WHERE:Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St between East 4th and Astor Place
COST:$15
SUMMARY:”DONT QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB is Broadway’s First Improv/Sketch Comedy Benefit… Steve Rosen (Monty Python’s Spamalot), Sarah Saltzberg (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and David Rossmer (Fiddler on the Roof), in conjunction with Joe’s Pub, present a new monthly comedy benefit featuring Broadway’s brightest stars performing without a net.”
SUMMARY:”Mo Pitkin’s hosts the debut of our newest show The “Corporate America” Comedy Series- our best show yet! A montage of climbing the corporate ladder & smacking your head on that pesky glass ceiling, it’ll definitely make your job seem that much less sucky!”
SUMMARY:”The House of Yes is a dark comedy that opens during a hurricane in McLean, Virginia, some 20 years after the Kennedy assassination. Marty is home for Thanksgiving, introducing his new fiancée to the family. Marty’s visit is greatly anticipated by his sister Jackie-O, who was recently released from a mental institution. On this dark night, desires and secrets unfold…”
WHERE:Makor, Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th St, between CPW and Columbus Ave
COST:TBA
SUMMARY:From MUG: “Some retro fun: The Puppini Sisters are neither sisters nor Puppinis, but former classmates from Trinity College of Music in London who decided one day to kick up some Andrews Sisters dust. Yes, there are expected cuts on their new album (out in the U.K. but not due here until March) such as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” but also these: a close-harmony version of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” The Smiths’ “Panic,” Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” and Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights.” “Thanks to Manhattan User’s Guide for the heads up.
WHERE:MonkeyTown, 58 N. 3rd St between Wythe and Kent
COST:FREE with $10 minimum. Reservations recommended
SUMMARY:”Film without the photography. Spanning over 80 years of avant-garde production, HANDMADE is a celebration of alternative moviemaking practices, focusing on beautiful and disturbing cameraless films. The images seen onscreen result from filmmakers painting, drawing, and scratching directly onto celluloid, one frame at a time.”
WHERE:Orchid Lounge, 500 East 11th St, between Ave A and B
COST:FREE with 2 drink minimum
SUMMARY:”Nerdnite is a forum where nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts. It’s like the Discovery Channel with beer”
THIS WEEK:
“Presentation #1: Human Parasites (No, Not your Mooching Roommate) by Dr. John Dodson. Human parasites seem icky. They cause diseases. They can’t be seen with the naked eye. But John thinks they’re neat.”
“Presentation #2: Running On About Runoff: Stormwater Designs for New York’s Very Urban Landscape by Evelyn O’Donohue. Some New Yorkers don’t know where their rain comes from and most don’t really care where it goes. But they should!”
SUMMARY:Preview screening with Guillermo del Toro in person. “A sensation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish phantasmagorical drama, set against the backdrop of a fascist regime in rural Spain, is about a young girl who creates an elaborate imaginary world in order to escape an opressive family and society.”
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