December 14, 2003 - March 14, 2004: The Queens Museum (in the NY borough
of Queens) studies the work of Ms. Jonas's work including pioneering video and
installation exhibits. The show, "Joan Jonas: Performance Installations", is
sure to be an eye-opener.
December 11: Step out to Long Island City (close to MoMAQNS) for The
SculptureCenter's first Winter Gala introducing limited edition artworks by Tom Otterness,
Do-ho Suh and Fred Wilson. 'Chill', with cocktails at 6.30pm; dinner and
entertainment at8.00pm and dresscode is 'gala chic'.
December 7: The David "Fathead" Newman Quartet play jazz and the
Rose Center for Earth and Space serve tapas and drinks during a very "Starry
Night".
December 5: Michael York - actor, and John Bell Young - on piano perform
Lord Tennyson's epic poem, "Enoch Arden," set to music by Richard Strauss, at
the Metropolitan Museum.
December 3: The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony takes places in
Rockefeller Center. Very pretty and very New York.
December 1: The New York Stock Exchange Pre-Party Christmas Tree
Lighting gets into the seasonal spirit between 4:30 - 7:00PM. And then the
music-filled tree lighting ceremony.
Late November/early December: Wonderful Town is coming to town!! This
popular revival will start performances in late November/early December at the Al
Hirschfeld Theatre. Donna Murphy stars in this story of two sisters who move to NYC from
Ohio and find city life a bit more complicated than they first imagined. More details to
follow.......
November 29: Preview Art of the 2oth Century at the Park Avenue Armory,
Park Ave and 67th Street, all to benefit the Children's Museum of New York.
November 27: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
November 22: The National Horse Show Association is bringing back exciting
equestrian action to the new Metropolitan National Horse Show in New York City. The
centerpiece of the Metropolitan is the ASPCA-Maclay National Horsemanship Championship.
Many top American riders, such as William Steinkraus, Conrad Homfeld, Leslie Howard, Peter
Wylde, Ray Texel, and Nicole Shahinian are competing for this highly prized trophy.
November 19: Carnival at the Copa is a fun night out for a fabulous,
worthwhile cause: Parkinson's Disease Research. Live entertainment, buffet dinner,
open bar, dancing, guest celebs, raffles, live and silent auctions..... What more
could you wish for, for a mere $75 in advance (before Nov 10) or $90 at the door?
For more details of the party at The Copacabana at 560 West 14th Street call Sharon Stone
at +1 212 923 4700.
November 18: Your chance to join in the seminar/debate on the topic of
Entertaining the World: The Impact of American Culture Overseas with Joan Ganz Cooney,
Creator, Sesame Street; Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sesame Workshop; Mouafac
Harb, News Director, Radio Sawa;
Marty Kaplan, Director, The Norman Lear Center, University of Southern California;and
Charles Stuart, Filmmaker, Hollywood and the Muslim World. It's all happening from
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Museum of Television and Radio.
November 17: Join in the debate at the Museum of Television
and Radio when Jafez Al-Mirazi, Washington Bureau Chief, Al Jazeera; Akwe Amosu, Producer,
allAfrica.com;Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, Author and Journalist (France); Nuri Colakoglu,
Broadcast and Print Media Coordinator, Dogan Media Group (Turkey); Mark Damazer, Deputy
Director, BBC News (UK); Rosanna Fuentes-Berain, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
en Español (Mexico); Yoichi Funabashi, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist,
Asahi Shimbun (Japan); Bachi Karkaria, Associate Editor, The Times of India; Reinhard
Meier, Editor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Switzerland); and Yan Lang, Founding Chairperson,
Sun Media Group Holdings Limited (China) slug it out in the "The View from Abroad:
The Journalistic Perspective" seminar between 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
November 13: Harold Holzer reintroduces the Civil War's greatest hero and
eighteenth President of the United States—a complex figure, toasted as a saviour,
reviled as a butcher—through his own words. Performed by Oscar-winning actor, Richard
Dreyfuss, together with multi-media images, the lecture " Ulysses S. Grant: Seen and
Heard" can be seen and heard at the Metropolitan Museum, Fifth Avenue.
November 12: For those who are interested in Jewish and black vaudeville,
their interactions and their legacies, don't miss the New York Festival of Song at the
Merkin Concert Hall.
November 6: Join members , friends and colleagues of the Martha
Graham Dance Company at Cielo, 18 West 12th Street. Cocktails, music, a silent
auction and a brief performance all under one roof and all for a good cause: The Young
Artists Program of the Martha Graham School of Dance. To reserve tickets call +1 212
521 3130 for $35 each or $45 at the door . The entertainment goes on between 7.00pm
and 10.00pm so put on those dancing shoes.....
November 2 - 3: Your chance to hear the works of Mozart, Schubert and
members of the Strauss family at the Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Conducted by the
renowned and fabulous Vladimir Fedoseyev from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, this will be
an evening of perfect serenity...... so don't miss out!
November 2: Brave Destiny has come to town for 6 weeks, ending November
2. The world's largest show of surreal, fantastic, the Neuve Invention, the
Vienna School and the likes of Ernst Fuchs and H.R.Giger can be found in Brooklyn at a
number of locations. Call +1 718 486 7372 or +1 718 486 6012 for more details of
surrealist everything..... including fashion, dance, film and theater.
November 1 - March 7, 2004: Fabulous photos of Alaskan Wildlife by the
conservationist Subhankar Banerjee. Northern lights, polar bears and much more
at the American Museum of Natural History.
October 30 - November 2: Contemporary Art under $5,000 goes on sale
at The Affordable Art Fair at Pier 92.
October 29: CBS at 75: A Celebration with Alan Alda, Leslie Moonves,
Chairman & CEO, CBS and Lesley Stahl and others in conversation at The Museum of
Television and Radio between 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
October 28: Princess Michael of Kent, (British Royalty!) explores the
colorful but tragic life of another member of the family - Princess Elizabeth Stuart,
(beautiful daughter of King James I of England) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The
title of the lecture: "The Winter Queen of Bohemia". Not to be missed!
October 20 -26: the 14th Annual Cabaret Convention takes place at Town
Hall.
