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The Listings: May 25 - May 31
Published: May 25, 2007
Selective listings by critics of The New York Times of new and noteworthy cultural events in the New York metropolitan region this week. ? denotes a highly recommended film, concert, show or exhibition.
Approximate running times are in parentheses. Theaters are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of current shows, additional listings, show times and tickets: nytimes.com/theater.
Previews and Openings
'BEYOND GLORY' Previews start today. Opens on June 21. War stories from Stephen Lang in this solo play based on the tales of eight veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam (1:20). Laura Pels Theater, 111 West 46th Street, (212) 719-1300.
'THE BUTCHER OF BARABOO' In previews; opens on June 11. Did the butcher of Baraboo, Wis., kill her husband? Find out in this black comedy (2:00). McGinn/Cazale Theater, 2162 Broadway, at 76th Street, (212) 246-4422.
'CRAZY MARY' In previews; opens on June 3. In A. R. Gurney's new play, Sigourney Weaver stars as a woman who discovers that her cousin, the title character and a patient in a psychiatric hospital, holds the keys to the family fortune (2:00). Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street, Clinton, (212) 279-4200.
'EURYDICE' Previews start on Wednesday. Opens on June 18. The hot young playwright Sarah Ruhl (''The Clean House'') gives her spin on the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice (1:30). Second Stage Theater, 307 West 43rd Street, Clinton, (212) 246-4422.
'IN A DARK DARK HOUSE' In previews; opens on June 7. Neil LaBute's latest drama features Frederick Weller and Ron Livingston as hostile siblings sorting out a history of abuse (1:30). Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street, West Village, (212) 279-4200.
'INTIMATE EXCHANGES' Previews start on Thursday. Opens on June 14. Alan Ayckbourn's eight different (but related) plays all begin with the same very modern question: should I smoke? Part of the Brits Off Broadway festival (1:30 to 2:15). 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, (212) 279-4200.
'SESSIONS' Previews start on Wednesday. Opens on June 10. Albert Tapper's comic new musical takes place in a therapist's office. Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street, Clinton, (212) 279-4200.
'TEA' In previews; opens on Wednesday. Set in Kansas in 1968, this play is about four Japanese war brides who gather to mourn a friend (1:30). West End Theater, 263 West 86th Street, (212) 352-3101.
'10 MILLION MILES' In previews; opens on June 14. A new musical by the singer Patty Griffin and the playwright Keith Bunin (''The Busy World Is Hushed'') is about a road trip from Florida to New York. Atlantic Theater, 336 West 20th Street, Chelsea, (212) 279-4200.
'XANADU' In previews; opens on June 26. The 1980 cult roller disco film about a Greek muse sent to earth goes Broadway -- and it's about time. Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th Street, (212) 239-6200.
'A CHORUS LINE' If you want to know why this show was such a big deal when it opened 31 years ago, you need only experience the thrilling first five minutes of this revival. Otherwise, this archivally exact production, directed by Bob Avian, feels like a vintage car that has been taken out of the garage, polished up and sent on the road once again (2:00). Schoenfeld Theater, 236 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Ben Brantley)
* 'COMPANY' Fire, beckoning and dangerous, flickers beneath the frost of John Doyle's elegant, unexpectedly stirring revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's era-defining musical from 1970, starring a compellingly understated Ra?sparza. Like Mr. Doyle's ''Sweeney Todd,'' this production finds new clarity of feeling in Sondheim by melding the roles of performers and musicians (2:20). Barrymore Theater, 243 West 47th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'CURTAINS' This musical comedy about a musical-comedy murder -- featuring songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb and a book by Rupert Holmes -- lies on the stage like a promisingly gaudy string of firecrackers, waiting in vain for a match. The good news is that David Hyde Pierce, playing a diffident Boston detective, steps into full-fledged Broadway stardom. Scott Ellis directs a talent-packed cast that includes Debra Monk and Karen Ziemba. (2:30). Al Hirschfeld Theater, 302 West 45th Street, Clinton, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'DEUCE' Back on Broadway for the first time in 25 years, Angela Lansbury is so vitally and indelibly present that she even gives flesh to this flimsy comedy. Terrence McNally's play, about the reunion of two former doubles partners (Ms. Lansbury and Marian Seldes), is a jerry-built shrine to enduring star power. Directed by Michael Blakemore (1:45). Music Box Theater, 239 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
* 'FROST/NIXON' Frank Langella turns in a truly titanic performance as Richard M. Nixon in Peter Morgan's briskly entertaining, if all-too-tidy, play about the former president's annihilating television interviews with the British talk show host David Frost (the excellent Michael Sheen). Michael Grandage directs with the momentum of a ticking-bomb thriller and the zing of a boulevard comedy (1:40). Jacobs Theater, 242 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
* 'GREY GARDENS' Christine Ebersole is absolutely glorious as the middle-aged, time-warped debutante called Little Edie Beale in this uneven musical adaptation of the notorious 1975 documentary of the same title. She and the wonderful Mary Louise Wilson (as her bedridden mother), in the performances of their careers, make ''Grey Gardens'' an experience no passionate theatergoer should miss (2:40). Walter Kerr Theater, 219 West 48th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'INHERIT THE WIND' Doug Hughes's wooden revival of this worthy war horse, based on the Scopes ''monkey'' trial of 1925, never musters much more velocity than a drugstore fan. Be grateful that the cast includes Christopher Plummer, in savory form as a Will Rogers of jurisprudence. An oddly subdued Brian Dennehy plays his pompous adversary (2:00). Lyceum Theater, 149 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
* 'JOURNEY'S END' A splendid revival of R. C. Sherriff's 1928 drama of life in the trenches during World War I. Acutely staged (by David Grindley) and acted by a fine ensemble led by Hugh Dancy and Boyd Gaines, this production offers an exemplary presentation of that theatrical rarity, an uncompromising, clear-eyed play about war and the experience of day-to-day combat. An essential ticket (2:40).Belasco Theater, 111 West 44th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'LEGALLY BLONDE' This nonstop sugar rush of a musical about a powder puff who finds her inner power-broker, based on the 2001 film, approximates the experience of eating a jumbo bag of Gummi Bears in one sitting. Flossing between songs is recommended (2:20). Palace Theater, 1564 Broadway, at 47th Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'LOVEMUSIK' As Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill, Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris turn in stunningly shaded performances in what is, alas, a sluggish, mixed-up bio-musical. Scored with an eclectic sampler of Weill's songs, ''LoveMusik'' strives to achieve chilly distance and cozy intimacy in the same breath. Harold Prince directs; Alfred Uhry wrote the conventionally sentimental book (2:40). Biltmore Theater, 261 West 47th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'MARY POPPINS' This handsome, homily-packed, mechanically ingenious and rather tedious musical, adapted from the P. L. Travers stories and the 1964 film, is ultimately less concerned with inexplicable magic than with practical psychology. Ashley Brown, who sings prettily as the family-mending nanny, looks like Joan Crawford trying to be nice and sounds like Dr. Phil. Directed by Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne (2:30). New Amsterdam Theater, 214 West 42nd Street, (212) 307-4747. (Brantley)
'LES MIS?ABLES' This premature revival, a slightly scaled-down version of the well-groomed behemoth that closed only three years ago, appears to be functioning in a state of mild sedation. Appealingly sung and freshly orchestrated, this fast-moving adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel isn't sloppy or blurry. But its pulse rate stays well below normal (2:55). Broadhurst Theater, 235 West 44th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN' Kevin Spacey gives a bizarre, beat-the-clock performance, as lively as a frog on a hot plate, as James Tyrone in this off-kilter revival of Eugene O'Neill's last play. Mercifully, he does not block the view of Eve Best, who maps the contradictory levels of Tyrone's strapping love interest with clarity and intelligence (2:50). Brooks Atkinson Theater, 256 West 47th Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'110 IN THE SHADE' Is it possible for a performance to be too good? Audra McDonald brings such breadth of skill and depth of feeling to Lonny Price's lukewarm revival of this musical about a love-starved spinster that she threatens to burst the seams of this small, homey musical. She's an overwhelming presence in an underwhelming show (2:30). Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street, (212) 719-1300. (Brantley)
'THE PIRATE QUEEN' How to river-dance your way to the bottom of the ocean, courtesy of the songwriters of ''Les Mis?bles'' (2:30). Hilton Theater, 213 West 42nd Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'RADIO GOLF' The final -- and in dramatic terms, the weakest -- of August Wilson's magnificent 10-play cycle about the African-American experience, ''Radio Golf'' has the crackle of a bustling comedy. But this tale of getting and spending in the 1990s, directed by Kenny Leon, throbs with a lament for a lost time, a lost culture, a lost language (2:30). Cort Theater, 138 West 48th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
