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Dear Member,

Spring will finally be official next week! Even though we New Yorkers have been tested by a few seasonal setbacks, we always rise to the challenges that are before us.

 

Each week, look forward to my personal snapshot of recommendations to get you through a New York minute, day, night, or weekend. My weekly updates will take you from this Friday to the next!  

  
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Through September 7:
Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age

 

At the Forbes Galleries; experience the exemplary influence of outer space on jewelry design, from the Georgian period to present day.    

 

Through April 21: Cirque de Soleil Totem

At Citi Field... A great way to spend the afternoon before the New York Mets season opens in April!

  

Now in previews. The table is set on Broadway for Breakfast at Tiffany's, an adaption of Truman Capote's classic novel. Emilia Clarke shines as the leading lady... you might recognize her from Game of Thrones.

  

Starts at 11am this Saturday... up 5th Avenue from 44th Street to 79th Street.

 

Untitled Restaurant at The Whitney hosts a visit by Irish chef, Clodah McKenna, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day... experience a true Irish Festival as though you were in Dublin!
  
March 16 - 17:  The Pier Antiques Show & Fashion Alley
A premier event in the world of antique collectors.

 

March 16 - 24: The Reformed Drunkard

Limited engagement performance at The Little Opera Theater of New York...

  

Cheer on thousands of runners wearing green as they make their way around Central Park, through Times Square, and over to the West Side Highway to finish in the Seaport District.

 

Just because Wellness Week is over, doesn't mean you can't focus on your own health and wellness. Check out my Health Concierge Edition for tips!

 

March 18:  John Williams & John Etheridge 

Legendary guitarists John Williams and John Etheridge perform an eclectic mix of music for duo guitar recital at Carnegie Hall.  

 

50 talented singers to fill Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral with beautiful sounds.

 

March 19:  Choice Eats - 6th Annual Village Voice Tasting

Set amidst the backdrop of the East 69th Street Armory. Sample delicious cuisine that would normally require days of travel to experience... 50 restaurants, 35 nations, partnering with Slow Food NYC

 

Celebrate the foundation's mission to support emerging artisans in theater, dance, and film. At the Thompson Lower East Side Hotel.
 
March 20 - 31: New Directors New Films
I went last year to see the new lineup of films. It's quite extraordinary to see these emerging talents. Screenings take place at MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

 

March 21 - 24: Architechtural Digest Home Design Show
On Pier 94... Shop. Be inspired. Celebrate design.
  
At Brooklyn Academy of Music... Songs and instrumental works inspired by our solar system. Another galactic experience this month. A three night event that takes place at BAM's Howard Gilmore Opera House.   

 

March 21 - April 5: Faust
At the Metropolitan Opera. Revival of the classic opera production.

 

 

FeatureArts in Bloom...
      
Looking for a cultural pursuit this season, look no further! My picks will enlighten your mind through arts...   
  
At the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in Chelsea; March 19 - May 18.   
  
Matisse: In Search of New Painting
It closes this Sunday, the 17th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art... a few days left to take in this awe-inspiring exhibit.
  
Street
A true New Yorker experience at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! An hour long hypnotic video loop of Manhattan's pedestrians... Browse the numerous photographs from the museum's permanent collection in the surrounding galleries. Theme is shared humanity. Through May 27.
  
Jean-Michel Basquiat
59 of his faux primitive paintings are featured in this show at the Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea. Through April 6.
  
At MoMA through April 15. As an added bonus, stop by the Goldfinger Exhibit: The Design of the Iconic Film Title. Go quickly, this exhibit ends on the 18th. It captures the suggestiveness and humor of James Bond mythos.
  
Through March 31 at the Museum of the City of New York, the exhibit shows 6 depression-era expositions.
  
Gutai: Splendid Playground
Through May 8. Japan's best known post-war art movement at the Gugenheim Museum.
  
At The Morgan Library through April 21, the exhibit features more than 160 works by such iconic artists as Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró.  
  
Blues for Smoke
At The Whitney through April 28th, it portrays blues as a set of feelings... a state of mind.
  
The Woolworth Building @ 100
World's first vertical metropolis. You'll be in awe at the historical focus on display at the Skyscraper Museum. This building shaped our city's skyline.
  
BonusArt Bonus...
  
57 East 54th Street (Park & Madison Ave)
A modern take on a traditional NYC steakhouse with a club-like setting.
  
Clos Wine Bar
64 Kenmare Street (Mott & Mulberry St)
Part wine cellar, part art gallery in the heart of SoHo. Recently opened... a hip, sophisticated spot.
  
Nick Gray's personal art tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a once in a lifetime experience!
  
ExtraExtra...   
  
  
After the parade... celebrate St. Patrick's Day all weekend at these local venues.
  
  
Brooklyn Brewery
79 North 11st Street - Brooklyn
  
Chelsea Piers - Pier 59
  
204 West 55th Street (7th Ave & Broadway)
This Saturday, farm to table Irish feast... music and of course Guinness!
  
Multiple Locations
  
West 4th (at 10th St) & 420 Park Avenue South (at 29th St)
Both locations will be celebrating on the 16th & 17th, featuring Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes.
  
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