Happy Valentine’s weekend. We had a great time this week at a private event at Nordstrom with several of our NYC Insider Club members. The orchids are back, and this year’s show is a “Kaleidoscope” of color. There’s a brand-new space show at the Planetarium narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, just in time for winter school vacations. The Kosher Food and Wine festival is in town. Valerie Smaldone is sharing her V-Day gift guide – 5 unique experiences and products. If you sign up now for our May 1 Renewal Summit, you’ll save $15. And tickets are now on sale for our 7^th Tomatoes Got Talent Show.

A Great Evening at Nordstrom

Early this week, several of our NYC Insider Club members were hosted by Nordstrom in NYC their beautiful personal styling salon for a wonderful conversation with Jane Goldman, author of  “With No Regrets, Growing Older: Face It, Live It, Love It” a great message for Valentine’s Day. And special thanks to John Seery who heads up the personal styling salon who updated us on all their services including (free) helping you find the perfect outfit for any occasion, or having them come to your home to audit your closet, and so much more. We are so happy Nordstrom now has a home in NYC – it’s an awesome destination. If you’re not a member of the NYC Insiders’ Club, https://www.thethreetomatoes.com/nyc-insiders-clubget the details.

Feb. 15-April 29. The Orchid Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope

This is always such a spectacular event at the New York Botanical Gardens. This year you can experience the bold and colorful vision of famed artistic director of the Four Seasons hotel in Paris, Jeff Leatham, through captivating installations and designs, transforming each gallery into a different color experience and visual effect, like the turn of a kaleidoscope.

Thousands of orchids provide bursts of forms and colors—in purples, reds, oranges, and hot pink—revealed through overhead arches, vine-inspired ribbons, mirrored sculpture, dramatic lighting, and other artistic embellishments.

Feb. 17. Kosher Food and Wine Festival

Head to Chelsea Piers for the largest kosher food & wine event in the world! The show will feature hundreds of wines from over 60 wineries representing nearly every wine producing region around the world. You can also enjoy delectable bites from over 20 kosher eateries and gourmet specialty food companies throughout the tristate area.

Along with traditional fare, there will be modern mash-ups including sushi, barbecue, Asian, Continental, French, Mexican, and Caribbean and mouthwatering pareve (non-dairy) desserts like pastries, cakes, ice cream to guarantee sweet dreams for all. Get details and tickets.

World Beyond at the Planetarium

Featuring immersive visualizations of distant worlds, groundbreaking space missions, and breathtaking scenes depicting the evolution of our solar system, the American Museum of Natural History’s new Hayden Planetarium Space Show Worlds Beyond Earth, opened on January 21, 2020, as part of the Museum’s 150th anniversary celebration. Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating journey that reveals the surprisingly dynamic nature of the worlds that orbit our Sun and the unique conditions that make life on our planet possible. The film is narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o. 

While humans have not yet ventured beyond the Moon, Worlds Beyond Earth celebrates the extraordinary Age of Exploration carried out by robotic explorers over the past 50 years. With each probe and spacecraft launched into the unknown, gathering data and sending it back to Earth, scientists have discovered the surprisingly dynamic, active, and varied nature of the worlds that share our solar system, gaining a deeper understanding of the uniqueness of our home planet in the process. Get the details.

May 1. Join Us at the Renewal Summit

This all-day event will feature high level speakers and panels on health, wellness, beauty, and much more to help you thrive in midlife and beyond. Sign up by March 6th and save $15.00.