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Today’s “Fab 5”+1 / Selected NYCity Events – THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2013

Piano Works Concert by Britten and Rachmaninoff
Fall programming focuses on the versatile and prolific composer, Benjamin Britten, in honor of his 100th birthday. Celebrated favorites and rarely performed works of Britten’s repertory will be presented.
Program:
Benjamin Britten Mazurka Elegiaca Opus 23, No. 2; Gemini Variations
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos With:
Grace Cho and Alejandro Hernandez, piano, NOVUS NY ensemble members Owen Dalby, violin; Alexandra Sopp, flute
Trinity Church, Trinity Pl. bet. Cedar & Rector Sts.
this is a beautiful setting, and a quality performance of Britten’s work
at 1:00 PM / FREE, donations accepted
1-212-602-0800

Lou Reed Memorial
A gathering to remember Lou Reed
“A little over two weeks since his passing, Lou Reed is remembered today with a memorial at Lincoln Center. Open to the public, the event will not involve speeches or performances, but instead features recordings of Reed selected by his family and friends. Stop by the Paul Milstein Pool & Terrace this afternoon, and join others in celebrating the work and life of the legendary musician.” – (Mindy Bond, Flavorpill)
Lincoln Center
1pm – 4pm / FREE

DOC NYC (November 14 through 21)
Real life, made realer. The definitive documentary festival in New York.
“Too many highlights to name, but check out Michel Gondry’s animated (literally, like cartoons) conversations with Noam Chomsky in Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? and Sini Anderson’s inspiring portrait of the riot-grrrl heroine Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer. Errol Morris takes on Donald Rumsfeld in the gala opening, The Unknown Known—and Morris takes on me November 15, in conversation at the IFC Center. —(David Edelstein, NY mag)
IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave.,at 3rd St.
212-924-7771 / details at docnyc.net.

“A BED AND A CHAIR: A NEW YORK LOVE AFFAIR” (through Nov.17)
Wynton Marsalis has been delving into the theatrical world of late (notably his stewardship of the new Broadway hit “After Midnight”), and this production, created in collaboration with New York City Center, finds him leading the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a number of vocalists, including Bernadette Peters, Cyrille Aimee, Norm Lewis, and Jeremy Jordan, in a program of specially arranged classics by Stephen Sondheim, celebrating a city that has fed the creativity of both the Broadway genius and the jazz icon.” (NewYorker mag)
City Center, 131 W. 55th St.
At 7PM / $30-$175
212-581-1212.

Glen Berger discusses his new book Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History
Never in the history of Broadway has there been anything like Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Lampooned by reviewers, loved and loathed by audiences, and boldly envisioned by its producers, Spider-Man has forever made its mark in pop culture history. Author Glen Berger was present at the creation, when visionary director Julie Taymor selected him to collaborate with her on the book of the musical.
The DRAMA BOOK SHOP, 250 West 40th Street
At 6PM/ FREE
212 944-0595 / dramabookshop.com

This Changes Everything:
James Ellroy and Thomas Mallon on the Assassination of JFK
James Ellroy, L.A. Confidential; American Tabloid
Thomas Mallon, Henry and Clara; Mrs. Paine’s Garage
James Ellroy, modern master of historically inflected crime fiction and author of L.A. Confidential and American Tabloid, and Thomas Mallon, novelist and essayist, author of Henry and Clara and Mrs. Paine’s Garage, will explore the continuing fascination the assassination of President John F. Kennedy exerts on popular narrative, the significance of the Kennedy assassination to the American experience, and the ways in which the thematic richness of the event has reverberated through our culture in the subsequent decades.
The Paley Center for Media, 25 W 52nd Street, (btw. 5th/6th Ave
At 7:00pm / $25
212-621-6600 / paleycenter.org

Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
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A PremierPub and 3 Good Eating Places – Greenwich Village

Caffe Vivaldi  /  32 Jones Street (btw. Bleecker/W4th St.)

Café Vivaldi is a classic, intimate club located in Greenwich Village on Jones Street, the street featured on the cover of Bob Dylan’s second album, “Freewheelin’ ”.

Each night Ishrat, the long time proprietor and impresario, carefully curates and schedules an eclectic series of musicians. You can often see him at his table in the corner, hard at work reviewing music videos and listening to cd demos on his laptop, scouting out future bookings. Musicians come from all over to play and sing in a club in Greenwich Village. Some are local New Yorkers, others are just passing through, in town for a few days.

There is a small bar, seating maybe 10. It’s close to the stage and I find it’s a perfect spot to sip a glass of red wine while listening to the music. The room itself has the performance area at one end and a cozy fireplace at the other. The performance area here is small, dominated by a large black Yamaha Grand piano. Tables are bunched together and most people at the tables are eating lite meals or sampling the wonderful desserts.

There is also a good selection of wines and lite meals, fairly priced, but you are here because of the music. You can never be quite sure what you’re going to find, and that’s half the charm of this place. It’s not a home run every night, but many nights it’s pretty special.

I remember the night I saw the most talented bossa nova group, just in from San Paulo. As I listened, I wondered if there was any better music playing anywhere else in New York City that night. And at Caffé Vivaldi there is never a cover charge. I should note that their recently redesigned web site does give you a better idea of the type of music playing each night.

At one time Greenwich Village was filled with clubs just like this, but times change. Real estate interests have impacted the village, and not for the better. Even Caffé Vivaldi had a rough time recently, when a new landlord raised the rent exorbitantly. Fortunately, Ishrat has built a loyal following over the years, and a fund raiser and slightly more reasonable rent has kept Café Vivaldi in business.

When Woody Allen and Al Pacino wanted to make movies featuring the timeless quality of Greenwich Village they came to Vivaldi. It’s important that we keep this special place alive, for if we lose Cafe Vivaldi, NYC will have lost a piece of it’s soul.

Website: http://caffevivaldi.com/
Phone #: (212) 691-7538
Hours: Music generally 7:30pm – 11pm, but varies
Lunch/Dinner 11am-on
Subway: #1 to Christopher st
Walk 1 blk S on 7th ave S to Bleecker st, 1 blk S/left on Bleecker to Jones st, 50 yards E/left on Jones st to Caffe V

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“Pub” is used in it’s broadest sense – bars, bar/restaurants, wine bars, tapas bars, craft beer bars, dive bars, cocktail lounges  – just about anyplace you can get a drink without a cover charge.

If you have a fave premier pub or good eating place on Manhattan’s WestSide let us all know about it – leave a comment.
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3 Good Eating places 

It’s not difficult to find a place to eat in Manhattan.
Finding a good, inexpensive place to eat is a bit harder.
Here are a few of my faves in this neighborhood:

Fish – 280 Bleecker St (just a bit S. of 7th ave South)
This was an easy pick – the best raw bar special in town. $8 gets you 6 of the freshest oysters or clams + a glass of wine or beer. Don’t know how they can do it, but I tell everyone I know about this place. And it’s located right in the heart of some of the best no cover music in town.

Bleecker Street Pizza – 69 7th ave S (corner of Bleecker)
The place is tiny and not much to look at, but this is one good slice. They like to brag that they have been voted “Best pizza in NY” 3 years in a row by the Food Network. I believe them. I would have voted for them.

Num Pang – 21 E 12th st (btw. University place/5th ave)
This is a Cambodian banh mi sandwich shop that kept me well fed while I was in class nearby recently. You may have to wait a few minutes, because everything is freshly made, but it’s worth it. Can you believe – an unheard of 26 food rating by Zagat.

