Today’s “Fab 5″/ Selected NYCity Events – SUNDAY, MAR. 15, 2015
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Village Vanguard 80th Anniversary with Jason Moran — Jazz (8:30pm) (10:30pm)
Asia Week New York — SmartStuff/ Art (various times)
James Beard Foundation’s annual cookbook sale — SmartStuff/ Books (to 3pm)
Sunday at the Met — SmartStuff/ Art (3pm)
New York City FC vs New England Revolution — SportingLife (5pm)
For other useful and curated NYCity event info for Manhattan’s WestSide:
♦ “9 Notable Events-Mar.”, and “Top10 Free” in the header above.
♦ For NYCity trip planning see links in “Resources” and “Smart Stuff” in the header above.
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Village Vanguard 80th Anniversary with Jason Moran
“We couldn’t think of an artist better qualified than Jason Moran to help iconic West Village jazz room the Village Vanguard celebrate its 80th birthday. Moran, a pianist with an uncanny knack for animating history, has curated a fascinating anniversary series, featuring a night of solo piano (Mar 10), an all-Monk evening (Mar 13), collaborations with poets and comedians (Mar 11 and 12, respectively), guest turns from vocalist Alicia Hall Moran and guitarist Bill Frisell (Mar 14), and a rare club appearance from saxist Charles Lloyd’s New Quartet (Mar 15), which features Moran on the keys.” (TONY)
Village Vanguard, West Village,
8:30pm and 10:30pm. / $40, plus one-drink minimum.
Asia Week New York
This nine-day celebration of Asian art throughout metropolitan New York started on Friday with non-stop exhibitions, auctions and special events presented by leading international Asian art specialists, major auction houses, and world-renowned museums and cultural institutions (22 in all).
To plan your visit:
Browse the Calendar of Events to get a snapshot of each day’s events, and add items to your personal Outlook or Google calendar;
Visit the Dealers, Auction Houses and Museums & Institutions sections to identify the gallery exhibitions, auctions and programs that interest you;
Consult the Map to craft your itinerary.
asiaweekny.com
James Beard Foundation’s annual cookbook sale
Shop from over a thousand new + used cookbooks at ‘bargain prices’ at the james beard foundation’s annual cookbook sale.
James Beard Foundation, 167 w. 12th st. (bet. 6th + 7th aves),
10am-3pm / FREE admission.
Sunday at the Met, The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky
“Discover how contemporary artists are redefining Plains Indians’ artistic traditions and explore issues related to Native American life in the twenty-first century.”
(ThoughtGallery.org)
Speakers include:
Mario A. Caro, Assistant Professor, John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and Social Thought, New York University
Dana Claxton, artist
Edgar Heap of Birds, artist
Judith Ostrowitz, Research Associate, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, MMA
Metropolitan Museum of Art,1000 Fifth Ave.
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm / Free with museum admission
212-535-7710
Elsewhere, but this is the return of professional soccer to NYCity:
New York City FC vs New England Revolution
New York City F.C. (that’s Major League Soccer) makes its home debut at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC announced on Monday that they will open the 400 level at Yankee Stadium due to the high demand for their first home game against the New England Revolution.Though normal capacity for NYCFC games at the stadium is expected to be be 27,528, more than 30,000 tickets have been sold already for the game.
“What to expect: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Big-name foreign imports tick off the first box with their years of experience—namely, deft Spanish forward David Villa and, once the English Premier League season ends, longtime Chelsea stalwart Frank Lampard (currently playing for Manchester City). For a dash of the new, there’s the young tandem of USMNT midfielder Mix Diskerud and forward Tony Taylor, who, like Diskerud, has national team (albeit on the under-20 and -23 squads) and European league experience. The team will be borrowing Yankee Stadium until a new arena is completed, probably no earlier than 2018 (and where, we don’t know). And what’s blue? The home uniforms, which are near duplicates of the ones their storied counterparts over in Manchester City proudly don.” (nycgo.com)
Yankee Stadium, 161st St,. and River Ave. (the Bronx)
subway: #4 to 161st St.
5 pm / $30 and up
BONUS JAZZ PICKS:
Many consider NYCity the Jazz capital of the world. Here are my favorite Jazz clubs, all on Manhattan’s WestSide. Check out who is playing tonight:
Greenwich Village:
Village Vanguard – 178 7th Ave. South — villagevanguard.com / 212-255-4037
Blue Note – 131 W3rd St. nr 6th ave. — bluenotejazz.com / 212-475-8592
55 Bar – 55 Christopher St. nr 7th ave.S. — 55bar.com / 212-929-9883
Outside Greenwich Village:
Dizzy’s Club – Broadway @ 60th St. — jazz.org/dizzys / 212-258-9595
Birdland – 315 W44th St.(btw 8/9ave) — birdlandjazz.com / 212-581-3080
Smoke Jazz Club – 2751 Broadway nr.106th St. — smokejazz.com / 212-864-6662
Special Mention:
Caffe Vivaldi – 32 Jones St. nr Bleecker St. — caffevivaldi.com / 212-691-7538
a classic, old jazz club in the Village, Caffe V often surprises with a wonderfully eclectic lineup. It’s my favorite spot for an evening of listening enjoyment and discovery.
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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, with a population of 8.5 million, had a record 56 million visitors last year and is TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Top U.S. Destination for 2015. 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 celebrated it’s 50th anniversary last 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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