I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying the summer so far. To help you plan for August, here are 31 curated events happening in and around New York City throughout the month.
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| | | | | See photos of children playing on the streets of New York City in 1968 when you visit this exhibition of photos by Katrina Thomas.
| 40 Years of Tuscan Cuisine |
Enjoy a selection of Tuscan dishes and cocktails at this benefit event hosted by renowned restaurateur Pino Luongo at his new restaurant, Morso.
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This Lincoln Center “Summer for the City” event will celebrate the life and legacy of James Baldwin through performances, readings, and conversation.
| Delve into the history of the Equal Rights Amendment and the women’s activists who have organized and protested to fight for—and against—gender equity.
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Mahler’s 9th for Four Hands |
Hear Mahler’s 9th Symphony—meant for a 100-person orchestra—performed by pianists Stewart Goodyear and Jed Distler in the Catacombs of Green-Wood Cemetery.
| During a visit to the Brooklyn Museum, enjoy the Dominican folk, jazz, and rock sounds of Afro-Dominican composer and vocalist Yasser Tejeda.
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Through Farms and Fields Country Supper |
Celebrate local Hamptons harvests with a country supper at Whitecap Farm in Water Mill, along with live music, local wines, and a raffle.
| The Secret History of Home Economics |
Journalist and author Danielle Dreilinger will speak about her new book, which explores how the “science of better living” created opportunities for women.
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BAAND Together Dance Festival |
The BAAND Together Dance Festival will bring together the American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispánico, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem for a series of shows.
| The Art of Winold Reiss: An Immigrant Modernist |
This New-York Historical Society exhibition showcases the German-born artist’s works, including portraits of Harlem Renaissance figures such as Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes.
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Spend a relaxing evening at Wave Hill, enjoying a meditative walk, performance by artist Isaac Pool, and a peek at the lives of the Bronx’s bats.
| Watch this “tender and darkly humorous” play about playwright and director Aya Ogawa’s fractured relationship with her late father.
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Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You. |
See conceptual artist Barbara Kruger’s large-scale MoMA commission, which explores the relationship between spatial and political power.
| New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival returns with an incredible week-long lineup of outdoor performances and workshops.
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Twilight Tour at LongHouse Reserve |
Explore eye-catching sculptural installations and exhibitions while you take in the lush greenery of LongHouse Reserve at dusk.
| The Bronx Zoo’s Dinosaur Safari takes you on a journey through time, introducing you to animatronic dinosaurs, letting you dig for fossils, and teaching about the latest dino-related discoveries.
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Head to MoMA’s Sculpture Garden for a selection of screenings of films that “represent a paradigm shift.”
| Sip and sketch during this Brooklyn Museum drawing class, which also gives you after-hours access to “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech.”
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Award-winning sommelier Erik Segelbaum will offer his best advice and secrets to selecting and tasting wines like a world-class professional.
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The New York Botanical Garden celebrates all things tomatoes with gardening and tasting activities as well as culinary demonstrations.
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Jazz greats like Buster Williams and Craig Harris will come together in the Hudson Valley to celebrate 100 years of Charles Mingus at Jazz in the Valley 2022.
| Our Selves: Photographs by Women Artists |
This MoMA exhibition delves into the use of photography as a tool of resistance in the fight for civil, indigenous, and queer rights.
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The 176th Dutchess County Fair will take over the fairgrounds for six days, featuring agricultural events, historical treasures, live entertainment, and much more.
| Rooftop Sundays at the Brooklyn Grange |
Enjoy a sunset rooftop supper curated by the team at HAGS, a new East Village restaurant “by Queer people for all people.”
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Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies |
Featuring 65 garments and ensembles from the Museum at FIT’s collection, this is the first exhibition that juxtaposes these two legendary designers.
| Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite |
See works by Brooklyn-born artist Kwame Brathwaite, who used his photography as a tool of social change in the late 1950s and 1960s.
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Weekend Nature Exploration |
Enjoy family-friendly nature activities and animal encounters at the Prospect Park Audubon Center.
| Battle of Brooklyn: An 18th Century American Faire |
Watch costumed interpreters and demonstrations during this event remembering the Battle of Brooklyn.
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German artists Bernd and Hilla Becher’s work is on view at the Met, showcasing the disappearing industrial architecture of the mid-20th century.
| See and learn about the incredible images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and what they mean for our understanding of the cosmos.
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The Trace of an Implied Presence |
Artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden reflects on the influence and living legacy of contemporary Black dance in the United States with this exhibition at The Shed.
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