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Sunday, March 17, 2024

#Daylight #PeachyandtheCity @StPatsParadeNYC #KeepingIrelandonTop #IrelandPeachy #StPatricksDay #Parade #NewYork #Manhattan #Saturday #March162024 #FifthAve






Their website tells us:

The New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade™ is the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world. The first parade was held on March 17, 1762 — fourteen years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The parade is held annually on March 17th at precisely 11:00 AM in honor of St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland and of the Archdiocese of New York. The parade route goes up Fifth Avenue beginning at East 44th Street and ending at East 79th Street. Approximately 150,000 people march in the parade which draws about 2 million spectators.

From its earliest days, right up to the present, the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade™ has been run entirely by volunteers, many of whom come from generations of families dedicated to the organization of the parade. It takes months of preparation and countless hours to run the world’s oldest and largest parade. We could not do it without the commitment of these great women and men.

The NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parade™ is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

*When March 17 falls on a Sunday, the Parade is held on March 16 for religious observances.


History
The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of New York City’s greatest traditions. The first parade was on March 17, 1762 — fourteen years before the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. The first NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade was comprised of a band of homesick, Irish ex-patriots and Irish military members serving with the British Army stationed in the colonies in New York. This was a time when the wearing of green was a sign of Irish pride but was banned in Ireland. In that 1762 parade, participants reveled in the freedom to speak Irish, wear green, sing Irish songs and play the pipes to Irish tunes that were meaningful to the Irish immigrants of that time.

Today, the NYC Parade marches up 5th Avenue and is reviewed from the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York. Since it began, this tradition of marching past St. Patrick’s Cathedral has remained unchanged with the exception of the address. In the early years, the Parade would march past the Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral (now Basilica) located at the corner of Mott and Prince Streets in SoHo.

Today, the Parade starts at 44th Street and 5th Avenue at 11am and proceeds up the avenue to 79th Street. Throughout the day along the Parade route, millions of spectators come to celebrate.

For the first few years, the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade was organized by military units. However, after the War of 1812, Irish fraternal and beneficial societies took over the duties of hosting and sponsoring the event. Around 1851 the “Irish” 69th Regiment began to lead the marchers. Also at that time, the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) became the official sponsor of the Parade as the individual societies merged under a single Grand Marshal. Today the 69th Regiment is still the first group to lead the Parade up 5th Avenue. They are followed by various Irish societies of NYC, the 32 Irish county societies, schools, colleges, Emerald societies and Irish language and nationalist societies. In the early 1990’s, the Parade was attacked for its traditional values and, in the resulting law suits, the organizer’s rights were upheld at the US Supreme Court level.

In 1992, the National AOH directed all AOH organizations to form separate corporations to run events such as the Parade. The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade today is run under a separate corporation, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc.

In 2002, NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade was dedicated to the “Heroes of 9/11 honoring the police, fire and other rescue workers. At midday the entire Parade stretching one and half miles paused for two minutes. The marchers turned to face south towards the “Twin Towers” as Edward Cardinal Egan said a prayer for the victims of 9/11. It is said that was the first time in history that one could hear a pin drop on 5th Avenue. That year’s Parade was the largest to date with an estimated 300,000 marchers and three million spectators lining 5th Avenue. It was also the first time in the Parade’s history that the President of Ireland (Mary Mc Aleese) reviewed the Parade.

In 2011, the Parade celebrated its 250th anniversary with the world-renowned author Mary Higgins Clark as its Grand Marshal.

Five years later, the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade has much to celebrate and for which to be thankful. This year is the Ireland 2016 Centenary Year. Senator George Mitchell is the Grand Marshal. And the Parade is scheduled to have about 200,000 people marching up the avenue.

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#CharitablePeachy #NewYorkNotes SING FOR HOPE PIANOS LAUNCH AT CNU'S FERGUSON CENTER MARCH 28, 2024

The Sing for Hope Pianos are available for anyone and everyone to play at 10 locations around the city through April 18

The Sing for Hope Pianos will take to the streets all across Newport News, creating spontaneous moments of live music and joy throughout the community. The unique partnership between Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts, the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport, and the City of Newport News has made it possible to bring the Sing for Hope Pianos program to fruition for the first time in the region. On Thursday, March 28 at 9 a.m., Sing for Hope will unveil 10 new Sing for Hope Pianos—each one a unique, playable piano artwork created by a local artist—in the Ferguson Center's Diamonstein Concert Hall lobby. The all-day public launch is free of charge and open to all, and will culminate with a free performance by acclaimed American pianist Drew Petersen ("destined for great things" - Music Web International) at 7:30 p.m. The celebration coincides with World Piano Day, which is the 88th day of the year and a nod to the 88 keys on the piano.

The 2024 Sing for Hope Pianos: Newport News were created by visual artists Courtney Balingit, Jay Bordeaux, Terry Cox-Joseph, Carlton Emblidge with An Achievable Dream, Robert M. Elliot, Candyce Harrell, Tiffany Murchison, Amy Queen & Sara Clapper, Peyton Townsend, and Scot Turner. Artists were selected through a competitive RFP process adjudicated anonymously by a panel of artists, leaders, and members of the community.

Part of the global Sing for Hope Pianos initiative, these original public piano artworks were created by local artists. After the March 28 day-long launch event, the Sing for Hope Pianos will be moved to 10 iconic locations across Newport News for anyone and everyone to play, listen to, interact with, and enjoy through April 18, 2024. Locations include Victory Landing Park, City Hall Plaza, Newport News Park, Midtown Community Center, Mariners' Museum, Riverview Farm Park, City Center Gazebo, CNU Fountain Plaza, Patrick Henry Mall, and the Denbigh Community Center. At the conclusion of their public residency, the Sing for Hope Pianos will be moved to permanent homes in seven Newport News public schools and three community centers, including Denbigh Community Center, Brittingham-Midtown Community Center, and Courthouse Way Community Center, where they will inspire lives for years to come. The world leader in public piano art programs, Sing for Hope has provided more pianos for under-resourced public schools than any other organization in the world.

"The City of Newport News is proud to partner with Sing for Hope and Christopher Newport University to bring this innovative and fun initiative to life," said Joanne Palmeira, Superintendent of Cultural Arts. "We are always looking for unique opportunities to connect residents and guests with the arts. As these pianos are placed in Newport News parks, attractions, and other high-traffic areas, we know they will create discussion amongst diverse groups and harness the creative power of our community."

"We believe in the transformative power of the arts, and Sing for Hope aligns perfectly with our commitment to 'arts for all,'" notes Ferguson Center Executive Director Bruce Bronstein. "I can't wait to see and hear the pianos in public. It's such a unique program. They are for everyone to play and enjoy -- from Chopsticks to Chopin!"

Holly Koons, Executive Director of the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center notes, "It has been a great pleasure hosting the Sing for Hope artists as they turned pianos into whimsical and inspiring works of art. The Torggler has been honored to participate in this unique merger of visual art, music, and civic engagement, and we look forward to seeing community members create their own musical masterpieces on these colorful pianos!"

"Expanding The Sing for Hope Pianos to reach more communities has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I am encouraged by the passion and talent of the artists who did such incredible work in Virginia," says Monica Yunus, Co-Founder of Sing for Hope.

Adds Co-Founder Camille Zamora, "The Sing for Hope Pianos act as creative hotspots for our communities, sparking moments of impromptu harmony between strangers and bringing joy to people of all ages! And after their time on the street, these musical masterpieces will go on to their permanent homes in local hospitals, community centers, and schools across the greater Newport News area."

The Sing for Hope Pianos began in New York City in 2010 and has since grown to become one of the world's largest annually recurring public arts programs. With more than 600 original creations to date, The Sing for Hope Pianos bring hope, healing, and a shared musical experience to communities across the globe.

