The Butterfly Conservatory is now open at the American
Museum of Natural History.
This seasonal exhibit features over 500 butterflies. Once in the conservatory, visitors can walk among the free-flying butterflies and tropical plants.
This exhibit features butterflies from the Pieridae,
Papilionidae and Nymphalidaie families.
Open through May, tickets to this popular exhibit must be pre-purchased.
The conservatory is located on the second floor of the museum, in the Whitney
Hall of Oceanic Birds.
Other locations (such as The Bronx Zoo) feature butterfly
gardens, but they are only open during the warmer months, depending on the weather.
The 10th annual Harlem Fine Arts Show is scheduled to take place from February 14-17th at The Historic Riverside Church in NYC.
This unique show features African American art and includes a
fine arts exhibit and sale. Whether you’re new to art or are an avid art
collector, this show is a recommended destination!
The Harlem Fine Arts Show began in 2009 and is the largest traveling
African Diasporic art show in the US. The exhibit showcases over 100 artists
and has welcomed over 80,000 visitors.
The art show will begin with an opening reception and will feature many exciting weekend events.
Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and his “Lord of the Rings” series will appreciate the opportunity to visit the Morgan Library’s exhibit, “Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth.”
Now on display in the museum’s third floor gallery, this
exhibit features the largest collection of Tolkien’s work and life. Featuring
115 manuscripts, watercolors, handwritten notes and drawings, this enchanting display
offers a rare glimpse into the author’s writings.
“Tolkien’s Middle
Earth speaks to so many of us because it is a complete world. It has geography,
it has history, it has language,” says curator John McQuillen. “We are not
reading isolated tales but a much richer and interwoven narrative.”
The museum also offers related activities such as mapmaking for children and a watercolor landscape painting class.
The Westminster Dog Show is a favorite NYC event. Hundreds of dog owners and all types of breeds compete for the title of Best of the Breed.
The Westminster Dog Show offers several categories in agility training. Owners of show dogs often spend thousands of dollars on training and grooming. This show offers visitors the chance to meet breeds of dogs they may have never seen before.
The Westminster Dog Show will take place on
February 11 and 12th at Madison Square Garden and Piers 92/94.
The Westminster Dog Show was first held on May 7, 1877, making it over 140 years old! Make sure you stop by this not-to-be-missed NYC tradition!
The last seltzer company in New York City is offering a tour of their factory this week.
The Brooklyn Seltzer Boys, a fourth-generation family-owned business in Canarsie, Brooklyn, has been hand-filling seltzer bottles and delivering them to customers for over fifty years. Their carbonated water is reputed to be much tastier than the store-bought version.
A tour of the seltzer factory will include an overview of the seltzer
industry, a closer look at the seltzer bottle refilling process and a seltzer
taste test.
Afterwards, Brooklyn Seltzer Boys will make some of their award-winning
egg creams, which combine milk, chocolate syrup and their famous seltzer!
If you love dogs and you live in (or are visiting) New York City, this is the perfect spot. The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is opening in February, or actually reopening. The museum was founded in 1982 but closed down for a number of years. The museum is devoted to the “aesthetic enjoyment” of everything canine.
The new museum will be at 101 Park Avenue in New York City and will have exhibits and a library. In the library, people can research dog breeds and check up interesting facts about their own pooch.
As Alan Fausel, Executive Director of the AKC Museum of the Dog, said “It is exciting to bring this collection back to New York City. This Museum is a beautiful ode to man’s best friend and we are thrilled to bring these pieces and exhibitions to new audiences.”
Security is always a potential issue at any big event. And the NYC Ball Drop most certainly fits
that description. Thus this year, security
is being beefed up with a police quadcopter drone watching over Times Square as
a surplus to its 7,000 police officers, 200 sand blocker trucks and sniffer
dogs.
The drone will be able to track any unauthorized vehicles in the
air. vehicles will be seen by the drone. Citizens are being warned not to fly their
own drones tomorrow night as that could lead to an arrest.
If you want a great NYC style new
year’s eve, New York has to be the place to do it. in past years, you may have been able to get
the same style in other neighborhoods, such as Detroit, but this year ‘The
Drop’ has been cancelled.
According to a statement
put out by Jerrid Mooney, the event planner:
“We launched The DROP in 2010 to draw attention to the city’s indestructible spirit and grit, and to-date have been tremendously successful. From our inaugural year we have grown our revelers looking to celebrate the coming new year in Detroit at The DROP — from an unexpected crowd of 3,000 at our inaugural event in 2010 to crowds exceeding 30,000 people. We have certainly caught national attention and media acclaim and we thank ALL OF YOU that have attended year after year.”
So it seems like it’s back to New York
City for the real deal and what can one expect to enjoy on December 31st
as we see in 2019? You have to get to
Times Square. And this year looks like
it will be bigger and better than in previous years with an anticipated million
revelers joining the scene. so get there
early to snag a good spot; the ball will be lifted at 6pm and the show begins
at 8pm. plan your calendar accordingly.
For those not wishing to brave the
crowds, you can always stay home and stream the famous Fortnite Ninja on his Twitch TV channel!
New York City’s Art scene has always been abuzz. While it has moved throughout different neighborhoods, been gentrified and endured fluctuation, from the old artsy regions of Long Island City and Williamsburg to newer popular spots like Brooklyn and Harlem, NYC has– and always will be – synonymous with art.
Here, we look at some current art-based events currently going on in the hood. You still have a few days to catch Mark Grotjahn’s New Capri at Gagosian which opened at the end of October. New paintings of the artist are presented here, recounting Grotjahn’s abstraction comeback vis-a-vis his Capri paintings.
For those interested in the story of America (with a focus on New York) the New York & The Nation in the Robert H. and Clarice Smith NY Gallery of American History is still being exhibited til the end of this month. There, you will see huge digital screens which displays an uninterrupted slideshow of treasures from the collections of New York’s Historical Society. The visual signage also successfully depicts the depth of these collections.
And for something truly fun and frivolous (with a bit of education thrown in) there is the Mickey Exhibition (The True Original Exhibition of Micky Mouse), marking 90 years of the popular mouse’s influence of art and pop culture.
North America’s first ever full dress retrospective can be found (through January 6th) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Delacroix; a dedication to French Romanticism, featuring close to 150 drawings, paintings and prints. Themes cover: historical battles; kitschy stallions; crucifixes and more.