* 'SPRING AWAKENING' Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's bold adaptation of the Frank Wedekind play is the freshest and most exciting new musical Broadway has seen in some time. Set in 19th-century Germany but with a ravishing rock score, it exposes the splintered emotional lives of adolescents just discovering the joys and sorrows of sex. Performed with brio by a great cast, with supple direction by Michael Mayer and inventive choreography by Bill T. Jones (2:00). Eugene O'Neill Theater, 230 West 49th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Charles Isherwood)
* 'TALK RADIO' The most lacerating portrait of a human meltdown this side of a Francis Bacon painting. Playing an abrasive radio talk show host with a God complex, the astounding Liev Schreiber seems to fill the air as inescapably as weather in Robert Falls's gut-grabbing revival of Eric Bogosian's 1987 play (1:40). Longacre Theater, 220 West 48th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING' Joan Didion's arresting but ultimately frustrating adaptation of her best-selling memoir about being blindsided by grief, starring Vanessa Redgrave. The tension between style and emotional content that made the book such a stunner does not translate to the stage. The substance here is in the silences, when the focus shifts from words to Ms. Redgrave's wry, wounded face (1:40). Booth Theater, 222 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
Off Broadway
'ALL THE WRONG REASONS: A TRUE STORY OF NEO-NAZIS, DRUG SMUGGLING AND UNDYING LOVE' John Fugelsang's amiable solo show mixes memoir and stand-up comedy in a tale of family, faith and Roman Catholic guilt. Slight but engaging (1:30). New York Theater Workshop, 79 East Fourth Street, East Village, (212) 460-5475. (Isherwood)
'BE' A high-energy, low-content Israeli show that blends music, dance and sex appeal in the latest attempt to tap into the ''Stomp'' market (1:30). Union Square Theater, 100 East 17th Street, Flatiron district, (212) 307-4100. (Jason Zinoman)
'BILL W. AND DR. BOB' This insightful new play about the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous subtly makes the claim that the recovery movement was born as a series of accidents. Patrick Husted is excellent as Bob Smith, Bill Wilson's partner in combating addictions (2:15). New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, Clinton, (212) 239-6200. (Ginia Bellafante)
* 'BLACKBIRD' David Harrower's stunning new drama looks back at a sexual relationship -- between a 40-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl -- that transforms, cripples and paralyzes. Jeff Daniels and Alison Pill, both extraordinary, peel their characters down to their barest souls. Joe Mantello is the masterly director (1:30). Manhattan Theater Club at City Center Stage I, 131 West 55th Street, (212) 581-1212. (Brantley)
'THE BRIG' Serious students of the stage will want to check out the Living Theater's first revival since 1963 of Kenneth H. Brown's docudrama about the soul-shredding grind of daily life in a Marine Corps prison, once again directed by the company co-founder Judith Malina. One of the most celebrated productions in the company's history, ''The Brig'' harks back to an era when theater was at the forefront of both political and artistic radicalism (2:00). Living Theater, 21 Clinton Street, Lower East Side. (Isherwood)
'DAUGHTER OF A CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY' A standard-issue solo play about a fascinating Cuban family (1:10). DR2 Theater, 103 East 15th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Zinoman)
'THE FANTASTICKS' A revival -- well, more like a resuscitation -- of the Little Musical That Wouldn't Die. This sweet-as-ever production of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's commedia-dell'arte-style confection is most notable for Mr. Jones's touching performance (under the pseudonym Thomas Bruce) as the Old Actor, a role he created when the show opened in 1960. Mr. Jones also directs (2:05). Snapple Theater Center, 210 West 50th Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'GASLIGHT' The Irish Repertory Theater's revival of Patrick Hamilton's 1938 thriller about a husband intent on driving his wife mad strips away the claustrophobia and ably resists clich?feminist interpretation. As the impish detective who saves the day, Brian Murray is the play's great leavening agent. He prompts the heroine to whiskey drinking, and you want to raise a glass to him (2:00). Irish Repertory Theater, 132 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, (212) 727-2737. (Bellafante)
'GOD'S EAR' Jenny Schwartz's formally inventive and brilliantly performed drama about how the death of a child affects a family is more interested in language than in narrative (1:20). East 13th Street Theater, 136 East 13th Street, East Village, (212) 868-4444. (Zinoman)
'I LOVE YOU , YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!' This revue has proved as indestructible as the truisms about men and women on which it is based: it has run for 11 years Off Broadway and spread around the world. Now one of its avatars is coming for a visit: the Mandarin production with Lin Yilun, a major Chinese star, has arrived in New York for a limited run, playing concurrently with the English version. This is supposedly the first time a foreign production of an American musical has played in the United States (and the first Chinese-language production of a major American musical). It will be interesting to see how the piece's hoary stereotypes change in translation; Joel Bishoff, the original director, modified the piece to reflect Chinese culture for its Shanghai run (2:00). The Westside Theater, 407 West 43rd Street, Clinton, (212 239-6200. (Anne Midgette)
* 'IN THE HEIGHTS' Lin-Manuel Miranda's joyous songs paint a vibrant portrait of daily life in Washington Heights in this flawed but enjoyable show. Essentially a valentine to the barrio -- conflict of a violent or desperate kind is banished from the picture -- the musical contains a host of funny performances and brings the zesty sound of Latin pop to the stage. (2:10). 37 Arts, 450 West 37th Street, (212) 307-4100. (Isherwood)
'THE J.A.P. SHOW: JEWISH AMERICAN PRINCESSES of comedy' Laughs along with longueurs (1:30). Actors Temple Theater, 339 West 47th Street, Clinton, (212) 239-6200. (Lawrence Van Gelder)
'A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN' You don't have to be Jewish or Brooklynish to empathize with Jake Ehrenreich, but in terms of fully appreciating his essentially one-man show, it probably helps. Especially the Catskills jokes (2:05). 37 Arts, 450 West 37th Street, (212) 560-8912. (Anita Gates)
'MOTHER LOAD' In her one-woman show on the perils of affluent motherhood, Amy Wilson derides the culture of obsessive child-rearing as she chronicles her submission to it. An affable presence onstage, Ms. Wilson nevertheless mines overly clich?territory: the nut allergies, the horrors of preschool admission, the importance of knowing two languages by the time you are 3. Posters on Urbanbaby.com will find themselves amusedly looking in the mirror. All other New Yorkers will find themselves wanting to move to Patagonia (1:15). Sage Theater, 711 Seventh Avenue, at 47th Street, (212) 279-4200. (Bellafante)
'MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY' Steve Solomon does skillful impersonations in his one-man show, but some of his jokes are as old as the hills (1:30).Westside Theater Downstairs, 407 West 43rd Street, (212) 239-6200. (Gates)
'NO CHILD' Teachers will love Nilaja Sun's one-woman show about the challenges of teaching drama at Malcolm X High School (1:10). Barrow Street Theater, 27 Barrow Street, at Seventh Avenue South, West Village, (212) 239-6200. (Gates)
* 'PASSING STRANGE' Composer-performer Stew narrates this semi-autobiographical show about a songwriter on a journey of self-discovery. Part rock concert, part book musical, it flows smoothly on a strong current of feeling and humor as the L.A.-born central character searches for his musical voice in the hash bars of Amsterdam and the cabarets of Berlin (2:30). Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, (212) 967-7555. (Isherwood)
'SILVERLAND' Global warming and the melting of the ice caps have destroyed London in this environmentally (if not dramatically) aware debut. Part of the Brits Off Broadway festival (2:00). 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, (212) 279-4200. (Zinoman)
* 'SPALDING GRAY: STORIES LEFT TO TELL' A disarming collage of selections from the monologues and journals of Mr. Gray, the ultimate stand-up solipsist, who died in 2004. Directed by Lucy Sexton, and read by five performers, none of whom resemble Mr. Gray, with an affection that shrewdly stops short of hero worship (1:30). Minetta Lane Theater, 18 Minetta Lane, Greenwich Village, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
Off Off Broadway
'T J AND DAVE' The comics T. J. Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi miraculously improvise a one-hour play at every performance. This is an impressive feat of mental athletics, but the results are also observant, complex and frequently enormously funny (1:00). Barrow Street Theater, 27 Barrow Street, West Village, (212) 239-6200. (Gates)
Long-Running Shows
'ALTAR BOYZ' This sweetly satirical show about a Christian pop group made up of five potential Teen People cover boys is an enjoyable, silly diversion (1:30). New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, Clinton, (212) 239-6200. (Isherwood)
'AVENUE Q' R-rated puppets give lively life lessons (2:10). Golden Theater, 252 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' Cartoon made flesh, sort of (2:30). Lunt-Fontanne Theater, 205 West 46th Street, (212) 307-4747. (Brantley)
