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Brooklyn bandstand

Support local music at BAM’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival!

HIGH NOTES Ra Ra Riot rocks out at the Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival. Photograph: Doron Gild

See some of the best music in the borough at BAM’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival through Saturday 6. Check out more than 60 shows at 15 venues around the borough, including Galapagos Art Space, Goodbye Blue Monday, Southpaw and many more. The festival’s closing headliner, Ra Ra Riot, performs at the BAM Howard Gillman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave between Ashland Pl and St. Felix St, Port Greene Brooklyn) on Friday 5 at 8pm.

One lucky grand-prize winner will receive:

• CDs from three headliners at BAM’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival
• A double BAM membership
• Two free drinks at BAMcafé Live in the month of February
• And a BAM T-shirt and tote bag.

To enter, correctly answer the following question:

Q: How many different Brooklyn neighborhoods are participating in the Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival this year?
(Hint: Check out soundslikebrooklyn.org for more than just the answer.)

Brief dances

See the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s latest, Brief Encounters!

TWISTER Get tangled up in Brief Encounters. Photograph: Tom Caravaglia

Celebrate Paul Taylor’s 80th birthday by checking out his dance company’s latest production, Brief Encounters, which will be performed at New York City Center (131 W 55th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves) five times between February 24 and March 14.

One lucky grand-prize winner will receive:

• Two orchestra tickets for the March 6 evening performance of Brief Encounters
• An invitation to the pre-performance wine reception with Paul Taylor Dance Company alumni
• And a DVD of the documentary Dancemaker.

To enter, correctly answer the following question:

Q: What score is used for Brief Encounters?
(Hint: Check out ptdc.org for more than just the answer.)

Conducting heat

Experience Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra at Lincoln Center!

MR. NÉZET-SÉGUIN’S OPUS Treat your ears to the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Photograph: Marco Broggreve

See one of classical music’s rising stars, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conduct the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra live at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall (Broadway at 65th St) on February 17 and 19. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will be accompanying the orchestra on the 17th, and violinist Viktoria Mullova will appear on the 19th.

One lucky grand-prize winner will receive:

• Two tickets to see the Rotterdam Philharmonic on February 17
• And a $100 gift certificate to Luce Restaurant & Enoteca.

To enter, correctly answer the following question:

Q: What Strauss piece is being performed on February 17?
(Hint: Check out lcgreatperformers.org for more than just the answer.)

Fit for a kingdom

Enjoy delectable Spanish wine and cuisine when Navarra Gastronomic Week hits NYC February 6–14, plus enter for your chance to win a trip for two to Navarra, Spain!

. Photograph: Navarra Tourist Board

Work up an appetite, then visit the following New York restaurants during Navarra Gastronomic Week to experience the culinary culture of Spain’s northern region: Alcala (342 E 46th St at First Ave) • Boqueria Flatiron (53 W 19th St at Sixth Ave) • Boqueria Soho (171 Spring St at West Broadway) • Café Ronda (249 Columbus Ave between 71st and 72nd Sts) • Casa Mono (52 Irving Pl at 17th St) • El Porrón (1123 First Ave between 61st and 62nd Sts) • Lily’s (501 Lexington Ave at 47th St) • Olives (201 Park Ave South at 17th St) • Sala (35 W 19th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves) • Solera (216 E 3rd St at Third Ave) • Tía Pol (205 Tenth Ave between 22nd and 23rd Sts) • Toledo (6 E 36th St between Fifth and Madison Aves).

One lucky grand-prize winner will receive:

• A weeklong trip to Navarra, Spain, for two
• round-trip airfare from JFK to Madrid courtesy of AirEuropa (aireuropa.com)
• a rental car with unlimited mileage, a personalized travel itinerary and a city tour of Pamplona from the Navarra Tourism Board
• a three-night hotel stay and daily breakfast at the NH Iruña Park Hotel (nh-hoteles.ew/NH-Iruna-Park)
• four-night hotel accommodations throughout Navarra (cfnavarra.es/turismonavarra)
• three gastronomic dinners with wine pairings at renowned Navarra-area restaurants
• and private visits to notable wineries including Ochoa, Otazu, Castillo de Monjardín and Señorío de Sarría.

To enter, correctly answer the following question:

Q: How many bulls are used in Pamplona’s famous Running of the Bulls?
(Hint: Check out visitnavarra.es for more than just the answer.)

Dance dance revolution

Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Riverdance at Radio City Music Hall

Don't miss the dazzling spectacle as Riverdance celebrates its 15th anniversary in New York City. The thunderous celebration of Irish music that has danced its way onto the world stage and into our hearts, is roaring into New York City to play eight farewell performances at the venerable Radio City Music Hall from March 17-21. Since debuting in 1995, the internationally renowned dance troupe has played more than 10,000 performances and has been seen live by more than 21 million people throughout 32 countries.

One lucky grand-prize winner will receive:

• Two front row tickets to the opening night show on March 17 at 8PM at Radio City Music Hall (1260 Ave of the Americas at W. 50th St)

To enter, correctly answer the following question:

Q: In what city did Riverdance premiere back in 1995?
(Hint: check out radiocity.com/riverdance for more than just the answer)

Winners will only be contacted by phone during regular business hours.