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New York City Summer and Vacation Guide

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SUMMER FUN
in new york city
by Roland Li

Performances and Visual Arts in New York

N
ew York is a center for outdoor concerts during the SummerStage 2010 is expanding from its Central Park base to
summer. The city’s many parks, streets and beaches host events in parks in all five boroughs. The series encompasses
become lush backdrops for performers of all genres. a wide variety of musical genres, from the spoken word jazz of Gil
Many museums also have special exhibits that run Scott-Heron to the psychedelic rock of the Flaming Lips to hip-
during the summer. Best of all, many of hop pioneers Public Enemy. It also features
these events are free! dance, poetry, and theater productions.
Nora Jones. (http://www.summerstage.org)
The Seaport Music Festival is entering
its ninth year, featuring free music at Celebrate Brooklyn! takes over the
Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport on Prospect Park Bandshell starting in June.
Friday evenings in June, July and August. An opening night gala with Norah Jones
With historic kicks off two months of free events,
ships and the including performances from Sharon
restaurants Jones & the Dap Kings, Metric, Sonic Youth
and shops and the Roots. (http://www.bricartsmedia.
of the org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn/)
Seaport as a
backdrop, the The Village Voice’s Siren Music
festival offers Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary
breathtaking in Coney Island by bringing back alumni
views and from past years, including Ted Leo and
ground- the Pharmacists, Matt and Kim, the Pains
breaking indie of Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood and
rock. The 2010 lineup features the likes Harlem. The festival, from noon to dusk
of the Apples in Stereo, Free Energy and on July 17, takes place on two stages,
Yacht. (http://www.seaportmusicfestival. separated by Coney Island’s rides, games
com/) and boardwalk. (http://siren.villagevoice.
com/2010/)

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The P.S.1 Contemporary Art

Center in Queens opens its
Greater New York exhibit,
showcasing 68 artists
throughout the New York area.

PICASSO
In addition to recent works on
display, the exhibit includes a
workshop where artists are
invited to experiment with new
ideas. (Greater New York, May
23 - October 18, http://ps1. IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
org/exhibitions/view/310)

Shakespeare in the Park

returns to Central Park
with a new format, featuring
The Merchant of Venice and A
Winter’s Tale with the same set of
actors, with Al Pacino starring in The
Merchant of Venice. (http://www.
publictheater.org)

The Brooklyn Museum takes a look

at the late work of Andy Warhol. The
exhibit features almost 50 works,
including the abstract Oxidations
and Shadows series, hand-painted

Chautauqua Institution

C
hautauqua Institution is dedicated to the Become a Member! metmuseum.org/member
exploration of the best of human values and to
the enrichment of life.
A dramatic lakeside setting and National
Historic Landmark architecture make the Chautauqua
Institution a community where visitors come to find
intellectual and spiritual growth and renewal. It is a
summer center that encompasses the arts, education,
religion and recreation; a place, , where some of the
leading thinkers of our time come to speak to the Extended through August 15
concerns and issues of today; a place where music,
dance, opera, theater and the visual arts create the
The exhibition is made possible by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.
“Chautauqua Mix.” www.ciweb.org Pablo Picasso, Seated Harlequin, 1901, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Loeb Gift, 1960.
© 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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 Concerts in the Parks features free classical concerts from
the New York Philharmonic in all five boroughs, including the
Great Lawn in Central Park and Prospect Park. Selections from
Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Bernstein are followed by fireworks
Own Artwork From Emerging Talent displays. (http://nyphil.org)

The Flint Institute

of Arts

T
he Flint Institute of Arts will
be the only Midwest venue
for two major exhibitions as
part of it’s “Second Summer
of Glass” May 23-August 15. Lino
Tagliapietra in Retrospect A Modern Lino Tagliapietra
Renaissance in Italian Glass is the at work.
first comprehensive retrospective
of Tagliapietra’s art and career. The influential Venetian
Julie Combal was born in New York City in 1977 and graduated from Skidmore artist is widely revered as the maestro of glassblowing.
College with a Bachelors of Science in Fine Art. She received her Master’s of
Professional Studies in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts and her recent work Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art takes the
focuses on her relationship with nature and the elements of light, texture and color.
viewer beyond the general appreciation of the beauty
of Tiffany laamps by examining the artistry and social
context of these iconic objects.  Mon-Wed & Fri. 12p-
5p; Thu, 12p-9p; Sat. 10a-5p; Sun, 1p-5p. Target Free
Saturdays.  1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI. (810) 234-1695
KiptonART places artwork by emerging artists in commercial and residential properties. or www.flintarts.org.
Corporate packages include: complimentary site inspection, art curation and access
to photography, painting, sculpture and multi-media artists. For more information contact: Janice Henry jmhenry@
Get started at www.KiptonART.com flintarts.org. mailto:jmhenry@flintarts.org

