Happenings for Week of February 26th

Week of February 26th, 2007

The Orchid Show (C, E)
An exotic world awaits you. Delight in the mesmerizing and seductive wonder of the nation’s premier orchid exhibition, overflowing with the dazzling shapes and breathtaking colors of the world’s most coveted plant. Explore a lush, tropical garden and other spectacular settings steeped in beauty and fragrance. Surround yourself with thousands of orchids of every description delicate, elegant, intriguing, bizarre from all over the world. Come discover the sensual allure of orchids and learn more about these fascinating plants.
February 24th - April 8th, 2007
@ The New York Botanical Garden
200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard
$18
For more information and to buy tickets: nybg

Monday, February 26th, 2007

An Evening of Long Island Wine Tasting And Conversation (E, F/D)
Join the Young Leadership Division of the National Jewish Outreach Council of DCCC for an evening of Long Island Wine Tasting And Conversation with Congressman Steve Israel.
Event will be take place in Midtown, New York. Address provided at time of RSVP.
6:30 - 8:30p
$100 per person
Please RSVP to Lisa Deutsch at 631-434-7500 or email: Israel4Congress@gmail.com

James M. McPherson discusses his new book: The Mighty Scourge (C, E)
In this collection of provocative and illuminating essays, McPherson offers fresh insight into many of the most enduring questions about one of the defining moments in our nation's history. McPherson sheds light on topics large and small, from the average soldier's avid love of newspapers to the postwar creation of the mystique of a Lost Cause in the South. Readers will find insightful pieces on such intriguing figures as Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Jesse James, and William Tecumseh Sherman, and on such vital issues such as Confederate military strategy, the failure of peace negotiations to end the war, and the realities and myths of the Confederacy. This Mighty Scourge includes several never-before-published essays pieces on General Robert E. Lee's goals in the Gettysburg campaign, on Lincoln and Grant in the Vicksburg campaign, and on Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief. In that capacity, Lincoln invented the concept of presidential war powers that are again at the center of controversy today.
@ Barnes and Noble
2289 Broadway (@ 82nd Street)
7p
Free
For more information: bn



A Conversation with Tamara Tunie (A, C, E)
Tamara Tunie is perhaps best known for playing Medical Examiner Melinda Warner for seven seasons on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She was also a regular on the daytime drama, As the World Turns, and the series, 24, and has appeared on Law and Order, Sex and the City and NYPD Blue. Tunie has worked with screen directors Taylor Hackford, Kasi Lemmons, Brian De Palma, Mimi Leder, Harold Becker and Oliver Stone. Her numerous theater credits include Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington.
@ Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street (@ Laight Street)
7 - 9:30p
$15
For more information and to sign up: nywift

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007



Laura's List Event - Cocktail Party (F/D, P)
Let's finish off the month with meeting new folks and a good time.
It will be fun exploring a new restaurant that just opened on the Upper West Side. Some of you might know of their other locations on the East Side. Some come out and join the fun. We will be having 1/2 price house margaritas and 1/2 price glasses of sangria. Light Snacks will be provided.
@ Cilantro
485 Columbus Avenue (between 83rd and 84th Streets)
6p
$20 per person in advance (deadline 2p on Tuesday).
For advanced payment of $20. Please click on provided paypal button below.
IMPORTANT: Please RSVP (even if you plan to pay at the door) with name and email address to: nyckid135@yahoo.com - so I can get a headcount before the event.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be a $25 admission day of event, (cash only at door).

Gotham Roller Derby goes to the Movies (E, F, S, P)
Can't wait for the start of the 2007 season? Come spend a night with your favorite speed demons as we present a special program of roller-skating themed shorts, clips, and much more! You'll see clips from classic Derby-exploitation films, shorts from the silent era that capitalized on the then-new roller skating craze, rarely-seen cartoons, and a sneak preview of Joshua Thompson's upcoming documentary about the Gotham Girls, beatdown in the boogiedown.
Come and join the party following the movie.
@ Brooklyn Academy of Music - BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Avenue (between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street), Brooklyn
7p
$10
For more information and to buy tickets: gotham

Book Discussion and Signing with Philip Kitcher - Living with Darwin (E, L)
Charles Darwin has been at the center of white-hot public debate for more than a century. In Living With Darwin, Philip Kitcher peers into the flames swirling around Darwin's theory, sifting through the scientific evidence for evolution, Creation Science, and Intelligent Design, and revealing why evolution has been the object of such vehement attack. Kitcher ranges back in time to provide valuable perspective on the present controversy, describing the many puzzling issues that blocked evolution's acceptance in the early years, and explaining how scientific research eventually found the answers to these conundrums. Kitcher argues that the problem with Intelligent Design isn't that it's "not science," as many critics say, but that it's "dead science," raising questions long resolved by scientists. But after providing a convincing case for evolution, Kitcher points out that it is also important to recognize the cost of Darwin 's success the price of "living with Darwin
@ Labyrinth Books
536 West 112th Street (between Amsterdam and Broadway)
7p
Free
For more information: labyrinth

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007



Art Exhibit: Chelsea de Weeneze by Madsteez (A, C)
Madsteez has turned the gallery into the Wonderful World of Ween completely covering the walls, ceilings and floors in bright colored paints and the artist’s street signature style. The exhibit also showcases an entire wall with Ween!mal portraits.
@ Space Downtown Studio
276 West 25th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
11 - 6p
Free
For more information: madsteez



Art Exhibit:
Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Scrapbook (photographs 1932 - 46) (A, C, E)
Cartier-Bresson's personal scrapbook of his best work from his rich early period (1932-46) provides an extraordinary window onto his process and artistic development, documenting both his travels to Spain and Mexico and his encounters with Surrealism and modern art. At the beginning of World War II, Cartier-Bresson was captured and held in a German prisoner of war camp for three years before he escaped in 1943. To the outside world, Cartier-Bresson was presumed dead, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York was preparing a memorial exhibition (which ultimately took place in 1947). When Cartier-Bresson emerged, alive, he joined the efforts to assemble this retrospective. He selected and personally printed over 300 examples of his best works including many that had never printed before. Upon his arrival in New York in April 1946, he bought a scrapbook into which he meticulously glued all the prints in chronological order. These prints, mostly removed from the scrapbook by Cartier-Bresson in the 1990s, have been reassembled for this occasion.
@ International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas (at 43rd Street)
$12
For more information: photo

Author and Financial Expert, Suze Orman Talks…(E, L)
About Women and Money. Owning the power to control your destiny. And taking charge of your future.
@ Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive (between 120th Street and Riverside Drive)
6p
Free
For more information: suze

How To Kick People "I Coulda Been Someone" (A, C)
A special three-year anniversary show. On this the occasion of its three-year anniversary, How To Kick People is taking a moment to look back on the dreams it once had. Bob, Todd, and their hilarious guests will tell tales of what they used to want to be when they grew up. It will be a night of looking back on when we were young, when everything seemed possible, and when becoming an astronaut meant more than just being able to take a long road-trip in some poopie diapers. Guests include Reggie Watts (winner 2006 Andy Kaufman Award), Ellie Kemper (McSweeneys), and Jack Kukoda (writer for Yankee Pot Roast, The Onion).
@ Mo Pitkins
34 Avenue A (between 2nd and 3rd Streets)
7:30p
$8
For more information and to buy tickets: mopitkins

Thursday, March 1st, 2007



Opening Exhibit and Artists Reception (A, C)
I heart (love) Bed - Stuy: Portraits by Naomi Campbell (not the model)
@ Ex Gallery
872 Kent Avenue (between Park and Myrtle Avenues), Brooklyn
6 - 9p
Free
For more information on artist: naomi

