City Week: March 12-March 18

Friday, March 12
Blend—Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater presents Juntos, a series of dance pieces for the spring season. The program includes three world premiere pieces, as well as dances from the company’s repertoire, which blends European and American music with Latin-style dances. Manhattan Movement Arts Center, 248 W. 60th St., 212-722-4128; 8 p.m., $12 to $20.
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Turning Japanese

For years I’ve been flagrantly getting high—high as a kite—in a secluded store on the East Side. I open a nondescript door on Lexington at 61st Street, beneath a banner that reads “Things Japanese,” and make my way up a narrow stairway to the second floor. Suddenly, thousands of museum-quality Japanese antiques make my mood soar. The world-class institution (as I think of Things Japanese) is 37 years old.

A tip: I’ve never before seen such a huge, reasonably priced (read: inexpensive) treasure trove of art objects from the 18th century to the 1950s. Read more

LOUNGE-STYLE SUSHI

There’s plenty of great sushi in town, but there’s always room for more, especially if it’s as imaginatively prepared as it is at Rock-N-Sake. In fact, many of chef David Hoang’s handrolls are not available anywhere else.
The restaurant is co-owner Joseph Ulloa’s third edition of Rock-N-Sake. He opened his first in the posh warehouse district of New Orleans, but Hurricane Katrina clobbered that. Undaunted, he reopened the restaurant in Port Washington, Long Island, with great success. Teaming up with former Wall Street financier Richard Volpe, he opened a jazzy new rendition in Chelsea just a month ago. Read more