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November 30, 2011

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ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
OPENING NIGHT GALA BENEFIT
NOVEMBER 30th
New York City Center

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will kick-off a five-week New York season on November 30th with a star-studded gala benefit at New York City Center that begins an exciting new era led by Artistic Director Robert Battle. Honorary Chairs for the special evening are First Lady Michelle Obama and the legendary model Iman.

Nine-time Grammy Award-winner John Legend will join Ailey’s Alicia Graf Mack in an exclusive live performance of “If It’s Magic,” choreographed by Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison to the timeless music of Stevie Wonder.

Attendees will also enjoy the company premiere of modern dance master Paul Taylor’s Arden Court, a one-night-only performance of Lar Lubovitch’s duet Prelude to a Kiss, and Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations, with live music and a cast of 50. “Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is not only one of the world’s most popular dance companies, but a cultural treasure that renews your spirit with each performance,” said Iman, one of the evening’s Honorary Chairs. “I can’t wait to see the curtain go up on Ailey’s extraordinary dancers and share in a moment of true revelry.”

The benefit will honor Kimberly B. Davis, President of The JPMorgan Chase Foundation, for all of J.P. Morgan’s wonderful support of Ailey’s educational and community programs over the years. The event’s co-chairs are Simin & Herb Allison, Kathryn & Kenneth Chenault, Agnes & Gerald Hassell, Linda & Sandy Lindenbaum, Sharon C. Taylor and Joan & Sandy Weill.

The 2011-12 season marks an historic moment as Robert Battle takes the helm as only the third Artistic Director in the Company’s 53-year history, following the illustrious Judith Jamison and founder Alvin Ailey himself. “I’m honored by the great responsibility to lead this magnificent Company,” Robert Battle said. “The Gala Benefit is the perfect opportunity to support and celebrate Ailey’s vital legacy as we begin to journey in exciting new directions.”

Proceeds from the Gala will benefit Ailey’s educational programs, including scholarships and innovative outreach programs. For benefit tickets to the gala performance and dinner-dance in the Hilton New York Grand Ballroom, attended by prominent figures in the worlds of entertainment, business, philanthropy and politics, please call (212) 405-9031. For a schedule of the performances through January 1st, or for tickets, starting at $25, visit www.alvinailey.org, www.citycenter.org, call CityTix (212-581-1212), or visit the New York City Center box office.

Gala tickets, which include the performance and dinner, range from $500 - $5,000; tables range from $15,000 - $50,000.
For more information, please call 212-405-9031.

Performance-only tickets are available through CityTix or at the New York City Center Box office. For more information, please call 212-581-1212.

New York City Center | West 55th Street
Between 6th and 7th Avenues

Another New York Cool Tip:

Moïse et Pharaon
November 30, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Carnegie Hall

This opera-in-concert presentation will feature Rossini's lavish French-language version of 1827 replete with romance, intrigue, vengeance, and acts of God as Moses leads the Jews out of the land of Pharaoh and into freedom, by way of the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. The story is impassioned and the music is gorgeous. Guest artists include James Morris, Kyle Ketelsen, Angela Meade, Eric Cutler, and Marina Rebeka, with the American Symphony Orchestra. James Bagwell will conduct.

Single tickets start at $25 and are available online at carnegiehall.org, by phone through Carnegie Charge at (212) 247-7800 or in person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. For more information, please visit collegiatechorale.org.

Carnegie Hall | 881 Seventh Avenue

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the DVD release of Crayton Robey’s Making the Boys.

Also Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the DVD release of Steven Williford’s The Green.

November 29, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's reviw of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo , which opened this week in New York City.

New York Cool Tip:

SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS
November 29 - December 3, 2011, at 7:30pm
December 4, 2011, at 2pm
Park Avenue Armory

With the compositional rigor of a visual artist (the choreographer typically designs his own sets, costumes and make-up), Shen Wei incorporates vivid colors, striking design, and imaginative use of space into theatrical, kinetic paintings. Often staging his dances on a grand scale with a high level of production detail, his works have been celebrated for their "gorgeous visual imagery" (The London Times). Following his creative exploration as a Park Avenue Armory Artist-in-Residence, Artistic Director Shen Wei and his company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, performs a bold world premiere work that heralds the next direction for the ensemble. Created during the Company's 16-month residency at the Armory, Undivided Divided combines handcrafted scenic elements with expansive digital projection in a performance that makes dynamic use of the boundless possibilities available in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall.

Tickets are $35 and are available by calling the Park Avenue Armory Ticket Hotline at 212-933-5812 or by visiting www.ArmoryonPark.org.

Park Avenue Armory | 643 Park Avenue, NYC
(between 66th and 67th Streets)

November 28, 2011

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Martha Hill Dance Fund Awards Ceremony
Monday November 28 at 6 PM
Manhattan Penthouse

This year's Martha Hill Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to DANIEL LEWIS, former dancer with the Limon Dance Company, assistant to Martha Hill at Juilliard, and founding Dean of Dance of the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. The Award will be presented by Carla Maxwell, Artistic Director of the Limon Dance Company. Receiving the Young Professional Award will be Patricia Carby, a student at the New World School. The evening will also feature an excerpt from the film "The Life of Martha Hill," a documentary by Greg Vander Veer. Emcee for the evening will be Mercedes Ellington; Gala Chair is Henning Rubsam.

Tickets start at $150
For tickets call 212.247.2564 or www.marthahilldance.org

Manhattan Penthouse | 80 Fifth Avenue, 17th floor (at 14th Street)

November 27, 2011

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MONETTE: I Love My Life
Thurs & Friday 8pm; Sat 3pm & 8pm; Sun 3pm & 7pm
Oct 21-Nov 27, 2011
Walker Space

With divorce papers in front of her, and her only child off to college, Kennedy “Monette," is completely alone. How will this soon-to-be-divorced empty nester reclaim her life? Jamine Eileen Coles plays more than ten characters including Monette’s smooth-as-silk African-American father, her folklore tale telling Caribbean mother, and one very uptight best friend in this heart-felt laugh-out-loud story about learning to love who you are and where you are in the moment.

A New One Woman Show
Starring Jasmine Eileen Coles
Written by Kymberle Joseph
Directed by Jesse Wooden, Jr.

Tickets: $20 Preview performances with code Prevw, Oct 21-28; $30 Oct 29-Nov 27
http://www.smarttix.com
Call 212.868.4444

Walkerspace | 46 Walker Street, NYC

November 26, 2011

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The 1st Annual Literati Film Festival
November 26, 2011 from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m
Anthology Film Archives

The Literati Film Festival is a collection of thought provoking works from around the world. It is an international showcase of film to evoke an emotional response and a perceptual alteration in the viewer. The Literati Film Festival is a collection of thought provoking works from around the world. It is an international showcase of film to evoke an emotional response and a perceptual alteration in the viewer. Join us for an evening of oddities and rarities from around the world.

It is our hope that you will behold something unfamiliar and strange, yet at the same time revel in its familiarity. We want to bring the viewer to a place outside their comfort zone, to a place where they normally are not allowed just as film does. It is a transitory experience. Voyeuristic, it is a window into the lives and minds of others. We want to show things that quicken the heart and mystify the senses.
Tickets will be sold at the Anthology Film Archives box office for $14.

FILMS
Kip and Vanilla Chip – Stephen Decky
Underdogs – Jordan Bloch
Black Ice – Ben Mosca
Dauphin 007 – Jonathan Monaghan
The Dust Machine – Damon Mohl
Prismatic Planes – Alex McLeod
Sound of the Spheres: System 7 (Nitrogen) – Colin White
Black and White TRYPPS #3 – Ben Russell
Morning Glory – Robert Todd
Pechorin – Roman Krusch
For further information or images please contact our office at 718-514-9509

Anthology Film Archives |32 Second Avenue @ Second Street
www.literatifilmfestival.com

Another New York Cool Tip:

MONETTE: I Love My Life
Thurs & Friday 8pm; Sat 3pm & 8pm; Sun 3pm & 7pm
Oct 21-Nov 27, 2011
Walker Space

With divorce papers in front of her, and her only child off to college, Kennedy “Monette," is completely alone. How will this soon-to-be-divorced empty nester reclaim her life? Jamine Eileen Coles plays more than ten characters including Monette’s smooth-as-silk African-American father, her folklore tale telling Caribbean mother, and one very uptight best friend in this heart-felt laugh-out-loud story about learning to love who you are and where you are in the moment.

A New One Woman Show
Starring Jasmine Eileen Coles
Written by Kymberle Joseph
Directed by Jesse Wooden, Jr.

Tickets: $20 Preview performances with code Prevw, Oct 21-28; $30 Oct 29-Nov 27
http://www.smarttix.com
Call 212.868.4444

Walkerspace | 46 Walker Street, NYC

November 25, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Michel Hazanavicius’s
The Artist, which opened this weekend in New York City.

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November 24, 2011

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Photo Credit Angelo Rivera

Happy Thanksgiving from the writers and photographer of New York Cool to all our readers.

November 23, 2011

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SHE KILLS MONSTERS
Tuesday - Saturday at 7pm
Saturday & Sunday at 3pm
November 4 – December 23
The Flea Theater

The Bats are back and ready for action in The Flea Theater’s world premiere production of SHE KILLS MONSTERS, a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Robert Ross Parker. Previews begin November 4, with opening night slated for Thursday, November 17.

In SHE KILLS MONSTERS, average Agnes is finally leaving her childhood home following the death of her totally weird sister, Tilly. When she stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, Agnes embarks on an action-packed adventure to discover more about her sister than she previously cared to know. A high-octane comedy fraught with hostile fairies, randy ogres, and ‘90s pop culture, SHE KILLS MONSTERS is a heart-pounding homage to the badass (& geek) within us all.

The Flea will also host the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired art exhibit DOOMSLANGERS. Successfully presented at New York’s Allegra LaViola Gallery last winter, Artist Casey Jex Smith brings to life a D&D adventure to save the mythical city of Dingershare from the evil Lord Ricaek. The exhibit can be viewed in the Flea’s lobby one-hour before the show.

Tickets are $25 and are available by calling 212-352-3101 or online at www.theflea.org. Please also note, all Tuesday performances are Pay-What-You-Can (one ticket per person; subject to availability at the door only) and Saturday matinees are $10.

The Flea | 41 White Street
Bbetween Church and Broadway, three blocks south of Canal
Close to the A/C/E, N/R/Q, 6, J/M/Z and 1 subway lines.

November 22, 2011

Just Published: Read Arlene McKanic's review of Ashlin Halfnight’s
A Hard Wall at High Speed.

November 21, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

NEIGHBORHOOD READING SERIES
Monday, November 21st @ 6PM
At O’Lunney’s (Upstairs)

Come upstairs, grab a drink and join us for an evening of thirsty theatre!
Theatre East presents the last installment for 2011 season in its NEIGHBORHOOD READING SERIES upstairs at O'Lunney's, 145 West 45th Street (bet. Broadway & 6th Avenue), this coming Monday, November 21st. 6:00 pm is a Mixer with the reading at 7:00 pm.

For November, Theatre East will present Independent Spirit Award Nominee Cyndi Williams’ “A Name For A Ghost To Mutter”. The cast includes: Kelly Kunkel, Mary Ruth, Douglas Sheppard, Valerie Redd, Joseph Mitchell Parks, Babs Winn, Todd Eric Hawkins, Sarah Brill, and Christa Kimlicko Jones.

“A Name For A Ghost To Mutter” is New York premiere play about a family that gathers to clean out their deceased cousin’s home, and the memories and mysteries found therein. A truly wonderful family play for the holiday. Come and see what the Austin Chronicle hailed as "...trailblazing glory..." and "...all the right moves..."

All readings are FREE, but please RSVP to readingseries@theatreeast.org.

O'Lunney's | 145 West 45th Street
(bet. Broadway & 6th Avenue

November 20, 2011

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Saviana Stanescu's
Aliens With Extraordinary Skills
November 2, 2011-November 20, 2011
Wed.-Sat. @ 8pm
Sun @ 3pm
5pm show on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19
Theatre 54

Following their successful production of Play Nice! at 59e59 Theaters, Ego Actus will present Aliens With Extraordinary Skills, the critically acclaimed play by Saviana Stanescu. Immigration is a huge topic in today's headlines and this story of a female European circus clown's struggle to find happiness and a green card in New York City is right on point. This production will include an additional scene from the author that was included in the Mexico City production which ran for eight months in rep at Teatro La Capilla. Aliens With Extraordinary Skills will be directed by Joan Kane (Play Nice! at 59e59 theaters) and will open on November 2, 2011. The set design is by Starlet Jacobs (Best Scenic Design, 2011 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity).

Tickets are $20.00 and are available at www.smarttix.com, or by phone 212-868-4444.
http://www.EgoActus.com

Theatre 54 | 244 West 54th Street
Between Broadway & 8th Avenue
12th Floor

November 19, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Alexander Payne’s The Descendants , which opened this weekend.

Also Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Simon Curtis’s My Week With Marilyn, which opened this weekend.

New York Cool Tip:

Pillage The Village: World's Largest Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, November 19th at 12:00 Noon
Greenwich Village

DealEvents.com and the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Attempt To Break World Record To Benefit Four Charities

There are many things that New York City does better than Chicago. In the vital departments of pizza, baseball, the weather and bagels, The Big Apple leaves The Windy City in its dust. On Saturday, November 19th, DealEvents.com, New York's favorite new daily deal website, and the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce will attempt to add one more item to this list: scavenger hunts. DealEvents and the Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to organize Pillage The Village: World's Largest Scavenger Hunt, a prize-filled marathon event to promote their Shop Local Initiative, all while benefiting four non-profit organizations.

The University of Chicago set the current Guinness World Records™ record with a scavenger hunt that drew 924 participants earlier this year. Pillage The Village organizers expect New Yorkers to shatter that record by coming out to support downtown businesses.

Throughout Pillage The Village, hunters must gather items and complete tasks at locations all around Greenwich Village. Winners will take home prizes including Kindle Fires, travel vouchers, restaurant gift certificates, movie passes and more. The event is open to all ages and participation is free. Pillage The Village will kickoff at a soon to be disclosed location in downtown New York at 12:00 noon on Saturday, November 19th. Participants can register now at http://dealevents.eventbrite.com/. To keep up with Pillage The Village news, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/dealevents, http://twitter.com/#!/dealevents http://www.dealevents.com.

Pillage the Village will support Hudson Guild, the LAMP, the McBurney YMCA and ACE

Greenwich Village | Location to be disclosed soon

November 18, 2011

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Girard-Perregaux’s Exhibition
A Tale of Inspiration: Unveiling 220 Years of Watchmaking Art
Friday, November 18, 2011 – Wednesday, November 23, 2011. 6:00am-10:00pm
Girard-Perregaux Boutique

Girard-Perregaux, will showcase for the first time its most iconic and classic set of timepieces in New York City. The brand will be celebrating 220 years of watchmaking history and its everlasting reputation for being the quintessence of quality and excellence. Guests can witness a brilliant collection of timepieces from elegant pocket watches to multiple award-winning wristwatches, from past to present collections, each infused with the company’s traditions of gorgeous artistry and skilled craftsmanship. Girard-Perregaux is paying tribute to the finest moments of its history by presenting their most famous pocketwatches like the 1889 La Esmeralda and their 1840 Lepine pendant watch (pictured here) signed by J.-F Bautte & Co, in addition to their classic collection of wrist watches, which include the 1991 Tourbillon, the 2009 version of the Vintage 1945, and the refined decoration and architecture of the 1966 Tourbillon, now marked as their 220th Anniversary wristwatch. To listen and to observe the steady movements of these watches is to understand the spirit and genius of a particular time and place- and it is with great pleasure that we discover this exhibition where Girard-Perregaux’s 220 year-old legacy is manifested within each and every timepiece in the collection.

Free Admission. For more information, visit www.Girard-Perregaux.com or call (646) 495-9915

Girard-Perregaux Boutique | 701 Madison Avenue
(Madison Ave & 63rd Street)

Another New York Cool Tip:

.357 Lover/Bikini Carwash/Dave Godowsky at Union Hall
Friday November 18th. 8PM
Union Hall

On Friday November 18th, the rock operatic .357 Lover will play songs from their upcoming album The Purchase of the North Pole. Originally from Denton, TX, they found themselves as a backing band for both John Cameron Mitchell of Hedwig and Andrew WK respectively. In addition to supporting They Might Be Giants and Ben Folds, frontman, Corn Mo, recorded a song with each. .357 Lover’s dynamics include power chord riffs and densely packed narrative structures, a homunculus of Queen and Tiny Tim. Also, performing are Bikini Carwash - a brand new 5-piece rock/punk band with Lizzie Steelheart on vocals and NYC nightlife guru Andy Shaw on bass - and singer/songwriter Dave Godowsky. For more information on .357 Lover visit: www.357Lover.com.

Tickets $8. For more information or advance purchase visit http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=
loadSelectionData&eventId=4035535

Union Hall | 702 Union St. (@ 5th Ave.)

November 17, 2011

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Theatre After Dictatorship: Chile's Guillermo Calderón
Thursday, November 17, 6:30 p.m.
Martin E. Segal Theatre

Meet one of Latin America’s rising theatre stars, Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón (Under the Radar Festival 2011/Radar L.A. Festival 2011). Trained in Chile and the U.S., Calderón takes on politically charged subjects both historic and contemporary in a minimalist style that “comes up big where it counts” (La Segunda). Calderón’s works have been presented in 25 countries and he is currently under commission by London’s Royal Court Theatre and the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf. For this special evening, Calderón will direct excerpts from his plays including Neva, Diciembre, Villa, and Speech. With a discussion moderated by Andrew Kircher (Associate Producer, Under the Radar). Presented in collaboration with AO International, with special thanks to the Public Theater.

Free! First come, first served.

Martin E. Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave at 34th St.

Another New York Cool Tip:

Japan Society
Otomo Yoshihide’s Installation Without Records
Open Thursday, November 17 through Sunday, November 20
Japan Society

Otomo’s computer operated installation – a series of empty turntables set up to produce a variety of sounds – created as an homage to Christian Marclay’s album “Record Without Cover” (1985) and exhibited at museums and galleries throughout Japan in recent years, will be on view in Japan Society’s public space for New Yorkers to see and hear.

FREE and open to the public

Japan Society | 333 East 47th Street
Between First and Second Avenues

November 16, 2011

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The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion
Panel Discussion With
Patrick McMullan, Austin Scarlett, & Bill Indursky
Wednesday November 16th 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
General Assembly

Active Ideas Productions presents: The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion a panel discussion at General Assembly.

Featured Panelists are:

Patrick McMullan: Photographer and founder of Patrick McMullan Company

Austin Scarlett: Fashion Designer & Project Runway Star

Bill Indursky: co-founder of VandM.com

The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion is the third a monthly discussion series on Art as Entrepreneurship which Active Ideas Productions has organized at General Assembly.

Audience Participation & Questions are encouraged

Each event will conclude with a mix and mingle networking session where complementary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Seating is limited so interested attendees are encouraged to book tickets in advance.
Complementary cocktails provided by MEDEA Vodka.

Complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Tickets are $30 and available here

General Assembly | 902 Broadway, 4th Floor,
New York, 10010

Another New York Cool Tip:

Housing Works Fashion for Action: 2011 VIP Opening Night Reception
Wednesday, November 16 6:00pm - 9:00pm
The Altman Building

Join Honorary Chair, Thom Browne and Co-Chairs, Patricia Clarkson and Rachel Roy as our annual fashion fundraiser kicks-off at the beautiful Altman Building in Chelsea.

The evening will be the perfect blend of style, shopping, and feel-good fundraising with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction.

Guests will enjoy advance access to shop from more than $1 million worth of new, high-end apparel and beauty merchandise, all available at charitable prices.

All funds raised will go towards Housing Works’ fight to end homelessness and AIDS.

Ticket Info:
Buy Tickets: http://www.housingworks.org/events/fashion-for-action/f4a-buy-tickets

For more info: http://www.housingworks.org/events/fashion-for-action/

The Altman Building | 135 West 18th Street

November 15, 2011

Another New York Cool Tip:

Quintet of the Americas Concert and History of Tango Workshops
November 1, 8, 15 and 17 @ 7:30PM
Tango Workshops November 1, 8 and 15, 11:00 AM
Salvation Army Center of Jackson Heights

The Quintet of the Americas will perform a concert on
Thursday, November 17 at 7:30 PM at the Salvation Army Center of Jackson
Heights, 86-07 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens and give a series
of History of Tango workshops on November 1, 8 and 15, 11:00 AM each day
at the Center. These events, part of Latin American Cultural Week 2011
(http://www.lacw.net/), are presented by Latin American Cultural Center
of Queens and the Salvation Army Center of Jackson Heights, Major Angelo
Rosamilla, Director.

