If you’ve been meaning to check out the free Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival at Lincoln Center, it’s now or never — tonight is the final night. The action kicks off at 7:30 pm. There’s a chance of rain showers right around then, but hopefully it stays dry. More than 3,000 seats are available on [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012…

Tonight is the fourth night of the annual free Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival in Lincoln Center. The action kicks off at 7:45 pm, with the forecast calling for clear skies and temperatures in the upper-70s — should be a beautiful evening. More than 3,000 seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis at Lincoln [...]

Posted about the 4th Annual Free Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival on Friday. Just a quick reminder that tonight marks the third evening, with a free screening of Bellini’s La Sonnambula starting at 8:00 pm. At the moment, weather.com says 74 degrees with only a 10% chance of rain at 8:00 pm. More than 3,000 [...]

The hugely popular annual Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival kicks off tomorrow night (Saturday, 8/25). It marks the event’s fourth year, and the first of 10 nights of free outdoor screenings at Lincoln Center.

It’s a little overcast at the moment and there’s a chance of showers today, but if the rain stays away there are a variety of “Family Day” events at Lincoln Center today as part of the ongoing “Out Of Doors” festival:

The 42nd season of Lincoln Center’s hugely popular “Out Of Doors” festival starts tomorrow, kicking off nearly three weeks of more than 100 free outdoor music, dance, and spoken word performances across a variety of genres. This is a fantastic annual event for the city general, and the Upper West Side specifically.

Looks like all the hoopla about “Occupy Wall Street” possibly taking over Lincoln Center last night was for naught. Despite statements on occupywallst.org about standing in solidarity with the previously scheduled Granny Peace Brigade protest last night, it appears OWS’ presence was near zilch.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, September 10th, 2011… Summer On The Hudson: Downtown Boathouse Kayaking On The Hudson West 72nd & Hudson River 10:00 am – 5:00 pm FREE Documentary Film: 9/11 (Christian Delage, historian & documentary filmmaker and Peter Goodrich, professor at Cardozo Law School, will participate in a post-film [...]

If you’re around Saturday afternoon (to wait for tickets) and evening (to see the performance), the New York Philharmonic is giving a free “Remembrance & Renewal” concert on the eve of the anniversary of 9/11.

Just a reminder that tonight is the final night of the Met’s free “Summer HD Festival” — if you’ve been meaning to check it out, it’s now or next summer.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, September 3rd, 2011… Summer On The Hudson: Downtown Boathouse Kayaking On The Hudson West 72nd & The Hudson River 10:00 am – 5:00 pm FREE Film: Abbas Kiarostami’s Kiker Trilogy Trilogy Walter Reade Theater @ Film Society Of Lincoln Center (W. 65th, btw. Amsterdam & Bway) [...]