The story of Aquilino Gonell’s life and his battle to make sense of it after injuries suffered on Jan. 6 forced him to retire from as a Sgt. with the US Capitol Police Department in the subject of “American Shield,” a memoir he co-authored with Susan Shapiro (left), The paperback edition hits on Veteran’s Day. ( Photo: Courtesy Aquilino Gonell. ) Capitol Police Sgt. Still Remembers Faces of People Who Attacked Him on Jan 6th Sgt. Aquilino Gonell sat in his Virginia backyard–a 45-year-old Dominican American with a shaved head, dressed in a simple... City Arts 06 Nov 2024 | 02:52
Joyce Gold (right) leads her “Gilded Age — Grandiose Yearnings From Untaxed Earnings” walking tour on Sunday, Oct. 6th. ( Photo: Alex Dolansky) City Expert Joyce Gold Reflects on Nearly 50 Years of Guided Tours When asked how she came to be one of Manhattan’s earliest independent tour guides—almost 50 years ago, well before the New... City Arts 17 Oct 2024 | 12:56
Jessica Sherr (center) stars with Heather Brittain (left) and Leigh Ponce in a new dark comedy, “Wicked Image.” This Halloween, a “Wicked” Good Time Awaits Even fallen angels need a pick-me-up. What in Hades are Lucifer, Satan, and the Devil to do? The horns, the pitchforks, and... News 14 Oct 2024 | 11:46
The new Jez Butterworth play, “The Hills of California” is one of more than a dozen plays written by, and starring, women now gracing theaters from the Great White Way to Off Broadway. ( Photo: HillofCalifornia.com) The Hills Are Alive...With the Sounds of Women’s Plays Jez Butterworth’s latest play has just opened on Broadway. “The Hills of California” is about a mother determined to turn... City Arts 07 Oct 2024 | 12:38
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
Director Igor Golyak will have two plays running back-to-back at the Off Broadway theater Classic Stage Company. “Our Class” debuts Sept. 12 to November 3 and it will be followed by his own take on Shakespeare’s classic “The Merchant of Venice” starting on November 22. ( Photo: Courtesy of Arlekin Players Theatre ) Off-Broadway Double Header of Plays Directed by Igor Golyak at the Classic Stage Co. “Our Class” was such a success at the Brooklyn Academy of Music earlier this year that it’s moving Off-Broadway to Classic... City Arts 06 Sep 2024 | 01:17
Grant Woods, former attorney general of Arizona and longtime friend of Sen. John McCain, co-wrote The Ghost of John McCain but passed away in 2021, three years before the play finally was slated to debut Off-Broadway debut. ( Photo: Robbie Quinn/Wikimedia Commons) Democracy Takes Center Stage in Two New Off Broadway Plays It is only appropriate, perhaps, with a critical election coming up, that two new shows—relevant and timely would emerge.... City Arts 28 Aug 2024 | 05:26
A happy participant has finished his work for the day on July 27. A day of special art making project at Brooklyn’s New York Transit Museum was a resounding success for all ages who spent the afternoon creating transit-focused images on paper. ( Photo: Nora Gomez-Strauss/Whitney Museum) “Whitney On The Rails” Rides to the Transit Museum This year, the Whitney Museum ventured out of its Gansevoort St. galleries and into the boroughs to celebrate the 2024 Whitney... City Arts 23 Aug 2024 | 11:53
Kelley Curran (left) and Frank Wood uses finger puppets to represent the characters from Trump’s inner circle who huddled in Trump Tower in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer who was promising to hand over incriminating info on Hillary Clinton. ( Photo: Carol Rosegg) Political Events in 2016 Form Backdrop for New Play Starring Frank Wood and Kelley Curran Playwright Catherine Gropper uses that now infamous meeting in June 2016 on the Trump Tower’s 25th floor between top campaign... News 14 Aug 2024 | 04:55
Rush Hemispjheres (1978): Brain-centric gatefold album cover by Canadian art / prog rockers. Original cover design by graphic artist Hugh Syme. Photo: Mercury Records Brains Need Art Like Art Needs Brains by Michele Willens When I first reviewed Your Brain On Art, by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, it was a rather new idea: making... City Arts 18 Jul 2024 | 01:51
Rush Hemispjheres (1978): Brain-centric gatefold album cover by Canadian art / prog rockers. Original cover design by graphic artist Hugh Syme. ( Mercury Records) Brains Need Art Like Art Needs Brains When I first reviewed Your Brain On Art, by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, it was a rather new idea: making the connection... City Arts 10 Jul 2024 | 12:54
Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Caroyn-Bissette Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller ( Gallery Books) Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: The Woman Behind the Boldface and Headlines “I wanted to recount Carolyn’s story in a way that situated her at the center of her narrative. When she appears in the volumes... City Arts 10 Jun 2024 | 03:26
Jim Caruso has been bringing up and comers and stars together every Monday night since 2003 at open mic night at Birdland Jazz Club Photo: Kevin Alvey Jim Caruso Brings Together Stars and Up and Compers at Birdland’s Monday Night Open Mic Superstars of showbiz hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle on the... News 08 Jun 2024 | 01:15
Adam Pajkowski strikes a sophisticated pose near the arch in Washington Square Park. Photo: Sophie Collongette Artist in a Top Hat Strolls Through the City Adam Pajkowski dresses as if he belongs on the streets of early Victorian-era Paris, a picturesque image of a 6-foot upper-middle-class... City Arts 07 Feb 2024 | 01:28
The cover of Superlative City, Cynthia Pigott’s new pandemic-inspired collection of watercolor paintings depicting some of NY’s prominent records. ( Photo via Cynthia Pigott) “Superlative City” Is a Radiant Watercolor Survey of Big Apple Life Cynthia M. Pigott’s “Superlative City: The Most, the Biggest, the First, the Oldest and the Best of New York in 52 Pictures”... News 18 Aug 2023 | 12:58