Lecture with Andrew Levy: The First Emancipator (C, E, L)
In 1791, Robert Carter III, one of the richest men in Virginia, a friend, neighbor, and kinsman of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and the Lee family, committed an act that even the Revolutionaries of his time believed was impossible: he freed more than 450 slaves. Andrew Levy tells the forgotten story of the man behind the largest single emancipation prior to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Andrew Levy is the author of The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves.
@ New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (between 76th and 77th Streets)
6:30p
$15
For more information and to sign up: nyhistory

March Follies: A Preposterous Pre-Purim Pageant (A, C, M)
Join the 'Queen of Judeo Kitsch' and her fabulous friends for a night of live music; stand up comedy, masks and drinks. Costumes are optional - graggers and masks will be provided. The evening will include a cabaret show, open bar, and snacks. Hosted by Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross with comedians Julie Goldman, Seth Herzog, and Lenny Marcus.
@ Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place (between 1st Place and South Street)
7 - 8p pre-show festivities, show begins at 8p
$40
For more information and to buy tickets: purim

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Meredith Blis Performs (M)
Meredith’s instruments are a nimble, jazz-tinged piano and a voice that leaps from a smooth croon to a powerful siren. She has an appealingly bluesy slant to her music.
@ Waltz- Astoria
23-14 Ditmars Boulevard (between 23rd and 24th Streets), Queens
9 - 11p
$5
For more information: meredith

Slink Moss Orchestra performs in Brooklyn (M)
Defined by it's sparce, dark songs with snakey guitars, slithery bass and slinky crafty drums, S.M.O. has a unique sound that is full of rock energy. Influenced by a wide variety of beats and sounds, from now and then, from here and there, S.M.O. cannot be categorized. Their environment (downtown NYC), their songs (strange), their scene (and partys) and their personalities (warped) shape the music.
@ Petes Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street (@ Richardson Street)
10p
For more information: smo

Wine Tasting: Natural Wines and Bistro Delights (E, F/D)
Natural and biodynamic wines from France. Come meet a group of fantastic winemakers from Domaine Binner (Alsace), Clos des Camuzeilles (Fitou), Domaine des 2 Anes (Corbières), and Domaine Rimbert (Saint-Chinian) will be pouring. Food will be provided by Bistro Citron.
@ West Side Wines
481 Columbus Ave. (Corner of 83rd Street)
5 - 8p
Free
For more information: westside

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007



Ski and Snowboard Trip (S)
Take a healthy break from NYC and come ski or snowboard at Mountain Creek. Located in nearby Vernon, NJ, Mountain Creek is only about 1.5 hours away from downtown Manhattan, and offers a variety of terrain for beginner thru advanced skiers and snowboarders. Winter got off to a late start, but the current conditions and weather will make for a great day of riding.
Pick-Up: West 3rd Street between Bleeker Street & LaGuardia Place. Bus will be located behind 70 Washington Square South
@ 7:30a
Cost: $45 (Includes: Roundtrip transportation from NYC, full-day lift ticket). Extra: Rental equipment is not included, but can be purchased for $25 (cash only) on the way to Mountain Creek.
For more information and to sign up: escape

Art Exhibit: Off the Map: Landscape in the Native Imagination (A, C)
For Native people, land has multiple meanings. It is home, culture and identity, but it also represents violence, isolation and loss. The artists in Off the Map reinvent and examine landscape from this complex perspective, creating work that exists outside of Western landscape traditions. Their work also defies common expectations of Native American art in both its form and content. The artists in Off the Map use the landscape as both muse and subject, but none seek to represent a specific place located in a guidebook or on a map. Their work embodies the longing and emotion, connection to and detachment from the land that are universal to contemporary Native experience.
@ The National Museum of the American Indian (The George Gustav Heye Center)
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green (@ State Street)
Free
For more information: americanindian

The MoMA Mania Scavenger Hunt (A, S)
See the best of the Museum of Modern Art on a tour featuring Picasso’s poison, Pollock’s secrets ingredients, Warhol’s soup, Dali’s wilting watches, Chaplin’s antics, and other oddities. The hunt includes paintings, sculptures, household items in the design galleries, photographs, and a motley assortment of contemporary works, plus the sculpture garden (weather permitting).
@ Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Meeting Place: Near the West 54th Street entrance (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
$38 (includes museum admission)
2 - 4:30p
For more information and to sign up: watson



Joe Chvala & The Flying Foot Forum: Flying Feet (Code: T-DP5HP23-01) (A, C, D, M)
Join Minnesota dance artist Joe Chvala and his company for a mesmerizing blend of percussion and percussive dance. His new work Flying Feet is an evening created by four percussive collaborators. Rhythmically complex and compelling, the program is an exciting blend of full body movement with drumming and percussive dancing of all varieties. The result is a visual soundscape that flows from solos, to vocal percussion, to duets and trios. The interplay of light, instrument, movement and sound creates an exciting and always shifting evening of percussion and percussive dance.
@ The Ailey Citigroup Theater - Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 West 55th Street (at Ninth Avenue)
8p
$20
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Purim Gala and Venetian Masquerade Ball (C, P)
This event is open to Jewish Professionals seeking a festive and meaningful Purim and in search of a committed relationship. An enchanting evening of merriment, fun, Kosher food, drinks (2 included in price), music, friendships, potential love, raffles and prizes. Feast on an Italian dinner buffet and Purim libations. Costume or mask requested.
Ages: 20 - 40’s
@ University Hall Atrium Union Square
110 East 14 Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues)
9p
$36 Prepaid (by Friday at 6p), $45 at the door, space permitting.
For more information and to sign up: reallive

Sunday, March 4th, 2007 (Purim)



Remember the Magic Garden (A, C)
Carole and Paula, Sherlock, the Chuckle Patch and more…
Well…now you can relive your childhood.
Carole and Paula are coming to New Jersey with guest star, the original Sherlock.
@ Wyckoff Family YMCA - Carl Pfeifer Performing Arts Stage
691 Wyckoff Avenue (between Switzer Road and Walnut Street W)
Wyckoff, NJ
2p
$20
To make a reservation call: 201.891.2081
For more information: magicgarden
NJ Transit goes to Wyckoff via bus. For bus schedules: njtransit

Wine Tasting (E, F/D)
We will be hosting three winemakers from France who are in town in support of Natural Winemakers Week. This will be your chance to ask all of those burning questions you may have about natural versus organic versus biodynamic, and also to taste some phenomenal small production French wines.
@ Vine Wine
12 - 09 Jackson Avenue (between 47th Road and 48th Avenue), LIC
3 - 5pm
Free
For more information: wine

How We Might Have Gone to Mars in 1965 (C, E)
Professor Freeman Dyson of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study contributed to the unification of three versions of quantum electro-dynamics. Dyson illustrates a conversation about Project Orion a plan to build a large manned spaceship for interplanetary exploration with the intention to land on Mars with original photographs of the people, experiments, and documents.
Made possible by The Leon Levy Foundation.
@ Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Avenue (@ 89th Street)
7:30p
$24
For more information: works. To make a reservation call: 212.423.3587

Monday, March 5th, 2007



Book Discussion: Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols (Code: T-MD5LE61-01) (C, E, L)
Clinical psychologist and sports enthusiast Stanley Teitelbaum works with professional athletes and sports agents. In this discussion, he delves into the psyches of sports figures on and off the field and explores such timely issues as drug and alcohol abuse, gambling and steroid use. His book, Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols, looks at all major sports and the rise and fall of such celebrity athletes as Pete Rose, Tonya Harding and O.J. Simpson.
Makor - Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
12 - 1p
$16
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Speed Dating (S)
Prey Bar and Lounge,.
Single Jewish Professionals
Ages: women 26 - 37, men 28 - 39
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

Happenings for Week of February 19th

Week of February 19th, 2007



The 15th Annual City Bakery Hot Chocolate Festival (D/F)
City Bakery
3 West 18th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Cost: $4.50 ($5 with marshmallow)
For Festival Calendar of Flavors: chocolate

