After sketching away this morning, I headed into the City to take advantage of some art museums' free admission day. And to find the Manhattan satellite location of an amazing Oregon-based coffee company, Stumptown. It's in the Ace Hotel on 29th near Broadway and located in the same building is a little sub shop called No. 7 Sub. I just sort of stumbled upon it, and I'm so glad I did. I had their ceviche sub which included rice crackers, yuzu, and cucumber. Amazing. (I shall return.) And in the hotel lobby was this fab sign pointing to Stumptown...
Stumptown is an amazing free-trade company that really knows their coffee. I grabbed a pound of coffee that they ground for me to the specifications of my coffee maker. I ordered a latte which they created for me in this happy little mug. The crema of the shot was just amazing, and the latte art was perfect. There was no way I was marring this drink with any additive. So good. The staff all wore hats and most had tattoos. All the fellows had fun moustaches. A friend referred to the look as "very Brooklyny." I will definitely be back. And one of the perks is that my local R train stops just a block away.
After my jaw hit the sidewalk upon seeing the endless line to get into MOMA on their free Target Friday, I pushed on and got my ticket. But I held off entering right away to avoid the bag check line. Instead, I went next door to the (also free for a couple hours on Fridays) American Folk Art Museum. Their free events include live music, which in this case was a lovely folk singer, Jo Williamson. The collection here is really fantastic.
Once I finally made my way into MOMA, I discovered that the temporary exhibit is that of a performance artist named Marina Abramovic. On the main floor, she sat in a chair (in an enormous taped-off square surrounded by lights) and docents prepared guests to sit opposite her and stare into her eyes and share energy as long as desired. It was being filmed as part of a living exhibit. Interesting! And the exhibit continued on the sixth floor with other exhibits she had created. Fascinating!
It was a great afternoon of art. And then I met up with my friend Kilty to catch up and share a glass of wine. It is so wonderful to meet up with friends! Tomorrow I've got to get some more sketching done, but since it's supposed to be so pretty, I may just have to go experience some of NYC's amazing outdoor spaces... Central Park and something I've just learned about called The Highline, a reclaimed industrial path re-envisioned as an urban park. Sounds intriguing, yes? Take care, all! Peace and love.
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