Sunday, December 24, 2006

Happenings for Week of December 25th

Week of December 25th, 2006

Here are some sites that will help you throughout the week while I take a week off.

am New York - amny
Manhattan User's Guide - manhattanusersguide
New York Magazine - nymag
Time Out New York - timeout


Sunday, December 31st, 2006 (New Year’s Eve)


Party Listings

Artsy, Inexpensive New Years Parties - freenyc

Cass World List - cassworld

Clubby, Big New Year’s Parties - joonbug

Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (in Central Park) - roadrunners

Europeans & Europhiles New Years Party - european

New Years Party Listing (variety of bars, clubs, restaurants, etc.) - newyears

New York Magazine’s New Years Picks - nymagazine

NY New Years Cruise - nycruise

Nolita House New Years Eve Celebration
Nolita House Restaurant & Bar
47 East Houston Street (between Mott and Mulberry Streets) - upstairs
Time: 10p
Cost: $15 per person
For more information: (212) 625-1712, nolitahouse

Noo Year Hospitality - New Years Picks - noo

OBW Bar and Grill
20 West 38th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Time: 9p
Cost: $60 Top Shelf Open Bar or $10 cover pay as you go
For more information: obw

Times Square Information (The Ball Drop) - timessquare

Monday, December 18, 2006

Happenings for Week of December 18th



Monday, December 18th, 2006




Holiday Concert (H, M)
Celebrate the season with the joyous sound of holiday music in the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright designed rotunda. Conductor George Steel leads the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble and the Vox Vocal Ensemble in what has become a beloved annual tradition, featuring holiday favorites alongside little-known gems.
@ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street)
6p
Free
For more information: guggenheim

Book Discussion: Work by Mitch Epstein (L)
While Mitch Epstein is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most distinguished art photographers, a complete survey of his work has never been published before. Work allows readers to trace the evolution of Epstein's entire career, following formal and thematic concerns that allow us to see how his aesthetics, his techniques and his politics have shifted and influenced one-another over time.
@ Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway (@ 13th Street)
7 - 8:30p
Free
For more information: strand



Andy Rooney discusses and signs his new book, Out of My Mind (E, L)
Every Sunday evening, millions of viewers tune in to 60 Minutes to hear Andy Rooney riff on everything from coffee percolators to the state of the union. Millions more read his weekly newspaper column. Why? Because Rooney tells it like it is.
But Rooney fans have never seen him quite like this. Andy Rooney is plain frustrated by what's going on in America and the world. Why can't Americans-let alone our president-speak English anymore? How do we expect to fight a terrorist enemy that we can't even locate? And when did capitalism go so terribly wrong? This book isn't all heady stuff, though.
@ Borders Books and Music
Time Warner Center
59th Street and Columbus Circle, 2nd floor
7 - 9p
Free
For more information: columbuscircle

Les Paul and his Trio play Midtown (M)
Les Paul, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy Award winner, pioneer of the electric guitar and inventor of numerous recording tech-niques. Les says his greatest God-given gifts are perfect pitch, a love for music with the ability to learn it quickly, and the curiosity and persistence of an inventor who wants to know "how things tick".
@ Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway (@ 51st Street)
8p, 10p
Cost: $35.00
For more information and to buy tickets: iridium

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006




Holiday Food Series - Traditions on the Table: "Kwanzaa Communion" (D/F, E, H)
Bestselling inspirational author Eric V. Copage
discusses treasured recipes from Africa, the Caribbean and America. Along the way, learn about African American culture, including the seven principles of Kwanzaa. He is the author of Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays and the Black Pearls series of books.
@ Central Library - Brooklyn
1 Grand Army Plaza (@ Eastern Parkway) - 2nd floor meeting room
7p
Free
For more information call: 718.230.2100

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (A, D)
When Leonide Massine choreographed Gaite Parisienne for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1938, he probably never imagined that the colorful female characters in a fashionable Parisian café would be danced by male primo ballerinas in size 12- pointe shoes. But the talented and technically masterful dancers including Margeaux Mundeyn, Ida Nevasayaneva and Yuriki Sakitumi of the Trockadero make this classic their own with the same aplomb, nuance and laugh-out-loud hilarity they pour into all of their lovingly recreated works.
PROGRAM A: Swan Lake, Esmeralda, Gaite Parisienne
@ Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue (Between 18th and 19th Streets)
7:30p
Cost: $44
For more information and to buy tickets: joyce

Music for the Holidays (H, M)
West - Eastern Divan Orchestra
Young musicians from Israel, Arab countries of the Middle East, and Spain unite
for the holidays
@ Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue (@ 57th Street)
8p
Cost: $18 - 48
For more information and to buy tickets: carnegiehall

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006



10th Annual Holiday Toy Drive Party (H, P)
Benefit: Children’s Aid Society and Yorkville Common Pantry Soup Kitchen
@ Pink Elephant
527 West 27th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6:30 - 9:30p
Cost: unwrapped toy or $20

Women of Tzadik Celebrate Hannukah (C, H, M)
Basya Schechter, Jewlia Eisenberg, and Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
An eclectic line-up of innovative, female performers will highlight the diversity of the Sephardic community and its musical traditions. In addition to sharing a home at the Tzadik record label, these artists share a vision for presenting rich Jewish music in a way that embraces and revives traditional styles while creating a new, modern sound.
@ Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Place (between 1st Place and West Street)
7p
Cost: $20
For more information and to buy tickets: mjhnyc



