around town today
the new alamo drafthouse movie theater officially opens in downtown brooklyn. >>color>
various times (+ 10/29): crypt crawl: explore the crypt of the cathedral church of st. john the divine while learning the origins of halloween from the celtic new year celebration to all hallow’s eve. $25 general, $20 students/seniors. >>color>
various times: free outdoor movies: beetlejuice at nelson a. rockefeller park (battery park city), krampus at herbert von king park (bedford-stuyvesant) and pan’s labyrinth at maria hernandez park (sunset park). >>color>
11am-7pm (thru 10/29): taste tiny versions of trendy dishes at a zagat pop-up tiny cafe on the corner of astor place + cooper square. >>color>
12-7pm (thru 10/29): experience mars at a national geographic installation promoting their docudrama on the red planet. experience 38% gravity, check out space suits and models of nasa’s mars rovers, and more across four pop-up domes. canal and varick streets (soho / hudson square), free. >>color>
1-6pm (thru 10/31): mano a mano: mexican culture without borders celebrates the day of the dead with a tribute to the victims of femicide and juan gabriel, as well as the chance to remember your own departed loved ones, plus live music and a marketplace with food and crafts. st. mark’s church in-the-bowery’s yard (east village), free admission. >>color>
4pm: ‘my play’s last scene’: donne and bowie perform death: a panel of academics discuss how artists david bowie and john donne showed a similar self-awareness of their impending passing through their work. cuny graduate center (midtown east), free (rsvp required). >>color>
6pm: yoga and the u.n. culture of peace: the international yoga conference explores the philosophical and psychological impact of yoga as a peacemaker, in both western and eastern methodologies. united nations (midtown east), free (rsvp). >>color>
6pm, 7pm, 8pm (ends today): illuminate your evening with a historical lantern-light tour of st. paul’s chapel + churchyard (fidi), the oldest church building in manhattan. free (rsvp required). >>color>
6-8pm (thru 11/30): sva presents an mfa computer art 30th anniversary exhibition and celebration. opening reception friday night. sva flatiron gallery, free >>color>
6-9pm: ‘beat nite’: 10 greenpoint art spaces stay open late for an after-hours art stroll. after party at brooklyn bazaar. free. >>color>
6-10pm (thru 11/13): ‘bad dads,’ the seventh annual art show tribute to the films of wes anderson. spoke nyc (les), $15 admission to tonight’s opening reception party includes food, wine and beer. >>color>
6-10pm: it’s not about the band, it’s about sweet sweet destruction: gotham archery’s first annual pumpkin smashing party invites (sober) folks to choose from a variety of pumpkins and attempt to annihilate them using anything from bare hands to a mallet. gotham archery (gowanus), $3-15. >>color>
6:30pm: greg mitchell reads from his nonfiction book the tunnels: escapes under the berlin wall and the historic films the jfk white house tried to kill, followed by a conversation with germanist and nein.quarterly editor eric jarosinski. deutsches haus at nyu (greenwich village), free. >>color>
7pm (monthly): improvisers live dub over tv comedies at the live-dubbed sitcoms show, this month featuring halloween episodes of will and grace and sabrina the teenage witch. videology (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
7 (monthly thru 3/4): the financial district’s st. paul’s chapel brings back its seasonal neighborhood movie nights series, this time with a ‘ghosts of gotham past’ theme. tonight: the cameraman (1928). free admission. >>color>
7pm (fridays thru 11/11): the museum of arts and design’s ‘uprising: a call to action’ mini-screening series includes four works of radical independent cinema, starting tonight with the murder of fred hampton (1971) and the cry of jazz (1959). $10 general, $5 students. >>color>
7pm: the new-york historical society (uws) screens sidney lumet’s satirical news dramedy, network (1976), with opening remarks by pulitzer prize-winning writer linda greenhouse, yale law dean and professor robert post, and professor of constitutional law at nyu kenji yoshino. 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>
7pm: catch a 16mm screening of the original phantom of the opera (1925) with a live score performed by underworld oscillator corporation. morbid anatomy museum (gowanus), $12. >>color>
7pm (+ 10/29): the crown heights film festival showcases a variety of short films from both local and international artists. fivemyles, free. >>color>
7pm: no loose change needed for nyu game center’s seventh annual no quarter exhibition, featuring new games from four designers. starr space gallery (bushwick), free. >>color>
7pm + 10pm: robert wiene’s silent classic the cabinet of dr. caligari (1920) gets an atmospheric screening with music performed by organist timothy brumfield and followed by the procession of ghouls at the cathedral church of saint john the divine’s annual halloween extravaganza. $25 general, $20 students/seniors. >>color>
7-8pm: rough trade (williamsburg) breaks out the christmas lights and eggos for the stranger things soundtrack release. free admission. >>color>
7pm-2:30am: orange is the new black star taryn manning hosts the escape from litchfield halloween party, with djs, a photo booth, and a costume contest that could win you bottle service or a free staycation. the living room at w new york times square, free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: tribute band trifecta! the smiths/morrissey tribute band the sons + heirs, depeche mode tribute band masters + servants, and r.e.m. tribute band dead letter office play the bell house (gowanus). $15 adv, $20 dos. >>color>
