'The Cherry Orchard' performance and Rocket Park exhibition: how to spend a weekend in New York (June 24-26)

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What: Museum garden tour

When: Friday-Sunday, June 24-26

Where: The Met Cloisters W. 193rd Street at Washington Ave. New York, NY 10040

More: Guided tours of the garden take place at 13:00 every day from Tuesday to Sunday. Once you have enjoyed the gardens, stop by the museum to learn more about the amazing works of art. The performances in the gallery focus on a specific theme, revealing intriguing aspects of medieval art.

Cost: Free options

What: Performance “The Cherry Orchard”

When: Friday-Sunday, June 24-26

Where: Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 W 37th St #501, New York, NY 10018

More: Arlekin Players presents its new experiment - the off-Broadway performance "The Cherry Orchard", staged under the direction of Ukrainian director Igor Golyak. For this production, a four-dimensional universe was created, inhabited by robots, side by side with traditional Chekhov characters, and a Russian soldier who ended up in a “garden”.

Jessica Hecht will play the bankrupt aristocrat Ranevskaya, and Mikhail Baryshnikov will play the elderly servant of Firs and Chekhov himself.

Viewers can choose between watching an immersive production at the Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) live or online (via ZOOM).

Performances are held from June 7 to July 3 every day except Monday.

You can buy tickets for link.

Cost: From $ 89

What: Rocket Park Exhibition

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When: Friday-Sunday, June 24-26

Where: 47-01 111th Street, NY 11368

More: Rocket Park is a huge exhibit on the grounds of the New York Hall of Science. Rocket Park features two major symbols of the US space program: the original Atlas booster with a replica of the Mercury capsule, and the original Titan II booster with a replica of the Gemini XNUMX-seat capsule.

In addition, Rocket Park has an interactive replica of the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule, allowing visitors to climb inside and experience the atmosphere in which the Mercury astronauts carried out their missions.

The exhibition, among other things, describes in words and pictures the history of the development of rockets and the evolution of the US space program.

Cost: $ 11-14

What: Charity concert to help Ukrainians

When: Friday, June 24, from 19:30 pm

Where: 135 Davidson Ave 135 Davidson Avenue Franklin Township, NJ 08873

More: Revived Soldiers Ukraine presents a charity concert by Ukrainian singer Natalia Karpa. The dance ensemble “Youth” will also join it. All funds raised will go to help the wounded Ukrainian soldiers.

Cost: $35

What: Evening market in the Bronx

When: Saturday, June 25, from 13:00

Where: Fordham Plaza 1 Fordham Plaza The Bronx, NY 10458

More: The Bronx Evening Market is waiting for its guests again. Here, more than 100 merchants will offer to try dishes from various cuisines of the world, you can buy a wide variety of goods.

Delicious food, refreshing drinks and live music - what else is needed for a great evening!

Cost: Free options

What: Performance “Worlds in Collision”

When: Saturday, June 25, from 19:00

Where: ESSENCE Theater-Studio (Stage) 2653 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11223

More: Essence Theater presents the American premiere of Worlds in Collision.

The play was written by renowned Israeli playwright Ido Netanyahu, inspired by a series of meetings between Professor Albert Einstein and Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky, as well as from their manuscripts and letters to each other.

About the heroes

Immanuel Velikovsky (1895-1979) - physician and psychoanalyst, creator of non-traditional theories in the field of history, geology and astronomy, in particular the author of the resonant books "Worlds in Collision", "Centuries in Chaos" and "revisionist" chronology, revising a number of provisions of ancient history .

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - theoretical physicist, one of the founders of modern theoretical physics, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, public figure and humanist. Lived in Germany, Switzerland and the USA. Honorary Doctor of about 20 leading universities in the world, member of many academies of sciences.

About the Developer

Ido Netanyahu is an Israeli playwright, author and physician.

“In writing Worlds in Collision, I tried to explore the limits of Man in his quest to reach the Supreme Perfect Knowledge, and the price he has to pay for it. Einstein, one of the two characters in the play, made a real revolution in our understanding of the universe and achieved great recognition, while Velikovsky, the second character in the play, tried to do the same, but in a different direction, and remained infamy. Why such difference? This is one of those intriguing questions that are reflected in the play,” commented the author.

Worlds in Collision was first staged by Nabi Abdurakhmanov in 2015 in Tashkent. The performance was warmly received by the audience not only on the native stage, but also at several representative international festivals.

The performance will be in Russian with English subtitles.

Cost: $35

What: Charity baking workshop

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When: Sunday, June 26, from 11:00

Where: Online

More: Join us to learn more about Black Sea sweet breads and flatbreads from this region. In this special masterclass, you will learn about some of the favorite pastry and bread traditions of the Black Sea region, from Ukraine and Georgia to Turkey and Armenia.

Using authentic ingredients and spices, you will learn about the history of baking in the region and how proximity to the "cradle of grain growing" has shaped the region, its people and their unique culinary traditions.

All proceeds will be donated equally to World Central Kitchen and UNICEF Ukraine.

Cost: Charity contribution

Dear readers! Please note that due to the epidemic of coronavirus infection, some activities may be canceled or rescheduled for other dates. Therefore, before visiting, we recommend checking the information on the sites of the organizers.

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In addition, look for interesting events for every day of the week in our calendar... Come in, find out, share with your friends. Before visiting, check the organizer's websites for details and locations of events, as they may change.

Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].

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