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“3 Good Eating places” focuses on a quick bite, what I call “Fine Fast Food – NYCity Style”

That covers a wide range of food – pizza,  burgers,  food trucks/carts,  vegetarian/falafel,  ramen,  chopped salad & salad bars,  hot dogs,  bbq,  soup & sandwiches,  picnic fixins’,  raw bars &  lobster rolls. No reservations needed. ================================================================================

There are also some casual dining, chain restaurant locations in this neighborhood that have decent food, provide a good hotel breakfast alternative, and have free Wi-FI:

A. Pret a Manger @ 821 Broadway (betw 12/13 st)
Subway: #1/2/3 to 42nd st; transfer to n/q/r to 14th st/union sq

B. Potbelly @ 41 W14th st (betw 5th/6th ave)
Subway: #1/2/3 to 14th st

C. Cosi @ 53 E 8th st (betw greene/mercer)
Subway: #1/2/3 to 42nd st; transfer to n/r to 8th st

◊ For a few more PremierPubs and Good Eating places see previous Featured Neighborhoods in the right sidebar.

◊ For all my picks of 54 Good Eating places and descriptions of my favorite 18 PremierPubs in 9 Neighborhoods (plus 27 casual dining places with free Wi-Fi) order a copy of my e-book: “Eating and Drinking on NYCity’s WestSide” ($3.99).
(available Winter 2013)

Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2013

The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem: The Man Who Created Tevye
Author Jeremy Dauber in conversation with Jason Zinoman, The New York Times. Sholem Aleichem, “The Jewish Mark Twain,” provided a window into the world of late 19th century Eastern European Jews and led a life as compelling as those of his fictional characters.
Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, just N of Battery Park
At 7:00pm / $15
(646) 437-4202 / mjhnyc.org
Subway: #1 to Rector St.

Master Class with one of the most prominent American concert artists of his generation, Glenn Dicterow, Violin
Glenn Dicterow joined the New York Philharmonic as Concertmaster in 1980 and has since performed as its soloist every year. He made his solo debut in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the L.A. Philharmonic at the age of 11 and went on to win the Young Musicians Foundation Award, the Julia Klumpke Award, and the Bronze Medal in the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall
enter at the northwest corner of Broadway and West 122nd St.
At 4:00 pm / FREE, no tickets required.

Painters on Painting
Acclaimed painters and National Academicians David Diao,
Julie Heffernan, Carolee Schneemann, and Alexi Worth will share insights on their favorite paintings and the artists who created them.
National Academy Museum, 1083 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
At 6:30pm  / $15
212.369.4880 / nationalacademy.org

Clarinet Works by Bartók, Martinů, and Others
As winner of the 2013 Leo Ruiz Memorial Recital Award, Hungarian clarinetist and Juilliard alum Balazs Rumy performs a program of 20th-century East European music inspired by folklore and folk songs. Joined by pianist Deborah Lee, Rumy performs works by Bartók, Filas, Orbán, Weiner, Martinů, Lutoslawski, and Kókai.
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 881 Seventh Ave.@ W. 57th St.
At 8:00 pm/FREE, tickets available one hour prior to the concert at the Box Office.
1-212-247-7800

Niels Lan Doky Trio
“Scandinavian Standards” is the assertive new album by the Danish pianist Niels Lan Doky, whose name recognition in the United States hardly reflects his standing abroad. But one measure of his regard among musicians, even here, is the personnel joining him for a one-nighter next week: the eminent bassist Gary Peacock and the ingenious drummer Jeff (Tain) Watts.” (Chinen – NYT)
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th St. and Broadway,
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m./$30 cover, with a $10 minimum
258-9595, jalc.org

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What’s on View:
Special Exhibitions @ 3 Museum Mile / Fifth Ave. Museums:

“Legends of the Dead Ball Era” (1900-1919) (through Dec. 1)
“Eighteenth Century Pastels” (through Dec. 29)
“Julia Margaret Cameron” (through Jan. 5, 2014)
“Medieval Treasures From Hildesheim” (through Jan. 5, 2014)
“Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800″ (through Jan. 5, 2014)
‘Balthus: Cats and Girls — Paintings and Provocations’ (through Jan. 12, 2014)
“Brush Writing in the Arts of Japan” (through Jan. 12, 2014)
“Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa, The Venini Co., 1932–1947” (through March 2, 2014)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, at 82nd St.
(212) 535-7710 / metmuseum.org

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Special Mention: Metropolitan’s northern branch at the Cloisters
Janet Cardiff / The Forty Part Motet (through Dec 8)
The Forty Part Motet (2001), a sound installation by Janet Cardiff, is the first presentation of contemporary art at The Cloisters. Regarded as the artist’s masterwork, and consisting of forty high-fidelity speakers positioned on stands in a large oval configuration throughout the Fuentidueña Chapel, the fourteen-minute work, with a three-minute spoken interlude, continuously plays an eleven-minute reworking of the forty-part motet Spem in alium numquam habui (1556?/1573?) by Tudor composer Thomas Tallis.

Visitors are encouraged to walk among the loudspeakers and hear the individual unaccompanied voices—bass, baritone, alto, tenor, and child soprano—one part per speaker—as well as the polyphonic choral effect of the combined singers in an immersive experience. The Forty Part Motet is most often presented in a neutral gallery setting, but in this case the setting is the Cloisters’ Fuentidueña Chapel, which features the late twelfth-century apse from the church of San Martín at Fuentidueña, near Segovia, Spain, on permanent loan from the Spanish Government. Set within a churchlike gallery space, and with superb acoustics, it has for more than fifty years proved a fine venue for concerts of early music.
Worth the trip to far northern Manhattan.
subway: #1 to 59th St., transfer and “take the A train” to 190th St.,
walk about ½ mile N to the Cloisters.
This is a beautiful location, esp. in the fall, overlooking the Hudson Palisades.
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‘Robert Motherwell: Early Collages’ (through Jan. 5, 2014)
‘Christopher Wool’ (through Jan. 22, 2014)
“Kandinsky in Paris, 1934–1944“ (through Apr. 23, 2014)

Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th St.
(212) 423-3500 / guggenheim.org.

‘Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting From the Mauritshuis’ (through Jan. 19, 2014)
Frick Collection, 1 East 70th St., at Fifth Ave.
admission is by timed tickets.
288-0700 / frick.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. ==========================================================

What’s on View: Top Photography Exhibitions
(NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide)   

Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street / 212-708-9400
XL: 19NewAcquisitions in Photography (through Dec. 31)
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 2014) 

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710
Julia Margaret Cameron (through Jan. 5, 2014)
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969  (through Jan. 26, 2014)

ICP 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000
Lewis Hine
The Future of America: Lewis Hine’s New Deal Photographs
JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years
All these exhibitions run from Oct 4, 2013–Jan 19, 2014

American Museum Natural History 
79th St. And Central Park West / (212) 313-7278
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies (through May 31, 2014)

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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in right Sidebar: “NYCity Events: Manhattan’s WestSide” dated 11/11 and 11/09.

Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – TUESDAY, NOV. 12, 2013

ALFRED RUSSELL WALLACE CENTENARY
This is the hundredth anniversary of the death of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), a founder, with Charles Darwin, of evolutionary biology. The museum is marking the occasion with a free program on Nov. 12, from 9:30 to 4:30, featuring an array of experts. Then, at 7:30, the wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough will give a separate, ticketed lecture on Wallace’s work.
American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W. at 79th St.
212-769-5200

Live From the NYPL: Mike Tyson
The former heavyweight champion of the world will talk about his life and new memoir, “Undisputed Truth,” written with Larry Sloman, on the day of its release. Paul Holdengraber, director of public programs at the New York Public Library, will lead the discussion.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library,
At 7 p.m./$25, $15 for students and Friends of the Library.
275-6975, nypl.org/locations/schwarzman

Garth Fagan Dance (through Nov. 17)
In his weeklong season at the Joyce, Garth Fagan presents work that spans decades, including the 1983 classic “Easter Freeway Processional,” set to music by Philip Glass, and the premiere of “No Evidence of Failure,” a study of contemporary women. Another new work comes from Norwood Pennewell, whose “Gin” (as in cotton, not spirits) takes nine dancers through four distinct soundscapes.” (Schaefer-NYT)
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, at 19th Street, Chelsea,
Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., /$10 to $59.
(212) 242-0800, joyce.org

Melissa Aldana Quartet
“Music, as Ornette Coleman famously said, is a universal language, and so we should no longer be surprised by, for instance, blue-eyed, Irish-American soul singers or coloratura sopranos from Kenya. Still, it’s a bit disarming to see this pretty, perky 24-year-old brunette from Chile put her saxophone in her mouth and produce a huge tenor tone reminiscent of such 1960s sax colossi as Sonny Rollins and the late Joe Henderson.

