Friday August 19, 2011
Don’t go sour as Big Onion leads you through the Brooklyn neighborhoods of DUMBO and Vinegar Hill! “Stops could include the Eskimo Pie factory, Brooklyn's "Gracie Mansion," historic Fulton Ferry, and sites associated with George Washington, Walt Whitman, John Roebling, Jean Nouvel and America’s oldest national chain store,” 2 p.m., meet at the NE corner of Jay St & York St, next to the York St F train station, $18!
You won’t need to stomp any with your feet a la I Love Lucy, but you will be able to sample 11 wines Fom Australia, Argentina, France, and Chile! Wines will be paired with food prepared by Al De Winter, SSA, from Quintessential Wines, 5 p.m. to 9p.m., Manor House Cellars, 61 West 23rd Street, free!
Switched over from the “tale as old as time” with the vocal stylings of Jessica Fletcher and Lennie Briscoe, you can now sing-a-long to Teen Witch instead of Beauty and the Beast! Trivia, costume contests, and themed drinks will also be part of the festivities, The Bell House, 149 Seventh St. bet Second and Third Avenues, Brooklyn, 8 p.m., $8! Buy tkts here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3881235&pl=bellpl
Friday and Saturday August 19 and 20, 2011
Wyld Stallions Forever! Catch late-night screenings of Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey as they encounter Death, Midnight, IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave. at Third Street, $14!
Saturday August 20, 2011
Have you fully explored every inch of the High Line? No? Take a free tour today with Friends of the High Line, 11 a.m., meet at Gansevoort Plaza, under the High Line at the corner of Gansevoort and Washington Streets, and covers the length of Section One, the tours are free, but are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and space is limited, so you might want to get there early!
As we get through the dog days of summer, celebrate the Dog Days of Astor, with a special day of fun with man’s best friend! Today’s event features animal adoption, doggy portraits, ticket giveaways to Astor classes, food, and wine and cocktail tastings, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Astor Center, 399 Lafayette St., free!
Is that a rocket in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me? You can find out during a World’s Fair tour with the Urban Park Rangers at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., meet in front of the Queens Museum of Art, free!
As the summer winds to a close, you have time to attend one more street fair, right? Today it’s Brooklyn’s Washington Rocks Street Fair! There will be Brooklyn food, artists, music, and even a fashion show, 12:30 p.m., Washington Avenue between St. Marks Ave. and Prospect Pl ., free!
Get literary with it in Fort Greene with their 7th Annual Summer Literary Festival , which puts young, aspiring writers (7-18) alongside experienced, local authors, 3 p.m., Fort Greene Park (rain venue: Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton St., Brooklyn, 3 p.m., with after-party at bookstore at 6 p.m., free!
Join Discovery Walking Tours as they explore Sutton Place and the Treadwell Historic District at Twilight! “Discover how these two well-to-do areas evolved from humble beginnings. Stops include Sutton Square and the one-time homes of Marilyn Monroe and the Vanderbilt, Morgan and Roosevelt families,” 5:30 p.m., Call 212-465-3331 for reservations and meeting place, $18!
Bid farewell to Rooftop Films’ summer series with short movies with the theme of conclusions, in a variety of genres, including Diary by war journalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed recently in Libya, 8:30 p.m., Old American Can Factory, 232 Third St. at 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, $10 online or at the door, buy tkts here: http://rooftopfilms.ticketleap.com/rooftop-films-rooftop-shots!
And South Street Seaport is hosting a food truck rally with more than 30+ mobile vendors today (http://www.meanredproductions.com)!
Saturday and Sunday August 20 and 21, 2011
Celebrate the Battle of Brooklyn with Discovery Walking Tours as you taste your way through Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights! The tour may include stops at Plymouth Church, where Lincoln and Walt Whitman worshipped; the Promenade with its glorious view of Manhattan, the house where Truman Capote penned Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the homes of Jennie Jerome, Churchill’s mother; and writer Thomas Wolfe, and a special stop at the Four Chimneys – Washington’s headquarters during the Battle. Along the way, taste the area’s classic and contemporary foods, from Brooklyn egg creams and baklava to spinach pie,” 2 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for meeting place and RSVP, $26, includes food!
Can Kermit and Miss Piggy’s relationship survive Broadway? Find out at screenings of The Muppets Take Manhattan, 1 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. at 37th St., $12 (inc. museum admission)!
Sunday August 21, 2011
How could you be sad when the Hudson River Park’s Blues/BBQ festival is happening today? The 12th annual festival features food from local restaurants such as Daisy Dukes BBQ, Dinosaur Bar B Que, and the Ember Room, and live music on the Hudson, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hudson River Park at Pier 54 (W. 14th St.), free! (except for food/drink purchases)
Get off your butt and get ready for a laugh at the ASSSSCAT 3000’s comedy show, 7:30 p.m. (tkts are $10, but are sold out online, tho standby tkts will be available:, 9:30 p.m. (tkts are free, but distributed at the door at 8:15 p.m.,) Upright Citizens Brigade, 307 W. 26th Street!
Hopefully it will be both mad and hot ballroom when you witness the tangoing of Martin Vargas, 1: 15 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Boulevard, free!
I sceam, you scream, it’s artisanal ice cream time at the New Amsterdam Market’s Ice Cream Sunday! 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., New Amsterdam Market, South Street at Fulton St., scoops are $3-$5!
The Museum at Eldridge Street is hosting a Love and Courtship Walking Tour, “Discover romance turn-of-the-last-century style. Before eHarmony and JDate, there were perfumed love letters, elaborate courtship rituals and brokered marriages. Visit the sites where sparks once flew, including former nickelodeons, cafés, parks, synagogues and dance halls,” 11 a.m., meet at the museum, 12 Eldridge Street, bet Canal and Division, $15, RSVP here: http://www.eldridgestreet.org/index.php/august
Plus have a taste from the edible garden during a cooking demonstration inspired by southern Spanish cuisine (http://www.nybg.org/alhambra/programs.phps), and see just how many whiskey sour pickles you can stuff down your mouth in five minutes-or just watch others attempt this feat-(http://newyork.nearsay.com/nyc/williamsburg-greenpoint-bushwick/nightlife-second-annual-pickle-eating-contest-black-rabbit-bar), and it’s time for Food Trucks to honk their way to Proepect Park for a Food Truck Rally (http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/foodtrucks)!
Plus all weekend long and beyond (!) there are plenty of events related to the BMW Guggenheim Labs (http://bmwguggenheimlab.org/)!
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