Poster Inspiration: A Virtual Night With Anna Sui

What: Poster House is thrilled to present an evening with fashion design icon Anna Sui as she discusses how posters have inspired some of her most dynamic and beautiful collections. A native of Detroit, Anna Sui's work translated photography, music, pop culture, and art history into effervescent designs for women who embraced eclectic chic and rockstar beauty. She was recently honored with a retrospective at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC which will be traveling to NSU Ft. Lauderdale in February, and her runway shows, with their creative visuals, unexpected interactive moments, and brilliant soundtracks continue to excite fashion lovers around the world. Tonight, she will be focusing on how posters from the 1960s and 70s have influenced and inspired her work.

Anna Sui is one of New York’s most beloved and accomplished fashion designers, known for creating contemporary original clothing inspired by spectacular amounts of research into vintage styles and cultural arcana. Sui joined New York’s intensely creative cultural underground in the 1970s, forging important relationships in the worlds of fashion, photography, art, music, and design.

When: Mon, October 19, 2020  |  6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Where: Online

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Pix on The Plaza (Hocus Pocus)

What: The Standard Grill hosts a spooky season themed screening series to get you in the Halloween spirit! This week, the frightening flick is Hocus Pocus. Grab a table and settle in for some scares sided by some delicious nosh and refreshing sips!

When: Monday 10/19 & Tuesday 10/20 at 8pm; Wednesday 10/21 at 7pm.

Where: The Standard New York - 848 Washington Street

 
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Drunken Shakespeare: All Hallow's Eve Socially Distant Edition!

What: Drunken Shakespeare: All Hallow's Eve Edition is #SociallyDistant!!!

For those of you that are NEW to Drunken Shakespeare: Drunken Shakespeare is the only free event of it’s kind that invites you to revel in realness with rogues and stomp the runway with your Stratfordian swagger. Each month, we’re inviting all of Shakespeare's fairies, Queens & Kings, cross-dressing dames, forbidden lovers, and all in between, to imbibe in some pub vibes! An event for everyone from professional actors to professional fans, Drunken Shakespeare is the judgment-free Karaoke-style Shakespearean adventure on the 3rd Monday of every month.

THIS MONTH we're doing Drunken Shakespeare Social Distance-Style to keep our friends and families safe, while still continuing to celebrate the Bard!

On Monday the 19th from 4pm-8pm, YOU can join us for Happy Hour on Central Park's Great Lawn for some Social D. Shakespeare!

Entrances to the Great Lawn are on West 85th and 79th Streets. We'll be set up with extra masks, gloves, and sanitizer for anyone that does not have them.

BRING YOUR OWN:
- Blankets!
- Hot toddies, cocoas, or coffees!
- FRIENDS!
- HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!
- Glow Sticks or Flashlights!
Look for our RAINBOW FLAGS!
HEY NONNY NONNY!

**This is neither an Equity Supported Event nor a curated performance. This is simply a gathering space.**

When: Monday, October 19th from 4pm-8pm

Where: Central Park's Great Lawn. Entrances to the Great Lawn are on West 85th and 79th Streets.

Cost: FREE

2020 National Book Festival

Registration is now OPEN for the 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, to be held online Sept. 25-27. Children and Teen content will be released on Friday, Sept. 25, and all other content will be released on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Author presentation videos for children and teens will be released at 9 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25, and will be available on demand via the Festival platform, Library website and YouTube. 

All author presentation videos on other stages will launch at 9 a.m. ET on the next day, Saturday, September 26. For a complete line-up of authors and their video presentations, please see the complete video on demand list.

From Friday through Sunday, September 25-27, we will feature interactive live Q&A sessions with select authors to complement their presentation videos. We list them in the schedule under "Live Events by Stage" and "Live Events by Day."

For more detailed festival information, click here.

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

 

Autumn is Here Again! 

It is the best time for outdoor activities such as camping in the Catskills at Big Wood in Acra, NY, for the small accommodations meets nature experience. Most people want to use this season to get out, explore and immerse themselves in local culture and live in nature. When camping in Acra, you can do just that. Just about 2 hours away from New York City, a short, fun road-trip, the drive up has beautiful mountain views, especially with the changing of the leaves. 

Imagine waking up in a secluded meadow, breathing in fresh, clean mountain air, watching the sun rise over the big wood oak trees, surrounded by peace and tranquility, taking in nature at its best. 

The tent site of Big Wood is on a generational homestead which provides campers with access to numerous farm side amenities and services during their stay. The hosts offer campers a variety of amenities for their stay so that you don't have to travel with too many accommodations from home, leaving space for those local finds you may pick up when exploring the quaint mom and pop stores in the area. 

