A spectacular new Space Show, Journey to the Stars, narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, in the Hayden Planetarium at the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. Journey to the Stars is an engrossing, immersive theater experience created by the Museum's astrophysicists, scientific visualization, ... (more)

More than 20 sets of large-format images showcase the wide range of research being conducted at the Museum as well as how various optical tools are used in scientific studies.

This exhibition highlights the nearly fifty-year career of ceramicist Edward Lycett (American, 1833-1910), creative director of the Faience Manufacturing Company from 1884 to 1890. The range of works illustrates Lycett's talent and adaptability to stylistic changes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as his vision for Faie... (more)

Marking the first in a series of yearly rotations, nearly twenty works of art add new dimensions and context to Gateway to Himalayan Art. Visitors will notice a greater emphasis on Hindu works, with beautiful examples from India and Nepal ranging from 12th to 19th centuries, as well as intricately-detailed thangka paintings, manuscript pages, and t... (more)

A forum and test site for new ideas, BRONX LAB engages audiences in topics relevant to our surrounding communities. Through different social media platforms as well as hands-on activities, viewers will be asked to interact with the exhibition's main themes and exercise their critical views. Drawing primarily from the Museum's permanent collection, ... (more)

On October 22, 1953, Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright opened in New York on the site where the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum would eventually be built. Two Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings were constructed specifically to house the exhibition: a temporary pavilion made of glass, fiberboard, and pipe columns; an... (more)

This panel and object exhibition highlights Native people who have been active participants in contemporary music for nearly a century. Musicians like Russell "Big Chief" Moore (Gila River Indian Community), Rita Coolidge (Cherokee), Buffy Sainte-Marie (Cree), and the group Redbone are a few of the Native performing artists who have had successful ... (more)

This selection of late Roman and Byzantine period objects from the Metropolitan Museum's excavations at the Kharga Oasis includes textiles, ceramics, and grave goods from an intact tomb.

The Adelphi University Exhibitions Program is delighted to present its seventh Outdoor Sculpture Biennial, featuring the works of 10 skilled sculptors. Their diverse works are located throughout the scenic 75-acre arboretum on the Garden City campus. The biennial will be on view from September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2014. A free reception will be held ... (more)

This installation explores various ways in which artists, including Nancy Burson, Filip Dujardin, Joan Fontcuberta, Beate Gutschow, and others, have used digital technology to alter the photographic image from the 1980s to the present.

Witness the arresting beauty and surprising diversity of moths in a presentation of more than 30 large-format prints by Canadian photographer Jim des Rivieres. Des Rivieres creates these larger-than-life images by scanning each moth at high resolution to reveal unexpected colors and intricate patterns.

To mark the centennial of the Arms and Armor Department, this exhibition surveys the career of Dr. Bashford Dean (1867-1928), the department's founding curator.

The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter!, a perennial favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History. This popular winter attraction invites visitors to mingle with up to 500 iridescent butterflies fluttering among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in... (more)

A five-year exhibition that presents Native dance as a vibrant, meaningful, and diverse form of cultural expression. Featuring ten social and ceremonial dances from throughout the Americas, the exhibition illuminates the significance of each dance and highlights the unique characteristics of its movements and music.

When World War II broke out, New York was a cosmopolitan, heavily immigrant city, whose people had real stakes in the war and strongly held opinions. WWII & NYC will explore the impact of the war on the metropolis, which played a critical role in the national war effort, and how the city was forever changed.

Bachelor Saturday: "Scotch, Sinatra At Cigar Bar + Steakhouse" Tasting The Gentleman's Bachelor Party Saturdays! Set The Tone For The Evening: Pure Class All The Way! The Perfect Fit For An Upscale Evening Learn About Scotch As You Relax & Sip During An Entertaining Presentation In Tribeca. Enjoy an evening rife with flavors and arom... (more)

The story of the early 1960s is in many ways a story of freedom. In the United States, African-Americans were growing more vocal in their struggle for Civil Rights. A nation turned with hope to young president John F. Kennedy to lead them through the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was constructed in August 1961, splitting one of Europe's biggest cities ... (more)

Gordon Parks: A Harlem Family 1967 honors the legacy and the work of late iconic artist and photojournalist Gordon Parks, who would have turned 100 on November 30, 2012. The exhibition, organized by Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden and Assistant Curator Lauren Haynes, will feature approximately thirty black and white photographs of the Font... (more)

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, MAKE MEANING and Baby Buggy are joining forces to help families affected by the storm. Come and create a custom soap for free and drop off a package of diapers for families in need. Soaps, diapers and 50% of proceeds from any yearly memberships purchased will be donated to Baby Buggy's relief efforts.

Food celebrates cultures and cooking, historic meals and markets, and moments in our lives that we mark with food -- as well as the ingredients that we have discovered and shaped over the course of thousands of years. As this exhibition takes visitors on a journey of growing, transporting, cooking, tasting, and celebrating, it also examines contemp... (more)

MAD celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of the American Studio Glass movement with Playing with Fire: 50 Years of Contemporary Glass, which will feature more than 100 works of glass from the collection, as well as promised gifts, and additional contemporary works on loan. Ever since 1962, when a legendary workshop led by renowned glass ar... (more)

This exhibition highlights the specific African artifacts acquired by the New York avant-garde and its most influential patrons during the 1910s and 1920s. Reflecting on the dynamism of New York's art scene during the years that followed the 1913 Armory Show, the exhibition brings together African works from the collections of many key individuals ... (more)

C.Maxx Stevens (Seminole/Muscogee) is a visual storyteller whose deeply personal, eclectic constructions tell stories about places and people from her past. Working with "found objects" and ephemeral materials such as paper, wood and hair, her art has a dark, gritty quality that is both haunting and familiar. The selected sculpture, installation an... (more)

Barings Bank provided financial backing in the US from the nation's beginning through the industrial revolution. This exhibition explores five of the firm's US investments, some good and some bad. Barings chose to invest in the fledgling government and its industry. Would you have done the same?

The Sau-Wing Lam collection of violin-family instruments is one of the most important collections of bowed Italian stringed instruments ever assembled by a private individual. Sau-Wing Lam (1923-1988) was born in Shanghai, China, where he graduated with a degree in economics from the prestigious Saint John's University. In 1948 he moved to New York... (more)

Beginning in the late 1870s, tobacco producers used inventive imagery of actresses, athletes, politicians, animals, flags, and world capitals -- to name only a few of the hundreds of categories -- to advertise their brands.

American Legends: From Calder to O'Keeffe showcases the Whitney's deep holdings of artwork from the first half of the twentieth century by the eighteen leading artists: Oscar Bluemner, Charles Burchfield, Paul Cadmus, Alexander Calder, Joseph Cornell, Ralston Crawford, Stuart Davis, Arthur Dove, Charles Demuth, Marsden Hartley, Edward Hopper, Gasto... (more)

An exhibit that uses engaging imagery, video, music, and imaginative design to tell the little-known history of the wordless melody from Ukraine that became the theme song for Jewish celebrations around the world.

Flight of the Butterflies, a breathtaking new giant-screen adventure takes viewers on the epic 3,000-mile journey traveled every fall by half a billion monarch butterflies. The film is the awe-inspiring story of two unlikely heroes that share a common strength. Based on true events, it follows the perilous journey of the iconic monarch butterfly in... (more)

Underlining the temporality of nostalgia, memory, and narratives crafted through cinematic pop culture, the American artist Takeshi Murata has constructed a body of animated works that explore the lifespan of moving images and their role in the shaping of shared cultural histories.

The Frick Collection has one of the most important public collections of European timepieces in the United States, much of it acquired through the 1999 bequest of the New York collector Winthrop Kellogg Edey. This extraordinary gift of thirty-eight watches and clocks dating from the Renaissance to the early nineteenth century covers the art of horo... (more)

A showcase for innovative design solutions to better accommodate New York City's changing, and sometimes surprising, demographics, including a rising number of single people, and will feature a full-sized, flexibly furnished micro-studio apartment of just 325 square feet -- a size prohibited in most areas of the city.

Organized by the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York, this exhibition includes more than 40 oil paintings spanning William Matthew Prior's career from 1824 to 1856. Through his pragmatic marketing strategy, Prior was able to document the faces of middle-class Americans throughout his lifetime, making art accessible to a previously overlooked... (more)

The late twentieth century has seen great strides for women working within visual mediums, yet the male gaze persists as the primary perspective from which women are considered -- and thus perceived - in film and art. This exhibition presents drawings and photographs of women by four self-taught artists from the1940s through the late twentieth cent... (more)

Well known for the uncompromising feminist tone of her early work, Joan Semmel has turned her attention over the past decade to the process of image making. Photography has played a central role in Semmel's work since she decided to represent the figure in the early 1970s. However, Semmel's use of photography has often escaped the viewer whose atte... (more)

Created in 1986, the Bronx Museum Permanent Collection has assembled over the years a remarkable group of artworks that convey not only personal narratives but also incisive insights onto contemporary life. For this exhibition, we took inspiration from Allen Ruppersberg's ongoing series Honey, I rearranged the Collection initiated in 2000 and that ... (more)

The exhibition focuses on the Museum's statue of Sleeping Eros, one of the finest of the few surviving ancient bronze statues from antiquity. It will explore a number of topics associated with this work, including the issue of originals and copies in Greek and Roman sculpture, new research that suggests it is a Hellenistic bronze that was restored ... (more)

In honor of the installation of the ceiling from Keith Haring's famous Pop Shop above the new admissions area in the Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History, the New-York Historical Society, in collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation, has created a rotating display devoted to the Pop Shop in the Henry Luce III Center... (more)

This exhibition presents approximately 150 works in various media from medieval times to the present. Highlights include a unique, early seventeenth-century pair of ink-painted screens showing a flock of 120 mynah birds in flight or strutting on the shore; and a set of four enormous paintings of birds of prey by the nineteenth-century master Kawana... (more)

A showcase of some of the finest works of art from the museum's collection while highlighting the stylistic diversity and relationships between different strands of Himalayan and neighboring cultural and artistic traditions.

