(4/6-4/13) Each week, City Guide's Things to Do in NYC brings you the best in special NYC events, the newest exhibits, sightseeing activities, fun for kids, concerts, nightlife, and more.
THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK: THE BIG EVENT
(4/9) Celebrate Scottish pride with the New York Tartan Day Parade! Grand Marshal Sam Heughan, star of the popular Starz television series Outlander, will lead the brigade of celebrators, including pipe bands, dancers, clans, and families, from West 45th Street up Sixth Avenue to 55th Street.
(4/8) But first, on Friday, be on the lookout! Scottish Vikings will be descending upon the streets of New York City, landing at places such as Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Brooklyn Bridge, the Wall Street bull and will even turn up on a couple of subway lines. The group, Up Helly Aa Jarl Squad , reside in Shetland, which was heavily settled by Vikings. They will be offering visitors instructions on how to visit Vikings The Exhibition, now open at Discovery Times Square. They will also be marching in Sunday's parade.
THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK: EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK
(4/10-7/31) Hey! Ho! Let's Go! Ramones and the Birth of Punk takes a look at the legendary New York-bred band. The show premieres in April, 2016 at the Queens Museum.
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(4/9-4/17) Sidney Poitier Restrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.
(now-7/24) Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty opens at MoMA, with over 100 rarely seen monotypes, joined by related paintings, drawings, pastels, sketchbooks, and prints, showing Degas at his most modern.
(now-6/18) Gods and Mortals at Olympus: Ancient Dion, City of Zeus is open at the Onassis Cultural Center NY.
(now-8/7) Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History, the first-ever retrospective on the iconic fashion designer, opens at the The Jewish Museum.
(now-1/17) The exciting new exhibit Dinosaurs Among Us, at the American Museum of Natural History, examines how one group of dinosaurs evolved into the birds of today.
(now-9/25) Mo Willems’ beloved children’s book characters are distinctly New York, from Trixie’s very first Brooklyn “Aggle Flaggle Klabble!” to the Mike Nichols and Elaine May inspirations of Elephant and Piggie to the public transportation-obsessed Pigeon. The new exhibition The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems at the New York Historical Society brings together original art, sketches, animation cels, and sculptures, all framed by Willems’ life in New York and how it influenced his iconic characters. The show is in an immersive, child-friendly space, featuring an imaginative New York cityscape on the gallery walls, two reading areas, and family audio guides narrated by Willems himself.
(now-10/11) Picturing Prestige: New York Portraits at the Museum of the City of New York shows off the work of some of the leading American painters circa 1700-1860, as they fixed the likenesses of that era's 1% for all time.
(through 5/15) From the vibrant hues of his Marilyn Monroe prints to his Campbell’s Soup cans, Andy Warhol’s iconic, larger-than-life works often reflect our culture more than the artist himself. A more understated view of the famed Pop Artist, however, is currently on display at the Morgan Library & Museum with Warhol by the Book, a retrospective of Andy Warhol’s career as a book artist that provides a more personal look at this cultural superstar.
(ongoing) As season two of Vikings gets underway on The History Channel, The Vikings have arrived in Times Square! The term "viking" conjures some basic images, usually that of a fair-haired, statuesque male (think Marvel Comics' Thor, named after the Norse God of Thunder), either in combat or on a ship. It is a noun, a general term defining people from the regions we now know as Sweden, Scandinavia, or Norway, but between 750-1100 AD (well before the regions were named) it was also a verb, meaning “to travel.” Viking treasures have now traveled to New York, where they can be explored in the new
(ongoing) Laura Poitras: Astro Noise is the first solo museum exhibition by artist, filmmaker, and journalist Laura Poitras, now at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Also at the Whitney is Flatlands, which brings together five painters who experiment with notions of space (through 4/17).
(permanent) New York’s latest resident is a 122-foot-long dinosaur so new it has yet to be formally named. Going by “Titanosaur” for now, it has taken up residence at the American Museum of Natural History, in a cast of 84 fossil bones uncovered in Patagonia in 2014. The find included a colossal 8-ft. thigh bone, whose shape and size indicated a new species—and one of the biggest dinosaurs ever found. The titanosaur is so large, in fact, that it doesn’t fit in the gallery: a 39-ft.-long neck in a new permanent exhibit extends out towards the elevator banks.
(now-4/17) Final weeks! Celebrate New York's role in the tech revolution at Silicon City at the New-York Historical Society.
(ongoing) New York has had a fascination with the treasures of King Tut since archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed them nearly a century ago. Visitors to Premier Exhibitions 5th Avenue can walk in Carter’s footsteps in the remarkable recreation The Discovery of King Tut. Click here for a discount coupon. Don't miss the special family Sunday at Tut, coming up on March 20th.