'CHICAGO' Irrefutable proof that crime pays (2:25). Ambassador Theater, 219 West 49th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'THE COLOR PURPLE' Singing CliffsNotes for Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (2:40). Broadway Theater, 1681 Broadway, at 53rd Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'THE DROWSY CHAPERONE' A pasteboard pastiche of 1920's musicals, as remembered by a witty show queen(1:40). Marquis Theater, 1535 Broadway, at 45th Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT' Often more entertaining than the real thing (1:45). 47th Street Theater, 304 West 47th Street, Clinton, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'HAIRSPRAY' Fizzy pop, cute kids, large man in a housedress (2:30). Neil Simon Theater, 250 West 52nd Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'JERSEY BOYS' The biomusical that walks like a man (2:30). August Wilson Theater, 245 West 52nd Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'THE LION KING' Disney on safari, where the big bucks roam (2:45). Minskoff Theater, 200 West 45th Street at Broadway, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'MAMMA MIA!' The jukebox that devoured Broadway (2:20). Cadillac Winter Garden Theater, 1634 Broadway, at 50th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA' Who was that masked man, anyway? (2:30). Majestic Theater, 247 West 44th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'RENT' East Village angst and love songs to die for (2:45). Nederlander Theater, 208 West 41st Street, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
'SPAMALOT' A singing scrapbook for Monty Python fans (2:20). Shubert Theater, 225 West 44th Street, (212) 239-6200. (Brantley)
'TARZAN' A writhing green blob with music (2:30). Richard Rodgers Theater, 226 West 46th Street, (212) 307-4747. (Brantley)
'THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE' ''A Chorus Line'' with pimples (1:45). Circle in the Square, 254 West 50th Street, Manhattan, (212) 239-6200. (Isherwood)
'WICKED' Oz revisited, with political corrections (2:45). Gershwin Theater, 222 West 51st Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-4100. (Brantley)
Last Chance
'BEAUTY ON THE VINE' Zak Berkman presents muddled politics and distorted anxieties in his quasi science-fiction play about the influence of plastic surgery on young women who start modeling themselves after a right-wing radio host. Adding to the atmosphere of hysteria is the inability of the actors onstage to render a single subtle or nuanced moment (2:10). Harold Clurman Theater, 412 West 42nd Street, Clinton, (212) 279-4200; closes on Sunday. (Bellafante)
'BETROTHED' Rachel Dickstein weds dance and spoken drama in a distinctive theatrical language. The marriages in this lovely and uneven work are less convincing: aiming to depict women's views about matrimony, this piece, based on three dissimilar short stories, actually depicts marriage as an imprisoning convention from which all three heroines escape. It's no accident that the first part of this triptych, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's story ''The Treatment of Bibi Haldar,'' provides the defining image of the work as a whole: wreathed in a haze of (implied) incense and saffron, this lovely sequence is the strongest of the evening (1:20). Ohio Theater, 66 Wooster Street, SoHo, (212) 868-4444; closes tomorrow. (Midgette)
'CORAM BOY' Set in 18th-century England, this melodrama about imperiled orphans is big and broad but not particularly deep. With a cast of 40, an orchestra in the pit and bursts of choral music (Handel, mostly) decorating the proceedings, it is tastefully splashy and certainly impressive, but less emotionally engaging than you might hope (2:30). Imperial Theater, 249 West 45th Street, (212) 239-6200; closing on Sunday. (Isherwood)
* 'HAMLET' Gorilla Rep specializes in outdoor performances of Shakespeare; this workshop is a free indoor performance of an outdoor performance, which removes the gimmick and leaves, simply, good theater. The strong cast revolves around note-perfect portrayals of Claudius and Gertrude (Elizabeth McGuire is particularly fine); of the Polonius family (Al Twanmo plays the patriarch as a kind of insurance salesman battling forgetfulness); and, finally, of Hamlet, which Jacob H. Knoll pulls off as an angry young Dane. Christopher Carter Sanderson, the director, shows that the play's the thing, indoors or out (3:00). Roy Arias Theater Center at Times Square Arts Center, 300 West 43rd Street, Clinton; closes on Tuesday. (Midgette)
'MEMORY' Jonathan Lichtenstein's play is an engrossing but overcomplicated backstage story that gradually bleeds into a tale of a Holocaust survivor facing up to painful memories. And there's a side plot about a Palestinian losing his home. In any case, superb acting holds the attention in this mainstage entry in the Brits Off Broadway festival (1:30). 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, (212) 279-4200; closes on Sunday. (Isherwood)
'MOON ON A RAINBOW SHAWL' This is a lyrical example of kitchen-sink realism, a slice of life about neighbors who live around a crowded, cacophonous yard in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Written by Errol John and first produced in 1958, it deserves to be better known. This small, committed production, directed by Shirley Parkinson Wright, with outstanding performances by Lola Loui and Erwin E. A. Thomas, is infused with a love and understanding of the material (2:00 ). Henry Street Settlement's Abrons Arts Center/Recital Hall, 466 Grand Street, at Pitt Street, Lower East Side, (212) 353-1176; closes on Sunday. (Rachel Saltz)
'OF MICE AND MEN' The 70th-anniversary production of John Steinbeck's classic of two Depression-era ranch hands feels as stylized as an after-school special and just oversimplified. The actors work hard but their efforts fall short. (2:15) Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, (212) 868-4444; closes on Sunday. (Bellafante)
'THE RECeiPT' A lost bar receipt provides a one-way ticket to bedlam in a clever and diverting show that mirrors the idiosyncrasies of modern life as two young archaeologists study a ''lost'' city and postulate on a day in the life of one of its inhabitants (1:15). 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, (212) 279-4200; closes on Sunday. (Wilborn Hampton)
Ratings and running times are in parentheses; foreign films have English subtitles. Full reviews of all current releases, movie trailers, show times and tickets: nytimes.com/movies.
* 'AWAY FROM HER' (PG-13, 110 minutes) Sarah Polley's well-observed adaptation of a story by Alice Munro is a quiet tour de force about love and loss, anchored by fine performances by Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie as a couple dealing with the loss of memory and memories of past hurt. (A. O. Scott)
'Blades of Glory' (PG-13, 93 minutes) In this fast, light, frequently funny comedy about a male figure-skating team, Will Ferrell and Jon Heder stake an early claim to being the comedy couple of the year. (Stephen Holden)
* 'BRAND UPON THE BRAIN' (No rating, 96 minutes) A baroque entertainment with one foot in silent cinema and the other gingerly toeing the sound waves, Guy Maddin's latest centers on a man who, in visiting a now-emptied foundling home, journeys deep into his childhood. It's wild! It's weird! It's strangely touching and a total must-see! (Manohla Dargis)
'BROOKLYN RULES' (R, 99 minutes) However authentic and heartfelt the film's depiction of life on the meaner streets of the Northeast corridor may be, this story of three friends growing up in a mob-infested Brooklyn neighborhood doesn't begin to match ''The Sopranos'' in its epic vision of violence, class struggle and upward mobility in a barbarous culture. (Holden)
* 'DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT' (No rating, 94 minutes) For most of its 94 minutes, this gripping but evasive portrait of an unidentified 19-year-old terrorist undertaking a suicide bombing mission in Times Square focuses on the face of its star, Luisa Williams. (Holden)
'DISTURBIA' (PG-13, 104 minutes) A pleasant, scary, well-directed variation on the killer-next-door theme, with the engaging Shia LeBeouf as Kale, a young man who turns house arrest into an occasion for voyeurism and crime-fighting. (Scott)
'EVEN MONEY' (R, 108 minutes) This grim, lurid scare movie about gambling addiction consists of several interlocking horror stories that converge in a format similar to that of ''Crash.'' More than its forerunner, this film sacrifices realism to forced plot mechanics. (Holden)
'THE EX' (PG-13, 89 minutes) The best jokes in this scattershot screwball satire -- about the cutthroat workplace, job insecurity, upward mobility, political correctness, yuppie marital tensions and the disabled -- have claws that leave scratches. (Holden)
'FAY GRIM' (R, 118 minutes) Too light-headed to qualify as satire, too poker-faced to register as comedy, this elaborate spy spoof, a sequel to ''Henry Fool,'' belongs in its own stylistic niche: the Hal Hartley film. Movies emanating from Planet Hartley are an acquired taste shared by hipper-than-thou insiders. (Holden)
'FLANDERS' (No rating, 91 minutes, in French) Whether you like or loathe the movies of the French director Bruno Dumont, his unsettling vision of humanity stripped of cultural finery feels profoundly truthful. Beneath the facade of civilization, life is a barnyard. (Holden)
'FRACTURE' (R, 111 minutes) A glib entertainment that offers up the spectacle of that crafty scene-stealer Anthony Hopkins mixing it up with that equally cunning screen-nibbler Ryan Gosling. (Dargis)
'GEORGIA RULE' (R, 111 minutes) Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman and Lindsay Lohan play three generations of strong-willed, dysfunctional women in this comedy-melodrama from Garry Marshall. It's a mess, but it does have some vitality, thanks mainly to Ms. Fonda and Ms. Lohan. (Scott)
'GRINDHOUSE' (R, 180 minutes) A double feature, complete with fake previews for schlocky exploitation pictures, that pays nostalgic tribute to disreputable traditions of moviemaking and moviegoing. Robert Rodriguez contributes ''Planet Terror,'' a purposely incoherent zombie gross-out flick that flaunts is own badness the way Rose McGowan (as a go-go dancer named Cherry Darling) shows off her weaponized prosthetic leg. For his part, Quentin Tarantino, more of a connoisseur than his collaborator (and a much better filmmaker), turns out a brutal, talky and satisfying car-chase revenge movie in ''Death Proof,'' starring Kurt Russell. (Scott)