The first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the globally renowned contemporary artist El Anatsui, this show will feature over 30 works in metal and wood that transform appropriated objects into site-specific sculptures. Anatsui converts found materials into a new type of media that lies between sculpture and painting, combining aesthetic trad... (more)

Featuring photographs of sacred landscapes in northwestern China by New York-based artist Lisa Ross. In and around the Taklamakan Desert, Ross photographs Muslim shrines, or mazars, often adorned with recycled flags and fabrics. Ross's remarkable images are largely without the presence of the human figure, allowing the viewer to inhabit a space tha... (more)

Type. Swipe. Search. Upload. Download. Post. Stream. These are the new verbs of desire. Our most intimate thoughts, fantasies, and urges are now transmitted via electronic devices to rapt audiences all over the world. These transmissions—from sexts to webcam masturbation feeds—are anonymous yet personal, individual yet collective, everywhere and no... (more)

"NYC 1993" looks at art made and exhibited in New York over the course of one year, providing a synchronic panorama in which established artists and emerging figures of the time are presented alongside the work of authors whose influence has since faded from the discussion.

The remarkable wealth and breadth of African American artists' interpretations of Biblical stories and traditions in historic and contemporary art is the subject of a loan exhibition investigating the ever-shifting intersections and crossroads of aesthetics and belief. Themes that recur throughout Ashe to Amen include creation, revelation, faith, l... (more)

An exhibit tracing American Bible Society's relationship with the African American community built through Bible publication and distribution.

The artistic practice of Dieter Roth (Swiss, b. Germany, 1930-1998) encompassed everything from painting and sculpture to film and video, but it is arguably through his editioned works -- prints, books, and multiples -- that he made his most radical contributions. These experiments include the use of organic materials in lieu of traditional mediums... (more)

The Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative identifies and supports a network of curators and artists from South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa in a comprehensive five-year program involving curatorial residencies, acquisitions for the Guggenheim's collection, international touring exhibitions, and far-reac... (more)

This exhibition presents ten works by the contemporary Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich (born 1971), who lives and works in Phnom Penh. Pich works principally in rattan and bamboo, constructing organic open-weave forms that are solid and ethereal, representational and abstract. Much of his work is inspired by elements of the human anatomy or plant lif... (more)

Modernism was not the first movement to cast a shadow on ornament and adornment, though it was the most effective one. This exhibition contrasts austere works of art with ornate ones, encouraging viewers to examine their own responses and to consider them in the light of different stylistic imperatives of the past. Drawn from the Museum's collectio... (more)

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity will present a revealing look at the role of fashion in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries. Some eighty major figure paintings, seen in concert with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints, will highlight the vital relationship between fashion and art ... (more)

This exhibition comprises select pieces from Asia Society's Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. The show explores the role of patrons of wealth and rank as dominating figures in the production of artistic creations. Approximately fifty examples of sculptureand ceramic from South, Southeast, and East Asia. The selection includes religio... (more)

The Met presents the work of this idiosyncratic artist, whose influences are drawn from disparate if surprisingly complementary sources -- from Walker Evans and Henri Cartier-Bresson in photography to Bach and late Baroque music. Many of Eggleston's most recognized photographs are lush studies of the social and physical landscape found in the Missi... (more)

A series of photographs and a one-channel video by Cambodian artist Vandy Rattana (b. 1980) that explores the U.S. bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

A masterpiece of early 20th-century art and technology, the Woolworth Building celebrates its centennial year in the process of conversion, with office space remaining below and luxury residences planned for the upper tower. Still radiant on the lower Manhattan skyline, the landmark heralds both the past and future of New York.

Featuring nearly 150 of DeFeo's works, many of which will be exhibited for the first time. The show traces motifs and themes the artist examined throughout her career in drawings, photographs, collages, jewelry, and the monumental paintings for which she is best known.

There are still people who think that design is just about making things, people, and places pretty. In truth, design has spread to almost every facet of human activity, from science and education to politics and policymaking, for a simple reason: one of design's most fundamental tasks is to help people respond to change. A designer today can choos... (more)

Playing on the idea of elastic architecture as a metaphor for the challenges and opportunities of shifting conditions and new realities, No Limit will present 10 massive sculptures embodying New York's most prominent buildings. Iconic landmarks represented will include: the Chrysler Building, Citicorp Center, Empire State Building, Flatiron buildin... (more)

Street, a new video by the British-born artist James Nares, forms the centerpiece of this exhibition. Over the course of a week in September 2011, Nares -- a New Yorker since 1974 -- ecorded sixteen hours of footage of people on the streets of Manhattan from a moving car using a high-definition camera usually used to record fast-moving subjects suc... (more)

Bill Brandt is a founding figure in photography's modernist traditions, and this exhibition represents a major critical reevaluation of his heralded career. Brandt's distinctive vision -- his ability to present the mundane world as fresh and strange -- emerged in London in the 1930s, and drew from his time in the Paris studio of Man Ray. His visual... (more)

This is the first exhibition to explore the theme of reclusion in Chinese painting and calligraphy within the broader context of political and social changes during the seventeenth century, a time of rich cultural expression and dramatic political change. The rise of major schools of regional painting as well as the trauma of the Ming dynasty's col... (more)

To celebrate Grand Central's 100th birthday, MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design present an exhibition featuring the work of more than a dozen contemporary artists who capture and reimagine moments in Grand Central Terminal - the site of the beginning and end of countless journeys for millions of travelers over the past century - and connect them... (more)

Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum presents a selection of over 100 of the finest, rarely seen drawings and sketchbooks from the Museum's world-renowned collection of American art. Produced between 1768 and 1945 in a wide range of media (including graphite, pen and ink, crayon, charcoal, and pastel), the featured objects represe... (more)

Edo Pop playfully juxtaposes classic ukiyo-e prints from such masters as Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige with contemporary works inspired by these artists and their works. Delve into alluring worlds created by the power of Edo period and contemporary popular culture in which change is the only constant.

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light, the first solo exhibition of Labrouste's work in the United States, establishes his work as a milestone in the modern evolution of architecture. The exhibition includes over 200 works, from original drawings -- many of them watercolors of haunting beauty and precision -- to vintage and modern photographs... (more)

The Frick Collection presents approximately sixty prints and drawings from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, renowned for its rich holdings in nineteenth-century French art. The works were selected by Colin B. Bailey, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, Susan Grace Galassi, Senior Curator at the Frick, and Jay A. Clarke,... (more)

Transforming the physical and contextual environment of the museum into a focal point for the NYC design community, the Museum of Arts and Design's annual design program, The Home Front: American Design Now, expands into its first physical exhibition, After the Museum. Gathering a variety of unique design voices from throughout NYC, After the M... (more)

Over the past five years, MAD has collected nearly 200 exceptional pieces of art jewelry. From iconic mid-twentieth-century works to computer-designed musical jewelry, Wear It or Not: Recent Jewelry Acquisitions showcases the depth and variety of the new additions to the museum's renowned permanent collection. The exhibition will feature nearly... (more)

The Hugo Boss Prize is a biennial award founded in 1996 to honor significant achievement in contemporary art. From a group of six finalists selected by an international jury of curators, Danh Vo was announced as the winner of the ninth prize on November 1, 2012. A solo exhibition of his work will be presented at the Guggenheim in spring 2013. Previ... (more)

Since the early 20th century, abstraction has been associated with so many artistic movements, from Suprematism and Constructivism to Abstract Expressionism and Op art, that it can no longer be defined by any one style or tradition. Indeed, abstraction exists now as a rich and varied trove of formal languages and ideas -- an open source of inspirat... (more)

"Workt by Hand": Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts showcases approximately thirty-five American and European quilt masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum's renowned decorative arts collection. The exhibition examines the impact of feminist scholarship on the ways historical quilts have been and are currently viewed, contextualized, and interpreted.... (more)

This selection of thirteen rarely displayed prints by German Expressionist artist Kathe Kollwitz, from the Brooklyn Museum's collection, focuses on works relating to the impact of war. The exhibition features the artist's most famous print cycles, War (Krieg) and Death (Tod), created between World War I, when her son was killed in Flanders, and Wor... (more)

Artist Barbara Bloom has devoted her career to questioning the ways we perceive and value objects. With a light touch and subtle wit, she divines the meanings encoded in the things with which we surround ourselves. The Jewish Museum invited Bloom to create an installation drawn from its more than 26,000 works of ceremonial, decorative, and fine art... (more)

Artist Barbara Bloom has devoted her career to questioning the ways we perceive and value objects. With a light touch and subtle wit, she divines the meanings encoded in the things with which we surround ourselves. The Jewish Museum invited Bloom to create an installation drawn from its more than 26,000 works of ceremonial, decorative, and fine art... (more)

Over the course of two years, from 2008 to 2010, the artist Mateo Lopez traveled through his native Colombia, from Bogota to Cali to Medellin. Crisscrossing vast expanses of territory via Vespa, Lopez made drawings, rendering the ordinary objects he encountered in precise detail. In a country occupied by government forces and paramilitary rebels, t... (more)

The texts and images on the back of Tibetan art objects reveal clues to their meaning, function, and historical context. For the first time ever both sides of a select group of scroll paintings (thangkas), sculptures, and initiation cards will be explored in detail. Chosen for the beauty, exceptional content, and complexity of their backs, these wo... (more)

Featuring more than 75 installations, sculptures, furniture, and objects, Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Craft and Design explores some ofthe most cutting-edge conceptual and technical trends in woodworking today. The exhibition emphasizes the way artists, designers, and craftspeople have incorporated postmodernist approaches and strategie... (more)

LaToya Ruby Frazier: A Haunted Capital uses social documentary and portraiture to create a personal visual history of an industrial town's decline. Through approximately 40 photographic works of her family and their hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania, Frazier offers an intimate exploration of the effects of deindustrialization on the lives of indiv... (more)

Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced is the first major examination of the work of the designer The New York Times called in 1977 the "brightest star of American fashion." It looks at the period spanning the 1970s when Stephen Burrows's meteoric rise to fame made him not only the first African-American designer to gain international stature, but a ... (more)

A new exhibition that transports visitors to the vibrant underwater world of the mightiest animals on Earth. Whales explores the latest research about these marine mammals as well as the central role they have played for thousands of years in human cultures. From the traditions of New Zealand's Maori whale riders and the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples of th... (more)

Color photographs, sculptures and a video installation by Chicago-based conceptual photographer David Hartt (b. 1967) reflecting on the iconic headquarters of the Johnson Publishing Company in downtown Chicago.

