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NY4FREE Saturday, August 1, 2009

2009-06-25T13:29:00.000-07:00

Jazzmobile: Ms. Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbeans

Saturday, August 1, 2009

3:00 p.m.

Tonight Ms. Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbeans perform.

Location

Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground

Bennerson Park (64th Street & Amsterdam Avenue)
Manhattan

Rockaway Beachside Festival

Saturday, August 1, 2009

12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

This second annual event celebrates the diversity of Queens with a day of multicultural activities for kids and adults.

Location

Between Beach 25th Street & Beach 30th Street adjacent to the boardwalk
Queens

CityParks Dance: Kulu Mele African American Dance & Drum Ensemble Soul Steps

Saturday, August 1, 2009

4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Kulu Mele African American Dance & Drum Ensemble is the longest running African dance

Location: Queensbridge Park, Queens

Shakespeare Performance & Workshops

Saturday, August 1, 2009

4:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Location: Padre Plaza, Success Garden, Bronx

Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5–11 p.m.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Celebrating the Caribbean: "Its Bacchanal Time Again!"

Performance

3–7 p.m.

The West Indian−American Day Carnival Association kicks things off with steel pan music, stilt walkers, Carnival costumes, and more.

Spoken Word Open Mic

5–6:30 p.m.

Performance

5:30–6:30 p.m.

The Brooklyn-based troupe Conjunto Nuevo Milenio showcases the Afro-Latino roots of Panamanian carnival with music and dance. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Hands-On Art

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Create a Carnival costume headdress inspired by objects in the Museum’s permanent collection. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Film

7–8:30 p.m.

Calypso Dreams (G. Dunn & M. Horne, 2004, 90 min., NR). In this intimate look at calypso music, some of its greats reveal why it is among the prized possessions of Caribbean people. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

Music

7–9 p.m.

Meta and the Cornerstones' reggae takes us from Jamaica to Senegal and right back to Brooklyn. Rain Plan: Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor.

Gallery Talk

8 p.m.

Professor Veronica Gregg gives a talk in Yinka Shonibare MBE highlighting the parallels, related to identity and power, between Shonibare’s work and Caribbean literature. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

Dance Party

9–11 p.m.

Target First Saturdays Book Club

9 p.m.

Professor Ferentz Lafargue leads a conversation about Edwidge Danticat’s latest novel, Brother I’m Dying.

River to River Festival: Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Saturday, August 1, 2009

6:00 p.m.
Location: Nelson Rockefeller Playground, Manhattan

Shakespeare in Riverside Park: Hamlet

Saturday, August 1, 2009

6:30 p.m.
Join Hudson Warehouse, the Other Shakespeare in the Park, for their production of Hamlet…
Location: Riverside Park, Manhattan

Central Park Summerstage: M. Ward, Mike Watt, & Nels Cline

Saturday, August 1, 2009

7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Location: Central Park, Manhattan

Celebrate Brooklyn! Dean & Britta: Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

7:30 p.m.
Dean & Britta, who are beloved as one of the sexiest duo’s in rock, in addition…
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Inwood Shakespeare Festival: Dracula

Saturday, August 1, 2009

7:30 p.m.
Location: Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Outlook

CityParks Theater: Essential Shakespeare: I Dream a Little Dream

Saturday, August 1, 2009

8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
All the twists and turns of Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s…
Location: Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan

NY4FREE Sunday, August 2, 2009

2009-06-12T13:18:00.000-07:00

A Concert Celebrating Stan Michels
Sunday, August 2, 2009
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, New York City Parks & Recreation, Parlor Entertainment, and the Michels family in celebrating the late Council Member Stan Michels at a jazz concert performed by Marjorie Eliot* and her jazz ensemble.
Location
Fort Tryon Park
Stan Michels Promenade in Fort Tryon Park located near the entrance at Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard (A train to 190th Street, # M4 Bus to Fort Tryon Park)
Manhattan

Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Harlem Blues and Jazz Band
Sunday, August 2, 2009
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the Central Park Conservancy for the 2009 season of this popular FREE concert series that features the best in local emerging and established Latin, Jazz, World, and Gospel artists.
Location
Central Park
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park (110th Street between Fifth and Lenox avenues, inside the Park)
Manhattan

Bronx Art Ensemble Concerts
Sunday, August 2, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Come out and listen to some soothing music in the afternoon! Please bring your own blanket or chair.
Location
Van Cortlandt Park
Howell Grove, enter the park at Broadway & Mosholu Avenue.
Bronx

CityParks Dance: Dancing in the Streets: Hip Hop Generation Next Generation Next Illstyle & Peace Productions
Sunday, August 2, 2009
4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

