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BillDance

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Date: Tuesday, January 2nd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Karl's Klipper (40 Bay St, Staten Island)
Cost: Free
Summary: Normally I wouldn't recommend hopping the Staten Island ferry in the middle of winter for a film festival. But seeing how we are hitting 60º temps on the regular, I'm thinking an after work cruise by the Statue of Liberty followed by a free mini-film festival is a nice night out. Just a block of the ferry tonight, check out BillDance, a collection of films on music and dance from an Elvis documentary to Brazilian Hip Hop. Tonight is a screening of Dorothea Carl’s Pausen Musik which translates from German into “Music Break”. This documentary tells the tale of a group of German students who within a week’s time create their own songs. They find the topics and lyrics. They work out musical ideas and record a CD.

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L.L. Cool J: Self Proclaimed Fittest Man in Hollywood

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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Barnes and Noble (555 5th Ave at 46th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Clearly 2007 is the year for hip hop superstars to pick up the pen and pad and take a crack at the literary world... and why not? I'm waiting on some sort of Hip-Hop Economics 101 from Jay-Z but in the meantime at least I work on my abs with Mr. LL Cool J. That's right, "Hollywood's Fittest Star" (from the title, not my words... promise) drop his new fitness routine for the new year and tonight he's at Barnes and Noble to show off the result, swoon the ladies, and perhaps sign a few copies.

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Music Dorks Unite!

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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Location One (26 Greene Street)
Cost: Free
Summary: What happens when New York's biggest music dorks get together to discuss pitch shifting, knob tweaking, experimental instrumentation? The Great Music Dorkout of 2007 of course. Falling somewhere between a HAM radio and a masters program at MIT (or PIT for you local cats), Dorkbot is a regular gathering to discuss some of the weirder things people try to do with electricity. Tonight is an all-music inspired line-up of lectures and demos so check below for the details.

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A Super Serial Meetin fo the Super Secret Science Club!

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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Union Hall, downstairs (702 Union St. at 5th Ave., Park Slope)
Cost: Free
Summary: Its the night of the Doppelganger at Park Slope's monthly Super Secret Science Club. Tonight's gathering of science loving folks (seriously, what's up with the Math League today?) is dedicated to the secret lives of - what else - neurobiologists. By Day, David Sulzer charts undiscovered parts of the brain while by night he charts undiscovered parts of the musical spectrum. He's joined by David Soldier who explores European pop traditions with The Spinozas.

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Cup and Pen

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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Think Coffee (248 Mercer St)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Small press enthusiasts, littérateurs and zine-heads unite! Come to listen actively, converse heartily and drink organic beverages slowly with Cup and Pen, a twice-monthly reading series in the back room of Think Coffee. Each month, Cup and Pen showcases a different small press, literary journal, zine or comic book for two nights of self-curated readings, exhibition and book sales." See extended entry for more details...

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Ill Party Wednesday

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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Triple Crown (108 Bedford)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: 10 to 10:30 free well drinks for the ladies
Summary: If you are an old school FreeNYC reader you'll remember the days where we would write about Triple Crown at least once a week, but then their events all started costin' money, and you know we don't roll like that. Now though, Ill Party Wednesday's bring the free parties back. This week DJa Teddy King and Sick Roc set up shop for the evening. Good Wednesday party if you're in the 'burg.

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50 Launches G Unit Books

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Date: Thursday, January 4th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Borders Books and Music (10 Columbus Circle)
Cost: Free
Summary: First hip hop, then Vitamin Water and now book stores across the globe! 50 Cent appears at Borders Books on Columbus Circle with two of his writers for the launch of G Unit books. 50 will be on hand for a book signing of Death Before Dishonor, Baby Brother and The Ski Mask Way, but there is a limited number of wrist bands that will be given out, and they will be distributed starting at 9am. While the idea of 50 sitting at Borders sipping a latte is pretty funny, anything he can do to inspire people to read is cool in my book.

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A Black Tie Taste

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Date: Thursday, January 4th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Sutra (16 First Ave)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Free drinks on the house from 10 to 11 if you wear your black tie
Summary: The weekly Taste party ushers in '07 in style tonight with their "very fake sophisticated cocktail reception". Wear your black tie and drink for free as residents DJs Synapse, Morsy, and Equal rock your formal wear. Tonight also features special guests DJ OP and and DJ Slim Fass and Drizzle Pops.

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Dirtying Up '07

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Date: Friday, January 5th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Lit (93 Second Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: Dirty Down is still going strong into 2007. They boys are back at Lit tonight with Rezound and Workweek. So rest up, drink your Sparks, and prepare to dance all night long.

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Mulchification

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Date: Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Prospect Park (3rd St and PPW)
Cost: Free
Summary: If you are like us and your Christmas tree is looking kinda sad and past its prime, it may be time to say goodbye. If you feel bad abandoning it and leaving it all alone and cold on the curb side, you can bring it to Prospect Park where they will mulchify it and use it to create more little trees. You can leave your tree and any park entrance, but if you are lucky enough to have a yard and want to take your mulch home with you make sure to take your tree to 3rd and PPW where they will make you a to go package.

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Graf Road Show

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Date: Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th
Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway)
Cost: Free
Summary: So at first I thought this was a traveling graffiti show, but it turns out, its actually a mobile exhibition of photographs of graffiti. Certainly an interesting idea. Basically a u-haul truck travels the city displaying over 200 photos of NYC graf by different writers that chronicle the NYC scene. This weekend the truck is in Lincoln Center, but it will travel the cite for the next month or two parking in different places for all to get an eyeful. See extended entry for full location list.

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Fantastic First Saturday

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Date: Saturday, January 6th
Time: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway)
Cost: Free
Summary: I know at this point we have really pounded the idea of the Brooklyn Museum's First Saturday into your heads, but here is a refresher course. If you cross over the East River, living in the shadows of other more popular and well known art museums, you will find the Brooklyn Museum. With 560,000 square feet on its side, and minus the heavy foot traffic that most Manhattan Museums tend to get from tourists, this museum has a lot going for it. Every first Saturday of the month admission is free in the afternoon (thanks to big name corporate sponsorship) and there are a slew of events for the whole fam. This month check out two fantastic exhibits which FreeNYC took a field trip to last month, Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, and the creepily huge and small sculptures of Ron Mueck. Both exhibits only have a few weeks left so check 'em out while you still can. Click here for the full evening's line up.

