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ummer in the city is a splendid time, and on the pages of Promenade you’ll find all you need to enjoy Manhattan’s extraordinary warm-weather charms: from shopping for dazzling bijoux and timepieces in the cool colors of sorbets, to finding chic choices for lightweight but elegant luggage; from talking with David Yurman about his signature cable bracelet and his new Madison Avenue boutique, to exploring the latest fashion-forward trends in the city’s best boutiques and fine department stores. On the dining scene, meet the new executive chefs at The Four Seasons Restaurant, find out what’s hot at the illustrious ‘21’ Club, and treat yourself to a tour through New York’s best French bistros. In the arts, Edie Falco, starring in Off-Broadway’s “This Wide Night,” chats about her life in the theatre, and being Nurse Jackie and Mrs. Tony Soprano. For theatregoers who have a favorite decade – the 1950s seems to be especially popular, with five plays and musicals set in that time period – read Promenade’s Broadway guide to shows that represent the 20th Century. And if you love classical sounds on a steamy night, see the highlights of the city’s annual summertime musical events: Mostly Mozart, the NY Philharmonic pops series, and the Lincoln Center Festival. Go on a luxurious adventure with Promenade through Africa’s legendary Serengeti, and for pampering closer to home, indulge in our selection of city spas. And as always in Promenade, our up-to-date guides for shopping, dining, theatre, museums, galleries, performing arts, and sightseeing promise you myriad ways to savor New York. For more luxury information, special events, and things to do, visit our website: nyluxury.com. And enjoy!

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Shopping New York Summer Sorbets 16 Pastel jewels to grace a face, a hand, or a wrist in sweet tones of the season. All Aboard! 22 Chic solutions for traveling light. seasonal stones

American Idol 26 She was a flapper, a sportswoman, a siren, a suffragist. She is the American woman, currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute.

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The Style Interview 28 David Yurman discusses his iconic designs, and his new Madison Avenue Townhouse. Editor’s Picks: Sugar and Spice 12 Scene-stealing ensembles for the well-dressed little girl.

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The Virtual Voyager 14 Topflight tips for the discerning traveler. Our List of the Best Places 30 Great suggestions for successful shopping.

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Clockwise from top left: Axel Russmeyer’s handmade beaded necklaces; the dining room at The Four Seasons Restaurant; Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph watch; rooftop terrace at The Corner (200 W. 72nd Street); Denzel Washington in Fences; Manolo Blahnik’s colorful Recif; a summer floral from Etro; Monnalisa’s dropped-waist party dress.

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Talking With: Edie Falco 40 Now starring onstage as a frumpy ex-con, the former Mrs. Soprano opens up about her choice of roles and the people she loves.

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Broadway by the Decade 42 “Period” shows rank among the Great White Way’s prized possessions. And Summer 2010 is remarkably rich with them. CLASSICAL MUSIC

Sounds for a Summer Night 56 Mostly Mozart, the Philharmonic Pops Series, and the Lincoln Center Festival brighten the musical landscape. DANCE

The Artistic Director and the Architect 58 The legendary Peter Martins found the right man to design extraordinary sets for five new works in this season’s Architecture of Dance festival. MUSEUMS

Touring the Smaller Museums 62 At four of the city’s finest treasures, a unique mix of art and style. REAL ESTATE

Exclusive Apartments, Lavish Landscapes 74 Opulent outdoor spaces are treasured amenities at these stunning New York residences. TRAVEL

An Amazing African Adventure 76 With two perfect guides, the mysteries of the Serengeti are revealed amid the pleasures of a luxurious lodge. DINING

Promenade Picks 84 “21” Club; Covet Restaurant and Lounge. French Bistros 85 6 great spots for the classic cuisine. The Restaurant Interview: Pecko Zantilaveevan and Larry Finn 98 Meet the two new executive chefs at the legendary Four Seasons Restaurant.

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“Girls just wanna’ have fun,” for sure, when they are all dolled up for the coming season in colorful and cute ensembles from some of the city’s finest children’s emporia. These outfits will make little girls forget about dressing up in mommy’s clothes, since their own are so scene-stealing! By Ruth J. Katz

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Every active tom-girl will love her Züpers-leggings with both removable knee pads (in the shape of hearts!), and a hidden treasure pocket. They are available in both solids and lively, colorful prints; fabrics are UV 50+; sizes, 6 months to 6X. $24 to $28. Züpergirls, zupergirls.com

From the “Miss Grant” collection, a 100% silk, ruffled party dress, in sizes 2-16. $365. L.O.L Kids, 22 West 21st Street (Fifth/Sixth Avenues); 212-929-6521; lol-kids.com ▼

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An adorable, off-the-shoulder, dropped-waist party dress, sparkly and festive for a special Little Miss. Cotton, with a touch of Spandex, sizes 6Y to 12 Y and S and M. $375 to $454. Dressy, coordinated headband in white. $65. Monnalisa, 1088 Madison Avenue (81st/82nd Street); 212-249-9040; monnalisashopny.com

Two adorable summer outfits from Bonpoint. Left, Bermudas to roll up, $130; a cotton-andlurex-combo cropped sweater, $175; and a coordinated blouse, $130. Right, a mix-and-match outfit from the same collection, featuring a print top, $80 and cotton skirt, $205. Shoes, from $195-$245. Bonpoint, 810 Madison Avenue (67th/68th Streets); 212-879-0900; 1269 Madison Avenue (90th/91st Streets); 212 722 7720; bonpoint.com

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t Bali High: Eat, Pray, Love...

Within the Indonesian Archipelago lies the island of Bali, and at its heart, Ubud (Oo-Bood), where author Elizabeth Gilbert culminated her journey to the center of her “self” in her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love “surrounded by rice paddies and Hindu temples, with rivers that cut through deep canyons of jungle” – the very vista that seduces guests of Ubud Hanging Gardens, a luxury resort comprised of 38 villas, each with its own heated infinity pool.

Intrigued? Indulge! The resort currently offers an Eat, Pray, Love Package featuring a private Balinese dinner at a candlelit Hindu Temple, a blessing ceremony at a Holy Water Temple, afternoon tea, mountain bike rides, access to local healers, and more. Should you crave a visual preview of Ubud, the film version with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem is due out this August. ubudhanginggardens.com

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For those who cherish creature comforts, La Villa Mauresque, a stunning 19th-century villa hotel on the French Riviera offers guests a charmingly hedonistic philosophy: “Guests should always be swaddled in warmth and comfort – even before they arrive.” To this end, guests from the U.S. booking a minimum of three nights at this elegant seaside resort will receive a highquality cashmere blanket – shipped to their door prior to departure. Tres fabuleux! hotelsfrench-riviera.com t Mercedes Rule Down Under

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Day tripping around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has a taken a turn for the whimsical – at least at the boutique plantation-style resort known as The Hotel Cairns in North Queensland. Here guests are invited to motor about in a mini Mercedes; part of a fleet of Mercedes-Benz Smart Cars introduced by the family-owned hotel last year. Like baby Koalas, these ultra-cute vehicles run the risk of upstaging every other amenity and attraction dotting Cairns’ tropical landscape. But who cares? These diminutive autos are fun, comfy, innovative, energy efficient and an exclusive perk for hotel guests throughout their stay. thehotelcairns.com

Security-Safe Scent

Chic, compact and packing a provocative secret: a cache of solid fragrance that cannot spill, won’t hold you up at security, multitasks as jewelry and is well within reach whenever you need an aromatic lift jetting across continents or navigating rush-hour traffic in Bangkok or Brooklyn.

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Estee Lauder’s Bronze Goddess Solid Perfume Pendant, custom-made for summer with a scent laced with Bergamot and Mandarin, Tahitian Gardenia Petals and Coconut, Amber, Sandalwood and Vetiver. At 1-1/4” diameter with a 15” golden chain, it also earns points for taking up next to no room in your carry-on in its velvet pouch. $75. Lordandtaylor.com

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From designer Suzy Landa, a collection of 18-kt. yellow-gold, stackable rings, accented with sparkling pink sapphires. From $610 to $7,150. Suzy Landa, suzylanda.com

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▼ A striking aquamarine cabochon central stone in a ring set with icy diamonds and emerald accents. $68,700. de Grisogono, 824 Madison Avenue (69th Street); 212-439-4220; degrisogono.com

Mikimoto’s soft-pink, natural, conch-pearl earrings, set in platinum with diamonds. $260,000. Mikimoto, 730 Fifth Avenue (56th/57th Streets); 212-457-4600, 888-701-2323; mikimotoamerica.com Todd Reed’s 18-kt. yellow-gold ring, with quartz and raw-diamond cubes, hand forged and fabricated. $22,000. DVVS Fine Jewelry, 263 West 19th Street (7th/8th Avenues); 212-366-4888; dvvs.com

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From master watchmaker Jaquet Droz, “L’Heure Celeste” ladies’ fancy watch, in 18-kt. white gold, embellished with tsavorites and yellow, blue, pink, and orange sapphires. $36,000. Jaquet Droz, jaquetdroz.com

Chandelier-style earrings in platinum, with moonstones and rose-cut diamonds. $38,000. Stephen Russell, 970 Madison Avenue (76th Street); 212-570-6900; stephenrussell.com

Raymond Weil’s mechanical, polished, brushed-steel-case ladies’ watch with .65 ct. diamonds. $4,600. Tourneau TimeMachine, 12 East 57th Street (Madison/Fifth Avenues); 212-758-7300; tourneau.com; raymond-weil.com; 866-597-0595

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German designer Axel Russmeyer’s astonishing, hand-made, beaded-bead necklaces, fabricated from a colorful mélange of antique, new, and rare beads, in glass, crystal, and resin. Top, $7,850; bottom, $8,250. Kentshire Galleries, 700 Madison Avenue (62nd/63rd Streets); 212-421-1100; kentshire.com

summer’s sorbets... When the season’s warm weather wafts through the air, parched palates dream of slaking thirst with something cool and gratifying. You may think of crunchy cones filled with tempting gelato from G.R.O.M., or waffle-bowls of sinfully rich ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery. To be kinder to the waistline (if not the wallet), think instead of cool summer sorbets, but not the kind you eat. Rather the kind you can wear. Icy lemon (citrine)...delicate rose (sapphire)...tangy lavender (tanzanite). These sorbets are meant to decorate…they are the pastel-toned jewelry that can grace a face, a wrist, or a hand in sweet, flattering, muted tones. Indulge. By Ruth J. Katz

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SHOPPINGNEW YORK ▼ From Bulgari’s “High Jewelry” collection, an 18-kt. white-gold necklace with one pear-shaped briolette-cut aquamarine, 102 spinels, 78 emeralds, and round brilliantcut diamonds. Price upon request. Bulgari, 730 Fifth Avenue (57th Street); 212-315-9000, 800-285-4274; 783 Madison Avenue (66th/67th Streets); 212-717-2300; bulgari.com

Amethyst-crystal and teardrop-shaped, faux-pearl, ornate cuff, from jewelry designer Carolee LUX. $225. Bloomingdale’s, 1000 Third Avenue (59th Street); 212-705-2000; bloomingdales.com

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The “Spinning Wheel” bracelet from Yael Sonia’s “Perpetual Motion” collection. Handmade in Sao Paulo, the bracelet is 18-kt. yellow gold, with blue topaz spheres and white diamond accents. $35,000. Yael Sonia, 922 Madison Avenue (73rd/74th Streets); 212-472-6488; yaelsonia.com

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Diamond eternity slip-on bangles, from KC Designs, each in 18-kt pink gold, set with diamonds. $2,490. Michael C. Fina, 545 Fifth Avenue (45th Street); 212-557-2500; michaelcfina.com

Orange fire-opal earrings, set in 18-kt. yellow gold, with diamonds, from designer Martin Katz. $36,000. Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Avenue (57th Street); 212-753-7300, 800-558-1855; bergdorfgoodman.com

▼ “Pink Passion” ladies’ watch from the Star collection of Glasshütte. The case is set with diamonds, and the watch is embellished with sapphires and diamonds. $33,000. Glasshütte, glashuette-original.com

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▼ Blancpain’s ladies’ “Flyback” chronograph, in stainless steel, with a 40-hour power reserve. $12,500. Blancpain Boutique, 781 Madison Avenue, (66th/67th Streets); 212-396-1735; blancpain.com

Tiffany’s “Garden” lavender amethyst medium-size pendant in 18-kt. rose gold. $1,000. Tiffany & Co., 727 Fifth Avenue (57th Street); 212-755-8000, 800-526-0649; 37 Wall Street (Nassau/William Streets); 212-514-8015; tiffany.com

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“Cat’s Eye” watch from GirardPerregaux, in 18-kt.white gold, with diamond bezel and trim, on a glossy, pink-satin band. $44,350. Girard-Perregaux, 701 Madison Avenue (62nd/63rd Streets), 646-495-9915; girard-perregaux.ch

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“Pop Squares” bracelets from Sobral’s Pop Art collection, are available in candy-colored hues. $55 each. Sobral, 412 West Broadway (Prince/Spring Streets); 212-226-2710; sobralusa.com

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The “1972 Cambrée” from Vacheron Constantin has a quartz movement. The bezel and buckle are set with diamonds; the watch is in 18-kt. white gold. $30,600. Wempe, 700 Fifth Avenue (55th Street); 212-397-9000; 800-513-1131; wempe.com

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The “Reverso Squadra Lady” from Jaeger-LeCoultre is a quartz watch, in stainless steel, on an alligator strap. $6,850. Jaeger-LeCoultre, 877-552-1833; jaeger-lecoultre.com

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Tiffany’s “Filigree Heart” pendant with diamonds and gemstones, in 18-kt. rose gold, with an 18-inch chain. $10,000. Tiffany & Co., 727 Fifth Avenue (57th Street); 212-755-8000, 800-526-0649; 37 Wall Street (Nassau/William Streets); 212-514-8015; tiffany.com A turquoise and green-tourmaline beaded, 16-inch long necklace, in sterling silver and 18-kt. yellow gold, with an aquamarine briolette pendant on a toggle, from designer Jane Bohan. $900. Jane Bohan, janebohan.com

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A flared tube necklace with 22-kt. yellow-gold elements and faceted peridots. $6,800. Reinstein Ross, 29 East 73rd Street (Fifth/Madison Avenues); 212-772-1901; 122 Prince Street (Greene/Wooster Streets); 212-226-4513; reinsteinross.com

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▼ Tumi’s exclusive and elegant “Linen” collection; some pieces available online and in stores, others by special order. Trunk styles also available in black. Clockwise, from left: “Park” garment bag, $495; “Townhouse Stanhope” trunk, $2,995; “Townhouse Groom” train case, $1,995; “Townhouse Stratton” trunk, $2,995. Tumi, 520 Madison Ave (54th/55th Streets); 212-813-0545, 800-299-8864; tumi.com The Gürdle strap solves three travel problems at once: Keeps carry-ons secure on top of rolling luggage, compresses valises to keep them shut tight in transit, and helps you identify your black luggage on the carousel. Available in a rainbow of colors. $20. Flight 001, 96 Greenwich Avenue (12th/Jane Streets); 212-989-0001; flight001.com, thegurdle.com

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Samsonite’s ultra-lightweight “Cosmolite” cases are made out of a revolutionary new material called Curv, proprietary to the company. It is made from reinforced woven threads of polypropylene. Suitcases available in different sizes and colors: 20-inch, $400; 27-inch $500; 32-inch, $550. Hides in Shape, 555 Madison Avenue (53rd Street), 212-371-5992, 800-786-4804; hidesinshape; samsonite.com

From the German luggage giant, Rimowa, the “Salsa Air Cabin Multiwheel,” shown in ultra-violet (among the many colors available); made from 100% virgin polycarbonate. 29-inch, $495. Barneys, 660 Madison Avenue (61st/62nd Streets); 212-826-8900; barneys.com, rimowa.com

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Personalized luggage tags (with up to three initials) are a classy find from the famous Brookstone resource for all things gadget-y and practical. These sorbet-colored tags measure approximately 6” x 4” and have a privacy flap and a sturdy rotating lobster-claw clasp. Made from Napa leather. $25.95. Brookstone, brookstone.com

all aboard! Chic solutions for traveling light You may not travel in the mode of the venerable head of the House of Chanel—yes, jet-setter Karl Lagerfeld was snapped this past spring leaving his Gotham hotel with 14 (count ‘em) pieces of luggage, all matching and very designer-y, thank you very much. But even if you carry on just one roll-on-board overnighter and a laptop, it’s still a treat to have matching, lightweight, “good” luggage. And, given all the tariffs airlines are now charging for suitcases, it’s best to choose wisely, for durability, style, and weight. Some fashionable valises, vanity cases, and accessories for your summer journeys.... By Ruth J. Katz

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BAGGU’s best-selling reusable bag is ideal for all those trips when you buy too much and need another tote to cart it all home. Holds an enormous amount (up to 50 pounds). 15” wide x 25” high x 6” deep; folds flat in a five-inch-square pouch. 100% ripstop nylon, machine washable, and available in a rainbow of colors. $8. BAGGU, 800-605-0759; baggubag.com

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▼ The stylish “Jaunt” is from design gurus Gräf & Lantz, and is a bright (and sturdy) Merino felted-wool tote, with vegetable-tanned leather accents. 14 1/2” wide x 15” high x 4 1/2” deep, with an 8-inch handle drop to allow for carrying on the shoulder. Has two interior pockets and a magnetic closure. A great carry-on, available in a panoply of color combos. $189. Per Tutti, 49 Greenwich Avenue (Perry/Charles Streets); 212-675-0113; pertutti.com, graf-lantz.com

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The “Traveler” from David K is one of the strongest umbrellas for travel. It folds up to a compact nine inches and weighs less than a pound. Constructed from steel, Fiberglas, aluminum, and 190-thread count microweave fiber. $79. DaveK Accessories, Inc., 212-749-8746; davekny.com

Expect lots of glitz and glamour from Deux Lux, which creates fabulous, fun accessories, many ideal for travel—wallets, totes, change purses, passport cases – and the “Train” case, shown here, in many glittery colors. $64. Tia’s Place, Grand Central Station, Lexington Passage; 212-922-9577; tiasplace.com, shop2lux.com

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Design genius Stephanie Johnson fashions the most gorgeous travel pieces, all in stunning fabrics, with clever interior configurations to hold just about anything you need or want to take on the road in nearly three dozen styles. Shown in “Mumbai Pink,” left to right, “Katie” folding clutch, $50; “Laura” large trapezoid, $45; “Gidget” compact brush case, $68. Kimara Ahnert, 1113 Madison Avenue (81st Street); 212-452-4252; kimara.com, stephaniejohnson.com

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From über-chic designer Miriam Jesselli and her eponymous design company Jesselli Couture, a trio of charming, white-leather travel bags, with adorable, embroidered vacation motifs on front and back. They feature scalloped-edge detailing; an internal, removable, sueded, zippered pouch; and a key chain. Left to right: Large “Buco” bag, $160; small “Buco” bag, $125; wallet on a string, $78. Central Park Capacci, 1429 Sixth Avenue (59th Street), 212-315-0578, 866-355-4458; jessellicouture.com

▼ Mixed Bag Designs’ plethora of styles and shapes makes their bags a joy to use, and reuse and reuse. They are all made of durable, 100% polypropylene—recyclable and reusable. They wipe clean with a damp cloth, hold over 40 pounds, and they are chic, chic, chic. Available in a variety of sizes, from the ladylike drugstore bag to the giant big-box-store boat-of-a-bag, all in jubilant and joyful colors and patterns, or tailored black and white. From about $8 to $20. Blacker & Kooby, 1204 Madison Avenue (88th Street); 212-369-8308; mixedbagdesigns.com

▼ Reisenthel’s carefully designed, frame laptop bag is constructed with a “robust” aluminum structure around the heavy-duty polyester cover, with multiple interior pockets, a front, fold-open, zippered pocket, and a zippered slot for fastening it to luggage trolleys...among its many design features. In two sizes, $109 and $119. touchofeurope.net

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From the Victorinox Company (the Swiss Army family of companies), thoughtfully designed travel gear: Left, the 36-inch “Explorer” wheeled duffel, in indestructible fatigue-green canvas, $229; right, from the “Lifestyles” accessories collection, the hanging toiletry kit in red. $58. Victorinox, 136 Prince Street (West Broadway); 212-965-5714; victorinox.com

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STYLENEW YORK

American Idol

She was a flapper, a sportswoman, a siren, a suffragist. She is the American woman –currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute.

By Ruth J. Katz

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mercedes de Acosta, transferred from the Costume Institute, 1968

[A bove: The Bohemian–Socialite Rita de Acosta Lydig, ca. 1913, wearing Baron Adolph de Meyer, American, born in France, 1868-1949. Top: The Gibson Girl–Vacation, (Cover for Collier’s magazine, 1907); J.C. Leyendecker, American, 1874-1951 ]

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n 1970, when the Canadian rock band The Guess Who released the album and its lead single American Woman, admonishing that same siren of the title to go “sparkle someone else’s eyes,” little could the band foretell that some 40 years later, that iconic American woman would be sparkling the eyes of Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute curator, Andrew Bolton, who, with the support of Harold Koda, curator in charge, has created a glorious homage to her. American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity opened May 5 and will run through August 15, in the museum’s Cantor Gallery, which has been transformed into seven mesmerizing showpiece backdrops where this peacock femme fatale is currently preening. The show is drawn from the recently established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met—some 23,500 pieces—that was incorporated into the Costume Institute’s collection in January, 2009. Many pieces have never been on public view. “When the Brooklyn collection was transferred to the Met, we wanted to stage an exhibit in celebration of the merger,” notes Bolton. “We rejected the idea of doing a straightforward ‘Masterworks’ presentation, as we wanted to do something more interpretive. I was thinking of American Women of Style, focusing on the many donors, but Mrs. Vreeland [Diana Vreeland, the legendary fashion editor who became a consultant to the Costume Institute in 1971] had done that previously,” he continues. “I thought the archetypes of American femininity really illustrated collective identities in a very compelling way. After all, everyone’s heard of the flapper, the screen siren, the suffragist.” The resulting exhibit explores developing perceptions of the modern American woman, from 1890 to 1940. The representative identities include the Heiress and the Gibson Girl (both 1890s); the Bohemian (early 1900s); the Suffragist/Patriot (1910s); the Flapper (1920s); and the Screen Siren (1930s). In total, 80 high-fashion, extraordinary garments are on view. Some are downright show-stopping, like the three “lobster dresses” from Charles James and the Travis Banton glamour-girl gown. The galleries are circular, with coved ceilings and floors, so that the visitor feels embraced and enveloped by each period, with sensory elements all around—video, music, lighting, holographic images, and evocative handpainted panoramas depicting historical events, women of status from the period, and iconic images that speak to the time frame.

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Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Anna May Wong, 1956

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Designated Purchase Fund, 1984

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Paul Pennoyer, 1965

[ Left to right: T he Heiress–Ball Gown, 1898, Jean-Philippe Worth, French, 1856-1926; The Flapper–Evening Ensemble, 1923, Jeanne Lanvin, French, 1867-1946; The Screen Siren–Evening Dress, 1934, worn by Anna May Wong in Limehouse Blues, costume by Travis Banton, American, 1894–1958 ]

The Heiress gallery is transformed into—what else?—a ballroom, inspired by Mrs. William Blackhouse Astor Jr.’s oval ballroom in Newport. Minuscule waists (one can only imagine the transgressions of that day’s corsets) characterize nearly all the beguiling confections here, along with capped, pouffed sleeves, sequins and metallic embellishments, and the equivalent of that period’s Swarovski crystals or rhinestones. Among the most coveted designers for the era’s debs was Charles Frederick Worth, who, according to Bolton, surely returned his client’s admiration. “Worth loved dressing American women because they didn’t nickel and dime him; they paid the full whack.” The great outdoors helped fashion “the first ideal of American beauty, the first visual icon of the American woman,” as Bolton dubbed it. She stepped out of her cosseted lifestyle (and to some degree, her corseted life) and her Fifth Avenue palatial home and ventured outdoors for sports! This part of the exhibit shows her engaged in golf, tennis, cycling, ice skating, for which she had elaborate costumes (capes with ermine, garments with elaborate gigot sleeves). She even had a lovely ensemble with jodhpurs under the skirt, so that she didn’t have to ride side-saddle. An artistic rendering of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s New York City studio is the backdrop for the Bohemian, an archetype represented by Rita de Acosta Lydig, a 20th-century socialite oft called “the most picturesque woman in America.” She was known for her signature pantaloons, created by the renowned Callot Soeurs. The frocks (and even jumpsuits and Dhoti pants!) in this section

of the exhibit are dramatic, artistic, individualistic. Gone are the corsets. Empire waists abound, Fortuny pleating caresses the body, Oriental embroideries embellish surfaces, and highly sophisticated (and artistic) color combos (like brown and turquoise) grace outfits that are asymmetric, bohemian, imaginative. Needless to say, the Suffragist and Patriot dress in a more subdued manner, but it’s the Flapper who brings sexy glamMetropolitan Museum of Art our back into style, with Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street; 212-535-7710; metmuseum.org evening garb by Lanvin and Molyneux shown Brooklyn Museum against a backdrop of 200 Eastern Parkway; 718-638-5000; brooklynmuseum.org a mural of New York City, inspired by the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka. The Screen Siren dresses in body-clinging, bias-cut gowns, including a blockbuster dress designed by Travis Banton for Anna May Wong, which she wore in the film Limehouse Blues (1934). In the final gallery, a video installation explores how today’s ideal of American style has evolved through each of the exhibition’s archetypes. A simultaneous exhibition—American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection—is being staged at the Brooklyn Museum through August 1, featuring remarkable fashion from Schiaparelli, Charles James, Norman Norell, Jeanne Lanvin, Worth, and many others. n 27

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STYLENEW YORK

talking with David Yurman Once inspired by a cable on the Brooklyn Bridge, the designer of the iconic twisted helix bracelet is marking 30 years in the business with his Madison Avenue Townhouse boutique.

©Peter Lindbergh

By Kaitlin Ahern

[ David Yurman wearing his Thoroughbred Dual Time Watch ]

hirty years ago, David Yurman the man became David Yurman the jewelry company, and thus began an empire. Today his name is known in households throughout the U.S. and Europe, and just the mention of it brings to mind elegant, cutting-edge designs with a distinctly modern vision. Yurman first showed his entrepreneurial spirit as a teen, when he sold the sculptures he’d made in his high school cafeteria. “There were many things I was interested in before becoming a designer—science, politics, economics—but art has always been a part of my life,” says Yurman, a Long Island native who now resides in Greenwich Village with his wife and business partner, Sybil. The two founded the David Yurman company in 1980, a year after their marriage. In 1983 Yurman created the brand’s signature cable bracelet, a twisted helix of silver and gold adorned on its finial ends with brilliant gemstones. Since then, he has continued to produce eye-catching pieces for the luxury market, adding men’s jewelry and timepieces to his repertoire. This May, to celebrate its 30th anniversary, David Yurman the company opened its Madison Avenue Townhouse boutique located at 712 Madison

Avenue at 63rd Street, which joins an ever-growing list of both domestic and international locations. At this milestone, we caught up with David Yurman the man to discuss past, present, and future. Q: Y ou sold sculptures you made in your high school cafeteria—how did that experience influence you? I did sell sculptures in high school. I realized [then] I could sell the pieces I created, which gave me confidence later on in life. Q: W hat was it like to apprentice under famed artists like Jacques Lipchitz and Theodore Rozak? How did they influence you? I learned many things from both. They were insightful and inspirational. Most importantly, I learned discipline in my work. Q: H ow would you describe your approach to jewelry design? What or who inspires you? My approach is following and improving upon a vision. I am constantly available to inspiration.

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Q: It seems that your wife, Sybil, was influential in getting the David Yurman company started. Can you tell me more about her role? Sybil is my partner—we collaborate on every aspect of our business. We inspire and influence each other daily. Q: Did you ever dream that you would start your own jewelry company? I never sought to become a ‘jewelry designer.’ It happened organically when I was in my apprenticeship and experimenting with different forms of art. I am happy to be able to do what I love and with my family. Sybil and I started this company together 30 years ago and here we are at this significant milestone. Q: Where did the inspiration come from for that oh-so-famous twisted cable bracelet? Cable is a commonly used material, and an important one. I noticed it on the Brooklyn Bridge and was inspired to transform what is considered a common element into something beautiful and unique. David Yurman started with the cable design…it was our first iconic piece, and [is] now an emblem of our brand. Q: Your son, Evan, joined the business in 2003. Was it always the plan for him to join the family business? It was never planned that Evan would join, it was a natural thing. He has become a positive force within the company, and we have come to rely on him for his unique perspective. Q: Since you handed over the CEO reigns to Paul Blum, how has your role in the company changed? Paul’s joining our company has allowed me to do more of what I love to do: design…and sleep better. Q: You launched your own eponymous scent in 2008 and last year you launched the Classic Collection—what’s next? I’m focusing on continued global expansion in the States and abroad. Most recently, we opened a shop-within-a-shop in Paris’ famed Printemps, our first European presence, and we opened our Madison Avenue Townhouse in May to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We are working on five collections for 2010/2011 that include 125 new designs. Our presence in multimedia is also a focus for the future. Q: Tell us about the David & Sybil Yurman Humanitarian & Arts Foundation. We established the Foundation as a meaningful way to give back. For us, it’s important to give back and [it] is rewarding. The David & Sybil Yurman Humanitarian & Arts Foundation honors individuals who give the gift of time as well as funding to charity and the arts. Q: You own two registered reining Quarter horses—what other hobbies do you enjoy? Competitive reining. I really enjoy the connection I have with my horses. n

[ Clockwise, from top left: Y urman’s signature cable bracelets; Mosaic Collection cuff; Ladies Classic Collection 30mm watch; Morganite Albion ring; Moonlight Ice Chiclet Statement necklace; Pearl Bubble necklace ]

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With a history of watchmaking dating back to 1791, Girard-Perregaux just opened its first U.S. store, a Madison Avenue luxury boutique on the Upper East Side. It’s a beautiful showcase for their authentic Swiss watches, including the 1966 Chronograph (left), a stylish take on traditional watchmaking that integrates a column-wheel chronograph in an elegant case; and the ww.tc Shopper (far left), which is limited to 10 pieces and features a 54-diamond case setting and a 24-diamond dial and city ring setting. 701 Madison Ave. (62nd-63rd Sts.), 646-495-9915; girard-perregaux.com

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SHOPPING

Art and Antiques Center44 – A unique and dramatic shopping experience with 70 extraordinary international antiques dealers featured in a blocklong showroom of open-room settings, with aisles of antiquities (from ancient to the 19th century), 20th-century design—including Deco, Modernism, and Futurism—and unique contemporary art and objects. On-site skilled artisans provide furniture and art restoration, as well as traditional upholstery. 222 E. 44th St. (SecondThird Aves.), 212-450-7988; center44.com

Showplace Antique Center – Over 250 galleries located on 4 spacious floors featuring Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century Modern, bronze, silver, jewelry, vintage clothing & accessories, ceramics, art glass, antiquities, period furniture

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& lighting. Don’t miss the 3rd floor featuring designer room settings and over 50 showcases filled with an eclectic range of decoratives and collectibles. Mon.-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat.-Sun., 8:30am-5:30pm. Silversmith, Espresso Bar & Café on the premises. 40 W. 25th St., 212-633-6063; nyshowplace.com

Fred’s at Madison Avenue, is open for brunch, lunch and dinner. 660 Madison Ave. (61st St.), 212-826-8900; barneys.com

Department and Specialty Stores

Bergdorf Goodman – Among the nation’s most prestigious shops, featuring women’s fashion designs from Armani, Chanel, Versace and Ferre, to Tyler, Galliano, and Westwood. 754 Fifth Ave. (57th-58th Sts.), 212-753-7300; The men’s store is located at 745 Fifth Ave. (58th St.), 212-339-3310; bergdorfgoodman.com

Barneys New York – Long identified with New York chic and sophistication, Barneys features international men’s and women’s fashion designers ranging from the classically understated to the flamboyantly avant garde. Accessories, formal wear, cosmetics, and shoes are also offered in a variety of styles. Their restaurant,

Bloomingdale’s – One of the world’s most famous landmark department stores. The best international fashions and home furnishings are brought together under a single Art Deco roof, in a store that encompasses a full city block and more than 500 departments. 1000 Third Ave. (59th-60th Sts.), 212-705-2000; The SoHo

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branch is located at 504 Broadway (SpringBroome Sts.), 212-729-5900; bloomingdales.com Century 21 Department Store – “New York’s Best-Kept Secret” with high-quality European and American designer merchandise at 40-70% off retail prices. 22 Cortlandt St. (Church St.-Broadway), 212-227-9092; c21stores.com Hammacher Schlemmer – The landmark store for America’s longest-running catalog, offering unique products that solve problems, further your lifestyle, or represent the only one of their kind. 147 E. 57th St., 212-421-9002; hammacher.com Henri Bendel – This ultra-chic, elegant Fifth Avenue retailer features Lalique windows, in-store Lalique history and displays, and multiple dramatic spiral staircases. It makes for a wonderful backdrop for the high-end goods, including top women’s labels. 712 Fifth Ave. (56th St.), 212-247-1100; henribendel.com Lord & Taylor – Generations have shopped year-round at this, their flagship store, established in 1914, attracted by their focus on the American look and American designers, offering a vast selection of reasonably priced sportswear in all sizes, and particularly fine high-quality shoes and accessories. 424 Fifth Ave. (39th St.), 212-391-3344; lordandtaylor.com Macy’s – “The world’s largest store,” and one of NYC’s most visited landmark attractions. The world’s first department store maintains a huge stock of everything from sofas to caviar, clothing, and everything in between. Broadway & 34th St., 212-695-4400; macys.com Saks Fifth Avenue – This venerated symbol of class and elegance began in 1924 as the brainchild of Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel. Their flagship “dream store,” a New York City landmark since 1985, features nine floors of grand luxury, stocked with exclusive items for men and women. 611 Fifth Ave. (49th-50th Sts.), 212-753-4000; saksfifthavenue.com

