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12/31/2012 Hours: Saturday 5pm; Tuesday 8pm
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Sam Eaton Presents THE QUANTUM EYE Magic & Mentalism Show - Bleecker Street Theatre
45 Bleecker Street - 212-239-6200 www.thequantumeye.com Ages: +8 Price: $47-$77
THE QUANTUM EYE is Sam Eaton's entertaining and fascinating exploration of mentalism, magic, perception and deception, where extraordinary ability and humor blend with the audience to make for a different performance every time. Join Sam on a journey past the limits of possibility in a show that you will never forget.
Professional magician and m... (more)
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4/12/2010
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Monet's Water Lilies - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
The Museum of Modern Art presents an installation that will, for the first time since the Museum's reopening in 2004, feature the full group of Claude Monet's late paintings in the collection. These include a mural-sized triptych (Water Lilies, 1914–26) and a single-panel painting of the water lilies in the Japanese-style pond that Monet cultivated... (more)
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6/08/2010 Hours: 7:30 - 10:00pm
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Reel Jewish Sports Film Series - The Suffolk Y JCC
74 Hauppauge Road - 631-462-9800 www.suffolkycc.org Ages: All ages Price: Y members $5.00/movie; non-members $7.50
Each month a different film will explore Jewish sports experiences in a variety of sports from a number of different countries. the films will be shown on the second Tuesday of the month, beginning at 7:30p.m. The first film to be shown, "Orthodox Stance," is about Orthodox boxer Dmitriy Salita. The films will be followed by a question and answer ... (more)
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5/16/2010
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Surface Tension: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
Photographs are often perceived as transparent windows onto a three-dimensional world. Yet photographs also have their own material presence as physical objects. Contemporary artists who exploit this apparent contradiction between photograph as window and photograph as object are featured in Surface Tension. This exhibition presents 30 works that p... (more)
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3/21/2010
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Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
The second porcelain factory in Europe able to make true porcelain in the manner of the Chinese was established in Vienna in 1718. Founded by Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier, the small porcelain enterprise developed a highly distinctive style that remained Baroque in inspiration throughout the history of the factory, which was taken over by the Sta... (more)
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9/13/2010
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Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book - American Folk Art Museum
45 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-265-1040 www.folkartmuseum.org Ages: All
Henry Darger (1892-1973) adopted countless images from popular-media sources, such as newspapers, magazines, comics, and cartoons, but no single source influenced him as steadily as the coloring book. This intimate exhibition features nine examples culled from the museum's extensive Henry Darger Study Archive, illustrating the primary role the colo... (more)
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9/06/2010
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Approaching Abstraction - American Folk Art Museum
45 W. 53rd St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-265-1040 www.folkartmuseum.org Ages: All
It is commonly assumed that contemporary self-taught artists work solely in a representational style, eager to engage in storytelling and personal memory. But while the narrative tradition often is a primary impulse, a significant number exhibit a tendency to be seduced by material, technique, color, form, line, and texture, creating artwork that o... (more)
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4/04/2010
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Slash: Paper Under The Knife - Museum of Arts & Design
2 Columbus Cir. (near Eighth Ave. & W. 58th St.) - 212-956-3535 www.madmuseum.org Ages: All
Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional han... (more)
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3/25/2010
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Lincoln and New York - New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (77 St.) - 212-873-3400 www.nyhistory.org Ages: All
New York's role as the Union's prime provider of manpower, treasure, media coverage, image-making, and protest, some of it racist -- the 1863 Draft Riots and the robust effort to unseat Lincoln in 1864 -- are traced alongside Lincoln's concurrent growth as a leader, writer, symbol of Union and freedom, and ultimately as national martyr. Through all... (more)
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5/31/2010
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The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter - American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St. - 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org Ages: All
Celebrating its twelfth year at the Museum, this highly popular winter attraction transforms the iciest day into a magical summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures.
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4/04/2010
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Design USA: Contemporary Innovation - Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
2 E. 91st St. (5 Ave.) - 212-849-8400 www.cooperhewitt.org Ages: All
Design USA celebrates the accomplishments of the winners honored during the first ten years of the prestigious National Design Awards. The exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction design, and fashion. Dev... (more)
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3/28/2010
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Anish Kapoor: Memory - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
Memory (2008), a new commissioned Cor-Ten steel sculptural installation by Anish Kapoor made its debut at Deutsche Guggenheim in November 2008. The exhibition, part of the Guggenheim's 50th-anniversary celebrations, presents New York audiences with a site-specific adaption of the work, conceived originally for both exhibition locations.
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3/31/2010
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The Life & Legacy of Lieutenant Petrosino - New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip (Water-South Sts.) - 212-480-3100 www.nycpolicemuseum.org Ages: All
Visit the Police Museum's newest installation celebrating one of the most famous officers in the history of the NYPD. Lieutenant Petrosino arrived in New York as a young boy in 1872 and grew to become a pioneer in the fight against organized crime until his murder in 1909 in Sicily. He remains the only New York City Police Officer to be killed in t... (more)
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11/01/2010 Hours: 4:30-5:30 PM, 7-8:30PM
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Free Trial Class in Flamenco Dance - Flamenco Latino Studio
244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 Ages: 5 yrs.-Adult Price: Free
Discover flamenco by taking a FREE trial class at Flamenco Latino in midtown Manhattan!
The first Monday of every month, first time students at Flamenco Latino may take a flamenco class free of charge. This special offer starts November 1st at
