Newsletter 12 - June 15, 2000
We're sorry to say that after June 2000,
because of changes in our service provider's operations and a host
of other circumstances, we were forced to discontinue publication of
what -- we thought -- was a information packed digest. We hope to be
able to resume sometime in the future
Contents
1. Not Much Time
2. Greenmarket Report
3. Events
4. Cabaret & Jazz
5. Street Fairs & Feasts
6. Parades
7. Music & Dance
8. Broadway
1. Not Much Time
There isn't that much time to write this week.
Convention and meeting work is keeping both of us busy and the
traffic on Jim's Deli doubled, generating many more e-mails that
must be answered. Plus, Jim just hasn't gotten any good ideas that
might be of interest to anyone else. Maybe he'll come up with a
tidbit or two for next week
Weather-wise it's been a lousy New York City
week. On very hot weekend with temperatures soaring into the 90s,
accompanied by very heavy, very humid air. Then a plunge into the
very wet, bone-chilling 40s and 50s. Not quite June in NYC. It's a
good thing the City offers a lot in the way of museums, theater and
other indoor attractions so tourists won't be too disappointed. And
seeing Central Park on an overcast day is still impressive, though
different than when the sun is shining
Spoke to a woman from the New York Botanical
Gardens on Tuesday. She said the roses were in full bloom; it should
be the same at the rose garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Last
summer's heat considerably damaged the area's rose crop. The area
had a good amount of rainfall this year and no overwhelming heat;
almost perfect rose conditions. So take a ride to Brooklyn or the
Bronx and smell the roses (first check for bees!)
2. Greenmarket Report
It's been in the works for awhile and they
finally opened a new Greenmarket in Turtle Bay. Wednesday was the
first day of operation at 46th Street and 2nd Avenue. There are only
about eight stands, but they offer a nice variety of the season's
produce. Salad and cooking greens were predominant, there was a good
selection of fresh herbs, some very nice turnips and beets and, best
of all for Susan, the first of the local broccoli and asparagus
The stand operators Jim spoke with seemed quite
pleased with the first day, especially since the opening wasn't
publicized in the neighborhood. They think it is going to be a
success
You can find a complete list of New York City
Greenmarkets, what's on the stands now and what's coming up at our
(old lin)
3. Events
Watch McEnroe, Borg, Connors
and others trade volleys in the LastMinuteTravel.com Masters at
Central Park's Wollman rink thru the 18th
Starting Jun 13th and continuing
thru Aug 15th Summerstage
has sounds, music, dance, verse, performance and more at Central
Park's Rumsey Playfied
David Bowie is at the
Roseland Ballroom Jun 16th
On Jun 18th have fun with Kites
and Koi for Dad's Day at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Also: The
pond in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden will be restocked with koi;
kite making for kids with kite flying on the Cherry Esplanade
Enjoy Restaurant
Week as more than 130 of the City's best offer special $20
lunches Jun 19th thru Jun 23rd
B B King opens his new B B
King Blues Club & Grill on 42nd Street Jun 21st. B B plays thru
the 24th
Bruce Springsteen and The E
Street Band are at Madison Square Garden thru Jul 1st
You can find details, last minute listings and
info on what's coming up at our New
York City Events Guide
4. Cabaret & Jazz
Jun 13th thru Jun 18th
Toots Thieleman is at the Blue Note | George Cables, Santi
Debriano & Carl Allen are at the Village Vanguard | Bobby
Watson & Horizon are at Iridium
Jun 15th
Pieces of a Dream go on the Seaport Music Cruise
Jun 15th thru Jun 17th
The Phil Woods Quintet is at Birdland
Jun 16th & Jun 17th
The Paul Winter Celtic Solstice plays the 7th Annual Summer
Solstice Celebration with Karan Casey, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Jerry
O'Sullivan, Eugene Friesen and more at the Cathedral of St John the
Divine
Jun 20th thru Jun 25th
Steve Lacy with The Mal Waldron
Trio is at Iridium | Melvin Butler, Myron Walden, Kurt
Rosenwinkel, Dave Easley, John Cowherd & Christopher Thomas
are at the Village Vanguard
We will soon have a separate Cabaret & Jazz
Guide (and also Concerts & clubs), but for now you can find all
the details about who's playing where when at our New
York City Events Guide
5. Street Fairs & Feasts
Find details of all of your favorite street
fairs, feast, festivals and carnivals at our Street
Fair & Feast Guide. Here's a sampling of this week's fairs:
In Manhattan:
Feast of Society of Saint Gandolfo,
Mulberry Street btw Spring Street & Broome Street
Independence Plaza Tenants Association Street
Fair, W Broadway btw Vesey Street & Chambers Street
St Joseph's School Street Fair,
Washington Place btw 6th Avenue & Grove Street
Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, 8th
Avenue btw 14th Street & 23rd Street
Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association,
2nd Avenue btw 14th Street & 23rd Street
Women's Democratic Club Street Fair,
Astor Place btw Broadway & Lafayette Street
South Manhattan Development Corporation Lower
East Side Festival, Grand Street btw Clinton & Orchard
Streets | Essex Street btw Canal & Broome Streets | Orchard
Street btw Delancey & Grand Streets
International Immigrants Foundation Cultures
Festival, Madison Avenue btw 42nd Street & 57 Street
West Side Federation of Neighborhood &
Block Associations & The Broadway Mall Association Street Fair,
Broadway btw 73rd Street & 86th Street
Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center
Garden Party, Gansevoort Street btw W 13th Street &
Greenwich Street
In the Bronx:
Hijos de Cayey Carnival, Walton Avenue
btw Fordham Road & 184th Street
In Brooklyn:
Park Slope Chamber of Commerce Street Fair,
7th Avenue btw Flatbush Avenue & 15th Street
Get all the times and details for your
favorite street fairs, feast, festivals and carnivals at our Street
Fair & Feast Guide
6. Parades
Only one parade this weekend. On Saturday, the
Evangelical Children's March proceeds along 3rd Avenue north from
96th Street to 118th Street, then west to Park Avenue
For more details and to preview upcoming marches
check out our New York City
Parade Guide
7. Music & Dance
The New
York City Ballet performs a "New Generation Program"
Saturday evening featuring a new work by Peter Martins. Other
programs during the week are back to repertory favorites including Donizetti
Variations, Liebeslieder Walzer, Coppélia, Fearful Symmetries, and
I'm Old Fashioned; new ballets by d'Amboise and Mahdaviani
are featured
Just next door, the American
Ballet Theater gives a final performance of Swan Lake
Thursday evening. The weekend features Jardin Lilas, La Sylphide
and Pas des Deesses. The company starts a 4-day run of Taming
of the Shrew on Monday
PHILADANCO
begins its 30th Anniversary season at the Joyce Theater next Tuesday
Keep you eyes and ears open for the
Lincoln
Center Festival, it starts Jul 11th
Our Music
and Dance Guide has all the details
8. Broadway
If you haven't caught up on the 2000
Tony Awards now is the time to do it.
Coming Up
Kelsey Grammar's first Broadway turn is in Bill
Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Previews start Jun 8th
Broadway babe Nathan Lane is back on stage in The
Man Who Came to Dinner with Jean Smart. The show starts
previews at the newly renovated American Airlines Theater (nee
Selwyn) Jun 30th for a Jul 27th opening
Find details for all Broadway show at our Broadway
Theater Guide
See you next week!
Susie and Jim
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