Yearly Archives: 2011

LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2011

Theater for the New City
155 First Ave. between Ninth & Tenth Aves.
May 27-29, free
www.theaterforthenewcity.net

The sixteenth annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts runs May 27-29, three days of experimental, cutting-edge, and campy performances based at the Theater for the New City. You can catch just about any kind of artistic discipline you want, from music, dance, and poetry to film, comedy, theater, and puppetry, and it’s all free. Held in TNC’s Cabaret Theater, Johnson Theater, Community Space Theater, and lobby as well as outside on East Tenth St., the festival includes Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith performing songs from his upcoming play Woody Guthrie Dreams, Tony-winning actress-singer Tammy Grimes, Maariana Bekerman Dance Company, Ben Harburg singing Songs of Social Comment by his grandfather Yip Harburg, spoken word by Jennifer Blowdryer, Unstuffy Divas Mary Riley and Jennifer Gelber, Reno, Barbara Kahn’s The Book of Merman, Kalpulli Atl-Tlachinolli re-creating an Aztec dance ritual, an excerpt from Jonathan Slaff’s The Adventures of Siggy and Carl about Freud and Jung, an Urban Aerial Fairytale by Suspended Cirque, an excerpt from Stephen Adly Gurgis’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Josh Fox’s documentary Gasland, Lei Zhou and Natalia Korablina in Alan Ball’s The M Word, Elijah Black’s Fresh Fruit Festival, Micha Lazare’s Lazer Lady and the Buddha Babies, Robert Adanto’s film Pearl on the Ocean Floor, and an unpublished one-act play by Lanford Wilson in addition to the New York School of Rock, JT Lotus Dance Company, Supercute, Yana Schnitzler’s Human Kinetics Movement Arts, the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir’s James Solomon Benn, John J. Zullo Dance, David Amram, the Constellation Moving Company, Roger Manning, Jessica Delfino, Penny Arcade, Taylor Mead, KT Sullivan, the one and only Joe Franklin, and dozens more.

REVISITING THE QUIET MAN: IRELAND ON FILM — HUNGER

May 28 screening of HUNGER at MoMA will be followed by a conversation with cowriter Enda Walsh and series curator Gabriel Byrne

HUNGER (Steve McQueen, 2008)
MoMA Film, Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves.
Saturday, May 28, 8:00
Monday, May 30, 4:30
Series runs through June 3
Tickets: $10, in person only, may be applied to museum admission within thirty days, same-day screenings free with museum admission, available at Film and Media Desk
212-708-9400
www.moma.org
www.ifcfilms.com/films/hunger

In 2004, we saw Steve McQueen’s fascinating video installation of three short works at Wellesley’s Davis Museum. As entertaining and intriguing as that show was, it never could have prepared us for Hunger, the British-born Turner Prize winner’s brutal and harrowing feature-length debut. Winner of the Camera d’Or at Cannes, Hunger is set amid the Troubles in Northern Island, as IRA members are locked up in the Maze prison. Seeking special category status, the prisoners are on a Blanket and No Wash protest, refusing to wear official garb or clean up after themselves. They wipe their feces all over their cell walls and let their maggot-infested garbage pile up in corners. Meanwhile, the guards, who live in their own kind of daily fear, never miss a chance to beat the prisoners mercilessly. McQueen introduces the audience to the infamous prison through the eyes of one of the high-ranking guards, Raymond Lohan (Stuart Graham), and new prisoner Davey Gillen (Brian Milligan). He often lets the camera linger on a scene, with little or no dialogue, composing them as if individual works of art; one particularly gorgeous shot features Lohan having a cigarette outside the prison as snow falls. About halfway through, the film radically changes focus as Father Dominic Moran (Liam Cunningham) visits H Block leader Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender), leading to sixteen minutes of uninterrupted dialogue, the camera never moving, as the two men discuss Sands’s planned hunger strike. Written with Enda Walsh, McQueen’s film is a visually stunning, emotionally powerful story that will leave audiences ragged.

Hunger is screening May 28 and 30 as part of MoMA’s “Revisiting The Quiet Man: Ireland on Film” series, curated by Gabriel Byrne and featuring such other works made in and/or about Ireland as Darby O’Gill and the Little People (Robert Stevenson, 1959), This Other Eden (Muriel Box, 1959), The Informer (John Ford, 1935), In the Name of the Father (Jim Sheridan, 1993), and Into the West (Mike Newell, 1993). The May 28 screening of Hunger will be followed by a conversation with Enda Walsh and Byrne.

LA MAMA MOVES! DANCE FESTIVAL

Jenny Rocha Dance will perform the multimedia MANDORLA as part of La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

La MaMa
66 East Fourth St., 74 East Fourth St., 6 East First St.
Through June 21, $15-$20
212-475-7710
www.lamama.org

Taking place at the Ellen Stewart Theatre, the First Floor Theatre, the Club, and La Galleria, La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival features four weeks of presentations by more than four dozen emerging and established choreographers. Through May 28, the multimedia art exhibit “Mediated Motion” will include works by such artists as Beth Portnoy, Daniel Pinheiro, Jayoung Chung, Stephan Koplowitz, and Zena Bibler. On May 26-27, Jenny Rocha Dance will perform Mandorla, which examines the exploited artist through a number of disciplines. On May 27-28, Sarah A.O. Rosner/A.O. Movement Collective’s barrish looks at love and sexuality through the eyes of five women. On May 28-29, the “Dancing Divas” program includes Yvonne Rainer’s Three Satie Spoons, Peggy Choy’s Pow, Patricia Hoffbauer’s For This Reason I Am Naming This Dance, Risa Jaroslow’s Nine Squares (Private) (danced by David Botana and Leslie Satin), and excerpts from Mary Seidman and Dancers’ new The Messier Project. Other performances include Lance Gries’s Etudes for an Astronaut (June 3-4), Austin McCormick/Company XIV’s Dénouement (June 4-5), Solos, Duets, Trios and . . . Intricate Intimacies with Buster Grant/Opus Dance Theater, Leslie Guyton/Movement Workshop Group, Daniel Gwirtzman, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Rebecca Warner, and others (June 9-19), Heidi Latsky’s The GIMP Project: IF (June 16-18), and Hula Moves on June 21 with Kumu Hula, Vicky Holt Takamine, Jeffrey Takamine, and Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima o Nuioka.