When in season, they also have local honey and jams that have a pure, natural, wholesome taste to them.

With the campfire grill and fire pit, you can finally practice your outdoor grilling techniques and roast some marshmallows to make s'mores outside! They even offer a s'mores kit so you don't have to hunt down ingredients when you get there. 

And campers can even bring along their four-legged fluffy friend! Now your dog can run around in the open meadow and get in touch with their true nature. Dogs need vacations too! At least once in their life, let them experience what it feels like to roam freely in the woods.

This campsite is also close to so many local activities, so you will always have something to do. There are local wineries, farmer's markets, and flea markets to visit. There are many hiking trails, big and small to explore, rock climbing, and seasonal biking, fishing and swimming.

The Big Wood is definitely a campsite worth checking out. It is not too far away from the big city and for a weekend, you can truly focus on nature and yourself, which is beneficial for your health and well-being. The hosts are insightful, gracious, and respond quickly to any questions or concerns campers may have about their trip. Cheers to Big Wood!

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Smorgasburg is Back!

Smorgasburg’s large outdoor markets remain on hold until they can reopen safely.

Until then, we have pivoted to a new takeout-only format, Smorg To Go, which launched in Williamsburg on July 20.

Beginning the weekend of September 12 + 13, Smorgasburg is launching a second takeout location in Prospect Park at LeFrak Center.

All ordering takes place at Smarter Takeout; then you pick up your food at our site at 51 N. 6 St. (at Kent Ave.) Feel free to head across the street to Marsha P. Johnson State Park (where the “real” Smorgasburg happens) for a picnic, making sure of course to help keep our park (and neighborhood) tidy. (Marsha P. is a great place to watch the sunset by the way).

We appreciate your help in making Smorg To Go safe for our staff, vendors, and of course our customers. Please wear a mask when picking up, maintain a six-foot distance while waiting, and wait for a text message that your order is ready before approaching the pickup point. If there is a problem with your order, speak to the Smorg staff onsite, or call the vendor phone number on your receipt. 

Williamsburg

Every Wednesday to Sunday, 11:30am-8:00pm

10 of your favorite Smorgasburg vendors, rotating every week

This Week’s Lineup in Williamsburg

Berg's Pastrami

C Bao

Duck Season

Groundlings Pizza

Mao's Bao

Vaquero Elotes

Yakitori Tatsu

Prospect Park at LeFrak Center

Saturdays and Sundays through the end of September

7-10 vendors open each weekend from 11:30am-8:00pm

This Week’s Lineup in Prospect Park

#Gogi

Bon Chovie

C Bao

Carlito's BBQ Taqueria

Destination Dumplings

Duck Season

Excell's Kingston Eatery

Mai Bpen Rai

The Whole Bowl

You can get a Free iced coffee at Dunkin' tomorrow

Dunkin' is offering free iced coffee to kick off fall and welcome people back on Wednesday, September 9.

From noon to 6pm at any tri-state area Dunkin', you can pick up a small iced coffee with any purchase.

The following areas will be offering free iced coffee on Wednesday: 

Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester; in New Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren; and in Fairfield, Connecticut.

On top of the deal, Dunkin' is doing ribbon-cutting ceremonies at each franchised location at noon with local celebrities at eight select locations, including Mike "The Situation" and Lauren Sorrentino in Manhattan, former New York Jets and Barstool Sports star Willie Colon in the Bronx and Brooklyn, Joe & Real Housewife Melissa Gorga at the Jersey Shore, former Mets pitcher John Franco on Long Island, and former Jets players Wayne Chrebet and Nick Mangold in New Jersey.

The ceremonies and free coffee are ways for Dunkin to thank everyone who helped keep it running, according to Katie Silvio, Dunkin’ brands integrated marketing manager for Metro New York.

"Our local communities and neighborhoods were the hardest hit during this pandemic, but what has been truly inspiring is the perseverance and spirit we’ve seen over the past several months that makes the tri-state area such a special place to live and for our franchisees to operate," she said.

WYCLEF JEAN LIVE AT THE APOLLO

Grammy Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean opens the Apollo Theater's Fall season with a special virtual concert streamed live from the legendary Apollo stage in partnership with ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting diverse professionals in the creative industries. This historic performance will bring the iconic Apollo experience to audiences everywhere and mark Wyclef’s first-ever, complete performance of his Grammy-nominated, Double Platinum album, The Carnival.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 8 PM ET