34: Event Planner for August 1st through 4th

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• 164 years ago on August 1, 1855 — Castle Clinton begins functioning as the country's first immigrant processing center at the tip of Manhattan — Castle Clinton begins functioning as the country's first immigrant processing center at the tip of Manhattan \n\n It was operated by New York until April 18, 1890, when the U.S. government would take control. Immigrant processing moved to Ellis Island on January 2, 1892.

• Thursday, August 1 — The Rolling Stones and The Wombats — — MetLife Stadium

• Thursday, August 1 — The Summer Slaughter Tour, Cattle Decapitation, Brand of Sacrifice, Carnifex, Lorna Shore, Nekrogoblikon, Rivers of Nihil, and The Faceless — (le) poisson rouge

• Thursday, August 1 — Ben Folds and Violent Femmes — The Rooftop at Pier 17

• Thursday, August 1 — Blood Orange and Kelsey Lu, Blood Orange, and Kelsey Lu — Lincoln Center

• Thursday, August 1 — Coffee and Connections — Muhlenberg Library

• Thursday, August 1 — Central Park Tour: The Belvedere: Beautiful View — Belvedere Castle (in Central Park)

• Thursday, August 1 — Conception Art Show - New York City - August — M1-5 Lounge in Tribeca

• Thursday, August 1 — Movies with a View: Crooklyn — Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

• Thursday, August 1 — NYAFAIR VIP Artist Reception August 1, Tribeca’s Contemporary Art Fair NYA — NYA art center | newyorkart.com in Tribeca

• Thursday, August 1 — Open House/Open Studios: Summer 2019 Artists — Celebrate the summer with BRIC and our summer 2019 artists-in-residence! — BRIC House in Boerum Hill

• Thursday, August 1 — West African Dance Workshop — Sherman Creek Park (in Sherman Creek)

• Thursday, August 1 — The Chemical Brothers with Charlotte de Witte — Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills

• Thursday, August 1 — Twilight in the Garden: Moonflowers and Angel’s Trumpets Walk — Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill)

• Thursday, August 1 — Disco 54 Show — George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park)

• Thursday, August 1 — The Rolling Stones with The Wombats (Rescheduled from 6/13) — MetLife Stadium

• Thursday, August 1 — Khalid with Clairo — Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards

• Thursday, August 1 — Herbie Hancock — Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side

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• Friday, August 2 — Bad Religion and The Explosion — — Webster Hall

• Friday, August 2 — Torche, Murder Pact, and Wear Your Wounds — — Brooklyn Bazaar

• Friday, August 2 — Cayetana, Bacchae, and Katie Ellen — — Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Friday, August 2 — First Fridays: House Music Edition Honoring Larry Levan — Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Striver's Row / St. Nicholas

• Friday, August 2 — Hidden Colors 5-Film Screening — SVA Theatre in Chelsea

• Friday, August 2 — Sarah McLachlan with The New York Pops — Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills

• Friday, August 2 — Barry Manilow — Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown

• Friday, August 2 — Coney Island Friday Night Fireworks — Between West 10th Street and West 15th Street (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk)

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• The Department of Transportation's Summer Streets will close streets in Manhattan from 7am to 1pm from 72nd Street down Park Avenue and to the Brooklyn Bridge. The streets will be emptied out and made available to bicyles and pedestrians, with events and activities all along the route.

• Saturday, August 3 — Walk Up Kayaking in Brooklyn Bridge Park — Pier 2 Dock (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

• Saturday, August 3 — Brooklyn Beach Sports Festival — West 10th Street Boardwalk Entrance (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk)

• Saturday, August 3 — GetCoveredNYC - Table — Organization GetCoveredNYC assists New Yorkers with enrolling in affordable health insurance through in-person outreach. — Stapleton Library

• Saturday, August 3 — Bike Camp For Adults — Forest Park Visitor Center (in Forest Park)

• Saturday, August 3 — Bad Religion with The Explosion — Brooklyn Steel in Greenpoint

• Saturday, August 3 — Ghana Fest-NY 2019 — Crotona Park in Tremont

• Saturday, August 3 — Ecology Park Tour — Ecology Park

• Saturday, August 3 — Central Park Tour: The Belvedere: Beautiful View — Belvedere Castle (in Central Park)

• Saturday, August 3 — Summer on the Hudson: Sweet Spot Festival — On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers),125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers)

• Saturday, August 3 — Movies Under the Stars: Crazy Rich Asians — Annunciation Playground

• Saturday, August 3 — Barbra Streisand — 8pm Madison Square Garden

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• Sunday, August 4 — 23rd Annual Rockaway Sandcastle Championship — Beach 117th Street (in Rockaway Beach)

• Sunday, August 4 — Walk Up Kayaking in Brooklyn Bridge Park — Pier 2 Dock (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)

• Sunday, August 4 — Barry Manilow — 7pm Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown