around town today
7am-7pm: for it’s annual national pancake day promotion, ihop offers you a free short stack of pancakes in return for making a donation to a charity organization. >>color>
9am-7pm: sample three new cereal-inspired ice cream flavors and jump into a giant cereal bowl ball pit at a ben + jerry’s ice cream social at grand central’s vanderbilt hall. >>color>
11:30am-2:30pm, 5-8pm: grab a $1 burrito, plato, salad, quesadilla, or two tacos at the new dos toros at 668 6th ave (bet. 20th + 21st sts). limit one per customer. >>color>
6-8pm (thru 4/1): free art opening reception: annual krappy kamera competition winners showcase photos taken with krappy kameras at soho photo gallery. >>color>
7pm: bring your favorite cured food item to share at the launch of cured magazine‘s first issue. archestratus books + foods (greenpoint), free. >>color>
7pm: journalist peter moskowitz launches his book how to kill a city: gentrification, inequality, and the fight for the neighborhood at book culture columbus ave (uws). free. >>color>
7pm: author mary mcauliffe discusses her new book when paris sizzled and the changes in art, transportation, and behavior taking place in the 1920s in the city of light. cultural historian david garrard lowe joins. albertine (ues), free. >>color>
7pm (monthly): hear stories from 20-time moth storyslam winner adam wade and jenn lee at the adam wade from new hampshire show. the kraine theater (east village), $5 adv with promo code ‘theskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $10). >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): show off your cleverness or cheer/cringe at your favorite plays on words at the punderdome 3000 pun competition. hosted by jo and fred firestone. littlefield (gowanus), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
8pm (+ 3/8): see 80 super-short plays by 50 playwrights at the third annual new york city indie theatre one minute play festival. new ohio theatre (west village), $20. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): new york distilling company’s distilling room (williamsburg) hosts booze and laughs for the dan + joe + charles show, which this week includes performances by chris gethard (the chris gethard show), claire o’kane (fallon), steve o’brien, and leclerc andre. free. >>color>
8pm doors, 9pm show (weekly): seth herzog’s sweet comedy show features guests aasif mandvi (the daily show), todd barry (louie), khalid rahmaan (electric laughs), alex castle, and more. slipper room (les), $10. >>color>
thru 3/12: see films exploring everything from islamophobia to ecofeminism to trans issues during new york feminist film week. anthology film archives (east village), $11 general, $9 students/seniors. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
3/8 various times: six ways to commemorate international women’s day:
► 3/8 9am-9pm: pussies knit back pussyhat knit-in. koneko cat cafe, free (rsvp). >>color>
► 3/8 4-8pm: international women’s strike nyc rally and march. starts at washington square park. >>color>
► 3/8 5-8:30pm: fitness classes, a self-defense demonstration, and guest speakers. recreation center 54, free (rsvp). >>color>
► 3/8 6-9pm (thru 3/16): international women’s day art fair. one art space (tribeca), free. >>color>
► 3/8 6:30pm: female business leaders give lightning talks. general assembly, free (rsvp). >>color>
► 3/8 9-11pm: byo women’s art show and performances. the living gallery (bushwick), $5 suggested donation. >>color>
3/8 5:30pm doors, 7pm show (+ 3/15): pictures under the palms: watch movies while lounging under the palm trees at brookfield place’s winter garden atrium (fidi). tonight: crouching tiger hidden dragon. bonus: free popcorn. free admission. >>color>
3/8 6:30pm: music + tech: getting the music heard: are you a musician looking to get your music out there? hear thoughts on the industry’s future from a panel including reps from soundcloud, ‘stache media, pandora, and s-curve records. the new school (union square), free (rsvp). >>color>
3/8 7pm: the middlesteins author jami attenberg celebrates the release of her new novel, all grown up with a release party at the ace hotel’s liberty hall (flatiron). free. >>color>
3/8 7-11pm (thru 3/10): ‘the grocery store’: con artist collective + gallery (les) hosts a group exhibition about food and the culture it creates. free. >>color>
3/8 7pm doors, 8pm 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 boris fishman (don’t let my baby do rodeo), daniel josé older (shadowshaper), bridget minamore (titanic), and marcy dermansky (the red car). hosted by adrian todd zuniga. the bell house (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 dos. >>color>
3/8 7:30pm: watch screenings of vice media’s when the earth melts and the displaced, followed by discussion and q+a with the filmmakers and ninette kelley (new york director, united nations high commissioner for refugees) + marc a. levy (deputy director, center for international earth science information network, columbia university’s earth institute. lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws). free. >>color>
3/8 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the infamous black metal dialogues, a series of emails between comedian dave hill (posing as a 19-year old metalhead) and a norwegian record label in 2004-2005, will be read live by hill and musician phil costello. saint vitus (greenpoint), $8. >>color>
3/8 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): smart people discuss things they’re passionate about while wasted at the drunk ted talks show. tonight’s theme: ‘the patriarchy.’ littlefield (gowanus), $5. >>color>
3/8 8pm (monthly): the drop the mic all-female stand-up comedy show (with one token male), features sets by stacey kendro (ladies of laughter festival winner), erica spera (gotham live), shalewa sharpe, and mike recine (conan). hosted by kendra cunningham (last comic standing). sycamore (flatbush), free. >>color>
3/8 8pm (monthly): get your fill of free food and free comedy at the devour hour comedy show. this month: have some empanadas alongside performances by sonia denis (comedy central), kristin manna, sydnee washington, catherine cohen, and noa osheroff. hosted by julia shiplett, frank nelson, and drew anderson. hank’s saloon (boerum hill), free admission. >>color>
3/8 8pm (weekly): the let’s see, what else? comedy show features sean donnelly (conan), yannis pappas (comedy central), farah brook (red eye), kenny warren, and billy prinsell. hosted by courtney maginnis and tom delgado. poco restaurant and bar (alphabet city), free. >>color>
3/8 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york presents a program of curated indie animated short films from around the world at 180 maiden lane (south street seaport). beer and wine will be available for purchase. free admission. >>color>
3/8 8pm: brooklyn bazaar (greenpoint) hosts a free screening of fight club (1999). >>color>
3/8 8:30pm doors, 9pm show (weekly): the comedians you should know show brings stand-up performances to the gutter bar in williamsburg. tonight: kevin mccaffery (letterman), kerry coddette (mtv), emmy blotnick (comedy central), petey deabreu (petey’s world), and saurin choksi (brown privilege comedy). guest hosted by mike lebovitz (last comic standing). $5. >>color>
3/8 11pm (monthly): embrace comedy chaos at the unexpectashow, a monthly grab bag of entertainment hosted by jo firestone. tonight, actors perform the slowest and dryest possible scenework, while comedians make biting commentary from the sidelines. ucb (chelsea), $5. >>color>
3/8-10: the annual japan week returns to grand central terminal’s vanderbilt hall with a zen garden, workshops + demos, food, travel destination info, and more. free admission. >>color>
ticket deals + sales
thru 3/8: take an extra 20% off groupon deals with promo code ‘20now’ >>color>
get tickets to the harlem gospel choir sings the songs of whitney + beyoncé at b.b. king blues club 4/12, 4/24 and 5/23 for free-$25 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20-50). >>color>
get tickets to the nyc hot sauce expo at brooklyn expo center 4/22-23 for $5+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $10+). >>color>
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