cubanmiamiboy Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Sooo...I managed to squeeeeze my end of the year schedule in the hospital so I was able to get me those days off, and I just bought me and my mom plane tickets to spend New Year's Eve in the city! Yaay! New Yorkers...I will accept ANY suggestions for entertainment purposes...meaning...places to go on that very night-(I tried one year to get to Times Square and I won't even try to repeat it...it was a nightmare)...restaurants, theater shows around those days...ANYTHING that could make my days over there ever better! (I would like to see the Rockettes...) Thanks in advance!
abatt Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Rockettes sounds like fun. Another option is Alvin Ailey Dance Company, which will be at New York City Center during that period. Or a Broadway show? Have fun!
sandik Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Oh, Ailey would be a great way to see in the new year!
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 8, 2013 Author Posted December 8, 2013 I plan to go see both Nutcrackers-(City Ballet and Ratmansky's), Falstaff, Die Fledermaus and Tosca and, as I said, the Rockettes. Ailey sounds like a good option too. I want to pack my days!
Lcg Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 The Ratmansky Nutcracker will have ended before you arrive but there is so much available anyway. Be sure to check Goldstar.com asap. A brief, free registration is required but their discounts for performances and NY "experiences" are often excellent. They do add fees but they are much less than those of most theaters. As of this morning they had nicely discounted seats for the Rockettes for dates you are in NY. Since you are visiting during our most popular tourist season this is the one time I strongly suggest you get your tickets in advance.
California Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Magritte exhibit at MoMA: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1322
Barbara Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 How about the Christmas tree and Neopolitan Creche at the Metropolitan Museum? On display till Jan. 6. And a bonus could be to take in the Venetian Glass exhibit.
sandik Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 If I were going to be in NYC, I would go to this -- a re-creation of the famous/infamous 1913 Armory Show.
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 Vermeer exhibit at the Frick Oh, I LOVE the Frick! (check)
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 The Ratmansky Nutcracker will have ended before you arrive... Oh, bummer...
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 Magritte exhibit at MoMA: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1322 Yes...Magritte! check...
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 If I were going to be in NYC, I would go to this -- a re-creation of the famous/infamous 1913 Armory Show. Oh, that sounds interesting...
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 How about the Christmas tree and Neopolitan Creche at the Metropolitan Museum? On display till Jan. 6. And a bonus could be to take in the Venetian Glass exhibit. The MET is always in my schedule...check..!
Jayne Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 Oh the MET! Be sure to visit my (ahem) Tiffany Stained Glass windows in the American Wing. Go ice skating at Rockefeller Center Plaza. Take your mama to tea at The Plaza (feel like Eloise).
sandik Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 If I were going to be in NYC, I would go to this -- a re-creation of the famous/infamous 1913 Armory Show. Oh, that sounds interesting... If you go, come tell us about it -- I'm wishing I could be there, but alas, my bank account doesn't stretch that far.
kfw Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 If I were going to be in NYC, I would go to this -- a re-creation of the famous/infamous 1913 Armory Show. So would I! And then I'd go to Gagosian Gallery downtown for recent Richard Serra work, and Gagosian Gallery uptown for late de Kooning. And speaking of Falstaff, Die Fledermaus and Tosca, the Metropolitan Opera House offers a 90-minute backstage tour.
liebs Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 and the gilded age show at the museum of the city of NY
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 Jayne...I skated at the Rockefeller plaza only one time-(the only time I've done it..). I thought I wasn't going to be able to stand on those things, but I guess my roller blading training was good enough...I skated for two hours and didn't fall once..! Sandik..I certainly will tell once I'm back. I can't wait to get out of the end of the year hospital madness!
mimsyb Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 Jayne...I skated at the Rockefeller plaza only one time-(the only time I've done it..). I thought I wasn't going to be able to stand on those things, but I guess my roller blading training was good enough...I skated for two hours and didn't fall once..! Sandik..I certainly will tell once I'm back. I can't wait to get out of the end of the year hospital madness! For something beautiful and different, go to the Cloisters. The extraordinary sound installation is now over, but this setting always takes my breath away. It's a wonderful way to escape the mad house that is Christmas in NYC! Also, any time listening to the choir singing at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue is time well spent. If you do like crowds, try the covered kiosks at either Union Square or Columbus Circle. Always fun. Balthazar's in SoHo for a fun dining experience.
abatt Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 Forgot to add that the Met Museum has an annual Christmas Tree exhibition which is wonderful. (Link below provides description.) Note that you can pay whatever you want to get into the Met Museum at all times. Admission is based on a "suggested contribution." http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/christmas-tree
susanger Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 New York String Orchestra Seminar concert, a Carnegie Hall presentation (not a rental), on December 28. http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2013/12/28/0800/PM/New-York-String-Orchestra/ Fantastically talented musicians, 16-23 years old, conducted by Jaime Laredo. Leon Fleisher and Johannes String Quartet performing with the students. It is the 45th season of the seminar and Jaime Laredo's 20th anniversary running it -- quite a special occasion.
cubanmiamiboy Posted December 11, 2013 Author Posted December 11, 2013 Thank you all for your responses! I will have to seat with al the options in order to prepare a schedule. Oh, I can't wait!
Helene Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I don't know how I missed this thread . I would have suggested going to the lobby of the Museum of Natural History where they display a huge Christmas tree decorated with origami ornaments made by NYC school children.
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