June is Pride Month.
WEEK 22 ~ May 27 – June 2, 2019
Monday-Friday
Saturday, June 1
It’s the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic and Caribbean.
OPENING
Pedro & Juana, an installation by the Mexican architects, opens at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens from 12pm – 6pm. Thursday-Monday through September 1. From $5
The 10th Annual NYC Multicultural Festival is on St. Nicholas Ave between 141st & 145th St in Harlem, Manhattan from 12pm to 6pm. Performers include Mexican Contemporary Ballet Nepantla. FREE
American Ballet Theatre performs a Tharp Trio program at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 8pm.
The Limón Dance Company spring season at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan continues at 2pm & 8pm. From $10
OPENING NIGHT
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall in Central Park from 6 – 9:15 pm. $10 suggested donation
It’s Fireworks Night for the NY Red Bulls vs Real Salt Lake at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey at 7pm. From $35
The New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox rivalry is at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx at 7:15pm. From $65
Julia Gutiérrez Rivera (Los Pleneros de la 21) dances Puerto Rican bomba in I am Julia at Pregones PRTT in Concourse, The Bronx.
Colombian play El coronel no tiene quien le escriba is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 8pm. $17-$72
Sunday, June 2
Celebrate La Festa della Repubblica, Italy’s national day.
Individual tickets for the 2019 US Open (tennis) go on sale at 9am.
The Celebrate Israel Parade marches up Fifth Avenue from 57th to 74th Streets from 11am – 4pm. FREE
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade Mass (in Spanish) is at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown East, Manhattan at 4 pm. FREE
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
The Limón Dance Company spring season at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan ends at 2pm & 7:30pm. From $10
Panama Dreams, a documentary about the Barbadians who helped build the Panama Canal screens at the African Diaspora International Film Festival at Teachers College, Colombia University in Morningside Heights, NYC at 4pm. From $12
The New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox rivalry is at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx at 7:05pm. From $45
The 64th Drama Desk Awards are at The Town Hall in Midtown, Manhattan at 8pm.
WEEK 23 ~ June 3-9, 2019
It’s New York City Puerto Rico Week.
Monday, June 3
Celebrate Yoruba New Year!
American Ballet Theatre performs a Tharp Trio program at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
The CFDA Fashion Awards are at the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Park, Brooklyn at 8:45pm.
Tuesday, June 4
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim feast that ends Ramadan. Through sunset tomorrow.
American Ballet Theatre performs Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Wednesday, June 5
It’s a New York City school holiday for Eid al-Fitr.
American Ballet Theatre performs Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7:30pm.
The Portugal Day Mass is at the Newark Cathedral in Newark, New Jersey at 8pm. Free
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
Forro in the Dark plays Brazilian forro at Nublu Classic in Manhattan’s East Village with sets at 9 & 11pm.
Thursday, June 6
The 2019 NYC Wine & Food Festival lineup is announced today.
The Open Roads: New Italian Cinema film festival is at Film at Lincoln Center through Wednesday, June 12.
American Ballet Theatre performs Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Pedro Giraudo plays Argentine tango jazz at Terraza 7 in Elmhurst, Queens at 9pm. $10
Friday, June 7
Today is Gun Violence Awareness Day in New York City.
Merengue singer Juan Luis Guerra was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on June 7, 1957.
Mexican-American movie Papi Chulo opens today.
CLOSING
Sergio Sister: Velhas Caixas Novas Ripas (1996 to 2019), an exhibition of abstract sculptural paintings by the Brazilian artist (São Paulo, 1948), closes at Josée Bienvenu gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan from 10am to 6pm. FREE
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch the opening game, France vs Korea Republic on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 3pm ET.
The 2019 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala is at Chelsea Piers Pier 60 on Friday, June 7, 2019 with a cocktail reception at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. Black Tie. $500
American Ballet Theatre performs Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Saturday, June 8
Celebrate World Oceans Day.
The 34th 116th Street Festival is on Third Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan from 106th St to 122nd St from 11am – 5pm (TBC). FREE
The 10th Annual NYC Multicultural Festival is in the bandshell at the Jackie Robinson Recreation Center in Harlem, Manhattan from 11am to 7pm. Performers include Mexican contemporary folkloric Ballet Nepantla. FREE
The Portugal Day Festival is in Newark, New Jersey from 11am – 12 midnight. Free
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Spain vs South Africa on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
American Ballet Theatre performs Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 8pm.
