around town today
11am—8pm (thru 11/22): the annual church of sweden christmas bazaar has holiday decorations, baked goods, candy, mulled wine, meatballs, salmon, and more. 5 e. 48th st., free admission. >>color>
11am-8pm (thru 12/24): 150 local and indie merchants fill the iconic red and white striped booths of the 21st annual outdoor union square holiday market. >>color>
1-8pm (thru 11/22): the annual norwegian seamen’s church christmas fair has scandinavian handcrafts, a smorgasbord, raffles, more. 317 east 52nd st (bet 1st + 2nd aves). >>color>
5-10pm: raaka chocolate and other half brewing company team up for a free beer and chocolate tasting in carroll gardens. >>color>
6pm: indie crafters and designers, learn how to go wholesale and sell your work to stores. nypl sibl, free. >>color>
6pm: the creative team from the sesame street innovation lab shows how it utilizes multiple platforms and new technologies to create sesame street video games, websites, and mobile applications. nyplpa, free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: comedian and author russell brand presents the first book in his ‘trickster tales’ series, the pied piper of hamelin. b+n union square, free. >>color>
7pm: the moth storyslam: 10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. tonight’s theme: ‘caught’. housing works, $8. >>color>
7pm: the monthly ‘shut up!’ all-female storytelling show at the pit features true stories by seasoned and new storytellers. tonight: phoebe robinson (tony‘s 10 funniest women), langan kingsley, amanda duarte, and hosts caitlin brodnick (moth storyslam winner) and lisa kleinman (ucb). $5 general, $1 students. >>color>
7pm: jiji lee hosts the weekly split personality storytelling and character open mic show at williamsburg’s over the eight. tonight’s guests: natasha vaynblat (ucb, ‘katie, a lady’) and michael kayne (ucb, ‘terrible babysitters’). free. >>color>
7pm: the weekly ‘lasers in the jungle’ comedy show features stand-up by jena friedman (the daily show), kevin barnett (guy code), jon fisch (letterman), myka fox (somecards), sam grittner, and hosts sean crespo, katina corrao and dan wilbur. ucbeast, $5. >>color>
7, 9:15pm (thru 11/23): get tickets to the gayest christmas pageant ever at the producers club for $5-10 (plus ticket fees, reg. $28). >>color>
7-10pm: got something you need fixed? bring it to the monthly fixers collective. proteus gowanus, $5 donation for each item (but no one will be turned away for lack of funds). >>color>
7-10pm: pioneer works hosts the kickstarter launch party for stilt city, a new artist residency program and community exhibition center to be located in a 600 square foot bungalow in rockaway park: $5 raffle tickets for original art, an open bar by industry city distillery, plus s’mores and the pupusa truck. free admission (rsvp). >>color>
7:30pm: comic performers stage a new, live episode of 30 rock at the pit. $8 adv, $10 door, $1 students. >>color>
7:30pm: the now ensemble commemorates 10 years as a group with a program at the david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center. free. >>color>
7:30pm: the 10-piece pitchblak 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: hear stories about ‘how i learned it’s not me, it’s you (or maybe it’s me)’ from speakers jen doll (save the date), tara clancy (the moth grandslam winner), lukas kaiser (chappelle’s show, spike tv), michelle onufrak (the moth storyslam winner), andy ross (‘real characters’ host), and host blaise allysen kearsley. union hall, $6 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the weekly myrtle comedy show at clinton hill’s splitty features todd barry (louie), jen kirkman (drunk history), danny tamberelli (the adventures of pete + pete), and janine brito (totally biased) joining hosts greg johnson + larry murphy. $5. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: ‘high maintenance’ web series creators ben sinclair and katja blichfeld screen six episodes and do q+a at the bell house. $10. >>color>
8pm: tonight at an evening of humorous readings at hifi bar: jackie jennings (reductress, the awl), mike scollins (funny or die, ucb), zack poitras (the onion, funny or die), and hosts brian agler, luke burns, and james folta. free. >>color>
8pm (thru 11/22): three nights of innovative choreography at danspace project’s artist-as-curator series, ‘food for thought’, curated by jen rosenblit, lindsey dietz marchant, and andrew dinwiddie. admission is $5 + two cans of food to benefit the st. mark’s church food program, or $10. >>color>
8pm: the film society of lincoln center kicks off ’staring at sound’, a new monthly program that explores the connections between music and film, with atmospheric guitarist noveller (aka sarah lipstate) presenting an assortment of her short films accompanied by an improvised guitar piece. $10. >>color>
8pm: we are scientists, teen, and cookies play brooklyn bowl. $17. >>color>
8, 10pm (+ 11/21): slavic soul party performs duke ellington’s far east suite album, reimagined as an eastern european brass band discovering an exotic american sound. barbes, $12. >>color>
8-10:30pm: the monthly worldhack evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology features code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, devart, and an open projector where anyone can show their work for up to five minutes. babycastles, $5. >>color>
8-11pm: the jewish museum’s after-hours event series ’the wind up’ features djs, bands, art tours, and an open neer + wine bar. tonight also includes spin art t-shirt making, an abstract painting station, and music by dj p. morris and mykki blanco. $13 adv, $18 dos. >>color>
8pm doors, 9pm show: joywave, vérité, and kopps play rough trade. $15. >>color>
8:15pm: the weekly ‘emily’ show bad literary contest celebrates the worst of the worst submitted poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, sketches and essays. tonight’s theme is ‘thanksgiving’, with guests kara klenk (broad city, ‘if you build it’ host), nate fernald (pete holmes show), lukas kaiser (chappelle’s show, spike tv), tom lisi, eliana horeczko, 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>
8:30pm: the weekly fresh out stand-up comedy show at ucbeast features guests maeve higgins (fancy vittles), seth herzog (fallon, ‘sweet’ host), dave hill (npr, tasteful nudes), greg barris (‘heart of darkness’ host), and peggy o’leary (‘hard, lonely and vicious’). hosted by ashley brooke roberts and jim tews. $5. >>color>
9pm: the tarantino: improvisers create a quentin tarantino-style movie on the fly at the pit. $8 adv, $10 door. >>color>
9pm: excelsior burlesque asks, ‘who strips the strippers’ in the second annual tribute to comic book creator alan moore (watchmen, v for vendetta). $7.50-15. >>color>
9:30pm: guests share stories on the theme ‘grateful’ at kevin allison’s monthly risk! live podcast recording. tonight’s speakers: tba. the pit, $10. >>color>
9:30pm: storytellers, comedians, and sex educators tell true stories of sex, desire + romance at the monthly bare stories show. tonight: lucas connolly (‘cranky pants’ co-host), robin gelfenbien (‘yum’s the word’ host), josh gondelman (john oliver), harmon leon (‘tale’ host), jessica delfino (funny songs fest founder), and host jefferson. sidewalk café. $10. >>color>
9:30pm: improvisers live-dub over episodes of tv comedies frasier and home improvement during ‘live dubbed sitcoms’. hosted by jo firestone (‘punderdome 3000’). videology, $5. >>color>
9:30pm: delicate steve and luke temple play mercury lounge. $12. >>color>
10pm: watch a fully improvised episode of vh1’s behind the music at the pit. $8 adv, $10 door, $5 students. >>color>
11pm (thurs-sat thru 11/22): #serials@theflea: vote for your favorite of five 10-minute episode plays to see the next installment the following week. the flea theater, new price: $12 admission includes a beer. >>color>
thru 11/22: belgian handbag brand kipling opens its first store in soho with free tote bags and key chain giveaways (11am-7pm, 155 spring st.), plus a pop-up location (5-9pm, 57 greene st.) with performances by bands javelin (thurs), kitty cash (fri), and denitia + sene (sat). rsvpcolor>. >>color>
thru 11/23: film festivals and series:
thru 11/22: new york no limits film series @ the wild project >>color>
thru 11/23: 12th new york korean film festival @ bam >>color>
thru 11/23: nitehawk cinema’s second annual nitehawk shorts festival >>color>
thru 11/23: fifth annual williamsburg independent film festival @ wythe hotel >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
11/21 6pm: climate scientists kátia fernandes and alessandra giannini lead a walk-through of the icp museum’s ‘sebastião salgado: genesis’ climate change exhibition and discuss its relation to their fields. voluntary contribution hours 4-8pm fridays (reg. $14). >>color>
11/21 7pm: at babeland’s thanksgiving sex tips workshop, enjoy free bubbly while learning tips for sneakin’ around the in-laws. bonus: the first ten guests will receive free product samples. babeland soho location, free. >>color>
11/21 7pm: the red hot chili peppers frontman anthony kiedis and photographer david mushegain talk with rolling stone senior editor david fricke about their new book, fandemonium. b+n union square, free. >>color>
11/21 7pm (ends today): trinity church on wall street screens 1948 film noir classic, the naked city. free. >>color>
11/21 7-10pm: 61 local hosts the cheese grotto kickstarter launch party. free admission (rsvp required), donations appreciated. >>color>
