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[−] Williamsburg Pool Parties

Dates: Sundays, June to August
Location: Williamsburg Waterfront (93 Kent Ave), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Details: The Williamsburg Pool Parties (formally McCarren Park Pool Parties, which included slip n slide) is back for it’s 2nd year at Williamsburg Waterfront, a great outdoor venue facing the East River and the Manhattan skyline. Last year’s amazing FREE music performances include Girl Talk, Grizzly Bears, Mission of Burma & Dirty Projectors.
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Past: 2009 Williamsburg Waterfront Pool Parties
Past: 2008 McCarren Park Pool Parties

2010 FREE Williamsburg Pool Parties Concert Schedule

Sunday 7/11 – XIU XIU AND DEERHOOF PLAY JOY DIVISION’S UNKONWN PLEASURES WHY? – FANG ISLAND – PICTUREPLANE

Sunday 7/18 – MURDER CITY DEVILS – OBITS – JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – SILVERGHOST

Sunday 7/25 – CAP’N JAZZ – LIGHTNING BOLT – NO AGE – THE DEATH SET

Sunday 8/1 – BLOCK PARTY AT BROOKLYN BOWL

Sunday 8/8 – CUT COPY – MEMORY TAPES – GLASSER – RESTLESS PEOPLE

Sunday 8/15 – !!! – LEE FIELDS – THE STRANGE BOYS – FUTURE ISLANDS

Sunday 8/22 – CHROMEO – TBA – THE SUZAN – TELEPHONED

Sunday 8/29 – SUPER SPECIAL GUESTS! – DELOREAN – DOMINIQUE YOUNG UNIQUE

2010 Ticketed Shows Get Tickets
June 20 – Band of Horses, with Grizzly Bear and Karen Elson
June 25 – Silversun Pickups
July 2 – Faith No More
July 5 – Faith No More
July 23 – Modest Mouse
July 31 – Nas & Damian Marley

[−] Bubble Battle Times Square

Dates: Saturday, June 19, 2010 6PM
Location: Times Square, NYC
Details: The Times Square Bubble Battle is back! What is more unique than Millions of bubbles flying through the air, large and small. Bring bubble toys, bubble generators, bubble solution, and plenty of AA batteries.
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Photos & Video of Times Square Bubble Battle 2009

[−] Celebrate Brooklyn! In Prospect Park

Dates: June 9 to August 8, 2010
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Details: Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City's longest running (since 1979), FREE outdoor performing arts festivals and has become one of the city's foremost summer cultural attractions. Past performers include: They Might Be Giants, The Neville Brothers, Talib Kweli, Baaba Maal, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and many more.
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2010 Celebrate Brooklyn Performances
Past: 2009 Celebrate Brooklyn Performances

2010 Benefit Concerts
Tuesday, 6/29/10 (7:30PM) Passion Pit (sold out) FREE! Doors at 6:30PM
Tuesday, 7/20/10 (7PM) Rufus Wainwright FREE! Doors at 6PM
Tuesday, 7/27/10 (7:30PM) The National (sold out) FREE! Doors at 6:30PM
Tuesday, 8/3/10 (7PM) The Dead Weather FREE! Doors at 6PM

[−] Museum Mile

Dates: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6PM-9PM
Location: 5th Avenue between 82nd & 105th (23 car-free blocks!)
Details: One day each year, for the past 29 years, 9 of the country's finest museums (all ones that call Fifth Avenue home) open their doors for a FREE mile-long block party. This traffic-free, music and art-filled celebration attracts more than 500,000 visitors each year.
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Artist James De La Vega leaves his trail at Museum Mile 2008

[−] World Naked Bike Ride NYC

Dates: Saturday, June 12, 2010 5PM (6:30PM ride time)
Location: Location & Route TBD day before the ride on website
Details: Every year, in cities around the world, people ride bikes naked to celebrate cycling, the human body & protest against car culture. All are welcome! From Cyclists to rollerbladers, shy to the bold, all ages, sizes, & colors. You decide what you're comfortable wearing. Be creative & colorful in expressing yourself! Bodypainting, bike decorating, & other creative expression is strongly encouraged!
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World Naked Bike Ride - NYC

