Thursday, July 26, 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Discover Watermill 2012

August 12, 2012 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm

The Watermill Center

39 Watermill Towd Road
Water Mill, New York

Admission is free and open to the public
No reservation required
Discover Watermill is a unique opportunity to meet artists from over 30 countries all participating in The Watermill Center's International Summer Program. Tours of The Center, Robert Wilson's Watermill Collection, and the six acres of beautifully landscaped grounds featuring outdoor sculptures and artifacts will take place throughout the day. Enter the grounds through the formal entrance on Watermill Towd Road and enjoy many of the installations and performances created for The Big Bang, The 19th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit on July 28th.

Bartenev-Wilson/ Art in the Hamptons Is Wacky

                                     Andrey Bartenev and Robert Wilson at last year’s
                             Watermill Center summer benefit, ‘Voluptuous Panic.’
   (Courtesy Patrick McMullan)
By Rozalia Jovanovic 1:11pm

From Terence Koh’s artwork at the Fireplace Project, composed of gilded eggs and rare, expensive Thassos marble, to the LongHouse Reserve summer benefit, where dangling trapeze artists amused guests dressed in black, white and yellow, in homage to Dorothy Lichtenstein, the wacky art of the Hamptons gets a delightful skewering over at The Wall Street Journal. All in the name of summer fun, of course. For anyone attending the Watermill Center summer benefit next weekend, this should serve as a nice primer. Leave your Ab-Ex outfits at home. This year’s theme is “Pop.”
From the story:

“Mr. Koh’s new work is something of an amuse-bouche for the whole frittata that is Robert Wilson’s big Watermill Center benefit next weekend. This is where you see some of the most entertaining, avant garde, some might even say absurd performance art in the Hamptons or pretty much anywhere else. People still talk about the two artists who buried themselves in the ground for last year’s fundraiser.”

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Concert

Friday, Jul 20

7:00AM

free

Karmin and Dragonette, Pop Stars

Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, enter at 72nd St. & Fifth Ave.

Karmin (pictured) is an American pop duo consisting of engaged couple Amy Heidemann and Nick (Louis) Noonan. They are best known for their song "Brokenhearted."

Dragonette is a Canadian electronic music band formed in 2005. The band consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer.

Concert

Friday, Jul 20 7:00AM free

Hot Chelle Rae, Pop Rockers

Rockefeller Plaza, 49th St. bet. Fifth & Sixth Aves.

Hot Chelle Rae is a pop rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2005. They broke through nationally with their album Whatever.

Gallery Talk

Friday, Jul 20 10:30AM free

Curator's Tour of Fashion A-Z/ Museum at FIT,, Seventh Ave. & 27th St.

1-212-217-4558

Join curator Colleen Hill for a tour of the second installment of a showcase of modern and contemporary design, featuring selections from the museum's permanent collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories. Shown: Adrian, ensemble from Modern Museum collection in rayon crepe, 1945, USA.

Film

Friday, Jul 20 2:00PMfree

Mike Mills' Oscar-Winning Beginners (2010): Dying Father Comes Out, 58th Street Library

127 E. 58th St. 1-212-759-7358

With Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent.

A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.

104 min.

Theater Friday, Jul 20 6:30PM free

Outdoor Theater: The Rover by Aphra Behn/ Riverside Park, Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (89th St. & Riverside Drive)/ 1-212-870-3070.

The “rover” of the play’s title is Willmore, a rakish naval captain, who falls in love with a young woman named Hellena, who has set out to experience love before her brother sends her to a convent. Complications arise when Angellica Bianca, a famous courtesan, falls in love with Willmore and swears revenge on him for his betrayal.

Theater Friday, Jul 20 7:00PM free

New York Classical Theatre's Outdoor Production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Battery Park, Meet in front of Castle Clinton. 1-212-252-4531

New York Classical Theatre's roving production of Twelfth Night recasts the beloved comedy's setting as fin de siècle New York. The company will lead audiences on Shakespeare's lively journey of mistaken identities, misguided lovers, and joyous celebration, recasting the play's setting to New York City circa 1900.

Employing its signature "Panoramic Theatre" staging style, the company will escort audiences, pausing to hatch a confusion of plots and declare various passions against a backdrop of waterfalls, bridges, and shady groves.

Film Friday, Jul 20 7:30PMfree

See the Oscar-Winning Star Trek -Intrepid Museum, Pier 86, W. 46th St. & Twelfth Ave. 1-212-245-0072

With Chris Pines, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg.

