Happenings for Week of November 6th

Week of November 6th, 2006

3rd Annual New York Comedy Festival (A, C)
November 7th - 12th
This 6 day non-stop laughs festival takes place throughout city.
For more information, performers and to buy tickets: nycomedy



14th Annual Design/Build Competition - Canstruction (A, E, NP)
42 Colossal structures on display created by NYC’s top architecture and engineering firms
November 9th -22nd
@ New York Design Center
200 Lexington Avenue (between 32nd and 33rd Streets)
Mon - Sat, 9 - 5p
Cost: one can of food
For more information: cans



New York Chocolate Show (C, E, F/D, )
November 10th - 12th
@ Metropolitan Pavillion and Altman Building
125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
Tickets: $25.00
For more information and to buy tickets: chocolate

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

Movie Screening: The Darien Dilemna (code: T-MM5FN04-01) (C, E)
A father and his filmmaker son explore the previously untold story of 1,000 Viennese Jews stranded on the frozen Danube River in 1941 as they awaited their would-be rescuer, Ruth Klieger.
@ Makor, Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Columbus and Central Park Avenues)
7:30p
Cost: $9.00
For more information and to buy tickets: 92y

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 (Election Day) - Don’t forget to vote!

On Your Feet Project presents: (D, D/F, NP, P)
Global Flavors - International Food Tasting
Featuring cuisines from renown restaurants in SoHo, NoHo, NoLita and Little Italy
@ Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street (@ Houston Street)
7 - 10p
Cost: $40.00 in advance, $50.00 at door (cash only)
For more information: oyfp
To buy tickets: tickets



A discussion with Jaime Oliver and his new book, Jamie’s Italy (C, E, L)
Italy is the place I love the most, and this is my tribute to it. No crusading, no politics, this book is simply about the food and the land that has always inspired me. I’ve got over 120 new recipes here - this is the book that I have always wanted to write. I travelled all across Italy to research it and I cooked for and with Italians of all ages, and really learned from them.
@ Barnes and Noble
33 East 17th Street (@ Union Square North)
7p
For more information on Jaimie: jamie

Movie Screening (A, C)
As the Call, So the Echo
This movie tells the story of an American surgeon who volunteers in a poverty stricken hospital in central Vietnam. When a woman with a deadly cancer is presented to him, he must struggle to save her life, fighting to overcome a language barrier, limited equipment, and his deepest fears.
@ Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (@ Avenue A)
9p
Cost: $6.50 - $10.00
For more information and to buy tickets: pioneer

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Flatiron Wine Tasting (D/F)
@ Via Bistro
16 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6:30p
Cost: $12.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door (if available)
To sign up: winetasting
For more information: winegroup

Speed Dating - Diverse City (C)
Meet your speed match for all interracial daters.
Ages: 25 - 40, open to all ethnicities and races.
@ White Rabbit Bar
145 East Houston Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
7 - 9p
Cost: $25.00
For more information and to sign up: multi

The Happy Ending Music and Reading Series (A, R, M)
It’s been dubbed the best reading in NYC from NY magazine and NY Press
This series always features an exciting roster of contemporary literary talent
Tonight’s peformers: Peter Behrens, Jennifer Egan, David Rakoff and Hannah Marcus
@ Happy Ending
302 Broome Street (between Forsyth and Eldridge Streets)
8p
Free
For more information: happy

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Wine Tasting with Claude de Nicolay Drouhin (F/D, E)
Claude returns to the Burgundy Wine Company to host a tasting of her elegant, complex wines the wines of Chandon de Briailles.
Chandon de Briailles had been owned by Claude's family since 1834, but like many fine estates, with the passing of generations, it had fallen into neglect. It was sometime in the 1980's that Claude and her Mother returned to the estate and began the long, arduous process of revitalizing the vineyards.
@ Burgundy Wine Wine Company
143 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
6:30 - 8p
Cost: $20.00 - reservations are required
For more information and to sign up: burgundy

HDL Enhancement Fall Wine Party (F/D, P)
A tasting of flavoral wines selected to compliment Holiday Foods, paired with a savory sampling of appetizers.
@ Savannah Steak
7 East 48th Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues)
6:30 - 9:30p
Cost: $65.00, space is limited
For more information and to make a reservation call: 212. 935.2500.



Topher Mohr Live (M)
His music is the next step building on the current incarnation of Alternative music.
He is a new sound for an emerging demographic.
@ Don Hills
511 Greenwich Street (@ Spring Street)
9:30p
For more information about topher: topher

Friday, November 10th, 2006

¡Merengue! Rhythms/Ritmos Visuales (A, C, E)
Spanning the 20 th century, this exhibition features more than 50 works from private and public Dominican collectors -- primarily paintings and also select works on paper, sculpture, photography and video by 36 Dominican artists inspired by this prevalent form of musical and rhythmic expression. ¡Merengue! explores the evolving formal styles embraced by artists on the island conversant with global artistic currents, from Realism to Cubism and Expressionism to Post-Modernism, while consistently drawing from a distinctly Dominican iconographic vocabulary.
@ El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue (@ 104th Street)
11 - 5p
Cost: $6.00
For more information: elmuseo

Opening Exhibit and Reception: The Searchers (A, C, M)
Artists: Nuno Cera, Ann Craven, AC Dickson, Joan Grossman, Lucien Samaha and Jenny Vogel. This exhibition, a library of artist publications, a series of performances that will take place in the gallery multiple times during the exhibition, and a catalog with an essay by Tina Kukielski.
@ EFA Gallery
323 West 39th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), 2nd floor
6 - 8p
Free
For more information: gallery

Panel Discussion with Edith Wyschogrod with her new book: (A, C, D, L, M)
Crossover Queries: Dwelling with Negatives, Embodying Philosophy's Others
Exploring the risks, ambiguities, and unstable conceptual worlds of contemporary thought, Crossover Queries brings together the wide-ranging writings, across twenty years, of one of our most important philosophers. Ranging from twentieth-century European philosophy the thought of Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, Levinas, Janicaud and others to novels and artworks, music and dance, from traditional Jewish thought to Jain and Buddhist metaphysics, Wyschogrod's work opens radically new vistas while remaining mindful that the philosopher stands within and is responsible to a philosophical legacy conditioned by the negative.
@ Labyrinth Books
536 West 112th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)
7p
Free
For more information: labyrinth

Improv Comedy Show with The Lunch Club (C)
The National Comedy Theatre the nationally acclaimed show, recently opened a brand new theatre in midtown. The show presents a 90 minute improvisational comedy show based completely on audience suggestions.
@ National Comedy Theatre
347 West 36th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
7p
Cost: $20.00 in advance, $25.00 at the event
For more information and to sign up: thelunchclub

Saturday, November 11th, 2006



Singles Diamond Mountain Moderate 6-mile Hike (S)
Come with us to Harriman State Park, where we begin our trek by hiking along Stony Brook.
Moderate means not easy! We will gain hundreds of feet in elevation, you will sweat, and the trail will be rocky. This is not a trip for a first-time hiker.
Bring: Your lunch and 2L water minimum per person; backpack/day pack; weather-appropriate clothing (extra layers, gloves, hat).
Time: 8:45 - 6p
Meeting Place: 73 & Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $49.00
For more information and to sign up: outdoorbound
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from laura’s list.



