6:30-9pm: album release party for sigur ros frontman jónsi's debut solo album. ticket and album giveaways, happy hour drink specials. lpr, free (rsvp) >>
6:30pm: screening of food doc. fresh with intro by filmmaker ana sofia joanes, followed by panel discussion and reception with local beers and grub. tribeca cinemas, $15 >>
7pm: professor kristin baldwin (she cloned an entire mouse from a single neuron from its nose!) on the future of stem cells @ tonight's scicafé. amnh's rose center, free. >>
7pm: dave tompkins discusses the history of the vocoder, from its start as the pentagon's speech scrambling weapon to today's hip hop @ mcnally jax. followed by after party @ trophy bar (10pm). free. >>
7pm: caleb kelly looks at the intentional use of cracked and broken technologies for the creation of music and art, from john cage's silences to glitch music. issue project room, free >>
7pm: one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, pete rock (biggie, wu-tang, a tribe called quest, many more) joins hot 97's peter rosenberg for tonight's installment of noisemakers at 92yt, $15 >>
7:30pm: david cross discusses his comedy special, 'david cross: bigger and blackerer' at apple soho, free >>
7:30pm: dirty dancing writer and co-producer eleanor bergstein describes the process of turning the movie into a musical. jcc, $8 >>
7:30pm: fort greene author george prochnik addresses the importance – and scarcity – of silence in contemporary american life in his book in pursuit of silence: listening for meaning in a world of noise. greenlight bookstore, free >>
8pm: benefit concert for earthday new york featuring the london souls, grandchildren, more. brooklyn bowl, $5 tickets, $10 suggested donation >>
10:30pm: the unsilent film series pairs classic black and white films with live music. tonight: iceland's kría brekkan performs to la chute de la maison usher (the fall of the house of usher). lpr, free (rsvp) >>
coming up
4/8 6-10pm: astoria design shop site celebrates 3 years with free champagne, cupcakes, live music, plus 20% off everything. free. >>
4/8 7pm: screening of new the doors doc. when you're strange with q+a from director tom dicillo. bam, $12 >>
4/8 7pm: carol burnett signs copies of her new memoir, this time together: laughter and reflections at b+n union square, free >>
4/9 7pm: cupcake camp party celebrates the launch of jennifer ross's book, the icing on the cupcake. featuring the nyc girls from cupcakes take the cake, chicago's kathy 'metalcakes' bejma and austin's jennifer ross. free cupcakes (and feel free to bring some to share) and cupcake-inspired cocktails. free (rsvp) >>
4/9 9pm: the u.s. air guitar championships (brooklyn regional) rock brooklyn bowl, $10 >>
sales, deals, freebies
ends today: buy one get one free cupcakes at aunt butchies new 7th ave @ 27th st location >>
save up to 70% on mens, womens, and kids tretorn sneakers (starting at $16.50, reg $55) on 6pm.com >>
save 40% on select blenders, juicers and food processors at macys >>
thru 4/20: save 50% on dvds and blue ray (tv shows, sci-fi, documentaries) at amazon >>
thru 9/19: opening for first-ever exhibition of outsider artist henry darger's personal collection of collages, photos and illustrations. american folk art museum, $9 (free fridays 5:30-7:30pm) >>
7pm: book release party for moby and miyun park's gristle: from factory farms to food safety (thinking twice about the meat we eat). powerhouse arena, free (rsvp) >>
7pm: legendary cartoonist/author jules feiffer reads from his new (illustrated!) memoir backing into forward @ strand, free >>
7pm: local, sustainable food champion alice waters (chez panisse) enlightens us on her cooking techniques in her book, in the green kitchen. book court, free >>
