We have to toot our own horn…our Renewal Summit program is finalized, and it may just be the best one yet! The Frick is reopening in April and the restoration is spectacular. Sunday Songbooks at Jazz at Lincoln Center is celebrating the music of Rodgers and Hart. Luxury shopping is about to be redefined in NYC with the opening of French luxury retailer, Printemps. And our roving photographer reminds us to look up­—NYC is a vertical city.

Get Your Tickets by March 31 and You Could Win an Amazing Getaway

We’re giving away a 7–10-night stay at the 5-star St. James Club in Antigua and you will be automatically entered for a chance to win. Our program will be amazing cover speakers and topics on AI, Living Your Dream, Health, and health travel. Special musical guest and a top Broadway press agent will dish the dish on A-List celebrities.  And check out our awesome exhibitors. GET THE DETAILS. 

Printemps Opens First Luxury Store in U.S.

The Red Room. All photos courtesy of Gieves Anderson for Printemps New York

Paris meets New York. Printemps, the iconic French luxury retailer, has officially opened its first U.S. store in New York City at One Wall Street in the Financial District. This marks a significant milestone for the brand, which has been a staple of Parisian elegance since 1865. The store spans 55,000 square feet across two floors of the historic Art Deco skyscraper, blending Parisian sophistication with New York’s vibrant energy.

The space is designed to offer a unique shopping experience, featuring a curated selection of designer fashion, accessories, and home décor. It also includes immersive elements like a sneaker room with LED screens and a vibrant “playroom” for casual wear and gifts. The second floor showcases women’s ready-to-wear collections, a raw bar, and a beauty and spa area.

Snack, sip, and shop  in the Red Room Bar is an intimate cocktail lounge serving expertly crafted drinks and bar snacks in a warm, inviting space—where you can also browse a selection of gifts, home décor, and objets d’art.

Food and beverage options are a highlight, with five distinct experiences, including Café Jalu, Salon Vert, and the fine-dining restaurant Maison Passerelle, which is set to open soon. The store also features the landmarked Red Room, a stunning space adorned with red and gold mosaics. GET ALL THE GLORIOUS DETAILS.

April 17. Frick Museum Reopens

All photos courtesy of Ellen Easton.

Ellen Easton had a sneak peek of the renovated and restored Frick. She writes: “To say, ‘when everything old is new again’, would be an understatement.  The almost decade-long, 330-million-dollar restoration is nothing short of a marvel. The entire team has seamlessly blended the Gilded Age with modernity.  The new second-floor expansion is a feast for the eyes. The Frick is a true gift to New York City that should be a destination point for any lover of art. The extraordinary porcelain flowers created by Vladimir Kanevsky, an artist whose skills remind one of Faberge, are on special exhibition until October and are a not-to-be-missed experience.”  Get your tickets now to this marvel.

April 6. Songbook Sundays Celebrates Rodgers and Hart

Head to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club for a delightful early Sunday evening hosted by Deborah Grace Winer of some of your favorite music. “Isn’t it Rodges and Hart” features Debby Boone (yes that Debby), Nikki Renée Daniels, and Charles Turner.

Isn’t it Rodgers and Hart? welcomes spring with jazzy romance and sexy wit as it celebrates one of America’s greatest songwriting teams, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.  This joyful evening swings some of their most legendary songs, from The Lady is a Tramp and I Could Write a Book to My Funny Valentine, Falling in Love with Love and more.

Hosted and curated by leading American Songbook expert Deborah Grace Winer, the set features multi- Grammy award winner Debby Boone, Broadway’s starry Nikki Renée Daniels, and JALC rising young artist Charles Turner.

 Tickets for Songbook Sundays are $65/$45, with student tickets available at $25.  There is a $21 food/drink minimum. To purchase, visit: Jazz.org/dizzys

Roving in Williamsburg

Nicole Freezer Rubens writes:

Never forget to look up. New York is a vertical city; much of its constitution is above eye level. I recently strolled through Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the details above me caught my eye. Old signs of an ancient corner bodega, a local bar, and a classic old school Italian restaurant sang to me. Holiday lights left up year-round remained to greet and made me smile. I saw shadows of trees creating an all-natural mural changing with the hours and the seasons. A simple minimal apartment building adjacent to an empty lot became a stretched canvas for commissioned graffiti. Slim, rickety antennas put out to pasture, stood lookout from the tar rooftops.

These mundane artifacts add charm and nostalgia to the evolving and gentrifying neighborhood. Seeing these basic details that guard our streets comforts me. They offer a language that was visually spoken and absorbed as a child on these city streets.

~Nicole Freezer Rubens is the author of “The Long Pause and the Short Breath”