 | MELT |
(The Salt Pile, Pike Slip & South Street under the Manhattan Bridge) (Varies) Noémie Lafrance akes over the Salt Pile, an industrial site used by the city to store salt under the Manhattan Bridge, for MELT, a surreal piece in which seven dancers, balanced on seats affixed to a wall, move their bodies while their costumes made of beeswax and lanolin slowly drip and melt away.
($25+) Event Website Note: this event runs August 25 - 29, 2 - 5, and 9 - 12
 | The NY Clown Theatre Festival |
(The Brick, 575 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211) (Varies) On Sept 3rd join the city's finest clowns, jugglers, stilt-walkers, and more as they gather at Union Square Park and ride the "L" train to the Bedford stop, then march to The Brick for a massive public pie fight. This year’s festival will feature diverse clown theatre artists from Wales, Mexico, Canada, and across the United States from California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Oregon, Chicago and New York City.
($15) Event Website This event runs through September 26
 | Puppetry of the Penis |
(45 Bleecker St Theatre, 45 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012, 212-260-8250) (Tu-Sa 8pm) Make no mistake, there are no sock puppets in this show! These puppeteers stretch themselves to the limit presenting the ancient Australian art of genital origami. The show leaves audiences gasping with more than 40 hilarious installations including The Pelican, The Loch Ness Monster, and their signature creation, The Hamburger. Don’t miss the show Time Out New York calls “comedic brilliance”! NYC up & OUT discount code code PPDISC
(Special offer: $29.50! (reg. $49.50)) Event Website This event runs July 13 - September 4
 |  | Secret of the Trade |
(59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th St, New York, NY 10022) (Varies see website for details) In show business, it’s all about who you know. Or is it? Andy Lipman, a smart, ambitious kid from Long Island dreams of a career on Broadway and hopes that his idol, theater legend Martin Kerner, can give it to him. Will Kerner open Andy’s door to success, or will their complicated relationship force him to question a life in the theater?
($60) Event Website This event runs July 27 - September 4
 | Tales From the Tunnel |
(45 Bleecker St Theatre, 45 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012, 212-260-8250) (Sat 4pm, Sun 7pm) The show tracks the hilarious, outrageous and over the top true experiences that happen to all of us on the subway. From wackos and hook-ups to culture differences and that sly pinch. A funny ride that tells quintessential New York stories.
($35 with discount code (HHCTALES)) Event Website This event runs July 10 - September 5
 | DREAM UP FESTIVAL |
(Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, New York, NY 10003) (See website for schedule) Presented by Theater for the New City as a month long anthology of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music and dance.
($12-15) Event Website This event runs August 8 - September 5
 | The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society |
(New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) (10am - 6pm) The exhibition explores the musical creativity and influence of the Grateful Dead from 1965 to 1995, the sociological phenomenon of the Deadheads and the enduring impact of the Dead's pioneering approach to the music business.
($12) Event Website This event runs March 5 - September 5
 |  | Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party |
(Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (Tu 7pm, We-Sa 8 pm, Sa 2 & 8 pm, Su 3 & 7pm) In a fourth-grade Christmas pageant in Lincoln’s rural Illinois hometown sets off a firestorm of controversy when it calls into question Honest Abe’s sexuality. A thought-provoking, laugh-out-loud funny, & uniquely American story unfolds, offering surprises at every turn. Each of the three acts lets the audience see the story from a different character’s viewpoint – and at each performance the audience decides in which order the acts are performed.
($50) Event Website This event runs July 27 - September 5
 | Barneys New York Warehouse Sale-Summer 2010. |
(Barneys, 255 W. 17th Street, New York, NY 10011) 50% - 75% off regular prices!!!!
Event Website This event runs August 19 - September 6
 | Coney Island's Cyclone |
(Cyclone at Coney Island, 834 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224) (Noon) The world-famous Coney Island Cyclone is revved up and ready to roll. The Cyclone is the most famous attraction in all of Coney Island and one of the most famous roller coasters in the world. Make it the cornerstone of a trip to Coney Island that includes the Beach, Boardwalk, Aquarium, games, great food and drink! There is still plenty to see and do!!
($8) Event Website This event runs May 14 - September 6
 | Picasso: Themes and Variations |
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) (10:30 Closed Tu.) Featuring approximately one hundred works, this exhibition explores Picasso’s creative process through the medium of printmaking, tracing his development from the early years of the twentieth century, with depictions of itinerant circus performers in the Blue and Rose periods, to his discovery of Cubism.
