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FREE SUMMER MOVIES 2010

THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT will bring bright color, loads of style, and murder to Central Park on June 11

The free summer movie season kicks off June 11 in parks throughout the city as Films on the Green, sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, goes musical on Cedar Hill in Central Park with Jacques Demy’s charming The YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT, starring Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac; later films in the eclectic series include François Ozon’s 8 WOMEN on June 18 in Washington Square Park and Jean-Luc Godard’s A WOMAN IS A WOMAN on July 2 in Tompkins Square Park. The big screen goes up in Bryant Park on June 21 for its annual summer filmfest, with GOLDFINGER lasering James Bond; on the horizon is such fine fare as THE FRENCH CONNECTION (July 5), MY MAN GODFREY (July 12), and ROSEMARY’S BABY (August 2). Movies with a View in Brooklyn Bridge Park starts its season off in style July 8 with Woody Allen’s ANNIE HALL; also on tap are THE BIG LEBOWSKI (July 22) and REAR WINDOW (July 29). Hudson River Park’s River Flicks screens movies for adults on Wednesdays (THE HANGOVER, PUBLIC ENEMIES) and kids movies on Fridays (THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER). The River to River Festival’s Movies on the Elevated Acre will pair shorts with such films as BROADWAY DANNY ROSE, AUNTIE MAME, and THE COUNTRY GIRL. And Summer on the Hudson will present Tall Tales, comprising such works as Tarsem Singh’s THE FALL and Tim Burton’s BIG FISH. There will also be free films in Socrates Sculpture Park, Washington Park by the Old Stone House, and other locations; keep watching this space as more titles are announced. Most screenings begin at sundown sometime between eight and nine, but you’ll have to get there much earlier to grab a prime spot.

Friday, June 11 Films on the Green: THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (Jacques Demy, 1967), Cedar Hill, Central Park, 8:30

Saturday, June 12 CityParks Music & Film: The eighth annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil, with live music by Os Paralmas do Successo and Maria Gadu, followed by OSCAR NIEMEYER – LIFE IS A BREATH OF AIR (Fabiano Maciel, 2007), 7:00

Friday, June 18 Films on the Green: 8 WOMEN (François Ozon, 2002), Washington Square Park, 8:30

Monday, June 21 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: GOLDFINGER (Guy Hamilton, 1964), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00

Friday, June 25 Films on the Green: SAME OLD SONGS (Alain Resnais, 1997), Washington Square Park, 8:30

Saturday, June 26 Pajamas and a Movie! MADAGASCAR (Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath, 2005), Marcus Garvey Park, 8:30

Monday, June 28 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: CAROUSEL (Henry King, 1956), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00

Friday, July 2 Films on the Green: A WOMAN IS A WOMAN (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961), Tompkins Square Park, 8:30

Monday, July 5 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: THE FRENCH CONNECTION (William Friedkin, 1971), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00

Wednesday, July 7 Outdoor Cinema United States: FLOOD TIDE (Todd Chandler, 2010), featuring live musical score performed by Dark Dark Dark, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, July 7 Movies Under the Stars — Tall Tales: NEVERENDING STORY (Wolfgang Petersen, 1984), 8:30

Wednesday, July 7 Brooklyn Film Works: KISS ME KATE (George Sidney, 1953), Old Stone House, Washington Park, JJ Byrne Playground, 8:30

Wednesday, July 7 Postponed: Summerscreen: SAY ANYTHING (Cameron Crowe, 1989), McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Wednesday, July 7 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: THE HANGOVER (Todd Phillips, 2010), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Thursday, July 8 Summer Starz: kids hour with the French Embassy at 6:00, live music by Marie Martin at 7:00, AZUR & ASMUR (Michel Ocelot, 2006) at sunset, East River State Park

Thursday, July 8 Summer of Music: the Maysles Institute presents Afro-Haitian jazz with Buyu Ambroise, 7:00, and I BRING WHAT I LOVE (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, 2008), 8:30, Morningside Park lower lawn

Thursday, July 8 Movies with a View: ANNIE HALL (Woody Allen, 1977), with DJ Ursula 1000, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, July 9 Passport Fridays: South Africa (World Cup Edition), with dance by S.A.G.A., live music by Tuelo Minah, and screening of STREETBALL (Demetrius Wren, 2010), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, July 9 Films on the Green: LOVE SONGS (Christophe Honoré, 2007), Tompkins Square Park, 8:30

Friday, July 9 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: THE WIZARD OF OZ (Victor Fleming, 1939), Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Saturday, July 10 Outdoor Summer Movie Series: ZOOLANDER (Ben Stiller, 2001), Firefighters’ Field, Roosevelt Island, 8:30

Monday, July 12 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival: Black Sheep, 7:30, and GOOD HAIR (Jeff Stilson, 2009), 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Monday, July 12 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: MY MAN GODFREY (Gregory La Cava, 1936), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00

Tuesday, July 13 Red Hook Summer Movies: THE GOONIES (Richard Donner, 1985), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, July 14 Outdoor Cinema Ireland: THE SECRET OF KELLS (Tom Moore & Nora Twomey, 2009), live music at 7:00, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, July 14 Summer of Music: the Maysles Institute presents the National Jazz Museum All-Stars, 7:00, and NINA SIMONE GREAT PERFORMANCES: COLLEGE CONCERTS AND INTERVIEWS (Andy Stroud, 2009), Marcus Garvey Park lawn

