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Here’s a link to my recent post, which still has some great free NYC summer events.
Now on to this week’s free NYC summer events!
Monday June 24th, 2024
“Monday Matinee: Bridge of Spies (2015)”
12 p.m.
Bloomingdale Library, 150 West 100th Street, Manhattan
“Join us for an in-person film screening of Bridge of Spies (2015).
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court and then facilitate an exchange of the spy for a Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Runtime: 142 Minutes.”
Cost: Free!
“Reel Talks with Paul Schrader”
12:30 p.m.
Bryant Park Reading Room
“Paul Schrader is an American screenwriter and director whose writing credits include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Last Temptation of Christ and whose directing credits include American Gigolo, Mishima, Light Sleeper, Affliction, and First Reformed. Transcendental Style in Film was first published in 1972 by University of California Press.”
Cost: Free!
“Secret of the Stacks: Garden Edition”
1 p.m.
Online
“When you think about botanical gardens, what comes to mind are flowers, trees and beautiful landscapes. What you likely don’t think of are libraries. But found within the world’s most renowned gardens are significant botanical research libraries with unique and historic collections. Join Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library’s William B. O’Connor Curator of Special Collections, Research and Archives at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx; Joel A. Klein, Ph.D., Molina Curator for the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA, and Chris Hughes, Assistant Curator of Natural Sciences and the Nature + Love Redevelopment Project at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London, England as they give you an inside look at their collections and share how the historic flora and herbaria in their stacks are helping to inform their gardens’ strategies today. Moderated by Rhonda Evans, Director, Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden. Presented by Bloomberg Connects.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.
“Dolci! by Renato Poliafito with Jessie Sheehan”
6 p.m.
Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, Manhattan
“Recipes that capture the flavors of la dolce vita, from Bologna to Brooklyn.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“Online Writers’ Workshop for Adults”
6 p.m.
Online
“Welcome to Seward Park’s Writers’ Workshop for Adults. We gather every two weeks to critique writing and exercise. Our next meeting will be held on June 24th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Google Meet.
This week we will be doing an exercise built on building anticipation.
We will use the Google Meet platform and you will be emailed the link to join on the day prior to the meeting.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.
“Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies”
6 p.m.
Online
“Join us as Stan Mack discusses his new hilarious new book Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995.
From 1974 to 1995, New Yorkers starred in their own comic strip in the weekly pages of the city’s trailblazing alternative newsweekly, The Village Voice. Stan Mack’s “Real Life Funnies” chronicled the every day, the extraordinary, and the downright outlandish lives of New Yorkers, capturing their sardonic humor, sexual shenanigans, and exotic obsessions. Every story was told entirely in the subjects’ own words. And New Yorkers ate it up.
For the first time, a significant collection of those comic strips has been included in one volume, Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies. With a foreword by Jake Tapper and afterword by Jeannette Walls, this collection will be treasured not only by the strip’s devoted followers and comics fans, but everyone fascinated by this revolutionary period in the life of the World’s Greatest City.”
Cost: Free! Pre-registration required, get tkts here.
“Old School R&B Dance Fitness”
6:30 p.m.
Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Dr, Manhattan
“A fun and exciting workout that uses easy to follow dance steps to maintain cardiovascular health. This class is created for all levels and you do not need any prior dance experience to participate! Class will meet on the main stage.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.
The Met Opera’s free outdoor summer concert series kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. and continues thru Friday June 28th, 2024. Part of Summerstage, referenced in an earlier post.
Tuesday June 25th, 2024
“Tai Chi”
7:30 a.m.
Bryant Park, Manhattan
Learn and practice this Chinese martial art.”
Cost: Free!
“Tuesday Movie Matinée: Dog Day Afternoon“
1 p.m.
58th Street Library, Community Meeting Room, 127 East 58th Street, Manhattan
“Dog Day Afternoon. A supposedly uncomplicated bank heist becomes a media circus when the FBI arrives in this Al Pacino movie based on a true NYC crime story.
1975 – 125 minutes, Rated R. First come first served.”
Cost: Free!
