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- Feb. 19, 2020 – Arts Etc. - The International Examiner
| Stock Alert: DexCom Touches New High - Nasdaq Posted: 19 Feb 2020 01:01 AM PST  (RTTNews) - Shares of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems maker DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) climbed $12.09 or 4.26% on Tuesday to touch a new high of $298. The stock gained $1.50 in extended trading. On February 13, DexCom had reported positive earnings surprise for its fourth quarter. The stock has gained nearly 18% since then. Net income in the fourth quarter was $92.7 million, or $1.00 per share, compared with net loss of $179.7 million, or $2.03 per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Excluding items, EPS was $1.15 that beat average estimates of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters by $0.41. Revenue grew 37% year-over-year to $462.8 million. Revenue for the full-year is expected between $1.725 billion and $1.775 billion. Analysts estimate revenue of $1.78 billion. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. |
| Free Things to Do in NYC This Week - February 16-February 23 - City Guide NY Posted: 16 Feb 2020 08:52 PM PST 
You can never run out of things to do in New York City, and that includes things that are free of charge! Pinch some pennies with City Guide's list of free things to do in NYC this week. You may just be surprised at how little it'll cost you to have a great time in the world's greatest city, with music, museums, and other free events awaiting. Mary Edwards - Rockwood Music Hall Mary Edwards is a composer, songwriter and sound artist whose projects range from recordings and performances "evocative of epic cinematic soundtracks combined with lyrical intimacy..." (Time Out NY), to immersive environmental and architectural sound installations. Themes of temporality, impermanence, nostalgia, longing, childhood and the natural world are interspersed throughout her work. Hurricane Holly - Rockwood Music Hall Hurricane Holly Third Rail - Rockwood Music Hall Third Rail Jim Murtagh - Rockwood Music Hall Jim Murtagh Terry Waldo's Gotham City Band - Fat Cat Terry Waldo's Gotham City Band Jure Pukl Quintet - Fat Cat Jure Pukl Quintet After Hours hosted by The Program of Deprogramming - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by The Program of Deprogramming August Wells / Michael Carter - The 11th Street Bar: AUGUST WELLS is a musical project created by Ken Griffin and John Rauchenberger in New York. Griffin is the former creative mind behind the groups, Rollerskate Skinny, Kid Silver and Favourite Sons. John Rauchenberger, a New York pianist who has played with among others, The Favourite Sons, Maggie Estep, and Daniel Carter. The music of August Wells has been described as "Strange other worldly chamber music", "Sinatra singing Lou Reed songs" and "The secret marriage of Willy Nelson and Lee Hazlewood" Songs to walk across your troubled heart with The Black Soul Experience - Groove 21 & overTwo item minimumWelcome to The Black Soul Experience, a high-powered, intense live show. R&B, funk, soul, soca, hip-hop, reggae, and house will keep you dancing in the aisles all night long! Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Village Vanguard The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began its life as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966.The world-famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City booked the newly formed band for three Monday nights that February. Those performances were wildly successful and the engagement was extended indefinitely. The Village Vanguards owner, Max Gordon, told Mel Lewis, Well keep it going until it tapers off. Over half a century and more than 2700 Monday nights later, it still hasnt. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra stands apart from all other modern ensembles of its kind and is still as strong and vital as ever. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Village Vanguard The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began its life as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966.The world-famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City booked the newly formed band for three Monday nights that February. Those performances were wildly successful and the engagement was extended indefinitely. The Village Vanguards owner, Max Gordon, told Mel Lewis, Well keep it going until it tapers off. Over half a century and more than 2700 Monday nights later, it still hasnt. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra stands apart from all other modern ensembles of its kind and is still as strong and vital as ever. Artists for World Peace on Broadway 9 - Cutting Room Artists for World Peace presents its 9th Annual Broadway fundraiser!Come watch as Broadway performers sing, dance, and tell stories to help children all over the world. The performance will take place on Sunday, February 16th, 2020 at the highly celebrated venue The Cutting Room. This is a rare opportunity to see Broadway performers in an intimate club setting and party with them after the show! Michelle Shocked - Cafe Bohemia Michelle Shocked is a traveling troubadour whose musical talent is so eclectic it is difficult to categorize.Michelle Shocked made her debut in Europe in 1986, with "The Texas Campfire Tapes," a bootleg recording made on a Sony Walkman cassette recorder around a festival campfire. In 1987, she signed a contract with (now) Universal, retaining ownership of both masters and publishing. Her studio debut was the 1988 album, "Short Sharp Shocked"; vignettes of growing up in rural East Texas. "Captain Swing," released in 1989, and "Arkansas Traveler," released in 1992, completed her "Mercury Trilogy." In 1995, "Quality of Mercy" was on the soundtrack for the Oscar-winning film "Dead Man Walking." A studio version of an underground release, "Kind Hearted Woman" was released in 1996 after winning a valiant fight to retain her intellectual property rights. In 2002, she launched her Mighty Sound label. A 2003 bootleg of a live gospel set was sanctioned for release in 2007 as "ToHeavenURide,", followed by a studio release in 2009, "Soul of My Soul." In 2013, Shocked conceived "Truth Vs Reality," a performance art exploit, and her 2019 Cuban rumba-inspired studio effort, Musical Chairs:... (read more) Sunday Irish Seisin - 11th St. Bar Sunday night is our Traditional Irish Seisin. It is one of the longest running seisins in NYC. Tony DeMarco and Eamon O'Leary are joined by some of the best trad players from around the world. They have recently been the subject of an article in the NY Times and also appeared on "Live From Here" with Chris Thile on NPR. The tunes start at 10 pm and go till really really late! Cinjun Tate - Cafe Bohemia Before Remy Zero had released any full-length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited them to be part of the US tour for The Bends. After that, the band moved from Alabama to Los Angeles to record their first album.Remy Zero's first album, self-titled, drew from these experiences and received little recognition or sales. The subsequent album Villa Elaine caused them to be praised as "the next big thing"[by whom?]. Villa Elaine was recorded when the band was living in an apartment of the same name in Hollywood. Remy Zero's third album The Golden Hum was also received well. A 50-second version of the song "Save Me" from The Golden Hum was used as the theme song for WB/CW's Smallville during its ten-season run. Remy Zero's music has also been on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show. Remy Zero's song "Shattered" was used in the films Crazy/Beautiful and Suicide Kings. "Fair" from Villa Elaine was used in the films Garden State and Fanboys, "Prophecy" was used in She's All That, The Last Kiss, "Gramarye" was used in the film Stigmata, and "Temenos (Here Come The Shakes)" was used in the film The Chamber. Also, "Perfect Memory" was used in the film The Invisible and... (read more) Three on 3 Music: A Tribute to the Concert Spiritual - Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church Three on 3 Music will present The Spiritual as a Solo Art Song featuring Jasmine Muhammad (Soprano), Patrice P. Eaton (Mezzo-Soprano), George Johnson III (Tenor) and Wayne Arthur Paul (Baritone). Tickets are $20. Broadway Night - Prohibition A classic Broadway Cabaret hosted by our very own Clarise Fearn. The best of New York's Musical talent grace the stage each month with a variety of themes and performances. Call ahead for a table. A night of showtunes and cocktails. Broadway night is a monthly musical theater cabaret night inspiring performers and writers at different stages of their career to collaborate and expand their creative tribe. Exhibition Sylvia: A 19th Century Life Unveiled - Merchant's House Museum This event repeats every week on Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday between 1/31/2020 and 5/4/2020. Tamara Hey - Rockwood Music Hall Tamara Hey Stephanie Manns - Rockwood Music Hall Hailing from Scotland, and now calling NYC her home, Stephanie Manns is a country songstress with an Americana influence that draws in fans from both sides of the pond. With a new EP recorded in Nashville at Zac Brown's Southern Ground studio, and with support accolades including Blues Legend and 3-time Grammy Award-nominee Joan Armatrading, Dave Davies lead guitarist and singer of the Kinks, British country duo Ward Thomas, and Ultravox's Midge Ure, this BBC featured artist is on the rise. Caitlin Mahoney - Rockwood Music Hall Caitlin Mahoney is an independent New York City-based singer-songwriter whose voice has been praised as "powerful and soulfula mix of Adele and Fiona Apple." Her latest album, "story still left to be told" is an expression of Caitlin's unmistakeable drive to never lose sight of your hopes and dreams. A firm believer is supporting all women, Caitlin prioritized collaborations with other female creatives, prioritizing female music video directors, graphic designers, photographers, writers and visual artists in the album's release. Jennifer Silva - Rockwood Music Hall JENNIFER SILVA is a Brooklyn-based, Rock Soul, singer-songwriter. She is a dynamic vocalist and performer with emotional, evocative lyrics. BLUEST SKY, DARKEST EARTH is Jennifer's first full-length album of original music and celebrates the dark and light parts of love. The Chimera Magazine said: "Brooklynite Jennifer Silva's newest release Bluest Sky, Darkest Earth is lyrically powerful and she projects her voice with more soul than I have heard in a very long time. 'Brown Sugar' a Sunday Brunch Comedy Show - Shrine Chocolate Sundays is a new comedy show at The Shrine, bringing out talented comedians from all over, some of which you may have seen on Comedy Central, ComicView, B.E.T, MTV, Vh1, Conan, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Come grab a mimosa, eat a delicious meal, and enjoy the show! The Shrine Jazz Jam Session w / Andrew Kushnir - Shrine Join us at Shrine for a weekly Jam Session every Sunday evening. Bring your instruments and come ready to play! Mambembe - Brazilian ensemble - Shrine Mambemb, a group that uses the drums and the beat of samba reggae, intends to value, preserve and expand Afro-Brazilian Percussive music. The group also celebrates the multicultural makeup of this city. Mark Dillon Band & The Culture Connexion - Reggae - Shrine Artists I've opened for: Sanchez, Shabba, Freddie McGregor, Barrington Levy, Bounty Killa, Luciano, Tanya Stephens, Mad Cobra, T.O.K, Richie Stephens, Ward 21, Richie Spice, Yellowman, Chuck Fenda, Anthony Cruz, Cecile, Red Rat, The Mighty Sparrow, Alton Ellis, Beres Hammond, Buju Banton, Junior Holt and many more. Crown Kings Reggae Sundays - Reggae Night - Shrine "Crown Kings Reggae Sundays" DJ Ceace *Dj Blue Steele *DJ Rio *Kimani Luke Buck - Rockwood Music Hall Luke Buck was formed in the 80s in the backwoods of eastern Pennsylvania - thanks Mom and Dad. Since then, a lot has changed. What started out as all rattly percussion, nursery rhymes, and made up words to Somewhere Over The Rainbow slowly became full sentences and actual thoughts. And then the 90s happened, of which Luke has never quite been able to escape. Thank God it's almost cool again Clay Habitats - Children's Museum of the Arts Animals have different habitats and places they call home. Hermits and turtles have shells, bears live in caves, and bees live in hives. Construct your own animal habitat and design it any way you like! Links - Rockwood Music Hall LINKS is a 9 piece outfit with a full horn section that plays music that robots would fuck to in the future, and that grandmas would bake cookies to right now. Roberta Gambarini & Friends - Valentine's Weekend Celebration - Blue Note Jazz Club Roberta Gambarini was born in Torino, Italy, into a family where jazz was much loved and appreciated. She began listening to this music as a child and started taking clarinet lessons when she was twelve years old. By the time she was 17, she had begun singing and performing in jazz clubs around Northern Italy. At the age of 18, she decided to move to Milan to pursue a career as a jazz singer. Intimate Space - Broome Street Gallery Dame Products, the sexual wellness company that helps people find the tools to experience more satisfaction in the bedroom, is hosting a pop-up: Intimate Space, from February 6-16 in Nolita. Join Dame for a two-week showcase about how pleasure is a part of our health, and to get in touch with yourself and others. Details, location, and full pop-up schedule below. In addition to yoga, horoscope readings, and panels on breast health, pregnancy, and mindful sex, the pop-up will include an IRL shopping experience each day (just in time for VDay). This is the only place to purchase Arc, Dames new G-spot vibrator, before Valentines Day (Dame sold out online just 72 hours after launching). Full programming details can be found below. The pop-up is FREE to visit every day from 11am-7 pm. Some events do require a ticket (with free options available), and all proceeds for paid tickets go to Planned Parenthood.Intimate SpaceWhen: February 6-16, 11am-7pmWhere: 345 Broome St, New York, NY 10013Daily: 11am-7pm FREE Valentines Day Cards fill out a card for that someone specialFriday, 2/7-Sunday, 2/9: 11am-5pm FREE Sex Horoscope Readings with resident sextrologist Stef... (read more) ROOFTOP PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT | TIMES SQUARE NEW YORK - Sky Room SKY ROOM330 WEST 40TH STREETDOORS OPEN AT 10PMTABLE RESERVATION FOR BOTTLE Short Film February Festival - Bernie Wohl Auditorium The Greenhouse Ensemble presents our first ever Short Film February! We're bringing you the best short films we can get our hands on. Each screening accompanied by the fine art and live music you've come to expect from Greenhouse Events.We will be presenting our first award- The Sprout- in these five categories:Best Film (Judges Choice)Best Director- (Audience Choice)Best Performance - (Audience Choice)Best Cinematography - (Audience Choice)Best Screenplay (Audience Choice)February 15th at 8pmFebruary 16th at 3pmThe Bernie Wohl Center647 Columbus Avenuehttps://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4500560 Experience PlayStation at Sony Square NYC - Sony Square NYC Celebrate 25 Years of Play with a collection of titles on PS4 and PS VR. When I Grow Up! - Children's Museum of the Arts Create an anthem telling everyone what you will change about the world when you grow up. Now is your chance to shine! Bubby's #AvoToastForAussies Donation Drive - Bubby's In efforts to spread a little extra love this Valentines Day weekend, NYC brunch icon Bubbys has teamed up with Humane Society International to help Australian wildlife recover from the devastating bushfires, which continue to rage on.From Friday, Feb. 14 through Sunday, Feb. 16 at Bubbys locations in New York (High Line and Tribeca), diners will have the opportunity on-site to donate the price of the popular brunch destinations avocado toast ($18) to help build shelters and provide food, water, and care for Australian wildlife through Humane Society Internationals Animal Rescue Fund. The #AvoToastForAussies donation drive will be available during brunch and dinner service at Bubbys. It is a nod to the beloved breakfast dish which originated in Australia. NeXa Pilates & Fitness - NeXa Pilates & Fitness NeXa Pilates & Fitness brings together a core of highly experienced, qualified and knowledgeable trainers at the top of their field. The fitness studio offers a wide range of fitness classes and equipment alongside a spa with state-of-the-art showers, an infrared sauna and local cryotherapy. Led by Master Trainer Anna Clark, NeXa Pilates & Fitness offers classically trained Pilates instructors from some of the best schools in NY. Through a well-rounded, whole body approach, an instructors guidance, and your commitment, NeXa Pilates & Fitness can help you achieve the physique you have always wanted.For more information, visit www.nexapilates.com212-803-3323NeXa Pilates & Fitness2273 Broadway, New York, NY, 10024 Valentines Treats at MarieBelle New York - MarieBelle New York For those with a sweet tooth, MarieBelle is the one-stop-shop for an afternoon Valentines celebration. MarieBelle New York will be offering their all new Brunch, available Saturdays and Sundays starting Saturday, February 8, 2020; and their High Tea served all day, every day, starting Thursday, February 13, 2020. Perfect for those wanting to avoid long lines and reservations, you can enjoy a delicious Valentines meal all weekend with MarieBelles Brunch. Some brunch items include the Croque Monsieur with Black forest ham, gruyere, bechamel on a grilled loaf bread and mixed greens; Smoked Norwegian Salmon Pizza with Wasabi mayo, arugula and capers; and Huevos Rancheros Sunny-side up eggs, chipotle tomato sauce, feta cheese, cilantro & jalapenos. MarieBelles Hot Tea is ideal for light bites and comforting drinks. You and your loved one can enjoy mini pastries & petit chocolate fondue, scones, madeleines, jam & butter, assorted sandwiches like Salmon & dill cream cheese, and so much more! Those who come in for High Tea during Valentines week will receive a complimentary 2pcs Valentines Ganache Box.For more information, visit www.mariebelle.com The Eleventh Anniversary New York City 2020 Fine Art Show & Sale - Riverside Church The Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) celebrates the African Diaspora by bringing together contemporary artists with the growing class of collectors for a weekend of events and activities. The HFAS provides a platform for highlighting advances made in the arts, education, economics, healthcare, and other areas. Additionally, it recognizes and honors those who by working in these various sectors, have dedicated themselves to raising up their communities and those who live in them. The goal of facilitating this coming together is to showcase cultural ideas and raise awareness of this extraordinary body of work created by these international, national and local artists.Opening night, exhibitions, ceremonies, sales, and more during the weekend of Thursday, February 13 - Sunday, February 16th Valentine's Day Weekend Special at HandCraft Kitchen & Cocktails - HandCraft Kitchen & Cocktails HandCraft Kitchen & Cocktails, Murray Hills popular craft cocktail bar and restaurant, is offering a Valentines Weekend Special. From Friday, February 14th through Sunday, February 16th, guests can enjoy a three-course prix fixe menu ($50/person plus tax and gratuity) that includes a complimentary glass of bubbly with an appetizer choice, and a complimentary cocktail with a choice of entre. To view the full menu, visit www. HandCraftnyc.com HandCraft is open on Friday from 4 pm until 2 am, Saturday from 11 am until 2 am, and on Sunday from 11 am until midnight. Brocade A World Premiere Comedy Set in 17th C. Venice - Theater for the New City An intriguing world premiere comedy set in 17th Century Venice written by Robert E. DiNardo. Shela Xoregos directs a cast of six, including Ethelyn Friend*, Sarah Kebede-Fiedler, Carla Lewis*, Bennett Saltzman, Gene Santarelli*, and Jacob Silburn with violin excerpts performed by Laura Zawarski. Original music has been composed by Barbara Rottman. 1615. Venice. A cosmopolitan city populated by people from many nations and predilections. Entwined in strange ways are the intriguing lives of a once notorious woman who now masquerades as a nun, a couturier who wears his own gowns, his brainy African lover, a mysterious Don Juan, a violin-playing novice and a 60-year-old virgin dressmaker. An unusual comedy with captivating twists, Brocade will amuse and surprise.Tickets are $18. Students/Seniors are $15. Visit TheaterForTheNewCity.net or BrownPaperTickets.com.Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. A talkback will be held after the 3:00 p.m. performance on Sunday, February 9th with the playwright, violinist and cast.The runtime is approximately two hours, plus one 15-minute intermission.Brocade is presented by Theater for ... (read more) Hidden Interiors - Children's Museum of the Arts Join us today as we create buildings out of cardboard boxes! Young artists will get a cardboard box to create the interior and exterior of a home or building. Keep the box closed and you have a little house sculpture, or open it and reveal a hidden interior world filled with furniture, trinkets, and more! Member Hour - Children's Museum of the Arts CMA members enjoy exclusive access to the museum from 10 am11 am. To learn more about membership and to sign up, click here. Mosaic Towers with Tom Fruin - Children's Museum of the Arts Inspired by the colorful stained glass structures of Tom Fruin, use tiles and other fragmented materials embedded in clay to create beautiful reflective structures that can be seen on the streets of NYC! Buildings, water towers, and glasshouses can all be used to inspire our mixed media creations. Watson Adventures Wizard School Scavenger Hunt - Metropolitan Museum of Art Young wizards will enjoy a trip to the Metropolitan Museum, in search of art that echoes characters and enchanted objects in the Harry Potter books. You'll track down serpents, Dumbledore look-alikes, and figures as scary as any Death Eater. The hunt is not an addition to or variation on Harrys adventures, but instead references to the books will provide a surprising bridge to many strange and wonderful works of art. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, but all-adult teams can compete separately. For ages 10 and up. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required. Alex Hargreaves and Mike Barnett - Rockwood Music Hall Described as "one of the greatest improvising violinists in America today" by virtuoso mandolinist/composer Mike Marshall, Alex Hargreaves is a violinist equally at home playing bluegrass, jazz and everything in between. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Alex has toured with Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Danilo Perez and has performed with many others including Punch Brothers, Sierra Hull, Steve Martin and Kacey Musgraves, appearing on her Saturday Night Live debut. He was a member of the Grammy award-winning Turtle Island Quartet from 20162019, appearing on their 2018 release, Bird's Eye View, and can often be heard playing in the house band on the public radio variety show, Live From Here with Chris Thile. The Neon Coven Presents: HEX THE PATRIARCHY - Arlene's Grocery A night of queer feminist rock and roll and drag from The Neon Coven, creators of the hit nightclub musical OSCAR at The CrownFeaturing Jan Sport (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12), She's Everist and moreWHO: New York City drag icon Jan Sport from Season 12 of RuPaul's Drag RaceShe's Everist, fronted by Kelly McIntyreActor and singer Kae BraggActor and singer Alia HodgeSinger/songwriter Danielle LussierActor and singer Mark MaurielloActor and singer Jada TempleMusic by Andrew Barret CoxDirected by Shira Milikowsky WHAT: The Neon Coven, creators of the hit nightclub musical OSCAR at The Crown, are gonna light the dead of winter on fire with some good, old-fashioned queer feminist rock and roll! Featuring music from Andrew Barret Cox's "Hexed" and extra special guests. Grab a beverage, charge your crystals, and hex the patriarchy. Monday Night Jazz Night - 11th St. Bar Every Monday is Jazz Night at 11th St. Bar. Our house band, "The 11th St. Bar Quintet", is comprised of Richard Clements piano, Murray Wall bass, Taro Okomoto drums, Grant Stewart tenor sax, and Joe Magnarelli trumpet. In addition, Dr. Barry Harris has been known to sit in occasionally. Roshni Samlal - Fat Cat Roshni Samlal George Braith Group - Fat Cat George Braith Group After Hours Hosted by Billy Kaye - Fat Cat After Hours Hosted by Billy Kaye The Hot Club with Matthew 'FAT CAT' Rivera Mondays at Cafe Bohemia - Cafe Bohemia In the 1930s, French record collectors and enthusiasts of le jazz hot began record listening groups under the name of the Hot Club of France, a major institution of jazz listening and appreciation in Europe when rare imported records were scarce and threatened by the eminent rise of Fascism. Listening to a record was a communal and rarified ritual, replete with the fun of discussion and replay. Margarita Monday at TGA NYC - TGA NYC TGA NYC an upscale restaurant and sports bar featuring a retractable roof is now offering Margarita Monday. Guests may sip $10 specialty margaritas all day. The menu, subject to change, includes: Fig Margarita (Getting Figgy With It) Viva Resposado tequila, black fig vodka, fresh lime, agave, triple sec, fresh fig Berry Sangarita Viva Joven tequila, fresh lime, agave, triple sec, Malbec, sprite, fresh muddled berries Choice of: Strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry Spicy Watermelon Jalapeo infused Viva Resposado tequila, fresh watermelon, fresh lime, agave, tajin rim Honeydew Viva reposado tequila, fresh muddled honeydew, fresh lime, agave, black salt rim Rita-Collins Viva Joven tequila, gold apricot vodka, fresh lemon, agave, triple sec, fresh muddled cucumber, tajin rim Strawberry Viva Joven tequila, fresh muddled strawberries, fresh lime, agave, triple sec, sugared rim Not-Quite-Rite (+$2) Viva Resposado Tequila, orange liqueur, fresh pineapple, orgeat, fresh lime, Viva Anejo tequila floater The ClassicViva Joven tequila, fresh lime, agave, triple sec Leland Sundries - Rockwood Music Hall Leland Sundries Xanthe Alexis - Rockwood Music Hall Xanthe AlexisColorado Springs-based artist Xanthe Alexis draws from a wealth of traditional influences to create her own arresting and wholly original musical framework. In 2016 acclaimed singer/songwriter released her Radio Chart Topping, self-released, fan-funded LP, "Time of War." Mike Nisbet - Rockwood Music Hall Mike Nisbet Lawrence Trailer - Rockwood Music Hall Lawrence Trailer Cassidy Andrews - Rockwood Music Hall Cassidy Andrews Danae Greenfield - Rockwood Music Hall Danae Greenfield Keoni Bolding, Viola - The Juilliard School Keoni Bolding, Viola Chris Reynolds, Collaborative Piano - The Juilliard School Chris Reynolds, Collaborative Pianono tickets required Discovery Walks for Families: Turtle Pond - Belvedere Castle in Central Park Bring your family and discover Turtle Pond home to five species of turtles who live here year-round Kate Skales- Singer Songwriter - Shrine Kate Skales is a Pennsylvania born singer-songwriter now based in Los Angeles, CA. Her tunes are catchy and even a little mean, falling into the Rock/Blues/Country genres. With powerhouse vocals to back up her haunting lyrics and melodies, Kate was once described as a "vulnerable badass" and she has embraced that poetic description with open arms. On The Spot - The Broadway Comedy Club "What do you get when you combine some of the best vocalists in New York with World-class improvisors? You get a brand new type of show, where a new musical is created each night ... "On the Spot". Critics call the show "Cheery Good Fun" (Hi! Drama)!" DJ Saddam - Shrine DJ Saddam from Ivory Coast Afrobeat DJ , Hip Hop ,House and more !!With 20 years of experience, the Multi- talented DJ is known in music entertainment as Host, Singer and played at many African Americans events including the international Mafrika Festival ,etc. CAMP Presidents Day Party - CAMP Here Ye Here Ye! Come celebrate Washington and Lincoln's birthday as we create presidential crafts and magic tricks! Who is this event for?Presidential Pals of all agesWhy should I come?To celebrate Life, Liberty and the pursuit of CAMPiness!How long will it take?About 45 minutes. Joe Farnsworth Group - Smalls Joe Farnsworth is already regarded as one of the top jazz drummers in the world, but as far as he is concerned, he is just getting started. The Philip Glass Ensemble's Music in Twelve Parts at Le Poisson Rouge - Le Poisson Rouge February 16-17, Sun 4:30pm and 7:30pm; Mon 6pm and 9pmThe Philip Glass Ensemble will give a special performance of Philip Glass's monumental four-hour work Music in Twelve Parts at Le Poisson Rouge over four sets on February 16 at 4:30pm (Parts 1, 2, 3) and 7:30pm (Parts 4, 5, 6) and Monday, February 17, 2020 at 6pm (Parts 7, 8, 9) and 9pm (Parts 10, 11, 12). Passes for all four sets as well as tickets for individual sets are available. Each set will be approximately one-hour long. Music in Twelve Parts, written by Philip Glass between 1971 and 1974, is a deliberate, encyclopedic compendium of some techniques of repetition the composer had been evolving since the mid 1960s. Please note that Philip Glass will not be performing with the Ensemble.$25-40.Presented by Le Poisson Rouge.https://lpr.com/?s=philip+glass+ensemble Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Village Vanguard Cohen isn't turning out cheetah fast melodic lines for the sake of flash, and he's not overcompensating. His nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship. Presidents Weekend Shutdown w/ Hennessy Open Bar & FREE Wings - Katra Lounge & Event Space Presidents Weekend Shutdown w/ Hennessy Open Bar & FREE Wings Misfit Prom - Taj II Lounge Misfit Prom:For all the those who felt they didn't belong at their own prom, or for those who want to relive the prom of their dreams- this evening will have it all! Featuring DJ Amer Jandali spinning the music,delicious food, open bar, fancy mocktails, fun activities, amazing auction items, and live performances!Your attendance will support self-esteem, positive body image, and arts education for youth! The night will serve as a fundraiser for our friends at Realize Your Beauty* and their wonderful outreach programs. Come join the celebration and bring all your friends! Jam With Jamie - Gotham West Market Club Room Good afternoon,It is hard to find fun indoor activities for kids during the cold winter season. Thankfully, Gotham West Market is hosting beloved family music program Jam With Jamie on Tuesday, February 18th at 11 a.m.This event is free and open to the public and features interactive music and dancing, a sing-a-long, bubbles, parachute play, and much more! This jam session is a great opportunity for families to have fun and be active together during the cold month of February. For your reference, I've attached a flyer with more information. Please let us know if you would be interested in including this event on your upcoming event listings or any other pieces you may be working on. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!Best, Launch of Homeis for African Communities in NYC - Shrine Homeis, the digital networking platform taking on the responsibility of building a better Internet for immigrants, is hosting a party for the launch of its French-speaking African community at one of Harlems most popular venues: SHRINE NYC. On Tuesday, February 18, join Homeis at SHRINE to meet neighbors and new friends from Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, and more. Listen to live music by the Guinean band Kakande and enjoy the first drink on us! Seth Adam - The 11th Street Bar: Singer/songwriter Seth Adam writes compelling, genuine songs with honest lyrics. Taking cues from artists like Counting Crows, Tom Petty, and Jason Isbell, he creates his own brand of Americana rock & roll. His most recent release is called "East Rock" and a new full-length album is in the works. He was also recently nominated for Male Performer of the year in the New England Music Awards. East River Bandits - The 11th Street Bar: All original "Texas Style" Country Rock Band the East River Bandits played their first-ever show at 11th St. Bar and still call it their home. Since their first of 3 releases came out they have graced such stages as Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom but still keep on coming back. They have a new album in the works and also always surprise the crowd with their own take on a few choice cover songs. Pasquale Grasso - Solo Guitar - Cafe Bohemia The best guitar player Ive heard in maybe my entire life is floating around now, Pasquale Grasso, - Pat Metheny, Vintage Guitar MagazineBorn in Italy and now based in New York City, the 30-year- old guitarist has developed an astounding technique and concept informed not by jazz guitarists so much as by bebop pioneers like Powell, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and the classical-guitar tradition. His new digital-only EP series, available beginning in June from Sony Masterworks, showcases Grasso in the solo-guitar format, where his intensive studies of both mid-century jazz and classical meld into a signature mastery that is, remarkably, at once unprecedented and evocative. Kate Skales - Rockwood Music Hall Kate Skales is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. Since releasing her first record last year, Kate has gained many fans and followers who have characterized her music as catchy and a little mean. Her genre is a healthy mix of rock, country and blues. With powerhouse vocals to back up her haunting lyrics and melodies, Kate was once described as a "vulnerable badass" and she has embraced that poetic description with open arms. Pete Sinjin - Rockwood Music Hall Pete Sinjin is best known as "Hootenanny Pete" around the Brooklyn neighborhood where he and his family have operated the 'Hootenanny Art House' since 2007.Pete has shared his love of music with thousands of kids over more than a decade of teaching classes from California to Brooklyn. The Chordaes - Rockwood Music Hall The Chordaes Anna Rose - Rockwood Music Hall Anna Rose is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The fiery dynamo has been working in the music industry for over a decade. Whether as an artist, a label head, a songwriter for film and TV, or behind the scenes alongside her father, legendary composer Alan Menken, Anna puts her passion for music into everything she creates. Defined as "bluesy rock-n-roll" by Paper magazine, Rose is walking, singing proof that big things most definitely come in small packages. Between her most recent single, The Chariot, and her previous singles, Sucker Puncher and Nobody Knows I'm Here (the latter was featured on NBC's hit show This Is Us), Anna Rose has announced an exciting shift in her artistic career as she moves closer to her roots in the singer-songwriter world. These are the first two singles from her highly-anticipated album, produced by Grammy-nominated producer Paul Moak. Due out later this year, the project is the result of two years of writing & redefining in Nashville, TN. To date, Rose has toured all over the world, sharing stages with a variety of notable artists, including Ron Pope, Marc Cohn, Joan Osborne, John Waite, Howie Day, Teddy <3, Tony Lucca, Tyler Hilton and... (read more) Michael Daves - Rockwood Music Hall Michael Daves was born in 1977 in the southern empire of Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up playing bluegrass in that grand old tradition of staying up late & singing real loud. As a young, impressionable-type person, he spent his free time at the venerable Freight Room, Atlanta's answer to the Opry. There he learned at the footlights of the masters: Dallas Burell, Del McCoury, John Hartford, Norman Blake, and many others, as well as family friends Whit Connah and Barbara Panter. Although he's since moved north, the humid south remains, lodged in his heart and sinus cavities. Grey McMurray - Rockwood Music Hall Grey McMurray Watson Adventures Grand Central Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt - Grand Central Terminal Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for adults and kids 7 and up! Kids and adults work together to uncover the secrets of this amazing train station. To win, youll have to go nuts in the Whispering Gallery, learn a secret about the stars in the sky, find TV celebs in the food court, stand on fish under an upside-down tree in the Grand Central Market, and learn the arrival time of a ghost train. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Advance purchase is required. KAREN SLACK, soprano with Reed Tetzloff, pianist - Revelation Gallery at St. John's in the Village Music of Schubert, R. Strauss, Ravel, and spiritualsVillage Meridian Series presents(Wine at 7:00, and the music will commence at 7:30 p.m.)Karen Slack, sopranoReed Tetzloff, pianist Liverpool at Atletico Madrid Champions League - 11th St. Bar Doors open at 2:00pm. No Reservations. First come, first served up to 125 people. No children under 21 without a parent. Liverpool NY Merchandise available during the match. Hot In Here: A Comedy Show Against Climate Change - The Kraine Theater Marcus Cardona and Amy Cardinale present - Hot In Here : A Comedy Show Against Climate Change is a comedy show where proceeds from the show will be going to aid those affected by the Australian Bushfires, Wildlife Recovery, as well to 350NYC a grassroots organization leading against the larger oil corporations. Marches are hard, laughter is fun. Alongside a great evening of comedic performances also attending will be a keynote speaker informing us on what we can do locally to combat climate change.Performers include:- Neko White (TruTV)- Ricky Downes (Animal Planet)- Michael Rowland (Comedy Central)- Katie Hannigan (The Late Show With Stephen Colbert)- Marcus Cardona (Asian Comedy Festival, Brooklyn House Of Comedy)- Amy Cardinale (New York City Comedy Club)- And more TBA Saul Rubin Zebtet - Fat Cat Saul Rubin Zebtet Cocomama - Fat Cat Cocomama After Hours hosted by Kelly Green - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by Kelly Green No Name Comedy / Variety Show @ Word Up in Washington Heights - Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria Each No Name show @ the wonderful Word Up bookshop features a mix of some of NYCs best comics, storytellers, and more.Each show also includes No Name's OPEN STAGE--the place where ANYONE can get up and do ANYTHING! And we DO mean anything...Eric Vetter is the MC Scheduled guests for Tuesday, February 18th:Charles McBee Rachael Parenta Ryan Brown Nicky Sunshine & mor Admission- FREE!!, donations welcome WORD UP Bookshop located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave (corner of 165th St) in Manhattan. By subway- A, C OR 1 train to 168th StFor additional information, go to wordupbooks.com or call (347) 688-4456. Illuminating Forgotten Histories: New York City's Early Black Communities - Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture The Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation are partnering to illuminate aspects of New York City's early Black neighborhoods. From Seneca Village, a community that will be formally memorialized in Central Park soon to Greenwich Village's "Little Africa", our group of experts will address the work of discovery, preservation, and documentation of these and other historically significant, but widely-forgotten Black communities. Panelists will include: Ryan Owens and Christine Baird - Prohibition You may have previously seen Christine Baird and Ryan Owens as solo acts at Prohibition, but this dynamic couple is now coming together at the site of their first date to bring you a night of feel-good tunes and exceptionally great vibes. Ranging everywhere from indie/rock classics to recent John Mayer hits, this duo will cover the songs that tug at the heartstrings, take you back, and leave a lasting smile. The Art of Reclaimed Wood - The National Arts Club Wood reclaimed from old houses, factories, barns, and boardwalks has become a valuable commodity, treasured for the patina that gives witness to its history. Today, the woods are both preserved like the woods that frame The National Arts Club and reemerge through demolition.Klaas Armster and Alan Solomon are partners at Sawkill Lumber, a Brooklyn-based supplier of reclaimed woods. Their recent book, Reclaimed Wood, A Field Guide, published by Abrams Books, is the first complete visual handbook to this popular resource, covering history, culture, salvage, contemporary uses, and practical advice.Join Armster and Solomon as they reveal the fascinating history and new uses of New York Citys hidden resource reclaimed wood. Chris Wong, Flute - The Juilliard School Chris Wong, Flute Yi Qun Xu, Cello - The Juilliard School Yi Qun Xu, Cello Chris Wong, Flute - The Juilliard School Chris Wong, Fluteno tickets required Yi Qun Xu, Cello - The Juilliard School Yi Qun Xu, Cellono tickets required Here Lies The Human Race- Sci-fi folk Rock World Music - Shrine Here Lies The Human Race is a collection of musicians telling the saga of the exploration, colonization and eventual revolution on Mars. What started out as a single Martian folk song, has transformed into a concept album incorporating the genres of progressive folk to indie rock to world music. Discovery Walks for Families: Harlem Meer - Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park Now at the northeast corner of Central Park, the rocky landscape surrounding the Harlem Meer has a storied history. DJ Yote from Japan - Shrine Based in NYC since 2015 , DJ YOTE is a very famous and professional dj in Japan. He started his career in JAPAN since 2002. He spins Hip Gedalya- Singer Songwriter - Shrine Gedalya's songs reflect his journey as well as the outlook he is striving for. When asked about himself, this singer/songwriter simply says, "I'm a learner!" His album, "With Help from Heaven" is the product of a student of life's creative side, weaving thought provoking messages into poetic verse set to original music. Jam With Jamie - Gotham West Market Club Room Good afternoon,It is hard to find fun indoor activities for kids during the cold winter season. Thankfully, Gotham West Market is hosting beloved family music program Jam With Jamie on Tuesday, February 18th at 11 a.m.This event is free and open to the public and features interactive music and dancing, a sing-a-long, bubbles, parachute play, and much more! This jam session is a great opportunity for families to have fun and be active together during the cold month of February. For your reference, I've attached a flyer with more information. Please let us know if you would be interested in including this event on your upcoming event listings or any other pieces you may be working on. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!Best, Noah Preminger Quintet - Smalls Of Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, The New York Times declares: "Mr. Preminger designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story.John O'Gallagher is one of the most compelling alto saxophonists and composers at work today on the avant-jazz scene.Pianist & Composer Leo Genovese was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina.Dan WeissKim Cass While She Sleeps - Gramercy Theatre 16+ Unless Accompanied by a Guardian Discovery Walks for Families: Harlem Meer - Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park Now at the northeast corner of Central Park, the rocky landscape surrounding the Harlem Meer has a storied history. Saul Rubin Trio - Cafe Bohemia 2 sets, 8PM and 10PM. Visit Eventbrite for early and late show tickets.Saul Rubin, accomplished guitarist and composer has been working in the New York area since 1980. Saul's diverse career has taken him from broadcast, multimedia and post production facilities as well as clubs and concert halls . In 1997 Saul started his own production company Zebulon Sound and Light, specializing in recording original music, audio/video production, multimedia and animation.However, Saul's real passion is jazz guitar which is evident in his mature, driving, virtuosic style. He has worked with many great musicians like: Roy Hargrove, John Hicks, Victor Lewis , Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Cameron Brown, Essiet Essiet, Dave Schnitter, Alex Blake, Curtis Lundy, Larry Willis, Steven Scott, Jonathon Blake, Clifford Barbaro, Wynard Harper, Candido, Bruce Cox, Sue Terry, Marion Cowings, Nora Jones, Marilyn , Tessa Souter, Avishai Cohen, Gregory Hutchinson, Joe Magnarelli, Ned Goold, Neal Caine, Darren Barret, Mino Cinelu, Leslie Harrison, Claudio Roditi, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Badal Roy, Jerry Gonzalez, Victor Jones, Gerald Cannon, Paul Jeffrey, Jerry Weldon, Bobby Forrester, Craig Handy, Groove Collec... (read more) Soul Cake / Puma Perl & Friends / Mike Edison's Dirty Valentine - The 11th Street Bar: 10:15: SoulCake - JOff Wilson, SaraFe, Laura Sativa and the occasional special guest or two play sweet and sultry songs about this crazy thing called life. https://www.facebook.com/SoulCakeNYC/ 9:00: Puma Perl and Friends - merges spoken word with rock and roll and original music. Friends are Joff Wilson, Joe Sztabnik, Dave Donen, and Danny Ray. "Puma Perl & Friends is art at its best; collaborative, thrilling, and authentic. There is no posturing; it's poetry & music & its own divine experience." Comedy Road Trip! Travel. Stand-Up. Storytelling - New York Comedy Club (Gramercy) Comedy Road Trip is a monthly show at New York Comedy Club featuring the best international headliners in NYC spilling their most embarrassing, horrifying, and hilarious stories from life around the globe. It's travel, stand-up, and storytelling all rolled into one hilarious night!The first ten tickets sold are just $5 when you purchase through our site, which saves you $20 off the door price at New York Comedy Club! Please note there is always a 2 drink minimum inside the showroom. This Show Regularly Sells. Get your tickets now at https://comedyroadtrip.eventbrite.com?aff=tagFollow @KungFuKomedyNYC on Instagram, find us at www.KungFuKomedyNYC.com and sign up for our newsletter to get our monthly lineups direct to your inbox. Nathan Lee, piano - The Morgan Library &Museum Trey Songz - The Morgan Library &Museum Mark Shepherd - Rockwood Music Hall Cambridge singer songwriter Mark Shepherd plays his original brand of thought provoking Americana/Indie-Folk at festivals and venues across the UK and USA. His strong, distinctive vocal is complimented by powerful and melodic acoustic guitar and his songs often explore the darker side of life and the world in general. Mark and his music are sure to stay with you long after you finish listening. Find out for yourself - what do you think? Carissa Johnson - Rockwood Music Hall Carissa Johnson Andy Mac - Rockwood Music Hall Andy Mac Jenna Nicholl - Rockwood Music Hall Jenna Nicholls Brenoshea - Rockwood Music Hall Brenoshea Hannah Winkler - Rockwood Music Hall Hannah Winkler Amira B - Rockwood Music Hall Amira B Watson Adventures Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt - Metropolitan Museum of Art Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for kids 10 and up! A killer is on the loose at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and its up to you to stop him! The killer has created a scavenger hunt that reveals his name, the weapon he used and where he hid the body. Follow the trail of clues throughout the museum and answer tricky questions to solve the crime. Can you figure out whodunit? Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required. James Maddock and Friends - Rockwood Music Hall James Maddock's status as a fixture on the Folk and Americana scene is confirmed with every listen of any song in his prodigious catalog. Relix Magazine put it this way: "James Maddock possesses the kind of lived-in craggy voice that would sound authoritative if he were singing the sports pages. Fortunately, he doesn't need to do that because his compositional skills are a match for his delivery." Ladies Night at Ravel Penthouse 808 Saturdays Everyone Free - The Morgan Library &Museum Ladies Night at Ravel Penthouse 808 Saturdays Everyone Free - The Morgan Library &Museum Extremely Online - Comedy Show - Caveat Show Description:Extremely Online is a multimedia IRL internet talk show, exploring meme and viral culture hosted by professional meme creators Ben Leary and Kendall Payne. Every day at work we scour the internet for the latest viral trends and deep cut content, but now we want to bring this knowledge to our comedy audience. Through a mix of stand up sets, a visual round up of the best monthly content, and interview portions with New Yorks most online comedians and internet royalty we try to make sense of this godforsaken realm. From Roman Holiday to YourGirlfriend22 to And I oop nothing is off limits. If you dont know what any of that means we got you covered. Raphael D'Lugoff Trio +1 - Fat Cat Raphael D'Lugoff Trio +1 Don Hahn Group - Fat Cat Don Hahn Group After Hours hosted by Ned Goold - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by Ned Goold My American Dream - Carolines on Broadway Zarna Garg is an award-winning stand-up comedian and screenwriter. She has produced and performed in multiple sold-out comedy shows in top comedy clubs across NYC including the groundbreaking HinJews shows. Thrift Shop Comedy - Bowery Electric FREE weekly stand up showcase with hosts Randall Otis (Daily Show writer), Yedoye Travis (Comedy Central) & Sam Morrison (Stand Up NBC) featuring NYC's hottest up and coming comedians next to big names from Netflix, HBO, Comedy Central and more!February 19th we have Myq Kaplan (Conan), Mehran Khagani (Last Comic Standing), Xazmin Garza (HBO Max), Rob Haze (Jimmy Fallon), Katie Hannigan (Colbert)It is completely 100% free with house party vibes. Trust us, you wont regret it. Believe in Ghost - Prohibition The boys who make up Believe In Ghost! are strange, goofy, amateurish weirdos. Materializing from NYC, BIG takes the form of a trio of singer-songwriters who have come together from unlikely circumstances to create music that is all at once fun, evocative, and mesmerizing. Their sound is an amalgamation of each other's upbringings meshing soul and funk, folk and pop, hip-hop and punk, and rock n' roll with slapstick sensibilities. But, don't be fooled by the theatrics, Believe In Ghost! is not a show to miss. 18th Annual Lisa Dickler Awano Writers Showcase: I Remember You - The National Arts Club Please join our gifted NAC member authors novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists, journalists as they sail backward in time, to mysterious ports of recall, when they read brief selections from their writings about memories.NAC Literary Committee Members will lead you through backstreets and alleys, for glimpses of past lives: good times, bad times, lost and found times what was said and what was whispered; what was feared and what desired, what they knew and what we guessed; what we needed, why we settled; what she said, what he replied; where their secret hearts were buried, long ago, just yesterday, or once upon a time. While She Sleeps - Gramercy Theatre Age Restriction: 16+ Unless Accompanied by a Guardian Bat for Lashes - The Town Hall This show will be intimate, vocal, electronic synth and piano sets, euphoric, atmospheric and lush, a never performed before set of previous Bat For Lashes material and songs from the new album 'Lost Girls'. Lab Orchestra | Wednesdays at One - The Juilliard School Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season. Lab Orchestra - The Juilliard School no tickets required.Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season. Sonatenabend - The Juilliard School Pianists from Juilliard's Collaborative Piano department perform sonata repertoire in partnership with student instrumentalists. Sterling Elliott, Cello - The Juilliard School Sterling Elliott, Cello Sonatenabend - The Juilliard School Pianists from Juilliard's Collaborative Piano department perform sonata repertoire in partnership with student instrumentalists. Je Ne Sais Quoi - Bagatelle NYC Bagatelle NYC is introducing that little something extra to Wednesday nights with their new weekly Je Ne Sais Quoi event. Beginning at 6:30pm, guests are invited to join an elevated dinner featuring selections such as truffle pizza, lobster and foie gras ravioli, and homemade Parisian gnocchi in black truffle sauce, and sip on new signature cocktails including the Le Marseillaise, Top Up Cucumber Tonic and French 75. At 10:00pm, an unforgettable party in true Bagatelle style begins when the DJ turns up "I Will Survive," from the French World Cup anthem. and a massive French flag is unveiled throughout the restaurant. Je Ne Sais Quoi will bringing the Parisian flair unique to this celebrated evening--a tribute to an iconic French culture.Image: Bagatelle London. Maria Davis Mad Wednesday's & R&B Against AIDS - Shrine Maria Davis/"Mad Wednesday's" New Artist Showcase has been in existence since 1994, showcasing R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel, Reggae & Poetry. Maria Davis AIDS Activist/Survivor is the Producer and Host of "Mad Wednesday's" many premiere artist has grace our stage "Jay Z", "50 Cents","Alyson Williams" "Brian McKnight", "Anthony Hamilton", "Donelle Jones", "Missy Elliott", "Monica" DJ Funk Master Flex, DJ Red Alert, DJ ACE Comedians "Bill Bellamy", "Bernie Mac", "Talent" and the list goes on. Mad Wednesday's has now incorporated a live band Featuring "karl Browne" (Key Boards), "Lil Sean" (Drums), "Melvin Koonce" (lead Guitar) & "Al Brisbane" (lead Bass) and DJ Bring Em Out. Maria Davis believes it is not just about the music but, education, awareness, self empowerment, & community. Yuriy Galkin Quartet - Smalls Yuriy Galkin is an award-winning composer and contemporary jazz/improvising music bassist based in New York City area. Lex KortenPraised by Ben Ratliff of The New York Times as a saxophonist Vinnie Sperrazza is a Brooklyn-based jazz drummer. Robin Verheyen Group - Smalls Robin Verheyen Michael Feinberg Quintet - Smalls Hailed as a "musical prodigy turned evil genius" (spinner.com) bassist Michael Feinberg has become an in demand side man, band leader, compsoer, and educator. Critically-acclaimed Master Trumpeter, Bandleader, Educator and Recording Artist Darren Barrett is an American jazz trumpeter from Toronto, Canada, the youngest of five children.Ian FromanBilly TestDavid Liebman was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 4, 1946. He began classical piano lessons at the age of nine and saxophone by twelve. Mad Larry - The 11th Street Bar: Taking influences from a wide range of artists such as Tom Waits, Talking Heads, The Platters, and Neil Young, Mad Larry has won over legions of fans with their catchy songs and energetic live performances. No doubt, the band's fans' overwhelming enthusiasm is connected to band members' past work as The Bogen. Guitarist/lyricist Bill Ryan leads Mad Larry's sound with his hooky yet off-beat style. His melodic guitar-lines and rhythms, with vocals that fluctuate between crooning and quavering, have the resonance of Velvet Underground-meets-Radiohead. Watson Adventures Wizard School Scavenger Hunt - Metropolitan Museum of Art Young wizards will enjoy a trip to the Metropolitan Museum, in search of art that echoes characters and enchanted objects in the Harry Potter books. You'll track down serpents, Dumbledore look-alikes, and figures as scary as any Death Eater. The hunt is not an addition to or variation on Harrys adventures, but instead references to the books will provide a surprising bridge to many strange and wonderful works of art. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, but all-adult teams can compete separately. For ages 10 and up. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required. The Harlem Sessions hosted by Marc Cary - Smoke Jazz and Supper Club The Harlem Sessions hosted by Marc Cary Koser - Rockwood Music Hall Koser Mother's Daughter Band - Rockwood Music Hall Mother's Daughter is a new 100% collaborative project byJessie Standafer & Alexa WilkinsonWe are a product of the women who created us. We are the bridge that connects past to present, matter to spirit, tradition to progress. Our music fuses our traditional Americana roots with modern live production, skillfully tight vocal harmonies, and lyrics that seek to understand our connection to the past...so that we may create the future. Guyora Kats - Rockwood Music Hall Guyora Kats Matt Butler - Rockwood Music Hall Matt Butler is a folk artist, a rock'n roller, and a storyteller. Butler's debut album Reckless Son was released to critical acclaim on Sept. 9th, 2016. Immediately following the release, Butler wrote and performed 'Just One', the original song for the feature length and nationally distributed documentary Generation Found. Butler has spent over a year on the road supporting both the film and the album, performing everywhere from The Paramount Theater in Los Angeles to the steps of numerous State Capital buildings. Butler's credits recently expanded to include his first ever 'Behind The Walls' Tour, where he performed exclusively in State Prisons across Ohio. More recently, Butler was honored as a '2017 Leader In Mental Health Awareness' by the National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI) alongside Pulitzer Prize Winner Ron Powers and Super Bowl Champion Keith O'Neil. In 2018, Along with joining the final cross-country Vans Warped Tour, Butler spent several months on the inaugural 'Foundations Tour' for his newly formed non-profit organization, the 'Just One Foundation', bringing music to incarcerated and underserved populations across the US. In the spring of 2019, Butler completed hi... (read more) Joseph King - Rockwood Music Hall Joseph King and the Mad Crush is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, and is comprised of bass player and singer John Paul Frank, drummer Will Whatley, and singer and guitar player Joseph King. They're also friends. Samuel Hope - Rockwood Music Hall Great music is all about a good melody and a beautiful voice," Samuel Hope claims, he's quick to add a crucial caveat: even if that 'voice' is an instrument, like Louis Armstrong's trumpet." The debut single, 'Carried Away' certainly has its own sense of voice, radiating both passion and frustration in a few minutes of total vulnerability. Samuel Hope, the multi-instrumentalist, New York City native artist came together with Pete Davis (New Order, Bjrk, Dido), Sally Herbert (Muse, Robbie Williams) and producer Mike Hedges and created exemplary depth in his soon to release soul-pop album. Kevin Daniel - Rockwood Music Hall After spending a lifetime of making music in a host of genres, including everything from big jazz bands to bluegrass quartets, kevin daniel started his solo career in 2013 with the release of his inaugural EP, FLY. Two decades of playing saxophone, piano, guitar, drums, bass, and singing had prepared Daniel to record and perform his own original music, while the sudden loss of his mother and stepfather provided the motivation to proceed with his dream. In 2018 Daniel released his second EP 'Myself Through You' to critical acclaim, with almost 200,000 views on the music video for the EP's title track. Macy's Herald Square Welcomes Comedian Phoebe Robinson and Activist Marley Dias to Celebrate Black History Month - Macy's Macy's Herald Square celebrates Black History Month by embracing and expressing the diversity of black people and culture. Comedian and co-star of podcast 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson, and 14-year-old activist and creator of #1000blackgirlbooks, Marley Dias, will appear at Macy's Herald Square in New York City for an evening of insightful dialogue. Bobby Thompson - Club Bonafide Bobby Thompson Fatai - Rockwood Music Hall Fatai's incredible viral online presence has won her a substantial international audience her relentless touring since has solidified her as an international sensation. Katie Henry Band - Club Bonafide Katie Henry Band Strange Anatomy - Rockwood Music Hall STRANGE ANATOMY is an art rock band from Brooklyn. We explore home made instruments, atypical song structures, and unique lyrical ideas. We make concise songs draped in experimental sound design and colorful, grandiose, improvisatory rock'n'roll noise. Ethan Eubanks Stage 3 Bar Balcony - Rockwood Music Hall Ethan Eubanks' Detroit Grease with Todd Caldwell and Al StreetOrgan grinding soul music from the 60's and 70'sEthan Eubanks Meadows - Rockwood Music Hall Hiding behind the alias Meadows is the Swedish songwriter Christoffer Wadensten. .The last couple of years Christoffer has toured extensively in clubs, festivals and theaters around Scandinavia, Europe, UK and USA, and built a big following. The Hugh Pool Band - 11th St. Bar The Hugh Pool Band has a residency here at 11th St. Bar on the third Thursday of each month unless Hugh's out of town rocking the rest of America. Hugh is a musician, songwriter, producer, and member of the New York Blues Hall of Fame who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues, country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National Steel Triolian, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro, played with a spark plug wrench through an Ibanez TS-9 overdrive pedal and a Dunlop Dyna comp compressor. Meet Celebrity Florist Jeff Leatham at Bloomingdale's - Bloomingdale's 59th Street Join us in welcoming Jeff to lead a tutorial on the art of flower arranging and to introduce his new Waterford Collection of statement giftware and barware. With purchase of VIP ticket, youll receive a guaranteed seat during the event, a Bloomingdales gift card to shop the collection, bites and sips, and a personal signing of your purchased item!https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-celebrity-florist-jeff-leatham-tickets-90361356249 Kyoko Oyobe Group - Fat Cat Kyoko Oyobe Group Bruce Williams Quintet - Fat Cat Bruce Williams Quintet After Hours hosted by Kate Cosco - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by Kate Cosco Cram-n' it! Sketch Show - The PIT Underground 24 hours. One theme. 2 sketch teams.What happens when two different teams are given the same topics and instructions.and only 24 hours? Watch them battle it out.For live updatesIG: @cram_n_it FB: @cramnitsketchshow ArtSee: Photos from the Jewish Daily Forward - Museum at Eldridge Street Calling all artsy kids and newshounds! Schools out and weve got the perfect vacation day for you. Join us for this special weekday family program as we look closely at selections from the exhibition Pressed: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward. Well examine photographic prints and historic pages from the Forward newspaper, the number-one news source for Jewish immigrants in the early 1900s. Well focus on how images tell stories and then make our own works of art exploring storytelling through images. Recommended for children five and up and their adult companions.$15 for adults$10 for children, students and seniorsSpace is limited; reservations required Caf Kitsun Super-Naturel - Caf Kitsun New York On February 20 from 6pm-9pm, Caf Kitsun New York will continue their monthly Super-Naturel series with an all new wine list and a set by NYC DJ, Justin Miller. Super-Naturel is a monthly event series curated by Caf Kitsun New York, from the multifaceted Paris-meets-Tokyo brand by Gildas Loac and Masaya Kuroki. Debuting on the heels of launching their natural wine program, curated by The Four Horsemens Billy Smith, each event of the series will celebrate the start of a new rotating selection of natural and low-intervention wines. All throughout the year, sip and dance to music by Odalys, Nianga Niang, Yellowtech, and more. For February, weve tapped Justin Miller. From his early days as a manager for DFA Records to becoming a seasoned, globally respected selector, Justin has been behind the scenes in the creation of some of electronic musics most vital household names. Whole Foods Market Presents: A Little Italy - New York, NY - TBA Welcome to A Little Italy, by Whole Foods Market!Join us for a special multicourse pop-up dinner as we bring the best of Italy to your city.Whole Foods cheese and wine experts will guide you through a menu of authentic Italian ingredients, including Italian wines, Prosciutto di Parma, IGOR Gorgonzola Dolce and more. Well also be cracking a wheel of 24-month-aged Parmigiano Reggiano youll get the chance to try this legendary cheese straight from a freshly cracked wheel.Space is limited; first come, first served. Must be 21+ to attend. Registered attendees will receive details of the pop-up dinner location in a confirmation email.Dinner is complimentary.Make your reservation on Thursday, February 13 on Eventbrite at 12PM EST: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whole-foods-market-presents-a-little-italy-new-york-ny-tickets-92739220505Buon appetito! Dueling Pianos With the Flying Ivories - Prohibition Our adults-only bar shows feature a rotating roster of the most sought-after performers in the country, hailing from Broadway to Vegas. Whether dueling or solo, it's always an all-request, rock and roll singalong for three straight hours our players fully engage the audience with a madcap mashup of music and comedy THE SHINING: An opera based on the Stephen King novel - The National Arts Club Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell present a concert/lecture preview featuring arias and ensembles from the opera and commentary by the creators.Synopsis: As winter caretaker Jack Torrance settles in with his wife and son at the haunted Overlook Hotel in the Rocky Mountains, he comes face to face with his own demonsreal and imagined. Cut off from the outside world by a monster blizzard, will the family survive the evil forces within the hotel? Overcoming Mountains: Mindfulness as a Leadership Practice for Anyone - Japan Society Do you find yourself spun-up and irritable at work? Do you ever feel stuck and looking for better options? To be more effective, influential CEOs practice mindfulness to make the most of their intense daily routines. Mindfulness opens up the possibility of enjoying a higher level of inner freedom, creating wiser choices, and developing a more focused and flexible mind, not to mention a greater level of well-being.Join us on a journey towards enlightenment with widely respected priest Dai Ajari Ryojun Shionuma and pioneer in teaching self-management to executives Jeremy Hunter. Being the first person in 1,300 years to complete the most difficult ascetic practices in the Shugendo Buddhist tradition, Shionuma is a source of wisdom for some of Japans top leaders in government and business. Professor Hunter, who lived with terminal illness for nearly two decades, teaches at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. He advises corporate leaders from prestigious American and Japanese organizations on why managing their minds should be their top priority.In this program, the speakers share their personal and professional insights into mindfulness, leadership, and success... (read more) Raphael Attila Vogl, Organ - The Juilliard School Raphael Attila Vogl, Organ Student Composers Showcase - The Juilliard School Jeffrey Millarsky conducts the Juilliard Orchestra performing four world premieres by Juilliard student composers. Maggie Rene Valdman, Mezzo-Soprano - The Juilliard School Maggie Rene Valdman, Mezzo-Soprano Georgeanne Banker, Bassoon - The Juilliard School Georgeanne Banker, Bassoon Jumpstart Young Professionals Boards Adult Prom at Pianos NYC - Pianos NYC Jumpstarts Young Professionals Board will be hosting an Adult Prom, featuring the band Saved by the 90s, on February 20 at Pianos in the Lower East Side. Tickets are $100 each and cover general admission, 2 hours of open bar, and pizza. Attire is prom-inspired. There will also be a raffle with tons of great prizes and a silent auction for Hamilton tickets. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.jstart.org/event/adult-prom/. Jumpstart is a national early education organization working towards the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. It provides language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promotes quality early learning for all children. Since 1993, the organization has trained more than 50,000 college students and community volunteers to transform the lives of over 123,000 preschool children nationwide. Raphael Attila Vogl, Organ - The Juilliard School Raphael Attila Vogl, Organ Student Composers Showcase - The Juilliard School Jeffrey Millarsky conducts the Juilliard Orchestra performing four world premieres by Juilliard student composers. Ann Tobbe Inspired Homes - Children's Museum of the Arts Using Ann Toebbe's intricate floor plans as inspiration, create a home relief sculpture with clay! Georgeanne Banker, Bassoon - The Juilliard School Georgeanne Banker, Bassoon Maggie Rene Valdman, Mezzo-Soprano - The Juilliard School Maggie Rene Valdman, Mezzo-Soprano Riho Band ''Album Release Party''- Jazz - Shrine Riho is a drummer, percussionist and composer. She was born in Chiba, Japan. At three years of age, she began with piano. While playing percussion in her middle school wind orchestra the conductor asked her to play drums, which was the start of her life as a drummer. Riho performed with that band as a leading performer and featured soloist in the world-premiere performance in 2011 at the WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) 15th International Conference in Taiwan. Their performances were covered extensively by various media in Asia such as The Epoch Times Taiwan, Sankei Shimbun, Chayi City Art News, and Taiwanese government website by Ministry of Culture. The Sifer: Hip Hop & Spoken Word Open Mic - Shrine VISION: Upper Manhattan is an oasis of creativity and artistic expression...it's Nina Simone meets Nas, it's Flying Lotus meets Roy Ayers, it's Prince meets J Dilla. Inspired by the revitalization of the New Harlem Renaissance, NYC's Hip Hop & Spoken Word Jam Session, presents a fusion of audio art backed by our live hip hop jam band Likwuidity. The Sifer encourages education initiatives while using our love for music to bring cultures closer together. Whole Foods Market Presents A Little Italy - NYC Welcome to A Little Italy, by Whole Foods Market!Join us for a special multicourse pop-up dinner as we bring the best of Italy to your city.Whole Foods cheese and wine experts will guide you through a menu of authentic Italian ingredients, including Italian wines, Prosciutto di Parma, IGOR Gorgonzola Dolce and more. Well also be cracking a wheel of 24-month-aged Parmigiano Reggiano youll get the chance to try this legendary cheese straight from a freshly cracked wheel.Space is limited; first come, first served. Must be 21+ to attend. Registered attendees will receive details of the pop-up dinner location in a confirmation email.Dinner is complimentary.Buon appetito! Sylvia Cuenca Group - Smalls Sylvia is an active drummer on the New York jazz scene who is contributingoutstanding performances in a variety of situations. Paul Bollenback's emotionally expressive style and eclectic approach is the result of a wide range of influences, including Carlos Santana, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, .Saxophonist Ralph Bowen has made his mark on the New York jazz scene for over three decades, while bringing his "casual perfectionism" to clubs, concert halls, and festivals .Jared Gold, organist and pianist, earned his B.A. in jazz performance from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Eliot Zigmund Quartet - Smalls Veteran jazz drummer Eliot Zigmund has enjoyed a wide and varied careeer in jazz spanning forty years of playing. Pianist/Composer/Arranger and Jazz Educator, Allen Farnham, has been a mainstay in the in the New York City jazz scene since the early 1980s.Saxophonist and composer Matt Garrison, a native New Yorker, has been on the NYC jazz scene since 1997.Bassist David Kingsnorth has performed with the John Abercrombie/Rob Scheps Quartet, Steve Chelliah-Jazz Funk Rock Soul - Shrine Steve Chelliah, a prized Malaysian export is an award-winning guitarist and composer based in New York City. This talented young man traces his musical heritage back through a long lineage of South Indian court composers in the Carnatic tradition and has studied extensively in both Western and Eastern traditions. Thanks to his rich, sophisticated musical background, Chelliah has developed groundbreaking improvisational and compositional techniques which utilize all of the Eastern exotic scales (Indian Ragas) within a Western frame-work to open up a whole new world of melodic and harmonic innovation. This fresh new system called the FuzAsian Method can be heard throughout his work. The Unique Band - Soul R&B - Shrine The Unique Band is a NY based R band with a style of its own. Our vocalists bring an up close and personal touch to their performance. Our band has a fine group of well rounded musicians that are able to bring a unique flare to the music. We bring the party & the show with us! Even those less inclined to get up and dance have been seen (at the very least) tapping their feet and bopping along to the solid beats & rhythmic SOULFUL repertoire that is The UNIQUE BAND. DJ Birane - Shrine One of NYC's finest African DJ, the best coup decall, hiphop & RnB, dancehall, soca, Zouk, Naija, and salsa in the city. Donyc Presents Julius Dein - Gramercy Theatre 16+ Unless Accompanied by a Guardian Jazz and Swing with the Harlem Swing Dance Society! - Pelham Fritz Recreation Center Join us for a Black History Month special event as we celebrate Harlem's most famous dance genre with The Lindy Hop. The Black Soul Experience - Groove 21 & overTwo item minimumPlease note there is a $10 cover charge on FridayFor 9:00 pm shows, ALL members of your party must arrive by 8:45 to be guaranteed seating. Your reservation is not guaranteed if you show up after 8:45pm (even if you come with your entire group). Dark Days of Winter Candlelight Ghost Tour of Manhattans Most Haunted House (The New York Times) - Merchant's House Museum Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into the shadows of history to see the house where seven family members died and hear true tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them.#1 Most Haunted Place in NYC (TimeOut New York) Watson Adventures Grand Central Scramble Family Scavenger Hunt - Grand Central Terminal Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for adults and kids 7 and up! Kids and adults work together to uncover the secrets of this amazing train station. To win, youll have to go nuts in the Whispering Gallery, learn a secret about the stars in the sky, find TV celebs in the food court, stand on fish under an upside-down tree in the Grand Central Market, and learn the arrival time of a ghost train. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Advance purchase is required. ITalk Events - Ogilvy & Mather Advertising #iTalk is a Leadership Entertainment Event Series coined "Motivational Nightlife" currently on tour.. debuting NEXT at: Ogilvy & Mather Advertising (636 11th Ave NYC) Friday Night Feb 21 (followed by London and Miami later this year) Highlights include; business networking, celebrity red carpet walk covered by GETTY Images, NYC Media, complimentary drinks, special performance by PHILLY FREEWAY signed to JAY-Z's label-Roc Nation, a special run-way "experience" by Curvy Fashion Week NYC (www.curvyfashionweek.com) explosive 9-minute- leadership testimonial "talks" given by global business leaders and celebrity entertainers traveling from across the U.S., India, Australia and Europe to share "their story!" YOU CAN: learn more about #iTalkNYC, how the platform merges leadership content with pop culture & stage drama to inspire DIVERSE audiences AND PURCHASE TIX via the link below https://italkevents.com/nyc/ ****VIP & General Admission Available**** Be Inspired! Network! Party with Us! "Were doing Leadership Differently!" JOIN US! **Sponsored by Comcast, NBC Universal, MD Sports Management, and a host of others!Program Outline: 6 PM- Red Carp... (read more) Butch and the Elevaters - Rockwood Music Hall Butch Phelps--Songwriter, singer, guitarist, collaborator, teacher and student. Butch began playing guitar and writing songs at an early age. Having lived in most regions of the USA at one time or another, his deep appreciation for writers and performers reached new heights while living in Portland, Oregon. Upon arriving in NYC he became immersed in the legendary musicians of the East Village. Proudly shared the stage with Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Brian Stoltz, Chip Robinson, Keith Christopher, and too many to poweful influences to continue...Still soaking up influences everywhere he can, Butch currently resides in Hell's Kitchen, NYC Rosu Lup - Rockwood Music Hall Drawing on elements of orchestral instrumentation, electronic, ethereal, and folk sounds, Rosu Lup's music is as unique as the origin of their name which is Romanian for "red wolf." The duo's new album, The Ranger, works through difficult phases of life and finds them discovering hope along the way. Lead single "What You Need" premiered with Substream Magazine, with the outlet noting that it's "a deeply nuanced, beautiful track that will have listeners thinking about it for a long time." Wakey Wakey - Rockwood Music Hall Michael Grubbs performed in bar bands and musical theater productions before launching Wakey!Wakey!, a pop/rock group that put his piano background and vocal skills to good use. Grubbs' childhood had been filled with piano lessons his mother, a longtime piano teacher, made sure her children practiced the instrument daily and he built Wakey!Wakey!'s sound upon the influences of Billy Joel, Elton John, George Gershwin, and other ivory-pounding songwriters. Signing with Family Records, his group released several buzzworthy recordings before piquing the curiosity of Mark Schawhn, creator of the long-running TV series One Tree Hill. Schawhn picked one of the band's songs, "War Sweater," to appear during the season six finale, and Grubbs was also recruited to play a recurring role in the show's seventh season. Meanwhile, Wakey!Wakey! continued playing shows in their native New York City while putting the finishing touches on Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said the Last Time I Saw You..., which marked the band's full-length debut in early 2010. The follow-up, 2014's Salvation, was a crowd-funded album thematically based around hope and new beginnings. Notable for its pop sound, Salvation he... (read more) Luke Wesley - Rockwood Music Hall Growing up in a large family, Luke Wesley's musical influences were all over the place. Born and raised in the small north central Ohio farm town of Shelby, he spent his time listening to anything from Dion and the Belmonts and The Beatles to Guns N' Roses and The Clash. The variety of influences coming into the household helped shape Luke's pop rock brand. "There was always a cassette tape from a Billboard compilation that I was desperately trying to wear out. That combined with the eclectic tastes of my older brothers made for an interesting cornucopia of music around the house." says Luke.In Elementary school he started learning percussion, but later, in High School, things began to take off musically as Luke started to teach himself piano. Today he has taken those musical influences and the percussive attack on piano to craft a decidedly unique modern brand of blue eyed soul. Luke's smoky, soulful voice drew comparisons on his debut album (Because We Never Talk About It) to the likes of Marc Cohn and Bruce Hornsby. Bryan Dunn - Rockwood Music Hall Bryan Dunn's gutsy roots rock sounds like your favorite faded denim: intimate, classic, love-worn & real. Combining the addictive hooks of the British Invasion, the storied swagger of Austin, Texas, & the plaintive soul of his Irish ancestry, Dunn's songs are instant earworms. His deft wordplay rewards multiple listens & his exuberant live shows compel even cooler-than-thou Brooklyn to let loose & dance like there's no tomorrow. Night Spins - Rockwood Music Hall Garage pop laced with city grit, dark humor, and rock 'n' roll attitudethat's the play-it-on-repeat music that Brooklyn-based band Night Spins is cranking out right now. Born out of the American South, the four-piece band melds its innate theatricality with influences like Iggy Pop, Tom Waits and Modest Mouse, for an unrivaledand must-seedisplay of contemporary showmanship. So what does that sound like? Sizzling riffs, earworm hooks, raw vocalsall imbued with a Southern-bred shake of the supernatural. Fans who go to see Night Spins know one thing: They're gonna get a show. Big Hands Rhythm and Blues Band - Rockwood Music Hall Big Hands Rhythm & Blues Band, out of New York City, combines the authenticity of Chess Records era artists like Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker with the reckless abandon of groups like The Sonics and The MC5. Bohemia After Dark Jazz Jam Fridays 12am 3am Led by the Bohemia Allstars - Cafe Bohemia The Jam Session Fridays at the Cafe Bohemia DONATIONS Late night Jam Sessions - All Jazz Musicians Welcome! 12AM - 3AM House Band: The Bohemia Allstars led by Kyle Poole Sponsored in Mister Diva & The Gents - Don't Tell Mama Mister Diva & the Gents cleverly blend music and comedy to serve up fresh renditions of favorite jazz, blues, and pop standards. Todd Herbert Quartet - Fat Cat Todd Herbert Quartet The Supreme Queens - Fat Cat The Supreme Queens Ricky Rodriguez Group - Fat Cat Ricky Rodriguez Group After Hours hosted by Jared Gold - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by Jared Gold Jennifer Donnell - Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Subject: Motivational Nightlife Hits NYC- Friday Night Feb 21st. #iTalk is a Leadership Entertainment Event Series coined "Motivational Nightlife" currently on tour.. debuting NEXT at: Ogilvy & Mather Advertising (636 11th Ave NYC) Friday Night Feb 21 (followed by London and Miami later this year) Highlights include; business networking, celebrity red carpet walk covered by GETTY Images, NYC Media, complimentary drinks, special performance by PHILLY FREEWAY signed to JAY-Z's label-Roc Nation, a special run-way "experience" by Curvy Fashion Week NYC (www.curvyfashionweek.com) explosive 9-minute- leadership testimonial "talks" given by global business leaders and celebrity entertainers traveling from across the U.S., India, Australia and Europe to share "their story!" YOU CAN: learn more about #iTalkNYC, how the platform merges leadership content with pop culture & stage drama to inspire DIVERSE audiences AND PURCHASE TIX via the link below https://italkevents.com/nyc/ ****VIP & General Admission Available**** Be Inspired! Network! Party with Us! "Were doing Leadership Differently!" JOIN US! **Sponsored by Comcast, NBC Universal, MD Spo... (read more) Noah Becker Trio - Cafe Bohemia Saxophonist and composer Noah Becker was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Becker has appeared on over 30 recordings - 5 as a leader, and performed all over the world. Noah began playing the saxophone at the early age of 11. Becker grew up in the Vancouver area in Western Canada after his family re-settled there. He moved to New York City in 1997 and has since performed with and studied with some of the best musicians in the city. In 2019 Becker performed at the Village Vanguard as a guest of saxophonist David Murray - Becker plays regularly in clubs around the city. Becker studied with Pat Labarbera, Bob Mover and Ornette Coleman among other teachers and friends. In addition to being an accomplished saxophonist on the New York scene, Noah Becker is also a visual artist and published writer. Applied Mindfulness Workshop: Life is a Practice: Transform Your Mind. Create Quality of Life. - Japan Society How do you most effectively use your most important asset, namely your own mind? Mindfulness is a powerful tool that can help you meet everyday challenges and difficult times, leading to greater clarity, freedom, and well-being. This workshop puts into practice the ideas that were explored in the event on the previous evening. You will be introduced to the foundations of mindfulness and practical techniques to increase effectiveness and quality of life at work and home.Speakers:Jeremy Hunter, Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute & Associate Professor of Practice, Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate Universit,Dai Ajari Ryojun Shionuma, Head Priest of Fukuju-san, Jigenji Temple; Completed The Omine Thousand Day Circumambulation (Omine Sennichi Kaihogyo) Exposing Politics: A Collection of Poetry Book Launch - Sisiters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center Award-winning author/poet/filmmaker/spoken word performer Oscar Sanders launches his social justice spoken word book Exposing Politics: A Collection of Poetry atSisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center at 1942 Amsterdam Avenue @ 156th St February 21, 2020 6pm-8pm212-862-3680Oscar Sanders will perform a set of portions of his book in ten (10) different characters"Oscar Sanders is the Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney of spoken word"Playwrights Horizon says, Exposing Politics is a poignant meditation of the troubling state of American Politics"Free Refreshments will be served Limited seating and ample standing room RSVP at malcolmentertainment@yahoo.com DAVID MCKAY - Cafe Bohemia DAVID MCKAY has a voice with a magnetic vibe, often called Voice Of An Angel and Velvety Smooth.Davids been a happy NYC secret, who has 5000 bonafide, loyal fans from NYC, Long Island, Boston and around the globe, including notable public figures/celebrities.David sings and writes in the new genre Kroonerpop as well as Jazz, is proudly endorsed by Sennheiser audio and Repetto shoes, and his band consists of a revolving roster of recent and past Grammy-winning artists.Celebrity fans/musicians are known to drop by to dine, as they listen with the audience, and sing along.Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedavidmckay/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DAVIDMCKAYONLINETwitter: http://twitter.com/MusicDAVIDMCKAYTwitch: http://twitch.com/thedavidmckay Paradigm - Prohibition Paradigm is a group of young elite professional musicians, each one dedicated to bringing the absolute best in entertainment. Fun, energetic, edgy, talented, this powerhouse band is experienced in making any evening an unforgettable experience. Members of Paradigm have performed with: Lauryn Hill, Lady AntebellumSkrillex, Damien Marley, Janelle Monae, Mulgrew Miller, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Oz Noy, Sirah, and have performed with the band members of: Billy Joel, Jon Bellion, Chubby Checker, Kool & The Gang, The Saturday Night Live Band and more. FashionSpeak Fridays: The Fashion Photography of Rodney Smith - The National Arts Club Photographer Rodney Smiths whimsical work has been compared to that of Belgian surrealist Ren Magritte. Acclaimed for his iconic black and white images, Smith created enchanted worlds full of subtle contradictions.Join Leslie Smolan, wife of the late artist, for an evening exploring his life and art. Smolan is a strategist, designer, and founding partner of the Carbone Smolan brand design agency. She is the co-author of the award-winning The Hat Book, and co-wrote Dialog: What Makes a Great Design Partnership.Surreal and whimsical fashion is highly encouraged! The George London Foundation Awards Competition Finals - The Morgan Library & Museum George London Foundation for Singers offers substantial awards to the most promising performers through its forty-ninth annual juried competition for outstanding young North American opera singers. The Competition Finals include performances by the finalists, a reception while the judges deliberate, and the announcement of the winners. Donyc Presents Julius Dein - Gramercy Theatre Age Restriction: 16+ Unless Accompanied by a Guardian Subway Silent Disco! - Overlook Weve made it through the first month of 2020. Celebrate in a new and exciting way: on the Subway! The MTA may not be reliable, but this party is always reliably fun!Wearing headphones playing two channels of non-stop party music, we go underground as we hit several iconic NYC subway platforms and terminals, as well as bars! Unlike your normal subway ride, your Party Tour Guide/Emcee will not only teach you about the NYC subway system, but have you doing some crazy things to surprise the unsuspecting passengers and onlookers.Its one night thatll have you saying, OMG, did we just do that?!Check-in location: Overlook BarCheck-in time: 7:00-7:45pm // Leave at 8:00pm*Party ends at Overlook BarTwo channels of music:Green Channel: Top 40 Dance HitsBlue Channel: 90s, 2k Throwbacks, Hip-HopYour experience includes: A pair of Quiet Events headphones An experienced tour guide/emcee Glow in the dark gear Fun NYC facts to tell your friends!Special Notes: 21+ to party Limited tickets so act fast! Comfortable shoes are recommendedWhat youll need: Metrocard with at least two swipes Valid ID Credit/debit card for check-in proce... (read more) Lee Cyphers, French Horn - The Juilliard School Lee Cyphers, French Horn Paris Myers, Double Bass - The Juilliard School Paris Myers, Double Bass HoJung Kim, Violin - The Juilliard School HoJung Kim, Violin Oscar Jiang, Piano - The Juilliard School Oscar Jiang, Piano Fox M Myers, Double Bass - The Juilliard School Fox M Myers, Double Bass DAVID MCKAY - Cafe Bohemia DAVID MCKAY has a voice with a magnetic vibe, often called Voice Of An Angel and Velvety Smooth.Davids been a happy NYC secret, who has 5000 bonafide, loyal fans from NYC, Long Island, Boston and around the globe, including notable public figures/celebrities.David sings and writes in the new genre Kroonerpop as well as Jazz, is proudly endorsed by Sennheiser audio and Repetto shoes, and his band consists of a revolving roster of recent and past Grammy-winning artists.Celebrity fans/musicians are known to drop by to dine, as they listen with the audience, and sing along.Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedavidmckay/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DAVIDMCKAYONLINETwitter: http://twitter.com/MusicDAVIDMCKAYTwitch: http://twitch.com/thedavidmckay Sayuri Kuru, Violin and Keina Satoh, Cello - The Juilliard School Sayuri Kuru, Violin and Keina Satoh, Cello Paris Myers, Double Bass - The Juilliard School Paris Myers, Double Bass HoJung Kim, Violin - The Juilliard School HoJung Kim, Violin Habitats - Children's Museum of the Arts What do animals need to feel safe? How do their habitats provide safety? Create your animal habitat and include everything they need to thrive! Oscar Jiang, Piano - The Juilliard School Oscar Jiang, Piano Fox M Myers, Double Bass - The Juilliard School Fox M Myers, Double Bass Fox M Myers, Double Bass - The Juilliard School Fox M Myers, Double Bass Personal Clay Artifacts inspired by LaKela Brown - Children's Museum of the Arts LaKela Brown creates plaster reliefs by casting accessories from hip hop culture such hoop earrings, gold chains, and more. Today, think of something that is important to you or your culture and use clay to create a relief of it! Draw, press, and imprint into the clay to create your very own artifact. Art and Augmented Reality - Children's Museum of the Arts Explore CMA's exhibition "Home Sweet Home" with AR! Using augmented reality, young artists can superimpose their own artworks in the gallery, or make their own addition to existing works of art. What will you add to our exhibition? Bird's Eye View Cities - Children's Museum of the Arts Imagine yourself as a bird flying over your city. What landmarks would you recognize from this unfamiliar view? Use beads, buttons, and miniature houses to create this fantastical depiction of your neighborhood. 'From There to Here: Military Veterans' Experiences' - Salmagundi Club New York As part of its on-going dialogue with the militarycommunity, the Salmagundi Club on New York (SCNY) is proud to present From There to Here:Military Veterans Experiences, a veteran-curated exhibit of military veterans art and words,opening on Monday, February 10th, its Patrons Gallery at 47 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village.Partnering with Omar Columbus, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and NYC-based photographer, theexhibition intends to foster a better understanding and dialogue within and between themilitary and civilian communities. As an advocate and participant in veterans arts initiatives, hehas brought together veteran art and experiences from the NYC-area and nationwide coveringall branches of the U.S. Armed Forces across eras ranging from World War II through thepresent conflicts.SCNYs President Elizabeth Spencer notes, Many veterans and the family members want to telltheir stories, but those conversations can be difficult to start. Often, art can be a starting placeto communicate with others.The exhibit is open to the public at no charge, February 10 through February 21, 2020. Thegallery hours are Monday thru Friday 1 6 PM, and Saturd... (read more) Reilly Xu, Organ - The Juilliard School Reilly Xu, Organ Kitchen Planning Workshop - IKEA Planning Studio Design your dream kitchen! Welcome to the IKEA Planning Studio! Do you want a smart, multi-functional, stylish kitchen designed to meet your everyday wants and needs? If so, join us during our kitchen workshops every Saturday!* Well show you how to combine function and form to create a kitchen that youll love spending time in. RSVP below, show your IKEA Family card, or come in to sign up on site to join the free workshops and enjoy refreshments. Get special offers with your Family card as well! *Our kitchen workshops will take place at the IKEA Planning Studio from 1-2:30 p.m. from February 22nd through March 21st. RSVP here. Spring Kitchen Event Offers: February 19th through March 29th: 30% OFF select doors 10% OFF custom Quartz countertops Up to 50% off select appliances Map Student Recital | Violin - The Juilliard School Juilliard's Music Advancement Program (MAP) educates music students ages 8 to 18 on Saturdays. See their series of free student recitals throughout the year! Students of Lucie Gelinas and Pala Garcia will perform. Irene Lee, Cello - The Juilliard School Irene Lee, Cello Watson Adventures Hunt For The Throne Scavenger Hunt - Metropolitan Museum of Art Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt at the Metropolitan Museum inspired by the hit TV show and pop culture phenomenon, the Game of Thrones. Hunters will tackle Game of Thrones trivia questions to find art and objects that reflect the characters, locations, and themes of the show. Youll encounter ancient weapon, decapitations, tortures, earthly delights, and sinister agents, as well as works of art that might call to mind Lannisters, Starks, and the dreaded White Walkers. Play well and you could claim dominion over all. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required. Sylvia Cuenca Quartet - Smalls Sylvia is an active drummer on the New York jazz scene who is contributingoutstanding performances in a variety of situations.Paul Bollenback's emotionally expressive style and eclectic approach is the result of a wide range of influences, including Carlos Santana, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Herbie HancockSaxophonist Ralph Bowen has made his mark on the New York jazz scene for over three decades, while bringing his "casual perfectionism" to clubs, concert halls, and festivals .Jared Gold, organist and pianist, earned his B.A. in jazz performance from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He received the 1998 Governor's Award for Jazz Performance . Eliot Zigmund Quartet - Smalls Veteran jazz drummer Eliot Zigmund has enjoyed a wide and varied careeer in jazz spanning forty years of playing.Pianist Composer Arranger and Jazz Educator, Allen Farnham, has been a mainstay in the in the New York City jazz scene since the early 1980s.Saxophonist and composer Matt Garrison, a native New Yorker, has been on the NYC jazz scene since 1997.Bassist David Kingsnorth has performed with the John Abercrombie/Rob Scheps Quartet Pete the Cat - BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind upso the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth.But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus! Recommended for ages 4 and up. thelovemaze.com Singles Match In Art @ The Jewish Museum - The Jewish Museum Connect art with love. Meet and match to explore the sea of art in partnership. Partnering is done with LoveMazes scientific match making algorithm.Dont forget to unlock mazes to locate potential matches and go on virtual dates to get acquainted before your joint venture.RSVP to secure a spot: https://thelovemaze.com/eventsJoin LoveMaze today, Unlock Mazes to identify your activity partners, and start earning Maze Credits to get Free fun activity driven dating events: https://enter.thelovemaze.com. More info on LoveMaze: https://thelovemaze.com. Bluescraft Winter Festival - Shrine A twice monthly live music event in downtown New York City. Our manifesto: We are focused on blues, country, blue grass, swing, and other American roots music styles. We feature artists who are fully committed to playing that style of music, not "part timers". BluesCraft is NOT a blues jam. We live in a jam-free zone lol. Logan Bryck, French Horn - The Juilliard School Logan Bryck, French Horn Ayoinmotion - Afrobeats House Hip Hop - Shrine Essence Magazine in their recent feature on him, referred to Ayoinmotion as "a dynamic performer who draws inspiration from his passion as well as his desire to create unforgettable music that leaves a lasting impression on any audience" Ayoinmotion is a uniquely dynamic performer whose high octane delivery and stage mastery recently set ablaze the legendary Essence Festival 25th Anniversary Edition. He has opened for Afrobeats superstar Davido, Teni The Entertainer, Talib Kweli at the legendary and also recently headlined Carnegie Hall's neighborhood concert series. Accompanied by an infectiously energetic band and pulsating Afrobeats dancers that engage the crowd, Ayo's musical performance is steeped in the vibrancy of an authentic and worldwide sound. His new EP, SOVA within three months of release surpassed 72,000 streams. DJ Fols from Nigeria - Shrine DJ FOLS is a DJ who has been around for a while and is based out of Brooklyn, NY. He specializes in all types of music from African tunes (Nigerian, Ghana, Coupe Decale, Soukous), to current hip-hop music to old school jams, reggae/dancehall, soca. These are just to name a few. He does it all weddings, birthday parties, parades, baby showers, in-house parties and is definitely a regular on the club scene. As a professional DJ and also someone who grew up in a music-oriented household, he has perfected the art of assessing his crowd and selecting and belting out tunes that keep them on their feet until the "party done". Drake Driscoll, Cello - The Juilliard School Drake Driscoll, Cello Drake Driscoll, Cello - The Juilliard School Drake Driscoll, Cello Brenden Zak, Violin - The Juilliard School Brenden Zak, Violin Marc E. Bassy Pmd Tour - Gramercy Theatre 16+ Unless Accompanied by a Guardian Watson Adventures Wizard School Scavenger Hunt 2: The Museum of Magical History - American Museum of Natural History Join us on a Harry Potter-themed scavenger hunt for ages 10 and up! Embark on a wizarding adventure at the American Museum of Natural History where youll search for exhibits that echo characters, places and enchanted objects in the books and movies of the Harry Potter universe. Be prepared to track fantastic beasts through a forbidden (rain)forest, dance with Hagrid-like giants, encounter a cute cousin of dragons and more. This hunt references the books to provide a bridge to many wonderful exhibits. Kids must be accompanied by an adult, but all-adult teams can compete separately. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required. The Midnight show with Johnny O'Neal - Smoke Jazz and Supper Club "this fine pianist and singer is a throwback to the long-gone days when performers had to know any song that was thrown at them, and then toss it off with authority. He has built a coterie of devoted listeners entranced by his old-school erudition. O'Neal celebrates the release of his album "In the Moment"" The New Yorker thelovemaze.com Singles Dating, Match In Books - Amazon Books Meet and match in your favorite books and bookstores. See if your thoughts match.Matching is done with LoveMaze scientific match making algorithm. A profile and RSVP in LoveMaze are required. https://thelovemaze.com/events.Join LoveMaze today for free, UNLOCK MAZES to identify your activity partner, and start earning MAZE CREDITS to get FREE fun activity driven dating events: https://enter.thelovemaze.com. More info on LoveMaze: https://thelovemaze.com. Funktime - Rockwood Music Hall Funktime Balter Band - Rockwood Music Hall Balter Band is a North Jersey group formed in 2016 out of a jam collective of old high school friends. Now grown to 10 pieces, combining funk, rock, dance, jazz, and r&b, the band draws on the diverse influences and backgrounds of its members to transform life's chaos into solid grooves and good times. History of Jazz in NYC Listening Party @ Underground Jazz Lounge - Cafe Bohemia Brought to you by NY Adventure Club:Flashback to the 1950s. After you round the corner of Barrow Street in the West Village and head inside an unassuming restaurant, you stumble upon a music lounge packed with a jazz-hungry audience. You find your seat and take a look on stage, expecting to see just another no-name musician on the NYC jazz circuit instead, youre laying eyes on jazz legends like Miles Davis and Art Blakey, who are filling the intimate space with the most divine tunes your ears have ever heard.Fast forward 60 years. That legendary club and all its stories have largely been forgotten as its doors officially closed in 1960, seemingly for good. Though fortunately, it has been restored and reopened underneath the original space, and its resident jazz historian is ready to share the stories and music that transformed it into one of NYCs most famous jazz lounges.Join New York Adventure Club as we explore the history of jazz in NYC at the recently reopened Caf Bohemia, a historic West Village jazz lounge that has been home to some of the worlds greatest jazz musicians, including John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and Cannonball Adderly.Led by Caf Bohemia... (read more) Shabbat Shalom, Welcome Home to R&R - FREE Family Fun on Shabbat, February 22nd - Welcoming All Based On The Mishpatim Torah Portion - Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Shabbat Shalom, Welcome Home to R&R - FREE Family Fun on Shabbat, February 22nd - Welcoming All Based On The Mishpatim Torah PortionThe Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is a place for all to grow, connect, and learn. This February, the JCC is proudly promoting Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). JDAIM is a worldwide effort to raise awareness and champion the integrity of people with disabilities. Gentle Reminder: There is no R&R on Sat, Feb 29.Join the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Saturday, February 22nd from 2 to 5 p.m. for a free R&R Shabbat afternoon.R&R is an incredible alternative to the typical New York Saturday, where the entire community is invited for guaranteed family fun, including lots of entertainment and delicious, nutritious snacks. The program is open to the public and no registration is necessary. More details and a full weekly schedule are available at mmjccmanhattan.org. R&R programs run until March 28.During this afternoon, well have some fun with an All Ages Disco-Dis-glow Dance Party for Every-BODY!, Face Painting with Jaime, Mainstages Theater Workshop: Games with Zishe, Mainstages Theater Show: We Are NYC: ... (read more) Harlem Stage Presents: Burlesque: The Sweet Spot - Harlem Stage The Sweet Spot, created by Ainsley Burrows, is a high-energy; heart-pumping; down-right decadent-dancing; laugh-out-loud burlesque stage production celebrating the sexier side of life. Performing in over 30 cities, this immersive show takes you on a bold adventure where anything can happen.Get ready to experience the world's best performance poets, sultry burlesque dancers, live music, comedy and the most electrified host you have ever seen. Brilliantly weaving satire, artistry and current top 40 hits, this is 21st century burlesque at its best!Leave your rules, restrictions and expectations at the door and let The Sweet Spot open your spirit, awaken your passions and leave you in a sweeter place. Ivan Renta's Latin Jazz Quintet - Fat Cat Ivan Renta's Latin Jazz Quintet POD - Fat Cat POD After Hours hosted by Greg Glassman - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by Greg Glassman Night of the Living Funk - Rockwood Music Hall Balls to the wall Funk conceived in Italy, brought back from the dead in NYC!Conceived by brothers Jon and Chris Lijoi during a tour through Italy, NIGHT OF THE LIVING FUNK is a contemporary funk ensemble that mixes old school face melting funk with modern twists and classic ZOMBIE flicks from the back alleys of Hollywood. Their influences range from Parliament to Outkast and everything in between. So be ready for anything, and most of all, be ready to dance! Mitchel Evan - Rockwood Music Hall Mitchel Evan is an American songwriter from Richmond, Virginia that is dedicated to keeping authentic music and honest storytelling alive. His journey from Virginia to Colorado and back again has resulted in two EP's and a full length album with his band, Mitchel Evan & The Mangrove, as well as his first solo release, the "Little Horse Tapes". Evan has recently relocated back to his hometown of Richmond and continues to write, record and perform at a prolific rate. Nathaniel Bellows - Rockwood Music Hall Nathaniel Bellows is an author, visual artist, and musician. His most recent album is SWAN AND WOLF, 10 songs accompanied by 10 of his illustrations. Paulo Coelho - Rockwood Music Hall Paulo Coelho was born in Tomar Portugal and landed in the US at 6 months old. His first instrument was the accordion at age 4 then went on to study Saxaphone, Cello, Piano, Guitar, Bass, all types and styles of World Percussion and every instrument he could get his hands on till discovering his voice in high school chorus. Chorus lead him to Star in the yearly musicals even as a freshman newcomer. He started writing at age 13 after assembling his 4 piece Rock Band. He would later study at the New Jersey City University as a Tenor Voice major while singing as a lead in the Gospel choir. The same would hold true at William Paterson University this time as a Baritone Voice major with his involvement as a lead in the Classical choir. After college the world would come calling and invite Paulo on tour with his own original project throughout Italy with Producer/Guitarist Nunzio Signore, Dave Johnson and Steve Logan. Soon after much success touring in Europe Paulo would be invited to the French Caribbean on tour followed by an invitation to travel, perform and record in Switzerland, Germany, Amsterdam, Spain, Portugal and finally back to NYC. While performing in NYC Paulo Coelho met GAVI... (read more) Defrance - Rockwood Music Hall deFrance has been called the "hardest working band in Arkansas," racking up more than 600 shows since forming in 2015. The band calls Little Rock home but these "road warriors" carry their modern take on classic rock & roll across the nation every week, having performed shows at legendary venues such as the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California, as well as earning the respect of fans statewide, with two of their songs being selected for use in Arkansas tourism commercials. The band's technical prowess and deliverance of a truly pure rock & roll sound has been recognized with support opportunities for ZZ Top, Whiskey Myers, Robert Randolph, Shooter Jennings, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and most recently the band earned the exclusive opening spot for Bon Jovi on their 2018 This House is Not For Sale tour at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, performing in front of 14,000 people. Jeff Fiorello - Rockwood Music Hall Jeff Fiorello Kalen - Rockwood Music Hall KALEN is a songwriter, singer, keyboard player, and lyricist based in NYC, known for her dynamic live performances. Since leading the moody rock band, KALEN & The Sky Thieves (Ropeadope Records), she performs solo, supported by local talent; with her electronic project, Death By Piano; and with ambient poetry band, Late Sea. KALEN performs across the country having played stages such as Brooklyn Bowl, Rough Trade, & Joe's Pub (NYC), DC9 (Washington, DC), One Longfellow Square (Portland, ME), and The Mint (LA). She has been compared to Hiatus Kaiyote, Portishead, Peter Gabriel, Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, and Karen O of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. KALEN has earned honorable mention for her lyrics in American Songwriter. Relax Mag says, "KALEN is a singer-songwriter with real character." IKEA After Dark: Sleep Movement Festival - IKEA Planning Studio IKEA After Dark: Sleep Movement Festival Welcome to the IKEA Planning Studio! On February 22nd, IKEA Family cardholders are welcome to join us for our Sleep Movement Festival. From 3-8pm, we will be hosting a series of games, giveaways, and events including a complimentary yoga class and story time for children! Youll learn how to freshen up your bedroom with our different textiles in our Dress the Bed workshop, followed by a game in which a winner will take home a prize, learn what kind of pillow best suits you to get the best nights sleep, and get to take home your pillow if you win the game! Learn how to stay organized in the new year with our PAX Wardrobes, and after all that, unwind with a yoga session while your children enjoy our story time. Times for the workshops and events we are offering can be found at the link included. RSVP and make sure to show your IKEA Family card (or sign up in store) to enjoy learning how to create the best environment for yourself! IKEA Family cardholders will also enjoy our sales starting on 2/12 through 2/23: 20% off all mattresses over $150 25% off select KALLAX 50% off SUNDALANDET wardrobe 50% off NORDMELA chest ... (read more) Newcomers Club - Rockwood Music Hall Newcomers Club was founded by John Roach and Geoff Lynn. Raised outside of Boston on old folk music and Dad's radio, they moved to New York after finishing school to start a band. They performed as a duo for a year and a half, writing songs and working on their harmonies. They were lucky enough to find a circle of pretty amazing musicians over the years and, in a wild time-warp turn of events, Newcomers Club has become a powerhouse seven-piece band. With a focus on compelling vocal arrangements, they'll bring you to tears with heartache harmonies and get you moving with rocking refrains. And every now and then, they'll scale it back down to it's roots to remember the point of it all - to sing together as friends, same as when we were kids. Zach Jones and the Tricky Bits - Rockwood Music Hall Zach Jones & the Tricky Bits are living proof of the continuing charm of power-pop. Centered around Jones's undeniable vocal talent and gleeful, witty songcraft, the band's catalogue has the tunefulness and longing of The Beatles, The Byrds, Big Star, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The Royale Minks - Rockwood Music Hall The Royale Minks Bruce Harris Quartet - Cafe Bohemia One of the five young jazz players you should know. WYNTON MARSALIS (EBONY MAGAZINE)Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, trumpeter Bruce Harris has earned a reputation as one of the most important and emerging voices in jazz today. Harriss love for music began in his home where the sounds of his grandfathers alto saxophone and New York's storied music traditions of bebop and hip-hop consumed him. Inspired by acclaimed director Spike Lees Mo Better Blues, Harris became enamored with the trumpet and at the age of 13 his musical journey started. Heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown and Dizzy Gillespie, Harris performed in the Essentially Ellington jazz band competition as a high school junior, earning the opportunity to play alongside famed trumpeter and jazz historian, Wynton Marsalis. Harris went on to earn a Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree in Jazz Performance at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, where he was mentored by trumpet virtuoso, Jon Faddis.Bruce Harriss professional career as a performer has been defined by his infectious joy, undeniable passion and youthful energy. His chops were honed in many of New York's p... (read more) Evie Joy and Morgan Reilly With Lyncs - Rockwood Music Hall At just under five-feet tall, Manhattan resident Evie Joy plays her set with no shoes on for a more grounded performance. A multi-instrumentalist, Evie uses her ukulele Ed, a keyboard, a bass, multiple percussive instruments (including a banana), and a loop pedal to build vocal/ instrumental arrangements live. Evie studied opera for 12 years but currently plays what she calls "ukulele rap" and has toured all across the globe, from London to Seattle and even on Caribbean Cruise Lines. A recipient of the Johnny Mercer Fellowship, Evie gets the crowd laughing alongside her by adding funny one liners in between verses. "There is a sadness in everything," she says in regard to her comedy in her music, "but that's where we should find humor." Having been recognized by PopDust for writing "a canticle of female empowerment", one of Evie's passions is to inspire women to live their truest, most powerful lives, unburdened by social norms. Special Guest Tba - Rockwood Music Hall Special Guest Tba Celebrate National Margarita Day at Aejo! - Aejo Tribeca Whether you like them on the rocks, frozen, spicy or plain, National Margarita Day should be honored every year. On Saturday, February 22nd, Aejo will be offering guests two margarita flights to appease every kind of margarita fan out there. For spice-enthusiasts, the Tanteo Spicy Margarita Flight ($19) will feature jalapeo, chipotle and habaero margaritas, and The Standard Flight ($25) will feature blanco, aejo, mezcal, and jalepeo margaritas for those seeking a little bit of everything. Live From Here With Chris Thile - Town Hall Live from Here with Chris Thile is a Saturday-night destination for audiences everywhere. This variety show features a unique blend of musical performances, comedy and audience interaction. Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience.Live from Here is produced and distributed nationwide by American Public Media, and is heard by 2.6 million listeners each week on nearly 600 public radio stations, online, and on the American Forces Networks, SiriusXM Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KPRG in Guam.Chris' musicianship, commentary, humor and his connection with the vital musicians of today have proven to be a winning combination. "I grew up with the show. I take this opportunity, this job, immensely seriously and with great awe." Chris Thile Pete the Cat - BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind upso the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth.But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus! Recommended for ages 4 and up. The Gilfords - Prohibition The Gilfords are one of New York's premiere rock cover bands. The majority of The Gilfords repertoire is 80s music (rock and pop), but the band also plays everything from the 60s through modern rock of today. During the past 10+ years The Gilfords have evolved into the New York City area's premier 80s rock cover band performing songs by artists such as AC/DC, A-Ha, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Guns 'n' Roses, Journey, Naked Eyes, Pat Benatar, The Outfield, U2 and Van Halen among others. If you're looking for a party, The Gilfords are the band for you. The band performs regularly at bars/clubs in the New York City area and for private and corporate events including weddings throughout the country. 2020 NBA 2K League Draft delivered by Panera Bread - Terminal 5 The NBA 2K League is set to tipoff its third season, starting with the upcoming 2020 NBA 2K League Draft delivered by Panera Bread. All 23 NBA 2K League teams, including expansion teams Hornets Venom GT and the Gen.G Tigers of Shanghai, will complete their six-person roster at the four-round draft. Several surprise guests will announce select picks and provide guest commentary. There will be fan activities, giveaways, food and drink available. Sweet Sip & Shop - SoHo A Lifestyle Apparel + Sweet Escape'sSweet Sip & ShopA DAY PARTY where you can have cocktails, eat, shop & have some fun. What more could you ask for?Highlighting some of New York City's best up and coming finest brands and giving guests the opportunity to shop with them.Brands:A Lifestyle ApparelSweet Escape TreatsDope Produce BluePrintsIgnite Your PeaceBejeweled By Kay Luxotic iLashesClothing By LemAnisupe ClothingThe Life of MigzMusic By:Dana LuRichkiddPhoenixPhotobooth By:With Love Photobooth thelovemaze.com Singles Dating NYC, Match In Art - Jewish Museum thelovemaze.com Singles Dating NYC, Match In ArtArt and life are mysteriously intertwined.Meet and match in your favorite fashion pieces and museums. See if you can find that mysterious connection.Matching is done with LoveMaze scientific match making algorithm. A profile and RSVP in LoveMaze are required. https://thelovemaze.com/events.Join LoveMaze today for free, UNLOCK MAZES to identify your activity partner, and start earning MAZE CREDITS to get FREE fun activity driven dating events: https://enter.thelovemaze.com. More info on LoveMaze: https://thelovemaze.com. Marc E. Bassy Pmd Tour - Gramercy Theatre Age Restriction: 16+ Unless Accompanied by a Guardian Lenfest Kids Presents: Lu Over the Wall - Lenfest Center for the Arts Columbia University School of Arts presents Lenfest Kids, a monthly series of films for the whole family. Lenfest Kids: H2O continues through the spring to feature films about water as part of Columbia's Year of Water, exploring the world's oceans as a space of adventure, fantasy, wonder, and mystery.Lu Over The WallDir. Masaaki Yuasa, 2017 | Rated PGWhen teenager Kais family leaves Tokyo to live in the small fishing village of Merfolk, he discovers his musical talent can conjure mermaids from the sea. Lu arrives and trades in her fins for feet, but can she and Kai use their friendship to save the village? MAP Student Recital | Violin - The Juilliard School Juilliard's Music Advancement Program (MAP) educates music students ages 8 to 18 on Saturdays. See their series of free student recitals throughout the year! Students of Lucie Gelinas and Pala Garcia will perform. Pre-College Symphony - The Juilliard School Eric Jacobsen, ConductorPiano soloist to be announcedCLYNE MasqueradeMOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (Competition to be held January 24, 2020)SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, Op. 47, D Minor Drake Driscoll, Cello - The Juilliard School Drake Driscoll, Cello Brenden Zak, Violin - The Juilliard School Brenden Zak, Violin Animal Skeletons - Children's Museum of the Arts Inspired by Emilie Clark's Research Station, find the beauty in the anatomy of animals. Use clay to create animal skeletons! Masquerade: Venetian Carnival - 6 River Terrace The Carnival of Venice is world renowned for elaborate and colorful masks and for the ancient theatrics of the Commedia dellArte. In this workshop, participants will make their own character masks and watch a performance by the Kairos Italy Theater in English and Italian. Art project is designed for ages 4 and up.11AM: ART PROJECT11:45: FAMILY CONCERT Dylan Wu, Cello - The Juilliard School Dylan Wu, Cello Aaron Seeber Group - Cafe Bohemia Aaron Seeber, a 26-year old drummer living in Brooklyn, NY is making his name as an emerging Jazz drummer in New York City. Aaron is a recent graduate of SUNY Purchase, where he studied Jazz Drums under the tutelage of renowned instructors Kenny Washington and John Riley. He was a member of the Purchase Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Jon Faddis and Todd Coolman. Aaron also had the opportunity to study with great musicians at Purchase, including Hal Galper, Jon Faddis, Doug Weiss, Gary Smulyan and Pete Malinverni, among many others.Originally born in Washington DC, Aaron was exposed early on to many great musicians such as Buck Hill, Freddie Redd, Butch Warren, Larry Willis and many other legends that helped feed his enthusiasm for Jazz music. While in high school, Aaron attended Paul Carrs Jazz Academy of Music (JAM) Camp, where Aaron is now on as faculty drum instructor and combo teacher.As a performer, Aaron has had the incredible opportunity to share the stage with greats Eric Reed, Jon Faddis, Cyrille Aime, Jeremy Pelt, Paul Bollenback, Tim Green, Bruce Harris, Gary Smulyan, Mike Ledonne, Freddie Redd, Butch Warren, Grant Stewart, Chuck Redd, and many others. ... (read more) Leah Amory, Violin - The Juilliard School Leah Amory, Violin Yihang Jaidyn Li, Cello - The Juilliard School Yihang Jaidyn Li, Cello Elizabeth Aoki, Violin - The Juilliard School Elizabeth Aoki, Violin ReFashion Week Kickoff - Brooklyn Army Terminal - The Annex donateNYC and the Foundation for NYS Strongest welcome you to NYCs second annual ReFashion Week to celebrate secondhand and sustainable fashion across the city. Join us to kick-off ReFashion Week on Feb 22nd at the Brooklyn Army Terminal - Expand your sustainable fashion knowledge and inspire your wardrobe!All Day Highlights (2pm- 6pm):Pop-up market featuring secondhand and sustainable fashion brands each tackling textile waste in their own wayDemos from leading innovators at the intersection of sustainable fashion and technology including from Circular ID and FutureworksClothing donation drop off event and interactive art installation created by zero waste designer and artist, Isabel VarelaLive DJ booth featuring Heron Preston and othersFood and drink from local vendors (Alcohol will be available for purchase, please bring a government issued ID if you intend to drink)Panel Discussions (2:30 4:00 pm): Featuring Eileen Fisher, Heron Preston, Zero Waste Daniel, Parley for the Oceans, and others!Panel 1: 2:30- 3:15Circular Supply Chain: How do we get there?Introduction by Daniel Silverstein of Zero Waste Daniel...Moderated by Sonia Park... (read more) Kings Hawaiian Breakfast Bungalow Brings Aloha Spirit to NYC - King's Hawaiian Breakfast Bungalow Kings Hawaiian is bringing the Aloha Spirit to NYC for a limited time this winter with the opening of the Kings Hawaiian Breakfast Bungalow, an interactive breakfast restaurant located in Midtown Manhattan. Made with real ingredients, King's Hawaiian products are known for their melt-in-your-mouth texture soft and fluffy with just the right touch of sweetness and take savory and sweet breakfast dishes alike to the next level. Designed to transport New Yorkers to the warm shores of Hawaii, the restaurant features several uniquely Kings Hawaiian experiences ranging from an ocean-inspired ball pit where attendees can take a quick swim to a mountain top swing in the clouds. Guests will also enjoy a Hawaiian infused menu curated by breakfast connoisseur Chef Jaime Young of beloved brunch spot Sunday in Brooklyn, all featuring the brands iconic breads, including Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, Original Hawaiian Sweet Sliced Bread and Original Hawaiian Sweet Round Bread. Attendees can choose between more than 50 toppings and fillings to craft a breakfast creation featuring Kings Hawaiian thats all their own, or they can select from Chef Youngs signature dishes: ... (read more) Schtick A Pole In It: Aretha Franklin Edition - Drom Schtick A Pole In It As featured in the NY Times, AM NY, and the Gothamist, for the past 7 years we've been NYC's best, and only, Comedy and Pole Dancing show. Schtick starts with a comic and ends with a pole dancer. 