7pm: mario batali wears crocs, talks about his new book about easy italian cooking at home. b+n tribeca, free >>
7pm: urban critic and journalist roberta gratz discusses the battle for gotham: new york in the shadow of robert moses and jane jacobs. mcnally jax, free >>
7pm: the rumpus, tinhouse, and flavorpill present 'a night together,' featuring authors sam lipsyte, colson whitehead and lorelei lee, comedians michael showalter and dave hill, 'this american life''s starlee kine, music from alina simone and jeffrey lewis. phew! high line ballrooom, $12 >>
7pm (thru 4/11, 4/13-18): follow the actors of new york classical theatre as they perform hamlet, prince of denmark all around the world financial center. free >>
7:30pm (thru 4/27): the school of art and design history and theory at parsons presents the fashion in film festival. tonight: woody allen's annie hall (1977) is introduced by new yorker contributor judith thurman. free >>
8pm: so bad it's good: trashy car/motorcycle flick series 'cine mecchanica' brings you the wild ride (1960), featuring a young jack nicholson as a a reckless hot-rodder. free popcorn. arlo + esme, free >>
8pm: tami stronach's 'live body broadcast' presents a postmodern vaudeville night with david parker and the bang group, heather olson, tony ramos + mc ambrose martos. galapagos, $15 >>
9pm: brooklyn's dark, 90's alternative-sounding cruel black dove kick off a 4-week residency @ fontana's, $6 >>
coming up
4/7 7:30pm: dirty dancing writer and co-producer eleanor bergstein describes the process of turning the movie into a musical. jcc, $8 >>
4/7 7:30pm: david cross discusses his comedy special, 'david cross: bigger and blackerer' at apple soho, free >>
4/8 2-6:30pm: get 2 pop burgers for 88¢ (reg $7) >>
4/8 6-9pm: grand opening of dixon place's lounge, featuring weimar-style lounge trio amour obscur, free >>
4/8 7:30pm: director paul verhoeven (basic instinct, robocop) introduces monty python’s life of brian. plus q+a session after the film. ifc, $15 >>
sales, deals, freebies
9pm: free jameson and ginger. while supplies last. huckleberry bar, free >>
ends today: get $25 gift certificates for $2 at restaurant.com. use discount code 'chow' at checkout. >>
thru 4/7: buy one get one free cupcakes at aunt butchies new location (7th ave @ 27th st) >>
thru 4/12: get 25% off your ralph lauren purchase and they'll donate 10% of your bill to the united way worldwide disaster fund >>
thru 4/15: going to a wedding? get $20 off $100 gift registry purchases at macys online and in-store. enter promo code: 'registry' at checkout. >>
save up to 70% off betsy johnson shoes, dresses, bags, sunglasses, jewelry, more on 6pm.com >>
$40 worth of french food for $20 at harlem's chez lucienne >>
$29 for a 3-course tasting menu with 3-sake tasting flight at williamsburg's zenkichi >>
$25 for a haircut and blowout at tribeca's bela brazil beauty spa (reg $90) >>
brokelyn shows you 18 ways to save on a wedding >>
ODD TWIN vintage apparel is turning one! Come kick up your heels at our anniversary party! Sip complimentary beer and wine! Eat yummy snacks! Enjoy live music!
Friday, April 9th, 6pm-11pm
164 5th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn
This week on Hey Brooklyn: Nathan Manske collects true stories by gay people from all over and publishes the writings on his website I’m From Driftwood. Nathan started IFD as a way to collect the personal stories of the LGBT community. He maintains strict standards of materials submitted: personal essays only, which keeps the site apolitical and human. Nathan also conducts video interviews and posts them on the site, too.
We talked about the struggles some people face when coming out and living their lives honestly and normally.
