Ongoing Daily from 1/22/13-2/7/13 Broadway Week: Get 2-for-1 Tickets

Broadway Week is happening from Tuesday, January 22, 2013 through Thursday, February 7, 2013 with 17 days of select Broadway shows available at a special 2-for-1 price--that means 50% off each ticket for a minimum 2 ticket purchase.

The promo codes are:
2-For-1 Tickets: BWAYWEEK
Upgrade Offer Tickets (upgrade your seats for an additional $20 per ticket): BWAYUP

Go to website to see shows available and buy tickets:

http://www.nycgo.com/broadwayweek/?a=1&b=1&pid=hp-hero-drgbl-2

Ongoing Daily from 1/28/13-2/10/13 Off Broadway Week: Get 2-for-1 Tickets

Off Broadway Week is happening from Monday, January 28, 2013 through Sunday, February 7, 2013 with 14 days of select Off Broadway shows available at a special 2-for-1 price--that means 50% off each ticket for a minimum 2 ticket purchase.

Go to website to see which shows are available, promo codes and to buy tickets:

http://www.nycgo.com/offbroadwayweek/?a=1&b=1&pid=hp-hero-drgbl-3

1/19/13 BAMfamily Launch Party: Down the Rabbit Hole @ BAM Fisher (Fisher Hillman Studio)

Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 11:00am to 4:00pm
Wristbands for admission to the Fishman Space and Hillman Studio are available in the lobby 30mins prior to start of event

BAM Fisher, Fisher Hillman Studio
321 Ashland Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 636-4100
Cost: Free. Wristbands for admission to the Fishman Space and Hillman Studio are available in the lobby 30mins prior to start of event.
For ages 2 to 10 yrs

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole for this marvelous adventure to launch BAM’s very special season of family and educational programs. The whole family can enjoy the celebration at 321 Ashland Place—the new BAM Fisher building. Festivities include Story Pirates’ hilarious sketch comedy musicals—based on stories written by kids—and Urban Stages’ Blown Away by Poetry—an interactive performance and workshop with puppets and poetry—plus face-painting and many other activities.

As part of this festive day of storytelling, children are encouraged to dress up as and bring a drawing of their favorite storybook character. Those who submit a drawing will be entered to win BAMfamily season tickets!

About BAMfamily. BAMfamily offers smart, stimulating, and unconventional arts programming to inspire every member of your family. This year marks the first-ever BAMfamily season—a diverse lineup of performances, workshops, and participatory events.

Event Schedule
11am: Button Making & Facepainting (All Day) @ Stutz Garden, 7th Floor
11:30am: Storytelling: Betsy Lewin & Chris Raschka @ Hillman, 4th, Floor
12pm: Story Pirates Performance @ Fishman, 1st Floor
12:45pm: Storytelling: Paul O. Zelinzky & Peter Brown @ Hillman, 4th Floor
2pm: Music: ¡Acopladitos!/The Good Ms. Padgett @ Hillman 4th Floor
3pm: Blown Away by Poetry @ Fishman, 1st Floor
3:15pm: Music: ¡Acopladitos!/The Good Ms. Padgett @ Hillman, 4th Floor

Sponsored by Target.

http://www.bam.org/family/2013/bamfamily-launch-party-down-the-rabbit-hole

10/13/12 Public Theater Free Block Party + Open House

Saturday, October 13 from 12:00 Noon to 5:00pm

At Astor Place - Rain or shine!

Cost: Free

For all ages

Join the Public Theater as they celebrate the rededication of their Downtown home.

Featuring...

SNEAK PEEKS FROM NEW MUSICALS

* Giant

* Fun Home
* Here Lies Love
* The Total Bent

LIVE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
* Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess, the jazz and blues band specializing in American music reminiscent of The Ziegfeld Follies

* Sasha Allen of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival HAIR
* Tony Trischka, critically acclaimed five-string banjo player
* M.A.K.U. SoundSystem, an eight-member band from Colombia

GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS* Go Burger
* Gorilla Cheese
* Korilla BBQ
* Rickshaw Dumplings
* The Treats Truck
* Solber Pupusas Truck
* Valducci’s PizzaINSIDE - TASTES OF OUR NEW MENU BY ANDREW CARMELLINI
* Kielbasa Sandwiches on a Soft Pretzel Roll with Whole Grain Mustard and Sauerkraut
* Pizza Popcorn

The Public’s new lounge, The Library at The Public, along with the bars at Joe’s Pub and in the revitalized lobby, will also be open, serving their new selection of specialty cocktails, wine, and draft beer.