* 'THE HOAX' (R, 115 minutes) A first-rate performance by Richard Gere drives this true story of Clifford Irving (Mr. Gere), who claimed to be the authorized biographer of Howard Hughes. Shadowed by the paranoia of its period (the early '70s), this movie, crisply directed by Lasse Hallstrom from an excellent script by William Weaver, is less a morality play than an entertaining portrait of a literary gambler. (Scott)
* 'HOT FUZZ' (R, 121 minutes) A British parody of Hollywood-style action flicks from the wits behind ''Shaun of the Dead.'' Think of it as ''The Full Monty'' blown to smithereens. (Dargis)
'I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE' (No rating, 115 minutes, in Taiwanese, Malay, Mandarin and Bengali) A dreamy, melancholy tale of three-way desire, shot in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and imagined by the director Tsai Ming-Liang with his usual blend of sensuality and formal rigor. (Scott)
'THE INVISIBLE' (PG-13, 102 minutes) This supremely silly retread of the 2002 Swedish film ''Den Osynlige'' proves it's tough to be in love and in limbo at one and the same time. When a rich-yet-troubled teenager (Justin Chatwin) crosses paths with a violently disturbed classmate (Margarita Levieva), we learn that there's nothing quite like a near-death experience to repair those stubborn emotional wounds. (Jeannette Catsoulis)
* 'KILLER OF SHEEP' (No rating, 83 minutes) Largely hidden from view for three decades, Charles Burnett's lyrical film about a working-class family living in a broken-down home in a bombed-out stretch of Los Angeles is an American masterpiece. (Dargis)
'NEXT' (PG-13, 96 minutes) Nicolas Cage plays a guy who can see into the future in this crummy adaptation of a nifty Philip K. Dick story. Too bad Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those same powers to save himself from another bad role. (Dargis)
* 'ONCE' (R, 88 minutes) A modest, scruffy movie about two musicians who meet on a Dublin street and sort of fall in love. Charming, touching and true. (Scott)
'PARIS JE T'AIME' (R, 120 minutes, in French and English) ''Paris Je T'Aime,'' a mosaic of 18 miniatures, each set in a different location in the City of Light, is a cinematic tasting menu consisting entirely of amuse-bouches. After two hours of such tidbits, the palate is sated. But if there is no need for a main course, you still leave feeling vaguely disappointed at not being served one. (Holden)
'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END' (PG-13, 167 minutes) This third and perhaps final episode in Gore Verbinski's swishy, swashbuckling saga wisely returns to the high-seas high jinx that made the first film so enjoyable. In service to a typically convoluted plot -- involving British perfidy, pieces of eight and a Godzilla-size sorceress -- all the usual suspects return to lie, swindle and marvel at Keith Richards's longevity, if not his line delivery. Jack Sparrow hallucinates, Barbossa agitates, and Elizabeth Swann is elected Pirate King. Really. Mr. Verbinski knows who wears the trousers in his trilogy. (Catsoulis)
'PERFECT STRANGER' (R, 109 minutes) There is enough of a grain of truth in this noirish, paranoid thriller set in the New York media world that even after it lurches from the farfetched into the preposterous, the movie leaves a clammy residue of unease. (Holden)
'PROVOKED' (No rating, 113 minutes) Holding fast to the movie-of-the-week formula perfected by Lifetime Television, Jag Mundhra's overly restrained drama is based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a London-based Punjabi housewife who torched her sleeping husband in 1989 after suffering a decade of abuse. Unfortunately, by keeping its inflammatory subject matter at arm's length, ''Provoked'' does exactly the same to its audience. (Catsoulis)
'SEVERANCE' (R, 90 minutes) A weapons company retreat in a Hungarian forest turns into a bloody game of whack-a-mole in this sophomore horror film from the British director Christopher Smith. The political argument may be broad -- there is some satisfaction in seeing the gung-ho team leader hoisted by his own explosive petard -- but the visual technique is sharp, creating a lively romp through terrain less traveled than you might think. (Catsoulis)
'SHREK THE THIRD' (PG, 93 minutes) The ogre faces impending fatherhood and a career crisis. (Scott)
'SHOWBUSINESS' (PG, 102 minutes) This documentary by Dori Bernstein follows four Broadway musicals from rehearsal through the 2004 Tony Awards: ''Caroline, or Change''; ''Taboo''; ''Avenue Q''; and ''Wicked.'' On top of the usual challenges (fund-raising, rewrites, tryouts, marketing), they all had to endure scrutiny by theater critics and gossip columnists. Lively, sometimes cutting but mostly humane, ''ShowBusiness'' is packed with telling details. (Matt Zoller Seitz)
'SPIDER-MAN 3' (PG-13, 139 minutes) Please, God, make this be the last one. (Dargis)
'TA RA RUM PUM' (No rating, 156 minutes, in English and Hindi) This movie about a race car driver (the versatile Saif Ali Khan) takes place in New York, but that doesn't stop it from being a classic example of Bollywood family values. Here, all the city's a stage set, perfect for ''Fame''-meets-''West Side Story'' production numbers. (Rachel Saltz)
'300' (R, 116 minutes) Greeks versus Persians in the big rumble at Thermopylae, via Frank Miller's graphic novel. As dumb as they get. (Scott)
* 28 WEEKS LATER' (R, 91 minutes) The virus that killed off most of England -- after turning its population into rabid, flesh-hungry zombies -- seems to be under control at the start of this terrifying sequel to ''28 Days Later.'' But if anything, the horror is deeper, and the social criticism more acute. (Scott)
'VACANCY' (R, 80 minutes) This banal horror retread involves a couple of critters (Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale) flailing inside a sticky trap for what is, in effect, the big-screen equivalent of a roach motel. (Dargis)
* 'THE VALET' (PG-13, 85 minutes, in French) If you love to hate the superrich, this delectable comedy, in which the great French actor Daniel Auteuil portrays a piggy billionaire industrialist facing his comeuppance, is a sinfully delicious bonbon, a classic French farce with modern touches. (Holden)
* 'WAITRESS' (PG-13, 104 minutes) Keri Russell is a small-town waitress in a bad marriage who finds solace in pie-baking and adultery in Adrienne Shelly's wry and winning final feature. (Scott)
'THE WENDELL BAKER STORY' (PG-13, 99 minutes) This goofy slacker comedy is a Wilson family affair. Written by Luke Wilson, who co-directed with his older brother, Andrew, it also stars Owen Wilson as the title character's nemesis. Its appeal depends on how charming you find the Wilson brothers with their hip, smart-aleck attitude. (Holden)
* 'YEAR OF THE DOG' (PG-13, 97 minutes) Mike White's touching comedy about a woman who loses a dog and finds herself is funny ha-ha but firmly in touch with its downer side, which means that it's also funny in a kind of existential way. Molly Shannon stars alongside a menagerie of howling scene-stealers. (Dargis)
'ZOO' (No rating, 76 minutes) Robinson Devor's heavily reconstructed documentary is, to a large extent, about the rhetorical uses of beauty. It is, rather more coyly, also about a man who died after having sex with a stallion. (Dargis)
Film Series
SAM FULLER (Tomorrow and Sunday) The Museum of the Moving Image's continuing retrospective devoted to the blunt, visceral work of the tabloid reporter turned filmmaker Sam Fuller turns this weekend to his increasingly stylized work of the late 1950s. Included are rare archival prints of ''China Gate'' (1957), Fuller's anticipation of American involvement in Vietnam, starring Gene Barry and, in her first leading role, Angie Dickinson as a Eurasian lady of the evening; ''Run of the Arrow,'' a political western about a Confederate soldier (Rod Steiger) who learns about racism when he joins a Sioux tribe rather than surrender to the Union Army; and the eternally astonishing ''Forty Guns,'' a mad western in black-and-white CinemaScope, with Barbara Stanwyck as a ruthless land baroness. The sight of Stanwyck leading her private army -- the 40 guns of the title -- as they charge across an open plain is an unforgettable image. Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, (718) 784-0077, movingimage.us; $10. (Dave Kehr)
BARRY LYNDON (Sunday through Tuesday) The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center has landed a new 35-millimeter copy of Stanley Kubrick's 1975 historical drama, printed under the supervision of Kubrick's former assistant Leon Vitali. Ryan O'Neal stars as a devious but strangely dimwitted Irishman who climbs into the bed of a wealthy widow (Marisa Berenson) and up the ladder of 18th-century English society. The distant, painterly film -- you remember the candlelight more than the characters -- will be introduced by Mr. Vitali at three of the six scheduled screenings. Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street, (212) 875-5600, filmlinc.org; $11. (Kehr)
THIRTY YEARS OF DANCE AFRICA (Today through Wednesday) As part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's multimedia celebration of the DanceAfrica festival, the BAMcin?tek is screening a well-chosen group of recent films with African themes. Running all week except Tuesday is ''Kirikou and the Wild Beasts'' (2006), Michel Ocelot's sequel to ''Kirikou and the Sorceress'' (1998), his popular animated film based on a West African folktale. The weekend highlights include Dumisani Phakathi's documentary about his search for his family in South Africa (tonight); ''The Night of Truth'' (2004), a drama by Fanta R?na Nacro about the social collapse of an imaginary West African country (tomorrow); and Mehdi Charef's ''Daughter of Keltoum'' (2001) a trip into the Berber region of Algeria (Sunday). BAMcin?tek, BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue, at Ashland Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, (718) 636-4100, bam.org; $10. (Kehr)
Full reviews of recent concerts: nytimes.com/music.