($20) Event Website This event runs March 28 - September 6
 | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey |
(Coney Island Boardwalk, Surf Ave at 19th St, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY 11229) (See website for schedule) Illuscination, a fantasy-filled world where thrills, wonderment and unbelievable magic intersect with the outlandish fun of the circus. A host of this all new Gold edition, David DaVinci along with performers from all over the world invite Children of All Ages to join them on a mystifying adventure where they will witness eye-popping illusions and thrilling circus acts all at The Greatest Show On Earth.
($10+) Event Website This event runs June 17 - September 6
 | Condoms & Safe Sex |
(Museum of Sex, 233 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016) (Su-Sa 10am- 8pm) Making safe sex sexy again with the launch of “RUBBERS: The Life, History & Struggle of the Condom”. A new exhibition detailing the provocative life of the condom. This exibition takes a fun, fundamental look at the history and progression of the condom from a single object to its role as a multidisciplinary artifact.
($16.50 or see coupon for discount) Event Website This event runs February 4 - September 6
 | Andy Warhol: The Last Decade |
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) (We-Fr 10am-5pm; Sa & sun 10am-6pm) This is the first U.S. museum survey to examine the late work of American artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Encompassing nearly fifty works, the exhibition reveals the artist’s vitality, energy, and renewed spirit of experimentation.
($10) Event Website This event runs June 18 - September 12
 | US Open Tennis |
(USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park) More than 720,000 on-site fans, 75 million television viewers in the U.S. and 30 million online visitors enjoy the thrill and excitement of the US Open each year. The one-of-a-kind experience, the magnificent grounds and the breakthrough innovations that have become synonymous with America’s Grand Slam keep fans coming back year after year, making the US Open the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world.
Event Website This event runs August 30 - September 12
 | Viagara Falls |
(The Little Shubert Theatre, 422 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (M, W, F, & Sa 8pm; T 7pm, W & Sa 2pm; Su 3pm) Charley and Moe are widowers, war buddies and life-long pals. For his 77th birthday, rather than sitting around listening to old records, Charley decides that he and Moe need one more crack at sowing some wild oats. Moe is wary, but with the help of one loopy lady of the evening and some black market blue pills, Charley and Moe are in for the birthday party of their lives. ($69+)
This event runs July 5 - September 12
 | David LaChapelle: American Jesus |
(Paul Kasmin Gallery, 293 Tenth Ave, New York, NY 10001) LaChapelle, known for his outlandish and larger-than-life images of celebrities, now has a show at Paul Kasmin Gallery called American Jesus, with the martyr played by none other than Michael Jackson.
Event Website This event runs July 28 - September 18
 | The NY Clown Theatre Festival |
(The Brick, 575 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211) (Varies) On Sept 3rd join the city's finest clowns, jugglers, stilt-walkers, and more as they gather at Union Square Park and ride the "L" train to the Bedford stop, then march to The Brick for a massive public pie fight. This year’s festival will feature diverse clown theatre artists from Wales, Mexico, Canada, and across the United States from California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Oregon, Chicago and New York City.
($15) Event Website This event runs September 3 - 26
 | SummerStage 2010 |
(Central Park, 58th St, New York, NY 10155) (See website for schedule) Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2010, SummerStage will offer 33 free concerts and 8 benefit shows that will feature emergent acts, high profile reunions, and New York City homecomings, highlighting genres and works definitive to the many neighborhoods they serve. This season will prove to be among the best such series ever presented in the city!
(FREE) Event Website This event runs June 1 - September 26
 | It Must Be Him |
(Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School, 155 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023) A whiz kid comedy writer from the heyday of variety television, is now down on his luck. With his devoted agent, and his considerably less devoted housekeeper by his side, Louie finds himself broke, lonely, and on the wrong side of middle age. Desperate to rekindle his fading career, save his posh Beverly Hills home and find the man of his dreams, Louie searches high and low for one last shot at his own real-life happy ending.
This event runs August 24 - September 26
 | The Christian Marclay: Festival |
(Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave at 75th St, New York, NY 10021) (We - Su opens 11am) Features multiple daily performances of Marclay’s musical scores by individual musicians and ensembles. A veritable “Who’s Who” of downtown and avant-garde musicians, these performers will interpret more than a dozen of Marclay’s graphic scores.
