1/8 8pm: how to trespass: an illustrated lecture on the logistics and ethics of trespassing with urban explorer n.d. austin. observatory, $10. >>
1/8-2/26: the stranger than fiction documentary film series kicks off with john turturro and roman paska. fslc, $16. >>
1/10-26: urinetown: the musical. the secret theatre, $9 here (reg $18) >>
1/11 6pm: launch party for punk: the best of punk magazine. powerhouse arena, $15 admission can be applied toward the purchase of the book. >>
1/11-15: the annual association of performing arts presenters (apap) conference means tons of free and cheap performances throughout the city. some picks:
american realness @ abrons arts center >>
dance gotham @ skirball center >>
dance new amsterdam >>
ps 122's coil festival >>
reverb dance @ baruch performing arts center >>
under the radar @ the public >>
1/12-13: nyc podfest at the pit. $8/show, $45/pass. >>
1/13 1pm: the fifth annual cassoulet cookoff at jimmy's no. 43, $30 >>
1/13 3-6pm: the 12th annual no pants subway ride. free. >>
1/16 7pm: release party for allen ginsberg’s 'first blues' featuring lou reed, anne waldman, ambrose bye, ca conrad, steven taylor, more. housing works, free. >>
1/16 7:30pm (+ 1/17 @ 10:30pm): ms mr at mercury lounge, $12-15 >>
1/18 9pm: mission of burma at bowery ballroom, $20-22 >>
1/18 11pm: air sex world championships at b.b. king blues, $12 adv, $15 dos >>
1/18-20: the 10th annual new york times travel show. jacob k. javits center, $17 ($12 before 1/18). >>
1/18-24: 16th annual j.p. morgan squash tournament of champions at grand central terminal's vanderbilt hall, $5+ >>
1/19 7:30pm: 'dramatic' reading of pretty in pink: the novel. union hall, $5. >>
1/20 10pm: the oh! you pretty things 2nd annual david bowie + elvis presley birthday bash. lpr, $15-20. >>
1/22 7:30pm doors: widowspeak record release show at mercury lounge, $10 >>
1/23 8pm: the annual beatles complete on ukulele. brooklyn bowl, $10. >>
1/23 8:30pm: the best of gilda radner at videology, $8 >>
1/23 9pm: my brightest diamond at bowery ballroom, $18-20 >>
1/25 10pm doors: one more time: a daft punk tribute and tron theme party at webster hall, $15 >>
1/27 2pm: the meatball takedown at the bell house, $15 >>
1/28 7pm (+ 1/29 @ strand books): release of bassist peter hook's unknown pleasures: inside joy division at powerhouse arena, free >>
1/31-2/3: the 21st annual outsider art fair. center 548, $20. >>
barnes + noble appearances, free:
jeff bridges (1/8) >>
yo la tengo and dana spiotta (1/14) >>
patti lupone (1/16) >>
valerie harper (1/17) >>
al gore (1/30) >>
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