The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.

Concert Friday, Jul 20 7:30PM $3 suggested admission

Machel Montano, the King of Soca

Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West & 9th St., Brooklyn/ 1-718-683-5600

MACHEL MONTANO, whose “place as soca’s most transformative star is undeniable,” (NY Times) brings the wild and steamy spirit of Trinidad Carnival to Brooklyn—and the people will rejoice! His 1985 debut album Too Young to Soca was an instant hit. In 2011, he released his thirty-fifth album, and won in six categories at the International Reggae and World Music Awards: Most Outstanding Stage Personality, Best Male Calypso/Soca Entertainer, Best Caribbean Entertainer, Most Outstanding Show Band, Best Soca Band, and The King of Soca.

The night begins with an opening set by the socially conscious Creole singer-songwriter BélO, who has been called Haiti’s musical ambassador to the world. (photo: Jermaine Cruickshank)

Theater Friday, Jul 20 8:00PMfree

Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream Riverbank State Park, 145th St. & Riverside Dr. 1-212-866-3100

This year Pulse Ensemble Theatre is going to reprise Shakespeare in July instead of its usual August slot. This year they’re doing A Midsummer Night’s Dream – expect the unexpected, including some rock ‘n roll (and a cross dresser or two). Pulse definitely does not take your classical approach to the Classics! Enjoy a theatrical evening under the stars.

Theater Friday, Jul 20 8:00PM free

Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor

Municipal Parking Lot, Broome & Ludlow Sts. 1-212-873-9050

The play is presented in a working parking lot, so you can drive there but you should expect to pay the Muni-meter. The show is offered while the lot is in use. The action sometimes happens around a parked car which drives away during a performance. At such times, the players stop and the audience moves its chairs, pausing the performance the same way a show would stop for rain uptown in Central Park. It's all part of the fun.

Seats are available on a first come first serve basis, with audience members often arriving as early as 7:00 PM to secure a place. You are encouraged and welcome to bring your own chair. Once seats are gone, blankets are spread out.

Film Friday, Jul 20 8:30PM free

Richard Donner's Oscar-Winning Superman (1978): The Original Superhero Blockbuster

Hudson River Park, Pier 46, Charles Street and West Street/ 1-212-627-2121. With Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando.

The Man of Steel woos Lois Lane as he battles Lex Luthor in this special-effects extravaganza.

143 min.

Saturday , July 21

Worksho Saturday, Jul 21 10:00AM to 5:00PM free

Kayaking on the Hudson/ Riverside Park, Hudson Meeting Point @ 72nd St. Call 311 for more info

Join 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first-hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Kayaks and life vests provided.

Fair Saturday, Jul 21. 11:00AM to 5:00PM free Broadway, bet. 47th & 57th Sts.

Fair Saturday, Jul 21. 11:00AM to 5:00PM. free Broadway , bet. 35th & 39th Sts.

Poetry Reading Saturday, Jul 21. 11:00AM to 5:30PM. $5.

Second Annual New York Poetry Festival

Governors Island, Colonels Row. 1-212-440-2200

Come out for readings and performances by The Poetry Brothel, Cave Canem, Poets House, EARSHOT!, The Inspired Word and much more.

City Walk Saturday, Jul 21 11:30AM free

8th Street and St. Mark's Place Tour/ Meet at NW corner of Second Ave. & St. Marks Place in front of Eastside Bakery 1-212-777-2173

Highlighting the unique, bizarre and beautiful bohemia we call Greenwich Village. Tours are led by licensed guides who focus on the various social, architectural and/or historic aspects of the neighborhood, and last approximately 90 minutes.

Oper Saturday, Jul 21 1:00PM free

New York Opera Forum performs Handel's Serse. 96th Street Library, 112 E. 96th St., @ Park Ave. 1-212-289-0908

New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera Serse (Xerxes) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.

Dance Performance Saturday, Jul 21 2:00PM free

Belly Dancing with Naja. George Bruce Library

518 W. 125th St., bet. Old Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.

1-212-662-9727

Naja is an Egyptian-style belly dance performer and instructor who brings the spirit of the Middle East to New York City and beyond through the beautiful art of belly dance. Her performances focus not only on the joy, entertainment, and excitement of dance, but also on presenting Middle Eastern dance in a positive, culturally-informed light. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Village Voice, NY1 TV and the lifestyle blog Woman Around Town, and can be seen performing at various venues in New York City including Webster Hall.

Concert Saturday, Jul 21/ 3:00PM free

Brazilian Sounds: Bebel Gilberto / Criolo / Flávio Renegado / Béco Dranoff

Central Park, Rumsey Playfield , enter at 72nd St. & Fifth Ave.

1-212-360-2756

Celebrate the newest generation of musicians making a mark on the Brazilian music scene with up and coming Brazilian hip-hop artists Criolo and Flávio Renegado making their New York City premiere.

Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Bebel Gilberto (pictured) is the daughter of Joao Gilberto, the iconic voice of bossa nova. Gilberto’s famed father would always color her musical path, and with the addition of elements of electronic music, she took the legacy of bossa nova from Bahia to the dance floor, earning worldwide success.

Criolo, Brazil’s newest star, creates rhymes like an industrial machine. At the same time, he can also sing beautifully and blend Brazilian rhythms including samba, soul, Afro-funk and rock riffs and assemble it with hip-hop beats and flow to create some of the most exciting new music to come out of Brazil in recent times.

Rising Brazilian hip-hop artist Flávio Renegado has been making moves in the Brazilian music scene since 2008 with the release of his debut, Do Oiapoque a Nova York. Renegado’s sound is at once identifiably hip-hop based but incorporates other musical influences such as reggae, maracatu, Cuban music, African rhythms, samba and other sounds typical of Brazilian culture.

DJ Béco Dranoff has been involved in the Brazilian music industry for over 20 years. Béco’s multi-faceted career and international expertise positions him as a unique bridge for cultural projects between Brazil and the world. As a Music Selector, Béco has worked in prestigious venues such as Cielo, MoMA’s Sculpture Garden, Le Poisson Rouge and Nublu.

Concert

Saturday, Jul 21 7:00PM free

Middle Eastern Music with Efendi

Riverside Park, Lawn north of 96th St. Clay courts/ 1-212-978-0277

Efendi, headed by Scott Wilson playing his unique “Baglama Hydra“—a combination oud, saz, and bouzouki—perform music from Turkey, Armenia, Israel, and Greece. Mr. Wilson always shows up with a Belly Dancer, who charms the young and old alike. Great fun for the kids.

Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles!

Jazz Saturday, Jul 21 7:30PM $3 suggested admission

2 Grammy Winners: Arturo Sandoval / Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Prospect Park Bandshell, Prospect Park West & 9th St., Brooklyn

1-718-683-5600

A night of red hot Latin jazz with two Grammy winners.

ARTURO SANDOVAL can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, or soar over a Mozart concerto with equal power and grace. A protégé of the great Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Cuba in 1949 and is one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist, and composer.(photo: Manny Iriate)

ARTURO O'FARRILL & THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, "a remarkable New York institution" (NY Times), present a celebration of the O’Farrill family featuring O’Farrill’s sons in a tribute honoring three generations of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Latin musical heritage; Arturo, a world-renowned pianist, composer, and bandleader, is the son of legendary composer, arranger, and bandleader Chico O’Farrill.

Opera Saturday, Jul 21 7:30PM free

Warer Music with the Vertical Player Repertor Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Granite Prospect

1-718- 222-9939

Vertical Player Repertory presents Water Music: A lyrical summer evening of water-themed opera. The Brooklyn indie opera company, celebrated for “intense performances” by The New York Times and “thrilling theater” by Opera Today, will perform arias and ensembles from A View from the Bridge, Les contes d’Hoffmann, and Il Tabarro.

Theater Saturday, Jul 21 8:00PM free

Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream Riverbank State Park , 145th St. & Riverside Dr. 1-212-866-3100

Theater Saturday, Jul 21 8:00PM free

Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor

Municipal Parking Lot , Broome & Ludlow Sts. 1-212-873-9050

Party Saturday, Jul 21 11:00PM free

Dance Party: latenightzero The Living Theatre. 21 Clinton St., bet. Houston & Stanton Sts.

A late night dance party with guest DJs and VJs. "Boogie down with the avant garde."

Sunday, July22

Park Walk Sunday, Jul 22 9:00AM free

Park Nature Walk Hudson River Park

, Pier 40, @ Houston St. Call 311 for more info

This walk is bringing attention to its vital role in creating one of the scarcest resources in all of Manhattan—wildlife habitat! Learn about the Park’s wildlife by joining experienced naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade. Enjoy a meandering waterfront walk while viewing and learning about the park’s flora and fauna, including some of the 85 different species of birds identified within Park boundaries. Peek into some of our many gardens to discover butterflies, dragonflies and other interesting insects. Get to know the native plants that thrive in unexpected places in and around the river’s edge.

