NYC Parks Special Events copyright (c) 2013 NYC Department of Parks and Recreation http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events_search.php NYC Department of Parks and Recreation en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:03 GMT NYC Parks News 25 25 http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events_search.php http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/parks_leaf_thumb.gif <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Comedy of Errors"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/26/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/26/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors Date: June 26, 2013

The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, is a comical tale about two sets of twins who were separated at birth and now live in neighboring cities . When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, visit Ephesus they are mistaken for Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, and thus begins the never ending mayhem of mistaken identity.

The event is free but you will need tickets for admittance. Learn how to get them at the link below.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-06-26 2013-06-26 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[The Willow Girl]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/27/the-willow-girl http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/27/the-willow-girl Date: June 27, 2013

A young girl comes to America, realizing she possesses special gifts. She has been taught the healing power of plants and has a secret friend, the mysterious spirit who inhabits a beautiful Willow Tree!

Presented by Catskill Puppet Theatre. Sponsored by Council Member Eric Ulrich

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 235-4100

Location: Wallenberg Square (in Forest Park)

]]> Q015 Forest Park 2013-06-27 2013-06-27 7:00 pm 40.7075, -73.8372 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Celebrate Brooklyn! Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/27/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/27/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo Date: June 27, 2013

Performing en travesti (i.e. in drag), Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is the world’s premier all-male classical ballet company, and a sight to behold anytime they take the stage. “Keen parody always turns on some level of mastery of the target, and here the Trocks set the standard, with whipping turns…buoyant jumps and, most of all, uncanny speed.” (Chicago Tribune) Their long-awaited debut at the Bandshell will include excerpts from Swan Lake, Pas De Deux, Go for Barocco, Dying Swan, and Paquita—the perfect way to kick off Pride.

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 683-5600

Location: The Bandshell (in Prospect Park)

]]> B073 Prospect Park 2013-06-27 2013-06-27 8:00 pm 40.663, -73.9766 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519fe2c899b85.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Comedy of Errors"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/27/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/27/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors Date: June 27, 2013

The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, is a comical tale about two sets of twins who were separated at birth and now live in neighboring cities . When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, visit Ephesus they are mistaken for Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, and thus begins the never ending mayhem of mistaken identity.

The event is free but you will need tickets for admittance. Learn how to get them at the link below.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-06-27 2013-06-27 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[PuppetMobile Presents Little Red's Hood]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/28/puppetmobile-presents-little-reds-hood http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/28/puppetmobile-presents-little-reds-hood Date: June 28, 2013

Little Red’s Hood is a fresh retelling of the classic “Little Red Riding Hood” tale updated with a modern sensibility that will appeal to kids. The production features a dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre.

Like many of today’s children, Little Red is a smart, young city slicker who is too focused on her smartphone to notice her surroundings. Wulfric is a misunderstood wolf with a sweet tooth. When Little Red travels from New York City to the country to deliver some cupcakes to her Grandma, she encounters a colorful cast of characters as Wulfric the Wolf tries to head her off at the pass.

Visit the City Parks Foundation website for more information.

Start time: 10:30 am

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Pier 6 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

]]> B431 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2013-06-28 2013-06-28 10:30 am 40.6926, -74.0019 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Much Ado About Nothing]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/28/much-ado-about-nothing http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/28/much-ado-about-nothing Date: June 28, 2013

In its second year at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Random Access Theatre Company presents an exciting spin on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Casey Cleverly.
Set in colonial Macau, this production explores Much Ado's wickedly enjoyable themes of love, intrigue, power, betrayal, and wit with a talented culturally diverse cast and a vivid Chinese/Portuguese inspired design concept.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: The Granite Prospect (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

]]> B431 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2013-06-28 2013-06-28 7:00 pm 40.7019, -73.9975 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Comedy of Errors"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/28/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/28/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors Date: June 28, 2013

The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, is a comical tale about two sets of twins who were separated at birth and now live in neighboring cities . When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, visit Ephesus they are mistaken for Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, and thus begins the never ending mayhem of mistaken identity.

The event is free but you will need tickets for admittance. Learn how to get them at the link below.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-06-28 2013-06-28 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Hudson Warehouse Shakespeare Workout]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/29/summer-on-the-hudson-hudson-warehouse-shakespeare-workout http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/29/summer-on-the-hudson-hudson-warehouse-shakespeare-workout Date: June 29, 2013

Covering the elements of Voice Production, Movement, Acting and Stage Combat. Open to all actors, ages 13 and up. All experience levels welcome.

Email to register. Space is limited.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: 311

Location: Soldiers and Sailors Monument (in Riverside Park)

]]> M072 Riverside Park 2013-06-29 2013-06-29 3:00 pm 5:00 pm 40.792, -73.979 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515f1766a2003.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Much Ado About Nothing]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/29/much-ado-about-nothing http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/29/much-ado-about-nothing Date: June 29, 2013

In its second year at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Random Access Theatre Company presents an exciting spin on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Casey Cleverly.
Set in colonial Macau, this production explores Much Ado's wickedly enjoyable themes of love, intrigue, power, betrayal, and wit with a talented culturally diverse cast and a vivid Chinese/Portuguese inspired design concept.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: The Granite Prospect (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

]]> B431 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2013-06-29 2013-06-29 7:00 pm 40.7019, -73.9975 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Comedy of Errors"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/29/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/29/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors Date: June 29, 2013

The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, is a comical tale about two sets of twins who were separated at birth and now live in neighboring cities . When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, visit Ephesus they are mistaken for Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, and thus begins the never ending mayhem of mistaken identity.

