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Theatre | Art Exhibits
The Annual Village Halloween Parade NYC Marathon Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
If you have ever wondered how those balloons get inflated, join the crews the night before for the inflation process that for many has become a tradition in and of itself. The balloons are inflated between the hours of 5p.m and 7p.m around the perimeter of the Museum of Natural History. Spend an afternoon in Central Park or in the Museum and stay for the inflation. With a hat, a scarf, gloves and a cup of hot cocoa, this is a great treat for both kids and adults. "The Apple Tree" Musical
"Heartbreak House" Drama
"Wrecks" Solo
“The Times They Are a Changin’” More and more, music and theater arts are blending as we continue to find ways to revisit quintessential period music through Broadway productions. For several years now, we have witnessed a proliferation of musical shows based upon the collaborative efforts of choreographers and legendary recording artists such as, The Who, The Beach Boys, Elvis, Abba, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash, Earth Wind and Fire and The Four Seasons. The latest addition to this continuing phenomenon is “The Times They are a Changin’” featuring the music of Bob Dylan. "Sky Mirror"
Annie Leibowitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005 More than 200 images by this famed photographer will be on exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and represent the vast amount of work created by her for major magazines, celebrities, advertisements and family members. Alexander Calder- Sculpture
City Hall is easily reached by subway. Take the R or W to City Hall, the 4,5 or 6 to Brooklyn Bridge or the 2 & 3 to Park Place. A bit of New York City trivia - On your next walk along Madison Avenue, take a look at the sidewalk on the west side of Madison Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets. The decorative patterns in this stretch of sidewalk (known as the Calder sidewalk) were designed by Calder. This was a gift from him to the three art galleries located on that block which were the first to show his work in the early days of his career. Fragonard and the French Tradition
The forty drawings chosen for this exhibit are displayed in a manner that clearly shows the transition from academic school to a more independent style and subject matter. Drawings by several of his contemporaries are also included and serve as a means of further exposing Fragonard’s emerging style. The effect of the evolving turmoil taking place in France during this historic period are also evident in many of the drawings. While visiting the Morgan Library & Museum, take a look at what was Mr. Morgan’s personal library. This magnificent room containing original furniture and decorative art is lined with priceless books that fill the walls from the floor to the elaborately painted and gilded ceiling. Ask a guard to point out the ingeniously hidden stairs used to access the books along the top shelves. Perhaps a concept to keep in mind for your next home makeover ... well, one can dream. Gilded Splendor
Bob Dylan’s American Journey 1956-1966
See more on Bob Dylan in the Theater Section of this newsletter.
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Each year, to celebrate the families that shop in its many stores, Macy’s produces a spectacle of marching bands, colorful floats, inflated balloons that billow high in the sky and a line up of television and recording stars that join in this New York City extravaganza. Many New Yorkers consider this to be the official start of the holiday season. Experience this live this year on Thanksgiving morning. The parade route begins at 77th Street and Central Park West and proceeds south along the perimeter of the park to 59th Street. There it veers onto Broadway and travels south to Herald Square. The most crowded places for viewing are Columbus Circle, Times Square and Herald Square. The least crowded (by comparison only) are Central Park West in the 70s or below 42nd Street along Broadway.
Kristin Chenoweth whose role as Glinda in Broadway’s "Wicked" earned her instant stardom, will star in “The Apple Tree” this fall at Studio 54. The new musical which opens November 28 and is scheduled for an open run and features music by Jerry Bock. This Broadway remake of a 1966 play that starred Alan Alda and Barbara Harris is based on three separate books: Mark Twain’s “The diary of Adam and Eve”, Frank Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger” and Jules Feiffer’s “Passionella.”
Broadway officially welcomed its fall season with the opening of George Bernard Shaw’s “Heartbreak House” starring two award-winning dramatic actors. Everything about this production indicates a sure-shot success. Take one of George Bernard Shaw's best known plays and give it a first rate cast of today's best dramatic actors such as Philip Bosco (Twelve angry Men & Copenhagen) and Swoozie Kurtz (Frozen). Passing the test of a true classic, the play's story line, a British family sitting idly on the brinks of war is as relevant today as it was when it was written. The balance of comedy and poignancy is text book Shaw.
Known for creating sprawling outdoor sculptures that have been exhibited in major cities around the world, Indian born artist, Anish Kapoor who works and resides in London added Chicago to the list of host cities last year when he placed a large reflective stainless steel structure "Cloud Gate" in Millennium Park. The "bean", as the locals fondly refer to it, weighs 125 tons and reflects the city's skyline, turning the environment into a work of art.
Among the wealth of priceless art owned by the Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum is a collection of drawings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard known to have been purchased by Mr. Morgan in 1909. To mark the 200th anniversary of the passing of this famed artist, the Morgan has mounted an exhibit based predominantly on its own holdings.
Shown for the first time outside China these 200 artifacts on display shed new light on the Liao Empire, which ruled China in the eleventh century. The result of one of many recent excavations which have taken place in China, these highly sophisticated objects have caused historians to reconsider the advancement of this population, which had been thought to be much cruder than the dynasties that preceded it and certainly cruder than those that followed. 
Made up of nomads occupying most of Manchuria and eastern Mongolia the Khitans had settled in this region and established a strong religious and social culture. The items on display include jewelry, vestments, burial items, ceramics, decorative items and more. They are vibrant clues about this culture and religion that experts are now only beginning to unravel.
Repackaged music is now moving beyond the performance stage onto canvases and exhibit halls at local museums. One example to reach New York this fall is “Bob Dylan’s American Journey 1956-1966.” This exhibit allows fans of folk music from the sixties to take a close look at the early career of a legendary singer who would help shape political thinking among the radical masses of the time and become a permanent part in the fabric of American culture.Born Robert Zimmerman in Minnesota, Bob Dylan (as he later re-annointed himself) moved to New York after college to pursue his dream of writing and performing music. In 1961 his first concert at Carnegie hall drew a crowd of merely fifty people. Within two to three years, however, he was leading the growing folk movement that used music as a means of taking a strong stance against civil inequities and other political injustices.The exhibit includes instrument, manuscripts that show how Dylan refined some of his most notable songs, listening stations, performance footage, posters and letters.