Price of a Movie: 3.3.10
Note: Price of a Movie is on hiatus until after the Festival. See you in May!
Find out what it feels like for a girl, tell the world why you love New York in five minutes or less, celebrate the Oscars, and more in this week's Price of a Movie.
"What It Feels Like for a Girl": Women, Music and the Girl Power Revolution
The 92Y is hosting this multimedia night out for cool ladies and the people who love them. Writers Emily Gould, Marisa Meltzer (the pic above is the cover from her new book, Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music), Sean Fennessey, and Elizabeth Spiridakis will be reading essays and music lyrics; there will also be a "dramatic reading" from the diaries of Courtney Love, a slide show, and a musical performance by the hula-hooping band Supercute!
Where: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
When: Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 PM
Price: Free!
You Love New York? Spread the Word.
Word bookstore in Brooklyn is hosting a Chairmen of the Bored event called "The 5 Minute Series: I LOVE NEW YORK." Remind yourself why you love this city of ours and its five boroughs by sharing your own story or just listening to others. (Either way, you'll need to RSVP to the Chairmen at thechairmen@chairmenofthebored.com.) While you're there, support an independent bookstore by buying books, cards, or stationary, join the book club, or find out what else Word has coming up! The Chairmen of the Bored is a self-described "Brooklyn-based collective dedicated to putting on free events, bringing together folks who dig fun, new friendships, and high-fiving life." Plus? It's free.
Where: Word, 126 Franklin St, Brooklyn, New York
When: Thursday, March 4, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
JANK!
The always awesome House of Yes is hosting JANK!, a music event put together by Gemini & Scorpio, featuring multi-instrument virtuoso and circus maestro Sxip Shirey, mashup musician Moldover, and DJ Shakey. Get ready to get sweaty and dance to some crazy music, or at G&S describes it, "A surreal live-music-driven dance party. Dirty electronics and live musicians (horns, drums, human beat box), regurgitating old genres like early ska, early hip-hop, techno and house and playing it raw, glitchy and original."
Where: House of Yes, 342 Maujer St.. Brooklyn, NY
When: Sunday, March 7, 8 PM to 2 AM
Price: $10 - 15 sliding scale
Oscar Party!
It's the time of year movie-lovers wait for with bated breath—Oscar night! Celebrate it with other film lovers at Comix, the stand-up venue that will be showing the ceremony on flat-screen TVs and a giant projector screen to boot. Enjoy movie-themed foods and drinks such as the, uh, The Lovely Boneless Chicken Tenders, The Hurt Liqueur, The Blind Sidecar, and Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Gin & Tonic. The party, which includes ballots and a trivia contest with prizes, is free; the libations and food are not. RSVP and bring your friends.
Where: Comix, 353 W. 14th
When: Sunday, March 7, 6 PM
Price: Free! (Not including food and bevvies)
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Price of a Movie: 2.24.10
It's time for the Whitney Biennial, Purim Dr. Sketchy's, and much more in this week's Price of a Movie.
See the 2010 Whitney Biennial
Sure, the Whitney and the Met and the MoMA all offer free or pay-what-you-want Friday nights, but the 75th Whitney Biennial is kicking off this week, and you know you wanna be in the know. In addition to this year's exhibit, you can also catch up on the highlights of the previous 74 shows in the Collecting Biennials special show, which will run until November 28. From paintings, sculpture, mixed media, photography, and film, the Biennial is always a must-see.
Where: Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave
When: Fridays until May 30, 6 to 9 pm
Price: Pay what you wish!
Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris
No, this isn't about sparkly vampires and lovelorn teens. Twilight Visions is an exhibit at the International Center of Photography featuring the surreal visions of such artists as Man Ray, Jacques-André Boiffard, Dora Maar, Brassaï, Ilse Bing, Germaine Krull, and André Kertész. View photos, films, and other objets d’art from the era, courtesy of curator Terry Lichtenstein.
Where: International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas
When: See website for details
Price: $12 (pay what you wish on Fridays)
HAMANbashin': JDub's Purim Party
Are you so ready to eat, drink, dance, and shake your gragger? NYC record label and community event coordinator JDub Records has quite the party planned for Saturday night. Bust out your best Esther costume for the costume contest and get ready to dance your tuchus off to The Shondes (pictured above), DJ Ultragrrrl, Gangsta Rabbi, and others. JDub is also promising that "Patrick of Can!!Can and Punk Torah will channel Sid Vicious to reinterpret the Megillah!!"
Where: The Suffolk, 107 Suffolk Street
When: Saturday, February 27, 9 pm to 1 am
Price: $10 advance, $15 at the door
Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
Eat, drink, and draw at this subversive take on figure drawing. You can even win prizes for your magical creations! Molly Crabapple's worldwide sensation is providing New Yorkers the chance to draw, doodle, paint, or crayon the beautiful contortionist Ekaterina as a tribute to the Olympics.
Where: Slipper Room, 167 Orchard
When: Saturday, February 27, 4 to 7 pm
Price: $10 advance, $12 at the door
New York Comic Book Marketplace
Get your comics, toys, and other geeky goodies at this smaller, East Coast Comic-Con. Sponsored by the fabulous NYC arm of Forbidden Planet, NYCBM will have a select number of artists on hand to chat with fans and sign your collectibles.
Where: Penn Plaza Pavilion, 401 Seventh Avenue (be sure to check the NYCBM website for the latest updates on location)
When: Saturday, February 27, 10:30 am to 7 pm
Price: $10 at the door
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