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EVENTS
> Upcoming Things To Do
UPCOMING THINGS TO DO:
(updated weekly)
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February 26 to March 27, 2005
The New York Botanical Garden's
Orchid Show
Showcases thousands of orchid varieties
-- delicate, elegant, fascinating,
and bizarre. The show offers tours,
home gardening demonstrations, and
a vast array of orchids for sale.
www.nybg.org/orchid_show.php
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March 5-June 6,
Ashes & Snow
Hudson River Park's Pier 54 will
be transformed into a Nomadic Museum
housing Ashes and Snow, with more
than 200 large-scale photographs
and a 35mm film by artist Gregory
Colbert. The artworks capture extraordinary
moments of contact between people
and animals that Colbert experienced
during 31 international expeditions
to destinations including Egypt,
Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Antarctica.
The museum structure is the first
of its kind in the world, composed
of recyclable and reusable materials.
Tickets are available at NYC's Official
Visitor Information Center.
Click
here for more information.
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March 24-April 10
Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey Circus
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
The Greatest Show on Earth is coming
to the Big Apple March 24-April
10. Highlights of the 135th edition
of Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey Circus include the catapulting
Windy City Acrobats, the death-defying
daredevil Misers, and per Time magazine,
"America's Best Clown,"
Bello.
Madison Square Garden, NYC
www.ringling.com
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Friday March 25 thru Sunday April
3 2005
New York International Auto
Show
Javits Convention Center
http://www.autoshowny.com/
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Saturday, March 26; 12:00 noon-1:00
p.m. and 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Wild, Wild World: Predators
American Museum of Natural History;
Linder Theater, first floor
In this special live-animal presentation
with wildlife expert Andrew Simmons,
the audience will be introduced
to the world of the predator and
get a close-up look at a golden
eagle, an alligator, a python, and
a cougar cub. They will find out
how these animals find food, whether
they have to hunt for meals or resort
to stealing food from other animals
using their sharp claws, teeth,
or talons.
$8 children; $10 adults
To reserve tickets, the public should
call 212-769-5200.
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Friday April 1 thru Wednesday April
6 2005
International Asian Art
Fair
7th Regiment Armory | Park Avenue
at 67th Street
Admission $16
Info Haughton International Fairs
| 212-642-8572
Hours Friday & Saturday 11:00A
to 7:30P | Sunday 11:00A to 6:00P
| Monday thru Wednesday 11:00A to
7:30P
Works of art from the Near East,
Far East and South East Asia, including
furniture, sculpture, bronzes, ceramics,
carpets, textiles, pictures, works
of art and jewelry
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Wednesday April 14 thru Sunday
April 18 2004
24th International Orchid
Show
Rockefeller Center Concourse | 49th
Street at 5th Avenue
http://www.gnyos.org/NYIOS/nyios.htm
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Thursday April 21 thru Sunday May
1 2005
TriBeCa Film Festival
Various Downtown Venues
http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/
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Friday April 22 to Sunday April
24 2005
New York Bicycle Show
69th Regiment Armory | 26th Street
at Lexington Avenue
Admission $10
http://www.nycbicycleshow.com/
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Thursday April 22 thru Thursday
April 29 2004
Havana Film Festival
Various locations
http://www.hffny.com/
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Thursday April 22 thru Sunday May
2 2004
New York Independent Film &
Video Festival
Village East Theater | 181 2nd Avenue,
at 12th Street
http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/
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Opens May 14, 2005
DINOSAURS- ANCIENT FOSSILS, NEW
DISCOVERIES
http://www.amnh.org
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Check back weekly for more events!
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