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S
ummer isn’t just
memorable for its
events. It’s also the
perfect opportunity to
try out some mouth-watering
culinary delights. Juicy
burgers, smooth ice cream
and scrumptious sea food are
some of the city’s best food
offerings. And don’t forget the
hot dogs!
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its scrumptious meats. Its had a backyard. New York dairy
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at once, and a variety of lagers without ice cream, and (1 Water Street,
are available to wash down the New Yorkers are spoiled Brooklyn, 718-246-
food. for choice. Il Laboratorio 3963) has spectacular
del Gelato (95 Orchard views of the Brooklyn
The Gowanus Yacht Club Street, 212-343-9922) serves Bridge, and the converted
(323 Smith Street, Brooklyn) Italian-style flavors that change fireboat house has classic
is not, in fact, a nautical daily, with a staff that wears flavors.
institution, white lab coats.
but rather Chinatown Ice If seafood’s your thing, try
an outdoor Cream Factory Aquagrill (210 Spring Street,
bar and grill (65 Bayard 212-274-0505), with a menu
in Carroll Street, 212- dedicated almost entirely to
Gardens. 608-4170) nautical cuisine, including
The casual has specialty lobster, salmon and oysters.
restaurant flavors including
has a variety green tea, red
of wine and bean, ginger
beer, served in plastic cups, and lychee. For a more local Southwestern
and hamburgers and hot dogs taste, Ronnybrook Farms (75 TEX MEX
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Estiatorio Milos
(125 West 55th
Street, 212-
Le Perigord French Cuisine As It Should Be

245-7400) has
Greek-accented
fish that is
prepared on
the spot. New Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar
(101 Second Avenue, 212-979-1012) has
oysters with spinach and lobsters with
spices from New Orleans.
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
is an annual July 4th tradition at the
restaurant’s original location in Coney
Island. A huge billboard counts down
the time until the next contest, along
with the records (68 is the all-time high,
set last year by Joey Chestnut). (www.
nathansfamous.com/)
N
ow in its 46th year on East 52nd
Street, Le Perigord features
classic French cuisine in a
carpeted,
elegant setting. It’s been called “a French
restaurant the way French restaurants
used to be;” complete with starched,
white linen tablecloths and featuring
exemplary service performed by a
‘tuxedoed’ wait staff, proudly serving
the tremendous offerings devised
and executed by their fine chef, Joel
Benjamin.
In addition to the tableside service
of Dover sole, duck a l’orange and
rack of lamb, the traditional fare also
includes such staples as individual beef
Wellington, quenelles of pike, coquilles
saint Jacques and kidneys in mustard
sauce. The extensive, award-winning wine
list includes a fine selection of both old
and recent vintages, all at sensible prices.
A private room is also available
for private or corporate parties and
Le Perigord’s special events team is
delighted to work with all comers to help
tailor and put together the right menu
and the right accoutrements for each
special occasion.
This summer they urge you to come
by to enjoy the price-fix lunch they’re
offering at $32. Le Perigord attracts a
mixed crowd of old and new who enjoy
donning suits and ties and also more
causal fare. In Manhattan, there are a lot
of newcomers working on a corporate
formula that pretend to be authentic
French restaurants, but Le Perigord is
still a family run business whose chief
mission is to make sure every single
customer who graces their premises
walks out feeling great about the meal
they just ate and the overall dining
experience they just enjoyed.
For reservations, please call
212.755.6244 and to learn more, visit
their website: www.leperigord.com

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Hidden Treasures in
New York

B
eyond the beaten path are some special events
that only come around once a year. The variety is
staggering, from movie screenings to nautical events
to art displays - enjoy the weather, but do something
unusual while you do. Here’s the best of the bunch.

