"Promote democracy one poorly sung cover tune at a time. Candidates for Mayor and other offices gather to sing and stump their way to City Hall... Drinking Liberally -- the national network of progressive social clubs that began in New York City -- is hosting a special event on Thursday, September 1 to connect candidates with a dynamic, young, engaged audience... Mayoroke will be a chance for candidates to reach out to progressive New Yorkers in a fun, social environment that will get good press for everyone."
Date: Thursday, September 1 Time: 7:30pm Location: The Tank, 208 West 37th St. Cost: Free
Celebrating the release of the hardcover edition of Bedroom Rockers: Where DJs Call Home the kids over at Adidas are throwing a lil get together. They will move all the merch out of the store to make room for drinking and debauchery. Expect the sounds of Bedroom Rockers-featured DJ's Justine D. from the Motherfucker parties and Brennan Green. Plus some free Bacardi! You must print out the above flyer for entry.
Tonight hear about how to be a man. You may have forgotten. Heck, you might've never known. That's why you should get yourself to Barnes & Noble, grab a latte from Starbucks, and listen to Thomas Beller read from his latest book, How To Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood. It's a funny book about masculinity. People who bought this book also bought Running with Scissors, so if you like that, you'll like this (says B&N).
Date: September 1 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Barnes & Noble, 82nd Street and Broadway Cost: Free
So technically we would prefer you to get your event listings from FreeNYC but since they are throwing a party (and we are totally slacking on ours), we will let it slide this time. Swing by Suede for The L Magazine issue release party. There will be an open vodka bar from 8 to 9 and some finger foods, and DJ Smooth G will bring you the music.
Date: Thursday, September 1st
Time: 8pm - 11pm
Lostion: Suede, 161 West 23rd
Cost: Free with RSVP
Get over to the Delancey lounge tonight for some free drinks
and a nice environment. They have an open beer bar from
8:30-9:30 and a rooftop too. Later that night a couple of
rock groups are playing, The English Department
@ 10:30 and Lola Ray @ 11:00.
...you might as well go to a beach party. Check out Morrisey Park's Beach Party tonight with an hour of open bar from 10:30 to 11:30. On music tonight is Philly native, Andy Pry.
Date: Thursday, September 1st Time: 10:30pm Location: Mossisey Park, 121 St. Marks Cost: Free
More than 9,000 handicrafts and decorative objects—teak wood, silk, silverware and more—will be displayed and vended at this event, organized by the Royal Thai Embassy.
Date: Friday, September 2nd Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm Venue: Altman Building (135 W 18th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves) Cost: Free
of all the drinks i go for when i really wanna splurge
i gotta say the v-bull is my #1 choice.
stop by and enjoy them for free from 12-1 at Lit.
although i've heard complaints of 'ultra trendiness'
and 'scene slacking' i have to put both thumbs up for
a great bar with an art gallery in back. it's cool.
yeah i said it. it's cool.
A little back to school (?) concert at Pratt tonight features Todd P favorites Japanther plus Aa, Matt and Kim, and Ghost Stories. I am not sure if anyone can get on the Pratt lawn but it may be worth a shot.
Since it seems that all of NYC is taking a break today, here's another great weekly party to hit up. The Beat Club invades Capone's out in brooklyn tonight and every Friday. They have an open beer bar from 1 - 2 am and free individual pizzas with the purchase of a drink. Tonight, John Pugh - drummer from local dance band heros !!! - is back from tour and will be commanding the decks. This party is great for when you are all like "I'm not going out, its Friday and I hate going out on Fridays" and then 1am rolls around and your like "It's On!"
Stake out a spot in the stadium seating provided at either location and catch each day's matches on a jumbo screen. You'll also be able to enter daily drawings to win courtside-level tickets and participate in interactive activities, such as a "Pose with the Pros" booth.
Date: Saturday, September 3rd Time: 11:00am - 11:00pm Venue: Madison Square Park (Madison Ave at 23rd St) and Winter Garden at World Financial Center (West St between Liberty and Vesey Sts) Cost: Free
In a twist on one of New York City’s favorite summer traditions, the Thriftshop Theatre Workshop, directed by Nina Pinchin, will perform abridged and condensed versions of Twelfth Night and Hamlet at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park. Twelfth Night will be performed in vaudevillian style, complete with magic tricks, music and puppetry. Hamlet will be interpreted in the context of a New York prohibition era crime family using Kevin Connell’s new concise and accessible adaptation.
Date: Sept. 3 and 4 Time: 3pm (Twelfth) 5pm (Hamlet) Venue: Empire Fulton Ferry State Park Cost: Free
Not doing to much over labor day weekend? Wanna just relax and gnaw on a bar of cheese while stairing at modern day incantations of... well art.
Meet Gifford Miller and check out the Micro Museum on Smith street for a chance to participate in open discussion, and honest impressions on today's democracy.
Date: Saturday Sept 3 Time: 7pm Location: Micro Museum 123 Smith st, BK Cost: Fre
At Crash Mansion this Saturday parties of five or more get a free bottle of wine with a food order. I reccommend going with whoever you find, then standing outside the restaurant and enging the next group that arrives in a proposition of free wine. Although if you are of the female persuasion you get free vodka drinks from 10-11 anyway, and the wine deal is good till midnight.
Date: Saturday, Sept 3rd Time: 10 pm Location: Crash Mansion (199 Bowery at Spring St) Cost: Free
Tonight and every Saturday Ms. Williamsburg brings soul and hip-hop classics along with an open bar at midnight. All for the low price of $2. Not bad if you need any easy Saturday night that's light on your wallet. Rumor is tonight they will have Harp and Guiness instead of Red Stripe.
Date: Saturday, September 3rd Time: 11:00pm Venue: Ms. Williamsburg (Kent between N. 3rd and Metropolitan, Williamsburg) Cost: $2
Now in its 21st year, the Brazillian Day street fair will feature traditional food, art and crafts, and live-music performances all day long.
Date: Sunday, September 4th Time: 11:00am - sunset Venue: Sixth Ave between 43rd St and Central Park South and 46th St between Fifth Ave and Times Square Cost: Free
In a twist on one of New York City’s favorite summer traditions, the Thriftshop Theatre Workshop, directed by Nina Pinchin, will perform abridged and condensed versions of Twelfth Night and Hamlet at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park. Twelfth Night will be performed in vaudevillian style, complete with magic tricks, music and puppetry. Hamlet will be interpreted in the context of a New York prohibition era crime family using Kevin Connell’s new concise and accessible adaptation.
Date: Sept. 4 Time: 3pm (Twelfth) 5pm (Hamlet) Venue: Empire Fulton Ferry State Park Cost: Free
Check out Metropolitan tonight for some low key games like
a cake walk, pin the tail on the... well you know the type.
There will also be music and some other down tempo items of interest.
The Glass is Dominique from Plant's new live bank. While I have not seen them, their tracks sound crazy good (Hella good if you are from New England). Its kind of Depeche Mode, kind of clash, and kind of um... stipped down Broken Social Scene? Just check them out tonight and you will see what I mean. This is the Shout party so their resident DJs will be in the house as well. Half priced drinks from 10 - 12.
Today is the West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade. Last year 3 million people attended. Expect food, music, and lots of people. Here are a couple suggestions "Some people think the best place to view the parade is between the Brooklyn Museum and Grand Army Plaza... See the sights and sniff the smells... The sound trucks are LOUD! Take along a pair of earplugs."
Date: Monday, September 5th Time: 11am - 6pm Location: Eastern Parkway between Utica Avenue & Grand Army Plaza Cost: Free
So once you are finished stuffing your face at the parade, head over to the Brooklyn Massive street soundsystem which will be set up across from the BK Library. Shake off all that food to the sounds of DJ Kiva, Dub Poet Infinity, Anthony Mills, Dub Gabriel, DJ Subs, DJ Synapse and DJ Gravy.
Date: Monday, September 5th Time: 1pm - 6pm Location: Directly across the street from BK Library, Underhill and Eastern Parkway Cost: Free
Reggie Cabico hosts SMUT at the Galapagos Art space this evening.
I had the privelage of watching Reggie perform last week
and he is painfully funny. He performed along with about
four other people for lasts week SMUT and was hands down
the sharpest comic. Tonight SMUT presents CherylB and JB McGeever.
Galapagos promises a diverse environment both sexually and
age wise. If you haven't been it is really quite an
exhilarating venue, complete with a lake in front.
Date: Monday, Sept 5 Time: 8pm Venue: Galapagos Artspace, 70 north 6th st Cost: Free
From September 6-10, National Geographic magazine will transform Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal into an African experience to celebrate the magazine’s rare single-topic September issue, devoted entirely to Africa. The centerpiece will be a photography exhibit featuring larger-than-life images from noted National Geographic magazine photographers that will take visitors on a virtual tour of Africa. The five-day event will also feature activities that will allow guests to experience Africa's many rich and varied cultures, including appearances by famed National Geographic photographers; a jumbo screen, live broadcast of African wildlife from the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana; interactive experiences; sponsor exhibits and special offers; and sweepstakes drawings including a six-day safari to Botswana and South Africa, and a 13-day trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2005 to Saturday, September 10, 2005 Time: 8am-8pm Venue: Grand Central Terminal, 87 E 42nd St Cost: Free
School of Visual Arts presents a retrospective exhibition of the work of John Gundelfinger, illustrator, painter and longtime instructor at the School of Visual Arts. Best known for his misty landscape paintings, which were widely exhibited during his lifetime, the exhibition brings together a diverse body of work including lesser-known drawings, collages and illustrations in addition to the oil paintings. The retrospective--which includes approximately 70 paintings and works on paper--is drawn from the personal collection of Beret Arcaya, who was married to Gundelfinger for twenty years.
Date: Tuesday, September 6th Time: 9:00am - 8:00pm Venue: Visual Arts Museum (209 East 23 Street) Cost: Free
"Terrence Fisher, a teen living in the Louis Armstrong Housing Project in Bed-Stuy decided to make a film about gun violence after seven of his friends were shot and killed. In the middle of filming, yet another friend, Timothy Stansbury Jr., was shot and killed by a police officer before his very eyes. This powerful short film captures the mobilization of a community around Timothy’s death, in grief and anger, as they address the issue of gun violence in their neighborhood. Winner of a special award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival." Tickets distributed in the BAM lobby at 6:30 on a first-come, first-served basis. a discussion with filmmakers Terrence Fisher and Daniel Howard, and free reception in BAMcafé featuring live spoken word performance & refreshments will follow. Film is 20 minutes.
Date: Tuesday, September 6th Time: 6:30pm (film starts at 7:30) Venue: BAM Rose Cinemas (click for directions) Cost: Free
Finding it hard to get a date? Come to Barnes & Noble tonight for a few tips from Neil Strauss. He'll be reading from his book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists; self-explanatory, no? You might learn something or find someone to go home with. It's a win-win situation.
Date: September 6 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Barnes & Noble, 6th Avenue & 22nd Street Cost: Free
As if the Apple store isn't stressful enough already...
If you're like me, you avoid the Apple store at all costs. (Unless it's to ask the "geniuses" what the heck is wrong with your iPod.) Today might be an exception. Head to the Apple store in SoHo for an in store performance by Ben Folds, of Ben Folds Five and Songs for Silverman fame.
Date: Tuesday, September 6 Time: 7 p.m Venue: Apple store, SoHo, 103 Prince Street Cost: Free
It's the official Stellastarr* 'Harmonies For the Haunted' album release party with open bar from 8 - 9, music from James Iha, Miss Melody Nelso, The Husky Gentleman, and 33Hz.
Date: Tuesday, September 6th Venue: The Cabana, The Maritime Hotel (Corner of W. 17th St & 9th Ave) Time: 8:00pm Cost: Free with RSVP
Hilarious comedy brought to solely by the female
gender with such laughter icons as Desiree Burch (host of Smut), Jane Condon, Rachel D'apice, Kelli Dunham, Jen Diziura, Shannon Ennis, and Abby Rosin. Hosted by Carolyn Castiglia. I saw Desiree host smut last week at the Gallapagos art space and she was hilarious.
Planet magazine is an amazing voice in the editorial world today. Think of it as one part fashion mag, one part national geographic, and one part travel guide. Tonight the celebrate the launch of their latest issue some come out and get boozy with some of the best of them. Free drinks from 9 - 10. Free CDs, haircare products, and magazines too.
Date: Tuesday, September 6th
Time: 9:00pm
Venue: Home (532 WEst 27th between 10th and 11th)
Cost: Free
Tuesday is always a great night over at Nublu. They one of the cooler, more unique spaces in New York these days and constantly pushing the musical boundries. Tonight there is even more reasons to go as they are having a hurricane benefit. That means that all of the door and half of the bar goes to help those in need. On top of that, Kudu play live electro-dance whatever, Send bend you mind with an abstract live set which G. Rizo and Cocoa Cracker Brown hold it down on the tables in between. If you are going to drink tonight, drink for a cause.
