Some free events in NYC over the coming week - enjoy! Washington Square Music Festival: Harmonica & Harp with Festival Orchestra in Manhattan Washington Square Music Festival offers its 56th season of free music and song. Harmonica & Harp with Festival Orchestra will feature: Soloist: Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica (called “the Paganini of the harmonica by The Los Angeles Times); Lutz Rath, conductor and the Washington Square Music Festival Orchestra performing Heitor Villa Lobos’ Concerto for Harmonica, Gustav Mahler’s Adagietto for strings and harp from his Fifth Symphony. Also works by Peter von Winter and JP Saxe, grandson of cellist János Starker, performing his own compositions. Location: Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park When: Tuesday, June 17, 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. For more information: nycgovparks.org/events/2014/06/17/washington-square-music-festival-harmonica-harp-with-festival-orchestra TOGETHER WITH DEWEY: Shakespeare in New York City in Brooklyn The speaker, Prof. Katharine Goodland (CUNY) will give a sketch of some of the highlights of the history of Shakespeare in New York City--including, the founding of the African Theater in 1821 at MacDougal Street, which performed his plays intermittently for two decades; the commemoration of the Shakespeare Bronze in Central Park; the Astor Place riot over who performed Shakespeare best--Edwin Forrest or William Charles Macready, rival English and American actors, and then shell move to an overview of the summer productions--Macbeth by the RSC at the Armory, and King Lear and Much Ado about Nothing in Central Park. Location: Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Ave. at Leonard St. When: Wednesday, June 18, 6:30pm-8:00pm For more information: catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1011541&searchscope=0&SORT2=R Global Inspiration: New York Fashion and Textile Design in the 1920s by Tracy Grosner, Gallery Educator, Bard Graduate Center in the Bronx Examine Andean weavings, a Native American dress, and other fascinating textiles from the American Museum of Natural History that influenced New York designers in the early twentieth century, and then create your own fabric stamp. Location: Bronx Library Center, 310 East Kingsbridge Road When: Thursday, June 12, 11 a.m. For more information: nypl.org/events/programs/2014/06/12/global-inspiration-new-york-fashion-and-textile-design-1920s-tracy Dancing Under the Stars in Queens Enjoy free ballroom dance lessons! Location: Wallenberg Square in Forest Park, Metropolitan Avenue and Park Lane South When: Monday, June 16, 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. and repeats on Mondays through July 7. For more information: nycgovparks.org/events/2014/06/16/dancing-under-the-stars Music @NYPL presents Enrico Granefei in Staten Island Enrico has a long history of musical experience, which encompasses both Classical Music and Jazz. Enrico received a degree in classical guitar from the Conservatory of l’Aquila in Italy in 1976. His artistic career started in Rome where he soon became known in the musical community. But Enrico is even MORE exciting because, in addition to jazz guitar, he also sings, and he plays harmonica. In addition to jazz and Latin American music, his repertoire also often has an Italian component. He has a background in theater, which gives him a wonderfully engaging stage presence. Location: West New Brighton Library, 976 Castleton Avenue When: Saturday, June 14, 2:30 p.m. For more information: nypl.org/events/programs/2014/06/14/music-nypl-presents-enrico-granefei We hope you have been able to nibble on many of the exciting and fun NYC community events that have been highlighted in the weekly Scrumptious Nibbles. If you have, please share your experiences at these wonderful NYC neighborhood events, by emailing [email protected]. Your comments may be used for marketing and promotional purposes.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:13:04 +0000
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