around town today
5-9pm (tue-sat 12-7pm, thru 6/12): the cooper union’s annual end of year exhibition transforms the classrooms and studios into galleries showcasing work from the schools of architecture, art, and engineering. opening reception tonight. 7 east 7th street and 41 cooper square, free. >>color>
6pm: documentary big gold dream: the sound of young scotland 1977-1985, chronicling the edinburgh and glasgow post-punk scenes, screens as part of nyc popfest at rough trade (williamsburg). free. >>color>
6:30pm: grammy award-winning orchestra of st. luke’s performs a program featuring vivaldi concertos, including the four seasons. temple emanu-el (ues), free. >>color>
7pm: writers arthur lubow (the reporter who would be king) and wendy lesser (threepenny review founding editor) read and discuss lubow’s new biography, diane arbus: portrait of a photographer. nypl stephen a. schwarzman building (bryant park), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: a panel of mathematicians, physicists and cognitive scientists discuss the rise of human consciousness. moderated by george musser, phd (the complete idiot’s guide to string theory). the new york academy of sciences (financial district), $15 general, $7 students. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): the legacy show, hosted by michael ian cedar, aims to inspire with first-hand stories from people who made change using their positive attitude. this month’s show features dion flynn (jimmy fallon), andrew horn (tribute.co founder), and kambri crews (burn down the ground). the gallery at le poisson rouge (greenwich village), $.99 admission benefits a tba charity. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (weekly): the side ponytail comedy show features performances by myq kaplan (letterman), drew anderson (music and stories), justy dodge (axs tv), eli sairs, and kerryn feehan. hosted by chelsea taylor. over the eight (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: author amanda stern (the happy ending music and reading series) and musician rufus wainwright read from their favorite books at the gallery @ industry city (sunset park). free (rsvp). >>color>
7:30pm: afrobeat-inspired music group emefe gives a live in-studio performance and interview on bric tv’s b-side series. bric (fort greene), free (rsvp). >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the running late with scott rogowsky talk show returns with guests alia shawkat (arrested development), adam pally (the mindy project, happy endings) tom leopold (seinfeld + cheers writer), yoni lotan (ucb). union hall (park slope), $10. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): wyatt cenac (the daily show) hosts the night train comedy show, with performances by kara klenk (broad city writer), matt koff (the daily show, comedy central), ahmed bharoocha (tosh.0), blair socci (ladylike), and dj donwill. littlefield (gowanus), $8. >>color>
8pm: join the audience for the warmhearted and satirical smith street radio hour show, featuring micaela blei (the moth), stan laikowski (the pit), rachel sherer (ucb), and musical guest rebecca hart. hosted by tony carnevale (mcsweeney’s). fawkner (boerum hill), free. >>color>
8pm: slavic soul party and brown rice family play brooklyn bowl (williamsburg). $8. >>color>
8pm-midnight: score free stuff, get rid of your old stuff, and jam to tunes at the ‘thrift on!’ clothing and stuff swap party. the keep (bushwick), 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: sachi ezura (junk food), tyler fischer elite daily), charles gould (comedy central), maria heinegg (the worst thing). 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>
8:30pm (monthly): at the new release day comedy show, host christian finnegan (are we there yet?, chappelle’s show) invites pros to try out new material. this month features greg stone (gotham comedy live), andy pitz (letterman), and harry terjanian (citizen radio). q.e.d. (astoria), $6. >>color>
10pm (monthly thru 8/22): improvisers and comedians create a show based on kanye west’s twitter feed. hosted by brian mitchell and joseph acevedo. the creek + the cave (lic), free. >>color>
thru 5/25: the pint of science festival brings nine scientific discussions to seven bars in manhattan, brooklyn, queens, and the bronx. $5-10. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
5/24 6pm: sting gives a musical toast and talks with artist bill jacklin at the book launch of bill jacklin’s new york. rizzoli bookstore (flatiron), purchase of the book ($29.95) starting at 10:30am required for entry. >>color>
