Today’s “TOP 3″/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 2014
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Ray LaMontagne
“His raspy, effortlessly gilded vocals on “Tears of Rage” were a highlight of the “Love for Levon” tribute concert to Levon Helm at the Izod Center in 2012. Mr. LaMontagne’s reverence for Helm, the beloved mainstay of the Band who died that year, is apparent in his own genial, collaborative folk. He teases out selections from “Supernova,” which was released in the spring. With the Belle Brigade.” (Anderson-NYT)
Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, at 74th Street,
212-465-6500, beacontheatre.com
8pm / $39.50 to $75

Karrin Allyson (also Saturday)
“Ms. Allyson is a jazz singer and pianist of imaginative savvy, and she has a genuine connection with her fellow musicians. She’ll play a mix of standards and originals — possibly drawing from the holiday album she released last year — with a band featuring Chris Caswell on Hammond B-3 organ, Rod Fleeman on guitar and Adam Cruz on drums.” (Chinen-NYT)
Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton,
212-581-3080, birdlandjazz.com;
8:30 and 11pm / $40 cover, with a $10 minimum

Seu Jorge (through Nov. 19, except 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)
Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village,
212-475-8592 / bluenote.net
8 and 10:30 p.m. / $50 to $85.

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 next week.

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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 (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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What’s on View:
Special Exhibitions @ 2 Museum Mile / Fifth Ave. Museums:

‘Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C.F. Martin’ (through Dec. 7)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, at 82nd St.
(212) 535-7710 / metmuseum.org
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Kandinsky Before Abstraction, 1901–1911 (through spring 2015)

Early in his career Vasily Kandinsky experimented with printmaking, produced brightly-colored landscapes of the German countryside, and explored recognizable and recurrent motifs. This intimate exhibition drawn from the Guggenheim collection explores the artist’s representational origins.
Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th St.
(212) 423-3500 / guggenheim.org.

========================================================== Museum Mile is a section of Fifth Avenue which contains one of the densest displays of culture in the world. Ten museums can be found along this section of Fifth Avenue:

• 110th Street – Museum for African Art

• 105th Street – El Museo del Barrio

• 103rd Street – Museum of the City of New York

• 92nd Street – The Jewish Museum

• 91st Street – Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

• 89th Street – National Academy Museum

• 88th Street – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

• 86th Street – Neue Galerie New York

• 83rd Street – Goethe-Institut

Last, but certainly not least, America’s premier museum
• 82nd Street – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Additionally, though technically not part of the Museum Mile, the Frick Collection on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th St. and the The Morgan Library & Museum on Madison Ave and 37th St are also located near Fifth Ave. Now plan your own museum crawl. ==========================================================

For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in right Sidebar dated 11/12 and 11/10.