Ukrainian Museum director Peter Doroshenko (left) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 23, 2024. While in town for the UN General Assembly, Zelensky stopped by the museum to celebrate the opening of a four-month exhibit by two avant garde Ukrainian artists. ( Photo: Ukrainian Museum) The Ukrainian Museum Seeks to Sustain an Independent Nation’s Cultural Identity A quiet resistance is taking place on East 6th Street at the Ukrainian Museum. It is not the type of conflict that has fixed... City Arts 17 Jan 2025 | 02:09
Visitors to “Barbie®: A Cultural Icon” can sit in a life-size Barbie pink convertible and pretend that they too are Malibu Barbies. ( Photo: Youtube/Museum of Arts and Design) Need More Barbie? The Museum of Arts & Design has Exclusive East Coast Exhibit If there’s anyone who can one-up Taylor Swift...well, it’s that doll who became a smash hit movie, and is now pulling in... City Arts 10 Jan 2025 | 12:53
Lily Tuck, an UES resident who is a past winner of a National Book Award for fiction, has at 86 years old, just had her latest novel, “The Rest is Memory” published by an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. ( Photo: National Book Foundation) Award Winning Author Reveals New Novel Was Sparked by a Single Image of Young Girl Tragically, it happened: the holocaust that killed eleven million innocent people in World War 11. From “Schindler’s List”... City Arts 02 Jan 2025 | 12:43
”Standing Virgin and Child,” attributed to Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden, ca. 1470, is one of the treasures on view at The Cloisters. ( Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Public Domain) Slow Down and Savor These Masterpieces of New York New Yorkers all know the hustle and bustle of Rockefeller Center, Macy’s at Herald Square and the Fifth Avenue store fronts.... City Arts 26 Dec 2024 | 11:56
The four person cast of “Frank and Me,” includes (from left) Linda Miller, Jim Barone, Susan Mitchell and Robert Levey II. ( Photo: Debra Smalls ) “Frank and Me” at Triad is a Love Letter and Comeback Story for Director Linda Miller It’s not quite fair to say Frank Sinatra is having a moment....but then again, why not? The Apollo Theatre recently hosted... City Arts 02 Jan 2025 | 03:17
Director Taylor Hosking interviews her godfather Arthur Smith for the film at the Puerto Rican Day Festival. ( Photo: Funmi Adejobi ) Up and Coming Director Unveils Doc Film “West Side Familia” Taylor Michele Hosking’s idea for her first film documentary came about during the pandemic, as she sat on the terrace of... City Arts 02 Jan 2025 | 12:23
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City brought song and dance to Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall for the program’s winter concert this year. ( Photo via YPC (2023 Holiday Concert)) The Young People’s Chorus of NYC Shines in Winter Concert On Sunday, Dec. 8, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City performed its winter concert, “Finding the Light,” at Lincoln... City Arts 12 Dec 2024 | 05:25
Andrea Simon’s new novel draws on her previous research in the 1990s for a non-fiction tome on her family history and the Holocaust. ( Photo: Andreasimon.net) Author Pulls on Family History to Reveal Important Truths in New Historical Novel Andrea Simon, an author living on the Upper West Side, wants to make sure people cannot deny the tragedy of the Holocaust... City Arts 17 Dec 2024 | 11:09
The Broadway community came together at the St. James Theatre on Dec. 2 for a celebration of Tony winner Gavin Creel’s life. The Tony Award winning actor died of cancer in September at the age of 48. ( Photo: Gillian Blum) Tony Award Winning Actor Gavin Creel Remembered at Emotional Broadway Memorial A shining star on Broadway went dark. The theater community gathered Dec. 2 to celebrate the life of Gavin Creel, who died... City Arts 19 Dec 2024 | 06:35
Author Jesse Richards at the gate of Gramercy Park ( Photo: Jasmine McClure) Discover New York’s Hidden Gems with Jesse Richards Jesse Richards new book, Unknown New York: An Artist Uncovers the City’s Hidden Treasures, published this fall, dives into... City Arts 11 Dec 2024 | 06:26
Actress and Author Amy Wilson uses humor to give the eternal helper the confidence to say “no” in her new book of essays, “Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser” which is due out in early Jan. ( Photo: Jennifer Lee Photography) Author/Actress Amy Wilson Tells Perpetual “People Pleasers” It’s OK to say “No” Sometimes “I’d tell myself, ‘You got this, Mama!’ even when I most certainly did not.” So says Amy Wilson—published author, Webby-honored... City Arts 17 Dec 2024 | 01:13
“The Wall Street Boy” is a financial espionage thriller about a tech whiz who runs afoul of authorities in Kenya after he amasses a small fortune using the Internet to play the stock market. ( Photo: ) “Wall Street Boy,” A Financial Espionage Thriller Set in a Dusty Kenyan Village The film is called ‘Wall Street Boy” (“Kipkemboi”) and yet it takes place in a rural poor area of Africa. The lead character... City Arts 09 Dec 2024 | 05:39
Believe: Macy’s Herald Square by Evill Baker, a.k.a. Caroline Lim, a home baker in the East Village. Caroline has been creating cookies and cakes for over 10 years, working with clients to design perfect cakes for birthdays, weddings, and other celebrations. ( Photo: Brad Farwell/MCNY) Gingerbread and Doll Houses: Small Works Pack Big Holiday Delights at MCNY A highly aromatic show, “Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off,” is a sweet and spicy ode to “Iconic New York” buildings,... City Arts 05 Dec 2024 | 12:08
The virtual world of Horizon Khufu, as seen from the immersive expedition ( Photo: Emissive / Excurio) Eclipso Adding Another VR Tour Through Time One more immersive expedition will be added to virtual reality entertainment company Eclipso’s Hell’s Kitchen flagship location... City Arts 26 Nov 2024 | 07:37
Annabelle Gurwitch, stars as Lily, a teacher who survived the 2018 shooting at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in the new docudrama “Room 1214” in which she returns and encounters her former students as they were. ( Photo: Hunter Canning) “Room 1214” Tackles Gun Violence Told Through Eyes of Teacher Who Survived Deadly School Shooting “In the dark we hear vague sounds of construction in the background. Then, closer, we hear footsteps in an empty hallway,... City Arts 26 Nov 2024 | 10:37
