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Mecca Bodega - Inventive Percussion

Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Trinity Church, North Churchyard (Broadway and Wall St)
Cost: Free

"Mecca Bodega is a percussive driven band from New York City featuring imaginative rhythmists Marc and Paul Mueller. By playing a variety of instruments from African drums and Brazilian percussion to hammered dulcimer, found objects and guitars, they continue to create a unique, hypnotic sound that is fresh and challenging to the ear and spirit." As part of this summer's weekly "Summer Music at Trinity" series. Click here for listening samples. All Ages.

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Stand By Me

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Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 6:00pm (movies at sundown)
Location: Tompkins Square Park
Cost: Free

As summer winds down, it's time for us to feature a few series that we didn't give enough love to over the past few months. One of which is the Films in Thompkins series which happens every other Wednesday. Tonight you can catch a free screening of the classic Stand By Me based on Stephen King's Short story "The Body." Trailer below. All Ages.

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Lower East Side Stories: Blackout

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Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Tenement Museum Shop (108 Orchard Street)
Cost: Free

One of my very favorite things to talk to New Yorkers about is the summer blackout of 2003, and apparently I am not the only one. Tonight's Lower East Side Stories at Tenement Museum Shop is all about Blackouts! Participants include Jennifer DeMeritt, Michele Carlo, and host H.R. Britton. Audience members are invited to share their own tale (assuming you can spit it out in 3 min or under).

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DNC Watch Party with Political Pub Trivia

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Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Tank at DCTV (87 Lafayette Street at White St)
Cost: Free

Christmas came early for political junkies this election year and the greatest gift of all is watching the Democratic and Republican National Conventions on TV. Get together with fellow progressives for Living Liberally’s Convention Parties to partake in the holiday cheer: we’ll be watching, debating, laughing and—of course—drinking liberally every night of both conventions. Tonight, on the night of the VP nominee’s speech and President Clinton’s address, the host of popular regular quiz night The Big Quiz Thing brings game show-style fun – and great prizes – to the political arena. Attendees encouraged to test their trivial abilities, in between the night’s major speeches.

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Fine and Dandy

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Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place bet. 1st and A)
Cost: Free

"Fine and Dandy is back for it's second season, and it's back with a vengeance. Comics Dan Fontaine, Sue Funke, Calvin S. Cato, Mo Diggs bring the laughs along with performance artist and comic genius Mike Dobbins. Tonights musical guest is Nadsat Fashion and they will be screening part two of the new film series 'Sinister Dexterity' (you can watch part one here and here. Free admission. No Drink Minimum. Cheap beer and wine. Great Air conditioning. The second best way to spend a summer night in the Big Apple."

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Copycat 1 Year Anniversary

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Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Otto's Shrunken Head (538 E. 14 St. near Ave B)
Cost: Free

Copycat celebrates one full year of rocking out to the greatest cover tunes of all time tonight. Dj Xerox spins crazy covers and rocking remixes of all the hits (rock, indie, old wave and new) along with special guest DJ UltraV. In the back room, you've got live sets from Captain Ronzo and Love Pirates (which could easily become Captain Ronzo & The Love Pirates but are, in fact, two separate bands) playing covers of some of their favorite tunage. Congrats guys! 21+

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Special Disco Version w/ Juan MacLean

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Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Santos' Party House (100 Lafayette)
Cost: $5

Now that the hype (or PR buzz) about Santos Party House has died down a bit its back to business as usual in the Big Apple. But don't be mistaken, tonight's Special Disco Version, is one of the best DJ-driven monthlies the city has to offer. "The DFA label hosts it's first regularly scheduled party in eons every other week at SPH, with head honcho James Murphy, his LCD Soundsystem bandmate and frequent deejaying partner Pat Mahoney, and Beats in Space’s Tim Sweeney spinning space disco, left-of center house and electro, dance-oriented rock and the like for a scruffy crowd of ruffians." Tonight's edition features Tim Sweeney with special guest Juan MacLean (DFA) who's doing an all acid house set. Sample sounds below. Goes late. 21+

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Girls & Boys & Krames & AC Slater

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Date: Wednesdays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Arlo & Esme (42 East 1st St. btw. 1st & 2nd Ave)
Cost: Free with RSVP

Here's another that has been a bit forgotten on the site this summer (Sorry guys). The Famous Friends crew has been the flavor of the week on the hipster DJ scene for a minute now and this is kind of like their clubhouse. Each week they bring some top notch names to this tiny downtown spot. The heat continues tonight as AC Slater and Cobra Krames both test the systems subs (do they have subs?) with bass-heavy house varieties all night. 21+

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