Culture

So we keep on keeping on.  This week's adventures included a visited to The Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory, which featured about 55 galleries selling work in support of the Henry Street Settlement. The day culminated at the Lyceum Theatre where the totally...

The art part of New York City continues to  engage and enchant, including a bravura performance by iconic actor Gabriel Byrne in the autobiographical “Walking with Ghosts.” Likewise for another solo blockbuster, this one featuring artist Alex Katz at the Guggenheim. Other noteworthy artists are...

Based in Telluride, Mountainfilm (May 25th–29th, 2023) just put out key dates for the 2023 event. And the nonprofit is also accepting film submissions. Mountainfilm is a 501(c)(3)  organization which strongly believes in filmmaker support. Submission fees help fund the yearly Commitment Grants and Emerging...

More candy is sold for Halloween than any other time of the year. (The estimate from The National Confectioners Association is well over 1/4 of the candy sold each year in the US.). But the holiday is not all about pumpkins, costumes and candy. Early...

How can a church be "in the fields" given it is surrounded by cement and just how good is its choir? A recent highlight of our NYC adventure was a concert titled "Music for the Chapel Royal" at St. Luke's in the Fields. Go here for more...

Edward Hopper, (1882–1967) was the Top Gun among the realists of 20th-century America, whose alchemy transformed the ordinary into visual poetry with a focus on his muse: New York City. Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki’s eight-part film "2 Lizards" was acquired by the Whitney and...

“The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England” is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 8, 2023. The show begs the question: Who needs social media to be an influencer when you have - Hans Holbein? A second powerful show features...

Telluride Arts announces that the Small Grants Program is open. New this year: Augment Music Grants! Application Deadline: December 16th. For more information and how to apply, please visit https://www.telluridearts.org/grantsforartists, email info@telluridearts.org, or call (970) 728-3930 Go here for more on Telluride Arts. Go here for more...