August Major NYC Events
What
makes New York City so exciting? There's always people to see,
places to go, things to do
Security requirements vary. Some venues might require at least one piece of government-issued photo identification. Packages might be subject to inspection
Thursday June 15 thru Saturday
August 5 2006
Prospect Park Bandshell | Brooklyn
Enjoy this great celebration of the
peoples and many different cultures of the people of Brooklyn.
August highlights include Bill Frisell, Los Amigos Invisible,
African Festival...
Friday June 16 thru Sunday
August 13 2006
Rumsey Playfield | Central Park
Great sounds, mostly free. August highlights
include Calexico, Limon Dance Company, Urban Bush Women, The Wild
Magnolia Mardi Gras Indians...
Mondays June 19 thru August 21
2006
Bryant Park | 6th Avenue between 41st
& 42nd Streets
Grab a picnic and catch a great classic
film under the stars in Midtown NYC. Playing in August: The
Manchurian Candidate, Charade, Rocky
Thursdays July 6 thru August 10
2006
Bryant Park | 6th Avenue between 41st
& 42nd Streets
A great series of lunchtime performances
by cast members from Broadway and off-Broadway shows. The 2006
lineup includes folks from Chicago, The Lion King, Monty
Python's Spamalot and much more...
Tuesday August 8 to Sunday September
3 2006
Delacorte Theater | Central Park
Joe Papp's great gift to NYC this year
features Berthold Brecht's Mother Courage with Meryl Streep
Saturday August 12 & Sunday
August 13 2006 9:00A to 5:00P
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Information Hong
Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
A bit of Hong Kong in the in the City with
something for everybody. The New York championship races are
Saturday with the US championships on Sunday.
Tuesday August 22 thru Friday
September 2 2006
Various locations
Two of the Met's audiences' favorite
works, La Traviata and Rigoletto, in NYC
opera-goers' favorite settings...
Monday August 28 thru Sunday September
10 2006
National Tennis Center | Flushing |
Queens
The premiere tennis tournament in the
United States. We tell you how to catch all the action, some of
it FREE!
No 2006 details as yet for the
following annual events Friday's August 12, August 19 &
August 26 2005 12:30P
Bryant Park
New York City Opera presents arias from
some very popular productions: Barber of Seville,
Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni and La Boheme
Sunday August 21 thru Sunday
August 28 2005
Howl! Festival
Various locations around Tompkins
Square Park & the Lower East Side
Information Howl
Festival
A celebration of Lower East Side
counterculture with activities and events for everybody. Poetry
reading; Latin, jazz and bluegrass performances; film and visual
arts; stuff for kids; and a midway-type street fair for all...
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