New Jersey voters legalized the recreational use of marijuana on election day, so we're wondering, is New York next? It could happen this year as it turns out. Weed legalization? Photograph: Shutterstock When things do open again, we'll tap joyfully over to the ticket box. It is not yet known what effects the announcement will have on the many other productions that are currently in a state of suspension. The Michael Jackson musical MJ has said that it will push its previews to September. In October, the Broadway League announced all shows would be closed until at least June 2021. The Broadway revival of The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, announced that it will now start previews on December 20, 2021, and will open on February 22, 2022. We'll have to wait over a whole year to enjoy a Broadway show again. Broadway, theaters and club reopenings Photograph: Matthew Murphy That being said, when it does come back in the new year, it'll kick things off with mouthwatering cuisine, craft cocktails, amazing cultural activations. That means we'll all have to wait until 2021 to return to the waterfront market to hang, dine and drink. Time Out Market New York reopening Photograph: Noah Fecksīecause of the uncertainty facing indoor dining over the winter, Time Out Market New York has temporarily closed. There will be some serious earth bling to marvel at and we're here for it. We'll be able to gawk at a 3,000-pound block of iridescent green and blue labradorite, the Singing Stone from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and the new "Beautiful Creatures" exhibit, which will celebrate historic and contemporary jewelry inspired by animals. The Museum of Natural History's completely redesigned Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals will reopen in the spring and house roughly 5,000 pieces from 95 countries. Mignone Hall of Gems at AMNH Photograph: Courtesy AMNH/Denis Finnin This is hugely important news and a glimmer of hope not only for arts-starved New Yorkers but for performers who've been out of work since March 2020. Thanks to the newly passed "Open Culture" bill, musicians, actors, comedians and other performers will be able to use open streets and spaces to host ticketed events. Instead of going through the city's usual application process, this program would allow applicants to self-certify that they are complying with COVID safety rules and pay just $20 to apply. NYC will finally get back some of the culture it's known for starting in March. Open Culture Program Photograph: Courtesy Jonathan Slaff It'll also have two amphitheaters where performances of all sorts can take place. New Yorkers don't look a gift horse in the mouth when getting a new park-it looks amazing and will be home to 35 species of trees, 65 species of shrubs, and 270 varieties of grasses, perennials, vines and bulbs across 2 acres. Little Island at Pier 55, a giant new landmass that has piles rising up out of the river like ancient trees, is on schedule to open in the spring. Little Island Photograph: Courtesy Michael Grimm Photography It's the massive and whimsical art show we need in NYC. The exhibit will include paintings, sculptures and the artist’s signature Infinity Rooms, two new outdoor monumental sculptures (the "Dancing Pumpkin" and a 13-foot high biomorphic form featuring a polka-dotted face called "I Want to Fly to the Universe") and special flower bed plantings patterned on Kusama’s paintings and an allée of trees wrapped in polka-dotted fabric. Kusama's landmark exhibit, "Cosmic Nature," is at the top of our list this year for things to look forward to. One of the most anticipated exhibitions of 2020-the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's takeover of the New York Botanical Garden- was postponed until the spring of 2021. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / Singapore / Shanghai Victoria Miro, London David Zwirner, New York Yayoi Kusama at NYBG Photograph: Courtesy Ota Fine Arts/Victoria Miro London/David Zwirner New York Kusama with Pumpkin, 2010 ©YAYOI KUSAMA. Here's what we can't wait for in 2021: 1. So as we count down the days left in this horrid year, we're also looking toward the future for the return of many of the amazing things that make this city the best in the world. On the upside, next year will now be chock full of even more good things we missed out on over the last 12 months.įrom landmark exhibitions at New York City's best cultural institutions to the opening of new parks and programs, there's a lot to look forward to in the city in 2021. 2020 was supposed to be our year, but after a global pandemic and subsequent shutdowns, things took a turn.
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