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THURSDAY
August 26, 2010
Festivals
| 10:00 am- 11:00 pm | Dutchess County Fair. This year's fair offers great family entertainment with hundreds of farm animals, daily free shows, arts & crafts, 4-H & Agricul… Dutchess County Fairgrounds. (Festival - Carnival / Fair). 845-876-4000 |
| Korean Film Series. The Korean Cultural Service New York hosts a twice-monthly film series on Thursdays. Films screened include classic Korean movi… Korean Cultural Service New York. (Festival - Film Festival). 212-759-9550 |
The Arts
| 9:30 am- 8:00 pm | Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R) or if you dare enter Chamber o… Madame Tussauds New York. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 800-246-8872 |
| 11:00 am- 5:45 pm | Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800 works of art, archaeolog… The Jewish Museum. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 212-423-3337 |
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Two Special Exhibitions. The 2010 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition will be on view in Gallery I and in Gallery ll, Portal: Paul M. C… Agora Gallery - Chelsea. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-226-4151 |
| 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Usable Pasts 2009-10 Artists in Residence. In this year's installment of the much-anticipated Artist-in-Residence exhibition, Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976), Lauren Kelley (b. 1… Studio Museum in Harlem. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-864-4500 |
| 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Zwelethu Mthethwa. The first New York museum exhibition of South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa (b. 1960, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Afri… Studio Museum in Harlem. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-864-4500 |
| 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Harlem Postcards Summer 2010. Available free of charge in the Museum lobby, the postcards offer intimate views of and new perspectives on this famous neighbor… Studio Museum in Harlem. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 212-864-4500 |
| 1:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Nachleben. 'Nachleben,' meaning both "afterlife" and "survival," a display of contemporary art works and a series of related programs. Ope… Goethe-Institut Wyoming Building. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-439-8700 |
| 5:00 pm | The Quantum Eye - Magic Deceptions.  The Quantum Eye features magic, perception and deception in this show.. Bleecker Street Theatre. (Performance - Magic and Illusion). 212-260-8250 |
| 6:00 pm- 8:30 pm | "Bebop Brooklyn" Jazz at the Triangle Summer 2010. Offering the community the essence of America's Classical Music. Tonight features Obasala Ensemble, Sister Malika, Sister Malik… Dr. Ronald E. McNair Park. (Music - Jazz). |
| 7:30 pm | Bach and Before. Program includes J. S. Bach: Cantatas #18; Dietrich Buxtehude: Wachet auf, BuxWV 100; H. I. F. Biber: Sonata a 5; Johann Kuhnau… Saint Peter's Lutheran Church. (Arts - Concerts). 212-866-0468 |
| 7:30 pm- 9:00 pm | Yorktown by Robert Manns. In a field house, overlooking the bloody and decisive battle of the American Revolution, two Great Generals and their wives av… The Abingdon Off-Broadway Theatre Complex. (Performance - Theater). 212-501-4811 |
| 8:00 pm | Chicago. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels them in… Ambassador Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | The Lion King. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually the thr… Minskoff Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-869-0550 |
| 8:00 pm | The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Jersey Boys. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an… August Wilson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Wicked. The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood, the other beautiful and popula… Gershwin Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 |
| 8:00 pm | Stomp. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-307-4100 |
| 8:00 pm | Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN |
| 8:00 pm | Altar Boyz. This musical comedy spoof follows a Christian boy band that includes one Jewish boy. The performances are held at New World Stag… New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Billy Elliott: The Musical. This moving new musical is the story of a boy who discovers he has a special talent for dance, while the boys all around him are… Imperial Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people. The score includes the musical numbers "Let the Sun Shine In," "Aq… Al Hirschfeld Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Memphis - The Musical. The story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Set in the turbulent s… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Next to Normal. A modern musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. Booth Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Rock of Ages. It's 1987 and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers.… Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 |
| 8:00 pm | Fela!. This new musical, based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Directed an… Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | A Little Night Music. A Little Night Music is set in a weekend country house in turn of the century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, lon… Walter Kerr Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | The Addams Family. The Addams Family is an all-new musical comedy starring two-time Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth as Gomez and M… Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 |
| 8:00 pm | Come Fly Away. A new musical from director/choreographer Twyla Tharp. Follows four couples as they fall in and our of love during one song and… Marquis Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 |
| 8:00 pm | Lend Me a Tenor. Set in the 1930s, this comedy that takes place when Tito Merelli, a famous Italian superstar, arrives in Cleveland, Ohio to make… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | American Idiot. Follows working-class characters from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East, as they seek redemption in a world filled with… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Promises, Promises. In an effort to advance at Consolidated Life Insurance Company, employee Check Baxter lends executives his apartment for their e… Broadway Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Love, Loss, and What I Wore. An intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. A portion of ticket sale… Westside Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-315-2302 |
| 8:00 pm | Open Heart. What's it like in a gay relationship that allows for outside sexual partners? Find out through the actual words of men who shar… La Mama. (Performance). 866-468-7619 |
| 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | How I Killed My Roomate...And Got Away With It. Chicago mobster Angelo Vetrano is the average hitman. But what happens when killing and following orders becomes mundane? Afte… Producer's Club Theaters. (Performance - Theater). 347-749-3963 |
| 8:00 pm | Ken Hirai. Performing live in concert. B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. (Arts - Concerts). 212-997-4144 |
| 8:30 pm | The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com… The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430 |
| 9:00 pm | The Sessions. The Sessions arouses the question: What's going on in your bedroom? Four couples expose themselves, body and soul, in this voye… Manhattan Repertory Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 646-329-6588 |
| 10:00 pm | The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com… The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430 |
| 10:00 pm- 12:00 am | Starshine Burlesque. Starshine Burlesque takes it off every single Thursday night and features some of the best in burlesque entertainment New York h… The Fortune Cookie Cabaret. (Performance - Burlesque). |
| 10:00 pm | Dear Harvey. Stories of Harvey Milk - the people he knew, the lives he changed. Intimate, surprising stories based on interviews with Harvey'… The SoHo Playhouse. (Performance - Theater). 866-468-7619 |
| 10:30 pm | A Night in Vegas. An off-broadway production, about the flamboyant Vegas nightlife all through the door of one hotel room. Topics include male pro… Bleecker Street Theatre. (Performance). 212-260-8250 |
| Mamma Mia!. The story of a forty-something mother planning her daughter's wedding. Incorporating 22 of the band ABBA's songs. Schedule var… Winter Garden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | |
| Mary Poppins. Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Oscar-winning 1964 Walt Disney film. The show fatures original film score by Rober… New Amsterdam Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-282-2900 | |
| In the Heights. In the Heights is a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights. Schedule varies, please check ahead. Richard Rodgers Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 | |
| here: remembering 9/11. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition,… Ground Zero. (Arts - Photography Exhibit). | |
| La Cage Aux Folles. Can a camp man (and his lover) pretend not to be gay just to meet his son's prospective parents-in-law? Schedule varies, please… Longacre Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | |
| Million Dollar Quartet. A new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the histo… Nederlander Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-921-8000 | |
| Next Fall. Geoffrey Nauffts' Next Fall takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. Schedule varies, pl… Helen Hayes Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | |
| Time Stands Still. Are we supposed to deny ourselves ordinary happiness because there's misery in the world? This is one of many questions Pulitzer… Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | |
| Literary Lives: The World of Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller. Shirley Hazzard unlocks her private collection of personal photographs and books that gives a first-ever look at the life she sh… The New York Society Library. (Arts - Photography Exhibit). 212-288-6900 | |
