| Queensboro Bridge Birthday Fireworks!!! Sunday, May 31 at approximate 9:15 pm To be set off from the tip of Roosevelt Island. Viewable from the FDR Drive Promenade and Pavilion Park in Manhattan; Roosevelt Island, in Queens at Gantry Park, and Water Taxi Park and the Greenpoint and Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn. |
Annual Mamapalooza
Outdoor Extravaganza
at Pier 1, 70th Street within Riverside Park
Sunday, May 31 from 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Featuring mom bands, performances, arts & crafts for kids, tot rock, food
and fun. Weather permitting.
Learn more at the Riverside Park Events Page
Japan Day at Central Park
May 31 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Japan Day Run will take place at 8:00 am
The Japan Day Festival runs from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
East Meadow – Main Entrance at 99th St. & 5th Ave.
The Japanese Community in New York along with the suppor of the Cnosulate General of japane in New york will host, for the first time, a memorable "Japan Day @ Central Park". At this event, taking place from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, you will be able to experience various aspects of Japanese culture: beautiful calligraphy, world renowned "Karaoke", hallmark state-of-the-art electronics and lots more!!! There'll also be music, food dance and more!
To learn even further about this great event visit the official site at: http://www.japandaynyc.org/
Past Events
Free First Fridays! Event At The Bronx Museum
“Viva La Raza!” -- Latino Hip Hop Showcase
Friday, May 1, 2009, 6:00 – 10:00pm
Start your weekend early! This special First Fridays! program, Viva La Raza! is a hip hop showcase featuring local Latino MCs. Hosted by RephStar and Patty Dukes, and featuring Division X, De la Ceiba, Mikki Flow, Eli Efi, and special guests.
First Fridays! are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.bronxmuseum.org
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, North Building – 2nd Floor, 1040 Grand Concourse @ 165th Street, Bronx, NY 10456
Flax and Fleece Fest in Brooklyn
Saturday, May 2 & Sunday, May 3 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Visit the Zoo and watch sheep as they are sheared. Then come to Lefferts Historic House to see how sheared fleece becomes yarn. Help them wash, hang, card, and spin wool. Also, plant flax for the next harvest or join in a weaving workshop.
Taking place at the Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)
For More Information: (718) 789-2822
Cherry Blossom Walk On Roosevelt Island
Spring is in the air -- with all its glory -- on the Cherry Blossom Walk to be held on Roosevelt Island on Saturday, Saturday, May 2, at 11:00 am
Take a 75-minute tour of the historic sites on Roosevelt Island and rejoice in the abundant color of the cherry trees in full bloom. The tour, led by Judith Berdy, President of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, will highlight the principal events and personages of the Island over the past 300 years. This is the second in a series of two walks offering botanical and historical observations about Roosevelt Island. The Magnolia Blossom Walk was held on April 12. For reservations, please contact rooseveltislandhistory@usa.com or 212-688-4836. A donation of $5 to the RIHS is requested.
Directions: Take the Tram at 59th Street and Second Avenue or the F train to Roosevelt Island. Meet at the Visitor Center at the Tram Plaza.
Sixth Annual Swing a Ring Day in Manhattan
Saturday, May 2 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Traveling rings have been a popular attraction in Santa Monica, CA since the 1930s, and Riverside Park has the only set of rings outside of California.
Join NYC Parks & Recreation, Riverside Park Fund and Shawguides, Inc. for the sixth annual Swing a Ring Day. There will be free ring swinging demos and individual instruction for those who want to learn. Also, enjoy a free sand-sculpting clinic by award-winning artist Matt Long and live music and refreshments. Bring your appetite, so you can chow down on free SheerBliss All Natural Gourmet Ice Cream Bars!
Visit www.swingaring.com for details.
Taking place at Hudson Beach (105th Street on the lower level)
8th Annual NYC Irish Dance Festival
Sunday, May 3 from 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Rain Or Shine
Pier I, Riverside Park South, Manhattan (food and drink available)
Join in on the fun with live music, master workshops in traditional Irish dance, a Singers Circle, Irish language classes, face-painting and more!
Learn more about other events taking place at Riverside Park this coming season.
Annual Five Boro Bike Tour (Bike New York)
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Here is the 30th annual event which will not only traverse 42 miles in
all five boroughs but will also attract tens of thousands of cyclists
from all around the city and beyond.
New York
City Crop Hunger Walk
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at
2:00 pm
An ecumenical and interfaith event –sponsored by some 20 congregations
and organizations to combat hunger locally and globally. The 2-mile walk, down
5th Avenue, begins across from Central Park at Church of the Heavenly Rest (5th
Ave. & 90th St.) Ends at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Join The Nyc Crop Hunger Walk! No Registration Fee!
For additional information regarding this and other Race/Walks visit the New
Yorkled Racing Page
People can register ahead by contacting Mel Lehman, the walk coordinator, or
registering the day of the walk along with a donation. No entry fee.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Flushing Meadows
Sunday, May 03, 2009 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Live entertainment, music, game, food and fun for the entire family abound at this annual favorite.
Taking place at the Festival Site, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
The
29th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
Saturday, May 3, 2009, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, East 47th Street and 2nd Avenue
Join the Coalition of Asian Pacific American (CAPA) at one of the largest Pan-Asian outdoor events on the East
Coast to celebrate APA Heritage Month. Organized by CAPA, the day will be filled with live music
and dance, film screenings, children’s activities, arts and crafts
and over a hundred participating organizations. Visit
the official site to learn more.
31st Annual Antique Auto Show at the Queens County Farm Museum
Sunday, May 3
From
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Members of the New York Antique Auto Club will exhibit their cars on the farmhouse grounds. Automobile memorabilia, historic house tours, hayrides, and food will be available.
Admission: Adults $5.00; Chiildren $2.00 (Ages 4 And Under)
2009 New York City Lymphomathon at South Street Seaport
Saturday, May 16
The Lymphomathon is non-competitive 5K walk where survivors, family, friends, community and corporate teams walk in honor and in memory of those whose lives have been touched by lymphoma.
'and visit the official page right here...
IT'S
MY PARK! DAY
Saturday, May 16
taking place at various locales, parks and more.
That's right! Here's everyone's chance to volunteer and help create a
more environmentally friendly situation in and for our city of New York.
This particular day of events exists in many parks city-wide throughout
the five boroughs.
You can see a listing of the many parks participating in this day's set
of events at the official Department of Parks and Recreation website:
http://www.partnershipforparks.org/impd/details.html
Farm Fest at the Queens County Farm Museum
Sunday, May 17 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Celebrate the return of spring with a visit to the farm! Sheep shearing demonstrations, Dutch crafts and cultural exhibits and spring plant sale.Country Western Band, Hayrides, historic house and greenhouse tours, food, pony rides and petting zoo.
Admission: $3.00 per person
Drums
Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Shad Fest
at Inwood Hill Park
Sunday, May 17
11:00 am - 6:00 pm, rain or shine!
FREE ADMISSION!
Lotus Music and Dance will present the third annual DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON: A
NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL and SHAD FEST on May 17, 2009 in collaboration
with The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, The Hudson River
Foundation and Washington Heights-Inwood Development Corporation, from 11:00
am until 6:00 pm, rain or shine. A multi cultural family-oriented festival, DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON includes exhibitions of world dance and drumming traditions as well as Native American crafts and international cuisines. The festival combines a celebration of Native American heritage, culture, and art with the diversity of New York City itself.
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Downtown
River to River Festival That's right! So hold on to your hats for the ride of the Summer! From happenings at Battery Park, City Hall Park, South Street Seaport, WFC and other locales to major and minor street festivals. It'll all be here. So take a look and see what's happening at our Downtown Manhattan Events Schedule Page with yet many more updates to come. |
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Annual NYC Fleet Week |
NYC Bike
Month
This is the time when all those athletic cycling events take place,
but that's not all. There's even the Annual Bicycle Film Festival - May 2008.
Bike Month NYC 2008 is the
annual celebration of bicycling in metropolitan NYC. There'll be over
200 events including rides, classes, races, expos, free food, and art.
Why
not learn about all that's going on this month as well as during other
times by visiting
the New Yorkled Bicycling Events Page for important information and
great links.
Big Apple Circus
in Queens
May 10 - May 26, 2008
At Cunningham Park (Intersection of Francis Lewis Blvd & Union Tpke)
in Queens will be this extraordinary troupe's 28th season featuring so
many great performers, acrobats and so very much more!
We've seen them perform at various outdoor events in New York City so here's
your chance to enjoy it yourself. Unfortunately it's not free but the price
of the ticket may very well be worth all the fun you'll have!
Visit the official site to learn more about purchasing tickets.
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Mother's
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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!
"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"
"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."
Inner Happiness
is the Fuel of Success...
