5/13 11am-7pm (+ 5/14): the fifth annual nyc road bike expo rolls into the 69th regiment armory (flatiron). free admission. >>
5/13 11am-9pm (thru 5/15): at the pop-up period shop, ladies can stock up on underwear, tampons, chocolate bars, pads, pjs, free ice cream and other stock fare for ‘aunt flo,’ plus periodic dj sets, blushing manicures, pms-ready massages and well-red comedy by josh gondelman, naomi ekperigin, janelle james and more. all merchandise sales benefit susan’s place, a transitional residence for homeless women in new york city. 138 5th ave + w. 19th st, free admission. >>
5/13 6-8pm (thru 6/19): okay, cigarettes get a free pass just this once for ‘frida smoked,’ a photo exhibition of women artists and their cigarettes. opening reception tonight. invisible exports (les), free. >>
5/13 6-8pm (thru 5/16): a picture is worth one thousand words (and just $100) at soho photo gallery’s third annual affordable photography fair, with dozens of pieces for sale for a benjamin each. opening reception tonight. >>
5/13 6–8pm (thru 5/15): the 6th annual gay erotic art fair includes blush-inducing work by a dozen artists whose expertise lies in the art of the nude and the lewd. opening reception tonight. leslie lohman museum of gay and lesbian art (prince st. project space), free admission. >>
5/13 7pm: student musicians perform a new live score to alfred hitchcock’s the birds at the new school (union square). free. >>
5/13 7pm: prince’s posthumous purple reign continues with ’a joyous million bands’ prince tribute at cake shop (les). free. >>
5/13 7-10pm: get behind the zines at pioneer works’ second annual zine exchange, where creatives of all kinds meet to compare notes and trade pages from their respective publications. bring a zine for free admission, $7 otherwise. >>
5/13 7-10pm: sketchbooks from artists from around the world are displayed and available for check out during the sketchbook project’s stop at the brooklyn art library (williamsburg). launch party with free wine tonight. free admission. >>
5/13 7pm doors, 8pm show: ohnomoon and starlight girls play the lively (meatpacking district). free. >>
5/13 around 7:30pm (ends today): midnight radio show brings free family-friendly shadow puppet theater performances to community gardens at dusk. tonight: dorothy strelsin gardin (les). >>
5/13 7:30pm: in a culture-heavy comedy double bill, actor carrie mccrossen plays her dream mom roles in ’m.i.l.p. (moms i’d like to portray)’ and ucb vets perform an entirely improvised seinfeld episode. ucb (chelsea), $10. >>
5/13 7:30pm (+ 5/14): the center for performance research’s new voices in live performance series features five experimental works. $10. >>
5/13 7:30pm (fridays thru 10/14): lola star’s dreamland roller disco returns to prospect park’s le frak center at lakeside for the season. tonight’s theme: starman forever: a tribute to david bowie. $18 admission includes skate rental. bag check and locker rental extra. >>
5/13 7:30pm + 9:30pm (monthly): adi meyerson quartet, saxophonist joel frahm and singer/guitarist camila meza perform two sets at the cave at st. george’s church (gramercy). $10. >>
5/13 8pm (+ 5/20): the stargazing + lecture series returns to columbia university’s pupin hall with a discussion on the history and future of black holes, followed by guided stargazing with telescopes (weather permitting). free. >>
5/13 8pm (monthly): f*ck that movie! comedians/haters joel kim booster (paper magazine’s ’10 comedians you should know’) and anna drezen (how may we hate you?, reductress) discuss the movies they hate most with a panel of comedians. tonight’s guests include eli yudin + carey o’donnell (@nottildaswinton), amy miller (last comic standing), angel yau, and sydnee washington. videology (williamsburg), $5. >>
5/13 8pm (monthly thru 5/15): ifc’s queer/art/film series continues the season with david lynch’s eraserhead (1977), followed by a discussion with artist neil goldberg. ifc center (greenwich village), $14 general, $10 seniors. >>
5/13 8pm: nothing screams ‘only in new york!’ like ukulele cabaret, featuring four-stringed performances by over 10 uke-sicians. jimmy’s no. 43 (east village), free. >>
5/13 8pm: future punx kicks off a tour at alphaville (bushwick) with martin bisi, nuraxi, and piss off. $8 adv, $10 dos. >>
5/13 8pm: peach kelli pop, fern mayo, flower girl, and yucky duster play palisades (bed stuy/bushwick). $10 adv, $12 dos. >>
5/13 8pm-midnight: go canvas-ing at greenpoint gallery’s lucky friday the 13th art show and multi-band concert, with local artists’ work on display and for sale, plus two floors of live music. free. >>
5/13 8:30pm doors, 9pm show: surf guitar, organ grooves, and soundtrack sounds come to union hall (park slope) with bands maui hurricane, morricone youth, and telecommand. $10. >>
5/13 9pm (monthly): gas station horror: host j. w. crump shows 30-second scenes from b-horror films purchased from gas stations and bodegas, which are then finished by improvisers. plus giveaways, raffles, and trivia. the pit (flatiron), $10. >>
5/13 9:30pm (monthly): lynn bixenspan and morgan pielli’s relationsh*t show turns two! this month’s show includes, as always, advice from a panel of comics and actual therapists that’s way more fun—and cheap—than a session on the couch, with guests corinne fisher (guys we f*cked), amy miller (last comic standing, tim manley (girls), marc gerber and wilson mcdermut. q.e.d. (astoria), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>
5/13 9:30pm (weekly): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) latest cabaret cinema series screens classic rain-drenched films that allude to the power of the downpour. tonight: mira nair’s monsoon wedding (2001), with an introduction by theater director anne bogart. $10. >>
5/13 10pm: ‘…and don’t call me shirley.’ videology screens 1980 classic disaster movie spoof airplane!. $10. >>
5/13 10pm: take a break from 90s nostalgia and party like it’s 1986 instead, with dj steve reynolds spinning a mix of pop, rock and new wave from 30 years ago that still gets us moving. the bell house’s frontier room (gowanus), free. >>
5/13 10pm: we’re pretty sure nothing compares 2 ’p*ssy control,’ a diamond-studded and pearl-encrusted burlesque tribute to prince with aerialists and fire performers —in true coney island style. sideshows by the seashore (coney island), $15. >>
5/13 midnight (monthly): jeff simmermon (this american life, moth grandslam winner) hosts the ‘and i am not lying’ variety show, with standup by seaton smith (girls) and ashley brooke roberts (fresh out!), storytelling by rachael parents and burlesque by hard cory and vada james. ucb (east village), $5. >>
5/13-15: richard linklater’s feature film debut slacker (1991) and fun follow up dazed + confused (1993) screen at syndicated (bushwick). $3. >>
5/13-16: stroll through the annual hell’s kitchen artist studio tours and festival (thru 5/15) and tribeca open artist studio tour (thru 5/16). both free.
by the skint!
No comments:
Post a Comment