2/28 - Night Sky Photography with Stan Honda

11AM to 3PM
Adorama
42 West 18th St
New York, NY 10011

Experience the beauty of the night sky with Stan Honda, who will show us why we need to preserve this diminishing resource. Stan will walk you through various techniques and camera settings necessary to get amazing DSLR photographs of the Milky Way, the moon, the stars, and other objects that populate the night sky. He’ll discuss how to plan shots using software and apps even from New York City. A brief tutorial will be presented on how best to process these images on a computer so that your images will fill your viewers with the same sense of wonder that the starry sky does.

ABOUT STAN
Stan Honda is a photojournalist with 34 years of experience in New York City and southern California. Over the past few years he has also been working on wide-angle night sky landscapes and other astronomical images taken in locations around the world and even in New York City. He has been a National Park Service artist-in-residence in four national parks. Stan’s recent photos have appeared in NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website, Sky and Telescope magazine and a Yahoo News slideshow on his night sky photos. He recently had a solo exhibit of his photographs in Flagstaff, AZ and was part of a group show in Albuquerque, NM.

Learn more about Stan at www.stanhonda.com

RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/night-sky-photography-with-stan-honda-tickets-21259737447

3/20 - Macaron Day 2016

10am-5pm
New York City

Get in the Spring spirit and join us Sunday March 20th, 2016 from 10am-5pm for the 7th annual Macaron Day NYC.

What better way to start the spring season than to spend the day visiting all of our participating locations for a free macaron.

Buy a gift, give a donation, a portion of all macaron sales will be donated to City Harvest in an effort to fight hunger and raise awareness.

Eat for a good cause.

Here's a list of participants: http://macarondaynyc.com/participants.html
More Info: http://macarondaynyc.com

Extended to 2/29 – Luminaries Exhibition

8am-10pm, daily; closes at 6pm on Feb. 29 

Brookfield Place New York
Winter Garden
230 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10821

Extended by popular demand, Luminaries is a spectacular lighting display with 650 lanterns that follows the glass enclosed topography of the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place.

The light shows and interactive Wishing Stations will return in December 2016. Thank you to the 80,000 visitors who made a wish this holiday season!  On their behalf, Arts Brookfield donated $25,000 to the GRAMMY Foundation^® to support its GRAMMY in the Schools^® music education programs for high school students.

About the designer: Rockwell Group is an award-winning, cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York with satellite offices in Madrid and Shanghai. The firm crafts a unique narrative for each project through the intersection of theater and architecture. The designer of Luminaries, The LAB at Rockwell Group, creates unique forms of digital expression embedded within physical environments to create unexpected user experiences. From research to interactive prototyping through installation, The Lab tell stories in original ways utilizing cutting-edge technology and modes of interaction. Working closely with our strategy and architecture teams, The Lab develops playful yet sophisticated designs that focus on connecting people in a memorable, immersive experience.

Please note, the exhibition closes at 6pm on February 29.

More Info:  http://www.artsbrookfield.com/event/luminaries

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Ends 2/29 – Get Free Food at Davio’s When It’s Zero degrees

Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse

447 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10017

(212) 661-4810

Now that it finally feels like winter outside, Davio’s Cold Weather Special is back for 2016!

If the temperature outside hits 0 degrees (F), bundle-up and head straight to Davio’s bar area.  Simply present your phone to your bartender showing proof of the city’s current climate, and you will receive a complimentary order of handmade Davio’s Spring Rolls to enjoy at the bar!  Guests can choose from the Philly Cheese Steak Spring Rolls, Spicy Homemade Ketchup, Spicy Mayo, Chicken Parm Spring Rolls, Marinara Sauce, Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls, Blue Cheese Dressing or Shrimp Cotija Spring Rolls, Citrus Aioli.

The Davio’s “Cold Weather Special” is available during from Monday–Friday 4-7pm in the bar area only when the weather reaches 0 degrees (Fahrenheit).

Customers may redeem only one order of the Davio’s Spring Rolls per day, per person starting January 5th, 2016 until February 29th, 2016. Please call 212-661-4810 for more information.

2/13 - Dance with MMDG

3 - 4pm
Mark Morris Dance Center
3 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11217
718.624.8400

Join Mark Morris Dance Group dancers Domingo Estrada, Jr., Lesley Garrison, and Noah Vinson for a free class featuring live musical accompaniment. Learn the steps to the "zany...over-the-top shenanigans" (Boston.com) of Resurrection in a lively atmosphere that's fun for the whole family.

RSVP:

http://markmorrisdancegroup.org/dance-center/the-school/Family-Classes/Dance-with-MMDG

2/21 - Sunday Barre with Exhale

10:30-11:30 AM

Lolë New York
112 Mercer St
New York, NY 10012

Get moving with us this Sunday! Join Exhale Soho's instructor, Olivia Bowman Jackson for a complimentary core fusion barre class (minus the bar). Enjoy this full body workout that will strength, lengthen, and tone you in all the right places!

Space is limited to 20 mats, and will be operated on a first come, first serve basis. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to reserve your spot.

Also enjoy 20% off our new Spring collection for attending our meet-up!

More Info:  https://m.facebook.com/events/431508523711513

2/11-2/14 - Bloomingdale's Lunar New Year Celebration 2016

Bloomingdale’s will be ringing in the Year of the Monkey this Lunar New Year with unique merchandise, special events and cultural presentations from Jan.15 – March 1, 2016.

Shoppers at Bloomingdale’s can join the celebration and test their luck with the Chinese red envelope tradition from Feb. 11 – 14, 2016 at participating locations. No purchase necessary.

Participating Bloomingdale’s:

59th Street
Ala Moana Center
Beverly Center
North Michigan Avenue
San Francisco Centre
South Coast Plaza
Tysons Corner

Select envelopes will be filled with prizes such as a bMoney card in a denomination of $8, $88, or $888 (traditionally a lucky number in Chinese culture); a limited-edition Year of the Monkey reusable tote bag; special offer at the Estee Lauder, SK-II, Clarins, Clinique, and Bobbi Brown counters; savings at select Bloomingdale’s dining destinations; special savings at Maximilian Fur Salon (59th Street, North Michigan Avenue, South Coast Plaza, Tysons Corner only).

Throughout the Chinese New Year celebration, and all year long, exclusive Tourism Programs for international and domestic visitors to Bloomingdale’s locations in New York City, Chicago, Ala Moana, Miami, and San Francisco are available. In these cities, out-of-town visitors can receive a special Bloomingdale’s visitor savings pass and gift with purchase. Additional visitor services include a multi-lingual Visitors Center staff and directories (including but not limited to – German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, simplified Chinese, Spanish), along with concierge services, hotel package delivery, personal shopper appointments and more. A Bloomingdale’s welcome guidebook in simplified Chinese is also available at locations in New York City, Chicago, Costa Mesa, and San Francisco.

Bloomingdale’s locations throughout the country will be celebrating the Year of the Monkey with events and cultural animation. Visit bloomingdales.com/events for a full line-up of events at your local Bloomingdale’s. Follow @bloomingdales as we celebrate Lunar New Year on our social media channels to see some of our special products and gain access to information and coverage of our events happening across the country.

More Info: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160126005026/en/Bloomingdale%E2%80%99s-Celebrates-Lunar-Year

Enjoy a Free Week Membership at Crunch Gyms

They say that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but regular readers of Free Fun Events in NYC know that that isn’t the case.  A FREE WEEK of gym membership at any Crunch gym in NYC, sounds like too good to be true but it’s all very true.  Visit www.crunch.com/mobile/guest-passes/?d=7 and see it for yourself!