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Nov 22, 2009 - Apr 26, 2010

Tim Burton  

MoMa, 11 West 53 Street
212 708 9400
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Following the current of his visual imagination from his earliest childhood drawing through his mature work, the exhibition presents artwork generated during the conception and production of his films, and highlights a number of unrealized projects and never-before-seen pieces, as well as student art, his earliest non-professional films, and examples of his work as a storyteller and graphic artist for non-film projects.

Mar 19-21, 2010

Go Green Expo  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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Specializing in over 200 Booths / Exhibits, Green Job Expo, Interactive Seminars / Speeches, Green Marketplace, Demonstrations & hands on activities.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $249.

May 2-4, 2010

Accessories the Show  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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AccessoriesTheShow is an edited tradeshow covering every category of accessories. The show features a cornucopia of new market faces, fine nationally advertised brands, key international collections and unprecedented amenities. Replete with every category in demand, AccessoriesTheShow 2010 exhibit floor is a must see.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $239.

May 5-7, 2010

Club Industry East  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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Club Industry East Provides Valuable Information for Fitness Professionals from Every Type of Facility.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $249.

May 16-19, 2010

National Stationary Show  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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The National Stationery Show is the premiere market for stationery resources in the United States. The National Stationery Show presents more than 1,400 exhibitors and product in five distinctive sections: Presents, Celebrate®, Take NoteÂ, HomeWorkÂ, and Indulgences. The Show draws 14,000 domestic and international retailers representing department, chain and specialty stores, museum shops, gallery and craft retailers, boutiques, stationery, greeting card and gift shops, bookstores, bridal shops, party stores, hospital gift shops, home furnishings stores, specialty office furnishings retailers, floral and garden centers, mass merchandisers catalogs, on-line retailers and TV shopping club, import/export firms, distributors.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $269.

Mar 19-21, 2010

International Vision Expo  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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Conference topics include Modern Eyecare, Pharmacology, Refractive Surgery, Anterior Disease, Practice Management, Posterior Segment Disease, Binocular Vision, Low Vision & Geriatrics, Sports Vision, Advanced Contact Lenses, Clinical Optometry,Ophthalmic Sales, Essentials for Assistants & Technicians, Optical Technology, etc.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $249.

Apr 20-22, 2010

Interphex  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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This global marketplace showcases the latest innovations and technological advancements occurring across the Pharmaceutical industry. INTERPHEX meets your needs and solves your issues – Increase productivity, increase product quality, maximize yields and efficiency, meet regulations or find sustainable solutions – Just a few ways INTERPEHX is helping advance our industry.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $249.

Apr 26-28, 2010

Stadia Design & Technology Expo  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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Stadia Design & Technology Expo is Stadia magazine’s annual exhibition and meeting place for leading sports venue owners, operators, architects and industry suppliersStadia Design & Technology Expo North America will combine a high-level industry conference; special workshops on new technologies and next-generation innovations; a comprehensive exhibition of the leading suppliers to the industry; site tours and maximum networking.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $239.

May 2-4, 2010

FAME/Fashion 2 GO  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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FAME serves the fashion industry as a premiere venue for Junior and Young Contemporary resources, in addition to a vast supply of immediate resources in Fame’s Fashion2Go. FAME continues to build an undeniable buzz with in the fashion industry and has proven to be a fantastic resource for retailers to unearth fresh, innovative and established trend driven lines and immediate resources. FAME earned the reputation as a fresh, up beat trade event which attracts an eclectic mix of buyers, offers an impressive array of amenities and provides a fun, hip, and energetic shopping environment.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $239.

May 2-4, 2010

Moda Manhattan  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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Moda Manhattan provides a concise mix of carefully juried RTW designed to meet the needs of RTW buyers of better bridge and designer collections. The shows’ well-merchandised floor and its intimate, made-to-order ambiance brings to mind the elegance of fine showrooms coupled with the best amenities and visual display.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $239.

May 4-6, 2010

The ASI Show  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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National event in the world's leading business and tourism destination, ASI New York is the industry's first and only major trade show in New York. Providing national appeal with an exciting atmosphere, New York City was voted the #1 choice for a Northeast event in numerous surveys conducted among ASI membership. With more distributors within the New York City metro area than any other region in the country, ASI New York provides a dynamic environment for suppliers and distributors to conduct business.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $249.

May 15-18, 2010

International Contemporary Furniture Fair  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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During the four days, the Fair's 145,000 net square feet (14,500 net square meters) will teem with more than 23,000 interior designers, architects, retailers, facility managers, wholesalers, store design professionals, hotel and restaurant designers, manufacturers, students, and members of the general public.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $239.

