Happenings for Week of March 12th, 2007

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Marc Gobe and discusses his latest book: (C, L)
Brandjam: Humanizing Brands Through Emotional Design
Leading brand designer Marc Gobé reveals cutting-edge marketing strategies to engage today's increasingly cynical consumers on deeper, emotional levels. The author argues that marketing executives have ignored at their own risk the powerful emotional dimension of branding. The book analyzes and responds to major upcoming demographic and behavioral shifts in consumer populations and distribution channels at the retail and e-tail level.
@ Barnes and Noble
675 Sixth Avenue (@ 22nd Street)
7p
Free
For more information: barnes

Speed Dating (S)
Up to 20 dates in one night
Ages: women 22-34, men 24-36
NOTE: Waitlisting available for men, open spaces available for women
Vesta
390 8th Avenue (between 29th and 30th Streets)
7:30p
Cost: $37.00 (use the name - Laura when registering on-line and save $5.00)
For more information and to sign up: ny

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Lecture: Artists off Washington Square (1890s to 1920) (A, C, E)
This lecture with Curator, Virginia Budny focuses on the historic artists' neighborhood of Washington Square. After training in Europe, some of America's most famous painters and sculptors transformed stables and town houses north of Washington Square into artists' studios. There, they created works of art and permanently changed the areas in which they socialized.
@ Donnell Library Auditorium (Downstairs)
20 West 53rd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
6 - 7:30p
Free
For more information: justin



Green Drinks (D/F, E)
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beverage at informal sessions known as Green Drinks it's a chance to mix with other like-minded folks, to network, share info and make friends.
The Park - downstairs in the back (The Red Room)
118 10th Ave (at 18th Street)
6 - 10p
$10 donation or bring your electricity bill, sign up for wind power and get free admission.
For more information: green

Discovering Artisanal Sake (D/F, E)
Sake (rice wine) is one of the fastest growing segments in the wine market, fueled by the increase in popularity of Asian, and particularly Japanese, cuisine. NY's better wine shops now carry a plethora of small production Sakes, while top Asian restaurants, like Nobu, Megu and Maturi carry a complete line of Sakes. What is less expected is that some of NY's best non-Japanese restaurants are jumping on the Sake bandwagon. Dating from the dawn of history, the art of brewing Sake has been a Japanese tradition. This tasting presents the opportunity to experience 12 great Sakes in varying styles.
@ Estonian House
243 East 34th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
6:30p
$65
For more information and to sign up: taste

Bingo… Come and join the fun (S)
@ Petes Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street (between Frost and Richardson Streets), Brooklyn
7 - 9p
Free
For more information: petes

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007



Art Exhibit: The Building Show (A, C)
Buildings have become iconic figures of cities and countries; these architectural wonders are either loved or despised by their neighbors, visitors and passersby. Often times buildings have deeply rooted historical significance, they form skylines that are embedded into our vertical memory and hold infinite stories within their walls. Other times buildings are surrounded by controversy, neighborhoods are rezoned, gentrification causes displacement and old buildings are torn down and quickly rebuilt for new uses. In homage to these vertical symbols Exit Art presents The Building Show, an exhibition featuring twenty-six conceptual, realistic, personal, intimate and analytical artworks that are defined by artists’ personal relationships to existing structures.
@ Exit Art
475 10th Avenue (between Bethune and West 12th Streets)
For more information: exit

Mark Doty Discusses his latest novel: Dog Years (L)
This book is about dogs, that is to say, about everything we cannot talk about. Although Mark Doty manages to write about what he calls the 'unsayable' about our relationships with animals, and about unspeakable times of loss, Dog Years is not a dark book. It is illuminated from within by gorgeous wonder. This book shows both the abundant pleasures and unavoidable heartbreak of loving people, life, and especially dogs.
@ Barnes and Nobles
675 Sixth Avenue (@ 22nd Street)
Free
7p
For more information: bn and mark

Entanglements: Rendez Vous 2007: Classical 101 (D/F, M, P)
This event is an unique, engaging, fun evening to give you a taste of the Tanglewood experience. There will be time for mingling before and after the presentation. We'll be showing a short Tanglewood video accompanied by a talk from Randie Harmon from the BSO. Entry fee includes passed appetizers of Chicken Quesadilla, Vegetable Quiche and Vegetable Spring Rolls.
Two drink tickets will be provided when you arrive for a choice of the following: Beer/Coors Lite, House Red or White Wine, Mojitos, Margaritas and Martinis, Soda and Bottled Water.
AGES: 20s - 40s
@ Latitude Bar & Lounge
783 8th Avenue (between 47th and 48th Streets), 3rd Floor
7p
$12
For more information and to sign up: livepeople

