A Maira Kalman Pop-up Show is running now through June 12 at Julie Saul Projects in the historic St. James Building (1133 Broadway at 26th Street). The show features 17 new paintings and one print from “Women Holding Things & Artists in Their Studio.”  For fans of David Byrne’s American Utopia, two collages and one print from this landmark production are on view. Kalman’s artist statement explains that her work is “a narrative journal of her life and all its absurdities.”

Maira Kalman is a renowned artist and author whose illustrations have graced the covers of New Yorker magazine for over two decades. She has written and illustrated a number of children’s books, published in the New York Times, and collaborated on books with Michael Pollan and Daniel Handler.

Julie Saul maintained commercial galleries in SoHo and Chelsea beginning in 1986. Adapting to the times, Saul moved her consulting and curatorial business to the St. James Building in the heart of NoMad. From Nomad, she continues to organize and curate shows as pop-ups and at institutions, as well as public and private commissions.

Saul has been the exclusive representative of Maira Kalman for two decades. They met when Kalman’s iconic New Yorker cover, “New Yorkistan,” created with Rick Meyerowitz, appeared shortly after 9/11.  Saul was taken with Kalman’s wit and distinctive point of view and contacted Kalman. Saul points out, “It was one of the first real laughs I had after 9/11.” As New York stories go, they quickly learned they lived a few blocks from each other in Greenwich Village. Two decades later, Kalman’s following has grown significantly. And Saul is as enthusiastic about Kalman’s work as ever.

For Kalman’s current show, Saul has expanded her footprint in the St. James Building using the space next door. “The culture of the building is nice – it feels like it’s a family-run organization,” notes Saul. She appreciates the flexibility offered by Kew Management, the family-owned business behind The St. James, as well as the historic Townsend Building.

Saul moved from her galleries in SoHo and Chelsea to NoMad in 2019. A friend and architect, John Keenan, recommended the St. James. The building’s creative vibe and architectural soul attract many architects and designers, which make the location even better in Julie Saul’s eyes.

Julie Saul Projects’ Maira Kalman Pop-up Show at the historic St. James building embodies so much of what makes New York, New York. The personal connections, the history, and the culture create an alchemy that’s pure Manhattan magic.

Kalman’s work can be seen by appointment through June 12.

Maira Kalman Pop-Up Show

April 17 – June 12
10:30 – 5:30, Wednesday and Saturday
By Appointment Only
Click the link below to reserve your appointment

Click here to make a reservation
212-627-2410

Rizzoli’s fabulous Music Aperitivo series continues at 5:00 p.m. this Sunday, March 1, 2020, in the bookstore’s salon. Ron Horton, an integral part of New York’s flourishing jazz scene will be joined by bassist/composer Ben Allison and drummer Tim Horner.

Ron Horton stands out both as an exemplary instrumentalist and a highly progressive composer and arranger, who has expanded the perimeters of jazz. He has had many long musical associations with leaders such as saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Andrew Hill. A key member of New York’s Jazz Composers Collective, going back to its inception in 1992, Horton appears on numerous albums both as leader and in the bands lead by other members of the Collective, such as Ben Allison and Michael Blake, as well as the collective’s Herbie Nichols Project.

Horton has collaborated with countless other musicians including Will Holshouser, Rez Abbasi, Phillip Johnston, Andy Laster, Mick Rossi, Matt Wilson, Allan Chase, Andy Biskin, Ted Nash, Mario Pavone, Maryanne DeProphetis, Kris Davis, Darcy James Argue and many others.

Ben Allison has developed his own instantly identifiable sound, solidifying an international reputation in a career that spans 30 years. Known for his inspired arrangements, inventive grooves and hummable melodies, Allison draws from the jazz tradition and a range of influences from rock and folk to 20th century classical and world music, seamlessly blending them into a cinematic, cohesive whole. With his groups — The Ben Allison Band, Think Free, The Easy Way Trio, Peace Pipe, and Medicine Wheel, Allison has toured extensively throughout the world. In addition to being an established educator, over the past two decades, he has solidified his reputation as a strong voice for artist empowerment and musicians’ rights.

Tim Horner began playing the drums at the age of ten. With a professional career of over 40 years, Horner has played with the who’s who in jazz, including Warne Marsh, Hank Jones, Helen Merrill, Miroslav Vitous, Clifford Jordan, Pepper Adams, Richie Cole, Joe Locke, Frank Kimbrough, Ted Nash, Ben Allison, The Jazz Composers Collective, Wynton Marsalis, The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Mark Murphy, Joe Williams, Dave Liebman, Billy Drewes, and many more.

To purchase tickets: Please RSVP to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary Prosecco.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Rizzoli’s fabulous Music Aperitivo series continues this Sunday, February 2, 2020, in the bookstore’s relaxing salon. The performance will feature Cosmo, the instrumental project of Grammy Award winning composer Jesse Harris. Cosmo plays song-like compositions, written by Harris, that vary between written melodies and modern polyphony, arranged by the ensemble.

In 2003, Harris received the Grammy Award for Song of The Year for Norah Jones’s breakout hit “Don’t Know Why,” from her debut album, Come Away With Me, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. It includes four other of Harris’s compositions: “Shoot The Moon,” “One Flight Down,” “I’ve Got To See You Again,” and “The Long Day Is Over.” He plays guitar throughout the recording.

Jones and Harris have collaborated numerous times. She has been a guest on many of his albums and he appears as guitarist on almost all of hers. He also contributed songwriting to her 2008 release “The Fall” and produced her version of his song “World of Trouble” for the Ethan Hawke film The Hottest State. That soundtrack features not only Harris’s score, but new versions of his songs by Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Cat Power, Feist, The Black Keys, M. Ward, Brad Mehldau, Bright Eyes and others.

Other artists who have recorded Harris’s songs include Smokey Robinson, George Benson, Pat Metheny, Kandace Springs, and Solomon Burke.

To purchase tickets: Please RSVP to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary Prosecco. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours it means your RSVP has not been received, so please write again.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Indulge yourself or your loved one in gorgeous, cashmere coats, goose down puffers, wool coats, blazers, shearling coats by Michelle Waugh and more—at up to 70% off.

Michelle Waugh reimagines the timeless coat, realigning fashion with function and versatility, designing subtle twists on classic form and  creating fresh silhouettes.  All pieces are fashioned with an eye to quality and detail and made with high-end fabrics and workmanship. Michelle Waugh clothing materials are sourced only from sustainable, fair-labor mills and hand finished in New York.  The result is apparel that is effortless, elegant, cool, and compelling.

With an extensive background in fashion—Waugh started at Dior and later launched Singapore-based brand Raoul in the U.S. market, she has created a collection that relies on exquisite fabrics (cashmere, double-face wool, and quilted goose down among them) in classic colors (black, navy, gray, camel, and the occasional check or plaid print). The coats also perform a seemingly impossible task: keeping their wearer warm while imposing an impression of lightness and ease. As designer Michelle Waugh says, “You can wear them with absolutely everything and to absolutely everything.”

The designer’s fashions have been featured in Elle, Vogue, WWD, and Travel and Leisure, and her designs have graced the likes of Emily Blunt, Claire Danes, Blaire Eddie, Emmy Rossum, and Eva Chen.

Preview the marvelous clothing available in the sale at the website. Then find your treasure at Suite 710 in 1133 Broadway now through February 7th, Monday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To give you a small sample of the quality and extraordinary style of the items available for up to 70% off, here are just three examples.

When:
Until February 7th
Monday — Friday
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where:
1133 Broadway, Suite 710

We are anticipating the arrival of the 100th Veterans Day parade on Monday to honor the service of the men and women who have fought to ensure our liberties.

Marking the centenary, Donald Trump will give the opening address and lay a wreath at the Eternal Light Memorial.  The memorial is located across the street from 1123 and 1133 on Fifth Avenue and 24th Street. A contingent of five generations of Marines will culminate the event with a march up Fifth Avenue.

We alert our tenants to be aware that there will be larger than usual crowds and likely transport delays throughout the city, particularly in our neighborhood, which is central to the day’s events.

Veteran’s Day Parade and Festival
The following streets will be closed Monday, November 11, 2019 from 10 am to 6 pm for the Veteran’s Day Parade and Festival at the discretion of NYPD.