Monday, February 19th, 2007 (Presidents Day)

Ed Koch talks…(code: T-BL5LA03-01) (C, E)
The funny, irreverent and always original Ed Koch discusses New York news and his own identity as a Jewish New Yorker and politician. Koch was mayor of New York for three terms, from 1978-89. He is a partner in the law firm Bryan Cave, LLP, and hosts a call-in program on Bloomberg Radio. In 2004, Koch was appointed chairman of the United States delegation to the Conference on Anti-Semitism sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. In 2005, he was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Koch is the author of numerous books.
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
8:15p
$25
For more information and to sign up: 92y

Jazz by Candlelight (A, M)
Showcasing manhattan school of music student jazz combos. There will be complimentary snacks and beverages.
Manhattan School of Music - Mitzi Newhouse Pavilion
601 West 122nd Street (at Broadway)
7:30p
Free
For more information: msmnyc

Off The Top (A, C, D, M)
A burlesque improv and tribute show, is one part tribute and one part improvisation. Part One is all tribute numbers.What will New York's finest burlesque performers bring to the stage? Part Two is all never before seen burlesque acts created "Off The Top" of our heads. You'll choose our song, a prop, and a theme at the beginning of the show! By the end of the night we'll have a Burlesque act created especially for you!
Galapagos Art Space - Front Room
70 North 6th Street (between Kent and Wythe Avenues)
9:30p
$5
For more information and to buy tickets: galapagos

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 (Mardi Gras)

Opening Exhibit and Artist’s Reception: Roma (A, D/F)
Photographs by Emanuela Gardner
@ NYU - Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimo
24 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6p
Free
For more information: nyu

JLB (Junior League of Brooklyn) presents: A Mardi Gras Party (F/D, NP, P)
100% of the proceeds from raffles and food sales will be donated to the Junior League of New Orleans to help fund their rebuilding efforts in the New Orleans area.
@ Fat Tuesday
131 Atlantic Avenue (between Clinton and Henry Streets)
6:30p
Free
For more information: brooklyn



Come party New Orleans style with the Dirty Water Dogs (A, C, D, F/D, M)
The Dirty Water Dogs (named after the mystery morsels that are vended on street corners in their native New York City) are somewhat of a roots rock supergroup. Being a hybrid of the swamp rock monsters Loup Garou and folk heroes 5 Chinese Brothers, the Dirty Water Dogs perform a mix of rollicking zydeco blues, cajun and heartfelt originals. With Neil Thomas on accordion and vocals, Homeboy Steve on guitar and vocals, Skip Ward on Dirty Water Doghouse bass and abetted by Tom Tom Club percussionist Bruce Martin, the Dirty Water Dogs are sure to knock your socks off.
@ Acme
9 Great Jones Street (between Lafayette and Broadway)
7p
Free
For more information: dirtywaterdogs

Come celebrate Mardi Gras in Brooklyn (A, C, D, F/D, M)
2 Floors of Mardi Gras celebration. A benefit to aid the musicians of New Orleans.
Featuring: Snuggle T and the Huggs, Blue Vipers of Brooklyn
M Shanghai String Band,The Dansettes, Stephane Wrembel
Hungry March Band, The World Famous Pontani Sisters and more.
Doors open @ 6p, Bands start @ 7p
@ Union Hall
702 Union Street (off of 5th Avenue) Park Slope, Brooklyn
$12
For more information: mardigras

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 (Ash Wednesday)



Boxing and Beer (F/D, E, S)
Going stir crazy this winter? Come work out your aggression in a fun group boxing training class. We are going way downtown, to one of New York's most esteemed old-school boxing gyms, Trinity Boxing. When done boxing, we'll loosen up around the corner in O'Hara's Downtown Restaurant & Pub. We'll throw down pints of Sam Adams, Coors or Yuengling, or well drinks.
@ Trinity Boxing Gym
110 Greenwich Street (between Carlisle and Rector Streets)
Boxing Start time: 6p, Beer & Chow: 7:30p
$45
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.

Book Discussion with Michael Eric Dyson
Whether chronicling the class conflict in the African American community or exposing the failings of the government response in the wake of Hurricane Katrina Michael Eric Dyson has never shied away from controversy. No stranger to intellectual combat, Dyson has always been ready to engage friends and foes alike in open conversation about the issues that matter. Debating Race collects many of Dyson's most memorable encounters and most poignant arguments.
@ Borders
10 Columbus Circle (@ 59th Street)
7p
Free
For more information: border

Get Ready for Tax Day on a Mac (E)
Experience the power and ease of QuickBooks Pro 2007 for Mac at the apple store. Join our business consultant and a certified QuickBooks proadvisor as we show you how you can create estimates, pay bills and track expenses quickly, easily and accurately with this all-in-one solution.
The Apple Store
767 Fifth Ave (@ 59th Street)
7p
Free
For more information: apple

Scott's Single Malt Seminar (CLS022107) (E, F/D)
Morrell & Co. will host a Scotch seminar with Brian Dvoret from The Speyside. The seminar will be a tour of Scotland through old and rare single malts presented by one of the world's foremost Scotch experts. This is a wonderful opportunity for all those single malt fans as well as those wishing to expand their knowledge of this fascinating beverage, which to many is a way of life.
@ The Morrell Store
1 Rockefeller Plaza, 49th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
7:30 until 9p
$45 ($20 of that price redeemable towards the purchase of a bottle that night - with the exception of The Speyside 12 year).
Space is very limited.
For more information and to sign up: morrell

Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons Performs (A, M)
She is a no-nonsense singer/songwriter whose music combines honest, heartfelt poetry with beautiful, simple melodies, all performed with an attitude that's hard as nails and barely concealing of an aching vulnerability just below the surface.
@ RockWood Music Hall
196 Allen Street (Between East Houston and Stanton Streets)
9p
Free
For more information: lorraine


Thursday, February 22nd, 2007



Have your Portrait taken as part of the High Line Portrait Project (A, C, E)
A new FHL (Friends of the Highline) project to create and publicly exhibit portraits of High Line friends and supporters. Photographer, Tom Kletecka will photograph High Line supporters in front of a Joel Sternfeld High Line backdrop. Selected portraits will then be displayed around the High Line Neighborhood, mounted to the construction fencing surrounding nearby developments. Portraits will also be archived on a special Web site and possibly used in a publication. Each participant will receive a copy of his/her portrait to keep.
@ Chelsea Market - public corridor
75 Ninth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Avenue)
12 - 6p
Free
For more information: thehighline
To RSVP to schedule a time email: rsvp@thehighline.org

Coming In From the Cold (E)
No T.V.? No video games? No radio? Ever wonder what folks in the past did during winter? Come play historic indoor games, help build and repair toys and tools and view our special winter exhibit of winter tools, historic dolls and other toys.
@ Prospect Park - Lefferts Historic House (located at the Children's Corner, inside the Park's Willink Entrance) @ the intersection of Flatbush and Ocean Avenues and Empire Boulevard
12 - 4p
Free.
For more information: prospectpark

Movie Screening: The Host (A, C, F)
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, The Host has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects, The Host is both a creature-feature thrill ride and a poignant human drama. Director Bong wrote and directed Barking Dogs Never Bite (2001) and Memories of Murder (2003). In 2006, his third feature film, The Host, was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Guest Speaker Ms. Hyun-Ock Im will briefly introduce the film and lead a discussion after the movie.
ImaginAsia Theatre
239 East 59th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
6:30p
Free, though RSVP strongly recommended
For more information: koreanculture
and to RSVP call: 212.759.9550