October 18 - January 3, 2004: Party in style and get the best ideas
to show off your talents by visiting the exhibition at FIT (Fashion Institute of
Technology) located on Seventh Ave at 27th Street. Dressed for Thrills: Halloween
and Masquerade Costumes with Photographs by Phyllis Galembo will help you make your event
outfit an event in itself. Inspired!
October 16: Starring Hollywood heartthrob Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
tells the dazzling, funny and heartbreaking story of Peter Allen, from humble beginnings
growing up in the Australian outback through a meteoric rise to fame and international
stardom. Allen became a superstar in the 1980s, best known for hits like "I Honestly
Love You," "I Go to Rio" and for winning the Academy Award for the theme
song from the film Arthur, as well as having been discovered by Judy Garland, marrying her
daughter, Liza Minnelli, and his record-breaking runs at Radio City Music Hall. Now in
previews, the The Boy From Oz opens October 16 at the Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45
Street. Call +1 212 239-6200 for tickets.
October 14: It sounds like the perfect recipe for the great night
out. Merce Cunningham Dance Company features Radiohead and Sigur Rõs at BAM Opera
House in Brooklyn.
October 12: Last chance to see the American Effect exhibit at the
Whitney - where you can confront international artists expressing their views on post-cold
war America.
October 11 and 12: The public are invited to tour more than 75 fascinating
sites throughout the five boroughs - free of charge! From City Hall, Tweed Courthouse, and
Gracie Mansion; to the Grand Army Plaza Arch, the catacombs of Green-Wood Cemetery, and
the turn-of- the-century Pratt Institute power plant; to a cutting- edge art gallery made
out of shipping containers, an ultra-modern fashion photo studio in a former gas station,
and a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the major expansion of the Museum of
Modern Art. It's the first annual Open House New York (OHNY)!
October 11: India: Kingdom of the Tiger opens at the IMAX at the American
Museum of Natural History.
October 8-19: Old Blues Eyes is bought back to life using special new
technology?????? Accompanied by a 40 piece live orchestra - with emphasis on the
word 'live", Sinatra does it someone else's way at Radio City. The question is, 'does
the legend really live on?'
October 8: New York Streetscapes: Tales of Manhattan's Significant
Buildings and Landmarks is the topic of the lecture by Christopher Gray, columnist the New
York Times. The lecture and subsequent reception all take place at the New York
Historical Society at 6.30pm.
October 7: Who can forget Fame? The musical which taught us that the
high school dining room is really an inspiration for any latent musical talent!
Performances of this sentimental, upbeat musical start at the Little Shubert on October 7.
The show - set in the 1980’s at New York City’s legendary High School for
Performing Arts on West 46th Street - takes the audience through the highs, the lows, the
romance and the ultimate triumphs of star-struck students in their quest for success. The
musical chronicles their four-year odyssey from audition to graduation at the school whose
unofficial motto is “Fame costs and this is where you start paying.” Eat
your heart out 'American Idol'!
October 7: The new comedy Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks opens at the
Belasco with Polly Bergen and Mark Hamill taking on the lead roles.
October 5: You have until October 5 to catch Melanie Griffith as Roxie in
Chicago. Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times that "Ms.
Griffith is a sensational Roxie, possibly the most convincing I have seen," and
Michael Sommers wrote in The Star-Ledger that "Ms. Griffith acts the role
endearingly and unquestionably possesses that inner spark that makes a star a star. This
is still the sexiest show in town!"
October 3: On offer at the 41st New York Film Festival is an extraordinary
selection of 26 features and 15 short films from around the world. In all, some 21
countries are represented in this year's annual 17-day showcase of the best in world
cinema. All the feature films in the Festival are U.S. premieres. Among the stars expected
to attend are Clint Eastwood, Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Marcia Gay Harden, Tim Robbins,
Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Lauren Bacall, Ben Gazzara, Chloë Sevigny, Naomi Watts,
Benicio Del Toro, Tilda Swinton, and Ewan McGregor, as well as a whole load of directors
etc.......
October 3: The opening of From Isolation to Empire at the New York Public
Library examines the dynamic period in Russian and World History. 'Russia Engages
the World, 1453–1825' will be on view from October 3, 2003 through January 31, 2004,
at The New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, in the D. Samuel and Jeane
H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall and the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery
October 2: Up for auction - the Chassaing Collection of French Art Deco
Posters - at Swann Galleries on 25th Street.
October: Construction is scheduled for the completion of The
Skyscraper Museum in October 2003 . Located six blocks south of ground zero, the Museum's
new home (post 9/11) will mark a step in the revival of Lower Manhattan and in the
recognition of the key role--past and future--of the downtown skyline in the image and
identity of New York City.. The Museum will be a dazzling work of contemporary
architecture by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill featuring a stainless steel floor and
ceiling that will reflect the exhibition cases into endless verticals, generating a sense
of towering structures.
September 29: A good reason to go to Queens? A hundred works
of Max Beckman at MoMA QNS. Last chance to see this fabulous exhibit is September
29!
September 28: The new venue at Carnegie Hall - Zankel Hall - is the choice
of venue for Mr. Randy Newman.
September 25: Swann Auction House Starring Al Hirschfield - THE New
York cartoonist at 104 East 25th Street.
September 23 - January 3, 2004: The Museum at the Fashion Institute of
Technology (FIT) celebrates excellence in American fashion design. In the 1920s,
Seventh Avenue became the hub of the fashion industry and home to the greatest names in
American design and this exhibit surveys the history of fashion in New York and then focus
on 24 designers who were elected to the Fashion Walk of Fame. Designers include Geoffrey
Beene, Bill Blass, Stephen Burrows, Bonnie Cashin, Lilly Daché, Oscar de la Renta,
Giorgio di Sant' Angelo, Perry Ellis, James Galanos, Rudi Gernreich, Halston, Marc Jacobs,
Charles James, Betsey Johnson, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan, Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Ralph
Lauren, Mainbocher, Claire McCardell, Norman Norell, Willi Smith, and Pauline Trigère.
