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5th ANNUAL soloNOVA ARTS FESTIVAL
FEATURING EIGHT SOLO ARTISTS AT TOP OF THEIR
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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
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