The Fall weekends are always filled with activities for New Yorkers on staycations and those visiting New York City on vacations. From music outdoors to fine art exhibits at museums, from children's activities to lectures, New York abounds with things to do! Check out what's going on in NYC this weekend, and take your pick from all of the fantastic options.
Grammy-Award Winning Singer Gato Barbieri - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
July 29, 2010 -
Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $35 adv, $40 door. VIP Booths for 4: $220 // VIP Booths for 6: $330. Mystical yet fiery, passionately romantic yet supremely cool.You hear those first few notes from that instantly recognizable tenor and know you're in the unique musical world of Gato Barbieri.
Jon B - Springfield Park
July 29, 2010 -
Multi-platinum R&B musician Jon B came to fame in 1995 with his debut release Bonafide. The album highlighted his dulcet tenor, earning him both critical and commercial success including a Grammy-nomination for the song "Someone to Love" featuring Babyface. With numerous hits such as "Pretty Girl," "They Don’t Know" and "Are You Still Down," Jon B became a fixture on the R&B scene. After marriage and a newborn baby, the soulful crooner returned with his fifth studio album, Helpless Romantic.
Summer Samba & Jazz Featuring the New York Samba-Jazz Quartet - The Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union
July 29, 2010 -
Cooper Arts presents an evening of hot Brazilian music with the acclaimed New York Samba-Jazz Quartet, featuring drummer extraordinaire Duduka Da Fonseca. Grammy nominee Da Fonseca has been lauded as modern drumming's bridge between samba and jazz. Call 800-746-3119 for advance tickets. Tickets available at the door starting at 5 PM on show days.
106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010 - Bryant Park
July 29, 2010 -
The best of Broadway is presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with this lunchtime series on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Bank of America, and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and hosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities, the tenth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances runs through August 12th. 12:30-1:30pm. Scheduled performers for 7/29 include The Lion King, The Addams Family, Wicked, Next to Normal.
Turntables on the Hudson with Nicodemus and Nappy G - Water Taxi Beach
July 30, 2010 -
In its 12th Season of outdoor summer events, Turntables on the Hudson is happy to announce its bi-weekly Friday night events @ Water Taxi Beach Long Island City. As always, TOTH keeps it funky and fun for everyone as they take you on a musical circus ride around the World & back in the course of a night with DJ Nickodemus & guests + Nappy G on percussion & an occasional Brassband, Samba Drum Troupe. For more info, visit www.turntablesonthehudson.com and www.nickodemus.com. Admission: $10* after 8:00pm, may vary with special guest artists. 21+ after 8:00pm. 6pm-2am.
Animal Tales - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Through July 30, 2010 -
Visit us for story time, a special craft and even an animal encounter each weekday. All activities are FREE with the purchase of Zoo admission. Families with children under age 6 are welcome.
Zoo Patrol - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Through July 30, 2010 -
Zoo Patrol is an exciting summer activities program offered for children. Situated on Zoo grounds, children participate in talks and activities with Zoo staff, play animal-related games and participate in arts and crafts. Each day's activities vary and may include preparing an animal enrichment item, nature walks and getting a glimpse behind the scenes. Sessions run Monday through Friday. Each week is $130/child for members and $150/child for non-members. Weeks one and two are for children ages 7 - 11; weeks three and four are for children ages 12 - 15. Advance registration is required. For more information and to register, please call (203) 394-6563.
Victor Manuelle - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
July 30, 2010 -
Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $75 adv, $80 door. Víctor Manuelle is a successful Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican American salsa singer, songwriter, and improvisational sonero, known to his fans as El Sonero de la Juventud ("The Youth's Sonero"). He is identified primarily with salsa romantica or "salsa monga", but has also experimented with styles ranging from Colombian vallenato to urban reggaeton. Unlike other young salsa performers such as Marc Anthony, he has neither recorded in English, nor made a Latin pop album, nor (with rare exceptions) ventured into acting, preferring to remain a musician grounded within salsa music.
Carrie Underwood - Toyota Concert Series on TODAY
July 30, 2010 -
NBC's "Today" has once again assembled the biggest names in music to rock the Plaza during its annual concert series. Fans and visitors are encouraged to come and enjoy the free, live performances every Friday morning. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside the "Today" Window on the World Studio. Location is 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and suggested arrival is 6am. For full schedule, see concerts.TODAYshow.com.
OBSIDIAN - Haven
Through July 30, 2010 -
Music By: Winter Santos | Greg Cuoco. Sangria, Tapas & More. Door: $10 VIP, Premium and Free Tickets Available | 10PM - 4AM | Subways: 4, 6 to 51ST St / Lexington Ave; E, V to Lexington Ave / 53rd St; N, R, W to Lexington Ave / 59th St. Buses: M15, M98, M101, M102, M103 to 51st ST; M27, M50 to 2nd Ave & 50th St
Seaport Music Cruise - Circle Line Downtown
July 31, 2010 -
Dance the night away with the evening New York skyline. Live in the moment as the DJ plays your favorite club hits. Themed music nights capture the rhythm of your soul. With three levels -- indoor and outdoor -- ZEPHYR provides a unique venue for an exciting memorable evening. Indulge in 2 cash bars and drink specials all night. Boards at 8:45pm, returns at 11pm. $29. Must be 21+.
The Rewind Show - Highline Ballroom
July 31, 2010 - Manhattan
Every Saturday night, the Highline combiniesg the live music of the 80's Rock & Roll era along with the best DJ's spinning the present hits. 21 & over. Doors at 10:30pm, show at 11pm. $20. RSVP to info@4kent.com
On the Waterfront - Melting Pot Global Music Series - Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport
July 31, 2010 -
World-renowned DJs, premier singers, dancers, videos and poets in the global soul dance music scene. Melting Pot Global resident DJs Kervyn Mark, Kamala and famous DJ friends will play the best in global, soulful house, disco classics, soul and funk to the late night hours. Beach opens at 1:00pm. Admission: $10, beginning at 8:00pm. 21+ after 8:00pm.
Explore the Woods - Earthplace
July 31, 2010 - Westport
Turn over logs and rocks, shift through old leaves, check out the tree trunks and green leaves. There’s a lot happening in the woods in summer. Take a walk with us. Included with regular admission.