Fashion AND Accessories ADAM – Fashion designer Adam Lippes’ outpost, featuring luxurious fashion apparel for men and women, including runway designs and

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daytime basics. To highlight the basics, twill shorts, sporty rompers, and slouchy tees, all in bright colors, will be in stores this summer. 678 Hudson St. (14th St.), 212-229-2838; shopadam.com Balenciaga – A futuristic, luxurious environment, with fashions that meld the avant-garde with classically wearable designs. 542 W. 22nd St., 212-206-0872; balenciaga.com BCBG Max Azria – Modern and chic suits, separates, jeans, coats, dresses, handbags, and accessories for fashion-forward women. This summer, chic, modern shift dresses in colors that pop are in stores. 770 Madison Ave. (66th St.), 212-717-4225; 120 Wooster St. (Prince St.), 212-625-2723; bcbg.com Brooks Brothers – Classically modern business and casual clothing for fashionable men and women, including dress shirts, ties, pants, sweaters, and polos. 1 Liberty Plaza (Broadway), 212-267-2400; 346 Madison Ave. (44th St.), 212-682-8800; brooksbrothers.com Burberry – This luxury brand, synonymous with its signature house check–the camel, black, red, and white pattern–offers men’s, women’s, children’s, and babywear lines, fragrances, golf, eyewear, and home collections. Their made-toorder coat service has customized style and color options. 9 E. 57th St., 212-371-5010; 131 Spring St. (Greene St.), 212-925-9300; burberry.com Calvin Klein Collection – This monument to elegant modernity showcases its selection of women and men’s clothing, shoes, and accessories, and the home collection, including china, flatware, glassware, and linens, plus exclusive gift items. 654 Madison Ave. (60th St.), 212-292-9000; calvinklein.com Calypso – Feminine, flowing dresses, ultrasoft sweaters, swimwear, and other brightly colored fashions that mix “urban vintage” with “tropical exoticism.” 815 Madison Ave. (68th St.), 212-585-0310; 935 Madison Ave. (74th St.), 212-535-4100; 280 Mott St. (Houston St.), 212-965-0990; 654 Hudson St. (Gansevoort St.), 646-638-3000; 191 Lafayette St. (Broome St.), 212-941-6512; calypso-celle.com The Carlisle Collection – Stylish women make appointments for an exclusive and personal-

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ized shopping experience with couture-quality clothing that can’t be found in stores, including everything from power suits for the executive office to elegant dresses for the evening. 16 E. 52nd St. (Madison-Fifth Aves.), 16th Floor, 212-751-6490; showroom@carlisleny.com; carlislecollection.com Carolina Herrera – Elegant, ultra-feminine, up-to-the-minute women’s dresses and fragrances. Rope-weave jacquard dresses, satin blouses and column dresses in rich colors are the trend this season. 954 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-249-6552; carolinaherrera.com Catherine Malandrino – High-end couture fashions that blend the energy of Manhattan and the romance of Paris, and are a favorite among celebrities. In stores, find little jackets, harem pants, jumpsuits, and dresses in “tribal” tones and prints. SoHo: 468 Broome St. (Greene St.), 212-925-6765; Meatpacking District: 652 Hudson St. (13th St.), 212-929-8710; catherinemalandrino.com Chanel Boutique – Featuring the classic elements of Coco Chanel’s renowned style, showcasing handbags, accessories, shoes, cosmetics, and ready-to-wear by Karl Lagerfeld. 15 E. 57th St., 212-355-5050; 139 Spring St. (Wooster St.), 212-334-0055; chanel.com Davide Cenci – The women’s collection features Italian-made cashmere sweaters, shirts, dress suits, and slacks in various styles and colors, an assortment of outerwear and accessories tailored with unmistakable flair. The men’s collection features comfortable Italian-made suits, sport coats, pants, shirts, and accessories. 801 Madison Ave. (68th St.), 212-628-5910; davidecenci.com Derek Lam – Classic American fashion for women: elegant, modern, and ready-to-wear, plus limited-edition pieces, custom-made furniture, and more. Go “retro” this season with high-waisted, bold floral minis and colorful wrap skirts. 12 Crosby St. (Grand St.), 212-929-1338; dereklam.com Diane Von Furstenberg – Signature wrap dresses to flirty sportswear, swimwear, accessories, and more from the fashion icon. Various prints, from floral to animal, tribal to mod, will be offered in stores this summer. 874 Washington St. (14th St.), 646-486-4800; dvf.com

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DKNY – Lifestyle clothing, accessories, and more embracing the fun and “real” styles of New York from Donna Karan. 420 West Broadway (Spring St.), 646-613-1100; 655 Madison Ave. (60th St.), 212-223-3569; dkny.com Dolce & Gabbana – Ultra-modern Italian fashions, including men’s formalwear and more adventurous women’s fashions. 825 Madison Ave. (69th St.), 212-249-4100; dolcegabbana.com Donna Karan – This three-story home to the famed designer’s timeless collection is where simplicity meets glamour. Inspired by nature and “the elements”, this collection boasts light airy materials in colors of “cloud, sky grey, crystal blue, storm, blush and fire coral.” 819 Madison Ave. (68th St.), 866-240-4700; donnakaran.com Dooney & Bourke – Designer handbags and small leather goods featuring trendy animal prints, soft suede, and their trademark logo. 20 E. 60th St. (Madison-Park Aves.), 212-223-7444; dooney.com Eileen Fisher – Classic women’s fashions promoting simplicity, versatility, beauty, and creativity. 395 West Broadway, 212-431-4567; 521 Madison Ave. (53rd-54th Sts.), 212-759-9888; 341 Columbus Ave. (76th St.), 212-362-3000; 314 E. 9th St., 212-529-5715; 1039 Madison Ave. (79th-80th Sts.), 212-879-7799; 166 Fifth Ave. (21-22 Sts.), 212-924-4777; eileenfisher.com

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Elie Tahari – Women’s ready-to-wear fashions and accessories, including suits, cutting-edge sportswear and dresses. Shop for casual skirts and dresses gathered, bunched, or twisted at the waist in satin sage and bright orange. 417 West Broadway (Spring St.), 212-334-4441; elietahari.com

[One of Etro’s floral looks ]

A Wild Summer for Fashion

The power of prints and patterns has brought on a whole new range of wardrobe options this summer. Inspired by the season’s heat, designers have answered the call of the wild and brought fashion back to its roots — that is, nature. This summer, fashionistas can dress themselves in tribal chic and safari luxe — fun looks that infuse primary colors with farouche prints, unleashing a style that has been described as “beautifully wild.” Colors are frequently based on tans and browns, but very bright pops of color — red, orange, yellow, turquoise — brighten the earthtones, while feathers or beads are used for accent. This new trend ruled the runway back in September, when it was first introduced for Spring/Summer 2010; now these styles are dominating the shops and boutiques, where you’ll find that acclaimed designers such as Catherine Malandrino, Diane von Furstenberg, Gucci, and Moschino have included their fair share of exotic influences in their collections. Floral prints are also blooming all over the fashion scene. From silk blouses to long evening dresses, swimwear to harem pants, flowery prints — demure or bold — give women’s fashion a touch of the ultra-feminine. Flower-inspired jewelry will also be spilling over from spring lines to decorate summer fashion, as seen in collections by Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, and Etro. – Christine Tarulli

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Emilio Pucci – Women’s clothing, hats, and shoes featuring brightly colored, often psychedelic, ultra-mod prints. 24 E. 64th St., 212-752-4777; 701 Fifth Ave. (54th St.), 212-230-1135; emiliopucci.com Eryn brinié – Inspired by “French chic and urban spirit,” this collection of clothing, shoes, and handbags for women merges refined, sophisticated silhouettes with modern sensibility. 501 Broadway (Broome St.,), 212-308-6134; erynbrinie.com Etro – Offbeat, intricate and bold Italian fashions, accessories, and shoes. Men can shop for jackets, button-downs and tees in fun prints and stripes, while women can dress themselves in flirty florals. 720 Madison Ave. (64th St.), 212-317-9096; etro.com Façonnable – Creating timeless fashions since 1950. Designed in France, Façonnable offers classic men’s and women’s clothing and accessories made with exclusive fabrications and impeccable craftsmanship. 636 Fifth Ave. (51st St.), 212-319-0111; faconnable.com Giorgio Armani – The Italian designer’s four-level flagship features understated suits, elegant sportswear, outerwear, and exquisite evening wear for men and women. 760 Madison Ave. (65th St.), 212-988-9191; giorgioarmani.com Gucci – A name synonymous with haute couture and classic sophistication, the Italian luxury-goods company’s flagship store features five floors of cowhide sling-back chairs, up-to-the-minute handbags, signature jewelry, and men’s and women’s shoes and apparel. 725 Fifth Ave. (56th St.), 212-826-2600; 840 Madison Ave. (70th St.), 212-717-2619; gucci.com Hickey Freeman – Tailored clothing for men, including formalwear, men’s dress furnishings, and sportswear, and the hickey line for the younger set. Top-of-the-line fabrics, superior craftsmanship, and total uniqueness. 543 Madison Ave. (55th St.), 212-586-6481; hickeyfreeman.com Hugo Boss – With its brands BOSS and HUGO, Hugo Boss covers all the main fashion areas for women and men. Shoes and accessories, fragrances, glasses, watches and more. Shops at Columbus Circle, 212-485-1900; 401 W. 14th St., 646-336-8170; hugoboss.com Huminska – A charming East Village boutique and home to the Huminska line of classic “flirty little dresses” inspired by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Greta Garbo. 315 E. 9th St., 212-677-3458; huminska.com Intermix – Cutting-edge American and European women’s styles and accessories, from big labels to up-and-coming designers. 125 Fifth Ave. (20th St.), 212-533-9720;

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1003 Madison Ave. (77th St.), 212-249-7858; 210 Columbus Ave. (69th St.), 212-769-9116; 365 Bleecker St. (Charles St.), 212-929-7180; 98 Prince St. (Mercer St.), 212-966-5303; intermixonline.com Jack Olive – Italian-made preppy menswear inspired by the sport of cricket. 87 Mercer St. (Spring St.), 212-966-9692; jackolive.com

(76th St.), 212-452-4685; 101 Prince St. (Greene St.), 212-965-0401; michaelkors.com Moschino – This flagship store offers an array of notions, shoes, and accessories from their Moschino, Moschino Cheap and Chic, Love Moschino, and Moschino Uomo lines. 401 W. 14th St. (Ninth Ave.), 212-243-8600; moschino.com

Mulberry – British luxury bags, womenswear, menswear, and interior design. 605 Madison Ave. (58th St.); 387 Bleecker St. (Perry St.), 212-835-4700; mulberry.com Nicole Miller – Unique in style, color, print, and fabric, these women’s fashions, including dresses, evening wear, and classic cuts, are often inspired by film imagery and exotic cultures.

John Varvatos – Home to the Varvatos lifestyle collection, including men’s designer suits, shoes, bags, belts, cologne, and more. 315 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 212-358-0315; 122 Spring St. (Greene St.), 212-965-0700; johnvarvatos.com Krizia – Superbly tailored Italian clothing for men and women, including suits, knitwear, ties, shirts, gowns, handbags, shoes, pants, skirts for day and for evening, as well as fragrances. 769 Madison Ave. (66th St.), 212-879-1211; krizia.net Lambertson Truex – The luxury-accessory brand known for its modern vision of classic opulence offers a full retail experience. 692 Madison Ave. (62nd St.), 212-750-4895; lambertsontruex.com Lisa Perry Boutique – Women’s, children’s and home lines inspired by the designer’s love of the ’60s genre and characterized by clean lines, geometric shapes, primary colors and minimalism, all sprinkled with a sense of whimsy. 976 Madison Ave. (77th St.), 212-334-1956; lisaperrystyle.com Loro Piana – For over a century, this luxuryclothing manufacturer has produced exquisite vicuna, cashmere, ready-to-wear, and custommade apparel for men, women, and children. 821 Madison Ave. (68th St.), 212-980-7961; loropiana.com Louis Vuitton – A showcase for the timeless elegance of the famed line of classic men’s and women’s fashions, handbags, watches and jewelry, and shoes. 1 E. 57th St., 212-758-8877; 116 Greene St. (Prince St.), 212-274-9090; louisvuitton.com Malo – Italian sportswear for men and women, with an emphasis on cashmere. 814 Madison Ave. (68th St.), 212-396-4721; malo.it Marc Jacobs – Casual-chic must-have fashions for men and women including simple dresses, classic tailored suits, and formal wear. Men can dress in striped tees and long shorts for day; fitted, sharp suits for night. 163 Mercer St. (Houston-Prince Sts.), 212-343-1490; 385 Bleecker St. (Perry St.), 212-924-6126; marcjacobs.com Michael Kors – Polished, classic-chic sportswear and accessories for men and women. The summer reveals the softer side of this designer: with dresses, jumpsuits and short-suits in white, sea foam blue, mint green and a pale lavender for women; light twill pants, distressed jeans and casual polos for men. 974 Madison Ave.

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780 Madison Ave. (67th St.), 212-288-9779; 77 Greene St. (Broome-Spring Sts.), 212-219-1825; nicolemiller.com Paul Stuart – Men’s and women’s clothing exclusively designed with a distinctly American viewpoint, as well as outerwear, furnishings, shoes, and made-to-measure apparel. Madison Ave. & 45th St., 212-682-0320; paulstuart.com Peter Elliot – High-end tailored men’s clothing from formalwear to cashmere sweaters geared toward power-lunching businessmen. The cuff-link department is a must-stop. Peter Elliot Women is located at 1071 Madison Ave., 212-570-1551. 1070 Madison Ave. (81st St.), 212-570-2300

Tracing its roots back to the 1826 partnership of Samuel Lord and George Washington Taylor on the Lower East Side—and now with 46 stores in nine states and the District of Columbia—the upscale specialty department store Lord & Taylor remains one of New York City’s longest surviving businesses. The oldest department store in America, they’ve built a reputation for attentive customer service and high-quality merchandise focused on apparel and accessories. Generations of families have shopped year-round at this, their flagship store, established in 1914, attracted by their focus on the quintessential American look and talented American designers, offering a vast selection of sportswear in all sizes, reasonably priced, and particularly fine high-quality, moderately priced shoes and accessories. But while loyal to their traditional customers, the grand store also accommodates the younger, more modern, hipper shopper as well. 424 Fifth Ave. at 39th St., 212-391-3344; lordandtaylor.com

In celebration of Avo Uvezian’s 84th birthday, the legendary cigar composer presents another masterpiece at Davidoff of Geneva: the AVO Limited Edition LE2010, a noble Super-Robusto format, measuring 55 ring gauge x 5½”. The dark sun-grown wrapper awards the cigar with a precious, extremely elegant appearance. This full-bodied cigar, when smoked, delivers pleasing aromas and a sophisticated taste that is only possible from the skillful blending of such high quality, well-aged tobaccos. Although the filler is completely composed of full-bodied Ligero tobaccos, this opulent Super-Robusto remains balanced due to the combination with a Sumatra Mexico binder and the selected darker Ecuador Special Sun Grown wrapper. The contemporary box has a sliding lid, which can be pulled out and put at the end of the box in a special and separate compartment. The AVO LE10 was launched with a retail price of $15.50 (taxes not included). 535 Madison Ave. (54th St.), 212-751-9060; The Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Cir. (59th St.), 212-823-6383; davidoffnewyork.com

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Polo/Ralph Lauren, Madison Avenue – The jewel in the crown of the more than 145 stores worldwide, with authentic antique furniture, men’s and women’s wear, accessories, leather goods, home furnishings, and antiques. 888 Madison Ave. (72nd St.), 212-434-8000; ralphlauren.com Prada – This specialist in minimalist fashion offers a range of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, leather goods, and furnishings, as well as other exclusive products. With a hint of retro, angular jackets, vests and shorts are in stores this season. 841 Madison Ave. (70th St.), 212-327-4200; 45 E. 57th St., 212-308-2332; 724 Fifth Ave. (56th St.), 212-664-0010; 575 Broadway (Prince St.), 212-334-8888; prada.com Roberto Cavalli – A boutique with “funky, sexy stuff” from the Italian designer that is always fresh, dramatic, and innovative. The more economical Just Cavalli is located at 665 Fifth Ave. (53rd St.). 711 Madison Ave. (63rd St.), 212-755-7722; robertocavalli.com Runway –The “Original SoHo Boutique,” featuring cutting-edge European fashions, outerwear, eveningwear, and custom-tailored women’s blouses, skirts, dresses, pants, and jackets. 450 Broome St. (Mercer St.), 212-925-9817; runwayconnection.com Scoop –The “ultimate closet,” featuring designer shoes, clothing, and accessories from Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Stella McCartney, and others. 473 Broadway (Grand St.), 212-925-3539; 1275 Third Ave. (73rd St.), 212-535-5577; 430 W. 14th St. (Washington St.), 212-929-1244; scoopnyc.com Searle –Best known for shearlings, classic coats and luxurious leathers, Searle offers their own collection and many designer labels appealing to fashion-forward women, from the latest in accessories, handbags, and apparel to swimwear and beauty. 1051 Third Ave (62nd St.), 212-838-5990; 635 Madison Ave. (60th St.), 212-750-5153; 1296 Third Ave. (74th St.), 212-717-5200; 1124 Madison Ave. (84th St.), 212-988-7318; searlenyc.com Stella McCartney – The trendy boutique featuring au courant, animal-friendly fashions for women in the heart of the fashionable Meatpacking District. 429 W. 14th St., 212-255-1556; stellamccartney.com Stuart Weitzman – Elegant, high-fashion shoes and handbags for women. Also a wide selection of bridal and casual footwear. Shops at Columbus Circle, 212-823-9560; 625 Madison Ave. (59th St.), 212-750-2555; 2151 Broadway (76th St.), 212-873-0983; stuartweitzman.com Theory – Hip, classic work-friendly attire for men and women. This summer, women can find flirty dresses and rompers in bright hues, while men can shop crisp, light sportshirts, paired with cotton and linen pants. 40 Gansevoort St.

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(Greenwich-Hudson Sts.), 212-524-6790; 151 Spring St. (W. B’way-Wooster St.), 212-226-3691; 230 Columbus Ave. (70th-71st Sts.), 212-362-3676; theory.com Thomas Pink – This premium UK shirt company’s core product is a hand-made Jermyn Street shirt for both gentlemen and ladies, made of the finest two-fold 100-percent Egyptian cotton. 520 Madison Ave. (53rd St.), 212-838-1928; 1155 Sixth Ave. (44th St.), 212-840-9663; Shops at Columbus Circle, 212-823-9650; thomaspink.com tibi – The renowned contemporary dress line, plus a complete shoe line, swimwear, and home accessories. Ultra-feminine dresses in bold hues and bright prints define this season’s collection. 120 Wooster St. (Prince St.), 212-226-5852; tibi.com Tommy Hilfiger – Featuring the American fashion icon’s collections for men, women and children, including accessories and shoes. The “global flagship” on Fifth Avenue opened in Sept. 2009. 681 Fifth Ave. (54th St.), 212-223-1824; 372 West Broadway (Broome St.), 917-237-0983; tommyhilfiger.com TSE – All things cashmere, for men and women. Sleek and sophisticated, the collection has an urban flair. Straight jackets, dresses and skirts in orange, pink and royal blue will be in stores this summer for women. 120 Wooster St. (Prince St.), 212-925-2520; tsecashmere.com Vera Wang – Featuring some of the finest bridal gowns in the world. 991 Madison Ave. (77th St.), 212-628-3400; 158 Mercer St. (Prince St.), 212-382-2184; verawang.com Yves St. Laurent – Refined, modern, elegant, and upscale men’s and women’s apparel, from tailored suits to refined knits. 3 E. 57th St., 212-980-2970; ysl.com

Jewelry and Watches Aaron Basha - A family-owned and -run Madison Avenue staple, Aaron Basha has made its name with high-fashion jewelry pieces, most notably their distinctive jeweled baby shoes and assortment of baby charms (including frogs, ladybugs, flowers, teddy bears, you name it). They feature heirloom-quality jewelry as well, including bracelets, clasps, cuff links, chains, and much more. 680 Madison Ave. (61st St.), 212-935-1960; aaronbasha.com Cartier - A name synonymous with jewelry since 1847. Peruse the coveted classic gold jewelry, innovative new boutique pieces and the complete range of watches, clocks, leather goods, china, and crystal. 828 Madison Ave. (69th St.), 212-472-6400; 653 Fifth Ave. (52nd St.), 212-753-0111; cartier.com Cellini - Rare, one-of-a-kind jewelry and legendary collection of the world’s finest watches.

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Its reputation goes far and wide with watch connoisseurs, who also know it as a resource for limited edition timepieces. The window displays inside the Waldorf=Astoria flagship have long been one of NYC’s most beautiful fixtures. 301 Park Ave. (49th St.), 212-751-9824; 509 Madison Ave. (53rd St.), 212-888-0505 Chanel Fine Jewelry - The international luxury-goods company’s stand-alone shop for jewelry, which carries the core line of the collection. Take a peek at a modern interpretation of the screens in Coco Chanel’s Parisian apartment. 733 Madison Ave. (64th St.), 212-535-5828; chanel.com Georg Jensen - Trendsetting, luxury jewelry and watches, faithful to the unique Danish design language and committed to high quality and craftsmanship. The collection focuses on gold and sterling silver jewelry. 687 Madison Ave. (62nd St.), 212-759-6457; 125 Wooster St. (Prince St.), 212-343-9000; georgjensen.com Gevril - Gevril pours years of effort and ingenuity into the design and manufacturing of its rare and enduring timepiece collections. Their limited editions bear the signatory markings of a rich history, technical innovation, and timeless beauty. Call 845-425-9882 or visit gevril.com for retail locations Girard-Perregaux - With a history of watchmaking dating back to 1791, Girard-Perregaux just opened its first U.S. store, a Madison Avenue luxury boutique on the Upper East Side. It’s a beautiful showcase for their authentic Swiss watches for men and women, including the Vintage 1945, ww.tc, Haute Horlogerie, and Girard-Perregaux 1966 collections. 701 Madison Ave. (62nd-63rd Sts.), 646-495-9915; girard-perregaux.com Harry Winston - America’s premier jeweler and one of the world’s largest and most prestigious jewelry empires, famous for their huge diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires of the highest quality in hand-made platinum settings. 718 Fifth Ave. (56th St.), 212-245-2000; harrywinston.com Kaufmann de Suisse - Inspired by the symmetry of Art Deco and the romantic fluidity of Art Nouveau, Kaufmann de Suisse has become one of the world’s most recognizable jewelers, renowned for its selection of the world’s most fabulous gemstones set in their custom designs, including many rare D/Flawless diamonds, as well as the most exceptional rubies, emeralds, and sapphires. 785 Madison Ave. (66th St.), 212-249-5700; kaufmanndesuisse.com Marisa Perry Atelier - Each piece in this collection of fine jewelry is unique and complete— boldly designed, detailed, and finely worked. Fashioned in gold, silver, and platinum, and set with precious and semi-precious stones, the jewelry for women and men—including rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, engagement rings,

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Established in New York City in 1848, Hammacher Schlemmer is America’s longest-running catalog, offering unique products that solve problems, further their customers’ lifestyle, or represent the only one of their kind. Their landmark store in the heart of Midtown’s shopping district features many of the items sold in their catalog. Pictured here is the Autonomous Saucier ($39.95), a device that automatically stirs sauces so cooks can concentrate on other aspects of meal preparation. It stands on three stainless steel legs and autonomously spins and revolves smoothly around a pan, simultaneously mixing sauce ingredients and melding flavors while a spatula on one of the legs rests flush against the bottom of the pan and lifts bits of food that would otherwise stick and burn. 147 E. 57th St., 800-421-9002; hammacher.com

With a silversmith and an espresso bar and café on the premises— not to mention over 250 galleries on four floors—Showplace Antique Center is one of the city’s premier destinations for antiques and decorative and fine art. The possibilities within are endless, with Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and mid-century Modern pieces to complement bronze, silver, jewelry, vintage clothing and accessories, ceramics, art glass, antiquities, period furniture, lighting, and much more. Be sure to save time for the 3rd floor, which features designer room settings and over 50 showcases filled with an eclectic range of decoratives and collectibles. 40 W. 25th St., 212-633-6063; nyshowplace.com

Center44, a 25,000-square-foot showroom located in the heart of Midtown, brings together 75 extraordinary international antiques dealers in a block-long showroom of open-room settings. Pictured here is Lucas Cranach (2009; mixed media) by Zaza Acevedo, one of several works by this emerging artist now on display. (You can see more of Ms. Acevedo’s paintings at zazaacevedo.com.) Though considered a haven for mid-century furnishings, Center44 is fast becoming well-known for its fine art selections. Open to the public from Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. 222 E. 44th St., 212-450-7988; center44.com

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cuff links and belt buckles—evokes strength, beauty, and sensuality. 154 Prince St. (West Broadway), 212-566-8977; marisaperry.com Mikimoto - This Japanese company, renowned as the originator of cultured pearls for over a century, maintains high standards of quality, craftsmanship, and design. 730 Fifth Ave. (57th St.), 212-457-4600; mikimotoamerica.com Mimi So New York - Mimi So is the go-to name for luxury jewelry that is both modern and feminine. A third-generation jeweler and an alumni of the Parson’s School of Design, Mimi So’s collections are created for wearability from day into evening, and styling for vintage and couture casuals. Mimi So is worn by countless celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway, Courtney Cox, and Drew Barrymore. 550 Fifth Ave. (46th St.), Penthouse Salon, 212-300-8655; mimiso.com Reinstein/Ross - Pairing vibrant precious stones and classical goldsmithing techniques, Reinstein/Ross jewelry is designed and hand-fabricated in New York City, in their Madison Avenue shop. Reinstein/Ross jewelry is distinctly contemporary, but reminiscent of Etruscan, Indian and Egyptian jewelry and art, and has a timeless quality. Often featured in magazines, movies and fashion events, the work of Reinstein/Ross has influenced an entire generation of jewelry designers. Custom orders are welcome, including setting your stones in their signature style. 122 Prince St. (Wooster St.), 212-226-4513; 29 E. 73rd St. (Madison Ave.), 212-772-1901; reinsteinross.com Stephen Russell - Offering one of the most important and carefully chosen vintage jewelry collections available today, complemented with a collection of original contemporary designs. Exquisite detail shapes the collection, from selecting striking examples of Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and Retro jewels to new works in which tradition and innovation merge. 970 Madison Ave. (76th St.), 212-570-6900; stephenrussell.com Tiffany & Co. - The renowned jewelry store offers luxurious merchandise with the tradition of quality, showcasing a wide variety of jewelry including diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls, and the gold and silver signature collections. Other items include china, crystal, silver, watches and clocks, and fragrances. 727 Fifth Ave. (56th St.), 212-755-8000; tiffany.com Tourneau - America’s leading luxury-watch store features over 8,000 styles from more than 100 world-famous brands. You can even trade in your old watch for a new one. The TimeMachine on 57th St. is a state-of-the-art watch emporium. The Shops at Columbus Circle, 212-823-9425; 12 E. 57th St., 212-758-7300; 200 W. 34th St., 212-563-6880; 500 Madison Ave. (52nd St.), 212-758-6098; tourneau.com

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Verdura - This illustrious line has been a favorite of Hollywood royalty, and New York high society, designing such specialty items as Night and Day cuff links for Cole Porter, a Maltese Cross cuffs for Coco Chanel and a bracelet worn by Princess Diana. The collection includes luxury cuff links, ear clips, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and brooches. 745 Fifth Ave. (57th St.), Suite 1205, 212-758-3388; verdura.com

Shoes Bally - Leather products featuring old-world artistry blended with modern design, including footwear, handbags, executive cases, luggage, and small leather goods. 628 Madison Ave. (59th St.), 212-751-9082; bally.com Jimmy Choo - Favored by movie stars, celebrities, and elegant women in the know, the Jimmy Choo shoe lines include house, evening, bridal, sandals, and more, as well as matching handbags in equally sumptuous leathers and unique stylings. 716 Madison Ave. (63rd-64th Sts.), 212-759-7078; 645 Fifth Ave. (51st St.), 212-593-0800; jimmychoo.com Manolo Blahnik – One of the world’s most influential international footwear designers. 31 W. 54th St., 212-582-3007; manoloblahnik.com Salvatore Ferragamo - A fine mix of men’s and women’s shoes crafted from superb leathers, from classic business and formal footwear to casual styles with a European flair. 655 Fifth Ave. (52nd-53rd Sts.), 212-759-3822

CHILDREN LOL Kids - Fun, friendly shop in the fashionable Flatiron district, catering to NYC’s hippest girls and boys, size 1 month-size 18. The finest European designer brands such as Sonia Rykiel Enfant, Miss Grant, Magil, Monnalisa, and ZaZieZen. 22 W. 21st St. (Fifth-Sixth Aves.), 212-929-6521; lol-kids.com Monnalisa - Ultra-chic and ultra-feminine, the premier Italian brand brings its sophisticated style to NYC’s glamour girls size 3 months - size 18. 1050 Third Ave. (62nd St.), 212-758-2269 Spring Flowers - Since 1983, Spring Flowers has been the premier shopping destination for the finest European brands of clothing and shoes for girls and boys ages newborn to 12 years. 907 Madison Ave. (72nd-73rd Sts.), 212-717-8182; 538 Madison Ave. (54th-55th Sts.), 212-207-4606; Americana Manhasset, 2042 Northern Blvd., 516-365-7200; 320 Worth Ave., Palm Beach, FL, 561-832-0131; springflowerschildren.com

doctors and Dentists Jan Linhart, D.D.S., P.C. - Cosmetic dentist Dr. Jan Linhart has been listed as one of America’s top dentists by Castle Connolly Consumer Guide and by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. Dr. Linhart has mastered the various modern, pain-free cosmetic dental techniques and procedures that can transform your smile, giving you a renewed sense of self-confidence and well-being. 230 Park Ave. (46th St.), 212-682-5180; drlinhart.com

HAIR SALONS/SPAS Phyto Universe - The latest innovation from Patrick Alès: a natural beauty oasis featuring hair analysis and treatments by Phyto hair care, facials and body treatments by Lierac Paris skin care, and haute parfumerie by Caron Paris fragrance in a tranquil environment featuring a 3,000-square-foot vertical garden complete with 9,000 live, tropical plants. 715 Lexington Ave. (58th St.), 212-308-0270; phytouniverse.com

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Opticians ANd Eyewear Oliver Peoples - The luxury eyewear and sunglasses house, founded in 1987, features retro-inspired looks and innovative designs favored by trendsetters. They are the exclusive global licensee for Paul Smith Eyewear, which combines whimsical yet classic designs and attention to detail. Their flagship store is located at 755 Madison Ave. (65th St.), 212-585-3433; 366 West Broadway (Broome St.), 212-925-5400; oliverpeoples.com Solstice - A wide array of luxury eyewear for women and men by such designers as Gucci, Dior, Dior Homme, Kate Spade, Valentino, Giorgio and Emporio Armani, Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Maui Jim and Ray Ban. The Shops at Columbus Circle, 212-823-9590; 500 Fifth Ave. (42nd St.), 212-730-2500; 107 Spring St. (Mercer St.), 212-219-3940; solsticestores.com

Electronics/PHOTO The Apple Store - Your home to all things Apple. And if you need advice, insight, or hands-on technical support, head straight to the accomodating Genius Bar. The Fifth Avenue location is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 767 Fifth Ave. (59th St.), 212-336-1440; 103 Prince St. (Greene St.), 212-226-3126; 1981 Broadway (67th St.), 212-209-3400; 401 W. 14th St., 212-444-3400; apple.com DataVision - NYC’s largest computer and video retailer with 3 levels and 30,000 square feet of savings. They feature a full selection of computers, software, peripherals, digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, DVDs, and more. 445 Fifth Ave. (39th St.), 212-689-1111; datavis.com

CIGARS and ACCESSORIES Davidoff of Geneva - One of the most popular cigar and accessories shop in America, with two warm and welcoming top-of-the-line shops in Manhattan, and the most comfortable smokers lounges in the city. Davidoff products—which include lighters, cigar cutters, ashtrays, humidors, cigar cases, and pipes—unite craftsmanship, dedication, and understanding culminating in elegant, innovative, and functional pieces. 535 Madison Ave. (54th St.), 212-751-9060; The Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Cir. (59th St.), 212-823-6383; davidoffnewyork.com

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It ends with a blissful shoulder and scalp massage that is so relaxing and transporting, you’ll want to beg for another 90 minutes! La Prairie’s Platinum Rare Facial is, in fact, a full 90 minutes of beautifying and sybaritic indulgences, performed by two therapists! One esthetician pampers, cleanses, and exfoliates your face using the company’s newest, ultra-exotic and highperformance Platinum Collection of treatment products, while another therapist gently exfoliates and massages your hands and feet. As the esthetician works above the shoulders, your hands and feet are treated to oils and unguents, a masque, a massage, heat treatments—and more massage. The face undergoes countless processes, including cleaning in several steps, and exfoliation and extraction, rehydration and rejuvenation. An eye massage is performed, and the face, neck, and décolleté are massaged. What next? Caviar eye pads are placed on your eyes for a firming eye treatment and a second facial masque is applied. And it is all capped off with plenty of moisturizing. La Prairie at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, 50 Central Park South (corner of 59th St. & Sixth Ave.), 2nd Floor, 212-521-6135. — RJK

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Argosy Book Store – The city’s oldest purveyor of antiquarian books, autographs, maps, posters, and prints, focusing on the areas of Americana, history of science and medicine, and art. Highlights include a 1685 edition of Shakespeare, the editorial copy of Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, and a first edition of Twain’s Innocents Abroad, inscribed by the author. 116 E. 59th St. (Park-Lexington Aves.), 212-753-4455; argosybooks.com/ Shakespeare & Company – One of the city’s most popular independent bookstores specializing in literature, lit criticism, poetry, drama, philosophy, and travel. 716 Broadway (Washington Pl.), 212-529-1330; 939 Lexington Ave. (69th St.), 212-570-0201; 137 E. 23rd St., 212-505-2021; shakeandco.com The Strand – With 8 miles of shelves and some two-million books, the biggest used-book store in the world. All items are discounted and include bestsellers, review copies, coffee-table books, used hardcovers, remaindered books, and paperbacks. 828 Broadway (12th St.), 212-473-1452; strandbooks.com

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spa dayS

...Cooling and Calming By Griffin Miller

When the steam room is the great outdoors and nothing exists between you and an unbearable layer of sticky air, you know summer has reached its heat wave zenith. Thankfully New York is abundant with day spas: cool hands to massage; Jacuzzis to soothe; rejuvenating showers to hydrate. Ahhh…!

