around town today
it’s national pancake day! ihop celebrates by giving you a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. in return, they ask you to consider making a donation to children’s miracle network hospitals or other local charities. >>color>
11am: join the rape whistle choir of america, a group of ‘whistle blowers’ who’ll use music, humor and whistles to play ‘songs’ to raise awareness against rape on international women’s day. 250 whistles will be distributed. city hall, free. >>color>
5pm: actor, filmmaker and composer julie delpy (before sunrise, three colors: white, lolo) 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>
5pm: food studies 20 years in: is the food movement really changing food? a panel including mitchell davis (evp, the james beard foundation), david kamp (the united states of arugula), jasmine nielsen (executive director, just food), krishnendu ray (nyu professor of nutrition, food studies and public health), and food and restaurant consultant clark wolf discusses. nyu’s fales library @ bobst library (greenwich village), $10 suggested donation (rsvp). >>color>
6pm: actor sally field (norma rae, forrest gump) and filmmaker/comedian michael showalter (wet hot american summer, the state) discuss their new comedy, hello, my name is doris. apple soho, free (rsvp required). >>color>
6pm (monthly): the new york story exchange storytelling event continues with marc abbott, martie mcnabb, and melissa x. golebiowski, plus an open mic for five audience members. hosted by jeff rose. cornelia street cafe (west village), $9 admission includes a drink. >>color>
6pm doors, 6:30pm show: author steven greenhouse (the big squeeze: tough times for the american worker) moderates a conversation about the triangle shirtwaist factory fire of 1911, with mary anne trasciatti (president of the remember the triangle fire coalition), katie quan (the labor center at berkeley), and labor organizer may che. the lower east side tenement museum, free. >>color>
6:30pm doors, 7pm show: emmy the great gives a free in-store performance at rough trade (williamsburg). >>color>
7pm (monthly): hear stories from 20-time moth storyslam winner adam wade and guest shelley zhang at the adam wade from new hampshire show. the kraine theater (east village), $5 adv with promo code ‘theskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $10). >>color>
7pm (monthly): watch food chains, part of the good food documentaries series at the park slope food coop. refreshments will be served. free. >>color>
7pm: experience a 1975 concert and the history of the groundbreaking band queen at a special screening of queen: a night of bohemia. various locations, $15. >>color>
7pm trivia, 8pm film (weekly): as if!color> the trivia and drinking game screening series at halyards (gowanus) continues with clueless. free popcorn, drink specials, and food available for purchase. free admission. >>color>
7-10pm: 10 artists contribute a piece of work for adidas tubular project’s time capsule. the new museum (les), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm-1am: celebrate international women’s day with a female-filled variety show and dance party, including performances by batala nyc, main squeeze orchestra, lady circus, leah bonnema and more, plus a raffle, feminist photo booth, and non-profits showcasing volunteer opportunities. house of yes (bushwick), $10 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $20). >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): the society for the advancement of social studies (s.a.s.s.) revisits mad monarchs with informal lectures on olga of kiev, the elite quest for immortality, and henry viii. the bedford (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show: the empiricist league, which promotes science, exploration, and beer, explores deception with presentations on con artists from author maria konnikova (the confidence game), forgery as entertainment from ad creatives michael monello and steve coulson, and magic from mentalist vinny deponto. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
7pm doors, 8:15pm show: literary death match! four writers read their own work for seven minutes or less to a panel of sarcastic, comedy-loving judges. tonight’s 10th anniversary show includes michael shannon (revolutionary road, boardwalk empire), wyatt cenac (the daily show, night train), victor la valle (the ballad of black tom), belinda mckeon (solace) and idra novey (ways to disappear). hosted by adrian todd zuniga. the bell house (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 dos. >>color>
7:30pm: get into the groovecolor> at a screening of desperately seeking susan (1985), followed by q+a with director susan seidelman and cinematographer ed lachman. the metrograph (les), $15. >>color>
7:30pm (weekly thru 3/22): the ‘stranger than fiction’ documentary series with filmmaker q+a continues the winter season with newman (2015), which follows joseph newman, a self-educated inventor of a perpetual motion machine, and his battle against the us patent office and the scientific establishment. ifc center (west village), $16. >>color>
7:30pm: relive judy garland’s 1961 carnegie hall performance with new yorker writer adam gopnik, wnyc’s jonathan schwartz, actress/singer melissa errico, and pianist john oddo at the david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center (uws). free. >>color>
7:30pm (thru 3/13): the stephen petronio dance company returns to the joyce theater (chelsea). $10+. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8:30pm show: rsvp for a free screening of the brothers grimsby, followed by q+a with star sacha baron cohen. first-come, first-served admission. limited number available. regal union square stadium 14, free (email rsvp required. confirmed rsvps will receive an email with specifics.). >>color>
8pm (monthly): hear pieces from actor/author john leguizamo (ghetto klown), mira jacob (the sleepwalker’s guide to dancing) and tracy o’neill (the hopeful) at the lic reading series. lic bar, pre-order of a book required for entry. >>color>
8pm (monthly): hear straight dude jokes from ladies and gay men in straight dude drag at the dudes being dudes being dudes comedy show, hosted by scott talentt (aka lauren maul), calvin cato, and katie compa. this month’s guests: abbi crutchfield, tarik daniels, wendi starling, joel kim booster, jenn wehrung, lucie steiner and farah brook. over the eight (williamsburg), free. >>color>
