November 18-May 1, 2016

Chris “Daze” Ellis entered the world of art via graffiti writing, painting on the city’s streets and subway system in the late 1970’s. In the early ’80’s, Daze turned his attention from the street to the studio, creating works on canvas that merged elements of street style with figurative painting. The City is My Muse presents recent works by this lifelong New Yorker that depicts the vibrancy and vitality of the city loves, combining abstract and representational forms to capture the energy of Times Square, the popular amusements of Coney Island, and the everyday people and places that inspire him.

On Tuesday December 8th at 6:30 the museum in conjunction with the exhibition will be presenting The City Is My Muse: Artist in Conversation. Join three leading contemporary artists-Christopher “Daze” Ellis, Jane Dickinson and Lee Quinones- as they discuss how New York City has inspired their work.

Museum of the City of New York   1220 5th Avenue  (212)534-1672     http://www.mcny.org

Monday December 7th 6:30-9:00 pm

The Latke Festival is a large annual tasting event that brings together top chefs, food lovers and food professionals to enjoy the creative interpretations of a beloved holiday food. Enjoy dishes such as Scallion and Potato Latke with Duck Confit or Spaghetti Squash Latke with Coffee-Cured Salmon and creme fraiche. Celebrate this wonderful holiday while tasting your way through the night.

Metropolitan Pavilion 125 West 18th Street    For more info and tickets  at http://latkefestival.com

Surprise someone with a private tour of the world’s greatest urban park. Central Park Conservancy offers 0ne-of-a-kind private tours of the park.

Custom Walking Tours: Learn the inside scoop on the Park’s history and design, landscape architecture, most popular sites, and many other features that make Central Park unique. Tours available throughout the year. 90 minute tours start at $150.

Tour with Central Park Conservancy Historian and Photographer: Learn stories and secrets from the Park’s amazing history, and appreciate some little known landscapes and sculptures on this tour with Sara Cedar Miller. Central Park Conservancy’ official historian and photographer for 30 years. Weekdays only 90-minute tours start at $500.

Conservatory Garden Tour with Garden Curators: Tour the Park’s only formal garden, known for it’s extraordinary floral displays, through the eyes of it’s curator and director Diane Schaub. Tour available April through November only; weekdays only. 90 minute tours start at $250.

For more info contact tours@centralparknyc.org or 212-360-2726

Christmas Eve caroling in Washington Square Park. December 24th 5:00-6:00 pm

The Rob Susman Brass Quartet, a song leader and revealers from all over the city will sing out familiar carols. If you’ve forgotten the words, no problem, songbooks will be passed out. “Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men” will ring out to remind us all of the true meaning of the holidays.

1 Washington Square Park East

Dashing around the city all day wondering how are you going to look gorgeous in time for your holiday party. No worries, Blushington Makeup and Beauty Lounge has arrived in NYC. Within an hour a professional makeup artist will have you looking fabulous and for a reasonable price. The best part is they are located in Le Parker Meridien right across from Drybar hair salon so you can do hair and makeup look fabulous and ready for any event.

Blushington   119 West 56th Street   http://blushington.com

Through February 21, 2016

New York Historical Society’s latest exhibition Superheroes in Gotham tells the story of the birth of comic book superheroes in New York City; the leap of comic book superheroes from the page into radio, television and film; the role of fandom , including the yearly event known as New York Comic Con; and ways in which comic book superheroes, created in the late 1930’s through the 1960’s, have inspired and influenced the work of contemporary comic book artists, cartoonists and painters in New York City.

New-York Historical Society  170 Central Park West (212) 873-3400    http://nyhistory.org

Receiving a bouquet of flowers from ZeZe is incredibly special! ZeZe is consistently ranked as one of the top florist in New York. His work has graced the pages of every important design and style publication, set designs, top restaurants and the homes/ offices of anybody lucky enough to have received one of his beautiful bouquets. Sending a ZeZe arrangement is one of my favorite ways to say thank you, I’m thinking of you, your special or simply have a great day.

If you’re in the neighborhood make sure to stop into his shop. It looks like a little museum filled with paintings, sculptures, antiques and oh yes…. Flowers.

ZeZe  938 1st Avenue      (212) 753-7767   http://zezeflowers.com

This tiny packed to the brim Upper Westside shop is filled to the brim with all your holiday needs. Looking for a beautiful ornament, stocking stuffers or that unique gift that will make your sister say WOW! Look no further, just head up to this old style Upper Westside store that we need more & more of.

More & More Antiques      378 Amsterdam Avenue    (212) 580-8404  http://moreandmoreantiquesnyc.com

Tis the season for some fun and festive holiday cookies. Weather your leaving them by the fire for Santa, organizing your cookie swap, or sending gifts to friends look no further than Eleni’s Cookies. This nut-free bakery is known for baking up tributes to holidays and all things pop culture. Never one to take the holidays lightly this season Eleni’s has themed gift sets  ready to go – everything from Nutcracker, Jolly Snowmen, Festival of Lights and my favorite the Taste of New York.

Eleni’s Cookies    75  Ninth Avenue in the Chelsea Market      http://www.elenis.com

New slippers? Fruitcake? How about some beefcake such as the 2016 NYC Firefighters Calendar http://nyfirestore.com! This is the 21st year the calendar has been produced. Full page photos and full month pages with dates allow plenty of room to mark your important activities and events. Your also doing a good deed, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each calendar benefit the Burn Centers of New York. But then your thinking to yourself, maybe Aunt Betty is more a taxi driver kinda gal. If so the 2016 New York City Taxi Driver Calendar, featuring 12 of the city’s most scintillating and good-humored yellow cab driver’s.A portion of the proceeds of this calendar will go to University Settlement, America’s oldest settlement house based in NYC and serving over 30,000 immigrants and working individuals and families every year with basic services like quality education, housing and literacy programs.

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