TODAY: CHINEASY, YOU ARE HAIR, PRISMS @ ST. PAUL’S, BRAINY + BUGGY STUFF

around town today

6pm: the 32-voice manhattan chorale presents 'prisms', an evening of works by contemporary composers inspired by early music (pärt, tavener , duruflé’, gjeilo and many more). part of the music at st. paul’s series at columbia university. free. >>

6:30pm: mta assistant director of government and community relations joseph b. raskin gives an illustrated lecture on his book, the routes not taken: a trip through new york city's unbuilt subway system. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>

6:30pm: the 'created equal: america's civil rights struggle' film series at the brooklyn historical society continues with freedom riders, a doc. about activists who challenged segregation in the south. a post-screening discussion will be led by author brian j. purnell (fighting jim crow in the county of kings). free (rsvp). >>

6:30pm: learn about how to become a women’s health clinic escort at the now-nyc headquarters (150 w. 28th st., suite 304). free (rsvp). >>

7pm: see how easy it can be to pick up reading and writing basic chinese through pictograms when author shaolan presents her book, chineasy. check out her ted talk here. powerhouse arena, free. >>

7pm: authors and the otherwise literate report on books they've read at 'the book report reading', hosted by leigh stein and sasha fletcher. lpr’s gallery, free. >>

7pm: the society for the advancement of social studies (s.a.s.s.) presents informative and entertaining talks on historic transportation fails: the titanic, the hindenburg and odd cargo spills through the ages. the bedford, free. >>

7pm: who's got the best brew? find out at the knights of bruklyn homebrewer's sentry home brewing competition. sample the entries (while they last!) and snack on complementary cheese. union hall, free. >>

7:30pm: american ballet theatre's misty copeland, who didn’t start ballet lessons until she was 13, reads from her memoir life in motion: an unlikely ballerina at b+n 86th + lexington ave. free . >>

7:30pm: hear short talks about different topics related to cities at the new cities+ speaker series. tonight's speakers: an engineer, an architect, a food co-op board member, and a community garden founder. followed by live music. the way station, free (donations suggested). >>

7:30pm doors, 8pm show: yale professor of psychology and cognitive scientist paul bloom will argue that humans are hardwired with a sense of morality when he discusses his book, just babies: the origins of good and evil at this month’s secret science club. the bell house, free. >>

7:30pm doors, 8pm show: brooklyn-based film podcast bonnie + baude presents 'you are hair', a live variety show on the subject of female hair as seen in movies, television, and pop culture. guests include l.v. anderson, tessa brown, sophie bushwick, ophira eisenberg, aisha harris, allegra oxborough and cassie wagler. littlefield, $5. >>

7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the ‘northern discomfort’ comedy show features janeane garofalo (everywhere), kyle grooms (comedy central), gary gulman (comedy central, letterman, jon fisch (last comic standing, letterman), carmen lynch (comedy central, letterman) and hosts ray devito and josh carter. the stand, $5 with code ‘northern’ (reg $15) >>

8pm: the brainwave music project turns brain activity into electronic music with performances by singer lora faye and drummer william hooker. cameo, $5. >>

8pm: louis sorkin (board certified entomologist, american museum of natural history) gets all buggy again (he spoke at the skint's buggin' out cicada farewell party last july) when he talks about (and brings!) bedbugs as well as the use of insects in forensics. observatory, $8. >>

8pm doors, 9pm show: seth herzog's 'sweet' comedy show at the slipper room features guests tba. $7. >>

8, 10pm: two solid comedy shows at the stand: ‘northern discomfort’ with janeane garofalo, kyle grooms, gary gulman, jon fisch, carmen lynch and hosts ray devito and josh carter ($5 with promo code 'northern', reg. $15); $5 funnies! with judah friedlander, jesse joyce, mark demayo, danny palmer ($5). >>

8pm: the ‘ear heart music’ modern chamber music series continues the season with canada's aventa ensemble performing the new york premiere of rolf wallin’s commentary of child soldiers, strange news, featuring live video and electronics. roulette, $20. >>

8pm: the 14-member all-female all-accordion ensemble main squeeze orchestra plays rockwood music hall's stage 2. free (a tip jar will be passed around). >>

8:30pm: hear tales about everything green (jealousy, novelty, the environment...) at this month's edition of andrew linderman's local stories speaker series. tonight: emmy blotnick (nikki + sara live, best week ever), matthew mercier (the moth), cammi climaco ('ask me stories'), michael sutton (your fifteen minutes are up). plus, trivia and prizes. three of cups lounge, free. >>

9pm (tuesdays thru 3/25): new zealand singer-songwriter liam finn plays a residency at union pool. $10. >>

9:30pm: three wacky game show concepts get tested out with participation from the audience at the incredible game show showcase, from the brain of jo firestone (punderdome 3000, tiny comedy club). ucbeast, $5. >>

9:30pm: xenia rubinos plays mercury lounge, $10 >>


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DURUFLÉ: REQUIEM, LINCOLN CENTER, JUST $5 ($100 VALUE)

Bask in the glory of Duruflé's magnificent Requiem at Lincoln Center's celebrated Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic on Sunday, March 23 at 8:00pm.

