Eight hundred forty repetitions comprise Vexations, Erik Satie’s enigmatic unpublished durational piano score. Composed around 130 years ago, and evidently never performed, the piece remained a theoretical curiosity until 1963 when John Cage organized a marathon rendition in the East Village.
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The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra’s Monday night gig is the longest steady gig in jazz history (1966 to 2023). That’s 57 years at the Village Vanguard, the oldest continuously operating jazz club in the world (established 1935).
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Do you know someone who wanted to read Proust, but found him unintelligible?
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I first met jazz tenor saxophonist Rico Jones outside the Apple Store in the West Village on 14th Street and Ninth Avenue on a mid-afternoon in early November 2022. He was playing with a mixed bag ensemble of 8-10 jazz street musicians.
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With the money received from the play and film A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry bought the building on 337 Bleecker Street in the West Village. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is a State Historic Preservation site. You possibly passed by and thought nothing of it or maybe you read the plaque. But do you know who Lorraine Hansberry was?
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A short list of actors who took classes there included Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Liza Minnelli, Fritz Weaver, Geraldine Page and Anne Bancroft.
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Some of my actor friends may call me a Philistine for saying so, but I’ve always felt that Shakespeare is at his best when adapted for modern audiences. Truth be told, I’ve typically enjoyed reading the Bard’s work more than watching it on stage.
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Bowery Electric is a live music venue and dance club located on 327 Bowery in the East Village which specializes in indie/ alternative bands. It’s located between East 2nd Street and East 3rd Street.
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The Strike is the drama to see this summer. It is a riveting tale of greed and capitalism gone mad. And you can watch it by streaming on your favorite device.
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A self-taught photographer published in the New York Times, the Daily News and over 40 books, Lee brought to light the lives of 1.6 million Asian Americans in New York City, and 24 million nationwide.
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One July, a century back, the Duke of Middlebottom presented the smart set of New York with a shining brief flash of a summer “season” in glittery performance of a one-night operatic spectacle at the private theater of his rented townhouse on West Twelfth Street.
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The Obie Award-winning New Ohio Theatre has announced that it will conclude its acclaimed 30-year run with the last ever Ice Factory Festival, featuring Artistic Director Robert Lyons’ ULTRA LEFT VIOLENCE as the final show
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Heidi Russell is a life-long, self-taught fine art photographer specializing in capturing the intersection of the various dimensions of cultural environs through full-frame, non-manipulated, in-camera technique using existing lighting.
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First, and just in time for the heat of the season, comes the revival of our movie screenings. We’ve recently completed an audio-visual renovation in our first floor Willa Cather room, giving us a vastly improved setup for our regular Monday night movies, as well as some summertime matinees.
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There is a “must read” article in the May issue of The Village View by Dan Bianchi who covered the rich history of “Off Broadway” south of 14th St.
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