Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, August 16th, 2011… Classic Film: Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf (1966, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton) New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam, between 64th & 65th) 2:30 pm FREE Socrates Cafe: Philosophical Discussion On Humanism & Basic Philosophical Questions New York Society For [...]

Extra-long listing of free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, August 13th, 2011… Basic Canoeing The Harlem Meer, Central Park 11:00 am to 3:00 pm FREE Amsterdam Houses Family Day Bennerson Park (West 64th, between Amsterdam & West End) 12:00 – 7:00 pm FREE Summer On The Hudson: PlayDate With Kae Burke Of [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, August 6th, 2011… Meet The Artist Saturdays: Tres Leches David Rubenstein Atrium (Broadway, between 62nd & 63rd) 11:00 am FREE Lincoln Center Out Of Doors: La Casita Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Center 12:00 pm FREE Hiro Sake Tasting Hosted By Genesis Beverages @ Columbus Avenue Wines & [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, August 5th, 2011… Classic Film: A Star Is Born (1954, Judy Garland, James Mason) Walter Reade Theater @ Film Society Of Lincoln Center (W. 65th, between Ams. & Bway) 2:15 pm $9 – $13 Wine Tasting: Metro Wine Selections With Aikaterini Drougos 67 Wine (179 Columbus, [...]

I’ve been doing this for a while now, and this is definitely the best “Free & Cheap” list yet. There’s not a single thing that I wouldn’t consider doing — makes me appreciate the neighborhood and wish there was more time in the day. Free and cheap Upper West Side events on Wednesday, August 3rd, [...]

Tonight marks the start of the annual “Mostly Mozart” festival at Lincoln Center. The festival was launched in 1966 as “Midsummer Serenades: A Mozart Festival.”  After two seasons consisting entirely of the music of Mozart, the festival was reworked as “Mostly Mozart,” a Mozart-and-more festival designed to provide a more informal ambiance for concert-going, offering [...]

Busy times at Lincoln Center these days. In addition to the “Out Of Doors” events currently taking place, they’re getting ready to kick-off the annual Mostly Mozart festival next week. To celebrate, free tickets will be available tomorrow morning to a special preview event on Saturday night at Avery Fisher Hall. The Saturday performance will [...]

Frankly, I can’t think of a worse fate than being confronted by a mob of angry Susan Lucci fans in the rain. I beg for mercy to all those who stand in their way. Irate viewers are taking their fight to the streets of the Upper West Side over ABC’s decision to cancel All My [...]

The New York Philharmonic is in the midst of their “Hungarian Echoes” festival, a stunning tapestry of music in which Esa Pekka-Salonen, composer and conductor of groundbreaking music for 30 years, leads a journey through three eras of Hungarian folk music.  The festival, which runs through Saturday, March 26th, still has tickets available starting at [...]

There’s only a few hours left to purchase deeply discounted New York Philharmonic tickets through Groupon.  Ending at midnight tonight, the Groupon offers $37 tickets for first tier, second tier, or orchestra seats at shows on Thursday, March 3rd and Friday, March 4th (up to a $67 value, including an $8 service fee).  The performances [...]

A knife-wielding maniac who went on a day-long rampage of stabbings, carjackings and hit-and-runs, leaving four people dead, was stopped by a brave man who was on his way to work at Lincoln Center, according to the Daily News.  Maksim Gelman, 23, reportedly went on a 28-hour violence spree as a result of rage towards [...]

Above, actor/producer/director Ron Howard smiles for the cameras at Friday’s Comedy Roadshow concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall (Columbus at 65th).  The show, headlined by Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, featured sketch comedy scenes with the two stars, along with stand-up performances by Richie Minervini, Owen Benjamin, and Steve Byrne.  Howard was in the [...]

This year’s New York Comedy Festival takes place from November 3rd to November 7th, and the event, taking place at venues throughout the city, boasts a stellar lineup.  The festival, in association with Comedy Central, features performances by Joel McHale, Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., Margaret Cho, Gabriel Iglesias, Nick Swardson, Brian Regan, and many, many [...]

After acclaim and popular demand, the New York Philharmonic is putting on a second season of Musical Suppers, a post-concert dinner series featuring some of New York’s most celebrated chefs.  The Friday evening suppers, hosted by food critic Mimi Sheraton, take place at Arpeggio Food and Wine in Avery Fisher Hall (Columbus and 65th).  Joining [...]

Eater NY reports that a pop-up café will be open at Lincoln Center to coincide with Fashion Week.  Head to the Bon Appétit Café, located near Avery Fisher Hall at Columbus and 64th, to sample a delicious menu from world-renowned chefs.  Chefs like Telepan’s Bill Telepan, Landmarc’s Marc Murphy, Bar Boulud’s Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, [...]