Manhattan Happenings
BY MICAELA MACAGNONE
MUSEUMS
“Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’: The Untold
Story”:This exhibition takes as its
starting point the painting “The Death
of Michael Stewart,” informally known
as “Defacement,” created by Jean-Michel
Basquiat in 1983. The work commemorates
the fate of the young black
artist Michael Stewart at the hands of
New York City Transit police after he
allegedly tagged a wall in an East Village
subway station. With the painting
as its centerpiece, this exhibition
examines Basquiat’s exploration of
black identity, his protest against police
brutality, and his attempts to craft a
singular aesthetic language of empowerment.
Through Nov. 6. Admission
$25 general, $18 students/seniors, paywhat
you-wish Saturdays from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. At the Guggenheim Museum,
1071 Fifth Ave.
“Nature” — Cooper Hewitt Design
Triennial,co-organized with Cube design
museum, presents the work of 62
international design teams. Collaborations
involve scientists, engineers, advocates
for social and environmental
justice, artists and philosophers, engaging
with nature in innovative and
groundbreaking ways, driven by a profound
awareness of climate change and
ecological crises, as much as advances
in science and technology. On view
through Jan. 20. Tours are complimentary
with museum admission and
take place every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
Adults $16, seniors $10, and students
$7. Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. are
pay-what-you-wish admission. At The
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design
Museum in Carnegie Mansion, Two E.
91st St.
MOVIES
Intrepid Summer Movie Series:The
deck of the U.S.S. Intrepid does double
duty as an open-air theater for this free
summer fi lm series on Fridays throughout
the summer. This week, they will
have a “community choice pick” for
the movie. Admission tickets (free of
charge) will be distributed on a fi rstcome,
fi rst-served basis before the
show. The fl ight deck opens at 7 p.m.,
and the movie begins at sunset, weather
permitting. Doors close at 8:30 p.m.
Hudson Riverfl icks Presents
“Big”:After wishing to be made big, a
teenage boy wakes the next morning to
fi nd himself mysteriously in the body of
an adult. The 1988 fl ick features Tom
Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert
Loggia. Aug. 21, 8:30 p.m., in Hudson
River Park at the Pier 63 lawn at W
23rd St.
The focus of the current Cooper Hewitt Triennial is nature.
Metropolitan Opera Summer HD
Festival:Opera’s biggest stars get their
close-ups on the big screen during the
Met’s free HD Festival. Held outdoors
in Lincoln Center Plaza, the event
brings back nearly a dozen productions
from the Met’s “Live in HD” simulcast
series. There will also be a pre-festival
screening of the Audrey Hepburn fi lm
“Funny Face,” with songs by George
and Ira Gershwin, on Aug. 23. There
are thousands of seats in the plaza —
but they do fi ll up, so grab a good one
well before the 8 p.m. start time. A full
calender of screenings can be found at
https://www.metopera.org.
KIDS
Hudson River Park’s Big City Fishing
Mondays: Adults and kids ages 5
and up learn how to fi sh while engaging
with trained environmental educators
about river science topics. Rods, reels
and instruction provided. At Tribeca’s
Pier 25 (cross at North Moore St.), at 5
p.m., until Aug. 26.
OUTDOORS
2019 Rooftop Painting Series:Enjoy
an outdoor watercolor painting and
monotype printmaking workshop at
sunset on the rooftop of the Village’s
Tony Dapolito Recreation Center. Participants,
18 years of age or older, will
learn how to paint from observation,
plus the basics about materials, color
mixing and composition. And you get
to take home your painting. Supplies
are provided and no experience is necessary.
Space is limited, so reserve your
spot on Eventbrite at painttd.eventbrite.
com. Thurs., Aug. 22, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center,
at 1 Clarkson St., at Seventh Ave.
South.
Bryant Park: Moves with Limon
Dance:Led by dancers from the worldrenowned
Limón Dance Company, this
modern dance class is open to all levels
and ages. On the northeast corner of
the Bryant Park Lawn Saturday mornings
this summer, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Summer on the Hudson:
FlyNYC:Music and kites fi ll the air at
this festival for all ages. Kite kits are
provided free for children (while supplies
last), or bring your own favorite
kite from home. Sat., Aug. 17, 12:00
p.m.–5:00 p.m at Pier I in Riverside
Park South, West 70th Street .
MUSIC
Selena for Sanctuary:Building off
the success of last year’s Selena for
Sanctuary, a free Selena-themed outdoor
concert in support of immigration
rights, organizer, artist manager and
activist Doris Muñoz is bringing the
event to Central Park’s SummerStage
for 2019. Muñoz’s dance parties raise
funds to help immigrants navigate U.S.
immigration policy to set them on the
path to citizenship. This year’s headliner
is Kali Uchis, a Colombian-American
singer with a critically acclaimed debut
LP (2018’s “Isolation”) and collaborations
with Gorillaz, Juanes and Daniel
Caesar. Sun., Aug. 18, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m,
at Rumsey Playfi eld in Central Park.
Emerging Music Festival:Music lovers
pack the lawn to hear New York
City’s best up-and-coming bands, including
indie rock, soul and funk. This
event is free and open to the public,
with no tickets and no lines. Bring a
picnic, if you like. Food and drink are
also available for purchase on site. Fri.,
Aug. 23, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on the Lawn
at Bryant Park.
Women of Early Jazz:The Jefferson
Market Garden’s last world music concert
for the summer features the New
York Jazzharmonic Trad-Jazz Sextet
presenting the fi rst performance of a
new program, “Women of Early Jazz.”
The concert will focus on compositions
of talented women of the 1920s and
’30s who contributed to the development
of American music, but who have
been largely forgotten. Among them
are Lillian Hardin, wife of and pianist
and co-composer with Louis Armstrong
and pianist Lovie Austin, plus
the still-famous vocalists Bessie Smith,
Ma Rainey and Ethel Waters. Joining
the sextet will be vocalist Queen Esther,
who has been performing in the
traditional style for many years. Sun.,
Aug. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the
Jefferson Market Garden, at Greenwich
and Sixth Aves.
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