New York's best comedians perform on this special Conan O'Brien Presents comedy showcase!
Hosted by Eliot Glazer
Featuring: Andy Haynes, Matt McCarthy, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, Dan St. Germain, Myq Kaplan, Joe Mande, Dave Hill, Jay Oakerson, Kurt Metzger
We have a pair of tickets to give away to a lucky skint reader! For a chance to win, just drop us a line (subject: "COCO") by 11:59pm tonight. The winner will picked at random and notified tomorrow.
Union Hall Sunday, March 13 10pm doors $10 Tickets
6pm: jason bateman, simon pegg, nick frost, and director greg mottola discuss their new film, paul. apple soho, 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. >>
thru 3/10: the 16th rendez-vous with french cinema showcases preieres, classics, a catherine deneuve retrospective, director q+a, more. ifc, fslc, bam and alliance française, various prices. >>
thru 3/31: nate hill's 'best art show of 2011' with punch me panda, death bear, free bouncy rides and the chinatown garbage taxidermy bear. free. >>
thru 5/31: eight museums (incl. icp, museum of arts and design, noguchi and rubin) offer two-for-one admission with the museum discovery pass, available from each museum’s website >>
thru 6/6: the films and videos of moma's 'looking at music 3.0' exhibit examine the influence of music in new york in the 80s and 90s (the birth of hip-hop, remixing, aids activism, the riot grrrl movement). $20. >>
sales, deals, freebies
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: queens >>
new york magazine's best of new york (eating, nightlife, shopping, more) >>
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6, 8pm: enjoy old-time mystery radio plays in a 1940s-style studio accessed by a secret bookcase entrance! partners + crime mystery booksellers, $7 (rsvp). >>
8pm: greg barris's 'heart of darkness' comedy night at union hall features brooke van poppelen, mike o'rourke, roger hailes and a special guest. $8. >>
8pm: composer annie gosfield's daughters of the industrial revolution combines machine samples and live instruments at the kitchen, $10 >>
8:30pm: brighton’s esben + the witch bring their dark indie rock to mercury lounge, $12 >>
9pm-4am: dance to 60s/70s/funk/soul/garage/rock tunes in a vintage motorcycle garage for bangon!nyc's mods vs. rockers party. bonus: open mekhong rum bar 9:30-10:30pm. the shop (williamsburg), $5 in mod/rocker dress, $10 for squares. >>
10:30pm: almost as good as the real thing: 40 oz to freedom (sublime tribute) + bayside tigers (90s covers) play mercury lounge, $12 adv, $15 dos. >>
sunday
7-10pm: sample mexican ice, ice-cream and sorbet (mango chile and avocado... mmmm....) w. fany gerson, author of my sweet mexico. brooklyn winery, free. >>
10pm: zoë keating uses a foot-controlled laptop to record layers of her live cello playing at lpr, $20 adv, $22 dos >>
the plaza wellness center for yoga + integrative health professionals celebrates its opening w. free classes this weekend at 10, 11:30am, 1, 2:30, 4pm >>
save 30% off everything at housing works crosby street >>
thru 3/6: it's armory arts week! different neighborhoods highlight their art scenes with receptions, open studios, tours, performances, parties, more. art fag city breaks down the other major art fairs here.
thru 3/6: crunchy or smooth? visit 'the world's first' pb+j art exhibit and get a free jar of peanut butter + co peanut butter. openhouse gallery, free. >>
thru 3/6: the 8th annual cinekink naughty filmfest continues at anthology, $10 >>
thru 3/6: the paul taylor dance company returns to ny with premieres and classic repetoire. ny city center, $10+. >>
thru 3/6: the 5th annual frigid new york festival features 30 independent theater companies performing shows under 60 mins each. 100% of proceeds go directly back to the artists. the kraine theater, the red room, and under st. marks. $10-16. >>
thru 3/10: the 16th rendez-vous with french cinema showcases preieres, classics, a catherine deneuve retrospective, director q+a, more. ifc, fslc, bam and alliance française, various prices. >>
thru 3/13: 'dance conversations' (works-in-progress showcase) at the flea theater continue, free >>
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: brooklyn. >>
thru 3/20: the museum of the moving image presents the most complete retrospective of french filmmaker alain resnais's films ever presented in new york (hiroshima mon amour, last year at marienbad, more). free-$10 with $10 museum admission. >>
thru 3/31: nate hill's 'best art show of 2011' with punch me panda, death bear, free bouncy rides and the chinatown garbage taxidermy bear. free. >>
thru 4/25: over 300 types of orchids are used to recreate a theater set for the orchid show: on broadway at the new york botanical garden, $20 >>
thru 5/31: eight museums (incl. icp, museum of arts and design, noguchi and rubin) offer two-for-one admission with the museum discovery pass, available from each museum’s website >>
thru 6/6: the films and videos of moma's 'looking at music 3.0' exhibit examine the influence of music in new york in the 80s and 90s (the birth of hip-hop, remixing, aids activism, the riot grrrl movement). $20. >>
