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FRIGID New York 2010 (Various Locations) This open and uncensored theater festival will consist of thirty one-hour shows presented in three Horse Trade spaces; including 29 theatre companies featuring almost 250 theater artists from all over the world. Event Website Note: this event runs February 24 - March 7
(Pier 94, 711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019) (Th.-Sa. noon-8PM, Su. noon-7PM) World's leading art fair devoted to contemporary art. 150 international galleries, including many of the most important dealers, will be showcasing art from around the world. ($30) Event Website Note: this event runs March 4 - 7
(Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), New York, NY 10009) (Feb 24th @6pm; Feb 27th @7pm; Mar 1 @9pm; Mar 5th) With delightful and poignant tales of a Southern Songstress and her gay family, Alex Bond and David Carson read selections from Ms. Bond’s novel and transport you to Dallas 1977, a magical time before HIV/AIDS, but not before ignorance and prejudice. A favorite at the 2008 San Francisco Fringe and the 2009 Fresh Fruit Festival. A reclusive former Southern debutante/cabaret performer in her sixties, Anna Zander hires Craig Bauer to help her write about the best years of her life. She recounts the tales of singing in the gay leather bars of Dallas. ($15 ($11 Seniors/Students/Veterans)) Event Website Note: this event runs February 24 - March 7
(Pier 40, West Houston St & West Side Hwy, New York, NY 10001) (12-8PM) Now in its fifth year, PULSE New York is the city's largest and most highly regarded fair dedicated exclusively to contemporary art. This edition will be its most diverse ever, with 101 exhibitors representing 26 countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Its program of large scale sculptures and installations has expanded, and will include the PULSE Pause reading room, the PULSE PERFORMANCE series and the PULSE PLAY> video lounge. ($20) Event Website Note: this event runs March 5 - 7
(Pier 66, 26th St in Hudson River Park, New York, NY 10011) Fountain is a guerrilla-style art event, dubbed by many as the “Anti Art Fair” for its brash, off-the-wall offerings of non-traditional art exhibitions in the art fair environment. ($5 donation) Event Website Note: this event runs March 4 - 7
(HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013) (7:00 pm) New York Neo-Futurists Desiree Burch, Cara Francis & Erica Livingston serve up a cure for what ails you in this Neo-Medicine show, performing in and around a giant pot of self-made soup. Bottling this soup, as well as a series of elixirs, potions, tonics and products, they heal and reveal the female experience live, honest and in the flesh. (18.00) (212-352-3101) Event Website Note: this event runs March 4 - 7, 11 - 14, 18 - 21, and 25 - 27
(School of Visual Arts Theater, 333 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011) (8:30am - 5:30pm) NYC's first-ever art industry conference. With a focus on the challenges facing NYC's emerging artists, the not-for-profit NYC:SOTA will bring together art industry movers & shakers, and YOU. Learn about the most innovative initiatives and resources NYC has to offer emerging visual artists, ask your questions, and make your suggestions. Tickets are extremely limited! Confirmed Panelists: Jeremy Adams, Executive Director, Cue Art Foundation; Susan Ball, Director of Programs, New York Foundation for the Arts; Jonathan Bowles, Director, Center for an Urban Future; Jason Bowman, Director, Fountain Gallery; David Businelli, President, American Institute of Architects (NY State); Liz Dimmitt, Curator, Gawker Arts; Heng-Gil Han, Visual Arts Director, Jamacia Center for Arts & Learning; Janet Hicks, Director of Permissions, Artists Rights Society; Heather Hubbs, Director, New Art Dealers Association; Peter Drake, Dean, New York Academy Of Art; Cary Leibowitz, Director of Contemporary Editions, Phillips de Pury; Keats Myer, Executive Director, Children's Museum of the Arts; Norma Munn, Chairperson, New York Arts Coalition; Marisa Sage, President, Williamsburg Gallery Association; Wesley Miller, Curator, Art:21; Manon Slome, Founder & Curator, No Longer Empty; Will Maitland Weiss, Executive Director, Art & Business Council of New York; ($99; verified artists & students $39) (347.455.8878) [email protected] Event Website
(Abingdon Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, (betwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY 10018) (Tu.- Sa. : 8PM, Sa. & Su. 3PM) Set in a run-down chateau of an alcazar on Sunset Boulevard, Norma Doesmen follows the story of an unemployed script-writer “Joe Dillis” who finds himself on the run from the re-po men and dives into the lap of a reclusive, silent-screen movie star “Norma Doesmen.” Waiting for her return to filmdom, Norma finds her prey in Dillis, who is manipulated and seduced by this insane, over sexed, psychotically disordered fallen legend. Along with her totally schizophrenic servant “Max” and Joe's devoted narcoleptic girlfriend, “Betty ShaveHer,” the comedy ensues as Joe accidentally crosses her path and she sees in him an opportunity to make her comeback to the big screen. ($45) ((212) 868-4444) Note: this event runs March 4 - 7, 11 - 14, 18 - 21, and 25 - 28
(West Chelsea Arts Building, 526 West 26th St. (10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY 10001) (11AM-6PM) Exclusive access to several private artist's studios along the High Line in West Chelsea. n this self-guided tour, visitors will have exclusive access to over 50 private artists’ studios in the heart of the West Chelsea Arts district. Event Website
(See website for times and location) A celebration of the city’s unparalleled artistic communities. it is The Armory Show’s goal to highlight a neighborhood or borough’s arts scene each night of AAW with events for all levels of visitors. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week (AAW). (FREE) Event Website Note: this event runs March 4 - 7
(AMC Empire, 234 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) 10 Best Picture Nominees. 24 Hours. 1 Unforgettable Experience. This year's AMC Best Picture Showcase will be unlike any other. With 10 nominees competing for the Best Picture Oscar, we've packed them all into one day! Event Website
(Check website for store locations) (11AM) Every Spring, Housing Works Thrift Shops completely empty their stores and re-stock them with first-rate fashion, accessories, art and home furnishings that they’ve been saving up over the year. Then they have a blow-out preview sale event at each store location and online where you get first dibs on the unbelievably cool loot. Lines form around the block so get there early to get your shot at savings on the best merchandise! Event Website Note: this event runs March 4, 6, 9 - 11, 13, 18, and 20
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