DebConf10/TouristActivities

[edit] Free events the week before DebCamp

Sunday, July 18, 10am-5pm Kayaking on the Hudson: Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (in Riverside Park), Manhattan

Sunday, July 18, 3pm - Global Family Day: Ralph's World, Bethany and Rufus and Cirque-tacular Entertainment concert @ Central Park SummerStage

Sunday, July 18, 5pm - An Evening of Broadway Blockbusters concert @ Pace University

Sunday, July 18, 6:30pm - MoonDance Los Hermanos Colon @ Pier 54

Sunday, July 18, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Sunday, July 18, 7pm Acoustic Sundays: Meta and the Cornerstones @ Pier I (in Riverside Park South)

Monday, July 19, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Tuesday, July 20, 6:30pm - Stars of Tomorrow Classical Woodwinds Trio @ Pier 45

Tuesday, July 20, 6:30pm - Pilates - Mat Class @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Tuesday, July 20, 7pm - Metropolitan Opera @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Tuesday, July 20, 7pm - Lisa Lisa concert @ Tappen Park

Tuesday, July 20, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Tuesday, July 20 8:00pm - Washington Square Chamber Ensemble @ Washington Square Park

Wednesday, July 21, 12:30pm - Gimagua (Rumba-Flamenco guitar) concert @ Zucotti Park

Wednesday, July 21, 6pm - SOMI / John Ellis & Double Wide concert @ Madison Square Park

Wednesday, July 21 6:30pm-7:30pm Yoga - Evening Salute to the Sun @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Wednesday, July 21, 7pm - Pharoahe Monch concert @ Queensbridge Park

Wednesday, July 21, 7pm - Burning Spear concert @ Rockefeller Park

Wednesday, July 21, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Wednesday, July 21, 7pm - Swedish short films @ Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

Wednesday, July 21, 8pm - The Daily Show and Friends @ Central Park SummerStage

Wednesday, July 21 8:30pm - Movies Under the Stars: Inkheart @ Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Wednesday, July 21, 8:30pm - The Proposal movie @ Pier 54

Thursday, July 22, 12:00pm Bilal BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech @ Address: Jay St & Myrtle Ave.

Thursday, July 22, 12:30pm - KJ Denhert concert @ World Financial Center Plaza

Thursday, July 22, 6pm - The Antlers with Dinosaur Feathers concert @ Pier 54

Thursday, July 22, 6:30pm Music & Movies: The Chaplin Mutuals: Carl Davis / The Two Man Gentlemen Band Prospect Park Bandshell@ 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Thursday, July 22, 7pm - Reverend Smokie Norful concert @ Springfield Park

Thursday, July 22, 7pm - Antibalas concert @ Castle Clinton (free tickets given out at 5pm, first-come, first-served)

Thursday, July 22, 7:30pm-10pm - Brooklyn Philharmonic plays Chaplin @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Thursday, July 22, 7:30pm - The Beach Boys, The Turtles, The Monkees, Mark Lindsay concert @ Asser Levy/Seaside Park

Thursday, July 22 - The Big Lebowski movie @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Thursday, July 22, 7pm - Metropolitan Opera @ Tappan Park (Staten Island)

Friday, July 23, 12:30pm - KJ Denhert concert @ One New York Plaza

Friday, July 23, 6pm - Free Energy / Best Coast / Loose Limbs concert @ South St. Seaport

Friday, July 23, 6:00pm - Latin Music Series: Bomba Estereo La Secta Allstar, Rita Indiana @ Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Friday, July 23, 7pm - The Main Ingredient (Cuba Gooding Sr.) concert @ Rochdale Park

Friday, July 23, 7pm - Bear Hands, Darlings @ Whitney Museum All Ages

Friday, July 23, 7pm-10pm - Bomba Estereo / La Secta Allstar / Rita Indiana concert @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Friday, July 23, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Friday, July 23, 8pm - Blood Pudding theater/dance/song @ Springfield Park

Friday, July 23, 8pm - The Alvin Alley American Dance Theater @ Central Park SummerStage

Friday, July 23, 8:30pm - The Great Muppet Caper movie @ Pier 46

Saturday, July 24 10:00am-5:00pm - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (in Riverside Park), Manhattan

Saturday, July 24, 1pm-4pm - Clinton Cove Festival @ Clinton Cove Park at 55th Street

Saturday, July 24, 3pm, Field of Dreams (Un mundo nuevo) music/art http://www.musichasnoenemies.com/fieldofdreams @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested)

