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Bridezilla Alert: Kleinfeld’s Annual Bridal Gown Sample Sale

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:56:50 +0000

Kleinfeld’s is the largest bridal store in NYC, maybe even the world. And every year, they clear sample wedding dresses and bridal gown from the likes of designers including Nicole Miller, Reem Acra and Badgley Mischka. Plus shoes, because you gotta dance at your own wedding, and other items. It’s by appointment only, no free-for-all such [...]

NYC Weekend Planner: Rosh Hashanah Crafts for Kids

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:46:40 +0000

The Children’s Galleries for Jewish Culture is filed with interactive stations for children ages 5-12, where they can decode a new language while shopping at a supermarket, design a neighborhood and much more. There are special crafts activities and programs nearly every Sunday at 2 p.m. In September, those focus on Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Simchat Torah.

Sunday, Sept. 5th — Create pop-up Rosh Hashanah greeting cards; decorate and personalize a calendar for the new year; decorate honey jars using special markers.

See the next page for address and price information, and the rest of the September schedule.

Free Tastings of Johnnie Walker Scotch Brands

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:07:30 +0000

Learn the the difference between Johnnie Walker Red and Johnnie Walker Black and lots more about the history and mystique of Scotch whisky at a free Johnnie Walker tasting event. Master blenders take you though the process, and since there’s sampling and sipping, you have to be at least 21 years old to attend. The tastings [...]

Sample Sale: Catherine Malandrino

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:21:34 +0000

The Catherine Malandrino sample sale is underway through Wednesday, June 23rd. Stock up on the celebrity designer’s colorful and playful Spring Summer 2010 collection. You’ll pay a lot less than celebrities such as Beyonce, Madonna, Eva Mendes and Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry and Heidi Klum. The Catherine Malandrino sample sale is hosted by shopping event [...]

Celebrate Fleet Week 2010 in NYC

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:40:41 +0000

Celebrate Fleet Week 2010 NYC May 26 to June 2

Fleet Week in New York City begins today, Wednesday, May 26th with the largest parade of the year, as dozens of U.S. Navy ships sail up the Hudson River. There are Fleet Week 2010 events every day through Wednesday, June 2nd, including the opportunity to tour the ships [...]

Movies About Newspapers Headline Film Forum Retrospective

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:37:12 +0000

Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford in "All the President's Men", 1976

The Hollywood version of news and the newspaper business ranges from screwball comedies to serious films that document real headlines. The entire range — from the craziness of the 1928 “The Front Page” to the insider look at the scandal that brought down the Nixon White House in [...]

Barney’s Big Warehouse Sale

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:04:38 +0000

Barney’s New York Warehouse Sale is an annual event, and a big one. Top designer clothing and accessories for men and women, 50% to 75% off original prices. If you like to wear black, this is the sale for you. The sale is through Sunday, Feb. 28, but don’t wait until the last days because it will be all picked through by then. Hours vary, mostly from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and until 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Barney’s Warehouse Annual Sale is at 255 West 17th St., between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

Video of what’s on sale on the next page.

Chocolate Festival with Tastings

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:52:55 +0000

Indulge your Valentine’s Day chocolate cravings at what’s being billed as a Chocolate Discovery event in Chelsea. No, you won’t be dipped in chocolate, but you’ll be able to look and taste and buy all manner of chocolate goodies. The event — called Chocolate and New York – ends Sunday, Feb. 14, so get your chocoholic [...]

NYC Restaurant Week Begins Jan. 25

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:30:46 +0000

It’s enough to make you hungry. The Big Apple’s famous NYC Restaurant Week begins Monday, Jan. 25, and luckily for us, runs for two weeks, not one, through Sunday, Feb. 7. It’s a spectacular opportunity to have a three-course lunch in 266 of the city’s best restaurants for $24.07 or dinner for $35.00. Plus beverages and tips, of course. [...]

College Fairs to Jump Start Your Life

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:13:24 +0000

Get smart! Two Big Apple colleges are having open house events today, January 12th, to help you jump start your current job or career or help you get a start on a new one.

The open house at Touro College Graduate School of Technology begins at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to ask about 100% tuition grant from the New York [...]

Free Ice Skating Show at Chelsea Piers

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:55:32 +0000

The Holiday on the Hudson free ice skating show at Chelsea Piers Sky Rink is scheduled for Friday, December 18, 2009, at 7 p.m. It’s the 13th annual Holiday on the Hudson event, which includes figure skating performances by children and instructors from the Sky Rink Skating School, plus ranked ice skating competitors. Tickets are free, but there’s [...]

Family-Friendly Hanukkah Celebrations

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:51:45 +0000

There are two family-friendly Hannukah celebrations on Sunday, December 13th –

Latkes and Applesauce is the name of the annual performance by the Poppy Seed Players, this year featuring a Hanukkah version of A Christmas Carol and the story of “Thomas the Shamus”. It’s all great fun, at the Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., near Broadway. It’s at [...]

Hanukkah Programs for Children in Manhattan

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:58:03 +0000

Whether you spell it Hanukkah or Chanukah, the week-long Festival of Lights still begins at sundown on Friday, December 11th. Take the kids to one of these family-oriented festivities on Saturday, December 12th:

The 14th Street Y has a free storytelling afternoon of Hanukkah stories that they are calling “Storatelling”. The event is 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at [...]

Newest Apple store now open at Lincoln Center

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:39:25 +0000

Newest Apple Store, 67th and Broadway, Manhattan

The Big Apple’s newest Apple store is now open for business, at 67th and Broadway, across the street from Lincoln Center. The Upper West Side location is open daily, seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Telephone number is (212) 209-3400. This the fourth Apple store in Manhattan — [...]