NYColor Outings

Here are two fun upcoming outings to join in on!  Email me to find out meeting times and locations.

SUN May 20th - Shakespeare Sunday! (note updated scheduled)

• 11am - Last minute, I'm going to The Great GoogaMooga Festival with Susan L., woo-hoo!  Thanks for the invite!
• 7pm - Random Access Theater's production of Twelfth Night (free!) to see Jessica K. as Voila/Sebastian!  One of my fave Shakespeare plays: ). [Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1.  See website for additional information]

SAT June 2nd - Trip to Hawaii via Brooklyn + Mystery Radio Show

• 12pm - Aloha Grinds - This is a suggestion from our resident islanders Evan and Gigi.  BBQ, spam musubi, bacon fried rice, and more yumminess! [R train to Coney Island, 77th St stop]
• 2pm - Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene - Might as well stop by, since it's in the neighborhood: )
• 6pm + 8pm - Partners & Crimes Mystery Bookstore Radio Show - we missed it last month, but we are determined to catch it this month!  The show is behind a secret wall, password is FUN: ) [$7 with RSVP (call 212-462-3027) - 44 Greenwich Ave bet 6th and 7th Ave, close to 1/2/3 14th St stop]

Fun! nycolorislife@gmail.com

Go Justin, Go!

This Saturday May 12th from 1-4pm, we're going to Randall's Island again to cheer on our friend Justin Y. as his team, the NY Rugby Club (FYI: the oldest rugby club in the US, who knew: ) faces off with the Village Lions Rugby Club.  We went last year, and it was really fun!

Join us - there will be free BBQ, drinks, snacks (Justin's famous spam musubi, yum!  That alone is worth the trek hehe), and of course, rugby!  It's like soccer, football, wrestling all into one.

Here's one video you can watch to prep you, if you haven't seen it before (click here).

For more details and to RSVP - see the Facebook invite HERE!  See you there!

Congrats, Tiffy!

The adorable Tiffany Y. was the first to correctly guess my favorite Chinatown Ice Cream Factory flavor (yes, black sesame!) and won the gift certificate from Slieberry Designs to enjoy some ice cream this summer!

We met up and made a night out of it: we started with BonChon Chicken + radish cubes (using a Yelp deal, of course - the meat was good, but the skin was a bit soggy and not crispy: ( and then shared a BiBimBap Burger from Social Eatz (winner of Eater's Best Burger in America competition), which made it all better - delicious night!

Good things do come for people who play, heheh, yay! (and thank you for the chocolates: ).

More Cinco Weekend Fun

SAT 5/5 

• Free Comic Book Day - find your local store here (like St. Marks Comics, Forbbiden Planet, Midtown Comics) and pick one up, free!
• 10am-8pm: Bike Expo NY - For you bike lovers, FREE - "vendors, live-performances, hands-on programming, bike gear giveaways and of course, free bicycle classes" [Pier 36, E. River + South St + Montgomery St]
• 6pm: Kentucky Derby - Jimmy Fallon said Bodemeister will win - which horse is your pick?
• 6pm and 8pm: Old-time Mystery Radio - Go through the secret bookcase entrance to see the show (password FUN).  This does look fun! [$7 with RSVP: 212-243-0440, 44th Greenwich AVE bet 6th and 7th | Facebook]
• 11:34pm: Look up to see the SUPERMOON aka the biggest and brightest full moon of the year!  It'll be about 15,300 miles closer to the Earth than normal.

ALL WEEKEND/ONGOING

• Thru 5/13 - 3-5pm: Starbucks "Frappy Hour" - 1/2 priced Frappaccinos.
• 4pm, Mon + Sat thru June: For Sleep No More lovers - check out this immersive murder mystery theater, Speakeasy Dollhouse (and don't be afraid to explore the secret passageways), $5 off promo code "help me" [LES].
• Opening Wknd! Thru 6/1 - Madison Square Eats - good eats (and drinks!) [MSP, B'way, 5th Ave, and 25th St]
• Thru June: Check out Rafael Barrios' optical illusion sculptures on Park Ave, cooool.

Cinco Giveaway + Weekend Fun!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Let's kick it off with a little May GIVEAWAY, yay!

• This one is from Leslie, the lovely and talented owner of customized stationary and design company, Slieberry Designs.  Have a wedding coming up or always wanted your own monogrammed letterhead: )?  She's your gal!
• TO PLAY:  Guess my favorite flavor from her client Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, and win a $10 gift certificate (which she designed, of course: ).  Enter here! NYColor Facebook Page.

Sweet!  And now, here are some fun ways to get your Cinco on today Sat 5/5 - in addition to tacos and margaritas:

• $5 Frito Pie (in a bag!) @ Anfora - What is it, you may ask? "Frito bags...[stuffed] with chile con carne, pico de gallo, and plenty of shredded cheese" - delicious: ) [34 8th Ave + Jane St/ 1, 2, 3 to 14th St]
• 11am - 10pm: $5 Go-Go Curry Birthday - $5 single size curry + free shirts for the 5th, 55th, 155th etc. customer! [38th bet 7th and 8th]
• 2pm and 830pm: $5 Carnegie Hall Performances - with code: may13645 (reg $50-$100).
• Cinco (and Kentucky Derby) - inspired Cupcakes!



