New York City Weekend May 17, 2013-May 19, 2013. Below, find 20 GREAT activities plus a TON of music, dance, film and OVER 35 STREET FAIRS in New York City. **Reminder** Each day has its own page-click through to see the entire weekend.

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FRIDAY MAY 17, 2013 in NYC

ART, MUSEUMS and GALLERIES in NEW YORK CITY- 2 For Today

{Wanted Design} NYC

In it’s third year, over 40 international furniture, rug and architecture design manufacturers will be featured at this show. There will also be design workshops, and a pop-up WantedDesign store featuring: modular art, jewelry, cookware, toys, books and more.

Entry is $15. Click Here For Tickets: http://wanteddesign2013-eorg.eventbrite.com/

The Tunnel, Terminal Building Stores
269 11th Ave between 27th and 28th St
http://2013.wanteddesignnyc.com/
*Get Directions To Wanted Design*

Spring Night At The Frick

Tonight’s featured exhibitions are Piero della Francesca in America, The Impressionist (which is on view through May 19th),  Line from Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec and Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection. 

There will be musical performances, gallery talks and sketch in the garden where materials and instruction will be provided. *FREE* Admission and Programs

6pm-9pm. Click link for evening programs http://www.frick.org/sites/default/files/program/education/2013-Spring-Night.pdf

The Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street at Fifth Ave
Tel: 212-288-0700
*Get Directions To Frick Collection*

MUSIC and CONCERTS AROUND NEW YORK CITY

The Great Googa-Mooga Festival  May 17, 2013
This weekend festival will have 20 live music acts including:  The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, The Flaming Lips, Cool and The Gang, Matt and Kim and more! There will also be an abundance of food and drink with 85 food vendors, 100 wines and 75 brews.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
http://brooklyn.googamooga.com/

Electric Daisy Carnival  May 17, 2013  *Fireworks In Parking Area*
Citifield, Queens
http://electricdaisycarnival.com/NewYork/

An Evening with Black Francis  May 17, 2013  8pm
Symphony Space, Broadway 95th Street
http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/7895-an-evening-with-black-francis

Joe Bonamassa  May 17, 2013  8pm
Beacon Theatre, Broadway at 74th Street
http://www.beacontheatre.com/events/2013/may/joe-bonamassa-at-beacon-theatre.html

Rebecca Luker Sings Jerome Kern  May 17, 2013  8pm
54 Below, 254 W. 54th Street
http://54below.com/wordpress/?artist=rebecca-luker-sings-jerome-kern

Derick Amos   May 17, 2013  9:30pm
Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd Street
http://metropolitanroom.com/show.cfm?id=95677&cart

The Philadelphia Orchestra  May 17, 2013  8pm
Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and 7th Avenue
http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2013/5/17/0800/PM/The-Philadelphia-Orchestra/

Sheila E  May 17, 2013   7:30pm
B.B. King Blues Club, 237 W. 42nd Street
http://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=2389

The World Piano Competition Presents Nikita Abrosimov  May 17, 2013 8pm
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207430?show_date=2013-05-17%2020:00:00

Bettye LaVette & The Blind Boys of Alabama  May 17, 2013  8pm
The Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd Street
http://the-townhall-nyc.org/events/5/May#368

Beth Hart with Christine Santelli  May 17, 2013  8pm
City Winery, 155 Varick Street
http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/beth-hart-5-13.html

Anamanaguchi with Special Guests  May 17, 2013  8pm
Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place
http://venue.irvingplaza.com/event/00004A74290147CF

Aaron Tveit  May 17, 2013  11pm
54 Below, 254 W. 54th Street
http://54below.com/wordpress/?artist=aaron-tveit

Isheeta Ganguly  May 17, 2013  7pm
Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th Street
http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/2080

Bargemusic presents Masterwork Series  May 17, 2013  8pm
Bargemusic, Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn
http://www.bargemusic.org/calendar.html

The Old Stone House and Light & Sound Concerts Presents: Miguel Fraxoni Glass Instrument Concert  May 17, 2013  8pm
Old Stone House, 344 5th Avenue, Brooklyn
http://theoldstonehouse.org/event/light-and-sound-presents-miguel-frasconi-glass-instrument-concert/

The Staves   May 17, 2013  10:30pm
Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston Street
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/246677-staves-new-york

Yanna Avis  May 17, 2013  10:45pm
Cafe Carlyle, 35 E. 76th Street between Madison and Park Avenues
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/carlyle/dining/entertainment_calendar/

Piano in the Park  Jon Weber-Jazz Performer  May 17, 2013  12:30pm-2:30pm *OUTDOORS*
Piano In Bryant Park. 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, Upper Terrace
http://bryantpark.org/plan-your-visit/piano.html

Grand Baton  May 17, 2013  9pm
BAM, Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAMCafe, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
http://www.bam.org/music/2013/grand-baton

KIDS and TEENS ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK CITY

*DISCOUNT* Big Apple Circus Legendarium

Save 40% on an all new show! The Big Apple Circus is pitching it’s tent at Cunningham Park in Queens where no one sits more than 50 feet from the ring! Watch as the ringmaster guides you through a show of hilarious clowns, magnificent horses and playful pooches, soaring aerialists, flawless jugglers, astounding acrobats and so much more!