“ERAS: MADISON SQUARE PARK HISTORY TOUR”
5:30 p.m.
Madison Square Park Reflecting Pool, NW Entrance at 26th & Fifth, Manhattan
“Join us as we explore the history of Madison Square Park and the role its played in New York City over the centuries. Learn all about the park’s official establishment and key historical events sprinkled throughout the park’s history from the first official tree lighting all the way back to the creation of baseball.”
Cost: Free! “Please note no reservations are required though tours are limited to 20 people. Priority to those who register in advance.” Get tkts here.
“Celebrating Walt Whitman”
6 p.m.
Reading Room in Bryant Park, Manhattan
“Join us at the Reading Room to listen to award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets throughout the summer.
We are excited to produce a special performance honoring America’s world poet, Walt Whitman, with readings by poets Mark Doty and Marie Howe, hosted by Jason Schneiderman.”
Cost: Free!
“Do Something by Guy Trebay with William Norwich”
6 p.m.
Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, Manhattan
“The education of a wayward wild child and acidhead who found refuge in the demimonde of the ruined but magical metropolis that was New York.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here. “PLEASE NOTE: RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.”
“BEFORE JUNETEENTH”
6:30 p.m.
Online
“Before the Emancipation Proclamation, before Juneteenth, Black New Yorkers celebrated July 5th as Emancipation Day after the abolition of slavery in the state in 1827.
Join us on June 25th on YouTube Live for a special conversation exploring the history and significance of July 5th in New York in the 19th century. Marquis Taylor, Lead Researcher of our newest exhibit, A Union of Hope: 1869, will share primary sources and research on the lead-up and eventual passage of emancipation laws in New York state.
How would people like Joseph and Rachel Moore have celebrated on July 5th? What did celebration look like when people were still enslaved even in neighboring New Jersey? How did Black communities use this day to push forward new ideas about freedom and what it meant to be American?”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“Voices of Venezuela: Art, Politics and Survival in the Heart of Crisis”
6:30 p.m.
Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont Street, BK
“Once a beacon of prosperity in South America, Venezuela’s rich tapestry has dramatically shifted. Today, it faces one of the largest displacement crises in the world. Join us for a compelling evening as we delve into the stories behind over 7 million Venezuelans who have left their homeland, seeking to understand not just the ‘what’ but the ‘why’ behind their journeys.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“This Month a Century Ago: Prince of the City – Sidney Lumet was Born”
7 p.m.
53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street, Manhattan
“Join the 53rd Street Library for the latest installment of This Month a Century Ago as we celebrate the centenary of American film director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, and many others). “
Cost: Free! For more info and tkts, go here.
“The Future Been Female: Women in Hip-Hop, Dance Class & Cocktails”
7:30 p.m.
ALBEE SQUARE, FULTON + BOND STREETS, BK
“Embrace your inner diva during this one hour dance class with Dance Fit CEO Jamiyla Burton. Following the class, participants will be invited to enjoy a happy hour at the Empanada Loca Beer Garden with Jamiyla and their classmates.
This community dance class is part of THE FUTURE BEEN FEMALE, a public art installation celebrating women in Hip Hop, projecting historic images, lyrics and quotes by women artists, leaders and innovators. Conceived by fashion icon April Walker and produced by DBP and BRIC. Projections run until 11:30pm.
Cost: Free! To get tkts, go here.
“THE GLENLIVET 200TH ANNIVERSARY”
8 to 10 p.m.
Elizabeth Street Garden, 21 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan
“To mark The Glenlivets 200th anniversary, international food artist Laila Gohar has created a cake of EPIC proportions and will be unveiling it to the public on June 25th during a big celebration. The cake itself spans over 200 inches, holds 200 candles and is big enough to feed HUNDREDS of New Yorkers – the cake is equally as delicious as it is impressive and will be one of the largest cakes that New York has ever seen.
Accompanied by some complimentary cocktails from The Glenlivet, a live band and of course, a tasty slice of cake – this is a celebration not to be missed.”