Photographs from the New World by James Deavin (A, C)
In these photographs James is documenting other people's manifestations of fantasy and uncovering their interpretations of what physical trappings provide happiness and comfort and/or signify success.
@ Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street (between Elizabeth and Bowery Streets)
Free
For more information: bekman

Gallery Talk (A, C, E)
Ivo Mesquita, curator and Faculty of Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College on Blinky Palermo
Blinky Palermo was born Peter Schwarze in Leipzig in 1943. He and his twin brother, Michael, grew up as adopted children under the name Heisterkamp. In 1962 he entered the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with Joseph Beuys and, in 1964, adopted the name "Blinky Palermo," which he appropriated from an American boxing promoter and mafioso.
@ Dia: Beacon
3 Beekman Street - Beacon, NY (reachable by Metro-North Railroad)
1p
Cost: Free with admission ($10.00), reservations suggested
For more information: dia
To make a reservation for lecture call: 845.440.0100



Murray Hill Live (A, C)
Mr. Showbiz is back with a brand new supper club show featuring his trademark blend of Borscht Belt humor, physical comedy, impersonations, and off the cuff audience interaction - think Catskills camp with a postmodern twist. The show will feature Lance Cruce tickling the ivories and burlesque legend, Dirty Martini.
@ Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction
34 Avenue A (@ 3rd Street)
8p and 10p
Cost: $15.00
For more information and to buy tickets: mopitkins

I Love the 80’s Party (P)
@ Croton Reservoir Tavern
108 West 40th Street (between Broadway and Sixth Avenues)
10 - 3a
Cost: $7.00 with advanced RSVP, $10.00 without reservation
For more information and to RSVP: david

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Lake Skenonto: Moderate-Challenging 8-mile Hike (S)
Moderate/challenging hike 8 miles in Harriman State Park. Join other outdoor enthusiasts as we follow a series of trails in a hilly area known for its numerous lakes and impressive views. Bring: Your lunch and 2L water minimum per person; backpack/day pack; weather-appropriate clothing (extra layers, gloves, hat).
Time: 8:45 - 6p
Meeting Place: 73 & Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
Cost: $49.00
For more information and to sign up: outdoorbound
Save $5.00 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from laura’s list.

Opening Reception: Sonia Grineva (A, C)
Ms. Grineva has gained an international reputation for her oil and watercolor landscapes and is well - known locally for her Manhattan cityscapes.
@ Paul Labrecque Salon
171 East 65th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Avenues)
5 - 8p
Free
For more information: paullabrecque

Speed Dating (C, S)
Up to 16 dates in one night!
Ages: women 33 - 43, men 35 - 48
@ M Bar
349 Broome Street (between Bowery and Elizabeth Streets)
Cost: $37.00 (use the name - Laura when registering on-line and save $5.00)
For more information and to sign up: nyeasy

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Gilded Splendor: The Liao Dynasty and Its Place in China's History (A, C, E)
Explore the recent archaeological finds which have illuminated China’s little-known Liao Dynasty through a guided tour of the Asia Society's Fall 2006 exhibition "Gilded Splendor: Treasures of China's Liao Empire (907-1125). Following the museum visit, Morris Rossabi will lead a discussion on "The Liao: Nomad Rule in China." Dr. Rossabi is Professor of Chinese and Central Asian History, City University of New York.
@ Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (@ 70th Street)
Tour begins at 4:30. Lecture at 5:30
Free, but reservations are required.
For more information: contact Lili Cole at e-mail: lcole@asiasoc.org or call 212.327.9353

Lounge Around at Latitude (P)
Drinks after work anyone?
Let's Lounge around at Latitude for a drink or three. We'll have the whole 3rd floor in the VIP lounge so invite your friends to party!
Meeting people is fun, but making the first introduction takes a little extra push. To spice things up a we'll have a fun social game and cards will be handed out as you enter. The matching pieces are held by prospective new friends in the crowd.
Ages: 20 - 40's
@ Latitude
783 8th Avenue (between 47th and 49th Streets)
3rd floor
6p
Cost: $15.00, pre-payment required
For more information and to sign up: reallivepeople

Williamsburg Spelling Bee (E, S)
Step up to the mic and rule
@ Petes Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street (between Frost and St. Cono Strada/Richardson Street)
Signup at 7pm, Bee at 7:30
No cover, 2 drink minimum
For more information: petescandy

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