Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – WEDNESDAY, MAR. 05, 2014.

Jennifer Nettles
“This fittingly sweet Sugarland singer has found just as much success in her country solo career, sliding effortlessly into a duet with Jon Bon Jovi on a twangy version of his band’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” as well as releasing her rock-inflected solo debut, “That Girl,” in January. The album, produced by the formidable Rick Rubin, championed Ms. Nettles’s survivalist spirit with airy, contemporary crossover-pop arrangements.”(Anderson-NYT)
Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, at 74th St.
800-745-3000, beacontheatre.com
At 8 p.m. / $44.50 to $74.50

“NYPL BOOKS AT NOON”
The New York Public Library inaugurates a new weekly series in Astor Hall (the soaring space just inside the main entry), featuring a writer in conversation with a member of the library’s staff. P. J. O’Rourke, the author of “Parliament of Whores” and “Give War a Chance,” is up first, discussing his latest book, “The Baby Boom.”
NYPL, Fifth Ave. at 42nd St.
12pm / FREE
917-275-6975

Peter Bernstein Quartet (also Thursday)
“The astute hard-bop guitarist Peter Bernstein can always be trusted in a quartet setting, and this one features some of his most trusted partners: the pianist Sam Yahel, the bassist Doug Weiss and the drummer Bill Stewart.”(Chinen-NYT)
Smalls Jazz Club, 183 West 10th Street, West Village
At 9:30 p.m./ $20
smallsjazzclub.com

One-On-One: 826NYC Tenth-Anniversary Chat Spectacular
“To help out its local tutoring programs, literacy organization 826NYC pulls together a benefit in which well-known guests from various disciplines interview each other. The pairs include Ken Burns and Kurt Andersen, John Oliver and Questlove, Masha Gessen and Robyn Hitchcock, and Fred Armisen and the audience. Eugene Mirman and Sarah Vowell host.” (TONY)
Town Hall, 123 W 43rd St. Btw Sixth Ave and Broadway
7:30pm / $40–$50
212-840-2824 / thetownhall.org / 826nyc.org

NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL: NOW 60 (through Mar 8)
The Newport Jazz Festival, the brilliant brainchild of the promoter George Wein, has had many all-star bands assembled in its name over the years. The Now 60 ensemble is a multigenerational configuration whose oldest member, the trumpeter Randy Brecker, might have been attending the festival decades before the youngest member, the saxophonist and clarinet player Anat Cohen, was even born. Other featured players include the vocalist Karrin Allyson, the pianist Peter Martin, and the guitarist Mark Whitfield.
Jazz Standard.
may not be WestSide, but it is Anat Cohen AND she is always worth the trip.

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 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.

Designing Modern Women 1890-1990:

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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 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 (03/03) and (03/01).