[−] Japan Day Festival

Dates: Sunday, June 6, 2010
Location: Central Park's East Meadow, NYC
Details: The 4th annual Japan Day @ Central Park will return with tents offering a wide range of Japanese traditional and family-friendly activities, free samplings of popular Japanese cuisine & stage performances by top entertainers from New York & Tokyo
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Volunteer for 2010 Japan Day @ Central Park

[−] Heritage of Pride (LGBT) March & Pridefest

Dates: Sunday, June 27, 2010 12PM
Location: The March: 5th Ave from 52nd St to 8th St to Greenwich Ave to Christopher St to Greenwich St
Details: At the same time as the March is PrideFest (11AM), the annual LGBT street fair on Hudson St. (btw Abingdon Sq. & W. 14th St.) celebrating LGBT Pride in the name of equality. The March and Pridefest are followed by an evening of Dance on the Pier (Pier 54, 13th St & West Side Highway - Hudson River Park) with music & fireworks (4PM - 10:30PM). FREE.
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PrideFest Information
Dance on the Pier DJ Lineup and Info

[−] Summer in the Square at Union Square

Dates: Thursdays, June 17 to August 12, 2010
Location: Union Square, NYC
Details: Summer in the Square is a FREE weekly series in Union Square Park offering an electrifying blend of music and theatrical performances, yoga and fitness classes, and activities for kids.
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2010 Summer In The Square Schedule
7AM - "The Basics of Running 101"
8AM - "Open Level Yoga"
9AM - "Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp"'s full body aerobic workout.
10AM - Kids in the Square kicks off in the playground with "Mommy & Me Yoga" presented by Yogi Beans.
12PM - music, dance performances, caricature artists, face painting, and puppeteers for children of all ages.
6PM - The day's festivities end on a high note with Music in the Square, presented by Live at Best Buy as NYC based musicians representing a variety of genres energize the park with live musical and theatrical performances.

[−] River to River Festival

Dates: June to August
Location: 10 Venues in Lower Manhattan, NYC
Details: The River To River Festival takes place each summer from June through August, in a variety of public venues in Downtown New York. It is a world-class performing arts festival with a broad sweep of programming and best of all, it's FREE.
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2010 River to River Event Schedule
All River to River Venues

[−] Bryant Park Summer Film Festival

Dates: Mondays, June 21 to August 23, 2010 Lawn open at 5PM
Location: The lawn of Bryant Park (40th St & 6th Ave), NYC
Details: The Bryant Park Summer Film Festival is a series of outdoor, classic movie screenings playing on Monday nights. Rain dates are at sunset the following night. Get there early! Typically, when the lawn opens at 5PM, there are people waiting to set down their blankets. If possible, one person should try to be there at 4:30 to ensure a good seat & ample space. FREE.
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Past: 2009 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
2010 Bryant Park Summer Films Schedule
Monday, 6/21 - Goldfinger (1964)
Monday, 6/28 - Carousel (1956)
Monday, 7/5 - The French Connection (1971)
Monday, 7/12 - My Man Godfrey (1936)
Monday, 7/19 - The China Syndrome (1979)
Monday, 7/26 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monday, 8/2 - Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Monday, 8/9 - The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Monday, 8/16 - 12 Angry Men (1957)
Monday, 8/23 - Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

[−] Figment NYC

Dates: Friday, June 11 to Sunday June 13, 2010 10AM to 6PM (4PM Friday)
Location: Governer's Island, NYC
Details: FIGMENT is an explosion of creative energy. It’s a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible. For one weekend each summer, it transforms Governors Island (a free, short ferry-ride from lower Manhattan) into a large-scale collaborative artwork… and then it’s gone.
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[−] SummerStage Central Park & More

Dates: June 1 to September 26, 2010
Location: Mainstage: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park. Citywide: locations all throughout NYC
Details: Central Park SummerStage, a program of City Parks, has become synonymous with free outdoor music in NYC. In its 25th year, SummerStage will re-brand to combine music, dance, film & theater performances in all five boroughs! Expect performances of outstanding artistic quality, representing a breadth of genres & cultures in amazing outdoor settings for all ages & backgrounds. FREE.
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Past: 2009 SummerStage Performances

2010 Schedule of FREE Performances at SummerStage Mainstage

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 7:00PM
The New York Pops and Melody Gardot

Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 3:00PM
Living Colour, Ebony Bones!, Pillow Theory and CX KiDTRONiK

Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 3:00PM
Pupy y Los Que Son Son and Jose Conde: A Tribute to Fania Records

Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 7:00PM
The 8th Annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil, featuring live sets from Os Paralmas Do Sucesso and Maria Gadu, followed by a screening of Oscar Niemeyer – Life is a Breath of Air

Monday, June 14, 2010 at 7:00PM
Baaba Maal, Playing For Change

Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 4:00PM
NYC Pride Rally featuring Me’Shell Ndegéocello , Martha Wash, The New York Gay Men’s Chorus, Vickie Shaw, Billie Myers, Bruce Vilanch and more

Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 3:00PM
F&ecircte De La Musique / Make Music NY Celebration: Salif Keita, Tabou Combo, Lo’Jo

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:00PM
CareFusion Jazz Festival New York: Mccoy Tyner Quartet featuring Ravi Coltrane, Esperanza Spalding and Francisco Mela & Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi

Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 3:00PM
Tinariwen, Omar Souleyman, Toubab Krewe

Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 3:00PM
Gil Scott-Heron

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 3:00PM
Definitely Poetry: Daniel Bernard Roumain with special guests Emeline Michel, Erol Josué, Cave Canem Poets: Gina Dorcely, Gregory Pardlo and Mervyn Taylor

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7:00PM
Nuyorican Poets Café

Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 3:00PM
ISTANBULIVE II: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey featuring Kenan Dogulu, mor ve otesi, Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions, Burhan Ocal Tulug Tirpan, Sukriye Tutkun, & DJ Salih Saka

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 7:00PM
Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible, El Guincho, Anita Tijoux. Presented in association with the 11th Annual LAMC

Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 3:00PM
Maldita Vecindad, The Pinker Tones

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 3:00PM
Raphael Saadiq, and Special Guests

Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3:00PM
Global Family Day presented in association with Parents® House of Kids: Featuring Ralph’s World, Bethany and Rufus and Cirque-tacular Entertainment

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:00PM
Comedy Central Park presents The Daily Show and Friends, hosted by Lewis Black

Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 3:00PM
Bassekou Kouyate + Ngoni Ba, Burkina Electric, Fool’s Gold

Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 3:00PM
Jovanatti, Los Amigos Invisibles, Natalia Lafourcade

Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 3:00PM
St.Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, Basia Bulat

Monday, August 2, 2010 at 7:00PM
Hot Chip, Hercules and Love Affair, Holy Ghost! Tickets $35

Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 3:00PM
Clark Sisters and Kierra Kiki Sheard

Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 7:00PM
The xx, Chairlift, Jack Peñate

Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 3:00PM
Bachata Fest featuring Andy Andy, Luis Miguel de la Amargue, Elvis Martinez and Alexandra

Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Public Enemy, Blitz The Ambassador, The 7th Octave

Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 3:00PM
Chrisette Michelle, Mario and Tamia

August 22, 2010 at 3:00PM
The Specials, Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears and $mall ¢hange

Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 3:00PM
The Music of the Black Sea Roma Festival featuring: Mahala Rai Banda, Selim Sesler The NY Gypsy All-Stars , Técsöi; Banda and The Yuri Yunakov Ensemble

2010 Schedule of FREE Performances at SummerStage CityWide

Full list of over 60+ Performances all throughout the 5 NYC boroughs!

