saturday
10am-4pm (+ 2/27-28): preview the fine photographs and photobooks up for the bidding at swann auction galleries, free >>
10am-6pm (mon-sat thru 6/24): selections of mary shelley’s frankenstein manuscript and other artifacts are on display (for the first time ever in the u.s.!) at nypl's stephen a. schwarzman building, free >>
11am-6pm (ends today): exhibition weegee: naked city features 140+ of the photographer's prints. steven kasher gallery (521 west 23rd st, bet 10th + 11th aves), free. >>
12:30, 2:30pm: dennis luxion/michael raynor quartet and legacy play free jazz at lincoln center concerts at dizzy'a club coca-cola. >>
1:30pm: 20+ sword swallowers gather at ripley's believe it or not! in times square for the sixth annual world sword swallower's day, free >>
2pm: 14 competitors throw their wings into the ring for the third annual best wings in brooklyn competition at greenpoint's red star. admission and samples are totally free! >>
3, 6pm: catch the last two screenings of momi’s selection of works by surrealist czech animator jan svankmajer, $12 (includes museum admission) >>
7-10pm: group art show 'phobias' at gristle tattoo features works by kat gun, mike wohlberg, paul romano, more. free beer, wine and snacks. 178 n. 8th st., williamsburg, free. >>
7pm-midnight: monthly jazz-age party wit's end celebrates its third anniversary with a gin tasting and live hot jazz and gutbucket blues from the hot sardines. vintage attire req’d, free dance lessons @ 8:30pm. flute midtown, $12. >>
7:30pm (ends today): all tickets for rufus wainwright's prima donna (including orchestra) presented by the new york city opera at bam are now $25 >>
7:30pm (+ 3/1-3/28): the ecstatic music festival premieres collaborations between pop and classical composers dan deacon, richard reed parry (arcade fire), nick zammuto (the books), noveller, glasser, calder quartet, ymusic ensemble, rhys chatham, oneida, more. merkin concert hall, $25. >>
8pm: roll out the red carpet for comedians, op-ed writers, and working actors as they perform 'you like me: an evening of classic acceptance speeches', created by rachel shukert + michael schulman and featuring julie klausner (how was your week), michael musto (village voice), david rakoff (this american life), others. ars nova, $15. >>
8pm: greg barris's 'heart of darkness' comedy night at union hall features michael showalter, kate berlant and dr. clayton curtis. plus: ticketholders get free entry to aftershow with new beard. union hall, $8 adv, $10 dos. >>
8pm: alex battles + the whisky rebellion perform the songs of the man in black at the johnny cash 80th birthday bash. littlefield, $15 adv, $20 dos. >>
8pm (+ 3/1-3): new music composer missy mazzoli premieres her multi-media concert piece songs from the uproar, inspired by the life and writings of early-20th-century explorer isabelle eberhardt. sold out, but waitlist opens @ 7pm at the venue. the kitchen, $15. >>
10:30pm: brooklyn nouveau italo-disco duo avan lava play a record release show with chrome canyon at mercury lounge, $10 >>
11pm: black and white (and silver) are the colors you'll wear at !badass! burlesque's black + white party, featuring tributes to bettie page and marilyn monroe. theatre 80 (80 st. marks pl.), $15-20. >>
midnight: ifc continues its late-night series dedicated to filmmaker john carpenter with big trouble in little china. $13. >>
midnight: bit of the old ultra-violence! stanley kubrick's a clockwork orange (1971) screens @ nitehawk, $11 >>
sunday
our skint party picks for where to watch the 84th annual academy awards:
92ytribeca
the bell house
brooklyn winery
coney island freak bar
joe's pub
nitehawk
tammany hall
10:30am-5:30pm (thru 6/11): 170+ photographs of contemporary artist cindy sherman are exhibited at moma, free 4-8pm fridays (reg $25) >>
1pm: have a light brunch whilst listening to composer anthony davis and singers discuss/perform dramatizing history in opera. opera america, 330 7th ave (16th floor), $20. >>
6pm: filmmaker and ecologist sharon shattuck talks parasites and screens her doc. parasites: a user’s guide at the cornelia street cafe. $10 admission includes a drink. >>
7:15pm: jean-pierre gorin’s 1980 doc. poto and cabengo examines identical twins who spoke in their own language until the age of eight. fslc, $13. >>
8pm: air waves, glass anchors, karen + the sorrows, and my gay banjo play public assembly, $10 >>
9pm: hannibal buress hosts comedy at the knitting factory featuring wyatt cenac (the daily show), charlotte macdonald, baratunde thurston (the onion, how to be black), and kyle bostic. free. >>
9:30pm: sigur rós’ live concert film inni (2009) screens at spectacle, $5 >>
9:30pm (every last sun): improvisers create scenes based on an audience-written poem at :kiss*punch*poem:. magnet theater, $5. >>
+ all weekend
the gap opens its first outlet store in the city at 400 fulton street, brooklyn >>
7am-7pm (thru 2/27): thank your agent, spouse, and higher power of choice while you have your photo taken with an actual oscar statuette at the 'meet the oscars' exhibition. grand central's vanderbilt hall, free. >>
12pm: atreyu! rockbiter! falcor! the neverending story screens at nitehawk, $11 >>
7pm: 'oddball' characters try to find love in comedic vignettes at wendy herlich's an evening of awkward romance. the tank, $15. >>
7:30pm (ends sun): brooklyn’s truffle theatre company performs shakespeare’s a midsummer night’s dream in the mezzanine of 61 local (cobble hill), $15 >>
7:30pm: new-music ensemble ne(x)tworks presents its ‘music without dance’ festival with concerts and discussion about works originally created for movement. greenwich house music school, $15. >>
ends sun: dig through 1,000's of books ($1-2), cds, dvds, and records at the park slope united methodist church's annual book sale >>
ends sun: browse rare first editions from every genre under the sun at the 33rd annual greenwich village antiquarian book fair. ps3, $5-7. >>
ends sun: ballet arizona makes its joyce debut with an evening length work of ballets set to the music of mozart, schubert, britten, and stravinsky. $10+. >>
ends sun: last chance to skate at the pond at bryant park. free admission, $14 skate rental, free lockers. (bring your own lock, 'cause they're $9 to purchase) >>
ends sun: covetable freemans sporting club is having a sample sale with 'lot of great deals … on a lot, a lot of stuff' at 327 bleecker @ christopher >>
ends sun: $50 women's denim and $20 shorts at the court jeans sale. 178 mulberry, bet. broome + kenmare. >>
ends sun: save up to an additional 40% on mens and womens apparel and accessories at the brooklyn industries warehouse sale (chelsea) >>
thru 2/29: the 20th annual city bakery hot chocolate festival features a different flavor every day this month. this week: chili pepper, earl grey, ode to the polar bear, what would faulkner drink?, beer, chinese cinnamon, banana peel. >>
thru 3/1: follow djs mark ronson, skrillex, the crystal method, dj premier, and pretty lights as they re-imagine traditional music from symphonies to jazz in doc. re:generation music project. indiescreen, $10-12. >>
thru 3/4: the 6th 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. $8-16. >>
thru 3/4 (extended): barneys warehouse sale: save up to 75% off clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children as well as gifts for the home. 255 w. 17th st, bet. 7th + 8th aves. >>
thru 3/18 (every fri-sun): choreographers peggy baker, doug elkins, monica bill barnes, and susan marshall present works at the 18th annual harkness dance festival at 92y, $15 >>
subscribe to the skint daily email
follow the skint on facebook and twitter
