IN New York City Calendar
Before making your plans final, we suggest you call the venue to confirm dates and check times, as schedules are subject to change.
Tuesday 1
Below: Nomads & Networks: The Ancient Art & Culture of Kazakhstan, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 1-212-992-7800 (Mar. 7-Jun. 3)

Thursday 10
Below: Speed Rack all-female bartending competition to combat breast cancer, Prince George Ballroom, liquor.com/experiences/
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Friday 11
Below: The AOA New York Tribal Art Fair, Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 1-212-570-0655 (May 10-13)

Friday 18
Below: New Taste of the Upper West Side, Columbus Ave., btw W. 76th & W. 77th sts., 1-212-721-5048

Below: Fleet Week begins, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, 1-212-245-0072 (thru May 30)

» TD Five Boro Bike Tour, all five boroughs, 1-212-870-2080

» Ethel Waters: Blues, Broadway and Jazz, The Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 1-212-721-6500 (also May 1)
» Taste of Hope, 82 Mercer, 1-212-237-3882
» The Caretaker opens, Harvey Theater, BAM, 1-718-636-4100 (thru Jun. 17)
» Lady Antebellum, Radio City Music Hall, 1-212-247-4777 (also May 4)
» Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China's First Emperor, Discovery Times Square, 1-866-987-9692 (Apr.-Sept. 3)
» Unconventional Tableaux: Lin Esser, AFA Animazing Fine Art, 1-212-226-7374 (Mar.-May 20)
» James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, 1-212-925-0054
» An Evening with David Sedaris, Howard Gilman Opera House at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1-718-636-4100 (also May 7)
» Mother's Day Sale to benefit Water for People, Miriam Salat, The Shops at Columbus Circle, 1-212-459-8920 (May 8-13)

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» Grand Gourmet, Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal, 1-212-883-2420, grandcentralpartnership.org
» Schiaparelli and Prada opens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1-212-535-7710 (thru Aug. 19)
» Manhattan Cocktail Classic begins, various locations, manhattancocktailclassic.com (thru May. 15)

» Bill Charlap, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 1-212-258-9595 (May 8-20)
» Sumptuous brunch at Peacock Alley, The Waldorf=Astoria, 1-212-872-4895
» Canine for a Cause Dog Wedding, Twenty Four Fifth, woofwoofwedding.com
» Peter Martins World Premiere, New York City Ballet, David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, 1-212-496-0600 (also May 10, 19 & 23)
» Michael Feinstein's Jazz & Popular Song Series, The Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 1-212-721-6500 (also May 1-2 & 15, Jun. 5-6)
» Sheera Ben-David, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, 1-212-339-4095 (May 15-19)

» Taste of Tribeca, Duane St., btw Greenwich & Hudson sts., tasteoftribeca.com
» The Great GoogaMooga Festival, Prospect Park, googamooga.com (also May 19)
» Joe Lovano, Birdland, 1-212-581-3080 (May 22-26)

» The Common Pursuit opens, Laura Pels Theatre, 1-212-719-1300 (thru Jul. 29)
» Fred Hersch Trio with Dave Holland & Billy Hart, Jazz Standard, 1-212-576-2232 (also May 26)
» A Year With Children 2012, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1-212-423-3500 (May 11-Jun. 13)
» Highway 61 Revisited: Tribute to Bob Dylan, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 1-212-997-4144
» Monet's Garden, New York Botanical Garden, 1-718-817-8700 (May 19-Oct. 21)
» Finding vintage treasures at the Manhattan Art and Antiques Center, 1-212-355-4400
» Il Divo, Beacon Theater, 1-212-465-6500 (also May 30)