But don’t take my word for it, just ask two 80-year-old tenor legends (and obvious inspirations) Wayne Shorter and Jimmy Heath, who were on the panel that awarded her first prize at the Thelonious Monk Competition less than two months ago, making her the first female instrumentalist to claim such an honor. As recent performances show, her tenor sound has grown bigger, deeper and even more personal than on her album “Free Fall,” released just three years ago. At the Standard, her quartet co-stars pianist Glenn Zaleski, bassist Pablo Menares, and drummer Jochen Rueckert.” (WSJ)
Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27 St., (btw Park / Lexington Ave)
At 7:30 and 9:30 PM / $20
(212) 576-2232
subway: #6 to 28th St.

Julliard Percussion Ensemble:
The Strasbourg Legacy: Celebrating 50 Years 
Juilliard Percussion celebrates the 50^th anniversary of Les Percussions de Strasbourg—a group that has been the most influential in expanding the percussion ensemble repertoire by working with some of the most important composers of the 20^th century. The selections presented in this concert by Ondrej Adamek, Stefano Gervasoni, and Philippe Manoury, represent three different generations of works cultivated by this celebrated organization
At Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway. at 66th St.
8PM / FREE tickets available at the Juilliard Box Office.

Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
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A PremierPub + 3 Good Eating places / Midtown West.

Russian Vodka Room  / 265 W 52nd St (btw 7th/8th ave)

Sure, you could travel to Minsk or even Brighton Beach, for an authentic Russian experience, but why bother. On those days when you feel you must wash down your dish of kasha with a few glasses of icy, cold vodka, the Russian Vodka Room will definitely satisfy your urge.

From the outside this place looks a bit drab, and with no windows, a bit mysterious. Midtown tourists walk right by on their way to see “Jersey Boys”,  just down the block.

Those in the know enter a secret hideaway, a dimly lit front room with soft jazz playing – a perfect spot for an illicit late-night rendezvous, or maybe a meet-up with your Russian spy handler, but that’s later in the evening. Early in the evening the large U-shaped bar fills with the after work happy hour crowd, a group made very happy by the much reduced prices.

Their website says: “Welcome Comrades”. Of course, this welcome focuses on dozens of different vodkas, including their own special infusions, which marinate in giant, clear glass jugs visible around the room. The large vodka martinis ensure that you won’t confuse this place with your mother’s Russian Tea Room.

But man does not live by vodka alone. Eat some food, especially the tapa like appetizers. Be decadent and try the cheese blintzes with chocolate, or try a main dish like beef stroganoff with kasha.

Your best bet is to go on a night when the piano man is playing. This guy, who looks like he has eaten a lot of those cheese blintzes, plays five nights a week from 7 to 12 (no Mondays and Thursdays). When the piano man is playing American pop tunes, and you are at the crowded, dimly lit bar testing the horseradish infused vodka, that’s when the RVR shines.

It’s the kind of place where the noise gets louder and the crowd gets happier as the happy hour goes on. I’m generally a beer guy, but I like to come here with a group of friends. We find a table in the back room; we eat, and we drink vodka ‘till it hurts (and it will hurt).

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Website: http://www.russianvodkaroom.com/
Phone #: 212-307-5835
Hours: 4pm-2am; Fri-Sun closes 4am (that could be trouble)
Happy Hour: 4-7pm every day
$4 shots infused vodka (2oz), $5 cosmos; $4 czech draft beer
Music: FR-SU; TU-WE / 7pm-12am
Subway: #1 to 50th St.
Walk 2 blk N. on B’way to 52nd St.; 1 blk W. to RVR
Confusingly, the Russian Samovar is right across the street, on the  S. side of 52nd St.
The RVR, your destination, is on the N. side of 52nd St.
Update: music some nights includes a sax player with a younger, trimmer piano man.

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“Pub” is used in it’s broadest sense – bars, bar/restaurants, wine bars, tapas bars, craft beer bars, dive bars, cocktail lounges  – just about anyplace you can get a drink without a cover charge.

If you have a fave premier pub or good eating place on Manhattan’s WestSide let us all know about it – leave a comment.
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Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – MONDAY, NOV. 11, 2013

Today is Veteran’s Day with a number of activities:
A ceremony at 10 a.m. in Madison Square Park, at Broadway and 23rd Street, will start things off, followed by a procession along Fifth Avenue, from 26th to 52nd Streets, starting at 11a.m., with Ann E. Dunwoody, the first woman to become a four-star general  as the grand marshal. The parade also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War (vetsday.org)

Then two street fests and a tour:
Veterans Day Festival. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Broadway, between Liberty Street and Battery Place, Lower Manhattan.
Veterans Day Parade Block Party. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on 53rd Street, between Madison Avenue and Avenue of the Americas.

‘Revolutionary New York — Early New York History for Veterans Day’  This Lower Manhattan tour will include sites associated with Alexander Hamilton, George Washington and Gen. Richard Montgomery, an Irish-born soldier in the British Army who fought on the side of the Patriots during the Revolutionary War.
City Hall Park, at Broadway and Murray St.
at 1 p.m./ $20, $15 for students and 63+.
(212) 439-1090, bigonion.com

Poets, Novelists & Musicians Gather to Remember Seamus Heaney
Prominent poets will gather for a public reading of the works of Seamus Heaney, the Nobel-winning Irish poet who died in August. Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century.

The event at Cooper Union, will feature readings by poets including Frank Bidart, Eavan Boland and Eamon Grennan as well as the novelist Colm Toibin. The singer Paul Simon is to take part as well, and Irish pipes will be played!
Cooper Union Great Hall, Seventh St., at Third Ave.
at 7 p.m. / FREE, but get there early (doors open 6:15)
best way to prepare – pick up a copy of his poetry and then read a few fine poems beforehand over a pint at nearby McSorley’s Pub.
(212) 353-4100, cooper.edu.

