around town today
skint psa 1: saks off fifth opens a midtown east location with a gilt shop-in-shop today. >>color>
skint psa 2: soho’s beloved pearl river mart is slated to close on sunday, so get your kimonos, paper lanterns, tea sets, and little buddhas while you can. >>color>
5:30pm doors, 6pm show: the columbia university miller theatre free pop-up concert series continues the season with either/or ensemble performing avant-garde music from eastern europe. bonus: free drinks! >>color>
6-8pm (thru 4/16): take a walk through ’eighteen stations,’ an art exhibition of musician and artist patti smith’s photographs after her 2015 novel m train; smith will read from her book at the gallery throughout the run of the exhibition. opening reception tonight. robert miller gallery (chelsea), free. >>color>
6-9pm: acquire some haute literature at an sva book fair and open house, featuring over 50 titles by faculty members and department alumni in photography, video and related media, plus book signings and tours of the department’s new space. sva photography building (gramercy), free. >>color>
6-9pm (monthly): art galleries stay open late for special events and opening receptions during the dumbo first thursday gallery walk. free. >>color>
6:30pm: editor elizabeth benedict (what my mother gave me) presents her anthology me, my hair, and i: 27 women untangle an obsessioncolor> at nypl mid-manhattan. free. >>color>
6:30pm doors, 7pm show (monthly): relax at the loose comedy show hosted by ‘comedic mad scientist’ jo firestone. this month’s installment features sasheer zamata (snl), roy wood, jr. (the daily show), josh rabinowitz (friends of the people), kevin barnett (friends of the people) and samantha ruddy (reductress). housing works bookstore cafe (soho), $10 admission includes a drink. >>color>
7pm: learning > worrying: get educated on the hiv and the threat of viruses, and whether we have a chance of achieving an aids-free world with dr. natalia freund, hiv scientist at rockefeller university. genspace (fort greene), free. >>color>
7pm (monthly): adult language school fluent city hosts screenings of essential foreign films at williamsburg’s videology and raffles off a $100 gift certificate towards group classes. this month’s feature: fassbinder’s the bitter tears of petra von kant (1972). $10. >>color>
7pm: frankie cosmos and porches play a free show at space ninety 8, urban outfitters’s pop-up shopping/event space in williamsburg. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): don’t you dare laugh at the serious matters comedy/variety show, featuring guests rachel feinstein (comedy central), julio torres (comedy central ‘comic to watch’), matt ruby (hot soup), brock mahan (comedy central) and josiah madigan (ask me another). hosted by kevin mccaffrey (letterman). union hall (park slope), $7. >>color>
7pm doors, 8:30pm show: it’s part ladies’ night, part illustration battle: two teams of female artists compete to create 10ft canvases using only black paint and pens, accompanied by a dj. art will be auctioned off after the winner is decided by the crowd. the superchief gallery at tender trap bar (greenpoint), $5. >>color>
7:30pm (monthly): improvisers perform your favorite movies in the style of wes anderson at the pit (flatiron). $5. >>color>
7:30pm (monthly): andrea shapiro’s ’saw her stand up there’ all-female comedy show returns to q.e.d. (astoria). starts with an open mic for the first 13 female-identified signups, and ends with sets by subhah agarwal (comedy central), peggy o’leary (hard, lonely, and vicious) and caitlin mckee. $6 for audience members, free for open mic performers with a one-drink minimum. >>color>
7:30pm (weekly): the lasers in the jungle comedy show features stand-up by michelle wolf (seth meyers), keith alberstadt (colbert), nore davis (comedy central), mehran khagani (last comic standing) and drew michael. hosted by sean crespo, katina corrao and dan wilbur. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
7:30pm: let marc ribot y los cubanos postizos serenade you with cuban soul music in an intimate concert presented by ¡vaya! 63, a music series honoring three generations of nyc’s latin music scene. the david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center (uws), free. >>color>
8pm (monthly): trivia night gets a throwback makeover with match game nyc, a game-show-turned-bar-affair where participants (i.e. you) compete to match answers to fill-in-the-blank questions with a rotating cast of ‘celebrity’ guests. hosted by chris calogero and tiffany leigh. sidewalk cafe (east village), free admission, one drink or food item minimum. >>color>
