1. Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Palace Theatre (started February 28th)
Based on the 1994 movie, this musical centers on three friends—two drag queens and a transsexual—who hop aboard a battered lavender bus named Priscilla and take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. It’s playing through Sunday, December 18th, 2011. Priscilla Queen of the Desert had its world premiere in Sydney in 2006 and has gone on to become the most successful Australian musical of all time. Tickets cost $50-125.
2. Admission Discounts: Museum Discovery Pass 2011 (Tuesday, March 1st – May 31st)
Receive two-for-one admission at eight great NYC museums. The wallet-sized pass can be printed from each museum’s Web site and is also available at NYC & Company’s Official NYC Information Center at 810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets. The museums include: American Folk Art Museum, Asia Society and Museum, International Center of Photography, Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Museum of Arts and Design, Museum of Chinese in America, Noguchi Museum and the Rubin Museum of Art.
3. SciCafe: The Cultural Origins of Medicinal Plants at the American Museum of Natural History (Wednesday, March 2nd)
During her talk, Dr. Ina Vandebroek leads an ethnobotanical tour from the Bolivian Amazon to New York City as she traces the importance of medicinal plants in primary healthcare among indigenous peoples and immigrant communities. Taking place on the first Wednesday of every month, the free, after-hours SciCafe features music, drinks and thought-provoking conversation. Free admission, 7pm.
4. Cultural Diplomacy from SoHo to Harlem (April 25-May 1)
Joint ventures between organizations as diverse as the Studio Museum of Harlem and the Goethe-Institut New York create opportunities to view the arts and culture from unusual—and foreign—perspectives. The Pen American Center partners with New York consulates, culture centers and even the High Line to mount this year’s annual World Voices Festival of International Literature, featuring 100 writers from 40 nations. Chaired by Salmon Rushie, the Pen festival has always advocated freedom of the press and pen, and is particularly relevant during this year of popular uprising in the Middle East.
5. The Orchid Show: On Broadway (March 5th-April 25th)
Broadway stretches north to the lush tropical galleries of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory in this display by Tony Award-winning set designer Scott Pask, image-maker Drew Hodges and New York Botanical Garden curators. The Orchid Show features thousands of orchids arranged to re-create iconic architectural elements from legendary Broadway theaters. NYC Arts is giving away two tickets – go here to enter.
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