Today’s “Fab Five” / Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, July 26, 2013
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“Notable Events-July”, “on Broadway”, and “Top10 Free” in the header above.
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The Gaslight Anthem
These garrulous heartland-rockers from New Brunswick have been quite busy supporting Move for Hunger’s RebuildRecover, a post-Hurricane Sandy restoration effort for their beloved New Jersey. Their single, “Here Comes My Man,” toys with the fourth wall of cinema in an adorable tribute to “The Purple Rose of Cairo” — perhaps some of that film interest will inform their forthcoming live DVD. Friday with Bouncing Souls and Sunday with the Hold Steady,
Pier 26 at Hudson River Park, North Moore Street at West Street,
at 6 p.m., $35 in advance, $40 at the gate
745-3000, bowerypresents.com
The Masters Quartet: Steve Kuhn, Dave Liebman, Buster Williams, Billy Hart* (through July 27)
“The members of this all-star band share some history: the pianist Steve Kuhn, the saxophonist Dave Liebman, the bassist Buster Williams and the drummer Billy Hart have all crossed paths in various contexts over the years. And they come by their lofty moniker with some valid credentials: Mr. Liebman was honored as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master a couple of years ago, and if there’s any justice, the others shouldn’t be far behind him.” (Chinen-NYT)
Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton,
At 8:30 and 11 p.m., $30 and $40 cover, with a $10 minimum
(212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com
Pilobolus (through Aug. 4)
“Any evening with Pilobolus is like a magic show, with bodies balancing and contorting in seemingly impossible ways. In “esc,” a New York premiere in the first of two programs at the Joyce, the troupe joins forces with Penn & Teller, combining its own corporeal stunts with the duo’s Houdini-inspired exploits. Program B features another new work, “Licks,” in which the frequent Pilobolus collaborator Trish Sie envisions a zany world for 6 dancers, 12 ropes and a rollicking soundtrack by Tijuana’s Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible.” (Burke-NYT)
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, at 19th Street, Chelsea,
at 7:30 p.m. / $10 to $75.
(212) 242-0800 / joyce.org
AmericanaramA Festival of Music with Bob Dylan and Wilco
Pier A Park
First Street & Frank Sinatra Dr. Hoboken, N.J.
www.hobokennj.org
CONSIDER THIS THE FAR WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN.
#1 TO CHRISTOPHER ST. WALK 3 BLKS W ON CHRISTOPHER ST TO PATH TRAIN.
1 STOP TO HOBOKEN.
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Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS @ 3 Museums (WestSide & the BklynMuseum)
‘Claes Oldenburg: The Street and the Store’ and ‘Claes Oldenburg: Mouse Museum, Ray Gun Wing’ (through Aug. 5)
‘Performing Histories (1)’ (through Aug. 5)
‘Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light’ (through Aug. 12)
‘Ellsworth Kelly: Chatham Series’ (through Sept. 8)
Museum of Modern Art: 11 W 53rd St,
(212) 708-9400 / moma.org.
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‘Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design’* (through Sept. 15)
Museum of Arts and Design: 2 Columbus Circle,
299-7777, madmuseum.org.
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‘John Singer Sargent Watercolors’ (through July 28) [see review below]
‘Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui’ (through Aug. 4)
‘LaToya Ruby Frazier: A Haunted Capital’ (through Aug. 11)
Brooklyn Museum: 200 Eastern Parkway, at Prospect Park,
(easy ride from midtown on #2 or #3 subway to Eastern Pkway/Bklyn Museum)
(718) 638-5000 / brooklynmuseum.org
John Singer Sargent Watercolors
“The exhibition brings together 93 of his watercolors and 9 oil paintings from the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Both institutions acquired significant quantities of his work early on, the Brooklyn Museum from Sargent’s career debut show in New York in 1909 and the Boston museum from a solo show there in 1912. The beauty of Sargent’s watercolors is in how seemingly effortlessly yet exactly he captured outdoor light and complicated man-made and natural forms. In landscapes, close studies of fruit and flowers and portraits of women you see at once the supremely deft action of the brush and the illusions of a sun-drenched halcyon world that it conjures. Prepare for bedazzlement.” (KEN JOHNSON-NYT)
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