Saturday, July 24, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Saturday. July 24, 8pm - The Alvin Alley American Dance Theater @ Central Park SummerStage

Saturday, July 24, 8pm - Blood Pudding theater/dance/song @ Springfield Park

[edit] Free events the week of DebCamp

Sunday, July 25, 10:00am-5pm Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (in Riverside Park), Manhattan

Sunday, July 25, 3:00pm - Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Burkina Electric @ SummerStage Central Park

Sunday, July 25, 6:30pm - MoonDance Nu D'Lux @ Pier 54

Sunday, July 25, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Monday, July 26, 5pm - Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie @ Bryant Park

Monday, July 26, 6pm-7pm - Cumbiagra concert @ Pier 84

Monday, July 26, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Tuesday, July 27, 12:30pm - Jason Green @ River to River Zuccotti Park

Tuesday, July 27, 6:30pm - Alon Albagli Quartet @ Pier 45

Tuesday, July 27, 6:30pm - Pilates @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Tuesday, July 27, 7:00pm - Blue Magic @ Staten Island SummerStage Tappen Park

Tuesday, July 27, 7:00pm - Metropolitan Opera @ Queens Bridge Park

Tuesday, July 27, 8:00pm - Washington Square Chamber Ensemble @ Holley statue in Washington Square Park

Wednesday, July, 28, 9:00-11:00am - Tots Soccer & Pee Wee Basketball (5 and under) @ Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Wednesday, July, 28, 6:30pm - Yoga @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Wednesday, July 28, 6:30pm - No Snakes in this Grass @ Barclays Capital Grove

Wednesday, July 28, 7:00pm - Plena Libre @ River to River Wagner Park

Wednesday, July 28, 7:00pm - Olu Dara concert @ Queensbridge Park

Wednesday, July 28, 7pm - Daisies (a 1966 Czech dadaist film) @ Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

Wednesday, July 28, 12:30pm - Jason Green concert @ Zuccotti Park

Wednesday, July 28, 7pm - The Wailin' Jennys concert @ Madison Square Park

Wednesday, July 28, 7pm - Plena Libre concert @ Wagner Park

Wednesday, July 28, 7:30pm - ETHEL Fair: The Songwriters (World Premiere) @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Wednesday, July 28, 8:30pm - District 9 movie @ Pier 54

Wednesday, July 28, 8:30pm - Movies Under the Stars: The Fall @ Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Thursday, July 29, 10:30am - Children's Performance Series Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences (up to age 7) @ Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

Thursday, July 29, 12:30pm - Chris Velan concert @ World Financial Center Plaza

Thursday, July 29, 5pm-8:30pm - FIERCE Artistic Night @ Pier 45

Thursday, July 29 - Rear Window movie @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Thursday, July 29, 7pm - Metropolitan Opera @ Jackie Robinson Park

Thursday, July 29, 7pm - Alex P. Suter Band concert @ Wagner Park

Thursday, July 29, 7:00pm - DJA-Rara @ Josie Robertson Plaza

Thursday, July 29, 7:30pm - Ansanm (In Love We Stand) @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Thursday, July 29, 7:30pm - George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes concert @ Asser Levy/Seaside Park

Thursday, July 29, 8pm-10pm - MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix movie rescored @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Thursday, July 29, 8pm - Broadway Danny Rose Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Classic New York Features Paired with Independent Shorts @ 55 Water Street (free tickets, two per person, first-come, first-served at 6pm)

Friday, July 30, 12:30pm - Chris Velan concert @ One New York Plaza

Friday, July 30, 6pm - Avi Buffalo / Chad VanGaalen concert @ South St. Seaport

Friday, July 30, 7:00pm - Audio Tutu @ Broadway Plaza

Friday, July 30, 7pm - Creative Outlet Dance Theatre and Kyle Abraham/ Abraham.In.Motion @ Jackie Robinson Park

Friday, July 30, 7pm - Total Praise choir concert @ Rochdale Park

Friday, July 30, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Friday, July 30, 7:30pm - Nona Hendryx @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Friday, July 30, 7:30pm-10pm - The Swell Season / The Low Anthem concert @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Friday, July 30, 8:30pm - Monsters vs. Aliens movie @ Pier 46

Saturday, July 31, 10:00am - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (in Riverside Park), Manhattan

Saturday, July 31, 11am-4pm - Sculptors Guild Body Casting Workshops @ Governor's Island