Flamenco Latino Studio
244 W 54th Street, 4th floor (bet. B-way and 8th Ave.)
Adults:
Monday 7:... (more)
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3/14/2010
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A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy - Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Ave. (36 St.) - 212-685-0008 www.themorgan.org Ages: All
This exhibition explores the life, work, and legacy of Jane Austen (1775-1817), regarded as one of the greatest English novelists. Offering a close-up portrait of the iconic British author, whose popularity has surged over the last two decades with numerous motion picture and television adaptations of her work, the show provides tangible intimacy w... (more)
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3/25/2010
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FDR's Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal - New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (77 St.) - 212-873-3400 www.nyhistory.org Ages: All
In his search for a new national message during the 1932 presidential primary, FDR gathered around him a number of political, economic and legal scholars. The core of this group were Columbia University professors, who knew and trusted each other, and were willing to take risks and work long unpaid hours, to promote a candidate that they believed c... (more)
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4/25/2010 Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-6pm; Friday 11am-8pm; Closed Monday and major holidays
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The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 BC - The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
15 E. 84th St. - 212-992-7843 Ages: All Price: FREE
An unprecedented free exhibition brings to the United States for the first time more than 250 objects recovered by archaeologists from the graves, towns, and villages of Old Europe, a period of related prehistoric cultures that achieved a precocious peak of sophistication and creativity in what is now southeastern Europe between 5000 and 4000 BC, a... (more)
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7/07/2011
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A Song for the Horse Nation - National Museum of the American Indian
1 Bowling Green - 212-514-3700 www.americanindian.si.edu Ages: All
A Song for the Horse Nation presents the epic story of the horse's influence on American Indian tribes from the 1600s to the present. Drawing upon a treasure-trove of stunning historical objects -- including ledger drawings, hoof ornaments, beaded bags, hide robes, paintings, and other objects -- and new pieces by contemporary Native artists, the e... (more)
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8/15/2010
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Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World - American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St. - 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org Ages: All
This intriguing exhibition brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history, showcasing the goods, cultures, and technologies from four representative cities: Xi'an, China's Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a fe... (more)
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9/07/2010
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Sounding the Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
This exhibition -- the first in an art museum to be devoted exclusively to Oceanic musical instruments -- explores the rich diversity of musical instruments created and used in the Pacific Islands. Drawn primarily from the Met's collections, the exhibition features more than 60 instruments from small personal types such as panpipes and courting whi... (more)
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10/02/2010
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Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets - Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway - 718-638-5000 www.brooklynmuseum.org Ages: All
Body Parts features thirty-five objects that represent individual body parts in ancient Egyptian art from the Brooklyn Museum's collection, many of which will be displayed for the first time. While traditional exhibitions of ancient art focus on reconstructing damaged works, this exhibition uses fragmentary objects to illuminate the very realistic ... (more)
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3/19/2010 Hours: 11:00am-6:00pm
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Ruth Gilmore Langs: Paint - Agora Gallery
530 W. 25th St. - 212-226-4151 www.agora-gallery.com Ages: all Price: free
The Agora Gallery is proud to announce the opening of Ruth Gilmore Langs: Paint, a solo exhibition. Scheduled to run from November 20, 2009 through March 19, 2010, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Ruth's new works. Ruth Gilmore Langs approaches painting with an inner passion that becomes evident when one allows oneself to vent... (more)
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12/31/2011 Hours: 2
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Little Italy, Chinatown and Little Ireland History and Tasting Tour - NYC Discovery Walking Tours
New York, NY - 212-465-3331 Price: $35
A walk through these ethnic enclaves exploring the trials and triumphs of the American immigrant. Along the way, we will sample ethnic specialties from pizza and cannolli to spring rolls and dumpling. Stops include the Church of the Transfiguration; the site Five Points, made famous in Gangs of New York; Banco Stablile, Confucius Plaza, the residen... (more)
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4/26/2010
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Tim Burton - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
This major career retrospective on Tim Burton (American, b. 1958), consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton's career as a director, producer, writer, and concept artist for live-action and animated films, along with his work as a fiction writer, photographer and illustrator. Following the current of his visual imaginat... (more)
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1/03/2012
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Historic Pubs & Taverns of Greenwich Village - NYC Discovery Walking Tours
New York, NY - 212-465-3331 Price: $18 (drinks extra)
A walking tour of pubs, speakeasies, and taverns -- all with historic associations. Possible stops include New York's third oldest tavern, a haunt of write Dylan Thomas; a pub associated with founding father Thomas Paine; and the tavern where Robert Kennedy and Norman Mailer contemplated their professional futures.
Cost: $18 per person (drinks e... (more)
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3/14/2010
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Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop - Discovery - Times Square Exposition
226 W. 44th St. (7-8 Aves.) - 866-9-TSXNYC www.discoverytsx.com Ages: All
Explore Leonardo da Vinci's 500 year old inventions from his actual notebooks as they are brought to life in in this world-premiere exhibit. Discover how his visions for an airplane, automobile and bridge would have worked – long before they became the modern world's reality. Plus, uncover the translations and hidden meanings behind the mastermind'... (more)
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4/30/2010
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Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace - Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86, W. 46th St. & 12th Ave. - 212-245-0072 www.intrepidmuseum.org Ages: All
This traveling exhibit includes 29 high resolution iris prints of Schulz's original designs for Snoopy as a World War I flying ace. While Schulz was drawing scenes of our beloved Snoopy as a flying ace, USS Intrepid crew members were creating their own original artwork featuring the Peanuts gang. View these original "sailor art" cartoons, as well a... (more)
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6/13/2010
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Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
This installation features fourteen bold and colorful paintings created by contemporary Aboriginal Australian artists. Drawn from a private collection in the U. S., the installation provides an introduction to Aboriginal painting, which has become Australia's most celebrated contemporary art movement and has attained prominence within the internati... (more)
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6/06/2010
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5,000 Years of Japanese Art: Treasures from the Packard Collection - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
This exhibition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of the acquisition of the Packard Collection, showcasing its particular strengths in archaeological artifacts, Buddhist iconographic scrolls, ceramics, screen paintings of the Momoyama and Edo periods (sixteenth through nineteenth centuries), and sculptures of the Heian and Kamakura periods (n... (more)
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7/12/2010
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The New Typography - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
In the 1920s and 1930s, the so-called New Typography movement brought graphics and information design to the forefront of the artistic avant-garde in Central Europe. Rejecting traditional arrangement of type in symmetrical columns, modernist designers organized the printed page or poster as a blank field in which blocks of type and illustration (fr... (more)
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3/28/2010 Hours: 11:30AM-3:00PM
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Presents Endless Mimosas & Bloody Marys - Southern Hospitality
1460 Second Ave. (bet 76th & 77th Sts.) - 212-249-1001 www.southernhospitalitybbq.com Price: $11.95
Southern Hospitality presents endless mimosas & bloody marys for $11.95 with the purchase of any brunch entree every Saturday & Sunday during brunch, 11:30am-3pm.