Tour Sunday, Jul 22 10:00AM $3

Gospel Music and East River Shore Walk Meet in front of Starbucks (at 125th St. and Lenox Ave., uptown side of train station), Leader: Ellen 1-212-861-4267; call to confirm

About 5 miles. Visit the Ephesus Church to hear Gospel music and then walk across town to the East River shoreline to 71st St. Bring sun hat, sun block, lunch and water. CALL TO CONFIRM.

Fair Sunday, Jul 22 11:00AM to 5:00PM free Eighth Ave. , bet. 14th & 23rd Sts.

Fair Sunday, Jul 22 11:00AM to 5:00PM free West Broadway , bet. Barclay & Chambers Sts.

Tour Sunday, Jul 22 12:30PM free

A Road Once Traveled” Tour Meet at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside Central Park at 110th St. between Fifth & Lenox aves 1-212-860-1370

Holding the Park's northern highlands was key in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 because armies could see their enemies approach as they sailed down the East River. History buffs will love this tour.

Concert Sunday, Jul 22 2:00PM free

Salsa Music with Charansalsa

Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park on 110th St. bet. Fifth & Lenox Aves.

1-212-860-1370

Charansalsa's mission is to entertain you, and bring this music that they play, and their culture, to the world.

Film Sunday, Jul 22

2:00PM free

Billy Wilder's 3-Time Oscar Winner Sunset Boulevard (1950): Hollywood Headcase

Mid-Manhattan Library 455 Fifth Ave., at 40th St. 1-917-275-6975

With William Holden, Gloria Swanson and Erich von Stroheim.

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. 110 min.

Concert Sunday, Jul 22

3:00PM free

African Music: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo / SMOD / Bibi Tanga & The Selenites / Chief Boima

Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, enter at 72nd St. & Fifth Ave.

1-212-360-2756

The eternal youth of the legendary Orchestre Poly-Rythmo (pictured) from Benin, Africa has stunned deejays and African music aficionados with their pure African funky sound for over forty years. Their voice, brass section, guitar and percussion weaves together to create an irresistible Afro-funk sound deeply anchored in voodoo music, beat out by an immense vertical drum. By inter-mixing these vibrant traditional rhythms with psychedelic guitar riffs, unreal organ harmonies and funk and soul elements, the band has gone on to perform throughout Africa and internationally alongside other famous African musicians such as such as Seun Kuti and Amadou and Mariam.

The Malian group SMOD is a group of four young MCs, hailing from Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa. In 2002, they edited their first album, Dunia Kuntala. The album and the group’s intersection of folk meets rap with a distinctly African vibe launched them to fame in their homeland.

The future of funk is being written right now by a pair of Parisian groove theorists named Bibi Tanga and Professeur Inlassable. Singer, bassist and bandleader Bibi Tanga bridges the divide between Paris’ arty South Bank of the Seine and the gritty suburbs, where he grew up as an immigrant from the Central African Republic.

Chief Boima is a Sierra Leonean-American electronic musician/DJ, cultural activist, and writer currently based in New York. He is a member of the Brooklyn based music, art and culture collective, Dutty Artz.

Concert Sunday, Jul 22 4:45PM free

Andrés Mojica, Organist, and Ana María Hernandez, Flutist

Saint Patrick's Cathedral, 460 Madison Ave., @ 51st St.

1-212-753-2261 x786

5 August 2012 - 4:45pm Stephen Fraser Assistant Organist Saint Patrick’s Cathedral New York City

Concert Sunday, Jul 22 7:00PM free

Amplified Sundays: Shenandoah and the Night

Riverside Park , Pier 1 @ 70th St. 1-212-978-0277

Shenandoah and the Night is a band with moving on its mind and a nightingale in its heart.

Opera Sunday, Jul 22 7:30PM free

Warer Music with the Vertical Player Repertory Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Granite Prospect

1-718- 222-9939

Monday, July 23

Jazz Monday, Jul 23 12:30PM free

Dona Carter, Jazz Pianist

Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

, Sixth Ave. & 42nd St.

1-212-768-4242

Pianist, composer, music educator, and mentor to students of all ages, Dona Carter has directed a variety of ensembles - large and small - composing and arranging many original pieces. Future performances with her band will include Cleopatra's Needle and the Hartford/Bushnell concert series this summer.

