around town today
7am-7pm (weds-fri 7am-7pm, sat-sun 8am-7pm, thru 10/25): grab some free coffee at the café bustelo pop-up. 168 bowery @ kenmare st. >>color>
5-10pm: you won’t be bored when greenwich village’s uncommons board game cafe celebrates its second anniversary with raffles, drink specials, and all-night gaming from their collection of 900 titles. which we hope some day includes the cones of dunshirecolor>. $10 admission includes a raffle ticket. >>color>
5:30-8:30pm: game on! spend an evening testing out 75 new video games one-on-one with their developers at the playcrafting nyc fall expo. bonus: free pizza! microsoft times square, $8-15. >>color>
6pm (+ 10/24 2:30pm): celebrate throwback thursday with the adventures of ellery queen, a 1950s radio play performed live by gotham radio theatre with a live orchestral score written by famed hitchcock composer bernard herrmann. the bruno walter auditorium at the lincoln center library, free. >>color>
6-8pm: enjoy cocktails, music and art at laura little curated’s pop-up event. 28on27 event space (28 w. 27th st., 2nd floor), free general admission includes a drink, $12 admission with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $15) includes unlimited drinks, 10% off shopping, and a gift bag ($60 value). >>color>
6:30pm: the fizz meets the fuzz at soda politics, a conversation about taking on big soda companies (and winning) with nyu professor marion nestle, who literally wrote the bookcolor> on it. new america nyc, free (rsvp). >>color>
6:30pm: wnyc’s brian lehrer moderates a panel on education’s role in restoring opportunity in america and the limits of education as a cure-all for the challenges of diminishing opportunity. macaulay honors college, free (rsvp). >>color>
6:30pm: kibbitz over tchotchkes at the show + tale story sharing event. tonight, the focus is on creativity, and everyone is welcome to bring a handmade object and tell its story. branded saloon, free. >>color>
6:30pm doors, 7pm show (monthly): storytellers share true, bizarre tales about their lives at leslie goshko’s ‘sideshow goshko’. tonight’s guests: gail thomas (voiceover artist beavis and butthead, the mothslam winner), leona godin (newton literary, the spectator + the blind man), martin dockery (fringe), and leslie’s mom. kgb bar, free. >>color>
7pm: in a meeting of minds, cultural critic greil marcus and poet + scholar robert polito come together to discuss marcus’ latest publications, real life rock: the complete top ten columns and three songs, three singers, three nations, as well as some of his earlier works. albertine, free. >>color>
7pm: it’s never too late to discover lou reed. journalist aidan levy is joined by new york times writer andy newman to discuss levy’s recently-published homage to the rock + roll hall of famer, dirty blvd.: the life and music of lou reed. word bookstore, free. >>color>
7:30pm: jiji lee + patrick clair host the split personality storytelling + character open mic show at williamsburg’s over the eight bar. tonight’s guest performer: robin gelfenbien (yum’s the word, huffpo comedy). free. >>color>
7:30pm: you needn’t fear the walking dead at don’t lose your head, the ecohealth alliance young professional council’s tongue-in-cheek lecture that will teach you all about the science behind preventing the zombie apocalypse. zombies costumes optional, with a prize for the best one. brooklyn brewery, $20 admission includes unlimited beer. >>color>
7:30pm (thru 10/24): take a journey to the watery depths (of red hook) with a site-specific theatrical adaptation of herman melville’s moby dick. for its inaugural season, threadbare theatre workshop will stage or, the whale on a barge at the waterfront museum. $18 adv, some $10 floor seats available upon request at the door. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (ends today): the deconstructive theatre project’s live cinema production, searching for sebald, inspired by the writings of w.g. sebald and the developmental theories of neuroscientist semir zeki, explores the relationships between live performance, neuroscience, and interactive technology. the green building, $15. >>color>
8pm (monthly): tonight at an evening of humorous readings at hifi bar: catherine cohen (ucb, the pit), janet manley (mcsweeney’s, the toast), and teddy wayne (the new yorker, the new york times). hosted by brian agler, luke burns and james folta. free. >>color>