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2011

Multiple venues
June 1-5
www.worldsciencefestival.com

The mind-expanding World Science Festival kicks off June 1 with a gala celebration at Alice Tully Hall as a group of stars (Liev Schreiber, Allison Janney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and others) will read Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, a new play written by WSF veteran Alan Alda and directed by Bob Balaban. What follows are more than three dozen events over four days that examine the impact of science on today’s world, including panel discussions, lectures, film screenings, live music, magic, and more. Tickets are still available for most programs, including “Spotlight: Women in Science” on June 2 at Galapagos, a cabaret happy hour featuring Joy Hirsch, Jean Berko Gleason, Priyamvada Natarajan, Corina Tarnita, and Tal Rabin, moderated by Faith Salie; “World Science Festival Salon: The Mystery of Dark Matter” on June 3 at the Rosenthal Pavilion, where you can mingle with Elena Aprile, Glennys Farrar, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Katherine Freese, Jocelyn Monroe, and Priyamvada Natarajan; “A Thin Sheet of Reality: The Universe as a Hologram” June 3 at the Skirball Center, a cutting-edge discussion with John Hockenberry, Gerard ’t Hooft, Leonard Susskind, Raphael Bousso, and Herman Verlinde; “Scents and Sensibilities: The Invisible Language of Smell” June 4 at the New School, with Juju Chang, Leslie Vosshall, Sissel Tolaas, Consuelo De Moraes, and Avery Gilbert; “Music and the Spark of Spontaneity” June 4 in the Great Hall of the Cooper Union, in which Pat Metheny will perform and Jamshed Bharucha, Charles Limb, Aaron Berkowitz, and Gary Marcus will focus on his brain and creativity, moderated by John Schaefer; “Man-Made Minds: Living with Thinking Machines” on June 4 at the Kaye Playhouse, as IBM’s Watson supercomputer will be joined by Hod Lipson, David Ferrucci, Eric Horvitz, and Rodney Brooks; and “Chemistry on Canvas: A Revealing Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Lavoisier” on June 5 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Garrick Utley, Kathryn Calley Galitz, Harold Varmus, and Roald Hoffmann. There are also several free events, including the opening reception of “BIORHYTHM: Music and the Body” at Eyebeam on June 3 at 6:00, with Chesney Snow, the Theremin Inspectors, Sonic Bed, Optofonica Capsule, and Stone Forest Ensemble; “From the City to the Stars: A Night of Stargazing at Brooklyn Bridge Park” on June 3 at 8:30; “Science on Site: Explorations on Governors Island” on June 4 with Timothy Ferris, Mark Kurlansky, Dean Pesnell, and Robert Naczi; and the 2011 World Science Festival Street Fair in Washington Square Park on June 5.

FREE SUMMER MOVIES 2011

Jacques Deray’s THE SWIMMING POOL appropriately kicks off the Films on the Green series June 3 in Central Park

In general, all of the below film screenings begin around sunset, but you have to show up a lot earlier to grab a prime spot. For the River to River Movies on the Elevated Acre, free tickets are given out beginning at 6:00, and shorts precede the main feature. For the extremely popular HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival, the gravel section opens at 4:00, while the lawn opens at 5:00. Doors open for the Intrepid Summer Movie Series at 7:30. Live music at 6:00 kicks off Movies with a View in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Most of the events sponsored by Rooftop Films require a paid ticket, but they will be hosting several free shows as well this summer. Hudson River Park’s Wednesday River Flicks for Grown-ups moves to the Pier 63 Lawn, while the Friday River Flicks for Kids remains at Pier 46. Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City pairs international films with regional cuisine and live music and dance for its Outdoor Cinema series. Films on the Green, which celebrates French cinema, will be held at different locations throughout June and July. Please visit the respective websites for more specific information. And EPIX will be sponsoring weekly screenings in four city parks throughout the summer.

Friday, May 27
Intrepid Summer Movie Series — Heroes of the Big Screen: Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986), Pier 86, 12th Ave. at 46th St.

Friday, June 3
Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) (Jacques Deray, 1969), Cedar Hill, Central Park

Thursday, June 9
Rooftop Films: Battle for Brooklyn (Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, and David Beilinson, 2011), Myrtle Ave. Hill, Fort Greene Park, 9:00

Friday, June 10
Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: Those Happy Days (Nos Jours Heureux) (Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano, 2006), Washington Square Park

Friday, June 17
Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: A Summer’s Tale (Conte d’été) (Eric Rohmer, 1996), Washington Square Park

Monday, June 20
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975), Bryant Park lawn

Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985), preceded by shorts by Marie Losier, 55 Water St., free tickets required

Friday, June 24
Intrepid Summer Movie Series — Heroes of the Big Screen: Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002), Pier 86, 12th Ave. at 46th St.

Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: Contempt (Le Mépris) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963), Tompkins Square Park

Saturday, June 25Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau, 2010), Roosevelt Island


Monday, June 27
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935), Bryant Park lawn

Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974), preceded by shorts by Maria Niro Waiting, 55 Water St., free tickets required

Martin Scorsese’s bruising RAGING BULL screens June 30 in Tompkins Square Park

Thursday, June 30
EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980), Tompkins Square Park

Friday, July 1
Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (Jacques Tati, 1953), Tompkins Square Park

Monday, July 4
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, 1969), Bryant Park lawn

Wednesday, July 6
Summer of Music: Harlem Outdoor Music and Screening Series, with music by DJ Laylo & Eli Efi and screening of Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer (Charlie Ahearn, 2011), Marcus Garvey Park, 7:00

River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Friday (F. Gary Gray, 1995), McCarren Park

Outdoor Cinema: Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Queens, Socrates Sculpture Park, with regional cuisine and live music and dance

Thursday, July 7
Movies with a View: Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979, Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by Jessica Edward, with DJ Emch

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Coming to America (John Landis, 1988), Tompkins Square Park

Friday, July 8
Passport Fridays: Ecuador, with dance by Ayezamana, music by Sal y Mileto, and screening of Prometeo Deportado (Fernando Mieles, 2010), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: The Karate Kid (Harald Zwart, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: Towards Zero (L’ Heure Zéro), Pascal Thomas, 2007), Riverside Park

Saturday, July 9
Outdoor Summer Movie Series: The Goonies (Richard Donner, 1985), Roosevelt Island

Monday, July 11
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks, 1953), Bryant Park lawn

Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: The Brother from Another Planet (John Sayles, 1984), preceded by shorts by Henry Hills, 55 Water St., free tickets required, 8:00

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Saturday Night Fever (John Badham, 1977), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, July 12
Red Hook Summer Movies: Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997), Valentino Pier

Václav Vorlícek’s 1966 flick WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE gets a rare screening on July 13 at Socrates Sculpture Park

Wednesday, July 13
River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: Easy A (Will Gluck, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Summer on the Hudson Movies Under the Stars — Terror Through the Decades: The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933), Pier 1, Riverside Park at 70th St.

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Wayne’s World (Penelope Spheeris, 1992), McCarren Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Who Wants to Kill Jessie (Václav Vorlícek, 1966), Socrates Sculpture Park

Thursday, July 14
Movies with a View: Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, Das Racist short by Thomas De Napoli, with DJ Ming

Summer Starz: Megamind (Tom McGrath, 2010), East River State Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979), Tompkins Square Park

Friday, July 15
Passport Fridays: Africa, with dance and music by Ballet African International and screening of Africa United (Debs Gardner-Paterson, 2010), Queens Museum, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: Despicable Me (Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Bronx Museum of the Arts First Fridays! African Film Festival: All I Wanna Do (Michelle Medina, 2010) and Bongo Barbershop (Charlie Ahearn, 2005), Joyce Kilmer Park, Grand Concourse

Films on the Green — Summer Vacation: My Father’s Glory (La Gloire de Mon Père) (Yves Robert, 1990), Riverside Park

Movies Under the Stars: Antz (Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson, 1998), Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Monday, July 18
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, 1967), Bryant Park lawn

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Rango (Gore Verbinski, 2011), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, July 19
Red Hook Summer Movies: Bring It On (Peyton Reed, 2010), Valentino Pier

Wednesday, July 20
River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: The Kids Are All Right (Lisa Cholodenko, 2010, Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Summer on the Hudson Movies Under the Stars — Terror Through the Decades: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956), Pier 1, Riverside Park at 70th St.

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Caramel (Nadine Labaki, 2007), Socrates Sculpture Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001), McCarren Park

Thursday, July 21
Reel Harlem Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival: live music by Abby Dobson at 7:30, followed by Night Catches Us (Tanya Hamilton, 2010) at 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Movies with a View: Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by Felix Massie, with DJ April White

Summer Starz: Free Willy (Simon Wincer, 1993), East River State Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All / Outdoor Cinema: Star Trek (J. J. Abrams, 2009), Tompkins Square Park

Friday, July 22
Passport Fridays: Haiti, with dance by the Legros Cultural Arts Dance Project, music by Jocelyne Dorismé, and screening of Children of Haiti (Alexandria Hammond, 2010), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Movies Under the Stars: Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952), Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Saturday, July 23
Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Star Trek (J. J. Abrams, 2009), Roosevelt Island

Monday, July 25
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941), Bryant Park lawn

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, July 26
Red Hook Summer Movies: Lords of Dogtown (Catherine Hardwicke, 2005), Valentino Pier

Wednesday, July 27
Summer on the Hudson Movies Under the Stars — Terror Through the Decades: The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963), Pier 1, Riverside Park at 70th St.

