WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
(READING)
LAMMIN’ IT UP NORTH
The ongoing Upper North Side series at McNally Robinson highlights the best of Canadian literature and culture for a New York audience. Canadian readers and international critics loved physician Vincent Lam’s Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures the story of four medical students that “reveals the human face behind the doctor’s mask.” McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. (betw. Lafayette & Mulberry Sts.), 212-274-1160; 7, free.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
(PERFORMANCE)
LOCAL COLORS
Back after a sold-out run at the UndergroundZero festival at a new and bigger venue, It Came From New York celebrates the people and stories born and bred in the Big Shitty, er, City. Tonight, spoken word, comedy, music and a bag o’ chips from Mott Haven, Washington Heights, Astoria and a few other nabes that aren’t Williamsburg. Collective:Unconscious, 379 Church St. (betw. White & Franklin Sts.), 212-254-5277; 8, $10.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
(INTERACTIVE)
SING OR SWIM
Partying on land is sooo last season. Boats are the new clubs. And, as if karaoke isn’t terrifying enough, now you can do it and risk death by drowning at the same time. The Circle Line folks will even give you a free drink with your admission, right before you step onto the stage and belt out “More Than a Feeling” for the umpteenth time. Karaoke Cruise aboard the Zephyr, Pier 16 at South Street Seaport, 866-9CLINE1; 9, $23/$25.
(PERFORMANCE)
FREE RADICALS
The Giuliani Administration tried to scrub the city clean; but most of that delicious depravity was merely swept under a rug. Go ahead, lift it up and take a peek, you cheeky bastard. Good things await the intrepid visitors to Radical Vaudeville. Mo Pitkins’ House of Satisfaction, 34 Ave. A (betw. 2nd & 3rd Sts.), 212-777-5660; midnight, $5.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
(COMMUNITY)
POP SHOP
Screw eBay. Just because you sink most of your time and money into collecting as many old records and posters and as much obscuralia as you can get your greasy paws on doesn’t mean you have to be anti-social. Go out and meet people while hunting for that limited edition Herman’s Hermits 45 with the alternate cover ($1,700 last bid). Music Memorabilia Show at 155 W. 72nd St. (betw. Amsterdam & Columbus Aves.), musiccollecting.com; 10am-2pm, free.
(ART)
ART PARADE
Everybody loves a parade. Even Soho. Deitch Projects, Creative Time and Paper Magazine present the third annual Art Parade, stretching along West Broadway from Houston to Grand Street. There will be kites, performers, artists, performance artists, and plenty of chances to buy stuff. 4pm.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
(COMMUNITY)
MULTIMEDIA PICNIC
The outdoor music fest, Harmony on the Hudson, features music and games for the stroller set. With performances by Tom Chapin & Friends, acoustic country bluesman Guy Davis and popular children’s artist Elizabeth Mitchell, who performs imaginative reinterpretations of traditional folk music. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park (access at Battery Place), no phone; 1, free.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
(COMEDY)
BLUES KILL
Monday = Suckday. Beat the beginning-of-the-week blues with La Boca, featuring some of our favorite dark overlords of the comedic arts: Robin Fox, Lewis Fishburn and Perv Griffin at People’s Improv Theater, 167 W. 29th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-563-7488; 9:30, $5.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
(READING)
PETER GODWIN
During the collapse of Zimbabwe and the end of the hellish reign of a dictator, seasoned journalist Peter Godwin tells the story of his father’s death in When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, a memoir that, according to Publisher’s Weekly “effortlessly manages to be almost unbearably personal while simultaneously laying bare the cruel regime of longstanding president [Robert] Mugabe.” The author will read from, sign and discuss his book at the Strand Books, 828 Broadway (at 12th St.), 212-974-8377; 7, free.
ONGOING
(ART)
PUNK’S LICHTENSTEIN
Combining vernacular media and comic book textures with dark political and personal themes, Raymond Pettibon is best known as the guy who designed Black Flag’s four-bars logo and whose work adorns many of their album covers. Pettibon also did the cover of Sonic Youth’s Goo in 1990. But you won’t see any of that in this exhibition, “Here’s Your Irony Back,” through October 20 at David Zwirner Gallery, 525 W. 19th St. (betw. 9th & 10 Aves.), 212-727-2070; Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm, free.
BRINGING IT HOME
On display through Oct. 28 in Long Island City overlooking the New York skyline, Takashi Horisaki’s Social Dress New Orleans: 730 Days After is an awesome, eerie spectacle: a full-scale latex replica of a demolished Lower Ninth Ward shotgun-style home. Socrates Sculpture Park, 3201 Vernon Blvd. (at Broadway), socratessculpturepark.org. On display 365 days a year, 10am-sunset, free.
(THEATER)
NEO-FUTURISM
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, a production comprised of 30 plays in one hour, is brought to you by the New York Neo-Futurists. BackStage magazine compared the show to the early days of “Saturday Night Live”: “Not just funny but faintly surreal.” Every Friday and Saturday night, The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th St. (betw. Bowery & 2nd Ave.), nyneofuturists.org; 10:30, $10 plus the roll of a six-sided die.
