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March 12, 2010

NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

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Women's History Month

When women received the right to vote in 1920, artist Georgia O'Keefe was 33; writer Edith Wharton was 58; and actress Sarah Bernhardt was 76. Women past and present are honored at cultural groups in March.

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    Boy in the Band: Jonathan Hammond

    Actor Jonathan Hammond shares with NYC ARTS his experience of playing "Michael" in the 40th anniversary revival of The Boys in the Band, now at The Transport Group. He also recommends favorite ways and places to relax when he's not in the spotlight.  More

  • Cultural $timulus Package: Free Events

    The best things in life are free, and so are many performances and activities in New York City. Whether you crave live music, a screen larger than your television’s or group activities to take part in, there is always something, somewhere that invites you to join in for free.  More

  • Free Attractions in New York

    New York is known as an expensive city, but you can count on the ways it’s generous to New Yorkers and tourists. Many of the city’s premier attractions, museums, galleries and performances offer free entry or pay-what-you-wish options, be if for a select day of the month or evening hours every week.  More

  • Highlights of Lower Manhattan

    The geographic and historic starting point of New York City is home to national monuments and memorials that reflect the nation's history, as well as scores of contemporary museums, cultural groups, public art works and performing arts centers.  More

  • Limited Engagements: Closing Soon

    This is a list of soon-to-be-over performances, exhibitions and events to check out before it's too late.  More

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    Museum Mile

    The most diverse art-viewing opportunities on any given mile in the country is Museum Mile, the stretch of Fifth Avenue that borders Central Park.  More

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    Night(life) at the Museum

    By throwing evening parties for those who appreciate art, a good DJ and a chance to dance near priceless artifacts, museums are letting their hair down and positioning themselves as social hot spots.  More

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    Public Art in New York City

    Bright orange gates in Central Park, improbable waterfalls on the East River, mischievous bronze figures on the 14th Street A, C, E subway platform: public art encourages new ideas, conversation and changes the way a city is perceived.  More

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    William Ivey Long's New York

    Costume designer William Ivey Long has five Tony Awards under his belt and has just finished the last tucks, pleats and hemlines on the 580 outfits adorning the cast of the Dreamgirls revival. Inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006, Ivey Long lives in New York City and shares some of his favorite places in the city with NYC ARTS.  More

  • Women's History Month

    When women received the right to vote in 1920, artist Georgia O'Keefe was 33; writer Edith Wharton was 58; and actress Sarah Bernhardt was 76. Women past and present are honored at cultural groups this month.   More

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Today in New York City

  • Extended Family: Contemporary Connections

    Brooklyn Museum

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    A new installation of contemporary art presents recent acquisitions displayed along with notable works that have entered the collection over the past five decades. The presentation focuses on familial relationships, broadening the definition of family to include larger groups or communities united by shared values, identities, lifestyles, or emotional needs. Extended Family: Contemporary Connections, now on view through summer of 2010, includes some forty works.

  • Neighborhood Concert: Community Sing with Take 6

    Apollo Theater

    ManhattanFri, March 12, 2010

    This Christian vocal jazz group, formed in 1980, has racked 10 Grammy Awards. At this free show, they invite the audience to join them in song.

  • Yank! the Musical

    York Theatre Company

    ManhattanThurs, Feb 18, 2010 – Sun, April 4, 2010

    An homage to Hollywood’s “it-takes-one-of-every-kind” World War II platoon movies, and to 1940s Broadway, this musical chronicles the relationship between two servicemen long before “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was part of the national discussion of gays in the military.

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