Word for Word - New Voices in Fiction

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Date: Wednesday, July 29th
Time: 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Location: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (594 Broadway, Suite 401)
Cost: Free

Word for Word continues at Bryant Park this week and carries on through August. Today's installment focuses on New Voices in Fiction. Hosted John Wray from The New York Times Magazine, talks first time authors Wells Tower (Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned) and Lydia Peelle (Reasons for Advanced Breathing) about their recent short story collections and their thoughts on being a writer.

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Piney Fork Press Theater

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Date: Wednesday, July 29th - Thursday, July 30th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Creek LIC (10-93 Jackson Ave, L.I.C.)
Cost: Free

"Talented actors from the Piney Fork Press Theater present two evenings of intriguing original comedies by up and coming playwright Johnny Culver. Among the exciting new works to be performed are: The House on the Hill, Ballerina Tea, Crummy, Bernice the Skunk, Wally, Across the Lake, A Little after Eleven and more. Johnny takes on order-barking iceboxes, fruit-tossing superheroes, a far off war-torn society, a 1970’s Brooklyn brownout and the horrors of the escalator at Gimbels!"

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Wayne Wonder in Brower Park

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Date: Wednesday, July 29th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Brower Park (St. Marks, Kingston Aves, Park Pl, Crown Heights)
Cost: Free

Wayne Wonder performs in Brower Park tonight. "With the energetic beats of dancehall and reggae as a foundation, Jamaican-born Wayne Wonder broke into the scene with the explosive single 'No Letting Go' off the album No Holding Back. He is not only a talented singer, but a songwriter, too. He contributed to the success of Buju Banton by writing Banton's hits 'Murderer,' 'Deportee,' and 'Boom Bye Bye.'"

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Meanwhile... at 594 Broadway

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Date: Wednesday, July 29th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (594 Broadway, Suite 401)
Cost: Free

"Come enjoy an evening of celebration as MoCCA toasts the the artists in our current exhibition Meanwhile... at 594 Broadway: The Art of MoCCA's Volunteers. MoCCA is a volunteer driven organization and their passion and dedication to comics and cartooning are on display in this show. This special evening will feature presentations by Adriano, Oliver Baer, Brendan Coyle, Gary Dunaier, Maxwell Foxman, Alex Mancheno and Sam Marlow discussing their comic art and writing." More info here.

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RiverFlicks for Grown-Ups - Hancock

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Date: Wednesday, July 29nd
Time: Dusk (around 8:30pm)
Location: Pier 54 (14th St. and the Hudson River)
Cost: Free

On top of getting to watch movies overlooking Hudson River on beautiful summer nights, the other thing I like about River Flicks is that every year they pick a central theme for their screenings. This year's they "know what you did last summer" and screen films released in 2008. In tonight's film Will Smith becomes the super hero Hancock.

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Open Vodka Bar!

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Date: Wednesday, July 29th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Arlo & Esme (42 E 1st St. btwn. 1st and 2nd Ave.)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Absolut 10:00pm - 11:00pm

At first I thought this was a reading of some sort because the title is "Jean's Book Club - We bringz the ruckus in hardback!". Sounds like a reading right? But actually, its DJ party with open bar featuring Adam Subtract'em and DJ Nunas, spinning Disco, Electro, Funk, Rock, Hip Hop and more. Open Absolut bar from 10pm to 11pm.

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