Live from the NPL  

New York Public Library's Spring Speaker Series (11 West 40th Street) just started!  Malcolm Gladwell is just one of the speakers on the calendar.  

Through March 1
WAT-AAH!'s Taking Back the Streets 

Pop-up exhibit at Wallplay (118 Orchard Street) on the Lower East Side to celebrate street art.  

 

March 1 & 2  Out to See 

A neighborhood celebration of art and music at the South Street Seaport.  I have continually been a supporter of the rebuilding of the seaport. Visit their art show from 11am to 11pm on both Saturday and Sunday.  

 

March 5 to 9  ADAA: The Art Show 

Opening at the Park Avenue Armory (67th Street & Park Avenue) next week, the 26th annual exhibition, showcases 72 of the nation's art dealers. It is truly a "work of art!"

  

March 6 to 9  The Armory Show

On Piers 92 & 94 (55th Street & Hudson River); still touted as the nation's largest art fair!

 

 

March 7 to 25  Whitney Biennial 2014

View an impressive lineup of a trio of outside curators at the Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Avenue).   

    

 

 

Through March 8  Fred W. McDarrah: Save the Village

Steven Kasher Gallery (521 West 23rd Street) in Chelsea is currently exhibiting famous shots of subway graffiti.       

 

The exhibition at MoMA (11 West 53rd Street) features art of this German sculptor for whom York and its skyscrapers are a major source of inspiration.   

Through March 17   

ANALOGIA - Installation at Bryant Park 

A large scale art installation has been created on the West side of the Bryant Park (42nd Street & 6th Avenue).  Visitors will enjoy visual experiences as the park undergoes its annual transition from a winter wonderland to spring.  I think we're all ready for that!

Sculpture 

The Matthew Marks Gallery (523 West 24th Street)displays six never before seen sculptures by their innovative creators.

Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s

The Museum at FIT (7th Avenue at 27th Street) features an exquisite collection from the decade that emerged from the Jazz Age and ended with the onset of World War II... a period when modern clothing was introduced to the fashion world. Through April 19th.    

Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arriving in America with memorabilia, videos, and photos... it's all about Beatlemania! At the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza). Through May 10th.  

Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal 

The exhibition, also at MoMA (11 West 53rd Street), examines the tension in Wright's thinking about the growing American city in the 1920s and 1930s... with a 12 foot by 12 foot model of one of his plans. Through June 1st.   

At the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue), East Village curator Martin Wong's collection of graffiti art.  Photographs of graffiti writing long-erased from both subways and buildings. Through July 27th.   

The first futurist exhibit of 300 masterworks will be revealed at the Guggenheim Museum (1071 5th Avenue). The exhibit will incorporate paintings, architecture, fashion, film and photography. Through September 1st.  

THEATER & FILM  

Through March 1  My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer

One of my favorite Off-Broadway theaters, The Flea (41 White Street), has extended performances through March 1st. The story centers around the complex relationship of two sisters.

Through March 2    

Off Broadway Week 

2-for-1 tickets for shows through Sunday. You can get tickets to Much Ado About Nothing for just $17.50 each this weekend!

March 3  The God Box Project

March 5  If/Then A New Musical 

A top Broadway favorite of mine, Idina Menzel of Wicked, stars in this musical as a woman that returns to life in NYC discovering endless possibilities where chance and choice collide. Although I usually see a performance before my personal write-up, I know that with a star like Idina Menzel, it's bound to be a hit.  At the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street).  

March 6  All The Way

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston makes his Broadway debut at Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) as Lyndon B. Johnson in his first year as President. Currently in previews, opens March 6th.   

Now in previews, the story portrays a young woman who has lost her husband in WWI and is forced to turn to prostitution to survive. The show is remarkable!  You might remember the star, Nina Arianda, who starred in the powerful sexy role in "Venus in Fur."  At New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). 

Through March 23  Antony & Cleopatra 

The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street), an intimate theater, will showcase one of my favorite plays. A collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company.

Through March 23  The Open House 

At the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street); a play about the complications of families... something that I'm sure everyone can relate to.

Through March 27  The Complete Hitchcock 

The Film Forum (209 West Houston Street) presents the movies of Hitchcock. I will definitely be seeing Psycho again on March 22nd!

Visit previous snapshots for more favorites in theater.   

Bouley Botanical just opened!
281 Church Street (at White Street) 

Chef David Bouley just opened a private event space in Tribeca that will host lectures, events, and their first yoga class will be on March 1st (Saturdays). Check the calendar for other wellness events at this new indoor farm! 

   

Visit my last two snapshots for my favorite spots for NYC Restaurant Week, through March 7th.  3 course lunches for $25 per person, dinners for $38. Make your reservations.     

February 21st

February 14th  

Next week I'll resume with my new on the scene restaurant picks in my featured neighborhood - the Upper West Side.