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New York, NY 10165
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| Thank you to Wendy Perrin and Condé Nast Traveler for choosing us as their exclusive “Destination Specialist for New York City” for the third consecutive year! We are thrilled to be included amongst the top travel specialists around the world. |
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What private backstage tours can your offer?
DNYKG is happy to announce that we can provide access for private backstage tours to any of the following productions:
- Wicked
- Hairspray
- Lion King
- Phantom of the Opera
Tour pricing range: $425-$585 per tour (not per person)
Tour duration is approximately 45 minutes.
Tour schedules are at the discretion of the production team.
Tour description:
The cast member will meet you at the backstage door of the theater. During your private tour you will see who repairs the costumes after each performance, walk through dressing room alley, stand on center stage and see what it’s like to be on Broadway, learn about the many props and function of each in the show- please ask as many questions as possible – hear many stories to tell you about the show and what it takes to be in such a huge production. Remember to take your camera!
What themes can you offer for dinner cruises on a private yacht?
Although DNYKG can help you create a wonderful event anywhere in NYC, private yachts are always great fun because the backdrop of the skyline of New York City is magical. DNYKG can transform even a simple yacht into a stunning venue by adding beautifully lit décor and florals, impersonators, fun props, the sparkle of a custom designed ice sculpture and delicious food. Whether it is a casino night, Prohibition Gangsters from the Roaring 20’s, a fashion show, or a Rock N Roll band geared to the decades of your choice, DNYKG can help you create the perfect event.
Are you still accepting requests for last minute bookings for Spring Break for Most Colleges or High Schools – March 2007 or April 2007?
Although everyone appreciates plenty of lead time to create the experience that is personalized and fun, it’s our pleasure to accommodate requests for Spring Break. Cheryl Smith can create a fabulous mother-daughter or father son weekend get-away with the best seats to the hottest sold out shows and still have you meet the cast members afterwards backstage!
What tickets to sporting events can you help us secure?
Yankees and Mets tickets are on sale now and the US Open tickets will be available in April. Call us for the best seat locations. We can help with seating in other cities and have the tickets sent to you by FedEx.
What special opportunities can you offer this Spring that focus on Fashion?
Book a private tour of the Museum at FIT accompanied by our DNYKG Shopping/Fashion Expert.
She's Like a Rainbow, the third exhibition in the Fashion and Textile History Gallery, explores the history, symbolism, science and psychology of color in fashion. Why is red the color of passion and revolution? Why is blue such a popular color, whereas yellow has so many negative associations? Why is black today's most fashionable color?
She's Like a Rainbow covers 250 years of fashion history, and features more than 150 fashions, accessories, and textiles from the museum's permanent collection of 80,000 objects. Highlights include a genuine little red riding hood from the 18th century, an early pair of blue jeans, a newly fashionable yellow dress from 1750, a white summer dress from 1867 resembling one worn by the central figure in Claude Monet's Women in a Garden, a hot pink dress by Elsa Schiaparelli, and a sexy black cocktail dress by Thierry Mugler. "Color is one of the most fundamental components of fashion," says Steele, "yet it is often misunderstood. This is because color is not simply a natural phenomenon (the sky is blue, or at least it looks blue); it is also a complex cultural construct. Color has a history. Thus, color symbolism varies greatly across cultures, and changes over time."
This exhibition has been organized by Dr. Valerie Steele, museum director, together with Patricia Mears, research curator, Fred Dennis, associate curator of costume; Harumi Hotta, textile educational associate, and Clare Sauro, assistant curator of accessories. An earlier version of She's Like a Rainbow was presented at The Rodin Gallery in Seoul, Korea in 2005, in conjunction with the Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI).
Following the FIT Tour, proceed to SoHo and Meatpacking District to shop the boutiques and meet with the buyers.
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Thursday, March 1
Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard) in Long Island City, 718-204-7088. Isamu Kenmochi and Isamu Noguchi first met at the architect Kenzo Tange's office at Tokyo University June 24th, 1950. From August of that same year, Noguchi spent approximately two weeks at the Industrial Arts Research Institute in Tokyo where Kenmochi was serving as a technical officer. The two Isamus shared a similar mission. Runs through Sunday, September 16.
First Annual Empire State Building AIDS Fundraiser, Empire State Building New York, 350 Fifth Avenue, 212-736-3100. The Empire State Building is proud to host its First Annual World AIDS Fundraiser. The event will begin at 5:00 P.M. and will allow guests to come tour the building by whatever amount of donation they choose. Guests will include Donald Trump, Katie Couric, and Beyonce.
Sunday, March 4
Japanese Restaurant Week. The Japanese Food Culture Festival Committee
39 Japanese restaurants around New York, 212-398-7145. Japanese Restaurant Week, organized by The Japanese Food Culture Festival Committee, will feature the marvelous range of Japanese cuisine to promote the visibility, variety and appeal of Japanese cuisine. Throughout this week participating Japanese restaurants around New York will offer specially designed gourmet menus. Runs through Sunday, March 10.
Tuesday, March 6
Rococo Exotic: French Mounted Porcelain and the Taste for the East, The Frick Collection, One East 70th Street, 212-288-0700. This exhibition explores the design and reception of such rococo luxury objects by focusing on a pair of mounted eighteenth-century Chinese porcelains in The Frick Collection. Purchased by Henry Clay Frick in 1915, the deep blue vases were cut down and the mounts added between 1745 and 1749. Runs through Tuesday, June 6.
Wednesday, March 7
Free Lunchtime Concert Series at the Rock Center Ice Rink, The Rink at Rockefeller Center, 5th Ave. between 49th and 50th street, 212-332-7654. The Rink at Rock Center has partnered with the Ice Theatre of New York to present this FREE Lunchtime Concert Series. Renowned in the world of figure skating for its spectacular performances, the Ice Theatre of New York Ensemble will perform on the world’s most famous ice stage. This performance is a lunchtime delight not to be skipped. Time: 1pm
Thursday, March 8
Architectural Digest Home Show, Pier 94 at 55th Street. This is a great show for anything thinking about remodeling. The New York Times is the sponsor. For details about seminars, click on www.archdigesthomeshow.com.
Friday, March 9
New York City NYC Speed Dating: WeekendDating.com. 352 7th Avenue | 718-757-6933 New York City NYC Speed Dating: WeekendDating.com, Proof of age required Friday, March 9, 2007 7:30 PM-10:00 PM .Mustang Harry's 352 7th Avenue New York, NY 10001 $35 .New York City NYC Speed Dating, Proof of age required: up to 20 dates in one night for men ages 35-45 and women ages 32-44. Visit http://www.Weekenddating.com 718-757-6933.
Friday, March 9
Art on Park, Presented by Wendy Management, the 7th Regiment Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, 914-437-5983. Art on Park will feature art, photography and sculpture from 1900 to today. You will discover new art dealers and galleries who have never shown their works to the New York scene before. Admission is $20 with a journal. The show will run daily from March 7 – 12; hours are Wednesday – Friday 11AM – 8PM, Saturday – Monday 11AM - 7PM. Through March 12.
Young Nonprofit Network’s 5th Anniversary, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of NY, Libation Restaurant & Lounge (located at 137 Ludlow Street, between Rivington and Stanton), 212-862-6334. Join YNPN on March 9th for the Fifth Anniversary Celebration and 2007 Nonprofiteer of the Year Award. In addition to YNPN leaders, keynote given by Nancy Lublin, Founder of Dress for Success and currently CEO of Do Something, Free and open to the public. This event is free and open to the public and we will have food/drink specials.
Saturday, March 10
10th Annual USA Memory Championship, Con Edison Auditorium/USA Memory Championship, 4 Irving Place (14th Street), 914-633-7377. "Mental Athletes" compete in brain-breaking events including the memorization of: a string of 1,000 random digits, two decks of shuffled cards, 99 names & faces, 100 spoken words & an unpublished 50 line poem. In this tournament, challengers from around the country vie for the title of "USA National Memory Champion". www.usamemorychampionship.com.
Tuesday, March 13
Incisive Images: Ivory and Boxwood Carvings from the Renaissance & Baroque, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue @ 82nd Street, 212-879-5500. Small in scale but grand in impact, ivory sculpture starred in private collections throughout the Renaissance and Baroque, particularly in the courts of Central Europe, where the art form reached its apogee. The fine grain and lustrous texture of this exotic material permitted virtuoso carvers to extract maximum expression.
Sunday, March 18
New York International Children's Film Festival, GKids, Director's Guild of America, Peter Norton Symphony Space, Cantor Film Center, & IFC Center, 888-468-7619. NYICFF has earned the reputation as one of the finest film festivals for people under 18 by programming the best new animation, live action and experimental film from around the world. 180 films were selected from over 2,200 entries. Programs are organized by age group, with screenings available for all ages from tots to teens!
Wednesday, March 21
Free Lunchtime Concert Series at the Rock Center Ice Rink, The Rink at Rockefeller Center, 5th Ave. between 49th and 50th streets, 212-332-7654. The Rink at Rock Center has partnered with the Ice Theatre of New York to present this FREE Lunchtime Concert Series. Renowned in the world of figure skating for its spectacular performances, the Ice Theatre of New York Ensemble will perform on the world’s most famous ice stage. This performance is a lunchtime delight not to be skipped. Time: 1pm
Friday, March 23
Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses, Brooklyn Museum of Art. 200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Ave., Brooklyn, 718-638-5000. This exhibition is the inaugural biographical gallery show of a series in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Presented in tandem with Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, the exhibition is dedicated to powerful female pharaohs, queens, and goddesses from Egyptian history. Through Sunday, September 16.
Saturday, March 24
Kites Around the World, Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, 718-735-4400. 12:00 PM -1:00 PM. Join the Museum’s librarian for an introduction to kite making around the world. Use books to visit countries that are famous for their high flyers. Design and make your own patterned kite to take home. All ages. Runs through Sunday, March 25.
Tuesday, March 27
Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Avenue @ 82nd Street, 212-879-5500. This exhibition will examine the relationship between Venice and the Islamic world over a thousand-year period, focusing on artistic and cultural ideas that originated in the Near East and were channeled, absorbed, and elaborated in Venice, a city that represented a commercial, political, and diplomatic magnet on the shores of the Mediterranean. Runs through Sunday, July 8.
Wednesday, March 28
Mathew Brannon: Where Were We, Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria
120 Park Avenue at 42nd Street, (917) 663-2453. Matthew Brannon employs a signature combination of printed materials, design strategies, and text to create work inscribed with psychological content and critique. In various modes of production including letterpress prints, screen prints, and posters, Brannon constructs an indeterminate graphic identity that veils a pointed sensibility. Runs through Wednesday, August 8.
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Previews:
Spring is the time for new shows to make their appearances and here is a list of the new productions scheduled to preview in March. For details about the production, visit DNYKG’s Theater and Entertainment Section.
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The Pirate Queen, March 6
Tea and Sympathy, March 6
The Year of Magical Thinking, March 6
Inherit the Wind, March 19
Anne of Green Gables, March 21
A Moon for the Misbegotten, March 29
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Opening in March:
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King Lear, March 4
Dying City, March 4
Bill W and Dr. Bob, March 5
Howard Katz, March 8
Prelude to a Kiss, March 8
Talk Radio, March 11
Tea and Sympathy, March 15
Jack Goes Boating, March 18
Anne of Green Gables, March 21
Curtains, March 22
The Year of Magical Thinking, March 29
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The Vertical Hour, March 11
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The Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa was the location for the ADME conference this year. Palm Springs is amazing. The mountains were so much taller than I ever imagined and the golf courses are everywhere. Ask for a golf view room upstairs so that you don’t hear the pitter patter of feet if you are in a ground floor room. There is no elevator and the steps to the second floor are steep, so ask your clients if they are fine walking up them.
Phoenix has grown so much since I was there before 2000. The new construction is everywhere and the city seems to keep spreading out. The Ritz Carlton, Bisto was perfect after a long day with great service. The Fish Tacos were highly recommended by the concierge on the Club Floor. When I arrived at the restaurant for dinner, the tacos were not on the dinner menu. I explained to the waiter that the concierge had told me they were a must order and what could he do to accommodate the request? “No problem” was the answer and now I understand why they are the top selling luncheon dish.
The Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe worked well for another conference that I attended. It’s situated within walking distance from the town square with generous size rooms. It’s a shame to think that hotels need to cut back on providing a USA Today and save a few cents! Please don’t nickel nurse your guests, and add another $1.00. Think about being gracious with your hospitality.
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