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Demetria Daniels

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718-885-6576 A chatty, informative column of New York events featuring places, people and personalities and celebrities. demetria571@yahoo.com

 
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, Director of the Hayden Planetarium published
in softcover "The Pluto Files" .This book tells how many were upset when the planet
Pluto was demoted to a non-planet by the International Astronomical Union. At a
recent lecture he told us that he received thousands of letters chanting shame.
Recently, he attended the The Explorers Club dinner at the Waldorf - this year they omitted the rattlesnake and instead served eel (ugh!).
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Some beautiful dress designs recently by Misha Nicole and the Indo-American Arts Council- (congratulations Aroom Shivdasani)fashion show at the Paramount Hotel.The
Council is also presenting "The Blue Mug" a play by Atul Kumar at the Gerald
W. Lynch Teater. ( 4/24 212-594- 3685).
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HAPPY GREEK INDEPENDANCE DAY AND PARADE
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SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE OF POLAND who have recently lost their President
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So many events - Greek Easter Party a smash. Celebrity JOE FRANKLIN joined in the festivities at painter Harriet Nesbitt's apartment. He was the first interview host on television - REMEMBER -and now is on WOR-RADIO. He has interviewed every major celebrity at least four times - his favorite - MARILYN MONROE.

NORA EPHRON attended the dinner for the Writers Guild East.
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DAVID BROWNdied Feb 1, 2010, he was 93. This giant producer
is famous for JAWS, and many other feature films. He lived and worked in NY.
He is missed. He was charming and witty and, gracious. Sympathy for Mrs.
Helen Gurley Brown. I wrote about him in my column - GOTHAM GOSSIP, on Feb
28, 2006
David Brown/Helen Gurley Brown
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
BEST BETS
EL GRECO EXHIBITION at the Onassis Cultural Center - Feb 27, 645 5 ave.
Early training in icon painting on the island of Crete, coupled with his
stay and study in Venice led EL Greco to a mystic exhuberant style of
manneristic elongation and movement as seen in "The Coronation of the Virgin".
Known as Domenikos Theotokopoulos, he moved to Toledo, Spain to continue
his religious paintings, and natural landscapes.

BEST BET
Marlene Tseng Yu: Forces of Nature at the Chelsea Art Museum.
Marlene is one of the outstanding leaders of the green movement.
With two simultaneous shows both in China and New York, Marlene's huge paintings, (some are 36 feet wide) cover the entire space at the museum. They are filled with movement and depict nature with exhuberance of color and movement.This is her major solo show. She depicts the impact of global warming and natural phenomena- and can you believe - she is a grandmother.Vice-President Gore, are you listening?

BEST BET:
Christies auction of the Degas pastel on paper of the ballet dancers for $9.6 million dollars.

BEST BET:
The lamposts - first scene, and the snow at Cirque de Soleil - WINTUK

BEST BET: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, COLUMBUS CIRCLE
the MADELINE ALBRIGHT show based on her amazing book - READ MY PINS. A colection
of her 1,000 lapel pins she wore throughout the world while representing
the United States as Secretary of State- Animals, florals, politicos, birds
and extraordinary others.

BEST BET:
Look for HOLIDAY IN HEAVEN, a romantic/fantasy musical soon coming for a staged reading.
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MUSICAL THEATER is alive and well. At the recent NAMT (NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATER) festival, kATHY EVANS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR presented 8 stage readings of new works.My favorites - included: "It Shoulda Been You",about getting married to the other guy with a SURPRISE twist. "Factory Girls" a historial story of 1843 set in the fabric mills of Lowell, Massachusetts with a lead singer, Carrie Manalatos, and "Iron Curtain", a spoof kidnapping of two Broadway writers forced to write a musical for Russia. Someone should write a musical called "8 Musicals in Two Days".
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CLIF MALONEY died on a mountaintop in China.Our sympathy for his wife,Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (Dem.NY) and his daughters Virginia and Christina who spoke warmly about their father. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON attended. A friend,who sang and played piano at the church was CAROLE KING. The song was "So Far Away". Mrs. Maloney had recently decided not to run for the Senate.
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Why should Andrew Lloyd Weber write all the musicals for Broadway?
Still in progress THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Everyday till October 18, you can see musical theater for $20 The number is 212- 3523101 or www.nymf.org.
Executive Director Issac Robert Hurwitz said "we have amazing 30 shows including some in foreign languages". Sharon Fallon, chair of the Board of Directors said "this is the best year for the Festival".

My favorite was 'ANJOU'-A Tale of Horror in Spanish.The Executive producer Ricardo Carvajal presented a very impressive musical in Spanish. The story is true,all about death. Catalina d'Medici, queen of France creates a blood bath of murder in order that her son Henry d'Anjou become King. Inviting Protestants to the wedding for her Catholic daughter, she has some 6,000 murdered in cold blood. The music is brilliant, filled with passion that exceeds any expectations. Kudos - should be on Broadway.
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HRH PRINCE HENRY OF WALES played a mean game of polo while MADONNA and children watched the Sentebale team battle the Black Watch team at Governor's Island. The amazing match was sponsored by the wonderful champagne Veuve Cliquot. It was a beautiful day for lunch outdoors under the tent, and tea later in the afternoon. Prince Harry was gallant on his horses as he led his team to victory. Like his brother, he has followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a proficient amateur polo player.
Founded in 2006, Sentebale's mission is to transform the lives of Lesotho's orphans and vulnerable children. The charity was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso from the Lesotho Royal Family. For more info, visit www.sentebale.org

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