thru 3/10: the 16th rendez-vous with french cinema showcases preieres, classics, a catherine deneuve retrospective, director q+a, more. ifc, fslc, bam and alliance française, various prices. >>
thru 3/20: the museum of the moving image presents the most complete retrospective of french filmmaker alain resnais's films ever presented in new york (hiroshima mon amour, last year at marienbad, more). free-$10 with $10 museum admission. >>
10am-6pm (thru 3/6): crunchy or smooth? visit 'the world's first' pb+j art exhibit and get a free jar of peanut butter + co peanut butter. openhouse gallery, free. >>
4-8pm (thru 6/6): the films and videos of moma's 'looking at music 3.0' exhibit examine the influence of music in new york in the 80s and 90s (the birth of hip-hop, remixing, aids activism, the riot grrrl movement). free (reg $20). >>
6:45, 9, 10:40pm (thru 3/6): the 8th annual cinekink naughty filmfest continues at anthology, $10 >>
7pm: writer and director kevin smith (clerks, chasing amy, dogma...) signs stuff at midtown comics grand central, free >>
7pm: vampire weekend's rostam batmanglij chats about his projects, including his score for the film sound of my voice. apple soho, free. >>
7pm: screening and discussion of the ethical issues presented in truffaut's version of ray bradbury's fahrenheit 451 (1966). nysec, $5 suggested donation includes snacks and beverages. >>
7pm (thru 3/13): 'dance conversations' (works-in-progress showcase) at the flea theater continue with daniel charon, tze chun dance company, valerie green, yoo and dancers. free. >>
7:30pm (+3/18): pam murphy's ecny-nominated one-woman show the c word humorously deals with her bout with breast cancer at 34. ucb, $10. >>
8pm: cellist julia kent (ex-rasputina, antony + the johnsons) performs at littlefield, $8 adv, $10 door >>
8pm: the gents take over galapagos for an evening of all-male cirquelesue, $20 >>
8pm (+ 3/5): composer annie gosfield's daughters of the industrial revolution combines machine samples and live instruments at the kitchen, $10 >>
8pm (+3/5 @ mercury lounge): brighton’s esben + the witch bring their dark indie rock to the bell house, $12 >>
9pm: cali girl rockers dum dum girls perform at bowery ballroom, $15 >>
10:30pm: it's your chance to rhyme at hip hop karaoke. mercury lounge, $5 with flyer, $8 w/o. >>
midnight: pam grier, prison, guns! 1971's the big doll house (nsfw). spectacle, $5. >>
coming up
3/13 10pm: new conan o'brien comedy showcase at union hall hosted by urlesque's eliot glazer features matt mccarthy, eugene mirman, dan st. germain, myq kaplan, joe mande, more. $10. >>
3/13, 20: score $5 dress circle seats at carnegie hall (reg $49) with code 'mar11284' (for 3/13) and 'ram11323' (for 3/20)
sales, deals, freebies
6-8pm: check out works by austrian and german artists klimt, schiele and others @ neue gallerie's first friday, free (reg $15) >>
The Fountain Art Fair exhibition of avant-garde artwork hits town today and features performances by Gordon Voidwell, Tecla, Generic, Ninjasonik and NSR. We have a pair of VIP passes to give away to a lucky skint reader, good for admission to all events at the fair through Sunday. For a chance to win, just drop us a line (subject: "Fountain") by 11:59pm tonight. The winner will picked at random and notified tomorrow.
Fountain Art Fair March 4-6 The Frying Pan (26th St + 12th Ave) $10/day, $15/weekend pass, $20 VIP Info
thru 3/6: it's armory arts week! different neighborhoods highlight their art scenes with receptions, open studios, tours, performances, parties, more. art fag city breaks down the other major art fairs here.
6-8pm: exhibition opening of store front ii, james and karla murray's second shot at documenting new york's mom and pop stores. clic gallery centre street, free. >>
7pm: writer/director kevin smith (clerks, chasing amy, dogma...) signs stuff at midtown comics grand central, free>>
7:30pm: director alex cox presents his cult classic straight to hell (1986) with deleted scenes, a new soundtrack and more blood! jim jarmush and cox q+a following the screeing. 92yt, $12. >>
7:30pm: fine female novelists jami attenberg and diana spechler head to pete's candy store to charm the audience with their literary selections. free. >>
8pm: a rare treat: the jazz at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalis featuring vocalist ute lemper perform the music of kurt weill. mention 'hot seats' at the box office (b'way + 60th st) to get $10 orchestra tickets 10am-8pm (limited qty). >>
8pm: discussion and book signing of jay kirk's kingdom under glass, which chronicles naturalist and taxidermist carl akeley's quest to preserve the world's great animals (and he created the african hall at amnh). observatory, $5. >>
8pm: the bushwick book club tackles the works of dorothy parker... in song. goodbye blue monday, free. >>
every month, amazon.com selects 100 new and classic albums and offers them for just $5 each. for march, choose from the beastie boys, beck, black swan soundtrack, counting crows, fang island, the flaming lips, lcd soundsystem, the lonely island, madonna, steve martin, mstrkrft, the new pornographers, nirvana, tom petty, radiohead, elliott smith, esperanza spalding, warpaint, weezer, kanye west, more!