The Festival of Lights - Annual Chanukah Soiree (H, P)
@ 420
420 Amsterdam Avenue (@ 80th Street)
Ages: 20’s - 30’s, dietary laws observed
7p (free drinks 7-9p)
Cost: $25 members/$30 nonmembers, $36 at door
For more information and to sign up: jcc

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

The Pursuit of Happiness Exhibit (A, E)
This exhibit features ten New York-based artists: John Bowman, Diane Carr, Rebecca E. Chamberlain, Jonny Detiger, Vandana Jain, Tracy Nakayama, Alexander Reyna, Kent Rogowski, Carol Shadford, and Jennifer Sullivan. The Pursuit of Happiness explores representations of happiness in contemporary art as a question or proposition more than a definitive statement. Some works openly welcome this fleeting emotion into their iconography, while others harbor skepticism toward it by examining false notions of happiness in a consumer-driven society. Other artists use tropes of happiness as a formal launching point into other areas. Whether happiness is bright colors, pretty pictures, love, sex, food, or a state of being is debatable; it is clear that happiness is an imperative motivating factor in human behavior and therefore it is also a motivating factor in art.
@ Sarah Bowen Gallery
210 North Sixth Street, (between Driggs Avenue and Roebling Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free
For more information: sarahbowen

Ethel in the House (A, C, E)
Celebrate the winter solstice with Ethel and a very special evening of their site-specific concert piece In the House of Ethel. Designed for non-traditional, open spaces, the work is part musical installation, part theatrical event where members of the quartet move throughout the space encouraging the audience to do the same, allowing for myriad interpretations and sonic experiences. Incorporating original and improvised music the evening will feature the premiere of a new work by Marcelo Zarvos, a commission funded by the NEA.
@ Winter Garden - World Financial Center
The World Financial Center is bordered by West Street, the Hudson River, Vesey and Liberty Streets
7p
Free
For more information: worldfinancial

Hadassah Gross Unwrapped (A, H)
This Winter holiday season, light up your Menorah with Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross, as the flaming “First Lady of Judeo-Kitsch” (Heeb Magazine) presents a provocative unwrapping of ancient tales and tunes from the annals of Judeo mythology. With Brian Gelfand at the piano, enter the Rebbetzin’s salon and unwrap the real reason for the season!
@ Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Place and West 4th Street)
7:30p
Cost: $15
For more information and to buy tickets: joespub.com

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Pauline Wiertz, Wunderkammer Exhibit (A, C)
Pauline Wiertz is inspired by the passionate traveler/collector from previous centuries who would bring home exotic treasures and jewels from far away places, including natural treasures such as shells, rocks, corals and animals as souvenirs. The collector would exhibit these treasures in the so called Wunderkammer, or chamber of wonders, in cabinets filled with curiosities.
@ Frederieke Taylor Gallery
535 West 22nd Street, 6th floor (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
Free
For more information: frederieke

Shabbat Dinner and Hanukah Celebration (D/F, H, R)
Singles in their 30s and 40s
@ Temple Emanu-El
Fifth Avenue @ 65th Street
5:15 - 6p Shabbat Services
6:30 - 9p Dinner in the Isaac Meyer Wise Hall (One East 65th Street)
Cost: $10 for non-Temple members & no charge for Temple members
For more information and to RSVP email: tesevents@aol.com
Please bring a new unwrapped gift for either a child or a teen that will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.



Holiday Caroling at the Seaport (H, M)
The annual illumination of thousands of twinkling white lights affixed to the 50-plus-foot Seaport Chorus Tree, caroling by The Big Apple Chorus and the arrival of New York City’s most acclaimed Santa (in his 18th season), are experiences not to be missed.
@ South Street Seaport
Fulton & South Streets, Pier 17
6p, 7p
Free
For more information: southstreetseaport



Dyker Heights and Evening Holiday Tour (H, S)
Combine a visit to the unique holiday decorations with gourmet treats in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.
6:30p
Meet at Caffe Mona Lisa - 1476 86th Street (between Bay 8th Street and 15th Avenue)
Cost: $33
For more information and to sign up: nosh

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Light x Eight: The Hanukkah Project (A, C, H)
This exhibit marks the Jewish festival of lights with an exhibition of installations by eight emerging and mid-career artists. While the use of light and the number eight are certainly symbolic in this Jewish context, the specific way that light is used in each of these pieces extends the metaphor of celebration in surprising and unexpected ways. Light is a symbol of transformation in the story of Hanukkah: when an oil lamp miraculously burns for eight days, a desperate situation is changed into one of hope.
@ The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue (at 92nd Street)
Free on Saturdays
For more information: jewishmuseum

Holiday Cocktail Party (H, P)
Singles, Ages: 40’s +
@ Shalel Lounge
65 1/2 West 70th Street (between Columbus and Central Park West), down the stairs
8p
Cost:
Option 1: $15 for members prepaid by 3pm on 12/23
Option 2: $20 cash at the door no RSVP necessary
Option 3: Bring an extra male (male/female, male/male) and you both get in for $20 cash at the door. You must arrive at the same time for the 2 for 1 price.
For more information and to sign up: peopleparty



3rd Annual Chanukah Party (H, P)
Singles, ages: 21 - 40
Columbus 72
246A Columbus Avenue (between 71st and 72nd Streets)
8p
COST: $10 cash at the door (no advance RSVP’s needed)
For more information: peopleparty

Annual Holiday Party and Charity Event (H, NP, P)
This year we are donating 100% of the Door Donations directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
@ Branch
226 East 54th Street (between 3rd and Lexington Avenues)
From 10pm To 4am
Suggested Donation of $10 with RSVP
For more information and to RSVP: david

Sunday, December 24th, 2006


Walking Tour: Deco Denizens of Midtown South (S)
A walk down the spine of Manhattan Island, from 44th to 24th streets. Major monuments visited include Shreve, Lamb & Harmon’s Empire State Building (still the world’s tallest Deco skyscraper), Raymond Hood’s American Radiator Building (his first NYC skyscraper), Harvey Wiley Corbett’s Metropolitan Life North Building (originally meant to rise 100 stories above Madison Square), and Ely Jacques Kahn’s 2 Park Avenue (his great multi-color marvel). We also take in several of Kahn’s garment district loft buildings and other off-the-beaten-track Deco Denizens of the side streets of Midtown South. Leader: Tony Robins, architectural historian.
2p
Cost: $15
Meet in front of the Film Center Building at 630 Ninth Ave. (east side of Ninth, between 44th and 45th Streets)
For more information and to sign up: mas



Christmas Services @ St. Pauls Chapel - Trinity Church (H, R)
4p, For more information: saintpaul

Christmas Services @ Riverside Church (H, R)
4p, 8p, For more information: riversidechurch

Christmas Services @ St. Peter’s Church (Lexington/54th Street) (H, R)
5p, 11p, For more information: saintpeters



Christmas Eve in Washington Square (H, M)
The Washington Square Association will be distributing songbooks to revelers Caroling sessions will be led by the Rob Susman Brass Quartet.
@ Washington Square Park - Meet at the Christmas Tree
5p
Free

Christmas Eve - Jewish Style (A, H)
Featuring NYC’s Top Jewish Standup Comedians
@ Comic Strip Live
1568 2nd Avenue (between 81st and 82nd Streets)
7:30, 9:30p
Cost: $15 cover and 2drink min per person
For more information or to make a reservation: comic

The Ball - The Nation’s Biggest Jewish Singles Event (H, P)
4 venues with free limousine service between parties
(Duvet, The Park, Hiro at the Maritime and Slate)
8p
Cost: $25 in advance, $30 at door
For more information and to buy tickets: theball

A Burlesque's Christmas Eve Special: I'm Dreaming Of A White Elephant (D, H, M)
Wondering what to do with those awful presents your aunt gave you? Have some ugly candleholders lying around the house you want to get rid of? Bring them to the Christmas Eve special!! We'll be celebrating all the white elephants and misfit toys this Christmas Eve! Come out and celebrate with Darlinda Just Darlinda, and more of NYC's favorite burlesque performers. We'll leave you with visions of burlesque dancers, as well as a nifty White Elephant that you can re-gift to someone in your office.
@ Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street, (between Kent and Wythe) Williamsburg, Bklyn
Doors at 9pm
Cost: $5 with present $8 without
For more information: galapagos

Christmas Services @ St. Johns the Divine
10:30p, For more information: stjohn

Monday, December 25th, 2006 (Christmas Day)

Christmas Services @ St. Pauls Chapel - Trinity Chuch (H, R)
10a, For more information: saintpauls

Christmas Services @ St. Johns the Divine (H, R)
10:30a, For more information: stjohn

Christmas Services @ St. Peters Church (Lexington/54th Street) (H, R)
11a, For more information: saintpeters



Chinese Food and a Movie on Christmas Day (C, D/F, H)
Will Ferrell Meets Charlie Kaufman (code: T-MM5FD04-01)
Chinese Food and a Movie on Christmas Day is an old Jewish custom. One problem you can’t bring Chinese food to the movie theater. Well, now you can! Makor reinvents this ritual with an afternoon of films from writer Charlie Kaufman and comedian Will Ferrell. Enjoy films on two giant screens along with all the Chinese food you can eat throughout the day
Screen 1:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 1:30pm
Being John Malkovich - 3:30pm
Screen 2:
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 1:30pm
Old School - 3:30pm
@ Makor - Steinhardt Building
30 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
Cost: $35 per person; $60 pair of tickets
For more information and to sign up: 92y

Walking Tour: Rockefeller Center: Art Deco Masterwork (S)
Rockefeller Center - New York’s urbane urban wonderland is full of surprising history, remarkable art and stunning architecture. Conceived as a new home for the Metropolitan Opera, but built instead as Radio City, Rockefeller Center is a private real estate venture that has evolved into the public square of Midtown Manhattan. Explore the past, present and future of this 1930s Art Deco monument. Leader: Tony Robins, architectural historian.
Meet at the SouthEast corner of Fifth Avenue and 49th Street
2p
Cost: $12
For more information and to sign up: mas

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D Dance
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
H Holiday
L Literature
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
R Religious
S Sport

Monday, December 11, 2006

Happenings for Week of December 11th

Week of December 11th, 2006



Come see Grand Central in a Whole New Light (A, H)
The Grand Central Kaleidoscope Holiday Light Show
on 42nd Street and Park Avenue
Main Concourse
Now through Jan 1st, 2007
11a - 9p (every half hour)
Free

