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 NEW YORK EVENTS

FESTIVAL

Downtown River to River Festival

Alliance for Downtown New York
Various Locations in Lower Manhattan | 212-566-6700 The largest free arts festival in New York showcasing Lower Manhattan's architectural jewels and its glorious waterfront with hundreds of thrilling performances including art exhibits, music, dance, and theatre performances.

Sofa New York 2006
Seventh Regiment Armory
Park Avenue & 67th Street | 800-563-7632 The Ninth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art: Sofa New York 2006 kicks off a summer of art in the City at the Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Avenue & 67th Street, Thursday, June 1 – Sunday, June 4. Over 50 international art dealers will exhibit masterworks bridging the decorative and fine arts, www.sofaexpo.com.

COMEDY

Monkeys In The Atrium
Charley O's Bar & Grill. June 1, 2006-June 30, 2006
713 8th Avenue @ 45th Street | 718-301-2121 Right off Times Square! Enjoy comedy + waiter service with a full bar & dinner menu available. $5 cover + $10 food/drink minimum per person. Shows are Saturdays @ 8:30 and 10:30pm. Early shows are for ages 13+, later shows for 18+. Check out our website for more info: www.monkeysintheatrium.com. Reservations 718-301-2121.

Stand-Up Comedy
HA! Comedy Club, January 1, 2006-December 31, 2006
369 W. 46th Street | 212-977-3884 Live Stand-Up Comedy for less than the price of a movie ticket! A great place to laugh and have fun at the friendliest comedy club in New York City! For more info, visit www.hanyc.com.


Slightly Known People - Sketch Comdedy
RiFiFi, Until December 31, 2006
332 East 11th Street | 212-677-6309 Sketch comedy ranging from the awkward and confusing to the dark and foreboding. SKP performs every Saturday night at RiFiFi, and every show is different. For more info, visit www.slightlyknownpeople.com.

FILMS                                        

To Save & Project: The 4th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). May 19, 2006-June 21, 2006
11 West 53rd Street | 212-708-9400 Every year, the member institutions of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) preserve hundreds of motion pictures, working together to find the best surviving materials for each film. Spanning the history of the moving image, these preserved films are vivid reflections of the diverse cultures that produced them.

Downtown River to River Festival
Alliance for Downtown New York, June 1, 2006-
June 4, 2006
Various Locations in Lower Manhattan | 212-566-6700 The largest free arts festival in New York showcasing Lower Manhattan's architectural jewels and its glorious waterfront with hundreds of thrilling performances including art exhibits, music, dance, and theatre performances.
 

Thalia Film: Classics and Current Cinema
Symphony Space. April 30, 2006-June 27, 2006
2537 Broadway at 95th Street New York, NY 10025-6990 | 212-864-5400 Each week we present one classic masterwork, from the United States AND the best of new releases, both fiction and documentary for limited, exclusive Upper West Side screenings.
 

Homecooked: Video by Guy Ben-Ner, Silvia Gruner, and Ohad Meromi
The Jewish Museum. Until June 29, 2006
1109 Fifth Avenue (at 92nd Street) | 212-423-3271 Homecooked features three videos prepared with thought and care that satisfy the viewer’s appetite with inventive, low-tech aesthetics, modest materials, and passion for cinema, theater, and music. Videos by Guy Ben-Ner, Silvia Gruner, and Ohad Meromi appear simple at first, but progressively reveal a complex set of codes about illusion & artifice.
 

Prix Jean Vigo
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Until December 30, 2006
11 West 53rd Street | 212-708-9400 Established in 1951, the Prix Jean Vigo has been awarded annually to filmmakers whose work demonstrates an intuitive comprehension and mastery of the cinematic medium. Past recipients include Olivier Assayas, Claude Chabrol, Arnaud Desplechin, Philippe Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Chris Marker, Maurice Pialat, Alain Resnais, and Ousmane Sembène.

