By Tracy Zwick
June 5th through 7th
Pride Picnic at St. John the Divine: Saturday, June 6th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at West 111th Street; free with reservation
It’s Pride Month and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine will open the Cathedral Gardens tomorrow to mark the occasion. Visitors are invited to bring a picnic, play yard games, and spend an afternoon together in celebration. The Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band will perform at noon, followed by a “petting zoo” for a hands-on introduction to a variety of musical instruments.
Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American and Multicultural Celebration: Sunday, June 7th at Inwood Hill Park near West 218th Street from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free
What began in 2002 as a traditional powwow to celebrate Native American heritage and culture, and to commemorate the Lenape people who first inhabited Inwood Hill Park, has grown into an annual event that includes not only drumming, but also dancers, tree plantings, international food, an environmental tent, and a Native American Arts in Education initiative. This year marks the celebration’s 24th anniversary.
Silent Disco at Pier I: Saturday, June 6th from 6 to 10 p.m.; Pier I at West 70th Street in Riverside Park; free, but first come, first served, with no advance reservations
Three live DJs will be spinning tunes into headphones at this Quiet Clubbing event in Riverside Park on Saturday night. Silent Discos will be offered here on several Saturdays throughout the summer as part of Riverside Park Conservancy’s “Summer on the Hudson” series of over 300 events, which are free and open to the public.
Queer Central Park Tour: Sunday, June 7th at 10 a.m.; 90-minute tour meets at Bethesda Terrace in Central Park near 72nd Street; tickets start at $5
Central Park Conservancy’s offering another way to welcome Pride Month, with this Queer Central Park Tour, being offered Sunday and on nine other occasions this summer. It’ll explore the many areas of the park that’ve been touched by and remain connected to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus communities. The specific contributions of individuals including Emma Stebbins, Fitz-Greene Halleck, and architect Bruce Kelley will be discussed.
Italian Film Festival at Film at Lincoln Center: June 4th through 25th; 165 and 144 West 65th Street; showtimes and tickets here (“1990” this Sunday at 1 p.m.)
“History, Italian Style” is Film at Lincoln Center’s sweeping series of 29 films examining the evolution of modern Italy, from its unification through the rise of Mussolini and World War II. One of the highlights is “1900,” Bernardo Bertolucci’s sprawling account of the simultaneous development of fascism and communism in Italy, as expressed though the relationship of two childhood friends (Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu). It’s been called one of cinema’s great historical epics, and it’s being screened this Sunday at 1 p.m.
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A quick edit: Drums along the Hudson is on Sunday (the date is correct, just not the day)
Thank you. Fixed.
Join your local community on Saturdays at 5pm to practice meditation out of doors in Central Park near the West 100th Street entrance. We practice mostly in the Buddhist tradition with both experienced practitioners and those new to meditation welcome. Freely offered to the community. RSVP to nyc.kalyana.mitta@gmail.com