Happenings for Week of January 8th

Week of January 8th, 2007

New York Jewish Film Festival (A, C, E, F )
January 10th - 25th
The New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF) is a preeminent showcase for world cinema that investigates, records, and celebrates the Jewish experience. The New York Jewish Film Festival presents a diverse exhibition of narrative features, documentaries, and short films, including world, United States, and New York premieres.
For more information and to buy tickets: jewishmuseum

Monday, January 8th, 2007

The Vicar of Immortals? The Legacy of Arturo Toscanini (A, E, F, M)
With rarely seen film footage of Toscanini and the NBC Symphony, Joseph Horowitz and Moritmer H. Frank discuss the life and music of the greatest conductors the world has ever seen.
@ Walter Reade Theater
70 Lincoln Center Plaza (Broadway and 65th Street)
6p
Cost: $10
For more information and to buy tickets call: 212.875.5656 or go to: nyphil



Book Discussion (F, L)
Todd Field, Tom Perrotta: Little Children: The Shooting Script
The new film from Oscar nominated writer/director Todd Field (In the Bedroom), based on the acclaimed novel (Little Children) by Tom Perrotta, starring Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, and Patrick Wilson.
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta wanted to create a film that stood on its own, independent of the book. Field says, "The struggle for identity is what these characters battle from the start; it leads to a hunger they are unable to satiate violence and fear hold sway.
@ Barnes and Noble
1972 Broadway (@ 67th Street)
7p
Free
For more information on event bn or book review: review

The Last Girl Singer:
Rosemary Clooney and Her Way with Words (code: T-TC5LL15-01) (A, C, M)
Forever remembered for her role as the sassy Betty Haynes in White Christmas (where she held her own with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye), Rosemary Clooney's true legacy is her contribution to the American Songbook. With collaborators that included Nelson Riddle, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, the "Girl Singer" came a long way from "Mambo Italiano."
Starring: John Pizzarelli and Debby Boone
@ 92 Y - Kauffman Concert Hall
1395 Lexington Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
Time: 8p
Cost: $50, $60
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Soul Searching (code: T-MM5TH46-02) (A, M)
A hit at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, this sung-through musical follows a single Jewish woman on her quest for romantic and spiritual fulfillment. New York Cool calls Soul Searching “an exhilarating, explosive burst of spiritually-charged theater.”
@ Makor - Steinhardt Building
25 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
9p
Cost: $15
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y


Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Wine Tasting and Social Networking Event (F/D, P)
Come and meet new folks and learn about wine
@ Via Bistro
16 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6 - 9p
Cost: $10 must sign in advance (no walk-ins), wine $5 a glass
For more information and to sign up: winegroup

Come and play B-I-N-G-O (S)
@ Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street (between Frost and St. Cono Strada/Richardson Streets) Williamsburg, Brooklyn
7 - 9p
Free
For more information: petes



Movie Screening: Climates (F)
The internationally acclaimed writer-director’s sublime follow-up to his Cannes multi-award winning film Distant. It vividly recalls the cinema of Italian master Antonioni with its poetic use of landscape and the incisive, exquisitely visual rendering of loneliness, loss and the often-elusive nature of happiness. During a sweltering summer vacation on the Aegean coast, the relationship between middle-aged professor Isa (Ceylan) and his younger, television producer girlfriend Bahar (his luminous, real-life wife) brutally implodes. Back in Istanbul that fall, Bahar rekindles a torrid affair with a previous lover. When Isa learns she has left for a job in the snowy East, he follows her there to win her back.
@ Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@95th Street)
7:30pm
Cost: $10
For more information and to buy tickets: symphony

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Exhibition Tour (A, C, E)
James “Athenian” Stuart, 1713 -1788: The Rediscovery of Antiquity
In 1748, James Stuart, along with fellow antiquarian scholar Nicholas Revett, lobbied the Society of Dilettanti, an influential group of wealthy English connoisseurs, for funds to create a “new and accurate description of the Antiquities &c. in the Province of Attica.” Upon receiving support, the Englishmen spent two years painstakingly surveying buildings throughout Athens. Their meticulous observations resulted in the first volume of Antiquities of Athens (1762), a landmark publication that played a central role in the development of neoclassicism, and the creation of the “Greek style.” The book earned Stuart the nickname “Athenian” and paved the way for his influential career as an architect and designer. On a private tour of the first comprehensive exhibition of Stuart’s career, including his interiors for Spencer House and Keddleston Hall.
@ Bard Graduate Center
18 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
Time: 6 - 8p
Cost: $17
For more information and to sign up: bard



