around town today
happy fat tuesday! check out several mardi gras party options from murphguide >>
11am-6pm (thru 2/25): exhibition weegee: naked city features 140+ of the photographer's prints. steven kasher gallery (521 west 23rd st, bet 10th + 11th aves), free. >>
4, 7:30pm (+ 2/28): french fashion designer agnès b. shares films that have inspired her life and career. tonight: jean-luc godard's vivre sa vie (1962) and pierrot le fou (1965). fiaf, $10. >>
4, 8:15pm (+ 2/21, 23-24): attend a live taping of kurt braunohler's ifc 'anti-game show' bunk at manhattan center studios, free (rsvp) >>
6pm: 'how to capture the culture zeitgeist: what phil collins and zombies have in common': radio producer and writer starlee kine (this american life) talks about her process for converting her personal obsessions into universal themes. sva, free (rsvp). >>
6:30pm: bpl's 'books into film' screening and discussion series looks at movies based on literature: tonight: trainspotting (1996). free. >>
6:50pm: bamcinématek continues its 'america's film legacy' series with a screening of 1957 special effects gem the incredible shrinking man, with an introduction by author daniel eagan. bam, $12. >>
7pm: the anti-foodie foodies: has food worship jumped the shark? brooklyn-based food journalist/author tracie mcmillan assembles a panel to discuss at this launch party for her book the american way of eating: undercover at walmart, applebee’s, farm fields and the dinner table. housing works, free. >>
7pm: new music organization bang on a can performs selections from its new album at apple soho, free >>
7pm: filmmaker d.a. pennebaker screens and discusses his 1965 observational film elizabeth and mary, a look at the lives of two twin girls with different levels of disability. light industry, $7. >>
7pm: lpr hosts the third annual two boots mardi gras benefit ball, featuring music from raya brass band, los po-boy-citos, dj trio 'us girls', comedian murray hill, more. all proceeds benefit the l.e.s. girls club. $20 adv, $25 dos. >>
7:30pm (+ 2/23, 25): all tickets for rufus wainwright's prima donna (including orchestra) presented by the new york city opera at bam are now $25 >>
8pm: the depthography group presents a 3-d projection show of stereoscopic images of world war i with live theremin accompaniment. gershwin hotel, $10. >>
8pm: this week's 'tell your friends!' comedy show features todd barry, the colbert report and the daily show writer eric drysdale, jackie kashian, and host liam mceneaney. lolita, $5. >>
8pm: comedian max silvestri guest hosts this month's 'mr. coconuts' comedy show, with mike lawrence, brent sullivan, and frank lesser. union hall, $5. >>
8pm: the bell house's mardi gras party features music from the hungry march band, the underground horns, and dj peter gunn. $8. >>
8:30pm: vivian girls founding member frankie rose launches her new solo album with support from spooky guitar rockers dive and night manager. knitting factory, $10. >>
8:30pm: indie pop bands cookies, st. lucia, and shadows on stars play pianos, free >>
9pm: the pink room celebrates the one year anniversary of david lynch burlesque at parkside lounge, $15 adv, $20 door >>
10pm: dress up as your animal spirit for 'ours is the fury,' an free art society evening of live painting and performances followed by an open poetry mic. bowery poetry club, $10. >>
10pm: director wim wenders in person for screening of pina, his 3d tribute to the work of legendary modern choreographer pina bausch. ifc, $17.50. >>
thru 2/26: 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) >>
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 3/4: 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. >>
coming up
2/22 7:30pm: cognitive neuroscientist david carmel discusses how our brains construct our perception of the world at this month's secret science club. bell house, free. >>
2/22 12pm-midnight: big nick's burger joint celebrates its 50th anniversary by rolling back to 1962 prices... that means 60 cent burgers and 30-cent fries, people! 2175 broadway @ 77th street. >>
2/23 7pm: poets + writers magazine launches their annual writers retreats issue with a screening of classic writers-retreat-gone-bad flick the shining. galapagos, free. >>
2/23 7:30-10pm: trade in your tired cooking supplies for new (to you) kitchen wares and enter to win prizes at brooklyn based's trade up! kitchen swap. brooklyn brewery, $5 (free for new subscribers to brooklyn based). >>
2/24: the gap opens its first outlet store in the city at 400 fulton street, brooklyn >>
2/24 5:30-7pm: explore your future as a cheesemonger, beer brewer, or urban farmer at the first good food jobs fair. the food and finance high school (525 w. 50th st., bet. 10th + 11th aves), $15. >>
2/24-25 8pm: alex battles + the whisky rebellion perform the songs of the man in black at the johnny cash 80th birthday bash. bell house + littlefield, $15 adv, $20 dos.
sales, deals, freebies
see the national festival chorus at carnegie hall 2/27 for just $5 (reg up to $90) with promotional code 'feb13500' >>
get a two-day vip festival pass to the nyc vegetarian food festival at the metropolitan pavilion 3/3-4 for $15 ($30 value) >>
$50 to spend on gluten-free products at glutenfreely online for $25 >>
$50 to spend on business cards, invitations, photo books, more at vistaprint for $10 >>
thru 2/26: 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. >>
group deals
$20 to spend at vive la crêpe (4 locations) for $10 >>
14 bagels and one pound of cream cheese or tofu spread at the bagel store in williamsburg for $10 ($21 value) >>
two-course french meal for two at yo in yo out in the upper west side or $35 >>
get an acupuncture session and consultation at spring thyme day spa in the financial district for $25 ($120 value) >>
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