11pm — Wednesday January 31
- WHERE:Mo Pitkins, 39 Ave A between 2nd and 3rd St
- COST:$15
- SUMMARY:”Jonathan Ames will screen his thirty minute 2004 TV pilot “What’s Not to Love?” Following the screening there will be various hi-jinks — audience members will be interviewed about their lives, and there may be wrestling matches and arm-wrestling matches.”
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10pm — Wednesday January 31
- WHERE:Marquee, 289 10th Ave at 27th St
- COST:FREE with RSVP to alejandro@gbh.tv
- SUMMARY:”A special after-party for Dave, who will be hosting the night. We would love for you to join us - so that we can collectively thank him for his contribution to rock music (from Jane’s Addiction to Rockstar Supernova - the world would not be the same without him).”
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8pm — Wednesday January 31
- WHERE:Stain, 766 Grand St at Humboldt St, Brooklyn
- COST:FREE
- SUMMARY:”A costume party featuring cold weather (Iceland), warm wine (glogg), Bjork music and maybe even Bjork”
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8pm — Wednesday January 31
- WHERE:The Tank at Collective: Unconscious, 279 Church St, between Franklin and White
- COST:TBA
- SUMMARY:”In “Rash,” Scottish born Jenni Wolfson shares her experiences working in post-genocide Rwanda in the 1990s. This 60-minute solo show gives an on-the-ground perspective of a UN humanitarian aid worker’s life. Humourous and heart-rending, “Rash” chronicles Jenni’s experiences living and loving under fire, pressures from family to just come home, and dealing with human rights abuses on a daily basis.”
Related:
Review of Rash
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8pm — Wednesday January 31
This event happens 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
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8pm — Wednesday January 31
- WHERE:Comix, 353 West 14th St at 9th Ave
- COST:$15
- SUMMARY:”Hot Tub is a super hilarious variety show in New York City, awarded “Best New Variety Show in 2005″ by TimeOut NY. Developed at the People’s Improv Theater by Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, the show features comedy, music, and general weirdness. It’s fun. You’ll like it.”
- THIS WEEK: Michael Showalter, Jon Glaser and John Oliver
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7:30pm — Wednesday January 31
- WHERE:Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St between East 4th and Astor Place
- COST:$17 in advance, $20 at door
- SUMMARY:”The Sxip’s Hour of Charm formula is simple. Every performer in Sxip’s show is absolutely entertaining and amazing. Featuring: The incredible AMANDA PALMER of The Dresden Dolls, The Accordion Rock Opera power-house CORN MO, The vocal/human beat box pyro-technics of REGGIE WATTS, The honest, heart stirring nasty and funny comedy of GREG WALLOCH, He’s big, he’s blue, he’s funny, he’s SCOTTY THE BLUE BUNNY, The jaw dropping dance club of fun of PROJECT JENNY PROJECT JAN, The indescribable RED BASTARD (it’s just plain wrong) and The banjo acrobatics of CURTIS ELLER“
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11pm — Tuesday January 30 (also January 31)
- WHERE:Mo Pitkins, 39 Ave A between 2nd and 3rd St
- COST:$15
- SUMMARY:”Jonathan Ames will screen his thirty minute 2004 TV pilot “What’s Not to Love?” Following the screening there will be various hi-jinks — audience members will be interviewed about their lives, and there may be wrestling matches and arm-wrestling matches.”
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The Triviacrats
10pm — Tuesday January 30
This event happens EVERY TUESDAY
- WHERE:Capone’s Bar, N 9th St between Driggs and Roebling
- COST:FREE
- SUMMARY:”Hey, you’re smart aren’t you? Of course you are! You live in Williamsburg and studied post-modern philosophy at Bard, you could reference any number of literary greats and rattle off useless music history and culture even after your 17th Makers’ Mark and Pabst. Really hot-shot? PROVE IT at Capones Trivia Night.
Join the Tour Guides of Levy’s Unique New York, The leading family of Hipster New York Tour Guides/Journalists for a rousing round of booze-fueled trivia duels, with categories like:
1. Hey! I’ve Been There! (All Things Brooklyn)
2. Hey! I Drank That! (Beer, Booze and Bars)
3. Political Douchebags (Assholes in American Government)
4. You’re Such a Nerd (Sci-Fi and Fantasy stuff)
5. Pop Goes The Culture (Figure it out, Oppenheimer!)
Prizes and drink tickets to the brainiest!
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10pm — Tuesday January 30
- WHERE:Rififi, 332 11th St. between 1st and 2nd Ave
- COST:$5
- SUMMARY:”Hosted by Brett Gelman and Jon Daly. With special guests: Demetri Martin, Andrea Rosen, Craig Baldo, Bobby Tisdale and MC Chris”
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7pm — Tuesday January 30
- WHERE:Mo Pitkins, 34 Ave A between 2nd and 3rd St
- COST:$15
- SUMMARY:” Choreographer Jenny Rocha brings a time-warped fusion of dance, percussion, & Vaudevillian/burlesque acts to the stage. “The Painted Ladies” will stir your imagination & feed your senses with its through line of empowering sexuality & comedy. You can anticipate lively foot stomping, wild costume designs, body instruments, & more!”
