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Museums open late for fall/winter 2009/10 in NYC
 Many museums stay open late at least one night a week, often in conjunction with free admission hours, live music and cocktails.
Here are the New York City museums with late-closing hours listed by day of the week:
Mondays
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Annex - 8 p.m., with last admission at 7 p.m. ($24.50)
Tuesdays
China Institute Gallery - 8 p.m. (free 6 to 8 p.m.)
Society of Illustrators - 8 p.m. (always free)
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Annex - 8 p.m. with last admission at 7 p.m. ($24.50)
Wednesdays
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art - 7 p.m. ($10)
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free)
Museum of Jewish Heritage - 8 p.m. ($12)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Annex - 8 p.m. with last admission at 7 p.m. ($24.50)
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November 4, 2009 10:28 AM Comments (0)
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Met Opera, NYC Opera offer rush seats for $25 or less
Some of the best seats in the house at the Metropolitan Opera are available for a mere $20 through the Varis Rush Tickets all season.
All regular performances Mondays through Thursdays will offer 150 orchestra seats for $20. The catch is the tickets go on sale only at the Met Opera box office starting two hours before curtain, subject to availability.
An extra 50 tickets are reserved for seniors (65 or over) at the $20 price. The senior tickets are available starting at noon on the day of each performance and may be reserved online or by calling (212) 362-6000.
The $20 tickets are not available for special events, galas or opening nights.
The New York City Opera, which begins its season later this week, again will offer tickets for $25 or less through its Opera for All program.
There are two ways to get the cheap seats at City Opera. On Mondays at 10 a.m., you can buy that week’s $25 orchestra rush seats at the box office, online or by phone (212) 721-6500. Use the offer code OFA1.
In addition to the rush seats, City Opera also sells $20 and $12 tickets for for every performance in the theater’s 4th and 5th ring.
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
November 3, 2009 9:16 AM Comments (0)
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Shakespeare in the Park '10 'Merchant,' 'Winter’s Tale'
 “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Winter’s Tale” have been chosen as the two free plays for Shakespeare in the Park for the summer of 2010, The Public Theater announced today.
Daniel Sullivan will direct “Merchant” while Michael Greif will direct “Winter’s Tale.” Casts will be announced later.
Normally Shakespeare in the Park stages one play at the begging of summer, takes a break and starts a second. But in 2010, they’ll play in rotating repertory from June 9 through Aug. 1. The same company of actors will perform in both plays.
Image source: Official website for Shakespeare in the Park.
Earlier: Tragic reviews for ‘The Bacchae’ in Central Park
‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park draws excellent reviews
November 2, 2009 4:36 PM Comments (0)
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NYC ice skating rinks reopening for cold season
 You’re already bundled up, now lace up. The ice rinks are opening.
Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park opened for the season today, while The Rink at Rockefeller Center, Abe Stark Rink at Coney Island and the Staten Island War Memorial Ice Skating Rink in Clove Lakes Park opened earlier this month.
Opening dates for the city’s other seasonal ice rinks:
Trump Lasker Rink on the north end of Central Park - Oct. 24
Prospect Park’s Wollman Rink - Nov. 26
The Pond at Bryant Park - Nov. 6.
Riverbank State Park - mid-November (Skate office: 212-694-3642)
Year-round indoor ice skating is available at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, Aviator Sports in Brooklyn and the World Ice Arena at Flushing Meadows, Queens.
Two of last season’s new outdoor rinks will not be returning for 2009-10. Neither Seaport Ice at the South Street Seaport nor the faux-ice Polar Rink at the American Museum of Natural History will reopen, officials said.
Picture credit: Rockefeller Center by Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
October 20, 2009 12:46 PM Comments (0)
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Open House NY 2009 guide, links, updates, RSVPs
 Now in its fifth year, Open House New York this weekend will open hundreds of sites for free tours, allowing the public to wander through cheese caves, a subway power station, the abandoned hospital buildings of Ellis Island, and into well-appointed private apartments, hotels and offices.
And while all the events are free, not all the sites are accesed with equal ease.
While there is a free printed OHNY guide (also available online in PDF) there have been many changes since its publication, including cancelations, new sites, and altered hours. Official updates can be found on the OHNY website and its blog. (Yes, you need to go to three different locations to get a full list of changes.)
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October 8, 2009 9:46 PM Comments (0)
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Geek drinks at American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History tonight will kick off a new monthly cocktail party series called SciCafe, which promises music, drinks, and thought-provoking conversation.
Tonight’s theme is Exoplanets and the Search for Life in the Universe, featuring special guest astrophysicist Ben Oppenheimer.
The party starts at 7 p.m. in the museum’s Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. It’s a cash bar, but admission is free. 21 and over only.
SciCafe will return the first Wednesday of every month.
October 7, 2009 11:40 AM Comments (0)
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Michelin adds Daniel to list of best NYC restaurants
The New York City 2010 Michelin Guide hits the shelves today, proclaiming Daniel, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, Masa and Per Se the best restaurants in NYC.
One notch below, each with two stars: Alto, Corton, Gilt, Gordon Ramsay at The London, Momofuku Ko and Picholine. Forty-four other restaurants get one star.
The additional Bib Gourmand list (“Inspectors’ Favorites for Good Value,”) is available online.
The Michelin guide, now in its fifth year covering New York City, for this edition adds a symbol to denote restaurants with worthy cocktails or sake, expands its under-$25 listings, beefs up its Brooklyn and Queens coverage and adds a “small plates” classification.
October 6, 2009 2:52 PM Comments (0)
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Open House NY reservations-required free tour list
Open House New York will open hundreds of sites for free tours during the weekend of October 10 and 11. Several locations will require reservations. Here’s the list of some of the most interesting OHNY tours that promise to fill up fast.
