Best Place For A Guinness on St. Patrick's Day in New York City

Well, we've enjoyed enough of Ireland's best stout in enough bars to be smart enough not to get tangled up in this debate: There are too many great bars, great bartenders and just amazing locales in the city to coin on as "The Best."

That being said, we thought we'd pass on this article from the NY Daily News that lists some top bars that serve the legendary stout from St. Jame's Gate:

Best Bars in New York City for a Guinness

Some of their NY Daily's selections include:

• Dalton's Seaside Grill - Way out on Rockaway Beach, but the trip is apparently worth it

• The Beekman - Billed as "An Irish Pub in Downtown Manhattan"

• Tracks RAW Bar and Grill -Sure, great, if you like your bars underground and in a filthy train station with no windows, but hey, maybe that's just us

• Irish Heaven -  In the heart of Sunset Park Brooklyn, they boast pints for $4

• The Dead Poet -  Which is coincidentally one of the Big Adventures beloved Upper West Side bars. We just recently enjoyed a few pints in a futile attempt to get our name on the wall.

Additionally, we would be incredibly remiss if we didn't mention a few of our own:

• Paddy Reilly's Bar - The All-Guinness bar at 2nd Ave and 29th in Kip's Bay serves nothing by Guinness on tap and constantly entertains with live music.

• Stout- Near Madison Square Garden, probably one of the largest bar/restaurant spaces in Manhattan with a delicious menu to boot. Our guess is they pour more Guinness than 50 small neighborhood bars combined. 
  

• Doyle's Corner - In the middle of Astoria, our heart sings always for thee. More than any other pub in the city, Doyle's feels like home to the Big Adventure.

Happy St. Partick's Day from the Big Adventure!

You can lead a War Horse to the Lincoln Center Fountain for water...

We have to admit: The Big Adventure kind of wants to buy tickets to see the new drama “War Horse” at Lincoln Center Theater just for this crazy looking horse!

Previews began yesterday, March 15th at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.The production officially opens on April 14 and runs through June 26, 2011 an impressive open ended run that continues at least through August of 2012.  Get tickets here  

Also, interestingly enough, the Steven Spielberg-directed War Horse film will open in theaters later this year on December 28. The Big Adventure is sure that War Horse is a stellar play that will get positive reviews after its move from London's West End to Broadway, but let's not loose focus here: That horse is one spectacular, insane beast galloping into action in this play. No image alone was sufficient, so click any of the pictures or view the video of the commercial spot for full effect.

Updated Big Adventure Information Post on War Horse 

Puppetry in theater is back, baby!

Fascinating article about the men behind the cane and plywood equines here.

New York Mets Single Game Tickets Available starting today

Ah, The Baseball Season is officially just around the corner. Today is a benchmark in opening day drawing ever nearer: Single-game tickets for all 81 New York Mets home games at Citi Filed go on sale today. 

While everyone is knee deep in their NCAA bracket and the weather still screams more Hot Soup then Hot Dog, this is a solid opportunity to pick up the harder-to-get-later tickets. Notable series include the Yankee Subway Series over 4th of July Weekend and Defending World-Series Champs San Fran Giants May3^rd -5^th. The Big Adventure is most looking forward to Ike Davis Bobblehead Night on July 14^th because, well, we love a good bobblehead. Tickets start around $12 in the confusing but fair pricing chart.

Click here for single game tickets and more for the Mets 2011 Season

Click here for Pricing- but prepare thyself for massive eye strain

If you're interested in that other, more-famed NYC baseball club, Yankees Single Game tickets have been available for a few weeks now and can be purchased online as well here

Strip Therapy is Quite Revealing...

Ah, these days everyone seems to have an angle. Falling firmly in "The only in New York Bin", meet Sarah White, the therapist who believes that the best way to treat your problems is for her to strip during your session. Throughout your session, she'll slowly remove various pieces of clothing while you ramble about your childhood. It's like dealing with Freud but with more nudity.

Apparently, the 24-year-old White is 100% serious. But not actually "certified" in anything.  According to a recent article "White studied psychology in college but is not a licensed professional. She also earns a living as a freelance computer programmer". Nice. The Librarian-like glasses are a nice touch, but The Big Adventure is largely unimpressed. We don't know much about psychology, but combining therapy with burlesque just doesn't seem helpful. Man, even her official website looks like it needs to have an Adult Filter: sarahwhitelive.com. 
 

White charges $75 for 30-40 minutes for an introductory "meet and greet." The full hour-long sessions are approximately $150, but vary somewhat based on an individual basis. She also has a "How to Talk to Girls" program, which is $99 for 45 minutes. 

Read the intriguing Daily News Article here: http://nydn.us/hqynlL

A unique alternative to The Spider-Man Broadway -"Spidermann, A Hastily Constructed Abstract Musical"

Bummed about Broadway's beleaguered Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" shutting down production once again? Still have an insatiable desire to see theater presentation of a web-crawling super hero? The Big Adventure Suggests the Off-Off-Broadway "Spidermann, A Hastily Constructed Abstract Musical" at The Tank Theater

For some off-kilter hilarity in your NYC theater concepts, this "Spidemann"satire was devised, written, and thrown together in less than a month, at 0.0000092% the budget. The original plan was for this show to open and close two days before the bigger bug's Broadway, but a recent delay again makes this even more timely. Rather than an in-your-face parody, this tale creates a brand new mythology while still referencing the original comic book and Broadway debacle. Featuring the characters Peter Parkre, Mary Jane Taymor and Radioactive Steve Winwood...what? 

Three shows only running Sunday, March 13th and Monday March 14th for a mere $5 at The Tank Theater at 45th Street and 9th in Hell's Kitchen,  

The Tank is a great community space that allows artists of all kinds to put on show at little or no charge. Beyond this spectacular, we recommend a trip to see the best in DIY theater. More info at http://www.thetanknyc.org/theater 

Fantastic New Space Shows Hayden Planetarium

Quick: What do film legends Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford have in common?

Answer:  Two new Space Shows at Hayden Planetarium! The American Museum of Natural History (The Big Adventure's favorite exhibition hall) and giant Space Dome Thing has two new fantastic shows which feature the melodic and soothing voices of narrators Tom Hanks & Harrison Ford

Ongoing Discounted tickets through Goldstar for $7.50...http://bit.ly/gISexq

Madison Square Garden...The Fourth?

Did you know that New York City is currently on its FOURTH Version of Madison Square Garden? True enough: Four Venues in four different locations throughout the city. 

The latest construction of "The World's Greatest Arena" opened in 1968, but the original was built waaaayyy back in 1879! It's a little trivia that most people don't know. The arena we have now is probably destined to remain for a long time and is currently undergoing a significant renovation. 

The MSG Co. offers a great program called "The All Access Tour for Madison Square Garden" but unfortunately they are not offering the tours while they undergo renovations through 2011.

In the meantime, brush up on all of your Madison Square Garden history at this site below:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-madison-square-garden.html