BY TRAV S.D. | October 25-31 is National Magic Week, as designated by the Society of American Magicians. It climaxes as always on Halloween, the day on which the great escape artist Harry Houdini passed out of this mortal plane in 1926. We thought we would mark the occasion this year with a look at […]
Halloween Parade & Festival: Saturday, October 30, 11am at Chelsea Green Park (140 W. 20th St. btw. 6th/7th Aves.) After taking last year off because of COVID (bet you haven’t read that phrase before), the freshly minted annual tradition of herding your little monsters into Chelsea’s “we made it happen” micropark will rear […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: The 10th Precinct Community Council Monthly Meeting / Rally Against Demolition / Oct. 30 Event Requires Dogged Preparation / 50% Off Admission at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Chelsea Community Church / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / The […]
Daily through October 31, Early Voting allows you to have your say in the Nov. 2 General Election by taking care of that important citizenship task at your convenience (well, within available hours, which are daily and pretty long). There’s just one catch, if you can call it that: Your vote must be cast at […]
Chelsea Community News is proud of our content partner, the Greenwich Village – Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC), for their tireless dedication to small businesses, old and new alike. As we emerge from the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic era, campaigns like the one you’re about to read about are more important than ever, in […]
Saturday, October 30, 4-7pm | Et Alia Theater Presents This is Me Eating___ | Et Alia Theater director Ana Moioli’s $5,000 NYC Artists Corps Grant from the New York Foundtion for the Arts (NYFA) and the NY Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) allowed for this 45-minute immersive performance exploring the multicultural layers of one’s relations […]
It’s a rare individual who can take the stage, bring the best of herself to songs that have been the calling cards of others for decades, and emerge a favorite daughter of their creator. As actual documented showbiz legend has it, that’s exactly what happened from the moment Broadway lyricist/composer Jerry Herman heard beyond-brassy, rafter-raising […]
BY TRAV S.D. | Good news for lovers of American popular song of the traditional variety: Its heritage just got much more secure, and you’ll have an opportunity to celebrate and learn more on Tin Pan Alley Day, held at Flatiron North Plaza (23rd St. & Broadway) this Saturday, October 23, between noon and 4pm. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The very funny, much-missed Andrea Alton emerges from her COVID-compelled absence with an event that puts a “donor” feather in her cap, already festooned with plumage for work as a multi-disciplinary writer (plays, sketches, monologues), director, performer, producer, and publicist. We’re kidding, of course—Alton would never cover her exceptionally beautiful hair […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Fair Warning: Oct. 30 Event Requires Dogged Preparation / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Chelsea Community Church / The Fresh Food for Seniors Program / New Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Flu Shots from Lenox Health Greenwich Village / 50% Off Admission at […]