PHOEBE LEGERE, is the most talented professional on Earth.She sings, plays piano and accordian, writes plays, and sings her  songs , recording 17 albums  She not only played piano at Carnegie Recital Hall, sang with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for an epic poem - called "The Waterclown".  She was invited by DAVID BOWIE to open for him on his 91 National Sound & Vision Tour.

In her  recent project she wrote the book and lyrics,sings   and stars in SPEED QUEEN,
a takeoff of boat racer and lesbian, Jo Carstairs.  In the play she portrays Joe, Tallulah Bankhead, and
Marlene Dietrick, friends of the sailor.and yes there was a boat onstage.  The play was directed by the very talented LISA MOIRA who also directed and co-wrote the talented LOUISA BRADSHORE  in Siren's Heart: Mailyn in Purgatory as well as directing the musical version of Nicholas Nickelby..

At the Rubin Museum of Art, 150 west 17 st,  a new show: - "The Future is Fluid".
Six floors of  the art of the Himalayas help us wonder about our role in the future and their."Brainwave"series of  talks, and films  will excite your mind and make you think-neuroscientiests, mentalist,astrophysicists, discuss time...  At opening night,the subject was "How Space Warps Time" with NASA astronaut, Tony Antonelli, and Gal Zauberman who did discuss the possibility of child birth in space.
 Coming up , March 28, 7 pm the renowned theoretical physicist and author,   DEEPAK CHOPRA,  and Leonard Miodino will discuss the mind.  and on April 27,  fashion mogul  ISSAC MIZRAHI  and dog cognition researcher Alexandra Horowitz will end the series with   "Can Dogs Sniff Out Time"?  While you are there, write your thoughts,anxieties and hopes  on Rubin's Spiral Wall or
write a letter to a future visitor,  and enjoy the bar and restaurant.

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When you get off the subway at Astor Place, take a look at the amazing sculpture of
"Threee Rhinos" There are only 3 left in the entire world, how sad for the world.
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BRAD PITT  has produced the movie.  THE LOST CITY OF Z,  shown at the
NY FILM FESTIVAL It was chosen as the top 10 films of 2017 by Time Magazine It was
recently shown at the Museum of Modern Art.
Taken from the book by David Grann, this lovely picture takes place in the late
1880's.  Percy Fawcett, a British explorer is sent to Bolivia on a survey mission. He
winds up as an explorer, financed by John D Rockefeller.  He looks for a lost
civilization inspired by the find of pottery.
It is years later that in truth, roads and tunnels were found in the exact location he
explored. 

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The REVEREND JESSE JACKSON  spoke recently at the Red Rooster in Harlem.
He spoke about economic equality  and becoming members of  Board of Directors.
He is hosting an Economic Conference at the midtown Sheraton in February.
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At the Theater of the New City... The Girl Who Jumped Off the Hollywood Sign,
written and performed by Joanne Haristone.
In the smoky mist and mud of the recent  "ME TOO' hysteria, the defense of women
abused by men is  the topic of the day.
Her story of a girl, of an actress and singer  who wants to be a star. And when she
auditions for her idol, Jules Styne, is told she is not the best singer, nor the most
beautiful girl in Hollywood
Miss Hartstone brings to light the abuse of Judy Garland who was forced to only
consumme chicken soup and coffee, and given pills for energy.  She died of suicide.
Jean Harlow, forced to bleach her hair every week , died at the age of 26.
Marilyn Monroe who died of drug overdose.

Her journey into Hollywood of the l930"s and the women who lived it is a
good contribution and message for all the "Me Too" victims and abusers. 


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SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY played at Barclays, brooklyn (venue that Barbra Streisand opened)
at a sold out three hour  concert. 
He played all the oldies -Let It Be, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby .
Most  touching a song for John Lennon  with lyrics - "you're in my song"
and a tribute to George Harrison. 
He played four guitars, a ukulele and two pianos; there were fireworks and a fire
on stage too.  He carried the American Flag onstage with the Brittish flag behind
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Be sure to catch the MICHELANGELO  show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
You will be excited by the SISTINE CHAPEL.  Many drawings and sketches
from the master will keep you there for hours and hours.