Wednesday, July 14 Movies Under the Stars — Tall Tales: PAN’S LABYRINTH (Guillermo del Toro, 2007), 8:30

Wednesday, July 14 Summerscreen: live music with Mirror Mirror and Light Asylum, 6:15, followed by LABYRINTH (Jim Henson, 1986), McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Wednesday, July 14 Brooklyn Film Works: GIRL SHY (Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor, 1924), Old Stone House, Washington Park, JJ Byrne Playground, 8:30

Wednesday, July 14 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: I LOVE YOU, MAN (John Hamburg, 2009), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Thursday, July 15 Summer Starz: kids hour with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum at 6:00, live music by the Click Clack Boom at 7:00, BOLT (Byron Howard & Chris Williams, 2008) at sunset, East River State Park

Thursday, July 15 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival: Jeremy Jones, 7:30, and STILL BILL (Damani Baker & Alex Vlack, 2009), 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Thursday, July 15 Movies with a View: MONSTERS VS. ALIENS 3D (Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon, 2009), with DJ Lupe Loop, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, July 16 Passport Fridays: Colombia & Ecuador, with dance by Estampas Negras, live music by GeoPro and ACES and Diego Obregon & Grupo Chonta, and screenings of WE PAINT HOUSES, WITH PAINT! (Celectivo El Deposito & Juan Zabala, 2008), THE HOUSE OF THE STIFF CAT (Nancy Burneo Salazar, 2009), and FREKUENCIA KOLOMBIA (Vanessa Goksch, 2009), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, July 16 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (Phil Lord & Chris Miller, 2009), Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Friday, July 16 Films on the Green: TOSCA: THE MOVIE (Benoît Jacquot, 2001), Cedar Hill, Central Park, 8:30

Monday, July 19 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival: Nokie Henry, 7:30, and FREEDOM RIDERS (Stanley Nelson, 2009), 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Monday, July 19 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: THE CHINA SYNDROME (James Bridges, 1979), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00)

Tuesday, July 20 Red Hook Summer Movies: DEEP BLUE SEA (Renny Harlin, 1999), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, July 21 Outdoor Cinema Sweden: Swedish Short Films, live music at 7:00, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, July 21 Summerscreen: ROMEO + JULIET (Baz Luhrmann, 1996), preceded by live music, McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Wednesday, July 21 Movies Under the Stars — Tall Tales: INKHEART (Iain Softley, 2009), 8:30

Wednesday, July 21 Brooklyn Film Works: Asbury Films Short Film Concert, Old Stone House, Washington Park, JJ Byrne Playground, 8:30

Wednesday, July 21 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: THE PROPOSAL (Anne Fletcher, 2009), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Thursday, July 22 Summer Starz: kids hour with the New York Road Runners at 6:00, live music by the Backroad at 7:00, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (Shawn Levy, 2006) at sunset, East River State Park

Thursday, July 22 Celebrate Brooklyn!: “The Chaplin Mutuals,” with Carl Davis conducting the Brooklyn Philharmonic through live accompaniment to Charlie Chaplin’s EASY STREET, 1:00 AM, and BEHIND THE SCREEN, with the Two Man Gentlemen Band opening the show, 7:30

There should be plenty of rolling at outdoor screening of Coen brothers classic in Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 22

Thursday, July 22 Movies with a View: THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen, 1998), with DJ Cosmo Baker, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, July 23 Passport Fridays: South Korea, with dance byVongKu’s Traditional Korean Drum & dance Troupe, live music by the Blue & White, and screening of CASTAWAY ON THE MOON (Lee Hae-jun, 2009), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, July 23 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (Jim Henson, 1981), Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Saturday, July 24 Outdoor Summer Movie Series: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Steve Barron, 1990), Firefighters’ Field, Roosevelt Island, 8:30

Monday, July 26 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival: live music tba, 7:30, and EL ESPIRITU DE LA SALSA (Francisco Bello & Tim Sternberg, 2010), 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Monday, July 26 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (Terry Jones, 1975), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00)

Tuesday, July 27 Red Hook Summer Movies: BIG WEDNESDAY (John Milius, 1978), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, July 28 Outdoor Cinema Czech Republic: DAISIES (Vera Chytilová, 1966), live music at 7:00, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, July 28 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival: DJA-RARA, 7:30, and THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WATER (Jeremy Robins, 2008), 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Wednesday, July 28 Movies Under the Stars — Tall Tales: THE FALL (Tarsem Singh, 2008), 8:30

Wednesday, July 28 Brooklyn Film Works: Piper Film Workshop, Old Stone House, Washington Park, JJ Byrne Playground, 8:30

Wednesday, July 28 Summerscreen: DEAD MAN (Jim Jarmusch, 1995), preceded by live music from Hymns, McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Wednesday, July 28 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: DISTRICT 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Thursday, July 29 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival: DJ Cool Gee, 7:30, and THE PRINCESS & THE FROG (Ron Clements, 2009), 8:30, St. Nicholas Park

Thursday, July 29 River to River — Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (Woody Allen, 1984), preceded by short films by Alex Kalman and Josh Safdie, 55 Water St. between Broad & William Sts., 8:00 (tickets available starting at 6:00)

Thursday, July 29 Summer Starz: kids hour with El Puente at 6:00, live music by New York’s Finest Jazz Ensemble at 7:00, FINDING NEMO (Andrew Stanton, 2003) at sunset, East River State Park

Thursday, July 29 Movies with a View: REAR WINDOW (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954), with DJ DRM, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, July 30 Passport Fridays: Taiwan, with dance by Sun Son Theater, live music by the Formosa Chamber Music Society, and screening of ORZBOYZ! (Ya-che Yang, 2008), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, July 30 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon, 2009), Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Monday, August 2 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: ROSEMARY’S BABY (Roman Polanski, 1968), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00)

Monday, August 2 Waterside Movie Nights: SPIDER-MAN (Sam Raimi, 2002), Waterside Plaza, 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:30

Tuesday, August 3 Red Hook Summer Movies: JAWS (Steven Spielberg, 1975), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, August 4 Outdoor Cinema India: SITA SINGS THE BLUES (Nina Paley, 2008), live music at 7:00, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, August 4 Movies Under the Stars — Tall Tales: BIG FISH (Tim Burton, 2004), 8:30

Wednesday, August 4 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: JULIE & JULIA (Nora Ephron, 2009), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Wednesday, August 4 Summerscreen: STARSHIP TROOPERS (Paul Verhoeven, 1997), preceded by live music, McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Thursday, August 5 Summer Starz: kids hour with Rock City Theatrics at 6:00, live music by Opus Ditty at 7:00, ALADDIN (Ron Clements & John Musker, 1992) at sunset, East River State Park

Thursday, August 5 River to River — Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: AUNTIE MAME (Morton DaCosta,1958), preceded by a short film by Cheryl Dunn, 55 Water St. between Broad & William Sts., 8:00 (tickets available starting at 6:00)

Thursday, August 5 Movies with a View: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee, 2005), with DJ Soulstatic, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, August 6 Passport Fridays: Middle East, with dance by Sramzi El-Edlibi Dabke Dance Group, live music by Salaam Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, and screening of AMREEKA (Cherien Debis), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, August 6 Celebrate Brooklyn!: House of Usher: Marco Benevento, White Magic, 7:30

Friday, August 6 Intrepid Summer Movie Series — Heroes of the Big Screen: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Steven Spielberg, 1981), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, dusk

Friday, August 6 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: BIG (Penny Marshall, 1988, Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Saturday, August 7 Outdoor Summer Movie Series: CONSPIRACY THEORY (Richard Donner, 1997), Firefighters’ Field, Roosevelt Island, 8:30

Monday, August 9 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: THE GOODBYE GIRL (Herbert Ross, 1977), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00)

Monday, August 9 Waterside Movie Nights: SUPERMAN (Richard Donner, 1978), Waterside Plaza, 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:30

Tuesday, August 10 Red Hook Summer Movies: THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH (John Sayles, 1994), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, August 11 Outdoor Cinema Italy: MID-AUGUST LUNCH (Gianni De Gregorio, 2010), live music at 7:00, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, August 11 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: PUBLIC ENEMIES (Michael Mann, 2009), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Wednesday, August 11 Movies Under the Stars — Tall Tales: STRANGER THAN FICTION (Marc Forster, 2006), 8:30

Wednesday, August 11 Summerscreen: POINT BREAK (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991), preceded by live music, McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Thursday, August 12 Summer Starz: kids hour with New York Creative Arts Therapists at 6:00, live music at 7:00, THE LION KING (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994) at sunset, East River State Park

Thursday, August 12 River to River — Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: THE COUNTRY GIRL (George Seaton, 1954), preceded by short films by Alexandra Lerman, 55 Water St. between Broad & William Sts., 8:00 (tickets available starting at 6:00)

Thursday, August 12 Movies with a View: DREAMGIRLS (Bill Condon, 2006), with DJ Conquerrah, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, August 13 Passport Fridays: Brazil, with dance by Carioca Capoeira, live music by Quenia Ribeiro, and screening of THE MAN WHO BOTTLED THE CLOUDS (Liro Ferreira, 2009), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, August 13 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (Carlos Saldanha, 2009), Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Friday, August 13 The Vault of Horror Flicks: INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (Don Siegel, 1956), Tony Dapolito Recreation Center rooftop, 3 Clarkson St., 8:30

Monday, August 16 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: 12 ANGRY MEN (Sidney Lumet, 1957), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00)

Monday, August 16 Waterside Movie Nights: SPY KIDS (Robert Rodriguez, 2001), Waterside Plaza, 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:30

Tuesday, August 17 Red Hook Summer Movies: SPLASH (Ron Howard, 1984), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, August 18 Outdoor Cinema Colombia: THE WIND’S JOURNEY (Ciro Guerra, 2009), live music at 7:00, Socrates Sculpture Park, film at sunset

Wednesday, August 18 Summerscreen: SAY ANYTHING (Cameron Crowe, 1989), preceded by live music, McCarren Park ball fields, dusk

Wednesday, August 18 River Flicks — Wednesdays for Grown-Ups: STAR TREK (J. J. Abrams, 2009), Pier 54, Hudson River at West 14th St., 8:30

Thursday, August 19 River to River — Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (Frank Oz, 1984), preceded by a short film by Jay Hufford, 55 Water St. between Broad & William Sts., 8:00 (tickets available starting at 6:00)

Thursday, August 19 Movies with a View: THE BLUES BROTHERS (John Landis, 1980), with DJ Soulstatic, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, August 20 Intrepid Summer Movie Series — Heroes of the Big Screen: ROCKY (John G. Avildsen, 1976), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, dusk