| Collecting Woodstock: Recent Museum Acquisitions. This exhibition features photographs, objects, and ephemera from the 1969 Woodstock festival. Included are thirty new Woodstock… Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 866-781-2922 | |
| Secrets of the Trade. 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 care… 59E59 Theaters. (Performance - Theater). 212-840-9705 |
Sports
| 7:10 pm | New York Mets vs. Florida Marlins. MLB Baseball Game. Citi Field. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 718-507-TIXX |
For Children
| 11:30 am- 12:30 pm | The Story Museum. Preschool children up to age 5. Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories, crafts, music, dancing and singing. Ever… Historic Richmond Town. (Kid's - Children's Activities). 718-351-1611 |
| 3:30 pm | After School Book Club. Junior High School students. Read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic bu… Historic Richmond Town. (Kid's - Children's Activities). 718-351-1611 |
Business
| 7:00 am- 8:30 am | Business Networking International (BNI) Chapter 46 Breakfast Networking Meeting. Every Thursday, bright and early, 20+ energetic and serious professionals are ready to give you qualified business referrals at… Craftbar. (Business - Networking). 914-356-4738 |
| 6:00 pm | 2nd Annual Asian MBA Leadership Conference and Career Expo. AMBA's Leadership Conference will include presentations from acclaimed keynote speakers, expert panel discussions, workshops, ne… Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. (Business - Conference). 212-216-2000 |
Community
| 10:00 am- 7:00 pm | Bodies..The Exhibition. Peer inside yourself, to better understand how your elaborate and fascinating body works. Features actual human specimens. South Street Seaport. (Educational - Science & Nature). 888-9-BODIES |
| 11:00 am | Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery". 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts from the recovery, items… Ground Zero Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 212-209-3370 |
| 11:30 am- 1:45 pm | East Village Food Tasting and Cultural Tour. Within walking distance, you can have the best ethnic foods of the City, experience the tastes of the world, and discover the hi… New York Food Tours. (Educational - Walking Tour). 917-617-7158 |
| 1:00 pm | Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery". 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts from the recovery, items… Ground Zero Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 212-209-3370 |
| 2:45 pm- 5:00 pm | New York Food & Culture Tour. The Ultimate New York Food Tour takes you to a food tasting journey in "The Village", Greenwich and West Village, where a wide a… New York Food Tours. (Educational - Walking Tour). 917-617-7158 |
| 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm | OSLIC Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your spee… Oslic Voice Spa. (Educational - Class). 212-951-3844 |
| 5:30 pm- 7:00 pm | Yoga Through and After Cancer. This is an innovative yoga class created specifically for women cancer survivors offering physical and spiritual support during… Sangha Yoga Shala. (Community - Self Help). 718-384-2097 |
| 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Amma's Satsang. Satsang has power to transform your mind. It is a time to cleanse the mind and allow the spirit to flow. Satsang is Sanskrit fo… Dharmakaya Meditation Center. (Community - Self Help). 212-306-0534 |
| New York Pole Dancing. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes run 7 days a week. New York Pole Dancing. (Educational - Class). 917-628-7449 | |
| Made on Staten Island. Made on Staten Island presents a wide variety of objects crafted and produced on the island from the 18th to the 20th centuries,… Historic Richmond Town. (Educational - Walking Tour). 718-351-1611 | |
| Toys!. The exhibition features more than 200 of the best-loved and most fondly remembered toys from the 1840s through today. Hands-on… Historic Richmond Town. (Educational - Walking Tour). 718-351-1611 | |
| Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Extension Summer 2010 Workshops. The Ailey Extension presents exciting summer workshops for both dance teachers and dancers ages 12 & up. Spend your summer in t… Ailey Studios/Joan Weill Center for Dance. (Educational - Workshop). 212-405-9000 |
Health & Fitness
| 6:00 pm | Zumba Classes. New York Sports Clubs is hosting free Zumba classes in Herald Square. Zumba is a fun, easy-to-follow aerobic routine that combi… Herald Square. (Health & Fitness). |
Miscellaneous
| 11:00 am | New York TV & Movie Tour. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from over 60 TV shows a… On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 |
| 11:00 am | Sex & the City Hotspots Tour. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip. Visit Charlotte… On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 |