Monday, December 11th, 2006

What Makes a Style “Local”? (A, C, E)
Observations on American Neoclassical Furniture
In the late 18th and early 19th century, uniquely American interpretations of English and French neoclassical furniture designs emerged in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the principal formal furniture-making centers of the new American Republic. In this lecture, father and daughter, Stuart P. Feld and Elizabeth Feld, of Hirschl & Adler Galleries, will explore some of the most important cabinetmakers of that time from these four major centers of production. They will examine the stylistic impact of these innovators on the cabinetmaking trade and their influence on local production.
@ Bard Graduate Center
38 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
6 - 8p
Cost: $20
For more information and to sign up: bard



Christopher Williams on John Chamberlain’s foam sculptures (A, E)
Chamberlain belongs to that generation of artists who by using everyday materials has revised traditional perceptions of what is art, and has thus dismantled the boundaries, which clearly separated everyday man from the world of art. He is considered to be a leading representative and creator of Pop Art, sometimes his works are also associated with Nouveau Réalisme.
@ Dia Art Foundation
548 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6:30p
Cost: $6
For more information and to make a reservation call: 212.989.5566

ISO (InterSchool Orchestras) of Carnegie Hill Orchestra and Concert Orchestra (M)
present works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, Britten, Strauss and Mozart
@ Peter Jay Sharp Theatre - Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
7p
Tickets: $15
For more information and to buy tickets: symphony

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Klezmerfest (M)
Celebrating the great legacy of Yiddish instrumental music, Klezmerfest is an outstanding band in the great Eastern European tradition. Freylachs, doynas, and chassidls, along with old favorites from the days of Yiddish theater make for a heart-warming, foot-stomping concert for the whole family.
@ Winter Garden - World Financial Center
The World Financial Center is bordered by West Street, the Hudson River, Vesey and Liberty Streets
12:30p
Free
For more information: financial

Waldemar and Nadia do Burgundy again! (D/F)
Waldemar and Nadia return to host another delicious evening of wine and cheese.They will be presenting a selection of delectable artisan cheeses paired with our wines. And though the matches will be determined in advance, you’ll be able to mix and match for your own personal pleasure.
@ Burgundy Wine Company
143 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
6:30 - 8p
Cost: $35.00 (all inclusive) tasting fee
For more information and to sign up call: 212.691.9092

Marc Chagall and the Lost Jewish World (A, C, E)
Benjamin Harshav, Professor of Comparative Literature and Hebrew Language and Literature at Yale University, unravels Marc Chagall's famous depictions of the lost world of the Jewish shtetl, including his legendary Yiddish Art Theater murals in Moscow and several Guggenheim collection works, including Green Violinist and Paris Through the Window.
@ Guggenheim Museum - Peter B. Lewis Theater
1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street)
6:30p
Cost: $10
For more information and to sign up: guggenheim



Holiday Food Series - Traditions on the Table: "The Hanukkah Culinary Tradition" (D/F, E)
Brooklyn-born chef and owner of Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant Neil Kleinberg shares delectable twists to traditional Hanukkah treats. Once a chef at Lundy’s in Sheepshead Bay, he developed recipes for Lundy’s: Reminiscences and Recipes from Brooklyn’s Legendary Restaurant.
@ Central Library - Brooklyn
1 Grand Army Plaza (@ Eastern Parkway) - 2nd floor meeting room
7p
Free
For more information call: 718.230.2100

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Come learn how to make guacamole and other interesting avocado recipes…(D/F, E)
Chef Kenneth Collins of Tour will host a cooking demonstration and tasting sponsored by Hass Avocados. He’ll also show you how to make dishes from his avocado tasting menu.
@ Tour Restaurant
102 Eighth Avenue (@ 15th Street)
5:30p
Free
For more information call: 212.242.7773

Visit Open Galleries and Art Studios in Tribeca (A, C, E)
A large number of art spaces will keep their doors open later to offer evening activities such as openings, receptions, public programs, performances and special promotions.
6 - 8p
Free
For more information and/or maps of locations: tribeca

The Happy Ending Music and Reading Series (A, L, M)
Raconteurs, poets, and other cultural phenoms present their work as they showcase their other talents. Each reader is required to take one public risk. Reading in public cannot be one of them. This week’s artists: Leannae Shapton, Marcellus Hall, Chris Leo with music from Jennifer O Connor.
@ Happy Ending Bar
302 Broome Street (between Forsythe and Eldridge Streets)
Doors open at 7p, performance starts at 8p
Cost: Free
For more information: happy



Live at Lincoln: Avenue Q (A, M)
Join the creators of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical at this special event featuring performances by Kate Monster and other cast members
@ Barnes and Noble
1972 Broadway (@ 66th Street)
7p
Free
For more information: bn

The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Michael Tree, viola (Code: T-TC5CY32-01) (M)
Enjoy Schoenberg’s richly Romantic Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) in a rarely performed arrangement by pianist Edward Steuermann, who reworked the string sextet for piano trio so he could perform it. Michael Tree, the founding violist of the Guarneri String Quartet, joins the ensemble for a quartet by Brahms.
The 92Y - Kaufmann Concert Hall
1395 Lexington Avenue (at 92nd Street)
8p
Cost: $40
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