Wine Tasting (D/F, E)
Soil, Sauvignon Blanc, and Saumur: The Loire Valley Demystified…
Hoping to coax legions of drinkers to enjoy more Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and Pinot Noir, this class has so much to offer wine lovers. Some of the most exciting wine values in the world come from the Loire Valley, yet at the same time, some of the most expensive and rare wines also come from the Loire. Taste both, and discover why so many sommeliers, wine writers, and collectors live under the spell that is the Loire Valley.
@ Chelsea Wine Vault
@ The Chelsea Market
75 Ninth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets)
6 - 8p
$50, please RSVP by calling 212-462-4244
For more information: chelsea

Caribbean Dialogue Series:
"Exploring Bob Marley’s place as Jamaica’s 8th National Hero" (C, E, M)
More than 25 years after his passing, many people are asking, “Is it time yet that Bob Marley be made an official national hero of his native Jamaica?” However this is a subject rife with controversy for there are those who contend, while important, Marley’s contributions are not seminal enough to elevate him to that high status. Through dialogue, in this the month of his birth, the arguments for and against Marley’s ultimate place in the annals of Jamaican history will be explored.
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) - Trustees Room
Grand Army Plaza (between Washington and Atlantic Avenues)
7p
Free
For more information: brooklyn

Friday, February 23rd, 2007



Artists Talk on Art presents: Andy Warhol: The Legacy (A, C, E)
Marking the 20th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s death, this panel will discuss his legacy as an artist, trendsetter and benefactor of the arts. Moderated by Artists Talk on Art Chairman and founder, Doug Sheer, the panelists include Vincent Freeman, curator of Gagosian Gallery’s recent "Cast a Cold Eye: The Late Work of Andy Warhol"; Donald Sheridan, former silkscreen printer for Warhol; and Brian Appel, contributing writer for ArtCritical.com.
School of Visual Arts - Amphitheater
209 East 23 Street (@ 3rd Avenue), 3rd floor
7p
$7
For more information: school

Drag Queen Puppet Bingo (A, S)
With your Queen of the Tumbling Balls, Greta Green
assisted by Joe Kovacs
@ View Bar
232 8th Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets)
7:30p
Free
For more information: view



Lost Highway (A, C, F, M)
Olga Neuwirth’s haunting opera adapted from the cult film by David Lynch is at once a mystery and a thriller. Her moody and mysterious opera combines live musicians, singers, actors, electronics, and video a full arsenal of stagecraft to bring Lynch’s film to life with gripping immediacy. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience some of Neuwirth’s best music to date.
@ Miller Theatre - Columbia University
2960 Broadway (@ 116th Street)
8p
$35
For more information and to buy tickets: miller

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

STORYlines//Narrative In Drawing (A, C)
This exhibit explores the art of the visual narrative by presenting new and recent work from four emerging to mid-career artists of exceptional promise. With popular culture constantly penetrating more deeply into the once distinct realm of the fine arts, narrative forms such as comics, movies and television are exerting increased influence on the work of visual artists. Stories are, and have always been, the glue that binds culture together, and hence they are sources of a common visual language that can help us make sense of who we are.
The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace (@ Snug Harbor Road), Staten Island
$3
For more information: snug



The NY Times Travel Show - The Ultimate Travel Experience (E)
Get ready to see the world and plan your next trip.
Explore hundreds of the most intriguing destinations and adventures, from Caribbean cruises, Asian hotspots, and European capitals,to spa vacations and places ideal for ecotourism. Save on incredible trips with special offers you won’t find anywhere else.
Enjoy live cultural entertainment and special performances. Meet best-selling travel authors.
@ Jacob Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street (@ 12th Avenue)
10 - 7p and Sunday 10 - 5p
American Express card members receive $5 off the regular ticket price of $15. Please use the code: NYTTSA3
For more information and to buy tickets: travel

ScopeNew York: International Contemporary Art Fair (A, C, E)
Scope has built a reputation as the art fair that launches important young galleries and artists, making it the resource for established and burgeoning collectors, museum and corporate curators, and the general public. The fair distinguishes itself by upholding its unique tradition of requiring each exhibitor to focus on the work of one contemporary artist or to curate a focused statement. In addition to presenting cutting-edge work by emerging artists, Scope presents a full program of VIP events, children’s programs, grants and awards, video and film screenings, and art performances. There will be a shuttle between this venue and The Armory Show.
@ Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
62nd Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues)
10 - 8p
$10
For more information: scope

The Armory Show: The International Fair of New Art (A, C, E)
This is the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art. In its 9th annual exhibition, The Armory Show 2007 will present 148 international galleries, including many of the most important contemporary dealers showcasing new art from around the world. New York is home to more collectors, galleries, critics and artists than any other city in the world. This February, they will be joined by many thousands of their peers from around the globe making New York the true center of the international art world.
@ Pier 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
12 - 8p (hours same for Sunday)
$20
For more information: armory

After Hours in Brooklyn (A, C, E)
Williamsburg Galleries Open Until 11p
For more information and listing of galleries: williamsburg

Travel Essay: Documentary Photography Exhibition (A, C )
Featuring Pavan Carter, Phillipe Dollo, William Harmon, Marcia Lloyd, Ocean Morisett and Geralyn Shukwit
@ Harriet’s Alter Ego Gallery
293 Flatbush Avenue (between St. Marks Avenue and Prospect Place), Brooklyn
Free
For more information: harriet

Sunday, February 25th, 2007



Singles Ice Climbing (S)
This great workout will be even more exhilirating as you learn new climbing skills in the midst of beautiful hanging icicles and snow.
This trip is appropriate for avid climbers as well as first-timers; we will have a number of courses and climbing guides to coach each ability level.
$169
Time: 7:30 - 7p (meet at 7:15 for check-in)
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $85
For more information and to sign up: outdoorbound
Save $5 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from Laura’s List.

Rangers Tour Series: North Woods Eco Hike (E, S)
Join the Urban Park Rangers for an Eco Hike to discover environmental diversity and discuss the challenges faced by urban parks.
@ The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street (between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
1p
Free
For more information: centralpark



Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade (A, C, M, P)
The largest winter parade on the East Coast, and an international media event, this colorful spectacle features floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dancers, antique cars, beauty queens, Asian musical performers, magicians, acrobats, elected officials and local organizations. Over 5,000 individuals will participate, parading down every major street in Chinatown. After the parade, at 3:00 p.m., an outdoor cultural festival will take place on Bayard Street featuring performances by musicians, dancers, and martial artists on a large stage.
Major streets of Chinatown: Mott, East Broadway, Allen, Grand and Chrystie. Best viewing spot: Allen Street (between Canal and Grand Streets)
1 - 5p
Free
For more information: chinatown

CD Release Party (A, C, M)
Starring Michael Nash
Sounds like a cross between Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen.
@ Three of Cups - downstairs (@ Lounge)
83 First Avenue (@ 5th Street)
9p
Free

Monday, February 26th, 2007

James M. McPherson discusses his new book: The Mighty Scourge (C, E)
In this collection of provocative and illuminating essays, McPherson offers fresh insight into many of the most enduring questions about one of the defining moments in our nation's history. McPherson sheds light on topics large and small, from the average soldier's avid love of newspapers to the postwar creation of the mystique of a Lost Cause in the South. Readers will find insightful pieces on such intriguing figures as Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Jesse James, and William Tecumseh Sherman, and on such vital issues such as Confederate military strategy, the failure of peace negotiations to end the war, and the realities and myths of the Confederacy. This Mighty Scourge includes several never-before-published essays pieces on General Robert E. Lee's goals in the Gettysburg campaign, on Lincoln and Grant in the Vicksburg campaign, and on Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief. In that capacity, Lincoln invented the concept of presidential war powers that are again at the center of controversy today.
@ Barnes and Noble
2289 Broadway (@ 82nd Street)
7p
Free
For more information: bn

