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Things to do this week in NYC Jul 24-Jul 31: Music (07/24) - Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae, or the classics ? New York City venues feature music from all cultures. Whether you're catching an aria at Lincoln Center, or checking out a band at Central Park Summerstage, NYC has a gig you won't want to miss. (read the story...) ACTIVITY PLANNER Sign up for Our Weekly NYC Activity Newsletter Email Find out what's happening in NYC when you're planning to visit. Arrival: Departure: Category: All Activities Auditions Awards Shows/Banquets Cabaret Charity Events Comedy Cultural Arts Film Food and Drink Fun for Kids Galleries Holiday Celebrations Lectures/Debates Literary Marathon Museums Music Nature/Outdoors Parades Sample Sales Scavenger Hunts Shopping Signings/Appearances Sports Street Fairs Theater Tours Trade Shows   Date: Activity: Through 12/31/2012 Hours: Saturday 5pm; Tuesday 8pm Sam Eaton Presents THE QUANTUM EYE Magic & Mentalism Show - Bleecker Street Theatre 45 Bleecker Street - 212-239-6200 www.thequantumeye.com Price: $47-$77 THE QUANTUM EYE is Sam Eaton's entertaining and fascinating exploration of mentalism, magic, perception and deception, where extraordinary ability and humor blend with the audience to make for a different performance every time. Join Sam on a journey past the limits of possibility in a show that you will never forget. Professional magician and m... (more) Through 9/13/2010 Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book - American Folk Art Museum 45 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-265-1040 www.folkartmuseum.org Ages: All Henry Darger (1892-1973) adopted countless images from popular-media sources, such as newspapers, magazines, comics, and cartoons, but no single source influenced him as steadily as the coloring book. This intimate exhibition features nine examples culled from the museum's extensive Henry Darger Study Archive, illustrating the primary role the colo... (more) Through 9/06/2010 Approaching Abstraction - American Folk Art Museum 45 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-265-1040 www.folkartmuseum.org Ages: All It is commonly assumed that contemporary self-taught artists work solely in a representational style, eager to engage in storytelling and personal memory. But while the narrative tradition often is a primary impulse, a significant number exhibit a tendency to be seduced by material, technique, color, form, line, and texture, creating artwork that o... (more) Through 11/01/2010 Hours: 4:30-5:30 PM, 7-8:30PM Free Trial Class in Flamenco Dance - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 Ages: 5 yrs.-Adult Price: Free Discover flamenco by taking a FREE trial class at Flamenco Latino in midtown Manhattan! The first Monday of every month, first time students at Flamenco Latino may take a flamenco class free of charge. This special offer starts November 1st at Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W 54th Street, 4th floor (bet. B-way and 8th Ave.) Adults: Monday 7:... (more) Through 7/07/2011 A Song for the Horse Nation - National Museum of the American Indian 1 Bowling Green - 212-514-3700 www.americanindian.si.edu Ages: All A Song for the Horse Nation presents the epic story of the horse's influence on American Indian tribes from the 1600s to the present. Drawing upon a treasure-trove of stunning historical objects -- including ledger drawings, hoof ornaments, beaded bags, hide robes, paintings, and other objects -- and new pieces by contemporary Native artists, the e... (more) Through 8/15/2010 Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World - American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. - 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org Ages: All This intriguing exhibition brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history, showcasing the goods, cultures, and technologies from four representative cities: Xi'an, China's Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a fe... (more) Through 9/07/2010 Sounding the Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All This exhibition -- the first in an art museum to be devoted exclusively to Oceanic musical instruments -- explores the rich diversity of musical instruments created and used in the Pacific Islands. Drawn primarily from the Met's collections, the exhibition features more than 60 instruments from small personal types such as panpipes and courting whi... (more) Through 10/02/2010 Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets - Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway - 718-638-5000 www.brooklynmuseum.org Ages: All Body Parts features thirty-five objects that represent individual body parts in ancient Egyptian art from the Brooklyn Museum's collection, many of which will be displayed for the first time. While traditional exhibitions of ancient art focus on reconstructing damaged works, this exhibition uses fragmentary objects to illuminate the very realistic ... (more) Through 12/31/2011 Hours: 2 Little Italy, Chinatown and Little Ireland History and Tasting Tour - NYC Discovery Walking Tours New York, NY - 212-465-3331 Price: $35 A walk through these ethnic enclaves exploring the trials and triumphs of the American immigrant. Along the way, we will sample ethnic specialties from pizza and cannolli to spring rolls and dumpling. Stops include the Church of the Transfiguration; the site Five Points, made famous in Gangs of New York; Banco Stablile, Confucius Plaza, the residen... (more) Through 1/03/2012 Historic Pubs & Taverns of Greenwich Village - NYC Discovery Walking Tours New York, NY - 212-465-3331 Price: $18 (drinks extra) A walking tour of pubs, speakeasies, and taverns -- all with historic associations. Possible stops include New York's third oldest tavern, a haunt of write Dylan Thomas; a pub associated with founding father Thomas Paine; and the tavern where Robert Kennedy and Norman Mailer contemplated their professional futures. Cost: $18 per person (drinks e... (more) Through 11/28/2010 Collecting Biennials - Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave. (75 St.) - 800-WHITNEY www.whitney.org Ages: All As a prelude, counterpoint, and coda to the Biennial, the Museum's fifth floor is devoted to artists in the Whitney's collection whose works were shown in Biennials over the past eight decades. Collecting Biennials is installed as a kind of historical survey within the Biennial, underscoring the importance of previous Biennial exhibitions in the Mu... (more) Through 8/22/2010 Hilla Rebay: Art Educator - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All Hilla Rebay: Art Educator features some of the artist's remarkably progressive efforts to provide a variety of audiences -- from youth and teachers to artists and museum visitors -- with opportunities to learn about nonobjective art, or art without representational links to the material world. Through 8/30/2010 Shape Lab - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All Make discoveries about shape and art in MoMA's newest interactive space. In Shape Lab, families can experiment, build, draw, read, and create with a variety of kid-friendly materials and activities. Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10:30am-5pm; Friday, 10:30am-6:30pm. Through 2/14/2011 Hours: Wed. 6-7:30PM, Sun. 2-4PM Flamenco Classes with Jose Moreno - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 Ages: 15 yrs. and up Price: $20/class Jose Moreno offers two levels of flamenco dance at Flamenco Latino Studio. Wednesdays, 6-7:30 PM, Beginners Flamenco Sundays 2-3 PM, Beginners Flamenco Sundays, 3-4 PM, Intermediate Technique at Flamenco Latino Studio, 244 W 54th St., 4th fl. (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) 212-399-8519 Study with a true master! JOSE MORENO,... (more) Through 2/15/2011 Hours: 10AM-5PM Group Dance Classes/Presentations at Flamenco Latino in Midtown - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 Ages: K-Adults Price: Negotiable Field trip opportunities for schools, senior groups and groups visiting NYC at Flamenco Latino Studio: Group Dance Class- One hour group class in flamenco or salsa dance, or both for up to 40 students at our midtown Manhattan studio. Featuring professional instruction and live music. Scheduling available during late mornings and afternoons. ... (more) Through 9/06/2010 Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All This exhibition examines myriad ways photographic imagery is incorporated into recent practice and in the process underscores the unique power of reproductive media while documenting a widespread contemporary obsession, both collective and individual, with accessing the past. Through 8/15/2010 Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Birthday celebrations and concomitant themes of longevity are pervasive in Chinese art of the Ming and Qing dynasties. A recurring scene of a splendid reception at the residence of a wealthy family, represented in a lacquered screen, a set of embroidered hanging scrolls, and a porcelain vase, shows the eightieth birthday gathering for the Tang-dyna... (more) Through 9/02/2010 Lizards & Snakes: Alive! - American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. - 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org Ages: All Featuring more than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses interactive stations, significant fossils, and an award-winning video to acquaint visitors with the world of the Squamata, the group that includes lizards and snakes. Open daily. $16; children 2-12,... (more) Through 9/06/2010 The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All Throughout history, mythologies have provided explanations for humankind's existential surroundings through collective beliefs and shared verbal and visual narratives. Representational visual artists have long looked to ancient mythologies as a thematic repertoire, a tradition both preserved and evolved by modern and contemporary artists who contin... (more) Through 8/30/2010 Otto Dix - Neue Galerie 1048 Fifth Ave. (86 St.) - 212-628-6200 www.neuegalerie.org Ages: All The first one-man museum exhibition of works by the major German artist (1891-1969) ever held in North America, including more than 100 masterpieces addressing his experiences in WWI, portraiture, sexuality, and religious and allegorical painting. Closed Tues. & Wed. $15. Through 9/06/2010 Tutankhamun's Funeral - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Buried near his tomb in around 1327 B.C., remains from the mummification and funeral of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun were unearthed in 1907 by the American businessman and excavator Theodore M. Davis, who in 1909 donated the objects to the Metropolitan Museum. This exhibition will consist of the most important pieces from the Davis find... (more) Through 8/29/2010 Side by Side: Oberlin's Masterworks at the Met - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Founded in 