December 2014 | Arts in the City

Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson hosts this month’s edition of Arts in the City from El Museo del Barrio on Museum Mile in Manhattan. Stories in this episode include Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson’s interview with the new Executive Director of El Museo del Barrio about the first exhibition under his tenure, a retrospective on the career of pop artist Marisol; Barry Mitchell sits down with Lipa Schmeltzer, a Hasidic Jewish pop musician; Carol Anne Riddell’s behind the scenes look at George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker; Tinabeth Pina finds out how instruments’ strings are made at the D’Addario factory in Farmingdale, Long Island; a profile on a collection of holiday cards made by famous 20th century artists at The Morgan Library & Museum; and Pat Collins’ picks for what to see on Broadway this holiday season. (Taped: 12/02/14) Arts in the City is a monthly look at the lively arts scene -- film, theatre, art, dance, music and events -- in the New York metropolitan area. This fast-moving half hour explores all aspects of the arts....from conception to completion. It looks at the most sophisticated of presentations to the most singular street musician toiling at his/her art. Art in all its forms is introduced and examined throughout the tri-state area. Watch more Arts in the City at http://tv.cuny.edu/show/artsinthecity Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 Follow CUNY TV: Facebook:   / cunytv   Twitter:   / cunytv   Instagram:  / cuny_tv   YouTube:   / cunytv75    LinkedIn:  / cunytv   Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu