Posted by Nick on October 23, 2011
If you’re going to be in New York City in the next few months, you can go for a skate at the Rockefeller Center Ice Rink.
The rink opened for the 2011- 2012 winter season last week. The lowest prices are during the pre-holiday time, which ends on November 4th. After that, prices go up.
Hours and admission fees are different for the pre-holiday and holiday schedule.
Pre-holiday goes through November 3, 2011. Adult Skating Prices: Monday – Thursday = $10.00, Friday – Sunday & Holidays $14.00. Lunch Skating Prices: Monday – Thursday $6.00 between 11:30am-1pm (excluding holidays). Seniors & Kids under 11 Skating Prices: Monday – Thursday = $8.00, Friday – Sunday & Holidays = $8.50. Skate Rental: $8.00
Pre-holiday hours:
Monday-Thursday
9:00am – 1:00pm
1:30pm – 5:30pm
6:00pm – 10:30pm
Friday
8:30am – 11:00am
11:30am – 2:00pm
2:30pm – 4:30pm
5:00pm – 7:00pm
7:30pm – 9:30pm
10:00pm – midnight
Saturday
8:30am – 11:30am
12:00pm – 2:00pm
2:30pm – 4:00pm
4:30pm – 6:00pm
6:30pm – 8:00pm
8:30pm – 10:00pm
10:30pm – midnight
Sunday & Holidays
8:30am – 11:30am
12:00pm – 2:00pm
2:30pm – 4:30pm
5:00pm – 7:00pm
7:30pm – 10:00pm
The holiday schedule is from November 4, 2011 to January 6, 2012. Adult Skating Prices November 4th – November 17th: Monday – Thursday = $15.50, Friday – Sunday = $19.00. Adult Skating Prices November 18th – January 6th: $21.00. Seniors & Kids under 11 Skating Prices November 4th – November 17th: Monday – Thursday = $9.50, Friday – Sunday = $10.50. Seniors & Kids under 11 Skating Prices: November 18th – January 6th $12.50. Skate Rental: $10.00
Holiday daily hours:
8:30am – 10:00am
10:30am – 12:00pm
12:30pm – 2:00pm
2:30pm – 4:00pm
4:30pm – 6:00pm
6:30pm – 8:00pm
8:30pm – 10:00pm
10:30pm – midnight
You can also get cheaper group rates. And if you need ice skating lessons, you can get them at the rink. For more information, call 212-332-7655.
Hours and fees for the January 7 – April 2012 schedule have not yet been released.
Posted by Nick on June 7, 2011
Do you fly on American Airlines? Well, if you can fly out of Dallas or Miami, or want to fly to one of those locations, you may be able to win a discount code on AA.
The All American Airlines Shootout game, which is on the AA Facebook page, gives you the chance to win a 50% off or 15% off discount code.
You must enter to win by June 14th, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. A total of 100 of the 50% codes are being given out. And 9,900 of the 15% off codes are being awarded.
If you win a code, it is valid for travel within the 48 continental US states for travel between September 6, 2011 and November 14, 2011. And remember, you need to either fly out of DFW or MIA – OR fly to one of those airports to use the code (should you win one).
Posted by Nick on June 6, 2011
Like Good Morning America, the Today Show also has a summer concert series each year. All concerts take place at Rockefeller Center, which is where the today show films. If you want to secure a prime spot, you have to get there early. People will start lining up at 5 a.m. or earlier for the more popular singers.
The The Today show free concert series kicked off on May 27th with Rihanna, but there are still plenty of shows for you to check out.
Here’s the full lineup for the 2011 The Today Show free concert series:
June 3rd – New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys
June 10th – The Script
June 17th – Kenny Chesney
June 24th – Bruno Mars
July 1st – Pitbull featuring T-Pain and Ne-Yo
July 8th – Blake Shelton
July 15th – Chris Brown
July 22nd – Cee Lo Green
July 29th – Journey
Aug. 5th – Maroon 5
Aug. 12th – Zac Brown Band
Aug. 19th – Enrique Iglesias
Aug. 26th – Train
Sept. 2nd – Lenny Kravitz
Posted by Nick on
If you are going to be in New York City this summer, you may be able to catch a top music star performing for free as part of Good Morning America’s 2011 GMA Summer Concert Series. The series kicked off this year on May 27th with a free Lady Gaga show, which was only available for people that got tickets in advance.
All of the shows take place at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield. Entry is at 6:00 a.m. and you can watch the sound check by the artist at 7:00 a.m.. Each day’s performance begins between 8:30 a.m. and 8:40 a.m.
The live broadcast will be over each performance day at 9:00 a.m. and all performances are over by 9:10 a.m each day.
Here’s the full lineup for 2011:
June 3rd – The Go-Go’s
June 10th – Jennifer Hudson
June 17th – Selena Gomez
June 24th – Florence & the Machine
July 1st – Beyonce
July 8th – Miranda Lambert
July 15th – Brad Paisley
July 22nd – the Goo Goo Dolls
July 29th – Debbie Gibson and Tiffany
Aug. 5th – Nicki Minaj
Aug. 12th – the American Idol Top 11
Aug. 19th – Taio Cruz
Aug. 26th – not yet released
Sept. 2nd – Mary J. Blige
Posted by Nick on January 20, 2011
The Universal Orlando 2011 Mardi Gras celebration takes place on weekend nights again this year. It starts on February 12, 2011 and lasts through April 23, 2011.
The concerts all take place at the Universal Studios Orlando theme park. The concerts are included with admission, so no separate ticket is needed.
Here’s the lineup for 2011:
- Feb. 12: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- Feb. 19: The B-52s
- Feb. 20: KC & The Sunshine Band
- Feb. 26: Pitbull
- March 5: Lynyrd Skynyrd
- March 12: Foreigner
- March 18: Neon Trees
- March 19: Thirty Seconds to Mars
- March 25: OneRepublic
- March 26: Blake Shelton
- April 1: Sean Kingston
- April 2: Ne-Yo
- April 9: Lifehouse
- April 16: The Beach Boys
