“SEE NEW YORK AT 3MPH!” Shorewalkers’ mission is to enhance, enjoy and protect the parks, promenades, and paths along the waters throughout the New York metropolitan area. Membership is $20 a year though you do not have to be a member to join a hike (though you may want to make a tiny donation). Improve your health and stamina, have fun on your feet while enjoying great walks, protect our shore areas, explore and learn about the Hudson estuary and other shore areas, and meet interesting people along the shore!

The Shorewalkers are best known for their annual Great Saunter around the perimeter of Manhattan, though you may have heard of Batt-to-Bear, their Hudson River hike from Battery Park to Bear Mountain. Check out their calendar for more hikes; there’s a hike three days out of the week.

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See live performance shows from the most extreme of the incredible side show world. Each show, performed on the hour, is sure to astonish you and push your perception of realty to the brim of unbelievable. Performers include: The Human Blockhead, The Fire Eater, The Pain Proof Man, The Sword Swallowing Clown, The Strong Man, The Sword Swallowing Man.

Photography and video cameras welcome!

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Summergarden is presented by the Julliard School and Jazz Lincoln Center and is completely free! Sculpture Garden may close if attendance reaches maximum capacity. Entrance to Summergarden is through the Sculpture Garden gate on West Fifty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The Sculpture Garden opens at 7pm, and concerts start at 8pm and run approximately 1 hour – 90 minutes. The Garden Cart will sell light fare, and ice cream and sorbet from Il Laboratorio del Gelato. Wine, coffee drinks, and bottled water are also available for purchase.

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Primary Stages has given life to more than 90 new plays, many of them world premieres.  These Off-Broadway productions are highly acclaimed.

Pay What You Can nights at Primary Stages is a night of theater that puts you in charge of the ticket price. Use your spare change for a night of Off-Broadway theater and experience something new.  These special nights vary for each production, but they typically occur on the first two preview performances.

Tickets go on sale two hours before curtain on the evening of the performance at the box office only! Offer not valid through Ticket Central.  Limited availability on a first come, first served basis for 2 tickets per person. Cash only, no change given. Addresses must be provided in order to participate.

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For a more street-theatre, gritty-New-York, young and funky kind of rendition of Shakespeare, check out Midsummer Night’s Dream (July 9-25, 2009) and Measure for Measure (July 30 – August 15, 2009).  Bring your own chair or come early to grab one of theirs.

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Thank you, Mkekado School of Karate Kickboxing & Self-Defense, for caring about our safety! Free weekly classes for anyone over 10 years old. The Active Self-Defense Classes are classes in situational awareness, utilizing efficient, simple techniques to promote self-defense. They encompass education, prevention & implementation.

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