The summers in New York are always filled with so much to do.  This week you have a choice of music and movies, even some cool Mamba dancing!

Check out the schedule for the remainder of the week…

Hudson River Park’s RiverFlicks

Iron Man (PG13)

July 8, Movies begin at dusk (generally around 8:30pm)

On Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 at 14th St.

I Know What You Saw Last Summer! Watch all of your favorite blockbusters from 2008 on the big screen, again! This time around, they’re all FREE and out under the stars. From superheroes to gossiping gals, Hudson River Park’s RiverFlicks has all of last years favorite summer hits!  Seating is available. Free popcorn. Beverages and snacks are for sale.  http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/

Movies Under the Stars: The Age of Innocence

July 8, 8:30pm (Riverside Park’s Pier I at 70th Street)

Pack a picnic, bring a friend and settle in for a night of premier Hollywood movies. This year’s theme: Nieuw York/New York – films that span the centuries, in honor of the Hudson River Quadricentennial. Sponsored by Riverside South Properties.  This week’s movie: The Age of Innocence (1870s), starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder;  Directed by Martin Scorcese (1993). Martin Scorcese’s drama, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Edith Wharton, depicts a man caught between two women and two worlds in the New York of the 1870’s, a time of lavish excess and social hypocrisy.  Riverside Park South is located on the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets. This event is FREE. Weather Permitting. Call 212-408-0219 for information.  http://www.riversideparkfund.org/calendar/

CityParks Concerts

MC Lyte

Brooklyn: Von King Park (Tompkins Ave. btwn. Lafayette Ave. & Greene Ave.)

7:00pm – 8:30pm, July 9th

CityParks Concerts bring the music New Yorkers love right into their neighborhood parks. CityParks Concerts is proud to present top musical acts including Grammy award-winning R&B singer Chrisette Michele, salsa sensation Frankie Negron, popular “experimental” band Man Man, and gospel music sensation and Grammy Award-winning pastor of Brooklyn’s Love Fellowship Tabernacle, Hezekiah Walker. City Parks Foundation is also welcoming back the fan favorites hip-hop group Naughty By Nature, KRS-One, and Slick Rick. http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/index1.aspx?BD=20011

Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center

Big 3 Palladium Orchestra: The Music of Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente

Mambo, Latin Jazz, Big Band

Saturday July 11, 2009

6:30pm at Damrosch Park (62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam)

This Latin jazz ensemble recreates the musical battles that occurred between the giants of 1950s mambo. The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra, led by Machito's son, Mario Grillo, and Tito Rodriguez Jr., with several original band members, play the classics on this stellar night.  Dance lesson at 6:30pm; live music at 7:30pm Tickets are available for $15 if you prefer to dance on the stage, but there is plenty of the room on the plaza to dance for free.

I will let you know what’s happening next week. 

Until Next Time,

See  you in the City!