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Time just flies…Can you believe it’s already May?

Well we’re looking forward to consistent nice weather and all of the outdoor festivals, eats and activities we can enjoy.What’s better than getting around while enjoying the perfect weather? May is Bike Month so if the last time you were on 2 wheels was when you were in kindergarten get in on the trend and start cycling!

For those who are too cool to take the cab and are more health and eco-conscious, this month may be your month. There are tons of events throughout the month to celebrate the increase in popularity of biking.

Check nycgo.com to see the full list of events celebrating Bike Month.

April is almost over…

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Beautiful weather, mucho sunlight, and mucho things to do. Earth week is also coming to an end but there are still events going around town you should go to. Yet aren’t you all sad how the weekend is almost over and the weather turned around and the storm is nearing? boo…..but hey here are some things you can do to make yourself feel better during the week!


LAST HURRAH

Earth Weekend is almost over. BUT you still have a couple of hours to go to the Green Festival. I had many of my friends go to the Festival yesterday when it opened and now I’m excited to go myself before it all comes to an end this afternoon. “Eco-friendly” is all too familiar with us but along with start ups and interesting products at the Festival, it’s more than a convention to spread awareness but to celebrate how people are actually doing things to protect our Earth and the environment.

WHAT: GREEN FESTIVAL

WHERE: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

WHEN: Today until 6pm

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ELECTRO FUNK IN THE CITY

It’s getting warmer outside and gives us more reason to try out new music and concerts around the city. This Tuesday check out what the L.A. -based singer has to offer. The electro-funk music is great for those coming after work who wants to just chill out for a bit. Ramona Gonzales’s voice along with the electro-funk music in the back may be your weekday fix to get through the rest of the week. 

WHAT: NITE JEWEL 

WHERE: Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St. )

WHEN: April 24, 2012 @ 7:30pm

Listen to her music before 

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TEMP HOME FOR DIOR HOMME

The Dior store is gone all you handsome well groomed men of NYC. But no worries it’s only temporary while it goes under reconstruction. The fun thing is a pop up is open now until this September. The pop up store has LED light sculptures for a slight change from the actual store so check out the store and don’t stop shopping at Dior Homme. Yum.

WHAT: DIOR HOMME POP UP STORE

WHERE: 133 Green Street

Earth Day and many more!

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HELLO MOTHER NATURE!

We only have one Earth and we all need to take care of it one way or the other right? Like previous years, celebrate Earth Day with festivities in Grand Central Terminal and Time Square. There are both indoor and outdoor activities lined up for the 3 day celebration. Get smarter at the exhibitions, screenings, and panel discussions and have fun with green art and music and be part of interactive exhibitions. Who knew Earth Day could be fun for adults and outside of Science Class?

WHAT: Earth Day Festivities

WHERE: Grand Central and Time Square

WHEN: April 19, 20, 21

click here for details

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IF YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DO THIS…

then I’ll give you this! Trade School New York offers a brilliant way to learn new and interesting things in a more interactive way. Anyone can become a teacher and the students bring barter items the teacher requests for. It’s kinda like a market where you exchange what you know how to do for goods. You can learn some serious things like..learning about the economy? but I would go for the Fortune Telling for Fun class and tomorrow’s class on how to make a great online dating site profile ;) Go learn, mingle and enjoy new company!

WHAT: Trade School New York Classes

WHERE: 139 Norfolk Street in the LES

WHEN: Check classes here

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OLDER THE BETTER-

It’s not an old book store, but more of a museum of all the magazines from the past. A new pop up shop in Soho is now open for all the curious culture and fashion lovers. One artful magazine archivist moved his $$-worth magazines to a new gallery space downtown. If you’re a fan of GQ, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Details, Vogue, and yes, Playboy this is where you can go to see those well aged editions that you probably never seen before. The gallery space itself is worth strolling into, so take a break at this chic not-so-much of a bookstore while you’re in town.

WHAT: VFILES + Gallagher’s

WHERE: 12 Mercer St (near Grand)

Eat, Shop and Enjoy

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Dine OUT on the streets?

Either it be for lunch because you don’t have time to sit down and have a proper meal, or because you’re new to the city and think having food on the streets is just weird, going to New York City’s Food Truck Rally is a fun place to go on a Sunday. Many of the best food trucks are coming to Prospect Park so people can sample their treats. I personally am going to go because I love their delicious food, fast service, and reasonable prices. However I always have the same food from the same truck. This is a chance for me and you to explore other options! 

