Work It Brooklyn is an event-based networking organization formed to connect inspired creatives working independently within the creative fields. Graphic designers, dancers, musicians, tech gurus, painters, and others gather in our evenings of productive debauchery. WIB is devised as a forum to connect folks working from home without the benefit of a network support system, opening up the opportunity to meet and forge partnerships, find and create work, instigate healthy competition, and encourage the exchange of ideas and potential collaborations, all the while having a whole lot of fun.
The next Work it Brooklyn evening will be held in two parts. The back room of Public Assembly will be a hub for folks to gather within and outside their primary concentrations. At the center of the space there will be Speed Networking. Think musical chairs meets speed dating, where attendees get to meet and speak through this spunky and time sensitive activity.
Please note: to keep WIB running and to bring you bigger and better events all year long, we will be asking for a suggested donation of $5 at the door, but no one will be turned away.
Work It Brooklyn Public Assembly Wednesday, February 23 7-10pm $5 suggested donation Register
6pm: playwright, director and actor gerard alessandrini discusses his new book forbidden broadway: behind the mylar curtain. nyplpa, free. >>
6:30pm: looking for a more authoritative version of nyc history than old man knickerbocker's? kenneth t. jackson discusses his second edition of the encyclopedia of new york city at the skyscraper museum. free (rsvp). >>
6:30pm (mondays thru 2/14): bryant park's outdoor winter film fest continues with will ferrel and jon heder in blades of glory, free >>
6:30pm: the last mountain screening + panel discussion examining america's struggle to balance energy needs w. environmental concerns. cooper union, free. >>
7pm (thru 6/6): spelling correctly with autocorrect is hard enough -- try it with alcohol! feel nostalgic for grammar school at the biweekly williamsburg spelling bee at pete's candy store. free. >>
7pm: director miguel arteta and cast members ed helms (the office), anne heche, isiah whitlock jr., and alia shawkat discuss their new film, cedar rapids. apple soho, free. >>
8pm: tonight’s 'hot tub' w. kurt features corn mo, brent sullivan, adam cayton-holland + free love forum. littlefield, $5 adv, $8 door. >>
9:30pm: get your pre-valentine’s loving on at the love show's 'go f♥ck yourself!' night of dance, burlesque, song, comedy and magic. public assembly, $10. >>
serious eats picks the best chocolates and desserts for v-day gifts >>
thru 2/10: grab 2-for-1 tickets to broadway shows during broadway week (addams family, american idiot, billy elliot, more) >>
thru 2/10: fslc presents a retrospective of czech new wave filmmaker františek vláčil's work, including the white dove and marketa lazarová. $12 ($9 weekday matinees). >>
thru 2/10: film forum looks at german flimmaker frtiz lang's (metropolis, m) hollywood output, including the big heat, scarlet street, cloak and dagger, more. most screenings are double features, $13. >>
thru 2/27: restaurant week gets extended thru the end of the month >>
thru 2/28: the 19th annual city bakery hot chocolate festival features a different flavor every day this month. this week: earl grey, lemon, fresh ginger, darkest dark, creamy stout, banana peel, chili pepper. $5/cup. >>
thru 3/14: online food delivery/takeout ordering service seamlessweb is giving away 250,000 cups of free coffee all over manhattan, brooklyn and queens. this week: midtown west. >>
thru 3/13 (reminder): the brooklyn botanic garden offers free admission weekdays thru march >>
free mp3: kate tucker 'i'm on fire' (bruce springsteen cover) >>
11am: punk rope's 2nd annual hot chocolate crawl (or jump?) hits vosages, aroma espresso bar, l.a. burdick and jaques torres. pay-as-you-go. free, or $5 donation benefits youth excercise programs. >>
