NYC Life: Ticket Giveaways, Olympics, Broadway Barks, Cabaret, Brunch
We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to a soaring new musical in the heart of Broadway. You don’t have to be in Paris to experience the Olympics—just head to Rockefeller Center. Broadway Barks returns to Shubert Alley, and Kati Neiheisel returns to Pangea for 3 performances. Our Long Island reporter has the scoop on Long Island’s hottest Sunday brunch spots. And where in NYC is our roving photographer? The clue is the photo.
Win Tickets to EMPIRE
Experience the soaring heights of EMPIRE, the elevated new musical that celebrates the world’s most iconic building: the Empire State Building. Told through the lens of three generations of dreamers and doers spanning New York City in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the Bicentennial Year of 1976, this original story shines new light on one of history’s greatest feats of will and desire. GET THE DETAILS.
Now-Aug. 11. NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink
Early this week I passed through Rockefeller Center, which has been transformed into the U.S. home for its coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Games. Throughout the Games, Rockefeller Center will serve as the hub for Team USA fans, featuring Parisian food, photo-ops, watch parties, athlete visits, and more.
The interactive activities will run from 11:00am-11:00pm daily from the Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 26 until the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August 11.
Olympics fans will have the opportunity to cheer on their favorite athletes at Rockefeller Center with Paris-themed watch parties for all Olympic competitions throughout the two-week celebration at The Rink. GET THE DETAILS.
Aug. 3. Broadway Barks – Shubert Alley
Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster will host Broadway Barks, the 26th annual dog and cat adoption event in Shubert Alley. The animal adoption event begins at 3:00 p.m.with a “meet and greet” of all adoptable pets; 5-6:30 p.m. adoptees make their Broadway debut on stage alongside some of Broadway’s favorite stars for the celebrity presentations. Shubert Alley is located between West 44th and 45th Streets, and between Broadway and Eighth Avenues in the heart of New York City’s Theater District.
This star-studded dog and cat adoption event hosted by Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefits New York City area animal rescue groups. The event is free and open to the public. Broadway Barks is sponsored by Fetch, Project Pure Heart, Tito’s Vodka and Oliver’s Fund among others.
The afternoon will an amazing cast of celebrities of the stage who use their star power to help find loving homes for adoptable animals from 25 participating rescue groups and shelters.
About Broadway Barks
Broadway Barks co-founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters in 1998 has become New York City’s premiere animal adoption event. More than 2,000 cats and dogs have stolen Broadway’s spotlight and the hearts of all who come to Broadway Barks. Approximately 85% of these furry friends have successfully found forever homes. For more information about Broadway Barks please visit: broadwaybarks.org.
Spotlight on LI: Brunch
Andrea Peponakis says Sunday brunch has become the new Friday night out, and Long Island has a huge assortment of options in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. With picturesque settings, bottomless mimosas, and live entertainment, Long Island’s brunch spots are becoming the go-to destinations for Sunday afternoon gatherings and special occasions. GET THE DETAILS.
Exploring the Edge of Queens
Our Roving Photographer, Nicole Freezer Rubens, writes:
I spent the day exploring the edge of Queens. I started by walking across the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, affectionately known as the 59th Street Bridge of Simon & Garfunkel’s groovy fame. Of all of the bridges that abut New York City, it has the least pleasant pedestrian path, but the views are worthwhile. It spans Roosevelt Island and parallels its tram. The stroll leaves its travelers in the heart of Long Island City.
I took a short walk away from the industrial area over to the lush and inviting Gantry Plaza State Park to see the bright red Pepsi sign that was erected in 1940 atop a local PepsiCo bottling facility. At the time it was the longest electric sign. The great American sign was eventually moved and granted landmark status in 2003. It is currently an iconic part of the city’s shoreline and skyline.
A newer piece of this imagery is the long-awaited, architecturally innovative Hunters Point Library designed by Steven Holl. I have been meaning to visit this light-filled modern box with expansive views since it opened in 2019 and was not disappointed.
After a delicious, iced latte at Sweetleaf, I caught the ferry and rode 2 stops to Astoria. The things there that excite me the most are the Astoria Park Pool and the great Greek food. The public swimming pool, with a capacity for 3000 people, is the largest in New York City and certainly the largest I’ve ever seen. It is always a thriving and colorful urban oasis and is another striking and iconic part of the scenery.
At the end of the day, I sat down for dinner at my favorite local restaurant Agnanti, where the fish is always fresh and thankfully never from the nearby East River!
~Nicole Freezer Rubens is the author of “The Long Pause and the Short Breath”
Kati Neiheisel Returns to Pangea for 3 Performances
“Honey-voiced Kati is building up a reputation…using that gorgeous (no, really gorgeous) instrument to carry the audience away on a river of melody…” ~ Stephen Mosher, BroadwayWorld Cabaret
The fabulous Kati Neiheisel (a Tomatoes Got Talent finalist) has a new show featuring songs performed by Julie London, Billboard Magazine’s Female Artist of the Year in 1955, 1956 and 1957.
London by Night
Saturday, August 24 @ 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 26 @ 7:00 pm
Friday, October 18 @ 7:00 pm
Musical Director Gregory Toroian on Piano
Skip Ward on Bass
David Silliman on Drums
Directed by Lina Koutrakos
Pangea | 178 2nd Ave, NYC, 10003 | www.pangeanyc.com
TICKETS: https://cur8.com/18134/project/84764
The tomato behind The Three Tomatoes.
Cheryl Benton, aka the “head tomato” is founder and publisher of The Three Tomatoes, a digital lifestyle magazine for “women who aren’t kids”. Having lived and worked for many years in New York City, the land of size zero twenty-somethings, she was truly starting to feel like an invisible woman. She created The Three Tomatoes just for the fun of it as the antidote for invisibility and sent it to 60 friends. Today she has thousands of friends and is chief cheerleader for smart, savvy women who want to live their lives fully at every age and every stage. She is the author of the novel, "Can You See Us Now?" and co-author of a humorous books of quips, "Martini Wisdom." Because she's lived a long time, her full bio won't fit here. If you want the "blah, blah, blah", read more. www.thethreetomatoes.com/about-the-head-tomato