27th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration (C, H, M)
(featuring Paul Winter Consort , Renato Braz and Paul McCandless)
The Paul Winter Consort, with special guests Brazilian singer Renato Braz, and world-renowned double-reed wizard Paul McCandless, will be presenting a unique and intimate Winter Solstice Celebration showcasing the extraordinary natural acoustics of the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. This December's Winter Solstice Celebration will take place entirely in the Crossing and the Great Choir of the Cathedral. The program will offer as intimate a musical experience as one might have in the cavernous space under the 150' dome of the Cathedral.
@ Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (@ 112th Street)
Doors open at 6:30p, performance starts at 7:30p
Cost: $75
For more information and to buy tickets: tickets

Laura’s List Holiday Event - Don’t miss out…(F/D, H, P)
Come join us and our friends from Sharyn’s Joey Thai Dinner Club
Bring in the holidays and meet new people
@ Joey Thai
17 East 31st Street (between Madison and 5th Avenue)
7p
$25 (all you can eat including tip and tax)
Bring your beverage of choice (wine/beer, spirits) and to share with others
This will be buffet style - not the typical sitdown dinner
Invite friends, family, coworkers, significant others, etc…
RSVP is necessary, please RSVP to: sharyn.rosenblum@harpercollins.com



A Jazzy Chanukah - A Chanukah Gift to New York (H, M)
Avishai Cohen Group is led by one of the most in demand trumpet players in New York and around the globe. For this event, he formed a group of Israeli musicians that will perform a set which was tailored specially for Chanukah.
@ St. Bartholomew’s Church
Park Avenue @ 51st Street
7:30p
Free
For more information: avishai

Friday, December 15th, 2006 (First Night of Hannukah)


Art Exhibit: Primitivism Revisited (A, C)
This exhibit is organized by Susan Vogel and curated by her graduate students from the Art History and Archeology Department at Columbia University. It re-examines the notion of ‘primitivism’, a concept which assumes certain relationships between primitive or traditional African art and contemporary art.
@ Sean Kelly Gallery
528 West 29th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
For more information: gallery



Photography Exhibit: Clinton Irving Jones (A, C, E)
Winter in New York and Brooklyn in 1900
Never before seen photographs, printed from glass plate negatives by this newly rediscovered artist. In addition to Jones' early 20th Century images of Dutch domestic and agricultural architecture, shown this fall in Brooklyn in 1900, he created a series of winter scenes in Prospect Park, Brooklyn after an ice storm in January 1909.
@ Underbridge Pictures
111 Front Street, Gallery 202 (between Washington and Adams Streets)
For more information: underbridge



Circus Oz (A, C, D, M)
Circus Oz presents audiences with a circus that is also a playful theatrical subversion of the idea of 'circus'. As post-modern artists we have taken old forms and re-framed them. We shamelessly plunder the traditions of conventional circus and blend them with topical issues, relevant imagery, contemporary music, physical theatre and comedy. At our best we are pirates on the high seas of performance, looting our way through the riches of hundreds of years of convention, specialisation and defined genre. In circus we don't start with a script. The scripts are the bodies of the performers themselves.
@ New Victory Theatre
330 West 42nd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
7p
Cost: $15 - 50
For more information and to buy tickets: circus

Woden (A)
A play which examines the morality of American corporate life. The story centers on the effect of corporate corruption on one family.
Starring: William Greville, Elizabeth Burke, Robert Armstrong, Jessica Tate, Deborah Johnstone, Carol Ann Palmaro, Bryan Luethy and Dorian Short
@ Cino Theatre - Theatre for the New City
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets)
8p
Cost: $10
For more information and to buy tickets: theater

Saturday, December 16th, 2006


Hike & Pilates (S)
Our day will begin at Bent Pilates studio, for a private 1 hour session with a certified instructor. Then we'll get out of town and get our hearts pumping & senses stimulated on a moderate-intensity 5-6 mile hike, where we will cross diverse terrain and enjoy breathtaking views.
Meeting place: Bent Pilates Studio, 828 9th Avenue (at 54th Street), 4th Floor
8:45a
Return location: 73 and Broadway (in front of Apple Bank)
For more information and to sign up: outdoorbound
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from Laura’s list.

Holiday Shopaganza Extravaganza (H)
Forget about shopping malls and generic products. Come find gifts from local designers, crafty artisans and wellness practioners. DJ’s will be performing all day with hourly performances by local talent. There will also be incredible nutritious food prepared by Centerpoint’s resident cook.
Come and check it out.
@ Centerpoint Yoga Studios
324 Lafayette Street (between Houston and Bleeker), 7th Floor
12 - 6p
For more information: centerpoint

Walking Tour: New York in the Time of Antonin Dvorak (S)
On the anniversary of the world premiere of Dvorak’s great symphony "From the New World" at Carnegie Hall, we thought it would be fitting to honor the Czech composer with a look at the New York in which he lived from 1892 to 1895 as the director of the National Conservatory of Music, and with which he fell in love in the most unexpected way. We will see, in the environs of Stuyvesant Square and Gramercy Park, whether we can recapture the world of Dvorak and his fascinating friends, like Harry Burleigh, Will Marion Cook, and James Gibbons Huneker - above all whether we can recapture Dvorak’s wide-eyed rapture. Leader: Francis Morrone, an architectural historian.
Meet at the Northeast corner of Second Avenue and 17th Street
2p
Cost: $15
For more information and to sign up: walk



Movie Screening: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (A)
The number one NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) stays atop the competition thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly). But when a French Formula One driver (Sacha Baron Cohen), makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test.
@ Sony Wonder Technology Lab
550 Madison Avenue (@56th Street)
2p
Free
For more information: sonywonder

The Give Me Your Toys Challenge Holiday Party (H, P)
Admission is 1 new, unused and unwrapped toy which will
be donated to the Children’s Starlight Foundation
Feel free to invite others, just remember the toy
@ Stitch
247 West 37th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues0
10p
No cover - though you need to RSVP and bring a toy
Please RSVP to Joe Maximo: maxshade7@hotmail.com, put RSVP Party in the subject line and make sure to list names of all the people you will attending with - there will be a list at the door.

Sunday, December 17th, 2006




Hunter Mountain Ski Trip (Code: T-MM5RT45-01) (S)
There’s nothing like lunging down a snow-covered mountain. Join Makor for a fun day of snow and sun on Hunter Mountain.
Location: Meet outside New York Pipe Dreams located at 84th Street and York Avenue
6:15am
Cost: $85 / $110 Ski Rental
For more information and to sign up: 92y

Winter Hike: Russian Bear, 8.5 miles (S)
This loop trail offers marvelous diversity of its terrain and scenery. Our trail will take us up a steep ridge for a scramble, and undulate over the rocky high points
Time: 8:45 - 5p
Meeting Place: 73 & Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $49
For more information and to sign up: outdoorbound
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from laura’s list.

Bronx Zoo’s 10th Holiday Lights Season (A, C, H)
Live nightly entertainment by carolers, stilt walkers, ice carving artists and more.
Over half a million twinkling lights, more than 150 larger than life lighted animal, dinosaur and holiday sculptures.
@ The Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd (between Garden and East 181st Streets)
5 - 9p
Cost: $14
For more information and directions: zoo

A production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays (A, C)
This production will reflect the Queens borough diversity
@ Queens Theatre in the Park - Corona Park, Flushing, Queens
Take #7 subway to Shea Stadium/Willet Point and then walk in the direction of the Unisphere
3p
Free, please RSVP
For more information and to RSVP call: 718.760.0064



Matisyahu performs with Ben Kweller (A, C, M)
Matisyahu simply seeks to serve as a conduit for the messages of peace and unity that flow through him, to improve the world the world by sharing his music, and without letting ego or worldly desires interfere in that communication. "That's what I'm aiming for," he admits. "I don't think I've fully gotten there, but that's the goal." And with Youth, he makes a quantum leap closer to attaining it. He not only heard a profound spiritual calling, but also discerned a revolutionary way to share his discoveries and reflections, via the reggae and hip-hop sounds that had long been an integral part of his day-to-day soundtrack.
@ Hammerstein Ballroom
311 West 34th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenue)
6:30p
Cost: $32 (plus service charges)
To buy tickets: tickets

Monday, December 18th, 2006


Book Discussion: Work by Mitch Epstein (E, L)
While Mitch Epstein is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most distinguished art photographers, a complete survey of his work has never been published before. Work allows readers to trace the evolution of Epstein's entire career, following formal and thematic concerns that allow us to see how his aesthetics, his techniques and his politics have shifted and influenced one-another over time.
@ Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway (@ 13th Street)
7 - 8:30p
Free
For more information: strand

Les Paul and his Trio play Midtown (M)
Les Paul, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy Award winner, pioneer of the electric guitar and inventor of numerous recording tech-niques. Les says his greatest God-given gifts are perfect pitch, a love for music with the ability to learn it quickly, and the curiosity and persistence of an inventor who wants to know "how things tick".
@ Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway (@ 51st Street)
8p, 10p
Cost: $35.00
For more information and to buy tickets: jazz

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D Dance
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
H Holiday
L Literature
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
S Sport

Monday, December 04, 2006

Happenings for Week of December 4th

Week of December 4th, 2006



18th Annual NYC Coat Drive (NP)
December 1st - 31st
Each winter, tens of thousands of New Yorkers are forced to make a choice between buying a winter coat and putting food on the table. That’s just one reason why, NY Cares has collected more than 1 million coats for New Yorkers in need.
Please donate your gently used coats at the following locations:
Grand Central Terminal, NY Penn Station, NY Port Authority Bus Terminal, NYC Police Precincts, Janovic Plaza stores and W Hotel - Union Square. For exact times and locations please call 212.402.1173 or visit: nycares

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onday, December 4th, 2006

New Media Revolution:
How New Media and Mobile Marketing are Changing the Game (E, T)
Come join top South Asian executives leading today’s top new media and mobile marketing companies.
@ Denou NYC Headquarters
1675 Broadway (@ 52nd Street)
6:30 - 9p
Free, though must RSVP in advance. Email: samma.info@gmail.com include your name, email address and company.

