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A monthly look at the lively arts scene – film, theatre, art, dance, music and events – in the New York metropolitan area. This fast-moving half hour explores all aspects of the arts....from conception to completion. It looks at the most sophisticated of presentations to the most singular street mus…

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    The Frick, The High Line, Vintage Toys, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 27:06


    This month on Arts in the City… we stop by the newly renovated Frick; visit a museum dedicated to vintage toys; take in the outdoor art on the High Line; check out an exhibit inspired by the Bronx; get insider tips for Broadway on a budget; and stop by a cafe fusing Ethiopian and Israeli cuisine.

    Noguchi Museum, Bette Davis, Betty Boop, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 27:16


    This month on Arts in the City…we tour the Noguchi Museum in Queens; visit the immersive exhibits at Mercer Labs; check out a play about Hollywood icon Bette Davis; take a look at inspiring murals with Groundswell; and chat with the creative team and stars of the Broadway hit Boop!

    Museum of the Dog, Opera Praktikos, CUNY FilmFest, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 26:18


    This month on Arts in the City… we stop by a museum dedicated to man's best friend, visit an opera company highlighting talent and inclusivity; chat with the cast of the off-Broadway hit Conversations With Mother; take a look at some whimsical sculptures; and check out the CUNY Film Festival.

    Chazz Palminteri, Explorers Club, Apex at AMNH, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 28:47


    This month on Arts in the City…we tour one of NYC's most-storied societies at the Explorers Club; chat with actor Chazz Palminteri; check out the American Museum of Natural History's 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus named Apex; speak with the cast of the off-Broadway hit Liberation; and take a poignant look inside Anne Frank's house.

    Solid Gold, NYC in Film, Off-Broadway Spring Preview, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 27:11


    This month on Arts in the City… we visit a Solid Gold exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum; take a look at art that contemplates freedom and healing at MOMA/PS1; explore our city's maritime history at the South Street Seaport Museum; check out NYC's starring role in film at the Museum of the City of New York; and preview Off-Broadway's spring debuts.

    Barbie, Eureka Day, Making Home at Cooper Hewitt, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 29:08


    This month on Arts in the City… we check out Barbie's impact on fashion and pop culture at the Museum of Arts and Design; visit Cooper Hewitt's triennial that's dedicated to the concept of home; take a look at 200 years of women's clothing at The New York Historical; explore lighthouse history at the National Lighthouse Museum; chat with the actor Richard Kind about his new play All In; and meet the stars and playwright of the Broadway hit Eureka Day.

    Alvin Ailey, Art Deco, Gypsy, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 29:17


    In this episode… we take a look at the life and legacy of Alvin Ailey at the Whitney Museum of American Art; visit an exhibit dedicated to our pets at New York Historical; chat about the revival of Gypsy on Broadway; check out the New York Jewish Film Fest; and stop by the Museum of New York City for Art Deco City and Gingerbread NYC!

    Indigenous Art, Saturday Night, NYC Holiday Fun, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 26:04


    In this episode… we check out Indigenous art at the American Museum of Natural History; chat with the director and star of the new movie “Saturday Night”; sit down with the creators of “Teeth” the musical; meet an orthodontist who creates some sweet treats; and show you some of the best and brightest ways to celebrate the holidays in NYC.

    Shirley Chisholm, Chelsea Film Fest, NYBG, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 28:06


    In this episode…we tour the New York Botanical Garden's Fall-O-Ween; visit an exhibit honoring the trail blazing politician Shirley Chisholm; stop by a museum specializing in the curious and morbid; take a look at some fashionable feathers; preview off-Broadway's fall debuts, and check out the Chelsea Film Festival.

    Artist Manny Vega, Fashion Pleats, the Concorde, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 25:50


    This month on Arts in the City … we check out some artistic and intricate fashion pleating; chat with NY artist Manny Vega and visit his new exhibit at the Museum of the City of NY; stop by the restored Concorde at the Intrepid Museum; listen to some up and coming musicians at The New York Songwriters Circle; and hop on board the New York City Transit Museum!

    Best of Season 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 29:17


    This month we take a look at some of our favorite stories from this season and pay homage to our city's past; from the American Revolution and Yiddish Theater; to stained glass windows. fashionable fabric flowers, Brooklyn seltzer, and NYC in miniature.

    Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Ballet Hispánico, Hip-Hop Jewelry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 27:29


    This month on Arts in the City… Donna Hanover tours the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Megan Gleason checks out Ballet Hispanico; Carol Anne Riddell visits a music therapy program in Brooklyn; Andrew Falzon takes a look at the Ice Cold exhibit at the AMNH; Patrick Pacheco shows us the garment district's past at the Ragtrader; and Susan Jhun chats with Lee Kim, whose pipe cleaner hats spread joy throughout the city…

    St. George Theatre, Intrepid Museum, Guitaro500… and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 29:39


    This month on Arts in the City… Donna Hanover stops by a 95-year-old theater in Staten Island that has been brought back to its original splendor; Megan Gleason checks out an out of this world exhibit at the Intrepid Museum; Carol Anne Riddell visits a chorus that's helping kids find their voice; Andrew Falzon chats with a Guitaro5000, a youtube star encouraging people to sing on the streets of NYC; Eddie Bailey shows us the sights and sounds of the annual West Indian Day Parade; and we take a look at Barbara Mensch's beautiful photos of downtown Manhattan.

    Es Devlin, Life & Slimes of Marc Summers, Rugelach, + more!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 27:20


    This month on Arts in the City… Donna Hanover steps inside the studio of artist Es Devlin at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; Andrew Falzon catches the Life & Slimes of Marc Summers off-Broadway; Neil Rosen visits A Union of Hope: 1869, the new exhibit at the Tenement Museum; Patrick Pacheco chats with actor Stan Brown who just made his Broadway debut at 60 years old in the Tony-nominated play Water For Elephants; Megan Gleason checks out Baruch College's Mishkin Gallery; and Carol Anne Riddell tries some of the city's best rugelach!

    Stained Glass, Public Art Fund, AI Art, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 28:14


    This month on Arts In The City… Donna Hanover heads to the Gil Studio where they restore NYC's stained glass windows; Carol Anne Riddell checks out Clifford Prince King's eye-catching art with the Public Art Fund; Andrew Falzon visits the Whitney and their exhibit about the first AI-generated art; Neil Rosen learns about the NYC Indie Film Fest; and Scott Kerbey meets a couple who are lighting up Broadway stage!

    The Secret World of Elephants, Fabric Flowers, Statement Sleeves, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 26:27


    This month on Arts In The City… we take a look at the fashion of sleeves; visit a century-old fabric flower factory; discover The Secret World of Elephants; ​chat with big band leader George Gee; and check out Ukrainian folk singing in NYC.

    Harlem Stage, Yiddish Theater, South Indian Food, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 28:08


    This month on Arts In The City… we celebrate Harlem Stage's 40th anniversary; tour the Oval Office at the New-York Historical Society; check out some of off-Broadway's best new plays; stop by a foodie hotspot in a Hindu temple; chat with opera singer Martin Bakari; and learn about New York's Yiddish theaters.

    Brooklyn Seltzer, Harlem Swing, and Queens movie studios!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 28:18


    This month on Arts In the City… Andrew Falzon checks out the bubbly at Brooklyn Seltzer Boys; Carol Anne Riddell visits the new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; Susan Jhun learns about the lindy hop at with the Harlem Swing Dance Society; Donna Hannover sits down with harpist Ashley Jackson; Neil Rosen tours the historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens; and Black America's Carol Jenkins chats with Spike Lee about his art collection on display at the Brooklyn Museum!

    Circus Vasquez, Playwrights Horizons, & Central Park movies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 27:41


    In this episode… Andrew Falzon checks out the big talent under the big top at Circus Vasquez; Carol Anne Riddell visits Playwrights Horizons where they're making theater accessible for everyone; Neil Rosen takes a look a movies starring our very own Central Park; Scott Kerbey stops by the Louis Armstrong House Museum; Donna Hanover shows us a very special Italian dress; and we head to the Museum of the City of New York for Gingerbread NYC.