5 comics and 5 dancers. Comics tell jokes. Pole dancers pole dance. Theyre not strippers, its not burlesque. Its aerial dance with a side of crazy gymnastics and death defying tricks that make your jaw drop.Every month we have a musical theme and this month it's The Queen of Soul on the Pole. "Baby, I Love You" so there "Ain't No Way" you are missing this one. Don't "Think" too hard, I will "Respect" your decision but buy your tickets now. If you don't see shows like this why are you even paying these crazy rents? Schtick A Pole In It: Aretha Franklin EditionFri& Sat 2/21, 2/22 8pmDrom NYC 85 ave ATickets- https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ny--new-york/schtick-it/ $35 VIP/$25 Seated/$20 Standing/$30@Door 2 item minimum with seating. Advance ticket sales end at 5pm on the day of the show.Subways2nd ave stop on the F.Walkable from the 6 (Astor Place) andR (8th St - NYU) train stations.Friday Night CastComicsDan Goodman (Skinja, Fusion... (read more) Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship With David Bowie - Pangea WHO: RAQUEL CION, described by the New York Times as "half witch... half cabaret performer" and by TONY as an "alt cabaret siren." Director Cynthia Cahill, Musical Director Karl Saint Lucy. WHAT: Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship With David Bowie, a 90-minute cabaret exploring Raquel Cion's soul love for David Bowie's artistry and David Jones' humanity, through personal stories and musical performance, is back at Pangea for a 3-month residency.WHEN:Friday, February 21Saturday, February 22Friday, March 13Saturday, March 14 Peter Stathas Dance presents the World Premiere of In the Garden - The Theater at Gibney, 280 Broadway Peter Stathas Dancepresents the World Premiere ofIn the Gardenfrom Thursday-Saturday, February 20-22, 2020 at 8pmat The Theater at Gibney, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers).Tickets are $15 and are available athttps://gibneydance.org/event/pop-performance-peter-stathas-dance/2020-02-20. Pending availability, tickets can be purchased at the door for $20.A new solo piece,In The Gardenis the exploration of our life cycle. It dwells on the questions we ask ourselves as we move through this continuum. And it immerses us in the natural, authentic aspects of our creative growth. This is the initial solo of what will evolve into a larger group work.The piece will combine music with the dancer's recorded voice. Other dances performed this eveninginclude:Five Studies for a Waiter and a Business Woman(1985) andAssuage(2018) as well asConundrum, which premiered last year at St. Marks Church as part of Danspace Community Access Program.Conundrumwas conceivedwith the idea of specific confined spaces being used to represent your own and others' perceptions. As each new dancer is added, the "space" expands to allow the dancers to shed those perceptions and to be their au... (read more) AMP : The Electrifying Story of Mary Shelley - HERE AMP is a gothic solo retelling of the creation of Frankenstein, written and performed by Jody Christopherson (St Kilda)and directed by Isaac Byrne (The Other Mozart) with sound designby Kodi Lynn Milburn featuring movement direction by Natalie Deryn Johnson. Additional text by Mary Shelley, Percy Shelly, Lord Byron, William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, Luigi Galvani.Before Mary Shelley was considered one of the greatest writers in the canon, she was the unconventional daughter of anarchist philosophers William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Outcastand profoundly isolated, rejecting what her Victorian world had to offer, she created a genre that celebrated revolting in both senses of the word. Scientist Luigi Galvanis discovery of animalelectricity acts as an electric undercurrent for suppressed creative narratives, accompanied by stylized movement, period costumes and the philosophy that allowed authors to be published as creators of their own stories . . . however horrifying they might be. American Museum of Natural History Presents: Sleepover at the Museum - American Museum of Natural History Fridays, February 21 and 286 pm9 amSpend an unforgettable night at the Museum. After the doors close and the lights dim, grab a flashlight and begin your journeythe nearly empty halls of the Museum await. "The Pelican" and "Isle of the Dead" by August Strindberg - Theater for the New City August Strindberg wrote "The Pelican" for his Intimate Theater in 1907 and penned "Isle of the Dead" immediately after as a prologue. The latter was unpublished until 1918 and rediscovered in the early 60s, when it was found and promptly dismissed as an incomplete fragment. The two plays were finally reunited by Ingmar Bergman as a radio play in 2003. It was his last dramatic production. Now, Theater for the New City presents August Strindberg Rep in the world premiere staging of the two plays together, as they were written and intended by their author. Translator and director is Robert Greer, Artistic Director of Strindberg Rep.In "Isle of the Dead," a teacher who has died in his sleep wakes up to meet an enlightened spirit, who instructs him to watch a play. It is "The Pelican.""The Pelican" is a dark morality play about cruelty and sacrifice. A vivacious young widow lusts for her newly-married son-in-law and the dishonor of her actions is driving her son to drink. The Buddhist Trilogy - Japan Society After making a name for himself in the late sixties as a boundary-pushing writer and director for the sci-fi television series Ultraman, Akio Jissoji went on to emerge as an equally innovative independent filmmaker with a trio of highly experimental and visually daring narrative features released through the Art Theater Guild (all scripted by Toshiro Ishido) that offer transgressive interpretations of Buddhist philosophy and the existential problem of impermanence. Long unavailable on home video outside of Japan, the complete Buddhist Trilogy makes its overdue debut at Japan Society with brand-new digital remasters.Please note: These films contain strong sexual content including depictions of sexual violence. Brown Sugar' a Sunday Brunch Comedy Show - Shrine Chocolate Sundays is a new comedy show at The Shrine, bringing out talented comedians from all over, some of which you may have seen on Comedy Central, ComicView, B.E.T, MTV, Vh1, Conan, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Come grab a mimosa, eat a delicious meal, and enjoy the show! The Shrine Jazz Jam Session w / Andrew Kushnir - Shrine Join us at Shrine for a weekly Jam Session every Sunday evening. Bring your instruments and come ready to play! Javier Rosario Trio- Jazz - Shrine Javier Rosario is a virtuoso electric guitarist, who along with his trio interpret Javier's original compositions. New York Cartel Ft. PeterJam- Reggae Dancehall - Shrine "New York Cartel Ft. PeterJam" is a reggae dancehall band based in New York City, formed in the summer of 2018 the band is currently promoting their debut single "selvatica" along with more originals tunes, and reggae classics in both English and Spanish. "This Land is Your Land" 80th Anniversary Concert - Town Hall Theater Jeff Tweedy will lead a diverse lineup of artists paying tribute to the Woody Guthrie classic This Land is Your Land on the 80th anniversary of its writing in New York City at a concert at Town Hall on Feb. 23. This Land is Your Land written about three days after Guthrie arrived in New York City after traveling across America describes what he saw during his travels, from the bounty of resources in the golden valley to the line at the Relief Office, where Woody saw my people. The evening will feature performances by Tweedy, John Fullbright, Gangstagrass and other special guests gathering friends from along that ribbon of highway to join together in the same neighborhood where Woody wrote these important words in 1940. Immy and Jimmy (James Maddock & David Immerglck) - The 11th Street Bar: New York City-based, British-born singer/songwriter James Maddock makes literate and heartfelt folk and Americana-influenced music. Born in Leicester, England, Maddock was a member of the band's Fire Next Time and Wood before embarking on a solo career. David Immerglck has a full-time gig playing with the Counting Crows Rucosea - Rockwood Music Hall RUCO is a Japanese soul singer Alesia Lani - Rockwood Music Hall Few rising stars shine as bright as Austin's own Alesia Lani. The award-winning singer has 2 albums under her belt, boats a resume that includes sharing a stage with legends such as George Clinton and The Ohio Players, and playing festivals such as 35 Denton and South By Southwest. The former model's sultry, raspy vocals paired with a hip-hop twist give you the feeling that you may have found this generation's Lauryn Hill or Erykah Badu, yet give her a distinct sound that is just as unique as it is powerful. Alesia brings a blue-collar work ethic to her career, spending countless hours in the studio, and is known for delivering elite live performances made for primetime. The momentum continues to grow behind this starlet as she dazzles on her musical journey. Seamstress - Rockwood Music Hall Seamstress was born Gabriella Chavez December 3rd, 1991 in Hoboken , NJ. At an early age, she found solace in art. Exploring the visual arts then traveling towards music she used the mediums to make sense of the chaos that ensued around her. Exposed to heartbreak at an early age, Gabriella began to quickly survey the different corners of her emotions. Using songwriting as a tool to communicate that which she couldn't always understand, her experiences have greatly shaped the beautifully haunting sound for which Seamstress has come to be known. Jacob Colin Cohen - Rockwood Music Hall Jacob Colin Cohen Sarah Wise - Rockwood Music Hall Sarah Wise is a folk-pop driven, singer songwriter with a rootsy, americana heart. Influenced by the raw emotion of songwriters such as Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Mieka Pauley, and Emmylou Harris, Sarah's confessional lyrics are defiant and searing, vulnerable and searching. Developing material with veterans Clifford Carter, Marc Shulman, and Ann Klein, Sarah is preparing to record her debut album in 2018. The Black Soul Experience - Groove 21 & overTwo items minimumWelcome to The Black Soul Experience, a high-powered, intense live show. R&B, funk, soul, soca, hip-hop, reggae, and house will keep you dancing in the aisles all night long! Michelle Shocked - Cafe Bohemia Michelle Shocked is a traveling troubadour whose musical talent is so eclectic it is difficult to categorize.Michelle Shocked made her debut in Europe in 1986, with "The Texas Campfire Tapes," a bootleg recording made on a Sony Walkman cassette recorder around a festival campfire. In 1987, she signed a contract with (now) Universal, retaining ownership of both masters and publishing. Her studio debut was the 1988 album, "Short Sharp Shocked"; vignettes of growing up in rural East Texas. "Captain Swing," released in 1989, and "Arkansas Traveler," released in 1992, completed her "Mercury Trilogy." In 1995, "Quality of Mercy" was on the soundtrack for the Oscar-winning film "Dead Man Walking." A studio version of an underground release, "Kind Hearted Woman" was released in 1996 after winning a valiant fight to retain her intellectual property rights. In 2002, she launched her Mighty Sound label. A 2003 bootleg of a live gospel set was sanctioned for release in 2007 as "ToHeavenURide,", followed by a studio release in 2009, "Soul of My Soul." In 2013, Shocked conceived "Truth Vs Reality," a performance art exploit, and her 2019 Cuban rumba-inspired studio effort, Musical Chairs:... (read more) Theater Resources Unlimited How to Write a Musical That Works Part Two: Conflicts & Obstacles - Studios 150 Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU)presents the workshop How to Write a Musical That Works Part Two: Conflicts & ObstaclesonSunday February 23, 2020 from 10am to 6pm at Studios 150, 150 W. 46th Street, 7th floor, NYC. Submission deadline is Wednesday 2/12. E-mail TRUStaff1@gmail.com or register online athttps://truonline.org/events/feedback-workshop2-2020/.This workshop is dedicated to fostering a conversation about musical theater structure not only for writers but also for producers, directors and everyone involved in the creation and production of new works. Submission fee is $10 for members, $20 for non-members. If accepted, fee will be applied to a participation fee of $100 ($80 for TRU members).Those not selected will be invited and encouraged to attend the workshop as observers. The price is $55 ($35 for TRU members). We will be promoting this to writers, directors and producers, with the hope of generating a useful conversation to help us all develop the skills to create successful works for musical theater. The cost for non-participants to attend for the full day, to observe the presentations and be part of the discussions, is $55 ($35 for TRU members).Fi... (read more) Diversity is Fun! Comedy, Music and Human Rights - Playroom Theater To laugh together is to grow together. Additionally, we feed our own souls as activists when we take an evening and just enjoy ourselves.About this EventDiversity is Fun is premised on the fact that sometimes, an evening of mirth and shared enjoyment is just what the spirit-doc ordered! We'll gather in Times Square, kick back and and enjoy the music and comedy of a diverse group of artists/activists, recharging together and preparing to rejoin the battle of Light v. Dark... Featuring:Dee Who: Dee Who is a songwriter, singer and bassist who presents original songs, usually in public spaces like the Subway. Dee is a familiar face around town, having made a living as a roving subway musician for the last five years. Dee was born in New York, grew up in Taiwan, studied drums at Berklee, played in a rock band in Holland, traveled through Ecuador on horseback, worked as a photographer for the NY Times, and directed, shot and edited two feature documentary films. He currently lives in Brooklyn where he raises his seven year old daughter and two cats. Find him at "TheDeeWho" on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Cashapp and Venmo.Alex White III: Alex is a stand-up comedian originally fr... (read more) Inclusive Sundays for Children with a Physical Disability - Children's Museum of the Arts This weekly drop-off course encourages young people to collaborate and get creative in both Fine Arts and Media Arts. Students are given the space to be independent of their parents, and activities are adapted to accommodate the specific abilities of each child. Students will explore the practice of combining various distinct visual art media, such as paper, paint, textiles, and sculpture, with new technology in our media labs such as animation, sound art, and photography. The class will also discover and discuss the work and techniques of notable mixed media artists. Students host exhibitions and visit other NYC cultural spaces on field trips.CMA's Inclusive Sunday Classes provide a free opportunity for children with physical disabilities and their family and friends. CMA Teaching Artists are supported by Evaluators licensed in Occupational Therapy. This program is based on a class-like model in which the Teaching Artists and specialists work to facilitate the group experience, with a keen eye towards the special needs of the participants. At the heart of all of our inclusive programs is socialization, benefiting all participants. Ehud Asherie Trio - Fat Cat Ehud Asherie Trio Three or Four Shades of Mingus - Fat Cat Three or Four Shades of Mingus After Hours hosted by The Program of Deprogramming - Fat Cat After Hours hosted by The Program of Deprogramming Michelle Shocked - Cafe Bohemia Michelle Shocked made her debut in Europe in 1986, with "The Texas Campfire Tapes," a bootleg recording made on a Sony Walkman cassette recorder around a festival campfire. In 1987, she signed a contract with (now) Universal, retaining ownership of both masters and publishing. Her studio debut was the 1988 album, "Short Sharp Shocked"; vignettes of growing up in rural East Texas. "Captain Swing," released in 1989, and "Arkansas Traveler," released in 1992, completed her "Mercury Trilogy." In 1995, "Quality of Mercy" was on the soundtrack for the Oscar-winning film "Dead Man Walking." A studio version of an underground release, "Kind Hearted Woman" was released in 1996 after winning a valiant fight to retain her intellectual property rights. In 2002, she launched her Mighty Sound label. A 2003 bootleg of a live gospel set was sanctioned for release in 2007 as "ToHeavenURide,", followed by a studio release in 2009, "Soul of My Soul." In 2013, Shocked conceived "Truth Vs Reality," a performance art exploit, and her 2019 Cuban rumba-inspired studio effort, Musical Chairs: A Comparsa for Artist Rights awaits release. Shocked continues her creative endeavors as an independent artist ... (read more) thelovemaze.com Singles Match In Art @ The Met Museum - Met Museum Connect art with love. Meet and match to explore the sea of art in partnership. Partnering is done with LoveMazes scientific match making algorithm.Dont forget to unlock mazes to locate potential matches and go on virtual dates to get acquainted before your joint venture.RSVP to secure a spot: https://thelovemaze.com/eventsJoin LoveMaze today, Unlock Mazes to identify your activity partners, and start earning Maze Credits to get Free fun activity driven dating events: https://enter.thelovemaze.com. More info on LoveMaze: https://thelovemaze.com. Jazz For Kids - Jazz Standard The Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra is a performance driven program that gives talented and dedicated young jazz musicians the opportunity to perform regularly in one of New York City's leading jazz clubs often with guest artists from the New York scene. American Museum of Natural History Presents: Milstein Science Series: Polar Bears - American Museum of Natural History This family-friendly festival dives into all things polar bear with activities, show-and-tell with Museum collections, and an interactive theater performance. Plus, scientists will be on hand to discuss conservation, polar bears predatory nature, and how humans have interacted with these amazing mammals through history. Learn about this species behavior, diet, and territoryand how climate change threatens its survival. Menage - Rockwood Music Hall Early on, in 2015 the brother/sister duo signed a deal with iPLAY records out of Portugal. Rotation on radio and two Portuguese national tours soon followed.In 2016 Menage released a full length album. This was released in China and supported with a 14 city tour of China which included performances at the famous MIDI festival and MTA festivals.Now with their eyes on North America, Menage will be releasing new music. A tour and a changed generation will follow. - Rockwood Music Hall Mary Edwards is a composer, songwriter and sound artist whose projects range from recordings and performances "evocative of epic cinematic soundtracks combined with lyrical intimacy." (Time Out NY), to immersive environmental and architectural sound installations. Themes of temporality, impermanence, nostalgia, longing, childhood and the natural world are interspersed throughout her work. Mary Edwards - Rockwood Music Hall Mary Edwards is a composer, songwriter and sound artist whose projects range from recordings and performances "evocative of epic cinematic soundtracks combined with lyrical intimacy." (Time Out NY), to immersive environmental and architectural sound installations. Themes of temporality, impermanence, nostalgia, longing, childhood and the natural world are interspersed throughout her work. The Buck and a Quarter Quartet - Rockwood Music Hall We're the Brooklyn and Manhattan-based quartet and a quarter that plays the forgotten gems of the golden age of American pop, as well as favorites and vintage-inspired originals in our own category-defying style, described as "skiffle meets Cole Porter" and "what kind of music IS this?" We combine vintage pop, western swing, traditional jazz and even waltzes and tangos together, mostly on strings. Lina K.O. - Rockwood Music Hall Lina is a songwriter based in Brooklyn. Beginning to write songs as a teenager (mostly for her traffic-less YouTube channel), she then put it aside to pursue a career in international relations, until a change of heart in her mid 20s brought her back to making music. Rucosea - Rockwood Music Hall RUCO is a Japanese soul singer Woody Guthrie Center Presents: This Land Is Your Land: A Celebration of 80 Years - Town Hall This Land is Your Land: A Celebration of 80 yearsTulsa's Woody Guthrie Center marks the 80 th anniversary of Woody writing the classic anthem with a New York City concertTULSA, Okla. From elementary school music classes to the Super Bowl halftime show, Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" has lived as part of our culture for 80 years, an endearing letter to the beauty of America and what we can do to make it better for everyone.To celebrate the 80th anniversary of when it was written, the Woody Guthrie Center will host a concert on Feb. 23 at The Town Hall in New York City, around the corner from where Guthrie first wrote the song on Feb. 23, 1940. The program will feature performances by Oklahoma native John Fullbright, Branjae, Gangstagrass, Haley Heynderickx, Jeff Tweedy and a few special guests. Tickets start at $50 plus fees and go on sale Dec. 16, available at thetownhall.org. Ella, Billie and the Women of Jazz - Birdland Jazz Club Award-winning vocalist Thana Alexa and The MusicTalks Jazz Quartet in a celebration of the women of Jazz. Some of the most beloved jazz standards were actually written by women such as Lil Armstrong (the wife of Louis Armstrong) and Alice Coltrane (the wife of John Coltrane)! We will feature music by Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday and share the untold stories of the founding mothers of Jazz. James Gideon and Lou Gioia - Prohibition "James Gedeon and Lou Gioia have accumulated a wealth of experience in performing over the years. Between the two of them, they've shared the stage or opened for artists including America, Paul Simon, Bernie Williams, Billy Joel, Harry Connick Jr, The Marshall Tucker Band, Vanessa Williams and Kenny Rogers. Come in and enjoy an evening of acoustic favorites. " Rita Rovenskaya, Piano. Beethoven & Schumann Sonatas - St. John's in the Village Church Acclaimed pianist Rita Rovenskaya presents a solo concert of Schumann Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22Beethoven Sonata No. 21 in C Major, "Waldstein"ABOUT THE ARTIST:Margarita Rovenskaya, PianoMargarita Rovenskaya has performed extensively in the US and abroad, with solo and chamber recitals in venues such as Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall. Winner of the Mary Smart International Concerto Competition, Westminster Piano Concerto Competition, Connecticut Young Artist Competition, and American Fine Arts Festival, Ms. Rovenskaya is based in New York City. She is co-adjunct faculty at Rutgers University, served as Adjunct Piano Instructor at New York University, and is currently piano faculty at several studios and schools in NYC.A SUNDAY SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IN THE WEST VILLAGE, NYC!The weekly "Bach to the Future" concert series present programs of the best Classical musical repertoire, with highest caliber of performance, in a small setting. Join us every Sunday at 3PM for an afternoon of beauty and inspiration. Wine reception follows each concert.Tickets: FREE for all children under age 18, $20 in advance, $25 at the door.http:... (read more) Kings Hawaiian Breakfast Bungalow Brings Aloha Spirit to NYC - King's Hawaiian Breakfast Bungalow Kings Hawaiian is bringing the Aloha Spirit to NYC for a limited time this winter with the opening of the Kings Hawaiian Breakfast Bungalow, an interactive breakfast restaurant located in Midtown Manhattan. Made with real ingredients, King's Hawaiian products are known for their melt-in-your-mouth texture soft and fluffy with just the right touch of sweetness and take savory and sweet breakfast dishes alike to the next level. Designed to transport New Yorkers to the warm shores of Hawaii, the restaurant features several uniquely Kings Hawaiian experiences ranging from an ocean-inspired ball pit where attendees can take a quick swim to a mountain top swing in the clouds. Guests will also enjoy a Hawaiian infused menu curated by breakfast connoisseur Chef Jaime Young of beloved brunch spot Sunday in Brooklyn, all featuring the brands iconic breads, including Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, Original Hawaiian Sweet Sliced Bread and Original Hawaiian Sweet Round Bread. Attendees can choose between more than 50 toppings and fillings to craft a breakfast creation featuring Kings Hawaiian thats all their own, or they can select from Chef Youngs signature dishes: ... (read more) Damion Scott Action Pose Sculptures - Children's Museum of the Arts Damion Scott is a comic book illustrator and designer with prominent roles in both Marvel and DC Comics. His work often uses warped and exaggerated character designs to convey action and movement. As a Brooklyn native, much of his work reflects the graffiti and street art he grew up with. He even authored a book called How To Draw Hip-Hop! Using his action-packed characters as an influence, create your own superhero sculptures! Focus on costume design and action poses for your character. Yeti, Set, Snow! - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre Yeti, Set, Snow! an original story and marionette production produced by the City Parks Foundation will be making its anticipated return to the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park. Perfect for families with young children, this winter adventure kicks off the holiday season with puppetry and music beginning November 12, 2019 throughout the winter season to February 23, 2020. The production is recommended for families with children ages 3 - 8. Yeti, Set, Snow! tells the story of a young girl named Widget, and her friend, Twig, who encounter a yeti named Pascetti and pet cat, Tinsel Kitty, on the first snow day of the winter season. Pascetti, who lives on a mountaintop nearby, dislikes the snow. Through songs and snow day activities, Pascetti discovers not only that snow can be fun, but also learns the value of friendship. Riddle of the Trilobites - New Victory Theater Travel way way way way way back in time! In this live, original musical, set 500 million years ago, all life dwells in one sea and trilobites rule the ocean floor. When young Aphra discovers that the fate of the entire trilobite kingdom rests on her shelled shoulders, she and her arthropod pals must solve the RIDDLE OF THE TRILOBITES before a sea change of epic proportions destroys their home. With humor, heart and eye-popping prehistoric puppetry, this underwater adventure shows us how we can leave our mark on the world when we dare to be brave.RIDDLE OF THE TRILOBITES has a running time of 80 minutes with no intermission, and is recommended for ages 6 and up. Annual Holiday Train Show - New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store Every holiday season, the New York Transit Museum's Grand Central Gallery plays host to a city within a city with the display of a miniature electric railroad running over, through, and beneath some of New York's most magnificent landmarks. Holiday Express from the Jerni Train Collection - The New-York Historical Society The trains from the Jerni Collection, accompanied by theatrical lighting and an audio soundscape, are a holiday tradition at the New-York Historical Society. The Whore form Ohio - Theater for the New City "The Whore from Ohio" by Hanoch Levin is a black comedy on desire, fantasy, mortality and the illusion of love. It is one Levin's most famous plays. An old beggar, running from death, goes to a whore and spends all his savings, to the horror of his grasping beggar of a son. This absurdist masterpiece is profound in its original Hebrew and very good in English, but it's really funny in Yiddish. The Yiddish translation is by Eli Rosen. Gara Sandler directs. The actors are David Mandelbaum as the old beggar, Eli Rosen as the son and Malky Goldman as the eponymous hooker. Performed with English surtitles.February 19 to 23, Wed, Th, Fri, Sat at 7:30, Sat & Sun at 3:00. Buy tickets: https://bpt.me/4486159 Off-Broadway Week: The Little Mermaid - The Players Theatre The Little Mermaid the musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell. "Once upon a time there was a little mermaid who dreamed of the day when she would finally be old enough to explore the wonders of the world above the sea. When her turn comes, she is not disappointed. In fact, she saves a young prince from drowning in a shipwreck and falls deeply in love with him. Now her longing increases, as she desires to become a mortal so she can marry her young prince; but as with all dreams, there are sacrifices. The little mermaid soon learns that getting her wish means making hard choices. She also learns how much she is willing to give up for someone she loves."Appropriate for all ages (we have no restrictions), but we recommend ages 5 and up! The show runs 70 minutes with no intermission. The production features a live music ensemble and includes a family workshop 1 hour prior to each matinee performance. Here the audience meets members of the creative team as well as an actor from the production who relate how they turn a book into a musical onstage. Afterward, the children are invited to create a sea creature that they can bring home as a souvenir. Sound of the Crickets - Children's Museum of the Arts Our installation Love Crickets, Save the Planet allows us to consider crickets and their many jobs in nature. Crickets contribute to the food chain and are highly nutritious as prey and as fertilizing agents for soil. They were even used as home alarm systems for citizens of ancient China! Their famous chirping sounds are also very soothing and beautiful to listen to. Can we make rhythms, beats, and songs inspired by our insect friends? Using sound samples from our cricket farm, invent your own harmonic tunes and celebrate our insect friends! Glittering Gardens inspired by Ebony G. Patterson - Children's Museum of the Arts Artist Ebony G. Patterson uses sequins, embroidery, and glitter to create lush and fantastical gardens. Patterson uses these materials to draw people into garden images to address issues of identity and social injustice. Today, we will use similar materials to create our own gardens with important messages. Choose a message you would like to share with the world and create a garden around it. Embellish your garden to attract viewers and bring awareness! Ian Jones-Quartey Cartoons - Children's Museum of the Arts Ian Jones-Quartey is the creator of the Cartoon Network short "OK K.O." and has also worked on countless other cartoons like "Steven Universe" and "Adventure Time." Jones-Quartey loves animation because your characters can do things they would never be able to do in real life. Inspired by his whacky and colorful characters, create your own cartoon character and bring them to life with animation! 21st Century Fairy Tales inspired by Ronald Wimberly - Children's Museum of the Arts Ronald Wimberly's Prince of Cats is a modern comics retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The story takes place in the 1980s New York while retaining the Olde English-style dialogue of the original play. Wimberly tells a centuries-old story using visual motifs and style from an era much closer to ours. Today in the gallery, we will create our own comic stories, retelling fairy tales as if they were taking place in our present-day NYC. Which story will you choose to tell, and how can your story take advantage of modern news and technology to give it a breath of fresh air? "God Bless Ben Evans" - a solo show by Ben Evans - Guy Hepner Join us Thursday January 23rd at Guy Hepner gallery for the print release and signing of artist Ben Evan's latest print series launch from 6-8PM with the artist present.Exclusively with Guy Hepner, the release features a series of unique hand embellished works as well as three standard prints based off of Evans's latest original paintings that will be on view during the showcase and signing event.The prints will be available online on Guy Hepner's website world wide at 2PM EST, Thursday January 23rd. Animal Farm - The Seeing Place @ The Paradise Factory All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"The animals on a farm drive out their master and take over and run the farm for themselves. The experiment is successful, except that someone has to take the deposed farmer's place. Leadership devolves upon the pigs, which are cleverer than the rest of the animals. Unfortunately, their character is not equal to their intelligence. This dramatization remains faithful to the book's plot and intent and retains both its affection for the animals and the incisiveness of its message. This play is being performed by an ensemble of just four actors, which results in a fast-paced, tightly drawn interpretation of this timely story.Cast/Creative Team for ANIMAL FARM: Starring Laura Clare Browne, Erin Cronican, William Ketter, and Brandon Walker. Directed by Erin Cronican and Brandon Walker. Sound Design by Brandon Walker. Costume Design by Erin Cronican. Flowers & Glass at 180 The Store - 180 The Store We are excited to exhibit the glass sculptures of American artist John Torreano, in collaboration with Mel Furukawa on February 20th, from 6-8pm.Mel Furukawa, a floral designer, will be curating the show and making floral arrangements in Torreano's work using seasonal flowers and branches.John Torreano was born in Flint, MI and has worked in a variety of mediums and methods including painting, sculpture, relief, furniture and hand-blown glass. His works have been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of Art and the MoMA, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery, the Whitney, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and many others.Torreano theorizes that all art "exists somewhere between a totally abstract creation and a total reproduction of physical things in the world." Torreano uses the gems and glass to bring together the world of theory and the world of things.Please join us on Thursday, February 20th from 6-8pm for the opening of FLOWERS & GLASS. ReFashion Week - Multiple Venues DonateNYC and the Foundation for New Yorks Strongest present ReFashion Week NYC 2020celebrating secondhand and sustainable fashion in New York City, through a series of events designed to challenge your style and ReFashion your world! Join us February 22-28, 2020 for an exciting week of shopping, swapping, mending, and discussions. Growing a Garden for an Unknown Lover - Photography Exhibit - ZAZ10TS Israeli artist Boaz Aharonovitchs photo-diary Growing a Garden for an Unknown Lover artfully documents a gardening project that took place in his studio. Incorporating photographic works and a single-channel video art installation, the archived garden is created from flowers, vegetation, and containers Aharonovitch collected from his immediate surroundings. He cultivated his plants, staged them to create the most appealing images and photographed them, hoping the images will attract an unknown lover. The outcome of the process is a meditation on the fleeting nature of the garden as a metaphor for the passage of time and longing. Presented in conjunction with the Friends of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jersualem, at ZAZ10TS, an ongoing cultural initiative that integrates art into the office building at 10 Times Square. Grandma's Braised Pork - Rolln ROLLN has also launched a winter specialGrandma's Braised Pork, a hand roll with slow-cooked pork for over 8 hours with a blend of warming spices. This menu is taken straight from one of the co-owners Grandma's recipes! Growing a Garden for an Unknown Lover - ZAZ10TS Israeli artist Boaz Aharonovitchs photo-diary documents a gardening project that took place in his studio. Incorporating photographic works and a single-channel video art installation, the archived garden is created from flowers, vegetation, and containers Aharonovitch collected from his immediate surroundings. He cultivated his plants, staged them to create the most appealing images and photographed them, hoping the images will attract an unknown lover. The outcome of the process is a meditation on the fleeting nature of the garden as a metaphor for the passage of time and longing.Boaz Aharonovitch received his BFA and MFA from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. His work has been exhibited internationally in galleries and museums, including solo exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum, Israel; Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Bielefeld, Germany; Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York; and Braverman Gallery, Tel-Aviv. Aharonovitch has won several awards such as the Rich foundation Award for an Israeli Artist, the Israeli Culture and Sports ministry prize, and Sharet Foundation Grant.Curator Aya Goshen was born and raised in Israel and moved to New York, where sh... (read more) Gypsys Dream by Gypsy Fun Trio at Russian Samovar - Russian Samovar The legendary Russian Samovar Restaurant and Piano Bar received rave reviews for its one and only Gypsys Dream. The one-hour show is performed every Friday and now Saturday as well at 9:00pm, includes classic Gypsy ballads and dancers. The Gypsy Fun Trio consists of renowned musicians Valery Zhmud, Andrey Solodenko and Sergey Pobedinsky (Sergey is also the shows musical director). Russian Samovar manager Vlada Von Shats says of the show, The incredible sound of the gypsies will touch your soul.Russian Samovar is unique in its long-standing ties with the art community and has become a home for many famous Russian poets and writers who keep coming back for the exceptional dining experience. Owned by Roman Kaplan and managed by his daughter Vlada Von Shats and her two sons Michael and Nicholas, Russian Samovar offers some of the finest Russian cuisine in New York.For more information, visit www.russiansamovar.com212-757-0168 "a photograph / lovers in motion" by Ntozake Shange - Theatre 80 St. Marks The Negro Ensemble, Inc. revives a lyrical play by Ntozake Shange, author of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" (1975). Audiences are transported to an artist's flat in San Francisco during the waning years of the Black Arts Movement. A photographer named Sean David fights for his creative chops while navigating his relationships with a female dancer, a female model, a female lawyer and a male lawyer. They struggle to communicate, to create their world and to love. Although this play is not a chorepoem like "for colored girls...," Shange's transcendent language soars throughout, underscored by music and movement. Shange's sister and frequent collaborator, Ifa Bayeza, directs. NYC's 9th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival - Cinema Village Theatre The 9th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival runs February 20-29 2020, including awesome film screenings, cool discussion panels, career-building professional development workshops and super-fun parties at venues throughout NYC. The event concludes on February 29th with a glittering awards ceremony and hot red carpet gala at NYCs premier nightclub. Check out our jam-packed lineup of 79 outstanding films from 27 countries in all genres, including shorts and features, drama, romance, comedy, horror, animation, documentary, music videos and web series. Panels and workshops include Shooting Sex & Violence, Crafting a Great Opening Scene, Distribution 101, Everything You Need to Know About Music for Film, Art of the Pitch, Social Media for Filmmakers and Camera Hacks for the Frugal Filmmaker.Winter Film Awards is dedicated to showcasing the amazing diversity of voices in indie film and our 2020 lineup is half made by women and 53% by or about people of color. Free Discussion Panels - Daily Screenings - Free Parties. Screenings at Cinema Village (22 E12th St). Industry Networking Opening Night Party, Feb 20 7PM-11PM. Gala Red Carpet + Award Ceremony + After-Par... (read more) Teens for Jeans - Aeropostale Work with your friends and classmates to collect gently-used jeans. Before February 29, drop off jeans at your local Aropostale store to participate. Dont worry, Aropostale employees are in charge of making sure the jeans get to young people in your community experiencing homelessness.Make sure you upload a photo of the jeans you collected! Once you submit a picture, youll be entered for a chance to win one of two $2,500 scholarships. If you participate as a school, and collect the most jeans, your school will win a $10,000 grant. The school in second place will win a $5,000 grant! Chasing the River - Chain Theatre Recently released from prison, a young woman returns to her childhood home - the scene of the crime that put her away when she was just a teenager. Still entwined in the memories of her tumultuous youth, she struggles to break free and focus on her future. Chasing the River is about survival, second chances and learning to bet on yourself. Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park - The Lodge by Urbanspace - Bryant Park After its successful debut last year, The Lodge by Urbanspace returns to Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park featuring a festive cocktail bar surrounded by a full range of eateries and an outdoor beer garden. The aprs skate-escape will host a mix of returning vendor favorites like The Stackery, and new ones like Ovenly, designed to fulfill the cravings of New Yorkers and visitors alike from morning until night. This cozy winter destination with a dozen new and classic NYC restaurants such as Casa Toscana, The Lodge Bar, The Lodge Biergarten by Stout NYC, Mayhem Smokehouse, Ovenly, Pierogi Boys, S'mores N'more by Renegade, The Stackery, and Two Tablespoons. Beginning in January 2020, head to The Lodge by Urbanspace for live music and other special events. The Lodge by Urbanspace is open daily, 8 a.m.-10 p.m., from October 31, 2019-March 1, 2020. To learn more about The Lodge by Urbanspace, vist: wintervillage.org. Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park - Free Skating - Bryant Park Head to the only FREE admission skating rink in NYC between October. 