Friday, February 1
DNY’s Luxury Shopping Vacation starts now. When your private jet touches down the car is waiting, welcome to New York, a shopper’s paradise. In New York you can find anything and everything you are looking for, the trick is knowing where to look. The Experience New York Luxury Shopping Vacation is a hand crafted and personally tailored fashion adventure far beyond the boundaries of traditional shopping. Your initial wardrobe consultation can be handled in your hotel suite at the Four Seasons, or in a private showroom at Jay Kos or Barney’s New York. You will be advised by fashion professionals on which clothes to purchase and shown how to style your new clothes as well. Besides shopping, there are unlimited ways to explore New York. You will have access to people and places not open to the public. Whether you are traveling with your family or friends, the experiences have been developed to surpass your highest expectations.
Chocolate Lover’s Delight with the Ritz Carlton’s Decadent Chocolate Evenings, The Ritz Carlton, Battery Park starts on Friday, February 1st and continues all month at Rise overlooking NY’s Harbor and Lady Liberty. Award-winning Pastry Chef Laurent Richard presents a sumptuous gourmet buffet of the most unforgettable decadent chocolate desserts complimented by a bottomless glass of Champagne. Indulge in this sinful selection while experiencing the most breathtaking views in Manhattan. The romantic water views are enhanced by Chef Richard’s New York themed chocolate sculptures, but the true delights come from a taste of the many dessert selections that are sure to dazzle. Friday and Saturday Nights February 1st through March 1st & February 14th with Fireworks: Three Seatings: 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM, and 10:30 PM.
Nai-Ni- Chen Dance Company, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 47th Avenue and Van Dam Street, Long Island City, 718-482-5151. In celebration of the Chinese New Year, the contemporary dance company, Nai-Ni Chen, will perform the beauty and splendor of Chinese traditional dance.
Chinese New Year Splendor, Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Avenue, 212-307-4111. The world-class show, 5000 years of Chinese culture, largest & most breathtaking celebration of the Chinese New Year, in 65 cities worldwide. With English & Chinese hosts guiding this pageant of classical arts, watch as heavenly performers take the stage with live orchestra. Be swept away to enchanted realms of music/dance. Runs through February 9th.
Lunchtime Winter Bird Walks, Central Park West at 79th, 212-769-5200. Three Wednesdays -Catch a peek at owls, songbirds, woodpeckers, seed-eating birds, ducks and gulls with a guided bird walk through Central Park. Paul Sweet, Dept. of Ornithology from AMNH leads the tours. $75 Runs through February 13th.
Gallery Opening & Exhibition, Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery, 2611 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Studio 2N, 212-694-1747. Canvas Paper and Stone in collaboration with ReconstructArt presents featured artists William Mwazi and Willy Kingler Bercy depicting august persons and occasions in the history and culture of Black people during Black history month. Runs through Feb. 2nd.
International Polar Weekend, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th. 212-769-5200. The Museum hosts the 2nd annual International Polar Weekend with events celebrating the International Polar Year, one of the largest collaborative science programs of the last 50 years.
Live Jazz Performance: Starry Nights, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5200. Rose Center for Earth and Space, 6:00 PM –8:30 PM. Free with Museum admission; seating is limited. Some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians play one-hour sets at 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM. on the first Friday of each month. An extensive menu of delicious Tapas and beverages is also available. See www.amnh.org for lineup.
Kidz Cook an Asian Celebration, Staten Island Children's Museum, at Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace, 718-273-2060. Kidz Cook is held every Friday. Celebrates the New Year. No New Year celebration would be complete without special treats. Kids will prepare some traditional Chinese fare that is served during the New Year season, and fun recipes featuring symbolic Chinese foods. Cooking begins at 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM & 3:30 PM. - Cooking is free with museum admission.
Saturday, February 2
Speed Dating Queens: WeekendDating.com www.weekenddating.com, 40-05 Bell Blvd, 718-757-6933. February 2, 2008 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Lucky's of Bayside 40-05 Bell Blvd Bayside, NY 11361 Cost: $37.50 includes appetizers. Description: Queens Dating event for men ages 35-45 and women 32-44. Reservations and proof of age are required. Call 718-757-6933.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum On-The-Go: Celebrate Black History, Brooklyn Public Library, 1 Grand Army Plaza, 718-735-4400. Celebrate Black History Month with kids from Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s after school program. Students will present original artwork, hands-on programs, and performances inspired by African-American art and culture. See an original dance performance, enjoy interactive storytelling, and participate in a collage-making workshop
Sunday, February 3
Go Giants! Super Bowl Party, New York Social Network, Upper West Side, 212-873-2256, www.newyorksocialnetwork.com The Super Bowl is the Biggest social event of the year! Now that our Giants are part of it, the excitement is going to be even bigger! If you are a football fan or not this will be the ultimate Super Bowl Party for everyone! $25.00 for food and drink specials. Look at the website for more information.
