Opening Night 11/10
New exhibition explores the 60-million-year evolution of the elephant family,
their astounding minds and bodies, interactions with humans and the environment, and what we can do to ensure their survival in the world
Opens for Member Preview Days on November 10,
and to the public on November 13
How do elephants “hear” with their feet, use the 40,000 muscles in their trunks, or reshape the forests and savannas they live in, creating an environment upon which many other species rely? The Secret World of Elephants, a special exhibition opening at the American Museum of Natural History this fall, reveals new science about both modern and ancient elephants—including the titans of the Ice Age, mammoths and mastodons—and highlights elephants’ extraordinary minds and senses, why they're essential to the health of their ecosystems, and inspiring efforts to overcome threats to their survival.
Several life-size models, as well as fossils and casts, will illustrate elephants’ size, and videos and interactive exhibits will introduce visitors to these massive mammals’ incredible abilities. Elephants’ trunks, for example, are strong enough to pull down a tree, yet nimble enough to pluck a single blade of grass. They form close social bonds, recognizing each others’ voices, and are known to care for ill individuals and to visit the spot where a family member died. They are ingenious problem-solvers and, by eating, bulldozing, and trampling plants, digging water holes, and transporting seeds, they act as ecosystem engineers and affect hundreds of other species. Over the centuries that humans and elephants have lived together, often uneasily, elephants have been trained for war and work—and have come to represent powerful religious and political symbols across cultures.
Highlights of the exhibition include:
The Secret World of Elephants will open to the public on Monday, November 13, 2023. Museum Members will be able to preview the exhibition starting on Friday, November 10, through Sunday, November 12.
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12) Battery Dance
Accepting Applications for the 43rd Annual
Battery Dance Festival
DEADLINE: December 31, 2023
Battery Dance is accepting applications for the 43rd Annual Battery Dance Festival, with free performances on August 11-17, 2024 at Rockefeller Park, NYC. Applications must be submitted online at https://batterydance.org/
Battery Dance Festival, New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival, was established by Battery Dance as the Downtown Dance Festival in 1982. It draws in-person audiences of approximately 2,000 people each night from the large downtown population of workers, residents, families, tourists, senior citizens and dance fans from the greater NYC metropolitan area and beyond. The Festival will be livestreamed to our worldwide audiences, reaching thousands of international viewers each night.
Battery Dance Festival provides a unique opportunity for professional dancers and choreographers in any genre to present original works of high artistic merit in a free public forum against the backdrop of the Hudson River at sunset. Past participants have included The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, New York Theatre Ballet, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Citadel + Compagnie, Dancing Earth Indigenous Dance Company, SOLE Defined, and Jamal Jackson Dance Company alongside pre-eminent companies from Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Europe, South America and the Caribbean.
Application Details:
- Both individual artists and collectives are welcome to apply; you do not need to be a formal organization to be considered.
- Each artist/company can submit only one application.
- Companies that have performed in the two (2) consecutive prior Festivals (both 2022 and 2023) will not be eligible to participate this year (2024). They will regain their eligibility to apply for next year (2025).
- Duration of group works (2 or more dancers) should be between 10-15 minutes. Duration of solo works should be between 4-10 minutes. In selecting a work for consideration, please be mindful of the outdoor performance venue with minimal supplemental lighting and an audience generally not on risers. While there is side lighting, there is no overhead lighting.
- If a work exists only in-progress, please send a rehearsal video of the required length with sufficient supplemental information with which to be fairly considered. World Premiere performances and NYC debuts/premieres are welcomed and encouraged. If you are applying with a work-in-progress submission and are accepted into the Festival, you will be asked to provide a video of the completed work before final approval.
- Submissions will be reviewed by the Festival Manager to ensure their completion and suitability according to the guidelines below, and then scored separately by an independent curation panel.
- A modest honorarium will be provided to festival participants.
- For artists/companies from India or the Indian Diaspora: The all-Indian Dance Program (August 15 - India Independence Day) will be curated separately. No application is necessary.
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13) Brooklyn Children’s Museum and The Culture Tree to Celebrate Diwali – the Festival of Lights – on Thursday, November 9
Brooklyn Children’s Museum and The Culture Tree will celebrate Diwali, one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism, with an afternoon of family-friendly activities on Thursday, November 9. The celebration occurs during the Museum’s Amazon Free Hours, which take place every Thursday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
Through a puppet show presented by The Culture Tree, children will learn the history of Diwali, teaching them the meaning of devotion, love, kindness, and valor. Other activities include storytime with author Navina Chhabria, a mithai (Indian sweets) making workshop by Anu Sehgal, and lantern-making in the Museum’s ColorLab art studio.
Through these activities, children will learn about Diwali, one of India’s biggest and most important festivals of the year.
The Museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on November 9, and admission is free during Amazon Free Hours, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. RSVP: https://www.brooklynkids.org/
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Photo by Emily Andrews |
14) CIVILIAN HOTEL
UNVEILS ART EXHIBITION BY TOMMY TUNE
IN COLLABORATION WITH TONY AWARD®-WINNING DESIGNER AND FAMED ARCHITECT DAVID ROCKWELL |
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Badge of Honor: Celebrating Women's Right to Vote
Celebrate over 100 years of women's right to vote and explore the history behind the pioneering women who made voting possible! Draw inspiration from our exhibit, Right to Vote, to create a button badge that speaks out for women and their right to vote.
Tuesday, November 7 | 10:15 am – 4:30 pm | All ages | 1st Floor
Cast Your Vote, Cast Your Color!: Mural Wall
It's never too early to practice voting! Join us as we cast votes for our favorite colors on CMOM's one-of-a-kind PlayWorks™ Mural Wall!
Tuesday, November 7 | 11 am & 2 pm | Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor
*Programs subject to change
Children's Museum of Manhattan
The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024
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17) THE DRAMATISTS GUILD LAUNCHES
SEASON FIVE OF
THE DRAMATISTS GUILD PRESENTS: TALKBACK
HOSTED BY TONY AWARD-HONOREE
CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON
GUESTS WILL INCLUDE
LYNN NOTTAGE, LAUREN GUNDERSON, ROGER Q. MASON, HARMON DOT AUT, JOSEPH HAJ, DIANA BURBANO, JASON MA, STEPHEN KAPLAN, AND JULIANNE WICK DAVIS
The Dramatists Guild of America is proud to present season five of The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK. The Dramatists Guild’s new season of the Talkback podcast examines how to challenge the status quo and expand the theatre canon. Episode 1, featuring a discussion on the theatrical canon in education with Julianne Wick Davis and Stephen Kaplan, is now available for download: www.liinks.co/dgtalkback
Over the course of six episodes, host Christine Toy Johnson and special industry guests explore how we can expand the canon of which plays are taught, read, programmed, and used to define the idea of what constitutes a classic in American theatre. We also discuss the idea of igniting the concept of the canon with new, actionable strategies. How can we be intentional in the ways that we make space for diverse and inclusive stories while also reimagining often the produced ones, so that the American landscape of storytelling is truly reflective of the gorgeous tapestry of people who inhabit it?
The Dramatists Guild Presents: Talkback is a podcast for every playwright, composer, lyricist, librettist, or theatre fan who wants to pull back the curtain to discover the highs and lows of what it means to create theatre and foster community in the complex landscape of American storytelling. Over the course of five seasons, Johnson and her industry colleagues delve into in-depth conversations about the intricate facets of navigating and sustaining a life in a theatre that strives to make room for everyone. Download season 5 Episode 1 today: https://www.liinks.co/
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18)
Experience Extended Hours during NJEA!
Chesterfield, NJ
Experience endless fun at Fundaes Arcade with Extended Hours during NJEA! November 9th and 10th enjoy tons of exciting games in the arcade including Virtual Reality, Air Hockey, Skee-ball, Cranes, Skill Games, and so much more! Delight in delicious ice cream, refreshing dole whip, or try one of our specialty sundaes!
Game cards are available for purchase online and onsite, cards can be used towards ice cream and arcade play! Plus, receive bonus credits when you spend $25 or more! Purchase game cards today
In this online workshop, Maiko Kyogoku, owner of New York-based Japanese restaurant Bessou, teachs a variety of festive recipes that bridge cultural traditions
The video is available on YouTube
Japan Society announces the release of a new online workshop, Thanksgiving- Japan Style, on YouTube.
Give your Thanksgiving feast a Japanese spin this year with shiokoji butter-brined turkey, blistered green beans and shishito peppers, and Japanese sweet potatoes. At this online workshop, Maiko Kyogoku, owner of New York-based Japanese restaurant Bessou, will teach a variety of festive recipes that bridge cultural traditions, using ingredients perfect for the season. This year, dazzle guests at your holiday feast with a menu bursting with the flavors of Japan.
This is a free event. All participants will receive a recipe and ingredient list and may follow along during the workshop or simply observe.
To watch the online workshop, please click HERE. The recipe and ingredient list will be available for those who register.
20) JOHN PHILIP
“OCEANS OF LOVE AND LIFE"
DIRECTED BY MARILYN MAYE
MUSIC DIRECTOR DAVID PEARL
DON’T TELL MAMA
343 WEST 46th STREET – NYC
NOVEMBER 7, 8, 11, 15 @ 7PM
Reservations at https://shows.donttellmamanyc.
Don’t Tell Mama will present vocalist John Philip in “Oceans of Love and Life,” in a four-night engagement - November 7, 8, 11 and 15 - all shows at 7pm. The evening will be directed by Marilyn Maye with David Pearl as Music Director.
John Philip: Oceans of Love and Life plays Don’t Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street) on Tuesday, November 7, Thursday, November 8, Saturday, November 11, and Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00pm. There is a $20 cover charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum – cash only. Reservations and additional information are available here or by calling (212) 757-0788.
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21) METROPOLIS BY MARCUS SAMUELSSON
Debuts at the Perelman Performing Arts Center
Metropolis by Marcus Samuelsson opens today inside the new cultural cornerstone of Lower Manhattan, Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC). Metropolis is a vibrant contemporary American restaurant, which draws inspiration from neighborhoods and treasured culinary traditions throughout New York City’s boroughs.
Marcus Samuelsson together with Executive Chef Ed Tinoco, Chef de Cuisine Marcelo Malta Andrade and Pastry Chef Onika Ayana Brown have created a menu that features locality through starters like a towering Farmer’s Market Platter, where seasonal fruits and vegetables are presented grilled, pickled, and fermented, alongside house-made condiments and dips, and Flushing Style Oysters, served with lemon, shiso, and XO sauce. Main courses include Aged Long Island Duck, rubbed with a 4-year mole, foie gras and peaches; Arctic Char with uni beurre blanc, agrodolce cucumbers, and citrus; Whole Grilled Dover Sole to Share with pomme soufflé and braised leeks; and desserts such as Marble Mirror Chocolate Cake with strawberry jam.
To complement, Metropolis Beverage Director Alexis Belton (formerly of The Aviary) has crafted a cocktail list with a focus on classic and modern martinis, complete with tableside cart service, including a 50/50 made with gin & vodka, orange bitters and a twist as well as a Vesper using white lotus leaf, gin, vodka, Cocchi Americano and grapefruit. House cocktails also include the Catskills Old Fashioned made with Overproof whiskey, New York malt and red bean caramel and the “Appletini” made with green apple, sauternes, and baking spices.
Designed by David Rockwell and Rockwell Group (PAC NYC’s Lobby and Restaurant Interior Architect), Metropolis beckons from before you enter with undulating sapele wood ribbons across the ceiling, which draw guests from the PAC NYC lobby, past a set of monumental exposed trusses to a bar, lounge, and outdoor terrace. The ribbons also coalesce in backlit nodes and drop down like chandeliers above a small performance stage, as well as the bar and lounge. Vintage area rugs add warmth and softness, while custom furniture in black stained wood or walnut have pops of burgundy that recall the performance hall seating.