8pm (weekly): there’ll be free pizza and chances to win drinks at the amazingtown comedy show at chelsea’s bunga’s den. tonight’s guests: lindsay boling, river clegg and brandon scott wolf. hosted by tim duffy (comedy central), lukas kaiser (chappelle’s show, spike tv), sue smith (time out‘s ‘top 10 funniest women in nyc’) and john szeluga (impractical jokers). free. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show: hypnocraft presents ‘hypnosphere,’ sounds in the round, featuring genre-crossing bands the skins, emefe, and strange names. le poisson rouge (west village), $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
9:30pm (monthly): comedians give talks on subjects they’ve researched at the homeschooled comedic lecture series: garbage island, business shamanism, clean latrines, and medieval medicine. with guests alison lieby (eater.com), matt ruby (mtv), lukas kaiser (spike tv), and jacqui rossi (collegehumor). hosted by jared logan, kara klenk, and jim tews. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
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coming up
3/9 6pm: in recognition of women’s history month and international women’s day, a panel addresses current and historic issues surrounding reproductive health in the u.s. and worldwide, with faye wattleton (former president of planned parenthood), donna lieberman (executive director, new york civil liberties union), iris lopez (cuny sociology professor and chair),and ida susser (cuny anthropolgy professor and chair) roosevelt house at hunter college (ues), free (rsvp). >>color>
3/9 6pm doors, 6:30pm show: directors martha shane and lana wilson, along with executive producer and board chair of planned parenthood of nyc, diane max, screen and discuss after tiller, their emmy award-winning film that follows the only four remaining doctors in the united states who perform abortions later in pregnancy. brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), free. >>color>
3/9 6:30pm: advocates of those in need, jumaane williams (council member, committee on housing and buildings), daniel tietz (chief special services officer of nyc’s human resources administration), lynn lewis (executive director, picture the homeless), deborah dickerson (spokesperson for picture the homeless), and others discuss how to fight homelessness at the museum of the city of new york (east harlem). $16 general, $12 students/seniors. >>color>
3/9 6:30pm: photographer, teacher, lecturer, and author harvey stein shares his black + white photos of briefly seen: new york street lifecolor> from 1974-2014. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
3/9 6:30pm: pulitzer prize winners steve coll and fred kaplan discuss cyber warfare and kaplan’s latest book, dark territory: the secret history of cyber warcolor>, with an introduction by slate editor-in-chief julia turner. new america nyc (flatiron), free (rsvp). >>color>
3/9 7pm: talking heads frontman and urban cycling advocate david byrne joins former nyc dot commissioner janette sadik-khan for a discussion on her new book, streetfight: handbook for an urban revolution. barnes + noble (union square), priority seating with purchase of the book. >>color>
3/9 7pm: launch into the two-year anniversary of the catapult podcast with live readings from past guests kt billey, isaac butler, will chancellor, rebecca dinerstein, jaya saxena, and host jaime green. housing works bookstore cafe (soho), free. >>color>
3/9 7-10:30pm: neuroscience know-it-alls present the latest research on child development, parent-child bonding, addiction, and memory at tonight’s ‘know science’ talk. an after party in honor of brain awareness week with free food and drinks follows. the rockefeller university (ues), free (rsvp required). >>color>
3/9 7pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): drunk science: three sloshed comedians compete to present the best dissertation to a panel of real scientists. this month’s show includes dr. kelly reidy (adjunct professor at pratt institute and researcher of theoretical condensed matter physics) and comedians casey jost (impractical jokers), ana fabrega (the chris gethard show, comedy central) and joel kim booster (paper magazine’s ’10 comedians you should know’). hosted by joanna rothkopf (jezebel), shannon odell (neuroscience phd student), and jordan mendoza (once was pre-med). littlefield (gowanus), $5 adv, $8 dos. >>color>
3/9 7:30pm: brooklyn-based food artisans sit down for a ‘created in brooklyn’ discussion with program curator randy duchaine. tonight: colin spoelman (kings county distillery), peter longo (porto rico coffee), and benton + susan (crown finish caves), plus food from whole foods. brooklyn central library’s dweck center (prospect heights), free (rsvp). >>color>
3/9 7:30pm: the role models show discusses first husbands and more in a night of storytelling about role models who made a difference, for better or worse. hosted by kambri crews (burn down the ground) and featuring stories from tj mannix, shalewa sharpe, jeff simmermon, sharon spell, and greg stone. q.e.d. (astoria), $5. >>color>
3/9 8pm (monthly): get your fill of free food and free comedy at the devour hour comedy show. this month: mack on some mac ‘n cheese alongside performances by carolyn busa, jourdain fisher, cathy humes, john rosenberger, julia shiplett, kale bogdanovs, and frank nelson. hank’s saloon (boerum hill), free admission. >>color>
3/9 9pm (monthly): at the comedienne project show, hosts katie hannigan and corinne fisher challenge comics to perform sets that are free of material about sex, dating or relationships. with chrissie mayr (fox), chris lamberth (mtv), boris khaykin (red oaks), and sydnee washington (the warm up show). the standing room (lic), $5 adv with promo code ‘sex’ (reg. $10). >>color>
3/9 10:45pm (weekly): the special without brett davis live variety show revels in cable access weirdness and lives up to its name with host dave hill (tasteful nudes, wfmu) and music from söft dov. mnn studios (hell’s kitchen), free (email rsvp). >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to chappelle’s show co-creator neal brennan’s 3 mics at culture project’s lynn redgrave theater thru 4/7 for $15-29 (plus ticket fees, reg., $25-40). >>color>
get tickets to see metric at hammerstein ballroom 3/11 for $25 (plus ticket fees, reg. $46). >>color>
smithsonian magazine‘s museum day live! returns for a march edition with free admission to 15 nyc museums on 3/12, including cooper hewitt, intrepid sea, air + space museum, the morgan library + museum, mount vernon hotel museum + garden, museum of chinese in america, and more. register for free tickets on their website (one ticket admits two). note: several of the participating institutions already offer suggested or free/reduced admission hours on select days. >>color>
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