TICKER TAPE PARADE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS
The city will host a ticker tape parade up Broadway on July 7 for the ‘Hometown Heroes’ — thanking the essential workers who got the city through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade will take place at 11a on Wednesday, July 7, starting in Battery Park and along the Canyon of Heroes, ending with a ceremony in City Hall Park.

INSTALLATIONS AT SOHO REP.
Soho Rep. is back open at 46 Walker for in-person experiences, and as of last Friday they are featuring the work of two artists: Becca Blackwell and Stacey Derosier. “The Body Never Lies” from Blackwell is a two-booth installation of giving and receiving. In the receiving booth, one can listen to up to 100 heart beats, isolated or all together. “Peep Show” is a visual study that plays with elements from Derosier’s childhood and adolescent experiences. Timed-entry tickets required.

TWIGGY TO GO TO STAY
Twiggy To Go, which opened this winter at Church and White as takeout-only is now serving dinner with a new menu from 5 to 11p, Monday to Friday. They will likely be open on the weekend later this summer but definitely by September. See the link to the new dinner menu here.

QUEER HISTORY WALKS WITH THE WHITNEY
I’m listing this early since I failed to list it in time for two other events: The Whitney will host a series of free walking tours of the neighborhood surrounding the museum to reflect on the changing nature of the queer community as it formed along the Hudson River waterfront. There’s a lot of history here, and as you walk up note the Stephen Powers installation at Pier 40 and get that story here. There are two more: Friday, July 23, 6:30p; and Sunday, August 29, 2p. Advance registration required. Participants will visit the former sites of bars, clubs, and public spaces and culminate with a look at Day’s End (2021) by David Hammons, the new permanent public artwork that sketches the shape of the former Pier 52 building and references Gordon Matta-Clark’s 1975 work of the same name.