DAN BERN (Tonight) With a nasal sing-speak that recalls the young Bob Dylan, Mr. Bern offers smooth folk-rock and a world-weary cynicism. (''There's nothing innocent about a newborn babe,'' he sings, ''that a few years here can't cure.'') At 7:30, Maxwell's, 1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, N.J., (201) 653-1703, maxwellsnj.com; $16. (Ben Sisario)
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB (Thursday) Not a Motorhead copycat, as its name would imply, but rather a dutiful and listless revivalist of the haystack hairdos and slithery gloom-rock of 1980s and early-'90s British bands like the Jesus and Mary Chain and Love and Rockets. Motorhead would be more exciting. With the Cobbs. At 7 p.m., Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street, East Village, (212) 533-2111, bowerypresents.com; sold out. (Sisario)
* BRAND NEW (Sunday and Tuesday) Not all emo goes the way of smirky punk-pop or sentimental singalongs. This excellent Long Island band plies dense, angry tangles of guitar and opaque lyrics of spiritual crisis, a cross between the grandeur of Pink Floyd and the agonized outbursts of Nirvana. With Anathallo and Colour Revolt. Sunday at 6 p.m., Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey Street, near the Bowery, Lower East Side, (212) 533-2111, boweryballroom.com; Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 East 23rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-7171; both sold out. (Sisario)
* BRIGHT EYES, GILLIAN WELCH (Tonight and tomorrow night, and Monday through Thursday) In the indie-rock equivalent of Bruce Springsteen filling up Giants Stadium for weeks on end, Bright Eyes -- consisting of the painfully, excessively confessional man-child Conor Oberst and whomever he's playing with -- has sold out seven shows at Town Hall, beginning tonight. His guest is Gillian Welch, who plays a mellow bluegrass-folk hybrid with grace. At 7:30, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-7171, the-townhall-nyc.org. (Sisario)
THE BRAVERY (Tuesday and Wednesday) Disco first met punk in Britain in the late '70s, but they have had quite a romance in turn-of-the-21st-century New York. The Bravery arrived a few years ago with catchy, radio-ready songs and buckets of hair gel; the band has been compared, accurately, to the Strokes, New Order, U2 and Franz Ferdinand. With the Photo Atlas and the Cinematics. At 9 p.m., Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place, at 15th Street, Manhattan, (212) 777-6800; $20. (Sisario)
BARBARA CARROLL (Sunday and Monday) Elegant, witty and touching, this classically trained jazz pianist and singer, now 82, is in her prime: the female counterpart of Bobby Short. Sunday at 2 p.m., Monday at 8 p.m., Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, 59 West 44th Street, Manhattan, (212) 419-9331, algonquinhotel.com; $58 on Sunday, with brunch at noon; $40 on Monday, with a $20 minimum. (Stephen Holden)
COMAS (Tomorrow and Thursday) This Brooklyn band pushes garage-rock into a soulful psychedelia. Fans used to comb Andy Herod's lyrics for not-so-veiled references to his breakup with the actress Michelle Williams. He's still smarting about heartbreak on the band's new album, ''Spells'' (Vagrant), but the objects of his longing are a little more obscure -- what does ''telepathic aftertaste'' mean, for example, and is it good or bad if your girlfriend has it? With the Broken West and Nethers. Tomorrow at 9:30 p.m., Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston Street, at Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, (212) 260-4700, mercuryloungenyc.com; $12. Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Maxwell's, 1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, N.J., (201) 653-1703, maxwellsnj.com; $10. (Sisario)
DICK DALE (Sunday) Dick Dale, king of the surf guitar, provides no polite nostalgia trip to the mid-1960s. He's out to summon elemental forces with the stomping beat of his band and his heavily reverbed, brusquely attacked guitar lines, along with the dive-bombing, tremolo glissandos that literally melt his guitar picks from the heat of their friction on the strings. At 8 p.m., B. B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 997-4144, bbkingblues.com; $20 in advance, $25.50 at the door. (Jon Pareles)
DEAD INFECTION, MORTICIAN (Today) Dead Infection, a veteran Polish grindcore band on its first United States tour, dispensed long ago with the problem of finding the appropriate lyrics for its high-speed, guttural churn of guitars; the vocals are simply deep, wordless growls -- a sort of universal language of metal. Mortician, from Yonkers, has only two members, but with its indistinct rumble and relentless drum blasts, it sounds like an invading alien army. With Regurgitate and Malignancy. At 5 p.m., Europa, 98 Meserole Avenue, at Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, (718) 383-2322, europaclub.com; $20. (Sisario)
MOS DEF (Tomorrow) Though Hollywood jobs take up most of his time these days, Mos Def, once the great, socially conscious hope of New York hip-hop, has never walked away from his calling as a rapper. When he's not feeling sluggish or preoccupied -- or simply bored, as he says on his latest album, ''True Magic'' (Geffen) -- he is a passionately literate and polemical performer. At 9 p.m., Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea, (212) 414-5994, highlineballroom.com; $60. (Sisario)
DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND (Wednesday) The magnificent ensemble that revitalized New Orleans brass-band music. It swaggers through the city's whole musical heritage: parades, rumba, swing, bebop and modern jazz, for starters. Solos can head for the far side of tonality, but the band never loses touch with gutbucket, danceable funk. At 8 p.m., B. B. King Blues Club & Grill, 243 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 997-4144, bbkingblues.com; $16 in advance, $19 at the door. (Pareles)
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE (Tuesday) In its 1970s heyday, Earth, Wind and Fire was the glossy, horn-powered hit machine that covered all bases, from idealism (''Keep Your Head to the Sky,'' ''Shining Star'') to dance tunes (''Boogie Wonderland'') to lovers' pleas (''Reasons''). At 8 p.m., Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, at 74th Street, (212) 307-7171, beacontheatrenyc.com; sold out. (Pareles)
KEANE (Wednesday) This British band consists of just a drummer, a singer and an awfully hard-working keyboardist, but manages to flesh out beautifully melodramatic songs of yearning and self-pity with rich sonorities and sharp hooks that make you swear that there's a guitar in there somewhere. With Rocco Deluca and the Burden. At 5:30 p.m., Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, midpark at 70th Street, (212) 307-7171; sold out. (Sisario)
KIKI AND HERB (Sunday) A few years ago this brilliantly perverse cabaret duo played their farewell show at Carnegie Hall. Then came a run on Broadway. And some late-night gigs at Joe's Pub. And the inimitable Christmas show. (Highlight: a medley of ''Smells Like Teen Spirit'' and ''Frosty the Snowman.'') Kiki and Herb can't stay away from the stage, and New York is the better for it. At 11:30 p.m., Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, (212) 967-7555, joespub.com; $20. (Sisario)
LIFESAVAS (Tonight) There are plenty of criminals and scofflaws on ''Gutterfly'' (Quannum Projects), the excellent new concept album -- a funk-drenched soundtrack to an imaginary blackxploitation movie from the 1970s -- by this underground hip-hop trio from Portland, Ore. (The group really went the distance with it: George Clinton makes an appearance.) But the twist here is that the gangsters and dealers are the bad guys, and the Lifesavas play the law enforcers, fighting crime with style on the streets of ''Razorblade City.'' With Strange Fruit Project. At 8, Southpaw, 125 Fifth Avenue, near Sterling Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 230-0236, spsounds.com; $12. (Sisario)
* LIGHTNING BOLT, DMBQ, BIG A LITTLE A, APES (Tomorrow) At first it's hard to believe that all the glorious chaos of Lightning Bolt, from Providence, R.I., is being made by only two people. But as the sound comes into focus, a playful give-and-take becomes clear, as the bassist Brian Gibson and the drummer and vocalist Brian Chippendale toss back and forth gigantic metal riffs and giggly high notes, creating rainbows of dissonance. In the latest of several recent New York gigs, Lightning Bolt plays with the Japanese '70s-metal revivalists DMBQ; the passionately clamorous local experimenters Big A Little A; and the Apes, from Washington, whose spooky, keyboard-driven grooves quickly turn violent. At 8 p.m., 600 Bushwick Avenue, at Jefferson Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, toddpnyc.com; $10. (Sisario)
MEMPHIS (Wednesday and Thursday) Fans of Stars, the superbly urbane indie-cabaret band from Toronto, have been waiting three long years for a new album. (Its new remix disc is cold comfort.) Torquil Campbell, one of its singers and the band's resident wit, helps tide followers over with Memphis, his side project with Chris Dumont. The delicate melodies and cool dissection of heartbreak on Memphis's latest album, ''A Little Place in the Wilderness'' (Good Fences), are vaguely Stars-y, but it only makes the wait that much harder. Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., Joe's Pub, at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, (212) 967-7555, joespub.com; $15. Thursday at 8 p.m., with Mascott and Jade McNelis, at Union Hall, 702 Union Street, at Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 638-4400, unionhallny.com; $15. (Sisario)
* THE NATIONAL (Monday through Thursday) This Brooklyn group has become an under-the-radar local hit with flawless, wilting ballads featuring subtly inventive guitar playing by Bryce Dessner and the weary, cynical baritone of Matt Berninger, who seems pained by his ability to conjure cruelties like ''You could have been a legend/But you became a father.'' These first four shows of a five-night sold-out run also feature the Broken West (Monday), Doveman (Tuesday), My Brightest Diamond (Wednesday) and Elysian Fields (Thursday). At 8 p.m., Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey Street, near the Bowery, Lower East Side, (212) 533-2111, boweryballroom.com. (Sisario)
JENNIFER O'CONNOR (Wednesday) Ms. O'Connor's portraits of the lovelorn and depressed, sung with the guileless vulnerability of a 2 a.m. phone confession, are dry but not unsympathetic: ''Maybe she's on her lunch break thinking of you.'' She has a Wednesday residency this month at the Living Room. At 11 p.m., 154 Ludlow Street, near Stanton Street, Lower East Side, (212) 533-7235, livingroomny.com; $8. (Sisario)
* JOHN PIZZARELLI AND JESSICA MOLASKEY (Tonight and tomorrow night) These married musicians have been called ''the Nick and Nora of cabaret,'' a sobriquet that only begins to describe their upbeat sophistication. They fuse two distantly related musical worlds into a larger whole in which Stephen Sondheim, Dave Frishberg, Paul Simon, and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross join hands. At 8:45 and 10:45, Caf?arlyle, at the Carlyle Hotel, 35 East 76th Street, Manhattan, (212) 744-1600, thecarlyle.com; $85. (Holden)
T-PAIN (Thursday) The former Faheem Najm of Tallahassee, Fla., offered a concise r?m?n the title of his 2005 debut album: ''Rappa Ternt Sanga.'' He broke big with the equally self-descriptive ''I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper),'' but on his new album he confesses that he doesn't mind being domesticated by the right woman. ''She got me doin' the dishes,'' he sings. ''Anything she want for some kisses.'' Aww. At 8 p.m., S.O.B.'s, 204 Varick Street, at Houston Street, South Village, (212) 243-4940, sobs.com; $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (Sisario)
ROGER WATERS (Wednesday) Calling himself with characteristic modesty ''the creative genius of Pink Floyd,'' Mr. Waters continues his extensive tour performing ''The Dark Side of the Moon,'' his former band's epochal 1973 concept album about insanity. At 8 p.m., Madison Square Garden, (212) 465-6741, thegarden.com; $39 to $174.50. (Sisario)
!!! (Wednesday) Punk-funk usually leans on the punk side, with short blasts of indignation or defiance filtered through dance beats. This local eight-piece (whose name is pronounced ''chik-chik-chik,'' or, they say, however you want) goes for immersion, transcendence and kicks through long and steady workouts of aggressive disco-rock, making each groove last until it burns up or falls apart. With Maserati and Telepathe. At 8 p.m., Studio B, 259 Banker Street, between Meserole Avenue and Calyer Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, (718) 389-1880, clubstudiob.com; $16. (Sisario)
Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/music.
