Step inside the universe. See how it all began, in a double feature presentation every Friday night at the American Museum of Natural History. The shows are at the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater. It is a new after-hours series to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The screening features the breathtaking Passport to the Universe, narrated by Tom Hanks, which takes viewers on an exhilarating flight through our universe, and The Search for Life: Are We Alone?, narrated by Harrison Ford, which explores a question that has always captivated the human imagination: does life exist beyond Earth?
Shows start at 7:30 and 8:30 pm every Friday and Saturday in the Hayden Planetarium. Admission is $15, $12 for Museum Members. Click here to purchase tickets.
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The word ‘anime’ is short for Japanese “animation.” This cartoon style has been around as early 1917 and exploded in popularity in Japan in the 1960s. Learn more about it, and find out how it is different from the such American animation styles of Disney, Pixar and Avatar at a free lecture at the Mid-Manhattan Branch of [...]
It’s the last two nights of free movies in Central Park. The theme of this year’s The Central Park Conservancy Film Festival is Big Apple icons — films that feature New York City as one os its stars. The movies are being shown in the area just north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, at mid-park and 69th Street. So enter the park at 72nd St from either Fifth Avenue or Central Park West. All screenings begin at 8:00 pm, rain or shine. Gates open at 6:30 pm, so bring a picnic. Guest DJs play sets until the movie begins. All movies close captioned.
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You don’t have to be a devotee or follower of Sri Chinmoy to find serenity and tranquility in his music. There are FREE performances of his Songs of the Soul at the Skirball Center of the Performing Arts at NYU on Sunday, August 29. The concerts are at 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., and are a [...]
Friday, August 27 is the last of the FREE Friday concerts in Rockefeller Center. And this one will be a biggie. A free concert by pop superstar Katy Perry is sure to bring out the crowds.
The concert is sponsored by Toyota and the NBC Today Show, live in Rockefeller Plaza from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Get [...]
New York City’s iconic skyline, buildings and neighborhoods take center stage at The Central Park Conservancy Film Festival, which brings free movies to the heart of Manhattan for five nights, Aug. 24-28. Each movie features iconic New York City locations and sights – from the Empire State Building in King Kong to the city’s subway in [...]
Hundreds of the world’s best mountain bikers head to Windham, New York, in the heart of the Catskill Mountains this weekend, August 21-23, for the finals of the 2010 Mountain Bike World Cup finals. This is the first time the finals have been held in the United States, so this is your chance to see the [...]
Take me out to the ballgame for half-price. Same day tickets to NY Yankees games at the new Yankee Stadium are up to 50% off off at a special NY Yankees ticket booth inside Modell’s sporting goods store at 1567 Broadway in Times Square. These are tickets provided by the NY Yankees — these are not [...]
Step inside the universe. See how it all began, in a double feature presentation every Friday night at the American Museum of Natural History. The shows are at the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater. It is a new after-hours series to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The screening features the breathtaking Passport to the Universe, narrated by Tom Hanks, which takes viewers on an exhilarating flight through our universe, and The Search for Life: Are We Alone?, narrated by Harrison Ford, which explores a question that has always captivated the human imagination: does life exist beyond Earth?
