around town today
4pm (thru 10/9): author and activist bell hooks (née gloria jean watkins) hosts a week of conversations with intellectuals and scholars at eugene lang college. tonight: a discussion about black masculinity with guest kevin powell (the education of kevin powell: a boy’s journey into manhood). free. >>color>
5pm: filmmaker brad bird (the incredibles, ratatouille) discusses his first animated feature, the iron giant (1999), in honor of its limited re-release. apple soho, free (rsvp required). >>color>
5-9pm: l.e.s. amis hosts a pop-up night of vintage and new clothes shopping at rockwood music hall, with all proceeds going to the bowery mission. bonus: free admission to tonight’s communion concert for all attendees. enter at 185 orchard st. >>color>
6pm: melanne verveer and kim azzarelli discuss their book fast forward: how women can achieve power and purpose with fashion icon diane von furstenberg and cbs this morning’s norah o’donnell. kaye playhouse at hunter college, free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: author sloane crosley (i was told there’d be cake, how did you get this number) presents her new novel, the clasp, at bookcourt. free. >>color>
7pm: innovation expert steven johnson discusses his book and pbs series how we got to now at the think and drink lecture series. roberta’s (bushwick), free. >>color>
7pm: author maris kreizman celebrates the launch party for her book slaughterhouse 90210, based on the tumblr that pairs tv images with literature quotes, with tv critics taffy brodesser-akner (new york times magazine), tyler coates (decider), gilbert cruz (new york times), willa paskin (slate), and pilot viruet (flavorwire). bonus: free drinks! housing works, free. >>color>
7pm (monthly): philosophers based in and around brooklyn discuss their work at the brooklyn public philosophers speaker series. tonight: yale university professor jason stanley discusses his book how propaganda works and the november elections. brooklyn public library’s info commons lab, free. >>color>
7pm: learn about geek chic: wearable technology and cosplay from game designer kaho abe, technologist/choreographer dr. kate sicchio, and cosplayer chloe sofia h (‘ladykoopa’). bric, free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm (thru 4/3): top chef head judge tom colicchio, urban farmer karen washington, and mother jones correspondent tom philpott discuss the contemporary food movement in conjunction with the launch of the multimedia art exhibition, ‘the value of food: sustaining a green planet.’ the cathedral church of st. john the divine, free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show: (monthly): test your trivia knowledge at the big quiz thing for chances to win cash, tickets to shows and cultural institutions, baked goods, and more. q.e.d. astoria, $8 adv, $10 door. >>color>
8pm (monthly): pop culture savants damian bellino and anne rodeman gush over halloween tv specials of 90s and pop culture-themed costumes at this month’s ‘so into it: a fanatic variety show’, with guests leslie kritzer (legally blonde on broadway), louis peitzman (buzzfeed), and kara klenk (if you build it host). ucb east village, $5. >>color>
8pm (weekly): there’ll be chances to win drinks at the amazingtown comedy show at chelsea’s bunga’s den. tonight’s guests: jeff simmermon (this american life, the moth grandslam winner), lynn bixenspan (comedy central, relationsh*t), mike brown (adult swim), myka fox (snl writer), steve whalen (the special without brett davis), and adam nover. hosted by lukas kaiser (chappelle’s show, spike tv), sue smith (time out‘s ‘top 10 funniest women in nyc’), john szeluga (super live adventure podcast), and tim duffy. free. >>color>
8pm (tuesdays thru 10/27): free rooftop movie: the shining @ space ninety 8 (williamsburg). bonus: free popcorn. >>color>
8pm (tuesdays thru 11/10): ifc’s ‘stranger than fiction’ documentary series with filmmaker q+a continues the fall season with body of war (2007). $16. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): this week’s cake shop comedy show, hosted by liza treyger (chelsea lately), features stand up by michelle wolf (seth meyers), brooke van poppelen (hack my life, john oliver), julio torres (comedy central ‘comic to watch’), jake flores, matt ingebretson, and country music comedy duo reformed whores. free. >>color>
8pm doors, 9pm show: bushwick burlesque and jack sullivan team up for ‘more blood: the bloodiest burlesque show of all time’ at bizarre bushwick. $7-$20 suggested donation. >>color>
9pm: pin up yours! 12 comedians celebrate the release of their satirical, feminist pin-up calendar with a comedy show and party at brit pack. bonus: free beer, wine and vodka drinks. $10 adv, $15 door. >>color>
9:30pm: comedians perform stand-up, sketch comedy, and improv together at the duo show. tonight: leah bonnema + ophira eisenberg, jon fisch + kendra cunningham, will mars + jc knows best, wendi starling + jeff mckinnon, dave columbo + darryl knight, and hosts freedyg + patrick holbert. qed astoria, $5. >>color>
thru 10/11: new york super week, a week of events leading up to new york comic con, features tons of pop-culture themed events including concerts, comedy shows, gaming, lectures, podcasts, storytelling, food tastings and more. some of tonight’s skint-priced events: the best american comics (strand books, purchase of the book or a $15 gift card required for admission), gilbert gottfried’s amazing colossal podcast with jim norton (littlefield, $15), the black girl nerds vs fanboys live podcast (dimenna center, $8), running late with scott rogowsky and horatio sanz and impractical jokers (littlefield, $10-15). >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