Wonders of Wildlife - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Through July 31, 2010 -
Come on over and meet some the world's most fascinating animals! Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptations that allow animals to call those places home. Presented at the Zoo's Learning Circle, this event is FREE with Zoo admission.
Roomful of Blues with Ana Popovic - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
July 31, 2010 -
Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $25 adv, $30 door. VIP Booth for 4: $180 // VIP Booth for 6: $270. Roomful of Blues are one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains their calling card, as does their ability to fill the dance floor. The most impressive aspect of Ana's music is her diversity of techniques and styles. Her blend of smoking electric funk slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals, tight blues groove, soulful feminine vocals and her incredible stage presence makes her an irresistible force in the music world. Her career has been meteoric, and shows no signs of slowing down. Ana is the first European ever nominated for 'Best New Blues Artist' at the W.C. Handy Award Show in Memphis, Tennessee (2003). She was also nominated for 'Best Blues Album' at the Jammie Awards in New York City, a three way nominee for 'Best Vocalist', 'Best Guitarist' and 'Best Album' at the French Blues Awards (2002) and she won the prestigious jazz award 'Jazz A Juan revelation In Juan Le Pins' (France 2004).
Critters & Crafts - Earthplace
July 31, 2010 - Westport
A family program with live animal, story & project. There is a different theme each week. Child must be accompanied by an adult. Ages: 3-10. Included with regular admission.
World of Jazz - Chelsea Art Museum
Through July 31, 2010 -
World of Jazz III. A summer Jazz-brunch concert series at Chelsea Art Museum, July 17- July 31, 2010, every Saturday at 12 pm. The Chelsea Art Museum is proud to present for the third consecutive year World of Jazz, a concert series, developed in collaboration with jazz saxophonist Lars Haake. World of Jazz features talented emerging artists on the New York Jazz scene, who focus on the distinctly international character of contemporary jazz. Concerts take place in the museum's exhibition space, where the visual and performing arts come together to create a truly unique cultural experience for audiences. The concerts are followed by a light brunch and discussion with the artists, in a friendly intimate setting. Featured artists include: Pauline Jean, Mimi Jones, Lars Haake, Shirazette Tinnin, George Burton, Daniel Ori, Logan Richardson, Fabian Almazan, Oz Noy, Ziv Ravitz, Elias Meister and Jeff Miles. Ticket prices include museum admission: $20 general admission, $10 students / seniors, $5 CAM members. Please email programs@chelseaartmuseum.org with any other questions.
Boy Scouts Take Over Times Square - Times Square
July 31, 2010 -
On July 31, the Greater New York Area Boy Scouts of America are celebrating 100 years of Scouting in a BIG way with a Scout invasion of Times Square! The entire community is invited to join in the fun -- and all events are free! Visit Broadway between 42nd-45th St. and brave the canoe canal, reach new heights on the climbing walls, and test your skills in virtual archery and kayaking –just to name a few! Beginning at 7 p.m., witness a spectacular stage show featuring top local talent and a broadcast of the exciting Centennial Celebration Show from the National Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, VA . Throughout the weekend, a number of local attractions will have special offerings for Scouts, their family, and friends. Learn more at www.bsa-gnyc.org.
Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey - Morgan Library & Museum
Through August 01, 2010 -
This exhibition showcases thirty-one original Palladio drawings from the Royal Institute of British Architects that have not been publicly exhibited in over thirty years.
Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through August 01, 2010 -
This landmark exhibition is the first to focus exclusively on works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) in the Museum's collection. It features 300 works, including the Museum's complete holdings of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics by Picasso - never before seen in their entirety - as well as a selection of the artist's prints. The Museum' collection reflects the full breadth of the artist's multi–sided genius as it asserted itself over the course of his long and influential career. Notable for its remarkable constellation of early figure paintings, which include the commanding At the Lapin Agile (1905) and the iconic portrait of Gertrude Stein (1906), the Museum's collection also stands apart for its exceptional cache of drawings, which remain relatively little known, despite their importance and number. The key subjects that variously sustained Picasso's interest - the pensive harlequins of his Blue and Rose periods, the faceted figures and tabletop still lifes of his cubist years, the monumental heads and classicizing bathers of the 1920s, the raging bulls and dreaming nudes of the 1930s, and the rakish cavaliers and musketeers of his final years - are amply represented by works ranging in date from a dashing self-portrait of 1900 (Self–Portrait "Yo") to the fanciful Standing Nude and Seated Musketeer painted nearly seventy years later.
Basic NYC, helmed by New York DJs Sleepy & Boo - Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport
August 01, 2010 -
DJs Sleepy & Boo bring the sounds of the underground to Water Taxi Beach South Street Seaport for a dynamic series of Sunday sunset sessions. Featuring a diverse lineup of international guest DJs, manning the turntables alongside New York locals, these events offer dance music lovers a chance to see some of the world's most esteemed DJs performing in one of the Big Apple's most stunning locations. Beach opens at 1:00pm. Entertainment starts at 4:00pm. Admission: $10*, beginning at 7:00pm. 21+ after 7:00pm.
Wonders of Wildlife - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
August 01, 2010 -
Come on over and meet some the world's most fascinating animals! Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptations that allow animals to call those places home. Presented at the Zoo's Learning Circle, this event is FREE with Zoo admission.
St.Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, & Basia Bulat - Central Park Mainstage
August 01, 2010 -
Three of North America's most compelling female songwriters share the stage to sing their carefully-crafted songs that are at once confident and delicate, brimming with beautiful melodies and narratives. St. Vincent is the nom-du-microphone of multi-instrumentalist/chanteuse Annie Clark. This Dallas-raised, doe-eyed songbird began her musical career performing with Sufjan Stevens and The Polyphonic Spree. In 2007, St. Vincent released her debut solo debut effort Marry Me, catapulting the young singer to the top of critics lists and earning a PLUG Independent Music Award for Female Artist of the Year. Her second album, 2009's Actor, prompted Pitchfork to exult "St. Vincent is an artist capable of crafting believable, complicated characters with compassion, insight, and exacting skill." tUnE-yArDs is the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus. Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren, her debut release BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic. She is aptly described by Stereogum as "a self-contained Sublime Frequencies compilation, jumping between blues, African tunes, shiny reggae-esque sprawls and lo-fi folk." From the age of three, singer-songwriter Basia Bulat has been perched on a piano, playing. In time she picked up guitar, autoharp, banjo, ukulele, sax, upright bass and flute. Her songs are breathless and thirsty; influenced by the spirits of Jeff Mangum, Odetta, Emily Dickinson, as well as soul-music. Bulat's songs reflect the stillness of experience on the road, hand-in-hand with a freshly blossoming career.
