around town today
11am—7pm (thru 4/17): more than 80 international photography art galleries showcase works from the 19th century through today at the 36th annual aipad photography show. park avenue armory (ues), $30 general, $20 students. >>color>
6pm: is new york becoming the new hong kong? discuss, with a panel of urban designers and architects exploring recent new york building developments that resemble asian vertical malls. parsons (union square), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: put your brain to work at tonight’s ‘know science’ talk, where dr. deepshika ramanan extols the virtues of ‘commensal’ bacteria that live inside our bodies without hurting us (most of the time). genspace (downtown brooklyn), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: lyric bards from the academy of american poets read their works featured in the new abrams anthology, poem-a-day: 365 poems for every occasion. housing works bookstore and cafe (soho), free >>color>
7pm (monthly): authors read between their own lines at the ’behind the book’ reading series. this month features álvaro enrigue (sudden death) and rachel cantor (good on paper). kgb bar (east village), free. >>color>
7pm (monthly): performers, writers, and regular folks tell stories about mental health (or the lack thereof) at the talk therapy storytelling + open mic show. how does that make you feel? tonight: comic sharron paul, storytellers jude wolff and mel dockery, plus open mic slots. hosted by lori baird. q.e.d. (astoria), $5. >>color>
7pm (monthly): videology’s new ‘essentials’ screening series continues with richard lester’s a hard day’s night (1964), starring the beatles. $10. >>color>
7pm (wed-sun thru 4/24): science fair: an opera with experiments: mezzo-soprano hai-ting chinn sings lyrics created from the words of scientists and teachers, performed with live experiments. here arts center (south village), $20. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): get your dose of schadenfreude at mortified, a tribute to teen angst artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories and more) shared by their original authors. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): your wallet doesn’t need to be full for runnin’ on empty, a new stand-up comedy show featuring a mix of pros and up-and-coming comedians. this month’s guests include ana fabrega, farah brook, josh bates, nadia pinder and will ruehle. hosted by yotam tubul and lisa franklin. le poisson rouge’s gallery bar (greenwich village), free. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: get off to seeing the wizard at a hotsy totsy burlesque tribute to the wizard of oz. the slipper room (les), $10. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: just in time for the taxmancolor>. a dozen musicians perform songs from the beatles’ revolver, which turns 50 years old this year. the bell house (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 dos. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: nothing, nowhere, the obsessives and romp play rough trade (williamsburg). $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
7:30pm: listen to the sounds of the city through the filter of music on a soundwalk from the met fifth avenue to the met breuer with composer john luther adams. a discussion in the museum follows. free (rsvp). >>color>
7:30pm: director-producer jack bender (game of thrones, the sopranos, lost, felicity) presents his new picture book for adults, i am the elephant in the room, with some assistance from girls actor ebon moss-bachrach. greenlight bookstore (fort greene), free. >>color>
7:30pm: carly ann filbin hosts a comical dating show that’s fit for the cynical singleton (or questioning couple), let me break you up: an anti-dating game show, where a series of games will test the strength of real couples’ partnerships. the losing couple ‘has’ to break up! pete’s candy store (williamsburg), $5 suggested donation. >>color>
7:30pm (weekly): the lasers in the jungle comedy show features stand-up by leah bonnema, lynn bixenspan, jason burke, brian frange and sketch trio mpire comedy. hosted by sean crespo, katina corrao and dan wilbur. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
7:30pm (thru 4/16): the center for performance research’s annual spring movement festival features works by 12 emerging and established choreographers in dance and performance. $10. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: you’ll probably laugh at the above average comedy showcase, especially since it’s set in a brewery. tonight’s boozy show features anna drezen (reductress, how may we hate you?), naomi ekperigin (broad city writer), joe pera (comedy central), casey jost (impractical jokers) and more. hosted by matt catanzano and richie moriarty. brooklyn brewery (williamsburg), free (rsvp). >>color>
8pm (6-9pm thurs-sun thru 4/24): sneak a peek at six video works streaming on tv monitors from apartments facing west 22nd street. opening reception in front of chelsea florist tonight. free. >>color>
8pm (monthly): bobby hankinson’s kweendom lgbtq comedy and storytelling show comes out with performances by bowen yang, colin wilhm, elsa waithe, ashley gavin, and jamie pierce. net proceeds go to streetwise + safe, a community-building leadership organization for lgbtq youth of color. the unicorn (les), $10 suggested donation. >>color>
8pm: (monthly): comedians and storytellers just can’t hold it in at the awkward poop… and the city storytelling show. tonight’s unfortunate tales come from anita flores (party of two), lucas connolly (hard lonely + vicious) and vernon payne (improv boston). hosted by natalie wall. bonus: free beer! the creek and the cave (lic), free admission. >>color>
8pm (thursdays thru 5/12): greenwich house music school’s uncharted concert series continues with a live-illustrated concert between visual artist michael arthur and folk singer-songwriter peter salett. bonus: free beer and wine will be served before and during the concert. $15. >>color>
9pm: watch the hillary/bernie debate at one of these brooklyn bars to. >>color>
9pm (monthly): at the low standards show, guests perform stand-up and discuss their favorite underappreciated films. tonight: irene morales (murder crush kill), peggy o’leary (hard lonely + vicious) and christian finnegan (comedy central, vh1). hosted by john murray and matt fisher. bonus: $3 off sixpoint drafts 8-9pm. videology (williamsburg), free. >>color>
thru 4/24: the 15th annual tribeca film festival returns with 12 days of features, shorts, special events, and plenty of free events including ‘film for all’ screenings (4/22, pending availability, rush tickets available), panels and talks, a family street fair and espn sports day (4/23), and more. various locations and prices. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
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coming up
4/15 12–6pm (thru 4/17): the annual new york green festival, ‘america’s largest and longest-running sustainability + green living event,’ returns to the jacob k. javits center. free-$9.50 herecolor> (plus ticket fees, reg. $10-19). >>color>
4/15 12-7pm( thru 4/17): more than 400 exhibitors return for the annual artexpo new york. pier 94, free-$10 herecolor> (plus ticket fees, reg. $20 general, $15 students/seniors). >>color>
4/15 1:30-2:30pm (fridays thru 10/14): learn to lunge, parry, and riposte with masters from manhattan fencing center as free group beginner fencing lessonscolor> return to bryant park for the season. equipment provided. pre-registration strongly encouraged, but drop-ins welcome if space allows. >>color>
4/15 4-10pm (+ 4/22): the new school’s ’cinefest’ foreign language film festival turns its lens on spain and latin america this year, with three feature-length films and two documentaries. the new school (union square), free (rsvp). >>color>
4/15 6-8pm (thru 6/11): enter the valley of the dolls at the opening reception for janet cardiff and george bures miller’s ‘the marionette maker,’ an immersive exhibition where viewers observe events unfurling inside a full-scale vintage caravan. luhring augustine gallery (chelsea), free. >>color>
4/15 6-11pm: house of vans presents 30 years of the screaming hand, a tribute party for artist and skateboarding icon jim phillips with drinks, djs and an open skate starting at 8pm. free (rsvp). >>color>
4/15 7:30pm: (monthly): hear true stories inspired by a tv sitcom at the a very special episode storytelling show. tonight’s theme, ‘get rich or diamond trying’ (stories of the things we’ve done for money), includes guests susan kent (snap judgment podcast), brian kennedy (the moth) and sue funke (social media producer for the jim gaffigan show), plus two 5-minute open mic slots. hosted by danny artese and robin gelfenbien. q.e.d. (astoria), $7. >>color>
4/15 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: at your love, our musical, rebecca vigil and evan kaufman interview a real couple in the audience and created a completely improvised musical about their story. littlefield (gowanus), $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
4/15 8-11pm: the rockaways are for lovers: erica reade’s photo show ’beach lovers: four seasons’ captures intimate moments between couples over the course of a year on rockaway beach. rabbithole gallery (dumbo), free. >>color>
4/15 8pm (thru 4/17): american ballet theatre studio company (formerly abt ii) returns to the joyce theater (chelsea) with classical and contemporary works. $10+. >>color>
4/15 8:30pm (+ 4/16 7:30pm, monthly): the chelsea symphony continues its 10th anniversary season with chamber orchestra concerts featuring selections by mozart, stravinsky, and shaw. st. paul’s church (chelsea), $20 suggested donation. >>color>
4/15 9:30pm: tv hangover: watch roseanne’s tax day episode and let your tax fears — and last night’s bad decisions — melt away with drinking games, trivia, and more old school episodes on the big screen. videology (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
4/15 9:30pm (weekly): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) cabaret cinema series screens classic films that are driven by emotions. tonight: charlie chaplin’s the kid (1921), with an introduction by one year lease theatre company’s artistic director, ianthe demos. $10. >>color>
4/15 10pm: dj sheila b’s spins ‘60s girl groups, british freakbeat, northern soul, soundtracks, doo wop, french yé-yé, r+b, japanese fuzz-pop, and more at the sh-boom all-vinyl vintage pop night. tonight, she’s joined by dj josh styles, sophie thunder, william martin, and go-go dancer anna copa cabanna. our wicked lady (bushwick), free. >>color>
4/15 10pm: two djs enter, one dj leaves, and you determine the winner when the head on dj battle/dance party pits the music of lcd soundsystem against daft punk. the bell house’s front room (gowanus), free. >>color>
4/15 11pm: watch hitchcock get ripped off (and ripped on) at a screening of james nguyen’s cult low-budget romantic horror film, birdemic: shock and terrorcolor>. comedians christian finnegan (the fun part, chappelle’s show), myka fox (keith and the girl) and david feldman (the jack and triumph show) provide mst3k-style commentary as it plays. q.e.d. (astoria), $6 adv, $10 dos >>color>
4/15 11pm-3am (monthly): the rebel night 50’s/60’s rockabilly/rock ‘n’ roll record hop returns to the grand victory (williamsburg). free. >>color>
4/15-16: the digital age takes center stage at the sixth annual ‘theorizing the web’ conference, where keynote panels explore topics such as hacking culture, feminism v. cyborgism, #nofilter authenticity, and more. museum of the moving image (astoria), pay-what-you-wish in advance, or $15 general/$11 students and seniors at the door (admission includes access to both days). >>color>
4/15-17: read up on your right to self-determination at the the 10th annual anarchist book fair, with indie publishers, workshops, panels, music, video projections and more. schedule: art fest fri 7pm-5am, bookfair sat 11am-7pm ,and film fest sat 7-11pm. judson memorial church (greenwich village), free. >>color>
4/15-6/12: draw your own conclusions at the ‘drawing dialogues’ exhibition, a selection of works owned by artist and collector sol lewitt that features over 100 works by more than 60 artists, including lewitt himself. the drawing center (soho), $5 general, $3 students/seniors, free thursdays 6-8pm. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to miami city ballet performing balanchine and more at lincoln center thru 4/17 for $20+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $53+). >>color>
get tickets to see the tenderloins podcast show featuring the stars of impractical jokers at littlefield on 4/20 for $15 with promo code ‘podbk1’ (reg. $30). two options: the early showcolor> or the late showcolor>.
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