Register at 10:00AM for The 16th Annual Sandcastle Contest On Rockaway Beach. The Event is scheduled for 12:00PM-2:00PM and is Free. You can register to participate or just watch. Both kids and Adults can participate. There will be prizes and refreshments for various age categories. Bring your own buckets and tools. The contest takes place on Rockaway Beach at Beach 117th Street, Rockaway, Queens, NY.
Come to The Junta Hispana Celebration today from 11:00AM-6:00PM, at Flushing Meadow Park. This is an hispanic heritage celebration, featuring live entertainment on various stages as well as crafts, food and cultural displays. The festival includes all twenty Spanish speaking countries, with information booths for each country. This should be a fun day out with lots of activities for both Adults and Children. This is a Free Event and Free parking is available but it is limited. Junta Hispana takes place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, near The Unisphere. For further information, including photos and directions, Click on the above link.
Take an Electric Boat Tour on the Independence, which launches from the Prospect Park boathouse, today between the hours of 12:30PM-5:00PM. The boat is in operation, Thursdays-Sundays from 12:30PM-5:00PM. The Tour is relatively Low Cost. It is $8.00 for ages 13 and up and $4.00 for ages 4-12. ages 3 and under ride Free with an Adult. To get to the boathouse, enter the park at the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance, Brooklyn, NY.
Take an Electric Boat Tour on the Independence, which launches from the Prospect Park boathouse, today between the hours of 12:30PM-5:00PM. The boat is in operation, Thursdays-Sundays from 12:30PM-5:00PM. The Tour is relatively Low Cost. It is $8.00 for ages 13 and up and $4.00 for ages 4-12. ages 3 and under ride Free with an Adult. To get to the boathouse, enter the park at the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance, Brooklyn, NY.
Attend The 3rd Annual Stan Michels Memorial Concert, today from 1:00PM-3:30PM, at The Stan Michels Promenade, in Fort Tryon Park. The concert celebrates the life of the late council member, Stan Michels and features Jazz Music performed by Marjorie Eliot and her Jazz Ensemble. The concert is Free. Enter the park at Margaret Corbin Circle (Where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue Converge), Manhattan, NY.
Learn about Lakeside wildflowers and see plants that float and flower by the water, today at 2:00PM, with April Koerner. This event is Free and meets at the Van Cortlandt Park Golf House. Enter the park at Bailey Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South, Bronx, NY.
Take a Free, Guided Discover Tour of Prospect Park with a naturalist, and view birds and other wildlife. The walking tour takes place form 3:00PM-4:00PM and meets at the Audubon Center (at the boathouse) in prospect park. Enter the park at the Lincoln Road/ Ocean Avenue entrance, Brooklyn, NY.
Summerstage Presents Musical Performers, Yemen Blues, Watcha Clan, Shabate and Awesome Tapes From Africa, today at 3:00PM at the Central Park Mainstage. The music of Yemen Blues is described as Yemenite melodies influenced by Blues Jazz and Funk. Watcha Clan is described as using a mix of languages and musical syles. The music of Shabate is described as a mix of Jewish melodies and prayers with Eithiopian Rhythms and Be-Bop. DJ Brian Shimkovitz of Awesome Tapes From Africa, plays the best of Rare and Obscure African Music. This is a Free Concert. The Central Park mainstage is located at 69th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY.
Come out for a night of dancing and live music at Hudson River park's Moondance. The fun starts tonight at 6:30PM and continues until 10:00PM. Dance lessons begin at 6:30PM and live music begins at 7:00PM. This Free Event takes place at Pier 84, located at West 44th Street and West Street, Manhattan, NY.
Summer On The Hudson, Amplified Sundays Presents Beyond Beyond Is Beyond/ Cage Free Rock&Roll Sampler, featuring the bands, The Minerva Lions and Endless Boogie. This is a Free Rock Concert, tonight from 7:00PM-9:00PM, on Pier 1, located at West 70th Street and Riverside Drive.
There will be a Free Outdoor Country Music Concert, tonight at 7:00PM, at The George Seuffert Bandshell, located at Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest park Drive, Queens, NY. The Concert features Country Singer, Mary Lamont.
Movie Night At Habana OutPost will present a Free Screening of the film, Dirty Dancing. The Film will begin at Sundown, at The Habana Outpost, located at 757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY. A Menu of Mexican, American and Spanish food is Available For Purchase.
