Nerd activities this week

Wednesday, September 17, 7 p.m.
New York Public Library Trivia Concert
The Gallery at LPR, 158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan
If you love music and also happen to be a competitive nerd, this Wednesday has a good night in store for ya. The New York Public Library hosts a full night of live performances and music-related trivia – complete with prizes. According to the organizers, they’ll be exploring “the Library’s unparalleled collection of composers’ manuscripts, correspondence, plus other fun and fascinating musical odds-and-ends.” Admission is free — and so is knowledge.

Meow Mixx
Bizarre
Wednesday, September 17
New York's latest cat-themed dance party

The Rap about Graffiti: A Roundtable Discussion
Museum of the City of New York
Wednesday, September 17
Graffiti from vandalism to high art
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TUES, 9/16: $2 BEER, FREE TREATS, TERRY GILLIAM, DAN STEVENS

around town today

free art opening: 
‘sleuthing the mind,’ art informed by neuroscience @ pratt manhattan gallery (thru 11/5) >>

11am-7pm: wwd fashion career expo: professionals with at least two years of experience are welcome to meet with reps from 20+ companies and recruiting agencies. the metropolitan pavilion, $10. >>

5pm: avenue b bar idle hands celebrates its fourth anniversary with beat-the-clock-priced pints starting at just $2 at 5pm, a $10 heavy seas beer tasting 7-9pm, and trivia 8-11pm. >>

6pm: career coach win sheffield discusses three kinds of networking and how to master them, even if you’re not extremely extroverted. nybl sibl, free. >>

6-8pm: french institute alliance française open house: sample the programs that fiaf has to offer while enjoying wine + cheese, mini-beauty treatments, 30-minute language classes, art, a screening of françois truffaut’s la sirène du mississipi (1969), and a raffle. all free. >>

6:30pm: nyt correspondent jodi kantor, retail action project member melody pabon, and new america’s liza mundy discuss the effects of contemporary workplace scheduling practices on those juggling breadwinner and caregiver roles. new america nyc, free (rsvp). >>

6:30, 7, 7:30, 8pm (thru 9/22): leading up to sunday’s brooklyn book festival, ‘bookend events’ take place in bookstores, parks, theatres and more. tonight’s events include musician paul williams + writer tracey jackson, a walt whitman tribute, typography talk, and more. free-$30. >>

6:30pm doors, 7pm show: author alex hortis (the mob and the city: the hidden history of how the mafia captured new york) gives a multimedia presentation on how the mafia ran nyc gay bars and nightclubs from the 1930s to the stonewall rebellion. the lgbt center, free (donations accepted). >>

7pm: bard college human rights and journalism professor ian buruma presents his new book theater of cruelty: art, film, and the shadows of war at 192 books. free. >>

7pm: curatorial duo yael messer + gilad reich and writer arthur holland michel discussreappropriating government surveillance tools for art, research and activism, in conjunction with the art exhibition ‘decolonizing skies.’ apexart, free. >>

7pm: filmmaker terry gilliam (monty python, brazil, 12 monkeys) discusses his upcoming film, the zero theorem, about an eccentric computer programmer trying to survive in a dystopian world. apple soho, free (rsvp required). >>

7pm (tuesdays): play classic super mario games at the roof bar of whole foods brooklyn with ‘our princess is in another castle’ host rob blatt (wrestling mania). a beer, wine and food menu (including veggie options) is available. free admission, free to play. >>

7pm (thru 9/30): the 13th street repertory company presents a production cowboy mouth, written by sam shepard and patti smith’s at the chelsea hotel in 1971. $20 general admission with promo code ‘patron’ (reg. $25), $15 students/seniors. >>

7:30pm: actor dan stevens (downton abbey), director adam wingard, and writer simon barrett will do a q+a following a screening of the guest at bamcinématek. $15. >>

7:30pm doors, 8:30pm show (tuesdays thru 9/30): members of the roots host the ‘old new york live’ variety show featuring special guests and emerging talents. the bell house, $10. >>

8pm: comedian hoff matthews (‘hp5000′ co-host) hosts a free stand-up comedy show and cookout in south brooklyn with free burgers (veggie and meat) + hot dogs and ‘cheap’ drinks. performers include subhah agarwal, myka fox, mike pomranz, tim racine, eli sairs, and toby scales. 222 22nd st., bet. 4th + 5th aves, brooklyn. >>

8pm: tonight at the amazingtown comedy show at chelsea’s bunga’s den: sean patton (conan, comedy central), erik bergstrom (the new yorker cartoonist, ‘live from outer space’ host), doug smith, jay miller, ryan beck, tim duffy, and hosts jf harris, lukas kaiser and john szeluga. free. >>

8pm: this month’s edition of comedy central’s corporate retreat focuses on couples — whether romantic partners or best friends — nick vatterot + amber nelson, casey jost + lisa kleinman, kevin barnett + josh rabinowitz, sketch duo team submarine, and hosts naomi ekperigin + andy beckerman. ucbeast, $5. >>

8pm (+ 9/20, 22-23): hold on to your butts… jurassik parc: 2 comedic actors and a foley artist perform a one hour shot-for-shot remake of jurassic park. the pit, $10 advance, $12 door, just $1 for students. >>

8pm doors, 9pm show: seth herzog’s sweet comedy show at the slipper room features guests colin jost (snl), sean patton (comedy central), nick turner (seth meyers), and more. $7. >>

8pm doors, 9pm show: bushwick burlesque celebrates its three-year anniversary of shaking it at bizarre bushwick. $7-20 sliding scale suggested donation. >>

8pm doors, 9pm show: little daylight, white prism, and mainland play rough trade. $12.>>

8pm doors, 9pm show (+ 9/17 @ mhow): bear in heaven, young magic, and wife play bowery ballroom. $15 adv, $17 dos. >>

11pm: phil hanley’s new chemistry stand-up show at ucbeast kicks off with guests michael che (snl, the daily show), dan soder (comedy central), mike vecchione (last comic standing), and more. free. >>

check our website for ongoing events. >>

coming up

9/17 8am-8pm: (thru 10/18, mon-fri 8am-8pm, sat-sun 10am-8pm): a replica friendscentral perk pop-up coffee shop opens in soho to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the debut of the iconic sitcom with free coffee, photo ops, in-store performances, contests, special appearances by michael tyler (‘gunther’), and merchandise. 199 lafayette st. @ broome st. free admission. 

Friday

SummerStage and Brooklyn Flea present Central Park Smorgasburg with Mister Saturday Night!
Friday, September 19at 5:00pm - 9:00pm in EDT
SummerStage NYC
New York, New York 10065
In what will hopefully be a preview of 2015, Brooklyn Flea has specially selected its 30 favorite food vendors to put on their best show at a Smorgasburg at SummerStage Central Park for one night only: Friday, September 19, from 5 to 9pm.

Marlowe Grey at The Knitting Factory **Single Release Show** FREE
Friday, September 19at 8:00pm in EDT
The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11215
to celebrate the release of our new single, Midnight in Brooklyn.
Come and hear the single, enjoy some great new music and celebrate with us!
Doors open at 6pm, we'll be on at 8. Follow the link below for details but no need to buy tickets - it's free!

Saturday
Makers Faire!
Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM (PDT)
date New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Corona, NY 11368