Grab some drinks, check out some film project projections from Körner Union, year some tunes from Groupe 16sure20, and enjoy the release of the Autumn issue of / Magazine.
Date: Tuesday, September 6th
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Venue: Seize sur Vingt (243 Elizabeth Street between Prince and Houston)
Cost: Free with RSVP
A while back we talked about an art exhibit, Drunk vs. Stoned. Well tonight, a series of hand picked artists in hand made jerseys will take to the field to find out which is the best (?) performance enhancing of the pair. Personally, I am going with Drunk because playing soccer after drinking a bottle of Wild Turkey would just cause me to beat the crap out of the other team and after they were lying on the ground, the rest would be a cakewalk. Plus, I think the other team would get distracted after like 5 minutes, take frequent water breaks and really want to lay in the grass and enjoy the day. Of course, only this afternoon's match will decide this age old battle.
Date: Wednesday, September 7th Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Venue: Chelsea Waterside Park on 23 Street (at 11th Ave) Cost: Free to watch
"Deitch Projects is pleased to announce a new solo exhibition by Jim Isermann. Seamlessly covering three contiguous walls in the 18 Wooster gallery with an expansively curving wall system, Isermann will also adapt his modular design to the gallery façade. For this 2,700-panel project, Isermann uses five types of concave quadrilateral-based pyramids, whose slight differences in base shape are perceived as undulating rivulets of disruption." Click here to read more. Continues through October 15th
Date: Wednesday September 7th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Venue: Deitch Projects, 18 Wooster Street Cost: Free
It's a double Deitch opening again. This time, Raqib Shaw joins the action with some crazy works. "Oriental, psychedelic, surreal, pornographic, and decorative, these works feature efflorescent genetalia put to work by all manner of hybrid creature. In his outrageous private phantasmagoria we find surfaces nippled and crevassed, space enigmatic in a suffused underwater thicket, and time clenched in perpetual orgasm." Catch a review ohf the show here. Continues through October 8th
Date: Wednesday, September 7th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00 PM Venue: Deitch Projects (76 Grand Street) Cost: Free
There are giant Uniqlo blazing from the skyscrapers all over Tokyo. So leave it to Vice to embrace this rather bland clothing line and bring it to the states. Uniqlo invades the Vice store for the month of September and they are celebrating with free cocktails today from 7-9. Free mexican mangoes, japanese snacks, and karaoke too.
Date: Wednesday, September 7th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Vice Store (252 Lafayette St) Cost: Free with RSVP
DGN is an album listening party that will bring the community back into the listening experience. On the first Wednesday of every month albums from independent record labels or from bands yet-to-be-signed will be programmed and played in full – that's right – in FULL... Musicians in attendance will be introduced to put a face to the sound and give them a chance to tell you a bit about their band, their life, or their dreams. DGN is a multi-media event that will bring members of the independent music, film, art, and fashion worlds together! Tonight's lineup and art exhibit after the fold.
Date: Wednesday, September 7th
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Mannahatta (316 Bowery at Bleeker)
Cost: Free
Lineup: 8:00 PM - LAPTOP: Don't Try This At Home
8:50 PM - TOM SHANER: Folkadelica
9:40 PM - HULA: Hula
10:35 PM - Hopewell: Hopewell & the Birds of Appetite
11:25 PM - THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE: We are the Radio
12:15 AM - THE WHAT: Help is On the Way
Art Exhibit: Denise Turu: Door Series (2004) "Industrial Expressionism" A tough and urban style developed through the use of cable cords, sand, typography, and metal that creates an atmosphere of mystery. Six works of art, each with their own remarkable personality, present issues that reflect realities of our modern world.
So I missed this party first time around, and it looks like I may have to miss round two as I am pulling crazy hours this week. So in case I can't make it, you all have to go and report back to me. I mean really, baile funk and dancehall, free beer from 11 to 12, and lots of dancing, what more could you ask for?
Date: Wdnesday, September 11th Time: 11pm Location: Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. Cost: Free with RSVP
So I have already listed a couple of great gallery openings for today but it seems that just about every gallery is changing over either Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of this week. So I will continue to put my picks up but if you want the full score, check out the DKS list. Its my go to resource for openings. You will still have to do some hunting to find out whats right for your but its a great resource to have. Enjoy!
"The Evil City Film Fest begins its inaugural foray with an attempt to become an event synonymous with its locale. NYC's East Village has long been home to artists, filmmakers and musicians alike, dedicated to interpreting the attitude and atmosphere of city life. The goal of the Evil City is to celebrate this world of city life. Though NY's perspective is surely welcome, this festival is not merely for New York filmmakers; we encourage films from other cities, US and international, that celebrate life in the city." Kicks off today and runs through September 12th. More info Here
"In a series of 10 color photographs of various sizes, Shochat appropriates the concept of perceived beauty, blending interior with exterior, to highlight the unpredictable boundary between the real and the artificial. Shochat depicts portraits of women and of trees with various calculated backdrops that on first glance look very natural, yet on further observance appear magically produced. Mathematically and logically proportioned, the images that Shochat creates represent a highly composed ephemeral world... where one lives among nature but not reality." Continues through October 22nd.
Date: Thursday, September 8th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Andrea Meislin Gallery (526 West 26th Street, #214)
Cost: Free
The Sasquatch Society is definatelly one of the more interesting shows I have seen this summer. It is loosely connect with a love for all things sasquatch and features just about every possible medium from paint to feathers to embroidery and so on. The opening was packed and full of warm PBR. Perhaps the closing will be the same.
Date: Thursday, September 8th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue:SixteySeven Gallery (547 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor) Cost: Free
"Trepanation is one of the oldest medical procedures dating back to the New Stone Age. Performed as a perforation to the cavalarium for cases of splintered fractures of the cranial vault, closed head trauma, and psychotherapeutic treament, the controversial procedure has been practiced in almost every culture and civilization. In The Trepanation Series Constance Brady bores tunnels through found paintings to the sheetrock of the gallery wall below revealing the kindred umbra previously bound inside each canvas. Her method addresses “the stresses conferred upon an artist by painting-as-practice… by blemishing conventionally attractive paintings I have realized and announced true paragons of beauty.” By electively intruding upon a revered surface (the brain; the canvas), a higher level of awareness is exposed." Continues through October 8th. More after the fold.
Date: Thursday, September 8th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue: Magnan Projects (317 10th Ave between 28th and 29th) Cost: Free
"The seven pieces in the Trepanation series on exhibit comprise of conventional imagery such as portraits, landscapes, seascapes and still lives visually akin to the style typical of their era (1880’s-1930’s). All works were procured from flea markets, garage sales, and roadside rummage. What Brady has done to these works is a strict departure from preconceived notions of a safe image, “by assertively and strategically ripping, tearing and digging holes in comfortable images that have, until now, been casually acknowledged by the art spectator as ‘sufficient art’… The surface of each bored at a point of compositional and metaphysical pressure propagating an intense response via the new phantom image.”
I love Dzama's minimal figurative style. There is a certain stillness to his work that brings grand scale to small canvases. Tonight he opens a show, The Course of Human History Personified. While there are no available images as of yet, I am sure that the work will be both comforting and humbling as Dzama's work always is to me. Highly recommended. Continues through October 8th. [image not from this show]
Date: Thursday, September 8th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue:David Zwirner Gallery (525 West 19th Street btwn 10th & 11th) Cost: Free
Invisible NYC is proud to host a solo-exhibit of photographs by multi-media artist Justine Reyes, entitled "My Uncle Vinny."
For the past two years Ms. Reyes has been painstakingly photographing and documenting her immediate family and their belongings. For her exhibit at Invisible NYC she will present, My Uncle Vinny, a series that juxtaposes large-scale color portraits of her uncle with smaller photographs of his personal objects. Each object is a unique treasure, an artifact deeply imbued with implied history and usage. Through the camera’s lens they are taken from the mundane plane of their everyday existence and transformed into monumental icons.
The show will run from September 8th through October 8th, Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 8:00 PM.
Date: Thursday, September 8th (opening only) Time: 7-9pm Venue: Invisible NYC, 148 Orchard Street Cost: Free
Annabelle will be bringing her special blend of brazen, DIY runway shows to the Galapagos space tonight. There will be models bearing her Spring Summer 2006 designs and perhaps - by the look of the flyer - some free PBR.
Date: Thursday, September 8th Time: 8:00pm (doors at 6:00pm) Venue:Galapagos Art Space (70 North 6th, Williamsburg) Cost: Free with RSVP
The Hanger bar is an ultra-hipster dive bar dark enough
to pass for an empty sky on a moonless night. But the
vibe is sweet and the drinks are cheap. One dolla wells
and 2 dolla pbr's. Holla.
DJ Jasper & Jake spin punk, rock, and new wave.
Date: Thursday, Sept 8
Time: 12 mid
Location: Hanger bar, 217 East 3rd st btwn b & c
Cost: Free
Even though I am Running the risk of sounding like a huge hippie here, I recommend that Friday after work you head up to the park, kick your shoes off and dance around in the grass for a few hours. "Globesonic's collective of world-music DJs join forces with The Body Temple Drummers for an outdoor summer dance party that will keep you dancing from dusk to dark. Spinning today's hottest sounds from around the globe, Globesonic's dance parties have become legendary in NYC's international music scene." If you are wondering what this whole Globesonic thing is all about, check out this clip. Also, keep in mind that Fall is just around the corner, this may be the last party in the park 'til next summer.
Date: Friday, September 9th Time: 7pm - 11pm Location: Riverside Park, The Pier on 68th and the Hudson River Cost: Free
Its another double opening at Dam, Stuhltrager. In gallery one, Mark Esper premieres "Second Orrery", an installation encompassing a whirling tornado. The ethereal twisting column of gasses is reflected in other spiral forms that constitute the work, including a double helix and train running on looped track.
In the other gallery is the New York Debut of Ryan Wolfe. For his New York debut, Ryan Wolfe presents "Sketch of a Field of Grass" an installation that encapsulates the experience of watching the rise and fall of a summer breeze across a field. Just as in a real field, every single blade responds to the wind in a slightly different way. Individual blades in the installation are computationally autonomous, possessing the ability to sense and respond to local environment independently. Continues through October 16th
"Iconic footwear meets modern design, as interpreted by Surface to Air with an installation touring the world exclusively through Adidas Originals stores." Come out to the opening party tonight. Free drinks from Phillips Union. More info about the project after the fold.
Date: Friday, September 9th Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Locations: Adidas Originals Store (136 Wooster St.) Cost: Free with RSVP
SPORT OF ART:
An exercise in two parts
by Surface to Air
Presented with 180 pairs of adidas Samoa shoes, Surface to Air re-interpreted the idea of a 'classic' and manipulated it into something newly 'original' - as an integral part of two other classics: the Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe and the Grand Confort by Le Corbusier.
In addition, Surface to Air sought to further the transformation of the shoe in a manner by which its original intentions and identity were not compromised - using the act of sport as a means by which to create art. In this instance, the shoe becomes the brush and the motion of running becomes the technique in manifesting a series of paintings that elaborate the scope within which a shoe, a brand and an artist inhabit together
"The Great Irish Fair, organized by Tom Shanahan for the benefit of Catholic Charities, is a two-day celebration of Irish culture. Each year people come from all over the metropolitan area to the Great Irish Fair to enjoy continuous live entertainment on seven stages, Irish import vendors, arts & crafts displays, rides & games for children and some of New York's finest restaurants." We go to drink large beers in Coney Island and refuse to except that summer is over.
Date: Saturday & Sunday, Sept 10-11th Time: 10:00am - 7:00pm Location: Dreier Offerman Park, Coney Island Cost: $10 suggested donation
Learn about the exciting reintroduction of Bald Eagles as they once again soar above the skies of Northern Manhattan. With special guest speaker Dr. Mary Padilla. Door Prizes from Grey Feather Toy Creations and free refreshments from local merchants.
Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Venue:The Dana Discovery Center (110th St between 5th & Lenox Ave in Central Park) Cost: Free
So I am not really sure whether this is an art show, a parade, or an art show on parade, but regardless it should be a damn good time. Deitch has commissioned number of artists, performers and designers to create floats, placards, spectacles and street performances. There aren't too many details available yet, but I do know that Ryan McGinness, Steve Powers (aka Espo) Os Gemeos, Brad Kahlhamer, Kehinde Wiley are all involved. The parade will take place on Grand Street between Crosby and Wooster.
