Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | #NYCCheap Governors Island gets renamed as Pig Island this weekend for the second annual Pig Island BBQ festival. This is a locavore celebration, featuring New York State food, craft beer, wine and chefs. Eighty upstate hogs are being prepared by 20 top NYC chefs, including from Dinosaur BBQ, Jimmy’s No. 43, Joe Doe, [...] Rock the Bells fest at Governors Island Four stages, more than 30 acts, one ticket. Rock the Bells International Festival pumps out top sounds at Governors Island on Saturday, September 3rd with an all-star line-up including Nas, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Black Star, Mobb Depp, Souls of Mischief, Exile, Immnortal Technique, Roc Marciano [...] Tickets are still available for the Rock the Bells all-day outdoor rock, R&B and hip-hop music festival with more than 30 performers and groups on four stages. It’s all happening at Governors Island on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 3, 2011. Performers include Ms. Lauren Hill, NAS, Erykah Badu, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, [...] Tickets are $85 per day, or $195 for the three-day Dave Matthews Band Caravan music festival at Governors Island, August 26-28. Or, you could attend the entire concert for free — by volunteering to work at gates, stands, and so on. You must pay a deposit for the conference price, which will be [...] Rock the Bells fest at Governors Island Four stages, more than 30 acts, one ticket. Rock the Bells International Festival pumps out top sounds at Governors Island on Saturday, September 3rd with an all-star line-up including Nas, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Black Star, Mobb Depp, Souls of Mischief, Exile, Immnortal Technique, Roc Marciano [...] @NYCCheap Governors Island is changing its name to Yoga Island on Saturday, August 6th, for a full day of FREE yoga classes by some of New York City’s top yogis. There are more than one dozen classes, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. The classes are a mix of main [...] Rock the Bells is an all-day outdoor rock, R&B and hip-hop music festival with more than 30 performers and groups on four stages. It’s all happening at Governors Island on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 3, 2011. Performers include Ms. Lauren Hill, NAS, Erykah Badu, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Black Moon, Fashawn, Blu, [...] There’s a June bouquet of free street fairs, festivals, parades and other activities in NYC this weekend for the entire family to enjoy. Saturday – Head to Harlem for the Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Cultural Festival, an all-day party with live entertainment, arts and crafts by local artisans, a heritage walking tour, pony rides and [...] Governors Island and Highline are two of New York City’s newest and most popular parks, and there are apps for both of them. That’s handy (pardon the pun) since both parks are growing and changing each season. The Governors Island app is called, simply, Gov Island, by Janet Garingo. The app for the Highline [...] posted by Evelyn Kanter It’s called Brewer’s PicNyc, which I think is a dreadful name for a food and drink festival featuring New York City’s best micro-breweries and gourmet food. The event takes place on Governors Island, along historic Colonel’s Row, with its elegant 19th century Officer’s Quarters buildings. Brewer’s PicNyc also features entertainment, [...] posted by Evelyn Kanter Save the date — Sunday, June 5, 2011. That’s when the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returns to Governors Island for one of the most highly-anticipated social events of the season, attracting a fashionable and international crowd. Last year, Britain’s Prince Harry attended and played, when the event supported a charity [...] Britain’s Prince Harry is in New York City this weekend. He’s playing polo on Governors Island on Sunday, June, 27th. It’s the third annual Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic, a fund-raiser for the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity which he founded with the prince of Lesotho to support at-risk children in the tiny African nation. Prince [...] | |