UNCOOLKIDS

‘Stache Night Part II: Return of the Fu Manchu

SUMMARY: “You know the drill. We keep it real simple: put on a fake mustache and go bar-hopping in the east village. This is ridiculous, shit-kickin’ fun, and the definitely the easiest way of getting up to get down on a Friday night. “

TIME: 8pm (?)
PLACE: Bushwick Country Club, 618 Grand St at Leonard St, Williamsburg
COST: FREE

SUMMARY: Registration! Punk rock polo with bikes instead of horses. Happy hour until 10 for contenders. (Plus mini-golf in the backyard.)

TIME: 8-9pm
PLACE: Donnell Library: 20 West 53rd St between 5th and 6th Ave
COST: $15

SUMMARY: “Valentino Achak Deng is a refugee of the Sudanese Civil War of the 1980s and ’90s. His is a common but largely invisible story of African turmoil and its ravages on the lives of children. Dave Eggers fictionalized Valentino’s story in his novel What Is the What. Join Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng as they talk about Deng’s harrowing experiences as a “Lost Boy” and how he feels about reading his life in Eggers’ book.”

Part of the PEN World Voices Festival

TIME: 7pm-10pm Opening Reception
8am-12am — Monday- Friday
9am-12am — Saturday-Sunday
DATES: April 27 - May 21
WHERE:3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave between Stagg and Meadow, East Williamsburg
COST: FREE

SUMMARY: Featured Artists: Meredith Allen, Brian Berman, Agnes Bolt and Brady Dollarhide, Bushwick Farms, Dawn Clements, Jerstin Crosby, Daniel Davidson, J. Mikal Davis, Dewanatron, Kate Gilmore, Tim Hailey, Kit Keith, Lisa Kereszi, Tatiana Kronberg, Larry Krone, Zach Layton, Lovid, Kenric McDowell, Ryan Mrozowski, Steven Oberlechner, Parfyme Deluxe, Pies Like Us, Douglas Repetto, Joanna Seitz, Allison Smith, David Smith, Kristine Taylor, Brina Thurston, Alyssa Wendt and Wolfie

7:30pm — Friday April 27

WHERE:The Philoctetes Center, 247 East 82nd St, 3rd Floor, between 2nd and 3rd Ave
COST:FREE
SUMMARY:”How are we to understand the place of value in a world of nature when that world is viewed as containing nothing that is not countenanced by natural science? Can we account for the nature of value–and its implications for normative thinking and behavior–in terms that are exhausted by the methods and concepts of the sciences?”

TIME: 7:30pm
PLACE: The Hall of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th St and 9th Ave
COST: $25, or $21 in advance

SUMMARY: “Amateur Boxing and Muay Thai Boxing come together along with NYC’s greatest DJ’s, the coldest beer this side of the Hudson and an awesome crowd!”

“In addition to great Boxing & Muay Thai bouts we also have the Scion Dancers, projected video games on the walls and for this next event even more. To find out what it is make sure to hold onto your ticket stub once your inside because it just might be your lucky night.”

TIME: 7-11pm
PLACE: Studio Mezmor, 530 W. 28th St
COST: $100, $250, $500

SUMMARY: “Celebrate 25 Years of the Mermaid Parade and Coney Island USA’s role as New York’s Seaside not-for-profit arts organization. We’ll have cutting edge performance and art! the best sideshow performers anywhere! A bevy of buxom burlesque! And of course, the most beautiful mermaids in the world!

We’ll also have popcorn and cotton candy; drinks; carnival games; a live and silent auction; and even dessert! PLUS! You’re not going to want to miss this: On the heels of his second place finish in the last year’s mini-hot dog eating contest, our out-of-shape Artistic Director and Founder, Dick Zigun, will challenge Seal Boy Mat Fraser to a push-up duel that will defy description!”

TIME: 4pm
PLACE: Apple Store Soho, 103 Prince St, between Mercer and Greene
COST:FREE

SUMMARY:”Hear Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen talk about their filmmaking experiences, including how they used Final Cut Pro to edit their films Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers and the upcoming No Country for Old Men. “