Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 2013
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Archtober /October 1–31
To the design world, October is Archtober, or Design and Architecture Month, in New York City. For 31 days, the entire city opens its doors for design tours, lectures, films and celebrations, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the buildings that give this metropolis its distinct character. More than 50 organizations are participating this year, including the Museum of Arts and Design, Queens Museum, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. archtober.org
Among today’s activities:
AIANY/Center for Architecture
Around Manhattan Boat Tour: NYC Architecture/ 11:00am
Guggenheim Museum
Urban Film Series: Cinematic Sites / 3:00pm
Building of the Day: Shake Shack / Tour Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Tony Bennett
“Can’t go wrong ’cause he’s in right.
At 87, Bennett is America’s walking, talking musical unconscious: When he sings “It Had to Be You” or “Steppin’ Out With My Baby,” he brings back a whole musical tradition, a whole lost world. Bennett doesn’t have the godly bel canto pipes that he once did. But his voice is still a technical marvel, and no one else on Earth can make a lyric written eight decades ago sound as natural as a conversation at a coffee shop.
” (NewYork mag)
Radio City Music Hall,
At 8 p.m./$61 to $156.
858-0008, radiocity.com
Poe in the House of Morgan
The spirit of Edgar Allan Poe will haunt the Morgan House in this one-hour reading of Poe’s most chilling tales. Performed by Staten Island OutLOUD, the community-based organization chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts as a 2013—14 awardee to present The Big Read: The Stories & Poems of Poe. With musical accompaniment by Kazuo Nakamura, bass, and Yuuki Koike, woodwinds.
THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM, 225 Madison Avenue @ 36th St.
At 8PM/Free with museum admission, but tickets are required.
(212) 685-0008 ext. 560 / themorgan.org
KENNY BARRON
“The masterly pianist, who recently turned seventy, is in peak form. He’s one of jazz’s most profound improvisers, and his recent work has only become more nuanced, economical, and insightful. With his Platinum Band, Barron takes on the role of wise mentor, shepherding an ensemble of younger, still evolving players.” (NewYorker mag)
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th St. and Broadway
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m./$35 to $45 cover, with a $10 minimum
(212) 258-9595, jalc.org
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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A PremierPub and 3 Good Eating Places – Upper West Side
Dinosaur / 700 w125th St. @ 12th ave.
Walk only five minutes from the 125th st. station on the #1 line to find this authentic honky-tonk barbecue joint. Some folks think Dinosaur is just a place to eat ribs. Au contraire. With 24 carefully selected taps, this is a place to drink beer, and eat ribs.
No food goes better with American craft ales than American barbecue. Dinosaur may be the best combo of good beer drinking and hearty eating in town, which makes the trip to Harlem totally worthwhile.
This second incarnation of Dinosaur in Harlem is in an old brick warehouse near the Hudson River. Don’t let that run down exterior fool you. Inside it’s a large space with huge, rough wooden columns and unfinished wooden floors and brick walls – just right for a bbq joint. As soon as you open the door you are hit with that tantalizing aroma of barbecue coming from the large open kitchen. Reminds me of all those great rib joints I frequented when stationed in North Carolina all those years ago. If your stomach wasn’t grumbling before, it is now.
Head to the bar, sit down and try to decide on a beer. It’s not an easy decision – a good problem to have. This is a pretty damn good beer list to choose from, one that most beer bars should be jealous of. I love that they feature NY craft beers. You may want to try the four beer sampler, which is always fun, and in this place may be necessary.
The Mississippi blues music playing in the background will get you in the mood for their North Carolina style barbecue, and even when it’s a full house your order shouldn’t take too long. The food is all slow smoked, so it’s already mostly done and ready to go. I always start with an order of their giant, spice rubbed wings, so good they may make you give up Buffalo wings.
Unfortunately, a place this good does not fly under the radar. There can be some humongous waits for a table at dinnertime. So you need a strategy – avoid prime time, and try not to arrive with your entire posse, which will limit your seating options.
A seat at the bar, a small table in the bar area, or in the summer, an outside table, underneath what’s left of the elevated West Side Hwy, all may open before a table inside the main dining room. Otherwise, try Dinosaur for lunch, or come very late for dinner.
Website: http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/
Phone #: 212-694-1777
Hours: M-Th 11:30am-11:00pm; Fr-Sa 11:30am-12:00am;
Su 12:00pm-10:00pm
Happy Hour: 4-7pm every day; $1 off all drinks
Music: Fri / Sat 10:00pm
Subway: #1 to 125th st
Walk 2 blk W on 125th to Dinosaur Bar-B-Q,
just past the elevated highway
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