Dylan Fest NYC
“The fund-raising series for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a charity for ailing musicians, celebrated the Rolling Stones in May with a booze-soaked night filled with indie-rockers jamming in joyous discordance. Now it’s Bob Dylan’s turn, with the Cabin Down Below Band hosting Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, Jason Isbell, Dhani Harrison, Grouplove, Ruby Amanfu and others. The nights are a chaotic, wonderful tradition, even factoring in the off-kilter harmonica solos, which shall surely occur here.” (Anderson- NYT)
Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St, near the Bowery
At 9pm/$25
745-3000, boweryballroom.com
When it’s Dylan or a Dylan tribute it doesn’t have to be on Manhattan’s WestSide to be worth doing. subway: #2-3 train to Fulton St., transfer to J train to Bowery at Delancy St. You are there.
OR if you have been to the Seamus Heaney event
take #6 to Spring St and walk 4 blk E to Bowery, 1 blk S to Delancy

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
There’s a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs – Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966. The Grammy-winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, established by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, is definitely a big band with 4 trumpets, and 4 trombones to accompany 6 reed players. Why not make it your tradition, too.
Village Vanguard, 178 7th Avenue South, just below West 11th St.
At 8:30 and 10:30 pm / $25
212-255-4037 / villagevanguard.com

Anna Calvi
“Anna Calvi, a tenacious singer-songwriter from Britain whose Siouxsie-worthy moans cap nimble strings and complex orchestrations, is just the kind of quixotic femme fatale that art-rock needs. Her beguiling cover of Édith Piaf’s “Jezebel,” from her Mercury Prize-nominated self-titled debut, is a straight shot of gothic adrenaline. Her second album, “One Breath,” was released last month and is a candid adventure. With Gems.” (Anderson-NYT)
Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn,
At 9 p.m./ $20
745-3000, musichallofwilliamsburg.com
Definitely not manhattan’s westside, but it is Bklyn’s westside and this performance sounds worth the trip.
subway: #1-2-3 to 14th St.; transfer to L train to Bedford Ave (1st stop in Bklyn). Walk 2 blks W on 6th St. to MusicHall

Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
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WHAT’S ON VIEW: Special Exhibitions @ 4 MUSEUMS (Manhattan’s WestSide) 

‘Walker Evans: American Photographs’ (through Jan. 26, 2014)
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keefe (through Jan. 26, 2014)
America’s cultural landscape shifted rapidly in the early 20th century. American Modern at the Museum of Modern Art looks at this change via some of the iconic works produced between 1915 and 1950. Artists highlighted include George Bellows, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz and Andrew Wyeth. In organizing the art thematically, American Modern will highlight the connections between the artists’ works.
Museum of Modern Art: 11 W 53rd St. (btw 5th /6th Ave.)
(212) 708-9400 / moma.org.
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‘The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution’ (through Feb. 23, 2014)
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, at 77th St.
(212) 873-3400 / nyhistory.org.

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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Al Hirschfeld Exhibition
(through Jan. 4, 2014)
“The Line King’s Library,” a display of work by Al Hirschfeld, whose specialty was theatrical caricatures, includes rare works as well as those familiar to theatergoers and readers of various publications, including The New York Times. The exhibition also includes video interviews with Mr. Hirschfeld, who died in 2003 at 99, and works by some of his contemporaries.”
NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center
111 Amsterdam Ave and 65th St.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.,
until 8 on Mondays and Thursdays
(917) 275-6975, nypl.org/events/exhibitions/line-kings-library.

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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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WHAT’S ON VIEW: Top Photography Exhibitions
(NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide)

  Museum of Modern Art
XL: 19NewAcquisitions in Photography (through Dec. 31)
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 2014)
New Photography 2013 (through Jan. 6, 2014)
11 West 53rd Street / 212-708-9400

  Metropolitan Museum of Art
Julia Margaret Cameron (through Jan. 5, 2014)
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969 
(through January 26, 2014)
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710

  American Museum Natural History 
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies          
(through May 31, 2014)
79th St. And Central Park West / (212) 313-7278 

   International Center Photography
Lewis Hine
The Future of America: Lewis Hine’s New Deal Photographs
JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years
All these exhibitions run through Jan. 19, 2014
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000

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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : … …” dated (11/09) and (11/07).

Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – SUNDAY, NOV. 10, 2013

Israeli Russian Film Festival
The Russian American Cultural Center in New York is hosting this film festival, now in its fourth year, which will showcase works like Shemi Zarhin’s “The World Is Funny” and the documentary “From Black We Make Color,” by Judy Maltz and Richie Sherman. The all-day event will also include the United States premiere of “Lonely Planet,” a mockumentary about a search for a ghost. Films are in Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles.
Tribeca Film Center, 375 Greenwich Street,
From 1:30 to 8 p.m./ $10 per film, $35 for an all-day pass.
941-4000, russianamericanculture.com, tribecafilmcenter.com.

MOSTLY OTHER PEOPLE DO THE KILLING
“Every few years, a band—think the Lounge Lizards or the Bad Plus—comes along just itching to take the stuffing out of jazz. This quartet (the bassist Moppa Elliott, the saxophonist Jon Irabagon, the trumpeter Peter Evans, and the drummer Kevin Shea) has recently stepped up to do the job, slicing and dicing the genre’s conventions and pieties with abandon. And, like the aforementioned ensembles, MOPDOK has the talent to pull the stunt off convincingly.’ (NewYorker mag)
Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia St.
212-989-9319

On the Record—A Tribute To the Great Vocal Groups Of the 20th Century
“This revue (starring four singers joined by an occasional singing bassist) celebrates the history of the multi-voice ensemble in American popular music, starting with the Peerless Quartet a hundred years ago and continuing through the Boswell Sisters in the depression, the Andrews Sisters in WW2, right up to the Beatles and the Bee Gees.

Chances are most of your favorites are included and you’re bound to discover a great group that’s wholly new to you, like the Arbors’ thrilling a cappella arrangement of “The Windows of Your Mind.” Show creator Bill Daugherty has powerhouse chops and a remarkable range that allows him to flawlessly capture the essence of such diverse stylists as Bing Crosby, Bill Kenny (the stratos-tenor of the Ink Spots) and even Patty Andrews. The patter is, unfortunately, rather pedantic, but that’s hardly a bother in light of the inspired ensemble (Paul Kropfl, Amanda Savan, and “Dallas”‘s Deborah Tranelli) that Mr. Daugherty has surrounded himself with.” (WSJ)
The Triad (Stage 72), 158 W. 72nd St.,
(800) 838-3006

JACKY TERRASSON (last night!)
Terrasson never quite attained the prominence that was expected after he won the 1993 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. But he remains an alluring player with a proclivity for left turns; on his most recent album, “Gouache,” he put individualized spins on Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” and Justin Bieber’s “Baby.” The highlight of the run will take place on Sunday, the final night, when Terrasson is joined by the singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, a current jazz sensation who can electrify a stage.” (NewYorker mag)
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th St. and Broadway,
At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m./$35 to $45 cover, with a $10 minimum
(212) 258-9595, jalc.org;

Marc Ribot Trio*(last day!)
A dyed-in-the-wool avant-jazz player and a key part of New York’s downtown scene, the guitarist is also a dependably creative and adaptable studio musician, having graced albums by, among others, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (the Grammy-winning “Raising Sand”), Elton John, Tom Waits, and Elvis Costello. With his own trio, which includes the drummer Chad Taylor and the fabled bassist Henry Grimes, Ribot puts a twisted spin on the blues, exotica, and Albert Ayler-derived free jazz.” (NewYorker mag)
Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th St., West Village,
At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m./ $25, with a one-drink minimum.
255-4037, villagevanguard.com

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A PremierPub + 3 Good Eating places 

Jimmy’s Corner  /  140 W 44th St (btw B’way & 7th ave)

Jimmy’s Corner is right in the heart of Times Square, but you won’t find it on the corner, it’s mid-block. Enter this long narrow bar and you are struck by the walls covered with mostly black-and-white boxing photographs, and memorabilia. Soon enough you learn that “Corner” refers to proprietor Jimmy Glenn’s long career as a corner man for some of boxing greats – Liston, Tyson, even “the greatest”, Ali.

Jimmy’s is a sort of time machine, taking you back to a time and place that no longer exists. All around you Times Square has cleaned up, grown up, assumed a new identity. Jimmy’s probably hasn’t changed a bit since it first opened in 1971. Certainly the bar itself looks original and the prices haven’t changed much either. When I brought a friend, who owns her own bar, she was surprised when she got the small tab for a round of drinks. Figured there must be a mistake, that maybe they forgot to charge for all the drinks.