The event is free but you will need tickets for admittance. Learn how to get them at the link below.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-06-29 2013-06-29 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[NYLaughs' Laughter in the Park 2013]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/30/nylaughs-laughter-in-the-park-2013 http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/30/nylaughs-laughter-in-the-park-2013 Date: June 30, 2013

Laughter in the Park is a free, outdoor comedy series that takes place over the course of nine weeks throughout the summer. Every Sunday, you can catch two hours of standup performed by some of comedy's most innovative and talked about artists. It's all for New Yorkers, and it's all free.

These shows have been covered by the NYTimes, listed in the NYPost as a "Hot Weekend Pick," and named "Best Weekend Entertainment Bet" by Time Out NY/WNBC. Check www.nylaughs.org for details on this week's headliners.

NYLaughs, Inc. is a unique non-profit that aims to change the cultural landscape of the Big Apple through humor. From parks to streets and even subways, we provide New Yorkers laughter free of charge with our public live comedy shows. We want to make New York a better place through laughter.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 419-5515

Location: Old Bandshell Lawn (in Tompkins Square Park)

]]> M088 Tompkins Square Park 2013-06-30 2013-06-30 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 40.7258, -73.9821 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51bb71c16c812.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Much Ado About Nothing]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/30/much-ado-about-nothing http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/30/much-ado-about-nothing Date: June 30, 2013

In its second year at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Random Access Theatre Company presents an exciting spin on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Casey Cleverly.
Set in colonial Macau, this production explores Much Ado's wickedly enjoyable themes of love, intrigue, power, betrayal, and wit with a talented culturally diverse cast and a vivid Chinese/Portuguese inspired design concept.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: The Granite Prospect (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

]]> B431 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2013-06-30 2013-06-30 7:00 pm 40.7019, -73.9975 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Comedy of Errors"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/30/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/06/30/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-comedy-of-errors Date: June 30, 2013

The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, is a comical tale about two sets of twins who were separated at birth and now live in neighboring cities . When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, visit Ephesus they are mistaken for Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, and thus begins the never ending mayhem of mistaken identity.

The event is free but you will need tickets for admittance. Learn how to get them at the link below.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-06-30 2013-06-30 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/01/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/01/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 1, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Steinway Library

]]> 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 3:00 pm 40.777, -73.9097 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cd8d9be894.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/03/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/03/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 3, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Sunnyside Branch

]]> 2013-07-03 2013-07-03 3:00 pm 40.7407, -73.9218 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cd8fbd7106.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre at The Old Stone House Presents Frankenstein]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/05/piper-theatre-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-frankenstein http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/05/piper-theatre-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-frankenstein Date: July 5, 2013

One chilled night, a brilliant young scientist brings a corpse back to life. Mary Shelley’s classic tale of horror will be augmented by live music and original rear projections. Six short films have been commissioned to filmmaker Jeremy Mather which will be sent out virally over six weeks prior to the production. Each film will offer a glimpse into the mystery of the man behind the Creature. A piece for adults and brave children.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Directed by John P. McEneny
Assistant Directed by Mollie Lief Abramson
Lighting Design by Bill Growney
Original Score by Lucas Syed

Featuring:

Aaron Novak as Victor Frankenstein
Vasile Flutur as the Creature
Christopher C. Cariker
Bill Growney
Meredith Hackett
Eiko Kawashima
Ryan Healey Woods

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-05 2013-07-05 8:30 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51549556dc4b3.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre at The Old Stone House Presents: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/06/piper-theatre-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/06/piper-theatre-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown Date: July 6, 2013

The Tony-award winning musical based on Charles M. Schulz’ beloved Peanuts gang comes to Brooklyn. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown shares the adventures of Lucy, Schroeder, Linus, Sally, Charlie and everyone’s favorite beagle, Snoopy.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown based on The Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Directed by Mollie Lief Abramson
Assistant Directed by John P. McEneny
Musical Direction by Laura Mulholland
Sound Design by Nicholas Gossett
Choreography by Arielle Vullo
Lighting Design by Bill Growney

Featuring:
Rob Dunn
Alissa Laderer Castleton
Ricky Dain Jones
Arielle Vullo

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-06 2013-07-06 7:00 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/5154961dce5d9.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[NYLaughs' Laughter in the Park 2013]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/07/nylaughs-laughter-in-the-park-2013 http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/07/nylaughs-laughter-in-the-park-2013 Date: July 7, 2013

Laughter in the Park is a free, outdoor comedy series that takes place over the course of nine weeks throughout the summer. Every Sunday, you can catch two hours of standup performed by some of comedy's most innovative and talked about artists. It's all for New Yorkers, and it's all free.

These shows have been covered by the NYTimes, listed in the NYPost as a "Hot Weekend Pick," and named "Best Weekend Entertainment Bet" by Time Out NY/WNBC. Check www.nylaughs.org for details on this week's headliners.

