NYC-ARTS to Visit Brooklyn Cultural Destinations In January

NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings arts lovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. New York's five boroughs and the surrounding region offer some of the most renowned cultural institutions in the world. This month the series will spotlight several of those destinations located in Brooklyn.

On January 4, the show features the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), New York's first museum where visitors can actually taste the food featured in its exhibitions. Tucked between Greenpoint and Williamsburg, MOFAD aims to advance public understanding of the culture, history, science, production, and commerce of food and drink. Also on January 4, viewers learn about Jane's Carousel, an homage to the golden age of carousel-making, located in the neighborhood of DUMBO, on the waterfront near Brooklyn Bridge Park.

On January 11, NYC-ARTS visits the Brooklyn studio of modern-day violin maker Sam Zygmuntowicz to discover the unique skills and delicate process involved in creating an outstanding violin.

Later in the month, on January 18 the series travels to the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn to visit UrbanGlass, a center for experimental art-making which has been devoted to advancing glassmaking as a creative medium for over 40 years.

Co-hosted by New York Emmy Award winners Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn, with events around town reported by Ha, NYC-ARTS showcases both world-renowned and local, community-based arts organizations.

See below for a full detailing of January's NYC-ARTS lineup.

The program airs on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN and is also available to stream on NYC-ARTS.org on Friday mornings. Encore presentations generally follow on Sundays at 12 noon on THIRTEEN; Tuesdays at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21; and Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on NJTV.

Thursday, January 4

8-8:30 p.m.

NYC-ARTS #373

Weekly magazine providing the tri-state audience with a unique overview of the city's unparalleled cultural offerings with co-hosts Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. Muralist José Parlá's artistic process is highlighted in this week's feature/profile. This week's choice segments feature the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), which is located in Brooklyn, and Jane's Carousel, which is located in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Thursday, January 11

8-8:30 p.m.

NYC-ARTS #374

Weekly magazine providing the tri-state audience with a unique overview of the city's unparalleled cultural offerings with co-hosts Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. This week's program features de Montebello's conversation with Dr. Carmen Bambach, curator of the exhibition "Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer," now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This week's program also includes a visit with Sam Zygmuntowicz, a violin-maker based in Brooklyn.

Thursday, January 18

8-8:30 p.m

NYC-ARTS #375

Weekly magazine providing the tri-state audience with a unique overview of the city's unparalleled cultural offerings with co-hosts Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn.

This week NYC-ARTS travels to Brooklyn to visit UrbanGlass, a center for the advancement of the art form of glassmaking. The "Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932: The Luxury of Beauty" exhibition on view at the Neue Galerie is the subject of the choice segment. Correspondent Christina Ha, based at the Queens Museum, reports on the "Never Built New York," "Patty Chang: The Wandering Lake, 2009-2017," and "Julia Weist with Nestor Siré: 17.(SEPT) [By WeistSiréPC]™" exhibitions on view there; "Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York" on view at the Museum of the City of New York; "All Good Art is Political: Käthe Kollwitz and Sue Coe" at Galerie St. Etienne; Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of The Royal Court Theatre's production of "The Children," at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; and the Broadway revival of "Once on this Island" at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Thursday, January 25

8-8:30 p.m

NYC-ARTS #376

Weekly magazine providing the tri-state audience with a unique overview of the city's unparalleled cultural offerings with co-hosts Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. This week's program features the exhibition of contemporary British artist "David Hockney" now in view at the Met Fifth Avenue. Also included is a close look at an object in the permanent collection of the American Folk Art Museum - "Phrenological Head" by Asa. Correspondent Christina Ha, based at the Queens Museum, reports on the "Never Built New York" exhibition on view there; "Picturing the City: Illustrated Maps of NYC" on view at the New York Public Library; Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company's Lunar New Year Celebration at Kumble Theater at LIU-Brooklyn; BAMKids Film Festival; and "The Band's Visit" on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

WNET is America's flagship PBS station and parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21. WNET also operates NJTV, the statewide public media network in New Jersey. Through its broadcast channels, three cable services (KidsThirteen, Create and World) and online streaming sites, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than five million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend and a range of documentaries, children's programs, and local news and cultural offerings. WNET's groundbreaking series for children and young adults include Get the Math, Oh Noah! and Cyberchase as well as Mission US, the award-winning interactive history game.

WNET highlights the tri-state's unique culture and diverse communities through NYC-ARTS, Theater Close-Up, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams and MetroFocus, the daily multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. In addition, WNET produces online-only programming including the award-winning series about gender identity, First Person, and an intergenerational look at tech and pop culture, The Chatterbox with Kevin and Grandma Lill. In 2015, THIRTEEN launched Passport, an online streaming service which allows members to see new and archival THIRTEEN and PBS programming anytime, anywhere: www.thirteen.org/passport.

About NYC-ARTS

NYC-ARTS aims to increase awareness of New York City's nonprofit cultural organizations, whose offerings greatly benefit residents and visitors-from children to adults, and teenagers to senior citizens. NYC-ARTS promotes cultural groups' activities and events to tri-state, national and international audiences through nonprint media, using new technologies as they develop. Through television, Web sites, mobile applications and social media, NYC-ARTS nurtures New York City's position as a thriving cultural capital of the world, one that has both world-renowned institutions and those that are focused on local communities.