Artist Bert Rodriguez hosts art therapy sessions with visitors to the Whitney Biennial performance space at the Park Avenue Armory. (The Whitney Museum)

NEW YORK, NY March 13, 2008 —Up at the Park Avenue Armory, all kinds of events are going on - from a dance marathon to the chance to drink at a custom-designed tequila bar to a gypsy-themed dinner party.

They're all part of the Whitney Biennial, the Whitney Museum's take on the latest in American contemporary art.

Claudia La Rocco is a cultural critic who's been following some of these events and she's here with us.