SUMMARY: The Happy Ending Music and Reading Series “features the most interesting storytellers, writers, musicians, raconteurs and personalities, and requires the readers to take one public risk, while the the musicians, who perform two short sets with their original, lyric-driven music, are required to play one cover song and try to get the audience to sing along.”
THIS WEEK:Sabrina Gschwandter, Tsia Carson, Wenlan Chia with music from Mason Dixon
SUMMARY:”Todd Levin and Bob Powers, both humor writers, often found themselves in a frustrating place, drifting somewhere between stand-up comedy and literary performance. How to Kick People was conceived as the antitode: a comedy show for bookworms, and a literary show for clowns.”
THIS WEEK:Ellie Kemper, Jack Kukoda and Reggie Watts
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!)
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!”
SUMMARY:”After a successful year-long run at Rififi/Cinema Classics, downtown comedy show Here’s The Thing moves to its new home at The People’s Improv Theater. Upcoming guests in the first month include Michael Showalter, Christian Finnegan, and a rare turn on the mic by party-rocker Andrew W.K. Andrew Wright, Sean O’Connor, and Nick Maritato bring stand-up and sketch to the improv stage, along with some of the best comics in the city.”
THIS WEEK: Arj Barker, James Patterson, Reggie Watts, and musical guest Corn Mo!
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.”
WHERE:Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St between Broadway and Church
COST:$8
SUMMARY:Clint, a rock band straight outta Paris. 5 twenty-somethings with approximate haircuts who make rock’n roll music. With Kate Starr and Path Aesthetic.
SUMMARY:”On the last Tuesday of each month, enjoy a live presentation under the brilliant stars of the Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector. This tour of the heavens offers a view of the constantly changing night sky. Learn about the current positions of the Moon, planets, and stars, as well as visual spectacles such as meteor showers, eclipses, and conjunctions.”
WHERE:The Delancey, 168 Delancey, between Clinton and Attorney
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”Hosted by Abe Jellinek and Nick Henderson, Debasement is a New & FREE comedy/rock concert. Each Monday we spotlight a newfangled lineup of established and deserving artists. And as if FREE admission wasn’t enough, Abe & Nick are juiced up to announce Debasement’s OPEN WELL BAR. Hang with us beginning @ 9 pm for an hour of free booze, followed by our “Poor Man’s Drink Special”.”
SUMMARY:”Some of the funniest performers from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre invade COMIX for a show so funny it’ll make you want to punch your friend in the face and roundhouse kick your mom in the stomach. Stand-up, sketch, and more from: CRACKED OUT (Jon Daly & Brett Gelman), BUFFOONS (Eugene Cordero, Bobby Moynihan, & Charlie Sanders), JULIE & JACKIE (Julie Klausner & Jackie Clarke), JOHN MULANEY and Hosted by DAVE HILL”
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.”
SUMMARY:”It might sound like a frat boy’s dream, but there really is someone with the title The Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences. He’s British biochemist Charlie Bamforth, and he’s employed at University of California, Davis. Tonight, in part three of the Academy’s five-part Science of Food Series, Bamforth explains the chemistry behind a great mug of beer. A strictly scientific tasting will follow.”
SUMMARY:”Chuck” Schumer is currently the senior U.S. Senator from the state of New York, serving since 1999. A Democrat, in 2005, he became chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. In November 2006, he was elected to the new post of Vice-Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.” (from Wikipedia)
WHERE:Arlene’s Grocery, 95 Stanton St between Orchard and Ludlow St
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”Rob Ryan and his band of Brooklyn Country All Stars play their hearts out backing up all you shower singers that always wanted to get up on stage and warble your way through the best of country, southern, and classic rock.”
COST:$15 in advance, $20 at door, FREE after midnight
SUMMARY:”Watch the Oscars on multiple screens while we roll out the Alty Awards and DJ dance vibe…. There will be great food, all night drink specials, dedicated Oscar viewing in one room and creative mayhem everywhere else. Compete for an Alty Award or play the Oscar Pool. Pose on our red carpet or have dinner. Great DJ’s will be playing during commercials/ slow points and, after midnight, we dance til late.”
SUMMARY:”In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and later volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society’s crime problem… but not all goes to plan.”
SUMMARY:”While the New York ComicCon takes place at the Jacob Javits Center, the real Convention occurs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Tobey Maguire and Topher Grace, Stars of the Upcoming Summer Blockbuster Spider-Man 3 bring you an inside look at the comic industry featuring round table discussions, interviews with creators, and the characters that the “mainstream” ComicCon wouldn’t allow. Nerds, geeks, and rejects of all kind are welcome…and girls too!
Starring Jon Gabrus, Justin Tyler, Sean Hart, Ben Rodgers, Brian Berrebbi, Jon Gutierrez, & Kevin Hines “
SUMMARY:”Outspoken and uncensored, the Grammy-nominated Black offers his sharp-edge observations on topics such as the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina and FEMA, gay marriage, the Dick Cheney shooting, President Bush, and fossils and evolution. He’ll leave you feeling red, white and screwed.”
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SUMMARY: The Happy Ending Music and Reading Series “features the most interesting storytellers, writers, musicians, raconteurs and personalities, and requires the readers to take one public risk, while the the musicians, who perform two short sets with their original, lyric-driven music, are required to play one cover song and try to get the audience to sing along.”
SUMMARY:”Todd Levin and Bob Powers, both humor writers, often found themselves in a frustrating place, drifting somewhere between stand-up comedy and literary performance. How to Kick People was conceived as the antitode: a comedy show for bookworms, and a literary show for clowns.”
SUMMARY:”After a successful year-long run at Rififi/Cinema Classics, downtown comedy show Here’s The Thing moves to its new home at The People’s Improv Theater. Upcoming guests in the first month include Michael Showalter, Christian Finnegan, and a rare turn on the mic by party-rocker Andrew W.K. Andrew Wright, Sean O’Connor, and Nick Maritato bring stand-up and sketch to the improv stage, along with some of the best comics in the city.”