For more information, visit www.SingforHope.org.

About Sing for Hope

Sing for Hope harnesses the power of the arts to create a better world. Our creative programs bring hope, healing, and connection to millions of people in hospitals, schools, care facilities, refugee camps, transit hubs, and community spaces worldwide. A non-profit organization founded in New York City in response to the events of 9/11, Sing for Hope partners with hundreds of community-based organizations, mobilizes thousands of artists in creative service, and produces artist-created Sing for Hope Pianos across the U.S. and around the world. The official Cultural Partner of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Sing for Hope champions art for all because we believe the arts have an unmatched capacity to uplift, unite, and heal.

Sing for Hope's work is made possible by the Sing for Hope Founders' Circle: The International Foundation for Arts and Culture (Dr. Haruhisa Handa, Chairman, Sing for Hope Global Patron), The Arnhold Foundation in loving memory of Sissy and Henry Arnhold, The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, The Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation, Jacqueline Novogratz and Chris Anderson, The Seedlings Foundation, and Ann Ziff; New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Fosun International, and the generosity of donors like you. Learn more at singforhope.org.

About Ferguson Center

The Ferguson Center presents a broad range of performances in order to reach the largest possible number of community members, all the while maintaining its status as the finest performing arts center in Hampton Roads. The mission of the Ferguson Center is to culturally engage the community by providing access to the finest artists in the world. Designed by renowned architects I.M. Pei and Henry Cobb, the Ferguson Center is a premier venue. Audiences from throughout Virginia and beyond enjoy year-round attractions that have included such headline talent as tenor Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Josh Groban, Joan Baez, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis, Jay Leno, Ziggy Marley, Liza Minnelli, Blue Man Group, and Broadway shows like Waitress, The Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys, The King and I, and Disney's Beauty and the Beast, among many others.

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#GraciousGalleries Heather James Fine Art Presents 10 Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill in a New Exhibition

Heather James Fine Art presents a selection of 10 paintings by Winston Churchill. Originating from a single-family owner, the artworks are from the largest private collection of Churchill's paintings outside of the United Kingdom, and have never been exhibited publicly. The general public knows less of Churchill as a painter than as one of the world's greatest statesmen and Nobel Prize winning writer. His paintings played a critical role in his life, offering another way to understand this towering figure.

On the Rance Near St. Malo - At the Tate Museum’s request, Churchill offered it to them in 1955 for acquisition, along with Loup River, as a "gift to the nation”. Loup River was selected and On the Rance ended up lost in a storeroom at the Tate, where it remained undiscovered for nearly a half century.

"Heather James is thrilled to present this superb selection of paintings by Winston Churchill," says Heather James Fine Art Co-Founder Jim Carona. "Not only was Churchill one of the greatest statesmen of the modern era, but his personal foray into painting showcased his inner workings with resulting artworks that are technically adept and aesthetically beautiful. These works read like pages out of his diary, mementos of the moments and places that were meaningful to one of the most important men of his day. We at Heather James have had the honor of working closely with Churchill's family and his oeuvre in the past and consider his works a specialty of ours. It is a joy to be able to share these phenomenal examples."

Winston Churchill: Making Art, Making History, an exhibition celebrating Churchill and his paintings at Heather James, asks us to contemplate the role of painting in his kaleidoscopic life.

The ten paintings offered by Heather James range from bold landscapes, a vibrant still life, and a quiet interior portrait. It was the Impressionist influence and his own pleasure that most likely made landscapes the genre of choice for Churchill. Painting en plein air was a hallmark for the Impressionists and so too did Churchill haul his paints and canvas outdoors and into nature. Looking at a landscape painting by Churchill is like reading a page of his diary. Given the many demands on his time and his accomplishments both as a politician and as a writer, the quality and productivity of his artistic output is difficult to fathom.

