Coney Island has an amazing history, with ups and downs, much like its world famous Cyclone roller coaster. From it’s heyday a century ago, to a sad relic of its past, to the center of a major real estate and urban planning battle, Coney Island has had “An Amazing Ride” — which just happens to [...]
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The part of the Upper East Side known as Yorkville has a long and interesting history that includes its role in rescuing survivors of the worst accidents in New York City history. That would be the fire aboard the steamship General Slocum in 1904, in which some 1,000 people perished. A FREE lecture and exhibit [...] Free Music Friday is a new series at the American Folk Art Museum. The first performance is A Musical Tribute to Broadway, featuring both classic and contemporary favorites, plus behind-the-scenes stories from actors and singers who have appeared in shows including Phantom of the Opera; Wicked, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, The Producers and Shrek. The FREE performance is 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 [...] The Oscars may be at home in Los Angeles, but The Big Apple is the star of dozens of Oscar-winning films. The Film Society of Lincoln Center celebates the Oscars all weekend with showings of award-winning films set right here, in New York City. Saturday, Mar. 6, Oscar-winning movies set in New York City are: Klute (1971) – Jane Fonda, [...] Cartoonist Charles Addams may be most famous for his Addams Family characters, including Morticia and Fester. They are part of the new exhibit “Charles Addams’s New York”, at the Museum of the City of New York, of course. But just part of the exhibit, which also features hundreds of Addams cartoons, many from covers and pages of the New [...] Go back to college for the day on Sunday, March 7, for the annual One Day University program. There are lectures on music, art, history, the environment, and more, delivered by top professors from top universities and colleges, including Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and Yale. And best of all, there’s no homework and no exams. Just learning. [...] Learn to speak Spanish in small classes with professional instructors, at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute. You’ll be learning in an elegant and historic landmark East Side townhouse with native Spanish speakers who are native speakers. A nine-week course begins Tuesday, Feb. 16th for all levels, and there is a three-week cram course, three days per week, that [...] A new Off-Broadway show titled “Daddy” features CSI’s Gerald McCullough in the starring role. The play is about two close friends who examine their lives and their twenty year long relationship when one of them falls for a younger man. The play has a limited run, through February 13, at the TBG Arts Center, 213 West 36th Street. Performances are at 8 [...] |
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