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 [...]
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Through Labor Day weekend, you can order lunch, brunch or dinner from select restaurants via your iPhone, and have your meal delivered to your bench or picnic blanket in Central Park. The iPhone app is from CityMint. Delivery is limited to the Sheep Meadow. Participating restaurants include affordable (that’s another word for cheap) Upper West Side [...] Getting a ticket for the free Shakespeare in the Park series at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater means standing on line for hours in the July heat. There’s an alternative. Free Shakespeare in branches of the New York Public Library. The performances are by a troupe of professional actors and skilled amateurs who call themselves Instant Shakespeare [...] 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 [...] The Monaco Boys Choir will be performing later this year at the royal wedding of Monaco Prince Albert, son of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier. Before then, you can enjoy them for FREE at two concerts in New York City. The boys are performing a combination of sacred music and Big Apple patriotic favorites in honor [...] The first LEGO Store in New York City opens in Rockefeller Plaza on Tuesday, June 29th, with three days of special events and free giveaways. A team of LEGO Master Model Builders will be building a giant, 15-foot apple out of red LEGO bricks, and you are invited to help. The LEGO Big Apple is [...] Attend a free workshop to get advice on finding a career and a job that meets your personal values and lets you make a difference professionally. The free 90-minute seminar is led by Sean Harvey, a leading social-impact career expert and a faculty member of the Graduate Center CUNY. Be prepared to participate in this inter-active [...] Celebrate Fleet Week 2010 NYC May 26 to June 2 Fleet Week in New York City begins today, Wednesday, May 26th with the largest parade of the year, as dozens of U.S. Navy ships sail up the Hudson River. There are Fleet Week 2010 events every day through Wednesday, June 2nd, including the opportunity to tour the ships [...] |
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