"For the second year, Art in Odd Places, NYC’s free annual public art and performance festival, gives daily life from Avenue C to the Hudson River an artistic twist. Under the rubric ‘SIGN', over 60 artists, from New York and beyond, creatively engage the street, using ideas, imagination, humor, and politics to encourage its residents, workers, and visitors to experience it anew. Projects include the ephemeral – real and imagined gay love letters left on a bench, dollar bills planted in an exploration of the gift, or handmade sculptures of dying silkworm moths on walls and signs – and the spectacular – video projections on windows of the street’s bawdy, protest history, an alternative election campaign or a satirical costumed race for the Arctic. It includes the simply odd –public napping, wearable sculptures in crochet and campy frills – and the oddly simple – tributes, through tour and installation, to the ordinary brick or to manholes, or a shamanic cleansing of the street by an artist with a broom." Tonight is the opening reception but the exhibit continues through October 26th. Full info on site.
Date: Thursday, October 1st Time: 6:30pm Location: BAC Gallery (111 Front Street, Suite 218, Dumbo) Cost: Free
"What is Dumbo? is presented at BAC Gallery in conjunction with the installation Surfacing Beneath by Lisa Kellner, which is on view in BAC Gallery through January 15, 2010. Surfacing Beneath is a site-specific installation that will evolve over time, in which the artist incorporates wall drawing with sculpture made from silk and pigments, exploring patterns of disease and cellular structure and its relation to human behavior. Kellner invited other artists to interpret the themes of continual change and transformation in relation to art and the natural world for the creation of original artworks to be presented in BAC Gallery alongside her installation [...] Regular gallery hours are Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm [...] Come down the first Thursday of every month for special programming and extended gallery hours!"
Date: Thursday, October 1st Time: 6:30pm Location: CUNY Graduate Center (365 5th Ave at 34th St) Cost: Free
"Scholars have recently revived and reiterated strong arguments that legitimate Islamic faith requires religious freedom. Join two prominent scholars and policymakers as they begin with this presumption before moving on to a discussion about the viability of secularism as a barrier against religious coercion. Participants include Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Chandler Professor of Law at Emory, and author of Islam and the Secular State, and Patrick Weil, Visiting Professor of Law and Robina Foundation International Fellow at Yale Law School and Director of the Center for the Study of Immigration, Integration, and Citizenship Policies at the University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne. Weil has worked extensively with the French government including participation in a 2003 French Presidential Commission on secularism. Moderated by John Torpey, Professor of Sociology, the Graduate Center, CUNY."
Date: Thursday, October 1st Time: 7:00pm Location: Hudson Hotel (356 W 58th St.) Cost: Free with RSVP
"Giant Step presents the third installment of Svedka Vodka Sessions: an evening with singer/songwriter Diane Birch and special guest DJ Anané Vega for a not-to-be-missed showcase at Hudson Bar at Hudson... Diane Birch's first recorded offering Bible Belt is one of the most accomplished albums you're likely to hear all year. An instant classic, spanning soul, gospel, blues, and much more, it's equally inspired by Laura Nyro and Carole King as by Jerry Lee Lewis and Elton John. Diane carves her own sound with exceptional songwriting and deft performance on the keys - piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Farfisa, all showcasing her extraordinary ability. However, it is her melodies and lyrics that place her in a league of her own. In tones that seem far older than her years, she grapples with the theologies of her childhood, musing on life, love, sin and the Devil in the same breath."
Date: Thursday, October 1st Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Location: The Change You Want To See Gallery (84 Havemeyer Street, Storefront) Cost: Free
The intersection of semiotics and psychoanalysis has proven fruitful terrain for PR professionals, advertisers, politicians, and other types of leaders. Over the course of a century those whose job it is to persuade the public have increasingly abandoned appeals to rationale in favor of appeals to emotion. Instead of trying to persuade with text and reason, they use imagery and symbols to appeal to instinct and emotion. Join author, historian, and media/culture theorist Stuart Ewen tonight for a tour through the history of "spin", propaganda, and the role of images in consumerism, mass psychology, politics, social movements, cultural attitudes, and consumption. PR is a battle to define reality, and how people see and understand that reality. In this presentation, we will explore what it means to do battle armed with the tools of persuasion.
Date: Friday, October 2nd - 4th Time: Fri. & Sat. 11am-7pm, Sun. 11am-5pm Location: P.S. 1 (22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City) Cost: Free
Printed Matter, Inc. is back with their fair of, "contemporary art books, art catalogues, artists' books, art periodicals, and 'zines offered for sale by over 70 international publishers, booksellers, and antiquarian dealers." There will be tons of interesting events, performances, readings, and and signings so check out all the detailsHERE.
Date: Friday, October 2nd Time: 10:00pm Location:Trophy Bar (351 Broadway btw. Keap and Rodney, W'burg) Cost: Free
Bastard Jazz's DJ DRM and Giant Step's Erik the Red come together with special guest DJ Platern tonight for their monthly party celebrating Funk, Soul, Latin, Afrobeats, and more. These are some of the city's finest when it comes to organic beats and breaks so expect all manner of funk, soul, hip-hop, dub reggae, and more assorted goodies. 21+
Date: Friday, October 2nd Time: 11:55pm Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave at N12th St) Cost: Free
Eclectic Method are returning the the Brooklyn Bowl once again for Midnight Method, a late night audio-visual extravaganza of mashed up videos and music on the venues dozen plus screens. A definite stop if you're in the area tonight.
Date: Saturday, October 3rd Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: Public Assembly (70 N. 6th St between Kent and Wythe, w'burg) Cost: Free with RSVP
Our love for crafty beer is no secret over here at FreeNYC. So when Public Assembly asked us to put together a little afterparty for the annual Freaktoberfest brew/burlesque/mayhem event, we just couldn't pass it up. DJs Morsy and Kestar - aka our beloved Crooked Disco DJs - will take the decks all night long at their old haunt for drunken party anthems, classic disco, indie electro, breakbeats, and assorted party jams all night long (with a couple good boozy sing-a-longs thrown in the mix). Plus its free all night! 21+
Date: Saturday, October 3rd Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Location: The Triangle (14th St and 9th Av) Cost: Free Entry
Basis™ has partnered with dozens of the best local producers and farms to bring you the freshest and finest good food possible! The “Back to Basis” farmer's market will set up shop in the heart of the Meatpacking District, so you can apple-pick in front of the Apple store, and meet some of the folks who produce good food that is traditional, localized, and 100% traceable. Basis brings you the season's prime finds from our select group of trusted good food devotees at prices that won't make you cringe. Learn about where your food is grown, sample the season's succulent spread, and mingle with all those passionate about good food for all. From farm to market, Basis will show you why exceptional eats only come straight from the source to your kitchen table!
Date: Saturday, October 3rd Time: 1:00pm Location: multiple Cost: Free
Somehow, over a plate of fatty pork-infused treats at Fatty Crab last night, the bar-crawling goodness of ZombieCon came up. Then, my love for SantaCon. And low and behold, this weekend is FairyCon!" Fairy Con is when our inner fairies all come out and represent!! We will be going to several bars and parks throughout Manhattan. Some suggestions for fairy attire are wings, glitter, tutus and pretty dresses. It is for guys and girls. For those guys that do not wear tutus or pretty dresses, fairy type pants are ok. Please ask if you have any questions about fairy attire." Sign up here for text message locations and updates throughout the event.
Date: Sunday, October 4th Time: 11:00am - 4:30pm Location: Parking Lot on Broome St, bet Essex and Ludlow Cost: Free
Today is the 9th Annual International Pickle Day and in honor of the tasty vinegared and brined cucumbers a lonely parking lot on the LES be turned into a pickle street fair. Pickle Day will feature music, cooking and home canning demonstrations, children's activities, neighborhood walking tours and, of course, lots of pickle samples! All Ages
"Cine-Brunch at (Le) Poisson Rouge is a new take on the summer movie season - a free afternoon screening of art-house cinema classics... Cine-Brunch offers an alternative to the summer blockbuster: refined entertainment in a cool, comfortable environment where viewers can enjoy brunch or LPR's regular menu of tapas while taking in classic cinema and sipping a cocktail. And best of all, it's free!" Today's film is the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men. The screening is free but you're brunch ($7) and cocktails ($3 specials, $7 bloodies) are not.
Date: Monday, October 5th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Barnard College (3006 Broadway Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall Cost: Free
"What do foreigners really think of Americans? Dana Lindaman, co-author (with Kyle Ward) of the highly praised 'History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History', provides sometimes hilarious, often sobering answers to that question by looking at what the world’s history textbooks say about America. By juxtaposing contrasting versions of the historical events that we take for granted, Lindaman offers nothing less than a map of emotional responses to American political power. Sponsored by the Mellon Foundation as part of the Translation Across the Disciplines lecture series."
Date: Monday, October 5th Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Hudson Hotel (356 W 58th St.) Cost: Free with RSVP
Giant Step's biweekly DJ series at Hudson Hotel returns with Philly house jock King Britt. "King Britt began his career in 1990 on the now legendary house label Strictly Rhythm under the E-Culture moniker, as well as Silkworm in the groundbreaking, Grammy-winning hip hop group Digable Planets. He started Ovum Recordings with Josh Wink and has produced platinum remixes for Macy Gray, Solange and Donna Lewis, among hundreds of others. Britt won the highest grant in the country as the first DJ/producer to obtain The Pew Fellowship, while declaring his own empire, FiveSixMedia." 21+
Date: Monday, October 5th Time: 7:00pm Location: Arlene's Grocery (95 Stanton St bet Ludlow and Orchard Sts) Cost: Free
Ross Hyzer and Jared Logan welcome stand-ups to Arlene's stage each month for County Fair. October features Tom Shillue (Conan, Comedy Central Presents), Sean Patton (Just for Laughs), Myq Kaplan (Live at Gotham), and Vince Averill (DC Comedy Festival). The always amazing Rock and Roll Karaoke follows.