The Quintet will be joined by internationally renowned guests, the
Binelli-Ferman Duo - Argentinian bandoneonist Daniel Binelli and
Uruguayan-American pianist Polly Ferman for the concerts and workshops.

Salvation Army Center of Jackson Heights | 86-07 35th Avenue | Jackson Heights, Queens

New York Cool Tip:

Build Something Modern
Tuesday, November 15 @ 7 pm
Irish Arts Center

Build Something Modern tells the story of a hidden canon of Irish architecture; groundbreaking young architects who pushed the boundaries with surprisingly little recognition at home. From the 1950s to the 1970s, adventurous architects, eager to be among the first Irish modernists, travelled to Africa for excitement and creative freedom. They designed hospitals, schools and churches and were commissioned by Catholic missionaries. Build Something Modern is a touching and revealing film about people and the special relationship they have with the things they created.

Admission: $10 general / $8 member. If you need assistance placing your order, call 866-811-4111, irishartscenter.org

Irish Arts Center | 553 West 51st St.
New York, NY 10019

November 14, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

The Wedding Salon
Monday, November 14. 4-8PM
Manhattan Center Studios

On November 14, 2011, The Wedding Salon will host the bridal event of the year. The event is called The Wedding Salon and brides can attend the show to see couture gowns by Carolina Herrera, Jenny Packham & Kenneth Pool and fantasy table décor by David Tutera for Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings. Brides can also enter to win magical honeymoon giveaways. At the event, there will be a fashion show, beauty makeovers, cocktails, cake tastings, truffles, cake pops and fabulous goodie bags.

For $15 promotional tickets ($50 value, admits 2), use code COOP at www.weddingsalon.com, call 212-631-7777 or email sarah@weddingsalon.com

Manhattan Center Studios | 311 West 34th Street
New York, New York 10001

November 13, 2011

New York cool Tip:

Compañía Flamenca José Porcel: Gypsy Fire
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2011-2012 World Stages series with Compañía Flamenca José Porcel. Under the artistic direction of internationally renowned flamenco artist José Porcel, Spain's preeminent company of dancers, musicians and singers will perform a program entitled "Gypsy Fire" on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm. "Gypsy Fire" celebrates the origins of the art of flamenco. "With this new production," says Mr. Porcel, "I would like to present to audiences the purest and oldest parts of flamenco, preserving the traditional customs and experiences of the Andalusian people." The Company returns to the United States for the first time since their critically acclaimed 2008-2009 North American tour. Including both intricately choreographed and improvisational works, the repertoire will range from the deeply emotional "Seguiriya," which portrays the suffering and pain of the Gypsy people, to the more elegant "Ronda," a piece performed by women incorporating the traditional long-trained dresses and castanets, and the festive "Alegrías," inspired by the playfulness of traditional Spanish jesters and clowns.

Tickets: $45 orchestra / $36 mezzanine

Online orders: www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org
Box Office: (718) 951-4500, Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm - 6pm

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College | 2900 Campus Road
Brooklyn, NY 11210

Another New York Cool Tip:

Adam Gyorgy
Carnegie Hall
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ 8:00 PM
Carnegie Hall

Adam Gyorgy is regarded as one of the finest Liszt players in the world and the Liszt ambassador in his home country of Hungary. His performance at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall honors the 200th birthday of Franz Liszt, and will include the famous Liszt Sonata in b minor, as well as virtuoso Liszt Transcriptions, a Paganini-Liszt étude, a Hungarian Rhapsody, and his own improvisations of well-known melodies, unique in the classical music community. In 2008, CNN World Report called Adam Gyorgy “one of today’s rising stars in classical music”.

Tickets: $40-125
Carnegie Hall Box Office
Phone: CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800
Online: carnegiehall.org

Carnegie Hall | Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York City 10019

Another New York Cool Tip:

SOKOLOW THEATRE/DANCE ENSEMBLE
November 10-13 (Thurs/Fri/Sat at 9 PM; Sunday at 2 PM)
Cunningham Studio

The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Jim May, will perform Anna Sokolow's 1965 "Odes," not seen in New York since 1968. The work for 23 dancers is set to music by Edgar Varese, which will be performed live. The Company will also present a fascinating film of Anna Sokolow teaching the dance to students of the Ohio State University Dance Program. Completing the program are solos by Jim May, Ernestine Stodelle, and "Two Preludes" Sokolow, created for Evelyn Shephard. The dance will be performed by Melissa Birnbaum, taught and coached by Ms. Shephard.

Tickets: $35
Reservations: 1-800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com

Cunningham Studio | 55 Bethune, 11th floor
(between Washington & West Streets)

November 12, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

The New Yorker’s Seventh Annual
Passport to the Arts Event
A Benefit for the CUE Art Foundation
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Animazing Gallery

On Saturday, November 12th, 2011, the New Yorker Promotion Department will host its seventh annual Passport to the Arts. This perennially popular event offers a curated look at the art scene in SoHo and Chelsea, and features a self-guided tour of leading galleries, a private gala cocktail party, and a silent auction benefitting the CUE Art Foundation. Tickets are $49 and are available for purchase at www.ticketweb.com.

On Saturday, November 12th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., participants will pick up a program guide, a map, and an official passport at Passport to the Arts headquarters, located at the Animazing Gallery, 54 Greene Street (at Broome Street). At each gallery on the self-guided tour, passports will be stamped with a replica of a featured work of art by established and emerging artists. After the tour, participants are invited to a cocktail reception featuring a silent auction of twenty-four artworks. Artists featured on the stamps and in the auction include Kirk Reinert, Yann Gross, Ellen Kuras, Sarah Canright, Karen Knorr, Kelly Heaton, Allison Schulnik, and more. The reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Hudson Studios (601 West 26th Street, 13th Floor).

Galleries on the tour include Andrew Edlin Gallery, Animazing Gallery, Aperture Foundation, Betty Cuningham Gallery, ClampArt, CUE Art Foundation, D'Amelio Terras, Danziger Gallery, David Zwirner, Derek Eller Gallery, Jack Shainman Gallery, James Cohan Gallery, Mixed Greens, Monya Rowe Gallery, Peter Blum Gallery, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Susan Inglett Gallery, Zach Feuer Gallery, and ZieherSmith.

All funds raised by the silent auction and a portion of the proceeds of ticket sales will benefit the CUE Art Foundation, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to promoting culture by supporting the creativity of under-recognized visual artists, and by offering comprehensive arts education programs for artists and students. The CUE Art Foundation has served over 7,500 artists and 1,500 middle- and high-school students since its founding eight years ago.

The New Yorker’s Passport to the Arts event is presented by Buick. It is supported by Delta Airlines, Olay, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, and EILEEN FISHER.

For more information, including a full list of participating galleries and artists, visit http://www.newyorkeronthetown.com/passport/. Tickets are $49 and are available via TicketWeb at www.ticketweb.com or by phone at 866-468-7619.

Animazing Gallery | 54 Greene Street (at Broome Street).

November 11, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, which opens today, Friday November 11, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

The Fearless Factor Woman of the Year Awards
Friday, November 11. 5-8 PM.
MetLife Building at Bryant Park.

Join Jacqueline Wales, the founder of The Fearless Factor leadership development program, at her The Fearless Factor Woman of the Year Awards, honoring two exceptional New York women making a difference in the world: Lena Alhusseini of The Arab American Family Support Center and Saranne Rothberg of Comedy Cures Foundation. Partial proceeds from the event will benefit the honorees.

Tickets $55. For more information or advance purchase visit http://thefearlessfactor2011award.eventbrite.com/

MetLife Building | 1095 Sixth Avenue
at Bryant Park

Another New York Cool Tip:

“Life Is What You Make It: A Concert & Conversation with Peter Buffett”
November 11th @ 7pm
New York Society for Ethical Culture

The performance will be held at The New York Society for Ethical Culture on Friday, November 11th, at 7pm. The program, which emphasizes the importance of building a culture of philanthropy and making a difference in the world, combines a cello and live piano/vocal performance with video clips of Peter’s film, TV, and philanthropic work that trace his career’s journey. Punctuated with his integrity, candor and unique talent, the end result is an inspirational and rewarding event that will resonate with every audience member looking to lead a more fulfilling life.

Peter’s Concert & Conversation has toured to The Vancouver Peace Summit, Ze Shan Foundation, Free the Slaves, Aspen Ideas Festival, Global Philanthropy Forum, UN General Assembly, and Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, as well as many schools across the country, including Berklee College of Music, Syracuse, Columbia, The New School, and University of Southern California. For more information about the show and to watch a short clip, visit www.peterbuffett.com/liwymi-cc. In addition, you can read a recent article that ran in Fortune Magazine: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/10/peter-buffett-rocks-beijing/.

Tickets: $125 Adults, which can be purchased here: http://theacademioflife.com/event4.php

The New York Society for Ethical Culture | 2 West 64th St, New York, NY 10023

November 10, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Latin American Cultural Week
Theater, Music, Dance, Film, Auctions and Visual Arts Events
November 10 through November 17
Various Locations Throughout New York City

Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR), founded and directed by Polly
Ferman, announces the 6th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (LACW), a
diverse and dynamic showcase of the rich culture of Latin America, with
theater, music, dance, film, auctions and visual arts, November 10-17,
throughout New York City.

This year’s opening event will be a Festival of Latin American Music, on
Thursday, November 10 – 7:00 PM at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center of
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, Van Dam and 47th St. in Long Island
City, Queens.

Performers will include Venezuelan violinist Eddy Marcano, Chilean
expatriates Los Chamanes, and the Brazilian sounds of Ogans.

This program is presented by PAMAR and the Honorable Helen M. Marshall,
Queens Borough President, in honor of the richness and diversity of the
Latin American culture in the City of New York and in the Borough of Queens.

Other participants in this year’s LACW will include The Latin American
Piano and Song Festival, directed by Mexican pianist Cesar Reyes,
Argentinean bandoneon virtuoso Daniel Binelli, Brazil’s Dende and Band,
Colombian classical guitarist Nilko Andreas Guarin, Argentinean bass
virtuoso Pablo Aslan, Cuban jazz saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera, Colombian
painter Raul Manzano, Repertorio Espanol, North/South Consonance, and
PAMAR Director, Uruguayan Pianist Polly Ferman.

Participating institutions include the Consulates General of Spain,
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay, as well as The Americas
Society, Carnegie Hall, Christie’s, Empire State College, Instituto
Cervantes, Museo del Barrio, Mexican Cultural Institute, Sotheby’s, IATI
Theater, Lincoln Center and the World Music Institute.

Participating sponsors include NYC Latin Media & Entertainment
Commission; New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, Lower
Manhattan Cultural Council; New York State Council on the Arts; the
Office of Queens Borough President, Helen M. Marshal; the Consulate
General of Brazil in New York; the Consulate General of Spain; ArtNexus;
El Diario; De Norte a Sur; Voz Latina, Rennert Language Schools and
Shibui Markets.

For more about LACW, please visit PAMAR's Latin American Cultural Week
site at http://www.lacw.net/.

Various Locations Throughout New York City

Another New York Cool Tip:

2011 New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's
Protecting Kids First! Gala
Thursday November 10, 2011
The Plaza Hotel

The 2011 New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Protecting Kids First! Gala will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at The Plaza Hotel. We are pleased to announce Vice Chairman of Newmark Knight Frank, Mark S. Weiss, and New York Knicks' Assistant General Manager and his wife, Allan and Tamara Houston, will be honored with the Strength of Our Society Award.

"It is an honor for us to be a part of The NYSPCC's annual gala. We both share The NYSPCC's deep commitment to supporting the children and families of New York City. Their innovative programs offer families a second chance, and the opportunity to grow and thrive in a healthy, safe environment. We have been blessed with having experienced a loving and supportive family and are delighted to see other families experience the same. We commend NYSPCC for all their efforts and accomplishments." Allan and Tamara Houston

The evening will feature Deborah Norville as emcee and a special performance by Lynda Carter.

Click here for ticket infomation

Plaza Hotel | 768 Fifth Avenue

November 9, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Aristophanes’s
Frogs
November 4 – 19, 2011
Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30 pm
Additional Performances:
Sat., Nov. 12th at 2:30 pm; Tues., Nov. 15th at 7:30 pm &
Sat., Nov. 19th at 2:30 pm
Fourth Street Theatre

Experience a rowdy, bawdy romp through the underworld in Fault Line Theatre's productions of FROGS. The play is a celebration of humor and a poignant examination of the purpose of art. Inventing what would become the finest traditions of modern comedy, Aristophanes brings to life characters that belong in the same breath as the Three Stooges, Mel Brooks and Looney Tunes. A night of original music, jokes and capable storytelling, FROGS is a comedy event 2,500 years in the making.

Tickets are $18. For more information or advance purchase, visit www.faultlinetheatre.com.

Fourth Street Theatre | 83 E. 4th Street
Between Bowery & 2nd Ave. | F to 2nd Ave. or 6 to Bleecker

New York Cool Tip:

Pedro Roth and Pedro Cuperman Book Presentation
"No Todo Es Nirvana En La Calle Corrientes Baby"
and "Midnight Nirvana At Times Square"
November 9th 2011 | 6 PM to 9 PM
The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (at New York University)

Drawings by Argentine artist Pedro Roth
Texts by Professor Pedro Cuperman (Syracuse Univercity)

The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (at New York University)
53 Washington Square South (Suite 201)
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 1 (212) 998-3650

November 8, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Lady Bunny in That Ain't No Lady!
Every Tuesday from now until November 29th at 8PM.
La Nueva Escuelita

The raunchy, demented drag diva of Wigstock fame presents her first full-length one wo-man show in almost a decade at the popular latin nightspot La Escuelita every Tuesday in October at 8PM. Fast-paced and action-packed with glitzy costumes and Bunny's trademark gravity-defying bouffant wig, That Ain't No Lady! is a cabaret designed for a night club crowd--no lengthy monologues or sappy show tunes here. For mature audiences who enjoy irreverent humor! Though she just finished her second season of Rupaul's Drag U on Logo as the Dean Of Drag giving contestants "Lady Lessons", Bunny's deliciously bawdy brand humor is far from ladylike. Bunny re-works pop songs into hysterical parodies, using recent smashes like Ke$ha's Tik Tok (which Bunny transforms into Big Cock) to classics like All That Jizz. No musical genre is sacred so expect to hear from everyone from Katy Perry to Taio Cruz to Britney and Whitney get butchered. Sprinkle in zany Laugh-In style joke routines and a tribute to Amy Winehouse for added politically incorrect fun.

With a ticket price of $14.98 that's as cheap as her humor and a recession-friendly 1 drink minimum, That Ain't No Lady! provides over an hour of laughs for a decidedly affordable price. However, since Bunny's singing has been known to drive audiences to drink, there is a strictly-enforced 25 drink maximum. More info/tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/198296

Lady Bunny actress, deejay, singer/ songwriter, comedienne, ho http://ladybunny.net/

La Nueva Escuelita | 301 West 39th Street
Between 8th and 9th Avenues

November 7, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

November 6, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Charlotte Rampling: The Look, which opened this weekend in New York City.

New York Cool Tip:

Henning Rübsam's
SENSEDANCE
20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
NOVEMBER 5-6-7 at 8:00 pm
MANHATTAN MOVEMENT & ARTS CENTER

Henning Rübsam's SENSEDANCE will present three premieres celebrating his twentieth year as founding artistic director of his nine-member ensemble on Saturday, November 5th, Sunday, November 6th and Monday, November 7th at 8:00 pm at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC), 248 West 60th Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues).

The premieres will include, "HALF-LIFE," expressing some of the anxiety that Rübsam felt after the combined catastrophic events of earthquake, tsunami and reactor melt-down earlier this year. "TENANCY," is a new company collaboration with composer Beata Moon. The two artists have been working together since the ensemble’s inaugural season. It is inspired by James Merrill's poem but does not aim to illustrate it. Composer Ricardo Llorca is one of the other frequent collaborators, whose work has been a mainstay in the company's repertoire for the past ten years. There will be a new work (t b a) to his music. www.sensedance.org

Advance tickets are: General Admission: $31.00; Prime Seating: $41.00; Student w/ ID: $21.00. The tickets that day are $1.00 more for each ticket. They can be bought at http://www.manhattanmovement.com/event/sensedance/

MANHATTAN MOVEMENT & ARTS CENTER |
301 West 45th Street Suite # 9-D New York, NY 10036

November 5, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Gowanus Lounge
November 4 & 5 @ 8PM
Gowanus Arts

Curated by Brooklyn independent dancer/choreographer Erin Gottwald, this newest of Spoke the Hub’s concert series gathers artists and performers of all stylistic bents from cities beyond New York, providing a window into unknown dance territory. These out-of-towners have been invited to share their work in the artistically burgeoning industrial and residential neighborhood of the Gowanus in Brooklyn. This year, the Gowanus Guest Room hosts artists from Toronto, Boston and Pittsburgh.

$20 Adults / $10 Kids at the door, $15 Adults ONLY advanced online Buy Tickets Now
www.spokethehub.org
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/200634

Gowanus Arts | 295 Douglass Street (btw 3rd / 4th Aves)

November 4, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Brady Kiernan’s Stuck Between Stations, which opens today, Friday, November 4, 2011.

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Philipp Stölzl's Young Goethe in Love (Goethe!), which opens today, Friday, November 4, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

The World C.L.A.S.S. NYC
Benefiting City Harvest and The New York Public Library
Friday November 4th. 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Rubin Museum of Art

Calling all Thought Leaders and Social Innovators! The World C.L.A.S.S. is a global initiative Aligning Vision with Virtue.; a new class of globally-minded professionals celebrating Culture . Leadership . the Arts . Selflessness . Sustainability . Come network in the NYC chapter with strong minds and big hearts for a good cause. These monthly, networking events benefit our regional non-profit partners, City Harvest and The New York Public Library. Events are ongoing (1st Friday of each month) in New York and cities around the world advancing the principles of Conscious Capitalism, Thought Leadership and Social Innovation. Visit the event registration website for RSVP and details: http://theworldclassnyc.eventbrite.com

Admission is complimentary. At least one in-kind donation per person is required for entry (books and canned food), the more the merrier.

Rubin Museum of Art | 150 West 17 Street
(Between 6th and 7th Aves)

November 3, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Industrial Aesthetics:
Environmental Influences on Recent Art from Scotland
September 28th - November 12th, 2011
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 27th 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Times Square Gallery of Hunter College

"Industrial Aesthetics: Environmental Influences on Recent Art from Scotland" is curated by Darren Jones (Hunter College MFA ’09). With Glasgow at its heart, Scotland has, over the past twenty-five years, developed into one of the world’s most influential and imaginative centers of artistic production. New generations of artists continue to emerge from this unique city’s cultural rebirth, and the country’s transformation into a vital creative nexus. This exhibition brings together the work of an extraordinary group of artists from Scotland and contextualizes their various aesthetic and conceptual concerns within the wider social and civic legacies of their environment.

One of the largest exhibitions of contemporary art from Scotland ever seen in the United States, "Industrial Aesthetics: Environmental Influences on Recent Art from Scotland" presents a collection of works forged from a unique set of circumstances.

The participating artists are the originators and caretakers of a dynamic and inventive art scene that echoes ideals of social organization and communal action—hallmarks of Glasgow’s political and commercial history.

http://on.fb.me/nzwvG7

Times Square Gallery of Hunter College
450 West 41st Street
New York, New York 10036
(between Dyer and 10th Avenues)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Greg Oliver Bodine's
POE, TIMES TWO
Wed - Sat, @ 8pm
Oct. 26 - Nov. 5
WorkShop Theater Company (in the Jewel Box)

WorkShop Theater Company presents POE, TIMES TWO -- back-to-back solo performances adapted from two short horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe. One actor plus two short horror stories equals POE, TIMES TWO, a double-bill of one-man plays adapted from two classic tales by the American Godfather of gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe, running Wednesdays thru Saturdays, Oct. 26th - Nov. 5th in the Jewel Box Theater, at WorkShop Theater Company, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor, in a Special Event designed to thrill you and chill you. Greg Oliver Bodine, critically acclaimed for his published, solo adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound, (part of the 2011 New York Innovative Theatre award-winning Things at the Doorstep), reunites with Things director, DeLisa M. White, to bring two Poe classics, The Cask of Amontillado and The Black Cat, onstage for a theatrical experience that is at once immersive, engaging, and just damn frightening! Written and performed by Greg Oliver Bodine; Directed by DeLisa M. White.

