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NBC’s Today Show free summer concert series continues into August with even more musical performances from today’s hottest recording artists.  
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 concerts are fee and viewing is on a first-come basis, so be at the plaza or studio no later than 7am.
August

Friday August 1 | Sheryl Crow Today
Friday, August 8 | Celine Dion Today 
Friday, August 26 | Solange Knowles Today-in studio 
Friday, August 29 | Paula Abdul Today

Last minute schedule changes may occur.  Be …read more

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If you think that Manhattan doesn’t have any more room to grow, think again.  Five new houses were just constructed on a busy Midtown block.  Of course, these houses aren’t for occupation, they’re part of MoMA’s newest exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.  This two-part exhibition, loosely chronologically-based, examines historical and contemporary prefabricated architecture.  
Home Delivery, Part I includes patents and other historical documents that trace development of prefabrication from the early nineteenth century to the current day. 
Home Delivery, Part II is the outdoor component located on the west side of the museum where five full-scale prefabricated houses …read more

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Dalí: Painting and Film, MoMA’s newest exhibition, examines how Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí’s relationship with film and cinema affected his art.  In the first exhibition of its kind, over 130 of Dalí’s paintings, drawings, and letters are on display showing how cinema was, in his early years, an inspiration that evolved into an outlet outlet for the artist. 
The exhibition is in conjunction with a selection of weekly film programs featuring Salvador Dalí: Creator Collaborator, Dalí Laughs, Salvador Dalí and Three American Surrealists, and Salvador Dalí: Consumer/Consumed.  Other works, such as the 1930 film by Luis Buñuel and …read more

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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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Fashion has never appealed to the masses more since Project Runway came to television.  New York City is a fashion mecca from its Madison Avenue boutiques to Fashion Week twice a year.  It’s only right that New York City also have a museum dedicated to fashion: The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
The Museum at FIT is a tiny slice of the Fashion Institute of Technology, part of the State University of New York.  The museum’s mission is to “collect, conserve, document, exhibit, and interpret fashion.”  The museum’s permanent collection includes over 50,000 articles and is divided into …read more

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The free summer film series, Bryant Park Film Festival, will begin this Monday evening with a screening of Dr. No, the 1962 James Bond film starring Sean Connery.
The film festival is entering its 16th year and will feature classic American films like Superman and Bride of Frankenstein.  For a full movie schedule, visit the Bryant Park film festival calendar.
Location: Bryant Park, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues at 42nd Street (map)
Subway: 7 to Fifth Avenue; B, D, F, V to 42nd Street-Bryant Park
Dates and Time:  Every Monday from June 16th until August 18th, 2008.  Lawn opens at 5pm for blankets …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.
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A transportation revolution is sweeping New York!  First BoltBus started service between D.C. and New York for $1.00, then they expanded to include service between New York and Boston for $1.00.  Now, Greyhound and Trailways have teamed to announce NeON, a new bus service between New York and Toronto, Ontario with tickets starting at just $1.00!
Service begins May 29th with twice-daily departures from New York’s Penn Station (map) to Toronto’s Royal York Hotel (map) at 8:45am and 8:45pm.   There are also twice-daily departures from Toronto to New York at 8:45am and 8:45pm.  You can count on the trip being at …read more

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I first fell in love with empanadas while in Mexico many, many years ago.  The small turnovers with sweet or savory fillings is the Latin American answer to the French crepe.  So I was ecstatic to find that there was a restaurant dedicated to these tasty delights right here in Manhattan.  Located in a sliver of a Hell’s Kitchen restaurant (seating for 16 at tables, and 9 at the tiny counter), popular with theatre-goers and the Midtown West hipsters alike, is Empanada Mama.    
Empanadas, small turnovers filled then fried until golden brown, is the main feature on the …read more

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This past weekend I finally had the opportunity to take the BoltBus (which I have covered extensively here and here) from Boston to New York!  I didn’t get one of the “as advertised” $1 fares, mine was $15 due to my lack of planning and having to purchase the ticket as the last minute.
I won’t rehash my entire 4 hour journey but it did go something like this:  Boarded, sat down, plugged in laptop to the a/c outlet, connected to the free   Wi-Fi, and 4hr 30min later I found myself in the middle of Manhattan.  All in all, …read more

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