Date: Sarurday, September 10th Time: 4pm Location: Deitch Gallery and Grand Street btw Crosby and Wooster Cost: Free
A lot of the time this website is dedicated to cheap binge drinking and other debaucherous activity, but contrary to popular belief, we actually do know how to do things like read! Today, check out Printed Matter's third instalment of Radical Read In.
"Radical Read-Ins are designed to bring members of the community into Printed Matter to share their favorite books or parts of books with each other, and to encourage conversation among readers. Participants are invited to flag books on Printed Matter's table tops and bookshelves with specially designed bookmarks that have room to note particular pages, make written comments, or leave a name and contact information for future off-site discussions. Through the Radical Read-Ins, LTTR promotes reading as an activist undertaking, one that can band people together, revolutionize thinking, mobilize groups, or just expand a single person's view of the world or the self."
Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 5pm - 7pm Location:Printed Matter, 535 West 22nd St Cost: Free
Three amazing painters give another double opening tonight as "back to school" week for the gallery scene continues. On one side you have Gary Baseman. "For The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Baseman taps into the part of the psyche which contains our primitive impulses such as sex, anger, and hunger. Influenced by 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' a renaissance masterpiece by Hieronymous Bosch, Baseman delves deeper into the “pleasure principle” introducing us to little demons and devils that act out our most suppressed impulses and desires." On the Other is Scott Musgrove and Miss Van. "In 'Natural Alchemy' Scott Musgrove exhibits his latest archeological discoveries. His surreal exploration of extinct animals blends the bizarre comic book world of quirky, often grotesque, characters against rich, finely executed landscapes. His influences range from the work of artists, Carlos Crivelli, Jan Van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch to contemporary artists Donald Roller Wilson, Botero and Odd Nerdrum. Miss Van’s sexually suggestive portraits originated as graffiti and have appeared on numerous city streets in Europe and the United States. The French artist began painting on city walls at the age of 18. Drawn to the excitement of painting illegally and the freedom from censorship, Miss Van used graffiti as a way to boycott the conventional medium of art. Her ultra-feminine characters are a direct challenge to the toughness and masculinity that is associated with graffiti and street art." Both shows are not to be missed and run through October 8th.
Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location:Jonathan Levine Gallery (529 West 20th Street, 9E) Cost: Free
David Vigon's photoreaslistic oil canvases are amazingly tight. So good, in fact, that the first time I got an email about him I thought they were photos. get an up close and personal look at his skills at American Snaps, his solo show that opens tonight. Continues through October 1st
Lord Finess, The Original Jazzy Jay, and Chocolate Thaii & Jubilee help celebrate the official opening of Eric Orr's Halycon showing. Free Hypnotiq and Vitamin Water sweeten the deal. More on Eric and the show after the fold.
Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Halcyon (57 Pearl Street, DUMBO) Cost: Free
As one of the first graffiti icon artists of the early 80's, Eric was raised in the heart of New York’s beloved and vibrant South Bronx. Through early beginnings of experimentation with line and texture, Eric knew he found his passion in art. He was recognized early on by his peers and mentors as gifted artist. Eric’s prowess and diverse prospective would ensure his future success, from collaborations with Keith Haring as well as providence from the nation’s highly esteemed Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses.
"Iconic Drawings" will encompass Eric's love for drawing, the 80's and the iconic direction graffiti has evolved into today. Being one of the first artists to eliminate typography and just use icons as a tag in the graffiti movement, he'll be bringing that vibe to the show.
Mintyfresh presents: Cocktail: A blend of comedy styles. It's a show garnished with stand up, songs, and characters. Who knows what else could happen with Claudia Cogan (a story with dance), Shawn Hollenbach (a couple songs), Theron Steiner (dirty poetry), Lianne Stokes (a crazy character), and more. Hosted by Laura Mannino.
Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 8pm Venue: Otto's Shrunken Head, 538 e 14th St. (b/w A & B) Cost: Free
Tonight, catch DJ Beroshima (Frank Muller) at Happy Ending with Cowboy Mark & Bubbles. Beroshima has been remixed by Selway, Tok Tok, The Hacker & he's remixed Goldenboy and Miss Kittin, Westbam etc. If you're into electro, techno & house that makes you ponder the man-machine connection, this is the night for you.
Date: Saturday, September 10 Time: 10pm Venue: Happy Ending basement, 302 Broome St. (at Forsyth) Cost: Free
Tonight and every Saturday Ms. Williamsburg brings soul and hip-hop classics along with an open bar at midnight. All for the low price of $2. Not bad if you need any easy Saturday night that's light on your wallet.
Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 11:00pm Venue: Ms. Williamsburg (Kent between N. 3rd and Metropolitan, Williamsburg) Cost: $2
"The Great Irish Fair, organized by Tom Shanahan for the benefit of Catholic Charities, is a two-day celebration of Irish culture. Each year people come from all over the metropolitan area to the Great Irish Fair to enjoy continuous live entertainment on seven stages, Irish import vendors, arts & crafts displays, rides & games for children and some of New York's finest restaurants." We go to drink large beers in Coney Island and refuse to except that summer is over.
Date: Saturday & Sunday, Sept 10-11th Time: 10:00am - 7:00pm Location: Dreier Offerman Park, Coney Island Cost: $10 suggested donation
Being that today is September 11th. I tried to find some sort of graphic on the web to put up that I felt was a appropriate signifier of both a memorial for those lost and an honorary symbol for those that stepped up. Unfortunatelly, all I found were either images of terror, George Bush with horns drawn on his head, or corney eagles and flags (and lots of propaganda to boot). The people over at September Concerts seem to be much better at this memorial thing then I am. Since 2002, they have been organizing "public and private expression and the sharing of our emotions through music" for today. There are over 600 musicians playing over 117 private and 6 public venues throughout the city. The list is too long to put here but make sure you check the website out for more info.
Date: Sunday, September 11th Time: 12:00pm - 7:00pm Locations:Various Cost: Free for public events
Just in time to prove that summer will never end, Team Spider bring an all out political punk, ska core, and art extravaganza to Thompkins Square. No better way to spend your post-brunk Sunday.
Date: Sunday, September 11th Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm Venue: Thompkins Square Park Cost: Free
A conversation about the effects of 9/11 on the filmmaking industry, followed by the screening of the movie “SEPTEMBER 12TH”, winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2005 Long Island Film Festival
A Q & A session with the director will follow the screening. Speaker list after the fold.
Date: Sunday, September 11th Time: 2:00pm Location: The Lighthouse Theatre (111 East 59th between Lexington and Park) Cost: Free
New Directions in Neighborhood Planning & Affordable Housing
Maybe one day I will have $400,000 to buy a one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, but its not looking like that is going to happen anytime soon. Thankfully, there are people out there - like those speaking tonight - who are trying to plan affordable housing and neighborhoods in NYC area. Come out and here what they have to say.
Date: Monday, September 12th Time: 5:30pm (reception) 6:00–7:30pm (program) Location: Center for Architecture (536 LaGuardia Place btwn West 3rd & Bleecker ) Cost: Free
Bereavement Art Therapy for Children and Adolescents
"This lecture focuses on art therapy interventions and treatment for children and adolescents with a sudden death or the anticipation of death. The audience will learn the developmental stages of children and adolescents’ understanding of death and dying. A variety of art therapy approaches will be presented along with case presentations."
Date: Monday, September 12th Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Venue: SVA (132 West 21st Street, 3rd floor) Cost: Free. Attendees must RSVP at 212.592.2610.
Its a free comedy showcase featuring some great comedians including Jesse Joyce, Bob Powers(www.girlsarepretty.com), Liam McEneaney (Premium Blend), Tom Shillue (Comedy Central Presents), and Demetri Martin (Comedy Central Presents). A great alternative to another night in the bar.
Date: Monday, September 12th Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Lolita (266 Broome Street at Allen) Cost: Free
We've be hunting down Screw parties in NYC for a few months now and - if you are yet to see what we are all hyped about - tonight is a good chance to see. Local star DJ Elle and Houston's own DJ Chill take to the tables as we put on our best blunted gangsta faces and down some free harp beers.
Date: Monday, September 12th Time: 10:00pm Location: Sway (305 Spring St. btwn Greenwich & Hudson Cost: $5 for the DJ
Damian "JR GONG" Marley will be preforming at Virgin Mega Store at 11 tonight in honor of his new album, Welcome to Jamrock, which is set to be released at midnight. We always tell you to arrive early for theses things, but this time we really mean it! They are only letting in the first 175 people.
Date: Monday, September 12th Time: 11pm Venue: Virgin Mega Store, Union Square and 14th Cost: Free
I've said it before... Erez Sabag's photography is amazing. I had the pleasure of working on one photoshoot with this man and his eye is phenominal. Over the last few years he has been compiling a series of images of people that he meets around the city in their favorite tee shirt. The "My Favorite Tee Shirt" project is on exhibit once again this time at super swanky Marquee. Come for the awesome photos... stay for the bevy of models and free drinks.
Date: Tuesday, September 13th Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Marquee (289 Tenth Ave at 27th) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Do You Like Stuff? investigates the exploding mass of information that inundates our current reality. From a paranoid desire to make order out of chaos or a brave embrace of entropy, this exhibition focuses on artists with inventive practices of collecting, cataloging and presenting masses of stuff. The young artists presented in Do You Like Stuff? deal with an ever-growing ‘whole’ that has reached gloriously monstrous heights with the current chaotic ordering of digital information."
Date: Tuesday, September 13th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location:The Swiss Institute (495 Broadway between Broome and Spring, 3rd Floor) Cost: Free
Part 1: How We See Culture: "Impermanence may be the only permanent characteristic of the 21st century. New urban landscapes are rapidly evolving in response to tides of immigration; at the same time, new geographies are mapped everyday on the internet. How can we talk about these new cultures? This lecture considers what culture is, how it works, how we see it. Specifically, it will explore the ways in which objects and images take on value and negotiate between their social and aesthetic frameworks."
Date: Tuesday, September 13th Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: Parsons, Tishman Auditorium (66 W. 12th St.) Cost: Free
Tonight is the Opening Party of anOTHER T.SHIRT COMPETITION which opens tomorrow. The show looks like a good one, full of limited edition tees to get your fill. But tonight is the party. There's free beer from 7 - 8 and music from Pete Hahn (turntable lab) and DJ Woody. Make sure you check out the exhibit tomorrow.
Date: Tuesday, September 13th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Salon (505 West Street at the corner of Jane and West Side Highway)
Cost: Free
Here's a chance to catch some big hitters in a small space. Evil Dee, Rob Swift, and KJ Butta take to the tables while the whole thing is hosted by Jeru the Damaja. Think its free but don't hold it against me. [swiped from Tools of War]
Date: Tuesday, September 13th Time: 9:00pm - 2:00am. Location: Morrisey Park (121 St. Marks Place between 1st & Ave. A) Cost: ???
Its that time of the month again... Pay to Cum invades the LES with Baltimore Club, Screw, and all things good to get down and dirty to. Plus, there are TWO open bars (10-11 and 1:30-2:30) and lots of goodies being given away. Pretty sweet deal... not to be missed.
Date: Tuesday, September 13th Time: 10:00pm Location: Kush (191 Chrystie between Stanton and Rivington) Cost: Free with RSVP
Djs, Cocktails, CMJ Madness. This will be like the rebirth of the trucker hat in a whole room of DJs playing their favorite tracks from "Sounds of the 80's" and "Totally 90's" back to back. Honestly, I think tha Time Life's infomercial record label is secretly sponsoring Vice. Oh, and I think there are only free energy drinks which is kind of lame too because then you end up all hopped up and confused like when there is sparks open bar.
Date: Tuesday, September 13th Time: 10pm - 4am Location: Movida (28 7th Ave South) Cost: Free with RSVP
This exhibition will celebrate the creation of a new campus center at Parsons, the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, designed by Lyn Rice Architects. The design of the center will create a new street-level presence for the school at its Fifth Avenue and 13th Street location.
The center will feature public gathering spaces, state-of-the-art galleries, lecture and meeting spaces, a design store, and a new home for the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Archives, a significant collection of drawings, photographs, letters, and objects documenting 20th century design. The exhibition will preview the new center through drawings, models and full-size mock ups of construction details. In addition, Parsons will highlight current and recent work by Lyn Rice Architects, including the Dia:Beacon, and introduce the center’s benefactor, the noted philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television.
Date: Wed, Sep 14 ( Through Tue, Nov 8) Time: Galleries open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Venue: 66 Fifth Ave. Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries Cost: Free
Its great when CMJ comes to town, there are always a ton of shows some of which are free! On that note, try to sneak out for a long lunch at work today and head over to Cake Shop for the Roir party featuring Dub Trio, Badawi w/ Honeychild, Dufus, Hopewell and Dr. Israel w/ Dreadtone Int'l. I recommend you don't go too crazy on the $1 Rheingold though, your boss my get suspicious!
