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Battle Animations!!

Moviehouse: Fresh Animators @ 3rd Ward

Here is a free screening of some of the hottest new animators tonight at 3rd Ward.The show features four massively talented young men (Dan Mountain, Joshua Weisbrod, Christopher Ko, and Max Salazar) who have drawn tales of vibrant color, villianious vegetables and vengeful little kids. There will be popcorn and booze for purchase. Should be a great time.

@3rd Ward
Location: 195 Morgan Ave @ Stagg St. (map)
Starts: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free

How Good Is Your Vocab??

Chelsea Mind Games w/ D.B Reilly and Vocab Tournament @ Chelsea Market

Here is a night of interesting entertainment including singer songwriter D.B Reilly. Also comedian/librarian team Jen & Jonathan will be hosting a vocabulary tournament, which is kind of cool. Either way you should check it out, should be pretty cool.

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30am-9pm
Cost: Free

Great Books for Music Fans...

33 1/3 Multimedia Reading Series w/Zeth Lundy Talks Stevie Wonder @ Barbes

33 1/3 is a book series where prominent writers pick their favorite album of all time and write why they think it is one of the most influential albums of all time. Zeth Lundy will be tackling the classic Stevie Wonder album songs in the Key of Life. So come on out have a drink or two, learn about the album and sing along with your favorite songs. Sounds like an amazing event!

@Barbes
Locations: 376 9th St (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Flicks in the square

The Shining @ Tompkins Square Park

HERE'S JOHNNY!! For FREE, in Tompkins Square Park! Get ready to shriek uncontrollably like Shelley Duvall as she gets hunted by her husband for being so damn annoying!... Ok so that isn't totally the story line, but it's close enough.

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

Rock Out To The Marching Band...

Radeberger Spielmannszug @ Ulysses

I am not sure what this Ulysses is, but will it actually be able to fit a 100 piece German marching band? Well either way it definitely has to be a pretty amazing performance to witness before they march in the 51st annual Steuben Day Parade. They will be decked out in traditional costumes of Saxony and ready to play a practice march. Should be excellent.

@ Ulysses
Location: 95 Pearl Street/58 Stone Street (Hanover Square)(map)
Starts: 5-7 pm
Cost: Free

Free show at Canal...

Danielle Parente, Grant Reed and DJ set from Carol C of Si Se @ Canal Room

Here is a great show from of up and coming artists Danielle Parente and Grant Reed. Danielle Parente soulful genre jumps from the bluesy sounds of like Etta James to sultry and ambience Bjork esq feel. Carol C from Si Se will also be Djing which should be awesome! Check it out!

@Canal Room
Location: 285 W. Broadway (map)
Starts: 9 Pm
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Nothing Like the Fall Season...

Brooklyn Book Festival @ Brooklyn Borough Hall

The second annual Brooklyn Book Festival... is a book lover’s dream come true! The festival presents exciting and innovative fiction and non-fiction programs with author discussions and readings—come early to get a seat! Nearly 100 booksellers and thousands of books will fill beautiful Borough Hall Plaza and Columbus Park. You can hear a poetry slam, participate in a define-a-thon, and have your favorite book signed by the author. Children can hear their best-loved books read at the Target Children’s Pavilion; teenagers will find sports, fantasy, graphic novels and more at the Independence Community Foundation Youth Pavilion. The Brooklyn Book Festival is a best seller! See you there!"

@Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza
Location: Court and Joralemon Streets (map)
Starts: 10 am
Cost: FREE!!

Great Performers Read the Poetry of Shinder..

Word for Word Poetry: A Tribute to Jason Shinder with Mary Louise Parker, Michael O'Keefe and More @ Bryant Park

Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe hosts a special poetry event dedicated to the late Jason Shinder with special celebrity readers and contributors to his latest collection, ‘The Poem I Turn To: Actors and Directors Present Poetry That Inspires Them’. Special guest readers include: Mary Louise Parker, Jon Robin Baitz, Bob Balaban, Melissa Leo, Michael Lally, Matthew Maher, Alix Lambert, Carol Muske Dukes and more.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Screening of Politics...

Leonard Lopate Show Screening of All the President's Men @ Galapagos Art Space

Each month, from now until Election Day 2008, WNYC's Leonard Lopate talks to film critics, historians, filmmakers, and listeners to find out how Hollywood has portrayed Washington politics over the past 70 years. Political Projections, a monthly segment on Leonard's show, focuses on corrupt candidates, virtuous do-gooders, presidents and politicians who have been popular subjects on the silver screen since the early days of film.

