Category: Culture
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Theater community raises funds to combat HIV/AIDS
Every year, the historic theater district transforms into a flea market to raise funds against HIV/AIDS.
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High Line Park engages local residents with Latin dance parties
Through it’s “¡Arriba! Dance Parties on the High Line” series, the High Line Park tries to engage local Chelsea residents.
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Online component of summer reading program shows mixed results
The New York Public Library’s summer reading program recently ended for the year. Readers can choose to log their books electronically or on paper.
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Muslim group debates future of Islam
Muslim group discusses Islamofascism and true faith.
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Birdland celebrates Charlie Parker’s birthday
A famed New York jazz club celebrated the birthday of its namesake with three nights of music inspired by the legendary Charlie Parker.
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Renewed Attempts to Preserve “New York’s Temple of Power”
The Interborough Rapid Transit Powerhouse might fall off the city’s historical map, unless protected.
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Puerto Rican Restaurant: Tradition in the Midst of Change
Since 1996, Maria Montalvo has owned and managed La Taza de Oro, an old-fashion Puerto Rican restaurant in Chelsea. As the neighborhood continues to change, Montalvo remembers the restaurant’s past and looks toward the future.
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Finding God in Midtown
Midtown is home to houses of worship ranging from the 133-year-old St. Patrick’s Cathedral to an 8-year-old Church of Scientology.
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Midtown Traditions
Midtown West is rich in holiday tradition. Here is the Gazette’s wide-ranging list of offerings.
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Art Galleries Fight to Survive
In Chelsea, New York’s art district, galleries face a lot of challenges to survive in the competitive industry.
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A Self-Made Man
Wrapped in a blue coat, his nose whipped red by the cold wind, Garrett Buhl Robinson sits outside the main branch of the New York Public Library almost every day. Behind a fold-out TV tray table that serves as his makeshift office, bookstand, and check-out counter, Robinson sells his two self-published novels and a book…
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Mozart’s Tito Receives Regal Reception at Metropolitan Opera
To mark the 225th anniversary of “Don Giovanni,” the Metropolitan Opera is showcasing three Mozart operas including a revival of “La Clemenza di Tito,” which opened Nov. 16. The performance featured a star-studded cast with Elina Garanca, Giuseppe Filianoti, Kate Lindsey, Barbara Frittoli, Lucy Crowe and led by acclaimed early music specialist Harry Bicket. The other Mozart operas…
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Laughing Away Cultural Barriers
Said Durrah entered the a stage wearing a Keffiyeh, a scarf symbolizing Palestinian solidarity. “I come from a time-share location called Gaza strip,” said the Palestinian comedian, who was the first performer at Chelsea’s Gotham City Comedy Club for the 9th Annual New York Arab American Comedy Festival in late October. Seven Arab stand-up comedians…
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Twihards Descend on Times Square for ‘Breaking Dawn – Part 2’ Opening
Last night, throngs of teenage girls gathered at the Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 movie theater on West 42nd Street adorned with fangs, white cake make-up and blood pouring down from the corners of their mouths. It was the opening night of “Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” the fifth and final installment of The Twilight Saga,…
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Find the “Blps”
Walking along the High Line in Manhattan, observant New Yorkers and curious art lovers might be lucky enough to spot some black “blps” before their eyes. The High Line Art commission, in cooperation with the Whitney Museum of American Art, has installed an art series by modern artist Richard Artschwanger at several spots on the…
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The Bids are High at Christie’s Warhol Auction
Christie’ started the first series of ongoing auctions of Andy Warhol works and raised $17 million. Over the next few years, over 20,000 pieces will be sold for the Andy Warhol Foundation to continue to support the art industry long-term.
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FIT Museum Puts Ivy Style on Display
Tweed jackets, blazers, corduroys and plaid neckties are currently on display in “Ivy Style,” a new exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in Chelsea. The exhibit, sponsored by Brooks Brothers, is a collection of classic Ivy League staples whose influences date back to the campuses of Princeton, Yale and Harvard in the…
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Dancing with Revenge: Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera Returns to the Met
Verdi is one of the most famous composers in the operatic canon. Now, Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” returns to the Met in a new production by David Alden.
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East Meets West: Taiwanese Actress Debuts Off-Broadway
Living between American culture and Taiwanese culture, a new actress in off-Broadway found the contradiction not only in the character she played, but in her real life.
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The Storm Rages, Onstage
In an ironic bit of timing, a new opera based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on October 23, less than a week before Hurricane Sandy hit. “The Tempest,” by British composer Thomas Ades, is the 12th company premiere since Metropolitan Opera general director Peter Gelb arrived in 2006. Gelb, who has…
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