MUSIC & DANCE
Every Sunday from July 11 - August 15, 7:00pm
Pier I at 70th St
Acoustic Sundays
Enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Hudson as you listen to some of New York's best jazz, R&B, and world music.
July 11 - Liony Parra Y La Mega Mafia Tipico
"The big hit of the 2009 SOH Main Squeeze Festival was Liony Parra y la Mega Mafia Tipica <http://www.myspace.com/lionyparra> , who absolutely slayed with a wildly danceable set of merengue: a lightning-fast button accordion, harmony singer, congas, cajon and bass drum along with a five-string bassist " - Lucid Culture.com
July 18 - Meta and the Cornerstones
Meta and the Cornerstones fuse Afropop, Hip-Hop, Rock and Soul with a mixture of French, English, Wolof, and Fulani vocals. The band consists of six members who bring their musical background from the coast of Africa, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
July 25- Michael Powers Frequency with opening act Angel Rose / Blues
Grammy-nominated "Singer-guitarist Michael Powers behaves like he's got a Delta hellhound on his trail. We're not so sure that's the case, but the gritty soul on his record Prodigal Son is befitting a cat who apprenticed with James Cotton." Time Out New York
Aug 1- Xylos / charming NYC indie-pop
Xylos is a co-ed, aurally adventurous five-piece orgy of pop from New York, their music characterized by four-part vocal harmonies, complex orchestration, and a large variety of instruments and electronics. The music of Xylos has been compared to that of the Shins, Paul Simon, and Fleetwood Mac
Aug 8 - Slavic Soul Party /Fiery Balkan brass, hip-grinding grooves & ecstatic anthems
Throbbing funk grooves, fiery Balkan brass, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! NYC's official #1 brass band for BalkanSoul GypsyFunk.
Aug 15 - Los Soneros de Oriente / Cuban Son
Taking their name from the region of Cuba that is most famous for Son Montuno, Los Soneros de Oriente represent a huge history and lifelong commitment to traditional Cuban music.
Sundays, June 6 - 27, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Pier I
Let's Dance!
Learn to dance like a pro at these salsa, cha-cha and bachata lessons and group dances led by master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School.
Thursdays, July 8 - August 12, 10:30am-11:30am
Pier I at 70th St.
Children's Performance Series
Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7.
July 8 - Bossy Frog Band
The Bossy Frog Band are award-winning children's musicians that provide a high energy and high octane interactive music show for children ages 1 - 8 years old and their families. They play banjo, guitar, bass and harmonica and sing fun, funky and hip songs.
July 15 - Improv 4 Kids
Hilarious interactive musical comedy for the whole family based on audience suggestion and participation. "A production you and your children don't want to miss" - ABC News
July 22 - Buccaneer Bindlestiff's Swashbuckling Cirkus
Last year they brought a Wild West feast: this year they present Buccaneer Bindlestiff and Peg Leg Philly in a brand new pirate themed circus mayhem party.
July 29 - Robbi K & Friends
Robbi K makes award winning albums like Keep the Beat and Music Makes Me Happy. Her shows combine music, theater, and culture with a worldview to bring a sense of the world community to family audiences,
August 5 - Erin Lee & Marci
Join NYC's hilarious-yet-hip duo for a family concert celebrating mud puddles, couch forts, neighborhood baseball games, terrible haircuts and other assorted joys (and challenges) of summer.
August 12 - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater
City Parks Foundations presents Puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater in Sleeping Beauty, set in Central Park's Belvedere Castle.
MOVIES
Every Wednesday evening from July 7 - August 11 dusk (8:30pm)
Pier I
Movies Under the Stars
Pack a picnic, bring a friend and settle in for a night of premier Hollywood movies.
Tall Tales
Movies for those who believe in escaping into a good book. Appropriate for ‘tweens and teens as well as adults.
July 7: Neverending Story
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen - 1984, NR. A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!
July 14: Pan's Labyrinth
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, 2007. Rated R for graphic violence and some language. What happens when make-believe believes it's real? In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
July 21: Inkheart
Directed by Iain Softley, 2009, PG. With Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Bennett. A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.
July 28: The Fall
Directed by Tarsem Singh, 2008, Rated R. In a hospital, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.
August 4: Big Fish
Directed by Tim Burton, 2004: PG13. With Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself.
Aug 11: Stranger Than Fiction
Directed by Marc Forster, 2006; PG. With Will Ferrell,, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson. An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
WELLNESS AND RECREATION
Saturdays & Sundays, May 15 - October 10, 10:00am- 5:00pm
72nd St. & the Hudson River
Kayaking on the Hudson
Join the Downtown Boathouse for 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim
Weather permitting. Daily Weather Status: (646) 613-0740.
Wednesdays, June 9 - September 22, at 6:30pm
The Plaza at 66th Street
Yoga-Evening Salute to the Sun
End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
Tuesdays, June 8 - August 24, 6:30pm
The Plaza at 66th Street
Pilates - Mat Class
This total body workout is a great way to develop superior core muscle power and tone, all with a beautiful view of the Hudson. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
Wednesdays, July 7 - August 4.
Soccer Tots & Pee Wee Basketball
All little ones (5 and under) welcome at this introduction to soccer and basketball.
Soccer Tots; 9:00- 10:00am
Pee Wee Basketball; 10:030 - 11:00am
71st St. Soccer Field and Basketball Courts
