It’s not the usual Memorial Day, but some of the beaches are open and very soon we’ll be able to dine outside at restaurants in NYC and Long Island. Hooray and Hallelujah! We are also excited that our Virtual Renewal Summit launches Wednesday May 27. And it will be a while before Broadway re-opens, but our Broadway Baby, Randie Levine Miller has uncovered some more fabulous shows you can watch in your PJs.  We also have a VIP invite to a “Girls Night In” beauty event. Missing travel? We have a couple of great virtual events from Florence. Sandi Durell has the highlights of a star-studded virtual fundraiser for Covenant House. We could all use a laugh and Valerie Smaldone says sign up to see Alan Zweibel & Friends (virtually) at 92Y.

The Virtual Renewal Summit Premieres May 27^th.

Anne Akers and Cheryl Benton are so excited to launch our Virtual Renewal Summit. We have 10 amazing speakers and panels covering Life After COVID-19, Cannabis Truths vs Fiction, Sexual Health, Wellness Travel, and Aging Backwards among other topics. We’ll release two to three videos each week and you can watch at your leisure right here at The Three Tomatoes. Get the details.

Flower Flash

This is so cool. Floral designer Lewis Miller Designers has been bestowing gifts of flowers all around New York City in unique places. Check them out. It will make you smile.

Stay Beautiful. Stay Safe. Stay Well

From our Beauty, Health and Wellness Editor, Anne Akers, we are happy to share a  FREE virtual beauty event that will answer  your beauty  questions with live demonstrations, and mini consults with JUVA’s Skin and Laser center experts…and a  special Q&A presentation by Emmy award winning broadcaster, Dr. Max Gomez, answering your questions about COVID-19. Great door prizes too.

There is no charge for this event, and 5% of the proceeds from any products purchased will support of COVID Philanthropies and Operation Warrior Shield, whose current programs address stress and anxiety among our Veterans, First Responders and frontliners. Reserve your spot.

Two Live Online Events from Italy

It may be a while before we travel to Europe, but here are two wonderful events from Italy that you can sign up for now. The first is a FREE live online cooking event and if you would like to join click on this invitation 

And how about a virtual live walk around Florence?  Check these Virtual Live Experiences held twice a week from May 30, 2020 ‘At Home with a Tuscan Truffle Hunter’ .

Broadway at Home

Randie Levine Miller has unearthed some real gems this week. They include Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz; Company, the musical by Stephen Sondheim, and from the London Theater, a 2014 performance of A Street Car Named Desire. And you can watch them right now at the 3Ts.

HUGH JACKMAN In THE BOY FROM OZ Musical (PETER ALLEN)

The Boy From Oz musical starring Hugh Jackson, and the beautiful Beth Fowler plays his mother and was nominated for a Tony.

Company the musical by Stephen Sondheim

Directed by Lonny price with the New York Philharmonic, this concert version stars Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert and Patty LuPone …this is a must not miss. People who were there said it was one of the most exciting evenings ever.

Streaming Now. A Streetcar Named Desire

Watch the Young Vic’s hit production of Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire, with Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby and Ben Foster. Directed by Benedict Andrews, was filmed live on stage at London’s Young Vic theatre by National Theatre Live in 2014.