Michelle, who sent me the info about the Trash show has a great and informative post on her own blog, BRAIN TERRAIN, a blog for or New Yorkers interested in more than just drinking, clubbing, and networking, about summer in the city. I include some of it here and urge you to check it out. She will be updating this list frequently. Thanks, Michelle.

New York Summer Street Fair Schedule.
What’s New York without a dozen street fairs each weekend? Stroll down
the avenue, pick up a falafel sandwich and a lemonade, buy unique
jewelry you won’t find anywhere else. All at bargain prices!

Shakespeare in the Park is back with Macbeth!
Runs until June 9th. You can pick up your free ticket on the day of the
performance (two free tickets per person), but be sure to arrive early
to brave the long lines. I’d recommend getting there at 9 am. Is it
worth it? You decide.

In the winter, Bryant Park is an ice rink.  In the summer, Bryant Park becomes a mecca for all sorts of events, including the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival, the Good Morning America Concert Series, the Broadway snippets, and the noontime Word for Word reading series.  Oh, and don’t forget Piano in the Park, everyday from 12-2 pm.

There’s never a dull moment at Central Park Summerstage,
which features readings and concerts every summer. Next up: on Friday,
a documentary about six musicians who fled the violence of their native
Sierra Leone and started playing together in the refugee camps of
Guinea.

Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival at Prospect Park.  Once again, the bandshell is open to jazz, rock, reggae, classical concerts and much more! 

Madison Square Park reads, sponsored by the National Book Foundation, starts Thursday with authors Susannah Lessard, Paula Uruburu, and Miriam Berman reading.  6:30 pm.

The Naumburg Concerts
start on Tuesday, June 27 at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
(mid-park at the 72nd St entrance). The Imani Winds, the genre-busting
African–American/Latino woodwind quintet, will be playing. The
ensemble’s repertoire merges classical European and Pan-African music,
providing a unique blend of classical, world and jazz music. 7:30 pm.

The River to River Festival.  Don’t know about you, but I’m saving the dates for Hot Chip and Belle and Sebastian.

And there’s always the trusty NYC litscape calendar.

This
will be constantly updated and referred to during the summer. If you
know of any other ongoing free events, please let me kno