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FRIDAY
Got the munchies? So do we, man. Sate them at Counter (105 First Ave between 6th and 7th Sts, 212-982-5870), where the food is vegetarian, the alcohol is organic and the love flows freely (sadly, the grub doesn’t). Tickle your taste buds with cauliflower risotto, wild-mushroom ravioli or the colorfully trippy vegetable tasting mosaic. And speaking of trippy, don’t leave without peeping the stereoscopic photos on the walls. Ask the waiter for the special device that makes the images of flowers (all of which were snapped on the restaurant’s roof garden) pop out in crazy 3-D. Once you’ve had your fill of flower power, listen to acoustic folk-rocker Newspaper Joe (9:30pm, $5) at Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction (34 Ave A between 2nd and 3rd Sts, 212-777-5660). He sounds like Bob Dylan–meets–Johnny Cash–meets–Ben Folds Five. Then check into where Mr. Tambourine Man, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix hung their hats at The Chelsea Hotel (222 W 23rd St between Seventh and Eighth Aves; 212-243-3700. From $199).
SATURDAY
Pick up some herbs, ’shrooms (sadly, not the psychedelic kind) and baked goods at the Fort Greene Park Greenmarket (135 DeKalb Ave between Washinton Park and St Edwards St, Brooklyn; 718-858-1629, fortgreenepark.org), which opens at 8am. Eyeing all that food will make you hungry. Doors open at 11am for the Beatles Brunch at BB King’s Blues Club and Grill (237 W 42nd St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, 212-997-4144; $41, advance $38.50), where you can munch on a classic all-you-can-eat buffet to the strains of Strawberry Fields, a look-alike, sound-alike Fab Four tribute band.
You may be too young to have protested U.S. involvement in Vietnam, but there’s still work to be done on the antiwar front. United for Peace and Justice (212-868-5545, volunteers@unitedforpeace.org), the largest peace coalition in the country, is looking for volunteers to help end the war in Iraq. The organization needs people to answer calls, and do data entry and Web design. Call in advance to set up a time to volunteer, or visit unitedforpeace.org for groups in your area. After all that hard work, visit Enfleurage (321 Bleecker St between Christopher and Grove Sts, 212-691-1610) to buy some calming incense and The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy ($19.95), which includes recipes for making your own lotions.
For further chilling, bring your guitar to Tompkins Square Park (between Aves A and B, and 7th and 10th Sts), home of many a marijuana-legalization protest and not-so-discreet drug deals. The East Village punks and their gentrified counterparts just might partake in your sing-along. If you scored some dope (not that we’re saying you should), you’ll be hungry again by now. Float down to Earth Matters (177 Ludlow St between Houston and Stanton Sts, 212-475-4180) for all-organic delights like tofu scrambles, eggplant salad or the Very Berry smoothie, made with blueberries, bananas and cranberry juice.
As evening falls, journey to Kush Lounge (191 Chrystie St between Rivington and Stanton Sts, 212-677-7328), a shadowy, lantern-lit Moroccan hookah and cocktail bar that offers 19 flavors of tobacco and belly dancers. A tapas menu includes tempting treats such as a Moroccan spring roll ($11) infused with ground chicken, almonds and raisins, or a curry spiced-chicken slider served atop toasted nan ($11).
SUNDAY
Before it gets too hot, toss a frisbee around Central Park—or rally some friends for a game of ultimate, just like in PCU. When it gets boring, grab a field-day kit, complete with cones, a basketball, bats, horse shoes and hula hoops (free, call 212-348-4867). Veer to the West Side for a late lunch at Zenith Vegetarian (311 W 48th St at Eighth Ave, 212-307-5029), where the meat-free fare includes vegetarian duck ($15.50) and pumpkin ravioli ($14.50).
No ’60s-inspired weekend is complete without a visit to the “Summer of Love” exhibit at the Whitney Museum (945 Madison Ave at 75th St, 800-944-8639). Immerse yourself in two floors of psychedelia: Posters, sculptures, photos and historical artifacts abound. Don’t leave without a spell in the Phantasy Landscape Visiona II, an undulating world made of foam rubber and colorful fabric where you can forget you’re four decades too late to be a real hippy.
It’s been a long weekend. Celebrate with a night in front of the tube, care of Easy Rider, the 1969 classic featuring 96 minutes of ’60s ideals, and Hair, a two-hour musical made in ’79 that follows the story of a young man who goes to New York just in time for the draft. Or, for the more stoner-focused, make it 1993’s Dazed and Confused and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Order take-out from Angelica Kitchen (300 E 12th St between First and Second Aves, 212-228-2909), a hippy fave loved for its locally and sustainably grown food. Now you’re entitled to fall asleep on your secondhand couch and dream of Jerry Garcia and peace on earth.
KV
Thu, Aug 09, 07, at 6:59pm
This paper journey was a truly vicarious, buffered, emotional experience...a modern day Gotham version of what made San Francisco great in the 60s. Who says you can't go back or home? Sara took us both places!