11am-2pm (+2/12, 26): stop 'n' swap! bring your clean, reusable, portable goods (think: re-gifting!) and a tote bag for your swapped swag. various locations, all 5 boroughs. >>
11am-4pm: the winter jam festival provides fresh snow (more snow... hah!) so new yorkers can enjoy skiing, snowshoeing and other winter activities. free lessons! prospect park's nethermead, free. >>
11am-6pm: 90+ vintage clothing + textile dealers gather at the manhattan vintage clothing show. metropolitan pavilion, $15 admission with email signup (reg $20). >>
4pm: the league of amateur competitve eaters first annual burger bowl: four competitors attempt to set the record for the most sliders eaten in five minutes. burger bistro (bay ridge), free. >>
5-11pm: brooklyn museum's target first saturday celebrates black history month w. swing and jazz bands, a screening of the great debaters, discussions, more. >>
8pm (tues-sat thru 2/12): emerging playwrights whip up short plays inspired by wii game tiitles. ars nova, $15. >>
9pm: lace up the converse, get the flannel out of the closet, and don't wash your hair when the bayside tigers perform two all-grunge sets for 'my so-called prom' at the bell house. $12 adv, $15 dos admission includes a free drink. >>
9pm: the down + derby roller disco party gives it another spin at good units (basement of the hudson hotel). skate rentals are limited, so arrive early or byo. $5 w/rsvp, $10 w/out. >>
... and nachos ny picks five of their favorite nacho spots to watch the big game >>
11:30am-4pm: happy lunar new year! celebrate the year of the rabbit at the 12th annual chinatown parade + festival. starts in little italy and goes through lower manhattan/chinatown. >>
12-3pm: tag you're it! join in on a rousing game of freeze tag, red rover or wolf sheep rock with the levy's on wall street. free. >>
4:30pm: 1936’s follow the fleet is one of the most popular astaire-rogers musicals. check it out in all its moma-restored glory at mmi, free with $10 museum admission. >>
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12-5pm the apollo opens its doors for behind the scenes tours, dance demonstrations, activities for the kids, special performances, more. free. >>
3, 4pm: artist sue de beer's the ghosts is a two-channel film and installation at park avenue armory, free >>
last chance: nyc restaurant week: $24.07 lunches and $35 dinners >>
lat chance: get $20 tickets to off-broadway shows 20 minutes before curtain with ‘20at20’ >>
thru 2/10: grab 2-for-1 tickets to broadway shows during broadway week (addams family, american idiot, billy elliot, more) >>
thru 2/10: fslc presents a retrospective of czech new wave filmmaker františek vláčil's work, including the white dove and marketa lazarová. $12 ($9 weekday matinees). >>
thru 2/10: film forum looks at german flimmaker frtiz lang's (metropolis, m) hollywood output, including the big heat, scarlet street, cloak and dagger, more. most screenings are double features, $13. >>
thru 2/15: screening of doc. into eternity, a look at the massive construction of onkalo (finnish for 'hiding place'), a permanent storage facility for nuclear waste meant to last well into the year 102011. that's 100,000 years from now for those playing at home. film forum, $12.50. >>
thru 2/28: the 19th annual city bakery hot chocolate festival features a different flavor every day this month. this week: banana peel, cinnamon, espresso, tropical, caramel, super bowl. $5/cup. >>
thru 3/14: online food delivery/takeout ordering service seamlessweb is giving away 250,000 cups of free coffee all over manhattan, brooklyn and queens. this week: midtown east. >>
headed to woodbury commons this weekend? get an extra 30% off at coach factory with this coupon >>
save 30-90% off apc, rag + bone, isabel marant, more at stuart + wright (fort greene) >>
30% off all movies, books + music at housing works cosby st >>
Whether you're alone or in love, the skint's "Ooey Gooey" Valentine's Comedy Party will bring you a mega-heartshaped-box full of laughs!