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: The Good, the Bad, the Weird (Kim Jee-woon, 2008), Socrates Sculpture Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (John Hughes, 1986), McCarren Park

Forget the sequel and the remake — the original ARTHUR will be screening July 27 in Tompkins Square Park


Wednesday, July 27
Reel Harlem Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival: live music by DJ Cool Gee at 7:30, followed by Gasland (Josh Fox, 2010) at 8:30, West Harlem Piers Park

River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: The Other Guys (Adam McKay, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

EPIX Movie Free-for-All / Outdoor Cinema: Arthur (Steve Gordon, 1981), Tompkins Square Park

Thursday, July 28
Reel Harlem Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival: live music by DJ Cool Gee at 7:30, followed by What’s on Your Plate? (Catherine Gune, 2009) at 8:30, West Harlem Piers Park

Movies with a View: Basquiat (Julian Schnabel, 1996), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by Bill Brand, with DJ David Last

Summer Starz: Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, 1964), East River State Park

Friday, July 29
Passport Fridays: Taiwan, with dance by H. T. Chen & Dancers, music by Drum Spirit of China, and screening of Kung Fu Dunk (Gōngfū Guànlán) (Yen-ping Chu, 2008), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Movies Under the Stars: Moonstruck (Norman Jewison, 1987), Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Monday, August 1
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967), Bryant Park lawn

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau, 2010), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, August 2
Red Hook Summer Movies: WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008), Valentino Pier

Wednesday, August 3
River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: The Fighter (David O. Russell, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Canceled: EPIX Movie Free-for-All / Outdoor Cinema: The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999), Socrates Sculpture Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Clueless (Amy Heckerling, 1995), McCarren Park

Summer on the Hudson Movies Under the Stars — Terror Through the Decades: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (John De Bello, 1978), Pier 1, Riverside Park at 70th St.

Thursday, August 4
Movies with a View: An American Tail (Don Bluth, 1986), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by Felix Massie, with DJ David Last

Summer Starz: How to Train Your Dragon (Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois, 2010), East River State Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: The Pope of Greenwich Village (Stuart Rosenberg, 1984), Tompkins Square Park

Friday, August 5
Passport Fridays: Dominican Republic, with dance by Ballet Folklorico Group of the Father Billini Association, music by Chepe & su conjunto tipico, and screening of Sugar (Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, 2009), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: How to Train Your Dragon (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Saturday, August 6
Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Up (Pete Docter & Bob Peterson, 2009), Roosevelt Island

Movies Under the Stars: Mars Attacks! (Tim Burton, 1996), Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Monday, August 8
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Airplane! (Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker, 1980), Bryant Park lawn

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, August 9
Red Hook Summer Movies: The Karate Kid (John G. Avildsen, 1984), Valentino Pier

Michal Marczak’s AT THE EDGE OF RUSSIA will have a special screening August 10 at Socrates Sculpture Park

Wednesday, August 10
River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Edgar Wright, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Summer on the Hudson Movies Under the Stars — Terror Through the Decades: The Return of Swamp Thing (Jim Wynorski, 1989), Pier 1, Riverside Park at 70th St.

Rooftop Films / EPIX Movie Free-for-All / Outdoor Cinema: At the Edge of Russia (Michal Marczak, 2010), Socrates Sculpture Park, live music at 7:00, postscreening Q&A with the director

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993), McCarren Park

Thursday, August 11
Movies with a View: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards, 1961), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by Albert and David Maysles, with DJ April White

Summer Starz: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Thor Freudenthal, 2010), East River State Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Kick-Ass (Matthew Vaughn, 2010), Tompkins Square Park


Friday, August 12
Passport Fridays: Egypt, with dance and music by Zikrayat and screening of Heliopolis (Ahmad Abdalla, 2009), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: Shrek Forever After (Mike Mitchell, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Sunday, August 14
Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Tron: Legacy (Joseph Kosinski, 2010), Roosevelt Island

Monday, August 15
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: High Sierra (Raoul Walsh, 1941), Bryant Park lawn

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Moonstruck (Norman Jewison, 1987), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, August 16
Red Hook Summer Movies: The Fast and the Furious (Rob Cohen, 2001), Valentino Pier

Wednesday, August 17
River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-ups: The Town (Ben Affleck, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Summer on the Hudson Movies Under the Stars — Terror Through the Decades: Mars Attacks (Tim Burton, 1996), Pier 1, Riverside Park at 70th St.

EPIX Movie Free-for-All / Outdoor Cinema: Biutiful (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2010), Socrates Sculpture Park

Thursday, August 18
Movies with a View: Crooklyn (Spike Lee, 1994), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by A. Sayeeda Clarke, with DJ Emch

Summer Starz: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010), East River State Park

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968), Tompkins Square Park

Friday, August 19
Passport Fridays: Colombia, with dance by Estampas Negras, music by Pablo Mayor & Ensemble, and screening of The Accordion Kings (Alan Tomlinson, 2008), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: Tangled (Nathan Greno & Byron Howard, 2010), Hudson River Park, Pier 63 lawn, West 23rd St.

Saturday, August 20

Asian American International Film Festival: Never Stop Believing shorts program, Big Screen Plaza, 851 Sixth Ave. between 29th & 30th Sts., 5:00

HarlemWeek ImageNation Outdoor Film Festival: Stormy Weather (Andrew L. Stone, 1943) and Rubber Soles (Christine Turner, 2005), St. Nicholas Park

Summer Movie Nights: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968), Big Screen Plaza, 851 Sixth Ave. between 29th & 30th Sts.

Monday, August 22
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971), Bryant Park lawn

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (Jon M. Chu, 2011), Luna Park, Coney Island

New York International Latino Film Festival — Cinema Under the Stars: To Be Heard (Roland Legiardi-Laura, Edwin Martinez, Deborah Shaffer & Amy Sultan, 2010), St. Nicholas Park

Tuesday, August 23
Red Hook Summer Movies: The Iron Giant (Brad Bird, 1999), Valentino Pier

Summer Movie Nights: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982), Big Screen Plaza, 851 Sixth Ave. between 29th & 30th Sts.

Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: El Cantante (Leon Ichaso, 2006), Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Wednesday, August 24
Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Bird (Clint Eastwood, 1988), Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Outdoor Cinema: Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Queens, Silent Film Festival, Socrates Sculpture Park, with regional cuisine and live music and dance

Thursday, August 25
Movies with a View: Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00, short by Don Hertzfeldt, with DJ Ming

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972), Tompkins Square Park

Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Dreamgirls (Bill Condon, 2006), Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Solar-Powered Film Series: An Evening with Matthew Modine, Solar One, East 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:00

Friday, August 26
Passport Fridays: Venezuela, with music by Los crema paraiso and Big Mandrake! and screening of Libertador Morales, el justiero (Efterpi Charalambidis, 2009), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

KidFlix: The Wiz (Sidney Lumet, 1978), preceded by Dance Like Michael workshop with Aamir Smith, Fulton Park, 7:00

Summer Movie Nights: True Grit (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2010), St. Joseph Parish Schoolyard, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, free BBQ at 7:00

Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Shine a Light (Martin Scorsese, 2008), Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Solar-Powered Film Series: Dirty Business (Peter Bull, 2010), Solar One, East 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:00

Saturday, August 27
HarlemWeek ImageNation Outdoor Film Festival: Michael Jackson This Is It! (Kenny Ortega, 2009) and Say It Loud (Jason Scott Jones), St. Nicholas Park

Summer Movie Nights: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977), Big Screen Plaza, 851 Sixth Ave. between 29th & 30th Sts.