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4/11/2010
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Drawings and Prints: Selections from the Permanent Collection - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
A diverse selection of European and American works on paper spanning the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. A group of early Italian engravings will be shown, including two masterpieces attributed to the great Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506): Bacchanal with Silenus (ca. 1475) and Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus ... (more)
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11/28/2010
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Collecting Biennials - Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave. (75 St.) - 800-WHITNEY www.whitney.org Ages: All
As a prelude, counterpoint, and coda to the Biennial, the Museum's fifth floor is devoted to artists in the Whitney's collection whose works were shown in Biennials over the past eight decades. Collecting Biennials is installed as a kind of historical survey within the Biennial, underscoring the importance of previous Biennial exhibitions in the Mu... (more)
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4/18/2010
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The Drawings of Bronzino - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
This exhibition is the first ever dedicated to Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572), presenting nearly all the known drawings by, or attributed to, the leading Italian Mannerist artist, who was active primarily in Florence. A painter, draftsman, academician, and enormously witty poet, Bronzino became famous as the court artist to the Duke Cosimo I de' Medic... (more)
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4/26/2010
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Ernesto Neto: Navedenga - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
Since the late 1990s, Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto (b. 1964) has created interactive, immersive sculptural environments using translucent, stretchable fabric. Navedenga (1998), acquired for the Museum's collection in 2007 and on view for the first time in the galleries, is one of the earliest pieces from this evolving body of work. With its taut c... (more)
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3/31/2010 Hours: 12am to 7pm
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THE ANT - The Invisible Dog
51 Bergen St., Brooklyn - 646-270-2550 Ages: 1 to 99 Price: Free
We proudly presents The Ant in the main exhibition hall. Artist Xavier Roux was inspired to create the sixty-foot long sculpture by the poem written by Surrealist Robert Desnos in 1942. This touching piece consists of a giant ant symbolizing the trains transporting Jews and other Nazi victims to concentration camps. The Invisible Dog Art Center www... (more)
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5/12/2010
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Paris and the Avant-Garde: Modern Masters from the Guggenheim Collection - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
During the first decades of the twentieth century, numerous painters and sculptors migrated to Paris, which had become the international nexus for vanguard art. Bringing with them their diverse customs, these artists absorbed and contributed to the latest creative developments, often fusing novel formal elements with aspects from their respective l... (more)
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3/10/2010
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Tino Sehgal - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
Organized as part of the Guggenheim's 50th-anniversary celebrations, this exhibition comprises a mise-en-scene that will occupy the entire Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda. One facet of the artist's practice, quasi-sculptural choreographed movement, will transform the ground floor of the rotunda into an arena for spectatorship. On the spiraling ... (more)
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8/22/2010
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Hilla Rebay: Art Educator - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
Hilla Rebay: Art Educator features some of the artist's remarkably progressive efforts to provide a variety of audiences -- from youth and teachers to artists and museum visitors -- with opportunities to learn about nonobjective art, or art without representational links to the material world.
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3/14/2010 Hours: 11am-4pm
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Tokens of Love Exhibit - Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
421 E. 61st St. - 212-838-6878 Ages: All Price: Free with admission
This exhibit explores 19th-century traditions of courtship and the ways in which sweethearts could express their feelings. Featured in the display are examples of Valentine's cards popular in the 1800's, including the infamous "vinegar valentine." Before you leave, make your own "token of love," a heart-shaped pin cushion. The exhibit and craft are... (more)
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7/25/2010
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Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting: Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997) - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
This exhibition includes a selection of around one hundred works drawn from a recent gift of more than three hundred paintings, sketches and studies, poetry manuscripts, and artist's seals done by or for Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), one of modern China's leading traditional artists and connoisseurs. Together, these studies illustrate how Chinese artists... (more)
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6/14/2010
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Shape Lab - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
Make discoveries about shape and art in MoMA's newest interactive space. In Shape Lab, families can experiment, build, draw, read, and create with a variety of kid-friendly materials and activities. Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10:30am-5pm; Friday, 10:30am-6:30pm.
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3/11/2010 Hours: 1
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Outré Island - Ars Nova
511 W. 54th St. - 212-489-9800 Price: $15
Journey to Outré Island and experience its rich culture, ridiculous history and colorful citizens! The absurd sensibility of Christopher Rozzi reigns supreme over this bizarre microcosmic comic mash-up of Monty Python, Prairie Home Companion, and The Simpsons. Directed by Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation) with music by Raja Azar (Jollyship... (more)
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4/28/2010
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Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
For the building's 50th anniversary, the Guggenheim invited scores of artists to leave practicality or even reality behind in conjuring their proposals for the space. In this exhibition of ideal projects, certain themes emerge, including the return to nature in its primordial state, the desire to climb the building, the interplay of light and space... (more)
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2/14/2011 Hours: Wed. 6-7:30PM, Sun. 2-4PM
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Flamenco Classes with Jose Moreno - Flamenco Latino Studio
244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 Ages: 15 yrs. and up Price: $20/class
Jose Moreno offers two levels of flamenco dance at Flamenco Latino Studio.
Wednesdays, 6-7:30 PM, Beginners Flamenco
Sundays 2-3 PM, Beginners Flamenco
Sundays, 3-4 PM, Intermediate Technique
at
Flamenco Latino Studio, 244 W 54th St., 4th fl. (between Broadway & 8th Ave.)
212-399-8519
Study with a true master!
JOSE MORENO,... (more)
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2/15/2011 Hours: 10AM-5PM
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Group Dance Classes/Presentations at Flamenco Latino in Midtown - Flamenco Latino Studio
244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 Ages: K-Adults Price: Negotiable
Field trip opportunities for schools, senior groups and groups visiting NYC at Flamenco Latino Studio:
Group Dance Class-
One hour group class in flamenco or salsa dance, or both for up to 40 students at our midtown Manhattan studio. Featuring professional instruction and live music. Scheduling available during late mornings and afternoons.
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3/21/2010
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YANK! the Musical - The York Theater
619 Lexington Ave. - 212-935-5820 Ages: 16+ Price: $67.50
YANK! begins with a young man in present-day San Francisco who finds an old diary in a junk shop.
