The New York City Traveler

ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today Show free summer concert series continues into July with even more musical performances from today’s hottest recording artists.  
ABC’s Good Morning America hosts their free concert series in Bryant Park (map).  All concerts are free and open to the public.  Viewers interested in attending the free live performances should arrive at the park no later than 7am.  Admission is on a limited first-come basis, so the earlier, the better.
The 13th annual NBC “Toyota Concert Series on Today” also continues.  All concerts are at the Rockefeller Plaza (map), or in the Today Show studio.  The …read more

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Fresh from a controversial trip to North Korea, the New York Philharmonic will be coming to a park near you.  For the 44th consecutive year, the New York Philharmonic will be performing 8 concerts as part of the free Concerts in the Park series. 
This year the NY Phil will be performing in all 5 of the boroughs as well as East Islip, Long Island and New Jersey.  And in an effort to find a new summer home in the New York area, the Philharmonic will also have a free concert on July 5, 2008 at Governors Island.  The …read more

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We’re growing!  As promised, more new blogs and bloggers have joined the Travel and Culture Channel here at b5media.  Now we’re at 30 blogs with more in the works!  Stay tuned for even more announcements, but in the mean time, check out these new blogs:   
The political season is well underway and J-Michael is totally on top of the game as the new blogger at StarkedDC.     
I’ve been around the world several times but I just visited Hawaii for the first time a few months ago!  Jody at The Hawaii Traveler introduces us to these islands.
Palm trees?  Check.  Thriving restaurant …read more

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New York City’s Heritage of Pride celebrations aren’t scheduled to begin until June 22nd, but there are plenty of pride events going on this weekend to prepare you for the mother of them all… New York’s Gay Pride March.
“Live, Love, Be” is the theme of this year’s Brooklyn Pride event.  There is a full day of events on Saturday, June 14th with a festival in Prospect Park from 11am-6pm and a Night Parade from 6-8pm.  More information can be found on the Brooklyn Pride website. 
Washington DC’s Pride Fest finishes this weekend with a parade and festival.  To …read more

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The love story between Ennis and Jack isn’t over yet.  New York City Opera announced yesterday that they have commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain.”  Proulx’s 1997 short story was made into a 2005 feature-length film and garnered multiple Academy Award nominations, including three wins.
The film, set in 1963, is an unlikely love story that follows the relationship of two ranch-hands, Ennis and Jack, played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.    
“Ever since encountering Annie Proulx’s extraordinary story I have wanted to make an opera on it, and …read more

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Let the fiesta begin! New York’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will march up Fifth Avenue this Sunday.  The parade, the second largest in New York behind the West Indian-American Carnival Parade, celebrates Puerto Rican heritage and its contribution to the society of New York.
It is estimated that The Puerto Rican Day Parade has over 80,000 participants that march, over 2 million spectators, and is viewed on local and international channels, making it a truly international event.    
The parade has been marred by violence in the past.  In 2000, violence was at its height and last year, police …read more

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To help Yankee Stadium go out in a “blaze of glory,” Bon Jovi will be performing a free concert in Central Park next week, July 12, 2008.
Announced yesterday, the concert will be part of baseball’s 2008 All-Star game festivities which will take place at Yankee Stadium.  This year will mark the final season of the “House that Babe Built,” in 2009 the ball team will move to a new Yankee Stadium.  
Though the concert will be free, a ticket will be required for admission.  Free tickets will be distributed beginning Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at New York-area ballparks.  Most tickets …read more

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This is your last weekend to catch the Whitney Biennial, the majority of the exhibition ends June 1st.  Here is the rest of my short list on other notable exhibitions and shows that are ending in June.  Be sure you catch these events before they’re gone!
“Geometry in Motion” | MoMA   Tracing the transformation of the art object.  Through June 23.
“Darwin’s Garden” | The New York Botanical Garden  Explore the untold story of Darwin’s botanical influences, his research, and his contribution to our understanding of plants.  Through June 15. 
“Olafur Eliasson”  | MoMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center  This comprehensive two …read more

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***For the most recent free concert calendar, check out July’s Good Morning America and Today Summer Concert Series Calendar ***
ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today Show free summer concert series continues into June with even more musical performances from today’s hottest recording artists.
ABC’s Good Morning America hosts their free concert series in Bryant Park (map).  All concerts are free and open to the public.  Viewers interested in attending the free live performances should arrive at the park no later than 7am.  Admittance is on a limited first-come basis, so the earlier, the better.
The 13th annual NBC “Toyota Concert Series …read more

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It was announced today that season 21 of MTV’s “reality” hit show The Real World is coming back to New York for the third time in the shows 21-year history and will set up shop in Brooklyn. 
MTV has yet to announce which neighborhood will host the newest Brooklyn residents, but rumors are swirling that it may just be the hip hangout of Williamsburg.  The inaugural 1992 season featured the cast living in a Soho loft, long before Soho had was full of trendy stores, and 2001 season of The Real World: Back to New York was filmed in Greenwich …read more

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