Cost: Free! (Looks like there were/are RSVPs here, which seem to have filled up, but they aren’t required.)
There is a free concert @ the Rockefeller Center Rink tonight @ 5 p.m., with more throughout the summer.
Central Park’s free Naumburg Concerts also kick off tonight @ 7:30 p.m. and thru Tuesday August 6th, 2024.
Wednesday June 26th, 2024
“ALL’ANTICO VINAIO’S NOMAD GRAND OPENING”
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
7 West 25 Street, Manhattan
“The famed Florentine Sandwich shop, All’antico Vinaio is opening its 5th location in NoMad! Come join for the celebration! There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 AM and they will serve 1000 FREE sandwiches afterward!”
Cost: Free!
“LIVE MUSIC – SEAN THE CELLIST”
12 to 3 p.m.
Chelsea Market, “Main Concourse and outside on 15th Street,” Manhattan
“Sean Grissom, internationally known as ‘the Cajun Cellist,’ has since performed his unique brand of Country, Cajun, Classical, Swing, and Rock music from the streets and subways of New York City to the concert halls of Europe and the Far East.”
Cost: Free!
“Charles K. Wilkinson Lecture Series—Feminizing the Landscape: The Female Form in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Islamic World“
2 to 5 p.m.
The Met Fifth Avenue, The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Manhattan
“Join The Met’s Departments of Ancient Near Eastern Art, Egyptian Art, and Islamic Art for three lectures about the female form in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Islamic World.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“SVA Open Studios”
5 to 8 p.m.
SVA FLATIRON GALLERY, 133/141 West 21st Street, 1st floor, Manhattan
“SVA Artist Residency Programs presents this year’s first open studios session—explore the creative spaces of residency participants from the Fine Arts: Painting and Mixed Media, Fine Arts: Contemporary Practices, Illustration and Visual Storytelling, and Photo, Video and Studio Related Practices programs. Get a behind-the-scenes look at their works-in-progress and finished pieces, interact with the artists and ask them about their processes, inspirations and techniques.”
Cost: Free!
“Book Talk: Life Underground“
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street, Manhattan
6 p.m.
“Join writer Terry Williams in conversation with Hakim Hasan at the Bookstore!”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here. (Tkts already going fast!)
“IT WAS OUR NEW YORK: TRUE STORIES AND PRIDE PICTURES”
6 p.m.
Jefferson Market Library, First Floor, 425 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan
“Join C.O. Moed, writer/snapshot-taker and Morgan Gwenwald, photographer for an evening of Pride and LGBTQ+ photographs and selections from It Was Her New York: true stories and snapshots of undying love, old Lesbians, all our fellow New Yorkers and home.
Deborah Edel of the Lesbian Herstory Archives will hold a discussion and Q&A following the presentation.”
Cost: Free!
“Shore Thing”
6 to 10 p.m.
Liberty Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, BK
“On June 26th, join us for Shore Thing: Disco Edition. Shore Thing is a splashy sunset social lighting up the waterfront from golden hour to twilight, monthly from June-September.
Bask in the glow as we celebrate the magic of summer in New York with live music, performances, and unique experiences you won’t find anywhere else on the shoreline.
Concessions from Bar by Fornino. RSVP below for updates + post event photo links. Brought to you by Space Invader Social and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.
“MoMA Pride Celebration“
6:30 p.m. to post-8 p.m.
MoMA, 11 West 53 Street, Manhattan
“Join us for a free special event celebrating queer perspectives and art made by LGBTQ+ artists. Explore our galleries, get creative with art making and other activities, and enjoy DJ sets, along with beer, cocktails, and more at our pop-up bar.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here. (Please note that some time slots have sold out.)
“OSCAR WILDE IN NEW YORK 1882: The Art of Celebrity“
6:30 p.m.