Through the journal we learn the story of Stu, a scared Midwestern kid who gets drafted in 1943, and who – like most guys – spends Basic Training wrestling with fears of whether he "has what it takes" to make it in the Army. But unlike most guys, St... (more)
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3/18/2010 Hours: 7:30pm
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Gay Marshall Performs Piaf: Queen of heart - The Metropolitan Room
34 W. 22nd St. - 212-206-0440 Ages: Teens and older Price: $25 plus 2 drink minimum
Broadway singer/actress Gay Marshall reprises her stunning concert series this winter at The Metropolitan Room in the trendy Flatiron District. "Piaf: Queen of Heart" is based on Marshall's CD," Piaf, La Vie l'Amour," a BILLBOARD Top World Album. Beautiful, original arrangements (by Marshall and Paul Bevan) of classic and rare music from Edith Pia... (more)
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6/30/2010
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Malevich in Focus: 1912-1922 - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
This intimate presentation of six paintings spans a ten-year period and illustrates Malevich's path toward a truly original mode of artistic expression. Moreover, the works share a unique history: each was included in the retrospective exhibition of Malevich's work in Poland and Germany in 1927 and the works have not been exhibited together since t... (more)
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3/13/2010 Hours: varies check website
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PS122 presents Whatever, Heaven Allows - Performance Space 122
150 1st Ave. at 9th St. - 212-352-3101 Ages: mature audiiences Price: $20, $15 students/seniors
Known for its radical and reckless theatricality, avant-garde New York troupe Radiohole's newest work is a star-spangled American meta-melodrama inspired by film director Douglas Sirk's 1950s potboilers and Milton's epic Paradise Lost. Our heroine is an all- American "Eve" who must save her home from an evil-doer while struggling to find fulfillmen... (more)
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3/14/2010
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Paul Taylor Dance Company - NY City Center
130 W. 56th St. (6-7 Aves.) - 877-581-1212 www.nycitycenter.org Ages: All
Two New York premieres -- Also Playing, a comic tribute to vaudeville, and an untitled work set to Debussy -- head a season celebrating Paul Taylor's 80th birthday.
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5/17/2010
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William Kentridge: Five Themes - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
This large-scale exhibition surveys nearly three decades of work by William Kentridge (b. 1955, South Africa), a remarkably versatile artist whose work combines the political with the poetic. Dealing with subjects as sobering as apartheid, colonialism, and totalitarianism, his work is often imbued with dreamy, lyrical undertones or comedic bits of ... (more)
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5/30/2010
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2010 Whitney Biennial - Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave. (75 St.) - 800-WHITNEY www.whitney.org Ages: All
This year marks the seventy-fifth edition of the Whitney's signature exhibition. While Biennials are always affected by the cultural, political, and social moment, this exhibition "simply titled 2010" embodies a cross section of contemporary art production rather than a specific theme.
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3/19/2010 Hours: 11:00am-6:00pm
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The Matrix of the Mind: Contemporary Fine Art by Japanese Artists - Agora Gallery
530 W. 25th St. - 212-226-4151 www.agora-gallery.com Ages: all Price: free
In February, a new exhibition at Agora Gallery will give prominence to a group of talented individuals whose influence or background comes from Japan in The Matrix of the Mind: Contemporary Fine Art by Japanese Artists. Scheduled to run from February 26, 2010 through March 19, 2010, the works on display will be bound to captivate the soul with thei... (more)
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9/06/2010
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Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (89 St.) - 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org Ages: All
This exhibition examines myriad ways photographic imagery is incorporated into recent practice and in the process underscores the unique power of reproductive media while documenting a widespread contemporary obsession, both collective and individual, with accessing the past.
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8/15/2010
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Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
Birthday celebrations and concomitant themes of longevity are pervasive in Chinese art of the Ming and Qing dynasties. A recurring scene of a splendid reception at the residence of a wealthy family, represented in a lacquered screen, a set of embroidered hanging scrolls, and a porcelain vase, shows the eightieth birthday gathering for the Tang-dyna... (more)
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6/13/2010
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The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
The Belles Heures (1405-1408/9) of Jean de Berry, a treasure of The Cloisters collection, is one of the most celebrated and lavishly illustrated manuscripts in this country. Because it is currently unbound, it is possible to exhibit all of its illuminated pages as individual leaves, a unique opportunity never to be repeated. The exhibition will elu... (more)
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5/23/2010
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The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
The renovation of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon provides an opportunity for the unprecedented loan of the alabaster mourner figures from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria. Each of the statuettes is approximately sixteen inches high. They were carved by Jean de La Huerta and Antoine Le Moiturier b... (more)
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3/30/2010 Hours: 12:30, 4, and 7:30pm (Varies)
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CinémaTuesdays: The Whimsical World of Belgian Cinema - Florence Gould Hall at French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF)
55 E. 59th St. - 212-355-6100 Price: $7 for FIAF members. $10 for non-members.
FIAF is proud to present a selection of films that showcase some of the richness and diversity of Belgian cinema. Regardless of genre, these films all share a twisted, surreal, and deadpan humor that is uniquely l'humour belge. Join us for these modern classics, as well as two highly anticipated film premieres!
March 2: A Town Called Panic
Marc... (more)
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3/21/2010
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+30NYC - Center Stage
48 W. 21st St., 4th flr. - 917-438-9223 www.redferntheatre.org Price: 18
RED FERN THEATRE COMPANY, Artistic Director, Melanie Moyer Williams, and curator, Dominic D'Andrea are pleased to announce the world premiere production of +30NYC in a three-week limited engagement at Center Stage NY (48 West 21st Street, 4th Floor). A sustainable project, this evening of short plays examines how our actions today will directly aff... (more)
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5/16/2010
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Charles Addams's New York - Museum of the City of New York
Fifth Ave. & 103rd St. - 212-534-1672 www.mcny.org Ages: All
An exhibition of original artworks by the legendary New Yorker cartoonist that capture Addams's quintessentially idiosyncratic and slyly subversive view of the city, depicting his signature macabre characters, twisted situations, and distorted reimaginings of the cityscape. The works in the exhibition include watercolors, preliminary pencil sketche... (more)
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3/31/2010 Hours: 7:30pm
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First Friday Art Opening at RePop! - RePop 95% Recycled
68 Washington Ave. (btw. Park & Flushing), Brooklyn - 718-260-8032 www.repopny.com Ages: all Price: free
Repop is proud to host photographer Geralyn Shukwit and her show Not Fade Away for the month of March. The opening reception is March 5, 2010 at 7:30pm. Repop has been hosting artists for first Friday events since they opened their doors in July of 2006. RePop is Carl Grauer and Russell Boyle. They scour the mid-Atlantic and beyond for wonderful on... (more)
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9/02/2010
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Lizards & Snakes: Alive! - American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St. - 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org Ages: All
Featuring more than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses interactive stations, significant fossils, and an award-winning video to acquaint visitors with the world of the Squamata, the group that includes lizards and snakes. Open daily. $16; children 2-12,... (more)
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3/09/2010
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Amy Schumer - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $15 at the door, $10 online + Two Drink Minimum
Amy Schumer is one of the fastest rising comics on the scene. She made her network debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing ,where she took 4th place. Since then she has been featured on MTV's Best Week Ever and VH1's I Love the 80’s. Amy went on to appear as the first female comic on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and was a guest comic on the Ellen DeGene... (more)
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3/09/2010
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Attila - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Riccardo Muti, a champion of the Verdian tradition, makes his Met debut with one of the composer's rousing early operas. This story of civilization's encounter with barbarism is explored in a new production by director Pierre Audi. Some of the brightest lights in contemporary design, including Miuccia Prada and the architecture team of Jacques Herz... (more)
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3/09/2010
- 3/14/2010 Hours: 7.30PM
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Lyon Opera Ballet - The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Ave. - 212-242-0800 Price: $10-$59
Since 1969, Lyon Opera Ballet has received accolades for its experimental, adventurous repertoire that showcases the works of some of the most talented contemporary choreographers on the scene today. The company's extraordinary Joyce season epitomizes this commitment to innovation, with an eclectic program that includes Maguy Marin's Grosse Fugue, ... (more)
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3/09/2010 Hours: 6.30pm
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Tendencies: Poetics and Practice Erica Kaufman, Douglas A. Martin, Mina Pam Dick - The CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Ave. - 212-817-2005 Price: Free
This series of talks by major poets, curated by Tim Peterson and titled in honor of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, explores the relationship between contemporary poetic manifesto, practice, queer theory and pedagogy.
Visit http://tendenciespoetics.blogspot.com for commentary and sample recordings from past events, as well as news about upcoming events... (more)
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3/09/2010 Hours: 7-9PM
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NY Philharmonic Principal Players Series - Kosciuszko Foundation
15 E. 65th St. - 212-239-9190 www.lyricny.org/gettickets.html Ages: all
Join The Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York for an exquisite evening of music performed by principal players of the New York Philharmonic. The performance will feature virtuosos Robert Langevin (principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic), Liang Wang (principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic) and acclaimed pianist, John Novacek. They ... (more)
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3/10/2010
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La Boheme - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Anna Netrebko stars in the most popular opera in the repertory. Piotr Beczala, who signaled his arrival as a top lyric tenor in last season's Lucia di Lammermoor, sings his first Met Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli's legendary production. Gerald Finley is Marcello, opposite Nicole Cabell and Ruth Ann Swenson alternating as Musetta.
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3/10/2010
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Apollo Amateur Night - Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street - 212-531-5300 www.apollotheater.com Ages: All
A phenomenal success since its founding, Amateur Night has always lured audiences with the thrilling prospect of discovering new talent. At 75, Apollo Amateur Night continues to demand and reward greatness, as performers vie to become the next Apollo legend.
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3/10/2010 Hours: 7-9pm
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The Curator's Perspective: María del Carmen Carrión - NYU Steinhardt School, Einstein Auditorium
34 Stuyvesant St. - 212-254-8200 Price: Free
On Wednesday, March 10, María del Carmen Carrión opens this year's itinerant public discussion series that takes place in a variety of venues throughout New York. Each installment of The Curator's Perspective features an international curator who distills current happenings in contemporary art, including the artists they are excited by, exhibition... (more)
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3/10/2010
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The Bob DiBuono Bringer Show - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850
Bob DiBuono has provided his voices, impressions and characters to MTV Europe, E! Entertainment, Good Day New York, Galavicion's Comedy Picante, Pax Television and WNEW's "Opie and Anthony" Show. Presently he can be found performing in comedy clubs around New York and the greater Northeast Region.
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3/10/2010
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Cindy Blackman's Another Lifetime - Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th St. (9-10 Aves.) - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: All
Powerhouse drummer Cindy Blackman is a commanding jazz musician, also known for her work backing retro-rock icon Lenny Kravitz. With a kinetic attack, she's ideally equipped to pay tribute to the amazing Tony Williams, whose unique rhythmic genius was immediately evident when he joined the Miles Davis band at 17. Williams soon invented a new and hu... (more)
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3/10/2010 Hours: 6pm
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WALLACE Live - Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St. - 212-477-4155 www.rockwoodmusichall.com Ages: 21 and over Price: Free
Join Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter WALLACE at the Rockwood Music Hall on Wednesday, March 10 at 6 PM where he will perform songs from his debut EP, Playing With Fire (to be released on March 23). Wallace's live music performances are like no other. He rages and laments with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in another-- all the while gripping... (more)
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3/10/2010
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The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
Throughout history, mythologies have provided explanations for humankind's existential surroundings through collective beliefs and shared verbal and visual narratives. Representational visual artists have long looked to ancient mythologies as a thematic repertoire, a tradition both preserved and evolved by modern and contemporary artists who contin... (more)
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3/10/2010
- 3/11/2010 Hours: 10am-5pm
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FitTown: A Healthy Path for Kids - Urban Zen Center at the Stephan Weiss Studio
711 Greenwich St. - 212-414-8520 Ages: Adults/Parents Price: $180 for a two-day package / $100 per individual day
The FitTown Town Hall will bring together advocates for child health and present solutions that enhance physical and emotional health and wellness for children and teens in the home, at school and in the community. The goal is to engage parents and school staff as agents of change in bringing proactive health and healing practices to American youth... (more)
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3/11/2010
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The Nose - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Artist William Kentridge defies genres with Shostakovich's adaptation of Gogol's story. The new production is conducted by definitive Shostakovich interpreter Valery Gergiev. Acclaimed baritone Paulo Szot, who won a Tony Award for South Pacific, makes his Met debut as the man who wakes up to discover that his nose has disappeared.
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3/11/2010
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Mike Yard, Vic Henley, Marina Franklin & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $15 at the door, $10 online + Two Drink Minimum
Mike Yard has performed on HBO's Russell Simons Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View, HBO's P.Diddy's, Bad Boyz of Comedy, and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. The Black Comedy Awards honored Yard as one of the most thought provoking comedians. His quest to delve deeper into the minds of the masses paid off when Rev. Jessie Jackson invited him to perfo... (more)
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3/11/2010
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The Moth Grandslam XV - Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th St. (9-10 Aves.) - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: All
The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. The Moth is dedicated to finding intriguing people to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, using words as weapons, they battle it out to determine The Moth's GrandSLAM Story Champion. D... (more)
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3/11/2010
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Get Weird: Maher Shalal Hash Baz + dogr - New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery (Prince St.) - 212-219-1222 www.newmuseum.org Ages: All
Led by the husband/wife team of Tori and Reiko Kudo, Maher Shalal Hash Baz's fluctuating lineup features mostly untrained musicians tackling songs often written the day of performance, expressing the innate beauty of failure as much as of success. With a background in Baroque, choral gospel, and electro-acoustic music, as well as experimental 16mm ... (more)
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3/11/2010 Hours: 3
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Spirits, Mixed Cocktails & Martini Tasting - Hudson Terrace
621 W. 46th St. - 212-315-9400 Ages: 21+ Price: $40
Hudson Terrace invites you to taste a selection of Spirits, Mixed Cocktails and Martinis. Walk Around informal spirits tasting featuring a selection of specialty cocktails and martinis. Event begins at 7:00pm but for your convenience doors will open at 6:00pm. Drinks will be available at the bar ala carte. $40 per person.
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3/11/2010 Hours: 10pm-4am
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Libation w/Ian Friday - Sullivan Room
218 Sullivan St. - 212-225-4545 Ages: 21+ Price: 12
Ian Friday & Manchildblack/Hype Life Music invite you to join the Global Soul Family @ LIBATION!
On Thursday, March 11th the event that Shook Magazine calls "New York's prime party for spiritual freeform dance" returns to Sullivan Room for a night of great music and great vibes for a guaranteed funky good time! Libation's esteemed resident, Ian... (more)
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3/12/2010
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Attila - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Riccardo Muti, a champion of the Verdian tradition, makes his Met debut with one of the composer's rousing early operas. This story of civilization's encounter with barbarism is explored in a new production by director Pierre Audi. Some of the brightest lights in contemporary design, including Miuccia Prada and the architecture team of Jacques Herz... (more)
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3/12/2010 Hours: 07:30 pm & 9:00 pm
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'Irish Stout' Tavern Concert - Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Avenue - 718-351-1611 www.historicrichmondtown.org Ages: Adult Price: $15.00 per person / SIHS Members $12.00
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a lively band of seasoned performers playing traditional Irish songs, ballads, and upbeat melodies. Pre-paid reservations only with credit card
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3/12/2010
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Celebrate Legendary 2010 Double Grammy Nominated Soul crooner Charlie Wilson - Avery Fisher Hall
132 W. 65th St. - 212-721-6500 www.lincolncenter.org Price: $55-$145
As one of the most influential voices in soul music, former lead vocalist of the funkadelic brotherly trio THE GAP Band, has received two 2010 Grammy nominations for Best R&B Album for "Uncle Charlie" and Best Male R&B Vocalist for his single, "There Goes My Baby." This is the first time that Wilson, has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Joining ... (more)
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3/12/2010
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Paul Mecurio, Godfrey, Dan Naturman & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 online + Two Drink Minimum
In addition to being a regular warm-up comedian on The Daily Show for the last 6 years, Paul has done warm up for The Late Show with David Letterman and New Joke City. He was honored with a Peabody award in 2000 and two Emmy nominations in 2000-2001. Catch his new show, Got No Game with Paul Mecurio on HBO. Hosted by Karith Foster (NBC's Last Com... (more)
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3/12/2010
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Godfrey, Sherry Davey, Greg Rogell & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 online + Two Drink Minimum
Godfrey, the National spokesperson for 7Up, has been one of the hottest comedians out there. Several years ago, Ben Stiller cast Godfrey to play himself in Zoolander, a performance that has since achieved cult status. His more recent film roles in Johnson Family Vacation, Soul Plane, The Cook Out, starring Queen Latifah, and Phat Girlz, starring M... (more)
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3/12/2010
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An Evening with Keller Williams - Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th St. (9-10 Aves.) - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: All
Keller Williams has built a career on his uncanny ability to captivate a packed house -- all by himself. He's been called a "one-man band." A "solo cult-hero." "Music's mad-scientist." All of which are clever labels for what seems to be an essential truth: On stage, Keller Williams works alone. For over 100 shows a year, Williams has proven himself... (more)
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3/12/2010 Hours: 6:30pm
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Beer: A History and Tasting - Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
421 E. 61st St. - 212-838-6878 Ages: 21 and over Price: $35
Inspired by St. Patrick's Day celebrations, Sam Merritt, Certified Cicerone TM Beer Sommelier, will lead a lively discussion and tasting in an authentic 19th century tavern room. Beer donated by the Brooklyn Brewery.
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3/12/2010
- 3/17/2010 Hours: 5AM-5PM
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St. Patty's Day Pub Crawl - Village Pourhouse
982-988 Amsterdam Ave. & 64 Third Ave. - NA discosushi.ticketleap.com Ages: 21+ Price: $20
March 12, March 13 & March 17. Everyone's Irish on St. Patty’s Day! Wear green and join us on the World’s Largest Pub Crawl. Enjoy exclusive pub crawl specials: $1 Bud/Bud Light Drafts; $2 Bud/Bud Light Bottles; $3 Well Drinks; $4 Jameson Shots.
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3/12/2010
- 3/17/2010 Hours: 5PM-5AM
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St. Patty's Day Pub Crawl - SideBar
118 E. 15th St. at Irving - NA discosushi.ticketleap.com Ages: 21+ Price: $20
March 12, March 13 & March 17. Everyone's Irish on St. Patty's Day! Wear green and join us on the World’s Largest Pub Crawl. Enjoy exclusive pub crawl specials: $1 Bud/Bud Light Drafts; $2 Bud/Bud Light Bottles; $3 Well Drinks; $4 Jameson Shots.
