Saturday: “Family Day” At Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival

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:

Annual “Lincoln Center Out Of Doors” Festival Starts Wednesday; Three Weeks Of 100+ Free Outdoor Events

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.

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: Sunday, 8/14/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, August 14th, 2011… The Scene @ Tavern: Kids On The Scene Ice Cream Demo Tavern On The Green, Central Park (enter at West 67th) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm FREE Lincoln Center Out Of Doors — 28th Annual Roots Of American Music Festival: Soul To Soul [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/13/11

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 & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/12/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, August 12th, 2011… Wine Tasting: Wines Of Antinori 67 Wine (Columbus & 68th) 4:00 – 7:00 pm FREE (featured wines are 10% off during tasting) Wine Tasting: Roses, Greek Wines, & South African Wines Whole Foods, Columbus Square (Columbus & 97th) 5:00 – 8:00 pm FREE [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/11/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, August 11th, 2011… Summer On The Hudson: Children’s Performance Series Presents Bari Koral Pier I, Riverside Park South 10:30 – 11:30 am FREE Wine Tasting: Under $20 Malbec Showdown 67 Wine (Columbus & 68th) 4:00 – 7:00 pm FREE (featured wines are 10% off during the [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/10/11

Happy birthday, mom! Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011… Lunch Time Concert In Richard Tucker Park: Reeds, Oboes & Magnificants (Double Entendre Music Ensemble & Renaissance Street Singers) Richard Tucker Park (Broadway & 66th) 12:00 – 2:00 pm FREE Special Fundraising Event: Summer Wine Tasting To Support Bideawee 67 [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/9/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011… Classic Film: Butterfield 8 (1960, Elizabeth Taylor) New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam, between 64th & 65th) 2:30 pm FREE Live Music: Jon De Lucia Group Thalia Cafe @ Symphony Space (Broadway & 95th) 7:00 pm FREE Author Events: [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/7/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, August 7th, 2011… Saltwater Fishing West Harlem Piers Park (Hudson River & 125th) 11:00 am FREE Lincoln Center Out Of Doors: Heritage Sunday Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Center 1:00 pm FREE Tai Chi Class In Central Park North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park 1:00 – 2:30 pm [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/6/11

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 & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/5/11

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, [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/4/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, August 4th, 2011… Summer On The Hudson: Children’s Performance Series Presents Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Pier I, Riverside Park South 10:30 – 11:30 am FREE Classic Film: Judgment At Nuremberg (1961, Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland) Walter Reade Theater @ Film Society Of Lincoln Center (W. [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 8/3/11

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, [...]

Free Upper West Side Events: 8/2/11

Free events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011… Central Park Walking Tour: Amble Through The Ramble Belvedere Castle (mid-Park, just north of 79th) 12:00 – 1:00 pm FREE Classic Film: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman) New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam, between 64th [...]

Upper West Side Week In Review: 7/25/11 – 7/31/11

Trying a out a new feature for tonight — the MyUpperWest Week In Review: Neighborhood fixture Calle Ocho re-opened at their new location in the Excelsior Hotel . Summer Restaurant Week was extended to Labor Day . A taxi crashed into a horse carriage . The 41st Season Of “Lincoln Center Out Of Doors” kicked-off [...]