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Gogobot is an innovative planning tool that tailors recommendations for places to stay, eat and play to your specific tastes. It also allows you to share your great experiences with people who have the same interests as you; people in your “tribes”. Gogobots ‘GoGo This Week’ feature empowers you to discover and take advantage of great events, openings and exhibits throughout the city each week. Here are some exciting events and sites to check out in downtown New York this week, courtesy of Gogobot. Visit the website or download the app for more GoGo This Week upcoming events.
Anastasia Photo (Lower East Side)
Tues-Sun 12-7pm (through Jan 31st)
For a real bird’s eye view of New York City and the surrounding boroughs, check out the spectacular aerial photos from George Steinmetz’s show at Anastasia Photo. The photos will remind goers of the dizzying wonder that is New York.
Public Theater (East Village)
Wed, Jan 6th-Sun, Jan 17th (check site for showtimes)
Under the Radar Festival showcases new and always innovative works from theater companies around the world. A launching pad for future movements, the festival is a great opportunity to see what works will shift your perspectives and points of view in the coming year.
Meet at 526 W. 26th (Chelsea)
Sat, Jan 9th at 1pm & 3:45pm
If your resolution for the new year is to get a little bit more culture in your life, then tag along on the Chelsea Gallery tour which will provide a survey of New York’s Best Chelsea Art Galleries. You will know where to go, what to see and how to look at it.
4. Combined at Combina
Combina (SoHo)
Daily for Lunch and Dinner
While it’s got a lot going on in terms of flavor and influences (Israeli-Spanish with a few pit stops in between) Combina manages to distinguish itself with the decisiveness of flavor and bold creativity of their dishes. The plates are meant for sharing, so grab the Eggplant Escabeche with garlic, dill and yogurt, but you might want the Merguez Burger with feta and pickles and the Malawach Churros with Israeli chocolate all to yourself.
5. Sparkling Den
Riddling Widow (Greenwich Village)
Mon-Sat 6pm-2am
Riddling Widow, a name that tips its hat to Veuve Clicquot, is a subterranean bar, opened this fall, that serves bubbly wines and champagne, almost exclusively. The tiny bar’s red velvet couches and chairs add a touch of dark glam while the bartender’s effervescence make this champagne den super laid back.
6. Burlesque Tuesdays
Hill and Dale (Lower East Side)
Tues, Jan 5th at 9pm
Tuesday is an awful day of the week–it drags, it’s lackluster and seems so far from Humpday Wednesday. We are putting a little spice and umph in our Tuesdays, at least the 1st and 3rd of the month, by hanging at Hill and Dale for their bi-weekly burlesque show hosted by enchanting Ula Uberbusen.
Multiple Locations
Check site for class schedules
Yoga is a peaceful practice, but that does not mean one can’t enjoy some tight hip hop beats. The hip hop inspired yoga at Y-7 studios is a 60 minute candle lit session where yogis can let their bodies and minds flow to the likes of Drake and Jay-Z. Classes start at $22
-Courtesy of Gogobot
If you know of great events happening in your neck of the woods that might be a fit for a future GoGo This Week column, please feel free to email details about the event to events@gogobot.com.