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More Trouble and More Bass

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Date: Saturday, January 6th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Boogaloo (168 Marcy)
Cost: Free
Summary: I think these kids have proven time and time again that they heart bass and they throw a good party, so why should 2007 be any different. Tonight Trouble and Bass 5 moves into Boogaloo with residents Drop the Lime, Math Head, Star Eyes and Zak Shadetek, plus special guest Rev McFly.

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Mulchification

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Date: Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Prospect Park (3rd St and PPW)
Cost: Free
Summary: If you are like us and your Christmas tree is looking kinda sad and past its prime, it may be time to say goodbye. If you feel bad abandoning it and leaving it all alone and cold on the curb side, you can bring it to Prospect Park where they will mulchify it and use it to create more little trees. You can leave your tree and any park entrance, but if you are lucky enough to have a yard and want to take your mulch home with you make sure to take your tree to 3rd and PPW where they will make you a to go package.

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Graf Road Show

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Date: Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th
Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway)
Cost: Free
Summary: So at first I thought this was a traveling graffiti show, but it turns out, its actually a mobile exhibition of photographs of graffiti. Certainly an interesting idea. Basically a u-haul truck travels the city displaying over 200 photos of NYC graf by different writers that chronicle the NYC scene. This weekend the truck is in Lincoln Center, but it will travel the cite for the next month or two parking in different places for all to get an eyeful. See extended entry for full location list.

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Debasement

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Date: Mondays
Time: 9:00pm
Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey at Attorney)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: well?, 9-10
Summary: Hosted by Abe Jellinek and Nick Henderson, Debasement is a FREE comedy/rock concert spotlighting a newfangled lineup of established and deserving artist each week. Today the host an open bar to make everything extra funny.

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I Love Baile Funk Part 2

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Date: Tuesday, January 9th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: APT (419 West 13th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Following up the success of I Love Baile Funk, DJs Sujinho and Cassiano come out to celebrate the digital release of I Love Baile Funk Part 2. Tonight they bring along Maga Bo and DJ Morsy (Happy belated birthday!) Should be a fun Tuesday night!

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She's the One Reading

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Date: Wednesday, January 10th
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Alibi (116 MacDougal St)
Cost: Free
Summary: She's the One, written by "relationship columnist and all-around funny guy Gregory Gilderman", is, the best I can figure, basically a Sex and the City-Esque book about love, dating, sex, etc, etc. And claims that it "takes the guesswork out of figuring it all out." Yeah, sure it does. Anyway should you want to absorb wise tips and pointers, the author will be doing a signing and reading tonight. I mean is it just me or does this seem like its gonna be a singles event to pick each other up?

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Ill Party Wednesday

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Date: Wednesday, January 3rd
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Triple Crown (108 Bedford)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: 10 to 10:30 free well drinks for the ladies; 12 to 12:30 free beer for everybody
Summary: If you are an old school FreeNYC reader you'll remember the days where we would write about Triple Crown at least once a week, but then a lot of their events started costin' money, and you know we don't roll like that. Now though, Ill Party Wednesday's bring the free parties back. This week DJs Code-D and Envee set up shop for the evening. Good Wednesday party if you're in the 'burg.

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Upstairs at the Square

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Date: Thursday, January 11th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Barnes & Noble Union Square (E 17th st.)
Cost: Free
Summary: This month's installment of Barnes & Noble's newish interview series called 'Upstairs at the Square' features visionary filmmaker-turned-writer David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive) who will be discussing his book Catching the Big Fish. His lecture and q & a will be accompanied buy music from Au Revoir Simone's new album, Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation. The night will be hosted by journalist Katherine Lanpher.

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A Taste of the Future

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Date: Thursday, January 11th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Sutra (16 First Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: Our boys are at it again, and have yet another Thursday night on lock down. Tonight, Wale Oyejide and 2-Tone Jones come out to celebrate the release of their Black Gold: The Afro Future remixes. And of course the resident Taste DJs Synapse, Morsy, and Equal.

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Pierre Ferrand Tasting at The Brandy Library

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Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Brandy Library (25 No. Moore St)
Cost: Free
Summary: It's a new year and its time to get your fine liquor pallate up and running. I mean, why spend $12 on a glass of Hennesey which tastes like glorified rot-guy when you can drop a few more bones on a fine glass of Pierre Ferrand Congac (or another fine spirit). The Brandy Library is just the place to take your taste buds to a whole new level (and your purchases to a new income bracket). I say def. get the knowledge in with their free tastings, starting tonight with these delicious spirits.

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The Outsiders opening at Stay Gold

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Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Stay Gold Gallery (451 Grand St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Stay Gold Gallery is pleased to present the first installment of a series of exhibitions entitled "The Outsiders." The exhibition seeks to investigate the depth and significance of contemporary outsider art. Inspiring the show's title is S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel, The Outsiders, and its portrayal of teens struggling to gain a sense of belonging on society's edge. Hinton's powerful depiction of rebelliousness and vulnerability achieved even greater notice in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 cult movie of the same name. On screen, Coppola's young actors explored the impulse to stick together that becomes the necessary survival strategy of young outsiders..."

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Skye Steele Quintet

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Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 9:00pm & 10:30pm
Location: Tea Lounge (837 Union St btw. 6th & 7th, Park Slope)
Cost: Free
Summary: With special guests abound, the Skye Steele quintet bring some of the best new jazz the city has to offer to a free show tonight. Skye is bar far the most amazing violinist I know (okay, so I don't know that many but you get the point) so if your looking to forgo the usual LES evening of hip-hop classics and drunken antics then this is def the spot for you. (note: this is an old flyer)

Listen to the Skye Steele Quintet's version of Freedom Impressionism (mp3)

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Hip Hop Karaoke

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Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 11:00pm (show at 10:00pm)
Location: Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St at Church)
Cost: Free
Summary: Karaoke's hard enough, let alone trying to flow all the words of Snow's Informer when you are six vodkas deep on a school night. But that's half the fun! Watch as participants take a crack at rhyming over one of 250 classic and current hip-hop tracks at this niche karaoke event.

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Final NYf'nC at China1

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Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: China 1, downstairs (50 Ave B at 4th St)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: vodka, 10-11
Summary: It's a new year and that means the NYf'nC crew is ready to mix things up. These cats have a long, long history of amazing parties in the city stemming back to the infamous Stuck on Earth days. And while there is no I Have A Dream 47 this Sunday night, I am sure that they will have many amazing things coming up in the new year. Tonigh (back the point) they say good-bye to their current home base of China 1 with a final night of free booze and fine hip hop Evil Dee and Butta L. Catch it now before you miss out on the "I remember when..."