September 20: Opening of the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial
to the Holocaust with the fabulous Garden of Stones by ''Landscape'' Artist Andy
Goldsworthy. Well worth a visit to downtown Battery Park!
September 19: BlueFish Concierge are hosting one of the hottest VIP
events in New York. The renowned end of Fashion Week party at an undisclosed
location will be jam-packed with the fashion world's elite including stunning 'leggy'
models, top designers and the celebs who make fashion! Impossible to get tickets
might - for a price - be yours by calling this number: +1 866 270 3879 and mention the
magic word: thenewyorkseason!
September 18: Two filmmakers, 30 years apart, respond to the societal and
political forces that have swirled around the site of the World Trade Center. In
the first film, Don Lenzer's “A Wonderful Construction,” 1973 (16mm film, 15
minutes), the construction workers involved in building the World Trade Center are engaged
as they demonstrate in support of American military action in Vietnam. The second
work, Norman Cowie’s “Scenes From an Endless War,” 2003 (video, 32
minutes), observes the "war against terrorism" that is being conducted in the
aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center. Both filmmakers will be
present for a discussion following the screenings of their works. It is free and all
starts at 6:00 p.m.at the Donnell Library Center auditorium, located at 20 West 53rd
Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues).
September 12: Sees the opening of a new, small auditorium under Carnegie
Hall seating around 700. Details to follow!
September 11: At 6:00 p.m.the Donnell Media Center welcomes retired New
York City firefighter and independent filmmaker Mike Lennon, who will screen and discuss
his documentary “Brothers…On Holy Ground,” 2002 (video, 54 minutes).
Shortly after noon on September 11, 2001, Mr. Lennon arrived at the site of the World
Trade Center. After two harrowing weeks spent digging for survivors, he took up his camera
and began filming. This intimate portrait of his fellow firefighters and their survivors
in the weeks following the terrorist attacks reveals both the agony and the indomitable
pride that lie behind the doors of each city firehouse. The documentary features narration
by veteran New York journalist Pete Hamill and music from Van Morrison and the
Chieftains. Donnell Library Center auditorium is located at 20 West 53rd Street (between
5th & 6th Avenues). Admission is free.
September 7 - December 7: Your chance to practice your paper cutting
skills at the Paper Cutting Show. If creativity and audience participation are 'your
thing' head out to the SculptureCenter in Queens.
September 3: They just keep on going! Crosby, Stills and Nash
play those good old, sing-a-long oldies at the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
September 1: Andy Warhol: Screen Tests end on September 1. If you
get to MoMA QNS by this date you will see Warhol's three to five minute shorts on 28
famous personalities. The filmed portraits are just another string to Mr Warhol's
very diverse bow!
August 31: Last chance to see the fabulous Chen Zehn: A Tribute exhibit at
PS1 in Queens. This one should go on the 'go see or miss out' list.
August 30: The amazing Daryl Hall and John Oates are joined by Kenny
Logggins at The Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach.
August 25: If you fancy a Minor League baseball game at the fantastic
Staten Island diamond, then don't miss the Staten Island Yankees vs. the Brooklyn
Cyclones. Sugar Ray performs after the game!
August 25; Don't miss The Doors at The Tommy Hilfiger at Jones
Beach. And if the weather holds you can also catch some rays...?
August 18 and 19: This is a must. Ozzfest 2003 features - of
course - the man himself, Ozzy with friends Korn and the one and only Marilyn
Manson. Don't miss the 'entertainment' at the PNC Arts Center.
August 18: Elvis rocks during Jailhousr Rock on the big outdoor screen in
Bryant Park during their free Monday's at Sunset season. Do you rock? Do you
friends rock? Find out!
August 17: Last chance to see The Photography of Charles
Sheeler. Better remembered for his Precisionist Painting this is the first
opportunity to judge for yourself. The collection of rare vintage prints is on
display at the Met.
August 14: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers take to the stage at
B.B. King Blues Club and Grill on 42nd Street. Great music and good food in this fun
venue.
August 13,14 and August 16,17: A marriage made in heaven?? Justin
Timberlake and Christina Aguilera perform at the Continental Airlines Arena on Aug 13 and
14 and at the Nassau Coliseum on Aug 16 and 17. Plenty of opportunities to see the
twosome in action!
August 10: Stop Press (Aug 8): Due to excessive rain over the past two
weeks, the Hudson River water quality did not satisfy safety requirements. The Triathlon
is now a Duathlon (run/bike/run). New York hosts the 3rd Annual Ford New York City
Triathlon for the less serious triathletes! An open event for athletes from New York
and around the country, awards go to the top three male and female finishers in 13
different age groups. Participants must be at least 18 years of age on race day and may
enter as individuals or in two or three member relay teams. Beginning at 6.00am with a
plunge into the Hudson River for a 1,500-meter swim, competitors will emerge from the
water and run to their bicycles to race a 40-kilometer (24.85 miles) bike course.
This leg ends at 79th Street in Riverside Park and finally they remove their cycling
helmets and slide into their running shoes. They will race for 10-kilometers (6.2 miles)
across 72nd Street into Central Park with a loop around the park, before finishing by the
band shell near 72nd Street.
August 10: Stop Press (Aug 8): Due to excessive rain over the past two
weeks, the Hudson River water quality did not satisfy safety requirements. The Triathlon
is now a Duathlon (run/bike/run).New York hosts the 2003 Ford ITU New York City World Cup.
The event is an important qualifying event for the 2004 Olympic Games. Competitors swim
1.5-kilometers in the Hudson River, bike 40-kilometers through Central Park and end with a
scenic10-kilometer run through the park. Featuring the world’s top male and female
triathletes, including the number one ranked male and female triathletes in the world,
it's your chance to watch the likes of Greg Bennett from Australia and Barb Lindquist from
the U.S. The top 10 male and female finishers will share a $40,000 prize purse. The action
kicks off with the swim scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.
August 10: Henry V's production from Shakespeare in the Park (this
means Central Park) ends August 10.
August 9 - 10: The 13th Annual Hong Kong Dragon BoatFestival at Meadow
Lake, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens celebrates the “Year of the Ram”.
