Tell Us Your Weekend Plans!

Summary

All Of It: Tell Us Your Weekend Plans! – Detailed Summary

Release Date: February 21, 2025
Host: David Fuerst (in place of Alison Stewart)
Podcast: All Of It by WNYC

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Introduction

In the episode titled "Tell Us Your Weekend Plans!", host David Fuerst invites listeners to share their weekend activities and highlights various plans from the All Of It team and listeners. The episode emphasizes the diversity of cultural engagements available in New York City, especially during the winter season.

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Birding Adventures

Kate Hines, a producer, shares her recent and upcoming birding experiences:

• Recent Trip to Minnesota: Kate visited Minnesota last weekend and observed a great gray owl, recommending birding enthusiasts to explore similar opportunities.

• Upcoming Birding Plans: She plans to attend a play titled Dakar 2000 with her boyfriend but remains hopeful to spot red-winged blackbirds in the park, which signal the early onset of spring with their distinctive "akaree" call.

  "Red winged blackbirds... their akaree call. They're really delightful and I'm hoping that if I'm out and about, I'll see." [02:23]

Kate also humorously interacts with Juliana, the board operator, about recording the red-winged blackbird call on air, adding a light-hearted element to the conversation.

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Skiing and Winter Sports

Listener Hannah from Irvington, New York, shares her enthusiasm for winter sports:

• Skiing Plans: She is heading to Belair on Saturday and Windham on Sunday for skiing, highlighting her role as a ski instructor with the program Women of Winter.

  "This has been definitely a historic year, especially up for our northern friends. There's a lot of snow, the conditions are great, and looks like we're going to have, you know, an extended season." [04:19]

• Encouragement for Beginners: Hannah encourages those who haven't tried skiing or snowboarding by emphasizing the accessibility and enjoyment of these activities.

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Arts and Culture Events

The episode spotlights several cultural events happening over the weekend:

• Harlem Fine Arts Festival:

  • Caller Monk from Brooklyn mentions attending the Harlem Fine Arts Festival in Midtown, celebrating the African diaspora through contemporary art.

    "I have plans to go to the Harlem Fine Arts Festival this weekend in Midtown." [04:57]

  • Kate Hines later elaborates on the festival's dates (February 21-23) and its focus on bringing together contemporary artists with new collectors.

    "It celebrates the multifaceted African diaspora by bringing together contemporary artists with a new growing class of collectors." [07:35]

• Worship in Music – Yacht Rock Tributes:

  • A text alerts listeners about Losers Lounge's Yacht Rock tribute at Joe's Pub across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, featuring renditions of bands like The Doobie Brothers, Toto, and Kenny Loggins.

    "Excited to check out their renditions of the Doobie Brothers, Toto, Kenny Loggins, et cetera." [06:14]

  • Kate Hines shares her enthusiasm for Yacht Rock, mentioning her friend's performance with the Yacht Rock Choir of Brooklyn.

    "I went to see her performance which was fantastic and so much fun." [10:49]

• Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films:

  • Simon, another producer, plans to watch Oscar-nominated animated shorts at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), particularly excited about a film titled Beautiful Men.

    "Beautiful Men, about three bald men who go to Istanbul to get hair transplants and find out the only clinic can only accommodate one of them." [06:39]

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Wellness and Fitness Activities

Listeners share various wellness-focused plans:

• Yoga Class in Williamsburg:

  • Holly from Brooklyn will be teaching an inversion class focused on headstands at Artful Souls and Wellness.

    "You will go upside down. It'll be a lot of fun." [05:21]

• Morning Yoga and Resolutions:

  • Luke, a producer, intends to pursue his New Year's resolution by attending morning yoga sessions once a month, potentially trying out headstands.

    "Planning to fulfill his New Year's resolution by doing some morning yoga." [08:06]

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Sports and Entertainment

The episode touches on sports events and entertainment plans:

• Basketball Matchup:

  • Luke is excited about the Big East basketball game between UConn and St. John's at Madison Square Garden, anticipating a thrilling matchup with fiery coaches Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino.

    "A massive Big east basketball matchup featuring two budding rivals... St. John's beat UConn in the first matchup this season." [08:24]

• Liverpool vs. Manchester City:

  • Jeff from Queens plans to watch the Liverpool vs. Manchester City game in the English Premier League, combining his love for cycling with his passion for football.

    "I'll be biking from the city up to Nyack both on Saturday as well as Sunday... to watch the Liverpool Man City game." [12:47]

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Community and Creative Projects

Listeners also engage in creative and community-oriented activities:

• Walking Tour of Audubon Mural Project:

  • A text informs about a nine-mile walk around Central Park, Morningside Park, and Riverside Park with Shorewalkers, focusing on the Audubon mural project.