Saturday, July 31, 12pm - Outdoor badminton and bocce @ Governor's Island

Saturday, July 31 2:00pm - 27TH ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC @ Hearst Plaza/Barclays Capital Grove

Saturday, July 31, 3pm - Jovanatti, Los Amigos Invisibles, & Natalia Lafourcade concert @ Central Park SummerStage

Saturday, July 31, 3:30pm - SIT, STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN… choreographed movement @ Governors Island

Saturday, July 31, 5:00pm - 27TH ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Saturday, July 31, 7pm - Earl Moseley's Institute of the Arts and Motion Theater Lab dance class @ Jackie Robinson Park

Saturday, July 31, 7pm-10pm - Sonic Youth / Grass Widow / Talk Normal concert @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Saturday, July 31, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

[edit] Free events the week of DebConf

Sunday, August 1, 10:00am-5:00pm - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (in Riverside Park)

Sunday, August 1, 8:30am - Governors Island Swim (two-mile race) @ Governors Island

Sunday, August 1, 1pm - NYC Pro Swim (10K race) @ Governors Island

Sunday, August 1, 2:00pm - 27TH ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC @ Hearst Plaza

Sunday, August 1, 2:00pm - Asylum Street Spankers Los Straitjackets The World Famous Pontani Sisters Etran Finatawa @ Hearst Plaza

Sunday, August 1, 3pm - St.Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, & Basia Bulat concert @ Central Park Summerstage

Sunday, August 1, 3:30pm - SIT, STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN… choreographed movement @ Governors Island

Sunday, August 1, 6:00pm - David Johansen Melvin Van Peebles: Hamlet: The Street Chant by Shel Silverstein Steve Cuiffo as Lenny Bruce Rod Harrison as Lord Buckley Surprise Artist TBA@ Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell

Sunday, August 1, 6:00pm - 27TH ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Sunday, August 1, 6:30pm - MoonDance Hector Del Curto's Eternal Tango Orchestra @ Pier 54

Sunday, August 1, 6:30pm - Petr Gazarov Quartet @ Hudson River Park Pier 45 at Christopher Street

Sunday, August 1, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ Castle Clinton

Monday, August 2, 12:30pm, The Voyage of Garbhglas dance @ Irish Hunger Memorial

Monday, August 2, 5pm - Rosemary's Baby movie @ Bryant Park

Tuesday, August 3, 12:30pm, The Voyage of Garbhglas dance @ Irish Hunger Memorial

Tuesday, August 3, 6:30pm - Pilates @ The Plaza @ 66th street (in riverside park)

Tuesday, August 3, 6:30pm - Petr Gazarov Quartet @ Pier 45

Tuesday, August 3, 11am - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Tuesday, August 3, 1pm - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Tuesday, August 3, 7pm - Elvis Martinez bachata concert @ Highbridge Park

Wednesday, August 4, 9am - Tots Socce & Pee Wee Basketball (5 and under) @ Pier 1 (Riverside Park South)

Wednesday, August 4, 11am - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Wednesday, August 4, 12:30pm, The Voyage of Garbhglas dance @ Irish Hunger Memorial

Wednesday, August 4, 1pm - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Wednesday, August 4, 6:30pm - Yoga @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (Riverside Park South)

Wednesday, August 4, 7pm - George Lamond, Judy Torres, DJ Lucho concert @ East River Park

Wednesday, August 4, 7pm - The James Carter Organ Trio concert @ Madison Square Park

Wednesday, August 4, 7pm - Tiempo Libre & Julito Martinez: Una Noche Cubana, Trova con Timba concert @ World Financial Center Winter Garden

Wednesday, August 4, 7pm - Conjunto Imagen concert @ Wagner Park

Wednesday, August 4, 7:00pm - Asphalt Orchestra @ Broadway Plaza

Wednesday August 4, 7:30pm - Robert Glasper Experiment with special guests Q-Tip and Bilal @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Wednesday, August 4, 8:30pm - Movie on the Hudson: Big Fish @ Pier I (Riverside Park South)

Wednesday, August 4, 8:30pm - Julie & Julia movie @ Pier 54

Thursday, August 5, 11am - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Thursday, August 5, 12:00pm - Mykal Rose of Black Uhuru @ BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech Jay St. & Myrtle Ave.