In The Renegade Craft Fair at McCarren Park on June 5 and 6

Heart of features over 300 bizarre, unusual and unique arts and crafts
from a diverse lineup of artists. There’s also a interactive
“The workshop that will teach attendees to stamp, sew, print and
West Village” much more. There’s versions of the fair in Austin, San Francisco
and Chicago as well. (http://www.renegade craft.com)

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Tuesday-Friday Summer Cocktail Happy Hour Famed steakhouse restauranteur, Wolfgang Zwiener
opens his third location in New York City.
4-7PM & $17.95 Early Dining Special
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212-242-6200 Sunday-Thursday: 12:00PM-10:30PM Friday-Saturday: 12:PM-11:30PM
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The Wheeltapper Patio

aT The FiTzPaTrick Grand cenTral
The Coney Island
Mermaid Parade
on June 19 is an
annual display of wild
costumes of all sorts
of sea creatures. The
Coney Island staple
also shows off floats
and antique cars,
musicians and the King
and Queen - this year,
it’s Lou Reed and Laurie Oasis in midtown Manhattan
Anderson. (http://
www.coneyisland.com/
Outside the Wheeltapper in the courtyard of the Fitzpat-
mermaid.shtml) rick Grand Central is the 2,200 square foot Patio, a hid-
den gem with seating for 48 people and plenty of room
to stand and mingle. This unique space is covered with a
The Housing Works retractable awning and heated in winter, making it a year-
Open-Air Street Fair round venue in all but the worst of weather.
in SoHo on June 5
is a bargain hunter’s Situated on East 44th Street directly opposite
the Grand Central Terminal.
dream, with $1 CDs and
books. Fashion-minded FITZPATRICK GRAND CENTRAL
shoppers can pay $20 141 E. 44th St, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212.351.6800
for a bag with as much www.fitzpatrickhotels.com

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Treasures in
New York
clothing as they can fit in, and
there’s also food and drink to
be had. (housing works.org)

Movie Nights on the

Elevated Acre takes place
from July 29 through August
and is the ultimate movie with a
view. The Acre is an open space
on a rooftop in the Financial
District, with sight of the East River. The films this year include
Broadway Danny Rose, Auntie Marne, The Country Girl and
The Muppets Take Manhattan. (http://www.rivertoriver.com)

Water Taxi Beach has three locations: Long Island City,

the South Street Seaport and Governors Island, all easily
accessible by the free, yellow water taxis. The beaches have
magnificent views of the East River and real sand, as well as
regular dance parties. (http://www.watertaxibeach.com)

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is a two-day event

on August 7 and 8 on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows.
Colorful boats are piloted by dozens of teams, who race for
glory. There’s also food, music and art on the shores of the
event. (http://www.hkdbf-ny.org/)
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Ride the New York Party Shuttle to visit fantastic bars, pubs,
dance clubs, and more! Greenwich Village, Times Square, Meat
Packing District, and More! VIP access to clubs, drink specials,
reduced or waived cover charges, and more. It pays for itself.
Convenient access to buses, trains, and NY See It All! Tours
Leave Times Square every day at 8:30 AM, 10 AM, 12:30 PM
and 3 PM. Night Tours depart at 7 PM.
Meet the Shuttle on the West Side of 7th Avenue, between
50th & 51st Streets, under the Winter Garden Theater awning.

Kayaking is available on the west side of Manhattan’s Pier

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Hudson River below 59th Street
Fireworks will be launched from six barges in the Hudson River.
12th Avenue will be closed below 59th beginning at 4 p.m. for
viewing. Pedestrians can access the 12th Avenue from 11th Avenue
at 24th, 26th-30th, 34th, 40th-44th, 47th-52nd and 54th-57th
streets. The West Side Highway will be closed to vehicular traffic
from 22nd-59th Street starting at 4 p.m. You can also view the
Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks from anywhere you have an unob-
structed view of the sky above the Hudson River.

Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise with Water Taxi

For $100, enjoy a great view of the fireworks aboard Water Taxi.
Price includes boxed meal and there will be a cash bar offering
beer and wine. The cruise departs from South Street Seaport at
6:30 and returns around 10 p.m.

