Debut novelist Debby Show is a licensed marriage and family therapist and school psychologist based in California. ( Photo by Cyndi Hodes) Her Sister’s Keeper: Real-Life Crimes Inspire Debut Novel “I live in a house where blame always finds me,” says Abigail, the protagonist in Paper Roses, the debut novel of Debby Show... City Arts 11 Jan 2026 | 07:53
Siblings Shawn (left) and Frank Gorelik opened Brothers Guitar Shop on East 84th Street in 2020. It’s one of three local businesses the entrepreneurs own and operate on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Brothers Guitar Shop Brings Strength of Strings to Upper East Side “Lay down your weary tune,” Bob Dylan wrote, and the Byrds echoed, “Lay down the song you strum. And rest yourself ’neath... News 01 Jan 2026 | 12:43
SoHo Playhouse has a culturally historic and rich past dating back to the 1800s. Its mission is to create and showcase groundbreaking new theater from diverse voices and artists from across the globe. ( Photo: Soho Playhouse) Soho Playhouse Again Hosts International Fringe Encore Series “Another year of big growth for the world of fringe and the International Fringe Encore Series (IFES),” says SoHo Playhouse’s... News 26 Dec 2025 | 06:03
The moment Cassandra Goins looked through the windows of the store for rent she said, “That’s my store. It spoke to me in a very unimaginable way.” ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) OOH LA LA Luxury Consignment Shop Arrives on Upper West Side “Fashion wasn’t a career that I chose. It chose me,” says Cassandra Goins, owner of OOH LA LA, the new curated luxury consignment... News 26 Dec 2025 | 04:12
Critically acclaimed Daniel Ficarri, the 29-year-old organist and associate director of music at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, debuted a new composition at the Brick Presbyterian Church’s Christmas show on Dec. 14. ( Photo: Courtesy Brick Presbyterian Church) Composer & Organist Daniel Ficcari: Pulling Out All Stops Modeled on the beloved service first sung at King’s College, Cambridge, in 1918, Brick Church’s Lessons & Carols unfolded... City Arts 24 Dec 2025 | 12:36
This oral history is for anyone interested in music, show business, and the inner and outer workings of a legendary club that defined its time in the firmament of New York City nightlife. ( Photo: Bloomsbury Publishing) The Club That Wrote The Book On Music Is Now A Book “Who did you see at the Bottom Line?” Ask anyone of a certain age, and they’ll reel off a list of names from Leo Sayer and... City Arts 18 Dec 2025 | 04:53
The Book Cellar, located within the NYPL’s Webster branch, is dedicated to selling pre-owned books at incredible prices to the casual book reader and collectors alike. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) The Book Cellar at Webster Library Is an Underground Hit! The Book Cellar in the basement of New York Public Library Webster Branch in Yorkville is it: a truly underground, as in... News 15 Dec 2025 | 11:44
“My Magnum Opus,” says the author. The book presents famous musicians as dogs and parodies their well-known songs from a canine point of view. “I really tried hard to keep the humor elevated.” ( Photo: Courtesy Matt Twomey) ‘Artie Smarty’ Uses AI to Make Books Illustrated with a Sense of Humor Matt Twomey, a senior staff editor at The New York Times, and award-winning indie documentary film director and editor, recently... News 05 Dec 2025 | 04:34
Book restorer Richard Rosenblatt at his corner of Argosy Book Store, where he has worked for 39 years while maintaining his career as a fine artist (and rock drummer). ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Renaissance Man: Richard Rosenblatt, Book Restorer And So Much More Richard Rosenblatt leads an artist’s life. The New York native is a second-generation painter (his father, David, was a noted... City Arts 21 Nov 2025 | 06:13
A photo array of EFG Designs curated by president and owner Esther Fortunoff-Greene, the third-generation of Fortunoff, her family’s renowned company, which began in 1922. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Mourning Jewelry: Keeping Memories Alive Some accessories are to die for. Mourning jewelry was on display, accompanied by a fascinating discussion provided by a panel... City Arts 21 Nov 2025 | 04:14
Since 1839, Union Square Park has served as home base for countless community events, such as the current and wildly popular Greenmarket. ( Photo: nycgovparks.org) Union Sq. Partnership and Parks Dept. Work Toward a Historic Revenue-Sharing Agreement Have you thought about Union Square Park lately? Whatever one’s answer about the now clean and thriving historic oasis that... News 21 Nov 2025 | 12:53
Miles Wu at the competition’s Public Day, where the projects were judged, and the general public could attend and have the projects presented to them. ( Photo: Lisa Fryklund) UES High School Student Wins National Science Prize Miles Wu of Hunter College High School, who combined origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) and physics to optimize... Home 07 Nov 2025 | 06:27
George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” at Theatre Row stars Carson Elrod, Mark Evans, Synnøve Karlsen, Teresa Avia Lim, Lizan Mitchell, and Matt Wolpe. The production marks the Gingold Theatrical Group’s 20th anniversary. ( Photo by Gingold Group) Theatre Row’s ‘Pygmalion’: Not Your Mother’s ‘My Fair Lady’ The rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain. At least not in this current iteration of George Bernard Shaw’s razor-sharp,... City Arts 06 Nov 2025 | 11:17
Pianist Sullivan Fortner receives The Gilmore’s inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award, on Oct. 8, 2025, at The Jerome L. Greene Space in New York City. ( Photo by Melanie Mor) Pianist Sullivan Fortner And His Keys To Success “This generous gift is a welcome reminder for me to create more music,” says pianist Sullivan Fortner, the recipient of The... City Arts 01 Nov 2025 | 09:34
Part of the collection from the Wise Spirit exhibit as seen in the studio of Richard Dial, 2025. ( Photo: Tag Christof) Artist Richard Dial Takes His Seat At The Table “The work is extraordinary. [The pieces in the Richard Dial:Wise Spirit exhibit] demonstrate both conceptual and aesthetic... City Arts 24 Oct 2025 | 04:36