THEO BLECKMAN AND BEN MONDER (Tuesday) Mr. Bleckman, a vocalist, and Mr. Monder, a guitarist, share a fondness for diaphanous atmosphere, as they demonstrate on ''At Night'' (Songlines), their mysterious new album. At 10 p.m., Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, near Bleecker Street, East Village, (212) 614-0505, bowerypoetry.com; cover, $8. (Nate Chinen)
REGINA CARTER (Wednesday and Thursday) Ms. Carter, a recent MacArthur fellow, is one of jazz's top violinists, equally at home with burnished romanticism and hard-driving swing. (Through June 2.) At 9 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton, (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com; cover, $30, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
BILL CHARLAP TRIO (Tonight through Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday) The new Blue Note album by this standard-bearing trio is called ''Live at the Village Vanguard,'' but here they hold court elsewhere. As always, the pianist Bill Charlap enjoys crisp support from Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums. (Through June 3.) At 7:30 and 9:30, with an 11:30 set tonight and tomorrow night, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway, (212) 258-9595, jalc.org; cover, $30, with a minimum of $10 at tables, $5 at the bar. (Chinen)
CARLA COOK (Tonight and tomorrow night) Ms. Cook is a confident and vivacious jazz singer with a growing book of original tunes. At 9 and 11, Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue South, at Bleecker Street, West Village, (212) 255-3626, sweetrhythmny.com; cover, $25, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
AL FOSTER QUARTET WITH WALLACE RONEY (Tonight and tomorrow night) This two-night stand, which bears the subtitle ''A Tribute to Miles,'' commemorates the fact that Al Foster was once the drummer with Miles Davis, and Wallace Roney was once Davis's anointed heir. At 8, 10 and 11:30, Smoke, 2751 Broadway, at 106th Street, (212) 864-6662, smokejazz.com; cover, $28. (Chinen)
DIZZY GILLESPIE ALL-STAR BIG BAND (Tonight through Sunday night) Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop's goateed ambassador, did some of his best work with big bands, a fact that this one, led by his former trombonist Slide Hampton, happily exploits. The band includes other veterans of Gillespie's employ, like the saxophonists James Moody and Jimmy Heath. The trumpeter Roy Hargrove is a fine choice to fill Gillespie's shoes. At 8 and 10:30, Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, West Village, (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; cover, $35 at tables, $20 at the bar, with a $5 minimum. (Chinen)
* BILLY HART QUARTET (Tuesday through Thursday) Revisiting the assertive post-bop of his recent album ''Quartet'' (High Note), the drummer Billy Hart fronts a dream team of younger players: the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, the pianist Ethan Iverson and the bassist Ben Street. (Through June 3.) At 9 and 11 p.m., Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West Village, (212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com; cover, $20 to $25, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
ARI HOENIG (Tonight and Monday night) Mr. Hoenig, an irrepressibly kinetic drummer, recently issued ''Inversations'' (Dreyfus), an album that proves his adroitness as a composer while confirming his rapport with the pianist Jean-Michel Pilc. On Monday he plays in a trio with Mr. Pilc; tonight he communes with Joel Frahm on tenor saxophone, Orlando Le Fleming on bass and Gilad Hekselman on guitar. At 9 and 10:30, Smalls, 183 West 10th Street, West Village, (212) 675-7369, smallsjazzclub.com; cover, $20. (Chinen)
* BOBBY HUTCHERSON QUINTET (Tuesday through Thursday) Bobby Hutcherson has been the chief proponent of a harmonically restless post-bop vibraphone style for some 40 years. Celebrating the release of a quiet new album, ''For Sentimental Reasons'' (Kind of Blue), he leads a blue-chip rhythm section composed of Russell Malone on guitar, Renee Rosnes on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass and Al Foster on drums. (Through June 3.) At 8 and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, West Village, (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; cover, $35 at tables, $20 at the bar, with a $5 minimum. (Chinen)
JAZZ MANDOLIN PROJECT (Wednesday) This groove-oriented band, led by the mandolin virtuoso Jamie Masefield, presents an original multimedia work inspired by one of Leo Tolstoy's short stories, and driven by an ideal of environmental conservation. At 8 p.m., Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea, (212) 414-5994, highlineballroom.com; $15 in advance, $17 at the door. (Chinen)
CHRISTINE JENSEN (Monday) Ms. Jensen, a saxophonist based in Montreal, makes a New York appearance with her more established sister, the trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. The pianist Dave Restivo, the bassist Fraser Hollins and the drummer Jon Wikan round out the band. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway, (212) 258-9595, jalc.org; cover, $15, with a minimum of $10 at tables, $5 at the bar. (Chinen)
JEF LEE JOHNSON BAND/ROB REDDY TRIO (Tonight) Groove is the common denominator of these two progressive trios, the first led by the guitarist and vocalist Jef Lee Johnson, and the second organized by Rob Reddy, a saxophonist. At 9, Jalopy Theater, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, (718) 395-3214, jalopy.biz; $10. (Chinen)
LEE KONITZ AND DAN TEPFER (Tonight and tomorrow night) Mr. Konitz, who will turn 80 this year, applies his dry-martini alto saxophone tone to a round of duets with Mr. Tepfer, a pianist now in his mid-20s. At 9 and 10:30, Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; cover, $20. (Chinen)
STEVE KUHN (Tonight) The estimable Mr. Kuhn, who has lately been working with great success in a trio, ventures unaccompanied into the Fazioli Salon, a weekly solo piano series at the Klavierhaus workshop near Carnegie Hall. At 8 p.m., Klavierhaus, 211 West 58th Street, Manhattan, (212) 245-4535, pianoculture.com; $25. (Chinen)
RUSS LOSSING GROUP/KRIS DAVIS QUARTET (Wednesday) For this week's installment of the smartly programmed Night of Ravished Limbs series, the keyboardist Russ Lossing opens with a quartet that includes Mat Maneri on viola, Ben Monder on guitar and Micha?Attias on saxophones. Then Kris Davis, another keyboardist, corrals the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, the bassist Eivind Opvsik and the drummer Jeff Davis. At 8 and 10 p.m., Barb? 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 965-9177, barbesbrooklyn.com; cover, $10 a set. (Chinen)
MIKE MAINIERI AND STEPS AHEAD (Thursday) It has been roughly 30 years since the vibraphonist Mike Mainieri established Steps Ahead, a polished yet often intrepid fusion outfit. He now presides over an edition of the group featuring the saxophonist Bill Evans, the guitarist Mike Stern, the bassist Anthony Jackson and the drummer Steve Smith. (Through June 2.) At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., Iridium, 1650 Broadway, at 51st Street, (212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com; cover, $30, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
TONY MALABY'S NOVELA (Tomorrow) Yet another adventurous new project from the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, with Nate Wooley on trumpet, Ben Gerstein on trombone, Angelica Sanchez on piano, Jason Ajemian on bass and Chad Taylor on drums. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Caf?29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $10, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
* WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET (Tonight and tomorrow night) Fifteen years ago Wynton Marsalis closed the Jazz at Lincoln Center concert season with ''In This House, on This Morning,'' an original commission thematically linked to the customs of the gospel church. Now Mr. Marsalis ends the current season by calling upon some of the same musicians, including the trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and the drummer Herlin Riley, to reinterpret that evocative work. At 8, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway, (212) 721-6500, jalc.org; $37.50 to $127.50. (Chinen)
JOE MARTIN QUARTET (Thursday) Joe Martin, a versatile bassist and a thoughtful composer, leads a post-bop band with John Ellis on saxophones, Aaron Parks on piano and Obed Calvaire on drums. At 9 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063, jazzgallery.org; cover, $12. (Chinen)
DONNY MCCASLIN TRIO (Tuesday) Latin rhythms have become an increasingly prominent concern for the tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, who seems likely to take a strenuous approach in this pared-down setting, with Thomas Morgan on bass and Richie Barshay on drums. At 9 p.m. and midnight, Louis 649, 649 East Ninth Street, at Avenue C, East Village, (212) 673-1190, louis649.com; no cover. (Chinen)
BEN MONDER (Thursday) In the hands of Mr. Monder the electric guitar is a coloristic instrument. He features his coolly convoluted pieces for a trio with Chris Lightcap on bass and Ted Poor drums. At 10 p.m., Barb? 376 Ninth Street, at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 965-9177, barbesbrooklyn.com; cover, $10. (Chinen)
* NEW LANGUAGES FESTIVAL (Tonight, tomorrow and Thursday) Advancing an ideal of cross-fertilization, this Williamsburg, Brooklyn, festival is organized partly by the alto saxophonist Jackson Moore, who leads a trio tomorrow night at 10. The schedule also includes Attack/Adorn/Decay, a project of the trumpeter Nate Wooley (tonight at 10); Heavy Merge, a trio led by the pianist Russ Lossing (tomorrow night at 8:30); and the Indo-Pak Coalition, assembled by the alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa (Thursday night at 8:30). At 8:30, 10 and 11:30 p.m., Rose Live Music, 345 Grand Street, near Marcy Avenue, Williamsburg, (646) 644-2766, newlanguages.org; $10. (Chinen)
PLAYDATE (Wednesday) The guitarist Amanda Monaco and the pianist Noah Baerman are the core of this whimsically named ensemble, which also includes the bassist Henry Lugo and the drummer Vinnie Sperrazza, along with Steve Wilson, a special guest, on alto saxophone. At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Caf?29 Cornelia Street, West Village, (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; cover, $15, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)
TODD SICKAFOOSE'S BLOOD ORANGE (Tonight) A bassist and composer equally fond of rough edges and rounded forms, Todd Sickafoose performs here with two guitarists (Adam Levy and Mike Gamble), two drummers (Allison Miller and Simon Lott) and a frontline of Shane Endsley on trumpet, Ben Wendel on saxophones and Alan Ferber on trombone. At 9 and 10, Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com; no cover. (Chinen)
DR. LONNIE SMITH TRIO (Tuesday through Thursday) Under the command of Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 organ can be subtly atmospheric or growlingly ecstatic; together with the guitarist Peter Bernstein and the drummer Anthony Pinciotti, he makes a searching brand of soul jazz. (Through June 3.) At 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232, jazzstandard.net; cover, $20 to $25. (Chinen)
MIKE STERN BAND (Monday and Wednesday) The guitarist Mike Stern has a goofily titled but musically rewarding recent album, ''Who Let the Cats Out?'' (Heads Up), that only begins to capture the energy of this longstanding regular engagement. At 10 p.m., 55 Bar, 55 Christopher Street, near Seventh Avenue South, West Village, (212) 929-9883, 55bar.com; cover, $10. (Chinen)
PETER VAN HUFFEL QUINTET (Sunday and Thursday) On his new release, ''Silvester Battlefield'' (Fresh Sound New Talent), the saxophonist Peter Van Huffel showcases his exploratory compositions for this working band with the pianist Jesse Stacken, the guitarist Scott DuBois, the bassist Michael Bates and the drummer Jeff Davis. Sunday at 10, 55 Bar, 55 Christopher Street, near Seventh Avenue South, West Village, (212) 929-9883, 55bar.com; cover, $10. Thursday at 9 and 10 p.m., Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 789-2762, tealoungeny.com; no cover. (Chinen)
* JEFF (TAIN) WATTS QUARTET (Tomorrow and Sunday) Jeff (Tain) Watts, an ingeniously propulsive drummer, has a new album, ''Folk Songs'' (Dark Key Music), that consists almost entirely of his own sturdy tunes. The tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland and the pianist David Kikowski are both featured on the album; the bassist James Genus fills in here for Christian McBride. At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., Iridium, 1650 Broadway, at 51st Street, (212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com; cover, $30, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen)
KENNY WERNER (Tonight) Mr. Werner is a well-seasoned pianist who tempers his technique with a kind of questing spiritualism, an appropriate quality for this solo recital in a museum of Himalayan art. At 7, Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, Flatiron district, (212) 620-5000, rmanyc.org; $20. (Chinen)
Full reviews of recent music performances: nytimes.com/music.