($12-18) Event Website This event runs July 1 - September 26
Kayaking on the Hudson
(Pier 40, West Houston St & West Side Hwy, New York, NY 10001) (See website for schedule) This volunteer organization, the Downtown Boathouse offers free river kayaking to the general public. Instructors provide the equipment and tutorials, so all you have to do is show up in a swimsuit or shorts and strap on a life vest. (Oh, and you also have to know how to swim.)
(FREE) Event Website This event runs May 16 - September 29
 | Freud's Last Stand |
(The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, 10 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023) (8 pm) The psychiatrist Dr. Sigmund Freud, invites the young, rising academic star C.S. Lewis to his home. Lewis, expecting to be called on the carpet for satirizing Freud in a recent book, soon realizes Freud has a much more significant agenda. On the day England enters World War II, Freud and Lewis clash about the existence of God, the joy of love, the purpose of sex, and the meaning of life- just a few weeks before Freud’s own death. ($35 with code MARK610)
This event runs July 9 - September 30
 | An Error of the Moon |
(The Beckett Theatre @ Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, New York, NY 100036) (Tu 7pm, We-Sa 8pm, Sa 2pm & Su 3pm) Jealousy, Madness and the Brothers Booth. A fictional portrait of the brothers Edwin and John Wilkes Booth, the rock star actors of their day. Edwin tells his tale of a man consumed by jealousy, of bitter sibling rivalry, and the mad obsession that sparked the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Discount code
THREE EASY WAYS TO BUY:
ONLINE: Visit www.Broadwayoffers.com and use code ERMO
PHONE: Call 212.947.8844 and mention code ERMO
IN PERSON: Print out a copy of this offer and visit The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row – 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues)
($29.50 +(Discount code ERMO)) Event Website This event runs August 13 - October 10
 | underneathmybed -- Special Discounted Offer |
(Rattlestick Theater, 224 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10014) (8 pm) there's something underneath daisy's bed...something or someone. everything is not fine in newton. the ghosts of a foreign dirty war invade the home of the chaotic jimenez family, while a woman remembers the moment in her life when she disappeared for good.
(NYC Discount Code: UMBAP $40 (reg. $55) with code UMBAP) (212.868.4444) Event Website This event runs September 1 - October 10
 | Edward Albee's ME, MYSELF & I |
(Playwright's Horizon, 416 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Mother can’t tell her identical twins apart. But when Otto announces his brother doesn’t exist, the household descends into chaos. Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee is in rare form with his newest play,
($60) Event Website This event runs August 25 - October 10
 | Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917 |
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for hours) Matisse produced some of the most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic works of his career during this time. Works from this period have typically been treated as unrelated to one another, as an aberration within the artist's development, or as a response to Cubism or World War I.
($20) Event Website This event runs July 18 - October 11
 | Dead or Alive |
(Museum of Arts & Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019) (Tu-Sa 11am-6pm, Th 11am-9pm) A showcase of the work of over 30 international artists who transform organic materials and objects that were once produced by or part of living organisms-insects, feathers, bones, silkworm cocoons, plant materials, and hair-to create intricately crafted and designed installations and sculptures.
($15) Event Website This event runs April 27 - October 24
 | Jean Miotte: Spirit of Defiance |
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (open Tu - Sa 11am to 6pm Th 11am to 8pm closed Su) Miotte’s artistic influences include performance, choreography, jazz music and Ballet, and of these his most seminal influence is Ballet. In London in 1948 he did set design and saw the work of Balanchine, the Diaghilev Ballet and Margot Fonteyn. Being exposed to this variety of art was of profound inspiration to him. Dance is the universal language of non-verbal communication, evident through performance. Miotte would experiment with gesture through painting and hone lyrical movement in his own art. ($8, $4)
This event runs November 30, 2009 - December 30, 2010
 | King Tut NYC |
(Discovery Times Square Exposition, 226 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036) (Su-Th 10am-8pm, Fr & Sa to 9pm) Behold the legendary treasures of King Tut. For the first time in a generation, revel in the splendor of the ancient Egyptian world as you view a dazzling array of possessions unearthed from his tomb, along with antiquities representing his family and contemporaries. Through 10 galleries and 130 artifacts, New York City will experience the world of the pharaohs like never before
($27.50) Event Website This event runs April 23, 2010 - January 2, 2011