Tuesday, February 5
Flamenclorico: Lore of the Miners, Passion Flamenco Dance Company, Helen Mills Theater, 139 W. 26th St., 212-868-4444. This international cast portrays one day in the lives of three generations of Rio Tinto miners in this riveting theatrical dance production. Evocative sequences of dance, vocals, and guitar unearth a captivating exploration into the heartland of Andalusian culture. Runs through Sunday, February 10th.
Renascence International New Media Exhibition, World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, 200 Vesey St., 212-505-7196. VSA arts’ international juried new media exhibition, Renascence, will premiere at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery from Feb. 5-March 16. This exhibition features artists with disabilities who are at the forefront of using new media to convey personal experience. Runs through Sunday, March 16th.
Wednesday, February 6
Couture Fashion Week New York, USA Intl Fashion Shows, General seating, VIP and Platinum VIP are seating available, 212-370-1319 X1600. Couture Fashion Week multiple days of top notch fashion shows, sponsor luxury brand exhibits, entertainment Cocktail and networking private dinners, parties, after parties. Runway shows presenting couture and luxury, bridal and fine fashion including accessories. Network in an ambiance of luxury with top business executives. Runs through Sunday, Feb.10th.
Thursday, February 7
Brooklyn Children’s Museum On-The-Go Brooklyn Museum: Tales for Tots, Brooklyn Museum, 1 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, 718-735-4400. Brooklyn Children’s Museum On-The-Go at Brooklyn Museum Inviting kids to enjoy stories from across the globe! Stories come to life with the examination of objects from the Museum’s collection. Meet in Rubin Lobby at 2:30pm. Ages 5 and younger.
Jeep Union Square Street Sessions, Union Square - 17th St. at Union Square East, 207-699-2360. A field of 20 of the world’s top professional snowboarders, including Olympic silver medalist Danny Kass and defending champion Eddie Wall, will compete head-to-head for a prize purse of $30,000 as the Jeep® Union Square Street Sessions professional snowboarding rail jam competition returns to New York City’s Union Square.
Friday, February 8
New York City Speed Dating: New York Speed Dating; WeekendDating.com, www.weekenddating.com, Mustang Harry's, 352 7th Avenue, 718-757-6933. Friday, February 8, 2008 7:30 PM-10:00 PM. Cost: $35: NYC Speed Dating, Proof of age required: up to 20 dates in one night for men ages 40-51 and women ages 37-47 for this New York Speed Dating event.
Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show and Sale, Manhattan Vintage Clothing, 125 West 18th St., 518-434-4312. The collection that 100 years of design built, 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Sat. Feb 9. 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Admission $20.00. www.manhattanvintage.com. Runs through Saturday, February 9th.
Audubon’s Aviary: Portraits of Endangered Species, New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West (Between 76 and 77 Streets), 212-873-3400. Birds on the brink, endangered and extinct birds come back to life in rare Audubon watercolors on display. Dozens of Audubon Masterpieces – Not to be Seen Again Until 2018 – to be Part of Multimedia “Virtual Aviary,” Featuring Soundscape of Bird Calls and Video More than 40 giant, original watercolors of Audubon. Runs through Sunday, March 16th.
Saturday, February 9
African American Heritage Day, The NYC Police Museum, 100 Old Slip, 212-480-3100. In conjunction with African American History Month, children will view exhibits honoring ground-breaking African American officers and explore the contribution of African Americans in the NYPD, starting with Sam Battle, the first African American hired by the NYPD in 1911 to the ever expanding and important role of African Americans in the NYPD.
Chinese Lettering, Staten Island Children's Museum, at Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace, 718-273-2060. Learn Chinese lettering and bring good fortune to your home for the New Year. Workshops begin at 1:30 PM, 2:30PM, 3:30 PM. Runs through Sunday, Feb. 10th.
Sunday, February 10
Flora and Fauna in the Chinese New Year, Brooklyn Children’s Museum On-The-Go at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue,718-735-4400. Sunday, 2:00 PM -4:00 PM. Flowers and animals are believed to bring good luck in the coming year. Design your own traditional Chinese flower decoration to brighten your home for Chinese New Year. Then, dissect a real flower and identify its parts. Meet a live animal from the Museum’s collection that symbolizes good luck! Ages 5+.