@Galapagos Art Space
Location: 16 Main Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Austrian Rule!!!

Bread and Soccer | FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT @ Austrian Cultural Forum

Thursday, September 4th marks the FINAL of a series of 3 foosball tournaments that have been organized by artist Monika Wührer as part of "Bread and Soccer: In the Arena of Art;" an art exhibition featuring an international set of contemporary artists responding to the global theme of soccer.

Tournaments are FREE and open to the public, and finalists - the strong, the brave - will have the exciting opportunity to play against professional soccer players from the New York Red Bulls. Trophies crafted by the artist will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

This unique event also features the opportunity for participants to exchange items of their own clothing for an item of specially designed "fan-ware" screen-printed by the artist. Shirts and scarves are available for exchange, 100% wash and wear, limited stock.

EVENT INCLUDES free beer, a live DJ and fantastic announcers providing play-by-play of all the action. The exhibition will also be open for viewing.

Tournaments have been organized by soccer fan and artist Monika Wührer for the Austrian Cultural Forum, and are held as part of the art exhibition on the global phenomenon of "football" called Bread and Soccer: in the arena of art.

@ Austrian Cultural Forum
Location: 11 E 52nd St (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

Last Seaport Show of the Summer....

Raphael Saadiq, Oneida, and Endless Boogie @ South Street Seaport

Oh No it is officially the end of the summer! Meaning the free music extravaganza has to come an end *tear*, but no worries there is one last exciting show that will be a great way to end out the summer! Come and check Oneida, Endless Boogie and not yet announced special guest! It's going to be an awesome night of rock n roll that should not passed up!

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Flicks Under The Bridge!!

The Shining @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

HERE'S JOHNNY!! For FREE, in Brooklyn Bridge Park! Get ready to shriek uncontrollably like Shelley Duvall as she gets hunted by her husband for being so damn annoying!... Ok so that isn't totally the story line, but it's close enough.

@ Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park (map)
Starts: 6:30 Pm
Cost: Free

Classic Film....

Stand By Me @ Tompkins Square Park

Nothing like that movie from your childhood involving a dead body, a fat Jerry O'Connel and the adventure of a lifetime! Should be a great movie to check on a cool August night in Tompkins Square. Be sure to check it out!

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

Free Flix at the Pool....

Blue Velvet @ McCarren Pool

Here is a free viewing not to pass up! Tonight at the McCarren Pool David Lynch's Blue Velvet will be screening. So come on out with your blankets and get ready to get weirded out Lynchian style!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
Time: 8- 8:30 PM
Cost: Free

Last Pool Party in McCarren EVER!!!

Yo La Tengo, Titus Andronicus and more @ McCarren Pool

The McCarren Pool parties are sadly coming to an end at McCarren Pool. Todays line up is an excellent one to end on with the legendary genre jumpers Yo La Tengo headlining and Titus Andronicus opening up. So put on your bathing suits, lay out your beach towels and soak in some rays while you are rocking out to this FINAL LINEUP for McCarren Pool Parties!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

Summer of Free music coming to an end...

Grand Archives @ South Street Seaport

Come and check out this amazing free show tonight at the South Street Seaport it is going to be pretty awesome! There aren't that many shows left at South Street this summer so definitely make sure to come out!

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Avant Dutch...

THE EX with GETATCHEW MEKURYA, MAHMOUD AHMED and ALEMAYEHU ESHETE w/ EITHER/ORCHESTRA and EXTRA GOLDEN @ Lincoln Center/Damrosch Park Bandshell

This is the first ever NYC appearance of avant-punk Dutch band the Ex with the legendary Getatchew Mekurya on saxophone. Lincoln Center's addition of singers Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete with the Either/Orchestra offers a great, historical presentation of classic Ethiopian artists (all of whom have been showcased in the famed Ethiopiques series of recordings). Extra Golden's recordings forge a fusion between American rock and Kenyan Benga sounds, and have issued releases on the Thrill Jockey label.

Here is a phenomenal line up made possible by listeners supported WFMU radio.

@ Lincoln Center
Location: W 62nd Street & Amsterdam (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free

Free Flix at the Pool....

