What's Happening in New York on December 27th, 2006

The Holiday Swing Ball

8pm — Wednesday December 27

WHERE:The Supper Club, 240 West 47th St, between Broadway and 8th Ave
COST:$30 in advance, $40 at door
SUMMARY:”NYC’s biggest and most festive swing dance event of the year, The Holiday Swing Ball at the Supper Club, is this Wednesday December 27! Discount Advance Tickets are still available. Even if you don’t know how to swing dance don’t worry — there’s a beginner’s dance lesson at the start of the night. Don’t miss this once a year gala event!”

8pm — EVERY WEDNESDAY

WHERE:The Roxy, 515 W.18th St, between 10th Ave and the West Side Highway
COST:$15
SUMMARY:”At ROXY Wednesday night is roller-skating & blading, offering New York City’s only complete indoor roller-skate & rollerblade ROLLER DISCO.”
8-9pm–Disco, 9-10pm–R&B, 10-11pm–Top 40, 11 -2am–House

8pm — Wednesday December 27

WHERE:BB Kings, 237 42nd St between 7th and 8th Ave
COST:$33 in advance, $35 day of show
SUMMARY:”Throughout their legendary 26-year history, The Psychedelic Furs earned a reputation as one of the most iconic forces to come out of the 80s post-punk, new wave era. The band charted big hits with “Love My Way,” “Pretty In Pink,” “Heaven,” and “The Ghost In You,” in all releasing seven studio albums on Columbia Records and spawning several compilations. The band continues to tour extensively and is planning to release its first new studio album in over a decade sometime next year.”

1pm, 4:30pm, 8pm (for Love and Death)
2:45pm, 6:15pm, 9:45pm (for Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex) — Wednesday December 27

WHERE:Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street, between 6th Ave and Varick (7th Ave)
COST:$10.50 (2 for 1 Double Feature)
SUMMARY:Love and Death: “As Napoleon invades Russia in 1812, it’s a tough time for a “militant coward,” Woody’s Boris Grushenko, especially when his beloved Diane Keaton’s obsessions are metaphysical discussions, assassinating the Emperor and sleeping with other men. With death cell dialogue derived solely from the titles of Russian classics and a deadly parody of The Seventh Seal.”

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex: “The sketches come fast and furious in this rare comedy based on a bestselling sex manual: medieval jester Woody struggles with Queen Lynn Redgrave’s chastity belt; Gene Wilder falls for a sheep; Louise Lasser lusts for public intercourse, played in Italian with titles; “What’s My Perversion?,” the latest TV panel game; sex doctor Woody tries to corral a giant escaped breast; and Woody as a sperm cell while a seduction nears its climax.”