February 2010 New York City calendar of events

Tuesday, February 9
The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes, a lecture and book signing with Maricel E. Presilla, at 6 p.m. at The Horticultural Society of New York
Author @ the Library “Save the Deli: In Search of the Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen,” with David Sax at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Book event: Ex-POW Shoshana Johnson at Borders at Columbus Circle at 7 p.m.
David Brooks at 92Y’s Kaufmann Concert Hall at 8 p.m.
Philip Gourevitch and Jan Gross: Those Who Trespass Against Us: A Dialogue on Murderous Neighbors at 8:15 p.m. at 92Y’s Buttenwieser Hall
New-York Historical Society panel discussion: Yankee Stadium Forever: Pro Football with Frank Gifford, Dave Anderson and Tony Morante at 6:30 p.m.
NY Knicks vs Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Prokofiev Rediscovered, an all-Prokofiev program featuring world premieres of rediscovered works, at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall at 7:30 p.m.
“Carmen” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
New York City Ballet’s All Russian program at 7:30 p.m.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Beethoven Cycles: Quartets IIII at 7:30 p.m.
Christian McBride Big Band at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Dixieland Jazz concert at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at noon
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium playing Brahms and Hahler
Freddie Redd Sextet at Birdland at 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Yeasayer plays the Music Hall of Williamsburg at 9 p.m.
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Equivocation begins performances at City Center (through March 28)
Tickets go on sale to the general public for the Public Theater’s production of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”

Wednesday, February 10
Shape Lab opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through June 14)
Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau in “La Fille du Régiment” at the Met Opera
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony & Sinfonia concertante for Winds
NY Rangers home game vs. Predators
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony & Sinfonia concertante for Winds at the New York Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m.
Dave Davies at B.B. Kings Blues Club
The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson at the Fraunces Tavern Museum at 6:30 p.m.
The Red Book of C. G. Jung Program: Composer Meredith Monk + Morgan Stebbins at the Rubin Museum of Art at 8 p.m.
Author @ the Library “Appetite City: Culinary History of New York City,” with William Grimes at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11 a.m.
New York Scandia Symphony at 8 p.m. at Scandinavia House
“Swan Lake” at the New York City Ballet at 7:30 p.m.
Live music, cash bar at Top of the Rock’s Starlight Music Series from 6 to 8 p.m. with the Beledo Jazz Trio
Dressed to Dance dance performance/runway exhibition for the Flamenco Festival at 9 p.m. at the Guggenheim
Hilary Kole at Birdland at 8:30 and 11 p.m. (through Feb. 14)
Free Circque du Soleil open house at the Beacon Theatre from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 11
Barneys Warehouse Sale begins (through Feb. 28)
Big Onion walking tour: Celebrating Black History Month in Historic Harlem at 1 p.m.
“Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Met Opera
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Brooklyn Historical Society opens the exhibition Tivoli: A Place We Call Home (through Aug. 29)
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park (through Feb. 18)
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony & Sinfonia concertante for Winds at the New York Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m.
Musica De Camara Concert at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral at 7 p.m.
Confucius: His Life and Legacy in Art opens at the China Institute Gallery (through June 13)
“The Turn of the Screw” performance at the Merchant’s House Museum at 7 and 9 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 1 p.m.
Book event: Documentarian Marsha McCreadie at Borders at Columbus Circle at 7 p.m.
“Swan Lake” at the New York City Ballet at 8 p.m.
Don Delillo at Book Court at 7 p.m.

Friday, February 12
“The Miracle Worker” begins previews on Broadway with Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill
BB King at The United Palace Theatre
One Step Beyond dance party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the American Museum of Natural History
Ollabelle plays City Winery
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony & Sinfonia concertante for Winds at the New York Philharmonic at 8 p.m., followed by a musical supper with Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Kander & Ebb’s The Scottsboro Boys begins performances at Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theater
“The Turn of the Screw” performance at the Merchant’s House Museum at 7 and 9 p.m.
Free Tracy Bonham concert at BamCafe at 10 p.m.
CD signing with Betty Buckley at Barnes & Noble on 86th and Lex at 3 p.m.
“Swan Lake” at the New York City Ballet at 8 p.m.
New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Symphony Space
“The Boys in the Band” begins performances in a 26th Street penthouse (through March 14)
Lunar New Year Flower Festival from 10 a.m. at Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Canal & Chrystie (and Feb. 13)

Saturday, February 13
Kids Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (through Feb. 21)
Disco Valentine at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx at 8 p.m. with Tavares, France Joli, Evelyn Champagne King, The Trammps, and Carol Douglas and Rochelle Fleming of First Choice
“Carmen” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Big Onion walking tour: Chinatown – The Year of the Tiger at 1 p.m.
Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau in “La Fille du Régiment” at the Met Opera
Diane Birch plays NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Urban Oyster’s Brewed in Brooklyn tour at noon
Alan Gilbert Conducts the New York Philharmonic in the U.S. premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall
The 25th annual New York Sword Dance Festival at the Museum of the City of New York
Presidents & African American History events at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx from noon to 4 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: In the Footsteps of Abraham Lincoln at 11 a.m.
Free admission at the New-York Historical Society (theough Feb. 21)
“The Turn of the Screw” performance at the Merchant’s House Museum at 7 and 9 p.m.
Gemini & Scorpio’s legendary Russian Baths party from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Coney Island
Shen Yun at Radio City Music Hall (through Feb. 21)
American Magic Lantern Theater at Galapagos Art Space at 3 p.m.
Free El Museo’s Simposio 2010: Nexus New York at 2 p.m.
Valentine’s Day Weekend with Judah Friedlander at Comix at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Free Maiysha concert at BamCafe at 10 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tours: Views From the Past at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
“Swan Lake” at the New York City Ballet at 2 and 8 p.m.
Harbor Cruise’s Last Chance Valentine’s Cruise
Valentine Cabaret Concert at 7 p.m. at the NY Society for Ethical Culture
Museum of the Chinese in America walking tour: Preparing for the New Year in Chinatown at 1 p.m.
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll launch party at Nintendo World store from noon to 3 p.m.