2pm: star trek's george takei and his husband are special guests at a press conference to announce first-ever official census bureau psas for the lgbt community. the lgbt center, free >>
7pm: dave tompkins discusses the history of thevocoder, from its start as the pentagon's speech scrambling weapon to today's hip hop @ book court, free >>
7pm: columbia u professor elisabeth ladenson explores french novelist colete's insistence on writing only for money. la maison frainçaise of nyu, free >>
7:30pm: at tonight's open city dialogue, dina seiden gives you a primer for being a bargain hunter: from car auctions, to staten island, to dumpster diving. (we wonder if she knows about the skint?) pete's candy store, free >>
9pm: huckleberry bar kicks of screenings of the 'indiana jones' trilogy (ok, they're showing all 4, but we're not counting the last one) >>
10pm: karaoke + chat roulette. everyone who sings gets a free shot. legion, free >>
sales, deals, freebies
reminder thru 4/6: get $25 gift certificates for $2 at restaurant.com. use discount code 'chow' at checkout. >>
reminder 4/24 2-5pm: chamber street wines and louis/dressner selections welcome you to sample wines from 26 (!) winemakers at city hall restaurant, free (rsvp) >>
thru 4/6: buy one, get one 50% off at macy's bed + bath sale >>
thru 4/30: come up with a name for new burger restaurant chain from blt restaurant group, win $4,000 >>
2 years for the price of 1 magazine subscriptions (marie claire, cosmopolitan, fast company, yoga journal, 40 more) >>
ends today: score cashmere knitwear for $30-$60 (reg $245+), tees and bags for $25-$100 (reg $85+) at ca$hmere >>
1-8pm: the freaks come out: donny vomit and the coney island circus sideshow open for the season at sideshows by the seashore. $7.50 admission. >>
3pm: it's world pillow fight day! bring a pillow to union square. start whacking. >>
4pm: listen to the new sharon jones + the dap-kings album three days before it's official release at sound fix's listening party. chances to win free tickets, an autographed lp, other stuff. free. >>
4pm: never mind the buttocks! the punk rope folks give a free jump roping clinic at the mccarren park track. ropes provided, or buy one for $5. >>
7pm: sarah kirkland snider's 'penelope' = 60-minute song cycle for female voice, chamber orchestra, and electronics featuring shara worden (my brightest diamond) and chamber orchestra signal. bell house, $12/adv, $15/day of show >>
7:30pm: jonathan caouette's intense 2003 doc. 'tarnation' is about his schizophrenic mother as much as it is about himself. catch a screening with them both and get a sneak peek at his new work @ union docs, $7 >>
7:30pm: choreographer faye driscoll and dancers premiere new work at dtw, $15 >>
7:30: puppet pieces inspired by the music of they might be giants. for reals. the tank, $7 >>
8pm (every thu-sat thru 4/17): 'samuel + alasdair: a personal history of the robot war' @ the brick, $13 (use code 'r2d3' for $5 off) >>
midnight: performance artist joseph keckler performs a special midnight mass (the kind that deals with themes of sex and death and has siouxie and bowie songs in it) in recognition of easter weekend. joe's pub, $12 >>
midnight: neon indian are opening for massive attack at terminal 5 in may. get your dance on to their dj set at brooklyn bowl, with live performance from twin shadow. $5 >>
sunday
10am-4pm: it's like halloween, but with waaay more pastel: people and pups wear their sunday brightest at the easter parade and bonnet festival. 5th ave bet 49th and 57th st, free >>
11:30am: just what are the ethics of taxation? hmm... nysec, free >>
7pm: it's time for the annual easter graphic novel reading @ kgb bar. featuring emily wernet, tom hart, joan reilly and mark alan stamaty. free >>
7pm-10pm: looking for a roommate, but tired of craigslist flakes? find one that doesn't suck at the 2nd roommates wanted event at alligator lounge (which means free pizza with purchase of beer). free. >>
+ all weekend
o.m.g. shoes! save and additional 15% off your order at shoes.com with code 'spring15' and shoesteal.com with code 'steal15'
take 30% off all books, movies, and music at housing works crosby st >>
summon the 7-foot tall black death bear to take your painful memories away to his cave. by appointment. >>
ends 4/4: australia's circa company perform 46 circus acts in 45 minutes at the new victory theater. phew! $12.50+ (save 15% with code tw4645) >>
ends 4/4: artists take over a former convent with installations, screenings, workshops and performances at st. cecilia’s parish, greenpoint. free. >>