(Editor’s note: The final update to this list was Thursday night.)
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - weekend tours at 12:30 (full on Saturday) and 2 p.m., includes free museum admission.
Lefferts Historic House - cellar-to-attic tours from noon on Saturday and Sunday. (718) 789-2822 ×10. Update: Only two spots remain noon on Sunday, all others full.
?What If!, a Leading Innovation Company weekend tours of Former Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital rsvp@whatifinnovation.com
Immaculate Conception School & Church - Saturday tours with openings at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. cetus@mindspring.com
Betances Community Center - Saturday tours with the architects in the Bronx. info@syarch.com. (All tours still have openings as of Thursday at noon.)
Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum tours of Manhattan’s only active cemetery with historian Eric K. Washington. (212) 939-0994. All four tours — Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. — still have a few spots open (as of Thursday at noon) with the Sunday at 1:30 p.m. most likley to fill soonest.
Wild Project - weekend tours with Alive Structures landscape architects. (Spots still open on Sunday at 10 a.m.,noon and 4 p.m.) marni@alivestructures.com
Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity - Multiple tours during the weekend. (Sunday at 2 p.m. is still available as of Thursday at noon.) Steve_HTCathedral@yahoo.com
W hotels - tours of the Times Square, Union Square and Lexington Ave properties. rebecca.snyder@bbg-bbgm.com for Lex; nychappeningsrsvp@whotels.com, for others, specify which hotel. (As of noon Thursday, there are confirmed openings for W on Lex.)
The New School: Orozco Room - Saturday at 11 a.m. tour with Silvia Rocciolo, cocurator of the New School Art Collection, and James Wechsler, an independent scholar. Updated RSVP info.
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church - Saturday and Sunday tours of the Romanesque Revival Church with Tiffany stained-glass windows. lrogers@lapcbrooklyn.org. Update: Reservations not required. “Just simply arrive during the allocated time (Sat. 12-1 pm, Sun. 1-5pm).”
Louis Armstrong House Museum - weekend tours still available (as of Thursday afternoon.) info@louisarmstronghouse.org
Brooklyn Museum - Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. tours of the Sackler Wing with Polshek architect. A few spaces are still available both days (as of Thursday afternoon.) grouptours@brooklynmuseum.org
Woodlawn Cemetery - weekend tours of private mausoleums by designers McKim, Mead & White, Carrere & Hastings, John Russell Poper, Tiffany, and Hunt & Hunt. Update: Reservations are preferred; spots available on the Saturday at 10 a.m. tour and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. tours. (718) 920-1470
Locations that may still have spots open: (NewYorkology has reached out to each of these groups to confirm availibility.)
Duane St Live/ Work Loft - Sunday tours. info@mparchitectsnyc.com.
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October 1, 2009 6:36 PM Comments (0)
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Museum free hours in NYC for fall/winter 2009/10
 The recession has caused many museums to raise admission, reduce staff and delay exhibitions, but the good news is that most are maintaining their free hours.
In addition to the list below, many New York City museums are always free or operate under a not-well-advertised “suggested donation” policy.
Museums with free or pay-what-you-wish hours
Mondays
Museum at Eldridge Street - Free tours every half hour from 10 a.m. to noon (normally $10)
Yeshiva University Museum - Free 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. (normally $8)
Tuesdays
Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Free all day (normally $8)
China Institute Gallery - Free 6 to 8 p.m. (normally $7)
Through October: Museum of American Finance - Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
Through October: Wave Hill gardens - Free 9 a.m. to noon (normally $6)
From November-April: Wave Hill gardens - Free all day (normally $6)
Morgan Library & Museum - Free access to the McKim rooms (Mr. Morgan’s library and study) from 3 to 5 p.m. (full museum access $12)
Wednesdays
Bronx Zoo - Admission by pay-what-you-wish donation all day (normally $15)
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust - Free 4 to 8 p.m. (normally $12)
Staten Island Zoo - Free 2 to 4:45 p.m. (normally $8)
Van Cortlandt House Museum - free all day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (normally $5)
Through October: Museum of American Finance - Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
From Nov. 20 - Feb 27 only: Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Free all day (normally $8)
Through November: Brooklyn Children’s Museum - free 2 to 5 p.m. (normally $7.50)
NY Botanical Garden - Free grounds access all day, but “This does NOT include admission to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Rock and Native Plant Gardens (April–October), or Tram Tour” (grounds-only access normally $6)
Thursdays
Museum of Arts & Design - Pay-what-you-wish 6 to 9 p.m. (normally $15)
New Museum - Free 7 to 9 p.m. (normally $12)
Museum of Chinese in America - Free all day, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (normally $7)
China Institute Gallery - Free 6 to 8 p.m. (normally $7)
Through October: Museum of American Finance - Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
From Nov. 20 - Feb 27 only: Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Free all day (normally $8)
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September 30, 2009 1:07 PM Comments (1)
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$16 open rehearsals at NY Philharmonic all season
 It’s not Carnegie Hall, but it is practice, practice, practice.
The New York Philharmonic opens its doors on select weekday mornings to let an audience watch its open rehearsals at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
This week’s offering is no less than Emanuel Ax playing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto.
All tickets cost $16 (plus service fees.) Performances always start at 9:45 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. or as late as 1 p.m.
The open rehearsals schedule for this season:
Sept. 30 - Emanuel Ax Plays Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto
Nov. 5 - Thomas Hampson & Mozart’s Prague Symphony
Nov. 12 - Garrick Ohlsson, Haydn & Sibelius
Nov. 19 - Muti Conducts Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Dec. 3 - Salonen, Ravel & Debussy’s La Mer
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September 29, 2009 11:03 AM Comments (0)
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