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There are some big headliners touring this summer, and of course many will be playing in New York City. Here is a quick list of the some of the big summer concerts:
May
May 15 | Kid Rock, Lynard Skynard, Rev Run, Peter Wolf Madison Square Garden
May 24, 25, 28, 30 | The Eagles May 24/25 […]
This Friday night, trade in your usual club-hopping routine for Guggenheim’s Art After Dark. The first Friday evening of each month, the Guggenheim Museum opens its doors at for a evening of DJ music, drinks, and art.
This week, Shepard Fairey will be the guest DJ spinning a mix of old-school, hip hop, rock, and […]
***For the most recent free concert calendar, check out July’s Good Morning America and Today Summer Concert Series Calendar ***
Add this to your list of “Free Things to Do in New York City.” Summertime means the kick-off of the ever-popular summer concert series hosted by two of the major television network morning shows: ABC’s […]
For the third consecutive year, New York will be part of the Green Apple Festival to celebrate Earth Day 2008. Festivities will include live entertainment, planting and mulching activities for families, tree care and composting demonstrations, arts & crafts with recycled materials, tree tours, face painting, a green mural project, Greenmarket vendors, and more!
The green […]
Even if you do nothing else this weekend, you must see Pink Martini perform live at Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center) on Sunday night. Blending lounge, jazz, classical, and Latin beats, Pink Martini creates the ultimate vintage-chic, romantic-sounding, cocktail-hour music.
Formed in 1994, Pink Martini is comprised of twelve musicians, most of whom come from […]
Don’t forget that the foot-stomping, hand-clapping, guitar-strumming good time that is Flamenco Week ends this weekend in New York City. Though unaffiliated with Flamenco Week, the internationally-known Gypsy Kings will be performing at Radio City Music Hall. This is you chance to see the Kings perform their famous Flamenco-Rhumba music that has sold over 18 […]
Top of the Rock, the observation deck of Rockefeller Center, is a great place to take in a bird’s-eye view of Manhattan. It’s open until midnight and lacks the long lines that plague the Empire State Building Observation Deck.
He made a name for himself at Le Cirque, but he continues to impress with his edible […]
A few years ago, while I was on an extended vacation in Spain, I fell in love. It was late, I was in a bar on my second glass of wine. No, it wasn’t a Spanish bullfighter that I fell in love with, but rather, flamenco.
Everything about flamenco is completely and delightfully unexpected. […]
Most refer to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, or simply BAM, as Lincoln Center’s younger and edgier sister for performing arts. Its name doesn’t do it justice, BAM is an urban art center that hosts events in dance, humanities, opera, theatre, and, of course, music.
BAMart is BAM’s visual art program. Ongoing exhibitions include […]
So, you’ve done your civic duty and voted for your candidate of choice in the primary and now you’re ready to party, New Orleans-style. Here are some suggestions of places to grab a Po’ Boy and a few places to where you’re sure to pick-up a few strands of beads.
Where to Eat:
Great Jones […]
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