Do you love modern dance? This special evening at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, Joan Weill Center for Dance, is just your ticket. At 7pm, on Wednesday June 3 you’ll see a special anniversary performance by the Victory Dance Project honoring legendary Ailey dancer Renee Robinson. Alvin Ailey is a name synonymous with modern dance. On […]
This is a weekend to eat, eat, and eat… for a good cause. The New Taste of the Upper West Side is where you want to head to sample the best of the many chefs that have taken this part of the city by storm. The food festival presents two days of culinary extravaganzas, all located […]
Harlem is a great place for dining. Going well beyond traditional soul food places like Londel’s, Sylvia’s, or Amy Ruth’s, the neighborhood now tempts with a variety of eating establishments that compete on many levels with their downtown counterparts. The Harlem EatUp! Festival invites you to travel uptown to try some of these fine establishments, […]
You may not afford a yacht in NYC but Classic Harbor Line can let you spend this spring and summer cruising around the islands of NYC on gorgeous, wooden Gatsby-era motor and sailing yachts, built in Albany, New York with 100% all made-in-America materials. Classic Harbor Line — designer, builder and operator of classically inspired yachts […]
You know it’s truly spring (and almost summer) when food truck events kick into high gear. This weekend marks the start of the beloved Brooklyn Food Truck Rally in Prospect Park. On Sunday April 14, head to Grand Army Plaza for some of the best outdoor eats in New York. Brought to you by the […]
If you loved the amazing acrobats and circus acts in Tony-award winner Pippin, you won’t want to miss Séquence 8, a stunning nouveau cirque performance by Les 7 Doigts de la Main from Montreal. Canada seems to be the homeland of death-defying, creative and gorgeous acrobatics. Think Cirque du Soleil but with hip hop, theater, […]
Lately I’ve been bombarded with news of special food days. It reminds me of those made-up Hallmark holidays, the ones used to sell cards, like Grandparents’ Day, Remember Your Teacher Day, and such nonsense. Well, now it seems to be all about food. So you won’t feel so bad that you’ve missed Pancake Day, Margarita […]
Celebrate the birthday of one of the world’s great composers with a program of free concerts happening all over the city. Bach in the Subways happens internationally on March 21, with a program of 13 concerts throughout New York City. This wonderful gift to straphangers was created by cellist Dale Henderson in 2011 in celebration […]
It’s less than a month to the return of the final season of Mad Men. New York City is celebrating with a “Mad Man” Dining Week (March 23-29) that makes some sense, I guess, because of its pricing, if not the selection of participating restaurants. However, it’s really the bars that feature more prominently in […]
