Love to watch the leaves fall? Enjoy outdoor music and good company? Are you broke? Then The Bryant Park Fall Festival is definitely for you. The Bryant Park Fall Festival is a 10-day outdoor music festival that is completely free to the public. It started September 28 and runs till October 9, 2009. Even if … Continue reading Bryant Park Fall Festival
There is always something to do in NYC in the summertime. How does that song lyric go? Summertime and the living is easy? Yeah, that’s it. And it holds true this week with a bunch of free outdoor movie screenings all over the city. Good entertainment without spending a dime. Tonight: How Green Was My … Continue reading Summertime Flicks for Free
It’s official. ‘The Pool Parties’ schedule is up and ready for us to soak up the summer. Now, if only the rain would participate, and stop participating. Err, precipitating. Because McCarren Pool is off limits, the new venue will be the East River State Park. Sports are still welcome and the concerts will still be … Continue reading Pool Parties back in Williamsburg
The Statue of Liberty’s Crown is now open. After years out of commission, you can now visit and make your New York memories, oh so much more memorable. Some caveats: The lines! And the limited ticketing system! And the reservations! Good luck. Get info for tickets here. Continue reading Crowning Glory
You don’t get to listen to this live everyday, so you really should go to this. In conjunction with the River to River Festival, Chuck Brown, master of Go-Go, will be performing with his band at Rockefeller Park tomorrow night at 7pm. Did I mention it’s completely free? Bring a lawn chair, a blanket and … Continue reading Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown performs
This year, to honor the memory of all of our servicemen and women, I decided to forgo the regular barbecue hopping and take a serene, introspective walk all over New York City, sans company. Here’s where my little feet took me: And here’s what I saw: Please keep in mind … Continue reading My Memorial Day
The new schedule for this summer’s River to River Festival is finally available (after many annoyed e-mails) and there’s something for everyone: adults, children and adults who act like children. Live music, outdoor movies (The Seven Year Itch is one of them!) and poetry are some of the wonderful activities you can enjoy this summer, downtown of … Continue reading River to River Festival
Yes. It’s back. Shakespeare in the Park; your chance to see a professional production of Shakespeare, with real actors, for free! This years production is Twelfth Night, the screwball comedy of mistaken identity. It’s a lot of fun, and just for extra giggles, the lanky, dorky, awkward Ms. Anne Hathoway is in it. I’m not … Continue reading Shakespeare in the Park
I don’t have to say much about this place because you already know. You’ve been there, you’ve seen a show, you’ve danced with your shirt off, you’ve bumped into an old girlfriend who’s now dating the drummer from [insert band-of-the-moment] and you’ve thrown up your Brooklyn Lager. It’s ok. We’ve all been there. There’s an … Continue reading McCarren Park
I think it’s officially called something regal like, ‘The Fort Greene Park Conservancy,’ but any way you slice it, it’s a large greene space in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn. Jogging trails, volunteerships, weekend farmers markets and lots of trees and green grass – just waiting for you to sit on, break out your acoustic and … Continue reading Fort Greene Park
One of the most unrecognized New York City Parks is Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens. It’s a unique park used mostly by artists as an exhibition and performance space, but also used for other cool events, like a kite-making class (I know!) and the upcoming State Fair in May. This summer, starting in July, they’ll … Continue reading Socrates Sculpture Park. Never heard of it.
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