BY MICHAEL MUSTO | As someone of a certain age who’s fallen into old fogey traps myself, I am here to advise other not-exactly-young people on how to avoid embarrassing yourself. It’s great to exude the wisdom, knowledge, and class of maturity, but when you slip into “Get off my lawn” mode, it really […]
BY CHRIS LeBRON | Our City has been slow to combat the rising effect of COVID-19. We have known that the Omicron variant was going to be as aggressive as Delta if not more, but are only now working to build an adequate response that could have any hope of keeping people safe. What we […]
NOTE: Due to “break-through COVID-19 cases detected within the company,” all scheduled performances through January 2 have been cancelled. Click here for more information, including ticket holder options. BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Issues of race make headlines, while issues of gender increasingly occupy the public mind. It used to be easy: Men were men and […]
Walk down the 300 block of West 20th Street and you’ll pass a spot just beyond the half-way mark that’s steeped in Chelsea history, of the decidedly seasonal variety. There, at 346, you’ll find St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, an 1831 structure familiarly known as St. Peter’s Chelsea, although some prefer to refer to it as […]
Editor’s Note: With the stealthy silence one sees rarely—and only then, only from Santa Claus—Chelsea Community News opened up a West Coast branch because… well, because Los Angeles is the only place on the planet where you can currently find the Verdugo HUUT!, creation of our West Coast branch’s only staff member, Marty Barrett. (Don’t […]
BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | New York was forced to go nearly two years without the flurry of snowflakes that typically descend on stages each year with various incarnations of The Nutcracker. Among the boldest and most decadent interpretations of this Christmas classic is Company XIV’s Nutcracker Rouge. This production has a bit of classic ballet […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Four CB4 Committee Meetings, Mon.-Thurs. / 23 Days of Flatiron Cheer / Down to Earth Farmers Market / Chelsea Community Church / Continuum / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Monday, December 13 through Thursday, December 16: Four Nights, Four CB4 Committee Meetings| […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | No matter how cute it looks in the ad, no matter how much they beg for it, do not get a bunny for Christmas. Sure, it’s fun to be around—but it eats constantly, leaves droppings everywhere, and requires costly drugs to keep it in check. Better to spend your money on […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | You gotta hand it to New York City Center, where the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is in residence through December 19. Two works had world premieres on the night of Friday, December 3, followed by the evergreen hit Revelations. I was to review the program. On the subway heading to […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having made its May 2020 debut as outdoor space repurposed to alleviate the social distancing concerns of COVID-19, New York City’s Open Streets initiative introduced the notion of closing certain blocks to most vehicular traffic for up to 12 hours daily. Eighteen months later, the program that temporarily transfers custody of […]