February 17, 2010 07:00AM EST
Price of a Movie: 2.17.10
Check out some fantastic fiction readings, learn about The Art of Eating In, celebrate Sesame Street, and more in this week's Price of a Movie.
The KGB Bar: Fantastic Fiction
In the mood for some creepy yarns? Writers, editors, and hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel have got your number. Award-winning author Peter Straub will be reading from his new novel A Dark Matter, and Daryl Gregory will also entertain the audience with out-there tales as part of the famed KGB Reading Series.
Where: KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street
When: Wednesday, February 17, 7 to 9 pm
Price: Free!
Book Launch: The Art of Eating In
It's NYC, and everything we could want is at our fingertips, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Author Cathy Erway didn't eat out for 2 years and detailed her adventures in the book The Art of Eating In. Celebrate the release of her book for a mere $10 (a portion of the proceeds will go to Just Food & Oxfam's work in Haiti). Plus, bruschetta, appetizers, DJs, and a reading by Erway.
Where: The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Brooklyn
When: Thursday, February 18, 7 pm
Price: $10
Cosmic CabaretCinema
The Rubin Museum of Art's feature film series takes you where few people have gone before—spaaaace! This Friday, author John Reed and director Matt Lenski will be introducing 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Cosmic CabaretCinema. Reserve your tickets in advance, lest the ship take off without you.
Where: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street
When: Friday, February 19, 9:30 pm
Price: $7 bar minimum 
Celebrate Sesame Street!
You have until February 21 to celebrate this groundbreaking children's show at the Brooklyn Public Library. Check out original art from the Sesame Workshop's Publishing Archive, the story of Sesame Street from its roots until now, props, Muppets from The Jim Henson Company, and other goodies.
Where: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch, Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush Avenue
When: Check website for library hours
Price: Free!
If you have a suggestion for this column, please e-mail editors@tribecafilm.com.
Rate this Blog
| Some Returns Are Only Physical |
| To Protect and Serve: Patriachy and Power in Rampart |
| Fresh Meat: Horror Ingenues |
| Oscar Shorts Screenings at IFC |
| Splinters: Surfin' Papua New Guinea |
| Jobs at Tribeca |
|
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announced! |
|
Game Of Thrones: Always Support The Bottom |
|
Oldman Takes Manhattan: Free Film Retrospective |
|
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards |
|
Conception |
|
TFF 2012: Submissions Now Closed |
|
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Submissions FAQ |
|
Passes and Ticket Packages |
|
The Resistable Rise of the Mockumentary |