"Jeanne Silverthorne presents her objects as elements in a system of careful analysis or communication: sometimes as pictures in cast-rubber frames, sometimes as parts of a network of rubber pipes and wires. The new scale or context can render images unrecognizable and abstract, placing them in a new poetic realm of subjective interpretation. Silverthorne has exhibited in many galleries and museums in Europe and the United States." Tonight she talks about getting it done.
Back in middle school I guess it is, you learn about the Bill of Right and Civil Liberities, etc. In case you have forgetten any of this, the Manhattan Libertarian Party has set up a screening of the film, Unconstitutional. The film "reveals how paranoia, fear and racial and ethnic profiling have led to the subjugation of our constitutional rights, without protecting us from future terrorist attack. Through personal stories, the film explores how detentions and police infiltration of ordinary Americans has been based solely on unconstitutional directives from the White House and the Justice Department." A discussion with Udi Ofer of the NYCLU will follow.
Date: Wednesday, September 14th Time: 7:30pm Venue: Ukrainian East Village Restaurant , 140 Second Avenue Cost: Free with RSVP
If there is one thing you can for sure about us FreeNYC folks is that we love us some reggae, dub, dancehall, etc. If these things interest you as well, check out this monthly party at Manhatta. Tonight for your listening pleasure resident DJs Chicus & Apeanaut, DRM, and Karl Injex bring you the sounds of Rockers, Dancehall, Roots, Deep Reggae and other Jamaican inspired grooves.
Date: Wednesday, September 14th Time: 9pm - 2am Venue: Manhatta, 316 Bowery Cost: $3 or Free with the flyer above
If you are already going to be Pianos for the CMJ shows tonight (or even if you aren't) go upstairs for Junior Sanchez, Blake of Moving Units, Gerald, and Oil. CMJ may be nearly free, but this is completely free.
When I was a kid, I used to love coming to the San Gennaro. The games, the food, the Italian community, the food! Nowadays, I am sad to say that it is little more than another street carnival. The food is still great, and the effort is still there to put together that old world charm and bring alive the Little Italy community. My suggestion is to go early, grab your sausage and peppers or mozzareppa (sp?) and be on your way. Early dinners on the weekdays are also recommended. If, however, you are new to New York then this is an experience that you should not miss. Full Schedule here. Continues through the 25th.
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: all day, all night Venue: Mulberry street, Little Italy Cost: Free
Giant Step has put together a bit of a dance rock showcase this time around with Suffrajett and Stiffed. I'm not familiar with either band but it is rare that the Giant Step crew ever lead me astray so if you are looking to hear something new then this might be a good bet. Free Rheingold from 6-8. Artist bio's after the fold.
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Venue: SOB's (204 Varick Street at Houston) Cost: Free
Suffrajett (Giant Step Records)
On their new self-titled EP Suffrajett incorporates rock jams, heavy funk basslines and aggressive rhythms with leadsinger/power girl Simi providing searing vocals for your aural pleasure. "Suffrajett ignores the hot air infusion and simply concentrates on creating great rock songs that will make you want to fight, love, scream, cry, jump, run, and sing-along." - GenArt
Stiffed (Outlook Music)
'Burned Again,' is Stiffed's eagerly anticipated debut full length and offers 15 anthems that turn tales of getting screwed over into a punk rock dance party for the end of Summer. From the caffeinated pop of "A Day with Andrew" to the laid back bass of "Your Voice" to the punk assault of "Soon Enough", the album delivers on all the things the EP hinted at.
This is a late entry but a good one. food, djs, and drinks down at the new Bloomindale's in soho. Plus, Mint and Serf are going to throwing up some original work. A nice after work jump off.
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue: Bloomingdales' Soho (504 Broadway between Broome and Spring) Cost: Free with RSVP
Getty Images is hosting " Behind the Lens series event featuring exhibitions and presentations from the unique perspectives of photographers Dave Hogan, Chris Hondros and William Lamson.
You will see some of their most powerful images. The photographers will share their personal experiences behind the lens, offering an insider’s view into what inspires them to create some of the most compelling imagery we know."
All three photographers will be on hand and drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: 6:30pm - 10pm Venue: Peter White Studios, 601 W. 26th St., 14th Fl. Cost: Free with RSVP
While the president claims the jury is still out on global warming, the rest of us are actually concered about how humans have impacted the environment and the atmosphere. This evening, Thomas H. Wysmuller, retired meteorologist (weather scientist) formerly with NASA, tells us what the really effects of global warming are and answers some of our questions. How will global warming cause the next ice age to occur in this century? How does global warming increase hurricanes'power and what can we do to stop it?
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: 6:45 (pleasae arrive early) Venue: Friends Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place (on 15th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Cost: Free
Powerhouse was so excited about their new book Made in the UK: Music with Attitde, 1977-1983 that they put together an exhibition and opening party fot the photographer, Janette Beckman. Oh, and did I mention complimentary cocktails? Get a tatse of the exhibit from part of the artists statement...
"Once upon a time in the UK, before MTV and big business took over the music industry, before people became obsessed with money, before the time of stylists and expensive designer labels, when bands had total artistic control, anything seemed possible, there were no rules and they were making it up as they went along... The bands were just like us, a mix of mostly working-class kids and former art students. There were no publicists to keep you away from the band; you traveled with them on the coach, hung out in the bar, ate in the ‘caff,’ went to the sound check, and poked your camera wherever you could."
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: The powerHouse Gallery, 68 Charlton St Cost:Free with RSVP
"In conjunction with the announcement of the second annual A/L Light & Architecture Design Awards, please join the New York area award winners for a roundtable discussion on current issues in lighting design. The participants will include Paul Gregory from Focus Lighting, Francesca Bettridge and Steven Bernstein from Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design in New York City, and Paul Zaferiou and Keith Yancey from Lam Partners in Cambridge MA."
Date: Thursday, September 15th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Eugene Lang Student Center, New School (55 West 13th) Cost: Free
These people hang out at Mad River Bar (so says their email). If you want to hang out with people like them, then go by for the 2hr open bar tonight. They have flat screen tvs and play football all day on Sunday too. Open bar from 7 - 9.
Date: Thursday, September 25th Time: 7:00pm Location: Mad River Bar and Grille (1442 3rd Ave at 82nd) Cost: Free
Drunken Careening Writers is back this month with their literary series. Each month, authors read their works to an anxious audience in the often overlooked KGB bar. This is a great chance to hear something new if you are looking for some back to school reading. Tonight features works by Thaddeus Rutkowski, Ed Hamilton, and a short play by Kathleen Warnock. More info on the authors after the fold.
Date: Thursday, September 15th
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: KGB Bar (85 East 4th Street)
Cost: Free
"ED HAMILTON was born in Atlanta GA and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. His short stories have appeared in SoMa Literary Review, River Walk Journal, Modern Drunkard, The Journal of Kentucky Studies, and Exquisite Corpse. His fiction is forthcoming in The Banana King and The Pikeville Review.
THADDEUS RUTKOWSKI's forthcoming novel is Tetched (Behler Publications). He is a graduate of Cornell University and The Johns Hopkins University. His novel, Roughhouse (Kaya Press), was a finalist for the Members' Choice of the Asian American Literary Awards. His work has been anthologized in Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images (Coffee House), Sweet Jesus: Poems About the Ultimate Icon (Anthology Editions), The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Thunder's Mouth), and The Naughty Bits: Columns from Nerve.com (Three Rivers/Crown). His stories have appeared in Fiction, American Letters and Commentary, Asian Pacific American Journal, Rattapallax, Columbia Review, CutBank and other magazines. He teaches fiction writing at the Writer's Voice of the West Side YMCA. He has been a resident at Yaddo, MacDowell and other colonies and has written book reviews for The New York Times and other papers. He has won the Friday slam at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and was selected to read in the former home of East German President Erich Honecker in Berlin.
And well, modesty prevents me from... oh, all right. Along with my year-plus of hosting "Drunken! Careening! Writers!" I am a writer and editor. My play, "Grieving for Genevieve," was featured this summer in the Midtown International Theater Festival. My story, "Last Call," is in the current Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly. My alter ego, Kyle Walker, writes erotica and acts. Kyle's work appears in Best Lesbian Erotica 2003-2006 and in Best of the Best Lesbian Erotica 2. Kyle also appeared in Ed Valentine's play "Women Behind the Bush" for En Avant Playwrights."
So much going on with this event... Ann Arbor, Michigan's Ghostly International support this fantastic blend of down and dirty housey techno (not to be confused with tech house). Tonight, in honor of CMJ, they bring some of their big hitters to a small space. On the decks are Derek Plaslaiko and Jeffrey "Menergy" Sfire with support from locals g.rzizo and freakdat! Free Vitamin Water all night and free vodka/beer open bar (probably from 10 - 11 but don't hold me to it). Its gonna be one sweaty Thursday night!
Visions of the impending apocolypse, the CMJ afterparty for Skeleton and the Girl-Faced Boys. Featuring DJS Resident DJs: Alex "Apocalypse" Chow[Entertainment Weekly], Ryan "Mr. Blackli$t" Rayhill [Rockstar Games], ShealKillYou [HAUS, Crucial Get Down], Helen Forsdale [Joshua Zucker of Prosaics]. With Guest DJ Lion Fever [Dim Mak Records]. Free vitaminwater.
Date: Thursday, 15 September 2005 Time: 10pm-4am Venue: Happy Ending Lounge: 302 Broome Street btwn Forsyth and Eldridge Cost: Free
PLEASE NOTE: This was an error on our part (or tricky promotion). This event is, in fact $15 or $12 reduced with Flyer. We apologize in advance for getting anyone's hopes up. - Chris, publisher
Hooray for girl DJs! Tonight at Ciello the ladies are in town for the first stop on the Beauty and the Beats tour. DJ Collette, Reid Speed and J-Philip will be on hand to entertain you. The event is free, but there is NO guestlist. Translation: the place is going to be packed, get there EARLY!
Date: Thursday, September 25th Time: 11pm - 4am Venue: Ciello, 18 Little West 12th Cost:Free $15!!!
So while summer is kinda over, BBQs live on! Beautiful/Decay, Planetary and CMJ have joined forces to bring you a Friday afternoon filled with meat, music from DJs Hutz and Synapse and a lil open bar action. You MUST print and bring the above flyer for addmission!
Date: Friday, September 16th Time: 3pm - 7pm Venue: The Delancy Cost: Free (with flyer)
It seems that everyone is big on these double openings these days. This time it is The Drawing Center's turn. First its LineAge, a selection of 9 emerging artists who "explore the genealogy of the drawn line in terms of formal development, biographical content, or demarcations of identity." Then its Looking at the Spirits: Peter Minshall's Carnival Drawings which features small intense sketches such as the one above. Both continue through October 29th.
Date: Friday, September 16th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: The Drawing Center (35 Wooster Street between Broome and Grand) Cost: Free
I love Laurie Anderson's work so here is your chance to catch her newest video installation... “For the last year I’ve been on the road with a solo performance. Every night another theater, another hotel room. As the months went on my dreams became wild, relentless. Headless singing squirrels, vast spaces, bizarre clatterings, I began to draw these dreams literally out of self defense. The more I drew, the more they began to look like story boards. So I made a movie.”
Date: Friday, September 16th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location:Sean Kelly Gallery (528 West 29th) Cost: Free
"The question that these artists pose is, at the end of the day, as simple as it is sounds: knowing that we are destined to an inescapable end, why do we invent systems, types of relations that are absolutely destructive and, ultimately, suicidal? This exhibition will showcase a new series of photographs, paintings, drawings, sculpture and video. The Stanikas remain equally faithful to their understanding and masterful knowledge of each of these media, while not seeking to develop a “style” recognizable and designed immediately to offer a “product” tailored solely to the market place." Continues through October 22nd
Date: Friday, September 16th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location:White Box (525 West 26th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues) Cost: Free
"See the LARGEST TESLA COIL ON THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN. Feel amazing Electric Mayhem. Feast your eyes on lightning bolts, your ears on the sound of air molecules being zapped, Smell the fresh sent of ozone. Learn a little something about the forgotten genius Nikola Tesla. Join collective:unconscious creative directors Gecko Saccomanno and Jamie Mereness, who is also the master of the high energy physics lab at Collective: Unconscious and special guests in a tribute to Tesla.!" This is the last one of these ever so get it now while the getting is good.