 

 

 

The New York Tolerance Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center. Until December 18, 2006
226 East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues | 212-697-1180 Program offers guided tours to the public every Monday from 9AM-5PM. Modeled after the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance, this educational arm of the Wiesenthal Center focuses on the dynamics of racism, prejudice, human rights, and the history of the Holocaust through powerful interactive exhibits. Costs $14 for adults/$10 for students and seniors.

DANCE                                

Traditional Dance Intensive: from Edo & Kyoto, to Okinawa with Sachiyo Ito
Japan Society. Until June 4, 2006
333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 | 212-832-1155 Master dancer Sachiyo Ito leads a detailed survey through a variety of traditional Japanese dance forms, including kabuki dance, jiuta-mai (danced to song and shamisen accompaniment) and Okinawan dance. Participants will learn the fundamentals common to all Japanese traditional dance forms. Max 16 people and professional dance experience required.

The Art of Exotic Dancing
The Art of Exotic Dancing for Everyday Women. Until June 4, 2006
Midtown NY, 10018 | 866-hip-roll Exotic dancing is much more than dancing sexy. Come gain the confidence to express your authentic self. This class is about finding you. It's learning how to reach deep within yourself to find your inner beauty and grace and combine these into sensual movements that only you can express. For info, www.artofexoticdancing.com.

 

NEIGHBORHOOD, EDUCATION

Experience Chinatown Walking Tours
Museum of Chinese in the Americas. Until December 16, 2006
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor | 212-619-4785 Discover the history and experience the energy of one of New York City's oldest neighborhoods! Every Saturday through December, MoCA leads walking tours of Chinatown. Get the inside look at what life was and is currently like in the area as MoCA docents with personal or family roots guide you around the neighborhood's historic streets.

 

                                                     

 NEW YORK EVENTS

Family Science Favorite Things Series
Staten Island Museum. Until June 3, 2006
75 Stuyvesant Place (2 blocks from the Ferry) | 718-727-1135 Saturday May 6, 13, 20th, 27, and June 3 from 10am to 11:30, free for 8-12 yr olds and parents. Guest instructors will bring favorite lessons and demo's including bugs, birds, & physics. Call ext. 105 to register.

POETRY, READING AND CULTURE

Spring Poetry Workshop
Noble Maritime Collection. Until June 10, 2006
1000 Richmond Terrace Building D, Staten Island, NY 10301 | 718-447-6490 Writing poetry is a tradition at the museum. The workshop has six sessions meeting on Saturdays at 1:30-3:30pm. The final session will be a public reading. For more info, visit www.noblemaritime.org.

Memoir Reading Group
Noble Maritime Collection. Until September 16, 2006
1000 Richmond Terrace Building D, Staten Island, NY 10301 | 718-447-6490 Our monthly reading group provides a forum for writers to listen to one another's work and receive valuable feedback. Pre-requisite: completion of a fall or mid-winter Memoir Writing class. For more info, visit www.noblemaritime.org.

Weekend Ecology Walks
Staten Island Museum. Until June 11, 2006
75 Stuyvesant Place (2 blocks from the Ferry) | 718-727-1135 To register and confirm meeting places call 718-727-1135, ex 105 Sunday, April 9, 8am Conference House–Hylan Blvd. Sunday, May 7, 7am Jamaica Bay– car pools meet at museum. Saturday, May 13, Big Day Bird Count. Sunday, June 11, 9am, Blue Belt Tour.

Stump the Science Curator
Staten Island Museum. Until June 30, 2006
75 Stuyvesant Place (2 blocks from the Ferry) | 718-727-1135 Join us every third Wednesday of the month from 4–5pm, FREE. Call ext. 109 to make an appointment. Collect a natural object in your Staten Island backyard, park or beach area and want to know what it is? Try to stump our experts!

