Mommy and Me Yoga Event, April 7

Half Dozen, the toy and book boutique and hair salon at apple seeds Chelsea, will be hosting a free Mommy and Me Yoga event on Sunday, April 7th from 10:30am to 12:00pm. The party will feature a Mommy and Me Yoga class, story time, an arts and craft project and more. RSVP is required as space is limited.

What:
half dozen boutique and salon at apple seeds will be hosting a free Mommy and Me Yoga class, inspirational story time and a Yoga inspired arts and craft project with Nitya-Lydia Griffith (certified yoga instructor).

Where:
half dozen boutique and salon: 10 West 25th St, New York, NY 10010

When:
Sunday, April 7, 2013
10:30am- 11:00am Yoga Demo
11:00am - 11:30am Inspirational Reading
11:30am - 12pm Yoga arts and craft project

Cost: Free

RSVP:
Please RSVP to halfdozen@appleseedsplay.com or call 212-792-7590*216.
Limit 3 guests per family.

Free Kids Classes at West Side Y

Need to keep the kids busy while the schools are closed this week?? 

The West Side Y - 5 W 63rd Street between CPW and Broadway - is offering some great FREE programs for anyone in the community. No membership required, nor is advance registration is necessary except for swim classes and infant CPR. All the classes are drop in, so feel free to pick and choose what you would like to attend....and go!

NYPD vs NHL Alumni Game @MSG

My previous blog post was about this fundraiser game at MSG. http://bit.ly/11zzZe5

It sounded like such a great game that I took the family and here we are!! It's a good atmosphere, we can watch affordable, good hockey and support some worthy causes....win-win-win.

Funny....Ron Duguay is still not wearing a helmet and his hair is still gorgeous!

NYPD Hockey vs NHL Alumni Fundraiser

Sunday March 24 , NYPD Hockey will be playing NHL Alumni to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina relief and other charities. Great family event.

Madison Square Gardens @ 12:00pm.

Pop Up Sake Bar

This looks promising...!!!

From Daily Candy......

What: Switch up your happy hour routine with a dose of the Japanese rice wine. Choose from more than 90 varieties made by craft brewers from across 24 prefectures.

Why: Up to this point, your knowledge of sake includes shooting while downing all-you-can-eat sushi. Learn more from sommeliers and sake samurai (yes, samurai).

When: Tonight, 4-7 p.m.
Where: Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, 87 E. 42nd St., b/t Park & Lexington Aves. Tickets ($25) at eventbrite.com - https://www.eventbrite.com/event/5665297056/efbevent

Alamo Drafthouse Moves into UWS

Alamo Drafthouse is moving into the Upper West Side, and that's a good thing for the Metro Theater, their new home.

Alamo Drafthouse is an ever growing entertainment lifestyle brand that is dedicated to keeping the movie-watching experience safe for movie fans, serving quality food and drinks, and upholding high presentation standards. Sounds promising for Upper West Siders.

Alamo Drafthouse touts itself the theater for movie fans by movie fans amd functions on a few principles will undoubtably resonate with this community:
- No unaccompanied kids at movies and only allow babies at select "baby day" screenings.
- A zero-tolerance policy towards talking and texting during the movie. If you talk or text, you will receive one warning. If it happens again, you will be kicked out without a refund. Yikes!
- They strive to be leaders in presentation quality.
- They support local breweries. This sounds fun...!
- They strive to serve quality, fresh-prepared food. Even more fun..!

They also strive to be good neighbors. Their goals for their biz on the UWS??
- Share the movies we love with as many people as possible.
- Be a community cultural center.
- Build an audience for classic, golden era cinema.
- Build an audience for foreign language films.
- Build a youth and collegiate cinephile audience.
All noble and good goals to aim for.

The Metro, an Art Deco landmark, has had numerous incarnations over the years and most recently developers announced plans for a shopping complex that never materialized. The facade is landmarked but the interior is not, which give the new tenant the opportunity to make the theaters and commons areas as fabulous as they like without having to jump through hoops with the city.

Hoping for good things from Alamo Drafthouse.

UWS Flowers

In New York, bodegas and flowers go hand in hand. And that can be quite convenient if you're late and you need a peace offering, or you just need a bouquet of color to get you through the last month of gray winter days.                                 

Spring flowers

Academy Floral - family owned

For me, the blue and pink daisies have an unsettling vibrancy, as if too many drops of food coloring got tapped into the water. I prefer the the natural blooms - tulips, forsythia, and for the hint of spring that gives me hope of warmer days soon to come - pussy willows!                                                   Academy Floral is one of my favorites (on the UWS @ 107th) Its a family run shop - any one who reads my blog know how much I value the small family-run businesses on the UWS. The staff have remained consistent over the years; they've seen my family grow and enjoy teaching the kids about the different blooms.

Pussy WIllows

EDO POP: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints

On exhibit now at the Japan Society, Edo Pop - The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints.
 Edo Pop playfully juxtaposes classic ukiyo-e prints from masters like Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige with contemporary works inspired by these artists and their works. Delve into worlds created by the power of Edo period and contemporary popular culture.

On May 12 the Japan Society is hosting a family-friendly printmaking workshop inspired by the works found in Edo Pop. Included is a discussion of selected works in the exhibition and an explanation of woodblock printmaking techniques. A printmaking workshop devoted to a variety of techniques follows, with time for show-and-tell with all participants.

Gallery Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 am-6 pm; Fri. 11 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun. 11 am-5 pm; closed Mon. & major holidays. Docent-led walk-in tours are conducted Tues.-Sun. at 12:30 pm.
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
New York, New York 10017

Armory Arts Week

It's that time of year again - Armory Arts Week - when the city celebrates its unparalleled artistic communities.

This annual fine art fair has works from over 100 international modern and contemporary fine art galleries. You can attend many other fine art fairs that are running concurrently with the Armory, including the ADAA's Art Show, The Independent, Moving Image, and VoltaNY. There are hundreds of other free arts events happening across the city, ranging from special receptions, open studios, art tours, museum discounts, performances, panels, artist discussions and parties.

Location: Pier 92 & 94
Dates: March 7 - 10, 2013
Information: You can see all the schedules online...
http://www.thearmoryshow.com/armory_arts_week/2013.html

Arman: Cycles

The Paul Kasmin Gallery (10th Ave @ 27th St.) is hosting an exhibit of Armand Arman's art. The show - Cycles - runs through to April 6, 2013.

Arman fashioned unusual, provocative art out of everyday items - sneakers with bright red laces, charred violins encased in plexiglass, automobiles in concrete - that sometimes created disturbing commentaries on society's excesses ... but mostly were just plain funny.

UWS School Hosts Online Auction

MS 54 - Booker T Washington Middle School - on the Upper West Side is hosting an online fundraiser auction.

Over the past 6 years more and more schools are cost-effectively raising funds in an effort to close the gap between slashed city budgets and the growing costs of programs to meet the needs of students.

Middle School 54 is a public middle school located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The mission of MS54 is to nurture and develop a community of young learners with academic skills which meet or exceed the current standards, and the social skills and maturity necessary to ensure success in high school and beyond. Moneys raised in this auction go to continue academic, sports and art programs.

Take a look... www.biddingforgood.com/MS54Auction.