Velvet Goldmine @ McCarren Pool

Here is a free viewing not to pass up! Tonight at the McCarren Pool The Velvet Goldmine will be screening. So come on out with your blankets and get ready to rock out glam rock style!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
Time: 8- 8:30 PM
Cost: Free

Pool Party Excellence

Aesop Rock (with Rob Sonic & DJ Whiz), Chin Chin and Panther @ McCarren Pool

The McCarren Pool parties are in full swing and every week they seem to get better and better. Todays line up is no exception with the Aesop Rock, Chin Chin and Panther performing. So put on your bathing suits, lay out your beach towel and soak in some rays while you are rocking out to this amazing line up!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

This is Going To Be Epic...

Paul van Dyk @ Pier 54

For last five years Paul Van Dyk has been performing a free show in Central Park bringing in over 100,000 fans internationally to witness his amazing 4 hour set! This year he is moving the party to Pier 54 and getting hooked up with a full sound system installation engineered specifically for this event by acclaimed sound design company Integral Sound! So get ready to enjoy Paul van Dyk’s music in its purest form and at an unmatched level of clarity.

@Hudson River Park's Pier 54
Location: Pier 54 (14th st and the Hudson River) (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free

Final Show of the Season!

East River Music Project Final Show Featuring itsnotyouitsme, Mark Dancigers, Timberbrit,Alex Sopp and Matt Marks and the Li’l Death Band @ East River Amphitheater

This is the last show of the season so be sure to come out to East River Amphitheater for a whole slew of New York bands that will be rocking and rolling all day long! The day includes itsnotyouitsme, Mark Dancigers and many more! Should be a great showcase of musicians.

@East River Amphitheater
Location: FDR Drive @ Cherry St. (map)
Starts: 2 PM
Cost: FREE!!

Free Flick and Some Tunes....

Rooftop Films, IFC, and Sound Fix Present a FREE Screening of Heavy Load with a live performance by J.A.C.K! @ The Lawn at Automotive High School

Come and join Rooftop films,Sound Fix records and IFC for the is free screening of Heavy Load as well as a performance by Brooklyn's own J.A.C.K! It is going to be an amazing night!

Heavy Load Synopsis: Heavy Load are Lewes' answer to the Ramones, a punk outfit subject to the combustible flux of ego, ambition, fantasy, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band. But they're also, uniquely, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities, which makes the bands' survival a precarious negotiation between two different worlds: on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centres, work placements and social workers; on the other the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms, studios and gigs. Home life and band-life; from invisibility to stardom of a sort and back again.

@ The Lawn at Automotive High School
Location: 50 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: Free

Where Folk and the Arts Collide..

Free Music Fridays w/ The Nailbiters and The Basement @ American Folk Art Museum

Here is a great way to spend your Friday night! Check out the amazing Folk Art Museum FREE OF CHARGE, grab a drink and then chill out the folk music sounds of the Nailbiters as well as the Basement. The event is free, so definitely check it out!

@ American Folk Art Museum
Location: 45 West 53rd Street (map)
Starts: 5:30 to 8
Cost: Free

Classic Cinema...

The Graduate @ Tompkins Square Park

Tonight at Tompkins Square Park, there will be a FREE screening of The Graduate.Be seduced again by the sensual Mrs Robinson as she makes the moves on a young Dustin Hoffman in this classic film.

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

New Black Comedy

Bill Flanagan, author of New Bedlam @ McNally Jackson

Flanagan's new novel is a black comedy about the business of television and the business of families. Flanagan is executive vice president of MTV Networks and an on-air correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning. He has written for Esquire, Spy, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and many other publications. Scott Moyers was the editor for New Bedlam in his former position as Editor-in-Chief of the Penguin Press; he is now a Director at the Wylie Agency he will be running the conversation. Should be interesting

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Soulful Night of Tunes

Jill Scott @ Wingate Field

Soul sister Jill Scott will be breaking it down tonight at Wingate Field for this night of free music under the stars. Should be an awesome show exploding with soul!

@Wingate Field
Location: Winthrop Street (between Brooklyn & Kingston Avenues.) (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: FREE!

Skateboard Artastic..

Reciprocal Skateboards Presents Skateboard Art Show @ Reciprocal

Come and check out this show that will be made up of 15 different local artist with their work on skateboards and/or grip-tape. Should be pretty cool.

@Reciprocal
Location: 402 East 11th st (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free

Rock N Roll

The Duke Spirit @ The Apple Store in SOHO

If you are in to hard rocking Brit rock bands fronted by bad ass female lead singers then this is the band for you. Tonight they will be playing at Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the release of their new album, Neptune, which I personally think is one of the best albums that has come out this year. Be sure to get a hold of the new CD and check out this show!

@ Apple Store SOHO
Location: 103 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 6 PM
Cost: FREE

A Little Free Baduizm...

Erykah Badu@ Wingate Field

Come and check out Erykah's unique blend of Jazz, Soul and Hip Hop tonight at Wingate Field. Nothing like a beautiful summer night breeze to accompany Erykah's soulful voice. It is going to an amazing show that is bound to be packed, so be sure to get there early!

@Wingate Field
Location: Winthrop Street (between Brooklyn & Kingston Avenues.) (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: FREE!

Man This German Has Got Soul!!

Jamie Lidell @ Central Park Summerstage

If you are in to a little more of the motown soul style then this is the free concert for you to check out! Jamie Lidell has a voice of a 50s souls sensation and the satege presence of James Brown himself. If that't not enough of a reason to check it out. A whole line up of solid chilltronice soul performers including Janelle Monae, Little Jackie, Jose James, Gilles Peterson aree definitely a reason to come on out!

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM- 7:00 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Blues and Ska at Central Park...

Taj Mahal, The Skatalites and Los Pinguos @ Central Park Summerstage

Here is a day of legendary blues and ska that will be perfect for a beautiful summer day in Central Park. Taj Mahal willing be serving up the soulful Memphis blues, while the Skatalites will supplying the ska. Should be a great show!

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM- 7:00 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Israeli Dance Dance...

Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company Nimrod Freed/Tami Dance Company’s PeepDance @ Central Park Summerstage

Come and check out the U.S premieres of two of Israel's most groundbreaking Choreographers. Kibbutz’s “Kef Kafim” and the site-specific installation “PeepDance.” Presented in association with the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York are to performances that are not be missed!

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Deer Hunter's Lead Solo Project..

Atlas Sound, El Guincho @ South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. The music is a collage of ambient electronic influenced bliss-outs and avant-garage gauzy pop. Meaning the show is going to be pretty weird, I truthfully find Bradford kind of creepy and a little too skinny, but that doesn't out shadow his brilliance as a performer. It might actually add to it. Either way it's a show worth checking out and I mean it's free so it is definitely not breaking the bank.

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Good Times for Free!!!...

Ollabelle @ One New York Plaza

In homage to Johnny Cash, Ollabelle, the multi-talented, Americana collective, performs special ‘themed’ shows based on the Man in Black’s muses: love, pain, misery, greed.

Hopefully Levon Helm's daughter will be back with the band by this time, so she partake in a great performance of good old fashion country with excellent musicianship. This is a band that is a perfect soundtrack for a summers night, so come on out bring the kids and just have great time.

@ One New York Plaza
Location: Water & Whitehall Streets (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Great Free Show...

Akron/Family @ Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Come and check out this inventive psychedelic folk group tonight at the Castle Clinton Monument! The show is free, the tunes are good and the setting is perfect for the music. It should be a phenomenal night of music that is not to be missed!

@Castle Clinton Memorial
1 Bowling Green (map)
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: Free

Old School Madonna.....

Desperately Seeking Susan @ McCarren Pool

Classic 80s movie alert!! How can you pass up a free screening of this Madonna classic! I mean come on! Just give in to this guilty pleasure. You will be a better person for it. At 7 there is live music with the Mumbles... Rockin'

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer Street btwn Driggs & Bayard Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Map)

8pm
Free

Coney Island Madness...

Siren Music Festival @ Coney Island

With a line up like Steve Malkmus & The Jicks, Broken Social Scene, Ra Ra Riot and the Dodos. There is really no way you can go wrong with this amazing free festival which takes place right next to the historic cyclone. Definitely come and check out the insanity! Recommended to get there early it is going to be packed!

Coney Island
W 10th St, Brooklyn, NY (map)
Start At: 12 AM
Cost: FREE!!

Hip Hop At Central Park...

Video Music Box 25h Anniversary Concert @ Central Park Summerstage

Here is the man responsible for breaking some of the hottest hip hop artists of the 80s and 90s. Come and celebrate legend Ralph McDaniels
with a stellar line up of performers that owe their careers to him! For any hip hop fans this a line up to see! DJ Jazzy Joyce, The Crash Crew, TSki-Valley & Spoonie Gee, Luv Bug Starski, Sugar Hill Gang, Joe Ski Love, Entouch, Special Ed, Dana Dane, Naughty By Nature, DJ Clark Kent, Ralph Ray Dejon, OC, Chubb Rock, Jeru Da Damaja, Milk Dee, DJ Chuck Chillout, Jeff Redd, Red Alert, DJ Kid Capri, Nice N Smooth & Special Guests. The word on the street is LL Cool J might be the special guest, so be sure to check out this stellar event.

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Funny Guy At Bryant Park...

Word For Word Presents Michael Ian Black @ Bryant Park

Funny man Michael Ian Black will gracing Word for Word with his presence today at 12:30. The event will be hosted by Amelie Gillette, Staff Writer at The Onion. He will be discussing his new book, My Custom Van which if it is as funny as the stuff he did with The State it is will probably be funniest book of the year.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Free Movie at McCarren Park

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides, which screens tonight at McCarren Park Pool, is about five sisters whose isolated home life and overprotective parents lead them to a ghastly end. Starring Kirsten Dunst, James Woods, and Josh Hartnett, The Virgin Suicides scored Coppola a couple of awards and a devoted following of young fans, and she even met the father of her child (Thomas Mars of Phoenix) while working on the film’s soundtrack.

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer Street btwn Driggs & Bayard Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Map)

8pm
Free

Free Show at the World Financial Center!

Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto

The choice of Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto as part of a summer concert series is bizarre and unlikely enough to be exciting: two cool, cerebral composers playing to the after-work crowd on the Ides of July in the glassed-in confines of the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden. Cendre, the duo’s 2007 album, saw the sometime soundtrack (and high-end ringtone) purveyor Sakamoto at the piano, playing faintly atmospheric tonal patterns while Fennesz, an Austrian laptop maverick, filled in the gaps; expect both dudes to look extremely serious and stationary live. It’ll be minimal enough to require some work on your part, but you’re probably getting summer Fridays off anyway by now, right?

@ World Financial Center, Winter Garden
220 Vesey
New York, NY (Map)

9:00pm

This is Awesome...

NU York Paint Event-
Come to an awesome event tonight, where you can watch and participate in street art, enjoy a great BBQ, and watch a projection of Graffiti Research Lab’s new “Drip Sessions” project. Donate $5 and you can get a free drink or hot dog, as well as enter yourself in a great raffle to win some free paint. Just RSVP here and show up.
@ Overspray's 'Inoperable in Nu York' – 70 Greenpoint Ave. (map)
Start: 6pm

Bluegrass Punks!!!!

Avett Brothers @ Rockefeller Center

Come and check out this FREE! show down at Rockefeller center with this three piece band that plays old timey bluegrass with the energy of a punk band! Check out their album Emotionalism for the excellent song writing and good old timey country and check out their live show to see what happens when good old timey music gets amped up 10 notches! A must see show, I will be there and you should too!

@ Rockefeller Center
Location: Rockafeller Park (Directions )
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

No Excuse Not to Go to This Movie...

Wet Hot American Summer
Come watch this incredible cult classic film kick off L Magazine’s Summer Screen Series at McCarren Pool. The film is a hysterical satire of 1980’s summer camp,including such stars as Michael Showalter, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, and Paul Rudd. Free.
@ McCarren Park Pool – Lorimer St. & Bayard St. MAP
9:00 pm Tuesday, July 8th

A Little Italian Tradition...

Giglio Sunday
Come to the first Sunday of the Giglio festival, a tradition started in 410 A.D. and brought to Brooklyn in 1903, created to honor Bishop San Paolino’s return to Nola after saving the children of his town from slavery and offering himself in the place of young men who had been abducted. Today the festival features the Capo parade, the dancing of the Boat, the raising and dancing of the Giglio, and of course great food.
Location: N. 8th and Havemeyer Streets, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Time: Starting at 9:00 am and lasting all day Sunday, July 6th

July 4th w/ Legends....

Sonic Youth / THE FEELIES @ Battery Park

In my book there is no better way to celebrate America's Independence then rocking out to one of America's Greatest Indie Rock Troubadours, Sonic Youth! It's a free show and as an added bonus the Feelies are getting back together to be the opening band! It's gonna be a great show! Chances are they are going to release tickets so check out the main website for updates!

http://www.rivertorivernyc.com

@ Battery Park
Location: 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY (map)
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: FREE!

