The New York City Traveler

 The New Museum of Contemporary Art will reopen in its new, permanent location in the Bowery on Saturday. As part of it’s grand re-opening gala, the museum will be open for 30 continuous hours from 12 noon on Dec 1st until 6 pm, Sunday, Dec 2nd.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1977 and is the only museum in New York City that is devoted exclusively to presenting contemporary art from around the world. The new 60,000 square foot museum, designed by progressive Japanese architectural firm SANAA, is a metal mesh-clad stack of boxes shifted off-axis. …read more

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The classic…
The New York City Ballet presenting George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker has returned to Lincoln Center for the season and will celebrate its 2,000th performance on December 17th.  The show originally opened in New York in 1954.
This captivating holiday favorite features little Marie, marching toy soldiers, a glowing and growing one-ton Christmas tree, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and a life-sized, princely Nutcracker.
Location:  New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, 20 Lincoln Center (map).  (212) 870-5570
Getting There: "1" train to 66th Street/Lincoln Center
Dates and Time: Multiple daily performances until Dec 30. 
Cost: $20 – $120

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Friday, Nov 30  thru Sunday, Dec 2  Saturday Night Live alumni Colin Quinn will perform his comedy at Gotham Comedy Club.  $20 and $25
Friday, Nov 30  Paula Cole performs at the Rubin Museum of Art as part of the Naked Soul acoustic and unamplified music series.  Happy hour in the K2 Lounge is from 6-7 pm.  Music starts at 7pm.  Admission included to RMA’s galleries.  $45 and $50
Sunday, Dec 2  Anthony Bourdain of the Travel Channel’s show "Anthony Bourdain:  No Reservations" will be signing his new fully illustrated journal, Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach.  Barnes and …read more

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The shuttered Broadway shows are scheduled to reopen Thursday after the union representing over 3000 stagehands reached a tentative agreement. The agreement has been called a "good compromise that serves [the] industry."
The strike lasted over two weeks and affected 26 shows. The financial effects of the strike have rippled through the city; most notably hurt were the restaurants in the Theater District. Though the strike has driven more theater-goers to Off-Broadway shows.
Go check out all of your favorite shows including "Wicked," "Jersey Boys," "Chicago," "Avenue Q," and "Spring Awakening."
Now if only the Writers Guild could reach an agreement all would …read more

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Broadway may be dark but the 30,000 lights on the Rockefeller Center Tree will be certain to light up the night sky over Midtown this Wednesday. This year will mark the 75th anniversary of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tradition.
The holiday tradition began in 1931 when construction workers of Rockefeller Center put up a small fir tree decorated with cranberries and garland. Over the past 75 years the ceremony has grown into the national televised event that it is today.
Rockefeller Center’s “Tree Guy” David Murbach has been selecting the Rockefeller Christmas Tree for the past 24 years. The …read more

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Described as comedy, camp, and glamour.  She’s part drag-queen but definitely a woman.  Pam Ann, the comedic creation of Aussie Caroline Reid, is bringing her one-woman flight attendant-themed comedy to Joe’s for a series of shows beginning tonight.
Pam Ann’s performances feature characters such as Susan, a British Airways purser with psychic powers; Donna, an EasyJet flight attendant whose dream is to stay at any destination longer than 20 minutes; and Mona, a flight attendant who has more vulgarities than pleasantries in her vocabulary.
Pam Ann’s cult-like following, once restricted to British Airways cabin crews, has gone mainstream and now includes middle-aged …read more

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The 18th annual Lincoln Center Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place Monday night at Lincoln Center Plaza. The ceremony will feature excerpts from New York City Ballet’s production The Nutcracker as well as excerpts from the Metropolitan Opera’s Hansel and Gretel. This year’s tree is a 50′, 7.5-ton Colorado Blue Spruce.
Location: Josie Robertson Plaza @ Lincoln Center, between 62nd and 65th Streets, map, (212) 875-5000
Getting There: Local 1 train to 66th Street/Lincoln Center Station
Time: 5:30 pm Tree lighting
At 5 pm, NYCB corps de ballet member Kyle Froman will be autographing copies of his new …read more

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A hot glue gun, sequins, and glitter don’t sound like typical tools one would find in designer’s workshop. But those items are exactly what Manoel Renha has in his toolbox. Renha is the creative designer of windows at Lord & Taylor’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, chiefly responsible for the intricate holiday window displays that are presented each year.
Lord & Taylor is celebrating it’s 80th year of this holiday tradition with the theme “Christmas Is The Moment.” Each of the windows facing Fifth Avenue is a global journey using the five senses to remind us …read more

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Okay, it really wasn’t a miracle, just a court ordered injunction that allowed "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” to open on Broadway.     
The whole family is sure to enjoy the holiday classic that features the popular songs "You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas.”  The show is under the direction of Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray, Henry IV, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).  And the role of the Grinch is reprised by Patrick Page in a performance that is receiving great reviews.
For the first time in Broadway history, the production will be offering 12 performances a …read more

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John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, New York, is one of the biggest and busiest airports in the world.  Over 80 airlines serve the nearly 43 million passengers that pass through JFK each year.  I personally try not to fly out of JFK, however, if your travel plans have your arriving into New York on Uzbekistan Airways, there is no way to avoid JFK.  Fortunately, there is a myriad of transportation choices for every budget to get you from JFK to Manhattan.
Airtran JFK-to-Subway (or LIRR):  Least expensive 
In 2003, travel to and from JFK became much easier with …read more

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