Friday, August 20 River Flicks — Fridays for Kids: ANNIE (John Huston, 1982), Pier 46, Hudson River at Charles St., 8:30

Friday, August 20 The Vault of Horror Flicks: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (George A. Romero, 1968), Tony Dapolito Recreation Center rooftop, 3 Clarkson St., 8:30

Saturday, August 21 Outdoor Summer Movie Series: NIGHTHAWKS (Bruce Malmuth, 1981), Firefighters’ Field, Roosevelt Island, 8:30

Monday, August 23 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: BONNIE AND CLYDE (Arthur Penn, 1967), Bryant Park Lawn, 8:00-9:00 (lawn opens at 5:00)

Monday, August 23 Waterside Movie Nights: THE INCREDIBLES (Brad Bird, 2004), Waterside Plaza, 23rd St. & FDR Dr., 8:30

Tuesday, August 24 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival — Iconic New York: FAME (Alan Parker, 1980), Central Park, north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, 8:00

Tuesday, August 24 Red Hook Summer Movies: CABIN BOY (Adam Resnick, 1994), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Wednesday, August 25 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival — Iconic New York: THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (Tony Scott, 2009), Central Park, north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, 8:00

Thursday, August 26 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival — Iconic New York: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (John Badham, 1977), Central Park, north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, 8:00

Thursday, August 26 Movies with a View: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (Steven Spielberg, 1989), Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Friday, August 27 Lawn Chair Theater: SHARK TALE (Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, and Rob Letterman, 2004), Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, 8:00

Friday, August 27 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival — Iconic New York: KING KONG (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933), Central Park, north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, 8:00

Friday, August 27 The Vault of Horror Flicks: ROSEMARY’S BABY (Roman Polanski, 1968), Tony Dapolito Recreation Center rooftop, 3 Clarkson St., 8:30

Saturday, August 28 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival — Iconic New York: SERENDIPITY (Peter Chelsom, 2001) or MANHATTAN (Woody Allen, 1979), Central Park, north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, 8:00

Tuesday, August 31 Red Hook Summer Movies: THE PRINCESS & THE FROG (Ron Clements & John Musker, 2009), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Thursday, September 2 Movies with a View: public vote for film, with DJ to be announced, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 8:00 – 9:00

Tuesday, September 7 Red Hook Summer Movies: THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (Wes Anderson, 2004), Valentino Pier, 8:30

Friday, September 10 Lawn Chair Theater: WINGED MIGRATION (Jacques Perrin, 2001), Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, 8:00

Tuesday, September 14 Red Hook Summer Movies: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (Gore Verbinski, 2003), Valentino Pier, 8:30

FREE SUMMER DANCE 2010

ZviDance performed last year at the LMCC program Siteliines and will be at Celebrate Brooklyn! this summer

Some of New York’s most exciting dance companies will be presenting free performances this summer at such annual festivals as Celebrate Brooklyn!, SummerStage, CityParks Dance, River to River, and other special events. Among the companies scheduled to participate are Laura Peterson Choreography, Abakuá Afro-Latin Dance Company, Alice Farley Dance Theater, Armitage Gone! Dance, Deganit Shemy and Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul Taylor II, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Lucinda Childs, and many more to be announced.

Saturday, June 5    Red Hook Fest – Back to Front: La Excelencia, Joseph Webb & Beautiful Fire, decadancetheatre, Cora Dance, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., and more, Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park and pier, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Saturday, June 5    Pathmark MultiCultural Festival: Casym Steel Drums, Sunrise Chinese Dancers, Niall O’Leary Irish Step Dancers, Samba Novo, and Zon del Barrio, South Street Seaport Pier 17, 12 noon – 4:00

Saturday, June 12
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Sunday, June 13    Square One: i actually love this, rooftop dance, Hand & Foot at Available Space, 260 Butler St. between Nevins & Bond Sts., 7:30 & 9:30

Tuesday, June 22
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Friday, June 25   River to River — LMCC Sitelines: Laura Peterson Choreography: Everyone, the Elevated Acre, 12:30

Saturday, June 26   CityParks Dance: Abakuá Afro-Latin Dance Company and Areytos Performance Works, St. Mary’s Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 1   Celebrate Brooklyn!: Zoom: ZviDance, Son Lux with Lottdance, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Wednesday, July 7
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Thursday, July 8   River to River — LMCC Sitelines: Yoshiko Chuma: A-C-E ONE, LentSpace, Canal and Varick Streets, 5:30 and 7:30

Thursday, July 8   River to River: Alice Farley Dance Theater, HellGate Love Letter, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30

Thursday, July 8   Celebrate Brooklyn!: Itutu: Armitage Gone! Dance featuring Burkina Electric, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, July 9   River to River: Alice Farley Dance Theater, HellGate Love Letter, One NY Plaza, 12:30

Friday, July 9 Passport Fridays: South Africa (World Cup Edition), with dance by S.A.G.A., live music by Tuelo Minah, and screening of STREETBALL (Demetrius Wren, 2010), Queens Museum, 6:30

Saturday, July 10   River to River: Rochester City Ballet, Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 2:00

Sunday, July 11 MoonDance: David Berger Jazz Festival, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Monday, July 12
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Thursday, July 15    River to River — LMCC Sitelines: Deganit Shemy and Company: 2 kilos of sea, John St. United Methodist Church, 44 John St., 12:30