For the first time since its exhibition in 1993, the Studio Museum will be presenting conceptual artist Fred Wilson (b. 1954)'s installation Local Color, originally created for the Studio Museum exhibition Artists Respond: The "New World" Question.

Photographs, drawings, sculptures and paintings from the Studio Museum's permanent collection that explore the ways in which certain works are dependent on site, and the viewer's conceptual and perceptual experience of that locale through the artist's intervention.

This collection of over 200 slides documents the artist and avant-garde jazz musician's murals through image and sound, providing an intimate glimpse into the domestic lives of an African-American community on the cusp of cultural transformation. This project marks Aton's first solo museum presentation.

This show takes as a starting point works on paper by twentieth-century painter Beauford Delaney (1901-1975). This cross-generational exhibition examines the relationship between Delaney's paintings and prints made between 1958 and 1969 in Paris and works in the Studio Museum's permanent collection by African-American artists continuing and expandi... (more)

Harlem Postcards is an ongoing project that invites contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds to reflect on Harlem as a site of cultural activity, political vitality, visual stimuli, artistic contemplation and creative production. Representing intimate and dynamic perspectives of Harlem, the images reflect the idiosyncratic visions of contemporar... (more)

The Studio Museum presents a site-specific iteration of a suite of projects that respond to American stories about race and DNA by the intermedia artists Mendi and Keith Obadike (both b. 1973).

More than two hundred of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War have been brought together for this landmark exhibition. Through examples drawn from the Metropolitan's celebrated holdings of this material, complemented by important loans from public and private collections, the exhibition will examine the evolving role o... (more)

Conservators and conservation scientists made many exciting and interesting discoveries as they and the curators re-examined the Museum's collection of Islamic art prior to the reopening of the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia in November 2011. This exhibition will trace their investigati... (more)

This groundbreaking exhibition explores music video as an important and influential art form in contemporary culture and is the most comprehensive museum exhibition on music videos presented to date. Spectacle highlights the form's place at the forefront of creative technology, its role in pushing the boundaries of innovative production, its import... (more)

Spanish painter Cesar Galicia has been a Forum Gallery Artist since 1994.

Featuring works by artist Peter Saul.

This landmark exhibition unites for the first time the John Singer Sargent watercolors acquired by the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the early twentieth century. The culmination of a yearlong collaborative study by both museums, John Singer Sargent Watercolors explores the watercolor practice that has traditionally been vi... (more)

Hands -- a part of the human body through which we communicate, sense, measure, and interact with the material world -- are explored in this selection of 20th-century posters and graphic ephemera drawn from the Museum's collection. Individual identities are mapped on the palm of every hand; a digit is a unit of linear measurement derived from the b... (more)

This landmark exhibition is Italian artist Giosetta Fioroni's first solo show in North America. The show will feature over 80 works in drawing, painting, film, theater design, and illustration, dating from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, decades during which the artist formulated a unique response to a developing commercial culture.

This exhibition features 33 screenprints from a suite of 50, created by the internationally celebrated painter and graphic artist, R. B. Kitaj in 1969. The portfolio, In Our Time, was acquired by the Museum in 2010. For this series, Kitaj reproduced from his personal library the covers of books that had a profound meaning for him. The images offer ... (more)

Featuring artists including Beckmann, Corinth, Otto Dix, Klimt, Kollwitz, Schiele, and many others.

Ballou is the eighth artist in the continuing Raw/Cooked series, presented with support from Bloomberg and highlighting the work of under-the-radar Brooklyn artists. The Museum offers each of the participating artists a variety of unconventional spaces in which they may make art interventions, creating projects that draw inspiration from the archit... (more)

In the early 1960s, Claes Oldenburg redefined the concept of sculpture. This exhibition offers the most comprehensive overview of Oldenburg's early career to date, including The Store, the artist's best-known body of work from this period. In December 1961, Oldenburg rented a small storefront on East Second Street in New York City and filled it wit... (more)

The exhibition includes three sculptures -- Wayfinder, located across from the New Leaf Cafe, and Third Portal and Trance Ender, found along the Stan Michels Promenade. Made of resin, shattered tempered glass and steel, all three pieces appear to be tools offering direction or pathways to discovery and (inner) navigation.

Among the most distinctive portraits by Diego Velazquez is one he painted of Francesco I d'Este (1610-58), the Duke of Modena, during the duke's visit to Madrid in 1638 to secure the support of Philip IV. The duke is shown in armor, wearing a red sash, his head turned toward the viewer. It is a work that conveys a quality of arrogance and sensualit... (more)

The show features abstract paintings and works on paper, all done in natural light at Goldberg's North facing studio in New York. Each work is a hand-made object, built slowly over time by layering dozens of pigments to create unique color relationships. Rich in opaque, translucent and transparent hues, the paintings change with light throughout th... (more)

For her 4th solo exhibition at Bonni Benrubi Gallery, the Brooklyn-based French artist Karine Laval will present a selection of new photographs as well as a video installation.

Addressing art and ritual practices of the Northern dynasties (420-589) and the Tang dynasty (618-907) with excavated art works, high relief clay figures, wooden sculptures, silk banners, and molded bricks. A group of treasured Buddhist sutras from the famous Cangjingdong (The Hidden Library Cave) will illustrate the story behind Dunhuang's histori... (more)

BabyGanics will be hosting a promotion and sale event that will be held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning the week of April 15th until the last weekend in May at the Union Square Babies R Us. An additional special day of savings and giveaways will be held on Earth Day, April 22nd. The founders of BabyGanics are committed to offering e... (more)

LOVE THERAPY is a play about a young therapist who finds herself out of her depth when intimacy, attraction and passion collide with the healing process. The playing schedule is as follows: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, with matinees on Saturday at 2PM and Sunday at 3PM. Tickets are $45 and are available by visiting telecharge.com or ca... (more)

This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso is created from discarded, crushed aluminum cans found on the streets, and cardboard and burlap from local grocery, along with wordless hand-made books about a fish and a crushed can. It illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species. The exhibit is on display at the Visitor & Adm... (more)

The first major survey of works on paper by leading American sculptor Alice Aycock (born 1946), who is best known for her room-scale installations and outdoor sculptures that span the divide between art, architecture, and science. The exhibition focuses on Aycock's preparatory studies on paper, which she employs as laboratories for developing the ... (more)

For seven weeks this spring, nine 16-to 20-foot-tall, human-shaped stone figures by Swiss-born, New York-based artist Ugo Rondinone, will transform Rockefeller Center, inhabiting the plaza between 49th and 50th Streets as if transported from another time. The work, Human Nature, will be free to the public and, is on view April 23 through June 7, 20... (more)

I, you, we: three very commonplace words. These pronouns -- with all their implied complexities of meaning -- provide an unexpected guide for assessing the works of art from the 1980s and early 1990s in the Museum's collection. What becomes apparent in this survey of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, and photographs is how the personal, socia... (more)

The subjects portrayed in Patrick Lee's graphite drawings are threatening and aggressive in appearance. The artist approaches these men on the streets of Southern California and photographs them as studies for his drawings. This dialogue and interaction is an essential part of his process.

The newest in the renowned BODY WORLDS series, which has presented the human body in groundbreaking ways for discovery to more than 36 million people around the world.

Naga describes a group of culturally and linguistically linked, but distinct tribes living on the border between India and Burma. Because the Naga had the reputation for being fearsome headhunters, they were somewhat isolated and evolved a distinctive material culture. They produce decorative ornaments, expressive wood carvings, and vividly colored... (more)

Front Row traces and celebrates the rise of Chinese American designers who decided to make their marks in New York. In the 1980s, designers such as Anna Sui, Yeohlee Teng, Vera Wang and Vivienne Tam emerged in the New York fashion scene just as the city was transforming its identity from a garment center into one of the fashion capitals of the worl... (more)

Shanghai Glamour explores how Shanghai women and their fashionable dress epitomized the seduction and mystery of this legendary city as it was modernizing in the early 20th century. Shanghai was established as a treaty port in the nineteenth century and became a major modern metropolis by the 1920s, internationally known as "the Paris of the East."... (more)

An exhibition that brings together two of the 20th century's most prolific and inventive printmakers - Norwegian Edvard Munch and American Andy Warhol. Co-curated by Dr. Patricia G. Berman and Pari Stave and organized in honor of the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth, the exhibition closely examines four graphic images produced by Munch at the tur... (more)

New work by Maya Lin exploring her longtime interest in environmental issues, including rising currents and climate change, and expanding her engagement with natural and geographic forms.

Grabel's cast paper sculptures, collagraph prints and collages explore the reality of the older woman's body. Through repetition, humor and classical references, she challenges the conventional biases about the aging female body and validates women's experiences of themselves.

The continuation of an exploration of the nature and future of life. Wall sculptures made with mixed materials and photographs.

Featuring works by Degas, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Sisley.

Ride your bicycle to QBG during the month of May and receive 50% off admission. NOTE: bicycles are not allowed inside the Garden -- lock up your wheels at our bike racks and take a stroll to see the flowers!

Brooklyn-based artist Spencer Finch pursues the most elusive and ineffable of experiences through his work -- from the color of a sunset outside a Monument Valley motel room to the afternoon breeze by Walden Pond, the shadows of passing clouds in the yard of Emily Dickinson's home or the light in a Turner painting. With both a scientific approach t... (more)

A two-part exhibition featuring over 100 works of art, including a series of new bronze sculptures, paintings and drawings, embroideries, and a short film.

The inaugural exhibition at the Chelsea photography gallery's new location.

Canadian artist Kim Dorland's third solo exhibition at the gallery, a "tour-de-force of large-scale oil works on canvas that transport us to a place of heightened psychological portent as they transfix us with an undeniably sensual physicality."

Paolo Ventura's Infinite City is composed of sets of unique hand painted, 4" x 5" Polaroids. The works are groups of either 5 or 10 images, all framed individually, but hung together to create a skyline of an imagined city. Inspiration for the infinite skyline came from trips the artist took on the "Q" train, from Brooklyn to Manhattan with Ita... (more)

Erik Benson's new series of paintings, created with thousands of shapes hand-cut from dried sheets of acrylic paint, depict colorful but eerily abandoned playgrounds in stark urban landscapes. The Park expands on Benson's interest in playgrounds, particularly in the play structures' boldly unnatural and manmade coloring. The jungle gyms appear to s... (more)

A series of paintings based on Gortner's relationship with photographer Carolina Palmgren, the symbolism found in the Tarot, and his theories on artistic production.

The Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness, supporting initiatives and promoting advocacy to find a cure for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, will hold its 2013 Annual Benefit on Thursday, May 2nd in New York City. During the event, TBDA will honor key supporters and patients who have... (more)

An exhibition of new work by Greek-born, Italian artist Jannis Kounellis. This exhibition incorporates the themes and concerns of Kounellis's best known work, while also reacting to and engaging with the gallery as a unique space.

Bravo's first show since his untimely demise in 2011, with approximately 40 oils on canvas which were executed during the time he was represented by Marlborough.

For John Morse, collage is a liberation from the constraints of using realistic color. He manipulates found paper and fashions his imagery with colorful inventiveness. This will be his first one-man exhibition at Luise Ross Gallery.

The acclaimed Op-art master's first one-man exhibition in New York since 1976.

Learning Through Art, the pioneering arts-education program of the Guggenheim Museum, presents A Year with Children 2013, an exhibition that showcases selected artworks by New York City public-school students in grades two through six.

An exhibition of recent paintings and sculpture by Anselm Kiefer, which further explores the historical and formal concerns of "Morgenthau Plan," his exhibition that inaugurated Gagosian Le Bourget in Paris last October.

Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce Siobhan McBride as the winner of this year's Rutsch Award. Stop into the dream-like world of her paintings during her solo exhibition.

Taaffe's first solo show of paintings in New York in six years continues to reveal the artist as a philosopher of painting, offering compelling meditations on art and culture, both contemporary and historical, and visual ruminations on the interrelated families of forms and images in art, architecture, and archaeology.

New work by the singular Tim Hawkinson, presenting sculptures that concentrate on issues of traction, gravity, motion, and surfaces, including works made from and inspired by elements found in the artist's California garden.

The exhibition explores a new direction in contemporary design through twenty-five projects -- presented through artifacts, objects, and films. In the place of standardized, industrialized perfection, the exhibition embraces imperfection as evidence of an emerging force of identity, individuality, and nonlinearity in design.

New work by the American photographer.

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 5, 6-9pm. BOSI Contemporary is pleased to present In The Woods, a solo exhibition by British born artist Tatyana Murray. The exhibition explores afflictions of the human condition: loss of innocence, isolation, mortality, conflict, the role of authority, the compulsion to harness and control nature. Though the... (more)

The exhibition brings together 35 works, including loans from the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern and rarely seen examples from private collections, highlighting seminal moments from the artist's oeuvre of the 1910s to the poignancy of his final years.

Henry Patrick Raleigh (1880-1944) was one of the most prolific illustrators of all time. His works appeared in numerous publications including San Francisco Examiner, Journal, New York World, and The Saturday Evening Post. He became famous for his illustrations of high society which appeared in a series of Maxwell House Coffee advertisements, and... (more)

In 1998 Saint John's University commissioned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a fully illuminated luxury manuscript of the Bible. Jackson and his team of artists completed The Saint John's Bible in May 2011, ensuring that the exquisite art of illumination -- so richly represented in the Morgan's collections of medieval and Renaissance manuscr... (more)

Featuring photographs from The Lost Album of the late Dennis Hopper. This historically significant body of work from the 1960s has not been exhibited in the United States since 1970. A selection of approximately 200 photographs reveals casual portraits of artistic luminaries (Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg), leading actors (Jan... (more)

A survey exhibition focused exclusively on Price's ceramic cups and unique works on paper involving the depiction of animals. The show includes examples of some of the artist's most iconic subject matter, ranging from sea turtles, squid, tree frogs, and Gila Monsters to a host of other amphibious and subterranean characters. This is the first exhib... (more)

Recent paintings by Cecily Brown, in her first solo exhibition in New York since 2008.

Lucky Break Season 2 May 7, 14, 21, 28 7:30 PM Come watch a live taping of Empire City Casino's Lucky Break Season 2 that will air on WLNY 55/10 on Sundays at 12pm and 12am. The winner of this Karaoke competition will win $25,000 CASH and a meeting with multiple record executives.

A selection of never-before-seen works by the post-war artist.

Since its beginnings, the MoMA Library has housed several collections of artists' files and subject files, which contain assorted printed ephemera like announcement cards, press clippings, posters, and flyers. These materials illustrate an elaborate range of artistic activities and can contain unique elements from an artist's practice. This two-par... (more)

For many artists, the print is an auxiliary artistic medium. Printmaking is the technique that permits multiple editions of a painting, drawing or collage -- substitutions for the original. Lenore Lim fortunately does not subscribe to this myopic viewpoint. Although the process is often laborious and challenging, printmaking is Lim's primary medium... (more)

A new sculpture by Marianne Vitale composed of decommissioned manganese steel railroad tracks in the form of a dramatic junction.

The most comprehensive presentation of the artist's work in over 25 years. Nine of the artist's exuberant, polychromed wood sculptures will be on view, including one that has never before been exhibited: Archer (1968).

This exciting exhibition brings to light a significant group of Delaney's paintings form his seminal Paris period of the 1950's and 1960's. The show will include a remarkable range of portraits and abstractions, many of which have not been shown since the landmark Delaney retrospective at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1978. The exhibitions catalog... (more)

An examination of punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the early 1970s through its continuing influence today. Featuring approximately one hundred designs for men and women, the exhibition will include original punk garments and recent, directional fashion to illustrate how haute couture and ready-to-wear borrow punk's visual ... (more)

New works by the artist in her second solo show at the gallery.

Jeff Koons's first major exhibition at Gagosian New York, following exhibitions at Gagosian London and Gagosian Los Angeles over the last decade. It takes the form of a rich sampling of several major bodies of work, demonstrating how Koons's themes and formal approaches continue to overlap and interpenetrate across time.

Guest curated by Susan Sherrick.

Bringing together more than 40 photographs depicting events from this watershed year. 1963 focuses on three major events: the treatment of civil rights protesters in Birmingham, Alabama, in May; Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., in August; and the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas in November. In addi... (more)

This show is the first-ever museum exhibition devoted to Matthew Barney's drawings. It includes approximately 100 works, from his earliest drawings made in the late 1980s while Barney was an undergraduate at Yale to the more finished drawings created in conjunction with the Cremaster cycle and recent performances inspired by Norman Mailer's Ancient... (more)

This exhibition offers a critical assessment of photography's influential role in contemporary art through a selection of recent major acquisitions, comprised primarily of multipart and serial works by 19 artists. These works -- each of which is being presented at MoMA for the first time -- are grounded in diverse photographic traditions, suggestin... (more)

The first American retrospective of the Canadian-born artist Jack Goldstein (1945 - 2003) brings to light his important legacy. A teaching assistant for the esteemed conceptual artist John Baldessari and a contemporary of such artists as Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Laurie Simmons, Barbara Kruger, David Salle and Robert Longo, Goldstein spent his... (more)

Stewart Uoo and Jana Euler are emblematic of an emerging group of artists whose work interrogates how the social, technological, cultural forces at work today shape the contemporary "self." In this exhibition, Uoo's dystopic cyborg-mannequins are juxtaposed with Euler's multilayered figurative painting within an environment designed by Uoo. Seen to... (more)

The first exhibition of Nara's work at Pace, featuring new paintings and sculpture, including the artist's large-scale investigations in bronze.

Featuring a group of 11 paintings exploring the complex and often uncomfortable relationships between servants and masters, in which Toor transforms signs of poverty and commercial products into heroic symbols and absurdly idealized motifs through the metaphysical qualities of oil paint.

Akram Zaatari (Lebanese, b. 1966) is a Beirut-based artist who works in photography, video, and performance to explore issues pertinent to the Lebanese postwar condition, specifically the mediation of territorial conflicts and wars though television and media. Zaatari collects and examines a wide range of documents that testify to the cultural and ... (more)

Celebrate the natural beauty of the world which is so apparent during the spring season with these lovely and evocative works of art at Agora this May. The Odyssey of Color presents work bursting with the life and subtlety of color, giving due importance to the power of hue without forgetting the other aspects that build up an unforgettable image. ... (more)

An exhibition of new sculptures by Ugo Rondinone.

The exhibition includes fourteen paintings and two sculptures made in the past two years. Kelly's recent work continues the rigorous exploration of line, form, and color he first established nearly seven decades ago, and features new compositions as well as variations on earlier themes.

A group exhibition curated by Drew Heitzler and Jan Tumlir.

A solo exhibition of Drew Heitzler.

The dance company's annual residency at the Met Opera house includes Onegin, Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes/A Month in the Country/Symphony in C, Don Quixote, an Alexei Ratmansky premiere, Le Corsaire, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Sylvia, and the Sleeping Beauty.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago returns to The Joyce with all the exuberant, athletic, and innovative technique that has contributed to its reputation as one of the country's leading contemporary dance companies. The company's Joyce season will consist of two programs and will feature works by some of the most important choreographers on the internati... (more)

Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi has createed a site-specific work atop The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden this summer. Considered one of the leading figures in developing a "contemporary miniature" aesthetic, integrating motifs and techniques of traditional miniature painting with contemporary themes, Qureshi is t... (more)

The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators presents the 2013 Student Scholarship Competition featuring the works of over two hundred of today's top college level illustration students.

Given by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in time for the opening of The Cloisters in 1938, the Unicorn Tapestries are its best-known masterpieces; yet, seventy-five years later, their history and meaning remain elusive. They have been seen both as complicated metaphors for Christ and as emblems of matrimony, and they are beloved as quaint indications of ... (more)

Predating both Central Park and Prospect Park, Green-Wood Cemetery was one of the most important public green spaces in 19th-century America. This exhibit marks the 175th anniversary of this significant national landmark, exploring how its carefully constructed bucolic landscape reflected changing notions not only of death but of nature, and how Gr... (more)

Lead by fashion designer Libena Rochova, eleven students from the Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague show their projects relating to lore, folk literature and tradition. The aim of the Bohemia project is to unite traditional crafts with its application in contemporary fashion design. Th... (more)

American artist Susan Weil revisits familiar themes and subject matter with a brand-new series of three-dimensional mixed-media works that combine figurative illustration and photography with explorations of time, movement and space.