• Bridesmaid Dress Shopping:

  • Jordan, another producer, seeks recommendations for a green bridesmaid dress for his best friend's wedding, encouraging listeners to share suggestions via Instagram at @olovnyc.

    "I'm going shopping for a bridesmaid dress for my best friend's wedding... Does anyone know where to get a nice green dress?" [11:02]

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Unique Listener Contributions

Additional unique plans shared by listeners include:

• Costume Jewelry for Wicked Cast:

  • Larry from Manhattan, a costume jewelry artist, discusses creating new jewelry pieces for the revamped cast of Wicked, addressing the need for updated accessories due to changes in the actors' physiques.

    "They've decided they needed new jewelry... so they can finally have new tiaras and other jewelry pieces." [12:34]

• Cycling in Cold Weather:

  • Jeff emphasizes that adverse weather doesn't impede his cycling plans, attributing successful rides to proper clothing and gear.

    "There's just, just what's known as bad clothing or bad kit in cycling terms." [12:47]

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Conclusion

As the episode wraps up, David Fuerst and Kate Hines share their personal weekend plans. David mentions his commitment to hosting Weekend Edition on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, while Kate playfully teases about the ongoing Yacht Rock theme.

"Tell people what time you have to be here at the station to host." [14:11]

The episode concludes with a warm farewell to listeners, encouraging them to enjoy their weekends and thank them for their participation.

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Notable Quotes:

• Kate Hines on Red-Winged Blackbirds:

  "Red winged blackbirds... their akaree call. They're really delightful and I'm hoping that if I'm out and about, I'll see." [02:23]

• Hannah on Skiing Season:

  "This has been definitely a historic year... an extended season." [04:19]

• Larry on Wicked's New Jewelry:

  "They've decided they needed new jewelry... so they can finally have new tiaras and other jewelry pieces." [12:34]

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Final Thoughts

"Tell Us Your Weekend Plans!" offers a vibrant snapshot of New York City's cultural and recreational landscape. From birding and skiing to arts festivals and yoga classes, the episode showcases the myriad ways residents and visitors engage with the city's rich tapestry. The interactive format, featuring listener contributions, reinforces the community-driven ethos of All Of It, making it a valuable companion for anyone looking to explore and participate in New York's dynamic culture.

Transcript

[David Fuerst]

Listener support WNYC Studios this is all of it on wnyc. I'm David Fuerst in for Alison Stewart. And it is Friday and of course, we all start to get ready for the weekend around this time. And a weekend in our area during the dead of winter provides both challenges and opportunities. If the cold weather isn't your thing, you can hit a museum or a restaurant you wanted to try. If you love the outdoors, the skiing is pretty good right now. Of course, there's always winter birding, but maybe someone is listening right now and thinking I need ideas. So let's crowdsource. What do you recommend we do this weekend in our area? What are you doing that you want to share with us? Call us or text us. 212-433-9692. What are you doing this weekend? That number 212-433-WNYC. Or you can write to us on social media. Love nyc. Any events that you want to shout out that your fellow listeners should consider checking out? How do you like to enjoy New York, especially during this time of year? 212-433-9692. That's 212-433-WNY. Screening your calls. Let's hear a bit about what team all of it is up to this weekend, starting with producer Kate Hines. Welcome back. Any more bird stories for us?

[Kate Hines]

Well, I did go birding last weekend, but I was in Minnesota for that one. Highly recommend. Saw great gray owl this weekend. I'm actually going to the theater tonight with my boyfriend. We are seeing a play called Dakar 2000, but it's too early for spring migration. But I may be hitting the park to go in search of red winged blackbirds, which for me are like the early harbinger of spring. They usually hit this neighborhood this time of year and they are the sound of spring for me with their akaree call. They're really delightful and I'm hoping that if I'm out and about, I'll see.

[David Fuerst]

Some say what they are again and do that call one more time, please.

[Kate Hines]

Red winged blackbirds. And I'm looking right now at Juliana, our board op, and she knows what I'm thinking because I, of course have recorded the call of the red winged blackbird many times and forced various people, yourself included, David, to play them on air before. So which I have done. And Juliana, I believe has found the call of the red wing blackboard. So here it is, the call of spring.

[David Fuerst]

All right. I'm not going to say your call was bad, but that's Better. Yeah.

[Kate Hines]

I mean, the real thing is better, but that's pretty good, too. Juliana also has some birding plans. I see.

[David Fuerst]

Oh, does Juliana have some birding plans? That's a good question. Let's see if Juliana has some birding plans.

[Kate Hines]

She says, I am flying trapeze. Cause she is, in fact, a trapeze. I would say trapeze artist. But she is also going to Fort Tilden to check out some hot ducks, because, as birders know, winter is hot duck season, but ducks tend to leave earlier than other birds. So she's coming in on the tail end of hot ducks.