Boyer-Martenot Tasting (F/D)
Join us for our first-ever event with Vincent Boyer, Domaine Boyer-Martenot.
Vincent will lead us through a lineup of his 2005 white Burgundies, to include:
2005 Bourgogne Blanc, 2005 Meursault, Tillets, 2005 Meursault, l'Ormeau
2005 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes, 2005 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières
2005 Puligny-Montrachet, Recheaux
@ Burgundy Wine Company
143 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
6:30 - 8p
Cost: $20
For more information and to make a reservation (required), call:
212.691.9092

Nancy King Performs with the Geoffry Keezer Trio (A, C, M)
Nancy King - vocals
Geoffrey Keezer - piano
Tal Wilkenfeld - bass
Terreon Gully - drums
In 2005, the gifted jazz singer Nancy King recorded her latest album Live at Jazz Standard. Now she returns to our stage, accompanied by Geoff Keezer's esteemed piano trio, to kick off this special series spotlighting artists of the Maxjazz label. The recording has already surfaced on some year-end "best of" lists, including Best Vocal Recording in All About Jazz.
@ The Jazz Standard - Blue Smoke Barbeque
116 East 27th Street (between Lexington and Park Avenue South)
Doors open at 8:45p, show starts at 9:30p
Cost: $30 plus tax
For more information and to buy tickets: jazz



Carla Rhodes (A, M)
Carla is a rock 'n' roll ventriloquist & comedienne located in New York City. She combines the latest one-liner technology with trend setting ventriloquial abilities. All the hep cats love to guffaw at puppets of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Intellectual types love studying her "clever quips." She brings ventriloquism screaming into the 21st century.
@ Telephone Bar - back room
149 2nd Avenue (@ 9th Street)
9p
For more information: carla

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

American History Historians' Forum (A, C, E)
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
David Brion Davis places slavery within the larger contexts of the Atlantic Slave System and the rise and fall of slavery in the New World. Inhuman Bondage recounts the suffering of the enslaved victims in an evil but profitable economic system. Synthesizing over forty years of his scholarly work, Davis presents a magisterial account of America's most profound historical contradiction: a nation founded on equality that sanctioned the institution of slavery.
@ New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (@77th Street)
5:30p
Cost: $15
For more information and to sign up: nyhistory



Gallery Opening and Artists Reception (A, F/D)
Larry Silver: From the Medium to the Message
@ Silverstein Photography
535 West 24th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6 - 8p
Free
For more information: silverstein

David Lynch discusses his new book: (E, L)
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity
Lynch generally reveals little of himself, or the ideas behind his work. Now he provides a rare window into his methods as an artist and his personal working style. In Catching the Big Fish, Lynch writes candidly about the tremendous creative benefits he has gained from his thirty-two-year commitment to practicing Transcendental Meditation.
Catching the Big Fish provides unprecedented insight into Lynch's methods, as it also offers a set of practical ideas that speak to matters of personal fulfillment, increased creativity, and greater harmony with one's surroundings.
@ Barnes and Nobles
33 East 17th Street (between Broadway and Park Avenue South)
7p
Free
For more information on event: bn or on book: amazon

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Wine Lovers New Years Holiday Party (F/D, P)
Join us if you have an interest in wine for just looking to have a good time. Mix, mingle, network and exchange tasting notes with other Perfect Sippers.
@ DownTown Uptown Café
1626 Second Avenue (between 84th and 85th Streets)
6:30p
Cost: $35
For more information and to sign up: wine



Movie Screenings (A, C, E, F, L)
Agnes Martin: With My Back to The World and Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace
Q&A with director Mary Lance to follow afterwards
Two candid portraits of brilliant artists at work: women who could not be more different, but who share a daunting passion and commitment to their work. The reclusive Agnes Martin (1912-2004), allowed herself to be filmed at her New Mexico studio, producing one glorious canvas after another and reminiscing about life in NYC in the ‘50s. Kiki Smith is captured in her Lower East Side home as she fashions drawings, sculptures, prints and furniture for an 8-room installation entitled Homespun Tales.
@ Film Forum
209 W Houston Street (between 6th Avenue & Varick Street)
8p
Cost: $10.50
For more information and to buy tickets: film

Wasabassco performs Burlesque (A, C, M)
Hosted by the ever gorgeous GiGi La Femme, featuring the one year anniversary of the Wasabassco debut of Cherry Bomb, plus Nasty Canasta and more…
@ The Living Room Lounge
245 23rd Street (@ 5th Avenue), Brooklyn
9p
Cost: $5
For more information: wasabassco

Patty Murray performs in NYC (A, C, M)
Her guitar style lives somewhere between James Brown and AC/DC. Her songwriting is unabashedly pop and her sound she calls ‘garage soul’
@ Dinosaur Barbeque
646 West 131st St (@ 12th Avenue)
10 - 1a
no cover
For more information:patty

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Singles Winter Horseback & Wine Tasting (F/D, S)
We will saddle up, then ride for one hour through fields and woods.
Then, we'll go 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.
Time: 10 - 5p
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $129
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.


Sixth Annual No Pants Subway Ride (S)
This is a participatory event. Do not show up unless you plan to take your pants off.
Once assembled, they will head down to the Brooklyn Bridge stop together, will break up into separate groups and then board the train. At a specific time, the group leader will announce to depants. Your leader will then give your further directions as your ride NYC MTA.
You can wear fun underwear, wear 2 pairs if it makes you feel more comfortable, please avoid wearing thongs or anything that will offend people.
Meet @ Foley Square at the black sculpture/fountain. It’s near the Brooklyn Bridge 6 train stop between Centre and Lafayette, just north of Duane.
Time: 3p
Bring: A backpack, grocery bag, purse or whatever you can put your pants into.
Wear normal winter clothes
Free
For past missions, go to: missions

Single Malt Scotch Tastings (F/D)
Come check out new arrivals, rare malts and more.
@ Brandy Library
25 N. Moore Street (between Varick and Hudson Streets)
5 - 8p
Free
For more information: brandy

The Smithereens (M)
Brandishing heavy guitars and an unabashed fetish for British Invasion Pop, The Smithereens carved their niche on album rock radio and earned a reputation as a great concert attraction with sizzling pop songs including:
"A Girl Like You", "Only a Memory", "Blood & Roses", "Behind The Wall of Sleep" and more.
@ BB King Blues Club
237 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
Doors open at 6p, show starts at 8p
Tickets: $27.00 advance, $30.00 day of show
For more information and to buy tickets: bbking

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

Singles Winter Hike: Diamond Mountain (S)
Come with us to Harriman State Park, where we follow Stony Brook along its gorgeous wintry path. Then a short but steep and rocky climb over Diamond Mountain for superb views of the countryside.
Time: 8:45 - 5:30p
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and 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 Llist.

Walking Tour - Views from the Past (S)
As you promenade through the heart of Central Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century new York City. Learn about the Park’s history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificient “Greensward” for the enjoyment of all.
@ Central Park - The Dairy
Mid park @ 65th Street
11a
Free
For more information: centralpark



Paradoxes of Collaborations in Art with Vitaly Komar (Code: T-RC5RS05-01) (A, C, E)
Vitaly Komar, a conceptual artist, was born in Moscow and has lived in New York since 1978. He is one of the founders of the Sots Art movement (Soviet Pop/Conceptual Art) and is a pioneer of multi-stylistic post-modernism. A participant in the infamous "Bulldozer Exhibition" (an unofficial 1974 exhibition by Soviet avant-gardists that was broken up by the authorities), Komar now has works in some of the world’s most prestigious art collections and museums.
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
4 - 6p
Cost: $25
For more information and to sign up: 92y

Monday, January 15th, 2007 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration (A, C, E, M)
Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King at Brooklyn’s Botanical Gardens. Join us for this touching and beautiful annual performance of spirituals featuring the Great Day Chorale led by Louvinia Pointer.
@ Brooklyn Botanical Garden
1000 Washington Avenue (between Montgomery and Crown Streets), Brooklyn
2:30p
Free
For more information: bbg

Speed Dating (S)
Up to 16 dates in one night
Ages: Women 33 - 43, Men 35 - 48
Prey Bar & Lounge
Address: 4 West 22nd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
7:30p
Cost: $37.00 (use the name - Laura when registering on-line and save $5.00)
For more information and to sign up: dates

Key to Activities

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