Spirit of New Jersey July 4th Dinner Cruise

See the fireworks while you enjoy dinner, open bar, and live music
on Spirit of New Jersey’s cruise from 6 - 11 p.m. (5 p.m. boarding)
for $225.90 per person departing from Chelsea Piers. (Price does Much That’s
not include taxes, fees & required gratuities, which add about $80
per ticket.) Consult their website for details and reservations. woofies... Gor-gis.
Museum Mile Festival: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 from 6 - 9 p.m
During this annual festival, 5th Avenue is closed to traffic and be-
comes home to a block party, complete with musical and artistic Lou
entertainment for children and adults. In addition to the nine Russo
museums offering free admission, there are interactive activities,
musical entertainment, and artist demonstrations along Fifth Come
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Great Day Trips

A
weekend is a great opportunity to get
out of the city. There’s a plethora of
nearby options that are just a couple
hours away from the center of Manhattan.
Despite their close location, these trips are
worlds away from urban life.

Dutchess County is located about 75 miles from both New York City and
Albany. The county is bordered by the Hudson River to the west and the
Connecticut border on the east. “It’s just a great place to come and stay
for a week or so, and just take day trips,” says Mary Kay Vrba, director of
Dutchess County Tourism.

It has several historical areas, including President Franklin Delano

Roosevelt’s Hyde Park Home and the Vanderbilt Mansion, as well as the
world’s longest pedestrian bridge, Walkway Over the Hudson, which opened
last October. The Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck at the end of August
has horse shows, food and performances, while Dia Beacon and the Richard
B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College offers world class
dance, theater and music. The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park
is one of the world’s premier culinary colleges, and operates a number of
restaurants within its campus, with American, French and Italian cuisine,
along with the Apple Pie Bakery Café. There are numerous wineries, bike

hiking • biking • boating • wineries • golfing and so much more!

June 5: Kinzua Allegheny Women in the Outdoor,
American Dream
Chapman State Park, Clarendon PA, 814-436-1048
www.nwtf.org
June 6: and again July 4: The Ruff Acres Road Show,
Car & Limousine
Ruff Acres Fine Arts & Antiques, Russell PA. 1 PM - 3
www.ruffacresantiques.com
June 12-13: COT and Challenge Sports 3 vs 3 Soccer
Tournament, Warren State Hospital Grounds, Warren • Sedans
PA, 9 AM - 5 PM. 814-723-3050 • Vans
www.warrenadventures.com
June 19: Girl’s Victorian Tea, Warren County Historical • Limousines
Society, Warren PA, 10 am-1 pm, $7 each. 814-723-1795
www.warrenhistory.org
• Coaches
July 2-4: Professional Bull Riders “Battle on Bull
Mountain”, Hickory Creek Wilderness Ranch, Tidioute,
PA. 2 & 3: 8:00 PM and the 4: at 7:00 PM. For tickets AIRPORTS • THEATRES • WEDDINGS •OUT OF TOWN • PROMS
call 814-484-7266. PBR Touring Pro Event. 814-484-
7520 to order tickets call 814-484-7266
SERVING THE TRI-STATE AREA • TLC BO1734
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212.426.1010
July 2-4: 4th of July Celebration, multiple locations
in Warren PA, Events to take place at Docksiders/WoIf
Run Marina on Friday July 2nd including fireworks.
Parade in downtown Warren on Saturday July 3rd Book online at: WWW.THENYLIMO.COM
beginning at 11 AM with firemen’s water battle to
follow at 1 PM at Betts Park. Food, music, fireworks display and Grand Prize Drawing at Betts Park on Sunday July 4th, 2010. 814-723-1360
www.warren4th.com
Manhattan Sedan Rates (up to 125th Street)
July 10: Pleasures & Treasures Countryside Folk Art Faire, Warren County Fairgrounds, Pittsfield, PA, lOam-5pm. 814-563-4294.
www.myspace.com/pleasuresandtreasuresfair LaGuardia.............$33 JFK.............$48 Newark.............$48
July 15-17: “The Toughest Show On Dirt”, The Flying W Ranch is hosting the NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS ON COUPONS
annual PRCA/WRPA sanctioned Championship Rodeo. www.theflyingwranch.com If you need additional coupons, check website.
July 22-25: Sheffield Fireman’s Festival, Sheffield Memorial Park, Sheffield PA. Parade and fireworks on July 25 814-968-3465
July 31: “Warren Wheelin” Motorcycle Cruise-in, located at the Warren County Visitors Bureau, 22045 Route 6, Warren PA. Motorcycles,

$4 OFF
food vendors, entertainment and more. For more info call 800-624-7802 or 814-726-1222 info@wcvb.net
From airport or any ride over $30
For a FREE Visitor’s Guide visit 212.426.1010
www.wcvb.net or call 800-624-7802 Tolls and gratuities extra
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trails and hiking paths throughout the county, as well. (http://

dutchesstourism.com/)