The fun begins on May 19, 2013!

http://bigapplecircus.org/

Tickets regularly $30, just $18* *Click Here To Purchase Tickets To The Big Apple Circus*

SPORTS IN NEW YORK CITY

*DISCOUNT* Israel vs Honduras Soccer at Citifield

For the third year in a row, Citifield is hosting an international soccer competition. Making its first New York appearance in over 35 years, the Israeli national soccer team, ranked 59th in the world, is taking on 50th ranked Honduras. Both teams feature several players from the elite English Premiere League…so, it should be an exciting match!

June 2, 2013
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/soccer.jsp

Tickets regularly $25-$85, just $12-$42 *Click Here To Purchase Tickets To Israel vs. Honduras Soccer*

DANCE PERFORMANCES IN NEW YORK CITY

Summer On The Hudson: Harlem Dances  May 17, 2013  6pm-7pm  *FREE*
West Harlem Piers Park, West 125th St and the Hudson River
http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2013/05/17/summer-on-the-hudson-harlem-dances

Fridays At Noon: Pauline Koner, American Original  May 17, 2013 12pm *FREE*
92Y Uptown, 1395 Lexington Ave between at 92nd St
http://www.92y.org/Uptown/Event/Fridays-at-Noon-5/17/13.aspx

American Ballet Theater: Onegin  May 17, 2013 7:30pm
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center Columbus Avenue and 63rd http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?obid=727

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago  May 17, 2013  8pm
Joyce Theater,  175 8th Avenue between 18th and 19th St
http://www.joyce.org/performancestickets/calendar_detail.php?event=487&theater=1

New York City Ballet: American Music Festival-Contemporary Composers  May 17, 2013  8pm
David Koch Theater, Lincoln Center Columbus Avenue and 63rd St
http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/T/Two-Hearts.aspx

Juilliard Choreographic Honors *FREE*  May 17, 2013 8pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W. 65th St between Broadway and Amsterdam
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/205448?show_date=2013-05-17%2020:00:00

New York Live Arts: Pam Tanowitz-The Spectators  May 17, 2013 7:30pm
219 W. 19th St between 7th and 8th Avenue
http://www.newyorklivearts.org/event/the_spectators

Aynsley Vandenbroucke-35 1/2  May 17, 2013  8pm
Chocolate Factory, 5-49 49th Avenue, Long Island City
http://www.chocolatefactorytheater.org/redesign/event/aynsley-vandenbroucke/

Doug Elkins, Rashaun Mitchell, Ramya Ramnarayan and Blakeley White-McGuire  May 17, 2013  7:30pm
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle
http://madmuseum.org/events/doug-elkins-rashaun-mitchell-ramya-ramnarayan-and-blakeley-white-mcguire

Cultural Crossroads #4: Africa Meets Peru  May 17, 2013  8pm
Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd
Queens
http://flushingtownhall.org/events/event.php?id=1043#.UW2FT7WG2RM

X’TRA THINGS TO DO IN NEW YORK CITY

General Grant’s Tomb

The final resting place of General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant, this historic monument has 150 domed ceilings, 8,000 tons of gorgeous white marble and spectacular views of the Hudson River.

Best seen in the spring before it gets too hot, (no air conditioning), park rangers give *FREE* tours Monday-Sunday at 10am, 12pm and 2pm.

122nd St and Riverside Dr
http://www.nyharborparks.org/visit/gegr.html
*Get Directions To Grant’s Tomb*

 NYC STREET FAIRS, FESTIVALS AND PARADES

Kings County Fair  May 16-27, 2013 *BROOKLYN*
Aviator Sports and Events Center
Floyd Bennett Field, 3159 Flatbush Ave
http://www.aviatorsports.com/content/kings-county-fair-0

Norwegian-American 17th of May Parade 1:30pm
Bay Ridge *BROOKLYN*
http://www.may17paradeny.com/

Greek Festival 39th Annual St. Demetrios  May 16-May 19, 2013 5pm-11pm *QUEENS*
30 Drive between 30th St and 31st
http://www.saintdemetriosastoria.com/cathedral/index.html

Bohemian Festival  May 17-19, 2013 *QUEENS*
1820 Flushing Avenue
https://www.facebook.com/bohemianfestival

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