Sunday, February 14
Big Onion walking tour: The Annual Valentine’s Day Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour at 1 p.m.
NY Rangers home game vs. Lightning
Firecracker ceremony from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Columbus Park for Year of the Tiger festivities
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Municipal Art Society walking tour: The German Dimension of the East Village at 2 p.m.
Romantic Ghosts of Greenwich Village at 7:30 p.m.
Valentine’s Day Concert at the Merchant’s House Museum at 5:30 p.m.
Patti Labelle in concert at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House at 7 p.m.
Valentines Date-less Spin and “Grease” sing-a-long at the JCC theater at 7 p.m.
Valiumtime’s Day with Adira Amram, John Roberts, Heloise & The Savoir Faire at Galapagos Art Space at 8 p.m.
Valentine’s Day Weekend with Judah Friedlander at Comix at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 1 p.m.
Free Rescue Dogs on Duty family program at 2 p.m. at the WTC Tribute Center (reservations required)
“Swan Lake” at the New York City Ballet at 3 p.m.
Harbor Cruises’ Valentine’s Day dessert and martini cruise departs 9:30 p.m.
Live music, cash bar at Top of the Rock’s Starlight Music Series from 6 to 9:30 p.m. with The Joan Capra String Ensemble
Valentine’s Day Showcase with Jeff Dye at the Gotham Comedy Club at 8:30 p.m.
Lunar New Year Dumpling Workshop at the Museum of the Chinese in America at 2 p.m.
Emotion & Motion program by dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet at 7:30 p.m. at the Guggenheim Museum

Monday, February 15
Martin McDonagh’s “A Behanding in Spokane” begins previews on Broadway with Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell (opening night: March 4; through June 6)
Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad Theater at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. with Scott Adsit, Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, Kristen Johnston, Carol Kane, John Leguizamo, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Mo Rocca and Alan Zweibel
In Conversation: An Evening with John Cale at 7 p.m. at MoMA
134th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden
Normally closed on Mondays, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum opens today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Big Onion walking tour: Revolutionary New York at 1 p.m.
“Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Met Opera
Municipal Art Society walking tour: New York in the Time of George Washington at 2 p.m.
Met Museum opens for Holiday Monday schedule, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden open for a holiday Monday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan open for a holiday Monday
Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule
New York Botanical Garden open for a holiday Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An Evening with Tegan and Sara at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
Project Shaw reading of “The Philanderer” at The Players on Gramercy Park South at 7 p.m.
Dorothy Parker Post-Valentine Recovery Night at Barnes & Noble on 86th and Lex at 7 p.m. with authors Marion Meade and Dorothy Parker Society’s Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
Natalie Weiss in “Offline” at 7 p.m. at Birdland
Yoko Ono rehearsal at BAM
program by dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet at 7:30 p.m. at the Guggenheim Museum

Tuesday, February 16
Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau in “La Fille du Régiment” at the Met Opera
134th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden
Lecture: America’s Forgotten [Labor] Holiday at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen at 6:30 p.m.
New-York Historical Society talk on The History of the Abyssinian Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III at 6:30 p.m.
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony & Sinfonia concertante for Winds at the New York Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m.
Dave Alvin and a Couple of Guilty Women play City Winery
Howard Bloom and Richard Foreman at Strand bookshop at 7 p.m.
Dixieland Jazz concert at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at noon
All Balanchine program at the New York City Ballet at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 17
NY Knicks vs Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
185th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art opens at the National Academy (through June 8)
PROTEUS performance at Galapagos Art Space at 8 p.m.
All Balanchine program at the New York City Ballet at 7:30 p.m.
Live music, cash bar at Top of the Rock’s Starlight Music Series from 6 to 8 p.m. with the Paul Meyers Jazz Duo
New date: Book event: Michael Musto’s “Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back” at Barnes & Noble Tribeca at 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 18
New-York Historical Society panel discussion on David Ruggles and the NYC Underground Railroad
Metropolis opens at the National Academy Museum (through May 2)
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Robertson & Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Museum of American Finance walking tour: Revolutionary New York at 11 a.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Tom Green at Comix (through Feb. 20)
Robertson & Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand at the New York Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m.
The Great Migration & Southern Cooking in New York City program at the Museum of the City of New York at 6:30 p.m.
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.: On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System at 92Y at 8 p.m.
New York City Ballet dances an All Robbins program featuring “West Side Story Suite” and “Dances at a Gathering” at 8 p.m.
Labyrinth Walk at 4 p.m. at Trinity Wall Street

Friday, February 19
Capitol Steps at Town Hall at 8 p.m.
Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum Rotunda opens at the Guggenheim (through May 16)
Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau in “La Fille du Régiment” at the Met Opera
Robertson & Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand at the New York Philharmonic at 2 p.m.
New Museum program: Triple Canopy: The Medium Was Tedium at 7 p.m.
Bachata with “El Señor Bolero” (aka Francis Mendez) at the Museum of the City of New York at 6 p.m.
Free Friday at the South Street Seaport Museum from 5 to 8 p.m. focusing on
1741 Spanish slave insurrection
Stephanie McKay at Galapagos Art Space
Free East West Quintet concert at BamCafe at 9 p.m.
All Balanchine program at the New York City Ballet at 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 20
NY Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
“Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Met Opera
Free-admission concert at Bargemusic at 1 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Robertson & Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand at the New York Philharmonic at 8 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Chinese New Year’s Banquet at Mandarin Court at 6 p.m.
Free Super Sabado events all day at el Museo del Barrio
Tour of the exhibition of “Decodence: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie” at the South Street Seaport Museum at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Free Red Baraat concert at BamCafe at 9 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tours: Views From the Past at noon and The Castle & its Kingdom at 1 p.m.
NYNDK concert at Scandinavia House at 7:30 p.m.
All Balanchine program at the New York City Ballet at 8 p.m.
New York City Ballet dances an All Robbins program featuring “West Side Story Suite” and “Dances at a Gathering” at 2 p.m.
Thomas Keller at Book Court at 1 p.m.
Museum of the Chinese in America walking tour: Preparing for the New Year in Chinatown at 1 p.m.