Phyto Universe… Personalized pampering for the hair and the face One enters on street level – just off Lexington on 58th Street into a cubby of space with not much to catch the eye other than a friendly receptionist who confirms your appointment and directs you toward the elevator. Like a very “private club” or “high end hotel”– nice. When you emerge onto the spa floor, though, it’s clear that you’ve crossed over into a sleek other world: lush, atypical and slightly decadent. The scent is that of plants – a vertical garden of mixed-media foliage covering over 3,000 square feet that spans the public area’s back wall. Unlike traditional spas, Phyto does not offer an extensive menu of wraps and massages, rather it specializes almost exclusively in hair, scalp and facial treatments based on spa founder Patrick Ales’ celebrated lines of botanical hair products: PHYTO and PhytoSpecifie (available on site). One of the more intriguing aspects of Phyto Universe is its diagnostic stations, where clients’ hair and scalp are magnified 200 times with a “hair” scope, then analyzed by the spa’s experts. When the analysis is complete, technicians make a diagnosis and prescribe targeted solutions. Treatments range from the “Thirst Quencher” for dry hair, to “Ultimate Express,” an effective – and luxurious –treatment lasting only 60 minutes, to more intensive treatments like “Dandruff Detox,” “Regenerating Thairapy,” for thinning hair, and “Vital Force,” for damaged and over-processed textured hair. Phyto’s facials are also customized to accommodate clients seeking anti-aging and intense cleansing treatments. Notably, other than Phyto’s complimentary diagnoses, all treatments take place in nine private cabins, each featuring antique wood shutters from a 14th-century French chateau. 715 Lexington Avenue (entrance on 58th St. bet. Lexington & Third Aves.) 212-308-0270; phytouniverse.com.

Féline Day Spa… Full service, and something special for the feet Manhattan’s Upper West Siders – as well as a select group of outsiders (in possession of the inside scoop!) – are frequent visitors to the neighborhood’s ultimate full-service day spa: Féline. Established in 1970 by Marlene Katz, Féline’s reputation for excellence has not only grown, but flourished under its president, Ingvor Wurmbrand, who took over the spa 20 years ago – a hands-on presence who continues to improve and expand the spa’s comprehensive services, which include outstanding year-round packages that seduce the tight-of-muscle and overstressed into surrendering themselves to a full day of such decadent pleasures as aromatherapy, pedicures, facials, peels, massages, body wraps and even hair and make-up. Also high on the treatment menu is reflexology, a technique embraced by Wurmbrand years ago, when she discovered the holistic benefits associated with Yoga and other similar practices. In fact, one of Féline’s signature treatments is a pedicure coupled with reflexology and customized aromatherapy oils. Wurmbrand, who was born in Stockholm, has a staff of six therapists and carries a variety of product lines, including Dermalogica and my personal favorite, SkinCeuticals. Finally, for those looking to look their best during swimsuit season, Féline offers GX99, which sounds like a secret weapon from a 1970s sci-fi flick, but is actually a high-tech machine that, according to Wurmbrand, “Takes 45 minutes, is as relaxing as a massage and works wonders on hips, thighs and cellulite.” Six treatments, the salon claims, generally result in a loss of three to four pounds. 235 West 75th St. (at Amersterdam Ave.), 212-496-7415; Felinedayspa.com.

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SUMMER EDITON, 2010

FACE TIME If you’re a spa devotee and haven’t dipped your artfully pedicured toes into Twitter and/or Facebook waters, ISPA says now’s the time to make your move. Increasing numbers of spas now offer up-tothe-minute deals via tweets and Facebook postings. Also helpful with cancellations, since you can re-book appointments instantly from your computer, cell phone or blackberry. And if you’re a true believer in mobile spa access, prepare for an app revolution.

PORTION CONTROL Tapas-inspired sampling menus, a.k.a. treatment “tastings,” are growing in popularity. Figuratively speaking, ISPA has tracked an 86 percent increase in member spas offering treatments running 30 minutes or less. Bonus: Lower price points = multiple indulgences. THE SKINNY ON SKIN Spas are taking a pro-active approach with teenagers to treat them – and teach them about – the dangers of sunbathing and tanning by offering aloe-based treatments to soothe burns and repair parched skin, and avoid melanoma issues in the future. “It’s particularly important for teens to hear about the harmful effects of the sun at an early age, and the spa is the perfect place for them to learn how to properly care for their skin,” says ISPA president Lynne McNees, a firm believer in talking to teens about protecting their skin.

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Carol Rosegg

THEATRENEW YORK [ Alison Pill and Edie Falco in This Wide Night ]

The former Mrs. Soprano

as a very plain Lorraine

Edie Falco -- now starring onstage as a frumpy, down-and-out ex-con – talks about her choice of roles and the people she loves.

By Griffin Miller

n a bravado-driven industry where statuettes represent the crème de la validation, Edie Falco is odd woman out. Admittedly. Happily. Okay, it’s now common knowledge that she was the first actress to sweep the top three television awards in one year, winning the 2000 TV trifecta: Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards for Best Actress for her performance as mob boss Tony Soprano’s wife, Carmela, on HBO’s explosive series The Sopranos. But gold-plated and etched-glass accolades will never be how Falco gauges her success. “When someone stops me on the street and says, ‘I enjoy what you do’ – that’s how I measure success,” says Falco. “Ultimately, you want to come face to face with the people you are doing it for.” Born in Brooklyn on July 5th, 1963, Edith Falco (the name she used in the credits of her first film, Sweet Lorraine, in 1987) grew up on Long Island, fell in love with the stage and performing while in grade school, and went on to study acting at SUNY Purchase, where her classmates included Stanley Tucci and Ving Rhames. Also at SUNY in those years was Falco’s close friend, director Eric Mendelsohn, with whom she worked on 3 Backyards, a buzz-worthy film that debuted at Sundance this past January. “I signed on sight-unseen,” says Falco, who is remembered – and in some circles revered – for playing the title role in Mendelsohn’s 1999 indie classic Judy Berlin. And it’s here things get interesting in terms of Falco’s career timeline and

chameleonic reputation: Judy Berlin was filmed on the cusp of her being cast as Carmela Soprano. Within roughly a year, Falco delivered both geeky Judy – a sanguine wannabe actress in braces, pinning her hopes on a Hollywood breakthrough – and Carmela – realistic, skeptical, and able to hold her own when slapped in the face with Tony’s myriad infidelities and corrupt Mafia shenanigans. Falco breaks the bank when it comes to versatility. Her innate sense of physicality – a slouch, a shrug, a gesture, a facial tic – springs from an intense and sensitive core devoid of ego. “I’m not all that drawn to the mainstream,” she admits, suggesting that the roles she chooses more or less speak to her on a subconscious level. “I guess it’s more visceral than anything – I read a script and I get a sense of whether or not it’s something I want to do.” So far, her gut instincts haven’t failed her, from guest appearances and supporting roles throughout the 1990s on acclaimed TV dramas like Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and HBO’s Oz, to her current starring role on Showtime’s edgy hit comedy Nurse Jackie – a show that never ceases to captivate Falco, as it enters its third season at the end of September. “What makes Nurse Jackie such great fun for me is the work environment,” says Falco, citing the handpicked cast and crew and the “never a dull moment” atmosphere as key.

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As for the show’s storyline, Falco laughs: “I’m surprised as the next person as to what will happen next. Shooting every day the way we do, episodes and plotlines tend to overlap, much like the way they did with The Sopranos.” Falco was nominated for a 2009 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series for her work on Nurse Jackie. At the moment, however, Falco, who has a reputation for shying away from roles similar to those she’s played in the past, has reconnected with a passion she’s put on hold for six years: live theatre. “I’d been wanting to do a play for a while and was half-looking…nothing too adamant,” says Falco, whose prior work on the New York stage includes her stunning 1998 Broadway debut as a club musician’s alcoholic wife in Side Man and a lonely, commitment-wary waitress in Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune in 2002 (with Tucci). Two years later she was back playing a heartbreakingly pragmatic suicide-to-be in the Broadway revival of ’night Mother. The project that succeeded in piquing her interest – Chloe Moss’s haunting two-person drama This Wide Night – arrived via longtime friend Geoffrey Nauffts (artistic director of Naked Angels theatre company and author of the play Next Fall, currently running at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre). “I’m not a big planner,” says Falco who was in production with Nurse Jackie when she received the script. ”But when I started reading, something

clicked. I found myself responding in a way I hadn’t for a long time.” Basically, the play follows the reuniting of two former cellmates, Marie, a recovering addict in her 20s, and 50-year-old Lorraine, who evidently killed a man (details are sketchy, but based on her release, one assumes extenuating circumstances were involved). With Naked Angels signed on to produce This Wide Night Off-Broadway, auditions for Falco’s costar were becoming a priority, but then something unexpected – and copacetic – happened. Producers of the struggling Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker (starring Tony nominee Alison Pill as Annie Sullivan) decided to pull the plug less than two months into the run. Suddenly Pill, who was at the top of This Wide Night’s casting “wish list,” was available to play Marie. “I’ll never understand why one show succeeds and another doesn’t, but for us it just seemed that the stars aligned,” notes Falco, who hadn’t actually met Pill prior to their working together. She had, however, seen the talented 24-year-old perform. “So few young actresses have the depth she brings to a role – she seems so other-worldly. I just love working with her.” A prerequisite, one imagines, considering the painful co-dependency their characters simultaneously reject and cling to. Set in Marie’s squalid studio apartment in London, the play begins with the arrival of Lorraine: frumpy, obsequious and in need of a place to crash – indefinitely, as it turns out. Meanwhile, Marie, struggling just to keep

[ Falco in Nurse Jackie, her Showtime TV series ]

her shredded random life outside prison intact, has mixed feelings about Lorraine, who she sees as both intrusive and a comfort. Homing in on Lorraine’s every quirk, blemish and insecurity, Falco notes: “She’s very tough, very resilient… kind of funny… and definitely caring. A complicated and good person.” In the end, like all of Falco’s projects, This Wide Night is about the people – her character, cast, crew, friends, audiences. And if her selective nature keeps her from projecting into her future, she has no regrets about her choices up until now: “At least I can walk away proud of everything I’ve done so far,” she says. n This Wide Night Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 416 W. 42nd Street; 212-279-4200; nakedangels.com (Wednesday to Sunday schedule through June 20th)

Edie and Friends

EDIE TRIVIA

While Falco maintains friendships with several of her former Sopranos costars, she refers to Aida Turturro – who played her feisty sister-in-law Janice on the show – as one of her closest friends: “I will never not love Aida,” she says. As for her off-screen relationship with former screen spouse James Gandolfini, it’s obvious the two share a long-cultivated fondness and respect. “Of course I was there in the audience for his opening night in God of Carnage,” she asserts. “I’m a big fan!”

 A s a struggling New York actress, Falco helped pay her rent – reluctantly – on the kiddie party circuit playing both a clown and Cookie Monster. “I wasn’t very good at it,” she admits.  An animal lover, Falco dotes on her now nearly 12-year-old lab-shepard, Marley. “She’s the first love of my life,” she says.  B esides Marley, Falco’s Manhattan home life revolves around her two adopted children: five-year-old son Anderson (named after her mother, Judith Anderson); and a two-year-old daughter, Macy.  Her greatest influence throughout her career has been Meryl Streep, whom she describes as “the pinnacle”– not only as an actor, but as a personality: “She can be very funny.”

[ Turturro and Falco in The Sopranos ]

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[ Ashley Brown in Mary Poppins ]

[ Amra-Faye Wright in Chicago ]

Joan Marcus

Catherine Ashmore

Joan Marcus

THEATRENEW YORK [ Catherine Zeta-Jones in A Little Night Music ]

[ Tony Shalhoub in Lend Me a Tenor ]

[ Danny Burstein and The Company in South Pacific ]

A THEATREGOER’S GUIDE TO THE 20TH CENTURY ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY

Broadway BY THE DECADE

I give you nostalgia, history, fashion, hairstyles and music – the timeline markers that ensure “period” shows will always rank among Broadway’s most prized possessions. As it happens, the summer of 2010 is remarkably rich when it comes to plays and musicals set in various decades of the 20th century (particularly the 1950s, with five productions that take place during the Eisenhower era). Toss in a little trivia – and the ultimate source material for these shows – and the past becomes your theatrical present. By Griffin Miller

1900s 1910s 1920s

1930s 1940s

1950s

A LITTLE nIGHT MUsIC (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night. On Celluloid: 1977 with Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg and Hermione Gingold.

MARY POPPIns (Musical) Point of Origin: Aussie author P.L. Travers’ popular children’s books. On Celluloid: Disney’s 1964 Oscar-winning film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.

CHICAGO (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: 1926 play by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, who covered the trials of two highprofile murderesses a couple of years earlier. On Celluloid: 2002 (Best Picture Oscar) with Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere.

LEnD ME A TEnOR (Comedy) Point of Origin: Ken Ludwig’s 1986 farce set in 1934 and originally titled Opera Buffa. FYI: A musical adaptation of Lend Me a Tenor was presented at the Utah Shakespearean Festival during the summer of 2007.

sOUTH PACIFIC (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific. On Celluloid: 1958, starring Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi. FYI: The Tony-winning revival with Paulo Szot back in the role of Emile de Becque will play its final Broadway performance on August 22.

FEnCEs (Drama) Point of Origin: The sixth play in August Wilson’s 10-part Pittsburgh Cycle. FYI: Fences netted Wilson both a Pulitzer Prize and a Best Play Tony in 1987. The revival – headed by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis – will end its 13-week limited run on July 11.

MEMPHIs (Musical)

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Point of Origin: Based loosely on real-life Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. FYI: The Broadway musical was created by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan (music and lyrics) and Joe DiPietro (book and lyrics).

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1950s

[ The cast of Hair ]

[ Sahr Ngaujah in Fela! ]

[ Constantine Maroulis and The Company in Rock of Ages ]

Joan Marcus

[ Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest in Million Dollar Quartet ]

[ Linda Lavin in Collected Stories ]

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (Jukebox Musical) Point of Origin: The legendary impromptu jam session between Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash at Sun Record Studios on Tuesday, December 4th, 1956. FYI: In 1986, Perkins, Cash, Lewis and Roy Orbison (another Sun alum) returned to Sun Studios to record Class of ‘55, an album tribute to the 1956 jam session.

RED (Drama) Point of Origin: Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko’s commission to paint a series of murals for The Four Seasons Restaurant in NYC’s Seagram Building. FYI: The playwright, John Logan, is the screenwriter for the films Gladiator and The Aviator.

WEST SIDE STORY (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. On Celluloid: 1961 starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony. FYI: The film adaptation holds the record for most Academy Awards – 10; the current cast album won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

1960s

HAIR (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: The late ‘60s as seen through the eyes and observations of creators James Rado and Gerome Ragni. On Celluloid: 1979, directed by Milos Forman. Cast included Treat Williams, John Savage, Beverly D’Angelo, Nell Carter and Charlotte Rae.

PROMISES, PROMISES (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winning film The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. FYI: Two of Dionne Warwick’s most iconic hit singles came from the show’s Burt Bacharach-Hal David score: “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” and “Promises, Promises.”

1970s

FELA! (Musical) Point of Origin: Actual events from the life of the Nigerian composer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. FYI: The music for Fela! was arranged and is performed by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, a group modeled after Kuti’s Africa 70 band.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Musical Revival) Point of Origin: French playwright Jean Poiret’s 1973 play of the same name. FYI: While the musical was never made into a movie, the 1978 French film based on the play was so popular it spawned two sequels and the 1996 American version (The Birdcage) with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams.

1980s

BILLY ELLIOT (Musical) Point of Origin: The Stars Look Down, a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin, loosely inspired the 2000 British film Billy Elliot on which the musical was based. FYI: Lee Hall, who wrote the film’s screenplay, provided book and lyrics to Sir Elton John’s music. The musical’s opening sequence is titled “The Stars Look Down” in recognition of Cronin’s work.

ROCK OF AGES (Jukebox Musical) Point of Origin: Rock music hits from the 1980s by artists like Pat Benatar, Styx, Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister, Journey, Poison and Asia, which make up the score. FYI: Ironically, Def Leppard’s “Rock of Ages” isn’t part of the score: Universal Music Group wouldn’t grant licensing.

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COLLECTED STORIES (Drama) Point of Origin: The South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, commissioned Donald Margulies to write the play for a debut production that took place in October, 1996 starring Maria Tucci and Debra Messing. FYI: Both Collected Stories and Sight Unseen, its predecessor at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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ON THE TOWN

THEATRE

Joan Marcus

New York

MENDING FENCES

Nominated for 10 Tony Awards—including Best Revival of a Play—and starring two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington (left, with Stephen McKinley Henderson) and Tony winner/Academy Award nominee Viola Davis, Fences, August Wilson’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning 1987 play, examines the struggles of a former baseball player, who was too old to play in the major leagues when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, in late ’50s/early ’60s Pittsburgh. For tickets, call 212-239-6200 or visit fencesonbroadway.com. Through July 11th at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th St.).

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Please call the box offices for showtimes. All listings subject to change BROADWAY The Addams Family - (Musical) Two-time Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth star as Gomez and Morticia in a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St., 212-307-4100; theaddamsfamilymusical.com American Idiot - (Musical) Based on the Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, American Idiot follows working-class characters from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East, as they seek redemption in a world filled with frustration—an exhilarating journey borne along by Green Day’s electrifying songs. This high-octane show includes every song from the album, as well as several new songs from 21st Century Breakdown. St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St., 212-239-6200; americanidiotonbroadway.com A Behanding in Spokane - (Play) In Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s first play to originate on Broadway, the title is just the starting point. Take a man searching for his missing hand, two con artists out to make a few hundred bucks, and an overly curious hotel clerk, and the rest is up for grabs. And for an added dose of the macabre, this black comedy stars Oscar winner Christopher Walken. Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St., 212-239-6200; abehandinginspokane.com Billy Elliot: The Musical - (Musical) Set against the backdrop of a struggling English coal-mining town, the show—a celebration of a young boy’s dream to follow his passion for dance despite all odds—is a study in inspirational and entertaining musical theatre. Peter Darling choreographs, Sir Elton John wrote the score, and three young talents alternate in the title role. Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St., 212-239-6200; billyelliotbroadway.com Chicago - (Musical Revival) Kander and Ebb’s long-running “musical vaudeville” follows murderous vixen Roxie Hart, who gains

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notoriety from prison and locks horns with prison diva Velma Kelly when they both vie for the attentions of the hottest lawyer in town: Billy Flynn. Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St., 212-239-6200; chicagothemusical.com Collected Stories - (Play) Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and director Lynne Meadow reunite for a new production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies’ celebrated drama chronicling the relationship between two female writers: Ruth Steiner (Lavin), a noted New York author with a dry wit and a distinguished career, and her bright-eyed young protégé, Lisa Morrison. As their relationship evolves and the line between fact and fiction starts to blur, their story comes to an explosive conclusion. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St., 212-239-6200; mtc-nyc.org Come Fly Away - (Musical) A new musical from director/choreographer Twyla Tharp following

SHAKESPEARE— PLUS PACINO!—IN THE PARK This summer, for only the third time in its nearly 50-year run at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, the Public Theater’s annual Shakespeare in the Park season will feature a rotating repertory: The Merchant of Venice (directed by Daniel Sullivan) and The Winter’s Tale (directed by Michael Greif) starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order), Lily Rabe and, for The Merchant of Venice only, the legendary Al Pacino, who will be portraying Shylock. Following the Shakespeare run (which begins June 9th and runs through August 1st), the Delacorte will host the Public Theater’s concert version of Paul Simon’s musical The Capeman from August 14th through the 16th. For information on getting free tickets to all shows, visit shakespeareinthepark.org.

SIGHTSEEING p.80

MUSEUMS p.66

MCNY, Byron Collection

PERFORMING ARTS p.60

Paul B. Goode

ON THE TOWN SPOTLIGHT

four couples as they fall in and out of love during a song and dance filled evening at a crowded nightclub. Blending the legendary vocals of Frank Sinatra with a live 19-piece big band and 15 of the world’s finest dancers, with “Fly Me to the Moon,” “My Way,” and “That’s Life.” Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway (45th St.), 212-307-4100 Everyday Rapture - (Musical) Tony Award nominee Sherie Rene Scott stars in and co-wrote the story of a young woman’s psycho-sexualspiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. Her life takes her from the cornfields of Kansas to the clover fields of New York (with a disturbing detour through YouTube). Featuring songs made famous by David Byrne, Roberta Flack, Mr. Rogers, The Supremes, Tom Waits, U2 and Judy Garland. American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., 212-719-1300; roundabouttheatre.org (Through 7/11) Fela! - (Musical) The critically acclaimed and award-winning musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. A phenomenal company of actor-singer-dancers join worldrenowned Antibalas and other members of the NYC Afrobeat community, who perform Kuti’s rousing music live onstage. Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St., 212-239-6200; felaonbroadway.com Fences - (Play) Two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony winner Viola Davis star in the first Broadway revival of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Awardwinning play by August Wilson. Cort Theatre, 138 W. 48th St., 212-239-6200; fencesonbroadway.com (Through 7/11) God of Carnage - (Play) Jeff Daniels, Dylan Baker, Lucy Liu, and Janet McTeer are the latest celeb cast to take over this “comedy without manners” by Tony-winning playwright Yasmina Reza. It centers on the parental aftermath of a playground altercation. Bernard Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St., 212-239-6200; godofcarnage.com (Through 6/6) Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical - (Musical Revival) An all-new cast (including a couple Amerian Idol-ists) recently joined this revival of 1967’s groundbreaking

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musical following a group of free-spirited young pacifists (the “tribe”) during the Vietnam War. Looks like it’s the “Dawning of the Age of Aquarius” again. Peace, man! Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St., 212-239-6200; hairbroadway.com Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert - (Concert) Following a sold-out concert series at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1990 and Tony nominations for his performance in The Pajama Game and his music and lyrics in Thou Shalt Not, Harry Connick, Jr. returns to Broadway. Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St., 800-745-3000 (7/15-7/26) In the Heights - (Musical) 2007’s Tony-winning Best Musical about two days in the life of Manhattan’s vibrant and tight-knit neighborhood of Washington Heights. The story follows the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition. Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St., 212-307-4100; intheheightsthemusical.com Jersey Boys - (Musical) Based on the life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, this musical chronicles the rise to superstardom of a group of blue-collar kids from the wrong side of the tracks during the 1960s. Filled with just about every major Four Seasons hit from “Sherry” and “Rag Doll” to “You’re Just Too Good to Be True.” August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St., 212-239-6200; jerseyboysbroadway.com La Cage Aux Folles - (Musical) A delightful tale of an unusual nightclub and the extraordinary characters whose lives and relationships revolve around it, in which a camp man (and his lover) pretend not to be gay just to meet his son’s prospective parents-in-law. Starring Kelsey Grammer. Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St., 212-239-6200; lacage.com Lend Me a Tenor - (Comedy) Set in the 1930s, this madcap farce centers on a world-famous Italian tenor’s scheduled debut in a Cleveland opera company production of Othello—and how the machinations are set in motion when things go very, very wrong. It’s up to the show’s increasingly crazed presenter (Tony Shalhoub) to keep things under control as chaos on a truly operatic level ensues. Music Box Theater, 239 W. 45th St., 212-239-6200; lendmeatenorbroadway.com The Lion King - (Musical) The Tony- and Olivier Award-winning stage version of Disney’s celebrated animated feature follows the lion cub Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role of king of the jungle. Filled with colorful characters and Grammy-winning numbers by Elton John and Tim Rice. Directed by Julie Taymor. The Minskoff Theatre, 200 W. 45th St., 866-870-2717; disneyonbroadway.com

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A Little Night Music - (Musical Revival) Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time

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Tony winner Angela Lansbury star in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony-winning masterpiece serving up a web of romantic intrigue in 19th-century Swedish country home. Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St., 212-239-6200; nightmusiconbroadway.com (Through 6/20) Mamma Mia! - (Musical) Set on a Greek isle, this clever hit musical romance incorporates 22 ABBA songs (“Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You”) into a story about a single mother and her daughter on the eve of the daughter’s wedding—and three men who could be the bride’s father. Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway (50th St.), 212-563-5544; mamma-mia.com Mary Poppins - (Musical) Based on the P.L. Travers stories and the Oscar-winning film, this fast-paced, heartwarming musical about the world’s most famous nanny boasts numbers from both the original film (“Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “The Perfect Nanny”) as well as new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St., 866-870-2717; disneyonbroadway.com Memphis - (Musical) From the dance halls of Memphis, Tennessee comes this “hot and bothered” new musical set in the turbulent south in the 1950s. It tells the story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St., 212-239-6200; memphisthemusical.com Million Dollar Quartet - (Musical) A new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock n’ roll— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. Nederlander Theatre, 208 W. 41st St., 212-307-4100; milliondollarquartetlive.com Next Fall - (Play) A witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love focusing on the five-year relationship between Adam and Luke. This compelling work that goes beyond a typical love story debuted Off-Broadway last summer, was written by Naked Angels artistic director Geoffrey Nauffts. Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th St.; nextfallbroadway.com Next to Normal - (Musical) This Tony Awardwinning, intimate six-person musical featuring a contemporary rock score, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact. Longacre Theatre, 222 W. 28th St., 212-239-6200; nexttonormal.com The Phantom of the Opera - (Musical) Gaston Leroux’s famous period thriller now reigns as Broadway’s most legendary grand dame, having broken countless records as it continues to thrill new generations of

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theatregoers. Featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom has achieved the kind of reputation and following most shows only dream of. Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th St., 212-239-6200; thephantomoftheopera.com Promises, Promises - (Musical) Based on the 1960 Academy Award-winning Billy Wilder film The Apartment, telling the story of the Consolidated Life Insurance Company and Chuck Baxter (Sean Hayes), one of its young employees. In an effort to advance, Chuck lends executives his apartment for their extramarital romantic trysts. But things become complicated when the object of Chuck’s affection (Kristin Chenoweth) becomes the mistress of one of his executives. Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway (53rd St.), 212-239-6200; promisespromisesbroadway.com Race - (Play) David Mamet directs the world premiere of his new Broadway play, starring James Spader, Richard Thomas, David Alan Grier, and Kerry Washington. Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St., 212-239-6200; raceonbroadway.com (Through 8/23) Red - (Play) Set in 1958 as New York artist Mark Rothko (Alfred Molina) receives the art world’s largest commission to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue, this is a moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing. Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St., 212-239-6200; redonbroadway.com (Through 6/27) Rock of Ages - (Musical) This show is a true crowd-pleaser with its high-energy retro score made up of 1980s hits by Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia and Whitesnake. Set at a Hollywood rock club, the show tracks an aspiring young rocker and a small-town girl chasing her dreams. Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St., 212-307-4100; rockofagesmusical.com Sondheim on Sondheim - (Musical) A high-tech, multimedia inside look at Stephen Sondheim’s personal life and artistic process, with exclusive interview footage. It features brand-new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim songs and stars Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Tom Wopat. Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St., 212-719-1300; roundabouttheatre.org (Through 6/13)

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South Pacific - (Musical) Bartlett Sher directs this critically acclaimed revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that remains one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most celebrated musicals (based on James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific). The story centers on two love stories that unfold against the backdrop of WWII and the military serving in the Pacific. Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St., 212-239-6200; lct.org (Through 8/22)

West Side Story - (Musical Revival) The landmark musical by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents transports Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to the turbulent streets of the Upper West Side in 1950s New York City. The star-crossed lovers find themselves caught between the rival street gangs: watch for new bilingual elements. Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway (47th St.), 212-307-4100; broadwaywestsidestory.com Wicked - (Musical) Set in Oz before the arrival of Dorothy, this knock-out production follows the friendship between two girls—one smart, misunderstood, with green skin; the other beautiful, popular, and ambitious—who grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Gershwin Theatre, 222 W. 51st St., 212-307-4100; wickedthemusical.com

OFF-BROADWAY Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party - In this thought-provoking comedy, a fourthgrade Christmas pageant in Abraham Lincoln’s rural Illinois hometown sets off a firestorm of controversy when it calls into question Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality. Acorn Theater, 410 W. 42nd St., 212-279-4200; abrahamlincolnsbiggaydanceparty.com The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer - The National Yiddish Theatre presents the delightful tale of the beloved folk hero, Hershele from Ostropol, a compassionate jester who uses his wits to battle injustice. Baruch Performing Arts Center, Baruch College, 25th St. btw. 3rd & Lexington Aves., 646-312-4085; folksbiene.org (Through 6/27) America’s Off Broadway - The 2nd annual celebration of American theater features a line up of shows from across the United States. 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., 212-279-4200; 59e59.org (Through 7/3) Another Part of the Forest - (Drama) The first New York City revival in decades of the shocking, rarely seen “prequel” to The Little Foxes, Another Part of the Forest depicts the early days of the notorious Hubbard family. Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 W. 46th St., 212-352-3101; thepeccadillo.com (6/3-7/3) Avenue Q - (Musical) Following a stellar run on Broadway, the Tony winner has returned to its Off-Broadway roots. In it, singing puppets and their human neighbors make up the residents of Avenue Q, a fictional New York City street where a collection of twenty-somethings struggle to find their way in the world. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., 212-239-6200; avenueq.com The Awesome 80s Prom - This interactive comedy invites theatregoers to rediscover their favorite characters from the 1980s as everyone competes for the titles of Prom King and Queen. ’80s fashions strongly encouraged.