Performed by the Masterworks Festival Chorus and soprano soloist, and the all-professional New York City Chamber Orchestra under the direction of esteemed Guest Conductor Bruce Chamberlain, this is some of the most beautiful music ever written.

Manhattan Concert Productions also presents the National Festival Chorus as part of this evening, led by Guest Conductor and composer René Clausen in a diverse array of choral favorites.

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TODAY: BURLESQUE TRIBUTE TO STAN LEE, STOCK TIPS, TYING TIFFANY, SCIENCEY STUFF

around town today

6pm (+ 3/11 @ b+n 86th + lexington ave): american ballet theatre's misty copeland, who didn’t start ballet lessons until she was 13, reads from her memoir life in motion: an unlikely ballerina at apple soho, free (rsvp). >>

6:30pm: a panel discusses the disappearing jewish lower east side, the old public baths, music from klezmer to punk rock, food establishments such as russ and daughters, and other topics covered in clayton patterson’s book, jews: a people’s history of the lower east side. sixth street community synagogue (325 e. 6th st.), free (rsvp). >>

6:30pm: stanford marine biologist stephen r. palumbi gives an illustrated lecture on the extreme life of the sea, a book he co-authored with his son, anthony. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>

7pm: ami greko and rachel fershleiser celebrate the launch of their soup zine, stock tips with free drinks, a stock pot recipe swap, and stock-related storytelling by dave bry, bex schwartz, kevin nguyen, and jaime green. housing works, free. >>

7pm: youth think tank: the next big ideas from the next generation: ten-year-old science prodigy tanishq abraham and ibm cognitive scientist dr. dario gil discuss the future of science, the latest approaches to scientific discovery, and what drives students to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 92y’s weill art gallery, free. >>

7pm: hear stories from 18-time moth story slam winner adam wade and guest liz phillips at the monthly 'the adam wade from new hampshire show'. under st. marks, $5. >>

7:30pm: university of arizona astronomer dr. chris impey gives a lecture on the hints of other planets beyond the observable universe and signs his book, dreams of other worlds. hayden planetarium space theater, $15. >>

7:30pm doors 8pm show: tonight at game night - a comedy show: dan st. germain, ryan beck, justy dodge, matteo lane, joe cocozello, ashley brooke roberts, chris nester, and more. spike hill, free. >>

7:30pm doors, 8pm show: musician/producer jean grae and josh gondelman (@seinfeldtoday) guest co-host wyatt cenac's weekly night train comedy show with guests emily heller (john oliver), joe zimmerman (beards of comedy), jena friedman (the daily show), claudia cogan (last comic standing), and lafayette wright. littlefield, $8. >>

8pm: two shows for just $5 at ucb: guys you love to hate and 'this is going to hurt’. >>

8pm: the audience stars in 'the michael jackson jukebox musical: a hastily written masterpiece'. hosted by josh sharp (ucb) aaron jackson (ucb) and jo firestone's (punderdome 3000, tiny comedy club). cameo, $10. >>

8pm: conveyor, cult + leper, the top and harpoon forever play baby’s all right. $5. >>

8:30pm doors: italy's tying tiffany plays glasslands with doomsquad, ultraviolet astronomy and empress of. $10. >>

9pm: tonight's dive comedy show with hosts brooke van poppelen and giulia rozzi features stand-up from jeffrey joseph, sam grittner, kara klenk, jay welch, jade catta-preta, jim tews and musical guests casey jost and jay miller. freddy’s back room, free. >>

9pm (mondays): huckleberry bar’s free monday night movie screenings turn march into mad musical month. tonight: rocky horror picture show (1975). >>

9pm: excelsior burlesque pays tribute to comic book pioneer stan lee. parkside lounge, $10. >>

9:30pm doors, 10pm show: tonight at the the stand's frantic! free comedy show: judah friedlander, pete lee, nick vatterott, ricky velez, monroe martin, jen remauro, miguel dalmau, gibran saleem and host bill dawees. >>

10pm (mondays): to mark its first year, nitehawk's simpson's club counts down the favorite 17 episodes of the simpsons in the bar leading up to a screening of the simpson's movie on 3/31. free. >>

thru 3/30: emerging artists theatre company's annual new works festival includes of 6 musicals, 14 one-man and 16 one-woman shows, plus storytelling, dance, and more. tada! theater, $10. >>


check our website for a list of ongoing events


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CORRECTION: SWOON BENEFIT/EXHIBITION RESCHEDULED

we received word that tonight's swoon one-night limited-edition print sale/benefit and exhibition at colab projectspace (originally listed here) is being rescheduled, with the new date tba. however, a selection of the prints will still be available today, with 10% of the sales benefitting braddock tiles. details regarding that can be found here.

have a wonderful weekend!