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2008 Performance Calendar

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5th ANNUAL soloNOVA ARTS FESTIVAL
FEATURING EIGHT SOLO ARTISTS AT TOP OF THEIR GAME
JUNE 18 – JULY 2
AT PERFORMANCE SPACE 122

Booksigning with Comedian Michael Ian Black
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Bryant Park Reading Room

Rev up for comedian, actor, director, blogger, and co-creator of comedy favorites ¡The State¢ and ¡Stella¢, Michael Ian Black, as he presents his debut collection of hilarious irreverent essays, ¡My Custom Van: And 46 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face¢. This event will be hosted by Amelie Gillette a Staff Writer at The Onion.

The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org.

The Bryant Park Reading Room 42nd Street side of the park
Under the trees - between 5th & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue).

Central Park Walking Tours
Various Dates and Times
Central Park

Discover the Park's history, ecology, and design on volunteer-led walking tours sponsored by the Central Park Conservancy. Year-round, the Conservancy offers at least ten different walking tours that highlight several areas of Central Park. These tours are approximately 1 to 1½ hours. To see a complete listing of available tours, please visit www.centralparknyc.org/activities/walkingtours.

All tours are FREE. No reservations required for individuals or groups of six or fewer. For larger groups, please call 212-360-2726.

Central Park Workout
Ongoing Spring, Summer, and Fall in Central Park
Mondays and Wednesday at 6:30pm
Saturdays at 10:00 am
Central Park

Designed by Sara Dimmick and taught by all of Physical Equilibrium’s staff. The Central Park Workout - Combines cardiovascular and strength training to achieve total body conditioning in the beautiful surroundings of NYC’s Central Park. All muscle groups are utilized and exercisers will use "natural equipment" as part of this fitness program. Benches, steps, hills, and open grass spaces are the center of the workout to increase muscle tone, stamina, endurance, agility, as well as lose fat. Partner exercises and stretching will also be taught. Includes warm up and stretching. Class is 1 hour in length.

Meet at NW corner of 60th Street and 5th Avenue, in Manhattan

One month of classes $175
Saturdays only: $100 per month
Weekdays only: $150 per month
1st class: $20 (will be applied to monthly fee if choose to continue)

Central Park | Meet at NW corner of 60th Street and 5th Avenue, in Manhattan

The Horse
Opens Saturday, May 17th 10:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
American Museum of Natural History

The Horse, a comprehensive exhibition on the powerful relationship between horses and humans, opens at the American Museum of Natural History on May 17, 2008. On view through January 4, 2009, this astounding exhibition will cover more than 50 million years of the evolution of the horse and how horses have transformed our art, culture, and civilization. The Horse will showcase spectacular fossils and cultural objects from around the world—including many from the Museum’s extraordinary collections. The exhibition also examines exciting new archaeological discoveries concerning the domestication of the horse and the role of horses in sport from the early forms of polo to the Triple Crown and the Olympics.

Admission to the exhibition is $22.00 for adults, $13.00 for children, and $16.50 for seniors and students. 212-769-5200, www.amnh.org

American Museum of Natural History | Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024

The Lower Eastside Girls Club presents...
The Saturday Performance Series!
(Almost) every Saturday @ 3:30PM
Art+Community Gallery

The Lower Eastside Girls Club Saturday Performance Series, now in its
second year, is a weekly afternoon performance series, open to the
public, free-of-charge and featuring all-women line-ups of musicians,
singer-songwriters, MC’s and poets. This project is dedicated to
upholding the Girls Club’s mission of offering free and innovative cultural
programming to Girls Club members, connecting the Girls Club to the
greater community, and supporting women in the arts. Please visit
http://www.girlsclub.org/about/perform for the calendar and more
information about the Girls Club and our series.

If you are a young woman under the age of 23, drop in at 2PM for our
VIP LUNCH workshop! From 2-3pm, before the performances, enjoy an
exclusive conversation with our artists. Need more info? Email Caitlin
at development@girlsclub.org

CALENDAR: (See website for artist links & bios)
http://www.girlsclub.org/about/perform

Art+Community Gallery |56 East 1st St (1st/2nd Aves) NYC, 10003

New York City Photoshoot Tours
Daily
New York

One of our professional photographs will create spectacular photographs of you at Times Square, The Empire State Building, Central Park and other famous New York locations! A truly memorable way to experience New York. Visit www.nycityphotoshoot.com/packages.html to see package options.

Price: $495
Book an exciting 2-hour photoshoot around New York City with us, call 212-537 6135.
Www.nycityphotoshoot.com

Coming Soon

ISABEL TOLEDO TO RECEIVE COUTURE COUNCIL
AWARD FOR ARTISTRY OF FASHION
The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT
Rainbow Room Luncheon
September 3 2008
The Rainbow Room

Isabel Toledo will receive The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT with its third annual Artistry of Fashion award at a benefit luncheon at New York City’s Rainbow Room on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Presenting this award will be André Leon Tally, American editor-at-large for Vogue, and Simon Doonan, creative director for Barneys New York, will emcee the event. Once again, FIT’s glamorous annual gala luncheon, hosted by its founding Couture Council chairs Liz Peek, Yaz Hernandez, and Sarah Wolfe, will kick off fashion week in New York. Attending the award luncheon will be members of [FIT1]the artistic committee including Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, Patricia Field, and Ralph Rucci, as well

The Couture Council is a [FIT4]membership group of fashion enthusiasts that helps support the exhibitions and programs of The Museum at FIT. For information on the Couture Council, call 212-217-4532 or e-mail Couturecouncil@fitnyc.edu.

The Rainbow Room| Rockefeller Center