The ten works for sale from this collection include a number of superb examples both of Churchill's skill as a painter and the interesting stories behind the man and the paintings:

On the Rance Near St. Malo
At the Tate Museum's request, Churchill offered it to them in 1955 for acquisition, along with Loup River, as a "gift to the nation". Loup River was selected and On the Rance ended up lost in a storeroom at the Tate, where it remained undiscovered for nearly a half century.

The Bay of Eze
Painted close to the home of Churchill's lifelong friend and cousin by marriage, Consuelo Balsan née Vanderbilt, a Gilded Age American socialite.

Oranges and Lemons
Churchill painted this work in January 1958 at La Pausa, once the home of Coco Chanel. At the time it was owned by Churchill's literary agent, Emery Reves, and his wife, Wendy. Ms. Reves later donated a portion of her Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection to the Dallas Museum of Art, including works by Cezanne, who Churchill cited as an inspiration.

View of Loch Choire
Churchill painted this in 1919 while staying with his friend, the Duke of Sutherland, at Dunrobin Castle in Scotland, just a few years after he started painting at age 40. He returned to Dunrobin Castle in 1921 to recover shortly after losing his daughter Marigold, aged nearly 4. This was the second devastating death that year, as he also lost his American mother, Jennie Cornwallis-West.

Winston Churchill and his paintings are an area of expertise for Heather James. In 2018, Heather James Fine Art was proud to present an exhibition of ten of Winston Churchill's paintings.

For nearly 30 years, Heather James Fine Art has expanded into a global network with galleries located in Palm Desert, California, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, along with consultancies in New York City, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Montecito, Newport Beach, Palm Beach, Basel in Switzerland, and Lake Como in Italy. Each year, its galleries present an array of museum-quality exhibitions exploring historical and contemporary themes or examining the work of individual influential artists.

Heather James Fine Art is dedicated to bringing exceptional art to private clients and museums globally while providing the utmost personalized logistical, curatorial, and financial services.

For more information about the collection of Winston Churchill paintings and Heather James Fine Art, please contact heatherjames.com

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

#ParisPeachy #SportyPeachy Paris 2024 Olympic Games: major French companies create a video game to give welcomers hospitality training

With the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games just a few months away, Alliance France Tourisme, an association of major tourism companies, has unveiled an unprecedented initiative to spread the hospitality culture among all welcomers.

This original enterprise, introduced on the Champs-Élysées, will prepare the French to be collectively ready to provide the best possible hospitality for the millions of international visitors in summer 2024.

Marianne - AFT (PRNewsfoto/Alliance France Tourisme)

Alliance France Tourisme will offer free training in the form of an immersive video game on two themes: French hospitality and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The training will be offered to all company employees as well as to all welcomers and volunteers in France, such as hospitality professionals, retailers, restaurateurs, mobility stakeholders and security forces…

In 30 minutes, the user will learn the basics of French hospitality – availability, manners, openness to others and further skills, animated by characters in a dynamic presentation to remind them how to be a French ambassador and make it iconic.

France remains the world's top tourist destination. With this initiative, the leading tourism companies are willing to show the country's full commitment to making visitor stays exceptional – our companies and our employees are ready!

Access the training: www.alliance-france-tourisme.fr

Dominique MARCEL, President of Alliance France Tourisme: "The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are a great opportunity to strengthen France's appeal and prompt a new desire to travel in our country. Quality of hospitality will be a key element for success of our visitor experience. Fully committed to hospitality, the major French companies active within Alliance France Tourisme are willing to offer all the welcomers and volunteer participants an unprecedented tool to remind them of the basics of French hospitality in the form of an immersive video game."

Alliance France Tourisme:

An association of reflection and action, Alliance France Tourisme works as a think tank to address all topics related to tourism in France and the country's attractiveness.

Composed of leading tourism companies, Alliance France Tourisme brings together expertise, presents a global vision of tourism and offers analysis and recommendations.

Each member is an essential link in the tourism value chain made up of airports, transportation, accommodations, coffee shops, event organizers, shopping, leisure, etc.