Lafayette Street between Astor Place and East 4th Street will be partially closed to traffic. A physical expression of our core mission to increase accessibility and foster public engagement with the theater, the project opens up our landmark building to the street, creating a community gathering point where all are welcome.

For more information about events celebrating The Public Theater's rededication, go to: http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/27

9/17/12-9/30/12 Off Broadway Week: 2 for 1 Tickets Available Now Online!

Monday, September 17, 2012 through Sunday, September 30, 2012

Celebrate Off Broadway Week with two-for-one ticket pricing for the following shows. See website for promo codes, blackout dates and restrictions.

Avenue Q
The Awesome 80s Prom
The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, the Musical
Black Angels Over Tuskegee
Blue Man Group
Bullet for Adolf
Channeling Kevin Spacey
Closer Than Ever
COCK
Cougar the Musical
Doña Flor y Sus Dos Maridos
Don’t Go Gentle
The Fantasticks
Forbidden Broadway
Fuerza Bruta 
Gazillion Bubble Show
Harper Regan
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Locuras en Wichita
Mary Broome
Modern Terrorism
Old Jews Telling Jokes
Perfect Crime
Rain Pryor’s Fried Chicken and Latkes
Red Dog Howls
SILENCE! The Musical
Sistas: The Musical
STOMP

http://www.nycgo.com/offbroadwayweek/?a=1&b=1&pid=hp-hero-drgbl-4

1/28/12 New York Chinese Cultural Center: Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration @ World Financial Center

Saturday, January 28, 2012
Arts & Crafts: 1–2:30pm (Balcony)
Performances: 2:30–4pm (Stage)


World Financial Center
Winter Garden
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
(212) 417-7000
Cost: Free
For all ages

Celebrate the most popular Chinese holiday with gravity-defying acrobatics, festive musical ensembles, costumed folk dancers, and of course the lion dance! Young audiences learn traditional techniques of paper cutting, dough figurines, face painting, and calligraphy. 

New York Chinese Cultural Center official website:

http://www.chinesedance.org/

http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1187

1/17/12-2/4/12 Broadway Week: 2-For-1 Tickets

Get 2-for-1 tickets for popular Broadway shows Tuesday, January 17, 2012 through Saturday, February 4, 2012. See website for rules, restrictions and promo codes.


Choose from:
Anything Goes
Chicago The Musical
Chinglish
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Godspell
Jersey Boys
The Lion King
Mamma Mia
Mary Poppins
Memphis
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Phantom of the Opera
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Relatively Speaking
The Road to Mecca
Rock of Ages
Seminar
Sister Act
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Stick Fly
Wicked

http://www.nycgo.com/broadwayweek#p3grid

2/6/11-2/10/11 Kids’ Night on Broadway: Free Tickets

The Broadway League’s 

Kids’ Night on Broadway® 2011
February 6–10, 2011

Presented by The New York Times

On Kids’ Night on Broadway, young people age 6 to 18 can see a participating Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult (see important info below).

Kids’ Night on Broadway 2011 in New York City takes place on February 6-10. Tickets are on sale now. Use special discount code KNOB2011.

In addition to show discounts and great parking and restaurant deals, kids are invited to free pre-theatre events. Check back this winter for more info.

Events in other cities across the U.S. take place throughout the 2010-2011 season.

Special note about closed or closing shows:
http://kidsnightonbroadway.com/closed_shows.php



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Special Events and Activities


On Kids’ Night on Broadway in NYC, kids get to dine for free at many fabulous Times Square restaurants, and parents get discounted parking rates. More details will come soon.

Download the 2010 KNOB souvenir playbill. Written entirely by kids, the playbill gives you a peek behind the scenes at how Broadway puts on plays and musicals.
http://kidsnightonbroadway.com/playbill.shtml

Kids’ Night also takes place in cities throughout the U.S.all year long with touring Broadway shows creating Kids’ Night festivities for various cities they visit.

Kids' Night on Broadway is a national audience development program of The Broadway League.

The New York edition of KNOB 2011 is presented by the New York Times. Official sponsors include Bowlmor Lanes, Madame Tussauds New York and Theatre Development Fund. Additional support provided by Playbill.

http://www.nycgo.com/getmorenyc/broadway

10/29/10 Citi Pond Skating Grand Opening Celebration @ Bryant Park

Friday, October 29, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm

Bryant Park
6th Avenue between 40th & 42nd Streets
New York, NY
(866) 221-5157
Cost: Free; Skate rental $12
For all ages

Kick off the Pond's sixth season of free admission ice skating at the Grand Opening Celebration, featuring live music and ice skating performances.

And starting at 5:30pm, the first 100 Pond visitors will receive free skate rentals.

Don't miss out on performances from top Broadway shows and acclaimed skating stars. Plus celebrity appearances and much more!

Come and enjoy live entertainment from Million Dollar Quartet, Promises, Promises, and The Phantom of the Opera. Feast your eyes on skating performances from US National sychronized skating champs, Haydenettes, as well as celebrity ice skater, Sarah Hughes. Then hit the ice and skate to tunes from the swing band, Double Down.

http://thepondatbryantpark.com/events/eventcalendar

7/15/10 Improv 4 Kids @ Riverside Park

We saw a show with this comedy improv group and were blown away! Hilarious improvisation by very talented comedians. Catch their show if you can.

Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 10:30 to 11:30am

Riverside Park
Pier I at 70th Street and the Hudson River
NYC

Cost: Free

For all ages

Children’s Performance Series
Music, storytelling & theater for young audiences. Suitable for kids up to age 7.

This week’s perfomer: IMPROV 4 KIDS. Hilarious interactive musical comedy for the whole family based on audience suggestion and participation.
http://www.riversideparkfund.org/calendar

About Improv 4 Kids:
http://www.improv4kids.com/

4/11/10 John Tartaglia’s Imaginocean @ Barnes & Nobles

Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3:00pm

Barnes & Noble/Cafe
1972 Broadway
New York, NY
(212) 595-6859
Cost: Free
For all ages

John Tartaglia (Shrek, Avenue Q, Johnny and the Sprites), joined by friends Dorsel, Tank, and Bubbles, offers a sneak preview of his new family musical, John Tartaglia’s Imaginocean.

http://www.bn.com 

12/6/09 Harlem for the Holidays @ Hip Hop Culture Center

Saturday, December 6, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm


Hip Hop Culture Center
2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd., 2nd fl. (at 124th St.)
NY, NY 10027
Subway: 2, 3, A, B, C, D to 125th St.
Cost: Free

For all ages

Help kick off Harlem for the Holidays at the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem from noon to 5pm. Enjoy a holiday bazaar, retail and cultural booths, lots of food, free trolleys around the neighborhood and five different performances—including dance and jazz—beginning with the cast of the Broadway musical Memphis appearing at 12:30pm.

List of Participants:

Arts & Entertainment
The Black Nutcracker
Harlem Arts Alliance
The Harlem Stage
The Studio Museum in Harlem

Tours
A Taste of Harlem Food & Cultural Tours
Harlem, Your Way! Tours

Dining
Atomic Wings
Chez Lucienne
Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
FB Lounge
Gospel Uptown
Gran Piatto d’Oro
Havana Central at The West End
La Fonda Boricua
Make My Cake
Mischelle’s Catering and Soul Food bistro
Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too
Settepani Café
Society Coffee
Sylvia’s Restaurant
Tonnie’s Minis

Shopping
Aleatha Original Artwork
Al Johnson Art, Inc
Alton Weekes Stationary
B. Oyama
The Brownstone Woman
Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery
Carol’s Daughter
Grandma’s Place
H&M Art Gallery of Harlem
Harlem Flo Floral Atelier
Harlem Underground
Harlem’s Heaven Boutique
Hats By Bunn
Hue-Man Bookstore & Café
Jean’s Picture Framing & Artwork
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market
Montgomery Boutique
N Boutique
Peter Charles Savvy
Pollen Nation Events & Floral
Posh Paws of Manhattan
Renaissance Fine Art Gallery
Sophisticated Funk
The Winery

Salon/Spa/Fitness
Bikram Yoga East Harlem
The Little Gym of Harlem

http://www.nycgo.com/index.cfm?event=view.eventdetails&id=213307