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3/13/2010
- 3/14/2010 Hours: Saturday & Sunday 10-6
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The Pier Antiques Show Plus Fashion Alley - Pier 94
711 12th Avenue at 55th Street www.solo.artexponewyork.com Price: $15.00
Internationally known and a staple for New Yorkers. Celebrities and major designers and decorators from all over the country attend it in droves, and shoppers come from around the world to discover future trends! 500 Exhibitors on the Hudson River. NEW SHOW HOURS: Saturday & Sunday 10-6. PIER 94, 12th Ave. @ 55th St., NYC. Admission: $15, Children ... (more)
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3/13/2010
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La Boheme - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Anna Netrebko stars in the most popular opera in the repertory. Piotr Beczala, who signaled his arrival as a top lyric tenor in last season's Lucia di Lammermoor, sings his first Met Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli's legendary production. Gerald Finley is Marcello, opposite Nicole Cabell and Ruth Ann Swenson alternating as Musetta.
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3/13/2010
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The Nose - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Artist William Kentridge defies genres with Shostakovich's adaptation of Gogol's story. The new production is conducted by definitive Shostakovich interpreter Valery Gergiev. Acclaimed baritone Paulo Szot, who won a Tony Award for South Pacific, makes his Met debut as the man who wakes up to discover that his nose has disappeared.
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3/13/2010 Hours: 07:30 pm & 9:00 pm
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'Irish Stout' Tavern Concert - Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Avenue - 718-351-1611 www.historicrichmondtown.org Ages: Adult Price: $15.00 per person / SIHS Members $12.00.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a lively band of seasoned performers playing traditional Irish songs, ballads, and upbeat melodies.
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3/13/2010
- 3/14/2010
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Little Ireland and Little Italy History and Tasting Tour - NYC Discovery Walking Tours
New York, NY - 212-465-3331 Ages: All
Commemorate not one, but TWO ethnic celebrations ...and satisfy your appetite as well. Celebrate the upcoming St Patty's Day (March 17) and St. Joseph's Day (March 19) with a stroll through the former Little Ireland, with its Irish heritage sites, and a history and tasting tour of Little Italy, which ONLY once a year prepares pastries in devotion t... (more)
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3/13/2010
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The Rewind Show - Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th St. (9-10 Aves.) - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: AD
Every Saturday night, the Highline combiniesg the live music of the 80's Rock & Roll era along with the best DJ's spinning the present hits. 21 & over. Doors at 10:30pm, show at 11pm. $20. RSVP to info@4kent.com
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3/13/2010
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Baroque Ensemble 'Musica Sequenza' Performs at Baruch Performing Arts Center - Baruch Performing Arts Center, Engelman Recital Hall
55 Lexington Ave. Ages: All Price: $25
"Musica Sequenza" performs a selection of Vivaldi's four unknown concertos as The New Four Seasons, arranged by Burak Ozdemir and C.P.E. Bach Pastorale for Violin, Bassoon and Basso Continue. Ensemble will make its debut performance at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. Musica Sequenza an early music ensemble founded by Burak Ozdemir, is comprised ... (more)
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3/13/2010
- 3/14/2010
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Jay Oakerson - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 online + Two Drink Minimum
Jay Oakerson's unbelievable life stories never fail to surprise an audience. Oakerson has been featured on HBO's P. Diddy's Bad Boyz of Comedy, BET's Comic View and Comedy Central Presents. He is also known for his writing on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. Wil Sylvince of BET's Comedy View will also be performing.
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3/13/2010
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Godfrey, Brian McFadden, William Stephenson & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 online + Two Drink Minimum
Godfrey, the National spokesperson for 7Up, has been one of the hottest comedians out there. Several years ago, Ben Stiller cast Godfrey to play himself in Zoolander, a performance that has since achieved cult status. His more recent film roles in Johnson Family Vacation, Soul Plane, The Cook Out, starring Queen Latifah, and Phat Girlz, starring M... (more)
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3/13/2010
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Greer Barnes, Amy Schumer, Godfrey & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 online + Two Drink Minimum
Greer began his comedy career in the early nineties, and within a few years made his national television debut with an appearance on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman. He went on to be a regular performer on Comedy Central's mega hit, Chappelle's Show. Greer Barnes is one of the nation's most seasoned and talented performers. His conversational ... (more)
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3/13/2010 Hours: 1-5pm
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Bugbot! A Solar Gadget Building Workshop - Solar1
2420 FDR Drive, Service Road East - 212-505-6050 Ages: all Price: $35
In this workshop, participants will learn how to construct a circuit that gathers solar energy and releases it in bursts, and then use it in the creation of a small, light-powered, vibro-bot. These Bugbots will respond directly to the intensity of the light that they are exposed to, using solar energy to power two vibrating pager motors. On a sunny... (more)
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3/13/2010
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Joe Hurley's 11th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue - Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th St. (9-10 Aves.) - 212-414-5994 www.highlineballroom.com Ages: All
Joe Hurley's 11th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue will enter its 2nd decade as the grandest and most beloved musical event of the St Patrick's season in NYC. Gathering friends and performers from NYC punk-rock legends to Broadway stars, from best-selling novelists to star comedians and rock legends-From Rock & Roll Hall-Of-Famers to downtown lumin... (more)
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3/13/2010 Hours: 9pm
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World Welterweight Championship - Southern Hospitality
1460 Second Ave. - 212-249-1001 www.southernhospitalitybbq.com Ages: 21+ Price: 20
14 HD TVS, 1 Large Projection Screen. $20 General admission. $50 VIP includes 3 hr premium open bar 9pm-midnight.
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3/13/2010 Hours: 9PM
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Pacquiao vs Clottey Boxing - Village Pourhouse Upper West
982-988 Amsterdam Ave. & 64 Third Ave. - 212-979-2337 Price: $20
Pacquiao vs Clottey Boxing @ The Village Pourhouse Uptown. Exclusively at Village Pourhouse Upper West. $20 COVER CHARGE FOR GENERAL ADMISSION PLUS ONE FREE DRINK TICKET. Purchase tickets at www.pourhouseupperwest.ticketleap.com. General Admission tickets are for standing room only - Email Adam@yourpartyplanning.com for table rates and reservations... (more)
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3/13/2010 Hours: 9pm-3am
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I Love the 80s and 90s Party - Croton Reservoir Tavern - CRT
108 W. 40th St. (btw Broadway & 6th Ave) - 212-579-4844 Ages: 21+ Price: 10.00
By popular demand, we're bringing back our legendary I Love the '80s and '90s Party! Not only will the famous DLJ spin all your favorite tunes from your favorite two decades, but we also have one of the best live acts in town! The sensational Steve Marshall Band will be playing a special covers set of all the best songs of the '80s.