Spanish Classes with Poetry, Music and Friends
El Taller Latino Americano. Until December 31, 2006
2710 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10025 | 212-665-9460 Small classes with a focus on Latin America will get you speaking faster then you ever thought possible. Full schedule of day-time, evening and weekend conversational language start every month. Check out our current schedule or have us design a private or onsite class to your needs. For info, visit www.tallerlatino.org.
 

French Book Art/Livres d'Artistes: Artists and Poets in Dialogue
The New York Public Library. Until June 10, 2006
Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018 | 212-642-0145 Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries witnessed a vivid collaboration between artists and writers, and they regularly produced spectacular results of their personal and professional friendships. This show, conceived by Yves Peyré of the Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet, will provide an enthralling assemblage of many of the finest results.

Tai Chi in the Garden
Staten Island Botanical Garden. Until October 2, 2006
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301 | 718-273-8200 Tai Chi classes every Monday from May to October except for holidays. 10:30 in the NY Chinese Scholar's Garden. Pre-registration required. $65/$60 members for for 6 sessions. Call 718-273-8200 x 1007 to register.

Junior Science Club
Staten Island Museum. Until June 30, 2006
75 Stuyvesant Place (2 blocks from the Ferry) | 718-727-1135 Join us on selected Saturdays of each month from 10am–12pm. $8/5 members, for children ages 8–13. Hands-on science led by Clay Wollney. Call ext 105 to register. The schedule includes: April 15 Animal Behavior–Instinct and learning, May 20 Flight–Getting off the Ground, and June 10 Polymer Chemistry–Plastics!


"Embracing Freedom"
Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Until November 5, 2006
Living Theater, Ellis Island | 212-561-4500 The immigrant experience comes to life in this 30-minute theatrical production that dramatizes the challenges of immigration, both past and present. The play features professional actors who play a variety of roles that highlight the immigrant experience of the millions who made their way through Ellis Island. Admission is $5. Show times differ.

HISTORY AND CORRESPONDENCE

Letters to Sala
The New York Public Library. Until June 17, 2006
Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018 | 212-642-0145 At age sixteen, Sala Garncarz entered the Nazi labor camp system, where she would be imprisoned from 1940 to 1945. During that time she was able to collect and preserve a collection of 300 letters sent to her by friends and family from outside and within the camps. The letters were recently donated to the Library's Dorot Jewish Division.
 

The New York Tolerance Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center. Until December 18, 2006
226 East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues | 212-697-1180 Program offers guided tours to the public every Monday from 9AM-5PM. Modeled after the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance, this educational arm of the Wiesenthal Center focuses on the dynamics of racism, prejudice, human rights, and the history of the Holocaust through powerful interactive exhibits. Costs $14 for adults/$10 for students and seniors.
 

Tolerance Day
The Simon Wiesenthal Center. Until December 31, 2006
226 East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues | 212-843-9343 The Simon Wiesenthal Center's New York Tolerance Center has launched its Public Days program. The program will allow the general public to visit the Center every Monday from 9AM–5PM on a reservation basis and will focus on exploring the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America, international human rights and the history of the Holocaust.

Staten Island Ferry: The First 100 Years of Municipal Service
Staten Island Museum (of the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences). Until December 31, 2007
75 Stuyvesant Place (2 blocks from SI Ferry Terminal, across the Ballpark) | 718-727-1135 A must see for anyone traveling the Staten Island Ferry. Reaffirming the Museum's long standing commitment to the world famous "boat," we are presenting the new permanent exhibition Staten Island Ferry: The First 100 Years of Municipal Service, which features a wealth of photographs, art works, ship models and artifacts from past ferries.
 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                           

 NEW YORK EVENTS

JAZZ

Urban Jazz & Art Series
Tribal Spears Gallery. Until June 4th, 2006.
2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd (8th Ave.) Btwn 116/117 Streets | 212-666-6550 Urban Jazz & Art Series (UJAS) Silent Charity Auction & Cocktail Reception. Electrifying Live Jazz & Powerful Visual Art. The Series takes place on Mondays June 4th at Tribal Spears Gallery 6:30pm-10:00pm. Tickets are $20. For more information about the event, visit www.vgjazz.com.

