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| It’s called the ”Sound Playground,” and it shows kids the musical possibilities of everyday objects, at Carnegie Hall. Mark Stewart and Rob Schwimmer of Polygraph Lounge, and the ”musical MacGyvers” take things like a baseball bat, a metal bowl, a bouncy ball and a rubber glove, and turn them into a musical instrument. Kids will experience traditional, classical, and zany [...]  As wonderful as The Big Apple is, sometimes you just have to get out of town for a while. Amtrak is making is less expensive with a 20% off winter sale. Just book your tickets before January 25, 2010 and travel before March 31, 2020. Sample fares are $72 New York City ot Washington, [...]
The FBI warns about phony emails asking for money, which also could contain malicious virus programs or link to phishing websites. And I warn you to be careful of fake charities whose name sounds oh, so close to a legitimate one. Give only to well-known charities, or to your local religious group. If in doubt, check Charity Navigator, a non-profit watchdog site that rates charities for their honesty, reliability and perfomance. These charities are some of the ones which have received a four-star top rating from Charity Navigator – Spend an evening dancing to the music of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chubby Checker and other 50s and 60s favorites, at Iguana Swings. The DJs play a rotating mix of music for Lindy, West Coast Swing, Shag, and even a Cha Cha or two. It’s great fun and great exercise, and even if both of [...] Get smart! Two Big Apple colleges are having open house events today, January 12th, to help you jump start your current job or career or help you get a start on a new one. The open house at Touro College Graduate School of Technology begins at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to ask about 100% tuition grant from [...] This week’s deals and discount at Rite Aid stores in the Big Apple include five stock-up and save deals of two for the price of one, also called buy one get one free. The discounts are on Tylenol and Tylenol Extra, Rite Aid brand vitamins and supplmenents, Almay and Revlon cosmetids, and Purex Laundry [...] Free Italian cooking classes, video workshops and food and wine tastings are being offered at the Big Apple’s Culinary Institute, on Wednesday and January 13 and January 14. The event is being sponsored by the makers of Grana Padano cheese, that wonderful, robust cheese equally good grated over pasta and just nibbled with a piece of good [...]
The Pyramid Club is at 101 Avenue A, between 6th and 7th streets in the East Village. There’s an $8 cover charge, and the party is from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sample the music before you go. Here’s a video clip of Siouxie and The Banshees: Join bassist Ben Allison and his jazz band at a FREE Carnegie Hall concert tonight, Friday, January 8th, at 8 p.m. But don’t go to Carnegie Hall at 57th and 7th Ave. This performance is part of the Carnegie Hall FREE Neighborhood Concerts series, and is being held at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, [...] The ice skating rink in Bryant Park is only FREE ice skating in The Big Apple. And like all good things, it doesn’t last forever. The ice skating rink is closing on Sunday, Jan. 24th to make way for the spring fashion shows. So grab your skates and go. The rink is open daily from 8 [...] The ninth annual New York Times Arts & Lesiure weekend of lectures begins tonight, Thursday, January 7, with a full schedule of programs through Sunday. The four-day event is a celebration of the arts featuring interviews between New York Times journalists and famous guests from the world of film, media, music, television and theater. Here’s just a partial [...] Ah, mais oui, French is a beautiful language to speak, read and write. And where better to learn how to than at the French Institute, also known as Alliance Francaise. Classes start on January 11, 2010, for either a six-week course or a more comprehensive 11-week program. You can get a discount from the [...] |
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