NYLaughs, Inc. is a unique non-profit that aims to change the cultural landscape of the Big Apple through humor. From parks to streets and even subways, we provide New Yorkers laughter free of charge with our public live comedy shows. We want to make New York a better place through laughter.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 419-5515

Location: Mineral Springs (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-07 2013-07-07 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 40.7729, -73.9761 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51bb73d9c3e68.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/08/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/08/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 8, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 4:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 243-6876

Location: Hudson Park Branch

]]> 2013-07-08 2013-07-08 4:00 pm 40.7299, -74.0053 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cdd619408c.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/09/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/09/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 9, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 588-0110

Location: Melrose Library

]]> 2013-07-09 2013-07-09 2:00 pm 40.8265, -73.9177 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519ce9e102c1a.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/10/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/10/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 10, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 3:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Woodside Branch

]]> 2013-07-10 2013-07-10 3:30 pm 40.7453, -73.9098 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cd920b379d.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/11/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/11/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series Date: July 11, 2013

Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!

Performance Schedule:

  • July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
  • July 18 Apple Seeds Songs for Seeds
  • July 25 Moey’s Music Party
  • Aug 1 Meg’s Melodies
  • Aug 8 Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
  • Aug 15 City Parks Foundation presents Puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: 311

Location: Pier I (in Riverside Park South)

]]> M353 Riverside Park South 2013-07-11 2013-07-11 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.7797, -73.9889 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515b095d44ab8.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/11/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/11/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 11, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 4:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 864-2530

Location: Morningside Heights Branch

]]> 2013-07-11 2013-07-11 4:00 pm 40.8061, -73.9648 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cddda63d0e.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer in Seward Park - Puppets, Music & Clowns]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/12/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/12/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns Date: July 12, 2013

Dance, sing, laugh and have fun! Great for kids up to age 10.

July 12 - Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre, Czech and Slovak Tales with Strings

July 19 - Sing-along with Gina from Compass Arts

July 26 - Oran Etkin and Timbalooloo

August 2 - Sammie & Tudie: The Comedy Magic Circus

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (646) 395-4186

Location: Seward Park

]]> M082 Seward Park 2013-07-12 2013-07-12 10:00 am 11:00 am 40.7148, -73.9892 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[NYLaughs' Laughter in the Park 2013]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/14/nylaughs-laughter-in-the-park-2013 http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/14/nylaughs-laughter-in-the-park-2013 Date: July 14, 2013

Laughter in the Park is a free, outdoor comedy series that takes place over the course of nine weeks throughout the summer. Every Sunday, you can catch two hours of standup performed by some of comedy's most innovative and talked about artists. It's all for New Yorkers, and it's all free.

These shows have been covered by the NYTimes, listed in the NYPost as a "Hot Weekend Pick," and named "Best Weekend Entertainment Bet" by Time Out NY/WNBC. Check www.nylaughs.org for details on this week's headliners.

NYLaughs, Inc. is a unique non-profit that aims to change the cultural landscape of the Big Apple through humor. From parks to streets and even subways, we provide New Yorkers laughter free of charge with our public live comedy shows. We want to make New York a better place through laughter.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 419-5515

Location: Old Bandshell Lawn (in Tompkins Square Park)

]]> M088 Tompkins Square Park 2013-07-14 2013-07-14 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 40.7258, -73.9821 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51bb74910d0c5.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/15/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/15/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 15, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 4:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 662-9727

Location: George Bruce Branch

]]> 2013-07-15 2013-07-15 4:00 pm 40.8138, -73.9569 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cdeb050567.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/16/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/16/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 16, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 964-6598

Location: Chatham Square Branch

]]> 2013-07-16 2013-07-16 11:00 am 40.7134, -73.9965 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cdf532c116.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/17/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/17/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 17, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 4:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 790-3499

Location: Battery Park City Branch

]]> 2013-07-17 2013-07-17 4:00 pm 40.7156, -74.0158 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cdfea2bd0f.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/18/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/18/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series Date: July 18, 2013

Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!

Performance Schedule:

  • July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
  • July 18 Apple Seeds Songs for Seeds
  • July 25 Moey’s Music Party
  • Aug 1 Meg’s Melodies
  • Aug 8 Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
  • Aug 15 City Parks Foundation presents Puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: 311

Location: Pier I (in Riverside Park South)

]]> M353 Riverside Park South 2013-07-18 2013-07-18 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.7797, -73.9889 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515b095d44ab8.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/18/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/18/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 18, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 4:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 348-5620

Location: Harlem Branch

]]> 2013-07-18 2013-07-18 4:00 pm 40.8061, -73.9433 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cea182448a.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer in Seward Park - Puppets, Music & Clowns]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/19/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/19/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns Date: July 19, 2013

Dance, sing, laugh and have fun! Great for kids up to age 10.

July 12 - Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre, Czech and Slovak Tales with Strings

July 19 - Sing-along with Gina from Compass Arts

July 26 - Oran Etkin and Timbalooloo

August 2 - Sammie & Tudie: The Comedy Magic Circus

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (646) 395-4186

Location: Seward Park

]]> M082 Seward Park 2013-07-19 2013-07-19 10:00 am 11:00 am 40.7148, -73.9892 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Metropolitan Opera: Summer Recital Series]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/19/metropolitan-opera-summer-recital-series http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/19/metropolitan-opera-summer-recital-series Date: July 19, 2013

An enchanting evening of favorite opera arias and duets featuring rising Metropolitan Opera stars Erin Morley (soprano), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano), and Stephen Costello (tenor), accompanied by pianist Bradley Moore. More info can be found at metopera.org/summer.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

]]> B431 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2013-07-19 2013-07-19 7:00 pm 40.7017, -73.9969 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Hudson Warehouse Shakespeare Workout]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/20/summer-on-the-hudson-shakespear-workout http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/20/summer-on-the-hudson-shakespear-workout Date: July 20, 2013

Covering the elements of voice production, movement, acting and stage combat. Open to all actors ages 13 and up. All experience levels welcome.

