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May 16th, 2008 at 11:14 am

Curator Naomi Beckwith guides the viewer through this broad show of young African modern artists, designers and architects, which runs at the Studio Museum though June 29.

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May 16th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

“The Warrior” by Frances Richey is composed of 28 poems written by the poet to her son, Ben, a Green Beret who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. …

May 16th, 2008 at 10:56 am

Human longing is at the forefront of this week’s Reel 13 short films. A son comforts his dying mother, sweethearts struggle for a deeper connection, and a loner seeks companionship. You voted. Now find out which film won.

May 16th, 2008 at 10:35 am

In 2002, Marianna Koval and her colleagues at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition organized an effort to plant 25,000 daffodil bulbs in the shape of two towers on the Brooklyn waterfront. A tribute to those lost on September 11, the memorial garden was part of a citywide undertaking that turned into the largest volunteer horticulture project in New York history. Watch the video.

May 15th, 2008 at 10:48 am

Reality check: The Tony Awards aren’t about theater in New York — they are about a certain kind of theater in New York, namely the expensive, mainstream one found on Broadway. But there’s a lot more in NY than the Great White Way…
For instance, one of the most inventive musicals of the season is “The Adding Machine,” and it is still playing — Off Broadway …

May 15th, 2008 at 10:33 am

Unique New York City events and entertainment for Friday May 16 - Sunday May 18.

May 15th, 2008 at 10:18 am

The National Endowment for the Arts announced the four recipients of its first-ever NEA Opera Honors. Find out who won…

May 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

A look into the operations, scope, and cataloging details at the largest auction house in the world. SundayArts speaks with administrators in the field of painting and musical instruments.

May 14th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

This Saturday, Reel 13 is proud to present “Raising Victor Vargas.” The film, about a 16-year-old’s struggles between boyhood and young-manhood, was nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Director, Feature, and Screenplay. It was filmed on location on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Watch the trailer.

May 14th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

Sinatra passed away May 14, 1998, in his honor, The U.S. Post Office unveiled his stamp, which went on sale early in Hoboken, NJ; New York, NY; and Las …



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