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7pm — Tuesday January 30
- WHERE:Pioneer Theatre, 155 E. 3rd St, between Ave A and Ave B
- COST:$10
- SUMMARY:”We’ll be showing the three troll movies, the sleep away infomercial, the moby video, and some never before seen Really Cool Neighborhood scenes, as well as Ennis’s Doo Doo mockumentary, an episode of Electra Elf, and whatever else we can cram into an hour and a half. Obviously, it is an evening jam-packed with entertainment.” Followed by free pizza and beer.
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7:30pm and 10pm — Tuesday January 30
- WHERE:MonkeyTown, 58 N. 3rd St between Wythe and Kent
- COST:FREE with $10 minimum
- SUMMARY:”We show two films at once that have some relation to each other; whether by subject, title, actors, or total whimsy. Each film is shown on two screens each. And we switch the soundtrack between each seating. So. If you’d like to watch a specific film come to the screening with that Audio playing and the other film will play in your periphery as it enters your very deep subconscious.”
- THIS WEEK: Love Circles vs. Slacker: Cable-TV erotic classic and Linklater’s debut handoff their narratives simultaneously
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7pm-10pm — Tuesday January 30
This event happens EVERY TUESDAY
- WHERE:3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave between Stagg and Meadow, East Williamsburg
- COST:$15
- SUMMARY:”Our moderated figure drawing sessions, featuring a live model in various timed poses, offer a twist on the usual pencil-paper-draw-routine. How? Because we like to shake things up each 3-hour session includes all the cans of PBR you can possibly pour down your throat! The end of each session will feature a big-ass drawing slam, so be prepared to bring it!!!”
“Must be 21 or over to drink and must intend to draw during the session.”
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10pm — Monday January 29
This event happens 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:Spider Baby
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10pm — Monday January 29
- WHERE:Ars Nova, 511 West 54th St, between 10th and 11th Ave
- COST:$10
- SUMMARY:”FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME infuses new blood into the mix and continues to provide non-stop action throughout this whirlwind of music, comedy and freestyle rap. FLS uses audience suggestions to spontaneously combust into musical creations inspired by jazz, improvisational comedy and hip-hop.”
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7pm sign up; 7:30 show — Monday January 29
This event happens EVERY last MONDAY
- WHERE:The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker St between Thompson and LaGuardia
- COST:$6
- SUMMARY: “The Moth believes that everyone has a story. The Moth created StorySLAM to give those stories a forum. Following the wild success of our Mainstage series, The Moth sought to accommodate all the people who asked, “When can I tell my story?” and to encourage those people who doubted they had a story worth telling. The Moth StorySLAM provides a stage and a microphone, a theme to inspire and shape the evening, a lively and supportive audience, and a host to guide the festivities. Stories are limited to five minutes, and ten stories are heard. The stories are scored by three teams of audience-member judges, and a winner is announced at every SLAM.”
- THIS WEEK: Prepare a five-minute story about REVENGE. Share (and hear) stories about proportional justice, payback, comeuppance and laughing last…
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7pm — Monday January 29
- WHERE:The Peoples Improv Theatre, 154 W. 29th Street, between 6th and 7th
- COST:$8
- SUMMARY:”Cool kids agree, being cool is all about being able to enjoy a good ole’ educational from the middle of the 20th century.
Please, join us as we perform a live commentary on educational filmstrips from the depressing 30’s, all the way through those craaaaaazy 60’s. We’ll learn about everything from the kitchen of the future to identifying homosexuals. “
Related:
Review of the Cool Kids Club
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6:30pm — Monday January 29
- WHERE:The Explorers Club, 46 East 70th St between Park and Madison
- COST:$20
- SUMMARY:”Explorer, survival expert, author and television host Josh Bernstein MR’04 has spent the past 3 years traveling over 500,000 miles through over 30 countries to film the hit series Digging for the Truth on The History Channel. From the Amazon to the Arctic, and sheiks and shamans, no location has been too dangerous, no terrain too tough as he’s explored the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries. Come and listen to some of Josh’s insights and stories from behind-the-scenes as he travels back through the challenges of filming the show and discusses his newly-released book about the experience.”
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8pm — Sunday January 28
- WHERE:Ars Nova, 511 West 54th St, between 10th and 11th Ave
- COST:$10
- SUMMARY:”In this humorous, multimedia enactment of his own FUNERAL, former Polyphonic Spree French Hornist Louis Schwadron transforms himself into a parade of mourners and eulogizers in an imaginative exploration of the human obsession with death.”
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