New York on Nothing a Day

Shari — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:30:02 +0000

Your probably know the answer to the question, “Why are New York City bridges so expensive going into New York, but free when you leave?” Of course it’s because, “No one has that kinda money when they leave.” If the prospect of spending a day in New York seems one in need of financing at your local bank, then I have some great ideas for you. There are tons of great things ordinary people like you and I can do in New York this summer without spending a dime. They range in types of activities from concerts, theater, poetry readings, jazz, hikes, dancing, and more.

Just take a look at this amazing web site “Club freeTime.” It claims it is the only “source of free events, free things to do in New York City: your perfect guide to free Entertainment & free Culture in the City that never sleeps.”

The New York Times summed up the state of culture in New York City in its article about Club freeTime by stating that “New York is abuzz with so much culture that they’re giving it away.”

One small catch: membership is not free. But considering how many things you will find to do, you will probably save the cost of membership after just one activity.

Check it out and let me know where you went and how much fun you had.

Egyptian Body Parts on Display at Brooklyn Museum

Shari — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:13:56 +0000

Some of my fondest childhood memories took place at the Brooklyn Museum. My best friend Gail and I used to take the D Train every Sunday, transfer to the shuttle, get off at the Botanical Gardens and walk an additional ten minutes to the museum for our oil painting class that we took for about a year. Maybe another time I can tell you a bit about that class, but right now I want to alert you to a fascinating exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum which opened this past November and will be extant until October 2, 2011.

This exhibit, entitled “Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets” culled the Brooklyn Museum’s own inventory of ancient Egyptian art to assemble a 35-piece display of representations of parts of the human body, of which several items were never before shown to the public.

Using fragments of sculptures and other objects which were distinctly created to illustrate the extraordinarily realistic representation of individual body parts which are a part or the Egyptian sculpture canon, ancient Egyptian artists were able to reveal meanings and subtleties of those parts that usually go unnoticed.

The Assistant Curator of Egyptian Art, Yekaterina Barbash, is the organizer of this fascinating exhibit.
For more information follow the link to the Brooklyn Museum.

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New York on Nothing a Day

Egyptian Body Parts on Display at Brooklyn Museum