Magnificent Oddity

Written by Jonathan Kalb on November 2, 1999. Posted in Posts, Theater

Magnificent Oddity For the third year in a row, before the theater season is two months old, I’ve seen a production that I’m sure–without prejudice to any future show–will be one of the pinnacles of my year. In 1997 I had this feeling with Ivo van Hove’s version of O’Neill’s More Stately Mansions. In 1998
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READINGS DANNY’S SKYLIGHT ROOM 346 W. 46th St. (betw. 8th …

Written by None - Do not Delete on November 2, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

346 W. 46th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 265-8130. WEDS: Sandi with Tony Monte, 9:15, $10 & $10 min. FRI: Heather Gilchriest in "Looking Around Corners For You," 7, $14 & $10 min. SAT: Karen Miller, Gentry Leeland Claussen, Luis Villabon in "Broadway Sing-A-Long," 11. SUN: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki in "Life is
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READINGS Wednesday 10/27 MARILYN Marilyn Monroe exhibit; Staley Wise Gallery, 560 B’way (betw. …

Written by None - Do not Delete on November 2, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

MARILYN Marilyn Monroe exhibit; Staley Wise Gallery, 560 B’way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 966-6223, 11-5, free [repeats Thurs.-Sat. & Tues. 11-5, through 11/13]. UNSEEN Photographer Robert K. Sharpe displays photos of NY’s homeless at 5th Ave. Presbyterian Church, 5th Ave. (55th St.), 247-0490; Weds.-Tues. 12:30-4, free [through 10/31]. WHITE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL Truffle cooking demonstrations
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Rock ALPHABET LOUNGE 104 Ave. C (7th St.), …

Written by None - Do not Delete on November 2, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

Rock AUBETTE 119 E. 27th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 686-5500. SUN: SUR-BETTE: The restaurant crowd is loyal to itself—all the bartenders, waiters & maitre d’s know each other & grumble collectively at the end of a long night’s work. Where do they grumble? At Murray Hill’s young & sassy French spot Aubette, where
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READINGS NECROMANCE, A NIGHT OF CONJURATION Magic, comedy & skepticism with Derek …

Written by None - Do not Delete on November 2, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

Magic, comedy & skepticism with Derek Hughes as he communicates with unseen forces & conjures spirits; Dixon Place, 309 E. 26th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 532-1546; Fri. & Sat. at 8, $12, $8 st./s.c. [through 10/30]. SOMETHING TO DROWN FOR Monica Zanes’ painting exhibition & interpretative dance piece with song; Grove St. Playhouse,
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READINGS Tours & Hikes ADVENTURE ON A SHOESTRING …

Written by None - Do not Delete on October 26, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

BIG ONION WALKING TOURS This week: "Historic Harlem," Sat. at 1; "Brooklyn Bridge & Brooklyn Heights," Sat. at 1; "Green-Wood Cemetery," Sun. at 1; 439-1090 for info & meeting place; $10, $8 st./s.c. BROADWAY GHOSTS & SCANDALS Blood, Sweat & Pairs expose Broadway’s secrets; Call 946-6375 for res. & meeting place; Sat. & Sun. at
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The City(La Ciudad)

Written by Godfrey Cheshire on October 26, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

The City directed by David Riker For most of these Spanish-speaking new arrivals, we (virtually everyone reading this paper) are the omnipresent Other. For us, they are–if we deign to notice them. You can’t help thinking of this invisible divide as you watch Riker’s fascinating film, which estranges us from New York even as it
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READINGS Wednesday 10/20 De Colores Means All of …

Written by None - Do not Delete on October 26, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

De Colores Means All of Us Book review & discussion on essay that explores racism on college campuses, preceded by dinner/social at 7; Radical Women, 32 Union Sq. E., rm.907 (16th St.), 677-7002; 7:30, free, $6 (dinner). ERIC FONER Author discusses The Story of American Freedom at NY Historical Society, 2 W. 77th St. (Central
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Rock’n'Roll Frankenstein Invades Europe

Written by Brian O’Hara on October 26, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

I’m the writer/director of a "controversial" movie called Rock ’n’ Roll Frankenstein. I’ve had to sponsor my own grassroots screenings because it couldn’t get into any worthwhile film festivals. It seems the types who run these fests (at least in the USA) are a bunch of prissy little fuckos, or cinephiles if you prefer–especially those
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Still Shell-Shocked from Fight Club

Written by Adam Heimlich on October 26, 1999. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

I was going to follow the Mayor–my model for social discourse–and declare this week Guggenheimy Week, in honor of which my column, already free to the public, would salute Frank Lloyd Wright’s landmark by presenting forthcoming events in an elegant, descending spiral. Alas, the only spiraling descent here will be enacted by my psyche, which
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