Sunday, May 11 2008 - Join us as the Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concerts continue at the Roger Smith Hotel. This Sunday, at 4pm, we welcome Australian-born guitarist Rupert Boyd. Mr Boyd is considered one of the most promising guitarists of his generation and the recipient of numerous prices, including the Andrés Segovia Award from the Manhattan School of Music.
Monday May 26, 2008 - Unlike any other wine tastings currently being held in Manhattan The Classic Harbor Line presents a bi-weekly series of tastings aboard the 1920's style yacht Manhattan. These fusion events let you soak up the city lights while you learn about wine in a truly unique setting.
In celebration of its current exhibition “Making It Together: Women’s Collaborative Art and Community,” The Bronx Museum of the Arts will host “A Day of Collaborative Performance” on Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 12 – 6pm. Organized by guest-curator Carey Lovelace, the event will feature continuous carnival-like events and performances by contemporary and historic collectives including The Brainstormers, Guerrilla Girls, Inc., Spiderwoman Theatre, Ridykeulous, Broadband, Christal Brown and INSPIRIT, 6+ and The Waitresses
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - Enhancing and Commercializing Sustainable Products Presenter ITAC - Industrial and Technology Assistance Corporation Featured Speaker Jacqueline A. Ottman
Visit Zabar's Cheese Department every Friday and Saturday till May 17th to sample some extraordinary cheeses from France. Also find out onsite how to enter the "Springtime in Paris" Sweepstakes.
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - Love At First Sight is the W Girl's 2nd Annual Bachelor/ette auction and this year the proceeds will go to Child Sight, a program that is part of Helen Keller International and provides eye exams and glasses to underpriviledged children. The event is being held at Plumm where you will get one hour of open bar, drink specials until 10pm and access to one of the hottest places in the city all night long. A night you will not want to miss!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - In her highly anticipated first novel, award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck satirizes the publicity-driven world of instant celebrity. Rebeck will discuss her plays, including the Broadway hit Mauritius, and talk about the transition from playwriting to books. Theresa Rebeck’s plays include Bad Dates, Omnium Gatherum (a Pulitzer finalist), The Scene, and Mauritius, which won Boston’s prestigious IRNE and Elliot Norton Award and premiered on Broadway in 2007.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - Meet Augusten Burroughs as he reads from his new memoir, ‘A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father’. In his first full-length memoir since ‘Dry’, New York Times bestselling author, Augusten Burroughs, now takes readers into the most unexpected recesses of his psyche to introduce an imposing shadow that has haunted him for most of his life. Fans of Augusten’s previous books won’t want to miss the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the author.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - Gilda’s Club Worldwide “Celebrates Living” at annual benefit gala honoring Mort Topfer. Enjoy performances by Rosie’s Broadway Kids and Michael Amante, and bid on luxurious auction packages.
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Join us to celebrate New York's Second Annual Dance Parade! We are celebrating everything from breakdance to ballet with Burning Man Spirit and Love Parade Energy. We will join colorful floats, live bands and dj’s to dance in the streets to Salsa, Contra, Disco, Clogging, Ballroom, Irish Step, Hip Hop, Swing, Tango, Ballet, Breakdance, Japanese, Samba and more - over 19 forms demonstrating that Dance is a vibrant, expressive form of art.
May 14–May 18, 2008 - Photography, one of the most important visual media of our lives, has been surprisingly uncelebrated, particularly in the United States. New York City, home to the most influential commercial and fine art photography community, has lacked—until now—a large-scale event dedicated to photography.