White cardboard bunnies nestled in the grass next to Verve's outdoor dining area.

Hmmm, something looks familiar. 
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Modern Art, The Met

Acrobats Overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge
Absinthe is an acrobatic show set up at the Spiegeltent, all the way downtown at South Street Seaport. It's not easy to describe except as Cirque du Soleil for adults. Kids under 12 are not allowed. It's a very intimate theater (300 seats only), and there's a bar in the theatre, which means you're watching Rollerskating Elvis while sipping a vodka tonic (and leaning back if you're in the front row - not joking). This video will give you a better idea.  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbfsVfpgG7A] And when you're done with Absinthe, there's time for sitting in hammocks (with more vodka tonics) on the boardwalk. And a dance floor. And bleachers for those who prefer to watch. More acrobats, of course. All against a backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge. 
One View of the Brooklyn Bridge (Photo Credit: Stephane Parcheminal)

NYC Waterfalls
After 3 museums and a couple of hard-to-miss outdoor installations like 120-foot waterfalls, I will always think New York = contemporary art. And the MoMA is its homebase. Unless of course you are a Japanese installation artist invited to use the treetops of Madison Square as your canvas. Tadashi Kawamata and his crew built the tree huts over a week. Hearing chainsaws and seeing workmen harnessed to trees did not instantly make me think "art in progress," though after that it was fun following the progress on his blog.

New Museum, Lower East Side
A random walk around the Lower East Side started with a visit to the New Museum, which curates experimental art amongst restaurant equipment shops. There were many Huh? moments worthy of contemporary art, even one from the exhibit.

[title of show] is about two nobodies from New York who dream of making it big with a Broadway musical. The musical is about the musical. Geeks will get it when I say it's a meta-show.

The events in the play actually happened, so the play has evolved since it first got into the New York Musical Festival and then staged off-Broadway. Part of the fun is identifying pop culture references, spanning 80s sitcoms (Empty Nest, anyone?) and dream sequence where they fly above Manhattan and yell "Auf Weidersehen!" to Tim Gunn. Reviews here, here and here. You'll get it once you watch the opening scene:  

I love a good reality show, so I'm rooting for these guys. Part of the dream is to guest on Ellen. Rumors have it this may happen. Make it work, boys. Die, vampire, die! Get more reality show goodness with the [title of show] show on YouTube.