Friday, July 16   CityParks Dance: Seewe African Dance Company and BalAfroHop, Queensbridge Park, 8:00

Friday, July 16
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Saturday, August 14   River to River: Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30×30, One New York Plaza, 12 noon

Friday, July 16 Passport Fridays: Colombia & Ecuador, with dance by Estampas Negras, live music by GeoPro and ACES and Diego Obregon & Grupo Chonta, and screenings of WE PAINT HOUSES, WITH PAINT! (Celectivo El Deposito & Juan Zabala, 2008), THE HOUSE OF THE STIFF CAT (Nancy Burneo Salazar, 2009), and FREKUENCIA KOLOMBIA (Vanessa Goksch, 2009), Queens Museum, 6:30

Saturday, July 17   CityParks Dance: THE DANCE OF LIGHT, choreographed by Vernard J. Gilmore and Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Queensbridge Park, 7:00

Sunday, July 18   MoonDance: Los Hermanos Colon, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Sunday, July 25   MoonDance: Nu D’Lux, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Thursday, July 29   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Ansanm (In Love We Stand), Emeline Michel, Beethova Obas, BélO, Zili Misik, and Peniel Guerrier in collaboration with the Mikerline Dance Company Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, July 23 Passport Fridays: South Korea, with dance byVongKu’s Traditional Korean Drum & dance Troupe, live music by the Blue & White, and screening of CASTAWAY ON THE MOON (Lee Hae-jun, 2009), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, July 23
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Saturday, July 24     SummerStage: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00

Friday, July 30    CityParks Dance: Creative Outlet Dance Theater, Kyle Abraham and Abraham.in.Motion, Jackie Robinson Park, 7:00

Friday, July 30 Passport Fridays: Taiwan, with dance by Sun Son Theater, live music by the Formosa Chamber Music Society, and screening of ORZBOYZ! (Ya-che Yang, 2008), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, July 30     Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Nona Hendryx, Nicholas Leichter Dance with Monstah Black: THE WHIZ: Over the Rainbow, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, July 31     CityParks Dance: Earl Mosely’s Institute of Dance, Motion Theater Lab, Jackie Robinson Park, 7:00

Saturday, July 31
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Sunday, August 1    River to River — LMCC Sitelines: Phil Soltanoff: SIT, STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN…, Governors Island, 3:30

Sunday, August 1    MoonDance: Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Tango Orchestra, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Monday, August 2
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Thursday, August 5    River to River — LMCC Sitelines: Christopher Williams: The Voyage of Garbhglas (excerpt), Irish Hunger Memorial, Battery Park, 12:30

Thursday, August 5    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Paul Taylor Dance Company: 80th Birthday Celebration, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, August 6 Target Passport Fridays: Middle East, with dance by Sramzi El-Edlibi Dabke Dance Group, live music by Salaam Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, and screening of AMREEKA (Cherien Debis), Queens Museum, 6:30

Sunday, August 8    MoonDance: George Gee Swing Orchestra, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Monday, August 9
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Thursday, August 12   River to River — LMCC Sitelines: LoVid: Trichrome Navigation, location to be announced, 12:30

Tuesday, August 11   SummerStage: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dancin’ Downtown Contest Winners, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00

Thursday, August 12   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Chinese American Arts Council: Lion Dance, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00

Friday, August 13 Passport Fridays: Brazil, with dance by Carioca Capoeira, live music by Quenia Ribeiro, and screening of THE MAN WHO BOTTLED THE CROWDS (Liro Ferreira, 2000), Queens Museum, 6:30

Friday, August 13   CityParks Dance: Paul Taylor II and Naganuma Dance, East River Park, 7:00

Saturday, August 14   CityParks Dance: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Wideman, Davis Dance, East River Park, 7:00

Saturday, August 14    Complexions Contemporary Ballet + Wideman/Davis Dance, East River Park, 7:00

Sunday, August 15    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Lucinda Childs: Dance, Brian Brooks Moving Company: Motor, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00

FREE SUMMER THEATER 2010

New York Classical Theatre takes RICHARD III on the run through Central Park this month (photo by Miranda Arden)

This year’s free summer theater in the city ranges from the traditional to the cutting edge, from classical Shakespeare to experimental works, staged in parks throughout the five boroughs. Sure, Al Pacino is playing Shylock in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at the Delacorte, but there’s a whole lot else going on and very worth checking out. Keep watching this space as more free outdoor theatrical productions are announced.

Thursday, June 3
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Sunday, June 27 Hudson Warehouse: THE TROJAN WOMEN, directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, Thursday through Sunday at 6:30

Thursday, June 3
through
Sunday, June 27 Shakespeare on the Run: New York Classical Theatre presents RICHARD III, directed by Stephen Burdman, Central Park, meet at 103rd St. & Central Park West, Thursday through Sunday at 7:00

Wednesday, June 9
through
Sunday, August 1     Shakespeare in the Park: THE WINTER’S TALE, directed by Michael Greif and starring Linda Emond and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, in repertory with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, directed by Daniel Sullivan and starring AL Pacino and Lily Rabe, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Max Wright, Heather Lind, Nyambi Nyambi, and others appearing in both productions

Thursday, June 10
through
Sunday, June 20 Gorilla Rep: A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM, with a Norwegian cast from Titan Norway, beginning at Summit Rock in Central Park, 83rd St. & CPW, and moving through the park, Thursday – Sunday at 8:00

