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New York, New York
“The World of Asher B. Durand” puts artist in context of city before Civil War
The New-York Historical Society is presenting the exhibition “The World of Asher B. Durand: The Artist in Antebellum New York” through Sept. 30. Intended to portray Durand in the context of the rich cultural life of New York City in the decades of the Civil War, the show features more than 70 paintings, drawing, engravings, sculptures and other pieces, as well as works from several of his contemporaries, including Thomas Cole and John Trumbull. Admission is $10 adults; closed Mondays. New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., 212-873-3400 or nyhistory.org
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Stripsteak sizzles at Mandalay Bay; Michael Mina’s first steakhouse
It cost $7 million to put in – and a quick perusal of the menu makes one feel as though dinner might cost that much too – but it’s Vegas, baby, and this is one spot worth shelling out for. Skip over the 200-year-old $25,000 bottle of Scotch and instead concentrate on getting your hands on a heavenly piece of melt-in-your-mouth ribcap (8-ounce, $62) or some tuna sashimi or a lobster BLT. Chef Michael Mina’s menu has intriguing Japanese influences, and this room inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is spectacular, with a glass-rimmed bar, comfy, circular, upholstered chairs and an expo kitchen that shows off dramatic flames leaping from the mesquite grills. Dinner daily. Stripsteak at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S, 877-632-7800, mandalaybay.com
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Mendocino, California
2nd Annual Film Festival attracts special guests Glover, Maysles; 75 films to screen
Actor Danny Glover and documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, who produced and filmed the acclaimed documentaries “Grey Gardens” and “Gimme Shelter,” will attend the 2nd Annual Mendocino Film Festival May 17-20. More than 75 films will be screened at the event, including a special screening of “The Beales of Grey Gardens” and “Missing in America,” a Glover film. Tickets for individual screenings start at $10; see the website for schedule and package pricing. 2nd Annual Mendocino Film Festival, 707-937-0171 or mendocinofilmfestival.org
– Page 2 items by Kyle Wagner, compiled from Denver Post staff and wire reports
