PS1 Warmup: Summer Dance Extravaganza

What makes you a real New Yorker? It may be giving directions to ten different people, but far more fun is heading to the PS1 Warmup for one of the best dance parties in New York.

The atmosphere is always chill and electric, thanks to the combination of amazing music and the outdoor museum setting. Thousands of New Yorkers alternate hanging out and drinking with dancing for hours against the urban setting of Long Island City. Head to Water Taxi Beach afterwards to keep the party going.

*PS1 was the first school in Long Island City, until it was resurrected as one of the first contemporary art centers in the nation

*Toilets are one of the biggest complaints, the lines can get out of hand. Try the Irish bar across the street.

*Every year PS1 invites design proposals from young architects; the winner designs the courtyard/dance floor for the summer

Admission is $10, free for members. The Warmup is held every Saturday, 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. June 30 - September 1, 2007, including this Saturday. Take the 7 to 45 Road-Courthouse Sq or the EV to 23 Street (Ely Avenue) Make sure to arrive early to avoid the line.

Summer Swing

Every Wednesday night this summer, the Boston Harbor Hotel will be hosting free swing concerts, so you can come and dance to live music.

Folk Dancing by the Fountain

Starting on June 5th, the Folk Arts Center of New England will be offering free basic folk dance lessons every Tuesday throughout the summer! No partners or previous dance experience necessary, it's just a good time being held outside in Copley Square.

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum

Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome and has but one wish, to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Lycus, a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero.