around town today
1-2pm (thru 1/13): shiro of japan in grand central celebrates its 44th anniversary with 44₵ poké bowls with the purchase of a beverage. >>color>
6pm: panelists from law, philosophy, and community organizing backgrounds discuss post trump, brexit, and the afd: beyond the divide that gave us these and what we should be doing instead. deutsches haus at nyu (greenwich village), free (email rsvp required). >>color>
6-8pm (thru 2/18): david zwirner gallery (chelsea) hosts an exhibition of collaborative works by alternative comic artists aline kominsky-crumb and robert crumb. opening reception tonight. free. >>color>
6-10pm: this week’s brooklyn museum free admission thursday nights programming includes access to the exhibitions, a gallery tour of the ‘marilyn minter: pretty/dirty’ exhibition, and a salsa party including dancing lessons. >>color>
6:30pm: get a peek into the history of the public television series soul! (1968-73) and the black arts movement at a talk featuring nikki giovanni, askia m. touré, and gayle wald, moderated by cultural critic and musician greg tate. schomburg center for research in black culture (harlem), free (rsvp). >>color>
6:30pm: ungendering fashion: fashion and culture blogger anita dolce vita moderates a discussion with queer + trans designers, editors, and models on how fashion design can disrupt the gender binary. part of the ‘gay gotham: art and underground culture in new york’ series at the museum of the city of new york (east harlem). $20 general, $15 students/seniors. >>color>
6:30pm doors, 7pm show: in conjunction with the exhibition ’truman capote’s brooklyn: the lost photographs of david attie,’ brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights) will host screenings of four capote films. tonight: breakfast at tiffany’s, introduced by kristen meinzer (slate) and rafer guzman (newsday). free >>color>
7pm (ends today): wnyc’s jami floyd and social entrepreneurs from echoing green host four evenings of storytelling, conversations, and hands-on solutions building regarding change, justice, and equity. tonight: race and pathways to employment. the greene space (south village). $10. >>color>
7pm: ethical writers co. and the nyc fair trade coalition present a screening of 2016 national geographic documentary on climate change, before the flood, starring leonardo dicaprio. bonus: wine tastings and other refreshments. patagonia (soho), free. >>color>
7pm (thru 1/14): the annual zlatne uste golden festival of balkan music isn’t priced for the skint (1/13-14, $30-55), but you can check out a pre-fest show at sunnyvale tonight ($10), as well as the after party at drom on sunday ($10). >>color>
7-10pm (thru 1/15): in response to current threats to roll back women’s right, the nasty women art show and fundraiser showcases artwork priced under $100, plus music, performances, panels, and workshops by self-identified ‘nasty women,’ with proceeds being donated to women’s reproductive health and community health initiatives. free opening reception and after party tonight, free-$20 admission fri-sun. knockdown center (maspeth). >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: beloved tv characters get risqué at hotsy totsy’s burlesque tribute to the muppets. the slipper room (les), $10. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): get your dose of schadenfreude at mortified, a tribute to teen angst artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories and more) shared by their original authors. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>color>
7:30pm (monthly): performers, writers, and regular folks tell stories about mental health (or the lack thereof) at the talk therapy storytelling + open mic show. hosted by lori baird. q.e.d. (astoria), $6. >>color>
7:30pm (weekly): the lasers in the jungle comedy show features stand-up by roy wood, jr. (the daily show), hadiyah robinson (the nightly show), jessica salomon (vice), madonna regugia, and rae sanni. hosted by katina corrao, sean crespo, and dan wilbur. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
7:30pm: string ensemble publiquartet performs a concert of contemporary music, original pieces, and improvisations at lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws). free. >>color>
7:30-11pm: battlefield, an exhibition and art battle presented by femininjas and a team of women artists, offers original art priced between $25 and $200, a painting competition, hair braiding, face painting, and a photo booth, with all proceeds being donated to planned parenthood nyc votes. forgotten works studio (dumbo), free admission. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): fill your belly with food and laughs at the it’s all happening! stand-up comedy show, serving up complimentary homemade stuffed pasta shells and stand up by selena coppock (the new rules for blondes), khalid rahmaan (the nation), ryan schutt (gotham comedy live), tyler richardson, and eman el-husseini. hosted by brian parise. frank’s lounge (fort greene), $5. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: ‘the world champion’ judah friedlander (30 rock, wet hot american summer) performs a 60-90 minute comedy set at union hall (park slope). $5 adv, $7 dos. >>color>
8pm: the funny/sexy/sad reading series presents written works about, well, you guessed it. tonight’s one-year anniversary includes kim yaged (hypocrites and strippers), ziwe fumudoh (the onion), rosa escandón (the tusk), andrew blossom, and evan rehill. hosted by amira pierce and nate waggoner. molasses books (bushwick), free. >>color>
8pm (monthly): storytellers and comedians just can’t hold it in at the awkward poop… and the city storytelling show. tonight’s ill-timed tales come from calvin cato (my crazy love), tom cowell (comedy central), and joseph roberts. hosted by natalie wall. bonus: free beer! the creek and the cave (lic), free admission. >>color>
8pm (thru 1/14): catch three nights of new choreography for a cause at danspace project’s artist-as-curator series, ‘food for thought.’ $5 + two cans of food to benefit the st. mark’s church food distribution program, or $10 with no cans. >>color>
8:30pm doors, 9pm show (monthly): country music comedy duo reformed whores host a night of comedy and variety with their up n’ coming show at the cobra club (bushwick). tonight’s performers include corinne fisher (guys we’ve f*cked), rob haze (adam devine’s house party), ashley brooke roberts (fresh out), and joe miles (the great american sketch show). free. >>color>
thru 1/19: more than 100 of the world’s best squash players compete in a glass-enclosed court during the 20th annual j.p. morgan tournament of champions. grand central terminal’s vanderbilt hall (midtown east). free standing room, $10+ for seated. >>color>
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1/13 10am-6pm (+ 1/14 10am-7pm): the fifth annual black comic book festival returns with two days of exhibitors, panels, demos, screenings, a cosplay show, and more, all spotlighting black comic artists and creators. schomburg center for research in black culture (harlem), free. >>color>
1/13 11am-9pm: free food alert: get a free full-size entrée (pita, salad, or bowl) with protein and toppings at the flatiron opening of austin-based verts mediterranean grill. proceeds from the purchase of additional items will benefit a local non-profit. >>color>
1/13 4pm: cast members of natasha, pierre and the great comet of 1812, including josh groban, denée benton, and creator dave malloy perform selections from the hit musical and sign copies of the new book/cd bundle. barnes + noble 86th + lexington, wristbands for entry will be given with proof of purchase at this location starting at 9am. >>color>
1/13 6pm: three rooms press presents the 10th annual charles bukowski memorial reading, featuring poetry, rare videos and oral history. cornelia street café (west village), $15 admission includes a drink. >>color>
1/13 6-8pm (thru 2/12): ‘rejoice! our times are intolerable,’ an exhibition including more than 100 of artist jenny holzer‘s typographic street posters from 1977-1982, has its opening reception tonight. alden projects (les), free. >>color>
1/13 6-9pm (ends today): check out japan society’s gallery happy hour while enjoying free sake, live music, and a discussion on artworks featured in the fall exhibition. free admission. >>color>
1/13 7-11pm: shop a selection of silkscreen prints, original art, pins, patches, and more at the joy sneaks in affordable charity art fair, where 100% of all proceeds will be donated to to lambda legal. bonus: donation-based beer. bat haus coworking space (bushwick), free admission. >>color>
1/13 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: comedians perform their ideas for pulitzer prize submissions and the audience votes on which actually get forwarded at the pulitzer surprises show, hosted by eliza cossio (the daily show) and caroline schaper (full frontal with samantha bee). tonight’s guests include hasan minhaj (the daily show), matt koff (the daily show), matt barats (holy f*ck comedy hour), patti harrison (it’s a guy thing), and amy harmon (an actual pulitzer prize-winning journalist). union hall (park slope), $6 adv, $8 dos >>color>
1/13 7pm, 8:30pm (monthly): nerd nite returns with an evening of informative and entertaining presentations on a variety of topics. tonight, hear talks on the science of hangovers, the autonomic nervous system, and the history of music videos thru 1993. hosted by matt wasowski. littlefield (gowanus), $14 admission includes trivia (7pm), $10 for presentations only (8:30pm). >>color>
