What's Happening in New York on December 3rd, 2006

Fahrenheit

10pm — EVERY SUNDAY

WHERE:Black and White, 86 E 10th St, between 3rd and 4th Ave
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”Therapy is a rich man’s game, but open mics are the poor man’s answer. The Antagonist Movement is lifting the tarp off of the best little egofest in the East Village. Sign up at 9 to read, sing, joke, dance, strip, or do whatever tickles your tonsils for five minutes with a microphone and a ravenous audience. Must wear appropriate attire, and no need to check emotional baggage at the door.”
THIS WEEK:TBA

Related:
Review: Fahrenheit for the last show hosted by UNCOOLKID MC Buttafuoco.

9pm — Thursday and Friday
8pm — Saturday and Sunday

Starts November 30 - Closes December 3

WHERE:Merce Cunningham Dance Studio, 55 Bethune St, 11th Floor at Washington St
COST:$15, reservations recommended at (212) 560-4825
SUMMARY:”This is a dance performance. It is also Esse Aficionado’s Fifth Anniversary Season. EA is presenting repertoire hand-picked by its founding directors, as well as a premiere of Swan Song for Everyone by Gina Graham.”

7pm — EVERY first SUNDAY

WHERE:Pioneer Theatre, 155 E. 3rd St, between Ave A and Ave B
COST:$10
SUMMARY:” The revolution has already begun. The obstacles to making a movie are quickly being removed. The First Sundays Film Festival is at the heart of this revolution offering a home base for creators of short comedy films. Drawing from Chicago City Limits’ 20+ years in comedic storytelling, it is First Sundays’ mission to empower filmakers by offering a venue for their passion, to use technology to the best of their ability, to get to the heart of the story, to make it funny, and get it on screen.”

6pm — Sunday December 3

WHERE:Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. at Bleeker St
COST:$10
SUMMARY: “I FORGOT TO LEARN TO FORGET: How do you learn a habit and how can you unlearn it? Why do you not forget how to ride a bike, but it’s hard, ain’t it hard, to unlearn smoking?. . .Neuroscientist Dave Sulzer will explain how the brain integrates wild stabs at success with feedback from the environment, how that underlies habit learning, and why a decision contrary to habit requires so much effort. ”

2pm — Sunday December 3

WHERE:Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St
COST:FREE with museum admission ($9 suggested)
SUMMARY:”Join co-curators Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins for a tour of Willing to be Lucky: Ambitious New Yorkers in the Pages of LOOK Magazine, featuring the work of Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick got his start as a LOOK photographer, and his feature film, Killer’s Kiss, which he produced, wrote, directed, edited, and shot in New York, will be shown at the conclusion of the tour.”