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Introduction On Kayaking Huntington NY
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Introduction On Kayaking
Kayaking has become a mainstay in outdoor recreation. The sport which once catered only to extreme adrenaline junkies has now worked its way into the outdoor sport lexicon. Kayaking is seen by many as an excellent way to combine meditative and physical exercise in beautiful outdoor settings. Kayaking features seem to increasingly grace the covers of magazines as well as the tops of cars, as readers and drivers of all ages and back grounds embrace the sport and its health and relaxation benefits. Any one interested in enjoying the popular sport needs only to make a few necessary considerations to let the fun begin.
Lake or River? Rent or Buy?
One of the first things to consider is what type of kayaking you intend to do. This question and eventual decision is usually based on budget, fitness level, tolerance for risk or danger, and geographic location.
In regards to budget, you need to consider whether you want to rent or buy a kayak. This may depend on how often you can get away from work and other obligations to enjoy using the kayak. For someone who may only make it out to the river a couple of times a year, renting can be a great option. Many marinas at lakes, bays, and rivers rent kayaks by the hour, day or even for the weekend. Renting a kayak at the same location it will be used will also cut out the expense of purchasing a roof rack to transport the kayak on your car roof.
If you decide that you want to purchase your own kayak, you will need to decide what type of kayaking you intend to do. Your geographic location may play into this decision. What type of water do you live near or frequently visit? White water dare devil kayaking, placid lake paddling, and oceans kayaking all require different boats. If you re a beginner, stability may be your most prominent consideration.
Price range can vary quite a bit depending on which kayak type and quality level you decide to purchase. A basic plastic hard shell starts at around $250 $300, with fiberglass kayaks starting at around $1,000. The least expensive kayak will usually be the inflatable kayak, which also offers great flexibility and portability if storage and transportation are an issue for you.
Once you have decided what type of kayak will get you in the water, it s important to stop and think about safety. People who choose to delve into white water kayaking need to take a class or start out with a guide. It s not something that should be done without prior instruction, practice and guidance. The need for guidance to get started in the sport isn t limited to extreme white water kayaking. Anyone doing anything they feel uncertain about should consult an expert or experienced friend to guide them. Like any other sport or activity kayaking safety should, above all else, involve common sense. If you are traversing white water filled with rocks, use a helmet. Dress appropriately, and be prepared for emergencies. Basic kayak safety also includes use of a life jacket, the ability to swim, and using proper sun protection for your skin and eyes. Proper safety is an important component in enjoying your new hobby without accident and injury.
Kayaking requires a certain amount of stamina, energy and endurance. First time kayakers often comment that they used muscles they didn t know they ever had! If you normally lead a fairly sedentary lifestyle, start training with some core and arm strengthening combined with light cardio exercise. This can minimize the soreness and fatigue you will feel out on the water. Being physically prepared can help to maximize the enjoyment of your first trips into the water.
Ready for the water!
Alright you have made some important decisions. You know what you want to do, you ve purchased your kayak, you ve done your research on safety and gone through any classes you need to take, and it s time to head out to the water. Kayaking is a great workout, a soothing way to clear your mind, and an ideal reason to get outside. Be safe and enjoy!
Jason Kay recommends you learn about kayaking at http://www.KayakingStore.info .
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This past weekend, I went and checked out Pedernales Falls State Park. It's located about an hour outside of Austin here in Texas. It's made up of more than 5,000 acres of land and has a bunch hiking trails and camping areas.
Although the waterfalls weren't what I was expecting, they were still cool to look at. It was also nice to get outside and do some hiking, especially in November. The leaves are starting to change colors so the scenery is pretty amazing.
We've been getting a lot of rain lately so the water was flowing pretty rapidly. One of the hikes was actually closed since there was no way of crossing the water.
Here's a few more pictures from the park:
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253 E. Ohio, orange, gas station, 1934, Edward Redersen: This small, glazed-brick service station was noteworthy, a city surveyor noted, due to the rarity of building type. Its façade featured white glazed brick with black and blue glazed brick decoration. Now a hot dogcq stand and parking lot. Demolition date unrecorded.
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American Julie Hamp, the Toyota executive that was arrested In Japan last month because she was under suspicion of illegally importing prescription narcotics will not be charged, according to a recent report.
A Japanese news agency said Hamp, who offered her resignation as Toyota's chief global communications officer because of the incident, would not be charged by the Japanese prosecutors after they established her act was "not malicious." "The prosecutors appeared to have taken into consideration the fact that the 55-year-old American's act was not malicious and that she has already resigned from the post at the Japanese automaker," commented Kyodo News on its English-language website, citing "investigative sources." The development also follows Toyota's bid to defend her, with the company claiming she was unaware of breaking the law and president Akio Toyoda took the time to declare on a televised news conference that Hamp was a "friend" and an "invaluable" part of the carmaker. Hamp, who was arrested June 18, decided to relinquish her position at the world's largest automaker, where she had just been named as its top ranking female manager.
Her push to a higher rank was billed as an integral part of the automaker's recent strategy to diversify the executive positions, which have been traditionally dominated by Japanese men even as the carmaker has become a globalized behemoth. Japanese authorities accused Hamp of illegally importing 57 pills of pain prescription medication oxycodone, with the country having very strict regulations on narcotics, with government approval being needed before bringing prescription drugs into Japan.


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Going To See The Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band Show Friday At Target Field? Here's is the Official Schedule and Ticket Link [VIDEO]
Friday night, Target Field is going country with the return of Kenny Chesney. This time he's bringing Zac Brown Band, Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves along with him. Things will get started late Friday afternoon so if you're going, get ready for an extended party!
Here is the official schedule for the show:
- 4:00pm - Gates Open -- Remember once you are in Target Field, don't leave as you will not be allowed back inside.
- 5:00pm - Kacey Musgraves
- 5:50pm - Eli Young Band
- 7:00pm - Zac Brown Band
- 8:55pm - Kenny Chesney
There may still be Sandbar Tickets available for the show, click here to find out!
If you're going have a great time! If not, enjoy some tunes right now.


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Take a look at the below list of Top 10 best selling and Most Popular Luxurious Shoe Brands In The World 2016-2017. Shoes are some of the most commonly accessories. They protect our feet besides making us look smart. There are many shoe brands in the market. They come in different sizes, color, style and design. It is upon the buyer to choose shoe that best fits him/her. Many people love shoes that match the color of their dress. For this reason, most shoe manufacturers try their best to come up with high quality shoes that offer perfect match. Some shoes are very expensive while others are priced fairly. We are going to provide you with top 10 most popular luxurious shoe brands in 2016-2017. They have all that it takes to be described as popular and luxurious. See.
List of Top 10 best selling and Most Popular Luxurious Shoe Brands In The World 2016-2017
10. Ruby Slippers
This incredible shoe was designed by Harry Histon, one of the best shoe designers in the world. He designed it with ruby. This expensive shoe is made of two main materials; rubies and diamonds. It is currently valued at $3 million. This makes it one of the most expensive shoes in the world 2016-2017. If you love luxury, this is the right shoe for you.
9. Gucci
This is luxury shoe brand is from Italy. It is known all over the world. Thanks to its excellent design and exceptional high quality. It is very comfortable to wear. Besides, it is light in weight. This makes it convenient to walk with. The shoe goes for approximately $700. This makes it relatively cheap when compared to other luxurious shoes that cost over $1 million dollars.
