What's Happening in New York on January 11th, 2007

The Dave Hill Explosion

9:30pm — Thursday January 11

WHERE: Upright Citizen’s Brigade, 307 W 26th St between 8th and 9th Ave
COST: $5
SUMMARY: “Writer/performer/musician/comedy-type guy Dave Hill presents “The Dave Hill Explosion,” the show that critics are already calling the most incredible thing that has ever happened in North America. As they say in proctology circles, brace yourself as Dave talks, reads, sings, dances, shows a short film or two, and just sort of touches hearts in general for up to but no longer than 35 minutes straight. Bring the whole family or maybe just someone you’d totally like to bone.” With special guestes Martha Plimpton and Simon Scott.

7pm — Thursday January 11

WHERE:Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th St, between Broadway and Park Ave
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation”

7pm — Thursday January 11

WHERE:The Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Ave at 46th St
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”The Corduroy Appreciation Club is a social club for people who like corduroy.” At this meeting (1|11 is the Date Which Second Most Closely Resembles Corduroy) “we shall practice secret ritual and all MUST adhere to the wearing of two corduroy items rule. Unlike previous meetings we will not have an agenda, nor a keynote speaker, nor present awards.”

7pm — Thursday January 11

WHERE:KGB Bar, 85 E 4th St between 2nd and 3rd Ave
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”John Hodgman is the author of the best-selling book of fake trivia, The Areas of My Expertise, and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine, where he is also the humor editor… Darin Strauss is the author of the international bestselling Chang and Eng, which was a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, and The Real McCoy, which was a New York Times Notable Book of 2002 and one of the New York Public Library’s “25 Books to Remember of 2002.”"