[David Fuerst]

Okay, that's great. Thank you. And I'm glad to hear about that, Juliana. That sounds very cool. Let's take a call if you want to join this conversation. The number 212-433-9692. What are you doing this weekend? 212-433-WNYC. And let's hear from Hannah in Irvington, New York. What are you doing?

[Hannah]

I am heading up to Belair for Saturday and then hitting Windham on Sunday to go skiing.

[David Fuerst]

Very cool. Do you do that a lot during the winter?

[Hannah]

Yes, I'm a ski instructor, and I work with a wonderful program called Women of Winter.

[David Fuerst]

Wow.

[Hannah]

So we get out and certified to become ski instructors.

[David Fuerst]

How has the skiing been so far this winter?

[Hannah]

This has been definitely a historic year, especially up for our northern friends. There's a lot of snow, the conditions are great, and looks like we're going to have, you know, an extended season. So it's definitely the time to get out. If you don't know how to ski yet or snowboard, it's such a great hobby for the winter, and it's something everyone can do well.

[David Fuerst]

Hannah, thank you for sharing. And let's hear from Monk. Calling in from Brooklyn. Welcome to all of it.

[Monk]

Thank you.

[David Fuerst]

What are you doing?

[Monk]

I have plans to go to the Harlem Fine Arts Festival this weekend in Midtown.

[David Fuerst]

That's a great thank you for letting us know the Harlem Fine Arts Festival happening this weekend. Monk, thank you for joining us. Let's see. Holly, also in Brooklyn joining us right now. What are you doing this weekend?

[Hannah]

Hi. I will be teaching an inversion class in Williamsburg. So if you don't want to be outside and you want to do some yoga and learn how to do a headstand, find me in Williamsburg at Artful Souls and Wellness. Hour and a half long. You will go upside down. It'll be a lot of fun.

[David Fuerst]

Okay, go upside down this weekend. And where is that happening again?

[Hannah]

It's at Artful Souls and Wellness on South 5th Street, 105 S. 5th St. In Williamsburg.

[David Fuerst]

Okay, thank you so much for that. And Kate Hines, I have to mention this one. We have a text saying that this weekend at Joe's Pub, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it is the Losers Lounge tribute to Yacht Rock. Kate, this sounds like it was written just for you.

[Kate Hines]

Please tell me there are still tickets available.

[David Fuerst]

It says here excited to check out their renditions of the Doobie Brothers, Toto, Kenny Loggins, et cetera. Kate? Yeah, I'm imagining if you're not birding, you would be there.

[Kate Hines]

Yeah, I'm on it looks like there's still tickets for the 9:30 show tomorrow and tickets on Sunday. So my weekend plans are now up in the air completely.

[David Fuerst]

Okay. If you Wanna join this conversation, 2WNYC, something we can do this weekend or just something that you are doing this weekend? 212-433-9692. Let's see another Olivet producer Simon is seeing the Oscar nominated animated short films tonight at bam. He's going in mostly blind, but he is excited for one film called Beautiful Men, about three bald men who go to Istanbul to get hair transplants and find out the only clinic. Find out the clinic that can only accommodate one of them. It sounds like there's a lot of explaining to do with this story, but that is what he's planning on doing at bam. We also let me give the phone number once again. It's 212-433-WNYC. That's 212-433-9692.

[Kate Hines]

Oh, I just wanted to say the caller, Monk, who called in earlier to say that he was going to the Harlem Fine Arts show. I googled it because it sounded really interesting and it's happening now. It's February 21st, 22nd, 23rd. And it celebrates the multifaceted African diaspora by bringing together contemporary artists with a new growing class of collectors. So it looks like a lot of fine art and it looks really beautiful. And the website is hfas.org that sounds very cool.

[David Fuerst]

This one sounds interesting too. Heidi says texting in to say I'm taking students on a walking tour of the Audubon mural project in Hamilton Heights. Sounds very interesting. Our producer Luke planning to fulfill his New Year's resolution by doing some morning yoga, which he wants to do once a month. Maybe he can go upside down and try that out. He'll also be watching. Oh, this one I can relate to. He's going to be watching UConn play St. John's at Madison Square Garden on TV. That's happening on Sunday.

[Kate Hines]

He's already a little hyped in the control room.

[David Fuerst]

I see arms being pumped right now. A massive Big east basketball matchup featuring two budding rivals in the division, two fiery coaches, Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino. St. John's beat UConn in the first matchup this season. Luke is hoping that his Huskies can enact some revenge. Oh, and Luke says he's going to begin season two of severance, says he's still recovering from the season one finale that he watched this week. I can relate to that. He says he'll never go to a break room room in the office ever again.

[Kate Hines]

Well, it's probably a fair fear.

