Barack Obama showed he is man who knows how to keep a marriage together by making good on a promise to his wife Michelle. The President had promised his wife during the campaign that he would take her to New York for dinner and a a Broadway show.

Joe Turner's Come And Gone.

The Obamas broke from their Friday evening date-night tradition and hopped flight to New York City Saturday afternoon. The  President and Mrs. Obama dined at Blue Hill Restaurant in the West Village. After that they went off to Times Square to watch the Saturday evening performance of  “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”.

“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”, set in 1911, tells the story of a black American, Herald Loomis who, after serving seven years hard labor, journeys to the industrialized North with his daughter and arrives at a Pittsburgh boarding house. The play centers is fullof Loomis’ recollectionof his migration and the memorable characters who aid him in his search for inner freedom.

Tompkin Park

Tompkin Park was one of the first no-leash dog walk parks in New York. This is just a quick snapshot of it in the dark as we got out of the taxi.

Tompkin Park

Tompkin Park

Wednesday night Jon and I went up to the East Village to check out 2 of his friends in a poetry slam at the Nuyorican Cafe. Somebody missed the exit for the train station and we were starving by the time we got out of the taxi near Tompkin Park. Benny’s was a cute Village Mexican restaurant. But it was different. Beside the cool crowd (that’s us!) it seemed like pretty healthy food. Ever hear of Cojita Cheese????

Jon pointed to the sign!

Benny's Doorway