Happenings for Week of August 21st

Monday, August 21st, 2006




The HBO Summer Film Festival presents…(A)
Rocky
@ Bryant Park
42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Starts at sunset, come early
Cost: Free
For more information: www.bryantpark.org

Real Live People Party - Singles Garden Party (P)
@ Tavern on the Green
Central Park West @ 67th Street
6p
Ages: 20’s - 30’s
Cost: Free, but must RSVP in advance and bring confirmation print out, if you don’t then there will be a charge of $10.00
For more information and to RSVP: www.reallivepeopleparty.com

Giuliana DePandi reads from her book…(C, E)
Think Like a Guy: How to Get a Guy by Thinking Like One
@ Borders
Manhattan - AOL/Time Warner Building
10 Columbus Circle (@ 59th Street)
7p
Free

MJE’s Rooftop Farewell Bash to a Magical Summer (P)
Join us for Cirque Du Lune, a moonlit circus of delights that is sure to dazzle and amaze
@ Manhattan’s Jewish Experience
131 West 86th Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues)
10th floor
7 - 10p
Cost: $20 at the door, $10 online in advance
For more information and to sign up: www.jewishexperience.org


Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

25th Annual Downtown Dance Festival (A, C)
Professional and emerging dancers and choreographers present original works
@ Chase Manhattan Plaza
(between Liberty, Nassau and Pine Streets)
12 -1:30p
Free
For more information: www.freecityevents.com



Former NCAA football coach, Lou Holtz reads from his latest
Book: Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography (E, S)
@ Borders
100 Broadway (between Pine and Wall Streets)
1p
Free
For more information: www.freecityevents.com

Daniel Alcheh
Provides an insider’s look at the music behind the upcoming film, Idlewild (A, M)
@ The Apple Store
103 Prince Street (@ Greene Street)
6:30 - 7:30p
Free
For more information call: 212.226.3126 or go to: www.freecityevents.com

Nina Simone film documentary - Love Sorceress (A, M)
@ Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street (between Kent and Wythe)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
8p
Cost: $8.00
For more information and to buy tickets: www.galapagosartspace.com

The Metropolitan Opera presents…(M)
Verdi’s La Traviata
@ Central Park - The Great Lawn
Westside entrances: West 81st or 86th Streets at Central Park West
Eastside entrances: East 79th or 85th Streets at Fifth Avenue
8p
Free
For more information: www.metoperafamily.org


Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Wine Tasting (D/F)
Join Howard Imber of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Taste the New Limited-Production Cabernet from Hawk Crest
@ Sherry-Lehmann
679 Madison Avenue (between 61st and 62nd Streets)
3 - 6p
Free

Jdate End of the Summer Party (P)
@ China Club
268 West 47th Street (between Broadway and Eighth Avenue)
7 -11p
Cost: $15.00 in advance, $25.00 at the door
For more information or to buy tickets: www.jdate.com



Come and listen to: Clark Terry (M)
The world class trumpeter’s career in jazz spans more
than 60 years
@ Grant’s Tomb (between 122nd Street and Riverside Drive)
7p
Free

The Metropolitan Opera presents…(M)
Verdi’s Rigoletto
@ Central Park - The Great Lawn
Westside entrances: West 81st or 86th Streets at Central Park West
Eastside entrances: East 79th or 85th Streets at Fifth Avenue
8p
Free
For more information: www.metoperafamily.org


Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Dancing on the Plaza (C, M)
Dance under the stars, featuring live music and a dance lesson
@ Central Park - Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
(at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
6 - 8p
Free
For more information call: 212.860.1370

Summer Reds… and Some are Whites (D/F)
Summer Wine Tasting Party
@ Savannah Steak
7 East 48th Street (between Madison and Fifth Avenues)
6:30 - 9:30p
Cost: $65.00
For more information and to sign up call: 212.935.2500

98.7 KISS FM presents Summer Soul Nights: Cherrelle (M)
Pop singers Robert Palmer and Mariah Carey have each covered her "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
@ South Street Seaport
Pier 17, 207 Front Street (between Beekman and Fulton Streets)
7p
Free
For more information: www.seaportmusicfestival.com



Karaoke, Sushi and Sake on the Terrace (code: BAOKSS00U7) (F/D, P)
@ Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam (@ 76th Street)
Jewish singles in their 30’s
7p
Cost: $20.00 member, $25.00 nonmember
For more information and to sign up call: 646.505.5708

10th Annual Summer Cruise 2006 (F/D, P)
@ The World Yacht Marina - The Temptress
Pier 81 (12th Avenue and West 41st Street)
Boarding: 7:30p, leaving: 8:30p, returning: 10:45p
Cost: $55.00 in advance or $60.00 at dock
(which includes open bar hot and cold buffet)
For more information or to sign up: www.reallivepeopleparty.com


Friday, August 25th 2006

Lionel Richie (M)
Live from the Good Morning America Stage
@ Bryant Park
42nd Street @ 6th Avenue
7a
Free
For more information: www.bryantpark.org

From Chinatown with Love (C, M)
Traditional Chinese music and opera
@ Lincoln Center
65th Street and Broadway
5:30p
Free



Announcing the release of "Suicide Killers" (A, C, E)
Powerful documentary that examines the psychopathology of a suicide bomber
August 25 - 31, 2006
AMC Empire 25 - Times Square
234 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
For more information and showtimes: www.moviephone.com

The New York Grand Opera (M)
Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Ruggiero
Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
Naumberg Bandshell - 72nd Street @ Central Park
7:30p
Free


Saturday, August 26th, 2006

New York Street Fair (A, D/F)
Gramercy Park Neighborhood Festival
3rd Avenue from 14th Street - 23rd Street
10 - 6p
Free

The Gisele and Bianca Bloom Tennis Event (NP, S)
Benefit The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s animals
Come and support the animals of NYC
Riverside Park Clay Tennis Courts (by the water around 97th Street, enter park at 96th Street)
11 - 2p
Cost: $30.00
For more information or to buy tickets: www.animalalliancenyc.org

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival (M)
Starring: Chico Hamilton, George Coleman, Sonny Fortune Quartet and Greg Osby
@ Marcus Garvey Park
124th Street and Mt. Morris Park
3 - 6p
Free
For more information: www.cityparksfoundation.org



Remember those camp days (S)
Night Hiking Adventure in the Harriman Highlands
Water, beverages and some snacks will be provided
Meeting / Departure:
9p Upper East Side, 9.15p Union Square, 9.30p on the Upper West Side
Returning: 6a
Cost: $45
For more information and to sign up email: Teresa@DynamicOutdoors.com


Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Walking Tour: A Road Once Traveled (C, E)
The Harlem Meer and its strategic importance in the American Revolution and the War of 1812
@ Central Park - Dana Discovery Center
(at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
2-3p
Free

New York EasyDates (P)
Speed Dating for Singles
Theme: Manhattanites
@ Pop Burger
58-60 Ninth Avenue (between 14th and 15th Streets)
8p
Cost: $37.00
For more information and to sign up: www.nyeasydates.com

Sonny Rollins (M)
The veteran jazz saxophonist tours to support his first studio album, Sonny Please
@ Lincoln Center - Damorsch Park
Broadway and 62nd Street
8p
Free


Key to Activities

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