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Nacotheque

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Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Fontanas, downstairs (105 Eldridge btw Broome and Grand)
Cost: Free
Summary: Maybe because its "en español," maybe its because it has the lowest "boy in eyeliner" quotient of all the LES hipster parties, or maybe its just that the music is really really good. Whatever it is, Nacotheque is by far my favorite scenester think going on right now (please note that scenester things are really low on my list in the new year...) Resident DJs Marcelo Cunning and Amylulita really have their ears on some next level sounds. The basement of Fontanas is just as awkward and wonderful as the original Nacotheque home of Cakeshop... let's see how things go tonight.

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Open Access

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Date: Saturday, January 13th
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: NYU's Courant Institute, Room 101
Cost: All are welcome at this year's Open Access event, organized by the good people over at Freeculture.org. "We'll be tackling the issue of how to advocate for Open Access on university campuses. We want to take action and start targeting faculty and professors whose work is publicly (or university funded) but is published in closed journals that charge exorbitant prices to libraries and students. There is an alternative out there and we want to make sure everyone knows about it. Access to Knowledge isn't just important, it is your right as a student and member of a larger academic community. The event will be interactive, with presentations from influential professionals working in the Open Access world followed by smaller working groups."

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Plasma Slugs

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Date: Saturday, January 13th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Halcyon (57 Pearl St at Water St, Dumbo)
Cost: Free
Summary: Don't know much about this one but Halcyon is an amazing shop so if they are going to have an art opening that boasts a "Colony of an LSD Flashback" with free Brooklyn Beer and DJ A.Frog then its worth mentioning. And if your in the area, its def. worth checking out.

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Jack Long Opening at Giant Robot

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Date: Saturday, January 13th
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: GRNY (437 East 9th St btw. 1st Ave & Ave A)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Giant Robot is proud to present the art of Jack Long at GRNY. Jack Long studied illustration at RISD. Rejecting bright colors, silk-screens, and pop-culture references, Long’s fantastic oil paintings are filled with more subtle, serious, and dark content. Citing Northern Renaissance painters as influences, the Philadelphia native and Los Angeles resident depicts birds, boats, houses, trees, and wisps. Each of these items has a voice, and together they tell fantastic stories. More than 30 pieces will be prepared for Invisible Power."

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Shades of Brown: Sight & Sound

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Date: Saturday, January 13th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Subtonic (107 Norfolk, downstairs)
Cost: Free
Summary: UPDATE: This event no longer happens however, Jeremy Campbell throws an awesome DJ/movie combo night here tonight which is well worth checking in on... Location is the same and it now starts at 9pm... more details below...

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Sneak Attack

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Date: Saturday, January 13thTime: 11:00pm
Location: Capones (229 N 9th)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: Tonight Capones welcomes a Sneak Attack. DJs Rok One, Nugget and Zimmie take to the tables while you take to the booze and the shoes. Sneak Attack will be showcasing custom sneaker websites such as Puma’s Mongolian BBQ, Reebok’s rbkcustom, and Nike’s nikeid and 2 attendees will be chosen to receive a gift certificate for the Mongolian BBQ plus gift bags from Brooklyn Circus and Bonfire outerwear for the first 25.

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How I Miss Sound Advice

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Date: Saturday, December 13th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Supreme Trading (213 N 8th St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Yeah, I can just hop the train, I know, but one of the things I miss most about my old stomping grounds is the bi-weekly Sound Advice parties at Supreme Trading. Every other week, K. Ross and Elsewhere bring their unique blend of funk, hip hop, reggae, and any sort of other groove that makes you feel good to a laid back dance floor. The crowd is always good and you can dance, mingle, or just hang back and shoot pool. Tonight they are joined by DJ DStar who'll add to the mix (and he's got a dope Billie Jean remix on his mySpace)

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Fashion Swap

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Date: Sunday, January 14th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Lava Gina (116 Avenue C)
Cost: Free
Summary: At least once a week I stand outside my closet trying to get dressed and say "I hate my clothes. I have nothing to wear." Which is confusing because I actually have a ton of clothing. If this sounds like you, here is a good solution, the Fashion Swap. Bag up all the clean clothes that you know you will never wear and trade them with other ldaies who have similar clothing woes.

NOTE: This was mis-dated as last Thursday, sorry for the mix-up

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Kitty Nights

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Date: Sundays
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Bar On A! (170 Avenue A at 11th st)
Cost: Free (hat passed)
Summary: Every week, Kitty Nights features a different lineup of up and coming Burlesque starlets and special guests. "Kitty Nights' style ranges from classic Burlesque and Vaudevillian acts including feather fan dances and gorgeous gowns, to the new Neo-Burlesque stylings which often use very modern contemporary music and themes. All in all, it's very creative and lots of good harmless fun!!"

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La Strada, La Dance Party, La Grand

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Date: Sunday, January 14th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: The Grand (41 East 58th St off Madison Ave)
Cost: Free from 10:30-1*
Open Bar: Vodka drinks, 10-11:30
Summary: So it started like this (warning, long post). La Strada, by far my favorite Fellini film, is being projected tonight amongst dancing and overpriced cocktails at The Grand (which used to be Aubar which used to be 58 for those of your staying on top of super-swanking midtown clubs for europeans). Awesome! I love this movie and - while I would much rather watch it and actually hear the film, subtitles and crazy Italian circus performers (and the scene with the eels(!)) will do just fine. Then there is a wierd open bar that starts before the free admission but you can still grab an hour of free drinks and no cover it right. Now, normally I try to steer you all clear of just abusing an open bar and not buying drinks because its real sh!tty to the promoters, venue, and talent who all eat off of your love for alcohol but be warned that those vodka cocktails will probaby break double digits at this beautiful lounge. So I say lap it up and if your looking for a play to celebrate your birthday in a swanky lounge kind of way but still get your dance on and possibly pay $400 for a bottle of liquor. Then here's my recommendation. Oh how I get woo'd by Fellini films. BTW, this event goes on often so if its your thing then let us know and we'll pass along the list info:

*say your are there for the "film party" and ask for doorman "Avi"

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Copycat

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Date: Sunday, January 14th
Time: 11:26pm
Location: Darkroom (165 Ludlow btw Houston and Stanton
Cost: Free
Summary: DJ Xerox drops his usual Copycat party tonight. Expect the same high quality remixes, covers and do overs as usual but with an added David Bowie Birthday twist.

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MLK Jr. Day Parade

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Date: Monday, January 15th
Time: 1:00pm
Location: 5th Ave from 61st to 86th
Cost: Free
Summary: Commemorate the continued legacy and inspiration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual parade up Fifth Avenue held in his honor today. [via WUNY]

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A Communal Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Date: Monday, January 6th
Time: 6:30pm (doors 6:00pm)
Location: Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (95th St & Broadway)
Cost: Free (first come, first served)
Summary: Join us for an uplifting evening as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision for justice, peace and civil rights. This year we will pay special tribute to the late Coretta Scott King by inviting a cadre of outstanding women performers, including Grammy-award winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, TONY award nominated actress/playwright Lisa Kron, and Besssie award-winning dance company Urban Bush Women. With Keynote Speaker Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook and MC Ruth Messinger. No advance registration; seating is limited.

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Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series

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Date: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Barbés 376 9th St at Sixth Ave, Park Slope
Cost: Free
Summary: By far, one of the coolest spots in my lovely new home (and one I seem to never go to) is Barbés. They carry the same vibe as a Tonic or a Nublu but with more of an air of the traditional NYC jazz club of lore. The only prerequisites are artisty, quality, and a personal voice. So I was stoked to find out that twice a month they run the Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series showcasing the "best in contemporary independent cinema." Check below for more info about tonight's films - Dance Party USA and Vacationland - and keep abreast of their future events on their website.

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Debasement

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Date: Mondays
Time: 9:00pm
Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey at Attorney)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: well?, 9-10
Summary: Hosted by Abe Jellinek and Nick Henderson, Debasement is a FREE comedy/rock concert spotlighting a newfangled lineup of established and deserving artist each week. Tonight they host Nick Henderson, Adam Hiniker, and Brett Gellman on the comedy side and singer Lisa Li-Lund on the music. DJ Sean O'Sullivan spins.

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Karaoke Killed the Cat

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Date: Mondays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Pianos (158 Ludlow at Stanton)
Cost: Free
Summary: While the karaoke madness in NYC has died down - or been replaced by more exotic renditions such as aireoke - one weekly event continues to keep packing them in. Karaoke Killed the Cat brings a deep song list, a reoccurring cast of karaoke "professionals," and general good time madness to pianos every week. Don't believe me, check out the photos.

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Mortuary at Metropol

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Date: Mondays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Rififi (332 11th St. between 1st and 2nd)
Cost: Free (one drink minimum)
Summary: Each Monday, Metrolpol brings classic horror films to a small lower east side bar for your public freak-out enjoyment. Films are at 10 and the DJs spin rock and metal afterwards. $3 Miller pints all night. Tonight's Film, Mortuary.

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Sleepwalkers Opening

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Date: Tuesday, January 16th - Feb 12th
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: MoMA, outside (11 West 53 St. btw 5th & 6th Aves.)
Cost: Free
Summary: This is kind of a big one and I've been waiting on it for a minute because I love when people take the usual tourist-trap museums and flip them into something potentially amazing... Sleepwalkers is "Doug Aitken's first large-scale outdoor installation in the United States [consisting] of eight large-scale moving images projected on the facades of and around MoMA. Follow the interweaving narratives of five characters' lives during one night in New York on the concrete and glass surfaces of midtown. Aitken has involved a wide range of actors such as Tilda Swinton, Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Seu Jorge, Ryan Donowho, and Donald Sutherland to participate in this project."

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DCTV, Indie since 1972

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Date: Tuesday, January 16th
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: DCTV 87 Lafayette St btw. White and Walker
Cost: Free
Summery: For the last 35 years, DCTV has been supporting and celebrating the world of independent media. "DCTV believes that expanding public access to the electronic media arts invigorates our nation's democracy." If this sounds up your alley then stop by their open house today. There are lots of inticing treats including an open bar (6-7), food from Chipotle, a File Cut Studio Workshop (7pm), a sneak peak at DCTV productions, and even a "test drive" of the Sony HVR-Z1U Camera (maybe your geeking out on that, I'm lost)

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Other Music Listening Party

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Date: Tuesday, January 16th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Other Music (15 E 4th St)
Cost: Free (limited capacity)
Summary: Got that new music itch? Head down to Other Music - NYC's best independent music store - this to hear new albums from Clinic (Visitations), The Shins (Wincing the Night Away) and Menomema (Friend and Foe) in their entirety. There's free pizza and beverages to boot.

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BillDance Week 3

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Date: Tuesday, January 2nd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Karl's Klipper (40 Bay St, Staten Island)
Cost: Free
Summary: Just a block of the ferry, Staten Island's Indie film festival, Billdance, continues this week with Altered by Elvis. "It’s a documentary about the lives of several people who were and are deeply affected by Elvis Presley, including Elvis Presley’s hair dresser, Larry Geller. Jayce Bartok, also, recently penned the screenplay for and & stars in the up-coming feature film-directing debut of actress Mary Stuart Masterson, The Cake Eaters. Filmmakers Jayce & Tiffany Bartol will be on hand for a Q & A.

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Burn one Down with Back 2 Brooklyn

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Date: Wednesday, January 17th (and every other Wed)
Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Supreme Trading (213 n8th btw. Driggs and Roebling, W'Burg)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Back 2 Brooklyn crew are setting up shop tonight with a new Supreme Trading residency. Their promise of "fiyah on the tables" makes me think that a little dancehall style may be just what we need to warm up these (finally) cold winter months. Expect hip hop, electro and the rest of the usual thrown in to wash away your midweek blues.

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Ike Yard

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Date: Wednesday, January 17th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Heathers (506 E13th at Ave A)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Ike Yard were an experimental post-punk band from New York who had the privilege of being the first American band signed to Factory Records. Stuart Argabright of Ike Yard later went on to produce the legendary dance hit 'The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight' as well as found the underground hip hop outfit Death Comet Crew. You can download an mp3 from the release and read a nice review at Paper Thin Walls."

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We Are Your Friends

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Date: Wednesday, January 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Fontana's (105 Eldridge)
Cost: Free
Summary: Every first and third Wednesday the kids over at Fontana's celebrate hump day with a little booty shaking good time, get down. This week its James F'n Friedman and Jacques Renaullt on the tables along side a live performance by Best Fwends and - of course - free PB&J & Brownies.