Your cupid of comedy and host, Kurt Braunohler ("Hot Tub", Penelope: Princess of Pets) and funny folks Hannibal Buress (30 Rock, SNL, Comedy Night at The Knitting Factory), Claudia Cogan ("Turtle Tank", Last Comic Standing) and Jessica Delfino will charm you with their first, best and worst Valentine's stories and titillating tales of love (and lust!) that are sure to put Hallmark to shame. To spice things up, we'll turn the lights down low for cringe-worthy love and dating videos presented by the Found Footage Festival as well as a special performance by the Little Top Circus and Medicine Show.
Submit your tales of dating disasters, regale in a helium sing-a-long, snap sexy photo booth pictures, and win treasured raffle prizes. Indulge in $1 mini cupcakes from Robicelli's (Serious Eats' 2010 People's Choice winner) and sexy $2 tacos + $3 hot dogs from Oaxaca.
Afterwards, a dance party featuring two decades of songs you love to love ('80s and '90s!) kicks off in the Front Room where Party Like It's 1999's DJ Steve "The Whitman Sampler" Reynolds will feed you a delicious assortment of musical bonbons...sweet!
Ooey Gooey Valentine's Comedy Party The Bell House Friday, February 11 7:30pm doors, 8:30pm show $8 admission (includes a free raffle ticket) Tickets
5, 6pm (thru 2/6): artist sue de beer's the ghosts is a two-channel film and installation at park avenue armory, free >>
6-8pm: check out works by austrian and german artists klimt, schiele and others @ neue gallerie's first friday, free (reg $15) >>
6:30pm: the walls and bridges festival wraps it up with a free round-table on philosophy and art at the new school >>
7pm: 'ah women: they make the highs higher and the lows more frequent' - nietzsche. authors andrew shaffer, simon van booy, and todd colby discuss great philosophers who failed at love. bookcourt, free. >>
7pm (last chance): alloy orchestra performs their original live score to the black pirate (1926), starring douglas fairbanks. wfc, free >>
7:30pm: john waters introduces a rare screening of the low-budget camp classic kitten with a whip (1964), starring the young ann-margret as an escaped juvenile delinquent. anthology, $9. >>
8pm: learn about the secret history of the ouiji board with occult america's mitch horowitz. observatory, $5. >>
8pm: lamenting a valentine-free valentine’s day? head to babeland's (l.e.s.) singles flirt party to mingle. games, prizes, free cocktails + cupcakes. free. >>
8pm (tues-sat thru 2/12): emerging playwrights whip up short plays inspired by wii game tiitles. ars nova, $15. >>
11pm: advance tickets to the premiere of 'night of the living' with kurt braunohler are sold out, but some tickets will be available at the door. with john glaser, eugene mirman, house band adira amram and the experience, plus a very special musical guest. the pit, $10. >>
5, 6pm (thru 2/6): artist sue de beer's the ghosts is a two-channel film and installation at park avenue armory, free >>
6:30pm: ben westhoff reads excerpts from his book, new york city's best dive bars. strand, free. >>
6:30pm: stephanie coontz discusses her book a strange stirring: the feminine mystique and american women at the dawn of the 1960s with salon's rebecca traister. tenement museum, free (rsvp). >>
6:30pm: historian/author david gerrard lowe leads a lecture on the life and works of famed american novelist henry james and the renovation of the church of ascension, which played a role in james's the american scene. church of the ascension, free (rsvp). >>
7pm: comics david rees, john hodgman, andrea rosen and sam anderson go 'lollygaggin' at housing works crosby st, free >>
7pm (thru 2/4): alloy orchestra performs original live scores to the films of buster keaton, charlie chaplain, harold lloyd, more at wfc, free >>
7pm (weekly thru 2/24): the bushwick food co-op hosts organic/sustainable-themed films with guest speakers. tonight: dirt! the movie. brooklyn fireproof, $5 admission includes free wine and tastings. >>
7pm-?: broke-ass-stuart hits brooklyn with 'a night of drinks and debauchery' at park slope's patio lounge. djs, bands, comedy, mayhem! bonus: free beer 10-11pm. free with rsvp ($2 without). >>
7, 9pm: the cool new york 2011 dance festival features tons of companies and choreographers performing in an intimate setting. white wave (dumbo), all free. >>
7:30pm: francesco tristano and bruce brubaker play overlapping live piano (schumann, messiaen, glass, cage, more). lpr, $18. >>
8pm: public enemy's chuck d discusses the history of hip-hop and how computers changed the music industry. apple soho, free. >>
8pm: hear about the 'price of love' from the perspective of sex workers at audacia ray's 'red umbrella diaries' stroytelling series. happy ending, free. >>
9pm: tonight's 'lasers in the jungle' comedy show features liz miele, mike lawrence, robert dean and joe mande. 2-for-1 drink specials. luca lounge, free. >>
coming up
2/4 8pm: learn about the secret history of the ouiji board with occult america's mitch horowitz. observatory, $5. >>
2/5 11am: punk rope'sd 2nd annual hot chocolate crawl (or jump?) hits vosages, aroma espresso bar, l.a. burdick and jaques torres. pay-as-you-go. free, or $5 donation benefits youth excercise programs. >>
2/5 11am-4pm: the winter jam festival provides fresh snow (more snow... hah!) so new yorkers can enjoy skiing, snowshoeing and other winter activities. free lessons! prospect park's nethermead, free. >>
2/17-3/6: barneys warehouse sale: save 50-75% off clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children as well as gifts for the home >>
sales, deals, freebies
thru 2/6: headed to woodbury commons this weekend? get an extra 30% off at coach factory with this coupon >>
thru 2/6: save 30-90% off apc, rag + bone, isabel marant, more at stuart + wright (fort greene) >>
save up to 80% off etro, paul smith, steven alan, theory, more at the scoop sale >>
punxsutawney phil predicts an early spring... happy groundhog day!
thru 2/10: fslc presents a retrospective of czech new wave filmmaker františek vláčil's work, including the white dove and marketa lazarová. $12 ($9 weekday matinees). >>
thru 2/15: screening of doc. into eternity, a look at the massive construction of onkalo (finnish for 'hiding place'), a permanent storage facility for nuclear waste meant to last well into the year 102011. that's 100,000 years from now for those playing at home. film forum, $12.50. >>
7pm: alternative reality game designer and author jane mcgonigal talks about how games are good for us and can change the world at tonight's scicafé. amnh, free. >>
7pm: manhattan borough historian michael miscione discusses his documentary on the manhattan-brooklyn rivalry from the 1898 consolidation -- which continues to this day. recreation center 54, free (rsvp). >>
7pm (thru 2/4): alloy orchestra performs original live scores to the films of buster keaton, charlie chaplain, harold lloyd, more at wfc, free.>>
7:30pm: screening of hal ashby's (harold and maude, being there) rare film the landlord, about one man's attempt to buy a building in 1970s park slope before the coop, boutiques and stroller laden streets. 92yt, $12. >>
8pm: 'wax on, wax off' with the raspberry brothers as they meet the challenge of roasting the karate kid at union hall, $7 >>
8pm: site-specific artist michelle nagai presents a work for the 'martlet', a 'handsome, wearable hunk of tree bark that’s been fitted with light-sensing circuitry, machine learning software and sound synthesis algorithms.' fun! issue project room, free (rsvp). >>
coming up
2/3-6: save 30-90% off apc, rag + bone, isabel marant, more at stuart + wright (fort greene) >>
2/3 8pm: public enemy's chuck d discusses the history of hip-hop and how computers changed the music industry. apple soho, free. >>
2/4 3-6pm: soho's tresanti will give away a free 12-inch pizza to everyone who pops in today >>
2/5 9pm: lace up the converse, get the flannel out of the closet, and don't wash your hair when the bayside tigers perform two all-grunge sets for 'my so-called prom' at the bell house. $12 adv, $15 dos admission includes a free drink. >>
sales, deals, freebies
the high line is looking for volunteers to help get it ready for spring >>
save up to 80% off men's and women's denim at 6pm.com >>
save up to 80% off winter merch at betsey johnson >>
all men's and women's denim is on sale at american eagle >>
every month, amazon.com selects 100 new and classic albums and offers them for just $5 each. for february, choose from nick cave + the bad seeds, dee-lite, eminem, foreigner, fugazi, lady gaga, the isley brothers, john lennon, the magnetic fields, ricky nelson, nancy sinatra and lee hazlewood, sleigh bells, the smiths, dusty springfield, yann tiersen, toro y moi, more!
