At the Center of It All

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

Thomas Mellins wouldn’t have identified himself as a budding curator growing up on Long Island, but he does remember going to museums and feeling very comfortable in gallery settings. A former curator of special exhibitions at the Museum of the City of New York, Mellins is now an independent curator with an impressive record of
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THE JAZZ MAN

Written by admin on November 21, 2008. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

THE CULTURE CLUB Wynton Marsalis may have been raised in New Orleans, but his heart is now firmly rooted in New York. An Upper West Sider since he came to study music at The Juilliard School three decades ago, Marsalis has become a giant of the music world and the leading public figure of jazz.
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BECAUSE OF HIM, THE BAND PLAYS ON

Written by admin on November 21, 2008. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

THE CULTURE CLUB When the Central Park Conservancy closed the historic Naumburg Bandshell in 1989 with intentions of tearing it down, it proved a lucky thing that Christopher W. London happened to be not only a Naumburg descendent but also an art and architectural historian. London, who splits his time between his apartment on Central
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SOLILOQUIES UNDER THE STARS

Written by admin on November 21, 2008. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

THE CULTURE CLUB If William Shakespeare could walk through Central Park on a midsummer’s night, he might happen upon a dreamlike spectacle: actors in costumes strolling under trees, reciting his own words—and around them, a spellbound crowd of women, men and children. The Bard would surely approve. Over the past decade, theater director Stephen Burdman
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