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A little Southern Brunchy Brunch

Catfish Brunch @ The Lazy Catfish

Three free drinks with your southern fried brunch? Sounds like the perfect meal after a hard night of drinking! Should be delicious.

@Lazy Catfish
Location: 593 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 11 am

Brooklyn Crafts Galore!!...

NYCreates Fall Craft Festival @ Red Hook Promenade

The NYcreates fall craft festival will be running on the weekends up until the end of october. So if you are looking for amazing handmade crafts from Brooklyn's own craftsman than come and check out this remarkable festival!

@Red Hook Promenade
Location: 499 Van Brunt Street (map)
Starts: 1 Pm
Cost: Free

A little Southrn Brunchy Brunch

Catfish Brunch @ The Lazy Catfish

Three free drinks with your southern fried brunch? Sounds like the perfect meal after a hard night of drinking! Should be delicious.

@Lazy Catfish
Location: 593 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 11 am

The Battle is On!!!

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist's Battle of the Bands @ Union Pool

Come and celebrate the release of NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST, with The L Magazine tonight at Union Pool with a Battle of the Bands.

The night will kick off at 8pm and will be hosted by Project Jenny Project Jan, judged by the Uncensored Deities and include will performances by The Royal Chains, Black Taxi, Blue Sky Law, Red Wire Black Wire and The Yes Way. Should be a fun night!

@Union Pool
Location: 484 Union Ave (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: FREE w/ RSVP

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

Reading on a Sunday...

Open Air Book Fair @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

The Housing Works Annual Open Air Book Fair give you then chance to sort through tens of thousands of old books, records, and CDs. Collect those hidden gems for merely $1 and then hibernate for the winter with your new stack of used books. There is also clothing sold by the bag.

@ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
Location: 126 Crosby St (map)
Start: 10 Am
Cost: Free

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

Interesting Stories of NYC in a Riot..

Lower East Side Stories: 1988 @ Tenement Museum Shop

To reflect on the 20 years of change that has occured since the tompkins square riots that erupted in 1988 three seasoned storytellers including Jim O'Grady and Erik Seims will come together to tell us their stories of that pivotal year. There will also be time for audience member to share their experience of that year. Should be a phenomenal event for any history buff.

@ Tenement Museum Shop
Location: 108 Orchard Street (map)
Starts: 6:30 PM
CostL Free

UK Invasion....

Pendulum Tours the US!

Here is a band, blowing up in the UK that Whats Up NYC is going crazy about! Their infectious blend of high energy electronica infused metal rock makes for an exciting live show that has been getting raves across the world! Their only US performance was at Coachella Music Festival in which they were one of the most talked about performances of the three day festival! Thankfully they are back in the city for two performances that are a must see!

October 25th, Webster Hall, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

October 26th, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY- BUY TIX

To get yourself pumped up about the group be sure to check out the Pendulum minimix -
Minimix

Solid LIne Ups

Comedy Night @ The Chelsea Market

Rejection Show's Jon Friedman will be hosting this stellar line up of comedians for this free comedy show! The line up

Jesse Popp
Greg Johnson
Brooke Van Poppelen
Ilana Glazer
Sean Patton
Sean O'Conner
Megan Ganz

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30am-9pm
Cost: Free

Brooklyn Crafts Galore!!...

NYCreates Fall Craft Festival @ Red Hook Promenade

The NYcreates fall craft festival will be running on the weekends up until the end of october. So if you are looking for amazing handmade crafts from Brooklyn's own craftsman than come and check out this remarkable festival!

@Red Hook Promenade
Location: 499 Van Brunt Street (map)
Starts: 1 Pm
Cost: Free

Brooklyn Crafts Galore!!...

OPENING of NYCreates Fall Craft Festival @ Red Hook Promenade

The NYcreates fall craft festival will be running on the weekends up until the end of october. So if you are looking for amazing handmade crafts from Brooklyn's own craftsman than come and check out this remarkable festival!

@Red Hook Promenade
Location: 499 Van Brunt Street (map)
Starts: 1 Pm
Cost: Free

FREE SHOW!!!!

Bloc Party and Amazing Baby @ Roseland Ballroom 9/18

Yeah I know this is hard to believe! But this is your chance to see Bloc Party FOR FREE!!! All you need to do is RSVP, show up early on THURSDAY and you are in! It's going to be a great show so don't pass up this oppurtunity!

@Roseland Ballroom
Location: 239 W 52nd St (map)
Starts: 7:15 PM
Cost: FREE w/RSVP

Great Discussion for the NYC artist...

