Since I mentioned Damrosch Park in the previous post about the upcoming 25th Annual Midsummer Night Swing, it seems like a good segue to this: A group of locals and environmentalists filed a lawsuit earlier this week against New York City and Lincoln Center, alleging that commercial activities have limited public access to the park.

Get ready to dust off your dancing shoes — tickets are now on sale for the 25h season of Lincoln Center’s wildly-popular Midsummer Night Swing. If you’re not familiar with it, Midsummer Night Swing is one of New York City’s signature summer events, with three weeks of outdoor music and dancing at Lincoln Center.

If you’re a film buff, you might be interested in the Burt Lancaster retrospective now running at the UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center. The series — Man of Steel: Burt Lancaster at 100 — runs through Thursday, 5/23 and features some great classics.

Great free event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center tomorrow night (Thursday, 5/16): As part of FilmLinc’s “Summer Talk” series, actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, along with director Richard Linklater, will sit down for an in-person discussion about their new movie Before Midnight – a follow-up to their earlier films Before Sunrise and [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013… “UWS Work From Home” Meeting/Networking/Social Event Dead Poet Bar (450 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 4:00 – 6:00 pm (and probably later) FREE Fitness: Summer Shape Up In The Park Athleta (216 Columbus, at 70th) 7:00 – 8:00 pm FREE (meet at store, [...]

“Heeere’s Johnny!” If you’re looking for a little late-night entertainment on Friday (3/29), the Film Society of Lincoln Center is screening Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic The Shining as part of their “Midnight Movies” series.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, what better time to talk about to blathe… err — true love. The Princess Bride is showing at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this weekend.

Actress Jessica Chastain is appearing at the UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center this afternoon (Friday, 2/8) as part of a free “conversation” series. Ms. Chastain recently won the Golden Globe award for Best Actress for her role in Zero Dark Thirty. She is also nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. In [...]

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is returning to the Upper West Side tomorrow, running through 2/14. The celebrate, the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District is once again organizing their popular “Fashion Plate Prix Fixe.” 28 restaurants located between Columbus Circle and West 70th Street are participating with a variety of dining discounts for their own mini Restaurant [...]

Great event tomorrow morning (Saturday, 2/2) at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium: As part of LC’s “Meet The Artist Saturdays” program, the Harlem Gospel Choir will perform a free concert.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013… Lincoln Center Platform Series Talk: David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, and Kristine Nielsen Beaumont Theater Lobby (150 W. 65th, between Broadway & Amsterdam) Doors open at 5:30 pm, events runs from 6:00 – 6:45 pm FREE (Seating is limited and available on a [...]

Interesting free event tomorrow night (Thursday, 1/3) if you’re looking for some last-minute plans. Actors David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, and Kristine Nielsen will participate in a panel “conversation” at Lincoln Center, moderated by LCT Dramaturg Anne Cattaneo. The trio are cast members in the play Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike (Mitzi E. [...]