Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014.
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Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral (closes Sunday)
This exhibition of stained glass from England’s historic Canterbury Cathedral features six Romanesque-period windows that have never left the cathedral precincts since their creation in 1178–80.
Better head uptown to The Cloisters to check them out before this unique exhibition: “Radiant Light: Stained Glass From Canterbury Cathedral at The Cloisters” closes.
The Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Dr, Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan.
“Take the A train” to 190th St.
open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. until 4:45 p.m./ $25
metmuseum.org
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett + The New Orleans Suspects
“Tonight’s three-set Southern-fried fiesta opens with a duo performance by Little Feat’s Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett. The New Orleans Suspects – a seriously funky crew drawn from the Radiators, the Neville Brothers, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band – will follow. And combustication should ultimately ensue when the two tribes merge for a finale set of Little Feat and Big Easy showstoppers.” (Richard Gehr, VillageVoice)
Stage 48, 605 W. 48th St. / 212-957-1800
7:00 p.m. / $32.50-$55
‘Zurich Meets New York’ (through May 23)
“This weeklong celebration of Swiss innovation includes art displays, performances, screenings and other events, many free, at locations around the city. Offerings include a photography display in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal; a “Dada on Tour” art installation opening Sunday at the Whitebox Art Center, 329 Broome Street, between Broadway and Chrystie Street, Lower East Side; and “How Is This Professor Freud, and How Does He Actually Behave?,” a theater piece on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street.” (NYT)
A schedule and other details are available at zurichmeetsnewyork.org.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “A Side, B Side” Series
“In the Appel Room (the recently christened Allen Room space), this ongoing uptown program devoted to current artists presents two alternating programs highlighting jazz compositions. “New Jazz Standards” featuring specially commissioned pieces by Carla Kihlstedt, Guillermo Klein, Bill McHenry, Reid Anderson, and Eric Harland, takes place May 16 at 7 and May 17 at 9:30. “Nuevo Jazz Latino,” showcasing new work by the Bronx-born Carlos Henriquez and the Cubans Elio Villafranca, Yosvany Terry, Dafnis Prieto, and Pedrito Martinez, runs May 16 at 9:30 and May 17 at 7.” (NewYorker)
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th St.
jalc.org.
Marc Ribot
“As a centerpiece of this spring’s Undead Music series, Mr. Ribot, the flinty and endlessly inventive guitarist, has been playing in a range of settings over the past week. The run concludes on Friday, when he’ll convene Los Cubanos Postizos, his beloved retro Cuban band.” (Chinen-NYT)
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street,
212-505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com;
At 6:30 p.m. / $25.
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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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A PremierPub – West Village
Corner Bistro / 331 W. 4th St.
Sometimes you just need a beer and a burger. If so, Corner Bistro is the place you want. Located just outside the hip Meatpacking district, this corner bar and grill is decidedly unhip, but it’s not uncrowded, especially at night. Seems that everyone knows this place has one of the better burgers in town.
In the maze of streets known as the West Village, where West 4th intersects with West 12th (and West 11th, and West 10th, go figure), you will eventually find Corner Bistro on the corner of West 4th and Jane Street. An unassuming neighborhood tavern, it looks just like dozens of other taverns around town. The bartender tells me that the Corner Bistro will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary next year. The well worn interior tells me that the place itself is much older.
Corner Bistro has outlasted many of those other taverns around town because they know how to keep it simple — just good burgers and beer, fairly priced. The classic bistro Burger is only $6.75, and should be ordered medium rare, which will be plenty rare for most folks. Actually, it will be a juicy, messy delight – make sure you have extra napkins. I like to pull up a stool and sit by the large front window in the afternoon, where I can rest my burger and beer on the shelf, and watch the Villagers walk by.
Corner Bistro seems to attract very different groups of patrons depending on time of day. While it’s crowded with locals in the evening, in the afternoon you hear different foreign languages, and watch groups of euro tourists wander in, led by their guidebooks and smartphones.
For the classic Bistro experience, order your burger with a McSorley’s draft, the dark preferably. This is the same beer that you can get over at the original McSorley’s in the East Village, the pub that claims to be the oldest continually operating bar in NYCity. The only difference is that this McSorley’s ale is served with a smile by the bartenders here. Or you can get a Sierra Nevada, Stella, or Hoegaarden on tap if you want to go upscale a bit. Either way this is a simple, but quality burger and beer experience that is just too rare these days (sorry for the pun).
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Website: cornerbistrony.com
Phone #: 212-242-9502
Hours: 11:30am-4am Mon-Sat; 12pm-4am Sun
Happy Hour: NO
Music: Juke Box
Subway: #1/2/3 to 14th St. (S end of platform)
Walk 2 blk W. on 13th St. to 8th Ave.; 1 blk S. on 8th Ave. to Jane St.
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