Music Archives - Page 2 of 8

23Feb

Bucket List: Woody Allen – Live at Cafe Carlyle

If you haven't already figured it out from reading my many blogs about Woody Allen, I'm a huge fan. I've written about his movies, his plays and his impact on my life and move to NYC from Atlanta, GA. But he means so much more to me than I can write here on this blog and after many years of saying how much I want to see him in real life at the Cafe Carlyle where he plays clarinet regularly with his band, my husband finally listened and agreed that it was the perfect Valentine's Day gift for me this year. And indeed it was. We got dressed up, a Read More

31Jan

Giveaway: Jazz for Young People Family Concert Series at Jazz at Lincoln Center

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Over at MamaDrama, they're giving away a family four-pack giveaway for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s next Jazz for Young People: What is Improv? on February 11th at 1 and 3pm. Drummer Matt Wilson and his Arts and Crafts ensemble will lead audiences through an interactive program on the most fundamental component of jazz, improvisation, as they explore how jazz musicians invent music in the moment. They'll also be featuring a variety of family-friendly pre-concert activities at 12:15 and 2:15pm. The concert is taking place at the Rose Theater at Frederick Read More

27Dec

My Pop Culture Best of List 2011

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Here's a short top 10 of my richest pop cultural experiences of 2011: Best Movies: I loved that my son enjoyed the dazzling film directed by Martin Scorcese, Hugo, just as much as I did. A long time fan of Woody Allen, I adored Midnight in Paris and found it just as compelling and genuine as some of his early films. I saw it in a Brooklyn film house with other longtime Woody Allen fans and it was one of my most memorable cinematic experiences of the year. I laughed out loud with all the ladies of the hit movie Bridesmaids and am thrilled that Read More

15Nov

Giveaway: Hanukkah Fever! Mama Doni Concert Tickets

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Mama Doni and The Mama Doni Band are coming home for the holidays, highlighting the Chanukah season with four special “Chanukah Fever” shows in the NYC tri-state region from December 11 – 18. New York families can join in Mama Doni’s high-energy pre-Chanukah festivities at concerts in Manhattan and West Nyack . There will also be shows in West Hartford, CT and Hoboken, NJ. Performance details are as follows: CHANUKAH FEVER! WITH MAMA DONI & THE MAMA DONI BAND WHERE: JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack Rd., West Nyack, NY Read More

13Nov

A Night at the Westchester Philharmonic

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Last night my husband I had the pleasure of being invited as guests to an evening at the Westchester Philharmonic. It was just luck to have chosen a night when Japanese conductor Tonoma Nishimoto and Ann Hobson Pilot, a well-known harpist, were joining forces and performing together on stage. To say that it was a real treat is a bit of an understatement. Nishimoto led the Westchester Philharmonic though Liszt’s haunting symphonic poem, Les Preludes, Rimsky-Korsakov’s exultant Scheherezade and Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer John Williams’ On Read More

08Nov

NYC Culture Giveaway: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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I've talked a lot about Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis on this blog, and I've offered giveaways to their shows. I really hope you listen up and enter this giveaway as it's something I think is very special and a real NYC experience for both you and your children. In its first holiday concert in years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will be joined by the versatile singer Kim Burrell in a performance of new arrangements of holiday jazz and spiritual classics. When: December 15-17, 2011, 8pm; Saturday, Read More

26Aug

Giveaway: Family Pack (4 Tickets) to A Show of Your Choice at Symphony Space

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Symphony Space in NYC continues to amaze me with their stunning programming for children. I've written about them in the past, and I'm happy to tell you about the upcoming seasson, they are offering the Just Kidding series and Thalia Kid's Book Club, a cornucopia of family-friendly performances and author events. From September through May, Symphony Space continues their tradition of offering New York families ground-breaking programming from around the U.S.At the end of September, they'll be featuring the FREE Secret Mountain Sunday celebration concert Read More

23Jul

Sympathy for Amy Winehouse

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This afternoon I was lying sick in bed, tapping away on the computer, briefly noting the tweets flashing at the top of my screen, when one made me look up in disbelief: "Amy Winehouse reported dead in her home at age 27." I quickly went online to see if the rumor was true and couldn't find anything. For several minutes, there was nothing reported, so I thought it was another of those Twitter fake death rumors. Then Huffington Post released an update reporting her death, and then all the news outlets began to follow their lead. Surprisingly, CNN was Read More

28Jun

FREE NYC: The Sony Wonder Technology Lab’s Newest Exhibit, Music Mixer

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Have you been to the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in New York City with your kids? If not, you should. It's one of the city's best activities for kids and it's FREE. I've been taking my kids there since they were wee small, and it's an experience that we'll never get tired of. It's a four-story interactive technology and entertainment experience in the Sony Building on 56th and Madison that is truly out of this world. So, when I was invited there today for the opening of Music Mixer, its latest interactive exhibit featuring 14-time Read More

07Jun

Moey’s Music Party in Central Park

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The day after Monty Singer’s Thomas the Train 2rd birthday bash, he begged his mother for another party. Fortunately his mom is award winning Off- Broadway songwriter Melissa Levis – otherwise known as beloved kiddie rocker, Moey. Inspired by her son’s love of parties, Melissa created a party-themed Mommy & Me music class at the NY Junior League (130 East 80th St.) Every week is a different party in Moey’s Music Party. Children don sombreros for Fiesta Parties, cowboy hats for Wild West Parties, and tiaras and crowns for Prince & Princess Read More