Greg Moomjy, is a co-founder and artistic director of New York’s first disability affirmative opera company, Opera Pratikos. ( Photo: Opera Praktikos) Making NYC Opera Accessible, One Performance at a Time Greg Moomjy became “hooked” on opera at just 2 years old, after his caregiver introduced him to a classic musical CD made... Features 09 Dec 2024 | 01:34
Jessi Bushman plays Princess Marie Bonaparte in William Cane’s play ”Crazy About You,” opening Dec. 5 at The Producers Club. ( Photo: William Cane) 19-Year-Old Jessi Bushman Brings a Taste of ‘Old Hollywood’ to Freud in New Play Jessi Bushman takes inspiration from flamboyance in her approach to playing Princess Marie Bonaparte in “Crazy About You,”... Features 26 Nov 2024 | 01:32
Bling: High end watches are big sellers. They most expensive watch that family member sold was for $200,000. ( Photo: OMI) A Sparkling Gem of a Family Business in the Heart of the Diamond District Jonathan Matatov sees the real value in working with his family every day, which is worth more than the pieces of jewelry... Features 18 Nov 2024 | 01:56
Women exercising in the gym. The US Dept of Health and Human Services recommends two days a week on muscle strengtheners ( Photo: Nenad Stojkovic) We Should All Exercise More, but You Don’t Have to Punish Yourself in the Gym The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that healthy adults should spend at least 20 minutes a day on moderate... Features 15 Nov 2024 | 01:56
Alex Anagnostidis started in construction before a friend helped get him into the stuntman’s union. ( Photo credit: Andrew Loucas) This New York-born Stuntman Is on a Hollywood Roll What do Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Lawrence have in common? They’ve all worked with Alex Anagnostidis. You... Features 21 Nov 2024 | 06:18
The Kirkus Review praised Talkin’ Greenwich Village saying the author David Browne “offers a detailed, abundantly populated chronicle of a storied place and its creative, outspoken, driven inhabitants...Animated social history.” ( Photo: Hachette Books) “Talkin’ Greenwich Village” Captures The Coolest Neighborhood in the History of the World David Browne’s terrific new book, Talkin’ Greenwich Village, is a love letter to that distinctive, quirky, historic stretch... Features 25 Oct 2024 | 05:11
Grant Kretchik (left) and Caroline Liem, college teachers with more than 40 years of experience in the business of show biz, dispense practical advice to aspiring actors on a new podcast ”In the Podlight.” ( Photo: Brandon Mills) New York Actors and Actresses: Listen Up! There’s no business like show business, and you can hear all about the ins and outs of it via the new podcast “In the Podlight.”... City Arts 04 Oct 2024 | 11:18
Fall Education Update 2024 Cell Phone Ban in City Schools Not There Yet But Could Happen “Coach Jake” Overcame Troubled Past to Become Winningest H.S.... Features 27 Sep 2024 | 02:34
Let’s do the Time Warp again! ( All photos: Andrea Thurlow) Karen’s Quirky Style Does the Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve seen it at least 30 times. I’ve gloried to dress... Features 27 Sep 2024 | 03:30
Muhammad Ali, when he was still known as Cassius Clay, delivers a playful KO to the Beatles who dropped by Miami’s Fifth St. Gym in Feb. 1964, only days before his championship bout with Sonny Liston. It’s among the tabloid photos on display at the Howard Greenberg Gallery through Nov. 16. ( Photo: Photographer unknown, courtesy the Howard Greenberg Gallery) Six Great Art Shows to See This Fall Extra! Extra!: News Photographs From 1908-1975 Newspaper editors know that a picture can sometimes be better than a thousand... City Arts 20 Sep 2024 | 12:53
Dorothy Lawson (left) with Ethel will be performing a preview of their soon-to-be released newest album “Persist” at Merkin Hall in the Kaufman Music Center at Abraham Goodman House 129 West 67th Street. Allison Loggins-Hull on flute is a collaborator. ( Photo: Courtesy Ethel) Dorothy Lawson and the Ethel String Quartet Are Ready to Release a New Album When Canadian native Dorothy Lawson moved to New York City to study at Juilliard, she was immediately hooked. “New York won... Features 09 Sep 2024 | 02:06
Senior Living 2024 Homes Away from Home Milk: Hands Down Still the Best Bet to Slow the Bone Mass Loss that Occurs As We Age Best-Selling Author... Features 05 Aug 2024 | 11:52
Gary Tomei (from left), Ronnie Sholom, Adrienne Viscio and Michael Pollack speak at CaringKind headquarters on April 19, during a “To Whom I May Concern” storytelling event. ( Courtesy of CaringKind) To Whom I May Concern: Coping with Alzheimer’s, one tale at a time On a Friday afternoon this April, Michael Pollack, a 73-year-old man with close-cropped white hair and rounded glasses, sat... Home 11 Jun 2024 | 01:59
Joe Brent: mandolinist, composer, band leader, record label owner ( by Emma Mead / www.josephbrent.com) Mandolinist Joe Brent: Shaking up the Music Industry one Album at a Time Joe Brent is making it his mission to help fellow musicians have “artistic and financial agency over their music.” In 2021,... Features 10 Jun 2024 | 01:21
Lisa Pegher got her first drum set when she was seven and a teacher recognized her talent and paid for the drum set as well as a year of lessons. ( Maddie A. McCoy) Lisa Pegher: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum Lisa Pegher credits her early path to a career in music to “divine intervention.” “Because I really do believe there’s no... News 15 May 2024 | 02:42
