Forget Paris, We're Headed South

This Sunday, June 2nd, transport yourself from the hustle and bustle of Chelsea to the beautiful rivieras of Southern France. This exclusive al fresco meal at the idyllic Hotel Americano is the perfect opening celebrationg of the Sud de France Festival, a celebration of the tastes, sights, sounds, and culture of the region. This exclusive three-course meal by acclaimed Chef Joseph Buenoconsejo will include traditional dishes such as Langoustine & Ris de Veau paired with local wines hand-selected by sommelier Theirry Chouquet.

Buy Tickets here.

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05:38PM on 05/29/2013

What Makes You Happy?

The Rubin Museum of Art is hosting a Happy Talk series through the fall where special guests will discuss the meaning and pursuit of happiness. On October 28th, join actor Liev Schreiber and philosophy professor Jesse Prinz as they discuss happiness. Hurry! Tickets ($30) are selling out fast. [tix]

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01:00PM on 10/17/2012

A New Kind of Happy Hour at the Rubin Museum

The Rubin Museum of Art is exploring happiness through a series of conversations that match famous creative personalities with philosophers, psychotherapists, and scientists. Julianne Moore, Michael C. Hall and Neil LaBute (among others) converse with happiness experts throughout the fall.

Performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson talks to Harvard psychologist and TED star Daniel Gilbert  this Saturday, September 29 at 6pm ($35, tickets here). Gilbert's bestselling 2006 book, Stumbling on Happiness, advised us to add a dose of realism to our visions of happiness.

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11:00AM on 09/27/2012

All Write You Scumbags on the Lower East Side

If you like your art a bit meaty, don't miss All Write You Scumbags at Klughaus on the Lower East Side. The show, which opens this Friday evening, features Victor Reyes, whose paintings are sort of like extended Rohrschach tests, and Steel, who paints cheeseburgers.

We heard that there might be real live cheeseburgers at the opening. Click here for more info.

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12:26PM on 09/11/2012

Art Lovers: Take Two and Call Us in the Morning

Hyperallergic is an art lovers blog that is just a tiny bit irreverent about art. Hyperallergic has a particularly helpful feature, Art Rx, that will help you navigate all the art world goings-on in New York City. This weekend, for example, Art RX recommends taking the ferry to the Governors Island Art Fair. See you there.

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07:36AM on 08/31/2012

Where to peep photos of Marilyn Monroe:

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09:30AM on 06/14/2012

Guess who was named in Conde Nast Traveler's Hot List of best new hotels?

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06:00AM on 05/08/2012

Valentine's Day Dinner at the New Hotel Americano Winter Rooftop Lounge

Hotel Americano celebrates their new rooftop Winter Lounge with a Valentine's Day candle-lit dinner. The view of the city lights and sheepskin-clad seats is the NYC-chic equivalent of a romantic cabin in the sky. The ambiance is only augmented by the highly-lauded food. The prix-fixe menu ($65) features dishes such as Rabbit Ballotine with baby fennel, cara cara orange and, of course, chocolate for dessert, with chocolate terrine, Mexican hot chocolate, and chocolate truffles. Keep the romance flowing with cocktails at an after party in The Americano main dining room. Hurry and make your reservations--there are only a few seats left!

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10:20AM on 02/09/2013

Learn to Paint at a Bar

Paint Nite offers art classes taught at various locations bars throughout the city. In each class, students drink up and learn to paint the same picture. Sign up and paint this stunning sunset number TONIGHT at Sarabeth's in Tribeca at 7pm. And if you can't make tonight's class, visit their schedule for upcoming events. 

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11:00AM on 10/17/2012

Drinks with Annie Hall at the Rubin

Spend $7 at the Serai Bar this evening and watch NYC classic Annie Hall for free.  Woody Allen, Diane Keaton (who won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance).

9:30pm, with an introduction by screenwriter and Columbia faculty member Dan Kleinman

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10:36AM on 09/21/2012

Go Brooklyn! Go Art!

1,700 artists will open their studio doors this weekend in Brooklyn, and here's hoping lots of art lovers come flooding in.

No matter how large your art appetite, you cannot see them all, so create your target list by neighborhood, medium or other categories with this helpful tool on the Go Brooklyn Art website. And you can use the organization's app to vote for your favorite artists; winners are featured at an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.  Saturday & Sunday, 11a to 7p.

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11:55AM on 09/07/2012

Celebrate Bastille Day At This Sexy Hotel In Chelsea @hotelamericano!

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06:00AM on 07/13/2012

Guess who won the James Beard award for best restaurant graphics?

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07:00AM on 05/16/2012

Check out this new Latin-American art exhibition in Williamsburg!

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11:00AM on 05/07/2012