Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Here We Are

And, here we are, in the new year. I cannot believe that it is the middle of February already.
January has been gray and uneven, which is hardly surprising given the current "climate" in the country. Nevertheless, a few things of note. I was unfortunately down for the count physically for the New York Women's March (I cannot remember the last time I was so sick for so long) but, at the very least, I had managed to attend The Ghostlight Project gathering in the Times Square. The RU Geo Museum mineral sale was somewhat uninspiring this year but, nevertheless, it was nice to poke around the tables. By far, the most fun in the last month or so was my sister doing a residency rotation in the city, so we hung out together as much as we could (further highlight of that being the discovery of the most amazing Italian restaurant in Manhattan - Becco).

Upcoming events:

February 28th - Adam Savage & Michael Stevens: Brain Candy at Beacon Theater
March 12th - First Annual Oddities Flea Market in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (info from Atlas Obscura)
March 15th-16th - New York Build Expo 2017
March 23rd - Frontiers Lecture: The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far by Lawrence Krauss at AMNH
April 7th - 9th - NY / NJ Mineral, Fossil, Gem and Jewelry Show
April 13th - 15th - Washington museum trip with my sister
April - 21st - 23rd - Chiller Theatre at Parsippany, NJ (a maybe)
April 22nd - March For Science; I hope to attend the one in NYC
April 29th - Tribeca Film Festival is celebrating the 45th anniversary of The Godfather saga with the screening of The Godfather and The Godfather II, followed by the cast reunion! That's right - Coppola, De Niro, Pacino, Keaton, Shire, Caan, Duvall! Oh, my!
May 6th - Barbra Streisand concert at Barclays Center, Brooklyn
May 20th - Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica Tour concert at Radio City Music Hall
August 2nd-6th  - Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, NV
September 29th - October 1st - Star Trek convention in Parsippany, NJ
October 5th - 8th - New York Comic Con
November 8th-10th - Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, MA