by LEAH REISMAN-SENES
Creation
Story
A revealing look at
an artists’ retreat
People came there seeking inspiration,
individuals such as Dorothy Parker, Aaron
Copland, Carson McCullers, Langston
Hughes, Leonard Bernstein, Sylvia Plath
and Mario Puzo, to name a few. The artists’
retreat Yaddo (reportedly named for how the
founders’ young daughter mispronounced
shadow) served as the birthplace of some of
the most important works of American art in
the 20th century. Now, Yaddo is the subject of
ave
Date
MIDTOWN
the
Outsider
Art Fair
Jan. 9–11
As usual, be prepared
for an eye-popping array
of art by self-taught
artists outside the
establishment. Whether
you come to buy or just
to gawk, you won’t be
bored. sanfordsmith.com
UPPER WEST SIDE
Big Apple Circus
Through Jan. 18
The innovative troupe
returns with its special
brand of big top whimsy.
Expect an eyeful and
a tuneful earful, with
the theme of this year’s
show—Play On!—
dedicated to music.
bigapplecircus.org
CITY GUIDE
New York
a multimedia exhibit at the New York Public Li- returning classics
brary’s Humanities and Social Sciences Library. and new offerings.
Through the use of letters, sound recordings, Past flavors have
film clips, photographs and other sources, run the gamut from
“Yaddo: Making American Culture” provides a the traditional (cara-
fascinating glimpse into the creative processes mel, cinnamon) to
and social forces that shaped the work of the exotic (mango tea,
colony’s illustrious guests. Through Feb. 15. chili pepper, beer)
212-930-0830; nypl.org. to mysterious (Ode
to the Polar Bear,
Sunken Treasure).
Two varieties
are guaranteed to
make an appear-
ance: Love Potion,
a perennial Valen-
tine’s Day favorite
that rarely disap-
points. And then
there’s the one that
started it all—City
Bakery’s original
hot chocolate, avail-
able year-round.
With or without
the homemade
marshmallows, it’s
addictive. 212-366-
1414; hotchocolate
festival.com.
Death by (Hot)
Chocolate
“You can never nirvana. Each year,
be too rich or too baker/owner Maury
thick” isn’t how the Rubin serves up his
saying goes, but it’s recipes, featuring a
appropriate when rotating schedule
it comes to City of different flavors
Bakery’s hot choco- throughout the
late. This February month.
marks the 17th Although the
Annual City Bakery staff at City Bak-Hot Chocolate ery won’t spill the
Festival, a month- cocoa beans about
long event that can this year’s lineup,
only be described the list is sure
as chocolate to include some
MIDTOWN
Equus
Through Feb. 8
See Harry Potter him-
self, Daniel Radcliffe, as
he bares all—literally
and figuratively—in
his critically acclaimed
Broadway debut. Also
starring Tony winner
Richard Griffiths and
Kate Mulgrew. equuson
broadway.com
BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN
Half Moon
Sword Ale
Feb. 14–15
The name refers not
to a kind of beer but to
a team of women who
practice the little-
known art of sword
dancing. See what it’s
all about, free. halfmoon
sword.org
CHELSEA
Gothic: Dark
Glamour
Through Feb. 21
The Museum at the
Fashion Institute of
Technology looks at the
influence of the macabre
on clothing, featuring
everything from mourning dresses to cybergoth
chic, all in labyrinthine
settings. 212-217-4558;
fitsuny.edu