Tickets: $18; $15-Students/Seniors. To purchase tickets, order online at our website: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/870135 o r call TheaterMania/OvationTix at 866-811-4111 - TDF accepted. For more information, please visit the workshoptheater.org/node/1963
Watch the YouTube video teaser: youtube.com/watch?v=bJEqCfxT0pk&feature=channel_video_title

WorkShop Theater Company | 312 W. 36 St., 4th floor
(betw 8/9 Ave.)
Subway: A/C/E to 34 St.

November 2, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

New York Musical Improv Festival
November 1 - 6, 2011
Magnet Theater

Magnet Theater presents the third annual New York Musical Improv Festival from November 1 - 6, 2011 at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.nymif.com. Most tickets are $10-$15 and feature performances by two different musical improv acts per show.

Over 150 performers from across the country will be converging on the Magnet Theater - from San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, Austin TX, and across NYC to create fully improvised musical performances - from traditional musical theatre to the cutting edge. The Magnet Theater is recognized as the center for musical improv study and performance in the U.S.

On Sunday, November 6, 2011, the Festival presents a performance to benefit Gilda's Club New York City to
raise funds and awareness for people living with cancer.
$10-$15; www.brownpapertickets.com or www.nymif.com ; 800-838-3006

Magnet Theater | 254 W. 29th Street
New York, NY 10001

Another New York Cool Tip:

Saviana Stanescu's
Aliens With Extraordinary Skills
November 2, 2011-November 20, 2011
Wed.-Sat. @ 8pm
Sun @ 3pm
5pm show on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19
Theatre 54

Following their successful production of Play Nice! at 59e59 Theaters, Ego Actus will present Aliens With Extraordinary Skills, the critically acclaimed play by Saviana Stanescu. Immigration is a huge topic in today's headlines and this story of a female European circus clown's struggle to find happiness and a green card in New York City is right on point. This production will include an additional scene from the author that was included in the Mexico City production which ran for eight months in rep at Teatro La Capilla. Aliens With Extraordinary Skills will be directed by Joan Kane (Play Nice! at 59e59 theaters) and will open on November 2, 2011. The set design is by Starlet Jacobs (Best Scenic Design, 2011 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity).

Tickets are $20.00 and are available at www.smarttix.com, or by phone 212-868-4444.
http://www.EgoActus.com

Theatre 54 | 244 West 54th Street
Between Broadway & 8th Avenue
12th Floor

November 1, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Dahna Abourahme's: The Kingdom of Women
Tuesday November 1, 2011 7:00pm
Alwan for the Arts

After the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, Ein al-Hilweh (the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon) was destroyed, and its men imprisoned. The Kingdom of Women documents the resilience, community spirit, and valor of the women from the camp during this period -- how they rebuilt the camp and protected and provided for their families while their men were held captive. Weaving between past and present, animation and daily life, Abourahme honors women’s contribution to the survival of the Palestinian community in exile.

$5-10 Suggested Donation. For more information visit http://www.alwanforthearts.org/event/798

Alwan for the Arts | 16 Beaver Streeet 4th Floor, NY NY 10004

Another New York Cool Tip:

2011 Princess Grace Awards Gala
November 1st
6:30pm Reception and Silent Auction /
7:30pm Awards Ceremony, Dinner, & Live Auction
Cipriani Wall Street

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, the Princess Grace Foundation–USA (PGF-USA) will host the 2011 Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and present 21 Awards to emerging artists in theater, dance and film, as well as the Prince Rainier III Award to be presented to Julie Andrews and the Princess Grace Statue Award to be presented to Jon M. Chu. Anne Hathaway will introduce the special tribute to Julie Andrews. The Gala will take place in the presence of T.S.H. Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco, in their first U.S. visit since their July wedding.

Gala Chairs: Dr. Jon Turk (PGF-USA Trustee) and Carolyn Gusoff Turk

Tickets: Tables can be purchased starting at $15,000, tickets starting at $1,250. To purchase tickets, contact Tamara Leuchtenburg at Event Associates: 212.245.6570 or :tamaral@eventasscoiatesinc.com

Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, NY

October 31, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Aki Kaurismaki’s Le Havre, which opened this week in New York City.

October 30, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Glenn Ficarra, John Requa's Crazy, Stupid, Love, which opened this weekend in New York City.

Faye Wattleton, Michael Schlein
And Tina Brown
Photo Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/PatrickMcmullan.com

Just Published: Read my article about the ACCION Gala at Cipriani on October 20, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

From Parlor to Grave: 1865 Funeral Reenactment
Sunday, October 30th 3 to 5 p.m.
Merchant’s House Museum

The parlors will be draped in black crape as we recreate the 1865 funeral of Seabury Tredwell. After the service, mourners are invited to follow the coffin to nearby New York City Marble Cemetery – rarely open to the public – for a tour. 19th-century mourning attire encouraged; black crape armbands will be provided. $30, $15 MHM Members; $10 Graveside Service & Cemetery Tour only

Merchant’s House Museum | 29 East Fourth Street (btwn Lafayette & Bowery)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Madame Tussauds After Dark: The Haunting
Thursday October 20th – Sunday October 23rd & Thursday October 27th – Sunday October 30th 9 PM –12 AM
Madame Tussauds New York

For eight nights only, Madame Tussauds After Dark awakens Times Square's restless souls for THE HAUNTING. Tread the wax museum's corridors in unnerving darkness and feel chills run up your spine as hundreds of sinister eyes follow your every move. Hear the horrifying screams that never end, but no one seems to be around. See why Madame Tussauds is notorious for terrifying paranormal activity, especially at night. Is there life after dark? You be the judge.

(List ticket infomation, phone numbers if applicable and any link in the short second paragraph)
Tickets $22 online and $25 at Door
www.AfterDarkNewYork.com

Madame Tussauds New York | 234 W 42 St Between 7th and 8th Ave
New York, NY 10036

October 29, 2011

Sara Buffamanti and Tuomas Hiltunen
Austin Flint's Prison Light
Photo Credit: Hunter Canning

New York Cool Tip: Read Arlene McKanic's review of Austin Flint's Prison Light, which is presently playing at HERE. The play closes tomorrow, October 30, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

Woodlawn's Bride

AFTER DARK AT WOODLAWN
SPOOKY HALLOWEEN TOUR
OCTOBER 29, 30 and 31, 2011 @ at 6PM and 7PM
Woodlawn Cemetery

This year, the spookiest annual Halloween event in NYC is getting a dramatic makeover.

On October 29, 30 and 31, an early evening walk through Woodlawn Cemetery comes ALIVE with real-life interpretations of NYC legends and lore, surreal tales of unsolved mysteries and murders, and more. City Lore Folklorist Elena Martinez leads the tours, accompanied by bagpipers and other mysterious characters. We can’t reveal too much, but visitors should bring a flashlight, and this tour is not for the faint-hearted.

COST: $20 admission fee.
Reservations are required for the Halloween tours:
Friends of Woodlawn, (718) 920-1470, friends@thewoodlawncemetery.org

Directions: The Woodlawn Cemetery is the last stop on the IRT #4 train. The cemetery is also accessible from the Metro North Railroad Harlem Line (Woodlawn Station). For those traveling by car, Woodlawn can be reached from the E. 233rd St. exit off the Major Deegan (#13) and the Bronx River Parkway (#10).
Groups meet at the Jerome Ave. entrance (near Bainbridge Ave., across from the last stop on the #4 train).

The Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
www.thewoodlawncemetery.org

Another New York Cool Tip:

October 28, 2011

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of David M. Rosenthal's Janie Jones, which opens today, Friday, October 28, 2011.

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Jennifer Fox's My Reincarnation, which opens today, Friday, October 28, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

Cut&Paste New York 2011
Friday October 28th. 7PM - 10:30PM
Angel Orensanz Foundation

Cut&Paste, the global digital design competition known for its lively onstage battles and reputation-making performances, will return to 12 cities this year, kicking off the tour in New York City on October 28th. The evening event features a live design competition of 16 designers duking it out in 2D, 3D and motion/animation design to claim their place at the 2012 Cut&Paste Global Championship in NYC, where one winner in each field will be crowned the victor. Cut&Paste is a design battle royale that launches designers into the spotlight and offers spectators a front row seat into the creative process. Complete with slick beats from DJ Ayres and an open bar from 7-8PM, the event will also feature an ongoing canvas art battle, courtesy of UK-based Secret Wars.

Advance online tickets are $15 for Adults, $13.50 per ticket for block of 4, $20 at the door. For more information visit: www.cutandpaste.com. To purchase tickets visit: www.cutandpastenyc2011.eventbrite.com.

Angel Orensanz |172 Norfolk Street

Another New York Cool Tip:

The Zombie Prom
Friday, Oct 28th 2011 @ 8PM
The Delancey


Live Performances by
Baby Teardrops
City Billies
The Deafening

Attention all undead—the Zombie Prom is back! Don’t miss the event that made the NY Daily News' “Perfect 10 for Halloween Week” list. On Friday, October 28th, dance your limbs off with live bands while supporting Personal Space Theatrics for the fourth year in a row. Pose for killer prom photos, compete for the title of Zombie Prom king or queen, win costume and raffle prizes, and drink $3 PBRs all night-of-the-living-dead long. Start decomposing; the zombies are ready to boogie. (The Delancey, 168 Delancey Street between Clinton and Attorney)
Personal Space Theatrics, Inc., founded in 2001, is a non-profit theater company dedicated to serve a curious and passionate audience by fundamentally changing the way they experience theatre by removing the barrier between stage and audience, creating a community within a shared space.

Cover $15
Tickets available at SmartTix
All proceeds benefit Personal Space Theatrics

The Delancey | 168 Delancey (b/w Clinton and Attorney)
Take the J train to Essex Street or the F train to Delancey

October 27, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Candlelight Ghost Tours of ‘Manhattan’s Most Haunted House’
Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22
Thursday – Saturday, October 27-29
50 Minute Tours begin every half hour from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Merchant’s House Museum

Come see the house The New York Times called “Manhattan’s Most Haunted” by flickering candlelight and hear about strange and inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. $25, 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. $30, 9:30 p.m. (includes fourth floor Servants Quarters) $40; MHM Members $13 all times.

Merchant’s House Museum | 29 East Fourth Street (btwn Lafayette & Bowery)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Safe Horizon Monster Mash
Thursday, October 27th. 8PM - 11PM
Katra Lounge

Safe Horizon's Junior Council hosts a spirited celebration of the season to benefit children, individuals, and families affected by crime and abuse. Come in costume to attend the festivities in support of Safe Horizon's hotlines, shelters, court and community programs, and other services that help victims move from crisis to confidence. The best costume also gets an award!

3-hour open bar for all guests. Gratuity not included.
VIP package includes ¼ bottle champagne, table service, appetizer platter, and meet-and-greet with the artists.

Tickets are $75 and you can purchase them here: https://org2.democracyinaction.org

KATRA LOUNGE | 217 Bowery, New York, NY

October 26, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

American Federation of Arts
Cultural Leadership Awards at Fall Gala
Wednesday, October 26
Cocktails at 6:30 p.m., and
Dinner at 8 p.m.
Metropolitan Club

The American Federation of Arts (AFA) will hold its 2011 Fall Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards on Wednesday, October 26, at the Metropolitan Club in New York. This year, the AFA will honor renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic and National Gallery of Art Director Earl A. Powell III. They will be introduced by MoMA PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach and former Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Philippe de Montebello, respectively.

The gala will be held at the elegant and historic Metropolitan Club, founded by J. P. Morgan in 1891 and located at One East 60th Street at Fifth Avenue in New York. Distinguished guests will include AFA trustees, patrons, artists, and other leading members and supporters of the art and museum communities. Cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 8 p.m. A raffle will be held at the gala, with artworks generously donated by April Gornik and Richard Bell. The raffle drawings will be at 9:45 p.m., followed by dancing and cocktails at 10:00 p.m. Raffle tickets can be purchased in advance or at the gala. Participants need not be present to win. All proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will benefit the AFA’s exhibitions and programming.

Gala and/or raffle tickets can be purchased at afaweb.org/gala.html.

Metropolitan Club | One East 60th Street at Fifth Avenue
New York

October 25, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Joe Kiely's
Crab House: The Musical
October 20 - 9:30PM
October 21 - 7:00PM
Laurie Beechman Theater
October 25 & 26- 9:30PM
Don't Tell Mama

Direct from its successful run in Sydney Australia comes “Crab House,” a contemporary dark comedy musical by Joe Kiely & Zachary Drummer. Through a wave of scandalous secrets, murder, and personal guilt “Crab House” satirically explores the insatiable nature of human greed and the relentlessness of the service industry. So grab a table and take a look at tonight’s unusual specials at the “Crab House.”

Ticket prices $15 General / $10 Students. Venues have a 2 drink minimum. For more information or advance ticket sales visit:
www.crabhousethemusical.com

Laurie Beechman Theater | 407 W. 42nd Street
Don't Tell Mama | 343 West 46th Street

Another New York Cool Tip:

New Ideas, New Breakthroughs - A Presentation by Ben Camer
Tuesday, October 25 at 5pm
Brooklyn Museum

Meet. Mingle. Ask. Learn.

Culture is essential. As part of its 10th Anniversary Speaker Series, Heart of Brooklyn invites Ben Cameron to consider the role of the arts and cultural institutions in our global, mobile, virtual world. Mr. Cameron is Program Director for the Arts at Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in NYC, where he supervises a $13 million grants program focused on organizations and artists in theatre, contemporary dance, jazz and presenting fields. Prior to his work at the Foundation, Mr. Cameron held positions at Theater Communications Group, the Dayton Hudson Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has presented to arts communities at both the national and international level, including TEDx.

This event is free, but space is limited. RSVP at www.heartofbrooklyn.org/speakerseries

Brooklyn Museum | 200 Eastern Parkway
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium
Cocktail reception to Follow

Another New York Cool Tip:

Ribbon Cutting and Gala Celebration
Reopening of the New York City Center
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Ribbon-cutting Ceremony @ 6:30 p.m
Performance @ 7 p.m.,
Dinner at Cipriani 42 Street (110 E. 42nd Street) at 9 p.m.
New York City Center

New York City Center will reopen following a historic renovation and modernization with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and star-studded gala on Tuesday, October 25 at New York City Center. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will conduct the Encores! Orchestra in the opening number (as a nod to Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who conducted the New York Philharmonic when City Center opened as a performing arts center in 1943).

The show, directed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall with music direction by Rob Berman, will feature Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Joshua Bell, Matthew Broderick, Barbara Cook, Denyce Graves, Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Donna Murphy, New York City Ballet, Sarah Jessica Parker and Brian Williams, plus more to be announced. The performance will be followed by dinner at Cipriani 42 Street.

The reopening gala will kick off a celebratory season of new and expanded programming, festivals, exhibits, a special commission, and performances by world-class dance and theater companies. The renovation, designed by Ennead Architects, LLP (formerly Polshek Partnership), has transformed the city-owned, landmark building into a contemporary cultural center complete with modern amenities and enhanced historic details, from the mezzanine lobby’s painted ceiling and murals to the auditorium’s arabesque dome. New York City Center is located on W. 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7 p.m., and dinner at Cipriani 42 Street (110 E. 42nd Street) at 9 p.m.

The Gala Artistic Committee includes: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Robert Battle, Matthew Bourne, Victoria Clark, Judith Jamison, Peter Martins, Wynton Marsalis, Lynne Meadow, Isabella Rossellini, Stephen Sondheim, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Woetzel.

The Gala Leadership Committee is Noreen and Kenneth Buckfire; Bobbie and Lew Frankfort; Perry and Marty Granoff; Monica and Raymond A. Lamontagne; Patricia W. and Jesse Robert Lovejoy; Stacey and Eric Mindich; Robin and Frederic Seegal; Nicole Seidel; Lisa Simonsen and Ian Phillips; Stephanie and Fred Shuman; Diane H. and Joseph S. Steinberg; Judy and Fred Wilpon; and Lisa and Richard Witten.

Performance-only tickets start at $50 and can be purchased at the New York City Center box office (W. 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), through CityTix at 212-581-1212, or online at NYCityCenter.org. Performance and gala tickets range from $1,500 to $5,000. Tables for 10 guests are available for $100,000, 50,000 and $25,000. For additional information and reservations, call 212.763.1205 or visit NYCityCenter.org.

New York City Center | W. 55th Street
Between 6th and 7th Avenues.

October 24, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

SMART
Mondays at 7:30pm
September 19 - October 24
The Kraine Theater

EndTimes Productions will present the World Premiere of SMART, a true-crime drama based on the notorious Dartmouth Murders of 2001. Written by Robert Fieldsteel and directed by Russell Dobular, SMART was originally presented as part of VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE, New York's oldest and largest Sci-fi/Horror-themed theater festival, in June. This revised, re-worked production will run September 19 - October 24 at The Kraine Theater.

SMART centers around Doug, a college student who is writing his dissertation on a pair of high school classmates who brutally murder a college professor and his wife. Posing as students doing research for a school survey, the teens hatch a plan to take the couple by surprise, threaten them into revealing their bank PIN numbers, rob and kill them -- all to get money for a trip to Australia. The chilling scenes play out as Doug interviews one of the murderers from jail, delving deep into the mind of a cold-blooded killer.

SMART stars Alessandro Colla, Kiersten Armstrong, Kelly Riley, Matthew Glogowski, Anthony Mead and Becky Sterling with costumes by Christopher Johnston, special effects by Leah Dashe and sound design by Stefan Bensaid.

SMART runs September 19 - October 24, Mondays at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students), available at 212-352-3101 or www.EndTimesProductions.org

The Kraine Theater | 85 East 4th Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Aves -- accessible from the F train at 2nd Ave).

October 23, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

23rd Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Sunday, October 23, 2011
9:00 a.m. – Check-in, on-site registration, breakfast
10:00 a.m. – Opening Ceremony and special awards
11:00 a.m. – Walk begins
Riverside Park, West 97th Street & Riverside Drive in Manhattan

The Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter is now recruiting walkers, supporters and volunteers for its annual fundraiser, Walk To End Alzheimer’s 2011. This year’s two-mile walk will take place in scenic Riverside Park (West 97th Street & Riverside Drive) on the morning of Sunday, October 23, 2011 and will be emceed by Bill Ritter of WABC-TV and Alice Stockton-Rossini. The Walk is expected to raise $1million.

Emmy and Tony Award winning actor David Hyde Pierce will serve as an Honorary Walk Chair and will be on hand for the event. Also in attendance will be actor and supporter Victor Garber and Alex McCord from The Real Housewives of New York City.

To register, visit www.alznyc.org/walk (click on Riverside Park) or call the 24-hour helpline at 800-272-3900. Participants who raise $100 will receive the official Walk to End Alzheimer’s T-shirt. Participants who raise $500 will receive the official Walk to End Alzheimer’s short-sleeve and long-sleeve shirts. Participants who raise $1,000 will receive the official Walk to End Alzheimer’s short-sleeve and long-sleeve shirts and canvas tote bag. Participants who raise $5,000 will receive the official Walk to End Alzheimer’s short-sleeve and long-sleeve shirts, canvas tote bag, “Forget-Me-Not” silk scarf or silk tie, and a Sterling silver “reason to hope” bangle bracelet or men’s cuff bracelet. Individual walkers who raise $2,000+ and official teams that raise $10,000+ will be invited to attend the VIP Breakfast. Walkers can register on-site, but are strongly urged to register in advance.

Riverside Park | West 97th Street & Riverside Drive in Manhattan

Another New York Cool Tip:

All-Liszt Bicentennial recital, Rorianne Schrade, pianist
Sunday, October 23rd, 7:30 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

On October 23, at 7:30 PM, Impromptu Classics will present Rorianne Schrade, pianist, in a bicentennial all-Liszt program at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City. Winner of numerous prizes and accolades, Ms. Schrade is known for performing large virtuoso Romantic works. She will include Liszt’s monumental B Minor Sonata, his transcription of Bach’s Organ Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, his Waltz after Gounod’s Faust, and selections from his Etudes, Années de Pelerinages, Valses-Caprices, and Legendes. Ms. Schrade has been praised for a “big virtuoso romantic approach” (American Record Guide), in her third successful commercial CD recording, and she has been cited by Springfield’s Union-News for “dazzling concertgoers with blazing technical skill and captivating them with vulnerable emotional depth... Schrade keeps alive and, in a sense reinvents a venerable tradition of heroic virtuoso performers born in the Liszt-Paganini era.” This year has found Ms. Schrade performing numerous All-Liszt concerts, as well as a works of Schumann, Ravel, and W.S. Bennett in her highly successful September 30th recital at Wigmore Hall in London.

Rorianne Schrade teaches in New York City, where she resides. She has been writing reviews and articles for New York Concert Review since 2006 and is a Steinway Artist.

