Sun to Stars: South Asian Cultural Festival

Solar One

2420 FDR Dr (between 22nd and 23rd Sts)
Gramercy/Flatiron  | Map

212-505-6050

Subway: 6 to 23rd St  | Directions

http://www.solar1.org

Prices
Tickets: Free

Description
This fest celebrates South Asian heritage and culture, while tying in timely themes of sustainability. Watch performances by mridanga drummer A.R. Balaskandan and sitar master Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury, nosh on traditional South Asian grub, and learn about local environmental organizations. The concert is hosted by Solar One, a solar-powered arts and education center.

When

Sat 5pm–10pm

“Vintage Posters”

Swann Auction Galleries

104 E 25th St (between Park and Lexington Aves)
Gramercy/Flatiron  | Map

212-254-4710

Subway: N, R, 6 to 23rd St  | Directions

http://www.swanngalleries.com

Prices
Tickets: Free

Description
These aren’t the kind of posters you’d put on your dorm room wall. At Swann Galleries’ annual auction, a single one might cost thousands of dollars. (For example, N.C. Wyeth’s 1929 poster for the Pennsylvania Rail Road will likely sell for $1,500–$2,000.) But for four days, spendthrifts can visit Swann to feast their eyes on these colorful pieces for free.

When

Today–Tomorrow 10am–6pm , Wed 10am–noon

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/events/own-this-city/352258/4583398/vintage-posters?cmpid=TD080210#ixzz0vSfK2lNf

$39.50 (reg. $43.50) for rows A-F

$35.50 (reg.$39.50) for rows G-K

$31.00 (reg. $34.50) for rows L-M

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

Queensbridge Park

Vernon Blvd (at 41st Ave)
Long Island City, Queens  | Map

212-360-2756

Subway: F to 21st St–Queensbridge  | Directions

http://www.metopera.org

Prices
Tickets: Free

Description
The Met’s citywide program of free concerts continues with some new faces. Offering up a summertime cocktail of arias, duets and trios are soprano Monica Yunus, tenor Matthew Plenk and bass-baritone Donovan Singletary. Pianist Jonathan Kelly accompanies on piano.

When

Tonight 7pm .
Alternate venue times
Thu 7pm at Jackie Robinson Park

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/events/opera-classical/350210/metropolitan-opera-summer-recital-series?cmpid=TD072710#ixzz0utHdxgPz

HARD NYC: M.I.A. + Die Antwoord + Sleigh Bells + Theophilus London and more

Governors Island

New York Harbor
Governors Island  | Map

212-253-2727

| Directions

http://www.govisland.com

Prices
Tickets: $60

Description
The HARD series of festivals convenes today on Governors Island for a rather epic bill of heatseaking rock, electronic, hip-hop and indie acts. The controversial M.I.A., who can’t stay out of her own way despite still doing awesome stuff (evidenced by her most recent Letterman appearance), headlines a bill that also features schizophrenic South African rap act Die Antwoord, Brooklyn’s bombastic Sleigh Bells, suave NYC rapper Theophilus London and many more.

When

Tomorrow 4pm

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/events/music/351869/hard-nyc?cmpid=TONY072210#ixzz0uWWS7EEX

New York Philharmonic

Prospect Park

Prospect Park West to Flatbush Ave (between Prospect Park Southwest and Ocean Ave)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn

718-965-8951

Subway: B, Q, Franklin Ave S to Prospect Park; F, G to 15th St–Prospect Park; 2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza

http://www.nyphil.org

Prices
Tickets: Free

Description
The Phil continues its trek through the five boroughs with Andrey Boreyko conducting Tchaikovsky’s Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

When

Tonight 8pm

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/events/opera-classical/350139/new-york-philharmonic#ixzz0trDYf2uj

Cyndi Lauper

The fun-loving Lauper hits town in support of a blues album no one ever expected.

The Town Hall; Wed 21

It’s pretty unclear if anybody was crying out for an album of crusty blues covers from Cyndi Lauper. But if this local new-wave icon has demonstrated anything over the course of her three-decade career, it’s that the girl just wants to have fun. So into the world last month dropped Memphis Blues, on which Lauper offers surprisingly low-quirk renditions of tunes by Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson; she even gets help from A-list blues types such as Allen Toussaint, B.B. King and Ann Peebles. Lauper doesn’t really bring anything new to the music, but in a way, that’s central to the album’s off-kilter charm: You can tell she simply loves this material, and knew that her super-devoted audience would follow her wherever she went. It’s a labor of love minus any sense of labor.

This week Lauper will bring her new album to the Town Hall, where she’ll be backed by a band of veterans, including harmonica great Charlie Musselwhite and Charles “Skip” Pitts on guitar; Pitts contributed the indelible wah-wah to Isaac Hayes’s “Theme from Shaft,” which means you can count on extra crust tonight. Expect a main set dripping with blues, and an encore consisting of ’80s hits like “True Colors” and “Time After Time.”

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/sex-dating/87061/great-dates-in-nyc?cmpid=TD070810#ixzz0t6lKeNCy

Film

Dawn of the Dead

Museum of Arts & Design

2 Columbus Circle (at W 58th St)
Midtown West  | Map

212-299-7777

Subway: A, C, B, D, 1 to 59th St–Columbus Circle  | Directions

http://www.madmuseum.org

Description
Romero’s belated sequel to his first masterpiece gives the material a satirical spin, frequently dispensing with the gore in order to poke fun at consumer culture. (The heroes have barricaded themselves in a shopping mall.) Many of Romero’s fans consider this even better than the original.

When

Tonight 7pm