At Central Park’s Jazz & Colors event on Saturday, 30 ensembles played the same set list throughout the park. Photos by Stan Solomon.
November 12, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 61 Degrees.
Notices:
Concerts, a free play, Sandy blood drive, an appearance by authors of “How to be Gay”are on our calendar.
On Veterans Day, thanks to everyone who has served.
News:
Rick Newman, credited with helping launch Jerry Seinfeld and others, plans to transform the Triad Theater, on 72nd between Broadway and West End Avenue, into a new comedy venue called Stage 72. “Newman said he’ll use his connections from those years and his long career to draw talent to the new theater, including appearances by Tony Danza, Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, Tovah Feldshuh, Janeane Garofalo, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Julian Sands, Alan Zweibel and Susie Essman.” Don’t worry, burlesque fans: the new theater will supposedly keep showing burlesque shows. (DNAinfo)
The mayor says the city will have to cut after-school programs and library funding, and raise prices of school lunches and meter parking. He might just be kicking his heels because he wasn’t allowed to sell new taxi medallions. (NY Times)
Ken Burns is fighting government efforts to get access to footage from his film on the Central Park jogger case called The Central Park Five. (American Lawyer)
A group called the Riders Alliance is involved in a new effort to mobilize subway and bus riders to improve the transit system neighborhood by neighborhood. Learn more here. (Daily News)
