Location: Midtown West, NYC
Film: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Show time: 5 PM; FREE
Venue: Bryant Park
Food: Vinyl
Drink: Cellar Bar
Miscellaneous: The Bryant Park Hotel
Steven Spielberg’s scifi classic screens at Bryant Park for FREE and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, and Francois Truffaut telling the story of their encounters with an unidentified flying object. A perfect compliment to a night of music, well sort of, is For dinner, check out Vinyl, a rock and roll themed restaurant, where the menus are made of old album covers and the food is a mix of American and Thai. Don’t forget to check out the bathroom, each one has a music icon theme. With vaulted ceilings and a mostly red and cream interior, the Cellar Bar, located in the Bryant Park Hotel, is one gorgeous place, creating a sexy atmosphere. The drinks are pricey, but worth the stopover. For kicks, take a little walk through the The Bryant Park Hotel. This chic boutique hotel, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, not only has the Cellar Bar but the Koi Restaurant, a fantastic Japanese spot.
