around town today
various times: drink to 25 years of le pain quotidien with 25¢ coffee all day. >>color>
10am-8pm (ends today): do you love hello kitty so much you could eat her? the hello kitty cafe truck comes to times square with all kinds of treats for sale through monday. >>color>
3-5pm: mets fans: queens borough president melinda katz hosts a mets world series pep rally at borough hall with free t-shirts for the first 500 folks, plus snacks, music and family activities. free. >>color>
update: this event is tomorrow, 10/27:
5:30-8pm: dress as your favorite fallen shakespeare character for shakesfear, a bard-themed halloween party thrown by the shakespeare society. prizes for the best! the winslow, free. >>color>
6:30pm: authors irin carmon and shana knizhnik discuss their new book, notorious rbg: the life and times of ruth bader ginsburgcolor>, at barnard college. free. >>color>
6:30pm: inside the cell: the dark side of forensic dna author and nyu school of law professor erin e. murphy gives an illustrated lecture on how dna typing can be subject to misuse, mistake, and error. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
6:30pm: there won’t be free stay puft marshmallows, but there will be a free small popcorn for all who attend film forum’s ghostbusters screening. $13. >>color>
7pm: enter the conversation: hunger: frances moore lappé (diet for a small planet, world hunger: 10 myths) and david rieff (the reproach of hunger: food, justice, and money in the 21st century) join the very reverend dr. james a. kowalski for a conversation exploring the eradication of hunger. the cathedral church of saint john the divine, free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: more than 25 local female chefs shared their recipes in women chefs of new york by food editor and cookbook author nadia arumugam, including einat admony (balaboosta, bar bolonat, taïm), fany gerson (dough), and joy williams (buvette, via carota), who’ll join arumugam for a book launch at powerhouse arena. free. >>color>
7pm: brooklyn rail music critic george grella discusses miles davis’ bitches brew, the newest addition to the 33 1/3 book series. bookcourt, free. >>color>
7:30pm: singer songwriter natalie merchant will do q+a following a screening of paradise is there, a film memoir filled with archival footage from her early days fronting 10,000 maniacs, live performances and interviews with musicians, friends and fans. landmark sunshine, $15. >>color>
7:30pm: the mannes american composers ensemble (mace) performs an interesting program of györgy ligeti and aphex twin at the new school. free. >>color>
7:30pm doors: it’s a comedy zombie hoedown at mercury lounge, with country band the cowmen, weezer cover band undone sweaters, country music comedy duo reformed whores, and sketch comedy group murderfist. mercury lounge, $12. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: comedian chris gethard (the chris gethard show, broad city) performs career suicide, an hour of standup focusing on suicide, alcoholism, ‘and all the other funniest parts of life.’ tonight’s show includes guest jo firestone (punderdome 3000 co-host). union hall, $8. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): david cross (arrested development, mr. show) returns to guest host wyatt cenac’s night train comedy show, with performances by marcella arguello, crystian ramirez, bryan cook, eric neumann and roy wood, jr. littlefield, $8. >>color>
8pm (weekly): the weekly comedy show at kips bay’s whitman + bloom features noah gardenswartz (last comic standing), gary anderson (gotham comedy live), chris calogero (not quite midnight), shalewa sharpe, tom lisi and drew dowdey. hosted by liz magee. no food or drink minimum. 384 3rd ave @ 28th st, free. >>color>
8pm: free rooftop movies at bushwick’s our wicked lady move to the bar inside. tonight: beetlejuice. donation-based food from the skyfortress will be available. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): the sh*t lit comedy show and bad writing contest celebrates the worst of the worst submitted poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, sketches and essays. tonight’s guests: alingon mitra (conan), giulia rozzi (the jim gaffigan show, comedy central), joon chung, merrill davis and amber rollo. hosted by lizzie martinez and tim racine. optional: bring your own awful 150-word submission to read for a chance to win $10. bunga’s den (chelsea), free. >>color>
8:30pm (+ 10/27 @ strand bookscolor>): adorbz shih tzu marnie the dogcolor> celebrates her 13th birthday and new book at baby’s all right with performance by hot sugar and dj sets by greta kline (frankie cosmos), josh burgess (yumi zouma) and patrick wimberly (chairlift). bonus: the first 50 folks get a copy of the book! $5 suggested donation benefits the aspca. >>color>
8:30pm (monthly): at the new release day comedy show, host christian finnegan (are we there yet?, chappelle’s show) invites pros to try out new material at q.e.d. astoria. tonight: david feldman (conan, co-creator of the jack + triumph show), keith alberstadt (seth meyers), yannis pappas (fusion live co-host), andrea ilene shapiro (saw her stand up there), and more. $6. >>color>
9pm (weekly): tonight at huckleberry bar’s free monday night movie screening series: the sixth sense (1999). >>color>
