June 13, 2009
Beach Reading, Help Our Kids, What's Doing Around Town and Hot Dads
We love summer and catching up on our reading in a lounge chair, book in one hand, martini in the other. We've got our top ten suggestions for entertaining reads this summer. And we've got some suggestions for free and discounted offerings of things happening around town too. Plus, PTA Mom has her ten picks of the hottest Tomato Dads. Vote for your favorite! And we have a special request of all you tomatoes out there. A $10 donation will help our most at-risk kids in NYC and an organization that's near and dear to The Three Tomatoes. So read on.
Great Summer Reading
 We have just recently discovered author Cathy Lamb and have just finished reading three of her books. She is a wonderful writer and her books feature fabulous strong women and great characters you will love. Here first two novels, Julia's Chocolate, and The Last Time I Was Me are available in paperback. And our favorite, Henry's Sisters will be released in July. It is a must read. We loved, loved, loved it. If you enjoyed Terms of Endearment, Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, and Steel Magnolias, you will love Cathy Lamb's books with her delightful cast of eccentric and fabulous women. Let's hope there are some movies in her future too. Head over to our book club and read all our picks.
Help our kids succeed
 Partnership with Children is a wonderful non-profit organization that's helping thousands of at-risk NYC kids succeed in school and life. You can help the organization win the American Open challenge and gain a permanent presence on GlobalGiving.com. Your donation of as little as $10 will help implement Walking Path, a story/telling art therapy program developed by Partnership with Children that gives high risk students the chance to examine the personal challenges they face and the confidence to overcome them. Help us raise at least $4,000 by June 30. So please, help our kids right here in NYC and donate $10 today. The kids will benefit and The Three Tomatoes will love you.
Free (or almost) Things to Do in New York City
June 13- 14 Snapple's big apple barbecue block party features 14 of the country's top pitmasters, several kinds of ribs, pulled pork and brisket and a slew of special rubs and sauces. Admission is free, plates are only $8.00. Get details at 3T Events.
June 14 - The Puerto Rican Day Parade One of the city's liveliest parades all year. Details at 3T Events.
June 16- Sept. 26 Isabel Toledo: fashion from the inside out The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology will have an exhibit of the now quite famous Isabel Toledo. Often described as a "designer's designer" she is now best known as designer of the First Lady Michelle Obama's yellow wool lace shift dress that she wore to her husband's inauguration. Get details at 3T Events.
Get Half Priced Tickets for these Upcoming Events Our sponsor Goldstar, has half priced tickets to events all over NYC and other major metro cities too. Membership is free. Here's a sampling.
June 14th Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band at the
Blue Note Jazz Club . They're celebrating their new album, I'm Beboppin' Too. The band carries on the legacy of the late, great trumpeter and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie, and includes such revered jazz veterans as James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Slide Hampton, Cyrus Chestnut, Roberta Gambarini, and John Lee. Join Goldstar (it's free) and get $35 tickets for $17.50.
 June 23 and June 24 Guitarist John Pizzarelli at Birdland The son of legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, New Jersey native John Pizzarelli has become one of the most recognizable faces and voices in contemporary music for his popular "Meet Me at Foxwoods" Casino theme song and commercials. Pizzarelli's performances at Birdland find him in the company of an all-star New York Big Band singing songs associated with Frank Sinatra. Tuesday June 23 / 11:00pm . Wednesday June 24 / 11:00pm and 2 more dates. Get tickets for $20.00 (reg. price $40) by joining Goldstar.
Happy Summer,
The Three Tomatoes
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