2010 Benefit Concerts

Tuesday, 6/8/10 (6-10PM)
SummerStage 25th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser
Tuesday, 6/15/10 (6:30-9:30PM)
John Butler Trio; State Radio ($30-$35)
Monday 7/26/10 (7-10PM)
The Flaming Lips (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, 7/27/10 (6:30-9:30PM)
The Black Keys (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday, 7/28/10 (6:30-9:30PM)
The Black Keys; The Morning Benders ($35)
Wednesday 8/4/10 (6:30-9:30PM)
Hot Chip; Hercules and Love Affair; Holy Ghost ($35)
Wednesday 8/11/10 (6:00PM-9:00PM)
Gov't Mule
Tuesday, 9/21/10 (7-10PM)
Pavement (SOLD OUT)

[−] Puerto Rican Day Parade

Dates: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11AM
Location: 5th Avenue (44th to 86th Streets), NYC
Details: The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade is one of New York's most colorful and festive parades. More than 80,000 people march every year with 3 million spectators lining the parade route for a major Puerto Rican love-fest with music, food and dance.
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Full Calendar of Events for Puerto Rican Day Parade 2010
Video of 2009 Puerto Rican Day Parade

[−] Mermaid Parade

Dates: Saturday, June 19, 2010 2PM
Location: Surf Avenue (W 21st to W 10th St to the Boardwalk to W 15th Street)
Details: The Mermaid Parade in Coney Island is a totally unique and brilliant idea that is without a doubt America's biggest art parade and New York City's summer kickoff party. Started in 1983, the Mermaid Parade pays homage to Coney Island's forgotten Mardi Gras (1903 to 1954) and is today an absolutely fun family-oriented party.
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[−] NYC Jazz Festival

Dates: Thursday 6/17 to Saturday 6/26, 2010
Location: Venues throughout NYC
Details: The CareFusion Jazz Festival celebrates the return of the New York jazz festival with 45 concerts at 20 venues. Don’t miss FREE concerts starring the McCoy Tyner Quartet with Ravi Coltrane at Central Park SummerStage & Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II at Soundview Park & Bitches Brew Revisited at Celebrate Brooklyn! @ Prospect Park Bandshell.
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Full Calendar of 40+ Concerts
Full List of Jazz Festival Artists

[−] Belmont Stakes

Dates: Saturday, June 5, 2010 6:32PM to 8PM
Location: Belmont Park: 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY
Details: Experience the 142nd Running of the Belmont Stakes, the final and most demanding leg of the Triple Crown in Elmont NY. There are plenty of free seats (benches, chairs, picnic tables) available in non-reserved, first-come areas. General or grandstand admission is only $10.
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Tickets for the Belmont Stakes

[−] Big Apple BBQ Block Party

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, June 12-13, 2010 11AM to 6PM
Location: Madision Square Park, NYC
Details: Bringing America's top "pitmasters" and their award-winning food to the heart of NYC, the 8th Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returns to celebrate America’s authentic culinary & musical traditions. Admission is FREE. Experience the best BBQ for $8 a plate.
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Big Apple BBQ "Pitmasters"
Musical Performances during the Block Party

[−] Shakespeare in the Park at Central Park

Dates: Wednesday, June 9 to August 1, 2010
Location: Delacorte Theater in Central Park, NYC
Details: Shakespeare in the Park is a beloved New York summertime tradition. For more than 50 years, the Public Theater has brought FREE Shakespeare performances to 100,000 people each summer. FREE tickets are available both in person and online to the general public.
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Ticket Distribution Information
2010 Shakespeare in the Park Schedule
The Winter's Tale: (6/9, 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29. 7/2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, 21, 22, 25, 27, 30, 31)
The Merchant Of Venice: (6/12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30. 7/3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24, 28, 29. 8/1)

[−] NYC Food Film Festival

Dates: Wednesday, June 23 to 27, 2010
Location: Various locations: Water Taxi Beach, Astor Center, DUMBO
Details: Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival showcases the best, and the most memorable, of the world's favorite foods. Along with a heaping helping of mouth-watering films, the festival serves up the food that guests are watching on the screen for a multi-sensory, full-bodied experience.
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2010 Food Film Festival Films!
2010 Food Film Festival Tickets

