- concerts
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- August 16 / Wed
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Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadours
Composer and trumpeter Papo Vazquez plays Afro-Puerto Rican jazz with his septet, Pirates Troubadours.
Time: 7pm
Place: Battery Park, Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Pl. at Broadway; 212-945-0505
Cost: Free
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- August 17 / Thu
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Iron and Wine
A stripped-down, unmissable display of Sam Beam's songwriting prowess under the stars.
Time: 5pm
Place: McCarren Park Pool, Lorimer St. between Driggs Ave. and Bayard St.
Cost: $32.50
- classical
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- August 20 / Sun
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Joshua Bell and Friends
With the Miró Quartet and pianist Frederic Chiu, the dashing violin superstar presents a Mozart piano quartet and premieres a new work by Edgar Meyer.
Time: 5pm
Place: Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plz., between 62nd and 63rd Sts.; 212-875-5900
Cost: $38-$65
- dance
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- August 14 / Mon
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Smuin Ballet
Alt-country fans and dance obsessives converge at the Joyce, where San Francisco’s Smuin Ballet presents the New York premiere of Bluegrass/Slyde.
Time: 8pm
Place: 175 Eighth Ave., at 19th St.; 212-242-0800
Cost: $42
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- August 17, 18, 19 / Thu, Fri, Sat
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Mozart Dances
A trio of dances set to two concertos and one sonata choreographed by Mark Morris and accompanied by pianist Emanuel Ax.
Time: 8pm
Place: New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, Columbus Ave. at 63rd St.; 212-875-5766
Cost: $25-$75
- festivals
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- August 19 / Sat
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Uptown Saturday Nite
Harlem Week closes out its 32nd anniversary with a blowout weekend of music, fashion, and entertainment.
Time: 11am
Place: W. 135th, between St. Nicholas and Lenox Aves.; 212-862-7200
Cost: Free
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- August 20 / Sun
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Harlem Day
Uptown couture from the "Flava of New York" runway, an Upper Manhattan Auto Show, and open-air screenings of independent films on the African Diaspora at this day-long series of events.
Time: 11am
Place: W. 135th, between St. Nicholas and Fifth Aves.; 212-862-7200
Cost: Free
- movies
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- August 14 / Mon
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Charade
In this romantic thriller, Cary Grant protects Audrey Hepburn during a search for her late husband's lost fortune.
Time: Lawn opens at 5pm; film begins at sunset
Place: Bryant Park, 42nd St. at Sixth Ave.
Cost: Free
See complete Bryant Park schedule
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- August 16 / Wed
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Goodfellas
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci make their way up the mob chain in Martin Scorsese's 1990 crime drama.
Time: 8:30pm
Place: Pier 54, West St. at 14th St.
Cost: Free
See complete RiverFlicks schedule
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- August 17 / Thu
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) searches for the Ark of the Covenant and battles the Nazis.
Time: 8:30pm
Place: Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, 26 New Dock St., at Water St.
Cost: Free
See complete Movies with a View schedule
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- August 18 / Fri
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Snakes on a Plane
Embrace the Zeitgeist! Give in and see Samuel L. Jackson’s hissploitation flick.
Get showtimes
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Before Johnny Depp, Gene Wilder played Roald Dahl's candy man who invites a group of naughty children (Charlie excluded) to tour his factory.
Time: 8:30pm
Place: Pier 46, West St. at Christopher St.
Cost: Free
See complete RiverFlicks schedule
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- August 19 / Sat
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The Unknown
This silent film features Lon Chaney as an armless sideshow perfomer who goes to extreme lengths to win the affection of a touchy Joan Crawford.
Time: 8:30pm
Place: Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave., between Stillwell Ave. and W. 12th St.
Cost: $5
See complete Coney Island schedule
- nightlife
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- August 18, 19 / Fri, Sat
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Paul van Dyk
Superstar (and super cute) DJ Paul van Dyk's Central Park show is a summer staple for fans of trance music and outdoor dancing.
Time: 4:30pm
Place: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park; enter the park at 69th St. and Fifth Ave.
Cost: $40
- sports
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- August 17 / Thu
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Entertainers Basketball Classic Men’s Championship Game
This legendary playground tournament culminates with a final game that draws a huge crowd and plenty of celebrities: Bill Clinton, Denzel Washington, and NBA commissioner David Stern have attended in the past.
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Holcombe Rucker Memorial Park, 155th St. at Eighth Ave.; 212-862-2323
Cost: Free
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- August 17-20 / Thu-Sun
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Pro Beach Volleyball Brooklyn Open
More than 150 of the world's top players compete in this four-day AVP tournament.
Time: Times vary
Place: Coney Island, Brooklyn; 201-635-3304
Cost: $18-$375
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- August 19 / Sat
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1986 World Champion Mets Celebration
Prior to the game against the Rockies, the Mets celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Amazin's World Series comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Time: Ceremony takes place prior to 7:10 pm game
Place: Shea Stadium, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., near 126th St.; 718-507-6387
Cost: $16-$60
- theater
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- August 14-27 / Daily
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New York International Fringe Festival
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, off-off-Broadway's super-festival brings back previous hits like Americana Absurdum, The Bicycle Men, and The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett as Found in an Envelope.
Time: Weekdays, 2pm-midnight; weekends, noon-midnight
Place: locations vary
Cost: $15
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- August 15-September 3 / Tue-Sun
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Shakespeare in the Park: Mother Courage and Her Children
Meryl Streep headlines this revival of Bertolt Brecht's masterpiece in a new translation by Tony Kushner; George C. Wolfe directs.
Time: 8pm
Place: The Delacorte Theater, Central Park; use the 79th Street and Fifth Ave. entrance and follow the footpath; 212-539-8750
Cost: Free
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