Admission: $25 per person
For more information, please visit: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Event.aspx?id=4294978105

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall | 154 West 57th Street

October 22, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene , which opened this weekend in New York City.

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of J.C. Chandor's Margin Call, which opened this weekend in New York City.

New York Cool Tip:

Candlelight Ghost Tours of ‘Manhattan’s Most Haunted House’
Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22
Thursday – Saturday, October 27-29
50 Minute Tours begin every half hour from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Merchant’s House Museum

Come see the house The New York Times called “Manhattan’s Most Haunted” by flickering candlelight and hear about strange and inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. $25, 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. $30, 9:30 p.m. (includes fourth floor Servants Quarters) $40; MHM Members $13 all times.

Merchant’s House Museum | 29 East Fourth Street (btwn Lafayette & Bowery)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Jennifer Lopez Headlines 15th Anniversary Weekend At Mohegan Sun
October 22, 2011 @8PM
Mohegan Sun

Superstar Jennifer Lopez will make her way to Mohegan Sun for a one-time-only special performance in Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, October 22nd at 8:00pm, created especially for the 15th anniversary celebration.

Tickets are $125.00 & $85.00 and go on sale Friday, September 16th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster's national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, September 17th, subject to availability.
Tickets: $125.00 & 85.00

Mohegan Sun | 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd.
Uncasville, CT 06382

October 21, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Joe Kiely's
Crab House: The Musical
October 20 - 9:30PM
October 21 - 7:00PM
Laurie Beechman Theater
October 25 & 26- 9:30PM
Don't Tell Mama

Direct from its successful run in Sydney Australia comes “Crab House,” a contemporary dark comedy musical by Joe Kiely & Zachary Drummer. Through a wave of scandalous secrets, murder, and personal guilt “Crab House” satirically explores the insatiable nature of human greed and the relentlessness of the service industry. So grab a table and take a look at tonight’s unusual specials at the “Crab House.”

Ticket prices $15 General / $10 Students. Venues have a 2 drink minimum. For more information or advance ticket sales visit:
www.crabhousethemusical.com

Laurie Beechman Theater | 407 W. 42nd Street
Don't Tell Mama | 343 West 46th Street

Another New York Cool Tip:

Bowery Poetry Club| 308 Bowery
(between Houston and Bleecker, F train to 2nd Ave., 6 to Bleecker)

Chamber Players International Presents Manhattan Concerts
Friday, October 21 – 7:00 PM and Sunday, October 23 – 3:00 PM
The Greene Space and The Dimenna Center

The October 21 event will be a fundraiser in conjunction with GrowNYC
and New York State Farmers affected by Hurricane Irene. 100% of the
proceeds will be donated to the recovery fund to help GrowNYC’s
Greenmarket farmers who were severely affected by Tropical Storms Irene
and Lee in early September.

Repertoire for both concerts will be the World Premiere of Reinhard
Seehafer’s Piano Quintet, which consists of four movements: I Adagio, II
Scherzo Prestissimo, III Andante assai and IV Allegretto scherzando,
along with Beethoven’s String Trio Op 9, in G.

Performers will be guest artist Mr. Seehafer, pianist and composer,
along with Anna Rabinova violin, David Lisker violin, Bela Horvath,
viola and Hiro Matsuo, cello.

Tickets for the October 21 GrowNYC concert are $25 and are available at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205473 or at the door the night
of the event. To learn more about GrowNYC, visit www.grownyc.org.

Tickets for the October 23 concert are $20. For tickets and more
information, contact Chamber Players International toll-free at
877-444-4488 or visit http://chamberplayersinternational.org/.

The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space | 44 Charlton Street
The Dimenna Center for Classical Music, 38th Street and 10th Avenue.

October 20, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Accion's 50 Anniversary Gala
6:30 P.M. Cocktails
7:30 P.M. Dinner and Program
October 20, 2011
Cipriani 42 Street New York City

Honoring Vikram Pandit
Emcee: Tina Brown,Editor-in-chief-- Newsweek Daily Beast
Gala Co-Chairs: Amy Butte & John Heimann
Board Chair: Diana L. Taylor
Dinner Committee Chair: Henry Miller
Honorary Committee Chair: Ajay Banga, President & CEO, Mastercard Worldwide

Black Tie Optional

Accion's Mission

ACCION International is a private, nonprofit organization with the mission of giving people the financial tools they need to work their way out of poverty. By providing “micro” loans, business training and other financial services to poor men and women who start their own businesses, ACCION helps people work their way up the economic ladder, with dignity and pride.

Accion's Vision and Objective

ACCION pursues a vision in which all people have access to a range of high-quality financial services that enhance their economic potential and the quality of their lives.

We are more committed than ever to using our 50 years of experience in order to help build a more financially inclusive world. To this end, we will continue to focus sharply on the reduction of vulnerability and on increasing opportunity for poor households by helping to deliver full financial inclusion – credit, savings, insurance, payments, remittances, financial education and more – provided at affordable prices, in a convenient manner and with dignity for clients.

Over the last few decades, microfinance has grown in scale by orders of magnitude – from reaching tens of thousands, to now reaching 150 million of the world's poor. This spectacular growth was unleashed when nonprofit organizations began evolving into regulated, sustainable microfinance banks, fueled by access to the capital markets. This evolution has been a natural outgrowth of the mission of microfinance.

Yet much more can be done to meet the full needs of those currently being served by microfinance, and there are a further 2 billion people who remain excluded from the system altogether. ACCION believes that in today’s world, financial inclusion must be an imperative.

www.accion.org

Cipriani 42 Street New York City

Another New York Cool Tip:

Grand Opening - Round #1
Thursday October 20th, 8-11pm
Lambert Fine Arts

Lambert Fine Arts is pleased to announce its inaugural exhibition on Thursday, October 20th, 2011 from 8-11pm. Featuring the work of over 20 artists in a variety of mediums, Grand Opening - Round #1 serves as a showcase of the diversity of our artists and as a glimpse into the programming of our coming year. Featuring the work of: Allison Berkoy, Bob Clyatt, Harris Diamant, Amanda Dickerson, Jonny Fenix?, Brandon Friend, Joseph Grazi, Jason Griffin, Gutbox Collective, Terrenceo Hammond, Doug Henders, Liu Guangyun, Karim? Marquez, Rachel Meuler, Hitomi Mochizuki, Shalom Neuman, DH Peligro, Jean?-Guerly Petion, Ray Sell, Rob Swainston, Kara Taylor, and Benito Valadié.

www.lambertfinearts.com

Lambert Fine Arts | 57 Stanton Street @ Eldridge

October 19, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG!
Begins Second Season
Wednesday Nights 1:30PM - 1AM
September 14th - October 26th
New World Stages

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages, will present the second season of the highly popular SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! This sassy elimination competition on Wednesday nights features themed performances, ruthlessly scrutinized by a rotating panel of celebrity judges, at the Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! Begins Wednesday September 14th and continues through the Gala Grand Finale on Wednesday October 26th. The Grand Prize winner gets her own show in the Time Out New York Lounge, along with $500 cash, a professional photo shoot from acclaimed visual artist Alexander D’Or (www.yeuxdor.com), and more!

“Showbiz spitfire” Paige Turner returns as host. Hailed as the Elle Woods of drag, with a little retro flair and a whole lot of show-stopping theatrics, she is everybody’s girl, not to mention the ultimate Barbie! She hosted the well-received Glitz Crackers in midtown for over a year, showcasing Broadway's hottest newcomers. Next Magazine said of The Paige Turner Show "this showbiz spitfire is not to be missed and continues to amaze;" The New York Times said “The heavily massacred Paige Turner gets everyone to sing along;” and Michael Musto of The Village Voice declared “Paige Turner is the new Holly Golightly!” Her hosting skills have landed her with Logo, the Gramercy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, The Trevor Project, Rite-Aid , Microsoft, and Fire Island and more! She currently has long running shows at Vlada and the legendary Stonewall Inn and is a regular host at Splash. Paige is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and private parties. Look for her in a city or food court near you! For more, visit her at www.paigeturnernyc.com

Audience votes determine the fiercest queen of them all! Celebrity guest performers and judges will be announced shortly.

Those who think they can drag should waste no time in sending a headshot and resume to timeoutnylounge@newworldstages.com. Type DRAG COMPETITION in the subject line of the email.

For more information, visit www.timeoutnylounge.com

Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages | 340 West 50th Street
(between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

Another New York Cool Tip:

D’Addario Pro Arte Concert Series
Thursday, October 20 at 8 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

D’Addario is proud to present its second season of the D’Addario Pro•Arté Concert Series. This concert is the first of three concerts this season and will feature Belgian classical guitarist David Dyakov, the 2011 winner of the Koblenz International Guitar Competition and Eduardo Minozzi Costa of Brazil, the 2010 winner of the Indiana and Alhambra International Guitar Competitions.

$25 ticket
Purchase tickets through Carnegie Hall Box Office (212) 247-7800
https://www.carnegiehall.org

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall | 154 W 57th St
(at Seventh Ave) Midtown West

October 18, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Lady Bunny in That Ain't No Lady!
Every Tuesday from now until November 29th at 8PM.
La Nueva Escuelita

The raunchy, demented drag diva of Wigstock fame presents her first full-length one wo-man show in almost a decade at the popular latin nightspot La Escuelita every Tuesday in October at 8PM. Fast-paced and action-packed with glitzy costumes and Bunny's trademark gravity-defying bouffant wig, That Ain't No Lady! is a cabaret designed for a night club crowd--no lengthy monologues or sappy show tunes here. For mature audiences who enjoy irreverent humor! Though she just finished her second season of Rupaul's Drag U on Logo as the Dean Of Drag giving contestants "Lady Lessons", Bunny's deliciously bawdy brand humor is far from ladylike. Bunny re-works pop songs into hysterical parodies, using recent smashes like Ke$ha's Tik Tok (which Bunny transforms into Big Cock) to classics like All That Jizz. No musical genre is sacred so expect to hear from everyone from Katy Perry to Taio Cruz to Britney and Whitney get butchered. Sprinkle in zany Laugh-In style joke routines and a tribute to Amy Winehouse for added politically incorrect fun.

With a ticket price of $14.98 that's as cheap as her humor and a recession-friendly 1 drink minimum, That Ain't No Lady! provides over an hour of laughs for a decidedly affordable price. However, since Bunny's singing has been known to drive audiences to drink, there is a strictly-enforced 25 drink maximum. More info/tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/198296

Lady Bunny actress, deejay, singer/ songwriter, comedienne, ho http://ladybunny.net/

La Nueva Escuelita | 301 West 39th Street
Between 8th and 9th Avenues

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne’s The Kid With a Bike (Le Gamin au velo). The New York Film Festival 2011 ran from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

October 17, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

3rd Annual Caron Renaissance Save A Life Event
To Benefit the Lifesaver Scholarship Fund
Monday, October 17th 7:00pm–10:00pm
Capitale

The night will include live music by the Latin sensation Papaguyo, an incredible silent auction, live auction, passed hors d'oeuvres, open bar, gift bags and an all around great way to CELEBRATE the gift of recovery. Addiction is the #1 health care crisis in America and by making a donation to the Caron Renaissance Lifesaver Scholarship Fund, you are directly sponsoring a life in recovery, a family trying to put back the pieces of their lives and access to treatment for those affected with this often fatal disease. Hosted by: Kelly Bensimon, Russell Simmons, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Denise Vasi, Jacquelyn Sherry Coombe, Chloe Flower, George Wayne, Jane Oster, Michael & Julianne Wainstein, Morris Sutton, Pamela Hanson, Richie Akiva, Scott Sartiano, Yasmin Dovas (Alumni Coordinator) and Tinamarie Clark.

To purchase tickets please visit http://www.caronrenaissance.org/save-a-life-2011

Capitale | 130 Bowery Street, New York City, NY 10013

Another New York Cool Tip:

An Evening of Art Under the Stars
Monday October 17, 2011 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Time & Life Building

Please join the Young Leadership Council of Bottomless Closet for the 6th Annual Art Under the Stars event.

The mission of Bottomless Closet is to help economically disadvantaged New York City women become self-sufficient through a comprehensive program that begins with business attire and interview preparation and continues with professional development, financial management, and personal enrichment.

Help us support the work of Bottomless Closet while enjoying cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction and raffle.

Please visit us at www.BottomlessClosetNYC.org to purchase tickets & packages and preview auction highlights.

Time & Life Building | 1271 Ave of the Americas

Another New York Cool Tip:

R.L. Stine, Ann M. Martin, + more top authors sign What You Wish For
Monday October 17. 7PM-9PM
Books of Wonder

Authors R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street), Ann M. Martin (The Baby-sitters Club, Newbery Honor for A Corner of the Universe), Karen Hesse (Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust, MacArthur Fellow), Marilyn Nelson (Former Poet Laureate of CT, Newbery Honoree, Three-time National Book Award Finalist, Carver: A Life in Poems), Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember, ALA Notable Children's Book), Sofia Quintero (Efrain's Secret, Parents' Choice Award Winner), and Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole, Eisner & Ignatz Award Winner) will be signing What You Wish For, a new collection of short stories and poems about wishes to which they contributed. The 501(c)(3) Book Wish Foundation organized the book to help raise funds to establish libraries in Darfuri refugee camps in Chad. The authors contributed their work free of charge, and Book Wish Foundation will donate 100% of its proceeds to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, for the refugee camp libraries. What You Wish For receives a starred review in the Oct. 1 issue of the American Library Association's Booklist magazine.

FREE, no ticket required. For more information, visit http://www.booksofwonder.com/events101711.asp or call 212-989-3270.

Books of Wonder | 18 West 18th Street

October 16, 2011

New York Cool Tip: Today is the last day of the The New York Film Festival 2011 at Lincoln Center. Be sure to read Frank J. Avella's nine New York Film Festival reviews and read Avella's column about the festival.

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of David Frankel's The Big Year, which opened this weekend in New York City.

New York Cool Tip (last day):

MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING "Luxury Coat Sale"
Wednesday from 10:00am to 5:30 pm
Thursday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday from 10:00am to 5:30pm
Saturday, from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Wednesday, October 12- Sunday, October 16
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Thrift Shop

Often referred to as “the Bergdorf’s of Thrift shops”, the annual Luxury Coat Sale draws a big crowd in search of vintage and designer labels (J. Mendel, Burberry, Valentino, Armani, etc.) at discount prices. With the cold fast approaching (eek), it is the perfect one-stop-shop for designer duds while also giving back.

Below are a few sale highlights:

-Burberry Wool Coats: $200-$450

- Giorgio Armani Wool & Cashmere Coats: $250-$500

- Max Mara Cashmere Coats: $225-$250

- Brooks Brothers Wool Coats: $175-$295

- Down jackets and coats: $50-$150

- Fur coats and jackets: $150-$1,500

- Fur Boots and shoes: $50-$200

- Fur hats, scarves, and gloves: $40-$175

* Proceeds benefit The Society of MSKCC's Patient Care, Research and Education programs.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Thrift Shop | 1440 Third Avenue
(btw 81st and 82nd streets)
212-535-1250
www.memorialthriftshop.org

Another New York Cool Tip:

SEEWATCHLOOK
A World Premiere Public Play at New York’s High Line
Created & Directed by Award-Winning, Multimedia
Brazilian Artist Michel Melamed
October 6-30, 2011
Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm
The High Line, 10th Avenue Square Viewing Stands
10th Avenue and 17th Street, NYC. Entrance at 16th Street.

What do you see when you look at what you watch? With a grant funded by the Brazilian government, award-winning, multimedia Brazilian artist Michel Melamed has created SEEWATCHLOOK, a world premiere public play of short poetic and comic scenes to be held on the corner of Tenth Avenue and 17th Street and viewed (or SEEWATCHLOOKED) from the elevated stands and windows of the High Line’s 10th Avenue Square. This is the very first public performance of its kind designed specifically to be presented for visitors to the High Line, and a unique repurposing of that public space. Mr. Melamed will direct a cast of 14, including Alicia Giangrisostomi, Bruna Linzmeyer, Camila Campos, Emily Carpenter, Everett Goldner, Isabelle Zufferey Boulton, Joyce Miller, Juan Castano, Marcello Padilla, Moema Umann, Natalia Saltiel, Noah Schultz, Sara Pauley and Tjasa Ferme. Performances will be held on Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm and Weekends at 6pm from October 6-16, 2011.

Melamed and his performers present everyday slices of lives, but with a twist. A diversity of scenes serve to activate the ideologies and curiosities of the viewer. Cultures, politics, sexuality, religion, art and more, are a few of the themes represented among scenes which pique our interest with events which are just slightly out of place. SEEWATCHLOOK explores the questions: How is the city a stage? What is theatre and what is not? Are the performers actors or citizens? What is the boundary between a show and reality? Is it in the eye of the spectator-- In the eyes of those watching? Seeing? Looking?

SEEWATCHLOOK is free of charge and open to the public. Performances will be held on Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 6pm from October 6-16, 2011. Performances will not occur if it is raining.

The High Line’s “10th Avenue Square” | 10th Avenue and 17th Street
New York City.
Elevator and stairway access to the venue is located at 16th Street

October 15, 2011

Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Simon Curtis’s My Week With Marilyn. The New York Film Festival 2011 runs from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender in Shame

Aldo Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Steve McQueen's Shame. The New York Film Festival 2011 runs from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

New York Cool Tip:

Rugby Ralph Lauren Tweed Run
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Noon – 5PM
The Village in New York City

What Rugby Ralph Lauren announces its Tweed Run partnership with the first-ever Rugby Ralph Lauren Tweed Run in New York City. Founded in 2009, the Tweed Run is a 10-mile recreational bike ride through the city of London that has cultivated a following from fashion and cycling enthusiasts around the globe. Each year, riders dress in traditional 1930s and ‘40s heritage-inspired cycling gear to participate in a day of fashionable metropolitan bike riding.

How to participate Join us for the ride! Registration opens on September 22 at Rugby.com for the first 100 cycling enthusiasts to sign up

The Village, NYC

October 14, 2011

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Craig Brewer's Footloose, which opens today, Friday, October 14, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

Ultimate Blast
Friday October 14th. VIP 5:30PM – 9:30PM.
General Admission 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Marriott Marquis Hotel - Broadway Ballroom

Ever dream you could go to an amazing tasting where you would learn about the world’s best spirits, cocktails and wines? Where the host encourages you to try a little something from the rarest bottles on his bar – whether wine or spirits – AND he has trays of the most delectable specialty cocktails for you to sip and savor? That dream becomes reality when the second annual ULTIMATE BLAST consumer, media and trade tasting event returns this fall to New York City. Guests can enjoy learning about the finest products the beverage alcohol world offers at a high-spirited party in a nightclub-like atmosphere. Many of the beverages at Ultimate Blast are UBC Chairman's Trophy winners and finalists from the trio of Ultimate Beverage Challenges held earlier this year.

VIP Admission – Before September 15, $122.50/ticket; $175.00/ticket thereafter; 5:30pm - 9:30pm
General Admission - Before September 15, $87.50/ticket; $125.00/ticket thereafter; 6:30pm - 9:30pm
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.ultimate-beverage.com/blast-info

Marriott Marquis Hotel | 1535 Broadway @ 45th St.
NYC, Broadway Ballroom

October 13, 2011

Elizabeth Olsen and Sarah Paulson in Martha Marcy May Marlene

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene . The New York Film Festival 2011 runs from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

New York Cool Tip:

Humanity in Action Dinner
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Cocktails 6:30 p.m., Dinner 7:30 p.m.
Cultural Services of the French Embassy

Humanity In Action will host a cocktail party and dinner in honor of Mr. James Bennet, Mr. Adam Hochschild, and Mr. John Rossant.

Benefit Committee

Ambassador François Delattre, Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos, Ambassador Robert Kupiecki, Ambassador Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Elizabeth and Eric Berman, Susan Berresford, Eric and Barbara Dobkin, Michael Eckhart, Mark Goldberg, Claude Grunitzky, Maren Imhoff, Daniel Johnnes, Martin and Wendy Kaplan, Karen Lavine and Donald Kilpatrick, Jonathan Marder, Michael Soussan, Ezra Suleiman

About Humanity in Action

Humanity in Action (HIA) is an international organization dedicated to the education, inspiration and development of students and young professionals committed to protecting minorities and promoting human rights. Over 1,100 HIA fellows, emerging leaders in their 20s and 30s, are contributing in innovative ways to advance essential democratic freedoms around the world.