The Skylight Gallery at Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
“Oscar Wilde first set foot in New York on January 3, 1882. He had come to begin a lecture tour that was not only to change the public’s perception of him, but create it as well. Oscar Wilde became the master of his own celebrity and his time in New York at this particular moment set it all in motion. In this illustrated talk, Carl Raymond, host of The Gilded Gentleman history podcast, will delve in to just how Wilde reacted to New York nearing the height of the Gilded Age, but also how New York reacted to him. Much of his time in the city was spent on the fringes of the Village around Union Square and Fifth Avenue and Broadway leading up to Madison Square. Carl will discuss the people and places Oscar encountered during his time at the beginning of his tour including one unique and legendary meeting that perhaps changed it all.”
Cost: Free! Registration required, get tkts here.
“Drag Bingo”
7 p.m.
NoMad Diner, 11 East 31st Street, Manhattan
“Bingo night at a diner but make it drag! Jacklynn Hyde will be hosting drag bingo at the new NoMad Diner on Wednesday, June 26th from 7pm-8:30pm. Come on by for a free bingo card to test your luck. Come thirsty for the 2-drink minimum. Let’s play B-I-N-G-O!”
Cost: Free! (But you do have to buy two drinks) Get tkts here.
“Jewish Poetry with Joy Ladin and Jessica Jacobs”
7 p.m.
Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place, Manhattan
“Author, essayist, poet, and literary scholar Joy Ladin will be joined by poet and Yetzirah founder Jessica Jacobs for a conversation about Jewish poetry. Sharing poems from their recent and past works, including Ladin’s forthcoming book Family and Jacob’s recent unalone, Ladin and Jacobs will discuss how Jewish tradition can inspire new poetic approaches, and how, in turn, Jewish poetry can illuminate and expand Jewish tradition.”
Cost: Free! But “A $10 suggested donation enables us to present programs like this one.” Get tkts here.
“Protecting Reproductive Freedoms: Lourdes Rivera, Meera Shah, Reva Siegel, and Jessica Bruder”
7 p.m.
Celeste Auditorium (Lower Level), The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan
“A panel of experts fighting for reproductive justice and access discusses today’s most pressing issues and roadblocks.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.
Thursday June 27th, 2024
“Forest Fitness” (This event repeats every week on Tuesday and Thursday between 1/25/2024 and 12/31/2024.)
7:30 a.m.
Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
“Join us for a free, year-round “Fitness at the Fort” exercise program on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
This fitness class incorporates climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Led by instructor, Nancy Bruning, BA, MPH, PAPHS.
Classes are structured so that all levels of fitness will be accommodated; however, all classes involve relatively brisk walking and some stairs because of the layout of the park itself. Classes vary according to the season, path conditions, and the weather, but always meet at the Heather Garden entrance.
Tuesday and Thursday classes end at various points near the starting point, including the volleyball courts. Saturday class ends at the Anne Loftus Playground, using the various pieces of equipment, and offers optional after-class group walk to the Greenmarket on Isham Street. All classes end with closing with stretches.”
Cost: Free!
“Columbus Classic Movie: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944)
11 a.m.
Columbus Library, 742 10th Avenue, Manhattan
“Director – Howard Hawks; 100 Minutes; Rated NR; Warner Bros.
Starring – Humphrey Bogart, Dolores Moran, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan
Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway : During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.”
Cost: Free!
“Getting Started in Local History Research”
1 p.m.
Online
“Become a better researcher in ‘local history,’ which pursues the textures, details, and character that flesh out a specific time and place in history.”
Cost: Free! Get tkts here.
“COOL SIPS SEAPORT GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION”
4 to 6 p.m.
South Street Seaport, 84 South Street, Pier 16, Manhattan
“Cool Sips, the modern fountain beverage stand that specializes in signature and custom “dirty drinks” is opening in South Street Seaport (84 South Street, Pier 16)!
On the Seaport location’s opening day (June 27) from 4PM-6PM, all visitors will be invited to spin a prize wheel for a chance to win a variety of perks, free drinks & discounts. “
Cost: Free!
“Cardio Sculpt”
6 p.m.
Queens Public Library – Sunnyside, 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Queens
“This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Please bring a yoga mat!
Instructor: Zarina Noor.”
Cost: Free!
