{"id":880,"date":"2015-10-17T10:10:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T14:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=880"},"modified":"2015-10-17T14:06:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T18:06:56","slug":"new-york-city-blog-oct-11-oct-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Oct. 11 -Oct. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On October 11 The New Century Jazz Quartet belted out original and standard pieces at the Emmanuel Baptist Church jazz vespers. It has built itself an enviable reputation in Japan and the States. The Quartet\u2019s quintet of bass, drums, piano, alto saxophone and trumpet made the church rock.
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Afterwards, we had dinner at Madiba a \u201cSouth African Cuisine in a Brooklyn Scene\u201d. The name is a tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The location was originally a garage and has been modeled after sheens which are South African dining halls. It\u2019s a cosy atmosphere in a series of funky rooms. No, I didn\u2019t have ostrich. We had lovely chicken wings and then crayfish.<\/p>\n

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A friend and I thought Free Friday evening at MOMA would be packed. The plan: the Picasso exhibit on the fourth floor, supper in the fourth floor cafe and a Chech movie downstairs in the basement. The reality: the cafe was surprisingly empty. We sat on the balcony overlooking the sculpture garden three stories below, eating and drinking to abandon, skipped Picasso and proceeded to the movies.<\/p>\n

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Move over Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni,.The most boring movie prize goes to the 1962 V\u011bra Chytilov\u00e1<\/em>. Does anyone watch the movies of Bergman, Antonioni any more?<\/p>\n

Also featured was a ten minute 1958 feature by Roman Polanski.<\/p>\n

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