around town today
6pm: singer and actor ana gasteyer (snl) talks about her new album, i’m hip, a collection of nightclub standards interlaced with comedic banter. apple soho, free. >>color>
6-9pm: brooklyn based’s annual fall wedding crashers fair features 40+ caterers, designers, photographers, djs, and more to help you plan your perfect day. wythe hotel, $20 admission ($35/2) includes a brooklyn brew and a raffle ticket. >>color>
6-9pm: galleries stay open late during the dumbo first thursday gallery walk. free. >>color>
6:30pm: learn how to raise money and launch a nonprofit at brooklyn brainery. $11. >>color>
6:30pm: the silver age of dc comicscolor> author paul levitz gives an illustrated lecture on the origins of comics from 1956-1970 and the behind-the-scenes stories of the people who created them. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
6:30pm: author and journalist sean wilsey (oh the glory of it all, mcsweeney’s) and restaurateur danny meyer chat at madison square park’s mad. sq. reads literary series. free. >>color>
6:30-8:30pm: there’ll be a diy s’mores bar, mulled cider, and other treats at west elm’s meet the local makers event. 1870 broadway @ 62nd st., free. >>color>
7pm: filmmaker david cronenberg (the fly, crash, a history of violence) comes to st. francis college for the release party for his first novel, consumed. 180 remsen street, brooklyn, free. >>color>
7pm: lit site vol. 1 brooklyn continues its ‘greatest 3-minute stories’ series with tales of suburbia. housing works, free. >>color>
7pm: the 33 1/3 music book series celebrates its 10th anniversary with contributors, music trivia, and tunes. powerhouse arena, free. >>color>
7pm: tipsy trivia: there’ll be a whiskey tasting, trivia, giveaways, cocktails, and more when author mark bailey and artist edward hemingway talk about the boozy side of hollywood in their book, of all the gin joints, at word bookstore. free. >>color>
7pm: jiji lee hosts the weekly split personality storytelling and character open mic show at williamsburg’s over the eight. tonight’s guests: brandon scott jones (ucb) and danny artese (the moth). free. >>color>
7pm: the weekly ‘lasers in the jungle’ comedy show features stand-up by wyatt cenac (the daily show), mark normand (conan), kara klenk (if you build it host), brian frange, tyson karrasch, and hosts sean crespo, katina corrao and dan wilbur. ucbeast, $5. >>color>
7pm (thursdays thru 10/30): grab some free popcorn at the graham’s horror movies series. tonight: a b-horror movie marathon: elvira, attack of the puppet people, the stuff, zombie lake. free admission. >>color>
7pm (thursdays): bow tie cinemas screens beetlejuice (1988) as part of its ‘chelsea classics’ series. $8. >>color>
7pm: hungary’s modern art orchestra is joined by nea jazz masters lifetime achievement award winning saxophonist dave liebman for a varied program of modernist and contemporary classical pieces at symphony space. free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (+ 11/6): vote for your favorite as london’s burlesque idol shimmies into the slipper room, $10. >>color>
7:30pm (thru 10/4): swiss choreographer gilles jobin and german visual artist julius von bismarck developed quantum while in residence at the cern particle physics lab. part of bam’s next wave festival. bam fisher fishman space, $20. >>color>
7:30pm: the all4one piano duo (one piano/four hands) perform mozart, gershwin, and more at the david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center. free. >>color>
7:30pm: raya brass band gives a live in-studio performance and interview at tonight’s b-side series at bric. free. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the weekly myrtle comedy show at clinton hill’s splitty features gary gulman, aparna nancherla, adam lowitt, linas phillips, and rob cantrell joining hosts greg johnson + larry murphy. $5. >>color>
8pm: the everlasting funeral of edgar allan poe: writer a. n. devers revisits poe’s burial, his subsequent re-burial years later, and the restaging of his funeral in 2009. morbid anatomy museum. $8. >>color>