The Field Panel Discussion Starving Artist: Fact or Fiction: Non-Profit Doesn’t = No Money @ Galapagos Art Space

Why do artists often think that you are a sell out if you make money from your art? Why do we seem to believe that you must suffer to make great art, yet we pine away for the seemingly Utopian state sponsored art cultures of Berlin and Brussels? Is there something inherently hierarchical and damaging in the “gift economy” that the arts and philanthropy work in? The non-profit model that most artists use may not be the best model for your work, yet we gravitate to it like lemmings? What about being for-profit or for-benefit? What does that even mean really? What about LLCs and L3Cs and what about a blend model?

All of the question will be answered in the lively discussion with that will commence be sure to check it out.

Moderated by Sara Juli, Performance Artist/Director of Development at Dance Theater Workshop. Confirmed Panelists (as of 8/21) include Robert Elmes, Director, Galapagos Art Space; Amanda Clayman, Financial Wellness Program, The Actors Fund; Chris Ajemian, Artist, Entrepreneur; And more TBA.

@Galapagos Art Space
Location: 16 Main Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Discovering the City..

THE WATERFALLS AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE AT TWILIGHT @ Brooklyn Bridge

Walk across the bridge to learn about its creation and early history, and then observe all of Olafur Eliassons Waterfalls with a discussion of the work, its symbolism, and its meaning to the waterfront. Should be both visually and intellectually stimulating experience for any New Yorker! Check it out!

@ Brooklyn Bridge
Location: 185 South st (map)
Starts: 5:15 PM
Cost: $16 , call 212-465-3331 for reservations and exact meeting place

Pickle Lovers Unite!!

What's The Dill? 8th Annual Pickle Day @ Orchard St btw Broome & Grand St.

Mmmm... Pickles... The tastiest incarnation of the cucumber since... well... salad? International Pickle Day is free and features exhibits, music, cooking and home canning demonstrations, children's activities, neighborhood walking tours and of course pickle samples! And for the first year Pickle Day is welcoming a full-length production Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, produced by The Drilling Company..

@Orchard St
Location: Orchard St (btwn Broome & Grand) (map)
Starts: 11 PM
Cost: Free

Great Fall Welcoming...

OPENING of NYCreates Fall Craft Festival @ Red Hook Promenade

Today marks the opening of the NYcreates fall craft festival which will be running on the weekends until the end of october. So if you are looking amazing handmade crafts from Brooklyn's own craftsman that come and check out this remarkable festival!

@Red Hook Promenade
Location: 499 Van Brunt Street (map)
Starts: 1 Pm
Cost: Free

Discovering the City..

THE WATERFALLS AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE AT TWILIGHT @ Brooklyn Bridge

Walk across the bridge to learn about its creation and early history, and then observe all of Olafur Eliassons Waterfalls with a discussion of the work, its symbolism, and its meaning to the waterfront. Should be both visually and intellectually stimulating experience for any New Yorker! Check it out!

@ Brooklyn Bridge
Location: 185 South st (map)
Starts: 5:15 PM
Cost: $16 , call 212-465-3331 for reservations and exact meeting place

Who Will The Ultimate Hipster Couple....

Mr and Mrs Williamsburg @ Supreme Trading

The event of the year is tonight at Supreme Trading in Brooklyn! Come and see who will win the amazing accomplishment of being crowned Mr and Mrs Williamsburg. They will probably win a year case of PBR and a pile of dirty clothes. Should be entertaining!

@ Supreme Trading
Location: 213 N. 8th st (map)
Starts: 10 PM
Cost: Free

Slam Poet Extroardinaire!!

Carlos Andres Gomez "Fate By The Throat" CD Release Party @ Bowery Poetry Club

HBO Def Poet and co-star of Spike Lee's "Inside Man" Carlos Andres Gomez, will release his highly anticipated sophomore album in New York City on Saturday, August 23rd at the Bowery Poetry Club.

A staple in the New York City poetry slam scene and national college circuit for the past 8 years, Gomez's 2nd album is a double CD comprised of both studio and live material with over 20 poems of new work. The night will consist of a full-length feature performance by Gomez as well as a venerable who's who of the New York poetry scene, yet to be announced.

Should be awesome!

@ Bowery Poetry Club
Location: 308 Bowery (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: $12

What A Deal!!

Super Ocho Loco w/ 8coupons 8 cent Mac and Chess @ Supermac!

Today at Supermac you can get a order of mac and cheese for only 8 cents! How do you do this you ask? Just go to www.8coupons.com and text the coupon to the phone. Then all you need to do is show the coupon to the restaurant and you got your order of 8 cent Mac and Cheese it's as simple as that!

