by Grace A. Capobianco | Apr 22, 2026 | Art, Europe, Featured, Theater
In a rapidly shifting cultural landscape, where attention spans are short, digital dominates, and tradition often struggles to hold ground, few institutions carry both the weight of history and the urgency of reinvention quite like the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. I...
by DOWNTOWN News | Mar 31, 2026 | Art, Culture, Events, News, NYC
Photos: Julienne Schaer The Trust for Governors Island is gearing up for its fifth annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 18, from 10am-2pm. New Yorkers are invited to spend the day on Governors Island and enjoy free educational activities and workshops for...
by Linda Sheridan | Mar 10, 2026 | Art, Culture, LA, Movies, Museums
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art aerial view rendering, courtesy of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART, a futuristic new museum blending art and nature co-created by director George Lucas and wife Mellody Hobson, is preparing for a Sept....
by DOWNTOWN News | Feb 23, 2026 | Art, Music, NYC
The Joffrey Concert Group recently presented In My Art at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. The energy was electric, and the celebration afterward was just as special. Next, JCG is preparing for the ICONS Dance Festival, April 18-19. For tickets, visit...
by Cade Callen | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Culture
Photography by Trevor Cracker REPRINT FROM DOWNTOWN SUMMER 2025 ISSUE Late in his life, the painter Paul Cézanne created a watercolor titled Skull on a Drapery. Like many of his late still lifes, it appears unfinished—patches of bare paper peek through the brushwork....
by DOWNTOWN News | Nov 17, 2025 | Art, Culture, Theater
By Sheba Mason Photography by Hunter Manning Alec Baldwin got inspired to organize a benefit reading to support his alma mater, The Lee Strasberg Creative Center. Titled Outcasts, the one-night-only performance featured five one-act plays by playwright and director...
