The New York Botanical Garden

The Glory of Dutch Bulbs: A Legacy of 400 Years


Through June 7, 2009

In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York, the Botanical Garden brings a touch of Holland to the Garden. Discover indoor and outdoor displays that feature bright flowering bulbs and companion plants inspired by the great tulip and lily gardens of Holland.

Piano at Bryant Park

(Photos taken from Blog.bryantpark.org)

Thursday, May 28, 2009

12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.

Ragtime, jazz, and more from the city’s best pianists on the park’s custommade piano in Bryant Park. Presented in partnership with Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, the Music Performance Fund, and Sam Ash Music Stores

All That Jazz

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side
33 W 60th St
(between Broadway & Columbus Ave)
New York, NY 10023

(212) 258-9800

www.jazzatlincolncenter.org

• Nearest Transit:

  59th St-Columbus Circle (1, A, C, B, D)

  57th St-7th Ave (N, Q, R, W)

For the Birds

(Photos taken from Blog.bryantpark.org)

Birding Tours of Bryant Park

Know a bit about birding and find yourself wondering why some birds eschew woody forrests and vast open spaces to call Bryant Park home? Know nothing about birding but looking to pick up a new hobby?

Come to the park on Mondays at 8am, through May 25, to catch one of three tours left in our brand new program, Birding Tours of Bryant Park. We want to make things as easy as possible for you, so like all BP programs it’s free and all you need to bring is yourself!

Tours begin at Heiskell Plaza on the northwest corner of BP (by the ‘wichcraft kiosks) and are led by Gabriel Willow, an expert birder and Senior Naturalist at the New York City Audubon Society. His areas of expertise include birds, ecology, history, and horticulture. In Bryant Park, Gabriel teaches at a beginners pace and touches on all aspects of bird behavior from nesting and mating, to migration and how to recognize specific species and genders.

Small group sizes allow participants to ask questions, share anecdotes, and even receive one on one tutorials on the proper way to use binoculars (yep, those are provided for you!). Over the past few sessions, BP birders have identified a total of 11 different migratory species, not including the park’s resident pigeons and three kinds of sparrows. Who knew so many types of birds were hanging out in midtown?

You can catch the remaining tours on Monday mornings, 8am - 9:15am, through May 25.

Where: Bryant Park 44th Street 6th Ave.

New York Dance Parade 2009

More than 4,000 dancers performing in 55 unique dance styles will samba, belly-dance, break, swing, tap, and bhangra down Broadway and on to Tompkins Square Park for an afternoon of free dance festivities and tutorials. Parade grand marshals — DJ Danny Krivit (house), Luis Salgado (Broadway), Don Cambell (locking), and Morocco (Middle Eastern) — encourage onlookers to boogie down along with Lei Pasifika, Fraternidad Folklorica Bolivia, and Ballet International Africans, as we all celebrate the sheer joy and connective power of dance.

When: Saturday May 16

Where: Broadway to Tompskins Square Park

Yoga @ Bryant Park

Bryant Park Yoga

Tuesday May 12th

10:00am - 11:00am

Enjoy Free Yoga at Bryant Park

Expert instructors, provided by Lululemon Athletics, lead all levels of yogis in Bryant Park.

Location: Upper Terrace, Bryant Park - 42 Street and 6th Avenue

Friday Nightlife

Pacha New York

Pacha has become not only the premier club Venue in new york, but one of the foremost nightlife destinations in the world.

Location: 618 West 46th Street

Doors open @ 10pm

(212) 209 - 7500

Our Restaurant Pick of the Week

The Chef From Hell

Gordon Ramsay at The London

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

151 West 54th St
(between 7th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10019

(212) 468-8888

We are fans of his tv show (Hell's Kitchen), but will his own restaurant hold up to the high standards?

Columbia University Film Festival 2009

Lights, Camera, Action!

The 22nd Annual Columbia University Film Festival is where you will experience some of the best new film making anywhere. Don't miss this annual showcase of thesis work from advanced M.F.A students.

New York City

April 27 - May 7

IFC CENTER
323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd Street

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall hosts the Staatskapelle Berlin (one of the world's oldest orchestras) for nearly two weeks to play the complete symphonies of late-romantic Austrian composer Gustav Mahler. Not appreciated when they were first performed, Mahler's symphonies illustrate the vivid power and all-encompassing majesty of a full orchestra's potential more completely than any composer in the last century. With a shift towards minimalism in modern and contemporary composers, it's refreshing to celebrate the works of a man who relished the dynamic ranges and melodic interplay of the instruments at his disposal.

When:

May 6–17

Where:
Carnegie Hall

Our Guest Lounge

Doesn't it look cozy? Come stay at the Broadway Hotel and Hostel, where our guests enjoy the comfort of watching the latest movies, with our state of the art sound system and flat screen TVs.