31, 2019 and March 1, 2020 at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park. The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park offers high quality rental skates, free skating shows, Broomball pick-up games, Exerskate classes as well as other special events and activities for both children & adults. For more information and the most up to date schedule of events at The Rink during this years Bank of America Winter VIllage at Bryant Park, go to: wintervillage.org. NYC Super Bowl Party at 5th and Mad - 5th&Mad Watch the Super Bowl in NYC at this multi level venue, featuring a stunning 45 foot long bar on the main level and wrap around mezzanine section. This is a real new yorkers back to basics party and sure to go down as one for the ages! The Super Bowl Watch Party at 5th and Mad will feature a cash bar, drink and food specials all night long! Upper Story by Charlie Palmer - Upper Story by Charlie Palmer A premier private event destination, Upper Story by Charlie Palmer sits 14 stories above 3rd Avenue at 59th Street in the prestigious Decoration & Design Building (DDB), a Cohen Design Centers property, owned by Charles S. Cohen. Upper Story features a progressive American, seasonally driven special events menu. Local ingredients are expertly crafted into delectable dishes by Chef Fernando Marulanda, who combines his life-long passion for food with incredible attention to detail at Upper Storys large-scale events.Visitors of the DDB can enjoy spectacular views of Manhattan for lunch, Monday through Friday 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM. During lunch, Upper Story offers an American caf menu, which includes Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Arugula and Oven Dried Tomatoes and Scottish Salmon with parsnip puree, dandelion greens, tricolored quinoa and pomegranate emulsion. For more information, visit www.upperstoryny.com212-644-9394 'Miracle Workers: Dark Ages' New Season Happy Hours - Ophelia Merchants Hospitality venues and TBS are partnering to host a city-wide Happy Hour special to promote the season two premiere of the hit comedy series, Miracle Workers: Dark Ages starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi. Seven establishments will be offering specialty cocktails including a "Dark Age Dry Martini" and an "All-Wise Dry Negroni" featuring the custom "Meadieval". The special will be offered every Tuesday kicking off the night of the nationwide premiere on January 28th. Happy Hours will run from 8 pm - 9 pm, every Tuesday (while supplies last), prior to the series airing at 10:30 pm ET. Participating venues include cocktail bar/restaurant, Ivy Lane (116 East 60th Street), new American restaurant Industry Kitchen (70 South Street), rooftop lounge Ophelia (3 Mitchell Place), Treadwell Park (all three locations), and contemporary speakeasy Black Hound (301 S End Ave). Paddington Gets in a Jam - Daryl Roth Theater Brought to you by the creators of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show that ate its way through Union Square last year, Paddington Gets in a Jam will make its debut in time for the holidays, on December 13th. Bring kids - or nostalgic adults - to see Paddington making his famous marmalade and of course get into some hysterical trouble. A Southern Fairytale - Kraine Theater Performances will be held as follows: Wed., February 19 at 7:10pm; Sat., February 22 at 5:00pm; Sat., February 29 at 5:00pm; Wed., March 4 at 7:10pm; and Fri., March 6 at 5:30pm.Based on true events, A Southern Fairytale artfully illuminates the challenges facing a young, gay Christian growing up in the Deep South, written and performed by Ty Autry and directed by David L. Carson. As we accompany the protagonist through multiple journeys into and out of the closet, the audience emotionally connects with the very real impacts of conversion therapy, excommunication, and a father who believes that a demon has possessed his son.A Southern Fairytale is my personal journey which happens to reflect that of so many gay youth finding their truth in a society that is against them, stated playwright and performer Ty Autry. Through our previous workshop productions, we discovered a deep story that showcases the trauma created from the lack of acceptance, while having the audiences rolling on the floor with laughter as they relate to how their past has shaped them into who they are today.An international summer tour of A Southern Fairytale is being developed with confirmed stop... (read more) Magnetic Dragons - Under St. Marks Theater Gunfire. Explosions. Heartbreak. These are the things that happened not in front of the camera, but behind the scenes of the film with the worst production day ever: Magnetic Dragons. This comedic one-man show revisits all the disasters that happened for the 25th anniversary of the movie. Official selection Frigid Festival 2020 TADA! Youth Theater Presents How to Eat Like a Child and other lessons in not being a grown-up - TADA! Youth Theater In this kids guide to being a kid, both children and adults will laugh along to comical numbers such as How to Torture Your Sister, How to Beg for a Dog, How to Understand Your Parents, How to Stay Home from School and many more. TADA! was the first company to stage this musical in 1984 without any adult actors, and it went on to be produced as a TV special starring Dick Van Dyke in 1991. Performances, February 15 through March 8, 2020. Book by: Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan. Music and Lyrics by: John Forster. Based on the book by: Delia Ephron. Musical Director: Calvin Hitchcock, Set Designer: Joel Sherry, Costume Designer: Ceanna Bryant, Lighting Designer: Steve OShea. The production will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens, TADA!s Founder and Producing Artistic Director and choreographed by Joanna Greer, TADA!s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer.February 15 at 7PM, Opening NightFebruary 17 at 12PM & 2PM Presidents DayFebruary 16, 22, 23, 29 & March 7, 8 at 2PM & 4PMFebruary 26 at 11PM & 1PM Special School Day PerformancesMarch 6 at 7PM A Chinatown Odyssey - Pearl River Mart Gallery Through striking illustrations, graphic novel artist Jerry Ma retells the classic Chinese tale of the Monkey King in a modern, urban setting, and takes us on a journey through the Chinatown of his childhood.Join us for the opening reception Jan 18, from 5 to 7pm with delicious Taiwanese bites served by Ho Foods.JERRY MA is a New York-based Taiwanese American graphic artist. Hes the founder of independent comics studio, EPIC PROPORTIONS; the creator of popular graphic T-shirts featuring such Asian American luminaries as Constance Wu, Sandra Oh, and Jeremy Lin (seen sporting Jerrys Constance Wu We Can Do It shirt); and a co-founder of the groundbreaking graphic novel series, SECRET IDENTITIES. Currently at work on his creator-owned graphic novel LEGEND, he also freelances around the world as a graphic designer and illustrator. Love Me Hug Me Pop Up - Love Me Hug Me Love Me Hug Me is proud to announce a new pop up exhibition, with interactive capabilities, for participants to experience a touching immersive love story. It tells the story of the reoccurrence of a couple whose love memory is gradually stolen by Alzheimers disease. The event will debut in New York City on December 1st at 139 Wooster St, New York, NY 10012. With the aim of appealing to society to cherish the present and seize the memorial moment, Love Me Hug Me emphasizes the significance of Alzheimers disease to the young generation and reminds them to treasure the time that they stay with their loved ones.Love Me Hug Me features 7 rooms and has over 2,500 square feet space. Through the entire exhibition, the participants will begin their journey sitting in Memory Theater to watch a short love film of Modesto and Lolis (the male and female character of the exhibit). They will then depart for Memento Terminal, play in the Twisted Playground, travel through Pink Station or immersed in Secret Galaxy, and find peace in Fading Zone and finally stop at Love Crossroad. Hours of Operation:Sunday-Thursday: 11 am - 7 pmFriday- Saturday: 11 am - 8 pm Comedy Carnival - Lucky Jacks Comedy Carnival is a carnival-themed comedy show with some of NYC's top up-and-coming stand up comics.Join us every Tuesday night at Lucky Jack's on the Lower East Side.Hosted by Maura Sateriale and Rebecca Kaplan.Visit our Facebook to see this week's lineup: https://www.facebook.com/comedycarnivalNYC/ Amsterdam Whitney Gallery February 2020 Exhibition - Amsterdam Whitney Gallery AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY, 531 West 25th Street- Ground Floor-Chelsea, New York City, is proud to showcase its FEBRUARY 8- MARCH 11, 2020 Valentine Exhibition starring leading Contemporary Master Artists whose works explore the abstract, figurative and natural worlds. This sweetheart of an exhibition contains a wealth of visual delights reflecting sublime artistic prowess. The exhibition is highlighted by its 18th Annual "VALENTINE'S" SOIREE on Saturday, FEBRUARY 15, 2020, which embraces unsurpassed contemporary master artworks, radiateing supreme artist energy as it seductively romances our visual senses. Delivering a visual commentary on the art world of today and pulsating with mesmerizing synergy and luminescent artistic creativity, these Valentine treasures are infused with a romantic mystique and become landmark visual gems as they boldly re-imagine the contemporary quotidian. Sophisticated, eclectic and evanescent, this visual diary of art represents the universality of the world as they shine the spotlight on a global artistic language and present various perspectives. Emotional engagement pairs up with acute observation and intelligent analysis to form compelling, thou... (read more) Carter Burden Gallery Announces New Exhibitions by Re-Emerging NYC Artists - Carter Burden Gallery Carter Burden Gallery presents three new exhibitions: Metamorphosis in the East Gallery featuring Claire Boren, Pauline Chernichaw, & Carlos N. Molina, Visions and Voices in the West gallery featuring nextactART, and On the Wall featuring Adrianne Lobel. The reception will be held February 13, 2020 from 6 - 8 p.m. The exhibition runs from February 13 thru March 11, 2020 at 548 West 28th Street in New York City. The gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.In Metamorphosis, Claire Boren presents recent large, abstract mixed media works. The inspiration for Borens works often stem from her personal history; they represent her feelings and mindset as she processes each experience. Boren states, In contrast to much of my earlier work, these paintings express the urgency and anxiety associated with such decisions, offset by the immediacy of our present time. These works embody my current frame of minda transition from one phase to the next.Claire Boren began working with abstraction in 1995 after many years of creating realistic and figurative work. Making the shift to abstract work in mixed media allowed her to translate her interior wo... (read more) "A Most Violent Year" - Tambaran 2 Gallery Alone, dead winter, and again, Im awake with the ravens. I havent really slept since the end of November. On a Fulbright grant in Kyiv, the city of my birth. From a country that no longer exists. In a new country I no longer know, I must spend the remainder of the cold months in Ukraine.The extended metaphor: journey is uphill and the perils too real. War, martial law, global market economies, all of our lives in the balance, and always, the missing. The missing and the art are the only constants.My studio looks like a room prepped for an execution. Plastic wall to ceiling, and Im painting about myself, about vulnerability, about love, about longing. Im painting about politics, about turmoil, about misunderstanding. Im painting about systemic violence, and the present so informed by nostalgia.The winter lasts right up until the summer. I have completed some projects and broken new ground. I have suffered but ate well. I, mostly intact, brought back this testament of my time and labor for your consideration.- Misha Tyutyunik Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship With David Bowie - Pangea WHO: RAQUEL CION, described by the New York Times as "half witch... half cabaret performer" and by TONY as an "alt cabaret siren." Director Cynthia Cahill, Musical Director Karl Saint Lucy. WHAT: Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship With David Bowie, a 90-minute cabaret exploring Raquel Cion's soul love for David Bowie's artistry and David Jones' humanity, through personal stories and musical performance, is back at Pangea for a 3-month residency. WHEN:Thursday, January 16Friday, January 17Friday, February 21Saturday, February 22Friday, March 13Saturday, March 14 Keeping Hope Alive: 10 Years of Care in Haiti - Tzu Chi Center Join us as we commemorate the 10 years of Tzu Chi USAs commitment to Haiti since the 2010 earthquake through our brand new photo exhibition,Keeping Hope Alive: 10 Years of Care in Haiti.The Exhibit will be on view until March 15, 2020, during the Tzu Chi Center Operational hours every day 11 am- 4 pm. Hourly tours are available.LocationTzu Chi Center229 E 60th StreetNew York, NY 10022 WOMEN ON FIRE: Stories from the Frontlines - ROYAL FAMILY After a sold-out run in 2018, Royal Family will bring back WOMEN ON FIRE: Stories from the Frontlines by popular demand for only 12 Performances Led once again by Kathleen Chalfant, this star-studded, rotating cast of women explores the state of the United States. Our cast includes Gina Naomi Baez, Andra Burns, Maddie Corman, Julie Halston, Steffanie Leigh, Cynthia Mace, Gargi Mukherjee, Alysia Reiner, Laila Robins, Constance Shulman, Lianah Sta. Ana and Ashley Williams with more to be announced shortly!Tickets are $30; $100; $250 and can be purchased by clicking royalfamilyproductions.org WOMEN ON FIRE: Stories from the Frontlines - ROYAL FAMILY After a sold-out run in 2018, Royal Family will bring back WOMEN ON FIRE: Stories from the Frontlines by popular demand for only 12 Performances Led once again by Kathleen Chalfant, this star-studded, rotating cast of women explores the state of the United States. Our cast includes Gina Naomi Baez, Andra Burns, Maddie Corman, Julie Halston, Steffanie Leigh, Cynthia Mace, Gargi Mukherjee, Alysia Reiner, Laila Robins, Constance Shulman, Lianah Sta. Ana and Ashley Williams with more to be announced shortly! Homebody: New Prints 2020/Winter - International Print Center New York (IPCNY) INTERNATIONAL PRINT CENTER NEW YORK (IPCNY) is pleased to present Homebody: New Prints 2020/Winter, an exhibition featuring 31 artists from Australia, Canada, Portugal, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States whose work explores relationships between personal and domestic structures. IPCNYs New Prints Program is a biannual, juried open call for prints and print-based work that captures current voices and issues in contemporary printmaking.Throughout the jurying process, Ariana Barat, Gregory Burnet, Orit Mardkha-Tenzer, and Keris Salmon were collectively drawn to works that played with themes of domesticity and place. Burnet noted his affinity for things we see all the time but maybe become too used to, including landscapes, domestic interiors, furniture, utensils, and even pets. Above / Below Opening with Joan Iaconetti and Joshua Benson - The Gallery at W83 Above / Below Gallery Opening. Above / Below features Joan Iaconettis watercolors of New Yorks subway system paired with Joshua Bensons images of the citys rooftops and skylines. Opening wine reception Thursday, January 23, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, and on display at the Gallery at W83 (150 West 83rd Street) until March 23. Winter 2020at the South Street Seaport Museum - South Street Seaport Museum South Street Seaport Museum announces the upcoming February and March schedule of events and exhibitions. The Museum, located at 12 Fulton Street, NYC, is open Wednesdays-Sundays in February and March from 11am-5pm. General admission is $20 ($14 for seniors and students, children ages 8 and below are free). Tickets are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/34598/1577854800000. Museum memberships are also available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/store/34598/packages.Step inside 12 Fulton Street at Schermerhorn Row to begin a seaport adventure, followed by a visit to the Street of Ships on Pier 16. Museum admission includes on-going exhibitionsMillions: Migrants and Millionaires abroad the Great Liners, 1900-1914andStreet of Ships: The Port and Its Peopleas well as access to historic ships:shipWavertreeand lightshipAmbroseare available to tour as part of the admission experience.March Special EventsCelebrate Pi Day on Wavertree:Why is a porthole round? Explore the world of circles on tall ships through activities for all ages. The number pi, which is used in measuring circles, is approximately 3.14, so on March 14 (3.14) we celebrate Pi Day. Hands-o... (read more) 360 Reality Audio At Sony Square NYC - Sony Square NYC Sony Square NYC invites you to immerse yourself in music from some of your favorite artists through 360 Reality Audio technology. Step inside Sony Square NYCs custom built 360 Reality Audio studio and listen to your favorite tracks like youve never heard them before. Immerse yourself in music from some of your favorite artists like Khalid, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, O.A.R, Chloe x Halle and more. Denied from New York - Improv Asylum NYC Rejection is a part of every comedians life, but Giancarlo Mariutto and Sean Reidy turn that rejection into rejectionade with Denied from New York a sketch show about trying to find success in all walks of life. Each show they assemble a hilarious cast that features some of NYCs best comedians and musical acts alongside celebrity guests.Cassidy Routh (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee)Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show, Hulu's Shrill)Michael Torpey (TruTV's Paid Off, Orange is the New Black)Every 1st Thursday at 9pm Exhibition, "Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s1980s" - Grey Art Gallery, NYU Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s1980s explores the development of abstraction in the Arab world via paintings, sculpture, and works on paper dating from the 1950s through the 1980s. Examining how and why artists investigated the expressive capacities of line, color, and texture, Taking Shape highlights a number of abstract movements that developed in the Middle East, North Africa, and West Asia, as well as the Arab diaspora. Across these regions, individual artists and artist collectives grappled with issues of authenticity, national and regional identity, and the decolonization of culture. Drawn from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, the exhibition features nearly 90 works by a diverse group of artists such as Etel Adnan, Shakir Hassan Al Said, Kamal Boullata, Huguette Caland, Ahmed Cherkaoui, Saloua Raouda Choucair, Rachid Korachi, Mohamed Melehi, and Hassan Sharif, among others. On view are works produced by artists from countries including Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates. Curated and organized by Suheyla Takesh, Curat... (read more) A Sign of the Times - Theater 511 A Sign of the Times is an epic theatrical exploration of life, loss, hope and time. At a personal and professional crossroads, a man becomes a Stop/Slow traffic controller outside a construction site in an effort to catch his breath and simplify his life. With his wit and vivid imagination, he invokes Shakespeare, Einstein and more visionaries on his emotional odyssey. Though he tries valiantly to distract himself from the pains in his present from his recent past, its through the saving grace of time that he reclaims his future. Join him for his entertaining and soulful investigation of lifes meaning in an uncertain world. Part joyous comedy, part thoughtful tragedy it is the entirety of life in 95 minutes. Monday and Tuesday at 7PM; NO SHOW on Wednesdays Thursday Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 3 PM and 8 PM; Sunday at 3 PM Shinique Smith 'Indelible Marks' - UBS Art Gallery The UBS Art Collection presents Indelible Marks, an exhibition of new sculptures and paintings by the American artist Shinique Smith at the UBS Art Gallery in UBSs New York headquarters at 1285 Avenue of the Americas from January 27 April 10, 2020. For this exhibition, Smith unveils a selection from her newest body of two and three-dimensional works comprised of coded messages in cloth and calligraphy. Smith, who is represented in the UBS Art Collection, has employed recycled clothing, fabrics and objects to construct sculptures, paintings and site-specific installations. Inspired by the vast nature of the things that we create, consume and discard, her works resonate on personal and social scales, operating at the convergence of consumption, displacement and sanctuary. On view alongside Smiths paintings and sculptures are artworks by other artists in the Collection, which Smith selected, including Brice Marden, Cecily Brown, Cy Twombly, Julie Mehretu and Helen Frankenthaler, that relate to the theme of line and gesture.The UBS Art Gallery opened in 2019 and celebrated its inaugural season of exhibitions with A History and a Moment: Works from the UBS Art Collection and ... (read more) Ballerina: Fashions Modern Muse - Museum at FIT The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) presents Ballerina: Fashions Modern Muse, the first large-scale exhibition to illustrate the profound and enduring influences of classical ballet and its most celebrated practitionersballerinason modern high fashion.Although ballet is a centuries-old art form that consistently reflected and absorbed prevailing fashions, it was not until the interwar years of the twentieth century that this dance form took its place in the Western pantheon of modern high culture and began to influence many areas of creativity, including fashion. At the same time, the ballerina, the art forms most celebrated practitioner, blossomed into a revered figure of beauty and glamour, and her signature costumethe corseted tutuinspired many of fashions leading designers for the first time.Organized by Patricia Mears, deputy director of MFIT, Ballerina: Fashions Modern Muse presents objects that reflect this phenomenonfrom tutu-inspired haute couture gowns to American ready-to-wear designs based on leotards and other ballet practice clothingall interspersed with a dazzling selection of costumes. Dating mainly from the 1930s to the early ... (read more) Sloomoo Institute - Sloomoo Institute A sensory playground centered around slime, Sloomoo Institute is an artistic universe made to intrigue, delight, and evoke your inner child. Slime encourages wonder and joy, regardless of age. More than a childhood memory or satisfying social media trend, slime has been known to be a source of stress relief and it lets you unleash your imagination. Sloomoo Institute is a limited engagement. We are only open in New York Citys SoHo for nearly six months and then we will pack up and bring our recipe for happiness to another city.So wear comfortable shoes, clothes you dont mind getting messy (tip: wear pants and shirts with sleeves you can easily roll up) and get your ticket to indulge! Sloomoo Institute - Sloomoo Institute A sensory playground centered around slime, Sloomoo Institute is an artistic universe made to intrigue, delight, and evoke your inner child. Slime encourages wonder and joy, regardless of age. More than a childhood memory or satisfying social media trend, slime has been known to be a source of stress relief and it lets you unleash your imagination. Sloomoo Institute is a limited engagement. We are only open in New York Citys SoHo for nearly six months and then we will pack up and bring our recipe for happiness to another city.So wear comfortable shoes, clothes you dont mind getting messy (tip: wear pants and shirts with sleeves you can easily roll up) and get your ticket to indulge! High Tea at Elsie Rooftop - Elsie Rooftop Enjoy High Tea in high places at Elsie Rooftop. Every Saturday from 2:00pm - 5:00pm with a special High Tea menu. Featuring tiered sandwich and dessert platters along with specialty boozy hot cocktails. NOTHING HERE IS REAL - Oxbow Tavern After a nearly sold-out run in 2019, magician and mentalist Gary Ferrar returns to The Oxbow Tavern on the Upper West Side, with his unique and intimate magic show, NOTHING HERE IS REAL. NOTHING HERE IS REAL is a mesmerizing parlor show that takes place in a secret room below Tom Valenti's Oxbow Tavern. Part speakeasy, part nostalgic cocktail lounge lined with velvet curtains, plush couches and an old fashion bar, the space is transformed into a place of endless possibilities. With a mixture of humor, charm, and unexplainable magic, what takes place over a thoroughly entertaining 90 minutes is a one-of-a-kind experience that cannot exist elsewhere. Be prepared to be mystified by Ferrar and leave wondering how he did it and if any of it was real.All tickets include two complimentary beverages (beer, wine, cocktails, soda). Running time: 90 minutes.Recommended for adults and children 10 and up.Upcoming Performance Dates:Sunday, February 23 @ 7 pmSunday, March 29 @ 7 pmSunday, April 26 @ 7 pm Frankenstein (musical) - St. Luke's theatre Frankenstein, is a new musical, with book, music and lyrics by Eric B. Sirota based on Mary Shelley's novel, and directed by Clint Hromsco. It is a two-act sweeping, romantic musical about the human need for love and companionship. It has been running Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre for over 2 years!Published in 1818, Mary Shelleys Frankenstein has celebrated its bicentennial year, and this musical honors its source material. Having lost his mother at a young age, Victor Frankenstein seeks to end human mortality and arrogantly enters territory beyond his control. While he enjoys unconditional love from Elizabeth, Victor grants none to his creation. Frankenstein has been extended into 2019 and continues to play Mondays at 7 PM, Off-Broadway at St. Lukes Theatre in the heart of the theatre district. It is an open run, and tickets through Jan 28, 2020 are on sale now. (There is no performance on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, Monday Dec. 31.) Happy Hour at TGA NYC - TGA NYC TGA NYC, an upscale restaurant and sports bar featuring a retractable roof, serves happy hour every Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the bar. Guests may enjoy $9 appetizers alongside drink specials. The menu, subject to change, includes: Appetizers Veggies & Hummus Pita, celery and carrots Spinach Artichoke Dip Served with fresh tortillas Crispy Bacon Ranch Bites Fried chix popcorn, bacon pieces, topped with a drizzle of Ranch and fresh chives TGA Soft Pretzel Spicy brown mustard and beer cheese fondue Mommas Meatballs Topped with grated Parmesan, served with Italian bread Mozzarella Sticks Marinara sauce Chicken Wings Three Cheese Sliders Drinks $6 Well Drinks $5 Beer (Excluding Lord Hobo) $7 House Wines Pinot Grigio / Sauvignon Blanc / Prosecco / Riesling / Merlot / Pinot Noir / Malbec / Toscana Baruch Performing Arts Center at Baruch College Announces 2019/2020 Season - Baruch Performing Arts Center Baruch Performing Arts Center at Baruch CollegeAnnounces 2019/2020 SeasonBaruch Performing Arts Center at Baruch College announces its 2019-20 Season of music, theatre, dance, opera and more, a season spanning genres and cultural influences, rich in imagination and ideas.Season Highlights:World Premieres by choreographersAbdul LatifandAmanda Selwyn,A collaboration by jazz greatsVijay Iyer(pianist) andWadada Leo Smith(trumpeter),The World Premiere ofBarbara Hammond's playTerra Firma,directed byShana Cooper(TFANA) withAndrus Nichols,The World Premiere ofBlood Moon,an opera-theatre work byGarrett Fisher(composer) andEllen McLaughlin(librettist) andRachel Dickstein(director), co-presented withPROTOTYPEand theJapan Society.2019/2020 Season:Terra Firma*World Premiere*September 27 - November 10, 2019Co-presented with The COOPIn a not-so-distant Beckettian future, years after The Big War, a tiny kingdom wrestles with the problems of running a nation, sparring with the concepts of what makes a citizen, a country and a civilization. The play is inspired by real life events: In the 1960's a retired army major in the United Kingdom cl... (read more) Sylvia: A 19th Century Life Unveiled - Merchants House Museum In 2002, a small, timeworn leather trunk was discarded for garbage on a sidewalk in Lower Manhattan; it was found replete with the cherished keepsakes of a 19th century New York City woman. Thus began visual artist Stacy Renee Morrisons self-proclaimed love affair with Sylvia DeWolf Ostrander, whose early life parallels that of Gertrude Tredwell, who lived at 29 East 4th Street.For almost two decades, Ms. Morrison has been on an obsessive quest to weave together Sylvias life in the 19th century through the personal belongings she left behind and to re-imagine it in todays world through art and fashion.This is the first time Sylvias trunk and its treasured contents will be exhibited in public. On display, an invitation to a ball honoring the Prince of Wales in 1860, letters from the Civil War, Sylvias journals, mourning jewelry made of human hair, paper dolls, and other ephemera. Photographs and screen-printed clothing illustrate Sylvias life in the present as the artists muse.Stacy Renee Morrison is a visual artist who often forgets what century it is. She finds herself haunted by women who lived their lives well before her own and creates visual biographies ... (read more) Ballet Connoisseurship Seminars for Adults - School of American Ballet SAB's Ballet Connoisseurship is an educational offering for adults providing seasoned ballet goers, patrons, students, scholars, and newcomers alike with knowledge and perspectives that will enhance their appreciation of ballet. Each unit consists of three 90-minute courses and will feature one course which illuminates SAB's unique methods and the Balanchine aesthetic through live in-studio student demonstrations.Ballet Connoisseurship was launched in January 2019 as part of our new "SAB Open" division. The first three units ran January through April 2019, exploring history, technique, and choreographic masters.The next six units will run September 2019 through May 2020, both covering new territory and taking deeper looks into last winter's course matter. Museum of Modern Art Presents Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures - Museum of Modern Art Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures, the first major solo exhibition of the photographers incisive work in over 50 years at the Museum of Modern Art (located at 11 West 53 Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), opens to the public on Sunday, February 9. On view through May 9, 2020, Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures includes approximately 100 photographs drawn entirely from the Museums collection, paired with archival materials such as correspondence, historical publications, and oral histories. Organized by Sarah Meister, Words & Pictures will provide a deeper understanding of how Lange used her photography and words to urge photographers to reconnect with the world around them.Toward the end of her life, Dorothea Lange (18951965) remarked, All photographsnot only those that are so-called documentary, and every photograph really is documentary and belongs in some place, has a place in historycan be fortified by words. Organized loosely chronologically and spanning her career, the exhibition groups iconic works together with lesser known photographs and traces their varied relationships to words. The exhibition will also include contemporary voices, to examine the ways in... (read more) TADA! Youth Theater Announces Winter Semester Classes Open for Registration - TADA! Youth Theater Winter Classes 12 session musical theater weekly classes begin January 27, 2020 through May 9, 2020.All TADA! classes and camps are focused on original work and are team-taught by two professional Teaching Artists with extensive experience in musical theater and arts education. Ensemble methods are taught to encourage active listening, empathy and working with others. All students focus on daily musical theater training, expressing themselves through storytelling and developing characters within their show. Winter session classes culminate in a quality performance where students perform their very own mini-musical for a live audience. Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon's Ishtar Gate - ISAW In fall 2019, ISAW will present A Wonder to Behold, an exhibition exploring ancient ideas about craftsmanship and the power of clay, glass, and stone through the display of the surviving fragments of Babylon's iconic Ishtar Gate and Processional Way. Ballet Hispnico School of Dance Drop-In Classes - Ballet Hispnico Ballet Hispanico announces 2020 Adult Drop-in Classes, available every week and open to all levels. Classes begin Monday, January 6, 2020 and include Ballet, Flamenco, Hip-Hop, Salsa, Tap, and Yoga. Must be 18 and up to register, children are NOT permitted to these classes. Students more than 10 minutes late will NOT be permitted to join class. See class descriptions for recommended attire. For more information and a detailed schedule please visit: https://www.ballethispanico.org/classes/drop-in?org=1573&lvl=100&ite=538&lea=7013&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a1Gf4000006vny3EAAQuestions?/Preguntas?E-mail school@ballethispanico.org *AARP members receive 20% off Drop-In Classes through 12/18/2019. Use discount code provided by AARP in Mindbody checkout.CLASS SCHEDULE Tap -Mondays 7:00-8:00pmBallet -Tuesdays 7:15-8:15pmSalsa -Wednesdays 7:30-8:30pmYoga -Thursdays 6:30-7:30pmFlamenco -Saturdays 4:30-5:30pmCLASS DESCRIPTIONSBalletDevelop a holistic understanding of the ballet curriculum and technical skills in a disciplined yet nurturing environment. The program emphasizes clarity of lines, execution and precision, dynamic movement, musicality, and artistic express... (read more) Works & Process, the Performing Arts Series at the Guggenheim, Announces Spring 2020 Season - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Works & Process, the Performing Arts Series at theGuggenheim, Announces Spring 2020 SeasonHighlightsOpening Night Cabaret with Anthony Roth CostanzoNew dance commissions by Ephrat Asherie and Omari WilesTheatrical first looks atCompany,West Side Story, andOcean FilibusterOpera sneak peek with Lincoln Center Theater'sIntimate Apparel, The Metropolitan Opera'sAgrippina, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis'sAwakeningsDance previews featuring BalletX and Pennsylvania Ballet"An exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process."-The New York Times(NEW YORK, NY -November 25, 2019)-Works & Process at the Guggenheim is pleased to announce itsspring 2020season. Since 1984,the performing arts series has championed new works and offered audiences unprecedented access to leading creators. The intimate Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Peter B. Lewis Theater is the venue for these seventy-minute programsthatexplorethecreativeprocess through stimulating discussions and riveting performance highlights. One-of-a-kind productions created for the Guggenheim's rotunda offer a unique experience of the landmark museum. Additional information is availabl... (read more) The Wizard of Oz: a Jazz Musical for All Ages - Harlem Rep/Tato Laviera Theatre "The Wizard of Oz" is mounted for the stage with a multi-racial cast, a jazz underscore and authoritative dramaturgy by representatives of the Yip Harburg Lyrics Foundation. Director/choreographer is Keith Lee Grant, Founding Artistic and Producing Director of Harlem Rep. With its timeless score and eternal allegories, this musical is a magical experience for young (and young-at-heart) audiences. Based on MGMs classic motion picture, the stage version mounted here follows John Kane's adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is based on the book by L. Frank Baum, with brilliant songs by lyricist E.Y. ("Yip") Harburg and composer Harold Arlen.Thanks to work of dramaturg Deena R. Harburg, President of the Yip Harburg Lyrics Foundation, in association with acclaimed librettist Arthur Perlman, New York audiences have a chance to see the show sharpened to more of the original vision of E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, who was an unashamedly progressive thinker. The cast is multi-racial and features Latino, Black and Asian actors, fulfilling Yip's vision of a multicultural universe. Dorothy, played by Taylor-Rey Rivera, is interpreted as a modern girl and future leader who is grow... (read more) Third Dimension: Works from The Brant Foundation - The Brant Foundation Third Dimension: Works from The Brant Foundation is the second exhibition at The Brant Foundations New York space, featuring over 20 artists integral to its collection. The selected sculptures, installations, and other works oscillating between painting and object represent the multifaceted practices of the artists on view, offering visitors the opportunity to encounter artists who have been collected in depth by Brant Foundation founder Peter M. Brant over the past 50 years. With a focus on sculpture and installation, The Brant Foundation pays tribute to the history of its East Village space, formerly the longtime studio of artist and sculptor Walter De Maria. High Tea at Elsie Rooftop - Elsie Rooftop Elsie de Wolfe created the first penthouse in the 20s. Also knownas Lady Mendl, Elsie was an American actress, interior decorator, and author of the influential novel The House in Good Taste,and a prominent figure in New York, Paris, and London society.HIGH TEA SERVICE @ ELSIE ROOFTOPStarting October 19th, Else Rooftop will run High Tea Service every Saturday from 2pm-5pm. ThinkWhileYouDrink Trivia - Bar None ThinkWhileYouDrink trivia events weekly at 6:30pm Thursdays at Bar None on 98 3rd Avenue in the East Village.Free to play! General knowledge game with picture, social, Name That Tune rounds... Topics include geography, history, science, pop culture, movies, TV, sports, and games. Prizes for winning teams. 1-6 players per team.Come check it out!ThinkWhileYouDrink.netFollow for hints and event info at Instagram and Facebook - ThinkWhileYouDrink Kest Pizza Making Class - Kest Fulton Keste recreational pizza classes consist of 2 hours of pizza history, techniques, and the actual making and enjoying of your pizza. We also include one glass of our house wine or beer/soft drink. If you want to purchase unlimited wine and beer you can do so with an additional $35 per person. Also included in our recreational classes is a gift bag of Caputo flour, a can of our highly prized Ciao tomatoes and a recipe of our pizza so you can make at home. We host classes every Tuesday and Thursday of the week 7PM-9PM, depending on the availability left. The pricing depends on how many people you would like in your reservation. The class for 1-9 adults is priced at $80/person (not including taxes and tips). However, if you plan on having more than 10 people we do have a group discount of $60 (not including tax + gratuity) per person. It is to be noted that the maximum capacity for our classes is 40 people. Please note we require a 30% non-refundable down payment for us to reserve the spot for you. This does not include sales tax and gratuity. Please keep in mind the rate will change according to the above stated amount should the number of attendees drop from the initi... (read more) Picasso's Le Tricorne - New-York Historical Society Now on display at the New-York Historical Society is a newly acquired and conserved Picasso in the exhibition Picasso's "Le Tricorne." It is the first work by Picasso, and one with great wall power and a New York history, to enter New-York Historical's collection.Pablo Picasso painted the stage curtain for the two-act ballet The Three-Cornered Hat (El sombrero de tres picos or Le tricorne). The ballet and curtain were commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev for his avant-garde, Paris-based Ballets Russes, the most influential ballet company of the twentieth-century. The ballet was choreographed by Lonide Massine with music by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. It premiered on July 22, 1919, at the Alhambra Theatre in London with sets, costume designs, and the monumental stage curtain created by Picasso. Picasso biographer John Richardson once called "Le Tricorne" the artist's "supreme theatrical achievement." The production, which was conceived by Diaghilev and Massine during a trip to Spain, was enhanced by its many Spanish collaborators, including Picasso who also designed the costumes and set for the ballet.Measuring roughly 20 feet square, the curtain depict... (read more) ThinkWhileYouDrink Trivia - Johnny Utah's ThinkWhileYouDrink trivia events weekly at 6pm Mondays at Johnny Utah's on 98 51st street between 5th & 6th avenues in midtown Manhattan.Free to play! General knowledge game with picture, social, Name That Tune rounds... Topics include geography, history, science, pop culture, movies, TV, sports, and games. Prizes for winning teams. 1-6 players per team.Come check it out!ThinkWhileYouDrink.netFollow for hints and event info at Instagram and Facebook - ThinkWhileYouDrink Harlem Jazz Singers Showcase - Gin Fizz Gordon Polatnick, the founder of Big Apple Jazz, has created a weekly series that brings the most talented, captivating and engaging Harlem jazz singers together with their knock-out all-star quartet - each week a new featured singer and band. Local musicians and singers often stop by to be a part of the excitement, and our guests are guaranteed seating for both sets unlike many other venues. Plan your next great evening out with the Harlem Jazz Singers Showcase. See talent like Tina Fabrique, Lynette Washington, Melanie Charles, Boncellia Lewis, Brianna Thomas, Emily Braden, Seydurah Avecmoi, Irene Blackman, Gary Samuels, and many more.Gin Fizz is a supper club right next to Red Rooster Harlem and conveniently located steps away from the 2/3 Train's 125th Street stop on Lenox Ave. You will think you exited the subway and stepped into the kind of jazz age speakeasy which brought this neighborhood international fame during Prohibition and the Harlem Renaissance.Check our link to see who's coming up this week. Blythe Doll - New York BLYTHE DOLL CUSTOMIZATION PANELWhen the worlds of fashion enthusiasts and doll collectors collide, Blythe dolls are at the center. These wide-eyed darlings are beloved as a creative dress for fans who love to pose and style their dolls. But with so many fashion options, how does one get started making custom Blythes? Youll learn just how at our Blythe doll customization panel!Ever wonder how to sew your own Blythe doll clothes, resculpt her face, or style her hair? Our panel will take fans through the basics of coordination and customization. With the mini petite Blythe, middie Blythes or even the moveable Neo Blythe doll, you will learn how to make your doll special.From her humble beginnings in the 70s to her modern resurgence in the past few decades, Blythe is about bringing together the style-savvy. Almost every aspect of her can be customized. Her hands, ears, and faceplate can be swapped out to add attitude and personality. Her hair and eyes can be changed to a rainbow of colours and styles to fit any aesthetic. And, of course, there are as many options for her clothing as fans can dream of.With so many choices, a Blythe doll is a blank canvas for the fashio... (read more) New York City Scavenger Hunt - Central Park Explore the sights, sounds, and places that make New York City amazing as we lead you on a New York City scavenger hunt adventure.This hunt guides you and your friends on an intrepid walking tour as you find the best things to do in New York City. Solve puzzles, uncover historical secrets, and capture wacky moments as you scavenge your way to the New York City hall of fame and scavenger hunt glory.Without giving it all away, here are some of the top spots along this hunt: Bethesda Fountain, Belvedere Castle, The Dakota.Compete against your friends or colleagues in the best large group activity New York City has to offer. Uncover your teams fearless leaders, trivia champions, and sharpshooting photographers as your company works together to conquer New York City. Teambuilders by ScavengerHunt.com are the most epic outdoor team building game in town and one your team will never forget.And does anyone else hear wedding bells? Let us guide you through your New York City bachelorette party adventure as you and your bride tribe take over the town, hitting all the hot spots in New York City and taking some great pictures along the way. Its the New York City bachelorette party idea that ... (read more) Magic show featuring Randy Masters - Broadway Comedy Club Prepare yourself for an afternoon filled with mystery and inspiration during the Magic Show, one hour show at the legendary Broadway Comedy Club.Master magician will enchant the young at heart with a dazzling display of sleight of hand tricks for kids and mentalism for adults.It is an interactive experience for the young at heart.DOORS OPEN AT 12:30 P.M.SHOW RUNS FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M.Please note there is two item food and beverage minimum requirement. Magic show featuring Randy Masters - Broadway Comedy Club Prepare yourself for an afternoon filled with mystery and inspiration during the Magic Show, one hour show at the legendary Broadway Comedy Club.Master magician will enchant the young at heart with a dazzling display of sleight of hand tricks for kids and mentalism for adults.It is an interactive experience for the young at heart.DOORS OPEN AT 12:30 P.M.SHOW RUNS FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M.Please note there is two item food and beverage minimum requirement.
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| Feb. 19, 2020 – Arts Etc. - The International Examiner Posted: 19 Feb 2020 02:00 AM PST  Visual Arts The Columbia City Gallery has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support two exhibits to support arts and the healing process in the Asian American and immigrant communities of Southeast Seattle. The first exhibit entitled "Unbound – Beautiful 2020" features artwork created by the participants of the behavioral health therapy program at Asian Counseling & Referral Services (ACRS), which offers culturally appropriate curricula to support recovery. Vietnamese American artist Chau Huynh of the ACRS art therapy program will create the show which runs from Feb. 19 – March 29, 2020. An opening reception is set for Sat., Feb. 22 from 5 – 7pm and the public is welcome. The second exhibition funded by the NEA is entitled "The Resting Place" and it examines the intersections of grief, migration and cultural identity among Filipino Americans. The project includes artist talks, a poetry reading, and a Filipino "padasal" ritual in addition to the exhibit itself. Filipino American artist Derek Dizon curates this show which runs from April 1 – May 10, 2020. 4864 Rainer Ave. S. 206-760-9834. "Notations" by Seattle Anglo-Indian artist Lucy Garnett explores her multi-national past and current identity in a show of large-scale artworks and build-out installations in the lobby and 3rd and 4th floors of Shoreline City Hall. Also includes sculpture, prints, video and paintings. Her themes include migration, human health, social justice and family dynamics. Presented in collaboration with Seattle Artist League. On view through March 20, 2020. 17500 Midvale Ave. N. in Shoreline, WA. 206-801-2661. "The Global Language of Headwear: Cultural Identity, Rites of Passage, and Spirituality" is the title of a traveling exhibit that presents hats and headdresses from a private collection of international headwear. Features hats from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North & South America. Organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC and independent curator Stacey W. Miller. Through April 26, 2020 at the Lightcatcher Building of the Whatcom Art Museum. 250 Flora St. in Bellingham. WA. 360-778-8930 or go to www.whatcommuseum.org. "Two Views: Photographers Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank" give viewers two perspectives of internment and incarceration of people of Japanese descent in the early 1940s. Organized by The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby, B.C. Canada. On view through May 17, 2020. At Whatcom Museum's Old City Hall at 121 Prospect St. in Bellingham, WA. 360-778-8930 or try [email protected] The Traver Gallery presents their annual "Gallery Artist Group Exhibition" through Feb. 29, 2020. Some of the artists represented by this gallery include Ling Chun, Jun Kaneko, Masami Koda, Hiroshi Yamano, Jiro Yonezawa and many others. 110 Union St. Suite 200 in Seattle. 206-587-6501 or go to www.travergallery.com. "Coming Home" is a juried group show of young people's art presented by Student Art Spaces. The show will open the evening of March 6 and remain on view through April 1, 2020. Submissions are currently open to Washington State artists ages 13 -24. Submit your work to studentartspaces.com. The work will be shown at Shoreline City Hall on the 4th floor. 17500 Midvale Ave. N. in Shoreline, WA. 206-801-2661. The work of Fong Baatz and Romson Regarde Bustillo is included in a group exhibition at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. Two dozen Puget Sound area artists are featured whose work includes portraiture focused on the human face. On view through Feb. 23, 2020. 550 Winslow Way East on Bainbridge Island. Go to www.biartmuseum.org for details. In Jack Straw's New Media Gallery, multi-media artist Yunmi Her shows "Natural Individuals", an integrated VR and sculpture set up to explore the spatial characteristics of collecting behavior and to explore the lost identity of a collected object. On view Feb. 14 – March 27, 2020. Artist talk on March 13 at 7pm. A Youth & Family Workshop tbd (email [email protected] for an update). 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-634-0919 or www.jackstraw.org. Seattle Asian Art Museum re-opens after a renovation with two new shows. Both open on Sat., Feb. 8, 2020. "Be/longing: Contemporary Asian Art" features 12 expatriate (or one time expatriate) contemporary artists from Azerbaijan, Iran, India, Thailand, China, Korea, and Japan. Sourced from the museum collection and two private sources, the work reflects their perspectives on Asian heritage "as both insiders and outsiders" in the world. "Boundless Stories of Asian Art" tries to explore the complexity of the populous continent of Asia. Instead of the usual geographic approach, the Asian art curators have organized the displays around 12 common themes such as "worship and celebration, visual arts and literature, and clothing and identity" with a broad division of "spiritual life"-themed art in the south galleries and "material life" in the north. 1400 E. Prospect St. 206-654-3210. In related news, New York-based/Seattle-raised artist Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn has a new lighting sculpture in the main atrium which covers the entire ceiling of the garden court. He is the founder of Studio 1,Thousand, a Brooklyn-based lighting design studio that specializes in complex LED installations. For more info., go to https://www.studio1thousand.com/ "SubSpontaneous" is the title of a collaboration between artists Rob Rhee and Francesca Lohmann. This show intermingles the works of both artists who collaborate with the forces of nature in their sculptural practices. 206-622-9250. On view through April 19, 2020. Free. Frye Art Museum at 704 Terry in Seattle. At KOBO at Higo in the CID is the following – Two workshops with author and artist Junko Matsushita take place March 22, 2020. Workshop #1 is "Junko's blouse" and takes place 10 am – 12pm. Workshop #2 is "Junko's shrug" which takes place 2 – 4pm. Participants will be hand-sewing their projects using Japanese fabrics provided by Junko. Class size is limited. Register by March 15 at either KOBO store by calling 206-381-3000. Junko Matsushita started her label "Wrap Around R (robe)" in 2005. Based in Osaka, she has published books on her patterns and is featured in magazines and on television programs in Japan. 602 South Jackson. 206-381-3000. Kobo also has a sister location on Capitol Hill at 814 East Roy St., 206-726-0704. ArtXchange Gallery has the following – "Red & Gold: A Lunar New Year Celebration" which is a group show of gallery artists Bui Cong Khanh, Hoang Thanh Vinh Phong, Tuan Hiep, Tiao Nithakhong Somsanith, Jonathan Wakuda Fischer, Yuko Ishii, June Sekiguchi and Elaine Hanowell. On view through Feb. 26, 2020. The gallery is located at 512 First Ave. S, 206-839-0327 or [email protected]. L.A.-based Ahree Lee is a multi-media artist working in video, photography, sound and interactive installations. She has a video installation entitled "Permutations" currently on view in front of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus at 500 Fifth Ave. N. on view from 7am – 10pm. This same installation also appears at 4Culture's Storefront Media Gallery space at 101 Prefontaine Pl. S. It will be on view for a year. This is part of Storefront Media Gallery sponsored by 4Culture. 206-263-1588 for details. Foster/White Gallery presents a group show entitled "New Works By Gallery Artists" on view through the month of February in Seattle. Work by ceramic sculptor Calvin Ma is included. 206-622-2833 or go to [email protected] Pakistani artist Humaira Abid who works out of Seattle and Lahore will present new work at Greg Kucera Gallery in a show with fellow sculptor Peter Millet during the months of May & June, 2020. In 2017, she received the Arts Innovator Award from Artist Trust. Seattle-raised artist Roger Shimomura is working on a monumental project one small piece at a time. His new series entitled "100 White Lies" which consists of 100 small 12" by 12" paintings detailing the hypocrisy of American history will make its debut at the gallery in Jan., 2021. Greg Kucera Gallery is located at 217 Third Ave. S. in Pioneer Square. 206-624-0770 or go to www.gregkucera.com. Asia Pacific Cultural Center has a show every month of a local Asian American artist every month in their gallery. Now on view is the work of APCC art instructor Myong Sweet and her adult students. On the First Saturday of each month there is a cooking class from a different country of the Asia/Pacific region from 11am – noon. To register and get details, call 253-383-3900. APCC is at 4851 South Tacoma Way in Tacoma. 253-383-3900 or go asiapacificculturalcenter.org. Seattle Art Museum has the following – "Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei (folkart) 1920-2020". George Tsutakawa's lovely "Obos 1" wood sculpture is included in this show which expands upon the meaning of folk art. Includes work by artists from Japan, Korea and the U.S. It positions Mingei within a history of crafts and crafts making. On view through July 11, 2020. Ongoing is "Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China". The "Winter Saturday University Lecture Series" continues with a series of talks on the subject of "What is 'Precious?'" with scholars Yukio Lippit of Harvard on wooden sculpture, Emma Flatt of the University of North Carolina on scent, artist Xiaoze Xie on banned books and others. The series will explore ways that art objects, relationships, and areas of knowledge have been highly valued in different times and places in Asia. Here is a partial schedule – Feb. 22 has "The Castaway Princess and Other Stories of Japan in the Pacific", Feb. 29 has "Out of the Dark: Banned Books in China" and March 7, "Chaekgeori, Korean Still-life Painting". The series goes on from Feb. 1 – March 28, 2020 at 10am at Seattle Art Museum. Individual tickets at the door and free for students with ID. As part of the "Asia Talk" series, Judith Lerner from the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at NYU will give a talk entitled "Travels of the Horn Rhyton, a Uniquely Iranian Drinking Vessel" on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 7pm at Seattle Asian Art Museum. $10 general, $5 for members and free at the door for students with ID. On the third floor of SAM, tea ceremony demonstrations continue on Third Thursdays at 5:30pm and Third Sundays at 2:30pm. Free with admission. Go to visitsam.org/performs for details. Seattle Art Museum is located at 1300 First Ave. 206-654-3210 or try www.seattleartmuseum.org. Artists have been selected for the Storefront Media Gallery's 12th season by 4Culture. Among those selected is Sri Prabha, a multidisciplinary artist originally from Hyderabad, India now based in Florida. The artist asks how our intellectual understandings compare with our emotional responses to scientific discoveries in "Brahama 3", a three channel 1080P video. For details, go to 4culture.org. Seattle artist Junko Yamamoto has been busy . Her work is the illustration for the cover of the forthcoming album "++Glacial++–Glacial –" by Paul Kikuchi and Evan Schiller. Her work is included in an article about the Microsoft Art Collection by Shlomit Oren in the Israeli online Portfolio Magazine. And finally, the artist's work is included in "Re:Definition", a year-long exhibition in the Paramount Theatre Bar as curated by Tariqa Waters. Open the end of January, 2020. Pacific Bonsai Museum shakes up this Japanese tradition with LAB (Living Art of Bonsai), an experimental collaborative for bonsai innovation. This project is a re-sequencing in the order of influence between the bonsai artist, ceramicist and stand maker. The project kicks off in 2018 and continues through 2020. A video trailer from a film about this new process can be viewed at http://www.bonsaimirai.com. For more information, go to http://www.pacificbonsaimuseum.org. The Pacific Bonsai Museum is at 2515 S. 336th St. in Federal Way, WA. 206-612-0026 for information. New and recent shows /activities at the The Wing include the following – "Where Beauty Lies" is an exhibit that explores Asian Pacific American's relationship to physical appearance and personal presentation, the history of beauty standards and products, and the ways in which we are redefining beauty. On view through Sept. 19, 2021. "Woven Together" presents a window into Burma/Myanmar with personal stories reflecting on its history, diversity and perseverance. On view through Nov. 10, 2020. "New Years All Year Round" is the annual look at familial and cultural aspects of the Lunar new year on view through Feb. 2, 2020. "Excluded, Inside the Lines" is on view through Feb. 23, 2020. It uncovers the history of redlining and the impact on minority communities. "A Dragon Lives Here", part 4 of the ongoing Bruce Lee exhibition series is ongoing. This concluding part hones in on Bruce Lee's Seattle roots and how this region played a key role in shaping Lee and his groundbreaking career. "I Am Filipino" exhibit is ongoing. Toddler Story Time set for Thursdays at 11am always has events centered around a kid's book and an art activity afterwards. A new addition to The Wing's daily Historic Hotel Tour is "APT 507" which is the story of Au Shee, one Chinese immigrant woman who helped build Seattle's Chinatown. Her living room is interactive with objects meant to be felt, opened and experienced. Carina del Rosario curates an exhibit entitled "Wide Angle/Close up: A Self Portrait of the Asian Pacific Islander American Community" through April 19, 2020. Includes photography, video, and photo-based installations by photojournalists that document the community from the inside out. Set for the George Tsutakawa Gallery. The Museum is located at 719 South King St. (206) 623-5124 or visit www.wingluke.org. Closed Mondays. Tuesday – Sunday from 10am – 5pm. First Thursday of each month is free from 10am – 8pm. Third Saturday of each month is free from 10am – 8pm. Seattle artist Alan Lau (full disclosure, that's me) has a solo show of his paintings at Shoreline Community College Gallery. On view through March 13, 2020. The gallery is open M – F from 9am – 5pm and closed on the weekends. 16101 Greenwood Ave. N. in Shoreline, WA. 206-546-4101 or email [email protected] for more information. The Northwest Flower & Garden Festival in Seattle plays host to Hiroki Ohara, Headmaster of Japan's Ohara School of Ikebana. He will create arrangements that convey the changing of the seasons from winter to spring. His presentation entitled "Snow-Moon-Flower: The Serenity of Ikebana" takes place on Sat., Feb. 29, 2020 at 11:45am on the DIY Stage of the festival. The festival itself runs from Feb. 26 – March 1, 2020 at Washington State Convention Center at 705 Pike St. in downtown Seattle. 206-231-0140 or go to gardenshow.com. For tickets, try northwestflowerandgardenfestival.tix123.com. Tacoma Art Museum has the following – "Immigration Artists and the American West" rediscovers stories and experiences of immigrant artists caught up in the Western expansion. On view through June, 14, 2020. "Places to Call Home: Settlements in the West" gives you representations of American cities throughout their history and development. Includes work by Kenjiro Nomura and Mian Situ. On view through March 1, 2019. Opening on Feb. 22, 2020 is "Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s". This show looks at the public art initiatives under the WPA that pulled America out of a depression and gave many artists work painting murals for the government during the 1930s. 1701 Pacific Ave. 253-272-4258. "ACES: Artists of Color Expo & Symposium" showcases a variety of work by artists of color selected from an open call as well as various activities including talks by noted local artists. "Our vision for ACES is to establish a space for artists of color to celebrate and center ourselves". Keynote speakers this year include Vu Le, former Excecutive Director/Founder of Rainier Valley Corps and poet/educator J Mase III. Fabian Romero will give a presentation on "Insurgent Kinship: Queer Urban Indian Art Collectives in Seattle", television producer Matt Chan will do a workshop on "The Art of the Pitch and the Business of Being a Media Professional", cellist Gretchen Yanover will perform at the Vera Project and XCurators Taitiana Garmendia & Philippe Hyojung will host a panel discussion on "PoC geography, how we can navigate institutional spaces and challenge gatekeepers by creating our own spaces and opportunities." Feb. 28 – 29 at Seattle Center in The Armory & Vera Project. 305 Harrison. 206-823-4343 or try www.shunpike.org/aces-commprog/. The art of Paul Horiuchi is included in a group show entitled "Especially Special: A Celebration of Betty Black and her Collection of Art" as curated by Kathleen Moles. Black was a noted local art collector who supported emerging and noted Northwest artists. On view through March 15, 2020. The Museum of Northwest Art at 121 South 1st St. In La Connor, WA. Try [email protected]. The Puget Sound Sumi Artists present: "The World of Sumi", a group show on view March 26 – May 19, 2020. Free reception on Fri., March 27 at 6pm. Open for viewing for ticket-goers 1 hour prior to an event or by appointment. Held in the Washington Center for the Performing Arts at 512 Washington St. in Olympia. "Land of Joy And Sorrow: Japanese Pioneers of the Yakima Valley" is an ongoing exhibit that traces the story of the Japanese families who settled in the Yakima valley. Yakima Valley Museum at 2105 Tieton Dr. in Yakima, WA. 509-248-0747. The Portland Chinatown Museum has the following – "Visions of Diana" is the first Portland show of abstract paintings and photographs of Diana Lo Mei Hing. The work illuminates nature in infinite motion and transformation. The artist grew up in China but fled with her family to Italy. In 2015, she moved to Portland. On view through March 15, 2020. In the permanent gallery is "Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland's Historic Chinatowns". 127 NW Third Ave. 503-224-0008 or email [email protected]. Seattle-based artist Joseph Park has work in a group exhibit entitled "The Quiet Show" through the month of February. The gallery states that it is a selection of 20 process-oriented artists whose transcendent artworks evoke stillness and contemplation. Elizabeth Leach Gallery. 417 NW 9th in Portland. 503-224-0521 or go to www.elizabethleach.com. Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center has a number of shows that cover Seattle's Nikkei-American history. "Genji Mihara: An Issei Pioneer", "Unsettled/Resettled: Seattle's Hunt Hotel" and "Original Seattle Japanese Language School and Nihonmachi Restaurant Artifacts". All are currently on view at 121 NW Second Ave. in Portland. 503-224-1458. For current activities and exhibits, go to www.oregonnikkeilr.org. The Portland Japanese Garden has the following exhibits – "Spirits Rising: Hiroshima" is a series of photographs taken by Ishiuchi Miyako of clothing worn by victims of the atomic bombing. On view through March 15, 2020. 611 SW Kingston Ave. in Portland, Oregon. 503-223-1321 or go to japanesegarden.org. The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene has the following – Most people following the visual arts are familiar by now with the paintings/prints by Roger Shimomura that simultaneously evoke American pop culture, ukiyo-e, internment and American history. But few are equally aware of his career in performance art. A solo show on that phase of his work will rectify that. Entitled "Staging Shimomura" the exhibition will cover his performance art career and is on view from Feb. 29 – June 21, 2020. "Kwang Young Chun: Aggregations" on view through June 28, 2020. This South Korean artist combines hundreds of paper-wrapped parcels to create sculptural compositions that resemble crystal formations, asteroids of the surface of the moon. "Evocative Shadows: Art of the Japanese Mezzotint" is on view until August 2, 2020. 1430 Johnson Lane in Eugene, Oregon. 541-346-3027. Portland Art Museum has "Curator's Choice – Japanese Print Acquisitions of the Past Decade" Through April 12, 2020. New shows coming up include the following – "Objects of Contact – Encounters between Japan and the West" from Feb. 29 – August 29, 2020. "Joryu Hanga Kyokai 1956-1965 – Japan's Women Printmakers" on view from May 9 – Nov. 8, 2020. 1219 SW Park Ave. 503-226-2811. The Museum of Anthropology at UBC presents a group show of 11 artists who have achieved mastery in ceramics. Entitled "Playing With Fire: Ceramics Of The Extraordinary", it includes work by Ying-Yueh Chuang, Brendan Tang and many others. On view through March 29, 2020. 6393 N.W. Marine Dr. in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. 604-822-5087. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, BC has the following. Artist-in-Residence Lam Wong is joined by co-curator Steven Dragon. They have put together the first edition of The Canada-China Art exchange for Young Emerging Artists in a show entitled "Investigation of Things." Hosted in collaboration with The Shang Foundation for Art and on view through March 21, 2020. 578 Carrall St. 604-662-3207 or try vanouverchinesegarden.com. Chinese Cultural Centre Museum has the ongoing exhibit "Generation to Generation – History of Chinese Canadians in British Columbia." 555 Columbia St. Vancouver, BC. 604-658-8880. Admission by donation. Instructor Cheryl Lawrence conducts a Katazome Japanese Textile Workshop March 11 – 15, 2020 at Maiwa East in East Vancouver BC. This art form incorporates elements of printmaking and painting using natural materials of paper, pigments, rice paste and soy milk. $595 class fee. Email [email protected] for complete details. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is at 1040 Moss St. in Victoria, BC. 250-384-4171 or go to aggv.ca. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco has the following –On view through March 22 2020 is "Lost At Sea: Art Recovered from Shipwrecks". On view through April 26, 2020 is "Chang Dai-Chien: Painting from Heart to Hand." "Awaken: A Tibetan Journey Toward Enlightenment" remains on view until May 3, 2020. 200 Larkin St. 415-581-3500. Berkeley Art Museum has the following – "Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales: The World According to Yoshitoshi" on view through May 31, 2020. "Divine Women, Divine Wisdom" which celebrates women of South Asia and the Himalayan region on view through May 24, 2020. 155 Center St. in Berkeley, CA. 510-642-0808 or go to [email protected]. "Liquid Circuit" is New York-based artist Tishan Hsu's first museum survey exhibition that traces the artist's key ideas and how they are inspired by the implications of the increasing presence of technology and artificial intelligence and the effects they have on the body and the human condition. Organized by Sculpture Center New York and curated by Sohrab Mohebbi. On view through April 19, 2020. At the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. 10899 Wilshire Blvd. 310-443-7000 or try [email protected]. After Los Angeles, the show travels to the Sculpture Center in New York (May 9 – August 12, 2020) and ends at Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Oct. 23, 2020 – Jan. 10, 2021. At Nonaka-Hill from Feb. 8 – March 21, 2020 is the work of Sofu Teshigahara. This is a gallery that specializes in contemporary Japanese ceramic artists. 720 N. Highland Ave. in Los Angeles. 323-450-9409 or go to www.nonaka-hill.com. The fine arts printer and workshop Mixografia works with visiting artists to produce new work exhibited in their gallery space. "Histories" is a solo exhibition of three mixografia prints by New York-based artist Jacob Hashimoto (he has a permanent installation at Tacoma Art Museum). Foregoing his usual body of work that includes intricately crafted paper kites as the main subject, the artist instead focuses on the use of the string. In these panoramic compositions, the kites now appear seemingly suspended in air and the string draws a map around the surface. On view through Feb. 22, 2020. 1419 E. Adams Blvd. 323-232-1158 or try mixografia.com. The work of L.A. artist Takako Yamaguchi is included in a group show "With Pleasure: Pattern And Decoration in American Art 1972 – 1985" which traces this groundbreaking art movement in all media. Through May 11, 2020. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. 250 South Grand Ave. 213-626-6222 or try [email protected] LACMA or Los Angeles County Museum of Art has the following – An outdoor installation by Mineo Mizuno remains on view through Feb. 23, 2020.The installation artist Do Ho Suh re-envisions the apartment/studio he had when he lived in New York in "Do Ho Suh: 348 West 22nd St" which remains on view through Oct. 25, 2020. "Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific" is exhibited through July 19, 2020. "Where the Truth Lies" The Art of Qiu Ying" is on view through May 17, 2020. This is the first exhibition on this great Ming Dynasty painter ever organized outside Asia. Includes works by his predecessors and teachers and his daughter and followers as work by the man himself.The iconic Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara known for his naïve figurative work has a retrospective from April 5 – August 2, 2020. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. 323-857-6010. USC Pacific Asia Museum has the following –Dreams of A Sleeping World" by Oscar Oiwa is on view through April 26, 2020. This Japanese artist from Sao Paulo and now based in New York invites viewers into his immersive environment, a 360 degree dreamscape. It is his effort to waken the paralysis we find ourselves in by the chaos of our times in today's world. On view from March 13 – June 7, 2020 is a group show entitled "We Are Here: Art And Asian Voices in L.A.". Seven female contemporary artists of diverse API heritages living and working in L.A. are included. Artists are Reanne Estrada, Phung Huynh, Ann Le, Ahree Lee, Kaoru Mansour, Mei Xian Qiu, and Sichong Xie. 46 N. Los Robles Ave. in Pasadena, CA. 626-787-2680 or try pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu. Tatsuo Miyajima has his first solo exhibition in over two decades in the US with "Keep Changing, Connect With Everything, Continue Forever", a presentation of four light-based works. The pieces are silent, vividly glowing objects made from LED numbers and computers technology that evoke profound and infinitive worlds of being, space, and time. On view through April 19, 2020. Santa Barbara Museum of Art. 1130 State St. 805-969-4364 or go to sbma.net. Orange County Museum of Art has Season 3 – Six Exhibitions of Works by Contemporary Pacific Rim Artists on view through March 22, 2020. Included in this mix are shows by the following artists. "Eternal Landscape" by Yang Yongliang. Influenced by the Chinese landscape painting tradition, this Shanghai-based artist uses the media of film, photography and virtual reality to create landscapes of the mind. "Effect" is an installation by Robert Zhao Renhui, a Singaporean visual artist that works chiefly with photography but often adopts a multi—disciplinary approach, presenting images together with documents and objects. "A Man, A Monster And The Sea" by Mulyana. This Indonesian fiber artists works with yarn pom poms and knitted shapes of sewn material to evoke images of Southeast Asian sea life. 1661 W. Sunflower Ave. in South Coast Plaza Village, Santa Ana, CA. 714-780-2186 or try ocmaexpand.org. The Japanese American National Museum has the following shows –"Under a Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Atomic Bombs" is on view through June 7, 2020. It will include artifacts of "A" bomb victims. "Common Ground: The Heart of Community." This overview exhibit of Japanese American history is ongoing. On view through March 29, 2020 is Taji Terasaki's installation entitled "Transcendients: Heroes At Borders". 100 N. Central Ave. in Los Angeles. 213-625-0414 or go to http://www.janm.org. The Freer/Sackler Gallery on the Smithsonian Mall has the following. "Xu Bing: Monkeys Grasp for the Moon" is ongoing. "Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece" puts on view a thousand-year old guilded wood statue of the Korean bodhisattva of compassion through March 22, 2020. 202-633-1000 or go to FreerSackler.si.edu for details. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has the following – "Children to Immortals: Figural Representation in Chinese Art" through Feb. 23, 2020. "Kyoto: Capitol of Artistic Imagination" is on view through August 2, 2020. "Sita And Rama: The Ramayama in Indian Painting" remains on view through August 23, 2020. 1000 Fifth Ave. New York, New York. Go to metmuseum.org for details. The Rubin Museum of Art has the following shows – A multi-media group show entitled "Measure Your Existence" curated by Christine Starkman features work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Shilpa Gupta, Teh Ching Hsieh, Meiro Koizumi, Lee Mingwei and Taryn Simon. Lee Mingwei gives a "Brainwave" talk as part of the show on Feb. 29, 2020 at the museum. The show closes on August 20, 2020. "Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power" is a new show by this Bangladeshi photographer who looks at the global South. On view through May 4, 2020. "Charged with Buddha's Blessings – Relics from an Ancient Stupa" is on view through June 8, 2020. "Masterworks of Himalayan Art" is on view through March 23, 2020. "Gateway to Himalayan Art" is on view through June 8, 2020. "Shrine Room Projects" includes work by Shiva Ahmadi, Genesis Breyer _-Orridge & Tsherin Sherpa up until Sept. 14, 2020 and "The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room" on view until Sept. 27, 2021. 150 W. 17th St. New York, New York. 212-620-5000×344 or go to rubinmuseum.org. The Japan Society has the following – Opening March 6 and remaining on view through June 14, 2020 is "Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics". This exhibit looks at Boro ("rags" or "tatters") which are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Tohoku. The inability to cultivate cotton in the North necessitated the practice of stitching remnants of used fabric into utilitarian items. From the collection of Dr. Chuzabura Tanaka on loan from the Amuse Museum. Augmenting the exhibit are portrait photographs of people wearing the clothes by Kyoichi Tsuzuki and contemporary examples by Susan Cianciolo and Christina Kim. 333 East 47th St. New York, New York. 212-263-1258. Fashion designer Anna Sui who grew up in Detroit but found fame in New York gets a retrospective show entitled "The World of Anna Sui" at the Museum of Arts & Design. It is on view now through Feb. 23, 2020. 2 Columbus Circle in Manhattan. 212-299-7701 or go to madmuseum.org. The Museum of Chinese in America has the following – "Gathering, Collecting And documenting Chinese American History" and "The Chinese Helped Build the Railroad – The Railroad Helped Build America". Both shows are on view through March 22, 2020. 215 Centre St. New York, NY. 855-955-MOCA or go to mocanyc.org. MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) has a comprehensive renovation which will include more ethnic artists and women of color when it re-opens in October 21, 2019. It includes a show of Haegue Yang's kinesthetic sculptures. 11 West 53rd St. Go to moma.org for details. The Asia Society Museum in New York presents the following – "The Art of Impermanence: Japanese Works from the John C. Weber Collection and Mr. And Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection" on view through April 26, 2020. To find out more, go to AsiaSociety.org/NY. 725 Park Ave. New York City, New York. 212-327-9721 or go to www.asiasociety.org for more details. "To See From A Distance" is the first major retrospective on the work of Chinese artist Guo Fengyi. Her intricate ink drawings reference Chinese mythology, traditional medicine and the philosophy of the I Ching. Through May 3, 2020. At the Drawing Center at 35 Wooster St. in New York City. +1-212-219-2166 or try www.drawingcenter.org. The work of Roger Shimomura is included in a group show at the American Academy of Arts And Letters. Every year, over 100 artist nominees working in various media are submitted by members to be represented in this show. Art And Purchase Awards will be selected from this exhibition and works will be donated to museums across the country. On view during March/April of 2020. 633 West 155th St. 212-368-5900. "Art Deviation" is a solo show of painting and video by multi-media New York-based artist Nina Kuo on view in the lobby of Flushing Town Hall from Feb. 19 – March 1, 2020. There is a "Free Nite" event with videoscape & music screening with the artist on Friday, Feb. 21 from 5 – 7pm. 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing, New York. Yto Barrada and Michael Wang have site-specific installations at The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council on Governor's Island starting on Sept. 19, 2019. Go to lmcc.net for details. The Noguchi Museum has the following – "Noguchi: Body-Space-Devices" looks at how the artist implicates his body in his work. Artist Brendan Fernandes has made a version of Noguchi's non-rocking rocking chair that Noguchi created for Martha Graham's "Appalachian Spring" dance piece. Dancers will perform with the chairs and Noguchi's sculpture throughout the exhibition. On view through May 3, 2020. "The Sculptor & The Ashtray" looks at how Noguchi approached this utilitarian object for smokers on view through August 23, 2020. Also his "Composition for Idlewild Airport" looks at his design for this New York landmark also through August 23, 2020. "Unfolding Noguchi" looks at his lamps and furnishings on view through May 24, 2020. And finally "Noguchi Body-Space Devices" will be on view through May 3, 2010. 9 – 01 33rd Rd, Long Island City, NY. 718-204-7088. The work of multi-media artist Yayoi Kusama is as popular as ever. At age 90, she continues to work and produce new work at an amazing rate. "Kusama: Cosmic Nature" is a mix of old and new works that will be displayed inside and out at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. It will be on view starting May 2, 2020 and will be up for six months. It will include a monumental site-specific pumpkin sculpture as well as a display of her sketchbooks. Tickets for this go on sale in January. The Asia Society of New York has announced that over 40 artists and collectives from 19 countries have been selected to participate in the inaugural Asia Society Triennial, a multi-venue festival of art, ides and innovation entitled "We Do Not Dream Alone". The exhibition will be open to the public on June 5, 2020 at Asia Society Museum as well as multiple locations throughout the city. Co-curated by Boon Hui Tan Vice President of Global Artistic Programs and Director of Asia Society Museum, and Artistic Director of the Triennial and Michelle Yun, Senior Curator of Asian Contemporary Art and Associate Director of the Triennial. Nearly half of the artists of various disciplines have been commissioned to create new work, many of which are site specific. A range of interdisciplinary programs will be held in conjunction with the Asia Soceity Triennial ranging from film, music and food and will address the global challenges of refugees and migration, artificial intelligence and environmental concerns. The Asia Society is located at 725 Park Ave. For details on exhibition events, go to AsiaSociety.org/triennial. The Freer Gallery on the Smithsonian Mall in Washington D.C. has a major exhibition entitled "Hokusai: Mad About Painting" on view through Nov. 8, 2020. The museum has one of the largest collections of this artist in the world including paintings, sketches and drawings. So vast is this collection that the exhibition will be rotated mid-course. Jefferson Drive at 12th St. S.W. The Sackler Gallery on the Smithsonian Mall in Washington D.C. has two major exhibitions worth noting. Tomioka Tessai was one of the last great Japanese brush painters whose career crossed over into the 20th century but his roots go back to the great Chinese literati painting tradition. "Meeting Tessai – Modern Japanese Art From the Cowles Collection" is on view from March 28 – August 2, 2020. Now on view through Oct. 25, 2020 is "Age Old Cities: A Virtual Journey from Palmyra to Mosul". Now that the Middle East, long thought of as one of the cradles of civilization is in the news everyday, it couldn't be a more timely occasion to take note of this exhibition. Visitors will journey to three cities in the Middle East – Palmyra and Aleppo in Syria and Mosul in Iraq in this virtual exhibition organized by the Arab World Institute, Paris and created in collaboration with UNESCO. The exhibit includes large-scale projections and digital reconstructions of iconic monuments and ancient structures under danger from war. 1050 Independence Ave. S.W. in Washington, D.C. Museum of Fine Arts Boston has the following – "Conservation In Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculpture In a New Light" is a rare look at the conservation of seven Buddhist sculptures. On view through June 30, 2020. "Weng Family Collection of Chinese Painting: Family And Friends" celebrates a landmark gift of Chinese art and is on view through August 9, 2020. 465 Huntington Ave. Go to mfa.org or call 617 -267-9300. "Power in S.E. Asia" is ongoing. "Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece" is on view through March 22, 2020. "Resound: Ancient Bells of China" through July 5, 2021. All at the Freer/Sackler Gallery on the Smithsonian Mall in Washington D.C. The Peabody Essex Museum has the following – "Mega City: India's Culture of the Streets" on view through June 28, 2020. On view through May 17, 2020 is "A Lasting Memento: John Thomson's Photographs Along the River Min". Scotsman John Thomson is considered to be one of the first photographers to document East and South Asia. This exhibit takes us back to an earlier time. It features more than 40 landscapes, city views and portrait studies. The show is complemented by a selection of photographs by contemporary artist Luo Dan who was inspired by Thomson to undertake his own journey in Southwestern China in 2010. 161 Essex St. in Salem, Massachusetts. 816745-4876 or go to pem.org. "Cutting Edge: Noguchi's Aluminum Monolith Sesshu, 1958" is the artist's sculptural take on a Sesshu ink painting landscape on a long horizontal scroll. It's shown along with paper maquettes of proposed sculptures. On view through March 15, 2020. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art at 660 Main St. in Hartford, CT. Go to thewadsworth.org for details. The Minneapolis Institute of Art has the following – "Abstract Prints by Hagiwara Hideo" through Dec. 6, 2020. "Nguyen Trinh Thi: Fifth Cinema" through March 1, 2020. "Yoshitoshi: Master Draftsman Transformed" on view through April 12, 2020. "Romance And Heroism: Theatrical Robes from Late Imperial China" through April 19, 2020. "All Flowers in Bloom: Porcelains from China's Last Dynasty" through May 17, 2020. "Minature Snuff Bottles from The Minneapolis Institute of Art on view through June 7, 2020. Ai Weiwei's "Safe Passage 2016" makes its U.S. debut as part of the exhibition "When Home Won't Let Us Stay: Art And Migration" on view from Feb. 23 – May 4, 2020. The installation is comprised of thousands of discarded lifejackets, worn by refugees making the dangerous journey from Turkey to Greece. For this local presentation, the museum commissioned artworks highlighting stories of home and the difficult journey of immigrants. Minneapolis Institute of Art. 2400 Third Ave. S. Call toll free at 888-642-2787. The Art Institute of Chicago presents the following – "Egoyomi: Picture Calendars for the New Year" remains on view through Feb. 23, 2020. "Noda Tetsuya: My Life in Print" is on view Feb. 29 – June 21, 2020. "Diary" is a series the Japanese printmaking pioneer has continued on a daily basis up to the present and now numbers over 300. This exhibit marks the largest presentation of the artist's work in North America. There will be a talk about the artist led by educator Nancy Chen on March 11, 2020 at noon. 111 South Michigan Ave. /159 E. Monroe in Chicago. 312-443-3600. The late Nam June Paik was known as the "Father of Video Art" and a recent retros decade overview of his multi-media career will be on view from Nov. 7, 2020 – Jan 17, 2021 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. 220 E. Chicago Ave. 312-280-2660. "Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form" is a show of wooden and metal works by Miya Ando. The materials are manipulated in such a way by the artist that it asks the viewer to consider time and the pervasiveness of change. On view through March 29, 2020. At Asia Society Texas located at 1370 Southmore Blvd. in Houston, Texas. 712-496-9901. "Waking Dream" includes major works by Do Ho Suh and Christian Marclay on view through 2022. Suh's work is a major sculptural recreation of the apartment he rented when he lived in London. A piece by Maya Lin is also on view. At Ruby City located at 150 Camp St. in San Antonio, Texas. Go to Rubycity.org. The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby BC Canada has undergone some renovation and restructuring and presents a show entitled "Nikkei" which juxtaposes archives and artworks and includes stories, personal items, digitized "heritage" film footage and Cindy Mochizuki's video installation to examine what it means to be a person of Japanese ancestry. 6688 Southoaks Cres. 604-777-7000. Go to centre. nikkeiplace.org. The Tate St. Ives has a show by Haegue Yang from May 22 – Sept. 6, 2020. Porthmeor Beach, St. Ives, Cornwall, England. Go to tate.org.uk for details. Japan House in London has the following – "WOW – City Lights and Woodland Shade, Digital Art Encounters with Japan" through March 23, 2020. 101-111 Kensington High St. 44-20-3972-7100 or try [email protected]. "The Appeal of Ko-Imari And Nabeshima" is on view through March, 2020. These two decorated styles of ceramics cherished by powerful rulers that eventually gained global impact are explored. Idemistsu Museum of Arts, Moji. 2-3 Higashi-Mina Tomachi, Mojiku, Kitakysushu, 801-0853 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. "Gardens" by Akiko Ando is on view through Feb. 23, 2020. Ando is a commercial illustrator and clothing designer who has worked in watercolor and collage as well. This show marks her first attempt at depicting miniature gardens. Lee Saya Gallery. 3-14-2, Shinomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0064 Japan. 03-6881-4389. National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto has the following – "100 Years of Czech Design" from March 6 – May 10, 2020. Go to www.momak.go.jp/english/.+81(0) 3 – 5777-8600 (Hello Dial). After four years of reconstruction, the Artizon Museum of Art (formerly Bridgestone Museum of Art) has reopened. Their first show "Inaugural Exhibition, Emerging Artscape: The State of Our Collection" is on view but more importantly, Japanese artists who worked in the Western oil painting tradition. 1-7-2 Kiyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo near Tokyo Station. 03-5777-8000. "Color Magic: From the Taguchi Collection and Ando Collection" on view through March 22, 2020. Based on color and form and drawn from two major collections of this museum. The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu.4-1-22, Usa, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. +81 58-271-1313. The National Museum of Modern Art Osaka presents "Impossible Architecture – The Architects' Dreams" which looks at designs by architects that somehow for some reason never got built. Through March 15, 2020. "Collection: The Aesthetics of Contemporary Japan" is on view through March 15, 2020. 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka. Go to nmao.go.jp for details. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics has the following – "Japanese Bamboo Art from New York: The Abbey Collection, Gifts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art" is on view through April 12, 2020. 1-1-26 Nakanoshima, Kita Ku in Osaka. 81-06-6223-0055 or go to moco.or.jp. Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery has the following shows. Now through March 22, 2020 includes shows by Kazuo Shiraga, "Pietas" group show and "Ulala" by Imai. 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. +81- (0)3-5353-0756. National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo has the following – A show by Peter Doig, an internationally recognized Scottish painter of landscapes and portraits. 1-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. +81 3-5777-8600. The Mori Art Museum has the following – A show tentatively entitled "The Future And Arts" is set for Nov. 19, 2019 – March 29, 2020. T106-6108, Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 6 Chome – 10-1 Japan. +81-3-5777-8600. "teamLab*Borderless" houses works by this hi-tech art group in the Mori Building Digital Art Museum. With computer-graphic projections of animals, plants and objects from nature to light sculptures and a forest of lamps. On view indefinitely. Aomi Station, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. 03-6406-3949. The National Museum of Modern & Contemporary art in Seoul has the following – "The 50th Anniversary Exhibition of MMCA – Lee Kyung Sung Retrospective" through March 29, 2020. "Korea Artist Prize 2019" through March 1, 2020. 30 Sam Cheong-ro Samcheong-dong, Jongnogo, Seoul. +822 3701-9500. "Everyday Extraordinary" is a solo show of new work by Suhasini Kejriwal which includes her responses to spending time in the Chitpur neighborhood of north Kolkata and the Chor Bazaar area of Mumbai. The work communicates the poetry of the everyday and the interactions of the people living there. Her techniques synthesizes the disciplines of painting, drawing, photography and collage into a cohesive whole. Besides the wall size works, there are new sculptures she has created in collaboration with the Collective Hamdasti in Chitpur. Through March 14, 2020. Nature Morte Gallery at A-1, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi-110049 India. +91 11 40687117. The Museum of Chinese in America recently had a fire in its storage facility. The museum started in the 1970s as the Chinatown History Project created by community activists Charles Lai and John Kuo Wei Tchen. It was initially believed that most of its priceless 85,000 piece collection telling the story of Chinese migration to the United States was lost. But in the weeks following, to the relief of many, it was revealed that the first batch of boxes taken out of the building though water-damaged were salvageable. The building was a former public school that educated immigrant children for many decades and had recently been used to host community groups, nonprofits, a dance studio, and a senior center. The Museum collection includes donated items such as letters, documents, newspapers, family albums, clothing, restaurant menus and many miscellaneous items owned by generations of immigrants. The Museum was in the process of digitalizing many of these items before the fire. Community support has been good with many people offering to donate more items to the collection. The Museum itself remained undamaged. Performing Arts Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre brings to the stage "The Turn of The Screw" by Henry James. Adapted by Rachel Atkins and directed by Carol Roscoe with Nabilah S. Ahmed and Rheanna Atendido in the cast. This classic ghost story tells the story of a young governess in charge of taking care of two angelic children. Soon, however, two sinister and supernatural specters cast a shadow over the trio. Through March 8, 2020. At The Center Theatre located at 305 Harrison in Seattle Center near the Armory. 206-216-0833 or try [email protected] The Triple Door has the following – Plan ahead for two evenings with Japanese jazz piano stylist Hiromi who comes to the club on March 9 & 10 at 7:30pm. 216 Union St. 206-838-4333 or try thetripledoor.com Desdemona Chiang directs a new take on this children's classic "Snow White" by Greg Banks. Through March 15, 2020 at Seattle Children's Theatre. 201 Thomas St. 206-441-3322. From Feb. 21 – 29, the 3rd Annual Seattle International Dance Festival directed by Cyrus Khambatta, Jaewoo Jung and Kyoung-shin Kim takes place at Capitol Hill's Erickson Theatre across from Seattle Central Community College at 1524 Harvard . This is SIDF's Winter Mini-Fest which always includes Seattle's Khambatta Dance Company (the Festival's sponsor) with a special guest. This year's guest is "Unplugged Bodies" from Seoul, South Korea. Concerts at 8pm on two weekends, Feb. 21 & 22 and Feb. 28 & 29, 2020. Go to seattleIDF.org for details. Bob Antolin's jazz group, "Comfort Food" performs at Rumba Notes Lounge on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 from 10pm – 1am. 5041 Rainier Ave. S. 206-755-0568. For more information, go to reverbnation.com/comfortfood. Future Seattle Opera productions include the following – "Charlie Parker's Yardbird – The Man Behind A Legend" with music by Daniel Schnyder and libretto by Bridgette A. Wimberly. Plays Feb. 22, 23, 26, 29 AND March 1, 4, 6 & 7, 2020. Kelly Kuo will make his Seattle Opera debut as conductor for the orchestra for this production. Andrew Stenson will play the role of Beppe in "Pagliacci". Seattle Opera brings a production of "Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana" to stage in August. Small town lives are turned upside down when a returning soldier and a vengeful clown upset provincial norms, resulting in shocking crimes of passion. Guy Montavon's new production transforms the public square of Southern Italy into a mask-filled arena with eye-catching costumes. August 8, 9, 12, 15,16, 19, 21 & 22, 2020. And looking even further ahead, Seattle Opera brings the modern opera "Flight" with music by Jonathan Dove and a libretto by April De Angelis to the stage Feb. 27 28, March3, 6,7,10, 12, & 13, 2021. David Dq Lee performs the role of the Refugee, Karen Vuong takes on the role of Tina and Viswa Subbaraman makes his Seattle debut as conductor. Production Designer on this opera will be David Murakami. The opera is based on actual events and tells the story of a stateless refugee's 18-year forced residency at a European airport as an omniscient air traffic controller watches over a departure longue bustling with a varied cast of characters. An excitable couple on vacation, an Eastern European diplomat and his wife and a mysterious older woman all wait out a storm as the refugee plays cat and mouse with an immigration official. Available for purchase as part of a season ticket package. Individual tickets go on sale May 27, 2020. For complete details on all the shows, go to seattleopera.org. North Corner Chamber Orchestra's solo performances by cellist Carson Ling-Efird and bassoonist Teddy Zhang are featured in their winter program entitled "Through The Glass" on Feb. 23, 2020 at 7:30pm. Seattle Town Hall at 1119 – 8th Ave. 206-652-4255. Seattle Symphony begins a new season under new conductor Thomas Dausgaard. Some highlights include the following –The annual "Celebrate Asia" concert has Tianyi Lu conducting and Gaurav Mazumdav on sitar and Conrad Tao on piano in a program of compositions by Huang Ruo, Reena Esmail, Conrad Tao and Gershwin. Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 4pm. Eun Sun Kim conducts the orchestra with Elisa Barston on violin in Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 8" on March 12 & 14 with a special "Tchaikovsy Untuxed" concert on March 13. For lovers of the Joe Hisaishi composed soundtracks to the films of Hayao Miyazaki, look no further. "Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music From The Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki" comes to Benaroya Hall April 9 – 11, 2020. Pianist Aimi Kobayashi participates in "Bach Fest 1" on May 21 with conductor Ryan Bancroft and fellow pianist Alexandra Dovgan. All concerts at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. 200 University St. Go to seattlesymphony.org for details or call 206-215-4747. Named in honor of Seattle philanthropists James & Sherry Raisbeck who donated money to transform the former Soundbridge at 200 University across from SAM into a state of the art immersive environment for inventive performances and ideal for education programs and community engagement, the building is now called Octave 9:Raisbeck Music Center. Some highlights from their innovative concert and educational programming include the following – On April 24, 2020 at 7:30pm, Hannah Lash & Hub New Music join forces to present music for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and harp. A new composition by Takuma Itoh will be performed. Lee Yang and Jose Aboaang are in the cast of George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan", an upcoming production of Arts West directed by its artistic director Mathew Wright on stage from March 12 – April 5, 2020. The company has also announced their new 2019/2020 season entitled "Agents of Change" which looks at revolutions and the people who participate in them. The prolific and talented playwright/director/actress Sara Porkalob returns with a new play and a world premiere for the new season. "Alex and Alix" looks at the unseen forces that shape the way we remember love and a moving meditation on memory, trauma and healing. Two women in love and one name. Set for April 30 – May 24, 2020. Learn more details about the entire new season at artswest.org. ArtsWest is located in West Seattle at 4711 California Ave. SW. Café Nordo has already announced their upcoming 11th season entitled "Where The Tea Party Never Ends" and early memberships are available. Come watch as they spin their interesting mix of original theatre, music and cuisine tailored to fit the theme of each production. The ever prolific Sara Porkalob is back with "The Angel in the House" now through March 15, 2020. She wrote and directed this piece that's a Victorian thriller with corsets, blood, revenge and cake. "Night Parade: The Ghost Forest" takes place June 13 – July 21, 2020. Conceived of and Directed by Tom Dang and written by Kendall Uyeji. Take a dive into Japan's Aokigahara Forest near Mr. Fuji, famous for suicides. When a Western blogger mockingly posts a photo of a suicide on social media, he is spirited away by ghosts and demons of that forest. Café Nordo is at 109 South Main. Go to www.cafenordo.com to find out more about their new season and how you can get tickets. APCC is at 4851 South Tacoma Way in Tacoma. 253-383-3900 or go to apcc96.org. Since 1994, The 5th Avenue Theatre's Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company has brought the wonder and joy of live musical theater to students (grands k-8) throughout Washington State. Productions are created by local composers and writers and designed to incorporate standards-based educational content. This year the company will bring "Baseball Saved Us' to more than 120 schools in the Northwest. Based on the award-winning children's book by Seattle author Ken Mochizuki, the plot follows the journey of a young Japanese American boy who along with his family is imprisoned in an incarceration camp by government decree. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, 120,000 people of Japanese descent were forced to leave their homes on the West Coast taking only what they could carry and imprisoned behind barbed wire. There will be several performances of this play. All performances are free. The remaining schedule is as follows. Thursday, March 5 at 6pm at Museum of History and Industry located at 860 Terry Ave. N. in Seattle. Saturday, March 14 at 3pm. University Heights Center at 5031 University Way in Seattle. Saturday, April 25 at 11am at Nisei Veterans Committee at 1212 South King St. in Seattle. Saturday, May 2 at 2pm at The Museum of Flight (free with admission to the museum) at 9404 E. Marginal Way S. in Seattle. Saturday, May 9 at 10am at Wing Luke Museum (free with admission to the museum) at 719 South King St. in Seattle. The cast includes Jason Bui, Laura Dux, Terry Kitagawa, Sage Suzerris and Cole Zieser. Aaron Jin is the touring music director and Cori Campbell is the Adventure Musical Theatre tour manager. Live Nation presents Hayley Kiyoko's "I'm Too Sensitive For This X – North American Tour 2020" at Showbox Sodo on March 8, 2020 at 8pm. 1700 1st Ave. S. 206-652-0997. "Pakistan Another Perspective" is the title of a talk by motorcycle traveler Dionne Haroutunian as presented by the Friends of Asian Art Association. Join Haroutunian as she shares her Pakistan adventures through days of high desert dirt-riding at "high speed" on the Karakoram Highway to the Chinese border on the "Road of Death" and everywhere else in-between. On March 15, 2020 at Skyline Retirement Center on Capitol Hill at 2pm. Members are $15 and non-members, $20. Limited free parking available (Enter garage on Columbia St. between 8th & 9th Ave. Park in "Staff Permit" or "Visitor" parking spaces.) 725 Ninth Avenue. To register, go to https://www.friendsofasianart3.org. The Showbox presents Dabin in his "Into The Wild" Tour on Sat., April 4, 2020 at 9pm. 206-618-3151 or go to www.showboxpresents.com. This JUNO nominated music producer/instrumentalist from Toronto presents an evening of electronic music. The Showbox at 1426 – 1st Ave in downtown Seattle. "First Sundays" is the title of a concert series of jazz and classical music held at Bainbridge Island's Waterfront Park Community Center from January through spring. Concerts start at 4pm. On April 5, former Puget sound resident Frank Huang returns from Ohio to perform a classical piano concert. 370 Brien St. SE on Bainbridge Island. For details on the whole series, go to firstsundaysconcerts.org. The Meany Center For The Performing Arts has announced their 2019/2020 season. Some performers include the following – David Finckel & Wu Han perform with Philip Setzer in a program of Beethoven, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn on Mon., May 18, 2020 at 7:30pm. Concert pianist George Li plays a recital of Haydn, Schubert, Ravel and Schumann on Wed., April 19, 2020 at 7:30pm. Meany Center is located on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington. 206-543-4880 or go to meanycenter.org. The Wind Ensemble with Donna Shin on flute prepare for a Korea tour with a concert on Thursday, March 12 at 7:39pm. 7:30pm. Kathryn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall. Go to music.washington.edu for details. Caracol Productions presents the following – "Just a Phase: A QT/POC variety show" with comedy and more set for Valentine's day, Feb. 14, 2020 at 10pm at the Jewelbox Theatre at the Rendezvous at 2232 2nd Ave. in Seattle. "Seventy-Nine Cents: an all womxn comedy show on Friday, March 3, 2020 at 9:30pm at the Rendezvous in Seattle. "Women are still making 79 cents on a man's dollar. Black & indigenous womxn make even less. Don't you need a laugh after hearing that?" "Model Minority – An Asian Womxn Comedy Show" on April 25, 2020 at 7pm at Columbia City Theater. Go to www.caracolcreative.com/comedy-shop for tickets and details. Indian virtuoso percussionist Zakir Hussain comes to Seattle for his annual concert with Kala Ramnath and Jayanthi Kumaresh on March 28, 2020. Presented by STG. For details, try stgpresents.org/season or call 206-812-1114. The Edmonds Center for the Arts has the following – The International Guitar Night celebrates their 20th Anniversary Tour with a stop here on Wed., March 4, 2020 at 7:30 pm. Hawaiian slack key master Jim Kimo West is part of this group of global guitar luminaries. "Masters of Hawaiian Music" brings guitar wizards George Kahumoku Jr., Nathan Aweau and Jeff Peterson in an evening of music from the islands. Set for March 21 at 7:30pm. South Korea's acclaimed Brush Theatre present a performance piece entitled "Yao Yao" which tells the story of a father who must go to work and the child left at home who wants him to stay. The troupe introduces a magical world of adventure and discovery with a playful blend of reality and imagination using screen art technology and live music. Part of the Edmonds Center for the Arts Education Matinee Series. On March 31 at 10am. For schools wishing to reserve tickets, contact [email protected] or call 425-275-9485. ECA is located at 410 – 4th Ave. N. in Edmonds, WA. Info # is 425-273-9595. "Asian Arts in Action" is a series of Asia-related performances and visual artists' demonstrations presented by Seattle Art Museum throughout the year. Eurasia Consort performs a program entitled "The Wind in the Pines" on March 22, 2020 at 2pm in Seattle Asian Art Museum's Stimson Auditorium. Founded by Tomoko Sugawara and August Denhard, this group presents music of the Silk Road, past and present. Music in this concert includes new compositions by Alice Shields and Bun-Ching Lam and music from the Tang Dynasty discovered in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China. On April 10 at 7pm and April 12 at 2pm, Tasveer presents a new production of poignant stories using Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues" as an inspiration. Narrated by South Asian women as part of Tasveer's 15th Annual Aaina Festival. Held at Seattle Asian Art Museum's Stimson Auditorium. May 14 at 6:30pm is "Makers' Night" which takes place in the Seattle Asian Art Museum Education Studio. This is the beginning of a new summer series of monthly sessions for adults held on the 2nd Free Thursday evenings in sessions led by rotating artists. This session is led by artist Juliet Shen who shares his personal videos of flowing water in northwest rivers and shorelines that inspire her experiments with ink on paper. Technique will emphasize using brush and ink to interpret from memory the lively contradicting movements of water currents observed in the videos. 206-654-3210 or try visitsam.org/tickets. To stay up to date on SAM news, try the website, visitsam.org and select "Gardner Center". Friends of Asian Art and Jade Guild present "Chinese Opera", a special program on this ancient performing art form with Allen and Judy Chen. The talk will cover the use of facial makeup and costumes, music and instruments, body movements, symbolic gestures and a short live performance. Free to all but pre-registration is required. April 5 at 1pm. Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. Free parking available. Go to [email protected] to register. Made possible by a Robert Chinn Foundation Grant. Emerald City Music stages a number of concerts in the Puget Sound area. A program entitled "What You Are To Me" is a landmark collaboration between three national arts organizations. This season finale features a world-premiere by Philadelphia-based composer Patrick Castillo with three unique gems of the chamber music library. Performers are Kristin Lee and Sean Lee on violins, Dmitri Atapine on cello and Hyeyeon Park and Gloria Chien on pianos. Friday, May 1, 2020 at 8pm at 415 Westlake in Seattle AND Sat., May 2, 2020 at 7:30pm at Minnaert Center in Olympia. 206-250-5510 or go to emeraldcitymusic.org for details. Tacoma Arts Live presents a play entitled "Cowboy vs Samurai" by Michael Golamco June 4 – 21, 2020 at Theatre On The Square at 915 Broadway. The story is about a quartet of searching lovers who confront some Asian stereotypes of Ango America along with the self-image struggles of Asian Americans themselves, all the while trying to connect as whole people. 253-591-5894. Olympia Symphony performs Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with New York-based pianist Angie Zhang on March 15, 2020. On April 19, 2020 at 3pm, the Olympia Symphony returns with a program entitled "Da-Da-Da-Daaaah!" with Kristin Lee as guest soloist on violin performing Barber's Violin Concerto. Washington Center for the Performing Arts at 512 Washington St. SE in Olympia. Try [email protected] for tickets. The Changmu Dance Company from South Korea has transformed Korean dance through innovative choreography with poetry and its mastery of traditional forms. They make their Portland debut on Wed., April 15, 2020 at 7:30pm. Arlene Schnitzer Hall. 503-245-1600 for tickets. Santa Fe Opera presents a new adaptation of David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly" as an opera in this world premiere. Music by Huang Ruo and libretto by the playwright. Set for August of 2020. Stars Kang Min Justin Kim, David Bizic and Hera Hyesang Park. Musical conductor is Xian Zhang. 301 Opera Drive in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1-800-280-4654. Seattle jazz musician Bob Antolin has been nominated for two 2020 Golden Ear Awards given out by Earshot Jazz as voted on by local area jazz fans and performers. He is nominated in the category of "NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year" and his band Comfort Food for "Alternative Jazz Group of the Year". Congratulations, Bob! Awards will be given out on March 9, 2020 at the Royal Room. You can vote online at earshot.org, by email to [email protected] or by mail to Earshot Jazz, 3417 Fremont Ave. N. # 221, Seattle,WA 98103. Eun Sun Kim made history by becoming one of the first female conductors hired by a major musical organization when she was hired by San Francisco Opera. Now Music Director Designate Kim will open San Francisco Opera's 2020-21 season with a gala concert featuring Albina Shagimuratovas and Pene Pati in September. In the same month she leads a new production of Beethoven's "Fidelio" from Sept. 12 – Oct. 1, 2020. This monumental work of the composer's only opera of love and liberty triumphing over corruption gets an insightful new staging by Director Matthew Ozawa. This American director's father was born in a Japanese American internment camp during WWII so the opera is appropriately set within a government holding facility. San Francisco Opera is located at 301 Van Ness Ave. 415-864-3330 or try sfopera.com. Baruch Performing Arts Center will present a work-in-progress presentation of "Siachen" April 20 – May 2, 2020 at Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York. The play is by playwright Aditya Rawal, a writer and actor from Mumbai, India. The story revolves around a post between Pakistan and India where three Indian soldiers wait for a helicopter rescue that shows no sign or arriving. For tickets/info., go to https://ci.ovationtix.com/1091/production/1014637. Khori Dastoor who got her start as a professional singer at Opera San Jose 12 years ago has now been hired as its general director. She may be a harbinger of change for that company. Among her goals are increasing staffing levels, setting ambitious financial goals and seeking advice from the local tech community on how to attract new subscribers to the 36-year old company. She has added new wrinkles to the repertory as well. A first production of the Strauss opera "Salome", a new production of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" set in colonial India and Bizet's "Carmen" done in a dance-heavy collaboration with the Flamenco Society of San Jose. Dastor grew up in Pasadena, the daughter of an Indian father and Dutch mother. She made her debut as a soprano at Opera San Jose when she was just 26 so her hiring is a homecoming of sorts. A poster for a new German production of "Madame Butterfly" staged by Braunschweig Opera has caused an uproar. All Korean and Chinese musicians in the Braunschweig Orchestra have signed an official letter of protest to the management demanding its removal. The design in question incorporates the rising sun motif found in the Japanese flag, which the musicians feel is symbolic of Japan's brutal occupation of Japan and China during the 1940s. The world premiere & Geffen Playhouse commission of Qui Nguyen's "Revenge Song – A Vampire Cowboy's Creation" is currently on stage through March 8, 2020 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. It is directed by Robert Ross Palmer and features Noshir Dalal, Beth Hawkes, Tom Myers, Margaret Odette, Amy Kim Waschke and Eugene Young in the cast. The play is inspired by the true life story of Julie d'Aubigny, a 17th century French woman whose flamboyant lifestyle became the subject of gossip and legend within her own time. Qui Nguyen is the author of the plays "Vietgone" and "Poor Yella Rednecks." Nguyen is preparing an off broadway production of "Poor Yella Rednecks" and working on a film project for Disney. 10886 Le Conte Ave. in Los Angeles. 310-208-5454 or try geffenplayhouse.org. Film & Media The local documentary film on "Fukitaro Kubota and His Garden" has already sold out two local screenings. Now people have a third chance to catch it. It screens on Feb. 21, 2020 at 1:30pm at The Lakeshore, a care facility at 11448 Rainier Ave. S. followed by a family member talk. Call 206-772-1200 to make your reservations. Fathom Events brings a Japanese concert event to select Puget Sound theatres with "Love Live! Series 9th Anniversary LOVE LIVE! FEST", a J-Pop concert filmed live at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. It features "Aqours" and "Saint Snow" from "Love Live! Sunshine!!", "Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" from the newest game as well as ""U's" from "Love Live!" not seen on stage since 2016. Screens on Wed., Feb. 25, 2020 at 7pm at Lincoln Square Cinemas, Regal Crossroads 8, AMC Alderwood Mall 16, AMC Pacific Place 11, Regal Meridian 16, Regal Thornton Place 14, Point Ruston and AMC Southcenter 16. Go to www.FanthomEvents.com of participating box offices for tickets. The Seattle Asian American Film Festival returns to Broadway Performance Hall at Seattle Central Community College and Northwest Film Forum from Feb. 20 – 23, 2020. See our print edition of the IE for full program of films/events or go to seattleaaff.org. Some of the films are free. You can buy advance tickets online. Some highlights –The opening night party at Washington Hall features dancing, live spoken word and hip hop performances emceed by Aleska Manilla. Slam poet G. Yamazawa from North Carolina and local favorite roguepinay/Katrina Pestano also perform. "Normal", a feature film looks at the troubled relationship between a young married couple. Tim Tsai's documentary film "Seadrift" (free) looks at the conflict in a Texas coastal town between old timers and the immigrant Vietnamese American fishermen. "A Southeast Asian Showcase" of shorts is on the program. "What Haunts You" is a free series of shorts on the paranormal, ghosts and other supernatural activity. "Queer AF" is another program of shorts in the offing. Another shorts series showcase is "Borders And Belonging" with the topic of immigrants and immigration. A locally produced documentary film "On The Brink" looks at the past history and future of Seattle's Central District, a community in transition. "Between Tides" is a documentary film of a Pacific island caught between two cultures. "Geography of Kinship" tackles the plight of Korean orphans and their search for identity and a sense of home. Another showcase of shorts with the title of "Family Portraits" will screen. "Empty by Design" is a feature film that looks at two estranged people who meet in Manila only to find out what they have in common is the feeling of never belonging anywhere. "The Illegal" tells the story of a young film student from India forced to drop out and work to support his family while in the US as an undocumented worker. "Song Lang" is a Vietnamese love story about the unlikely relationship between a Vietnamese traditional folk opera performer and a young thug enforcer. Another free shorts showcase under the heading of "Mastering The Craft" looks at how traditional art forms survive and are passed on across generations and continents. "Looking Past Paradise" is a showcase of shorts on the "real" Hawai'i. "Jeronimo" is a documentary about a pioneer activist, a Korean who fought in the Cuban revolution. "DirectHer: Films Made by Women" is another shorts showcase. "Born to Be" is a documentary film on plastic surgeon Jess Ting who works at Mt. Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery. "Love Boat Taiwan" is a documentary film that looks at the complexity of Taiwanese American identity and how they relate to the country of their origins. "Happy Cleaners' is a feature film about a Korean American family and how the troubled legacy of operating a dry cleaners is passed on from parents to children. The Northwest Film Forum presents the following – The Annual Children's Film Festival screening annually since 2005 returns with an all new line-up of films from over 40 countries Feb. 27 – March 8, 2020. Highlights include "The Cat's Meow", an opening night of shorts on cats from several countries including Japan and China. "Sun Circle : Films From Japan" curated by CFFS intern Amagai includes "Summer of the Ice Age" by Kiyomi Aoyagi, "Pickle Plum Parade" by Eri Sasaki, "Konigiri=kun Butterfly" by Mari Miyazawa, "Pen & Magic" by Ayako Kishi, "Jinja" by Talin Tanielian, "Engimon" by Koudai Sato and "Good Night" by Makiko Nanke. "Kings of Mulberry Street" by Judy Naidoo from South Africa tells the story of what happens when two neighborhood boys in love with Bollywood films unite to take on the local bully and crime boss? This feature film is set for March 7 at 5pm. Go to childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org for details on all the films. The Northwest Film Forum is at 1515 – 12th Ave. on Capitol Hill in Seattle. 206-329-2629 or try nwfilmforum.org. Fathom Events brings to the Puget Sound two Japanese anime films, one new and one newly restored. Renowned Kyoto-based Japanese visionary anime director Masaaki Yuasa ("The Night is Short") returns with a new film entitled "Ride Your Wave" which tells the story of a surf-loving college student who falls in love with a fire fighter who saves her from an apartment fire. When he dies at sea, Hinako is distraught. Then he reappears but is it only a temporary situation? Screens Feb. 19, 2020 at 7pm at Regal Meridian 16, AMC Pacific Place and Lincoln Square Cinemas. "Tokyo Godfathers" the acclaimed holiday classic by the late director Satoshi Kon returns to theaters in a brand new restoration with an all new English dub version as well in March. This film tells the story of three Tokyo street people who find an abandoned baby and take turns trying to find her parents and in the process, find themselves. The English sub-titled version screens on Monday, March 9 at 7pm and the English language dubbed version screens on Wed., March 11 at 7pm. For tickets for both films, go to www.FanthomEvents.com. The Nisei Vets Hall Monthly Open House presents the following -"Our Lost Years" is screened on Feb. 29, 2020 at 2pm with filmmaker/actor Lane Nishikawa. It is co-hosted by Densho and JACL. The film commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 1942 signing of Executive Order 9066 and the 30th anniversary of HR442 Civil Liberties Act of 1988. It shares personal and comprehensive interviews that reveal the national and psychological impact of the WWII incarceration, the insurmountable ten-year battle for redress and reparations and a battered community's legacy to voice justice fo all. Free admission. Come early as a book release party for Shane Sato's "The Go for Broke Spirit: Portraits of Legacy, Vol. 2" precedes the film screening earlier in the day at 10am. 1212 South King. 206-322-1122 or go to [email protected] The Beacon is a new art house cinema showing unusual finds of international cinema from around the world. Their "Anime Sunrise" series continues on Sundays at noon. 4405 Rainier Ave. S. 206-420-SEAT or try [email protected] The 2020 edition of "Noir City" presented by TCM host Eddie Muller goes international this year with films from Argentina, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, West Germany and the US. The series runs from Feb. 14 – 20, 2020 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian. A couple "noir" films from South Korea screen on Feb. 19, 2020. Considered a classic in its own country, Kim Ki-young's "The Housemaid" screens at 6pm. When the wife of a middle-class household asks her husband to hire help around the house, he hires one of his students who has sent him a love letter. "Black Hair" directed by Lee Man-hui screens at 8:30pm. When the mistress of a yakuza boss is raped by one of his gang members, she is quickly tossed aside. But this lady is not going down without a fight. For tickets, try siff.net. The SIFF Egyptian is at 805 E. Pine St. on Capitol Hill. Toei Animation and Fathom Events presents the new film "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna" on March 25 in a special one one-night-only screening. There will also be a 15 – minute preshow which includes an interview with the film's director Tomohisa Taguchi and chief animation director, Seiji Tatsukawa. Screens at 7pm at local theatres such as Lincoln Square Cinemas in Bellevue, AMC Pacific Place in Seattle and others. Get advance tickets at www.FanthomEvents.com or at the local box office. "Chinatown Rising" is a documentary film made by a San Francisco Chinatown father and son based on early footage shot around demonstrations in the community during the 1960s and 70s, a time of revolution and protests. It premiered in San Francisco a few months ago and now surfaces in Seattle for a one day screening on Sat., March 7, 2020 at 11am at SIFF Uptown in Queen Anne. Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com. Plan ahead for a one-time only screening of the "Asia Films" series at Seattle Art Museum. "Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience" will screen on May 7, 2020 at the Asian Art Museum's Stimson Auditorium with director Akira Boch in attendance. The work of Japanese American designers permeated post-war American culture although their contributions are not widely known. This film lifts the veil on that by presenting the stories and contributions of Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, S. Neil Fujita and Gyo Obata (architect son of noted artist Chiura Obata). Free but you must RSVP starting in Feb., 2020. "Come As You Are" is a new comedy directed by Richard Wong. It is a remake of the 2011 Belgian movie, "Hasta la Vista" and tells the story of three men who are disabled and still virgins. When one hears about a Canadian brothel that services disabled men, the film turns into a road trip. It stars Rau Patel, Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto and Gabourey Sidibe as their driver on the trip up north. Cathy Yan's first film out of New York University's film program was "Dead Pigs", a small budget production filmed in China with Mandarin dialogue that won an award at Sundance. Now she is back with a Hollywood feature, "Birds of Prey" produced by Warner Bros. starring Margot Robbie as the subversive DC character, Harley Quinn, the dangerous ex-girlfriend of the "Joker" character. Sasie Sealy wrote the screenplay with Angela Cheng and also directed "Lucky Grandma", a small-budget film starring veteran actress Tsai Chin in a breakout role as a feisty old New York city Chinese lady hoping her luck will change even as two Chinatown gangs engage in a shootout. The film made its debut at Tribeca Film Festival in 2019. Producers Mollye Asher ("The Rider"), Mynette Louie ("The Tale") and Derek Nguyen("The Housemaid") have joined forces to start a new production company called The Population. The group plans to focus on producing film and TV projects by or about women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community and other underrepresented groups. The company will premiere the film "I Carry You With Me" (Te Lievo Conmigo) at this year's Sundance. Other future projects include a feminist film based n a true survival story in Mexico and a true-crime series set among the Asian American and working-class communities in Detroit. Director Justin Lin is keeping busy. Behind the success of some of the films in the "Fast and Furious" series in the past, he has been signed to direct both "Fast 9" and "Fast 10". Already tapped to direct the upcoming "Star Trek Beyond" film, Lin has also signed on to do the sequel to "Space Jam" which came out in 1996 and starred Michael Jordan and other NBA players along with cartoon characters like Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck. The new Lin-directed production of "Space Jam 2" will star LeBron James. "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu will direct the movie version of "In The Heights", the lively musical about the Hispanic-American neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York City. This award-winning musical was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda before the sky-rocketing success of "Hamilton." Miranda will act as producer and have a small part in the film. The film will star Anthony Ramos, Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, Corey Hawkins, Dascha Polanco and Stephanie Beatriz. Originally picked up by the Weinstein Company before it went bankrupt, it will now be produced by Warner Bros. It will be in theatres in 2020. And Chu will also direct two more sequels to "Crazy Rich Asians" later this year back to back. Kumail Nanjiani latest film role is in "The Lovebirds", a new murder mystery comedy. He will also star as the character Kingo in Marvel's superhero epic, "The Eternals". Directed by Chloe Zhao and set for November, 2020 release, the film also stars Don Lee as Gilgamesh and Gemma Chan as Sersi. Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon come off the success of "The Big Sick" to collaborating on the "Little America", a new Apple TV+Series founded on the stories of "everyday people" in the United states with each of the eight episodes drawn from real life tales taken from Epic Magazine. They run the gamut from an undocumented Mexican teen finding purpose in an urban squash league to an Indian school kid working his way to a national spelling bee while waiting for his deported parents return. Chinese movie director Chloe Zhao is one to watch. Her first two projects were filmed on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation with non-professionals and were highly praised. "Songs My Brothers Taught Me" premiered at Sundance and "The Rider" made its debut at Cannes. Amazon Studios has given the green light for "Bass Reeves", a bio pic about the first black US Deputy Marshall and Marvel has hired her to direct their superhero epic, "The Eternals". She is also writing the script for and directing "Nomadland" starring Frances McDormand and David Strathaim. Based on the book by Jessica Bruder, McDormand stars as a woman in her sixties who loses everything in the great recession and then embarks on a journey through the American West working at minimum wage jobs and living out of her RV. "Akwafina" is Nora From Queens" is a new Comedy Central series the award-winning actress is working on. It is set to premiere on Jan. 22, 2020. The cast includes B. D. Wong and Lori Tan Chinn. The actress also has upcoming movie roles in Marvel's "Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and Disney's re-make of "The Little Mermaid." She is also working on a film project about how Chinatown restaurants in San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles started booking punk rock bands in the 1970s and '80s to bring in additional business. It is a joint project in which the actress is teaming up with Topic Studios. The film is based on an article in Topic.com by Madeline Leung Coleman entitled "How Chinese Food Fueled The Rise of California Punk." A new TNT series based on Bong Joon Ho's 2013 film "Snow Piercer" is in the works. The Oscar-winning "Parasite" director is working a "Parasite" limited series with Adam McKay and is said to be working on a new English language film project as well. "To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You" is adapted from Jenny Han's series of young adult novels. Lara Condor stars in the second movie adaptation of the series now streaming on Netflix. She plays the main character. The film is directed by Michael Fimognari. "Fabrication Des Chapeaux Du Manille", "Industrie De L'abaca A L'ille Cebu", "Glimpses of the Culion Leper Colony and Of Culion Life" and "Manilla Street Scene" are among the oldest examples of Philippine documentary filmmaking. Now the Philippine Studies Department at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (where these films are stored) and DaangDolyu Documentary Festival at the University of the Philippines are working together to raise enough money through a GoFundMe campaign to digitize the films and bring them to a wider audience and also have copies available for research in the country from which they originated. Celeste Ng's second novel "Little Fires Everywhere", a story about race, class and belonging makes its debut as an eight-episode Hulu series starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon on March 18, 2020. Ng was an active advisor to the series. "Downhill" (20th Century Fox) is the second remake of the 2014 Swedish film, "Force Majeure." It is directed by Nat Taylor and Jim Rash and stars Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a bickering couple in a vacation-gone-awry comedy. Zoe Chao has a supporting role as the wife of a millennial-caricature couple they meet along the way. The Written & Spoken Arts "History Café: What Bus Lines Tell Us About Seattle" is the title of the latest program in this MOHAI series. Korean American Seattle bus driver Nathan Vass will talk about his book "The Lines That Make Us – Stories From Nathan's Bus", a local best-selling memoir of photos and essays chronicling Vass's 12 years driving the night shift on the 7/49 route. Wed., Feb. 19, 2020 at 6:30pm (but you might want to arrive early as this book is now in its 4th printing). 860 Terry Ave. N. 206-324-1126 or try http://www.mohai.org. Author/photographer Shane Sato comes to NVC Memorial Hall on Sat., Feb. 29, 2020 at 10am. He will present his book "The Go For Broke Spirit" (in 2 volumes) to Seattle Nisei veterans who are featured in the book. 1212 South King St. For more information, go to [email protected] Juanita Tamayo Lott, a student at San Francisco State back in the 70's and an active participant in the Third World Student Strike that brought about an Ethnic Studies Department on that campus looks back on those early years in a memoir entitled "Golden Children: Legacy of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State" (East Wind). She talks about it on Wed., March 18, 2020 at 7pm.Third Place Books in Seward Park. 5044 Wilson Ave. S. 206-474-2200. E.J. Koh talks with fellow Seattle writer Richard Chiem about her book "The Magical Language of Others" (Tin House), a painfully wrought yet lovely book of responses to her mother's letters from Korea when she was left alone in America as her mother worked to make a living. Wed. Feb. 19 at 7pm. Kiran Bhat reads from his novel "We of the Forsaken World" (Iguana) on Feb. 28 at 7pm. It tells the stories of four worlds falling apart and the tales of sixteen strangers living on this planet now and everywhere. All readings at Third Place Books in Ravenna. 6504 – 20th Ave. NE. 206-525-2347. Elliott Bay Book Company continues to sponsor readings in their Capitol Hill bookstore as well as co-producing events all over the city. Below you will find a partial listing of some of their events. Events are at the bookstore unless otherwise noted. Mimi Lok talks about her new book of short stories entitled "Last of Her Name" (Kaya) with Joyce Chen on February 26 at 7pm. The book traces the lives of women of the Asian diaspora and the histories they were born into. The day after the reading, Lok reads with Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna at Seattle University. Yangsze Choo, fiction writer from Malaysia (currently based in California) who had to cancel an earlier date because of illness returns to Seattle to read from "The Night Tiger", a murder mystery set in colonial-era Malaysia. Thursday, March 12 at 7pm. Poet/essayist Cathy Park Hong, in her new book "Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning" (One World) takes on the most economically divided group in the country in this fierce meditation on race and gender from her perspective as a Korean American woman. She talks to UW instructor/author Vince Schleitwiler on Friday, March 13 at 7pm. Nguyen Phan Que Mai talks with Karl Marlantes about her powerful new novel "The Mountains Sing" (Algonquin) which covers the stories of generations of her family living in Vietnam before, after and during the Vietnam war and the experiences they lived through. This specific reading/talk takes place at Seattle Public Library at 1000 Fourth Ave. downtown on March 31 at 7pm. Back at the bookstore on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 6pm, Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna reads from her poems for women killed at the U.S./Mexican border in "Killing Marias: A Poem For Multiple Voices" (Two Sylvias Press) and Seattle Times journalists Corinne Chin and Erika Shultz talk about the situation there based on their reporting for the Seattle Times. 1521 Tenth Ave. on Seattle's Capitol Hill. 206-624-6600 or go to www.elliottbaybook.com. Henry Lien talks about his children's book entitled "Peasprout Chen: Legend of Skate and Sword" (Henry Holt) on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2pm. At the "U" District branch of University Book Store at 4326 University Ave. 206-634-3400. In a project powered by Shunpike, poet/curator Shin Yu Pai is launching a new series entitled "Lyric World: Conversations with Contemporary Poets", a literary conversation series that will be hosted at Town Hall Seattle. It builds upon her previous work as an artist-in-residence for the organization. It includes a poetry reading, a musical guest and a facilitated conversation between the poet and a peer from the community centered on a specific theme. March 19 includes poet Koon Woon on the theme of "displacement/home" in conversation with Paul Nelson and a performance by percussionist Paul Kikuchi. June 25 features poet Prageeta Sharma dealing with the theme of "memory and grief" in conversation with Afrose Fatima Ahmed. The goal is to support local writers of the Asian diaspora who have never presented their work on Seattle Town Hall's stage. In The Forum at 1119 – 8th Ave. 206-652-4255 or email [email protected]. Seattle poet Anastacia-Renee as this year's guest curator has selected the 2020 Jack Straw Writers. Among the writers selected are Ching-in Chen and Troy Osaki. They make their debut with the other winners in the first three Fridays in May, 2020. Jack Straw Cultural Center is at 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-634-0910 or go to www.jackstraw.org. Seattle Arts & Lectures has released their new program details for their 2019/20 season. Among the many highlights included are these – In the "Literary Arts" series, Min Jin Lee will speak. Her last novel "Pachinko" looked at four generations of an immigrant Korean family living in Japan running a pachinko parlor and gave Americans an intimate peek at a mostly hidden Japanese-Korean culture. It was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award in Fiction. Set for March 17, 2020. Rick Barot, award-winning Tacoma poet engages in conversation with fellow poet Jane Wong about the long colonial structure that sustained Spanish control over much of Latin and South America, the Caribbean and the Philippines as outlined in his recent book of poetry entitled "The Galleons". Set for March 19, 2020. Also look for appearances throughout the year at SAL events from 2019/20 Youth Poet Laureate, Wei-Wei Lee. Lee will have her first book published by Poetry NW Editions in the spring of 2020. For more detailed information on SAL and its new season, go to lectures.org. Hugo House that venerated Northwest center for writers and poets re-opens in brand-new digs with expanded space but in the same location. Catch their readings and celebrate their new space. Also with the opening of the new Hugo House, the writing center rolls out a new series of classes/workshops with a varied number of subjects taught by a talented group of writers like Nisi Shawl, Sonora Jha, R. O. Kwon, Anne Liu Kellor, Michelle Penaloza, Richard Chiem, Diana Xin, Anglela Garbes, Lora Shinn, Aimee Bhausar and Shankar Narayan. Hugo House has selected writers for the 2019-20 Hugo Fellowships. Joyce Chen and Jen Soriano were some of the writers selected. The writers will be given advice and have a space to write. They will give two readings as well. Chen is a writer/editor/creator from Los Angeles. She will be working on a collection of essays that examine the push/pull conflict between American ideals of independence and self-fulfillment and Taiwanese values of family community and sacrifice. Jen Soriano is a Filipinx-American writer who blurs the lines between non-fiction, surrealism and poetry. She is working on a memoir of colonization, historical trauma and the neuroscience of healing as well as an essay collection on gender, technology and mothering. Hugo House also brings to Seattle, award-winning novelist Gish Jen who presents a talk entitled "Politics & Possibility" on Thurs., Feb. 20, 2020 at 7pm. It's part of their "Word Works: Writers On Writing" series. She will address the topic of how Trump's America can influence powerful writing and how it probably inspired her new novel entitled "The Resisters". Tickets on sale at hugohouse.org. Hugo House is at 1634 – 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill. 206-453-1937. Go to hugohouse.org. Sharon H. Chang, local author/activist of books on mixed race issues joins with the Seattle JACL to put together an all-day conference entitled "Mixed Race Seattle" which will bring together artists, activists and youth together. It promises to be a transformative day of storytelling, art and creative expression meant to grow community among multiracial teens, young adults and their families. Featured performers include attorney, poet and former Seattle Mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver, MidWest Mixed conference co-founder Alissa Paris, performer Michael O'Neal Jr., flautist Leanna Keith and Native American/mixed-race filmmaker, curator, community organizer and City of Seattle Arts Commissioner Tracy Rector. This event is free and open to all but RSVP is required as the building has a maximum capacity of 300 people. The public is welcome to attend the whole day or just drop in for specific events (check the facebook page for this event). The site is ADA-accessible and barrier-free. Sat., March 28, 2020 at Blaine Memorial Methodist Church located at 3001 – 24th Ave. S. in Seattle. Go to https://forms.gle/56TuhnXbFVWKfDt38. For questions or to volunteer, email [email protected] The Washington Language Arts Council sponsors a conference entitled "Poetry in Action" featuring NCTE-award winning poet Janet Wong, former Oregon state poet laureate Lawson Inada and Seattle award winning poet Lawrence Matsuda. There will also be workshops by award winning teachers as well. On Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 8am – 3pm. Center for Urban Horticulture at 3501 NE 41st St. Register at www.washingtonlac.org. It's early but mark your calendars for a panel discussion between Diasporic Vietnamese writers. The line-up is impressive and includes Viet Thanh Nguyen, Kim Thuy, Marcelino Truong, Vincent Lam, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Lan Cao, Mai Elliott, Le Ly Hayslip, Duy Doan and Cathy Linh Che. Tickets are $20. The event sponsored by DVAN and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center will take place at Town Hall Seattle on May 2, 2020 at 4pm. Details are being worked out but for questions, email [email protected]. The University of Washington Alumni Association has released their schedule of 2020 Winter Public Arts & Lectures. The Simpson Center For The Humanities presents their Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. Tsing, a Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Cruz is the author of a book entitled "The Mushroom at the End of the World" which traces the history of the Matsutake mushroom – both a sought-after delicacy and an invasive weed – through the worlds of Japanese gourmets capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders and Finnish nature guides, revealing promise in a time of massive destruction. Feb. 25, 2020 at 7pm in Kane Hall 210 on the Seattle UW campus. The Department of Asian Languages And Literature present Paul S. Atkins, UW Professor of Asian Languages and Literature who will deliver a talk on "Zen Master Zekkai: The Life and Poetry of a Medieval Japanese Monk". Atkins opens a window into classical Japanese history and culture through the life if a Zen monk considered one of the best Japanese poets to compose in Chinese. March 3, 2020 at 7pm in Kane Hall 210 on the Seattle UW campus. The Near Eastern Languages and Civilization department presents Fatemeh Shams, poet and Assistant Professor of Persian Literature at the University of Pennsylvania who gives a talk entitled "Revolution in Rhyme: Official Poets of the Islamic Republic" in which he explores the complex social history and politics of literary production in Iran after the 1979 revolution and how the Islamic Republic uses literature in identity construction. March 10, 2020 at 7pm in Kane Hall 225 on the Seattle UW campus. UW Tacoma's School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences presents a monthly series entitled "Grit City Think & Drink" at the Swiss Restaurant And Pub located at 904 Jefferson Ave. in Tacoma. Cynthia Howson, Senior Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at UW Tacoma and Pierre Ly, Associate Professor at the University of Puget Sound present a talk entitled "The Rise of Chinese Wine: A Political Economy Story" in which they trace how Chinese wine has gone from being ignored to earning gold medals and praise by famous critics. Hear how the story of wine is linked to politics, globalization, economic growth, environmental challenges, land rights and governance. March 10, 2020. To find the full schedule, go to uwalum.com/golectures. Seattle poet Shin Yu Pai will have a book launch party for her upcoming new title "ENSO" (Entre Rios) at Hugo House on April 23rd at 7pm. Besides a reading, there will be special guests and handmade gifts will be given out to all who attend. Hugo House is at 1634 – 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill. Singapore book publisher Epigram Books announced the winners of their 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize. 22 year-old Malaysian writer Joshua Kam won first prize for his winning manuscript "How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, And Possibly The World". The other finalists were Singoporean librarian Erni Salleh for her manuscript, "The Java Enigma", Bruneian academic assistant professor Kathrina Mohd Daud of the Universti Brunei Darussalan for "The Fishermen King" and US-based Thai writer Sunisa Manning for "A Good True Thai." All will receive prize money and a publishing contract with Epigram Books. Their books will be published in late 2020. New Mexico-based poet Arthur Sze won the 2019 National Book Award for his Copper Canyon Press title "Sightlines". The prize recognizes the best American fiction, non-fiction, poetry and youth literature of the year. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, co-author of "Farewell to Manzanar" was one of the 10 inductees to the California Hall of Fame's 13th class in December, 2019. The Hall of Fame celebrates Californians who embody the state's spirit of innovation and achievement and have made their mark on history. Past winners include George Takei, Bruce Lee, Kristi Yamaguchi and Amy Tan. Below is a partial list of new books by or about Asian Americans and new titles on Asia. If you are interested in reviewing any of them, please let us know – "American Harvest – God, Country, And Farming in The Heartland" (Graywolf) by Marie Mutsuki Mockett. The author sets out on a months-long journey through nine states in the mid-west to learn about family members and others who harvest and till the soil. April 2020 release. "A Place at the Table" (Clarion) by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shouan. When two teenage girls troubled by home and school get thrown together in an after-school South Asian cooking class, a shaky alliance develops when they discover both of their moms are applying for US citizenship. "Not Your All-American Girl" (Scholastic) by Madelyn Rosenberg & Wendy Wan-Long Shang. When two best friends try out for a school play and one snags the lead and the other is put in the ensemble because she supposedly fit the part, complications ensue. Will their friendship become undone? "The Curious World of Seaweed" (Heyday) by Josie Iselin. The author explains the artistic and biological presence of sixteen sea weeds and kelp that live where the Pacific Ocean converges with the North American continent in vivid and compelling detail. "Feast of Peas" (Peach Tree) by Kashmira Sheth and illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler is a children's picture book that looks at friendship in India that is tested by a love of peas and the anticipation and rewards from gardening. "Breasts And Eggs" (Europa) by Mieko Kawakami and translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd. April 2020 release. This novel tells the story of three women: the thirty-year old narrator who fears growing old alone and childless, her older sister who is looking for an affordable breast enhancement procedure and the older sister's daughter paralyzed by her fear of puberty. This author's work has been praised by Haruki Murakami. "Prairie Lotus" (Clarion) by Newberry Medalist Linda Sue Park. This young adult novel tells the story of a half-Chinese girl living in Dakota Territory in the 1880's who must forge friendships in a hostile environment. "Waste Tide" (Tor) by Chen Qiufan as translated by Ken Liu is a thought-provoking and timely vision of the future. A waste worker on an island filled with the world's electronic junk gets caught up in a war brewing between humanity's past and its future. "Lion Needs a Haircut" (Abrams) written & illustrated by Hyewon Yun explores the universal fear of first haircuts with honesty, tenderness and humor. A father tries to coax his son to get his first haircut. "The Queen's Assassin" (Putnam) by Melissa de la Cruz is the newest book of young adult fiction by this popular author. It tells the story of an assassin sworn to protect his queen and country and his apprentice – a young woman determined to forge her own path in the world. "Why We Swim" (Algonquin) by New Yorker contributor Bonnie Tsui is an eye-opening meditation on water and our own fascination with its properties. "Nina Soni, Former Best Friend" (Peach Tree Books) AND "Nina Soni, Sister Fixer" Peach Tree Books) both by Kashmira Sheth. A middle-grade series of an Indian-American heroine who juggles science experiments, a boyfriend and a little sister as she tries to manage her chaotic life. "The Mountains Sing" (Algonquin) by Nguyen Phan Que Mai is this prize-winning poet's debut novel. The writer returns to her parent's village to learn what life was really like for generations of her people caught between a painful and turbulent century of war and conflict. The author plans a visit to Seattle's Elliott Bay Book Company in the future. "We Are Not Free" (HMH) by Traci Chee. Chee is the author of the YA fantasy trilogy "The Reader", "The Speaker" and "The Storyteller". In her new young adult novel she tackles the story of Nisei teenagers from the Bay Area trapped and imprisoned in a US government internment camp during WWII who must survive as racism and injustice pulls them apart. "The City of Good Death" (Restless) by Priyanka Champaneri won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. A woman is the manager of a "death hostel" in the sacred city of Banares where families of pilgrims attending their dying kin flood in and out. "Rebelwing" (Razorbill) is the young adult novel debut of Andrea Tang. It tells the story of a cybernetic dragons, harsh media regulations and a corrupt North America and the young girl forced to save the world. "Ship of Fates" (Lanternfish Press) by Caitlin Chung is a historic novel set against the backdrop of the Gold Rush-era of San Francisco's Chinese immigrant community and tells the story of two young women on a ship and a lighthouse keeper who longs to be free. It is a coming-of-age fairy tale that stretches across generations. April 2020 release. "Hat Tricks" (Peach Tree) by Satoshi Kitamura. A humorously exaggerated tale of a rabbit magician and the surprising things he pulls out of his hat. Serves as a great interactive, read-along picture book for parents and kids. "Brown Girl Ghosted" (Versify) by Mintie Des is a mystery thriller centered around a South Asian teenage girl in the Midwest forced to confront her past and solve the murder of a classmate. "Where The Truth Lies – The Art of Qiu Ying" (Del Monico) by Stephen Little serves as the catalog for this 16th century painter and reveals his influence and contributions to Ming Dynasty painting. "What's Growing in Mommy's Tummy?" (Cameron + Company) written and illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi Li. The fruit metaphor serves as the picture of a lovely visual journey as a little boy and his mother follow her pregnancy. "Sigh, Gone" (Flatiron) by Phuc Tran is a "a mis-fit's memoir of great books, punk rock and the fight to fit in". It is set for April 2020 publication and tells the story of a teenage immigrant who tries to navigate the push and pull of immigration, isolation, rebellion and assimilation. "Last of Her Name" (Kaya) by Mimi Lok. This collection of a novella and short stories gives us a glimpse into the interconnected lives of diasporic women and the histories they were born into circling the globe from the 80's UK suburbia to WWII Hong Kong and urban California. Lok is coming to Seattle to talk about this book at Elliott Bay in the near future. The Eagle Huntress: The True Story of The Girl Who Soared Beyond Expectation" (Little Brown) by Aisholpan Nurgaiv with Liz Welsh. Set for May 2020 publication. Aisholpan was the subject of the award-winning documentary film about the first Kazakh girl trained as an eagle hunter who went on to win at the Ogli Eagle Festival in Mongolia. This is her story as told to Liz Welsh. "How To Pronounce Knife (Little Brown) by SouvanKham Thammavongsa is a book of short stories that captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in nameless cities illuminating their hopes, disappointments; love affairs and their pursuit of a place to belong. Set for April 2020 release. "Sansei and Sensibility" (Coffee House) – Stories by Karen Tei Yamashita. This book has the author putting Japanese American characters from '60s and'70s California into familial, cultural, emotional and artistic landscapes – using Jane Austen's novels as her template. "Ship of Fates" (Lanternfish Press) by Caitlin Chung. Set against the backdrop of the Gold Rush-era San Francisco's Chinese immigrant community, this story of two young women on a ship and a lighthouse keeper who longs to be free is a coming-of-age fairytale that stretches across generations. "Good Talk A Memoir in Conversations" (One World) by Mira Jacob is a witty and intimate memoir about American identity, interracial families and the realities that divide us. Triggered by a child's innocent questions about race that lead to an ongoing dialogue about race and family. "Seventeen" (Picador) is the new paperback edition of a novel by Hideo Yokoyama as translated by Louise Heal Kawai. A seasoned journalist gets a scoop on a story about an air disaster. Seventeen years later, that reporter must make good on a promise he made about an unsolved mystery derived from that incident. "Layla And The Bots #1: Happy Paws" (Scholastic) by Vicky Fang and illustrated by Christine Nishiyama. This board book for toddlers tells the story of Layla and the Bots who are ready to rock out at an amusement park. But what to do when the park gets shut down before the big day? "Latitudes of Longing" (One World) by Shubhangi Swarup. This novel set for May 2020 release is a story about the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy as they travel across India and their lives intertwine. "Sleepy Farm" (Scholastic) by Joyce Wan. On the farm, it's time for animals to sleep and hopefully your toddler will too as you read this board book of pictures and text together. "Blood Heir" (Delacorte) by Amelie Wen Zhao. A princess with a deadly gift. A conman with no past and no future. An empire spiraling into chaos. The story of a princess and a crime lord who match wits in a rush to solve the murder of an emperor in this young adult fantasy thriller. "A Bowl of Peace" (Carolrhoda) by Caren Stelson and illustrated by Akira Kusaka. This kids picture book tells the story of a Japanese girl who survives the wartime atomic bombing of Nagasaki only to see her family dying from bomb-related illnesses as the years go by. A precious family heirloom offers a vision of peace "The Chinese Lady – Afong Moy in Early America" (Oxford) by Nancy E. Davis. The story of the first recognized Chinese woman to come to America in 1834. Treated as a curiosity and used as an advertisement for a merchant firm, she spent her last years in poverty. This is a first biography of a Chinese woman living in a foreign land. "The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden" (Orca Book Publishers) by Heather Smith and illustrated by Rachel Wada. This kids picture book looks at survivors of a tsunami in Japan and how a neighbor's outdoor phone allows them to talk to their loved ones who perished. A touching tale of grief and recovery based on a true story. "Civil Bound" (Omnidawn) is a new book of poetry by Myung Mi Kim. The poet looks at language as the mechanism by which society operates. She uses multiple methods to make sense of this pervasive tool – its powers, nuances and influences over the structure of our civilizations. "Pop Flies, Robo-Pets, And Other Disasters" (One Elm) by Suzanne Kamata. A young adult novel about a Japanese teenager who was a star in his Atlanta, Georgia middle-school baseball team. But when he returns to Japan he feels like a stranger and must learn how to adjust. "The Arabic Quilt – An Immigrant Story" (Tilbury House) by Aya Khalil and illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan. The daughter of an Egyptian immigrant family must face her first day in a new American school. Little does she know that a treasured quilt will help ease her in the transition. "The Kinship of Secrets" (Mariner) by Eugenia Kim. This novel, now out in a new paperback edition tells a family story. A Korean family leaves South Korea to the U.S. in search of new opportunities but must leave behind an infant daughter with their extended family. As war breaks out, how can the family get their daughter back and will they ever be truly re-united? Based on a true story. "One Earth – People of Color Protecting Our Planet" (Orca Book) by Anuradha Rao. This young adult book profiles black, indigenous and people of color who work as environmental defenders of this earth. Through their stories, one sees the intersection of the environment and ethnicity as an asset and not an obstacle towards achieving environmental goals. Set for April 2020 publication. "A Drink of Red Mirror" (Action) by Kim Hyesoon. Translated by Jiwon Shin, Lauren Albin and Sue Hyon Bae. A new book of poems by this landmark feminist poet and critic from South Korea that start off as riddles that conjure up sites of pain and wonder, a horizon inside the vanishing point. "Echo on the Bay" (Two Lines Press) by Matsatsugu Ono as translated by Angus Turvill. Winner of the Mishima Prize, this novel is a masterful epic of a Japanese village brimming over with stories and secrets to tell. Set for June 2020 publication. "Starling Days" (Overlook) is the second novel by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of "Harmless Like You". A story about love, mythology, mental illness and the times we seek out a cure in milder psychological climates. Set for April 2020 publication. "The Perfect Seat" (Disney Hyperion) by Minh Le and illustrated by Gus Gordon. A charming kids picture book about a child and parent who search for the perfect seat where they can read together. "Beauty" (2040) by Christina Chiu won the 2040 Book Award. Set for May 2020 release, the book follows an up-and-coming designer in New York City who finds herself at odds with rival designers in a world rife with chauvinism and prejudice. Through career and personal struggles, the protagonist must confront her own limitations to succeed as a designer and the person she wants to be. "Asha and the Spirit Bird" (Chicken House) by Jasbinder Bilan. An uplifting story of desperation, peril, and faith that follows a girl in the Himalayas who must journey to the faraway city to find her missing father. Set for June 2020 publication. "The Blossom and The Enemy" (Putnam) by Sherri L. Smith. This young adult novel tells the story of a difficult love story set in war-town Japan in 1945. A promising violinist ravaged by experiences of war meets a kamikaze pilot ready to die for his country. Between them, will they find a will to live? "Braised Pork" (Grove Atlantic) by An Yu is a debut novel by a Chinese writer who writes in English. It is the story of a middle-class Beijing woman whose life is thrown into chaos when her husband suddenly dies. Set for April 2020 publication. "Mulan Before The Sword" (Disney) by Grace Lin is an original prequel novel based on the upcoming Disney live action "Mulan" film. When her sister is bitten by a snake, Mulan embarks on a search for a cure, taking her to extraordinary places and great adventures. "Revenge of the Asian Woman" (Diode) by Dorothy Chan. This book of lively poems comes to life in a sexed-up soap opera/B-movie platter where passion, food and fantasy reign supreme. "I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir" (Potter) by Malaka Gharib. This book is a tale of self-discovery, a celebration of a family's rich heritage and a love letter to American immigrant freedom. As a youngster, the author learns to code-switch between her family's Filipino and Egyptian customs while adapting to white culture to fit in. "Halal If Your Hear Me – (Volume 3 of The Break Beat Poets Series)" (Haymarket) edited by Fatimah Asghar & Safia Elhillo. This anthology of writing by Muslims who are women, queer, gender queer, nonbinary, and/or trans takes no prisoners with voices that prove that there are as many ways to be muslim as there are muslims. "This Is My World – Meet 84 Kids From Around The Globe" (Lonely Planet Kids). If you were asked to tell someone on the other side of the world about yourself, where would you start? This is the premise of this anthology that lets kids tell their own stories and introduce themselves. "My Baby First Birthday" (Tin House) is a book of poems by Jenny Zhang, author of the award-winning collection of short stories, "Sour Heart." In it, she examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. "Kona Winds" (Bamboo Ridge) by Scott Kikkawa is a "noir" detective novel set in 1950's Hawai'i that is a violent meditation on corruption and class warfare. It follows the experiences of a Japanese American WWII war veteran who returns to civilian Honolulu and finds himself exposed to the cynicism of power politics as he tries to solve a murder. "Interrogation Room" (White Pine) by Jennifer Kwon Dobbs. A searing book of poems that looks at the continuing consequences of the Korean conflict and the toll it has taken on women, children and orphans and adoptees. "Mr. Cat And The Little Girl" (Clavis) written and illustrated by Wang Yuwei was inspired by the author's experience adopting a cat. It conveys in dreamy illustrations and spare text the unique relationship and emotion fostered between people and cats through a fairytale-like concept. "Toy Tokyo" (Kingyo) by Manami Okazaki looks at the lo-fi technology of toy cameras and how it frames a special view of Tokyo. The author talks to photographers who use the cameras and the technicians who make them. "Rebel" (Roaring Brook) by Marie Lu marks the finale of the "Legend" series as she tracks two brother's lives. One enters the dark side and the other must rely on the help of strangers to save him in this young adult fantasy. "Little Gods" (Custom House) by Meng Jin. This debut novel by first generation Chinese American author Meng Jin looks at immigrants in America. It takes a revealing look at how bottomless ambition can spur family members to hurt and betray one another. "Takumi: Downtown Tokyo Artisan Culture" (Kingyo) by Manami Okazaki. The author looks at the small shops in downtown Tokyo where craftspeople still make handmade things in backstreets in contrast to the glitz of this high tech metropolis. "Fifth Chinese Daughter" (UW Press) by Jade Snow Wong. This autobiography of a Chinese American girl coming of age in San Francisco's Chinatown was originally published in 1950 and retains a strong influence on other Chinese American woman writers. This new edition retains the original illustrations and a new introduction by Leslie Bow who examines the changing reception and enduring legacy of this book through the years. "A Beginning At The End" (Mira) by Mike Chen. Six years after a global pandemic, the world comes out of quarantine and is split between self-governing big cities, hippie communes and wasteland gangs. Out of this, a father searches for a daughter and four lives collide. "Mathematics For Human Flourishing" (Yale) by Francis Su with Reflections by Christopher Jackson. The author has written for a wide audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past math experiences. Su weaves personal reflections, puzzles and stories to show how math meets basic human desires and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. "The Food of Sichuan" (Norton) is a new and updated edition of the classic "Land of Plenty" by Fuchsia Dunlop. This cookbook author from England delves deep into the spicy cuisine of Sichuan in sixty new recipes. "Land of The Rising Cat – Japan's Feline Fascination" (Prestel) by Minami Okazaki. The author looks at Japan's fascination for cats, how it started and why it continues to grow. Fully illustrated with color photos and illustration. "The Henna Artist" (Mira) by Alka Joshi. A teenage bride in rural India escape from an arranged marriage marred by abuse to make her way to the city of Jaipur. Here she becomes a henna artist and confidante to the city's wealthy women. But when her husband tracks her down with a sister she ever knew she had, things get complicated. "Bred From The Eyes of A Wolf" (Plays Inverse Press) by Kim Kyung Ju as translated by Jake Levine. This Korean drama transplants the Oedipus myth into a post-zombie apocalypse world exposing the wilderness at the heart of every human relationship. "America For Americans – A History of Xenophobia In The United States" (Basic) by Erika Lee. Though many of us cling to the idea of America as a nation of immigrants, this award-winning historian returns with a sober look at how our nation has fostered a dark history and violence of hatred against foreigners landing on our shores. "The Plotters" (Anchor Books) by Un-Su Kim as translated by Sora Kim Russell. This crime novel tells the story of an assassin who steps out of line only to discover an extraordinary scheme set into motion by a trio of young women. Our man must decide at that moment if he'll remain a pawn forever or finally take control of the plot. "A Savage Dreamland – Journeys in Burma" (Bloomsbury) by David Eimer. This former Asia correspondent for The Telegraph was one of the first outsiders to access the country in its entirety. He arrived in 2010 as the country transitioned from a dictatorship to a supposed democracy. "Liking in Silence" (White Pine) by Kin Sa-in translated by Brother Anthony of Taize & Susan Hwang. This poet looks at the names and gestures of everyday persons forgotten by South Korean economic prosperity and gives them a voice. "Death is Hard Work" (Picador) by Khaled Khalifa. This novel tells the tale of three ordinary people who face a crisis with simple determination. How does a family bury their father in his hometown when the whole country of Syria is a war-zone? "Dreams of Fallen Blossoms – Tune Poems of Su Dong-Po" (White Pine) as translated by Yun Wang. This great Sung Dynasty Chinese poet is rendered in English with clarity and valuable notes about each poem. "Shape Shifters – Journey Across Terrains of Race And Identity" (University of Nebraska) edited by Lily Ann e Y. Welty Tamai, Ingrid Dineen-Wimberly and Paul Spickard. This collection of essays challenges readers to think in new ways about race an d social mobility as it probes peoples of mixed race identity. "Eight Outcasts – Social and Political Marginalization in China Under Mao" (UC Press) by Yang Kuisong and translated by Gregor Benton and Ye Zhen. The communist revolution brought sweeping changes in the country on all levels. But these movements did not come about without the persecution of hundreds of thousands of the country's citizens. This book reveals the stories of eight victims of the Maoist dictatorship. "The Hidden History of Burma – Race, Capitalism And The Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century" (Norton) by Thant Myint-U. This historian, former diplomat and presidential advisor looks at his country at its breaking level and offers a sobering re-evaluation. Art News/Opportunities Bay Area community activist (and former Seattle resident) Chizu Omori has been awarded the Clifford Uyeda Peace and Humanitarian Award this year for the Bay Area Day of Remembrance event held on February 16, 2020. Congratulations, Chizu! The Artist Trust Newsletter provides monthly information on upcoming grant deadlines, workshops, Artist Trust events and just general useful information/opportunities for artists in all media. Applications for 2020 Artist Trust Fellowships are now available. Deadline is March 9, 2020. Applications for the 2020 Yvonne Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Achievement and SOLA Awards for Washington State female artists are also available beginning Feb. 24, 2020 and carry a deadline of March 23, 2020. Go to www.artisttrust.org for all details. Applications for 4Culture's 2020 project grants in Arts, Heritage and Preservation are due March 4, 2020. For details, go to 4culture.org. Friends of Asian Art was awarded a three-year Civic Partners Grant from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. The grant will go toward producing interactive Asian arts and culture programs to senior centers and retirement communities within the greater Seattle area. For more details on this organization or to become a member, to to friendsofasianart3.com. ARTS at King Street Station is a cultural space that celebrates the creativity of communities of color, and that reflects and foster the creativity and talents of people that continue to create the fabric of Seattle. We are seeking proposals for exhibitions, performances, workshops, lectures, readings, screenings, gatherings, events and more. All creative mediums are welcome. Apply anytime with the rolling deadline. All selected proposals will be resourced up to $25,000 depending on scale and type. Download an application. Go to Seattle.gov or type in ARTS at King Street Station. For more arts, click here |
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