8pm (monthly): the pacific stand-up comedy show returns with performances by roy wood, jr.(daily show correspondent), giulia rozzi (comedy central, vh1), justine cabulong (the daily show), jordan temple (decoded) and adam sokol (comedy at beauty bar). hosted by matt koff (daily show writer). pacific standard (park slope/gowanus), free (one drink or food item minimum). >>color>
8pm doors, 9pm show: radiation city and deep sea diver play rough trade. $12. >>color>
9:30pm: late night with seth meyers writers perform jokes, sketches and other bits that were rejected or cut from the show. ucb (chelsea), $5. >>color>
thru 3/6: it’s armory arts week! so many art shows to check out:
thru 3/6: art on paper. pier 36 (les), $10 plus ticket fees herecolor> (reg. $25). >>color>
thru 3/6: moving image. waterfront new york tunnel event space (chelsea), free. >>color>
thru 3/6: new city art fair. hpgrp gallery (chelsea), free. >>color>
thru 3/6: pulse new york contemporary art fair. the metropolitan pavilion (chelsea), $12.50 plus ticket fees herecolor> (reg. $25 general, $15 students/seniors.) >>color>
thru 3/6: scope. 639 w. 46th st. (hell’s kitchen), $35 general, $25 students. >>color>
thru 3/6: the armory show. piers 92 + 94 (hell’s kitchen), $30-45. >>color>
thru 3/6: the art show. park avenue armory (ues), $25. >>color>
thru 3/6: volta ny. pier 90 (hell’s kitchen), free weds, $20-25 for the rest of the run. >>color>
thru 3/7: spring/break art show. skylight at moynihan station (midtown west), $10. >>color>
3/4-6: clio art fair. 508 w. 26th st. (chelsea), free. >>color>
3/4-6: independent. spring street studios (tribeca), $25 general, $15 students. >>color>
3/3-12: five film fests to feast on:
ends today: the first-ever inwood film festival features more than 25 short films that were either shot in inwood or produced by local residents. cassandra hall, $15/program. >>color>
thru 3/5: the annual fusion film festival showcases the work of women in film, tv and new media. nyu’s cantor film center and tisch theater, free. >>color>
thru 3/6: the 13th annual cinekink kinky film festival continues with screenings at anthology film archives (les). $10 general, $8 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 3/12: the 18th annual craic festival of new irish film and music. bow tie cinemas, $20 admission includes drinks or food at most screenings. >>color>
thru 3/13: the 21st annual rendez-vous with french cinema. fslc, $16 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
3/4 various times (ongoing): metrograph, a newly-opened arthouse theater and restaurant with two bars, kicks off its premiere weekend with a ‘surrender to the screen’ series that includes the purple rose of cairo, taxi driver, the long day closes, the last picture show, the last dragon, and more. 7 ludlow street (les), $12-15. >>color>
3/4 5pm: prolific french actor isabelle huppert (amateur, la cérémonie, story of women, the piano teacher) pops in for the film society of lincoln center’s free talk series to discuss her career. free tickets will be available at the elinor bunin munroe film center box office (uws) one hour prior to showtime. >>color>
3/4 5-9pm (monthly): the brooklyn historical society’s ‘free fridays’ series smashes the patriarchy this month with a night of women’s history. sip on free brooklyn brewery beer while you read elizabeth cady stanton’s letters, pore over yearbooks and journals from a bed-stuy girls’ school, and do a little adult coloring of your fave female historical icons. >>color>
3/4 5:45pm, 7:40pm (thru 3/10): filmmaker dawn porter’s trapped examines how new anti-abortion laws are affecting patients, doctors and clinics in different states. porter will be joined for q+a at several screenings by members of planned parenthood, the aclu, the center for reproductive rights, and more. ifc center (west village), $14 general, $10 seniors. >>color>
3/4 6-10pm: make your own magic at a harry potter’s pottery party, an evening of d.i.y. wand-crafting and goblet-painting with book and movie trivia, butterbeer ($5), bertie bott’s every flavor beans and other potter ephemera. baked in brooklyn (williamsburg), free admission, pottery priced $10-60. >>color>
3/4 6-10pm (monthly): trombonist chris washburne and his latin jazz group the syotos band play an up-tempo evening at this month’s first friday at the bronx museum. plus donation-based drinks. free admission. >>color>
3/4 6-11pm (thru 5/7): the society of illustrators (ues) hosts an opening reception for ‘the zap comix show: a cultural revolution’ and ‘rick meyerowitz in the national lampoon. $10 suggested donation. >>color>
3/4 6pm doors, 7-10pm show: how well do you know new york city? prove it at the ninth annual panorama challenge, where participants compete in city trivia while quizmasters give hints on a large-scale panorama of the city. winners have their names etched into the panorama trophy. queens museum (flushing meadows), $15. >>color>