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Blockbleeda #6

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Date: Wednesday, January 17th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Identity (511 E. 6th St. btwn. Ave. A & B)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: vodka, 10-11pm
Summary: The 1900s keep coming up with funny as hell flyers for their Blockbleeda parties. Blockhead (Def Jux, Ninja Tunes) brings the "crazy silly fat jams" to school you on what nasty rap is all about.

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Vice Girls' Issue Release Party

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Date: Wednesday, January 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: 205 Bar (205 Stanton)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Flying Dog Beer
Summary: 205 is is the hottest spot on the planet if you plan your life by Vapors magazine (pst... I hear its secretly owned by the Joe's Pub mega nightlife conglomerate but - hey - they did Volume right). Tonight it fills with stacks and stacks of Nike Dunk wearing Lower East Sider's as Vice and Autumn Skateshop team up for an album release party. DJ's Amy Kellner, Meredith Danluck and Lissy Trullie hold down the sound. Dress to impress the doorman and make sure to RSVP

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Power One - WHAMCITY

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Date: Thursday, January 18th
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Ad Hoc Art (49 Bogart St, Bushwick)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Power One is the first in a series of curatorial experiments at Ad Hoc Art exploring how collaboration in new media and performance produce works that engage the viewer with a more visceral visual experience. Power One consists of several live performed sound and video/film pieces... using sound, video and performance... [to] place the viewer in a hyper sensory environment. Tonight features WHAMCITY, a multi-faceted art, sound, new media and performance collective based in Baltimore, Maryland. Members participating include: Dan Deacon, Kevin O'Meara, Jimmy Joe Roche, Adam Enders and Ben Furgal."

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A Birthday Taste

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Date: Thursday, January 18th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Sutra (16 First Ave)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: 2-for-1 Heinekins from 9 to 11
Summary: Uh oh, looks like the resident Taste DJs Synapse, Morsy, and Equal have got themselves a little battle this week as Krames from Cobra Kai comes to town. And light the candles 'cause DJ Equal celebrates his birthday tonight. And what better way to celebrate than with 2-for-1 Heinekins from 9 to 11.

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Juan and the Professor

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Date: Thursday, January 18th
Time: ?
Location: Hiro (371 W 16th St)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: How about a little hipster dance party for your Thursday night? Tonight Juan Maclean (DJ set) and Professor Murder (live) take over at Hiro. GBH tends to pack the house, so expect a crowd. Should be a fun night though.

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Diggging Deeper with Tim "Love" Lee

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Date: Thursday, January 18th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Leopard Lounge, upstairs at Sin Sin (248 east 5th St)
Cost: Free
Summary: Once a month, the Bastard Jazz crew unearth deep funk, Latin dubby disco madness, and an assorted array of beats and breaks at this intimate party. Tonight, resident Paul Digs, and Sema4 are joined by Tim "Love" Lee of Tummy Touch Records. These are high quality DJs dropping some amazing records you won't find anywhere else, let along in a room this intimate. "Expect a plethora of dancefloor goodness - afro bangers, latin party rockers, mid tempo breakbeats, dubby and decent disco, deep house, party classics, funk fourty fives, old school hip-hop and hip-house, - and just general dancefloor gold". Half priced Coronas all night. Always a great crowd and positive vibes.

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State of the Copyfight 2007

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Date: Friday, January 19th
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Courant Institute, Room 109, NYU (251 Mercer)
Cost: Free to All
Summary: It's time for another lecture on digital media rights with Free Culture and the NYU ACM. Tonight they welcome boingboing.net co-editor and Creative Commons author Cory Doctorow for a lecture titled: State of the Copyfight 2007: Looking up, not out of the woods yet.

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New York Howl Residency Continues

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Date: Fridays in January
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Crash Mansion (119 Bowery at Spring)
Open Bar: Select well, 9:00pm - 10:00pm
Cost: Free before 11 RSVP
Summary: Last fall I was stumbling home when assaulted by this crazy barrage of punk-gospel funk came hammering out of the Lucky Cat. Turned out to be The New York Howl (no relation to the festival), a loose amalgamation of NYC musicians who have graced venues as obscure (and awesome) as Rubulad and backed up bands such as the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. Tonight they continue their month long residency at the Rock and a Hard Place weekly which is free before 11 and even has an open bar to kick things off. If your new years resolution involved hearing more live music (which mine has) then this is a great place to start.

Listen to The New York Howl on MySpace.

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Aquarius Birthday Bash

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Date: Friday, January 19th
Time: 9:00pm - 5:00am
Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Budweiser 9 to 10
Summary: If you're an aquarius it turns out that the NewYorkFuckinCity kids are throwing a huge party in your honor. Grand Master Chaz, Kech, IXL, Elle, Morsy, Carlos Tera, The Bangers, Fearless Vampire Killers and Jedi DJ, and Butter Brain, Adam Deitch Project, Demian's Quartet, Yummy & Humblaya perform live, all the while you can down free buds from 9 to 10.

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Caps & Jones

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Date: Friday, January 19th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Savalas (285 Bedford Ave)
Cost: Free
Summary: Savalas has quickly cornered the market for hipster dance parties in Williamsburg. The Cut Boys pack the place on Saturday nights with Mad Suspect, and tonight the boys of Caps and Jones will attempt the same. Should be a good night!

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The Pull-Out Method

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Date: Friday, January 19th
Time: 11:30pm
Location: Midway (25 Ave. B btwn 2nd & 3rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: So that 10pm open bar is over and now what do you do? Why not take in a little live music for a change? The Pull-Out Method crew continue to bring their electro dance awesomeness to Midway tonight with a live set from The Gaskets and dance music all night from Mrs. Moustache and Dave Huge on the tables. Photos by Nikola Tamindzic (ambrel.net) if you're yet to prove you are a true New Yorker by getting naked or making out on the internet.

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Tea Party

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Date: Saturday, January 20th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: BAM Cafe (30 Lafayette Ave, Ft. Greene)
Cost: Free
Summary: Ian Friday, the high priest of Brooklyn's renown Tea Party Collective, is one of the most sought-after house and deep groove DJs on the circuit. He's recently transitioned into producing and, through his partnership with the legendary West End Records, has put out a string of club anthems on his Tea Party Records imprint. Manchildblack, Ian's partner in crime for New York’s “Libation” parties, performs live next generation soul music. [via Until Monday]

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Le Party

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Date: Saturday, January 20th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Fusion 215 (215 West 28th at 7th Ave)
Cost: Free from 10:30 - 1*
Open Bar: Vodka drinks, 10-11:30
Summary: Here's your fancy pants party of the weekend again so if you are doing it up birthday style, looking to step up your game a bit, or if that's just how you roll then this one's for you. "Andy Warhol Superstar Ivy Nicholson and Baird Jones" present a background screening (with subtitles) of Les Liaisons Dangereuses while you sip cocktails with the beautiful people at Fusion 215, "an upscale nightclub and lounge creating a new standard in New York City nightlife."

*Ask for doorman Josh and say you are there for "The Film Party"

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A Clockwork Orange

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Date: Sundays through Feb. 5th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Carlitos Café y Galería (1701 Lex bet. 106 & 107)
Cost: Free
Summary: I've always referred to this at the best film series I have never been to solely for the fact that traveling this far uptown would take me about the length of a movie. But, if you are in the UES, UWS, Columbia crowd then this is a great chance for you too watch, rewatch, or just bask in the glory that is Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. This film series goes down every Sunday. If you were never a teenager and have no idea what Clockwork is, see description below.

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Blue Owl's Live Jazz Series

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Date: Sundays
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Blue Owl (196 2nd Ave, downstairs)
Cost: Free
Summary:Our favorite cocktail lounge continues their weekly live jazz series this evening... "The Ira Jackson Trio will set the mood with classic jazz standards from artists such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Ray Charles. Fronted by celebrated musician Ira Jackson, with Don Pate on the bass, and Kenny Brawer on the keys & vocals, this classic jazz trio is back at Blue Owl." No Cover, no minimum

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The Business of Photography

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Date: Monday, January 22nd
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Apple Store SoHo (103 Prince Street)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Join photographer John Harrington as he presents in the Pro Sessions: APA series. Harrington’s work runs the gamut from commissioned books by the Smithsonian, to coverage of legendary musicians and the White House. Over half the Fortune 500 have called on him for assignments, and his work has appeared in Time, Life, Newsweek, and numerous others. He is also the author of the bestselling book Best Business Practices for Photographers. The Advertising Photographers of America (APA) is the leading national organization run by and for professional photographers. With a culture that promotes a spirit of mutual cooperation and support, APA offers outstanding benefits, educational programs and essential tools for business success and creative achievement."

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Cheer New York Tryout Clinic

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Date: Monday, January 22nd
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Espana-Streb Trapeze Academy (51 N. 1st St., W'burg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Some folks relive their High School days by binge drinking with their friends. Others pick up a pom pom and work it out with basket tosses. "Cheer New York is inviting interested cheerleaders, gymnasts, dancers and athletes (men and women) to join the team! No one's too old, but you must be 21!" Come out to this free clinic today to see if you've got what it takes.

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Karaoke Killed the Cat

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Date: Mondays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Pianos (158 Ludlow at Stanton)
Cost: Free
Summary: While the karaoke madness in NYC has died down - or been replaced by more exotic renditions such as aireoke - one weekly event continues to keep packing them in. Karaoke Killed the Cat brings a deep song list, a reoccurring cast of karaoke "professionals," and general good time madness to pianos every week. Don't believe me, check out the photos.

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Sleepaway Camp at Metropol

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Date: Mondays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Rififi (332 11th St. between 1st and 2nd)
Cost: Free (one drink minimum)
Summary: Each Monday, Metrolpol brings classic horror films to a small lower east side bar for your public freak-out enjoyment. Films are at 10 and the DJs spin rock and metal afterwards. $3 Miller pints all night. Tonight's Film, Sleepaway Camp.

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The Shins

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Date: Monday, January 22nd
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Virgin Megastore (52 East 14th St.)
Cost: Free with purchase of CD
Summary: Okay, I am putting this up regardless of the "free with purchase" trick because I know at least some of you still buy CD and dig the Shins and if you are gonna buy it anyway the why not get a free concert out of the deal. Pop by Virgin at 11pm tonight and buy the new Shins album to receive a ticket for a free show at midnight... sweet deal.

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Laughing Club #3

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Date: Tuesday, January 23rd
Time: 7:00pm - 7:15pm
Location: North 11th and Berry, Williamsburg (on the corner)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Come discover the secrets of Laughing Club and join others in the awkward relief of group laughter. No humor-related provocation (jokes, laughing paraphernalia, etc), anonymity respected. Sessions last 15 minutes. Bring pets and children."

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Redman Rocks Canal Room

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Date: Tuesday, January 23rd
Time: 9:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Canal Room (285 West Broadway)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: As Scion continues their attempts at cornering the young, hip, cool kid market, they also continue to put together quality events. Tonight Redman, Rhythm Roots Allstars & DJ Hall take to The Canal Room for a night of hip hop and funk. Be sure to RSVP and expect a crowd, these things tend to fill up quick, but ti should be a fun night!

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Project Afterparty

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Date: Tuesday, January 23rd
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Marquee (289 10th Ave btw 26th and 27th)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: The Project Trade Show is in town and that means that every who's who in the world of boutique fashion has descended upon NYC to hock their latest rhinestone infusted $250 jeans. Join up with a who's who of the industy (or at least those who are not at ultra exclusive parties) for the official Afterparty tonight. Its marquee so fix up and it helps to bring some ladies with you.

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We <3 Damon

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Date: Wednesday, January 24th
Time: 9:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Lolita Bar (Broome & Allen)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Jack and Coke Zero, 9-10
Summary: "The All England Club is back again, and this month we are proud to honor one of our favorite British icons, Damon Albarn. This month we'll be celebrating the release of his latest project, The Good, The Bad and the Queen by playing a full night of Damon Albarn music, including Blur/Gorillaz and obviously the new GBQueen. Of course you can also expect tunes from Damon cronies like Elastica, Graham Coxon, and tunes from GBQueen band members' past like the Verve and the Clash." Giveaways all night.

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Power One - Black Centipede Against Riiko Sakkinen

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Date: Thursday, January 25th
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Ad Hoc Art (49 Bogart St, Bushwick)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Power One is the first in a series of curatorial experiments at Ad Hoc Art exploring how collaboration in new media and performance produce works that engage the viewer with a more visceral visual experience. Power One consists of several live performed sound and video/film pieces... using sound, video and performance... [to] place the viewer in a hyper sensory environment. Tonight features Black Centipede Against Riiko Sakkinen, a collaborative project commissioned specifically for Power One..."

