concerts
August 22, 23 / Tue, WedCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
The sixties greats (reunited with sometimes estranged member Neil Young) bring their mellow sound to one of the city’s great beach venues.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, 1000 Ocean Pkwy., near Wantagh Pkwy. South; 516-221-1000
• Cost: $46-$251
August 23 / WedMariah Carey
The R&B diva celebrates her recent comeback to the top of the charts.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plz., between 31st and 33rd Sts.; 212-465-6741
• Cost: $49.50-$154.50
August 25 / FriTed Leo and the Pharmacists
One of the local indie scene’s most underrated acts plays a sure-to-excite show.
• Time: 7pm
• Place: Pier 17, South Street Seaport, nr. Fulton St., 212-835-2789
• Cost: Free
August 27 / SunSonny Rollins
The veteran jazz saxophonist, who has recorded with such greats as Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, tours to support his first studio album in five years, Sonny, Please.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 62nd St., near Amsterdam Ave.; 212-875-5108
• Cost: Free
classicalAugust 22, 23 / Tue, WedLisa Batiashvili and Lars Vogt
Violinist Batiashvili gives the world premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s violin concerto, while Vogt plays Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 23.”
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plz., between 62nd and 63rd Sts.; 212-875-5900
• Cost: $35-$55
August 24 / ThuEmerson String Quartet
Pianist Leon Fleisher joins the esteemed chamber ensemble in a new arrangement of Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 12.”
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plz., between 62nd and 63rd Sts.; 212-875-5900
• Cost: $35-$55
moviesAugust 21 / MonRocky
The Bryant Park Summer Film Fest closes out the season with a 30th-anniversary screening of Sylvester Stallone’s boxing crowd pleaser.
• Time: Lawn opens at 5pm; film begins at sunset
• Place: Bryant Park, 42nd St. at Sixth Ave.
• Cost: Free
• See complete Bryant Park schedule
August 23 / WedA Clockwork Orange
RiverFlicks concludes its Wednesday night “One Mean Summer” series with Stanley Kubrick’s stylish adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s dystopian novel.
• Time: 8:30pm
• Place: Pier 54, West St. at 14th St.
• Cost: Free
• See complete RiverFlicks schedule
August 24 / ThuThe Warriors
Brooklyn Bridge Park wraps up its Movies with a View season with the cult-classic about a street gang’s journey from the Bronx to Coney Island.
• 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
August 25 / FriET
Everyone’s favorite alien closes out Hudson River Park’s RiverFlicks season.
• Time: 8:30pm
• Place: Pier 46, West St. at Christopher St.
• Cost: Free
• See complete RiverFlicks schedule
August 26 / SatChristmas Evil
A psycho in a Santa suit goes on a killing spree in this holiday horror flick. Live burlesque dancers take the stage before the screening.
• Time: 8:30pm
• Place: Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave., between Stillwell Ave. and West 12th St.
• Cost: $5
• See complete Coney Island schedule
sports
August 25 / FriAnd 1 Mixtape Tour
Sneaker company And 1’s roster of ballers travels the country competing against local talent playground style.
• Time: 7:30pm
• Place: Madison Square Garden; 4 Penn Plz., between 31st and 33rd Sts.; 212-465-6741
• Cost: $15-$104.50
Giants vs. Jets
Not in our house! Er, your house! The Giants and Jets duke it out on their shared home turf in a preseason NFL game.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Giants Stadium, New Jersey.
theaterAugust 21-27 / DailyNew York International Fringe Festival
To celebrates 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: $5
theaterAugust 22-September 3 / Tue-SunShakespeare 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
Compiled by Leaya Lee and E. J. Samson
Contributors: Sara Cardace, Elizabeth Cline, Joe DeLessio, and Kaija Helmetag