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Here’s how to ice skate for free in honor of Wollman Rink’s 75th birthday
It’s said that the early bird catches the worm, but this Saturday, the early bird scores free admission to ice skate at Wollman Rink. The first 75 skaters at the door on Saturday, January 25, will get into the rink for free as Wollman Rink celebrates its 75th birthday. The rink opens at 10am, so prepare to get there early!
Even if you don’t nab free admission, skating this Saturday promises a nostalgia-packed experience with an interactive photographic journey through Wollman Rink’s storied history, plus classic treats inspired by the past seven decades.
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A birthday party wouldn’t be complete without sweet treats, of course. So to celebrate the occasion, there will be a retro-inspired candy bar that takes skaters on a sweet journey through the last seven decades. The Café located in The Clubhouse will also serve free hot chocolate, an ice skating staple that never goes out of style.
As for entertainment, skaters will be treated to performances by members of The Skating Club of New York and Ice Theatre of New York, who will perform special routines at 12pm and 2pm. Those performances harken back to the rink’s opening day in 1950 when skaters from the Junior Skating Club of New York took to the ice for a festive performance.
Though this weekend’s festivities celebrate 75 years, ice skating has been a part of Central Park’s DNA for much longer. In fact, original drawings by Central Park’s star designers Olmsted and Vaux labeled a body of water in the park as a “skating pond;” skating quickly became a popular wintertime activity for for New Yorkers.
“When Wollman Rink opened in 1950, it was a pivotal moment for outdoor recreation in New York City,” Bret Pidgeon, general manager of Wollman Rink, said in a press release. “The opening of Wollman Rink provided skaters with a safe and accessible space to create lasting memories on the ice, which is a legacy that has been present over the last 75 years and one we hope to continue for years to come.”
More birthday celebrations will continue throughout the year and will be announced at wollmanrinknyc.com.
Iconic British record store Rough Trade is expanding its space at Rockefeller Center
Rough Trade, the iconic U.K. record store that has cemented itself as a cultural institution on this side of the pond, announced that it will significantly expand its presence at the Rockefeller Center.
For an expansion it’s dubbing “Rough Trade Below,” the record store is creating an additional 4,000 square feet of space, adding room for even more vinyl records, intimate concerts and signings.
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Rough Trade relocated its flagship store from Williamsburg to the Rockefeller Center in 2021 after noting that its business was struggling as a result of the pandemic. The record store has seemingly done very well since it relocated, and its latest expansion will be right in front of the Rockefeller Center/47-50 Street B/D/F/M subway station.
“It’s clear that the ethos of Rough Trade—to narrow the gap between artist and audience—has struck a tremendous chord, here in New York,” said Stephen Godfroy, co-owner of Rough Trade, in a statement. “Creating a focus of counterculture in midtown Manhattan has thankfully proved to be a wildly successful move, and we look forward to creating an even stronger creative community as the year progresses.”
In the past year, Rough Trade has hosted shows and signings by some of the most iconic contemporary artists today, including Charli xcx, Coldplay and others. The Rough Trade Below expansion will increase the capacity for in-store events from several dozen to a couple of hundred spectators. Rough Trade Below will carry a selection of artist and band merch, audio hardware, a used records section, a selection of new and used CDs, BluRay movies, collectables, and more. It will also feature a new version of one of Rough Trade’s popular PhotoBooths. Note that the upstairs level of the store will also be renamed to “Rough Trade Above” to distinguish the two spaces from each other.
Rough Trade Below is set to open to the public this spring.
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Watch Timothée Chalamet Perform His Favorite Bob Dylan Songs On ‘SNL’
Timothée Chalamet’s SNL double duty on January 25th was, of course, an ode to Bob Dylan.
After portraying the blues crooner in A Complete Unknown — which earned him an Oscar nom — the 29-year-old actor decided to show us how much of a Dylanologist he’s become by performing the artist’s lesser-known hits: a medley of “Outlaw Blues” and “Three Angels” and “Tomorrow Is a Long Time,” none of which were in the new film.
“You might not know the Bob Dylan songs I’m performing, but they’re my personal favorites,” Chalamet said during his monologue. “I’m so grateful Saturday Night Live is still doing weird stuff like this 50 years in. “They’re either really nice for letting me do this or incredibly mean and this is all a big prank.”
Well, the joke’s on everyone who had doubts because we’d totally add these jams to our Spotify playlists.
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For the past five years, the actor has been working on his transformation into the famed singer, and judging from his SNL performance, there will always be a little Dylan in his mannerisms.
“Once I was in it, there was no coming back. I was fully in the Church of Bob,” he said, according to Searchlight Pictures. Have a look at his singing chops below.
James Blake joined Chalamet on the keyboard for the fun performances as well — a major win for the fellow music buffs tuning in. Which songs most impressed you?
If you’ve yet to see Chalamet transform to the folk icon, check out A Complete Unknown in theaters. And if you’re really looking for a history and music lesson rolled into one, the brand-new Bob Dylan walking tour will allow you to see the West Village through the singer’s POV.
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