Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – TUESDAY, NOV. 05, 2013

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE (through Nov. 10)
“The company returns to the DHK Theatre—recently vacated by the ill-fated New York City Opera—for the first time in almost four decades. The two-week run is composed of mixed bills, including the unveiling of a new one-act version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” by the resident choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky. The company also revives Twyla Tharp’s virtuosic whirlwind “Bach Partita” (1983), unseen for almost thirty years.” (NewYorker mag)
DHK Theater, Lincoln Center,
At 7:30PM / $20 to $150.
(212) 496-0600, davidhkochtheater.com

Jason Moran, Critically Acclaimed Jazz Pianist
Critically acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran in a program of original compositions and jazz standards. Moran’s improvisations have been praised by the Village Voice as “dynamic, eruptive, and keyed to the compositions at hand.”
Juilliard School, Paul Hall, 155 W. 65th St. At Broadway
At 8:00PM / FREE, Tickets required
1-212-769-7406

Brice Marden, Eileen Costello, David Anfam – An Art Book Series Event
From the monochromatic nuances of his early paintings to the vivid calligraphic loops and webs of his recent landscapes of China, the work of American artist Brice Marden (b.1938) has had a significant impact on contemporary art.

Marden discusses his creative process and sources of inspiration with David Anfam, Commissioning Editor for Fine Art at Phaidon Press and one of the foremost scholars on abstract expressionism, and art historian Eileen Costello, author of Brice Marden (Phaidon, March 2013).

Brice Marden is the first in Phaidon’s new series of well-illustrated, introductory books on important contemporary artists. Brice Marden is also the first comprehensive monograph on the artist. It includes a full discussion of his painting, drawing, and printmaking. Dr. Costello explores the origins, development, style, themes, meanings, and media of Marden’s complete body of work and provides invaluable insight into this artist, who has been hailed as the most profound abstract painter of the past four decades.
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum
At 6p.m. / FREE

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG: NED IS NINETY
A musical birthday party for American icon Ned Rorem. Highlights from his half-century career as a songwriter, along with music by his friends and inspirations: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Theodore Chanler, Aaron Copland, Noël Coward, Francis Poulenc, and Virgil Thomson. Mr. Rorem will be in attendance!
ARTISTS:
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists
MERKIN Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., at Broadway
AT 8:00pm / $40-$55
212-501-3303 /

Django Reinhardt NY Festival (through Nov. 10)
“Dorado Schmitt, a French guitarist with the roguish charisma and pencil-thin mustache required of any Gypsy jazz paragon, is the inexorable star of this Django Reinhardt NY Festival, as in years past. He’ll be joined by his countrymen and fellow specialists: Ludovic Beier, on accordion; Pierre Blanchard, on violin; and Francko Mehrstein, on rhythm guitar. Joining them are a succession of guests, including the vocalists Cyrille Aimee (on Tuesday and Wednesday) and Freddy Cole (on Thursday).” (Chinen-NYT)
Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton,
At 8:30 and 11 p.m./ $40 cover, with a $10 minimum
581-3080, birdlandjazz.com

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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WHAT’S ON VIEW: Special Exhibitions @ 4 MUSEUMS (Manhattan’s WestSide) 

‘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 is the world’s biggest and most elaborate display of LEGO® art ever and features 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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‘The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution’ (through Feb. 23)
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, at 77th St.
(212) 873-3400 / nyhistory.org.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Al Hirschfeld Exhibition
(through Jan. 4)
“The Line King’s Library,” a display of work by Al Hirschfeld, whose specialty was theatrical caricatures, includes rare works as well as those familiar to theatergoers and readers of various publications, including The New York Times. The exhibition also includes video interviews with Mr. Hirschfeld, who died in 2003 at 99, and works by some of his contemporaries.”
NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center
111 Amsterdam Ave and 65th St.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.,
until 8 on Mondays and Thursdays
(917) 275-6975, nypl.org/events/exhibitions/line-kings-library.

WHAT’S ON VIEW: Top Photography Exhibitions
(NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide)

  Museum of Modern Art
XL: 19NewAcquisitions in Photography (through Dec. 31)
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
Julia Margaret Cameron (through Jan. 5, 2014)
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969 
(through January 26, 2014)
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710

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

   ICP
Lewis Hine
The Future of America: Lewis Hine’s New Deal Photographs
JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years
All these exhibitions run through Jan. 19, 2014
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000

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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : … …” dated (10/22) and (10/20).