Central Park Conservancy Film Festival Viewers’ Choice: A Star Is Born (Frank Pierson, 1976), Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Solar-Powered Film Series: Home (Yann Arthus-Bertrand, 2010), Solar One, East 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:00

Monday, August 29
Vienna Music Film Festival, Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7:00

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: How She Move (Ian Iqbal Rashid, 2007), Luna Park, Coney Island

Tuesday, August 30
Red Hook Summer Movies: Pump Up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990), Valentino Pier

Movies Under the Bridge: Despicable Me (Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud, 2010), Little Bay Park

Summer Movie Nights: Viewers Choice, Big Screen Plaza, 851 Sixth Ave. between 29th & 30th Sts.

Wednesday, August 31
Parks’ Outdoor Summer Movies: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010), Betsy Head Memorial Playground

Rescheduled: EPIX Movie Free-for-All / Outdoor Cinema: The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999), with live performance by the Lo Frequency, Socrates Sculpture Park

Thursday, September 1
Movies with a View: Public Vote winner — Crooklyn (Spike Lee, 1994), Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, live music at 6:00

EPIX Movie Free-for-All: Stake Land (Jim Mickle, 2010), Tompkins Square Park

Parks’ Outdoor Summer Movies: How to Train Your Dragon (Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois, 2010), St. Mary’s Park

Friday, September 2
Summer Movie Nights: Invictus (Clint Eastwood, 2009), St. Joseph Parish Schoolyard, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, free BBQ at 7:00

Saturday, September 3
Outdoor Summer Movie Series: The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004), Roosevelt Island

Tuesday, September 6
Red Hook Summer Movies: Highlander (Russell Mulcahy, 1986), Valentino Pier

Thursday, September 8
Films on the Green @Columbia University: Two Days in Paris (Deux Jours à Paris) (Julie Delpy, 2007), Low Library Steps

Sunday, September 11
ImageNation at the Sundae Sermon: Mooz-Lum (Qasim “Q” Basir, 2010), Morningside Park, 3:00

Tuesday, September 13
Red Hook Summer Movies: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985), Valentino Pier

FREE SUMMER MUSIC 2011

Florence + the Machine will be playing a free morning show and a benefit evening show June 23 in Rumsey Playfield

Once again twi-ny is putting together the easiest-to-use day-by-day calendar listings for this summer’s free concerts in New York City. This year’s shows include SummerStage, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Mad. Sq. Music, the BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, the River to River Festival, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts in Central Park, events in Hudson River Park and Bryant Park, the Beach Party series at the Seaport, Good Morning America and Today show concerts, the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series, the On Stage series at Kingsborough Community College, the Washington Square Music Festival, and special programs on Governors Island, with more dates and locations to be added nearly every day.

Thursday, May 26
Celebrate Brooklyn! Bridge Dance Party: Epic Bhangra Masters Red Baraat and DJ Rekha, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7:00

Friday, May 27
Good Morning America Concert Series: Lady Gaga, ticketed event, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Wednesday, June 1
Bryant Park After Work: Paul Dempsey, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Thursday, June 2
BAM R&B Festival: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, MetroTech, 12 noon

Friday, June 3
Good Morning America Concert Series: the Go-Go’s, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Saturday, June 4
Red Hook Festival: Inspirit, La Roka RPM and Full Circle, Paul Josephs and Metrosonics, Tato Torres y Yerba Buena, the Famous Accordion Orchestra, and Aurora & Zon del Barrio, Louis J. Valentino Park & Pier, 11:00 – 7:00

Howl! Festival: International Street Cannibals, Ekayani and the Tom Glide Space, Timbila, Emily XYZ, the Living Theater, LJ Murphy, John S. Hall & Musicians, Church of Betty, Bina Shariff, Vangeline Theater, Ed Sanders & Steven Taylor, Tyler Burba, Arthur’s Landing, 2:00 – 7:00

Tuesday, June 7
SummerStage Music: Night at the Caravanserai: Tales of Wonder featuring Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble, and Silk Road Connect Students and Friends, Rumsey Playfield, 6:30

CityParks Concerts: Salute to Hip-Hop featuring EPMD / Funkmaster Flex, Betsy Head Memorial Playground, 7:00

Wednesday, June 8
Bryant Park After Work: Andrew Atkinson Quartet, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

CityParks Concerts: Special Ed, Betsy Head Memorial Playground, 7:00

Thursday, June 9
BAM R&B Festival: Dionne Farris, MetroTech, 12 noon

Tropical Music Night: A Musical Tribute to Three Cultures . . . One Music (Salsa, Bachata, Merengue), with Domingo Quinones, Milly Quesada, 24 Horas, Plena Libre, Chris Alfinez, Miguel Cotto, DJ JI Starr, DJ Wreck, and more, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 5:00 – 9:00

CityParks Concerts: B.T. Express / Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, Betsy Head Memorial Playground, 7:00

Union Hall Street Thursdays: DJ Dubmaster Chris, Union Hall St. between Jamaica & Archer Aves., 6:00

Friday, June 10
Good Morning America Concert Series: Jennifer Hudson, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: The Script, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Celebrate Brooklyn! Andrew Bird, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Saturday, June 11
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, with Bambi Kino (1:00), Guitar Shorty (2:45), and Dale Watson (4:30), Madison Square Park

Coheed and Cambria with Adrian Belew Power Trio and Tigers Jaw, Williamsburg Waterfront, East River State Park, 5:30

SummerStage Music: Blue Note Jazz Festival: Medeski Martin & Wood, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Shlank Squad / Elite Force / Ladies of Hip-Hop / MAWU, Herbert Von King Park, 7:00

Sunday, June 12
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, with Doug Wamble (1:00), Those Darlins (2:45), and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears (4:30), Madison Square Park

Tuesday, June 14
Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert: The Decemberists and Best Coast, Prospect Park Bandshell, $35, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Tye Tribbett, Herbert Von King Park, 7:00

Laurie Anderson will team up with Bill Laswell at Castle Clinton on June 30 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Wednesday, June 15
Bryant Park After Work: David Berkeley, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

CityParks Concerts: Nice and Smooth / The Awesome 2, Herbert Von King Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 16
BAM R&B Festival: Geri Allen and Timeline, MetroTech, 12 noon

Union Hall Street Thursdays: Mambo Negro, Union Hall St. between Jamaica & Archer Aves., 6:00

CityParks Concerts: Jon B / Olivia, Herbert Von King Park, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Hal Willner’s Freedom Riders Project, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Friday, June 17
Good Morning America Concert Series: Selena Gomez, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Kenny Chesney, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18CityParks Concerts: “Indomitable: James Brown” featuring Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber / Brandon Victor Dixon, Herbert Von King Park, 8:00

Saturday, June 18
Crest Fest ’11: Crest Hardware Art Show presents the Suzan, Gunfight!, Emefe, and Little Victory, with DJs Dom Rocket, King Cut, Nick Catchdubs, Peter Hale, Lucas Walters, Krunk Pony, Synapse, Rok One, and Fat & EZ, 558 Metropolitan Ave., 1:00 – 7:00

Sunday, June 19
River to River: Bang on a Can Marathon, with Philip Glass, Bryce Dessner, Glenn Branca, Sun Ra Arkestra, the Asphalt Orchestra, Signal, WFC, 12 noon – 12 midnight

CityParks Concerts: Brooklyn Teen Family Day Featuring: Black Girls Rock! / Phony PPL / Bed Stuy Veterans / Urban Word NYN / Brooklyn Steppers, Herbert Von King Park, 3:00