@Supermac
Location: 348 7th Ave (map)
Starts: 11 am to 10 PM
Cost: 8 Cents!!

Really Good bad musicals!..

BAD MUSICALS FESTIVAL '08 @ Grand Theatre of the Producers Club

These musicals are not actually bad but REALLY GOOD. However, they are all naughty, satirical, and politically incorrect. They're filled with bad language/puns and other sorts of things that would be otherwise frowned upon.

Approximately fifteen short musicals are arranged in various theme evenings (ex: Sex, Thugs & Rock 'n' Roll). The bad house band, Bronze Fondue, and East Village comedians provide entertainment between the shows.

@Grand Theatre of the Producers Club
Location: 358 W. 44th St (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: $25.00 for general admission ($20.00 advance sales - deadline are July 1) and $15 for students (BUY NOW)

Free Movie at Bryant Park

"Fail-Safe"

Ever wonder what would happen if another country accidentally initiated an atomic war with the United States, and it was up to Henry Fonda to make it all better? See what happens--for free--on the picturesque lawn of Bryant Park. Bring a date, a blanket and a bit of patience (you'll have to arrive around 5pm to get a choice lawn spot for the 8pm film.)

@ Bryant Park (Map)

For All The Music Collectors!!

Music Memorabilia Show @ Tip Top Shoe Building

To all you Music collectors out there, here is the event for you! It will be held at the Tip Top Building on Saturday and it will include LPs, 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, etc of some of music classic artists for unbeatable prices! There will be over 10,000 items including LPs from all genres of music and rare posters of Miles Davis , John Coltrane and basically any legendary musician you can think of. It's going to be a great event that should not be missed!

@ Tip Top Building
Location: 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor (map)
Starts: 10 AM - 2 PM
Cost: Free

Awesome Exercise

Midnight Yoga
Every Friday night this summer you can practice yoga while listening to great live music thanks to host Laughing Lotus, so don't miss out on a great way to wind down the week.
@ Laughing Lotus Yoga Center – 59 West 19th Street (map)

For All The Music Collectors!!

Music Memorabilia Show @ Tip Top Shoe Building

To all you Music collectors out there, here is the event for you! It will be held at the Tip Top Building on Saturday and it will include LPs, 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, etc of some of music classic artists for unbeatable prices! There will be over 10,000 items including LPs from all genres of music and rare posters of Miles Davis , John Coltrane and basically any legendary musician you can think of. It's going to be a great event that should not be missed!

@ Tip Top Building
Location: 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor (map)
Starts: 10 AM - 2 PM
Cost: Free

Amazing Food...

Sweet Tooth Catering by Lila Tasting Event
This $7 tasting menu includes, oatmeal-ginger cookies served with homemade vanilla ice cream, frosty vanilla egg creams and beer floats, Guinness and chocolate stout cupcakes, and homemade baklava with crunchy pistachios, and comes with either a free pale or brown ale courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery. Click here to RSVP
When: 7:00 pm Wednesday, July 2nd
Where: Brooklyn Kitchen - 616 Lorimer Street

Kickass Exhibit

Louise Bourgeois Retrospective
Louise Bourgeois is a full-career retrospective of one of the most important artists of our time. This exhibition will be the most comprehensive examination to date of Bourgeois’s long and distinguished career.
Time: 10:00 am – 7:45 pm Friday, June 27th
Location: Guggenheim Museum – 1071 Fifth Ave. at 89th Street
Only $18 and pay as you wish after 5:45

Awesome BBQ

Finger on the Pulse Presents: Studio BBQ
Be sure to stop by this awesome BBQ after work for some great food and a little bit of sunset disco. The prices is just $4 a plate to get amazing food from chefs such as, Avery Wittkamp (Pastry Cehf at Marlow & Sons), Gabe McMackin (formerly at Stone Barns at Blue Hill,) Lesley Stockton (Executive Chef of Dram Shop), and Heather Meldrom (formerly at Craftsteak NYC). Not to mention amazing musical artists including, David Bruno & Harvard Bass. Do not miss this!
Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Wednesday, June 25
Location: Studio B Rooftop – 259 Banker St.

Great Dicussion

Made in China - How to Stop Chinese Arms Sales to Darfur: A panel discussion in partnership with Human Rights First

James Cohan Gallery partners with Human Rights First to present a panel discussion for the Made in China campaign. This event is free and open to the public, with a cocktail reception and viewing of the current exhibition will begin at 6:45pm, followed by the discussion at 7:00pm.
When: Thursday, June 19
Location: James Cohan Gallery - 533 West 26th Street

Awesome Sale!

