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Written by: P: 212-332-9991 718-885-6576 A chatty, informative column of New York events featuring places, people and personalities and celebrities. demetriadaniels@gmail.com
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Friday, October 01, 2010
A most amazing event happened with the opening of the new film,"The Social Network". This story about the founder of Facebook is stirring up controversy. It is produced by the most amazing SCOTT RUDIN Mr. Rudin has given us such wonderful movies as "The Stepford Wives", "The Other Boelyn","Julie and Julia", "The Manchurian Candidate". The after party for 2,000 people was held at the Harvard Club ( that is where Mark Zukerberg, founder of Facebook went to school-Harvard).This dinner party with an open bar was unbelievable. On three different floors, and I went to all of them. This is the best party of the year. But in this mass of people, I had the most amazing unplanned, and spontaneous opportunity to meet Mr. Rudin and his niece and congratulated him on the movie. Be sure to run and see the movie. He is also making "Cleopatra" Monday, September 06, 2010
hi everyone, I have been at the beach all summer long. Hot news: a new musical called JUDY, written by Terry Wade and produced by Gloria Hope Sher Productions will open in Miami mid September. It is the story of JUDY GARLAND. I have been privleged to read the script and it captures all the pathos of her life. It has played in London and will be a smash hit when it comes to Broadway. It includes scenes with MICKEY ROONEY whom I met in New York with his wife Jan on their way to do a duo stage act. One of my favorite events in New York is the World Scince Festival, run by Brian Greene and Tracy Day, and this year it honored Dr. Sephen W. Hawking at a gala reception. He was escorted by his beautiful daughter, Lucy. It showed the world premiere of "Icarus at the Edge of Time" an orchestration composed by Philip Glass, and naration by John Lithgow. The Midtown International Theatre Festival premiered "Civil War Voices", a wonderful play with American songs written by James R. Hart and produced by Alma Villegas, Bob Obst/Wildly Productions.. Taken from diaries from the period,and countering the stories of a slave who became Mrs. Lincoln's seamstress,and two other stories. We are approaching the Civil War Sesquicentennial and this will become a big hit. "Lovers", written by Christopher Massimine was impressive. This festival is produced by John Chatterton and Emileena Pedigo. Thank you to Didi and Oscar Schafer for the wonder NY Philharmonic concerts we love you. Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Antikythera Mechanism is back in NY at the Onassis Center.Ambassador Tsilias introduced a lecture given by Mr. John H Seiradakis, from Aristotle Un. of Thessaloniki who explained the very complex gears/teeth and dials. This Greek calculator is from 150 BC found in a shipwreck. The mechanism determines eclipses of the sun and moon. Tom Malzbender from Hewlett Packard explained how the digital lighting techniques highlighted the miniscule writing to determine that the letter PI had one shorter stem, a system of writing only used in 150BC. A Greek invention. Tuesday, April 20, 2010
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, Director of the Hayden Planetarium published in softcover "The Pluto Files" .This book tells how many were upset when the planet Pluto was demoted to a non-planet by the International Astronomical Union. At a recent lecture he told us that he received thousands of letters chanting shame. Recently, he attended the The Explorers Club dinner at the Waldorf - this year they omitted the rattlesnake and instead served eel (ugh!). *** Some beautiful dress designs recently by Misha Nicole and the Indo-American Arts Council- (congratulations Aroom Shivdasani)fashion show at the Paramount Hotel.The Council is also presenting "The Blue Mug" a play by Atul Kumar at the Gerald W. Lynch Teater. ( 4/24 212-594- 3685). *** HAPPY GREEK INDEPENDANCE DAY AND PARADE *** SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE OF POLAND who have recently lost their President Tuesday, April 06, 2010
So many events - Greek Easter Party a smash. Celebrity JOE FRANKLIN joined in the festivities at painter Harriet Nesbitt's apartment. He was the first interview host on television - REMEMBER -and now is on WOR-RADIO. He has interviewed every major celebrity at least four times - his favorite - MARILYN MONROE. NORA EPHRON attended the dinner for the Writers Guild East. Friday, February 19, 2010
************************************************************************************* DAVID BROWNdied Feb 1, 2010, he was 93. This giant producer is famous for JAWS, and many other feature films. He lived and worked in NY. He is missed. He was charming and witty and, gracious. Sympathy for Mrs. Helen Gurley Brown. I wrote about him in my column - GOTHAM GOSSIP, on Feb 28, 2006 David Brown/Helen Gurley Brown ************************************************************************************* Monday, December 28, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR BEST BETS EL GRECO EXHIBITION at the Onassis Cultural Center - Feb 27, 645 5 ave. Early training in icon painting on the island of Crete, coupled with his stay and study in Venice led EL Greco to a mystic exhuberant style of manneristic elongation and movement as seen in "The Coronation of the Virgin". Known as Domenikos Theotokopoulos, he moved to Toledo, Spain to continue his religious paintings, and natural landscapes. BEST BET Marlene Tseng Yu: Forces of Nature at the Chelsea Art Museum. Marlene is one of the outstanding leaders of the green movement. With two simultaneous shows both in China and New York, Marlene's huge paintings, (some are 36 feet wide) cover the entire space at the museum. They are filled with movement and depict nature with exhuberance of color and movement.This is her major solo show. She depicts the impact of global warming and natural phenomena- and can you believe - she is a grandmother.Vice-President Gore, are you listening? BEST BET: Christies auction of the Degas pastel on paper of the ballet dancers for $9.6 million dollars. BEST BET: The lamposts - first scene, and the snow at Cirque de Soleil - WINTUK BEST BET: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, COLUMBUS CIRCLE the MADELINE ALBRIGHT show based on her amazing book - READ MY PINS. A colection of her 1,000 lapel pins she wore throughout the world while representing the United States as Secretary of State- Animals, florals, politicos, birds and extraordinary others. BEST BET: Look for HOLIDAY IN HEAVEN, a romantic/fantasy musical soon coming for a staged reading. |
