Happenings for Week of April 16th, 2007

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Speed Dating (S)
Meet as many members as you can in one evening. Speed Dating is a great way to meet many people and get your love life up and running before the summer starts. In case you've never done it. Speed Dating is a relaxed, friendly, fun way to meet several members of the opposite sex through a series of short Speed Dating "mini-dates". You will "date" each person for 5 minutes each over the course of the evening. We will have a 15 minute mingling break during the evening and the event will be approximately 2 hours.
Theme: Jewish Singles, ages 30s - 40s
Madame X: Upstairs Lounge
94 West Houston Street (Thompson and La Guardia Streets)
6:30p
$25
For more information and to sign up:reallive

Art Lecture: Patty Chang on Louise Bourgeois (A, C, E)
Born in 1972 in San Francisco, New York-based artist Patty Chang has had solo exhibitions at the UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2005); the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2005); the Baltic Art Center, Visby, Sweden (2001); and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2000).
@ Dia Art Foundation
548 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6:30p
$6, no advance reservations are necessary
For more information: diaart



Book Reading with Darcey Steinke and her latest book, Easter Everywhere (L)
Brooklyn writer Darcey Steinke (author of Up Through Water, Jesus Saves, Suicide Blonde, and Milk) tells the story of her journey through faith and identity with the dark humor and honesty she has become known for in her memoir Easter Everywhere . The daughter of a Lutheran minister and a depressive former pageant queen, Steinke recalls her obsessive love for the rituals of the church, and later her search for transcendence in relationships, on the road to an adult relationship with the divine. Join us for a reading and discussion with the author.
@ McNally Robinson
52 Prince Street (between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets)
7p
Free
For more information: mcnally



An Evening with Brian Williams (C, E)
Brian Williams, NBC’s top-rated anchor, offers candid and personal observations about world and national events, particularly his first-hand experiences in Iraq.
@ Marble Collegiate Church
1 West 29th Street (@ 5th Avenue)
8p
$20
For more information and to sign up: marble

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Gallery Opening and Artists Reception: Tine Lundsfryd: Recent Paintings (A, C, D/F)
Both playful and mathematical, Lundsfryd’s patterning derives its structures from sources high and low, religious and secular. Lundsfryd avoids horizontal or vertical-shaped supports, finding them to be laden with connotations of landscape or portraiture. Similarly, her color choices, which vary from clear, bright reds and blues to murky browns and neutrals, tend to be about conveying abstract ideas rather than emotional states. There is something scientific about the way the artist tests out one color against another: through juxtapositions, layering, and mixing the artist creates myriad combinations.
@ Lori Bookstein Fine Art
37 West 57th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), 3rd floor
6 - 8p
Free
For more information: loribook

Lecture: Jackie Robinson, Ebbets Field, and the Civil Rights Movement (C, E, S)
Jackie Robinson was not only one of the greatest athletes of his generation, he was also one of the greatest civil rights heroes of the 20th century. Robinson bravely shattered baseball's color line in 1947, facing overwhelming odds and unconscionable abuse, and left an enduring legacy for the civil rights movement, the sport, and the nation. Jonathan Eig is a senior special reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of the forthcoming Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season. Della Britton Baeza is Director of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Ira Glasser was Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1978-2001. Christopher Paul Moore is a historian and the author of The Last Season, a play about segregated black baseball during 1947 when Jackie Robinson first entered the Major Leagues.
@ New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (@ 77th Street)
6:30p
$15
For more information and to sign up: history



Walking Tour: SoHo’s Cast Iron Architecture (A, C, E, S)
The 19th Century neighborhood we now call SoHo (or South of Houston) was considered by master builder, Robert Moses to be an area best suited for demolition. The salvation of the neighborhood came about largely because of a woman and her magnet. Margot Gayle founded ‘friends of cast iron architecture’, providing a magnet with each new membership. People learned first hand that SoHo is the largest cast iron fronted building district in the world, with such zest and gusto that the neighborhood was saved.
Meet: Northeast corner of Broadway and Prince Street
6:30 - 8:30p
$15, payable on site
For more information: justin