Space is limited please register by email.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: 311

Location: Soldiers and Sailors Monument (in Riverside Park)

]]> M072 Riverside Park 2013-07-20 2013-07-20 3:00 pm 5:00 pm 40.792, -73.979 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515f17f66c36e.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/20/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/20/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 20, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 621-0208

Location: Children's Center at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

]]> 2013-07-20 2013-07-20 3:00 pm 40.753, -73.9816 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519ce09f75ae5.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Arteries of a Nation by Renegade Performance Group]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/21/arteries-of-a-nation-by-renegade-performance-group http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/21/arteries-of-a-nation-by-renegade-performance-group Date: July 21, 2013

Brooklyn-based Renegade Performance Group presents this site-specific performance in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of three Civil War-era events that left significant impacts on the fabric of American society.

Arteries of a Nation is a multi-disciplinary performance re-examining the battle of Gettysburg, the New York City Draft Riots, and the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiments attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina. This collaborative work puts a critical lens on these three events - imagining that perhaps these specific instances - though horrific - represented the most honest examples of the realities in the United States. A country made to be a constant battleground of conflicting ideas, a country where violence itself is an act of transformation, and a country where compromises are sacrificed in the face of those seeking equality.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

]]> B431 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2013-07-21 2013-07-21 7:30 pm 9:00 pm 40.7017, -73.9969 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/22/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/22/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 22, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 4:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 28-5049

Location: Webster Library

]]> 2013-07-22 2013-07-22 4:00 pm 40.7707, -73.9514 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519ce2664781c.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/23/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/23/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 23, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-23 2013-07-23 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: The Neverending Story]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-the-neverending-story http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-the-neverending-story Date: July 24, 2013

The Neverending Story

Adapted by David S. Craig from the novel by Michael Ende

Henry Pines, Director

Hiding in the attic of his school, a boy named Bastian begins to read a story aloud. Unbeknownst to him, the magical land of Fantastica comes to life through the power of his imagination. As the adventure unfolds, Bastian discovers that he is the key to changing the fate of both Fantastica and his own world.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-24 2013-07-24 7:00 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515497cb9a8cd.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "The Tempest"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-tempest http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-tempest Date: July 24, 2013

After twelve years on a deserted island, a deposed Duke is now a mighty sorcerer. He raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. Half romance, half political thriller, Shakespeare's final masterpiece has it all: a shipwreck, conspiracy, magic, monsters and love at first sight. Bring your own blanket or chair.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 760-6560

Location: Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)

]]> Q099 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 2013-07-24 2013-07-24 7:30 pm 9:30 pm 40.7465, -73.8459 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Scapino!]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-scapino http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-scapino Date: July 24, 2013

Scapino!

By Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale

Benjamin Posner, Director

Based on Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin, 1665, this story is set in Naples, Italy, where the leading character Scapino schemes a complex plot to help two pairs of lovers overcome parental opposition that, it turns out, does not exist. A slapstick farce! There will be singers, acrobats and jugglers.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-24 2013-07-24 8:30 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515499050217c.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/24/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 24, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-24 2013-07-24 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series Date: July 25, 2013

Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!

Performance Schedule:

  • July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
  • July 18 Apple Seeds Songs for Seeds
  • July 25 Moey’s Music Party
  • Aug 1 Meg’s Melodies
  • Aug 8 Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
  • Aug 15 City Parks Foundation presents Puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: 311

Location: Pier I (in Riverside Park South)

]]> M353 Riverside Park South 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.7797, -73.9889 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515b095d44ab8.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Puppets in the Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/pupprts-in-the-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/pupprts-in-the-park Date: July 25, 2013

Enjoy this adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. Please bring a low chair or blanket.

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: (718) 352-4793 x.301

Location: Buz O' Rourke Playground (in Crocheron Park)

]]> Q012 Crocheron Park 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.771, -73.7712 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: July 25, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

There will be an additional puppet-making and theatre workshop following this performance.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Queens Central Library

]]> 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 3:00 pm 40.7077, -73.795 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cd9460c723.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Haroun and the Sea of Stories]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-haroun-and-the-sea-of-stories http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-haroun-and-the-sea-of-stories Date: July 25, 2013

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

By Salman Rushdie

Directed and Adapted by Marielle Duke

Kidnapped in a land so sad it has forgotten it’s name, a young boy named Haroun must venture to the mythical land of Kahani to recapture the stories he grew up with. Young actors portray both a fantastical world unlike any they’ve seen and a world that hits remarkably close to home.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 7:00 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51549b421d16c.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare's "Love's Labor's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/shakespeares-loves-labor-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/shakespeares-loves-labor-lost Date: July 25, 2013

The HIP to HIP Theatre Company presents this screwball romantic comedy about the King of Navarre and three men taking oaths to devote their lives to scholarship for three years without the company of woman. When the Princess of France arrives with three ladies, can the men keep their oath?