1917, the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College is one of the finest college or university collections in the United States, serving as an invaluable educational resource for aspiring art scholars and artists. While the museum is closed in 2010 for renovations, twenty of their masterpieces -- nineteen paintings and one sculpture... (more) Through 1/31/2011 Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Tues. & Thurs., 9am-7pm; Sun., 1-5pm Literary Lives: The World of Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller - The New York Society Library 53 E. 79th St. btw. Madison & Park Aves. - 212-288-6900 Price: Free Shirley Hazzard - one of the world's most gifted and acclaimed writers and author of The Transit of Venus and The Great Fire - unlocks her private collection of personal photographs and books that gives a first-ever look at the life she shared with her husband, Francis Steegmuller, the award-winning author, whose pioneering work on Flaubert, Coc... (more) Through 8/08/2010 Cars, Culture, and the City - Museum of the City of New York Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street - 212-534-1672 www.mcny.org Ages: All The first exhibition to explore New York City's century-long relationship with the car, marking the 100th anniversary of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA). The exhibition features visionary drawings and models; historic photographs, films, and advertisements; and a wealth of car memorabilia to tell this fascinating, yet u... (more) Through 9/06/2010 Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All An examination of the myriad ways photographic imagery is incorporated into recent practice and in the process underscores the unique power of reproductive media while documenting a widespread contemporary obsession, both collective and individual, with accessing the past. Through 10/03/2010 Hours: 9:30am-12pm HSBC Children's Garden Sessions - Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street - 718-539-5296 www.queensbotanical.org Ages: 5-12 Price: $325, and a 10% discount is available for QBG family members Rebecca Wolf, Education Coordinator at the Queens Botanical Garden is looking for a new crop of young horticulturists, ages 5 to12, to participate in 2010 sessions of the HSBC Children's Garden Program at QBG. Registration for the Spring Session, which begins on March 27, 2010, is now open.QBG's HSBC Children’s Garden, the first "green" children's ... (more) Through 9/06/2010 Picasso: Themes and Variations - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All Featuring approximately one hundred works, this exhibition explores Picasso's creative process through the medium of printmaking, tracing his development from the early years of the twentieth century, with depictions of itinerant circus performers in the Blue and Rose periods, to his discovery of Cubism. It follows his evolving artistic vision thro... (more) Through 9/27/2010 Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All The story of Rama -- the Ramayana -- ne of the great epics of South Asia literature, has captured the imagination of Indian artists for centuries. Scenes from the Ramayana first appear at Deogarh, in north India, in the mid-fifth century. These temple sculptures are the earliest depictions of the avatars, or divine appearances, of Vishnu, among wh... (more) Through 8/01/2010 Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey - Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Ave. (36 St.) - 212-685-0008 www.themorgan.org Ages: All This exhibition showcases thirty-one original Palladio drawings from the Royal Institute of British Architects that have not been publicly exhibited in over thirty years. Through 11/07/2010 Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Following the acquisition in 2002 of a pair of wine coolers from the Sachsen-Teschen Service, the core of the surviving parts was discovered in a French private collection. This superb ensemble was last displayed at the beginning of the twentieth century. Wine coolers, tureens, cloches, candelabra, candlesticks, dozens of plates, porcelain-mounted ... (more) Through 8/19/2010 Hours: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cocktails with the Whales - Mystic Aquarium 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT - 860-572-5955 x336 Ages: 21 and up Price: $5 admission. Cash bar with food for purchase Cocktails with the Whales returns this spring and summer to Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. The event, which began in 2009 as a monthly gathering, will take place bi-weekly this year due to its popularity. Enjoy drinks and food by Ocean Blue Catering, as well as music in front of the Arctic Coast exhibit, home to the aquarium's residen... (more) Through 8/30/2010 Lee Bontecou: All Freedom in Every Sense - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All Featuring three sculptures and more than a dozen works on paper by American artist Lee Bontecou (b. 1931), this intimate installation spans four decades of the artist's career, from 1958 to 1998. Known for richly evocative forms that conjure biological, geological, and technological motifs, Bontecou has described "the natural world and its wonders ... (more) Through 1/02/2011 King Tut - Discovery - Times Square Exhibition 226 W. 44th St. (7-8 Aves.) - 888-988-8692 www.kingtutnyc.com Ages: All After more than 30 years, the record-breaking exhibition, King Tut, returns to NYC for its final stop before these ancient treasures return to Egypt forever. Revel in the splendor of the ancient Egyptian world as you view a dazzling array of possessions unearthed from his tomb, along with antiquities representing his family and contemporaries. The ... (more) Through 8/01/2010 Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All This landmark exhibition is the first to focus exclusively on works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) in the Museum's collection. It features 300 works, including the Museum's complete holdings of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics by Picasso - never before seen in their entirety - as well as a selection of the artist's prints. The M... (more) Through 10/31/2010 Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambu - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to create a site-specific installation for The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, the twin brothers Mike and Doug Starn (born in New Jersey in 1961) will present their new work, Big Bambu: You Can't, You Don't, and You Won't Stop. The monumental bamboo structure, ultimately measuring 100 feet long, 50 f... (more) Through 11/06/2010 Hours: SATURDAYS ONLY-- 10AM-6 PM Prospect Heights Flea Artisan Marketplace - Dr. Ronald McNair Park 202 Eastern Parkway (Washington/Classon Aves.), Brooklyn - 646-845-9195 Ages: All Price: Free To Public The Prospect Heights Flea is an Artisan Marketplace with high quality handmade, art, antiques, vintage clothing, gifts, food and entertainment, just steps from the Brooklyn Museum. Through 8/16/2010 Mind and Matter: Alternative Abstractions, 1940s to Now - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All This exhibition of works by three generations of women artists explores issues ranging from the body and sexuality to architecture, incorporating a vocabulary of abstract forms. International in scope, this installation highlights work in both two and three dimensions, in drawings, prints, books, and sculpture. Among the artists featured are Louise... (more) Through 8/15/2010 American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All The first Costume Institute exhibition drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. It will explore developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940 and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. Focusing on archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition wil... (more) Through 3/21/2011 Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All For much of photography's 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium. Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography presents a selection of outstanding photographs by women artists, charting the medium's history from the dawn of the modern period to the present. Including over two hundred w... (more) Through 10/31/2010 Kiddie Cruise 2010 - Queen of Hearts Pier 40, W. Houston St. & the West Side Highway - 212-600-9297 www.newyorkcruisetickets.com Kiddie Crusie season for 2010 is about to begin!!! Below, the first 4 dates and themes are listed. Kiddie Cruises are an all inclusive activity-filled family event boat ride along the Hudson. Sailing on the Queen of Hearts on select Sundays from May to October, Kiddie Cruises offer the most entertainment for the entire family at an affordable pr... (more) Through 8/15/2010 An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Over the past twenty years, Julie and David Tobey have assembled one of the preeminent collections of Italian Old Master drawings in private hands. Ranging across the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, this exhibition, consisting of approximately seventy drawings, will cover all the principal centers of Italian art -- Florence, Rome,... (more) Through 10/06/2010 Julie Mehretu: Grey Area - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All The paintings in this exhibition were produced as the 15th commission of Deutsche Bank and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Inspired in part by Berlin, the city in which Mehretu created the works, the paintings evoke the psychogeography of a place and the effects of the built environment on individuals, while at the same time contemplating the... (more) Through 5/01/2011 Hours: 9pm Wednesday Night Trivia Tryst Live Trivia Game - Still 192 3rd Ave. (btw. 17th St. & 18th St.) - 212-471-9807 www.triviatryst.com Ages: All Price: Free Trivia Tryst is NYC Premier Live Trivia Game. It's free to play, and the top three teams win $50, $25 and $10 off their bar tabs! General knowledge questions will make you think. 1-6 people per team. Trivia Tryst is played every Wednesday at Still on 3rd Ave btwn 17th & 18th Streets at 9pm. Through 8/29/2010 Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art, and Landscape Design - Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Ave. (36 St.) - 212-685-0008 www.themorgan.org Ages: All Scenic vistas, winding paths, bucolic meadows, and rustic retreats suitable for solitary contemplation are just a few of the alluring naturalistic features of gardens created in the Romantic spirit. Landscape designers of the Romantic era sought to express the inherent beauty of nature in opposition to the strictly symmetrical, formal gardens favor... (more) Through 6/15/2011 Hours: 4-10PM Mon.-Sat. Flamenco Latino's Weekly Classes in dance and music for adults! - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 5 yrs.