Wednesday, March 1st
Conservatory Tour featuring The Orchid Show, New York Botanical Gardens, 200th Street & Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx. Explore the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, an acre of plants under glass, with one of the Garden's docents. The Conservatory takes you on an "ecotour" around the world, through 11 distinct habitats-—including two types of rain forest; deserts of the Americas and Africa; and aquatic and carnivorous plant displays. 2:30pm. Meets in the Palm Gallery. Through Friday, March 31st.
Thursday, March 2nd
Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night, Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue. Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night takes its title from the 1973 film by François Truffaut, whose original French name, La Nuit Américaine, denotes the cinematic technique of shooting night scenes artificially during the day, using a special filter. This is the first Whitney Biennial to have a title attached to it. Through Sunday, May 28th.
Saturday, March 4th
Music Memorabilia Show, Tip Top Shoe Building, 155 West 72nd Street, 212-579-0689. Music Memorabilia - 0ver 10,000 items - record (Lps, 45rpm, 78rpm), sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc. All categories.
A Passion for Asia: The Rockefeller Family Collects, Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street). Featuring 150 of the most stunning and important Asian art works originally purchased and owned by three generations of Rockefellers, including objects now held in both public and private collections. The exhibition draws heavily from The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, a collection of extraordinary quality and depth. Through Sunday, September 3rd. For those of you who have an interest in learning more about The Rockefeller Family’s patronage to the City of New York’s architecture, please call us for a special tour that we can create just for you and your guests.
Without Boundary: Seventeen Ways of Looking, MoMA, 11 West 53rd Street. Is it possible to speak of a contemporary art with an Islamic difference? This question, urgently needing debate, will be the subject of an exhibition that brings together artists who come from the Islamic world but who live and work mostly in Europe and the United States. Tapping into certain aesthetic, political, and spiritual notions. Through Monday, May 22nd.
Sunday, March 5th
International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, New York State Restaurant Association/Reed Exhibitions, Jacob K. Javits Center. Over 600 leading vendors with never before tasted foods, the latest beverages, equipment and services. A dozen FREE seminars and exclusive courses from the Culinary Institute of America. Plus, special events such as celebrity chef demonstrations, the U.S. Pastry Competition and the Brewery and Wine Garden.
Goya’s Last Works, The Frick Collection, One East 70th Street. The first exhibition in the United States to concentrate exclusively on the final phase of this artist's career. It is the third in a series of critically acclaimed presentations focused on Spanish art at The Frick Collection, following Velázquez in New York Museums (1999) and El Greco: Themes and Variations (2001). Through Monday, May 14th.
Saturday, March 11th
Candymonium®, The Ritz-Carlton, New York, Battery Park, 2 West Street. The Candymonium® Kids Class include: Fun Facts About the History of American Candy, The Tippy Tapperton Candy Coloring Book Contest, A Lip-Smacking Lollipop Cooking Demonstration, The Creation of Outrageous Chocolaty Concoctions, A Prize: Kids Take Home The Big Tips Candy Collection, a Gift-Boxed Selection of 15 Nostalgic American Candy Bars, Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. For adults, the Candymonium® Cocktail Hour sponsored by Chambord includes: Fun Facts About the History of American Candy, Live Candy-Making Demonstrations, The Creation of Unique Cocktail Confections, including: Chambord Truffles, Apple Martini Slices, Rum Daquiri Hot Chocolate, and Cosmopolitan Lollipops, The Choice of Two Candy-themed Chambord or Pravda Vodka Cocktails Per Person, A Specially Signed Copy of Candy: The Sweet History, by Beth Kimmerle. Must be 21 years or older to participate. Now, if you miss either of these events, call us for either our Chocolate Tour or Best of the Best Candy shops in NYC exploration.
All New 92nd Street Y Swing Dance, 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. After our full house premier event, Swing Dance Swing will be hosting their 2nd dance which will feature straight from New Jersey: Jim Dean's Swingin' Solid Jackson Groove Cats. We will also feature a special performance by American Ballroom Theatre Program which was profiled in the hit movie Mad Hot Ballroom. Check SwingDanceSwing.com for details.
Kick-off Dance Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Savoy Ballroom, New York Swing Dance Society, St. Cyril & St. Methodius Croatian Hall, 502 West 41st Street (just west of 10th Avenue). Dance to the sounds of the City Rhythm Orchestra on this special night to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Savoy Ballroom at 6:30pm. Norma Miller presents her new book "Swingin' at the Savoy" with clips from her new movie. Dancing will continue from 8pm–12am.
9th Annual USA Memory Championship, Con Edison Auditorium, 4 Irving Place (14th Street), 914-633-7377. The USA Memory Championship requires its "Mental Athletes" to exercise their memories in 7 events featuring 250 random digits, a shuffled deck of cards, 300 random words, 99 names and faces and an unpublished 50 line poem.
Scope New York, 636 Eleventh Avenue. An international art fair that nurtures cutting-edge art and emerging culture. The fair brings together up-and-coming dealers, curators & artists in a relaxed atmosphere. The exhibitions, in combination with -scope Programs (e.g., Cinema-scope, -scopeSound, panel discussions, Performance-scope), cultivate a unique forum.
Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul, MoMA, 11 West 53rd Street. This is the first major retrospective devoted to the work of the internationally renowned Norwegian painter, printmaker, and draftsman to be held in an American museum in almost three decades. Through Monday, May 8th.
Friday, March 17th
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, from Fifth Avenue and 44th Street to 86th Street, then east to Third Avenue. Bagpipers, high school bands, and politicians honor the patron saint of Ireland in this parade, which dates back to 1766. Begins at 11am.
Thursday, March 23rd
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Madison Square Garden, Four Penn Plaza. Check all realities at the door, because you are about to embark on a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® journey filled with imagination, dreams come true and Circus-Sized Spectacle! Packed full of surprises, Ringling Bros.® breaks circus tradition with high speed action, cutting-edge technology and an interactive adventure. Through Monday, April 17th.
Friday, March 24th
The Whole Bead Show New York, the Hotel Pennsylvania, Penn Top & Sky Top Ballrooms, 18th Floor, 401 Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street. Find beads, buttons, charms, pendants, and beautiful gems in an intimate environment. Open to the public, both retail and wholesale. Wholesale buyers need to bring a resale license and business card to be registered as a wholesale buyer. General admission is $5.00. Call 530-265-2544.
Tuesday, March 28th
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. Hatshepsut, the great female pharaoh of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, ruled for two decades—first as regent for, then as co-ruler with her nephew Thutmose III (ca. 1479–1458 B.C.). During her reign, at the beginning of the New Kingdom, trade relations were being re-established with western Asia to the east and were extended to the land of Punt.
Friday, March 31st
Big Apple Comic Book, Toy and Sci-Fi Expo, Penn Plaza Pavilion, 401 Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street. New York City's longest running Comic, Toy, Art, and Sci Fi Expo. Featuring special guest celebrities, artists, a huge dealer floor and tons of surprises! Guest of Honor George Romero. Elvira will be there, Margot Kidder, and many more! Special Panels.
Thank you to Wendy Perrin and Condé Nast Traveler for choosing us as their exclusive “Destination Specialist for New York City” for the second consecutive year! We are thrilled to be included amongst the top travel specialists around the world.