 

 

 

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THEP

 

The opening of the new restaurant  from Thailand THEP  ,1439 - 2ave  and East 75 street, is not to be missed.

The name means "angel".  And this place makes you feel like you are in heaven.

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Owner Rocky Romuren  is serving new haute northern Thai cuisine.

Original  dishes and sauces will keep you eating all night. The tastes and sauces are subtle and light

Specialties include lemon grass pork chop , branzino lard prik, pad thai, pork belly

My personal favorites were all the shrimp dishes - all superb. 

His philosophy is " do whatever you can to make customers feel that they're special and important"

 

 

ANNA ZAIACHKIRSKA, MEXICO  COUNSEL GENERAL  CARLOS GERARDO IZZO,
TEA IZZO. ROCKY ROMUREN - OWNER - THEP  (top picture)

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P.R. HOSTESS DEBBIE DICKINSON (edentpr@gmail.com, JOE BOGGESS, & guest.

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OMAR M'SAI, DEMETRIA DANIELS ERIC KUZMUK, DAROLD CUBA

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The restaurant is open 7 days a week, lunch and dinner, brunch,  a cocktail bar, available for private functions, corporate or special occasions,    

. catering and delivery capacity 80

Other Thep Group locations: @Nine, Talent, Lemongrass, V(IV), V(IV) regional Thai Cuisine.

 

LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Once again this event, sponsored by SVS Fine Jewelry, and featuring dozens of films and "Taste on the Beach' was a hit. The films covered modern topics - opioids, suicide, surfing, the digital age - "Life Hack", the coal industry ""From the Ashes",suicide, arson, rehab,  with the grand finale of  wines, vodka and culinary tastings in the huge white tent.

There were shorts, animation features, and documentaries. Emmy-nominated Nancy Cartwright, and producer of the film "In Search of Fellini" was expected to attend, along with  tv, radio personalities, athletes and supporting politicians including Todd Kaminsky, NY state senator and Jack Schnirman,
City Manager of Long Beach. ( my distant relative Charles Theofan used to hold hat position, and
his funeral was attended by half of all Long Beach).

.I never knew that each USA baseball team has its own wines.  Gary served NY Yankees
cabernet, - very smoothe. Hundreds of families, friends, supporters, drank and tasted in the
huge tent, while entertainment was held on the stage. In the tent, The Guardavidas entertained playing upbeat favorites while hundreds mixed and mingled, watched the sunset and had
the most glorious time of the entire summer.
Dont miss this event ever.!!!!!!.

***********BEST DRINK -SIROS in Rocky Point served - rice pudding martinis - ***********

***********BEST RIB (in the world )- SPUNTINO - Westbury Plaza, Garden City **********
***********BEST HAMBURGER- J.A. HENNEGHANS, Point Lookout******************
***********BEST FISH TACO (ever), Mesita, Rockville Centre*************************
***********Best Greek food - Athenian, Commack NY,********************************

A WALK ON THE MOON
50 YEARS AGO -  we listened to Astronaut  Neil Armstrong say " that's one small  step for man, one giant leap for mankind" as he took his first step on the moon. That was the Apollo 11 mission also carrying "Buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins.  Recently,  Sotheby's ,held a Space Exploration  suction  where  the  Lunar sample return bag holding moon dust (once owned by Nancy Carlson) sold for one million, five hundred thousand dollars.  $1,500,000.
Brice Potter was there buying moonshot  photographs for his Father, an astronomer.

NEIL ARMSTRONG ON THE MOON

 

                                 GUS GRISSOM SPACESUIT THERMAL COVERLAYER
                                                        DEMETRIA & moondust bag

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************BEST EXHIBIT IN NEW YORK EVER******
                                      PATEK- PHILLIPPE WATCHES AT CIPRIANI, 42 ST


QUEEN VICTORIA wore a Patek-Phillippe pendant watch ; the KING OF SIAM, had one
and JOHN F. KENNEDY had  a clock on his desk.  In this amazing exhibit, there were 10
rooms filled with hundreds of watches,,  watchmakers,  a film, photographs,a replica of the office
in Lake Geneva,   -  some diamond and gold encrusted watches, , some hand-painted enamel scenes  watches  with complications and grand complications,   and then an interactive room where you sat in the chair with a virtural reality mask and rod in your hand that allowed you to bring some 30 different mechanical parts together to form the interior of a watch. And when you were through with that you became a part in the interior of the watch, like a molecule watching the cogs and wheels are they turned around you , like a new metropolis of moving  parts.An unbelievable experience.