Their size, the diversity of their business lines and their impact on the economy with more than one million employees overall, make it possible to set a course for the policies and investments needed to develop France's attractiveness and structure the industry.

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#InauguralReview #SongENapule Since 2015 by #AustriaMaldonado and #CiroIovine #464AmsterdamAve #UpperWestSide #Manhattan

Owner and Executive Chef #CiroIovine
The excellent team of David Montelli, Ciro Iovine, Vincenzo Santoro and Pietro Caladrelli
Readers, you know it's never been who you know...it's WHOM YOU KNOW and we introduced you to Ciro Iovine as we kicked off 2024 in January!  He and his wife and business partner, Austria Maldonado, have shown us if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere in now two neighborhoods, and drumroll please, we like this Upper West Side location EVEN BETTER.
This is their third Manhattan location with the other 2 downtown and close to each other.
A Friday in Lent is a super time for a Tuna Salad, and meet it above.  Gorgeous marinated Sicilian Tuna awaits you in evoo, arugula, cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella (Peachy's favorite component) and shaved parmigiano.  An elevated amalgamation of nutrition, this is also unique and sets itself apart from boring salads we see at lesser places we try but don't publish on or tell you about.
Next, another brilliant Lent choice is the Insalata di Polpo, below.
Peachy usually feels like an octopus with the couple hundred columns here!  Don't eat her if you want to see more posts of excellence like Ciro and Austria:
Chilled Mediterranean Octopus is carefully cut and presented with potatoes, lemon citronette, arugula and evoo and every component was fresh and fabulous.
If you don't want to eat like a bird to start with and want a hearty start, may we suggest the totally inviting Parmigiana di Melanzane: Eggplant Parmigiana!  Tomato sauce, smoked mozzarella from Agerola, shaved parmigiano and evoo announce that simplicity is victorious.
This is no exception.
Imported Prosciutto Di Parma, aged for 24 months teams up with Burrata from Puglia, arugula, cherry tomatoes, parmigiano reggiano vacche rosse (red cow) and evoo.  Elevated flavor does not do justice nor do any other words in the english language to describe this level of deliciousness and it completely silenced us.   We will let the pictures do the talking.  And if for some reason you never read us before, you should know we never edit pictures.  You win and kill it in the first place, or we do not publish.  The truth is that you should be sprinting to see Ciro now.
We met Casatiello, above, for the first time.  It's meat inside bread and happened to be a special the day we visited!  It's a special until Easter we believe and it's fun to try.
Obviously here the piece de resistance is the PIZZA.
You all know that we told you with only one post ever beforehand, Ciro made our recent Seven Wonders of the Pizza World.
Peachy personally likes vegetables on her pizza: this is her doing in picking this one.
Maybe they don't do this a lot in Napoli but she likes it and as the advent of bathing suit season is on the horizon (are you wearing your Miraclesuit yet?!  It's 80f here real feel today!!!) it is time to eat your vegetables.  And we like to eat them on pizza.
Vegetariana is Peachy's personal favorite here.
Tomato Sauce San Marzano Rega DOP and San Marzano Slow Food Eccellenza Nolane, Fiordilatte cheese, eggplant, mushrooms, artichoke, broccoli rabe, fresh basil and evoo team up for a winner!
Yes, it really is that beautiful.
That's the truth.
You are one lucky duck if the day you visit you discover the five different tomato pizzas!
Piennolo, Green Tomato, San Marzano, Da Tterino (yellow) and Cinque Pomodori announce they are the fab five that you should delicately devour.  You are not going to be aware of how amazing tomatoes alone can wow you until you feast upon this beauty.
At this point, we have tried enough of Ciro's superior work that we thought we'd try something tricky.
Not a lot of people like sardines on their pizza.
We almost never order it.
HOWEVER, just like everyone else that is really top-notch and excellent at what they do, Ciro showed us that sardines on pizza is truly amazing if you order it at the right place, and this is the right place, readers.
Named Sorrentina, it's Fiordilatte cheese from Agerola, Parmigiano Reggiano Vacche rosse, burrata cheese, anchovies from Cetara on the Amalfi Coast, lemon zest and evoo.
Everyone that loves fish like we do and everyone that wants to mix up their diet and try something new ought to get this!  And, if you are not familiar with pizza from Napoli you should know it is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE PIZZA FROM NEW YORK, SILLY.  Ciro is from Napoli and his pizza tastes like it!  They are smaller and more moist and intoxicatingly delicious.  In case it escaped you last time we wrote, you should know THAT WE MET CIRO THROUGH WORKING WITH THE ITALIAN CONSULTATE because Gianfranco invited us.
If the Italian Consulate uses Ciro as an example, you have a pretty good idea that you are going to love him and his work too.
The final pizza we tried was the Burrata Pizza!
Because when you're not eating Burrata straight like you'd drink scotch neat or when it's waltzing with 24 month Prosciutto, you put your Burrata on Pizza.
Burrata cheese from Puglia, cherry tomatoes, shave Parmigiano Reggiano vacche rosee, arugula, fresh basil and evoo combine for a decadence that is setting the standard by Ciro.
If you want to eat quiet luxury, get this.
Of course, Italian places must have great pasta, and Song E Napule does.
From the Gnocchi Sorrentina above, homemade potato dumplings, San Marzano tomato sauce, Fiordilatte cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano Vacche Rosse and fresh basil; to the Spaghetti Scarpariello, suggested personally by Ciro, Datterini tomatoes from Corbara "Azienda Carbone", piennolo tomoatoes from Vesuvio and Parmigiano Reggiano vacche rosse, and basil, they hit the high notes on quality when it comes to pasta.
Finally, there are four main courses if for some strange reason you are not in the pizza mood.  Scaloppine di Pollo is radiant with pounded floured chicken breast, sauteed mushrooms, broccoli rabe, mashed potatoes and evoo.  It's sourced from Pino Prime Meats on Sullivan and is organic we are told.  Also, they are in Rutherford, New Jersey so maybe we should pay them a visit there!
Pistachio Profiterole said Happy St. Patrick's Day to us and hit the right note.
We were impressed and we hope to tell you more about this great place and the two downtown in future reviews.

