Happenings for Week of July 31st

Monday, July 31, 2006



Regatta for the City Council (S)
Come watch the sailboats race near the Statue of Liberty
@ North Cover Marina (between South End Avenue and West Side Highway)
5:15 - 8p
Free
Fore more information go to: www.rivertorivernyc.com

Midsummer Monday Madness - ‘Just don’t sit at home because you are single’ (P)
Singles: 30’s - 40’s
@ Shalel Lounge
65 West 70th Street (between Columbus and Central Park West)
@ 6p
Cost: RSVP in advance, $10.00 at door
For more information and to RSVP: www.reallivepeopleparty.com



Adidas Originals and Wax Poetics Present New York Breaks and Beats (C, E, M)
Get to some educational history on break beats from Dj Kool Herc and hang with the host of the event Chuck D from Public Enemy.
@ Adidas Originals
136 Wooster Street (between Prince and East Houston Streets)
7 - 10p
Free with RSVP
RSVP to: NYC@waxpoetics.com

Monday Movies at Mid-Manhattan (A)
Man in the Glass Booth
@ Mid-Manhttan Library - New York Public Library
40th Street and 5th Avenue - 6th Floor
6:30p
Free


Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Wall Street Volunteers: Summer Cooldown (P)
Party with people that care
@ Home/ Guest House
532 West 27th Street (between
7 - 11p
Cost: $65.00
For more information and to buy tickets: www.wallstreetvolunteers.org

Kim Edwards - Discussing her novel The Memory Keeper's Daughter (E)
A brilliantly crafted family drama that explores every mother's silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you?
@ Barnes & Noble - Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway (at 66th Street)
7pm

The New York Grand Opera (M)
Giacomo Puccini's Tosca
Naumberg Bandshell - 72nd Street @ Central Park
7:30p
Free

Chicks and Giggles (C)
A weekly showcase of the best female comics in New York
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
34 Avenue A (between 2nd and 3rd Streets)
8pm
Free


Wednesday, August 2, 2006

KR3T’S Dance Co. (M)
a contagious energetic mixture of old and new school, Latin, hip hop and urban dance
@ Union Square
14 - 17th Streets, Park and Union Square West
6p
Free
For more information go to: www.unionsquarenyc.org

Wine Tastings and Jazz (D/F, M)
@ Burgundy Wine Company
143 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
5p
Free



Hot August Night (M)
A Neil Diamond Celebration
@ Rockefeller Park - North end of Battery Park City
Located on Chambers Street, River Terrace, North End
7p
Cost: Free
For more information go to: www.rivertorivernyc.com

An Iliad (C, E)
A bold re-imagining of the great tale of ware by acclaimed author, Alessandro Baricco
@ Central Park - Summerstage
Located at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park.
Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the west side
7:30 -9:30p
For more information: www.summerstage.com


Thursday, August 3, 2006

Thursday Nights/Summer Nights (C, E, M)
Great Art. Classic TV. Live Music. Cash Bar.
@ The Jewish Museum
5th Avenue at 92nd Street
5 - 9p
Pay what you wish
For more information: www.thejewishmuseum.org

Wine Tasting: Austrian Selections (D/F)
Wine expert, Monika Caha will share her wine experiences with you
@ Crush Wine and Spirits
153 East 57th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Avenue)
5 - 7p
Free
For more information: www.crushwineco.com

Yoga Class (S)
Classes available to everyone at all levels are taught by Kristina Marchitto and the expert instructors from The Yoga Project
@ Bryant Park - southwest corner of the Lawn - between 40th and 42nd Streets & 5th and 6th Avenues
6 - 7p
Free
For more information: www.bryantpark.org



Movies with a View: (A, C)
The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
@ Brooklyn Bridge Park
Water Street and Dock Street - Brooklyn
6p
Free
For more information go to: www.brooklynbridgepark.org


Friday, August 3, 2006

Solar Powered Dance Festival (C)
Featuring programs by choreographers from and new emerging dance companies
@ Solar One
Stuyvesant Cove Park
East 23rd Street and the East River
6p
Free
For more information go to: www.solar1.org

Design + DJs + Dancing (A, C, E)
@ Cooper- Hewitt, National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street (@ 5th Avenue)
6 - 9p.
Free with museum admission: $12
For more information: www.cooper-hewitt

East Coast Band Plays…(M)
70’s, 80’s, 90’s and current dance
@ O’ Flanagans
1215 1st Avenues (@ 65th Street)
10 - 2a
Free, no cover


Saturday, August 5th, 2006

Singles Horseback Riding and Wine Tasting (D/F, S)
8a - entire day
Cost: $150.00
For more information and to sign up: www.outdoorbound.com



Hoop-It-Up (S)
Water Street (Between Broad and Fulton Streets)
To Sign Up Deadline - 8/2/2006 12:00:00 PM
Cost: All divisions $140 + $4.50 processing and handling fee ($144.50 total)
8a - entire day
Free to watch
For more information and to sign up: www.hoopitup.com

Governors Island Historic Harbor District Tours (C, E)
@ Governors Island
Meet: Governors Island Ferry Terminal, 10 South Street, Slip 7
10a
Free
For more information go to: www.govisland.com

Boats. Boats. Boats (C, E)
14th Annual New York Ship and Boat Model Festival
@ South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton Street (between
1 - 5p
Free with museum admission, $8.00
For more information go to: www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org

Sail NY Harbor (S)
Explore NY harbor by 1885 schooner - Pioneer
@ South Street Seaport
For more information and to make reservations 212.748.8786
Cost: $35.00


Sunday, August 6, 2006

Singles Canoe/Kayak Trip down the Delaware River (S)
7:45a - 4p
Meeting location: NE corner of 73rd and Broadway
Cost: $95.00
For more information and to sign up: www.meetmarketadventures.com

Chinatown Summer Festival (C, E)
Enjoy the cultural fare of a variety of Asian Americans artists and entertainers
@ Columbus Park (between Mulberry and Baxter Streets)
11 - 5p
Free

3rd Annual Singapore Chili Crab Festival (C, D/F)
@ 66 Water Street (between Main and New Dock Streets) - DUMBO, Brooklyn
12 - 6p

Lincoln Center out of Doors (M)
A celebration of world string music traditions, produced in cooperation with the Center for Traditional Music and Dance
@ Lincoln Center - Josie Robertson Plaza
Josie Robertson Plaza is the center of the Lincoln Center campus at Columbus Avenue between 62nd and 65th Streets
3:30p
Free

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
S Sport