A Tribute to St. Clair Bourne, Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36 Street, 718-784-0077. The prolific documentary filmmaker St. Clair Bourne, who died in December 2007, made more than 40 films, mainly about African-American culture and politics. His subjects included Paul Robeson, Gordon Parks, Langston Hughes, and the making of Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing.' Critics and scholars will discuss his career and show film clips.
Swing Dance, New York Swing Dance Society, St. Jean the Baptiste Church Hall, 184 E. 76th Street (at Lexington Ave.), 212-NYN-YSDS. Dance to the Ron Sunshine Orchestra; $15 General Admission; $11 Students & Seniors; Dance lesson at 7:30 PM.; dancing 8 PM. – midnight; DJ plays between sets; #6 train to 77th Street.
Wednesday, February 13
Science of Chocolate, New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor, 212-298-8615. A Lecture on The Science of Chocolate: Expert Perspectives on the Rich History and Science behind the World’s Favorite Dessert. Three different experts will provide insight on how the love of chocolate goes beyond the call of sweetness. The way chocolate can induce craving in a way that other sugary products don't. Chocolate tasting will follow. Then, call us for a wonderful tour of NYC at 212-370-1319 X1600.
Tango Lovers Night & 30th Anniversary Gala Awards, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, 718-729-3880. Celebrate Valentine's Day early at Thalia's 30th Anniversary Gala and Tango Lovers' Night, at the famous Tavern on the Green in Central Park! Enjoy cocktails, dinner, live entertainment and dancing, including a free tango dance lesson!
Thursday, February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day! DNY can create the perfect Valentine Gift Certificate for a romantic weekend of your choice in NYC! Call us at 212-370-1319 X1600 so that our team of experts can custom design the weekend just for you when you want to enjoy it.
Heart and Soul Package, The Mandarin Oriental, New York includes a romantic night in a guest room or suite, two signature 2-Hour Time Rituals in their Five-Star Spa, and your choice of an American breakfast for two in bed or in restaurant Asiate overlooking Central Park and Columbus Circle.
Valentine’s Day Benefit, Songbook Theater/Rendezvous an Evening with Piaf, Brel, Aznavour and Friends", 318 West 53rd Street, Between 8th and 9th Avenue, 917-974-2327. Share your love with loved ones & your hearts with those in need. Dinner, Show, Prizes and fun. Benefit for "Friends In Need Org". Music of Edith Piaf, Brel, Aznavour, Cole Porter. 6:30 PM -10:00 PM. Tickets - info.finf@gmail.com, Show is direct from Feinstein's at the Loew's Regency, $125pp, $205 party of 2, group rate available. Call 917-974-2327.
Ellington Love Songs, Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, 212-721-6500. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis offers the perfect Ellingtonian prelude to a Valentine kiss conjuring "Mood Indigo," "Satin Doll" and more, with the help of Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Houston Person and Scott Hamilton. Runs through Saturday, Feb. 16th.
Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition, Winter Garden in World Financial Center, between Vesey and Liberty Streets in Lower Manhattan, 866-893-1812. Choirs from across the country join gospel singers from Metro New York, competing for $10,000 in prizes. The audience can cheer on favorite Open Division or Youth Choirs (18 and under) or just enjoy the music and the message.
Sunday, February 17
Chinese Lunar New Year Parade and Lunch, New York Social Network, Chinatown,
212-873-2256. www.NewYorkSocialNetwork.com Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year with a spectacle featuring elaborate floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dances galore, Asian musicians, magicians, acrobats and procession by local organizations. We'll have front row seats then go to one of Chinatown's Best Restaurants for lunch $35 includes: event fee, family size appetizers, entrée one drink, tax and gratuity.
Lecture: The Iranian Cheetah: Saving the Last Cheetahs in Asia, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5200. Visitors are invited to join Luke Hunter, Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Great Cats Program, as he discusses the intense conservation effort in place to protect the critically endangered population of cheetahs now limited to the arid central plateau of Iran. 6:30 PM. Fee: $15 ($13.50 Members, students, senior citizens)
African American Heritage Day: Passing the Torch: Blues, Tap, Swing, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5200. 1:00 PM –5:00 PM. Through multigenerational dance and musical performances, workshops, and lectures, Passing the Torch: Blues, Tap, Swing pays tribute to the creative contributions of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance. Performers include Marlon Saunders, Mickey Davidson Savoy Swingers, and tappers from the Ruth Williams Dance Studio.
Friday, February 29
20th Anniversary Works on Paper Fair, Sanford L. Smith & Associates, The Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street, 212-777-5218. Over 70 international dealers will bring together their finest watercolors, prints, original posters, drawings, photography, and other art on paper for exhibition and sale. In light of National Women's History Month, many booths will feature the work of notable female artists. Runs through Monday, March 3rd.
