Apex Art
Address: 291 Church Street (between White & Walker Street)
Phone: 212-431-5270
Apex Art is one of only a handful of galleries south of SoHo and the Lower East Side.
Jean Cocteau Repertory
Address: 330 Bowery (Bond)
Phone: 212-677-0060
This theater has a long history of bringing updated classics to modern audiences. They generally serve them up with an interesting twist. They recently won critical acclaim for their modern take on "Romeo and Juliet."
Lower East Side Tennement Museum
Address: 90 Orchard Street (Broome Street)
Phone: 212-431-0233
This museum is located in a historic tenement that has housed over 7,000 people in its cramped quarters over a span of 75 years. Of the most interesting exhibits depicts the living quarters of three families during three separate historic periods, the 1870s, 1918 and 1930s.
Sunshine Cinema
Address: 143 East Houston Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenue)
Phone: 777-film
Film critics nearly agree (with all due deference for spirited esoteric dissension) that Sunshine Cinema is one of Manhattan's finest art film venues. This renovated Yiddish theater shows limited releases of independent and foreign films that might also run at the Angelica or Lincoln Square. Unlike those theaters, however, there is no trade off in the quality of screen, seating or amenities. Sunshine therefore makes for a truly outstanding cinematic experience.
The Bowery Ballroom
Address: 6 Delancey Street
Phone: 212-533-2111
The Bowery Ballroom remains a popular venue for catching rock and alt-rock acts. It's also often the venue of choice for slightly bigger name performers looking to do a more intimate show. Legends like Courtney Love and Interpol have played here.