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#PeachysPicks A Peachy's Pick Since 2016 #MozzarellaeVino We Cannot Wait for the Reopening! Peachy Rarely Looks THIS HAPPY!!!!!!!!


Peachy is not a faker; the truth is she loves this group and cannot wait.
You've seen all the pictures of her. How often does she look THIS HAPPY?!
Not that often.
Stay tuned, readers!

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#CulturedPeachy @MuseumModernArt Frank Borzage and Man’s Castle

April 18, 2024 – April 24, 2024

The Museum of Modern Art
Man’s Castle. 1933. USA. Directed by Frank Borzage

“In Borzage’s cinema, mastery of the intimate gesture, peculiar to the most beautiful silent films, lived on. The images emit a language of tenderness, whose secret had seemed lost forever…. The cosmic and the intimate are one. Each of us has a piece of earth in death, and a piece of heaven in life” (Peter von Bagh).

Frank Borzage’s 1933 Man’s Castle has long been considered one of the most profound and transporting of Borzage’s spiritual love stories—a cohort that includes 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), History Is Made at Night (1935) and The Moral Storm (1940). But for decades Man’s Castle has been available only in a heavily censored cut created in 1938, when this extremely pre-Code film was reissued to cash in on the back-to-back Oscar wins of its star, Spencer Tracy. A major subplot was dropped, weakening the film’s central conflict between the easygoing eroticism represented by showgirl Glenda Farrell and the more difficult and soulful connection proposed by Loretta Young, here astonishingly beautiful as an innocent young woman cast adrift in the Great Depression. Many individual shots were deleted to appease the strict moral guidelines of the Production Code Administration; perhaps most absurdly, a wedding scene in the seventh reel was moved up to the first, to give some moral cover to Tracy and Young as they share a shack in a Central Park shantytown.

