Festivals take over NYC this weekend! A Medieval Festival at The Cloisters, A Chile Pepper Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a Garlic Festival in LI, World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science, DUMBO Arts Festival, The 10th Annual New York Burlesque Festival, with events at BB King Blues Club & Grill and The Highline Ballroom. Plus, there’s cruises, concerts, exhibits and more. Grab your favorite fall sweater, a friend and go!
09/28/12 - ZEPHYR HAPPY HOUR CRUISE Experience Happy Hour in glittering style! Cruise along New York Harbor aboard the luxurious ZEPHYR yacht and enjoy a Happy Hour like never before. Enjoy a 90-Minute harbor cruise; live DJs; 2 cash bars; drink specials; sun deck; two fully enclosed, climate-controlled decks; breathtaking views of the skyline at sunset. $25. 6:30pm. Must be 21 or older, with valid ID. Pier 16, South Street Seaport, 866-987-2542; circlelinedowntown.com
09/28/12 - JOHNNY RIVERS COMES HOME - "A 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION" American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer Johnny Rivers celebrates his 70th birthday at BB King Blues Club & Grill. Rivers's greatest success came in the mid- to late-1960s with a string of hit songs (including the #1 hit "Poor Side of Town", "Summer Rain", and "Secret Agent Man"). 8pm. $38. BB King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.) 212-997-4144, bbkingblues.com
09/28/12 - SCARYOKE WITH SHEQUIDA Considering some of the voices they've heard, Times Scare NYC knows Karaoke can be pretty scary. But just wait until sultry Mistress of the Night, Shequida, gets on stage to host Scaryoke live in the crypt every Friday night. Frightfully delicious sing-along fun where you can win special Scaryoke prizes! Sign up at 9pm, show begins at 10pm. Times Scare NYC, 669 Eighth Ave., NY, 212-586-7829, timesscarenyc.com
09/28/12 through 09/30/12 - DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL 500 artists, 100 studios, 50 galleries and 100 programming partners converge for this art festival that highlights Brooklyn's vitality and contribution to fine art. Enjoy outdoor and indoor art exhibitions and installations that include digital art, musicians, poets, dance, and mixed media. 45 Main Street, DUMBO, 718-488-8588, dumboartsfestival.com
09/29/12 - CHILE PEPPER FIESTA Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Chile Festival turns 20! Enjoy chile-infused foods and hear music from chile-growing regions, such as the great Chicha Libre who play the Peruvian psychedelic/surf style known as Chicha. Try some spicy chocolate and fiery beer, spicy pickles, and burn baby burn! 11am-6pm. Admission, $15 adults, $10 kids and seniors, 12 and under, FREE. 900 Washington Ave., Prospect Heights, 718-623-7200, www.bbg.org
09/29/12 - TROPICAL OASIS CRUISE Slide aboard the Circle Line Downtown’s ZEPHYR for a two-hour cruise with resident DJs spinning the latest jams. Groove on over to one of two cash bars and enjoy a cocktails. With three levels -- indoor and outdoor -- the ZEPHYR provides a unique, glittering and glamorous venue for a truly spectacular evening! Boards Saturdays at 8:45pm, sails 9:00pm Also next Saturday, 10/6, last date. Pier 16, South Street Seaport, 866-987-2542, www.circlelinedowntown.com
09/29/12 through 09/30/12 2012 - WORLD MAKER FAIRE Get inspired to make, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, build, think, and play while celebrating art, science, and technology. Hundreds of "makers" will present fun and unusual creations such as rockets and robots. There will also be arts and crafts, artisanal foods, live music, and much more. 10am-7pm Saturday; 10am-6pm Sunday. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Flushing NY, 718-699-0005, nysci.org
09/29/12 through 09/30/12 - LONG ISLAND GARLIC FESTIVAL Enjoy an all-day celebration of the wonders of “Garliciana,” with this Long Island festival, where vendors will offer a wide variety of garlic inspired foods, crafts, music, theater, and garlic. 10am-6pm. Garden of Eve Organic Farm and Market, 4558 Sound Ave., Riverhead NY 631-722-8777, gardenofevefarm.com