Thursday, August 5, 12:30pm, The Voyage of Garbhglas dance @ Irish Hunger Memorial

Thursday, August 5, 1pm - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Thursday, August 5, 6:00pm - Metric, Joan as Police Woman, Holly Miranda @ Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Ave at 10th st. Brooklyn ($3 suggested donation)

Thursday, August 5, 7:00pm - Asphalt Orchestra @ Hearst Plaza

Thursday, August 5, 7pm - Rumble on the River @ Pier 84

Thursday, August 5, 7pm - Gil Scott-Heron concert @ Marcus Garvey Park

Thursday, August 5, 7pm - Tremenda Rumba! Tiempo Libre with Guest Drummers, Román Díaz, Pedrito Martinez & Marvin Diaz concert @ Rockefeller Park

Thursday, August 5, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Thursday, August 5, 7:30pm - 80th Birthday Celebration: Paul Taylor Dance Company @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Thursda,y August 5, 7:30pm - John Legend concert @ Asser Levy/Seaside Park

Thursday, August 5, 8pm - Auntie Mame Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Classic New York Features Paired with Independent Shorts @ 55 Water Street (free tickets, two per person, first-come, first-served, at 6pm)

Thursday, August 5 - Brokeback Mountain movie @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Friday, August 6, 11am - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Friday, August 6, 1pm - Hula dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Friday, August 6. 6pm - Yacht concert @ South St. Seaport

Thursday, August 6, 7:00pm - Asphalt Orchestra @ Hearst Plaza

Friday, August 6, 7pm - Sunset on the Hudson

Friday, August 6, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Friday, August 6, 6:30pm-10pm - House of Usher: Marco Benevento / White Magic movie rescored and concert @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Friday, August 6, 7:30pm - Hallogallo 2010! Michael Rother & Friends perform the music of NEU! @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Friday, August 6, 8:30pm - Big movie @ Pier 54

Saturday, August 7, 10:30am-4:30pm - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival (FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK) http://www.hkdbf-ny.org/home.php?choice=eventschedule

Saturday, August 7, 10:00am-5:00pm - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (Riverside Park)

Saturday, August 7, 12pm - Civil War Weekend @ Governors Island

Saturday, August 7, 2:00pm - Family Day (Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Summer Revue featuring le Saffire and The Awkward Turtles) @ Hearst Plaza/ Barclays Capital Grove

Saturday, August 7, 3pm - Clark Sisters and Kierra Kiki Sheard gospel concert @ Central Park SummerStage

Saturday, August 7, 4:00pm - Family Day (Puppet Pageant: Pride and Prejudice and New York Real Estate (World Premiere), Puppeteers' Cooperative with Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center and Red Hook Community Center @ Hearst Plaza / Barclays Capital Grove

Sat August 7, 6:00pm - Asphalt Orchestra @ Hearst Plaza

Sat August 7, 6:00pm - Roots Music Series: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Budos Band and more @ Prospect Park Bandshell (9th ave at 10th st.)

Saturday, August 7, 7:00pm - Balkan Beat Box, Mucca Pazza @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Saturday, August 7, 7pm-10pm - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings / Budos Band concert @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Saturday, August 7, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Saturday, August 7 - DebConf10/RocketLaunch

[edit] Free events the week after DebConf

Sunday, August 8, 8:30am-4:00pm - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival (FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK) http://www.hkdbf-ny.org/home.php?choice=eventschedule

Sunday, August 8, 10:00am-5:00pm - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (Riverside Park)

Sunday, August 8, 2pm - Heritage Sunday: Yuri Yunakov, Zikrayat, The Maeandros Ensemble @ Hearst Plaza Barclays Capital Grove

Sunday, August 8, 3pm - Annual Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert (Brady Rymer, Elizabeth Mitchell) @ Prospect Park Bandshell ($3 suggested donation)

Sunday, August 8, 6pm - Asphalt Orchestra @ Broadway Plaza

Sunday, August 8th, 6:30pm - George Gee Swing Orchestra @ Hudson River Park - Moondance Pier 54 at W. 14th Street

Sunday, August 8, 7pm - Slavic Soul Party @ Pier I (Riverside Park South)

Sunday, August 8, 7pm - The xx, Chairlift, & Jack Peñate concert @ Central Park SummerStage

Sunday, August 8, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Sunday, August 8, 7:30pm - S.O.S. (Saving Our Soul) - From the Big Easy to the Big Apple: Soul Rebels Brass Band, Wild Magnolias, Glen David Andrews @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Monday, August 9, 12:30pm - LoVid: Trichrome Navigation @ Broad Street between Exchange Place and Beaver Street

