around town today
various times: free art openings:
new prints 2016/winter @ ipcny >>color>
the lamp show @ 99¢ plus gallery >>color>
the real thing @ flowers gallery >>color>
6pm: reproductive rights take the stage in a conversation between writers, activists and artists at printed matter (chelsea). free. >>color>
6pm: randy cohen, ethicist emeritus of the new york times, speaks with dr. tom farley, former nyc health commissioner and current ceo of public good projects, for a taping of person place thing. music will be provided by kevin nathaniel hylton. columbia university’s hess commons (washington heights), free (rsvp). >>color>
6pm doors, 6:30pm show: it’s a friendly face-off: national women’s hockey league commissioner and founder dani ryan, former ranger chad wiseman and a few of the new york riveters chat about the city’s professional women’s ice hockey team, and why nyc oughta get excited about it. brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), $5. >>color>
6:30-10pm: this week’s brooklyn museum free admission thursday nights programming includes an art history lecture happy hour presented by the society for the advancement of social studies and brooklyn brainery, plus access to the exhibitions. >>color>
7pm: s.o.s.: save our seeds! a panel of gardeners, agriculturalists, and heirloom horticulturists discuss the benefits of seed-saving in maintaining seasonal harvests, protecting biodiversity, and sticking it to the large farming corporations. cathedral of st. john the divine (morningside heights), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: english professor ramzi fawaz explores the comic book form through the lens of queer theory as told in his new book, the new mutants: superheroes and the radical imagination of american comics. comic artist and writer phil jimenez (infinite crisis, the invisibles, wonder woman) joins. strand books (union square), purchase of the book or a $15 gift card required for admission. >>color>
7pm: a former coney island barker tells all: mermaid parade co-host and coney island history society director richard eagan performs alive on the inside, his one-man show about growing up in the biz as a show barker, weight guesser and game operator. city lore (east village), $10. >>color>
7pm (monthly): ask a stranger anything you want — but only if you answer first…in front of a live audience — at ask roulette. this month’s show includes guests roy wood, jr. (the daily show), awkwafina (girl code), kevin avery (last week tonight), and house band eli bolin (sesame street, story pirates). hosted by jody avirgan (fivethirtyeight, wnyc). housing works bookstore cafe (soho), $8. >>color>
7pm: pbs and random house present a premiere screening of murder of a presidentcolor>, director rob rapley’s film based on candice millard’s book about james a. garfield’s assassination. directors guild of america (midtown west), free (rsvp). >>color>
7-10pm: mingle with other veggie lovers at the return of the vegan drinks mixer/fundraiser. food by los veganos hermanos will be available for purchase, and a raffle with prizes from local businesses will also benefit the nyc animal defense league. fontana’s (les), free admission. >>color>
7:15pm doors, 7:30pm show: josh zepps (huffpost live) hosts #we the people live, a town-hall style panel show for journalists and comics where guests take shots at world headlines, then each other. tonight’s guests include akilah hughes (fusion), christine nangle (writer for inside amy schumer and kroll show, zhubin parang (daily show head writer) and natasha lennard (the intercept). $4 vodka drink and draft specials. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free. >>color>
7:30pm (bi-monthly): pete’s reading series returns with readings by james hannaham (delicious foods) and sigal samuel (the mystics of mile end). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7:30pm (weekly): the lasers in the jungle comedy show features stand-up by nick vatterott (conan), jeffrey joseph (comedy central), chris thayer (the pete holmes show) and kc agora. hosted by sean crespo, katina corrao and dan wilbur. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
8pm: comedians put their favorite/most despised films to the bechdel test at videology (williamsburg). hosted by langlan kingsley. free. >>color>
8pm (thru 2/14, sundays at 2pm): the rogue and peasant players present a production of william shakespeare’s henry v at access theater (soho). $18. >>color>
8:30pm: the box show, a comedic internet panel show for women, records it’s second episode. tonight’s ‘limits’ theme addresses real and imagined limits, the glass ceiling, the pay gap, physical boundaries, political attacks on healthcare, and more. featuring panelists hadiyah robinson, negin farsad, ren peir and kaitlin fontana. the pit (flatiron), $5. >>color>
9:30pm: writers from the late show with stephen colbert perform improv at ucb (chelsea). $5. >>color>
9:30pm: kevin geeks out about space operas: comedian kevin maher presents an obsessive look at the ways in which the sci-fi sub-genre has been depicted in movies in this multimedia variety show, with experts, trivia, rare clips and more. nitehawk cinema (williamsburg), $15. >>color>
10pm (monthly): turn back time for the new tainted love 80s dance party, featuring post-punk, new wave, funk, hits, misses and more. the bell house (gowanus), free. >>color>
thru 1/29: get caught up on the academy award-nominated short films at ifc center (west village). $14 general, $10 seniors. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
1/29 5:30pm: rsvp for free people’s free boxing-inspired sculpt class at brooklyn’s 26 bridge (dumbo), with healthy bites and fresh juices. bring your own mat. >>color>
1/29 6-8pm (thru 2/6): this should garner interest: an exhibition about student loan debt opens at sva’s cp projects space (flatiron). free. >>color>
1/29 6:30pm doors, 7pm show: purchase the new wet album at rough trade and receive admission for two to an in-store performance ahead of the band’s sold out show later tonight. >>color>
1/29 7pm: historical documentary writer + director ric burns introduce a screening of stanley kubrick’s dr. strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the atom bomb (1964) at the new-york historical society. first-come-first-serve free tickets will be distributed starting at 6pm as part of pay-what-you-wish admission friday nights (6-8pm, reg. $12-19). >>color>
1/29 7pm (thru 2/21): the museum of the moving image’s ‘see it big!’ documentary screening series dedicates three weeks to 20 classic and contemporary docs. tonight: koyaanisqatsi (1983). $12 general, $9 students/seniors (includes museum admission). >>color>
1/29 7pm: the stargazing + lecture series returns to columbia university’s pupin hall with a screening and discussion of blast: balloon-borne large aperture submillimeter telescope, followed by guided stargazing with telescopes (weather permitting). free. >>color>
1/29 7pm doors (+ 1/30): hold on to your potatoes as the usual rejects presents a staged reading parody of indiana jones and the temple of doom (1984), including audience participation, trivia, a raffle, and drinking. note: these are the group’s final performances at this location before the building is demolished for condos. of course. the chain theatre (lic), $15 adv, $20 door admission includes two drinks and a raffle ticket. >>color>
1/29 7pm-midnight: watch david bowie movies in a casual loft setting, with possible popcorn and a cash bar. the night starts with the hunger and continues with audience choices. gemini + scorpio loft (gowanus), $10 suggested pass-the-bucket donation. >>color>
1/29 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: comedians and performers write fake deleted scenes from popular films and act them out at the deleted scenes society show. hosted by steven desiena and featuring ryan t. bennett, eliza hurwitz, joe rumrill and lena einbender. the experiment comedy gallery (williamsburg), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
1/29 7:30pm (+1/30, 2/5-6, 2/12-13): musicians and visual artists create immersive multi-media landscapes over six nights at ‘the basement performances’ series, curated by composer and performer john zorn. the drawing center (soho). $10 ($20 for 2/5). >>color>
1/29 7:30pm (+ 2/4-3/19): the sixth annual ecstatic music festival premieres collaborations between pop and classical composers for nine unique performances. highlights include yo la tengo + alvin lucier, rachel grimes + longleash, pharoahe monch + pitchblak brass band, and m. lamar, charlie looker + mivos quartet. merkin concert hall (uws), $25 general ($20 if purchasing tickets to more than one show), $15 students. >>color>
1/29 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: have your mind blown at acclaimed magician, mind-reader and charlatan vinny de ponto’s show. union hall (park slope). $10. >>color>