Key to Activities

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

Happenings for Week of February 12th

Week of February 12th, 2007



The Westminster Kennel Club 131th Annual Dog Show (C, S)
America's First and Only. Champions Only Dog Show.
Entry limited to 2,500 dogs. Individual breed judging will take place each day between the hours of 8:30a and 6p. The Group and Best In Show competition will be televised
live on USA Network from 8 - 11p (Monday and Tuesday, February 12th and 13th, 2007)
For more information:westminster

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Wine and Cheese Tasting: Perfect Pairings (item #: 17PP) (D/F, E)
Waldemar Albrecht will guide you through the classic pairings, those combinations of cheese and wine or cheese and beer that marry as well as you and yours. Champagne with triple cremes, Cheddars with ales, Stilton with Port, Durrus with Riesling...pairs as classic as Romeo and Juliet. Join Waldemar and special guest speaker, Jeffa Gill, maker of Durrus, one of the finest of the modern, artisanally-produced Irish cheeses for a spectacular lead-in to your Valentine's Day celebration.
@ Artisanal Premium Cheese Center
500 West 37th Street (@ 10th Avenue) - 2nd floor
6:30 - 8:30p
$60
For more information and to register for class: artisanal



Worms Have Five Hearts: Vermicomposting for Valentine's Day (E)
With Kate Zidar, Lower East Side Ecology Center
Show your love for the earth this year by digging into indoor composting with red wiggler worms. Worms will eat your kitchen scraps and produce top-grade compost for your indoor and outdoor plants. You will learn all about vermicomposting, or composting with worms, including how to make and maintain a home for these hungry worms. A special Valentine's Day activity will be included! Participants may purchase a voucher for a pound of red worms and a plastic worm bin for $10. Refreshments for the Green Renter are generously provided courtesy of the Birdbath Bakery, NYC's only sustainably designed destination for amazing cookies and confections.
@ Solar 1
23rd Street and FDR Drive (Stuyvesant Park Cove)
7p
Free, though RSVP is required
RSVP to: (212) 505-6050 or neidl@solar1.org
For more information: solar1

Building Illusions, Then and Now (C, E)
Until recently, theater production meant traditional building and painting. New York City was home to many of the major scenic studios in the country and to generations of master craftsmen. In recent decades, however, economics and changing aesthetics have combined to eliminate almost all such work. We will look at the great scene painting and building through the mid-twentieth century, as well as look at what is happening now particularly with projected scenery.
@ General Society
20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
7p
$15
For more information and to sign up for lecture: general

Valentine's Day Fete (P, S)
We’re having a huge flirtfest in celebration of Valentine’s Day at the Middle Eastern favorite Kush. Our venue will decked out with fun Valentine’s day decorations. Guests will be treated to complimentary sweets, delicious chocolates and sumptuous chocolate drink specials. Our main event will be the amorous “Speak and Seek” a dating game designed to get guests to open up and talk to each other, a flirty way to find your match.
@ Kush
191 Chrystie Street (Between Rivington and Stanton Streets)
7:30 to 10:00 pm
Laura’s List special pricing: $10 for men (if your bring a male friend), $6 for women.
To sign up for special pricing email your name(s) to admin@multimixx.com and use code: Laura’s List.
Without sending names, regular price of event: $20 in advance, $25 at door
For more information: multi

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007



The Metropolitan Opera: Bellini - I Puritani (A, C, F, M)
Experience the excitement of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinees on the Big Screen. The sensational Russian soprano Anna Netrebko - "Audrey Hepburn with a voice," according to one critic has taken the opera world by storm, dazzling audiences in Vienna, Milan, Berlin, New York, and Los Angeles. Now she takes on the role of the fragile Elvira in Bellini's I Puritani, who goes mad when abandoned at the altar. With its vocal fireworks and deep pathos, this has been a supreme role for great singing actresses from Maria Callas to Beverly Sills.
Regal Union Square Stadium 14
850 Broadway (@ 14th Street)
7p
$18 (not including surcharges if purchased on-line)
For more information and to purchase tickets: fandango

Swiss Fondue and Wine Party (D/F, E, P)
We are psyched to offer an intimate evening of fondue, which will be paired with great wines for the winter. This event will feature Hot Wein, as well as a line-up of wines which are suited for drinking during the cold winter months.
Grant Gallery
7 Mercer Street (Between Canal and Grand Streets)
7p
$50
For more information and to sign up: wine

Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra (C, M)
Conducted by Bobby Sanabria
Bobby Sanabria drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, Grammy nominated recording artist and educator has performed with a veritable Who’s Who in the world of jazz and Latin music, as well as with his own critically acclaimed ensemble, Ascensión. His diverse recording and performing experience includes work with such legendary figures as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Paquito D’Rivera, Charles McPherson, Mongo Santamaría, Chico O’Farrill, Henry Threadgill, and Mario Bauzá.
@ Manhattan School of Music
601 West 122nd Street (@ Broadway), John C. Borden Auditorium
The main entrance is on 122nd Street
7:30p
Free
For more information: msmnyc

Wednesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day)

The Chocolate Bar at The Ritz-Carlton (D/F)
Award-winning Pastry Chef Laurent Richard presents a sumptuous gourmet buffet of the most unforgettable decadent chocolate desserts complimented by a bottomless glass of Champagne. Indulge in this sinful selection while experiencing the most breathtaking views in Manhattan.
@ The Ritz-Carlton New York , Rise bar on the 14th Floor
2 West Street (between 1st Place and Battery Place)
Three seatings are available at 6p, 8p or 10p
Due to limited space, reservations recommended: 917-790-2600
Per person charge is $75 (including tax and tip)
For more information: ritzcarlton



Laura from Laura’s List and Sharyn from Sharyn's Joey Thai Dinner Club
present: (C, D/F, P)
Joey Thai Valentines' Day Dinner and Tasting of Thai Beer and Wines
(including: Singha Beer, Monsoon Valley Thai Grape Wines and Lychee Wines)
@ Joey Thai
17 East 31st Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues)
7p
$25 (includes buffet dinner, tax and tip)
We are taking over the restaurant. Please bring wine, beer or spirits of your choice for yourself and to share with others..
RSVP is a MUST... please email: sharyn.rosenblum@harpercollins.com
When RSVPing, please mention you found out from Laura's List.
" Looking foward to Joey Thai event this Wednesday. New format has been GREAT with buffet style, lots of new people to meet, and much more room to walk around and mingle. I really liked the idea of putting all the wine/spirits on one table for everyone to share as well - like a makeshift bar," says a fellow viewer.

Love Lost Readings Produced by 826 NYC (A, C, F/D, L)
Featuring: Jonathan Ames, Starlee Kine of This American Life and comedian and writer Leo Allen
@ Altoids Chocolate Shoppe
350 Bleeker Street (@ West 10th Street)
8p
Free
To RSVP for event email: brokenhearts@hunterpr.com
For more information: altoids

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

The Draw-A-Thon Theater (A, C, S)
The art world, like most of the world, is a very segregated and sometimes extremely lonely place. In reaction to these surroundings, I have launched the Draw-A-Thon Theater. At this alternative art event, figure drawing is re-cast by adding narrative, theatrical and musical components, creating context and energy in public spaces. The event will last 8 hours with 12 models nude and costumed performing in four unusual stories
@ Teatro Circulo
64 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue)
6p - 2a
$20
For more information:drawathon

Lecture: (A, C, E, L)
"Transmission of Islamic and Chinese Artistic Motifs along the Silk Roads" Stefano Carboni
The Silk Roads and cross-cultural connections along its routes conjures images related to the interaction and exchange between peoples, religions, merchants, and traders. The art that emerged from this landscape between the Islamic world to the west and China ranged from a direct contact between craftsmen of different artistic formation to a combination of motives that included cultural, religious, political, and commercial links all at once.
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave (@ 70th Street)
6:30 - 8:30p
$10
For more information and to buy tickets: asiasociety

