art
 Josephine Halvorson- Monya Rowe
-
A must-see show of small, burningly yearning paintings of simple shelves, statues, and stoves that remind us just how much paint can do. More »
|
movie
 Crazy Heart-
Bridges absolutely disappears into his role as an alcoholic, has-been country singer who may or may not have a second lease on life thanks to the love of a good woman. More »
|
art
 Mel Kendrick- Madison Square Park
-
Black-and-white cast-concrete sculptures, each about the size of a Mini Cooper stood on end and which look like they're on the march up Manhattan Island. More »
|
movie
 A Town Called Panic -
This zany, hyperkinetic Belgian animated adventure is inventive and spirited, features some wonderful visual gags, and truly captures the spirit of how children actually interact with their toys. More »
|
movie
 A Single Man-
Firth gives a hypnotic performance as a closeted gay man dealing with the loss of his longtime lover in Tom Ford's directorial debut. More »
|
movie
 Avatar-
Cameron is one of the last great showmen of our time, and he's proved it again by turning his much-speculated-about 3-D sci-fi adventure into the year's most anticipated film. More »
|
nightlife
 Mingus Big Band- Iridium Jazz Club
-
The high-energy big-band institution. More »
|
nightlife
- Danielson
- The Stone
-
Known for his stage appearances in a giant tree costume, Daniel Smith is one jaunty, freak-folking, sweet-singing Christian. More »
|
nightlife
- Talib Kweli
- HighLine Ballroom
-
Jay-Z and 50 Cent's favorite Brooklyn rapper--well, one of them--headlines a night before Christmas with Jean Grae (yes, after the "X-Men" character), Strong Arm Steady, and Pete Rock. More »
|
nightlife
- The Matzo Ball
- Capitale
-
The Society of Young Jewish Professionals throws a swank alternative for Jews who want to forgo Christmas Eve dinners and link up with other Chosen People. More »
|
nightlife
- DM Stith
- The Stone
-
Spend Christmas night with this son of a choir director, who conjures a Lewis Carroll landscape with cascading piano, layers of ethereal percussive sounds, and lyrics like "I've been sleeping with the lights on." More »
|
nightlife
- The Bouncing Souls
-
These Jersey boys have been making sweet melodic punk together for twenty years and are coming back to the Garden State this year for their Third Annual "Home for the Holidays" shows. More »
|
nightlife
- Gogol Bordello
- Webster Hall
-
Expect nothing short of a carnival from this fervor-inducing cooperative of "Gypsy punk cabaret," led by the mustachioed, outre Eugene Hutz: a fanfare of ballet dancers, costumed kink, and pantomime. More »
|
art
- From Klimt to Klee: Masterworks from the Serge Sabarsky Collecti
- Neue Galerie
-
The extensive collection of the gallery's co-founder Sabarsky is the source for this admiring exhibition of paintings, ephemera, and especially drawings by decades of cultish innovators. More »
|
art
- David Hockney
- PaceWildenstein
-
A divine two-venue exhibit of the rock-star artist who is now painting the manicured lawns and woods of his childhood in East Yorkshire. More »
|
reading
- Heeb Storytelling
- Joe's Pub
-
Heeb magazine, a.k.a. "The New Jew Review," hosts The Colbert Report's Jordan Carlos, comedian Jessi Klein, and other storytellers in a night of cabaret and boundary-pushing stories of contemporary Jewish life. More »
|
classical
- New York String Orchestra
- Carnegie Hall
-
The talented young ensemble led by Jaime Laredo celebrates its 40th anniversary. More »
|
classical
- Groovaloo
- Union Square Theatre
-
The popular dance troupe blending modern, hip-hop, and freestyle performs a new show. More »
|
nightlife
- Grey Reverend
- The Stone
-
Quiet, melancholy tunes sparkling with the entrancing fingerpicking work of this soloist from Brooklyn, who does a heartbreaking acoustic version of Vince Guaraldi’s "Christmas Time Is Here." More »
|
nightlife
- Sandra Bernhard
- Joe's Pub
-
The latest club date from the bawdy performer known for lines like: "I get it, it's about my lips. I mean, these are lips that reflect the sixties, Flint, Michigan, hotness, sexiness ... I mean, when you think about it, can you handle these lips?" More »
|
classical
- New York String Orchestra
- Carnegie Hall
-
The talented young ensemble led by Jaime Laredo celebrates its 40th anniversary. More »
|
