Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 2014

Next One’s On Me!: A Reading Celebrating the Paperback Launch of DRINKING WITH MEN

Celebrate the paperback release of Rosie Schaap’s memoir Drinking with Men with bar-themed stories and poems from:

WYN COOPER (Postcards from the Interior, Chaos Is the New Calm)
JEFF GORDINIER (X Saves the World, Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage)
BLAISE ALLYSEN KEARSLEY (The “How I Learned” series)
KATHERINE LANPHER (Leap Year)
JILL MCDONOUGH: (Where You Live, Habeas Corpus)
DAVID WONDRICH (Punch, Imbibe!)

Rosie Schaap has always loved bars. Starting with her misspent youth in the bar car of a regional railroad, where at age fifteen she told commuters’ fortunes in exchange for beer, and continuing today as she slings cocktails at a neighborhood joint in Brooklyn, Schaap has learned her way around both sides of a bar and come to realize how powerful the fellowship among bar patrons can be.

Drinking alongside artists and expats, ironworkers and soccer fanatics, Schaap finds that bars offer of a safe haven, a respite, a place to feel most like herself. In rich, colorful prose, she brings to life these sometimes seedy, but warm and wonderful rooms. Drinking With Men is a love letter to the bars, pubs and taverns that have been Schaap’s refuge, and a celebration of the uniquely civilizing source of community that is bar culture at its best.
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street,
212-334-3324

Opening Night of the New York Guitar Festival (through Jan 30)
Touring the world in celebration of his 70^th birthday, legendary classical guitarist Pepe Romero will perform his first and only all-Bach concert in NYC. Bach holds a special place in Romero’s heart as the Chaconne (final movement of the 2nd Partita for Violin by Bach) was among his late father’s favorite classical pieces. Romero played it for his father right before he died 17 years ago and has rarely played it since. Romero’s distinguished career, both as a solo performer and charter member of the “Royal Family of the Guitar,” encompasses some 60 albums, multiple White House invitations, Carnegie Hall concerts, and world premieres by Rodrigo and Moreno Torroba, in addition to receiving a Knighthood by King Juan Carlos I of Spain
Brookfield Place, Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street
AT 8PM / FREE

Under the Radar Festival 2014 (through Jan 19)
This annual festival, produced by the Public Theater, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2014. It features a variety of new theater from the United States and around the world. With a lineup that includes emerging talents and masters in the field, Under the Radar offers a crash course in independent, experimental theater, created by some of the most dynamic artists working today.
The Public Theater
With performances also at La MaMa, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and Japan Society
Various Performances tonight from 5-10 pm / $20
Better check the Public’e website.
for details: http://www.undertheradarfestival.com/tickets#schedule

Shen Yun Performing Arts (Through Jan 19)
“Heavenly maidens, brave warriors, mischievous monks, and, yes, even a flying pig! China’s 5,000 years of uninterrupted history has yielded an endless treasure trove of legends, myths, and literary classics. These stories come to life in vivid detail through Shen Yun’s awe-inspiring performances.

Let Shen Yun take you on an extraordinary journey spanning from the origins of Chinese civilization through the height of the Tang and Song dynasties all the way to the modern day. It’s a performance that not only entertains, but more broadly, educates and inspires.

Based in New York, Shen Yun has become the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company and a global, cultural sensation, reviving the authentic culture of China that was once almost lost. And now, after enchanting royals in London, performing for packed houses across Asia, and wowing a sold-out audience at Lincoln Center last season, Shen Yun is returning to the Lincoln Center stage with an entirely new program for 2014!” (CityGuide) 
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, DHK Theater, 20 Lincoln Center
At 7:30Pm / $80-$300
212-496-0600 – http://www.shenyunperformingarts.org

Export Nola APAP Showcase feat. Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Stooges Brass Band, Brassaholics and more
For the 6th annual Export NOLA, Backbeat Foundation has curated a showcase featuring some of the most heralded musical acts from New Orleans, certain to warm hearts and loosen hips stiffened by winter’s cold. Export NOLA delivers a heavy dose of Crescent City spice with a blend of power house Funk, Jazz, Brass, Blues and Roots music, Export NOLA is a New Orleans music experience. This year’s line-up includes, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Stooges Brass Band, Brass-A-Holics, Luke Winslow-King, The Iguanas and more.
The Bridge Trio 7 to 7:45
Luke Winslow – King 8 to 8:45
The Iguanas 9 to 9:45
The Stooges Brass Band 10 to 10:45
Big Sam’s Funky Nation 11 to 12:15
Brassaholics 12:30 to 2
The Cutting Room, 44 E. 32nd St.
AT 7PM / $25 + $20 food/drink minimum

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Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm ticket availability, dates and times, as schedules are subject to change.
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WHAT’S ON VIEW: Special Exhibitions @ 3 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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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
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 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

  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 (01/08) and (01/06).