Winter Wonderland: The Peninsula New York Debuts Chalet De Ning On Salon De Ning’s West Terrace

This winter, the West Terrace of Salon de Ning Rooftop Bar and Terrace at The Peninsula New York has been transformed into Chalet de Ning. This glamorous winter wonderland features two chalet-inspired domes where guests can warm up as the temperature drops. Perfect for large groups, private gatherings, or those seeking to experience the magic of New York from above, Chalet de Ning transports guests to the intimate snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps right in the heart of Manhattan.

Outside View of The “Chalet de Ning” Rooftop Bar at the Peninsula Hotel New York

Available now through April 2020, Chalet de Ning welcomes guests into two heated domes furnished with plush sofas, Nordic-inspired lounge chairs, ottomans and end tables complemented by faux-fur throws, cozy plaid blankets and Turkish-style rugs. A freestanding chimenea in the center of the dome ensures guests stay warm all night long. Outside, a winter wonderland encapsulates the chalet domes, with Viridis Japanese Maple, winterberry, whitespire birch, spruce and juniper trees creating a naturally festive ambience.

A Night View of The Chalet de Ning Rooftop Bar at the Peninsula Hotel New York

A seasonal cuisine and cocktail menu at Chalet de Ning plays on the cozy après-ski vibe. Highlights include a Chalet charcuterie plate, spiced French onion dip with sourdough alpine crisp, shrimp cocktail, gingerbread-spiced chocolate fondue and more. A hand-crafted menu of specialty, seasonal cocktails will also be available to enjoy. Customized group menus are available for private events.

Inside View of the Chalet de Ning Rooftop Bar at the Peninsula Hotel New York

Inside View of the Chalet de Ning Rooftop Bar at the Peninsula Hotel New York

Chalet de Ning is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 5:00 pm until 1:00 am. Bookable for private events seven days of the week, the two domes can accommodate a full buyout of up to 50 people, with a complete buyout of Salon de Ning Rooftop Bar and Terrace accommodating up to 125 people. Chalet de Ning can accommodate up to 30 people for a private seated dinner experience.

Guests seeking a more intimate experience can host a semi-private event in the small dome for 10 to 12 people or take advantage of two smaller igloos available on the East Terrace to enjoy a variety of cocktails or high-end bottle service.

For additional information or for bookings, kindly reach out to diningpny@peninsula.com or call 212-903-3051.

Highly Anticipated “Play It Loud: Instruments Of Rock & Roll” Exhibit Arrives At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame On November 22

Tickets On Sale Now For Exclusive Opening Event With Special Guest Inductees From The Eagles, Heart, And Metallica

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ( 1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Phone: 216.781.7625) will launch its much-anticipated exhibit celebrating iconic musical instruments that gave rock & roll its signature sound. “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll” opens at the Rock Hall on November 22, 2019 following a blockbuster stint at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where it topped 600,000 visitors. Co-organized with The Met, the exhibit offers a rare, in-depth look at the artists and instruments that made possible many of the songs we know and love. This is the only time these iconic instruments will be seen together in one massive collection.

“Play It Loud: Instruments Of Rock & Roll” Exhibit Arrives At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame On November 22

To celebrate the occasion, the Rock Hall is inviting fans to an opening event with several Inductees whose iconic instruments are part of the exhibit including Don Felder formerly of The Eagles, Nancy Wilson of Heart, and Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo of Metallica. Tickets for the “Play It Loud” opening event on November 21^st at 8 p.m. EST at the Museum are on sale now at ticketing.rockhall.com. Tickets are $30 for members and $50 for non-members and include full touring privileges of Rock Hall exhibits (including “Play It Loud”), live music and entertainment, a complimentary drink ticket, and dessert bar.

Angus Young Gibson SG Play It Loud

“Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll” is the largest single exhibit ever at the Rock Hall and takes over four floors. Instruments showcased span from 1939 to today and many have never been displayed outside of their original concert performance settings.

Louis Jordan Saxophone Play It Loud

The exhibit is organized thematically, exploring how musicians embraced and advanced emerging technologies, the phenomenon of the “guitar god,” the crafting of a visual identity using instruments, and the destruction of instruments in some live performances, one of rock’s most defining gestures.

Tom Morello Guitar Play It Loud

Depeche Mode Triple ARP Synthesizer Play It Loud

From Bruce Springsteen’s iconic guitar to a flamboyant costume worn by Prince to videotaped interviews with artists, fans can examine personal items up close, including:

Macy’s Invites Customers to Send Letters to Santa as Part of Annual Believe Campaign Benefitting Make-A-Wish®

Believers of all ages can send letters and deliver wishes to children with critical illnesses

For every letter sent, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million

Macy’s beloved Believe letter-writing campaign, benefittingMake-A-Wish®, returns for the 12^th consecutive holiday season giving the gift of joy to children with critical illnesses. From now through Dec. 24, 2019, Macy’s is asking customers of all ages to write letters to Santa and drop them off in stores in Macy’s red Believe Mailbox or submit them online at macys.com/believe. For each letter sent, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million, to help children’s life-changing wishes across America come true.

Since 2003, Macy’s has donated more than $122 million to Make-A-Wish, including more than $19 million through the annual Believe campaign, helping grant more than 14,500 wishes and impacting more than 2.9 million people, including wish kids and their families, volunteers, community groups, medical professionals and more. In addition to mailing your letter to Santa, find writing guides, local wish stories and more at macys.com/believe. (Join the conversation on social by tagging #MacysBelieve.)

Make-A-Wish kid Bettirose, 14-years-old, wishes “to be a writer and write my own book” (Photo: Business Wire)

The wishes granted through Macy’s Believe campaign can help Make-A-Wish children battling critical illnesses build the hope and strength they need to fight harder and see the impossible become possible. There are thousands of wishes currently waiting to be granted, including the wishes of these five Make-A-Wish children who are the faces of this year’s Macy’s Believe campaign.

Make-A-Wish kid Brantley, 4-years-old, wishes “to go to Colorado and build a snowman” (Photo: Business Wire)

Walker Art Center Presents a Dialogue and Retrospective, Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film

Independent documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert has been asking defining questions about workers’ rights, gender roles, taboos, and social change in America since the early 1970s. The pioneering Emmy Award–winner and three-time Academy Award–nominee comes to the Walker Arts Center for a retrospective of her distinguished body of work, Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film, Feb 1–29, 2020 (at the Walker’s Bentson Mediatheque). Reichert will be on-site February 28 and 29, 2020 to discuss her career and her two recent, widely celebrated documentaries, American Factory and 9 to 5: The Story of a Movement.

Julia Reichert. Image courtesy the artist.

Indiewire on Julia Reichert
Women and Hollywood on Julia Reichert

Schedule of Events

Double Feature: Growing Up Female and Union Maids

Julia Reichert’s Growing Up Female, 1971. Image courtesy the artist.

Julia Reichert’s Growing Up Female, 1971. Image courtesy the artist.

Growing Up Female Directed by Julia Reichert and Jim Klein

Thursday, February 20, 7 pm Free

“I wish every high school kid in America could see this film.” —Susan Sontag on Growing Up Female

Growing Up Female is the very first feature-length film of the modern women’s movement. Considered controversial and exhilarating on its release, the film examines female socialization through a personal look into the lives of six women, ages four to 35, and the forces that shape them—teachers, counselors, advertisements, music, and the institution of marriage. A time capsule of a generation’s feminist issues, sometimes intersecting with race and class, the film illuminates a complex system of institutions upholding internal and external oppression. Selected to the National Film Registry in 2011. 1971, DCP, 52 min.

Julia Reichert’s Union Maids, 1976. Image courtesy the artist.

Julia Reichert’s Union Maids, 1976. Image courtesy the artist.

Union Maids, Directed by Julia Reichert, Jim Klein, and Miles Mogulescu

Reichert interviews three “Union Maids” on their experiences as organizing women of the Labor movement. Fighting for humanitarian rights, these radical workers reflect on their lives filled with purpose and struggle. Frustrated by the privileged class’ participation in the women’s movement and caught up in race and gender discrimination within class warfare, their voices echo and contextualize many social justice issues today. 1976, DCP, 48 min.

Julia Reichert at her film editing table in 1973. Image courtesy the artist.

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists, Directed by Julia Reichert and Jim Klein

Julia Reichert’s Seeing Red, 1983. Image courtesy the artist.

Friday, February 21, 7 pm; $10 ($8 Walker members, students, and seniors)

Reichert brings to light the forgotten history of Americans who joined the Communist Party and the high price many of them paid for their beliefs. Boldly countering traditional myths, the film presents engaging interviews and personal accounts that take on a new resonance in today’s charged political climate. 1983, DCP, 100 min.