The 90210 Party

What: We would like to cordially invite you to the official 90210 Party on 9-02-10, yes that is September 2nd, 2010. For those of you who don’t know, this is a party 15 years in the making. Three 12-year olds dream to commemorate the 90210 legacy on the day that it most needs recognition, the day the title meets the date in a cosmic explosion of epic proportions that results in an event both sexual and violent!!! The Party is open to anybody with no cover, so come on down to the Peach Pit After Dark (M1-5 Lounge) for the bonanza and feel free to invite your friends. Early 90′s dress code is encourage but not required so bust out those flannels and ripped jeans. DJ’s are going to be crazy good so bring dancing shoes as well.
Where: M1-5 Lounge  52 Walker St off West Broadway
When: Thu, Sep 2nd 10:00pm - 4:00am
Cost: Free

Convergence NYC Art Benefit to Help Operation Homefront

What: Artists from across the world converge in NYC to present an epic exhibition benefiting families who have lost loved ones due to the Afghan and Iraq wars.
Where: Historic 69th Fighting Regiment’s Armory located at 68 Lexington Ave & 25th St, NYC
When: August 27-29 9am- 1am

During these three days the public is invited to enjoy art and live music, while getting the unique opportunity to meet and mingle with the over 70 participating artists. Fifty percent of all sales will be donated to the NY/NJ chapter of Operation Homefront.

Operation Homefront provides emergency, financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers across 23 chapters and has met more than 267,000 needs since 2002. With over 70 Artist and Performers, CONVERGENCE NYC is going to be an exhibition of grand artistic proportions.

For more info about Operation Homefront go to www.operationhomefront.net or contact via email at ny@operationhomefront.net.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival

Il Barbiere di Siviglia – September 2 at 7:45 pm
Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, in a production by Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher, features Joyce DiDonato as Rosina, Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, Peter Mattei as Figaro, John Del Carlo as Dr. Bartolo, John Relyea as Don Basilio, and Claudia Waite as Berta. Maurizio Benini conducts. Approximate running time: 165 minutes.

The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights. The screenings are free with no tickets required; 2800 seats will be available each night on a first-come, first served basis. There are no rain dates. 

Macbeth -Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival

Macbeth – September 1 at 8 pm
Met Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi’s Macbeth, featuring Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth, Željko Lučić as Macbeth, Dimitri Pittas as Macduff, and John Relyea as Banquo. Approximate running time: 145 minutes.

The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights. The screenings are free with no tickets required; 2800 seats will be available each night on a first-come, first served basis. There are no rain dates. 

Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival

Eugene Onegin – August 31 at 7:45 pm
Valery Gergiev conducts Tchaikovsky’s most beloved opera, Eugene Onegin, with Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the title role opposite Renée Fleming as the heartbroken Tatiana, with tenor Ramón Vargas as Lenski. Approximate running time: 160 minutes.

The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights. The screenings are free with no tickets required; 2800 seats will be available each night on a first-come, first served basis. There are no rain dates. 

Brooklyn Independent Television

To honor the anniversary of the largest battle in the Revolutionary War, Brooklyn Independent Television is pleased to present The Battle of Brooklyn Remembered. This BIT Special will consist of a screening of the historical short film The Brave Man, an interview with local historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edwin Burrows as well as a viewing of “Brooklyn & The Revolutionary War: Building an American Identity,” part one of the three part BIT produced, student created historical documentary Reveal the Real: Kids Uncover the History of Brooklyn.
The Battle of Brooklyn Remembered is hosted by Joseph McCarthy, writer, producer and director of The Brave Man.

Brooklyn Independent Television

August 26, 2010

8:00 PM-9:30 PM

FREE

Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival

Roméo et Juliette – August 30 at 7:30 pm
Plácido Domingo conducts Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, starring Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna as the star-crossed lovers, Isabel Leonard as Stéphano, Nathan Gunn as Mercutio, and Robert Lloyd as Frère Laurent. Approximate running time: 175 minutes.

The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights. The screenings are free with no tickets required; 2800 seats will be available each night on a first-come, first served basis. There are no rain dates. 

Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival

La Fille du Régiment – August 29 at 8 pm
Donizetti’s comic opera La Fille du Régiment stars Natalie Dessay as Marie, Juan Diego Flórez as Tonio, Felicity Palmer as the Marquise of Berkenfield, Alessandro Corbelli as Sulpice, Donald Maxwell as Hortensius, and Marian Seldes in the spoken role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp. Marco Armiliato conducts. Approximate running time: 140 minutes.

The HD productions will be shown in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights. The screenings are free with no tickets required; 2800 seats will be available each night on a first-come, first served basis. There are no rain dates.