Archive for the NYC culture category
April 30th, 2008 by susan j
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Sports buffs of all ages will want to check out New York City’s newest museum. The Sports Museum of America at 26 Broadway in Manhattan opens one week from today and already the museum is generating some major media buzz in places like The New York Times, Yahoo! Sports, and The Dallas Morning News.
The first and only interactive, multimedia all-sports experience in the country, the Museum covers baseball, football, basketball, figure skating, extreme sports, and other sports with more than 800 artifacts, 1,100 photographs, and 20 original films. It’s also the new home of the Heisman Trophy and the Billie Jean King International Women’s Sports Center, including the first ever women’s sports hall of fame.
The Sports Museum of America will be included with the New York City Explorer Pass starting on May 7, 2008, when the museum officially opens.
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March 31st, 2008 by jamie a
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On the first Friday of every month, the Museum of Natural History hosts in the Rose Center for Earth and Space. It’s an evening full of live jazz in an amazing setting, complete with wine and delicious tapas.
The Valerie Capers Ensemble will be performing at the next event, to be held on Friday, April 4 starting with seatings at 5:15 pm. A native of the Bronx and a Julliard grad, Valerie Capers has performed with greats like Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, and Ray Brown. Legally blind since the age of 6, Valerie is a great inspiration to all.
Here’s to a great Friday night!
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March 26th, 2008 by jamie a
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During your visit to New York, why not learn about how New York got to be the center of American theatre? With this exhibit featured at the Museum of the City of New York, you’ll be able to walk down Broadway and trace the steps of the people who made the famed street it is today.
Entitled , this exhibit is “…an exploration of the link between New York and theater, through costumes, photographs, props, and other original material drawn from the collections of the Museum of the City of New York.”
On April 2nd from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, you can get a special inside view on this exhibit as well as Setting the Stage: Scenic Designs by Donald Oenslager with a ! Be sure and RSVP soon to secure your spot.
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March 17th, 2008 by jamie a
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Color is a beacon of spring, bringing with it a hope among city-dwellers that the skyscrapers won’t be silhouetted against gray skies anymore, and the neighborhood park will soon be full of tiny pink and blue blossoms.
The Museum of Modern Art is currently hosting the exhibit . Featuring the transformation of the usage and myths surrounding color in Renaissance works and where art has gone since then, it’s a great way to understand the dynamics of color through the eyes of the artist. The show’s description reads, “Color Chart celebrates a paradox: the lush beauty that results when contemporary artists assign color decisions to chance, readymade source, or arbitrary system.”
In addition to the exhibit, the museum will also be offering special lectures and discussions in relation to the works in the show. So, grab your Explorer Pass and head on over to the Museum of Modern Art to experience the wonders of color.
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March 3rd, 2008 by jamie a
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If you’re looking for something inspiring in the city, Budget Travel has just published an article about .
Currently working on the special effects for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, the exhibit at the Guggenheim focuses on two decades and eight major installations of his career. Entitled I Want to Believe, it includes nine cars suspended from the dome of the museum.
The article reads, “Suspended by cables, seven white Chevrolet Metro sedans are pierced with tubes of blinking yellow, red, green and blue lights to simulate the stages of a bomb explosion. They appear to be floating in mid-air as the cables aren’t very visible. An eighth car is parked in the lobby; the ninth car occupies the sixth floor”
If this exhibit is any indication, the ceremonies of the Olympics are going to be quite a show.
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February 28th, 2008 by jamie a
Thursday, February 28 (6:30 - 8:30 pm)
Teen contributors from will be reading at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
Through March 2
Marvel at site-specific sculptural works at the at Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria, Queens.
Through March 16
The New York Historical Society hosts , which chronicles Audobon’s work before his masterpiece, Birds of America.
Through March 23
Check out the stage adaptation of Hitchcock’s at the American Airlines Theatre.
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February 25th, 2008 by jamie a
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If you’re up for a different kind of night out on the town, The New York Times has written a fabulous article entitled to entice you to think of the art world as a party locale.
The article gives a profile of the new, after hours parties that the Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim, The Whitney, The Rubin Museum, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Brooklyn Museum are offering. These parties drawn in locals and tourists alike, looking to dance, drink some delicious cocktails, and most of all, appreciate the art surrounding them.
You’ll certainly meet some new friends who like the same artsy things you do, therefore making art after dark a tradition in your schedule!
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February 21st, 2008 by jamie a
Thursday, February 21 (7 pm)
The Morris-Jumel Mansion is hosting a lecture entitled , chronicling the life of Louis Armstrong’s wife. The event is free, but does require registration, so be sure and call ahead.
Friday, February 22 (8 pm)
Head over to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a performance by , a new and alternative take on chamber music.
Saturday, February 23- Sunday, February 24
The Merkin Concert Hall presents , a festival celebrating the Japanese aesthetic concept of “ma.” Along with traditional works, this festival will also host the world premiere of three new pieces.
Saturday, February 23- April 6
It’s the opening weekend of the at the New York Botanical Garden!
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February 19th, 2008 by jamie a
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NYCvisit.com has named the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem the
has been the home of so many incredible performers since opening in 1914 on 125th Street. Its Amateur Night performances include winners like Ella Fitzgerald and Stevie Wonder. The theater has launched the careers of countless others, among them are Billie Holliday, Bessie Smith, Michael Jackson, and Lauryn Hill.
In 1983, the theater was given national, city, and state landmark status and still offers an average of six events per week.
Celebrate Black History Month with a of the building, a stop at the museum store for a special souvenir, and then attend Amateur Night to see the best in up-and-coming talent!
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February 14th, 2008 by jamie a
Thursday, February 14 (7 pm)
Grab your sweetie or head out to meet someone new at the at Cafe Notte. There will be three hours of tastings paired with delightful appetizers.
Through February 23
Catch British comedian at the Union Square Theatre for his amazingly hilarious new show.
Friday, February 15 - March 8 (8 pm)
The Metropolitan Opera House presents , Verdi’s opera based on Shakespeare’s Othello, which is considered Verdi’s greatest accomplishment.
Saturday, February 16 (11 am)
Test your presidential and White House knowledge with the New York Historical Society during the .
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