Scottish Country Dancing (C, D, P, S)
Come dance with us. Scottish country dances are exciting jigs and reels and elegant strathspeys, the historic social dances of Scotland. For centuries they were enjoyed both at court and in the countryside, and today they are danced in hundreds of RSCDS (Royal Scottish Country Dance Society) groups throughout the world. Our classes offer a friendly, helpful program in which to learn. You need not come with a partner.
Beginners are always welcome.
@ Holy Cross School
332 West 43rd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
7:30 - 10p
$8
For more information: rscds

Friday, February 16th, 2007



Opening Exhibit and Artists Reception (A, C, E, F/D, P)
A.A. Rucci, Don’t take all night, to show me you love me
In this show, he will debut a series of new paintings along with sculptural work. Within the multiple pictorial and spatial contradictions, a more intimate, open narrative has emerged. In this new body of paintings, Rucci's naughty, headless characters appear again. However, this time the ground seems to be taking over. In some cases, the actors disappear altogether, leaving looming architectural facades to fill the set. When the figures are replaced with birds, or when the omnipresent stage is reduced entirely to abstraction, there remains a tingle of recognition, expectation and desire. Rucci's masterfully precise lines, super-saturated, plastic colors and simulated wood-grain combine to create paintings and sculptures that are inviting and human. They evoke landscapes, domestic interiors, and, everyone's first trip to Orlando, Florida.
@ Mixed Greens
531 West 26th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6 - 8p
Free
For more information: mixedgreens

The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Winter Hoedown (Feb 15 - 18th) (A, C, D/F, M)
A festival of bluegrass and stringband music played by fun people
Friday night featuring:
Dock Oscar & Chenango County Line, Citigrass and Grizzly's Banjo Assault
@ Superfine
126 Front Street (@ Pearl Street), Brooklyn
Bands start at 9p
No cover
For more information and rest of weekend schedule: hoedown

Artists talk on Art (A, C, E)
Anthropological and Ethnographic Photography
Nelson Hancock presents three extraordinary, internationally famous photographers and their work. Nelson received a PhD in 2001 from Columbia University in visual and cultural anthropology. He is also a successful fine art and commercial photographer and is on the faculty at the Pratt Institute of Design. Moderator: Nelson Hancock, panelists: Robert Gardner, anthropologist, filmmaker, photographer, Rosalind Morris, professor of cultural anthropology at Columbia and Susan Meiselas, award winning photojournalist.
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
209 East 23rd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues ) in the Amphitheater
7p
$7
For more information: atoa

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Indoor GoKarting and Pub Pit-Stop (S)
People, Start your engines. Get your inner racer on at this 700 ft. long track and Karts that go 35 mph. Our indoor track offers a combination of open runs and turns of different degrees to test your skill and driving expertise. You will experience 1.5 G's while accelerating through the turns. We'll enjoy 3 hours of racing (5 races), which includes a safety seminar, helmet and warm-up. If nothing else, you will look like a total badass in your helmet. We will be stopping at a Pub Pit stop afterwards to quench your thirst.
Time: 9:30 - 4 (meet at 9:15 for check-in)
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $85
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.



Art Exhibit: (A, C, E)
GIANTS: The Twin Towers & the Twentieth Century
This exhibit commemorates the original World Trade Center, viewing its creation in the context of the technological ambitions of the 1960s and the hundred-year evolution of New York’s skyline. On their completion in 1971 and 1973, the Twin Towers were both the tallest and the largest skyscrapers in the world. Innovative engineering carried the structures to 110 stories, at 1362 and 1368 feet, and floors of nearly an acre multiplied the space of each tower into more than 4 million square feet. The scale of these giants has been exceeded only once in history, by the contemporary Sears Tower in 1974. The exhibition features architectural and engineering models, construction photographs and films, drawings and other documents addressing the planning and design on the complex.
@ The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place (between 1st Place and West Street)
$5
For more information: skyscraper

Jelani Cobb talks about his new novel (A, C, D, L, M)
To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic
Want to learn about the evolution of rap and hip-hop? To the Break of Dawn dissects the evolution of hip hop lyricism from its most primitive beginnings to its current manifestation as a global phenomenon. Jelani Cobb takes you on a journey of artistic evolution of hip-hop from its beginnings in the South Bronx all the way to the current trends and language used today. All true artists know the history of their craft. Come learn the truth about Hip-Hop.
@ Hue-Man Bookstore
2319 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (between 124th and 125th Streets)
4p
Free
For more information: hueman

Gamelan Dharma Swara presents Rwa Bhineda (A, C, D, E, M)
The Sacred Balance, culminating in the spectacular clash between the gruesome witch Rangda and the Barong protector dragon. Nearly fifteen dancers in traditional Balinese costume, backed by twenty-five musicians performing on bronze gamelan instruments, will appear onstage. The performance features guest artistic director, Wayan Dibia, former head of Bali's National Arts Institute.
@ Symphony Space - Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
7:30p
Tickets: $22 in advance, day of show $25
For more information and to buy tickets: symphonyspace

Sunday, February 18th, 2007



Chinese New Years: Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival (A, C, D, E, F/D, P)
The firecracker detonation, with expected attendance by local politicians and community leaders, is intended to ward off evil spirits. At the same time, large stage will feature all-day cultural performances by traditional and contemporary Asian-American singers and dancers. Plus, a dozen lion, dragon and unicorn dance troupes will march through Chinatown’s main streets, including Mott Street, the Bowery, East Broadway, Bayard Street, Elizabeth Street and Pell Street.
11 - 3p
Fireworks: @ Chatham Square (Intersection of Bowery, Mott & East Broadway), Chinatown
For more information: gonyc

Walking Tour (C, E, S)
Urban Explorers: Lower East Side (code: Code: T-MM5RT84-01)
Once lined with tenements and pushcarts, the Lower East Side’s historic streets now house eclectic boutiques, restaurants and lounges. And you can still get some of the best pickles and pastrami sandwiches around. Discover trendy spots and rediscover 19th-century history.
Meet at the southeast corner of Delancey and Essex Streets
12p
$20.00
For more information and to sign up: 92y

Howie says, “ Come see an excellent exhibition at NY Historical Society on the economics of slavery in Civil war, as viewed from a New York perspective.”
New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War (A, C, E, L)
This is the final exhibition in the New-York Historical Society's groundbreaking series on slavery and its impact on the people, landscape, institutions and economy of New York. New York Divided offers a bold look at one of the most challenging periods in New York City's history, when it was torn by the violence of the 1863 draft riots, produced some of the most significant figures in the abolitionist movement, and became the economic engine of the country. New York was a virtual "Capital of the South," with major commercial and political ties to Southern slavery and, at the same time, a major center of the nation's abolitionist movement. The exhibition traces the evolution of New York's rise to national and global economic power and its relationship to the nation's confrontation with issues of slavery and racial inequality against the backdrop of the Civil War. While at the museum, check out the gospel and spiritual music performances.
@ New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (@ 77th Street)
Music performances daily 2p, 4p - free with admission
$10 (save $2 with presenting a metrocard)
For more information: nyhistory

Let My People Go Presents: Annual All-Night President's Day Bash (P)
For 12 years in a row, this bash has been one of our most popular events of the year. This year's event at Loft the gorgeous new Upper West Side restaurant and lounge, with 2-for-1 Martinis. We will be exclusively taking over both floors of Loft - the sexy downstairs lounge and dance floor beginning at 9p (music by DJ Mike Dominico) and the entire main level beginning at 10p.
@ Loft
505 Columbus Avenue (between 84th and 85th Streets)
9 - 2a
$20 in advance or at door with RSVP, $25 at door without RSVP day of event
For more information and to buy tickets: people