Formation
Broadway between 5th Avenue and 28th Street
5th Avenue between Broadway and 24th Street
24th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
25th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
26th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
27th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
28th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue

Route
5th Avenue between 24th Street and 46th Street

Dispersal
46th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue

Festival
48th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

We’ve always been convinced that Kew tenants working together can make sparks fly. Tomorrow  evening from 6 to 8 p.m., we’ll see proof of that when Rizzoli hosts a book signing for Heavenly Creatures, a new photographic monograph. The unusual work in the book is by Sally Gall, who is represented by another Kew tenant, Julie Saul Projects. Why not drop by tomorrow night and meet this exciting artist and your fellow tenants?

Sally Gall’s series Heavenly Creatures continues her lifetime investigation of the sensual properties of the natural world: light, air, wind, and sky and our interactions with it. Perhaps Gall’s own words sum up her vision best: “Ordinary textiles such as bedding, towels and clothing filled the canvas of the sky with metaphoric amoebas, sea creatures, swarming birds, blooming flowers. They were like variants of Miro or Klee paintings… I am searching for poetry in the everyday, and the miraculous in the ordinary.”

Gall’s work has appeared in over 70 exhibitions, she has been covered in numerous publications, and she has work in numerous permanent corporate and museum collections, including the Whitney, Bibliotheque Nationale, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim, to name only a few.

We’d also like to take the opportunity of this event to introduce our tenants to Julie Saul. Active in the New York art world for over 30 years, she has mounted hundreds of exhibitions ranging from contemporary work to historical thematic and solo shows with themes ranging from love and intimacy, the moon, X Ray, and botanical images to Morton Bartlett, Luigi Ghirri, and Eugene Bellocq. Thirteen of these have been solo exhibitions of Sally Gall’s work. Today, Julie represents over 20 photographic artists and is focused on organizing and curating shows as pop-ups and at institutions. In addition, she provides consultation on any photographic matter from building to dismantling private and corporate collections.

Rizzoli
1133 Broadway
New York, NY 10010

Tuesday November 5
6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

Early Fall in New York is bursting with concerts, plays, museum shows, and more vying for our attention.

Among the most exciting events are those that Archtober and Open House Weekend will bring us in October. The month long Archtober and Open House Weekend focus on the questions of how we conceive, design and build the spaces where we live, work and play. The events explore which designs work and which ones fail to meet design or use expectations, and more basically what criteria we should be using as a society to measure design success.

Both events open up spaces to the public, many of which are usually off-limits, ranging from new designs to old architectural gems, and they present artists at work, rich discussions on the role of architecture and design, and other ingenious events.

Be sure to get on board early, because reservations to the events go quickly. Don’t miss out on the events you most want to attend.

Open House Weekend

Visitors from across the city and around the world will soon come to celebrate New York City’s architecture, urban design, and infrastructure with a weekend of access to sites that are typically off-limits.  If you love architecture and urban design from historic to contemporary, you’ll have already been looking forward to this year’s Open House Weekend., taking place on October 19^th and 20^th this year.

Thanks to partnerships with over 400 arts and cultural organizations, city agencies, architecture firms and others, OHNY Weekend will open more than 250 buildings and projects across the five boroughs for tours and talks with architects, urban planners, historians, preservationists, and civic leaders.  While the list of events hasn’t been announced yet, you can be among the first to know about what is planned for OHNY’s 17th year.

Last year’s events were typical of the diversity of projects and sites presented and the appeal the event has to professionals and laypeople alike.

Open studio visits to leading firms, such as FXCollaborative Architects, Rogers Partners, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and SPAN Architecture.

Nevelson Chapel, a sculptural environment by celebrated artist Louise Nevelson, tucked away in the modernist icon Saint Peter’s Church at the Citicorp Center.

3 World Trade Center, a 1,079-foot tall skyscraper designed by Pritzker-prize-winning Richard Rogers.

Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77, where a top-to-bottom rehabilitation by Beyer Blinder Belle and Marvel Architects transformed into a 21st-century commercial and light industrial hub.

A celebration of the contributions that women are making to shape the contemporary city, highlighting a range of architecture, landscape architecture and urban design projects.