The 1st Annual 'KINKS-FEST' With Muswell Hillbillies Live - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
August 01, 2010 -
Doors 6pm, Show 7pm. $15 adv, $20 door. VIP Booth for 4: $100 // VIP Booth for 6: $150. Nearly 40 years on, The Kinks' Muswell Hillbillies is still regarded by many as songwriter Ray Davies' finest work and one of the most enduring of all cult classics. Faithfully executing the likes of "20th Century Man," "Holiday," and "Skin and Bone" -- as well as an "extras" list of additional Kinks cuts -- is this all-ages "kollective" that includes guitarists Dave Simons and Bill Howard, journalist/drummer David Sokol, pianist Dave Skelly (Pop Party Opera), and bassist Jack Simons, along with a five-piece horn section featuring members of Hopkins Academy's jazz ensemble. Performing the entire album, as well as such Kinks nuggets as "Victoria," "Waterloo Sunset," and "Sunny Afternoon". The band debuts this summer in conjunction with the premiere of Do It Again, a documentary about one man's effort to reunite the Kinks, created by Boston Globe writer Geoff Edgers. The Blue Meanies take listeners on a fun musical tour of the 1960s British Invasion, injecting new life into songs from popular music's best decade. The Meanies have performed at International Beatles Week in Liverpool, England. They are fan favorites at the annual Abbey Road on the River festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Closer to home, The Blue Meanies host the late-night jam session at the annual Festival for Beatles Fans in Secaucus, New Jersey. The band, a fixture at the NY/NJ Fest for 25-plus years, has also hosted jam sessions at Fests in Chicago and Boston. They made their BB King's debut this past January with a 50-song Monkees set in honor of the bands 44th anniversary.
Maroon 5 - Mohegan Sun
August 01, 2010 -
Grammy-winning recording artist Maroon 5 is back with their highly-anticipated third studio album, Hands All Over (A&M/Octone), set for release on September 21st. Performing with special guests Guster and Ry Cuming. 7pm. $65& $45.
Chris Rowlands' Farmin' Fever - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Through August 01, 2010 -
Join us to for a weekend of song, dance, learning and family fun as we welcome Nationally-Acclaimed and Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter and Naturalist, Chris Rowlands back to Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Chris is back by popular demand, bringing his original songs, humor and ventriloquism to our stage to delight children, families and all guests alike! All shows are free with admission.
FREE Trial Classes in Flamenco Dance! - Flamenco Latino Studio
August 02, 2010 -
Discover flamenco by taking a FREE trial class at Flamenco Latino in midtown Manhattan! The first Monday of every month, first time students at Flamenco Latino (both adults AND children included) may take a flamenco class free of charge. For August 2010, the next free trial night for first time students is Monday, August 2nd. Adults: Monday 7:00-8:30 PM- Basic Beginner Flamenco w/ Aurora Reyes. Children: Monday 4:30-5:30 PM- Flamenco/Salsa w/ Aurora Reyes, Ages 5 and Up. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes with a hard sole. For ladies, pumps are preferred. Call with questions and to reserve: 212-399-8519 flamlat@verizon.net
Spanky & Our Gang + Vanilla Fudge's Vince Martell - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
August 02, 2010 -
Special Guest Opener: CLAN BOSWELL. General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 7:30pm. $16 adv, $20 door. VIP Booth for 4: $130 // VIP Booth for 6: $180. Vince Martell's riff in the Vanilla Fudge chart topper, "You Keep Me Hangin' On," is ranked the number four heaviest guitar riff of all time by Guitar Magazine. The Vanilla Fudge's symphonic rock remake of this Supremes' hit placed them at #6 on the Billboard US Charts and at #2 on the UK charts, second only to The Beatles. Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s folk-rock band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane. "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" reached number #9 followed by "Making Every Minute Count" and "Lazy Day" (both Top 30 hits). "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" and "Lazy Day" sold over one million copies.
Modern-Day Slavery Museum - Church Cathedral of St. John
August 02, 2010 -
The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a produce truck of the same model that farmworkers were locked inside of and chained in one of the latest slavery prosecutions (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida agriculture. The museum's central focus is on the phenomenon of modern-day slavery -- its roots, the reasons it persists, and its solutions. The exhibits were developed in consultation with workers who have escaped from forced labor operations as well as leading academic authorities on slavery and labor history in Florida. The museum is endorsed by several leading human rights and anti-slavery organizations, including Amnesty International and Anti-Slavery International, respectively the largest human rights organization and the oldest human rights organization in the world. It has recently been hosted at the U.S. State Department building and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum was conceived by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the human rights award-winning farmworker organization that has aided in the prosecution by the Department of Justice of seven farm slavery operations and the liberation of well over 1,000 workers since 1997. A federal indictment for the most recent forced labor case in Florida agriculture was unsealed just this month.
Peter Lemongello - *Produced by Peter Abraham* - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
August 03, 2010 -
General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $25 adv, $30 door. VIP Booth for 4: $160 // VIP Booth for 6: $240. Peter Lemongello (Via his legendary Love '76 Television Album) became not only the first singer in American history to sell over one Million albums on television. He also was the first singer to underwrite the cost of this unprecedented TV Ad campaign by going public and selling shares of stock in his career to the public. In addition to becoming a household word inside of his first 16 weeks by blanketing New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas with over 100 television commercials per week. His story made the Front Page of the Wall Street Journal. Every major TV news organization from 60 Minutes to A Current Affair did feature stories on Peter's accomplishment. Every major newspaper and magazine (People, Time, Newsweek, The London Sun, L.A. and New York Times, etc.) ran feature stories as well. He was even Bachelor of the Month in Cosmopolitan Magazine. Along with famed writer Teddy Randazzo, who wrote among other hits, "Goin Out Of My Head", Peter created "Mood-Rock Music" (Tender Love Ballads put to a new beat moving them into a contemporary feel). "Do I Love You" by Paul Anka and "The Hungry Years" by Neil Sadaka jumped out of the album and onto the radio stations to become the signature songs of the TV album. Instantly, Peter was headlining in his own right, at the biggest and most famous places like "Carnegie Hall", "Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts", and "Madison Square Garden" with all of them sold out....and he had proved that the buying public still respected and admired his kind of music. Peter has continued to perform all these years in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Branson Missouri, Myrtle Beach, SC. and New York.
Modern-Day Slavery Museum - Judson Memorial Church
August 03, 2010 -
The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a produce truck of the same model that farmworkers were locked inside of and chained in one of the latest slavery prosecutions (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida agriculture. The museum's central focus is on the phenomenon of modern-day slavery -- its roots, the reasons it persists, and its solutions. The exhibits were developed in consultation with workers who have escaped from forced labor operations as well as leading academic authorities on slavery and labor history in Florida. The museum is endorsed by several leading human rights and anti-slavery organizations, including Amnesty International and Anti-Slavery International, respectively the largest human rights organization and the oldest human rights organization in the world. It has recently been hosted at the U.S. State Department building and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum was conceived by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the human rights award- winning farmworker organization that has aided in the prosecution by the Department of Justice of seven farm slavery operations and the liberation of well over 1,000 workers since 1997. A federal indictment for the most recent forced labor case in Florida agriculture was unsealed just this month.
Smooth Cruise Series - R & R Featuring Rick Braun & Richard Elliot - Spirit Cruises
August 04, 2010 -
Jazz artists perform on two different cruises every Wednesday evening this summer. Smooth Moonlight Cruise - Board: 9pm; Cruise: 9:30-11:30pm. Smooth Sunset Cruise - Board: 6pm; Cruise: 6:30-8:30pm.
Jellybean Benitez - Ain't Nuthin But a House Party - Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport
August 04, 2010 -
Blend of house mixed with classic disco like only Jellybean can do. Beach opens at 4:00pm. Average admission: $10, beginning at 8:00pm. Varies depending upon special guest artists. 21+ after 8:00pm.
Summer Concert Series - Calf Pasture Beach
August 04, 2010 - Norwalk
Concerts subject to change. Call 203-854-7807 for updates. Cancellation number is 203-854-7938.
George Lamond, Judy Torres, DJ Lucho - East River Park
August 04, 2010 -
George Lamond, Judy Torres and DJ Lucho are renowned artists in the field of freestyle, a melding of hip hop and Latin contemporary and traditional music. George Lamond became an instant star for his first freestyle album, Bad of the Heart, which yielded the hit single with the same name and as well as "Without You" and "Look Into My Eyes." This paved the way for other popular albums in both the freestyle genre as well as modern approaches to traditional Latin music, including "Where Does That Leave Love" and "Oye Mi Canto." Judy Torres' debut album Love Story, is considered by many to be a freestyle collection essential. With numerous major club hits like "Please Stay Tonight," "Come Into My Arms," "Love Story," "I Love You, Will You Love Me" and "No Reason To Cry," her name became synonymous with freestyle music. Currently, Torres hosts a Sunday-night Freestyle show on New York’s popular radio station, WKTU 103.5, where she plays the best singles of the genre. DJ Lucho's early exposure to the harmonious rhythms of Latin music in his Harlem neighborhood nurtured an innate talent that propelled him to become one of the most gifted DJs and producers in the music industry. His interaction with different genres of music has allowed him to develop a unique and versatile style, which was guided by his deep appreciation for various cultures and their musical influences.
Midsummer Night Mixer - The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
August 04, 2010 - Staten Island
Join us at The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art for a night of wine, cheese, music and networking out on the patio. Enjoy the cool evening breeze while taking in the sight overlooking Lighthouse Hill. Admission charges are $30 per person. For more information, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-3500.
Harlem Week 2010 - Jazzmobile - U. S. Grant National Memorial Park
August 04, 2010 -
Featuring Tia Fuller.
Summer Sounds: Cloud Chamber - Trinity Church
August 04, 2010 -
Trinity Wall Street invites you to 'beat the heat' this summer and enjoy a free afternoon of musical refreshment every Wednesday in July and August as they present their "Summer Sounds" concert series. On Wednesday, August 4th, Cloud Chamber performs. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Matthew Everett's folk-pop influences range from Nick Drake to Kurt Weill. With Anne Damassa on piano and Matt Park on bass.
Clarence Clemons with Steve Smith + The Nakeds - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
August 04, 2010 -
General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $33.50 adv, $35 door. VIP Booth for 4: $220 // VIP Booth for 6: $330. Since 1972 CLARENCE CLEMONS has been a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the saxophone. He has also released several solo albums and in 1985 had a hit single with "You're a Friend of Mine", a duet with Jackson Browne. As a guest musician he has also featured on Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love" and on Twisted Sister's "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" as well as performing in concert with The Grateful Dead and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. As an actor Clemons has featured in several films, including New York, New York and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He also made cameo appearances in several TV series, such as Diff'rent Strokes, Nash Bridges, The Simpsons and The Wire. Together with his television writer friend Don Reo he published his autobiography, Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales, in 2009. STEVE SMITH AND THE NAKEDS are celebrating thirty-five esteemed years of performing throughout New England and beyond. During that time, the rhythm & blues powerhouse has thrived with their distinct infectious blend of rhythm, brass, and fun. The band has shared the touring stage with Bruce Springsteen's saxophonist, Clarence Clemons for a series of critically acclaimed performances. They have been featured on television, appearing on MTV's video countdown program "The Basement Tapes", and more recently, an episode of "The Family Guy".
Khaled Live @ Shrine - Shrine World Music Venue
August 05, 2010 -
NYC based band, Khaled will be performing Alternative World Fusion live @ Shrine World Music Venue! Don't miss out!
Alejandro Sanz - Radio City Music Hall
August 05, 2010 -
Latin Grammy Award winner Alejandro Sanz brings is Paraiso Tour to Radio City Music Hall on August 5. Alejandro Sanz is one of the most successful Spanish singer-songwriters of all time. He recently teamed up with Alicia Keys on the single "Looking for Paradise" which appeared on his eighth studio album Paraiso Express.
Gil Scott-Heron - Marcus Garvey Park
August 05, 2010 -
Gil Scott-Heron's cutting edge poetry and musical style is revered as the godfather of hip-hop and neo soul. Presented in association with Jill Newman productions. Widely acknowledged as the matrix from which hip-hop and neo-soul emerged, the poetry, music and performance of Gil Scott-Heron was a guiding force throughout the late 60s and 70s. Scott-Heron's transgressive, politicized, spoken-word-meets-jazz recordings, including "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," "Whitey on the Moon," "The Bottle" and "Small Talk at 125th and Lennox," have been covered, sampled, referenced, deified and parodied by generations of artists, including Labelle, Public Enemy and Talib Kweli. 2010 saw the release of I'm New Here, Scott-Heron's first release in thirteen years. SPIN called I’m New Here, "not so much a comeback as a testament to spiritual resilience." That resilience will be on full display with a set featuring material from the new album and classic songs from Scott-Heron's 1970s catalog. A production by Jill Newman. This event is part of the NYC Revolutions series.
106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010 - Bryant Park
August 05, 2010 -
The best of Broadway is presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with this lunchtime series on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Bank of America, and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and hosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities, the tenth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances runs through August 12th. 12:30-1:30pm. Scheduled performers for 8/5 include Avenue Q, Fela!, Million Dollar Quartet.
Harlem Week 2010 - NY City Economic Development Day Free Indoor & Outdoor Public Expo - Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University
August 05, 2010 -
Health, Small Business & Economic Development Seminars in the morning and the afternoon. Health Seminar: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Small Bus. Seminar: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Youth Adult Career Opportunities Seminar: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Indoor Expo Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM.
The Persuasions - Grammy-Winning A cappella Legends - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
August 05, 2010 -
General Admission Seating – First Come, First Seated. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. $25 adv, $30 door. VIP Booth for 4: $180 // VIP Booth for 6: $270. The Persuasions are the undisputed heavyweight champions of a cappella. They are to singing what Muhammad Ali was to boxing—invincible, innovative, original, beautiful. Together since the mid-'60s, the Persuasions continue to sing as if that's what they do instead of breathing. The Persuasions have released 18 albums, and have recorded or performed with artists including Liza Minelli, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, The Neville Brothers, Country Joe McDonald, B.B. King.
Animal Tales - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Through August 06, 2010 -
Visit us for story time, a special craft and even an animal encounter each weekday. All activities are free with the purchase of Zoo admission. Families with children under age 6 are welcome.
PILOBOLUS - The Joyce Theater
Through August 07, 2010 - Manhattan
For its 26th season at The Joyce, Pilobolus brings an electrifying line up of works and yet to be announced surprises to the stage. Throughout the company's remarkable history, audiences have delighted in watching Pilobolus dancers thread their way through magnificent pieces like Gnomen, Megawatt, Rushes, and Day Two. Returning from last season's sold-out run, the company will launch its 40th Anniversary celebration at The Joyce.
The 19th Annual 2010 HOT! Festival - Dixon Place
Through August 07, 2010 - Manhattan
HOT! Festival Features over 150 LGBTQ Artists with 72 Performances of Theatre, Dance, Music, Literature, Performance Art and Homoeroticism for the Whole Family! The Village Voice calls it "The Best Gay Theater Festival in New York!" The festival, which runs from June 26-August 7, includes performances by Washboard Jungle, Pic-Up, Dynasty Handbag, Scotty Heron, and Holly Hughes.
Cars, Culture, and the City - Museum of the City of New York
Through August 08, 2010 - Manhattan
The first exhibition to explore New York City's century-long relationship with the car, marking the 100th anniversary of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA). The exhibition features visionary drawings and models; historic photographs, films, and advertisements; and a wealth of car memorabilia to tell this fascinating, yet untold, story.
Wonders of Wildlife - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Through August 08, 2010 -
Come on over and meet some the world's most fascinating animals! Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptations that allow animals to call those places home. Presented at the Zoo's Learning Circle, this event is FREE with Zoo admission.
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World - American Museum of Natural History
Through August 15, 2010 -
This intriguing exhibition brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history, showcasing the goods, cultures, and technologies from four representative cities: Xi'an, China's Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a fertile hub of commerce and scholarship that became the intellectual center of the era.
Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through August 15, 2010 -
Birthday celebrations and concomitant themes of longevity are pervasive in Chinese art of the Ming and Qing dynasties. A recurring scene of a splendid reception at the residence of a wealthy family, represented in a lacquered screen, a set of embroidered hanging scrolls, and a porcelain vase, shows the eightieth birthday gathering for the Tang-dynasty general Guo Ziyi, a popular figure of long life, wealth, and honor. Longevity is also encoded in peaches, cranes, immortals, and flora and fauna of many kinds, sometimes forming sophisticated visual word play expressing wishes of long life for the honoree. The exhibition will draw together works in many media from the Museum's collection to illuminate these auspicious themes.
Lincoln Center Out of Doors - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Through August 15, 2010 -
Lincoln Center Out of Doors (LCOOD) will present three weeks of FREE music and dance on the plazas of Lincoln Center from July 28 to August 15 in the 40th annual edition of the popular outdoor summer festival. The festival will feature a diverse range of music, dance and street performance events by dozens of international, U.S. and local artists, highlighted by New York, U.S. and World premieres and debuts, and special commissions. Out of Doors calls up its street culture roots opening on Wednesday, July 28 with No Snakes in This Grass, a landmark piece from the Civil Rights Movement that is a moving and hilarious re-telling of the story of Adam and Eve by James Magnuson, directed by Mical Whitaker, and produced by Shirley J. Radcliffe of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art (RACCA), at the Barclays Capital Grove at 6:30 p.m. All three are alumni of the first edition of the Everyman-Community Theater Festival that evolved into Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Visit website for schedule.
An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through August 15, 2010 -
Over the past twenty years, Julie and David Tobey have assembled one of the preeminent collections of Italian Old Master drawings in private hands. Ranging across the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, this exhibition, consisting of approximately seventy drawings, will cover all the principal centers of Italian art -- Florence, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Parma, Venice, Genoa, Milan -- and feature masterpieces by a distinguished roster of great draftsmen, among them Correggio, Bernini, Guercino, Guido Reni, Canaletto, and Tiepolo. Impressive in its variety, the gamut of subject matter includes figures studies, historical and mythological narratives, landscapes, vedute, botanical drawings, motifs copied from or inspired by classical antiquity, and designs for painted compositions.
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through August 15, 2010 -
The first Costume Institute exhibition drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. It will explore developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940 and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. Focusing on archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition will reveal how the American woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored her social, political, and sexual emancipation. "Gibson Girls," "Bohemians," and "Screen Sirens," among others, helped lay the foundation for today's American woman.
Summer Nights Festival 2010 - Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, Inc.
Through August 15, 2010 -
A Summer Festival of art, theater, film and music.
Mind and Matter: Alternative Abstractions, 1940s to Now - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Through August 16, 2010 -
This exhibition of works by three generations of women artists explores issues ranging from the body and sexuality to architecture, incorporating a vocabulary of abstract forms. International in scope, this installation highlights work in both two and three dimensions, in drawings, prints, books, and sculpture. Among the artists featured are Louise Bourgeois, Gego, Mona Hatoum, Yayoi Kusama, and Anna Maria Maiolino, all of whom the Museum has collected in depth. New acquisitions on view for the first time at MoMA include Louise Bourgeois's drawing Femme Maison (1947), sculpture, prints, and drawings by Alina Szapocznikow, and drawings and prints by Atsuko Tanaka.
Mostly Mozart Festival - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Through August 21, 2010 -
Offering more than 35 events, including concerts, dance, pre-concert recitals, late-night performances, and lectures. Renee and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langree, in his eighth season, will conduct the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in ten concerts featuring a wide range of works by Chopin, Schumann, Bach, Gluck, Saint-Saens, Barber, Beethoven, Bizet, Mendelssohn, and Weber, as well as the Festival's namesake. Lincoln Center's venerable four-week summer music festival will present world-renowned artists and returning Festival favorites, as well as fifteen exciting Mostly Mozart debuts by rising artists. Spanning five venues across the campus, this summer's Mostly Mozart Festival includes a return by French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the year's artist-in-residence and curator of a unique series of concerts focused on "Bach and Polyphonies." Visit website for schedule.
Hilla Rebay: Art Educator - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Through August 22, 2010 -
Hilla Rebay: Art Educator features some of the artist's remarkably progressive efforts to provide a variety of audiences -- from youth and teachers to artists and museum visitors -- with opportunities to learn about nonobjective art, or art without representational links to the material world.
Side by Side: Oberlin's Masterworks at the Met - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through August 29, 2010 -
Founded in 1917, the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College is one of the finest college or university collections in the United States, serving as an invaluable educational resource for aspiring art scholars and artists. While the museum is closed in 2010 for renovations, twenty of their masterpieces -- nineteen paintings and one sculpture -- will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for five months. These will include the great Ter Brugghen painting Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene (one of the most important Northern Baroque paintings in the United States), Cezanne's Viaduct at L'Estaque, Kirchner's Self-Portrait as a Soldier, and a striking Kirchner sculpture. Each of these works will be integrated into the Metropolitan Museum's great collection, creating new, provocative juxtapositions.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Extension Summer Workshops 2010 - Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | The Joan Weill Center for Dance
Through August 29, 2010 -
The Ailey Extension presents exciting summer workshops for both dance teachers and dancers ages 12 & up. Spend your summer in the nation's largest building dedicated to dance, studying with instructors of the highest caliber. FOR DANCE TEACHERS: Leap 'N Learn Teacher Workshop - June 26-27, 2010; Horton Pedagogy Workshop >> Introductory: July 12-16 / Intermediate/Advanced: July 19-23 - Finis Jhung NYC Teacher Workshop >> August 7 & 8, 2010. DANCERS (ages 12 and up) - Master Class Series with Madame Darvash >> June 1-18, 2010. Ballet Basics Weekend Intensive with Finis Jhung >> June 12 & 13, 2010. Ailey Experience 3-Day & Weeklong Workshops >> June 18-20, 2010 (3-Day) August 2-6, 2010 (Weeklong). The Ailey School Summer Intensive* >> June 21 - July 30, 2010 (ages 16-25); June 28 - July 30, 2010 (ages 12-15). *Audition required. Fabrice Herrault Three-Week Ballet Intensive >> August 9-27, 2010 Kat Wildish Performing in NYC Repertory Workshop & Showcase >> August 9-29, 2010. Dance New York International with Kazuko Hirabayashi >> August 9-13 & 16-20. Contemporary Choreography with Michael Thomas >> June 1 - 17, 2010
Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art, and Landscape Design - Morgan Library & Museum
Through August 29, 2010 -
Scenic vistas, winding paths, bucolic meadows, and rustic retreats suitable for solitary contemplation are just a few of the alluring naturalistic features of gardens created in the Romantic spirit. Landscape designers of the Romantic era sought to express the inherent beauty of nature in opposition to the strictly symmetrical, formal gardens favored by aristocrats of the old regime.The Romantics looked to nature as a liberating force, a source of sensual pleasure, moral instruction, religious insight, and artistic inspiration. Eloquent exponents of these ideals, they extolled the mystical powers of nature and argued for more sympathetic styles of garden design in books, manuscripts, and drawings, now regarded as core documents of the Romantic Movement. Their cult of inner beauty and their view of the outside world dominated European thought during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The exhibition features approximately ninety highly influential texts and outstanding works of art, providing a compelling overview of ideas championed by the Romantics and also implemented by them in private estates and public parks in Europe and the United States, notably New York's Central Park.
Shape Lab - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Through August 30, 2010 -
Make discoveries about shape and art in MoMA's newest interactive space. In Shape Lab, families can experiment, build, draw, read, and create with a variety of kid-friendly materials and activities. Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10:30am-5pm; Friday, 10:30am-6:30pm.
Lee Bontecou: All Freedom in Every Sense - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Through August 30, 2010 -
Featuring three sculptures and more than a dozen works on paper by American artist Lee Bontecou (b. 1931), this intimate installation spans four decades of the artist's career, from 1958 to 1998. Known for richly evocative forms that conjure biological, geological, and technological motifs, Bontecou has described "the natural world and its wonders and horrors" as a central preoccupation of her career. Among the earliest works presented are large drawings made of velvety soot and wall-mounted sculptures composed of salvaged canvas stitched to elaborate welded steel armatures. The centerpiece of the installation -- on view in this building for the first time -- is a recently acquired suspended sculpture that was one of the highlights of the artist's 2004 retrospective at MoMA QNS. This large untitled mobile is composed of sections of translucent wire mesh and small porcelain orbs attached to an intricate network of wire that radiate from a central blue porcelain sphere. Made over an eighteen-year period from 1980 to 1998, it presents a galaxy of forms and represents a fulfillment of Bontecou's longstanding desire to create art that encompasses "as much of life as possible -- no barriers -- no boundaries -- all freedom in every sense."
Otto Dix - Neue Galerie
Through August 30, 2010 -
The first one-man museum exhibition of works by the major German artist (1891-1969) ever held in North America, including more than 100 masterpieces addressing his experiences in WWI, portraiture, sexuality, and religious and allegorical painting. Closed Tues. & Wed. $15.
Lizards & Snakes: Alive! - American Museum of Natural History
Through September 02, 2010 -
Featuring more than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses interactive stations, significant fossils, and an award-winning video to acquaint visitors with the world of the Squamata, the group that includes lizards and snakes. Open daily. $16; children 2-12, $9.
Open Portfolio New York - Chelsea Art Museum
Through September 02, 2010 -
Curator: Elga Wimmer. Organized by Frère Independent. Salon: July 22 - 24, 2010. Exhibition: July 27 - Sept 2, 2010. Opening Reception: July 22, 5 - 8pm. DJ Party at Hudson Hotel Rooftop: July 22, 7-11pm $15. Elga Wimmer & Frère Independent are proud to present the second edition of Open Portfolio at the Chelsea Art Museum. A pool of thirty to forty selected emerging artists from around the globe will share directly with the public their most recent art works. All works will be unique, original, and challenging. Curator Elga Wimmer will lead a selection committee of contemporary art specialists. For three days artists will use a computer and their portfolio to present their work at the museum. At the end of the three days the artists will leave a selection of their works at the museum beginning a month long exhibition resulting from the three day salon and interaction with the public. Producers Elga Wimmer and Thierry Alet introduce here a new and dynamic way of promoting art. Open Portfolio is not just a show, an art fair or a biennial. It is a new format allowing for more proximity between the artists and the public at large.
From Mansion to Museum: The Frick Collection Celebrates Seventy-Five Years - Frick Collection
Through September 05, 2010 -
It was the desire of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) that his extraordinary art collection and magnificent home at 1 East 70 Street be opened as a museum following his family's period of residence. After the death of his wife, Adelaide, in 1931, the mansion, built in 1913-14 by Thomas Hastings (1860-1929) of Carrère and Hastings, underwent further construction in order to transform it into a space suitable as a public institution. Significantly and sensitively expanded by architect John Russell Pope (1873-1937), the resulting building opened to a fascinated public on December 16, 1935 as The Frick Collection. To commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of that occasion, a selection of elegant elevations, executed for Pope by artist Angelo Magnanti (1879-1969), will be on display in the Cabinet.
Approaching Abstraction - American Folk Art Museum
Through September 06, 2010 -
It is commonly assumed that contemporary self-taught artists work solely in a representational style, eager to engage in storytelling and personal memory. But while the narrative tradition often is a primary impulse, a significant number exhibit a tendency to be seduced by material, technique, color, form, line, and texture, creating artwork that omits or obscures representation. "Approaching Abstraction" highlights the work of more than forty of these artists and includes European art brut masters, such as Aloise Corbaz, Rafael Lonne, and Adolf Wolfli; self-taught artists from the American South, such as Thornton Dial Sr., Bessie Harvey, J.B. Murry, and Purvis Young; and lesser-known artists, such as Johnny Culver, Hiroyuki Doi, and Melvin Way. This first exploration into nonobjective expression within this field is selected entirely from the museum's permanent collection.
Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Through September 06, 2010 -
This exhibition examines myriad ways photographic imagery is incorporated into recent practice and in the process underscores the unique power of reproductive media while documenting a widespread contemporary obsession, both collective and individual, with accessing the past.
The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Through September 06, 2010 -
Throughout history, mythologies have provided explanations for humankind's existential surroundings through collective beliefs and shared verbal and visual narratives. Representational visual artists have long looked to ancient mythologies as a thematic repertoire, a tradition both preserved and evolved by modern and contemporary artists who continue to address and reinterpret mythological references in their works. This exhibition addresses the artistic traces of these motifs in modern art, as well as the practice of modern myth-making, through a nonlinear, thematic representation of works, following a rough chronology from 1797 to 2008. Among the artists represented are Matthew Barney, Joseph Beuys, Paul Cézanne, Enrique Chagoya, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Willem de Kooning, Juan Downey, Marlene Dumas, Max Ernst, Adolph Gottlieb, Arshile Gorky, Wifredo Lam, Matta, Ana Mendieta, Robert Motherwell, Pablo Picasso, Richard Prince, Jackson Pollock, Odilon Redon, Mark Rothko, Jim Shaw, and Andy Warhol.
