Hi again, all you NYC area Kossacks! Spring is here (though it doesn't feel much like it today), and to celebrate, we've got a
special-event meetup scheduled: not just our usual brunch/dinner hangout (though we have that, too), but a theater outing! It's a show with special interest for us political types, and the meetup itself includes some
Special Guest Stars, too!
Please follow me below the Flying Orange Monogram for all the exciting details:
Those of you who've been coming to our Spitzer's Corner meetups will recall meeting Albany-area Kossacks devtob and LuLu a few months back. If you've got a really good memory, you'll recall that they ducked out early because they were going to the theater to see War Horse at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, because LuLu's son is a tech there.
Well, they're coming down to NYC once again to see his work in action, and this time we're all invited to join them to see Ann, Holland Taylor's one-woman show about the great Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas (and mother of Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood). Not only that, but we'll be joined by another upstate Kossack who I believe needs no introduction: Denise Oliver Velez, someone I adore and respect and get to see far too seldom.
Here's the plan: brunch at noon, followed by a matinee performance of Ann. You can join us for the brunch only if you prefer, or for the show only, or both! I've found a likely spot for brunch that's an easy walk to the theater; details below.
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
THE SHOW:
ANN- The Ann Richards Play, starring Holland Taylor as Ann Richards
The Vivian Beaumont Theater
150 West 65th St. (Broadway)
Discount tickets are available here. Prices are $55 or $85, depending on seat location. They will sell tickets in blocks of up to six, so if you'd like to sit together with other Kossacks, please use the comments on this diary to sort yourselves out.
Directions to Lincoln Center, if you're coming to the show ONLY :
Directions by subway: 1 to 66th Street Station.
If you're coming from outside the city:
Directions from Grand Central: Grand Central Shuttle recommended) or 7 to 42nd St/Times Square, change for 1 to 66th Street Station.
Directions from Port Authority: A or C to Columbus Circle, change for 1 to 66th Street Station.
BRUNCH AND SHOW or BRUNCH ONLY:
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Time: Brunch starts at 12 noon (latecomers are always welcome), Ann at 3pm
Place: Whym
889 9th Avenue (between 57th & 58th)
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Directions by subway: A,B,C,D or 1 to Columbus Circle Station. Walk one block west on 58th or 60th to 9th Ave and make a left.
If you're coming in from outside the city:
Directions from Grand Central: Grand Central Shuttle recommended) or 7 to 42nd St/Times Square, change for 1 (recommended), A or C to Columbus Circle. Walk one block west on 58th or 60th to 9th Ave and make a left.
Directions from Port Authority: A or C to Columbus Circle. Walk one block west on 58th or 60th to 9th Ave and make a left.
If you are driving, street parking is available (and free on Sundays) near the restaurant, but very limited in the immediate area of Lincoln Center. However, there are numerous parking lots nearby, many of which offer discounts online.
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!