Times Square today is filled with neon glitz and wandering tourists from Dubuque, but not Jimmy’s. You’ll likely find some old timer’s at the bar nursing their drinks, some younger locals at tables in the back, and maybe a few adventuresome tourists clutching their trusty guidebooks. There’s no food served here because this is just a bar, and sometimes that’s all you need.

On nights when no local team is playing, it’s a fine place to sip some drafts and listen to a great old time jukebox (40s, 50s, R&B, and soul). On sports nights this very narrow bar can get a bit claustrophobic, filled with excited fans watching their team on the TVs. Either way, Jimmy’s is the place to be if you are looking for an old time bar in the new Times Square.
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Website: are you kidding !
(although there is a facebook page with lots of photos –
facebook.com/jimmyscornernyc)
Phone #: 212-221-9510
Hours: 11am – 4 am, except Sunday they open 12 noon
Happy Hour: not necessary, low prices all day, every day
Subway: #1,2,3 to TimesSquare 42nd st
walk 2 blks N on 7th ave to 44th st; ½ blk E to Jimmy’s

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“Pub” is used in it’s broadest sense – bars, bar/restaurants, wine bars, tapas bars, craft beer bars, dive bars, cocktail lounges  – just about anyplace you can get a drink without a cover charge.

If you have a fave premier pub or good eating place on Manhattan’s WestSide let us all know about it – leave a comment.
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3 Good Eating places 

It’s not difficult finding a place to eat in Manhattan.
Finding a good, inexpensive place to eat is a bit harder.
Here are a few of my faves in this neighborhood:

Patzeria Perfect Pizza – 231 W46 st (Betw 7th/8th ave)
Perfect name for a pizza joint. On a street filled with Broadway theaters, this is a real hole in the wall, but don’t let the dive look scare you away. You can never go wrong with a slice of NYC pizza, and this one is a classic thin crust. Only a few seats here, but pizza was made to eat standing up.

Shake Shack – 691 8th ave (Betw 43rd/44th st)
Danny Meyer has revolutionized the high quality burger in this town. Now he has a branch on the West Side that was desperately needed, with none of the insane lines that you find at the Madison Sq. Park location. Plus, it may be the cleanest joint to eat in all of Hell’s Kitchen.

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“3 Good Eating places” focuses on a quick bite, what I call “Fine Fast Food – NYCity Style”

That covers a wide range of food – pizza,  burgers,  food trucks/carts,  vegetarian/falafel,  ramen,  chopped salad & salad bars,  hot dogs,  bbq,  soup & sandwiches,  picnic fixins’,  raw bars & lobster rolls. No reservations needed. ================================================================================

There are other casual dining options in this neighborhood that provide good food, especially as alternatives to overpriced hotel breakfasts, and most importantly,
have free Wi-FI:

>Pret a Manger @ 11 W 42nd st (Betw 5th/6th)
Subway: #1/2/3 to 42nd st / times square

>Potbelly @ 30 Rockefeller Plaza (Betw 49/48 st)
Subway: #1 to 50th st

>Pret a Manger @ 1200 6th ave (Betw 47/48)
Subway: #1 to 50th st

◊ For a few more PremierPubs and Good Eating places see previous Featured Neighborhoods in the right sidebar.

◊ For all my picks of 54 Good Eating places and descriptions of my favorite 18 PremierPubs in 9 Neighborhoods (plus 27 casual dining places with free Wi-Fi) order a copy of my e-book: “Eating and Drinking on NYCity’s WestSide” ($3.99).
(available Winter 2013)

Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – SATURDAY, NOV. 09, 2013

Jazz & Colors – Central Park
“This installment is only the second annual Jazz & Colors, but last year’s kickoff edition was such an obvious success that the fest instantly seemed like an NYC fixture. The premise is simple: 30 jazz bands spread across the full expanse of Central Park to muse on a predetermined set of autumn- and New York–themed standards.

But to really understand the effect of this ambulatory feast, you have to turn up and plot your own course. Bring your folks, your kids, your tourist friends—this is an NYC experience for everyone. Performers this year include Wayne Escoffery, Doug Wamble, Joe Alterman, Marika Hughes, Arturo O’Farrill, Kim Thompson, ELEW and many more. See jazzandcolors.com for the complete schedule.” (TONY mag)
Central Park , 59th St to 110th St. between Fifth and Eighth Aves
12 – 4pm / FREE
212-310-6600 / centralparknyc.org

Tony Malaby’s Paloma Recio
“Paloma Recio, a vigorous working band led by the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, explores shadowy postbop terrain with the subtlest of Spanish accents. The band is usually a quartet with the guitarist Ben Monder, the bassist Eivind Opsvik and the drummer Nasheet Waits; for this engagement, there’ll be two drummers, Dan Weiss and Billy Mintz.” (Chinen-NYT)
Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village,
At 9 and 10:30 p.m., $10 cover, with a $10 minimum
989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE (through Nov. 10)
“The company returns to the DHK Theatre—recently vacated by the ill-fated New York City Opera—for the first time in almost four decades.

Among the highlights of this diverse season are the company’s revival of Twyla Tharp’s “Bach Partita,” her fleet-footed tribute to Balanchine, after a thirty-year absence, and Mark Morris’s “Gong,” a playful piece embellished by Isaac Mizrahi’s rainbow costumes. Alexei Ratmansky offers the mercurial and virtuosic “Piano Concerto No. 1,” from last season.” (NewYorker mag)
DHK Theater, Lincoln Center,
at 2PM: “Bach Partita,” “The Moor’s Pavane,” and “Piano Concerto No. 1.”
at 8PM: “Gong,” “A Month in the Country,” and “Piano Concerto No. 1.”
$20 to $150.
(212) 496-0600, davidhkochtheater.com

Django Reinhardt NY Festival (through Nov. 10)
“Dorado Schmitt, a French guitarist with the roguish charisma and pencil-thin mustache required of any Gypsy jazz paragon, is the inexorable star of this Django Reinhardt NY Festival, as in years past. He’ll be joined by his countrymen and fellow specialists: Ludovic Beier, on accordion; Pierre Blanchard, on violin; and Francko Mehrstein, on rhythm guitar. Joining them are a succession of guests, including EDMAR CASTANEDA- Colombian jazz harpist, tonight.” (Chinen-NYT)
Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton,
At 8:30 and 11 p.m./ $40 cover, with a $10 minimum
581-3080, birdlandjazz.com

Big Dance Theater* (last day!)
“Forget hay rides and trick-or-treating. The best way to observe Halloween is with an outing to “Ich, Kürbisgeist,” Big Dance Theater’s autumnally decked-out play about a reclusive peasant clan and its supernatural pumpkin harvest. Paul Lazar directs, Annie-B Parson choreographs and Sibyl Kempson provides the delightfully unintelligible text, written in an invented language. The work had its premiere at the Chocolate Factory last year, and now New York Live Arts has resurrected it as part of the Replay Series. Can this please happen every year?” (Siobhan Burke-NYT)
New York Live Arts, 219 West 19th St. (btw. 7th/8th ave), Chelsea,
At 7:30 p.m., with 10 p.m. shows on Fridays and Saturdays,/ $15 to $30
212-924-0077, newyorklivearts.org

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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.

