Today’s “TOP 3″/ Selected NYCity Events – MONDAY, NOV. 10, 2014
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Downtown Sings Peggy Lee
“Just as James Gavin’s new biography, “Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee ” promises to be both riveting and revealing, this book-launch concert astutely casts a much wider net than the usual suspects you’d expect at a Peggy Lee tribute. As a testimony to the legendary lady’s diversity—as a singer and consistent songwriter well versed in jazz, blues, pop, and world music—the artists announced for this unique event come from all over the musical map.
As the show title promises, there are downtown divas (Justin Vivian Bond, Nellie McKay) but also jazz singers (Andy Bey, Jane Monheit, and the underexposed Carol Fredette), and a wide range of uncategorizably “cabaret-ish” types such as belter Baby Jane Dexter, blues shouter Lenny Kaye, and the superlative Barb Jungr.” (WSJ)
Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St.,
9:30m / $25
(212) 539-8778
Seu Jorge (through Nov. 19, except Thursday and Nov. 17)
“The much-imitated pop samba revivalist from Rio de Janeiro has worn many hats in his career — not least a red, pointed one as an actor in “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,” whose soundtrack featured his Portuguese covers of David Bowie songs. Mr. Jorge’s rock- and electro-imbued interpretations of samba and bossa nova have introduced the genre to a young new audience.” (Anderson-NYT)
8 and 10:30 p.m.,
Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village,
212-475-8592 / bluenote.net
$50 to $85.
The University Seminars
Schoff Memorial Lectures to be given by Annette Insdorf
Director of Undergraduate Film Studies
Coherence and Resonance: How to Read Film Openings
I. Opening-as-Prologue
Monday, November 10, 2014, 8pm
(including clips from All the President’s Men, Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver, Cabaret, Schindler’s List)
Annette Insdorf’s criteria of value—for the past few decades of teaching cinema at Yale and Columbia—have been internal coher¬ence of the cinematic text, and the film’s resonance (whether cultur¬al, political or aesthetic) beyond the frame. Her point of departure is close analysis of the opening sequences of motion pictures. Us¬ing clips, she explores how the introduction is the anchor of a rich audio-visual experience.
Reception immediately following each lecture
Faculty House, Columbia University’s East Campus
Morningside Drive, north of 116th Street
8PM / FREE
editor’s note: a 2nd hard drive failure in 7 months (what’s going on here Apple!) requires a reduction in daily event info on this site until the hardware issues have been resolved. while we use borrowed equipment and until further notice, the daily “Fab 5” is now the “Top 3”. we look forward to restoring full service soon.
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♦ NYCity (pop. 8.4 million) had 54 million visitors last year and quality shows draw crowds. Try to reserve seats in advance, even if just on day of performance.
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Chelsea is the heart of the NYCity contemporary art scene. Home to more than 300 art galleries, the Rubin Museum, the Joyce Theater, and The Kitchen performance spaces, there is no place like it anywhere in the world. Come here to browse free exhibitions by world-renowned artists and those unknowns waiting to be discovered in an art district that is concentrated between West 18th and West 27th Streets, and 10th and 11th Avenues. Afterwards stop in the Chelsea Market, stroll on the High Line, or rest up at one of the many cafes and bars and discuss the fine art – my fave is Ovest on W 27th St., where the aperitivo is like Happy Hour on steroids.
For a listing of 25 essential galleries in the Chelsea Art Gallery District, organized by street, which enables you to create your own Chelsea Art Gallery crawl, see the Chelsea Gallery Guide (nycgo.com) Or check out TONY magazine’s list of the “Best Chelsea Galleries” and click through to see what’s on view. ==========================================================
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