- TIME: 8:30pm
PLACE:Union Hall, 702 Union St. at Fifth Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn
COST:FREE
- SUMMARY: Come compete for prizes! Name that tune, name the album cover, name the lyric as read by a special guest comedian, and live music too! with Sara Schaefer
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- TIME: 8pm
PLACE: Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery between Houston and Bleeker
COST: $7
- SUMMARY: “A monthly showcase for the oft-overlooked genius of bloggers in or visiting New York City. Although our events are comprised mostly of readings, any sort of performance is welcome, be it an original song, a dramatic scene, sketch comedy, burlesque, or whatever your twisted little minds can come up with. If you have a great idea for a performance, just let us know. If it sucks, we won’t tell anyone, promise.”
THIS WEEK: Andrés Du Bouchet, Jon Friedman, Lang Fisher, Doug Gordon, Heather McCableknit and Dashiell
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- TIME: 8pm
PLACE:Makor, Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th St, between CPW and Columbus Ave
COST:$10 in advance, $12 at door
- SUMMARY:”From the stage to the page and beyond, Mortified stars everyday adults reading aloud their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, letters, lyrics and locker notes… in front of total strangers.”
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- TIME: 8pm
PLACE: Issue Project Room, 400 Carroll Street
between Bond and Nevins
COST: $10
- SUMMARY: “PictureBox is a Grammy-Award winning publisher and visual culture studio based in Brooklyn, New York. Led by art director and editor Dan Nadel, PictureBox specializes in bringing artists’ visions to print in startling and unexpected ways. With: Amy Lockhart is a Vancouver-based filmmaker, animator and painter. She’ll be screening some of her short films collected under the moniker Walk For Walk. Matthew Thurber is a Brooklyn-based cartoonist and musician who creates 19th century versions of multi-media performances with masks, scrolls, and a small guitar. Gary Panter is the legendary artist behind Jimbo and the designer of Pee Wee’s Playhouse. His paintings, comics, and graphics have influenced generations of artists. He will be performing vocal and guitar songs for the first time in over three decades. Appearing with Panter will be Devin Flynn, part of the bands Plate Tectonics and Gangstahs Wit Gats and has a cartoon show on Adult Swim’s website.”
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- TIME: 8pm
PLACE: Parkside Lounge, 317 Houston between Ave B and C
COST:$5
- SUMMARY:”What’s My Line? is a guessing game, in which a lively panel of New York culture and nightlife figures try to guess the occupations of contestants from all walks of life! Contestants join the host onstage, and using yes or no questions the panel attempts to guess what they do for a living. Every “no” answer wins the contestant $5 in prizes from our sponsors, and if they make it to ten “no’s” they win the game. Each show also includes a mystery celebrity guest, a veritable who’s-who of great New York celebrities; the panel dons blindfolds to guess the mystery celebrity’s identity.”
- RELATED:
- Lauren’s Review: “My Funniest Question Award goes to panelist Johnny Porkpie, a dead ringer for Kid Rock, who asked the fetish clothing designer, “Would your job be considered pornographic to, say, anyone in the midwest?””
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- TIME: 7pm
PLACE: 92 St Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
COST:$30
- SUMMARY:”Because they are so sensitive to the environment, frogs react quickly to ecological changes. Frogs are disappearing rapidly from many parts of the planet—what does that mean for the environment and for us?”
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- TIME: 7pm
PLACE: Kaufmann Theater, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St
COST: $15
- SUMMARY: “How does the emerging reality of human-machine relationships affect our understanding of ourselves? This panel, moderated by Sherry Turkle, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, will consider this question and the role of art in articulating issues around it. Panelists Aaron Edsinger and Lijin Aryananda, MIT researchers; and artist Pia Lindman will discuss their collaboration.”
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School of Shimmy
- TIME: 7-9pm (This event also happens on April 25)
PLACE: Den of Cin, 44 Ave A at 3rd St (Under Two Boot Video)
COST: $30 reservations recommended at redhotsburlesque@hotmail.com with S.O.S. in the subject line
- SUMMARY: “You’ve heard about a burlesque revival. You’ve seen snippets of this sensation in the press and on T.V. Now it’s time for you to get in on the action! Calling all divas, cool cats, harlots, dames hot mamas and daddy-o’s, RED HOTS BURLESQUE SCHOOL OF SHIMMY is for you! If you have always dreamed of being a burlesque star or just want to learn what all this fun is all about you too can be Red Hot!”
THIS WEEK: “Burlesque 101:
In this two-hour workshop, students will learn the history of burlesque, how to create a persona, working with props, costumes and basic choreography. As well as learning to build your burlesque attitude; feel great about your body, and an open dicussion about increased confidence and positive thinking. The class is open to students of any age or gender who want to shake it on stage or in the bedroom. No previous dance or performance experience is required.”
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- TIME: 7pm
PLACE: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St between Stanton and Rivington
COST:$5 suggested donation
- SUMMARY:”New Yorkers go all over the world, but the city has a way of swallowing their homecomings. At “Where Have You Been,” three intrepids share stories with other travelers as well as those of us who don’t get out much. Interviews by Jeff Stark - gorgeous slideshows tightly edited and mercifully short.”
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