Friday, June 11
and
Saturday, June 12 CityParks Theater: THE ETYMOLOGY OF BIRD by Zakiyyah Alexander, directed by Jade King-Carroll, Von King Park, Brooklyn, 8:00

Friday, June 18
and
Saturday, June 19 CityParks Theater: THE ETYMOLOGY OF BIRD by Zakiyyah Alexander, directed by Jade King-Carroll, Betsy Head Park, Brooklyn, 8:00

Saturday, June 19
through
Sunday, July 18 Boomerang Theatre Company: THE TEMPEST, directed by Sara Thigpen, Central Park, 69th St. & CPW, Saturday & Sunday at 2:00

Friday, July 2
through
Saturday, July 3    CityParks Theater: AMERICAN SCHEMES by Radah Blank, directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite, St. Mary’s Park, 8:00

Thursday, July 8
through
Friday, July 23 Piper Theatre Company: NOCTURNES, directed by Nigel Williams, Old Stone House, Washington Park, JJ Byrne Playground, Friday & Saturday, 8:30

Thursday, July 8
through
Saturday, July 24 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: LOVE’S LABOURS LOST, the Drilling Company, Municipal Parking Lot (Ludlow & Broome), Thursday – Saturday, 8:00

Boomerang bring THE TEMPEST to Central Park (artwork by Stefano Imbert)

Thursday, July 8
through
Sunday, August 1 Hudson Warehouse: CYRANO, directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, Thursday through Sunday at 6:30

Saturday, July 10    CityParks Theater: Summer Shake Up! theater program for students, with AMERICAN SCHEMES by Radah Blank, directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite, Crotona Park, check-in 10:00 am

Saturday, July 10    CityParks Theater: AMERICAN SCHEMES by Radah Blank, directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite, Crotona Park, 8:00

Saturday, July 17
through
Sunday, July 25 Piper Theatre Company: THE BOOK OF LIZ, by Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris, Old Stone House, Washington Park, JJ Byrne Playground, Saturday & Sunday, 8:30

Saturday, July 17
through
Sunday, August 1 Shakespeare on the Run: New York Classical Theatre presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Burdman, meet at Castle Clinton in Battery Park, most nights at 7:00

Sunday, July 18    River to River: CAP21 Presents Summer Stock NYC 2010 at Pace University — An Evening of Broadway Blockbusters, Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 5:00

Friday, July 23
through
Saturday, July 24    CityParks Theater: blood pudding by Sharon Bridgforth, directed by Baraka de Soleil, Springfield Park, 8:00

Saturday, July 24
through
Saturday, August 7 Shakespeare in the Pagoda: JULIUS CAESAR and ROMEO & JULIET, EBE Ensemble, Prospect Park Music Pagoda, Fridays & Saturdays, 1:00 & 4:00

Thursday, July 29
through
Saturday, August 14 Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: JULIUS CAESAR, the Drilling Company, Municipal Parking Lot (Ludlow & Broome), Thursday – Saturday, 8:00

Saturday, July 31
through
Sunday, September 5 Curious Frog Theatre Company: A MISDUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, multiple locations, 4:00

Thursday, August 5
through
Sunday, August 29 Hudson Warehouse: ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, Thursday through Sunday at 6:30

Thursday, August 5
through
Sunday, August 29 Shakespeare on the Run: New York Classical Theatre presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Burdman, meet at 103rd St. & Central Park West, Thursday through Sunday at 7:00

Friday, August 6
and
Saturday, August 7    CityParks Theater:  blood pudding by Sharon Bridgforth, directed by Baraka de Soleil, Marcus Garvey Park, 8:00

Wednesday, August 11
through
Sunday, August 29 Hip to Hip Theatre: TAMING OF THE SHREW and MACBETH in repertory, multiple locations, 5:00 or 7:30

Friday, August 20
through
Sunday, August 22    CityParks Theater: GOODBAR by Waterwell, East River Park, Manhattan, 8:00

Friday, August 20
through
Sunday, August 29 Bent Quill Players: THE BUSYBODY, Dongan Lawn, Fort Tryon Park, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:00, Sundays at 1:00

Saturday, August 21
and
Sunday, August 22 One Shot Productions: A COMMEDIA OF ERRORS, La Plaza Cultural, 2:00

Monday, August 23
and
Tuesday, August 24    CityParks Theater: FIVE DAYS IN MARCH by Toshiki Okada, performed by Witness Relocation, East River Park, 8:00

Wednesday, August 25
through
Friday, August 27    CityParks Theater: BEOWULF – A THOUSAND YEARS OF BAGGAGE, performed by Banana Bag & Bodice, East River Park, Manhattan, 8:00

Saturday, August 28
and
Sunday, August 29 One Shot Productions: A COMMEDIA OF ERRORS, Wild West Playground, Central Park, 2:00