Date: Monday, October 5th Time: 7:30pm Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St.) Cost: Free
"New York City is a Farmer's Paradise! Just as Annie Novak, one of the masterminds behind Greenpoint's Rooftop Farms, a 6,000 square foot organic farm picture-esquely plopped on top of a warehouse overlooking Midtown Manhattan. Her operation--founded in partnership with Ben Flanner, a neophyte to farming, and Goode Green, a green-roofing specialist--currently produces produce for a host of Brooklyn gourmandizers, including Anella and Marlow and Sons. They even run a farm stand featuring fresh picked produce every Sunday! Come hear how this urban Agronomist tells us the unlikely story of how she did it--and learn how you can too!"
Date: Monday, October 5th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Studio at Webster Hall (125 E 11th St.) Cost: Free
No Cover Mondays continues at Webster hall with live perfomances by Home Video, Arpline, Naked Hearts, and Darlings. Its a mix-up of melancholic pop, post rock and even a bit of retro 80s to kick off your week.
Date: through Oct 8th Time: 6:00pm Location: Bryant Park (42nd St bet 5th and 6th Aves) Cost: Free
Celebrate New York’s new cultural for the next two weeks with Bryant Park's second annual Fall Festival. Each evening will feature free performances by some of New York's greatest cultural institutions including The Metropolitan Opera, The Joyce Theatre, Ailey II, the Brooklyn Philharmonic and more. Each performance lasts about 90 minutes. Check below for the full schedule.
· Tuesday, October 6, 6pm Ailey II
· Wednesday, October 7, 6pm Bargemusic
· Thursday, October 8, 6pm Brooklyn Philharmonic
· Friday, October 9, 6pm Jazz at Lincoln Center
Date: Tuesday, October 6th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Nola Studios (250 W 54th St.) Cost: Free
"Free dance classes first Tuesdays of every month. In recession times you don’t need to be spend to have a quick intro to salsa and Afro Cuban dances... Salsa class focuses on Cuban styles casino rueda and son, with exercises of footwork, turns and rhythm. The Afro Cuban dance class includes orishas dance, rumba, arara and congo dances, an amazing workout without the work. Salsa classes start at 7 and Afro Cuban at 8 in every location."
Date: Tuesday, October 6th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: 67 Orange Street (2082 Frederick Douglass Blvd (8th Ave on 113th St.) Cost: Free
67 Orange Street in collaboration with Courvoisier presents: 1st Chapter of our cocktail education program: Complimentary Courvoisier Cocktail Tasting. Free Couvosier is prety good for a Tuesday.
Date: Tuesday, October 6th Time: 7:30pm - 10:00pm Location: The Creek (10-93 Jackson Ave, Long Island City) Cost: Free
"In anticipation of the new film "The Yes Men Fix The World", the Queens Peace Alliance will be hosting a free screening of the group's 2003 film "The Yes Men" [...] A comedic documentary which follows The Yes Men, a small group of prankster activists, as they gain world-wide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world..."
Date: Most Wednesdays, including today Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Blue Owl (196 2nd Ave, downstairs) Cost: Free Open Bar: vodka, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
By now you all know my love for Blue Owl... Its nice to have a not so pretentious cocktail lounge downtown that you can grab a drink after work without too much fuss.Tonight you can enjoy a fine house vodka cocktail - for gratis on the early side with $6 specialty cocktails until 10pm. 21+
The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) and New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) have teamed up to create an art gallery in temporarily vacant storefronts in Downtown Brooklyn. Join them tonight to learn about educational programs and upcoming events in the space check out the contemporary artwork on display by local artists Rachel Owens, Mike Womack, Marco Boggio Sella, and more at their open house..
Date: Wednesday, October 7th Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm Location: Enoteca on Court (347 Court St., Carroll Gardens) Cost: Free
Enoteca on Court will offer complimentary wine flights every Wednesday evening during the month of October. The free samples are part of “Flight Nights,” which will feature three wines grouped according to region, beginning with Tuscany tonight and followed by Francis Ford Coppola night on Oct. 14, the Campania region on Oct. 21 and Veneto on Oct.28. There will be no charge for the initial flight; Enoteca on Court’s wine list prices will be apply to subsequent purchases of glasses, flights or bottles. Each event will feature a guest sommelier who will discuss the evening’s offerings.
Date: Wednesdays through 2009 Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Ellis Bar (627 5th Avenue btw. 17th & 18th, South Park Slope) Cost: Free
Bourbon and Bluegrass at Ellis Bar is back. All the keywords tasty keywards are there… 25¢ bourbon, free bluegrass, and our beloved Park Slope (okay, 18th St. is pretty close to Sunset Park but who's counting.)… to make a great midweek hangout. Plus, there are small plates to order should you get hungry or rot-gut from all the drinking. Continues every week through the rest of the year. 21+
Sammy Bananas (Fool's Gold/Certified Bananas) and Skinny Friedman's (Philadelphyinz) spin assorted hipster jams and personal favorites at the weekly Player's Club party. Expect a mixed bag of party rockin beats from two of the city's best. Tonight is their 1 year anniversary (congrats guys). Highly Recommended. 21+
Date: Friday, October 9th Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Warren Weaver Hal, NYU (251 Mercer St. Room 109) Cost: Free
The folks from WWKSF are back to wow us again with their brilliant renderings of memes, pop culture and the internet! "at means about one and one half of one hours of 3 projectors, 3 gentlemen, more pictures of cats, videos of fails and power ratings over
9000 than any previous MemeFactory. We'd call it bang-for-your-buck, but damn... this shindig is $Free! So don your pancake hat - or your furry suit, we wont judge - and get ready to Get Down, get WeeGeed and of course... Crank That.". More info here.
Date: Thursday, October 8th Time: 7:30pm Location: Solas Bar (232 E 9th Street) Cost: Free
Calling All Geeks! Come commune with your inner fantasy fan or gaming geek with Ethan Gilsdorf, author of the travel memoir/pop culture narrative "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." The book is an exploration and celebration of fantasy and gaming subcultures. On a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past and ends in our online gaming future, the former D&D addict crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds from Boston to Wisconsin, France to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to Middle-earth to the realm of Aggramar. He asks game-players and fantasy fans---old, young, male, female, able-bodied and disabled‹what attracts them to fantasy worlds, and for what reasons. What he discovers is funny, poignant, and enlightening. The event begins with a "geek trivia contest" with prizes that tests
the audience's knowledge of all things Tolkien, Harry Potter, Dungeons & Dragons and more. Prizes will also be given to anyone arriving in costume as their favorite fantasy character or creature (elf, orc, warrior, wizard, Harry Potter, etc). Gilsdorf will then
read an excerpt from "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks," followed by a Q&A and book signing. More information here.
Date: Thursdays Time: 9:00pm Location: Von, basement (3 Bleecker St bet Bowery & Lafayette) Cost: Free
Local heavy hitters take a break from their tour schedules to get down with The Rub's DJ Eleven at his weekly Thursday get together, Fam. This is party classics, hip hop and reggae at its finest. Eleven is joined by a rotating cast of top notch jocks and tonight includes Sureshot and Sammy, Proof (Massive Selector / SF). 21+
Date: Thursday, October 8th Time: 9:00pm - 10:30pm Location: Bar on A (170 Avenue A and East 11th Street) Cost: Free
Check out "Entertaining the Bartender" a comedy/music/variety show every other Thursday at Bar on A. Tonight's show is hosted by Jena Friedman and features the amazing stylings of: Kenny Zimlinghaus (Sirius Radio), Baron Vaughn (Comedy Central), Jessica Delfino (Edinburgh, SaSi Spokesperson) and Team Submarine (Montreal), with music by Jefferson Hamer (NPR) plus a few surprises!
Date: Friday, October 9th Time: 7:00pm Location: Apple Store SoHo (103 Prince Street) Cost: Free
"Art:21 season five artist Florian Maier-Aichen will share how he uses the Mac to manipulate his photography to create stunning digitally abstracted images. The event will feature an advanced screening of Maier-Aichen’s segment from Art:21 episode Fantasy, along with a moderated discussion and Q & A with Maier-Aichen and Art21 Associate Curator, Wesley Miller. Art:21 – Art in the Twenty-First Century Seasons one through four are available in the iTunes store where you can also subscribe to the Art:21 Exclusive Podcast." Seating is first come first serve. ht
Date: Friday, October 9th Time: 7:00pm Location: Lehman Center (250 Bedford Park Blvd, Bronx) Cost: Free
"Celia the Queen will launch the new season of VOCES, a showcase of outstanding documentaries celebrating the rich diversity of Latino life, which will be broadcast nationally on public television in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. VOCES is Latino Public Broadcasting’s signature series featuring films about such musical legends as Tito Puente and Celia Cruz and documentaries on subjects ranging from Puerto Rican activist Antonia Pantojato Mexican 'guest workers' to a unique soccer league made up of former Latin American stars. A panel discussion will follow immediately after the screening and feature maestro Latin percussionist Johnny Pacheco, who recorded and performed with Celia, Celia’s niece Celia Cody,and Dr. William Rodriguez, Principal of the Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music."
Date: Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th Time: various times Location: various locations in all boroughs Cost: Free
"Openhousenewyork weekend, America's largest architect and design event, opens doors throughout New York City each October. The 6th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend will be held Saturday and Sunday. Mark your calendars to discover new neighborhoods, explore with friends and family, and experience NYC's architecture and design in all five boroughs through special talks, tours, performances and family-friendly workshops - all free of charge! [...] Click here to learn more about the 350 exciting sites and programs participating this Weekend." Old Flyer
"The Harold Hunter Foundation, in partnership with Zoo York, New Era, CCS and DC Shoes, is proud to announce that the 3rd Annual Harold Hunter Day will take place Saturday, October 10th, in New York City. Established in 2006 after Harold’s untimely passing, HH Day III will once again unite NYC’s skateboarding community for a positive day of shredding in honor of the one-and-only, Harold Hunter. An iconic figure in New York’s downtown scene, Harold’s larger-than-life personality and generous nature touched the lives of countless people around the world... HH Day III will kick off at the Manhattan Bridge Skatepark on the corner of Pike and Monroe Streets in Chinatown. An all-ages skate jam will run from 1–5pm with pop-up best trick events throughout the day, a massive product toss and beats courtesy of DJ Smoke LES and DJ Ani. Once the skate jam is a wrap, an after-party will go down from 9pm-Midnight at KCDC Skateshop."