CAMERA

Metropolitan Camera Club Council, Inc.
Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place (2 blocks from the Ferry) | 718-727-1135 Metropolitan Camera Club Council, Inc. meets every Third Friday at 8pm on April 21, May 19, June 16.

 Recent Acquisitions: New York Street Photography from the 1960s and 1970s
The New York Public Library. Until June 24, 2006
Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018 | 212-642-0145 This exhibition features the work of three New York photographers, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, and Joel Meyerowitz, who played a major role in the emergence of street photography as a central photographic practice in the 1960s. Following the lead of William Klein and Robert Frank, these photographers helped to transform documentary photography.

 

CIVILIZATION AND HERITAGE

Our Great Garden: Nurturing Planet Earth
The Jewish Museum. Until June 18, 2006
1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128 | 212-423-3200 The Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam translates from Hebrew to 'Repairing the World.' This new exhibition for families & children explores ways in which we can fulfill this value in our daily lives, through appreciation and protection of the natural environment. The exhibit focuses on three central themes.
 

 

The Gutenberg Bible
The New York Public Library. Until August 31, 2006
Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018 | 212-642-0145 The first substantial printed book in the West is the royal-folio two-volume Bible on display, comprising nearly 1,300 pages and printed in Mainz on the central Rhine by Johann Gutenberg (ca. 1390s–1468) in the 1450s. Probably completed between March and November 1455, when Gutenberg's bankruptcy deprived him of his printing establishment.

ART AND DESIGN

American Streamline Design: The World of Tomorrow
The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. Until June 11, 2006
18 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024 | 212-501-3000 A selection of 180 objects including furniture, ceramics, metalwork, plastic, and graphic design, as well as original drawings and book designs. It is the most comprehensive exhibition ever mounted on the subject. It focuses on the 1930s and '40s, the period during which streamlined design developed in the United States. For info, www.bgc.bard.edu.

Recent Acquisitions: Old Master Prints
The New York Public Library. Until June 24, 2006
Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018 | 212-642-0145 This exhibition will include 75 prints, acquired between 2000-2005, and will feature prints by Fontainebleu printmaker Pierre Milan, Jaques Callot, Jan van de Velde II, Domenico and Lorenzo Tiepolo, Philibert-Louis Debucourt and Ferdinand Olivier, among others.

Marlene VerPlanck  In Concert: Diva Marlene VerPlanck will be singing at Shanghai Jazz, Sunday, June 11, 6:00 - 9:00pm, 24 Main St,  Madison NJ. Reservations a must: 973- 822 2899 (no cover charge). St Peter's Church, Wednesday, June 14 1:00 - 2:00pm, 54th @ Lexington Ave NYC , Tel: 212 935 2200. Bring your lunch. The Alsop Barn, Sunday, June 25, 3:00pm, 29 Davidson Rd, Saratoga Springs NY. Tel: 518 584 4132. This is a venue you won't soon forget...gorgeous setting  and the music goes on all afternoon.  Lamar Alsop, will be on hand with his violin, clarinet, saxophone, and some other surprises.

 

SOCIAL CULTURAL EVENT

Ambassador Aziz Mekouar .

His Excellency Aziz Mekouar Moroccan Ambassador to the United States and the Board of Directors of the High Atlas Foundation are hosting a reception to recognize The Honorable Edward M. Gabriel Former United States Ambassador to Morocco for his continued extraordinary service to the people of Morocco and to remember   Ms. Kate Jeans-Gail Former Peace Corps Morocco Volunteer. 

Honorable Eduard M. Gabriel.

The event will take place at the home of Ambassador Mekouar in Bethesda, Maryland.  Proceeds from the event will support two fruit tree nurseries, totaling 200,000 saplings - enough trees to dramatically benefit 40,000 rural Moroccan people. There is no charge for entry.