Monday, June 20
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: The Knights, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30

Tuesday, June 21
River to River: Group, New York Stock Exchange, Wall St. at Broad St., 12:30

River to River: Ivan & Alyosha, acoustic, One New York Plaza, 12:30

River to River: Hoketus, with members of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Federal Hall, Wall St., 1:00

River to River: Ivan & Alyosha, full band, WFC Plaza, 5:30

Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with Mike Doughty, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

CityParks Concerts: Talib Kweli, Red Hook Park, 7:00

Rosanne Cash will take part in a special tribute to the Bottom Line on June 22 in Rockefeller Park (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Wednesday, June 22
River to River: Rebecca Jordan, Zuccotti Park, 12:30

Bryant Park After Work: Yvonnick Prene Quintet, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

River to River: Bottom Line — NY on My Mind, with Rosanne Cash, Marshall Crenshaw, Willie Nile, Martin Rivas, Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche, Loudon Wainwright III, Dar Williams, music director John Leventhal, and house band Mojo Mancini, with New York City stories read by Christine Lavin and Vin Scelsa, hosted by Meg Griffin, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Tift Merritt, Madison Square Park, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Ozomatli, Red Hook Park, 7:00

SummerStage Music: Reggie Watts and Natasha Leggero, Rumsey Playfield, 7:30

Thursday, June 23
BAM R&B Festival: A Day in Treme: The Musical Majesty of New Orleans, MetroTech, 12 noon

Union Hall Street Thursdays: York College Blue Notes, Union Hall St. between Jamaica & Archer Aves., 6:00

River to River: Vijay Iyer, Castle Clinton, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: We Are Scientists / Milagres, Red Hook Park, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Ledisi and Anthony David, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, June 24
Good Morning America Concert Series: Florence & the Machine, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Bruno Mars, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

SummerStage Music Benefit: Florence & the Machine, Rumsey Playfield, $35, 6:30

River to River: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Reggie Watts / DJ Stormin’ Norman, Red Hook Park, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Roy Hargrove Quintet, the Badwagon featuring Jason Moran’s Bandwagon & the Bad Plus, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, June 25
Fort Greene Festival: Mos Def, Sophia Urista, Paperdoll, Game Rebellion, Navegante, Res, Mariella, Medina Green, and Clarke, Fort Greene Park, 12 noon – 10:00 pm

SummerStage Music: Lee Fields & the Expressions and Fitz & the Tantrums, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! the Heavy, the London Souls, and Superhuman Happiness, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Sunday, June 26
River to River: Sound Bites Summer Series with My Teenage Stride, Fulton Stall Market, South Street Seaport, 2:00

SummerStage Music: Hugh Masekela, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Tuesday, June 28
River to River: Emmet Cohen, One New York Plaza, 12:30

Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with the New York Gypsy All-Stars, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

River to River: New York City Opera — Rufus Wainwright Goes to the Opera!, with New York City Opera singers and pianist Kevin Murphy premiering songs from his upcoming opera, Prima Donna, WFC Winter Garden, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: “Salute to Hip-Hop” featuring Funkmaster Flex and special guests, Soundview Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 29
River to River: Eric Walton: Esoterica, Zuccotti Park, 12:30

Bryant Park After Work: Danica Dora, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Dale Ann Bradley, the Steel Wheels, Madison Square Park, 6:00

River to River: Chrisette Michele, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Larry Harlow and the Latin Legends Band, Soundview Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 30
BAM R&B Festival: Bobbi Humphrey, MetroTech, 12 noon

River to River: Emmet Cohen, WFC Plaza, 5:30

Music in the Square: Metermaids, Union Square Park, Million Dollar Quartet, 4:30, and the Aviation Orange, 6:00

CityParks Concerts: Hector Tricoche / Chris Alfinez, Soundview Park, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Justin Townes Earle, Punch Brothers, the Hackensaw Boys, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

River to River: Laurie Anderson and Bill Laswell, Castle Clinton, 7:00

Central Astoria Independence Celebration: Astoria Symphony and Grucci fireworks, Astoria Park, 7:30

Fourth of July Fireworks Concert: Alive N Kickin’, Orchard Beach, 8:00

Lower Dens will headline a River to River show at the South Street Seaport on July 1 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Friday, July 1
Good Morning America Concert Series: Beyonce, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Pitbull featuring T-Pain and Ne-Yo, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

River to River: Lower Dens and Dirty Beaches, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Steel Pulse and Natural Expression Rhythm Band, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, July 2
River to River: Running of the Stocks, Broad & Wall Sts., 1:00

Rite of Summer Music Festival: Terry Riley’s “In C,” with more than forty musicians led by piano impresario Jed Distler, Colonel’s Row, Governors Island, 1:00 & 3:00

River to River: TriBattery Pops: Independence Day Weekend Celebration, Zuccotti Park, 2:00

Hot Summer Nights: Brooklyn Community Wind Ensemble & Concert Band, Stars and Stripes Forever Concert, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, 8:00

Sunday, July 3
River to River: Sound Bites Summer Series with the Hairs, Fulton Stall Market, South Street Seaport, 2:00

Tuesday, July 5
River to River: Sarlin Levine Ganz, One New York Plaza, 12:30

Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with the Holmes Brothers, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30


Wednesday, July 6
River to River: Michael Pemberton, Zuccotti Park, 12:30

Bryant Park After Work: ZigZag Quartet, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Lionel Loueke Trio, Edmar Castaneda Trio plus special guest Andrea Tierra, Madison Square Park, 6:00

SummerStage Music: Jarabe de Palo, Ely Guerra, Novalima, and Mr. Pauer, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Summer of Music: Harlem Outdoor Music and Screening Series, with music by DJ Laylo & Eli Efi and screening of Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer (Charlie Ahearn, 2011), Marcus Garvey Park, 7:00

River to River: Poets House featuring Jose James & Bobbi Humphrey, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 7
BAM R&B Festival: RAM, MetroTech, 12 noon

Broadway in Bryant Park: Stomp, Baby It’s You, Sister Act, Zarkana, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30 pm

River to River: Ellio Villafranca: Cuban Roots Cuban Soul, WFC Plaza, 5:30

Music in the Square: Sandel, Union Square Park, 6:00

River to River: My Brightest Diamond with yMusic, Castle Clinton, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Court Yard Hounds and the Abrams Brothers, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, July 8
Good Morning America Concert Series: Miranda Lambert, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Blake Shelton, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Ecuador, with dance by Ayezamana, music by Sal y Mileto, and screening of Prometeo Deportado (Fernando Mieles, 2010), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River to River: The Wake and Weekend, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Los Lobos, Hello Seahorse! and Zigmat, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Saturday, July 9
Rockbeach: Penguin Prison, Wild Yaks, Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, and Monogold, Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, advance registration required for show and $20 shuttle bus, 2:00 – 8:00

SummerStage Music: ChocQuibTown, Rita Indiana, Ursula 1000, and Que Bajo?!, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

4Knots Kickoff Show: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists play The Tyranny of Distance, with Screaming Females, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Lyricist Lounge featuring Raekwon, Smif-N-Wessun, Joell Ortiz, and more, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Hot Summer Nights: The Danny Repole Swing Band, Seaside Swing Concert, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, 8:00

Sunday, July 10
River to River: Sound Bites Summer Series with pow wow!, Fulton Stall Market, South Street Seaport, 2:00

Beach Party: Cheeseburger, Beekman Beer Garden, Northside Pier 17, Beekman at South St., 3:00

MoonDance: David Berger Jazz Orchestra, swing dance lessons at 6:30, concert at 7:00, Hudson River Park, Pier 84, West 44th St.

Monday, July 11
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Wingate Field, 7:30

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series: Angela Meade, soprano; Dimitri Pittas, tenor; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Bradley Moore, pianist, Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00

Tuesday, July 12
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with Vernon Reid, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

Washington Square Music Festival: Opera in the Park, with Festival Chamber Orchestra performing Mozart’s “The Impresario” and Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” conducted by Michael Spierman, Washington Square Park, 8:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert: Animal Collective, Prospect Park Bandshell, $35, 6:30

Wednesday, July 13
River to River: Extraordinary Moves: Third Rail Projects: Looking Glass, Zuccotti Park, 12:30

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Madison Square Park, 6:00

Bryant Park After Work: Shenandoah and the Night, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

River to River: All in Good Time: A Celebration for Jonathan Schwartz, hosted by and starring John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series: Angela Meade, soprano; Dimitri Pittas, tenor; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Bradley Moore, pianist, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 14
BAM R&B Festival: Swamp Dogg, MetroTech, 12 noon

Broadway in Bryant Park: Chicago, Million Dollar Quartet, Catch Me If You Can, Newsical, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30 pm

Music in the Square: Ava Luna, Union Square Park, 6:00

River to River: Patti Smith and her band, Castle Clinton, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Frankie Gavin & De Dannan, Liam Ó Maonlaí, and McPeake, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

RiverRocks: tune-yArDs and Austra, Pier 54, Hudson River Park, West 14th St., 7:00

Seaside Summer Concerts: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Girl in a Coma, West 21st St. & Surf Ave., Coney Island, 7:30

Friday, July 15
Good Morning America Concert Series: Brad Paisley, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Chris Brown, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Africa, with dance and music by Ballet African International and screening of Africa United (Debs Gardner-Paterson, 2010), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

River to River: The Radio Dept. and Asobi Seksu, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, 7:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Shirley Caesar and Vy Higgensen’s Gospel for Teens Choir, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, July 15, and Saturday, July 16
SummerStage Music: Special Commission Dance & Music with Vijay Iyer, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00

Saturday, July 16
River to River: Field Day, Governors Island, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

River to River: MP3 Experiment, secret location, 1:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert with Dan Zanes and the Brooklyn Youth Orchestra & Bed Stuy Veterans, Prospect Park Bandshell, 4:00

Village Voice 4 Knots Music Festival: Eleanor Friedberger, the Black Angels, Davila 666, Oberhofer, Titus Andronicus, and more, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, 1:00 – 8:00

Hot Summer Nights: Chestnut Brass Company, Opening Night Concert,, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, 8:00

Sunday, July 17
River to River: Sound Bites Summer Series with Hospitality, Fulton Stall Market, South Street Seaport, 2:00

Beach Party: Xray Eyeballs, Frankie Rose, Woven Bones, and Davila 666 (DJ set), Beekman Beer Garden, Northside Pier 17, Beekman at South St., 3:00

MoonDance: Los Hermanos Colon, salsa dance lessons at 6:30, concert at 7:00, Hudson River Park, Pier 84, West 44th St.

SummerStage Music: Pink Martini, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Monday, July 18
SummerStage Music Benefit: Levon Helm Band and Emmylou Harris with Special Guest Hayes Carll, Rumsey Playfield, $40-$50, 6;00

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Annual Gospel Night with Mary Mary, Wingate Field, 7:30

Tuesday, July 19
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

El Club de Protesta: Popular protest songs updated by Pablo Helguera, Carlo Nicolau, Eleanor Dubinsky, and Sebastian Cruz, Tenth Ave. Square on the High Line, 6:30

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series: Layla Claire, soprano; Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Bradley Moore, pianist, Crotona Park, Bronx, 7:00

Washington Square Music Festival: The Joy of Unfamiliar Music, with Festival Chamber Ensemble and soloists performing Emmanuel Sejourne’s Concerto for Marimba and Strings, Luciano Berio’s Opus Number Zoo for speaker and wind quintet, and Corrado Maria Saglietti’s Suite for Alto Trombone and String Quartet, Washington Square Park, 8:00

Wednesday, July 20
Bryant Park After Work: Columbia Summer Winds, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Red Horse with Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 21
BAM R&B Festival: Urban Guerilla Orchestra with special guest Miles Jaye, MetroTech, 12 noon

Broadway in Bryant Park: The Addams Family, Billy Elliot, Memphis, Rock of Ages, Voca People, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30 pm

Music in the Square: Grooms, Union Square Park, 6:00

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series: Layla Claire, soprano; Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Bradley Moore, pianist, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island, 7:00

Seaside Summer Concerts: An Evening with the Monkees with special guest MC Jay Black, West 21st St. & Surf Ave., Coney Island, 7:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! West Side Story Sing- & Dance-a-long, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, July 22
Good Morning America Concert Series: Goo Goo Dolls, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Cee Lo Green, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Haiti, with dance by the Legros Cultural Arts Dance Project, music by Jocelyne Dorismé, and screening of Children of Haiti (Alexandria Hammond, 2010), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Faaji Agba, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, July 23
New Village Music Festival: Corona, El Pueblo, Alma Mia, Rob the Rockstar, Mitchell Grey, Papito Sur4, Lu Fly, Daso y El Grupo Cemi, Marlex y Denzel, Tompkins Square Park, 12 noon – 6:00 pm

Celebrate Brooklyn! The Feelies, Real Estate, and Times New Viking, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Hot Summer Nights: The Birdland Big Band, Around the World in Jazz, with guest violinist Ali Bello, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, 8:00

Sunday, July 24
Rockbeach: Death Grips, Bass Drum of Death, Miracles Club, Night Manager, Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, advance registration required for show and $20 shuttle bus, 2:00 – 8:00

Beach Party: Swirlies, Psychedelic Horseshit, Beekman Beer Garden, Northside Pier 17, Beekman at South St., 3:00

MoonDance: Octavio Brunetti’s Apeadero Sur Tango Orchestra, tango dance lessons at 6:30, concert at 7:00, Hudson River Park, Pier 84, West 44th St.

Monday, July 25
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Charlie Wilson and Eric Benét, Wingate Field, 7:30

Tuesday, July 26
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with Forro in the Dark, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series: Layla Claire, soprano; Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Bradley Moore, pianist, Socrates Sculpture Park, 7:00

Washington Square Music Festival: Music Making by the Master, with clarinetist Stanley Drucker performing Mozart’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K.581, Astor Piazzolla’s Four for Tango, and Anton Arensky’s String Quartet op 35 in A minor, Washington Square Park, 8:00

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: The Matt Herskowitz Trio, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30

Wednesday, July 27
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Billy Bragg: The Big Brusk, multiple locations

Bryant Park After Work: Erin and Her Cello, Fountain Terrace, 6:00
SummerStage Music: Wanda Jackson and Imelda May, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — David Wax Museum, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Billy Bragg: The Big Brusk, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Wednesday, July 27, through Sunday, July 31
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Eiko & Koma: Water, Paul Millstein Pool, Hearst Plaza, 9:30

Metronomy will be at Pier 54 with Class Actress on June 28 for one of three RiverRocks shows this summer

Thursday, July 28
BAM R&B Festival: José James, MetroTech, 12 noon

Broadway in Bryant Park: Anything Goes, The Phantom of the Opera, The Fantasticks, Hair, Traces, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30 pm

Music in the Square: The Vanguard, Union Square Park, 6:00

Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival: Taj Mahal Trio, Amy Lavere, Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue, World Financial Center Plaza, 6:00

RiverRocks: Metronomy and Class Actress, Pier 54, Hudson River Park, West 14th St., 7:00