Monday, February 19th, 2007



Ed Koch talks…(code: T-BL5LA03-01) (C, E)
The funny, irreverent and always original Ed Koch discusses New York news and his own identity as a Jewish New Yorker and politician. Koch was mayor of New York for three terms, from 1978-89. He is a partner in the law firm Bryan Cave, LLP, and hosts a call-in program on Bloomberg Radio. In 2004, Koch was appointed chairman of the United States delegation to the Conference on Anti-Semitism sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. In 2005, he was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Koch is the author of numerous books.
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
$25
For more information and to sign up: 92y

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

Happenings for Week of February 5th

Week of February 5th, 2007



Have your Portrait taken as part of the High Line Portrait Project (A, C, E)
A new FHL (Friends of the Highline) project to create and publicly exhibit portraits of High Line friends and supporters. Photographer, Tom Kletecka will photograph High Line supporters in front of a Joel Sternfeld High Line backdrop. Selected portraits will then be displayed around the High Line Neighborhood, mounted to the construction fencing surrounding nearby developments. Portraits will also be archived on a special Web site and possibly used in a publication. Each participant will receive a copy of his/her portrait to keep.
Upcoming dates for photographic sessions
Friday, February 9th (between 12 - 6p), Thursday, February 22nd (between 12 - 6p)
For more information and locations for sessions: highline
To RSVP email: rsvp@thehighline.org

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Opening Exhibit and Artists Reception (A, C, E)
The American Dream: Migrant Workers in America Today
The show features black and white photographs by Mark Paris documenting several Long Island communities of migrant workers and the American nationals who demonstrated against illegal aliens. Paris captures the emotional landscape of often overlooked but tightly-knit communities.
@ Visual Arts Museum
209 East 23rd Street (@ 3rd Avenue)
6 - 8p
For more information: sva

Harlem Swingers (D, E, M)
Swing dance lesson in the Savoy Ballroom style with Harlem's Clyde Wilder, dance impresario of the Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Swing and Blues. Come prepared to swing out in Harlem.
@ Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center
1680 Lexington Avenue
(Between 105th and 106th Street)
$20
7p
For more information: harlem

Speed Dating (S)
Prey Bar and Lounge
Up to 16 dates in one night
Ages: women 29 - 39, men 30 - 42
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: ny

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007



Cheese and Wine Pairing Lecture (D/F, E)
Fairway’s Steven Jenkins, James Beard Award winning Author of ‘Cheese Primer’ will co-present with Fairway’s Master Cheesemonger, David Grotenstein and LeNell Smothers, local proprietor, wine maven and whiskey aficionado. This trio will elegantly weave a historical thread throughout the fabric of this lecture, all the while sharing unrivaled expertise on how to perceive, best enjoy, select, and serve this treasure trove of artisanal foodstuffs and wines.
@ Fairway
480 - 500 Van Brunt Street (@ Reed Street), Brooklyn
$50
7:30 - 9:30p
For more information and to sign up call: Tara McBride, 516.937.5402

Journalist, Katherine Lanpher interviews Paul Auster and Sophie Auster (A, C, E, L, M)
Join Paul Auster and his soulful daughter Sophie for an evening of reading, thoughtful discussion, and beautiful music. Paul will share excerpts from his labyrinthine new novel, Travels in the Scriptorium, and Sophie will accompany him with a musical performance featuring what Time Out New York calls her "charming, worldly melodies."
@ Barnes and Nobles
33 East 17th Street (between Broadway and Park Avenue South)
7p
Free
For more information: bn

Anne Klein and Band performs with Sarah Wendt (M)
Guitarist with Sara Wendt, with Sarah Loveland on vocals and pennywhistle, Jen Caruna on vocals, Konrad Meissner on drums, Jordan Jancz on bass.
@ Arlene Grocery
95 Stanton Street (between Ludlow and Orchard Streets)
10p
Free
For more information: arlenes

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Book Signing and Discussion (A, C, E, L)
Saidiya Hartman, Lose Your Mother
Retracing the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade has an effect on your soul that only those who are the descendants of this horrific historic horror can express. Author Saidiya Hartman confronts the “blank slate of her genealogy” and expressively details the Atlantic Slave Trade.
@ Hue-man Bookstore and Café
2319 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (between 124th and 125th Streets)
6p
Free
For more information: hueman



Bitchy Bingo (A, S)
Hosted by the mean and bitchy Yvone Lame and Ginger
Show/Game starts @ 7p
Free
@ Lips - the Ultimate in Drag Dining
2 Bank Street (@ Greenwich Avenue)
Reservations are suggested for dinner
For more information: lipsync

Envisioning Global Change: Seeing the Facts (C, E)
How do scientists discern the impact of human action on the natural rhythm of our dynamic biosphere and climate system? Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History’s Science Bulletins program use data from satellites to generate HD visualizations. Harnessing the advanced graphics and processing power of the Mac, they render 3D animations from their scientific observations to bring the evidence of global change directly to the general public. Join geographer Ned Gardiner and animator Arlene Ducao of the American Museum of Natural History’s Science Bulletins program as they present riveting HD visualizations of global change.
@ Apple Store Soho
103 Prince Street (@ Greene Street)
7p
Free
For more information: apple

Thursday, Feburary 8th, 2007

Laidback and Harlem Textiles presents: Shop N Chill (D/F, P)
Shop fashion, home décor, body products, greeting cards and more…
Complementary wine and chocolates will be served
@ 1677 Amsterdam Avenue (between 142nd and 143rd Streets)
6 - 8p
Free, though RSVP is necessary
RSVP to events@laidbackhome.com
For more information: laidback

In Celebration of Black History Month: ANF Short Film Collective in conjunction
with NY Perks Presents: Expressions of People of Color (A, C, E, F)
Featuring film: Stone Mansion: Set during 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race riots, follow a prominent black doctor and his wife, who resides in an opulent mansion in Tulsa and must decide whether to flee in the face of a hostile mob or stay and fight for their proud home.
As well as films: The Saint of Avenue B and Hope’s War
@ NY Perks
193 Smith Street (between Warren and Baltic Streets)
Reception: 6:30, Screening: 7:15p
Free, though must RSVP
To RSVP, call: 212.414.5144



Ice Cream Tasting (Code: T-MM5LK24-01) (D/F, E)
Join ice cream maven Bobbie Meyzen, co-owner of Crème Cremaillere Ice Cream, for a tasting and discussion of your favorite frozen treats. Learn what makes certain ice creams taste better than others and discover the sensory, aesthetic and technical characteristics that ice cream connoisseurs employ. Afterward, shake things up with a blind tasting to determine which flavors and brands you like most.
Makor Steinhardt Building,
35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
6:30 - 8p
Price: $35.00
For more information and to sign up: 92y

Wine Tasting and Discussion with Frederic Coulon of Domaine Beaurenard (D/F, E)
Domaine de Beaurenard, located in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, is a family estate that dates back through seven generations. It is run today by Frederic and his brother, Daniel they will be joining us to lead this tasting of their seductive, complex Chateauneuf-du-Papes. We will taste a delectable lineup of their wines, learn more about the history and future of this great Domaine.
@ Burgundy Wine Company
143 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
6:30 - 8p
$20.00, reservations are required
For more information: burgundy
To RSVP call 212.691.9092

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Jon Gordon and Mark Turner Perform (A, M)
The winner of the Thenlonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition (1998) teams up with what The New York Times hailed as ‘possibly jazz’s premier (tenor sax) player.’ With Joe Martin on bass and Jonathan Blake on drums.
@ The Rubin Musuem of Art
150 West 17th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
7p
$15 in advance, $20 day of event
For more information and to sign up: rma