09/29/12 - THE 10TH ANNUAL NEW YORK BURLESQUE FESTIVAL Put on your top hat and tails for the Saturday Spectacular at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in the heart of Times Square! Hosted by Murray Hill, this magical night showcases over 40 of the finest burlesque performers from around the globe in a 1920s supper club atmosphere. Expect glamorous gowns and gorgeous gals in a dazzling evening of entertainment that includes live jazz and big band music! This luscious night ends with a wild DJ/go-go dance party from 11pm until 1am in Lucille's Bar & Grill (located next door to the main showroom) that is free for all Saturday ticket holders. $35. BB King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.), bbkingblues.com
09/29/12 - HIGH ALTITUDE OKTOBERFEST Oktoberfest 2012 will take on a new vertical dimension with a Sky High Oktoberfest Fete, when the rooftop bar’s already memorable atmosphere will be furthered enhanced by toe-tapping Bavarian oompah music, Teutonic inspired games with prizes and a fall forward décor of pumpkins and corn stalks. Five German beers and two Germanic gastronomic classics will supplement the attractions of NYC’s largest Rooftop Garden. Beck’s Oktoberfest, St. Pauli Girl, Spaten Oktoberfest, Hacker-Pschorr and Paulaner will be added to the libations list, along with a bratwurst and cucumber potato salad platter and a custom made giant pretzel to soak up some of the suds. All the Oktoberfest brews will be priced at $6 a bottle, $8 for a half liter mug and $16 for a full liter mug, while both the bratwurst platter and the pretzel will go for $9. Noon-6pm. 30 Fifth Rooftop Bar & Penthouse Lounge, 212-725-4300, 230-fifth.com
09/29/12 - 4TH ANNUAL FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL Enjoy these other great harvest festival activities: Pumpkin painting; Face painting; Petting zoo; Pony rides; Locally made wine, cheese, fudge and more! Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, 914-968-4200 empirecitycasino.com
09/30/12 - MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL The Medieval Festival at The Cloisters brings to life the customs and spirit of the Middle Ages. Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags. Performers, guests and festival goers dress in medieval costume. Visitors are greeted by authentic medieval music, dance, magic, and minstrels, as well as jugglers and jesters. The afternoon is concluded with a thrilling joust between four knights on horseback. Costumed vendors will be on hand to demonstrate and sell a wide variety of medieval crafts as well as food and drink. Fort Tryon Park, Linden Terrace, Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue, NY, whidc.org
09/30/12 - NEW YORK BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: THE GOLDEN PASTIE AWARDS The Annual New York Burlesque Festival is the largest and most acclaimed festival of its kind and has attracted sold-out crowds since its premiere in 2002. This year's festival concludes with The Golden Pastie Awards at The Highline Ballroom. Hosted by Miss Astrid. 8pm. $25-$45. Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St., 212-414-5994, highlineballroom.com
ONGOING
CREATURES OF LIGHT: NATURE'S BIOLUMINESCENCE Creatures of Light at AMNH introduces visitors to the astonishing variety of bioluminescent creatures; explores the different ways in which organisms glow, as well as explains the physics and chemistry of natural light; reveals how the ability to glow can be advantageous; and considers how scientists study -- and use -- bioluminescence. Visitors enter the exhibition through a forest of bioluminescent mushrooms surrounding a large-scale mushroom at the center. A "deep sea theater" reveals the amazing diversity of living light that marine biologists have captured on camera including anglerfishes waving bioluminescent "lures" to attract prey and jellyfishes that light up like a flashing pinwheel when threatened. Through Jan. 6, 2013. AMNH, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5100, amnh.org
UNIVERSE OF DESIRE Type. Swipe. Search. Upload. Download. Post. Stream. These are the new verbs of desire. In short, desire has gone viral. But what does this mean? This exhibition at the Museum of Sex explores these very questions through a lens of digital experience by examining what we are searching for, how we do it and what we leave behind on these electronic devices. Now through Nov. 4. Museum of Sex, 233 Fifth Ave. (27 St.), 212-689-6337, museumofsex.com
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