Happenings for Week of October 30th

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Media as Entertainment (A, C, E)
When the pixels come together as comedy or drama or the radio waves carry music or shows - that’s entertainment. Come and meet the talent behind the programming.
Discussion with members of Kidnapped and creative team follows the advance screening of a new episode.
@ Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
6:30 - 8p
Cost: $25.00
For more information and to sign up: mtr

Just for Scion Kicks Screening (A, C, E, M)
This documentary features an overview of the sneaker phenomena through interviews of world-renown collectors, Hip-Hop pioneers, industry players, rap stars and other sneaker addicts.
@ Anthology Film Archives
32 - 2nd Avenue (@ 2nd Street)
8p
Free, but must RSVP in advance
RSVP to: scion
For more information: free



Dinner and a Movie: The Perfect Crime (A, D/F)
@ Suba
109 Ludlow Street (@ Delancy Street)
Cost: $35.00 per person (including 3 course dinner and movie)
Seatings between 7 and 8p, screening starts @ 8:30p
For more information and to make reservations call: 212.982.5714


Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 (Halloween)

Nancy Hull Kearing: New Paintings and Collages (A)
Kearing paints within the conventions of Non-objective art. She is concerned with colors and forms and the contrapuntal relation between the two. She seeks to convey musical ideas about rhythm, harmony, key and movement using colors and geometric forms as though they were audible.
@ Atlantic Gallery
40 Wooster Street (between Broome and Grand Streets)
Free
For more information: nancyhull

A Prairie Home Companion (A, C, E)
Garrison Keillor and Robert Altman will examine the mystique of the aural medium by screening clips from their movie - including all new-material that now appears on the DVD.
@ Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
6:30 - 8p
Cost: $25.00
For more information and to sign up: mtr



Courtney Love discusses her new book (L)
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
Composed of an astonishing and eclectic collection of deeply personal artifacts including personal letters, childhood records, poetry, diary entries, song lyrics, fanzines, show flyers, other original writings, and never-before-seen photographs, Dirty Blonde leads us through the unimaginable highs and the despairing lows of one of the most compelling and creative figures in the world of popular culture.
@ Barnes and Noble
4 Astor Place (between Lafayette Avenue and Broadway)
7p
Free
For more information: bn



New York's 33rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

Join Us !

All Those in Costume are Welcome to Join Hundreds of Puppets, 53 Bands of Different Types of Music, Dancers and Artists, and Thousands of other New Yorkers in Costumes of their Own Creation in the Nation’s Most Wildly Creative Public Participatory Event in the Greatest City in the World.

Line-Up !

For all those in costume is on 6th Avenue South of Spring Street and North of Canal between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Alert ! ONLY enter the line-up on 6th Ave. from the East and South between Canal and Spring.

Watch !

Live: On 6th Avenue from Spring Street to 21st Street from 7 - 10 p.m.

TV: NY 1 Television from 8 - 9:30 p.m.

For information: halloween

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006



Plane Image: A Conversation with Brice Marden (A)
Brice Marden and Gary Garrels, curator of Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings, discuss the artist’s work and the exhibition
@ Museum of Modern Art, Titus 1 Theater
11 West 53rd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
6p
Cost; $10.00
For more information and to sign up: moma

Passion: For Love or Money? (A, C, E)
What's love (or money) got to do with it? Just ask Marina Abramovic, performance artist; John Richardson, independent scholar and author of A Life of Picasso; Wylie Dufresne, chef and restaurateur, WD-50; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London; and Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, Village Voice. This panel will be moderated by Massimiliano Gioni, Curator, New Museum.
@ The Great Hall at the Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street (@ Third Avenue)
6:30 - 8p
Cost: $6.00
For more information and to sign up: newmuseum

Moments in the History of Afro-Cuban Music (M)
Celebrating Candido’s 85th Year
The concert features ageless Cuban born Candido Cameron on congas, and in the celebration of his 85th year, he will recreate great moments in the history of the genre as it evolved from Africa to Cuba to the United States.
@ New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (@ 77th Street)
7p
Cost: $35.00
For more information and to buy tickets: nyhistory

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Art Lecture (A, E)
Treasures/Tesoros/Tesouros: The Arts in Latin America (1492-1820)
This colonial period in Latin American history witnessed a wealth of artistic production in the decorative and fine arts. As political and commercial ties were established, diverse forms of artistic expression emerged that reflected these influences and shaped new identities in Latin America.
@ Bard Graduate Center
38 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
6-8p
Cost: $20.00
For more information and to register call: 212.501.3011



Understanding Grammar and Style (E, L)
Have you ever heard that your writing contains a dangling participle but then wondered what that really means? Do you spend minutes determining where to put a comma only to end up guessing? This seminar will be looking at grammar, punctuation, paying close attention to proverbial blind spots in writing.
@ University Settlement
273 Bowery (@ Houston Street)
6:30 - 9:30p
Cost: $65.00
For more information and to register: media

Help Fight Against Breast Cancer (NP, P)
Libby Ross Foundation Annual Gala
The Gala features delicious food from some of New York City's finest restaurants and caterers including Eleven Madison Park, Fish, Gramercy Tavern, J. Ford & Company, Landmarc, Brasserie, Pigalle, Ruby Foo's, Sapa, Sonnier & Castle, Thalassa, Thai at Home and more.
@ New York Design Center
200 Lexington Avenue (between 32 and 33rd Streets)
7:30 - midnight
Cost: Tickets are $150 in advance and $175 at the door
For more information and to buy tickets: libbyross