2010 NYC Food Film Festival Schedule

Wednesday, 6/23 - The Great NYC Shuck 'N Suck (8PM to 10PM) at Water Taxi Beach South Street Seaport

Thursday, 6/24 - Brad Farmerie's SouthEast Asian Street Food Market (7:30PM) at Astor Center, Manhattan

Friday, 6/25 - Edible Adventure: Smokes, Ears & Ice Cream (8:30PM) at Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City

Saturday 6/26 - The World's First Food Truck Drive-In Movie (1PM) at Tobacco Warehouse, DUMBO Brooklyn

Saturday 6/26 - The World's First Food Truck Drive-In Movie (8:30PM) at Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO Brooklyn

Sunday, 6/27 - It's Grits! (12PM) at Tobacco Warehouse, DUMBO

Sunday, 6/27 - Brooklyn Burger 'N Beer Garden (7:30PM) at Tobacco Warehouse, DUMBO

[−] Midsummer Night Swing

Dates: Tuesday, June 29 to Saturday, July 17, 2010 6:30PM Dance Lessons, 7:30-10PM
Location: Lincoln Center Damrosch Park (W. 62nd St & Columbus), NYC
Details: The world’s finest dance bands turn Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park into New York’s favorite open-air dance party—for pros and newcomersalike. Join the electrifying sounds of swing, salsa, disco, Afrobeat, and much, much more. Single Ticket: $17, Six-Night Pass: $90, Season: $160
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Tickets: Midsummer Night Swing
Listen to the Music

2010 Midsummer Night Swing Schedule
Tuesday, 6/29 - The George Gee Swing Orchestra & The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
Wednesday, 6/30 - narcotango
Thursday, 7/1 - The Time Jumpers
Friday, 7/2 - Orchestre Septentrional d'Haiti
Saturday, 7/3 - La-33
Tuesday, 7/6 - New Orleans Moonshiners
Wednesday, 7/5 - JC Hopkins Biggish Band with special guests Joey Arias, Justin Bond, and Lea DeLaria
Thursday, 7/7 - DJ Rekha (of Basement Bhangra) with special guest Red Baraat
Friday, 7/8 - Tony Swing
Saturday, 7/9 - Wycliffe Gordon Sextet
Monday, 7/12 - Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
Wednesday, 7/14 - Catherine Russell and Cat & The Hounds Swing Band
Thursday, 7/15 - Loser’s Lounge: Ladies’ Night; Young Patron’s Party
Friday, 7/16 - La Excelencia
Saturday, 7/17 - 3PM Kids Dance sponsored by Target
Saturday, 7/17 - 6:30PM Harlem Renaissance Orchestra

[−] Rooftop Movies at Czech Center

Dates: Tuesdays, June 1 to September 28, 2010 at 7:30PM
Location: CZECH CENTER New York: 321 East 73rd St, NYC
Details: Come and enjoy Czech films and Manhattan views on the rooftop of the Czech Center New York. Films are screened at dusk every Tuesday, starting June 1st until September 28th. All films are in Czech with English subtitles. FREE. There are 54 seats so arrive early!
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Czech Center NY Events
2010 Rooftop Film Schedule

JUNE
1 Nestyda/Shameless
8 Vesnicko ma Strediskova/My Sweet Little village
15 Jedna ruka netleska/ One Hand Can't Clap
22 Raftaci/Raftaci
29 Deti noci/ Night Owls

JULY
6 Účastnici zajezdu/ Holiday Makers
13 Ecce Homo Homolka
20 Libas jako buh/ You Kiss Like a God
27 Jara Cimrman lezici spici/ Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

AUGUST
3 Grandhotel/Grandhotel
10 Hogo Fogo Homolka
17 Roman pro zeny/ From Subway with Love
24 Devcatko/Girlie, Benjamin Tucek
31 Vrchni Prchni/ Waiter, Scarper!

SEPTEMBER
7 Roming/Roming
14 Homolka a Tobolka
21 O rodicich a detech/ Of Parents and Children
28. Na samote u lesa/ Seclusion Near a Forest
Program is subject to change.