PARTY DETAIL... (more)
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3/14/2010 Hours: 4-7 PM
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Flamenco Cante and Guitar Concert - Flamenco Latino Studio
244 W. 54th St., 4th fl. - 212-399-8519 www.flamencolatino.com Ages: 6 yrs. and up Price: $15
Flamenco Latino hosts an afternoon of flamenco singing and guitar featuring Alfonso Cid, Cante and Javier Bravo, Guitar. Tickets $15, Credit/debit cards accepted. Call 212-399-8519 for more info and to reserve. Alfonso Cid was born and raised in Seville, the heartland of Flamenco music. His mother, an amateur singer from Triana, a Flamenco enclave ... (more)
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3/14/2010
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Greer Barnes, Joe DeRosa, Al Ducharme & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $15 at the door, $10 online + Two Drink Minimum
Greer began his comedy career in the early nineties, and within a few years made his national television debut with an appearance on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman. He went on to be a regular performer on Comedy Central's mega hit, Chappelle's Show. Greer Barnes is one of the nation's most seasoned and talented performers. His conversational ... (more)
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3/14/2010
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Allman Brothers Band Big House Museum Benefit - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 W. 42 St. (7-8 Aves.) - 212-997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com Ages: All
Featuring Lingo (Georgia), Leroy Justice (NYC). Jamie McLean Band (NYC). Featured Special Guest: Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band) + additional Special Guests throughout the night! Proceeds to support The Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House in Macon, Georgia. $12.00 Advance, $15.00 Day of Show.
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3/14/2010 Hours: 2PM - 7PM; Breaktime from 4-5PM
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1-Day Bachata Beginner Dance Workshop - Uptown Sports Complex
170 W. 233rd St. (btw. Broadway & Bailey Ave.), The Bronx - 646-938-8092 Ages: Teens to Adults Price: $35 - $50
($35 WITH PRE-PAID REGISTRATION BY FRIDAY, MARCH 12)
The 4 Hour Beginner Bachata Workshop by Cindy Osorio. If you are a busy individual who simply cannot commit to the usual 4-8 Week Sessions offered at most studios, this is a great way to fit learning Bachata into your schedule. If you think you have two left feet. This is the perfect class for... (more)
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3/14/2010
- 5/31/2010
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Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 W. 53 St. (5-6 Aves.) - 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Ages: All
This performance retrospective traces the prolific career of Marina Abramovic with approximately fifty works spanning over four decades of her early interventions and sound pieces, video works, installations, photographs, solo performances, and collaborative performances made with Ulay (Uwe Laysiepen). In an endeavor to transmit the presence of the... (more)
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3/15/2010
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Attila - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Riccardo Muti, a champion of the Verdian tradition, makes his Met debut with one of the composer's rousing early operas. This story of civilization's encounter with barbarism is explored in a new production by director Pierre Audi. Some of the brightest lights in contemporary design, including Miuccia Prada and the architecture team of Jacques Herz... (more)
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3/15/2010
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Sondheim: The Birthday Concert - New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway & W. 65th St. - 212-875-5656 www.nyphil.org Ages: All
With performances of his brilliant music and lyrics by the New York Philharmonic and special guest stars including: Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others.
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3/15/2010
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Brian McFadden, Tom Cotter, Joe DeRosa & more! - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Price: Tickets: $15 at the door, $10 online + Two Drink Minimum
Brian McFadden, an electrifying and charismatic performer, muses on dysfunctional families and the absurdities of everyday life in his stand-up routine. His rich performance style has propelled him into appearances on MTV, Comedy Central, and numerous cable comedy shows. Hosted by Dustin Chafin (Last Comic Standing), guests include Lenny Marcus (Th... (more)
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3/15/2010 Hours: 7:30pm
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Trinity Choir performs Bach's 'Johannes-Passion' - Trinity Church
89 Broadway at Wall St. - 212-575-4545 www.trintywallstreet.org Ages: All ages Price: $20, $10
On Monday, March 15 at 7:30 PM, the Trinity Choir will be joined by the Trinity Baroque Orchestra as they perform Johann Sebastian Bach's Johannes-Passion. Although perhaps not as vast or well known as the Matthaüs-Passion, Bach's Johannes-Passion is, for some, more dramatic and varied. This beautiful work is inspired by chapters 18 and 19 of the ... (more)
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3/16/2010
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Hamlet - Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. - 212-362-6000 www.metoperafamily.org Ages: All
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of Shakespeare's unforgettable characters. When this production, directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, opened in London at Covent Garden, The Independent called Keenlyside's Hamlet, "a revelation - thrilling throughout." Dessay plays the volatile ... (more)
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3/16/2010
- 3/21/2010 Hours: 7.30PM
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Keigwin + Company - The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Ave. - 212-242-0800 Price: $10-$49
Acclaimed for its electrifying brand of contemporary dance, KEIGWIN + COMPANY celebrates its first solo week at The Joyce with a vibrant program that features the world premiere of a new work and includes Mattress Suite and Caffeinated, two pieces that blend Keigwin's signature athleticism, subtle humor, and "uninhibited embrace of the theatrical."... (more)
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3/16/2010 Hours: 8.30PM
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Mike Vecchione, Lenny Marcus & Mike Destefano - Stand Up NY
236 W. 78th St. - 212-595-0850 Ages: 16+ Price: $15
"Vec's" straightforward and brutally honest stand-up style has landed him spots on Sirius Satellite Radio's "The Howard Stern Show" and Comedy Central's "Live at the Gotham". Hosted by Tom Dadario, guests include Lenny Marcus (MTV's "The Jim Breuer Show") and Mike Destefano ("White Boyz in the Hood").
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3/16/2010
- 9/06/2010
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Tutankhamun's Funeral - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
Buried near his tomb in around 1327 B.C., remains from the mummification and funeral of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun were unearthed in 1907 by the American businessman and excavator Theodore M. Davis, who in 1909 donated the objects to the Metropolitan Museum. This exhibition will consist of the most important pieces from the Davis find... (more)
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3/16/2010
- 8/29/2010
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Side by Side: Oberlin's Masterworks at the Met - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St. - 212-535-7710 www.metmuseum.org Ages: All
Founded in 1917, the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College is one of the finest college or university collections in the United States, serving as an invaluable educational resource for aspiring art scholars and artists. While the museum is closed in 2010 for renovations, twenty of their masterpieces -- nineteen paintings and one sculpture... (more)
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