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We’ll Be at East River Park for Summer Stage This Evening

We are heading over to the East River Park Bandshell tonight for the Mac DeMarco concert at Summer Stage.

Arts Watch: Madcap Musician Mac DeMarco Takes the Stage at East River Park

We’ll be at the East River Bandshell on Wednesday to see Canadian crooner and video-making goofball (an artist on everyone’s “you gotta check him out” list) Mac DeMarco.

E. Village Radio Will Live Stream White Rabbits From E. River Park

White Rabbits

If you can’t make it to SummerStage at E. River Park to hear the drum banging indie rock band, White Rabbits, tonight, you can log on and listen to a live stream via East Village Radio. Check in online at 7pm for a link. DJ Elhaam from “Guilty Pleasure” on East Village Radio, will host the live concert stream. Brooklyn indie-popers, Hospitality, will open the show.

The Lo-Down List: This Week’s Happenings

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Ackroyd and Belushi are The Blues Brothers - at the Sunshine this weekend.

Wed., August 11

Tenement Talks hosts author Ghita Schwarz in conversation with Sara Ivry. They will discuss her novel, Displaced Persons, a story of a group of Holocaust survivors struggling to remake their lives and cope with the stigma of their pasts in the wake of monumental Nazi horrors. FREE // 6:30pm // Tenement Museum – 108 Orchard St.

The Lo-Down List: This Week’s Happenings

Our weekly look at upcoming happenings on the Lower East Side. If you have a neighborhood event you would like us to post, please email us here.

Wednesday, August 4

Summer Stage is finally on its way down to East River Park with a slew of free concerts this month, beginning with George Lamond, Judy Torres and DJ Lucho. As we mentioned earlier, there will be FREE valet bike parking for each concert as well. // FREE // 7pm.

Free Bike Valet Service at East River Park Concerts

The City Parks Foundation is teaming up with Transportation Alternatives to offer FREE bike valet service for all the Summer Stage shows happening in the East River Park throughout the month of August. The program is part of an initiative to reclaim the water front in East River Park.