NYC LIFE: The Fall Line Up, Outdoor Opera, Art and More
A hint of fall is in the air. It’s a great time to fill in your September calendar with fall events. Like the 3T Wine Trip, and Randie Levine Miller’s Shopper Divas and Divos Show. The METS outdoor opera starts tomorrow. Want to preview new TV shows? Tickets for the first Tribeca TV Festival are on sale now. Details and more events below.
Aug. 26-Sept. 4. The Met’s Outdoor Opera Series
The ninth Summer HD Festival features nine thrilling performances from the Met’s Live in HDseries of cinema transmissions—plus a special pre-festival screening of Ingmar Bergman’s classic 1975 film version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, a co-presentation with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. More than 3,000 seats are set up in front of the opera house each night, as well as additional standing room around Lincoln Center Plaza. And it’s FREE! Get the schedule.
Sept. 2-4. Outdoor Art Fair
Stroll the sidewalks of University Place at The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit. 120 artists will be featured. The event will be repeated the following weekend, Sept. 9-10. Get the full list of participating artists.
Sept. 14. Tullis McCall
Tullis McCall wowed Tomatoes as the opening speaker at our Renewal Summit earlier this year. She is very funny Tomato and a fabulous monologist. Catch her new show, All in Good Time.
Sept. 18. Tony Nominees Beth Fowler & Lee Roy Reams at The Triad.
Beth Fowler and Lee Roy Reams are two of the showstoppers in Randie Levine Miller’s Showstopper Divas and Divos Show. Beth is a two- time Tony Nominee (Boy from Oz and Sweeny Todd) and part of the Emmy winning show, Orange is the New Black (Sister Ingalls.) Song and dance genius Lee Roy Reams, is a Tony Nominee (42nd Street), plus performed in countless Broadway hits and was choreographer Hello Dolly (1995). Don’t miss this dynamic duo and the rest of the fabulous performers including Adam Grupper, Barbara Minkus, Richard Skipper, and Tomatoes Got Talent show winners, Susan Vardy and Kathleen Waters. The Triad, 158 W. 72nd, St., NYC. 7PM. One night only. Get tickets now.
Tribeca TV Festival – Tickets Now on Sale
Okay TV junkies. This one’s for you. The first-ever Tribeca TV Festival is Sept. 22-24 and tickets are on sale right now. There are endless stories in this golden age of television. You will get an advance look at series premieres and fan-favorite shows and hear directly from creators.
From 80s nostalgia to badass mamas on a mission, programming highlights include a special conversation with Will & Grace stars Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally and show creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan before the highly-anticipated reboot this fall; a sneak peek of Better Things (FX), followed by a conversation with Emmy®-winner Pamela Adlon and co-creator Louis C.K.; the series premiere of At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV), followed by a conversation with co-creator Amy Sedaris and Andy Cohen, the series premiere of ABC’s Ten Days in the Valley, followed by a conversation with star/EP Kyra Sedgwick, and more. Get the details.
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