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Downtown Galleries—Four Top Picks for May and June
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
by Tamara Moscowitz on Playing Around
Two contemporary artists in the decorative arts who invented techniques specific to the execution of their creations, another switched from fashion to art to mold
Ethel Waters—Blues, Broadway, And Jazz
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Ethel Waters, the American blues, jazz, and gospel vocalist and actress, opened doors firmly shut before her. She rose from a nightmare childhood through the
Woman Around Town: Jennifer Sheehan Has a Calling
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
The little brown-haired daughter born to Jan and Diane Sheehan almost arrived performing. At 2 ½ she could credibly manage “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” “in
Snapshot: Capturing Moments, First on Film, Then in Paintings
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1888, Kodak brought out its handheld camera, a primitive looking brown box that, nonetheless, impressed the artistic world with its potential. Post impressionist painters
‘S Wonderful Gershwin Tunes At Westchester Broadway Theatre
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
A man in the front row beams as his colleagues serenade him with “Happy Birthday.” This is a special evening for him, and these work
The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso And the Parisian Avant Garde
Friday, February 24th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Ten years in the making, The Steins Collect, a stunning exhibition, not only offers us great paintings by Matisse and Picasso (as well as Bonnard,
Oscar 2012—An Abundance of Riches
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Billy Crystal is back and so is the excitement. There were so many wonderful films and performances this year, that the 2012 Academy Awards will
Love, Loss, and What I Wore Calls It a Wrap
Friday, February 17th, 2012
by Woman Around Town on Playing Around
One hundred and twenty actresses—from Jenny Allen to Kim Zimmer—have appeared in the Off Broadway hit, Love, Loss and What I Wore, which opened at
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