To infinity, on the dot
Polka dots. Pumpkins. Pumpkins with polka dots. One thing’s certain: “Kusama: Cosmic Nature,” at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx May 9 through Nov. 1, is going to be some kind of crazy.
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MLK’s timely legacy recalled
The timely topic of “Voter Suppression in America” will be the subject of historian and educator Carol Anderson’s talk at the 14th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration this Sunday, Jan. 19 at Westport Country Playhouse.
Silvermine welcomes new members
The Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan welcomes more than 50 new members to its Guild of Artists this month, celebrating their achievement with a new-member exhibition.
Help for Australia’s koalas
Felicity L. Kostakis, an Old Greenwich artist, is using her art and her fundraising skills to aid her native Australia, in particular some furry creatures devastated by that country’s recent wildfires.
WAG editor’s new novel, set in our ‘Never Forget’ time
WAG editor-in-chief Georgette Gouveia’s new novel, a family drama set around the time of 9/11, debuts this Saturday, Jan. 11, from JMS Books.
A tribute to Donald Alter and his art
An exhibition devoted to the career of a late Hudson Valley artist ¬– “Donald Alter: The Late Work/In Memoriam 1930-2019” – opens Jan. 11 in Beacon.
FOOD & SPIRITS
Fabulous food from the land of the coconuts
Scarsdale-based chef and artist Rajni Menon joins WAG as its What’s Cooking? columnist with a twist on a traditional chicken curry dish.
No romance like a bromance
A neo-nostalgic Italian is just the spot for dads who dine.
Cognac’s not-so-rustic cousin
WAG’s resident Dionysus, Doug Paulding, is just back from southwestern France, where he discovered Armagnac is not Cognac’s rustic cousin but an elegant brandy with a multifaceted flavor and quality all its own.
BEAUTY
That New Year’s glow
Just in time for a New Year’s reboot, Valmont has released its Deto2x Cream, formulated with a dedicated complex that injects oxygen into the cells, boosting vitality, eliminating CO2 and helping cells breathe.
Eyes on the prize
Your war paints this year consists of these eye products that will make 2020 your best year.
Merry Xmas from Valmont
Relish the 12 days of Christmas with Valmont’s skincare surprises in travel size.
FASHION
To infinity, on the dot
Polka dots. Pumpkins. Pumpkins with polka dots. One thing’s certain: “Kusama: Cosmic Nature,” at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx May 9 through Nov. 1, is going to be some kind of crazy.
Eyes on the prize
Your war paints this year consists of these eye products that will make 2020 your best year.
Throwing the right kind of shade
Stylishly practical sunglasses from Tom Ford at Neiman Marcus.
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That New Year’s glow
Just in time for a New Year’s reboot, Valmont has released its Deto2x Cream, formulated with a dedicated complex that injects oxygen into the cells, boosting vitality, eliminating CO2 and helping cells breathe.
Raising a (topographic) glass
Ring in the new or any occasion with Well Told Design’s Maps Champagne Flutes.
Now, we rest
If your holiday season was as busy as ours, then you know January is going to be all about finally slowing down and catching your breath.
TRAVEL
Tender (and grand) is the Hotel du Cap
Nowhere did the 1920s roar more than at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera.
20 travel tips, trips and trends for 2020
Be fashion- and travel-forward in the new year.
Enchanting Rhinebeck
Cozy surroundings, good food, a crackling fire – Rhinebeck and its Mirbeau Inn & Spa had our Wanderer Barbara at “hello.”
HOME & DESIGN
1920s elegance meets 2020 luxury
This Greenwich home, nestled in historic Khakum Wood, marries traditional beauty with contemporary living.
A trendsetter, by design
Eileen Gray, a pioneer of the Modern movement in architecture and furniture design and an Irishwoman who rose to international fame in the 1920s, is the subject of a career retrospective at Bard Graduate Center Gallery.
Double delights in design
Using doubles or pairs in decorating solidifies the symmetry of a room.
PETS
Jesse girl
Our Pet of the Month is an adorable 5-month-old Retriever mix, who was found all by herself in a rural area down South.
The pet portraitist
A “Paint and Sip” evening out with friends at Pinot’s Palette in Stamford created a spark that ignited a new career for Mount Kisco’s Laura Massari Oris.
Sweet little JellyBean
Badly neglected when she came into the SPCA, JellyBean is now in tiptop shape and ready to show the world what a sweetheart she is.