Today’s “Fab 5” / Selected NYCity Events – WEDNESDAY, SEPT 18, 2013.

Feast of San Gennaro (through Sept. 22)
Little Italy is really little these days, but the feast is not and has expanded beyond Mulberry St.. The neighborhood demographics change, but San Gennaro keeps to its traditional ways and attracts people from the entire New York tri-state area for the food, games, and rides. Lots of cannoli and sausage and peppers – Mangia!

The feast stretches along Mulberry Street, between Canal and Houston Streets, as well as Grand Street, between Mott and Baxter Streets and Hester Street, between Mott and Baxter Streets. In the evening be prepared to push through the big crowds.
Daily from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. (till midnight on Fridays and Saturdays).
For a schedule of events: (212) 768-9320 / sangennaro.org.

Grace Cosgrove: To Laura with Love—Grace Cosgrove Sings Laura Nyro
Grace Cosgrove fiddles with Nyro in this tribute to one of the singer-songwriter movement’s most distinctive voices.
“…easily one of the most loving and well-crafted homage shows of the year.”Stephen Hanks, Broadwayworld.com
 “A CLASS ACT! With finesse and respect for the material, Grace Cosgrove elegantly elevates all she sings when she digs deep, and strikes gold.”    -Rob Lester, Cabaret Scenes

Award winning singer, Grace Cosgrove, returns with her Laura Nyro show, the critically acclaimed “To Laura With Love­” for 4 very special performances.
Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves
Subway: F, M, N, R (all transfer from 1-2-3 at Times Sq.) to 23rd St
At 7PM / $20 + 2 drink minimum
212-206-0440 / metropolitanroom.com

Barbez + Yotam Haber
“Old-world chanson and postwar classical music remain the lifeblood of Barbez, but the band can still rock out hard. Variety is key: The ethereal blend of electronics, violin, marimba and more is utterly bewitching. Expect a celebratory tone to tonight’s record-release affair heralding the arrival of Bella Ciao,a disc of songs inspired by ancient Roman Jewish melodies and the Italian Resistance during World War II, and the band’s strongest, most ambitious statement to date. Distinguished composer Yotam Haber opens with his intensely felt chamber music.” (TONY mag)
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. at Thompson St
Subway: A, C, E, B, D, F, M (all transfer from 1-2-3 at Times Sq.) to W 4th St
At 7PM / $12
212-505-3474 / lepoissonrouge.com

New York City Ballet* (through Oct. 13)
“The season opener — Peter Martins’s full-length “Swan Lake” — runs through Sept. 22, with a break on Thursday for the fashion-focused fall gala, featuring premieres by Benjamin Millepied, Angelin Preljocaj and (hurray) Justin Peck, alongside Balanchine’s “Western Symphony.” (Burke-NYT)
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center,
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 7 p.m./ $29 to $159.
496-0600  / nycballet.com

GARY BURTON (through Sept. 22)
“Riding the wave of his seventieth birthday, as well as the release of a new album, “Guided Tour,” and an autobiography, “Learning to Listen,” the dazzling vibraphonist and his quartet are joined by special guests, including the trumpeters Arturo Sandoval (Sept. 17-18) and Terence Blanchard (Sept. 19-20). The guitarist Larry Coryell, who rose to fame with Burton’s pioneering fusion band of the sixties, joins him on the last two nights.” (NewYorker mag)
Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village,
At 8 and 10:30 p.m./ $45 cover at tables, $30 at the bar, with a $5 minimum.
(212) 475-8592, bluenote.net

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 BrooklynMuseum) 

‘Walker Evans: American Photographs’ (through Jan. 26, 2014)
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keefe (through Jan. 26, 2014)
America’s cultural landscape shifted rapidly in the early 20th century. American Modern at the Museum of Modern Art looks at this change via some of the iconic works produced between 1915 and 1950. Artists highlighted include George Bellows, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz and Andrew Wyeth. In organizing the art thematically, American Modern will highlight the connections between the artists’ works.
Museum of Modern Art: 11 W 53rd St. (btw 5th /6th Ave.)
(212) 708-9400 / moma.org.
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The Art of the Brick by Nathan Sawaya (ongoing)
This exhibition by artist Nathan Sawaya is a critically acclaimed collection of intriguing and inspiring works of art made exclusively from one of the most recognizable toys in the world — LEGO® bricks. The Discovery Times Square exhibit will be the world’s biggest and most elaborate display of LEGO® art ever and will feature brand-new, never-before-seen pieces by Sawaya. This show was named ‘One of CNN’s Ten Global Must-See Exhibitions.’
Discovery Times Square, 226 West 44th St. (btw 7th/8th ave)
866.987.9692 / http://www.discoverytsx.com

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‘Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn’ (continuing)
This eclectic, imaginatively thought-out one-gallery immersion experience in world art, all from Brooklyn’s collection and installed in the museum’s revamped Great Hall, serves as a teaser to the fabulous collections in the galleries beyond.
‘the Bruce High Quality Foundation: Ode to Joy’ (through Sept. 22)
‘Divine Felines: Cats of AncientEgypt’ (through Dec. 29)
Brooklyn Museum: 200 Eastern Parkway, at Prospect Park,
(subway: easy ride from midtown on #2 or #3 express to Eastern Pkway/Bklyn Museum)
(718) 638-5000 / brooklynmuseum.org

Top Photography Exhibitions – NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide

  Museum of Modern Art
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 2014)
New Photography 2013 (through Jan. 6, 2014)
11 West 53rd Street / 212-708-9400

  Metropolitan Museum of Art
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969 
(through January 26, 2014)
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710

   ICP
A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial (through Sept. 22)
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000

  American Museum Natural History 
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies          
(through May 31, 2014)
79th St. And Central Park West / (212) 313-7278 

One more photo exhibition, this one in a special setting – the lovely, new Bklyn Bridge Park with spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline, and of course, the Brooklyn Bridge.
(easy to get to via subway: #2 or 3 express to Clark St., the 1st stop in Bklyn.)

‘The Fence’ in Brooklyn Bridge Park (through Oct. 1)
“When is a fence not a fence? When it is the backdrop for a free display of over 200 jury selected images of people, animals and daily life by 39 photographers from the United States and abroad. Presented for the second year by United Photo Industries, a Brooklyn arts cooperative, as a showcase for young photographers, the display consists of a 1,000-foot-long waterproof mesh banner superimposed with color and black-and-white photos.

The banner stretches through Brooklyn Bridge Park, from Pier 15, at Joralemon Street and the East River in Brooklyn Heights, to Main Street in Dumbo.” (Anne Mancuso-NYT)
Pier 5, Joralemon Street and the East River
From 6am to 1am / FREE
(718) 215-9075 / fence.photovillenyc.org
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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : Manhattan’s WestSide” dated (09/14) and (09/16).