The exhibition “To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum” offers a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into a collection that has been almost entirely inaccessible to the public. Comprising more than forty rare and opulent objects, the show features extraordinary examples of European gold and silversmith, in addition to sumptuous textiles, giftedContinue Reading

Kiran Ahluwalia’s “Diwali Celebration” at Roulette Intermedium delivered a boundary-defying fusion of sound, capturing the festival’s spirit of light overcoming darkness. Kiran Ahluwalia is from India and Rez Abbasi, from Pakistan: their bond is a testament to lasting love, a twenty-year duet that survived the diaspora and blended their distinct ethnic andContinue Reading

Claudio Mascarenhas is known for his multifaceted career as an actor, opera singer, and practitioner of martial arts. As an opera singer, he is listed as a Bass Baritone with performance highlights including roles in Iolanta, Pagliacci, and Don Giovanni in New York City productions. Yesterday I went to see ClaudioContinue Reading

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Robert Browning Associates (RBA) is set to present its Fall 2025 World Music Season at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, NY. Celebrating 49 years of showcasing global sounds, the series features a diverse lineup of international artists.  Upcoming performances include master violinist L. Shankar with leading percussionists, a performance by vocalistContinue Reading

(un)conditional at the SoHo Playhouse dives headfirst into the messy, complicated world of relationships, pushing the boundaries of love and compromise. Playwright Ali Keller’s work, which won the theater’s Lighthouse Series, is a bold and unflinching look at two couples whose marriages are tested when a dark sexual fantasy movesContinue Reading

thewrong.org The Wrong Biennial is a decentralized, non-profit, and collaborative art event that showcases contemporary digital art to a global audience.  Founded in 2013, it serves as a digital-native alternative to traditional art biennials, challenging the elitism and geographical limitations of the established art world.  The biennial operates through aContinue Reading

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Flora Yukhnovich’s exhibition, “Four Seasons,” at The Frick Collection is a site-specific installation that directly responds to the museum’s permanent collection of paintings by French Rococo artist François Boucher.  Flora Yukhnovich, born in 1990, is a British painter known for her contemporary interpretation of the Rococo style. She developed herContinue Reading

Lili / Darwin, a new play written and performed by Darwin Del Fabro, will play a limited, 12-performance engagement starting this weekend, Saturday, August 2 running through August 23, at The Tank. A powerful and intimate, LILI / DARWIN from writer-director Darwin Del Fabro is a theatrical experience that masterfully blends autobiography andContinue Reading

Lola Bonfiglio and Carnie Wilson. Photo by Alex Kluft. Thursday night, The Canyon was packed for a special “All-Star Tribute to The Beach Boys,” co-hosted by the Get Together Foundation and Rock Cellar Productions. The sold-out benefit concert honored the late Brian Wilson, taking the audience on a 28-song journey throughContinue Reading

Burak Tatar is curating The 30TH Annual LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS this weekend in NYC. You can catch it for FREE, this Memorial Weekend (MAY 23, 24, 25, 2025 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday). It is a mix of movies and theater. My favorite movie on Saturday was THEContinue Reading