Created by Chuck Davis in 1977, DanceAfrica -- the nation's largest festival dedicated to African dance -- brings together performance, art, film, and an array of community events for an exhilarating celebration of culture from Africa and its diaspora. For the annual Memorial Day weekend performances, BAM welcomes Umkhathi Theatre Works from Zimbab... (more)

Featuring nearly sixty-five exquisitely illuminated manuscripts from France, Italy, and the Netherlands in the Morgan's collections, this exhibition will illustrate the Eucharist's powerful and sometimes cult-like hold on medieval life and medieval imagination. The bread and wine of Communion were understood to be the transubstantiated body and blo... (more)

Every three years, ICP's curators round up some of the most interesting contemporary photography and video works from around the world. The 2013 Triennial, A Different Kind of Order, focuses on artworks created in our current moment of widespread economic, social, and political instability. The exhibition will include 27 international artists who e... (more)

Valerie Hegarty: Alternative Histories is the second in a series inviting contemporary artists to activate the Brooklyn Museum's Period Rooms. Hegarty's site-specific artworks, which address themes of colonization, Manifest Destiny, and repressed history, are on display in the Cupola House parlor and dining room, and in the dining room of the Cane ... (more)

Back by popular demand, this delightful exhibition introduces visitors to the colorful and richly diverse world of frogs. More than 150 live frogs, from the tiny phantasmal dart-poison frog (which is less than an inch long) to the enormous African bullfrog (which can be as big as 8 inches in diameter), are shown in re-created habitats, complete wit... (more)

Artist Tom Everhart, world-renowned for his paintings of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts universe presents his latest exhibition entitled Rollin With the Homies. The show of all new paintings will be on exhibition and available for acquisition at AFA in New York City from May 18 through June 18, 2013. Everhart painted alongside Peanut... (more)

Frank's first solo exhibition in the U.S., featuring a series of new paintings alongside of a large-scale sculptural intervention in the gallery space. Each painting is made of a specific sample of earth, found and collected by the artist during her recent travels.

NOW through June, Orvis NYC will offer free fly fishing lessons. If you're looking for a great way to get your family together outside, sign up! All ages are welcome but those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Classes are complimentary to the public but RSVP’s are necessary, so call Orvis NYC at 212-827-0698 today to register! Leary PR for ... (more)

Travel back to when circus traditions were born and witness incredible acts that would have had the villagers chattering for days! The courageous mid-air flips and catches of a man on the trapeze. A captivating contortionist whose flexibility is as impressive as her steadfast poise. An agile, adept acrobat and her strapping suitors. A swaying wire ... (more)

Laura Benanti, the star of stage and screen who starred as Maria in The Sound of Music on Broadway at the age of 18, kicks off our spring season when she debuts her brand new show at 54 Below! A Tony winner for her acclaimed performance as Gypsy Rose Lee in the recent Broadway revival of Gypsy, Benanti garnered Tony nominations for her work in Wome... (more)

IWNY, taking place this year from May 20-27 2013, was launched in 2008 in cooperation with the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. It is a week-long festival celebrating Internet business and culture and will attract more than 45,000 Internet professionals, working across all sectors, attending 250+ events produced by IWNY and ... (more)

NYC's Number 1 tourist destination is Central Park! This guided tour gives a comprehensive look at the park and visitors get to every famous spot they want to see. From Bethesda Fountain to Strawberry Fields and the Dakota to the Jackie Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, guests see it all. Participants will also visit lesser-known sights like Cleopatra's N... (more)

Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes - The witty, romantic piano etudes of Virgil Thomson are echoed in Mark Morris' valentine to classical ballet. From voluptuous, rippling torsos and arms to majestic tableaux of heart-stopping beauty, this inventive ballet is pure pleasure. A Month in the Country - In this remarkable retelling of Ivan Turgenev's famo... (more)

The Tony winner presents a nostalgic repertoire in which she revisits her life as a New Yorker and pays tribute to her favorite ladies -- most notably Ella Fitzgerald and her idol, Barbra Streisand.

Link Up, Carnegie Hall's music education program for grades 3–5 celebrates its 28th year with dozens of energetic and interactive children's concerts across the United States and abroad this spring, including eight performances in New York City over four days, May 21–24, in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The program and New York... (more)

In celebration of the recently published catalogue of Robert Lehman's collection of European sculpture and metalwork, this exhibition presents a selection of Italian bronze sculpture of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, displayed as a group for the first time. Featuring bronze casts after models created by masters such as Severo da Rav... (more)

Between 1933 and 1941, thousands of Jews in flight from Nazi persecution sought haven in the United States, reaching out to relatives, friends, and even strangers. Against the Odds tells the story of American Jews who answered their call for help. Working within the constraints of American laws that strictly limited immigration, these generous indi... (more)

Featuring Peter Washington and Kenny Washington.

Don't miss the chance to see Battery Dance Company?s 37th Annual New York Season, Past, Present, Future, at 3LD Art + Technology Center. The performances will feature a compelling new work by Polish choreographer Jacek Luminski, and a revival of Jonathan Hollander?s Shell Games Tickets are available through: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/14... (more)

In just over thirteen years, critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Jane Monheit's honey-smooth vocals, silky phrasing and natural knack for storytelling have earned her two Grammy nominations and established her as one of her generation's most beloved and accomplished vocalists. Jane returns to Birdland to celebrate the release of her 11th CD, "The He... (more)

The critically acclaimed and award-winning BLUSH comes to the inaugural season of the BAM Fisher Theater. Andrea Miller's Blush expands the sudden moment of blushing into a sixty-minute flood. Dense with emotional rawness and physical exertion, this intimate work chases one of the most elusive human expressions - the blush - through the stress and... (more)

Meet the world’s top business schools and find the MBA program that is right for you! The Access MBA Tour will soon bring together the best MBA programs and interested candidates in New York City. This is a unique opportunity to invest in your career and choose the business school that best meets your expectations. Highlights of the Tour: • One... (more)

CHR was an artist collective and curatorial platform in Johannesburg (2010-12) that explored social and political memory within postapartheid South Africa. The exhibition will present a site-specific response to New York, developed through their Museum as Hub residency.

The program will feature a work by New York Live Arts' very own Bill T. Jones, recent recipient of the Rockefeller Award for Dance. Claire Porter will develop a new work with the company over the idea of a sentence, the grammatical kind. The work might even be called Sentence. The evening will include additional dances by student choreographers an... (more)

Inspired by jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and others, David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band breathes life and passion into America's own great art form.

A brand new line-up of contestants competes for the chance to perform during the June 12 Show Off and move on to Top Dog on June 19. It all leads to the chance of winning the title of Super Top Dog and a cash prize of $10,000 on November 27!

On Wednesdays, Late Night at 54 Below is the place to see up-and-coming New York talent: including comedians, musicians, songwriters and improv groups. No cover charge. $20 food & beverage minimum.

After eight years sharing the excitement and splendor of chamber music in the ante-bellum historic homes and notable theaters of the Lowcountry, Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) will make its Carnegie Hall Debut at Weill Recital Hall on Wednesday, May 22. CMC’s core musicians and guest pianist Andrew Armstrong will present music of Mozart, Brahms... (more)

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Gotham Chamber Opera and composer-in-residence Missy Mazzoli conspire to present an evening of cutting-edge new vocal works composed in the last 350 years. Works of Purcell, Gounod, Britten, Verdi, Mahler, and John Adams will be performed, along with recent works by Mazzoli, by Gotham Chamber Opera singers and Mazzoli's band, Victoire, in (le) Pois... (more)

Dudu Fisher, best known throughout the world for his stirring performance as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on Broadway, brings an exciting and visually stunning concert to the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Don't miss Metro-North's New York City, Connecticut and Hudson Valley Staycation showcase. You'll have your pick of Getaway adventures to explore, including wineries, casinos, day trip destinations, getaway giveaways, live performances, outdoor adventure demos and much more!

Featuring more than 100 garments, accessories, and textiles from the Museum's permanent collection, Retrospective begins with a selection of fashions that references historical periods prior to the eighteenth century, including a 1981 gold lame ensemble by Zandra Rhodes and a 1999 painted silk chiffon gown by Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Couture,... (more)

Empire Club Members 55+ come play at Empire City Casino on Wednesdays. Earn 10 Empire Points to receive your Forever Young Gift Pack: $10 Free Play Free Valet $5 Food Voucher Also May 8, 15, 22, 29.

Post-screening discussion with co-producer Barbara Sasser This new documentary tells the story of the Frieder brothers, cigar makers from Cincinnati, who teamed up with Manuel Quezon, the first president of the Philippines, along with Paul McNutt, U.S. High Commissioner, and Dwight D. Eisenhower to save 1,200 Jews from Nazi persecution.

In celebration of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, we are kicking off a night of awareness for people and pet parents. The event will aim to educate the public about how to prevent Lyme Disease as well as raise money for two non-profits: the LymeDisease.org and Stray From the Heart, a local NYC pet charity. The event is open to people and dogs. ... (more)

Adult contemporary R&B singer/songwriter/producer Dwele grew up on Detroit's west side, listening to soul music from Motown visionaries Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as well as jazz on the radio. Born Andwele Gardner, he began writing songs at the age of ten, after his father was murdered outside his home, and attended Cody High in Detroit. Dwele s... (more)

On Wednesday, May 22nd, the Wall Street Journal will present its first-ever New York City-based Tech Café at Think Coffee. The WSJ will transform the Greenwich Village coffeehouse into a daylong hub for the entrepreneurial and tech community to share ideas, debate how technology and business coexist, and learn from business experts, industry leade... (more)

Featuring A LIVE SET BY THE SONS & HEIRS, NYC'S TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS + MORRISSEY DJ MATT HEART SPADE A READING BY TONY FLETCHER author of A Light That Never Goes Out And a Smiths-inspired congregation of vegetarian food and fashion! The music of Morrissey, Johnny Marr & co. lives on with The Sons & Heirs, a NYC-based tribute band that b... (more)

The American Museum of Natural History and Google have teamed up to present and showcase this year's 2013 Doodle 4 Google winners. The annual Doodle 4 Google competition invites students (grades K-12) across the country to submit their designs of the Google logo based off this year's theme "My Best Day Ever..."

