Did you know that the highest point in New York City is Todt Hill (410 ft.) on Staten Island? This month the Borough of Richmond turns 350 years old and to honor the island’s cultural and historical contributions, community organization SI350 has been named NYC & Company’s Culture Spot for June. Spend the day on Staten Island and find out more about the “forgotten borough,” at five important Staten Island attractions with this special 2-for-1 admission offer (good through June 30).
6pm: peter murphy (bauhaus) performs songs from his first solo album in seven years at j+r music world (23 park row), free >>
6:30pm: summerstage at central park's main stage opens with 'night at the caravanserai: tales of wonder' featuring cellist yo-yo ma and the silk road ensemble, the knights chamber orchestra, actor bill trwin, vocalist bobby mcferrin, more. free. >>
7pm: who's got the best brew? find out at the 'knights of bruklyn homebrewer's sentry' home brewing competition. sample the entries (while they last!) and snack on complementary cheese and jerky from stinky bklyn. union hall, free. >>
7pm: epmd and hot 97's funkmaster flex bring the jams to summerstage's 'salute to hip hop'. betsy head memorial playground (brownsville, brooklyn), free. >>
7pm: authors cara eisenpress and phoebe lapine (in the small kitchen: 100 recipes from our year of cooking in the real world) walk you through hosting a successful get together regardless of the size of your space. bonus: free cupcakes! word, free. >>
7pm (last chance): the st. luke’s chamber ensemble wrap up free chamber-music concerts in every borough (gershwin’s lullaby for stings, barber’s adagio for strings, and dvo?ák's string quartet no. 12 'american') at brooklyn's coney island museum (1208 surf ave). >>
7:30pm: slice magazine's fourth 'piethos' = a competitive reading series that pits blogs, publishers, bookstores + other brooklyn literary organizations against each other. winner gets a pie. brooklyn winery, free. >>
8pm: tonight's 'tell your friends' comedy show with liam mceneaney features kristen schaal, eric ledgin + justin shanes, hari kondabolu, and musical guest michelle leona-godin. lolita, $5. >>
8pm: tonight's installation of 'adult education' with host charles star explores 'the experimental method' with 16-time moth story slam winner adam wade, sex blogger jefferson, and cartoonists martha keavney and corey randolph. union hall, $5.? >>
8pm: leave patience and fortitude behind at the 'speak easy' series where nathan larson reads from the dewey decimal system. veronica people's club (greenpoint), free.(donations accepted for the nypl). >>
8pm (thru 7/31): shakespeare in the park returns! score free tickets to ‘measure for measure’ and ‘all’s well that ends well’ via online lottery, in-person at the park, or at various locations on specific dates. central park's delacorte theater, free. >>
6/8: section 2 of the highline opens (extending ten blocks north to w. 30th st!) with a new 4,900-square-foot public lawn, viewing spots, more >>
6/9 6-9pm: enjoy three hours of free whiskey cocktails courtesy of jim beam and metromix. 1/2 priced everything else 6-7pm. angels + kings, free. >>
6/9 6:30-10pm: $1 gets you a great slice (lombardi's, john's, artichoke, two boots, difara, grimaldi's, more), a soda, or a raffle ticket at the slice out hunger charity event. amity hall, 80 w. 3rd st. >>
sales, deals, freebies
5-7pm: foursquare users: the first 40 people to check in at the 'edge of greatness' location at prince + mulberry and find a rep dressed in orange will get a $50 visa gift card>>
7pm (every tues thru 8/31): chelsea's laughing lotus offers free yoga in the park at 10th ave bet. 14th + 15th st. (byob mat) >>
7pm (every tues thru 9/13): dumbo's the fitness guru offers complimentary pliates mat classes overlooking the water at brooklyn bridge park's pier 1 ,free >>
7:30pm (every tues thru 8/30): free pliate mat class at hudson river park's plaza @ 66th st >>
thru 6/8: take 20% off all regular price and sale merchandise at piperlime >>
thru 6/13: take 40% off all dresses at anne klein online >>
5-9pm: the 18th annual taste of times square outdoor food and music festival serves up $1-5 dishes of grub. purchase food tickets at the visitor center on 7th ave bet. 46th and 47th sts. >>
7pm (ends tonight): after four months and nine rounds, the williamsburg spelling bee finals go down at pete's candy store. free. >>
7:20 + 9:35pm: filmmaker werner herzog in person for screening of his 3d doc. cave of forgotten dreams. ifc, $17. >>
7:30pm: mit's sara seager and first contact author marc kaufman talk about exoplanets and the search for life beyond earth. amnh, $15. >>