Humanity in Action, Inc. is a Sec. 501(c)(3) organization. A copy of our latest financial report may be obtained, upon request, from either Humanity in Action, Inc., 144 East 39th Street, New York, NY 10016, or the State of New York, Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. www.humanityinaction.org

Ticket/Table information includes:

Corporate Donor Opportunities:

Platinum: $20,000 One table of 10 in a premium location, listing in program and on website, seating with an honored guest

Gold: $15,000 One table of 10, listing in program and on website, seating with special author or journalist

Individual Donor Opportunities:

Platinum: $10,000 One table of 10, listing in program, seating with special author or journalist

Gold: $1,000 One seat, listing in program if desired

Silver: $600 One seat

R.S.V.P. 212.828.6874 Ext. 2, p.rykowski@humanityinaction.org
HIA is a 501 (c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

Cultural Services of the French Embassy | 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY

Another New York Cool Tip:

An Evening of American Opera
Thursday October 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM
The Richard Perry Theater at Poly Prep

NY Opera Exchange opens its 2011-2012 season with An Evening of American Opera: Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Telephone, Samuel Barber’s The Hand of Bridge, and scenes and arias from operas including Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, and more.

Tickets are $15 each and may be purchased in advance at www.nyoperaexchange.com or at the door.

The Richard Perry Theater at Poly Prep | 9216 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228

Another New York Cool Tip:

MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING "Luxury Coat Sale"
Wednesday from 10:00am to 5:30 pm
Thursday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday from 10:00am to 5:30pm
Saturday, from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Wednesday, October 12- Sunday, October 16
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Thrift Shop

Often referred to as “the Bergdorf’s of Thrift shops”, the annual Luxury Coat Sale draws a big crowd in search of vintage and designer labels (J. Mendel, Burberry, Valentino, Armani, etc.) at discount prices. With the cold fast approaching (eek), it is the perfect one-stop-shop for designer duds while also giving back.

Below are a few sale highlights:

-Burberry Wool Coats: $200-$450

- Giorgio Armani Wool & Cashmere Coats: $250-$500

- Max Mara Cashmere Coats: $225-$250

- Brooks Brothers Wool Coats: $175-$295

- Down jackets and coats: $50-$150

- Fur coats and jackets: $150-$1,500

- Fur Boots and shoes: $50-$200

- Fur hats, scarves, and gloves: $40-$175

* Proceeds benefit The Society of MSKCC's Patient Care, Research and Education programs.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Thrift Shop | 1440 Third Avenue
(btw 81st and 82nd streets)
212-535-1250
www.memorialthriftshop.org

October 12, 2011

New York Cool Tip

Alamos Wines & Protect Our Winters Kick Off Event
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Patagonia SoHo

Alamos wines and nonprofit Protect Our Winters (POW) have joined forces to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on mountain communities around the world. This October, their partnership kicks off with the first of three events in New York City. Professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones will educate guests about the impact of climate change and help raise funds for POW. Guests will have the opportunity to chat with Jeremy and enjoy the Alamos portfolio of Argentine wines along with Argentine fare. A silent auction to benefit POW will also take place throughout the course of the event. The evening will be capped with an exclusive preview of Teton Gravity Research’s 2012 snowboard film Further, featuring Jeremy Jones and friends. This groundbreaking project is sponsored by Patagonia and entertains the need to protect our winters.

Tickets FREE. Guests must RSVP: www.AlamosPOW.eventbrite.com

Patagonia SoHo | 101 Wooster Street
(between Spring & Prince St.)

Another New York Cool Tip:

October 11, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Benedict Masurek & John Moser in Consent
Photo Credit: Frankie J

Frank J. Avella's
CONSENT
A staged reading of a new play that confronts bullying and homophobia
Tuesday, October 11th (National Coming Out Day) at 7PM
National Comedy Theatre

All donations and a portion of the proceeds will benefit The Trevor Project

Featuring: Liza Harris, Eric LaPointe, Benedict Mazurek, John Edgar Moser & Chelsie Shipley. Stage Directions: Brady Blevins.

“CONSENT” examines the many types of bullying gay youth face, both obvious and subtle. The work focuses on Seth, a troubled sixteen-year-old, trying to come to terms with his sexuality in the face of ridicule and prejudice. In addition, the play very honestly depicts Seth’s sexual awakening as he crushes on his bully’s younger brother and discovers that his feelings may be reciprocated. Seth is also involved in a questionable relationship with his baseball coach and must also deal with the return of his estranged mother. He soon finds his life spinning out of control and contemplates suicide.

“CONSENT” focuses on the responsibilities we all have to communicate with our youth and teach our children to celebrate their differences instead of denigrating them. The play also warns against taking advantage of the trust teens place in the adults they look up to.

Based, in part, on factual events, “CONSENT” explores the myriad of reasons gay teens feel compelled to consider suicide and provides quite the potentially controversial twist to a much too prevalent story. Impetus Ensemble hopes to continue to raise awareness about this important subject.

The play runs 2 hours, 10 minutes. There will be one intermission. Admission: $5. Suggested Donation for The Trevor Project: $5.

For more info: www.impetusensemble.com

To RSVP email impetusensemble@aol.com
or call 973-715-2356

National Comedy Theatre | 347 West 36th Street
(between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC

General Idea Fashion Show Rehearsal
Photo Credit Eka Halim

Just Published: Read my article and see Eka Halim's photographs of the Mercedes Benz Spring/Summer 2012 General Idea Fashion Show.

October 10, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

BENEFIT READING OF VOLPONE
Monday October 10th, 7:30pm
Mainstage Theater

Featuring:

F. MURRAY ABRAHAM • HELEN CAREY
RICHARD EASTON • RYAN LOWE
LIV ROOTH • JAY O. SANDERS
RAPHAEL NASH THOMPSON
MICHAEL URIE • MARC VIETOR
GREG WOODDELL • AND MORE

The greatest of the Jacobean satires skewers humanity’s greed and hypocrisy with guffaws and hilarity. A timely and timeless comedy, featuring live music, singing, and a festive after-party.

Adapted and directed by Jesse Berger

2011-2012 SEASON KICK-OFF PARTY & RECEPTION
Join the cast and special guests Emily Bergl, Robert Cuccioli, Jennifer Ikeda, Kathryn Meisle, Larry Pine, Everett Quinton, Matthew Rauch, Laila Robins, Derek Smith, Richard Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, and more for festivities after the reading.

$100 Reading & Party | $250 Premium Benefit Seating, Party + VIP Pre-Show Cocktails
Join us to celebrate the beginning of the season!

Buy Tickets Now www.redbulltheater.com 212.352.3101

Mainstage Theater | 416 West 42nd Street

Another New York Cool Tip:

Eddie Bruce's New Show "Feeling Good"
October 9, 2011 and October 10, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.
Loews Regency Hotel

Popular singer Eddie Bruce returns to Feinstein's, the Supper Club of New
York at the Loews Regency Hotel, on October 9 and 10 at 8:30 p.m.
Presenting a new show filled with surprises, Bruce pays a unique, must-see
tribute to the music made popular by Frank Sinatra and his collaboration
with the legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn, as well as Sammy Davis, Jr. and
many others. He is joined by music director Tom Adams and his trio.
Feinstein's is located at Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue, New York.

Cover charges are $30 for general tickets and $50 for premium seating.
There is a $25 minimum for food and beverage. For tickets, call
212-339-4095 or visit www.ticketweb.com.

Loews Regency Hotel | 540 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10065

October 9, 2011

Jerry Springer, Lisa Lampanelli, Michael Musto and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps
Photo Credit Mark Tauriello

Just Published: Read my article and see Mark Tauriello's photographs of the Michael Musto Book Party at the Copacabana.

New York Cool Tip:

Quintet of the Americas Presents
National Hispanic Heritage Celebration Concert
Sunday, October 9 – 1:00 PM
New York Hall of Science

The Quintet of the Americas will perform a National Hispanic Heritage
Celebration concert in cooperation with the Latin American Cultural
Center of Queens.

The program will include Songs and Dances of Macondo by Judah E. Adashi,
based on the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Nobel Prize-winning
Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The Quintet will also perform
dance music from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Dominican Republic,
including Danza de mediodia by Mexico’s Arturo Marquez.

This will be part of a special family day, celebrating Latin American
contributions to science and culture, and will include special displays,
videos, interactive games, face painting, and much more.

Admission to the October 9 event is free before 11:00 AM, and after 11,
admission is adults $11.00 and $8.00 for children, students and seniors.
For more information, call 718-699-0005 or visit http://www.nysci.org/.

New York Hall of Science | 47-01 111th St.,
Flushing Meadow Corona Park in Queens, New York

Another New York Cool Tip:

The Amazing Max
Sunday's in October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 4:30 PM.
Manhattan Movement and Arts Center

The Amazing Max and The Box of Interesting Things is a Magic Show with a mind of it's own. Objects appear out of thin air, the laws of physics are defied, and miracles are performed inches from spectators' faces. As the props onstage seem intent on surprising even the magician himself, this out of control show bursts with striking visual magic, comedy and juggling, and loads of audience participation. The Amazing Max and The Box of Interesting Things is the wackiest, most interactive, highest energy magic show for families on the market today. Max Darwin was born into show business. At the time of his birth, his parents were professional street performers specializing in clowning, mime, juggling, and magic. At five months of age, he was thrust onto the stage, and the street, with his parents in shows all over the United States. As he grinned in the spotlight, audiences everywhere cheered. Max's alter ego, The Amazing Max, has emerged as one of the most sought-after magicians in the children's magic world. Over the past 10 years he has performed at 3,000 events with a client roster including notable celebrities such as Uma Thurman, William Baldwin, Diana Ross, Steven A. Cohen, Chaz Palminteri, Ethan Hawke, and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2003 Max was handpicked as the original host of the hit Nickelodeon show GAME FARM.

Pricing: Magic Carpet Rides (VIP seating) $49.50, regular general admission tickets $29.50. Tickets are available at www.telecharge.com or by phone at 212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250. For more information, visit www.manhattanmovement.com or www.theamazingmax.com.

Manhattan Movement and Arts Center | 248 W. 60th Street
(between Amsterdam and West End Avenues)

October 8, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Lecture: Investigating “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House”
Saturday, October 8, 2011 @ 7 p.m.
Merchant’s House Museum

Dan Sturges returns for the latest installment in his popular lecture series. After a brief primer on the history of parapsychology (with a focus on the use of electronic equipment and psychics), Sturges will reveal the most extraordinary aspects of his Merchant’s House investigations — providing numerous details never before shared with the public. You’ll hear disembodied voices caught on tape, see startling photographic evidence and hear about unexplained incidents experienced by Sturges and others. The evening concludes with a spirited Q&A session. $20, $10 MHM Members. Call 212-777-1089 or visit merchantshouse.org/calendar for reservations.

On the web: www.merchantshouse.org

Merchant's House Museum | 29 East Fourth Street, NYC 10003
tel: 212-777-1089 x303 fax: 212-777-1104

Another New York Cool Tip:

Youssef Kassab and Zikrayat pay tribute to Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab
Sat, October 8, 2011 9:00 pm
Alwan for the Arts

Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab was one of the most influential singers and composers in Egypt and the Arab world in the 20th century. He was both a master of the traditional Tarab style, and an innovator who fused Arabic music with Jazz, Western Classical, and Latin music, experimenting with new instruments and techniques. He not only composed for himself, but wrote many songs for nearly every other singer in Egypt in the mid 20th century, including Umm Kulthum, Warda, Abdel-halim Hafez, Fayza Ahmed, Layla Murad, Sabah, and many others, creating a legacy that is one of the major pillars of the Arabic music tradition today. Youssef Kassab andZikrayat pay tribute to this great master with a concert exclusively featuring songs composed and sung by Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab, and instrumental pieces composed by him.

Regular: $20 Student/Senior/Member: $15 Student and member IDs will be checked at the door. Buy Now

www.alwanforthearts.org

*A small surcharge is applied to online ticket purchases; use printout as your proof of purchase. Tickets are also available at the door. Doors open at 8:30pm

Alwan For The Arts | 16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor
(between Broad Street & Broadway)

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Mateo Gil's Blackthorn , which opened this weekend in New York City.

October 7, 2011

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of George Clooney's The Ides of March, which opens today, Friday, October 7, 2011

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Emilio Estevez's The Way, which opens today, Friday, October 7, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Mrs. Middleman's Descent
October 5, 6 & 8 at 8 PM
New York New Church

Composer/librettist Martin Halpern premieres his new chamber opera, "Mrs. Middleman's Descent," set in the apartment of a happily married, thirties-something couple in the 1950s. In one afternoon nap, Mrs. Middleman has a bizarre dream in which she descends into a very strange world. The chamber opera is performed by a cast of singers Kathryn Allison, Marty Coyle, Sarah Materniak, Alisa Thomason, and Jim Trainor, accompanied by pianist Earl Buys.

Tickets: $20; $10 for students & seniors
Reservations: 718/858-1549

New York New Church | 114 East 35th Street
(between Park & Lexington)

October 6, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Here is a link to the Associated Press feature on SEEWATCHLOOK:

abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/brazilian-artist-plans-street-theater-high-line-14673583

SEEWATCHLOOK
A World Premiere Public Play at New York’s High Line
Created & Directed by Award-Winning, Multimedia
Brazilian Artist Michel Melamed
October 6-16, 2011 (8 Performances)
Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm
The High Line, 10th Avenue Square Viewing Stands
10th Avenue and 17th Street, NYC. Entrance at 16th Street.

What do you see when you look at what you watch? With a grant funded by the Brazilian government, award-winning, multimedia Brazilian artist Michel Melamed has created SEEWATCHLOOK, a world premiere public play of short poetic and comic scenes to be held on the corner of Tenth Avenue and 17th Street and viewed (or SEEWATCHLOOKED) from the elevated stands and windows of the High Line’s 10th Avenue Square. This is the very first public performance of its kind designed specifically to be presented for visitors to the High Line, and a unique repurposing of that public space. Mr. Melamed will direct a cast of 14, including Alicia Giangrisostomi, Bruna Linzmeyer, Camila Campos, Emily Carpenter, Everett Goldner, Isabelle Zufferey Boulton, Joyce Miller, Juan Castano, Marcello Padilla, Moema Umann, Natalia Saltiel, Noah Schultz, Sara Pauley and Tjasa Ferme. Performances will be held on Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm and Weekends at 6pm from October 6-16, 2011.

Melamed and his performers present everyday slices of lives, but with a twist. A diversity of scenes serve to activate the ideologies and curiosities of the viewer. Cultures, politics, sexuality, religion, art and more, are a few of the themes represented among scenes which pique our interest with events which are just slightly out of place. SEEWATCHLOOK explores the questions: How is the city a stage? What is theatre and what is not? Are the performers actors or citizens? What is the boundary between a show and reality? Is it in the eye of the spectator-- In the eyes of those watching? Seeing? Looking?

SEEWATCHLOOK is free of charge and open to the public. Performances will be held on Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 6pm from October 6-16, 2011. Performances will not occur if it is raining.

The High Line’s “10th Avenue Square” | 10th Avenue and 17th Street
New York City.
Elevator and stairway access to the venue is located at 16th Street

October 5, 2011

Kati Stern for Veneziana Fashion
Photo Credit Eka Halim

Just Published: Read my article and see Eka Helim's photographs of the Mercedes Benz Spring/Summer 2012 Kati Stern for Veneziana Fashion Show.

New York Cool Tip:

Diana Byer Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet
Celebrates 65th Birthday
A Benefit for New York Theatre Ballet
October 5, 2011 6:00-8:00pm
The Sky Room, New York City.

The New York Theatre Ballet’s (NYTB) Board of Directors will host a birthday celebration to honor their Artistic Director Diana Byer’s 65th birthday. The event will be held at The Sky Room (French Institution/ Alliance Française, 22 East 60 Street).

One highlight of the evening will be a special performance by the NYTB Dancers and children from the Ballet School NY. In addition New York Theatre Ballet will award their 2011 winner of The Byer Fellowship. Attendees will be served iTrulli wine, hor d’oeuvres, birthday cake and are encouraged to take part in the silent auction. Guests have been asked to wear festive dress for the occasion.

For 33 years Diana Byer has influenced and inspired the lives and careers of hundreds of students and dancers. In 1978 Diana founded New York Theatre Ballet with the dream of bringing contemporary and classic chamber ballets to audiences at affordable prices. For thousands of young people NYTB performances are their introduction to ballet.

For adults the company performs works by master choreographers including Frederick Ashton, Merce Cunningham, Agnes de Mille, Jose´ Limo´n, and Antony Tudor. NYTB provides training at its Ballet School NY, which follows the Cecchetti syllabus. Since 1989 it has been providing tuition-free ballet classes and other vital help for productive learning for at-risk and homeless children through its unique LIFT Community Services Program.

To Buy Tickets/Tables:

$100 per person, Adult Tickets.
$65 per person, Junior (age 17 and under) Tickets.
$1,065 per table, Premium Seating for 4.

Patrons of NYTB that cannot attend the benefit are encouraged to make donations to the organization. They can make their donation by going to www.nytb.org and clicking the “Donate To NYTB.” There are many levels that you can donate, ranging from $50 to $1000.

To Purchase table and tickets or for more information about the event contact NYTB directly at 212.679.0401 or email birthday@nytb.org. There is also an online payment option available at: www.nytb.org.

The Sky Room | French Institution/ Alliance Française | 22 East 60 Street

New York Cool Tip:

Public Criticism
Organized by Luis Lara Malvacias
Wednesday October 5th, 7PM
Greenspan Center

The importance of Social Media for the transformation of Criticism: How the internet has shifted the cultural authority of traditional critical opinion. This event is part of the Not Festival: On horns, hair, hens, haze and other (Orgi)anics things The participants in both Not Festival Studies Projects include artists from different cultural backgrounds who live and work in New York as well as guest artists from abroad; among others Jeremy Nelson, Jon Kinzel, Melanie Maar, Mariangela Lopez, Laborgras (Berlin), My Lindblad (Sweden), The Mob (Copenhagen-Sweden), The TRANSART collective – an international collective of artists from around the world – and artists from the Gallery Galou.

Free
www.movementresearch.org

Greenspan Center | 39 Ainslie St.
(between Rodney & Keap St), Brooklyn

October 4, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS SIXTH ANNUAL BENEFIT
OCTOBER 4th
6:30pm Cocktails
7:30pm Dinner, Awards, & Auction
NYC’s PLAZA HOTEL

WHO: Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Swizz Beatz, Douglas Durst, Governor David Paterson, Alexandra Stanton, James Stanton, Paul Leclerc, Neila Radtke, Cathy Hardwick, Mario Buatta, Cori and Dan Galpern, Dolores and Merril Halpern, and others

Founded in 1995, CHILDREN’S RIGHTS is the leading nonprofit advocate for the welfare and rights of abused and neglected children in the United States. The organization has been instrumental in spurring the reform of more than a dozen failing child welfare systems nationwide, leading to dramatic improvements in the lives of tens of thousands of children and families.

To raise awareness and support for this cause, CHILDREN’S RIGHTS will hold its Sixth Annual Benefit—honoring real estate developer Douglas Durst—on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at NYC’s Plaza Hotel. The organization selects an annual honoree who demonstrates, through public advocacy and action, a passionate commitment to the most vulnerable among our nation’s children.

Click here to purchase tickets

Click here for more information about Children's Rights

Foyer of the Grand Ballroom (3rd Floor) | The Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue at 59th Street

Another New York Cool Tip:

Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates:
"Grandma’s Benefits Imperil Junior’s Future"
October 4th
Reception 5:45 - 6:30 PM / Debate 6:45 - 8:30
NYU's Skirball Center

On October 4, New York City’s premier live debate series, Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), takes a look at America's entitlement programs. Given our rapidly aging population and harsh economic realities, healthcare has become an especially pressing issue. Among the questions to be addressed at the debate: Are we asking our children to sacrifice their future for the sake of the elderly? Have entitlements saddled our children with unmanageable debt? If we do cut spending to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, how will the elderly be cared for?

In Support of the motion, “Grandma’s Benefits Imperil Junior’s Future,” are Margaret Hoover, Fox News commentator, and Mort Zuckerman, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report. Against the motion are Former DNC Chairman and Governor of Vermont Howard Dean, and leading economist Jeff Madrick.

“With a leading Republican presidential candidate declaring Social Security a Ponzi Scheme, and all of the continuing controversy over the passage of major health care reform legislation, this debate is uniquely positioned to add new insight into this highly charged issue,” says Dana Wolfe, executive producer of Intelligence Squared U.S.

Moderated by ABC News Nightline’s John Donvan, Intelligence Squared U.S.'s fall season, presented in partnership with Slate, will air on WNET and more than 220 NPR stations nationwide.