1/29 8pm: leaves of grass i trimmed with my mower: a night of comedy by dads for you and your family: sam reece and mark vigeant host a variety show where comedians acting like suburban dads will tell the kind of jokes you only hear at the family reunion. tonight’s event launches a kickstarter campaign for their book of dad poems. drama book shop (theater district), free. >>color>
1/29 8pm (every fifth friday): the traveling ’infauxmation!’ comedy news show comes to nyc for a night of second-page headlines and fake news experts (comedians). this installment features henry zebrowski (heroes reborn), sam tallent and nathan lund. hosted by brent gill. the creek and the cave (lic), free. >>color>
1/29 8pm: get your laughs and your lube in the same place as the samantha comedy show returns the upper east side’s pleasure chest. host liz magee provides aural pleasure with peformances by gina brillon (comedy central), krystyna hutchinson (guys we f*cked), shakir standley (last comic standing), sarah tollemache (comedy central), wendi starling (nerdist) and jasmine pierce (sleepyhead). byob. free admission and %15 off store purchases. >>color>
1/29 8pm: spend a winter evening indoors with snow, a multimedia performance piece inspired by hans christian andersen’s the snow queen, featuring a toy pianist, puppets, films and set pieces that become musical instruments. the invisible dog (cobble hill), $10 adv, $15 door. >>color>
1/29 8pm (ends today): international contemporary ensemble’s ‘openice’ concert series brings free performances to abrons arts center (les). free (rsvp). >>color>
1/29 8pm (+ 2/13, 22): brooklyn based’s wedding crashers wedding fair returns 3/13, but you can check out their wedding band showcases tonight and twice in february. 501 union (gowanus), free with rsvp, $10 without. >>color>
1/29 8:30pm (+ 1/30 7:30pm): the chelsea symphony continues its 10th anniversary season with selections by kiah, bruch, decruck, tchaikovsky and mussorgsky. st. paul’s church (chelsea), free ($20 suggested donation). >>color>
1/29 9:30pm (weekly): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) cabaret cinema series screens vittorio de sica’s the bicycle thief (1948), with an introduction by photojournalist radhika chalasani. $10. >>color>
1/29 9:30pm: relive the best of the ‘hammertimes’ at the 90s hip hop and r+b sing-along, with free nostalgia-inducing swag, prizes for the best 90s costume and a hip-hop dance-off. union hall (park slope), $10. >>color>
1/29 midnight (monthly): the cool sh*t/weird sh*t comedy showcase honors david bowie this month with starman-themed standup by riley soloner, andy beckerman, mo fry pasic and matt rubano. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
1/29-31: more than 1500 anonymously artist-designed postcards are for sale for $85 each at the 18th annual ‘postcards from the edge’ group art show to benefit visual aids. the preview party (1/29) costs an unskintly $50, but the weekend sale is $5 suggested donation. sikkema jenkins + co. gallery (chelsea). >>color>
1/29-31: you could make the next minesweeper at the global game jam, a 48-hour game makers’ conference that brings together hundreds of creators from around the world to create new games together. magnet (downtown brooklyn), free. >>color>
1/29-2/4: a 15-film tribute to writers/producers/directors/brothers joel and ethan coen kicks off with barton fink and the big lebowski. film forum (west village). $14. >>color>
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sales, deals, freebies
ends today: take an extra 25% off up to three local groupon deals with promo code ‘get25’ >>color>
thru 1/31: score slightly damaged and display copies of gorgeous books for 50-75% off at the taschen sale (soho). >>color>
thru 2/20: trade a new or gently used hoodie for free climbing at brooklyn boulders in gowanus or queensbridge. >>color>
ticket deals
nama-shhhh: attend a pop-up yoga nyc class where sounds from a live dj and instructor are broadcast to you via noise-isolating headphones. headphones provided, bring your own mat. monday 2/1 at the w hotel (union square). $15 with promo code ‘skintyoga’ (reg. $35). >>color>
get free tickets to bayside! the musical!, a live saved by the bell parody show at theatre 80 in the east village, thru 2/18 (plus ticket fees, reg. $25+). >>color>
get free tickets to the secret theatre’s act one: one act festival 2/18-27 (plus ticket fees, reg. $18). >>color>
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