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Woman Around Town: Amity Shlaes
Pays Homage to a “Forgotten” President

Monday, March 4th, 2013
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Until recently, Amity Shlaes, the author and columnist, was probably best known for her 2007 book, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great

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Zero

ABC’s Zero Hour: A Conspiracy
Can Only Lead to Someone’s Downfall

Saturday, February 16th, 2013
by on Playing Around

An ancient ticking clock leads us into a mystery that began in 1938 Germany. “Twelve is a magic number. Twelve is divine. Twelve is both

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Veterans at Work – Winning on the Home Front III

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
by on Living Around

Before we observe Veteran’s Day on November 11, Woman Around Town completes a three-part series by career strategist Jason Veduccio interviewing experts who help returning

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Michelle

Season of the Jewish Book:
Two Exhibits and One Personal Discovery

Sunday, October 21st, 2012
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Totally by chance (although maybe somebody up there is watching), two exceptional exhibits focusing on collections of rare Hebraic and Jewish Books and Manuscripts are

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Durer to de Kooning: 100 Master Drawings
From Munich
at the Morgan

Saturday, October 20th, 2012
by on Playing Around

Last week the Morgan Library and Museum opened their first fall exhibit featuring 100 drawings by almost as many artists, all on loan from the

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Fringe Festival Previews Promising Plays

Thursday, August 9th, 2012
by on Playing Around

Now in its sixteenth year, the New York International Fringe Festival offers avid theatergoers a chance to see some of the world’s best emerging theater

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Josef Albers in America: A Peek Behind the Color Curtain

Thursday, July 26th, 2012
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“Juxtaposing two colors puts me in a state of intense excitement”  Josef Albers An exhibition that began in Germany and worked its way around Europe

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Nymph Errant: Why Now?

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
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What can you say about a Cole Porter musical that includes a majority of songs recognized by hardly anyone in the audience? How do you

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