Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Eve Sicular)

Arturo O’farrill Latin Jazz Group

Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer and educator, leads this exciting group which won the 2008 Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year, Song for Chico.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Pearl Shavzin-Dremeaux)

Loving Day presents the 7th annual LOVING DAY FLAGSHIP CELEBRATION in New York City. Come BBQ and celebrate the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage in the US.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Eve Sicular)

Isle of Klezbos all-female klezmer sextet plays free & outdoors in beautiful El Sol Brilliante Garden with special guest MC Jennifer Miller, gender-juggling ringleader of Circus Amok.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by David Palsgrove)

Village Community Boathouse at Pier 40 on Houston Street offers free rowing trips every Tuesday and Thursday (5:30 - dusk) and longer trips on Sundays at noon.

Culture Desk Pick!

Famous for his live shows, Baltimore based electro-crazy-pop musician Dan Deacon performs in the heart of Red Hook Park.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Brad Klein)

A lecture and slide show by Rick Cech, author of Butterflies of the East Coast. Learn how to Identify butterflies using binoculars, with the NY chapter of the North American Butterfly Association.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Peter T. Daniels)

New York Classical Theatre performs Shakespeare in Central Park, not in a theater, but the players and audience wander through the park. Performances are Thursday through Sunday, June 3 -27 at 7pm.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Hannah)

The FIGMENT Mini-Golf Course will be open for the public at no cost while Governors Islans is open, on Fridays from 10-4pm, Saturdays from 10-6pm, and Sundays from 10-6pm, from June 11 to October 3.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Betsy Haggerty)

New York City fireboat John J. Harvey and the 103-year old tugboat Pegasus will offer a series of free 45-minute, narrated trips on the Hudson River.

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Live music on Governors Island. Take the ferry, enjoy the beach and stay for the free tunes. Tonight: The Morning Benders w/ Freelance Whales and Wild Nothing.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested byJulia Newman)

Dress up in your best underwater garb and head to Coney Island.

KING NEPTUNE LOU REED, QUEEN MERMAID LAURIE ANDERSON

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick!

Make Music New York, “the largest music event ever to grace Gotham” (Metro New York), is a unique festival of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on Monday, June 21st, the first day of summer.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Hannah)

The FIGMENT Mini-Golf Course will be open for the public at no cost while Governors Islans is open, on Fridays from 10-4pm, Saturdays from 10-6pm, and Sundays from 10-6pm, from June 11 to October 3.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Melanie Cohn)

LUMEN is a cutting-edge video art and projection festival featuring site-specific video installations, 3D-video technology, sound-based performances, and art interventions by artists around the globe.

Brian Lehrer Listener Pick! (suggested by Sandra)

Tinariwen, Omar Souleyman, Toubab Krewe

Energizing rock rhythms and unexpected up-tempo dance beats from Africa and the Middle East will make you rethink party music.

Culture Desk Pick!

High Places and Toro Y Moi.

Free concert at The Whitney's lower gallery and sculpture court with admission. No fear, it's pay-what-you-wish on Fridays from 6-9pm. But note, there are no special tickets or reservations. So if your summer Fridays haven't started, or don't exist, jump uptown right after work to guarantee a spot downstairs.