Now, thanks to Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Rita Belda, Man’s Castle has been restored to a state quite close to its premiere version, and one can only say that a great film has emerged as something even greater, richer in its emotions and more profound in its philosophy. (Belda will be present on April 20 to conduct a workshop on the restoration.)

Man’s Castle will be accompanied by a selection of other recent Borzage restorations, including Bad Girl, History Is Made at Night, Moonrise, and No Greater Glory.



Organized by Dave Kehr, Curator, Department of Film. Thanks to Rita Belda and Grover Crisp, Sony Pictures Corporation.



Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL.

Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund. Leadership support for the Annual Film Fund is provided by Debra and Leon D. Black, with major contributions from the Triad Foundation, Inc., The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), The Young Patrons Council of The Museum of Modern Art, and by Karen and Gary Winnick.

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#CulturedPeachy @MorganLibrary THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ENDOWMENT OF ITS DIRECTORSHIP BY KATHARINE J. RAYNER IN HONOR OF ITS CENTENNIAL

The Jerome L. Greene Foundation Also Pledges Endowment Funds to the Institution

Last night at their Evening Benefit, the Morgan Library & Museum announced the creation of a named directorship, made possible by a generous $10 million pledge from Katharine J. Rayner, Trustee of the Morgan since 2011. To recognize this extraordinary gift to the endowment, the position of Director at the Morgan will now be known as the Katharine J. Rayner Director for a period of twenty-five years. Dr. Colin B. Bailey, Director since 2015, is the first to hold this title


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#CulturedPeachy @FrickCollection Frick to Launch Video Series, Online Programs, and More

After Closing of Frick Madison, Access to the Permanent Collection Continues with a Robust Series of Programs and Partnerships through Late 2024

The Frick Collection today announced a roster of robust digital offerings and partnerships that provide opportunities for the public to engage with the New York institution between the closure of its Frick Madison residency and the reopening of its upgraded East 70th Street home in late 2024.

Among the initiatives are a new video series exploring exciting aspects of the renovation project, a schedule of free online programs offered by the museum’s education department and the Frick Art Reference Library, and several permanent collection loans to institutions in the United States and abroad. Additional ways to experience the Frick’s holdings will be available via its guide on the Bloomberg Connects app, its biweekly newsletter, and its social media channels, including the Frick’s first TikTok presence to be launched this spring.

Renovation Stories
Through this period of transition, a fresh video series will bring audiences behind the scenes of the Frick’s ongoing renovation and enhancement. Offering inside looks at a range of exciting milestones, Renovation Stories will feature key figures in the project who will share insights on the progress of the institution’s historic buildings. Presented in the museum’s period of closure, the series is created for the Frick’s highly engaged digital audiences, who have enjoyed such popular programs as Cocktails with a Curator.

Renovation Stories will be released approximately every two weeks—first to members starting Tuesday, March 12, then to general audiences the following week via the Frick’s social media channels. Fifteen or more videos are planned through the end of the year. Each about two to five minutes in length, episodes will be presented by a wide range of contributors to the renovation project, including director Ian Wardropper; architect Annabelle Selldorf; curators Xavier F. Salomon, Aimee Ng, Giulio Dalvit, and Marie-Laure Buku Pongo; chief conservator Joseph Godla; and many others, supported by on-site footage, interviews, historical images, and drone captures.

The first biweekly video will feature Carolyn Straub, architect and Associate Director for Capital Projects, discussing the extraordinary depth of the Frick’s archives and how this material has informed the renovation from planning to execution. Other spring and summer releases will spotlight the restoration of the interior Garden Court fountain; the reinstallation of a series of outdoor statues never before displayed publicly; the creation of new conservation studios; textile treatments throughout the mansion; and the recreation of the Frick family’s second-floor Breakfast Room as a new gallery space.