Charles Tilly and Sidney Tarrow read and discuss their book: Contentious Politics (E, L)
The book presents a set of analytical tools and procedures for study, comparison, and explanation of these very different sorts of contention. Drawing on many historical and contemporary cases, the book shows that similar principles describe and explain a wide variety of struggles as well as many more routine forms of politics.
@ Labyrinth Books
536 West 112th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway)
7p
Free
For more information: labyrinthbooks

Jazz by Candlelight (M)
Showcasing Manhattan School of Music student jazz combos.
@ Mitzi Newhouse Pavillion
120 Claremont Avenue (@ 122nd Street)
7:30p
Free

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006



Bring the Barefoot Contessa home (D/F, E, L)
Ina Garten, author and popular Food Network chef, will be autographing
her new book and providing tastings of some of her delicious desserts.
@ Crate and Barrel
650 Madison Avenue (@ 60th Street)
4 - 6p
Free
For more information: crate

Negotiating the New York Real Estate Market (code: T-MM5LP26-01) (E)
What’s the process for buying an apartment in the city? How much will it cost?
Co-op or condo? Should you rent, buy now or wait? Do you qualify for a mortgage? Ruth Indyk Lubick, vice president at Douglas Elliman, offers a crash course.
@ Makor - Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
7 - 9p
Cost: $30
For more information and to sign up: 92y



Neal Gabler discusses his new book:
Walt Disney: the Triumph of the American Imagination (C, E, L)
Seven years in the making and meticulously researched--Gabler is the first writer to be given complete access to the Disney archives--this is the full story of a man whose work left an ineradicable brand on our culture but whose life has largely been enshrouded in myth.
@ Barnes and Nobles
1972 Broadway (@ 66th Street)
7p
Free
For more information: bn

Do you like it big and bold? (D/F, E)
Cabernets, Zins and Shiraz. You will taste through a diverse selection of wines form various regions around the world that will knock your socks off.
@ Bacchus NYC
2056 Broadway (between 70th and 71st Streets)
7:15 - 8:45p or 9 - 10:30p
Cost: $40 (plus tax, includes take home crystal stem)
For more information and to sign up: bacchusnyc

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Wholesale: To the Trade Only (1985 - 1997) Exhibit (A, E)
Georgia native J. Morgan Puett emerged in the mid-1980s as a fashion designer. Her distinctive style, which drew from sources that explored the history of garments, were hand-made, crafted of hand-dyed natural fabrics, often in wrinkled, informal states. Her quirky SoHo retail space was heralded for its evocative environment a bewildering combination of store, art installation, architectural remnant, and factory. Puett closed her Wooster Street store in 1997, and archived all of its contents from dresses and patterns to financial records and shipping receipts-most of which was preserved with natural beeswax.
@ Alexander Gray Associates
526 West 26 Street (between 10th and 11th Streets) #1019
Free
For more information: alexandergray

The Pure Products of America (1992 - 2006) Exhibit (A, E)
This is the first comprehensive survey of the artist duo Ligorano/Reese’s ongoing project of political editions and artworks. The Pure Products series, which consists of over a dozen works, satirizes the marketing of politics, politicians, and religion. Each limited edition is handmade and assembled by the artists in their studio and may be incorporated into larger installations and sculptural works. Ligorano/Reese often mail their works to government officials and politicians, and the resulting ephemera from these correspondences will also be exhibited to contextualize their work within a greater political and public arena.
@ Printed Matter
195 Tenth Avenue (at 22nd Street)
Free
For more information: printed



New York Theatre Ballet: The Nutcracker (C, M)
The Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King, and Clara come to life in the version of the timeless tale, The Nutcracker. This hour-long version is the perfect starter ballet.
@ Winter Garden - World Financial Center
The World Financial Center is bordered by West Street, the Hudson River, Vesey and Liberty Streets.
7p
Free
For more information: worldfinancial

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Draw-A-Thon (A, P)
8 hours of dramatic alternative drawings, scenarios combined with theater, performance art and music designed to be drawn. Composed of four 2 hour shows.
@ Fix Café
110 Bedford Avenue (@ North 11th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
6 - 2a
Cost: $16
For more information: art

Guided Cheese Tasting (code: T-MM5LK13-01) (D/F, E)
Did you ever wonder what makes one cheese better than the other? Do you know what to ask when you buy cheese? Where can you buy the best cheeses in NYC? Come and find out while tasting a variety of cheeses.
@ Makor - Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
7p
Cost: $35
For more information and to sign up: 92

Big, Fat, Fun Redalicious Holiday Wine Tasting (D/F, E, H)
Wine expert Stefani Jackenthal will give a brief introduction of each wine and will be on hand to answer all of your wine questions. Learn the wines you love so you can bring them to your holiday dinners and parties.
@ Salon Rouge, Upstairs lounge at Madame X
94 West Houston Street (between Thompson Street and LaGuardia Place)
7 - 9p
Cost: $40 prepaid (plus $2 surcharge for paypal), by Monday, December 4th at 5p
For more information and to sign up: reallive

Friday, November 8th, 2006




Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990 - 2005 (A, C, L)
This exhibition encompasses work Leibovitz made on assignment as a professional photographer as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends. "I don't have two lives," Leibovitz says. "This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it." The material documents the birth of her three daughters and many events involving her large and robust family, including the death of her father.
@ Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (@ Washington Avenue), Brooklyn
Cost: $8
For more information: brooklyn



Holiday Workshop (H, T)
Getting ready for the holidays? A Mac can elminate the chaos that accompanies this festive season, leaving you more time to share with your loved ones. Learn how to create greeting cards, family newsletters and invitations that will delight your friends and family.
@ Apple Store Soho
103 Prince Street (between Greene and Mercer Streets)
4 - 5p
Free
For more information: apple