Film Monday, Jul 23

8:00PM free

John Huston's Oscar-Nominated The Maltese Falcon (1941): Bogey and the Black Bird

Bryant Park, The Lawn, Sixth Ave. & 42nd St.

1-212-768-4242

With Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Gladys George.

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

100 Min.

The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. Films begin at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).

Theater Monday, Jul 23

8:00PM Free; tickets required

Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's Into the Woods, the Broadway Smash

Central Park , Delacorte Theater, enter at 81st St. & Central Park West or at 79th St. & Fifth Ave.

1-212-967-7555

A witch's curse condemns the Baker and his Wife to a life without children. They embark on a quest to find the four items required to break the spell: the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold. Will they succeed? And what happens after "happily ever after?" A masterpiece by musical theater giants Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, Into the Woods is a witty and irreverent reimagining of beloved classic fairytales: Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Cinderella.

Featuring Amy Adams, Jack Broderick, Gideon Glick, Cooper Grodin, Ivan Hernandez, Tina Johnson, Josh Lamon, Jessie Mueller, Donna Murphy, Laura Shoop, and Tess Soltau.

Concert

Tuesday, Jul 24

12:30PM

free

Cello Works by Bach and Others

180 Maiden Lane

1-212-769-7406

Program:

BACH Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello

CASSADO Suite for Violoncello Solo

LIGETI Sonata for Violoncello Solo

With Valeriya Sholokhova, cello

Workshop

Tuesday, Jul 24

1:30PM

Free; pre-registration recommended

Knitting in the Park

Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

, Sixth Ave. & 42nd St.

Pre-registration 1-212-787-5896

Free Classes in the Park. Knitty City provides free instruction to beginners. Yarn and needles are provided.

Concert

Tuesday, Jul 24

5:30PM

free

Les Chauds Lapins play French swing

World Financial Center Plaza

220 Vesey St., bet. West St. & North End Ave.

1-212-417-7000

Les Chauds Lapins (“The Hot Rabbits”), led by New York’s Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt, specialize in a repertoire of French swing from the 1920s through 40s. Their whimsical, sophisticated, and poetic catalog includes numbers popularized by the likes of Mistinguett, Lucienne Boyer, Edith Piaf, and in particular features suave, swing-tinged gems from the enchanted catalog of songs by the great, late Charles Trenet. Kurt and Meg are backed by Karen Waltuch on viola; Garo Yellin on cello, and Andy Cotton on upright bass.

Workshop

Tuesday, Jul 24

6:30PM

free

Pilates - Mat Class

Riverside Park

, The Plaza @ 66th St.

1-212-978-0277

This total body workout is a great way to develop superior core muscle power and tone, all with a beautiful view of the Hudson. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.

Discussion

Tuesday, Jul 24

7:30PM

free

2012 undergroundzero festival: common ground

Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center

107 Suffolk St., @ Rivington St.

1-212-260-4080

Meet the undergroundzero artists and their guests in a live-streamed talk show hosted by Artistic Director Paul Bargetto and Saviana Stanescu.

Concert

Tuesday, Jul 24

8:00PM

free

Music for Strings and Wind by Mozart and Dvořák

Washington Square Park

1 Fifth Ave.

1-212-252-3621

Program: Carl Nielsen: Serenata in vano FS 68 for clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello and double bass

Antonin Dvořák: Serenade in d minor, Op. 44

W.A. Mozart: Divertimento in D for winds and strings, K.131

With the Washington Square Festival Chamber Ensemble.

Concert

Wednesday, Jul 25

12:00PM to 2:00PM

free

Grooves, Funk, Ska: Underground Horns / Karikatura

Lincoln Square, Richard Tucker Park

, Broadway & 66th St.

1-212-878-7250

Underground Horns (12pm-1pm)

Karikatura (1pm-2pm)

Concert

Wednesday, Jul 25

12:30PM

free

Sarah Donner, an Indie Folk Singer

Grace Building Plaza

, 43rd St. & Sixth Ave.

1-212-417-7000

Sarah Donner is an indie-folk-pop star and cat enthusiast who works the stage with powerful vocals, punchy guitar, and a candid stage presence. After stretching her legs with musical theatre, she picked up a guitar, abandoned her classical roots, and started rocking out.

Talk

Wednesday, Jul 25

6:00PM

free

Interviewing with Confidence

Science, Industry and Business Library

188 Madison Ave.

1-917-275-6975

Part of the “Job Search Essentials” series, David Lees reviews the job interviewing process and the tools to use to effectively stand out from other candidates.