THANK YOU FOR THIS EXPERIENCE!!!!

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The ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTER, NEW YORK is presenting A WORLD OF EMOTIONS: ANCIENT GREECE, 700 BC - 200 AD till June 24.

130  paintings, sculptures vase painting, masks coins have been loaned from museums around the world  including the Acropolis   Louvre, British  and  Vatican MuseumsDr. Anthony Papadimitriou, President of the Onassis Foundation said "we are grateful to our guest curators for the exhibition and revelatory catalogue," whose concept and direction was co-ordinatedby Amalia Cosmetatou, Executive Director of Cultural Affairs, Onassis Foundation USA.
The curators are: Angelos Chaniotis,  Professor of Ancient History and Classics, Institute for
Advanced Study Princeton, Nicholas Kaltsas, National Archaeological Museum, Athens and
Ioannis Mylonopoulos, Columbia University.

 Greek Consul General in New York City, Mr. Konstantinos Koutras hosted a private reception
attended by Mafgorzata Rejek-Radon, Vice Counsel General of the Republic of Poland in New York
 Angelos Chaniotis, gave a private explanatory tour of the exhibit.

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There is a radical change in GREEK art  after 300 BC. Classicism changes. We find emotions are expressed in raw feelings, gestures, expressions exaggerated features starting in the Hellinistic Age,  in the wake of Alexander the Great's conquest.  Art became more naturalistic, expressing EMOTIONS..

In the earliest  Greek plays in the 400'S BC we find  all the emotions:
WRATH  leading to murder is throughout all the Greek tragedies:We find it in 'Prometheus Bound" by Aeschylus, in "Medea" where she murders her children out of jealousy The following is the  murder and death  of Piram

                           AMPHORA WITH THE SCENE OF THE DEATH OF PIRAM 500BC


In 458 BC, we find hatred and love in "THE ORESTIA" BY AESCHYLUS

                     HEAD OF PENTHESILEIA, HEAD OF ARCHILLES CIRCA 200BC
HATRED AND LOVE.  when Archilles realizes he has killed a beautiful women, he falls in love.His right hand is entwined in her hair in a gentle stroking and cupping.  We see the thumb, the pinky and other finger lifting her head, an unusual gesture of tenderness.
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There is also a gentleness and LOVE in a stele for a dead pig.

FUNERARY STELE FOR A LOVABLE PIG, VICTIM OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT C200AD
.The pig was accidentally trampled on the way to perform at a fair. The owner had feelings for it.when it died.

GRIEF and PATHOS
In "Antigone" by Sophocles, a  sister mourns for her Brother. Also in a fresco in Pompeii:

                            

                  WALL PAINTING SACRIFICE OF IPHIGENEIA, POMPEII 62AD
MOURNING
In 413 BC  - Euripides wrote " Iphigenia Among the Taurians."  Here Agamenon sacrifices his daughter and grieves in despair and guilt. This sense of mourning appears in "Antigone " by Sophocles as a sister mourns for her dead Brother.  This same emotion is found in a funerary stele:

 

LOVE     FUNERARY STELE A tenderness in the touching showing

 love and affection for a family member.                                                                                                                  .

 

 

FUNERARY STELE

 

 

 LUST   appears in  429BC in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles

when a son marries his Mother.Sexual exploits are the basis of the play "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes We find lust again in the sculpture "Leda and the Swan""

Zeus has fallen in love with Leda, Queen of Sparta.  He seduces her by turning into a swan, their offspring are Helen of Troy, Castor, and Pollux

  RELIEF WITH THE AMOUROUS EMBRACE OF LEDA  AND THE SWAN 100-200--AD

 

There are many programs affiliated with this show:

LETS WALK.  discussions; FAMILY SUNDAYS, FREE GUIDED TOURS, MUSIC AT BAM,.

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