5/24 6pm: scientists reveal their hidden hobbies and more at secret life of scientists live!, produced with pbs’s nova and hosted by faith salie (npr’s wait, wait…don’t tell me!). american museum of natural history’s kaufman theater (uws), $20. >>color>
5/24 6:30pm: transit expert oscar israelowitz shares highlights from his book secrets of the new york city subways, which details the quirks and historical significance of the city’s 469 stations. new york transit museum (downtown brooklyn), $10. >>color>
5/24 6:30pm: amy goodman looks back on hosting democracy now! since 1996 with co-author david goodman and their new book, democracy now! twenty years covering movements changing america. brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), $5. >>color>
5/24 6:30pm: from marilyn monroe’s borderline personality disorder to charles darwin’s anxiety, health and science journalist claudia kalb’s presents an illustrated lecture on her book, andy warhol was a hoarder: inside the minds of history’s great personalities. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
5/24 6:30pm (monthly): the cool as f**reading series features readings from mark de silva (square wave), adam robinson (publishing genius press), amanda mccormick (ink press productions), jamie perez (there were rivers before there were people), stephen thomas (the jokes). hosted by bill lessard, bud smith, and melissa mcdaniel. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free. >>color>
5/24 7pm: comedian liam mceneaney (tell your friends) celebrates the release of his new album and 20th anniversary in stand up with a free show at housing works bookstore cafe (soho), featuring josh comers (jimmy fallon writer), frank conniff (mst3k), ritch duncan (trutv), emily flake (new yorker), carla rhodes (rock n’ roll ventriloquist), eden + john’s east river string band, and more. >>color>
5/24 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 show includes h. jon benjamin (archer, bob’s burgers), hasan minhaj (the daily show), aya cash (you’re the worst), and more. hosted by adrian todd zuniga. the bell house (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 dos. >>color>
5/24 7:15pm: actors from the cast of x-men: apocalypse, including james mcavoy, evan peters, tye sheridan, alexandra shipp, and lana condor, discuss their upcoming film. apple store (soho), free (rsvp required). >>color>
5/24 7:30pm: vice founder shane smith hosts a screening of state of surveillance, in which he travels to moscow and asks edward snowden whether any of us can really protect our privacy. david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center (uws). free. >>color>
5/24 7:30pm (thru 5/29): les ballets jazz de montréal brings its ‘jazzed-up’ classical ballet to the joyce theater (chelsea). $10+. >>color>
5/24 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: brave comedians share embarrassing footage of their earliest performances (and then do their current material) at the ’first set’ comedy show, hosted by giulia rozzi (chelsea lately, comedy central). tonight’s guests: janeane garofalo (wet hot american summer, air america radio), joe devito (craig ferguson), michelle buteau (key + peele), and dan soder (conan). union hall (park slope), $7. >>color>
5/24 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): theater/event producers ugly rhino present ‘tinyrhino,’ a theatrical drinking game with six new 10-minute plays. this month’s theme: california dreamin’. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>color>
5/24 8pm: the teenage guide to popularity’s music video ping pong night screens every radiohead video, as well as their side projects and affiliates. heavy woods (bushwick), free. >>color>
5/24 8pm (thru 6/26, + 7/19-8/14): shakespeare in the park, that quintessential nyc experience, returns for its 54th season at central park’s delacorte theater with the taming of the shrew featuring an all-female cast (5/24-6/26) and troilus and cressida (7/19-8/14). score free tickets in-person at the park starting @ 12pm (the line forms much earlier), via online lottery, at an in-person lottery at the public theater (east village), or at various locations in each borough on specific dates. >>color>
ticket deals
get admission to shipwrecked miniature golf in red hook for two for $18 ($28 value). >>color>
get tickets to wateraid’s period power screening event at nitehawk cinema 5/24, including a panel discussion and 2 premium beverages + popcorn, for $32.50 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $65). >>color>
take a 90-minute lower manhattan architecture cruise, guided by members of the american institute of architects thru 5/31. $18-29 (plus ticket fees, reg. $48) includes a glass of wine, champagne, or beer. >>color>
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