around town today
10am-8pm (thru 11/16): yes we can. at the annual canstruction design competition, 25 teams of architects, engineers, and contractors built large-scale sculptures entirely out of thousands of cans of food, which will later be donated to city harvest. brookfield place (world trade center), free. >>color>
10am-8pm (thru 11/5): the annual tcs new york city marathon health and wellness expo, open to the general public, features more than 100 vendors and exhibitors. jacob k. javits convention center (midtown west), free. >>color>
12-8pm (thru 11/6): nearly 90 dealers and publishers showcase original prints spanning all periods at the annual international fine print dealers association (ifpda) print fair. park avenue armory (ues), $20. >>color>
5-8pm (thru 11/5): mfa and bfa seniors from 18 schools exhibit, sell, and trade their prints at international print center new york’s printfest in chelsea. free admission. >>color>
6pm: artist, writer, and activist sabra moore presents her new book, openings: a memoir from the women’s art movement, new york city 1970-1992. printed matter (chelsea), free. >>color>
6pm: the nypl for the performing arts screens every little step, a 2008 documentary about broadway’s a chorus line that combines memories of the original production with an account of mounting the 2007 revival. baayork lee, originator of the role of connie, and director or choreographer of more than 35 international productions of the show, will be in attendance. free. >>color>
6-8pm (every 30 minutes): if you’ve heard enough about the emails, try laughing at them instead at campaign, a one-act slapstick comedy comprised entirely of bits from fundraising emails sent by the clinton and trump campaigns. museum of arts and design (columbus circle), free with pay-what-you-wish admission. >>color>
6-9pm (monthly): almost 20 art galleries stay open late for special events and opening receptions during the dumbo first thursday gallery walk. free. >>color>
6:30pm: did you take your vitamins today? do you even have to? dig into these curious pills at a talk from journalist catherine price (vitamania: how vitamins revolutionized the way we think about food) and scientific american senior editor seth fletcher. nypl, mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
7pm: ferrante night fever! actor john turturro (do the right thing, the big lebowski), new yorker critic judith thurman, the graduate center professor giancarlo lombardi, and author darcey steinke celebrate two new elena ferrante works: frantumaglia: a writer’s journey and the beach at night. community bookstore (park slope), free. >>color>
7pm (monthly): philosophers based in and around brooklyn discuss their work at the brooklyn public philosophers speaker series. at tonight’s talk, steven brams and melissa schwartzberg (both professors of politics at nyu) discuss voting: why we do it, how we can make it better, and what we should do when we don’t trust other voters. brooklyn public library’s dweck center (prospect heights), free. >>color>
7pm: relax your funny bone at the loose comedy show, hosted by jo firestone and gary richardson. this month’s installment features marc maron (wtf), janeane garofalo (wet hot american summer), nate bargatze (tonight show), andy blitz (master of none), and laurie kilmartin (conan). housing works bookstore cafe (soho), $10 admission includes a drink. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): at the take two storytelling show, guests take a true story and tell two versions—one the way it actually happened, the other where things turn out differently. this month’s double takers: teshale nuer, jamie brickhouse, johanna gohmann, and jean lebec. hosted by elana lancaster and harvey katz. c’mon everybody (bed stuy), free. >>color>
7:30pm (monthly): andrea shapiro’s ‘saw her stand up there’ all-female comedy show returns to q.e.d. (astoria). starts with an open mic for the first 10 female-identified signups, and ends with sets by wanjiko eke, kaity neagle, and chrissie mayr. $6 for audience members, free for open mic performers with a one-item purchase minimum. >>color>
7:30pm (thru 11/13): get tickets to the lic one-act short play festival at the secret theatre for $9 (plus ticket fees, reg. $18). >>color>
8pm (monthly): your guess is as good as any at match game nyc, a game-show-turned-bar-affair where participants (i.e. you) compete to match answers to fill-in-the-blank questions with a rotating cast of ‘celebrity’ guests, from world record-holding burlesque performers to multidisciplinary comedians. hosted by tiffany leigh and chris calogero. sidewalk cafe (east village), free admission, one drink or food item minimum. >>color>
8pm (monthly): the pacific stand-up comedy show, hosted by the daily show writer matt koff, returns with performances by eliza cossio (the daily show), charles gould (comedy central ‘comic to watch’), doug smith (conan), sachi ezura (seriously.tv), and alison leiby (triumph election special). pacific standard (park slope/gowanus), free (one drink or food item minimum). >>color>
8pm (thru 11/6): bring a friend to the eighth annual collaborations in dance festival, showcasing the work of dancers and choreographers who create with artists working in other mediums such as film, visual art, and costume design. triskelion arts (greenpoint), $16 adv, $20 door. >>color>
11pm: let comedians school you at the election edition of woke af: a mind opening variety show, where aparna nancherla, monique moses, ben stanton, comedy duo deadass, and others educate you on their passions. ucb east village, $5. >>color>
thru 11/6: comic arts brooklyn, a free annual comics festival organized by desert island, features 100+ exhibitors selling alternative graphic novels, self-released comic books, small press zines, original art, and more in williamsburg on saturday (11am-7pm). several free and inexpensive satellite events bookend the fest at various locations. >>color>
thru 11/6: the 13th annual new york comedy festival features big names and up-and-comers performing in 30 venues across four boroughs. some of tonight’s skint-priced picks include new negroes and james adomian at the bell house. >>color>
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coming up
11/4 11am-7pm (thru 11/6): the 18th annual editions/artists’ books fair brings more than 40 exhibitors showcasing prints, multiples, and artists’ books to the tunnel (chelsea). free admission. >>color>
