Second 1001/101 Goal Achieved: #76 See a free event in Central Park

NEW YORK, New York

This week, the free Naumberg Orchestral Concerts series in Central Park offered up Flamenco San Juan in the Naumberg bandshell at the top of the Mall and just below the 72nd Street cutoff. It was spectacularly compelling - the throaty singing, the passionate strumming, the fiery dancing! The entire audience was completely mesmerized. I sat in the crowd and sipped my split of bubbly, watching the dancers' shadows follow their movements. Their colossal silhouettes were outlined by the pink and orange glow of the lights shading up the Pantheon-esque coffered ceiling of the bandshell. It was entirely cinematic, and no photograph would have done it justice. A completely perfect way to achieve #76.

Split of California champagne: $7.99
Flamenco concert: $0
Cool breezes to break the day's stifling heat: $0

Achieving another goal on your 1001/101 list in an utterly beautiful way: priceless