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Named by Thrillist as one of the “17 Things You Have to Do in Winter in New York City.”
New York Wine Events is pleased to invite you to the NYC Winter Wine Festival, our largest tasting of the year with expansive variety of wines. Join us at The PlayStation Theater in Times Square on Saturday, March 10, 2018 as we savor selections from all over the world, delicious food and amazing music.
The world's leading brands along with today's top talent come together in a carefully curated presentation of design, offering inspired vignettes by respected brands, design seminars, culinary demonstrations, and special appearances. From furniture, accessories, lighting, and art to kitchen, bath, and building projects, the show offers thousands of products to source and shop—both from independent makers and established manufacturers.
THE ORCHID SHOW
Saturday, March 3, 2018 – Sunday, April 22, 2018
Now in its 16th year, The Orchid Show showcases thousands of dramatically displayed orchids in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory featuring a series of installations crafted by Daniel Ost.
SPRING FLING—the Parrish’s annual benefit event for the entire community that helps support the Museum’s incredible year-round education programs for children:
The Hamptons’ real estate market showed significant strength in the fourth quarter of 2017. Overall, total sales volume increased 20% vs. 2016, driven by a 23% gain in the number of sales, which was slightly offset by a modest 3% decline in average prices.
Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith (CAROL, THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY), Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller shows why he was the master of the genre.Following the screening of the film will be a discussion with Hamptons International Film Festival Board co-chair Alec Baldwin and Artistic Director David Nugent.
Ring in the New Year all over again with the Chinese New Year Parade! On February 25, Chinatown will be stormed by dragons and dancers alike during the annual parade, which heads down Mott Street from Canal Street starting at 1pm.
Looking for a Valentine's Day gift? Give the gift of the greatest love story of all time, with tickets to the New York City Ballet's staging of Romeo + Juliet. Showing this February 13-23, the performance embraces the innocence of its heroes and proves that true love cannot be overcome.
Escape the cold with the Brooklyn Craft Spirits Fest, featuring 100 styles of spirits. On February 10th, meet the distillers, master blenders, and experts behind the spirits at the Brooklyn Expo Center.
What is #SummerSomeplace? It is a declaration that rosé has a place at our tables year round. It is a nod to wine’s transportive power; its unique ability to energize a gathering, enhance a meal and evoke the carefree spirit of warmer months. The new, sophisticated bottle and contemporary label gives Finca Wölffer Rosé 2017 a distinct look and carries forward the bohemian spirit of life in the Hamptons. Keep an eye out for dynamic content, partnerships and fun pop-ups throughout the year!
There is a lot of uncertainty in the air as we begin this new year. The recent changes to the Tax Code have generated rumors that homes prices will be significantly devalued during 2018. These rumors are purposefully provocative and not based in proper context. There will be movement, but more like ripples than waves. Historically, real estate in NYC responds more to job growth, the stock market, bonuses, and corporate profits than to tax changes.... and all indicators for those indexes are excellent for 2018.
"In our current cultural mood, bordering on oppressive politeness, the statement "just being polite" is a defensive exchange made between people when one’s politeness is rejected. Politeness has become a veneer to cover any and everything sensitive, damaged, uncertain, confused, unequal, oppressed, violent, sexual, personal, natural, primitive, uncontrollable, or conflicted. The artists in this exhibition are done “trying to be polite,” communicating instead with honest, complex emotions about difficult states and situations with agency, energy and without apology."
Brooklyn echoed Manhattan market in closing activity this quarter as buyers anticipated sweeping changes of the tax legislation and rushed to lock in the full $1M mortgage interest deduction on new originations. This urgency was reflected by a 14% year-over-year increase in the number of closings by December 15th, coupled with a surge of transactions occurred in the $500K-$1M price segment, which was most impacted by the mortgage interest deduction limit change.
Can't get enough of NYC cuisine? NYC Restaurant Week presents the rare opportunity to get a deal on a 3-course lunch or dinner at over 300 restaurants, and will be held from January 22-February 9. #NYCRestaurantWeek
What do you buy that friend or family member who has everything?? The below organizations have fantastic gifts where all or part of the proceeds go to some really fantastic charities. Make someones Holiday Season a little brighter by helping them to help others!
For nearly 60 years, David Hockney (British, born 1937) has pursued a singular career with a love for painting and its intrinsic challenges. This major retrospective—the exhibition's only North American venue—will honor the artist in his 80th year by presenting his most iconic works and key moments of his career from 1960 to the present.
I have had the pleasure of dining at the James Beard house twice this year and both times were wonderful. If you have never experienced a dinner here you are missing out on a true New York City experience!!
For those of you not in NYC there are plenty of James Beard events through out the country all year long. Some of the upcoming locations are; Sanibel Island, Carmel, Orlando, and Palm Springs.
Join me for what is sure to me an amazing evening at the 92nd Street Y. The Crown returns to Netflix on Dec 8th but you can get a sneak peak at the new season, as well as hear from the 2 leading actors, Claire Foy and Matt Smith on Mon, Dec 4, 2017, 7:30 pm