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series: Layla Claire, soprano; Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Bradley Moore, pianist, Jackie Robinson Park, 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: 3 Pianos / Taylor Made: A Jazzmobile Tribute to Dr. Billy Taylor — Barry Harris, Eric Reed, Christian Sands, with Winard Harper on drums, Chip Jackson on bass, musical director Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet, Tia Fuller on saxophones; Craig Harris on trombone; and Melba Joyce on vocals, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Seaside Summer Concerts: Mary Wilson and the Spinners, West 21st St. & Surf Ave., Coney Island, 7:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! Mark Morris Dance Group with the Brooklyn Philharmonic & the Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, July 29
Good Morning America Concert Series: Debbie Gibson & Tiffany, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Journey, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Eugene Mirman and Pretty Good Friends, with Todd Barry, Patton Oswalt, Kristen Schaal, and They Might Be Giants, Williamsburg Waterfront, 5:30

Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival: James Blood Ulmer and the Memphis Blood Blues featuring Vernon Reid, the Growlers, and the Beauties, World Financial Center Plaza, 6:00

Passport Fridays: Taiwan, with dance by H. T. Chen & Dancers, music by Drum Spirit of China, and screening of Kung Fu Dunk (Gōngfū Guànlán) (Yen-ping Chu, 2008), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! Oumou Sangare and Bassam Saba, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Don Byron New Gospel Quintet, Burnt Sugar / Danz: Conduction #6: The Trojan Rumba Suite, creative direction by Gabri Christa, Greg Tate and Germaul Barnes, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, July 30
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: The Ponderosa Stomp: Girl Talk symposium, moderated by Sheryl Farber, Alison Fensterstock and Lauren Onkey, David Rubenstein Atrium, 1:00 – 4:00

Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival: Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra and Henry Butler featuring Dean Bowman and Sandra St. Victor, with Hazmat Modine, Ryan Shaw, Danny Kalb, and Citigrass, World Financial Center Plaza, 1:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Double Dutch Divas, Josie Robertson Plaza, 4:30

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: The Ponderosa Stomp: She’s Got the Power! A Girl Group Extravaganza including a Tribute to Ellie Greenwich, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 5:00 – 10:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Dr. John & the Lower 911, Chuck Brown, and Red Baraat, Prospect Park Bandshell, 6:30

Sunday, July 31
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Family Day, with Djoniba Dance & Drum Centre, Abadá-Capoeira, KR3T’S, and Full Circle Souljahs at 2:00, Stax Music Academy at 3:30, and Vy Higgensen’s Gospel for Teens at 5:30, Hearst Plaza

Beach Party: The Raveonettes, Eternal Summers, Beekman Beer Garden, Northside Pier 17, Beekman at South St., 3:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Mavis Staples, the Relatives, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00

MoonDance: Nu D’Lux Funky Guajiro CD Release Party, salsa dance lessons at 6:30, concert at 7:00, Hudson River Park, Pier 84, West 44th St.

Monday, August 1
SummerStage Music Benefit: Lykke Li, Rumsey Playfield, $30-$35, 6:30

Tuesday, August 2
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with CCB Reggae All-Stars, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert: Sufjan Stevens, Prospect Park Bandshell, $35, 7:00

Washington Square Music Festival: The Charles Mingus Orchestra, Washington Square Park, 8:00

Wednesday, August 3
Bryant Park After Work: Joe Baione Trio, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Lincoln Center plazas, 6:30

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Pedrito Martinez Group plus special guest Brian Lynch, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) & Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Thursday, August 4
BAM R&B Festival: Maxi Priest, MetroTech, 12 noon

Broadway in Bryant Park: Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Rent, Wicked, Death Takes a Holiday, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30 pm

Music in the Square: The Shondes, Union Square Park, 6:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Raya Brass Band, Josie Robertson Plaza, 6:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! The Complete Metropolis with Alloy Orchestra, Marika Hughes, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Malkit Singh, Dengue Fever, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Seaside Summer Concerts: An Evening with Aretha Franklin, West 21st St. & Surf Ave., Coney Island, 7:30

Friday, August 5
Good Morning America Concert Series: Nicki Minaj, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Today Show Toyota Concert Series: Maroon 5, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Dominican Republic, with dance by Ballet Folklorico Group of the Father Billini Association, music by Chepe & su conjunto tipico, and screening of Sugar (Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, 2009), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! Ra Ra Riot, Delicate Steve, and Buke & Gass, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Mujeres de Agua by Javier Limon featuring BUIKA, La Shica, Sandra Carrasco, Bassam Saba & the New York Arabic Orchestra, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, August 6
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: La Casita, with Ash(Æ), Bodoma and the Garifuna Culture Band, Douglas Kearney, Enriqueta Lunez, Felipe Luciano, Flying Words Project: Peter Cook & Kenny Lerner, Gowri K, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Justin Long-Moton, Mayda del Valle, Mikael Mutti & Percussivo Mundo Novo, Oba Ire, Phil Kaye, Sophia Rei, Staceyann Chin, and MC Rich Villar, Hearst Plaza, 12 noon

Brews Blues & BBQ: Guitar Pete, the Beach at Governors Island, 1:30

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Natural Expression Rhythm Band, Josie Robertson Plaza, 6:30

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquiño and François Ladrezo & Alka Omeka, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Celebrate Brooklyn! Ailey II: Revelations, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Sunday, August 7
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Heritage Sunday, Desconocido: El Otro Lado del Colombia / Unknown: The Other Side of Colombia, with Sexteto Tabalá, Diego Obregón y Grupo Chonta, Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava, and Rebolu, Hearts Plaza, 1:00

Rock Yard: The Growlers, Japanther, the Death Set, Cerebral Ballzy, the So So Glos, and CSC Funk Band, the Morgan, 25 Bogart St., 2:00 – 8:00

Beach Party: Mission of Burma, Beekman Beer Garden, Northside Pier 17, Beekman at South St., 3:00

MoonDance: George Gee Swing Orchestra, swing dance lessons at 6:30, concert at 7:00, Hudson River Park, Pier 84, West 44th St.

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Live from the Continent, with Blitz the Ambassador, Spoek Mathambo, and Iyadede, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Monday, August 8
SummerStage Music Benefit: Guster and Jack’s Mannequin, Rumsey Playfield, $35, 6:00

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Men of Soul starring Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, and Freddie Jackson, Wingate Field, 7:30

Tuesday, August 9
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with Nicole Atkins, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

CityParks Concerts: Salute to Hip-Hop, with Rob Base and Funkmaster Flex, Marcus Garvey Park, 7:00

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30

Wednesday, August 10
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Spike’s Side Show, with Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Chris McDaniel, Christine Lavin, Data the Robot and Heather Knight of Marilyn Monrobot, Jonathan Nosan, Matthew Holtzclaw, Miss Saturn aka Jenny McGowan, and Stephanie Monseu & Keith Nelson of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, plazas throughout Lincoln Center, 6:00

Bryant Park After Work: The Spring Standards, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Mad. Sq. Music: The Oval Lawn Series — Davell Crawford Tribute to Ray Charles, Madison Square Park, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Vashawn Mitchell, Marcus Garvey Park, 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Laurie Anderson and Friends and Todd Reynolds with Sxip Shirey, Adam Matta and Strings, with Caleb Burhans, Conrad Harris, Pauline Kim Harris, Yuki Numata, Courtney Orlando, and Ben Russell, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Thursday, August 11
Broadway in Bryant Park: Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Avenue Q, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30 pm

Music in the Square: ARMS, Union Square Park, 6:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: MarchFourth Marching Band, Josie Robertson Plaza, 6:00

Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert: Cut Copy, Foster the People, and Midnight Magic, Prospect Park Bandshell, $35, 6:30

RiverRocks: Deer Tick and DOM, Pier 54, Hudson River Park, West 14th St., 7:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: David Dorfman Dance featuring the Family Stone: Prophets of Funk — Concert Edition, Debo Band with special guests Fendika, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00

CityParks Concerts: Ryan Leslie, Marcus Garvey Park, 7:00

Seaside Summer Concerts: Latino Music by the Sea, West 21st St. & Surf Ave., Coney Island, 7:30

Friday, August 12
Good Morning America Concert Series: American Idol Top 11, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Egypt, with dance and music by Zikrayat and screening of Heliopolis (Ahmad Abdalla, 2009), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Tan Dun conducting the Metropolis Ensemble: The Martial Arts Trilogy, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, August 13
Rite of Summer Music Festival: ETHEL, Colonel’s Row, Governors Island, 1:00 & 3:00

Brews Blues & BBQ: Danny Toan, the Beach at Governors Island, 1:30

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-eighth Annual Roots of American Music Festival, with Abigail Washburn, Sid Selvidge and Sons of Mud Boy, and Sun Records artist oral histories, hosted by Spike Barkin, Hearst Plaza Stage, 2:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-eighth Annual Roots of American Music Festival, with Ebony Hillbillies, Josie Robertson Plaza, 5:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-eighth Annual Roots of American Music Festival, with Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Tribute to Sun Records with Sonny Burgess & the Legendary Pacers, Cowboy Jack Clement, Rudy “Tutti” Grayzell, and Hayden Thompson, and Dailey and Vincent, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 6:00

Sunday, August 14
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-eighth Annual Roots of American Music Festival, Dixie Fried — The Life & Music of Jim Dickinson, panel discussion with Sid Selvidge, and Cody and Luther Dickinson, David Rubenstein Atrium, 2:00

Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-eighth Annual Roots of American Music Festival, featuring Steve Cropper and Friends: Tribute to the “5” Royales with Bettye Lavette, Ellis Hooks & Dylan LeBlanc; the Bar-Kays; North Mississippi Allstars Duo; and Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 5:00

Monday, August 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: An Evening with Queen Latifah, with Mary Mary, Wingate Field, 7:30

Tuesday, August 16
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Backyard After Work Party with the Wood Brothers, City Winery Back Parking Lot, 155 Varick St., 5:30

CityParks Concerts: Bachata Heightz, Highbridge Park, 7:00

Wednesday, August 17
Bryant Park After Work: East West Quintet, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

CityParks Concerts: Henry Santos, Highbridge Park, 7:00

Thursday, August 18
CityParks Concerts: Andy Andy, Highbridge Park, 7:00

Seaside Summer Concerts: Cheap Trick and the Rattlers, West 21st St. & Surf Ave., Coney Island, 7:30

Friday, August 19
Good Morning America Concert Series: Taio Cruz, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Colombia, with dance by Estampas Negras, music by Pablo Mayor & Ensemble, and screening of The Accordion Kings (Alan Tomlinson, 2008), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

Sunday, August 21

Rock Yard: Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Maffew Ragazino, Delicate Steve, Party Supplies, Count Macula, Ducky, Jon Connor, the Morgan, 25 Bogart St., 2:00 – 8:00

Blues BBQ, with Marquise Knox, Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley, Walter Trout, Shakura S’Aida, and Bonerama, Pier 54, Hudson River Park, 2:00 – 9:00

Monday, August 22
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: The Knights, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Annual Caribbean Night with Beres Hammond, Shaggy, and the Mighty Sparrow, Wingate Field, 7:30

Tuesday, August 23
CityParks Concerts: Tito Rojas, Lower East Salsa, East River Park, 7:00

Wednesday, August 24
Bryant Park After Work: Kaylin Lee Clinton, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

CityParks Concerts: The Cold Crush Brothers, East River Park, 7:00

Thursday, August 25
CityParks Concerts: Wavves and Dum Dum Girls, East River Park, 7:00

Friday, August 26
Good Morning America Concert Series: Stevie Nicks, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Passport Fridays: Venezuela, with music by Los crema paraiso and Big Mandrake! and screening of Libertador Morales, el justiero (Efterpi Charalambidis, 2009), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 6:30

Saturday, August 27
Canceled: The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Toots Thielemans, James Carter, Tia Fuller, and Cécile McLorin Salvant, Marcus Garvey Park, 3:00

Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28
Canceled: Afro-Punk Festival, with Cee-Lo Green, Santigold, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Jay Electronica, Toro Y Moi, Toshi Reagon, Ninjasonik, Cerebral Ballzy, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Res, Joi, Rocky Business, Straight Line Stitch, and more to be announced, Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, August 28
Canceled: The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Archie Shepp Quartet, Madeline Peyroux, Anat Cohen, and the Gerald Clayton Trio, Tompkins Square Park, 3:00

Wednesday, August 31
Bryant Park After Work: John Farnsworth Quintet, Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Friday, September 2
Good Morning America Concert Series: Mary J. Blige, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00 am

Saturday, September 3
Rock Yard: Pictureplane, White Hills, Psychic Paramount, Wise Blood, Realness, the Morgan, 25 Bogart St., 2:00 – 8:00

Sunday, September 4
Rite of Summer Music Festival: Labor Day in the Sun, with codirectors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen collaborating with violinists Nurit Pacht and Miranda Cuckson, Colonel’s Row, Governors Island, 1:00 & 3:00

Saturday, September 10
Brews Blues & BBQ: Joe Vadala and Jersey Shore Blues, the Beach at Governors Island, 1:30

Rock Yard: bands TBA, the Morgan, 25 Bogart St., 2:00 – 8:00

Saturday, September 17
Brews Blues & BBQ: Billy Hector, the Beach at Governors Island, 1:30

NORMAN JEWISON: RELENTLESS RENEGADE

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT is part of Film Society of Lincoln Center celebration of the career of director Norman Jewison

Film Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th St.
May 25-30, $9
212-875-5610
www.filmlinc.com

Famed Canadian director Norman Jewison, who will turn eighty-five this July, cut his teeth working on 1950s television variety shows before making two dozen feature films throughout his storied career, from 1963’s 40 Pounds of Trouble through 2003’s The Statement, often dealing with serious social, religious, and cultural issues. Three of his best films, In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and The Landlord (1970), were just shown at the BAMcinématek series “Movies by Hal Ashby,” as the first two were edited by Ashby and directed by Jewison, the third directed by Ashby and produced by Jewison, but they are also included in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s upcoming “Norman Jewison: Relentless Renegade.” Running May 25-30 over Memorial Day weekend and costing only nine dollars per screening (and a mere five bucks for the child-friendly 40 Pounds of Trouble), “Relentless Renegade” consists of fourteen of Jewison’s greatest works, and the Protestant octogenarian (no, he’s not Jewish) will be on hand to introduce and/or participate in numerous postscreening Q&As with special guests, including the May 25 screening of Gaily, Gaily (1969) with casting director Lynn Stalmaster, the May 26 screenings of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) with André Previn and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming with Robert Osborne, the May 27 screenings of In the Heat of the Night with Lee Grant and Agnes of God (1985) with Meg Tilly, the May 28 screenings of The Cincinnati Kid, Moonstruck (1987) with Olympia Dukakis, and Rollerball (1975) with film executive Michael Barker, the May 29 screenings of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) with lyricist Sheldon Harnick and The Hurricane, and the May 30 screening of The Landlord with Grant and Stalmaster. Jewison worked with some of the best in the business, as this series attests to, with films starring Steve McQueen, Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, James Caan, Rod Steiger, Edward G. Robinson, Denzel Washington, and Faye Dunaway, but despite his success, he lost out all three times he was nominated for a Best Director Oscar, instead getting the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1999.