[Magdalen] Visiting New York

Christopher Hart cervus51 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 7 14:22:38 UTC 2018


Actually, it's soon going to be 3 days at all three Met museums for one
admission price, but the price will no longer be the current optional Pay
What You Wish unless you are a New York resident. See further information
here:
https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2018/updated-admissions-policy-daniel-weiss



On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 7:55 AM, Andre and Carol <trevathans at comcast.net>
wrote:

> I think you now get TWO days to use the “same-day” pass for the Met and
> Cloisters.
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> ------ Original Message ------
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> From: Christopher Hart
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Sent: February 6, 2018 at 6:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Visiting New York
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> James, You scoff at the same day visit to the Cloisters and the Met, but
> my brother and I did that very thing last fall. Obviously, not enough time
> to see all of the Met which is huge, but certainly very possible. We even
> squeezed in a short visit to the Met Breuer (former location of the
> Whitney) in between. It's also part of the system and included in the one
> day admission. On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:49 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford<
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>wrote:>The cloisters is an amazing place. It's
> sort of like Hearst Castle in the>city. There are a bunch of items brought
> back from Europe and installed in>very compatible settings. It is certainly
> worth a day, easily.>>I have to chuckle at the ticket good for the same day
> at the Met. Who are>they kidding?>>James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford>*“A life
> is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,>except in
> memory. LLAP**” -- *Leonard Nimoy>>On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:02 PM, Ann
> Markle>wrote:>>>I love the Cloisters,too, and highly recommend it. If you
> stay an extra>>day, Lynn can give you info on a very reasonable place to
> stay. I stayed>>there one night, but have forgotten the name.>>>>On Mon,
> Feb 5, 2018 at 4:54 PM Charles Wohlers>>wrote:>>>>>I second the
> recommendation on the Cloisters. It's at the north end of>>>Manhattan, not
> near other attractions. IIRC, it takes a subway + bus,>or>>>subway + walk
> up a steep hill to get there. That's why it's more of
> a>day>>>trip.>>>>>>There are other museums, of course - the Metropolitan,
> MOMA,>Guggenheim,>>>Museum of Natural History come to mind. There's also
> lots of music,>etc.,>>>going on all the time. The New Yorker magazine (it's
> online) will have>>all>>>the info on that. Personally, I'd head for the
> Village Vanguard, but>>that's>>>just me.>>>>>>You really need to stay an
> extra day or so just to do tourist stuff.>>>>>>I know nothing much of
> parishes in New York, but I do know that St.>Mary>>>the>>>Virgin has a
> reputation as a liberal Anglo-Catholic parish.>>>>>>Chad
> Wohlers>>>Woodbury, VT USA>>>chadwohl at satucket.com>>>>>>>>>>>>-----Original
> Message----->>>From: ME Michaud>>>Sent: Monday, February 05, 2018 10:12
> AM>>>To: magdalen at herberthouse.org>>>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Visiting New
> York>>>>>>I think you would love The Cloisters (although it’s more of a
> day>trip).>>>>>>St. Mary the Virgin (Times Square) is one A-C parish that
> doesn’t crap>>all>>>over women. Daily services, too.>>>-M>>>>>>>>>On
> Saturday, February 3, 2018, Claudine Chionh>>>>wrote:>>>>>>>Hello
> pub.>>>>>>>>I've been subscribed but haven’t had much spare energy for this
> list>or>>>>much other communication for a while. Some of you have seen some
> of>my>>>>trials on Facebook, which often ends up being the one place I
> can>keep>>up>>>>with people when everything else feels too
> overwhelming.>>>>>>>>2017 was a mixed year for me. My depression became
> barely manageable,>>my>>>>cat died, I ceased my IT consulting work, and
> went on unemployment>>>>benefits>>>>as a temporarily disabled
> person.>>>>>>>>Then I got a new cat, and got accepted into a PhD program at
> the>>>>University of Divinity (Australia's only specialist
> theological>>>>university,>>>>the former Melbourne College of Divinity).
> Like most Australian PhD>>>>programs, this is by dissertation only: a study
> of LGBTIQ Christian>>>>autobiography as a genre and as a form of practical
> theology.>>>>>>>>Now, ten years after my previous visit to North America, I
> am once>>again>>>>travelling with the World Student Christian Federation,
> as part of a>>>>delegation of faith-based organisations to the UN
> Commission on the>>>Status>>>>of Women, in March. I expect I will be in
> meetings/talks most of the>>>time,>>>>but will hopefully have a bit of time
> to look around New York again.>>If I>>>>had only one afternoon to myself,
> what do you recommend I do or see?>>And>>>>any recommendations for a
> relaxed Anglo-Catholic parish?>>>>>>>>-->>>>Claudine Chionh>>>>Melbourne,
> Australia>>>>>>>>>>-->>Ann>>>>The Rev. Ann Markle>>Buffalo, NY>>www.
> onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com>>>-- Christopher Hart List Mail
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