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Art Exhibit: The Wet Sleeves of My Paper Robe (A)
- Sabari in her Youth: After Nandalal Bose
Atul Dodiya articulates his own idiosyncratic recension of the legend Sabari, which is drawn from the margins of the grand Hindu epic, the Ramayana. These works are in a medium that he has never worked in before in a meaningful way, ex: print and paper pulp.
@ Bodhi Art
535 West 24th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
Fre
For more information: bodhiart

Hebrew School Dropouts (M)
Special guest host Nick Kroll (author of Bar Mitzvah Disco) brings on the talents of comedians Michelle Collins, Todd Levin, Rena Zager, Joel Moss, Eric Andre and Jenny Rubin.
It’s the Borscht Belt refined.
@ Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction
34 Avenue A (@ 3rd Street)
6:30p
Cost: $10.00
For more information and to buy tickets: mopitkins

From the Front Porch starring Renee Flemings (A)
Flemings, calls the work “a spirited celebration of rhythm, blues and life” inspired by her childhood experiences in Alabama and summers spent in several small Southern towns in the mid-1960s and early 1970s.
@ Triad NYC
158 West 72nd Street (between Columbus Avenue and Broadway)
7p
Cost: $10.00 with a 2 drink minimum
For more information and to buy tickets: triad

Saturday, November 4th, 2006



Hike and Yoga (S)
Join us for an energizing, restorative day: Moderate 6-mile hike, lunch at a mountain lake, then return to a yoga studio for a 1.5-hour session.
Hike: Summer Hill. A series of gently rolling forest trails including one taken by Colonial troops in 1779 takes us around Summer Hill.
Yoga Class Description: Flow 1--This practice is about creating a balance of heat and calm in the body.
Time: 9 - 6p
Meeting location: NE corner of 73 & Broadway, in front of Apple Bank
Cost: $85.00
For more information and to sign up: outdoor
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from laura’s list.

Willard Boepple: Resin, Paper and Wood (A)
Boepple finds inspiration in the world around us - sources tend to be as commonplace as a ladder or doorknob, and have in the pas incorporated architectural references. His works relates to the body and to human infrastructures while remaining wholly free of figuration.
@ Lori Bookstein Fine Art
37 West 57th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), 3rd floor
For more information: lori

The Secrets of Central Park Photo Hunt: West Side Edition (S)
Catch the park at the peak of fall foliage. Autumn comes late to the park, and this hunt takes you to places in the park where you can best appreciate the spectacle. You’ll capture some of the colors with our rambunctious team photo challenges (bring a digital camera or a Polaroid).
@ Central Park
2 - 4:30p
Cost: $22.00
For more information, meeting place and to sign up: watson

Simon Shaheen and Qantara with Chiara Civello (code: T-MM5PN02-01) (A, C, M)
Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he leaps from traditional Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classic styles. He is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers and composers of his generation.
@ 92 Y - Kaufman Concert Hall
Lexington Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
8p
Cost: $30.00
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Sunday, November 5th, 2006



The ING New York City Marathon (S)
The NYC marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing more than 90,000 applicants. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the more than $600,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and 315 million worldwide television viewers. As any one of the more than 700,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime.
The WNBC broadcast will begin at 9a with the pre-race warm-up and will follow the race through the five boroughs, across the bridges, and over the finish line until 2p
Start times are as follows: wheelchair division, 9:05a, professional women, 9:35a, other entrants, 10:10a.
For more information: marathon

Trails and Training (S)
A fantastic new workout for all of you ready to move beyond the usual hike! Trails & Training will take you on a rugged, 6-8 mile hike, with training interval stops throughout.
Meeting location: NE corner of 73 & Broadway, in front of Apple Bank
Time: 9 - 6p
Cost: $85.00
For more information and to sign up: outdoor
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from laura’s list.

Omnipath Workshop Series (C, E)
This series is designed to take us further towards self-realization through exposure to the many paths of enlightment and spiritual practice. Omnipath presents many roads to the unseen, including Astrology, Kabbalah, 5Rhythmes TM, Theta Healing, Taoism, sacred geometry and more.
@ Centerpoint Yoga Studios
324 Lafayette Street, 7th Floor (between East Houston and Bleeker Streets)
3 - 12 midnight
Cost: $33.00
For more information and to sign up: omnipaths

Kaphar Dance Company: Beyond These Walls (D)
Experience the phenomenon of this powerful Christian dance company as they embark on a soul stirring, uplifting journey that will move you away from focusing on the challenges of every day of life.
@ Peter Norton Theatre - Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
7p
Cost: $30.00 in advance, $40.00 day of show
For more information and to buy tickets: symphony

Speed Dating (Globetrotting theme) (P)
At this worldly event you will meet other singles who are passionate about exploring new places and experiencing different cultures. Exchange adventure stories and swap travel tips, and maybe pick up a travel buddy!
@ Pop Burger
58 - 60 Ninth Avenue (between 14th and 15th Streets)
8p
Cost: $37.00 (use the name - Laura when registering on-line and save $5.00)
For more information and to sign up: ny

Monday, November 6th, 2006

The Lure of Gold: An Artistic and Cultural History (A, C, E)
Hans-Gert Bachman will explore the occurrence, evaluation, and beneficial of gold as well as the creativity and craftsmanship with which artifacts have been produced throughout history.
@ Bard Graduate Center
38 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
6 - 8p
Cost: $20.00
For more information and to register call: 212.501.3011

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