A lot of people are travelling this week, so be sure to take bohemia along. You can find a Chelsea event anywhere.
Sept. 1st - 11th, 8:00 p.m.
"Mapplethorpe: The Opening," mime Brian Quirk uses his talents to suggest the photos and impersonate a wide variety of the attendees -- famous and not -- at Mapplethorpe's opening reception at New York's Kitchen Gallery in 1977. The show is a portrait of the artist, his art and the art scene of the time. There are celebrities: a throaty Diana Vreeland boasting of her discovery; a disaffected and self-centered Andy Warhol; a dynamic Patti Smith, proclaiming Mapplethorpe's genius and declaiming about their life as lovers before he left her for a sugar daddy.
New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Thursday, September 8th,
If you are in Nashville, catch former resident, Holly Williams, grandaughter of Hank Williams, at the Cannery Ballroom. According to Holly, "...my favorite place to write is the Chelsea Hotel in New York. Some of my favorite songs have been written there, and it's truly inspiring." Holly is on tour promoting her new cd, "The Ones We Never Knew."
Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, Tennessee
Thursday, September 8th, 8:00 p.m.
It's the one-year anniversary of Hotel Chelsea guest Susan Swan’s BookShort WHAT CASANOVA TOLD ME. In a fitting tribute to its success, Movieola—The Short Film Channel premieres the drama on the same date this year. Read my interview with Susan and learn why Casanova wasn't a cad.
Saturday, September 10th, 1:00 p.m.
Fashion Week! 
Chelsea Hotel resident Zaldy, has walked the catwalk for Thierrey Mugler and Jean Paul Gaultier. He currently designs the L.A.M.B. collection for Gwen Stefani in addition to his signature line. Downtown icon and Chelsesa Hotel resident Suzanane Bartsch helps with the guet list while Zaldy recruits his Supermodel friends to walk for free. His shows are always full of spirit. This season Ms. Stefani will be in the front row. (Source: Fashion Windows, August 2005)
The Altman Building, 135 West 18th St.
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