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Woman Around Town is here to help you get the best out of the cities you love, New York and Washington DC.

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Steve Ross: Fall Collection 2023 - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Steve Ross: Fall Collection 2023 - Woman Around Town

Steve Ross: Fall Collection 2023 - Woman Around Town

Frank Loesser’s “New Ashmolean Marching Society” begins this evening on an up note with merry piano styling. Seven love songs, one witty (up go the shoulders and eyebrows), follow. Ross is in a...

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FATHOM EVENTS Presents Titanic - The Musical - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
FATHOM EVENTS Presents Titanic - The Musical - Woman Around Town

FATHOM EVENTS Presents Titanic - The Musical - Woman Around Town

Filmed in the UK with outstanding creatives and cast, this production is a “revelation” even to author Maury Yeston, who is present at the press screening. Produced on a smaller stage than Broadway,...

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Teatro Grattacielo’s La Vestale - A Historic and Captivating Homage to Maria Callas - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Teatro Grattacielo’s La Vestale - A Historic and Captivating Homage to Maria Callas - Woman Around...

Teatro Grattacielo’s La Vestale - A Historic and Captivating Homage to Maria Callas - Woman Around...

As celebrations of the Maria Callas centennial year continue, each commemorative event becomes even more profound and impactful when it is historically significant for the iconic singer as well as...

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Kind of The Great Gatsby – A Musical - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Kind of The Great Gatsby – A Musical - Woman Around Town

Kind of The Great Gatsby – A Musical - Woman Around Town

When F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published in 1925, the book was neither a critical nor a commercial success. Not until the 1950s did the jazz age chronicle receive a second look and...

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New York City Restaurant Openings - More to Savor! - Woman Around Town shar.es/agXKYQ
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Tess Gerritsen’s Terrific New Thriller The Spy Coast Focuses on Retired CIA Operatives in Maine - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Tess Gerritsen’s Terrific New Thriller The Spy Coast Focuses on Retired CIA Operatives in Maine -...

Tess Gerritsen’s Terrific New Thriller The Spy Coast Focuses on Retired CIA Operatives in Maine -...

Maggie Bird gave decades of her life to the CIA. Now 60, she’s settled into a quiet life in Purity, Maine, trying to leave her past behind. When a dead body shows up in her driveway, she knows she...

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It’s Trick or Treat Time – But Don’t Stop at the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum in St. Augustine, Florida  - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
It’s Trick or Treat Time – But Don’t Stop at the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum in St. Augustine,...

It’s Trick or Treat Time – But Don’t Stop at the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum in St. Augustine,...

It’s Halloween – perfect time for a spooky tour through the Ximenez-Fatio House in the heart of St. Augustine, Florida. Throughout the year, visitors are given tours that focus on the families that...

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Happy Halloween! - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Happy Halloween! - Woman Around Town

Happy Halloween! - Woman Around Town

Shapes of orange and umbers sit beneath a forest of chrysanthemums proclaiming Halloweenamong houses decorated to surprise and delight. Poem and artwork by Marsha Solomon.

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Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt: The Mind’s Eye - Part Two - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt: The Mind’s Eye - Part Two - Woman Around Town

Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt: The Mind’s Eye - Part Two - Woman Around Town

Putting it Together “I read the script, sit down with the director and just talk,” Beowulf Boritt, scenic designer says. “What’s important dramatically, what’s the feeling you want it to have, is...

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Telling Tales Out of School - Authors and Activists of The Harlem Renaissance - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…

Telling Tales Out of School - Authors and Activists of The Harlem Renaissance - Woman Around Town

June 1954. Harlem. “When I’m Called Home” by Paul Robeson quiets the theater. We hear an excerpt from W.E.B. Dubois’ eulogy in a resonant (alas uncredited) voice. Having not seen one another in 30...

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Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt: The Mind’s Eye - Part One - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…

Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt: The Mind’s Eye - Part One - Woman Around Town

“Cezanne’s famous damning praise, ‘Monet is only an eye, but what an eye!’ had such impact that it killed interest in Monet’s heart or mind.”  (Jackie Wullschlager Monet the Restless Vision) Great...

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Ted Sperling and Nathan Lane on The Frogs’ Relevance and Revival at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Ted Sperling and Nathan Lane on The Frogs’ Relevance and Revival at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose...

Ted Sperling and Nathan Lane on The Frogs’ Relevance and Revival at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose...

On November 3, MasterVoices opens its 2023-24 season at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater with a concert staging of Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove’s The Frogs. Inspired by the eponymous play...

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Gutenberg - The Musical: An Expensive Skit - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
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King of the Jews - A Moral Conundrum - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…

King of the Jews - A Moral Conundrum - Woman Around Town

This drama about the Holocaust commands us to ponder a disconcerting moral dilemma. It was too much anxiety for the woman in the seat next to me. A daughter of Holocaust survivors, she fled at...

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All the Devils Are Here - How Shakespeare Invented the Villain - Grand - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…

All the Devils Are Here - How Shakespeare Invented the Villain - Grand - Woman Around Town

As we file into the theater, a series of songs about villains – “Sympathy for the Devil” et al – creates atmosphere. Clearly this is not, despite its subject matter, going to be a somber affair....

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Scary Scenes! Houses Decked Out for Halloween - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…

Scary Scenes! Houses Decked Out for Halloween - Woman Around Town

Trick or Treaters in one New York neighborhood will be greeted by ghosts, witches, spiders, skeletons, even dragons! Decorating for the Halloween has become a tradition for some families, to the...

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The Last Applicant - Competition for Places at a Private School Leads to Tragedy - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
The Last Applicant - Competition for Places at a Private School Leads to Tragedy - Woman Around Town

The Last Applicant - Competition for Places at a Private School Leads to Tragedy - Woman Around Town

New York City parents will quickly connect with the plot of Rebecca Hanover’s novel, The Last Applicant.  Competition is fierce for kindergarten spots at Easton, Manhattan’s exclusive private school,...

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David Brooks’ How to Know a Person Should be Required Reading - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
David Brooks’ How to Know a Person Should be Required Reading - Woman Around Town

David Brooks’ How to Know a Person Should be Required Reading - Woman Around Town

Several years ago, my husband and I attended a special event hosted by a good friend. She placed us at a table with a couple in their forties and assured us we would enjoy talking with them. After...

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Wavewalker: A 10 Year Voyage - Adventure or Child Abuse? - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
Wavewalker: A 10 Year Voyage - Adventure or Child Abuse? - Woman Around Town

Wavewalker: A 10 Year Voyage - Adventure or Child Abuse? - Woman Around Town

Sue Cook was seven years-old when her father and mother announced that they were going to quit their jobs, sell their house and belongings, and embark on a three-year sailing adventure on board the...

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The Stoicism Book of Quotes - Inspiration We Need Now - Woman Around Town womanaroundtown.com/sections…
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