Tickets: $40 ($12 for students w/ID) To purchase, visit www.iq2us.org

NYU's Skirball Center |566 Laguardia Place, New York, NY 1001

October 3, 2011

New York Cool Tip (Last Day):

PUBLIC INSTALLATION | NEW YORK CITY
September 16, 2011 - October 3, 2011
12:00 noon to 12:00 pm
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Robert Rauschenberg Photographs 1949-1962 (www.artbook.com) A revelatory survey of Rauschenberg's personal photographic work highlighting his artistic friendships, travels and studios.

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | Project Space
455 W. 19th Street, New York City, USA.

Another New York Cool Tip:

SMART
Mondays at 7:30pm
September 19 - October 24
The Kraine Theater

EndTimes Productions will present the World Premiere of SMART, a true-crime drama based on the notorious Dartmouth Murders of 2001. Written by Robert Fieldsteel and directed by Russell Dobular, SMART was originally presented as part of VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE, New York's oldest and largest Sci-fi/Horror-themed theater festival, in June. This revised, re-worked production will run September 19 - October 24 at The Kraine Theater.

SMART centers around Doug, a college student who is writing his dissertation on a pair of high school classmates who brutally murder a college professor and his wife. Posing as students doing research for a school survey, the teens hatch a plan to take the couple by surprise, threaten them into revealing their bank PIN numbers, rob and kill them -- all to get money for a trip to Australia. The chilling scenes play out as Doug interviews one of the murderers from jail, delving deep into the mind of a cold-blooded killer.

SMART stars Alessandro Colla, Kiersten Armstrong, Kelly Riley, Matthew Glogowski, Anthony Mead and Becky Sterling with costumes by Christopher Johnston, special effects by Leah Dashe and sound design by Stefan Bensaid.

SMART runs September 19 - October 24, Mondays at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students), available at 212-352-3101 or www.EndTimesProductions.org

The Kraine Theater | 85 East 4th Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Aves -- accessible from the F train at 2nd Ave).

October 2, 2011

Performance Artist Crossing the Line Festival Photo Credit: Wendy R. Williams	Performance Artist Crossing the Line Festival Photo Credit: Wendy R. Williams

Just Published: Read my article about the FIAF Crossing the Line Festival which is in full swing in New York City. The Crossing the Line Festival runs September 17, 2011 - October 16, 2011 in New York City.

New York Cool Tip:

Fado Taverna at Alfama featuring Luisa Rocha
Sunday, September 25: 6pm and 8:30 pm
Thursday, September 29: 8pm and 10:45pm
Sunday, October 2: 6pm and 8:30 pm
Thursday, October 6: 8pm and 10:45pm
Sunday, October 9: 6pm and 8:30 pm
Thursday, October 13: 8pm and 10:45pm
Alfama

Fado, the soulful Portuguese musical art form, is rarely performed in New York. Alfama, the city’s foremost Portuguese restaurant, was one of the very few places that regularly hosted fado singers in their original location. This fall, Alfama, newly relocated to East 52nd Street, brings back these popular fado nights with the debut of the Fado Taverna at Alfama in a cozy space beneath the restaurant reminiscent of fado tavernas in Lisbon. For the first series of shows in September and October, Alfama will welcome up-and-coming fadista Luisa Rocha, who recently released her debut album and is widely known in Portugal for her range and eclectic taste – she moves as smoothly in lighter fado-canção as in deeper traditional fados. Rocha will perform two sets on Thursdays and Sundays from September 25 to October 13 (schedule below). Rocha will be accompanied by two accomplished guitarists, Guilherme Banza and Michael da Silva.

Cover charge is $15 per person with no minimum purchase required. Full menu will be available. Reservations required: 212-759-5552

Alfama 214 E. 52nd Street, NYC
www.alfamanyc.com

October 1, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

"A Night at The Copa" Dinner-Dance
Saturday evening, October 1, 2011, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sts. Simon & Jude Church Basement

On Saturday evening, October 1, 2011, The Sts Simon & Jude Church Office of Faith Formation presents "A Night at The Copa" Dinner-Dance, featuring the music of The Bel Airs and the comedy of Jeff P. All proceeds will benefit The Office of Faith Formation. Tickets include an evening of music, comedy and a complete hot buffet dinner. For further information and tickets, please contact the Sts. Simon & Jude Church Office of Faith Formation at 718-372-0733.

Tickets are $45.00 per person

Sts. Simon & Jude Church Basement
Avenue T (between Van Sicklen Street and Lake Street)
Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York 11223
(The Church is conveniently located near the Kings Highway or Avenue U stations of the F subway line)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Play Reading:
“Trout Day” by Johnny Culver
Saturday October 1, 3:00PM
New York Public Library - Grand Central Branch

Queens’ Piney Fork Press Theater presents this new family comedy by playwright Johnny Culver. Set in the mid-seventies, two old friends reunite to stop a silly small-town tradition gone awry.

Price: free
Running time: one hour

More Information, call 1-631-898-4205 or email johnnyculver@pineyforkpress.com

New York Public Library | Grand Central Branch
135 E. 46th St. - bet. Lexington & Third Aves.
Directions: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central.

September 30, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival opening night film, Roman Polanski’s Carnage. The New York Film Festival 2011 opens tonight and will run from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Michael Brandt's The Double, which opened this week in New York City.

New York Cool Tip:

L.E.S. Runway
3 Shows:
* 7:00pm
* 8:15pm
* 9:30pm
Friday, September 30, 2011
Also : September 7th - October 2nd
Runway: Thursday, Friday and Saturday (7, 8:15 and 9:30pm)
Pop-up Shop: Tues, Wed and Sun (12pm-7pm), Sat (12pm-6pm)
Grand Opening | 139 Norfolk St, NYC (btw: Stanton & Rivington)

You are cordially invited to L.E.S. Runway - New York’s most intimate runway
Adha Zelma Jewelry Spring Summer 2012 Spirit Dancer

Body paint by: DEN|ART NEW YORK

About L.E.S. Runway:
Part fashion showcase, part pop-up shop, LES Runway brings the runway to the downtown scene. It is an opportunity for emerging, local fashion
designers to present their work on the catwalk, display the same creations in a pop-up store and interact with the general public in a truly creative
and unique fashion setting. Grand Opening will reinvent itself by day as a boutique storefront where patrons will have the chance to purchase select
items straight off the runway and by night as the most intimate, interactive runway ever to hit New York.

PURCHASE TICKETS:
http://www.grandopening.org/booking/runway/
$12 (Tickets include a complimentary drink and swag bag)

Grand Opening | 139 Norfolk St, NYC (btw: Stanton & Rivington)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Ken Greves
Friday, September 30th 7:30-9:00
Church of the Good Shepherd

A showcase cabaret featuring Ken Greves, who Susan Frances of "Jazz Times" has called, "A prolific interpreter of American standards." Also performing will be JessAnn Smith, Grant Mech, Laura Jobin-Acosta, and many more. Benefits Good Shepherd's Sanctuary Restoration Fund. Hors d'oeuvres included. Beverages available.

Tickets $15 in advance/$20 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/189149 or call 212-689-1595.

The Church of the Good Shepherd | 240 East 31st St.
(btwn 2nd and 3rd)

September 29, 2011

Zang Toi Fashin
Photo Credit: Eka Halim

Just Published: Read my article and see Eka Halim's photographs of the Mercedes Benz Spring/Summer 2012 Zang Toi Show.

September 28, 2011

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Lars von Trier’s Melancholia. The New York Film Festival 2011 will run from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

Also Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito). The New York Film Festival 2011 will run from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

And Also Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the New York Film Festival selection Alice Rohrwacher’s Corpo Celeste (Celestial Body). The New York Film Festival 2011 will run from September 30th - October 16th at New York's Lincoln Center.

New York Cool Tip:

Underground Citizen
Organized by Luis Lara Malvacias
Wednesday September 28th 7PM
Greenspan Center

Artistic Underground Movement Today: Does it exist? What it is? How does it relate to the social and political changes occurring in the world today? This event is part of the Not Festival: On horns, hair, hens, haze and other (Orgi)anics things The participants in both Not Festival Studies Projects include artists from different cultural backgrounds who live and work in New York as well as guest artists from abroad; among others Jeremy Nelson, Jon Kinzel, Melanie Maar, Mariangela Lopez, Laborgras (Berlin), My Lindblad (Sweden), The Mob (Copenhagen-Sweden), The TRANSART collective – an international collective of artists from around the world – and artists from the Gallery Galou.

Free
www.movementresearch.org

Greenspan Center | 39 Ainslie St
(between Rodney & Keap St)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Another New York Cool Tip:

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG!
Begins Second Season
Wednesday Nights 1:30PM - 1AM
September 14th - October 26th
New World Stages

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages, will present the second season of the highly popular SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! This sassy elimination competition on Wednesday nights features themed performances, ruthlessly scrutinized by a rotating panel of celebrity judges, at the Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! Begins Wednesday September 14th and continues through the Gala Grand Finale on Wednesday October 26th. The Grand Prize winner gets her own show in the Time Out New York Lounge, along with $500 cash, a professional photo shoot from acclaimed visual artist Alexander D’Or (www.yeuxdor.com), and more!

“Showbiz spitfire” Paige Turner returns as host. Hailed as the Elle Woods of drag, with a little retro flair and a whole lot of show-stopping theatrics, she is everybody’s girl, not to mention the ultimate Barbie! She hosted the well-received Glitz Crackers in midtown for over a year, showcasing Broadway's hottest newcomers. Next Magazine said of The Paige Turner Show "this showbiz spitfire is not to be missed and continues to amaze;" The New York Times said “The heavily massacred Paige Turner gets everyone to sing along;” and Michael Musto of The Village Voice declared “Paige Turner is the new Holly Golightly!” Her hosting skills have landed her with Logo, the Gramercy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, The Trevor Project, Rite-Aid , Microsoft, and Fire Island and more! She currently has long running shows at Vlada and the legendary Stonewall Inn and is a regular host at Splash. Paige is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and private parties. Look for her in a city or food court near you! For more, visit her at www.paigeturnernyc.com

Audience votes determine the fiercest queen of them all! Celebrity guest performers and judges will be announced shortly.

Those who think they can drag should waste no time in sending a headshot and resume to timeoutnylounge@newworldstages.com. Type DRAG COMPETITION in the subject line of the email.

For more information, visit www.timeoutnylounge.com

Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages | 340 West 50th Street
(between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

September 27, 2011

Diane Von Furstenberg and Valentino
Photo Credit Patrick McMullen

Just Published: Read my article and see Patrick McMullen's photographs of the Couture Council Luncheon Honoring Valentino.

September 26, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Broadway's Dancing Divas
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 7pm
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center

Manhattan Movement & Arts Center in association with Artists Collaborating Together with additional support from Broadway Dance Center presents Broadway's Dancing Divas. As part of the ongoing series Monday's at the Movement, a new and innovative theater arts series that brings you up close and personal with the New York theater community's most celebrated artists, 15 female Broadway veterans will participate in a panel discussion. Broadway's Dancing Divas will speak candidly about their careers and lives before, during, and after Broadway, their highs and lows, and will discuss the entertainment business from a woman's point of view. Scheduled to appear: Stephanie Pope-Caffey (Fosse), Caitlin Carter (Chicago), Lorna Ventura (Wicked), Michelle Robinson (Black and Blue), Maria Torres (Swing), Deb Leamy (Fosse), Mary McCleod (Damn Yankees), Carolyn Doherty (Movin' Out), Allyson Tucker-Mitchell (Ragtime), Rosa Curry (Jelly's Last Jam), JoAnn Hunter (Kiss Me Kate) and Renee Monique Brown (The Color Purple), Karine Plantadit (Come Fly with Me).

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door and can be purchased at www.manhattanmovement.com.

Manhattan Movement and Arts Center | 248 W. 60th Street
(between Amsterdam and West End Avenues).

September 25, 2011

Just Published: Read Arlene McKanic's review of Tennessee Williams's Suddenly Last Summer. Summer is playing at the Hudson Guild Theater through October 2, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

AVENUE Antiques, Art & Design at the Armory Show
September 22-25, 2011
Park Avenue Armory | New York City

AVENUE Antiques, Art & Design at the Armory is honored to partner with the respected Dubin Breast Center on a benefit promotion taking place Opening Night throughout the run of our show this coming week at the Park Avenue Armory.

During the show, 10% of the sale price of a designated item at a participating exhibitor's booth will be donated to the Dubin Breast Center. Purchases must be made at the show only.

The Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute offers the latest, most innovative approaches available for breast health and the treatment of cancer. The 15,000-square-foot facility is part of The Tisch Cancer Institute, located on the Mount Sinai School of Medicine campus in New York City and houses a wide range of services, from prevention to survivorship.

http://www.avenueshows.com/

Park Avenue Armory | 643 Park Avenue

Another New York Cool Tip:

The Draft Riots and Gangs of New York Walking Tour
Sunday, September 25 - 11:00AM
greenwood Cemetery

The Draft Riots of 1863 are one of the saddest chapters in New York City history. Many of the participants—both famous and unknown—are buried in Green-Wood. Join Green-Wood Historic Fund tour guide Ruth Edebohls to visit and hear the histories of Horace Greeley, Henry J. Raymond, Boss Tweed, the Brooks Brothers, abolitionist Abigail Hopper Gibbons and others who rest here along with little-known victims of the riots. The film "Gangs of New York" included many of them as characters and also featured the era's legendary gang leader William "Bill the Butcher" Poole. You'll also enjoy the visual delights of Green-Wood, its trees and ponds and its sculpture and buildings by the leading artists and architects of their time. Walk may be hilly and strenuous—wear good walking shoes.

Ruth Edebohls worked for the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment as its Coordinator of Urban Tours and as a tour guide for 15 years. A Brooklyn native, she is a licensed New York City Tour Guide and urban historian with a special enthusiasm for Green-Wood Cemetery. Over the years, she has created and led many fascinating tours of Green-Wood.

Walking tour: $10 for members of The Green-Wood Historic Fund / $15 for non-members. Reservations strongly recommended.

To purchase advance tickets on line, click here or call 718-210-3080.

Greenwood Cemetery
http://www.green-wood.com/html/wp-content/uploads/apdf/green_wood_map.pdf

September 24, 2011

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Bennett Miller's Moneyball, which opened this weekend.

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Charles Martin Smith's Dolphin Tale, which opened this weekend.

New York Cool Tip:

6 Steps: Fashionably Fitting the Voluptuous Woman
Saturday, September 24th. 2PM-3:30PM
36th Street Studio

On Saturday, September 24th, Fashion Societé will host “6 Steps: Fashionably Fitting the Voluptuous Woman”. Full-figured designers are many, but which are right for you? Our presenter is well-known plus-size expert Terri Murray. She'll show you how to make 2011 your most stylish year ever. Learn which of the latest colors, fabrics shapes, prints look best on you, and find out where to get them no matter what your price range!!

The Price is $45.00. Visit http://www.fashionsociete.com/thebigo.html for more information. Send an email to register@fashionsociete.com in order to register. Call to inquire at 347-574-4600.

36th Street Studio | 260 West 36th Street
Between 7th and 8th Avenue

New York Cool Tip:

Rubulad’s “Swamp Things!”
Saturday, September 24 @ TIME: 10pm
Private Loft, 171 Lombardy St., Greenpoint

Jump into the “dirty water” and muck about with the Rubulad crew as
they pay homage to all things slinky, slithery and slimy. “We’ve
missed everyone these past few months!” the producers enthuse. “Come
join us for our season opener!”

In an evening designed to take you on an adventure into the dangerous
Cajun swamplands, beware of creatures lurking in the deep. Keep your
eyes and ears open for the occasional surfacing of eerie entertainment
with some New Orleans spice, including live music by The Peripherals,
People’s Champs and Amour Obscur, served up to you with a side of
cattails by your mc Swamp Doctor Tanya Solomon and your dj/soundman
Cody.

Get your gator groove on with dance music by The Vintage DJ, Dirty
Finger and DJ Reagonomics. And as always, enjoy the multimedia
insanity of G. Scopitronic’s Non-Stop Film Fest, Norm Francoeur’s
Light Circus Extraordinaire, Modern Dance Awareness Society and the
delicious Hot F***ing Tamales. Plus Doc Boyle, Izzy and Pierre
Pressure’s latest creation: “Creeptard: A Journey through the Brackish
Undergrowth with a Thousand New Puppets.”

Doors open at 10pm and shows begin at 11pm. 10 beans before 11pm or
way late, 15 beans in costume all night, 20 otherwise.

Dress: Dress lowdown & dirty, drippy & oozy, Big Easy sleaze,
Deliverance chic, critterish, monsterish, or your best shotgun shack
ensemble.

COVER: $10 before 11pm, $15 all night in costume, $20 otherwise

Private Loft | 171 Lombardy St. Varick Ave.
20 minute walk from subway, so wear your dancing shoes, not those
ouchy ones. If you must wear heels or die, get a cab from the train.
L Train to Graham Ave. Walk on Graham toward BQE, right on
Richardson, left on Kingsland, Right on Lombardy to Varick.
Or G train to Nassau Ave. Walk toward McCarren Park, left on Nassau,
right on Kingsland, left on Lombardy to Varick.

September 23, 2011

NewYork Cool Tip:

Brooklyn Underground: Theatrical Stories from Green-Wood
Fri., Sept. 23, 8:00 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 30, 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 24, 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 1, 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 25, 3:00 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 2, 3:00 p.m.
Greenwood Cemetery

Brooklyn Underground brings to the stage an imaginative and entertaining intermingling of Green-Wood's permanent residents and its modern-day neighbors.

Hear 19th-century stage star Kate Claxton, "the Sarah Bernhardt of America," give a first-hand account of the Brooklyn Theatre Fire of 1885 that killed 278 people. Watch actress Laura Keene perform at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.--on the night Lincoln was assassinated. Be entertained by McDonald Clarke, "the Mad Poet of Broadway," who influenced and was eulogized by Walt Whitman. Eavesdrop on the present-day conversations of Green-Wood's neighbors who have an entirely unique perspective on the historic cemetery.

The Artful Conspirators is a Brooklyn-based theater company which created Brooklyn Underground through research, interviews, audience surveys and theatrical imagination. Directed by David A. Miller.Tickets: $20 in advance and $25 at the door. $20 anytime for members of The Green-Wood Historic Fund. Seating is limited, reservations strongly recommended.

To purchase advance tickets on line, click here or call 718-210-3080.

Greenwood Cemetery
http://www.green-wood.com/html/wp-content/uploads/apdf/green_wood_map.pdf

September 22, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Feeding Hope: Living Democracy
An evening of celebration and conversation with
Frances Moore Lappé and Vandana Shiva
along with Anna Lappé (Small Planet Fund),
Atossa Soltani (Amazon Watch), and Anim Steel (Real Food Challenge)
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011, 7:00-9:00pm
Cooper Union’s Great Hall

oin two of the planet’s most fearless and tireless advocates for food as a human right, restoring the earth, and building peace through living democracy as they come together on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Small Planet Fund and 40th anniversary of Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé

Co-Sponsors: The Cleaver Co., The Cooper Union, James Beard Foundation, Nation Books, Nation Magazine, Organic Valley, Stonyfield Farm, Small Planet Institute

Co-Hosts: Added Value, Brighter Green, Brooklyn Food Coalition, Climate Week NYC, Community/Farmworker Alliance, Corporate Accountability International, East New York Farms, Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing, Green Guerillas, reenThumb, Haymarket Books, NY Open Center, Queens County Farm Museum,Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY), WhyHunger

This is a free event but pre-registration is strongly recommended. Please RSVP at www.smallplanetfund.org today.

Cooper Union’s Great Hall | 7 East 7th Street (at Third Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

September 21, 2011

New York Cool Tip (you can wear your tiara):

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG!
Begins Second Season
Wednesday Nights 1:30PM - 1AM
September 14th - October 26th
New World Stages

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages, will present the second season of the highly popular SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! This sassy elimination competition on Wednesday nights features themed performances, ruthlessly scrutinized by a rotating panel of celebrity judges, at the Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! Begins Wednesday September 14th and continues through the Gala Grand Finale on Wednesday October 26th. The Grand Prize winner gets her own show in the Time Out New York Lounge, along with $500 cash, a professional photo shoot from acclaimed visual artist Alexander D’Or (www.yeuxdor.com), and more!

“Showbiz spitfire” Paige Turner returns as host. Hailed as the Elle Woods of drag, with a little retro flair and a whole lot of show-stopping theatrics, she is everybody’s girl, not to mention the ultimate Barbie! She hosted the well-received Glitz Crackers in midtown for over a year, showcasing Broadway's hottest newcomers. Next Magazine said of The Paige Turner Show "this showbiz spitfire is not to be missed and continues to amaze;" The New York Times said “The heavily massacred Paige Turner gets everyone to sing along;” and Michael Musto of The Village Voice declared “Paige Turner is the new Holly Golightly!” Her hosting skills have landed her with Logo, the Gramercy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, The Trevor Project, Rite-Aid , Microsoft, and Fire Island and more! She currently has long running shows at Vlada and the legendary Stonewall Inn and is a regular host at Splash. Paige is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and private parties. Look for her in a city or food court near you! For more, visit her at www.paigeturnernyc.com

Audience votes determine the fiercest queen of them all! Celebrity guest performers and judges will be announced shortly.