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway (in Crocheron Park)

]]> Q012 Crocheron Park 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 7:30 pm 9:00 pm 40.7713, -73.7653 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Hamlet]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-hamlet http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-hamlet Date: July 25, 2013

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Directed by Vasile Flutur

The epic story of a Prince who must make difficult choices in an irrational world is played out on an outdoor Brooklyn stage.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 8:30 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51549c87ed00b.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/25/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 25, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-25 2013-07-25 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer in Seward Park - Puppets, Music & Clowns]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns Date: July 26, 2013

Dance, sing, laugh and have fun! Great for kids up to age 10.

July 12 - Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre, Czech and Slovak Tales with Strings

July 19 - Sing-along with Gina from Compass Arts

July 26 - Oran Etkin and Timbalooloo

August 2 - Sammie & Tudie: The Comedy Magic Circus

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (646) 395-4186

Location: Seward Park

]]> M082 Seward Park 2013-07-26 2013-07-26 10:00 am 11:00 am 40.7148, -73.9892 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre Workshops at the Old Stone House Presents: Hansel and Gretel and the Candy Haus]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-hansel-and-gretel-and-the-candy-haus http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/piper-theatre-workshops-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-hansel-and-gretel-and-the-candy-haus Date: July 26, 2013

Hansel and Gretel and the Candy Haus

A new adaptation by John P. McEneny and Mollie Lief Abramson
Inspired by the fairy tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Mollie Lief Abramson, Director

When Gretel steals her poor family’s last few coins to purchase a ribbon from the mysterious Ribbon Man, she sets about a chain of events that leads her to werewolves, giants, and a dangerous house deep in the woods made entirely of candy. Spooky, zany fun!

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-26 2013-07-26 7:00 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51549a6611794.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Piper Theatre Productions at the Old Stone House Presents: Godspell]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/piper-theatre-productions-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-godspell http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/piper-theatre-productions-at-the-old-stone-house-presents-godspell Date: July 26, 2013

Godspell

Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak
Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Ryan Healey Woods, Director
Megan Jonynas, Musical Director

Full of fun, folksy songs (“Day by Day,” “All Good Gifts,” “Learn Your Lessons Well”), this spirited show – with live music provided by the cast – is both comedic and sentimental.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 768-3195

Location: Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground)

]]> B111 J.J. Byrne Playground 2013-07-26 2013-07-26 8:30 pm 40.6729, -73.9846 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/51549d4034c4e.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/26/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 26, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-26 2013-07-26 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[The Hip to Hip Shakespeare Company: "The Tempest"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/27/the-hip-to-hip-shakespeare-company-presents-the-tempest http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/27/the-hip-to-hip-shakespeare-company-presents-the-tempest Date: July 27, 2013

These family-friendly productions are for lovers of Shakespeare and for those experiencing Shakespeare for the first time.

All performances are free and open to the public.

Bring blankets or low chairs. Seating is first come, first served.

FREE children's programming 30 minutes before each show!

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 318-4000

Location: Beach 17th St.

]]> 2013-07-27 2013-07-27 7:00 pm 40.5948, -73.7509 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/27/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/27/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 27, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-27 2013-07-27 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[CANCELLED: Queens Symphony Orchestra]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/28/queens-symphony-orchestra http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/28/queens-symphony-orchestra Date: July 28, 2013

This performance has been cancelled.

Join the Queens Symphony Orchestra as they perform Verdi's opera "Rigoletto".

Start time: 5:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 570-0909

Location: George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park)

]]> Q015 Forest Park 2013-07-28 2013-07-28 5:00 pm 40.6994, -73.8572 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[The Tempest by Shakespeare]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/28/the-tempest-by-shakespeare http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/28/the-tempest-by-shakespeare Date: July 28, 2013

Enjoy a wonderful play by Shakespeare presented by the Hip to Hip Theater Company.

At 7:30 p.m. there will be a Children's Workshop so come early and bring the kids. Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the evening

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 10:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 217-6452

Location: Main Park House (in Cunningham Park)

]]> Q021 Cunningham Park 2013-07-28 2013-07-28 8:00 pm 10:00 pm 40.7298, -73.7736 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/28/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/28/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 28, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-28 2013-07-28 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/29/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/29/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 29, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-29 2013-07-29 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Jack & the Beanstalk presented by "Pattycake Theatre"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/30/jack-the-beansalk-presented-by-pattycake-theatre http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/30/jack-the-beansalk-presented-by-pattycake-theatre Date: July 30, 2013

Children will love this production of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack the giant slayer is looking for adventure, but what he gets is more than he bargained for.

Sponsored by Councilman Eric Ulrich

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 1:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 318-4000

Location: Beach 96th Street & Boardwalk (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)

]]> Q162 Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk 2013-07-30 2013-07-30 11:00 am 1:00 pm 40.5825, -73.8168 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/30/motown-revue-felix-hernandezs-rhythm-revue http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/30/motown-revue-felix-hernandezs-rhythm-revue Date: July 30, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Herbert Von King Park

]]> B088 Herbert Von King Park 2013-07-30 2013-07-30 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.6901, -73.9465 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/30/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/30/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 30, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-30 2013-07-30 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/31/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/31/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: July 31, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Herbert Von King Park

]]> B088 Herbert Von King Park 2013-07-31 2013-07-31 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.6901, -73.9465 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/31/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/07/31/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: July 31, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-07-31 2013-07-31 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/01/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/01/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series Date: August 1, 2013

Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!

