By Christina Knight for NYC-ARTS. On March 19, the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a young Arab-American composer was wrestling a pro...
Some of New York's finest theater talents are set to take the stage March 18 for a great cause. Tony Award winners Len Cariou, Brian Stokes Mitche...
One of New York's most intriguing and stylish addresses continues to offer a window into the past with a knack for keeping things firmly rooted in the present and future: The Plaza Hotel.
Warhol's peculiar, vapid genius, along with his obsessions with fame, money, and youth, presaged Facebook, American Idol, the Kardashians, and the thousands of online and print organs dedicated to trumpeting every blasphemous burble and trivial pursuit of celebrities.
If you think about it, events are the original interactive "application." They're where people come together to experience an organization beyond the fundraising letter, to connect with like-minded individuals, to see a mission statement in action.
With the location kept a tight secret until the very last moment, guests met at designated spots and were brought to the location of festivities just before the event began.
Emanating from multiple stages around Lincoln Center this Sunday, OurLand Festival will celebrate the artistic, literary and musical heritage of Ireland, the mark it made on America and the cross-cultural ties that bind the two countries.
Photoville Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park When: Friday-Sunday Price: Free Brooklyn Bridge Park hosts Photoville, a 60,000 foot-square free series of ...
Northside Festival Opening Concert: Of Montreal and Beach Fossils Where: McCarren Park, North 12 Street near Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue, Bro...
Here's what's still stuck in my craw: Should for-profit businesses be invited into New York's public parks for events that are nominally free and open to the public -- but that are functionally not really free and accessible?
Hudson Yards. Image courtesy of Kohn Pedersen Fox. The Huffington Post Arts page recently celebrated Design Thursdays with a special presentation...
Performer and soulful R&B singer, Unique Zayas thrilled the crowd at The Bowery Electric last night. The headlining set showed off his newest jams, signature bravado, and playful sex appeal.
This year, Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau turns 300. To celebrate, the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and the City of Geneva ha...
"The most important thing about art is it is the most powerful protection against a sense of boredom. And boredom, ultimately, is the most terrifying and most dangerous human experience."
Zines are usually found at small, independent bookstores, but zinefests are a popular way to sell, swap and share resources. I chatted with co-organizer Elvis Bakaitis to find out more about the Feminist Zinefest.
Already made your New Year's Eve plans? The city has much more going on than just midnight toasts and morning after brunches this weekend, so check ou...
Poet, writer, and borderline comedian Aaron Belz (The Bird Hoverer; Lovely, Raspberry) will journey from North Carolina to Brooklyn to, among other things, read at Unnameable Books on Monday, November 21st.
In its 5th year, The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The New York Comedy Festival's night of Stand Up for Heroes featured a number of comedy's best voices, Ricky Gervais, Jim Gaffigan, Seth Meyers and Jon Stewart among them.
Cinefantastique hit the floor of New York Comic Con 2011 and discovered... people. Lots 'n' lots of people.
The history of using music at a tool for social justice and empowerment has a rich and deep place in history. Now in the mode of these past successes to help raise money and awareness for a worthy cause comes "Singin 4R Sisters."
As if the development and implications of Watson weren't enough to win our affections for IBM, their new THINK exhibit at Lincoln Center may do the trick.
It's very meaningful for us to create alongside our partners at not-for-profit organizations. Our décor is not about "decoration." Rather, we infuse a room with a conceptual idea.
It's that part of summer where lavish roof-top parties along with the funky odor of dead fish begin to work their strange, strange spell. So to help ...
A seasoned dater in NYC knows that a good date works like a good game of chess--things are unplanned, but the moves are never unforeseen. You must a...
It’s finally Memorial Day Weekend, and part of us thinks everyone should just lay around and eat potato salad all weekend. But just in case that get...