Witness the premiere of Kurt Braunohler's new late night talk show with special guests: Jon Glaser (Adult Swim's "Delocated"), Eugene Mirman, and a VERY special musical guest.
This monthly show will feature special house band Adira Amram and the Experience, and bits and sketches from New York City's finest comedians. Come see the beginning of something very cool. And very stupid. Because that's how we like it.
Night of the Living with Kurt Braunohler The Peoples Improv Theater 123 East 24th Street (bet. Park Ave S. + Lexington) Friday, February 4 11pm $10 Tickets
last chance: the 2011 dance on camera festival wraps it up. fslc, $12 ($9 matinees). >>
thru 2/28: the 19th annual city bakery hot chocolate festival features a different flavor every day this month. this week: banana peel, cinnamon, espresso, tropical, caramel, super bowl. $5/cup. >>
5, 7pm: burlesque's darlinda just darlinda shows you how to make glamorous and wearable valentine's day pasties at babeland soho. $5 materials fee. >>
6-8pm: opening reception for artist daniel egnéus' 'little red riding hood', which dreamily depict scenes from the brothers grimm's horror-filled tale. traffic art space, free. >>
7:30pm: think you know everything about nyc's most populous borough? fuggedaboutit! tonight's 'adult education' series takes on brooklyn at union hall, $5. >>
8pm (thru 2/12): emerging playwrights whip up short plays inspired by wii game tiitles. ars nova, $15. >>
8pm: twice-monthly variety show 'the moon' celebrates their 50th show with hannibal buress, giulia rozzi, myq kaplan and micah sherman, and the pendulum swings. royal oak, free. >>
8pm: rich aucoin kicks off a residency at pianos, $8 >>
9:30pm: cd release party for the ever graceful lia ices new album, grown uknown. joe's pub, $12. >>
2/3 7pm-?: broke-ass-stuart hits brooklyn with 'a night of drinks and debauchery' at park slope's patio lounge. djs, bands, comedy, mayhem! bonus: free beer 10-11pm. free with rsvp ($2 without). >>
2/4-5: 90+ vintage clothing + textile dealers gather at the manhattan vintage clothing show. metropolitan pavilion, $15 admission with email signup (reg $20). >>
2/4 7:30pm: john waters introduces a rare screening of the low-budget camp classic kitten with a whip (1964), starring the young ann-margret as an escaped juvenile delinquent. anthology, $9. >>
the east village's counter restaurant is set to close in february, offers freebies with purchase >>
bodies: the exhibition reopens at the seaport. score $20 tickets for 2/4-20. >>
thru 2/4: buy one, get one half off at williamsburg's shoe market (any style in-store) >>
thru 3/14: online food delivery/takeout ordering service seamlessweb is giving away 250,000 cups of free coffee all over manhattan, brooklyn and queens. this week: midtown east. >>
the new go! team album is $3.99 on amazon today >>
one ticket to the urban escapes month of love event at highline ballroom 2/7 or 2/23, including a burlesque show, two glasses of wine, and half-dozen oysters for $39 ($90 value) >>
three spin classes at park slope's cycle bar for $20 ($81 value) >>
$30 worth of australian food and drinks at park slope's sheep station for $15 >>
$50 worth of food and drinks at midtown east's padre figlio for $25 >>
