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    Gothamist Guide To August: 20 Ways To Make The Most Of Summer's Finale

    by Scott Heins
    Published July 30, 2015
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    The arrival of August already has us all hot and a little bothered, but at least there's a surfeit of amazing happenings to look forward to in NYC during the next four steamy weeks. We've made sorting through your options easier with this how-to guide on Making The Most Out Of The End of Summer or your hard-earned money back, guaranteed.

    <br/><br/>The arrival of August already has us all hot and a little bothered, but at least there's a surfeit of amazing happenings to look forward to in NYC during the next four steamy weeks. We've made sorting through your options easier with this how-to guide on Making The Most Out Of The End of Summer or your hard-earned money back, guaranteed.

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    <br/><br/>The arrival of August already has us all hot and a little bothered, but at least there's a surfeit of amazing happenings to look forward to in NYC during the next four steamy weeks. We've made sorting through your options easier with this how-to guide on Making The Most Out Of The End of Summer or your hard-earned money back, guaranteed.
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    The arrival of August already has us all hot and a little bothered, but at least there's a surfeit of amazing happenings to look forward to in NYC during the next four steamy weeks. We've made sorting through your options easier with this how-to guide on Making The Most Out Of The End of Summer or your hard-earned money back, guaranteed.
    It's true, we may take the East River for granted, only mentioning it when it's being showered with fireworks or nearly freezing over. But this month it will become a stand-in for the mighty Ganges and a home for many solemn, flickering tiny lights during the Hindu Aarti lamp ritual. Lead by local Hindu leader Aeilushi Mistry, the ritual invites visitors to light a candle and float it out onto the river in a tiny boat as petition of peace and reverence. Materials will be provided, along with a dance performance, so center yourself and head to Brooklyn's Pebble Beach for a bit of centuries-old tranquility.Saturday, August 1, 4 p.m. // Pebble Beach at Brooklyn Bridge Park // Free
    The Bronx Museum will host its own Boogie On The Boulevard series of block parties all through the month. These kids-friendly events will feature fitness classes, youth spoken word and poetry readings, salsa dancing, indie art and more. The gatherings are held right on Grand Concourse and stretch out for six blocks, which should give you and your smaller-sized companions plenty of room to run amok, take in some art, and work up an appetite. Parents, babysitters, and just about anyone in the neighborhood will want to make the trip. And yes, there's Zumba.August 2nd, 9th, and 16th; 12-4 p.m. // Grand Concourse between 161st and 167th, the Bronx // Free
    This month at Housing Works, dig into your commitment issues and need for instant gratification with Speed Shrinking! As part of the launch for Susan Shapiro's new novel What's Never Said, neurotic New Yorkers will have the chance to visit with eight self help professionals, from Upper East Side sex therapists to Long Island-based Archetypal astrologists. Whether you're looking for advice on love, lust, divorce, or codependence, this smattering of no-strings-attached specialists will be there to lend an ear and a moment of their time. Shapiro herself created speed shrinking after her full time analyst flew the coop and has been hosting regular sessions at Housing Works ever since. The event (unlike a full length appointment with any of the night's guests) is totally free, though attendees are encouraged to pick up a few books, with all sales benefiting the bookstore and AIDS charity. (Abigail Rowe)Monday, August 3rd, 7 p.m. // Housing Works Bookstore // Free
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