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Village Nightclub, Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St., 877-RAD-PROM; awesome80sprom.com Bachelorette - On the eve of her wedding, Becky has arranged the perfect bachelorette celebration—but after two party crashers, one manipulative maid of honor, and a bathtub of booze, things don’t go according to plan. This world premiere play is a brutally comic look at friendship and betrayal on the way to the altar. McGinn/Cazale Theater, 2162 Broadway, 212-246-4422 (7/12-8/7) Banana Shpeel - The latest show from producer extraordinaire Marty Schmelky features a colorful array of slapstick comedy, eclectic dance and unique acrobatic acts. The larger-than-life personality (that would be Schmelky) presents the diverse talent he has gathered from around the world, as zany characters spread chaos throughout the theatre. David Shiner of Fool Moon fame wrote and directed Banana Shpeel. Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, 866-858-0008; schmelkyproductions.com Black Angels Over Tuskegee - Layon Gray’s historical drama is based on true events. Six men explore their collective struggle with Jim Crow, their intelligence, patriotism, dreams of an inclusive fair society, and brotherhood as they become the first African-American fighter pilots in the U.S. Army Air Forces. St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 W. 46th St., 212-239-6200 Blue Man Group - Best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows, the trio of post-modern clowns known as Blue Man Group combines music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette St. (so. of Astor Pl.), 212-254-4370; blueman.com Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words - Created by Eugene Pack, this brilliant and hilarious concept show features a line-up of revolving performers who will interpret the actual words and stories written by the famous and the infamous, in both solo and ensemble pieces. Some of the “authors” recently featured include Ivana Trump, Vanna White, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson. Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd St., 212-868-4444; celebrityautobiography.com Circumcise Me - Comedian Yisrael Campbell takes the audience on a hysterically funny and intensely personal journey through his struggles with drugs and alcohol and his eventual salvation in the Jewish faith. Though he was born Catholic, Yisrael (who changed his name from Christopher) charts an extraordinary spiritual, creative, and hilarious journey that includes three circumcisions along the way. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker St., 212-239-6200; circumcisemetheplay.com (Through 7/4) The Complete Performer - A solo comedy show featuring Letterman show Emmy-winning writer Ted Greenberg combining stand-up, mindreading, magic, a half-time show, full-frontal

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nudity, and a cab ride home. SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam St., 212-691-1555; thecompleteperformer.com Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical This musical love story follows the duo from the time the young comic Danny Kaminsky meets aspiring songwriter Sylvia Fine at an audition in the 1930s through the romance and conflict that made them such a volatile and successful couple. Featuring many of Danny’s hit songs. St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 W. 46th St., 212-239-6200; dannyandsylvia.com D’Arranged Marriage - A play about Sanjay Gupta, an aspiring New Zealand Indian stand-up comic who spends his life working at his father’s corner shop and avoiding the issue of an arranged marriage. Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd St., 212352-3101; thoseindianguys.com (Through 7/23) Dreams of the Washer King - A world premiere play that is part love story, part ghost story, and all drama. Elsie and her father have just moved into town when Elsie meets Ryan—the two teens connect instantly, but are both trying to overcome their parents’ mistakes. Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St., 212-239-6200; playwrightsrealm.org (6/4-6/26) The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety - A comic play about a middle rank pro-wrestler who may have discovered his ticket to the big time: a charismatic, trash-talking Indian kid from Brooklyn whom he recruits as the perfect foil to the All-American champion, Chad Deity. Second Stage Theatre, 305 W. 43rd St., 212-246-4422; 2st.com (Through 6/20) Falling for Eve - A fresh and unconventional retelling of the most famous romance of all time, filled with unexpected twists and turns as Eve and Adam realize that “paradise” may not be a place after all. York Theatre Company, 619 Lexington Ave., 212-935-5820; yorktheatre.org (7/6-8/8) The Fantasticks - A romantic musical classic centered on the simple love story of a boy, a girl, two fathers, and a wall. The score includes “Try to Remember” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.” With book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt. Snapple Theater Center, 1627 Broadway, 212-307-4100; thefantasticks.com Freed - Charles Smith’s award-winning new play about John Newton Templeton, an ex-slave who was the first African-American to attend college in the Midwest, 40 years before the end of slavery. 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., 212-279-4200; 59e59.org (6/11-7/3)

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Fuerza Bruta: Look Up - Breaking free from the confines of spoken language and theatrical convention, this new show from the creators of De La Guarda immerses performers and audience in an environment that floods the senses and makes the imagination soar. Daryl Roth Theatre, 20 Union Square E. (15th St.), 212-239-6200; fuerzabruta.net

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Gazillion Bubble Show - Fan Yang’s eye-popping production offers parents and kids an unforgettable extravaganza of soap-bubble creations rich in beauty and whimsy and accompanied by fantastic lighting effects, including a jaw-dropping laser show. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., 212-239-6200; newworldstages.com Girls Night: The Musical - The show follows five women—friends since their teens, now in their 30s and 40s—during a wild night at a karaoke bar, belting out an array of such classic anthems as “I Will Survive,” “Lady Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” Sofia’s Restaurant Downstairs Theater, 221 W. 46th St., 212-947-9300; girlsnightthemusical.com (Through 6/27) The Grand Manner - A.R. Gurney’s heartfelt look back at the great stage actress Katharine Cornell and the glorious heyday of the Broadway theatre. The Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, 150 W. 65th St., 212-239-6200; lct.org (In previews for a 6/24 opening) Ideal - The world’s most famous actress is accused of murder. Six devoted fans are challenged to stand by their idol in her time of greatest need. How much will they sacrifice to protect the ideal they profess to love? 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., 212-279-4200; 59e59.org (Through 7/3) ImaginOcean - John Tartaglia’s amazing musical for families takes audiences on an underwater journey full of surprises and special effects. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., 212-239-6200; newworldstages.com Line - Israel Horovitz’s classic comedy about five people standing in line has been playing Off-Off Broadway for many years—in fact, it’s inching up on the 35-year mark and has become the longest-running play in Off-Off Broadway history. 13th Street Repertory, 50 W. 13th St., 212-352-0255; 13thstreetrep.org Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter - This one-woman theatrical journey starring acclaimed jazz vocalist Stevie Holland is about Linda Lee Thomas, the southern beauty who married, and was a driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter. Triad Theatre, 212-352-3101; lovelindathemusical.com Love, Loss and What I Wore - Written by Nora and Delia Ephron, this collection of vignettes and monologues based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons’ friends, features rotating celebrity cast of five— including Rosie O’Donnell—lending their talents to this female-centric show. Westside Theatre, 407 W. 43rd St., 212-239-6200; lovelossonstage.com The Metal Children - Adam Rapp’s timely drama about a New York writer (Billy Crudup) and his explosive encounter with a small American town that he travels to in order to

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defend one of his young adult novels, which has been banned by the local school board. The controversy ignites heated emotions over religious beliefs and censorship. Vineyard Theatre, 108 E. 15th St., 212-353-0303 ; vineyardtheatre.org Modotti - The story of photographer, silent film actress and ultimately activist and communist subversive, Tina Modotti. Sleek and sensuous, yet as dangerous as a tiger, she tore through the male-dominated political forums almost as fast as she tore through her lovers. Acorn Theater, 410 W. 42nd St., 212-279-4200; pascalproductions.net Murdered by the Mob - Interactive Theater. Join a private audience with the Don, mingle with mobsters and molls, and meet the new “Boss of Bosses.” It’s the party of the year celebrating the induction of the newest crime boss and everyone’s invited. Amo Dinner Theatre, 141 W. 38th St., 800-MURDER-INC; murdermysteryinc.com My Trip Down the Pink Carpet - Comedy. A laugh-out-loud take on Hollywood, fame, addiction, gay culture, and learning to love oneself, produced Lily Tomlin and her longtime collaborator, writer/director Jane Wagner, and starring Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace). Midtown Theater, 163 W. 46th St., 212-352-3101; mytripdownthepinkcarpet.com (Through 7/3) My Big Gay Italian Wedding - Two handsome grooms, one overbearing Italian mother, a jealous ex-boyfriend, the wedding planner from Hell, and an assortment of kooky family and friends all gather for this new comedy starring Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl. St. Luke’s Theater, 308 W. 46th St., 212-239-6200; biggayitalianwedding.com Naked Boys Singing - Hunky guys in the altogether performing 16 musical numbers—one of Off-Broadway’s longest-running shows. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., 212-239-6200; newworldstages.com Nunsense - The 25th anniversary revival of Dan Goggin’s musical follows the escapades of five nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken who realize that one of their own has accidentally poisoned to death 52 fellow nuns in the convent while the quintet was off playing Bingo. Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St., 212-239-6200; cherrylanetheatre.org (6/15-7/18) On the Levee - Based on a true story and set on a levee in Greenville Mississippi, Marcus Gardley and Todd Almond’s play with music revisits the flood of 1927, the worst in U.S. history. At the heart of the story are two fathers (a white cotton farmer and an African-American bootblack) and their sons. The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 W. 42nd St., 646-223-3010; lct3.org

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Our Town - Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prizewinning play following the lives of the residents

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of the New England town of Grover’s Corners. In this new staging, the action takes place in, among and around the audience. Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow St., 212-868-4444; ourtownoffbroadway.com (Through 6/27) Percussion People - An interactive family concert where noise is not only encouraged, it is part of the show. Here, the group takes you on a journey through the family of percussion instruments. The show even includes an instrumentbuilding workshop prior to the concert. For ages 3 & up. Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St., 212-352-3101; theplayerstheatre.com Perfect Crime - The long-running hit cat-andmouse thriller about a wealthy female psychiatrist who has returned to America and a bizarre murder. Snapple Theater Center, 210 W. 50th St., 212-307-4100; perfect-crime.com Phantom of the Opera by Sgouros & Bell - Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, this heart-racing musical unravels the mystery of a passionate man living deep beneath the grand Paris Opera House. Was he a madman? A musical genius? Or just a lonely soul yearning to be loved? Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St., 212-352-3101; phantommusical.com The Screwtape Letters - A provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view. Westside Theatre, 407 W. 43rd St., 212-239-6200; fpatheatre.com (Through 7/4) Secrets of the Trade - Andy Lipman, a smart, ambitious kid from Long Island, dreams of a career on Broadway and hopes that his idol, theater legend Martin Kerner, can give it to him. Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., 212-279-4200; primarystages.org (7/27-9/4) Shakespeare in the Park - The Winter’s Tale directed by Michael Greif and The Merchant of Venice directed by Daniel Sullivan performed in repertory for 8 weeks (6/9-8/1). Starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Heather Lind, and Al Pacino (Merchant of Venice only). Free tickets are distributed on the day of the performance at the Delacorte in Central Park (81st St. & Central Park West or 79th St. & Fifth Ave.). Visit website for more information. 425 Lafayette St., 212-260-2400; publictheater.org 666 - The play begins when three dangerous criminals and one misplaced innocent arrive on death row. Incarceration ironically sets free their wildest fantasies as, trapped between the iron gates and an electrified fence, they interact with each other and with the audience. At the end of all the comically bungled executions, all hell, quite literally, breaks out. No one is safe, least of all the audience. 666 is a rude and ribald collision between wordless Commedia dell’arte, physical theater, and slapstick. Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Ln., 212-307-4100; 666comedy.com

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THEATRENEWYORK

...Christmas in July Cool theatrical “portables” to fuel your summer bliss By Griffin Miller

[ John Gallagher Jr., Tony Vincent, and the cast of American Idiot ]

[ Lindsay Mendez, Sherie Rene Scott, Betsy Wolfe in Everyday Rapture ]

Joan Marcus

Kevin Berne

Carol Rosegg

You’re strolling Broadway… your mantra turns to “Hot time, summer in the city”… clearly you’re primed for some showbiz sizzle! Here are some choices:

[ J. Bernard Calloway and Montego Glover in Memphis ]

Original Cast Recordings American Idiot: With a score by Green Day’s singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool, the cast recording was released the day the show opened on Broadway (4/20/10). The tracks include not only the score of the musical, but also several songs from the band’s Grammy® Award-winning current album, 21st Century Breakdown. Reprise Records. Available at the St. James Theatre and retail outlets. [greenday.com/cast_recording/index.html] Everyday Rapture: Featuring songs made famous by David Byrne, Roberta Flack, The Supremes, Judy Garland and Mister Rogers. Available at the American Airlines Theatre, on iTunes as well as Ghostlight/Sh-K-Boom website [sh-k-boom.com] Memphis: Music by Bon Jovi founding member/keyboardist David Bryan; lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change). 19 songs and a bonus track/acoustic version of “The Music of My Soul” with piano and vocals by Bryan. Rhino Records [rhino.com]

“Staged ” Reading THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING PRESENTS: THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE America’s Foremost Playwrights on the Plays That Influenced Them The perfect beach book for theatre lovers, this tome – edited by Ben Hodges – features fascinating personal insights from 19 of today’s most celebrated playwrights, from David Henry Hwang’s seminal San Francisco encounter with Equus to a young Beth Henley’s epiphany after seeing her mother in a “Green Bean Man costume.” [Applause Theatre & Cinema Books; Softcover; $18.99. applausepub.com]

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Stomp - Springing from Brit clubs and an urban aesthetic, this eight-member theatre of percussion has caused sensation after sensation at each of its international appearances—and what can only be called a big bang in the Big Apple. Orpheum Theatre, 126 Second Ave. (7th St.-St. Marks Pl.), 212-307-4100; stomponline.com That Face - Polly Stenham’s darkly comic look at an affluent family in freefall: Mia suspended from boarding school; Henry, a total drop-out; and their mum, who manipulates them all. Featuring Elizabeth Marvel. MTC at New York City Center, Stage I, 131 W. 55th St., 212-5811212; nycitycenter.org The 39 Steps - Four actors breathlessly and hilariously reenact all of the characters, locations and famous scenes in Hitchcock’s 1935 film with a few props, theatrical ingenuity, and splitsecond quick changes. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., 212-239-6200; newworldstages.com This Wide Night - Chloe Moss’s portrait of two lost souls trying to find their way in an unforgiving world. Having just begun to rebuild a life outside prison, Marie (Alison Pill) is confronted with her past when a former cellmate (Edie Falco) shows up on her doorstep. The two struggle to navigate a friendship beyond the prison walls, which threatens their prospects to start over. Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 W. 42nd St., 212-2794200; nakedangels.com (Through 6/20) Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding - Interactive Theatre. Tony has been marrying Tina since 1988 with family and friends ready to celebrate the occasion with live music, champagne, Italian food and cake. Sweet Caroline’s, 322 W. 45th St., 212-352-3101; tonyandtinanewyork.com Trust - This new play by Paul Weitz (About a Boy; American Pie) explores the effect of power on relationships. Second Stage Theatre, 305 W. 43rd St., 212-246-4422; 2st.com (7/23-9/5) When We Go Upon the Sea - A new drama that imagines George W. Bush on the eve of his trial for war crimes. 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., 212-279-4200; 59e59.org (6/10-7/3) White’s Lies - Joe White’s got it all—but when his mother tells him her days are numbered, and that her only wish is for a grandchild, he finds himself caught up in a twisted, fast-paced farce. Starring Betty Buckley, Peter Scolari and Tuc Watkins. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St., 212-239-6200; newworldstages.com Zero Hour - Starring Jim Brochu as Zero Mostel, the play traces the actor’s days growing up on the Lower East Side through his rise as a stand-up comedian—the Borscht Belt to Manhattan’s poshest supper clubs—and from the devastation of the blacklist to his greatest Broadway triumphs. DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th St., 212-239-6200; zerohourshow.com

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Richard Termine

CLASSICAL MUSICNEW YORK

sounds for

a summer night...

The spirited Mostly Mozart concerts, the classy Philharmonic pops series and the daring Lincoln Center Festival brighten the musical landscape.

By Martin Bernheimer

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Stephanie Berger

[ Top: Louis LangrĂŠe will lead the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; Bottom: The Emerson String Quartet plays at Mostly Mozart ]

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ummertime, and the list’nin’ is easy.... New York – often wild and usually wonderful – turns relatively quiet when it comes to so-called classical music in the humid season. Carnegie Hall closes its doors in May. So does the mighty Metropolitan Opera. The upstart New York City Opera undertakes an extended sabbatical. Jazz and dance dominate Lincoln Center. Still, there are notable exceptions to the lull. The New York Philharmonic offers “Summertime Classics,” a classy yet casual series at Avery Fisher Hall predicated on popular pops-rituals. The Lincoln Center Festival musters at least one ambitious, also daring, nod in the direction of musical exploration. And, most important, the summer ends with a challenging and imaginative cluster of dissimilar concerts deceptively labeled Mostly Mozart.

Strike Up….the Philharmonic Swapping formal black for cool white, the august Philharmonic imports a blithe-spirited Briton, Bramwell Tovey, to man the podium for post-season divertissements. Music director of the Vancouver Symphony, he chats with the crowd between selections, tells out-of-school tales, interpolates in-joke quips and dabbles in expansive anecdotery. Call it Music Appreciation 101-plus. The current schedule spans four themed programs spanning June 29 and July 10. “From Russia with Love” functions as the romantic catch-all for great hits by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Glazunov. The sounds turn brassy for “Strike Up the Band,” with the U. S. Military Academic Band sharing honors with the Philharmonic. The agenda here includes Gershwin, Morton Gould and, amid Sousa tributes, “Stars and Stripes Forever” (what else?). “La Dolce Vita” functions as the official umbrella for arias and orchestral pieces by Mozart, Puccini, Rossini and Donizetti, with Nicole Cabell employed as sweettoned soprano soloist. The hopefully grand finale finds Tovey and friends sailing “From the Danube to the Rhine,” with hum-along contributions from the usual suspects: Brahms, Liszt, Johann Strauss and Léhar. Electronic nights at the Lincoln Center Festival During his lifetime, Edgard Varèse (1883-1965) was regarded as a pioneer whose music – highly concentrated, highly acerbic, highly complex – posed profound intellectual and emotional challenges. That has hardly changed in the interim. The Lincoln Center Festival is devoting two evenings (July 19, 20) to the complete works of “the father of electronic music.” Participants include the Philharmonic under its regular maestro, Alan Gilbert, the So Percussion Group and two fine singers: Alan Held and Anu Komei. Although the listening in this instance may not be exactly easy, it does promise to be stimulating. And, of course…Mostly Mozart Mostly Mozart has been the climactic summertime event in musical Manhattan since 1966. Officially launched with a certain degree of publicity license as “America’s first indoor summer music festival,” it was originally called Midsummer Serenades. Although Mozart was the only composer represented during the first two seasons, the focus soon broadened in decisive

directions. Mostly Mozart became the catchy title in 1970, and the repertory now embraces a broad variety of inter-related works by Mozart’s predecessors, contemporaries and successors (some distant, some emphatically recent). The Mostly Mozart Orchestra is a conventional ensemble that usually plays together for little more than three weeks annually. It plays, however, with remarkable spirit, high style and more polish than one has a right to expect under the limited circumstances. It also provides a contemporary context for the historic impulses generated by authentic period-instrument ensembles. In addition to symphonic concerts, the festival presents stellar recitals, lectures, films and even staged operas on occasion. An especially appealing innovation in recent seasons involves late-evening offerings of chamber music plus wine in a candlelit salon. Avery Fisher Hall, the primary showplace, normally accommodates 2,738. For Mostly Mozart, however, the stage platform is moved forward, the seating area out front is reduced and an additional seating area is built up behind the stage. The reconfiguration enforces an illusion of intimacy as it heightens acoustical immediacy. The guiding force since 2002 has been the French conductor Louis Langrée, who earned his basic credentials with the Glyndebourne Opera in Sussex (another Mozart stronghold) and the Opéra National de Lyon. This season, in addition to widespread guest appearances with orchestras here and abroad, he led the much vaunted production of Thomas’ Hamlet at the Met. On the podium he shows more concern for finesse than for flash, and he favors expressive restraint over excessive pathos. At concerto time he invariably supports stellar soloists with keen sympathy. For opening night, July 27, Langrée has scheduled the overture to Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito plus his beloved “Haffner” Symphony. Emmanuel Ax, always sensitive yet powerful, is the protagonist in Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. The abiding theme this year is “Bach and Polyphony.” Visiting ensembles include the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Ars Nova Copenhagen, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the all-male Ensemble Basiani (chant specialists from the Georgian Orthodox Church). A bit of modernist counterpoint is provided by the International Contemporary Ensemble, a.k.a. ICE, which samples the bracing milieus of Xenakis, Taverna and Lachermann. The potentially potent parade of soloists is led by such virtuosos as PierreLaurent Aimard (ever-elegant artist in residence), Gil Shaham, Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk. Mostly Mozart 2010 promises more than a little night music. Much more. Summertime and the list’nin’ is breezy... n

[ the details ] For more information: lincolncenter.org; nyphil.org; mostlymozart.org Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Martin Bernheimer covers music in New York for the Financial Times and Opera magazine. His last piece in Promenade was on the New York City Opera.

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Paul Kolnik

DANCENEW YORK [ A set by Santiago Calatrava for Benjamin Millepied’s new ballet, Why am I not where you are ]

the artistic director and the architect

For the New York City Ballet’s ambitious Architecture of Dance festival, Peter Martins found “the right man” to design sets, sculpted forms and painted backgrounds for five new works.

t didn’t play out exactly the way Peter Martins imagined it would. When the boss of New York’s resident ballet company asked the world-renowned architect Santiago Calatrava to design something for the spring season, Martins expected to get a flexible setting that would be adapted to each of the New York City Ballet’s seven new works. Instead, Calatrava, a newcomer not just to ballet but to the stage in general, ended up delivering five different designs - and also the fluid, colorful sketches that adorn posters, brochures, and even taxi rooftops - for Architecture of Dance, City Ballet’s ambitious new festival of fresh choreography, commissioned music, and, of course, Calatrava. “This is even better,” Martins says. “Now we will see his true range. Calatrava is not just an architect, but a sculptor and painter, too.” So through June 27, the stage of Lincoln Center’s renovated David H. Koch Theater will be decked out in Calatrava’s architectural ideas, his exuberant sculpted forms and his painted backdrops, as choreographers Melissa

By Sylviane Gold Barak, Mauro Bigonzetti, Benjamin Millepied, Christopher Wheeldon and Martins himself introduce their latest ballets. Wheeldon’s work is set to Alberto Ginastera’s “Estancia,” which was commissioned for City Ballet’s precursor organization, American Ballet Caravan, and never used. The ballets by Barak, Bigonzetti, Millepied and Martins will be accompanied by new scores from, respectively, the young American composer Jay Greenberg, Bigonzetti’s regular collaborator Bruno Moretti, French organist Thierry Escaich and former Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen (who will be on the podium to conduct the City Ballet Orchestra and guest violinist Leila Josefowicz). It’s all part of the yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1959 groundbreaking at Lincoln Center. But City Ballet doesn’t wait for special occasions to offer new dance. Since taking up residence at Lincoln Center in 1964, in what was then called the New York State Theater, the company has presented more than 300 premieres, many of them now

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Paul Kolnik

[ Peter Martins rehearsing soloist Erica Pereira ]

Paul Kolnik

classics by its founding choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. City Ballet’s dancers - as well as its audiences - have been trained to relish the unfamiliar. What pleased Martins was seeing how eager Calatrava was to try something new. “Architects are not collaborators,” Calatrava told Martins. “We do our thing, and then the city either approves it or not.” In this instance, the architect, whose American commissions include the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Transportation Hub at the World Trade Center site in New York, found himself listening to the choreographers describing their still non-existent ballets and adapting his thinking to their needs. “He turned out to be the right man for the job,” says Martins, “not just because of his artistry and his multi-talent but also because of the kind of man he is. He was willing to take chances. This is an established man - he didn’t have to put up with all of us. But he did.” Martins also lets it be known that Calatrava became so enamored of the project that he waived his usual design fee - a significant savings at a time when funds for the arts have come under increasing pressure. The budget for Architecture of Dance, Martins notes proudly, is about $2 million, a very reasonable sum for so many new ballets, scores and stage sets from so many world-class artists. As the conversations between the architect and the choreographers progressed, it became clear to Martins that he and Millepied were interested in the same set idea. Millepied got it. “I deferred,” Martins says, “because that’s what a director does.” He got his second choice. Not all of the season’s new ballets will have Calatrava sets. Alexei Ratmansky, the in-demand former director of the Bolshoi Ballet, felt that his music, Edouard Lalo’s “Namouna,” required a different approach. And Wayne McGregor, whose company Random Dance is the resident troupe at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London, “had his own ideas,” Martins says with a laugh. He is using Thomas Adès violin concerto “Concentric Paths” and a set concept he devised with his lighting designer, Lucy Carter. Any ballet company director would be entitled to crow over a season that included “only” a new Ratmansky and a new McGregor. With five more premieres on his agenda and his quintuple Calatrava coup, Martins is understand-

[ Christopher Wheeldon prepares the dancers for his latest ballet ]

ably hyperbolic. “This has been in the works for over a year,” he says. “Looking at it on stage, I can’t believe that it is actually materializing, actually happening. I am thrilled and overwhelmed.” n New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center; 212-870-5570; nycballet.com

Sylviane Gold has written about the arts for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsday and Dance Magazine. Her last piece for Promenade was on Spanish dancer and choreographer Angel Corella.

American Ballet Theatre’s All-Americans

Twyla Tharp’s “Brahms-Haydn Variations” opens the program with a full-out, full-company extravaganza; American Ballet Theatre Paul Taylor’s “Company B” recalls Metropolitan Opera House; the ‘40s with jitterbug moves and 212-475-8751; abt.org snappy tunes by the Andrews Sisters; and Jerome Robbins’s “Fancy Free” is of the ‘40s, with three high-spirited sailors about to ship out to war enjoying the pleasures of New York to Leonard Bernstein’s infectious score. – SG

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It’s called American Ballet Theatre, but with its emphasis on presenting full-length classics like The Sleeping Beauty (June 14-19) and Swan Lake (June 21-26), ABT often finds itself dancing on Europe’s artistic turf. But this season’s schedule at the Metropolitan Opera House also includes All-American Repertory (June 9 and 12 matinees and July 3 matinee and evening), specifically meant to celebrate the work of three great American dancemakers.

[ Luciana Paris in Paul Taylor’s Company B ]

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PERFORMING ARTS CULTURAL CENTERS

THE FAME MONSTER’S BALL Six months after selling out four nights at Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan’s own Lady Gaga returns with three dates at Madison Square Garden on July 6th, 7th & 9th. An “electro-pop opera,” the show features multiple costume changes, a NY nightlife theme, and more. For tickets, call 866-858-0008 or visit thegarden.com.

Please call the box offices for showtimes. All listings subject to change.

American Ballet Theatre – ABT Premieres Repertory Program (6/9, 11, 28, 7/1); Alicia Alonso’s 90th Birthday Celebration (6/3); ABT Kids (6/5); All-American Repertory Program (6/9, 12, 7/3); All-Ashton Repertory Program (6/8, 10, 12, 30); All-Classic Repertory Program (6/29-30, 7/2); Don Quixote (through 6/3); Lady of the Camellias (6/4-5, 7); Romeo and Juliet (7/5-10); Swan Lake (6/21-26); The Sleeping Beauty (6/14-19). Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St., 212-362-6000; abt.org

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Beacon Theatre – Banana Shpeel from Cirque du Soleil (through 8/30). 2124 Broadway (74th-75th Sts.), 212-465-6225; beacontheatrenyc.com Brooklyn Academy of Music – Dance: A Tribute to Elvis (6/5); Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: “Ailey Spirit” Program (6/10-20); Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: “By Popular Demand” Program (6/11-19). Music: M. Nahadr (6/4); Soul Cycle (6/25); Jammins Entertainment Presents: Beres Hammond & Friends (8/6). 30 Lafayette Ave., 718-636-4100; bam.org Carnegie Hall – Carnegie Hall Family Concert: Ensemble ACJW (6/5); CareFusion Jazz Festival New York: Keith Jarrett; Gary Peacock; Jack

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DeJohnette (6/17); CareFusion Jazz Festival New York: An Evening with Chris Botti (6/19); CareFusion Jazz Festival New York: The Genius of João Gilberto (6/22); James Moody’s 85th Birthday Party (6/23); CareFusion Jazz Festival New York: Herbie Hancock (6/24); CareFusion Jazz Festival New York: Cesaria Evora with special guest Lura (6/25). 57th St. & Seventh Ave., 212-247-7800; carnegiehall.org The Joyce Theater – MOMIX (through 6/6); Martha Graham Dance Company (6/8-13); John Jasperse Company (6/16-19); Savion Glover (6/21-7/10); Pilobolus (7/12-8/7); Camille A. Brown & Andrea Miller (8/9-14); Kate Weare & Monica Bill Barnes (8/10-14). 175 Eighth Ave. (19th St.), 212-242-0800; joyce.org Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – Midsummer Night Swing (6/29-7/17): The George Gee Swing Orchestra & The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra (6/29); narcotango (6/30); The Time Jumpers (7/1); Orchestre Septentrional d’Haiti (7/2); La-33 (7/3); New Orleans Moonshiners (7/6); JC Hopkins Biggish Band (7/7); DJ Rekha (7/8); Tony Swing (7/9); Wycliffe Gordon Sextet (7/10); Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (7/12); Catherine Russell and Cat & The Hounds Swing Band (7/14); Loser’s Lounge: Ladies’ Night (7/15); La Excelencia (7/16); Kids Dance sponsored by Target (7/17); Harlem Renaissance Orchestra (7/17). Lincoln Center Festival (7/7-25): Musashi (7/7-10); Miroku (7/9-11); The Demons (7/10-11); Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou (7/11); The Blind Boys of Alabama (7/12, 14, 16); Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (7/14); Teorema (7/15-19); Fondly Do We Hope… Fervently Do We Pray (7/15-17); A Disappearing Number (7/15-18); Varèse: (R)evolution - The complete works of Edgard Varèse (7/19-20); Ermon and Ramona (7/20-25); La porta della legge (7/20-22); Chui Chai (7/24-25). Mostly Mozart (7/27-8/21): Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée, conductor (7/27-28, 30-31); Mihaela Ursuleasa, piano (7/28); James Ehnes, violin, Andrew Armstrong, piano (7/31); The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi, conductor (8/2); Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor (8/3-4); Mark Morris Dance Group - Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Lionel Bringuier, conductor (8/6-7); Isabelle Faust, violin, Alexander Melnikov, piano (8/7-8); Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée, conductor (8/10-11); Peter Jablonski, piano (8/11); Ensemble Basiani, Ars Nova Copenhagen (8/13); Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, conductor (8/13-14); Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano, Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (8/13-14); Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier, director (8/14); Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano, Chamber Orchestra of Europe (8/15); International Contemporary Ensemble, Ludovic Morlot, conductor (8/16); Emerson String Quartet (8/16); Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée, conductor (8/17-18, 20-21); Simon Trpceski, piano (8/17); Ebène Quartet (8/18);

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Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (8/19); Jeremy Denk, piano (8/19). Columbus Ave. btw. 62nd & 65th Sts., 212-875-5000; lincolncenter.org Madison Square Garden – Carole King/James Taylor (6/15-16, 30); Chayanne (6/24); Maxwell & Jill Scott (6/25); Maxwell (6/26); Lady Gaga (7/6-7, 9); Iron Maiden (7/12); Jack Johnson (7/14); Walking With Dinosaurs (7/21-25); Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (7/28); Rihanna (8/12); Justin Bieber (8/31). 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Ave. & 32nd St.), 212-465-5800; thegarden.com The Morgan Library’s Gilder Lehrman Hall – Music for an Elizabethan Chapel Mass - Parthenia and Stamford Schola Gregoriana (6/9); In the Romantic Garden: An Evening of Literary and Musical Works (6/25). 225 Madison Ave. (36th St.), 212-685-0008; themorgan.org New York Philharmonic – Susan Graham & Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony (6/3-5); Lisa Batiashvili Plays Sibelius & Brahms’s Second Symphony (6/10-12, 15); Saturday Matinee: Brahms’s Second Symphony (6/12); Hardenberger, Mozart, and Wagner (6/17-19);

MUSIC FESTIVALS Summertime in New York City means big music in beautiful settings—and often for free. If the Metropolitan Opera or the New York Philharmonic in the park doesn’t do it for you, something here surely will. Here are some of the highlights as of press time; more acts will be announced throughout the summer at the festivals’ respective websites. Check ahead; all subject to change. Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield, 212-360-2777; summerstage. org): SummerStage 25th Anniversary Celebration (6/8); John Butler Trio/State Radio (6/15); The Flaming Lips (7/26); The Black Keys (7/27-28); Hot Chip/Hercules and Love Affair/Holy Ghost (8/4). Celebrate Brooklyn! (Prospect Park Bandshell, briconline.org/celebrate): Opening Night Gala: Norah Jones (6/9). Toyota Concert Series on “Today” (49th St. & Rockefeller Pl. Free. 6am suggested arrival.): Justin Bieber (6/4); Christina Aguilera (6/8); Rascal Flatts (6/11); James Taylor & Carole King (6/18); Maxwell (6/25); Maroon 5 (7/2); Lady Gaga (7/9); Enrique Iglesias (7/16); John Mayer (7/23); Carrie Underwood (7/30); Train (8/6); Ke$ha (8/13); Keith Urban (8/20); Katy Perry (8/27).

