One of the best reasons to live in New York City is that you’ll never run out of things to do for free, from opera on the lawn to movie night on a rooftop. Here are some of the best options coming up in August.
Catch a new music series at Bryant Park.
The Bryant Park Picnic Performances series has long been one of the city’s most popular free seasonal offerings; small wonder that now there’s a spin-off. Live After Dark comprises three cabaret-style sessions on Tuesday nights on the park’s south side. The inaugural lineup includes jazz bassist Endea Owens with her band, The Cookout (Aug. 1), Venezuelan innovator Mafer Bandola (Aug. 8) and electroacoustic string duo ARKAI (Aug. 15). Aug. 1, 8 and 15 at 8 p.m., Bryant Park; details here.
Hear classical music under the stars.
The final offering of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, billed as the world’s oldest continuously running, outdoor classical music concert series, features the popular, invigorating East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) playing a world premiere by Eleanor Alberga alongside works by Mozart, Josef Suk and William Grant Still. Brass quartet The Westerlies set the stage with a newly composed fanfare by Milica Paranosic. Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m., Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park; details here.
Catch the grand finale of “Summer for the City” at Lincoln Center.
Lincoln Center’s expansive, all-embracing “Summer for the City” series heads into the home stretch, starting with a family-friendly chamber music event featuring Imani Winds, a 60th-anniversary dance party for Orquesta Broadway and a performance of Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Company” in American Sign Language all happening on Aug. 2. Eddie Palmieri, the Salsa Spaceman, performs with his band on Aug. 3, the international smorgasbord known as globalFEST takes over the entire Lincoln Center campus Aug. 5, and a 13-event Hip-Hop Week series starting Aug. 9 celebrates NYC’s home-grown art form with performances by Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, DJ…
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