Roundtable Readings

The Roundtable Ensemble invites you to a series of live theater readings where professional actors will read both time-honored and modern plays. Tonights reading features "Grown Ups" by Jules Feiffer. This Pulitzer Prize nominated play features a middle-class family and one man's challenging relationship with his parents, wife and daughter. Staged reading directed by Kelly Ann Moore for The Roundtable Ensemble.

Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 12:00pm
Venue: The Educational Alliance (344 East 14th Street)
Cost: Free

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Earth Fair

Earth Day New York is proud to present the third annual Earth Day at Grand Central Terminal featuring exhibitors, both commerical and non-profit, who work to promote earth-awareness. The event will take place outside this year on the west side of the Terminal on Vanderbilt Avenue. Children will be entertained with hands-on art projects and children's musicians, Adults will learn new ways to protect the planet through information and activities at various exhibitor booths. Free food samples, free give-aways! Continues Saturday, April 23rd

Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Grand Central Terminal
Cost: Free

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The David Choe Show

[Ed. note: I wrote my usual lame ass write up for this show and did Mr. Choe no justice. Trudy over at Windchill - where I stole this event from - had a much better write up so I am using hers instead]
Our friend the artist David Choe got arrested for punching out an undercover detective in Tokyo in December of 2004. Then he spent four months in solitary confinement in a Japanese prison. Deprived of his usual drawing and painting tools, David improvised materials out of whatever he could scrape together in his tiny cell — including soy sauce and his own urine. His prison stay resulted in the works in this show, a stunning collection of drawings that illustrate what a genius draftsman gets up to when he has nothing to but draw. There are lots of dirty renderings of nubile women, and there are also fantastical imaginary landscapes and tableaus that are apocalyptic, hilarious, and beautiful. You really should come see them. If you can't make the opening, they're up for four weeks afterward.

Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: powerHouse Gallery (68 Charlton Street btwn Hudson and Varick)
Cost: Free with RSVP

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LMCC

LMCC stands for Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, I prefer LMCC, because its way easier to type, and well if you haven't already noticed, I clearly love acronyms. Enough early morning jabber though, lets get down to it... This weekend the LMCC opens their doors for some open studio workshops. Friday night is the opening reception and party, followed this weekend by a series of workshops and studio tours. Click here for a full list of events.

Date: Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th
Time: Reception on Friday begins at 6pm
Location: LMCC, 120 Broadway
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

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Southern Girls do it Better

Georgia native Tayari Jones reads from her new novel, THE UNTELLING with Texas-born, Florida-raised New Yorker Maud Newton who reads from her novel-in-progress about fundamentalist Christians in 1980's Miami and how extremism can pass from one generation to the next.

Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington.
Cost: Free

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Stop your Horsing Around

Get your early drink on this evening with the boys (and girls) from Animal. Open bar from 9:30 to 10:30 along with music from locals DJ Elle and Oxy Cottontail.

Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 9:00pm - 12:00pm
Venue: QUO VIP Lair (511 West 28th Street)
Cost: Free with RSVP

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Blonde Ambition

You gotta be really into Madonna for this one...It promises to be an all night Madonnathon complete with a Madonna look alike contest, however if your not fan, try other notable blondes like Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, Gwen Stephani, or even Beyonce.

Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 10pm
Location: Gallery, 27th between 5th and 6th
Cost: Free with RSVP

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