-Adult Price: $20 Flamenco Latino offers a wide variety of classes each week in their midtown studio at 244 W 54th St., 4th fl.! Basic Beginner Flamenco, Aurora, Mon. 7-8:30 pm. Group Cante Class, Alfonso Cid, Mon. 8:30-9:45 pm. Adv. Beginner Flamenco Incorporating Props (Castanets, Hat, Fan & Shawl), Aurora, Tues. 6:30-8 pm. Flamenco Guitar Group Class, Beginner, B... (more) Through 6/15/2011 Hours: 6:30-8, Tues.1 Flamenco Class Incorporating Props - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 15 yrs.-Adult Price: $20 Aurora Reyes, of Flamenco Latino, offers Flamenco Dance Incorporating Props for Adv. Beginners. Single class $20, 4-pack $70 (ONLY $17.50/class).Technique and choreography for dances that use... -- castanets and Sombrero Cordoves. For example, Tanguillos de Cadiz, and Garrotin (hat only) dances. --Abanico (fan) as in such dances as Guajiras (fan + ... (more) Through 6/15/2011 Hours: Open Private Lessons in Flamenco Guitar - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 15 yrs.-Adult Price: $50-70 Study Flamenco guitar with Basilio Georges of Flamenco Latino, whether you're a beginner or an experienced player looking for a great teacher! His classes focus on strengthening your playing by achieving the correct right and left hand techniques, and increase your understanding of Flamenco within the context of dance and singing accompaniment. Wit... (more) Through 6/15/2011 Hours: 8:30-10PM Flamenco Singing Group Class - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 15 yrs.-Adult Price: $20 Flamenco Latino offers a group Cante Class with Alfonso Cid (mixed students). Work on forms such as tangos, sevillanas, fandangos, alegrias, bulerias. Will include review of both Manuel Gago material and Alfonso Cid material. Mondays, 8:30-9:45 pm, new 4-pack of classes for $70.00! (ONLY $17.50/class!) Call 212-399-8519 to reserve. Through 6/15/2011 Hours: 7-10PM, Weds. Flamenco Guitar Group Classes - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 15 yrs.-Adult Price: $20 FLAMENCO GUITAR GROUP CLASSES on Wednesday nights at Flamenco Latino Studio with Basilio Georges. Level 2-Beginner (Spanish guitar facility and/or some flamenco background required. Audition may be necessary.), Wed. 7-8:30 pm -Technique, technique, technique -Basic compas patterns in various toques -Basic letra accompaniment, chords, in some toques... (more) Through 8/20/2010 Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat.-Sun., 10am-4pm David Schnuckel presents Parenthetical Admission (Things Eventually Recognized After the Fact...) - UrbanGlass 647 Fulton St., 3rd flr., Brooklyn - 718-625-3685 www.urbanglass.org Parenthetical Admission (Things Eventually Recognized After the Fact...) is an exhibition of work that is inspired by the essence of human fallibility, thriving on personal limitation, and pursuing a sense of glory within the inglorious qualities of an individuals faults and failures. The work is a reevaluation of personal mishap and misjudgment w... (more) Through 6/15/2011 Hours: 9PM-12AM Saturdays Flamenco Show on Saturday Nights - Meson Asturias 40-12 83rd St., Elmhurst, Queens - 718-446-9154 www.elmesonasturias.com Ages: 8 yrs.-Adult Price: Free See Aurora Reyes and Basilio Georges of Flamenco Latino at Meson Asturias restaurant on Saturday nights! Flamenco singing and dancing with LIVE music- great for the whole family. Shows at 9PM and 11PM. #7 to 82nd St. (at Roosevelt), or E, F, R to Roosevelt Ave. (at 74th). For reservations: 718-446-9154. NO COVER. Through 1/02/2011 Race to the End of the Earth - American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. - 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org Ages: All Race to the End of the Earth recounts one of the most stirring tales in the annals of Antarctic exploration: The contest to reach the South Pole. This exhibition focuses on the challenges that the two leaders - Roald Amundsen on the Norwegian side and Captain Robert Falcon Scott on the British - faced as they undertook their separate 1,800-mile jou... (more) Through 8/29/2010 Hours: Varies Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Extension Summer Workshops 2010 - Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | The Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 W. 55th St. - 212-405-9000 Ages: Varies Price: Varies The Ailey Extension presents exciting summer workshops for both dance teachers and dancers ages 12 & up. Spend your summer in the nation's largest building dedicated to dance, studying with instructors of the highest caliber. FOR DANCE TEACHERS: Leap 'N Learn Teacher Workshop - June 26-27, 2010; Horton Pedagogy Workshop >> Introductory: July 12-16... (more) Through 8/28/2010 Political Subversities - The People's Improv Theater 154 W. 29th St. - 646-327-6579 Ages: 13+ Price: $10 Initially conceived by 5-time Tony Award Nominee and 3-time Obie Award winner Liz Swados, POLITICAL SUBVERSITIES is a cabaret of darkly funny songs and sketches about culture, politics and the crazy F-ed up world we live in. The Poli-Sub company has dazzled and sold-out The PIT, The Culture Project, and Joe's Pub with this fast-paced and ever-evol... (more) Through 8/09/2010 Hours: 1 Naked in a Fishbowl - SoHo Playhouse 15 Vandam St. btw 6th Ave. & Varick - 212-691-1555 Ages: 16+ Price: $35 This exciting, improvised play is a unique, theatrical event that eavesdrops on the lives of four women in New York City. Audiences watch a new story unfold every night as the actresses begin with a new location and scenario and then fully improvise the evening’s performance. The lives of Bonnie, Jean, Sara, and Sophie are completely exposed in o... (more) Through 10/17/2010 Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950–1980 - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Leon Levinstein (American, 1910–1988), an unheralded master of street photography, is best known for his candid and unsentimental black-and-white figure studies made in New York City neighborhoods from Times Square and the Lower East Side to Coney Island. This exhibition, drawn exclusively from the Metropolitan's collection, will feature some forty... (more) Through 11/21/2010 27 Seconds - The Apollo I Tragedy - Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, W. 46th St. & 12th Ave. - 212-245-0072 www.intrepidmuseum.org Ages: All This special exhibit tells the story of the 1967 Apollo 1 tragedy when, during routine tests, fire engulfed the command capsule and took the lives of astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee. Through rare photographs, artifacts and narrative, the exhibit explores this pivotal event, which riveted the attention of a heartbroke... (more) Through 8/06/2010 Summer Programs for Tots to 8th Graders - BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange 421 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn - 718-832-0018 www.bax.org BAX / Brooklyn Arts Exchange is offering Summer programs for tots to 8th graders. SUMMER DANCE FOR TOTS AND PRE-SCHOOLERS (June 14 - July 21 | six weeks of fun) A creative program where children.s minds are stimulated as they are introduced to the world of movement. JUNIOR SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM (July 6 - August 13) For children entering grades K-5. ... (more) Through 10/17/2010 The Edible Garden - New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station - 718-817-8700 www.nybg.org Ages: All An exhibition celebrating growing and preparing great food. Set across the 250-acre NYBG, The Edible Garden features vegetable gardens and displays, demonstrations from food and gardening experts, celebrity appearances by Daisy Martinez, Dan Barber, Sara Moulton, and others during four festival weekends, and programs that demonstrate the bounty, ec... (more) Through 9/12/2010 Hours: 1pm-5pm Summer Earth Fest - Family Picnic Fun - IKEA/Erie Basin Park One Beard St., Brooklyn - 347-224-5828 enviromediamobile.blogspot.com Ages: All ages Price: Free FOLLOW the ENVIROMEDIA MOBILE to IKEA/Erie Basin Park, in Red Hook Brooklyn, One Beard Street at the SOUTHEASTERN LAWN along the Water in the Back of IKEA. LIVE MUSIC, WATERFRONT RECREATION and more AT IKEA/Erie Basin Park- SAT JUNE 19th. 1PM-5PM FOLLOW THE ENVIROMEDIA MOBILE- Public Tours of the Mobile Museum with fun waterfront and environmental... (more) Through 10/17/2010 Flowers-to-Fruits in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden - New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station - 718-817-8700 www.nybg.org Ages: All Children investigate the relationships between flowers and important pollinators and learn how flowers become fruits. Celebrate Harvest Week, October 9–17, by making apple sauce, pressing apple prints, and exploring fruits and seeds harvested by animals around the Garden. Tuesdays–Fridays, 1:30–5:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Through 10/17/2010 Farm-to-Table in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden - New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station - 718-817-8700 www.nybg.org Ages: All A Farm-to-Table play station in the Bendheim Global Greenhouse for the youngest visitors lets children pretend to be farmers. Through play, kids learn what grows on a farm. They can practice "harvesting" fruits and vegetables, and then use them to "cook" delicious recipes at the cafe. Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 7/30/2010 Dig, Plant, Grow! - Herbal Delights, Naturally - New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station - 718-817-8700 www.nybg.org Ages: All Go on an herb hike to find some of the many herbs in NYBG's collection. Cool down with an iced herbal tea, sample a healthful herbal snack, and pot up an herb to take home. Tuesdays–Sundays, 12–5:30 p.m. Dig, Plant, Grow! takes place every afternoon in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, a 1 1/2-acre garden where children and families learn about pl... (more) Through 9/26/2010 Hours: 3-9pm Sundae Sermon Dance Party In The Park - Morningside Park 114th St. & Morningside Park - 917-685-6855 www.SundaeSermon.com Ages: All Price: Free The dates for summer 2010 (Alternate Sundays, June-Sept): Sundays - June 20, July 18, Aug 1, Aug 19, Sep 12, Sep 26. Musical Directions is pleased to announce the upcoming dates for the 3rd annual "Sundae Sermon" Dance Party in Morningside Park, Harlem NYC. This year's line-up of rotating DJs includes a collection of the country's most renown... (more) Through 9/05/2010 From Mansion to Museum: The Frick Collection Celebrates Seventy-Five Years - Frick Collection 1 E. 70th St. (Madison-Fifth Aves.) - 212-288-0700 www.frick.org Ages: All It was the desire of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) that his extraordinary art collection and magnificent home at 1 East 70 Street be opened as a museum following his family's period of residence. After the death of his wife, Adelaide, in 1931, the mansion, built in 1913-14 by Thomas Hastings (1860-1929) of Carrère and Hastings, underwent further con... (more) Through 8/31/2010 Hours: 9pm-4am 'I Wanna Be a Rockstar' Party - SCORES New York 536 W. 28th St. - 212-868-4900 www.scoresny.com Ages: 21+ Price: Admission varies based