"Urban Glass, in Ft. Greene, which is the country's largest public glass facility, will be having their ROCK THE HOT SHOP, featuring three great Brooklyn bands playing in front of the epic scenery of kilns & glass blowing furnaces: APOTHECARY HYMNS (psych/folk/rock), ELECTROLYTE (farfisa-driven instrumental surf) and ST. CHRISTOPHER & THE SLEEPING DOORMEN (roky erickson-via-david byrne art punk)." Unlimited Magic Hat and Sierra Nevada make the cover well worth it
So we told you all about this the first time around, so we figured you may want to check out Beats N' Culture 2. Tonight at Red and Black in the 'Burg check out DJs Lion Dub, Amadeus, Bigears and Archive spinning reggae, dancehall and ragga jungle bashment all night long.
Date: Friday, September 16th Time: 10pm - 4am Venue: Red and Black, 135 N 5th, Williamsburg Cost: Free
Justin at New Release was right on point about DIW Magazine's party tonight... "I don’t think I’ve seen a better line up for a CMJ show this week." Kudu and The Glass along are reason to step out and watch them make some of the best live dance music floating around NYC right now. The rest of the sounds will round out the evening with a little bit of rock, a little bit of laptop, in a little bitty space. But you probably shouldn't go as Mo Pitkins only fits about 150 people and if you show up there will be no room for me. Why am I even telling you about this then? Because I like you THAT MUCH.
Date: Friday, September 16th Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Venue: Mo Pitkins (34 Ave A btw 2nd and 3rd) Cost: Free
So maybe I'm not Italian by blood, but with a step father whose family has owned a bakery in Philadelphia's Italian Market for over a hundred years now and my love for bocce ball, I think I may be Italian by adoption or something. Anyway, the point here is, that this weekend is the Annual Citywide Bocce Tournament. Here is everything you need to know...
"September 17th Preliminary Locations:
Bronx: Pelham Bay Park--Bruckner Expwy and Middleton Road
Staten Island: South Beach--Father Capadanno Blvd. and Doty Ave.
Queens: Juniper Valley Park--Dry Harbor Road and 63rd Drive
Brooklyn: Marine Park--Fillmore Ave. between Stuart and E. 32nd Street
September 18th Tournament Finals:
Staten Island: South Beach--Father Capadanno Blvd. and Doty Ave.
Registration is free. Teams can register beginning at 8:30 at each of the preliminary locations."
Date: September 17th - 18th Time: 8:30am Location: Various Parks Cost: Free
Its time again for the Brooklyn Pie Social. Come out and try tasty pies all day along with face painting, lemonade, and fun for the whole family. The pies work on a price structure that involves you getting your crafty hipster self in the kitchen. Bake up 2 pies, and bring them along and you get to taste 5 pies for $5. Bake 1 pie and the 5 pies will cost you $10. Being too cool for school and arriving sans pie will cost you a big $25 for the tasting. Fill out the form here to apply. All event proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and help bring free public programming to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Venue: Main Street at Brooklyn Bridge Park (directions) Cost: Free to attend
You'd be crazy to go somewhere else for a block party this weekend. Seriously. Why miss out on that good ol' High Line and fabulous Chelsea fun? Today, come to the Kitchen High Line Block Party. The flyer really says it all. But don't forget that it's put on by Friends of the High Line which is a non-profit that keeps that elevated rail from becoming part of the West Side Highway/a new subway/a skyscraper. Go party on the block and be a friend of the high line.
Date: Saturday, September 17 Time: 12-6 pm Venue: West 19th Street between 10th and 11th avenues Cost: Free
"History you can touch! Harvest and cook potatoes, churn butter, make apple cider, watch a spinster spinning flax into linen thread, and make instruments from gourds. Lefferts Historic House. Free!"
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Location:Lefferts Historic House (Near Flatbush Ave. and Empire Boulevard, Prospect Park) Cost: Free
Today continues the Socrates Sculpture Park's Play Outside series which brings free Shakespeare the fields of Long Island City. Tonights performance is Princess, Circus Amok’s newest spectacle features a madcap search for the mystery Pussy Princess as the company untangles the history of eminent domain, gentrification, rent control and other housing issues contributing to the changing shape of New York City. Presented as part of the Back to School event."
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 3:00pm Location: Socrates Sculpture Park (32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC) Cost: Free
This week check out Floating Island to travel around Manhattan by Robert Smithson. "Never realized during the artist’s lifetime, Floating Island is a 30 x 90-foot barge landscaped with earth, rocks, and native trees and shrubs, towed by a tugboat around the island of Manhattan. The fabricated “island” will be on view from September 17 to 25, visible to millions of residents, commuters, and visitors along the Hudson and East Rivers." While you have eight days to cath up with the island, tonight is the opening reception. The Floating Island will circle Manhattan on September 18th, 24th and 25th.
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 5pm - 7pm Location: info given when you RSVP Cost: Free with RSVP
Giant Robot New York is proud to announce Roda, a solo show with Eric Yi Feng. Eric Yi Feng will be exhibiting drawings and animations based on his current venture called Roda. [more after the fold]
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm Location: Giant Robot (437 East 9th Street) Cost: Free
Eric Yi Feng, a.k.a. feric, began his formal art training at the age of 12 in Taiwan. In attending New York City's School of Visual Arts to study film, video, and animation, feric was awarded honors for his thesis project "Inside Out" - an animation that propelled him into involvement with the feature film Final Fantasy. On a more personal level, feric produced a standout graphic book in 2004 based on his concept "Fevolution" - a fusion of fantasy and evolution which harmoniously marries the ideas of organics, mechanics, and Buddhist philosphy. His delicate artwork is very precise; it is simple and clean, yet intricate with geometric shapes, fine lines, and complimentary layers.
feric continues his series of work balancing technology and nature with his current project Roda, a graphic story about a hybrid robot / Buddha esque character. Roda will explore conceptual art and environmental design while developing figures and principles existing in a mystical world that feric refers to as a digital forrest. From September 17 to October 19, 2005, feric's art show at Giant Robot will give us a preview of what is to come with this unique project in the making.
"In September of 2005 Flux Factory will present Almost Something, a show of subtle, beautiful, and often-strange original works. Artists include Yuji Oshima, Robert McCarren, Reuben Lorch-Miller, Nick Normal, Elodie Huet, Eric Baudart, Jayeon Kwon, Miwa Koizumi, Celine Coville, Kerry Downey, Stefany Anne Golberg, and Marco Scoffier."
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Flux Factory (LIC, click for directions) Cost: Free
DUMBO's Smack Mellon gallery is having a little party in honor of their relocation. There will be cocktails (with a $3 "suggested donation"), video projections, a DJ, and a sneak preview of the new space.
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 7:30pm - 12:00am Venue: Smack Mellon (56 Water Street, DUMBO) Cost: Free
So after the great time we had at the last Triple 5 party we went to for Soul Sessions, and the good looks of this one, it has left me questionsing how people ever went out before T5S existed. Anyway, they have decided to take all of their Soul Session artists on tour, making a stop at Brooklyn's Southpaw tonight. Holdin' it down in BK will be Bun B, Hollertronix, DJ Assult and Spank Rock! Get ready to dance all night!
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 9pm - 4am Location: Southpaw Cost: Free, but you MUST RSVP as well as pick up a hard copy of the invite at Atrium from 3-5pm the day of.
"A dazzling and notorious bicycle tour of lower Manhattan that includes New York's legendary Five Points (scene of Scorcese's movie Gangs of New York), the world's largest gold vault, and arguably the single most important place in our nation's history. Stops to look at sites and old photographs."
Date: Saturday, September 17th Time: 10:00 pm Location: Meet at the Manhattan entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge (southwest corner of Chambers and Centre Street/Park Row) Cost: Free
... and that CMJ is in town! Ok so maybe we can't hit up all the shows we want to for monitary reasons, but we sure know how to rock the free after parties! Tonight, BPM and Vapors bring you the CMJ Afterparty at Pianos. Can you say Stretch Armstrong, Jus Ske, Paul Epworth, Steve Aoki Kid Millionarie, Junior Snachez and Kidwave. There doesn't seem to be set times, I think they are just gonna take turns on the decks all night. Promises to be a good time!
Date: Saturday, Septmeber 17th Time: 1am - 4am Venue: Pianos's Cost: Free with RSVP (before Friday at 5pm)
[Ignore the fact that their flyer says Wednesday. It's actually Saturday. Haha, how they missed that is beyond me! -Lindsay]
So even though it was 90 degrees all week long, its is September, and autumn is on its way. It's almost time for apple and pumpkin picking! In the mean time though, check out the The Autumn Moon Festival.
"The Autumn Moon Festival is a major holiday in most Asian communities all over the world. Traditionally, the Autumn Moon Festival takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, the time of year when the moon is at its fullest and brightest, marking the ideal time to celebrate the abundance of the summer's harvest. Round mooncakes made of flaked pastry are baked and enjoyed, ornate lanterns are displayed and people are encouraged to come out of their homes and bask in the glow of the full moon.
This year's event will take place on the actual day of the mid-Autumn full moon. Chinatown will celebrate the Autumn Moon tradition with traditional and contemporary cultural performances, lion dances, games and children's activities. Enjoy free "moon cake" tastings and take part in the festival's annual "riddle contest."
Date: Sunday, September 18th Time: 11:30am - 5pm Location: Mott Street (between Bayard and Canal) Cost: Free
[I think my idea of "moon cakes" is totally different from theirs! haha. -Lindsay]
"Wooster Collective founders, Marc and Sara Schiller, will lead a special guided tour of street art and graffiti through downtown Manhattan. The route includes pieces from a wide range of artists including The London Police, Faile, Bast, Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Mike Giant, Tats Cru, Skewville, Space Invader, and many more. In addition, you'll see work from some of the true legends of graf and street art including Cost and Revs, and Barry McGee. There's also an original work by the twins, Os Gemeos and a few Banksy rats lurking around."
Date: Sunday, September 18th Time: 12:00pm Location: Wooster Street btw. Grand & Canal Cost: Free
Its an all out Jazzfest in Brooklyn today. “We’re excited to bring some of Brooklyn’s best jazz musicians, Marcus Strickland and Rudresh Mahanthappa and Mark Turner, together under one roof, where jazz lovers can listen to the soulful tunes and musicians can jam together." This event is free but is also a fundraiser for the red cross.
Date: Sunday, September 18th Time: 12:00pm Location: 66 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY Cost: Free (but please donate)
"Riverside Park South invites you to celebrate the final days of Summer On The Hudson at the 3rd Annual West Side County Fair. Welcome the change of seasons at this free, family-friendly community festival featuring carnival rides, a petting zoo, Greenmarket farmer’s market, strolling performers, pony rides, music, traditional country cooking, arts and crafts."
Date: Sunday, September 18th Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Venue: Riverside Park South (Hudson River at W. 68th or W. 72nd Streets) Cost: Free
"Independent film maker Amos Poe, who directed 1976's portrait of the NY punk scene, Blank Generation, Alphabet City, and the Steve Earle documentary, Just An American Boy among others, will screen selections from his work" at Magnetic Fields in Brooklyn tonight. A nice end to the weekend.
Date: Sunday, September 17th Time: 8:00pm Location: Magnetic Fields (97 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Silly Finlandia is trying to mix the Central Park Zoo with a cocktail party. I think that it will just result in either drunken penguins or a polar bear ravaging a hipster (note: I do not condone either). Come and find out with free drinks, food, and Lion King Drummers. "Festive attire please" whatever that means.
Date: Monday, September 19th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Central Park Zoo (enter at 5th Ave adn 64th) Cost: Free with RSVP
If you didn't get enought late nights in this weekend then the 3rd annual Official Opening Party at the Union Square Ballroom is here to keep your weekend going. Quentin Harris, Marlon D, and Jellybean Benitez DJ with special live preformances throughout. Make sure to bring the flyer (above) or is 15 beans.
Date: Monday, September 19th Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am Location: Union Square Ballroom (27 Union Square West) Cost: Free with flyer (for extra security, RSVP)
I have to say that usually when it comes to weekly parties we stop posting them after awhile, but Retail Mafia keeps hooking us up with great Monday nights for us to write about. This week Peanut Butter Wolf and Ted Shred will be kickin it at Sway. And as usual they hook you up free beer from 10 'til 11:30.
Date: Monday, September 19th Time: 10pm - 4am Venue: Sway, 305 Spring Cost: Free
The folks over at White Lie Wines are having a bit of a tasting/preparty tonight in honor of Jennifer Weiner's reading of her newest - Goodnight Nobody - at Barnes and Nobles. Come out and try their "by women for women" white wine and learn how you can submit to the "My White Lie" short story contest which Ms. Weiner will be editing. Me, I'll be the one boy drinking the "by women for women" wine!