8pm (+ 10/29 6pm): hear talks and play more than 20 nontraditional and indie arcade games that combine gaming and art at the second annual artcade con. la downstairs at la mama (east village), $5 artists, $10 students/seniors, $15 general. >>color>
8pm (monthly): comedians and storytellers recount their most cringeworthy sexual encounters at natalie wall’s awkward sex…and city storytelling show, held in the basement of a sex shop. this month’s edition features the show’s touring ensemble: meghan o’malley, carly ann filbin, emmy harrington, bobby hankinson, and anita flores. bonus: admission includes free beer + wine, plus 15% off store purchases. the pleasure chest (ues), $12 adv with promo code ‘skint’, or $15 at the door if you mention the skint (reg $15 adv, $20 door). >>color>
8pm: more than 10 ukulele players jam at the annual halloween ukulele cabaret, hosted by sonic uke. jimmy’s no. 43 (east village), free. >>color>
8pm: a halloween tradition: local bands of musicians perform sets as their favorite bands. tonight’s covers include the misfits, belle + sebastian, velvet underground, the beatles, the zombies, and more. cake shop (les), free. >>color>
8pm (+ 10/29): bands cover sonic youth, mc5, david bowie, green day, marilyn manson, weezer, and more over two days at the gutter (williamsburg). costume contest saturday. free. >>color>
8pm-midnight: step into a wonderland of freaks and oddities and roam the labyrinthine halls of ripley’s believe it or not! odditorium (times square), for a slew of tourist-free after-hours halloween activities and treats. $25 adv, $45 door. >>color>
8:30pm (weekly): enjoy the brew-ha-ha at the ‘hallo-brew bitch special’ edition of the bitches brew comedy/variety show, featuring performances by josh gondelman (last week tonight), naomi karavani (redacted tonight), nick turner (comedy central), lindsay boling, jessy morner-ritt, and jake head. hosted by shelby taylor. the back room at halyards (gowanus), free (a donation jar will be passed around). >>color>
8:30pm: get possessed (by booze) at poprally’s screening of the exorcist (1973), which includes an open bar and trivia. moma (midtown west), $18. >>color>
8:30pm doors, 9pm show (monthly): free pizza, free comedy, music, and cheap drinks await at the secret loft show’s comedy show + dance party. tonight: sam morril (comedy central’s ‘the half hour’), christi chiello (comedy central’s roast battle), brandon scott wolf (snl), krystyna hutchinson (guys we f*cked), brett davis (the special without brett davis), marisa douenias (louie), jeffrey joseph (comedy central), anthony kapfer + lucas connolly (comedy central), and hip-hop improv comedy team north coast. bushwick location will be sent to ticket holders, free-$10 (advance purchase required). >>color>
9pm: hip lit’s spooky salon features readings by john langan (the fisherman, house of windows), chandler klang smith (goldenland past dark), nicholas kaufmann (general slocum’s gold, bram stoker award nominee), and curator daniel braum (the night marchers and other strange tales). the muse (bushwick), free. >>color>
10pm: queer art collective the culture whore’s cryptkeepers party takes over aviv (east williamsburg) with djs and performances. $15 adv, $20 door. >>color>
10:30pm: stranger things (with candy) halloween party: turn things up to eleven at the skint’s annual halloween party, featuring music from 1983 and beyond spun by dj steve reynolds (party like it’s 1999), a photo booth by ventikoland, so many flashing christmas lights, eggos, candy, eleven-style buzzcuts and barb makeovers, $5-8 themed-drink specials, a costume contest, and more. pre-sale tickets are sold out, but 150 more will be released when doors open at 10:30pm, and additional ones will be released as space allows after midnight. $8. >>color>
11:20pm: fireworks! keep your eyes on the skies near the liberty island area. >>color>
midnight-ish movies:
alien @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
spirited away @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $12. >>color>
the elephant man @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
the exorcist: extended director’s cut @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
the greasy strangler (friday only) @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
train to busan @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
under the shadow @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
thru 10/30: scandinavia house hosts a weekend of independent film for the second annual nordic international film festival. free. >>color>
thru 11/13: the medium is the massacre film series investigates how horror filmmakers exploit the medium to cause fear, with screenings of poltergeist, videodrome, unfriended, and more. anthology film archives (east village), $11 general, $9 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 2/5: the dreamlands: immersive cinema and art, 1905-2016 eshibition, the new whitney’s most technologically complex show yet, explores over 100 years of unconventional ways to experience the moving image with screenings, workshops, and offsite events. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking), various prices. >>color>
thru 3/26: ice skating season returns to prospect park’s lefrak center at lakeside. $6 weekdays, $9 weekends/holidays, $6 skate rental, extra for bag check and lockers. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to blood manor, ‘nyc’s premier haunted attraction,’ thru 11/5 for $19-30 (plus ticket fees, reg. $33.50-48.50). >>color>
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