8pm: nerd nite brings three marine-themed presentations and a dry t-shirt contest (wear your best nerdy t-shirt) to the frying pan as part of the submerge! nyc marine science festival. $10. >>color>
8pm (thursdays thru 10/30): hitchcock-tober: village east cinema celebrates the master of suspense with screenings of his classics. tonight: north by northwest. $10. >>color>
8pm: the new monthly pacific stand-up comedy show at pacific standard in gowanus/park slope features mike drucker (fallon), sarah tollemache (last comic standing), sachi ezura (‘hot soup’), tony zaret (‘channel 101′) and tim dillon. hosted by emmy blotnick (comedy central) and matt koff (writer, the daily show). free admission. >>color>
8-11pm: play to win drinks, show tickets and cash at the park slope bingo club with bingo masters dick swizzle and perry comb-over. union hall, free admission, $5/card pack to play. >>color>
8pm doors. 9pm show: lenka and i am lightyear play rough trade. $15. >>color>
8:15pm: the weekly ‘emily’ show celebrates the worst of the worst submitted poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, sketches and essays. tonight’s theme is ‘darkness’, with guests jo firestone, hoff matthews, sean wilkinsin, and brett kline, and hosts lizzie martinez, tim racine and emily bogue. want to submit something to the show? bring your 200-word submission with you or email it in advance to: submittoemily@gmail.com. upstairs at 2a, free. >>color>
9pm (monthly thru 12/4): guests share journal entries, poetry, original songs and art from their adolescence on stage at lyssa mandel’s bitch seat: therapy comedy talk show. this month’s show includes guests langston belton, nick carrillo and devin heater from improv team g.u.s.. the pit, $8 adv, $10 door, just $1 for students. >>color>
9:30pm: writers of late night with seth meyers perform an improvised show at ucb. $5 (rsvp recommended). >>color>
10pm (thursdays thru 11/6): happy karaoke fun time = a musically improvised show where lyrics are made up on the spot. davenport theatre, $8 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $15). >>color>
10:30pm: comedians dan licata, joe pera, and charles gould host a stand-up showcase at ucbeast with performances by mark normand (conan), rob cantrell (colbert, totally biased), giulia rozzi (chelsea lately, ‘dive comedy’ co-host). $5. >>color>
thru 10/4: the fourth annual video art and experimental film festival brings films by international filmmakers to tribeca cinemas. $17 general admission, $13.60 for students with promo code ‘vaeffstudent’. >>color>
thru 10/5: the seventh annual bushwick film festival includes features, shorts, panels, and more. lightspace studios, $10+. >>color>
thru 10/5: the third annual unscripted new york improvised theatre + film festival includes improvised performances based on 1970’s cop shows, doctor who, stephen king stories, and more at theatre 54 @ shetler studios ($8-10), plus free screenings and receptions at hbo studios (rsvp required by 10/2). >>color>
thru 10/17 the 10 annual new york gypsy festival features 10 performers from india, serbia, russia, slovakia, mexico, and the us. drom and pace university’s schimmel center, $12+. >>color>
thru 10/28: drama desk-nominated radiotheatre presents its sixth annual h.p. lovecraft festival, featuring lovecraft’s stories told with an elaborate soundscape and original orchestral score ($18 general, $15 students/seniors), plus short films from portland’s h.p. lovecraft film festival ($9). the kraine theater. >>color>
thru 10/31: the fourth annual archtober: celebrate design + architecture month around the city with 150 design-centric events, workshops, studio and home tours, and talks. untapped citiescolor> picks 20 to check out. prices and locations vary. >>color>
thru 10/31: building up to halloween, videology screens themed horror film marathons all day. free admission. >>color>
thru 11/1: manhattan theatresource’s 15th annual estrogenius festival features short plays and solo shows created by women. stage left studios and the 4th street theatre, $9 plus ticket fees herecolor> (reg. $18). >>color>
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coming up