Date: Saturday, October 10th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Live With Animals (210 Kent Ave.) Cost: Free
Dead of the Living Night "arises from the artists' like-minded fascination-turned-obsession with childhood fantasies and fears; the inability to look away when you know you should, combined with the desire to stay up all night fantasizing about the greatest adventures and abilities only imaginable. The exhibition examines one generation's memories through an observation of imagery that fueled their childhoods, with all the bizarre nuances and esoteric references. From this period, new imagery has been created from manipulated found photos and juxtapositions of movie stills, clippings and gore magazine art. The show features two video installations, sculpture, posters, and four volumes of a book of the same name, Dead Of The Living Night. The collaborative and ongoing book acts as a depository of images, photos, original drawings, found items and ephemera."
Date: Sunday, October 11th Time: Doors 7:00pm, Films 8:00pm Location: 3rd Ward (195 Morgan Ave., BK) Cost: Free with RSVP
Moviehouse continues this evening with Fluid New Media Lab. "From the whimsical imagery of some cop-on-cop love to the quite terrifying exploration of the unconscious each of these films takes you through that magical world that only exists when fast asleep. As with all good dreams, VJ Clay Franklin provides the soundtrack before and after the show. And this time he's got some help from Sebastian Alva and his Sand Animation Box. Full details here.
Date: Sunday, October 11th Time: 7:30pm Location: Arlo and Esme (42 East 1st Street between 1st and 2nd Aves) Cost: Free
Buns and Puns is doing again October 11th. More free comedy, combined with free homemade buns made by your Host Jonathan Powley plus free jello shots all night. Jullian McCullough and other's will be on hand to bring the funny!
Date: Monday, October 12th Time: 11:30am - 3:00pm Location: 5th Ave from 47th St to 79th St Cost: Free
Over 100 bands, floats and contingents and 35,000 marchers celebrate Columbus Day today with the annual parade down 5th Ave. "The world’s largest celebration of Italian and American heritage and culture will feature dignitaries from Italy and the U.S., folk dancers and bands from Italy, Italian-American folk groups, street entertainers, local and professional marching bands and clowns from the Big Apple Circus. A group of classic and contemporary Maserati high performance cars will drive the parade route in a display of Italian design and engineering."
Date: Monday, October 12th Time: 7:30pm Location: The Change You Want To See Gallery (84 Havemeyer St. W'burg) Cost: Free
The Change You Want to See Gallery continues to explore "symbols, branding and persuasion as they relate to activist and creative practice. This presentation series examines the mechanics of the branding industry; it’s principles, and tricks of the trade. To see what lessons we might learn. How might activists and cultural producers leverage the tools of advertising, marketing, public relations and spectacle production?
For this installment of the series, design research expert and consultant JooYoung Oh will offer a lecture and workshop on the techniques of her industry. Participatory design research is a combination of psychology and design. It is about understanding people and their ideal experiences in order to inform and inspire design (of products, systems, environments, and brands) ... JooYoung will discuss design research theory, and will present a hands-on exercise that will demonstrate methodologies for capturing the current and ideal experience. Come prepared to participate!"
Date: Tuesday, October 13th Time: 7:30pm Location: Union Pool (484 Union Ave, W'burg) Cost: Free
"The Deep End is a bi-weekly comedy variety show at Williamsburg hot-spot Union Pool. Each show features stand up comics, storytellers, character, sketch acts, and musical acts making it one of the only true variety shows in the city. The gorgeous theater in the back of Union Pool calls back to a time of vaudevillian splendor, and the taco truck out side is just plain tasty. The Deep End @ Union Pool is hosted by Aaron Glaser and Phaea Crede of the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre, and features some of the best established and emerging innovative comedy acts featuring performers from College Humor, VH1, MTV, Comedy Central and the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre."
Date: Tuesday, October 13th Time: 9:00pm Location: Ochi’s Lounge at Comix (353 W. 14th Street) Cost: Free, 1 item minimum
"Tuesdays have just gotten sweeter! Dykes on Mics will perform at Ochis Lounge in Comix every other Tuesday. Dykes on Mics is made up of four hilarious New York based comedians who have performed at Provincetown’s Women’s Week, sold out shows across the Northeast and their NYC show has been billed as a 'best bet' in Time Out New York. Recently, the group was featured in the LOGO documentary 'Out In the City.' Come join them for a blend of stand-up, improv and controlled nonsense. Its estrogen fueled hilarity without the cramps and bloating!"
Date: Tuesday, October 13th Time: 11:00pm Location: Santos Party House (96 Lafayette St) Cost: Free
Starting their own label “Codek Records” twelve years ago, Sasha Crnobrnja and Alex Gloor - aka In Flagranti - aimed to explore the cosmic background in every possible way by creating and putting together different elements of art/graphic design and styles of music. Their DIY attitude, Woman-Glamour-Trash-Chic design aesthetic, extensive catalogue of releases, and now legendary mix tapes, have gained them a strong following and street credibility in New York and abroad. If their already impressive live show weren’t enough, In Flagranti pushes the envelope further by adding video clips that accompanies each of their songs. Tonight - along with Mikie Lixx and Matt Cash - they celebrate the release of their second album, Brash and Vulgar. Be prepared for trippy visuals, pretty people, and their cosmic 'cut and paste' disco sound. 21+
Date: Wednesday, October 14th Time: 7:00am - 11:00am Location: Outside Penn Station (33rd St and 8th Ave) Cost: Free
Dunkin Doughnuts celebrates their Fall Flavors menu today by buying your breakfast. They'll be handing out samples from their new fall menu, including Pumpkin Lattes, and distribute free $2 Dunkin' Donuts rechargeable gift cards to morning commuters. "There
will be a large Dunkin' Donuts sampling truck with a street team handing out the cards at the corner of 33rd and 8th." Dunkin is also celebrating 5 years of being fair trade certified so kudos to them on that.
Date: Wednesday, October 14th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Anonymous Gallery (169 Bowery at Kenmare) Cost: Free
"Subcultural Capital" is described as the cultural knowledge and commodities acquired by members of a subculture, raising their status and helping differentiate them from members of other groups. Ronnie Cutrone, Rammellzee, Kostas Seremetis, and Romon Kimin Yang aka Rostarr, signal their membership through the distinctive use of style, spontaneity and popular iconography derived from their subcultural influences – and elevate as masters of their craft. Characterized by themes drawn from popular mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects, the exhibition, Subculture Capital integrates subculture and mass culture, pop art and post modernism. Using techniques that include appropriation, collage, painting, sculpture, film, and performance, these four artists individually refine and stylize their cultural influences, manipulating them into embodiments of personal compilations.
Date: Wednesday, October 14th Time: 6:30pm Location: The Graduate Center, CUNY (365 Fifth Ave at 34th St.) Cost: Free
"Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi (2009), a feature-length documentary, follows the relationship between an Afghani interpreter and his American client, journalist Christian Parenti, until Ajmal is kidnapped and executed by the Taliban. Join director Ian Olds, recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival’s 2009 Best New Documentary Filmmaker, and Christian Parenti, correspondent for The Nation and author of The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq, for a discussion about the social and cultural politics of producing journalism from the heart of the twenty-first century’s killing fields ... No reservations, but please come early."
Date: Wednesday, October 14th Time: 6:30pm Location: Tenement Museum Shop (108 Orchard Street) Cost: Free
"In May 2008 the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the Lower East Side as one of Americas 11 most endangered places. They meant the physical structures – the buildings that crowd the neighborhood and represent the architecture of the everyday. But what about the people, the culture, and the diverse communities who have crowded this place for the last two hundred years – are they endangered, too? If so, is it our obligation to protect and preserve? Who and what are deemed worthy of saving? Join us for a screening of a provocative new documentary, 'Lower East Side: An Endangered Place,' which looks at these questions in greater detail. Following the film is a panel discussion on the role that culture and the arts can play in promoting neighborhood vitality and diversity. Trailer can be viewed here."
Date: Wednesday, October 14th & Wednesday, October 21st Time: 7:00pm Location: Pacific Standard (82 4th Ave between St. Mark's & Bergen Street, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Join Team Fox at Pacific Standard for free screenings of Teen Wolf and The Frighteners in October. Check out two great flicks, drink some fabulous microbrews and get a chance to win some awesome raffle prizes: including an iPod Nano, a $100 gift certificate, & more! There will be cupcakes and yummy baked goods for sale with all proceeds from going to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Date: Wednesday, October 14th Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: The Wooley (11 Barclay St btw Broadway and Church) Cost: Free with RSVP Open Bar: Starr Rum 8-10
Jingle Punks Music is pleased to announce our first ever Jingle Schmingle featuring live music. If you like music, if you like drinking, if you want to network with creative media types or just want to blow off some steam then this is for you. Featuring two hours of rum open bar (8-10), live music from Peasant, Audrey Ryan and Emanuel & the Fear, and a DJ set from Bangers and Mash. The event's being held at The Wooly, a new, sporadically-open private event space in the basement of the historic Woolworth Building, outfitted with effortlessly vintage decor, a booming sound system, a full bar, and, on aisle three, shower caps and button licorice. 21+
Date: Thursday, October 15th Time: 7:00pm Location: Pacific Standard (82 4th Ave between St. Mark's & Bergen Street, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
"Royal Flush Festival is ready to take NYC by storm by bringing you the most bad-ass, jam-packed, super-cool, hyphen-filled event you've ever laid eyes on. So, make sure you cancel all of your plans and get ready to cram in 13 NY feature-film premieres, 6 live Rock, Metal & Hip-Hop shows, 3 exclusive art events, 2 days of panels, numerous late-night parties and 1 killer Awards Ceremony / Closing Night Burlesque Bash. All for either free or very little loot." The Opening Party after the exhibit at Showroom is at Hiro Ballroom for free with 2-4-1 drinks and featuring the always brilliant Kenny Muhammad aka The Human Orchestra, the highly entertaining NYC hip hop pranksters, The Beatards and DJ sets by Vikas.
Date: Thursday, October 15th Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Guitar Center (139 Flatbush Ave) Cost: Free
Guitar Center Brooklyn reopens it's doors tonight with their new "DJ Experience" section (whatever that is. To celebrate, "GrandMixer DXT is producing an event that chronicles the beginnings of the Hip Hop DJ to the present featuring Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, GrandWizzard Theodore, GrandMixer DXT, Jazzy Jay, Imperial Jaycee, Steve Dee, DJ Rob Swift, DJ Precision & more!" That's one seriously condensed evening of street knowledge. All Ages.
Date: Friday, October 16th Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: 1833 Seventh Ave. Suite #4C Cost: Free with RSVP
This month marks the first anniversary of Harlem's Uptown Salon, a showcase and forum for the discussion of creative work, and an organization that seeks to foster a tightly knit artistic community in Harlem and the Upper West Side. Typically, each artist from a variety of media (i.e. music, literature, visual arts etc.) has 10-15 minutes to present and discuss in some detail 2-3 works. Then, spectators and other participants are open to comment appropriately. The Uptown Salon is always seeking new talent and folks to add to its growing community so email them if intersted.
From Nick at Too Cool... "This show has been a labor of love for the past year. We've hit the high and lows. The peaks and valleys. We've laughed and not cried at all because this is a comedy show for Pete's sake. Well, there might have been some tears at one of Cassidy's going away parties and it's still hard to look at the mural of Cassidy's life that Diego Rivera painted in the Coco 66 green room without the waterworks flowin'. Please Come celebrate with me! I've concocted a fool-proof show for you all to enjoy with some of my very favorite people in the world. This includes an extended set by Shayna Ferm and the Upper Deckers (yes, that means the whole band is gonna be blowing the doors off the place). We've also got Jesse Popp rocking out in his alter ego, Larry Nightingale. All that and more surprises to come."
Matt McCarthy (Live at Gotham, Host of AMC's Action Pack)
Jesse Popp (Premiuim Blend)
Mark Normand (HBO One Night Stand)
Andy Haynes (Last Comic Standing)
Shayna Ferm And the Upper Deckers!! (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000354815345#/video/video.php?v=174963655954&ref=mf)
Date: Saturday, October 17th Time: 7:00pm Location: Ochis Louge, Comix (353 W 14th St at 9th Ave) Cost: Free
Start your weekend off with a little pregame at the Lil Seany Boy Show. Featuring some free comedy from Morgan Venticinque (Un Poco Comedy Show), Jessie Geller (Comix), Ophira Eisenberg (New York Magazine), David Angelo (David Angelo Radio Show), Calise Hawkins (Comedy Cellar) and Vince Averill (Live at Gotham). Probably a 1 item minimum but I've got no word on that.
Date: Saturday, October 17th Time: 10:00pm Location: Public Assembly (70 N 6th St and Wythe, W'burg) Cost: Free before 11 ($7 after)
Planet Rump presents Booty Crisis a monthly dance party hosted by musician/DJ/promoter collective Planet Rump. This month they present Nite Club -- bridging the gap between electro, indie, dance, and hip hop, Cobra Krames -- DJing party rockin club music that'll get your hands in the air and your booty on the floor, and Enban -- layering playful and hypnotic synths, beats, and samples. Planet Rump will perform their infectious brand of live electro funk and get the party started on the ones and twos. Every third Saturday at Public Assembly, expect to see the freshest funkiest livest acts on the electro/dance/hip-hop scene. It's a futuristic party from the past.
Date: Sunday, October 18th Time: 1:00pm Location: Broadway bet 42nd and 43rd St Cost: Free
Costumed canines will compete today in the 5th annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade contest to raise awareness for Animal Haven’s Adopt-A-Pet program. Top prizes, courtesy of Petland Discounts, will be awarded to the dogs whose costumes best evoke Times Square’s past or present. The event is free and open to the public. This year, a special invitation is extended to large breed dogs to join the fun – there’s no reason to leave all the barking rights to the Chihuahuas! Owners can pre-register online here.
Date: Sunday, October 18th Time: 2:00pm Location: La Venue (608 W 28th St (bet 11th & 12th Ave) Cost: Free
Harley-Davidson has gathered 10 of the most exciting poster artists to present their take on the theme of rebellion. The Art of Rebellion is a one-night only event taking place on October 17, 2009 at LA Venue in the Chelsea arts district of New York City. Each artist will have an original, one-of-a-kind piece created on an Iron 883 tank, as well as signature posters from their collection available for purchase.
Date: through October 25th Time: 6pm today (see below) Location: Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park (corner of 6yj Ave & 42nd St) Cost: Free
hang with Alissa Walker for seven days on her Week of Walks to celebrate her new book. Each day she'll lead you on a different urban adventures based on City Walks Architecture: New York, recently published by Chronicle Books! All walks are free and require no advanced reservation, simply show up at the denoted time ready to walk (and look for Alissa, holding up a copy!). All tours include a complimentary serving of gelato or ice cream, plus all attendees will receive a coupon good for a discount on the book. Check below for the schedule.
Sunday, October 18
A World of Tomorrow in Queens: Space-Age Adventures for Pint-Size Walkers/Pre-Walkers
Sponsored by Core77
Bring the kids (and strollers) for this walk as we wander through the fantastic structures left behind by the 1964 World’s Fair. We’ll be joined by World’s Fair enthusiast and designer Andrew Sloat who will tell us about the ongoing work to preserve the New York State Pavilion. And we’ll end at the New York Hall of Science for a round of Rocket Park Mini Golf ($6 for adults/$5 for children 6+) and astronaut ice cream.
1pm Meet at Willets Point Blvd – Shea Stadium Station [7], Queens
Monday, October 19
Sustainable Skyscrapers: Times Square Goes Green
Sponsored by Worldstudio & SVA MFA in Interaction Design
Join Alissa and a group of special guests, including Glenn Weiss, manager of public art and design for Times Square Alliance, as we learn about the reactive interiors and intelligent materials that make up the Bank of America Tower and six more of the city’s greenest buildings. We’ll find out how this unlikely corner of the city is going green, from low-energy LEDs to pocket parks in closed streets. Then we’ll head to SVA’s Interaction Design HQ for eco-friendly refreshments.
6pm Meet outside the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park (corner of Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street)
8pm Reception at SVA MFA in Interaction Design, 132 W 21 Street, 6th floor
Tuesday, October 20
Official Release Party at Jen Bekman Gallery & Rising Lower East Side Walk
Sponsored by ForYourArt
Join us at Jen Bekman Gallery for drinks, carb-loading and and Hosang Park’s photography, then stroll through the ever-changing Lower East Side with special stops at the New Museum, Red Square, BLUE, the Hotel on Rivington, Storefront for Art & Architecture and more. Then we’ll head back to Jen Bekman Gallery for four special New York-inspired flavors of gelato from il laboratorio del gelato. Purchase a copy on-site and Alissa will sign your favorite neighborhood!
6pm Meet at Jen Bekman Gallery, 6 Spring Street
7-8:30pm Walk through the LES
8:30pm Gelato reception at Jen Bekman Gallery
Wednesday, October 21
The Brooklyn Bridge Before Breakfast
Sponsored by Chronicle Books
Don’t miss this brisk early morning walk over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan to see New York rising in all its glory. And gosh darn it if we don’t find some breakfast ice cream on the other side. We’ll be finished by 8am, just in time for you to head to work.
7am Meet outside the High Street Station [A/C], Brooklyn
Thursday, October 22
Broadway Skyscrapers: How New York Got High
Sponsored by The Architect’s Newspaper
Pack a picnic for this one-hour lunchtime walk that starts at Bowling Green Park and marches up Lower Broadway, revealing the Gossip Girl-worthy back-stabbing backstory behind the battling buildings (and architects) who attempted to keep topping each other during the skyscraper race of the early 1900’s.
12pm Meet outside the Bowling Green Station [4/5]
Friday, October 23
Midtown Modernism: Then & Now
Sponsored by SVA MFA in Design Criticism
Wear your Mad Men finest for this evening walk to see some of the city’s modern masterpieces, as Alissa narrates with excerpts from reviews of each building that were published at the time of completion. Includes the “Slaughter on Sixth,” MoMA, Lever Building, Seagram Building and a few lesser-known/secret spots, followed by Gordon Bunshaft-approved martinis and Mies van der Gelato.
6pm Meet in front of the Time & Life statue at the Time-Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas
Saturday, October 24
The High Line: A Rail Good Idea
Sponsored by GOOD
A leisurely stroll up New York’s public space pride-and-joy, the converted railway corridor now known as The High Line, recently named to the GOOD 100 as one of the people, projects or places changing our world. We’ll also be gawking at the spanking-new architecture sprouting up around New York’s “Starchitect Row,” followed by gelato in the shape of Frank Gehry’s InterActiveCorp Building. Kids absolutely welcome!
11am Meet at the southern terminus of the High Line, at the corner of Gansevoort & Washington
Date: Monday, October 19th Time: 7:30pm Location: Advent Lutheran/ Broadway Church (2504 Broadway at W. 93rd St.) Cost: Free
Free classical chamber music concert from the Sospiro Winds after work this evening. "Since their Carnegie Hall (Zankel) debut last year, the Sospiro Winds are drawing attention across the country for their sonic fireworks and richly sculpted tone. This 'superb ensemble' (New Music Connoisseur) recently garnered the Silver Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition." Tonight's program includes von Zemlinsky, Gyorgy Kurtag, Theodor Blumer, Derek Bermel, Villa-Lobos, Elliott Carter. All Ages
Date: Mondays Time: 8:00pm Location: The Glasslands Gallery (289 Kent Ave, W'burg) Cost: Free
Glasslands Gallery switches things up at their Variety and Game Night with The Bermuda Pyramid & Trivia. "The Bermuda Pyramid is based off of TV's Pyramid game show but with a tropical flare from the decorations to the music!" It's free, plus you can win drink tickets, and there's even free sangria from 8pm to 8:30pm and 11pm-11:30pm. DJ Hollywood Hils provides the soundtrack.
Check out a free show tonight in Williamsburg featuring Theo Angell and Cloudcraft (w/hamish kilgour), Found, and Sonic Boom with members of MGMT. "Sonic Boom's been in NYC recording MGMT's latest record. The music they do will possibly be more loose than an MGMT or Spectrum Show. Found, here for CMJ, will play acoustic stuff, - their drummer is arriving later in the week. Theo and Hamish have an as yet unreleased record called Cloudcraft." Seems like a cool event for Tuesday night.
Date: Tuesday, October 20th Time: 7:30pm Location: High Line at the Sundeck (Enter at the 16th St staircase and walk south) Cost: Free
Scenes Through the Cinema Lens is an original retrospective focusing on the performing arts in film. Each screening examines a different theme and allows audiences to enjoy selections from well-to lesser-known films. With its strong focus on jazz orchestras and vocalists, this year’s series will highlight several of the great performers who appeared at the Lost Jazz Shrines and rarely seen footage of luminaries such as Count Basie, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Check below for the full Schedule
Big Bands on Film
Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30PM, FREE
Some of the best jazz orchestras filmed at their most memorable moments! Classic, new, and rare footage of big bands led by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and Quincy Jones (including a few surprises!).
The Art of the Jazz Soloist
Tuesday, February 16 at 7:30PM, FREE
Extraordinary performances by Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Louis Armstrong, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Toots Theilemans, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
The Great Jazz Singers
Tuesday, April 13 at 7:30PM, FREE
New and classic films featuring Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Peggy Lee, Nina Simone and Fats Waller.
Date: Tuesday, October 20th Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm Location: 67 Orange Street (2082 Frederick Douglass blvd (8th Ave) @113th St) Cost: Free with RSVP, limited space
Kali Erwin, resident Queen of Mixology at 67 Orange Street hosts the second chapter of Cocktail Education. The subject will be Bourbon, and Kali will be showcasing some of her recipes. Basil Hayden supplies the product. This tasting is complimentary, but space is limited.
Date: Tuesday, October 20th Time: 8:00pm Location: The Bell House (149 7th St., Brooklyn) Cost: Free
"Techno noir. Animation. Documentary. Music Video. Join us for a selection of short films from the Imagine Science Film Festival. The brainchild of SSC resident scientist/filmmaker, Alexis Gambis, the Imagine Science Film Festival attracted over 300 international entries this year. We’ll be showing some of the quirkiest and best-est entries at the Bell House, featuring subjects like madness and molecules, time travel and trans-species friendships, and the dwarf planet Pluto. Check out the following films from the USA, UK, Israel, France, Canada, and the Kuiper Belt: Naming Pluto, Animated Minds, The Moth and the Firefly, PCR Rap, Lab Waste, The Exquisite Corpse of Science, A Micrometer from Here, Natural Selection, and more! Alexis Gambis, the festival’s founder and artistic director, will be on-hand to answer your brainiest questions and oversee the mixing of the cocktails!"
Date: Tuesday, October 20th Time: 8:00pm Location: Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St) Cost: Free before 10 with RSVP
MyOpenBar.com, Spinner.com and going.com throw down for CMJ tonight with a free show at Webster Hall with Here We Go Magic, Titus Andronicus, WOODS, Beach Fossils, and DJ Luiza from CSS! Make sure you RSVP to get in and for priority entry, grab the going iPhone app here.
Date: Tuesday, October 20th Time: 8:00pm Location: Monster Island Basement (NE corner of Metropolitan Ave & River Street, W'burg) Cost: Free
Check out a free show tonight in Williamsburg featuring Theo Angell and Cloudcraft (w/hamish kilgour), Found, and Sonic Boom with members of MGMT. "Sonic Boom's been in NYC recording MGMT's latest record. The music they do will possibly be more loose than an MGMT or Spectrum Show. Found, here for CMJ, will play acoustic stuff, - their drummer is arriving later in the week. Theo and Hamish have an as yet unreleased record called Cloudcraft." Seems like a cool event for Tuesday night.
Date: Tuesday, October 20th Time: 8:00pm Location: Tompkins Square Park, SW corner Cost: Free
"Calling all sweet and tender hooligans, charming men, and handsome devils...
It's a party and you're invited... Wear: 1. pompadour 2. glasses 3. Smiths t shirt (sharpie version ok) 4. anorak 5. pins/badges. Bring: 1. yr bike 2. Smiths mix tape 3. boombox 4. money for a pint 5. a Smiths song you know the words to. Fans of all levels are welcome to attend. Best pompadour, best Moz costume, and winning trivia team get a prize."
Date: Tuesdays in October and November Time: 9:30pm Location: High Line at the Sundeck (Enter at the 16th St staircase and walk south) Cost: Free
"This fall, join Friends of the High Line and the Amateur Astronomers Association (AAA) to view the night sky using high-powered telescopes and get a lesson from the experts on the celestial wonders of New York’s night sky in a series of events titled “Astronomy on the High Line.”
Date: Wednesday, October 21st Time: 10:00am - 5:45pm Location: Guggenheim Museum (1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th) Cost: Free
As part of the Guggenheim Museum's 50th Anniversary Celebration, the museum will hold a free admission day on Wednesday, October 21 from 10:00am to 5:45pm. Throughout the day, visitors will enjoy special celebration activities, access to current exhibits, free Guggenheim Cookies (at 3:00pm while supplies last), Green Bag Giveaway for the first 50 people and a free raffle for all museum visitors with goodies from the museum store. Details after the jump.
* Giant numerals, "5-0", Photo Opportunities - Take your picture sitting astride giant "5-O" sculptured numbers - part of the 50th Anniversary logo photo booth. Upload your pictures onto to the museum's flickr group. flickr.com/groups/free day/
* Anniversary Eye Tours - Interactive tours with museum educators will be offered in five languages and for partially sighted, blind, and deaf audiences.
* Art, Architecture, and Innovation: Celebrating the Guggenheim Museum - This 27-min. documentary explores the history of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum and chronicles the building's conception, construction, and critical reception.
* Family Friendly Educational Activities - From 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, family friendly interactive activities will take place throughout the museum. Family Architecture Guides will also be distributed to children ages 12 and under.
* Story Circle - From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM (on the hour) there will be readings of picture books including I'd Like the Goo-Gen-Heim by A.C. Hollingsworth.
* Live Twitter Tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building - From 4:30 to 5:30 PM, the Guggenheim Twitter team, museum visitors, and followers around the world will have the chance post observations during a live-Tweet conversation. Include #GUGG50 in your tweets, and visit twitter.com/Guggenheim to follow the Guggenheim on Twitter.
* The Deutsche Bank Series at the Guggenheim Anish Kapoor: Memory - Be the first to see -a major site-specific sculpture installation that weighs 24 tons by leading international artist Anish Kapoor. On view through March 28, 2010
* Harry Winston Jewels Inspired by the Guggenheim - For one-day only Guggenheim-inspired diamond jewelry will be on display in the Guggenheim
Store.
In addition the following exhibitions will be on view:
* Kandinsky September 18, 2009-January 13, 2010
Date: Wednesday, October 14th & Wednesday, October 21st Time: 7:00pm Location: Pacific Standard (82 4th Ave between St. Mark's & Bergen Street, Brooklyn) Cost: Free
Join Team Fox at Pacific Standard for free screenings of Teen Wolf and The Frighteners in October. Check out two great flicks, drink some fabulous microbrews and get a chance to win some awesome raffle prizes: including an iPod Nano, a $100 gift certificate, & more! There will be cupcakes and yummy baked goods for sale with all proceeds from going to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Date: Wednesday, October 21st Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Location: The New School, Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building (65 West 11th St., 5th fl., enter on 12th Street) Cost: Free
"Come face to face with neurobiologist and Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel... as the Science Friday Initiative continues its successful four-part science interview series entitled 'Science Face to Face' hosted by National Public Radio (NPR) personality Ira Flatow. During the interview Dr. Kandel will be taking questions concerning his work, life, disappointments and triumphs from attendees as well as members of the Internet sphere. The New School University will host this event in the analog space while the digital space will also be host to the interview through a live video webcast open to
all." More info after the jump.
"Eric R. Kandel, M.D., a University Professor at Columbia, is a graduate of Harvard College and N.Y.U. School of Medicine. Kandel trained in Neurobiology at the NIH and in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He joined the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in 1974 as the founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. At Columbia, Kandel organized the neuroscience curriculum. He is an editor of *Principles of Neural Science*, the standard textbook in the field. He recently has written a book on the brain for the general public entitled *In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind*. Eric Kandel’s research has been concerned with the molecular mechanisms of memory storage in *Aplysia, *a sea slug*,* and mice. More recently, he has studied animal models in mice of memory disorders and mental illness. Kandel has received eighteen honorary degrees, and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He has been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2000.
'Science Friday wants each participant to walk away with a more intimate portrait of the participating scientist and a better perspective of the variety of ways science can impact a career' says Science Friday Director of Development, Danielle M. Dana. Founded in 2003, The Science Friday Initiative is the sister non-profit organization of the award winning NPR radio show, Science Friday, hosted by Ira Flatow. One of the objectives of the Science Friday Initiative is to engage and create scientific discussion
> among adolescents and young adults."
Date: Wednesday, October 21st Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Lucky Cheng's Basement (24 First Ave at 2nd St) Cost: Free
Comedians and Musicians battle it out for your hearts! Mo Diggs hosts this monthly night of varied entertainment where winners go home with the trophy and the glory while the losers are taken out back and shamed, and somehow have to face themselves in the morning. Featuring comedy by: Tim Warner, John Murdock and Black Boxes in the Corner... music by Mike Milazzo, Joe Yoga and Dustin Edge... hosted by Mo Diggs.
