Archive for August, 2010

The 2010 U.S. Open tournament is underway as the men’s and women’s qualifying rounds began on August 24th. Unlike previous years, the 2010 U.S. Open was actually “open” to everyone. All interested tennis players above the age of 14 were invited to compete for a wild card spot in the tournament. 1200 players came out to 16 sectional qualifying tournaments for a chance at their dreams in the inaugural U.S. Open National Playoffs. The two wild cards were earned by Blake Strode for the men and Alexandra Mueller for the women. Both Strode and Mueller are now off to compete in the first round of the U.S. Open
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Looking for something fun to do over Labor Day Weekend this year?  How about an open-air electronic music festival…

The growing genre  of techno music (also referred to as “electric”, “house”, “trance” and “electro”) has mainly been celebrated in Europe, only recognized in the United States as underground “rave” music only acceptable at night time in dance clubs. All this was changed last year when Made Event put on the first Electric Zoo Music Festival on Randall’s Island Park in NYC. Last year’s festival proved a grand success with a reported 26,000 people in attendance. All of which enjoyed the mayhem of dancing and singing along to a diverse set of artists performing on four separate stages around the park.

This year’s event will take place on September 4th and 5th and feature artists such as The Chemical Brothers, Pretty Lights, Axwell, Richie Hawtin, Moby, Above
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For the third year in a row NYC is hosting the ‘Summer Streets‘ event.  Break out your bicycle and bring out your inner Lance Armstrong, dance your way down Park Avenue or perfect your backstroke at Grand Central .

From 7am to 1pm the streets of the Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park and Park Avenue will be closed to traffic and open to pedestrians.  What’s really cool for this year’s event is there will be swimming pools! Three clean unused shipping containers are being turned into swimming pools and will be located near Grand Central and open to the public.

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On August 24th ,the East Coast Modball Rally will kick off in New York City with a Tunnel Run  that starts at the Roosevelt Hotel and continues through Midtown, Brooklyn, Holland and Park Avenue. Registration begins at 2PM at the Roosevelt Hotel and the run will begin at 8PM. This event  is not exclusively for cars that are participating in the Modball Rally that travels down the East Coast, but open to all modified cars in the New York City area. After the tunnel run, all teams are welcome to the Mad 46 Rooftop Lounge to celebrate the start of the Modball Rally. 

Not sure what the Modball Rally even is?  It is described by one of its sponsors as “the most
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According to Wikipedia, Fringe Theater is a term used to describe an alternative form of theater; not typical of mainstream. It can be compared to indie productions in the film industry. According to FringeNYC, it is reason to celebrate what has been called “New York’s Best Staycation”. Of course, New York City is the perfect place to host the largest multi-arts festival in North America, so that is exactly what is happening August 13th-29th. The 14th annual International Fringe Festival will be coming to town to showcase 1200 performances from 200 companies from around the
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