Food trucks scheduled to be at the rally TODAY are:

Big D’s Grub
Coolhaus
Cupcake Crew
Eddie’s Pizza Truck
Frites n Meats
Gorilla Cheese
Kelvin Natural Slush
Kimchi Taco Truck
Mexicue
Milk Truck
Pera Turkish Tacos
Red Hook Lobster Truck
Rickshaw Dumpling Truck
Valducci’s Original Pizza
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Wafels & Dinges
I’m not going to say which one, but I already see 3 of my FAVORITE trucks. So check it out today!
WHAT: FOOD TRUCK RALLY
WHEN: TODAY, May 27, Third Sunday of June, July, August, September and October  (11a.m.-5:00p.m.)
WHERE:  Grand Army Plaza (Flatbush Ave and Prospect Park W at Eastern Pkwy 

Brooklyn, NY)

Click here for more information 

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Room Full of Comfort and Creativity 

Ladies tired of wearing skin tight clothes decked out in stiletto heels, lets take a break from it and chill out in comforting gear and accessories. Creatures of Comfort teamed up with Sight Unseen -an online magazine that is all about creativity. They created a Sight Unseen pop-up in the gallery space of Creatures of Comfort’s NY store called the Sight Unseen Shape Shop. Enjoy the space filled with creativity and get your credit card ready while at it.

WHAT: Shape Shop (Sight Unseen + Creatures of Comfort)

WHEN: Through May 6th

WHERE: 205 Mulberry St., b/t Kenmare & Spring Sts

Click here for More Information 

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GET OUT OF YOUR APARTMENT!


Did everybody have a good time outdoors over the weekend? Having a picnic at Central Park, biking along the West Side, or even going to Battery Park to just get away from the city… these are the thing we do on the weekends. During the week you can still spend some time outside after work, but you’ll probably want a beer to get your mind off of that excel spreadsheet. I prefer going to meatpacking during the week rather than the weekend- it’s getting a tad too Jersey Shore-esque (just my opinion). Standard’s Biergarten is the go-to place for a glass of beer or even a little more than that. 

WHERE: The Standard’s Biergarten (848 Washington Street between 13th St. and Little W 12th St.)

WHEN: Open from 4pm-12am Monday-Thursday, 4pm-1am on Friday, noon-1am on Saturday, noon-12am on Sunday


Weekend Guide

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The hard part is over- it’s already THURSDAY! Can’t wait for the weekend to start right? So here are some things you can do.


Latin Flavor

Let’s bring some Latin flavor to NYC. The Havana Film Festival New York brings films from all over the Americas to bring attention to Latinos in the United States, their struggles and how they grounded themselves here. This Festival is more than screening films with panels and receptions where people can engage in conversations and learn more about the Latin film industry. In a 11 day span, films from 13 countries in different genres- thriller, comedy, drama and even documentary.

WHAT: Havana Film Festival

WHERE: Different venues (Check Here for schedule and tickets)

WHEN: April 12-22

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JAMES FRANCO…HE’S HERE!

   

You’ve seen him on the big screen and if you were lucky caught him in between classes near NYU. Franco is an actor, artist, and also an author with his second book ready for us. In 2010 he had his first solo exhibit Dangerous Book Four Boys, a mixed media event. His second book is titled the same and it brings the entire exhibit into one piece and lays it down in one book. You can purchase the book to attend the event to see and hear from Franco. Start your weekend with Franco— done.

WHAT: James Franco, The Dangerous Book Four Boys

WHEN: Friday April 13

WHERE: Strand Bookstore (828 Broadway between 12th and 13th Streets)

More info to buy book or entrance to event

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Zine? Huh?

When I first saw this I went “huh?” for a second too. According to the Anchor Archive Zine Library, “Zines are self-published magazines made outside of mainstream press and media, by all kinds of people about all kinds of things.” So if it’s a Zine Fest, I can imagine bunch of fun,creative, dynamic and colorful people gather. This is the first of an annual gathering of zine lovers and creators. It’s expecting more than 60 writers and artists to share their illustrations, writings, photography and any other work they want to show the world. 

WHAT: BROOKLYN ZINE FEST

WHERE: Public Assembly (70 North 6th St.)

WHEN: Sunday April 15, 2012

(Click for More Information)



SPRING IS TOO GORGEOUS-can’t waste this time!

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HAPPY EASTER! What a wonderful weekend it was with gorgeous weather. Even though Easter weekend is coming to an end here are some things you can do this upcoming week.

