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Bike, Bed and Breakfast at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park

BIKE, BED & BREAKFAST

The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park is offering a Bike, Bed and Breakfast Special that coincides perfectly with New York’s best weather, and the NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson — – a festival of Dutch design, fashion and architecture on New York’s Governors Island to that celebrate 400 years of Dutch-American friendship.

Governors Island is a haven for cyclists, offering more than 5-miles of car-free roads, including a 2.2 mile water front promenade with spectacular views of New York City.  Governor’s Island is accessed by ferry from the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan, one mile from the Ritz-Carlton.

The Ritz-Carlton is world-renowned for its outstanding waterfront location, panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and New York Harbor, and excellent service.

The Bike, Bed & Breakfast package includes:

*  Overnight luxury accommodations in a Deluxe City-View Guest Room.
*  Full-day bike rentals for two includes convenient bike pick-up, Trek bicycles,  locks,    helmets, bottled waters and NYC bike maps.
*  American breakfast for two in the hotel’s 2 WEST restaurant.

The Bike, Bed & Breakfast Package is offered weekdays and weekends through
November 14, 2009.  Prices start at $460 USD per couple and require a 2-day
Advanced-reservation.  Supplemental cost for each additional person staying in the
room is $100.  This package is subject to availability and exclusive of taxes and gratuities.

For more information or reservations, please call 1-800- 241-3333 or 212-344-0800, visit the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park City web site.

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Richard Avedon at the ICP – extended until September 20.

The ICP is located at 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, Phone 212.857.0000.

Pages of Gold: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan through September 13, 2009

This is this last week-end to see this excellent exhibition at The Morgan. Enjoy.

The Morgan Library & Museum is located at 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016

William Blake Exhibition at The Morgan

Opening today, September 11, is an outstanding exhibition — William Blake’s World “A New Heaven Is Begun” that includes his work as a poet, artist and printmaker.

The Morgan Library is located at The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue (between 36th & 37th Streets)
New York, NY 10016.

From this window, enjoy Jeremy Irons readings of “Tyger” and “The Auguries of Innocence.”

The exhibition runs through January 3, 2010 — but don’t wait — you’ll want to revisit this wonderful offering.

CUSP Conference

Cusp will be held September 16 and 17 in Chicago.

Participate.

Fall Photography Classes at ICP

Fall Photography classes at ICP commence September 15.

The ICP is located at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, at 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036.

NYC Green Drinks Event tonight

Tonight’s Green Drinks NYC Event is at Water Taxi Beach, South Street Seaportfrom 6:00 to 10:00 PM.

Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at door

Bonus: One complimentary organic cocktail!

Enjoy.

Design for a Living World: at The Cooper Hewitt

Ten designers developed new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials to illustrate the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. The featured designers and places include Yves Behar/Costa Rica; Stephen Burks/Australia; Hella Jongerius/Mexico; Maya Lin/Maine; Christien Meindertsma/Idaho; Isaac Mizrahi/Alaska; Abbott Miller/Bolivia; Ted Muehling/Micronesia; Kate Spade/Bolivia; and Ezri Tarazi/China. On view are the prototypes, drawings, and finished products these designers created. The exhibition is co-curated by r Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton. This is the debut venue in a national tour of the exhibition, organized by The Nature Conservancy.

The Cooper Hewitt is located in the grand former home of Peter Cooper — and the building itself is worthy of a visit, at 2 East 91st Street New York, NY 10128 | 212.849.8400.

The US Open — in Flushing Meadow park through September 13

On view at the MET —

Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (Italian, Florentine, 1475–1564)
The Torment of Saint Anthony, ca. 1487–88
Oil and tempera on wood; 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 34.9 cm)
On loan from the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, at 82nd Street New York, New York 10028