The
Brandywine
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Pennsylvania,
about two hours
from the city,
is a natural
wonderland.
The area
includes the site
of the Battle of
Brandywine,
during the Revolutionary War and the Brandywine River
Museum, featuring the artwork of the Wyeth family. Historical
homes and gardens dot the rolling hills, along with numerous
state parks and rivers. Although known more for its daytime Nassau, Bahamas
activity, the region has some perfuming arts, including the
Brandywine Ballet, Theatre N at Nemours and the Comedy Set on a hilltop overlooking the ocean, this quiet Country Inn
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the beach. Only 5 minutes from the airport and 4 miles to the casino.
Rooms have A/C and satellite TV. Restaurant and Bar on location.
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area, as retail shops,
restaurants and the
arts community open
their doors. Numerous
gold clubs, including
Sebonack Gold Club,
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and National Gold Links are in the
area. Clubs like the Bathing Corporation of Southamption and
the Southampton Bath and Tennis Club are highlights. (http://
www.hamptons.com/)

The Inn at Pocono Manor

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is your getaway for family, golf groups and
romantic getaways. Our rich tradition of
hospitality insures your expectations are not
only met, but exceeded. Many of our packages include
a generous breakfast and dinner, and our numerous
leisure activities include golf, horseback riding, indoor
and outdoor swimming pools and state-of-the-art
spa. The Inn At Pocono Manor sports offers fishing,
clay shooting and more. Our location is convenient to
the area’s famous activities and is less than 2 hours
from New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia. www.
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Great Summer Vacations

I
f you’ve got a
longer period of
time to spend,
consider these farther
destinations. These
areas are especially
enjoyable during the
summer, when cold
weather is nowhere to
be found.

Washington D.C. is
just three hours from
On the sports front, the and self-guided trails.
New York by train. The
Washington Wizards Competitive fishing
nation’s capital has
and Capitals play at and amateur baseball
all the icons, including
the Verizon Center and is also popular in the
the Lincoln Memorial,
the Nationals and D.C. area. (http://www.
Capital building and
United play at RFK capecodchamber.org/)
the Vietnam Memorial.
Stadium. (http://www.
There’s also plenty of
washington.org/) The Adirondacks, in
museums, including
northern New York, are
the Hirshhorn Museum
Cape Cod, on the tip a region of breathtaking
and Sculpture Garden
of Massachusetts, natural beauty.
and Smithsonian
is a quintessential Adirondack State Park
Institute Building,
summer destination. is a massive 6.1 million
the headquarters of
The area’s cranberries, acres of forest preserve,
the foundation. The
shellfish and lobster streams, brooks and
huge tidal basin is
are legendary. lakes, including Lake
a man-made body
Provincetown, on the Placid. Hunting and
of water, dotted by
tip of the Cape, has fishing are allowed
cherry blossoms and
whale watching, as by regulated within
surrounded by the
well as many artists. the park, in other to
F.D.R. Memorial and
The Provincetown preserve the area’s
Jefferson Memorial.
Art Association and wildlife. The Natural
Museum is a cultural History Museum of
There’s also plenty
center. Cape Cod has the Adirondacks offers
of more culture, with
over 500 miles of exhibits and trails.
the John F. Kennedy
coastline, and over 60 Enchanted Forest Water
Center for the
public beaches and Safari is the state’s
Performing Arts,
27 golf courses. The largest water theme
which is home to the
Cape Cod National park, with over 50 rids
National Symphony
Seashore Park has a and attractions. (http://
Orchestra, the
half dozen beaches visitadirondacks.com
Washington National
Opera and the
Washington Ballet.
Other theaters include
the Arena Stage and the
Shakespeare Theater
Company. Concert
venues include the
Bohemian Caverns and
the Lincoln Theater,
along with the Black
Cat and the 9:30 Club.
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BEAVERKILL VALLEY The Last Great Retreat

B E AV E R K I L L
The open space you miss.
Forever wild valley with spectacular views.
Private trout streams, miles of hiking and biking trails link
weekend homes in a wild mountain valley preserved for you and
your family to explore. Historic country inn, pub, general store.
And at night you can see the stars clearly.
2 hours drive NW of New York City.
www.beaverkillvalley.com
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Property Inquiry—Judy 845-439-4725
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