Longtime kids'-party planner Party Poopers has spun off Party Swank, a division for adults' events. Its founders have the best Rolodexes ever: Broadway singers, belly dancers, mentalists, tarot readers, pole dancers, and more. / 10 comments
This week in and around Tribeca: Julie Andrews; "Canstruction" opens; Adam Richman of "Man v. Food"; Harvey Keitel, Daphna Kastner, Mike D., and Tamra Davis; "Sweet Smell of Success"; author Larry Doyle; Naomi Wolf talks to young feminist leaders; New York City Horror Festival; Shawn Colvin; "The Twilight Zone Forever"; much more.
Plus: Family-fitness coming to Reade (where else?); Lady Gaga's piano; Chanterelle; John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders; Peck Slip. / 1 comment
This month in and around Tribeca: Julie Andrews; Jamie Oliver; "Anchorman" reconsidered; iPhone photo exhibit; Bond New York meet-your-neighbors event; Canal Park Playhouse opens; "Sweet Smell of Success"; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Bob Mould and Marshall Crenshaw; Bogardus Garden bulb-planting day; Harvey Keitel and Mike D; writer Larry Doyle; a play by SpongeBob writer Steven Banks; Canstruction; Shawn Colvin; Kristin Hersh; Crawdaddy! photographer exhibit; "Lula Belle in Search of Santa"; NYC Horror Festival; "The Apartment"; David Strathairn; "Harold and the Purple Crayon"; Mose Allison; "Dog Day Afternoon"; Mike Holmes; "Hannah and Her Sisters"; much more. / 4 comments
Haunted happenings around the neighborhood this week. I'll be the one dressed as a blogger. / 8 comments
Plus: New monthly get-together; interactive iPod art; whisky book; Moomah Halloween specials; Jerry's Café deal; David Strathairn; BETTY; wellness retreat discount; nutrition seminars.
This week in and around Tribeca: CB1 Tribeca Committee meeting; Landmarc's Marc Murphy; the Slate Political Gabfest; Hoda Kotb; “Fire in My Heart: The New Story of Hannah Senesh” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; New York Architecture & Design Film Festival; Pen Parentis salon with Jennifer Belle; free kids' tennis clinics; talk on mother-daughter dynamics; Wall Street tour; Punch! Puppet Slam; “Monk at 93” concert; much more. / 1 comment
Exhibit at R 20th Century. Plus: American Apparel "rummage sale"; chicken wings deal; Colin Hay; Rondo is open; Halloween party at Bogardus Mansion.
This week in and around Tribeca: Barbara Corcoran; Howard Dean; David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, and Harlan Coben; Antonya Nelson; Drunken Dragon Night; Asian-American singer-songwriters; new Soho Photo show; "The Black Cat" (1934); Rebecca Moses; PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-erian; WFC restaurant showcase; Gotham Screen Film Festival; more.
Plus: New salon on the way; Il Matto lunch; Theater Bar; Salaam Bombay deal; Mexicue; Andaz Wall Street; "Bodies" deal; Bacon Brothers; Church Street School open house / 1 comment
Plus: Dash Gallery call for entries; singer Johnny Clegg; a deal on housekeeping; and poor Park Place. / 2 comments
This weekend in greater Tribeca: New York Surf Film Festival; Tribeca Retail Club; The New York City Short Film Festival; free kids capoeira; RH Gallery opens; John Hiatt concert; New Amsterdam and Fulton Stall markets; "Jews and Baseball" doc; more.
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