ernesto neto: anthropodino: super fabulo...

Posted by cherrypatter in happenings, ideas, manhattan, public spaces, upper east side on 05 29th, 2009 | No Comments
this ernesto neto exhibit called anthropodino, at the park avenue armory, is really fabulous, and kids will be especially smitten.   k and i visited last weekend, and it’s definitely worth a few hours.   while i could go on and on with some not very well written commentary about this obviously...
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affordable art fair: for just a little, ...

Posted by cherrypatter in ideas, manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, midtown east, mini guides: new york on 05 8th, 2009 | 2 Comments
well maybe the works on offer here are not quite cheap, but the affordable art fair new york city has always had lots of gorgeous, interesting art for relatively affordable prices (starting at $100).  j and i don’t know too much about art, and we are definitely not experts, but the few times...
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jenny holzer: the whitney museum LED spe...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: above 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 04 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment
i have seen jenny holzer’s work on occasion but this whitney exhibit  “protect protect” looks great because it is pretty substantial and is her biggest retrospective in the united states in more than 15 years.  now since i could not understand a word of the whitney’s description...
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the brooklyn flea: way more than your us...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, cheap, food, fort greene, furniture, gifts, happenings, home, ideas, mini guides: new york, miscellaneous, shops, snacks, stationery, take out, toys, vintage on 04 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments
although for those of us living in brooklyn and reading the occasional brooklyn related paper or blog, the brookyn flea is everywhere.  i don’t think i have ever seen so much press on a market, let alone a flea market.    it seems that if you ever need pr, the brownstoner guys know how to...
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brooklyn museum first saturdays: art dan...

Posted by cherrypatter in art/museums, dance, happenings, ideas, mini guides: new york on 04 3rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
  i know, i know, we really should have gone by now. the brooklyn museum has been hosting 1st saturdays for several years now, and even though they are family friendly and we aren’t exactly booked most saturday nights we have never made our way over there for what seem like great events.  ...
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james surls: a metallic park avenue...

Posted by cherrypatter in ideas, manh: above 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 03 27th, 2009 | 3 Comments
so maybe you can only appreciate the beauty of park avenue if you have lived on the upper east side (and have nothing to do with the financial meltdown), but i do have to say that i always loved going up and down this grand street, particularly from the beginnings of spring  through christmas when...
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a sharper focus and something fun at the...

Posted by cherrypatter in art/museums, ideas, manh: above 42nd street on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments
cherrypatter has been up and running for more than two months now, and with some experience behind me, i have decided to shut one door and open another so that the site is more focused, more useful and just more fun for me and hopefully you. cherrypatter will become a highly edited guide for new york...
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hasker: always good design, always affor...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, carroll gardens, gifts, home, shops on 03 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
before we lived in brooklyn and i knew anything about smith street, for some reason j, infant k and i had about an hour to kill before needing to venture back to the upper east side. trudging along carroll garden’s main shopping drag, hoping to make headway on my christmas shopping list, i was...
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