8. Rita Hayworth Heels
This luxurious shoe was designed by Stuart Weitzman. It is made using expensive materials such as diamonds, rubbies and sapphires. Many celebrities especially movie stars like wearing it. This has contributed towards its widespread popularity. The value of Rita Hayworth Heels shoe is estimated at $3million. This makes it a brand for the rich. Not everybody in the society can afford it.
7. Brian Atwood
This wonderful shoe is manufactured in Italy by experts. It is made using high quality materials which makes it durable. The shoe is exported in other countries such as US, Canada, UK and more. It is popular because of its comfort and long lasting nature. A pair goes for about $600. The shoe is worth the price. You will like it.
6. Tanzanite Heels
This impressive shoe was also designed by Stuart Weitzman, the most famous shoe designer in the world. It is made using silver leather. This makes it attractive and durable. If you want to look elegant, this is your best selection. On top of that, it is fitted with blue Tanzanite stones everywhere. This makes it sizzling and adorable. The price of the shoe is $2million. If you can afford, well and good.
5. Alexander McQueen
This remarkable shoe features classic designs. It perfectly combines the designs of 16th, 19th and 21st century. It was designed by McQueen. It is made of high quality materials. Its excellent quality makes it long-lasting. This saves you from replacement costs. The designer of the shoe passed on but his brand is still doing well in the market as one of the best selling luxurious shoe brand. Its price varies from $600-$1500.
4.Platinum Guild Stilettos
This expensive shoe features platinum straps all over its surface. This makes it stylish. It is the best fit for you if you like a sense of style. The shoe is made using high quality materials which include diamond. It does not wear out easily. This offers you many years of use. A pair goes for $1 million. It is worth the high price going by its excellent quality. You will never go wrong with this luxurious shoe.
3. Walter Steiger
This outstanding shoe brand is known for high qaulity and innovative shoes. Unique and colorful shoes are what has made this brand popular in the world. Many fashionists love it. Curvy heels make them stand out from other shoe brands. Moreover, they are very attractive and complement different dress codes. There is no constant price for this shoe brand. Its price varies from $500 to $1000. This is one of Top 10 Most Popular Luxurious Shoe Brands In The World 2016-2017.
2. Retro Rose Pumps
This fascinating shoe was designed by Stuart Weitzman. It is loved by many celebrities. They like wearing it especially during special events like BET and Oscar awards. The shoe features retro rose which shines, making you look incredible at a function or in a party. It is designed using diamonds and cataracts and is estimated to be $1 million in price.
1. Diamond Dream Stillettos
It is the most popular luxurious shoe brand in 2016. It is designed by Stuart Weitzman-world's greatest shoe designer. It is so unique in many aspects . This makes it stand out from other luxurious shoe brands in the market today. In addition, it is long lasting and comfortable to wear. Moreover, it features fantastic design which makes you look smart. It is also not very expensive like other shoes in this category.The shoe is valued at $500.
The above are the most popular luxurious shoes in 2016-2017. They are designed by the best shoe designers in the world. They also come with amazing features which makes them worth buying. They are durable, comfortable to wear and attractive. If you love luxury, buy now. You will appreciate the value of your money.


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- Higher-order DNA and RNA structures formed from guanine-rich sequences. They are formed around a core of at least 2 stacked tetrads of hydrogen-bonded GUANINE bases. They can be formed from one two or four separate strands of DNA (or RNA) and can display a wide variety of topologies, which are a consequence of various combinations of strand direction, length, and sequence. (From Nucleic Acids Res. 2006;34(19):5402-15)
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Get an overview of this hotelEco-friendly hotel with free area shuttle and restaurant
Popular property highlights
Situated in the business district, this eco-friendly hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Lougheed Town Centre and within 3 mi (5 km) of Queens Park and Massey Theatre. Royal City Centre Shopping Mall and SFU Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, an outdoor tennis court, and a spa tub are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 140 rooms provide free WiFi and free wired Internet, flat-screen TVs with cable channels, and conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers. 24-hour room service, premium bedding, and free newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window.
Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre Metro Vancouver
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre Metro Vancouver provides an outdoor tennis court, a spa tub, and a steam room. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 10000 square feet (929 square meters) include conference space. This eco-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre Metro Vancouver is a smoke-free property.
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Conference space
- Restaurant
- Meeting rooms 9
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Steam room
- Free wired Internet
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free area shuttle
- Conference space size (meters) - 929
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- ATM/banking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Concierge services
- Conference space size (feet) - 10000
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Outdoor tennis court
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 140
- Number of floors - 10
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Tennis on site
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis court
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Free newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
The Wild Fig - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court, a steam room, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Minimum check-in age is 19
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between CAD 10 and CAD 20 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: CAD 8.50 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: CAD 15 per night
- In-room microwave fee: CAD 5.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Executive Plaza Coquitlam
- Executive Plaza Hotel
- Executive Plaza Hotel Coquitlam
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Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
Free Massage
Book a stay in any room or rate plan and receive a complimentary 15-minute massage per stay.
Full details at check-in. Massage appointment may be required. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. Offer valid anytime, subject to availability. Other restrictions may apply.


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Empty Bowls Banquet and Stand Up meeting held at LMS
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LACONIA — The Middle School JAG Class last week hosted a Empty Bowls Banquet in conjunction with Stand Up! Laconia's presentation, "Let's Talk About Drugs and our Community". During the presentation the School District's resource police officer, Steve Orton reaffirmed that the community is experiencing a drug epidemic that requires the community's immediate intervention.
The Empty Bowls Banquet was conceived to benefit local charity organizations. Madelina Morris, a 7th grade student, took on the project as an independent study, and received help and support from various organizations and individuals within the schools. Working in collaboration with Tavern 27, the group was able to get soup donated for the event.
"The project helped me see that a little bit can go a long way, and that you need to need to think of others before yourself," said Morris. "This year we raised over $700 and next year we hope to raise even more."
Stand Up! Laconia is a grassroots coalition that is standing up against drug and alcohol use among the youth and actively promoting an increase in positive and healthy peer and family relationships in the community. Clare Persson, chair of Stand Up! Laconia introduced the guest speakers for the presentation: Traci Fowler of Lakes Region Community Services, Orton of the Laconia Police Department and Detective Chris Noyes of the Narcotics Unit at LPD.
"N.H. has a drug and alcohol epidemic" was the statement that kicked off the presentation. Using this statement as a platform for discussion, Fowler showed recent statistics placing New Hampshire as the second ranked state for monthly marijuana use in the age 12-17 category, and first in the country for past month alcohol consumption between the ages 12-20. In addition to the high national averages, state surveys have shown that the Lakes Region is above the state average for past 30 day consumption of alcohol and substance abuse in all categories.
Fowler stressed the importance of parents becoming involved in the lives of their children and the local youth at large. "Nine out of 10 people struggling with an addiction started before age 18," stated Fowler. "If we can prevent drug abuse at a young age, we can help prevent long-term drug addiction."
As school resource officer for Laconia High School, too, Orton sees first hand the effects drugs and alcohol have on the youth in the community. In both the school and the widespread community there is generally 10 percent of the population who has significant disciplinary and abuse problems, yet this small population has a large effect on the other 90 percent. The cultural shift constantly promoting the use of drugs and alcohol through television shows, commercials, songs, and other media outlets has caused the vast majority of people to become dull to the messages inundating the lives of the youth.
With a small group of people assembled, Orton stated that it will be impossible to fight the 10 percent with 1 just percent of the 90 percent "strong". The other 89 percent of the "strong" community must take the initiative to wake up to the issue and become involved in they wish to see the issues dissipate, he said. "We are not going to combat this problem until the community stands up, fills and room, and works to make a change."
For a broader look at the substance abuse epidemic, Detective Noyes exposed critical information regarding prevalence of man-made drugs on the market. It was made known that after the first six months of prescription drug disposal at the new drop-off box in Laconia, there was over 412-pounds of prescription drugs collected. This number was first in the state, with Nashua next with a collection of 290- pounds. In addition to the disproportionate amount of prescription drugs prevalent among the community, there is a also a high demand for synthetic drugs such as "Spice" and "K2", which can be purchased over the counter in various surrounding towns.
"Parents need to be aware of the products on the market and be a part of their kids lives," said Noyes. "Every person who does something is going to effect someone you know, so turning a blind eye toward the issue will help no one."


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Do you have a hard time catching your breath after taking the stairs? You may need to build your cardiovascular endurance. Stamina is our ability to sustain prolonged activity. We live in a sedentary society. Elevators help you avoid the stairs. Valets prevent you from having to walk from your car. Aerobic or endurance activities improve the heart's ability to circulate oxygenated blood and the body's ability to use oxygen, states Harvard Medical School. Fortunately you can increase your cardio stamina by following a simple workout routine.
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Assess your current level of stamina. Try running or walking for one mile and record your time. Repeat on a weekly basis. Aim to increase your speed and lower your time every week.
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Perform slow long distance cardio. Jog or walk for 60 minutes twice per week at a low intensity. Gauge your intensity by using the talk test. You should be able to hold a conversation without being too winded. According to Sports Fitness Advisor, this form of aerobic endurance training improved cardiovascular and thermoregulatory function, improved mitochondrial energy production, increased oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle and increased utilization of fat for fuel.
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Try circuit training. Circuit training involves planning eight to 10 different activities and then performing each activity for one to three minutes before moving on to the next. Set your dumbbells at one end of the room, your kettlebells or resistance bands at another and your aerobic step platform at another. Your elliptical or rowing machine can also act as stations, if you have them. Perform cardio activities like running on the spot and jumping jacks in between activities that require equipment. Because there is little to no rest in between exercises, your heart rate stays elevated for the entire workout improving cardiovascular health.
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Take the assessment in Step 1 to chart your progress after executing this program for 30 days,


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