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[−] BKLYN Yard Summer Events

Dates: Saturday, 5/29 to September 5, 2010
Location: BKLYN Yard (400 Carroll St.), Brooklyn
Details: UPDATE: CLOSED for 2010! Over the past two summers, BKLYN Yard has grown to become a favorite local destination, hosting events such as Kaiju Big Battle, Sundays Best series, AudraRox, Rooftop Films, and more. A beautiful independent venue where industrial meets bucolic.
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Details for BKLYN Yard 2010 Events

2010 Brooklyn Yard Event Schedule
Saturday, 5/29 – OPENING WEEKEND: SCORE! Pop up Swap! (12-6PM, $5)
Sunday, 5/30 – Sunday Best with Michael Mayer (3-9PM, $8)
Monday, 5/31 – OPENING WEEKEND – PARKED! (12-7PM, FREE)
Friday, 6/4 – Beer Garden Fridays with Cowboy Mark & Benguin (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 6/6 – Sunday Best with DJ Koze (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 6/11 – Beer Garden Fridays with Ayler Young & The Reason (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 6/12 – Northern Spy Food Co. (2PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 6/13 – Sunday Best with Dam Funk (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 6/18 – Beer Garden Fridays with Baby Tiger (6PM-2AM)
Saturday 6/19 – Red Hook Lobster Pound Lobster Bake & The Ohio Party (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 6/20 – Sunday Best with Fred P (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 6/25 – Beer Garden Fridays with Cowboy Mark & Benguin (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 6/26 – Dante’s Fried Chicken By The River III (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 6/27 – Sunday Best with Kenny Larkin (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/2 – Beer Garden Fridays! (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 7/3 – Deadly Dragon Anniversary Party (2PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 7/4 – Sunday Best with Rich Medina (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/9 – Beer Garden Fridays (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 7/10 – BBQ with Fingers on the Pulse feat. Chef Sam Mason (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 7/11 – Sunday Best with Alex From Tokyo (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/16 – SPECIAL EVENT – Asobi Seksu & Beer Garden! (6PM-2AM, $15 or FREE at 10PM)
Saturday 7/17 – Red Hook Lobster Pound Lobster Bake, music by Reverend Vince & The Love Choir (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 7/18 – Sunday Best with Todd Edwards (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/23 – Beer Garden Fridays with No Way Back DJs (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 7/24 – Cassette NYC & Crif Dogs (2PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 7/25 – Sunday Best with Ashley Beedle (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/30 – Beer Garden Fridays feat. Gameltron (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 8/1 – Sunday Best with Linkwood (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 8/6 – Mucca Pazza (6PM-2AM, $10)
Saturday 8/7 – Me’shell Ndegeocello LIVE – Built by MeanRed (4PM, $18)
Sunday, 8/8 – Sunday Best with Floating Points (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 8/13 – Beer Garden Fridays feat. The Woes (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 8/15 – Sunday Best with Frank ‘Voodoo Funk’ Gossner (3-9PM, $8)
Sunday, 8/22 – Sunday Best with Prosumer (3-9PM, $8)
Sunday, 8/29 – Sunday Best with Optimo (3-9PM, $8)
Sunday, 9/5 – Sunday Best (3-9PM, $8)

[−] Big Bambú at the Met Rooftop

Dates: April 27 to end of October, 2010
Location: Cantor Rooftop, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Event Details: Big Bambú - The Starn twins (Doug & Mike) are creating this year's rooftop installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Construction is gradual until Fall so come in April then again in October!
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2008 Rooftop Exhibit - Jeff Koons