(THEATER)
SAYONARA, IL DUCE
The Billionaires for Bush are not happy. Their man’s party lost control of Congress. With Rove gone, their man—with the lowest approval rating in history—is due for a brain transplant. And everyone seems to be talking about the Democrats’ leading contenders. The Billionaires’ new musical revue, Billionaires Forever, attempts to answer the question, What’s going to happen to Billionaires For Bush once Bush is out of office? With new music from composer Clifford J. Tasner (aka “Felonius Ax”), the show offers a peek into the rarely seen inner sanctums of the Bush Administration—and the Billionaires who pull the strings. Through September 9. West 45th St. Theatre, 354 W. 45th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-352-3101; 7, $20.
(COMMUNITY)
UNIMPEACHABLE FUN
The Cosmopolity organization, which is renaming itself Living Liberally, is “dedicated to providing easy entrance into progressive involvement, using social interaction to promote political action and facilitating collaboration among progressive organizations.” There’s Laughing Liberally (savvy stand-up for Bush bashers) and Screening Liberally (the same only with movies), Eating Liberally (no foie gras!) and, tonight, Drinking Liberally. Get together, tip a glass and swap your favorite Cheney death fantasies. Every Thursday in the kinda grimy, kinda green backyard at Rudy’s, 627 9th Ave. (betw. 44th & 45th Sts.), drinkingliberally.org; 7:30pm, free.
(FILM)
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK
Jørgen Lauersen Vig is a very eccentric, 82-year-old lifelong bachelor. He lives alone in the ramshackle Hesbjerg Castle in the Danish countryside and plans to donate his homestead to the Russian Orthodox Church to become a monastery. Sister Ambrosija, a spirited and attractive Russian Orthodox nun, arrives with a small entourage and begins to whip the place into shape. A whirlwind of activity ensues; she insists upon extensive repairs, much to the consternation of Mr. Vig. And, The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun is a true story. Playing now through Sept. 11. Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (6th Ave. & Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $5-$10.
(HAPPENINGS)
WORKSHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP
Heard of Draw-a-thon? If art’s your thing, you should have by now. Hosted founding artist Michael Alan, it’s an eight-hour orgy for the inspiration-hungry artist, a drawing/painting/sculpting/writing/anything-goes workshop with music and nudes—as envisioned by Antonin Artaud. Every Friday night Rebar, 147 Front St., Dumbo, B’klyn, michaelalanart.com; 8, $13.
(READING)
LAMMIN’ IT UP NORTH
The ongoing Upper North Side series at McNally Robinson highlights the best of Canadian literature and culture for a New York audience. Canadian readers and international critics loved physician Vincent Lam’s Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures the story of four medical students that “reveals the human face behind the doctor’s mask.” McNally Robinson Booksellers, 52 Prince St. (betw. Lafayette & Mulberry Sts.), 212-274-1160; 7, free.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
(PERFORMANCE)
LOCAL COLORS
Back after a sold-out run at the UndergroundZero festival at a new and bigger venue, It Came From New York celebrates the people and stories born and bred in the Big Shitty, er, City. Tonight, spoken word, comedy, music and a bag o’ chips from Mott Haven, Washington Heights, Astoria and a few other nabes that aren’t Williamsburg. Collective:Unconscious, 379 Church St. (betw. White & Franklin Sts.), 212-254-5277; 8, $10.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
(INTERACTIVE)
SING OR SWIM
Partying on land is sooo last season. Boats are the new clubs. And, as if karaoke isn’t terrifying enough, now you can do it and risk death by drowning at the same time. The Circle Line folks will even give you a free drink with your admission, right before you step onto the stage and belt out “More Than a Feeling” for the umpteenth time. Karaoke Cruise aboard the Zephyr, Pier 16 at South Street Seaport, 866-9CLINE1; 9, $23/$25.
(PERFORMANCE)
FREE RADICALS
The Giuliani Administration tried to scrub the city clean; but most of that delicious depravity was merely swept under a rug. Go ahead, lift it up and take a peek, you cheeky bastard. Good things await the intrepid visitors to Radical Vaudeville. Mo Pitkins’ House of Satisfaction, 34 Ave. A (betw. 2nd & 3rd Sts.), 212-777-5660; midnight, $5.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
(COMMUNITY)
POP SHOP
Screw eBay. Just because you sink most of your time and money into collecting as many old records and posters and as much obscuralia as you can get your greasy paws on doesn’t mean you have to be anti-social. Go out and meet people while hunting for that limited edition Herman’s Hermits 45 with the alternate cover ($1,700 last bid). Music Memorabilia Show at 155 W. 72nd St. (betw. Amsterdam & Columbus Aves.), musiccollecting.com; 10am-2pm, free.
