Events Calendar
Upcoming events
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Free Exhibition - Remembering 9/11
Price: Free
February 23, 2012 10:00am - 06:00pm
This free exhibition presents a selection of photographs taken in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center, as well as letters written to police officers and fire fighters, objects that were placed in makeshift shrines, images and texts from the New York Times "Portraits of Grief" series, photographs of the Tribute in Light, and drawings of the National September 11 Memorial.
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Paris Blues Revisited: Romare Bearden, Albert Murray and Sam Shaw
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center
The Peter Jay Sharp Arcade, 5th floor, Frederick P. Rose Hall
New York [map]Price: Free
February 23, 2012 10:00am - 11:00pm
Designed as a book-on-the-wall, Paris Blues Revisited presents fine reproductions of collages by Romare Bearden, writing by Albert Murray, and photographs by Sam Shaw. Following the Shaw-produced film Paris Blues, these three men decided to improvise their own Paris Blues - a collaborative picture-and-writing book celebrating Paris, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong. Here, for the first time, finished pages, some of them unmistakable masterworks, as well as works-in-progress, make clear the power of jazz to inspire collaborations of long-lasting beauty. Exhibition is FREE and open to the public. Hours: Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm & 6pm-11pm, Mon, 6pm-11pm
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AARP - Tax Assistance
Price: Free
February 23, 2012 11:00am - 03:00pm
Volunteers from AARP will provide assistance to low and middle income taxpayers, with emphasis on Senior Citizens. Assistance will be provided on a first come first serve basis.
Bring with you: (1) Copy of last year's Tax Return. (2) W2 Form - Wage & Earnings Statement from employer. (3) 1099 G Form - Interest, Dividends, SSA, RRB - 1. (4) Forms mailed to you by the Internal Revenue Service or NY State Dept. of Taxation (5) Any other information concerning your income and expenses.
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Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined at the American Folk Art Museum
Price: Free
February 23, 2012 12:00pm - 07:30pm
Life is not lived in black and white: reality may have the tinge of dreams and dreams an air of reality. This provocative tension exists between the experiential nature of early American folk art and the fantastical imagery it often displays—between what is real and what is imagined. The same is true of the work of contemporary self-taught artists, which may introduce unique—and sometimes puzzling—expressions that illuminate the iconoclastic nature that is the flip side of the collective American psyche. The viewer is placed in the peculiar but exhilarating position of deciding for him- or herself whether the artwork expresses a disjuncture with reality or an uninhibited embracing of interior life. After all, what is more true, the picture that looks real or the picture that feels real; the observer or the observed? These perceptions shift as new scholarship emerges. Often, real-life roots are discovered for even arcane and esoteric imagery that has already influenced our response to an artist and his work: does this disappoint or satisfy the viewer? Diminish or enhance the creativity of the artist? One need only contemplate the culture- and memory-driven gestures of Martín Ramírez, the impressionistic nineteenth-century portraits by Dr. and Mrs. Shute, and minimalist mid-twentieth-century soot drawings by James Castle to render these distinctions immaterial. Instead the viewer is urged to enjoy the permeable fluidity between art and imagination, dream and belief.The exhibition is sponsored, in part, by Joyce Berger Cowin, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by Bloomberg Philanthropies, by the Ford Foundation, and by the Magazine Antiques. -
Guitar Plus: Music of David Leisner
Price: $30.00
February 23, 2012 07:30pm - 09:30pm
Brazilian guitarist Fabio Zanon joins Symphony Space All-Star David Leisner in a rare US appearance with the Arc Duo and the Enso Quartet. Featuring the world premiere of Guitar Plus Artistic Director Leisner's new song cycle West Wind to poems by Mary Oliver, performed by Leisner and Metropolitan Opera tenor William Ferguson. "Leisner exudes creativity and expression at every moment...inventive and refreshing, pushing the expressive envelope..." - Guitar Review Program: Away for flute and guitar Vision of Orpheus for guitar and string quartet West Wind (World Premiere) for tenor and guitar Acrobats for flute and guitar.
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Target Free Thursdays - Ruth Moody
Price: Free
February 23, 2012 08:30pm - 10:00pm
Don't miss the Ruth Moody Band which is the latest solo project for The Wailin' Jennys' heralded soprano singer. Ruth's songs have a country/bluegrass flavor that perfectly suits her pure, high-arcing voice. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive instrumental talents (guitar, banjo, keyboard), and her talent as a songwriter. She travels with an outstanding band, including Adam Dobres (electric guitar), Adrian Dolan (violin, accordion) and Sam Howard (bass, vocals).
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Wild Animals on Broadway
Price: Free
February 24, 2012 12:00am - 12:00pm
Stroll along Broadway and enjoy a menagerie of wild animals which are taking over the Upper West Side as part of a public art exhibit called "Peter Woytuk on Broadway." Broadway Mall Association (BMA), in conjunction with the Lincoln Square BID and the Morrison Gallery, is responsible for bringing the display of 46 colorful bronze animal sculptures to the mini-parks in the medians that run along Broadway between Columbus Circle and Morningside Heights. It’s the sculptor’s first outdoor exhibition in New York City. The exhibit begins with a life-sized pair of elephants at Columbus Circle and concludes with a 2,500-pound trio of seated bulls in Morningside Heights.
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Free Exhibition - Remembering 9/11
Price: Free
February 24, 2012 10:00am - 06:00pm
This free exhibition presents a selection of photographs taken in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center, as well as letters written to police officers and fire fighters, objects that were placed in makeshift shrines, images and texts from the New York Times "Portraits of Grief" series, photographs of the Tribute in Light, and drawings of the National September 11 Memorial.
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Paris Blues Revisited: Romare Bearden, Albert Murray and Sam Shaw
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center
The Peter Jay Sharp Arcade, 5th floor, Frederick P. Rose Hall
New York [map]Price: Free
February 24, 2012 10:00am - 11:00pm
Designed as a book-on-the-wall, Paris Blues Revisited presents fine reproductions of collages by Romare Bearden, writing by Albert Murray, and photographs by Sam Shaw. Following the Shaw-produced film Paris Blues, these three men decided to improvise their own Paris Blues - a collaborative picture-and-writing book celebrating Paris, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong. Here, for the first time, finished pages, some of them unmistakable masterworks, as well as works-in-progress, make clear the power of jazz to inspire collaborations of long-lasting beauty. Exhibition is FREE and open to the public. Hours: Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm & 6pm-11pm, Mon, 6pm-11pm
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Bridge Club for Advanced Beginners
Price: Free
February 24, 2012 10:30am - 12:30pm
Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best moves. Come and join us every Friday afternoon, for advanced beginner players only.
Registration required: In-person, at registration.
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