WHAT’S ON VIEW: Here are 3 Special Exhibitions in Chelsea Galleries that you may want to see:

Karl Wirsum* (through Nov. 16)
“In the 1960s when he was a member of the Chicago imagist group the Hairy Who, Karl Wirsum made graphically bristling paintings resembling banners for an underground freak show. His eye-popping and mind-bending first exhibition of new paintings and drawings in New York since 1988 finds him still rambunctiously animated.” (Johnson-NYT)
Derek Eller Gallery, 615 West 27th St. (W of 11th ave.)
(212) 206-6411, derekeller.com

Raqib Shaw, “Paradise Lost” (until Sat Dec 21)
East meets West in the work of this London artist, who originally hails from India, and whose sumptuous, jewel-and-enamel inlaid paintings and intricately detailed sculptures combine numerous traditions and canons—including Indian miniatures and textiles, Old Master painting, Orientalism and Surrealism. His works might be best described as visions of paradise being invaded by the forces of hell. It’s a strange mix that plays upon our notions of exoticism while sending them up. For his debut at Pace, the artist fills all three of the gallery’s Chelsea locations.
Pace Gallery 508 W 25th St. btw Tenth and Eleventh Aves
Tue–Sat 10am–6pm
212-255-4044 / thepacegallery.com

Richard Serra, “New Sculpture” (until Sat Jan 25 2014)
Gagosian’s double dose of Richard Serra presents dueling sides of the sculptor: the popular artist name checked in a Vampire Weekend song, and the confrontational figure familiar from his earlier career.

The gallery’s West 21st Street location presents the former in fine form, with a single massive work. Curling ribbons of steel, set on edge and towering to ceiling height, nestle together to create Serra’s signature bowing and curving of space. They swallow viewers up in a phenomenological ecstasy one usually associates with, say, walking along a narrow canyon. The metal’s russet color only adds to the sensation of experiencing something more natural than man-made.

The tone, if not the scale, of the work shifts on West 24th Street, with a group of sculptures and nary a bend in sight. Hard-edged steel plates, patinated a carceral gray, get in your way like barricades around a government building. A set of enormous blocks serves as a memorial to the recently deceased sculptor Walter De Maria, a friend of Serra’s. Experiential warmth gives way to cold truths as Serra employs his legendary toughness to challenge not only gravity, but death itself.—(Howard Halle/TONY mag)
Gagosian Gallery, 522 W 21st St, btw 10th/11th Aves
Tue–Sat 10am–6pm
212-741-1717 / gagosian.com

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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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : Manhattan’s WestSide” dated (11/07) and (11/05).

Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, NOV. 08, 2013

SINEAD O’CONNOR (through Sunday)
“The Irish singer has been in the headlines recently because of her public feud with Miley Cyrus, but what is missed in the back-and-forth is that O’Connor’s most recent album, “How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?,” is one of the strongest records of her multi-decade career. It includes defiant rockers, introspective ballads, and a cover of John Grant’s “Queen of Denmark” that rivals her breakout version of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” (NewYorker mag)
City Winery, 155 Varick Street, near Spring Street, South Village,
At 8 p.m., / $115-$125 (waitlist)
608-0555, citywinery.com

Michel Camilo Big Band (through Sunday)
“At 59, pianist Michel Camilo roughly parallels his fellow Caribbean keyboardist Monty Alexander: Each is the unchallenged master of a genre that would hardly exist without them (Dominican jazz, Jamaican jazz) but both can also brilliantly play virtually every subgenre of jazz that’s ever been played on the piano.

Although this weeklong run at the Blue Note features the largest ensemble generally found in jazz, Mr. Camilo’s big band, his new album “What’s Up” uses the most intimate kind of format ever used in the music, the solo piano. The album begins with the title track, a hard-driving rhythmic piece that approximates a boogie-woogie but with the rhythmic accents in unexpected places—one could call it a “woogie-boogie.”

Mr. Camilo’s original “Island Beat” sounds less overtly Caribbean and more like a mixture of Ernesto Lecuona and Art Tatum. There are also thoughtful reinterpretations of such warhorses as “Love For Sale,” “Take Five” and a ruminative “Alone Together,” the latter a rather inspired thematic choice for solo keyboard.” (WSJ)
The Blue Note, 131 W. Third St.,
At 8PM & 10:30PM / $30 at bar; $45 at table
(212) 475-8592 / bluenote.net

Tony Malaby’s Paloma Recio (through Saturday)
“Paloma Recio, a vigorous working band led by the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, explores shadowy postbop terrain with the subtlest of Spanish accents. The band is usually a quartet with the guitarist Ben Monder, the bassist Eivind Opsvik and the drummer Nasheet Waits; for this engagement, there’ll be two drummers, Dan Weiss and Billy Mintz.” (NYT-Chinen)
Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village,
At 9 and 10:30 p.m./ $10 cover, with a $10 minimum.
989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com

November 21, 1963: The Day Before
As the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination approaches, and with it various artistic tributes, a multimedia event at Symphony Space takes a different tactic: Reimagining the day before JFK’s assassination, when, supposedly, the world was a bit more innocent. Performers include soprano Megan Weston, bass-baritone Robert Osborne, actor Olympia Dukakis and pianist Margaret Kampmeier; there are also visual art and multimedia elements of the event. As most of the composers—including Lera Auerbach, Daniel Felsenfeld and the seemingly ubiquitous Nico Muhly—weren’t around yet in 1963, one hopes that imagination trumps experience.” (CORINNE RAMEY-WSJ)
Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, at 95th St.
At 7:30PM / $32
864-5400 / symphonyspace.org

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A PremierPub and 3 Good Eating places – 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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“Pub” is used in it’s broadest sense – bars, bar/restaurants, wine bars, tapas bars, craft beer bars, dive bars, cocktail lounges  – just about anyplace you can get a drink without a cover charge.

If you have a fave premier pub or good eating place on Manhattan’s WestSide let us all know about it – leave a comment.
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Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – THURSDAY, NOV. 07, 2013

Sounds of Change: Music in Transition,
Featuring Works by Schubert and Weber
Since 1999, Mannes College has presented a yearlong music festival every year. Each festival has a theme and a program of more than 20 concerts performed by Mannes’ gifted young student artists, distinguished faculty members, and renowned guests and held at prestigious New York City concert venues and cultural institutions. Each festival is an exploration of an individual composer, a musical group, a stylistic movement, or a historical period. The 2013 festival, “Sounds of Change: Music in Transition”, explores music written during transitional periods, from the baroque to the present.
Program:
Franz Schubert – Introduction and Variations on “Trockne Blumen” Flute and Piano
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G Minor for Flute, Piano, and Cello, op. 63
Franz Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667
Concert Hall, Mannes College, 150 West 85th Street
At 7:30 / FREE ; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served

DAHESH MUSEUM SALON
Seeing through Paintings
How does one restore an art work from the damages of time or natural disaster? How can collectors distinguish a real work of art from a fake?

Artists, collectors, museums, and galleries often call on conservator Rustin Levenson. Find out what she does and how she does it during her illustrated talk, and stay for a book signing.
Dahesh Museum, 145 Sixth Avenue, at Dominick Street
at 6:30pm / FREE
212-759-0606

Marc Ribot Trio*(through Nov. 10)
A dyed-in-the-wool avant-jazz player and a key part of New York’s downtown scene, the guitarist is also a dependably creative and adaptable studio musician, having graced albums by, among others, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (the Grammy-winning “Raising Sand”), Elton John, Tom Waits, and Elvis Costello. With his own trio, which includes the drummer Chad Taylor and the fabled bassist Henry Grimes, Ribot puts a twisted spin on the blues, exotica, and Albert Ayler-derived free jazz.” (NewYorker mag)
Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th St., West Village,
At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m./ $25, with a one-drink minimum.
255-4037, villagevanguard.com

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse
The CMS New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse series champions modern composers of chamber music. Including works in a vast range of styles, this series invites listeners to witness musical innovation performed by an extraordinary cast of musicians in the stunning setting of the Kaplan Penthouse.

