Date: Wednesday, September 5th Time: 6:30pm Venue: Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery) Cost: Free
"angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient
heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the
machinery of night,"
The spirit of Ginsberg and the Beat Generation lives on tonight with the return of the annual Howl! Festival. Tonight's kick off party features cocktails, an art auction, and performances by Judith Malin and Frank Perowsky's Jazz Combo. At midnight, The New York Howl perform their unique blend of southern gutter funk. The festival continues through the weekend and centers around Thompkins Square Park. Full info on the site. 21+
Date: Wednesday, September 5th Time: 7:30pm Venue: St. Mark's Church (10th Street and 2nd Avenue) Cost: Free
"Dancers, composers, poets, actors, artists and writers are invited to compose their own events which reflect the spirit of John Cage or read an excerpt from something written by John Cage. The only requirement is that each event can last no longer than four minutes and thirty three seconds (4’33”). Past participants include Laurie Anderson, Theo Bleckman, Pauline Oliveros, Nurit Tilles, “Blue” Gene Tyranny, Jon Gibson, Jonah Bokaer, David Vaughan, Richard Kostelanetz, Judith Malina, Hanon Reznikov, Valda Setterfield, and many many others. "
Date: Wednesday, September 5th Time: 7:30pm Location: Barnes And Noble (267 7th Avenue at 6th St, Park Slope) Cost: Free
Today as I was walking to get a sandwich, I saw a big poster that said "Poop Culture", and seeing as I like poop as much as the next girl, I couldn't help but be intrigued. "Poop Culture's main focus is the true origin of the flush toilet: invented not for sanitary reasons, as conventional wisdom holds, but rather as a tool to help rich Victorians separate themselves from the upwardly-mobile masses during the Industrial Revolution. From that basis, Poop Culture explores how the ideology of waste disposal affects us today in our psychology, sociology, art, economics, the environment, and more." Tonight the author, Dave Praeger, reads and lectures on the book as well as a variety of other poop related matters.
Date: Wednesday, September 5th Time: 8:00pm Location: Union Hall, downstairs (702 Union St. at 5th Ave., Park Slope) Cost: Free
I have been celebrating being a science nerd for all of my 26 years, but today The Union Hall Secret Science club celebrates their first anniversary! And they are celebrating with a big bang (get it? big bang!), as they welcome a science superstar, Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist Harold Varmus. "Dr. Harold Varmus lectures on why he quit studying literature at Harvard to become a scientist, the future of cancer research, and why America needs science-savvy citizens." Before and after the doc, groove to science-inspired music, check out the self-replicating bio-video, and don’t forget to sample the Secret Science Club’s Brainy Libation of the Night: the Scientific Method .
The boys over at War and Moon, Rezound + Workweek, dropped straight bangers all night at Good Foot a while backa so its good to see them back at their local haunt tonight. They are joined by Project Matt & Andy Pry. Expect LES mish mashed goodness. 2 for 1 drinks, 11-12. 21+
Date: Wednesday, September 5th Time: 10:00pm Venue: Room Service (35 East 21st Street bet. Park & Broadway) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar:Mahou Beer
Missbehave is back with another hipper then hip event to celebrate fashion week with a prime time cast of DJs. Roxy Cottontail, DJ Ayres (The Rub), The Fearless Vampire Killers, & MeloX all join in the fun fueled by an open bar. Don't forget to RSVP! 21+
Date: Wednesday, September 5th Time: 10:00pm Location: Ottos Shrunken Head (538 West 14th Street near Avenue B) Cost: Free
You've got mixes, remixes, covers, samples, everyone is stealing and borrowing and reinterpreting from one another, so why shouldn't there be a night dedicated to such unoriginal creativity. Copycat is a night of cover songs, remixes and all the hits with DJ Xerox and special guest DJ, Glam/Metal Mistress Lady Starligh. Plus Kindergarten and Madam Robot & the Lust Brigade perform live sets in the back. 21+ old flyer