    Korean Art, NW Coast Hall at AMNH, MoMI, & Holidays in NYC!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 29:55


    In this episode… Susan Jhun checks out groundbreaking Korean art at the Guggenheim; Andrew Falzon takes a look at the American Museum of Natural History's unrivaled collection of indigenous art from the Pacific Northwest Coast; Neil Rosen stops by the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria; CUNY Uncut's Isabel Ortiz sits down with comedian Lissa Lenis; Donna Hanover shows us some best ways to celebrate the holidays in NYC; and Carol Anne Riddell visits the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for an exhibit that pays tribute to New Yorker and opera legend Regina Resnik!

    NYC in Art, Fall Movies, Ice Dancing, and New Barbie Clothes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 29:18


    In this episode… Donna Hanover meets with a designer who transforms discarded Barbies into treasures for kids; Carol Anne Riddell visits a new exhibit at the Museum Of The City Of New York that's all about NYC in art; Neil Rosen gives us a preview of this fall's best movies; Andrew Falzon laces up his skates for a visit with the Ice Theatre Of NY; Mike Gilliam takes a tour of NYC's revolutionary past: Susan Jhun examins CUNY's Ravi Shankar's archive; and we celebrate fall at the Queens County Farm Museum.

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    Grand Central Madison, Sesame Street The Musical, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 28:20


    This month on Arts In The City… Andrew Falzon finds out how to get to Sesame Street's new musical; Donna Hanover tours the brand new Perelman Performing Arts Center; Carol Anne Riddell checks out the incredible art in Grand Central Madison, Neil Rosen chats with actor Adam Scott; Susan Jhun visits ¡Moda Hoy! at FIT; and Barry Mitchell takes a look at NYC streets — in miniature!

    Regina Resnik Special with Michael Philip Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 26:55


    In this very special episode of Arts In The City… we celebrate international opera star Regina Resnik and bring you a fascinating documentary about her life and career called Regina Resnik: New York Original; plus a one-on-one interview with her son, Michael Philip Davis, who produced the film.

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    June 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 82:24


    This Month On Arts In The City… Andrew Falzon visits the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, the world's only dedicated LGBTQIA+ art museum; Carol Anne Riddell gets a lesson in dessert making at CUNY's City Tech; Donna Hanover chats with sculptor Ann Gillen; Barry Mitchell sits down with comedian LeClerc Andre; Lisa Both Kovetz learns how actor Patricia Scanlon channeled her creativity during the pandemic; and we check out an inspiring choral performance at Brooklyn College!

    July 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 26:45


    On this episode of Arts In the City… … we chat with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco; visit the band new Gilder Center at the American Museum Natural History; check out some incredible art that's all about eyes; stop by Queens College's Godwin-Ternbach Museum; play some eco-themed miniature golf in Brooklyn; and we check out one of New York's newest and most unique parks… Little Island!

    May 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 28:02


    In this episode… Neil Rosen talks with the cast of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Craig Thompson takes us inside Midtown's Jazz Gallery; Isabel Ortiz visits Bronx Native; Susan Jhun takes a look at how art inspires fashion; Andrew Falzon chats with guitarist Joshua Lee Turner and checks out his signature guitar; and Carol Anne Riddell sits down with best-selling author John Searles.

    April 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 27:01


    This month on Arts in The City… Neil Rosen takes a behind the scenes look at the hit series The Gilded Age; Andrew Falzon gets an artistic look at bugs at the American Museum of Natural History; Carol Anne Riddell visits the Staten Island home of pioneering photographer Alice Austen; Susan Jhun chats with artist Susan Chen; Lisa Beth Kovetz meets young filmmaker Min Soo Park; and Barry Mitchell sits down with comedian Isabel Hagen.

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    March 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 27:21


    This month on Arts In The City…we talk to actor Anthony Rapp; meet an up and coming composer; check out an exhibit of Puerto Rican art at the Whitney; speak with a mother and son piano duo; sit down with CUNY author Elizabeth Nunez; chat with comedian Ashley Austin Morris; and play at the Brooklyn Children's Museum!