We are the Children DVD Release Party (A, C, F, M, P)
"We are the Children" is a documentary on Michael Jackson fans that dives deep into the world of Michael Jackson fans during the heated days of the troubled singer's 2004-05 trial. Following a group of loyal fans who throw dance parties on Hollywood Blvd., hold protests at Jackson's Neverland Ranch and protest the tense court proceedings in Santa Maria, CA, the film shows the struggles of these fan club members, music collectors and Jackson impersonators beyond the tabloidesque covergae of the trial all ouched in unimaginable ways by the embattled King of Pop.
DVDs will be available for sale at the screening.
@ Monkey Town
58 North 3rd Street (between Wythe and Kent Avenues), Brooklyn
8:30p
admission: $5 with a $10 minimum
For more information and to make reservations: monkey

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007



Chocolate and Wine Tasting: Vere Chocolate (D/F, E)
We have become enamored with the fabulous chocolates produced by Vere (pronounced "very"). These are not "candies" in the typical sense - they are pure, rich, decadent morsels of superb chocolate. Vere uses a single varietal, sustainably grown and harvested bean, found only in the Ecuadorian rainforest. The beans are certified by the Rainforest Alliance to be grown without pesticides. And all Vere's products are produced naturally, with no preservatives.
We love the chocolates, we love the story, and though we don't usually pair chocolate with wine we couldn't resist trying. Does it work? You decide.
@ Burgundy Wine Comopany
143 West 26th Street (between 6th/7th Ave.)
Free
5 - 7p
For more information: burgundy

Panel Discussion: Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture (A, C, E)
In recent years, connections between fashion and architecture have become increasingly apparent. Despite differences in scale, materiality, and function, these disciplines have a great deal in common, including similarities in the creative process, shared strategies of construction, and the fulfillment of fundamental human concerns such as shelter and identity. Brooke Hodge, curator of Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture, a recent exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will lead a discussion with fashion historian Patricia Mears and art historian Susan Sidlauskas, both of whom contributed essays to the exhibition catalogue. They will highlight the multiple visual and intellectual principles that unite these two creative fields.
The Katie Murphy Amphitheater, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
227 Seventh Ave (at 27th Street)
6 - 8p
$25
For more information and to sign up: bard

Jardsoul Performs (M)
What do you get when four individuals combine years of confusion, dissatisfaction, and disappointment in relationships with equal amounts of passion, desire, dedication and love? You get Jardsoul. Jardsoul got it's origins from guitarist James Gillespie and bassist Rob Cornetto who played together in the Long Island band Couch. Building on their love of music and philosophy for playing stripped down rock and roll with a progressive mindset, they decided to branch off together in 2002 to start a new band. And the rest is history
@ Don Hills
511 Greenwich Street (@ Spring Street)
8p
For more information: jardsoul or donhills

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Gallery Opening and Artists Reception (A, C, D/F, E)
An exhibition of color photographs by Kelli Connell from the series Double Life. Kelli Connell's series, Double Life, appears to document an evolving relationship between two women. To create a constructed reality, the artist digitally combines multiple negatives of the same model, who portrays each character in the various scenarios, changing her body language and clothing for the given role. By using a single model to enact multiple roles, the artist explores the complexity of shifting identities within intimate relationships.
@ Yossi Milo Gallery
525 West 25th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6 - 8p
Free
For more information: yossimilo



Break Away From The Herd, Think For Yourself - Creativity With Peter Shankman (C, E)
Peter Shankman, CEO of The Geek Factory, a marketing and PR firm and AirTroductions, the Internet's first in-flight dating and networking service. He frequently appears on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor" and as a guest on many other news channels speaking on PR, marketing, and creativity. Shankman will address the issues: "Have we lost our creativity as a society? Have we lost our vision as to what matters? Have we lost our ability to think for ourselves?" After all, we live in a world where Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears push Iraq off the front page and reality TV has become a poor substitute for the lack of reality in our own lives. Peter will provide insights into how you can offer yourself up as a catalyst for change, how you can break out of your comfort zone and expand your levels of creativity in all aspects of your life.
@ Madame X
94 West Houston Street (between LaGuardia Place and Thompson Street)
7 - 10p
$15 if you RSVP in advance, $20 at the door
To RSVP in advance email: rsvp@thesocialsalon.com
For more information: social

nycTIES is proud to host: Opening Act (C, D, D/F, NP, P)
A party to support families facing cancer
There will be Magicians, Sword Balancing Troupe, Raffles, a Silent Auction, Gift Bags, DJ & Live Music. Open Vodka Bar/Complimentary Beer between 8-9:30p. Proceeds from this benefit will go to support a joint venture between the Ronald McDonald House (RMDH) of New York and Gilda's Club New York City .
@ GuestHouse + HOME
542 W 27th Street (@ 10th Avenue)
8 - 11p
$40 Advance; $50 At The Door
For more information and to buy a ticket: ties

Friday, April 20th, 2007

The Grass Roots and Lovin' Spoonful come to NYC (M)
In the history of Rock ’n Roll only 9 bands (including the Beatles) have charted more hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 than The Grass Roots. Rock ’n Roll Hall of Famers The Lovin' Spoonful combined their own folksy, country, good time sound with electric rock ’n roll to become one of the most popular New York-based bands in the golden age of 60s rock. Over a two year period in the mid 60s The Lovin' Spoonful had a string of Top Forty hits, seven of which placed inside the top ten including Do You Believe in Magic, and the anthem for a hot July evening, Summer in the City. The Lovin' Spoonful features Joe Butler, lead vocals and drums; Steve Boone, guitar; Jerry Yester, guitar; Mike Arturi, drums; and Phil Smith, guitar.
@ Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
8p
$37.50, $40
For more information and to get tickets: townhall



Neal Medlyn’s Coming in the Air Tonight (A, C, F, M)
The show features a variety of Phil Collins and Genesis music and is about how Neal is starting to slowly fall apart due to how he's all torn up inside from getting his heart broken into tiny pieces. It is also about how Neal steals a lot of stuff from people. Like their belongings and house wares but also their thoughts and ideas. As if that weren't enough, it features live video, special dedications, live drumming
@ Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street (between Kent and Wythe Streets)
7:30p
$10, $12
For more information and to buy tickets: galapagos

Lar Lubovitch Dance Performance (A, C, D)
The Lar Lubovitch is one of America’s foremost dancemakers, with work spanning the worlds of ballet, Broadway and even Olympic Skating. This performance will feature 3 premieres of new Lubovitch works that explore an intriguing range of moods and musical styles.
@ Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place (@ West 3rd Street)
8p
$45
For more information and to buy tickets: skirballor dance

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

7th Annual Miles for Moms Run/Walk (NP, S)
Miles For Moms is a charity organization founded in memory of Celia Rosenberg, and all mothers who have battled cancer, by her daughter, Renee Rosenberg in August 1999. This 4 mile event is complete with awards, give away prizes, refreshments, entertainment, and more importantly, dedication to a great cause, the fight against cancer. All proceeds from the event support cancer research and related programs.
@ Central Park, New York
102nd Street and East Drive
Registration/Packet Pick-Up: 8 - 9:15a ,start: 9:30a
Entry fee: $25
For more information and to sign up: moms



Singles North Fork Winery Tour (D/F, S)
How about a tasting trip to the famous wineries of the North Fork with a load of other fun singles? Sit back, enjoy the ride, and we'll hit several top wineries for tastings and tours. Tasting fee included in price. Specific winery list will be sent to all registrants.
Meeting place will be emailed to you in the final confirmation email (midtown)
9 - 7p
$72
For more information and to sign up: outdoors
Save $5 - after signing up email: info@outdoorbound.com and let them know you found out about trip from Laura’s List.

Art Exhibit: Hilary Lorenz: Tracing Nature (A, C, E)
Brooklyn-based artist Hilary Lorenz uses the physical and visceral experiences of hiking through remote natural landscapes as the touchstones of a remarkable new series of etchings, woodcuts and water-based drawings, “Tracing Nature.” The drawings and prints are cognitive maps of specific regions, (the Adirondacks of New York and the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico) and document both the changing weather, the sounds of nature, isolation, and the passage of time through the changing environment. But the images created with Lorenz’s characteristic, near-obsessive marks, lines and circles, are abstract and intuitive; they are as much time-lines of internal journeys, infused with feats of personal endurance and strength as they are external depictions of the land.
@ Safe T Gallery
111 Front Street (between Washington and Adams Streets), Brooklyn
Free
For more information: gallery