Those who think they can drag should waste no time in sending a headshot and resume to timeoutnylounge@newworldstages.com. Type DRAG COMPETITION in the subject line of the email.

For more information, visit www.timeoutnylounge.com

Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages | 340 West 50th Street
(between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

Another New York Cool Tip:

JOHN RITTER
Worked Up
September 9th - October 9th
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-7pm
Lyons Wier Gallery Project Space


Lyons Wier Gallery Project Space is proud to present a series of new original artwork and limited edition prints by award-winning illustrator John Ritter.

Ritter's politically and emotionally charged works utilize the vernacular of the information age to create vibrant images of politics, celebrity, crime, and catastrophe.

By exposing the inherent anxiety of today's world, these subversive works fashion unseen relationships and contexts through humor and clever juxtaposition. Ritter's works are simultaneously complex and accessible, offering new political as well as artistic possibilities.
Ritter studies and sources potential subjects from found photographs then manufactures compositional elements by layering and combining his own original photography to make a fabricated context in which the subject matter exists. His work exists in its purest form, as a digital configuration, that has been appropriated, reconfigured and recycled into a form that is humanly expressive, provocative and consumable.

Ritter's animated and concise illustrations of celebrities and popular culture have consistently graced the pages and covers of mainstream publications such as The New Yorker, Time, GQ, The New York Times and Harpers, to name a few.

Lyons Wier Gallery Project Space | 175 Seventh Ave @ 20th Street
New York, NY 10011

September 20, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Crossing the Line
Xavier Le Roy, Product of Circumstances
Tuesday, September 20 at 7:30pm
FIAF Tinker Auditorium

As part of Crossing the Line’s Lecture/Performance Series, Le Roy will also present Product of Circumstances. In this illuminating autobiographical talk/performance, Xavier Le Roy uses his body to recount his professional journey from biologist to dance maker, with a wry look at the real nature of ‘research.’ Product of Circumstances will be presented at FIAF’s Tinker Auditorium, Tuesday, September 20 at 7:30pm.

Admission:
Advance Tickets: $10 FIAF Members; $15 Non-Members

Day-Of: $15 FIAF Members; $20 Non-Members

Tickets: www.fiaf.org/crossingtheline | 800 982 2787

Information: www.fiaf.org/crossingtheline | 212 355 6160

FIAF's Tinker Audotirium | 55 East 59th Street
(between Park and Madison Avenues), NYC
4, 5, 6, N, R, and W at 59th Street: F at 63rd Street
M1, M2, M3, M4, Q31 to 59th Street; M5 to 58th Street

Another New York Cool Tip:

SMART
Mondays at 7:30pm
September 19 - October 24
The Kraine Theater

EndTimes Productions will present the World Premiere of SMART, a true-crime drama based on the notorious Dartmouth Murders of 2001. Written by Robert Fieldsteel and directed by Russell Dobular, SMART was originally presented as part of VIGNETTES FOR THE APOCALYPSE, New York's oldest and largest Sci-fi/Horror-themed theater festival, in June. This revised, re-worked production will run September 19 - October 24 at The Kraine Theater.

SMART centers around Doug, a college student who is writing his dissertation on a pair of high school classmates who brutally murder a college professor and his wife. Posing as students doing research for a school survey, the teens hatch a plan to take the couple by surprise, threaten them into revealing their bank PIN numbers, rob and kill them -- all to get money for a trip to Australia. The chilling scenes play out as Doug interviews one of the murders from jail, delving deep into the mind of a cold-blooded killer.

SMART stars Alessandro Colla, Kiersten Armstrong, Kelly Riley, Matthew Glogowski, Anthony Mead and Becky Sterling with costumes by Christopher Johnston, special effects by Leah Dashe and sound design by Stefan Bensaid.

SMART runs September 19 - October 24, Mondays at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students), available at 212-352-3101 or www.EndTimesProductions.org

The Kraine Theater | 85 East 4th Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Aves -- accessible from the F train at 2nd Ave).

September 19, 2011

Alexander Skarsgard and Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's Film Column with coverage of the New York Film Festival. The New York Film Festival 2011 runs September 30th - October 16th at Lincoln Center.

New York Cool Tip:

“Burma Captured: In Images and In Spirit”
Monday, September 19, 2011
Friars Club

Join us Monday, September 19, 2011 for a special fundraising event for Burmese refugee children living in three camps in Mae Sot, Thailand on Burma’s border named Naung Po Deng, Pyan Taung and Hway Ka Loke.

“Burma Captured: In Images and In Spirit” – an exclusive multimedia affair – will be co-hosted by best-selling author Naomi Wolf, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, and actor Esai Morales, with musical performances by world-renowned pianist Rosa Antonelli, pop/classical singing sensation Elizabeth Tryon, and composer, writer, mulitmedia artist Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky).

The event will take place from 7-10pm at the legendary Friars Club at 57 East 55th Street and includes an Open Bar and Buffet Style Dinner. Proceeds will be used to pay for a new dormitory, thatched roof, bunk beds, computers, solar panels for electricity, and other essentials.

NOTE: There will be strict security at the door. PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE (www.burmarelief.org) or mail a check to Burma Relief, 401 Fifth Avenue, 4th Fl. New York, NY 10016. For further details, please contact Burma Relief at 212-951-7220 ext.170, or email info@burmarelief.org.

Friars Club | 57 East 55th Street

September 18, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Opera Idol Competition
Sunday, September 18th, 2011 at 7:30PM
Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West, 67th Street, New York

On Sunday, September 18th, 2011, tweleve of the fiercest opera hopefuls from around the world will be competing in a live concert at Merkin Hall in New York for one of the most prestigious titles of the year: Winner of Opera Idol! First Place, determined by the judge panel, will be crowned “Opera Idol” and receive a Grand Prize of $1000 while second place will be chosen by the audience and will receive a cash prize of $500. The judges will have their hands full with this cutting-edge competition, especially since every single one of the vocalists competing for first place is a phenomenally gifted singer. Many of the competing vocalists have well-developed opera careers and have performed around the world for numerous years. Each participant will sing one aria, selected from legendary operas such as Carmen, La Boheme, Eugene Onegin, The Magic Flute, and more.
Opera Idol will be hosted by co-founder of Arkadi Foundation, Ronit Ashirov. Ashirov and Peer are the grandchildren of Arkadi Namatiev who was a Baritone opera singer. |

Arkadi was born in Soviet Union in 1914 and died in 1989 in Israel. He was the father of five children. He performed in the opera house of Tajikistan in a variety of operas including Aida, Figaro, La Boheme, and many more. In 1973 Arkadi immigrated to Tel Aviv, Israel and became one of the most well-known cantors in the country. The inheritance of his talent was evident when several of his children became concert pianists and especially when young Michael Peer turned to opera himself winning many prestigious awards and ultimately founding the Arkadi foundation that assists in developing young Operatic talent. The proceeds from opera Idol will be contributed to Schneider Hospital in Long Island known today as Cohen’s Children Hospital and will benefit the oncology department that assists with the fight against cancer.

On the judges panel will be Mark Oswald, world-renowned Metropolitan Opera House singer and Phil Hall, respected conductor and vocal coach. Guests will also be enjoy the company of special honorary judge Ziva Namatiev, daughter of Arkadi Namatiev, who will be arriving especially from Israel to serve to accompany one of Arkadi's classic songs on Piano.

Accompanying the competing vocalists on stage will be the extraordinary pianist and Metropolitan Opera House coach, Yelena Kurdina. During the second part of the concert, Michael Peer, Bass-Baritone, concert soloist and opera singer will sing in a cross-over musical style. In addition, Peer will premiere a special song that was recently written for him by Tomer Hadadi and will be released shortly on his first album. Peer will also present an array of additional musical numbers such as “Hallelujah” written by Leonard Cohen and many other favorites.

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased:
online at kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall/event/arkadi-foundation-presents-opera-idol by calling the Lincoln Center box office at 212-501-3330 or Tanya at 917-301-6357

Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center | 129 West, 67th Street | New York

Another New York Cool Tip:

Couture Fashion Week
September 16-17-18, 2011 Shows at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm daily
Waldorf-Astoria

The venue for Couture Fashion Week New York is the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria, a name synonymous with elegance and luxury.
Couture Fashion Week presents a series of couture and luxury fashion shows multiple times each year in New York City and other selected cities.
Featuring:
• Fine designers from around the world presenting exquisite garments and accessories
• World class entertainment
• Exhibits of art and luxury products and services
• After-parties and receptions

Tickets at http://www.couturefashionweek.com/tickets.htm

Waldorf Astoria | 301 Park Avenue, NYC

Another New York Cool Tip:

New York City Apple Day Festival
Sunday, September 18, 2011 11AM - 4:30PM
Orchard Street Festival

NYC Apple Day will feature activities for kids of all ages, and, of course, foods from many culinary venues (all getting into the apple spirit and incorporating the ingredient into their cuisine). As part of the day’s activities, the Apple Day National Apple Pie Eating Championship will be held at 2p.m. Aspiring competitors may view complete rules and sign up to participate in the competition at www.CompetitiveEaters.com.

Free and open to the public.
www.lowereastsideny.com
212-226-9010

Orchard Street, between Broome and Grand Streets

September 17, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

SUPER SABADO: Target Free Third Saturdays at El Museo
PRESENTS SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY (S) FILES ARTISTS
September 17, 2011 11:00am – 8:30pm
El Museo

Inspired by EL MUSEO’S BIENAL: The (S) Files 2011, young visitors express their artistic talents through art making, interactive storytelling, spoken word and gallery exploration. (S) Files artists will also be on hand to answer questions and assist in art-making activities. Guest Artists Daniel Bejar and Ryan RoaPerformances by the next generation of El Barrio talent will round out the fun.

· SAY QUESOOOO! 12:00pm-3:00pm Climb inside a miniature beach built in the back of a Ford F-150 truck, take pictures in a beach chair, and relax as ocean sounds play on a boombox. Artist Ryan Roa will be available to answer questions and interact with visitors about his Beach Truck.

· ARTEXPLORERS & ARTMAKING, 11:00am-3:00pm Explore art and get creative via this Bilingual gallery tour and art-making activity inspired by artist Daniel Bejar’s Get Lost project. Artist will be on-site to answer questions from visitors.

· COLORIN COLORADO, 12:00pm & 2:00pm Dance and sing along with Abbasubi’s bilingual musical stories.

· CONCERT, 3:30pm-5:30pm This performance for kids, by kids hosted by comedian Bill Santiago, features students from Esperanza Academy, Pachamama Peruvian Arts, PS 72 Lexington Academy, Nucleo Corona, and Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts.

www.elmuseo.org

El Museo del Barrio | 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th St.
New York, NY 10029

Another New York Cool Tip:

Fiction & Non-Fiction
Opening Day of the Fifth edition of FIAF’s acclaimed fall festival
Crossing the Line
Presented in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy
Saturday, September 17, from 2-6pm

Note: Due to the German-American Parade, we advise that you arrive after 2:30pm. From 2–2:30pm, access to 972 Fifth Avenue will only be available via 79th Street & Madison Avenue. After 2:30pm, access via Fifth Avenue will be restored.

Throughout the afternoon, the historic Payne Whitney House at 972 Fifth Avenue will host an array of specially-commissioned installations, live performances, and experiences. Occupying three levels of the current home of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy at 972 Fifth Avenue and spilling out onto Central Park and Museum Mile, Fiction & Non-Fiction will offer engaging and thought-provoking perspectives on the mystifying boundaries between fiction and reality.

Artists from both sides of the Atlantic presenting new work include visual artists Prune Nourry and the Multi-Arts Incubator at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, dancers and choreographers Kimberly Bartosik, Trajal Harrell, Raimund Hogue, Perle Palombe, Laurent Pichaud, and Takashi Ueno, lighting designer Roderick Murray, Lama Thupten Phuntsok, sound artists Soundwalk Collective, and authors Olivier Cadiot, Philippe Claudel, Teju Cole, John Giorno, and Camille Laurens.

The fifth edition is co-curated by Lili Cho
Crossing the Line trailer, hi-res, downloadable images, and further info: fiaf.org/crossingtheline/

Free and open to the public.

Transportation:
Subway: 6 to 77th Street & Lexington Avenue;
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M72, M79 to 78th Street

fiaf.org/crossingtheline | 212 355 6100

Cultural Services of the French Embassy | 972 Fifth Avenue

Another New York Cool Tip:

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation
September 17th at 10:30pm
New York Stages

Are You Ready To Get The Party Started?

What are you doing this Saturday Night? No plans? Well then, have we got a treat for you! The first round of NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation starts THIS SATURDAY September 17th at 10:30pm in New World Stages! Come see 10 brand-new contestants sing their hearts out to try and win your love, and a slot at their very own solo concert! This week, Andrew Kober (Hair) will host Next Broadway Sensation with a panel of judges that includes Tony Award® winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone; Baby, It's You!), Alexander Gemignani (Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd), and casting director Michael Cassara.

Tickets are only $10 online and $15 at the door! (Members pay $10 regardless). So grab a friend or two, and get your tickets now!

For tickets, information, and details about our contestants go to www.nymf.org/nnbs

New World Stages | 340 West 50th Street | New York, NY
(646) 871-1730 newworldstages.com

September 16, 2011

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Couture Fashion Week
September 16-17-18, 2011 Shows at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm daily
Waldorf-Astoria

The venue for Couture Fashion Week New York is the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria, a name synonymous with elegance and luxury.
Couture Fashion Week presents a series of couture and luxury fashion shows multiple times each year in New York City and other selected cities.
Featuring:
• Fine designers from around the world presenting exquisite garments and accessories
• World class entertainment
• Exhibits of art and luxury products and services
• After-parties and receptions

Tickets at http://www.couturefashionweek.com/tickets.htm

Waldorf Astoria | 301 Park Avenue, NYC

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Gus Van Sant's Restless, which opened today, Friday, September 16, 2011.

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Kaspar Heidelbach's Berlin 36, which opened today, Friday, September 16, 2011.

September 15, 2011

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TIBET HOUSE US PRESENTS: THE DALAI LAMA AND HIS PEOPLE
July 5th – September 15th 2011
Tibet House US

Tibet House US is proud to present an inspirational photography exhibit of archival pigment prints that celebrates the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, his extraordinary impact on the modern world, and the Tibetan people he has guided in exile. The exhibit The Dalai Lama and His People showcases renowned photographer Don Farber’s works, which are also available in his latest book His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This exhibit coincides with the Dalai Lama's 76th birthday and the Kalachakra Initiation for World Peace in Washington D.C. The exhibition can be viewed from July 5th to September 15th with a special opening reception and book signing on July 19th from 6pm to 8pm, at Tibet House US.

Price: FREE
Phone: 212.807.0563

Tibet House US | 22 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011

New York Cool Tip:

Art from Around the World
Masters of the Imagination, The Rhythm of Color
Exhibition Dates: September 13, 2011 – October 4, 2011
Reception: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Agora Gallery

Kick off the new season with Agora Gallery’s all new exhibitions. Bursting with creativity, the artists in Masters of the Imagination and The Rhythm of Color will present various aspects of our world in ways that will gift the audience with a new appreciation for the wonder that surrounds us. Everyone is encouraged to visit the gallery for this exciting exhibition and learn about different cultures from around the world.

Featured Artists:
Masters of the Imagination - María Eugenia Akel, Cristina Arnedo, Paloma Bernaldo de Quirós, Alessandra Busanelli, Marcela Cadena, Raul Cantu, Omar Diaz-Morales, María Susana Dos Santos, Carmen Erazo, Fausto, Maca Fernandez, Cecilia Fernandez Q, Ignacio Hábrika, kBlanchard, Karin Kviat Himmelman, Alberto Montoreano, Andre Netto, Rosa Olivo, Diego Quintavalle, Juan G. Restrepo, Gabriela Robin, Gabriela Robin, Wladimir Tasoff, Jimena Vilchez
The Rhythm of Color - John Stevenson, Madeleine Arnett, Mireille Ligterink, Christian Perez de Carvasal, Fred Mou, Blazo, Weeda Hamdan

Event URL:
agora-gallery.com/receptionexhibitions/9_15_2011.aspx

Agora Gallery | 530 West 25th St
Chelsea, NY 10001

September 14, 2011

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG!
Begins Second Season
Wednesday Nights 1:30PM - 1AM
September 14th - October 26th
New World Stages

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages, will present the second season of the highly popular SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! This sassy elimination competition on Wednesday nights features themed performances, ruthlessly scrutinized by a rotating panel of celebrity judges, at the Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! Begins Wednesday September 14th and continues through the Gala Grand Finale on Wednesday October 26th. The Grand Prize winner gets her own show in the Time Out New York Lounge, along with $500 cash, a professional photo shoot from acclaimed visual artist Alexander D’Or (www.yeuxdor.com), and more!

“Showbiz spitfire” Paige Turner returns as host. Hailed as the Elle Woods of drag, with a little retro flair and a whole lot of show-stopping theatrics, she is everybody’s girl, not to mention the ultimate Barbie! She hosted the well-received Glitz Crackers in midtown for over a year, showcasing Broadway's hottest newcomers. Next Magazine said of The Paige Turner Show "this showbiz spitfire is not to be missed and continues to amaze;" The New York Times said “The heavily massacred Paige Turner gets everyone to sing along;” and Michael Musto of The Village Voice declared “Paige Turner is the new Holly Golightly!” Her hosting skills have landed her with Logo, the Gramercy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, The Trevor Project, Rite-Aid , Microsoft, and Fire Island and more! She currently has long running shows at Vlada and the legendary Stonewall Inn and is a regular host at Splash. Paige is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and private parties. Look for her in a city or food court near you! For more, visit her at www.paigeturnernyc.com

Audience votes determine the fiercest queen of them all! Celebrity guest performers and judges will be announced shortly.

Those who think they can drag should waste no time in sending a headshot and resume to timeoutnylounge@newworldstages.com. Type DRAG COMPETITION in the subject line of the email.

For more information, visit www.timeoutnylounge.com

Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages | 340 West 50th Street
(between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

New York Cool Tip:

The 9/11 Performance Project:
"We Were Kids: 9/11 Stories" and
"What Happened: The September 11th Testimony Project"
September 14, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Haaren Hall, 3rd Floor, John Jay College

Student Plays Double Bill:

What Happened: The September 11th Testimony Project is a play based on interviews conducted by students at John Jay College of Criminal Justice during 2001-02. We Were Kids: 9/11 Stories is a collaborative venture comprised of personal and community-based oral histories authored by John Jay students who were children in September 2001.

The 9/11 Performance Project:
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents The 9/11 Performance Project, a series of three complementary plays, from Friday, September 9 - Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Tickets are available at www.ticketcentral.com or by phone at 212-279-4200.
www.jjay.cuny.edu/theater.php

Haaren Hall, 3rd Floor | John Jay College | 899 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Another New York Cool Tip:

John Cariani's
Almost, Maine
Thursday, September 1st @ 8pm
Friday, September 2nd @ 8pm
Saturday, September 3rd @ 2pm & 7pm
Tuesday, September 13th @ 8pm
Wednesday, September 14th @ 8pm
Thursday, September 15th @ 8pm Thursday
The 45th Street Theatre

A romantic comedy set in the 1950s. Al is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend-almost-in this delightful mid-night’s dream.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door, online or via telephone.
For tickets: http://www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444 or http://45thstreettheatre.com/current.html

The 45th Street Theatre | 354 W. 45th Street
(between 8th and 9th Ave)
New York, NY 10036
212-340-1962

September 13, 2011

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September 12, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Click here for NYC & COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF
GET MORE NYC BROADWAY WEEK WITH 2-FOR-1 TICKETS THIS FALL
September 18 to 30.

And:

Click here for NYC & COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2-FOR-1 TICKETS THIS FALL
WITH GET MORE NYC OFF-BROADWAY WEEK
September 26 to October 9

New York Cool Tip:

The Third Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Gala
Monday, September 12, 2011. 6PM-10PM
The Copacabana Supper Club

Show your support for the Cristian Rivera Foundation by attending the Third Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Gala on Monday, September 12, 2011. One ticket gets you admission to the newly reopened Copacabana Supper Club—located in Times Square at 268 W. 47th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue in Manhattan—from 6pm to 10pm. There will be red carpet arrivals for our esteemed committee members and high-profile guests, plus unlimited food and drinks provided by some of New York’s finest restaurants. Cocktail attire required.
For more information visit www.cristianriverafoundation.org and www.cristian-rivera.com or contact: Michelle Loeb 212-779-2222
michelle@cristianriverafoundation.org

The Copacabana Supper Club | 268 West 47th Street

9/11 Commemoration Ceremony
September 11, 2011
Photo Credit Angelo Rivera

September 11, 2011

September 11, 2011
Photo Credit Katherine Wermke

Today is the Tenth Anniversay of the Al Queda attacks on the United States of America. I was in New York that day and will never forget what I saw, heard and felt.

