Abbie Fentress Swanson

It is a season of cataclysms. And it's time to add another to the list: New York City's countless art galleries are now out of summer hibernation for the fall openings. That means the city will see itself deluged by an end-of-days storm of architectural eyewear, deconstructed designer clothing and incredibly cheap chardonnay.

To help ease your way through this veritable tornado of air kissing, we've teamed up with WNYC's digital guru John Keefe to create an incredibly handy downloadable map and mobile phone guide to the Chelsea fall art openings.

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Time Out New York Music Critic Steve Smith's list of the year's best in classical music.

WNYC Arts writer Carolina Miranda talks about the NYC era which gave birth to Abstract Expressionism.

Arts blogger Lee Rosenbaum weighs in.

New York Magazine's Boris Kachka gives WQXR a preview.

The city sites Jan Benzel, of The NYT, will see before heading to Paris.

Julie Bosman, of The NYT, talks about Franzen's new novel.

David Sanger, of The NYT, weighs in on U.S. combat troops pulling out of Iraq and why Pres. Obama is getting heat for going on vacation.

DNA's Kate Peila and The WSJ's Pia Catton weigh in on how dance groups are doing in NYC.

David Sanger, of The NYT, talks about Obama's stance on NYC's planned Islamic cultural center and mosque, and Gates' comments on recent North Korean aggression.

Elisabeth Vincentelli, of The NY Post, on the 2010 Fringe NYC theater festival.

David Sanger, of The NYT, on troop levels in Afghanistan, the BP oil spill, Elena Kagan and the House jobs bill.

Doctor and patient talk about how classical music therapy can help diminish depression.

David Sanger, of The NYT, on the politics of the auto bailout and the fall-out of last week's Wiki-Leaks.

Julie Bosman, of The NYT, weighs in on the Booker prize finalists, fall authors to watch and e-books.