classical
July 11, 13, 15, 16 / Tue, Thu, Sat, SunGrendel
Julie Taymor (The Lion King) directs this lavish production of Elliot Goldenthal’s opera which retells Beowulf from the monster’s point of view.
• Time: 7:30pm
• Place: New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, Columbus Ave. at 63rd St.; 212-870-5500
• Cost: $40-$200
July 11 / TueThe Naumburg Orchestra
George Garrett Keast conducts a program of Stravinsky, Mozart, and Beethoven with pianist Andrew Armstrong as soloist.
• Time: 7:30pm
• Place: Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, between 70th and 71st Sts.
• Cost: Free
Washington Square Chamber Orchestra
Eriko Sato (the violinist, not the Japanese model) leads the orchestra in a night of mostly Mozart, including an aria with lyrics by Garrison Keillor.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Washington Square Park, Fifth Ave. at Waverly Pl.; 212-252-3621
• Cost: Free
July 14 / FriBrooklyn Philharmonic
Wunderkind Robert Moody conducts the Brooklyn Philharmonic in a program of Bizet, Stravinsky, Copeland, and Bernstein for their 27th appearance in Prospect Park.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th St. at Prospect Park West; 718-855-7882
• Cost: $3 suggested donation
• See complete CelebrateBrooklyn! schedule
concertsJuly 11 / TueThe Strines
These multinational, albeit New York-based punk popsters will provide enough freneticism to drown out the nearby West Side Highway.
• Time: 6pm
• Place: Clinton Cove Park, Hudson River at 55th St.
• Cost: Free
• See complete Take Me to the River schedule
July 12, 13 / Wed, ThuKelly Clarkson
The American Idol alum brings catchy tunes (and a great set of chops) to Long Island.
• Time: 7:30pm
• Place: Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater; 1000 Ocean Pkwy., near Wantagh Pkwy. South; 516-221-1000
• Cost: $29.50-$75
July 13 / ThuAni DiFranco
Hard-hitting, female-friendly acoustic rock, courtesy of one of the genre’s biggest players.
• Time: 7pm
• Place: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park; enter the park at 69th St. and Fifth Ave.
• Cost: $36
• See complete SummerStage schedule
July 14 / FriTrain
The multi-platinum San Francisco band rock out on the GMA stage to promote their latest album, For Me, It’s You.
• Time: 7am
• Place: Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 42nd St. at Sixth Ave.
• Cost: Free
July 15 / SatSiren Music Festival
Art Brut, The Stills, and She Wants Revenge are slated to perform on two outdoor stages at the sixth-annual music festival produced by The Village Voice.
• Time: noon
• Place: Coney Island, 1000 Surf Ave., at W. 12th St.; 212-475-4022
• Cost: Free
Salsa Saturdays
Bio Ritmo gives the classic sound an unexpected edge by incorporating rock and soul.
• Time: 6:30pm
• Place: Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center, Columbus Ave. between 62nd and 65th Sts.; 212-875-5766
• Cost: $15
Nortec Collective, Beto & Richie Grupo Soñador
Born on the border, Tijuana’s Nortec Collective chart new musical territory with a mix of electronica and traditional Northern Mexican sounds. Fellow countrymen Beto & Richie Grupo Soñador open.
• Time: 7:30pm
• Place: Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th St. at Prospect Park West; 718-855-7882
• Cost: $3 suggested donation
• See complete CelebrateBrooklyn! schedule
July 16 / SunAmadou & Mariam
The Malian husband and wife team bring an international blend of American blues, French folk, Indian beats, and South Asian sounds to SummerStage.
• Time: 3pm
• Place: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park; enter the park at 69th St. and Fifth Ave.
• Cost: Free
• See complete SummerStage schedule
danceJuly 14 / FriStephen Petronio Company
The innovative choreographer and his troupe perform modern dance to music by Rufus Wainwright, which will be performed by the Young People’s Chorus of New York.
• Time: 8pm
• Place: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park; enter the park at 69th St. and Fifth Ave.
• Cost: Free
• See complete SummerStage schedule
festivalsJuly 16 / SunBrooklyn Bastille Day Party
Francophiles get their Fête Nationale fix with petanque tournaments and food kiosks from bistros like Patois and Bar Tabac.
• Time: 11am-7pm
• Place: Smith St. between Atlantic Ave. and Bergen St., Brooklyn
• Cost: Free
moviesJuly 10 / MonBullitt
Steve McQueen stars as a police detective determined to track down the mob lord who killed the witness he was assigned to protect. Car chases ensue.
• Time: Lawn opens at 5pm; film begins at sunset
• Place: Bryant Park, 42nd St. at Sixth Ave.
• Cost: Free
• See complete Bryant Park schedule
July 12 / WedRosemary’s Baby
Roman Polanski’s psychological horror flick features Mia Farrow as a New Yorker experiencing an exceptionally troubled pregnancy.
• Time: 8:30pm
• Place: Pier 54, West St. at 14th St.
• Cost: Free
• See complete RiverFlicks schedule
July 13 / ThuEasy Rider
Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper take a motorcycle road trip and pick up a drunken lawyer played by Jack Nicholson along the way.
• 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
Yo La Tengo: The Sounds of Science
The critics’ darlings perform for a series of French filmmaker Jean Painlevé’s short documentaries about underwater life.
• Time: 7:30pm
• Place: Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th St. at Prospect Park West; 718-855-7882
• Cost: $3 suggested donation
• See complete CelebrateBrooklyn! schedule
July 14 / FriMarch of the Penguins
Morgan Freeman narrates this popular film about the Emperor penguins’ remarkable journey to their traditional breeding ground in Antarctica.
• Time: 8:30pm
• Place: Pier 46, West St. at Christopher St.
• Cost: Free
• See complete RiverFlicks schedule
You, Me and Dupree
Join your fellow Americans in marking Bastille Day by watching Owen Wilson as a best man who moves in with his newlywed friends in You, Me and Dupree—or, as it should be titled, The Honeymoon Crasher.
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July 15 / SatNight Of The Living Dead
George A. Romero’s zombie classic concerns flesh-eaters who terrorize a group of people barricaded inside a farmhouse.
• Time: 8:30pm
• Place: Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave., between Stillwell Ave. and W. 12th St.
• Cost: $5
• See complete Coney Island schedule
sportsJuly 12 / WedWNBA All-Star Game
The WNBA’s best of the best return for the fourth time in eight years. As park of the this 10th anniversary celebration, the league will also honor 10 members for its all-decade team.
• Time: 7pm
• Place: Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plz., between 31st and 33rd Sts.; 212-465-6741
• Cost: $10-$254.50
theaterJuly 10 / MonDruidSynge
The Lincoln Center Festival opens with a sextet of plays by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge—including The Playboy of the Western World, which triggered riots in Dublin when it debuted 99 years ago.
• Time: 2pm
• Place: Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Ave., between 58th and 59th Sts.; 212-870-5500
• Cost: $60-$155
Compiled by Leaya Lee and E. J. Samson
Contributors: Sara Cardace, Elizabeth Cline, Joe DeLessio, and Kaija Helmetag