http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Key NYC Events SMS What's Up is smart text for the wired set. SMS Text Messages NYC Events, New York City Pick events. The right message, at the right time, for the right reason. en-us 2008-02-23T00:00:15-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_everyone.php 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Orchid Show; The New York Botanical Garden, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx.... 12965@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Everyone 2008-02-23T00:00:15-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_holiday_events_parades.php Short list of todays events in the city that defines independence. 10AM to 2PM George Washington and Benjamin Franklin re-enactors take part in July 4 celebration; New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West. 10:30 AM Festivities begin before hot dog eating contest; Nathan's Famous, 1310 Surf Ave., Coney Island, Brooklyn. 12:40 PM _ Eating contest. 6:30 PM Midsummer Night Swing celebrates July 4 with Chino Nunez Orchestra; Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson Plaza, Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street. 9 PM Macy's fireworks show; East River between 23rd and 42nd streets and South Street Seaport.... 11156@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Holiday Events + Parades 2007-07-04T00:00:36-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_art_events.php Noon to 6 p.m. Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit; University Place from 12th Street to 3rd Street and Washington Place from Washington Square East to Mercer Street.... 10720@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Art Events 2007-05-26T00:08:13-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_everyone.php 9:30AM - 11AM Fleet Week Parade of Ships and aircraft fly-over; Hudson River from Verrazano Bridge to George Washington Bridge, with narrators at Stapleton Pier, Staten Island, and Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn.... 10671@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Everyone 2007-05-23T00:58:10-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_fairs_festivals.php 11AM-5PM Ninth Avenue Association of New York Ninth Avenue Food Festival Ninth Avenue, from 37th to 57th Street Checked the blogsphere and some folks have it sorted with which ones to check out. Avoid the professional street fair carts (serving generic kielbasas and funnel cakes and the like) and head to the real 9th ave restos' street stands. Standouts from last year: Amy's Bread (probably the best bakery in HK) had many tasty items for $1, Wondee Siam had their amazing steamed vegetable dumplings (basically garlic and peanut dumplings) for a coupla bucks, and Rice 'n' Beans had some interesting off-the-menu snacks. [via...chowhound]... 10611@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Fairs + Festivals 2007-05-20T00:28:18-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_art_events.php 10:30 a.m. Richard Serra's 100-ton steel sculpture is lifted by crane over MoMa's garden wall; The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, The Museum of Modern Art, 4 W. 54th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues.... 10315@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Art Events 2007-04-14T06:03:37-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_tourists.php 4:30-7:30PM Dancing with the Stars Road Trip @ Madison Square Garden 7th Ave & 33rd St Dancingwiththestarsroadtripdotcom!!!!! Free dance lessons and a national dance contest and a chance to win a trip to LA for a live taping of the show. Well no shit.... 9983@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Tourists 2007-03-05T00:35:31-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_art_events.php 10:30AM-5:30PM Martin Ramirez @ American Folk Art Museum 45 West 53rd Street 212-265-1040 $9, $7 students Martín Ramírez (1895–1963) created nearly 300 drawings within the confines of DeWitt State Hospital in northern California, where he spent the last 15 years of his life. This retrospective at the American Folk Art Museum promises to explode the concept of Ramirez' work simply being that of the “schizophrenic artist”, introducing viewers to nearly 100 drawings by this self-taught artist.... 9838@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Art Events 2007-02-27T00:46:15-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_art_events.php Until 11PM Williamsburg After Hours @ Participating Galleries Williamsburg, BK Free Nearly all of Williamsburg's art galleries get down and dirty to celebrate art fair season by staying open late tonight and hosting shows with a lil' kick: this year's highlights include dating rituals in motion, Double-Dutch jump-rope antics, club-world-savvy, peacocks, a 1969 Pontiac V-8 engine and a hot-tub. A hot-tub.... 9902@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Art Events 2007-02-24T00:59:40-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_games_sports_activity.php 2PM Pillow Fight NYC @ Union Square 516-312-0693 Free A massive pillow fight in Union Square! Feathers fly and teddies soar as the rambuncious of the city gather for a massive urban pillow fight. Ladies, leave your clothes on - this pillow fight is clothed and family-friendly (sorry). Soft pillows only, and remember - feathers are more fun!... 9860@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Games, Sports, Activity 2007-02-24T00:39:37-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_cons_confs.php 4PM-9PM New York Comic Convention @ Jacob Javits Center 11th Ave b/w 34th and 39th St $30 one-day advance, $40 day-of 4:30 meet Stephen Colbert Sure, Saturday and Monday are sold out - but the Colbert Report's Stephen Colbert shows up on Friday @ 4:30PM! Sweet! Plus meet comic Stan Lee all day, and snatch up some copies of Lost Magazine at the show store at 4PM.... 9865@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Cons + Confs 2007-02-23T00:42:15-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_performance.php 7PM In the Heights @ 37th Street Arts 450 W 37th St b/w Ninth & Tenth Ave $25-75 In The Heights, a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights, is winning praise from the Times and New York Magazine. Check out this exuberant and refreshing New York tale that "owes more to Big Pun than to Bernstein" before the tourists descend upon it en masse.... 9852@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Performance 2007-02-21T00:45:43-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_holiday_events_parades.php 120AM-6PM Lunar New Year Flower Market @ Columbus Park Mulberry St b/w Bayard and Worth Free When is a flower market not only a flower market? When it's the annual Lunar New Year Flower Market! Chinese families purchase auspicious flowers to decorate their homes before the new year to ensure that the families' prosperity and fortune will bloom along with the flowers in the Year of the Pig. Joining in the preparations will be performers - magicians, fortune tellers, dancers, pop and opera singers. Don't miss this!... 9778@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Holiday Events + Parades 2007-02-17T00:48:27-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_film_movies_tv.php 12PM, 4PM 4th Annual Short Films Day @ The Academy Theatre Lighthouse International 111 E 59th St RSVP 888-778-7575 $5, $3 students Celebrate Short Films Day today by watching the live action and animated short films nominated for the 79th Annual Academy Award.... 9791@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Film + Movies + TV 2007-02-17T00:45:57-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_holiday_events_parades.php 11AM, 8PM Chinese New Year Spectacular: Myths and Legends @ Radio City Music Hall 1260 6th Avenue English: 1-888-260-6221 Chinese: 1-888-260-6223 $38-$180 From the NTDTV website: "New Tang Dynasty Dynasty Television Senior Vice President Samuel Zhou says, 'Ever since it entered into China, the CCP has wanted to wipe out Chinese traditional belief systems and replace them with Marxist and Maoist ideology. That’s the only way the leadership can maintain control over the Chinese people. They’re out to destroy a lot of things that are actually quite good.' Zhou quips: 'I think the CCP’s really upset because this year’s show is more than good–it’s great!'"... 9751@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Holiday Events + Parades 2007-02-17T00:40:47-05:00