- TIME: 8pm
PLACE: Upright Citizen’s Brigade, 307 W 26th St between 8th and 9th Ave
COST:$5
- SUMMARY: “The Rejection Show is a comedic based event that embraces the rejected and “turned down” material of professional and amateur writers, comedians, cartoonists, artists, and human beings whom display their creative “failures” live on stage and now on the web.”
THIS WEEK:THE WHITEST KIDS U’KNOW, MIKE WEINGARTNER, GOD’S POTTERY, MARGOT LEITMAN, A VERY SPECIAL REJECTION FROM WHEEL OF FORTUNE and Live MUSIC from Rejection Show House Band: THE DEFIBULATORS
- RELATED:
- Alisha’s Review: “The amazing thing about this show was that ALL of the performers made me laugh out loud. This never happens…”
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- TIME: 8pm (This event happens EVERY 2nd and 4th Wednesday)
PLACE:Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome Street at Forsyth
COST:FREE
- 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: Noy Holland, Lorin Stein, Laurie Anderson (Yes, THE Laurie Anderson) with music from Spielerfrau
[Ed: In case you don’t know, Laurie Anderson is the artist-in-residence for NASA (the only one ever actually). Thus UNCOOLKIDS loves her]
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- TIME: 8pm
PLACE:The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, 131 E. 10th St at 2nd Ave
COST:$8
- SUMMARY:”A reading to mark the publication of Way More West: New and Selected Poems by Edward Dorn. Dorn was author of numerous books, including the comic-epic masterpiece Gunslinger. At the core of all of Dorn’s work is a deep sense of place and the people who occupy it, underpinned by a wry ironic dissent. Reading Dorn’s work will be Jennifer Dorn, Michael Rothenberg, Amiri Baraka, Anne Waldman, Ed Sanders, Ammiel Alcalay, George Kimball, Rosalie Sorrels and Anselm Berrigan.”
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- TIME: 7pm
PLACE: Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th St, between Broadway and Park Ave
COST: FREE
- SUMMARY: “This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.”
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- TIME: 6:30pm
PLACE: The Brooklyn Kitchen, 616 Lorimer St. Corner of Skillman Ave
COST: FREE
- SUMMARY: “You are invited to participate in the first ever Annual Spring Cupcake Cookoff:
Categories:
- * Pure and Simple: Basic flavors and construction: think vanilla, think chocolate, think simple and delicious
* Additions: Here’s where carrot cake gets its due: any cupcake with fillings or nuts or chips or anything else
* Decorator’s Delight: Go crazy! Points for creativity and appearance
Prizes will be awarded within each category, and one overall Best in Show selected by all present. If you’d like to throw your cakes into the ring, let us know (718.389.2982). Requirements: Each participant must bring at least 6 cupcakes for judging, plus extra for sharing with all attendees, who will be voting on Best in Show. The more cupcakes, the better your chances of winning!”
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- TIME: 6:30pm
PLACE: The Explorers Club, 46 East 70th St between Park and Madison
COST: $20
- SUMMARY: “In the spring of 1943, the odds of a Ukrainian Jew surviving World War II were less than 5%. Hitler’s final solution had reached a furious climax with no safe place left to hide, except perhaps below ground - in a cave. This is the story of how several families chose this option, and fought to survive during one of the darkest times in history.”
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Big Damn Prints
- TIME: 10am-5pm
PLACE: 200 Willoughby Ave at Pratt Institute, between Pantas and Pratt Studios, Brooklyn
(Ed: According to my map, it looks like it’s closer to DeKalb and Grand)
COST: FREE
- SUMMARY: “Several artist, students and professors from Pratt Institute will be printing large 4 foot by 8 foot woodblock prints with a steamroller. That’s right a giant street flattening heavy man driven steamroller. This will be the third year of the event that was conceived by artist and professor Dennis McNett. This year will include over 40 different blocks by 40 different artists, live music, on site t-shirt printing, print sales and more.”
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