Concert

Wednesday, Jul 25

6:30PM

free

Swing Night with the Harlem Speakeasy Orchestra

Waterside Plaza, entrance via the footbridge which is on 25th Street over the F.D.R. Drive.

1-212-340-4200

A new generation of cool cats bring a modern twist on big band music. Limited seating available. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome.

Dance Lesson: 6:30PM Concert: 7PM to 9PM

Dancing

Wednesday, Jul 25

7:00PM to 9:00PM

free

¡Arriba!: Dancing and Live Latin Music

The High Line

, Under The Standard, at West 13th Street

1-212-206-9922

An evening of dancing and live Latin music by Juan Morales and Sonido Consteño.

Concert

Wednesday, Jul 25

8:00PM

free

The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital

Central Park, Rumsey Playfield

, enter at 72nd St. & Fifth Ave.

1-212-360-2777

This performance features Met stars Danielle de Niese (soprano), Dimitri Pittas (tenor), and John Del Carlo (bass-baritone), accompanied by pianist Dan Saunders, in a program of favorite arias and duets.

Film

Wednesday, Jul 25

8:30PM

free

Thomas Michael Donnelly's Quicksilver (1986): Stock Exhange to the Streets

Riverside Park

, Pier 1 @ 70th St.

1-212-870-3070

With Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz and Paul Rodriguez.

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

105 min.

Pack a picnic, bring a friend and settle in for a night of premier Hollywood movies. Open Captioned.

Workshop

Thursday, Jul 26

9:00AM

free

Summer in the Square: Yoga

Union Square Park

, E. 16th St. & Union Square West

1-212-460-1200

Instructed by CLAY.

Concert

Thursday, Jul 26

12:30PM

free

Broadway in the Park: Anything Goes / Voca People / Jesus Christ Superstar / The Fantasticks / Jersey Boys

Bryant Park, The Lawn

, Sixth Ave. & 42nd St.

1-212-768-4242

The most popular musicals on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits.

Jazz

Thursday, Jul 26

12:30PM

free

Jazz on the Plaza

St. Peter’s Church

, Lexington Ave. & 54th St.

1-212-935-2200

Each Thursday over the course of the summer months, the church hosts a series of jazz concerts for the midtown community. Many people bring a lunch. Audiences enjoy a variety of well-regarded artists. Care is made to present a diversity of ensembles and styles ranging from small trios to large big bands.

Concert

Thursday, Jul 26

6:00PM

free

Rock: Oberhofer / The Softpack / Royal Bangs

Hudson River Park

, Pier 84 at 44th St.

1-212-627-2121

Oberhofer, the Brooklyn-based band of Brad Oberhofer, creates psychedelic catchy pop rock tunes. The acclaimed debut album Time Capsules II possesses the “ecstatic rush of young love and the emotional fragility attached to it.”

Hailing from San Diego, The Soft Pack plays a smart but simple rock that harkens back to ‘60s garage, ‘70s punk, and ‘80s college rock.

The kinetic rock and roll of Knoxville's Royal Bangs is a shapeshifting spastic rush of math rock with the heft of 1970s arena-fillers, and a bit of Tennessee-born Southern boogie (Pitchfork).

Opening Reception

Thursday, Jul 26

6:00PM to 8:00PM

free

Group Show: Japanese Artists 60

Noho Gallery

530 W. 25th St., bet. Tenth & Eleventh Aves.

1-212-367-7063

Sixty unique and diverse art works from contemporary Japanese artists

Concert

Thursday, Jul 26

8:30PM

free

G.R.U.B.B. (Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats)

Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park Bandshell

, West 62nd Streets bet. Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues

1-212-875-5000

Brass bands are the original heavy metal. Rapping, dancing teens, a brass band, and a DJ provide the energetic elements of G.R.U.B.B., a 25-member group whose triumphant stage show thrusts Roma culture into the 21st century. This artistic effort was created by RPOINT, a nonprofit established to provide opportunities for Romani youth in Serbia and elsewhere in Europe.

Jazz

Thursday, Jul 26

11:30PM

$5 cover, $5 menu, $5 cocktails, draft beer and wine

Late Night Session, Hosted by Michael Mwenso

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in Time Warner Building

, Columbus Circle at 60 St.