Kate Jeans-Gail.

Donations are welcome.  Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. Dress is business casual. The High Atlas Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to establish development projects in rural communities of Morocco that local people design and manage, and that are in partnership with government and non-government agencies. Friday, June 23, 2006 — 6:00 to 8:00 pm
 

 

 

 

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 NEW YORK EVENTS UPDATE

CULTURE. MEETING AUTHORS. READING

Gary Shteyngart: Absurdistan

Gary Shteyngart, the Leningrad-born author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, returns with his exciting new novel, Absurdistan, about oil politics in the Soviet Union. Join us for a special evening celebrating the young Russian literary scene. Co-sponsored by Zyr Vodka. Thu, Jun 8, 7 pm. Free/$8. At THE JCC IN MANHATTAN. 334 AMSTERDAM AVE AT 76TH STREET. Contact: Erica Phillips. t: 646.505.4355. c: 917.332.7612. e: ephillips@jccmanhattan.org


LIT CAFÉ: With Rich Cohen (Sweet and Low), Eric Konigsberg (Blood Relation) and Mark Oppenheimer (Thirteen and a Day). Join the hottest new writers at the JCC’s new Literary Café. Get cozy with complimentary wine and fine readings from a variety of up-and-coming Jewish authors. This monthly event celebrates NYC’s thriving young literary community. Get personal with guest authors, performances, signings, and readings—all right here in our very own café. Co-sponsored by The Jewish Week. Thu, Jun 22, 7 pm, Free. At THE JCC IN MANHATTAN. 334 AMSTERDAM AVE AT 76TH STREET. Contact: Erica Phillips. t: 646.505.4355. c: 917.332.7612. e: ephillips@jccmanhattan.org

The Moth on the Roof: Star Light, Star Bright—Stories of Stars. Join the city’s leading storytelling show for a special event on The JCC in Manhattan’s roof where some fabulous stars will tell stories under the stars. Stories are, by their nature, a communal activity. The Moth brings together storytellers who share their tales, celebrating the diversity and commonality of human experience, all in a gorgeous summertime setting. For more information, check out www.themoth.org. Thu, Jul 27, 8 pm.  $25/$30.      At THE JCC IN MANHATTAN. 334 AMSTERDAM AVE AT 76TH STREET.  Contact: Erica Phillips. t: 646.505.4355. c: 917.332.7612. e: ephillips@jccmanhattan.org    
 

SCREENING

New York On-The-Record Meeting and Movie Screening

A Council Special Screening: Nuclear Jihad: Can Terrorists Get the Bomb? This Discovery/Times documentary examines the arrival of a different nuclear age, drawing on the story of how A. Q. Khan, the Pakistani nuclear engineer, helped spread nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea, and Libya.  Speakers: DAVID E. SANGER White House Correspondent, The New York Times Reporter, "Nuclear Jihad". WILLIAM BROAD Science Writer, The New York Times Reporter, "Nuclear Jihad". Presider:  ASHTON CARTER Professor of Science and International Affairs, Harvard University. Monday, June 5, 2006. Press Registration: 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Movie Screening: 7:00 - 7:45 p.m. Discussion: 7:45 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Council on Foreign Relations, 58 East 68th Street New York, NY 10021. **RSVP REQUIRED** RSVP by: 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 2, 2006 RSVP to: nypressrsvp@cfr.org or 212-434-9716. Press Contact: Brittany Mariotti, 212-434-9679, bmariotti@cfr.org Camera Crew Entrance: Park Avenue between 67th and 68th Street. (If you are bringing a camera, contact Brittany Mariotti directly at 212-434-9679.) Audio & Lighting: TV quality lighting/ multbox provided/ cords and tape not provided. Open to Council members and accredited journalists only. Please cancel if you have submitted an RSVP and are unable to attend. Business attire is required. Please arrive on time and stay for the duration of the meeting.