Beethoven’s Missa solemnis (6/23-24, 26); Summertime Classics - From Russia With Love (6/29-30); Summertime Classics - Strike Up The Band (7/1-2); Summertime Classics - La Dolce Vita (7/6-7); Summertime Classics - From The Danube to The Rhine (7/8-10); Concerts in the Parks - Central Park (7/13-14); Concerts in the Parks - Queens (7/15); Concerts in the Parks Brooklyn (7/16); Free Indoor Concerts - Staten Island (7/17); Free Indoor Concerts - Bronx (7/19). Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway & W. 65th St., 212-875-5656; nyphil.org Radio City Music Hall – Conan O’Brien (6/1-2); The National (6/16); New Kids on the Block (6/17-19); Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band (7/7); Squeeze and Cheap Trick (7/13); Widespread Panic (7/22); Willie Nelson & Family (7/28); Alejandro Sanz (8/5). 1260 Sixth Ave. (50th St.), 212-307-7171; radiocity.com Symphony Space – JGV Vocal Artists Management Showcase Concert (6/1); Schubert’s Dream (6/3); New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (6/3); PRISM Quartet: Dave (6/4); Musica Nueva 3: Latin Jazz Across the Americas (6/4-5); NY Lyric Opera Theatre (6/5, 12); The Young Choreographer’s Festival (6/6); Isaiah Fest: an All-Star Salute to Isaiah Sheffer (6/7); Bass Extravaganza (6/11); Handel and Muhly: Israel in Egypt (6/11); Shout! (6/12); Yiddish Classics and Yiddish Classical (6/13); The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Opera (6/15); Clarice Assad, Kate Soper, Matt Welch (6/16); Dreaming without Words (6/17); Into the Labyrinth: Colin Fox (6/18); The Jazz Gallery All-Stars (6/18); Valentina Kozlova’s Dance Conservatory Spring Gala (6/19); Of Heloise: Songs of Abelard (6/19); Sudden Music (6/19); Siegfried (6/20); Jon Faddis with Guitarists Howard Alden, Gene Bertoncini, Romero Lubambo and Russell Malone (6/22); Sidney Bechet Society Presents An Evening In New Orleans Featuring Evan Christopher and Clarinet Road (6/23); From Bebop to Freebop (6/24); Gretchen Parlato and Kat Edmonson (6/25); We Be Women (6/26); La Rondine (6/27); Simon Boccanegra (6/27); Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades (7/1); New York Choral Society Summer Sings (7/28); New York Choral Society Summer Sings (8/4); Blaze the Stage Summer 2010 Showcase (8/7); New York Choral Society Summer Sings (8/11, 18, 25). 2537 Broadway (95th St.), 212-864-5400; symphonyspace.org The Town Hall – BOOM! starring Liz Callaway & Ann Hampton Callaway (6/4); Free for All At Town Hall (6/6); Patty Griffin with special guest Buddy Miller (6/8-9); Festival Flamenco de Cordoba (6/10-12); Broadway Musicals of 1990-2010 (6/14); Terry Gross on Life Behind the Mike (6/17); Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile & Julian Lage Group (6/23); FX presents The Recuse Me Comedy Tour 2 (6/26-27); Broadway Winners! The Award-Winning Music of Broadway (7/12); Broadway Rising Stars (7/19); All Singin’ All Dancin’ (7/26). 123 W. 43rd St. (BroadwaySixth Ave.), 212-997-1003; the-townhall-nyc.org

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ARTNEW YORK

touring the smaller museums drawings by Dürer at the

The Morgan Library & Museum

Morgan Library & Museum

[ Above: Adam and Eve,1504 Above right: Constructed Head of a Man in Profile, ca. 1512–13 ]

The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue; 212-685-0008; themorgan.org (Closed Mondays)

ight drawings may seem a slender thread from which to weave a museum show, but when they are by Albrecht Dürer, the greatest master of the German Renaissance, quality trumps quantity. The drawings are the focus of “Defining Beauty: Albrecht Dürer at the Morgan,” which runs through September 12. The exhibition, which displays together the museum’s Dürer holdings for the first time in more than two decades, includes engravings, a woodcut and its original woodblock, and a book by the artist that underscores the importance of mathematically derived proportions in his pursuit of human beauty. An exhibition highlight is the 1504 engraving “Adam and Eve,” shown with a major preparatory drawing. Related material includes a letter from Dürer to a patron about the woodcut in the exhibition: “Please let it be as it is,” he writes. “No one could improve it because it was done artistically and with care. Those who see it and who understand such matters will tell you so.” n

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At four of the city’s finest, a unique mix of art and style

By Karin Lipson

satire at the

Neue Galerie

f, as the song goes, life is a cabaret (you know: depraved and macabre, but still fascinating), we probably owe some thanks for that ironic perception to the paintings of Otto Dix. A German artist whose work encompassed a wide range of stylistic influences, Dix (1891-1969) is perhaps best known for his sardonic images of the loose and liberated society that epitomized the Weimar Republic in the 1920s. In fact, Weimar’s most famous pop evocation, the film version of “Cabaret,” includes “two or three scenes which are based on paintings by Otto Dix,” said Olaf Peters, the guest curator of the Dix retrospective at the Neue Galerie through August 30th. It is the first solo exhibition for the artist at an American museum. With more than 100 works dating from 1916 to 1939 (including watercolors and etch-

ings of the horrors of World War 1), the show focuses in part on Dix’s bitingly satirical portraits. Among the most riveting is a 1925 painting that Peters considers the art-icon of the Weimar Republic: the figure of the provocative actress and dancer Anita Berber, clad in crimson, against a red background. Dix used the color “to express the fact that she was self-destructive,” said Peters, a German art historian. Done in by cognac and cocaine, Berber did not live to 30: She was, Peters said, “a flame that died very early” —a phrase that could describe Weimar itself. n

[ From left to right: Portrait of the Laryngologist Dr. Mayer-Hermann, 1926 Portrait of the Dancer Anita Berber, 1925 Portrait of the Poet Iwar von Lücken, 1926 ]

The Neue Galerie 1048 Fifth Avenue; 212-628-6200; neuegalerie.org (Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays)

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Rubin Museum of Art

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[ Left: G lorious Goddess, the Queen Who Repels Armies. Shri Devi, Magzor Gyalmo. Mongolia. 18th century Above: The Englightened One, Lord of Shakya Clan. Shakyamuni Buddha. Tibet. 18th century ]

unlocking mysteries

at the Rubin Museum of Art

ith more than 2,000 art objects from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and other Himalayan outposts, the Rubin Museum of Art, which opened in 2004 in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, lays claim to having the West’s most comprehensive collection of works from that region. The challenge is how to explain the meaning and methods behind the Buddhas, bodhisattvas and deities of an art that can seem as shrouded in mystery as the mountain range itself. Enter “Gateway to Himalayan Art,” a keystone exhibition that opens on July 23. “Gateway” aims to decode the significance of the sculptures, textiles, ritual objects and other works displayed throughout the museum (housed in what was a part of Barney’s former downtown

department store), and to place them in their cultural context. “The starting point is that viewers aren’t familiar with Himalayan art,” said Karl Debreczeny, a Rubin curator. “It’s for the total layperson who steps in off the street, but is curious.” An initial introductory exhibition (up through June 14) “lost its focus” as art objects were rotated over time. Debreczeny said. “Gateway” has been designed to anticipate such changes, he said, and give visitors the “basic tools” to enjoy the wonders ahead. n The Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street; 212-620-5000; rmanyc.org (Closed Tuesdays)

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Collection of the artist. Photo by Anthony Holmes

touring the smaller museums

[ Pizarras (Blackboards), 2005. From a series of 97 ]

an artist’s language at El Museo del Barrio

he Puerto Rican-born artist Rafael Ferrer made a splash in the late 1960s with installations that used such materials as leaves, hay, steel, even a block of melting ice. Around 1980, he turned to creating intensely colored paintings that some termed a break with his past, and an embrace of “primitivist” Caribbean influences. With “Retro/Active: The Work of Rafael Ferrer,” running from June 8 to August 22, El Museo del Barrio examines Ferrer’s career over the past 55 years, emphasizing the continuum of his work despite its seeming shifts. Organized by Deborah Cullen, the director of curatorial programs, the show of about 100 pieces is Ferrer’s first solo museum

retrospective; seen in context, Cullen writes in the catalogue, Ferrer’s paintings are far from “intuitive” or “primitivist,” but part of a careerlong effort to “build a poetic and allusive artistic language.” n El Museo del Barrio 1230 Fifth Avenue; 212-831-7272; elmuseo.org (Closed Mondays) Karin Lipson, a former arts writer and editor for Newsday, is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. Her last article in Promenade was on the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit at MoMA.

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More than 300 works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection make up Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the Met’s complete holdings of Picasso’s paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics, as well as a selection of the artist’s prints. Covering his entire career, the works range from 1905’s At the Lapin Agile to 1934’s Reading at a Table (above). On view through Aug. 1st.

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museums All exhibits are subject to change American Folk Art Museum – Perspectives: Setting the Scene in American Folk Art (through 8/15); Approaching Abstraction (through 9/5); Women Only: Folk Art by Female Hands (through 9/12); Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book (through 9/19). Closed Mon. $9; students/ seniors, $7; 12 & under, free. 45 W. 53rd St., 212-265-1040; folkartmuseum.org American Museum of Natural History – Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World (through 8/15); Lizards & Snakes: Alive! (through 9/2); Highway of An Empire: The Great Inca Road (through 9/30); Race to the End of the Earth (through 1/2). Open daily. $16; seniors/students, $12; children 2-12, $9. Central Park West at 79th St., 212-769-5100; amnh.org Asia Society and Museum – Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art (through 6/20); Inspired by India: Works by New York City Students (through 6/27); Mariko Mori: Kumano (6/8-8/1); Go Figure: Five Contemporary Videos (7/13-8/15); Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya (7/13-8/15). Closed Mon. $10; seniors, $7; students, $5. 725 Park Ave. (70th St.), 212-288-6400; asiasociety.org Bronx Museum of the Arts – Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968 (through 8/11); After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy (through 8/11). Closed Mon.-Wed. $5; students/ seniors, $3; 12 & under, free; free on Fri. 1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.), 718-681-6000; bronxmuseum.org Brooklyn Museum – American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection (through 8/1); Andy Warhol: The Last Decade (6/18-9/12); Kiki Smith: Sojourn (through 9/12); Healing the Wounds of War: The Brooklyn Sanitary Fair of 1864 (through 10/17); Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets (through 10/2/11). Closed Mon. & Tues. $10; seniors/students, $6; under 12, free. 200 Eastern Parkway (Washington Ave.), 718-638-5000; brooklynmuseum.org Center for Architecture – Design Awards 2010 (through 7/3); Closed Sun. Free. 536 LaGuardia Pl. (Bleecker-W. 3rd Sts.), 212-683-0023; aiany.org Chelsea Art Museum – Jean Miotte - The Conductor’s Body/The Gesture Within (through

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6/19); A Part of No-Part: Parallelisms Between Then and Now (through 6/19); 0910 LIGHT SHOTS by Raphaele Shirley (through 6/20). Closed Sun. & Mon. $8; students/seniors, $4; under 16, free. 556 W. 22nd St., 212-255-0719; chelseaartmuseum.org China Institute – Confucius: His Life and Legacy in Art (through 6/13). Open daily. $7; students/ seniors, $4; under 12, free. 125 E. 65th St., 212-744-8181; chinainstitute.org Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum – Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection (through 1/2); National Design Triennial: Why Design Now? (through 1/9). Open daily. $15; seniors/students, $10; under 12, free. 2 E. 91st St., 212-849-8400; cooperhewitt.org The Drawing Center – Dorothea Tanning - Early Designs for the Stage (through 7/23); Leon Golub - Live + Die Like a Lion? (through 7/23). Closed Mon. & Tues. 35 Wooster St. (Grand-Broome Sts.), 212-219-2166; drawingcenter.org El Museo del Barrio – Retro/Active: The Works of Rafael Ferrer (6/8-8/22). Closed Sun. & Mon. $6; seniors/students, $4; under 12, free. 1230 Fifth Ave. (104th St.), 212-831-7272; elmuseo.org Fraunces Tavern Museum – The 1215 Magna Carta (through 6/30). Closed Sun. $10; seniors/ children, $5; under 6, free. 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.), 212-425-1778; frauncestavernmuseum.org The Frick Collection – From Mansion to Museum: The Frick Collection Celebrates SeventyFive Years (6/22-9/5). Closed Mon. $18; seniors, $12; students, $5; pay-what-you-wish Sun., 11am-1pm. 1 E. 70th St., 212-288-0700; frick.org Grey Art Gallery at NYU – Lil Picard and Counterculture New York (through 7/10). Closed Sun. & Mon. $3. 100 Washington Square East, 212-998-6780; nyu.edu/greyart The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – A Year With Children 2010 (through 6/20); Malevich in Focus: 1912–1922 (through 6/30); Hilla Rebay: Art Educator (through 8/22); Julie Mehretu: Grey Area (through 10/6); Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance (through 9/6). Closed Thurs. $18; seniors/ students, $15; under 12, free. 1071 Fifth Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500; guggenheim.org

Hispanic Society of America – Arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Closed Mon. Free. Audubon Terrace (Broadway btw. 155th & 156th Sts.), 212-926-2234; hispanicsociety.org International Center of Photography – For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights (through 9/12). Closed Mon. $12; students/seniors, $8; under 12, free. 1133 Sixth Ave. (43rd St.), 212-857-0000; icp.org Japan Society – Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Arthur R. Miller Collection (through 6/13). Closed Mon. $12; students/seniors, $8; under 16, free; free Fri., 6-9pm. 333 E. 47th St., 212-832-1155; japansociety.org The Metropolitan Museum of Art – 5,000 Years of Japanese Art: Treasures from the Packard Collection (through 6/6); Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia (through 6/13); Surface Tension: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection (through 6/13); The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry (through 6/13); Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting: Xie Zhuliu (1910-1997) (through 8/1); Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (through 8/1); American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity (through 8/15); An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo (through 8/15); Side by Side: Oberlin’s Masterworks at the Met (through 8/29); Sounding the Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania (through 9/6); Tutankhamun’s Funeral (through 9/6); Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana (through 9/26); Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein’s New York Photographs, 1950–1980 (6/8-10/17) Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú (through 10/31); Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered (through 11/7); Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art (through 11/28); Between Here and There: Dislocation and Displacement in Contemporary Photography (7/2-2/13). Closed Mon. $20; seniors, $15; students, $10; under 12, free. Fifth Ave. & 82nd St., 212-535-7710; metmuseum.org The Morgan Library & Museum – Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art, and Landscape Design (through 8/29); Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey (through 8/1); Written in Stone: Historic Inscriptions from the Ancient Near East, ca. 2500 B.C.–550 B.C. (through 9/5); Defining Beauty: Albrecht Dürer at the Morgan

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MuseumsNEWYORK

Museum of the City of New York, Byron Collection

THE AUTO SHOW

(through 9/12). Closed Mon. $12; seniors/students/children under 16, $8. 225 Madison Ave. (36th St.), 212-685-0008; themorgan.org Museum of American Finance – Scandal!: Financial Crime, Chicanery and Corruption that Rocked America (through 4/29). Closed Sun. & Mon. 48 Wall St. (William St.), 212-908-4110; moaf.org Museum of Arts & Design – Portable Treasuries: Silver Jewelry from the Nadler Collection (through 8/8); Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle (through 8/15); Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection (through 9/12); Dead or Alive (through 10/24). Closed Mon. $15; students/seniors, $12; under 12, free; Thurs., 6–9pm, pay-what-you-wish. 2 Columbus Cir. (near Eighth Ave. & W. 58th St.), 212-956-3535; madmuseum.org The Museum of Biblical Art – Ukrainian Icons (6/18-9/12). Closed Mon. & Tues. $7; seniors/students, $4; under 12, free. 1865 Broadway (61st St.), 212-408-1500; mobia.org Museum of the City of New York – New York Through the Lens (through 6/8); Charles Addams’s New York (through 6/8); Cars, Culture and the City (through 8/8); America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York (through 10/8); Samurai in New York: The First Japanese Delegation, 1860 (6/25-10/11). Closed Mon. $10; seniors/students, $6; under 12, free. Fifth Ave. & 103rd St., 212-534-1672; mcny.org Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art – Closed Mon. $5; 12 & under, free. 594 Broadway (Prince-Houston Sts.), Ste. 401, 212-254-3511; moccany.org Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust – The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service (through 12/30); Project Mah Jongg (through 12/30). Closed Sat. $12 (free Wed. 4-8pm); seniors, $10; students, $7; 12 & under, free. 36 Battery Pl., 646-437-4200; mjhnyc.org

Museum of Modern Art – Shape Lab (through 6/14); Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century (through 6/28); The New Typography (through 7/26); Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront (through 8/9); Mind and Matter: Alternative Abstractions, 1940s to Now (through 8/16); Bruce

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Through August 8th, Cars, Culture, and the City at the Museum of the City of New York explores the Big Apple’s century-long relationship with the car—from early adapters such as the Astors and the Carnegies, among others, to current plans for automobile-free streets envisioned by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg— with visionary drawings and models; historic photographs, films, and advertisements; architectural schemes; and a wealth of car memorabilia to tell this untold story. Cars is the first exhibition to document the city’s embrace of the automobile, documenting how cars were promoted, marketed, and sold throughout the city over time, and how cars transformed one of the world’s most glamorous—and most congested— urban environments. The documents on display reveal the surprisingly important role played by New York City in jump-starting the automobile industry, as well as how a 19th-century city evolved as a result of a major 20th-century industry. The exhibition also marks the 100th anniversary of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA).

Nauman: Days (through 8/23); Picasso: Themes and Variations (through 8/30); Contemporary Art from the Collection (6/30-9/12); Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917 (7/18-10/11); The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today (8/1-11/1); Projects 93: Dinh Q. Lê (6/30-1/24); Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography (through 3/21). Closed Tues. $20; seniors, $16; students, $12; 16 & under, free. 11 W. 53rd St., 212-708-9400; moma.org Museum of the Moving Image – Pays homage to the art, history, and technology of film and television, educating the public on its influence in our culture and society. Tues.-Sat., 10am-3pm. $7. 35th Ave. & 36th St., Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077; movingimage.us Museum of Sex – Sex Life of Robots (ongoing); Action: Sex and the Moving Image (ongoing); Rubbers: The Life, History & Struggle of the Condom (ongoing); Sex Lives of Animals (ongoing). Open daily. $16.25; students/ seniors, $15. 233 Fifth Ave. (27th St.), 212-689-6337; museumofsex.com National Academy of Design Museum and School of Fine Arts – 185th Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art (through 6/8). Closed Mon. & Tues. $10; seniors/students, $5. 1083 Fifth Ave. (89th St.), 212-369-4880; nationalacademy.org National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution – Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America (through 6/27); HIDE: Skin as Material and Metaphor (Part I) (through 8/1); Beauty Surrounds Us (through 3/31/11); A Song for the Horse Nation (through 7/7/11). Open daily. Free. U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green (Broadway), 212-514-3700; americanindian.si.edu Neue Galerie – Otto Dix (through 8/30). Closed Tues. & Wed. $15; students/seniors, $10. 1048 Fifth Ave. (86th St.), 212-628-6200; neuegalerie.org New Museum of Contemporary Art – Ugo Rondinone: Hell Yes! (through 7/19); Museum as Hub: In and Out of Context (through 7/25); Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other (6/23-9/19); Brion Gysin: Dream Machine (7/7-10/3). Closed Mon. & Tues. $12; seniors, $10;

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Art of the Dance

Bayou (1951). The Drawing Center is closed Mondays & Tuesdays.

students, $8; 18 & under, free. 235 Bowery (Prince St.), 212-219-1222; newmuseum.org New York City Fire Museum – One of the nation’s most important collections of fire-related art and artifacts from the late 18th century to the present. Closed Mon. $5; seniors/students, $2; under 12, $1. 278 Spring St. (Varick-Hudson Sts.), 212-691-1303; nycfiremuseum.org New York City Police Museum – The Life & Legacy of Lieutenant Petrosino (through 3/31). Closed Sun. $7; seniors/students, $5; under 6, free. 100 Old Slip (Water-South Sts.), 212-480-3100; nycpolicemuseum.org The New-York Historical Society – Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society (through 7/4). Closed Mon. $12; seniors, $9; students, $7; under 12, free. 170 Central Park West (77th St.), 212-873-3400; nyhistory.org New York Public Library (Humanities and Social Sciences Library) – Call 212-869-8089 for a recorded announcement of all current exhibitions. Open daily. 42nd St. & Fifth Ave., 212-340-0830; nypl.org New York Transit Museum – Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El: Photographs by Theresa King (through 7/31); The Triborough Bridge: Robert Moses and the Automobile Age (through 2010). Closed Mon. $5; seniors/children 3-17, $3. The New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex in Grand Central Terminal presents changing exhibitions. Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, 718-694-1600; mta.info/museum The Noguchi Museum – Noguchi ReINstalled (through 10/24). Closed Mon. & Tues. $10 (pay-what-you-wish first Fri. of the month); students/ seniors, $5; under 12, free. A shuttle operates on Sun. from the Asia Society (70th St. & Park Ave.). 9-01 33rd Rd. (Vernon Blvd.), Long Island City, Queens, 718-204-7088; noguchi.org The Paley Center for Media – A center for the cultural, creative, and social significance of television and radio. Closed Mon. & Tues. $10; seniors/students, $8; under 14, $5. 25 W. 52nd St., 212-621-6600; paleycenter.org

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Collection of the artist

Design for The Witch (Monstre) (1950) and Costume Design for

Private Collection

Twenty hand-drawn, often quirky sketches by 20th-century costume designer Dorothea Tanning (b.1910) make up The Drawing Center’s Dorothea Tanning: Early Designs for the Stage, on view through July 23rd. Created in collaboration with leading choreographers—including George Balanchine—the works marry the dynamics of dance, performance, visual art, and costume with Tanning’s early discoveries in painting and sculpture. Inspired by the Surrealist movement, many of the whimsical costumes feature outlandish headdresses atop dazzling detailing and sensual drapery. Pictured here is Costume

The Queens Museum of Art – Working Stiffs: Photography from the Collection (through 10/3); The Curse of Bigness (through 10/3). Closed Mon. & Tues. $5; seniors/children, $2.50; under 5, free. NYC Bldg. in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, 718-592-9700; queensmuseum.org The Rubin Museum of Art – In the Shadow of Everest (through 7/26); Remember That You Will Die (through 8/9); Bardo: Tibetan Art of the Afterlife (through 9/6); Tradition Transformed (6/11-10/18); Gateway to Himalayan Art (7/23-1/1/12). Closed Tues. $10 (free Fri., 7-10pm); seniors/students/artists with ID, $7; under 12, free. 150 W. 17th St., 212-620-5000; rmanyc.org Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America – Headquarters of The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Eco Chic - Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion (through 8/21). Closed Sun. & Mon. Free. 58 Park Ave. (37th-38th Sts.), 212-879-9779; scandinaviahouse.org The Skyscraper Museum – The Rise of Wall Street (through 10/31). Closed Mon. & Tues. $5; seniors/students, $2.50. 39 Battery Pl., 212-968-1961; skyscraper.org The Studio Museum in Harlem – Collected. Reflections on the Permanent Collection (through 6/27); VidéoStudio: New Work from France (through 6/27); Harlem Postcards (through 6/27). Closed Mon. & Tues. $7; seniors/ students, $3; under 12, free. 144 W. 125th St. (Lenox Ave.-Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.), 212-864-4500; studiomuseum.org The Ukrainian Museum – Ukraine–Sweden: At the Crossroads of History (XVII–XVIII Centuries) (through 10/31); Pysanka: The Ukrainian Easter Egg (through 11/28). Closed Mon. & Tues. $8; seniors/students, $6; under 12, free. 222 E. 6th St., 212-228-0110; ukrainianmuseum.org Whitney Museum of American Art – Christian Marclay: Festival (7/1-9/26); Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield (6/24-10/17); Collecting Biennials (through 11/28). Closed Mon. & Tues. $18 (pay-what-you-wish Fri., 6-9pm); seniors/students, $12; 18 & under, free. 945 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 800-WHITNEY; whitney.org

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STILL LIFE UNEXPECTED Roy Lichtenstein will always be best known for his seminal Pop Art works, but Gagosian Gallery’s Still Lifes presents over 50 still lifes Lichtenstein created beginning in 1972, including 1975’s Still Life With Clock and Roses, pictured here. On view through July 30th.

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New York

art galleries All exhibits subject to change Agora Gallery - American and international contemporary art. Paris – New York: Here We “Art” (6/4-25). Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm. 530 W. 25th St., 212-226-4151; agora-gallery.com Aicon Gallery New York - Indian and international art. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 35 Great Jones St. (Lafayette St.-The Bowery), 212-725-6092; aicongallery.com Amsterdam Whitney Gallery - A “vanguard gallery” featuring cutting-edge contemporary artists. Tues.-Sat., 11am-5:30pm. 511 W. 25th St., 212-255-9050; amsterdamwhitneygallery.com Artists Space - One of the first alternative spaces in New York, founded in 1972 to support contemporary artists working in the visual arts. Tues.-Sat., noon-6pm. 38 Greene St., 3rd Floor, 212-226-3970; artistsspace.org Axelle Gallery - Fine art. Philippe Vasseur (6/3-7/3). Tues.-Sat., 10:30am-6:30pm. 535 W. 25th St., 212-226-2262; axelle.com Bonni Benrubi - 20th-century and contemporary photography. Jehad Nga: Turkana (through 7/16. Tues.-Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat., 11am-6pm. 41 E. 57th St., 13th Floor, 212-888-6007; bonnibenrubi.com Peter Blum Gallery - Contemporary American and European artists. 99 Wooster St., 212-343-0441; 526 W. 29th St., 212-244-6055; peterblumgallery.com Campton Gallery - Contemporary international and American art. Josep Cisquella/ Doug Smith (July); Group Exhibition (Aug.). 451 West Broadway, 212-387-0208; camptongallery.com CFM Gallery - Figurative fine art paintings, sculptures and original graphics. Aleksandra Nowak - New Paintings (through 6/12). Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., noon-6pm. 236 W. 27th St., 4th Floor, 212-966-3864; cfmgallery.com Cheim & Read - International contemporary artists. Ghada Amer: Color Misbehavior (through 6/19); Le Tableau: Curated by Joe Fyfe (6/24-8/27). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 547 W. 25th St., 212-242-7727; cheimread.com

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James Cohan Gallery - Contemporary art. Alison Elizabeth Taylor: Foreclosed (through 6/19). Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm. 533 W. 26th St., 212-714-9500; jamescohan.com Heidi Cho Gallery - Contemporary fine art from mid-career and emerging artists. Tues.-Fri., 11am-6pm; Sat., 11am-5pm. 522 W. 23rd St., 212-255-6783; heidichogallery.com Clic Bookstore & Gallery - Emerging photographers. Centre St.: Exotica - Gian Paolo Barbieri (through 7/18). Tues.-Sun., noon-7pm. 424 Broome St., 212-219-9308; 255 Centre St., 212-966-2766; clicgallery.com CRG Gallery - Well-established and emerging contemporary American and European artists. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 535 W. 22nd St., 212-229-2766; crggallery.com CUE Art Foundation - Exhibitions featuring under-recognized artists. Joan Mitchell Foundation: 2009 MFA Grant Recipients (6/10-7/30). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 511 W. 25th St., 212-206-3583; cueartfoundation.org DCKT Contemporary - Ryan Humphrey - Early American (through 6/20). Tues.-Fri., 11am-6pm; Sat., noon-6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. 195 Bowery, 212-741-9955; dcktcontemporary.com Deitch Projects - Shepard Fairey May Day Mural (through 12/31). Tues.-Sat., noon-6pm. 76 Grand St., 212-343-7300; 18 Wooster St.; deitch.com DFN Gallery - Contemporary painting and drawing by established and emerging artists. Jan Aronson (through 6/12). Tues.-Sat., 11am-7pm. 74 E. 79th St., 212-334-3400; dfngallery.com Aaron Faber Gallery - Jewel and watch design of the 20th & 21st centuries. Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat., 11am-6pm. 666 Fifth Ave. (53rd St.), 212-586-8411; aaronfaber.com David Findlay Jr. Inc. - American 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculpture. Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm. 41 E. 57th St., 212-486-7660; davidfindlayjr.com Foley Gallery - Contemporary photography, painting, sculpture, and works on paper. Richard Barnes - Animal Logic (through 6/5). Tues.Sat., 11am-6pm. 547 W. 27th St., 5th Floor, 212-244-9081; foleygallery.com

Forum Gallery - Modern and contemporary figurative art. Alan Feltus (through 6/18); Sean Henry (through 6/25); Tula Telfair: Landscapes in Counterpoint at Florence Griswold Museum (through 6/27). Tues.- Sat., 10am-5:30pm. 745 Fifth Ave. (57th St.), 5th Floor, 212-355-4545; forumgallery.com Gagosian Gallery - Modern and contemporary art, including works by de Kooning, Hirst, Picasso, Ruscha, Serra, Twombly, and Warhol. Madison Ave.: Richard Prince - Tiffany Paintings (through 6/19); Tatiana Trouvé (through 6/26). W. 21st St.: Claude Monet - Late Work (through 6/26). W. 24th St.: Roy Lichtenstein - Still Lifes (through 7/30). Tues.- Sat., 10am-6pm. 980 Madison Ave. (76th-77th Sts.), 212-744-2313; 555 W. 24th St., 212-741-1111; 522 W. 21st St., 212-741-1717; gagosian.com Galerie Lelong - Contemporary art from the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Andy Goldsworthy (through 6/19). 528 W. 26th St., 212-315-0470; galerielelong.com Gallery Henoch - Contemporary American, European, and Asian painting and sculpture. Summer Group Show (through 7/31). Tues.-Sat., 10:30am-6pm. 555 W. 25th St., 917-305-0003; galleryhenoch.com Gladstone Gallery - Contemporary art. 21st St.: Fausto Melotti (through 6/20). 24th St.: Cameron Jamie (through 6/12). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 515 W. 24th St., 212-206-9300; 530 W. 21st St.; gladstonegallery.com James Graham & Sons - 19th- and 20th-century American paintings, American and European sculpture, contemporary art, and British ceramics. Reeve Schley - Outdoor Light (through 6/18). 32 E. 67th St., 212-535-5767; jamesgrahamandsons.com Heist Gallery - Emerging and established contemporary artists. Wed.-Sun., noon-6pm. 27 Essex St. (Grand-Hester Sts.), 212-253-0451; heistgallery.com Howard Greenberg Gallery - Fine art photography. A Selection of Photographs (through 6/30). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. The Fuller Building, 41 E. 57th St., 212-334-0010; howardgreenberg.com Greenberg Van Doren - Contemporary fine art. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 730 Fifth Ave. (57th St.), 212-445-0444; gvdgallery.com

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GALLERIESNEWYORK

Joel Grey has a Tony, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award to his credit (all for his portrayal of the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret), but his photography is at the forefront of 1.3: New Color Images by Joel Grey, on view through July 10th at Steven Kasher Gallery. His exhibition of mobile phone photographs runs concurrently with Autochromes: Early Color Masterpieces from National Geographic, offering an eye-opening juxtaposition between one of the newest forms of color photography and one of the earliest.

Greene Naftali - Bjarne Melgaard (through 6/9). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 508 W. 26th St., 8th Floor, 212-463-7770; greenenaftaligallery.com Stephen Haller Gallery - Contemporary paintings. Ron Ehrlich (through 6/26). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 542 W. 26th St., 212-741-7777; stephenhallergallery.com Hammer Galleries - 19th- and 20th-century European and American paintings. 19th & 20th Century American Collection (through 7/2). Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat., 10am-5pm. 33 W. 57th St., 212-644-4400; hammergalleries.com Hauser & Wirth - Emerging and established contemporary artists. Roni Horn (through 6/19). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 32 E. 69th St., 212-794-4970; hauserwirth.com Hirschl & Adler Galleries - 18th-, 19th- & 20th-century American and European paintings, drawings, watercolors, and sculpture. Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-5:15pm. 21 E. 70th St., 212-535-8810; hirschlandadler.com Hasted Hunt Kraeutler - Contemporary photography from emerging and established artists. Julian Faulhaber (through 6/26); Martin Schoeller Female Bodybuilders (7/1-8/21). Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm. 537 W. 24th St., 212-627-0006; hastedhunt.com Susan Inglett Gallery - Emerging artists and historical exhibitions. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 522 W. 24th St., 212-647-9111; inglettgallery.com Steven Kasher Gallery - Contemporary photography and social/historical/ artistic photography of the 20th century. 1.3: New Color Images by Joel Grey (through 7/10); Autochromes: Early Color Masterpieces from National Geographic (through 7/10). Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm. 521 W. 23rd St., 212-966-3978; stevenkasher.com

Paul Kasmin Gallery - Contemporary and modern art. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 293 Tenth Ave. (27th St.); 511 27th St., 212-563-4474; paulkasmingallery.com

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Courtesy Clic Gallery

Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York

COLOR SCHEMES

Alan Klotz Gallery- Fine-art vintage, modern, and contemporary photography. Coming of Spring (through 6/28). By appointment. 511 W. 25th St., 212-741-4764; klotzgallery.com Knoedler & Company - Contemporary and sculpture works. Michael Goldberg: The Red Paintings, 1962-1963 (through 7/20). Tues.-Fri., 9:30am-5:30pm., Sat., 10am-5:30pm. 19 E. 70th St., 212-794-0550; knoedlergallery.com Kouros Gallery - Modern and contemporary sculpture, painting, photography, and works on paper.Mon.-Fri., 11am-6pm. 23 E. 73rd St., 212-288-5888; kourosgallery.com L’Arc en Seine - Decorative arts. Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat., 11am-5pm. 15 E. 82nd St., 212-585-2587; arcenseine.com L & M Arts - Paintings, drawings, and sculptures by first-generation Abstract Expressionists. Yves Tanguy and Alexander Calder: Between Surrealism and Abstraction (through 6/12). Tues.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm. 45 E. 78th St., 212-861-0020; lmgallery.com Lehmann Maupin Gallery - International contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, video, and new media. 26th St.: Shirazeh Houshiary (through 6/19). Chrystie St.: Lee Bul (through 6/19). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 540 W. 26th St., 212-255-2923; 201 Chrystie St., 212-254-0054; lehmannmaupin.com Littlejohn Contemporary - Contemporary modern art and emerging artists. Wed.-Sat., 11am-6pm. 249 E. 32nd St., 212-988-4890; littlejohncontemporary.com Marlborough Gallery - Important contemporary masters. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5:30pm. 40 W. 57th St., 212-541-4900; 545 W. 25th St., 212-463-8634; marlboroughgallery.com Barbara Mathes Gallery - 20th-century, and contemporary American and European masters. Patrick Faigenbaum: People and Places (through 6/11).

