Events for June 2012
The Greene Space
Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan
Friday, June 1, 2012
7:00 PM
Be a part of New York City’s emerging music scene at the Battle of The Boroughs in The Greene Space. Come hear great music and inspiring stories from a wide range of talented up-and-coming artists.
The Greene Space
Performing Ayckbourn: A Radio Drama
Monday, June 4, 2012
7:00 PM
A group of actors become trapped in a fractured fairy tale in Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s play This Is Where We Came In.
WNYC Giveaways
Free copy of Sherlock Season 2 DVD
Monday, June 4, 2012
WNYC is giving away 5 copies of Sherlock Season 2 DVDs. Enter to win. Click on giveaways at wnyc.org by 11pm and follow the instructions.
The Greene Space
The NEXT New York Conversation: Wynton Marsalis
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
12:00 PM
Join trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis for a conversation with WQXR's Elliott Forrest and a performance with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
WQXR Events
Shakespeare in the Park
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 through Saturday, August 25, 2012
WQXR is a media sponsor of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in Central Park. This summer’s free productions are “As You Like It” and “Into The Woods.” Performed in repertory for 9 weeks in June, July and August.
WNYC Events
Meet @ WNYC: 40 & Under Singles Event
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
7:00 PM
Join Brian Lehrer and It’s a Free Country reporter Anna Sale for a politics-themed singles event for public radio fans in your 20s and 30s.
WNYC Events
Whad’Ya Know?—Live in New York
Saturday, June 9, 2012
10:30 AM
Join Michael Feldman and the Whad’Ya Know? crew for a live broadcast, with special guests Sarah Jessica Parker and Loudon Wainwright III.
WNYC Events
Kings County, Hosted by Kurt Andersen
Sunday, June 10, 2012
7:00 PM
Kurt Andersen and co-host comedian Franchesca Ramsey welcome comedian Kurt Braunohler and musical guests Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl of The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger.
The Greene Space
Inside Look: The Australian Ballet
Monday, June 11, 2012
7:00 PM
The Australian Ballet has wowed audiences in Paris, London, Tokyo and Shanghai. This June, the acclaimed troupe will celebrate its 50th anniversary in New York—starting with a preview in The Greene Space.
Moderator Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, will welcome The Australian Ballet’s Artistic Director David ...
WNYC Giveaways
Free tickets to see the Tierney Sutton Band
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
2:00 PM
WNYC is giving away 5 pairs of tickets to see the Tierney Sutton Band on Tuesday June 12th at 2pm at the 92nd Street Y. Enter to win. Click on giveaways at wnyc.org by 11pm and follow the instructions
The Greene Space
The Brian Lehrer Show Live
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
10:00 AM
Watch the live webcast on Wednesday, June 13th at 10am. The Brian Lehrer Show concludes their in-depth series, End of War.
WNYC Giveaways
Free tickets to see The Principal Brass of the New York Philharmonic
Sunday, June 17, 2012
2:00 PM
WNYC is giving away 5 pairs of tickets to Warwick Grove’s Spring Benefit Concert featuring The Principal Brass of the New York Philharmonic, Sunday, June 17th at 2pm at the Warwick Grove Neighborhood Center. Enter to win. Click on giveaways at wnyc.org by 11 tonight and follow the instructions.
The Greene Space
WQXR Presents the Brooklyn Youth Chorus at 20
Monday, June 18, 2012
7:00 PM
The Grammy® award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus is acclaimed for its beauty of sound and collaborations with leading orchestras and artists of all genres.
WNYC Events
Meet @ WNYC: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Networking Event
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
7:00 PM
Join The Takeaway’s Richard Hake for an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Networking Event.
Enjoy a live performance by singer Broadway Brassy with pianist Broc Hempel. Broadway Brassy, known for bringing her red hot mama vocals to New York's burlesque circuit, will perform classic show tunes and pop hits with her captivating bluesy belt.
The Greene Space
Single in New York: Women's Stories
Friday, June 22, 2012
7:00 PM
Single – by choice or by circumstance. There’s never been a better time or a better place than New York to live solo.
The Greene Space
Shakespeare 101
Sunday, June 24, 2012
12:00 PM
Led by Michael LoMonico, Senior Consultant on National Education for the Folger Shakespeare Library
WNYC Events
Kings County, Hosted by Kurt Andersen
Sunday, June 24, 2012
8:00 PM
Kurt Andersen and co-host performance artist Lucy Sexton welcome comedian Wyatt Cenac, the band Chairlift and a Top Secret Special Guest.
WNYC Events
Radiolab Live: In the Dark
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 through Wednesday, June 27, 2012
8:00 PM
Prepare to have your mind blown at the new live show from the Peabody Award-winning series Radiolab, with hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich.
The Greene Space
Richard Tucker Award Winners Live
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
7:00 PM
Operavore celebrates three rising stars of opera! Soprano Ailyn Pérez, winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, will be joined by fellow winners tenor Stephen Costello (2009) and soprano Angela Meade (2011) for arias and duets, accompanied by pianist Brian Zeger.
WNYC Events
Kings County, Hosted by Kurt Andersen
Friday, June 29, 2012
7:00 PM
Kurt Andersen and co-host actress and comedian Kristen Schaal welcome comedy writer Jessi Klein and musical guest Eleanor Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces.