the museum of the moving image reopens after a three-year, $120-million renovation and expansion with 6 weeks of screenings, exhibitions + events. $10 admission (free 1/17). >>
2pm: tag your friends, update your status, rsvp to the event see the social network at sony wonder technology lab's 73-seat hi-def theater, free >>
5-10pm enjoy $1 bluepoint oysters, $2 bowls of chowder, and 6 little neck clams for $4 at the brazen head's tri-annual clam shuck >>
6:30pm: brandon wetherbee hosts talk show 'you, me + everybody' with comedian nick vatterott and pearl and the beard. pete's candy store, free. >>
7pm: authors of the book edible secrets: a food tour of classified us history present declassified docs about ‘assaination by milkshake, subliminal inducements via popcorn’ and more. bluestockings, $5 sugg. >>
8pm: jason lescalleet + graham lambkin make ‘musical settings for common environments and domestic situations.’ tonight they celebrate the release of their latest cd, air suppl, at issue project room, $15. >>
9pm: brooklyn pop-rock trio elizabeth + the catapult and chris cubeta + the liars club at mhow, $15 >>
9pm: underground rebel bingo ain’t your grandparents’ bingo. dancing, drinking... bingo! public assembly, $15. >>
10:30pm: brooklyn rockers the bowery riots play the late show at mercury lounge, $10 >>
11pm: the musicians in experimental indie rock band otterclan hail from vienna, stockholm, são paulo + new york. check 'em at pete's candy store, free. >>
11pm: dance the cold night away as djs jinners + panda porn mcawesome spin hip-hop, indie rock, more. $5 drink specials. union hall, free. >>
sunday
7pm (every sunday this month): catch a screening of an indie + under-the-radar films at the ace hotel's liberty hall. tonight: a collection of worldwide shorts, plus andy + carolyn london discuss the lost tribes of new york. free. >>
7:30pm: ska rockers the toasters take over the knitting factory as part of their 30th anniversary tour. $12 adv, $15 dos. >>
10pm: questlove djs with mc yameen allworld at giant step’s annual mlk tribute. cielo, $10. >>
10pm: let’s dance! ‘oh! you pretty things' best of bowie birthday party: live bowie covers by 22-piece chamber rock group this ambitious orchestra, a bowie-costume contest, more. lpr, $15 adv, $20 dos. >>
+ all weekend
dozens of musicians play every single beatles song... on ukulele (!) at the 3rd annual beatles complete on ukulele festival. feat. nellie mckay, leah siegel, more. brooklyn bowl, $10 (bring a uke to play at show start, get in free). >>
artist sucklord's suckadelic hand-made star wars-influenced action figure exhibit, which melds pop-culture critique and beloved novelties. (closing party 1/23 @ 3pm). boo-hooray gallery, free. >>
reminder: 2-for-1 tickets are currently available to broadway shows during broadway week performances 1/24-2/10 (addams family, american idiot, billy elliot, more) >>
jordan’s lobster dock in sheepshead bay is serving lobsters at cost ($6.99/lb, compared to $15.99/lb) >>
thru 1/17: bam's 25th annual brooklyn tribute to dr. martin luther king, jr. features exhibitions, music, more. free. >>
thru 1/19: jamba juice coupons: $2 coldbuster smoothie, $1 oatmeal, $1 probiotic fruit and yogurt drink >>
8pm (thru 1/20): marwencol: after suffering memory loss from a vicious attack, mark hogancamp set up a 1/6th scale wwii-era town in his backyard populated with dolls and began filming dramas between them. fascinating. indiescreen, $10-12. >>
midnight (thru 1/16): there's no debate that indy shot first in raiders of the lost ark. landmark sunshine, $10. >>
