Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – SUNDAY, FEB. 09, 2014

Sunday at the Met—Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa:
The Venini Company, 1932-1947
Artists Carol Bove and Josiah McElheny join Met Curator Nicholas Cullinan to discuss how Carlo Scarpa’s architecture, museological displays, and work in glass continue to influence and inspire artists today.

and while you are here:
This is the last weekend to see vintage football cards that are part of the exhibition of football-related items from the museum’s collection. Also in the display are photographs and a collegiate football sweater dating to the early 1900s.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd Street
At 3PM / Museum Admission $25
212-535-7710

The Beatles Invasion 50-Year Celebration:
See The Fab Four on the Big Screen, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
The Ed Sullivan Show
The date February 9, 1964, positively shrieks and screams in the history of rock ‘n’ roll: it was the first official appearance of the Beatles on American television screens, on The Ed Sullivan Show, after which the music scene and pop culture would never be the same. Amidst the tumultuous screaming of the adoring teenage girls, John (“Sorry, Girls, He’s Married”), Paul, George, and Ringo perform “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You,” “She Loves You,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.” Trying their best to capture attention for themselves are Ed’s other guests: magician Fred Kaps; impressionist Frank Gorshin; British singer Tessie O’Shea; comedians Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill; novelty act Wells and the Four Fays; and cast members from Broadway’s Oliver!, including future-Monkee Davy Jones. No wonder the Fab Four seemed like a bolt of cool lightning. Includes the original commercials. (60 minutes; 1964)

What’s Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.
Noted documentary filmmakers David and Albert Maysles (Salesman, Grey Gardens) landed the assignment of a lifetime when they were chosen to capture a British rock band about to make their first American television appearance, on The Ed Sullivan Show. The arrival of the Beatles at JFK Airport; their snappy, irreverent repartee as they wait at the Plaza Hotel for their big moment on the air; a trip to a Manhattan nightspot; and highlights from their subsequent D.C. concert are all captured in the raw and spontaneous cinéma vérité Maysles style, an unscripted precursor to their classic film A Hard Day’s Night. Also on hand are Beatles manager Brian Epstein and deejay Murray the K. This was made for Granada Television in England. (Later re-edited and released as The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit). (70 minutes; 1964)
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA

Apollo Theater Open House
The Apollo Theater celebrates Black History Month with free performances by Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Apollo Live’s James “Petawane” Burris, Acapella Soul, cast members from Motown: The Musical and other artists.
Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th St. between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (Seventh Ave) and Frederick Douglass Blvd (Eighth Ave)
At 1PM / FREE
212-531-5305 / apollotheater.org

GERALD CLAYTON
“The progressive but listener-friendly pianist and composer usually appears as the leader of a light-footed trio, but his most recent album, “Life Forum,” features a larger ensemble, complete with horns, singers, and the spoken-word artist Carl Hancock Rux. At the Village Vanguard this week, Clayton expands his basic unit slightly but decisively, adding Logan Richardson on alto saxophone.” (NewYorker listings)
Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Ave. S., at 11th St.
8:30 and 10:30PM / $25 plus 1 drink minimum
212-255-4037 /

Ron Carter Quartet
“Ron Carter, one of jazz’s most highly regarded bassists, tends to favor polish over power in his small-group work, but that doesn’t mean his bands lack a vital spark. This one shouldn’t, anyway: it features a smartly intuitive pianist, Renee Rosnes, along with the drummer Payton Crossley and the percussionist Rolando Morales-Matos.” (Chinen-NYT)
Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village,
At 8 and 10:30 p.m./ $35 tables; $25 bar
212-475-8592, bluenote.net

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 @ 4 MUSEUMS (Manhattan’s WestSide)

‘Walker Evans: American Photographs’ (through Mar. 09)
“In 1938, the Museum of Modern Art mounted its first one-person photography exhibition: “American Photographs,” by Walker Evans. This gripping, 75th-anniversary reprise of that show presents more than 50 images from that body of work. It is accompanied by a reissue of the original catalog, which includes a wonderfully insightful essay by Evans’s friend and supporter Lincoln Kirstein. Together, the show and the book reverberate now in a time when the idea of America is subject to debates as fractious and far-reaching as at any time since the Civil War.” (Johnson-NYT)
Isa Genzken: ‘Retrospective’ (through March 10)
‘Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New’ (through April 21)
 ‘Designing Modern Women 1890-1990’(through Oct. 5)
Museum of Modern Art: 11 W 53rd St. (btw 5th /6th Ave.)
(212) 708-9400 / moma.org.
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‘Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital’ (through June 1)
“If you haven’t quite wrapped your head around the concept of 3-D printing, or haven’t yet had a digital scanner wrap itself around you, now you can do both in this survey of computer-assisted art, architecture and design. The show looks at art made since 2005 and fills nearly three floors, including many irresistible interactive projects. Its ideas may not be entirely new; the Museum of Modern Art’s 2008 exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind” covered much of the same territory, but there’s something to be said for this more down-to-earth, production-focused exhibition.” (Rosenberg-NYT)
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle,
212-299-7777,madmuseum.org.
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‘The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution’ (through Feb. 23)
“The Historical Society visits a watershed exhibition in the history of American art (and a significant event in the annals of New York City) with this centennial celebration of the 1913 Armory Show, the controversial survey that introduced New York audiences to the works of such modern artists as Duchamp, Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Some of those same pieces return here.” (TONY listings)
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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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : … …” dated (02/07) and (02/05).