(ART)
ART PARADE
Everybody loves a parade. Even Soho. Deitch Projects, Creative Time and Paper Magazine present the third annual Art Parade, stretching along West Broadway from Houston to Grand Street. There will be kites, performers, artists, performance artists, and plenty of chances to buy stuff. 4pm.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
(COMMUNITY)
MULTIMEDIA PICNIC
The outdoor music fest, Harmony on the Hudson, features music and games for the stroller set. With performances by Tom Chapin & Friends, acoustic country bluesman Guy Davis and popular children’s artist Elizabeth Mitchell, who performs imaginative reinterpretations of traditional folk music. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park (access at Battery Place), no phone; 1, free.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
(COMEDY)
BLUES KILL
Monday = Suckday. Beat the beginning-of-the-week blues with La Boca, featuring some of our favorite dark overlords of the comedic arts: Robin Fox, Lewis Fishburn and Perv Griffin at People’s Improv Theater, 167 W. 29th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-563-7488; 9:30, $5.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
(READING)
PETER GODWIN
During the collapse of Zimbabwe and the end of the hellish reign of a dictator, seasoned journalist Peter Godwin tells the story of his father’s death in When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, a memoir that, according to Publisher’s Weekly “effortlessly manages to be almost unbearably personal while simultaneously laying bare the cruel regime of longstanding president [Robert] Mugabe.” The author will read from, sign and discuss his book at the Strand Books, 828 Broadway (at 12th St.), 212-974-8377; 7, free.
ONGOING
(ART)
PUNK’S LICHTENSTEIN
Combining vernacular media and comic book textures with dark political and personal themes, Raymond Pettibon is best known as the guy who designed Black Flag’s four-bars logo and whose work adorns many of their album covers. Pettibon also did the cover of Sonic Youth’s Goo in 1990. But you won’t see any of that in this exhibition, “Here’s Your Irony Back,” through October 20 at David Zwirner Gallery, 525 W. 19th St. (betw. 9th & 10 Aves.), 212-727-2070; Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm, free.
BRINGING IT HOME
On display through Oct. 28 in Long Island City overlooking the New York skyline, Takashi Horisaki’s Social Dress New Orleans: 730 Days After is an awesome, eerie spectacle: a full-scale latex replica of a demolished Lower Ninth Ward shotgun-style home. Socrates Sculpture Park, 3201 Vernon Blvd. (at Broadway), socratessculpturepark.org. On display 365 days a year, 10am-sunset, free.
(THEATER)
NEO-FUTURISM
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, a production comprised of 30 plays in one hour, is brought to you by the New York Neo-Futurists. BackStage magazine compared the show to the early days of “Saturday Night Live”: “Not just funny but faintly surreal.” Every Friday and Saturday night, The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th St. (betw. Bowery & 2nd Ave.), nyneofuturists.org; 10:30, $10 plus the roll of a six-sided die.
(THEATER)
SAYONARA, IL DUCE
The Billionaires for Bush are not happy. Their man’s party lost control of Congress. With Rove gone, their man—with the lowest approval rating in history—is due for a brain transplant. And everyone seems to be talking about the Democrats’ leading contenders. The Billionaires’ new musical revue, Billionaires Forever, attempts to answer the question, What’s going to happen to Billionaires For Bush once Bush is out of office? With new music from composer Clifford J. Tasner (aka “Felonius Ax”), the show offers a peek into the rarely seen inner sanctums of the Bush Administration—and the Billionaires who pull the strings. Through September 9. West 45th St. Theatre, 354 W. 45th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-352-3101; 7, $20.
(COMMUNITY)
UNIMPEACHABLE FUN
The Cosmopolity organization, which is renaming itself Living Liberally, is “dedicated to providing easy entrance into progressive involvement, using social interaction to promote political action and facilitating collaboration among progressive organizations.” There’s Laughing Liberally (savvy stand-up for Bush bashers) and Screening Liberally (the same only with movies), Eating Liberally (no foie gras!) and, tonight, Drinking Liberally. Get together, tip a glass and swap your favorite Cheney death fantasies. Every Thursday in the kinda grimy, kinda green backyard at Rudy’s, 627 9th Ave. (betw. 44th & 45th Sts.), drinkingliberally.org; 7:30pm, free.
(FILM)
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK
Jørgen Lauersen Vig is a very eccentric, 82-year-old lifelong bachelor. He lives alone in the ramshackle Hesbjerg Castle in the Danish countryside and plans to donate his homestead to the Russian Orthodox Church to become a monastery. Sister Ambrosija, a spirited and attractive Russian Orthodox nun, arrives with a small entourage and begins to whip the place into shape. A whirlwind of activity ensues; she insists upon extensive repairs, much to the consternation of Mr. Vig. And, The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun is a true story. Playing now through Sept. 11. Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (6th Ave. & Varick St.), 212-727-8110; $5-$10.
(HAPPENINGS)
WORKSHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP
Heard of Draw-a-thon? If art’s your thing, you should have by now. Hosted founding artist Michael Alan, it’s an eight-hour orgy for the inspiration-hungry artist, a drawing/painting/sculpting/writing/anything-goes workshop with music and nudes—as envisioned by Antonin Artaud. Every Friday night Rebar, 147 Front St., Dumbo, B’klyn, michaelalanart.com; 8, $13.
