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Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens August 29th

New York City's internationally renowned  Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens to visitors on August 29 with new reduced hours, social distancing, mandated facemasks, and a special exhibit celebrating the museum's 150th anniversary.   The Met will be open five days a week, Thursday to Monday, no longer daily, and the number of visitors will be limited to 25% of the … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens August 29th

NYC SummerStage FREE Daily Concerts

Starting this week, NYC SummerStage begins daily music and dance performances, FREE and virtually, featuring the best local talent, including jazz, Afrobeat, electro-pop and reggae. SummerStage Anywhere replaces what is normally more than 100 FREE events in NYC parks in all five boroughs each summer.  But as we all know, 2020 is not a normal year. Here is this week's … [Read more...] about NYC SummerStage FREE Daily Concerts

New York Historical Society to Re-Open With Outdoor Exhibit

The New York Historical Society, the oldest museum in NYC, plans to re-open on August 14 with a FREE outdoor exhibit in the museum courtyard chronicling New York City under quarantine. Indoor exhibits are scheduled to re-open in September. “Hope Wanted: New York City Under Quarantine” features more than 50 photographs along with audio interviews with the subjects of the … [Read more...] about New York Historical Society to Re-Open With Outdoor Exhibit

Queensboro Dance Festival Showcases Culturally Diverse Local Groups FREE & Virtually

The Queensboro Dance Festival continues with some two dozen Queens-based troupes, continues virtually and FREE with events on Mondays and Thursdays through October. The dance groups represent the most culturally diverse borough of NYC.  Along with dance performances, the festival includes classes, Q&A sessions with choreographers, and background information about a … [Read more...] about Queensboro Dance Festival Showcases Culturally Diverse Local Groups FREE & Virtually

NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks Go Virtual

One of the great joys of summer in NYC is the FREE outdoor NY Philharmonic concerts in NYC Parks.  This year, they've gone virtual, with past concerts including Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli. Concerts in the Parks @ Home is daily through Thursday at 7:30pm.  The virtual events include zoom backgrounds and a retrospective of the 50+ year tradition of NY … [Read more...] about NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks Go Virtual

Bach at Home FREE Virtual Concerts

For the first time ever, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) is conducting its annual Bach festival online and FREE, with new concerts each Tuesday, from June 23 to through July 14. Bach at Home is comprised of more than 30 video performances, interviews, discussions, essays, and additional archived content. The digital festival is instead of the 2020 OSL Bach Festival that … [Read more...] about Bach at Home FREE Virtual Concerts

Paramount Pictures Streams “Selma” for Free

Paramount Pictures is offering the film "Selma" for FREE streaming through June 30. The film chronicles the tumultuous period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of … [Read more...] about Paramount Pictures Streams “Selma” for Free

Quarantine Film Festival is Short Videos About Our Experience

Life has been difficult these last weeks, and the purpose of the New York Quarantine Film Festival is to show the ingenuity, resilience and even the sense of humor of New Yorkers while staying safe. All the videos are three minutes or less, about things like a quarantine walk in the park, quarantine fashion, the trials of self-isolation, some silly songs, and videos made by … [Read more...] about Quarantine Film Festival is Short Videos About Our Experience

Special Tony Awards Virtual Event on June 7

Normally, the Tony Awards celebrating the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway is a gala event televised nationally. But 2020 is not a normal year, and the awards will livestream on June 7 instead. Instead of a three-hour show from Radio City Music Hall, this will be a one-hour virtual event, with appearances and entertainment by Broadway and Off-Broadway stars. The … [Read more...] about Special Tony Awards Virtual Event on June 7

We Are One Virtual Global Film Festival

You could call this a festival of film festivals. Virtually, of course.We Are One is a festival of more than 20 film festivals around the globe, including NYC's own New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center and the Tribeca Film Festival. We Are One also includes what's called the "Big Fve" of international film festivals - Berlin, Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and Venice.It's … [Read more...] about We Are One Virtual Global Film Festival