Monday, August 9, 6:00pm - Old Silver Band @ Hudson River Park Pier 84 at 44th Street

Tuesday, August 10, 11am - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Tuesday, August 10, 12:30pm - LoVid: Trichrome Navigation @ Broad Street between Exchange Place and Beaver Street

Tuesday, August 10, 1pm - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Tuesday, August 10, 6:30pm - Classical Brass Trio @ Hudson River Park Pier 45 at Christopher Street

Tuesday, August 10, 6:30pm - Pilates @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (Riverside Park South)

Tuesday, August 10, 7pm - Bachata Heitz concert @ Highbridge Park

Tuesday, August 10, 8pm - Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dancin' Downtown Contest Winners @ Central Park SummerStage

Wednesday, August 11, 11am - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Wednesday, August 11, 12:30pm - LoVid: Trichrome Navigation @ Broad Street between Exchange Place and Beaver Street

Wednesday, August 11, 1pm - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Wednesday, August 11, 6:30pm - Yoga @ The Plaza @ 66th Street (Riverside Park South)

Wednesday, August 11, 6:30pm - Susana Baca, Aurelio Martinez & Garifuna Soul, Carlos Verela & His Band @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Wednesday, August 11, 7pm - Doug E. Fresh & DJ Dee Wiz concert @ Jackie Robinson Park

Wednesday, August 11, 7pm - Nino Segarra and His Orchestra concert @ Wagner Park

Thursday, August 12, 10:30am - Sleeping Beauty puppet show @ Pier I (Riverside Park South)

Thursday, August 12, 11am - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Thursday, August 12, 12:30pm - LoVid: Trichrome Navigation @ Broad Street between Exchange Place and Beaver Street

Thursday, August 12, 1pm - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Thursday, August 12, 12:30pm - Libby Richman jazz quartet concert @ 24 State Street

Thursday, August 12, 6pm - Deerhunter, Real Estate @ Pier 54 (Hudson River Park)

Thursday, August 12, 7pm - White Rabbits @ East River Amphitheater

Thursday, August 12, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Wednesday, August 12, 7pm - Chinese American Arts Council: Lion Dance @ Josie Robertson Plaza

Wednesday, August 12, 7:30pm - International Body Music Festival: Barbatugues, Slammin All-Body Band, Celina Kalluk and Lucie Idlout, Derique McGee @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Thursday, August 12, 7:30pm - Aretha Franklin concert @ Asser Levy/Seaside Park

Thursday, August 12, 8pm - The Country Girl Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Classic New York Features Paired with Independent Shorts @ 55 Water Street (free tickets, two per person, first-come, first-served, at 6pm)

Thursday, August 12 - Dreamgirls movie @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Friday, August 13, 11am - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Friday, August 13, 1pm - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl dance lessons @ National Museum of the American Indian

Friday, August 13, 6pm - Gamelan Galak Tika @ Broadway Plaza

Friday, August 13, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Friday, August 13, 7pm - Javelin, Warpaint @ Whitney Museum

Friday, August 13, 7:30pm - Kronos Quartet with special guest Gamelan Galak Tika @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Saturday, August 14, 10:00am-5:00pm - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (Riverside Park)

Saturday, August 14, 12:00 - La Casita: M.C.: La Bruja, featuring Aracelis Girmay, Ayisha Knight, Carvens Lissaint, Denizen Kane, Grace Nono, Jamila Lysicott, Kathy Yogi Collins, Kurtis Lamkin, Liza Garza, M.A.K.U., Mandingo Ambassadors, Natalio Hernandez, The Welfare Poets, Vlada Tomovaâ��s Balkan Tales, Willie Perdomo, Yerbabuena @ Hearst Plaza Barclays Capital Grove

Saturday, August 14, 3:00pm - Andy Andy, Luis Miguel de la Amargue, Elvis Martinez, Alexandra @ SummerStage Central Park

Saturday, August 14, 6pm - Neon Indian @ Governors Island (The Beach)

Saturday, August 14, 7pm - Much Ado About Nothing roving, setless play @ West 103rd Street and Central Park West