11/4 12-7pm (+ 11/5 10am-5pm): 30 dealers display and sell antique and vintage postcards at the bi-annual international postcard show. midtown holiday inn, $7 general, free for students. >>color>
11/4 4:45pm: the tcs new york city marathon opening ceremony includes the parade of nations and culminates with fireworks. enter at central park west. free. >>color>
11/4 6pm: punk icon iggy pop and author jeff gold give a talk and sign books at the launch event for total chaos: the story of the stooges. rizzoli bookstore (flatiron), free admission. >>color>
11/4 6-8:45pm (+ 11/5 9am-8:45pm): the explorer’s club polar film festival, now in its fifth year, screens films related to travel, the arctic, and the remote north wilderness. explorers club (ues), $10-15. >>color>
reminder: 11/4 6-9pm (monthly except january): the frick collection’s first fridays offers free admission and programming including talks, music, and open sketching (materials provided) on the first friday evening of each month. >>color>
11/4 6-9pm (+ 11/5 1-8pm): 38 artists-in-residence from 22 countries present their work in their studios at the international studio + curatorial program fall open studios (bushwick). opening reception friday nights. free admission. >>color>
11/4 6-9pm (thru 12/18, closed mondays): ‘on the inside’, a group exhibition of currently incarcerated lgbtq artists, opens friday at abrons art center (les), with a panel on ‘taking action for prisoner justice’ on 11/14. free. >>color>
11/4 6-9pm (+ 11/5-6 12-6pm): peruse artist-made books at the buy the book fair, part of new york print week. preview friday night. central booking gallery’s (les), free admission. >>color>
11/4 6-10pm (+ 11/5, 11/8): 26 student artists will have their studios open for visiting during the brooklyn college mfa open studios. brooklyn college (flatbush), free. >>color>
11/4 6pm-1am: the 10th annual prints gone wild! affordable print fair returns with graphic artists selling their works for $50 and under in a party atmosphere. littlefield (gowanus), free admission. >>color>
11/4 7pm (bi-monthly): the stargazing + lecture series returns to columbia university’s pupin hall with a lecture on the cosmic origins of the chemicals of life by daniel wold savin, followed by q+a and stargazing with telescopes (weather permitting). free. >>color>
11/4 7pm (monthly): the new york society for ethical culture (uws) hosts a screening and discussion of the ethical issues presented in the film her (2013), directed by spike jonze and starring joaquin phoenix and scarlett johansson. $5 suggested donation includes snacks and beverages. >>color>
11/4 7pm: feast your eyes on 32 years worth of politicians asking for your vote at a screening of political advertisement 1952-2016, followed by a discussion on advertising’s role in the current election moderated by author and slate columnist michelle goldberg. sva theatre (chelsea), free. >>color>
11/4 7-10pm: the sketchbook project hosts an art party, where you’ll have access to unlimited art supplies and unlimited beer to let your creativity truly become unhinged. brooklyn art library (williamsburg), $15 adv, $20 door. >>color>
11/4 7:30pm: writer ta-nehisi coates moderates a panel discussing ‘from the margins to the mainstream: high art vs. low art in france and the u.s.’ with the wire creator david simon, french and american graphic novelists, and a spoken word artist. part of the third annual festival albertine. albertine (ues), free. >>color>
11/4 8pm (thru 11/20): combative theatre company’s coriolanus: from man to dragon is an adaptation of shakespeare’s story that knows how to fight, featuring several hundred pounds of steel weapons and choreographed battle scenes. italytime theater (west village), $18. >>color>
11/4 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 liz miele (comedy central), casey james salengo, john baglio, tony zaret, and alex english. hosted by naomi karavani. the back room at halyards (gowanus), free (a donation jar will be passed around). >>color>
11/4 8:45pm: lazyeyes, surf rock is dead, cosmonaut, and grim streaker play the footlight (ridgewood). $10. >>color>
11/4 midnight-ish movies:
a more perfect union (friday only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
alien @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
cabin fever @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $12. >>color>
coherence (friday only) @ videology (williamsburg), $8. >>color>
dune @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
idiocracy @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
perfect blue @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
sexandroide (saturday only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
the exorcist: extended director’s cut @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
the room @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $12. >>color>
under the shadow @ ifc center (west village). $15. >>color>
under the skin (saturday only) @ videology (williamsburg), $8. >>color>
11/4-6: irish arts center’s eighth annual poetryfest showcases poets from ireland and the u.s. with three days of readings, conversations, and signings. friday’s opening night gala is $15-35, while all six weekend readings are free. >>color>
11/4-10: demagogues, film forum’s (west village) election week festival spotlights 14 of hollywood’s greatest windbags, blowhards, and rabble-rousers, including those depicted in citizen kane, meet john doe, the manchurian candidate, and more. $14. >>color>
11/4-13: the annual brooklyn electronic music festival takes things well beyond bleeps and bloops. various locations, $10+. >>color>
11/4-23: the museum of the moving image (astoria) presents 25 acclaimed nonfiction films from the first decade of the cinema eye honors. opening weekend features screenings and in-person discussions with laura poitras (citizenfour, the oath, my country, my country), jason kohn (manda bala), and more. $12 admission may be applied to same-day admission to the museum. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to see ani difrancoat the concert hall 11-18-19 for $30.50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $61). >>color>
get tickets to jane siberry at the concert hall 12/2 for $17.50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $35). >>color>
get tickets to a taping of mike birbiglia’s thank god for jokes 11/4-5 at bam harvey theater for $14.50 (plus ticket fees (reg. $29). >>color>
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