Date: Throughout October Time: n/a Location: 14th St from the East River to the Hudson Cost: Free
During the month of October, the fourth-annual Art in Odd Places will present Pedestrian on Fourteenth Street. From the East River to the Hudson River, thirty-one artists' projects of all mediums will encourage the masses of daily pedestrians to rediscover this corridor of diverse commerce which includes Union Square; a historical site of social and political activism. Provided with a map (available at businesses on 14th Street including 14th St Framing Gallery, 225 W 14th St and Rags-A-Go-Go, 218 W 14th St), New Yorkers are invited to participate in an urban scavenger hunt by locating each of the different unexpected places along this amazing street. Curated by artists/curators George Spencer and Ed Woodham, the artists will present their work in non-traditional "odd places," including the sidewalk, the subway, and tree wells. The wide variety of media of these projects will feature sculpture, performance, conceptual art, and fashion design – all exploring the meaning of 'public'.
Date: Wednesday, Oct 1st - Oct 2nd Time: 5:30pm Location: Bryant Park, Upper Terrace (Enter at 42nd St bet 5th & 6th Ave) Cost: Free
This evening kicks of a new partnership between Bryant Park, the Metropolitan Opera, The NY Philharmonic, New York City Opera, Orchestra of St. Luke's, and The New
York Pops known as New York Now. Over the next three weeks, the park will present free, afterwork concerts celebrating some of the best, upcoming, cultural events the city has to offer. Check below or click here for the full schedule
Date: Wednesday, October 1st Time: 8:00pm Location: The Bell House (149 7th St., btw 2nd and 3rd Aves) Cost: Free
Union Hall brings you Secret Science Club, one of my favorite monthly events. Come nerd it up with mind-blowing lectures, volatile cocktails, and chemically-altered sounds. Tonight, at the Bell House, a new, awesome, venue in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Cosmologist Tony Rothman of Princeton University lectures on Sacred Mathematics. "At work, Tony Rothman studies the Big Bang and the early Universe. He also researches black holes on the verge of becoming naked singularities. But what does he do for fun? He does sangaku—clever math puzzles that decorated Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in 17th-century Japan. Wha---?? He even wrote a book about it: Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry." Groove to science-loving tunes and video and sample the cocktail of the night, the Bamboozler.
Date: Wednesday, October 1st Time: 9:00pm Location: Richard Shepard Theatre (309 E 26th St @ 2nd Ave) Cost: Free
The Keagan Theatre Company - Those folks that bring you the awesome Best Party Every theatre events, let you in to their newest performance, The Big Bad Variety Show, for free tonight (one night only!). Featuring some similar cast members as BPE, tonight's show is reminiscent of the days of vaudeville where performers will treat you to original music, dance, poetry, comedy, and drama pieces. Click here for more info and it continues through Friday but tonight is the only free night (usually $15)
Date: Wednesday, October 1st Time: 9:00pm Location: Madame X (94 West Houston St) Cost: Free
"The Sucia Party is all about music- and don't be fooled by the name. Resident DJs Juice E and Rik Rok clean house each and every week with their crazy mashup of Classics, Reggae, Hip Hop, House, 80s, Funk and Soul. These dedicated crate diggers still spin wax- and we don't care what anyone says- it makes the party better! This Wednesday they're gonna take it up yet another notch by welcoming DJ Herbert Holler (Freedom Party) for an all-night dance off!" 21+
Date: Wednesday, October 1st Time: 10:00pm Location: Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery, bet. Bleecker & Houston) Cost: Free
Theatre of Fools is a new live music showcase on the first Wednesday of each month. "It’s a night of non-stop fun featuring live music from Alabaster Rhumb, Jen and the Moon, The Fools,Sean T. Hanratty, and special guest, 8-track DJ and host, DJ Kuchunk (aka: Shappy). Plus a multi-prize free raffle between sets and drink specials all night long. Old Flyer. 21+
Date: Wednesdays Time: 10:00pm Location: Arlo & Esme (42 East 1st St. btw. 1st & 2nd Ave) Cost: Free with RSVP
The Famous Friends crew continue their celebration of Rock, Britpop, Disco, 80s, Electro, Booty, and Hip Hop at the weekly Girls and Boys party. Tonight is the Black Kids Official Afterparty w/ DJ set plus Purple Crush and Mike
Genius (Mike Genius Release Party). 21+