Metropolis features a 135-seat main dining room, 16-seat private dining room, and 70-seat seasonal terrace, offering a serene escape in the heart of Lower Manhattan. The terrace offers a fully equipped bar, making it an ideal spot for al fresco dining, as well as exclusive private events. Metropolis will also be serving in the 30-seat lounge area fronting the lobby stage where the PAC NYC is offering free programming through out each week. A wine bar adjacent to the PAC NYC theater presents thoughtfully curated wines, local beers, and snacks for theater-goers.
For more information and to make reservations metropolisbymarcus.com website or follow @metropolisbymarcus.
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22) NJPAC
Upcoming Event:
BROTHER SISTER DUO PIMPINELA TOUR Wednesday, November 8, 2023 @ 8PM $37.99- $197.99 NJPAC Prudential Hall Betty Wold Johnson Stage One Center Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 www.njpac.org |
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Argentinian Latin/Pop singers brother and sister duo Pimpinela to Newark on Wednesday, November 8th at 8:00 p.m.
When brother and sister act Lucia and Joaquin Roberto Galan Cuervo first recorded and released their first single together in 1981, Joaquin wasn't convinced he wanted to start a band. But with the blessing of iconic singer Luis Aguile, the siblings stayed the course to become the legendary Argentine duo Pimpinela, purveyors of Latin pop songs characterized by telenovela-style turbulent romance and tumultuous breakups.
The duo from Argentina tapped into something special from their first album in 1981, and they've been winning over multi-generational fans ever since. From betrayal and jealousy to love and romance, their emotional ballads combine catchy Latin pop with the dramatic storytelling of a telenovela.
Tickets to see Pimpinela go on sale Friday, July 21 at 10:00 am. Reserve tickets by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888. GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office at 1 Center Street, Newark, New Jersey.
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23) “NOVEMBER 1918:
THE GREAT WAR &
THE GREAT GATSBY”
A THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
AT CARNEGIE HALL
ON NOVEMBER 8, 2023
ONE NIGHT ONLY
CREATED BY HISTORIAN JOHN MONSKY
FEATURING VOCAL PERFORMANCES BY KRISTOLYN LLOYD,
STEPHANIE JAE PARK, KATE ROCKWELL, NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ
AND DANIEL YEARWOOD.
Following the sold-out 2021 performance of The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day, historian John Monsky returns to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage (881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019) on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8:00PM with a new, groundbreaking performance exploring the events and legacy of World War I (The Great War) an often-forgotten conflict, but perhaps one of the most consequential events of the 20th Century.
Featuring bold musical storytelling, performed by acclaimed Broadway vocalists and live music by the 58-piece Orchestra of St. Luke’s and conducted by Hamilton’s Ian Weinberger, a generation that no longer has a voice will be properly remembered just days before we commemorate Veterans Day, established on November 11, 1918, Armistice Day.
This unique multimedia production is structured around Monsky’s signature curation of meticulously researched history, historic flags and rare archival film and photography. Some 200 images from the National Archives have been enhanced and restored creating stunning and immersive effects. Never-before-seen footage drives home the emotion and drama of this turning point in history.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please
visit: https://www.november1918.com
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Photo by John Belleville Photography |
24) THE MADE IN PHILADELPHIA
HOLIDAY MARKET
SET TO TRANSFORM DILWORTH PARK INTO
PHILLY’S BIGGEST OUTDOOR MARKET FOR
LOCAL ARTISANS AND CRAFTERS
Philadelphia’s largest outdoor holiday market for local artists, makers and crafters is back with major new surprises and enhancements for the 2023 holiday season. The Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market will return to Dilworth Park (1 S. 15th Street) earlier than ever before! Look for an extended season that will begin on Friday, November 10 and extend all the way through New Year’s Day, on Monday, January 1, 2024. Additionally, the market will offer later hours for the first time ever, offering more time to shop, sip and enjoy the beautiful holiday atmosphere after work and into the evening hours. New hours will be Sunday to Thursday, from Noon to 8:00pm, Friday and Saturday, from Noon to 9:00pm, with Thanksgiving Day 9:00am to 5:00pm and Christmas Eve Noon to 5:00pm. For the new season, the Market will feature over 40 vendors that will include local merchants, craftsmen, designers and small businesses from the Greater Philadelphia and Tri-State region offering handmade holiday decorations, gifts, homegoods, apparel, foodie gifts and much more. In addition to the extended dates and new hours, look for a major upgrade to the look and feel of the market with vendors setting up shop in brand new wooden booths this year. The new booths will be all white - the market’s signature color - and feature a glowing Moravian star on top. This will add and enhance the magical holiday vibes that has made the market so popular with locals and visitors alike. Entrance to the Market is always free each and every year. For additional information, visit www.madeinphila.com, follow @philaholidays on Instagram, and like Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market on Facebook. Beat the weekend crowds - weekday visits are strongly recommended!
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25) South Street Seaport Museum
Bowne & Co. Limited Edition Holiday Gift Selection
NOW AVAILABLE
26) TLab Shares Hosts
Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble In the Eye of a Dream A surreal theatre/dance experience November 9-19, 2023 |
27) Theatre Communications Group Announces Plays for the People: In the Stacks
Program to expand and diversify drama collections at libraries, educational institutions, and more
28) WATCH WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
COMPOSING TEAM,
PIGPEN THEATRE CO.,
DEBUT A SONG FROM THEIR NEW
BROADWAY MUSICAL
29) Works & Process
presents
Wus Poppin NYC with Kwikstep and Rokafella
In partnership with the Pocantico Center
Featuring Sketching with Street Dancers Volume 7 (Animation)
Works & Process presents Wus Poppin NYC with Kwikstep and Rokafella Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Sketching with Street Dancers Volume 7 (Animation) 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as part of the Works & Process Fall 2023 Season. For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.worksandprocess.
Street Dance
Wus Poppin NYC with Kwikstep and Rokafella
6:15 -7:15 pm Sketching with Street Dancers Volume 7 (Animation) in the rotunda
7:30pm Performance in the Peter B. Lewis Theater
For one week this fall, hip-hop legends Kwikstep and Rokafella gather dancers representing New York’s Poppin community for a Works & Process LaunchPAD creative residency at the Rockefeller Estate’s Pocantico Center to facilitate intergenerational transference of knowledge. See the culmination of the residency in a one-night-only show-and-tell in which audiences will get to see “Wus Poppin.” Before the program, join Lafotographeuse (Amanda Adams-Louis) for Sketching with Street Dancers Volume 7 (Animation), a 60-minute observation drawing session with two movement models in the Guggenheim rotunda.
Cast includes:
Float Master John
Lockatron John
Loose Joint
Klown
Peaches
Future
Ocean
Ice O
Fresh Frank
Sketching with Street Dancers Volume 7 (Animation) is an observational drawing session that connects movement, mark making and music. The event is structured around timed drawing exercises designed for the audience (sketchers) to track, trace and transmit two dancing models’ movements on paper. The drawing session will be followed by a brief gallery walk for sketchers and movement models to see the results of their collaboration and connect in real time.
Instructor, James “Cricket” Colter will demonstrate drawing techniques for sketchers to convey the lines, shapes, patterns, accents, articulations and gestures performed by the dancers. Noelle Salaun will serve as the timekeeper and music selector. Dance artists, Kinen (Lite Feet) and Mugen (Flexn) are the featured movement models. Both models will highlight movements that fall within the Animation family through their respective Street Dance forms. Sketching with Street Dancers was created by Lafotographeuse (née Amanda Adams-Louis) & is produced by Kut The Rug Institute. Sketching materials will be provided. Artists are welcome to bring their own pencils and drawing paper. Sketching with Street Dancers Volume 7 (Animation) is free and open to everyone. No RSVP is required.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Peformance Tickets: $55, $45, $35, Choose-What-You-Pay
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