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 Kristina Libby lives in Manhattan's East Village where she frequents too many coffee shops and karaoke venues. With a history in theatre and art, Kristina has often been on the other end of the critic's blunt pen, but is embracing her new role of spotlighting the great performance offerings this city has to offer. From ballet, to opera, to theatre, to art, this column will be her escape. Her random adventures as she takes on the city are chronicled here. When she's not out exploring the city, she runs a social media firm for major Fortune 500 companies and Museums. |
 
Last night I was invited to the opening of the new Sabon, a luxury body and bath fragrance store located at Broadway and Prince. My reaction: ohhhh la la! I went in with a mission to find a new body scrub and was instantly happy to see two large well-like sinks inside the door. [...] 
I’m not really a music elitist, although sometimes I seem to be. In fact, what I really I love in the middle of the summer is to go to a bit of a dive bar, grab a really cold beer and chill out to an amazing show. It’s probably why I fell in love [...] 
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m really looking forward to getting wrinkles. Honestly, since I was a little girl I’ve dream about having white hair that I pile onto the top of my head and a face covered in happy wrinkles. That being said, I’m not sure I want wrinkles today (except [...] 
In my dream life, I will have a hairstylist at my beck and call. She’ll come into my penthouse Soho loft and take my slightly frizzy, moderately long blonde hair and make it look like Blake Lively’s hair. In the meantime, my reality is slightly less glam. I was thrilled then to be introduced [...] 
Self-taught Georgetown artist Ross Ruot will be presenting 13 of his visionary pieces on July 29th at L2 Lounge in Georgetown. Ross’s work has most recently been exhibited at the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, Johnstown, PA, Museum of Contemporary Art of DC , Kelly’s Fine Art Gallery of Alexandria, VA and Artomatic, [...] 
At a glance, Megan Coyle’s images appear to be slightly abstracted paintings. But upon closer inspection, the viewer can see the surface of the “painting” dissolves into bits of paper. Her images are not paint on canvas, but collages carefully crafted from small pieces of magazine photos. Stories in Paper, Coyle’s solo exhibit at [...] 
Leggiadro, the luxury fashion house known for its ultra-luxe sportswear, will be holding a Sample Sale June 22nd through the 25th at 251 W 39th Street, 4th floor. Deep reductions (of up to 75%) will be seen on signature luxury items in cashmere and silk. With a focus on fall pieces, the [...] 
I love opportunities where you get to dance with the dancers. The Washington Ballet does this nicely with their Jete Society Dance Party, which is hosted each year by Ashley Taylor and Winston Bao Lord. So, I was equally pleased to find out the New York City Ballet has a similar program. After a [...] 
Washington National Opera (WNO) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind subscription series that will allow young professionals to experience all the benefits of season-ticket holders at deeply discounted prices. Called Series O, the Friday-night series is an extension of the Company’s Generation O program, the audience development initiative which for eight seasons has offered specially priced [...] As I begin to take residency in NYC, my posts will become more about NYC and a bit less about DC. Don’t worry, though, they are also about to become a lot more fun. DC theater is for all intents either hyper-traditional or really experimental, this is great for those who want to sound [...] |
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November 18th, 2010 
