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Mona Molarsky was born in New York and has lived on the Upper West Side for many years. She’s written about city life--from potholes to poetry slams--for newspapers and national magazines.

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El Museo del Barrio celebrates its reopening with a free open house on Saturday

Rendering:El Museo del Barrio courtyard.Courtesy El Museo & Gruzen Samton. The Empire State building will shine "mango yellow" this...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open this Monday

This Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day), the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open to the public. It is part of the Met’s Holiday Mondays...
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Review: Kandinsky paintings shine at the Guggenheim Museum

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If ever paintings at an exhibition looked like jewels in a jewel box, the Kandinskys at the new Guggenheim show are the ones. Circling up the...
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Kandinsky show opens at the Guggenheim Museum

A gorgeous retrospective of the career of visionary Russian painter Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) opens at the Guggenheim Museum today. Close to 100 of...
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Tango the night away at El Museo del Barrio for free tonight

Tonight is Milonga Tango night at El Museo del Barrio on Fifth Avenue and 104th Street and you’re invited. First, dancers María...
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New York Museums 101: How can I get in free?

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New York City has some of the best museums in the world. And in this recession, if you’re not careful, you can blow your daily budget just...
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Theater magic from the ground up: stage design at the Morgan

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It all goes back to the Russians. I’m not talking about the Arms Race or the Cold War but American stage design. “Creating the Modern...
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The Treasure of Ulysses Davis glows at the American Folk Art Museum

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The sculptures of Ulysses Davis are as smooth and shiny as much-fingered talismans. Mahogany, pecan, cypress, black walnut—each piece of carved...
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The New Museum brings 21st-century art to the Bowery

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There are lots of good reasons to head for the Bowery—shopping for cheap kitchen supplies and visiting the Bowery Poetry Club are two of them....
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Hidden Treasures from Afghanistan's National Museum dazzle at the Met

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Gold crowns, ivory figures, turquoise-studded bracelets, swords and daggers. When you consider the odds, it’s miraculous that these treasures...
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