The New York City Traveler

Friday, Nov 23 and Saturday Nov 24 Dave Brubeck Quartet will be performing at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. 8 pm $66 and $70
Saturday, Nov 24 Great balls of fire! Jerry Lee Lewis will be at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. 8 pm $95
Tuesday, Nov 27 Darren Hayes of the Aussie pop group Savage Garden will be promoting his new album at Borders Columbus Circle. 7 pm Free
Starting Wednesday, Nov 28 Pam Ann: Come Fly With Me will be performing her hilarious one-woman flight attendant comedy show at …read more

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The Rockettes are celebrating 75 years of the holiday favorite Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Director and choreographer Linda Haberman has created a new, completely reimagined show that will be enjoyed by all ages. The Rockettes perform “New York at Christmas” and “Let Christmas Shine” and the obligatory “Living Nativity” scene.
Location: 1260 Sixth Ave (at 50th St) map 212-307-1000
Getting There: B, D, F, V to 47–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
Date and Time: Multiple shows each day until December 30th.
Cost: $40 – $100
Photo credit: Wikimedia
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Heartland Brewery entered the New York restaurant scene in 1995 at a time when brewpubs were shunned in favor of wine bars. The stigma has long been shed and, since opening their original Union Square location, Heartland Brewery has opened four more brewpubs across the Manhattan area.
The award-winning beer, once brewed on the premises, is now imported from their Fort Greene, Brooklyn facility. One of the most popular brews, Farmer John’s Oatmeal Stout, won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Colorado. Most beers change with the season. This season’s beer, Smiling …read more

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“Affair to Remember” and “Sleepless in Seattle” made the Observatory of the Empire State Building one of the most famous New York City landmarks.  This architectural masterpiece only took 1 year and 45 days to complete.  Since it’s completion in 1931, nearly 110 million people have visited the observatory.  The building, which has it’s own ZIP code, hosts two restaurants, a sushi bar, three coffee shops, a drug store, a Hallmark card shop, a post office and two banks.    
Location: Fifth Avenue & 34th Street
Subways: 1, 2, or 3 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C or E (Eighth Avenue Subway) …read more

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A few years ago my mom was visiting me in New York. As we were walking through Times Square she screamed “There’s the Naked Cowboy!” and took off towards a half-naked man with a cowboy hat. Horrified, having no idea as to what she was referring, I followed and learned of the photo-op phenomena that captivates the attention of visitors and residents alike: the Naked Cowboy.
Rain or shine, sleet or snow. He makes his appearances on the sidewalks of Times Square, dressed in white briefs and cowboy boots, with his guitar, dancing. Nothing stops the Naked …read more

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Monday, Nov 19  BAM Remembers Ingmar Bergman presented by actors affiliated with The Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden.  Selected readings from Bergman’s diaries and an excerpt from the documentary Bergman Island directed by Marie Nyreröd will be screened.  Brooklyn Academy of Music.  Free
Monday, Nov 19 Comedy monologist and storyteller Mike Daisey performs new material at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre.  $20
Monday, Nov 19 and Tuesday, Nov 20  Brazilian Grammy award winning singer and composer Caetano Veloso will perform at Nokia Theatre in Times Square. $45 and $60
Tuesday, Nov 20  "The View" co-host Joy Behar workshops some new comedy …read more

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Business has been slow for restaurants in the Theater District since last week when the Stagehand strike took effect.  In an effort to help bring new customers to the area’s suffering restaurants, many eateries are offering 15% off either the lunch menu, dinner menu, or both.
Check out the legendary Prohibition-era wine cellar at ‘21′ Club.  Try the raw bar at Blue Point Seafood.  Find out why Kyotofu had the "Best Cupcake" according to New York Magazine in 2007.  Or feast on a traditional Brazilian meal of feijoada and finish it with a Caipirinha at Brazil Brazil Restaurant.  
The …read more

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With most of Broadway in the dark, it is a perfect time to discover the lesser-known shows that are playing Off-Broadway. 
The definitions of "Off-Broadway" and "Off-Off-Broadway" are often misunderstood.  Though the theatre must be in Manhattan, the classifications of theatres is not strictly determined by the location but rather by seating capacity.  An "Off-Broadway" show may not have a seating capacity of more than 499.  And "Off-Off-Broadway" generally defines a theatre that does not have a seating capacity exceeding 99.  Avenue Q, Rent, and Spring Awakening all started as Off-Broadway productions and have moved on to be immensely Broadway …read more

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More than a week has passed in the stagehand strike that has left most of Broadway dark and there appears to be little sign of a thaw. Over two dozen Broadway theatres are closed and will remain closed until the dispute is settled. Among the affected shows are the immensely popular Spring Awakening and Wicked.
There are a few shows that remain unaffected by the strike:

Shakespeare’s Cymbeline at Victoria Beaumont Theatre at Lincon Center (212) 239-6200. Until Jan 6, 2008. $65-$90
Mary Poppins at New Amsterdam Theatre (212) 307-4747. $25-250
Mauritius at Biltmore Theatre (212) 239-6200. Until Nov …read more

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While I was at the supermarket this afternoon I glanced around to see that nearly everybody had a twenty pound turkey in their basket. That served as a gentle reminder that Thanksgiving is less than a week away and I am nowhere near prepared.
There are so many things to do on Thanksgiving that don’t include cooking all day: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, football games, and preparing for the impending shopping season just to name a few. Fortunately, if you’re like me and thinking of taking this Thanksgiving off, there is an array of dining-out and order-in options that …read more

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