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ONTHETOWN

DISPLAYS OF SUMMER

Clic Bookstore & Gallery not only features a curated selection of high-quality photography books, but also monthly exhibitions from emerging photographers. Through July 18th, they’re hosting the American gallery debut of Gian Paolo Barbieri, Exotica at their Centre Street location. Known for his editorials in Vanity Fair, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, and GQ, as well as iconic images of Audrey Hepburn, Anjelica Huston, and Iman, Exotica highlights Barbieri’s sumptuous, dreamy photographs of the people and wildlife of Madagascar, Tahiti, and the Seychelles.

Ever since their first space opened in Greenwich Village in 1966, Gallery Henoch has been known for featuring imaginative sculpture and paintings from a wideranging group of contemporary American, European, and Asian Realists. Now located in the gallery hotbed of Chelsea on 25th Street, their Summer Group Show (on view through July 30th) highlights many of the vital artists they currently represent, including Eric Zener—who just wrapped up a solo show at the gallery— and John Evans, whose 2010 oil on canvas Beach With Moon and Four Boats, is pictured here.

Courtesy Gallery Henoch

THE IMAGE EXOTIC

Tues.-Fri., 9:30am-6pm.; Sat. 10am-5pm. 22 E. 80th St., 212-570-4190; barbaramathesgallery.com

Ross Art Group - Over 3000 original vintage posters. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 532 Madison Ave. (54th St.), 4th Floor, 212-223-1525; rossvintageposters.com

McKenzie Fine Art - Contemporary art. James Lecce (through 6/12). Tues.-Fri., 10am-6pm.; Sat. 11am-6pm. 511 W. 25th St., 212-989-5467; mckenziefineart.com

Luis Ross Gallery - Self-taught artists from North America and Europe. 511 W. 25th St. #307, 212-343-2161; luiserossgallery.com

Robert Miller Gallery - Contemporary art. In Praise of Shadows: Dirk Braeckman and Bill Henson (through 6/12); Project Room: Justin Allen (through 6/12).Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 524 W. 26th St., 212-366-4774; robertmillergallery.com Yossi Milo Gallery- Contemporary photography. Mohamed Bourouissa, Périphériques (through 6/12). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 525 W. 25th St., 212-414-0370; yossimilo.com Onassis Cultural Center - Ancient, Byzantine and modern art. 645 Fifth Ave., Suite 304, 212-486-4448; onassisusa.org Pace/MacGill Gallery - 19th-, 20th-century, and contemporary photography. Jocelyn Lee (through 6/12). Tues.-Fri., 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat., 10am-6pm. 32 E. 57th St., 9th Floor, 212-759-7999; pacemacgill.com The Pace Gallery - 20th-century art, including works by Calder, Close, LeWitt, Nevelson, Noguchi, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rothko, Tuttle, and many others. 22nd St.: Kiki Smith: Lodestar (through 6/19). 57th St.: Antoni Tàpies: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper (through 6/12). 32 E. 57th St., 212-421-3292; 534 W. 25th St., 212-929-7000; 545 W. 22nd St., 212-989-4258; thepacegallery.com

Perry Rubenstein Gallery - Solo exhibitions by international artists. Amir Zaki - Relics (through 6/15). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 527 W. 23rd St., 212-627-8000; perryrubenstein.com Tony Shafrazi Gallery - Contemporary art. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 544 W. 26th St., 212-274-9300; tonyshafrazigallery.com Sonnabend Gallery - Contemporary painting, sculpture and photography by American & European artists. Robert Morris: Felt Pieces, Blind Time Drawings and Two Films (through 7/31). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 536 W. 22nd St., 212-627-1018 Spanierman Modern - Modern and contemporary paintings, watercolors, works on paper, drawings, and sculpture. Katherine Parker (6/1-7/2). Mon.-Sat., 9:30am-5:30pm. 53 E. 58th St., 212-832-1400; spaniermanmodern.com Frederieke Taylor Gallery - Highly contemporary, conceptual art. Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm. 535 W. 22nd St., 646-230-0992; frederieketaylorgallery.com 303 Gallery - Contemporary photography, video projections, film, paintings, and sculpture. 21st St.: Rodney Graham (through 7/2). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 547 W. 21st St.; 525 W. 22nd St., 212-255-1121; 303gallery.com

Guy Regal Ltd./Newel - Fine 17th-, 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century continental furniture, decorative accessories, and fine art. Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat., by appointment. 223 E. 60th St., 212-888-2134; guyregalltd.com

Tibor de Nagy Gallery - Contemporary paintings. Kathy Butterly - Pantyhose & Morandi (through 6/11); Tara Geer, Colter Jacobsen, Jon Shelton - Current Drawing (through 6/11). Mon.-Fri., 10am-5:30pm. 724 Fifth Ave. (56th-57th Sts.), 212-261-5050; tibordenagy.com

Yancy Richardson Gallery - 20th century and contemporary photographs. Lynn Geesaman (6/3-7/9). Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm. 535 W. 22nd St., 646-230-9610; yanceyrichardson.com

Viridian Artists - Works in the abstract mode, including oils, pastels on paper, prints, and sculptures. Kathleen King (6/8-26). Tues.-Sat., 10:30am-6pm. 530 W. 25th St., 4th Floor, 212-414-4040; viridianartists.com

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Evan Joseph photography Courtesy of 515 East 72 / Miraval Living

Daron Rosenberg Creative

REAL ESTATENEW YORK

exclusive apartments, lavish landscapes Opulent outdoor spaces are treasured amenities at these stunning New York residences. By Kaitlin Ahern

ith the city in bloom, many visitors and residents flock to Central Park, the High Line, and other public parks to enjoy Manhattan’s exquisite flora and serene spaces. Those seeking something a bit more exclusive might consider the noteworthy addresses below, which provide residents access to the summer’s bounty in a more intimate setting. The Oases on the Upper East Side One of the largest private gardens in the city is the 1-acre plot exclusive to the iconic Manhattan House at 200 East 66th Street, a legendary address since 1952 that rose to landmark status in 2007. The gardens have undergone a “refreshing” by Sasaki Associates that’s now in its third season, says Brian Fallon, president of the Manhattan House condominium and partner with its development agency, O’Connor Capital Partners. The project has included major replantings, an update to the exterior lighting, and revitalizing the gardens pathways. Last year, two prominent sculptures by internationally acclaimed artist Hans Van de Bovenkamp were added to the garden, complements to its already tranquil ambience. “It really is a respite from the city,” Fallon says of the garden. “It’s almost like an oasis, which contributes to the whole quality of life.” Manhattan House’s five interconnected towers rise independently, and each has an external expression of towers and terraces that allow for an abundance of natural light in residences and common areas. The residences are currently a mix of rental units and those being converted to condomini-

ums. The conversion process, which has updated the building basic infrastructure and introduced new unit types, will take about another four years to complete, says Fallon. At its end, the property will boast 550 residences. As of May, about 10 percent of that inventory was available for immediate occupancy, and residences will become available as the conversion process progresses. Prices range from studios just shy of $1 million to penthouses past the $10 million mark. “Everything begins and ends with location,” says Fallon. “The Upper East Side is very convenient and offers a lovely lifestyle.” One of the largest private parks in the city belongs to the 515 East 72 Miraval Living property. The impressive space includes a yoga meditation platform and “great lawn,” which serves as the residents’ own backyard. “There’s a sense of tranquility that comes with the whole experience and lifestyle here, and the park is part of that experience,” says Loretta Shanahan-Bradbury, the property’s director of sales. “It’s also the social center that helps solidify the sense of community within building.” From the lawn, residents have access to a café, fitness center, children’s playroom, and third-floor deck, which comprise some of the 40,000 square feet of the building’s total amenity space. It also boasts a first-floor indoor pool. As for residences, the building houses 329 units, ranging from studios to five-bedrooms, with more than 40 percent currently sold. The Tower Resi-

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[ Opposite page (clockwise from top left): Griffin Court’s spacious two-tiered courtyard; The Rushmore’s seventh-story landscaped sundeck; the expansive great lawn in 515 East 72 Miraval Living’s private park; the stainless steel “Trinity,” a 12-foot-high sculpture added to the gardens at Manhattan House last year ] [ Above : A section of The Corner’s rambling rooftop terrace; a residential view of the verdant courtyard garden at Soho Mews ]

dences, 40 units located on floors 32-40, are larger, with panoramic views of the city. Price points range from $640,000 to upwards of $5 million. Situated on a cul-de-sac on the water, the building boasts an almost unique location in the city. Plus, the neighborhood has something to offer everyone, says Shanahan-Bradbury, citing the proximity to Central Park as well as shopping on Madison and Lexington Avenues. “I can’t think of a better neighborhood to live in.”

types, ranging from alcove studios to three-bedroom layouts. In May, after six weeks on the market, the building was about 50 percent leased and moving quickly, according to Kaye. “It’s literally at the very epicenter and heart of the Upper West Side, which is arguably the best neighborhood in the city to live in,” Kaye says, citing easy access to Central Park and Riverside Park along with Lincoln Center and the city’s most popular museums.

Midtown Respite Set for completion at the end of July, the crescent-shaped Griffin Court, at 800 Tenth Avenue, encloses a two-story, landscaped courtyard spanning almost 9,000 square feet. A project that cost three-quarters of a million dollars, the courtyard will include seasonal flowers for aesthetic appeal and 12 mature trees that will offer shaded seating areas. It’s a communal space, says Kenneth Horn, a principal with the building’s developer, Alchemy Properties, Inc., but it also provides secluded spaces for residents who value privacy. “We’re creating an amenity that’s really peaceful from the confines of the city,” says Horn. Sales opened in early April, and residents have been moving quickly, Horn says. Studios start around $750,000, while the building’s four penthouses, each with three bedrooms and a wrap-around terrace, are in the $3 million range. In addition to the building’s courtyard, 16 residences feature private rooftop cabanas, complete with water and electricity. Griffin Court is located near the 9th Avenue corridor between 55th and 43rd Streets, currently one of the most active areas in the city. “I think it’s the most major up-and-coming hub in New York,” Horn says, adding that residents of Griffin Court enjoy immediate access to the area without the hassle of living at its center.

A Waterfront Wonder At West 64th Street and Riverside Boulevard, a waterfront property surrounded by 21 acres of parks provides the idyllic location for The Rushmore. The building’s green sheath, which includes Riverside Park South, is complemented by two private outdoor spaces. The first is the groundlevel garden atrium, a fully planted space at the center of the building that stretches just over 1,600 square feet. The area is surrounded by windows, which allow sunlight to flood the lobby-level corridors and gym area. “The building revolves around the garden atrium,” says Melissa Ziwesli, director of sales. “It has a feeling of hushed awe that’s suitable for quiet reflection.” The Rushmore’s second outdoor space is a landscaped sundeck that sits atop the seventh-floor roof of the building’s back portion. (Its front portion includes two towers that stretch up to 42 stories.) At seven stories, the 2,700-square-foot, fully furnished sundeck resides at tree-line level, overlooking a block-long park behind the building. This larger area serves as a more social space for residents, Ziweslin says. The Rushmore houses 271 residences, from two- to five-bedroom units, priced between $1.4 and $7 million. About 25 percent of the residences are still available, Ziweslin says.

The View from the Upper West Side Billed as “The New Modern-Classic” building, The Corner at 200 West 72nd Street emanates an effortless elegance. While it possesses a score of luxury amenities, including a fitness center, lounge area, and children’s playroom, the 10,000-square-foot rooftop terrace stands out. The landscaped space includes public and private seating areas as well as a gas fireplace, bar and barbecue areas, heaters, misting wall, sundeck, and a movie projection screen. “It’s a communal place to go and meet friends, but it also provides someone a serene atmosphere where they can reflect and meditate,” says Jeffrey Kaye, vice president of Gotham Organization, the builder’s developer. Views from the terrace are nothing short of stunning, says Kaye. Still, the building is low enough—at 20 stories—that residents still feel as if they’re part of the city. The Corner, an eco-friendly building that has obtained silver certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, houses 196 residences that feature 47 unique unit

Soho Sanctuary Between the two towers of Soho Mews at 311 West Broadway lies a 4,000-square-foot courtyard garden designed by Peter Walker and Partners, the prominent landscape architecture company that is currently designing the World Trade Center memorial gardens and whose mark can be seen along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. “It’s an amazing spot—an oasis in the middle of the city,” says Albert Laboz, the building’s developer, adding that it’s a quiet, communal space for residents. The building itself was one of the last great works of Charles Gwathmey, the renowned architect who passed away in August 2009, says Laboz. Its 68 residences include a combination of lofts, penthouses, and townhouses, which are currently about 65 percent sold, according to Laboz. Prices range from about $2 million to $5 million. Since the building is located in the Soho Cast Iron Historic District, the property is governed by the New York City Landmarks Commission. “We’re cognizant of that,” Laboz says. “This is a modern interpretation of a cast iron historic building. Contextually, it fits exactly within the neighborhood.” n 75

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TRAVELafrica

an amazing

African adventure

With two perfect guides, the mysteries of the Serengeti are revealed amid the pleasures of a luxurious lodge.

By Ruth J. Katz

n the mystifying, lottery-like jumble of dating and mating—determining who gets which double helixes of DNA—I didn’t, alas, strike the genetic jackpot. If I had, I assuredly would have been blessed with Anthony Kaguathi as a brother. Tonnie, as he is known, was my guide on a recent trip to the majestic, magnificent Serengeti National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site) in Tanzania. One couldn’t ask for a more perfect leader—exactly the kind of older brother you’d want to be your scout and shaman through life. Tonnie and his cohort, our wonderful driver Maulidi (Simba) Ifuja,

both surely have eyes in the backs and on the sides of their heads. What you will not see with binoculars, they will espy with the naked eye: There, under a tree, camouflaged in the high sward grasses, a rare cheetah and her cubs, languidly lolling on their backs; on a tree limb almost completely obscured by foliage, a powerful leopard, lazing serenely, paws dangling. It is no surprise that Tonnie and Simba are the sine qua non guides to the mysteries and marvels of the Serengeti, as they are employed by Micato Safaris (founded by Jane and Felix Pinto, whose family settled in Africa over 100 years ago). The company strives to exceed the many accolades

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[ Opposite page: A bedroom in the Presidential villa at the Bilila Lodge; Above, the outdoor deck of a guest room, featuring a plunge pool and even a telescope ]

its services have garnered: From 2003 to 2008, Travel & Leisure magazine dubbed Micato the world’s best tour operator and safari outfitters—and outfit you, it will. Prior to departing for the bush, the company provided the most comprehensive information—not to mention a safari hat and multi-pocketed vest—I have ever received for a trip. A well designed duffel bag arrived, too, with the persuasive recommendation to use it (“...bush pilots may offload any excess weight...”). Micato’s striking pre-trip package is all dressed up in animal-print tissue paper, and contains a handsome passport/document holder; a DVD of Out of Africa (to get you in the mood); and comprehensive paperwork, checklists, glossaries, maps, and nuggets of advice. (For example, do not wear black or navy blue, colors that attract mosquitoes. Indeed, when tooling around the dirt roads in the savannah, you’ll see curious-looking, navy-and-black cloth “flags” hanging incongruously in trees; they are there to do just that: to lure and trap mosquitoes.)

Tonnie and Simba are fonts of information: The fleet cheetah can move at 60 miles an hour to catch prey, but he can do it for barely 75 yards before his engine tires; the much slower Thomson’s gazelle is “fast food” for the sprinting cheetah. The darker the mane on a lion, the older he is. If a new male lion becomes the dominant honcho of a pride, he will likely eat any newly born cubs who were sired by his predecessor. The mortality rate of lion cubs is 80%; the newborns weigh about 10 pounds, compared to the 250-pound baby elephant. The guides tell us, sadly, elephants will die ultimately from malnutrition, as they will lose their sixth set of teeth, and that last—and largest—set is not replaced; unable to eat, they perish. We pass an area with strangely ravaged acacia trees, broken limbs akimbo. Tonnie informs us that elephants have just recently stalked through this turf. And so it is, we soon see the parade of pachyderms on its lumbering rampage ahead of us, dining on more trees. We discover, too, that the Serengeti (to the native Masai, the Siringitu, or “the place where the land moves on forever”) 77

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TRAVELafRica [ Clockwise from top left: The boma room being prepared for dining; a dazzle of zebras; a balloon safari; a leopard lazing on a tree ]

is home to controlled burns once a year. These fires are a vital tool to prevent overgrowth; if too many trees are allowed to get too tall, they will eventually shade the vital grasslands, preventing new growth, which could have dire consequences: That grass is imperative to the native herbivores, the greatest herds of grazing animals in the world. We learn from Tonnie that the “clean-up crew” of the land comprises jackals, vultures, hyenas, and maribou storks. And of course there is a hierarchy of who eats what and when. Darwin lives. He tells us that the so-called Big Five (African elephant, leopard, lion, cape buffalo, and rhino, the latter not found in the velt here) did not earn their soubriquet because they are the strongest or most fleet, but rather, they are the hardest for a human hunter (on foot) to track and take down. My traveling companions and I become fascinated by the collective nouns used to describe each animal “pack” and learn a few for giraffes: When standing still, they are a tower; when moving slowly, they form a journey; and when gracefully gamboling along, they are a stride of giraffes. Game drives are in the early morning and late afternoon, when there is animal activity. In between, we spend our days at the most elegant of lodges, the one-year-old Bilila Lodge Kempinski, nestled handsomely among the grassy woodlands and kopjes. (Dutch for “bald heads,” these formations are rocky outcroppings created by volcanic activity.) To the Bilila, it’s a 50-minute flight from Arusha to Seronera and then a 45-minute Jeep trip. Look outside the plane during flight and you’ll spot signature Masai rondavels, or “round homes.” Weather permitting, your pilot will circle the awesome Ngorongoro Crater, the floor of which is dense with wildlife. The crater is the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera, a cauldron-like formation. The lodge is exquisitely designed, with the generous use of natural textures and local artifacts. The gracious guest rooms feature floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlooking the plains, with plunge pool and deck, outfitted with a telescope for “hunting.” The hotel provides countless amenities (computers, satellite TV, sumptuous marble baths); the rooms are all exquisitely appointed, each with a very Out-of-Africa-feeling mosquito net around the four-poster beds. (Some suites even have “closets” made out of mammoth leather trunks and leather belt-

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Exotic Stopovers: Dubai and Zanzibar Break up the long flight to Tanzania with a stopover in Dubai, the most populous and second-largest of the seven Arab Emirates, 13 hours from JFK. A virtual “mirage” and marvel in the desert, Dubai is located on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. While much has been written about this emirate’s financial woes in recent times, it is nonetheless an ormolu-rich, glitzy oasis—and judging by the activity at the renowned, luxe Mall of the Emirates, you’d never know there were problems. I bedded at the lavish and hospitable Kempinski Hotel, attached to the mall, and right next to my heart’s destination—Ski Dubai!—the indoor ski slope that intrigues all. The Dubai Museum in the Al Fahidi Fort is a good starting point for sightseeing. But after history comes gawking: At the Atlantis Hotel see the world’s largest aquarium (65,000 sea creatures); gape at the celebrated Burj Al Arab, the iconic sail-shaped building in the ritzy Jumeirah Beach area; the inconceivably executed Palm Island, with its 16 fronds, can be viewed from a little tramway car; and the Burj Khalifa, the tallest (2,717 feet) building in the world.

[ A typical safari drive; yes, lions can get this close ]

buckle-style tie-backs on the lush draperies.) Along the raised boardwalks and walkways that connect the hotel’s buildings, you’ll be greeted by redplaid-garbed Masai sentries, living up to their legendary warrior ancestry. One night, experience a feast in the lodge’s boma (Swahili for “homestead”) structure, where an endless array of meat is grilled and the native-inspired accompaniments are cooked in heavy kettles. A must-have indulgence awaits you at the hotel’s sybaritic Anantara Spa, with each treatment “room” a handsomely tricked-out, private rondavel house. While you succumb to the pleasure of a 210-mintue-long “Safari Adventure” treatment, you may eye a dazzle of zebras meandering past your open (and terraced) porch. The hotel can also arrange for another must-do extravagance—a thrilling balloon safari, providing a bird’s-eye view of hundreds of thousands of migrating animals. And if that is not enough, every morning you’ll see a clutch of elephants or graceful gazelles flock to the drinking pools created around the perimeter of the lodge. So close, you think you can reach out and touch them…but it is your spirit and your soul that will ultimately be touched, as this is as close to nature as it gets. n

On the return from safari, enjoy indulgent peachy-beachy R & R on the exotic island of Zanzibar, often referred to as a Spice Island (for its pepper, clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon). Visit historic Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dubbed thusly for its 1,000 “coral” stone buildings and their famous carved, wooden doors. Have a transporting sundowner on the terrace of the Africa House Hotel in town, and then decamp back to your refuge, Zamani Zanzibar Kempinski, with its luscious Anantara Spa and private Kiwengwa Beach Club, where catamarans, kayaks, and very inviting hammocks encourage you to do, well, nothing. More information: definitelydubai.com, zanzibartourism.net, kempinski.com/dubai; kempinski.com/zanibar

[ the details ] Micato Safaris are priced at about $1,000 per day, per person; for more information: micato.com; serengeti.org; kempinski.com/serengeti

[ The Kempinski Hotel, attached to the Mall of the Emirates, at night ]

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New York

Sightseeing

RETURN OF THE KING

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs—on view now at the Discovery - Times Square Exhibition (226 W. 44th St.)—marks the first time in a generation that a collection of treasures from the young pharaoh’s tomb has visited New York City, with more than double the number of artifacts shown previously. Fifty of the objects are from King Tut’s tomb—only a handful of which were part of the 1979 exhibition— and an additional 80 objects come from the tombs of his ancestors. For tickets, call 888-988-8692 or visit kingtutnyc.com.

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9/11 Memorial Preview Site – Learn about the plans for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum currently under construction at the World Trade Center site. Share your 9/11 story with the Museum and help make history. 20 Vesey St. (Church St.), 212-312-8800; national911memorial.org Apollo Theater – Harlem’s world-famous showplace offers tours seven days a week, as well as the Apollo Amateur Night every Wednesday at 7:30pm. 253 W. 125th St. btw. Seventh & Eighth Aves., 212-531-5337; apollotheater.org Battery Park – The row of cannons that once defended New York from invasion and gave this park its name are long gone now, but what remains is a pleasant open space on the water, a popular lunch spot for office workers from the nearby Financial District. The view of the harbor, and of a group of monuments recalling New York’s maritime and commercial history, is unparalleled. Battery Place & State St. (foot of Broadway); batteryparkcity.org Bike and Roll NYC – Bike the Hudson River Greenway—it’s car-free, fun, and easy. A huge variety of bikes and accessories are available, as are guided tours including the Central Park Bike Tour, Brooklyn Bridge & the Hudson River, and many others. For more info, email nyc@bike androll.com. Pier 84, Hudson River Park, W. 44th St. & the Hudson River, 212-260-0400; bike androll.com/newyork BODIES...The Exhibition – This striking exhibit showcases real human bodies, giving visitors the opportunity to see themselves in a fascinating way like never before. Both captivating and edifying, it unveils the many complex systems of organs and tissues that drive every aspect of our daily lives and unite us all as humans. Exhibition Centre at the South Street Seaport, 11 Fulton St., 888-9BODIES; bodiestheexhibition.com Brooklyn Botanic Garden – 52 carefully tended, intensively planted acres of flora and exotica, including a carefully reproduced Japanese garden and one of the largest public rose collections in America. Upcoming events: Spring Gala (6/7); 100 Years, 100 Stories, an exhibition celebrating the garden’s centennial (6/8-9/5); Passport to Summer (6/24). Tues.-Fri., 8am-6pm; Sat.-Sun., 10am-6pm. $8; $4 (seniors/students); free (under 12). 1000 Washington Ave., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, 718-623-7200; bbg.org Carnegie Hall – Learn about the story of Andrew and Louise Carnegie, hear how the Hall was saved from demolition in 1960, and experience a century-long performance tradition that has showcased the world’s finest artists from Tchaikovsky to Mahler, from Horowitz to Callas to Bernstein—even Judy Garland and the Beatles. Tours are offered seven days a week, as schedule permits; call ahead for details.

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881 Seventh Ave. at 57th St., 212-903-9765; carnegiehall.org Central Park (centralparknyc.org) – Belvedere Castle (79th St. south of the Great Lawn, 212-772-0210) - This famed, whimsical landmark is within sight of the Delacorte Theatre (summer home of the Public Theater/ New York Shakespeare Festival.) The Henry Luce Nature Observatory at Belvedere Castle is a permanent interactive exhibit focusing on how to observe, record, and identify the plants and wildlife that exist in Central Park’s rich and diverse natural habitats. Bethesda Terrace (mid-Park at 72nd St.) - Reconstruction has restored the Victorian stonework and steps to the acre-sized esplanade. Carousel (mid-Park at 64th St., 212-879-0244) - Nostalgic turn-ofthe-century merry-go-round open daily, weather permitting. Central Park Walks and Talks (212-794-6564) - Subjects ranging from geology to bird-watching to astronomy, ecology, and park history make for lively free weekend walking tours of the Park. Central Park Conservancy staff and volunteers, as well as Urban Park Rangers of the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation lead the tours. Central Park Zoo (Fifth Ave. btw. 63rd & 66th Sts., 212-439-6500; centralparkzoo.com) - From a steamy rain forest to an icy Antarctic penguin habitat, the zoo features natural tropical, temperate, and polar environments with dozens of fascinating animals, from leafcutter ants to polar bears, plus monkeys, sea lions, and cute penguins. Open daily; call for hours. The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park (110th St. & Lenox Ave., 212-860-1370) provides year-round environmental education and visitors’ programs. Free workshops, performances, and events highlight the beauty of Central Park and the vitality of its surrounding neighborhoods. Birdwatching, fishing, ecology, and horticulture explorations are just a few of the family and youth activities available. The Conservatory Garden (Fifth Ave. near 105th St.) - A lush and dazzling six-acre garden. The Dairy (mid-Park at 65th St., 212-7946564) - The main visitor information center, set in a vintage Victorian Chalet. Pick up a map or a calendar, and enjoy the gift shop. Horseand-Carriage Rides (212-736-0680) wait on the Central Park So./59th St. side of the Park. Sheep Meadow (66th to 69th Sts. on the west side of the park) is a lush, 15-acre quiet zone open for passive play and skyline admiring. Strawberry Fields (71st to 74th St. near Central Park West) A 2.5-acre International Garden of Peace dedicated to the memory of John Lennon. Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (enter at Central Park West & 81st St., 212-988-9093) - Shows for the general public. Call for current schedule. Tisch Children’s Zoo (Fifth Ave. btw. 64th & 65th Sts., 212-439-6500) - This wildlife center echoes and reinforces the pastoral landscape of Central Park by creating a rustic Enchanted Forest with soft paths and native plantings. Youngsters will love the bewitching area, which

suddenly unfolds into a magical place filled with birds flying freely overhead, contained in a virtually invisible net suspended in the trees, and a petting zoo. Victorian Gardens (212-982-2229; victoriangardensnyc.com), a family-entertainment center with handcrafted rides for children 2-12, interactive games & activities, clowns, face painters, and other amusement park classics, takes over Wollman Rink through 9/12. Central Park Bike Tours and Rentals – Discover Central Park by bike on the original Central Park Bike Tour. This 2-hour leisurely tour is a sure fire way to see all the sights and secrets. A nice combination of exercise and sightseeing. 58th St. & Seventh Ave. and at 51st St. & Twelfth Ave., 212-541-8759; centralparkbiketours.com Circle Line Downtown – Enjoy a narrated harbor tour including views of the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and more on board the luxurious ZEPHYR, departing daily at 10am, 11:15am, 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:30pm & 5pm. The Shark speedboat thrill ride runs through Sept. Special cruises include: the Hidden Harbor Tour (6/15, 7/13, 8/17, 9/14); the Fourth of July Cruise (7/4); Seaport Music Cruises (every Sat. through 10/2); and Happy Hour on the Harbor (every Thurs. beginning 6/24). 866-925-4631; circlelinedowntown.com Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises – Take in the grandeur of New York and see spectacular views of Manhattan as knowledgeable guides point out the famous landmarks. There are many cruises to choose from, for every type of traveler: the classic 3-hour Full-Island Cruise; the 2-hour Semi-Circle Cruise; the 75-minute Liberty Cruise (May-Oct.); the romantic 2-hour Harbor Lights Cruise. The 4th of July Cruise features a close-up view of Lady Liberty as the fireworks light up the night sky with a live DJ and food and drinks. The Beast’s 30-minute thrill ride runs through 9/30. Pier 83, W. 42nd St. & 12th Ave., 212-563-3200; circleline42.com CitySights NY – See New York from top-seatingonly double-decker buses with unobstructed views of NYC attractions, neighborhoods, and places of interest. Buses are furnished with stateof-the-art sound systems and entertaining urbanstorytellers who offer interesting facts and tales about all of the city’s famous faces and places. They also feature combination tickets, day trips, and more. They offer tours in four languages (Italian, French, German, and Spanish) by way of an audio headset that plugs into a player at each seat. 212-812-2700; citysightsny.com Empire State Building – From the Observatory on the 86th floor, reached by express elevator in less than a minute, Manhattan is an unforgettable spectacle day or night. You’ll enjoy the panoramic view, which, on a clear day, reaches 80 miles in each direction. Visitors may also enjoy the free changing exhibits in the lobby. Tickets to the

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SIGHTSEEINGNEWYORK 102nd floor observatory sold only upon arrival. Daily, 8am-2am; last elevator at 1:15. $20; $18 (seniors, 12-17); $14 (6-11). 350 Fifth Ave. (34th St.), 212-736-3100; esbnyc.com Grand Central Terminal – This international landmark masterpiece boasts a huge, dramatic sunken central room, lit by huge windows and ornamented by a whimsically designed ceiling depicting the constellations of the zodiac and a nostalgic information kiosk topped by an old clock set in the center of the main floor. Join the one-hour walking tours, Wed. at 12:30pm, sponsored by the Municipal Art Society; call 212-935-3960. 42nd St & Park Ave., 212-532-4900; grandcentralterminal.com Gray Line Sightseeing Tours – Daily tours by open-top deluxe doubledecker buses & luxury coaches. Classic New York Tour includes a round-trip ferry ticket to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, a ticket to the South Street Seaport Museum, a ticket to the Empire State Building Observatory & the ALL LOOPS TOUR, a 2-day ticket hop-on & off w/ 50+ stops from Times Square & Broadway to Harlem to Brooklyn, & Night Tours. 777 Eighth Ave. btw. 47th & 48th Sts.; PABT, 42nd St. & Eighth Ave.; Times Square, Broadway btw. 46th & 47th Sts., 800-669-0051; newyorksightseeing.com PYROTECHNIC PATRIOTISM On the 4th of July, the 34th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks burst into the night sky. Many sightseeing companies offer special cruises featuring food, drinks, live music and up-close views of the spectacle, including Circle Line Downtown (866-925-4631; circlelinedowntown.com), Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises (212-563-3200; circleline42.com), and Spirit Cruises (866-483-3866; spiritofnewyork.com). For viewing information and spectator tips, call the Macy’s Fireworks Hotline at 212-494-4495 or visit macys.com/fireworks.

Harlem Spirituals/New York Visions – Explore Harlem with Gospel tours on Sun. and Wed. & the evening soul food & jazz tours Mon., Thurs., and Sat.; New York Visions uncovers the hidden treasures of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. 690 Eighth Ave. (43rd-44th Sts.), 212-391-0900; harlemspirituals.com Helicopter Flight Services Tours – See NYC from above the turmoil of its streets. They offer 2 long helicopter tours that include the Statue of Liberty, NY Harbor, the Chrysler Building, Central Park, Columbia University, the George Washington Bridge, Yankee Stadium & the Financial Center. They also offer customized tours of the city & hourly rates. Downtown Heliport (Pier 6 & the East River), 212-355-0801; heliny.com Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum – The renovated museum complex includes the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier with seven full decks and four theme halls; the guided missile submarine Growler; and an extensive aircraft collection including the A-12 Blackbird and the British Airways Concorde. Experience newly opened areas of the ship, new multimedia presentations and exhibit collections, interactive educational stations, recently restored historic aircraft collection and a brand new state-of-the-art public pier. Upcoming events: Mission to Mars Exhibit (through 6/30); 27 Seconds - The Apollo I Tragedy (6/12-11/21). Pier 86, W. 46th St. & 12th Ave., 212-245-0072; intrepidmuseum.org

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Liberty Helicopter Tours – Six different tours in modern jet helicopters. Reservations required for 6 or more passengers. Downtown Heliport (Pier 6 & the East River), 212-967-6464; libertyhelicopters.com

PARK & RECREATION An urban oasis located behind the main branch of the New York Public Library at Fifth Ave. & 42nd St., Bryant Park hosts a multitude of events during the summer, including the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival (Mon. at sunset, 6/21-8/23); Broadway in Bryant Park (Thurs., 12:30-1:30pm, 7/8-8/12); the Bryant Park After Work Music Series (Wed., 6-7pm, through 9/1); and the Word for Word series featuring famous authors and celebrities reading from their latest works; as well as classes in yoga, tai chi, fencing, knitting, and more. For complete schedules and more information, visit bryantpark.org.