7:30pm (ends today): the 15th annual nyc picturestart film festival showcases shorts from around the world atop a rooftop lounge. xvi lounge (251 w. 48th st @ 8th ave), free. >>
8pm (thru 7/31): shakespeare in the park returns! score free tickets to ‘measure for measure’ and ‘all’s well that ends well’ via online lottery, in-person at the park, or at various locations on specific dates. central park's delacorte theater, free. >>
8pm: cults perform in-store + release their debut full length at other music, free >>
8pm: tonight’s ‘hot tub’ with kurt + kristen features nick kroll, desiree burch, shenoah allen, band teen girl scientist monthly and adira amram + the experience. littlefield, $5 adv, $8 door. >>
9pm: comedian nick vatterott's 'phustercluck' at the creek and the cave features arden myrin (chelsea lately, 'party machine'), brooke van poppelen, seth herzog, micah sherman and will hines. free >>
9:30pm: accordionists, dancers, strippers, singers, comedians and magicians assemble monthly for 'le squeezebox cabaret' at public assembly, $10 >>
thru 6/8: alfred hitchkock's vertigo (1958) screens at bam, $12 >>
thru 6/11: sound + visual artist ryoji ikeda’s first major u.s. installation the transfinite takes up residence at park avenue armory, $12 >>
thru 6/12: this year’s brooklyn film festival features 100+ international films premiering at indiescreen + brooklyn heights cinema, $10 >>
thru 6/12: the gotham dance festival at the joyce features the brian brooks moving company, monica bill barnes + company, kate weare company, corbindances, more. $10+. >>
thru 7/1: the comic book theater festival explores the influence of comics on live theater. the brick, free preview tonight (reg $5-15) >>
coming up
6/7 7:30am (every tues + thurs thru 9/29): start the morning with free thai chi in bryant park >>
6/7 6:30pm: summerstage at central park's main stage opens with 'night at the caravanserai: tales of wonder' featuring cellist yo-yo ma and silk road ensemble, the knights chamber orchestra, actor bill trwin, vocalist bobby mcferrin, more. free. >>
6/8 7pm (every weds thru 6/15, 9/7-21): styvesant town continues the outdoor 'movies on the oval' series with legally blonde. enter at 1st ave + 16th st., free. >>
6/9 12pm (every thurs thru 8/4): bam's free r+b festival at downtown brooklyn's metrotech continues with dionne farris >>
6/10 recommended arrive @ 6am: jennifer hudson performs at the good morning america summer concert series. central park's rumsey playfield, free. >>
6/10 8pm (gates open 6:30pm): celebrate brooklyn! kicks of the season with andrew bird. prospect park bandshell, free ($3 suggested donation). >>
sales, deals, freebies
6-7pm (every mon-fri through summer); enjoy free bowling and shoe rental at brooklyn bowl when you mention 'summer bowl' at check-in. (door charges apply during ticketed events) >>
get a free quiznos sub or salad with purchase of one and a fountain drink (coupon) >>
ends today: take 30% off all tops at anne klein online >>
group deals
see new kids on the block and backstreet boys at the izod center 6/13 for $20-35 ($43-83 value) >>
get orchestra seats to cirque du soleil's 'zarkana' at radio city music hall for $62 ($124 value) >>
get a homemade pie from midtown's little pie company for $9 ($20 value) >>
$50 worh of lingerie at biatta intimates online for $15 >>
two-hour bike rental, plus helmet, lock and map from central park bicycle shop for $8 ($20 value) >>
10-class pass at midtown's yoga sutra nyc for $49 (up to $190 value) >>
12-7pm (ends today): the 18th annual red hook fest focuses on interactive art through photography, storytelling, music and dance performances. bonus: free kayaking. >>
1-5pm (every saturday): take a self-guided canoe tour on the gowanus. 165 2nd street, brooklyn, free. >>
2pm: breukelen bier merchants celebrate their grand opening with free grub (5-7pm), live music, beer specials, more. 182 grand street (williamsburg), free. >>
7pm (thru 6/7): the st. luke’s chamber ensemble perform free chamber-music concerts in every borough (gershwin’s lullaby for stings, barber’s adagio for strings, and dvo?ák's string quartet no. 12 'american'). tonight: queens's flushing town hall (137035 northern blvd). >>
8pm (lst chance): neo-soprano nicole renaud brings her transparent light-up accordion to theater lab for 'couleurs,' a multi-media concert where each song has a color theme, $15 >>
8:30pm: gotham girls roller derby's manhattan mayhem and the queens of pain battle it out at the hunter college sportsplex. lexington @ 68th st, $19.99+. >>
10am-6pm: crosby street closes to host the housing works open air street fair: $20 all-you-can stuff bags, $1 books, movies and music, beer, bbq, more! >>
