What's Happening in New York on December 18th, 2006

Metropol

10pm — EVERY MONDAY

• WHERE: Rififi, 332 11th St. between 1st and 2nd Ave
• COST: FREE: 1 Drink Minimum
• SUMMARY: Every Monday a different horror movie is shown in the back while metal and rock are being played in the front, with $3 PBRs all night long.
• THIS WEEK: TBA

The Big Quiz Thing

8pm — EVERY other MONDAY

• WHERE:The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard at Stanton
• COST:$5
• SUMMARY:”NYC’s premier live-trivia event. Friends gather to try their luck at wickedly smart questions on any and all topics, written by your quizmaster, Noah Tarnow.” $200 prize to the winning team (teams must be at least 4 people). Five rounds, 2 general trivia, 1 lightning round, 1 special round.’

Cock Lorge and Shayna Ferm

7pm — Monday December 18

• WHERE:Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston at Ave A
• COST:$12
• SUMMARY:”Dubbed “a pornographic Neil Young with heart and hilarity,” downtown sensation Cock Lorge Cock Lorge opens for MC Lars at Mercury Lounge with special guests Shayna Ferm and Shockwave. Shayna Ferm and Shockwave.

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New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue

8pm — Every third Monday

• WHERE:Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, between 1st Ave and Ave A
• COST:$15
• SUMMARY:”A barrage of clown theatre. Every night is a new show packed with fantastic clown acts performed by NY’s top clowns and exciting newcomers.”

The Global History of Exploration

6:30pm — Monday December 18

• WHERE:The Explorers Club, 46 East 70th St between Park and Madison
• COST:$20
• SUMMARY:”Presenting the subject of exploration for the first time on a truly global scale, Fernández-Armesto will describe the pathfinders who, over the last five millennia, laid down the routes of contact that have drawn together the farthest reaches of the world.”