The city’s top 20 burgers as voted by you will compete at the Battle of the Burger.
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Battle of the Burger NYC
Aug. 7, 7 p.m.
South Street Seaport
19 Fulton St.
$40, www.timeout.com/newyork/battleoftheburger
Revolt against the tyranny of restaurant critics and food bloggers — at Battle of the Burger, you choose the winner. The top 20 finalists will have it out for your mouth’s amusement this Thursday night, and the Amstel Light is flowing free. Moderate your intake of one or both accordingly.
The Seed Experience
Aug. 9-10, 10 a.m.
82 Mercer
82 Mercer St.
$30-$50, 347-474-0370
www.theseedexperience.com
If you’re vegan, or vegan-curious, The Seed Experience has two days of events to make up your mind, with over 30 speakers to get you motivated, award-winning films and their directors to appeal to the moral side of forsaking meat, vegan restaurants to show how far the movement has come from breaded eggplant and more.
MUSIC
Full Moon Festival 2014
Aug. 8, 4 p.m.
Governors Beach Club
1 Carder Rd., Governors Island
$30-$125, 212-896-4600
www.fullmoonfest.com
Catch the dance-pop of Delorean beside the soulful electronic sounds of Young & Sick, performing under the powerful influence of the August full moon. Let your inner werewolf out on the beaches of Governors Island and feast on food from some of NYC’s finest, like Tacombi, feelfood and Spur Tree.
Lera Lynn brings her soulful sound to Joe’s Pub.
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Lera Lynn
Aug. 8, 9 p.m.
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St.
$15, 212-539-8778
www.leralynn.com
All the way from Nashville, Lera Lynn comes to NYC to share her take on the Americana genre. Whether she’s stripping down TV on the Radio songs for her own purposes or tearing through her single “La Di Da” from her upcoming album “The Avenues,” her style is deep, dark and powerful.
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Aug. 12, 7 p.m.
Watermark Bar
78 South St.
$35, 212-742-8200
www.watermarkny.com
Take in the amazing views of South Street Seaport while getting down to some serious P-Funk. Kicking it since the ‘60s, George Clinton and his crew have been one of the most influential groups in soul, funk, disco and music in general. They’re the largest group to ever be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and are the true OGs.
ART
New York Art Deco Scavenger Hunt
Aug. 9, 10 a.m.
Open House NYC
1133 Broadway, Suite 802
$30, 212-991-6470
www.ohny.org
Go on this Art Deco-themed adventure and learn all about some of NYC’s finest buildings and public spaces. Decipher over 60 clues and post photos to Instagram with your team to earn points and win prizes. Sign up on your own or create a team, just be sure to come up with a really cool name like The Chrysler Building Spires or something.
CULTURE
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Aug. 9-10, 10:30 a.m.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free, 718-767-1776
www.hkdbf-ny.org
Now in its 24th year, this festival is the oldest, largest and most traditional dragon boat festival in the United States. Over 120 dragon boat teams compete for cash, prizes and trophies while attendees enjoy traditional Chinese food and performances. Entertainment includes the Shaolin Temple Warrior Monks demonstrating kung fu, the Drum Spirit of China and traditional music.
FILM
Outdoor Cinema: ‘13 Assassins’
Aug. 13, 7 p.m.
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City
Free, 718-956-1819
www.socratessculpturepark.org
Leave the kids at home for this one – cult director Takashi Miike brings this samurai film set in the 19th century during the end of Japan’s feudal era to the big screen. Miike is known for his use of violence, but also his ability to balance it with fine storytelling. Surely the samurai swordfighting will be brutal but amazingly choreographed.
READINGS
Batman’s 75th Birthday Celebration
Aug. 13, 12:30 p.m.
Bryant Park Reading Room
42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Free, 212-768-4242
www.bryantpark.org
Woah! Batman is 75 years old and somehow still protecting the fine folks of Gotham City from the likes of the Joker and the Penguin¬ – shouldn’t they be using walkers by now? Catch comic writer Scott Snyder (author of the first five volumes of “Batman: The New 52”) in conversation with DC Entertainment’s John Cunningham.
The Rockettes will preview this “Radio City Christmas Spectacular!” on Sixth Avenue next Thursday.
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Christmas in August
Aug. 14, 11 a.m.
Sixth Avenue and 50th Street
Free, 212-247-4777
www.RadioCityChristmas.com
Instead of trying to fight the carols that randomly beset your brain just as the weather is at its hottest, let the Rockettes make you feel like the snow is almost back as they preview their annual “Radio City Christmas Spectacular!” in front of their Christmas home at Radio City Music Hall. Santa will be there too — with snow!
COMING UP
East Ville Hoedown
Aug. 16, 2:30 p.m.
Webster Hall
125 East 11th St.
$50, 212-353-1600
www.websterhall.com
It’s a country-themed beer, whiskey, moonshine, bacon and BBQ stomper, taking place on all four floors of Webster Hall. Indulge in the best white lightning, bourbon and whiskeys straight from Kentucky and Tennessee while indulging in genuine Southern fare by Michael Rodriguez – the former pit master from the world famous Salt Lick in Austin, Texas. Dance to live bluegrass, take a pic in the mechanical bull photo booth and bring home a souvenir drinking boot – maybe don’t wear it though.
2014 Mets Concert Series: Boyz II Men
Aug. 16, 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field
123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Queens
$20-$184, 718-507-6387
www.boyziimen.com
Boys II Men made you feel funny at your middle school dance while you were slow dancing with your crush at arm’s length, singing along to “End of the Road” thinking you were madly in love. While actually reliving those days would be dreadful, reminiscing with the same soundtrack after a Mets game will be amazin’. (See what we did there, Mets fans?) A rare opportunity to see the old school R&B Grammy-winning crew outside – now as actual men!
French Wine: Discoveries from the Astor Cellar
Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m.
Astor Center
399 Lafayette St.
$79, 212-674-7501
www.astorcenternyc.com
Tour the wine regions of France with the owner of Astor, Andy Fisher. With a focus on small-production artisanal wines, you’ll enjoy bottles from esteemed vineyards in Burgundy, Chablis, Bordeaux, Champagne and more. Get a buzz while you learn how these wines are made, which foods pair best with them, and their origin.
Rich Dad Education Workshops
Aug. 20-23
Various locations; free
Register at www.RichDadEvent.com
In debt, or just looking for ways to avoid it? These free information sessions taking place in around New York and New Jersey focus on how to become smarter about money and build long-term cash flow regardless of their current financial situations.