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL

Art and physics combine in unique and unusual ways at World Science Festival

Multiple venues
Admission: free – $30
June 2-6
www.worldsciencefestival.com

The World Science Festival is back, seeking to show people the many wonders of science through lectures, dance, art, music, literature, and other disciplines. High school chemistry and biology might not have been fun, but there are plenty of great things to check out at this annual event. The celebration gets under way June 2 with a gala at Alice Tully Hall featuring Alan Alda, John Lithgow, Rebecca Luker, Yo Yo Ma, and many others honoring genius Stephen W. Hawking and witnessing the world premiere of ICARUS AT THE EDGE OF TIME by Brian Greene, David Henry Hwang, and Philip Glass ($250-$10,000). Through Sunday, a full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope will be on view in Battery Park, along with interactive exhibits and a party scheduled for June 4 (free). The Broad Street Ballroom will be home to “Astronomy’s New Messengers: The Exhibit Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves,” where visitors can check out a model LIGO, or Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory; it’s also free, as is the panel discussion on June 3 at 6:30. At the Museum of Arts and Design, New York City students will be creating designs using pigmented E. coli (free, 3:00), Margaret S. Livingstone, Patrick Cavanagh, and Jules Feiffer will discuss “Eye Candy: Science, Sight, Art” at NYU’s Kimmel Center ($30, 7:00), the Moth gathers writers, scientists, and artists to tell stories in “Grey Matter” ($25, 7:30), and Alda, Kip Thorne, and Robbert Dijkgraaf talk about “Black Holes and Holographic Worlds” at the Skirball Center ($30, 8:00). Thursday through Sunday at Cedar Lake, the innovative Armitage Done! Dance troupe will stage the New York premiere of THREE THEORIES, a series of high-speed duets that uses the principles of physics in their movements; several performances will be followed by a special talk-back with a physicist ($30).

On Friday, “Food 2.0: Feeding a Hungry World” is at the Baruch Performing Arts Center ($30, 7:00), “The Science of Star Trek” is evaluated at Galapagos ($30, 7:00), and Oliver Sacks and Chuck Close team up for “Strangers in the Mirror” at the Kaye Playhouse ($30, 8:00). On Saturday, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin will dazzle the mind at the New School ($15, 11:00 am), John Hockenberry leads a panel discussion at the New School that goes inside the Large Hadron Collider ($30, 3:00), and Hockenberry will then head for the Skirball Center for “Hidden Dimensions: Exploring Hyperspace” ($30, 8:00). On Sunday, the World Science Festival Street Fair takes place in Washington Square Park, several astronauts land at the Kimmel Center for “Astronaut Diary: Life in Space” (free, 11:30 am), and ICARUS AT THE EDGE OF TIME will be staged at the Skirball, with live narration by Liev Schreiber and live music by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. ($30, 7:00). And believe it or not, those are only some of the forty events going on during the festival, which bills itself as “an unprecedented annual tribute to imagination, ingenuity, and inventiveness [that] takes science out of the laboratory and into the streets, theaters, museums, and public halls of New York City, making the esoteric understandable and the familiar fascinating.”

DANCE PARADE 2010

There should be plenty of dancing fools at annual Dance Parade (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Saturday, May 22, 21st St. & Broadway, 1:00
Admission: free (but text DANCE to 20222 to donate $5)
www.danceparade.org

More than six thousand dancers representing some sixty-five styles will be dancing through the streets of the city at the fourth annual Dance Parade, beginning at Broadway and 21st St. at 1:00 and continuing down to Tompkins Square Park, where DanceFest will run from 3:00 to 7:00. This year’s grand marshals are Ellenore Scott, Elizabeth Zimmer, DJ Jellybean Benitez, and Amy Marshall. The nonprofit that runs the parade declares, “This is our future. Open your heart! Free your mind! Face your fears! Live your soul! Dance!” Among those participating in the parade are the Congolese Association for the Development of Authentic African Music, Song Hee Lee Dance Company, One Love – the Dancing Path, BellyRhythm, Toury Chivas of Colombia, KineticArchitecture, the New York Swing Dance Society, Hip Hop Fusion, Fitnotic, the House of Yes, Renegadevirus, and dozens of others. The after-party in Tompkins Square Park will feature a social dance as well as two stages of performances and lessons from such companies as Contemporary Ballet Theatre, Inner Spirit Dance, 60×60, NYC Bhangra, Martha Graham II, Yosakoi Dance Project, the Amazing Amy: Yoga Contortion Dancing, Manhattan Tribal, and Strictly Traditional Tango. Everybody, dance now!

IMMIGRANT HERITAGE WEEK

immigration

Multiple locations
Most events free
Through April 21
www.nyc.gov/immigrants

The seventh annual Immigrant Heritage Week continues through April 21 with numerous, mostly free events across the city. Art exhibitions include “Our Heritage Through Fashion: A Showcase of NYC’s Russian-Speaking Designers” at the Russian American Foundation, “Photographs of the Mexican Immigrant Community of Staten Island” at Snug Harbor, “Art Without Borders” at El Taller Latino Americano, “Immigrant Women United in Art” at Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano, “Impractical Hats: Indie Crafts Reinvent Everyday Gear” at the Bronx Council on the Arts, “LibertyNeighborhoodStory” at the A.I.R. Gallery, “Immigrant Trail Painting” at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, and a photo exhibit of “Non-Native New Yorkers” at the Statue of Liberty. On April 20 at 6:00 at the International Center in New York, a group of Tibetan immigrants will discuss their work in “Ancient Art in a Modern City,” while on April 21 at 6:00, the Greek Museum will host “In Search of the American Dream: The Greeks of New York.” Also on Wednesday, “Voices of Liberty” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage invites visitors to share their own personal stories. In addition, there will be family programs at several branches of the New York Public Library.

At NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, the Havana Film Festival will feature New York and U.S. premieres (April 19-20), DCTV will present the Oscar-nominated documentary THE BETRAYAL (April 19), and the Turkish Cultural Center will celebrate “New York Sufi Night with Rumi” through film, performance, and poetry readings (April 20). There will also be film screenings and/or theatrical productions at the YMCA, the Maysles Cinema, the Alwan Foundation, and the CUNY Graduate Center and live dance and/or music at Michael Mao Dance, the American Composers Orchestra’s Langston Hughes Branch, and the Djoniba Dance and Drum Centre as well as a host of walking tours.

NEW YEAR’S EVE 2009

The Detroit Cobras get ready to rock in the new year at the Mercury Lounge

The Detroit Cobras get ready to rock in the new year at the Mercury Lounge

You can say goodbye to the decade with a cornucopia of live concerts in New York City on December 31, starting with Chuck Berry’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve at B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill ($98, 8:00 show; $120, 11:00 show). The very hot Detroit Cobras will be at the Mercury Lounge, welcoming in 2010 with the Underthings and the A-Bones ($25-$30). The intriguing trio of John Medeski, Robert Randolph, and the North Mississippi Allstars bring the Word to Terminal 5 ($40-$50). Revelers can get their freak on for free at Radegast Hall & Biergarten in Williamsburg, where the Coney Island Circus Sideshow will set up their portable tent, featuring Scott Baker, Serpentina, Kryssy Kocktail, Adam “the First Real Man” Rinn, the Executioner, Dick Zigun, Bad Buka, and more starting at 10:00. Los Lobos will threaten to tear down the house at City Winery with shows at 7:30 ($45-$150) and 11:00 ($75-$225). Roky Erickson won’t need any elevators at Maxwell’s, where he’s on a bill with Muck & the Mires ($35). Former Luna residents Dean & Britta will be playing an early show at Southpaw with Undersea Poem ($20-$25).

MSTRKRFT will mix things up at Webster Hall on December 31

MSTRKRFT will mix things up at Webster Hall on December 31

The Living Room on Ludlow hosts a night of bluegrass, Auld Twang Syne, with Fresh Baked, Whistlin’ Wolves, Michael Daves, the Birdhive Boys, and others ($10-$15). Necromantic presents a Blue Moon New Year’s Eve party at the Bowery Poetry Club, featuring goth, synth, wave, dancing, revelry, and more ($10-$15). SOB’s, the Home of Universal Music, will get your booty shaking to a Taste of Latin Paradise with Kazua Band, La Excelencia, Stil, and DJ Spike ($25-$150). The Lovin’ Cup in Brooklyn will be throwing a ‘50s Beach Party, with Lemonade, Surfer Blood, Frankie and the Outs, Beach Fossils, We Are Country Mice, booze and food packages, and more ($15-$99). The Bell House will be providing a free can of Champagne along with Obits, the Subway Soul Club, and Eli Paperboy Reed & the True Loves at the Rock ‘N’ Soul 2010 New Year’s Eve Party ($30-$40). The Club Night New Year’s Eve Ball at Webster Hall is sure to be crazy, with MSTRKRFT, four floors, six adventure rooms, aerial performances, and what is billed as the Largest Balloon Drop in the World ($60-$150). And party planners extraordinaire Gemini & Scorpio promise that plenty of contraband will be on hand at the Bootleggers’ Ball in a vacant Carroll Gardens warehouse space, along with the Mad Jazz Hatters, the Stumblebum Brass Band, the Main Squeeze Orchestra, Alchemy Dance Theater, burlesque performers Mme Renee Rosebud and Jenny C’est Quoi, tarot reader and numerologist Marcy Currier, aerialist Nikki Borodi, mayhem master Dan Glass, host Bastard Keith, a live auction, games of chance, the Den of Sin, Dub Pies, and lots of surprises ($30-$40).

Audrey Hepburn brings class and style to Film Forum for NYE

Audrey Hepburn brings class and style to Film Forum for NYE

For a milder New Year’s Eve, the Concert for Peace at St. John the Divine features Harry Smith, Judy Collins, Glen Cortese, Lauren Flanigan, and a thousand points of candlelight ($60), while Music at St. Bartholomew’s will include works by Bach, Böhm, and Langlais in addition to Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” at midnight (free). If music of any sort isn’t quite your beat on New Year’s Eve, you can head over to Central Park for the annual Midnight Run, with a fireworks and laser light show, costume contest, dancing, and a four-mile run. Prospect Park will also host free fireworks, right over Grand Army Plaza. Jivamukti Yoga School will be holding its twenty-first annual New Year’s Eve celebration with more than eight hours of special classes, a vegan dinner, a free kirtan dance party, and three hours of silence leading up to a midnight message (free – $75). Carolines on Broadway celebrates with Bobby Lee headlining at 8:00 ($38.25), while Greg Giraldo leads two shows at Comix (7:30 & 10:30, $45-$149). Sandra Bernhard continues her string of shows at Joes Pub (9:00, $100; 11:00, $150), followed by various members of the cast of HAIR letting the sun shine with DJ Theocracy in 2010: AN EQUALITY ODYSSEY! (1:00, $20).  Film Forum is throwing in a free glass of Champagne after the 9:50 screening of THE APARTMENT (Billy Wilder, 1960), followed by BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Blake Edwards, 1961). And for a little something very different, New Lost City begins at 195 Morgan Ave. at 9:00 pm and continues through 7:00 am with promised fire and ice, art and laughter, love and nudity, and prophetic visions and brief moments of the sublime as well as performances by the Hungry March Band, Baja + the Dry Eye Crew, the Lady Circus, and lots more ($29).