Date: Tuesday, Septmeber 19th Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm (book signing at 7) Location: Barnes and Noble (1972 Broadway at 67th St.) Cost: Free with RSVP (must be 21+)
Peace One Day is the story of one man’s attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to officially sanction a global ceasefire day; a day of non-violence; a day of Peace. This documentary charts the remarkable 5-year journey of the filmmaker as he meets heads of state, Noble Peace Laureates, aid agencies, freedom fighters, media moguls, the innocent victims of war and, eventually, everyone who was anyone at the UN. Tonight is your chance to catch a free screening of this powerful documentary. Announcements by director Jeremy Gilley, Jonny Lee Miller, and Angelina Jolie afterwards
Date: Tuesday September 20th Time: Doors at 6:00pm, Screening at 7:45 (please arrive early) Venue: Ziegfeld Theatre (141 West 54th between 6th and 7th) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Join us as Dr. Laura Tyson, former National Economic Advisor to President Clinton and the first female Chairman of The White House Council of Academic Advisors, speaks at The New School."
"An economist interested in “real world” economic problems, Dr. Tyson has earned her reputation as an authority on U.S. economic competitiveness, global markets, and the high-tech industry. She applied her expertise as National Economic Adviser to the President and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors during the first term of the Clinton Presidency and was the highest ranking woman in the Clinton White House. As the nation’s top economic adviser, Dr. Tyson managed all economic policy-making throughout the executive branch."
Date: Tuesday, September 20th Time: 6:00pm Location: New School, Tischman Auditorium (66 West 12th Street) Cost: Free (reservations recommended)
"Impermanence may be the only permanent characteristic of the 21st century. New urban landscapes are rapidly evolving in response to tides of immigration; at the same time, new geographies are mapped everyday on the internet. Goods, services, and images have become their own culture, transforming designers and artists into culture authors. How can we talk about these new cultures? Lectures by anthropologists, historians, and critics will establish a critical framework for case studies drawn from design and visual media."
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France and the Birth of America
"Imagine being seventy years old in the 18th century, setting sail for France with the weight of the American Revolution on your shoulders. Coming from a nation embarked in an imbalanced war with the British, there is an integral need for you to establish an alliance with one of Europe’s dominating superpowers. With no official foreign allies, there is little room for error in a quest to secure the nation’s independence. This pending challenge awaited Benjamin Franklin in 1776 as the nation’s first diplomat. Being that the French government and general beliefs were diametrically opposite to America, the odds were not in his favor. Author of A Great Improvisation, Stacy Schiff unveils a candid story behind Franklin’s grand finale as the nation’s first ambassador."
Date: Tuesday, September 20th Time: 6:30pm Venue: The New-York Historical Society, Museum Store on 2nd Floor (170 Central Park West at 77th Street) Cost: Free
Leave it to british culture lovin' Ben Sherman to make a run at bringing back the good old ska. DJ Isaac Green (possibly of Isaac Green and the Skalars?) man's the tables and Bass provides the drinks. A Punk retrospective last week, two-tone this week? Break out the boots and braces!
Date: Tuesday, September 20th Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Ben Sherman Mansion (860 Broadway at 17th, 5th floor) Cost: Free with RSVP
Today was the realease of his debut full length album, Hell's Winter, so tonight Cage is gonna stop by Virgin Mega Store and preform and sign some albums. Now from my experience these guys travel as a team so expect cameos from your favorite Def jux all-stars like El-P, Aesop Rock and maybe even RJD2. Oh and PS, if any of you know Aesop, hook a girl up!
Date: Tuesday, September 20th Time: 8pm Venue: Virgin Mega Store, Union Square and 14th st Cost: Free
So FreeNYC hit up the Ultra party and now we are posting a party with Dj Soul Slinger, Christian Bruna and Raw Q aka Dj Beau . Proving once again you can take a person out of the party, but you can't take the party out of a person! (Haha I can't believe I just wrote that!) Anyway, tonight Camoflage is celebrating Christian's 30th birthday and 10 years of DJing with all the Jungle and Drum and Bass that one person could need! There is a $5 cover, but it includes a two hour open bar!
Date: Tuesday, September 20th Time: 9pm - 4am Venue: Leopard Lounge/Sin Sin, 5th Street and 2nd Ave Cost: $5
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War Photo Exhibit
World-renowned photographers Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey of the VII agency share images from their recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo tonight. "Their images shed light on the suffering of the Congolese people as they struggle to survive through a war that remains virtually invisible to the outside world.
Date: Wednesday, September 21st Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location:Engine 27 (173 Franklin Street) Cost: Free
"For anyone who’s ever fancied themselves an aspiring art collector, The Pin-UPStairs is the place to begin. Everything in the exhibition is priced under $500, and most pieces are less than $300. All of the work is shown unframed and hung directly on the walls. Unlike other gallery exhibitions, the work is refreshingly cash/credit and carry, allowing buyers to fall in love and purchase a piece of art on the spot that they can take home with them that day. For the cost of a handbag or a pair of shoes, a client can acquire a piece of original art created by an emerging artist."
Date: Wednesday, September 21st Time: 6:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Fanelli (94 Prince Street at Mercer, Buzz #2) Cost: Free
"Famed author of more than a dozen books including such contemporary classics as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of Vanities, and A Man in Full, Tom Wolfe will read from and
discuss his latest novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons. Touré, author of the story collection, The Portable Promised Land, is CNN’s pop culture correspondent and a contributing editor of Rolling Stone. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and many other publications. Touré will read from and discuss his slyly satirical novel, Soul City."
Date: Wednesday, September 21st Time: 6:30pm Location: The Cooper Union, The Great Hall (7 East 7th Street at 3rd) Cost: Free
We are going to need to create a weeklies section for parties like Bang that we love so much we post them every week. Its pack with a good time and has an open vodka bar from 10-11. Go for it!
Date: Wednesday, September 21st Time: 10:00pm Location: China 1 (50 Aveunue B at 4th Street) Cost: Free
Its the "official" Annie party... because after a concert Annie really likes to hang out and get her nails done at the bar while getting real hopped up on free orange cans of Sparks (10 - 11:30)... yeah. DJ Franki Chan, Josh Madden, and Elhaam make it tolerable.
Date: Wednesday, Sept 21st Time: 10:00pm Location: Beauty Bar (231 E 14th St bet 2nd and 3rd) Cost: Free
Its a celebration of all things Bearbrick. Come and check out what will probably be the worlds largest collection of these little lego-esque plastic sculptures by some big hitters such as Unkle, Haze, WK Interact, James Jarvis, and Stash. Now through September 25th. (We slept on this one -thanks Windchill.
Date: Now Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm Location: GBE / Passerby (436 West 15th St) Cost: Free
"TONEFIELD is an audio intervention in the sonic fabric of New York city. Over a large area of the city, in public spaces, a 'field' of tones will be broadcast creating a unique auditory experience for the listening pleasure of the people of New York. Explore the psycho-geographical impact of urban sonics as you drift through the city in an act of spontaneous spatio-temporal composition. Use public space for unsanctioned acts of carefree creativity."
Date: Thursday, September 22st Time: 4:00pm Location:See Site Cost: Free
"Famed graffiti artist EWOK, member of the arts collective MOTUG (Monsters of the Unda-Ground), will be appearing at Kidrobot NY to celebrate the release of his interpretation of Kidrobot's mascot. Kidrobot 6.5, the Gimme Edition, is a vinyl art toy of which only 500 have been made. The toy will be available at the event."
Date: Thursday, September 22nd Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue: Kidrobot NY (126 Prince Street) Cost: Free
Really it's all about the free food this week. Complimentary food and cocktails at this magazine lauch for the ultra-swagger laced NY Moves magazine. This is a good spot to hob nob away from the LES crowd and make new friends. RSVP is a must.
Date: Thursday, September 22nd Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: One (1 Little West 12th St. at 9th Ave) Cost: Free with RSVP
So rumor has it that Thorough Thursday is back again this week. I can't find a flyer anywhere so I am a bit skeptical, but I'm hoping its true because it means they are bringin Blockhead back for round two tonight! Plus as usual, they got you some free beer from 9:30 'til 10:30.
Date: Thursday, September 22nd Time: 9:00pm Venue: Village Underground, 130 W. 3rd Street Cost: Free
The Roundtable Ensemble invites you to a series of live theater readings where professional actors will read both time-honored and modern plays. Tonight's reading features "Eurydice" by Sarah Ruhl. Age-old themes of love, longing and reconciliation take on a whole new meaning in this modern retelling of the classic Greek myth from a woman's perspective. Staged reading directed by Natalie Dvir for The
Roundtable Ensemble.
Date: Friday, September 23rd Time: 12:00pm Venue: The Educational Alliance (344 East 14th Street) Cost: Free
“One of the hottest literary hubs in New York … the bookstore salon that the city has been missing." - New York Times
It's time to dig up those old books, trinkets, or that piece of old fashioned pornography you found on the street with encrusted jewels around the edges because FOUND magazine is coming for YOU! On Friday, September 23 at 7PM, Housing Works will welcome Davy Rothbartand his brother, Peter, to the Bookstore Café for a rowdy and boisterous event as part of their ambitious 51 city tour. In their continued quest to collect stellar finds for the irreverent and hilarious FOUND Magazine, called "a powerful fix for the thinking voyeur" by The Boston Globe, Davy and Peter will share their latest and greatest “finds” as well as some of their all time favorites and Peter will wow the audience with some of his lovely and lewd songs based on FOUND stuff. Davy will also read a story from his new collection, the critically acclaimed The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas(Simon & Schuster/Touchstone). Both Peter and Davy will be available after the event to answer questions and sign books. Old books are encouraged for entrance.
Date: Friday September 23 Time: 7:00pm Venue: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe (126 Crosby Street between Houston and Prince) Cost: Free
There is this secret goth/80's party that goes down every Friday in Newark NJ at an undisclosed location that I can't tell you about. But what I CAN tell you is another dark 80's party tonight at Luke and Leroy. Expect Bauhaus, The Cure, and Morrisey tunes and (if your lucky and the DJs are cool) some Ministry, KMFDM, Front 242, and Nitzer Ebb.
Date: Friday, September 23rd Time: 10:00pm Location: Luke and Leroy (7th Ave betwen Leroy and Carmine) Cost: Free
Friday's are lame. The bars are packed, the drinks are expensive, NYU girls are puking all over the street corners and you won't dare step foot in your local jaunts (or jawns if you got Philly style) because the turn lame at the end of the work week. Thankfully, the crew over at Beat Club keep bringing us a great, crowded-but-not-too-crowded, party each week with free beer AND free pizza (but not at the same time). Its all things 80's and 90's on the table from old school house to new wave madness as Rich Juzwiak joins in the fun and there is free beer from 1am - 2am. So after you are over being "so over" Union Pool (and going there anyway) then check this out.
Oh, and special Williamburg moment I heard out of my window last night, just for your enjoyment....
girl: "so I was talking to this girl at vice the other day..."
boy: "I.. Fucking... Love... Vice. Do you remember when they were doing the issues like... 2 years ago and..."
girl: "I have been reading Vice for fucking seven years, okay"
Date: Friday, September 25th Time: 10:00pm Location: Capones's (221 N 9th between Roebling and Driggs, Williamsburg) Cost: Free
Noah Champion and DJ Good Times are taking it way late night at what was once Plant Bar (yeah... I am still not over it) at this after party. Party starts super late but there is free Red Stripe to keep you going.
Date: Friday, September 23th Time: 2:00am Location: Hanger Bar (217 East 3rd between B & C) Cost: Free
CultureFest is a free family-friendly celebration of New York City's diverse cultural offerings. There will be two stages with over 100 live performers including theatre, dance, opera, jazz, classical and "ethinic performances" [sic]. Check the site including performances and activities from nearly 100 of the city's best-known arts and cultural organizations. Two stages host live performances from the worlds of theater, dance, opera, jazz, and classical and ethnic music., Check the site for full info. Continues Sunday.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 11:00am - 5:30pm Location: Battery Park Cost: Free
The summer refuses to give in as the Deedle Deedle Dees, DJ Emskee, ADDJ Padati, and DJ Obah provide an audio backdrop the the fun-for-the whole-family arts and crafts projects at the DUMBO Community Block Party. There is beer , BBQ, and pizza from Front St. Pizza on hand from the big kids and with the crew from Halcyon behind it, you know it will be a good time.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 12:00pm - dusk Location: Pier St. between Front St. and Water St. Cost: Free
Today continues the Socrates Sculpture Park's Play Outside series which brings free Shakespeare the fields of Long Island City. Tonight's double performance starts with A Winter's Tale in which the "Magis Theatre Company adapts Shakepeare’s tragic comedy with clowns, hippies, stuffy Boston bureaucrats, music and dancing." Following that, at 5pm, is the classic Romeo and Juliet. "New Perspectives Theatre Company, an award-winning, multi-racial company, presents this classic love story by Shakespeare."
