Summer Guide
By Staff
For those New Yorkers who stick around these steamy streets in June, July and August, we’ve whipped up a list of wide-ranging activities to keep you distracted from the heat:
Outdoor
Food & Drink
Books
Travel
Music
Film
Summer Guide: Travel
Boston’s Little-Known Secret: Scenic Islands Minutes Away
In the ominous opening of Martin Scorsese’s movie Shutter Island, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo take a boat out to a craggy-cliffed island off the coast of Boston.
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Summer Guide: Great Outdoor
Whether you’re actually sporty or just look really good in shorts, there’s plenty of outdoor activity to keep you sweating this summer—not that you’ll need a whole lot of help with that.
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Rollerblading in Central Park
Rollerblading in Central Park appeals most to teenagers who need another hangout since the ice rinks are all gone, as well as Brooklyn types who are increasingly replacing bicycles with blades on Bedford Avenue. If you don’t fit in either of these categories and the idea of wearing the required wrist guards still appeals to you, we recommend rollerblading in Central Park. There’s less of a chance someone you know will see you bite it at Columbus Circle than in your own neighborhood. You can skate in the park any time it’s open; however, we recommend waiting until the weekends, when Park drives are closed to traffic. Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park; weekends beginning at 7 p.m. on Fri., Free.
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Summer Guide: Books
Put your tawdry beach reads back on the shelf—these reading series will keep your summer wordy, nerdy and hot.
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KGB’s Fantastic Fiction
Speculate about the mysteries of life and science over cheap beer while you listen to good fiction. A mix of veteran and up-and-coming writers of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy and horror) read excerpts and short stories once every month for this free event. This summer, highlights include Glen Hirshberg and Sarah Langan June 15 and, for the July 21 reading, Katherine Vaz and Geoff Ryman. Third Wednesdays, KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd Ave. & Bowery), 212-505-3360; 7, Free.
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Summer Guide: Film
There are plenty of popcorn blockbusters to spend your time and money on this summer, but why not spice up your filmgoing with awesome movies at some of New York’s cinema temples?
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92YTribeca
If you can’t escape the heat of the city, we suggest you do the next best thing by enjoying some air conditioning and a film at 92YTribeca, which has varied programming all summer long. Fairytale Road Trips is the theme of its Beer Goggle Series in June. Check out a screening of To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar June 3, because the only people who make a better road trip trio than Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando are Noxeema Jackson, Vida Boheme and Chi-Chi Rodriguez. 200 Hudson St. (at Canal St.), 212-601-1000, www.92ytribeca.org.
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Summer Guide: Music
An exhaustive guide to the sounds of summer for anyone who’s even slightly interested in seeing live music
By Staff
This summer, there’s a little live music for everyone, but with so many options, it’s hard to parse exactly where you should be and when. That’s why we’ve prepared a handy Q&A to answer all your summer music needs.
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Summer Guide: Food & Drink
Come, ye pasty, Vitamin D-deprived and weak. Bring yourselves into the sun, fill yourself with nourishment and feel life flooding back into your body.
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230 Fifth
The perfect place to take that out-of-town friend from the Midwest on their last night to ooh and ah them with a view of the Empire State building. Be prepared to slap down $15 for a cocktail. And then, you’ll probably move along afterward to some place less expensive and crowded where you can get your friend appropriately inebriated. 230 5th Ave. (betw. W. 26th & W. 27th Sts.), 212-725-4300.
Summer Guide 2010: Theater
Marathon 2009
After 30 years, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s One-Act Play Festival is still going strong, with options ranging from the economy to a showdown between a nun and her most rebellious student. If unproven talent gets you down, the E.S.T. Festival is for you during the summer months.
May 22 through June 27, E.S.T., 549 W. 52nd St. (at 10th Ave.), 212-247-4982, www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org Read more
Summer Guide 2010
In New York City, spying the first Mister Softee truck of the year is a sign that summer is almost upon us, heralded by that half-irritating, half-charming and completely unforgettable jingle.
For those New Yorkers who stick around these steamy streets in June, July and August, we’ve whipped up a list of wide-ranging activities to keep you distracted from the heat. Read more
Summer Guide 2010: Outdoor
Rollerblading in Central Park
Let’s be honest: You have an urge to strap into some rollerblades and try crossing right over left. Of course, it’s been years since you’ve grapevined, and you wouldn’t be caught dead rollerblading somewhere near where you live. Well, there are other people out there just like you. So put on a helmet and wristguards (required) and join one of these free blading tours through Central Park. Afterwards, you can sit down with the group for dinner and drinks. You’ll have to pay for that, but the memories will be priceless.
Thursdays, Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park; 7, Free. Read more