10/3 6pm: the schomburg center for research in black culture hosts a fall open house where guests can take guided tours, meet the staff, hear a talk by poet and publisher jessica care moore, and enjoy light refreshments and wine. free. >>color>
10/3 7pm: park slope’s babeland throws an ‘oktoberfest is for lovers’ party with free beer + bark hot dogs, and sex tips. bonus: more free stuff for the first twenty-five attendees. free admission. >>color>
10/3 7pm (+ 10/4): get tickets to see a jazz-age interpretation of macbeth at the players theatre in the village for $8.50-20 (plus ticket fees, reg. $25-60). >>color>
10/3 7pm-1am (fri-sat, ongoing): the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, breweries + wineries, vendors, light installations, and mini golf, ping pong + skeeball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this week’s music comes from dj ben lovett (mumford and sons), the dough rollers, pine barons, commonwealth choir, stone cold fox, salt cathedral, honey wild, the nepotist, and skyes. free admission. >>color>
10/3 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: the sweater songs (weezer tribute band) plays the knitting factory’s free friday series. >>color>
10/3 8-10pm (+10/10): extended: lola star’s dreamland roller rink rises from the ashes at prospect park’s le frak center at lakeside with themed roller disco parties. tonight, the extended season continues with a ‘divas of disco’ theme. $15 admission includes skate rental. >>color>
10/3 9pm: psycho… entirely from memory: eight performers attempt to recreate the psycho story, based on entirely different adaptations. from memory. with audience-written lines and random sound effects added in. videology, $5 >>color>
10/3 9pm: get tickets to gary busey’s one man hamlet at baruch performing arts center for $9 (plus ticket fees, reg. $18). >>color>
10/3 9pm: the sara mcdonald orchestracolor>, a 22 piece large ensemble comprised of a 17 piece big band with vocals and a string quartet, performs at the firehouse space. $10. >>color>
10/3 9-midnight: no partner or experience necessary when the new york city barn dance hits jalopy. drinks from a full bar will be available for purchase. $13 adv, $15 door. >>color>
10/3 10pm: dj holla! and dj orion traver throw a daft punk tribute party in the bell house front room. free. >>color>
10/3-5: the 30 under 30 film festival: 30 films created by 30 filmmakers under 30 years old. subculture, wallplay, and tribeca cinemas. $10-15. >>color>
10/3-12: new york super week, an offshoot of new york comic con, features tons of pop-culture themed eventgs including concerts, comedy shows, gaming, lectures, podcasts, storytelling, food tastings and more. various locations and prices. >>color>
10/3-1/4: ‘crossing brooklyn: art from bushwick, bed-stuy, and beyond’ exhibition at the brooklyn museum features work by 35 brooklyn-based artists and collectives. suggested $16 general, $10 students/seniors (free every first friday 5-11pm). >>color>
sales, deals, freebies
free mp3s: 15 tracks from artists to watch: avi buffalo, field mouse, goapele, odesza, wild cub, tennis, the rural alberta advantage, more. >>color>
stream new albums from ex hex, foxygen, a winged victory for the sullen, and more on npr. >>color>
thru 10/31: the fourth annual american cheese month passport ($10) gets you 20-40% off the cheese of the day at participating stores all month (beecher’s, bklyn larder, eastern district, lucy’s whey, and saxelby). >>color>
get a three-course prix-fixe lunch for two at pure food and wine in gramercy for $39 ($64 value). >>color>
get one month of lunch delivery from city lunch club (one per week) for $25 ($51.96 value). >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to see lykke li at radio city music hall 10/4 for $35 (reg. $62.55). >>color>
get free tickets to see the catalyst quartet perform at carnegie hall 10/29 (plus ticket fees, reg. $25-80). >>color>
get free tickets to see 50-member women’s choir the soharmoniums at lincoln center’s alice tully hall 11/29 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20-100). >>color>
go on a fall foliage cruise up the hudson river with a stop at cold spring 10/5-11/16 for $28-45.50 (plus ticket fees, reg $40-65). >>color>
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