    February 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 27:40


    This month on Arts in The City… we check out the Black Film Archive; take a look at some Oscar contenders; play Petanque in Brooklyn; meet an art historian; whip up a simple and delicious recipe with cookbook author Leanne Brown; and check out a Hunter College class where dance and science intersect.

    January 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 27:22


    This month: Harlem photography; author Abi Ishola-Ayodeji; Writopia Lab; and so much more! With host Carol Anne Riddell.

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    December 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 26:17


    This month on Arts In the CIty… we meet an organization that is empowering kids through art; visit the country's only bilingual children's theater; chat with cartoonist Ali Solomon about her new book “I Love-ish NYC”; take a look at a CUNY exhibit featuring some incredible African Art; sit down with painter and punk rocker Gina Volpe; and pop some bubbly for a lesson on champagne.

    October 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 27:07


    This month on Arts in The City….we chat with jazz legend Ron Carter; stop by Chocobar Cortés where the food and art are inspired by chocolate; visit a museum hidden in an elevator shaft; check out an exhibit at Baruch College's Mishkin Gallery that's helping us better understand whales; take a look at the life of Harpo Marx; and decorate with some removable wallpaper.

    September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 26:17


    On this month's Arts in The City… it's the 50th anniversary of Grease on Broadway; we chat with actors Patton Oswald and Rachel Dratch about their new film; meet tik-toker Jane August who is visiting every museum in NYC; listen to the saw; celebrate black composers and musicians with the Colour of Music Festival; and take a tour of Highbridge Water Tower.

    Best of Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 26:45


    In this episode we take a look back at some of our favorite stories from this past season… handmade shoes in Brooklyn; legendary choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones; a cemetery stroll; NYC's only poster museum; shopping for hats in the Village; and the mind of a magician. All that and more!

    June 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 25:50


    On this month's Arts in the City… the sights and sounds NYC's Caribbean Carnival; Albanian sweets; a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York; Broadway star Sharon Wheatley; artist Sam Messer; and art inspired by Hot Dogs.

    May 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 25:37


    On this month's Arts In The City we've got actor Ben Foster and director Barry Levinson on their new film The Survivor; legendary choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones; Brown Girls author Daphne Palasi Andreades; a student photographer capturing everyday life from Washington Heights to the Dominican Republic; sketching NYC's iconic streets; and a few spring cleaning tips that will spruce up your life and your closet.

    April 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 24:59


    This month on Arts in the City we'll take a look at the "Giving Tree", a sculpture that can charge your cell phone; visit a museum for posters, try on hats in the Village; and chat with actress Tovah Feldshuh. All that and much more!

    March 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 26:45


    We're coming to you from the Staten Island Children's Museum – a great place for kids and the grownups who want to tag along. Also this month– Oscar nominated actor Andrew Garfield; a theater company that's breaking barriers; the art of bow ties; a 100-year-old pasta shop; touring a cemetery; and punk rock acrobats!

    February 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 26:45


    We're coming to you today from Lehman College Art Gallery where climate change is the inspiration for Eco Urgency, a compelling new exhibition. We'll have more on that plus we've got Broadway understudies, romance movies, and lost plays that have been found again.

    December 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 26:18


    We're coming to you today from one of our favorite spots at this time of year… the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden! Also this month on Arts in the City, we've got movies, murals, vintage costumes and much more.

    November 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 25:22


    We are coming to you today from Snug Harbor on Staten Island where the Winter Lantern Festival is underway. This month on Arts in the City, we've got puppets including a one-on-one with the ever adorable Lamb Chop — also a singer who has been with the Met for 35 years and — get ready — we are heading to the kitchen for a little Thanksgiving cooking!

    Arts In the City, October 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 26:57


    We're coming to you today from The Queens County Farm Museum – a perfect place to enjoy fall! And since it's October, we're celebrating Halloween and tasting beer! We've also got magic, fashion photography with a message and much more…

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