Seven Picks a Week is our guide to what’s worth catching in arts, culture and activities during the week ahead, with contributions from reporters throughout the WNYC/Gothamist newsroom and colleagues from WQXR and “All of It.”
Celebrate liberté, egalité, fraternité throughout NYC
Bastille Day, France’s independence day, is Friday, July 14, but celebrations continue into the weekend. On Saturday, July 15, check out a street party in SoHo, with live music, family-friendly activities and French food. It’s from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m, on Centre Street between Broome and Grand. Admission is free, food and drinks cost extra, and you can learn more here. On Sunday, July 16, pétanque players of all levels – including newbies – are invited to play in a tournament at Carreau Club in Industry City. Also that day, the French Institute Alliance Française, or FIAF, hosts its annual Bastille Day Celebration with live musical performances, family games, French food and more. You can learn more at FIAF’s website.
– Kerry Shaw
Take in an original sequel to a Shakespeare classic
The Classical Theatre of Harlem had a big hit last summer with its popular and critically acclaimed staging of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” What better for this year’s offering than to learn what happened next for Malvolio, the vain and pompous yet clearly ill-treated steward? “Malvolio,” by Betty Shamieh, revisits the infamous boor – now a victorious general – 20 years after his comeuppance in Shakespeare’s comedy. The 90-minute show is running now through July 29 at Marcus Garvey Park; admission is free with an R.S.V.P., and you can make one here.
– Steve Smith
Images by Chilean photographer Maria Jesus Pueller are among the works featured in the Latin American Foto Festival.
Maria Jesus Pueller, courtesy Latin American Foto Festival
Visit Latin America through the eyes of its talented photographers
For two weeks you can travel to the Bronx to get a glimpse of life in Latin…
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