Sunday, February 21
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx at 3 p.m.
Year of the Tiger Lunar New Year Parade & Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tapestry concert at The Frick Collection at 5 p.m.
The Takács at Town Hall at 2 p.m.
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays HAYDN Symphony No. 99 and BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 at Carnegie Hall at 2 p.m.
Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall at 3 p.m.
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars at B.B. Kings Blues Club at 8 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11:00 am
New York City Ballet dances an All Robbins program featuring “West Side Story Suite” and “Dances at a Gathering” at 3 p.m.
Anthony Anderson’s MixTape Comedy Show at the Gotham Comedy Club at 8 p.m.
Ask Tong Sing: An Introduction to the Chinese Almanac at the Museum of the Chinese in America at 2:30 p.m.
Culinary Historians of New York lecture: How Fat Became a Four-Letter Word at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, February 22
Previews begin on Broadway for “All About Me” (open-ended run)
NY Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Broadway Musicals of 1927 at Town Hall at 8 p.m.
Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau in “La Fille du Régiment” at the Met Opera
Thelonious Monk tribute at the Museum of the City of New York at 6 p.m.
The Paris Review: Philip Gourevitch talks with Mary Karr at Joe’s Pub at 7 p.m.
Opera Cabal at Galapagos Art Space at 8 p.m.
Author @ the Library America Eats! On the Road with the WPA - the Fish Fries, Box Super Socials and Chitlin Feasts that Define Real American Food,” with Pat Willard at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Dayo Olopade discuss What constitutes an African American classic at Barnes & Noble on 86th and Lex at 7 p.m.
Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad Theater at 7:30 p.m. with Scott Adsit, Craig Bierko, Rachel Dratch, Susie Essman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Sherri Shepherd and Alan Zweibel
Gotham History Forum event: Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places at CUNY Graduate School at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 23
“Attila” at the Met Opera
New-York Historical Society’s book talk with E. L. Doctorow on his “ Homer & Langley”
Book talk: The Row House Reborn at the Skyscraper Museum at 6:30 p.m.
John Standing performing Noel Coward at The Carlyle (through March 6)
A Discussion about Pulitzer and Murdoch at Strand bookshop at 7 p.m.
Tickets go on sale for “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” on Broadway
Furthur: Phil Lesh & Bob Weir at Radio City Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. (and Feb. 24)
Jean Sibelius: A Composer’s Life and the Awakening of Finland, a lecture by Dr. Glenda Goss at Scandinavia House at 6:30 p.m.
Dixieland Jazz concert at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at noon
New York City Ballet dances an All Robbins program featuring “West Side Story Suite” and “Dances at a Gathering” at 7:30 p.m.
Hal Galper Trio at Birdland at 8:30 and 11 p.m.

Wednesday, February 24
William Kentridge: Five Themes opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through May 17)
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
William Finnegan & Ted Conover discuss The Routes of Man; How Roads are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today at Strand bookshop at 7 p.m.
Lives on the Mississippi: Literature and Culture along the Great River opens at the Grolier Club (through May 1)
Author @ the Library event: “From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America,” with Christopher Finan at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11:00 am
New York City Ballet dances an All Robbins program featuring “West Side Story Suite” and “Dances at a Gathering” at 7:30 p.m.
Live music, cash bar at Top of the Rock’s Starlight Music Series from 6 to 8 p.m. with The Mark Berman Jazz Trio
Frigid New York theater festival begins (through March 7)
The Sixties readings at Symphony Space with Cynthia Nixon, Michael O’Keefe, Isaiah Sheffer and Staceyann Chin reading works including Didion’s “The White Album” at 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 25
(New delayed date) Banana Shpeel from Cirque du Soleil at the Beacon Theatre (through May 30)
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Gil Shaham Plays Barber’s Violin Concerto
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Gil Shaham Plays Barber’s Violin Concerto at the New York Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m.
Loser’s Lounge tribute to Karen Carpenter at Joe’s Pub (through Feb. 27)
Barb Jungr at The Carlyle (through March 6)
Institute of Culinary Education historical cooking class: Dining with Michelangelo:Food in the Italian Renaissance at 6 p.m.
KinoFest emerging cinema from Ukraine and other post-Soviet bloc countries (through Feb. 28)
Author @ the Library: “A Guide to Gangsters, Murders and Weirdos of New York City,” with Eric Ferrara, local historian at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
The Lahjan Tytöt Aesthetic Gymnastics Club at Scandinavia House at 5 p.m.
New York City dances the Jewels: Gabriel Fauré’s “Emeralds,” Igor Stravinsky’s “Rubies,” and Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s “Diamonds” at 8 p.m.

Friday, February 26
Champions of the Dance at Town Hall at 8 p.m.
“Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
New York International Children’s Film Festival (through March 14)
Gil Shaham Plays Barber’s Violin Concerto at the New York Philharmonic at 11 a.m.
New Museum program: A Proposition by Ute Meta Bauer at 7 p.m.
NY Times Travel Show at the Javits Center (through Feb. 28)
NY Wine Expo at the Javits Center (through Feb. 28)
Institute of Culinary Education’s cooking class: Signature Dishes from Chef Craig Koketzu at 6 p.m.
Reception and gallery talk on “Brooklyn in Prints” a special exhibition curated by The Old Print Shop at the Brooklyn Historical Society at 6:30 p.m.
Celtic Woman at Radio City Music Hall (and Feb. 27)
Dionne Farris at Galapagos Art Space at 10:30 p.m.
Free Beat Kaestli “Far from Home - A Tribute to European Song” concert at BAMCafe at 9:30 p.m.
New York City dances the Jewels: Gabriel Fauré’s “Emeralds,” Igor Stravinsky’s “Rubies,” and Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s “Diamonds” at 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 27
Pre-Oscar 2009 Animated and Live Action Short Film Nominees screen at noon and 4 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International on East 59th Street
NY Knicks vs Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays Brooklyn Museum at 2 p.m.
Astrograss at Symphony Space at 11 a.m.
“Attila” at the Met Opera
American Landmark Festivals’ free 2 p.m. concert at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Memorial
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Aug. 5)
New Museum program: A Proposition by Ute Meta Bauer at noon
Gil Shaham Plays Barber’s Violin Concerto at the New York Philharmonic at 8 p.m.
Jerry Lee Lewis at B.B. Kings Blues Club
“Naked” Polar Bear Cruise on Circle Line at 11 a.m.
Tour of the “Decodence: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie” exhibition at the South Street Seaport Museum at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Keeping Off Midtown Streets (West Side) at 10 a.m.
Free Central Park walking tour at 1 p.m. of Seneca Village, Manhattan’s first known community of African-American property owners
Free Eric Person & Metamorphosis concert at BAMCafe at 9:30 p.m.
12th annual BAM Kids Film Festival (and Feb. 28)
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11 a.m.
Childrens’ Festelavn Workshop at Scandinavia House at 1 p.m.
Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour from noon to 2 p.m.
New York City dances the Jewels: Gabriel Fauré’s “Emeralds,” Igor Stravinsky’s “Rubies,” and Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s “Diamonds” at 2 and 8 p.m.
English Beat/Fishbone play Irving Plaza at 7 p.m.
Harbor cruise with Headcase (departs from New Jersey)
Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn event with Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal and Michael Showalter at 8 p.m. at Bell House
Stories & Music of the New Year at the Museum of the Chinese in America at 2 p.m.

