Upper West Side P.S. 84 (The Lillian Weber School Of The Arts) is holding its annual cabaret gala/benefit at the New-York Historical Society this Sunday (3/3) and tickets are still available. My friend Paul and his wife are actively involved with the P.S. 84 PTA and they tell me the event will be great entertainment [...]

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 Sunday, October 7th, 2012…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, October 5th, 2012…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012…

15+ free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, July 28th, 2012… The Body Shop Store Closing Sale (FINAL DAY) 2159 Broadway, at 76th 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Entire store is 30% off, gift sets are 65% off

Busy times at Lincoln Center these days. The “Out Of Doors” festival kicked off this week, and now the annual “Mostly Mozart” festival is starting tomorrow (Saturday, 7/28). The celebrate the start of the four-week series, there’s a free preview concert Saturday night. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 10:00 [...]

UPDATE 5:25 pm: I see two tickets available for $16 each ($21 after fees). UPDATE 5:45 pm: The $16 ones are gone, but there are two more for $23.50 ($28.50 after fees) — buy before 6:00 pm. I’m not sure if this is appealing or not, but there are dirt cheap tickets available right now [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, July 11th, 2012…

Memorial Day is nearly upon is, which means the official start to summer is almost here. Wanted to give a quick heads-up about the dates for this year’s always-popular free New York Philharmonic concerts in Central Park.

If you’re looking for some last minute plans tonight and want to catch a concert on the Upper West Side, Death Cab For Cutie is performing at the Beacon Theater at 8:00 pm and tickets are available on StubHub for below face-value. UPDATE 5:15 pm: I now see a single ticket for $15 — pairs [...]

Posted the other day about a fantastic Upper West Side fundraiser taking place on Sunday evening (March 4th). The event features legendary composer/musician Alan Menken, winner of eight Academy Awards (19 nominations!), seven Golden Globes, and 11 Grammy’s (just to name some of his accolades). In addition to a concert by Mr. Menken, there will [...]

You may not recognize the face of the man pictured above, but you’re almost certainly familiar with his work. He’s famed composer and musician Alan Menken — winner of eight Academy Awards (19 nominations!), seven Golden Globes, 11 Grammy’s, and three Tony nominations (how did he not win one of those too??). On Sunday, March [...]

Happy Fat Tuesday! Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012…