11am-4pm 9 (very sun): the new amsterdam market opens for the season at the seaport >>
11am doors, 2:30pm match: hugh jackman is master of ceremonies at this year’s veuve clicquot polo classic on governors island. free. >>
1-5pm (sundays): the l.i.c. boathouse offers free walk-up paddling. vernon blvd + 31st ave (just north of socrates sculpture park). >>
2pm (thru 6/7): the st. luke’s chamber ensemble perform free chamber-music concerts in every borough (gershwin’s lullaby for stings, barber’s adagio for strings, and dvo?ák's string quartet no. 12 'american'). tonight: staten island's vmh hall @ snug harbor (1000 richmond terrace). >>
3pm: love pizza? watch as fellow enthusiasts chow down at the 7th annual brooklyn pizza eating contest at rocco’s pizza. 7818 5th ave @ 79th st, bay ridge. >>
3-9pm: mister sunday with eamon + justin returns, this week with a live set from space dimension controller. gowanus grove, $10 adv, $12 door. >>
6pm: the post plastic project: art + music benefit group art show raises funds to benefit project kaisei, which aims to capture the plastic vortex (the single largest trash mass in the world). live music, raffles, more. littlefield, free for art reception, $10 for show. >>
7:20 + 9:35pm (+6/6): filmmaker werner herzog in person for screening of his 3d doc. cave of forgotten dreams. ifc, $17 >>
7:30pm (thru 6/6): the 15th annual nyc picturestart film festival showcases shorts from around the world atop a rooftop lounge. xvi lounge (251 w. 48th st @ 8th ave), free. >>
8pm: rooftop films screens doc. the city dark, about the effects of city lighting on us, the environment, and our perception of the universe. old american can factory (gowanus), $10. >>
8pm: secret formula screens the best of twin peaks season two at their tv party complete with a miss twin peaks pageant, doughnuts and coffee, twin peaks themed burlesque, more. bell house front room, $5. >>
+ all weekend
1-6pm: take a sneak peak at roulette's new performance space during their 2-day 'musicircus', featuring musicians, dancers, video artists, and performance artists. 509 atlantic ave @ 3rd ave, brooklyn, free. >>
8pm: new solo show by this american life regular jack hitt, making up the truth. 3ld art and technology center (80 greenwich st.), $15 >>
take a self-guided tour of open artist studios and exhibitions at the eight annual atlantic avenue artwalk, free >>
the massive bushwick open studios features 350 shows in 130 buildings over four square miles of bushwick, east williamsburg, bed-stuy and ridgewood, free >>
the howl! festival continues 3 days of poetry, music and dance celebrating ginsberg's signature poem. tompkins square park, free >>
a whole bunch of artists play the brooklyn d.i.y. music festival hillstock, including alyson greenfield, so so glos, more. free-$7. >>
the 4th annual world science festival explores topics ranging from the heavens to the earth. various locations, many events free. >>
thru 6/8: alfred hitchkock's vertigo (1958) screens at bam, $12 >>
thru 6/11: sound + visual artist ryoji ikeda’s first major u.s. installation the transfinite takes up residence at park avenue armory, $12 >>
thru 6/12: this year’s brooklyn film festival features 100+ international films premiering at indiescreen + brooklyn heights cinema, $10 >>
thru 6/12: the gotham dance festival at the joyce features the brian brooks moving company, monica bill barnes + company, kate weare company, corbindances, more. $10+. >>
thru 7/1: the comic book theater festival explores the influence of comics on live theater. the brick, free preview tonight (reg $5-15) >>
weekends + holidays: free public kayaking at manhattan's pier 40 (9am-6pm), pier 96 (9am-6pm) and 72nd st (10am-5pm) >>
time out shows you where to play minigolf in nyc >>
offmanhattan shares 13 self-guided tours in nyc and beyond >>
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around town today
5-7pm (thru 6/5): the howl! festival kicks off 3 days of poetry, music and dance with tonight's official reading of ginsberg's signature poem @ tompkins square park, free >>
5pm-1am (thru 6/5): a whole bunch of artists play the brooklyn d.i.y. music festival hillstock, including alyson greenfield, so so glos, more. free-$8. >>
6pm: the 'fireside follies' have something for everyone at the inaugural 'yr friday night' of the season with artists, authors, filmmakers, and musicians -- take your pick! brooklyn fireproof, free. >>
6-9pm (thru 6/4): the 18th annual red hook fest focuses on interactive art through photography, storytelling, music and dance performances. bonus: free kayaking. >>
7pm: cinema 16: nick zinner + brian chase (yeah yeah yeahs) , shahin maita (oneida) and cellist mv carbon perform an original score to six experimental films at the met museum. free with museum admission ($20). >>
7pm (thru 6/7): the st. luke’s chamber ensemble perform free chamber-music concerts in every borough (gershwin’s lullaby for stings, barber’s adagio for strings, and dvo?ák's string quartet no. 12 'american'). tonight: manhattan's dimenna center for classical music (450 w. 37th st. @ 10th ave). >>
8pm (thru 6/4): neo-soprano nicole renaud brings her transparent light-up accordion to theater lab for 'couleurs,' a multi-media concert where each song has a color theme, $15 >>
8pm (thru 6/5): new solo show by this american life regular jack hitt, making up the truth. 3ld art and technology center (80 greenwich st.), $15 >>
8pm (thru 6/12): the gotham dance festival at the joyce features the brian brooks moving company, monica bill barnes + company, kate weare company, corbindances, more. $10+. >>
8:30pm (fridays thru 7/15): the films on the green festival screens french films in ny parks. this week: the swimming pool (la piscine) at central park's cedar hill (79th st + 5th ave), free. >>
8:30pm rooftop films screens indie flick the dish and the spoon. live music from snowmine, plus q+a with filmmaker alison bagnall and star greta gerwig (greenberg). open road rooftop (350 grand st., l.e.s.), $10. >>
9pm: swimming cities presents 'bordertown': two party nations divided by a wall. open bar 9-10pm. 1428 fulton st, bed-stuy (a converted trolley repair station), $10 before 11pm or with costume, $15 otherwise. >>
11pm: tonight at kurt braunohler's monthly late-night talk show 'night of the living': michael showalter, leo allen, musical guest pearl and the beard, and house band adira amram and the experience. the pit, $10. >>
ends today: the madison square mark’t features vendor stalls from restaurants and purveyors including momofuku milk bar, calexico, roberta’s, asiadog, eataly, more. >>
thru 6/5: the massive bushwick open studios features 350 shows in 130 buildings over four square miles of bushwick, east williamsburg, bed-stuy and ridgewood, free >>
thru 6/5: the 4th annual world science festival explores topics ranging from the heavens to the earth. various locations, many events free. >>
thru 6/12: this year’s brooklyn film festival features 100+ international films premiering at indiescreen + brooklyn heights cinema, $10 >>
thru 7/1: the comic book theater festival explores the influence of comics on live theater. the brick, $5-15. >>
sales, deals, freebies
10am-3:30pm (thru 9/23): bike and roll offers free bike rentals every friday through the summer >>
it's national doughnut day! score a free doughnut with any beverage purchase at participating dunkin' dounuts locations and at the penn station krispy kreme (no purchase necessary). >>
time out shows you where to play mini golf in nyc >>
ends today 6/3: save 50% off any soap.com item (max discount $15) with discount code 'oneday50', or take $15 off any order of $50 or more with code '15soap50' (new customers only) >>
group deals
$30 to spend on food and drink at nolita house for $15 >>
thru 6/5: the 4th annual world science festival explores topics ranging from the heavens to the earth. various locations, many events free. >>
12pm (every thurs thru 8/4): bam's free r+b festival at downtown brooklyn's metrotech kicks off with george clinton + parliament funkadelic >>
6:30pm: photographer jamel shabazz presents a slideshow and talk on the fashions during the emergence of the new york hip hop scene from 1980-1989. tenement museum, free (rsvp). >>
6:30pm: economist jeff madrick discusses and signs his book, greed: the triumph of finance and the decline of america. the cooper union, free. >>
7pm: down $2 pint cans of sixpoint brew at artists casey scieszka and steven weinberg’s shitty kitty (a 'shittly drawn cat with a shitty disposition') meetup at mission dolores. free. >>
7:30pm: norwegian singer/songwriter elise vatsvaag comes to scandinavia house, $10 >>
7:30pm (thru 6/12): the gotham dance festival at the joyce features the brian brooks moving company, monica bill barnes + company, kate weare company, corbindances, more. $10+. >>
8pm: kurt braunohler stars in a one-man show about how he destroyed a 13-year relationship in 'the amish guide to fucking'. did that happen during rumspringa, perhaps? littlefield, $8. >>
8pm: new music ensemble either/or presents its 6th annual spring festival of contemporary chamber music (philip glass, steve reich, more). the kitchen, $12. >>