8pm: josh zepps (huffpost live) hosts the season two premiere of #wethepeople live, an interactive panel show about the news, where the audience gets to ask questions and vote for which panelist ‘won’ the news. tonight’s guests include samhita mukhopadhyay (outdated: why dating is ruining your love life, former executive editor at feministing), michael brooks (@majorityfm, @influencercon), kerryn feehan (stand up and take your clothes off, tru tv), mark gagliardi (drunk history) and christopher hamilton (comedian). bonus: $4 drink specials. pine box rock shop, free. >>color>
8:30pm doors, 9pm show: comics do standup and karaoke at the ‘stand up and sing’ show. tonight’s guests include aparna nancherla (seth meyers, conan), mara wilson (what are you afraid of?), julio torres (comedy central ‘comic to watch’), and marc gerber (rooftop comedy). hosted by lynn bixenspan (relationsh*t) and brandon scott wolf (snl weekend update contributor). union hall, $10. >>color>
9pm: stand-up showdown!: in this five-week bracket-style stand-up tournament, eight comedians compete with new material on topics given to them the day of the show, and the audience picks two winners who’ll compete for a cash prize in the finals. hosted by will neville and jenn welch and eitan levine. new location: q.e.d. astoria, $10. >>color>
11pm (thurs-sat thru 10/31): #serials@theflea: vote for your favorite of five ten-minute episodic plays to see the next installment the following week. the flea theater, $12 admission includes a beer. >>color>
thru 10/24: artists open their doors for gallery exhibitions, open studios, receptions, performances, and public installations during the 12th annual garment district arts festival. free. >>color>
thru 10/27: film fests:
thru 10/25: annual margaret mead film festival. american museum of natural history, $12 general, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 10/25: les vampires + musidora. anthology film archives, $10. >>color>
thru 10/27: annual newfest of lgbt films. bow tie chelsea cinemas and the lgbt community center, $16 general, $12 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 10/24 + 10/29-31: scary students! the annual gravesend inn, a haunted hotel created by city tech’s resident theatrical troupe, returns to downtown brooklyn for its 16th year. $8 general, $5 students. >>color>
thru 10/24 + 10/29-30, 11/5-7: despite the name, you’ll probably like a lot of what you see at the fourth annual bad theater fest, a theater festival dedicated to raw, unmediated artistry. perhaps take a cue from the festival’s mission statement: ‘don’t worry, just go for it.’ the pit loft, $15. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
10/23 10am-5pm: the new york public library’s science, industry, and business library hosts it’s annual free financial planning day with group classes, database demonstrations, and free private counseling sessions on topics including getting out of a credit crisis. >>color>
10/23 10am-6pm (thru 10/25): peruse postage collections of 20+ dealers at the asda stamp show. new york hilton midtown, free admission. >>color>
10/23 12pm: free tickets to see grimes and nicole dollanganger perform at the music hall of williamsburg on 11/18 become available at 12 today. and presumably will all be snatched up by 12:01. >>color>
10/23 12:30pm + 8pm: as part of the vox novus festival of new music, 60×60 dance pairs 60 dance ensembles with 60 composers for 60 one-minute performances synchronized with an analog clock in a one-hour dance extravaganza. brookfield place’s winter garden atrium, free. >>color>
10/23 1-8pm (+ 10/24 11am-6pm): almost 90 vintage clothing + textile dealers gather at the manhattan vintage clothing show, with curated items from the 18th-20th centuries. metropolitan pavilion, $15 adv, $20 door. >>color>
10/23 6pm: free outdoor movie: killer klowns from outer space (1988) @ owl’s head park (bay ridge). >>color>
10/23 6:30pm-9:30pm (+ 10/24, 10/28-30): go on a 50-minute candlelight ghost tour of ‘manhattan’s most haunted’ house and hear firsthand tales of the ‘inexplicable’ occurrences there. merchant’s house museum, $25. >>color>