The ceremonial opening parade at noon on Saturday is immediately followed by the
New York City Championships Race. Over 80 teams and 1,000 participants from the
United States and Canada compete in the U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championships for a $10,000
first place prize. The event includes non-stop festivities and entertainment beginning at
9:00am and concluding at 5:00pm. Events include dragon boat races for youths, charity,
women, and sponsors; demonstrations of Chinese arts, dragon dance, music, as well as folk
arts and crafts; and lots of Chinese nosh to sample!
August 9 and 16: Practice your blimp racing skills around the race
track installation at the SculptureCenter in Queens. It's a slow but sophisticated
unique opportunity ......
August 9-10: For your fill of fabulous blues and rock and roll, what could
be better than Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers AND Bob Dylan and His Band. PNC Arts
Center is the place for all the action!
August 8-24: Always fun and sometimes 'hit-and-miss' the New York
International Fringe Festival kicks off another season.
August 6: With the subject of war on everyone's lips, this might be
the time to bid for your choice from 100 Rare & Important World War I and World War II
posters. The Vintage Posters auction takes place at Swann Galleries, 104 East 25th
Street.
August 5: Don't you Love Me Baby? If you remember that classic
Human League song you can see the team of three this time round at B.B. King Blues Club
and Grill on 42nd Street.
August 4-5: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band plays Westbury Music
Fair. A must for ex-Beatle fans!
July 31: Opening night of Avenue Q on Broadway at the Golden. A
hotly anticipated and well reviewed 'Puppet musical' tackling the issues of post-college
big city life! Interesting! So call *1 212 239 6200 for tickets.
July 30 - August 23: The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival celebrates
its twentieth anniversary and kicks off with a free outdoor all-Vivaldi program.
This is of course part of the Hampton's seasonal calendar...so you can't miss it!
July 30 - August 10: The Latino Cultural Festival in Queens in full of the
exotic. Watch the experts swing their hips and sway to the rhythm..... Call +1
718 760 0064 for red-hot det
July 28: A steamy night in Bryant Park during their free Monday's at
Sunset season. Don't miss the very sultry Cat On A Hot Tin Roof!
July 25 - August 3: Mostly Mozart at the Lincoln Center includes a lot of
great dance.... so consider this music festival a serious option to add the to the
datebook!
July 21: Sabor! A Taste of Latin America down at the Museum Club,
South Street Seaport. This Chef's Tribute to Douglas Rodriguex benefits the Muscular
Dystrophy Association. The time is 6.00pm to 10.00pm. The address is 11 Fulton
Street. And for more info. please call: =1 212 689 9040. And enjoy!
July 19: Do your kids have rhythm in their bones? It's kids night at
Midsummer Night Swing at the Lincoln Centre so it's their chance to shine. Although
if they can't (or won't) find a partner you had better make sure you are wearing those
dancing shoes......
July 18 - August 6: Summer in the city would not be complete without
the small, intimate Summer in the Square Festival at Union Square - one of my most
favorite parts of the city. This central location adds a free attraction to the
Manhattan calendar with a series of Wednesday night dance troupes strutting their
stuff. Take your pick from modern, flamenco, hip-hop, ballet and Irish
step-dancing. For details call +1 212 460 1208.
July 15 - August 31: A selection of dates dates fall within the few
week period but everyone is worth its weight in gold as Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street
Band sign up for 10 concerts at Giant Stadium A must for fans of the Boss!
July 11: Summer of Soccer will be held from 3:00pm - 7:00p.m. at Flushing
Meadows, Corona Park. AC Milan, one of the world?s most successful soccer clubs and recent
winner of the prestigious Champions League, will be on hand to provide clinics and
demonstrations at the festival. The program is designed for youth between the ages of 7
and 19.
July 8-27: The Angel Project - location specific so you have to
check this one out on your own - will no doubt prove to be the hit of the very
international Lincoln Center Festival. For details call +1 212 875 5766.
July 3 - August 28: Thursdays - 5.00pm to 9.00pm all summer long you can
find art, live music, classic TV at the Jewish Museum. And you get to decide 'what
price is right'!
June 29: After the previous few days of battle, The New York International
Ballet Competition heats up for its Award Ceremony and Gala Performance at the Alice Tully
Hall at the Lincoln Center.
June 29: The first Hope and Possibility 5-Mile Run/Walk, will be held in
Central Park. The race was conceived by Trisha Meili, the “Central Park Jogger,”
who recently revealed her identity after being the victim of an attack in Central Park on
April 19, 1989. The race will commence at 8:30am, with the start and finish lines at
Central Park's East Drive at 99th Street. Participants in pushrim or handcrank wheelchairs
will begin at 8:20am. "This race is a triumph for Trisha Meili and for all
runners and other athletes with disabilities," remarked New York Road Runners Club
President Allan Steinfeld. Some of the featured runners include: Elizabeth Salick, a Ph.
D. candidate at Yeshiva University, cancer survivor and subsequent above-the-knee amputee,
running leg over leg on a state-of-the-art prosthesis; Dan Trush, who overcame extensive
injuries after a brain aneurysm at the age of thirteen and was never expected to walk,
much less run, again; and Ivonne Mosquera, blind since childhood and a competitive runner
attempting to complete this event in less than 45 minutes. Registration is available by
contacting Achilles Track Club at +1 212354-0300.
June 28: The all day 7th Annual Liberty World Challenge will host hundreds
of international paddlers, world champions, and ferry loads of spectators cheering on
racers. Athletes will race in specialized canoes, known as outriggers, built to maintain
balance through the rough waters of the open ocean. The six person teams, with athletic
skills ranging from Olympian to novice, will race 16 miles passing by national monuments
in the New York City Harbor including the Statue of Liberty. The route will begin at
Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 and competitors will head down the Hudson and continue up
the East River, past the South Street Seaport and turn clockwise at the Brooklyn Bridge.
The competitors will then paddle around Ellis Island and head north along the New Jersey
shore. The finish line will be adjacent to Pier 84. Spectators can view the race from
aboard the Circle Line Statue of Liberty Ferry, the official spectator boat of the Liberty
World Challenge. Boarding commences at 11:00am from the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space
Museum. Entertainment includes music, Polynesian concessions, paddlesports booths, and
minute-by-minute race updates Make a day of it!.
June 27 - July 17: Don't miss the Louis Malle retrospective at the
the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater.
June 27 - 28: ABT performs Swan Lake at the Met.
June 25: "Fruits of Freedom." Reception of works by
world-renowned Iraqi-Israeli sculptor Oded Halamy on behalf of the Gomez Mill House, the
oldest standing Jewish homestead in America and home to Revolutionary War Patriot Wolfert
Acker, gentleman farmer and artists William "Henry Armstrong, and "Arts and
Crafts artisan, Dard Hunter. The Halahmy exhibit is part of his permanent collection
and studio works are available for viewing on other dates by appointment only. $75 per
ticket. Patron tickets at $250 and higher. Advanced Reservations Required.
Door prize drawing and Wine/Buffet served from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. at 141 Prince Street.
For information call Ruth Abrahams at +1 212-294-8329.
June 25: Midsummer Night Swing - one of my favorite events in New
York, kicks off with Buster Poindexter. Dance underneath the stars by the fountain
at the Lincoln Center and take a class at 6.30pm before the real experts get going an hour
later. Your chance to try out a few new steps lasts for several weeks...... so there
are NO excuses!
June 24 - August 10: For lovers of all things Shakespeare ( no
matter the accent) and for fans of outdoor theater, don't miss the annual Shakespeare in
the Park season at the Delacorte Theater, Central Park. And it's all free and great
fun - particularly on a balmy night!
June 23: Legendary caracaturist, Al Hirschfield died last January at the
age of 99 years. On June 21 this year he would have celebrated his 100th
birthday. To commemorate his great achievements, the Martin Beck Theatre on West
45th Street will be re-named the Al Hirschfield. On June 23, on stage there will a
tribute Various celebrities - schedules permitting - such as Whoopi Goldberg
and Bill Irwin - will pay homage to a great artist.
June 22: First in the last series of Sex in the City kicks off. The
imminent end of an era!
June 21: Prepare to be nagged by the kids as the new Harry Potter
Book goes on sale.
June 21: If you love doggies, don't miss out on the Big Pet
Project. More than just an affair with 4-legged friends, this is a pet project by
Jack Atkinson at the Cælum Gallery at 508-526 West 26th St., Suite 315. The doors
are open between Tuesday at Saturday from 11am to 6pm through June 21.
June 19/20: The season finale of the New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln
Center goes out with a bang with Mahler's Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' accompanies by
many raised voices! And if you like it that much you can go see twice!
June 19: Open through September 20, US Design 1975-2000 is your chance to
see a unique critical and comprehensive analysis of design in the last quarter of the last
century including the impact of the Information Age on everything from architecture to
books and through furniture to accessories. Simply fabulous and all at the 'post
-modernist' Museum of Arts and Design.
June 18 - September 16: Puppetry of Shadow and Light, a multi-media
exhibition of traditional and contemporary shadow puppet artifacts and film, opens June 18
at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman
Center, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza. The exhibition showcases ancient, traditional, and
avant-garde examples of an art form that transcends time and geography.
June 17 - August 26: Whether your inside the Winter Gardens or
outside in Battery Park, the line-up of free concerts during the Hudson River Festival is
worth every penny! Highlights include Patti Smith and a fab, Fab Faux Beatles
Tribute.
June 17 - August 2: The Big, the Bold, and the Beautiful: Hand-Screen
Printing for Fashion and Interiors will inspire you with ideas. Check out FIT
(Fashion Institute of Technology) located on Seventh Ave at 27th Street if you are, or
aspire to be big, bold and beautiful.
June 15: Fans of Texas-based 25 year old Robyn O'Neil should not miss her
debut New York show of bizarre, retro-chic drawings at the New Museum of Contemporary Art
at 583 Broadway. The show closes on the15th, so don't miss out!
June 14: Last chance to see 1960's-style shock-u-mentary which comes to
life in Mondo Drama. Playing to 'shock' this show entertains as it covers a number
of 'controversial topics'. For a tour of the seedy, sexy and stylish (very New York)
go to Greenwich House Theater at 27 Barrow Street and Seventh Ave South.
June 13-14: The Wild Onion Urban Adventure Race arrives in the Big Apple
when 60 three-person co-ed teams run, cycle, scooter, skate and kayak continuously for 24
hours through the city's five boroughs in The Wild Onion Urban Adventure Race. The race
begins at 2:30 PM on Friday, June 13 at Grand Central Terminal and concludes on Saturday,
June 14 with a one-of-a-kind, dramatic zip line spanning 200 feet from the Intrepid Sea,
Air & Space Museum over the water to the Hudson River Park’s Pier 84. The exact
race course is a secret until race day, but will feature a variety of disciplines
including city navigation, cycling, coasteering, inline skating, hiking/running,
orienteering, kayaking, scootering and stair climbing. All three team members must stay
together for the entire event. If one member drops out, the team is disqualified. The
total cash purse for the race will be a minimum of $25,000.
June 12: A limited engagement of The Immediate Theater Company's The
Maid's Tragedy opens on Thursday, June 12 and runs through June 29 at HERE located at 145
Avenue of the Americas between Spring and Broome Streets. A dark comedy of manners
firmly set in a world of intrigue, sex, power and high-fashion, can one live well and love
well in a time of war?
June 12 - August 15: For one of the funkiest festivals in town,
cross the river to 'Celebrate Brooklyn'. Worth the trip and my first pick is
definitely Dance Brazil (who are specializing in capoeira kick dancing). But if pop
is your scene, the festival kicks off with Joan Armatrading Whatever your
preference - for details call +1 718 855 7882.
June 12-16: The world's best women foil fencers return to NYC
following the success of last year's World Cup and will be joined by men and women sabre
fencer's in World Cup competition. With 300 of the world's best fencers from 30 countries
competing, this is the first ever two-weapon World Cup in New York City, and many of the
competitors are Olympians, National or World Champions The 2003 Women's Foil World
Cup Fencing is hosted by the New York Fencers Club. Prelims. take place at
Columbia University - Dodge Arena, and the Finals are at Grand Central Terminal,
Vanderbilt Hall (42nd St. entrance). Admission to all events is Free.