Date: Wednesday, October 21st Time: 10:00pm Location: Hope Lounge (10 Hope St bet Roebling and Havermayer, W'burg) Cost: Free
The Zombie Prom kick starts the Halloween season tonight with a costume contest (with prizes), a zombie photobooth, and DJs spinning throughout the night. More details here.
"Hey dudes it's CMJ and as part of the long-running soft launch of our Young Robots label, we're bringing some special guests to The Player's Club. From the Young Robots family, we have DJ Apt One (the other half of Philadelphyinz), Pumpkin Patch (electro-producin Brooklyn import from Indiana) and Amphibious (versatile club/house/world producer from Boston, stalwart member of the Flavorheard posse). Also in the house will be our dude DLake from Baltimore's Claire Hux and the dude Sammy Bananas. Fun and free! Dance, I said, dance!"
Date: Thursday, October 22nd - 23rd Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm (opens at 8am on Friday) Location: Rockefeller Center (enter on 5th Ave) Cost: Free
To me, the best PR stunts always involve a great giveaway and, really, who can pass on a bespoke Thomas Pink shirt... "Adding excitement leading up to the premiere of new original series White Collar, USA Network proudly presents the “White Collar Shirt Bar,” a pop-up experience offering men and women complimentary custom fitted shirts courtesy of Thomas Pink In addition to custom shirt fittings, the “White Collar Shirt Bar” will also feature lounges, free shoeshine, complimentary coffee stations [and on Friday,] join stars from the cast of White Collar – Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay and Tiffani Thiessen – to celebrate the launch of [the] new series."
Date: Thursday, October 22nd Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Location: NYU Cantor Film Center (36 East 8th Street) Cost: Free with RSVP
The First New York Kurdish Film Festival: A Cinema Across Borders is the first-ever film festival of Kurdish cinema in the United States. Bringing together an exciting range of films and documentaries from across the Kurdish region and the Kurdish diaspora, the festival will feature ten short films, a documentary and eight feature films, including the US premiere of The Storm by Kazım Öz (Ax, Fotograf). Tonight's free program includes short films made by and about women, created by filmmakers from the Kurdish regions and the Kurdish diaspora: Totico by Khadija C. Baker; Dengbej Women by Women’s Collective of Atölyemor/Filmmor Women's Cooperative; The Seed by Müjde Arslan; Oven by Ashkan Ahmadi and Border by Sattar Chamani Gol. Müjde Arslan, director of The Seed, will lead a post-film discussion.
Date: Thursday, October 22nd Time: 7:00pm Location: Chelsea Recreation Center (430 W 25th St bet 9th & 10th Ave) Cost: Free with RSVP
Please join the Arts, Culture & Fun Series for Ghosts of Manhattan, a book of legendary spirits and notorious haunts. This talk will be given by author and licensed ghost tour guide Dr. Phil Schoenberg. This talk will be filled with stories about ghosts, scandalous tales of centuries past, mysterious sightings of apparitions, and many more edge-gripping stories of Manhattan.
Date: Thursday, October 22nd Time: 9:00pm Location:Berry Park (4 Berry St and N 14th St, W'burg) Cost: Free
Biz Caz and Moloko Plus bring a massive funk and raregroove event to W'burg this evening. The highlight is, of course, the Budos Band who have appeared on FreeNYC several times in the past. Check the video below if you are unfamiliar. They are joined by Damu the Fudgemunk from DJ, DJ Voodoo Funk, DJ Old Chris, and DJ Prestige to get you on the good food all night long. 21+
Date: Thursday, October 22nd Time: 10:00pm Location: Tribeca Grand Basement (2 Ave of the Americas) Cost: Free with RSVP
NYC nightlife staple FIXED brings some heat to CMJ this weekend with two evening so techy-italo-disco-spacey-goodness. Tonight's event brings a DJ set from Belgian slow-motion masters, Aeroplane and a live set from Toronto's Parallels. Ian Orth opens along with residents JDH and Dave P. 21+
Date: Friday, October 23rd Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: NY Film Academy, 4th Fl (100 E. 17th St) Cost: Free
Tonight The New York Film Academy presents Coons! Night of the Bandits of the Night, another modern cult classic from Troma Entertainment, the people who brought you "Cannibal: The Musical" and "The Toxic Avenger." "The blood flows and the fur flies in this hilarious horror satire from director Travis Irvine and Overbites Productions! In this ridiculous B-flick, a group of wild college kids arrive at Raccoon Creek Campground with hopes for a summer full of good times, ample booze and hot pre-marital sex! But a pack of hungry raccoons, no longer content to scavenge through the garbage for their food, arrive to put a stop to the debauchery with their vicious dispositions and ravenous appetite for human flesh! As the bodies pile up, only two young lovers, with the help of a crusty hippie hermit and a bumbling park ranger, can stand up to the murderous masked menace and save the summer for drunken teenagers everywhere!" BYOB is, apparently, encouraged.
Date: Friday, October 23rd Time: 7:00pm Location: Webster Hall (125 East 11th St bet 3rd and 4th Ave) Cost:$1 before midnight with RSVP
"You are in for it tonight... How much great music can you fit into a dollar? [Girls and Boys teams up] with AM Only (one of the country's biggest booking agencies) to bring you a night of top notch emerging talent. Danger will be playing a full live set, plus you will want to check out Filthy Dukes, Felix Cartal, Wallpaper and a bunch of other great acts. Downstairs in the studio, we are opening at 7pm to accommodate Yes Giantess, Vega, Red Wire Black Wire and a bunch of other great acts before the Trash! party starts at midnight." 21+
Date: Friday, October 23rd Time: 10:00pm Location: Beauty Bar Brooklyn (921 Broadway, Bushwick) Cost:Free with RSVP
"So this is a the first of a 2 part series for Broken Teeth and Palms Out Sound's anti CMJ extravaganza!! On this night we have Poirier from Montreal! The filthy world music bass rocker signed to Ninja Tune will grace us with his presence." Support comes from Prince William, Chaz Requina, LEIF, Anna Love, Danny Scrilla and Sex & Fury and word is that the boys will be reinforcing Beauty Bar's system with extra subs (it needs it) for the night. Bios below. 21+
Poirier
(Ninja Tune - Montreal, Canada)
poiriersound. com
The power of DJ/producer Poirier’s bass will blast through any flimsy attempt to classify his music. While the purists struggle to label his sound as either dancehall, soca, or electro, Poirier, signed to Ninja Tune, just takes what needs from all three and unleashes the result in a raw dance floor frenzy. Poirier’s tracks are sparse landscapes of Caribbean drums made superhuman with pulsating, pitch-shifting, and infectious bass and synth patterns. His style evolves and tears through new genres constantly, leaving a trail of packed, chaotic dance floors in its wake.
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Chaz Requina & Leif
(Palms Out Sounds - New York)
palmsout. com/
MUSIC BLOG. RECORD LABEL. PARTY PEOPLE. AWW YEAH.
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Prince William
(Broken Teeth, highness blog - Dallas)
thehighness.blogspot. com
I like street shit for the clubs...
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Sex & Fury
(Broken Teeth - New York)
myspace. com/sexandfury
After meeting in the winter of 2007, Pharaoh and Ferola decided to follow the way of the groove to form Sex & Fury. The goal was to bring the rhythm back to the dance floors. Their sound consists of funky blends of Disco, House and Techno with extreme musical roots in Latin rhythmic music.
In early 2009, they teamed up with Unit.One to form a party called Broken Teeth. As resident Djs, Sex & Fury have played with artist such as Dj Morsy, Stareyes, Cobra Krames, Mathhead, Jubilee and performed at venues like Websterhall, Happy Endings, and Market Hotel. Together they produce a weekly mix show podcast integrating guest DJs of all genres called Broken Teeth.
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Anna Love b2b Danny Scrilla
(Broken Teeth - Austin & Germany)
http://myspace. com/djannalove // krop.com/annalove
http://myspace. com/dannyscrilla // krop. com/dannyscrilla
Classical piano, to acoustic and digital drums, to drum & bass vinyl on the worlds crappiest Numark Battle pack belt-driven turntables has developed the ferocious, driven, dance floor assassin we now know today as AnnaLove. After a couple years spent on decks, Anna entered the realm of live shows. 2009 became the year where dreams started coming true. After numerous shows, residency offers, Anna got scooped up by the Broken Teeth Crew (NYC/Dallas/Austin), which began the journey into a sublime chapter of life. This chapter includes dubstep which equals her first tune being signed to Shift Recordings, which equals massive bass, massive velocity & massive parties. Keep your peepers open yall'z, this is gonna get heavy!
Fresh out of Germany with an dubstep EP out on Bacchanalism titled "Scrilla,” producer and DJ, Danny Scrilla of Rise & Shine and MashUp Crew introduces a large spectrum of styles that should draw the interest of reggae aficionados as well as of subbass ravers. The great seen blog writes about Danny Scrilla: “He´s young, gifted and back with an EP packed with a fist-full of wobbling dubstep compositions”. That’s right and it is just the start! Beside being one of the DJs of the infamous Mashup Crew, he is feverishly producing intoxicating tunes. So get your fog horns and whistles ready, we're about to party Scrilla style!
Date: Friday, October 23rd Time: 10:00pm Location: Tribeca Grand Basement (2 Ave of the Americas) Cost: Free with RSVP
FIXED close out their CMJ run tonight with some serious heat. London sensation The XX are playing an intimate live set which - by itself - is worth the trek downtown (especially since I got sold out of their two shows). Plus, Canada's Jokers of the Scene and LA's Acid Girls bring some heavy electro to the decks. the Fixed boys fill in the gaps. 21+
Date: Saturday, October 24th Time: 1:00pm - midnight Location: Bond Street Garage (Bond and Livington Streets, BK) Cost: Free
Check out downtown Brooklyn's first hoedown this afternoon featuring a full day of free Food, Music, Dancing and Art. This all-ages, outdoor event begins at 12pm with pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, life-size Metal Cows, Bar-B-Que, and more! Then, the fun continues with "stars of the Brooklyn Bluegrass and Country scene playing for you all day long on a garage rooftop. Check the schedule below.
