NYC Life: Fun and Inspiring Things to Do this Spring
Who remembers when NYC hosted the 1964 World’s Fair? My hand is raised and there’s a series of special events. If you’re feeling stressed and anxious, head to our friend Brett Cotter’s new series at the Tibetan House (or online.) Spring is in the air and it’s time to get outside. There’s an amazing interactive exhibit outside Lincoln Center. Tip toe through the tulips on the UWS. Our roving photographer is at the Brooklyn Museum to see the Giants exhibit of art owned by singer Alicia Keys and her husband. And sign up this weekend for our May 17 Renewal Summit and you could win a fabulous vacation.
Join Us on May 17.
This will be an amazing day of great speakers, panels, exhibitors and connecting with other great Tomatoes. Wonderful inspiration for living your best life. GET THE DETAILS.
April Tuesdays at the Tibet House with Brett Cotter
3 More Sessions| Tuesdays April 16, 23 & 30 | 6-8pm ET
Each Session – $40.
Embark on a journey to release layers of emotional pain and rediscover self-love and happiness in a secure group setting led by Author/Founder, Brett Cotter. The Stress Is Gone Method, a transformative healing approach, encompasses group release sessions, personalized 1-on-1 laser coaching, user-friendly self-care tools, and, elements of music, movement, and meditation. In these sessions, Brett will use intuitive questioning to uncover the underlying source of your stress, guiding the group through channeled affirmations to release emotional tension and old memories. These releases often address childhood traumas, alleviating everyday stress. The course will include meditation, movement and discussion of techniques and tools to establish healthy boundaries, self-care practices, and fostering self-love. Participants have experienced a departure of stress, anxiety, and tension from their bodies, leaving them feeling lighter, empowered, and confident in navigating life with increased clarity. The course is in person or online. GET THE DETAILS.
Daedalum at Lincoln Center
Bring the whole family to experience a gigantic, whimsical labyrinth for three weeks at Damrosch Park. Daedalum is formed out of 19 egg-shaped domes, twisting and turning into the tunnels of a maze. Passing through the maze, the visitor discovers two original features—an incredibly intricate rainbow-colored tree and a cavernous dome. Translucent elements throughout the maze produce vistas and hues of considerable variety and subtlety, creating mysterious sightlines and viewpoints, unique to the visitor’s perspective. The 600-piece pattern of the main dome ceiling was loosely inspired by Rome’s Pantheon with its radiant oculus mimicking the sun and the Gustave Doré drawing of angels circling heavenward in Dante’s paradise. GET THE DETAILS.
Roving at the Brooklyn Museum
Nicole Freezer Rubens shares the new Giants art exhibit.
I visited The Brooklyn Museum to see the Giants exhibit of art owned by singer Alicia Keys and her husband rapper and producer Kasseem Dean who goes by the name Swizz Beatz. Their comprehensive collection highlights Black diasporic artists including several of my favorites Nick Cave, Jordan Casteel, and Gordon Parks, and is gigantic in scale and magnitude.
They attribute multiple concepts to the term gigantic. It refers to the infamy of important artists, the expansion of these artists historically, and to the sheer scale of some of the work. Included is the largest painting by Meleko Mokgosi, a banquet hall sized polyptych, and a 25-foot-long portrait by Kehinde Wiley. They support “artists supporting artists” with the goal of opening the doors of the art world to all and making viewers feel grand about themselves.
This show runs through July 7th and includes 98 works by 37 artists. It is a must see to experience the generosity this exhibit clearly exudes.
~Nicole Freezer Rubens is the author of poetry/photo book, “The Long Pause and the Short Breath.” Follow her on https://www.instagram.com/nfrconsult/
The West Side Tulip Festival
I don’t know why I didn’t know about the Tulip Festival before now, but it’s a great NYC story. The West Side Community Garden was founded in 1976 on a trash-strewn vacant lot on Columbus Avenue that had been slated for an urban renewal project. West Side Community Garden is committed to providing a beautiful, peaceful, green space in which everybody can relax. The only privately owned example of its kind in New York City, the garden is fully funded by grants and donations and run entirely by volunteers. Take a stroll and enjoy the beauty of spring! GET THE DETAILS.
April 28. Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the World’s Fair
Can it really be 60 years? A new event series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 1964-1965 World’s Fair in New York is set to kick off later this month. Queens Theatre announced Theaterama!, a monthly series of special events looking back at the wonders of the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadow Corona Park. Starting in April and running through October, the events include historical tours, pop-up performances, film screenings, food tastings, and more. GET THE DETAILS.
The tomato behind The Three Tomatoes.
Cheryl Benton, aka the “head tomato” is founder and publisher of The Three Tomatoes, a digital lifestyle magazine for “women who aren’t kids”. Having lived and worked for many years in New York City, the land of size zero twenty-somethings, she was truly starting to feel like an invisible woman. She created The Three Tomatoes just for the fun of it as the antidote for invisibility and sent it to 60 friends. Today she has thousands of friends and is chief cheerleader for smart, savvy women who want to live their lives fully at every age and every stage. She is the author of the novel, "Can You See Us Now?" and co-author of a humorous books of quips, "Martini Wisdom." Because she's lived a long time, her full bio won't fit here. If you want the "blah, blah, blah", read more. www.thethreetomatoes.com/about-the-head-tomato