11/21 7pm-1am (fri-sat, ongoing): the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, drinks, vendors, light installations, mini golf, ping pong and skeeball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this week’s live music comes from x ambassadors, cultfever, sego, skyes, obits, survival knife, hungry ghost, and pink avalanche. free admission. >>color>
11/21 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: atmospheric guitarist noveller (aka sarah lipstate), violinist/electronic composer christopher tignor, and cellist julia kent (ex-rasputina, antony + the johnsons) play littlefield. $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
11/21 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: morrissey tribute band the sons + heirs and doug gillard (guided by voices, nada surf) play santos party house. $12 adv, $15 dos. >>color>
11/21 7:30pm: the ‘notes on fiction’ series at the center for fiction presents orfeo, a reading/concert by author richard powers and the nouveau classical project. the story focuses on composer turned scientist peter els and his attempts to find musical patterns in living cells, arousing the suspicions of homeland security. musical selections are by barber, messiaen, cage, glass, and more. $18. >>color>
11/21 7:30pm: the monthly brooklyn contra dance party returns to park slope’s camp friendship with caller maia mccormick and live music by jam. coordination and partner not necessary, beginner’s lesson @ 7:30pm. $15 general, $12 students. >>color>
11/21 7:45, 8pm (thru 1/10): get tickets to the adults only after-hours ‘bar car nights’ at the new york botanical garden, including a complimentary cocktail, ice-carving demos, the holiday train show, and more. $25 (plus ticket fees, reg. $35). >>color>
11/21 8pm: aviv, a new diy venue in greenpoint, celebrates its grand opening with bands painted zeros, turnip king, shadow walker, and ritual howls. $8. >>color>
11/21 8pm: math the band, late cambrian, .357 lover, and hand job academy play the wick. $12 adv, $14 dos. >>color>
11/21 9pm-midnight: no partner or experience necessary when the new york city barn dance hits jalopy. $13 adv, $15 door. >>color>
11/21 9pm (+ 11/22): ‘mind’s eyecolor>‘ is an immersive art show created by tim brown, featuring musical performances by o paradiso and bird courage, soundscapes by michael mcfadden, and animation by ana mouyis and zachary zezima. standard toykraft, $7 (free 11/22-23 10am-5pm). >>color>
11/21 9pm: m.a.k.u. soundsystem plays bamcafé. free. >>color>
11/21 10:45pm-4am: the rebel night 50’s/60’s rockabilly/rock ‘n’ roll record hop kicks off a new monthly dance party at the grand victory. free. >>color>
11/21-1/4: the morgan library + museum presents an exhibition of original and rarely seen handmade holiday cards created by major twentieth-century artists from the smithsonian’s archives of american art. free fridays 7-9pm (reg. $18 general, $12 students/seniors). >>color>
11/21: film festivals and series:
11/21-23: in french with english subtitles film festival @ fiaf >>color>
11/21-3/5: ’it came from baltimore’ @ the mad museum >>color>
11/21-23: mountainfilm @ fslc >>color>
sales, deals, freebies
h+m black friday deals have already started. >>color>
take $20 off select kindle fire hd tablets at amazon. >>color>
$30 to spend on food and drink at gustorganics for $15. >>color>
get a box of 12 macarons from mille-feuille bakery café in the village or uws for $19 (reg. $29). >>color>
admission to the russian + turkish baths day spa in the east village for $16.99 ($35 value). additional options include a 30-minute massage, soap massage, dead sea salt scrub, or dead sea mud treatment. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to see veteran tv talk show host dick cavett discuss his new book,brief encounters, 12/3 at w83 for free-$12.50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $15-25). >>color>
get tickets to the new york progressive international motorcycle show at the javits center 11/12-14 for free-$10 (plus ticket fees, reg. $18). >>color>
get tickets to rock and lit magazine radio silence’s issue launch party at lpr 11/22 with performances by stephin merritt (the magnetic fields), tanya donelly (throwing muses), and more for free-$20 (plus ticket fees, reg. $39.50). >>color>
get tickets to the hip hop nutcracker with mc kurtis blow at the united palace theater 12/7 for $12.50-30 (plus ticket fees, reg. $25-75). >>color>
get tickets to the american symphony orchestra at carnegie hall 12/10 for $14.50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $29).: >>color>
get tickets to matt + ben, a parody co-written by mindy kaling (the mindy project, the office), at the theater at joria productions in midtown 12/12-20 for $12.50 (plus ticket fees, reg $25). >>color>
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