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Cafe des Artistes may be revived. The owner of one of our neighboring restaurants, Il Gattopardo, plans to reopen this wonderful space next March with a southern Italian menu. Yes, the murals will still be there!

Fashion Week is moving uptown to Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center and is adding a fourth presentation space. The event, first held in 1993, will run from September 9-16. Lincoln Center is less than ten blocks northwest of the Wellington, about a fifteen minute walk. Visit our specials page for a Fashion Night Out package.

The USTA Open runs August 30 to September 12. Although some dates are already sold out, visit our specials page to book our tennis package.

Stores have Halloween costumes and decorations on sale now so we are offering special rates for Halloween now. Visit our specials page to book October 31, November 1 and 2. The special can be booked through September 15.

On November 24th, the 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will pass right in front of the Wellington again! The still-newish parade route begins at Central Park West at West 77th Street to Columbus Circle, around Columbus Circle at West 59th Street going east on Central Park South to Seventh Avenue then south on Seventh Avenue. At West 42nd Street, the parade will turn east to Sixth Avenue and then south on Sixth to West 34th Street where it turns west ending at Seventh Avenue. Don't wait, book now! Click here to see our Thanksgiving Package.

For the first time the Wellington Hotel is offering Guaranteed Parade View rooms. Guaranteed Parade View rooms can only be booked by calling the hotel directly at 212-247-3900 x 500 or 800-652-1212 x 500 (US & Canada only). Guaranteed Parade View rooms are not available for any package or through any website, including our own, or any third party.

UNICEF is 60!

The New York City Ballet's NUTCRACKER runs November 26, 2010 to January 2, 2011. Tickets and other information is available at nycballet.com/nutcracker.

Circle Line, sailing from West 42 Street and the West Side Highway, is again offering music cruises on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Check them out at circleline42.com but note that these cruises are different from the one included in our Hudson 400 + 1 package.

The New York City Ballet will present its fall season September 14 through October 10. Featured will be 28 different ballets including 13 by George Balanchine and five by Jerome Robbins. The annual presentation of the Nutcracker will run November 26 through January 2, followed by a six-week repertory season which opens on January 18.

Encores!, the annual series at City Center (about 100 feet from the Wellington), will open its 2010-11 season with BELLS ARE RINGING which will run November 18-21. LOST IN THE STARS, a musical version of CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY will be presented February 3-6 and be followed by WHERE'S CHARLEY? March 17-20.

MUSEUM HAPPENINGS

At the AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM - 45 W 53 Street - APROACHING ABSTRACTION, featuring works of self-taught artists, runs through September 12.  At MoMA (West 53 Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) - MATISSE:  Radical Invention 1913-1917  (through October 11); THE ORIGINAL COPY:  Photograph of Sculpture 1839 to today, is on exhibit through November 1. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - With more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (located on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, less than two miles from the Wellington) attracts nearly five million people a year.   Plan a visit with the locals on Friday night, when the Met is open until 9pm and take in the beautiful sunset and perhaps a beverage on the Roof Garden. Before you go, visit the Met at www.metmuseum.org.

BROADWAY NOTES

You can easily walk to all Broadway theatres from the Wellington.

While most of Broadway is dark on Monday, the following shows perform at 8pm:  AMERICAN IDIOT; CHICAGO; IN THE HEIGHTS; MAMMA MIA; NEXT TO NORMAL; PHANTOM OF THE OPERA; RACE and ROCK OF AGES.  

Broadway revivals include:  A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, now with Bernadatte Peters and Elaine Stritch.  LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, with Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge, is at the Longacre, 220 W 48 Street; PROMISES, PROMISES, with a score by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, is at the Broadway Theatre, Broadway at 53rd Street - less than a 5-minute walk from the Wellington.

Finally! Previews of Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark begin November 14. Opening date is scheduled for December 21. Tickets will go on sale in September.

September is BACK2 Broadway Month. Celebrate from September 12-30 with new shows, special ticket offers, free events, great dining deals and more! For tickets and information visit ilovenytheater.com

Tickets are now on sale for a speial edition of Kids Night On Broadway taking place on Halloween, Sunday, October 31. There are special free pre-theatre events, including a costume party, and Trick-or-Treating. Some of the Broadway shows taking part are Billy Elliot, the Musical, Chciago, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal and Wicked. For tickets and more information, visit kidsnightonbroadway.com and use code KNOB2010.

DRIVING MISS DAISY, with James Earl Jones at the wheel and Vanessa Redgrave in the back seat, will arrive on Broadway October 7, for a sixteen-week run. You won't want to miss this one! And, of course, it's walking distance from the Wellington. Tickets are on sale now. SCOTTSBORO BOYS, with music by Kander and Ebb, will begin Broadway previews on October 7, at the Lyceum Theatre, less than a ten-minute walk from the Wellington. Joshua Henry, of American Idol fame, will play Haywood Patterson. Ray Charles will be played by Brandon Victor Dixon when "UNCHAIN MY HEART, the Ray Charles Musical" opens on Broadway in November. Stories from Ray Charles's life will be mixed with well-known hits.

RAIN, a Beatles tribute band, comes to Broadway. Tickets are on sale now, with previews scheduled for October 19.  

When you prepay for your stay on the Wellington Hotel website you lock in your exchange rate.

The New York Film Festival, which runs September 24 through October 10, will showcase "The Social Network" a movie about the creation of Facebook.

The Wellington Hotel has tickets to the EARLY SHOW on CBS. Email sales@wellingtonhotel.com and your tickets will be waiting for you at check in. One week's advance notice required. Please note that these special tickets, when validated, also offer a 15% discount on items at the CBS Store. The broadcast and the store are located on Fifth Avenue at 59th Street, just a ten-minute walk from the Wellington.

There are 24,000 restaurants in New York City.

The 2011 TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour will take place on Sunday, May 1.

The first New York City Urban Race takes place on Saturday, September 25, 2010.

The 2011 Half Marathon takes place on Sunday, March 20.

There is free biking around Governor’s Island.

From 9pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday there is free music at the Empire State Building. Yes, you have to pay the Observation Deck entrance fee.

More than 150 participating restaurants have extended the 2010 Summer Restaurant Week through September 6.  Check out the list; $24.07 for lunch and $35 for dinner.  How many new restaurants can you try before Labor Day?

New York and New Jersey will host the first-ever cold-weather Super Bowl in the new Meadowlands Stadium in 2014.

Now in its 78th year, the Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes, offers performances November 5 through December 30. Group and individual tickets are on sale now with ticket prices starting at $45. Visit radiocitychristmas.com for more information.

New York City Opera has Backstage Tours and a Behind the Curtain Package.

King Tut has returned. After 30 years, you can experience the treasures from King Tut's Tomb at Discovery Times Square Exposition, 226 West 44th Street. For details and tickets to this limited engagement go to kingtutnyc.com.

The Official Photographer of the Thanksgiving Day Parade stays at the Wellington. To have him take a picture of your group go to www.groupphotos.com.

For 2011, The Winter Gift Show is January 29 - February 3; The Toy Show is February 14 - 18; The Stationery Show is May 15 - 20, 2011 and The Summer Gift Show is August 13 - 18, 2011. Specials offers are available now on our specials page.

Location, location, location...it is so true. For details please click on our Attractions page.

City Center's twelve-day Fall for Dance begins September 28. The event will feature 20 national and international companies. All tickets are $10 and are on sale from September 12...but they sell out quickly! City Center is practically next door to and less than a two-minute walk down the street from the Wellington.

The Guides Association of New York City recommends the Wellington Hotel as "Visitor Friendly." GANYC is able to assist you with individual and group sightseeing in over 14 languages. You can reach them at www.GANYC.org and click on the tab for "Find a Guide."

Top of the Rock, located on the top three floors at 30 Rockefeller Center, was voted the number 1 (out of 1,000) things to do while in New York City. Top of the Rock is less than a ten minute walk from the Wellington.

Attention Shoppers! Ever dream of having your private transportation waiting for you while you shop? How about when you shop at the world's largest outlet? Now it's easy and affordable....just call 877-811-4846 or 917-848-7749 and speak with Hugo or email him at accord.limousine@gmail.com. He will arrange a departure time according to your schedule. It is just over an hour to the famous and exclusive, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. Included with your transportation is a complimentary VIP Coupon Book offering extra discounts at many of the 220 shops.

This really works!!...shortcut: www.tripplanner.mta.info. The Metropolitan Transit Authority and Google have unveiled a new online service to help customers find their way on buses and trains. The site provides free, point-to-point public transportation information and navigation of all New York's subway, bus and rail systems. The service can be accessed from the MTA website (www.MTA.info) as well as Google Maps and Google Transit sites.

See our Specials Page or send an email to sales@wellingtonhotel.com for more information.

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