Visitors from across the city and around the world will soon come to celebrate New York City’s architecture, urban design, and infrastructure with a weekend of access to sites that are typically off-limits.  If you love architecture and urban design from historic to contemporary, you’ll have already been looking forward to this year’s Open House Weekend., taking place on October 19^th and 20^th this year.

Thanks to partnerships with over 400 arts and cultural organizations, city agencies, architecture firms and others, OHNY Weekend will open more than 250 buildings and projects across the five boroughs for tours and talks with architects, urban planners, historians, preservationists, and civic leaders.  While the list of events hasn’t been announced yet, you can be among the first to know about what is planned for OHNY’s 17th year.

Last year’s events were typical of the diversity of projects and sites presented and the appeal the event has to professionals and laypeople alike.

Open studio visits to leading firms, such as FXCollaborative Architects, Rogers Partners, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and SPAN Architecture.

Nevelson Chapel, a sculptural environment by celebrated artist Louise Nevelson, tucked away in the modernist icon Saint Peter’s Church at the Citicorp Center.

3 World Trade Center, a 1,079-foot tall skyscraper designed by Pritzker-prize-winning Richard Rogers.

Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77, where a top-to-bottom rehabilitation by Beyer Blinder Belle and Marvel Architects transformed into a 21st-century commercial and light industrial hub.

A celebration of the contributions that women are making to shape the contemporary city, highlighting a range of architecture, landscape architecture and urban design projects.

Be among the first to book your reservations. You can sign up here to get an early look at the exciting offerings of Open House Weekend 2019.

OHNY.org

Archtober

Archtober is an annual month-long architecture and design festival of tours, lectures, films, and exhibitions that provides a full calendar of events focus on the importance of architecture and design in our society.

In collaboration with almost 80 partner organizations across the city, the Center for Architecture organizes the festival, which raises awareness of the important role of design and the richness of New York’s built environment. Now in its ninth year, Archtober offers something for everyone in its 100+ event roster. If you are an architect, interior designer or just a denizen of New York interested in the spaces where we live, work and play, you’ll find something to intrigue you.

This year, Archtober’s offerings include exciting lectures, film screenings, tours, workshops and more.

The AIANY will be leading “Around Manhattan Architecture Tours” every day. Enjoy lectures and panels featuring world-renowned architects, writers and artists including Marlon Blackwell, Billie Tsien, Paul Kaplan and Stanley Greenberg. The Architecture & Design Film Festival will also be happening from October 16^th to October 20^th. Get the whole family involved, as the calendar includes several family-friendly events including Architecture for KIDS at The Queens Foundation for Architecture.

There are so many opportunities to be a part of this exciting month-long celebration. Visit the Archtober website for a full list of events, and make sure you secure your reservations before tickets begin to sell out.

archtober.com

Madison Square Park is getting ready for one of its biggest event of the year—and now is your chance to get in on the action. Tickets are now available for Celebrate Mad. Sq. Chefs 2019, to take place rain-or-shine on Tuesday, July 16 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Each year, Celebrate Mad. Sq. Chefs gathers neighborhood chefs for a food-tasting event foodies look forward to all year, accompanied by some of the finest artisanal cocktails, craft beers and wines available. This year’s event has an amazing chef list that includes stars such as Philippe Massoud from Ilili, Michael Nogera from Eataly, Jorge Espinoza from Scarpetta, and Daniel Humm from Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad, among many others. Providing the live music this year will be The Barnstorm, the high-energy pop/rock/country/hip-hop/dance band that wowed the crowd at last fall’s Parktoberfest.

Proceeds from Celebrate Mad. Sq. Chefs go to support Madison Square Park Conservancy’s horticulture, maintenance and free public programs. General entry tickets are $250, which gets you into the celebration at 6:30 p.m.—or buy an early entry ticket for $350 for admittance, at 5:30 p.m. Multi-ticket packages are also available.

Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy one of the best nights of the year at Madison Square Park, while ensuring the continued excellent upkeep and programming of the park. We’ll be at Madison Square Chefs 2019, and we hope to see you there.

This year’s participants at Celebrate Mad. Sq. Chefs are:

Food

Almond: Alex Nieto

Atla: Enrique Olvera, Daniela Soto-Innes

Blue Smoke

Boqueria: Marc Vidal

Bo’s: Michael Sanchez

The Breslin: Ryan Jordan, Edie Ugot

The Clocktower: Jack Logue

Cosme: Enrique Olvera, Daniela Soto-Innes

Cote: David Shim

Craft: Abbey De La Rosa

Eataly: Michael Nogera

Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm, Mark Welker

GupShup: Gurpreet Singh

Hanjan: Hooni Kim

Hill Country Barbecue Market: Ash Fulk 

ilili: Philippe Massoud

Junoon: Akshay Bhardwaj

Leonelli Focacceria e Pasticceria: Lisa Kalemkiarian, Ted Cianciosi

The Little Beet Table:  Carlos Reyes

The NoMad: Daniel Humm, Mike Reilly

Num Pang: Ben Daitz

Obicà: Angelo Arellano

Scampi: PJ Calapa

Scarpetta: Jorge Espinoza

Shake Shack

Simon & The Whale: Matt Griffin

The Smith: Brian Ellis

Tacombi: Jason DeBriere 

Drink

Aviation Gin

Barrow’s Intense

Brooklyn Brewery

Cooperstown Distillery

Four Roses

Grand Brulot

GuS

Josh Cellars

Lunazul Tequila

More Good

RIPE

Rockaway Brewery

Tito’s Vodka

The next concert in Rizzoli’s adventurous Aperitivo Music Series, Musette Explosion will bring the traditional French Musette genre to new places through virtuosic improvisation and original pieces, sonic surprises and adventurous playing, shot through with a sense of fun and emotional depth.

The concert on Sunday, April 28th, 2019, will be at 5:00 p.m. in Rizzoli’s marvelous performance space at 1133 Broadway, between 25th and 26th Streets.

Musette is a wonderful French music tradition originating in Paris’s cafés and bars during the 19^th Century, where atrons danced the bourrée to the accompaniment of the cabrette (a bellows-blown bagpipe locally called a “musette”) and often the vielle à roue (hurdy-gurdy). Italians playing the accordian, joined the Parisians and introduced accordian versions of the music.

Because the Musette dance forms did not require a large hall and people were drawn to easier, faster and more sensual dance steps, Musette became popular. So popular in fact that by 1945, the bal-musette became the most popular style of dance in France, and its biggest stars were widely known across the country. While its popularity declined in the last half of the 20^th Century, a revival of bals has begun, especially in larger cities, and a modern form of the musette is establishing itself.

It will be interesting to hear where The Musette Explosion takes this form this coming Sunday.

The Musette Explosion

Will Holshouser (accordion) performs all over the world as an accordionist, improviser and composer. Will has played for many years with violinist Regina Carter and appears on her last two albums. He has played with Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, NYC Ballet, NYC Opera, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and others.

Matt Munisteri (guitarist/banjoist) Matt’s debut CD Love Story wound up on several critics’ “Best of” lists, and garnered the second spot on Amazon’s Top Ten Jazz CDs of The Year (2003). Matt was a key player on Loudon Wainwright’s 2010 Grammy-winning CD High Wide and Handsome. He is credited on over 70 CDs, including new releases by trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and guitarist Howard Alden.

Marcus Rojas (tuba) is internationally recognized as one of the most accomplished and unique voices on his instrument. He has worked with artists ranging from David Byrne and Paul Simon to the Metropolitan Opera, downtown luminaries such as John Zorn and Marc Ribot, reggae stars Sly & Robbie, and jazz legends Lionel Hampton and Lester Bowie.

To listen to highlights from the discography of the trio and the countless projects of its individual players, please go here.

To purchase tickets: Please RSVP to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary Prosecco. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours it means your RSVP has not been received, so please write again.

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.

Guided by her philosophy “A room should awaken the senses,” Galli’s goal is to cast a spell with her interior designs. In her new book Magical Rooms: Elements of Interior Design, Brooklyn-based designer Fawn Galli, known for her witty and whimsical interiors with a bohemian flair, shows how to create magical rooms without breaking the bank.

Using twelve very different interiors—from a Brooklyn townhouse to a Tribeca loft to a Greenwich Village apartment to an Upper West Side penthouse, Galli illustrates how she has achieved the finished look for each and breaks down her design principles into instructive teachings on scale, structure, balance, and color, which readers can apply to their own interiors.

Magical Rooms is being featured in Rizzoli’s windows, and the new 240-page book, published on March 19th in hardcover, is currently available for purchase for $45.00.

Fawn Galli, who has been a tenant in 1133 for the past eight years, has had her work featured in Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Lonny Magazine, Domino, New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among other outlets.

The February 7th concert marks the launch of the international tour for the latest project led by Italian guitarist Marco Cappelli and the release of his new album “Norwegian Landscapes.”  The newly released album is freely inspired by the noir novels of Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø. For this project Cappelli has expanded his regular trio, with the addition of two special guests and a transnational line-up featuring American bassist Ken Filiano and clarinetist Oscar Noriega as well as the Japanese percussionist Satoshi Takeishi and multi-instrumentalist Shoko Nagai.

February 7th, 2019 – 6:30 p.m.

Rizzoli
1133 Broadway
New York, NY 10010

This week, tenant Michelle Waugh HQ is having a terrific winter coat sample sale. Cashmere, Wool, Shearling and Puffers are up to 80% off. Visit the Waugh studio at Suite 710, 1133 Broadway between 10 and 4 on Wednesday and Friday, and between 10 and 6 on Thursday.

Michelle Waugh has reimagined the classics in simple, stunning lines. The collection has maintained timeless longevity and the result, effortless. Every aspect of sourcing and production is carefully considered, focusing on high-end fabrics and the perfect fit. The pieces are made and hand finished in New York, born from a mission to support luxury manufacturing in the United States.

On Saturday, January 19th at 5 p.m., Rizzoli’s Music Aperitivo series will feature a rare solo performance by Erik Friedlander, today’s leading cello innovator.  Friedlander’s talents as a composer and performer will be highlighted in a concert spanning the breadth of his music projects from works like Rings (which travels musically around the world) to Illuminations (weaving inspirations from ancient book making and ritual dance movement, and Renaissance vocal forms).

This promises to be an extraordinary evening of musical exploration. Don’t miss it.

Click here for more information about this special event and how to RSVP.

From Rockefeller Center to the Rockettes, from the pop-up holiday markets to the department store window displays on Fifth Avenue, there’s nothing quite like the holidays in NYC. And yet, so many people still struggle financially—and the winter months can make their toils all the more difficult. More than just a time of celebration, this is the season of giving—and of giving back. If you are looking for some ways to donate time and/or money to those in need this holiday season, we’d love to recommend a few trustworthy organizations and charities that are worth considering.

New York Cares Coat Drive

For some, a winter coat is the most important defense they have against the harsh NYC winters. For the 30th consecutive year, New York Cares is sponsoring its annual Coat Drive, during which the organization expects to give out its two millionth coat. New York Cares has made it exceptionally easy for people like us to donate to New Yorkers in need. You can give in one of three ways:

1. Drop off a new or gently-used coat at one of the many drop off points across the five boroughs
2. Text 41444 to make a monetary donation ($20 buys a new winter coat)
3. Set up your own coat collection point—a great way to get your whole office or apartment building involved.

If you’d like to get involved as a volunteer, New York Cares also has dozens of other initiatives that need you. See their website to find a list of volunteer opportunities.
www.newyorkcares.org/coat-drive

St. John’s Bread & Life – Sponsor A Family 2018

This long-standing organization fights year-round to alleviate hunger and poverty in Queens and Brooklyn, serving about 3000 meals each day. Its annual Sponsor A Family drive raises funds to provide holiday meals and toys to needy families across NYC. A donation of $125 provides a generous holiday meal and gifts for one family. Sponsor one family, or as many as you’d like.
www.breadandlife.org

City Harvest

One of the largest food charities in NYC, City Harvest was born from the realization that many New Yorkers were going hungry while many institutions were throwing good food away. This organization specializes in “rescuing” millions of pounds of good, fresh food each year, and redistributing it to food banks and charitable organizations to feed those in need. City Harvest looks for volunteers to help with food collection all year-round, and you can also host a food drive in your office or residential building.
www.cityharvest.org

