Tuesday, June 18, 2024

USEFUL NYC MUSEUM & EVENT CALENDARS - TO CHECK WHAT'S ON WHEN YOU VISIT





EVENTS & BEST OF LISTS & CALENDARS

Official New York City events website - can sort by activity:

https://www.nycgo.com/things-to-do/events-in-nyc/art-calendar/


CHRISTMAS 

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/best-christmas-things-to-do-in-nyc


CLASSES

Classes around NYC - Can search and filter by "single session" -great for rainy days and some offbeat ones- (two hour shoe making, glass blowing, stage fighting). Lots of cooking and craft classes. Also lists NYC experiences (sailing around Manhattan) and tours

https://coursehorse.com/nyc/classes

Chocolate making classes:

 Tache Artisan Chocolate - book ahead and they will bring the class to you.  Otherwise, check out the New York Metro Parents listings - there are many options around the city.

NYC FAMOUS VENUES

The Apollo Theatre - 125th Street Btw Frederick Douglas Blvd & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd.  Amateur Night At The Apollo - a talent competition. Contestants brave cheering and booing.Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Billie Holiday launched their careers here.  Fun evening. https://www.apollotheater.org/amateur-night/

The Carlyle Hotel - 77th & Madison The bars here make for a classic experience.  Bemelman's Bar offers cocktails and jazz piano.     https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york/dining/bemelmans-bar

Cafe Carlyle is across the corridor and offers dinner and a show.  Woody Allen used to play here every week. https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york/experiences/cafe-carlyle

Monkey Bar -54th Betw Madison & Park has been around since 1936 and is known for its good burger. The setting is retro and chic with red leather booths, low lighting and wall murals.  Takes you back to earlier times in the city. https://nycmonkeybar.com/ 


FOOD, FLEAS & FAIRS

Afternoon Tea

Carlyle Hotel 77th & Madison - Madeleine's Tea in Bemelman's Bar at the Carlyle - afternoon tea for kids in the room painted by the great Madeleine illustrator- Ludwig Bemelman. Reading the famous and music.  https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york/experiences/calendar

This is a good list of great afternoon tea places : https://afternoonteaorcreamtea.com/best-afternoon-tea-nyc/

Street Fairs

https://newyorkled.com/nyc_events_street_fairs/

Flea Markets

https://brooklynflea.com/

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/shopping/best-flea-markets

Food Festivals

https://www.smorgasburg.com/

Holiday Fairs

https://www.nycgo.com/events/holiday-markets/


SPORTS

Drop in running groups

https://www.nycgo.com/articles/drop-in-on-these-nyc-running-groups/

Trapeze School NYC:

https://newyork.trapezeschool.com/

Ice Skating

https://www.nycgo.com/articles/new-york-skate-of-mind/


Summer Weekly and Daily Events 

Brooklyn Bridge Park Series of summer events including, yoga, workouts, kayaking, music, Skakespeare, Zumba and much more


PERFORMING ARTS

Jazz around NYC

Keep an eye out for Birdland's Big Band that usually play from 5:30pm to 7pm https://birdlandjazz.com/calendar/

https://www.jazz.org/blog/best-guide-top-live-jazz-clubs-nyc/

Jazz at Lincoln Center https://2022.jazz.org/22-23-season

Minton's Playhouse in Harlem the birthplace of Bebop https://mintonsharlem.com/

Theater: Discount tickets to Broadway shows

https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/

https://www.tdf.org/nyc/81/tkts-live

Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center calendar of events: (New York Philharmonic, American Ballet Theater, Jazz, at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Theater and Lincoln Center Film Festival- good for booking for holiday events and Met opera: (lots of events for kids)

http://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/calendar

Art

Field of Light Spanning 6 acres of Manhattan at Freedom Plaza features 18,750 lowlight, fiber-optic, stemmed spheres that illuminate with a slow change of hue.  Guests are immersed in the installation as they walk a winding path through the landscape along the City waterfront

Summer

Free outdoor movies

Bryant Park Paramount+ Movie Nights (June 10 - August 12)

Free Fridays on the Intrepid (May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23

Oculus Outdoors (July 12 - August 24): Come experience Oculus Outdoors

Seaport Cinema (Various): Seaport Cinema on The Rooftop at Pier 17

Paramount+ Movie Nights in Brooklyn (June 7 - September 5)Fort Greene Park, Prospect Park, McCarren Park and Coney Island Beach for free, beginning at sunset.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Movies with a View (July - August): Movies take place Thursdays in July and August at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn. Doors open at 6:00 PM, movies start at sunset.

Movies Under the Stars (through September): The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks bring more than 150 film screenings to parks throughout the five boroughs.

Riverside Park

Riverside Park Summer Events including films, workout sessions etc. July 5 to August 16. Seatig opens at 6:30pm and movie begins around 8:30pm.

Summer at Bryant Park

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Series of free outdoor music performances throughout the summer

Little Island Events and Bars


Time Square Live

Time Square Live TSQ Live invites hudreds of artists, performaers and producers to share their work - 80 free, open air events are lined up from DJ sets and live concerts to dance workshops and art activities. Participating insitutions include Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Alvin Ailey, Elsewhere, Soul Summit, Street Lab 

Bric Celebrate Brooklyn 

Celebrate Brooklyn The City's longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park

Met Opera in the Park

https://www.centralpark.com/things-to-do/concerts/the-metropolitan-opera-summer-recital-series/

NY Philharmonic in the Park

https://nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2122/concerts-in-the-parks-june-15

Music in NYC parks

https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/concerts

Theater in NYC parks

https://publictheater.org/calendar/

Hudson Classical Theatre Company 

Hudson Classical Theatre Company promises the complete abridged works of Shakespeare this summer on the Patio of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at West 89th Street & Riverside Drive.  Thursday through Sunday 6:30pm.

TOURS (walking, ferry or other) around the city

https://www.viator.com/New-York-City

TOY STORES

https://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/shopping/toy-stores-in-nyc








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