“The East Village in Music, Art, & Words: A Conversation with Bob Krasner and Daniel Root”
6 p.m.
Tompkins Square Library, Basement, 331 East 10th Street, Manhattan
“Bob Krasner is an East Village based photographer whose photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and the Village Voice. Since 2011, he has been the creator of weekly articles for the The Villager and AM New York that concentrate on the artistic culture that exists below 14th St. He recently had a solo show of his fine art work at the Howl! Archive gallery and is currently working on a limited edition book of his abstract views of Times Square. Daniel Root, also a local photographer, is the author of the highly acclaimed book, New York Bars at Dawn (Abbeville Press, 2023).
Cost: Free! “Registration is required.” Get tkts here.
“Live at the Archway: PAISLEY FIELDS”
6 p.m.
DUMBO Archway, 155 Water St, BK
“Summer Music + Art Series in the Dumbo Archway.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“‘Phoebe Collings-James’ Exhibit Opening Reception”
6 to 9 p.m.
SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City, Queens
“Join us for the opening evening of In Practice: Phoebe Collings-James –
6pm
Opening Reception for In Practice: Phoebe Collings-James
Ground Floor
8pm
Music by Takiaya Reed (Divide and Dissolve) with poet Heather Lynn Johnson
Lower Level.” This exhibit features “a new series of ceramic sculptures that explore relationships between heresy, faith, and orthodoxies of church, state, and society.”
Cost: Free!
“Remembering Bohemian New York: A Toast to Pfaff’s Cellar”
6 p.m.
Parish Hall, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, 131 E 10th Street, Manhattan
“This event is co-sponsored by the Walt Whitman Initiative.
Unbeknownst to most New Yorkers, a literary landmark lies beneath Greenwich Village’s stretch of Broadway: Pfaff’s Cellar Saloon, located below the twin tenements at 645-647 Broadway between 1859 – 1864, was America’s first bohemian hotspot and home to one of the country’s first gay men’s clubs, the “Fred Gray Association.” Walt Whitman was a loyal Pfaffian who met many young men in this space, and was here inspired to write several of his most inspirational poems. Come celebrate the legacy of Pfaff’s with a reading and discussion, led by Whitman-scholar Karen Karbiener, of Whitman’s poetic cluster, “Live Oak, with Moss,” and find out how you can help honor the legacy of this unlandmarked, unprotected historical treasure.
After the reading and discussion, join Karen for a walk to the site of Pfaff’s
The nonprofit NYC-based Walt Whitman Initiative joins Village Preservation in its efforts to celebrate and help preserve sites of historical significance such as the twin tenement that once housed Pfaff’s Cellar; please visit their website to learn more about their initiatives.”
Cost: Free! Registration required, get tkts here.
“Evening with Author and Actress Illeana Douglas”
6:30 p.m.
The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan
“Douglas shares her new book Connecticut in the Movies.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“Dear Fredy Film Screening“
7 p.m.
Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place, Manhattan
“When the Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, Fredy Hirsch was a nineteen-year-old German Jew – and openly gay. He was deported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto and later Auschwitz. In Auschwitz, he set up a day care center, became much admired, and never hid his sexuality. Director Rubi Gat’s film Dear Fredy tells the story of Hirsch’s remarkable life and mysterious death – which happened on the eve of a revolt that never came to pass.”
Cost: Free! But “a $10 suggested donation enables us to present programs like this one.” Get tkts here.
“PRIDE EDITION: NYC BOOK CLUB FOR BOOK HOES: BOOK SWAP + MIXER”
7 p.m.
Moxy East Village, 112 E 11th St Moxy East Village, Manhattan
“To celebrate Pride Month and to bring a bunch of bookish babes together, the NYC Book Club for Book Hoes will be hosting a Pride Book Swap!”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“The Queens Jazz Trail: Antonio Hart Quartet at Archie Spigner Park”
7 p.m.
Great lawn in Archie Spigner Park, Queens
“Experience the vibrant legacy of jazz in the heart of Queens this summer! The Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series takes you on a musical journey through the borough’s rich jazz heritage, where legends like Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne, and scores of others once called home.