on evening's entertainment Come out to SCORES New York every Tuesday night for the "I Wanna Be a Rockstar: Life of Fortune and Fame" party. Arrive with your closest of friends and co-workers for a night of unforgettable entertainment with some of the industries biggest rockstars. Afterwards, it won't be hard to convince others why Tuesday is your favorite day of the week. Through 9/09/2010 Before They Were Parks - Arsenal Gallery Central Park, Fifth Ave. & E. 64th St., 3rd flr. Ages: All An exhibition exploring the pre-park existence of numerous city parks -- including former estates, industrial sites, reservoirs, cemeteries, vacant lots, natural preserves and tenement districts -- and the stories of their transformation into urban amenities. The exhibition features more than 100 vintage and contemporary photographs, as well as me... (more) Through 9/30/2010 Hours: 6-7pm New York Sports Club's Free Zumba Classes in Herald Square - Herald Square 34th St. & Broadway - 212-812-5663 www.mysportsclubs.com Ages: All Price: Free Zumba is a fun, easy-to-follow aerobic routine that combines Latin dance moves with cardio. It’s a wildly popular way to maximize caloric output while toning your whole body. Zumba takes the work out of working out. Every Thursday from May 6th to September 30th 6:00PM at Herald Square, 34th and Broadway. To register, sign up at the NYSC table in ... (more) Through 8/07/2010 The 19th Annual 2010 HOT! Festival - Dixon Place 161A Chrystie Street - 212-219-0736 www.dixonplace.org Price: $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $25 for any 3 shows, $60 for a festival pass HOT! Festival Features over 150 LGBTQ Artists with 72 Performances of Theatre, Dance, Music, Literature, Performance Art and Homoeroticism for the Whole Family! The Village Voice calls it "The Best Gay Theater Festival in New York!" The festival, which runs from June 26-August 7, includes performances by Washboard Jungle, Pic-Up, Dynasty Handbag, S... (more) Through 8/29/2010 Hours: 2:30pm Broadway Uptown: Zora Returns to Harlem - Dinner Theater Show Starring Antonia Badon - HARLEM BAR B-Performance Level 2367 Frederick Douglass Blvd. @ 127 St. - 347-767-8482 Ages: All ages Price: $45 Zora in Harlem ignites the spirit of Zora's adventurous energy in Harlem while preparing audiences to trace the root of the famous era. The play takes you on a journey of a small town southern girl who longed to go to school and embraced her financial disparities by enrolling in high school with one change of underwear, one dress, and one pair of s... (more) Through 9/12/2010 Contemporary Art from the Collection - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All The works selected for this installation highlight the debates around economics, politics, gender, and ethnicity that have permeated artistic practices since the late 1960s. Including approximately 130 works drawn from all of the Museum's curatorial departments, the installation features a variety of approaches to art-making and follows a chronolog... (more) Through 8/22/2010 Hours: During regular store hours The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store Summer Sale - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store 1000 Fifth Avenue - 800-662-3397 entrance on 82nd and 81st Streets www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Enjoy savings on an assortment of jewelry, books, home décor, and educational toys. Receive discounts of up to 50 percent on selected merchandise. Select items excluded. You can also shop online at store.metmuseum.org. Purchases support The Metropolitan Museum of Art and its programs. Through 2/13/2011 Between Here and There: Passages in Contemporary Photography - Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All Themes of dislocation and displacement in contemporary photography are explored in this exhibition of works from the collection. Perambulations and digressions in photographic works from the 1960s and 1970s by Vito Acconci, Ed Ruscha, Richard Long, and On Kawara, and a 1968 video by Bruce Nauman, show how a work of art -- cut loose from any specifi... (more) Through 8/19/2010 Hours: 6-8:30pm Jewish Flame Free Summer Jewish Study Classes - Cong. Adereth El 135 E. 29th St. - 718-268-2448 www.jewishflame.org Ages: 20-49 Price: Free The Flame, a Jewish education organization, will be holding its annual Summer Institute again this year. Four nights a week in Manhattan, you can learn any aspect of Judaism that interests you. No matter what your present background in Jewish studies, (whether you have no background or an extensive one), the Flame has something for you. Class topic... (more) Through 8/12/2010 Hours: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM The Edge and Town Square Present 'SummerStarz 2010', Music and Film Outdoor Summer Series - East River State Park North 8th Street and Kent Avenue www.nycgovparks.org Ages: All ages Price: Free For the sixth consecutive year, Town Square is presenting free summer entertainment for children and families. Starting July 8th, Town Square, along with Williamsburg's hottest condominium development, The Edge, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will host SummerStarz, an outdoor film and music series at e... (more) Through 8/19/2010 Hours: 11 to 5 Helluva Town - Susan Teller Gallery 568 Broadway, Room 502A - 212-941-7335 Ages: All ages Price: Free An extensive gallery exhibition. Views of New York City from 1919 to 2009. Work by over 30 artists including Will Barnet, Isabel Bishop, Howard Cook, Louis Lozowick, Anne Ryan, Louis Schanker, Ben Shahn, and Harry Sternberg. Themes include the Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Union Square, Tenements, Immigration, and Political Action. Through 8/04/2010 Hours: 1 The Magic Pot: Three Tales from China - TADA! Youth Theater 15 W. 28th St. - 212-252-1619 Ages: 2+ Price: $6-$25 The Magic Pot: Three Tales from China is an original musical for kids, performed by kids, about a young girl who finds herself in the middle of ancient tales, and her own extraordinary adventure, that teach her about life, honesty, and true happiness. It is a first-time co-commission with the SteppingStone Theater in St. Paul, MN after Nina Treven... (more) Through 9/07/2010 The Geometry of Kandinsky and Malevich - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All This exhibition examines Russian artists Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) and their distinctive approach to abstraction through a focused presentation of eight paintings. Closed Thurs. $18. Through 1/05/2011 Broken Forms: European Modernism from the Guggenheim Collection - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All The masterpieces in this exhibition include examples of Cubism, Cubo-Futurism, Expressionism, and other avant-garde movements that are central to the Guggenheim's collection. Through 8/27/2010 Sunset Jam on the Hudson - Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park Battery Park City, Battery Pl. & West St. - 212-267-9700 bpcparks.org Ages: All Every Friday through 8/27. Improvise on African, Latin and Caribbean rhythms at the Sunset Jam on the Hudson drumming circles. The gatherings are led by master drummers Maguette Camara, Mary Knysh, and Pamela Patrick. After beginning with the teaching of traditional drumming patterns, and establishing a steady heartbeat pulse, participants are then... (more) Through 8/14/2010 Hours: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The New Amsterdam Trail - Castle Clinton Battery Park - 212-668-2321 www.nyharborparks.org Ages: All Ages Price: $12.00 National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy Walking Tour. Ranger-guided walking tour of the 17th century Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. Saturday 7/10, 8/14 and Friday 9/10. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tour begins at Castle Clinton in Battery Park; concludes at Federal Hall. Cost: $12.00/person (purchase tickets at www.nyharborparks.org or call 21... (more) Through 8/15/2010 Summer Nights Festival 2010 - Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, Inc. 3300 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn - 718-646-1444 Ages: All A Summer Festival of art, theater, film and music. Through 8/07/2010 Hours: 7.30PM PILOBOLUS - The Joyce Theater 175 Eighth Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets - 212-242-0800 www.joyce.org Price: $10-$59 For its 26th season at The Joyce, Pilobolus brings an electrifying line up of works and yet to be announced surprises to the stage. Throughout the company's remarkable history, audiences have delighted in watching Pilobolus dancers thread their way through magnificent pieces like Gnomen, Megawatt, Rushes, and Day Two. Returning from last season's... (more) Through 7/31/2010 ResurGENTS: The Reappearance of Hope - The June Havoc Theatre 312 W. 36th St., First Floor - 646-554-5528 Ages: 15-100 Price: $18 From the creative team of the award-winning New York production of Black Man Rising, comes ResurGENTs: The Reappearance of Hope, by Lawrence Floyd and Damion Sanders. ResurGENTS is a new millennium choreopoem that explores the roles of the Black Man in the geo-political era of President Barack Obama. Through poetry, monologues, singing and dancing,... (more) Through 9/01/2010 Hours: 12am-12am New York: The Game Scavenger Hunt! - Available in 10 areas of the city Visit website for details - 877-787-2929 www.newyorkthegame.com/home/buytickets Ages: All Price: Visit website for details Embark on a text message scavenger hunt that shows you NYC's most interesting sights and streets. Receive challenges right on your own cell phone and navigate the city to complete them. Explore a new area of the city in a fun and different way, or check out your favorite neighborhood and discover things you never knew existed. The Game features 10 ... (more) Through 8/02/2010 Hours: specific to performance 3 American Women: A Trilogy - Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex 312 W. 36th St. - 866-811-4111 Ages: Adults Price: $15-18 + $2.50/ea Meet three women on their American journey of discovery - Odessa as she waits for her car repairs,Rachael struggling with century’s old Indian mores, and Janice, a Taiwanese-American store clerk. For dates/times, ticket ordering, questions: 866-811-4111 or https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/738245. Presented by MITF. Through 8/26/2010 Hours: 6-7PM 20's + 30's Rooftop Sunset Yoga - The JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St. - 646-505-5708 Ages: 20-39 Price: $15/$20 Calling all Yogis, those new to yoga, and everyone in between. Join our 20's + 30's for an evening of vinyasa yoga on the JCC's rooftop. Following the 1-hour class, enjoy wine and nosh while taking in beautiful views of the city. Class led by Seth Lieberman. Mats are provided. Class begins promptly at start time listed - please arrive early. Space ... (more) Through 8/26/2010 'Yoga Rocks' - Yoga Workshop at Top of the Rock - Top of the Rock 30 Rockefeller Center (W. 50th St. btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves.) - 877-692-7625 www.topoftherocknyc.com Ages: All Every Tuesday & Thursday. Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center's historic observation deck, and The Sports Club/LA invite yoga enthusiasts of all levels to participate in an exclusive Sunrise Yoga experience against the stunning, panoramic backdrop of New York City on Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 13th-August 26th from 6:30 am – 7:30 am. The hour-lon... (more) Through 8/20/2010 Ieri, Oggi, Domani by Tiziano Magni - Milk Studios 450 W. 15th St. Ages: All A retrospective of the career of legendary fashion photographer Tiziano Magni. This collection of images spans from the 1980s through the present and is representative of Magni's life work. Throughout his career Magni has shot some of the most iconic images- Moss, Campbell, Turlington- and campaigns of the past few decades. The images simultaneousl... (more) Through 7/31/2010 Hours: 12pm-2pm World of Jazz - Chelsea Art Museum 556 W. 22nd St. - 212-255-0719 chelseaartmuseum.org Ages: All Price: $20 general admission, $10 students / seniors, $5 CAM members World of Jazz III. A summer Jazz-brunch concert series at Chelsea Art Museum, July 17- July 31, 2010, every Saturday at 12 pm. The Chelsea Art Museum is proud to present for the third consecutive year World of Jazz, a concert series, developed in collaboration with jazz saxophonist Lars Haake. World of Jazz features talented emerging artists on the... (more) Through 9/09/2010 Hours: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. This Hallowed Ground: Slavery in New York - Federal Hall National Memorial 26 Wall St. - 212-668-2321 www.nyharborparks.org Ages: All Ages Price: $12.00 Discover the forgotten history of New York's early Africans, enslaved and free, and their struggle for survival in a new world on the ranger-guided walking tour of This Hallowed Ground. Dates: July 17, 31; August 14, 21, 28; September 4, 9. Tour begins at Federal Hall; concludes at the African Burial Ground. Cost: $12.00/person (purchase tickets a... (more) Through 8/31/2010 Hours: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, daily Gateway to America - Battery Maritime Battery Maritime Building Slip 5 - 800-533-3779 www.nyharborparks.org Ages: All ages Price: $18 adults; $16 seniors (62+); $14 kids (3-12). Under 3 is free. Explore the ways that geography, defense, immigration and commerce have shaped the history and influence the future of New York on the Gateway to America audio boat tour of New York Harbor. Date: July 17 - August 31. Time: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, daily. Place: Departs from Battery Maritime Building Slip 5 (next to Staten Island ... (more) Through 9/04/2010 Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The New York Freedom Trail - Federal Hall National Memorial 26 Wall St. - 212-668-2321 www.nyharborparks.org Ages: All ages Price: $12.00 Discover New York's resilient spirit in our revolutionary past on this ranger-guided walking tour of Lower Manhattan. Dates: July 17, 24, 31; August 7, 21, 28; September 4. Tour begins at Federal Hall; concludes at World Trade Center site. Cost: $12.00/person (purchase tickets at www.nyharborparks.org or call 212-668-2321) Self-guided audio tour ... (more) Through 10/11/2010 Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917 - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All In the time between Henri Matisse's (1869-1954) return from Morocco in 1913 and his departure for Nice in 1917, the artist produced some of the most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic works of his career -- paintings that are abstracted and rigorously purged of descriptive detail, geometric and sharply composed, and dominated by shades of black... (more) Through 8/08/2010 Hours: Monday-Friday: 8pm. Saturday: 5pm, 8pm and 10:30 pm. Sunday: 4pm and 7pm. International Cringe Festival 2010 - Grand Theater @ Producers' Club 358 W. 44th St. - 212-242-6036 Ages: All Price: Tickets are $25 full price or $20 advance sales (deadline July 1), student tix $15. Directors and writers have been lined up for International CringeFest '10, which opens on Monday, July 19, and closes on Sunday, August 8, in the Grand Theatre at the Producers' Club, 358 W. 44 St. These are REALLY GOOD & HILARIOUS works that are irreverent, politically incorrect, politically satirical, naughty, and utterly zany -- don't you want ... (more) Through 7/29/2010 Hours: 1pm to 7pm TERRA INCOGNITA: Map of Imaginary Worlds - SoHo Galery for Digital Art 138 Sullivan St. - 212-228-2810 Ages: All Price: Free The Soho Gallery for Digital Arts is offering a video journey through ninety lavishly illustrated maps of imaginary worlds, displayed in pristine quality and seamless motion on its state of the art digital display screens. From the ruined Atlantean continent city to ships' graveyards to a far-future settlement on the planet Venus, these maps de... (more) Through 8/14/2010 15th Annual Juried Exhibition - SOHO2O Gallery Chelsea 547 W. 27th St., Suite 301 - 212-367-8994 Price: Free CALL FOR ENTRIES. SOHO2O Gallery Chelsea is a non-profit artist run gallery that has been promoting the work of women artists since 1973 through gallery exhibitions and public programming. Our annual juried exhibition is open to both men and women artists working in all media. Our Juror this year is Phong Bui, artist, writer, and independent cura... (more) Through 8/07/2010 Hours: 10:30am-6:30pm Summer Group Show of Innovative Artists At Axelle Fine Arts Galerie - Axelle Fine Arts Galerie 535 W. 25th St. - 201-573-0300 www.axelle.com Price: Free Axelle Fine Arts Galerie is pleased to present a summer group installation featuring Albert Hadjiganev, Francois Bard, and Brian Stephens from July 20, 2010 until August 7, 2010. Albert Hadjiganev captures the simple moments of daily life with only a few elements. In approaching a canvas, he reflects, "I do not know what is to come; it is the canv... (more) Through 9/02/2010 Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm. Thursday, 11am – 8pm Open Portfolio New York - Chelsea Art Museum 556 W. 22nd St. - 212-255-0719 Ages: All Price: Free with Museum Admission Curator: Elga Wimmer. Organized by Frère Independent. Salon: July 22 - 24, 2010. Exhibition: July 27 - Sept 2, 2010. Opening Reception: July 22, 5 - 8pm. DJ Party at Hudson Hotel Rooftop: July 22, 7-11pm $15. Elga Wimmer & Frère Independent are proud to present the second edition of Open Portfolio at the Chelsea Art Museum. A pool of thirty to fort... (more) Through 8/13/2010 Hours: 11am-6pm Journey into Art - Agora Gallery 530 W. 25th St. - 212-226-4151 www.agora-gallery.com Ages: All Price: Free Agora Gallery will host a new and exciting art show. Scheduled to run from July 23, 2010 through August 13, 2010, the exhibition feature a captivating selection of original works from emerging and established artists. An impressive selection of talented artists has been brought together for a showcase of contemporary fine art. The artists in A Maze... (more) Through 7/30/2010 Hours: 1pm Animal Tales - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6565 Ages: Families with children under age 6 Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Visit us for story time, a special craft and even an animal encounter each weekday. All activities are FREE with the purchase of Zoo admission. Families with children under age 6 are welcome. Through 7/30/2010 Hours: 9:00 am-12:30 pm Zoo Patrol - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6563 Ages: 7-15 Price: Each week is $130/child for members and $150/child for non-members Zoo Patrol is an exciting summer activities program offered for children. Situated on Zoo grounds, children participate in talks and activities with Zoo staff, play animal-related games and participate in arts and crafts. Each day's activities vary and may include preparing an animal enrichment item, nature walks and getting a glimpse behind the ... (more) Through 8/22/2010 Hours: 11am-11pm daily 'Bar 30' by House Beautiful to Return to Rockefeller Center - Rockefeller Center Between 49th and 50th Sts., 5th and 6th Aves. - 212-843-9253 Rockefeller Center and House Beautiful magazine announce the return of Bar 30 by House Beautiful, a summer bar and lounge in the heart of Rockefeller Plaza that will open Monday, July 26. The 2,000 square-foot lounge, which was House Beautiful’s “Kitchen of the Year by Jeff Lewis” the week of July 19, will be transformed from the ultimate kitchen ... (more) Through 8/21/2010 Mostly Mozart Festival - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Columbus Ave. btw. 62nd & 65th Sts. - 212-875-5000 www.lincolncenter.org Ages: All Offering more than 35 events, including concerts, dance, pre-concert recitals, late-night performances, and lectures. Renee and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langree, in his eighth season, will conduct the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in ten concerts featuring a wide range of works by Chopin, Schumann, Bach, Gluck, Saint-Saens, Barber, Bee... (more) Through 7/29/2010 Hours: 10-6pm Diesel Warehouse Sample Sale - Sale 220 W. 19th St., 2nd flr. - 718-555-5555 store.diesel.com Ages: All Price: Free Get your hands on over 10,000 items from denim to leather to swimwear! Through 8/01/2010 Hours: 8:00 PM De Bogman - Irish Repertory Theater 132 W. 22nd St. - 347-884-4902 Price: 20 Echoing classic sporting films like Gentleman Jim, Raging Bull, Rocky and This Sporting Life, De Bogman breathes life into a classic, age-old story. De Bogman tells the story of Declan, a prodigious boxing talent who, from his humble origins as a village idiot in Ireland, goes to America to become world heavyweight boxing champion. Declan defi... (more) Through 8/15/2010 Lincoln Center Out of Doors - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Columbus Ave. btw. 62nd & 65th Sts. - 212-875-5000 www.lincolncenter.org Ages: All Lincoln Center Out of Doors (LCOOD) will present three weeks of FREE music and dance on the plazas of Lincoln Center from July 28 to August 15 in the 40th annual edition of the popular outdoor summer festival. The festival will feature a diverse range of music, dance and street performance events by dozens of international, U.S. and local artists, ... (more) Through 7/31/2010 Hours: 12:30 pm Theater for Kids: 'Jack and the Beanstalk: The True Story' - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-393-3213 Ages: All ages Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Connecticut Free Shakespeare presents an original musical production, perfect for children in preschool through first grade. Enjoy this traditional fairy tale...with a twist, daily on the New England Farmyard Stage. Performances are FREE with Zoo admission. Through 7/30/2010 Hours: Performance at 8:00pm, Zoo opens for picnics at 6:30pm Connecticut Free Shakespeare Presents 'Twelfth Night' - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-393-3213 Ages: All ages Price: FREE Connecticut Free Shakespeare celebrates another extraordinary summer at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo by presenting William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." All shows at the Peacock Pavilion; rain location: the Carousel. FREE. For more information, call (203) 393-3213 or visit www.ctfreeshakespeare.org. Through 7/31/2010 Hours: 11:00 am AND 2:00 pm Wonders of Wildlife - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6565 Ages: All ages Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Come on over and meet some the world's most fascinating animals! Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptations that allow animals to call those places home. Presented at the Zoo's Learning Circle, this event is FREE with Zoo admission. Through 7/31/2010 Hours: 8-9:30 The Drunken City - Paradise Theater 64 E. 4th St. - 212-868-4444 Ages: 13 and up Price: $12 Off on the bar crawl to end all crawls, three twenty-something brides-to-be find their lives going topsy-turvy when one of them begins to question her future after a chance encounter with a recently jilted handsome stranger. The Drunken City is a wildly theatrical take on the mystique of marriage and the ever-shifting nature of love and identity in... (more) 7/29/2010 Peace & Friendship Bear / Peace & Smiles Bear - Build-A-Bear Workshop 565 Fifth Ave. (46 St.) - 877-789-BEAR www.buildabear.com Ages: All Come to Build-A-Bear Workshop to make NEW Peace & Friendship Bear and Peace & Smiles Bear. $18 each. (While quantities last. Outfits and accessories sold separately.) PLUS play together online for FREE at buildabearville.com®! 7/29/2010 Grammy-Award Winning Singer Gato Barbieri - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $35 adv, $40 door. VIP Booths for 4: $220 // VIP Booths for 6: $330. Mystical yet fiery, passionately romantic yet supremely cool.You hear those first few notes from that instantly recognizable tenor and know you're in the unique musical world of Gato Barbieri. 7/29/2010 Hours: 8:00pm Rooftop Films: Capucine: Filmmaking Monkeys and Other Renegades - Brooklyn Technical High School 29 Fort Green Place, Brooklyn - 718-417-7362 Ages: All Ages Price: $10 Crazy characters who make their own rules, as cake-addicted cranks, Rambo-revering detectives, and an actual filmmaking monkey. Plus a live performance by fabulist filmmaker Luis Nieto. As Sean Sharpstone says, in this program of short films, "rules to take a backseat to justice, and justice rides shotgun, 'cuz that bitch is blind." With these m... (more) 7/29/2010 Hours: 7-9 pm Jon B - Springfield Park 149 Avenue, Springfield Boulevard, 145 Road, 148 Street, Queens - 212-360-2756 Price: Free Multi-platinum R&B musician Jon B came to fame in 1995 with his debut release Bonafide. The album highlighted his dulcet tenor, earning him both critical and commercial success including a Grammy-nomination for the song "Someone to Love" featuring Babyface. With numerous hits such as "Pretty Girl," "They Don’t Know" and "Are You Still Down," Jon B ... (more) 7/29/2010 - 8/14/2010 Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 8pm Julius Caesar - Municipal Parking Lot Corner of Ludlow and Broome Sts. - 212-873-9050 Ages: All ages Price: Free The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot will present "Julius Caesar," directed by Hamilton Clancy (Artistic Director), July 29 to August 14. The production attemptes to answer the question "Do we really govern ourselves through plurality or charisma?" by setting the historical drama in a modern urban school board. It will be perform... (more) 7/29/2010 Hours: 7 PM and 9:30 PM Summer Samba & Jazz Featuring the New York Samba-Jazz Quartet - The Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square, 3rd Ave. bet. 6th and 7th Sts. - 212-353-4195 Price: $30 per show ($25 seniors & students with ID) Cooper Arts presents an evening of hot Brazilian music with the acclaimed New York Samba-Jazz Quartet, featuring drummer extraordinaire Duduka Da Fonseca. Grammy nominee Da Fonseca has been lauded as modern drumming's bridge between samba and jazz. Call 800-746-3119 for advance tickets. Tickets available at the door starting at 5 PM on show days. 7/29/2010 106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010 - Bryant Park Between 40th & 42nd Sts. and Fifth & Sixth Aves. - 212-768-4242 bryantpark.org Ages: All The best of Broadway is presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with this lunchtime series on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Bank of America, and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and hosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities, the tenth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances runs through August 12th. 1... (more) 7/29/2010 - 8/07/2010 Hours: 7:30 pm Dixon Place Presents: Smithsoniansmith - Dixon Place 161A Chrystie Street - 212-219-0736 www.dixonplace.org Price: $10 in advance, $15 at door The Dixon Place 19th Annual HOT! Festival is proud to present Smithsoniansmith, a Mondo Cane Commission choreographed and performed by Scotty Heron and HIJACK Dance; Kristin VanLoon and Arwen Wilder. Smithsoniansmith is a lovely, lo-fi, sci-fi mess. Dancing sculptors, builders and architects in the midst of a sexy, violent play. Performers courting... (more) 7/29/2010 Hours: 8pm-11pm Jersey Shore Season 2 Beach Paaaaaaarty Tiiiiiiiiiime! - SideBAR 118 E. 15th St. - 212-677-2900 www.sidebarny.com Paaaaaaarty Tiiiiiiiiiime! Party starts at 8pm, new episode airs at 10pm on all our HDTVs with sound. FREE hour open bar from 8pm to 9pm if you're wearing a bathing suit! Hosted by Long Island legends "Vinny the Chin" and "Vinny the Beak" from "My New Haircut"! Once again the Jersey Shore comes to SideBAR, with a fist-pumping beach party celebratin... (more) 7/29/2010 - 7/30/2010 Hours: 6 OBSIDIAN - Haven 244 E. 51st St. - 212-906-9066 www.ProperlyStirred.com Ages: 21 and Up Price: Admission: $10 Premium - www.ProperlyStirred.com Music By: Winter Santos | Greg Cuoco. Sangria, Tapas & More. Door: $10 VIP, Premium and Free Tickets Available | 10PM - 4AM | Subways: 4, 6 to 51ST St / Lexington Ave; E, V to Lexington Ave / 53rd St; N, R, W to Lexington Ave / 59th St. Buses: M15, M98, M101, M102, M103 to 51st ST; M27, M50 to 2nd Ave & 50th St 7/29/2010 Hours: 7-10pm Mike Geffner's Inspired Word Poetry/Spoken Word Event - One and One Bar & Restaurant 76 E. 1st St. - 212-598-9126 inspiredwordnyc.blogspot.com Ages: 21+ Price: $10 Mike Geffner presents The Inspired Word poetry/spoken word reading event, featuring Hallie S. Hobson, Marcus Jackson, Nicole Sealey + 10-slot open mic (sign-up starts at 6:30) ***** Hallie S. Hobson is a poet, playwright and Cave Canem fellow. She has been featured at the LouderArts Project and Bryant Park Reading Room reading series and has read c... (more) 7/29/2010 Pacific Coast Hwy Wine Tasting - Indian Road Cafe 600 W. 218th St. @ Indian Rd. - 212-942-7451 Ages: 21+ Price: $32 Head up the Pacific Coast with this four-course wine and food tasting. Call 212/942-7451 to reserve your seat today; space is limited. Four Course Wine Tasting Menu. First: Oregon Kings Ridge Riesling 2008 with Fig & Goat Cheese Frisee Salad with Green Goddess Dressing. Second: Washington State Milbrandt Vineyards Pinot Gris 2008 with Baked Brie wi... (more) 7/29/2010 America Is Your Park – Come Out and Play with Coca-Cola - Gateway National Recreation Area, Riis Landing Gateway National Recreation Area, Riis Landing - 212-229-8478 Ages: All Price: Free Meet Dr. Ian Smith of VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club" to learn fun, family-focused tips on how to make physical activity an important part of your lives this summer using new in-park recreational equipment made possible by Coca-Cola as part of the America Is Your Park -- Come Out and Play with Coca-Cola campaign. Also, join WNBA Legend Sue Wick, to par... (more) 7/30/2010 Turntables on the Hudson with Nicodemus and Nappy G - Water Taxi Beach Long Island City www.watertaxibeach.com Ages: AD In its 12th Season of outdoor summer events, Turntables on the Hudson is happy to announce its bi-weekly Friday night events @ Water Taxi Beach Long Island City. As always, TOTH keeps it funky and fun for everyone as they take you on a musical circus ride around the World & back in the course of a night with DJ Nickodemus & guests + Nappy G on perc... (more) 7/30/2010 Victor Manuelle - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $75 adv, $80 door. Víctor Manuelle is a successful Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican American salsa singer, songwriter, and improvisational sonero, known to his fans as El Sonero de la Juventud ("The Youth's Sonero"). He is identified primarily with salsa romantica or "salsa monga", but has also experimented with styles rangi... (more) 7/30/2010 Hours: 8:00pm Rooftop Films: Animation Block Party - Automotive High School 50 Bedford Ave. at N. 13th St., Brooklyn - 718-417-7362 Ages: All Ages Price: $10 Some call it punk rock, some call it grass roots, but labels aside, NYC-based Animation Block Party is dedicated to exhibiting the world's best independent, professional and student animation. The summer of 2010 will mark the seventh annual Animation Block Party film festival. ABP has quickly become the premiere animation festival on the East Co... (more) 7/30/2010 Carrie Underwood - Toyota Concert Series on TODAY 49th St. & Rockefeller Plaza concerts.todayshow.com Ages: All NBC's "Today" has once again assembled the biggest names in music to rock the Plaza during its annual concert series. Fans and visitors are encouraged to come and enjoy the free, live performances every Friday morning. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside the "Today" Window on the World Studio. Location is 49th Street and Rockefel... (more) 7/30/2010 - 8/15/2010 Comedie of Errors - McCarren, Riverside, and Central Parks McCarren, Riverside, and Central Parks - 505-228-8084 comedieoferrors.bbnow.org Ages: All Ages Price: Free Friday, July 30 at 7pm. Saturday, July 31 at 2pm. Riverside Park at the North Lawn (Manhattan) - Enter at W. 80th St. and Riverside Drive. Subway: 1 to 79th St. Sunday, August 1 at 2pm. Central Park West at the Pool Lawn (Manhattan). Enter at W. 103rd St. and Central Park West. Subway: B, C to 103rd St. Friday, August 6 at 7pm, Saturday, August 7 a... (more) 7/31/2010 Seaport Music Cruise - Circle Line Downtown Pier 16, South Street Seaport - 866-925-4631 www.circlelinedowntown.com Ages: AD Dance the night away with the evening New York skyline. Live in the moment as the DJ plays your favorite club hits. Themed music nights capture the rhythm of your soul. With three levels -- indoor and outdoor -- ZEPHYR provides a unique venue for an exciting memorable evening. Indulge in 2 cash bars and drink specials all night. Boards at 8:45pm, r... (more) 7/31/2010 The Rewind Show - Highline Ballroom 431 W. 16th Street - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: AD Every Saturday night, the Highline combiniesg the live music of the 80's Rock & Roll era along with the best DJ's spinning the present hits. 21 & over. Doors at 10:30pm, show at 11pm. $20. RSVP to info@4kent.com 7/31/2010 On the Waterfront - Melting Pot Global Music Series - Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport www.watertaxibeach.com Ages: AD World-renowned DJs, premier singers, dancers, videos and poets in the global soul dance music scene. Melting Pot Global resident DJs Kervyn Mark, Kamala and famous DJ friends will play the best in global, soulful house, disco classics, soul and funk to the late night hours. Beach opens at 1:00pm. Admission: $10, beginning at 8:00pm. 21+ after 8:00p... (more) 7/31/2010 Roomful of Blues with Ana Popovic - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $25 adv, $30 door. VIP Booth for 4: $180 // VIP Booth for 6: $270. Roomful of Blues are one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains... (more) 7/31/2010 Hours: 8:00pm Rooftop Films: Disco and Atomic War - The Old American Can Factory 232 3rd St. at 3rd Ave., Brooklyn - 718-417-7362 Ages: All Ages Price: $10 NY Premiere! A documentary about cold wars and hot desires, about how the totalitarian Soviet regime in Estonia went head to head with J.R. Ewing and the heroes of western television...and lost. Presented in partnership with: IFC, New York magazine, vitaminwater, Icarus Pictures & XO Projects THE FILMS DISCO AND ATOMIC WAR (Jaak Kilmi and Ki... (more) 7/31/2010 - 9/12/2010 Gone Fission, or Alternative Power - Various Locations - 212-254-1109 www.theaterforthenewcity.net Ages: All ages Price: Free July 31 to September 12, 2010 - Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm plus Friday, August 13 at 8:00 pm. Theater for the New City's award-winning Street Theater Company opens its 34th annual tour July 31 with "Gone Fission, or Alternative Power," an Operatta for the Street. The rip-roaring production will tour City streets, parks and playgrounds through... (more) 7/31/2010 - 8/01/2010 Dig, Plant, Grow! - Garlic and Onion Festival - New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station - 718-817-8700 www.nybg.org Ages: All Help to unearth an assortment of alliums: garlic, onions, scallions, shallots, leeks, and chives. Tie-dye a shirt with natural dyes made from members of the onion family. Prepare and sample snacks featuring this pungent produce. 12-5:30pm. 7/31/2010 Hours: 10:30AM-10PM Boy Scouts Take Over Times Square - Times Square - 212-453-2190 www.bsa-gnyc.org Ages: All ages Price: Free On July 31, the Greater New York Area Boy Scouts of America are celebrating 100 years of Scouting in a BIG way with a Scout invasion of Times Square! The entire community is invited to join in the fun -- and all events are free! Visit Broadway between 42nd-45th St. and brave the canoe canal, reach new heights on the climbing walls, and test your sk... (more) 7/31/2010 Hours: 6:30pm-8:30pm Latino Singles Speed Dating NYC - Le Lupanar 103 Essex St. - 888-475-0110 www.speeddatingconnections.com Ages: 21+ Price: $35 Join us at NYC's hottest Speed Dating Event and Meet Mingle and Match with up to 15 of New York's most eligible Latino Singles in one really fun night! All participants get a Free Drink with Purchase of a ticket! Recommended Ages: Women 21 - 35, Men 23 - 38. Venue: Le Lupanar. Location: 103 Essex Street (bet. Delancey & Rivington), NY NY 10002. Web... (more) 7/31/2010 - 8/01/2010 Hours: 9:30am-5:30pm Writers Boot Camp Basic Training Weekend - NYC Seminar Center 71 W. 23rd St. - 310-998-1199 ext 324 Ages: Open Price: $695 If you have a two-day weekend free, our special Writers Boot Camp weekend session will help you turn your movie, TV or web series idea into a script in 48 hours. Basic Training Weekend teaches fundamentals of screenwriting, from Concept, Structure, Character Development and Scene Work, in two days of intensive instruction--and imparts our accelerat... (more) 7/31/2010 - 8/01/2010 Hours: 11:00 am AND 2:00 pm Chris Rowlands' Farmin' Fever - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6565 Ages: All ages Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Join us to for a weekend of song, dance, learning and family fun as we welcome Nationally-Acclaimed and Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter and Naturalist, Chris Rowlands back to Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Chris is back by popular demand, bringing his original songs, humor and ventriloquism to our stage to delight children, families and all guests ... (more) 8/01/2010 Basic NYC, helmed by New York DJs Sleepy & Boo - Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport www.watertaxibeach.com Ages: AD DJs Sleepy & Boo bring the sounds of the underground to Water Taxi Beach South Street Seaport for a dynamic series of Sunday sunset sessions. Featuring a diverse lineup of international guest DJs, manning the turntables alongside New York locals, these events offer dance music lovers a chance to see some of the world's most esteemed DJs performing ... (more) 8/01/2010 Hours: 11:00 am AND 2:00 pm Wonders of Wildlife - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6565 Ages: All ages Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Come on over and meet some the world's most fascinating animals! Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptations that allow animals to call those places home. Presented at the Zoo's Learning Circle, this event is FREE with Zoo admission. 8/01/2010 Hours: 3-7 pm St.Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, & Basia Bulat - Central Park Mainstage Rumsey Playfield - 212-360-2756 Price: Free Three of North America's most compelling female songwriters share the stage to sing their carefully-crafted songs that are at once confident and delicate, brimming with beautiful melodies and narratives. St. Vincent is the nom-du-microphone of multi-instrumentalist/chanteuse Annie Clark. This Dallas-raised, doe-eyed songbird began her musical caree... (more) 8/01/2010 Coast Guard Appreciation Day - Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, W. 46th St. & 12th Ave. - 212-245-0072 www.intrepidmuseum.org Ages: All Honor our Coast Guard and enjoy special demonstrations. USCG members and veterans enjoy free admission with proper ID. 8/01/2010 The 1st Annual 'KINKS-FEST' With Muswell Hillbillies Live - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All Doors 6pm, Show 7pm. $15 adv, $20 door. VIP Booth for 4: $100 // VIP Booth for 6: $150. Nearly 40 years on, The Kinks' Muswell Hillbillies is still regarded by many as songwriter Ray Davies' finest work and one of the most enduring of all cult classics. Faithfully executing the likes of "20th Century Man," "Holiday," and "Skin and Bone" -- as well ... (more) 8/01/2010 Maroon 5 - Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT - 888-226-7711 www.mohegansun.com Ages: AD Grammy-winning recording artist Maroon 5 is back with their highly-anticipated third studio album, Hands All Over (A&M/Octone), set for release on September 21st. Performing with special guests Guster and Ry Cuming. 7pm. $65& $45. 8/01/2010 Hours: 11-4 Le Premiere Dimanche Sample Sale - Le Lupanar 103 Essex St. - 631-987-2745 Ages: All Price: Free The Event is an open invitation. We will be serving $5 Mimosas and Bloody Marys as well as full bar. There will be a sample sale of contemporary designer goods such as Rag & Bone, Allude Clothing and other brands. Cash and Credit Card is accepted. Free manicures will be sponsered by Knockout Cosmetics. Beats by DJ Sammy Rocket. 8/01/2010 Central Park Photo Safari - Belvedere Castle 117 W. 79th St. - 347-746-8642 newyorkcityphotosafari.com Price: $100 This photography seminar will focus the not so "urban jungle". Learn how to take pictures of the environment (trees, flowers and landscape). Learn the art of scouting for an image and planning. This workshop is appropriate for all levels of photographic knowledge from beginners to advanced hobbyists. Depending on time of year, these safaris will ei... (more) 8/01/2010 - 11/01/2010 The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All Since its birth in the first half of the nineteenth century, photography has offered an unprecedented way to analyze works of art for further study. Through crop, focus, angle of view, degree of close-up, and lighting, as well as through ex post facto techniques of darkroom manipulation, collage, montage, and assemblage, photographers not only inte... (more) 8/01/2010 Hours: 10:00 a.m. The 2010 IZOD Haskell Invitational - Monmouth Park Racetrack 175 Oceanport Ave., Oceanport, NJ - 732-222-5100 Price: Grandstand $5, Clubhouse $8 Gates open 10 am, first race is 12 noon. The Haskell race is #12 of 14 races carded on Haskell Day. Haskell post time is 5:46 pm. All paid admission receive the commemorative Haskell Hat, while supply lasts! The Haskell is the biggest race of the summer! The $1 Million IZOD Haskell is the centerpiece of the summer season and attracts the top thre... (more) 8/02/2010 - 8/06/2010 Hours: 1:00 pm Animal Tales - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6565 Ages: Families with children under age 6 Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Visit us for story time, a special craft and even an animal encounter each weekday. All activities are free with the purchase of Zoo admission. Families with children under age 6 are welcome. 8/02/2010 - 8/06/2010 Hours: 9:00 am-12:30 pm Zoo Patrol - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6563 Ages: 7-15 Price: Each week is $130/child for members and $150/child for non-members Zoo Patrol is an exciting summer activities program offered for children. Situated on Zoo grounds, children participate in talks and activities with Zoo staff, play animal-related games and participate in arts and crafts. Each day's activities vary and may include preparing an animal enrichment item, nature walks and getting a glimpse behind the s... (more) 8/02/2010 Hours: 4:30-8:30pm FREE Trial Classes in Flamenco Dance! - Flamenco Latino Studio 244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 5 yrs.