Summer in the City 2009
Amanda’s annual list of “Shut up and go play outside!”
(Just like her mom used to tell her.)
May 20th-27th (approx.)
Fleet Week!
(You can find Amanda in Hell’s Kitchen/Midtown West pubs, slinging back drinks and cozying up to sailors. Join her!)
Thurs, May 28th-Sun, June 21st
King Lear in Central Park, 7 PM, FREE
Enter at West 103rd St and Central Park West
www.newyorkclassical.org
Sun, May 31st
River to River NYC Festival
This downtown multi-month festival kicks off with the 12-hour “Bang on a Can” marathon.
Full schedule of events at www.rivertorivernyc.com
JUNE 2009
Tues, June 2nd- Tues, August 18th
Stars of Tomorrow, Pier 45 at Hudson River Park, 6:30 PM, FREE
Enjoy music every Tuesday from students from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and Mannes College The New School for Music.1 train to Christopher Street
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/eventpanel/starsOfTomorrow.html
Fri, June 5th
Central Park SummerStage: TV on the Radio, 5:30-10 PM.Visit www.summerstage.org for the full summer line-up.
Fri, June 5th – Fri, August 21st
Sunset on the Hudson, Pier 45 at Hudson River Park, 7 PM, FREE
Concert on the river every Friday from June 5th through August 21st (except July 3rd).
1 train to Christopher Street
www.hudsonriverpark.org
Fri, June 5th
Washington Square Music Festival, 8:30 PM, FREE
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 371 6th Avenue
Stravinsky Plus: An “exciting evening of great music performed by musicians who regularly play in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera & New York City Ballet orchestras and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.”
http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org
Sun, June 7th
Tony Awards, 8 PM, CBS
www.tonyawards.com
Mon, June 8th
Celebrate Brooklyn opening night: The Music of David Byrne & Brian Eno
8 PM.
Download the entire season schedule at: http://briconline.org/celebrate.
Mon, June 8th-Mon, Sept 28th
Clinton Concert Series begins: NYCity Slickers, 6 PM, Pier 84 (44th Street), FREE
Meet your friends for a sunset and the sounds of an eclectic mix of bands. All concerts are one hour long. Lawn seating only. Series continues through Sept 28th.
http://www.fohrp.org/fohrp2.php?screen=events#Clinton%20Concert%20Series
Tues, June 9th
Museum Mile Festival, 6-9 PM, FREE
5th Avenue from 82nd-105th Streets
Follow street artist De La Vega’s along 5th Avenue. Free admission into museums.
www.museummilefestival.org
Tues, June 9th- Sun, July 12th
Shakespeare in the Park: Twelfth Night with Anne Hathaway
Pick up your free Shakespeare in the Park tickets on the day of the performance beginning at 1pm at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park or from 1 to 3pm at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette St.
www.publictheater.org
(Amanda’s note: As always, I will buy you dinner if you stand in line and get me a ticket!)
Sat, June 13th
Target Fireworks, South Street Seaport, FREE
Head to the Seaport at sundown to enjoy fireworks among children and families.
http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/events/eventDetail.php?eventID=2764
Sat, June 13th-Sun, June 14th
Big Apple BBQ, Madison Square Park, 11 AM-7 PM
www.bigapplebbq.org
Mon, June 15th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
The Sting, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Fri, June 19th
Washington Square Music Festival, 8:30 PM, FREE
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 371 6th Avenue
Stravinsky Plus: An “exciting evening of great music performed by musicians who regularly play in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera & New York City Ballet orchestras and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.”
http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org
Sat, June 20th
Mermaid Parade: Coney Island, 2PM, FREE
http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml
Sat, June 20th
5th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, 12-8 PM, Donations accepted
Empire Fulton Ferry State Park
Dumbo, Brooklyn
http://www.brooklynbodega.com/about
Sun, June 21st-Sun, September 6th
Harlem Meer Performance Festival, 2-4 PM, FREE
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (110th St between 5th-Lenox Avenues)
Popular concert series that features the best in local emerging and established Latin, Jazz, World and Gospel artists.
http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageNavigator/events_HarlemMeerPerformanceFestival
Mon, June 22nd
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
Breaking Away, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Tues, June 23rd-Tues, July 7th
King Lear in Battery Park, 7 PM, FREE
Meet at Castle Clinton
www.newyorkclassical.org
Thurs, June 25th
NYC Opera at Rockefeller Park (River Terrace & Warren St), 7 PM, FREE
The Magic Flute
www.nycopera.com
Fri, June 26th through Friday before Labor Day
Fireworks on the Beach, Coney Island, 9:30 PM, FREE
D/F/N/Q trains to Stillwell Avenue. Astroland and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park sponsor fireworks every Friday night during the season.
