NYC Best: Lady Gagas Extreme Shoes, Passion Pit, Pooches
Head to Madison Square Garden for a session with electro-poppers Passion Pit.
Fronted by Michael Angelakos, the band plays up-tempo songs layered with shimmering synths, yet with a dark underbelly of sadness and confusion.
Expect to hear hits from sophomore album Gossamer, as well as the earlier Manners.
Opening acts: Matt & Kim and Icona Pop.
At 4 Pennsylvania Plaza. Information: +1-465-6741; http://www.thegarden.com.
Saturday
Stride over to the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology for a close look at womens shoes -- in the 21st century, its a race to the top as even four-inch heels are considered practically flats.
Of course theres footwear designed by stalwarts Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin.
Chanel has a cute silver pair with guns as heels.
And more extreme shoes created by avant-garde designers such as Kei Kagami and Noritaka Tatehana are also represented: There are staggeringly tall pink columns tied with white ribbon made for Lady Gaga.
Shoe Obsession runs through April 13 at FIT, 7th Ave. at 27th St. Information: +1-212-217-4558; http://www.fitnyc.edu.
Grab brunch at April Bloomfields Breslin Bar and Dining Room.
Start with a Lavender Tonic, and then try the seafood sausage with beurre blanc and chives.
At 16 W. 29th St. Information: +1-212-679-1939.
Saturday Matinee
Who is the mysterious fanged rabbit that sucks the juice out of vegetables, leaving behind pale husks?
Its Bunnicula!
Charles Busch (Vampire Lesbians of Sodom) adapted the popular series by Deborah and James Howe for the stage, while Sam Davis composed the music.
No kids under 4 permitted. And hide your carrots.
In previews at the Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 E. 15th St., for a Feb. 10 opening. Information: http://dr2kidstheatre.com.
Saturday Evening
Grab the chance to hear rising young conductor Andris Nelsons conduct the New York Philharmonic.
He joins forces with the luminous Christian Tetzlaff for the Violin Concerto in D Major by Brahms.
Also on the program is Bartoks Concerto for Orchestra, his last completed work, and the scary Noon Witch by Dvorak.
At Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Information: +1-212- 875-5656; http://nyphil.org.
Saturday Night
Catch Amanda McBroom singing a blend of standards and original tunes at the romantic Cafe Carlyle.
She brings penetrating theatrical flair to each piece, especially her own song The Rose, which was a big hit for Bette Midler.
McBroom is accompanied on piano by Michele Brourman and Daniel Fabricant on bass.
At the Carlyle Hotel, 35 E. 76th St. Information: +1-212- 744-1600; http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/Carlyle.
Sunday
Take in Blues for Smoke, which sends contemporary culture through an evocative filter.
Grappling with the tension between the sacred and profane, what jazz writer Albert Murray described as that sweaty troubled space between Saturday night ! and Sunda! y morning, the show ranges through photography, video, painting, drawing, sculpture and multimedia installations.
Visual artists include trickster Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden and Martin Kippenberger, plus there will be live music performances throughout the run of the show.
Through April 28 at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave. Information: +1-212-570-3600; http://whitney.org.
Sunday Matinee
Edie Falco, star of Nurse Jackie and The Sopranos, returns to the! New York! stage.
In the Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Madrid, a new play by Liz Flahive, she plays Martha, a kindergarten teacher with a loving family who decides to sit the year out.
Directed by Leigh Silverman, it also features Frances Sternhagen.
In previews at City Center, Stage 1, 131 W. 55th St., for a Feb. 26 opening. Information: +1-212-581-1212; http://www.nycitycenter.org.
Sunday Night
Elegant tunesmith Louis Rosen brings his latest album, Time Was, to the Metropolitan Room.
The title track is a hypnotic adaptation of E.A. Robinsons prescient Depression Era poem, Bewick Finzer, about fond, imponderable dreams of wealth.
At 34 W. 22nd St. Information: +1-212-206-0440; http://metropolitanroom.com.
Looking Ahead
Prized pooches will strut their stuff for judges and fans at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which rolls into Manhattan on Monday.
First held in 1877, the event has seen more than 303,750 canine competitors.
Two breeds are newly eligible this year: the Treeing Walker Coonhound and the Russell Terrier.
Last year Best in Show was awarded to the regal Pekingese Malachy. Find out this years top dog on Tuesday.
Cant make it? Watch the action on TV! , beginni! ng at 8 p.m.
At Piers 92/94, W. 55 St., and Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza.
Information: http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org.
(Zinta Lundborg is an editor for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)
Muse highlights include Lewis Laphams podcast and Jeremy Gerard on theater.
To contact the reporter on this story: Zinta Lundborg at zlundborg@bloomberg.net.
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Noritaka Tatehana's "L! ady Point! e" shoes.. Tatehana designed the shoes for Lady Gaga. Source: Noritaka Tatehana/Museum of FIT via Bloomberg
Edie Falco, star of "Nurse Jackie" and "The Sopranos," plays Martha on stage in "The Madrid," directed by Leigh Silverman. The play is in previews for a Feb. 26 opening. Photographer: Peter Kramer/Getty Images via Bloomberg
Passion Pit
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Musicians Michael Angelakos, Nate Donmoyer and Ian Hultquist of American electronic band Passion Pit. They perform at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8.
Musicians Michael Angelakos, Nate Donmoyer and Ian Hultquist of American electronic band Passion Pit. They perform at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8. Photographer: Karl Walter/Getty Images via Bloomberg
Tom Ford Heels
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Red heels by Tom Ford from his Spring 2012 collection.
Red heels by Tom Ford from his Spring 2012 collection. Source: Tom Ford/Museum of FIT via Bloomberg
"Bunnicula" cast members Robert Anthony Jones, Ashley Campana, Erin Maguire, Abe Goldfarb, John Garry and Prescott Seymour. The play is in previews for a Feb. 10 opening. Photographer: Jeremy Daniel/The Publicity Office via Bloomberg
Christian Tetzlaff
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Christian Tetzlaff performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D Major with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on Feb. 9.
Christian Tetzlaff performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D Major with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on Feb. 9. Photographer: Giorgia Bertazzi/New York Philharmonic via Bloomberg
Andris Nelsons conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at Lincoln Center on Feb. 9. Photographer: Marco Borggreve/New York Philharmonic via Bloomberg
Singer Amanda McBroom sings, accompanied by pianist Michele Brourman, at Cafe Carlyle on Feb. 9. Source: Amanda McBroom/Gecko Records via Bloomberg
"Untitled" (c. 1981) by Mark Morrisroe. The print is part of "Blues for Smoke" at the Whitney Museum. Source: The Estate of Mark Morrisroe/Ringier Collection/Fotomuseum Winterthur/Whitney Museum of American Art via Bloomberg
"Portrait of a Young Musician" by Beauford Delaney. "Blues for Smoke" runs through April 28 at the Whitney. Source: Studio Museum in Harlem/Estate of Beauford Delaney/Derek L. Spratley, Esquire/Whitney Museum of American Art via Bloomberg
Louis Rosen plays songs from his latest album, "Time Was," at the Metropolitan Room on Feb. 10. Source: Louis Rosen via Bloomberg
Malachy
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Malachy, a Peking! ese, and ! the winner of Best in Show during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show.
Malachy, a Pekingese, and the winner of Best in Show during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show. Photographer: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg