When: Monday July 28, 2013
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: (le) poisson rouge
158 Bleeker Street
New York, NY 10012
Cost: Free

Once upon a time you were in third grade and you had to give book reports and it was awesome. The Book Report promises to deliver exactly what it promises: reports on books by the people who’ve read them.

Join The Freedom Dance Party as they celebrate 10 years of weekly parties with a huge Summerstage live performance featuring Funk and R&B legend, Cameo!

The Freedom Dance Party is the longest running, weekly, Friday-night party in NYC history. Winner of Papermag‘s highly coveted award for “Best Party (People’s Choice)” and runner up inURB magazine’s “Best Party” (nationwide), Freedom was created in 2003 by Herbert Holler, DJ Cosi and Marc Smooth to provide a party for people from all walks of life to dance and be free. Today, it is a bona fide nightlife institution and takes place at Le Poisson Rouge. Playing an incredible mix of danceable, soulful hits from the 60s through today, including Rap, House, Disco, R&B classics, Rock, Reggae, 80s, Electronica, Latin, Afrobeat and more, Freedom continues to fill its dance floor each week with fun, beautiful people from all over the globe looking to have an unforgettable, true NYC party experience.

Selling more than 17 million albums worldwide, Cameo is one of the most popular Funk/Rock and Soul bands of its era.  For nearly four decades, Cameo has maintained its core funkiness and has been churning out trailblazing hits that have permanently marked major turning points in music and set the standard that many have tried to duplicate and follow.

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When: Tuesday May 28, 2013 – Sunday June 30, 2013
Time: 8:30 p.m. (12 p.m. to get free tix)
Where: Delacorte Theater
Central Park
Enter at Central Park West & 81st St
Cost: Free w/ tickets

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One of the best parts of Summer is back! That’s right the free outdoor theater series, Shakespeare in the Park,  has returned for the summer of 2013! SITP kicks offs this season with its new production of The Comedy of Errors.

The Korean Culture Society continues its Free Korean Movie Night with a Free Screening of  Werewolf Boy.

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From our “Laughter and Love at the Box Office!” series:

From director Jo Sung-Hee comes a timeless romance about young, innocent love and the lengths we will go for passionand promise. When a young girl, played by Park Bo-Young, moves into an old house, she’s startled by the discovery of a “wolf boy” locked inside the property’s barn. As she slowly teaches him how to behave like a normal human boy, they begin to realize their affections for each other, even though another man has set his sights on the her. The biggest romantic hit in the history of Korean cinema, this tale of star-crossed tenderness will have you dabbing away tears of joy and believing in true love all over again!

All seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 6:30PM.

Don’t miss this week’s installment of the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film at Bryant Park. Tonight’s feature will be Invasion of The Body Snatchers. The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The film begins at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).

Something is happening to the residents of California town, and a doctor wants to find out what. Don Siegel’s gritty sci-fi thriller is the definitive version of this terrifying tale. Beware of the pods! (1956) 80 Min. (Paramount)

All packages, bags, briefcases, backpacks, etc. subject to inspection.

One of the most versatile artists of his time, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) has become an international sensation in theater, film, television, and the music industry.  Bey began his professional music career as Mos Def in 1994.  Since that time, he has worked both as a solo artist and in collaboration with artists such as Talib Kweli, Kanye West, The Roots, The Black Keys, and many others.  He has received six GRAMMY nominations, including Best Rap Album in 2010 for his newest release, The Ecstatic, which debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart.  Also, in 2012 The Source ranked Bey as number 23 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

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Tropfest is returning to New York this summer! Making the exciting move to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the event will be hosted by acclaimed actor, producer, director and screenwriter Liev Schreiber.

Tropfest New York will feature music, food, art installations and, of course, a lineup of great short films that will be screened and judged LIVE by an esteemed panel of industry and celebrity judges.

The day kicks off at 3:00 pm in ‘The Nethermead’ at Prospect Park, with live music/DJs performing including Chairlift, Neon Indian (DJ set), Bear In Heaven, Ghost Beach and People Get Ready. Then, at 8pm, the Tropfest New York short film competition begins.

Join Grammy Award–winning entertainment icon LL Cool J in conversation about his latest release, “Authentic.”

For the second year in a row Etsy has  teamed up with their neighbors at the Brooklyn Bridge Park. This year’s festivities will take place in the Tobacco Warehouse, just down the street from their home at the Brooklyn Etsy Labs.

If you love to embroider this is the perfect event for you. Join Etsy and hone your  skills to create embroidered and sewn hand puppets for charity. Projects will be donated to a variety of organizations who work with children including: Babby Buggy, Children’s Aid Society, and Room to Grow. Etsy staff and members of the EtsyNY Team will be on site and available to help sew puppets.