Central Park Updates

Jovanotti at SummerStage

While Italian hip-hop may initially seem as intuitive as Scottish opera, a quick check of YouTube reveals Jovanotti's music as an infectiously unpretentious blend of pop and African beats that will have SummerStage rocking this Saturday night. The free show features a...

Comedy Central at SummerStage

Last Wednesday marked the 4th annual Comedy Central Festival at SummerStage in Central Park and, in my humble opinion, it was the best. Outside of having the illustrious host of the nightly fake news program, Jon Stewart, himself on hand the show included all of my favorite contributors to the Daily Show over the past year.

Urban Parks Lecture At The Arsenal

For many years, urban parks across the U.S. sank into decay and disuse. However, as cities have begun to rebound — and as evidence of the economic, cultural, and health benefits of parks grows — investment in these valuable facilities has swelled. Many new parks are...

Paul Simon’s Capeman in Central Park

Three Performances Only! At The Delacorte Theater August 14-16, 2010 THE CAPEMAN, featuring music by Paul Simon and book and lyrics by Paul Simon and Derek Walcott, will be directed by Tony Award nominee Diane Paulus, who directed the concert version of HAIR at the...

Prince Harry Runs In Central Park

Crowds cheered and waved for a somewhat flushed Prince Harry during Central Park’s Achilles Hope and Possibility race Central Park Sunday, morning as the prince enjoyed the last day of his New York visit.