Party on the 4th...

Kickass Party
Today MyOpenBar presents Stimulus Package, an amazing show with acts including Indian Jewelry, Marnie Stern, the Apes, an 80’s Tribute Band, and Double Dagger, along with an open bar of PBR and Southern Comfort, free Ice Cream, and a BBQ. Get over here.
Location: The Yard – 400 Carroll Street
Time: 1:00-9:00pm Friday, July 4th

International Eating Contest...

Chestnut vs. Kobayashi
Come watch American Eating Champion Joey Chestnut compete against Takeru Kobayashi, who attempts to regain his title as the world eating champion today at the 93rd Annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Where: 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell Ave. – Coney Island
When: Friday, July 4th – 10am Pre-Game Show and performances – 12pm Contest

Show Some Pride!

Gay Pride March
Come to the Gay Pride March with grand marshals Candis Cayne, PFLAG, the Gay Center, and Gilbert Baker leading the annual celebration. The event starts with the march itself but don’t miss the dance on the pier or the rapture on the river afterwards.
Time: Noon Sunday, June 29
Location: 5th Avenue & 52nd St. to Christopher & Greenwich St.

Cool Festival...

Come to the opening day of the Figment Festival
This nonprofit, ad-free festival on Governors Island lets visitors explore interactive sculptures, take part in community-building games, and participate in various experiments. The event is hosted by the Action Arts League and proceeds go to supporting NYC’s artistic heritage and culture.
When: Friday, June 27th
Location: Governors Island
FREE!

Cool Exhibit

Lena Wolff
Come to the opening reception of an awesome new exhibit by California artist Lena Wolff entitled Small Wonders.
Where: The Garson Baker Fine Art Gallery - 5 25th Street
When: 6:00 pm Thursday, June 26

Learn Some Tips....

FREE CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP AUTHOR KELLY CALDWELL @ BARNES & NOBLE GREENWICH VILLAGE

Learn some tips about creative writing when essayist and Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor, Kelly Caldwell, will demystify the writing process at a free, introductory Creative Writing class. Should be a great event.

@ Barnes & Noble
Location: 396 Avenue of the Americas (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

New Exhibition...

Visions of the Figure: Where we Stand
The artists collected in this show are so fluent in the language of the image, that they use their paintings, drawings and sculpture to describe their experience so exactly, so compellingly, that the viewer can see a vision of the world through the artist's eyes. Come see the opening of this exhibit tonight…
Where: Repetti 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City
When: 7:00-9:00 pm Wednesday, June 25

Awesome BBQ

Finger on the Pulse Presents: Studio BBQ
Be sure to stop by this awesome BBQ after work for some great food and a little bit of sunset disco. The prices is just $4 a plate to get amazing food from chefs such as, Avery Wittkamp (Pastry Cehf at Marlow & Sons), Gabe McMackin (formerly at Stone Barns at Blue Hill,) Lesley Stockton (Executive Chef of Dram Shop), and Heather Meldrom (formerly at Craftsteak NYC). Not to mention amazing musical artists including, David Bruno & Harvard Bass. Do not miss this!
Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Wednesday, June 25
Location: Studio B Rooftop – 259 Banker St.

Cool Art Exhibit Opening...

Amy Kao: Dwellings of Immortals on a Cloudy River

Each of Kao’s drawings depicts a distinct landscape composed of hybrid motifs, created by dissecting and overlapping fragments of historic and contemporary iconography. Come to the opening of this great exhibit inspired by Chinese scroll paintings of the Sung and Yung dynasty…
Location: Venetia Kapernekas – 526 West 26th Street
Time: 6:00 pm Tuesday, June 24

Outdoor Films...

The Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein’s monster is lonely, and his creator has just the remedy. Starring Boris Karloff and the inimitable Elsa Lancaster, this brilliant movie is funny, thrilling and ultimately heartbreaking. Come see this classic film outside, one of the few sequels widely considered to surpass the original.
When: 5:00 PM, film begins at sunset Monday, June 23th
Where: Bryant Park - Between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues
FREE!

