Happenings for Week of October 16th

Week of October 16th, 2006

Cupcakes for a Cause - Nationwide (D/F, NP)
Come and satisfy your sweet tooth this week...
During the week of Oct 16th - 22nd visit any of the participating bakeries and tell them you want to support Cupcake for a Cause. Each bakery will donate part of their proceeds to the CancerCare for Kids program, which provides free professional support services to children and families affected by cancer.
Some of the participating bakeries in NYC include: Amy's Bread, Billy's Bakery, Sugar Sweet Sunshine...
For more information and to find out about other participating bakeries: cupcakes

National Design Week (A, C, E)
Design Week promotes better understanding of the role that design
Plays in all aspects of our lives.
Design free for All
Free admission to Cooper-Hewitt Museum
East 91st Street (@ 5th Avenue)
October 16th - 21st, 2006
For more information: cooperhewitt



(RED) Manifesto (E, NP)
(RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)^RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)^RED product sold is given to The Global Fund.
If you buy a (RED) product or sign up for a (RED) service, at cost to you. A (RED) company will give you some of it’s profits to buy and distribute anti-retroviral medicine to our brothers and sisters dying of aids in Africa.
For more information of products, services, stores and more: red

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Sake and Sudoku (code: T-LS5GT04-01) (D/F, P)
Choose from an extensive list of specialty cocktails, sakes and sushi while taking a stab at addictive sudoku puzzles.
@ Haru Gramercy Park
220 Park Avenue (@ 18th Street)
7 - 9p
Cost: $15.00
For more information and to sign up: 92y



Amy Sedaris reads from her latest book (L)
I Like You: Hospitality under the Influence
@ Barnes and Noble
33 East 17th Street (Union Square North)
7p
Cost: Free
For more information: bn

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now (A, C, E)
Asia Society presents its first major group show devoted to contemporary Asian American art in more than twelve years. A uniquely conceived exhibition of important works by seventeen Asian American artists, One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now will focus almost exclusively on artists born in the U.S.- most of them born after 1970 - and will draw attention to the most critical and prevalent themes current among today’s young Asian American artists.
@ Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue (@ 70th Street)
Cost $10 adults
For more information: asiasociety

Designing the Modern Utopia: (A, C, E)
“Thematic” Textiles in the Context of Soviet Visual Culture
Textile design in the Soviet Union was employed as a tool in the struggle to transform an agrarian country into an industrialized nation.
@ Bard Graduate Center
28 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenues)
6 - 8p
Cost $20.00
For more information: bard

6th Annual Russian Film Week in NY (A, C, E)
The 6th Annual Russian Film Week in New York proudly announces its return to Manhattan with 12 ground - breaking and provocative Russian films.
@ Cinema Village
22 East 12th Street (between University Place and 5th Avenue)
Now through Thursday, October 19th, 2006
For more information: russian film

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006



A conversation with Desmond Tutu (C, E, L)
Author Rabble - Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu, in a conversation about South Africa’s struggle with apartheid.
@ Trinity Church
Broadway @ Wall Street
5 - 8p
Free, but must RSVP in advance
To RSVP email: rabblerouser@trinitywallstreet.org
For more information: www.freenyc.net



The Savoy Ballroom: Boxers, Lindy Hoppers and Jazzsters 1926 -1958 (A, C, E, M)
Legacies: Music, Literature and Dance
From its opening in 1926 to its closing in 1958, Harlem's Savoy Ballroom was a cultural powerhouse that defined jazz music and dance tastes for three decades. One of the first integrated public places in the country, the Savoy became the crown jewel of Harlem nightlife. Our panel will share recollections of great dancers and musicians and discuss the most memorable and historic moments at the Savoy.
@ New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (@ 77th Street)
6:30p
Cost: $15.00
For more information: nyhistory

Speed Dating for Young Professionals (P)
Ages: Women 29 - 39, Men 31 - 42
@ Bliss Bar and Lounge
256 East 49th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
7:30p
Cost: $37.00, save $5.00 use Laura as promo code when signing up for event
For more information and to sign up: dates

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (C, L)
Author, Bill Bryson discusses his vivid, nostalgic and hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the country during the all - American 1950’s.
@ Jay Sharp Theater - Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
7:30p
Cost: $21.00
For more information and to buy tickets: symphony

Thursday, October 19th, 2006



2006 NYC Horror Film Festival (A, C)
Continuing through Sunday, October 22nd
@ Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street (@ Laight Street)
Times, schedules, film vary depending on day
For more information: horrorfest

After-Work Schmooze (code: T-MM5RB08-01) (P)
Meet other young single professionals for drinks and a light bite
@ Makor Café, Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenues)
6:30 - 7:30p, 7:30 - 8:30p
Cost: $10.00 an hour session (which includes cover and cocktails)
For more information: 92y

Alex Levin Quintet CD Release Party (A, M, P)
His new trio features a mix of bop, ballads and pop songs.
@ Detour
349 East 13th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
9p
Cost: Free
For more information: detour

