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Lesley Gore Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Fri., November 20, 7:00pm |
East 80s |
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It wasn't in our Best Of issue, but here's a premium insider tip: The most popular place to be emo in New York is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Every day, you see the young things frowning pensively at the Chuck Closes in Modern Art, blasting Blonde Redhead through headphones while skulking... More>> |
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The Hoodlum The Film Society of Lincoln Center |
Fri., November 20, 7:00pm |
West 60s |
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Dir. Sidney Franklin (1919).
In this comedic class fable, Mary falls for a young man who had been jailed because of her wealthy grandfather's dishonest practices. It's well acted, but the outstanding feature is the splendidly convincing sets of New York slum scenes created in Hollywood by... More>> |
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Philly Hoops Classic St. John's University, Sun Yat Sen Hall |
Fri., November 13 more dates/times |
Jamaica |
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Baseball is over for the year, the fates of our NFL teams are undecided though dubious—and it's time to turn to college hoops. Now in its third year, the Philly Hoops Classic picks seven schools and allows them to play two games at other participating schools before a grand finale over... More>> |
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Craig Robinson Comix |
Thu., November 19, 7:30pm more dates/times |
Meatpacking District |
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You probably know Craig Robinson best as Darryl Philbin, the sarcastic warehouse foreman on The Office. The offbeat comedian has also been featured in films such as Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Knocked Up, and Pineapple Express. But you may not know that, besides being a talented actor and... More>> |
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'Star Wars in Concert' Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena) |
Fri., November 20, 7:30pm |
New Jersey |
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The music really was the best part of the Star Wars franchise. John Williams delivered a space opera that was brilliantly intricate and yet immediately accessiblehe merged the emotional wallop of Wagner and Strauss with George Lucas's crackpot pop philosophy, thereby inflating the latter... More>> |
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Jack Rose+Chris Forsyth+Corridors Abrons Arts Center |
Fri., November 20, 8:00pm |
Lower East Side |
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Tonight three excellent, and predominantly acoustic-based, axe-slingers explore the intersection of the guitar and the drone. Philly-based Rose has carved out a name for himself as one of the finest and most innovative U.S. finger-style players, smartly melding John Fahey's sun-drenched blues... More>> |
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Mark Helias Trio Cornelia Street Cafe |
Fri., November 20, 9:00pm more dates/times |
West Village |
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Jazz trios gain lots of ground when they increase their pliability, and bassist Helias has forged a career that gives his music plenty of elbow room. Amorphous one second, keenly designed the next, its plurality is its power. He's been working with a string of saxophonists of late, but this... More>> |
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Maitre dAirdrop Presents Kasper, Fred P, Soul Clap & Crazy Larry The Market Hotel |
Fri., November 20, 10:00pm |
Bushwick |
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Madrid's Kasper imports some minimal goodies from labels including Igloo, Net28, and Esperanza, while Brooklyn favorite Fred P supplies the local house that's making his Black Jazz Consortium work and Jus Ed's Underground Quality label so damn compelling. Their extended sets are bookended by... More>> |
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Ray Davies Town Hall |
Thu., November 19, 8:00pm more dates/times |
West 40s |
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Unlike many oldies acts, Davies has a deep, influential catalog that he can draw on at will, thrilling fans not just with the relatively few hits the Kinks had but also with the glorious obscurities that fans savor. He's reliving his catalog again but this time with a choirlike Townshend,... More>> |
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Devo The Fillmore at Irving Plaza |
Fri., November 20, 9:00pm more dates/times |
East Village |
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New Wave legends and cultural anti-theorists Devo are celebrating their 35th anniversary with a pair of epic shows: Playing their taut landmark Q: Are We Not Men? tonight and their best-selling Freedom of Choice tomorrow. Who cares if pointless nostalgia trips are "Devo" or not; the... More>> |
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Fela! Eugene O'Neill Theatre |
Every week Saturday, 2:00pm more dates/times |
West 40s |
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Fela Kutis song titles arent overly cheerful: Sorrow Tears & Blood, Shuffering and Shmiling, Zombie. But Bill T. Jones and his collaborators have sorted through Kutis discography, crafting an exuberant celebration of his life and style. The... More>> |
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Idiot Savant Public Theater |
Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 31 until Sun., December 20, 2:00pm more dates/times |
Noho |
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When Playbill magazine interviewed Willem Dafoe about how he came to be the star of downtown auteur Richard Foreman's latest production Idiot Savant, the actor gushed, "I really do love his shows. When I'm in his theater, I'm so happy. I like how I think. There's a challenge. I find my mind... More>> |
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Under the Gaslight Metropolitan Playhouse |
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 20 until Sat., December 19, 8:00pm more dates/times |
East Village |
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Consider riding the rails to the Metropolitan Theaters revival of Augustin Dalys archetypal 1967 melodrama, which concludes in a scene of a virtuous one-armed man tied to the railroad tracks. A play about class anxieties, it was, in its day, a marvel of sensation and technological... More>> |
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Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present Brooklyn Museum |
Daily from Fri., October 30 until Sun., January 31 |
Prospect Heights |
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Without photography, would Elvis and his gyrating hips have shocked America? Can you talk about Grace Jones without thinking of the Island Life cover? The photographers who collaborated with rock 'n' roll musicians injected the genre with glamour, grit, and sex appeal, and even today, one... More>> |
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A Voyage of Growth and Discovery SculptureCenter |
Daily from Sun., September 13 until Mon., November 30, 12:00pm |
Long Island City |
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Brooklyn-based artist Michael Smith is such a baby. No, really. For the past 30 years, he has been channeling his infant self, walking around in diapers and a bonnet—all in the name of art. For his latest installation, A Voyage of Growth and Discovery, a collaboration with the L.A.-based... More>> |
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'Inside' NYU, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo |
Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 9:00am |
West Village |
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Footnotes: New Directions in David Foster Wallace Studies The CUNY Graduate Center |
Fri., November 20, 9:00am-5:00pm |
Murray Hill |
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Naughty or Nice? Meredith Ward Fine Art |
Fri., November 20, 11:00am |
East 60s |
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'David Parker Presents' 92nd Street Y |
Fri., November 20, 12:00pm |
East 90s |
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Tessa Souter+Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout 55 Bar |
Fri., November 20, 6:00pm more dates/times |
West Village |
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Transgender Day of Remembrance: Remembering Stonewall Stonewall |
Fri., November 20, 6:00pm |
West Village |
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A Taste of Burgundy Astor Center |
Fri., November 20, 6:30pm |
Noho |
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Connie Rosenblum: Boulevard of Dreams Rose Gallery, Cooper Union |
Fri., November 20, 6:30pm |
East Village |
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Lesbian Cinema Arts Presents Whats Cooking? The Center |
Fri., November 20, 6:30pm |
West Village |
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Tasting Wine Like a Master: The Art of Blind Tasting Red Wine Astor Center |
Fri., November 20, 6:30pm |
Noho |
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