Events Calendar

Week of July 18 - July 25, 2010

Calendar
Sunday, July 18, 2010

Marshall Chess Club hosts a blitz chess tournament for kids six to twelve years old. Trophies for the top three, and medals for everybody.

$25 Registration fee on-site 10:00-10:45am. Please call 212-365-4745 for more information.

 

Voila! The world's best magicians perform fun-filled tricks for kids of all ages.

*Produced in partnership with www.mondaynightmagic.com

In case of rain, Le Carrousel Magique is cancelled

 
Monday, July 19, 2010

The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The films begin at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).


Ambitious TV reporter (Jane Fonda) and her radical cameraman (Michael Douglas) work to expose the cover-up of an accident at a nuclear plant, aided by an earnest shift supervisor (Jack Lemmon). Prophetically released just two weeks before the real-life disaster at Three Mile Island. (1979) 123 Min. (Sony/Columbia)

 

A Note on Jon Weber:

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous accolades for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music. His newest critically-acclaimed release, Simple Complex, rose to #1. Jon lives in New York City.

Presented by:
Bryant Park Corporation
Sam Ash Music
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Fund

 

The China Syndrome

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Free Classes in the Park

Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center. Classes are for all ages and experience levels.

Classes are rain or shine.

 

Free Classes in the Park

lululemon athletica provides free yoga classes for all ages and levels.

Awaken the body’s potential with revitalizing movement, stretching, breathing, and poses. Some of yoga’s benefits include weight loss, deeper sleep, release from pain and arthritis, and a more youthful appearance.

Wear comfortable clothing that allows easy movement. Mats are provided.

In case of rain, please call 212-768-4242.

 

Hosted by: Pill the Caterpillar

Join Bryant Park's pet herbivore, Pill the Caterpillar, along with our favorite storytellers from the New York Public Library, for interactive tales and metamorphic stories from around the world.

Produced in partnership with the Office of Children's Programs, New York Public Library

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Get an up-close visit with exotic birds from the Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Education Center.

Arcadia Director, Terri Jones, and her sociable, people-friendly birds can be found near Le Carrousel every Tuesday this summer, weather permitting.

Stop by to watch, ask questions, interact with the birds, or just take pictures.

 

A Note on Jon Weber:

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous accolades for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music. His newest critically-acclaimed release, Simple Complex, rose to #1. Jon lives in New York City.

Presented by:
Bryant Park Corporation
Sam Ash Music
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Fund

 

Free Classes in the Park

Gotta Knit provides free instruction to beginners. Yarn and needles are provided.

Call 212-989-3030 to pre-register, or take a chance and drop by.

 

Scott Hightower
H.L. Hix (Harvey Lee)
GlennHughes
Kate Northrop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hosted by: Tom Shillue, Comedian

Hosted by: Tom Shillue, Comedian Extraordinaire & Wed-Based Live Stand-Up Comix

Sloane Crosley, How Did You Get This Number
Larry Doyle, Go Mutants!
Josh Kilmer-Purcell, The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir
Simon Rich, Elliot Allagash: A Novel

Alien monsters, 60 goats, arrogant heirs, and bear bells are but a few topics of choice in the latest books from these relentlessly "fun and funny" writers.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

A Note on Jon Weber:

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous accolades for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music. His newest critically-acclaimed release, Simple Complex, rose to #1. Jon lives in New York City.

Presented by:
Bryant Park Corporation
Sam Ash Music
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Fund

 

Music to start the end of your day

Abi Tapia delivers catchy Americana - made for singing along to with the windows rolled down.


Perfectly timed for an early evening visit to the park, Bryant Park After Work features an eclectic selection of music performed by talented New York area artists.

 

Swing into summer fun with giant Jenga, Taboo, Risk, and more. Enjoy board games free of charge, or sample new 'wichcraft menu items including hand-rolled pretzels, guacamole, and bourbon mint iced tea.

 

Stephen Asma, On Monsters

Stephen Asma, On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears
Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums
Hosted by Joanna Ebenstein, Founder & Creator of Morbid Anatomy.com

Ever wonder "What creates the perfect monster?" or "Just how do those curators at the Museum of Natural History do it?" Insight into these questions and more at a philosophical conversation with Stephen Asma, distinguished scholar and Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago.

Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Free Classes in the Park

Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center. Classes are for all ages and experience levels.

Classes are rain or shine.

 

presented by 106.7 LiteFM

The most popular musicals on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits.

Featuring the casts of:

Chicago
A Little Night Music
Falling for Eve
Rock of Ages

 

A Note on Jon Weber:

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous accolades for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music. His newest critically-acclaimed release, Simple Complex, rose to #1. Jon lives in New York City.

Presented by:
Bryant Park Corporation
Sam Ash Music
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Fund

 

Free Classes in the Park

lululemon athletica provides free yoga classes for all ages and levels.

Awaken the body’s potential with revitalizing movement, stretching, breathing, and poses. Some of yoga’s benefits include weight loss, deeper sleep, release from pain and arthritis, and a more youthful appearance.

Wear comfortable clothing that allows easy movement. Mats are provided.

In case of rain, please call 212-768-4242.

 

Facilitated by: Michael Eldridge

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers’ Workshop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Friday, July 23, 2010

target="_blank"> A Note on Deanna Witkowski:

Winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Deanna Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, brazilian, afro-cuban, and sacred music. "Witkowski's playing is consistently thrilling." (All Music Guide).
Presented by:
Bryant Park Corporation
Sam Ash Music
Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Fund

 

Theater in the Park

Fridays, July 23 & 30 and August 6 & 13

art.party.theater.company invites you to get in line for a taste of stardom.

Starbox is a free performance installation featuring a group of over 20 performers - and a surprise star inside a mysterious box on the Fountain Terrace.

Don't miss your chance for some face-time with the star and get thrown into a world of flashy agents, pushy PAs, wide-eyed tourists, and star-struck fans with Bieber fever.

 
Saturday, July 24, 2010

A medley of sorts from Vital Theatre's best shows, including Isabelle & The Pretty Ugly Spell, and the ever so popular, Pinkalicious.

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Flaubert Frog keeps you hopping with fun, games, and "Improv Theatre Storytime" - followed by a special Green Fingers Garden Craft that will get kids growing.

"Green Fingers Garden Craft" produced in partnership with The Horticultural Society of New York

In case of rain, Flaubert Frog is cancelled

 

Nothing grim about this modern adaptation of our favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales - written by four award-winning playwrights and brought to life by the cutting-edge environmental theatre troupe THEATRE 4the PEOPLE.

 
Bryant Park Fall Festival

Bryant Park Fall Festival

Experience the best of the 2010–2011 New York City performing arts season, September 13–20, 2010.

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Piano in the Park

Piano in the Park

Some of the best pianists from all over New York come to Bryant Park to play on the Piano in the Park.

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