Saturday, August 14, 7:30pm - Larry Harlowâ��s La Raza Latina, A Salsa Suite: Conducted by Larry Harlow, starring RubÃ©n Blades, with guest vocalist Adonis Puentes @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Saturday, August 15, 10:00am-5:00pm - Kayaking on the Hudson @ Kayaking on the Hudson Meeting Point (Riverside Park)

Sunday, August 15, 3:00pm - Public Enemy, Blitz The Ambassador, the 7th Octave @ Central Park Summerstage

Sunday, August 22, 3:00pm - The Specials, Black Joe Lewis, and the Honey Bears, $mall Change @ Central Park Summerstage

Sunday, August 15, 5:00pm - Centrifugal Force: Hip Hop Generations @ Lincoln Center: Emilio â��Buddha Stretchâ�� Austin Jr., Adesola Osakalumi, and Gus Solomons jr @ Josie Robertson Plaza

Sunday, August 15, 7:00pm - Lucinda Childs: Dance, Brian Brooks Moving Company: Motor @ Damrosh Park Bandshell

Sunday, August 15, 7:00pm - Acoustic Sunday: Los Soneros de Oriente @ Pier I (Riverside Park South)

[edit] Ongoing free things

Walking Tours of New York, http://www.walkingoffthebigapple.com/

Federal Reserve Bank of New York tours, http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/ny_tours.html

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, free admission on Tuesdays

New York Botanical Garden (Bronx), free admission on Wednesdays

American Folk Art Museum, free admission on Fridays from 5:30pm-7:30pm

Asia Society and Museum, free admission on Fridays from 6pm-9pm

Bronx Museum of the Arts, free admission on Wednesdays (12pm-9pm)

New York Public Library, Schwarzman building (main branch)

The Morgan Library, free admission on Fridays from 7pm-9pm

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), free admission on Fridays from 4pm-8pm

Museum of the Moving Image, free gallery admission on Fridays from 4pm - 8pm

New York Historical Society, free admission on Fridays, 6pm-8pm

Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge (remember to brink liquids and head wear, and get off at first exit in Brooklyn).

Staten Island Ferry, free ferry to Staten Island, back-and-forth (great photo ops for Statue of Liberty)

Forbes Museum, always free, awesome collection of toy boats, and toy soldiers, as well as some other toys, Cartier jewellery, photographs and other random stuff.

Bronx Zoo, free (with recommended $10 donation) admission on Wednesdays.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, free (with recommended $20 donation).

The Cloisters, free (with recommended $20 donation), catch the A train to 190th st, or the M4 bus to the Cloisters.

Wall Street and Federal Hall building

Central Park (59th to 110th Street)

Times Square

The United Nations (UN)

Grand Central train/subway station.

[edit] TV show tapings

The Daily Show studio audience tickets http://www.thedailyshow.com/tickets

The Colbert Report studio audience tickets http://www.colbertnation.com/tickets

Late Show with David Letterman tickets http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/tickets/

NBC TV shows (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Last Call with Carson Daly, Saturday Night Live) http://www.nbc.com/nbc/footer/Tickets.shtml

The View tickets http://theview.abc.go.com/tickets

Rachael Ray Show tickets http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show-info/audience-tickets/

some others http://www.nytix.com/Links/TV/listofcurrentshows.html

[edit] Things for children

Children's Museum of Manhattan
The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024
(212) 721-1223
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm
(Friday, August 6, 5pm-8pm is free, all other times $10 admission)
http://www.cmom.org/visit/hours_and_admissions

American Museum of Natural History (http://www.amnh.org/)

Central Park (including, zoo, boat rides, storytelling, and water playgrounds - see http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/inside-central-park/water-play-in-the-park.html)

Children's Museum of the Arts (http://cmany.org/intro.php?pn=home)

South Street Seaport Museum (http://www.seany.org/)

Intrepid Museum (WWII aircraft carrier -http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/)

New York Transit Museum (http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/nytm.html - in Brooklyn)

New York Hall of Science (in Queens)

Other resources for kids/families: http://www.ny.com/kids/ and http://nymag.com/family/kids/

[edit] Ages 5 and under

Wednesday, July 21 9:00am-11:00am Tots Soccer & Pee Wee Basketball (5 and under) are welcome @ Pier I (Riverside Park South), Manhattan

[edit] Ages 7-12

Pre-performance workshops on For Much Ado About Nothing for children 7-12 and their families taught by New York Classical Theatre performers - July 18, 20, 31, August 1; 5pm; meet outside Castle Clinton in Battery Park. suggested $10 donation