Katya Grineva returns to Carnegie Hall for her highly anticipated 23rd appearance at the Hall’s Stern Auditorium—more performances than any other female artist. ( Photo by Giacobazzi Yanez ) Katya Grineva Wraps ’25 On A High Note It’s music to everyone’s ears whenever acclaimed pianist Katya Grineva returns to Carnegie Hall, where she made her debut... City Arts 21 Nov 2025 | 05:33
”Fabulous Fountains of New York” serves as a master list of the fountains in the five boroughs. They can be classical and ornate or modern and streamlined, and are made mostly of stone, cast iron, or bronze. ( Photo: Robert F. Rodriguez) A Fountain of Knowledge Flows from Author’s New Tome Tourists use them as selfie backdrops. The superstitious throw coins in them and make a wish. The cast of Friends danced... City Arts 18 Oct 2025 | 10:33
In February 2016, Paltrow and Sanderson collided on the slopes at Deer Valley Resort in Utah, each claiming the other caused the accident. ( Photo by Anna Clare) The Comedy Summit Returns Satirizing Goop Founder Gwyneth Paltrow The chairlift is ready to take you to the height of musical comedy as “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” returns to the SoHo Playhouse.... News 10 Oct 2025 | 02:14
This book is an affectionate and candid tribute to Norman Lear’s seven-decade career by veteran author and entertainment journalist Tripp Whetsell, whose years of in-depth research and numerous interviews show how Lear created the gold standard for television comedies. ( Photo: Bloomsbury Publishing) Norman Lear Changed TV And No One Has Changed the Channel Since “Growing up in the 1970s, I always loved his shows. They just resonated with me. They made me laugh,” said Tripp Whetsell... City Arts 18 Oct 2025 | 08:23
Muse. Icon. Singer. Actress. And inspiration for the most coveted handbag in the world. Jane Birkin cultivated the quintessential French-girl style in the ‘60s and ‘70s, which still exists today. ( Photo provided by simonandschuster.com) It’s Time For A Real Birkin: The Muse Behind the Famous Bag Throw a rock in Manhattan and there’s a good chance you’ll hit someone carrying a Birkin bag, the coveted accessory created... City Arts 26 Sep 2025 | 03:48
Miles Wu, 14, is in the 9th grade at Hunter College High School. ( Photo: Courtesy Society Communications Team) Manhattan Student Makes the National Finals in Prestigious STEM Competition A Manhattan 9th-grader from Hunter College High School has emerged as one of the 30 student finalists in the Thermo Fisher... Home 22 Sep 2025 | 03:37
(un)conditional is a complex and provocative play about the boundaries of compromise and communication of two couples at their breaking point. ( Photo: courtesy David Gibbs | DARR Publicity) Edgy New Play at Soho Playhouse: “(un)conditional” “Nobody’s really on a hero’s journey in the show. Everybody’s on a very human journey, which I think will ultimately be an... City Arts 12 Sep 2025 | 01:07
Families return to John F. Hylan PS 257 Magnet School of the Performing Arts on Sept. 5, 2024. ( Photo: Diana Cervantes/Chalkbeat NYC) Back to School: 6 Things to Watch as NYC Students Return to Class As the new school year begins, the nation’s largest school system stands at the center of major changes at the local, state,... News 05 Sep 2025 | 01:45
Perfect Plans is the fourth novel by author and retired educator J.T. Tierney. ( Photo: Curtiss Street Press, LLC) Novel Set in NYC Chronicles the Chaotic World of Event Planning Breeders Expo. The International Gathering of Psychic Intuitive & Mystical Practitioners. If there’s a group that wants to... City Arts 02 Sep 2025 | 03:59
Gwyneth: The Biography is published by Gallery Books. ( Photo: Amanda Demme) An Oscar, An Empire, And Now: Gwyneth the Book “She’s not trying to be a standout, she just is.” That’s just one of the ways Gwyneth Paltrow is described in the new book... City Arts 01 Aug 2025 | 03:15
Gabriel Megahey at Ernie O’Malley’s Pub on July 9, where he gave an exclusive interview to us about the Trump administration’s bid to deport him. Our scoop was big news in Ireland, but several publications on the Emeral Isle intially “borrowed” (plagiarized?) our quotes without proper attribution. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Voices Irish Media “Borrows” Quotes from Our IRA Scoop We got the word that three noteworthy Irish Republicans who were active during the Provisional IRA’s campaign against Britan,... Voices 28 Jul 2025 | 07:00
Elected officials join project leadership and the show’s stars at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly renovated Delacorte Theater on July 15. ( Photo: Rebecca J. Michelson) The Bard Is Back: After $85M Renovation, Shakespeare in Park Returns to the Delacorte The completely remodeled Delacorte Theater is finally ready for its close-up after an $85-million makeover as Shakespeare... City Arts 21 Jul 2025 | 12:09
Author Elyce Arons is now CEO of the Frances Valentine fashion company. She went into business with her college friend Kate Spade, creating a fashion dynasty. Elyce’s new memoir celebrates her friend, who tragically took her own life. ( Photo: Adam Ward) Longtime Biz Partner of Fashion Icon Kate Spade Pens Moving Memoir to Her Friend “She is the most gracious, sweet, intelligent, funny woman I’ve ever known,” says Elyce Arons of her best friend of 40 years,... City Arts 20 Jun 2025 | 01:09
Award-winning clown Julia Masli in her one-woman show, HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. ( Courtesy of The Public Theater) Got Problems? The Clown Therapist Will See You Now “If we didn’t have problems, we wouldn’t grow,” says Julia Masli, before embarking on solving some doozies shared by anxiously... News 02 May 2025 | 01:48
Historic Con Ed Field on East 16th Street off of Avenue C is the site of the Peter Stuyvesant Little League’s summer camp, which runs from June 30 to Aug. 23. ( Photo: PSLL) Baseball Summer Camps That Knock It Out of the Park Looking for a baseball camp to send your child to during the summer? From local Little Leagues located right in Manhattan... Home 03 May 2025 | 04:50