Gin Tasting (D/F, E)
Natural poppy, dragon eye, lotus leaves, together with hints of crisp citrus give this balanced breed a provocative twist. Bulldog plays with your palate in ways gin never has before! Stop by Crush and try for yourself - Anshuman Vohra will be on hand to pour samples of this artisan gin.
@ Crush Wine and Spirits
153 East 57th St (between 3rd and Lexington Avenues)
5 - 7:30p
Free
For more information: crush

Americans in Paris (1860 - 1900) Exhibit (A, C, E)
In the late 19th century, American artists by the hundreds including such luminaries as James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, and Winslow Homer were irresistibly drawn to Paris, the world’s new art capital. Paris inspired decisive changes in American painters’ styles and subjects, and stimulated the creation of more sophisticated art schools and higher professional standards back in the United States.
This landmark exhibition features some 100 oil paintings by 37 Americans whose accomplishments proclaim the truth of what Henry James observed in 1887: "It sounds like a paradox, but it is a very simple truth, that when to-day we look for ‘American art’ we find it mainly in Paris.
@ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2nd floor - Special Exhibition Galleries
1000 Fifth Avenue (@ 82nd Street)
Cost: $20
For more information: met

Saturday, December 9th, 2006




Singles Winter Horseback and Wine Tasting (S, D/F)
We’ll ride for one hour through fields and woods with an experienced Wrangler or two.
Next, we'll drive to a Hudson Valley Vineyard and Winery for a tasting of NY State wines and hard ciders! Tasting will include Chardonnay and Riesling, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Baco Noir. Ciders include Hard Apple Cider, Hard Pear Cider and Framboise.
Bring: Your lunch and water.
8:45 - 5p
Meeting Place: 73 & Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $129
For more information and to sign up: www.outdoorbound.com
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from Laura’s list.

Celebrate Winter through Nature (A, H, S)
This Bronx public garden has 11 shimmering holiday installations by contemporary artists that evoke a natural world aglow with the season. On view in Wave Hill House, a former 19th-century estate house once home to Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt and Arturo Toscanini.
@ Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx
10 - 4:30p
Free
For more information call: 718.549.3200

Luchadoras-Women Warriors-Mohila Joddha Exhibit (A, C, E)
This exhibit of photography and storytelling displays the work of 6 immigrant women, featuring powerful images that highlight the strength and beauty of everyday women warriors who hold their communities together.
@ Carlito’s Café y Galeria
1701 Lexington Avenue (between 106th - 107th Streets)
Free
For more information call: 212.531.3011

Holiday Party (H, P)
@ Columbus 72
246 Columbus Avenue (between 71st and 72nd Streets)
7 - 11p
Cost: $10 with RSVP, $15 without RSVP
For more information and to sign up: david

Sunday, December 10th, 2006




Sex and the City Tour (C, S)
Follow in the fancy footsteps of Carrie and Co. as they conquer NYC. Drink where they drink, shop where they shop and gossip where they gossip. There will be over 40 locations on the tour with 3 step-off points.
Meeting location: Fifth Avenue and 58th Street (exact location given upon purchase)
10a, 11a and 3p
For more information: tours
To sign up call: 212.209.3370

Annual Book Fair (L, NP)
@ YM and YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood
54 Nagle Avenue (near West 195th Street between Broadway and Ellwood Streets)
11 - 2p
Free

Fall in Love with Israel Festival (A, C, D, E, L, M, P)
The festival is intended for Israel-minded students, singles and families. There will be Israeli crafts, Israeli folk dancing and a special musical performance by Hadag Nachash. There will be Israeli cuisine and vendors selling Israeli and Israel-related items.
@ Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street (@ East Houston Street)
11 - 8p
Free
For more information: festival

Singles Pizza and Swing Dance Party (D, P)
Swing is fun and easy to learn; you'll be impressing dance partners for a long time to come with the moves you'll learn!
We'll start the evening with a (kosher) pizza dinner followed by a Swing Lesson and then the floor is yours with your new moves.
Ages: 40’s +
@ Ansche Chesed
251 West 100th Street (Corner West End Ave)
5:30p
Cost: $25
You must RSVP for this event as no walk-in's will be allowed. The deadline for sign up is by noon on Friday December 8th.
For more information and to sign up: party

Monday, December 11th, 2006



What Makes a Style “Local”? (A, C, E)
Observations on American Neoclassical Furniture
In the late 18th and early 19th century, uniquely American interpretations of English and French neoclassical furniture designs emerged in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the principal formal furniture-making centers of the new American Republic. In this lecture, father and daughter, Stuart P. Feld and Elizabeth Feld, of Hirschl & Adler Galleries, will explore some of the most important cabinetmakers of that time from these four major centers of production. They will examine the stylistic impact of these innovators on the cabinetmaking trade and their influence on local production.
@ Bard Graduate Center
38 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
6 - 8p
Cost: $20
For more information and to sign up: bard

ISO (InterSchool Orchestras) of Carnegie Hill Orchestra and Concert Orchestra (C, M)
present works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, Britten, Strauss and Mozart
@ Peter Jay Sharp Theatre - Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
7:00p
Tickets: $15
For more information and to buy tickets: space

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D Dance
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
H Holiday
L Literature
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
S Sport
T Technology