The schedule of music is as follows:
1pm - Open Bluegrass Jam with Michael Daves
3pm - The Cozy Shack Fiddle Extravaganza and Family Square Dance
5pm - All-Star BLUEGRASS with Melody Berger, Elio Schiavo, Mimi LaValley and friends
8pm - DANCING under the harvest moon with Brooklyn's best County Rock: Alex Battles, SAMMO, Jessica Rose and the Highlife!
Festivities go on until midnight! Beer provided by Sixpoint!
Date: Saturday, October 24th Time: 6:00pm Location: BLVD (199 Bowery at Spring St) Cost: Free
"Come party and support the best of NYU at the NYU College Showcase! Four NYU bands, including the winners of the NYU MEISA (Music & Entertainment Industry Student Association) Battle of the Bands, will be rocking out to everything from BK party rock to hip-hop to punk rock to indie pop. If that doesn’t convince you, try this: it’s FREE, it’s 18+ and it’s NYU and CMJ. Where else can you see an all NYU line-up for free during CMJ? We thought so..." More info here.
Date: Saturday, October 24th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: MF Gallery (213 Bond St bet Butler and Baltic St) Cost: Free
The MF Gallery kick off their new Brooklyn location tonight with the their Seventh Annual Halloween Art Show. "With artwork that is dark and scary, while still maintaining a Pop Art sensibility, this is a yearly group show that MF Gallery has kept up since the very beginning. This year's Halloween themed art was created by a group of International artists such as: Joe Simko, Ed Repka, Sarah Sheil, Scott Holloway, The Death Head, Dennis McNett, Matt Siren, Nicole Steen, Mark Riddick, Aaron Tompkins, Mary Doyle, El-Rana, Martina Secondo Russo, Frank Russo, and others; many of which will be present at the Opening. Refreshments will be served to a punk rock / heavy metal soundtrack. All guests who come dressed in a Halloween Costume will get free beer all night!
Date: Saturday, October 24th Time: 10:00pm Location: Savalas (285 Bedford Ave. bet S.1st & Grand) Cost: Free
"This Saturday be sure to come by Savalas to "SEE MJ" (Michael Jordan). Every year Morsy & Friends get together during CMJ week to throw a fun party full of dancing and good times. (Lol, Sorry but Jordan won't really be there) This years special guests joining Morsy are Squincy Jones (Aww Ready - Houston TX), France's Azamat B. (NYC Debut!) & A secret live act!" $6 beer and a shot special all night. 21+
Date: Sunday, October 25th Time: 12:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Transmitter Park (1 Greenpoint Ave near West St) Cost: Free Entry
In the tradition of taking what you love and transforming it into something new and special, MeanRed, FreeNYC and the L Magazine get together to bring you an Oktoberfest celebration Greenpoint this afternoon. The day is littered with music, food, crafts, spectacle and, of course, beer, on the Brooklyn waterfront. Featuring music by Michna, Cowboy Mark and DJ Synapse... food from Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, Hallo Berlin and Robicelli's Cupcakes... and even root "bier" floats, pumpkin decorating and face painting for the kiddies. On the brew front (to get to the important things), there will be seasonal and Oktoberfest offerings from Long Island's Blue Point Brewery, Brooklyn's Sixpoint and Brooklyn Breweries, and upstate's Ithica Beer Company. It's rain or shine and free entry all day. All Ages!
Date: Sunday, October 25th Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Tompkins Sq. Park (7th St & Ave A) Cost: Free
Halloween Freakfest is "a free Halloween themed show in New York City's Tompkins Square Park, featuring great music, creative costumes, a costume contest, a clothing swap, political speakers, helpful information and lots of surprises!! Halloween Freakfest is part of a series of shows that celebrate the vitality of the counter cultural scene that has survived on the Lower East Side, despite the rampant gentrification, soaring rents and lost venues that have contributed to the cultural genocide sweeping New York City." Check below for the full list of performers which includes theatrical rock art, political speakers, halloween burlesque and bloodwrestling!
HALLOWEEN FREAKFEST! FREE PUNK AND VARIETY SHOW
Come Wig Out in the Park!
Sunday Oct. 25th, 2-6pm, Tompkins Sq. Park: 7th Street and Avenue A, NYC
Co-Emceed by OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL PMS (GLOB - Gorgeous Ladies of Boodwrestling) and DIANE O' DEBRA (subversive-comedic rap songs)
LONE VEIN: (Day of The Dead-inspired rock gloom-tunes www.lonevein.com)
SKUM CITY (amazing punk from our own gritty city www.myspace.com/skumcity)
CATHY CATHODIC (one woman avant-rap artist from Boston www.myspace.com/cathycathodic)
GHOULS NIGHT OUT: (all female MISFITS cover band featuring members of Kissy Kamikaze www.myspace.com/ghoulsnightoutnyc)
THE CHI-CIONES (craftastic Halloween-themed burlesque dancers/muses)
RACHEL CLEARY (political speaker)
ENDANGERED FECES (demented comedic punk from Queens - sounds like every toilet in Queens flushing simultaneously www.myspace.com/endandered feces)
RACHEL TRACHTENBURG (15 yr old singing political songs on her ukulele, performing solo but her band is here: www.myspace.com/supercute)
DETHRACE (a theatrical art rock experience...10 ft. tall fiberglass super-robots, playing 666 volts of metal www.dethrace.net )
JUGGERNUT (Manly Freak Electro-Punk featuring 2 hot back up dancers in nutsack suits www.myspace.com/juggernutnyc
GLOB - GORGEOUS LADIES OF BLOODWRESTLING (www.myspace.com/g_l_o_b) Live lady warriors, with ridiculous vendettas, wrestling in face blood to punk rock! w/special guests the Gorgeous LADS of Bloodwrestling!
Also featuring a CLOTHING SWAP.
Bring or take clean fall/winter clothes only.
Plus a COSTUME CONTEST.
Come in your Halloween best (or perhaps find some stuff in the swap!)
Date: Monday, October 26th Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: 3rd Ward (195 Morgan Ave., Bushwick) Cost: Free
Made for food-shopping fashionistas and creative environmentalists alike, join non-profit organization, Bags for the People, in a night of custom cotton bag making. You bring the fun and the fabric; we'll provide the sewing machines, instruction, drinks, snacks and live music. 'Cause everybody knows plastic is passe. More info here.
Date: Tuesday, October 27th Time: 8:00pm Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave at N11th St, W'burg) Cost: Free
"The Fader and Brooklyn Bowl have teamed up for the first ever Fader Bowl and we couldn't be more stoked to bring the Ambassador of Boogie Funk himself, Dam-Funk, to the Bowl! Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dãm spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-'80s styles known as Boogie, Modern Soul and Electro-Funk. As a DJ/selector, Dãm attracts the most discerning Boogie Funk aficionados within driving distance of his storied Monday-night Funkmosphere parties. But it's not just collectors at the bar toasting to the melodic sounds. Anyone who grooves to the likes of Slave, Aurra, early Prince, Prelude Records and the like, will get a dose of those groups' unknown contemporaries – more obscure but equally Funk-worthy."
What better a way to watch Monday night football than to catch it on Brooklyn Bowl's 9 massive HD projecton screen while enjoying a cold Brooklyn-brewed beer and gnoshing on Blue Ribbon food? Why not throw hippy-hopper DJ Logic into the mix for something completely different. Logic will be weaving tunes, beats and loops around the flow of the game to keep things lively all night long. (Note.. I can't find a confirmation on the Brooklyn Bowl site that this is happening this week so you may want to confirm.) 21+
Date: Monday, October 26th Time: 10:00pm Location: Great Lakes Bar (285 5th Avenue) Cost: Free
The last Monday of each month at Great Lakes Bar in Park Slope, Jenny C'est Quoi and Magdalena Fox present an evening of themed burlesque! And tonight's theme is future underground with guests Schaffer the Darklord, Miss Kissy Wishes, and Plum Manchego. 21+
Date: Tuesday, October 27th Time: 7:00pm to sign up; 7:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Nowhere Bar (322 E 14th St. btwn 1st & 2nd Ave) Cost: Free
"Ding, Ding, Ding!!! It's Time For Round 5!!! Big Gay Spelling Bee: Halloween Edition. Come and put your spelling to the test and win super prizes. Plus there's a costume contest to boot. "Everyone e is Welcome!
Gay, Straight, Bi, Try, All the Sexually Confused! Big Time Prizes: Toys from Babeland!!! DVD collections!!! Surprises!!!"
Date: Tuesday, October 27th Time: 7:00pm Location: Frank's Lounge (660 Fulton St. Fort Green) Cost: Free
""The Letter Home Reading Series is a fresh, innovatingly lingual and sound poetry/fiction/drama reading series, helped out in part by the Brooklyn College MFA Writing program. This October 27 reading brings together five up and comers as well as two very well established poets. The featured readers tonight will be Christopher Martin (American Music, Copper Canyon Press) and Mary Austin Speaker (curator, co founder of the Triptych Reading Series). Frank's Lounge is an old school jazz bar, great bar, great prices. Great sound and lighting. Please come out and help us empower the creative word! Word." More info here.
