NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

2010 Summer Festivals

More than a dozen summer festivals bring culture to a rolling boil. Summerstage has spilled beyond Central Park to now hold events in all five boroughs and the Metropolitan Opera's HD festival returns for a second year.  More

Culinary Tips, Concerts, Classes and More in City Green Spaces

Interest in environmental stewardship, including local eating and gardening, is on the rise. Botanical gardens lure visitors with everything from concerts to celebrity chef talks and photography courses. Here are a few city-wide oases that take you (or just your thoughts) outdoors.  More

Cultural $timulus Package: Free Events

The best things in life are free, and so are many performances and activities in New York City. Whether you crave live music, a screen larger than your television’s or group activities to take part in, there is always something, somewhere that invites you to join in for free. And don't forget to check out the NYC ARTS list of ongoing Free Attractions in NYC.  More

Day Trips up the Hudson

New York City is very much a part of the Hudson River Valley, which extends 315 miles north from New York Harbor. Check here for day trip ideas, or get a copy of The Hudson Valley: A Cultural Guide, published by the Alliance for the Arts and the Quantuck Lane Press.  More

Fall Festivals 2010

Popular festivals return, such as the New York Film Festival, BAM Next Wave festival and the democratically priced Fall for Dance at New York City Center (all seats $10), and New York City Ballet has its first fall season ever.  More

Free Attractions in New York

New York is known as an expensive city, but you can count on the ways it’s generous to New Yorkers and tourists. Many of the city’s premier attractions, museums, galleries and performances offer free entry or pay-what-you-wish options, be if for a select day of the month or evening hours every week.  More

Highlights of Lower Manhattan

The geographic and historic starting point of New York City is home to national monuments and memorials that reflect the nation's history, as well as scores of contemporary museums, cultural groups, public art works and performing arts centers.  More

Lincoln Square to Columbus Circle

The area between Lincoln Square and Columbus Circle packs in more than 25 great cultural groups that present performances, exhibitions, classes, tours and more. The Alliance for the Arts' new map of the area points the way to culture.  More

Manhattan Seniors Guide

Many cultural organizations in Manhattan offer special programs or discounts for seniors. People in their golden years don't have to own actual gold in order to experience vibrant culture in New York City.  More

Museum Mile

The most diverse art-viewing opportunities on any given mile in the country is Museum Mile, a stretch of Fifth Avenue that borders Central Park, between 105th and 82nd Streets.  More

Obie Award Winner Jonathan Hammond

2010 Obie Award winner Jonathan Hammond shares with NYC ARTS his experience of playing "Michael" in the 40th anniversary revival of The Boys in the Band. He'll be in another production of The Transport Group this July.  More

Public Art in New York City

Bright orange gates in Central Park, improbable waterfalls on the East River, mischievous bronze figures on the 14th Street A, C, E subway platform: public art encourages new ideas, conversation and changes the way a city is perceived. This summer, several public art performances invite the public to participate.   More

The "Coolist"

The NYC ARTS editors' weekly suggestions of weird, wild, wonderful events in our fair city.    More