The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open to the public on Monday, Dec. 29 as part of the Museum's popular "Holiday Mondays" program. The Museum will be open on three additional major Monday holidays: January 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), February 16 (Presidents' Day), and May 25 (Memorial Day. Advance tickets available at TicketWeb or 1-800-965-4827 For More Information (212) 535-7710, or go to Met Museum

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Blue Öyster Cult came out of Long Island 30 years ago and has earned a well-deserved reputation as "the thinking man's heavy metal band." Jan. 24; Two Shows: Doors open: 6:00pm; Show: 7:30pm; 2nd Show: Doors open: 9:30pm, Show: 10:00pm; Tickets $27.50, $32.50/DOS. BB King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. (btwn 7th & 8th Aves) Tickets, call 212-307-7171, or go to: TicketMaster

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Glaucoma Foundation: "22nd Annual Black and White Ball" honoring New York Gov. David Paterson, as the 2008 recipient of the Kitty Carlisle Hart Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement. Also honoring TGF’s founder, Dr. Robert Ritch. Cocktails and Silent Auction, 6:30PM; Dinner 7:30PM; The Foundation is dedicated to eradicating blindness from glaucoma. Black Tie. Tickets: $1,000. Details from 212-651-2509 or kzmuda@glaucomafoundation.org.

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