Officially opened on August 7th, indulge in rich European cuisine at new Meatpacking restaurant, Coco J’adore. Launched by the PMF Group, the chic restaurant and bar blends the finest French cuisine with a mischievous Parisian party ambience.
Dine on traditional French favorites, from cheese and charcuterie to escargots and filet mignon. or try the bistro’s sumptuous seafood dishes such as octopus, black ink, whole fish and decadent roast lobster. The eclectic menu takes inspiration from other elements of European culture with inspired dishes including braised rabbit gnocchi, rich risotto and Russian Caviar. After satisfying their appetite, guests are invited to extend their evening with the restaurant’s late-night party featuring performance artists selected to delight and surprise guests.
The interior is luxurious but inviting with cozy sea green velvet booths complemented by stunning gold accents. The unique entranceway features a stunning floor to ceiling wall of pale pink roses to welcome patrons inside. Owner and New York Restaurateur, Mario Carta, has worked in the industry for over 20 years opening local favorites; Chazal, Lea, Casimir, Chouchou and Pardon My French amongst others.
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Dine on traditional French favorites, from cheese and charcuterie to escargots and filet mignon. or try the bistro’s sumptuous seafood dishes such as octopus, black ink, whole fish and decadent roast lobster. The eclectic menu takes inspiration from other elements of European culture with inspired dishes including braised rabbit gnocchi, rich risotto and Russian Caviar. After satisfying their appetite, guests are invited to extend their evening with the restaurant’s late-night party featuring performance artists selected to delight and surprise guests.
The interior is luxurious but inviting with cozy sea green velvet booths complemented by stunning gold accents. The unique entranceway features a stunning floor to ceiling wall of pale pink roses to welcome patrons inside. Owner and New York Restaurateur, Mario Carta, has worked in the industry for over 20 years opening local favorites; Chazal, Lea, Casimir, Chouchou and Pardon My French amongst others.
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Affordable Art Fair NYC will return to the Metropolitan Pavilion in September for its Fall edition, welcoming over 70 local, national and international exhibitors, showcasing original contemporary work from over 300 contemporary artists. Browse our diverse and carefully curated selection of artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000, and discover the artworks that make you Art Happy!
Affordable Art Fair NYC is a fun and creative day out with family and friends. Taking place twice a year in March and September, visitors will enjoy the friendly and relaxed atmosphere filled with performances, talks, hands-on-workshops, kids activities and personal shopping experiences. Filled with 1000s of hand-picked original paintings, stunning sculptures, editioned prints and more, there is something to suit every taste and budget.
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Affordable Art Fair NYC is a fun and creative day out with family and friends. Taking place twice a year in March and September, visitors will enjoy the friendly and relaxed atmosphere filled with performances, talks, hands-on-workshops, kids activities and personal shopping experiences. Filled with 1000s of hand-picked original paintings, stunning sculptures, editioned prints and more, there is something to suit every taste and budget.
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PETA and KAREN TURNER INVITE YOU
Turner's Death Rattles exhibition represents the fight to end animal abuse and the idea that it is the right of all beings—regardless of species—to be free from exploitation. The exhibition encompasses 100 handmade rattles—inspired by the transformative use of rattles in indigenous cultures—that focus on the importance of ending animal suffering.
Turner was the founder and director of Oz School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an after-school enrichment program in which students explored painting, writing, theater, and more. Animal rights was a major part of the curriculum, including a gallery exhibition featuring students' paintings that benefited Save the Chimps and theatrical student demonstrations at the state legislature protesting cockfighting until it became illegal in New Mexico.
"Animals are a crucial part of every ecosystem on Earth," says Turner, "yet we have destroyed their habitats with clearcutting and poison, filled the oceans with plastic and garbage, and sentenced our fellow beings to a lifetime of suffering in animal factories, laboratories, puppy mills, and beyond. These death rattles symbolize the importance of letting harmful practices die out so we can allow the remaining life on our planet to recover and thrive."
Turner was the founder and director of Oz School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an after-school enrichment program in which students explored painting, writing, theater, and more. Animal rights was a major part of the curriculum, including a gallery exhibition featuring students' paintings that benefited Save the Chimps and theatrical student demonstrations at the state legislature protesting cockfighting until it became illegal in New Mexico.
"Animals are a crucial part of every ecosystem on Earth," says Turner, "yet we have destroyed their habitats with clearcutting and poison, filled the oceans with plastic and garbage, and sentenced our fellow beings to a lifetime of suffering in animal factories, laboratories, puppy mills, and beyond. These death rattles symbolize the importance of letting harmful practices die out so we can allow the remaining life on our planet to recover and thrive."
