New York: Agenda Wednesday, June 13

Events

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Central Park Tour: Views from the Past
Location: Dairy
Mid-Park at 65th Street
Notes: As you promenade through the heart of Central Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all.
Tour lasts approximately one hour. Call 212-794-6564 for directions.

5:45 PM to 9:00 PM Intro to Boxing and Beer, $45
Location: 110 Greenwich St. (1, R, W to Rector; 4, 5 to Wall St.)
Notes: Come work out your aggression in a fun group boxing training class!

We are going way downtown, to one of New York's most esteemed oldschool boxing gyms, Trinity Boxing. This is a boxing training class; all the punching is done on bags, not bodies :)
There we will have a dedicated 1.5 hour session with professional boxing trainers, and a get a killer workout! These are not random gym trainers-- the trainers at Trinity are also competition boxers, many on National teams and title-holders.
Our trainers will give us an introduction as they wrap all our hands & wrists.
We'll start with a cardio warm-up: jumping rope and stretching.
Next, we'll learn boxing techniques and shadowbox: jab, cross & duck!
Then it's on to the heavy bags: practicing our moves as the trainers work among us.
One by one, we will STEP INO THE RING to throw some punches with the trainers holding "focus pads". (You will feel just like Rocky by this point. Or Jim Braddock, if you prefer).
You're not done yet! Time for some conditioning work: plyometrics! 2-partner work with the medicine ball: situps, woodchoppers, squat & throw.
Just when you're about to drop, we'll cool down and loosen up with some shadowboxing and skills review.
Now, you've earned your beer! We'll really loosen up around the corner in O'Hara's Downtown Restaurant & Pub. We'll throw down pints of Sam Adams, Coors or Yuengling, or well drinks for $3. Order a burger, sit back, and discuss who had the most powerful jab.
All of this on a weekday night--sure beats the gym!

Trinity Boxing Gym
110 Greenwich St. (1, R, W to Rector; 4, 5 to Wall St.)
Boxing Start time: 6pm Please arrive at 5:45 to change clothes and get your hands wrapped
Beer & Chow: 7:30
First drink is included in price.
$45
Price includes:
Boxing training session with certified trainers
All equipment and wrist wraps
Authentic old-school athletic experience
First drink at O'Hara's
Dates:
05/30/2007 Register
06/13/2007 Register
06/20/2007 Register
06/27/2007 Register

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Booker T. & the MGs with guest Sharon Jones
Location: Battery Park City, Rockefeller Park
Notes: 2007 River to River Festival: Free performances by international artists and big name benefit shows.
This 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and 2007 GRAMMY®Lifetime Achievement award winner is responsible for creating the spare and punchy "Memphis sound." The group will perform a soulful show with guest vocalist "Queen of Funk" Sharon Jones. RAIN LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School Auditorium, Chambers and West Streets.

9:00 PM to 11:00 PM "The Devil Wears Prada" Movie Night in Hoboken
Location: Pier A Park - Hoboken