” for high-profile personalities and a spectacle with an emphasis on product over process), instead cultivating a cerebral, literary, and contemplative mood. " More info here.
Date: Saturday, June 27th - Sunday, June 28th (July 4th and 5th) Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Begins at the intersection of Avenue of the Americas and Spring Street Cost: Free
"The Artistic Intervention Project is proud to present Jeremy Dalmas' highly anticipated audio tour of SoHo and Tribeca. Building on the critical success of his first audio tour of San Francisco... this stunning blend of theater, politics, music, poetry, and history weaves a new world by transforming our alienating, cluttered streets into a playground of creativity and intimacy. Listen to the forgotten stories, encounter the hidden creatures, and discover the lost wonders that haunt our ancient island. [Who] is this street named after? Was there really a circus riot here? Can I really eat these weeds? Where did the water from the drinking fountain go?... When the tour finishes you will end up at a picnic where you will be able to meet the artist, meet other tour-goers... You can take the tour anytime, any day by downloading it from the website and taking it by yourself, but this is a special day to showcase and celebrate the tour, to share the city and to interact with one another." More details after the jump.
HOW TO TAKE THE TOUR:
The tour lasts two hours and may be begun anytime between Noon and 5pm on the above days. It starts at the intersection of Avenue of the Americas and Spring Street, at the Spring Street Station off the E train. You can download the tour from our website to put on your MP3 player. Or your may borrow one of our MP3 players, although you must e-mail or phone us ahead of time to reserve one! For more information and to download the tour go to www.theabsurdists.com/weknowthesecret.html
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location: 167th Street (From Gerard to Cromwell, Bronx) Cost: Free
"Come out and join the 167th street businesses and community as they demonstrate the true meaning of summertime fun and excitement. Hosted by the Local Development Corporation of the Bronx this event will have activities that will please all groups and ages. So please come out and enjoy the local food, music, culture, and so much more! This event is free to the public, and will not be something that you want to miss."
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 12:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Bedford Avenue (From N. 4th to N. 9th Streets, W'burg) Cost: Free
"Promoting the enjoyment of Northside Brooklyn, both on Bedford Avenue and beyond. Walks invites the community to come together, shop, stroll, socialize and enjoy activities in an area unobstructed by traffic. Hosted by Neighbors Allied for Good Growth and the L magazine, this event is not to be missed. Activities will include: free community classes from the YMCA, local art from the Gallery Association, Local artist creating chalk art for the children, Urban gardening classes from the North Brooklyn CSA, and so much more! So please come out and join us for summertime fun that is bound to brighten up your day. Do not miss out on a chance to escape the annoying honking of cars and over crowed streets. Join us and make a difference by enjoying the streets of Brooklyn how they should be, for relaxation and family time merriment."
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Tompkins Sq. Park (7th St. and Ave. A) Cost: Free
"Concert and political rally uniting women and their comrades of different art backgrounds and music genres including: rock, punk, radical poetry, alt. performances, and musical comedy. Come kick out the culture jams w/us. We're gonna give you all an Art Attack! Produced by Our Lady of Perpetual PMS and The Shadow - NYC's underground newspaper since 1988." Performers and participants after the jump.
Co-Emceed by Our Lady of Perpetual PMS (GLOB - Gorgeous Ladies of Boodwrestling) and Killer Killy (subservise-comedic songs)
Jennifer Blowdryer: (LES punk writer w/Tales from The Lower East Side)
Rachel Cleary: (political storyteller)
Michelle Leona: (haunting and horny accordion songs)
Rosie Rebel: (showcases her bra inventions...on roller skates!)
Sarah B.: (punk teen poet sensation) Neoangin: (one man electronics-gone-mad-art band from Berlin w/paintings & masks)
Rachel Trachtenburg and The Oh My God Girls: (debut of the Teen Girl Indie Pop-Rock Players!)
Jessica Delfino: (raunchy, insurgent rock & folk) Lone Vein: (Day of The Dead-inspired gloom tune) Rubber Room Rats: (Female-fronted freaky post-punk) Dethrace: (a theatrical art rock experience...10 ft. tall fiberglass super-robots, playing 666 volts of metal!)
Date: Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th Time: 4:30pm Location: Riverside Park (82nd Street and Riverside Drive) Cost: Free
Life on a Desert Island "an interactive guide to surviving the wilderness and respecting the environment, based on Daniel Defoe¹s 1719 classic story of Robison Crusoe, will be performed as a one-man outdoor spectacle play this summer, with preview performances beginning Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th... The show will continue performances throughout the summer at both Manhattan's Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Each of the NYC Parks shows is free and open to the general public. No tickets or reservations will be needed. Audiences are welcome to bring blankets and folding chairs..." "Life on a Desert Island is more than just a play about the adventures of a bearded man stranded on an island, it is also a spectacle about civilization! In his adventure in the wilderness, Robinson Crusoe follows the path from gatherer of plants, to hunter, to farmer and to craftsman."
Date: Monday, June 27th Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Hudson Hotel (356 W 58th St.) Cost: Free with RSVP
Giant Step's biweekly DJ series at Hudson Hotel returns with Philly native, Victor Duplaix. "Vikter Duplaix… honed his DJ skills with Philly legends Jazzy Jeff and King Britt. His introduction to the global music scene came in 2000 with his installment of K7!'s DJ Kicks series, which showcased his vocal stylings and musical taste. His production work continues to defy genre as he creates soundscapes for artists as diverse as Earth, Wind and Fire, Jazzanova, Nitin Sawhney, King Britt, N'Dea Davevenport (Brand New Heavies), Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets) and Spacek." 21+
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 7:00pm Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (South St and Fulton St) Cost: Free
New York City Opera brings its popular Opera for All program to The Seaport with a concert program of beloved arias, duets and overtures that have become part of American popular culture. In conjunction with the 2009 River To River Festival, New York City Opera soloists and orchestra will perform highlights from masterpieces including favorites by Puccini, Verdi, Ravel and Rossini.
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 9:00pm Location: Fort Greene Park Cost: Free
Afro-Punk and BAM present a "Whats on Your Plate" screening tonight in Fort Greene Park to launch the Afro Punk Festival 2009. What’s on Your Plate "documents the journey of Sadie Hope-Gund and Safiyah Riddle,
two intelligent and inquisitive eleven-year-old girls from Lower Manhattan, as they
explore their place in the food chain. Through the course of the film, the girls address
questions regarding the origins of the food they eat, how many miles it travels from the
harvest to their plate, how it’s prepared, and the effect it all has on their bodies and the
environment." The Afro-Punk festival takes place from July 4th through 6th with music, readings, skating, etc.
Date: Sunday, June 28th Time: 11:00am - 10:00pm Location: Hudson St. between Abingdon Sq. & West 14th St. Cost: Free
Pridefest is the annual LGBT street fair following the annual Gay Pride March (5th Ave & 52nd St to Christopher & Greenwich St starting at noon). Pridefest seeks to bring together local residents and families, community leaders, and area business owners to celebrate in the street. Additionally, we expect to attract thousands of out-of-state visitors and volunteers. This will be the 16th annual Pridefest event combining vendors, entertainers, and community activities for a day of fun celebration of LGBT Pride in the name of equality. All Ages.
Date: Saturday, June 27th - Sunday, June 28th (July 4th and 5th) Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Begins at the intersection of Avenue of the Americas and Spring Street Cost: Free
"The Artistic Intervention Project is proud to present Jeremy Dalmas' highly anticipated audio tour of SoHo and Tribeca. Building on the critical success of his first audio tour of San Francisco... this stunning blend of theater, politics, music, poetry, and history weaves a new world by transforming our alienating, cluttered streets into a playground of creativity and intimacy. Listen to the forgotten stories, encounter the hidden creatures, and discover the lost wonders that haunt our ancient island. [Who] is this street named after? Was there really a circus riot here? Can I really eat these weeds? Where did the water from the drinking fountain go?... When the tour finishes you will end up at a picnic where you will be able to meet the artist, meet other tour-goers... You can take the tour anytime, any day by downloading it from the website and taking it by yourself, but this is a special day to showcase and celebrate the tour, to share the city and to interact with one another." More details after the jump.
HOW TO TAKE THE TOUR:
The tour lasts two hours and may be begun anytime between Noon and 5pm on the above days. It starts at the intersection of Avenue of the Americas and Spring Street, at the Spring Street Station off the E train. You can download the tour from our website to put on your MP3 player. Or your may borrow one of our MP3 players, although you must e-mail or phone us ahead of time to reserve one! For more information and to download the tour go to www.theabsurdists.com/weknowthesecret.html
Date: Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th Time: 4:30pm Location: Riverside Park (82nd Street and Riverside Drice) Cost: Free
Life on a Desert Island "an interactive guide to surviving the wilderness and respecting the environment, based on Daniel Defoe¹s 1719 classic story of Robison Crusoe, will be performed as a one-man outdoor spectacle play this summer, with preview performances beginning Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th... The show will continue performances throughout the summer at both Manhattan's Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Each of the NYC Parks shows is free and open to the general public. No tickets or reservations will be needed. Audiences are welcome to bring blankets and folding chairs..." "Life on a Desert Island is more than just a play about the adventures of a bearded man stranded on an island, it is also a spectacle about civilization! In his adventure in the wilderness, Robinson Crusoe follows the path from gatherer of plants, to hunter, to farmer and to craftsman."
Date: Saturday, June 27th Time: 8:30pm Location: Washington Square Park Cost: Free
From celebrated French director Luc Bresson comes this epic adventure/romance based on the life of legendary free diver, Jacques Moyal, a man who, without the benefit of scuba gear, plunges up to 300 feet below the surface. Filming in such beautiful locations as the Bahamas and the Riviera, director Bresson has created a magical tale of one man’s love for the inhabitants of the sea, The Big Blue, the only place where Mayol feels at home.
Date: Monday, June 29th Time: 7:30pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer Street, W'burg) Cost: Free
"Few things better evoke the poetic pleasures of a Brooklyn summer than drinking a beer on the stoop on a hot evening. Just one little thing, though: it's ILLEGAL! So Kimber VanRy found out last summer when he received a $25 summons for the nefarious act in his home hood of Prospect Heights. He could have just paid the small fine--but where's the fun in that? Hewing closely to his generation's mantra, Mr. VanRy decided instead that he would fight for his right to party!!!!! Nine-months in, after numerous court cases and even a New York Times profile, Mr. VanRy is ready to give us the full tale, just in time to kick off a summer of Brooklyn Brownstone Stoop-endousness!" 21+
Date: Monday, June 29th Time: Films begin at Dusk (about 8ish) Location: Bryant Park (40th and 42nd Sts & Fifth and Sixth Aves) Cost: Free
Bring your picnic baskets and pull up some lawn for an evening under the stars with the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. Every Monday throughout the summer HBO dusts off some classic movies and plays them on a big screen in Bryant Park. Tonight, check out Gold Diggers of 1933. "Nobody created pure Hollywood escapism productions better than Busby Berkeley, and this musical set the standard. Designed to transport Depression-enduring audiences, the plot involves attempts to put on a show, featuring Ginger Rogers, Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell as the indefatigable Broadway show girls, and Dick Powell crooning the tunes."
Date: Mondays in June Time: 9:30pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer Street, W'burg) Cost: Free
Its an all out "country-tinged, heartstring-pulling, and romantic" evening tonight as Mia Riddle and Her Band take the stage at their Pete's Candy Store residency. Catch them every monday this month. 21+
Date: Tuesday, June 30th Time: 7:00pm Doors, 9:00pm Performance Location: The Mad46 Rooftop Lounge (45 East 45th Street) Cost: Free
"Singer/Songwriter Jennifer Logue has been in the studio over the past few months putting the finishing touches on her latest recording project, The Pretty EP... Starting at 7pm, the evening will feature stunning views of Manhattan, food/drink specials, giveaways, a special Kasteel Cru tasting session, a Chandon Rose sponsored open bar, as well as a live performance at 9pm."
Date: Tuesday, June 30th Time: 7:30pm Doors, 8:00pm Show Location: The Backroom (At 102 Norfolk) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Come celebrate the release of Leslie Mendelson’s album 'Swan Feathers' as she performs at The Backroom. The performance is followed by a meet and greet and signing and a celebratory dance party. Come and enjoy a speakeasy flavored night! 21+"
Date: Tuesday, June 30th Time: 10:00pm Location: Katra (217 Bowery at Rivington) Cost: Free with RSVP
Tonight, Katra celebrate Michael Jackson with his music, influences, cameos, and sampled MJ beats. Hookahs, Moroccan Food, and Drink specials plus Dancers all on two floors of flavor. Donations received at door will go to Bowery Mission. Ed Hardy Vodka sponsors the evening, so you may or may not end up with some free drinks.
