DINE, SHOP
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Marina Village brings Vongerichten and Starbucks together in Caribbean resort
Atlantis, Paradise Island, had been upping the ante on class to begin with, and now the addition next door to the 65,000-square-foot marketplace Marina Village gives the area a destination royal flush. The ace in the hole is Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Café Martinique, his French- fare interpretation of the restaurant originally made famous with its appearance in the 1965 James Bond film “Thunderball.” Add the casual Bahamian eatery Bimini Road and a host of higher-end specialty shops such as Versace JC and Dooney & Bourke, and we’re talking top-shelf. That Starbucks managed to wangle its way in here is true testament to that company’s drawing power, but Johnny Rockets? Marina Village at Atlantis, Paradise Island, 954-809-2000, Atlantis.com
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New York, New York
First major retrospective of van Gogh’s drawings opens at Metropolitan on Oct. 18
Comprising 113 works selected from private and public collections worldwide, “Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings” opens Oct. 18 and runs through Dec. 31 in the Metropolitan Museum’s special exhibition galleries on the second floor. A joint venture between the Metropolitan and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the exhibition covers a decade of the artist’s lesser-known work as a draftsman, including an early series of large-scale views of the garden at his father’s vicarage from March 1884. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., 212-570-3951, metmuseum.org
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St. Louis, Missouri
Pulitzer Foundation’s “Minimalism” exhibit is sure to prove less is more interesting
There are great art museums and great art exhibits, but rarely do the two intersect as perfectly as they will in St. Louis when the still- new Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts hosts “Minimalism and Beyond” from Oct. 14- April 26. One of the best small museums in the country, the foundation is a serenely minimal, concrete box designed by Tadao Ando. Where better to show off the simplicity of Barnett Newman, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin and others? It’s almost as if this art has been waiting around for the proper showcase. The foundation has picky hours, so do check the website. Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, 3716 Washington Blvd., 314-754-1850, pulitzerarts.org
STAY
Hong Kong – China
Landmark Mandarin Orientalsits in Central, offers spacious rooms and an Armani store
Typical of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, this latest offering is the epitome of elegance, located in Hong Kong’s premier shopping and commercial district (Central) and featuring 113 rooms and suites. The Peter Remedios-designed spaces are oversized and offer 400-thread-count linens, widescreen plasma TVs and glass-walled bathrooms. Turkish Hamam baths highlight the Oriental Spa, and adjacent to the hotel is the Landmark Atrium, which contains the largest Armani store in Asia. Rates: $514 per night. Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road Central, 800-526-6566, mandarinoriental.com
– Denver Post staff and wire reports
