Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – MONDAY, NOV. 11, 2013

Today is Veteran’s Day with a number of activities:
A ceremony at 10 a.m. in Madison Square Park, at Broadway and 23rd Street, will start things off, followed by a procession along Fifth Avenue, from 26th to 52nd Streets, starting at 11a.m., with Ann E. Dunwoody, the first woman to become a four-star general  as the grand marshal. The parade also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War (vetsday.org)

Then two street fests and a tour:
Veterans Day Festival. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Broadway, between Liberty Street and Battery Place, Lower Manhattan.
Veterans Day Parade Block Party. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on 53rd Street, between Madison Avenue and Avenue of the Americas.

‘Revolutionary New York — Early New York History for Veterans Day’  This Lower Manhattan tour will include sites associated with Alexander Hamilton, George Washington and Gen. Richard Montgomery, an Irish-born soldier in the British Army who fought on the side of the Patriots during the Revolutionary War.
City Hall Park, at Broadway and Murray St.
at 1 p.m./ $20, $15 for students and 63+.
(212) 439-1090, bigonion.com

Poets, Novelists & Musicians Gather to Remember Seamus Heaney
Prominent poets will gather for a public reading of the works of Seamus Heaney, the Nobel-winning Irish poet who died in August. Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century.

The event at Cooper Union, will feature readings by poets including Frank Bidart, Eavan Boland and Eamon Grennan as well as the novelist Colm Toibin. The singer Paul Simon is to take part as well, and Irish pipes will be played!
Cooper Union Great Hall, Seventh St., at Third Ave.
at 7 p.m. / FREE, but get there early (doors open 6:15)
best way to prepare – pick up a copy of his poetry and then read a few fine poems beforehand over a pint at nearby McSorley’s Pub.
(212) 353-4100, cooper.edu.

Dylan Fest NYC
“The fund-raising series for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a charity for ailing musicians, celebrated the Rolling Stones in May with a booze-soaked night filled with indie-rockers jamming in joyous discordance. Now it’s Bob Dylan’s turn, with the Cabin Down Below Band hosting Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, Jason Isbell, Dhani Harrison, Grouplove, Ruby Amanfu and others. The nights are a chaotic, wonderful tradition, even factoring in the off-kilter harmonica solos, which shall surely occur here.” (Anderson- NYT)
Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St, near the Bowery
At 9pm/$25
745-3000, boweryballroom.com
When it’s Dylan or a Dylan tribute it doesn’t have to be on Manhattan’s WestSide to be worth doing. subway: #2-3 train to Fulton St., transfer to J train to Bowery at Delancy St. You are there.
OR if you have been to the Seamus Heaney event
take #6 to Spring St and walk 4 blk E to Bowery, 1 blk S to Delancy

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
There’s a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs – Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966. The Grammy-winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, established by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, is definitely a big band with 4 trumpets, and 4 trombones to accompany 6 reed players. Why not make it your tradition, too.
Village Vanguard, 178 7th Avenue South, just below West 11th St.
At 8:30 and 10:30 pm / $25
212-255-4037 / villagevanguard.com

Anna Calvi
“Anna Calvi, a tenacious singer-songwriter from Britain whose Siouxsie-worthy moans cap nimble strings and complex orchestrations, is just the kind of quixotic femme fatale that art-rock needs. Her beguiling cover of Édith Piaf’s “Jezebel,” from her Mercury Prize-nominated self-titled debut, is a straight shot of gothic adrenaline. Her second album, “One Breath,” was released last month and is a candid adventure. With Gems.” (Anderson-NYT)
Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn,
At 9 p.m./ $20
745-3000, musichallofwilliamsburg.com
Definitely not manhattan’s westside, but it is Bklyn’s westside and this performance sounds worth the trip.
subway: #1-2-3 to 14th St.; transfer to L train to Bedford Ave (1st stop in Bklyn). Walk 2 blks W on 6th St. to MusicHall

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 Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution’ (through Feb. 23, 2014)
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, at 77th St.
(212) 873-3400 / nyhistory.org.

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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Al Hirschfeld Exhibition
(through Jan. 4, 2014)
“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.

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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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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 

   International Center Photography
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 (11/09) and (11/07).