Meg’s Melodies:

Award-winning, Meg Russell joined by her talented musicians, Alex on bass and Todd on drums, will keep the audience moving throughout her upeat, interactive concert. A special education teacher by trade, Meg won a Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winning CDs forher albums 'Hat Parade' and 'Puzzle'. Vibrant and exuding warmth, Meg Russell approaches each song she sings with gusto. Whether you are two or 92, this Parent’s Choice Award Winning musician and performer will have your toes tapping and your students clapping. Meg recently played at NYC Buddy Walk in Central Park, NY and will be back at this year's Buddy Walk."

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: 311

Location: Pier I (in Riverside Park South)

]]> M353 Riverside Park South 2013-08-01 2013-08-01 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.7797, -73.9889 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515b095d44ab8.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/01/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/01/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 1, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Herbert Von King Park

]]> B088 Herbert Von King Park 2013-08-01 2013-08-01 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.6901, -73.9465 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/01/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/01/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 1, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-01 2013-08-01 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer in Seward Park - Puppets, Music & Clowns]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/02/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/02/summer-in-seward-park-puppets-music-clowns Date: August 2, 2013

Dance, sing, laugh and have fun! Great for kids up to age 10.

July 12 - Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre, Czech and Slovak Tales with Strings

July 19 - Sing-along with Gina from Compass Arts

July 26 - Oran Etkin and Timbalooloo

August 2 - Sammie & Tudie: The Comedy Magic Circus

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (646) 395-4186

Location: Seward Park

]]> M082 Seward Park 2013-08-02 2013-08-02 10:00 am 11:00 am 40.7148, -73.9892 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[“Diablo Love” By Mando Alvarado / Directed By Alfred Preisser / Music Direction & Composition By Tomás Doncker / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/02/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/02/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 2, 2013

“Diablo Love” is a fantastical love story featuring live music that re-imagines songs made famous by American Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, Howlin' Wolf along with original compositions by Tomás Doncker. This production provides audiences with a masterful live soundtrack of Blues/Soul music and sets the stage for a dynamic performance.

What would you do for love? In the dark alleys of Hell's Kitchen, Smoke, a lost soul, finds himself face to face with Mephi, the demon devil he made a deal with two years prior. She's there to collect his soul. In order to spare his own horrific demise, Smoke must find a willing person to swap spots with him, and as a result comes upon Emma, a fledgling Harlem Gospel singer from a troubled background with big dreams of fame. As Emma works through the trials and tribulations of erecting a career with her group, Smoke appears with big promises and a plan for fame and fortune. The two embark on a joint quest to achieve both of their missions, and what once began as a task for Smoke to find his replacement quickly takes a complicated turn as he must decide between unconditional love and Diablo love.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Herbert Von King Park

]]> B088 Herbert Von King Park 2013-08-02 2013-08-02 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.6901, -73.9465 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/516c500343305.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/02/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/02/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 2, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-02 2013-08-02 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[“Diablo Love” By Mando Alvarado / Directed By Alfred Preisser / Music Direction & Composition By Tomás Doncker / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/03/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/03/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 3, 2013

“Diablo Love” is a fantastical love story featuring live music that re-imagines songs made famous by American Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, Howlin' Wolf along with original compositions by Tomás Doncker. This production provides audiences with a masterful live soundtrack of Blues/Soul music and sets the stage for a dynamic performance.

What would you do for love? In the dark alleys of Hell's Kitchen, Smoke, a lost soul, finds himself face to face with Mephi, the demon devil he made a deal with two years prior. She's there to collect his soul. In order to spare his own horrific demise, Smoke must find a willing person to swap spots with him, and as a result comes upon Emma, a fledgling Harlem Gospel singer from a troubled background with big dreams of fame. As Emma works through the trials and tribulations of erecting a career with her group, Smoke appears with big promises and a plan for fame and fortune. The two embark on a joint quest to achieve both of their missions, and what once began as a task for Smoke to find his replacement quickly takes a complicated turn as he must decide between unconditional love and Diablo love.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Herbert Von King Park

]]> B088 Herbert Von King Park 2013-08-03 2013-08-03 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.6901, -73.9465 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/516c500343305.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/03/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/03/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 3, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-03 2013-08-03 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/04/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/04/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 4, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-04 2013-08-04 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/05/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/05/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: August 5, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 3:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 222-8030

Location: Bloomingdale Library

]]> 2013-08-05 2013-08-05 3:30 pm 40.7959, -73.9679 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519ce2dab4241.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/05/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/05/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 5, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-05 2013-08-05 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.7728, -73.9702 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/05/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/05/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 5, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-05 2013-08-05 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Puppets In The Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/06/puppets-in-the-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/06/puppets-in-the-park Date: August 6, 2013

Come join NYC Parks and the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre for Little Red's Hood, a modern adaptation of Red Riding Hood. The show is about tech savvy Red who is too busy on her cell phone to notice her surroundings and that she is being followed by a cupcake loving Wolf. Make sure to bring your own chair or blanket.

