Brian Lear on WNYC and we're ending the show every day during this mid-May membership

drive with guests who are going to guide us to some seasonally appropriate things to do.

In other words, we're having like a spring and summer

culture preview at the end of the show every day.

And today, I'm joined one more time by WNYC and Gothamist Arts and Culture

reporter Ryan Kailoth who's going to clue us in on that summer pleasure of

outdoor movies so grab a blanket and maybe a rain poncho if it's a day like today and

gather in front of the big screen. Hey again Ryan.

Hey Brian, yeah it's always funny to be talking about these when they're a few weeks away yet.

Yes, and I know the City Parks Department shows movies in different parks all over the city,

although last night's did in fact get rained out, but what are some of the other outdoor

movie festivals starting up this summer?

There's three favorites that I've highlighted here.

Film at Lincoln Center has excellent programming year round obviously, but their summer film series, which they hold in Dam Rosh Park, that big space on the south end of the campus.

No exception. So their series this summer kicks off June 13th with Black Swan

very appropriate. That's of course the ballet movie set at a sort of thinly veiled

New York City ballet.

Natalie Portman won an Oscar.

She plays a ballerina doing Swan Lake.

Actually, the director is going to be there

in person introducing the film, June 13th,

when they open up the series

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