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Tonight (Saturday) at Birch Coffee, guitar by Tommaso Antico

Saturday night February 6th at 9pm at Birch Coffee (5 east 27th at the Gershwin Hotel), songwriter/guitarist Tommaso Antico will be playing a free show in the library. You can check out his music at http://www.myspace.com/tommasoantico.

Artist Jason Borbay one night exhibition Wednesday at 200 5th Avenue

Check out paintings from artist Jason Borbay in a one night exhibition at of all places M&T Bank (200 5th Avenue) on Wednesday from 6-9pm.

Check out http://www.borbay.com/urbania/ for more info.

31 nude sculptures of Antony Gormley exhibited around Madison Square Park

In case you missed it, the New York Times revealed that from March 26th through August 15th, 31 nude sculptures of artist Antony Gormley will go in and around Madison Square park and the Flatiron.

[Gormley] [Guardian] To get an idea of what this exhibit will look like, you can see some photos here from a similar outdoor installation of the same name in London from 2007 by Gormley. (note most of the sculptures are places on rooftops).

You can learn more about the artist at www.antonygormley.com

Dinner and a movie at Birch Coffee on Saturday

This Saturday evening at Birch Coffee (7 East 27th Street at the Gershwin Hotel), the crew at Birch will host dinner and a movie.

Dinner is at 7pm, and we have heard cult favorite “True Romance” will show at 8pm.

Dinner, coffee, and a movie will cost you $15. Not bad for NYC! For more info check the Birch website.

Cartoons in Conflict exhibit at 6 West 26th Street

Starting today through December 23rd (noon to 7pm), 6 West 26th Street will feature an exhibition titled “Cartoons in Conflict” in which cartoonists from around the world will exhibit pieces on “Conflict, reconciliation, and peace” to give “their individual perspectives on the Palestinian-Israeli situation.”

Opening Reception December 10 at 7pm

(Note: MadParkNews.com has not yet visited the exhibit for review).

“The Adjustment Bureau” starring Matt Damon filming in the Flatiron

A reader spotted Matt Damon in Madison Square Park today filming “The Adjustment Bureau”.

You can find out more about the film at IMDB.

To the left is a photo from Zimbio.