Thursday, May 27, 2010

Beat the heat

Memorial Day weekend is approaching, which means summer is finally officially upon us! If you're staying local for the holiday, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the season. Here's a few:

Water Taxi Beach's Memorial Day Party, 11am-11pm: from 4-6, nab clams, shrimp and oysters for 80 cents apiece, and slurp $6 pints of Sixpoint and Gaffel plus $9-12 cocktails all day long.

What better way to celebrate Fleet Week than by doing it on a boat? Join Wayne Kramer and political rap group The Coup on the 31st for their Rocks off Concert Cruise show.

Speaking of boats, the Intrepid's free Summer Movie Series begins Friday with a Flight Deck screening of Top Gun.

Relish your hot dog, and the fact that you're not stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Grilling is for those with tricked-out rooftops or suburban backyards. Do it up city-style and celebrate the opening weekend of BKLYN Yard with PARKED: eats from NYC's best food trucks. I have a feeling Van Leeuwen's is going to rake it in.

Sip a summer seasonal, slather on the SPF, and blast some songs of summer:
Admiral Radley - I Heart California
She & Him - In the Sun
Dom - Living in America
Quadron - Pressure
Math & Physics Club - Jimmy Had a Polaroid
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em

More of my warm-weather playlist to come. Happy holidays!

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