PICTURE PERFECT

When the spring breeze gently blows, cherry blossom petals flutter and makes a magical scenery that makes you wonder if it’s lightly snowing on a spring day. One of the beauties of spring is definitely the amazing site cherry blossom trees create. Brooklyn Botanic Garden is the place to go to enjoy the spring breeze and walk through the shower of pink petals falling gently from the trees. Spring is here but will be gone soon, so don’t miss this year’s cherry blossom beauty.

WHERE: Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave.)

WHEN: Open until April 29 but sooner the better before the petals all fall off!

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MUSIC+ART+TECH=?

Kraftwerk meets MoMA. Over 8 days, the band will hold a live performance and 3-D visualization of one of their studio albums. The performances are sold out, but you can still get some of Kraftwerk at MoMA’s exhibition and see their visual and audio work.

WHAT: KRAFTWERK

WHERE: MoMA (11W.53rd St.)

WHEN: April 10-May 14

Click here for more information

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NO WORDS NEEDED…JUST LISTEN

http://youtu.be/98MZpEBbJrU (listen to her work)

Called as one of the most distinctive pianists today, Mitsuko Uchida is coming to Carnegie Hall. She is “an elegant, deeply musical interpreter who strikes and inspired balance of head and heart in everything she plays,” (Chicago Tribune). She will be performing 3 sonatas written only 2 months before the composer, Schubert’s death.Is it just me, or does she just go so well with the cherry blossoms and the beauty of spring?

WHAT: Mitsuko Uchida

WHERE: Carnegie Hall (154 W. 57th St.)

WHEN: April 11 @ 8pm

TICKETS: $20-$122 (Buy tickets here)

Click here for more information

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TIME TO SPLURGE

If you’ve been to and loved, yet want a change of scenery from Eleven Madison, The NoMad may be perfect for you. It’s runned by Chef Daniel Humm and Will Guidara…the guys who run Eleven Madison so you know what to expect. The NoMad has 5 separate, elegant rooms and features dishes of rabbit spaetzie, suckling pig and chicken-for-two with black truffles and foie gras (im already hungry just by listing these) .. Warning though. You’re bill’s not going to be too light so be ready for it!

WHERE: The NoMad (1170 Broadway, near 28th Street)

TGIF- happy hour yet?

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Good job everybody, you guys made it through this week!

If your lucky enough to be already out in this beautiful weather, the rest of us are jealous. But,why won’t we all meet up at around 4,5 o’clock at Little Muenster for some hardcore grilled cheese sandwiches and beer?

Little Muenster, the “Super Fancy Grilled Cheese” place is having happy hour from 4 to 7pm (Tues-Fri), right when we all need some cheese and beer. 2 for 1 High Lifes and 2 for 1 Coronas.

What I’m craving right now…Gruyere, fontina, prosciutto, membrillo all in one sandwich with a ice cold Corona.

Is it 4 yet?

LITTLE MUENSTER

LOCATION: 100 Stanton Street (between Ludlow St @ Orchard St)

Click for Little Muenster’s website

Get Real with Beer and Sausages

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Who said beer and meat are only for men? A girl’s gotta have sausages and hamburgers too!

We love to go to DBGB with a group of friends but is chic place for couples to go on a date as well. All of it’s sausages are to die for so we recommend in getting at least 2 different types with your date. Also get an order of the frenchie hamburger, you can’t go wrong with it. DBGB also carries more than 20 types of beer on tap and over 50 bottled beer.

Daniel Boulud never disappoints foodies and DBGB is becoming New Yorkers favorite spot for some beer and artery clogging deliciousness.

WHERE: DBGB Kitchen and Bar

             299 Bowery between Houston and 1st. St

HOURS: Mon, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Tue-Thu, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-midnight; Fri, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-1am; Sat, 11am-3pm and 5:30pm-1am; Sun, 11am-3pm and 5pm-11pm

Mesmerizing photos to video

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Here is another art exhibition New Yorkers should be excited about.

Oded Hirsch is having his first solo exhibition: nothing new, here in New York and he has the art community buzzing.

“In a series of videos and photographs completed over the past few years, Hirsch presents seemingly purposeless collective endeavors, performed in real time, where the focus is more on the process than on the outcome of the undertaking. Questioning the very notion of “togetherness” and utopia, Hirsch produces works that, while profound and political, are also intimate and moving,” Thierry Goldberg Gallery explains.

Click here for more information

WHAT: Oded Hirsch Solo Exhibition: nothing new

WHERE: 103 Norfolk Street between Rivington and Delancey Streets

WHEN: Through Sunday April 15