[David Fuerst]

It's a fair fear. Okay, let's take another phone call. If you'd like to join the conversation, we have a time for a couple more calls. 212-433-9692. Let's hear from Raul joining from East Elmhurst. Welcome to all of it.

[Monk]

Hi, how are you guys doing? Thank you so much for taking my call. I'm always, it's always nice to listen to this show and get some ideas. So as I said to the screener, Juilliard, they have an amazing artist. They have young artists. It's really affordable. So what I tend to do either on Saturday and Sunday just go see a recital, you know, and it's, you know, it feels like I'm in New York with the beautiful auditoriums with the pianos with the classical music. So most of the time there's no fee. So it's really affordable.

[David Fuerst]

That sounds like a great idea. Thank you so much for calling in to mention that. And Juliana, our producer saying that Saturday is the pre college recitals. So that sounds interesting as well. We also have a yacht rock texter calling in to talk about that says thank you. The singers and the band will be so happy to hear the plug. I hope everyone has fun. I'm going with my family to the yacht rock tribute Monday evening at City Winery. This is from sue in Queens. Kate, There's a lot of yacht rock happening.

[Kate Hines]

So much yacht rock, so little time. Well, a couple weekends ago I actually, I have a friend who was in the yacht rock Choir of Brooklyn and I went to see her performance which was fantastic and so much fun.

[David Fuerst]

It was fun.

[Kate Hines]

It was fun.

[David Fuerst]

Were you singing along?

[Kate Hines]

I was definitely singing along. And in fact, it's a no audition choir, so in fact, I could sing along if I wanted to.

[David Fuerst]

It was the no audition part that you really Were happy to see if you'd like to join the conversation. We have just a couple minutes left, but Jordan, another Olivet producer, saying on Saturday, tomorrow I plan to go shopping for a bridesmaid dress for my best friend's wedding. The plan is to have the bridesmaids wear green. Does anyone know where to get a nice green dress? Let me know. Okay, well, there's another thing you can let us know if you happen to know.

[Kate Hines]

If you do, if you do, reach out on Instagram oflovnyc. Jordan will see it.

[David Fuerst]

Jordan will see it. Okay, well, thank you for that. As we're crowdsourcing everything today, let's hear from Larry calling in from Manhattan. Welcome to all of it.

[Monk]

Well, thank you very much. I'm very glad to be here. My name is Larry and I'm a costume jewelry artist. And the cast of Wicked is being revolved. They've decided to put in all new people. A new Glinda, new Elphaba, a new Madame Marble. And their body shapes are different, so they've decided they needed new jewelry. For instance, Glinda, who as you may remember, enters the show in a large iron bubble that floats in. Well, the new Glinda is so tall that her tiara was banging against the iron. So she needs a new tr.

[David Fuerst]

Well, there you go. Another weekend planned. Getting a new trip. Getting a new tr. Thank you for sharing that. And we have time for another call. Let's hear from Jeff calling in from Queens. Hello.

[Monk]

Hi, good afternoon. I was just calling to say that there's really no such thing as either bad or too cold weather. There's just, just what's known as bad clothing or bad kit in cycling terms. So I'll be joining my regular sort of crew and we'll be biking from the city up to Nyack both on Saturday as well as Sunday. But I hope to come back a little early on Sunday to watch the Liverpool Man City game in the English Premier League.

[David Fuerst]

Very cool, Jeff. Thank you for sharing. And speaking about going outside, we have a text here saying planning on going on a nine mile walk around Central Park, Morningside park and Riverside park with the Shorewalkers, a non profit group dedicated to keeping our shorelines beautiful. That sounds very cool. Another text. Someone in central New Jersey saying going to see part one of an Oscar best film nominees at a local AMC theater. There's an awesome exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design. It's about Barbie, not the film, but about her being a cultural icon. This person says, must see. And as we're wrapping up here. Oh, do we have time for another call? Let's see, a few seconds left. Oh, gosh. Let's hear from. No. The answer is no. We do not have time for another call. I can tell you, though, very briefly, my weekend plans. Kate, are you ready?

[Kate Hines]

I really am.

[David Fuerst]

They're very excited.

[Kate Hines]

What are you doing? David?

[David Fuerst]

I will be here tomorrow morning hosting a Weekend Edition and I'm going to follow that up on Sunday by hosting Weekend Edition. That is correct.

[Kate Hines]

Tell people what time you have to be here at the station to host.

[David Fuerst]

David, I have to be here at 6am Excellent. It's a wonderful time of day. Thank you for listening. Thank you for all of these great suggestions and my goodness, that is all of it. Everybody have a great weekend. Kate Hines here. I'm David Fuerst. Oh, and the yacht rock is kicking in behind us as we speak. Thank you for listening. Alison will be back in on Monday.