Event – Heart of Brooklyn Free Summer Sunday AUG7

Come on out to the Heart of Brooklyn for a special day of FREE admission, contests and prizes in celebration of Heart of Brooklyn’s 10th anniversary. For the very first time, all six HOB attractions (Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park and Prospect Park Zoo) will be open to the public free of charge on Sunday, August 7! Also enjoy FREE Brooklyn Icons Mini Golf at Grand Army Plaza from 12-5pm and special deals or signature cocktails at participating local restaurants, coffee shops and bars for saying “I Heart Brooklyn!”  MORE INFO

Event – Summer Streets 2011 AUG6,13,20

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NYC DOT and its partners are proud to present Summer Streets. This summer, for the fourth year in a row, Summer Streets will temporarily close Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park to motor vehicles and open it up to people on three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 6, 13, & 20).

DOT also partners with groups citywide to bring some summer streets fun to neighborhoods in all five boroughs. Find a Weekend Walk near you

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Event – CYI Summer Ice Cream Social @ MOCA JUL25 – we’ll be there

CYI has been granted the “Pay It Forward Grant” by Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP and through this grant, they will be hosting a Summer Ice Cream Social on Monday, July 25th, 2011from 5PM to 8PM at the Museum of Chinese in America. See y’all there!

Event – FREE Summergarden Concerts @ MoMA JUL10-31


The Museum of Modern Art established Summergarden in 1971 to enhance the artistic life of New York City during the summer. In keeping with MoMA’s history of presenting jazz and classical music in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, this year’s Summergarden series once again welcomes the participation of two constituents from Lincoln Center: The Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center, with concerts on alternating Sundays. New Music for New York presents four evenings of adventurous contemporary music, with premieres each night. MORE INFO
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Event – 57th Summer Fancy Food Show @ DC JUL10-12

57th Summer Fancy Food Show

The Summer Show moves to DC and there is so much to discover

  • 180,000 specialty products, 2,400 exhibitors, 80+ countries represented
  • Network with 25,000 of your industry peers
  • Grow your business with 20+ seminars, tours and tastings
  • Discover the year’s best products at the 2011 sofi™ Awards and hear Chef Cat Cora,
    keynote speaker and host of the prestigious ceremony
  • New Super Retailer Summit, a 2-day event designed to help specialty food retailers.
  • Explore DC—Stylish restaurants, celebrity chefs and fresh local fare. MORE INFO

Event – Summer Rooftop Party w/ The Skylight Group JUN29 – we’ll be there (updated)


RECAP: The event space is roomy and spans across multiple floors. Great Performances catering the food didn’t hurt either. Worthy of mention were the delicious peach and strawberry jerk sodas, as well as the Chorizo skewers! Thanks to the Skylight Group for hosting this wonderful event! Can’t wait to throw our PbP NY Tasting Benefit there this year. Mark your calendars for OCT14, 2011!

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Event – Nike Sportswear Ice Cream Truck JUN24

Thx to FreshnessMag for this…

What is bright blue with pink highlights and dishing out the latest sports wear delights? Certainly not your average ice cream truck… Introducing the Nike Sportswear Ice Cream Truck, a mobile platform to serve the Big Apple with new delectable from Sportswear’s Summer 2011 Collection. A part of the new “Always On” campaign, it along with enticing treats, will travel to various locations starting this Friday, June 24th, till August. To follow the where about and its location at all time, simply visit nikesportswear.com or on Twitter @nikesportswear. More details to follow soon.

Event – Unlock The Taste of Summer w/ Andrea Beaman JUN21

Veria™ TV and Whole Foods Market® are teaming up for an ambitious “Unlock The Taste of Summer” promotion that features a six-city tour by chef Andrea Beaman, “Top Chef” contestant and star of Veria TV’s “Fed Up!” cooking series, who will be making in-store cooking appearances in Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut beginning June 20.  Beaman will demonstrate the use of fresh summer ingredients in simple, nutritious presentations.  Attendees will be able to taste-test new recipes, receive cooking tips and advice from Beaman, as well as enjoy a complimentary drink from Honest Tea.

Whole Foods Bowery @ 6pm

Summer Movies Outdoors in New York City

 
Summer in New York City means that once again you can enjoy a variety of free movies beneath the stars in New York City. Each of these film festivals offers visitors and New Yorkers a chance to watch a movie, as well as enjoy some of New York City’s best outdoor scenery — from skylines to parks. Be sure to check out One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest TONIGHT, JUNE20 at Bryant Park.

Event – Met Museum Young Members Party JUL7

Many thanks to Jo Son for this…

Join us for cocktails and dancing in the Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court, socialize while you admire the Manhattan skyline from the renowned Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, and view the special exhibition Anthony Caro on the Roof (weather permitting). Indoors, enjoy The Costume Institute’s latest special exhibition, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which will be open for an exclusive viewing during the party. See Special Exhibitions for more information, including sponsorship credits.

Current Members may purchase up to two tickets at the cost of $85 per person. New Members may also purchase up to two tickets, one for $75 (when you purchase a Membership) and one for a guest for $85.

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Event – Ryan Skeen Summer PopUp Dinner JUL13 til…

You guys ready for yet another PopUp Dinner? Well fasten your seat belts!

Thx to FoodandWine for this…

Guess who’s back in town for the summer: chef Ryan Skeen, who has thrilled people like me at—before walking away from—such NYC restaurants as Resto, Irving Mill, General Greene and Allen & Delancey, all in the span of 36 months.

Skeen’s new project, with The Restaurant Group, will be a pop-up restaurant at 10 Waverly Place. Starting July 13, Skeen will serve a $50 three-course prix fixe menu four nights a week (Wednesdays through Saturdays). There’s also the option of a chef’s tasting menu for $85 with as many courses as Skeen wants to serve—currently, he’s thinking about Jonah Crab and White Asparagus Soup, Quail with Figs and Smoked Potatoes, and Beignets with Foie Cardamom Custard.

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Event – Exclusive NYC Summer Shopping Event JUN23 – we’ll be there

Leave a comment below telling us what Fashion Trend you think is HOT for Summer 2011 and we’ll reply with a FREE INVITE to the BEST answer.

Event – Toyota Concert Series @ Rockefeller Plaza – Rihanna MAY27, etc

Thx to MSNBC.com for this…

TODAY gets ready to rock this summer and marks 16 years of bringing together the biggest, boldest names in music. This year’s Toyota Concert Series on TODAY kicks off Friday, May 27 with the original “Good Girl Gone Bad,” Rihanna. In her fourth TODAY summer concert, the three-time Grammy award winner and international superstar will heat up Rockefeller Plaza once again. Continue reading