Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Art
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The Chelsea Hotel Grand Ballroom will be the scene of a grand evening of art in honor of legendary resident Storme DeLarverie. Stormé Delarverié is a 87-year-old former cross-dressing torch singer, gay rights activist and one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet. Here’s how Storme told me her story. “I’ve got a story!” Stormé…
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The rewards of blogging are few and insubstantial. So it’s satisfying when we get feedback like this. Dear Ed Just a quick note to say I’ve just finished reading your book about the Chelsea and really enjoyed it! I also read Joe Ambrose’s tome and that was enjoyable too. On my first visit to the…
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The end of summer is quickly approaching and the future of the Chelsea Hotel and Coney Island are still uncertain. Former Chelsea Hotel resident Dainty Adore takes us back in time to the Fourth Annual Mermaid Day Parade. After Danity performs her quirky set she provides a tour of the boardwalk and amusement park. (Video…
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Reverend Jen, who has an open mike reading series on Ludlow Street and runs a trolll museum, is a crusader against the gentrification—and the stupification–of the Lower East Side. I remember reading in Rverend Jen’s book (Really Cool Neighborhood, Printed Matter Inc., 2003) awhile back about how for her the final straw was when she…
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"In his painting, {Herbert} Gentry interpreted inner and outer worlds, defining human experience with metaphors of confrontations, meetings, interactions, and participations. Many of Gentry’s titles refer to Friends and Friendship, Encounters and Relations, Reciprocity and Relatedness…." (excerpted from the program written by Mary Anne Rose) HERBERT GENTRY and FRIENDS: Opening ReceptionFriday, July 18, 2008 6:00…
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Arthur Weinstein’s many friends have thoughtfully added their "Arthur" stories to a growing online tribute. The stories, filled with both humor and sadness, touch on three main themes: how Arthur was an unforgettable New York character, a brilliant night club operator, and, more importantly, a loving family man. In their obituary this week the New…
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UPDATE: Blog BrooklynVegan has posted a very nice tribute to Arthur. Yesterday (7/9/08) the Chelsea Hotel lost a dear friend in Arthur Weinstein. In keeping with tradition, his life and artistry will be celebrated today, Thursday July 10, at noon at the Temple just to the west of the Chelsea Hotel. Please join his family…
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The film opens with the a shot of the roof of the Chelsea, tracking into Sam’s studio—for better or worse he has stripped all traces of Norman Gosney’s decadent boudoir décor from the space–juxtaposed with a shot of Bettina sitting in her familiar place outside her room. To the accompaniment of eerily mystical drumming, we…
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I went uptown to Bruce Levingston’s piano recital, “Points of Departure,” at Carnegie Hall the other night, and, as usual, he put on a great show. Though I was all the way back in the last row, and hence Bruce was but a tiny speck on the distant stage the acoustics were wonderful. Several of…
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Herbert Gentry’s retrospective exhibition, entitled “The Man, The Master, The Magic” celebrating over forty years of work will close on April 12th, 2008. G. R. N’Namdi Gallery is located at 526 West 26th Street, #316. "The paintings and drawings in this retrospective exhibition vary in size and range from 1964 until 2003. Gentry’s formation as…
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