thru 6/6: the films and videos of moma's 'looking at music 3.0' exhibit examine the influence of music in new york in the 80s and 90s (the birth of hip-hop, remixing, aids activism, the riot grrrl movement). $20 (free fridays 4-8pm). >>
6pm: pop art/punk rock explosion - opening art reception followed by performances from devin therriault, dirty fences, more. littlefield, free 6-9pm, $10 for bands. >>
6pm: fashion photographer yelena yemchuk (vogue, the new yorker, dazed and confused) launches her first book, gidropark, at clic gallery centre street, free >>
7pm: prune chef-owner gabrielle hamilton talks about her new book blood, bones + butter with peter meehan (momofuku). powerhouse arena, free (rsvp). >>
7pm: family ties star meredith baxter discusses her new book, untied: a memoir of family, fame, and floundering, with joy behar. b+n union square, free. >>
7pm: the new york botanical garden's dr. ina vandebroek traces the importance of medicinal plants from half way across the world to in our own backyard at tonight's scicafe. amnh, free. >>
7:30pm: fran lebowitz in-person q+a following screening of public speaking, martin scorsese's portrait of her. film forum, $13. >>
7:30pm: summer camp performs at mercury lounge, $10 >>
8pm: king's county cinema society returns to freddy's bar and backroom with experimental films plus john waters' infamous pink flamingos (1972). free. >>
11pm: catch singer/songwriter elana brody at spike hill, free >>
coming up
3/3 9am-7pm: score free food samples as part of america's next great restaurant promotion at grand central's vanderbilt hall, free >>
3/3-5 11am-8pm: brooklyn industries kicks off new dumbo store with a sample sale featuring merch $40 or less >>
3/3 9:45am (almost weekly): enjoy the new york philharmonic for a fraction of the price of regular performances during their open rehearsals at avery fisher hall, $18 >>
sales, deals, freebies
7-8pm: free open bar with deal site signpost at gramercy park's sidebar (rsvp) >>
enter to win free admission to a branding workshop at greenpoint coworking (reg $65) >>
save up to75% off three dots apparel at 6pm.com >>
This month, your host Kurt Braunohler will be joined by special guests: Todd Barry (Late Show, Louie, Bored To Death), Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords, Hot Tub), and musical guest Ted Leo.
Night of the Living is a monthly late night talk show featuring Adira Amram and the Experience, bits and sketches from New York City's finest comedians, interviews with famous people, and performances by our favorite musicians. We guarantee you an evening 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, March 4 11pm $10 Tickets
thru 3/6: the paul taylor dance company returns to ny with premieres and classic repetoire. ny city center, $10+. >>
thru 3/31: nate hill's 'best art show of 2011' with punch me panda, death bear, free bouncy rides and the chinatown garbage taxidermy bear. free. >>
6:30pm: in honor of world water day, 3/22, the film society of lincoln center's green screens program presents doc. water on the table, a look at the water crisis in the omo valley in ethiopia. q+a with filmmakers and reception to follow. fslc, $12. >>
7pm: meet the next chandler, cheever, or hemingway -- alcoholic author, that is -- at the drink.think reading series. jimmy's no. 43, free (rsvp). >>
7pm: the powerhouse arena celebrates the paperback release of sam lipsyte's the ask, a novel written entirely of questions. the paris review's lorin stein interviews. free (rsvp). >>
7pm: in case you missed him last week, author/comedian michael showalter reads from his new book, mr. funny pants. book court, free. >>
7:30pm: jessica 6 (nomi ruiz and andrew raposo of hercules and love affair) and french singer/electronica purveyor emilie simon bring their sweaty electro to mercury lounge, $10 >>
8pm (thru 3/6): the 8th annual cinekink naughty filmfest kicks off with a party and screenings at taj (48 w. 21 st. (bet. 5th + 6th aves), $10-15 tonight, $9 future evenings. >>
8pm: the 'adult education' series returns to union hall and investigates the remix; weird al could not be reached for comment. $5. >>
8pm: tonight at twice-monthly variety show 'the moon': ben lerman, jared logan, elna baker and brooke van poppelen. royal oak, free. >>
8pm: tonight's 'tell your friends' comedy show features liam mceneaney, myq kaplan, aidan bishop and musical guest the fools. lolita, $5. >>
9pm (thru 3/12): bowlive 2 kicks off ten nights of funk-infused jams with soul/groove trio soulive and special guests maceo parker, lettuce and nigel hall. brooklyn bowl, $15. >>
sales, deals, freebies
thru 5/31: eight museums (incl. icp, museum of arts and design, noguchi and rubin) offer two-for-one admission with the museum discovery pass, available from each museum’s website >>
it's national pancake day! (who knew?) ihop celebrates by giving you a free short stack of their buttermilk pancakes. in return, they ask you to consider supporting local children's hospitals. >>
seriouseats shares 10 of their favorite pancakes >>