10/7 11am: registration for select sites + programs that require advance reservations ($5 each) begins today for the 13th annual open house new york weekend (10/17-18), in which 300+ nyc private residences and historic landmarks open their doors for tours and talks. demand for these is high, often causing the reservation page to run very slowly, so check ohny’s tips herecolor>. tomorrow, go
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herecolor> for a list of all advance reservation tours with links to corresponding eventbrite pages. >>color>
10/7 4, 6:30pm (monthly): go down the rabbit hole with uk mathematician robin wilson as he explores charles dodgson’s (aka lewis carroll’s) adventures in numberland as a math teacher at oxford, long before alice entered wonderland. momath, free. >>color>
10/7 6pm: help slice out hunger at an annual large-scale pizza party, where 50 of the city’s pizza purveyors provide $1 slices (including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options), and all proceeds benefit the food bank for new york. st. anthony’s church (155 sullivan st. @ houston), free admission, purchase $1 slice tickets at the door (exact change requested. cash only.). >>color>
10/7 6pm: the first 400 folks to purchase duran duran’s new album at j+r express in the lower level of century 21 now will receive a wristband to meet the band for a signing tonight. >>color>
10/7 6:30pm: put your phone down! sherry turkle, author of reclaiming conversation: the power of talk in the digital age, and slate staff writer amanda hess discuss our reliance on tech devices to communicate with each other and how best to connect in the digital age. new america nyc, free (rsvp). >>color>
10/7 7pm: graphic designer adam turnbull launches noted, an interactive journal meant to aid the creative process through open-ended and random prompts, facts, and quotes. powerhouse arena, free. >>color>
10/7 7pm: musician patti smith comes to barnes + noble union square for a signing of her new book, m train. purchase of the book required for admission. >>color>
10/7 7pm (monthly): department of mammalogy curator nancy simmons and postdoctoral fellow abigail curtis take a look at the inside world (and bodies) of bats using ct-scanning technology at this month’s scicafe, the american museum of natural history’s evening cocktail + conversation series. free admission (rsvp). >>color>
10/7 7pm: kirby dick’s documentary the hunting ground examines the national crisis of sexual assault on college campuses and what is (or isn’t) being done to address it. tonight’s screening at nyu law school is followed by a discussion with the director and activist sofie karasek. $15 general, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
10/7 7pm doors, 8pm show: tonight’s arty need show is a live talk show hosted by an 18-inch marionette, featuring guests sean donnelly (inside amy schumer), jo firestone (the chris gethard show), leslie goshko (huffington post), emily james, the love show dancers, and house band corn mo. the slipper room, $10. >>color>
10/7 7:30pm (monthly): hear true stories inspired by an 80s/90s tv clip at the a very special episode storytelling show with danny artese and guest host selena coppock. this week’s theme, inspired by what’s happening!!, includes guests t.j. mannix, vanessa valerio, and elizabeth yuko, plus at least two open mic slots. q.e.d. astoria, $7. >>color>
10/7 8pm: long before youtube, cats were popular as accomplices throughout history, even on the high seas (maybe it was all the tuna?). learn about seafaring felines as obscura society ny presents a historical lecture about nautical cats: adventure, courage, and betrayal. catland books (987 flushing ave, brooklyn), $15. >>color>
10/7 8pm (+ 10/8-11, 13-17): immerse yourself in the witches, a dramatic adaptation of macbeth by the new collectives that’s part séance, part play. the access theater (tribeca), $18. >>color>
10/7 8:30pm (rescheduled from 9/28): edible history’s victoria flexner gives a lecture on the medieval spice trade and how it influenced european exploration. the brooklyn brainery, $7. >>color>
10/7 9pm: regular people share stories about meeting famous stars at the celebrity encounters storytelling show. hosted by karen summerton and jackie rae. the pit loft, $5 general, $1 students (space permitting). >>color>
ticket deals
sponsored: just $15 for welcome to the king of saudi arabia at 59e59 theatres thru 10/25 (purchase by 10/13). >>color>
get free tickets to an afternoon distinguished concerts international performance at carnegie hall 11/15 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20+). >>color>
get tickets to the boo short play an musical festival at players theatre 10/8-24 for $15 (plus ticket fees, reg. $30). >>color>
get tickets to radiotheatre’s seventh annual h.p. lovecraft festival, featuring lovecraft’s stories told with an original orchestral score and sound effects at the kraine theater 10/8-11, for $10 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20). >>color>
get tickets to rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead at the gene frankel theatre 11/6-21 for $5-10 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20). >>color>
tickets are now on sale for the fifth annual social soup experiment, a communal lunch at the high line 10/17. note: this always sells out in advance quickly. $10. >>color>
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