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Annual ISI Figure Skating Competition at Chelsea Piers Friday through Sunday June 5 - 7, 2009 Hundreds of amateur figure skaters from all over the world test their skills in one of Sky Rink's annual figure skating competitions. The Sky Rink ISI Team Competition is the largest ISI competition on the East Coast and is open to competitors of all ages. There are even special 'Spin Challenge' and 'Jump Challenge' events that are US Figure Skating friendly. For more information, contact Sky Rink. Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61 |
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The
Central Park Challenge for People with Disabilities On Saturday, June 6, 2009 … Join us in celebration of the abilities of all people! People with disabilities, families and friends, and the New York community will walk side by side and raise funds for individuals with disabilities to have the support they need to thrive in our community. The Central Park Challenge is New York City’s largest and most visible event supporting people with developmental and learning disabilities. Visit the official site for more details |
Taste of Times Square
Monday, June 8 from
5:00 - 8:30 pm
This item takes place aong West 46th Street between Broadway and Ninth
Avenue, including historic Restaurant Row
Admission is free but Taste of Times Square tickets can be purchased
at the event and are redeemable for "tastes" and beverages at each of
the booths. The main ticket booth at 46th Street and Broadway opens at
3:00 pm; other booths throughout the neighborhood at 5:00 pm.
On hand there'll also be live entertainment and a chance to enjoy yourselves
greatly.
To keep up to date in case of cancellations and such visit the official
Times Square BID Site at: www.timessquarenyc.org
Museum
Mile Festival 2009 - Annual Celebration
Tuesday, June 9 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Rain or Shine)
Rain or Shine and FREE
During this special celebration one will have
the chance to visit all the museums on Museum Mile (5th Avenue) from
about 82nd - 105th Streets.
Special exhibitions and works from permanent collections will be on
view inside the museums and live music from jazz to Broadway tunes
to string quartets will be featured in front of each museum. Additional
street entertainers will perform along Fifth Avenue all evening. For
further information please contact the event office at 212-606-2296. Visit
the official site for additional info and also visit New
Yorkled's Museum Pages to learn about the many Art sites of the great
city that is New York City!
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Annual
Staten Island Irish Fair Cost is $10 at the gate and $8 in advance. The Fair starts at Noon on Saturday June 13; the entertainment commences and continues non-stop through the day...and On Sunday June 10, the day starts with a Mass for peace in Ireland at 11:00 AM. Immediately following the Mass the entertainment commences and continues non-stop until closing time at 7:30 in the evening. You don't have to be Irish to enjoy the mix of Irish, American, and Country Music. A dance floor is provided for those who want to kick up their heels to the music. If shopping is your thing there are over 30 vendors with various Irish gifts and crafts. Lots of food, including Fish and chips, hamburgers and hot dogs plus other items. Beer, wine, Irish stout, soda, tea and coffee are available. Website: http://statenirelandfair.com |
El Barrio Week
We've as yet to locate details regarding dates for this annual celebration.
Here is a celebration of the culture and life which exists in the Latin Community
of El Barrio (Spanish Harlem). There'll be music, food, art and more at various
locales. Take a look at the web site of the East Harlem Board of Tourism, www.eastharlemtourism.org,
for more information.
Seventh Annual
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party at Madison
Square Park
Saturday & Sunday, June 13 - 14
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Madison Avenue & Madison Square Park
Learn more here about this event and about obtaining a pass?: www.bigapplebbq.org
FREE. Please check website for up-to-date schedule. |
Children's Day
Target Fireworks at South Street Seaport |
Annual Sweden Day … a ‘Midsummer’ Tradition right
here in New York
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Outdoor Patio, Swedish Menu, Outdoor Bar & Grill, Kid’s Activities,
Games on the beach, Traditional Dancing around the Midsummerpole, Inground
pool, Miss Sweden Day Contest
Taking place at Manhem Beach Club, 658 Clarence Avenue, Throgs Neck, New
York in the Bronx
The following is from a previous year:
Park Opens at 11:00 am, Main Program at 3:00 pm
Admission Fee: $10/Adults, Kids accompanied by adult are free
Visit the official site: http://www.swedenday.com
The Paul Winter Consort's Summer Solstice Concert
at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Saturday, June 20, 4:30 am
Paul Winter will be joined by an array of outstanding musicians from different musical backgrounds for a festival of the Earth's musics as we greet the summer and the dawning of one of the longest days of the year.
Tickets: $35 general admission available from
www.theatermania.com or (866) 811-4111.
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Solstice
in Times Square: Time Square |
Summer Solstice Celebration
at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City
Sunday, June 21 from 5:00 pm - Sunset
FREE / RAIN OR SHINE
BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK'S 7TH ANNUAL SOLSTICE EVENT TO WELCOME THE SUMMER AND CELEBRATE THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR!
Socrates Sculpture Park will present its eighth annual Summer Solstice Celebration. This FREE event celebrates the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year with performances, music, art, and food. Visitors can take part in free Solstice artmaking workshops, have their faces painted, enjoy music, picnic in the Park, or just watch the fun!
Annual
Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, Brooklyn
June 20, 2009 beginning at 2:00 pm
Takes place from Surf Ave from 17th Avenue to W. 8th Street @ Coney
Island
You can learn about registering for this parade by visiting the official
Coney Island website and obtaining more details. Mind you,
this parade is followed by the Mermaid Parade Ball which is a
ticketed item offering tickets from $10 to $50 (VIP)
The
Mermaid Parade Ball -
taking place in the evening.
