With my NYC trip approaching, I was looking for something different to do there.
Whenever I'm in town I end up doing the same old stuff: theater, shopping, some museums, central park, maybe a concert... I mean, I'm sure NYC has a lot more than that to offer.
I always try to find new stuff to do, preferably things that are not very touristic, but that's quite hard when you don't know many locals (with similar interests) who could help.
Since we all have one big interest in common (theater, and art in general I guess), does anyone have suggestions??
Btw, sorry about any english mistakes =P
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
A bit more touristy - but I guess that's because I was a tourist - but I did the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which was absolutely beautiful. Really enlightening, and a truly well thought out and heart-wrenching memorial and museum.
We spent a lot of time in Soho and found an excellent cocktail bar and restaurant called Pravda near Lafeyette St. Plus the High Line was great for a slightly different NYC park experience.
We went to the Brooklyn Brewery too, which was super fun! And opposite an great bar with an equally fantastic rooftop bar adjoined.
THEATRE 2016:
Grey Gardens; SwkPlayhouse, Cats; London Palladium, Into the Woods; Royal Exchange, Show Boat; Sheffield Crucible, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Prsicilla Queen of the Desert; UK Tour, Narrative; RWCMD, Mojo; RWCMD, The Barber of Seville; WNO, Rabbit Hole; Hampstead, The Marriage of Figaro; WNO, Figaro Gets a Divorce; WNO, Tom: The Musical; UK Tour
Upcoming: Anything Can Happen; RWCMD, Cysgy'n Brys'ur, Long Day's Journey Into Night; Bristol Old Vic, Only the Brave, The Caretaker; The Old Vic, People Places and Things, Blue/Orange; Young Vic, Bernadette Peters, Carole King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II
Luke-h, I actually planned on going to the 9/11 memorial museum last year but then thought it would be too depressing... I guess I could give it a second try.
Ill definitely check out Pravda next time I'm in Soho. Thanks!
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Reginald, what I'm looking for the most are less well-known cultural things to do, but I appreciate any other suggestions (popular with locals more than tourists) that you think are nice to share as well
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I agreewith Canmark. Brooklyn Bridge Park is quite nice. Be sure to ride the carousel underneath the bridge and then hit Jacque Torres Chocolatier on Water Street. Walk back to Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge and grab some dumplings from a dumpling shop, in China Town.
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Sorry to bump this up, but I'm visiting the city again in a couple of months so I was wondering, since some of your tips were very useful last year, if you guy have new ones to share.
Thanks in advance! =)
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I know it's another museum, but a trip to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria would be good. Check their screening schedules, too. Their permanent exhibition is well worth a look.
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And sometimes, on weekends they have special programs and guest speakers. Today they showed Fraggle Rock and Michael Frith (the conceptual designer) and Kathy Mullen (Mookie) spoke.
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I took my high school kids there a few years ago, we all loved it.
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