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Madame Tussauds New York – A chance for an up-close-and-personal look at nearly 200 famous faces, from the Dalai Lama to Madonna, Albert Einstein to Joe DiMaggio. The famed Madame Tussauds wax museum of London has a spectacular NYC version in Times Square that’s become one of the city’s must-see sights. New York and world notables from film, television, music, politics, history and sports are represented in themed displays. Open 365 days a year from 10am. $35; $32 (seniors); $28 (4-12). 234 W. 42nd St. (Seventh-Eighth Aves.), 800-246-8872; www.madametussauds.com/newyork Madison Square Garden All-Access Tour – The one-hour guided tour features backstage and onstage at the Garden, locker rooms, dressing rooms, & more. Group discounts are available. Tours operate daily, approx. every half-hour: Mon.-Sat., 10am-3pm; Sun., 11am-3pm. $17; under 12, $12. Group and student rates available. 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Ave. & 32nd St.), info: 212-465-5800; groups: 212-465-6080; thegarden.com/about/all-access-tour.html NBC Universal Store / Studio Tour – Stroll through the halls of NBC, the NBC History Theatre, and the studios of some of NBC’s most popular shows, including “SNL,” “The Today Show,” and others. Tours run every 15-30 minutes, seven days a week. Reservations recommended. The NBC Universal Store is open Mon.-Sat., 8am-7pm; Sun., 9am-6pm. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 49th St. btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves., 212-664-3700; nbcuniversalstore.com

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ONTHETOWN The New York Botanical Garden – Offering a variety of gardens and collections and events, courses and exhibitions, year-round. Current events include: Emily Dickinson’s Garden: The Poetry of Flowers (through 6/13); Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World (through 7/25); The Edible Garden (6/19-10/17). Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W at Fordham Rd.), The Bronx, or by Metro-North Railroad to Botanical Garden Station, 718-817-8700; nybg.org New York Water Taxi – Tours include the 1-hour Statue of Liberty Express and the Statue By Night Tour. 212-742-1969; nywatertaxi.com NY SKYRIDE – A combination of movie-motion and sights rolled up into NY’s only aerial virtual tour simulator. Guide Kevin Bacon takes you on an adventure above, through, and underneath New York. An IMAX®-style digital presentation combining HD technology, custom-designed seats, and a 6-meter/18-foot screen. Open daily at 8am. Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Ave. (33rd St.), 2nd floor, 212-279-9777; skyride.com OnBoard Tours – NYC’s most comprehensive 5-1/2-hour tour combines driving and short walks with a ferry cruise past the Statue of Liberty. Stops include the World Trade Center site, Rockefeller Center, and the Empire State Building. 212-277-8019; onboardnewyorktours.com Radio City Music Hall – Get an exclusive look at the legendary hall. And as a bonus, you’ll meet one of the world-famous Rockettes. Daily, 11am-3pm. $17; seniors, $14; under 12, $10. Tickets sold at the Radio City Avenue Store on the day of the tour. Advance tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster and the Box Office only. 1260 Sixth Ave. (50 St.), 212-307-7171; radiocity.com Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square – Ripley’s showcases the oddities in life and delivers the ultimate in shockingly strange, true stories. Open daily, 9am-1am. 234 W. 42nd St. (Seventh-Eighth Aves.), 212-398-3133; ripleysnewyork.com Riverside Church – This beautiful Gothic church houses four canvases by Heinrich Hofmann, the most famous of which is Christ in Gethsemane, and Sir Jacob Epstein’s Madonna and Child and his 20-foot Christ in Majesty. The Riverside Church tower, which rises 392 feet, contains one of the world’s largest carillons and one of the city’s most magnificent views. 490 Riverside Drive (north of 120th St.), 212-870-6700; theriversidechurchny.org South Street Seaport – Located in lower Manhattan, along the East River and adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge, the refurbished, 200-plus-year-old designated historic landmark is a thriving waterfront community encompassing 12 cobblestone blocks of restored 19th-century buildings, shops, and restaurants. Pier 17 (Water-Fulton Sts.), 212-SEA-PORT; southstreetseaport.com Staten Island Ferry - Free for pedestrians, leaving from South Ferry at the Battery, any day, any time. siferry.com Statue Cruises – The only provider of ferry transportation to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from Battery Park, as well as from Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Tickets: $12 adults/$10 seniors/$5 kids (with Audio Tour: $20/$17.25/$12.75). 877-523-9849; statuecruises.com Top of the Rock – 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s dazzling, 360-degree indoor and outdoor views are not exactly new –– in fact, it was open from 1933 to 1986. The brainchild of John D. Rockefeller, the original deck was designed to evoke the upper decks of a 1930s grand ocean liner. They’ve preserved the historic integrity of Rockefeller’s creation while incorporating innovative features, and three decks featuring outdoor terraces and indoor space. Open daily, 8am-midnight. Reserved-time tickets available. 30 Rockefeller Center (W. 50th St. btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves.), 877-692-7625; topoftherocknyc.com United Nations – Multilingual guided tours normally leave every half hour Mon.-Fri., 9:45am-4:45pm. Call 212-963-7539 for a schedule of tours in other languages. $16; seniors & students, $11; children 5-14, $9. Children under five not admitted. First Ave. & 46th St., 212-963-8687; un.org/tours

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ROMAN HOLIDAY It’s a daunting 138 steps up (down is easier) Rome’s renowned Spanish Steps to get to the little piazza perched on top and the Trinità dei Monti church. Once aloft, you are rewarded with a nice panoramic view. But head fifty paces to your right, to the InterContinental de la Ville Roma Hotel, to its sixth-floor Emperor Bar, and from here you are graced with a spectacular vista (especially at twilight) dotted with the Pantheon, Saint Peter’s Basilica, and the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II. The hotel, which underwent a complete refurbishing in 2002, is housed in two neo-classical buildings dating from the 16th century. In ancient history, the ground underfoot was apocryphally a nymphaeum, the ancient Roman equivalent of a watertheme park, a place to take the vapors, as it were. A convent occupied the site early on, and in recognition of the buildings’ bloodline, the hotel proudly displays a massive, 250-year-old Bible in the reception area. The elegant public spaces ooze old-world glamour and elegance, awash in ormolu, deep russet and crimson brocades and damasks, and Murano-glass chandeliers. This gracious sophistication is echoed in the hotel’s 192 guest rooms, 27 of which have remarkable terraces; the smallest, some 325 square feet, the grandest, over 850 square feet! Another 79 rooms have quaint, flower-laden balconies, many of which overlook the charming La Piazzetta restaurant in the internal courtyards, the ideal spot for the splendid daily buffet breakfast. Sean Connery considers this his home in Rome; Leonard Bernstein luxuriated in Penthouse 840, where a lacquer-white baby grand piano dominates. The bucolic Villa Borghese is behind the hotel, the fashionable Via dei Condotti in front, but for the ultimate in sightseeing around the Eternal City, let head concierge Nicola Oddis, with 25 years’ service under his belt, book a private Vespa tour (no, you don’t drive). As Ali Fuge, a New Yorker who recently took a giro, gushed, “It was amazing, the highlight of our trip.” The hotel also can arrange for countless foodie excursions—learning to make the perfect espresso, or shopping in the outdoor produce markets, followed by a cooking lesson at the hotel. Don’t want to cook? Have Nicola book dinner at Trastevere’s most illustrious Antica Pesa, where we spied a bevy of Hollywood A-listers. intercontinental.com. – RJK

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Promenade PICKS Covet

Covet, a chic upscale restaurant and lounge in the heart of New York City, appeals to those who yearn for an unusual escape from the Midtown norm. Covet had been the long-held dream of two luxuryloving entrepreneurs, Eric Milon and Andre Hnatyszak. Realizing that there was a niche for a locale that embraced the luxe, rustic elegance of the Alpine après ski lodges that decorate the slopes at St. Moritz or Gstaad, they sought to combine the heady experience of discovering an upscale restaurant, with a full bar, mid-slope, with the sleekness of a fully loaded New York City loft. Covet is a street-level restaurant, with a secret hidden lounge below. Downstairs, haute Alpine coziness is combined with all the amenities New York City chic has to offer, and this is done through the harmonious pairing of distressed wood with embossed “croc-skin” paneling, and chrome accents. Covet’s dining room features large Zeppelin chandeliers while the walls are adorned with colorful oil paintings by renowned artist Robert Lambert. Executive Chef John Keller was formerly at the exclusive private supper club Bruno Jamais, and at Covet he has created a menu of eclectic Asian-Mediterranean cuisine, featuring signature dishes such as Hamachi Duo, Lobster Brulee, and Wild Boar Tenderloin.

Known the world over, ‘21’ is one of the most iconic and elegant dining destinations in New York City. Still the place to see and be seen, ‘21’, by Orient-Express, has been welcoming guests for over 80 years. There are two restaurants within ‘21,’ each offering something distinctively appealing. The heart of ‘21’ is the famous Bar Room with its collection of corporate logos and sports memorabilia suspended from the ceiling and its sophisticated yet fun setting. Superb American cuisine is featured on an extensive á la carte menu plus prix-fixe menus offering great value at both lunch and dinner. Executive Chef John Greeley balances classic ‘21’ dishes such as Dover Sole and New York’s best crab cakes with his own cutting-edge creations such as Vermont farm-raised lamb with creamed nettles, roasted eggplant and fingerling potatoes; and roasted halibut with shrimp, bay scallops, razor clams, bok choy, chanterelle and corn kernels. One flight above the Bar Room is the more intimate Upstairs at ‘21,’ acclaimed by the New York Times as New York’s most romantic restaurant. Enjoy wonderful cuisine and impeccable service in a formal setting adorned by four murals of scenic New York. ‘21’ also features one of the world’s most prized wine cellars, which has earned the Grand Award from Wine Spectator magazine. Among its 1,300 selections are more than 130 priced at $60 or less. For one of the city’s most comfortable meeting spots for cocktails, try the lounge at ‘21’ with its leather chairs and wood-burning fireplace. Men need jackets to dine but one can be provided if you are traveling. And please, no jeans or sneakers.

As the sun sets, Covet’s high-energy lounge picks up the pace. The lounge features sounds by resident DJ Evalicious, the famed ’90s French-Canadian model discovered by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Spinning an eclectic mix of musical genres ranging from electronic pop to indie mashups, her music style stays true to Covet’s international influence. NYC

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Stashed below the main floor, Covet’s intimate cocktail lounge stays true to Covet’s elegant upscale vibe. Famed mixologist Orson Salicetti, most recently of East Village hidden lounge Apothéke, curated the cocktail menu using his unique mastery of the craft. The inclusion of homemade organic syrups introduces antioxidant health benefits to his one-of-a-kind creations. Salicetti has created a specialty menu at Covet that incorporates sensual ingredients that embody the venue’s sophisticated elegance.

Location 137 E 55th Street • 212-223-2829 • covetlounge.com

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’21’ Club also has 10 beautifully appointed private banquet rooms. No two are alike and these rooms are perfect for everything from a small corporate event to a large family celebration. Parties of 10 to 200 for lunch or dinner, and up to 400 for a reception can be accommodated to enjoy classic American cuisine, and experience service that is both caring and anticipating. Location 21 West 52nd Street • 212-582-7200 (Private Dining: 212-582-1400) • 21club.com

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“Josephine is a full experience; it is unique in New York for 25 years . . . You come to my family. My cocktail of human beings.” – Jean-Claude Baker, Owner

Chez Josephine Stepping from West 42nd Street through the doors of Chez Josephine, you are transported to a magical place–rich with history, and dazzling to the eye. A living homage to the legendary entertainer, Josephine Baker, Chez Josephine is a theatrical backdrop to excellent dining. Masterful lighting, ornament-festooned chandeliers, red velvet drapes, dark wood banquettes, and a piano player (Harry Connick, Jr. started his career at Chez Josephine’s grand piano) create an elegantly opulent atmosphere. This unique ambiance is presided over by its owner (and master of ceremonies): the very charming Jean-Claude Baker, Josephine Baker’s adopted son, whose celebrity friends often drop in to enjoy the restaurant’s superb dishes.

Brasserie Cognac de Monsieur Ballon From its elegant sidewalk café, with its “Cognac”-embossed umbrellas, to Brasserie Cognac’s light and airy dining room and bar area, the restaurant evokes the South of France. Filled with daylight from the wraparound windows, majestic flower arrangements, and mirrors, Cognac exudes Riviera-style ambiance. The bar area is an excellent place to enjoy pre- and post-theatre bites, and during the summer, dining al fresco at Cognac’s café is an opportunity to enjoy the best of France in the heart of New York City.

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“Toujours la fête!” – Vittorio Assaf, Owner

Chez Josephine’s extensive dinner menu ranges from classic French cuisine (Escargot Bourguignon, Lobster Cassoulet, and Boudin Noir), to an Italian-inspired pasta selection including Spaghetti Bolognese (Josephine’s Favorite). For those who prefer American cuisine, there is Chez Josephine’s Maine Lobster Bisque, which is a delight; and Elvira’s Down-Home Fried Chicken is as good as the best Harlem soul food restaurant. Their prix-fixe menu ($35 per person) includes the choice of a selection of appetizers and entrées, including the “catch of the day,” and a delicious selection from the dessert menu (Josephine’s Profiterole au Chocolat is not to be missed). Chez Josephine is open nightly for pre- and post-theatre seating and for Sunday brunch. Location 414 West 42nd Street • 212-594-1925 • chezjosephine.com

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Brasserie Cognac is restaurateur Vittorio Assaf’s brainchild (he opened it in 2008 with partner, Fabio Granato), and Assaf’s love of all things French is well-represented in Cognac’s Brasserie-style menu. But in addition to the standards—Foie Gras Terrine, Mussels Mariniere, Nicoise Salad, Rack of Lamb, and Steak Frites— there are also unexpected hints of the Mediterranean, which belie his Italian upbringing. Executive Chef Florian Hugo (a descendent of Les Misérables’ Victor Hugo) brings creativity to classic French cuisine by incorporating Mediterranean and Southern European flavors with the highest quality ingredients. Recommended as an appetizer are “Gougeres” (cheese puffs that melt in your mouth), which, paired with the restaurant’s light-as-a-feather Lobster Bisque, is a delightful way to start your meal. The Tuna Tart, thinly sliced tuna with mustard cream, ginger and arugula on a fine crust, is another stellar starter. Entrées are exclusively meat and poultry, and many of the dishes are flavored with the restaurant’s namesake, cognac. A must-try is the Cognac Rotisserie Chicken, which is taken straight off the spit and served with mashed potatoes and haricot vert. Another cognac-infused dish is the Filet Mignon Flambe, which is flambéed with cognac and served with sautéed potatoes and Lemon Cream Romaine Hearts and a green peppercorn sauce. All meals can be complemented by an extensive wine list that includes first-growth Bordeaux sold by the glass. Location 1740 Broadway (corner of 55th Street) • 212-757-3600 • cognacrestaurant.com

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“My favorite thing is that we’ve reclaimed some classic dishes that seem to have been forgotten—dishes that are so old school that you don’t see them anywhere anymore. We’ve also made the menu more seasonal by using sustained and local goods; and [we’ve] lightened dishes up, making the classics easier to eat.” – Vincent Nargi, Executive Chef

Café Luxembourg Located on the Upper West Side, Café Luxe is the quintessential New York City French restaurant. Elegant arched windows overlook the street, antique mirrors and light fixtures line the walls, glorious flower arrangements dot the room, and colorful cafe chairs and red leather banquettes make Café Luxe a feast for the eyes. And since it’s only steps away from Lincoln Center, this is the perfect place to enjoy a pre-performance cocktail or dinner. Often called a neighborhood restaurant, many of Café Luxe’s regulars are celebrities, and Alec Baldwin and Liam Neeson have fondly considered this stylish bistro a second home.

Triomphe Intimate and elegant, Triomphe is nestled on the ground floor of the Iroquois Hotel. Its dining room is a jewel box nook—exquisitely appointed, with lush suede banquettes that line the perimeter of the room, exotic flower arrangements, and art and art objects adorning the walls. Perfect for a romantic dinner or a business lunch, Triomphe is one of New York City’s hidden gems, and since its debut in 2000 it has earned a two-star rating from the New York Times; was named New York magazine’s “Best Theatre District Restaurant”; and remains top-rated in the Zagat guide.

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“Our menu choices are simple and elegant . . . I call it French Global. It is French cuisine with a flourish. We have the French classics on the menu— escargot or our charcuterie and artisanal cheese plate—made with the freshest local ingredients.” – Steven Zobel, Executive Chef

Executive Chef Vincent Nargi’s menu is classic French, with healthier choices of vegetable sides and salads. To start, try their Country Salad, a frisée salad with Fourme d’Ambert cheese, bacon lardons, poached egg and bacon vinaigrette, or their Housemade Pappardelle with Spring Vegetables. Well known for their prime cuts of New York strip steak, a great standby here is the Steak Frites or Steak au Poivre. Their brasserie menu includes the famed “Luxemburger,” lobster roll, and fish and chips. If you’re a daring diner, Chef Nargi’s love of “old school” French cuisine and seasonal ingredients, leads to some surprising menu choices: When they’re in season, Café Luxembourg is one of the few places in New York you can get frogs legs; and his duck riette—whipped duck fat—is delicious when spread on bread. Location 200 West 70th Street • 212-873-7411 • cafeluxembourg.com

Chef Steven Zobel’s innovative cuisine is the reason for Triomphe’s stellar reviews, and his hallmark culinary style is the combination of French techniques with the finest local and imported ingredients: His aim is to create plates that reflect what French cuisine truly stands for—“to tantalize the senses with the use of traditional techniques and fresh ingredients.”

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While at Triomphe sample a perennial favorite, and the restaurant’s signature dish: Seared Sea Scallops with Porcini Mushroom and Foie Gras. Or, if you prefer meat to fish, try Triomphe’s Coriander Crusted Australian Lamb Rack (with foie gras stuffed prune, spinach and a port wine reduction) or the Roasted Berkshire Farms Pork Chop (with pesto, spinach, lemon butter, Israeli couscous and fava beans). Ask Triomphe’s expert sommelier for the perfect wine choice to accompany your meal from their extensive list, or if a quick pre-theatre cocktail is what you’re looking for, head to the bar, where mixologists whip up their unusual creations. Location 49 West 44th Street • 212-453-4233 • triomphe-newyork.com

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french bistros “With my cooking, I’m hard on myself. I’m always thinking, ‘Let me try harder; let me see what I can do to raise the bar.’ And people in my kitchen are the same way – let’s raise the bar.” – Julian Alonzo, Executive Chef

Brasserie 8 ½ Dramatic and sleek, Brasserie 8 ½ is perhaps one of New York’s most visually stunning restaurants. Located at 9 West 57th Street, in Skidmore, Owings’ famed “bell-bottom” building, this brasserie is set down a wide circular staircase beneath an immense ocular skylight. Lined with elegant, circular black leather banquettes, the dining room’s most outstanding feature is the breathtaking Fernand Léger glass sculpture that provides a transparent barrier between the dining room and kitchen.

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“We opened this restaurant because we had no place like we have in France— with lights and open windows. A place you can just sit down and enjoy classical and traditional French food and ambiance.” – Georges Guenancin, Owner

The food is just as stunning as the locale, with Executive Chef Julian Alonzo using seasonal and regional ingredients in unexpected ways, and his unique culinary style results in food that is refreshingly light with fresh bursts of intense flavor. An appetizer choice—Japanese Yellowtail —features sashimi layered with green apple slices, hearts of palm, blood orange and sea urchin. Other surprising combinations are the Grilled Octopus Salad with Pork Cheeks (with a corn and tomato relish), and one entrée, the Striped Bass, is combined with Parmesan spaghetti and Iberico ham. The dishes themselves are not just exquisite tastings; Chef Alonzo’s lyrical and romantic presentations make them works of art. 8 ½’s menu also includes “simple” selections, so if you want a plain steak or a grilled piece of fish you may order it al la carte. For dessert try the Blood Orange Semifredo or the S’MoreTart. To accompany 8 ½’s complex and exciting plates, peruse their painstakingly curated wine collection for the right bottle, or choose from the extensive list of cocktail specials. Location 9 West 57th Street • 212-829-0812 • patinagroup.com

If you yearn for traditional French fare, take yourself to Café Un Deux Trois. The doors of this legendary culinary establishment opened in 1977, and it’s been serving archetypal French home-cooking ever since. From bustling 44th Street, you step into an expansive space with floor-to-ceiling windows, mirrored and stained glass walls, and elaborate crystal chandeliers. Patrons are treated like friends, and you will find yourself greeted by one of Un Deux Trois’ affable owners— Georges or Gerard—or the maître d’, Randy, who is an Off-Broadway fixture. In fact, Un Deux Trois is a favorite among celebrities, and Broadway headliners, television and film stars like Stanley Tucci and Anthony LaPaglia are regulars at this hot spot.

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And for good reason. The recipes at Un Deux Trois are timeless, and many of the dishes served come from co-owner Georges Guenancin’s family trove of classic French recipes. The focus is on serving delicious food from a variety of regions of France; food that uses simple, fresh ingredients, and presented as it would be at an authentic French bistro. Touted as having “the best steak tartare in New York City,” the café’s specialities include Foie De Veau Aux Fines Herbes (sautéed calf’s liver) and Poulet Cordon Bleu (breast of chicken stuffed with Paris ham and Swiss cheese). Although the menu is dominated by French dishes (Pate de Campagne au Cognac, Saumon Poche Béarnaise and Steak au Poivre), there are pasta alternatives (Penne al la Gorgonzola and Spaghetti Bolognese), and they serve an excellent hamburger. Un Deux Trois is open for lunch, dinner, and breakfast daily, and for brunch on weekends. Memorable and quaint, this café is a slice of France in the middle of the Theatre District. Location 123 West 44th Street • 212-354-4148 • cafeundeuxtrois.biz

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DININGNEWYORK American ABC Kitchen - Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s contemporary American restaurant inside ABC Carpet & Home features a locally sourced, globally artistic changing menu “passionately commited to offering the freshest organic and local ingredients possible.” Open for dinner 7 days at 5:30. ABC Carpet & Home, 35 E. 18th St., 212-475-5829; abckitchennyc.com

David Burke at Bloomingdale’s - The ultimate in culinary cafes, David Burke brings his signature creations to this upscale but casual setting. Nothing satisfies the shop-till-you-drop appetite like the highly touted asiago truffle fries, and for the dinner guest, every night of the week you’ll find a $24.07 three-course prix-fixe dinner. 150 E. 59th St., 212-705-3800; burkeinthebox.com

Aldea - Named after the Portuguese word for village, Aldea’s seasonal, New American menu is inspired by the Iberian Peninsula and Chef George Mendes’ heritage, including a variety of shellfish, various preparations of salt-cod, or bacalao, rice dishes and Iberian-cured hams. 31 W. 17th St., 212-675-7223; aldearestaurant.com

David Burke Townhouse - The flagship of the Burke-ian fleet, this provocative and elegant Upper East Side resident has been turning heads and delighting patrons since 2003. As dishes—like the culinary marvel, the crisp & angry lobster “cocktail”—make their way through the dining room you’ll see that Burke’s flair for presentation is matched only by the food’s outstanding taste. 133 E. 61st St., 212-813-2121; davidburketownhouse.com

Beacon - Feasting on cuisine cooked over a wood fire is an incomparably delicious experience, and at Beacon, it’s all about the flame. Waldy Malouf, chef and co-owner, wields flame as a culinary tool to enhance the bold flavors of his ingredients, employing a wood-burning oven, a rotisserie, and a grill to perfect his earthy, flavorful and inventive American fare. 25 W. 56th St., 212-332-0500; beaconnyc.com

Eleven Madison Park - Relive the glamorous era of Cole Porter and New York’s café society in the sleek, high-ceilinged elegance of what was once the cavernous Art Deco assembly hall of the old Met Life Building. The restaurant has that wonderful jazzy, streamlined look of the Roaring ’20s and the menu features American fare with an emphasis on sophisticated French classics. 11 Madison Ave. (24th St.), 212-889-0905; elevenmadisonpark.com

Blue Smoke - This bustling restaurant puts the “soul” back into soul food. They’ve got spareribs cooked Kansas City-style (saucy) and St. Louis-style (marbled), as well as pulled-pork and Texas beef-brisket sandwiches. Make a night of it—lick the sauce off your fingers and head downstairs for live music at the Jazz Standard. 116 E. 27th St., 212-447-7733; bluesmoke.com

The Four Seasons - A spectacularly beautiful restaurant serving excellent American seasonal specialties. As seasons change, so do the menu and decor. The restaurant has two dining rooms: the Pool Room and with its trees and marble pool, and the wood-paneled Grill Room. One of America’s most complete wine lists. We strongly recommend that you make your reservation at least 5 to 7 days in advance. 99 E. 52nd St., 212-754-9494; fourseasonsrestaurant.com

The Breslin Bar and Dining Room - The latest gastropub venture from the team behind the Spotted Pig and chef de cuisine Peter Cho, featuring full English breakfasts, decadent three-cheese-and-ham sandwiches, and some of the best fries in the city. For dinner, expect exquisite cuts of meat, sausages, and a variety of terrines. Ace Hotel, 20 W. 29th St., 212-679-2222; thebreslin.com Bryant Park Grill - Overlooking the magnificent Bryant Park and set behind the landmarked New York Public Library, this American-style grill, with seasonal outdoor patio and roof-top dining, features an elegant and sophisticated dining room ideal for a romantic dinner or a festive party. Whether you’re in the mood for light fare or a full-course meal, the restaurant’s high-end, traditional menu is sure to delight. 25 W. 40th St., 212-840-6500; arkrestaurants.com City Hall Restaurant - City Hall Restaurant has been a crowd pleaser since opening in 1998. Just a few blocks from “the other City Hall,” this sophisticated Tribeca mainstay blends 21st-century elegance with rustic New York charm. Chef/owner Henry Meer brings almost 30 years of experience to the table in the form of surf, turf, and his claim to “the best burger in town.” 131 Duane St. (West Broadway-Church St.), 212-227-7777; cityhallnewyork.com

Gilt - Award-winning, Michelin-starred Chef Christopher Lee helms the New York Palace’s elegant and refined yet striking and futuristic Gilt, where contemporary, honey-colored leather accented with white man-made materials provide harmonious contrast to the 19th-century details. The New American menu offers transcendent twists on the classics. 455 Madison Ave. (50th St.), 212-891-8100; giltnewyork.com Gramercy Tavern - This classic American tavern offers extraordinary cuisine and hospitality in a historic landmark, featuring contemporary American fare with French and Italian overtones in a dining room that recalls a country estate. 42 E. 20th St., 212-477-0777; gramercytavern.com The Harrison - This Tribeca favorite—with a menu by chef Amanda Freitag—exudes the aura of a long-time neighborhood haunt, serving comfort food with a downtown twist. 355 Greenwich St. (Harrison St.), 212-274-9310; theharrison.com Inside Park at St. Bart’s - A space built across the famous Terrace at St. Bartholomew’s Church, with intricate, Byzantine-like decorative stenciling, true to the immense room’s original colors, motifs, and craftsmanship,

The romance and elegance of Venetian design meets the rich tradition of Northern Italian cuisine at Remi. Dining here is a bit like embarking on a luxury cruise through Venice, with a stunning mural of a grand canal, flying buttress archways, Brazilian cherry-striped floors, and glass chandeliers. The endless menu features a wide variety of antipasti and salads, homemade pastas, and classic signature dishes like the Spaghetti Remi, prepared al dente with oven-dried tomatoes, garlic and hot pepper and Venetian-style calf liver sauteed with onions and served on polenta. 145 W. 53rd St., 212-581-4242 (212-757-7610 for private parties); remi-ny.com

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painstakingly replicated on the 30-foot ceiling, as well as on the walls and overhanging balcony. Executive Chef Matthew Weingarten oversees the ever-changing contemporary American menu. 109 E. 50th St., 212-593-3333; insideparknyc.com The Libertine - Celebrity chef Todd English’s clubby restaurant and bar with a small dining room and a rustic pub fare menu. A popular stop for the neighborhood’s Financial District workers. 15 Gold St. (Platt St.), 212-785-5950; libertinerestaurant.com

“21” Club - One of the most iconic and elegant dining destinations in NYC. Executive Chef John Greeley balances classic ‘21’ dishes such as Dover Sole and New York’s best crab cakes with his own cutting-edge creations such as Vermont farm-raised lamb with creamed nettles, roasted eggplant and fingerling potatoes; and roasted halibut with shrimp, bay scallops, razor clams, bok choy, chanterelle and corn kernels. Dine in either the famous Bar Room or romantic Upstairs at

‘21’; or host an event in one of their ten private banquet rooms. Jacket required. 21 W. 52nd St., 212-582-7200; 21club.com 2 West - A spacious, elegant, French-American eatery with park views, on the waterfront. Chef Michael Grau accents his menu of prime steaks and Atlantic seafood with regional ingredients, and classic French sauces. Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park, 2 West St., 212-344-0800; ritzcarlton.com

The Oak Room - This legendary landmark, which reopened in November 2008 after major renovations, now features the work of chef Eric Hara, who brings his special touch to the classic American menu. 10 Central Park So. (Fifth Ave.), 212-758-7777; oakroomny.com The Park Room - Exceptional nouveau American cuisine—courtesy of executive chef Anthony Marra—and stunning views of Central Park are the order of the day at Helmsley Park Lane’s The Park Room, making for a quintessential New York experience. The dinner menu currently features entrées such as baked black sea bass, a five-spice duck breast, roast bone-in pork loin, and organic pork chops. Helmsley Park Lane, 36 Central Park So. btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves., 212-521-6655; helmsleyparklane.com Per Se - This four-star sensation features New American creations that are nothing short of divine. Luxurious in its stunning views of Central Park from each table, its décor of dark woods and glittering metal surfaces and its incomparable menu featuring caviar, lobster, foie gras, and Kobe beef. Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle (60th St.), 4th Floor, 212-823-9335; perseny.com The River Cafe - One of the world’s most famous views combined with one of the most glamorous and romantic restaurants creates a premier dining destination for discriminating New Yorkers as well as heads of state and celebrities. The cuisine, desserts, and outstanding wine list more than live up to the spectacular waterfront ambiance. 1 Water St. at the East River, Brooklyn, 718-522-5200; rivercafe.com Rouge Tomate - This striking space of rich natural wood, plush booths and a cranberry pool complete with a sexy bar and lounge offers a refuge for the urban set. Chef Bearman’s Modern American cuisine touts impeccably created dishes that utilize local purveyors and sustainable ingredients. 10 E. 60th St., 646-237-8977; rougetomate.com TOWN - An elegant Midtown space with an equally elegant menu. Risotto of escargot, garlic, and truffles—oven-crisped with caper dumplings—and lobster bisque are a few samplings from a menu that changes monthly. With seating on two levels, the cream-colored room is understated and almost zen-like. The Chambers Hotel, 15 W. 56th St., 212-582-4445; chambershotel.com

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DININGNEWYORK Union Square Cafe - By day, this is one of the most red-hot business-lunch spots in town; by night, it’s a popular bistro. Owner Danny Meyer, chef Michael Romano, and executive chef Carmen Quagliata oversee this hit, serving American cuisine with Italian soul. 21 E. 16th St. (Union Sq. West-Fifth Ave.), 212-243-4020; unionsquarecafe.com

200-year-old Bombay palace, and custom-made, colonial-style furniture. Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten draws inspiration from the best of the region’s street food and gives it a New York spin. 403 W. 13th St., 212-675-2223; jean-georges.com

The View - Spectacular, panoramic views of the city from the 47th floor and inviting décor of leather, velvet and lacquered woods are a splendid backdrop for the contemporary American, New York-centric menu and wine list. Times Square Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway (45th-46th Sts.), 212-704-8900; nymarriottmarquis.com

Sugiyama - Even New York’s most knowledgeable Japanese- cuisine aficionados are astonished by the authenticity of chef-owner Nao Sugiyama’s creations, which are his own interpretation of the traditional Kaiseki meals— multi-course, prix-fixe dinners that range from the mini-Kaiseki to a majestic 14-course extravaganza—all personally prepared behind an open counter. 251 W. 55th St., 212-956-0670; sugiyama-nyc.com

Vince & Eddies - Located near Lincoln Center, this cozy spot offers upscale American comfort food, including beef stew, lamb shank, and much more. The glass-enclosed courtyard garden and fireplace make it a charming destination during any season. 70 W. 68th St. (Columbus Ave.-Central Park West), 212-721-0068; vinceandeddiesnewyork.com

Tse Yang Restaurant - The serenely elegant Tse Yang lives up to its name, an exclusive epicurean “Center of the Sun” boasting authentic, Northern Chinese seasonal dishes created from fresh local and imported ingredients and served European-style. 34 E. 51st St., 212-688-5447; tseyangnyc.com

Asian Bann - Young Choi, owner of Woo Lae Oak, got even more creative with Bann, the city’s highest-rated Korean restaurant according to Zagat. While the décor evokes Korea—the elegant, cool ambiance is characterized by the hand-crafted copper bar and marble tables, with the flickering flames of smokeless barbecue grills in the center of each table—the fare is very eclectic. 350 W. 50th St., 212-582-4446; bannrestaurant.com Mr. K’s - Chinese fare in a spectacular Art Deco food palace. Fresh from Washington D.C., where he wowed the culinary tastes of the Capitol set for 15 years, proprietor Johnny Kao has transformed an old bank into a splendid serene oasis with a bar that dazzles with green Avonite tops and etched glass panels, complementing the rich, mauve interior, two-tone wood décor and quietly elegant ambiance. 570 Lexington Ave. (51st St.), 212-583-1668; mrksny.com Pranna - Chef Chai Trivedi adds his own special touch to the flavors of modern Southeast Asian cuisine in a wide-open, opulent space. The satays are especially popular, while the menu also includes dishes from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and India. 79 Madison Ave. (28th St.), 212-696-5700; prannarestaurant.com Spice Market - Stepping into this Meatpacking District retreat will transport you into a world of Eastern exotica, far from New York’s urban hustle and bustle. The airy, two-level room features teak floors from a

Woo Lae Oak - Featuring upscale, radically innovative Korean fare in a sleek, cool interior in the heart of SoHo. The dishes, which fuse traditional elements with a modern flair, have garnered praise and popularity in equal measure. 148 Mercer St. (Prince St.), 212-925-8200; woolaeoaksoho.com

Continental Delmonico’s - Founded in 1837, Delmonico’s was the country’s first fine-dining establishment, introducing haute cuisine, wine lists, and menus written in French to the United States. It has been returned to its former glory in its stately landmark premises in the Financial District, with dark mahogany and period murals that evoke the restaurant’s legendary days as the favorite haunt of the city’s power brokers. Private dining rooms available. 56 Beaver St. (William St.), 212-509-1144; delmonicosny.com One If By Land, Two If By Sea - Consistently rated one of the most romantic restaurants in New York. Located in a converted carriage house, with two fireplaces and a pianist playing in the background, it’s like dining in an aristocrat’s extravagant living room. 17 Barrow St. (Seventh Ave.W. 4th St.), 212-228-0822; oneifbyland.com Opia - This plush and popular Midtown oasis offers a total New York experience with creative food and wines from around the world. The menu includes American, French and international specialties such as a full sushi bar serving the freshest sashimi, maki rolls, and cones. 130 E. 57th St., 212-688-3939; opiarestaurant.com

In late 2008, James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef and restaurateur David Burke finished renovating David Burke Townhouse, the Upper East Side eatery that made him famous. David’s playfully dapper dining destination on East 61st Street was re-christened and the redesign, completed last summer, brought changes, including a striking, backlit salt wall and a playful “dungeon door,” which resembles a classic castle door with skeleton keys next to it, as well as new fabrics, carpet and wall coverings, and a stunning mahogany wine display that can hold 304 bottles. The menu includes signature dishes from Burke’s career—like homemade pastrami salmon and the lobster steak—but he continues to offer the inventive dishes that have made the restaurant a neighborhood fixture since 2003. Plus, a meat-carving station provides drama as whole chicken, rack of lamb and porterhouse steak are carved and presented tableside. Burke and executive chef Sylvain Delpique worked closely to create the menu, including Asian chicken consommé with chicken dumplings, and roasted and glazed peanut brittle duck, among others. There’s also a three-course lunch menu for $24.07. David Burke’s tasty empire: David Burke Townhouse (133 E. 61st St., 212-813-2121; davidburketownhouse.com); David Burke @ Bloomingdale’s (150 E. 59th St., 212-705-3800; burkeinthebox.com) and Fishtail (135 E. 62nd St., 212-754-1300; fishtaildb.com).