9pm (ends today): women musicians of differing genres collaborate for the first time for ‘the hum’, a weekly performance series at greenpoint’s manhattan inn. tonight’s final show before things pick up again in april includes kaki king + kiran gandhi (madame gandhi), jeanann dara, katie von schleicher (wilder maker), rose blanshei (prima), alisha roney (feathers+eyes), amy leon and bridget kearney (lake street dive). free ($5-10 suggested donation). >>color>
thru 10/28: the fifth annual alba human rights film festival features 21 short and feature films from 12 countries, plus post-screening a+a sessions with directors, and community talk-backs with human rights advocates and activists. instituto cervantes, $5/film, $20/pass, free for students. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
10/27 5:30pm doors, 6pm show (monthly): the columbia university miller theatre free pop-up concert series begins the season with ensemble signal. bonus: free drinks! 2960 broadway at 116th st. >>color>
10/27 6pm doors, 6:20pm show: arm yourself for halloween by learning about the dreadful history of vampires, werewolves, and things that go bump in the night at a fun lecture by brooklyn brainery’s johnathan soma at threes brewing. $12 admission includes a draft beer. >>color>
10/27 6-9pm: meet reps from 150+ schools at the performing and visual arts college fair. the javits center, free. >>color>
10/27 6-9:30pm: designers and historians discuss the evolution of the subway map at the cooper union’s great hall. free (rsvp requested). >>color>
10/27 6:30pm: fuel for your feline obsession when author and comedian doogie horner gives an illustrated lecture on some very interesting cats perhaps you weren’t aware ofcolor>. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
10/27 6:30pm (rescheduled from 10/13): get an anthropological perspective on the cultural history of halloween at a lecture by e.a. burlingame at brooklyn brainery. $10. >>color>
10/27 6:30pm, 8:30pm: comic book artist and indie musician jeffrey lewis plays an album release show at le poisson rouge (8:30pm, $10 adv, $12 dos), preceded by a free gallery show (6:30pm, rsvpcolor> required). >>color>
10/27 6:30pm doors, 7pm show (monthly): the greenwich series features unrelated, enlightening and entertaining presentations at jimmy’s no. 43 (new location). this month: getting mugged, a grandmother’s death, and subway sign design. $5. >>color>
10/27 7pm: instagram queen of senior rescue pups marnie and her bae shirley braha present their book marnie the dog: i’m a book with host of internet explorer podcast katie notopoulos. strand books, purchase of the book ($15) or a $15 gift card required for admission. >>color>
10/27 7pm: punk icon and television founding member richard hell reads from his new essay collection, massive pissed love: nonfiction 2001-2014, at bookcourt. free. >>color>
10/27 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): theater/event producers ugly rhino present ‘tinyrhino,’ a theatrical drinking game with six new 10-minute plays. tonight’s theme: halloween. littlefield, $10. >>color>
10/27 7:30pm: the ‘scenes through the cinema lens retrospective series’ at bmcc tribeca pac screens scenes from the films of orson welles, followed by a q+a. free. >>color>
10/27 8pm: astrophysicist jason kalirai gives a visual tour of the cosmos and explores the implications of einstein’s theory of relativity at a special secret science club at symphony space. $15 adv with code ‘secret15’ (reg. $20). >>color>
10/27 8pm (ends today): free rooftop movie: a nightmare on elm street at space ninety 8 (williamsburg). bonus: free popcorn. >>color>
10/27 8pm: rabbit hole productions presents a oh, the horror! a spooky striptease spectacular. the parkside lounge, $12 adv, $15 door. >>color>
10/27 9:30pm: hosts ally spier and sam corbin attempt to make url irl with yelp reviews, reaction gifs, live googling, and more at the subreddit live multimedia variety show. tonight’s guests: anna drezen (reductress), jo firestone (punderdome 3000) and julio torres (comedy central ‘comic to watch’). new location: the experiment comedy gallery (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
ticket deals
sponsored: don’t miss nina arianda and sam rockwell in fool for love, a ‘thrilling, gut-clutching, definitive production’ (the new york times). extended through 12/13 only: save 30% on tickets here. >>color>
thru 10/27: take an extra 20% off up to three local groupon deals with promo code ‘scream3’ >>color>
get tickets to radiotheatre’s radio drama, fright night!, 10/27-12/22 for $10 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20). >>color>
go on a fall foliage cruise up the hudson river with a stop at cold spring 11/7-14 for $28+ (plus ticket fees, reg $40+). >>color>
get free tickets to an afternoon distinguished concerts international performance at carnegie hall 11/15 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20+). >>color>
get tickets to drunk shakespeare at the lounge at roy arias studios thru 12/31 for $29+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $58+). >>color>
our next event
the skint presents:
Come as You Are/Express Yourself 80s & 90s Halloween Party
Friday, October 30 at Littlefield
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