For this month’s Brewery Night tasting, Bar Catalonia will host Ommegang Brewery, New York’s local purveyors of Belgian style ales. On Wednesday May 22nd from 6PM to 8PM, guests can enjoy a complimentary assortment of specialty tastings and chat it up with the Ommegang team. Ommegang brewery, based in Cooperstown, NY, creates six ales year-roun... (more)

Read Russia presents an evening with documentary filmmaker Paul Mitchell, director of the 2012 Peabody Award-winning BBC/NatGeo series Putin, Russia and the West. Paul Mitchell will discuss contemporary Russian politics and culture and the issues surrounding their portrayal through film. The evening will include screenings of excerpts from Puti... (more)

Roti Mediterranean Grill, a quick service restaurant serving up healthy Mediterranean cuisine, has just opened its first location in New York, located at 100 Maiden Lane in the Financial District. In celebration of the opening, Roti is partnering with City Harvest, a charitable organization dedicated to feeding the hungry in New York. On Wednes... (more)

Classically derived and indie-pop driven, with influences ranging from Philip Glass to SBTRKT, We Are The Wilderness supersedes traditional expectations. This Brooklyn-based duo will be celebrating the release of their debut LP, Descending from Paramount, at The Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on May 22nd at 8:30. Also performing that night will be ... (more)

Setting the stage as the perfect preshow for a Broadway matinee, Madame Tussauds New York (234 W. 42nd Street between 7th & 8th Avenues) is offering theatergoers free admission to the wax attraction for kids (ages 12 and under) when accompanied by a full-paying adult and presentation of a Broadway show ticket. The offer starts Wednesday, May 22, a... (more)

Please note: Fleet Week 2013 has been cancelled. Celebrate Fleet Week at Intrepid, and tour other Military ships as they visit New York Harbor. Enjoy special Broadway performances and help kick off our summer movie series on the Flight Deck. Watch the military battle it out in the famous Tug of War. Visit displays from various partners and more on ... (more)

Jeffrey Gibson's work has drawn critical acclaim for its commentary on cultural hybridity and has established him as a leading artist of his generation. Gibson, who is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, explores notions of identity and modernism within a contemporary context.

Showcasing a selection of narrative prints from the Academy's collection, National Academician Andrew Raftery's examination focuses on how printmakers structured the representation of time as they created narratives that were comprehensible to their original audiences and compelling today.

This exhibition reveals the Academy's rich collection of work by the major landscape and marine specialist William Trost Richards. The majority of these oils, watercolors and graphite drawings have never before been on public view.

This monographic exhibition is devoted to the Austrian artist, designer, and Wiener Werksattte co-founder Koloman Moser (1868-1918). Organized by Neue Galerie decorative arts curator Dr. Christian Witt-Dorring, this comprehensive show will survey the entirety of Moser's career. Included in the exhibition will be important interior design commission... (more)

The first major museum exhibition to focus on the drawings and creative process of Edward Hopper (1882-1967). The exhibition will survey Hopper's significant and underappreciated achievements as a draftsman, and will pair many of his greatest oil paintings, including Early Sunday Morning (1930), New York Movie (1939), Office at Night (1940) and Nig... (more)

In concert. Also May 23, 25, 26.

Centered around Pat Steir's enormous painting Blue River, this installation will also feature several of the artist's lyrical and highly-textured "waterfall" paintings.

This exhibition marks the U.S. premiere of Hockney's first video installation: The Jugglers (2012). Filmed using eighteen fixed cameras, this multiscreen tableau shows a group of jugglers as they move in a procession across a grid of eighteen screens.

Why spend your Thursday after work Happy Hour indoors when you take advantage of the warm fresh air and gorgeous New York City Sights. Come and indulge specialty cocktails on Circle Line Sightseeing's brand new spacious, outdoor deck and bar.

The duo of Jeremy Barnes (formerly of Neutral Milk Hotel) and Heather Trost, known as A Hawk and A Hacksaw, perform traditional and original music steeped in Eastern European folk traditions. Their new album, You Have Already Gone to Another World, is music inspired by Russian filmmaker Sergey Paradjanov's haunting, 1964 film Shadows of Forgotten A... (more)

Pick a song and join the house pianist as you take your turn on the stage with pianist and host Brian Nash. See new Broadway talent perform on a whim, and perhaps take part in the ever-popular (and inevitable) audience sing-along. No cover charge. Drink Specials: $5 beer, $8 mixed drinks.

Trumpeter/singer recording artist, Bria Skonberg will celebrate the joyous companionship of pairs like Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday's cool vocals accented by the sizzling trumpet of Charlie Shavers, the sassy duo of Anita O?Day and Roy Eldridge, and the incredibly entertaining Louis Prima and Keely Smith in a three-weekend en... (more)

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) celebrates its 2012-2013 performance season. The party takes place on the stage of the magnificent Walt Whitman Theatre on the Brooklyn College campus and include hors d'oeuvres and a complimentary martini bar provided by The Brownstone, fabulous door prizes including Broadway theat... (more)

Little Benita Productions and HyLo Entertainment Invite You to the "Wickedly Funny" MOCK YOUR WORLD with music and lyrics by Andrew Byrne. Starring Stanley Bahorek, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, David Perlman, Lisa Rothauser, (and possibly Brian Golub & Christine Marie Heath!). Music Direction by Rich Silverstein. Directed... (more)

10TH Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, the award-winning and longest-running solo performance festival in New York City

7 p.m. Film & Music: Raw/Cooked artist Mike Ballou screens a selection of his Super 8 films onto a handmade screen that resembles a semitruck, to live musical accompaniment by Brian Dewan. In the 1990s Ballou was one of the founders and leading artists involved with the Four Walls Slide and Film Club, an informal monthly venue for collaborative and... (more)

Sergei Kvitko, acclaimed pianist, composer, recording engineer and producer, presents a solo piano recital that includes Enrique Granados’ rarely performed, exquisitely passionate and profoundly poetic suite Escenas Romanticas; Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition – the monumental interpretation, recording of which American Record Guide proclaime... (more)

The Japanese photographer's first solo show in the United States.

Tibet House US has announced their upcoming art exhibit, The Universe Within, which will showcase the masterful works of renowned Nepalese artist Govinda Sah ‘Azad’. The exhibit will run from May 23, 2013 through July 24, 2013, with an opening reception to be held on May 23rd from 6-8pm ET. A portion of all sales will benefit Tibet House US and it... (more)

In 2007 singer/guitarist/composer Ghaleb competed on TV's "American Idol." Out of more than 140,000 auditions, he won a golden ticket to Hollywood, where he finished at the top 50. On Thursdays through Sundays from May 16 to June 9, he will be performing at NYC's Bice Ristorante, one of Manhattan's finest Italian restaurants.

Week 1 - Program A - Director's Choice - STELLA (2012) & POOL (2011). Thursday, May 23, 8 PM, Friday, May 24, 8 PM, Saturday, May 25, 8 PM, Sunday, May 26, 7 PM. Duration: 75 min (with intermission). Week 2 - Program B - New Works - Nudity (2012) & .heterogamy (2013). Thursday, May 30, 8 PM, Friday, May 31, 8 PM, Saturday, June ... (more)

Aaron & Brian lead their lonely friend Erik on a surreal, nightmarish odyssey to "get his d*** wet." Elderly lesbians, impromptu Fosse numbers, dueling Katherine Hepburns, and the ominous Old Valley are all pit-stops on this journey to happiness, or at least maybe getting laid. "The funniest sketch show I've ever seen!" -Josh Patten, writer, Sa... (more)

The jazz vocalist performs.

Join Casa Lever Gardens for drinks and live music as Grupo Irek mixes the sounds of Cuba -- Son, Cha-Cha, Mambo -- with New York City flavor. Band members hail from all over the globe, representing Cuba, Columbia, Germany, and Brooklyn, for an international sound from the soul.

Support the New York Mets, baseball fans and members of the Alzheimer's community when they unite to help strike out Alzheimer?s disease. In an on-field ceremony prior to the Mets-Braves game, the Mets will pay special tribute to the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association in recognition of the free services it offers to the more tha... (more)

Spend an evening cruising New York Harbor under a full moon. Enjoy the spectacular sights of New York when the moon is at it's fullest, illuminating the city's skyline.

An interactive exhibit exploring the role of museums, curators, and the general public in validating what is and what is not design, Museum as Plinth: Take One/Leave One stages a "take and leave" shelf of objects in the MAD lobby. Over the course of a weekend, museum visitors are invited to take an object and replace it with one of their own -- si... (more)

The stage explodes with one show-stopping performance after another in this feast of choreographic fireworks. Celebrated knight Don Quixote and his devoted squire, Sancho Panza, are positively heroic when it comes to aiding the spirited maiden Kitri and her charming amour in Cervantes' delightful comedy.

Enjoy New York Harbor’s most iconic sites and magnificent skyline on board New York City’s tallest ship and the newest (and biggest) addition to the Manhattan By Sail Fleet, the topsail schooner Clipper City. The 158-foot long sailboat was built in the mid-1980s using plans purchased from the Smithsonian. Designed with her new cargo in mind, the d... (more)

Performances to be selected from the following repertoire: Aeolus String Quartet - BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, "Razumovsky"; SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887. Aïzuri String Quartet - HAYDN String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5; BARTÓK String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor. Rosco Str... (more)

Currently starring on NBC� s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning 30 Rock.

Best known as Guitar Guy from The Jeff Dunham Show, Brian Haner is that perfect combination of skilled guitar player and stand-up comedian. Brian was part of the largest comedy tour in the world while on the road with Jeff, seen live by over 2 million people. He was also part of the Jeff Dunham Christmas Special, the highest rated show in the histo... (more)

Pacha NYC & RPM present… GREGOR SALTO - GET TICKETS - http://www.clubtickets.com/us/2013-05/24/gregor-salto-@-pacha-nyc

A key developer of the mbalax style of Senegalese dance music, multi-instrumentalist Abdou Mboup is a longtime ambassador of Senegal's musical tradition. Having collaborated with the likes of Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Afrika Bambaataa, Mboup, who performs with his new band Waakaw, marries jazz with a virtuosic mastery of the... (more)

SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure will capture your imagination and take you on an incredible journey through thousands of years of maritime history. Experience hurricane-force winds, pick up treasure with a robotic arm, and explore the mysteries of the deep. This exhibit features over 500 authentic artifacts, including gold and silver treasures, as we... (more)

Small Change, Vermont's first Tom Waits tribute band, is led by jazz guitarist and vocalist Bob Gagnon. The band sprung from a group of jazz musicians, some of whom had played together for 20 years, who share an appreciation for the jazz-influenced songs of Tom Waits. Each song played by Small Change showcases the playing of seasoned jazz and rock ... (more)

Since it's birth in 2004 Wasabassco has been producing finely curated burlesque events throughout New York and across the nation. Each show features the best and brightest performers that the art form has to offer. Varying in size from intimate evenings of cabaret to multi-night extravaganzas, Wasabassco always presents couple-friendly risqué f... (more)

Join the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum as they kick off their annual Summer Salute to Heroes with Memorial Day Weekend activities that honor our service men and women.

Don't miss Intrepid's annual FREE Summer Movie Series kick-off! Top Gun is back and there is nothing like watching this classic from Intrepid's Flight Deck. Maverick (Tom Cruise) is one of the best daredevil pilots in his class at the Miramar Naval Air Station for Top Gun advanced fighter school. He and his partner, Goose (Anthony Edwards), batt... (more)

Honorees and 281 (122 undergraduate, 159 graduate) graduating actors, dancers, musicians, and playwrights to receive degrees from Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi. Award-winning actress and Juilliard alumna Laura Linney gives Commencement Address. Honorees include legendary pianist Alfred Brendel, three-time Academy Award and four-time ... (more)

The first 3,000 Empire Club Members to earn 5 Empire Points between 9am and 7pm will receive a FREE GIFT. Qualifying members visit a Promotions Kiosk to receive a coupon that can be redeemed at the promotions table located near the Entertainment Lounge. Any remaining merchandise can be purchased for 300 Empire Points by visiting a Promotions Boot... (more)

Two nights of fantastic music featuring The Drew Zingg Band. Drew is a guitarist extraordinaire who has played with Boz Scaggs, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Michael McDonald, Rickie Lee Jones, and Gladys Knight (to name a few). On the 24th and 25th he will be playing with Keith Carlock, Will Lee, and George Whitty.

CIRCADIA ENSEMBLE PRESENTS Journey to America - Chamber Music for Winds and Violin. Many composers are deeply identified with the music of their homeland. Antonin Dvorak’s music is laced with Slavic melody, and his work was essential in creating a Czech musical style. Igor Stravinsky’s early music speaks to the power of Russian folk music. ... (more)

Every Friday the "BBB" roars into action playing a thrilling and original mix of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin and world music for sold-out audiences. Featured weekly guest artists drop-in from television bands (David Letterman, Saturday Night Live) and pop music touring bands (Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart).

With the opportunity of the 90 year anniversary of the Fire of Izmir, the performance highlights a fascinating and little known part of modern history: the tragic end of the Greco-Turkish war, the expulsion of the Greek population from the Asia Minor coast and the destruction of one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the time. Using rare archival m... (more)

Memorial Day Weekend will be here before you know it. Kick off the summer with a fun and festive Cruise aboard Spirit! You'll dine on freshly prepared buffets. Dance to a variety of DJ music. And see amazing views of the city from the water.

In celebration of Ellsworth Kelly's 90th birthday in May 2013, The Museum of Modern Art presents an exhibition of the first series of paintings the artist made after leaving New York City for Spencertown, in upstate New York, in 1970. His studio in the nearby town of Chatham was an abandoned theater, and it was more spacious than any the artist had... (more)

How can education be fun for the whole family? Sergei Prokofiev knew the answer when he created Peter & The Wolf to introduce children to the wonderful work of symphony music. In this magnificent take each animal presents a different musical instrument while entertaining one and all. NYTB pairs this new production with Antony Tudor's Little Improvi... (more)

NYC's Longest Running Beatles Show STRAWBERRY FIELDS featuring former members of Broadway's BEATLEMANIA Doors: 11am - Show: 12pm Ticket includes All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet, Show, Tax and Tip $40 adv, $42.50 door STRAWBERRY FIELDS is a look-a-like, sound-a-like Beatles tribute, dedicated to bringing you as close to a real Beatles concert a... (more)

An exclusive evening of tango! Featuring: Binelli - Ferman Duo; bandoneon - piano; Dardo Galletto & Karina Romero, dancers. Followed by a tango lesson, a glass of champagne and a milonga. All donations are tax deductible and will benefit PAMAR and the Latin American Cultural Week. Admission - $50 in advance at tang... (more)

Slide aboard the ZEPHYR for a two-hour cruise with our resident DJ's spinning the latest jams! Groove on over to one of our two cash bars and enjoy one of our signature cocktails. With three levels -- indoor and outdoor -- the ZEPHYR provides a unique, glittering and glamorous venue for a truly spectacular evening! Enjoy a 2-Hour Harbor Cruise; Llv... (more)

In concert. Also May 23, 25, 26.

Using his nearly four octave range voice, Tom Kenyon will sing "songs: from mystical and shamanic traditions from around the world. These tonings open acoustic doorways to our inner worlds. Being in the room with Tom Kenyon's amazing voice is a transformative, healing, and life-changing experience. This is the only East Coast experience with Tom Ke... (more)

Starting with the 100-year-old Woolworth Building, subject of our current exhibition, kids will work together to make a New York City skyline with their silhouettes. Come learn about all different skyscraper shapes and designs by using poster paper to turn your "skeleton frame" into a drawing of your very own building! For more information vis... (more)

The 100-minute tour tells the story of the USS Intrepid and her men during World War II. From 1943 to 1945, the Intrepid participated in the greatest naval campaign in world history. Armed with state of the art planes and crewed by over 3,000 sailors, the "Fighting I" won hard-fought victories against Imperial Japan in the Pacific Theater. From th... (more)

Join Watson Adventures on a haunted scavenger hunt for adults! Armed with a flashlight, you’ll visit ghost-plagued buildings and secret cemeteries while learning the stories of the restless souls you might disturb. Starring the spirits of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Thomas Paine, artist John LaFarge, The Shadow, ... (more)

Join Watson Adventures on a murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults at the Met Museum! Fans of murder mysteries and "The Da Vinci Code" will enjoy this scavenger hunt throughout the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A murdered curator has left behind a cryptic trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. As your team gathers answers about ... (more)

Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for adults and kids 7 & up! Kids and adults work together to uncover the secrets of this amazing train station. To win, you’ll have to go nuts in the Whispering Gallery, learn a secret about the stars, find TV celebs in the food court, stand on fish under an upside-down tree in the Grand Central... (more)

Creator of the groundbreaking television program Video Music Box -- the first ever to air hip-hop music videos -- Brooklyn-bred "video visionary" (The Village Voice) Ralph McDaniels has been a pioneering hip-hop tastemaker for three decades and counting. Now a DJ for Hot 97, "Uncle Ralph" takes over the turntables at BAMcafe, where he'll be laying ... (more)

Celebrate our local estuary in style! With the help of generous funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, you and your family can enjoy hands-on activities, create a craft, speak with visiting environmental organizations or attend a special program—and together learn more about our precious Long Island Sound.

These were songs that I would've probably written in another life," says Macy Gray in her trademark rasp. She's been asked to identify the common denominator linking the wildly varied songs on Covered, her stunning new collection of cover songs. "And," she continues, "they're almost all these kind of dark love songs, which is the mood I'm in right ... (more)

The Manhattan Dolls, Sony Music Nashville recording artist Angie Johnson (featured on NBC's "The Voice"), Trailer Radio and the USO Show Troupe will put on exciting performances during a Memorial Day Weekend celebration on Saturday, May 25th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Pier 86 (W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue... (more)

You are cordially invited to the premiere showcase of Sophia Domeville's new art exhibit, "The Diary of a So-Called Woman." "My exhibit touches on the taboo topic of mental illness within our community and the distorted view of female identity through media and culture. Please come and welcome my new exhibit while dining on great food," says So... (more)

Joe DeRosa started stand-up comedy by hitting the Wednesday night open mic at the Laff House in Philadelphia, PA. Within a year, he was a regular there and at all the major clubs in the surrounding area. It was not long before Joe made the jump to New York City to take up comedy as a full time gig. He quickly began working frequently at New York ve... (more)

The jazz pianist performs with Jay Leonhart.

Calling all British expats and/or fans of English Premier League football! Brick Lane Curry House's recently opened Upper East Side location is the place to be both before, after and even during the Chelsea versus Manchester City match (they're arch rivals!) happening Saturday, May 25th at Yankee Stadium at 5:30 pm! The restaurant, located a stone'... (more)

Calling all British expats and/or fans of English Premier League football! Brick Lane Curry House's recently opened Upper East Side location is the place to be both before, after and even during the Chelsea versus Manchester City match (they're arch rivals!) happening Saturday, May 25th at Yankee Stadium at 5:30 pm! The restaurant, located a stone'... (more)

There is no other way to celebrate your Birthday than to do a Pool Party at The Roommate Grace Hotel's DIP Aquabar and Lounge on Saturdays. Located in the Heart of Times Square, it is NYC's only Swim Up Bar and Lounge. Special Ladies Champagne Package available for 10 people at $125. Log onto http://satpoolparty.eventbrite.com to purchase pool p... (more)

As the inevitability of the Civil War increased, New York faced conflicts within its varied population. Family connections with the South brought personal strife for some. Business interests dreaded the potential loss of Southern markets for finished goods. Ever present ethnic and class tensions increased. Once war was declared, New York officia... (more)

Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday May 26, Pacha NYC, Robpromotions and RPM present... The Annual Hamptons Summer Kickoff featuring music by VICTOR CALDERONE. GET TICKETS - http://www.clubtickets.com/us/2013-05/26/victor-calderone-at-neptunes. Doors 12noon - 8pm. Table Reservations 212.209.7500.

During the 1930's, a significant number of Jewish refugees escaping Europe moved to Manhattan's Upper West Side to join an already diverse community. The 2.5 square mile neighborhood has some of the most outstanding 19th century row houses in New York City. Bordered by Central Park on one side, and Riverside Park on the other, it contains a wealth ... (more)

In concert. Also May 23, 25, 26.

Broadway Dance Center is proud to present the ever-popular Student Showcase. True to BDC's legacy, dance education begins in the classroom and culminates on the stage in this performance outlet for students of all levels, dance styles and ages.