Lieberson Quintet for Piano and Strings (2001)
Abrahamsen Ten Preludes for String Quartet (1973)
Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet and String Quartet (1994)
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, 165 W. 65th Street
10th floor of the Rose Building
at 7:30pm – $35

Compagnie Marie Chouinard (through Nov. 10)
“Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies, a gentle, minimalist musical revolution at the end of the 19th century, is an energetic opposite to the choreographer Marie Chouinard’s often brash and abrasive style. Which makes her interpretation of his work — with 11 dancers taking turns at a piano — all the more intriguing. “Gymnopédies,” which also contains nudity, shares a bill with “Henri Michaux: Mouvements,” inspired by the India ink drawings and poetry of the Belgian artist Henri Michaux.” (Schaefer-NYT)
Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, at 19th Street, Chelsea,
at 8 p.m./ $10 to $49.
(212) 242-0800, joyce.org

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What’s on View:
Special Exhibitions @ 3 Museum Mile / Fifth Ave. Museums:

“Legends of the Dead Ball Era” (1900-1919) (through Dec. 1)
“Eighteenth Century Pastels” (through Dec. 29)
“Julia Margaret Cameron” (through Jan. 5, 2014)
“Medieval Treasures From Hildesheim” (through Jan. 5, 2014)
“Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800″ (through Jan. 5, 2014)
‘Balthus: Cats and Girls — Paintings and Provocations’ (through Jan. 12, 2014)
“Brush Writing in the Arts of Japan” (through Jan. 12, 2014)
“Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa, The Venini Co., 1932–1947” (through March 2, 2014)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, at 82nd St.
(212) 535-7710 / metmuseum.org

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Special Mention: Metropolitan’s northern branch at the Cloisters
Janet Cardiff / The Forty Part Motet (through Dec 8)
The Forty Part Motet (2001), a sound installation by Janet Cardiff, is the first presentation of contemporary art at The Cloisters. Regarded as the artist’s masterwork, and consisting of forty high-fidelity speakers positioned on stands in a large oval configuration throughout the Fuentidueña Chapel, the fourteen-minute work, with a three-minute spoken interlude, continuously plays an eleven-minute reworking of the forty-part motet Spem in alium numquam habui (1556?/1573?) by Tudor composer Thomas Tallis.
Visitors are encouraged to walk among the loudspeakers and hear the individual unaccompanied voices—bass, baritone, alto, tenor, and child soprano—one part per speaker—as well as the polyphonic choral effect of the combined singers in an immersive experience. The Forty Part Motet is most often presented in a neutral gallery setting, but in this case the setting is the Cloisters’ Fuentidueña Chapel, which features the late twelfth-century apse from the church of San Martín at Fuentidueña, near Segovia, Spain, on permanent loan from the Spanish Government. Set within a churchlike gallery space, and with superb acoustics, it has for more than fifty years proved a fine venue for concerts of early music.
Worth the trip to far northern Manhattan.
subway: #1 to 59th St., transfer and “take the A train” to 190th St.,
walk about ½ mile N to the Cloisters.
This is a beautiful location, esp. in the fall, overlooking the Hudson Palisades.
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‘Robert Motherwell: Early Collages’ (through Jan. 5, 2014)
‘Christopher Wool’ (through Jan. 22, 2014)
“Kandinsky in Paris, 1934–1944“ (through Apr. 23, 2014)

Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th St.
(212) 423-3500 / guggenheim.org.

‘Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting From the Mauritshuis’ (through Jan. 19, 2014)
Frick Collection, 1 East 70th St., at Fifth Ave.
admission is by timed tickets.
288-0700 / frick.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. ==================================================================================== What’s on View: Top Photography Exhibitions
(NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide)   

Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street / 212-708-9400
XL: 19NewAcquisitions in Photography (through Dec. 31)
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 2014) 

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710
Julia Margaret Cameron (through Jan. 5, 2014)
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969  (through Jan. 26, 2014)

ICP 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000
Lewis Hine
The Future of America: Lewis Hine’s New Deal Photographs
JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years
All these exhibitions run from Oct 4, 2013–Jan 19, 2014

American Museum Natural History 
79th St. And Central Park West / (212) 313-7278
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies (through May 31, 2014)

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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in right Sidebar: “NYCity Events: Manhattan’s WestSide” dated 10/24 and 10/22.

Today’s “Fab 5”+1 / Selected NYCity Events – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 06, 2013

Canstruction at Brookfield Place (through Nov. 13)
“The purpose of this annual event at the former World Financial Center is twofold: families can admire exquisite structures designed entirely from cans of food (past creations have included giant electric mixers, rocket ships, cartoon characters and castles), and each can will be donated to City Harvest at the end of the exhibit. While the event is free, families are encouraged to contribute a can or two of their own to feed the hungry.” (nycgo.com)

Each year, teams of architects, engineers and designers build large-scale sculptures out of canned food for this competition and food drive. Twenty-six entries will be displayed and judged in categories such as Best Use of Labels, Most Cans and People’s Choice; favorites from last year’s contest, including a replica Jefferson Memorial made of tuna fish, will also be shown at other locations around town (through Nov 8).
Find time for this one – the structures, created solely from cans, are amazing!

Michael Rodriguez Quintet
“The trumpeter Mike Rodriguez brings a sleek postbop modernity to his engagement with Latin jazz. His band here is equipped to do the same, with input from Chris Cheek on saxophones, Jeb Patton on piano, Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass and Obed Calvaire on drums.” (Chinen-NYT)
Smoke, 2751 Broadway, at 106th St.
At 7, 9 and 10:30 p.m./no cover, with a $20 minimum at the 10:30 p.m. set
(212) 864-6662, smokejazz.com

Performa 13
“Performa is dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of 20th-century art and to encouraging new directions in performance for the 21st century. For its fifth biennial, Performa 13 will feature more than 100 contemporary artists, including 12 Performa commissions along with premieres and a multitude of new works by up-and-comers. This year’s biennial takes place at more than 60 venues throughout New York City. For a full list of today’s performances, see the event’s website.” (nycgo.com)

Akram Khan*
“Khan, a star of the British dance scene, presents “Desh,” a solo from 2011, which offers an intimate meditation on his own identity. Khan asks what it means to be a Briton of Bangladeshi descent, and a master of kathak, the classical Indian dance form, who also embraces contemporary techniques. With the aid of evocative projections and stage design by Tim Yip (the production designer of the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) and a syrupy score, Khan embarks on a voyage into his own past. The most exciting element is his dancing—quicksilver, rhythmically intricate, and constantly surprising.” (NewYorker mag)
Rose Theater, Lincoln Center, 60th St and Broadway,
At 7:30 p.m., $25 to $90.
721-6500, whitelightfestival.org

Big Apple Film Festival (through Nov. 10)
This annual festival — the 10th — highlights short and feature-length films and documentaries by independent filmmakers in New York City. The opening film, screening on Wednesday at 8 p.m., is “Jake Squared,” written and directed by Howard Goldberg and starring Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour and Mike Vogel. There will also be several programs of short films, beginning at 6 p.m.
TriBeCa Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, near Laight St.,
$20 per screening program.

NYC Comedy Festival (Nov. 6-10)
Performances by Wanda Sykes, John Mulaney and Whitney Cummings, and a conversation between Larry David and David Steinberg are among the highlights of this year’s New York Comedy Festival, which is now in its 10th year and is presented in association with Comedy Central and produced by Carolines on Broadway.
Today’s Featured event is: Stand Up For Heroes
Featuring: Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, Roger Waters and other surprise guests.
Presented by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, Stand Up for Heroes is an evening of comedy and music benefiting injured service members, veterans and their families.
The Theater at Madison Square Garden
At 8PM / $105 and up

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A PremierPub and 3 Good Eating places – Tribeca

B-Flat  /  277 Church st (Btw Franklin/White)

There are some places that are tough to find, then add a layer of mystery when you do find them. B-Flat has a nondescript, almost unmarked door at street level – today’s speakeasy vibe. Open this door and you face a dimly lit stairway down to their basement location. It almost takes a leap of faith to follow the stairs down to their interior door. But open that door and a pleasant surprise awaits you.

