Overwhelming!
I LOVE New York in the summer. I've been looking up things to do for the past two hours and there is STILL MORE!
I've written it down in my planner but I want to share all these great things with everyone! Let me know if you're interested in going.
I'm going to start after 4th of July, cause duh, it's 4th of July. All of these events can be easily looked up on event sites like upcoming.yahoo.com or going.com or the venue websites.
- June 22 through July 8 - Film - New York Asian Film Festival @ IFC and Japan Society
- Through 7/4 - Food - Ice Cream Festival at Rosa Mexicano (a restaurant, Lincoln Center), $10 and under (website with some info here but you should probably call them and see what's up)
- Friday, July 6: Concert - Fujiya and Miyagi @ South Street Seaport, 7 PM, free
- Saturday, 7/7 - Concert - Boredoms' 77 drummer crazy-ass thing that I wrote about in my previous entry. 4 PM. Free, but you need to RSVP
- Sunday, 7/8 - Concert - Dan Deacon @ McCarren Park Pool, 2 PM, free, but you should RSVP
- Wednesday, 7/11 - Concert - NY Philharmonic in Central Park (Great Lawn), 8 PM, free
- ", " - Concert - Spoon @ Battery Park, 7 PM, free
- ", " - Concert - Deerhunter @ Bowery Ballroom, 8 PM, $15 (probably will sellout soon)
- Thursday, 7/12 - Comedy - Nick Kroll @ UCB, 8 PM, $5
- ", ", - Comedy - Tinkle (David Cross, Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin) @ Southpaw, 8:30 PM, $25 (proceeds go to Katrina charities) [oh man what a difficult choice for Thurs.]
- Friday, 7/13 - Concert - Menomena with Beat the Devil @ South Street Seaport, 8 PM, free
- Monday, 7/16 - Food - RESTAURANT WEEK BEGINS! (through 7/20)
- Thursday, 7/19 - Comedy - UCB @ Summerstage!!!!, Rumsey Playfield (69th St, mid-Central Park), 7:30 PM, free [GET THERE EARLY]
- "," - Concert/Film - Hitchcock's Blackmail accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra @ Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30 PM, free
- Friday, 7/20 - Concert - Bishop Allen @ South Street Seaport, 7 PM, free
- Saturday, 7/21 - Concert - Siren Music Festival @ Coney Island, 12 PM, free (New York Dolls, Matt & Kim, Lavender Diamond, M.I.A., White Rabbits, etc etc etc)
- Monday, 7/23 - Food - RESTAURANT WEEK PART 2 BEGINS! (through 7/27)
- Thursday, 7/26 - Comedy - Michael Showalter @ Union Hall, 7:30 PM [sold out! But I got my tix already]
- Friday, 7/27 - Comedy - ROFL! Show @ Joe's Pub, 11:30 PM, $15 [friend Chris is co-curating, should be a blast]
- "," - Film? - Animation Block Party begins (all over Brooklyn and Manhattan, through 7/30)
- "," - Comedy - Del Close Improv Marathon begins!! $20 for a weekend pass! (I think!) (through 7/29)
- Saturday, 7/28 - Comedy - Zehl Steen Think Pound (details forthcoming) [Steele's comedy group]
- "," - Concert - SONIC YOUTH PLAYS ALL OF DAYDREAM NATION @ McCarren Park Pool, $34, doors @ 6
- Sunday, 7/29 - Concert - TV ON THE RADIO @ McCarren Park Pool, 2 PM, free (should RSVP)
- "," - Concert - Rock the Bells 2007 @ Randall's Island, 12 PM, $83 (Cypress Hill, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, etc etc. It's a shame it costs so much...)
- "," - Film? - Animation Block Party @ Galapagos, 7:30 PM.
- Tuesday, 7/31 - Reading/discussion - Jewish Cuisine and the Evolution of the Jewish Deli @ Museum of the City of New York, 6:30 PM, $9
Ok so that's it for the stuff I've researched just now in July that I am especially interested in (I know there is more), BUT I also have an important choice to make. I'm asking for advice here, guys.
SHOULD I:
a) See DAFT PUNK!!! and the Rapture in Keyspan Park in Coney Island on Thursday, 8/9 at 7 PM for $45 a ticket (ouch!)
OR
b) See THE HOLD STEADY @ the Prospect Park Bandshell the same day at 7 PM for free?
I love Daft Punk but I also love the Hold Steady. My roommate suggested since I am now employed I can afford to splurge once in a while. Also I haven't lined up anyone to go with for either yet. I also am not sure how often either play here but I am betting that Daft Punk touring is a lot more rare.