(ongoing) Star Wars: The Force Awakens is in theaters now! The Force is strong in New York: visit Star Wars and the Power of the Costume: The Exhibition, now at Discovery Times Square. The interactive exhibit features 70+ costumes, including seven from the new film! Here's a $5 off coupon!
(ongoing) Agitprop! at the Brooklyn Museum connects contemporary art, social change, and historic moments in creative activism. Also at the Brooklyn Museum, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008.
(ongoing) The Secret World Inside You provides an incredible tour of the trillions of micro-organisms living in and on the human body at the American Museum of Natural History.
(ongoing) On The Line: Intrepid & The Vietnam War is up at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Intrepid made three tours of duty in Vietnam between 1966-1969. Here's a coupon!
(ongoing) The Butterfly Conservatory is back at AMNH.
(ongoing) Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition is open at Premier Exhibitions 5th Avenue. Also on display is King Tut in NYC! Get your discount coupon here!
(now-8/16) Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, with over 250 recent works by 63 designers that seek to answer the question “Why Beauty Now?,” is up at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK: COMEDY
(4/9) Kathy Griffin performs at Queens' Kupferberg Center for the Arts.
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(4/6) Homo Comicus: Girls Gone Hilarious with Kate Clinton at Gotham Comedy Club.
(4/7) AXS TV Presents Gotham Comedy Live, hosted by Lisa Lampanelli, at Gotham Comedy Club.
Here's a coupon for free and discount admissions to Broadway Comedy Club!
(ongoing) Grab a friend and enjoy a night of laughter with free admission for two to Stand Up NY.
THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK: KIDS
(4/9-4/10) Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie's Doorway to Magic at Westchester County Center.
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(4/9-4/10) Peppa Pig Live!: Peppa's Big Splash comes to the Beacon Theatre.
(4/10) Don't miss the special family Sunday at The Discovery of King Tut.
(4/9) Watson Adventures' Fright at the Museum Family Scavenger Hunt at the American Museum of Natural History.
THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK: SIGHTSEEING
Take a selfie with new arrival James Bond, Taylor Swift, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, and countless other famous celebs at Madame Tussauds New York! Here's a coupon!
Explore NYC from an incredible vantage point at Top of the Rock! Then, check out the Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink and partake in new rink activities, including Après Skate, Starlight Skate, and more! Get a special Top of the Rock SkySkate combo coupon here!
Explore NYC with a magical live interactive experience when you take THE TOUR! Here is $10 off!
Check out the new "tour about nothing" When Harry Met Seinfeld with On Location Tours.
The One World Observatory is open. Start by ascending to the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere in less than sixty seconds, in state-of-the-art "Sky Pod Elevators" that feature a floor-to-ceiling LED screen showing the ever-evolving New York skyline. Once reaching the 100th floor, visitors can take in panoramic, uninterrupted views on the main platform. Get a limited edition collectible pin with this coupon!
Explore NYC's Financial District with Wall Street Walks.
Check out the hottest spots to eat and drink in the Flatiron District and Williamsburg with Like a Local Tours.
THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK: NIGHTLIFE & MUSIC
(4/12) Duran Duran with Chic at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
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(now-4/29) Richard II at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) makes his US stage debut as the lead in the Royal Shakespeare Company's take on the Bard's study on squandered sovereignty (note: standby tickets only).
(4/9) Enjoy an exotic cocktail and explore Orchidelirium during Orchid Evenings at the New York Botanical Garden.
(4/6, 4/9, 4/12) Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera.
(4/6) Shawn Colvin at City Winery.
(4/6-4/10) Ballet Hispanico at The Joyce Theater.
(4/6, 4/9) Steve Miller: Out of This World with Jimmie Vaughan at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
(4/6-4/9) Rumer Willis at Cafe Carlyle.
(4/7) Blue Oyster Cult perform at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
(4/7) BeerProv at the Highline Ballroom.
(4/7) National Beer Day Celebration at Grand Central at Michael Jordan's The Steakhouse
(4/8) Point Break Live! at Highline Ballroom.
(4/8) One Step Beyond DJ Sets w/ DJ Quik and Stretch Armstrong at the American Museum of Natural History.
(4/10) David Gilmour at Radio City Music Hall (sold out)
(4/10) New York City Jazz Festival, featuring The Real Group at The Apollo Theater.
(4/12-4/13) KISS's Ace Frehley performs at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
(4/13) Journey and Santana at Madison Square Garden.
SNEAK PEEK, NEXT WEEK
(4/13-4/24) The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.
(4/14) Stitching History from the Holocaust, an exhibit that unveils dress patterns created by Hedy Strnad, a victim of the Holocaust, found 60 years after her family’s escape from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Their story is brought to life through the contemporary creation of Hedy’s designs and the piecing together of Hedy’s history with her husband, Paul Strnad. Museum of Jewish Heritage.
(4/14) Jerry Seinfeld at the Beacon Theatre.
(4/14-17) ArtExpo New York at Pier 94.
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