Writer/Performer Desiree Burch presents: 52-Man Pickup (A, C, M)
Desiree Burch is no stranger to New York City’s deck of romantic cards. After shuffling the sheets with firemen, construction workers, editors, rockers, schoolteachers, male cheerleaders and everyone else in between, Burch has amassed a flush of sexual and intellectual prowess to share with a generation of hipsters and humpsters.
@ Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street (between Kent and Wythe Streets), Brooklyn
Free
7p doors, 7:30p show
For more information: galapagos

Karaoke Night (M, S)
Are you a closet rock star? Do your neighbors hear you singing in the shower at the top of your lungs? When you're driving down the highway, do you find yourself belting out "Living on a Prayer?" Well, this is the night for you. Whether you want to get up and sing alone, or do it as a group, it's all good! After a few beers, you might find me wanting to sing "Separate Ways" by Journey. And after a few more beers, it might just bring out the Motley Crue in me.
TG Whitney's
244 East 53rd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
8p
$10 in advance or $15 at the event
For more information and to sign up: lunchclub

Saturday, February 10th, 2007



Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing (S)
This trip offers hours of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing on breathtakingly beautiful and well groomed trails for all levels of skiers. Ski as much as you like stop back at the warming hut or Ski Center as often as you wish, and roast marshmallows at the outdoor fireplace.
Time: 8 - 5:30p (meet at 7:45 for check-in)
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $80, $70 if you bring your own skis/snowshoes
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.



Lunar New Year Celebration and Flower Market (C, E)
In China, Korea and Vietnam, flowers are said to bring luck and prosperity in the New Year. Luxuriate in the lavish colors and scents of peach blossoms, citrus trees, flowering quince, and other seasonal flowers. Enjoy jaw-droppingly beautiful costumes and extraordinary musical and dance performances
@ Brooklyn Botantical Garden
1000 Washington Avenue (@ Montgomery Street), Brooklyn
10 - 4:30p
Free with admission, admission: $5
For more information: bbg

Ballooning, Champagne, Hors d'Oeuvres, Wine and Fondue (D/F, S)
Let us help you make Valentine’s Day an occasion you’ll never forget. Experience euphoria and towering views of the countryside as you travel effortlessly across the sky in a hot air balloon. Don’t worry about the cold...since you will be traveling with the wind, it will the same temperature in the basket as it is on the ground (if not warmer). After a breathtaking hour-long ride you’ll land softly back on the earth and treated to Champagne and Hors d’oeuvres.
Time: 1 - 10p (meet at 12:45 for check-in)
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $280
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.

Opening Exhibit and Artists Reception: “Process” (A, C, E)
What happens when you put eleven artists in an empty gallery and tell them to make art on site for a month while the world watches? This show, is part performance, part demonstration, reflecting not only artwork, but the growth and evolution of true community. This exciting event is literally a work in progress, with each member of the gallery, Ellen Chuse, Richard Eagan, Shanee Epstein, Todd Erickson, Jolie Guy Kenneth Leeds, Nancy Lunsford, Tom Vega, Martha Walker, Lara Wechsler, and Amy Williams sharing their processes with one another and the public as they produce collaborative and individual works for the duration of this show.
440 Gallery
440 6th Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets), Brooklyn
7 - 10p
Free
For more information: gallery

10th Annual Anti-Valentine's Day Party (P, S)
All singles receive half a playing card at the door.
Find other half & receive a free drink. The rest is up to you.
Drink Specials. DLJ spins 80’s & today’s best dance music.
@ Dewey’s Flatiron
210 5th Avenue (between 25th and 26th Streets)
9:30p
Special admission for Laura’s List viewers, $5
Either email in advance or mention Laura’s List at door
For advance RSVP, email your name to: louismith@optonline.net
Without mention of Laura’s List in advance or at door, $10 admission
For more information email lou: louismith@optonline.net

An Evening of Support for Gush Katif and Sderot (NP, P)
In response to this tenuous period marked by unemployment amongst Gush katif evacuees and continued fatalities and emotional strain felt by the citizens of Sderot, Ohab Zedek comes together on this evening to help provide financial assistance to our brethren who seemingly have nowhere else to turn. Dessert, Live Jazz Ensemble, Raffle, and Friends. All proceeds go directly to evacuees of Gush Katif and Yeshivat Hesder Sderot.
@ Congregation Ohab Zedek
118 West 95th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues)
8p
$30 in advance (deadline Wed, Feb 7th), $36 day of event
For more information and to buy tickets: ozny

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

Concert Artists Guild Recital Series: Quartet New Generation Recorder Collective (C, M)
Hailed as “Four Recorder Virtuosos” by the New York Times, Quartet New Generation mesmerizes its audiences through innovative programming that juxtaposes contemporary and early music, presented with a dynamic and often theatrical stage presence. Performing on upwards of 20 different recorders of varying sizes and shapes during the course of a typical performanace, the quartet transports the listener into new sonic and visual worlds.
@ Brooklyn Central Library - 2nd floor Meeting Room
Grand Army Plaza (between Washington and Atlantic Avenues)
4p
Free
For more information call: 718.230.2100



The Hillbilly Hootenanny (M)
Howard Gotfryd and Jerry Hertz of the Blue Moon Ramblers singing and playing duets from a bygone era. What they have in common is a love of traditional American music especially, but not limited to, bluegrass. Howard Gotfryd on guitar and Jerry Hertz on the mandolin. Expect hair-raisin' harmonies, drivin' rhythms, and hot pickin'.
@ Bar 9
807 Ninth Avenue 9 (@ 53rd Street)
7p
Free
For more information: barnine

Mardi Gras Party (M, P)
Come celebrate with Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
These folks are a phenomenon in the age of progressive Cajun music. Following in the footsteps of Dewey Balfa and BeauSoleil, they play the traditional dance music of Southwest Louisiana, recharging the songs of the past with the vitality of the present. Their dynamic music has awarded them much recognition, including a Grammy nomination for the CD "Trace of Time”. Costumes are optional
@ Connolly's
121 West 45th Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway)
Doors open at 6p, dance lessons 6:30p
Music starts: 7:30 - 11p
$22
For more information: zydeco



Tony Trischka's Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular (Code: T-MM5PF16-01) (C, M)
He has shared stage and studio with such folks as David Grisman, John Denver, the Boston Pops, William S. Burroughs, Ralph Stanley and countless others. To coincide with the release of double banjo album on Rounder Records, Tony Trischka is touring with a crack acoustic band. The touring band will bring Noam Pikelny, who has gigged and recorded extensively with Leftover Salmon, John Cowan and Chris Thile. Also on hand will be Michael Daves, who has toured the US and Europe with Rosanne Cash and is a fixture on the northeast bluegrass scene. Skip Ward will lay down the stand-up bass lines that anchor the band. Brittany Haas the great, great granddaughter of a Missouri fiddler bows seamlessly between old-time, bluegrass and post-new acoustic fiddling styles.
@ Makor Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
Tickets are $15 in advance; $18 at the door.
8p
For more information and to sign up in advance: 92y

Yoga Night (S)
Jess Gronholm, who teaches at Reebok/Sports Club LA and Crunch gyms will lead the class.
@ Lululemon Athletica
1928 Broadway (at 64th Street)
8 - 9p
Free
For more information: lululemon

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Wine and Cheese Tasting: Perfect Pairings (item #: 17PP) (D/F, E)
Waldemar Albrecht will guide you through the classic pairings, those combinations of cheese and wine or cheese and beer that marry as well as you and yours. Champagne with triple cremes, Cheddars with ales, Stilton with Port, Durrus with Riesling...pairs as classic as Romeo and Juliet. Join Waldemar and special guest speaker, Jeffa Gill, maker of Durrus, one of the finest of the modern, artisanally-produced Irish cheeses for a spectacular lead-in to your Valentine's Day celebration.
@ Artisanal Premium Cheese Center
500 West 37th Street (@ 10th Avenue) - 2nd floor
6:30 - 8:30p
$60
For more information and to register for class: artisanal

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