Tutankhamun's Funeral - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through September 06, 2010 -
Buried near his tomb in around 1327 B.C., remains from the mummification and funeral of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun were unearthed in 1907 by the American businessman and excavator Theodore M. Davis, who in 1909 donated the objects to the Metropolitan Museum. This exhibition will consist of the most important pieces from the Davis find. On display will be pottery vessels from the funeral meal, linen sheets and bandages, bags of natron and sawdust from the embalming process, and some fine linen head covers worn by the embalmers. Highlights will be the miraculously well-preserved collars of real flowers that must have been intended to adorn the mummy, but were not used. A sculpted head of the youthful Tutankhamun, facsimile paintings representing contemporary funerary rituals, and photographs by Harry Burton will round out this intimate glimpse into what went on at the king's funeral.
Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Through September 06, 2010 -
An examination of the myriad ways photographic imagery is incorporated into recent practice and in the process underscores the unique power of reproductive media while documenting a widespread contemporary obsession, both collective and individual, with accessing the past.
Picasso: Themes and Variations - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Through September 06, 2010 -
Featuring approximately one hundred works, this exhibition explores Picasso's creative process through the medium of printmaking, tracing his development from the early years of the twentieth century, with depictions of itinerant circus performers in the Blue and Rose periods, to his discovery of Cubism. It follows his evolving artistic vision through decades of experimentation in etching, lithography, and linoleum cut, demonstrating how each technique inspired new directions in his work. The exhibition focuses on specific themes, showing how Picasso's imagery went through a constant process of metamorphosis. Printmaking, in particular, allows this fundamental aspect of his art to become vividly clear, since various stages in building a composition can be documented. One series of lithographs shows Picasso progressing, step-by-step, from a realistic depiction of a bull to one that is completely abstracted into schematic lines. Other series reveal changing interpretations of the women in Picasso's life, as they become the subject of his art and a catalytic force behind his creativity.
Sounding the Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through September 07, 2010 -
This exhibition -- the first in an art museum to be devoted exclusively to Oceanic musical instruments -- explores the rich diversity of musical instruments created and used in the Pacific Islands. Drawn primarily from the Met's collections, the exhibition features more than 60 instruments from small personal types such as panpipes and courting whistles to larger forms played at performances heard by the entire community, such as the exquisitely carved temple drums of the Austral Islands or the imposing sacred slit gongs of New Guinea.
The Geometry of Kandinsky and Malevich - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Through September 07, 2010 -
This exhibition examines Russian artists Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) and their distinctive approach to abstraction through a focused presentation of eight paintings. Closed Thurs. $18.
Summer Earth Fest - Family Picnic Fun - IKEA/Erie Basin Park
Through September 12, 2010 -
FOLLOW the ENVIROMEDIA MOBILE to IKEA/Erie Basin Park, in Red Hook Brooklyn, One Beard Street at the SOUTHEASTERN LAWN along the Water in the Back of IKEA. LIVE MUSIC, WATERFRONT RECREATION and more AT IKEA/Erie Basin Park- SAT JUNE 19th. 1PM-5PM FOLLOW THE ENVIROMEDIA MOBILE- Public Tours of the Mobile Museum with fun waterfront and environmental recreation activities (Live Underwater Video Exploration, Aquatic Ecology Lab, Kite Flight, Catch & Release Fishing, Urban Wildlife Appreciation and Education- exploring the urban corvids, plus Mobile Museum Gift Shop, Refreshment Wagon. AND OPEN PIANO ON THE SOAP BOX- drop in, sign up and share a song, PLUS guest performance by folk singer ERICA RUSSO ( southeastern lawn). MAKE MUSIC BROOKLYN ***MON JUNE 21st- In Conjunction with MAKE MUSIC NYC- 4pm-8pm. Guest performance- DANNY WOLF and 3rd BAND. ( in front of the park). For more info and download a summer calendar of events visit http://enviromediamobile.blogspot.com
Contemporary Art from the Collection - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Through September 12, 2010 -
The works selected for this installation highlight the debates around economics, politics, gender, and ethnicity that have permeated artistic practices since the late 1960s. Including approximately 130 works drawn from all of the Museum's curatorial departments, the installation features a variety of approaches to art-making and follows a chronological path. The exhibition begins with works such as a haunting "body print" by David Hammons (1969), which depicts the artist in an act of prayer, and Pino Pascali's Machine Gun (1966), a sculpture he made out of parts from a Fiat 500 during a period of intense social unrest in Italy. Concluding the show are two projects that explore larger themes of humanity and loss through current events: Huma Bhabha's expansive print series Reconstructions (2007), in which the artist memorializes lost civilizations in her native Pakistan, and Paul Chan's Waiting for Godot (2007), a project based on the artist's restaging of Samuel Beckett's play in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book - American Folk Art Museum
Through September 13, 2010 -
Henry Darger (1892-1973) adopted countless images from popular-media sources, such as newspapers, magazines, comics, and cartoons, but no single source influenced him as steadily as the coloring book. This intimate exhibition features nine examples culled from the museum's extensive Henry Darger Study Archive, illustrating the primary role the coloring book played for this important twentieth-century artist.
Sundae Sermon Dance Party In The Park - Morningside Park
Through September 26, 2010 -
The dates for summer 2010 (Alternate Sundays, June-Sept): Sundays - June 20, July 18, Aug 1, Aug 19, Sep 12, Sep 26. Musical Directions is pleased to announce the upcoming dates for the 3rd annual "Sundae Sermon" Dance Party in Morningside Park, Harlem NYC. This year's line-up of rotating DJs includes a collection of the country's most renowned DJs all spinning Soulful House anthems blended with classic R&B, Disco, Funk, and a touch of Afro-Beat. "Sundae Sermon" is a community event, bringing together Harlem's rich & diverse inhabitants. Young and old alike, entrepreneurs, students and families come together to celebrate & enjoy the day. Pack a picnic & grab a spot on the upper lawn. Brought to you with the support and partnership of media sponsors VIBE/UPTOWN Media Group. As well as local sponsorship support from The Little Gym, Bikram Yoga, Harlem Now and Gems.
Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Through September 27, 2010 -
The story of Rama -- the Ramayana -- ne of the great epics of South Asia literature, has captured the imagination of Indian artists for centuries. Scenes from the Ramayana first appear at Deogarh, in north India, in the mid-fifth century. These temple sculptures are the earliest depictions of the avatars, or divine appearances, of Vishnu, among whom the most popular proved to be Rama.
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