3/4 6:30pm (monthly): the paper garden records free music performance series at chelsea market returns with chargaux, corbu and hnry flwr, plus giveaways for a crosley radio turntable + vinyl pack. >>color>
3/4 7pm (monthly): the stargazing + lecture series returns to columbia university’s pupin hall with a discussion on invisible gasses in space, followed by guided stargazing with telescopes (weather permitting). free. >>color>
3/4 7pm (monthly): the new york society for ethical culture (uws) hosts a screening and discussion of the ethical issues presented in the film do the right thing (1989). $5 suggested donation includes snacks and beverages. >>color>
3/4 7pm (weekly): the new york historical society (uws) screens alfred hitchcock’s masterpiece thriller vertigo (1958), with opening remarks by historical documentary writer + director ric burns. 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>
3/4 7pm (+ 3/18): pay tribute to one of the greats at an alan rickman movie night, with two of the late actor’s films selected by popular vote. tonight’s current frontrunners: galaxy quest and dogma. gemini + scorpio loft (gowanus), $10 suggested donation. >>color>
3/4 7pm doors, 8pm show: dead stars, infinity girl, holy tunics, and wild pink play rough trade. $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
3/4 8pm (monthly): 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 performances by country musical comedy duo reformed whores, aparna nancerla (seth meyers), christi chiello (mtv), samantha ruddy (college humor), dan perlman (just for laughs), and shalewa sharpe (thug passion). byob. free admission and %15 off store purchases. >>color>
3/4 8pm (thru 3/19): suspense meets the absurd in theater reconstruction ensemble’s rhinbecca, ny, an original play about a strange town inspired by the master works of alfred hitchcock and eugene ionesco. the brick (williamsburg), $18. >>color>
3/4 8pm: animation studio titmouse (adult swim, the venture brothers), presents its annual 5-second animation night, featuring never-before-seen, short-form ideas from the studio’s animators. sva theatre (chelsea), $10 general, $5 students. >>color>
3/4 8pm: international contemporary ensemble’s ‘openice’ concert series brings free performances to abrons arts center (les). free (rsvp). >>color>
3/4 8:20pm: pechakucha, meaning ‘chit chat’ in japanese, is a multi-speaker event hosted by creative people sharing their ideas, projects, photos (or anything else) through informal slideshows that feature 20 images for 20 seconds each. livestream public (bushwick), $16. >>color>
3/4 9:30pm (weekly): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) cabaret cinema series screens classic films that are driven by emotions. tonight: george cukor’s a double life (1947), with an introduction by dr. annegret falkner. $10. >>color>
3/4 10pm (monthly thru 8/5): lofty comedy gets liquored up at random access theatre’s drunk restoration comedy, where actors under the influence perform oliver goldsmith’s she stoops to conquer and the audience votes on who gets cut off. the players theater loft (greenwich village), $10 admission includes a drink. >>color>
3/4 10:30pm (ends today): the top eight comedians who’ve emerged from the stand-up showdown’s five-week tournament compete for $500 in cash and prizes at tonight’s finals. all comics will be performing new material based on topics that are given to them today, and the audience picks the winner. hosted by will neville and jenn welch. the pit (flatiron), $5 adv with promo code ‘skintstand50’ (reg $10). >>color>
3/4 11pm (monthly): djs brian blackout and doctor mister play new indie, electropop and early ‘00s dance jams from annie to lcd soundsystem to yacht – and everything else in between – at the ’yeah’ dance party. the grand victory, free. >>color>
3/4-19: march is for (film) lovers: get your thrills at the museum of the moving image’s hitchcock weekendcolor> (thru 3/6), check out innovative film and video at bamcinématek’s ‘migrating forms’ seriescolor> (thru 3/10) and experience classic japanese films at the asia society and museum’s ‘of ghosts, samurai and war’ seriescolor> (thru 3/19). $10-14.
ticket deals
sponsored: just $25 for the ‘devilishly fun ideation at 59e59 theaters (reg. $70). >>color>
get tickets to matt + ben, a parody co-written by mindy kaling (the mindy project, the office), at corner office nyc theater 3/31-4/3 for $10 (plus ticket fees, reg $25). >>color>
get free tickets to the affordable art fair at the metropolitan pavilion 3/31-4/3 (plus ticket fees, reg. $18). >>color>
get free tickets to the annual new york green festival at the jacob k. javits center 4/15-17 (plus ticket fees, reg. $10-19). >>color>
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