Dixie’s Tupperware Party (A, C)
You’ve never seen a Tupperware party like this one, hosted by Miss Dixie Longate. Fast-talking Dixie Longate, an Alabama housewife with a unique take on just about any topic, peppers her pitches with anecdotes from her colorful life. And you won’t believe the alternative uses she has found for her plastic products (all of which will be on sale after the show).
@ Ars Nova
511 West 54th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
8p
$20, $25
For more information and to buy tickets: tupperware

"The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy", A Living Liberally Launch Party (D/F, P)
Drink, Eat, Laugh & Flirt Liberally
with revolutionary revelers & conscientious carousers
ready to take back our country & put the party back into politics.
Who: Like-minded, libation-loving left-leaners, entrepreneurs, activists & aspirants, trouble-makers, trouble-shooters, techies, teachers, pols & preachers, kings & queens of commerce and comedy and you, whoever you may be. White House leakers, Fox News anchors, and foul-mouthed, no-talent pundits will not be permitted to enter.
@ 349 West 12th Street (between Greenwich and Washington Streets)
8 - 11pm
Tickets: $100 - $250 or contribute a different amount
For more information and to buy tickets: living

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 (Earth Day)



Earth Day Celebration in Central Park (C, D, E)
Join the Central Park Conservancy and Green Apple Music and Arts Festival as we celebrate Earth Day 2007 in Central Park. The celebration will include planting and mulching projects for families, arts & crafts, tours, and storytelling in the newly landscaped Peter Jay Sharp Children's Glade. Brady Rymer takes the stage at noon, followed by kids favorite The Laurie Berkner Band at 1pm and a dance party with Baby Loves Disco.
@ The Great Hill, Central Park
(Accessible from 103rd Street and Central Park West)
12 - 4p
Free
For more information: centralpark or more information on Earth Day Activities in NYC: earth

Art Exhibit: Off the Map: Landscape in the Native Imagination (A, C, E)
For Native people, land has multiple meanings. It is home, culture and identity, but it also represents violence, isolation and loss. The artists in Off the Map reinvent and examine landscape from this complex perspective, creating work that exists outside of Western landscape traditions. Their work also defies common expectations of Native American art in both its form and content.
@ The George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green (at State Street)
Free
For more information: americanindian

All You Can Eat Sushi Lunch (D/F)
Imagine. All You Can Eat Sushi and unlimited socializing between, during and after each repeat trip to the buffet. A troupe of sumo wrestlers on a wild feeding spree would not do too badly at this delicious venue. The serving table runs nearly the entire length of the block-wide restaurant with their all-you-can-eat-Sushi, Sashimi, Tempura and other Japanese favorites.
This prepaid event includes paypal fee, as many trips as you want to the buffet with unlimited soft drinks and water.
Ages: 20 - 40s
@ Todai
6 East 32nd Street (between: 5th and Madison Avenues)
12p
$35
For more information and to sign up: reallive

Fat Mama Plays in NYC (C, M)
"What, no vocals?" listeners would question. But Fat Mama forged ahead using their own twisted logic, blending old-school bebop and jazz with their almost futuristic fascination with electronic sound. After regular regional appearances and a few national tours, Fat Mama became recognized as young musical pioneers. It soon became clear that Fat Mama could please crowds at both a reserved-seating-only jazz club in the big city, as well as a late night, freaky-ass throw down at a local club. They were, at the root, sophisticated jazzmen committed to a craft, technique, and discipline. But they were also deviously youthful, mutating tradition and redefining music for their generation. Oh, and nickleless and road-weathered, which despite their utter tour-readiness, forced the band to break up in the last month of 2000. The boys went their separate ways. All seven Mamas recently shared the stage for the first time in over six years to celebrate Kendrick's 30th birthday with his new group
@ Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street (between Church and Broadway)
7p
$12 in advance, $15 at door
For more information and to buy tickets: knitting

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do (Code: T-MM5LP42-01) (E)
So many people are dissatisfied with their jobs or careers. They’d love to get out but they don’t know where to go or how to get there. Learn how to uncover new career possibilities and take the first steps in finding a career that will make you happy.
@ Makor/ Steinhardt Building
35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
7 - 9p
$30
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