Sunday, February 28
The Artemis Ensemble at Town Hall at 2 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Very Young People’s Concerts: The Four Seasons: Winter at the New York Philharmonic
Only in New York program at the Museum of the City of New York at 2 p.m. with Sam Roberts
Unearthing History: Part III Archaeological Dig Series at 2:30 p.m. at the Kingsland Homestead
Free Central Park walking tours: Views From the Past at noon and The Castle & its Kingdom at 1 p.m.
New York City dances the Jewels: Gabriel Fauré’s “Emeralds,” Igor Stravinsky’s “Rubies,” and Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky’s “Diamonds” at 3 p.m.
All Things Algonquin lecture at Fort Totten Park in Queens at 1 p.m.

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March 2010 calendar of events for New York City

Monday, March 1
“Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Author @ the Library event: “Sandhogs,” with Gina Levay at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Tickets go on sale for this month’s Project Shaw reading, “ The Doctor’s Dilemma ” at The Players on Gramercy Park South

Tuesday, March 2
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry (through June 13) and The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy (through May 23)
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
Lecture: Development, Planning and Zoning: The Respective Roles of Government and the Private Sector at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen at 6:30 p.m.
Marilyn Maye plays Feinstein’s (through March 13)
Book event: Daisy Martinez at Borders at Columbus Circle at 7 p.m.
Author @ the Library event: “Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American City ,” with Anthony Flint at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch

Wednesday, March 3
NY Knicks vs Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Opening night on Broadway for “The Miracle Worker” on Broadway with Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill (open-ended run)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays the Morgan Library & Museum at 7:30 p.m.
“Attila” at the Met Opera
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
The Imaginary Museum: Dakis Joannou Collection curated by Jeff Koons, opens at the New Museum (through June 6)
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11:00 am
Author @ the Library event: “Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits,” with Linda Gordon at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Author @ the Library event at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch: “Only in New York: An Exploration of the World’s Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City,” with Sam Roberts

Thursday, March 4
Opening night on Broadway for Martin McDonagh’s “A Behanding in Spokane” with Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell (through June 6)
The Armory Show (through March 7)
NY Rangers home game vs. Penguins
“Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: András Schiff Plays Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Museum of Modern Art stays open until 8:45 p.m. for MoMA Nights, with DJ, cash bar and gallery tours
Free Central Park walking tours: Cross-Park Promenade, and The Castle & its Kingdom at 11:00 am
Charles Addams’ New York at the Museum of the City of New York (through May 16)
Masks of Night: Faces from Traditional Korean Dance-Dramas opens at the Korea Society Gallery (through May 28)

Friday, March 5
The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society opens at the New-York Historical Society (through July 4)
Classic Cocktails, Classic Film at 6:30 p.m. at the Astor Center
Judy Collins at Town Hall
Previews begin on Broadway for “Addams Family”
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays the Morgan Library & Museum at 7:30 p.m.
Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Met Opera with Paulo Szot at 8 p.m.
Victor Fleming series at Film Forum (through March 18)

Saturday, March 6
New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concert for families with children, 6 to 12 years of age: Magnus Lindberg Feria at Avery Fisher Hall
“Attila” at the Met Opera
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
NY Knicks vs NJ Nets at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Arthur Avenue Walking Tour with the Institute of Culinary Education at 11 a.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s 11 a.m. Comfort Food Walking Tour
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Satchmo in Corona at 1 p.m.
Igor Krutoi & Dmitri HvorostovskyIgor Krutoi & Dmitri Hvorostovsky at Radio City Music Hall at 8 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 1:00 pm
New York City Opera’s A Tribute to Robert McFerrin at 7 p.m. at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Live WWOW Mystery Radio Play at 6 and 8 p.m. at Partners & Crime bookshop

Sunday, March 7
Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House series at 1 p.m. at Symphony Space
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexandre Tharaud concert at The Frick Collection at 5 p.m.
NY Rangers home game vs. Sabres
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
West 73rd-The Kurt Weill Project at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency at 8:30 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Three Ways of Looking at Park Slope, 3: Park Slope South at 2 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Manhattan Adirondacks at 1 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 12:00 pm

Monday, March 8
NY Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
West 73rd-The Kurt Weill Project at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 9
Lecture: Superheroes in New York at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen at 6:30 p.m.
Masterpieces of European Painting from Dulwich Picture Gallery opens at The Frick Collection (through May 30)
“Attila” at the Met Opera
Lea Salonga at The Carlyle (through March 27)
Author @ the Library event: “NYPD Confidential: Power and Corruption in the Country’s Greatest Police Force ,” with Leonard Levitt at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes opens at the Museum of FIT (through April 3)

Wednesday, March 10
Leon Redbone plays City Winery at 8 p.m.
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Repin, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto & Franck’s Symphony in D Minor
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Opening night Off-Broadway for Kander & Ebb’s The Scottsboro Boys
The Craic Fest (through March 14)
Free Central Park walking tour: The Castle & its Kingdom at 11:00 am
Author @ the Library event: “High Steel: The Daring Men Who Built the World’s Greatest Skyline,” with Jim Rasenberger at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch

Thursday, March 11
Opening night on Broadway for “Next Fall”
Otto Dix exhibition opens at the Neue Galerie (through Aug. 30)
Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Met Opera with Paulo Szot at 8 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Irish Heritage Concert at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral at 7 p.m.

Friday, March 12
One Step Beyond dance party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the American Museum of Natural History
“Attila” at the Met Opera
Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Arthur R. Miller Collection exhibition opens at the Japan Society (through June 13)
NYC FIRST Robotics Competition at the Javits Center (through March 14)
New York Pops play Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at 8 p.m.: Celtic Music: A Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration
World Financial Center Restaurant Showcase from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with tasting plates from $1 to $5
Henry Rollins: The Frequent Flyer Tour plays Irving Plaza (and March 13)

Saturday, March 13
Museum of American Finance walking tour: History of Wall Stree
The Pier Antiques Show (and March 14)
Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Met Opera with Paulo Szot at 1 p.m.
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
Performances begin on Broadway for “Million Dollar Quartet”
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Women’s History Month Event — Colonial Gravestones and Eleanor Roosevelt at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx
Institute of Culinary Education’s A Voce kitchen tour and lunch
Book Talk: “History of White People” at Brooklyn Historical Society at 2 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Closer to Home: Clubland! at 11 a.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Amble Through the Ramble at 2 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at noon
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalitions’ Wide Open show opens (weekends through March 28)
Making Brooklyn Bloom 2010 free gardening event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Sunday, March 14
NY Rangers home game vs. Flyers
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through May 31)
Leon Fleischer with Katerine Jacobson Fleischer at Town Hall at 2 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Institute of Culinary Education historical cooking class: Beware the Ides of March: Dining in Imperial Rome at 6 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Exploring East Side Diversity: Islamic, Christian and Jewish Sanctuaries at 2 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 2 p.m.

Monday, March 15
“Attila” at the Met Opera
Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria

Tuesday, March 16
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera
NY Rangers home game vs. Canadiens
Book event: Raquel Welch at Barnes & Noble Union Square at 7 p.m.
Book event: Todd Bridges at Borders at Columbus Circle at 7 p.m.
Author @ the Library event: “From Prince of Society in New York to King of the Lobby in Washington: Sam Ward’s Excellent Adventure, with Kathryn Allamong Jacob at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch

Wednesday, March 17
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
“Attila” at the Met Opera
Cars, Culture and the City opens at the Museum of the City of New York (through Aug. 1)
Institute of Culinary Education’s The Great NY Deli cooking class at 6 p.m.
Symposium: “Rites and Ceremonies of the Brooklyn African Diaspora” at the Brooklyn Historical Society at 6:30 p.m.
Riverdance at Radio City Music Hall (through March 21)
St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Thursday, March 18
NY Rangers home game vs. Blues
Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Met Opera with Paulo Szot at 8 p.m.
New-York Historical Society’s An Evening with Annette Gordon-Reed at 6:30 p.m.
“L’etoile” at the NY City Opera
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Pinchas Zukerman & Brahms
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Book talk by Graham Hodges and David Ruggles: “A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York” at the Brooklyn Historical Society at 6:30 p.m.
Opening night on Broadway for “All About Me” (open-ended run)
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11 a.m.
Labyrinth Walk at 4 p.m. at Trinity Wall Street

Friday, March 19
Cocktails class: Swing Era Cocktails: Prohibition through the 50’s at the Astor Center at 6:30 p.m.
NY Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Richard Nader’s Doo Wop Party at Town Hall at 8 p.m.
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
“Sondheim on Sondheim” with Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Michael Arden and Leslie Kritzer begins previews on Broadway at Studio 54 (opening night: April 22; through June 13)
“Attila” at the Met Opera
The National Chorale sings Mozarts “Requiem” at Avery Fisher Hall at 8 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Happy Nowruz! A Persian and Central Asian New Year’s Feast at 10 a.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Red Velvet Cake Workshop at 6 p.m.
Previews begin on Broadway for “Sondheim on Sondheim “

Saturday, March 20
“La Bohème” at the Met Opera
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera
Institute of Culinary Education’s Brighton Beach Walking Tour at 10 a.m.; and Astoria Walking Tour at 11 a.m.
Go Green Expo at the Javits Center
The 17th Original GLBT Expo at the Javits (and March 21)
New-York Historical Society’s The Civil War Draft Riots Walking Tour at 11 a.m.
“L’etoile” at the NY City Opera
Spring Equinox Special of the free Central Park Cross-Park Promenade waking tour at 1 p.m.
David Hackett Fischer and the American Revolution at 2 p.m. St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx
New Museum program: Danspace Project at New Museum presents A Conversation with Elaine Summers at 3 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Harlem Renaissance at 1 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: The Castle & its Kingdom at 12:00 pm
Free Central Park walking tour: Manhattan Adirondacks at 1 p.m.
Free Super Sabado events all day at el Museo del Barrio
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 2 p.m.
Growing grapes in Brooklyn class at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at 10 a.m. (advance reservations required)
Tasting the Land Through Wine class at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at 2 p.m. (advance reservations required)

Sunday, March 21
NYC Half-Marathon
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement opens at El Museo del Barrio (through June 6)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays Carnegie Hall at 2 p.m.
NY Knicks vs Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden at 1 p.m.
Municipal Art Society walking tour: A Stroll through Rosebank, Staten Island at 12:45 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: The Castle & its Kingdom at 2:00 pm
Free Central Park walking tour at 1 p.m. of Seneca Village, Manhattan’s first known community of African-American property owners
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at noon
Anthony Anderson’s MixTape Comedy Show at the Gotham Comedy Club at 8 p.m.

Monday, March 22
Broadway Musicals of 1948 at Town Hall at 8 p.m.
“Attila” at the Met Opera
Project Shaw reading of “ The Doctor’s Dilemma ” at The Players on Gramercy Park South at 7 p.m.
The Docks of New York and selected shorts from the National Film Registry at Film Forum

Tuesday, March 23
Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Met Opera with Paulo Szot at 8 p.m.
Rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson begins performances at the Public Theater (through April 25)
NY Knicks vs Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Chubby Checker at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency (through March 27)

Wednesday, March 24
Ukraine—Sweden: At the Crossroads of History (XVII–XVIII Centuries) opens at the Ukrainian Museum (through Sept. 12)
Picasso: Themes and Variations opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through Sept. 6)
NY Rangers home game vs. Islanders
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera
Book talk: Donna Goodman “A History of the Future” at the Skyscraper Museum
Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement opens at el Museo del Barrio (through May 23)
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 25
Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Met Opera with Paulo Szot at 8 p.m.
New York City Opera’s $5 Artist Dialogues at The Church of Saint Paul the Apostle at 6 p.m. on ” Madama Butterfly”
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: All Mozart Program with Jeffrey Kahane
NYC Gay Men’s Chorus Big Gay Sing 2 at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus begins performances at Madison Square Garden (through April 4)
Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution at the Fraunces Tavern Museum at 6:30 p.m., presented by John Nagy
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11 a.m.
The Music of Schuman and Gade concert at 7 p.m. Scandinavia House
“The 39 Steps” begins Off-Broadway performances at New World Stages (through Sept. 5)

Friday, March 26
Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance opens at the Guggenheim (through Sept. 6)
NYC Gay Men’s Chorus Big Gay Sing 2 at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Angélique Kidjo at Town Hall at 8 p.m.
“L’etoile” at the NY City Opera
“Aida” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Vodka - History in Liquid Form at the Astor Center at 6:30 p.m.
New Museum program: A Proposition by Rodney McMillian at 7 p.m.
Spoon plays Radio City Music Hall at 8 p.m.
Sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History

Saturday, March 27
Sippy Cups play Symphony Space at 11 a.m.
American Landmark Festivals’ free 2 p.m. concert at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Memorial
New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concert for families with children, 6 to 12 years of age: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter at Avery Fisher Hall
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera
Big Band Social on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater at 3 p.m.
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
New Museum program: A Proposition by Rodney McMillian at noon
Institute of Culinary Education’s Chinatown Dim Sum Tour at 10 a.m.
Records workshop: “Researching My Old House” at 2 p.m. at the Brooklyn Historical Society
Free Central Park walking tours: Views From the Past at 1 p.m. and Waterways & Vistas at 2 p.m.
Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour from noon to 2 p.m.

