The best thing about August,…
is the beach. Enjoy!
Filed under New York City | Comment (0)Lizz Wright + Allen Toussaint ~ August 22 2009
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Presents
26th Annual Roots of American Music
Lizz Wright
Allen Toussaint
Lizz Wright’s smoky, full-bodied voice stirs jazz, gospel, and rhythm and blues into prayerful meditations on her Southern roots. Living legend Allen Toussaint’s work as composer, producer, and performer helped shape the sound of American music, reaching deep into R&B, soul, funk, pop, country, gospel, blues, and jazz with his easy-going charm and the seductive, percolating rhythms of his native New Orleans.
Damrosch Park Bandshell
Free – no tickets required
Filed under Enjoying New York City, Music, Navigating New York | Comment (0)New York City’s Public Pools
There are 54 public outdoor pools in New York. This is the week to visit them.
Filed under Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Navigating New York, New York City | Comment (0)Keeping cool when it’s 90 and humid in NY
If you aren’t lucky enough to create your own Exodus from the steamy apple today, create your own miracle by keeping cool.
Cool your feet in the fountains behind the Hayden Planetarium, or your entire self in the wonderfully air-conditioned and endless halls of the American Museum of Natural History.
Filed under Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Navigating New York | Comment (0)Enjoy the day
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors at AMNH
An exhibition of frogs at the American Museum of Natural History, through January 3, 2010.
Filed under Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Museums, Navigating New York | Comment (0)The Bacchae: NY Public Theater ~ through August
Shakespeare in the Park
THE BACCHAE
By EURIPIDES
Directed by JOANNE AKALAITIS
Original Music by PHILIP GLASS
Translated by NICHOLAS RUDALL
With April Armstrong, George Bartenieff, Sullivan Corey, André De
Shields, Marisa Echeverría, Jonathan Groff, Tara Hugo, Jennifer Ikeda,
Karen Kandel, Jennifer Nikki Kidwell, Alexa Kryzaniwsky, Vella Lovell,
Joan MacIntosh, Anthony Mackie, Nana Mensah, Steven Rishard, Ereni
Sevasti, Elena Shaddow, Rocco Sisto, Han Tang
AUGUST 11 – AUGUST 30
Performances of The Bacchae will be Tuesday through Sunday at 8pm
Added perf (No distribution/Stand-by line only): August 24
No perf: August 25
Limited ticket distribution: August 18
JoAnne Akalaitis returns to The Public Theater to present Greek tragedy
as it was always meant to be seen – in the open air of the city. This
visionary interpretation, featuring a lush choral score by Philip
Glass, re-imagines the classic story about what happens when a
government attempts to outlaw desire.
Red Baraat Festival — NYC — Free Concert August 12, 2009
Red Baraat Festival!
Bangin’ bhangra and brass powered by the funky rhythms of the dhol drum pound the pavement in a hot New York spin on an Indian wedding processional band, led by percussionist Sunny Jain.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Josie Robertson Plaza
Greendrinks at Hudson Terrace August 11 2009
TUESDAY, Aug. 11th, 6-10pm at HUDSON TERRACE (621 W 46th Street between 11th and 12th Ave). $15 in advance HERE, $20 at the door.Environmentally conscious New Yorkers will be able to network with a vibrant green community of leaders and thinkers over food, organic drink specials, giveaways, and speakers. 2-for-1 drink specials from 6-8PM. All guests will receive a complimentary organic cocktail and will have the opportunity to bid on a custom, single speed bike from Brooklyn Bike and Board in a silent auction.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard at Mostly Mozart tonight, August 10
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 7:30
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard, conductor and piano (Mostly Mozart debut)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Mostly Mozart debut)
Haydn: Symphony No.45 in F-sharp minor (“Farewell”)
Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K.453
Extraordinary French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard assumes the challenging roles of both conductor and soloist in a Mozart piano concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
The evening is carefully arranged to include a seminal work by Haydn, a Mozart piano concerto, and a newer work to demonstrate the use of common themes dealing with rhythm, time, and counterpoint. Haydn and Mozart both used conventional forms to frame their compositions, coupled with a twist or humorous game of musical manipulation. This technique appears in the work of contemporary composers including Ligeti, whose work appears in the Festival for the first time.
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