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What makes New York City so exciting? There's always people to see, places to go, things to do 

 

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Tuesday April 25 thru Sunday May 7 2006

TriBeCa Film Festival

Various Downtown Venues

Information TriBeCa Film Festival

We have to be honest about this: Both the 2004 and 2005 TriBeCa Film Festival line-ups were all but incomprehensible to us. Maybe it's the breadth, depth and ambition of the schedules, they can be a bit overwhelming. For a film-savvy person this is a boon, as the TriBeCa Festival offers two weeks of total immersion in the medium

Tuesday April 25 thru Sunday June 18 2006

Cirque du Soleil Cortero

Randall's Island

The famed Canadian troupe returns to New York to present Cortero, a celebration of a clown's life

April 29 to June 17 2006

Bike Month NYC

All throughout the City

Bicycle tours and activities in, around and through all five boroughs and beyond. Whether you're just out for a good time or want to make a green statement, this is the place to pedal it

Thursday May 4 thru Thursday May 11 2006

New York Independent Film & Video Festival

Village East Theater | 181 2nd Avenue, at 12th Street

Information New York Independent Film & Video Festival

We should have thrown the word "International" in the event title but it's just too dang long as it is. This little festival that could runs the gamut from comic shorts and documentaries to full-length dramatic features. The best part? Many of the screenings are very inexpensive

Saturday May 6 2006  7:30ADay event to 7:30PEvening event

The Great Saunter

South Street Seaport around Manhattan back to South Street

Really see Manhattan as you stroll 32 miles around its shoreline

Saturday May 6 2006  8:15A to 12:00NDay event

Revlon 5K Run Walk

Times Square through Central Park

Join more than 40,000 runners an walkers in the fight against breast and ovarian cancers

Saturday May 6 & Sunday May 7 2006

Sprout Film Festival

NYU Cantor Film Center | 36 E 8th Street | between Broadway & University Place

Tickets Single Program $8 Two Programs $14 Weekend Pass $40

Information Sprout Film Festival

About twenty films and videos presented in five programs attempts to reinforce accurate portrayals of people with developmental disabilities 

Sunday May 7 2006  8:00ADay event

The Five Borough Bike Tour

Battery Park to the Bronx to Queens to Brooklyn to Staten Island

The Great Five Borough Bike Tour takes you on a 42-mile trek through the City

Sunday May 7 2006  10:00ADay event

Dogs Walk Against Cancer

Riverside Park | 89th Street at Riverside Drive

Information Dogswalk Against Cancer | 212-237-3872

Take a morning stroll along the Riverside Park promenade for a good cause. Your best friend gets to enjoy a bunch of canine activities, including a costume contest, doggie competitions and plenty of stuff going on for doggie people as well

Wednesday May 10 2006  7:30PEvening event

Taste of the Nation New York

Metropolitan Pavilion | 125 W 18th Street | between 6th & 7th Avenues

Information New York Taste | 1-866-TASTENY

Tickets $250 to $375

Schedule VIP preview 6:30P to 7:30P | Main event 7:30P to 10:30P

The annual event to benefit Share Our Strength features tastings from more than 50 of New York's top restaurants. Added attractions include a silent auction featuring all sorts of goodies plus works by artistically inclined chefs; wine tastings; cocktails concocted especially for the event; and more

Wednesday May 10 thru Saturday May 14 2006

Bicycle Film Festival

Anthology Film Archives | 2nd Street & 2nd Avenue

Is this a first for NYC -- valet bicycle parking? You've gotta' love it

Friday May 12 thru Wednesday May 17 2006

International Fine Art Fair

7th Regiment Armory | Park Avenue at 67th Street

Admission $18

Information Haughton International Fairs | 212-642-8572

Hours Daily, except Sunday 11:00A to 7:30P | Sunday 11:00A to 6:00P

Paintings, drawings and sculpture from the Renaissance to the 1960s by European and American artists

Saturday May 13 thru Monday May 29 2006

Big Apple Circus Grandma Goes to Hollywood

Cunningham Park | Queens

This intimate, one-ring circus set under a tent has become a Spring  tradition in New York City. This years show celebrates great Impressionist and Modern artists by bringing their works to life

Sunday May 21 2006  9:00ADay event

New York Arthritis Walk

Battery Park

Information New York Arthritis Walk | 212-984-8700

Take a scenic 3-mile walk starting from Battery Park on a spring day to help control and find a cure for arthritis

Sunday May 21 2006  10:00ADay event

New York AIDS Walk

Central Park

Information AIDS Walk New York | 212-807-WALK

A 10K walk that begins and ends in Central Park. Sponsored by the Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Walk is in its 21st year

Wednesday May 24 thru Tuesday May 30 2006

Fleet Week

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

About a dozen military ships participate in this year's Fleet Week--including the aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy--New York's premier thank you to the men and women of our armed forces. Come out and say Hi!

Saturday May 27 thru Monday May 29 2006

Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit

Greenwich Village

More than 20 blocks of museum- and gallery-quality art at this seven decade old exhibition

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