2009 Central Park Film Festival Schedule

by | Jun 30, 2009

Central Park presents an outdoor cinema series every summer. Most of these films usually feature a New York theme and they are a great way to enjoy a summer evening in the park. This year’s lineup features some interesting choices – this year’s theme...

Duke Ellington Tribute in Central Park

by | Jun 28, 2009

On Wednesday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m., The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will host a spectacular and unprecedented event in Central Park featuring their Duke Ellington Big Band and 14 grand pianos on the Mall. The series of events marking the 110th Anniversary of...

Shakespeare In The Park at the Delacorte Theater

by | Jun 6, 2009

Shakespeare In The Park kicks of this week at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.  The first offering will be “Twelfth Night”, one of the Bard’s most beloved comedies.   This year’s production will feature  Charles Borland, Andrew Crowe,...

Raccoon Throwdown

by | Jan 16, 2009

I was struck tonight by one of my Quest For Fire – man against the elements urges (delusions) and bundled myself into nine or ten layers of clothing for a dork walk around the Reservoir. (For the uninitiated dork walking is an alternative form of exercise made...

Park in the Dark

by | Dec 7, 2008

One of my favorite things to do in Manhattan, and I know I risk seeming a complete geek by relating this, is to run around the Central Park Reservoir at sunset in the wintertime, the geeky part being I love listening to Garrison Keillor on NPR while I do it (although...