• Robicelli - Mint Julip, Abuelita, Tres Leches...and limited edition: "El Melocoton de la Muerte" aka Peach Ghost Chili Cupcake, right (hottest pepper in the world!) [Dekalb Market + other locs]  ooo! And just posted: Guava and Cream Cheese Gelato Ice Cream Sandwiches!
• Kumquat Cupcakery - Whoa, check out these flavors: "Savory Cheddar Beer & Chipotle, Lime & Cilantro in tequila, and Mexican choco"! [BK Flea + Smorgasborg]
• 9pm: Greenpointers.com Cinco Launch Party - free tacos, photo booth, music, why not: ) [Greenpoint Heights, 278 Nassau Ave]

Have fun!

My TFF Picks!

Happy Festival Week!  The Tribeca Film Festival just kicked off this week (through 4/29), and it's another very NY must-do event.   The Festival came to life 11 years ago with the support of American Express to help revitalize the Tribeca neighborhood - and I think it has done a lot for lower Manhattan.  If anything, it has made it a cooler place to be - so be cool and go!

There are many great films this year, and below are the ones I want to see and when I would see them - if I had unlimited hours in the day and a time machine: ).
  
Click on the titles for more info and additional screening times.  Tix can be purchased online or at one of 3 venues (see here) - and don't forget about rush tix!

• Wed 4/18 - Opening Film - Five Year Engagement - heard it was good!
• Sat 4/21 @ 230pm - Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (from Youtube to the big stage)
• Sat 4/21 @ 3pm - Benji (Coodie and Chike; ESPN feature)
• Sat 4/21 @ 6pm - Struck by Lightning (Chris Colfter from Glee!)
• Sat 4/21 @ 830pm - Whole Lotta Sole (Brendan Fraser)
• Sat 4/21 @ 1030pm - The World Before Her (Miss India Pagent)
• Sat 4/21 @ 1159pm - Revenge for Jolly! (Kristen Wiig and others)
• Sun 4/22 @ 930pm - Chicken with Plums (music + love)
• Wed 4/25 @ 430pm - Giant Mechanical Man (Jenna Fischer, rom com) 
• Wed 4/25 @ 7pm - Consuming Spirits (15 yrs in the making of "experimental animation")
• Wed 4/25 @ 830pm - Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (this one is a much talked about doc) 
• Thurs 4/26 @ 630pm - Cut (Japanese punching bag)
• Thurs 4/26 @ 7pm - Planet of Snail (an unlikely love story about a Japanese couple; top jury prize @ the Amsterdam film fest)
• Thurs 4/26 @ 9pm - Lola Versus (Learning to be single again at 30)
• Thurs 4/26 @ 930pm - 2 Days in NY (Chris Rock)
• Sat 4/28 @ 3pm - Mansome (Morgan Spurlock and star exec team; doc about mandom/male grooming in America)
• Sat 4/28 @ 330pm - Ballroom Dancer (should be obvious, hehe - about Slavik!)
• Sat 4/28 @ 530pm - Trishna (Tess of the d'Urbervilles-esque (yay HS English haha); Freida Pinto)
• Sat 4/28 @ 830pm - Fame High (LA County School for the Arts)
• Sat 4/28 @ 1130pm - Postcards from the Zoo (zoo, magic, love: )
• Sat 4/28 - Closing Film - Avengers

What about you - what do you want to see?  www.tribecafilm.com

ENJOY!

2012 Tax Day Freebies!

Tax Day holds a special place in my heart, since this was one of my first Lunch Adventures and posts on all the free goodies you can get today to celebrate being done!  And I had such a great lunch buddy then too (hi Ryan: ).

Let's continue the tradition - there are a lot more than the ones listed, but below are available and I think more worthwhile to eat in NYC.  You can get a whole 3 course meal: ).

APP

• CHILI's  [None in Manhattan: (, but I know a few of you work in Jersey City! 425 Washington Blvd] - Free App or Dessert with purchase of an adult entree (Thru 4/18) - Like them on FB and get the coupon.  Or just stay for $20 dinner for 2!
• ARBY's [None in Manhattan] - Like on FB and get free curly fries, with coupon.
• WHITE CASTLE [8th ave b/t 37-38th] - BOGO Chicken Breast Sandwich (coupon)

DINNER

• CHEVY'S Fresh Mex [42nd + 8th Ave] - Get 2 premium Herradura margaritas for $10.40, and today only Chevy's is picking up the tax on all meals.
• BOSTON MARKET [23rd + 7th Ave] - Buy 1 meal + fountain drink, get a 2nd meal free!  Get the coupon here.

DESSERT

• CINNABON [33rd + 5th Ave, B'way + 34th] - 2 Free bites between 6-8pm.

Enjoy, and good job!

NYChar