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iTunes music deal: top albums $6.99 until January 1st

Celebrate the year in music with a great deal on the top albums of 2011.  From now until January 1, you can get the latest albums from performers and groups including Florence + The Machine, LMFAO, Lady Antebellum, Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foster the People, Evanescence and more for just $6.99 each on [...]

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Free New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Peace on earth, goodwill to man.  That’s a universal wish, no matter which holiday you celebrate this season.  Take your peaceful wishes to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on New Year’s Eve for the annual FREE Concert for Peace.  The centerpiece of this year’s concert will be the oratorio A Child of [...]

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Celebrate Kwanzaa at African Burial Ground National Monument

New York City’s most public monument to its role in slavery in the 1700s and 1800s is the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, where some 15,000 men, women and children were buried.  This is the place to honor them and celebrate Kwanzaa, the the week long holiday that begins on December 26 and commemorates African-American [...]

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Free workout music mix from The Biggest Loser, Subway

Wake up and work out with this free uptempo music mix from the TV show The Biggest Loser and Subway.  The free download includes tunes made famous by Cee Lo Green, Black Eyed Peas and other popular artists.  The workout mix is available for a limited time, and your email address is required for [...]

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Free outdoor performances of Metropolitan Opera favorites

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The annual FREE outdoor Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival have resumed following Hurricane Irene, with daily opera performances through Monday September 5th, in the Lincoln Center Plaza.  These are HD screenings of live performances, on a jumbotron sized screen literally hung from the balcony of the Met.  The schedule includes classics such [...]

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Free outdoor performances of Metropolitan Opera favorites

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The annual FREE outdoor Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival is from Saturday, August 27th to Monday September 5th, in the Lincoln Center Plaza.  These are HD screenings of live performances, on a jumbotron sized screen literally hung from the balcony of the Met.  The schedule includes classics such as Bizet’s Carmen, one [...]

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Free musical performances at NYPL teaches kids about butterflies and bugs

posted by Evelyn Kanter

The Tale of Flutterby and Piggle is the name of an interactive play, with puppets and music, explains why insects, including butterflies, are the coolest creatures around.  The play is being performed at various branches of the New York Public Library part of the 100th birthday celebration of the iconic and world-famous main branch NYPL building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd St.  It’s free, fun, and for ages five and older.  The performances are presented by the Central Park Zoo Wildlife Theatre. I’m glad to see the word ‘flutterby’ in the title of a story for children — that’s what my own daughter called butterflies when she was three or four years old and got the real word tongue-twisted, and  I really think that’s a better name for them.  Here’s the schedule for the free performances at NYPL branches in June and July:

  • Kingsbridge |  Wednesday, June 8 | 4 p.m.
  • New Dorp | Thursday, June 9 | 3:30 p.m.
  • West Farms | Monday, June 13 | 3:30 p.m.
  • Hudson Park | Thursday, June 16 | 3:30 p.m.
  • Spuyten Duyvil |  Wednesday, June 22 | 3:30 p.m.

See July schedule on the next page —

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Discount tickets for Taylor Swift concerts in NYC and Newark in July, November

Get discount tickets for Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden and NJ's Prudential Center

 

posted by Evelyn Kanter

Billboard Entertainer of the Year and Grammy-award winning performer Taylor Swift is performing multiple concerts in New York City and nearby Newark, New Jersey in 2011, part of her Speak Now national [...]

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Free concerts in Central Park include Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Brad Paisley, Selena Gomez

posted by Evelyn Kanter

There’s something for everybody during this year’s free Good Morning America Summer Concert Series, featuring top rock, pop, Country, R&B performers each Friday morning, beginning with a free, live performance in Central Park by Lady Gaga on Friday, May 27th.  You’ll have to get up early to attend these free [...]

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NYC Weekend Planner: Native American Drums and Dance

posted by Evelyn Kanter

It’s called Drums Along the Hudson, and it’s an all day FREE festival of Native American drumming, dancing and story telling, at the northern tip of Manhattan, around where Peter Minuit purchase the island from the local tribe around 400 years ago.  The Native American festival is 11 a.m. to [...]

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Free Black Eyed Peas concert in Central Park on June 9th; register for tickets now

Ticket giveaway for free Black Eyed Peas concert in NYC Central Park on Thursday, June 9, 2011

posted by Evelyn Kanter

The ever popular Black Eyed Peas is giving a free concert in Central Park on Thursday, June 9th. Even though the concert is free, you must register for a ticket — or [...]

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Free MP3 download of 18 tracks from Spin Magazine’s May issue

Every month, Spin Magazine offers free downloads of more than one dozen tracks from bands and artists featured in that month’s issue.  The May bands include Boris, Killer Mike, Steve Earle, Poly Styrene, Panda Bear and Vivian Girls.  You’ll need iTunes, but that’s also free to download.  Then, just input the download code — [...]

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