CJ Reilly- From one tip of Bushwick to South America.
The Bushwick Open Studios and Art Festival is a bit of a Renaissance Fair where intrepid travelers can return to the Williamsburg of yore....
The RHODES: Barreling down in your school bus…
Last Summer in Washington Square Park, unsuspecting people began to take notice of four lads in white dress shirts and black suspenders playing acoustically....
Redefining Punk: TAB comes onto its own…
There’s a moment while you’re watching "TAB the band," blasting out their fusion of glam pop, rock and Rolling Stones collage that you look...
Gastronomical Delight at the French Consulate.
If one happens to be either the French consulate general or a diplomat of certain élan then one can be sure to argue that...
Brooklyn International Film Festival takes off.
If one could summarize the general sensibilty of the film that opened the Brooklyn International Film Festival last night- “Breaking Upwards,” it would be when...
Adrian Alicea; Deep in Vogue.
The first time I came across Adrian Alicea back in 1989 I was stationed out in Milan, Italy. When I say ‘came across’ what...
The etiquette of being drunk in public
We have all been there.
Whether it is a business lunch that goes too long, a brunch that sees more mimosas than needed or the...
2009 Annual Benefit to Support the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
The artists who will be impressing us with their talent within the next five years are probably all in high school today, and the...
Putting on the Ritz in tribute to the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Once in a while the titans of media, design, fashion, photography will come to pay homage to those who have excelled in bringing awareness...
ACE silent auction: Did anyone notice?
Beneath the stone walls and metal arches of the Queensboro Bridge on E. 59th st, two young men in navy blue jump suits scour...
Christie’s keeps them coming…and how!
In an unusual move, architecture was the surprise star of Christie’s recent 20th Century Decorative Art and Design event. Around fifty potential bidders were...
Dance Astounds at the Astaire Awards.
This much was clear to anyone in attendance at the recent Fred Astaire Awards- the organizers adore dance. The ceremony did much more than pay...
Matt Assante Blows it all away…
If anyone has had the pleasure of spending their afternoons smashing their brain cells to champagne, rubbing their oil slicked backs up against a...
St.Tropez finally arrives in Manhattan.
This Saturday, I found myself at the Gansevoort Hotel for the launch of their summer rooftop bikini brunch party, and the first hint I...
If only Frank Zappa had sounded like Electric Black…
A lot of bands begin their journey haphazardly enough, perhaps inviting a few acquaintances to their first gig and putting up inscrutable fliers here...
