About this episode

The episode discusses indoor activities in NYC for a rainy Memorial Day weekend, featuring arts and culture recommendations and events.

Rain may be in the forecast for Memorial Day weekend, but New York City still has plenty to offer. WNYC arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins us to share indoor arts and culture picks for the long weekend, from story time at The Metropolitan Museum of Art to free exhibits at MoMA PS1. Plus, we talk about New Yorkers fishing in city waters, a new immersive Radiohead experience, and the summer lineup for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, including our guesses for a mysterious Aaliyah tribute show. Photo: Anna Rawls -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Guest: Matthew Schnipper

Topics covered

• Memorial Day
• arts and culture
• indoor activities
• New York City
• fishing
• festivals

Keywords

• Memorial Day
• New York City
• arts
• culture
• indoor activities
• fishing
• Radiohead
• Aaliyah
• BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WNYC, MoMA PS1

Books & works: Radiohead

Places: New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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