2018 Summer Series Throwback Thursday Lineup
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) brings nostalgic fun to the Flatiron North Public Plaza on Throwback Thursdays. The event series will run Thursday, June 22nd through Thursday, August 9th in the Plaza on the north side of 23rd Street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
The BID organizes a play station with giant games, board games, and cornhole; it is free and open to the public beginning at 11 am.
Local performance venues and arts studios, including The Center for Book Arts and Fujifilm Wonder Photo Shop, join in on the fun to provide free cultural education and entertainment from 12 pm to 2 pm on select Thursdays. At 6 pm each Thursday, local musicians will entertain passersby on the Plaza.
Continuing this year, the BID is partnering with Eataly and Shake Shack for "Summer Sweets" with complimentary servings of Eataly's Gelato on June 21st, Shake Shack's Frozen Custard at "Mid-Summer Scoops" on July 19th, and and Eataly's Mini Cannoli on August 9th. Each tasting* begins at 6 pm.
Here is the full schedule of Throwback Thursdays for Summer 2018:
- Thursday, June 21 - Games, The Center for Book Arts, Summer Scoops Kickoff: Free Gelato with Eataly & The Peoples Improv Theater
- CANCELLED!: Thursday, June 28 - Games, Fujifilm Wonder Photo Shop and The Jazz Gallery has been cancelled due to rain. Wonder Photo Shop will be on the Plaza July 12th.
- Thursday, July 5 - Games & The Jazz Gallery
- Thursday, July 12 - Games, Fujifilm Wonder Photo Shop & Hill Country Live
- CANCELLED!: Thursday, July 19 - Games and Performance by TADA! Youth Theater have been cancelled due to a burst steam pipe in the district. The Center for Book Arts will be on the plaza August 9 and Mid-Summer Scoops: Free Frozen Custard with Shake Shack will take place July 26th.
- Thursday, July 26 - Games, Hill Country Live, Mid-Summer Scoops: Free Frozen Custard with Shake Shack
- Thursday, August 2 - Games & North Coast as seen at The Peoples Improv Theater
- Thursday, August 9 - Games, The Center for Book Arts, Summer Sweets: Free Mini-Cannoli with Eataly & The Jazz Gallery
For more information, please visit FlatironDistrict.nyc/summer2018
*While supplies last
