The following release was distributed to the the media on July 19, 2011. SPEAKER QUINN, COUNCIL MEMBERS BREWER, LAPPIN AND VAN BRAMER, AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER LEVIN ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THE NYC ARTS CULTURAL GUIDE FOR SENIORS Free guides...

MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT: The release of NYC ARTS Cultural Guides for Seniors, available at http://NYC-ARTS.org/seniors. The NYC ARTS Cultural Guides for Seniors contains information about more than 300 cultural organizations, organized by borough. They offer brief descriptions of the groups...

The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island editions of the Alliance's citywide guide for seniors are now available online. Together, these guides provide details on more than 300 cultural groups. Highlighted are more than 85 programs for senior citizens...

The Festival of Ideas for the New City, May 4-8, 2011, is a major new collaborative initiative in New York involving scores of downtown organizations working together to harness the power of the creative community to imagine the future city...

The updated, second edition of this guide is now available online through NYC-ARTS.org. The guide provides details on more than 200 cultural groups' programs for senior citizens and groups; ticket and membership discounts; and assistance available for visitors with disabilities...

Do you want seniors to know about your programming and services? The Alliance for the Arts is conducting a survey regarding programming, discounts and other services at cultural organizations that affect seniors and non-English speakers. The Alliance will publish the...

The arts in the palm of your hand. The GPS-based NYC ARTS iPhone App lets you find arts events happening nearby, or by category, cultural organization and neighborhood in all five boroughs. Listings are for events happening in the next...

The free NYC ARTS widget allows organizations and bloggers to install a calendar on their site that includes events in the next 30 days. The calendar can feature either a specific organization or a category, such as theater, music, history,...

The Alliance's Manhattan Cultural Guide for Seniors, published in June, provides information on senior discounts and programs at cultural organizations in Manhattan. Special thanks to Councilmember Jessica Lappin for her support of this new guide to be published next spring....

Subscribers to NYC-ARTS.org and NYCkidsARTS.org receive weekly e-mails with select upcoming events, ticket giveaways and tips on free activities at cultural attractions in New York City. Are you signed up for this free service? Sign up here. ...