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 2:00pm Location: Socrates Sculpture Park (32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC) Cost: Free
Okay, this play (shut up) changed my life. Yeah, I am a sappy suburban hippie dude (2nd time I called myself that this week) but there is a certain power and struggle withing the lines of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (by Ntozake Shange) that is both gripping and generation defining. "Seven African-American women share the stories, the songs, the history and the daily realities of their lives in this choreopoem masterpiece." If you have never read it, read it, if you are in the city today then it is totally worth attending this staged reading.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 3:00pm (tickets given out starting at 1:00pm) Location:The Public Theatre (425 Lafayette) Cost: Free with Reservation (call 212-260-2400)
Come hear about Chrstina Adams's new book . She'll be reading from it and signing books, which is really exciting. What's even better is that her book is something you'll probably end up buying since it tells the riveting tale of her son's diagnosis of autism and how she and her husband essentially saved their son from the disease. Riveting, it is.
Date: Monday, September 24 Time: 3 pm, which is a weird time for a book reading, but take a late lunch and you might catch it. Venue: Barnes&Noble, Lincoln Center, 1972 Broadway (63rd Street or so) Cost: Free
Brooklyn Collective is opening their doors tonight as several of their artists will be showing (and probably selling) works including jewlery, fashion, paiting, mixed media, sculpture, and photography. There will be "food, music, and dancing" both at their space and Lido Bar right next door (which will be housing an open bar and refreshments from 5 - 7)
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 5:00pm Location: Brooklyn Collective Artisan Gallery (198 Columbia Street between Sackett and Degraw) Cost: Free with RSVP
Brooklyn Collective was established in response to the need for a space where craftsmen can showcase their work free from the pressures of mass-market retail. Through a cooperative effort, the collective seeks to push the boundaries of art and design, offering the public a unique view into what designers are capable of when they are given creative freedom.
"Where Eagles Dare," is an exhibition of paintings, concentrating on New York City urban life and suburban California, by former graffiti artist Sage Vaughn. Whether its birds repping Baseball teams or suburban children wandering through the ghetto, Vaugn balances contrasting elements that make us consider our geographical boundries and domesticated histories. "The theme running through the series speaks of wild animals being partially domesticated and children going feral." Contines through October 29th
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location:Dactyl (64 Grand Street) Cost: Free
Haloween is still a month away, but the people over at the MF Gallery are like really excited about it, it seems. Their 3rd Annual Halloween Art Show opened last weekend, but tonight is there opening reception. The show will feature work from Lisa Petrucci, Dave Burke, John John Jesse, Eric Pigors, Stephen Blickenstaff, Bob Scott, Derek Hendrickson, Molly Crabapple, Mitch O'Connell, Axel, Douglas Thompson X, Joe Simko, MAGMO, John Detrich, Frank Russo and Martina Secondo Russo. Anyone is really down with Halloween and shows up in costume will get "free treats," whatever that means.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 7pm - 10pm Venue: MF Gallery, 157 Rivington St Cost: Free
What do you get when you mix art and skateboarding? Hot Boys! Uh, oops, wrong answer. What I meant was Mathew Terwillger, Ryan Gee, Zer, Tim Artz, Jesse Geller, Skrew MSK and Earsnot showing their stuff on the walls of KCDC Skate Shop while the local dudes skate the shop's mini ramp. Expect boys, skateboards, art, and maybe some cheap beers.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 8pm - 12am Location: KCDC Skate Shop, 99 N. 10th, Williamsburg Cost: Free
Each Saturday night during the course of Flux Factory'sAlmost Something exhibition, they will be presenting musicians and sound artists whose work is better suited to be performed in front of a live audience than prerecorded. Tonight, the first night, features The Barker Trio and the Moritz, McLellan, Wooley Trio both playing some sort of spontaneous, improvised sounds. More on the bands after the fold.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 8:30pm Location:Flux Factory (38-38 43rd Street, LIC)
New York City, New York 11101 Cost: Free
BARKER TRIO: 8:30 - 10pm
Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Barker, steps from behind the drumkit to present this new trio with Welf Dorr, and Brian Osbourne. With influences ranging from Karheinz Stockhausen to the North American frog, this new trio will explore the new silence and the spontaneous eruptions hidden within.
Moritz, McLellan, &Wooley Trio: 10pm - late
Listeners who are conscious of the silence they rupture with their free jazz improvisations and delicate swings from the rhythmic to sonic landscape. This Brooklyn based collaboration of John McLellan on drums, Nate Wooley on trumpet and Jonathan Moritz on sax will be performing at night during the show. From their site, "[we have] created a whole new improvised sound together based on principals of composition, development, time and most of all, care."
Another Saturday, another Curl... Tonight at Morrisey Park catch resident DJ Jan Lo aka J.ButtaMaxwell with this week special guests DJ Moe Choi and Special Needs spinning records in honor of Derek Lo's bday!
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 10:00 pm - 4:00 am Venue: Morrisey Park, 121 St. Marks Place Cost: Free
Long ago, way back in the day of fall 2004, we were hittin' up the Stinger Club in BK for Debassed, but as some of you may know, it seems Stinger has closed its doors. So now in their new home, Debassed is back and promising some booty shaking fun. DJ Mark Salinger and Dr. Wundt welcome this week's guest DJ Christy Love as they all will spin crazy, dirty booty bass from Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, NYC and of course the Dirty South.
Date: Saturday, September 24th Time: 11pm - 4am Venue: Red and Black, 135 N. 5th Williamsburg Cost: Free
"The Broadway Flea Market, held each September in Shubert Alley, brings out the biggest and brightest stars from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Dance and daytime television to greet fans and sell memorabilia. Casts and company members of dozens of shows are joined by theatrical unions and guilds, producing organizations, local merchants, and many other groups to sell costume pieces, autographs, original scripts, rare photographs, and so much more. The event also includes the Celebrity Table, where celebrities gather throughout the day to sign autographs and pose for photos in exchange for donations. The highlight of the Flea Market is the Grand Auction, in which singular items and opportunities such as walk-on roles in Broadway shows, television programs and films are available to the highest bidder."
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 10:00am - 7:00pm Location: Shubert Alley at 44th St. Cost: Free
Come to Brooklyn on Sunday "for the gigantic Atlantic Antic Street Festival! The infamous Atlantic Avenue will be transformed into a 1.5 mile bazaar where thousands will gather for the annual Atlantic Antic, one of New York's best-loved street festivals." Click here for the day's full line up.
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 10am - 6pm Location: Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn Cost: Free
All of you Cali transplants - especially the ones forced to take tourists to Venice Beach - know the power of a good drum circle. Tonight, the peace loving drummers, dancers, singers, poets, and healers of NYC get together to get down in the name of piece. Did I mention that I was a hippie? Grab your Djembe and head uptown!
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Location: The Bell Tower of Marcus Garvey Park (22nd Street off Fifth Avenue) Cost: Free
An apple for me, an apple for you, an apple for your buddy, an apple for your mom, and apples literally for EVERYONE you know at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Apple Festival. This Sunday come by for apple games and crafts, cider pressing and canning and a food preservation workshop. How 'bout them apples?
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 12pm - 4pm Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum - 5816 Clarendon Rd (at Ralph Ave.) Cost: Free
Guild the Lily is a loose collective of New York artists. Today they are gathering their power in numbers to hock their handcrafted consumable. Its a great place to get a "just because" gift for your friend or someone special (or yourself.
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 1:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Secret Project Robot at Monster Island (210 Kent at Metropolitain, Williamsburg) Cost: Free to attend
The Manhattan Short Film Festival has been a ritual for me ever since I lived in a cockroach infested dorm on 18th street and Union Square West (they tell me it is much cleaner now). Each year, the festival travels to all across the USA asking viewers to pick the "most creative film" out of over 504 entries. Tonight, the 12 final films will be screened and the winners will be announced. It all goes down in Union Square park for free. Early arrival is suggested but there will be music and interviews beforehand. Paper bags or opaque Arizona bottles also suggested.
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 5:00pm (screenings at 7:00pm) Location: Union Square Park Cost: Free
We usually can't talk about all the good things that DJ Rekha is doing because the covers are too high. But tonights party squeezes justs into our "if we really like it and its only $5 the we can post it rule." Tonight she takes a slight deviation from the usual Basement Bhangra madness to bring us some "retro filmi disco grooves" via Bollywood Disco. Expect a packed sweat floor and dancing all night. 2-1 drinks after 10pm... Highly recommended!
Date: Sunday, September 25th Time: 8:00pm Locations: Sullivan Room (218 Sullivan Street) Cost: $5 before 10pm ($10 after)
Usually I don't go for Fellini movies. I fell asleep in 8.5 about 4 times and it took me 3 sittings to get through Satyricon. But La Strada is something different. It is a battered love tale of a strong man circus performer and the abusive relationship with his purchased bride. It is, to me, Fellini at his best touching on man's inability to connect, struggle for love and independance, and need for companionship all tangled up in beautifully framed scenes and amazing acting. If you have not seen this film, catch it tonight for free or at least Netflix it.
Date: Monday, September 26th Time: 6:00pm Location: Jefferson Market Branch of the NYPL (425 Avenue of the Americas) Cost: Free
If you're into either of the aformentioned phenomenona, join David Harvey of the American Museum of Natural History as he and his exhibition team share the inspiration, insight, and Apple technology used to create the popular new exhibition Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries. Remember kids: even dinos are mac-friendly.
In one of the coolest band moves ever, Rainer Maria has rented out all of Arlene's Grocery tonight to play a free all ages live show. There is no cover, and no opening act. Early arrival is suggested.
Its Ghetto Tech at Sway this week with one of the orignals - Disco D - on the tables tonight. This one will for sure not be for the faint of heart but if you are looking to keep your weekend moving for another night then this is the spot. Free Harp from 10:00 - 11:00.
Its a very special night at Monday weekly Go Bang tonight as they bring Bit Shifter in for a live set of music composed and performed on an old school grey Game Boy. This is no Mario theme song however as the boy rips some serious Techno using Nanoloop. Joining him are Sal Principato and Baumann hitting a more traditional vein along with residents.
There are steep "physical" requirements for being a blue man...
- 5’10”-6’1”
- Athletic build
- Solid percussion/drum skills
- Excellent acting skills – the ability to communicate honestly within the dramatic circumstance and the ability to express emotions and communicate non-verbally
- Open to exploring an alternative acting style
- Able to let your ego go and embrace a collaborative working environment
- Dynamic, charismatic personality
- Open-minded
- Willing to travel and /or relocate
If you've got these skills - like open-mindedness - then head down to the open casting call today. It could change your life.
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm Location: Astor Place Theatre (434 Lafayette St) Cost: Free
This highly recommended lecture series on being a concious designer continues with a discussion on culture-centered web design. "Impermanence may be the only permanent characteristic of the 21st century. New urban landscapes are rapidly evolving in response to tides of immigration; at the same time, new geographies are mapped everyday on the internet. How can we talk about these new cultures? Lectures by anthropologists, historians, and critics will establish a critical framework for case studies drawn from design and visual media."
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: Parsons, Tishman Auditorium (66 W. 12th St.) Cost: Free
Doctors Without Borders in Niger North Korea, and Sudan: John Hockenberry, former NBC "Dateline" correspondent and award winning journalist joins Dr. Jean-Hervé Bradol, President of MSF in France, and Dr. Pauline Horrill, MSF emergency physician in a discussion on why "despite early warnings by many organizations, thousands have died as a result of severe acute malnutrition in Niger. Why was the international response to this epidemic so slow and why does it remain largely inadequate? What are the obstacles in delivering medical care to people starving as a result of economic policies in Niger, under the North Korean regime, and in the ongoing conflict in Sudan?"
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: Time: 6:00pm reception, 7:00pm discussion Location: FIT, Katie Murphy Amphitheater, Building D (7th Ave at 27th) Cost: Free. To reserve a seat call: (212) 847-3151
Organized by the Center for Communication, this panel will focus on bringing together students and professionals from the fashion and media industries. Leading fashion mavens reveal how they got to the top. Moderated by Karin Bereson, Stylist (In Style, Self, Travel & Leisure)Panelists include: Stan Williams, Fashion Director, Maxim; Rebecca Weinberg, Emmy Award winning stylist (Sex & the City; Spin City); Neutrogena, Sephora, W Hotels; Jessica Simpson, Drea DeMatteo); Horacio Silva, Fashion News/Features Director, T: The New York Times Style Magazine; June Ambrose, Stylist (Music Videos: R. Kelly, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes; Commercials: Reebok w/Allen Iverson, Gap w/Madonna & Missy Elliott). And just a lil warning, space is limited, so arrive early.