Here is a copy of my page from 9.11..NYC...The Days After, a compilation of memories by New Yorkers.

September 11th |Wendy R. Williams | www.newyorkcool.com

I was in my apartment when the phone rang; it was my daughter, telling me to turn on the TV - a plane had hit the World Trade Center. The talking heads thought there had been an accident. I was watching TV when the second plane hit. Everyone quit breathing. No one knew what to say; we were living on a different planet where there were no analogies.

Beth Israel Hospital is across the street from my apartment. I walked to the emergency room entrance and saw a group of medical workers dressed in hazmat suits standing outside. I stood with them and waited for over an hour and no one came. There were no survivors. I headed back to my apartment. I was fine, but then I would see a stranger on the street and we would both burst into tears.

Twenty- four hours later, New York had changed. There were fighter jets screaming through the sky and a carrier in the river. There were two policemen/women on every corner in the city - a total of eight per intersection. When I went to the deli at the corner for Avenue A and 14th Street (two blocks from my apartment) , there was a camouflaged colored Humvee and two gun-toting National Guardsmen at the corner. We were living in a war zone.

I worked across the street from the Empire State Building, now the tallest building in New York City. Three times during the week of September 11th, we were told to run down the stairs and run for our lives. When I was actually at the office, huge lines of siren-wailing police cars would speed down 34th Street several times a day. We never found out where they were going.

The last time we were told to evacuate, I took the Third Avenue bus downtown. The bus passed the Armory which was being used as a clearing house for the missing. The fences were covered with small posters with photos of loved ones and horrifically sad messages, "Have you seen my husband, my daughter, my brother." People were walking in a slow line to enter the armory. I looked around the bus and saw that everyone was asleep. It was 3PM and everyone was asleep; it was more than we could bear.

September 10, 2011

Kate Winslet in Contagion

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, which opened this weekend in New York City.

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THE 2nd ANNUAL BROOKE JACKMAN FOUNDATION
READ-A-THON
TO COMMEMORATE THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
A FREE FAMILY CELEBRATION OF LITERACY AND HOPE
FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Saturday, September 10, 2011: Noon – 2 p.m.
World Financial Center Winter Garden in Lower Manhattan

Twila Liggett (Creator of TV’s Reading Rainbow)

Care Bears on Fire (musical performers)

Bari Koral Family Rock Band (musical performers)

Justin Long-Moton and Ishmael Islam (poets from Urban Word NYC)

Isaiah Sheffer (founder of Symphony Space)

John Schaefer (WNYC radio personality)

Katie Davis (children’s author/illustrator)

Cozbi A. Cabrera (children’s author/illustrator)
Stephanie Calmenson (children’s author/ illustrator)

This will be the only event by an outside organization occurring in the World Financial Center during the 9/11 10th anniversary weekend, which is expected to attract record crowds.

In commemoration of 9/11 and the Foundation’s 10th anniversary, the Brooke Jackman Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy for at-risk children in the greater New York area, has invited hundreds of underserved youth from the surrounding area to enjoy an afternoon of educational fun at its second annual Brooke Jackman Foundation Read-a-thon -- a Celebration of Literacy and Hope. Hosted by Arts World Financial Center, this major FREE public event for children and families will celebrate the positive power of literacy.

The Brooke Jackman Foundation was created 10 years ago to honor Brooke Jackman, a bright and compassionate 23-year-old avid reader who was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks before achieving her dream of becoming a social worker. Since 2001, the Brooke Jackman Foundation has donated nearly 100,000 books and 10,000 backpacks filled with school supplies, or “Brooke Packs,” to children and families in need. It has established four libraries, as well as a number of after school literacy programs at sites across all five boroughs, including homeless shelters and Family Justice Centers in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx for victims of domestic violence and crime.

World Financial Center Winter Garden in Lower Manhattan | 220 Vesey Street, New York, NY

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Another New York Cool Tip:

NY Daily News presents MCC Community Benefit Fund 3rd Ave. Street Fair
Saturday, September 10, 2011 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
66th to 86th Sts on 3rd Ave. in Manhattan

This is one of the city's largest and oldest street fairs which started in the 1970's!
Over 800 vendors and three stages of entertainment!

Specialty blocks:
NY Daily News featuring Celebrity Corner and more!
Children's/Radio Disney featuring an entertainment stage and booths for children,
Healthcare/NY Presbyterian Hospital offering free screenings and healthcare info,
Theater/TheaterMania featuring a stage with Off-Broadway and Broadway entertainers as well as a, myriad of theaters from around Manhattan,
Green Block featuring recycling and information booths,
So come on out and look for the MCC booth at 86th St. featuring the living Statue of Liberty where you can take photos with our great NYC symbol!!
All funds raised from this fair are donated to nonprofit organizations in Community Board 8!

Also nonprofit organizations will be exhibiting in the fair.
For more information, please visit the event website:
http://www.manhattancc.org

The event is free to attend!

66th to 86th Sts on 3rd Ave. in Manhattan

And Another New York Cool Tip:

SUN TO STARS: SOUTH ASIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
FREE Outdoor Fun, Powered by the Sun!
Featuring South Asian Music, Dance, Food & Culture for All Ages
Saturday, September 10th, 2011 Time: 2:00PM – 10:00PM
*Children’s Activities will be held 2:00 – 4:00PM
(Rain Date: Sunday, September 11th)
Solar One

Join Solar One for an all-day outdoor festival celebrating South Asian culture & sustainability! Inspired by the traditional all-night concerts along India’s Ganges River, SUN TO STARS is an exciting South Asian Cultural Festival that evokes the traditional durbar and bethak-style concerts where performers and audiences interact in an informal setting to create an intimate artistic experience. With a backdrop defined by both natural and urban elements, the performers present work that grapples with the environment, be it through mythological folktales or a particular raga connected to nature.

Returning to Solar One for the 6th year, the festival will be curated by choreographer Parul Shah and dancer/author Reena Shah, and will include an expanded selection of kids activities: including storytelling; learning hand gestures from Indian classical dance; learning how to wrap a sari; making and flying traditional patang kites; decorating clay pots, as is done for Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and much more! There will also be young student dancers performing alongside their teachers. Children’s activities will be held in the early part of the Festival, between 2pm and 4pm.

As the day progresses into the evening, performers will include the Parul Shah Dance Company and sitarists Neel Murgai and Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury.
SUN TO STARS is solar-powered by the energy collected by the photovoltaic panels on Solar One’s roof. The event also features a marketplace of regional South Asian cuisine from local chefs, Indian style seating with floor rugs and cushions, and information about important local South Asian and environmental organizations.
The festival is FREE and open to the public, and families with kids of all ages are welcome. Kids will love watching the dance & music performances, sitting on the colorful rugs & trying out lots of fun activities, while also learning about the environment and sustainable energy!

SUN TO STARS is presented by Solar One, NYC’s first solar-powered Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center. To learn more about Solar One, visit www.solar1.org
Event: SUN TO STARS: South Asian Cultural Festival

Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Phone: (212) 505-6050
Website: http://www.solar1.org

Solar One | 24-20 FDR Drive Service Road East
Neighborhoods: East Village / Stuyvesant Town / Peter Cooper Village
Directions: Take 6 train to 23rd Street and the M23 east to Avenue C *or* take the L to 1st Ave and walk about 10 minutes to the site or take the M15 north to 23rd St. and walk along East 23rd St. The M16 and M21 buses also stop near E. 23rd St. and Avenue C.
*For more detailed directions, visit http://solar1.org/about/map/

September 9, 2011

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Steven Soderbergh's Contagion , which opens today, Friday, September 9, 2011.

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Francesca Gregorini and Tatiana von Furstenberg's Tanner Hall , which opens today, Friday, September 9, 2011.

New York Cool Tip:

RALPH LEE'S METTAWEE RIVER THEATRE COMPANY
New York premiere of
"The Old Boat Goddess - Songs of the Ainu"
September 9-11, 16-18 at 7:30 PM
Outdoor Garden of Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Renowned puppet and maskmaker Ralph Lee's "The Old Boat Goddess", based on three lively and engaging traditional tales from the Ainu, the indigenous people of northern Japan. A team of actor/singers brings these tales to life through Lee's fantastic masks, puppets and giant figures.

Tickets: $10; $5 for children - no reservations necessary
For information: 212.929.4777

Outdoor Garden at St. John the Divine (not inside the Cathedral)
Entrance on Amsterdam Avenue & 111th St (down the path - follow the signs)

Another New York Cool Tip:

Jeton Neziraj
The 9/11 Performance Project: Demolition of the Eiffel Tower
Friday, September 9 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, September 10 at 12:00 PM
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College

Demolition of the Eiffel Tower, is a tragicomedy that addresses one of the modern world's most significant problems - terrorism arising as a consequence of global political and religious conflicts. The play confronts cultural divisions, religious fanaticism, violence, and issues regarding democracy and individual freedom in Europe. Above all, the play highlights misunderstandings, stereotypes, and prejudices created as a consequence of secular politics clashing with religious observations in Paris. The play was written by Jeton Neziraj of Kosovo, directed by Kushtrim Bekteshi of Macedonia, was produced by International Theatre Festival MESS of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and stars Amar Selimovic, Alban Ukaj, Adi Hrustemovic, Irma Alimanovic, and Alma Terzic. For more information about the playwright, visit www.jetonneziraj.com. For more information on MESS Festival, visit www.mess.ba.

$20 ($10 Students)

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater | John Jay College | 99 Tenth Avenue, NYC.
www.jjay.cuny.edu/theater.php

September 8, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Check out our Fashion News Page for invites for Fashion Night Out today, September 8, 2011. Scroll down - there are a lot of invitations.

New York Cool Tip:




Like and follow Rowenta on Facebook for an opportunity to win two free tickets to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (total of six tickets). The shows include: Nicole Miller, Cynthia Rowley and Nanette Lepore.

New York Cool Tip:

Sarah Tuft's 110 STORIES Celebrity Benefit Performance
Thursday September 8th & Friday September 9th. 8PM – 11PM
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU

110 STORIES is a benefit stage performance to commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, where film, TV and stage actors will share first person accounts of the tragedy. The event will be on September 8th & 9th at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU in Manhattan. Participating talent: F. Murray Abraham, Lauren Ambrose, Andre Braugher, Billy Crudup, Edie Falco, Melissa Leo, Aasif Mandvi, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Vincent Piazza, Jeremy Piven, Andre Royo, Stelio Savante, Pablo Schreiber, Gabourey Sidibe, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Shaloub, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kathleen Turner, Ben Vereen and Merritt Wever and others TBA. Tony Award winner Gregory Mosher will direct. According to 110 STORIES' Playwright/ Creative Producer Sarah Tuft, "It's the human side of history, without politics & agenda, giving voice to those who experienced 9.11 directly." A love letter to New York City, net proceeds will benefit the New York Says Thank You Foundation.

For more information visit: www.110storiesplay.com
Advance ticket sales: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1957345473/sq1
Regular ticket sales: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU, Box Office at (212) 353-3101 or http://skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/110stories
Donations: http://igg.me/p/35940?a=45686&i=shlk

* There will be an opening night reception with the cast & a closing night party for VIP ticket-holders. For VIP ticket package inquiries, email tickets@110storiesplay.com

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts NYU | 566 LaGuardia Place, New York
(at Washington Square)

Another New York Cool Tip:

WORLD WAR ONE IN 3-D
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES

On Thursday, September 8th, Robert Munn & Sara Cook of the Depthography
Group will be presenting a 3-D Projection show of Stereoscopic images of
World War1 with Avant Garde` electronic Theremin accompaniment. The images
are from Mr. Munn's extremely rare personal collection of 290 glass plate
stereo photographs of the conflict. These 90 year old, emulsion-on-glass
stereo plates were manufactured in France between 1914-1918 and present a
graphic, uncompromising view of the horrors of trench warfare,
no-man's-land, the brutality and devastation of the World's first "modern"
war. This showing will feature many dramatic images never shown before. The
immersive effect provided by the 3-D projection combined with Mr. Munn's
provocative live performance on the Theremin assures the audience a
startling experience difficult to soon forget. Munn & Cook are artists who
have been creating art in various 3-D media for over 25 years.

$9 admission

For further information, visit http://www.depthography.com

Or call 1-718-824-1052

For further information, call 718-824-1052 or gGo to
http://anthologyfilmarchives.org

The Anthology Film Archives | 32 Second Avenue
New York, NY | 10003,

September 7, 2011

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September 6, 2011

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Sigourney Weaver & Tom Wopat Help Commemorate 9/11 with Special Performances of
Anne Nelson’s
THE GUYS
September 6-9
Various Lower Manhattan Venues

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, The Flea Theater (Jim Simpson, Artistic Director; Carol Ostrow, Producing Director) will present special performances of Anne Nelson’s THE GUYS at various venues in Lower Manhattan including the Museum of Jewish Heritage (for the FDNY) and Goldman Sachs.

Director Jim Simpson and acclaimed actors Sigourney Weaver and Tom Wopat reprise their work in this moving post-9/11 piece for FDNY families, the downtown community and other guests.

“The Flea could not be more honored to once again present a work that so helped and healed when it was first presented a decade ago,” notes Ostrow. “We thank the FDNY and Goldman Sachs for hosting a theatrical moment of reflection as we look back at a period that so changed us all.”

THE GUYS is a dialogue between a fire captain who has lost most of his men in the September 11th attack, and an editor who helps him write the eulogies as she struggles herself to come to terms with the event. It originally played as a workshop production with Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver, and its initial year-long run featured other notable performers including Susan Sarandon, Anthony LaPaglia, Tim Robbins, Marlo Thomas, Stephen Lang, Amy Irving, Bill Irwin, Swoosie Kurtz and Dan Lauria. A film version of THE GUYS starring Weaver and LaPaglia was also released in 2003 by Focus Features.

The piece will be performed Tuesday, September 6 at the Goldman Sachs headquarters (200 West Street in lower Manhattan) for invited guests, with a special talkback moderated by veteran television journalist Harry Smith and featuring Anne Nelson and others.

On Wednesday, September 7 the production shifts to The Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place) for a 3pm performance for FDNY families and the public.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage will also host a special benefit performance on Thursday, September 8 for The FDNY Foundation, the official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of the New York City Fire Department. The funds raised will assist the FDNY in its mission to prevent and respond to fires, medical emergencies, disasters and terrorist acts, protecting the lives and property of residents and visitors in New York City. The FDNY Foundation funds programs to help meet the Department's training, equipment, and education needs.

For more information on THE GUYS performances, please visit www.theflea.org. To purchase tickets for the September 8 FDNY benefit performance, please visit www.fdnyfoundation.org

The Flea is located at 41 White Street between Church and Broadway, three blocks south of Canal, close to the A/C/E, N/R/Q, 6, J/M/Z and 1 subway lines. Additional information about @ The Flea can be found on The Flea’s website, www.theflea.org.

September 5, 2011

The writers and photographer of New York Cool wish you a Happy Labor Day!

September 4, 2011

Check out our Fashion News Page for invites for Fashion Night Out on September 8, 2011. Scroll down - there are a lot of invitations.

New York Cool Tip:

Nine/twelve tapes
Wednesday, August 31 at 7pm
Thursday, September 1 at 9pm
Friday, September 2 at 9pm
Saturday, September 3 at 7pm
Sunday, September 4 at 7pm
Theater for the New City

While September 11, 2001 will forever be a day of national tragedy, September 12, 2001 was a day of national confusion, shock and fear. On that day and the days to follow, one young man--compelled to speak with strangers about the attacks--grabbed a simple audio recorder and hit the streets. In nine/twelve tapes, these original interviews are re-created just as they were recorded. Using analog equipment and an ensemble of actors, each of these accounts is brought to life with all the background noise and immediacy of those days intact. Equal parts time-capsule and public memoir, nine/twelve tapes gives voice to our national psyche and the beginning of our recovery.

Tickets $15. For more information or advance purchase visit ninetwelvetapes.com

Theater for the New City | 155 First Ave
(Between 9th & 10th St.)

September 3, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

lrica Live at the Bitter End
Saturday September 3rd 6:30PM – 8:00PM
The Bitter End

Caribbean singing sensation Alrica produces a hot, unique sound you will want to hear over and over. Reggae and Soul with a splash of jazz and hip hop. Join her as she brings her special flavor to The National Underground.

Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information visit www.alrica.net.

The Bitter End | 147 Bleecker St.

September 2, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

ELECTRIC ZOO 2011
New York’s Electronic Music Festival
September 2, 3, 4 (Labor Day Weekend)
Randall’s Island Park, NYC

TIËSTO - FRI Sept 2
DAVID GUETTA - SAT Sept 3
ARMIN VAN BUUREN - SUN Sept 4

*LAST YEAR SOLD OUT*
100+ Artists Over Multiple Stages
Expanded to 3 Days
3-Day Passes on sale now!
www.ElectricZooFestival.com

Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival is bigger and better than ever in 2011, expanded to three days on September 2, 3, and 4, 2011 on Randall’s Island Park over Labor Day weekend. Made Event is proud to announce three of the biggest names in dance music as headliners for this year’s festival: Tiësto on Friday, David Guetta on Saturday, and Armin van Buuren on Sunday. After last year’s sold out festival and this year's early-bird passes selling out in record time, Electric Zoo 3-Day passes are on sale now in limited supply at this initial price.

Legendary DJ and producer Tiësto was recently named MixMag’s “Greatest DJ of All Time” and will be making his Electric Zoo debut this year. Grammy winning superstar producer and the world's biggest house music DJ David Guetta returns to Electric Zoo after headlining its 2009 inaugural year. And DJ Mag’s number one DJ in the world Armin van Buuren returns to bring his State of Trance to shake the festival grounds as an Electric Zoo veteran. Electric Zoo will feature more than 100 of the world’s biggest electronic music talent, including DJs and live acts, providing the finest techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro, indie dance and more across multiple stages from morning to night. More artists to be announced!

Now in its third year, Electric Zoo 2011 enters a new three-day format to bring you even more stellar global talent. After last year’s success, with a sold-out crowd of 50,000 over two days, Electric Zoo 2011 will be the Big Apple’s hottest dance music event of the year. As Armin said last year, “New York finally has the [Electronic Dance Music] festival it deserves.”

Purchase 3-DAY passes now - in limited supply at this introductory price. VIP and Platinum Experience tickets also on sale. For tickets and more info please visit www.ElectricZooFestival.com.

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Randall’s Island Park, NYC

Another New York Cool Tip:

Songs of the Soul Presents:
Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov in Concert
Friday, September 2nd, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU

Russian music legend Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov special one-night-only concert in New York as a soulful tribute to Indian spiritual teacher and composer Sri Chinmoy in honour of his 80th birth anniversary.

Websites: http://www.songsofthesoul.com
http://www.grebenshikovconcert.com/
http://skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/songsofthesoul
Admission: FREE. seating is on a first-come first-serve basis.
Contact phone: 212-380-8153.

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU | LaGuardia and Washington Square South
Subway: A B C D E F M train to West 4th

September 1, 2011

New York Cool Tip:

Truffle Theatre Company presents
The 1st Truffle Hunt New Play Festival
Tuesday, August 30th to September 4th, 7:30 pm
61 Local Public House

Join the Truffle Theatre Company as they present six nights of new plays by emerging playwrights from across the country. Each play will be given a staged reading and afterwards the cast will join the audience for a drink at the bar at 61 Local, in Brooklyn. The plays include, The Impracticalities of Modern-Day Mastodons by Rachel Teagle; The Watch by Trace Crawford; Trash by Arthur M. Jolly; Among the Others by William McCauley; No. 731 Degraw-street, Brooklyn or Emily Dickinson's Sister by Claudia Barnett; Cage by Brian Walker. The 1st Truffle Hunt New Play Festival is meant to expose audiences to new works that would otherwise not have a home in New York City. Join us to celebrate the work that these artists have created.

Tickets are $10 a performance, $20 for three performances. Reserve tickets by emailing tickets@truffletheatrecompany.com or visit the website www.truffletheatrecompany.com

61 Local | 61 Bergen Street (and Smith Street), Brooklyn, New York 11201

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