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall in Central Park from 6 – 9:15 pm. $10 suggested donation
It’s Fireworks Night for the New York Mets vs the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 7:15pm. From $25
The 35th New York Salsa Festival featuring Willie Colón, Victor Manuelle, Jerry Rivera, La India, Grupo Niche, Eddie Santiago, Tito Rojas, Lalo Rodríguez, José Alberto El Canario, Fruko y sus Tesos, and Angel Lopez de Son by Four is at Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn at 8pm. From $74
Dance Argentine Tango at the NYC All Night Milonga at Stepping Out Studios in NoMad, Manhattan from 10pm – 4am. $18
Sunday, June 9
Celebrate Pentecost, the Christian festival that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Australia vs Italy on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 7am ET.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Brazil vs Jamaica on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 9:30am ET.
The Portugal Day Parade is in Newark, New Jersey at 1pm. The street fair is from 11am – 10pm.
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue.
CLOSING
Colombian play El coronel no tiene quien le escriba is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 3pm. $17-$72
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
The 73rd Tony Awards are at Radio City Music Hall at 8pm.
WEEK 24 ~ June 10-16, 2019
Monday, June 10
Celebrate Portugal Day.
Luís de Camões, the Portuguese Shakespeare died in 1580.
João Gilberto, the legendary Bossa Nova singer-songwriter, was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil on June 10, 1931.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Argentina vs Japan on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
The New York Yankees vs New York Mets Subway Series is at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx at 7:05pm. From $35
American Ballet Theatre performs Marston’s ‘Jane Eyre’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
SUMMERSTAGE
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series brings Italian opera to Rumsey Playfield in Central Park from 8-10pm. FREE
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Tuesday, June 11
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Chile vs Sweden on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch USA vs Thailand on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 3pm ET.
The Museum Mile Festival is on Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th Streets from 6–9 pm, rain or shine.
SUMMERSTAGE
The New York Cantors sing Jewish folk music at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park from 7-10pm. FREE
The New York Yankees vs New York Mets Subway Series is at Yankee Stadium in Concourse, The Bronx at 7:05pm. From $35
American Ballet Theatre performs Sergeyev’s ‘Le Corsaire’ after Petipa at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
The New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks is at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx at 8pm. FREE
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Wednesday, June 12
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Germany vs Spain on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch France vs Norway on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 3pm ET.
SUMMERSTAGE
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series brings Italian opera to Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn Heights from 7-9pm. FREE
American Ballet Theatre performs Sergeyev’s ‘Le Corsaire’ after Petipa at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7:30pm.
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
Forro in the Dark plays Brazilian forro at Nublu Classic in Manhattan’s East Village with sets at 9 & 11pm.
Thursday, June 13
It’s NYC Dance Week through June 22.
Celebrate the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of lost things.
Honor Eleguá, the Yoruba god of the crossroads.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Australia vs Brazil on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series brings Italian opera to Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem, Manhattan from 7-8:30pm. FREE
American Ballet Theatre performs Sergeyev’s ‘Le Corsaire’ after Petipa at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Friday, June 14
LAST CHANCE BEFORE CLOSING FOR SUMMER RENOVATION
MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art is closing until October 21 to expand the Museum and restructure its galleries to tell the story of modernism in ways that are more inclusive of gender, region and time. Today from 10:30am – 8pm
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Jamaica vs Italy on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
Mexican movie Our Time (Nuestro Tiempo) opens.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch England vs Argentina on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 3pm ET.
Jennie Livingston’s classic voguing film Paris is Burning plays at Film Forum in Hudson Square, Manhattan for two weeks through June 26.
The 2019 Copa América South American soccer tournament is in Brazil through July 7.
Goya Foods is sponsoring Free Shirt Friday for the New York Mets vs the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 7:10pm. From $25
American Ballet Theatre performs Sergeyev’s ‘Le Corsaire’ after Petipa at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Saturday, June 15
The Fiesta del Gran Poder is in La Paz, Bolivia this weekend.
The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup (North American, Central American & Caribbean) soccer tournament is in the USA, Costa Rica and Jamaica through July 7.
The Juneteenth/KingFest Parade and Street Fair is on 116th St between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue at 11am.
American Ballet Theatre performs Sergeyev’s ‘Le Corsaire’ after Petipa at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2 & 8pm.