Inspired by the iconic Queens Jazz Trail Map, the series brings this rich history to life in our community parks. Join us for an evening concert, each set against the backdrop of Queens’ beautiful parks. These FREE outdoor performances celebrate the past, present, and future of jazz, showcasing talented musicians and honoring the borough’s legendary artists.”
Cost: Free!
“Central Astoria LDC’s Independence Day Celebration”
7:30 to 9:45 p.m.
Astoria Park Lawn in Astoria Park, Shore Boulevard between the Hell Gate Bridge and the pool, Astoria, Queens
“Mark your calendars! Central Astoria LDC proudly presents the 40th Annual Independence Day Celebration at Astoria Park on June 27th.
Enjoy music by The Jazz and Swing Band Fleur Seule, and spectacular display of Fireworks by Grucci. Let’s make memories that sparkle!
This amazing annual event is made possible through funding provided by Council Member @tiffany_caban and, in part, by public funds from the @nyculture in partnership with the New York City Council, as well as generous support our Corporate Sponsors.”
Cost: Free!
NYC’s free outdoor pools open today!
Friday June 28th, 2024
“DRAW WITH STREET LAB”
12 to 3 p.m.
The Chelsea Local, 85 10th Avenue, Manhattan
“Come DRAW with fellow New Yorkers at a pop-up, portable studio that offers access to fine art materials and a place to draw together in the Chelsea Market—featuring self-guided activities in the exterior dining structures on 10th Ave.”
Cost: Free!
“Friday Film: The Warriors“
2 p.m.
Hamilton Grange Library, Community Room, 503 West 145th Street, Manhattan
“The Warriors, a New York City street gang, are unfairly blamed for the death of a rival gang leader. Now they must fight for their lives against armies of gangs that outnumber the police five to one!”
Cost: Free!
“Italian Wines Tasting”
5 to 8 p.m.
Astor Wines & Spirits, De Vinne Press Building, 399 Lafayette St., Manhattan
Enjoy some free wine tonight!
Cost: Free!
“Broadway Pride Block Party”
5:15 to 7 p.m.
1 Times Square, Manhattan
“…celebrate a kick-off to Pride weekend in partnership with NYC Pride and Pride in Times Square – presented by Playbill and Times Square Alliance. The Broadway Pride Block Party invites Times Square guests to a free, live concert in the heart of the city, with performances and guest appearances from top Broadway and Off-Broadway artists and celebrities. This special concert brings together the best performers and artists celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies in a festive and heartwarming celebration, while reflecting on NYC Pride’s mission to ‘keep these events free and safe for all.'”
Cost: Free!
“Friday Freshen Up Musical Hour featuring Granite Garden”
7 p.m.
125th Street and Marginal Street in West Harlem Piers. Manhattan
“Get out to the park and kick off the weekend with some local sounds at this monthly musical get-happy hour. Friday Freshen Up takes place on the last Friday of the month from May through August.
Granite Garden is a charismatic force from NYC that delivers hard hitting songs spiked with a strong dose of theatricality. They fill their shows with a wide range of emotions and complete commitment. Their goal is to revel in the joy and power of live performances with friends,
families, enemies, and strangers alike.”
Cost: Free!
“Sounds at Sunset: Igmar Thomas & Musical Guests”
7 p.m.
Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Atlantic Avenue and Furman Street, Brooklyn
“The Sounds at Sunset concert series is a series of free music concerts that take place on Fridays across the summer season…organized by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. What better way to ease into the weekend than with live music and a beautiful sunset?
Please note this event is subject to change due to weather or other extenuating circumstances. Check brooklynbridgepark.org for full details, registration, and the most up to date information.”
Cost: Free! For more info and to get tkts, go here.
“Romeo and Juliet” by the Boomerang theatre company premiered on Saturday June 22nd, 2024 and runs thru Sunday July 14th, 2024.
Hudson Classical Theater Company presents: “Coriolanus!” Kicks off today and runs through Sunday July 21st, 2024.
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