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DELIS Carnegie Deli - For the truly robust appetite in search of the quintessential New York eating experience, the Carnegie has been offering delicious gigantic sandwiches in the hotel and Theater District since 1937. One of the world’s most famous and busiest delis, and a required culinary stop on any visit, they specialize in oversized portions of the whole range of scrumptious deli food—from Jewish-style meats to smoked white fish and cheese blintzes. 854 Seventh Ave. (55th St.), 212-757-2245; carnegiedeli.com

the region’s most famous spirit. 158 Eighth Ave. (17th-18th Sts.), 212-675-6564; gascognenyc.com Jean Georges - Contemporary French works of art created by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. There is both a formal dining room and the more casual Nougatine Room. Reservations are generally taken one month in advance. Jacket and tie required. Trump International Hotel, 1 Central Park West (60th-61st Sts.), 212-299-3900; jean-georges.com

La Grenouille - One of the last hold-outs in the rarified world of fine French dining in New York, La Grenouille continues to attract patrons in search of its flawless, Gallic cuisine. The menu offers the classic cuisine that guests have appreciated since the restaurant opened in 1962, featuring frogs legs, Burgundy-braised oxtail, and chicken in champagne sauce. Jacket required. 3 E. 52nd St., 212-752-1495; la-grenouille. com

Katz’s Delicatessen - Sometimes it’s best to leave a classic alone, as in the case of the famous Katz’s Deli. This near-mythic legendary restaurant has been serving half-pound sandwiches of hot pastrami and corned beef, plump grilled franks, knishes, matzoh ball soup, and other favorite deli fare since 1888. Open 24 hours. 205 E. Houston St. (Ludlow St.), 212-254-2246; katzdeli.com

French/French Bistro Balthazar - A magnetic dining scene, filled to the brim with luminaries from the art, movie, theatre, and fashion worlds and stalwart nightlifers in a transplanted Parisian-brasserie-like atmosphere. Traditional bistro fare is served from breakfast through late-night dinner, with an extensive wine list, a raw seafood bar, and breads and pastries from Balthazar bakery. 80 Spring St. (BroadwayCrosby St.), 212-965-1414; balthazarny.com Brasserie 8 1/2 - A delicate fusion of creativity and comfort, featuring a world-class art collection, haute French cuisine, and a plush atmosphere, complemented by Latin- and Asian-influenced dishes, a raw bar, and desserts. 9 W. 57th St., 212-829-0812; rapatina.com/brasserie8/ Corton - Legendary chef Drew Nieporent has reinvented and re-imagined his long-adored Tribeca mainstay Montrechet with new decor, a new name, and a new chef, Paul Liebrandt, who brings his revolutionary molecular-gastronomy skills to reinvent French classics. 239 West Broadway (White St.), 212-219-2777; cortonnyc.com Daniel - One of the rare restaurants with a fourstar rating by The New York Times, Daniel marries neighborhood hominess with a contemporary French menu inspired by the seasons and the market, in a Renaissance-inspired dining room. 60 E. 65th St., 212-288-0033; danielnyc.com Felix - Some of the SoHo’s finest French food, lovingly prepared and served in a relaxed yet elegant atmosphere, where prewar photos from France adorn the walls. 340 West Broadway (Grand St.), 212-431-0021; felixnyc.com Gascogne - Reflecting the hospitality, joie de vivre, and hearty regional fare of Gascony is this Gallic jewel. The décor is a blend of rustic French and candlelit romance. It is almost de rigueur to end the evening with a glass of fine Armagnac,

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Le Périgord - Long regarded as one of New York’s superb old-school French dining rooms, this refined, luxurious gem is one of the longest-running four-star operations under the same management. The menu blends classical French technique with a lighter contemporary touch, natural flavors, sauces and spices, and high-quality produce. Jacket and tie required. 405 E. 52nd St., 212-755-6244; leperigord.com The Modern at MoMA - As sleek, elegant, and contemporary as the MoMA that houses it, The Modern features original French-American cuisine by chef Gabriel Kreuther. Enjoy fine dining in the main room—overlooking the sculpture garden and visible from the street through a long glass wall—or a more casual menu at the curved marble bar in the Bar Room. Operated by Danny Meyer. 11 W. 53rd St., 212-333-1220; themodernnyc.com Nice Matin - With warm colors, chic light fixtures, and plush chairs, this gorgeous space is lively, yet still conducive to easy conversation. The wine list and the cocktails are imaginative. 201 W. 79th St., 212-873-6423; nicematinnyc.com Orsay - This Upper East Side brasserie features a classic Art Nouveau interior, using rich woods, traditional moldings, and mirrors. The menu marries modern French and classic fare with an award-winning wine list dominated by French and American varietals. 1057 Lexington Ave. (75th St.), 212-517-6400; orsayrestaurant.com Pastis - An unassuming restaurant enjoyed by everyday people and movers and shakers. The mood of bohemian chic is carried out in the décor, and Executive Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson and Chef de Cuisine Pascal Le Seac’h prepare a menu that combines hearty Provençal dishes with moderately priced bistro fare. 9 Ninth Ave. (Little W. 12th St.), 212-929-4844; pastisny.com Triomphe - Two dining rooms, with only 20 tables between them, offer a warm and comfortable atmosphere, both stylish and subtle, and a diverse menu of French American cuisine with an international flair. Iroquois Hotel, 49 W. 44th St., 212-453-4233; triomphe-newyork.com

GREEK Estiatorio Milos - This New York cousin to Montreal’s famed Milos eatery specializes in Greek seafood and seasonal vegetables in a minimalist setting. From a display of fresh fish on ice flown in daily from all over the world, and top-quality vegetables and fruits, diners pick out a meal, which is weighed and then charcoalgrilled and brought to the table. 125 W. 55th St., 212-245-7400; milos.ca Kellari Taverna - A warm, rollicking, woody milieu with high-beamed ceilings, an open kitchen, hardwood floors, wine racks, mirrors, and soft lighting. The seafood is as fresh as it comes, and the wine list is quite extensive. There’s also an array of dips and spread, a saganaki bar with several kinds of melted cheese preparations. 19 W. 44th St., 212-221-0144; kellari.us Westchester County’s Doral Arrowwood hotel not only features 114 acres of rolling hills, open meadows, ponds, and a nine-hole, Robert von Hagge-designed golf course, but also three excellent dining options. You can dine al fresco at Mulligan’s Outdoor Cafe, which overlooks the ninth green and features salads, light dishes, and grilled specialties. The quintessential pub experience is offered at The PUB (above) with a wrap-around bar and fireplace as well as 14 high-definition flat-screen TVs, pool tables, dartboards, and a dance floor. The light, airy Atrium serves buffet-style lunches and à la carte dinners amid spectacular views through floor-to-ceiling windows, an award-winning brunch, and the Saturday Night Buffet Dinner Dance. 975 Anderson Hills Road, Rye Brook, NY, 914-939-5500; doralarrowwood.com

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Indian Tabla - Walk up the impressive staircase to Danny Meyer’s Tabla, which combines classic American dishes with pungent Indian spices. For a downscale version, head downstairs to its less expensive sister restaurant, Bread Bar at Tabla. 11 Madison Ave. (25th St.), 212-889-0667; tablany.com Tamarind - Authentic Indian cuisine, with a menu that include excellent vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, incredible spices, assorted handmade Indian breads, tandoori delights from their clay oven, and lamb, goat, beef, shrimp, and chicken entrées. 41 E. 22nd St., 212-674-7400; tamarindnyc.com Utsav Festive Indian Cuisine - With an elegant décor, this upscale Indian restaurant in the heart of Times Square provides relaxed dining in a spacious and serene setting. Their extensive lunch buffet and pre and post theatre prix fixe dinner will please carnivores and vegetarians alike. 1185 Sixth Ave. (enter at 46th St. btw. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), 212-575-2525; utsavny.com

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INTERNATIONAL and ECLECTIC Asia de Cuba - Asia de Cuba’s centerpiece is a marble communal table for 36, enhanced by an enormous photo light box with an image of a waterfall above. Against a stunning, theatrical backdrop—designed by the famed Philippe Starck—diners indulge in the unique flavors of a culinary fusion between Asian and Latin cuisine. The Morgan Hotel, 237 Madison Ave. (37th-38th Sts.), 212-726-7755; chinagrillmanagement.com

list rounds out the experience. 402 W. 43rd St., 212-564-7272; esca-nyc.com Insieme - This Italian restaurant from Marco Canora, the man behind Hearth, has earned its Michelin star with perfectly prepared, uncomplicated dishes and sincere hospitality. The old and new worlds meet here in all areas, from the menu and wine, to the service and design. The Michelangelo Hotel, 777 Seventh Ave. (51st St.), 212-582-1310; restaurantinsieme.com

Maialino - A Roman-style trattoria from Danny Meyer’s award-winning Union Square Hospitality Group (their first new restaurant since 2005), serving Roman-style cooking from Executive Chef Nick Anderer. Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Ave. (21st St.), 212-777-2410; gramercyparkhotel.com Marea - Chef Michael White and restaurateur Chris Cannon’s third venture offers a fresh interpretation of Italian coastal cuisine, with dishes such as Santa Barbara sea urchin with lardo, lobster with

Double Crown - The stunning atmosphere here evokes the colonial British East of the 19th century, while the eclectic menu features dishes such as pork rillette, venison Wellington, and wild boar. The brunch, offered Sat. and Sun. 10am-3:30pm, is also very popular among the Village denizens. 316 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 212-254-0350; doublecrown-nyc.com The Spotted Pig - Chef and co-owner April Bloomfield presides over this West Village favorite’s eclectic menu of seasonal British and Italian fare, which uses local ingredients whenever possible. Kitchen open until 2am nightly. 314 W. 11th St., 212-620-0393; thespottedpig.com Wallsé - Austrian cuisine and wild game are the order of the day here, at chef Kurt Gutenbrunner’s elegant restaurant that has quickly become a favorite among NYC foodies and West Villagers. Menu favorites include the veal goulash, and other Austrian favorites such as tafelspitz and Wiener schnitzel. 344 W. 11th St., 212-352-2300; wallserestaurant.com

ITALIAN Bice Ristorante - Combining traditional and new trends in Northern Italian cuisine in an elegant-casual atmosphere, Bice Ristorante caters to a knowledgeable clientele seeking out superior versions of beloved Italian fare utilizing top-ofthe-line ingredients, refined dishes, light-touch cooking, seamless service, and, most of all, consistency. Top dishes include tagliolini lobster, ravioli massala, osso buco, and papardelle al telefono, just to name a few. And don’t miss out on dessert— the tiramisu della Bice is one of the best in the city. 7 E. 54th St. (Madison-Fifth Aves.), 212-688-1999; bicenewyork.com ’Cesca - ’Cesca joins the ranks of its older sibling, Ouest, serving hearty, rustic Italian cuisine with an open kitchen. After imbibing a cocktail at the generously appointed bar, head to the charming, country dining room in the back, outfitted with oak tables and painted in warm yellow tones. 164 W. 75th St., 212-787-6300; cescanyc.com Esca - Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich have created yet another successful venture with this popular West Side seafood trattoria. Culinary delights include “crudo,” raw fish seasoned with a touch of olive oil and lemon, and served with sea beans and radish. A sensational wine

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DININGNEWYORK burrata, eggplant funghetto and seaweed-marinated east coast halibut and sea scallops with endive and bagna cauda. 240 Central Park S. (Broadway), 212-582-5100; marea-nyc.com MODA - A chic, sophisticated eatery for rustic Italian fare, MODA, Italian for “style,” offers a sophisticated yet friendly dining atmosphere, and an outdoor patio that lies beneath a three-story glass canopy overlooking 52nd Street. Flatotel, 135 W. 52nd St., 212-887-9880; flatotel.com

Otto Enoteca and Pizzeria - Otto offers a world of pizza, cooked on a griddle instead of in an oven, that ranges from traditional margheritas to more creative interpretations, like pizza topped with cured salt pork and fresh rosemary. Sample one of the bruschettas, antipasti, cheeses or delectable appetizers that include eggplant caponata or chickpea fritters. Selecting a wine shouldn’t be a problem with Otto’s list of nearly 500 Italian labels. 1 Fifth Ave. (8th St.), 212-995-9559; ottopizzeria.com

Patsy’s - Considered one of the greatest attractions in the Theatre District, renowned for its celebrity clientele (it was Frank Sinatra’s favorite), this landmark has been family-run since 1944. The Neapolitan cuisine is heavenly, including succulent veal chops Siciliano, spicy lobster fra diavolo, savory calamari stuffed with seafood, and much more. A “must go” New York favorite. 236 W. 56th St., 212-247-3491; patsys.com Remi - Remi, created by renowned designer Adam D. Tihany, combines the rich traditions of Venetian cuisine with the romance and elegance of Venetian design and architecture in an updated and innovative style. Often rated among the top Italian restaurants in NYC, if not the entire U.S. 145 W. 53rd St., 212-581-4242; remi-ny.com Salute! - This Murray Hill staple has been attracting a steady stream of clientele with its mix of sleek sophistication and Italian/ Mediterranean cuisine for over a decade, merging old-world tradition with contemporary flair. The menu features authentic homemade pastas, savory seafood, brick-oven pizzas, and healthy gourmet delights. 270 Madison Ave. (39th St.), 212-213-3440; salutenyc.com SD26 Restaurant & WineBar - Tony May of San Domenico fame (which closed in 2008) has returned to the contemporary-Italian scene with this theatrical Flatiron space and a modern, American spin on Mediterranean food and wine. 19 E. 26th St., 212-265-5959; sd26ny.com

Japanese and Sushi Blue Ribbon Sushi - Featuring some of the freshest fish this side of Tokyo, served in a lovely wood-and-mural setting. For those who don’t relish the sushi and sashimi or raw bar, a wide variety of cooked entrées are also available. No reservations. 97 Sullivan St. (Spring-Prince Sts.), 212-343-0404; blueribbonrestaurants.com BondSt Sushi - This high-end Japanese restaurant focuses on the finest and freshest delicacies of the sea. They boast one of the most extensive sake menus in the city, along with their own saketinis, available in the cozy, candle-lit lounge downstairs, or more formal dining areas upstairs. 6 Bond St. (Broadway-Lafayette St.), 212-777-2500; bondstrestaurant.com Hakubai - The only branch of Japan’s renowned ancient Nadaman restaurant, and one of the very few in the U.S. serving Kaiseki,which has its roots in Zen Buddhism and the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Both the dishes and food change with the seasons. The elegant, comfortable Tatami rooms feature perfect presentation and flawless service. Kitano Hotel, 66 Park Ave. (38th St.), 212-885-7111; kitano.com/hakubai.html

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dishes at you via long wooden paddles. Everything is larger than life and theatrical, from the shouts that greet you when you enter to the enormous dining bar to the elaborate costumes worn by the waiters. 231 W. 40th St., 212-354-2195; inakayany.com Masa - This four-star restaurant is making waves among sushi aficionados. Evoking the quiet aura of a rare temple, the décor is every bit as simple and elegant as the fish, prepared with painstaking care by the staff. Sit at the 27-foot-long sushi bar, where you can watch owner Masa Takayama at work. Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle (60th St.), 4th Floor, 212-823-9800; masanyc.com Nobu - Celebrated chef Nobu Matsuhisa dazzles with his daring cuisine that fuses influences from Tokyo to Peru in partnership with restaurateur Drew Nieporent and actor Robert De Niro. David Rockwell’s lovely Japanese countryside setting showcases yellowtail tuna tartare, monkfish liver pate, both served with caviar, squid “pasta” with asparagus, butter and garlic or New Style Sashimi, seared in garlic, ginger, sesame seeds and scallions. 105 Hudson St. (Franklin St.), 212-334-4445; myriadrestaurantgroup.com Riingo - The perfect balance of American comfort and Japanese minimalism is achieved at this contemporary fusion restaurant. A stark white sushi bar complements the gray marble liquor bar and dark woodwork throughout the room, bathed in warm lighting and accented with tall, lavish plants. The Alex Hotel, 205 E. 45th St., 212-867-4200; riingo.com

Mediterranean Beba - Featuring Mediterranean cuisine influenced by Greece, Italian, Spanish and French cusine, entering the “playful, flirtatious, and sexy” bi-level Beba is like stepping into a European garden, with a front bar/café area, a spacious dining room, and a dramatic spiral staircase that leads to the lower-level dining den. 71 Spring St. (Crosby St.), 212-343-2322; bebanyc.com Covet Lounge - A supremely elegant space, complete with a street-level restaurant and “hidden” intimate cocktail lounge. The menu, courtesy of Chef John Keller (formerly of Bruno Jamais, Nobu, Le Bernadin), offers Mediterraneanand Asian-inspired plates including marinated baby octopus, lobster brulee, wild boar tenderloin, and more. 137 E. 55th St. (Lexington Ave.); covetlounge.com Isabella’s - This Upper West Side mainstay, across from the American Museum of Natural History, serves Mediterranean-style fare. The ambiance is sunny and casual, with its split-level dining room, rattan chairs, and popular outdoor patio. 359 Columbus Ave. (77th St.), 212-724-2100; brguestrestaurants.com Picholine - Acclaimed chef/restaurateur Terrance Brennan takes a modern approach to Mediterranean cooking, expertly layered with French, Italian, and Spanish influences. Enjoy the casually elegant succession of dining rooms, with soaring boysenberry velvet curtains, purple leather and grey mohair banquettes, contemporary artwork, and the restaurant’s customary fine linen, crystal, silver, and china. 35 W. 64th St., 212-724-8585; picholinenyc.com

Mexican/Tex-Mex El Parador Café - The oldest—and one of the most authentic—Mexican restaurants in New York City. Recommended dishes include the mole poblano, Mexico’s national dish with a half-chickn stewed in a complex, multi-layered sauce with over 24 ingredients. Lauded for having the best margaritas by New York Press, the best ceviche by The New York Times, and named the city’s number one Mexican restaurant in New York City by Open Table diners. 325 E. 34th St., 212-679-6812; elparadorcafe.com Rosa Mexicano - Upscale Mexican cuisine in a stylish and festive atmosphere. The David Rockwell-designed Lincoln Center space features a 30-foot cascading waterwall that spans both levels, complete with 200 miniature cliff divers. Three locations: 61 Columbus Ave. (62nd St.), 212-977-7700; 1063 First Ave. (58th St.), 212-753-7407; 9 E. 18th St., 212-533-3350; rosamexicano.com

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PAN LATIN Agua Dulce - Sexy and sophisticated, featuring lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and an exceptional late-night meal at 3am. Highlights include organic salmon citrus ceviche, skirt steak, grilled chicken with saffron scented Valencia rice and chorizo, smoked tea braised short rib, yellowfin tuna with minted lychee salsita, and house-made guacamole. 802 Ninth Ave. (53rd-54th Sts.), 212-262-1299; aguadulceny.com

SCANDINAVIAN

One of the original men of meat, Ben Benson has been in the restaurant game since the late 1960s and running his eponymous steak house since 1982. At Ben Benson’s, the steaks are expertly prepared, using only the freshest market ingredients, but what really sets the restaurant apart is the menu: “We’ve got five different veal dishes, four different chicken dishes, and six seafood dishes” said Benson of his own menu. It’s a sentiment that Esquire echoed: “Ben Benson’s menu has range,” like wild game, pork chops with homemade applesauce, and triple lamb chops that round out the meat spectrum, and a bevy of salads, sides and seafood – a menu that’s perfect for first-timers and regulars alike. 123 W. 52nd St., 212-581-8888; benbensons.com

Aquavit - This modern Scandinavian establishment reflects the best of minimalist mid-century Scandinavian design with its pale wood tones, soft indirect lighting, and unique tableware. A large selection of aquavits— potato vodka infused with fruits or spices—is available, along with cocktails inspired by the region. 65 E. 55th St., 212-307-7311; aquavit.org

Seafood Blue Water Grill - This majestic bank redux is just the thing for those seeking fresh raw-bar delicacies and entrées. 31 Union Square West (16th St.), 212-675-9500; brguestrestaurants.com Fishtail - David Burke’s newest NYC addition, Fishtail, opened in December 2008 and has diners lining up for his signature spin on upscale seafood. Shortly after its opening, Burke was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America. 135 E. 62nd St., 212-754-1300; fishtaildb.com Le Bernardin - Exquisite, ultra-fresh seafood served with impeccable service in an elegant venue has earned Le Bernardin a four-star rating since it opened in 1986. Veteran chef Eric Ripert surprises diners with Asian accents throughout his menus, featuring fish that is “almost raw” or “lightly cooked.” The Equitable Building, 155 W. 51st St., 212-554-1515; le-bernardin.com Oceana - Complete with floor-to-ceiling windows, chef’s table, and outdoor dining, Oceana features a raw bar and the innovative seafood cuisine of executive chef Ben Pollinger, with fresh, whole fish, prime meats, naturally raised fowl, and artful desserts. 1221 Ave. of the Americas (49th St.), 212-759-5941; livanosrestaurantgroup.com

Southwestern Mesa Grill - Chef Bobby Flay serves Southwestern cuisine in a whimsical setting accented in shades of Sutter’s gold, adobe terra cotta, and sage green, and boasting a view of the kitchen. Dining room people-watching is just as much fun, and the mood is relaxed and friendly. 102 Fifth Ave. (15th-16th Sts.), 212-807-7400; mesagrill.com The grand atmosphere of The Park Room features extravagant brass chandeliers, arched high ceilings covered with velour, mirrored columns, a color scheme reflecting the changing seasons, and floor-to-ceiling windows that reveal sensational views of Central Park. The Atlantic Rim menu reflects the overall feel, offering authentic flavors and using market ingredients while adding an occasional twist. The adjacent Harry’s Bar offers a small menu of sandwiches and bar snacks, but its main focus is the choice of wines by the glass that change regularly. Open daily (7am-10pm) for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Harry’s Bar is open daily from noon to 1am. Helmsley Park Lane, 36 Central Park So. btw. Fifth & Sixth Aves., 212-521-6655; helmsleyparklane.com

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Steakhouses Ben Benson’s Steak House - This classic American steakhouse is a true, one-of-a-kind New York City cultural descendant of its authentic 19th-century ancestors, independently owned by the hands-on Ben Benson. It serves only USDA prime dry-aged meats, beef, veal and lamb, seasonal game and premium-grade seafood and poultry, prepared simply and perfectly and offered in substantial servings. Reservations recommended. Rockefeller Center, 123 W. 52nd St., 212-581-8888; benbensons.com Ben & Jack’s Steak House - Ben & Jack’s serves generous portions of steakhouse favorites to a very satisfied clientele. Enjoy the restaurant’s signature Porterhouse for one, two, three or four, fresh seafood, mouthwatering side dishes and exquisite desserts. 255 Fifth Ave. (28th-29th Sts.), 212-532-7600; 219 E. 44th St., 212-682-5678; benandjackssteakhouse.com

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Benjamin Steakhouse - Peter Luger alumni Benjamin Prelvukaj and chef Arturo McLeod join forces to create an opulent steakhouse in the centuryold Chemist Club building. Six cuts of dry-aged beef are available, from 36-ounce porterhouses to top sirloins to rib eyes to succulent filet mignon. 52 E. 41st St., 212-297-9177; benjaminsteakhouse.com

the finest quality prime dry aged beef, delicious chicken, and mouthwatering seafood for over 100 years. The beautiful space and attentive staff make it ideal, whether it’s for a business lunch, a romantic dinner for two, or celebrating a special occasion. 3 E. 54th St., 212-319-5500; rothmannssteakhouse.com

Bull and Bear - A swank Regency-style club, the Bull and Bear serves hearty fare in the form of succulent steaks (the only certified Angus Beef Prime in the city), and seafood. The elaborate and celebrated mahogany bar is one of the city’s most popular watering holes. The Waldorf=Astoria, 570 Lexington Ave. (50th St.), 212-355-3000; bullandbearsteakhouse.com

Smith & Wollensky - This celebrated steakhouse is recognized for its healthy portions, seasoned service staff and elegant interior with turn-ofthe-century design elements. Steaks take center stage, including juicy double sirloin, chateaubriand for two, filet mignon, filet au poivre, and sliced steak Wollensky, all of which have been dry-aged in-house for 28 days. 797 Third Ave. (49th St.), 212-753-1530; smithandwollensky.com

The Capital Grille - The capital of theater, music, literature, and adventure boasts yet another gem: The Capital Grille. Known for delicious dry-aged steaks, chops, fresh seafood, and an award-winning wine list in a relaxed, elegant atmosphere. 3 locations, including the Trylon Towers of the exquisite Chrysler Center. 120 W. 51st St., 212-246-0154; 120 Broadway (Wall St.), 212-374-1811; 155 E. 42nd St., 212-953-2000; thecapitalgrille.com Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House - This expansive steak house’s soaring, two-story-high windows offer a spectacular view of Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center and Broadway’s theatres are just a block or two away. The menu features fresh USDA aged prime beef shipped from the Midwest twice a week. Lobster, fish, lamb, osso buco, and veal chops receive equal billing . 49th St. & Sixth Ave., 212-575-5129; delfriscos.com Rothmann’s Steakhouse & Grill - Near the Theatre District, Rothmann’s Steakhouse & Grill has been serving New Yorkers, celebrities, and visitors

Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse - Pleasing the most discerning of steak lovers, the USDA prime steaks here—all aged for at least 21 days—include New York strip, filet mignon and a special Kobe beef, hand-massaged with sake. For the seafood lover, there are crab cakes, Australian lobster tails, a seafood platter, and more. 440 Ninth Ave. (34th-35th Sts.), 212-244-0005; 44 W. 56th St., 212-245-1550; 39-40 Bell Blvd., Bayside, Queens, 718-229-1100; unclejacks.com

VEGETARIAN Pure Food and Wine - New York’s premier raw-foods restaurant, utilizing organic and seasonal fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds to create a unique, award-winning culinary experience. Open daily at 5:30pm. 54 Irving Pl. (17th St.), 212-477-1010; purefoodandwine.com

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Jonathan Hökklo

THEINTERVIEW

99 East 52nd Street • 212-754-9494 • fourseasonsrestaurant.com

The Four Seasons Restaurant

The new executive chefs on their seasonal American cuisine

Jonathan Hökklo

By Kristopher Carpenter

[ The dining room; Executive Chefs Larry Finn, left, and Pecko Zantilaveevan. Top from left, roasted roulade of lamb, grilled Florida red snapper and crisped softshell crab ]

t seems like almost every day a hot new restaurant enters the fray in New York City, loudly elbowing itself to the front of the see-and-be-seen scene. Many end up adrift among the culinary trends that had their day in the sun. In the clamor to be number one, there are a select few restaurants that reach a certain iconic status. They ooze New York style, are fixtures of American success, and are the types of places where Presidents dine when they’re in town. The Four Seasons Restaurant may well be the most iconic of this small band of brethren, and over the last 50 years, in the same location on East 52nd Street, it has flourished as a dining destination and one of the city’s premier power lunch venues. This season welcomes two new faces, Pecko Zantilaveevan and Larry Finn, to the Executive Chef position which was held for more than 30 years by Christian Albin. Zantilaveevan, who trained with Christian Delouvrier at Maurice in the Parker Meridien, as well as with Daniel Boulud, is a 16-year veteran under Albin; Finn, the former Executive Chef of Café Gray, had been in the Four Seasons kitchen for just a month when the three of us sat down to talk recently about new beginnings and old traditions.

Q. Chef Finn, what interested you most about this opportunity? Finn: My background is in fine dining and seasonality has always been something that’s been very important to me, so it felt right. I worked for Danny Meyer at Union Square Café early in my career, and I was always out at the greenmarket looking for the best seasonal produce. I’ve developed a great relationship with many local farmers because of my dedication to my ingredients and when I talked to the co-owners, Julian and Alex, they wanted the food to be simple, clean, and seasonal, which has been the guiding maxim here for decades. Q: What is your favorite summer ingredient? Finn: Tomatoes come to mind. There are obviously so many things that can be done with them, from sauces to the important role they play in salads, salad dressings, and in accenting other dishes. Q: Chef Zantilaveevan, in your 16 years under Chef Albin is there one customer that you were really proud to cook for? Zantilaveevan: I’d have to say President Clinton. When he was here, he came into the kitchen to say hello to everyone, shook our hands and thanked us for an amazing meal. That was a great feeling. I also had so many wonderful times in the kitchen with Chef Albin; he was like a father to all of us and it was a pleasure to work with him. Q: Let’s talk seasonality – it’s been part of the name here for 50 years. How do “seasonal ingredients” affect the menu? Zantilaveevan: Changing the menu every season has been a tradition here for decades, and the purpose has always been to serve simple cuisine using the best produce available. There are certain dishes that stay on the menu across seasons but we modify their accompaniments, like the roasted Long Island Farmhouse Duck, which has been around for a long time, served with cherries or blackberries in the

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winter, and fruits like apples or quince in the summer; we’re serving it with plums at the moment. Our menu changes seasonally but we also have two or three appetizer specials and two or three entrée specials that change daily. We have an amazing customer base comprised of a lot of regulars and people who are very knowledgeable about food, so we trust them as well. A lot of the people who come in just ask for the specials and order one. So if we hear that one of the specials was a big hit, we usually try it again the next time those ingredients are available; and if it continues to please, we think about incorporating it into the menu. Q: What are you guys working on right now? Zantilaveevan: Larry and I have talked about trying a few new purveyors this summer to create some new dishes. What’s the name of the chicken that we want to use? Finn: The milk-fed poularde from Four Story Hill Farm. Sylvia Pryzant raises these chickens there that are milk-fed, and lend themselves well to poaching. When you poach them, the meat comes out amazingly tender and white; you can actually cut it with a fork. When you put in an order, Sylvia asks you the exact number of chickens you’d like and it takes 4-6 weeks for them to be ready. They are raised in a sustainable way in addition to being delicious - I love working with people like her. Q: Are there any other purveyors that you really enjoy working with, that you feel do a particularly outstanding job? Finn: Guy Jones at Blooming Hill Farms grows beautiful produce – greens, herbs, ramps, and things like that. Nancy from Honey Locust Farm has got some great specialty items like wild ginger and wild carrots. Those are just a few of the people who make sure we have the best, farm-fresh stuff to work with.

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