A celebrated New York event since 2010, the Bistro Award-winning series Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabaret's most dynamic voices, accompanied by piano only. Expect tunes from A Little Night Music, Company, Into the Woods, Follies, Passion, Dick Tracy and more. Past special guests have included original Sondheim cast members su... (more)

In this celebration of all things Babs, some of Broadway and cabaret's finest voices celebrate the music of a legend. You'll hear an array of music from her catalogue, accompanied by a three-piece band with narration from 54 Below's own Director of Programming (and host of the popular Sondheim Unplugged), Phil Geoffrey Bond, who will fill the audie... (more)

Beginning in 1958 as schoolgirls in Passaic, New Jersey, The Shirelles quickly became rock & roll's first female supergroup and were the inspirations for a legion of female groups that followed. The Shirelles are the original "Dream Girls" and have earned their exalted place in modern musical history. Their long string of hits include: * Soldie... (more)

Join Watson Adventures on a unique food scavenger hunt for adults in Greenwich Village! At last, a hunt for people who literally hunger for adventure. Discover the gourmet delights of Greenwich Village while collecting treats and answers along the way. Starring some of the best pizza, kebab, cheese, cannolis, paratha, gelato and peanut butter y... (more)

Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for kids and adults! Kids and adults work together to explore the park below 72nd Street. To score points, you’ll have to find Stuart Little, stick your tongue out at a rude animal, learn the motto of a hidden eagle, decipher a secret code by the pond seen in Home Alone 2, spot Cupid at the Car... (more)

Sony Music Nashville recording artist Angie Johnson (featured on NBC's "The Voice"), the USO Show Troupe and The Callbacks will put on exciting performances during a Memorial Day Weekend celebration on Sunday, May 26th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Pier 86 (W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue), Manhattan.

Romantic balladeer Biagio Antonacci emerged in the early '90s to become one of the most successful Italian pop singers of the decade. Born in Milan on November 9, 1963, Antonacci was raised in Rozzano. While studying geometry, in 1988 he entered the annual Festival di Sanremo with his song "Voglio Vivere in un Attimo," scoring a recording contract ... (more)

Birdland's very own jazz quartet hits the stage every Sunday to wrap up the weekend with jazz classics and a special guest vocalist.

Grammy Award winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill leads the ensemble of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) dedicated to preserving the music and heritage of big band Latin jazz.

Live in concert.

Tickets are first-come, first-served and available the day of the performance at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Tickets will be handed out at 6pm.

This major loan exhibition will explore how American artists responded to the Civil War and its aftermath. The exhibition follows the trajectory of the conflict: from the palpable unease on the eve of war to the heady optimism that it would be over with a single battle, to the growing realization that this conflict would not end quickly, to grappli... (more)

A weekly Monday night competition in which aspiring artists will perform for a chance to win their own engagement at 54 Below. The weekly late-night event is hosted by Christine Pedi (Sirius XM Radio host, Forbidden Broadway, Talk Radio.) For more information on "The Callback" rules or how to submit an audition video, please visit www.54Below.com.

Live. Third show added by demand.

Mark Hayes, Composer/Conductor - Hayes: Requiem (World Premiere) - The Gettysburg Address (New York Premiere) - Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor - Durufle: Requiem. *Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International. For 50% off tickets enter the discount code on... (more)

The May edition of The Pop Show centers on the iconic songs of Elton John. Featuring the soul-searching ballads, the most rockin' uptempos and everything in between, proceeds from the Elton John show benefit The Trevor Project, an organization focused on suicide prevention in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning communities. Perf... (more)

The first 10,000 Empire Club Members to visit a Promotions Kiosk will receive a coupon for 1 FREE hat. Coupon can be redeemed at the promotions table located near the Entertainment Lounge.

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will host its annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while servicing in the United States Armed Forces on Monday, May 27th, at 11:00 AM on Pier 86 (W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue), Manhattan.

RPM presents... The Neptunes Debut of R3HAB. GET TICKETS - http://www.clubtickets.com/us/2013-05/27/r-hab-at-neptunes. Doors 12noon - 8pm. Table Reservations 212.209.7500.

On Monday, May 27, 2013 at 2:30 p.m., the Green-Wood Historic Fund will host its 15th annual Memorial Day Concert at Brooklyn’s Historic Green-Wood Cemetery. The concert will be followed by a trolley mini-tour. Visitors will settle in among Green-Wood’s rolling hills and listen to the ISO Symphonic Band, a wind, brass & percussion ensemble com... (more)

These tours focus on the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the maritime industry and waterfront, and the region's planning for sea-level rise and other manifestations of global warming. This tour traverses the East River from Queens to Governors Island, including the East Side of Manhattan, Newtown Creek & Brooklyn Navy Yard & Gowanus Bay.

Emmy Award-winning news anchor David Ushery will lead a discussion between Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, USS Mason crewmember Lorenzo DuFau and Pearl Harbor survivor Clark Simmons about their experiences as African Americans serving in our nation's segregated armed forces during WWII.

An installation that explores the interior and exterior tangles of thought.

4 Blocks will include images (photographs) taken within a 4 block radius of Walker's apartment on the lower east side of Manhattan.

For ten special performances only, join the multiple award-winning former bandleader of The Tonight Show and Broadway's premier orchestrator, the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy & Tony Award winner behind some of Broadway's most enduring scores, for an evening of tunes ranging from unique interpretations of the Great American Songbook to some of the most memor... (more)

Each week, Broadway cast members and audiences alike gather to mix and mingle at 54 Below, Broadway's most intimate haunt, located in the heart of the theatre district. Musical Director Brad Simmons keeps the house jumping from the piano, while host Susie Mosher (the love child of Joanne Worley & Paul Lynde) guides the crowd through an evening of m... (more)

HBO's Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel speaks with entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman at 92nd Street Y about his career, his views on journalism, America and the world at large.

The Cooper Union End of Year Show has marked its students’ transition from studios, laboratories and classrooms to the gallery from more than 150 years. A time honored tradition, the first recorded exhibition took place in 1860 at the historic Foundation Building, now joined by 41 Cooper Square, Cooper Union’s LEED Platinum academic building. W... (more)

Featuring Ron Carter & Kenny Washington.

What types of astronomical phenomena are observable from Earth? In this program, Museum research scientist Jackie Faherty uses the power of the Dome's Zeiss IX Projector and the Museum's Digital Universe Atlas to simulate numerous exciting celestial phenomena. From transits of the inner planets, to partial and total solar and lunar eclipses, she wi... (more)

Culinary superstars come out to shine under a grand tent. The celebrated chefs participating include Ed Brown, Michael Psilakis, and others who have restaurants on the Upper West Side. Adam Richman and Gail Simmons host. Visit website for a list of all participants, schedule of events, and ticket information.

If you are looking for a fun weeknight activity with friends or a unique date, Tommy Lasagna (119 E. 18th Street) offers an exclusive 90-minute cooking class every Wednesday from 6-8PM that is not to be missed! Attendees will learn from legendary Executive Chef Tommy Mosera himself, how to make the restaurant’s famous namesake “Tommy lasagna” and P... (more)

In celebration of its 30th Anniversary season, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, the only USA/NYC based flamenco company to reach such a milestone, comes to The Joyce with a program featuring the finest dancers and musicians from New York and Spain. The artists whose "gypsy voices...coiling wrists...angry feet and curving backs...never fail to entranc... (more)

Open the door to nineteenth century France and witness the bravery of men and women overcoming political events with courage, compassion, forgiveness and love. A World Premiere by choreographer Leonard Ajkun.

Because it is unknowable and ambiguous, there is power in laughter. The motivation for this exhibition is to pursue research into laughter as a destabilizing force, emancipated from the joke and entering the realm of power relationships, reactions to political landscapes and human emotion.

A brand new line-up of contestants competes for the chance to perform during the June 12 Show Off and move on to Top Dog on June 19. It all leads to the chance of winning the title of Super Top Dog and a cash prize of $10,000 on November 27! Aspiring musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, rappers and spoken word artists try their best to please... (more)

On Wednesdays, Late Night at 54 Below is the place to see up-and-coming New York talent: including comedians, musicians, songwriters and improv groups. No cover charge. $20 food & beverage minimum.

A political comedy talk show with a twist: The host, Peter DeGiglio, is just an average schnook struggling to wrap his head around the events that shape our world. Joining him is a discussion panel of real life experts and a plethora of wacky variety acts.

Come celebrate the distiller’s art. Master distillers and blenders, authors, mezcaleros, tequileros, mixologists, aficionados and ambassadors-from world renowned and new-to-market-brands-all meet to share their skills, experience and, of course, their spirits! Sample dozens of signature styles of all of the spirits produced in Mexico.

The National Audubon Society will celebrate their 10th Anniversary Women in Conservation Luncheon by presenting the 2013 Rachel Carson Award to two exceptional women. The event will honor Marian S. Heiskell and Lady Bird Johnson. NBC News Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent Anne Thompson will emcee the event with a speech by the Official Hist... (more)

Empire Club Members 55+ come play at Empire City Casino on Wednesdays. Earn 10 Empire Points to receive your Forever Young Gift Pack: $10 Free Play Free Valet $5 Food Voucher Also May 8, 15, 22, 29.

Author Mark Cohen in conversation with Dan Friedman, Managing Editor, Forward The first biography of the singer/parodist explores his unique brand of Jewish comedy and the genesis of such hits as "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" and the "Hava Nagila" spoof "Harvey and Sheila." Free with suggested donation Tickets will be available at the box off... (more)

Start your day by summiting a 30-foot climbing wall in Herald Square in celebration of Post Grape-Nuts’ role in Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent up Mt. Everest 60 years ago. Each participant will be given a purple flag to declare a goal, or “mountain”, in their life they would like to conquer, which they will stick to the highest peak they rea... (more)

Setting the stage as the perfect preshow for a Broadway matinee, Madame Tussauds New York (234 W. 42nd Street between 7th & 8th Avenues) is offering theatergoers free admission to the wax attraction for kids (ages 12 and under) when accompanied by a full-paying adult and presentation of a Broadway show ticket. The offer starts Wednesday, May 22, a... (more)

Indie Connect NYC Chapter presents their Summer Music Business Workshops & Artists Showcase. May 25 - Artists Showcase Only featuring, Ellis, Michael Scott & Ryan Hobler.