Thursday, March 15th, 2007



Lecture: The Possibilities of Knitting (D/F, E, S)
Sabrina Gschwandtner, an artist, founder of KnitKnit magazine, and author of the upcoming book KnitKnit will speak about contemporary knit projects. She will cover the wide range of knitting’s cross-disciplinary uses, from clothing, sculpture and performance, to protest, therapy and graffiti, and will highlight projects from around the world that are inventive, conceptual, political and cutting edge.
@ Museum of Arts and Design
40 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6- 7:30p
Free with Museum admission. (admission: Thursdays: pay what you wish)
For more information and to sign up: mad

Opening Exhibit and Artists Reception:
The Postmillennial Black Madonna: Inferno (A, D/F, E)
If it is the artist’s role to trouble the comfortable and to comfort the troubled, then the Black Madonna maybe considered the artist’s saint. She is a beacon to the defenseless and the defiant, the cast-aside and the changed. As our century speeds ahead, the Postmillennial Black Madonna Exhibit will give new focus to the troublemakers and the troubled and their defender, the mesmerizing Triple Goddess of Creation, Preservation and Destruction, who promises that beyond the inferno waits paradise, and beneath paradise burns the inferno
@ Skylight Gallery
1368 Fulton Street (between Topkins Avenue and Rev Gardner C Taylor Blvd) 3rd floor, Brooklyn
6 - 8p
For more information: restoration

On the Front Lines of Today’s Wars (A, E)
Join award winning photojournalist Ron Haviv for an up close look at his work documenting the front lines of recent major world conflicts in a special digital slideshow you won't want to miss.
@ The Apple Store Soho
103 Prince Street (between Greene and Mercer Streets)
6:30 - 8p
Free
For more information: apple

Wine Tasting Without the Attitude (D/F, E)
Around the World in Eight Wonderful Wines (Code: T-MM5LK18-01)
Swirl, sniff and sip your way through fun and social evenings. Taste six to eight wines from various regions while experts offer instruction. Next time it’s your turn to pick the wine, you’ll know exactly what you want. At each tasting, the wines are matched with gourmet edibles. Non-kosher and kosher wines served at each tasting.
Makor Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
6:30 - 8:30p
$35
For more information and to sign up for event: 92y

Friday, March 16th, 2007



Exhibit Opening and Artist Reception (A, D/F, E)
Eye Candy: Carri Skozcek
Her works in acrylic, pearl powders and nail enamel on paper feature strong but sexy women and give a nod to the german expressionist painters as well.
@ Chi Contemporary Fine Art
293 Grand Street (between Haveymer and Roebling Streets), Brooklyn
6 - 9p
For more information: chi

Little Feat come to NYC (C, M)
Though they had all the trappings of a Southern-fried blues band, Little Feat were hardly conventional. Led by songwriter/guitarist Lowell George, Little Feat was a wildly eclectic band, bringing together strains of blues, R&B, country and rock & roll. The group was exceptionally gifted technically and their polished professionalism sat well with the slick sounds coming out of Southern California during the '70s. However, Little Feat were hardly slick they had a surreal sensibility, as evidenced by George's idiosyncratic songwriting, which helped the band earn a cult following among critics and musicians. Featuring: Paul Barrere, Sam Clayton, Kenny Gradney, Richie Hayward, Shaun Murphy, Bill Payne and Fred Tackett
@ BB King Blues Club and Grill
237 West 42nd Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
Doors @ 7p Show starts at 8p
Tickets: $25.50 advance, $30 day of show
For more information and to buy tickets: bbking

Buglisi Dance Theatre (Formerly known as Buglisi Foreman Dance) (D, M)
Journey into the realm of theatrical dance with magnificent dancers, transcendent imagery, and gloriously uplifting repertoire with original live music by Libby Larsen. Buglisi's explosive Caravaggio Meets Hopper, is a metaphor for our time tender and brutal, passionate and phlegmatic. Acapelorus (A Walrus Tale) is a playing field of movement and poetry sung by an acappella chorus illuminating the terrible beauty of the human condition.
Tonight's performance: Program A
Requiem (excerpt), Against All Odds, Acapelorus (a walrus tale), Caravaggio Meets Hopper, Atom Hearts Club Suite
@ The Joyce Theater
175 8th Avenue (at 19th Street)
8p
$36
For more information and to buy tickets: joyce

Saturday, March 17th, 2007 (St. Patrick’s Day)

Art Exhibit: Black USA (A, C)
An art exhibition celebrating past, present and future life of Black people in the USA. Commemorating Black History Month, New Orleans Mardi Gras and life in general. Ione Citrin, Deborah DeGraffenreid, Diane C. Duvall, Lou Grant, Leon Nicholas Kalas, Harry Longstreet, Gloria Kennedy and Jeanmarie Theobalds.
@ Gloria Kennedy Gallery
111 Front Street (between Washington and Adams Streets) Gallery 222 - Brooklyn
For more information: gk



NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parade (C, M, S)
The first St Patrick's Day parade in New York City was held in 1766 organized by Irish soldiers serving in His Majesty's service. City folk marched for any and all reasons back then, usually organized along fraternal, trade or military organizational lines. This year Raymond L. Flynn will be the 2007 New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal.
Parade route: Parade starts at 44th Street & 5th Avenue. It travels north on 5th Avenue to 86th Street, then travels east on 86th Street to 3rd Avenue
11 - 5p
For more information: parade

Chili Cookoff (D/F, P)
Come down to your favorite Brooklyn Local for a serious amateur chili cookoff. Chefs will compete for the grand prize trophy, prizes from local businesses and total Brooklyn respect.
@ Moonshine
317 Columbia Street (between Rapelye and Woodhull Streets), Brooklyn
2 - 5p
10 bucks gets you a bottomless bowl of chili
For more information: moonshine

The Headliners of Comedy (A, C)
Hosted by Drew Fraser Co-Host of P Diddy's "Bad Boyz of Comedy" featuring Mike Yard from "Comedy Central", Dean Edwards from "Saturday Night Live", and special guest Donnell Rawlings aka "Ashy Larry" from Chapelle’s Show and co-host of the morning Radio show at Power 105.1.
@ Peter Jay Sharp Theatre - Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
$26
9:30p
For more information and to get tickets: symphony

Uptown Girls? Ana Paula and Lupita Jones (A, C, D/F)
Ana Paula and Lupita Jones have been charming audiences while taking turns performing Mexcian pop ballads from the 1960s and '70s, while stirring the crowd to dance the beat of salsa and reggae. You could say that duo is a bit of a novelty in this part of town considering that Ana and Lupita are really Jesus and Evaristo two men who work during the week. On weekends they become lip-synching transvestites not unusual for certain parts of Manhattan, but a rarity in places like an East Harlem family restaurant.
Olmeca Restaurant
322 East 116th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Singing starts @ 11:30p
For more information: harlem

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

New York City Comic Book & Toy Spectacular 5 (A, C, E, L)
Come have some comic book fun, meet collectors and creators in a relaxed setting and fill the holes in your want list at our 5th New York City show. Comic Books of all ages from Golden Age to Silver Age to Modern. There will also be original art from guest artists and comic/animation character related items such as anime,action figures, toys, statues etc. It's all about comic books and sequential art. This is New York City's only Comic Book only show.
@ Holiday Inn (ballroom - 1st floor)
440 West 57th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
9 - 4p
$6
For more information and discount admission coupon: comics



Hike: Tuxedo Park (Code: T-MM5RT53-01) (S)
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy fresh air with other young New York professionals while exploring a beautiful trail and spectacular views in Tuxedo Park. Hike includes visiting a cave used as a hideout by a notorious gang of outlaws from the Revolutionary War era. Pack a picnic lunch, plenty of water, and dress in layers and hiking boots.
*Important: Please provide a phone number where you can be reached at on the weekends in the event of any changes or cancellations.
Meet at the Port Authority Shortline Bus Terminal (42nd Street and 8th Avenue)
9a
$45
For more information and to sign up: 92y



Singles Horseback, Wine & Fondue Tasting (D/F, E, S)
Join us for a day of riding, wine and fondue tasting.We will saddle up, then ride for one hour through fields and woods with an experienced Wrangler or two Then, back to Manhattan to warm up over fondue and wine. Our Swiss hosts will make us most comfortable, as we sample from two custom-made fondues Raclette and Chocolate and a wide range of wines from the wine bar. Wine experts will be on hand to provide information, education and add a little history to this interactive event. Taste a number of international wines, different grapes from countries including Cabernet Malbec from Argentina, Tempranillo from Spain, Grecanico from Italy and others.
Time: 10 - 5p (meet at 9:45 for check-in)
Meeting Place: 73rd Street and Broadway, NE corner (in front of Apple Bank)
$150
For more information and to sign up: outdoorbound
Save $5 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from Laura’s List.

Movie Screening: Shalom Ireland (A, C, E, F)
An one hour documentary about Ireland’s remarkable, yet little-known Jewish community. The film chronicles the history of Irish Jewry while celebrating the unique culture created by blending Irish and Jewish traditions. From gunrunning for the Irish Republican Army during Ireland’s War of Independence to smuggling fellow Jews escaping from the Holocaust into Palestine. This film tells the untold story of how Irish Jews participated in the creation and the development of both Ireland and Israel.
@ Town and Village Synagogue
334 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
$5
7:30p
For more information and to sign up email: adesnm01@med.nyu.edu or call 212.677.8090

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Spelling Bee (Code: T-MM5RT90-01) (D/F, S)
Makor Adults-Only Spelling BeeMakor is teaming up with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for a F-A-N-T-A-B-U-L-O-U-S event! Join cast members from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical for an event unlike anything you experienced in elementary school. One-hour open wine and beer bar included.
Makor Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West)
7p
$15
For more information and to sign up: 92y


Key to Activities

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