June 9: World premiere of Jules Feiffer's play 'A Bad Friend' tells
the story of a Brooklyn family in the fifties and their Communist Party
affiliations. No doubt this play will stir a few memories among the older members of
the audience and the younger fraternity will doubtlessly find it enlightening. So
hurry along to the Lincoln Center for those tickets because this one may make
thenewyorkseason's hot list.
POSTPONED: june 4: Notorious: Crime and Celebrity. Television
and print journalists explore the symbiotic relationship between the media and people
convicted or suspected of committing high-profile crimes. Panellists examine such issues
as the roots and repercussions of the media's fascination with these types of crimes and
why interviews with criminals and suspects are so popular with the viewing public.
'Starring' Lawrence Schiller, Author ; Barbara Walters, Co-host, 20/20; and Susan Zirinsky
, Executive Producer, 48 Hours at The Museum of Television & Radio from 6:00pm to 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $15. Call +1 212 621-6600 for details.
June 3 - July 20: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci by Tony Award
Winner, Mary Zimmerman, (Metamorphoses) imparts theatrical magic to the ideas of the great
artist/inventor, in a mix of music, dance and acrobatics. And it's all
'happening' at the Second Stage Theatre, 307 West 43rd Street. Call +1 212 246 4422
for more details.
June 1: The Chocolate Bar launches its first collection of chocolate
bars. Smooth and tasty!
May 25: This is an exhibit which will open the mind to an artist's vision
of the conflict between the East and the West, and their differing views and ideas on
approaches to medicine and the body. The artist - Chen Zhen - died in his forties
and the work on display at P.S.1 Art Center, Long Island City, Queens - located not far
from MoMA QNS - is a tribute to the artist and his lasting legacy. The exhibition
closes on May 25 but other exhibits by the artist can and will be found by searching the
database on www.eventsworldwide.com
May 22: Covering the Courts - The Museum of Television &
Radio explores the many legal and ethical questions raised by television and radio
coverage of the nation's court system. Leading media and judicial professionals tackle
such complex issues as the presence of cameras in the courtroom - Judge Judy etc. - and
during jury deliberations Differences between print and television coverage, and
the impact of television and radio coverage on the public's perception of the criminal
justice system are discussed by luminaries including Adam Liptak, National Legal
Correspondent, The New York Times; Jack T. Litman, Esq., Criminal Defense Lawyer;
Cynthia McFadden, Senior Legal Correspondent, ABC News Judge Roger J. Miner, Circuit
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 6:00pm to 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $15. Call +1 212 621-6600 for details
May 20, 2003: Your chance to hear the playwright of our time - Tony
Kushner, discuss his work...... from the classic 'Angels in America' - described by
Newsweek as "the broadest , deepest, most searching play of our time'.... to his most
recent piece, 'Homebody/Kabul'. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of The Paris
Review Writers at Work Live interview, Kushner does a face-to-face with the powerhouse
theater critic, Frank Rich at the 92nd Street Y.
May 19: Caroline's on Broadway finds Caroline Rhea, Aisha Tyler (now seen
on Friends), Sue Murphy, Judy Gold and Sex and the City's Mario Cantone on stage for
LUNASHTICK, a night of comedy benefiting The Breast Cancer Fund. Tickets are $75 and $125.
$125 VIP ticketholders will not only enjoy an open bar cocktail reception from 8:30pm.and
prefered seating. They will also have exclusive access to the silent auction which
features vacation, spa, and shopping packages, jewelry, and one of a kind memorabilia from
comediens like Robin Williams and Lily Tomlin. And the $75 seats to the hottest
comedy show of the year (which begins at 9:30pm) includes two drinks on the house. Call +1
212.633.6655 for tickets.
May 17: Recently (in April), plastic wrapping was stripped away to reveal
the remade and repainted 94-foot-long great blue whale model, one of the most beloved
icons of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The model will be the
centerpiece attraction in the renovated Irma and Paul Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life,
reopening to the public on May 17, 2003.
May 13: Caricatures are the theme of this concert which studies how
composers have been known to enjoy creating caricatures of people in sound. Couperin ,
Rameau, Blavet and others enjoyed making exaggerated musical portraits of their patrons
and friends and Eugenia Zukerman - flutist, and Anthony Newman - harpsichordist, organist and pianist who is also
renowned as a composer, conductor, teacher and musical scholar bring these images to life
in the corridors of learning at New York's finest Public Library on Fifth Avenue at $2nd
Street.. Note the early start at 6.30om.
May 10: James Pritchett, an internationally acclaimed specialist on the
composer John Cage, will present Cage’s work in the context of Japanese
aestheticsnce, theater, and film, at the New York Public Library’s Bruno Walter
Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Avenue (south of 65th Street). Admission is free. For further
information, telephone +1 212.642.0142.
May 8: The subject of Love is analyzed to bits when one of my favorite
playwrights, Edward Albee (The Zoo Story) chats to award winning essayist and best selling
author, Roger Rosenblatt at the 92nd Street Y
May 3: Roger Copeland, a major writer and teacher on dance, theater, and
film, will lecture on the partnership of Merce Cunningham and John Cage on Saturday, May 3
at the Public Library’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Avenue (south of 65th
Street). Admission is free. For further information, telephone +1 212.642.0142.
May 2 - August 2: "Passion's Discipline: The History of the Sonnet in
the British Isles and America" opens on May 2 at The New York Public Library's
Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Highlights of the exhibition include sonnets in
the hand of Romantic poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and John Keats, as
well as a notebook containing sonnets in the hand of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and two
typescripts emended by W. H. Auden. For the passionate amongst you go immediately to Fifth
Avenue and 42nd Street where admission is free.
May 1 - May 29: The sounds of music will be emanating from The New York
Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center during May. The
public program schedule opens with a concert by Håvard Gimse, a premier pianist of Norway
whose awards include the 1996 Grieg Prize and the 1995 Steinway Prize; and closes on May
29 with the rescheduled recital by leading international pianist Grant Johannesen,
featuring special guest artist soprano Lindsay Killian. Held in the Library’s Bruno
Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Avenue (south of 65th Street), admission is free. For
further information, telephone +1 212.642.0142.
