5 Can’t Miss Events This Week in NYC

Frozen, Lava, Horror flicks and more of the best events in NYC this week:

Disney on Ice Presents Frozen comes to Barclays Center Tuesday, November 11-16

The New York City Horror Film Festival begins Thursday, November 13-16

The Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Gardens begins Saturday, November 15-January 19

The very cool exhibition Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters opens at the American Museum of Natural History Saturday, November 15

The River staring Hugh Jackman will open on Broadway Sunday, November 16

44 Reasons to Be Excited About Fall 2014 in NYC

Fall is the season for beautifully burnt colors, the first chill of the season, football, tailgates, pumpkin spice added to all of our favorite beverages and giant piles of leave that are always more fun to demolish in theory than in practice. In NYC,, the autumn season is really about so much more than that. It’s about festivals of food and film and music and wine. It’s about brand new exhibitions flooding our museums- the greatest in the world. It’s about Broadway shows – 8 of them – opening the curtains for the first time. It’s about the beginning of the holiday season with Christmas Trees and giant turkeys and Rockettes and Nutcrackers. Here are 44 reasons to be excited about Fall 2014 in NYC:

1. New York Film Festival is back in town (September 26-October 12)
2. So is the NYC Independent Film Festival (October 15-19)
3. And don’t forget the Big Apple Film Festival (November 5-9)
4. There’s even a Horror Film Festival in NYC this Fall (November 13-16)
5. But it’s not just about movies… The New York Wine and Food Festival comes this Fall (October 16-19)
6. The Prospect Park Food Truck Rally is live on every first and third Sundays of the month (until October 19)
7. New York Comic Con hits the Javits Center (October 9-12)
8. The Global Citizen Festival is a free* concert with Jay Z and Carrie Underwood and more awesome people (September 27)
9. And the CBGB Festival highlights younger bands with lots of free and cheap shows (October 8-12)
10. The Village Halloween Parade is one of NYC most extravagant annual events (October 31)

 

There are 6 new exhibitions at MoMa

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1. Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor (October 4)
2. Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs (October 12)
3. Sturtevant: Double Trouble (November 9)
4. Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities (November 22)
5. Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909-1949 (December 13)
6. The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World (December 14)

And 3 new exhibitions at the Guggenheim

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1. Zero: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s-60s (October 10)
2. V. Gaitonde: Painting as Progress, Painting as Life (October 24)
3. Wang Jianwei: Time Temple (October 31)

And 2 new exhibitions at Brooklyn Museum

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1. Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Beyond (October 3)
2. Judith Scott—Bound and Unbound (October 24)

And 7 new exhibitions at The Met

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1. Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age (September 22)
2. Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Mural Rediscovered (September 30)
3. Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry (October 8)
4. Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire (October 21)
5. Bartholomeus Spranger: Splendor and Eroticism in Imperial Prague (November 4)
6. El Greco in New York (November 4)
7. The Art of Collecting Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions, 2003-2014 (November 11)

And 8 Broadway Premieres

1. On The Town (October 16)
2. Disgraced (October 23)
3. The Last Ship (October 26)
4. The Real Thing (October 30)
5. The River (November 16)
6. Side Show (November 17)
7. A Delicate Balance (November 20)
8. The Elephant Man (December 7)

Plus, it’s the start of the Holiday Season!

1. Thanksgiving means the Macy’s Day Parade (November 27)
2. And what comes the first Wednesday after the fourth Thursday of November? The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (December 3)
3. Our annual Holiday Lights Double Decker Bus Tour begins (December 4)
4. Bryant Park Holiday Shops will be open once again (November)
5. As will the Central Park Ice Rink, which is just beautiful with the burnt orange of the trees (November)
6. The Salvation Army posts up all across the city with dances and songs (December)
7. And the Radio City Christmas Spectacular is back for another year (November 7-December 31)
8. Last but not least, The Nutcracker takes Lincoln Center by storm (November 28-January 3)

Fall in NYC has so much to offer! What are you most excited for this coming season? Tell us on twitter at @GrayLineNewYork

5 Things You Didn’t Know About NYC Museums

The Museum of the City of New York is giving out free breakfast every morning: With a City Sights or New York pass, get your day started with an H&H Midtown Bagels East bagel and cup of coffee graciously given to early-bird museum visitors. This also includes a 20 minute talk with tips about getting the most out of the Big Apple and an exclusive screening of Timescapes, a 22-minute film that gets into the history of New York.

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There’s a bar on top of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Roof Garden Café and Martini Bar allow for panoramic views of New York City with an unbeatable view of Central park. This rooftop luxury is definitely a hidden treasure within the Met. However, the elevator that takes you up top may be a little tricky to find, so don’t hesitate to ask any of the guides for help.

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You can stay overnight at the American Museum of Natural History: Watch art work come to life once the sun goes down. Targeted mostly towards children, this huge sleepover includes endless activities including the exploration of nocturnal animals and a showing of Mysteries of the Unseen World in the LeFrak theatre. Also, with a registration of 15 people or more, you’re qualified for discounted price.

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The Museum of Modern Art has a rain room: Stand in the rain without getting wet. This technological demonstration allows you to be completely surrounded by water, yet dry where your body movements are sensed. This is looks just as cool as it sounds, and is an opportunity for awesome silhouette shots. It is known to have a long wait time, so make sure you get in line by at least 6 AM.

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The Museum of Modern Art PS1 has a huge experimental music series called the Warm Up: This summer event takes the cake for a unique and distinctive activity. The line-up includes experimental acts and DJ’s that are upcoming artists with insane talent. Going from June 28^th to September 9^th, every Saturday means for discovering art in all places.

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5 Can’t Miss Events This Week In NYC

The Rangers bring the Stanley Cup to Madison Square Garden, Museum Mile Festival is back, and Cyclists ride through Harlem this week in NYC.

The Rangers host the Kings in the Stanley Cup Finals at Madison Square Garden Monday, June 9 and 11

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The Museum Mile Festival returns to 5th Avenue Tuesday, June 10

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The World Cup begins with celebrations throughout the City Thursday, June 12

Head out to Crocheron Park for an outdoor screening of Tangled Friday, June 13

The Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic tears through Manhattan Sunday, June 15

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The Museum Mile Festival Returns June 10

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NYC, home to the world’s greatest collection of art collections, is once again opening its doors for the Museum Mile Festival on Tuesday, June 10. Museums up and down the 5^th Avenue stretch lovingly referred to as ‘Museum Mile’ will be open to all visitors for free beginning at 6 p.m. that night.

This year’s participating museums include some of the best like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Bario, the Guggenheim and more! Head out to Museum Mile on 5^th Ave between 80^th and 105^th to take part in this year’s festival!