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Finally! A First Date Idea That’s Sexy, Fun, and Liberating

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Paintnite; first date idea; couple; creative painting

Looking for a creative date idea to impress your date? Check out PaintNite – a brand new painting adventure that takes art, wine, and dating to a Van Gogh level. Set in local bistros and bars in major cities throughout the U.S., PaintNite sets the stage for you and your bagel to enjoy a drink while discovering your artistic talents.

Let your inhibitions fade as you sip cocktails, brush strokes of paint across your canvas, and enjoy a spirited evening of fun. Taking yourself too seriously is left at the door as you playfully release your inner artiste. Professional artists select a painting for the evening and carefully guide you through the steps of creating your own beautiful tableau. All supplies – paints, brushes, canvas, and a smock – are provided.

PaintNite couple; colorful cocktail; looking for love; first date 

PaintNite events occur often and the venues, paintings, and artists change frequently. All the details can be conveniently found on their website and tickets can be purchased online as well. Choose a painting that inspires you and bring your bagel along for this great first date idea. With a paintbrush in one hand and a cocktail in the other, you are primed for success.

Pro tip: Read up on the three pairs of complementary colors. It’ll take about two minutes tops and you’ll be sure to secretly impress your date.

New York Date Spots

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John Baldessari, “Double Play”
Double Play presents all new work by pioneering American artist John Baldessari. Combining art historical icons, Baldessari has created a sceries of paintings on canvas that aim “to make the unimportant important.” Complicating these strangely evocative pictures are texts, taken from the titles of popular songs, emblazoned across the bottom of each painting. This exhibit ends November 21st. So, enjoy it while it’s here!
WHAT: Artwork by John Baldessari
WHERE:  Marian Goodman Gallery (24 W 57th Street)
WHEN:  Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, & 21
Read more about the artist
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John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey: This Must Be the Place?


Enjoy dinner and watch as Mr. Pizzarelli and Ms. Molaskey explore the idea of “home” and all that it entails with their expert musicianship and singular wit. Audiences will be left reflecting on the meaning of “home” and what it feels like to search for it, find it, lose it, and run away from it. Mr. Pizzarelli (guitar and vocals) will lead a quartet consisting of younger brother Martin Pizzarelli (bass), Larry Fuller (piano), and Tony Tedesco (drums).

WHAT:  Performance by John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey

WHERE:  Cafe Carlyle
WHEN:  Tuesday – Saturday @ 8:45 PM until Nov. 24
Buy tickets here

Date Inspirations

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The weekend is almost here, and we wanted to give our awesome CMB members in NYC, Boston and San Francisco some fun date ideas for the weekend. Want to treat that special someone to a romantic night? Or maybe you want to make a great first impression with a new Bagel? Read on, city singles!
New York City goers, looking for something to sweeten up your weekend (literally)? The Annual New York Chocolate Festival is back with tickets starting at just $35 per person. Sample treats and decadent wine from over 65 chocolate companies, meet famous chefs and authors, and schmooze the night away!
WHAT: NY Chocolate Festival
WHERE: Metropolitan Pavillion
WHEN: Friday Nov. 9th through Sunday Nov. 11th, 10AM – 6PM
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For all our Bostonians, why not get to know your date better over some Art, Wine & Art at the Soprafina Gallery this Saturday? $40 per person for all the music, wine and hors d’oeuvres you can eat! Then maybe you two can grab some coffee afterwards at a nearby café (for an even more intimate night cap).
WHAT: Art, Wine & Art Exhibition
WHERE: Soprafina Gallery
WHEN: Saturday Nov. 10th, 7pm
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Finally – San Franciscans, how about exploring some new culture in the Mission? The annual Diwali celebration, the Festival of Lights, with $11 admission per person. Dancing starts in the streets and leads to the venue, where there’s sweets, good eats and music (and even dance lessons for those wanting really to join in the festivities)!
WHAT: Diwali Festival
WHERE: Public Works
WHEN: Saturday Nov. 10th, 9pm
So city singles, what are you going to be up to this weekend?
By Jessica Barone @chai_haiku

SF Date spots you'll be sure to enjoy!

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The BRU/SFO Project

The BRU/SFO Project is back! 21st Amendment brewery and Magnolia brewery join forces once again to craft 12 unique Belgian-style beers with an American twist. Every Monday this month each bar will release a different beer for the week. Sounds like a great place to be for two beer lovers!

WHAT: Beer, beer, and more beer!

WHERE: 21st Amendment Brewery & Magnolia Pub & Brewery

WHEN:  All November! New beers are released every Monday Nov. 5th, 12th, & 19th

Click here for the beer release schedule

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Street Photography: This World Is Not My Home

This exhibition of more than 60 photographs and photographic montages from 1962 to the present traces the fascinating and wide-ranging career of Danny Lyon. “This World is Not My Home” celebrates 50 years of Lyon’s unique, self-described “romantic realism.” The de Young Museum’s other exhibits include The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism and Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance.

WHAT: Photography by Danny Lyon

WHERE: The de Young Museum

WHEN: Now until January

Check out current and upcoming exhibits at the de Young

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Red Bull FlugTag

Watch home made air crafts fly into the McCovey Cove waters! Literally! This event was first heldin the U.S. ten years ago in our very own San Francisco. 36 teams have been chosen to get their “wiiings” and compete in the international flying spectacle this fall, and thousands more will cheer them on in their attempt at human flight

WHAT: Red Bull Flugtag

WHERE: McCovey Cove

WHEN:  Nov. 10 (Saturday), 2012. Hangers open at 11AM. First flight is at 1PM.

Event details

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An Evening of Flamenco

Enjoy a great dining experience at Pena Pachamama with a Flamenco dinner show full of lively entertainment and amazing food. Actor and comedian Robin Williams has described the restaurant to be, “The kind of place event the Amish would dance.” Reservations are highly recommended so make one for you and your date quick!

WHAT: Delicious dinner and an entertaining show

WHERE: Pacha Mama Restaurant (North Beach)

WHEN: Every Thursday at 8:00pm (until January 24th)

Check out the details here

Earth Day and many more!

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HELLO MOTHER NATURE!

We only have one Earth and we all need to take care of it one way or the other right? Like previous years, celebrate Earth Day with festivities in Grand Central Terminal and Time Square. There are both indoor and outdoor activities lined up for the 3 day celebration. Get smarter at the exhibitions, screenings, and panel discussions and have fun with green art and music and be part of interactive exhibitions. Who knew Earth Day could be fun for adults and outside of Science Class?

WHAT: Earth Day Festivities

WHERE: Grand Central and Time Square

WHEN: April 19, 20, 21

click here for details

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IF YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DO THIS…

then I’ll give you this! Trade School New York offers a brilliant way to learn new and interesting things in a more interactive way. Anyone can become a teacher and the students bring barter items the teacher requests for. It’s kinda like a market where you exchange what you know how to do for goods. You can learn some serious things like..learning about the economy? but I would go for the Fortune Telling for Fun class and tomorrow’s class on how to make a great online dating site profile ;) Go learn, mingle and enjoy new company!

WHAT: Trade School New York Classes

WHERE: 139 Norfolk Street in the LES

WHEN: Check classes here

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OLDER THE BETTER-

It’s not an old book store, but more of a museum of all the magazines from the past. A new pop up shop in Soho is now open for all the curious culture and fashion lovers. One artful magazine archivist moved his $$-worth magazines to a new gallery space downtown. If you’re a fan of GQ, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Details, Vogue, and yes, Playboy this is where you can go to see those well aged editions that you probably never seen before. The gallery space itself is worth strolling into, so take a break at this chic not-so-much of a bookstore while you’re in town.

WHAT: VFILES + Gallagher’s

WHERE: 12 Mercer St (near Grand)

Weekend Guide

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The hard part is over- it’s already THURSDAY! Can’t wait for the weekend to start right? So here are some things you can do.


Latin Flavor

Let’s bring some Latin flavor to NYC. The Havana Film Festival New York brings films from all over the Americas to bring attention to Latinos in the United States, their struggles and how they grounded themselves here. This Festival is more than screening films with panels and receptions where people can engage in conversations and learn more about the Latin film industry. In a 11 day span, films from 13 countries in different genres- thriller, comedy, drama and even documentary.

WHAT: Havana Film Festival

WHERE: Different venues (Check Here for schedule and tickets)

WHEN: April 12-22

Click for More info

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JAMES FRANCO…HE’S HERE!

   

You’ve seen him on the big screen and if you were lucky caught him in between classes near NYU. Franco is an actor, artist, and also an author with his second book ready for us. In 2010 he had his first solo exhibit Dangerous Book Four Boys, a mixed media event. His second book is titled the same and it brings the entire exhibit into one piece and lays it down in one book. You can purchase the book to attend the event to see and hear from Franco. Start your weekend with Franco— done.

WHAT: James Franco, The Dangerous Book Four Boys

WHEN: Friday April 13

WHERE: Strand Bookstore (828 Broadway between 12th and 13th Streets)

More info to buy book or entrance to event

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Zine? Huh?

When I first saw this I went “huh?” for a second too. According to the Anchor Archive Zine Library, “Zines are self-published magazines made outside of mainstream press and media, by all kinds of people about all kinds of things.” So if it’s a Zine Fest, I can imagine bunch of fun,creative, dynamic and colorful people gather. This is the first of an annual gathering of zine lovers and creators. It’s expecting more than 60 writers and artists to share their illustrations, writings, photography and any other work they want to show the world. 

WHAT: BROOKLYN ZINE FEST

WHERE: Public Assembly (70 North 6th St.)

WHEN: Sunday April 15, 2012

(Click for More Information)



Mesmerizing photos to video

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Here is another art exhibition New Yorkers should be excited about.

Oded Hirsch is having his first solo exhibition: nothing new, here in New York and he has the art community buzzing.

“In a series of videos and photographs completed over the past few years, Hirsch presents seemingly purposeless collective endeavors, performed in real time, where the focus is more on the process than on the outcome of the undertaking. Questioning the very notion of “togetherness” and utopia, Hirsch produces works that, while profound and political, are also intimate and moving,” Thierry Goldberg Gallery explains.

Click here for more information

WHAT: Oded Hirsch Solo Exhibition: nothing new

WHERE: 103 Norfolk Street between Rivington and Delancey Streets

WHEN: Through Sunday April 15

Not the same Andy Warhol

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It is not an overstatement if we say Andy Warhol is one of the most well known Pop artists. The painting of Campbell’s soup cans Marilyn Monroe are all too familiar with us. However Andy Warhol had more to him than just his paintings. He was a well respected photographer himself, and this exhibition, “Andy Warhol: Photographer” is a chance for the public to see.

“Andy Warhol: Photographer” is an exhibition of 143 unique prints and is the first gallery show that purely focuses on his photographic products.

Click here to read what Christopher Bollen-Editor-at-Large of Interview magazine has to say…

If you’ve been to MoMA one too many times and want to see a different side of Warhol’s works try going out to this exhibition this week!

WHAT: ANDY WARHOL: PHOTOGRAPHER

           PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HEDGES COLLECION

WHERE: 527 West 23rd Street (23rd St between 10th and 11th Aves)

PHONE: 212.629.6778

WHEN: THROUGH APRIL 21, 2012

Escape into Opulence

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The Frick Collection

Tired of your studio, or your one bedroom flex apartment you share with 2 other roommates? See where the real high class, wealthy, and cultured people used to live back in the days.

The Frick Collection is an art museum now, but was first built in 1913 as Robber baron Henry Clay Frick’s- yes that’s his name- mansion. The Frick Collection holds many traditional painting all from Monet’s pieces to Renoir’s. There’s also a garden court where you can relax and enjoy the quietness and enjoy the spring breeze. Of course it has a fountain, like all great mansions do!

My favorite part of this mansion/art museum is that it is a great wedding venue. You have to be a private member but if you are, this is a choice different from a castle but with the same classy opulence anybody would be in awe of.

 








WHERE: One E. 70th St. (70 St/5th Ave)

COST: $18, $12 for seniors, $5 for students

PHONE: 212-288-0700

Click for schedule and for more info

NYC's Beautiful Spots Captured

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Jane’s Carousel,2011

Living in New York, we’re always complaining about the dirty streets, rats scattering around the subway stops and never ending noises. But, what about the beauties in NYC?

Matthew Pillsbury captures moments in NYC using long exposures for a cool and time lingering effect.

Check out Matthew Pillsbury’s Exhibition

When: through April 28 (10am-6pm)

Where: Bonni Benrubi

            41E. 57th St., New York, NY 10022 near Madison Ave.

Click to learn more about Matthew Pillsbury