1-212-258-9595

Hosted by vocalist Michael Mwenso, who successfully ran the internationally acclaimed program at London's Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Late Night Session offers a jazz home and community for some of today's most talented, young musicians to showcase and hone their craft. The fun begins every Thursday night until the wee hours. Stop by and hang.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Миронов, Шварц. НЛО № 115

	НЛО № 115 http://www.nlobooks.ru/node/2248 Номер вообще необыкновенно интересный - но понятно, что в нем интереснее всего для меня: публикации Елены Шварц и Александра Миронова. Публикации Шварц сенсационны: отроческий дневник ( дневники зрелых лет пока по завещанию автора к публикации запрещены) и отроческие же стихи (1962-1965). Сначала о стихах. Так получилось, что я их не знал (кроме одной знаменитой строчки про море, которое пересолили). Честно говоря, ожидал добротной - в духе образцов той эпохи - юношеской лирики, конечно, очень высокого технического уровня. Потому ожидал именно этого, что не раз слышал, как отроческие стихи Шварц хвалили люди, вообще ее поэзии не понимающие и не принимающие. Я, например, помню, как на том знаменитом вечере в 1985 году, где автор поэм "Сифилиада" и "Гонориада" стал защищать от Лены блокадных детей, а от Кривулина - победный салют, выходили какие-то трепетные идиотки средних лет и высказывались в том духе, что, мол, Шварц не оправдала надежд, возлагавшихся на нее в двенадцать лет. Но вот эти стихи напечатаны, и оказывается, что все ровным счетом наоборот. С первых шагов, первой строки - Елена Шварц, несомненная, узнаваемая. Высокий и пустой собор. И поп размахивает кадилом. Я сама превращаюсь в церковь, я вся до краев наполнена дымом. - У меня бог есть, у вас — нету. Солнце упадет, всегда будет лето. - Выла свеча, как вдова, воем-потопом в себя. - О ангелы, вы хилы. О ангелы, вы подхалимы. А дьявол говорит трубой, а дьявол говорит со мной, и по следам его копыт луна влюбленная летит. Это я цитирую каждое стихотворение - подряд, и то же самое дальше. Здесь и шварцевская интонация, и характерное строение образа, и круг тем (названия одни чего стоят: "Юродивый", "Сад", "Последнее наводнение"), даже знаменитый шварцевский стих, полиметрическая силлабо-тоника, уже начинает кристаллизовываться - не хватает только, пожалуй, жесткого рационального начала, позволяющего видениям обретать внутреннюю логичность, а образам выстраиваться в сложные "деревья". Юношеская элегичность еще не разложилась, не распалась до конца на лед и пламя. Поэтому эти стихи могли быть "трогательны", особенно в сочетании с личностью автора (красивая миниатюрная девочка - можно представить себе). Новаторская поэтика сходила еще за обаятельное неумение. Поразительно и другое. Зрелая поэтика Шварц обладает очень четкими и явственными корнями, имеет понятных (хотя и очень нетривиально между собой сочетающихся) предшественников (от Маяковского до Кузмина, от Рембо до Гоцци). Но похоже, что она была не равнодействующим влияний: в основе своей она сложилась до них. Поэт сам нашел себе учителей и предков, точнее пестунов. Был ли еще путь, начинавшийся так? Во всяком случае, при чтении этих стихов стыдно и вспоминать, например, "Вечерний альбом". Насколько там - не Цветаева и на насколько здесь - Шварц!. О дневнике - о так, сказать, социокультурной стороне дела, "о настоящем «антропологическом чуде» — превращении обычной советской школьницы, пионерки, собирающей посвященные В.И. Ленину открытки, мечтающей о команде «красных следопытов» и о Зое Космодемьянской, в поэта-мистика и проницательнейшего читателя мировой классики", и о том, какие внешние обстоятельства могли способствовать этому чуду, хорошо и тонко сказал во вступительном слове Александр Скидан. Добавить можно только одно: преображение начинается с языка. Вот еще вроде бы обычная советская школьница, а уже язык шварцевский, фраза шварцевская, с какими-то удивительно талантливыми местами ("Я кричала, как татарка, у которой умер муж" - это укол ей делают, кажется) - и это перестраивает под себя весь мир личности. В каком-то смысле этот дневник, вероятно, интереснейший из всех, которые Е.