[−] Good Morning America Summer Concert Series

Dates: Fridays, May 21 to August 27, 2010 Doors at 6AM
Location: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, NYC
Details: "GMA's FREE Summer Concert Series" kicks off on May 21 with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. All concerts are FREE and open to the public and will take place live during "Good Morning America," Fridays from 7-9AM. Arrive at Rumsey Playfield via the 69th Street entrance on Fifth Avenue at 6AM, when the park opens to the public.
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2010 FREE GMA Concert Schedule
Friday, 5/21 - Jonas Brothers & Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
Friday, 5/28 - Sugarland
Friday, 6/4 - Diddy and Dirty Money
Friday, 6/11 - Norah Jones and Sarah McLachlan
Friday, 6/18 - Miley Cyrus
Friday, 6/25 - Alicia Keys
Friday, 7/2 - Mary J. Blige
Friday, 7/9 - To Be Announced
Friday, 7/16 - The GO-GO'S
Friday, 7/23 - Sheryl Crow
Friday, 7/30 - Black Eyed Peas
Friday, 8/6 - To Be Announced
Friday, 8/13 - Jonas Brothers & Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
Friday, 8/20 - Rihanna
Friday, 8/27 - Lady Antebellum

[−] DUMBO First Thursdays Gallery Walk

Dates: First Thursdays of Month, 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn
Details: The DUMBO (District Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) 1st Thursday Gallery Walk features area galleries and artists’ studios, open from 5:30PM to 8:30PM. Participating galleries are open to the public. Gallery receptions, neighborhood dining and bars, and live music add to the evening’s festivities. FREE.
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[−] Water Taxi Beach

Dates: Summer (May through September)
Location: 3 Locations: LIC, Queens; South Street Seaport, Manhattan; Governor's Island
Details: Water Taxi Beach LIC: the original WTB boasts 1K tons of sand spread over 44K sq feet & offers spectacular views of the midtown Manhattan & fun in the sun by day, serious playground for the 21+ crowd at night. WTB SSS: 18K sq feet of fun, food, sun, recreation & relaxation. Located at South Street Seaport, this Beach offers the most spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge. WTB Governor's Island: the newest and the city's premier waterfront spot for great music & spectacular views of lower Manhattan.
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Water Taxi Beach - Long Island City

Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport

Water Taxi Beach - Governor's Island
Review: What you should know about Water Taxi Beach LIC

[−] Street Fairs in June

Dates: Throughout June
Location: Throughout NYC
Details: In New York City, there are Street Fairs every summer weekend providing a chance to sample greasy food, find bargains, get chair massages & even enjoy live entertainment. Most importantly, it brings New Yorkers together to enjoy the summer months outdoors. 11am to 6pm generally.
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2010 Street Fair Schedule - May
2010 Street Fair Schedule - July

2010 June NYC Street Fair Schedule
June 4 - Tribeca Community Fair
 on West Broadway from Barclay - Warren Street 
June 5 - International Cultures Festival 
on 6th Avenue from 42nd - 57th Street 
June 5 - Bleecker Street Festival
 on Bleecker Street from 7th to 8th Avenue  
June 5 - Lexington Avenue Festival
 on Lexington Ave. from 42nd to 34th Street  
June 6 - 3rd Avenue Community Benefit Festival 
on 3rd Avenue from 86th to 66th Streets
 June 6 - 2nd Avenue Fair
 on Second Avenue from 14th - 23rd Street  
June 6 - Queens Pridefest 
on 37th Road from 73rd to 77th Streets 
June 6 - 17th Annual Spring Crafts Festival Broadway
 on 66th to 72nd Streets on west side of Broadway  
June 12 - Bleecker Street Festival 
on Bleecker Street from 7th to 6th Avenue 
June 11 - Tribeca Food Festival
 on West Broadway from Beach - Leonard Street  
June 12 - Brooklyn Pride Festival
 on Prospect Park West from 15th to 9th Streets  
June 12 - First Avenue Festival 
on First Avenue from 79th to 68th Streets 
June 12 - Lower Third Avenue Summer Festival 
on 3rd Avenue from 6th - 14th Street 
June 12 & 13 - Armonk Lion's Club 36th Annual Fol-De-Rol
 Armonk, NY (Westchester County)  
June 13 - Forest Hills Festival of the Arts
 on Austin Street from 69th to 72nd Road  
June 13 - Grand Avenue Festival 
on Grand Avenue from 65th to 72nd Street
 June 13 - New York City Expo
 on 3rd Avenue from 23rd - 34th Street 
June 13 - Plantathon & Crafts Fair
 on 73rd to 86th Street on Broadway  
June 19 - 3rd Avenue Festival
 on 3rd Avenue from 14th to 6th Street 
June 19 - Times Square Expo
 on Broadway from 47th - 57th Street  
June 19 - Waverly Place Festival
 on Waverly from Broadway to 5th Avenue
 June 20 - Christopher Street Festival
 on Christopher St. from 7th to Greenwich Ave.
 June 20 - The Turtle Bay Festival
 on Lexington Avenue from 42nd - 54th Street 
June 20 - 20th Annual Columbus Avenue Summer Festival
 on Columbus Ave from 86th to 96th Sts
 June 21 - Solstice in Times Square
 7th Ave between 43rd & 44th Sts  
June 25 - Grand Central Station Festival
 on 43rd St. from Lexington - 3rd Avenue
 June 26 - BAMRA Bleecker Street Festival
 on Bleecker from Broadway to 6th Ave. 
June 26 - 6th Avenue Summerfest
 on 6th Avenue from 23rd - 33rd Street
 June 27 - 23rd Street Festival 
on 23rd Street from 8th to 7th Avenue  
June 27 - Times Square Block Party 
on 46th Street from Broadway - 8th Avenue 
June 27 - Bronx Week 3rd Avenue Festival
 on 3rd Avenue from 153rd to 149th Street

