Week 1: May 30 - June 1

DC Adventures:

Monday, June 30
DanceAfrica, DC 2011 (thru June 5)
Event type: Festival
Location: Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC)
Time: Varies
Cost: $8 - $22

Tuesday, May 31
Ballet Nacional de Cuba (thru June 5)
Event type: Dance
Location: Kennedy Center or the Performing Arts
Time: 7:30 PM and 1:30 PM
Cost: $25 - $99

Wednesday, June 1
Berklee World Jazz Octet
Event type: Concert
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millenium Stage
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Sunday, June 5
Joel Faan, Piansit
Event Type: Concert
Location: National Gallery of Art, West Garden Court
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE




NY Adventures: Happy Fleet Week!

Monday, May 30
Dance Africa 2011
Event type: Festival
Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music
Time: Varies
Cost: Varies
**Outdoor Bazaar, Film Screenings, Dance Classes, Performances**

NY Moth StorySLAM "Transportation"
Event type: Spoken word
Location: The Bitter End (147 Bleeker Street)
Time: 7:00 PM (Doors Open), 7:30 PM Stories Begin
Cost: $8.00


Tuesday, May 31
Free Outdoor Movie! - "Triplets of Belleville"
Event type: Film Screening
Location: May Mathews Playground (45 Street btw 9th and 10th Ave)
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Wednesday, June 1
World Science Festival begins (thru June 5)
Event type: Festival
Location: Various
Time: Varies
Cost: Varies
** Highlights include: Phillip Glass, Maggie Gyllenhaal, E.O. Wilson, and Simon Singh**

East Harlem International Film Festival (thru June 5)
Event type: Film festival
Location: Various
Time: Varies
Cost: $12 per screening

Friday, June 3
Mad. Sq. Eats
Event type: culinary extravaganza
Location: Madison Square Park
Time: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Cost: Varies from stall to stall

Poetry Unleashed: Voices of the Economy
Event type: Art for Change, spoken word
Location: Art for Change (1699 Lexington Ave btw 106th & 107th St. Basement Level)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $5 suggested donation

Saturday, June 4
Smorgasburg courtesy of Brooklyn Flea
Event type: culinary extravaganza
Location: Williamsburg waterfront between North 6th and North 7th St., at the East River
Time:
Cost: Varies from stall to stall

cocktails@cooper-hewitt
Event type:
Location: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (2 E 91st St at Fifth Ave)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: Free with Museum Admission ($15)

Welcome!

Hello my lovelies,

The time has come to embrace 90 degree temperatures, sunny skies, summer storms, soul crushing humidity, free concerts, outdoor film screenings, food crawls, and all that makes these next few months the highlight of my year. It is therefore my pleasure to bring to you the 2011 edition of Summer in the City.

Following a 12 mos hiatus as I came to terms with my new surroundings south of the Mason Dixon, I am more amped than ever to bring you this year’s calendar of summer fieldtrips and adventures.

In attempt to recapture the glory days of 2010’s 31 Day’s D’Art, this year’s calendar will also act as a fundraiser in support of my charity of choice Art for Change (AfC). It is my hope that with your support and that of your friends and neighbors we can raise $2,000 over the next 3 mos in support of AfC’s mission of supporting social change through art.

3 mos, $2,000 . . . has she lost her mind . . . in this economy . . . perhaps. But if you break it down that’s $40 from 50 ppl or $20 from 100 pppl, and if I were to be so bold . . . $10 from 200ppl over a 3 mos period . . . If you can’t dream big, why bother to dream at all. But I believe I can do it, as I believe in this small not-for-profit which strives to bring art, culture and a socially conscious voice to Spanish Harlem.

I hope that over the next couple of months as you check-in to see what’s going on in the world, you’ll also support me in supporting Art for Change by making a contribution. Because small or large every gift makes a difference.

I’ll be seeing you around town.

Much Love,

D

P.S. The calendar officially kicks off tomorrow, Monday, May 30, 2011