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Sample Sale!

Date: Friday, April 17th - Sunday, April 26th
Time: Weekdays 10:00am - 9:00pm, Weekends 11:00am - 9:00pm
Location: 33 West 17th Street
Cost: Free

I can't vouch for this sample sale as I haven't been there yet but it appears as if they have some great brands including LAMB, Citizens of Humanity and Triple 5 Soul ~~(RIP)~~ (T5S is alive and kickin folks!) Expect 50% to 80% off suggested retail prices. Full list of brands after the jump.

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Light Magic

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Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Center for Holographic Arts (45-10 Court Square, LIC)
Cost: Free

Tonight kicks off Light Magic, a retrospective exhibition of Rudie Berkhout's holograms and laser works to celebrate his life in art. Rudy Berkhout (1946 – 2008), born in Amsterdam, started working in holography in New York in 1975. He was a pioneer of intricate new imaging techniques that capture the magic and mystery of light. Berkhout exhibited “New Directions in Holography” at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1991). His work has been shown at numerous locations around the world including the Walker Art Museum (Minneapolis), the Anchorage Museum of History and Art (Alaska), the Fukuoka Art Museum (Fukuoka, Japan), and the Palazzo Fortuny (Venice, Italy).

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Inspiration and Interpretation

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Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Clay Space 1205 Gallery (1205 Manhattan Avenue 2-4-1B)
Cost: Free

An exhibition featuring eleven artists from the New York City area will open at Clay Space 1205 Gallery tonight and will run May 8th. "Entitled ‘Inspiration and Interpretation’, the exhibition will feature each artist’s inspiration as well as the interpretation. The main focus of the show is the inspiration executed in clay using a variety of methods. Inspirations range from photographs to drawings to architecture. Works range from ceramic paintings, slip cast work and pieces thrown on the wheel."

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Havana Film Festival New York

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Date: Friday, April 18th - Wednesday, April 22nd
Time: Varios
Location: Various
Cost: Free

"The Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) collaborates with Havana's International Festival of New Latin American Cinema to introduce its audience to prominent and emerging filmmakers by showcasing the latest award-winning films and classics from and about Latin America and the U.S. Latino community. HFFNY seeks to cultivate audience-artist dialogue through panel discussions designed to give a behind the-scenes look at an industry that continues to gain global recognition. The festival program offers directors, actors and producers an opportunity to exchange ideas, enriches and expands the vision of Latino culture and provides a multi-cultural experience for a diverse audience." Free events listed after the jump.

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Don't Touch Me There

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Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 7:30pm (seating 7:10)
Location: Karma (1st Avenue btw 3rd & 4th Street)
Cost: Free

"Are you tired of paying those pesky heating bills? Do you find it impossible to eat popcorn or answer a phone while wearing a blanket? Do you not know how to wear a robe backwards? Well then I have the product for you! It's time you try on the revolutionary new Don't Touch Me There comedy spectacular. Unlike other products such as the 'Snuggie,' the 'Toasty Coat,' or the 'Indoor Klan Costume,' DTMT is 100% guarenteed to make you laugh whilst keeping you, your grandpa and your creepy daughter snuggily warm.... Don't Touch Me There is a "night of comedy with hosts Pat Stango & Blaine Perry (frontpage featured on FunnyOrDie and Cracked) and special guest Christian Finnegan of “Best Week Ever” and his own Comedy central Presents specials. 21+

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Witnes a Birfday!

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Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Legion (790 Metropolitan Ave, W'burg)
Cost: Free

"Come celebrate the birth of NYC's favorite Houston transplant, Mr. Witnes Zapata aka Fake Mexican Mike this Friday at Legion! Soul Imperial will be holding down the front room, while Mexican Caviar (aka Witnes and the lovely Sirius) will be mixing it up in the back room. 2 dance parties for the price of one! And there's no cover, so that's a really good deal. Come early for a drink courtesy of Sailor Jerry Rum, 92 proof!"

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döppleBANGER Masquerade Party

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Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: The Cabanas at the Maritime Hotel (88 Ninth Ave, enter on 17th St)
Cost: Free with mask and RSVP, $5 if you need a mask

Montreal DJ and producer Hatchmatik has been getting a lot of buzz lately. He's on the Urb Top 100 charts, a new track up at Turntable Lab on the "It came from the Blog" compilation, has has been getting general internet love all around. Tonight he brings his electro buzz to the swanktastic Cabanas at the Maritime (seriously, there are few places I will suck up $7 beer prices for and this is one of them) with the Pulled Pork DJs Gunnie and T Clute and New York’s own Chainsmokers. It's all wrapped up in a masquerade jammer (so it's $5 for a mask if you don't bring your own) for added fun. 21+

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KING TUTT, DJ AYRES, ESKAE

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Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Le Poisson Rouge, Gallery Bar (138 Bleecker St. off Thompson)
Cost: Free with RSVP

Senari and Teenwolf are back in the Gallery at LPR tonight with some heavy hitters in the underground club world. Unruly Records all-star King Tutt, The Rub/Flashing Light's DJ Ayres (playing a rap set), & Soul Clap's Eskae (all the way from Hawaii) all take the decks with a mix of hip hop, club, house and other dance musics all night! 21+

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