It’s a basement jazz spot all right, but not like any traditional jazz joint you may have been to before. This place looks as fresh as today, probably because it’s only been open for 6 years. Even though it hasn’t had a chance to age gracefully, the cherry wood accents and low lighting make this small space very inviting.

There is always jazz, often progressive jazz,  playing over their very discrete, stylish bose speakers, setting just the right tone as you find a seat at the bar, or one of the small tables. There is wine and beer available, but this place has some expert mixologists making some very creative cocktails, which I’m told change seasonally, a nice touch.

Come at happy hour and tasty cocktails like the el Diablo or the lychee martini are $8 – not bad. I am a sucker for any drink made with lychee and how can you not try a tequila drink named el Diablo. There is also nice selection of small bites available at happy hour and a food menu that is as innovative as the cocktail menu, so this does not have to be a happy hour only stop.

It wasn’t surprising to find a tasty prosciutto and arugula salad with yuzu dressing, but I did not expect to find such a good version of fried chicken breast on the apps menu. Here it’s called “Tatsuta.” Best bet is to sample happy hour, then dinner on a Monday or Wednesday night, when you can finish with no cover live jazz that starts around 8.

This place is tough to find (look for a small slate sandwich board on the sidewalk out front advertising happy hour) and on some nights when there is no live music it may be a little too quiet for some. But I think it’s worth searching out if you want a place with good music, food, and especially drinks, away from the maddening crowd.

Website: http://http://www.bflat.info/index.html
Phone #: 212-219-2970
Hours: Mo-Wed 5pm-2am; Th-Sat 5pm-3am; no Sun
Happy Hour: 5-7pm every day; $8 cocktails + special prices on apps
Music: Mon/Wed 8pm
Subway: #1 to Franklin; walk 1 blk E to Church; 1 blk N to bFlat

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“Pub” is used in it’s broadest sense – bars, bar/restaurants, wine bars, tapas bars, craft beer bars, dive bars, cocktail lounges  – just about anyplace you can get a drink without a cover charge.

If you have a fave premier pub or good eating place on Manhattan’s WestSide let us all know about it – leave a comment.
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Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – TUESDAY, NOV. 05, 2013

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE (through Nov. 10)
“The company returns to the DHK Theatre—recently vacated by the ill-fated New York City Opera—for the first time in almost four decades. The two-week run is composed of mixed bills, including the unveiling of a new one-act version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” by the resident choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky. The company also revives Twyla Tharp’s virtuosic whirlwind “Bach Partita” (1983), unseen for almost thirty years.” (NewYorker mag)
DHK Theater, Lincoln Center,
At 7:30PM / $20 to $150.
(212) 496-0600, davidhkochtheater.com

Jason Moran, Critically Acclaimed Jazz Pianist
Critically acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran in a program of original compositions and jazz standards. Moran’s improvisations have been praised by the Village Voice as “dynamic, eruptive, and keyed to the compositions at hand.”
Juilliard School, Paul Hall, 155 W. 65th St. At Broadway
At 8:00PM / FREE, Tickets required
1-212-769-7406

Brice Marden, Eileen Costello, David Anfam – An Art Book Series Event
From the monochromatic nuances of his early paintings to the vivid calligraphic loops and webs of his recent landscapes of China, the work of American artist Brice Marden (b.1938) has had a significant impact on contemporary art.

Marden discusses his creative process and sources of inspiration with David Anfam, Commissioning Editor for Fine Art at Phaidon Press and one of the foremost scholars on abstract expressionism, and art historian Eileen Costello, author of Brice Marden (Phaidon, March 2013).

Brice Marden is the first in Phaidon’s new series of well-illustrated, introductory books on important contemporary artists. Brice Marden is also the first comprehensive monograph on the artist. It includes a full discussion of his painting, drawing, and printmaking. Dr. Costello explores the origins, development, style, themes, meanings, and media of Marden’s complete body of work and provides invaluable insight into this artist, who has been hailed as the most profound abstract painter of the past four decades.
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum
At 6p.m. / FREE

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG: NED IS NINETY
A musical birthday party for American icon Ned Rorem. Highlights from his half-century career as a songwriter, along with music by his friends and inspirations: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Theodore Chanler, Aaron Copland, Noël Coward, Francis Poulenc, and Virgil Thomson. Mr. Rorem will be in attendance!
ARTISTS:
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists
MERKIN Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., at Broadway
AT 8:00pm / $40-$55
212-501-3303 /

Django Reinhardt NY Festival (through Nov. 10)
“Dorado Schmitt, a French guitarist with the roguish charisma and pencil-thin mustache required of any Gypsy jazz paragon, is the inexorable star of this Django Reinhardt NY Festival, as in years past. He’ll be joined by his countrymen and fellow specialists: Ludovic Beier, on accordion; Pierre Blanchard, on violin; and Francko Mehrstein, on rhythm guitar. Joining them are a succession of guests, including the vocalists Cyrille Aimee (on Tuesday and Wednesday) and Freddy Cole (on Thursday).” (Chinen-NYT)
Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton,
At 8:30 and 11 p.m./ $40 cover, with a $10 minimum
581-3080, birdlandjazz.com

Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
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WHAT’S ON VIEW: Special Exhibitions @ 4 MUSEUMS (Manhattan’s WestSide) 

‘Walker Evans: American Photographs’ (through Jan. 26, 2014)
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keefe (through Jan. 26, 2014)
America’s cultural landscape shifted rapidly in the early 20th century. American Modern at the Museum of Modern Art looks at this change via some of the iconic works produced between 1915 and 1950. Artists highlighted include George Bellows, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz and Andrew Wyeth. In organizing the art thematically, American Modern will highlight the connections between the artists’ works.
Museum of Modern Art: 11 W 53rd St. (btw 5th /6th Ave.)
(212) 708-9400 / moma.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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‘The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution’ (through Feb. 23)
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, at 77th St.
(212) 873-3400 / nyhistory.org.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Al Hirschfeld Exhibition
(through Jan. 4)
“The Line King’s Library,” a display of work by Al Hirschfeld, whose specialty was theatrical caricatures, includes rare works as well as those familiar to theatergoers and readers of various publications, including The New York Times. The exhibition also includes video interviews with Mr. Hirschfeld, who died in 2003 at 99, and works by some of his contemporaries.”
NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center
111 Amsterdam Ave and 65th St.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.,
until 8 on Mondays and Thursdays
(917) 275-6975, nypl.org/events/exhibitions/line-kings-library.

WHAT’S ON VIEW: Top Photography Exhibitions
(NYCity / Manhattan’s WestSide)

  Museum of Modern Art
XL: 19NewAcquisitions in Photography (through Dec. 31)
Walker Evans: American Photographs (through Jan. 26, 2014)
New Photography 2013 (through Jan. 6, 2014)
11 West 53rd Street / 212-708-9400

  Metropolitan Museum of Art
Julia Margaret Cameron (through Jan. 5, 2014)
Everyday Ephiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969 
(through January 26, 2014)
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) / 212-535-7710

  American Museum Natural History 
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies          
(through May 31, 2014)
79th St. And Central Park West / (212) 313-7278 

   ICP
Lewis Hine
The Future of America: Lewis Hine’s New Deal Photographs
JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years
All these exhibitions run through Jan. 19, 2014
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street / 212-857-0000

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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in the right Sidebar: “Selected Events + Special Exhibitions : … …” dated (10/22) and (10/20).