10/23 6:30pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): this month’s nerd nite comes to le poisson rouge for its eighth annual nerdtacular, with presentations on the secret world of spider-man, brain technology for everyday life, and fancy new technology to teach your guitar, as well as chiptune music by kris keyser. hosted by matt wasowski. $15. >>color>
10/23 7pm: internet cat experts tell it all: kevin allocca (youtube head of culture and trends), amanda brennan (tumblr), and jack shepherd (buzzfeed) share their insights into why we can’t stop watching kitties online. museum of the moving image, free. >>color>
10/23 7pm: the new yorker film critic and journalist kati marton introduce a screening of michael curtiz’s mildred pierce (1945), starring joan crawford. new-york historical society, pay-what-you-wish admission friday nights (6-8pm, reg. $12-19). >>color>
10/23-24 7:30pm (+ 11/13-14): dance under the influence, the museum of arts and design’s signature dance series, returns with a program curated by choreographer, writer and performer jack ferver. this week: leah cox, jesse zaritt and katie swords. $17 general, $12 students. >>color>
10/23 7:30pm (+ 10/24): the chelsea symphony continues its 10th anniversary season with selections by aaron dai, gerard schwarz, artie shaw, and george gershwin. st. paul’s church (315 w. 22nd st, bet. 8th + 9th aves), $20 suggested donation. >>color>
10/23 7:30pm-10:30pm: country dance new york presents a free english country dance for beginners with live music and an expert caller to lead you. no experience or partner necessary… an hour-long lesson at the start of the night will get you movin’ in no time. church of the village (201 w. 13th st.). >>color>
10/23 8pm: hyphen hub presents ’visions of the future’, a showcase of new media art and performance including a 12-headed multimedia creature and many more installations and performances. downstairs at la mama, $15 >>color>
10/23 8pm: dress up for a halloween clubhouse and ukulele cabaret featuring 20s + 30s jazz band buck and a quarter quartet, uke-playing wisecracker d’yan forest, sonic yuke, and many more. jimmy’s no. 43, free. >>color>
10/23 9:30pm (monthly): improvisers live-dub over episodes of tv comedies the munsters and the addams family to create entirely new storylines and horrible new character flaws during the live dubbed sitcoms show. videology, $5. >>color>
10/23 9:30pm (monthly): hoff’s horrorfest: comedians hoff matthews, katie hannigan and zane golia perform stand-up, followed by screenings of v/h/s (2012) and a surprise second film. byob. brit pack, $5 suggested donation. >>color>
10/23 9:30pm (weekly): the rubin museum of art’s cabaret cinema series screens chris marker’s la jetée (1962), with an introduction by sva photography professor ellen wallenstein. $10. >>color>
10/23 10:30pm doors, 11pm show: watch strangers have explicit sexual encounters with an invisible partner (or partners!) using nothing more than the art of pelvic storytelling and pure imagination at the seventh annual nyc air sex championships. cutting room, $7.50 plus ticket fees herecolor> (reg. $15). >>color>
10/23 11:30pm: dance yourself cleancolor> at a dance party named after an lcd song and dedicated to indie pop and the likes of chvrches, charli xcx, purity ring, french horn rebellion, cut copy and more. brooklyn bowl, $10. >>color>
10/23-25: abrons arts center hosts just like a woman, a three-day micro-festival of shows, lectures, installations, screenings, book launches and more by uk-based artists that looks at the ways femininity and gender can be performed and queered. free (rsvp required for some events). >>color>
sales, deals, freebies
thru 10/23: take an extra 20% off up to three local groupon deals, including tickets to the tapped craft beer festivalcolor> 10/25, with promo code ‘faves’ >>color>
ticket deals
sponsored: get a better job at buzzfeed or dropbox or 85+ other startups at nyc uncubed, a high-energy day of founder talks, tech deep-dives, and recruiting, at the metropolitan pavilion 11/3. >>color>
get tickets to drunk shakespeare at the lounge at roy arias studios thru 12/31 for $29-35 (plus ticket fees, reg. $58-73). >>color>
go on a fall foliage cruise up the hudson river with a stop at cold spring 10/24-11/14 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>
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