Fun Party / Great Auction

K48's Benefit Party & Silent Auction

For her second solo show in New York, Kim Fisher presented eight new large-scale abstract paintings inspired by the phases the waxing and waning of the moon. In Elad Lassry’s untitled super 16mm film, two New York City Ballet dancers perform the last minute of the seminal choreography by George Balanchine for the pas de deux from Agon (1957). Come to these exhibits and take part in a cool party and a great auction…
Location: The John Connelly Gallery – 625 West 27th Street between 11th and 12th
When: 4-8 pm Sunday, June 22

Celebrate the Longest Day of the Year!

Summer Solstice Celebration

Come to this great event with live music by artists including My Barbarian, Mama Donna, and the Ale-Ale Drummers, as well as face painting by Agonstino Arts, food, various live performances, and much more.
Location: Socrates Sculpture Park – 32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway
Time: Sunset
FREE

Awesome Music Festival...

Make Music NYC: URB Alt Festival: Tribute to Sun-RA

Come to the third annual URB ALT Festival, a 7 hour outdoor concert event with an amazing assortment of multi-cultural music and various film artists. The festival, which lasts three days, celebrates the legacy of Sun Ra as fused through the musical and visual creativity of internationally recognized and underground artists.
Time: 12-7pm Saturday, June 21
Location: Harlem Stage Gatehouse Terrace – 150 Convent Ave., Harlem
FREE!

New Exhibit

Cancelled, Erased & Removed

Come to the opening of this great exhibit, in which pieces examining the conceptual and formal practice of artists canceling, erasing, and removing various aspects of their work are brought together in different media.
Location: Sean Kelly Gallery - 528 West 29th Street
Time: 6-9 PM Saturday, June 21

Awesome Parade

Mermaid Parade

Come to Coney Island for the nation’s largest art parade, presided over by a different celebrity King Nepture and Queen Mermaid every year, followed by a post-parade ball. Don’t miss this bizarre spectacle and don’t forget your homemade costume.
Start: 2:00 pm Saturday, June 21
Location: W. 10th St. & Surf Ave. - Coney Island

Gallery Opening

Opening of After Everything: Gay Directions in New Art

An exhibition examining the art of gay artists in the post-everything society. Curated by Dylan Peet, the show features a diverse selection of works by eight great artists
Time: Friday, June 20, 6:30 - 10PM
Location: Like the Spice – 224 Roebling Street

Great Dicussion

Made in China - How to Stop Chinese Arms Sales to Darfur: A panel discussion in partnership with Human Rights First

James Cohan Gallery partners with Human Rights First to present a panel discussion for the Made in China campaign. This event is free and open to the public, with a cocktail reception and viewing of the current exhibition will begin at 6:45pm, followed by the discussion at 7:00pm.
When: Thursday, June 19
Location: James Cohan Gallery - 533 West 26th Street

Opening Reception...

-Two Person Exhibition-
Come to the opening reception of this great new exhibit by sculptor Bonnie Collura and painter Stan Narten, in which both artists toy with the distinction between figuration and abstraction. The gallery starts with a strong reference to film, however the results yield a physical presence unique to the style and media each works in. Don’t miss out.
Start: 6-8 PM Thursday, June 19th
Location: Kravets Wehby Gallery - 521 West 21st Street

Opening Reception...

Naomi Leff: Interior Design

Come to the opening reception of the fourth installment of the President’s Exhibition Series entitled Interior Design, an exhibit created by Naomi Leff and curated by special guest Donald Albrecht.
Time: 6-8 PM Wednesday, June 18th
Location: Pratt Manhattan Gallery – 144 West 14th Street

Cool Party

The Foggy Monocle Summer Soiree

The Foggy Monocle site is part of a new wave of user-generated comedy sites, which records revelations and recollections of the previous night’s action, but with a touch sophistication. Tonight, they will be hosting their first Summer Soiree, an event encouraging wild behavior, with a two-hour open bar of Rusty Nails and Fizzes, along with a raffle.
Time: Wednesday June 18 (8pm) open bar 8-10
Location: Sweet & Vicious, 5 Spring St
FREE w/ RSVP

Come to Brooklyn Pride...

Brooklyn Pride

Come attend this gay celebration hosted by the Brooklyn Pride Committee. This years theme is "Live Love Be" - which is also the international theme for 2008.
Start: 9:00 AM- 6:00 PM Saturday, June 14th
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell – 9th St. & Prospect Park West

In Store Performance

Reciprocal Skate Shop Series