| 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm | StudioSound: DJ /Rupture's Radio GooGoo. Radio GooGoo features computer based algorithms that assemble media sounds from a range of radio stations in real-time. Combini… Studio Museum in Harlem. (Miscellaneous). 212-864-4500 |
| 3:00 pm | Sex & the City Hotspots Tour. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip. Visit Charlotte… On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 |
| 5:30 pm- 11:30 pm | Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there… Providence. (Miscellaneous). 212-307-0062 |
| 6:00 pm | Venus Williams. The reigning champ in women's doubles at the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open will be on hand to meet & mingle w… Macy's. (Miscellaneous). 212-695-4400 |
| NY Waterway's Yankee Clipper Game Day Baseball Cruise. NY Waterway's Yankee Clipper baseball cruise makes the trip to Yankee Stadium a hassle-free, traffic-free sailgate party. Servi… NY Waterway Ferry Terminals. (Miscellaneous). 800-533-3779 |
Dining Specials
| 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm | Unwind After Work. Complimentary special cocktails for ladies, 2 for 1 drink specials for men provided by famed mixologist Orson Salicetti. Complim… Covet Restaurant & Lounge. (Dining - Happy Hour). 212-223-2829 |
Nightlife
| 6:00 pm | After Work Thursdays at Proof. Join us for happy hour every Thursday with drink specials. Proof Bar and Lounge. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 212-228-4200 |
| 6:30 pm- 10:00 pm | Shimmy on the Husdon. Featuring DJ Derajja Spinning A Hot Mix Of Middle Eastern, North African, & South Asian Dance Music and a live DJ Heating Up The… Star of Palm Beach. (Nightlife - Dance). 212-987-9200 |
| 7:00 pm- 3:00 am | Euro Afterwork Party. No cover on our list! Mention you're with Marion & Vero at the door person to avoid the cover charge. Dress code collared shir… Empire Hotel Rooftop. (Nightlife - Parties). 917-557-5787 |
| 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word Poetry/Spoken Word. A premier New York City weekly Thursday night poetry/spoken word event featuring the best performers in the country, including m… One and One. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 212-598-9126 |
| 7:00 pm | European Afterwork. Admission: $5 on Marion & Vero List. Dress code: collared shirt/pants/leather shoes for guys and dress/heels for girls highly… Hudson Terrace. (Nightlife - Parties). 917-557-5787 |
| 8:00 pm | Rhett Miller. Performing Live. City Winery. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-608-0555 |
| 8:30 pm- 11:00 pm | Comedy Soap Box. Comedy Soap Box has been producing some of the best standup in New York for four years. Comedians from Leno, Letterman, HBO, Com… Nevada Smith's. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-982-2591 |
| 8:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Comedy Hurts. A variety of TV credited comedians perform in an intimate room where you can eat, drink while you enjoy the show. $3 draft beers… Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-592-4435 |
| 8:30 pm | New York Comedy Show. Stand-Up New York features some of the best comics NY has to offer, many who have appeared on Comedy Central, David Letterman, T… Stand Up-New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-595-0850 |
| 9:00 pm | Celebrity Thursdays at Rubber Monkey. Resident DJ's Eric Tomasini, David Vasquez and John Creamer spinning on-the-edge house with the once-famous and would be supermo… Rubber Monkey. (Nightlife - Dance). 212-625-8220 |
| 9:00 pm | Comedy Showcase. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, and m… New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 |
| 9:00 pm- 2:30 am | Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week. Club Groove. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-254-9393 |
| 10:00 pm | Stand Up Comedy. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Mad… Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-757-2323 |
| 10:00 pm- 2:00 am | Salsa Night. Come out every Thursday night to NYC's most exciting and only underground Salsa party 4 years and still going strong! ... NYC's… Club Cache. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 646-591-2772 |
| 11:00 pm- 4:00 am | Say Word Thursday. This is a sexy, sexy, sexy, intimate Senegalese/French spot in the East Village. Beautiful decor, great staff, great sound, gre… Nolia. (Nightlife - DJ). 212-228-8103 |
| Virtual Thursdays at SBNY. SBNY Splash Bar New York. (Nightlife - Gay & Lesbian). 212-691-0073 | |
| Ladies Night at Webster Hall. Don't miss out on the explosive Male Revue from 10pm to midnight for the ladies only. Webster Hall. (Nightlife - Ladies Night). 212-353-1600 | |
| Blues, Jazz, & Rock. Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs… New York Metro Area. (Nightlife - Pub Crawl / Bar Tour). 212-696-6617 | |
| All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia, and the P… Lucky Cheng's. (Nightlife - Adult theme). 212-861-2438 | |
| Stand Up Comedy Shows All Night Long. Located in the Heart of Times Square, Ha! Comedy Club presents some of the funniest comedians of today! Daily showtimes are 7:3… HA! Comedy Club NYC. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-977-3884 |
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