tuesday
thru 3/15: three film fests / series:
► tues thru 3/14: the fantastic realism of georges franju: eyes without a face, head against the wall, judex, and more. l’alliance new york (ues), $8-16. >>
► weds thru sat: 24th fusion film festival: nyu’s student-run festival dedicated to celebrating women and non-binary artists in film, tv, and new media. tish theatre (greenwich village), free admission (rsvp required). >>
► thurs thru 3/15: 31st rendez-vous with french cinema: unifrance and film at lincoln center’s showcase of contemporary french cinema. walter reade theater and elinor bunin munroe film center (lincoln center), $16+. >>
tues thru sun: shoe-inn warehouse sale: find your sole mate at the 30th annual shoe-inn warehouse sale, where you can save up to 75% on brand name women’s shoes, boots, and sneakers. 261 fifth ave (bet. 28th + 29th sts). >>
tues thru sun: seventh annual new colossus festival: the lower east side turns into an indie music playground as 150+ artists from around the world take over 12 venues. various prices. >>
tues 7am-8pm: national pancake day at ihop: swing by participating ihop locations for a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. even batter, you can stack some goodwill by making an in-store donation to benefit local food banks. >>
tues 7pm: the new york groove live! ‘get into it’ edition: the new york groove, a local, independent, journalist-owned, member-supported newsletter, brings together a mix of newsmakers and comedians for a new show about how to be a better new yorker. tonight’s edition answers: how can you get more involved in shaping the future of the city, even if you feel like you don’t have any free time? featuring guests rachel holliday smith (managing editor, the city), professor lindsey cormack (author of how to raise a citizen), and alison leiby (the marvelous mrs. maisel). caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘nygskint15’ (reg. $24-25). >>
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Three Nights of Extraordinary Music at Carnegie Hall & Lincoln Center
Manhattan Concert Productions brings together acclaimed guest conductors, university ensembles, festival choruses, and rising artists for three powerful concerts at two of New York City’s most iconic stages.
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*Fees apply
wednesday
weds thru 12/1: orwell + truth: the legacy of author george orwell: with big brother all around us, a new outdoor exhibition at nyu showcases rare archival materials from university college london’s george orwell archive, tracing the evolution of george orwell from eric blair, colonial police officer in burma, to one of the 20th century’s most influential truth-tellers. spread across 13 windows, the exhibition includes wartime diaries, personal letters, research notes for the road to wigan pier, and the unpublished preface to animal farm. the opening reception (3/4 3-6pm) features remarks from orwell’s son, richard blair, who grew up on the remote scottish island where his father finished nineteen eighty-four while battling tuberculosis. free admission. >>
weds 5:30pm: born in flames: the business of arson and the remaking of the american city: temple university history professor bench ansfield discusses their book on the wave of arson-for-profit that swept the bronx and cities across the u.s. in the 1970s. nyu’s institute for public knowledge (noho/east village), free admission (rsvp). >>
weds 7pm: doctors without boundaries: real-life er doctor aaron bola hosts a comedy show where standups with a tendency towards t.m.i. tell stories about their weirdest diagnoses, and the docs give a detailed breakdown of the history of each condition and what people diagnosed with it should know. audience members can even ask their own embarrassing medical questions via a ‘no co-pay’ question box. featuring max higgins, meka mo, alex kim, and freddie shanel. caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘resident’ (reg. $24-25). >>
weds 7pm (rescheduled from 3/25): club internet presents my online awakening: the internet that made me: go deeper into the rabbit hole of our collective memory of the world wide web as internet culture experts discuss the online spaces that informed their childhoods, adolescence, and adulthood, and their lasting impacts in culture. littlefield (gowanus), $15. >>
weds 7:30pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their growing-up joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by grant bowen and featuring stories by bailey swilley, drew prochaska, shawn musgrave, maria baugh, and justin d’ambrosio. under st. marks (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up sammy anzer, andrew tavin, dan fitzpatrick, and noa barsky. free admission. >>
weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features liam nelson, nick smith, amber singletary, bini yamin, emma dalenberg, and arjun banerjee. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>
weds 8:30pm: oops! all oscar monologues: over a dozen comedians seize the mic and deliver the opening monologues that they would give if they were hosting the oscars this year. hosted by chandler dean. ucb (east village), save $5 with promo code ‘oops35’ >>
thursday
thurs thru 4/18: robert mapplethorpe: organized in collaboration with the robert mapplethorpe foundation, gladstone gallery presents an exhibition of 16 large-scale, limited-edition photographs by american photographer robert mapplethorpe (1946–1989). opening reception 3/5 6-8pm. gladstone gallery (chelsea), free admission. >>
sponsored: thurs thru sat: grey arias – three nights only!: time out london’s top 10 cabaret star le gateau chocolat joins nyc’s notorious feminist provocateur adrienne truscott in grey arias – a virtuosic riot of music, comedy, drag, and debate coming to the flea (tribeca) for three nights only. this award-winning duo brings rhetorical traps, musical interludes, and outsized personalities onstage as they unravel identity as lived, perceived, and projected. when their comical banter turns personal, they toss petty politeness aside and grey areas give way to a hilarious crescendo of operatic proportions. use code ‘skint20’ for 20% off tickets! >>
thurs thru sat: the whole bead show: bead there or be square. this semi-annual bazaar brings together 15 vendors selling handmade beads, gemstones, vintage finds, and other sparkly little things for crafting and jewelry-making. martinique hotel (midtown). $10 cash admission. >>
thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: explore dumbo’s waterfront arts scene at the first thursday gallery walk, where 11 galleries will stay open late for a night of opening receptions, special events, and artist talks. an optional hour-long ‘insiders’ tour at 6pm (rsvp required) will feature talks from artists and curators at select exhibitions. free admission. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): the rally reading series: the rally reading series (‘the heart of a march in the body of a reading series’) returns for an evening dedicated to reproductive and economic justice with readings and action raising money for the brigid alliance and the economic hardship reporting project. tonight’s event features readings and discussion with kirstin valdez quade (the five wounds), paula bomer (the stalker), and alissa quart (bootstrapped: liberating ourselves from the american dream). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: book launch: us v. them: the age of indie music and a decade in new york (2004–2014): ronen givony, founder of wordless music, shares stories from his insider chronicle of brooklyn’s bloomberg-era music scene. nabil ayers, president of the beggars group of record labels, host of identified, and author of my life in the sunshine: searching for my father and discovering my family, joins givony for a discussion on this small but seismic scene. audience q+a, signing, wine reception, and a solo performance by dan friel (of parts + labor) will follow. greenlight bookstore (fort greene), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: the story collider podcast science storytelling show: ‘sacrifice’ edition: the story collider presents true, personal stories about science from scientists, comedians, journalists, and more. hosted by tracey segarra and gastor almonte. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>
thurs 7:30pm: storytime with kurt braunohler and friends: join comedian and actor kurt braunohler (bananas podcast, bob’s burgers) for ‘a storytelling show with a comedy problem’ featuring guests wyatt cenac, chloe radcliffe, brittany carney, dave ross, jenny zigrino, and lauren cook. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
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