May 1: The Museum of Arts and Design at 40 West 53rd Street hosts a unique
paper plate competition where you can see 100 paper plates compete for the Paper Plate
Design Plate plate of the year. So no more throwing away those paper plates after
dinner. Because one of them may just be a national treasure! The exhibit runs
through June 8.
May 2003: Carnivale is the new show opening at the world-renowned for high
kickers, Radio Music Hall. The new show kicks off next year on the theme of carnivale and
featuring the famous Rockettes.
April 22: William Morris: Elegy is a collection of 70 cinenary urns and
ceremonial vessels representing losses in Morris' life including the events of 911. The
blown glass collection can be found at the Museum of Arts and Design at 40 West 53rd
Street through April 22.
April 18: A Good Friday Sing-A-Long? The Nationale Choral sing
Mozart's Requiem at the Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center. A seasonal special!
April 15: Composers through the centuries have felt compelled to
incorporate animal sounds into their work. These musical imitations bring a special color,
flavor, and meaning to the music of Biber, Vivaldi, Couperin, and others. Flutist, Eugenia studies music's interpretation of Creatures at 6.30pm in
the fabulous New York Public Library on Fifth.
April 10: Your last chance to embrace Fashion, Italian Style at the
ever informative Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) located on Seventh Ave at
27th Street.
April 10: Your chance to hear Yanni at a one-nighter at the Continental
Airlines Arena.
April 6: Stroll along the Avenue no later than April 6, as Madison
Ave celebrates all things fashionable and Italian. The street offers an array of the
best of Italian fashion houses and stunning design. You can shop 'til you drop or
simply window shop in style along the Madison mile....
April 6: Out of Africa with author Paul Theroux as he discusses his book
about the continent for tip to toe! And where better than at the 92nd Street Y.
April 2: Join Tony Award winning duo Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty as
they celebrate 20 years of collaboration as a song-writing team at the Stanley H. Kaplan
Penthouse (at the Lincoln Center).
March 31: Gypsy - that classic Stephen Sondheim/July Styne musical- takes
to the stage of the City Opera for a short season with an all-star cast including the
fabulous Bernadette Peters. Directed by the award winning Mr Mendes on his move from
Primrose Hill and the Donmar in London this should be a real Lincoln Center treat.
March 31: See an all-star Mack & Mabel concert tribute to Jerry Herman
benefiting Gay Men's health Crisis. Tickets start at $50 and call +1 212 721 6500 to
purchase seats for this one-nighter at the Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.
March 30: Last chance to see the legend at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Don't miss 120 works on paper from the master himself in the Leonardo da
Vinci, Master Draftsman exhibit.
March 21-30: Salman Rushdie's children's novel Midnight's Children has
been adapted into a play and this is your chance to catch it at The Apollo Theater.
Beware, the show gort mixed reviews in London but the 'novel-ty' value just may make it
worth the trip.
March 20: Wall Street Rising invites you to their first leadership
awards given for exemplary commitment to and steadfast support of Lower Manhattan.
George Pataki takes a front seat at this fundraiser at the Regent Wall Street Hotel.
For more info. contact Karen at +1 212 509 1504
March 13: the Honorable William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United
States speaks out at the 92nd Street Y.
March 12: Last chance to see the photographs of Evelyn Richter - one of
the most important photographers of the former German Democratic Republic . Open
Tuesday through Friday 11.00am to 6.00pm and on Saturday's between noon and 6.00pm
at the Leica gallery at 670 Broadway.
March 12: Knowing she precedes President Clinton by a day (appearing
at the 92nd Street Y) will Joan Rivers be able to keep her discussion on her many books or
will she be tempted to give us the benefit of her razor sharp wit as she reminisces about
the art of survival....
March 10, 2003: Second Stage Theatre's 16th Anniversary All-Star Bowling
Classic at 8.30pm is being held at the Leisure Time Bowling and Recreation Center located
on the second floor of the Port Authority Terminal between 41st and 42nd Streets on Ninth
Avenue.
March 9: Award winning essayist and best selling author, Roger Rosenblatt
discusses the subject of Freedom with Arthur Schlesinger at the 92nd Street Y.
March 7: A Little Night Music - that classic Stephen Sondheim musical-
takes to the stage of the City Opera for a short season with an all-star cast including
Claire Bloom, Jeremy Irons, Juliet Stevenson, Kate Burton and Mark Kudisch, and what's
more the award-winning director/choreographer is no less than Susan Stroman whose show
Contact is also a must for lovers of musical theater and dance.
March 5: Clocks are celebrated at a concert in New York's main
Public Library on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street.
Advances in technology over the years have inspired musicians. Once the principle of
striking the hours on bells in clocks by means of pins projecting from a rotating barrel
was discovered, composers extended the idea to produce tunes. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and
others wrote music for the musical clock, and in this concert, transcriptions for flute
and harpsichord will set these compositions in motion. Flutist Eugenia
Zukerman and harpsichordist, organist and pianist Anthony
Newman are in action at 6.30pm in one of the most elegant building in Manhattan
February 28: Tibet House - dedicated to the proposition that the wisdom
and arts of all human civilizations vitally enrich the emerging global culture and its
many cultural and educational programs - holds its 15th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert
at New York's Carnegie Hall. David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Ziggy Marley, and the
Kinks' Ray Davies together with singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, Afro-pop specialist
Angelique Kidjo, and the Drepung Gomang Monks are all expected to grace the stage as
composer Philip Glass (who is also the Tibet House's Vice President), directs the whole
shebang. And expect Honorary Chairs for the 2003 Tibet House Benefit - Uma Thurman, Ehtan
Hawke, and Alex von Furstenberg to be in attendance.
February 27: Antonio Banderas makes his Broadway debut as the lusty
and unhappy Italian Director in NINE, which is based upon Fellini's movie classic 81/2.
In a fairly recent production at the Donmar in London, the stage was filled with
water - giving the setting of a classical Roman pond. So we can only await with bated
breathe as to the Broadway interpretation of this star-studded show.