А. вела на протяжении жизни. Тут стихи еще не стали вытягивать в себя из личности самое главное, человек еще целен и потому особенно видны его масштабы. Рядом два прекрасных эссе Александра Миронова, одно - посвященное Шварц. Он пишет, что они были знакомы, когда он написал "Психею-сфинкс". Лена говорила мне обратное, но это не так уж важно. Это одно из лучших стихотворений Миронова, но Шварц в нем нет, это автопортрет. Стихи Миронова последнего десятилетия, почему-то не вошедшие в предсмертную книгу - все хорошие, насколько вообще это слово применимо к Миронову нулевых: прекрасно-уродливая пляска языка, загробно-злобного и свирепо-живого. В номере много других материалов разной степени интересности (наверное, стоит отдельно написать о статье Рейтблата про Пушкина и Булгарина), но для меня все-таки очень досадно, что он открывается "социальной поэзией" Насти Денисовой и Романа Осминкина. Дело даже не в том, что это плохие стихи - допустим, кому-то они нравятся. Но даже чисто антропологически (раз уж мы об этом) они абсолютно несовместимы со Шварц и Мироновым. По крайней мере, мне так кажется. (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Thursday, July 12th, 2012
9:16 pm	*** Кто это, где это? В лунном сиянии ездят на лодках, ходят пешком. (Тучки небесные родом из Дании сизым присыпаны порошком.) Или скрипят по периметру скверика восемь скамеек на ржавых цепях. (Щелканье жестких лучей и истерика ветра, который ничем не пропах). Родом из Дании, родом из пения, родом из Фуле, из дали, со дна. (В полночь заканчивается шипение ветра – и схлопывается луна) Но до утра выдыхают на столиках блюдца, и звери волшебных кровей ходят на лодках, ездят на роликах в люминисцентной пыли до бровей. (7 Comments \|Comment on this)
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
12:27 pm	Религия и атеизм (продолжение темы) В свое время вызвало целую бурю решение Министерства науки и образования о признании государством ученых степеней по богословию. Были письма ученых, возмущавшихся тем, что к "настоящей науке", незыблемыми основами которой является эксперимент и логический анализ его результатов, приравнивается какое-то мракобесие. Меня это, помню, очень смешило, потому что подписанты - представители естественных наук - совершенно не понимали, как функционируют науки гуманитарные. Например, литературоведение. Гениальность Пушкина - такой же рационально недоказуемый факт, как божественность Иисуса или дарование Завета на Синае. Во всех случаях имеется только интуитивное ощущение некоторого числа людей, закрепленное традицией. Тут один мой френд требовал от меня обоснований, почему я считаю знаменитую песню "Богородица, стань феминисткой" произведением, скажем так, малоталантливым (что, разумеется, никак не влияет на мое отношение к позорному судебному процессу). Ну как я могу это обосновать или доказать? И точно так же я не могу доказать талантливость стихотворения "На холмах Грузии лежит ночная мгла" и его превосходство над каким-нибудь стихотворением Подолинского или даже барона Розена. Или чувствуешь, или нет. Но дальше начинается формально-смысловой анализ текста, по определенным правилам. А это уже наука, что бы ни было предметом анализа - Пушкин, блаженный Августин, Мишна, Коран. Некоторые литературоведы, получившие в отрочестве еврейское талмудическое образование, находили это очень полезным для своей последующей научной работы. Гершензоновское "медленное чтение" - явно оттуда. Я не говорю здесь о, скажем, политологии, в большинстве случаев представляющей собой ангажированое шарлатанство, не говорю и о влиянии общественных факторов на аксиоматику естественных наук (например, расоведение и вообще физическая антропология). (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
2:20 pm	Об атеизме Вот что подумалось. В дни моей юности подразумевалось, что можно быть экзистенциалистом-атеистом в духе Камю, можно быть позитивистом-агностиком, но просвещенческий атеизм с естественнонаучными обоснованиями - это как-то не камильфо. Во-первых, официоз, совок, во-вторых (главное) - просто признак недостатка общей гуманитарной культуры. Даже и нынешнему уровню развития точных наук не соответствует. Сейчас же довольно почтенные люди все чаще проповедуют такого рода примитивное миросозерцание ("космонавты летали,бога не видели"), не марксистское - марскизм не так примитивен - а какое-то фейербаховское, причем выступают от имени всех невоцерковленных, и даже намекают, что если для тебя не все так просто и ясно, то ты путинско-гундяевский прихвостень. Интеллигенция возвращается к базаровским лягушкам. (Конечно, симметричная альтернатива - лубочный мистицизм - ничем не лучше). (50 Comments \|Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
9:38 pm	Ландшафтный фестиваль в Пушкине и Павловске. Репортаж с высоты 1 м. ( Read more... )