Marisa Tom | February 23, 2011 8:00 amThe Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute (1000 Fifth Ave., 212-535-7710) really knows how to keep a New Yorker in suspense! Since Anna Wintour's announcement that this year's Costume Institute exhibition would honor the work of late designer Alexander McQueen, I've been counting down the days until May 4. Until then, it looks like our across-the-pond neighbors (McQueen's home turf) got an exciting preview of what's to come this Spring.Read More
Marisa Tom | January 17, 2011 8:06 amA lot of us have the day off today but don't forget why: to honor the inspiring words, brave efforts, and persevering spirit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the face of one the nation's greatest battles, the Civil Rights Movement. Dedicate some of your day to paying your respects to the man who stood up to adversity and who, inevitably, earned himself a national holiday. Here are five ways to celebrate MLK Day around the city.Read More
Marisa Tom | January 12, 2011 8:05 amMusic do-gooding at its finest — on Thursday, Feb. 10, more than 20 musical artists will come together on the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall (881 Seventh Ave., 212-247-7800) for The Music of Neil Young concert benefiting music and arts programs for underprivileged youth. A mouthful to say, but the pack that it punches is significant.Read More