Featuring Point Break LIVE!, Sebastian+Barquet, Rosa Mexicano, and Caneel Bay.
“Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.” - Bodhi (Point Break)
SEE
Groundbreaking. Provocative. It’s not HBO - it’s Point Break LIVE! After successful stints all over the country, the crew behind this interactive staged version of everyone’s favorite action movie returns to NYC. Be Special Agent Utah, be Bodhi… you decide! At La Tea Theater, 1/25 - 2/24, 8 p.m., $20.
Point Break LIVE!, La Tea Theater, 107 Suffolk Street (at Delancey Street, Suite 200), (212) 552-3101
You might not find a new recliner for next Sunday’s game at Sebastian+Barquet’s vintage furniture opening, but the selection of innovative 20th Century prototypes, limited editions, and one-offs will impress your guests. Christiana Vodka cocktails compete for your attention against Designer of the Year Marc Newson’s iconic pieces. Thursday (1/25) 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Sebastian+Barquet, 544 West 24th Street (between 11th and 12th Avenues), (212) 488-2245, sebastianbarquet.com
EAT
Nachos for Super Sunday are a no-brainer. Upgrade your cooking skills with Rosa Mexicano’s “Real Men Cook Mexican For the Superbowl XLI”. Proceeds go to the Committee for Hispanic Children & Families. Saturday (1/27), 10 a.m., $41 per person. Contact Sasha Katanic for reservations at (212) 397-0666, ext. 27.
Rosa Mexicano at Union Square, 9 East 18th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Broadway), (212) 397-0666, ext. 27, www.rosamexicano.com
The Basque-adjacent region Kingdom of Navarra unleashes its culinary treasures into thirteen participating Manhattan restaurants over the next nine days for the Kingdom of Navarra Gastronomic Festival. Enjoy Navarra’s prized wines and cheeses with dishes like warm partridge and Jabugo ham salad.
Consult navarragastronomy.com for a full list of participating restaurants.
RELAX
Toss that Blackberry and head to Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort in the US Virgin Islands, an idyllic tropical resort free of phones, radios, and TV’s that provides the ultimate reading environment.
As part of Rosewood Resorts’ Hot Type Author Series, author Adam Gopnik (Paris to The Moon) hosts a series of events coinciding with the release of his new book, Through the Children’s Gate: A Home in New York. Relish your complimentary copy on one of seven secluded white sand beaches. 1/27-1/31.
Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort, (888) ROSEWOOD, rosewoodhotels.com
SHOP
Everything Must Go Vintage Sale! That means $40 Gucci loafers from the 70’s, $30 YSL cardigans, and $40 2-tone Dior shoes. Saturday (1/27), 2 p.m. Cash Only.
The Sanctum at Tribeca Grand Hotel, 2 Avenue of the Americas at White Street, (212) 519-6600, tribecagrand.com
“Dress Like David” when Hickey Freeman hosts third baseman David Wright for this evening of shopping, hors d’oeuvres, and Vitamin Water cocktails to benefit the David Wright Foundation, which supports MS and other children’s causes. Each $100 ticket entitles you to a $100 shopping certificate for use this night only. One lucky guest will receive a personalized autographed baseball bat. Tuesday (1/30), 6 p.m. RSVP to Julie Beynon, (212) 826-3513.
Hickey Freeman, 666 5th Avenue (at 53rd Street), (212) 586-6481, hickeyfreeman.com