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Flirt with Flavor

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Date: Thursday, January 25th
Time:
Location:
Cost:
Open Bar:
Summary: This event has been cancelled.

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A Taste of the 1900's

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Date: Thursday, January 25th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Sutra (16 First Ave)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: 2-for-1 Heinekins 10 to 11
Summary: It seems that DJ Morsy is off gallivanting in Switzerland, so another crew is moving in on Taste kids this week. Tonight DJs King Fish and Kev Sakoda represent the 1900's while resident DJ Equal holds it down for the Taste Crew. Plus 2-for-1 Heinekins get your evening started off right!

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Get up and See the Howl.. this is your Final Chance

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Date: January 26th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Crash Mansion (119 Bowery at Spring)
Open Bar: Vodka & Bud, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Cost: Free before 11 RSVP
Summary: Okay, I've been pushing these guys at your for a month now, and this is your last chance to catch The New York Howl at their residency. They are awesome. They play some serious, honest music which says a lot considering most bands passing through NYC these days care more about their eye liner and matching ties and how they are going to get their demo to Vice then about making new, original music. It'll be one hell of a punk rock funked up hoe-down tonight not to be missed. Boy's play around 10. After this they leave town again.

Listen to The New York Howl on MySpace.

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Sweatin' 07

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Date: Friday, January 26th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: The Delancey (168 Delancey)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: 2-for-1 Heinikens 9 to 11
Summary: Sweat is back at The Delancey to usher in 2007 and to celebrate its two year anniversary! Tonight Cosmo baker, Emagine, Erik the Red and Rev Mcfly DJ as you drink down your 2-for-1 Heinikens and work up at sweat.

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Correct Techniques

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Date: Friday, January 26th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: 87 Ludlow Lounge (87 Ludlow)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Everglo Vodka 9 to 10, 2-for-1 Stellas until 12
Summary: The Mastro has arranged for you to have another very lovely evening on the LES. It's the grand reopening of the 87 lounge (think bigger bar, new sound system, hdtv's, video projector, couches, etc.) DJs Iron Lyon, Yamez, Olly & SingleOhSeven spin everything except top 40 (think Mash ups, electro, funk, hip hop, dance etc.) And of course lots of open bar to get you drunk on the cheap.

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Get Drunk, Dance, and Make Out

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Date: Friday, January 26th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Royal Oak (594 Union Ave. at Richardson St, W'burg)
Cost: Free
Summary: Let's just be up front about it. Nothing says get drunk and make out like Finger on the Pulse at the Royal Oak. I mean, hipster make-out sweat is pretty much what they shine those wooden booths with and Finger on the Pulse drop high school prom classics that just beg you to take another shot of cuervo to get up the cojonese to talk to that cute girl in the corner with too much eyeshadow and a haircut that screams "my roommate goes to Aveda." But hey... its cold, its winter... sounds like a good time to me.

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Awkward Kids Unite! Its Shoe-Gaze Time at Ecko-Wreck!

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Date: Friday, January 26th
Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am
Location: Reboot (37 Ave A btw. 2nd and 3rd)
Cost: Free
Summary: Okay, so is no longer just for that long-haired kid in the corner all alone. Celebrate all forms of ambient electro-rock tonight for Ecko Wreck... "NYC's only bliss-out pizza party." Dreampop (awesome genre name!), noisepop, etheral, and shoegaze are the genre's of choice along side organic food, beer, and wine. This one is bi-weekly so if you love the planet and love the phaser pedal then check it out. PS: this is a restaurant so no carding to you kiddies out there!

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Idiotarod

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Date: Saturday, January 27th
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Cost: Free for spectators
Summary: Well folks its that time of year again. You know, when our crazy friends put on fun costumes, have a drink or two, or three, decorate shopping carts and push them through the streets of NYC in a high stakes race. Ahh, NYC's annual Idiotarod. Basically, teams of five racers are given a starting line, two checkpoints and a finish line scattered throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, and do everything they can to be the first across the line. Now while participating in the race costs $25 and a little piece of your dignity, watching is completely free and highly encouraged!

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Héloïse et Abélard Boutique Opening

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Date: Saturday, January 27th
Time: 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Héloïse et Abélard Boutique (180-1 Mulberry)
Cost: Free entry, cookies, and drinks
Summary: I don't know... free cookies, 50% off clothes, free make-up on your fache... get our sexy time face on as another hip boutique opens on Mulberry. Shop it up.

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Umami has 2 Basses, like Cop Shoot Cop

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Date: Saturday, January 25th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Luna Lounge (361 Metropolitan Ave at Havermeyer, W'Burg)
Cost: Free
Summary: I love Cop Shoot Cop. They were the hardest, rawest, most NYC thing to come out of the No Wave movement combining bass drenched minimalism, boredoms low fi, and east coast hard core sensiblitity. There was serious energy there. While Umami is nothing like Cop Shoot Cop, their also use two basses to drive home low rumbling beats but with a much sloppier garage style. Maybe that's your steeze. If so, check them out tonight. If not, go listen to more Cop Shoot Cop!

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Tattoo Arts Opening Reception

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Date: Saturday, January 27th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: W'Burg White Room (235 Roebling at S. 3rd, W'burg)
Cost: Free before 10 ($5 after)
Open Bar: Kegger, 8-9
Summary: Tattoos abound as several NYC studio come together for this group show celebrating skin as canvas. Tonight's kick-off party is a must for those of you who get off on tattoos or simply on the tattoo'd. Ian Love and Bearhands perform alongside DJ Oil and DJ Dave "Nude" Sanderson. Plus, Skin and Ink - two ends of the tattoo spectrum - will be on hand taking photos.

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Sharegroove

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Date: Saturday, January 27th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Subtonic (107 Norfolk St)
Cost: Free
Summary: DJs ShakeWell & Duckcomb aka Sharegroove used to host one of our favorite parties back at Capones last year. Tonight they bring that same breed of no fuss, good time dance party to the basement of Tonic. They'll be spinning deep disco, cosmic funk, leftfield dance, and boogie classics with special guest Ron Morelli. There is rumor of a fog machine and strobe lights which will only add to the awesomeness.