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Kick back by the Riverside
and support the ConservancyHudson
Beach Party!Thursday, July 25
6:00pm – 9:00pm Ellington in the Park — 105th & Riverside
Beer & Wine Open Bar | Live Entertainment | Beach Bites | Games! All ticket sales go directly to ongoing care and restoration of Riverside Park. See you at the beach!
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The first major exhibition in an art museum dedicated entirely to the iconic instruments of rock and roll will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning April 8, 2019. Through more than 130 instruments dating from 1939 to 2017—played by artists such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Don Felder, Kim Gordon, Jimi Hendrix, James Hetfield, Wanda Jackson, Joan Jett, Lady Gaga, Steve Miller, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Page, Kate Pierson, Elvis Presley, Prince, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Eddie Van Halen, St. Vincent, Tina Weymouth, Nancy Wilson, and others--Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll will explore one of the most influential artistic movements of the 20th century and the objects that made the music possible.
"With its outstanding collection and comprehensive Department of Musical Instruments, The Met has for decades exhibited, celebrated, and contextualized the global artistic vision and extraordinary craftsmanship involved in developing musical instruments," said Max Hollein, Director of the Museum. "Play It Loud celebrates a formative chapter in 20th-century art and culture, and the extraordinary objects featured in this presentation convey the innovation, experimentation, passion, and rebellion at the heart of rock and roll. The exhibition allows us to appreciate the artistry of the instruments as well as their powerful role in the creation and expression of rock's legendary sound and identity."
The exhibition is made possible by the John Pritzker Family Fund, the Estate of Ralph L. Riehle, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Diane Carol Brandt, the Paul L. Wattis Foundation, Kenneth and Anna Zankel, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
It is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Organized thematically, Play It Loud will explore how musicians embraced and advanced emerging technologies; the phenomenon of the "Guitar Gods;" the crafting of a visual identity through the use of instruments; and the destruction of instruments in some live performances, one of rock's most defining gestures. The exhibition will include many of rock's most celebrated instruments, including such guitars as Jimi Hendrix's electric guitar "Love Drops," originally decorated by him; Eric Clapton's "Blackie," Eddie Van Halen's "Frankenstein," Jerry Garcia's "Wolf," and Joan Jett's "Melody Maker," and drums from Keith Moon's "Pictures of Lily" drum set. By displaying several rigs used in live performances and sound recordings, the exhibition will also demonstrate how artists created their own individual sounds, and some 40 vintage posters, costumes, and performance videos will illustrate key components of the musical movement's visual style and impact.
Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments, commented: "Instruments are some of the most personal objects connected to musicians, but as audience members we are primarily used to seeing them from far away, up on a stage in performance. This exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to examine some of rock and roll's most iconic objects up close."
Additional highlights of the exhibition will include: Chuck Berry's electric guitar ES-350T (1957), which was his primary guitar from 1957 until about 1963 and was used to record "Johnny B. Goode"; James Jamerson's upright bass, which he likely used on many early Motown hits; Keith Emerson's keyboard rig, consisting of the customized Moog Modular Synthesizer, electric tone-wheel organ, and rotary speakers; a reconstructed performance rig from Eddie Van Halen as it appeared onstage in 1978; Lady Gaga's custom-designed piano, which she used in her performance of ARTPOP on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2014; Steve Miller's electric guitar that was painted with psychedelic designs by artist Bob Cantrell by 1973; Tina Weymouth's "headless" Steinberger bass guitar that she used extensively with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club through the late 1990s; Keith Richards's guitar known to have been used when the Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966 and later hand-painted by Richards; St. Vincent's electric guitar, which Annie "St. Vincent" Clark designed in collaboration with Music Man in 2015; and Jimmy Page's dragon-embroidered costume (Los Angeles, 1975)—the elaborately hand-embroidered suit took over a year to complete and Page wore it during Led Zeppelin's live performances from 1975 to 1977. The exhibition will also include a sculpture made from what was left of one of Pete Townshend's electric guitars after he smashed the instrument during a photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz, published in Rolling Stone as "How to Launch Your Guitar in 17 Steps."
Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
The catalogue is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Met's Friends of Musical Instruments: The Amati, Nion McEvoy, and Joseph O. Tobin II.
In conjunction with the exhibition, The Met will offer a variety of programs, including a "Conversations with . . ." evening featuring art historian and educator Emmanuel von Schack presented in American Sign Language on May 17; a MetFridays evening celebrating rock and roll with performances, talks, lectures, screenings, and workshops on September 13, and a specially themed Heart Strings Family Afternoon on May 12.
The exhibition will travel to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2019. This is the second collaboration between The Met and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after Rock Style, which was presented at The Met in 1999.
Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll is co-organized by Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments at The Met, and Craig J. Inciardi, Curator and Director of Acquisitions of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The exhibition will be featured on The Met website as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twittervia the hashtag #MetRockandRoll.
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"With its outstanding collection and comprehensive Department of Musical Instruments, The Met has for decades exhibited, celebrated, and contextualized the global artistic vision and extraordinary craftsmanship involved in developing musical instruments," said Max Hollein, Director of the Museum. "Play It Loud celebrates a formative chapter in 20th-century art and culture, and the extraordinary objects featured in this presentation convey the innovation, experimentation, passion, and rebellion at the heart of rock and roll. The exhibition allows us to appreciate the artistry of the instruments as well as their powerful role in the creation and expression of rock's legendary sound and identity."
The exhibition is made possible by the John Pritzker Family Fund, the Estate of Ralph L. Riehle, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Diane Carol Brandt, the Paul L. Wattis Foundation, Kenneth and Anna Zankel, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
It is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Organized thematically, Play It Loud will explore how musicians embraced and advanced emerging technologies; the phenomenon of the "Guitar Gods;" the crafting of a visual identity through the use of instruments; and the destruction of instruments in some live performances, one of rock's most defining gestures. The exhibition will include many of rock's most celebrated instruments, including such guitars as Jimi Hendrix's electric guitar "Love Drops," originally decorated by him; Eric Clapton's "Blackie," Eddie Van Halen's "Frankenstein," Jerry Garcia's "Wolf," and Joan Jett's "Melody Maker," and drums from Keith Moon's "Pictures of Lily" drum set. By displaying several rigs used in live performances and sound recordings, the exhibition will also demonstrate how artists created their own individual sounds, and some 40 vintage posters, costumes, and performance videos will illustrate key components of the musical movement's visual style and impact.
Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments, commented: "Instruments are some of the most personal objects connected to musicians, but as audience members we are primarily used to seeing them from far away, up on a stage in performance. This exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to examine some of rock and roll's most iconic objects up close."
Additional highlights of the exhibition will include: Chuck Berry's electric guitar ES-350T (1957), which was his primary guitar from 1957 until about 1963 and was used to record "Johnny B. Goode"; James Jamerson's upright bass, which he likely used on many early Motown hits; Keith Emerson's keyboard rig, consisting of the customized Moog Modular Synthesizer, electric tone-wheel organ, and rotary speakers; a reconstructed performance rig from Eddie Van Halen as it appeared onstage in 1978; Lady Gaga's custom-designed piano, which she used in her performance of ARTPOP on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2014; Steve Miller's electric guitar that was painted with psychedelic designs by artist Bob Cantrell by 1973; Tina Weymouth's "headless" Steinberger bass guitar that she used extensively with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club through the late 1990s; Keith Richards's guitar known to have been used when the Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966 and later hand-painted by Richards; St. Vincent's electric guitar, which Annie "St. Vincent" Clark designed in collaboration with Music Man in 2015; and Jimmy Page's dragon-embroidered costume (Los Angeles, 1975)—the elaborately hand-embroidered suit took over a year to complete and Page wore it during Led Zeppelin's live performances from 1975 to 1977. The exhibition will also include a sculpture made from what was left of one of Pete Townshend's electric guitars after he smashed the instrument during a photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz, published in Rolling Stone as "How to Launch Your Guitar in 17 Steps."
Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
The catalogue is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Met's Friends of Musical Instruments: The Amati, Nion McEvoy, and Joseph O. Tobin II.
In conjunction with the exhibition, The Met will offer a variety of programs, including a "Conversations with . . ." evening featuring art historian and educator Emmanuel von Schack presented in American Sign Language on May 17; a MetFridays evening celebrating rock and roll with performances, talks, lectures, screenings, and workshops on September 13, and a specially themed Heart Strings Family Afternoon on May 12.
The exhibition will travel to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2019. This is the second collaboration between The Met and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after Rock Style, which was presented at The Met in 1999.
Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll is co-organized by Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments at The Met, and Craig J. Inciardi, Curator and Director of Acquisitions of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The exhibition will be featured on The Met website as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twittervia the hashtag #MetRockandRoll.
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