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July 30, 2010

* Korean Cultural Service NY
Korea Day in Central Park
11:00 AM
Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, Mid-Park from 66th to 72nd Streets, Manhattan
Come immerse yourself in Korean culture in Central Park. There will be a variety of Korean food samples, including Korean-style cold noodles, rice punch and cinnamon punch. Watch live performances that fuse traditional and modern Korean culture.
FREE For more information, please call
(212) 448-1080 or visit
www.KoreaDayNYC.org

Brooklyn Academy of Music
Best of the Ottawa International Animation Festival
4:30 PM
BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
A special program highlighting the animated works from the Canadian festival.
Tickets: $13 adults; $9 for members For more information, please call
(718) 636-4100 or visit
www.BAM.org

The A.O. Movement Collective
90 ways to Wake from drowning
8:00 PM
Joyce Soho, 155 Mercer Street, Manhattan
The world premiere of "90 ways to Wake from drowning" a performance that bends storytelling into a visceral experience set amidst a visual wonderland of car crashes and heavy slow dances.
Tickets: $15; Students and seniors $12 For more information, please call
(212) 242-0800 or visit
www.Joyce.org

* Flushing Town Hall
Broadway Blockbusters: American Fantasy
8:00 PM
137-35 Northern Boulevard at the corner of Linden Place, Queens
Enjoy a tribute to Hollywood’s greatest musicals with songs from “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Titanic,” “Chicago” and many others.
Tickets: $20; $15 for seniors and members. For more information, please call
(718) 463-7700 or visit
www.FlushingTownHall.org

Queens Theatre in the Park
YOMO TORO Y Los Latino Del Son
8:00 PM
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Known as the Jimi Hendrix of salsa, TORO’s spectacular, pioneering use of the cuatro (Puerto Rico’s 10-stringed guitar) returns to Queens Theatre in the Park as part of The Latino Cultural Festival.
Tickets: $25; $20 in advance For more information, please call
(718) 760-0064 or visit
www.QueensTheatre.org

Columbia University - Department of Astronomy
Summer Sci-Fi Movie and Lecture Series
8:30 PM
Columbia University, Pupin Physics Laboratory, 550 West 120th Street, Manhattan
Stephanie Tonneson reveals "Discoveries in the Universe that will AMAZE YOU!" followed by, weather permitting, guided star-gazing with telescopes on the roof and/or College Walk.
FREE For more information, please call
(212) 854-3278 or visit
Outreach.Astro.Columbia.edu

*Chosen for 'This Week in the Community,'
appearing every Monday in The Times Metro section.

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