1/13 7:30pm: actor j.k. simmons and director/writer christopher papakaliatis will do q+a following a screening of their new film, worlds apart. city cinemas village east cinema, $15 general, $12 seniors. >>color>
1/13 7:30pm (+1/14): five emerging choreographers present new work at the ‘fresh tracks’ series at new york live arts (chelsea). $10 general, $8 students/seniors. >>color>
1/13 7:30pm + 9:30pm (monthly): jazz vocalist and curator at dizzy’s club coca-cola michael mwenso and friends perform two sets at this month’s jazz in the cave series at st. george’s church (gramercy). $15 admission includes drinks. >>color>
1/13 8pm: opera america presents a performance of excerpts from five new operas with live orchestra, chorus and featured vocalists at the town hall (midtown west). $25. >>color>
1/13 8:30pm (weekly): enjoy the brew-ha-ha at the bitches brew comedy show, featuring performances by andy sandford (conan), eric neumann (mtv), merrill davis (another period), carolyn castiglia (comedy central), and jason burke. hosted by shelby taylor. the back room at halyards (gowanus), free (a tip jar will be passed around). >>color>
1/13 8:30pm doors, 9pm show (monthly): free pizza, comedy, music, and cheap drinks await at the secret loft show’s comedy show + dance party. tonight: adam lowitt (the daily show), damien lemon (comedy knock out), andy sandford (conan), liza treyger (horace and pete), marisa douenias (louie), and lukas connolly (sirius xm). bushwick location will be sent to ticket holders, free-$10 (advance purchase required). >>color>
1/13 9:30pm (monthly): the relationsh*t show provides comfort from a panel of comics and actual therapists that’s way more fun—and cheap—than a session on the couch. this month’s guests include kaytlin bailey, jenn welch, mark pagan, marc gerber, and wilson mcdermut. hosted by morgan pielli and lynn bixenspan. q.e.d. (astoria), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
1/13 9:30pm (weekly thru 4/28): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) latest cabaret cinema series invited scientists to introduce films that address perception. tonight: lost highway, with an introduction by elissa aminoff, assistant professor of psychology at fordham university.$10. >>color>
1/13 9:30pm: jam out at secretformula’s 90’s hip-hop and r+b video sing-along, featuring a costume contest, a dance-off, a photobooth, themed drink specials, and 90’s swag. union hall (park slope), $10. >>color>
1/13 10pm: 3 djs spin the music of ‘the godfather of soul’ all night in the form of originals, remixes, covers, and hip-hop records that sampled him at the mr. dynanite: james brown dance party. friends and lovers (crown heights), free. >>color>
1/13 11pm doors, 11:30pm show: get in formation for bey nite, a dance party tribute dedicated to beyoncé. brooklyn bowl (williamsburg), $15 door. >>color>
1/13 midnight (monthly): jeff simmermon (this american life, moth grandslam winner) hosts the ‘and i am not lying’ variety show, with stand-up by doogie horner (america’s got talent), yamaneika saunders (funny girls), and eman el-husseini, storytelling by simmermon, and burlesque by matt knife and petite renard. ucb (east village), $7. >>color>
1/13 midnight-ish movies:
alien @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
altered states (friday only) @ videology (williamsburg), $8. >>color>
el topo @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
fangs (friday only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
kiki’s delivery service @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $12. >>color>
mulholland dr. @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
only lovers left alive @ nitehawk cinema (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
pink floyd: the wall (saturday only) @ videology (williamsburg), $8. >>color>
the fantasy of deer warrior (saturday only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
the holy mountain @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
the keep @ nitehawk cinema (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
the thing @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
1/13-15: crafty folks can spin some yarns at the annual vogue knitting live! convention. new york marriott marquis hotel (theater district), $20-25 admission, classes + lectures extra. >>color>
1/13-4/2: as the political climate shifts, one constant is satire. ifc center’s 12-film autocratic to the people screening series showcases new and classic political satire films, beginning with charlie chaplin’s the great dictator (1940). ifc center (west village), $15. >>color>
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