Friday, October 20th, 2006

14th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival (A, C, E, M)
This Festival was founded to celebrate the American Independent film - long, short, fiction and documentary - and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences.
Now through Sunday, October 22, 2006
For more information, schedules, times, films: hamptons

Lucio Fontana: Venice/NY (A, C, E)
This exhibit features two of the Argentine artist’s 1961 series his Venice paintings and his New York metals. Presenting these two rare bodies of work together for the first time, Lucio Fontana: Venice/New York conveys a unique personal conception of two cities to their respective publics and is the most comprehensive presentation of Fontana's work from this period.
@ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (@ 89th Street)
Cost: Free with museum admission, $18.00
For more information: guggenheim

Wine Tasting (F/D)
French Selections with Jeffrey Alpert
Please come for an afternoon of favorite French artisan picks from producers like Vieux Chene and Ganevat with Jeffrey Alpert of Jeffrey Alpert Selections.
@ Crush Wine and Spirits
153 East 57th Street (between 3rd and Lexington Avenues)
2 - 5PM
Free
For more information: crush

Exhibit Opening: 3rd Wave: The Planet of Brooklyn Transitions (A, C, E)
This exhibit will feature works by 25 Brooklyn - based artists and presents a visual analysis of the effect immigration, migration and gentrification has had on New York’s most populous borough.
@ BAC Gallery (Brooklyn Arts Council)
111 Front Street,/ 55 Washington Street Ste 218 (@ Adams Street) Dumbo, Brooklyn
6 - 8p
Free
For more information: brooklyn



The Morrison Hotel Gallery presents: Music Photographer, Gered Mankowitz (A, C, E, L, M)
See the work of legendary rock and roll photographer and hear the stories behind his many well-known album covers.
@ Apple Store
103 Prince Street (@ Greene Street)
7 - 8p
Free
For more information: apple

Saturday, October 20th, 2006

Keepers Chats (E)
Get an inside look into the life of the zookeepers and the animals they care for during weekend keeper chats
@ Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Avenue (@ Empire Boulevard)
10 - 5:30p
Cost: Free with admission, $6.00
For more information: prospectzoo

Jersey City Artists Studio Tour Weekend (A, C, F/D, E, M)
Tour hundreds of artists, dozens of exhibitions, galleries, museums, live music and performances, food, drink and parties
One art studio not to miss: Cheryl Riley (a must!)
See her decoupage shopping bags and exotic wood wall panels
150 Bay Street (between Mann Boulevard and Provost Street)
Check out artwork in lobby as well as in her studio, #824
12 - 6p
Free
For more information on Cheryl: cheryl
For more information on weekend festivities and other studios: art

Brewtopia Festival 2006 (F/D)
The world brewing community comes together at the city that is home for the United Nations the biggest international brewers gathering ever held anywhere on the globe
@ Jacobs Javit Convention Center
11th Avenue (between 34th- 39th Street)
7 - 11p
Cost: $55.00
For more information and to get tickets: brewtopia

Coffee, Tea or Me? (P)
Are you an interracial dater? Are you interested in meeting men or women of other races?
Join us for a fun flirty evening of interracial speed dating
Ages 25 - 40
@ Café Sutra
639A 5th Avenue (@ 18th Street - Park Slope, Brooklyn
6:30p
Cost; $20.00 (save $5.00 put laura’s list five dollar discount in notes field when paying)
Discount only good when paying in advance with paypal
For more information and to sign up: multimix

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Loren Munk’s Art’s Town (A)
As an artist who has worked in and derived my inspiration from Brooklyn for over twenty years, I believe that it now presents itself, like Montmartre of 100 years ago, as a unique location for the developments that may represent the next rung on the ever acceding ladder of art history.
@ Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery
Gallery 1
38 Marcy Avenue (near Havenmeyer Street and the BQE), Williamsbug, Brooklyn
12 - 6p
Free
For more information: damstuhltrager

Speed Dating for Young Professionals (P)
Ages: Women 33 - 43, Men 35 - 48
@ M Bar
349 Broome Street (between Bowery and Elizabeth Streets)
8p
Cost: $37.00, save $5.00, use Laura in promo code when signing up for event
For more information and to sign up: dates

Film Screening: Hair High (A, C)
An outrageous Gothic myth from the 1950’s, this movie is the legend of Cherri and Spud, a teenage couple who are murdered on prom night and left for dead at the bottom of Echo Lake. Exactly one year later, their skeletal remains come back to life and they return to the prom for revenge and their justly-deserved crowns.
@ Two Boots, Pioneer Theatre
155 East 3rd Street (@ Avenue A)
9p
Cost: $6.50 to $10.00
For more information and to buy tickets: pioneer

Monday, October 23rd, 2006



A Conversation with Peter Falk (Code: T-MM5LD39-01) (A, C, E, L)
The reluctant actor who was nominated for Oscars in his first two movie roles and who later immortalized Lt. Columbo shares his hilarious and often touching stories. Peter Falk speaks about his career, including his work with John Cassavetes, Frank Capra, Blake Edwards, William Friedkin and Neil Simon.
@ Makor, Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenues)
7p
Cost: $20.00
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D Dance
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
L Literature
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
S Sport