March 03, 2010 07:00AM EST

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.

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 "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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