The Newark Museum is preparing for the 2017 reinstallation of the arts of Global Africa collection in the Museum’s main gallery on the first floor, which coincides with the centennial of the collection. But in the meantime, there are new works to see in the current galleries located on the second floor, including recent acquisitions….
Award Winning Playwright, Vanda, presents a monthly stage performance of her soon to be released book, Juliana. The novel and live performance centers around LGBT life in New York City in the 1940’s. The performances are directed by Ray Fritz. Every month actors dress in period pieces and perform chapters from the novel. Incorporating singing…
In fall 2016, PBS KIDS will premiere SPLASH (w.t.), a new animated series that dives into marine biology and ocean science. The series was created by John Tartaglia (“Imaginocean,” “John and the Sprites”) and produced by The Jim Henson Company (DINOSAUR TRAIN, SID THE SCIENCE KID) and Herschend Enterprises (Dollywood, Harlem Globetrotters). SPLASH (w.t.) dives…
The Harlem School of Arts Visual Arts Department Emerging & Teaching Artists Exhibition is pleased to present Rewriting History: paper gowns & photographs, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based Haitian artist Fabiola Jean-Louis. This collection of new and recent works will be her first solo show featuring an installment of photography and display of 15-19th century-inspired…
THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PURCHASE COLLEGE (The PAC) is gearing up for an exciting and entertaining line-up for Spring 2016. It all begins when Lincoln Center comes to Westchester on Saturday, January 23 with THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER, it’s jazzed up for the MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR on Saturday, February 13,…
Dear Bookworms, If you haven’t heard of The Martian by now, you’ve probably been living under a large rock. Andy Weir’s bestselling science-fiction novel has soared to great heights recently, with top reviews and a 2015 film adaptation starring Matt Damon. The Wall Street Journal called the book “the best pure sci-fi novel in years.” And for good reason….
Hello Beautiful People, Today we remember Martin Luther King Jr. And I do hope we all took the time to do just that – remember. Remember the man, the dream, his work, and what he stood for. Remember that there is still so much work to be done. Remember that hate is never the answer….
Hello Beautiful People, What do you when your favorite television shows are on hiatus for the season? Well, you find a new one to watch in the meantime, of course. So, to fill the void of The Affair and Homeland, I started watching Sons of Anarchy. Totally not something I ever expected to watch. Or…
In her latest novel, The Muralist (one of our November picks), B.A. Shapiro crafted another great piece of historical fiction about the art world. Goodreads offers the following description: “Alizée Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940 amid personal and political turmoil. No one…
Hello Beautiful People, Last night, Sylvester Stallone accepted his Golden Globe with a touching and poingant quote from Chuck Palahniuk – I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known. It’s remarkable, sometimes – how theatre and film and television become the reflection of our lives, how they become our greatest teachers. I’d gather…