May 16-19, 2010

The Supply Side  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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The Supply Side brings together manufacturers, suppliers and decision-makers from the social stationery, giftware and graphic arts industries. Presented in conjunction with the 61st annual National Stationery Show (NSS), The Supply Side provides a forum for the more than 1,200 National Stationery Show exhibitors to source key vendors at a time and place that's both practical and convenient.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $269.

Apr 25, 2010 - May 27, 2010

Book Expo America  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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If you are involved in the book publishing industry, BookExpo America is the only industry event where you can experience the entire scope of book publishing from the U.S. and the world - all in one place, all at one time.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $219.

Jun 20-21, 2010

The Bar & Wine Show  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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The Bar Show ... The most extensive trade event and convention for the Bar, Nightclub, and Restaurant Industry on the eastern seaboard. On Premise professionals attend this event to learn more about what is happening in their industry. Included this year is a dynamic pavilion with wines, and a special section devoted to craft beers.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $149.

Mar 20-21, 2010

The 17th Original GLBT Expo  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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17th Original GLBT Expo Welcomes Rainbow Wedding Network, the Largest Gay Wedding Expo in the nation and The Passport Magazine Travel Show. The 17th Original GLBT Expo, the oldest and largest business/entertainment event for the Gay Community will be back for the 17th year at the Javits Convention Center in NYC. This event offers exhibitors and sponsors the opportunity to reach the incredible Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual & Transgender attendee.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $249.

May 16-18, 2010

Surtex  

655 West 34th Street, Javits Center 
212 216 2000
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Commercial art and design for sale and license to numerous industries: decorative fabrics, linens and domestics, contract textiles, wall coverings, floor coverings, apparel textiles, stationery, greeting cards, giftwrap and other paper products, tabletop, giftware, toys, ceramics, packaging and publishing. Tools for the design industry: CAD/CAM, digital printing, publications, services.
Stay at Hudson, Morgans or Royalton rates from $269.

Ongoing

Classic Stage Company  

136 East 13th Street, East Village
212 677 4210
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Innovative Off-Broadway featuring works from smarties like Steve Martin and Virginia Woolf.

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center  

22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
718 784 2084
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An affiliate of MoMA, the revamped public school devoted (solely) to contemporary art. Recognized as a defining force of the alternative space movement, P.S.1 stands out from major arts institutions through its cutting-edge approach to exhibitions.

Workshoppe  UrbanDaddy Recommendation

30 Water Street, Financial District
212 425 3034
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Sometimes a burger place is just a burger place. But sometimes, on rare and special occasions, a burger place has a secret. (And no, we're not talking about Thousand Island dressing.) We're talking about a hidden room. And another hidden room. A place where burgers and Guinness milk shakes erve only to fuel the creative fire burning inside you...

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical  

Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street
212 239 6200
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So much more then a 60's celebration of counterculture, Hair let's you relive all the exciment and torment of adolescence. Brace yourself for nudity in the first act, this is about peace loving hippies after all!

The New York Botanical Gardens  

Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, The Bronx
718 817 8700
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Feel as though you've been whisked away to the beautiful lush countryside by visiting this 250-acre escape from the city. The ideal location to celebrate Earth Month and rejoice in the coming of warmer weather. Enjoy the amazing horticultural exhibits dispersed through out gardens, theaters and greenhouses.

Rock Of Ages  

Brooks Atkinson Theater - 256 West 47th Street, Theater District
800 745 3000
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A naive small town young woman meets the city rocker and they jam to the best tunes of the 80's. All the hair-band hits from groups like Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Journey, and more! You'll be rocking in your chairs and dancing in the aisles to this funky 80's based musical.

International Center of Photography  

1133 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown
212 857 0000
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Elegant midtown museum dedicated to the art of the photograph, from Diane Arbus to Helmut Newton, from fashion to photojournalism.

MoMA  

11 West 53 Street, Midtown
212 708 9400
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Newly renovated and stunning, the huge midtown space (it’s more than twice the size of the original) designed by Yoshio Taniguchi houses more than 150,000 paintings, sculptures, videos, as well as a swank restaurant, cafe, and outdoor garden space.

New York Public Library  

Fifth Avenue, Midtown
212 340 0849
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An oasis of calm in the middle of the city. Exhibitions will delight literary types. And don’t miss the beautiful Rose Reading Room.

Sunshine Theater  

143 East Houston Street, Lower East Side
212 358 7709
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Need a New York movie experience? This is the new place for indie films downtown.

Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts  

262 West 38th Street, Midtown
212 726 1529
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What better way to get to know New York than on a scavenger hunt? Discover parts of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, the Financial District, and the zoo that you never knew existed. Bring a team or come alone and they’ll assign you to one.

Eyebeam  

540 West 21st Street, Chelsea
718 222 3982
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Architects Diller and Scofidio have created NYC’s most wired museum, a temple to art, culture, and technology.