-Adult Price: Free Discover flamenco by taking a FREE trial class at Flamenco Latino in midtown Manhattan! The first Monday of every month, first time students at Flamenco Latino (both adults AND children included) may take a flamenco class free of charge. For August 2010, the next free trial night for first time students is Monday, August 2nd. Adults: Monday 7:00-8:... (more) 8/02/2010 Spanky & Our Gang + Vanilla Fudge's Vince Martell - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All Special Guest Opener: CLAN BOSWELL. General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 7:30pm. $16 adv, $20 door. VIP Booth for 4: $130 // VIP Booth for 6: $180. Vince Martell's riff in the Vanilla Fudge chart topper, "You Keep Me Hangin' On," is ranked the number four heaviest guitar riff of all time by Guitar Magazine. The Van... (more) 8/02/2010 Hours: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Actorfest 2010 - Hammerstein Ballrom 311 W. 34th St. - 646-654-5700 www.actorfest.com Ages: All Price: Free, but there are fees to attend workshops Every year, Back Stage takes the performing arts community to new levels and provides career opportunities and free open casting calls with its 5-star event Actorfest that takes place annually in New York and Los Angeles. Now in its 18th year, Actorfest 2010 NY & LA will be the most spectacular and exciting event to date as Back Stage adds to the g... (more) 8/02/2010 Hours: 7:00 - 9:00pm Sushi Making 101 Class - SideBAR 118 E. 15th St. - 212-677-2900 Price: $45 Always wanted to learn how to make your own sushi? Now's your chance! During this hands on, interactive Sushi 101 class, you will learn about the history and art of sushi. Learn how to make mism soup, seasoned rice, wasabi paste, spicy sauce, and your favorite rolls-including Salmon, Tuna, Tempura and more! Following the class you will get a chanc... (more) 8/02/2010 Modern-Day Slavery Museum - Church Cathedral of St. John 1047 Amsterdam Ave. - 239-986-0891 www.ciw-online.org/museum Price: Free The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a produce truck of the same model that farmworkers were locked inside of and chained in one of the latest slavery prosecutions (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida agriculture. The museum's central focus is on the phenomenon of moder... (more) 8/03/2010 - 9/03/2010 Dig, Plant, Grow! - Pickle Me! - New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station - 718-817-8700 www.nybg.org Ages: All Parade through the Family Garden to learn about plants, familiar and unfamiliar, that can be pickled. Learn what it takes to pickle a plant and make your very own batch of pickles to savor at home. Tuesdays–Sundays, 12–5:30 p.m. Dig, Plant, Grow! takes place every afternoon in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, a 1 1/2-acre garden where children a... (more) 8/03/2010 Hours: 11 am- 12 pm Post-it Brand 30th Anniversary Billboard Unveiling: World's Largest Billboard of Post-it Notes - Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall 15 Vanderbilt Ave. - 212-242-9353 x180 Ages: All Price: Free Post-it Notes are Taking Over New York City! Proving that students can do amazing things with a big imagination and an even bigger stack of Post-it Notes, not-for-profit organization Publicolor, has teamed up with Post-it Brand to create the World's Largest Billboard made of Post-it Notes and accompanying Student Art Exhibition, FREE and open to th... (more) 8/03/2010 Peter Lemongello - *Produced by Peter Abraham* - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $25 adv, $30 door. VIP Booth for 4: $160 // VIP Booth for 6: $240. Peter Lemongello (Via his legendary Love '76 Television Album) became not only the first singer in American history to sell over one Million albums on television. He also was the first singer to underwrite th... (more) 8/03/2010 Modern-Day Slavery Museum - Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South - 239-986-0891 www.ciw-online.org/museum Price: Free The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a produce truck of the same model that farmworkers were locked inside of and chained in one of the latest slavery prosecutions (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida agriculture. The museum's central focus is on the phenomenon of mode... (more) 8/03/2010 - 8/26/2010 Hours: 5:45pm - 10:45pm Essentials of Fine Cooking - The French Culinary Institute 462 Broadway - 646-254-7539 www.frenchculinary.com/course-essentials-of-fine-cooking.htm Ages: 18+ Price: $2,500 Whether you're a confident cook or a total neophyte, Essentials of Fine Cooking will help you become a star in your own kitchen in just eight sessions. You'll learn everything from how to deftly slice an onion or gently poach a fish to creating 25 classic recipes, and you'll love the entire experience. Our Total ImmersionSM approach is the reason. ... (more) 8/04/2010 Smooth Cruise Series - R & R Featuring Rick Braun & Richard Elliot - Spirit Cruises Chelsea Piers, 23rd St. & the Hudson River - 866-483-3866 www.spiritofnewyork.com Ages: All Jazz artists perform on two different cruises every Wednesday evening this summer. Smooth Moonlight Cruise - Board: 9pm; Cruise: 9:30-11:30pm. Smooth Sunset Cruise - Board: 6pm; Cruise: 6:30-8:30pm. 8/04/2010 Jellybean Benitez - Ain't Nuthin But a House Party - Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport www.watertaxibeach.com Ages: AD Blend of house mixed with classic disco like only Jellybean can do. Beach opens at 4:00pm. Average admission: $10, beginning at 8:00pm. Varies depending upon special guest artists. 21+ after 8:00pm. 8/04/2010 - 8/08/2010 Hours: 7:30pm Connecticut Free Shakespeare Presents 'Twelfth Night' - Guilford Green Whitfield Street, Guilford, CT - 203-393-3213 Ages: All ages Price: Free Excitedly kicking off their second decade of work, this summer Connecticut Free Shakespeare is proud to present William Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Twelfth Night," directed by Ellen Lieberman. Join us for a night under the stars with moonstruck lovers, mismatched couples, secret passions, hidden identities, practical jokes, wacky sword fights, c... (more) 8/04/2010 - 8/08/2010 Hours: 11:00 am AND 2:00 pm Wonders of Wildlife - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT - 203-394-6565 Ages: All ages Price: FREE, with the purchase of Zoo admission Come on over and meet some the world's most fascinating animals! Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptations that allow animals to call those places home. Presented at the Zoo's Learning Circle, this event is FREE with Zoo admission. 8/04/2010 Hours: 7-9 pm George Lamond, Judy Torres, DJ Lucho - East River Park Montgomery Street to East 12 Street, FDR Drive - 212-360-2756 Price: Free George Lamond, Judy Torres and DJ Lucho are renowned artists in the field of freestyle, a melding of hip hop and Latin contemporary and traditional music. George Lamond became an instant star for his first freestyle album, Bad of the Heart, which yielded the hit single with the same name and as well as "Without You" and "Look Into My Eyes." This pa... (more) 8/04/2010 Hours: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Midsummer Night Mixer - The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art 338 Lighthouse Avenue - 718-987-3500 www.tibetanmuseum.org Ages: 21 and above Price: $30/person Join us at The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art for a night of wine, cheese, music and networking out on the patio. Enjoy the cool evening breeze while taking in the sight overlooking Lighthouse Hill. Admission charges are $30 per person. For more information, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-3500. 8/04/2010 Harlem Week 2010 - Jazzmobile - U. S. Grant National Memorial Park Riverside Drive & W.122nd St. - 212-862-8477 www.harlemweek.com Ages: All Featuring Tia Fuller. 8/04/2010 Hours: 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Summer Sounds: Cloud Chamber - Trinity Church 89 Broadway at Wall St. - 212-602-0800 Ages: All Ages Price: Free Trinity Wall Street invites you to 'beat the heat' this summer and enjoy a free afternoon of musical refreshment every Wednesday in July and August as they present their "Summer Sounds" concert series. On Wednesday, August 4th, Cloud Chamber performs. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Matthew Everett's folk-pop influences range from Nick Drake to Kurt We... (more) 8/04/2010 Clarence Clemons with Steve Smith + The Nakeds - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $33.50 adv, $35 door. VIP Booth for 4: $220 // VIP Booth for 6: $330. Since 1972 CLARENCE CLEMONS has been a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the saxophone. He has also released several solo albums and in 1985 had a hit single with "You're a Fri... (more) 8/04/2010 Have A Heart For Dennis Farrante - Highline Ballroom 431 W. 16th Street - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: All Price: $50+ Celebrity Concert To Benefit Dennis Farrante. Live performances by: Lou Christie. Chuck Jackson. Richard Barone, Gordon Chambers & many more surprise guests. All star band: Ray Chew- Barry Eastmond- Will Lee. Hosted by: Ken Dashow. This benefit raises money for Grammy Award winning musician Dennis Farrante, who is in need of an urgent heart transpl... (more) 8/05/2010 Khaled Live @ Shrine - Shrine World Music Venue 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. - 724-493-3209 Price: Free NYC based band, Khaled will be performing Alternative World Fusion live @ Shrine World Music Venue! Don't miss out! 8/05/2010 Alejandro Sanz - Radio City Music Hall 1260 Sixth Ave. (50 St.) - 212-307-7171 www.radiocity.com Ages: All Latin Grammy Award winner Alejandro Sanz brings is Paraiso Tour to Radio City Music Hall on August 5. Alejandro Sanz is one of the most successful Spanish singer-songwriters of all time. He recently teamed up with Alicia Keys on the single "Looking for Paradise" which appeared on his eighth studio album Paraiso Express. 8/05/2010 Hours: 7-8:30 pm Gil Scott-Heron - Marcus Garvey Park Madison Avenue, East 120 to East 124 Streets - 212-360-2756 Price: Free Gil Scott-Heron's cutting edge poetry and musical style is revered as the godfather of hip-hop and neo soul. Presented in association with Jill Newman productions. Widely acknowledged as the matrix from which hip-hop and neo-soul emerged, the poetry, music and performance of Gil Scott-Heron was a guiding force throughout the late 60s and 70s. Scott... (more) 8/05/2010 106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010 - Bryant Park Between 40th & 42nd Sts. and Fifth & Sixth Aves. - 212-768-4242 bryantpark.org Ages: All The best of Broadway is presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with this lunchtime series on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Bank of America, and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and hosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities, the tenth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances runs through August 12th. 1... (more) 8/05/2010 Harlem Week 2010 - NY City Economic Development Day Free Indoor & Outdoor Public Expo - Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University 115th St. & Broadway - 212-862-8477 www.harlemweek.com Ages: All Health, Small Business & Economic Development Seminars in the morning and the afternoon. Health Seminar: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Small Bus. Seminar: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Youth Adult Career Opportunities Seminar: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Indoor Expo Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM. 8/05/2010 The Persuasions - Grammy-Winning A cappella Legends - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $25 adv, $30 door. VIP Booth for 4: $180 // VIP Booth for 6: $270. The Persuasions are the undisputed heavyweight champions of a cappella. They are to singing what Muhammad Ali was to boxing—invincible, innovative, original, beautiful. Together since the mid-'60s, the Persua... (more)