SUMMERSTAGE
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series brings Italian opera to Williamsbridge Oval Park in The Bronx from 4-5:30pm. FREE
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall in Central Park from 6 – 9:15 pm. $10 suggested donation
Smiley, Guillem Clua’s Pride comedy, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 8pm. From $17
Pedro Giraudo plays Argentine tango jazz at Barbès in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 8pm. $10 suggested donation
Sunday, June 16
Happy Father’s Day (Feliz Día del Padre).
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch USA vs Chile on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
CLOSING
Firelei Báez: Je bâtis a roches mon langage, an exhibition of new work by the Dominican-born artist, closes at James Cohan gallery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side from 12pm to 6pm. FREE
Smiley, Guillem Clua’s Pride comedy, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 3pm. From $17
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
WEEK 25 ~ June 17-23, 2019
Monday, June 17
Francisco Oller, the renowned Impressionist painter, was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on June 17, 1833.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch China PR vs Spain on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 12pm ET.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Nigeria vs France on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 3pm ET.
The SolFest Latinx theater festival opens at Pregones PRTT in Concourse, The Bronx at 7pm. Through Wednesday. FREE
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series brings Italian opera to Socrates Sculpture Garden in Astoria, Queens from 7-10pm. FREE
American Ballet Theatre performs MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Tuesday, June 18
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE ~ GROUP STAGE
Watch Italy vs Brazil on Fox, Telemundo, or at your favorite sports bar at 3pm ET.
American Ballet Theatre performs MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban All-Stars play The Blue Note in Greenwich Village, NYC on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 8 & 10:30pm. $35
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Wednesday, June 19
Celebrate Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, when the U.S. Army enforced the end of slavery in Texas (and therefore, the United States) on June 19, 1865.
Chico Buarque de Hollanda, the legendary singer-songwriter, was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 19, 1944.
The 87th Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival is in the Berkshire Hills in Becket, Massachusetts through August 25.
American Ballet Theatre performs MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2pm & 7:30pm.
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
SUMMERSTAGE
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series brings Italian opera to Clove Lakes Park in Castleton Corners, Staten Island from 7-8:30pm. FREE
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo dances French ballet at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park from 8-10pm. FREE
Forro in the Dark plays Brazilian forro at Nublu Classic in Manhattan’s East Village with sets at 9 & 11pm.
Thursday, June 20
Celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
Celebrate the Catholic Feast of Corpus Christi.
American Ballet Theatre performs MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ with a Roberto Bolle (Italian Principal) farewell at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Friday, June 21
Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story, an exhibition of early work by the Haitian-Puerto Rican artist, opens at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan’s Upper East Side from 10am – 5:30pm. Daily through November 6. From $18
Rembrandt & Picasso, an exhibition of European drawings and prints from the collection, opens with a reception at the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Park from 11am – 6pm. From $10
SUMMERSTAGE
Ronald K. Brown / Evidence a Dance Company brings its magic (he worked a lot in Cuba) to Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn from 7-9pm. FREE
American Ballet Theatre performs MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 7:30pm.
Saturday, June 22
Multiple Grammy-winning Cuban-Mexican-American jazz pianist and leader Arturo O’Farrill who was born in Mexico City on June 22, 1960.
Paul Winter’s Summer Solstice Celebration is at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan at 4:30am. From $25
The 37th annual Mermaid Parade is in Coney Island at 1pm. FREE
American Ballet Theatre performs MacMillan’s ‘Manon’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at 2 & 8pm.
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall in Central Park from 6 – 9:15 pm. $10 suggested donation
Smiley, Guillem Clua’s Pride comedy, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 8pm. From $17
Sunday, June 23
Single tickets for the Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Season go on sale today.
The Queens Dominican Parade is in Jackson Heights, Queens at 12 noon. FREE
Smiley, Guillem Clua’s Pride comedy, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 3pm. From $17
SUMMERSTAGE
Mexican-Puerto Rican-Creole-French-African Sheila E multicultural beats to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens from 5-8pm. FREE
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
SUMMERSTAGE
Jesse Royal, Kabaka Pyramid and Max Glazer play Jamaican roots reggae at Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn from 6-9pm. FREE
SUMMERSTAGE
Celebrate Fete de la Musique, the night-long Parisian summer solstice street party, with French pop by Zdar from Cassius and Les Negresses Vertes at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park from 6-10pm. FREE
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park closes ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ set in Messina, Italy at 8pm. FREE
Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC at 8:30pm & 11pm. From $30
WEEK 26 ~ June 24-30, 2019
Monday, June 24
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20
Tuesday, June 25
MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING
Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play 1920s Big Band Swing for dancing in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center at 7:30pm (dance lesson at 6:30pm). From $18
The Django Reinhardt New York Festival is at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC through June 29.
Wednesday, June 26
CLOSING
Exhibitions of Italian artists Primarosa Cesarini Sforza and Domenick Turturro close at Allan Stone Projects in Chelsea, NYC from 10am – 6pm. FREE
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN
Chucho Valdés brings Jazz Bataá and Dafnis Prieto brings his Si o Si Quartet to play Cuban jazz at the Prospect Park Bandshell at 7:30pm. FREE
MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING
There’s Cuban salsa (band TBD) for dancing in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center at 7:30pm (dance lesson at 6:30pm). From $18
Luis Salgado’s version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest is at Pregones PRTT in Concourse, The Bronx at 7:30pm. Through Saturday. From $15
Forro in the Dark plays Brazilian forro at Nublu Classic in Manhattan’s East Village with sets at 9 & 11pm.
Thursday, June 27
Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the patron saint of Haiti.
Lee Jaffe: Jean-Michel Basquiat, an exhibition of the musician’s (Bob Marley & the Wailers) world tour with the artist, opens with a reception at Eva Presenhuber in NoHo, Manhattan from 6-9pm. On view Wednesday-Saturday through July 28. FREE
Dance traditional Argentine Tango at Tango La Nacional in Chelsea, Manhattan from 9:30pm – 2am. (Classes: Beginners 7pm, Intermediate 8pm). $15
Friday, June 28
The Stonewall Riots, which launched the LGBT rights movement, began 50 years ago at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan’s West Village on June 28, 1969.
The 51st Flower Festival in Aibonito, Puerto Rico (Festival de las Flores Aibonito) runs through July 7. $6
CLOSING
Fausto Melotti: Rhythm and Form, an exhibition of sculpture, ceramics and works on paper by the Italian artist (1901-1986) closes at Barbara Mathes Gallery in Manhattan’s Upper East Side from 10am – 6pm. FREE
The La Placita Food Fest is at La Placita in Santurce, Puerto Rico from 5-11pm through Sunday. FREE
The New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves rivalry is at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 7:10pm. From $25
BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN
Celso Piña plays Mexican cumbia at the Prospect Park Bandshell at 7:30pm. FREE
Smiley, Guillem Clua’s Pride comedy, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 8pm. From $17
Saturday, June 29
The 25th Rock al Parque rock festival is in Bogotá, Colombia through Monday, July 1. www.rockalparque.gov.co
CLOSING
Joint exhibitions of photography by Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, Brâncuși: The Photographer at Kasmin Gallery and Brâncuși’s Flowers at Bruce Silverstein Gallery close from 10am – 6pm. FREE
The New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves rivalry is at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 4:10pm. From $25
Do the Central Park Tango at the Shakespeare Statue on the south end of The Mall in Central Park from 6 – 9:15 pm. $10 suggested donation
MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING
Los Hacheros play for Salsa dancing in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center at 7:30pm (dance lesson at 6:30pm). From $18
Smiley, Guillem Clua’s Pride comedy, is at Repertorio Español in Kips Bay, Manhattan at 8pm. From $17
Dance Argentine Tango at the NYC All Night Milonga at Stepping Out Studios in NoMad, Manhattan from 10pm – 4am. $18
Sunday, June 30
The PrideFest street fair is on Fourth Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village from 11am to 6pm. FREE
The NYC Pride Parade Stonewall 50 starts at 26th St & Fifth Avenue at 12pm.
Dance Argentine Tango at at the VolvoTango outdoor milonga on Pier 45 (Christopher St) in Manhattan’s West Village from around 5-8pm. $10 suggested donation
SUMMERSTAGE
Spanish soul singer Buika is joined by A-Wa, Blick Bassy and DJ Tara at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park from 6-10pm. FREE
Dance Argentine tango at the El Destino milonga at Solas in Manhattan’s East Village from 6-11pm. $12
The New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves rivalry is at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens at 7:05pm. From $25
Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC at 8:30pm & 11pm. From $30