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#CulturedPeachy @MorganLibrary THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM PRESENTS: WALTON FORD: BIRDS AND BEASTS OF THE STUDIO

The Morgan Library & Museum is pleased to present Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio. Opening April 12 and on view through October 20, 2024, the exhibition celebrates the 2019 gift from artist Walton Ford (b. 1960) to the Morgan of sixty-three studies and sketches, shown publicly for the first time. Ford is fascinated by the perception of wild animals in the human imagination, and his monumental watercolors subvert historical conventions of animal painting. This exhibition examines the artist’s working process, illuminating the role that historical, literary, cultural, and scientific research plays in his practice. Presented together with drawings of animals and birds selected by the artist from the Morgan’s holdings, this exhibition sheds new light on the museum’s collection from the perspective of a living artist.







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Monday, March 11, 2024

#NIGHTLIGHT #ArchitectPeachy Robert A.M. Stern Architects Hosts LongHouse Reserve’s Larsen Salon Series with Michael Arad and Paul Goldberger

LongHouse Reserve’s Larsen Salon Series honors its founder, Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020), and carries on his tradition of conversations with designers, architects, and artists working at the intersection of art, architecture, design, and craft. LongHouse Director, Dr. Carrie Rebora Barratt explained, “We offer these talks in Manhattan and East Hampton, at various spaces; important dialogues of meaning for our complex world.”  Whom You Know was honored to attend, thank you Jonathan and Eve, and we hope to see Robert A. M. Stern soon as he is such a delight to see in person as you can see from our past coverage; thank you Peg and The New York Landmarks Conservancy for giving us the opportunity to meet him initially.

Recently they convened at the Park Avenue offices of Robert A.M. Stern Architects with architect Michael Arad in conversation with critic Paul Goldberger, exploring Arad’s latest project, the memorial for the 2015 shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina. Said Dr. Barratt, “Memorials are to honor those who have passed but, like LongHouse, they are for the living to experience”. The evening was made possible by Donna and Ben Rosen, and Stern architect Michael Jones, a member of the LongHouse Reserve board of directors.
LongHouse Director Carrie Barratt, Paul Goldberger, Michael Arad, Michael Jones

“It was important to us”, opened Arad, “to create a space where the community would feel included. For me, someone who’s completely from the outside – I’m not Christian, not black, not local, not from Charleston – to presume what would be the correct design direction without engaging in conversation would have been fruitless…We approached this project by considering the nature of forgiveness.” Goldberg interjected, “The act of forgiveness transcends those identity markers…Certain things about human experience transcend culture. Even though we don’t normally think of it this way, feeling is itself a function. Gothic cathedrals inspire feeling and emotion. There is a long history of form following feeling.” In closing the thought-provoking evening, Arad offered, “Public spaces are important in our society - for many reasons - but primarily, I think, because it gives us a shared sense of identity. As an architect, when you can contribute to that, it’s very gratifying.”

Guests included LongHouse President Nina Gillman, Board Members Dianne Benson (President Emerita), Emma Clurman, Gael Towey and Stephen Doyle, Elizabeth and Mark Levine, Deborah Nevins, Peter H. Olsen, Suzanne Slesin, and Dr. Yung Yang Chung, Ronne Fisher, Edgar Gonzaga, Fitzhugh Karol, Eileen O’Kane Kornreich, Rita Meusburger, Lee Skolnick, Jade Netanya Ullmann, and Paul Whelan.

The next Larsen Salon March 20th features architect Calvin Tsao of Tsao & McKown Architects, in conversation with Sherri Donghia at the New York Academy of Art. To reserve tickets go to: https://longhouse.org/products/the-larsen-salon-series-calvin-tsao-sherri-donghia-march-20

The LongHouse Reserve season in East Hampton opens March 30th. Jonathan Adler, Liz Collins, and Machine Dazzle continue the Larsen Salon series out-East.

PHOTOS by our friend MOVER AND SHAKER Annie Watt Agency/John Sanderson

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