NEW YORK TODAY
Enjoy more NYC with a daily look at where to go and what to do – close to home and around the city.
‘GARDENS’ OF DELIGHT.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its exhibit “Chinese Gardens: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats,” showcasing more than 60 paintings and pieces of ceramics, carved bamboo, lacquerware and textiles. 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Adults, $25; seniors, $17; students, $12; kids under 12, free. 1000 Fifth Ave. (212) 535-7710.
THE ‘KONG’ AND I.
The Coney Island Film Society presents the original “King Kong” at the Coney Island Museum. The 1933 film classic follows a giant gorilla who goes ape over a beautiful young woman (Fay Wray). 8:15 p.m. $10. 1208 Surf Ave., Brooklyn. (718) 372-5159.
LAWN DAY’S JOURNEY.
Channel your inner Jay Gatsby at the seventh annual Jazz Age Lawn Party. The 1920s-themed event will feature music by Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra, Charleston lessons and a motor-car exhibition. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $15; free for kids under 12. Governors Island. (646) 201-6624.
DOG DAYS.
Check out the Lucky Dogs Jazz Band in concert at the Louis Armstrong House Museum. The group puts their spin on New Orleans jazz. 2 p.m. $15. 34-56 107 St., Queens. (718) 478-8274.
GONE WITH THE WINDS.
The Columbia Summer Winds, an outdoor concert band of amateur musicians, will perform in Washington Square Park. Their repertoire includes Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” and John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” 2 p.m. Free. Info: ColumbiaSummerWinds.org.
HAVE A BLAST.
Build a rocket with the Staten Island Museum’s Junior Science Club. 10 a.m.-noon. $8. 75 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island. (718) 727-1135.
GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM.
Take community rowing and see what floats your boat at Hunts Point Riverside Park. Sponsored by the Bronx River Alliance. Noon-5 p.m. Free. Lafayette Ave., between Edgewater Road and the Bronx River. (718) 430-4665.
WHERE WERE YOU IN ’62?
Look back 50 years with the Greater Astoria Historical Society’s “History Roundtable: 1962.” Recall the Beatles, the Beach Boys and “The Beverly Hillbillies.” 1 p.m. $5. Fourth floor of Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, Queens. (718) 278-0700.
WONDERS DOWN UNDER.
CityParks Foundation presents Australia Day in Central Park, featuring music from Husky, Sheppard, High Highs, George Byrne, Maya Jupiter & Ashley Feraude. 3-7 p.m. Free. Rumsey Playfield, near 69th St. & Fifth Ave. (212) 360-1399.