Today’s “Fab 5”+1 / Selected NYCity Events – THURSDAY, APR. 10, 2014.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
For the first time ever, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony is heading to Brooklyn!

Excitement is high over a certain East Coast band, which had its first big hit in 1975 and is known to put on quite the stage show, getting long-overdue recognition from the R&R HoF. Ladies and gentlemen, Hall and Oates! Kiss is also on the list of 2014 inductees, as is Nirvana, almost exactly 20 years after the death of lead singer and Kiss fan Kurt Cobain

Cat Stevens, Linda Rondstadt, Peter Gabriel and the E Street Band help round out this year’s class. There’s a tribute to Linda Ronstadt planned, featuring Stevie Nicks, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Underwood and Sheryl Crow, while Bruce Springsteen is delivering the induction speech for his longtime band.
Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn,
At 7 p.m., this may be sold out, but try craigslist, stub hub, ebay, etc
800-745-3000, barclayscenter.com

From Somewear to Everywear:
The Future of Wearable Computing and Augmented Reality
Presented by Steven Feiner, Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, who will provide an overview of research on wearable computing, with a special emphasis on augmented reality, which interactively overlays computer media on our experience of the physical world.
In conjunction with the exhibition “Coding the Body”, organized by Leah Buechley.
apexart, 291 Church Street,
at 6:30pm / FREE

Johnny Clegg
‘This stirring musician is an artistic force in his native South Africa, where during apartheid he formed an integrated rock band that fused the country’s folkloric musical history with contemporary pop. “Asimbonanga (Mandela),” his plaintive tribute to Nelson Mandela, mixes English verses with Zulu choruses. This rare, three-night stand at City Winery features his son, Jesse, and ties together South Africa’s history in song and dance.” (Anderson-NYT)
City Winery, 155 Varick Street, near Spring Street, South Village,
212-608-0555, citywinery.com
at 8pm / $35 to $50.

Hey Bartender! The Official Beer Book Launch Party
A party featuring tales of intrigue from some of Brooklyn’s best bartenders

“Get to know your neighborhood bartenders at this free soiree that doubles as a book release party for the Brokelyn Beer Book. In addition to a stand-up set by comedian/bartender Kendra Cunningham, the evening features a panel moderated by Rosie Schaap where mixologists tell war stories and share tricks of the trade, and a rap session where you can find out everything you always wanted to know about bartending. You can also pick up a handy dandy Brokelyn Beer Book, which contains coupons for 30 free beers at 30 bars.” (Flavorpill’s Mindy Bond)
The Graham, 151 Meserole Street, Brooklyn,
At 7PM / FREE
This sounds so worth the trip.
Subway: #1-2-3 to 14^th St; transfer to the L to Montrose Ave.; walk 3 short blocks

Cabaret Jazz
For this installment of the Highlights in Jazz concert series, two soft-spoken titans of American songbook interpretation perform in cozy settings. Barbara Carroll, backing herself on piano, will be joined by a regular partner (and Highlights in Jazz MVP), the bassist and singer Jay Leonhart. As for Andy Bey, he’ll work alone, as on his sublime recent album, “The World According to Andy Bey.” (NYT-Chinen)
TriBeCa Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College,
199 Chambers Street, near Greenwich Street
AT 8PM / $45
212-220-1460, tribecapac.org

Chick Corea Solo Piano
“Chick Corea will draw on his long career, plus his new double album, ‘Portraits,’ at Town Hall.

You wouldn’t think there would be that much variety in a solo concert, but the redoubtable pianist has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. If the music on his forthcoming double album, “Portraits,” is any indication, this long-awaited unaccompanied Town Hall recital will find Armando Anthony Corea digging into his rather capacious bag of tricks: His unique takes on the music of Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder, Bela Barkok and Alexander Scriabin; his deceptively complex “Children’s Songs”; and his spontaneously composed portraits of people and places. Hopefully, the pianist also find the time to essay his own jazz standards, like “Spain” and “Chick’s Tune.” (WSJ)
The Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St.,
At 8PM / $47-$97
(212) 997-1003 / the-townhall-nyc.org

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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.

♦ NYCity is a big town with many visitors where quality shows draw crowds. Try to reserve seats in advance, even if just on day of performance.

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

“Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New’ (through April 21)
‘A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio’ (through Oct. 5)
 ‘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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‘Capa in Color’ (through May 4)
“Robert Capa first worked with color in 1938, though he only began shooting regularly in color in 1941. This exhibition includes more than 100 contemporary inkjet prints, a fraction of the roughly 4,200 color transparencies held in the center’s Capa Archive. Sections of the exhibition include photographs of postwar Paris with spectators at the Longchamp racetrack, fashion models, people sitting in cafes. Black and white remained the standard for war photography as well as art during this time, however, and color during Capa’s period was still for commerce, amateurs, leisure — and stories featuring women.”
(Martha Schwendener-NYT)

‘What Is a Photograph?’ (through May 4)
“This exhibition is supposed to address a good question: What is photography in today’s digital age with its mind-boggling new smorgasbord of ways to create and disseminate machine-made images? It brings together works from the past four decades by 21 artists who have used photography to ponder the nature of photography itself. But it’s a strangely blinkered and backward-looking show. Most of what is on view has more to do with photography’s analog past than with its cybernetic future.” (Ken Johnson-NYT)
International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, at 43rd St.
212-857-0000, icp.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 (04/06) and (04/08).