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Drinks with Anne Hathaway going once, going twice ...

Bidding is now open for Anne Hathaway.

Like other meet-the-celebrity charity auctions, the Public Theater is putting some of its Shakespeare in the Park actors out to bid.

The Public Theater auction offers a tea party or drinks with Anne Hathaway (current bid: $1,248.56;) singing lesson with Audra McDonald (current bid: $1,525;) a walk-on role and spotlighted dance in “Hair” on Broadway (current bid: $1,122;) theater and dinner date with Jonathan Groff (current bid: $610.00;) and golf at Chelsea Piers with Julie White (current bid: $500.)

By comparison, those are still bargains compared with the $9,000 package to watch the U.S. Open with Andre Agassi from a luxury suite. The Agassi auction is through Charity Buzz, which also offers a visit to the set of “30 Rock,” Yankees tickets with Chevy Chase and lunch with JFK speech writer Ted Sorensen.

Elsewhere, Broadway’s “In the Heights” is offering a walk-on role through its auction to fund its “Graduate to New Heights” scholarship program. Also on offer: dinner and a show with Lin-Manuel Miranda followed by a backstage-meet-and greet with the cast.

If you’re still looking, Broadway Cares auctions routinely offers signed merchandise and an occasional meet-and-greet with Broadway performers.

Earlier: VIP auctions: Broadway backstage to Agassi’s US Open

June 23, 2009 7:11 AM Comments (0)

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VIP auctions: Broadway backstage to Agassi's US Open

VIP New York is yours for the taking — from a private U.S. Open tête-à-tête with Andre Agassi to a table for eight at Rao’s — merely for a contribution to a worthy charity.

A number of auction sites can get you into Fashion Week, backstage on Broadway, ono the set of “30 Rock,” or even high up a crane in the Brooklyn container port.

Current auctions at CharityBuzz include:

Watch the US Open with Andre Agassi from a Luxury Suite - Current bid: $8,000.

Lunch and Tarot Card reading with Cyndi Lauper - Current bid: $1,100.

Meet Alec Baldwin on the set of “30 Rock” - Current bid: $2,300.

Rao’s dinner reservation for eight on June 25. “Please note that food and wine are not included.”: Current bid: $3,750.

Yankees vs. Red Sox, four Legends Suite tickets - Current bid: $1,700.

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June 5, 2009 2:12 PM Comments (0)

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Olde Good Things expanding to Union Square area

Architectural salvage shop Olde Good Things is expanding with a new store in the Union Square area, the company said Wednesday in its new items newsletter.

The store — which sells salvaged items such as Brazilian ipe wood reclaimed from the Coney Island boardwalk, iron railing from the Plaza Hotel and glass tile from the demolished Rialto Theater on Times Square — will expand to 5 E. 16th St., map.

Meanwhile, Olde Good Things is continuing its “expansion sale” at its existing storefront at
124 W. 24th St., map.

Earlier: Olde Good sale on items from Plaza, Lamb’s, Coney
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June 4, 2009 6:36 AM Comments (0)

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Early word: Barneys Warehouse Sale to start Aug. 20

The unofficial early word from a Barneys rep: The summer edition of the bi-annual Barneys Warehouse Sale will open its doors August 20 and run through Labor Day.

The designer duds go on sale at the warehouse at 255 W. 17th St., map.

June 1, 2009 10:59 AM Comments (0)

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Fashion Week to start with late-night shopping event

Although it’s extremely difficult to get a ticket to the tents of Fashion Week, the city is doing its best to get the general public involved — by asking them to go shopping.

Fashion’s Night Out is scheduled for September 10, the first night of Fashion Week, city, fashion and tourism officials announced this week.

Retailers across all five boroughs will stay open until 11 p.m. for shopping, and “in-store celebrations and promotions.” Almost 100 shops have so far signed on.

Sales of a limited-edition Fashion’s Night Out T-shirt will benefit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Shoppers will also be encouraged to donate clothes to the New York City AIDS Fund to benefit HIV/AIDS organizations across the city.

“The city is home to some of the world’s most celebrated and diverse designers, and renowned for its vast array of retailers from legendary department stores to the most charming independent boutiques,” Vogue magazine editor in chief Anna Wintour said at the news conference announcing the event. “Fashion’s Night Out is about protecting this creativity and diversity, re-energizing New York’s fashion and retail community and getting consumers excited about shopping for fall.”

In July, Brooklyn will kick off its own Boutique Fashion Nights shopping event.

Image source: Fashion’s Night Out official website.

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May 22, 2009 7:12 AM Comments (0)

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Meatpacking District Design Week features freebies

The Meatpacking District Design Week will be in full force this weekend, with free tours, panel discussions, cocktail parties and gallery exhibitions on display in the rapidly changing neighborhood.

Among the sights to see, the Diane von Furstenberg store will be showing the Renzo Piano Building Workshop-designed model for the planned Whitney Museum of American Art on Gansevoort Street.

Design Week headquarters is at the new Standard Hotel, where you can pick up an event guide from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday.

Related: Forgotten NY’s profile of the Meatpacking District

May 15, 2009 10:48 AM Comments (0)

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Boutique Fashion Nights coming to Brooklyn in summer

Brooklyn Tourism is teaming up with wunderbloc to deliver late-evening shopping events with trunk shows and special discounts, starting with Boerum Hill/Cobble Hill this summer.

wunderbloc is a New York-based online storefront for more than 500 independent fashion-related retailers in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Scott Lee and Benjamin Rogers of wunderbloc told NewYorkology they hope to turn the Boutique Fashion Nights into a regular event in different neighborhoods. The stores will stay open late and offer refreshments for shoppers.

The Boerum Hill/Cobble Hill event is set for July 8 and 9.

May 11, 2009 5:06 PM Comments (0)

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NYC Twitter list: museums, Broadway, transit and food

Taking #FollowFriday to the max, here’s a big list of some of the best Twitter accounts in New York City, including museums, food trucks, sports teams, transit advisories and Broadway.

The Tony-nominated “Next to Normal” is Twittering its full Broadway show through June 7, the Brooklyn Cyclones gave its followers first dibs at ticket purchases and Tasti D Lite last month made a special fail whale cake for a Twitter meet-up. Others give away free tickets and food, plug upcoming events and others dish opinions or back-stage gossip. But mostly the list excludes the Tweeters who use Twitter as just another place to put press releases, or a link dump of their RSS feed.

First, make sure you’re following @NewYorkology, and then add your favorites from the list:

NYC museums on Twitter
@Met Museum - Metropolitan Museum of Art
@MuseumModernArt - Museum of Modern Art
@whitneymuseum - Whitney Museum
@MorganLibrary - Morgan Library & Museum
@NY Historical Society - New-York Historical Society
@Skyscraper Museum - Skyscraper Museum
@Rubin Museum - Rubin Museum of Himalayan art
@Asia Society - Asia Society
@Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn Museum
@bronxmuseum - Bronx Museum
@Queens Museum - Queens Museum of Art

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May 8, 2009 6:38 AM Comments (15)

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Apple Store is NYC's fifth most-photographed spot

New York City is the most photographed city on Earth – over 12 million of the photos analysed were snapped there. Bizarrely, the team’s findings show that the fifth-most photographed place in the city is the Apple store in midtown Manhattan.

April 29, 2009 5:39 PM Comments (0)

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Olde Good sale on items from Plaza, Lamb's, Coney

Architectural salvage wizards Olde Good Things is having an online 20 Percent Off Almost Everything sale including end tables made from wood rescued from the Coney Island boardwalk, a chandelier from The Plaza, a wooden banquette from the Lamb’s theater in Times Square, French doors from Andy Warhol’s factory, plates salvaged from the ‘Heisman Room’ of the Downtown Athletic Club and a huge wooden clockface salvaged from a church in Brooklyn.

To see the antiques in person, head to the sprawling store in Chelsea at 124 W. 24th St.

Image source: Olde Good Things.

Earlier: Olde Good shop: Andy Warhol doors, S.I. ferry anchor

April 29, 2009 10:09 AM Comments (0)

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