thru 4/10: 'veronica mars' meets 'evil dead' in the vampire cowboys production of 'alice in slasherland.' here arts center, $18 >>
thru 4/10: get $1 off any all-fruit smoothie at jamba juice (coupon) >>
thru 4/11: lingerie and loungewear are up to 75% off at kiki de montparnasse >>
thru 5/2: take advantage of the weather and view the start of cherry blossom season at the brooklyn botanical garden (boasting the largest collection outside of japan). $8 >>
thru 5/31: get 2-4-1 admission to 7 museums (american folk art museum, asia society, jaqques marchais museum of tibetabn art, museum of chinese in america, the noguchi museum, rubin museum of art, studio museum in harlem) >>
5:30-8:30pm (first fridays): hop on a free bronx seaside trolley to historic bartow-pell mansion for live music and a self-guided tour. trolley loops from #6 pelham bay park subway station. $8 mansion admission. >>
7:30pm (thru 4/3): choreographer faye driscoll and dancers premiere new work at dtw, $15 >>
7:30, 9:30pm (thru 4/3): puppet pieces inspired by the music of they might be giants. for reals. the tank, $7 >>
8pm: body maps = new music for cello and voice (from bang on a can's michael gordon, others) with video curated by visionintoart's paola prestini and featuring kronos quartet's jeffrey zeigler. galapagos, $15/adv, $20/door >>
7pm: the boozy baritones of opera on tap take on mystical songs written by female composers at cozy barbes, $10 suggested >>
10pm: we directed you to a free mp3 from new zealand instrumental 3-piece rock band, kerretta, last week. catch them live at union hall tonight with dc's shapiro. $10 >>
sales, deals, freebies
ends today: save up to 80% on bags and clothing from previous seasons and overstock at the l.e.s.'s miss lonely hearts sample sale. cash only. (via email)
thru 4/3: score cashmere knitwear for $30-$60 (reg $245+), tees and bags for $25-$100 (reg $85+) at ca$hmere >>
city gem the high line resumes full seasonal hours (7am-10pm) through summer and into fall >>
$60 for 6 boot-camp classes at stacy's bootcamp ($210 value) >>
restaurant.com again offers $25 gift certificates for $2. thru 4/6, use discount code 'chow' at checkout. >>
the big gay ice cream truck returns today. check twitter for location. >>
8am-4pm: nbc's 'the apprentice' is casting business professionals who've been hit by the economic downturn. trump tower. >>
6:30pm: which seafood is safe and sustainable? when should you buy organic fruit? author alexandra zissu answer these questions and more when she discusses her book, 'the conscious kitchen.' 92yt, $12 >>
7pm: the eclectic hanne hukkelberg starts off scandinavia house's new monthly nordic music series, $10 >>
7pm: the yes men launch their new dvd 'the yes men fix the world' at b+n 86 + lex, free >>
7pm: mcnally jackson kicks off national poetry month with readings from henri cole, kimiko hahn and ed sanders. free >>
7pm: from 'what's going on' to 'let's get it on': a marvin gaye tribute @ littlefield, $10 adv/$15 door >>
8pm (every thu-sat thru 4/17): 'samuel + alasdair: a personal history of the robot war' @ the brick, $13 (use code 'r2d2' for $5 off) >>
8pm: a cheap trick tribute show featuring costumed performers playing songs from the group, with green shirt (elvis costello tribute) and the pretty babies (all-female blondie tribute). brooklyn bowl, $5 >>
8:30pm (every thur-sun thru 4/10): 'veronica mars' meets 'evil dead' in the vampire cowboys production of 'alice in slasherland.' here arts center, $18 >>
8:30pm: the soft rock renegades perform the smoothest songs from the '70s and '80s @ desmond's tavern, free >>
9pm: dante's! inferno! 17th(!) annual reading of selections from the work takes place on the maundy thursday vigil (the very hours dante intended). the cathedral of st. john the divine, free >>
10:30pm: ?uestlove returns to brooklyn bowl every thursday this month to spin hip-hop, house, 80’s, rare groove, more. $5-7 >>
coming up
4/16: net-a-porter discount site, the outnet, turns 1. offers all designer clothes for just $1. rsvp by 4/11 >>
sales, deals, freebies
4-10pm: the folks from sunburnt cow celebrate the opening of their new restaurant the sunburnt calf with 6 hours of free food and booze>>
7-10pm: drink, eat, and get 20% of at topshop/topman's one year in new york party (rsvp) >>
thru 4/31: yogalocal studio at toren offers new students their first class for $10, with package options under $15/class >>
$15 for 2 weeks of unlimited yoga classes at yogaworks ($30 value) >>
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