Date: Tuesday, October 27th Time: 7:00pm Location: Barnes and Noble Union Square (17th Street and B'way) Cost: Free
Upstairs at the Square continues this evening with Sherman Alexie, whose new book is War Dances (Grove/Atlantic, October 2009), and Kelley McRae, whose new album is Highrises in Brooklyn (sonaBLAST! Records). They will discuss and perform their work in conversation with cultural journalist Katherine Lanpher. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Date: Tuesday, October 27th Time: 9:00pm Location: McGee’s (240 W 55 St bet Broadway & 8th Ave) Cost: Free with reservations(call 206-426-6135 or email), 1 drink minimum
The good folks who brought you Dillon's Comedy showcase this winter open up a new show tonight at midtown's McGee's Comedy Club. This week’s show features comedians from Comedy Central, HBO, NBC's Last Comic Standing, and Boston Comedy Festival. 21+
Date: Wednesday, October 28th Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm; 7:15pm Location: Forbidden Planet (840 Broadway); Union Square Park Cost: Free
"Marvel is hosting a costume contest and live outdoor premiere of the Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic. Come dressed as your favorite Marvel character to enter the costume contest, starting at 6pm. If you win, you could be in a Marvel Comic, or win other great prizes! Don't miss the outdoor premiere of the Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic in Union Square at 7:15 PM. There will also be special Marvel creator appearances at Forbidden Planet from 4pm - 6pm." More info here.
Date: Thursday, October 29th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Smith + Butler (225 Smith St, Carrol Gardens) Cost: Free
Smith + Butler, Carrol Garden's finest proveyor of classic american style, endulges its other not so secret passion - motorcycles - tonight with the world premier screening of Cafe Society. These "60 Minutes of Fast Bikes, Black Leather and Rock 'N Roll... Two years in the making, 'Cafe Society' is the first, full-length documentary film to chronicle the origins, legacy and rebirth of this, one of the world's most unique motorcycles and motorcycle subcultures. Filmed on location throughout the UK, Europe and U.S. by crews from Chet Burks Productions and Mike Seate of Cafe Racer magazine, "Cafe Society" brings viewers a rare, intimate view of the Ton-Up culture.
Date: Thursday, October 29th Time: 6:30pm Location: Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street) Cost: Free with Reservations 917.492.3395
"What does it mean to be post-racial in the hip-hop generation? Hip-hop, the youth culture of our time, has become synonymous with race even as it appeals to global cultures. Join leading hip-hop activists, scholars, and artists for a town hall style discussion. Featuring MC Serch, Joan Morgan, Martha Diaz, Rev. Conrad Tillard, and Bakari Kitwana as moderator."
Date: Thursday, October 29th Time: 7:00pm - midnight Location: Levi's Times Square (1501 Broadway bet 44th and 43rd St) Cost: Free
Shepard Fairey drops by NYC tonight to celebrate his recent Obey x Levi's colab project. He'll be creating live instillation at the Times Square store and debuting four new poster designs. Autograph signing will commence afterwards.
"A free public event paying tribute to Natalia Estemirova, the award-winning human rights activist and journalist murdered on July 15, 2009, while she was working on extremely sensitive cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya. The tribute will feature readings and conversations to honor the legacy of Estemirova, while calling attention to concerns of freedom of expression in the provinces of the North Caucasus and Russia. Participants will include Salman Rushdie, Michael Arena, Keith Gessen, Tanya Lokshina, Elena Milashina and Zarema Mukusheva. Ann Cooper, Professor at The Journalism School of Columbia University, will moderate."
Since 2000 Natalia Estemirova had been working for the highly respected Russian human rights organization Memorial in Grozny, Chechnya, where she documented the extrajudicial killings, abductions, rapes and other abuses perpetrated by various security forces since the second Chechen War (1999-2000). A special correspondent for Novaya Gazeta, she also served as a conduit to Chechnya for many western journalists. Despite the continued threats to her life, Estemirova continued to work with human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and to record the plights of Chechens, she served as one of their voices to the world. She was the latest of several human rights campaigners of international renown (including journalist Anna Politkovskaya, human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelow and journalist Anastasia Baburova) to be gunned down in today's Russia.
Date: Friday, October 30th Time: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Trinity Church (89 Broadway) Cost: Free
"Halloween ‘Spooktacular’ at Trinity Church featuring games, crafts, ghost tales in the churchyard as well as a nighttime screening of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) accompanied by organist Robert Ridgell." Full schedule here.
Date: Friday, October 30th Time: 5:00pm Location: Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway at 66th Street) Cost: Free
Celebrate the release of the new book Wicked The Musical: A Pop-up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue with a live performance by members from the Broadway company of Wicked at Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle. "Once exclusive to the realm of youngsters, the pop-up book is no longer child’s play. Award-winning content producer and book packager Melcher Media has mastered the art of the movable book for adults by tapping into our longing for the fantastical object and giving it a modern-day edge, accessing and gratifying our love of analog in an increasingly digital world. By bringing Broadway to Barnes & Noble Melcher Media launches their latest production in high style reflecting the power of print in its most animated capacity. Wicked the Musical: The Pop-Up Compendium recreates some of the most unforgettable moments from the musical."
Date: Friday, October 30th Time: 7:00pm Location: Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Ave.) Cost: Free
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and Whitney Live will present Composers OutFront! featuring siblings Erin Gee (composer and vocalist) and Colin Gee (writer, director, actor, and Whitney Live Artist-in-Residence). "Ms. Gee will perform several of her works for solo voice, which employ unusual techniques using two microphones and live computer processing. The performance and discussion will also include an excerpt from Dakota, an evening-length film mixed with live performances by both Ms. Gee and Colin Gee, and a preview of the siblings’ work in progress – Mouthpiece XIII: Mathilde of Loci, Part 1, for electronically processed voice, actor, and orchestra, with film by Mr. Gee." The performance and discussion is free with pay-what-you-wish Museum admission, and no tickets or reservations are required.
Date: Friday, October 30th Time: 7:00pm Location: Meet in Union Square (14th St & Broadway) Cost: Free
Grab a bike, and your scariest costume, and get ready to ride through the streets screaming on the Halloween Critical Mass. Become the positive and "spooky" demonstration of what our streets could look like with non-polluting sustainable transportation and community. There's an afterparty ($5) and more info here.
Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am Location: Gallery Bar at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St at Sullivan Cost: Free with RSVP
We couldn't let Halloween go by without another Crooked Disco anniversary celebration aka our Holla Ween party! Celebrate the 2 year anniversary of this monthly get down of disco, breaks, classic house, electro, and Baltimore club with Holla-Ween III featuring live performances by the Beatards (Mixtape Riot), a special guest DJ sets from Proper Villains (Southern Fried / Nightshifters), and residents DJ Morsy and DJ Kestar (collectively, The Crooked Disco DJs). We've got free admission all night long making it a definite tonight. Check out pictures from last year's madness here. 21+
Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Location: 261 Moore Street, Brooklyn Cost: Free with RSVP
Gotta love Deth Killers' events. This one is "a Halloween daytime warm-up party with grown men and women racing tiny dirtbikes while throwing little pumpkins at one another." Ninjasonik and Anamanaguchi both perform live and there's also promise of jerk chicken, former strippers, pigs blood, tiaras and more. Don't forget to RSVP.
Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Inwood Hill Park (218th St. & Indian Rd.) Cost: Free
Check out NYC's only natural forest on the scariest evening of all. Halloween. "The Inwood Hill Nature Center is converted into our Haunted House. Visitors will first encounter the 'Indian Witch Hut' and then our cemetery before entering the 'House'. They will be directed to 'The Haunted Walk' before entering the Castle. While in the Castle, Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and Werewolf will be waiting. After your tour you can then proceed to 'The Haunted Forest' where at our Hospitality Tent there will be free Pizza, drinks and other goodies, courtesy of your local merchants. You will start your journey by passing 'Shorakkopoch Rock' and then to the forest Gate. The Gatekeeper will allow you in at a certain time, you will be guided to the firepit for storytelling, from there your journey begins, passing the caves, the old cemetery, trees that come alive, Alien Encounters, Mr. Jack-O-Lantern himself, to name a few." Full info here.
Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Outside @Seaport (210 Front Street at Beekman) Cost: Free
"On Halloween night, 'The Boo Family' mysteriously returns to haunt the cobblestone walkway outside 210 Front Street, in the historic district of The Seaport. Children and families out Trick or Treating are invited to stop by from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to collect treats, take photos, and pay tribute to the Boos, who went missing 200 years ago the very night. Legend has it, that the Boo Family worked the docks as fishmongers in the early 1800s. While attempting to return home during an unexpected blizzard the evening of Oct. 31, 1809, Mr. and Mrs. Boo, along with their children Boo Jr., Little Miss Boo, and Baby Boo, as well as the family dog Bow Wow Boo, disappeared from the wooden piers of lower Manhattan... Okay, maybe the tale is a bit fishy. 'The Boo Family' is actually the creation of resident artist cum ex officio Seaport historian Naima Rauam."
Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: see below Location: Taco Bell and Chipotle locations Cost: Free
So its after the parade, before the party and you need some food. Thankfully mega-chain mexican restaurants everywhere have you covered. Stop by any Chipotle today dressed like one of their menu items (really, just wrap tin foil around yourself) and get a free boo-rito. If you can't be bothered with that, you can at least satisfy your hunger with a free Black Jack taco from the Bell after 6pm.
Date: Saturday, October 31st Time: 9:00pm Location: Tribeca Grand (2 6th Ave bet. Walker and White) Cost: Free with RSVP
How can you not come up with a name for your party? Anyway, its a mixed of bag of hotel lobby swank, electro disco beats and (yes) a 3D laser show tonight at the Tribeca Grand. The laundry list of performers (both upstairs and down) includes Lemonade Live, Jessica Six live, Mike Nouveau, Matt+Maia, and Illrjana of Apache Beat. There's even a rare Halloween open bar (Svedka) to kick it off from 9-10. 21+ and "admission is at doorperson's discretion."
The Panty Raid party goes Halloween style and brings you Pantyween. Cousin Cole (Flagrant Fowl, Panty Raid) and Lloydski (Da Hardy Boyz/ Money Studies) take to the tables at Savalas to keep you moving'. Costumes strongly encouraged, and if you impress the hosts and get a drink on them!
The folks over at Blackout - the libation infused counterpart to the amazing Oak - go deep into disco territory with their Prowl Night Halloween Kim Ann Foxman (Hercules & Love Affair/DFA), Max Wowch, and Runaway (DFA) all take to the with that trademark DFA sound. 21+