Hosted by “Rokafella,” Generation Next features the breathtaking innovation, virtuosity, and variety of dancers and dance forms that continue to emerge on the streets, in clubs, and in dance studios of New York’s five boroughs.
Location
Queensbridge Park
41 Avenue, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Boulevard & East River
Queens

Movie Nights at the Beach
Sunday, August 2, 2009
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Free outdoor movies for the family to enjoy. Bring a chair or blanket.
Location
O'Donohue Park
Beach 17th Street ballfield off Seagirt Boulevard
Queens

River to River Festival: Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Sunday, August 2, 2009
6:00 p.m.
This year Merce Cunningham Dance Company will create a site-specific event, featuring a unique combination of new material and movement from past and current repertory, designed specifically for Rockefeller Park
Location
Nelson Rockefeller Playground
Rockefeller Park

MoonDance: Nu Guajiro
Sunday, August 2, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Whether you’ve been dancing for years, or want to learn how to boogie like a pro, Hudson River Park’s MoonDance is your chance to strut your stuff under the stars! No experience necessary. Featured styles include swing, tango and salsa. Free dance lessons begin at 6:30pm courtesy of Dance Manhattan. Live bands go on at 7 p.m.
Location
Pier 54
Manhattan

Summer on the Hudson: Acoustic Sundays - Jazz at Lincoln Center: Pianist Jonathan Batiste
Sunday, August 2, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York’s best jazz, R&B, and world music. This week, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents pianist Jonathan Batiste
Location
Riverside Park South
Pier I at 70th Street
Manhattan

Central Park Summerstage: CineFest Brasil: If I Were You 2 & Silvia Machete
Sunday, August 2, 2009
7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
In this Brazilian-themed night, there will be a screening of If I Were You a popular Brazilian concert directed by Daniel Filho, and a performance by Silvia Machete The natural born carioca is renowned for her trademark little red dress, twirling hoops and sensuous guitar work.
Location
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side)
Manhattan

Movie Nights in the Rockaways: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Sunday, August 2, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Popcorn will be served. The movie will begin at dusk.
Location
O'Donohue Park
O'Donohue Park Beach 17th Street off Seagirt Boulevard
Queens

NY4Free Monday, August 3, 2009

2009-06-12T13:10:00.000-07:00

Piano in Bryant Park

Monday, August 3, 2009

12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.

Ragtime, jazz, and more from the city’s best pianists on the park’s custom-made piano in Bryant Park.

Location

Bryant Park Upper Terrace
Manhattan

HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Kramer vs. Kramer

Monday, August 3, 2009

8:00 p.m.

The nation’s premier outdoor film festival brings classic films to the big screen for the 17th consecutive year. Thousands of movie fans flock to the park for picnics and an evening of film's biggest stars in Bryant Park. The lawn opens at 5 p.m. and the films start at sunset.

This week's presentation is "Kramer vs. Kramer." Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar for his role as a father who will go to any length (even making French toast) to keep custody of his son.

Location

Bryant Park

Bryant Park Lawn (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)
Manhattan

Central Astoria's Movie Night in Astoria Park: Dark Knight

Monday, August 3, 2009

8:15 p.m.

Bring the family and a blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars in Astoria Park.

Location

Astoria Park Lawn (Shore Boulevard between Hell Gate Bride and the Pool)
Queens

The 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series performances are held Monday nights.7:30 pm at Wingate Field, entrances on Brooklyn Avenue (Rutland Road and Winthrop Street.)
Monday, August, 3, 2009

An Evening with

Robin Thicke

Jazmine Sullivan

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

2009-04-01T13:44:00.000-07:00

Saturdays 10am- 12 noon Free
Tuesdays Free

Hours

Tuesday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekends and holidays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed Monday (open holiday Mondays, except Labor Day)

Directions to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Public Transportation

By subway*

2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway—Brooklyn Museum station; B or Q to Prospect Park station; 4 to Franklin Avenue; S shuttle to Prospect Park station. (The B train does not run on weekends.)

900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225 | 718-623-7200

Free Broadway for Kids

2009-03-31T14:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.kidsnightonbroadway.com/kids.php

How'd you like to get free Broadway tickets for your kids? As long as they're between six and 18, you can get one free ticket for every full-price adult ticket you buy.

Kids' Night on Broadway® is offered on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month. And your savings don't end with the free ticket – many restaurants have joined to let kids eat free before the show.

The program is now expanding across the country to include show tours, so you may not even have to go to the Big Apple to enjoy a free show for your kids!

There are plenty of other ways to save on entertainment costs and more – check out 5 Great Ways to Find Extra Money!

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