Bank of America gets you cultured for Free

Written on May 1, 2008. Written by lorene.

Bank of America has a program called Museums on Us. It used to be that they picked one weekend a year and you could get into a bunch of museums for free by showing your bank card. Now they’re doing it every first weekend of the month. Some of the big museums like the MET […]

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Hair does Shakespeare in the Park

Written on February 8, 2008. Written by lorene.

They are doing a full-scale production of Hair for Shakespeare in the Park this summer. Hmm…interesting.
I guess the song “What a Piece of Work is Man”  helps.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/theater/08arts-HAMLETANDHAI_BRF.html

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Wooster on Spring

Written on December 13, 2006. Written by lorene.

Yesterday I met up with my friend Ryan (and eventually his wife as well) in Soho. They are visiting from California. We did some shopping, had a snack at Rice to Riches, and walked to 11 Spring Street.

11 Spring Street has been an unoffical mecca of NY street art for ages, but it was […]

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The Cloisters

Written on August 21, 2006. Written by lorene.

Last, last weekend I had plans to do “something” with my sister Vanessa. We didn’t actually have plans for or plans. I was thinking that there were a couple of art exhibits I wanted to see, but Saturday was supposed to be too nice to spend in a museum. I was also thinking of […]

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you don’t know jack(son)

Written on August 9, 2006. Written by lorene.

Have you ever looked at a Jackson Pollack painting and thought, Hey I could do that!
Well know you can, but without the mess!
My masterpiece
Note to self: Go see the Pollack exhibit at the Guggenheim.

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Crack is STILL Wack

Written on June 26, 2006. Written by lorene.

20 years ago today Keith Haring painted the “Crack is Wack” Mural in a park along Harlem River Drive. I remember seeing that when I was a little kid and we would drive to Queens (what seemed like) every weekend to visit relatives.ÂÂ
‘Crack is Wack’ mural now icon - Newsday.com
Crack is Still Wack Twenty […]

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Thundercuts, Thundercuts, Thundercuts, HO!

Written on June 22, 2006. Written by lorene.

Originally uploaded by ektopia.

If you’ve ever been around NYC, particularly downtown, you’ve probably seen some stop/walk lights where the walk guy has a nifty new outfit. I love them and I’ve always wondered who did them. And now I know. It’s Thundercut - a brooklyn couple.ÂÂ
They apparently have a strawberry shortcake booth in Coney […]

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PSA: VDAY Festival June 12-27

Written on May 30, 2006. Written by lorene.

I saw a sign on a bus today for a 2 week VDAY festival in NYC. It’s running June 12-27. I know some of my beloved readers might be interested.
Until The Violence Stops | V-Day Presents a festival of theater, spoken word, performance and community events created to bring the issue of violence against […]

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Pollock exhbit at the Guggenheim

Written on May 26, 2006. Written by lorene.

Guggenheim Museum - Exhibitions - No Limits, Just Edges: Jackson Pollock Paintings on Paper is opening at the Guggenheim tonight. I plan to go see it and I can get guests in for free.
Let me know if you’d like to come along.

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