The Annual Mermaid Parade Ball is the perfect
way to chill out after the parade. Taking place at Childs on the boardwalk. Childs Restaurant Building is located on the Boardwalk at West 21st Street.
5-11 pm
Tickets $10 advanced purchase, VIPS $50
http://www.mermaidparadeball.com
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PRIDE
WEEK 2009 - Gay & Lesbian Heritage of Pride Celebrations Learn more about this year's Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebrations taking place in NYC as tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of folks from near and far come to our city to take part in related celebrations, marches and more. |
Madison
Square Park Events
Introducing this newly added page featuring upcoming Summer Events
for the 2005 season. There'll be Concerts, Activities and Performances
for the little ones (yes we're referring to the kids) and Art in
the Park. So amongst the many things to do and enjoy this Summer
Madison Square Park is sure to not be left out on the fun. So come
on down and join in! Won't ya'?
You can visit the following to learn more about these events:
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Madison Square Park Events Page
- Main Madison
Square Park Page
- The Official
Madison Square Park Conservancy Site
Hudson River
Park Events and Film Festival for 2009
Oh yeah!!! You know it's almost Summer when all those wonderful activities
are taking root and sprouting for all to enjoy at the West Side's Hudson
River Park along where? Well the Hudson River Silly! Oh, there'll be
so much to enjoy! From dancing and concerts to films, fishing, barbecues
and even a fireworks display! That's just the way we like it and so will
you!!!
So visit the following to learn more:
- Films
at Hudson River Park
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All other Events there
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Downtown River to River Festival Details regarding the 2009 Downtown NYC River to River Festival
are up and running. |
Mondays
at Sunset on Bryant Park - Bryant Park 2009 Film Festival
42nd Street and 6th Avenue
The Bryant Park Film Festival begins in June and continues every Monday
night through August. Join in and enjoy this outdoor venue wherein you
can lay atop the lawn and take in a classic movie.
Movies begin at dusk, and Tuesdays are rain dates.
Schedule for this event can be found at Bryant
Park Mondays at Sunset Film Festival Page.
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Quick
Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Readington, NJ Take part in the spectacle to end all others wherein years past millions of folks have witnesses the launching of balloon after balloon into the expansive skies of New Jersey. For over 25 years this festival has wowed spectactors with its tons and tons of balloons on a 250-acre site. Taking place in Readington, New Jersey you're bound to ooh and aah as these masters of the sky take one and all's breaths away. This festival will take place over a 3 day span and last year featured such balloon shapes as the Quick Chek Eagle, Pepsi Super Can, Energizer Bunny, the Benihana and many others. Of course one can only believe that this year's shapes and sizes will be a treat for all. So if you're ready to be awed and want an escape that'll thrill you then visit this page put up by New Yorkled. |
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Free/Cheap
Concerts for Spring & Summer From Chelsea Piers to the South Street Seaport, from various locations in Central Park to up and down the avenue here and there, from the Bronx to Brooklyn there's so much in the way of musical offerings which go on every year in NYC. As in years past there'll be all those musical events through Celebrate Brooklyn! Of course Central Park will play host to plenty of concerts from the Harlem Meer Music Festival and SummerStage to the Naumburg Bandshell Offerings and Philharmonic Performances to be carried out here as well as at other major NYC Parks. Chelsea Piers will have its own musical affairs every Saturday and Sunday afternoon and South Street Seaport will be jamming our socks off 'till we just can't rock no more...'and then some! The River to River Festival will have entertainment galore all over Lower Manhattan and there'll be concerts and other cultural items of interest for all at other boroughs, parks and city squares. SO, come along and join New Yorkled in its Celebration of New York City! Visit the New Yorkled Free/Cheap Concerts page that's been updated with much more to come! |
Victorian
Gardens in Central Park 2009
'continuing through the Summer
Hey! What says New York more than an actual Amusement Park smack in the middle
of the city? 'Or how about Central Park for that matter? Yup, It's back! Within
Wollman Rink once again will be all those great rides for the entire family.
Mind you they're not necessarily for kids since yours truly had the fine experience
of riding their rides last Summer and boy, I'll tell ya'. It was quite what the
doctor ordered!
So
to learn more, visit the Victorian Gardens Page on New Yorkled
to read all about it!
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Visit the New York City Posters Page for a listing of Posters and Prints of NYC.
You'll have a thrill just viewing them if you don't end up buying one! That's for sure!
"Life is not measured by the number
of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
For as we all grow older, we realize,
it is not the things we did in Life which we often regret,
but the things we did not do."
4th of July Fireworks Cruises |
The BEAST SpeedBoat
Ride |
"The desire to accomplish something great is resolved in
your will to succeed. Succeed and you'll have removed all doubt.
The question remains in whether you doubt your ability to succeed.
Overcome that
and the world might be yours to give & share."
"Be Not Afraid of Growing Slowly, Be Afraid Only of Standing Still"
"Everyone Loses Faith at least once in their Life.
The key is to hang in there...For you will gain your faith once again...in
yourself and/or in whatever it is that matters to you!"
Remember this one thought amongst
so many others:
"You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person."
Give and Give and Give and may all eternity
and the world itself be yours to give again!
Corretta Scottt King:
“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more
than it injures the hated.”