www.coneyisland.com/tourism.shtml
Fri, June 26th
NYC Opera at World Financial Center, Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St, 7 PM, FREE
La Navarraise
www.nycopera.com
Sat, June 27th
NYC Opera at Pier 17 (South Street Seaport), 7 PM, FREE
www.nycopera.com
Mon, June 29th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
Gold Diggers of 1933, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
JULY 2009
Ongoing
PLOT/09 Public Art Project on Governors Island
Take the free ferry across the river to Governors Island to view this new public art quadrennial, with 19 works commissioned from more than 20 international artists.
www.creativetime.org
Wed, July 1st
Celebrate Brooklyn: MGMT, Prospect Park, 5:30 PM. SOLD OUT.
http://briconline.org/celebrate
(Amanda’s note: I will give you my first-born if you can get me a ticket! Whatever that’s worth to you.)
Fri, July 3rd-Fri, August 14th
South Street Seaport Music Festival
Free outdoor concerts all summer long, check website for full schedule
www.seaportmusicfestival.com
Sat, July 4th
Macy’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display over East River
Sun, July 5th-Sun, July 26th
SummerGarden at MoMA
“Summer Sunday evenings are always a little bit lovelier when MoMA’s annual Summergarden concerts roll around. The series recruits jazz and classical players from the Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center, so you know the lineups will always be first-class. Seating opens at 7pm.”
www.moma.org
Mon, July 6th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
Dog Day Afternoon, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Tues, July 7th-Sat, July 25th
Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center
www.lincolncenter.org
Tues, July 7th-Sun, July 26th
Lincoln Center Festival
Three-week festival of theatre, music and dance.
http://www.lincolncenter.org/load_screen.asp?screen=Lincoln_Center_Festival
Wed, July 8th
RiverFlicks for Grown-ups: Pier 54, 8:30 PM, FREE
Iron Man
Outdoor movie series through Wed, August 19th.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Thurs, July 9th
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, July 9th-Thurs, August 13th
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
Shows perform songs from their biggest hits.
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, July 9th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
Raising Arizona
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Thurs, July 9th
Central Park SummerStage: Matisyahu and Umphrey’s McGee, 5:30-10 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Fri, July 10th
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
The Wizard of Oz
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Sat, July 11th
They Might Be Giants, Prospect Park, 4 PM
http://briconline.org/celebrate
Sun, July 12th
DJ khz concert, 4 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Sun, July 12th-Fri, July 31st
NYC Restaurant Week
http://nycgo.com/restaurantweek?cid=tinyc_060209
Sun, July 12th-Sun, August 9th
MoonDance Series: Pier 54 (14th St), 6:30 PM, FREE
Weekly dance session that includes a lesson at 6:30 PM. Live bands go on at 7 PM. No experience necessary. Featured styles include swing, tango and salsa. Free dance lessons begin at 6:30pm courtesy of Dance Manhattan. Live bands go on at 7pm.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events.asp?date=7/2009&day=1&size=large
Mon, July 13th
Met Opera in the Park, Central Park SummerStage, 8 PM, FREE
Paulo Szot, baritone
Lisette Oropesa, soprano
Alek Shrader, tenor
For 2009, the Central Park performance will take place at the Central Park SummerStage (rather than the Great Lawn) and will require (free) tickets.
www.summerstage.org
Mon, July 13th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
How Green Was My Valley, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Mon, July 13th
Clinton Concert Series
Weekly concerts on Pier 84 (44th St) & Clinton Cove (55th St)
Check website for concert listings through September 28th:
http://www.fohrp.org/events_and_programs/clinton_concert_series.aspx
Tues, July 14th
NY Philharmonic in Central Park, Great Lawn, 8 PM.
Program Details TBA
Fireworks following the performance.
Wed, July 15th
NY Philharmonic in Prospect Park, 8 PM.
Program Details TBA
Fireworks following the performance.
Directions: Enter at Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park West at 9th Street or Bartel-Pritchard Circle at the intersection of Prospect Park West, Prospect Park Southwest and 15th Street.
Wed, July 15
Movies Under the Stars, 8:30 PM, FREE
Pier I at Riverside Park (70th St)
Wall Street
http://www.riversideparkfund.org/CALENDAR/?c=MovieTheater-Event
Wed, July 15th
RiverFlicks for Grown-ups: Pier 54, 8:30 PM, FREE
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Outdoor movie series through Wed, August 19th.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Thurs, July 16th
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, July 16th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
The Maltese Falcon
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Fri, July 17th
NY Philharmonic in Central Park, Great Lawn, 8 PM.
Program Details TBA
Fireworks following the performance.
Fri, July 17th
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
Kung Fu Panda
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Sat, July 18th
Village Voice’s Siren Festival, Coney Island, 12-9 PM, FREE
Free, all day, all ages music festival featuring international, national and local bands and DJs performing on two outdoor stages in historic Coney Island.
http://siren.villagevoice.com/siren
Sat, July 18th
Wheel Up! w/ DJs DRM (Bastard Jazz) + Erik The Red (Giant Step), 2 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Sun, July 19th
Tragedy concert, 2 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Mon, July 20th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
Harold and Maude, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Wed, July 22nd
RiverFlicks for Grown-ups: Pier 54, 8:30 PM, FREE
The Dark Knight
Outdoor movie series through Wed, August 19th.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Wed, July 22nd
Movies Under the Stars, 8:30 PM, FREE
Pier I at Riverside Park (70th St)
Dinner at Eight
http://www.riversideparkfund.org/CALENDAR/?c=MovieTheater-Event
Thurs, July 23rd
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, July 23rd
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
Paper Moon
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Fri, July 24th
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
Ghostbusters
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Sat, July 25th
The Beatards, 2 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Sun, July 26th
Turntables on the Hudson, 3 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Mon, July 27th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
The Defiant Ones, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Tues, July 28th-Sat, August 22nd
Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center
www.lincolncenter.org
Wed, July 29th
Movies Under the Stars, 8:30 PM, FREE
Pier I at Riverside Park (70th St)
The Out-of-Towners
http://www.riversideparkfund.org/CALENDAR/?c=MovieTheater-Event
Wed, July 29th
RiverFlicks for Grown-ups: Pier 54, 8:30 PM, FREE
Hancock
Outdoor movie series through Wed, August 19th.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Thurs, July 30th
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, July 30th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
To Catch A Thief
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Fri, July 31st
Met Opera in the Park, East River Park, 7 PM.
Joyce El-Khoury, soprano
Keith Miller, bass
Vlad Iftinca, pianist
www.summerstage.org
Fri, July 31st
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
AUGUST 2009
Sat, August 1st
Central Park SummerStage: M. Ward, Mike Watt & Nels Cline +, 7 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Mon, August 3rd
Central Park SummerStage: Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté, 8 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Mon, August 3rd
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
Kramer vs. Kramer, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Mon, August 3rd-Sun, August 23rd
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival
Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, FREE
More than 100 free outdoor performances featuring dance, music, spoken word and
children’s events. Park located on 62nd St between Columbus & Amsterdam
Avenues.
www.lincolncenter.org
Tues, August 4th
Erykah Badu, 8 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Wed, August 5th
Movies Under the Stars, 8:30 PM, FREE
Pier I at Riverside Park (70th St)
Drums Along the Mohawk
http://www.riversideparkfund.org/CALENDAR/?c=MovieTheater-Event
Wed, August 5th
RiverFlicks for Grown-ups: Pier 54, 8:30 PM, FREE
Tropic Thunder
Outdoor movie series through Wed, August 19th.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Thurs, August 6th
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, August 6th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
The Return of the Pink Panther
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Fri, August 7th
Central Park SummerStage: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, nathantrice/RITUALS dance theater, 8 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Fri, August 7th
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
The Muppet Movie
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Sat, August 8th
Central Park SummerStage: Boys Noize (a “mega dance party”), 3-7 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Mon, August 10th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
The Magnificent Seven, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Tues, August 11th – Sun, August 30th
Shakespeare in the Park: The Bacchae by Euripides
Choral score by Phillip Glass.
Pick up your free Shakespeare in the Park tickets on the day of the performance beginning at 1 PM at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park or from 1 to 3 PM at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette St.
www.publictheater.org
(Amanda’s note: As always, I will buy you dinner if you stand in line and get me a ticket!)
Wed, August 12th
Movies Under the Stars, 8:30 PM, FREE
Pier I at Riverside Park (70th St)
Sweet Smell of Success
http://www.riversideparkfund.org/CALENDAR/?c=MovieTheater-Event
Wed, August 12th
RiverFlicks for Grown-ups: Pier 54, 8:30 PM, FREE
Sex and the City: The Movie
Outdoor movie series through Wed, August 19th.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Thurs, August 13th
Broadway in Bryant Park, 12:30-1:30 PM, FREE
http://www.bryantpark.org/CALENDAR/broadway.php
Thurs, August 13th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Thurs, August 13th
Blondie, Pat Benatar and The Donnas
Asser Levy Park, Coney Island, FREE
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/05/blondie_pat_ben.html
Fri, August 14th
Central Park SummerStage: Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company with musical guest Martha Wainwright (Dance), 8 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Fri, August 14th
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Fri, August 14th-Sun, August 30th
The New York International Fringe Festival
http://www.fringenyc.org
(Amanda’s note: I always buy a ticket to the silliest musical, so join me!)
Sat, August 15th
Hip-Hop Karaoke BBQ, 2 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Sat, August 15th
Central Park SummerStage: Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company with musical guest Martha Wainwright (Dance), 8 PM.
www.summerstage.org
Mon, August 17th
HBO Bryant Park Film Festival
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bryant Park lawn, FREE
Lawn opens at 5 PM; movie begins at dusk (8-9 PM)
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
Tues, August 18th
B52s, 8 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Thurs, August 20th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
Catch Me If You Can
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
Fri, August 21st
RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46, 8:30 PM, FREE
Curious George
Outdoor movie series for children through Fri, August 21st
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Sun, August 23rd
Blues BBQ, Pier 54, 2-9 PM, FREE
The annual Blues BBQ Festival brings the best Blues bands from across the country together with the finest New York City BBQ restaurants for a fantastic summer day on the river.
http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events.asp?date=8/2009&day=1&size=large
Sun, August 23rd
Turntables on the Hudson, 3 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Thurs, August 27th
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies With A View,” FREE
Edward Scissorhands
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/movies-with-a-view
SEPTEMBER 2009
Sun, September 6th
Turntables on the Hudson, 3 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Sat, September 12th
Mos Def, 9:30 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Sat, September 26th
Buckethead, 8 PM
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island
Broadway on Broadway, Times Square, Date TBD, FREE
Outdoor concert that offers a sneak preview of the upcoming Broadway season
www.broadwayonbroadway.com
Howl Festival, Tompkins Square Park, Date TBD, FREE
Eight days of dance, music, performance, poetry and writing.
www.howlfestival.com
Ongoing Events
City Parks Foundation Performing Arts Festival 2009
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/index.aspx?LOBID=708
Coney Island Film Society
Saturday nights through September 26th, 8:30 PM
Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave (between Stillwell Ave and W 12th St)
Tickets $5, $3 for Film Society members. Doors open at 8pm Pre-show at 8:15pm featuring classic drive in trailers, shorts, old commercials and more. Free Popcorn!
www.coneyisland.com/films.shtml
Good Morning America Summer Concert Series
Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, FREE
Begins with Green Day on 5/22. Lineup includes Jonas Brothers, Queen Latifah and cast of “Hair.”
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=7502433
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
This lengthy list offers free activities taking place in New York’s public parks. A short list includes walking tours, free yoga, chess, children’s activities, dancing and outdoor activities like kayaking, birdwatching and hiking.
www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events_search.php
Riverside Park Fund events calendar
Check their calendar for a variety of events, including a concert series, picnics and other outdoor activities.
http://www.riversideparkfund.org
Rooftop Films
Every weekend from May 15th-September 20th. There is a fee for tickets.
http://rooftopfilms.bside.com/2009/schedule
Today Show’s Toyota Concert Series
Live music is a great way to start your workday. Lineup includes Dave Matthews Band, Katy Perry and Kings of Leon.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29181613
Events TBD
Mermaid Parade Ball
http://www.mermaidparadeball.com
PS 1 Warm Up 2009
Dates TBD, 3-9 PM every Saturday, Long Island City. $10, cash only.
www.ps1.org
Summer Restaurant Week
Traditionally held the last week of June and first week of July.
(Amanda’s note: Please let me know if you plan a group dinner, and I’ll do the same!)
Also check out these sites:
Flavorpill
E-newsletter of weekly happenings around the city.
www.flavorpill.com
www.nyc.gov
Advertises events going on around the city.
http://nycgo.com
Search by date for events around the city. They have a great e-newsletter too.
The Onion sends a weekly email with offers for free drinking events as well as ticket and product giveaways.
www.theonion.com/newsletters