February 27 - March 3: International Artexpo at the Jacob Javits will find
you in amongst 2,400 artists displaying a complete range of talent and goodies.
February 27: The Fort Lee Saxophone Quartet blow their lungs out at
Trinity Church, Wall Street at 1.00pm
February 25: Joan Dornmann works with singers as she teaches her
Masterclass: Richard Wagner and the Art of Transition. It all takes place in the
Kaplan Penthouse, The Samuel B. & David Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center.
February 24: Free Concert at The New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts as The Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey trio perform the New York premiere of Lowell
Liebermann's Trio No. 2 for Violin, Piano, and Cello Opus 77 in one movement. The concert
will also include works by Antonio Lotti, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert. It all
starts at 7.00pm in the Library's Bruno Walter Auditorium at 111 Amsterdam Avenue at 65th
Street. For free admission on a first-come, first-served basis call + 1212-642-0142.
February 23: Howard Zinn - historian and Boston University professor,
discusses forgotten heroes of American History with reading given by Ben Affleck, Danny
Glover, Eve Ensler and Kurt Vonnegut at the 92nd Street Y.
February 18: Based upon the 'Albertine' passages from Proust's tome
"Remembrance of Things Past, Marcels performs My Life with Albertine for a short six
week season at the Playwrights Horizons. Another first for this new, New York
theater.
February 11, 2003: Comedian Joan Rivers tells us to "Don't Count the
Candles: Staying Young at Any Age" as we all listen intently at the 92nd Street Y.
February 8: The fabulous José Carreras (my favorite) performs for one
night only at the Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center all for a good cause.
Proceeds go to benefit The Discovery Fund for Eye Research. Call +1 212 721 6500 for
tickets.
February 8: Visions: Five New York Museums. A roundtable discussion
of Strategies of International Collecting and Programming. With representation from
MOMA, the Studio Museum in Harlem, The Met., the International Center for Photography, and
the Whitney...... and it all kicks off at 10.30am. Nice and bright and early!
e-mail aipad@aol.com for details.
February 7-9: The Photography Show gives you a three day opportunity to
buy Fine Art Photography from eighty international dealers. It all takes place at
the New York Hilton, Midtown.
February 6: A benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to support their
Department of Photographs. Tickets: from 6.00pm - $750/$150; and from 8..00pm
- $50.
February 5: The fab Pretenders return to the stage as they rock and
roll at the Beacon on Broadway on the Upper West Side.
February 2: Best selling author Roger Rosenblatt explores the
subject of New York City with Mario Cuomo and Kate Burton at the 92nd Street Y.
January 31: Love David Gray? then this is your chance to
see/hear this terrific artist in the flesh live at Madison Square Garden. A must for
all fans!
January 31: Artist Keith Harding died in 1990 at the age of
31, but the legend lives on....... Radiant Life - a musical based upon the short
career of Harding opens at New York's Public Theater at the end of January. The
production is based on John Gruen's book, the Authorized Biography of Keith Harding, with
additional information form the man himself! The musical is the brainchild of Ira
Gasman who is ably assisted by collaborators Debra Barsha and George C. Woolfe. This
production may be one show - likes its subject - which runs on and on and on!
January 26, 2003: Last chance to see the wonders at the Whitney
in one shot as gifts from benefactors bring a new exhibit, 'An American Legacy, a Gift to
New York' to the museum. The show comprises the 86 landmark works of artists from
the 1950's and 1960's who rose to be the greats of 20th century art including Oldenburg,
Warhol, and Lichtenstein.
January 21: A benefit for The Martha Graham Dance Company.
The evening includes dinner at Le Madri, a gala preview performance at The Joyce
Theater, and dancing with the dancers at The Ballroom of the Maritime Hotel. Tickets:
$500-$2,500 includes dinner, premium performance seats, and party; $250 for performance
and party, and $150 for the party only. Gala reservations can be made by calling +1 212
989 5042.
January 19: Joe and Hadassah Lieberman (remember he stood as
Gore's running mate in the last presidential elections) give the Rosenthal Lecture on
'Understanding our World' at the 92nd Street Y.
January 18: The Rolling Stones make a one-night stop-over on
their latest round the world tour at Madison Square Garden. If you miss seeing this
one, there are plenty more opportunities around the world to catch the ageing rockers
strut their stuff. And who can afford to miss recently knighted by Her Majesty the
Queen, the modest chappie himself, 'Sir Mick'?
January 15: Ends on January 15, as red is my favorite
color, if you are a fellow soul-mate don't miss out on this celebration of all things red,
at The Red Show. No promises - as I haven't made it there yet - but for loyal
fans..... give it a shot. It all takes place at Cheryl Hazan Arts at 35 N Moore
Street in Tribeca.
January 13-14: Public meetings regarding the newly published
proposals for the World Trade Center site plans, include a large-scale forum at Pace
University on January 13 and a second meeting at Pace University on the following day.
The purpose is to solicit comments on the draft memorial mission statement and
program.
January 12: Dr Bonnie Dunbar has logged more than 50 hours in
space. A NASA mission specialist, astronaut and veteran of 5 space flights, she is
one of the few women to clock up real time in the Space program. This is your
opportiunity to hear everything about Women& Space at the 92nd Street Y.
January 10 - March 9: An unmissable short season of the
best of the classics at BAM. Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Checkov's Uncle Vanya
straight from the London Donmar Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes, these two
productions are a must....... so take the short train ride out to Brooklyn for some
magical theatre.
January 8: The marvellous Michael Caine is interviewed by Dr
Annette Insdorf after a screening of The Quiet American at the 92nd Street Y. One of
my picks of 2003!
January 5-6: The marvelous Mandy Patinkin celebrates Sondheim at
the Henry Miller Theatre.
December 31: Last chance to see the very smooth Steve Ross with
the equally smooth, silky voice, as he entertains us with the legendary songs of the likes
of Cole Porter, Irvin Berlin, the Gershwins, Noel Coward and many more, in the splendid
Stanhope Park Hyatt New York, on Fifth Ave at 81st Street.
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