
Spring 2007, 70th Street Garden of the Frick Collection. Source: frick.org
Tomorrow, July 19, 6-9 p.m., The Frick Collection hosts free after-hours viewing of their summer exhibition and permanent collection, as well as a chance to meet curators, hear lectures and gallery talks, sketch in the Garden Court, and listen to a live performance. Most importantly for sweltering New Yorkers who can expect another near-100 degree day tomorrow, the beautiful, high-ceiling Frick mansion is fully air-conditioned!

European timepiece, Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection
In addition to an outstanding permanent collection of old European masters, The Frick’s current exhibition, Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection (January 23, 2012-February 2, 2014) showcases important timepieces “never before seen in New York City [that] reflect the precision and splendor of the art of clockmaking in eighteenth-century France.” Reservations are not required to attend “Summer Night.”