[−] Red Hook Ballfields Food Trucks

Dates: Sunday May 2 to Fall, 2010
Location: Clinton & Bay Sts., Red Hook, Brooklyn
Details: The food scene at the Red Hook Ballfields started in 1974, when wives & vendors served food to husbands & spectators during soccer games. Over time, the Mexican huaraches, tacos, Salvadoran papusas, Honduran baleadas & more at the Ballfields have become a NYC foodie destination.
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[−] NBC Rockefeller Plaza Concerts

Dates: Fridays, May 14 to August 27, 2010 6AM
Location: Rockefeller Plaza (49th & 5th Ave), NYC
Details: For its 15th year, NBC's TODAY is bringing back some of the biggest names in music to rock the Plaza. Performances run on Fridays from 7-10AM, so if you want to ensure a good spot, plan to arrive about 1-2 hours early. FREE.
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2010 FREE NBC Concert Schedule
Friday, May 14- Sting
Friday, May 21 - The Script
Friday, May 28 - OneRepublic
Thursday, June 3 - 'American Idol' winner and runner-up
Friday, June 4 - Justin Bieber
Tuesday, June 8 - Christina Aguilera
Friday, June 11 - Rascal Flatts
Friday, June 18 - James Taylor & Carole King
Friday, June 25 - Maxwell
Friday, July 2 - Maroon 5
Friday, July 9 - Lady Gaga
Friday, July 16 - Enrique Iglesias
Friday, July 23 - John Mayer
Friday, July 30 - Carrie Underwood
Friday, August 6 - Train
Friday, August 13 - Ke$ha
Friday, August 20 - Keith Urban
Friday, August 27 - Katy Perry

[−] Rooftop Films Summer Series

Dates: Every weekend, May 14 to August 15, 2010
Location: Venues throughout NYC
Details: Rooftop Films Summer Series provides "Underground Movies Outdoors" & includes feature-length films and programs of shorts, all new, all independent. Most of the feature films are either New York, US or World Premieres. Films represent a diverse range of documentaries, fiction, drama, comedy animation & more. We couple films with venues, and connect artists with audiences in Q&A sessions so that each event is unique & memorable. Tickets are $10-$20.
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2010 Rooftop Films Summer Series Venues
2010 Upcoming Films

[−] Luna Park Amusement Park

Dates: Opens May 29, 2010. Hours: 12PM (11AM weekends) to 12 AM daily
Location: 1000 Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn
Details: Luna Park was an amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn from 1903 to 1944. The new Luna Park opened May 29, 2010 on the ground of the former Astroland amusement park which closed after the 2008 season. Unlimited ride passes vary from $26-$34.
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List of Attractions at Luna Park

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