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I Still Miss Sound Advice

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Date: Saturday, January 27th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Supreme Trading (213 N 8th St, Williamsburg)
Cost: Free
Summary: So it's another week of Sound Advice at Supreme and I am still not going to make it. At list this week I'll be resting up for Sunday snowboarding instead of my usual excuse of client deadlines keeping me down. But unless your getting on the bus at 4:00am with me, get your @$$ over to the burg where K. Ross and Elsewhere school the freshman class with their unique blend of funk, hip hop, reggae, and any sort of other groove that makes you feel good to a laid back dance floor. Dr. Delay... self proclaimed inventor of Psy-Crunk shares in the fun on the tables.

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Hug it Out

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Date: Sunday, January 28th
Time: ???
Location: Union Square Park South
Summary: Who say's YouTube can't change the world? Inspired by a rather hearwarming 3.5 min video, "a few good hippie souls" will get together this afternoon in Union Square to dole out free hugs to passers by. Come and join in the positive action or simply drop by to get a hug. Video below.

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Fight Club

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Sundays through Feb. 5th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Carlitos Café y Galería (1701 Lex bet. 106 & 107)
Cost: Free
Summary: Carlitos killer movie series continues this week with the classic psycho thriller, Fight Club. This series continues through next week so if your on the upper west then this one's for you. Summary below.

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Luz Interpretations

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Sunday, January 28th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Vault @ Element (225 E Houston)
Cost: Free
Summary: On Sunday nights I'm usually exhausted from my weekend and passed out on the sofa. If you've got any energy left tonight I suggest hitting up the Vault at Element for Luz Mob's record release party for Luz Interpretations. DJs Monk One and Eddie "Stats" Houghton keep you off the sofa and moving with funk, soul, hip hop, reggae and dancehall.

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Thrift On!

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Monday, January 28th
Time: 9:00pm - 1:00am
Location: Botanica Bar (47 East Houston St bet. Mott and Mulberry)
Cost: Free

I have been known to compulsively purchase very, very inexpensive items from flea markets/sidewalks/dollar stores. These unnecessary purchases are almost immediately stored in the recesses of my closet where they remain forever because they're too, well, too cheap for me to wear outside. You can only imagine my delight when I found out about tonight’s swap party at Botanica Bar. Not only will I be able to release my cheap gems to other bargain-addicts like myself, but I’ll be able to pick up enough of other people’s free shit to ensure that my closet is never, ever even remotely barren again. As if this isn’t amazing enough, the party is free and the alcohol will be flowing to beats provided by the lovely DJ Shakey. Thrift On!

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The Ikarus Chamber Players

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Monday, January 29th, 2007
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: St. Paul’s Chapel (Broadway at Fulton Street)
Cost: Suggested $2 donation
Summary: "Step in from the cold and warm up with a wonderful mid-day musical performance by The Ikarus Chamber Players: Julie MacLaine, cello; Sarah Beaty, clarinet; and Ilya Kazantsev, piano. Works by Brahms and Muczynski."

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Lily Allen Listening Party

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Monday, January 29th
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Frank's Chop Shop (19 Essex St. btw. Hester & Canal
Cost: Free
Summary: Lily Allen is getting ready to take the states by storm with her infectious reggae-infused power pop. Think old Gwen Stefani meets Jem meets Lady Sovereign (or something like that). Regardless... its a guilty pleasure thats been in my headphones for weeks now. Now she's getting the full PR tour-de-force all over the city with her upcoming show at Webster Hall and Tonight's a great chance to check the album out amongst a bunch of boozers (free Jack and Coke Zero) in this hip/tiny downtown spot.

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Founding Wikipedia - Correction

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Please note that the "Founding Wikipedia" event originally listed as today is - in fact - tomorrow. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Tuesday, January 30th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Borders (2 Penn Plaza, 7th Ave and W 33rd St)
Cost: Free
Summary: "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, reads from his autobiography On the Shoulders of Giants: My Personal Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance this afternoon at Borders. Worth the trek to Midtown." [via WUNY]

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BilDance - Final Week

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Tuesday, January 30th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Karl's Klipper (40 Bay St, Staten Island)
Cost: Free
Summary: Just a block of the ferry, Staten Island's Indie film festival, Billdance, concludes this week with a showcase of Florida filmmakers. "First up, Omar Chavez, Jr’s short film called Take Four. Four completely different people, in totally different situations, share an uncommon parallel drive to accomplish their goals. The finale is a documentary by Miami filmmaker, Iris Cegarra, Darkbeat An Electro World Voyage. The feature documentary is a historical journey of the electro music experience from the old school to the new school."

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Founding Wikipedia

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Wednesday, January 31st
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Courant Institute, Room 109, NYU (251 Mercer)
Cost: Free to All
Summary: It's time for another lecture on digital media rights with Free Culture and the NYU ACM. Tonight they welcome Jimmy Wales, owner of Wikia Inc. and founder of Wikipedia. The lecture, entitled “Free culture, transparency, and search.” is sure to be a packed one so arrive early

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Madsteez Solo Exhibition

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Wednesday, January 31st
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Space Downtown Gallery (276 West 25th St, 2nd Fl)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: It's Thursday which means another group of art openings in the Chelesea area. The hip kid opening of the minute is the Madsteez solo exhibit which kits of tonight. Expect a gallery littered with little furry doodle creatures and hypercolor, post-graffiti canvases. The afterparty (details below) will be littered with Nike Dunks, overpriced tee shirts, and free booze.

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Hannibal Rising Screening

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Wednesday, January 31st
Time: 7:00pm
Location: disclosed with RSVP
Cost: Free with RSVP
Summary: Screening Liberally is back this week with a pre-release screening of Hannibal Rising; the life of young Hannibal Lecter. More info below and early RSVP is suggested as these screening fill up fast.

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Breakadawn with Back 2 Brooklyn

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Wednesday, January 31st (and every other Wed)
Time: 9:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Supreme Trading (213 n8th btw. Driggs and Roebling, W'Burg)
Cost: Free
Summary: The Back 2 Brooklyn crew are setting up shop tonight with a new Supreme Trading residency. This week its a classic blend of Hip Hop, Funk, and Disco to Latin Jazz and First Wave Electro to get you through the midweek.

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Blockbleeda 7

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Wednesday, January 31st
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Identity (511 E 6th, btw A and B)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: vodka, 10-11pm
Summary: The 1900s keep coming up with funny as hell flyers for their Blockbleeda parties. Blockhead (Def Jux, Ninja Tunes) will be "Kickin' Stoopit Dope Jams" to school you on some hip hop. Plus the free vodka makes this a good way to spend your Wednesday night.

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