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Venue: 25 E. 13th St. Glass Corner, second floor Cost: Free but please register
I can't imagine riding a bike in the city. For the sake of those who do, Time's Up presents: Bike Lane Liberaton Day. Join the Clown Brigade as they ticket vehicles parked in the bike lane. Help keep city streets safe for everyone!
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: 7pm Venue: Jefferson Market Library: 425 6th Avenue at 10th Street Cost: Free
Store Front News is screaning Bartolomeo Pietromarchi's Trans:it MOVING CULTURE THROUGH EUROPE THE DOCUMENTARY CYCLE (THE INVISIBLE COMMUNITY, RUINS FOR THE FUTURE, FLUID CITIES) 2003/2004 which may just take the record for longest event title on FreeNYC. "The documentaries include interviews with curators, architects and critics and present works of art and interventions, described by the artists themselves. The first phase took place in France, Italy and the Netherlands (THE INVISIBLE COMMUNITY, 2003); the second in Germany, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia (RUINS FOR THE FUTURE, 2004); and the third in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey (FLUID CITIES, 2004)."
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: 7:30pm Location:Anthology Film Archives (32 2nd Ave) Cost: Free with RSVP
Any chance to see Cosmo Baker spin is a good one. This boy is one serious party DJ and - along with DJ Ayers - makes up NY's wonder duo, The Rub. Tonight he is throwing a new party along with Scott Melker and Brooklyn Dawn which promises to bring good music and a good crowd. This is Table 50 so bring some cash for drinks if you go and dress to impress.
Date: Tuesday, September 27th Time: 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM Location: Table50 (643 Broadway at Bleeker) Cost: Free
In a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Polands Soliderity Movement, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former Polish President Lech Walesa launches Poland on the Front Page. "The exhibition features blow-ups of front pages from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post that highlight Solidarity; as well as covers of Time, Newsweek, and the New York Times Magazine, and press photographs by Erazm Ciolek from the so-called “Polish decade” of 1979-1989. In this period, the three aforementioned dailies devoted to Poland over 2,000 front-page stories. The exhibition is curated by Ewa Zadrzynska." Runs through October 27th.
Date: Wednesday, September 28th Time: 11:00am Location: Union Square (14th Street and Broadway) Cost: Free
Legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz will present his iconic images, and Grammy Award–winning musicians Jessie Harris and America's Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell will perform live.
"This timely panel coinciding with the exhibition now on view at Aperture Gallery introduces audiences to a wide variety of perspectives on the everyday lives of Arabs today. Nazar offers a fresh and revealing record of everyday Arab culture that transcends the romanticized and politicized images that saturate contemporary media. The exhibition will also feature a multi-media presentation entitled A Look Back, featuring historical work from Arab countries and the Arab Image Foundation in Beirut. The first survey of this magnitude, Nazar will be a revelation to viewers and a welcome introduction to an unfamiliar but increasingly vital center of photography." Moderator/Panelist info after the fold
Date: Wednesday, September 28th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Parsons, Tishman Auditorium (66 W. 12th St.) Cost: Free
Internation Pop flavor of the week Annie has been making her round in NYC for the past few weeks but this is the first chance to see her live for free. Here electro-rock-bubble gum thing is damn infectious and I am really supposed to hate her but it SO reminds me of the sixteen year old girl that I once was. Guilty pleasure for sure. Also, Elkland is on the bill who are awesome and have been MIA from our website for a while. Oh yeah, and swag, and go go dancers, and free vodka from 9-10.
Date: Wednesday, September 28th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey at Clinton) Cost: Free with RSVP
Its a good thing that Tokion is celebrating their "king of zine" contest winners tonight because for such an awesome contest the magazine only gave them like 4 pages. Come see why these guys rock the xerox harder than anyone else while slugging back the obligatory Red Stripe open bar. Plus, it all goes down at Spoonbill & Sugartown which is an awesome indie book store. Where they are going to fit the people... I have no idea.
Georgie and Dirty Jean from We Care Alot are doing midweek duty this week and joining forces with the Bang Boys. This is a good chance to see these girls tear up the tables without the usual Friday cover charge. Open vodka from 10-11.
Date: Wednesday, September 28th Time: 10:00pm Location: China 1 (50 Avenue B at 4th Street) Cost: Free
Ad Hoc is a festival of "social marketing" designed to teach you how to execute your political agenda. Today there is both a great panel discussion and a great film screening.
Loud and Clear - Unconventional and Effective Ways to be Seen & Heard (Panel Discussion - 5:00 - 7:00)
"Join creative minds from Renegade Marketing Group, Improv Everywhere, and Billionaires for Bush for a panel discussion on creative messaging techniques. The discussion will be followed by a Q & A for attendees. The panelists will also be available for one-on-one consultation with any competing teams to discuss the progress on their own social marketing campaigns."
Blue Vinyl (Film Screening - 8:00pm)
"A Toxic Comedy Look at Vinyl, The World's Second Largest Selling Plastic. With humor, hope and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director Daniel B. Gold travel from Helfand’s hometown to America’s vinyl manufacturing capital and beyond in search of answers about the nature of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Her parents’ decision to “re-side” their house with this seemingly benign cure-all for many suburban homes turns into a toxic odyssey with twists and turns that most ordinary homeowners wouldnever dare to take. The result is a humorous but sobering and uniquely personal exploration of the relationship between consumers and industry in the feature-length documentary Blue Vinyl, which won the cinematography award in the documentary competition at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was subsequently broadcast on HBO.
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Date: Thursday, September 29th Time: 5:00pm Location: The Tank @ Chashama (208 W 37th St.) Cost: Free
I NY is a bound collection (re: book) of 325 photographs of NYC taken over the last five years documenting (and questioning) the notion of street art. Tonigh is the opening party with Djs, an open bar, and poster givaways.
Date: Thursday, September 29th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: New Museum for Contemporary Art (556 West 26th Street) Cost: Free
Undoubtedly Circus Punks are the most unique, the biggest, and the most prolific platform art object around. Now they are taking things to a whole new level with their massive custom showcase, 100 (Circus) Punks Rule NYC. Over 100 artists have applied their personal vision to these furry-framed canvases, including: Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, The Pizz, Craiger, Tara McPherson, Jim Koch, Bigfoot, Craola, Frank Kozik, Thomas Han, Joe Ledbettter, Lisa Petrucci, MCA/Evil Design, Voltaire, and hundreds more artists. Along with the one-off customs, four exclusive production run Punks will be available from Tara McPherson, Brandt Peters, and two by Tim Biskup.
Date: Thursday, September 29th Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm Location: The Showroom NYC (117 Second Ave) Cost: Free
Paper Mag will house a roundtable discussion with panel of 25-and-under fashion designers, marketeers, promoters, and general "hipper than thou" participants. Cool if your into that thing.
Date: Thursday, September 29th Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: SVA Student Center (217 East 23rd Street) Cost: Free with RSVP
"For eleven consecutive nights in late September and early October, internationally renowned artist Jenny Holzer and Creative Time will present For The City, a series of light projections at Rockefeller Center (September 29 - October 2), New York University, Bobst Library (October 3 - October 5), and The New York Public Library (October 6 - October 9).At Rockefeller Center and The New York Public Library, light projections of poems that detail hope, pain, and longing will envelop the buildings with beauty and power, fusing location and projection. For the City will include poems by Wislawa Szymborska, Yehuda Amichai, Henri Cole, Mahmoud Darwish, and other celebrated poets. Countering the ubiquity of the sound bite, Holzer offers a range and plurality of viewpoints and voices."
"For the first time in New York, Holzer will project recently declassified United States government documents at Bobst Library, New York University, just south of Washington Square Park. The artist’s public presentation of the documents explores the problem of achieving a just and workable balance between secrecy and transparency. Under the landmark Freedom of Information Act passed in 1966, all of the selected texts are now public record and available to anyone with access to the Internet or libraries such as Bobst, though some remain heavily redacted. Thomas Blanton, the director of the National Security Archive, with whom Holzer worked while researching the documents, said, “She turns every surface into a page, she illuminates not only texts but perception, and by projecting these secrets into the night she transforms the words of power into transitory bolts of lightning.”
Date: Thursday, September 28th Time: Dusk to Midnight Location: Rochafeller Center (47th and 5th) Cost: Free
This is the last night of Chin Chin's residency at Pianos so if you've slept on this one, now is the time to go. Its kind of like an 80's (in a good way) dance vibe thing with percussion a la Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. If you have never seen them then this is where its at tonight. Come early (8pm) for VonVonVon and stay late for Chin Chin member Lil' Shalimar's Wild Out on the turntables.
"Reflections on the Future will examine the nature of politics at the start of the 21st Century. It seems that the traditional conception of Left and Right means less than ever. This trend was vividly apparent in the 2004 election, when few on either side were excited by their party's own platform. Political positions were defined negatively. Liberals were rarely for Kerry so much as against Bush. Conservatives were not so much united behind Bush as they were against liberals. Even the categories 'liberal' and 'conservative' seemed increasingly meaningless amidst independent, libertarian, neoconservative, moderate, or simply apathetic voters."
Date: Friday, September 30th Time: 6:30pm Location:CUNY Graduate Center (365 5th Ave) Cost: Free
You may have walked by Bauplatz a million times and not even realized it was there. It’s the little, gravel-filled, open-air space just off Bedford that has sporadically opened its doors to music performances where the sounds come out of hanging gourds and to Sunday night screenings of high quality cinema projected onto concrete walls. The space was dreamed for such sundries. It has modular elements that allow each night to have a setup of its own. (It also has a food cart from which a chef makes cuisine that dabbles in New York corner kebab, Argentinean barbecue and Thai street food.) Tonight begins On Screen, their last weekend of events in their inaugural year. On Screen features the video art installations by Amanda Anderson, Cristina Hernandez-Botero, Julien ourdes, Julian Lwin, Marta Lwin, Werner Morath, Sharpy, Mariko anaka and Jurate Veceraite. Cocoa Cracker Brown accompanies the nstallations with a DJ set.
Date: Friday, September 30 Time: 7-10 pm Venue: Bauplatz, 174 Grand St. just east of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg Cost: Free
"Having lived in New York City for almost a decade, Susan Marjanovic has used her camera to capture the urban landscape in all five boroughs. Seeking out abandoned, vacant, and decaying areas of the city, she studies the effects of nature and time on manmade structures and examines remnants of long-lost human history.
Recently her Jugoslavian heritage led her to travel to Serbia and Croatia, where she found beauty in the same types of forgotten spaces. While documenting environments and objects that cross all boundaries of race, class and location, she realized that sometimes the further you travel, the closer you are to home. The fragile traces of life that link humanity exist everywhere."
Date: Friday, September 30th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location:Tillie's of Brooklyn (248 Dekalb Avenue) Cost: Free
The paint and rusted nails on a decaying boat off the coast of Croatia and a pile of broken windows in an abandoned lot in Brooklyn can be equally mesmerizing. Sometimes the only differences are the individual memories associated with each. Things being viewed for the first time can make you nostalgic for a past you never witnessed, and things examined a million times can seem fresh and foreign. Time becomes fluid, and all distinctions of past, present and future shift.
Susan received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and in 2006 will be pursuing her Master of Fine Arts degree.
The photographs are all for sale. Ask at the register for the price list.
Free concerts are few and far between after the summer months (yeah, I said it... it's fall) - especially outdoor ones. So its a special treat to see Jersey's finest, Pink, perform today at the Seaport to raise breast cancer awareness. With Butch Walker & DJ Laurent Vacher.
Date: Friday, September 30th Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Location: South Street Seaport (Fulton Street and Water Street) Cost: Free
Okay, since nothing overwhelmed me tonight on the party front, and since there is an hour of open bar, I am going to break a FreeNYC rule and put this Kollektiv event up. Zakhm,DK aka bollygirlNYC, and Dimmsummer bring outstanding tabla infused asian break out for this hurricane benefit. If you have not seen the Kollektive team on the tables yet, tonight is a great chance in an intimate setting. Its $7 but its all for a good cause. Open Bar from 9:30 - 10:30.
Tonight swing by Williamsburg staple, Supreme Trading, for a Franz Ferdinand album listening party. So, last Friday I wound up here at about 2am and ended up attempting to climb their newest gallery installation of giant tire spheres until last call came around. I think what I am trying to say here is, you should go to this bar 'cause super fun things always go down.
Date: Friday, September 30th Time: 10pm - 4am Venue: Supreme Trading, 213 N. 8th, W'burg Cost: Free
Tonight looks like it may be our first autumn frost, so if you need to warm up swing by 6's & 8's for Big Shot. After a couple hours of shot specials and dancing to DJ Synapse, you'll be toasty warm.
Date: Friday, September 30th Time: 10pm - 4am Venue: 6's & 8's, 205 Crystie (corner of Stanton) Cost: Free
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