8pm: the best, the worst, and the bloodiest book trailers...the second annual moby awards will be handing out the golden whales with publishers, editors, critics and local bookstore reps in the judging seats. powerhouse arena, free (rsvp). >>
8pm: collector john whiteknight illuminates the age when bell jars graced many victorian parlors. (a smoking marquis monkey!), observatory, $5. >>
8pm (thru 6/4): neo-soprano nicole renaud brings her transparent light-up accordion to theater lab for 'couleurs,' a multi-media concert where each song has a color theme, $15 >>
8pm (thru 6/5): new solo show by this american life regular jack hitt, making up the truth. 3ld art and technology center (80 greenwich st.), $15 >>
8pm (thru 7/1): the comic book theater festival explores the influence of comics on live theater. the brick, free preview tonight (reg $5-15) >>
8pm: (wednesdays thru 8/9): ifc's 'stranger than fiction' summer documentary series kicks off with bobby fischer against the world, $13 >>
8:30pm: string quintet sybarite5 redefine the perception of chamber music by playing selections from radiohead to mozart. david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center, free. >>
coming up
6/3 recommended arrive @ 6am: new kids on the block perform at the toyota concert series on today. rockefeller plaza, free. >>
6/3 recommended arrive @ 6am: the go-go's perform ath the good morning america summer concert series. central park's rumsey playfield, free >>
6/3 7pm: nick zinner + brian chase (yeah yeah yeahs) , shahin maita (oneida) and cellist mv carbon perform an original score to six experimental films at the met museum. free with museum admission ($20). >>
6/3-5: the massive bushwick open studios features 350 shows in 130 buildings over four square miles of bushwick, east williamsburg, bed-stuy and ridgewood, free >>
6/4-5: take a self-guided tour of open artist studios and exhibitions at the eight annual atlantic avenue artwalk, free >>
6/4 7:30-10pm: party for abe's penny issue 3.3, featuring artist spencer tunick and musician alina simone. end of century (173 rivington), free (rsvp required by 6/1). >>
6/16-18: public house celebrates four years with three days of free drinks and grub. rsvp req'd. >>
sales, deals, freebies
4-7pm: free gleato and sorbet at new amorino gelato in greenwich village. 60 university pl. @ e. 10th st. >>
thru 6/6: take 30% off all tops at anne klein online >>
every month, amazon.com selects 100 new and classic albums and offers them for just $5 each. for june, choose from the beach boys, beastie boys, beck, beyonce, bjork, blur, david bowie, death cab for cutie, devo, florence + the machine, marvin gaye, glasvegas, janet jackson, madonna, my morning jacket, peter bjorn and john, queen, the raveonettes, shaft sountrack, she and him, sting, titus andronicus, weezer. kanye west, neil young, more!
6pm: speaker kristina leonardi (founder of the women’s mosaic) host a seminar on how to fine tune your job search and keep your sanity intact while looking. nypl sibl, free. >>
6:30pm (every weds thru 9/21): free hatha yoga (all levels welcome) at hudson river park's plaza @ 66th st >>
7pm (thru 6/7): the st. luke’s chamber ensemble perform free chamber-music concerts in every borough (gershwin’s lullaby for stings, barber’s adagio for strings, and dvo?ák's string quartet no. 12 'american'). tonight: the bronx's pregones theater (575 walton ave.). >>
7pm (every weds thru 6/15, 9/7-21): styvesant town continues the outdoor 'movies on the oval' series with some like it hot. enter at 1st ave + 16th st., free. >>
7pm: celebrate marilyn monroe's 85th birthday with a celebrity reception, champagne toast, treats and silent auction. legends (6 w. 33rd st.), first 20 skint readers to rsvp with code 'nycevent100' get free admission (reg $50). >>
7pm: book release party for dr. oran hesterman's fair food: growing a healthy, sustainable food system for all. powerhouse arena, free (rsvp). >>
7pm: poet max blagg introduces artist alfred leslie, who'll show severeal short films and read selections of his own work. housing works, free. >>
7:30pm (thru 6/12): the gotham dance festival at the joyce features the brian brooks moving company, monica bill barnes + company, kate weare company, corbindances, more. $10+. >>
8pm: miles benjamin anthony robinson throws a 90s party, complete with a nirvana cover band and 'utterly cheesy alternative rock songs' by kerosene hat (feat. members of amazing baby, suckers, mgmt and robinson). das racist's kool a.d. djs. glasslands, free-$5. >>
8pm (thru 6/5): new solo show by this american life regular jack hitt, making up the truth. 3ld art and technology center (80 greenwich st.), $15 >>