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 12:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 760-6560

Location: 111th Street Parking Lot (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)

]]> Q099 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 2013-08-06 2013-08-06 10:30 am 12:30 pm 40.7422, -73.8505 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/06/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/06/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 6, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: St. Mary's Park

]]> X045 St. Mary's Park 2013-08-06 2013-08-06 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.8117, -73.9126 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/06/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/06/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 6, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-06 2013-08-06 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: August 7, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Long Island City Branch

]]> 2013-08-07 2013-08-07 2:00 pm 40.7578, -73.9392 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519cd99b6f855.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labors Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labors-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labors-lost Date: August 7, 2013

The King of Navarre and three noblemen take an oath to devote their lives to scholarship for three years—without the company of women. When the Princess of France and three ladies-in-waiting arrive, passion and puns abound. Will the oath hold? Or will the men succumb to the game of love? In this screwball romantic comedy, Shakespeare takes wordplay and wit to dizzying heights. Bring your own blanket or chair.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 760-6560

Location: Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)

]]> Q099 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 2013-08-07 2013-08-07 7:30 pm 9:30 pm 40.7465, -73.8459 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 7, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: St. Mary's Park

]]> X045 St. Mary's Park 2013-08-07 2013-08-07 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.8117, -73.9126 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/07/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 7, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-07 2013-08-07 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/summer-on-the-hudson-childrens-performance-series Date: August 8, 2013

Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7. Wear sunscreen!

Performance Schedule:

  • July 11 Rolie Polie Guacamole
  • July 18 Apple Seeds Songs for Seeds
  • July 25 Moey’s Music Party
  • Aug 1 Meg’s Melodies
  • Aug 8 Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
  • Aug 15 City Parks Foundation presents Puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: 311

Location: Pier I (in Riverside Park South)

]]> M353 Riverside Park South 2013-08-08 2013-08-08 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.7797, -73.9889 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/515b095d44ab8.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/shakespeares-the-tempest http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/shakespeares-the-tempest Date: August 8, 2013

The Hip to Hip Theatre Company presents this half romance, and half political thriller. After twelve years on a deserted island, a deposed Duke is now a mighty sorcerer. He raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. Shakespeare’s final masterpiece has it all: a shipwreck, conspiracy, magic, monsters and love at first sight. Please bring a blanket or low chair.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 352-4793 x.301

Location: 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway (in Crocheron Park)

]]> Q012 Crocheron Park 2013-08-08 2013-08-08 7:30 pm 9:00 pm 40.7713, -73.7653 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare's "The Tempest"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/shakespeares-the-tempest1 http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/shakespeares-the-tempest1 Date: August 8, 2013

The Hip to Hip Theatre Company presents this half romance, and half political thriller. The Duke , after being deserted for twelve years on an island, becomes a mighty sorcerer. He raises storms at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 352-4793 x301

Location: 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway (in Crocheron Park)

]]> Q012 Crocheron Park 2013-08-08 2013-08-08 7:30 pm 9:00 pm 40.7713, -73.7653 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[“Diablo Love” By Mando Alvarado / Directed By Alfred Preisser / Music Direction & Composition By Tomás Doncker / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 8, 2013

“Diablo Love” is a fantastical love story featuring live music that re-imagines songs made famous by American Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, Howlin' Wolf along with original compositions by Tomás Doncker. This production provides audiences with a masterful live soundtrack of Blues/Soul music and sets the stage for a dynamic performance.

What would you do for love? In the dark alleys of Hell's Kitchen, Smoke, a lost soul, finds himself face to face with Mephi, the demon devil he made a deal with two years prior. She's there to collect his soul. In order to spare his own horrific demise, Smoke must find a willing person to swap spots with him, and as a result comes upon Emma, a fledgling Harlem Gospel singer from a troubled background with big dreams of fame. As Emma works through the trials and tribulations of erecting a career with her group, Smoke appears with big promises and a plan for fame and fortune. The two embark on a joint quest to achieve both of their missions, and what once began as a task for Smoke to find his replacement quickly takes a complicated turn as he must decide between unconditional love and Diablo love.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: St. Mary's Park

]]> X045 St. Mary's Park 2013-08-08 2013-08-08 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.8117, -73.9126 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/516c500343305.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/08/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 8, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-08 2013-08-08 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/09/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/09/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: August 9, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 3:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 885-1703

Location: City Island Library

]]> 2013-08-09 2013-08-09 3:00 pm 40.8477, -73.7864 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519ce62bc7190.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[“Diablo Love” By Mando Alvarado / Directed By Alfred Preisser / Music Direction & Composition By Tomás Doncker / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/09/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/09/diablo-love-written-by-mando-alvarado-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 9, 2013

“Diablo Love” is a fantastical love story featuring live music that re-imagines songs made famous by American Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, Howlin' Wolf along with original compositions by Tomás Doncker. This production provides audiences with a masterful live soundtrack of Blues/Soul music and sets the stage for a dynamic performance.

What would you do for love? In the dark alleys of Hell's Kitchen, Smoke, a lost soul, finds himself face to face with Mephi, the demon devil he made a deal with two years prior. She's there to collect his soul. In order to spare his own horrific demise, Smoke must find a willing person to swap spots with him, and as a result comes upon Emma, a fledgling Harlem Gospel singer from a troubled background with big dreams of fame. As Emma works through the trials and tribulations of erecting a career with her group, Smoke appears with big promises and a plan for fame and fortune. The two embark on a joint quest to achieve both of their missions, and what once began as a task for Smoke to find his replacement quickly takes a complicated turn as he must decide between unconditional love and Diablo love.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: St. Mary's Park

]]> X045 St. Mary's Park 2013-08-09 2013-08-09 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.8117, -73.9126 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/516c500343305.jpg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/09/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/09/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 9, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-09 2013-08-09 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/10/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/10/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: August 10, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718 579-4244

Location: Bronx Library Center

]]> 2013-08-10 2013-08-10 2:00 pm 40.8627, -73.8943 http://www.nycgovparks.org/common_images/events/519ce69f4b912.JPG Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/10/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/10/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 10, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: St. Mary's Park

]]> X045 St. Mary's Park 2013-08-10 2013-08-10 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.8117, -73.9126 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/10/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/10/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 10, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-10 2013-08-10 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/11/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/11/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 11, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-11 2013-08-11 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/12/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/12/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 12, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-12 2013-08-12 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["King Kong" Written by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner / Directed by Alfred Preisser / SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/13/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/13/king-kong-written-by-alfred-preisser-randy-weiner-directed-by-alfred-preisser Date: August 13, 2013

Acclaimed impresario of non-traditional theater Randy Weiner and director Alfred Preisser team up for a Hip-Hop themed theater remake of the classic story, “King Kong”, a totally original music/dance/comedy spectacle that radically subverts everything you thought you knew about one of the most famous love stories of all time. Set in the “Bronx is Burning” era of the late 1970s, SummerStage's “King Kong” celebrates the nascent forms of Hip-Hop music and graffiti art that grew out of the economically stressed South Bronx and went on to become one of the defining, most powerful and profitable artistic movements in the world.

The Gold brothers, the owners of a failing R&B label (Gold Records) are in search of a musical savior. Having heard of a mystic place, a lost world cut off from the rest of civilization by the East River to the south and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north and enshrouded in the fog of a thousand apartment building fires set by absentee landlords, the legendary South Bronx of 1978 is also the home of the most talented artist alive. Kong is an M.C. and natural genius of rhyme and rhythm whose awesome powers transcend artificial categories and defy the crass and hackneyed formulas of the commercial music industry. In hot pursuit of Kong, the Gold brothers hire a beautiful secretary, Faye Wellington, and go off to capture this force of nature in order to profit from Kong's gifts and share his music with a world desperately in need of inspiration. They load up the Gold family Volvo and journey to deepest, darkest South Bronx to capture Kong and bring him to civilization.

SummerStage Theatre, in collaboration with Preisser and Weiner, have created a fun, outrageous, and thoroughly entertaining work that will be not only be a unique and exciting experience but also a twisted and insightful treatment of the racial stereotypes inherent in the “King Kong” story.

Randy Weiner, called “a mad genius of New York nightlife,” by The Wall Street Journal, is a leading impresario of non-traditional theater in New York and around the world. With partners Simon Hammerstein and Richard Kimmel, Weiner created and continues to manage the successful variety theater-nightclub, The Box, with current locations in NYC and London. Along with Hammerstein, Weiner has created a new brand of theater-nightclubs, The Act, currently in Las Vegas and Dubai. Additionally, with partners Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, Weiner is producer of the immersive theater experience, Sleep No More, currently running in New York. Past works with Alfred Preisser include Archbishop Supreme and Caligula Maximus.

Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre with over 40 professional credits in NYC, regionally and Europe. Highlights include The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Founding Artistic Director, 1999-2009) and his work leading The Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. Upcoming in 2013/14: Street Scene (producer), world premiere of Diablo Love with SummerStage, House of Lear w/ Andre DeShields and the first major revival of The Connection with the world famous Living Theatre.

**Note: This production contains strong language**

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

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Location: Marcus Garvey Park

]]> M058 Marcus Garvey Park 2013-08-13 2013-08-13 8:00 pm 9:30 pm 40.8045, -73.9437 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA["Madagascar 3"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/13/madagascar-3 http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/13/madagascar-3 Date: August 13, 2013

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still trying to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. When they travel to Monte Carlo, they attract the attention of Animal Control after gate crashing a party and are joined by the penguins, King Julian and Co., and the monkeys. They join a traveling circus. Once they make it back to New York Marty, Alex, Gloria and Melman realize that they want to be part of the traveling circus.

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time: 9:40 pm

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Location: 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway (in Crocheron Park)

]]> Q012 Crocheron Park 2013-08-13 2013-08-13 8:00 pm 9:40 pm 40.7713, -73.7653 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Shakespeare in the Park Presents "Love's Labour's Lost"]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/13/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/13/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-loves-labours-lost Date: August 13, 2013

A new musical adaption of Shakespeare's screwball comedy. The King and his three friends take an oath to dedicate themselves to scholarship and swear off women. But the oath becomes difficult to keep once they come across four clever girls from their past.

Start time: 8:30 pm

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Location: Delacorte Theater (in Central Park)

]]> M010 Central Park 2013-08-13 2013-08-13 8:30 pm 40.7799, -73.9688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Puppets in the Park presents “Little Red Hood”]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/14/puppets-in-the-park-presents-little-red-hood http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/14/puppets-in-the-park-presents-little-red-hood Date: August 14, 2013

Enjoy this adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. Please bring a blanket or low chair

Start time: 10:30 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: (718) 352-4793 x.301

Location: 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (in Alley Pond Park)

]]> Q001 Alley Pond Park 2013-08-14 2013-08-14 10:30 am 11:30 am 40.7402, -73.7496 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[Making Books Sing Presents My City Park]]> http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/14/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/08/14/making-books-sing-presents-my-city-park Date: August 14, 2013

The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing’s new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing’s Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation.

Start time: 2:00 pm

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Contact phone: (212) 732-8186

Location: New Amsterdam Library

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