Citymeals on Wheels

One of NYC’s biggest meal delivery organizations, Citymeals delivers food in all five boroughs mostly to homebound elderly New Yorkers—and thanks to a partnership with the New York City Department for the Aging, Citymeals can devote 100 percent of your donation toward meals for the elderly, both at the holidays and all-year long. If you prefer to volunteer, the group also needs many extra hands and feet to deliver meals around the holidays, so volunteers are always welcome.
www.citymeals.org

God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD)

This nonsectarian organization delivers meals year-round to people who can’t shop or cook for themselves, but their efforts really ramp up during the holidays, when they issue a call for extra volunteers (preferably with cars) to deliver thousands of meals in December and for the Winter Feast. Email them at volunteer@glwd.org to register—and don’t forget to check back next Thanksgiving, when your help will be welcomed again!
www.glwd.org

Operation Santa

The United States Postal Service has sponsored this campaign for years, and NYC in particular is one of the most active cities in it. The idea is simple, but brilliant: Millions of needy kids write letters to Santa, and volunteers pick up the letters, buy the gifts on the list and mail them to the children. In days past, the James A. Farley Post Office at 421 8th Avenue served both as the point to pick up letters and bring back the packages. Nowadays, donors select letters for Santa online and bring the gifts to the Farley Post Office for shipping.
www.usps.com

Masbia

Currently operating soup kitchens in Borough Park and Flatbush, Brooklyn and in Rego Park, Queens, this New York institution serves 100,000 hot meals a year in its restaurant-like dining rooms, plus nearly 2 million more in the form of emergency grocery packages for those in need. They are in constant need of donations and volunteers, especially around the holidays.  Right now they are in need of additional financial help as they move to a new location in Queens. To volunteer, simply fill out their online form and they will get back to you.
www.masbia.org

These are just a handful of the many reputable NYC organizations serving the needs of New Yorkers during this holiday season. Whether you choose one of these charities or have a favorite of your own, we urge all Kew tenants to consider finding at least one way to give back this holiday season, whether in time, money, or both. Your generosity can make a huge difference in the life of our community.

On Saturday evening, a rare NYC pop-up concert by the in-demand Ahn Trio marks the end of the first year of the Rizzoli exciting Music Aperitivo Series. The programme for the concert will feature music from BLUE, the trio’s latest album showcasing its wide-ranging interests and influences, as well as other releases from the Ahn Trio’s wide-ranging discography.

The Ahn Trio is made up of three Juilliard-trained Korean-American sisters, pianist Lucia, violinist Angella, and cellist Maria. The LA Times has hailed the Ahn sisters as “exacting and exciting musicians,” and New York Newsday nicknamed them “Classical revolutionaries,” because of their ever-evolving vision of being 21st century musicians and their wide-ranging collaborations with modern dance companies, film directors, rock bands, DJs, singers, and others.

Pat Metheny and other luminary composers such as Michael Nyman, Maurice Jarre, Kenji Bunch, Mark Baechle, Mark O’Connor, DJ Spooky, Chiel Meijering have written music for them. In 2011 President Obama invited Ahn Trio to perform at the White House. The Ahns have performed at the prestigious TED conference and was the only classical group to be invited to perform at iTunes Festival 2008 in London.

The Trio has released nine critically acclaimed albums on EMI Classics, Sony, and Warner. The Ahn Trio’s album Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac released by Sony, was No. 8 in the Billboard Charts for 26 weeks. The group’s Dvorak, Suk, and Shostakovich album on EMI won Germany’s prestigious ECHO Award.

Experience something out of the ordinary this Saturday. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to hear Ahn Trio’s cutting-edge musical performance in the intimate setting of Rizzoli’s beautiful salon . . . while sipping prosecco.

Please rsvp to mhuston@rizzoliusa.com or simply reply to this email. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 and include complimentary prosecco.

In preparation for this year’s Veteran’s Day Parade, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, marking 100 years since the end of hostilities in World War I, the Madison Square Park Conservancy will hold an opening ceremony for the park’s new entrance at 24th street on Monday, October 15th.

A recent renovation project removed fencing around the base of the Eternal Light Memorial monument, in order to create an open plaza, designed by Lichten Craig, that will be the park’s newest entrance.

If you are interested in attending the October 15th opening ceremony, please RSVP by clicking here.