around town today
various times: saks fifth avenuecolor> and bloomingdale’scolor> unveil their holiday windows today.
5pm (mondays thru 12/12): broadway cast members perform songs from their shows on the second floor of time warner center for the broadway under the stars series. tonight: falsettos and kinky boots. free. >>color>
6pm: gratitude + glow: enjoy yoga, meditation, beauty treatments, healthy snacks, and green juice at a 2-hour a wellness event to support girls’ education in cambodia. lulu lemon’s hub seventeen (flatiron), $25. >>color>
6pm: environmental law professors from columbia, cardozo, and nyu discuss the impacts on environmentalism after the 2016 election. vegan-friendly food will be served. cardozo law school (greenwich village/union square), free. >>color>
6pm, 8:15pm, 10:30pm (thru 11/23): bushwick’s syndicated screens a series of thanksgiving movies this week: planes, trains, and automobiles, hannah and her sisters, and the ice storm. $3. >>color>
7pm: defenseless under the night author matthew dallek reveals the origins of homeland security under the roosevelt years. the half king (chelsea). free. >>color>
7pm (ends today): nyc dept of sanitation anthropologist-in-residence robin neagle leads part three of a three-part discussion series on our pesky neighbors, the urban wildlife we love to hate. tonight: rats! brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), $10. >>color>
7pm: catch a sneak preview of french sci-fi thriller evolution at videology (williamsburg). free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (weekly): the side ponytail comedy show features stand up by melinda taub (samantha bee), chelsea hood (cw network), diego lopez, and noah findling. hosted by carolyn busa. over the eight (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7:30pm: former nasa astronaut mike massimino discusses his memoir, spaceman: an astronaut’s unlikely journey to unlock the secrets of the universe, during tonight’s frontiers lecture at the hayden planetarium space theater (uws). $15 students, $13.50 students/seniors. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): explore the crazy mating behaviors of birds with evolutionary biologist rafael maia at this month’s installment of the secret science club lecture series. the bell house (gowanus), free. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): wyatt cenac (the daily show) hosts the night train comedy show, with stand-up performances by sean patton (conan), daniel simonsen (bbc), josie long, karl hess, sonia denis, and dj donwill. littlefield (gowanus), $8. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8:30pm show (monthly): your wallet doesn’t need to be full for the runnin’ on empty stand-up comedy one-year anniversary show, featuring a mix of pros and up-and-comers. tonight’s guests include joel kim booster (conan), chris duffy (you’re the expert), anna drezen (snl writer), cole escola (difficult people), ana fabrega (the special without brett davis), rachel kaly, and nadia pinder. hosted by yotam tubul and lisa franklin. le poisson rouge’s gallery bar (greenwich village), free. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): the sh*t lit comedy show and bad writing contest celebrates the worst of the worst submitted poems, short stories, screenplays, and essays. tonight’s guests: abby feldman (redacted tonight), boris khaykin (comedy central), ashley brooke roberts (fresh out!), and matt strickland (mtv). hosted by lizzie martinez and tim racine. optional: bring your own awful 150-word submission to read for a chance to win 10 bucks. bunga’s den (chelsea), free >>color>
9pm: (weekly): the free mac + cheesy movie night series at williamsburg’s huckleberry bar serves up musical movies with a side of free mac + cheese. tonight: rock ‘n’ roll high school. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
11/22 5:30pm doors, 6pm show (monthly): the pop-up concert series at columbia university’s miller theatre continues the season with loadbang ensemble performing original pieces and arrangements in their unique configuration of baritone voice, bass clarinet, trombone, and trumpet. bonus: free drinks. free admission. >>color>
11/22 6pm: learn about racial inequality perpetuated by the prison system at a screening of documentary 13th, from selma director ava duvernay, followed by a discussion with two interviewees from the film. the new school (greenwich village), free. >>color>
11/22 6:30pm: dissent magazine editors and contributors discuss the challenges of feminist movements in the age of a misogynist-in-chief. the new school (union square), free. >>color>
11/22 7pm (line starts at 5:30pm): actor and writer carrie fisher signs copies of her new book the princess diarist, created from journal entries during the filming of star wars. strand books (union square). purchase of book ($26) required for entry. >>color>
11/22 8pm: uptown showdown: two teams of comedians, writers and performers square off against each other about brains vs. beauty, and the audience picks the winner. tonight’s guests: aparna nancherla (womanhood), shalewa sharpe (stay eating cookies), melissa villaseñor (snl), joel kim booster (conan), chris duffy (you’re the expert), and matteo lane (girl code). symphony space (uws), $15. >>color>
11/22 8pm (monthly): the snap impression game show podcast pits comedians against each other to see who can do the best off-the-cuff impressions of celebrities, fictional characters and historical personages. tonight: anthony atamanuik (trump vs. bernie), laurie kilmartin (conan), charlie todd (improv everywhere), and guest judge james dwyer. hosted by andy beckerman and ramsey ess. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
11/22 8pm: brooklyn bazaar (greenpoint) screens quentin tarantino’s inglourious basterds. free. >>color>
ticket deals
sponsored: get discounted tickets to the ★★★★ the servant of two masters at theatre for a new audience. performances run thru 12/4 >>color>
admission + ice skate rental at prospect park’s le frak center thru 3/6 for $6-10 (plus ticket fees, reg. $12-15). >>color>
get tickets to see the sounds at irving plaza 11/23 for free-$15 (plus ticket fees, reg. $35). >>color>
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