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Street Fair Schedule for NYC Labor Day Weekend

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:23:55 +0000

Street fairs and festivals are always free. What you buy from the food, crafts and housewares vendors is not. This is the schedule of Labor Day Weekend street fairs on Sunday and Monday:

Sunday, September 5

Broadway Festival,  on Broadway from 8th Street to 14th Street The 26th Annual Brazilian Day Festival, on 6th Ave. from 42nd – 56th St. [...]

Free Street Fairs this Weekend

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:37:47 +0000

Check out a new Big Apple neighborhood this weekend at one of the half dozen street fairs around town. Street fairs and festivals are always FREE, but they always wind up costing something, because you always find something interesting to buy from the craftspeople and food vendors.

Saturday, July 17

East Side Summer Festival, Lexington Ave. between 42nd [...]

Share Your Opinion on the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:08:17 +0000

The Sierra Club NYC chapter is hosting a panel discussion and public forum on the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 8th, at the New School. The greatest environmental disaster in U. S. history dredges up many questions, which include –

What do you think is the legal and moral [...]

Lecture on Genocide Around Globe

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:43:49 +0000

What can we do about the on-going atrocities of genocide around the globe? How should we respond as individuals, as nations, and as human beings? Those are just some of the questions being addressed at a lecture entitled “Genocide and Activism”, on Tuesday, April 20th, at the Center for Jewish History. The program is at 6:30 [...]

Concert and Chat with Peter Buffett

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:09:54 +0000

Musician and philanthropist Peter Buffett is the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, and the star of a free evening of music and conversation. The music is Buffett’s own compositions, the conversation is about his own philanthropic efforts and his life as the son of one of the world’s wealthiest and most influential investors. The free concert and chat [...]

Free Lecture on Coney Island History

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:20 +0000

Coney Island has an amazing history, with ups and downs, much like its world famous Cyclone roller coaster. From it’s heyday a century ago, to a sad relic of its past, to the center of a major real estate and urban planning battle, Coney Island has had “An Amazing Ride” — which just happens to be [...]

Cookware Sale Ends Feb 15th

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:42:31 +0000

Two of the best brand names in any kitchen are Le Crueset and All-Clad, and both are up to 70% off at Broadway Panhandler through Monday, Feb. 15th. For example — the 4.5 quart Le Creuset round oven is on sale for $129.98, instead of its regular price of $280. Cuisinart kitchenware also is on sale.

Broadway [...]

NYC Restaurant Week Begins Jan. 25

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:30:46 +0000

It’s enough to make you hungry. The Big Apple’s famous NYC Restaurant Week begins Monday, Jan. 25, and luckily for us, runs for two weeks, not one, through Sunday, Feb. 7. It’s a spectacular opportunity to have a three-course lunch in 266 of the city’s best restaurants for $24.07 or dinner for $35.00. Plus beverages and tips, of course. [...]

College Fairs to Jump Start Your Life

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:13:24 +0000

Get smart! Two Big Apple colleges are having open house events today, January 12th, to help you jump start your current job or career or help you get a start on a new one.

The open house at Touro College Graduate School of Technology begins at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to ask about 100% tuition grant from the New York [...]

Join the Christmas Eve Caroling in Washington Square Park

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:33:53 +0000

It won’t be a silent night in Washington Square Park on Xmas Eve, because everybody is invited to join in traditional Christmas Eve caroling under the Christmas tree. Songbooks will be provided by the Washington Square Association, and the sing-along is free.

The holiday caroling is from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, early enough for [...]

Johnny Rockets Contest for Seven-Night Cruise

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:33:24 +0000

Stop in at a Johnny Rockets for a chance to win a seven-night cruise on Royal Caribbean. The nationwide burger and shakes chain and the cruise ship line have partnered for a ”Cruise In and Win!” promotion. Even if you don’t win one of the five grand prize cruises, you can pick up coupons for the chance [...]