I've written it down in my planner but I want to share all these great things with everyone! Let me know if you're interested in going.
I'm going to start after 4th of July, cause duh, it's 4th of July. All of these events can be easily looked up on event sites like upcoming.yahoo.com or going.com or the venue websites.
- June 22 through July 8 - Film - New York Asian Film Festival @ IFC and Japan Society
- Through 7/4 - Food - Ice Cream Festival at Rosa Mexicano (a restaurant, Lincoln Center), $10 and under (website with some info here but you should probably call them and see what's up)
- Friday, July 6: Concert - Fujiya and Miyagi @ South Street Seaport, 7 PM, free
- Saturday, 7/7 - Concert - Boredoms' 77 drummer crazy-ass thing that I wrote about in my previous entry. 4 PM. Free, but you need to RSVP
- Sunday, 7/8 - Concert - Dan Deacon @ McCarren Park Pool, 2 PM, free, but you should RSVP
- Wednesday, 7/11 - Concert - NY Philharmonic in Central Park (Great Lawn), 8 PM, free
- ", " - Concert - Spoon @ Battery Park, 7 PM, free
- ", " - Concert - Deerhunter @ Bowery Ballroom, 8 PM, $15 (probably will sellout soon)
- Thursday, 7/12 - Comedy - Nick Kroll @ UCB, 8 PM, $5
- ", ", - Comedy - Tinkle (David Cross, Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin) @ Southpaw, 8:30 PM, $25 (proceeds go to Katrina charities) [oh man what a difficult choice for Thurs.]
- Friday, 7/13 - Concert - Menomena with Beat the Devil @ South Street Seaport, 8 PM, free
- Monday, 7/16 - Food - RESTAURANT WEEK BEGINS! (through 7/20)
- Thursday, 7/19 - Comedy - UCB @ Summerstage!!!!, Rumsey Playfield (69th St, mid-Central Park), 7:30 PM, free [GET THERE EARLY]
- "," - Concert/Film - Hitchcock's Blackmail accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra @ Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30 PM, free
- Friday, 7/20 - Concert - Bishop Allen @ South Street Seaport, 7 PM, free
- Saturday, 7/21 - Concert - Siren Music Festival @ Coney Island, 12 PM, free (New York Dolls, Matt & Kim, Lavender Diamond, M.I.A., White Rabbits, etc etc etc)
- Monday, 7/23 - Food - RESTAURANT WEEK PART 2 BEGINS! (through 7/27)
- Thursday, 7/26 - Comedy - Michael Showalter @ Union Hall, 7:30 PM [sold out! But I got my tix already]
- Friday, 7/27 - Comedy - ROFL! Show @ Joe's Pub, 11:30 PM, $15 [friend Chris is co-curating, should be a blast]
- "," - Film? - Animation Block Party begins (all over Brooklyn and Manhattan, through 7/30)
- "," - Comedy - Del Close Improv Marathon begins!! $20 for a weekend pass! (I think!) (through 7/29)
- Saturday, 7/28 - Comedy - Zehl Steen Think Pound (details forthcoming) [Steele's comedy group]
- "," - Concert - SONIC YOUTH PLAYS ALL OF DAYDREAM NATION @ McCarren Park Pool, $34, doors @ 6
- Sunday, 7/29 - Concert - TV ON THE RADIO @ McCarren Park Pool, 2 PM, free (should RSVP)
- "," - Concert - Rock the Bells 2007 @ Randall's Island, 12 PM, $83 (Cypress Hill, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, etc etc. It's a shame it costs so much...)
- "," - Film? - Animation Block Party @ Galapagos, 7:30 PM.
- Tuesday, 7/31 - Reading/discussion - Jewish Cuisine and the Evolution of the Jewish Deli @ Museum of the City of New York, 6:30 PM, $9
Ok so that's it for the stuff I've researched just now in July that I am especially interested in (I know there is more), BUT I also have an important choice to make. I'm asking for advice here, guys.
SHOULD I:
a) See DAFT PUNK!!! and the Rapture in Keyspan Park in Coney Island on Thursday, 8/9 at 7 PM for $45 a ticket (ouch!)
OR
b) See THE HOLD STEADY @ the Prospect Park Bandshell the same day at 7 PM for free?
I love Daft Punk but I also love the Hold Steady. My roommate suggested since I am now employed I can afford to splurge once in a while. Also I haven't lined up anyone to go with for either yet. I also am not sure how often either play here but I am betting that Daft Punk touring is a lot more rare.