For the first time ever, NYC TV will broadcast the 2008 Eat Out Awards this Saturday, May 17th at 9pm. See all your favorite eateries get the recognition they deserve from the comfort of your couch. Check out channel 25 on Time Warner Cable or channel 22 on Cablevision and plan your next night in.
Join Jazz at Lincoln Center, in conjunction with Effendi Records and the Government de Québec as they present “Québec Jazz Series” Mondays May 19, May 26, June 2 and June 9 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th St). With the “Festival International de Jazz de Montreal” beginning in late June, this series offers a sneak preview of some of the great artists emerging from the French Canadian jazz scene.
To make reservations, call 212–258–9595 or visit www.jalc.org/dccc. Complimentary artist CDs will be distributed to the first 50 guests to check in at the Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola hostess's desk with a reservation. Offer valid May 19, May 26, June 2 and June 9, 2008 only and while supplies last.
Plus, enter to win a Québec Jazz package featuring CDs, t-shirts and more. Four winners will be selected by Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2008. Click Here. Use Promotion Code: QUEBEC400. Contest valid 5/15-6/15.
If you're looking forward to enjoying the outdoors this summer, might as well have a great soundtrack to accompany your time in the sunshine. Check out the Summerstage concert schedule online and don't forget to stop by the TONY booth at upcoming gigs all summer long. Get the full itinerary at http://www.summerstage.org.
Does the warm weather have you wishing the city landscape had more open spaces? On May 17, make that dream a reality and join over 7,000 volunteers contributing their time to improve and to celebrate New York City’s parks as part of It’s My Park! Day. Featuring gardening and park enhancement projects in over 150 parks across the city, fun activities like puppet performances, walking tours, and talent shows, the day serves to bring people together and highlight the important role parks play in the health of communities citywide.
For more information please visit www.partnershipsforparks.org.
Snag designer fashions for less at Lighthouse International’s 2008 POSH Sale (110 E 60th St between Lexington and Park Aves) from May 15 to 17, 11am to 7pm. Offering discounts on clothing from designers such as Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, and Chanel, the sale’s proceeds will benefit Lighthouse International, a non-profit organization that helps people of all ages overcome the challenges of vision loss.
Click here to find out more about Lighthouse International's POSH Sale!
Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the music and spirit of Brazil with popular Brazilian music icon, singer-songwriter, composer and pianist Ivan Lins and Trio da Paz, joined by vocal jazz quartet New York Voices, bringing the essence of romance to Rose Theater. Lins’ band includes Leonardo Amuedo (guitar), Marcelo Martins (saxophone), Nehemias Santos (bass) and Teofilo Lima (drums). Trio da Paz is Duduka da Fonseca (drums), Nilson Matta (bass) and Romero Lubambo (guitar). The New York Voices consists of vocalists Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan, Darmon Meader and Kim Nazarian. Trio da Paz is showcased in the first half of the program, followed by Ivan Lins and the New York Voices in the second half.
Click here to purchase tickets and find out more.
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