MAR 2017 MAR ® PREVIEW ST.PATRICK'S DAY DAY ST.PATRICK'S LARUE LA FASHION CONCERTS CALENDAR Spring NYC Monthly MAR2017 NYCMONTHLY.COM VOL. 7 NO.3 CONTENTS FEATURES SHOPPING DINING & DRINKS 38 Spring Showers 14 Drink There, It's Irish The Hunt for a Perfect Raincoat in NYC St.Patrick's Day Spirit is Brewing at these Watering Holes 42 Fashion Editor's Picks Rue La La picks for March 20 Dessert for Breakfast Start Your Day on a Sweet Note 46 Rain, Rain Come Again with these Morning Meals Reinventing the Raincoat LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS 50 March Sports 24 Bright Lights, Big City Calendar of Can't Miss Sporting Events Put A Spring in Your Step with Live Music All Month MUSEUMS 36 Live Entertainment Calendar 56 March Museums Must-see Concerts in March Celebrating a Major Filmmaker, an Influential Painting, and Award-Winning Theater 60 Exhibits Calendars Must-see Exhibits in March 2 NYCMONTHLY.COM CONTENTS INTERVIEWS 18 Alex Guarnaschelli Buttering Up the Executive Chef 28 Melissa Etheridge Rock Superstar's First-ever Carnegie Hall Performance Celebrating Music of Aretha Franklin 34 Florida Georgia Line Superstar Duo Light Up Prudential Center 52 Jack Sock Our Q&A with the Tennis Pro is Aces 54 Allie Long The Midfielder Kicks It at Red Bull Arena This Month IN EVERY ISSUE ON THE COVER: 10 NYCM Top 10 Things To Do in March Yellow Tulips on Park Avenue ©Noel Calingasan 64 Tourist in Your Own City Spring in New York is ushered in by a number of annual markers New, Seasonal & Overlooked Fun but the emergence of tulips along Park Avenue that fills the iconic thoroughfare with pops of color has become a favorite. As you head south, passing by the beds of blooms you approach 70 Dining Listings The Helmsley Building at 230 Park Avenue between 45th and Steak, Italian, Asian, 46th Streets and standing 35-stories-tall since 1929. The Beaux- American, Seafood & Sushi Arts style building was designated a city landmark in 1987 and while it has since been replaced as the tallest building in the 76 Broadway Listings "Terminal City" complex surrounding Grand Central, it remains Musicals, Plays a key structure on the city's second most prestigious avenue. 84 Museum Listings Art, Culture 88 Puzzles Word Search & Sudoku LIKE US & FOLLOW US! 90 Fold Out Map Manhattan, Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan © 2017 NYC Monthly NYC Monthly magazine makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information it publishes, but cannot be held responsible for any consequences arising from errors or 96 Your Next Trip omissions. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part strictly prohibited. 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This edition may be the best of the year so far, chock full of behind the scenes interviews, concert and sports calendar highlights, fashions for women and men for the warmer weather, and of course a full rundown on the new season about to unfold on Broadway. SAVE TIME. For concert lovers, our coverage kicks off on page 24 with an overview for the month, and is followed up with two exclusive NYCM interviews....Melissa Etheridge on page 28 and the Florida Georgia Line on page 32. Both are fantastic Q&A's with these SKIP THE incredible talents, I'm confident you will enjoy hearing about what it means to them to play in NYC and how their shows bring a little TICKET LINE. something extra when they're here. Not to be outdone, the Sports calendar has everything from WWE wrestling at MSG on the 12th, to the Knicks hosting the Golden State Download Warriors on the the 5th, to the annual NYPD v. FDNY charity hockey game at Barclay's on the 18th. Plus two incredible interviews with US Explorer and tennis star Jack Sock and US Women's soccer team star Allie Long. buy your So dig in and enjoy. We've aggregated the best of what's happening in the Big Apple for March, and as usual, it's an incredible array of tickets now. fun and excitement. Cheers, Ron RON SPEARS PUBLISHER [email protected] NYCM march In Bloom TOP Every spring, the world’s largest 10 department store transforms into a lush greenhouse of blooms and branches during the Macy’s Flower Show. This month, the massive first floor galleries will be decked out with millions of living plants and flowers, all blooming in giddy unison to announce the arrival of spring in New York City. Browse the standing and hanging gardens that smell as lovely as they look, transforming Macy’s into a blissful bounty of blossoms, then spend some time wandering the stores’ many floors (including, yes, a full floor of shoes). It’s difficult to imagine a more 4 peaceful, seasonal, beautiful shopping experience. (151 W. 34th St.) 5 1 Overcome by Art With the worthy mission of presenting new art from around the world together under one roof in New York, the 23rd-annual Armory Show is a massive gathering of significant Nothin’ But Net modern and contemporary art on the banks of the Hudson River. From 3/2 to 3/5, more than 200 galleries will showcase established leaders and emerging voices in the visual arts, as exhibitors representing more than 30 countries lend a global perspective to this four-day On Friday, 3/24 and Sunday, art extravaganza. Tickets are available in single-day and run-of-show lengths, as well as 3/26, all sports fans’ eyes will for “happy hour” visits valid Thursday or Friday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., perfect for busy be on Madison Square Garden professionals. (Piers 92 & 94, 711 12th Ave. at 55thSt.) 3 as the arena hosts the East Regional NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, a.k.a. March Madness. Known as one of Slainte! Miss M on B’way the toughest tournaments around, New York’s Irish residents (and those who wish they were!) It would be difficult to overstate the excitement this single-elimination challenge have strutted their stuff in honor of the Archdiocese of New surrounding legend Bette Midler’s upcoming pushes top-rated college basketball York’s Patron Saint for 255 years. That’s fourteen years before return to Broadway. In case you hadn’t heard, programs to the limit and the Declaration of Independence was signed. On 3/17, the St. The Divine Miss M will star in Hello, Dolly!, with captivates the country. Whether Patrick’s Day Parade will pass St. Patrick’s Cathedral on previews beginning on 3/15. We can’t imagine tickets you filled out and filed a bracket (or Fifth Avenue en route to the Irish Historical Society, with six will be easy to come by, but it’s well worth the effort several!) or have never seen a game hours of music, marchers, and mayhem. A strict rule forbids to be a part of this historic moment, sure to be one live, the energy is palpable and the floats, so the 150,000+ members of the parade will pass on of the season’s hottest and most talked-about. The stakes are high. Score a seat and foot, directed by 2017 Grand Marshal and Limerick native show set box office records when it was announced, pick a side, then cheer along as the Michael J. Dowling of Northwell Health. Line up anywhere with first-day receipts of more than $9 million (!!!) nation’s most elite ballers battle to along Fifth Ave. for prime viewing; we’re partial to the edge and advance sales estimated at $30 million and bring home the championship.