Sunday, March 28
“L’etoile” at the NY City Opera
Voces Intimae concert at The Frick Collection at 5 p.m.
“Promises, Promises” begins previews on Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes
Free Central Park walking tour: Cross-Park Promenade
Municipal Art Society walking tour: Gramercy Park to Stuyvesant Square at 11 a.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Amble Through the Ramble at 2 p.m.
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 1 p.m.

Monday, March 29
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 30
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera

Wednesday, March 31
“Aida” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Museum of American Finance walking tour: History of Wall Street
Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Sept. 19)
Institute of Culinary Education’s New York Tea cooking class at 1 p.m.
Author @ the Library event: “A Heavenly Offer: Religious Imagery in American Advertising,” with Leslie Levin at 6:30 p.m. at the Mid-Manhattan NYPL branch
Free Central Park walking tour: Views From the Past at 11 a.m.

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April 2010 calendar of events for New York City

Thursday, April 1
Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
New York City Opera’s $5 Artist Dialogues at The Church of Saint Paul the Apostle at 6 p.m. on ” L’Étoile”
“L’etoile” at the NY City Opera
Museum of Modern Art stays open until 8:45 p.m. for MoMA Nights, with DJ, cash bar and gallery tours
Out of Scandinavia/Out of Context : New Indie Rock from the Nordics at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.
Tickets go on sale for this month’s Project Shaw reading, “ John Bull’s Other Island ” at The Players on Gramercy Park South

Friday, April 2
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
NY International Auto Show at the Javits Center (through April 11)
Manchester Orchestra plays Irving Plaza at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 3
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8:30 p.m.
“Aida” at the Met Opera at 1 p.m.
“L’Étoile” family matinee at the NY City Opera at 1:30 p.m.
Handel’s comedy “Partenope” at the NY City Opera
Book event: Christopher Moore at Borders at Columbus Circle
Live WWOW Mystery Radio Play at 6 and 8 p.m. at Partners & Crime bookshop

Sunday, April 4
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
Free Central Park walking tours of the Conservatory Garden resume for the season

Monday, April 5
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay in “Hamlet” at the Met Opera
Mets first home game of the season, vs. Florida at 1:10 p.m.
New York Botanical Garden open for a holiday Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad Theater at 7:30 p.m. with Carson Kressley

Tuesday, April 6
Previews begin on Broadway for “Collected Stories”
Previews begin on Broadway for “La Cage aux Folles” (opening night: April 18; open-ended run)
Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
NY Knicks vs Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
Jules Feiffer book event at Strand at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 7
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
NY Rangers home game vs. Maple Leafs
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Rush Hour Concert: Mozart’s Paris & Brahms’s Fourth symphonies

Thursday, April 8
Opening Night on Broadway for “The Addams Family” musical
Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
Performances begin for City Center’s Encores production of “Anyone Can Whistle” with Sutton Foster (through April 11)
“Enron” begins performances on Broadway
Sub-Zero Film Fest of emerging Norwegian directors

Friday, April 9
“Lips Together, Teeth Apart” begins previews on Broadway
One Step Beyond dance party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the American Museum of Natural History
Handel’s comedy “Partenope” at the NY City Opera
NY Rangers home game vs. Flyers
“Hamlet” at the Met Opera
Met Opera Open House: free dress rehearsal of “Armida”
Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo begins performances at Randall’s Island (through June 6)
The Newspaper Film Festival at Film Forum (through May 6 )

Saturday, April 10
Chanticleer: In Time of… in the Met Museum’s Temple of Dendur at 7 p.m.
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8:30 p.m.
Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Met Opera at 1 p.m.
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
Native Americans: The Area’s Earlier Residents at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx
Arthur Avenue Walking Tour with the Institute of Culinary Education at 11 a.m.
Sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History

Sunday, April 11
NY Knicks vs Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden at 6 p.m.
Handel’s comedy “Partenope” at the NY City Opera
Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Retrospective opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through June 21)
“Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century” photography exhibition opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through June 28)

Monday, April 12
Previews begin on Broadway (sometime this week) of Hughie and Krapp’s Last Tape, both with Brian Dennehy
NY Knicks vs Washington Wizards at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m.
“Armida” at the Met Opera
New Production Gala for “Armida” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education historical cooking class: Happy Birthday William Shakespeare: Dining in Elizabethan England at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 13
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
Handel’s comedy “Partenope” at the NY City Opera
Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Nov. 7)
Preliminary date for Yankees first home game of the season, vs. Angels
Dash Shaw and Chip Kidd discuss Bodyworld at Strand bookshop at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 14
Tosca at the Met Opera
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Riccardo Muti Conducts Mozart & Schubert
Previews begin on Broadway for “Fences”

Thursday, April 15
Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.
New York City Opera’s $5 Artist Dialogues at The Church of Saint Paul the Apostle at 6 p.m. on “Partenope”
Handel’s comedy “Partenope” at the NY City Opera

Friday, April 16
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
“Armida” at the Met Opera
Church Tower Walk at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx
Brown-bag lecture: “Stories from the Puerto Rican Oral History Project, 1973-1975” at the Brooklyn Historical Society at noon
New York Pops play Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at 8 p.m.: The Best of Lerner and Loewe with Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, Michael Slattery, The Clurman Singers and New York Theatre Ballet
Havana Film Festival New York (through April 23)

Saturday, April 17
Tosca at the Met Opera
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 1 p.m.
Handel’s comedy “Partenope” at the NY City Opera
Museum of American Finance walking tour: Wall Street Scandals at 1 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Chinatown Dim Sum Tour at 10 a.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Astoria Walking Tour at 11 a.m.
Cinematic Titanic: Original Cast & Creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000 at 8 p.m. at the Nokia Theater Times Square
Free Super Sabado events all day at el Museo del Barrio

Sunday, April 18
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the NY City Opera
Big Band Social on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater at 4:30 p.m.
Henschel Quartet concert at The Frick Collection at 5 p.m.
Opening night on Broadway for “La Cage aux Folles” (open-ended run)
Anthony Anderson’s MixTape Comedy Show at the Gotham Comedy Club at 9 p.m.

Monday, April 19
“Armida” at the Met Opera
Institute of Culinary Education’s Made Here: NY State Wine and Cheeses at 7 p.m.
Project Shaw reading of “ John Bull’s Other Island ” at The Players on Gramercy Park South at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20
Tosca at the Met Opera
Lecture: Carousel In New York City: A Multi-Media Presentation of Comics That Explore New York City Culture at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen at 6:30 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Great NY Restaurants’ Signature Dishes cooking class at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, April 21
Tribeca Film Festival begins (through May 2)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays the Morgan Library & Museum at 7:30 p.m.
Angela Gheorghiu in “La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 22
“Armida” at the Met Opera
Opening night on Broadway for “Sondheim on Sondheim” with Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Michael Arden and Leslie Kritzer (through June 13)

Friday, April 23
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays the Morgan Library & Museum at 7:30 p.m.
New Museum program: A Proposition by Miwon Kwon at 7 p.m.
Nordic Sounds/Latin Flavor concert at Scandinavia House at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 24
Tosca at the Met Opera
Earth Weekend at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (and April 25)
“La Traviata ” at the Met Opera at 8:30 p.m.
Orchestra of St. Luke’s plays Brooklyn Museum at 2 p.m.
New Museum program: A Proposition by Miwon Kwon at noon
Institute of Culinary Education’s The Great NY Deli cooking class at 6 p.m.
Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour from noon to 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 25
Opening night on Broadway for “Promises, Promises” with Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes (open-ended run)

Monday, April 26
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera

Tuesday, April 27
“Armida” at the Met Opera
Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Aug. 1)
Opening night on Broadway for “Enron” (open-ended run)

Wednesday, April 28
Opening night on Broadway for “Collected Stories”
Colin Hay at City Winery at 9 p.m. (and April 29)
“Carmen” at the Met Opera

Thursday, April 29
Tosca at the Met Opera
Lecture: A Blaze in the Northern Sky: Norwegian Black Metal & the Culture that Spawned it at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 30
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera
Graham Parker with The Figgs at City Winery at 10 p.m.

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May 2010 New York City calendar of events

Saturday, May 1
Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
“Carmen” at the Met Opera
“Armida” at the Met Opera
Tickets go on sale for this month’s Project Shaw reading, “ Major Barbara” at The Players on Gramercy Park South
Live WWOW Mystery Radio Play at 6 and 8 p.m. at Partners & Crime bookshop

Sunday, May 2
Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Institute of Culinary Education’s Essex Street Market tour at 10 a.m.
Five Boro Bike Tour

Monday, May 3
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera
New York Pops play 27th its Birthday Gala at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at 7 p.m.:
Free Contemporary Scandinavian Theater: Staged Readings at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 4
“Armida” at the Met Opera

Wednesday, May 5
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Aug. 15)
“Tosca” at the Met Opera
Mayor John V Lindsay exhibtion opens at the Museum of the City of New York

Thursday, May 6
Mark Knopfler at The United Palace Theatre
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera
Museum of Modern Art stays open until 8:45 p.m. for MoMA Nights, with DJ, cash bar and gallery tours
Out of Scandinavia/Out of Context : New Indie Rock from the Nordics at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.

Friday, May 7
“Armida” at the Met Opera
Bklyn Designs (through May 9)

Saturday, May 8
Tosca at the Met Opera
James Levine conducts “LuLu” at the Met Opera with Marlis Petersen at 1 p.m.
The National Chorale performance of Carmina Burana, Orff at Avery Fisher Hall at 8 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education’s Chinatown Dim Sum Tour at 10 a.m.
Uptown, Downtown: NY is Chocolate Country walking tour with the Institute of Culinary Education
St. Paul’s Historic Dinner at 5 p.m. St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx

Sunday, May 9

Monday, May 10
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera

Tuesday, May 11
“Armida” at the Met Opera

Wednesday, May 12
An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Aug. 15)
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Masur Conducts Beethoven and Bruckner
James Levine conducts “LuLu” at the Met Opera with Marlis Petersen at 8 p.m.
New York City Opera and Opera Noire of New York performs “ The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at 7 p.m. at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, marking the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X

Thursday, May 13
“Tosca” at the Met Opera

Friday, May 14
One Step Beyond dance party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the American Museum of Natural History
Deborah Voigt in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer ” at the Met Opera
Institute of Culinary Education historical cooking class: Impressive Historic Desserts

Saturday, May15
“Armida” at the Met Opera
James Levine conducts “LuLu” at the Met Opera with Marlis Petersen at 12:30 p.m.
Institute of Culinary Education historical cooking class: Carême and the Grand Art of French Cooking in the 19th Century at 6 p.m.
Free Super Sabado events all day at el Museo del Barrio

Sunday, May 16
51st Annual Park Slope House Tour
Anthony Anderson’s MixTape Comedy Show at the Gotham Comedy Club at 8 p.m.

Monday, May 17

Tuesday, May 18
International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Javits Center

Wednesday, May 19
Bound For Success: International Bookbinding Competition opens at the Grolier Club (through July 31)
10 annual Joey Ramone Birthday Party Irving Plaza

Thursday, May 20
Luigi Cherubini’s “Requiem” at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral at 7 p.m.
The Scandia String Quartet plays at Scandinavia House at 8 p.m.

Friday, May 21
New Museum program: A Proposition by Matthew Barney at 7 p.m.
Sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History
Killing Joke plays Irving Plaza at 9 p.m.
Brooklyn Cyclones’ “Jersey? Sure!” Night
76th Annual Drama League Awards at the Marriott Marquis at noon

Saturday, May 22
New Museum program: A Proposition by Matthew Barney at noon
Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour from noon to 2 p.m.
3rd annual Renaissance Faire at Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn (and May 23)

Sunday, May 23

Monday, May 24
Project Shaw reading of “ Major Barbara” at The Players on Gramercy Park South at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 25

Wednesday, May 26
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Gilbert Conducts Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre
First concert at the New Meadowlands Stadium: Bon Jovi
Fleet Week - possibly with the Blue Angels (through June 2)

Thursday, May 27
Bon Jovi at the New Meadowlands Stadium
El Museo Gala 2010 honoring Plácido Domingo and Tony Bechara at 7 p.m. at Cipriani 42nd

Friday, May 28

Saturday, May 29
South Street Seaport Museum public sails on the schooner Pioneer resume for the season
Jones Beach Air Show - possibly with the Blue Angels (and May 30)

Sunday, May 30

Monday, May 31
Soldier’s Stories & Songs events at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx
Met Museum opens for Holiday Monday schedule, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan open for a holiday Monday
New York Botanical Garden open for a holiday Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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June 2010 NYC calendar of events

Tuesday, June 1
Rose Month at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Tickets go on sale for this month’s Project Shaw reading, “ Village Wooing” at The Players on Gramercy Park South

Wednesday, June 2

Thursday, June 3
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Susan Graham & Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony
Museum of Modern Art stays open until 8:45 p.m. for MoMA Nights, with DJ, cash bar and gallery tours
Out of Scandinavia/Out of Context : New Indie Rock from the Nordics at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.

