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Scandinavian candy culture invades the West Village where classic minimalist interiors pay homage to the main attraction – sweet treats galore! Grab a candy bag and indulge.

Sockerbit,  89 Christopher Street

May 20 & 21st

A hippopotamus in a tutu.  Flying horses caught in a storm.  Mickey Mouse’s rogue broomstick.  Donald Duck’s ark.  Experience the beloved film Fantasia as never before when the New York Philharmonic performs the music live while scenes from the beloved Disney classics are screened above the Orchestra.  Enjoyable for ages 4 – 104.

David Geffen Hall,  Lincoln Center   http://nyphil.org

May 5 – August 14th

The Costume Institute’s spring 2016 exhibition Manus x Machina, will explore how fashion designers are reconciling the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear.

The Museum’s first floor and ground level will present a series of case studies to unravel the hand/machine conundrum.  A series of rooms based on the trades of haute couture, including embroidery, featherwork, artificial flowers, pleating, lacework and leatherwork, which will be presented alongside versions that incorporate innovative processes, such as 3D printing, computer modeling, bonding, laminating and laser cutting.

The Met Fifth Ave.  1000 Fifth Ave. at 83rd Street   http://metmuseum.org

May 5th commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces in 1862.  What better way to celebrate fierce fortitude than with an equally forceful gastronomic experience, indulging in some of our city’s truly authentic Mexican cuisine.  Here are 3 of our faves, recommended by an inveterate lover and expert on the art and unparalleled pleasure of a Mexican repast:

Tacombi on Bleecker Street brings the intense flavors and traditional Mayan techniques of streets, stands and markets of the Yucatan to the West Village.  Prepared from scratch everyday, Tacombi takes the diversity of homestyle Mexican cuisine from it’s distinct culinary regions and serves it up in the simplicity of a taco.

Tacombi,  255 Bleecker Street   http://tacombi.com

At  Cosme world-renowned Chef Enrique Olvera and his team create dishes rooted in Mexican flavors and traditions, while also celebrating local seasonal ingredients from the Hudson Valley and surrounding region.  Cosme’s beverage program focuses on artisinal spirits and mirrors its cuisine, letting the high quality ingredients shine.

Cosme,  35 East 21st Street    http://cosmenyc.com

Toloache  (named for a flowering planting Mexico noted for its use in love potions) is a theater district crowd favorite.  Creative Mexican cooking, incorporating seasonal and natural ingredients with more than a dozen types of chilies.

Toloache,  251 West 51st Street    http://toloachenyc.com

May 9 – June 14th

Frederick Ashton’s beautiful ballet explores themes of ambition, obsession and lost opportunities when a young woman named Sylvia struggles to balance strength and vulnerability.

Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center   http://abt.org

Through July 2016

Whether in New York, Toronto or Tokyo, inappropriate behaviors are ubiquitous on mass transit and have annoyed commuters for more than a century.  Employing creative and engaging visuals and a broad scope of humor, transit agencies around the world, including our own MTA, have tried to cajole and scold passengers into better behavior.  Whether asking people not to smoke, to be safe on the edge of the platform or to throw away their trash, the graphic posters and videos featured in this exhibit highlight a universal language for courtesy that we can all understand.

New York Transit Museum, Grand Central Station Gallery Annex

May 24th – August 14th

More than five million people have visited the Delacorte Theater for free performances of Shakespeare in the Park,  making it one of New York’s most beloved summer traditions.  Free tickets are distributed on each performance day via Free Lines at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, they are distributed at 12 noon everyday that there is a performance and you can receive up to two tickets.  Don’t want to wait on line?  Become a Summer Supporter by making a fully tax-deductible contribution of $200 and you can enjoy reserved seating at the Delacorte.

Performances this summer are:

• May 24 – June 26:  The Taming of the Shrew
• July 19 – Aug. 14:    Troilus and Cressida

More info @ http://publictheater.org

Cozy fuses with contemporary French bistro.  Here it’s all about the sweet and savory crepes – simply divine!  You may as well be sitting under a full moon along the Champs-Elysées in the City of Lights!

Delice & Sarrasin,  20 Christopher Street    http://delicesarrasin.com

Go get some happy and create your own version of “Throwback Thursday” (or Monday thru Sunday for that matter !) by heading over to Brooklyn Bleu for your vintage fix.  Fabulous fashions, fly jewelry, accessories and home decor accents are there for the taking.

Brooklyn Bleu at Artists & Fleas, Chelsea Market 88 10th Avenue at West 15th Street