Friday, June 4
Native American Festival at Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn (through June 6)
The 17th Annual Red Hook Waterfront Arts Festival (and June 5)

Saturday, June 5

Sunday, June 6

Monday, June 7
Internet Week (through June 14)
U.S. Open tickets go on sale to the general public

Tuesday, June 8
Retro/Active: The Works of Rafael Ferrer opens at el Museo del Barrio (through Aug. 22)

Wednesday, June 9
Shakespeare in the Park begins free performances in Central Park: “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Winter’s Tale” (through Aug. 1)
Celebrate Brooklyn opening night gala at the Prospect Park Bandshell

Thursday, June 10
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Lisa Batiashvili Plays Sibelius & Brahms’s Second Symphony
The Scandinavian American Theater Company’s staging of “Miss Julie” at Scandinavia House at 7:30 p.m. (through June 19)

Friday, June 11
One Step Beyond dance party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the American Museum of Natural History

Saturday, June 12
Colonial Day at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site at the edge of the Bronx

Sunday, June 13
64th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall at 8 p.m.

Monday, June 14

Tuesday, June 15

Wednesday, June 16

Thursday, June 17
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Hardenberger, Mozart, and Wagner

Friday, June 18

Saturday, June 19
Sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History

Sunday, June 20
Anthony Anderson’s MixTape Comedy Show at the Gotham Comedy Club at 8 p.m.

Monday, June 21
Project Shaw reading of “ Village Wooing” at The Players on Gramercy Park South at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 22

Wednesday, June 23
NY Philharmonic open rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.: Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other exhibition opens at the New Museum (through Sept. 19)

Thursday, June 24

Friday, June 25
New Museum program: A Proposition by Sam Durant at 7 p.m.
Sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History

Saturday, June 26
New Museum program: A Proposition by Sam Durant at noon
Brooklyn Irish Festival at Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn (and June 26)

Sunday, June 27
Long Island Harbors Ride

Monday, June 28

Tuesday, June 29

Wednesday, June 30

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July 2010 NYC calendar of events

Thursday, July 1
Out of Scandinavia/Out of Context : New Indie Rock from the Nordics at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.
Tickets go on sale for this month’s Project Shaw reading, “Man and Superman” at The Players on Gramercy Park South

Friday, July 2

Saturday, July 3

Sunday, July 4
Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule

Monday, July 5

Tuesday, July 6

Wednesday, July 7
Brion Gysin: Dream Machine exhibition opens at the New Museum (through Oct. 3)

Thursday, July 8

Friday, July 9

Saturday, July 10

Sunday, July 11

Monday, July 12

Tuesday, July 13

Wednesday, July 14

Thursday, July 15
Asian American International Flm Festival (through July 24)

Friday, July 16

Saturday, July 17

Sunday, July 18
Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917 opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through Oct. 11)

Monday, July 19
Project Shaw reading of “Man and Superman” at The Players on Gramercy Park South at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 20

Wednesday, July 21

Thursday, July 22

Friday, July 23

Saturday, July 24

Sunday, July 25
Harlem Valley Rail Ride

Monday, July 26

Tuesday, July 27

Wednesday, July 28

Thursday, July 29

Friday, July 30

Saturday, July 31

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August 2010 New York City calendar of events

Sunday, August 1
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through Nov. 1)

Monday, August 2
Tuesday, August 3
Wednesday, August 4

Thursday, August 5
Out of Scandinavia/Out of Context : New Indie Rock from the Nordics at Scandinavia House at 7 p.m.

Friday, August 6

Saturday, August 7
Tentative date for the 20th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY at Flushing Meadows Park (and Aug. 8)

Sunday, August 8
Monday, August 9
Tuesday, August 10
Wednesday, August 11
Thursday, August 12
Friday, August 13

Saturday, August 14
Times Square Kiss-In

Sunday, August 15
Monday, August 16
Tuesday, August 17
Wednesday, August 18
Thursday, August 19
Friday, August 20
Saturday, August 21
Sunday, August 22
Monday, August 23
Tuesday, August 24
Wednesday, August 25
Thursday, August 26
Friday, August 27
Saturday, August 28
Sunday, August 29

Monday, August 30
US Open tennis championship in Queens (through Sept. 12.)

Tuesday, August 31

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New York City 2010 Events Calendar Sept - Dec

January 2010 calendar of events for New York City
February 2010 calendar of events for NYC
March 2010 calendar of events for NYC
April 2010 calendar of events for NYC
May 2010 calendar of events for NYC
June 2010 calendar of events for NYC
July 2010 calendar of events for NYC
August 2010 calendar of events for NYC

Sept 6 - New York Botanical Garden open for a holiday Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sept. 6 - Children’s Museum of Manhattan and Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule
Sept. 12 - Brooklyn Book Festival
Sept 15 - Neuva York exhibition opens at el Museo del Barrio (through Jan. 9)
Sept. 16 - Franz Xaver Messerschmidt exhibition opens at the Neue Galerie (through Jan. 10)
Sept. 21 - Pavement plays Central Park Summerstage
Sept. 22 - Pavement plays Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
Sept. 23 - Pavement plays Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
Sept. 24 - Pavement plays Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
Sept. 26 - Tunnel to Towers Run/Walk

Oct 1 - Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, and Germany, 1918–1936 opens at the Guggenheim (through Jan. 9)
Oct. 5 - The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya opens at The Frick Collection (through Jan. 9, 2011)
Oct. 11 - Children’s Museum of Manhattan open for a holiday Monday
Oct 11 - Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule
Oct 11 - New York Botanical Garden open for a holiday Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Oct 15 - New York Pops play The Music of ABBA at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at 8 p.m.:
Oct. 31 - 37th Annual Village Halloween Parade

Nov. 1 - David Sedaris at the Apollo Theater at 8 p.m.
Nov. 7 - ING New York City Marathon 2010
Nov 10 - Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule
Nov 19 - New York Pops play Stephen Sondheim 80th Birthday Celebration at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at 8 p.m.
Nov 21 - On Line drawing exhibition opens at the Museum of Modern Art (through Feb. 7)

Dec 10 - Celebrate the Holidays with Brian Stokes Mitchell and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at 8 p.m.:
Dec. 24 - Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule
Dec. 27 - Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule
Dec. 27 - Children’s Museum of Manhattan open for a holiday Monday
Dec. 31 - Museum of the City of NY open on a holiday schedule

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