Rag and Bones Sample Sale

Rag and Bones is having an amazing sale on denim, shirts, dresses, and much more.
When: 12:00 PM Wednesday, June 18
Location: 425 West 13th Street

Art @ Wave Hill

1-4pm

Milton Rosa-Ortiz, Christopher Russell, Christian Nguyen, Maria Martinez-Canas, Andrew Cooks In Response:

Summer Projects at Wave Hill,
675 West 252nd Street, Bronx,

More Flavor Party...

Make Good Ideas Happen

Behance and Alldaybuffet are hosting Make Good Ideas Happen, an event where like-minded idealists get together to hammer out strategies for making neighborhoods more livable. The event also presents an opportunity for people with ideas to meet other interested individuals who have the know-how, connections, and wherewithal to get things done.

Start: 7:00 PM Monday, June 9th
Location: The Delancey, 168 Delancey St.
FREE

Celebrate Loving...

5th Annual Loving Day

5th Annual Loving Day

Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. The event will have free beer and Ben & Jerry’s for the first hour and special guest DJ Spooky will be supplying music.

Start: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sunday, June 8th
Location: Solar 1 – East River Waterfront at East 23rd St.
FREE!

Hmm Interesting...

Hayden Planetarium Lecture: Physics of the Impossible @ American Museum Of Natural History

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku’s new book, Physics of the Impossible, is his latest effort to make science accessible to all. In it, he considers science-fiction technology that could or could not become real, based on our current understanding of the universe. This talk will both inform and entertain.

@American Museum of History
Location: Central Park West at 79th St (map)
Starts: 7:30 PM
Cost: $15.00 for adults, $13.50 for Members, students, and senior citizens.

Write on Write on...

Free Creative Writing Class w/ Author Porochista Khakpour @ McNally Robinson Booksellers

Come and join author Porochista Khakpour as she reveals how aspiring writers can tap into their creativity at this free, introductory Creative Writing course.

@McNally Robinson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Interesting Discussion..

BRAINWAVE: Explorers of the Infinite @ Rubin Museum of Art

Near-death experiences, psychic communication, and touching the beyond are some of the paranormal experiences that extreme adventurers report when taking it to the limit.

For the launch of her new book, Explorers of the Infinite (Penguin), author Maria Coffey joins Princeton neuroscientist, Sam Wang, author of Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life, to discuss cutting-edge scientific research on paranormal phenomena in adventurers and the neurobiology of the brain in extreme conditions.

@ Rubin Museum of Art
Location: 150 West 17th Street (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: Free

Jam Packed With Entertainment!

Chelsea Mind Games @ The Chelsea Market

Come and check out this new event at the Chelsea market called "Chelsea Mind Games," which are trivia/comedy based variety shows with live music. This weeks show includes a performance by Adira Amram, Vocabulary Tournament, hosted by comedian/librarian team Jen and Jonathan and The Know-It-All Show. What a supreme night of entertainment that cost nothing! How can you say no!

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30am-9pm
Cost: Free

Cool Exhibit to check out...

George Lois: The Esquire Covers @ MoMa

Looks like an awesome exhibit to check out before it leaves!

From 1962 to 1972, George Lois changed the face of magazine design with his ninety-two covers for Esquire magazine. He stripped the cover down to a graphically concise yet conceptually potent image that ventured beyond the mere illustration of a feature article. Lois exploited the communicative power of the mass-circulated front page to stimulate and provoke the public into debate, pressing Americans to confront controversial issues like racism, feminism, and the Vietnam War. Viewed as a collection, the covers serve as a visual timeline and a window onto the turbulent events of the 1960s. Initially received as jarring and prescient statements of their time, the covers have since become essential to the iconography of American culture.

@MoMA
Location: 11 W 53rd St (map)
Starts: 10:30 am
Cost:$20, Seniors , $16 senior,$12, Children 16 and under

Jazz consciousness..

Conversations on Consciousness: Kenny Werner @ Rubin Museum of Art

Artist and television host Bokara Legendre engages Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer Kenny Werner in a dialoge on the nature of consciousness. Werner has recorded and performed with several music icons over his career, including Betty Buckley, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Dave Holland, and John Scofield; his most recent album, Lawn Chair Society, was released in 2007 to rave reviews. His 1996 book, Effortless Mastery, focuses on the physical, technical, psychological and spiritual aspects of being an artist, and outlines techniques that he teaches as artist-in-residence at New York University.

@ Rubin Museum of Art
Location: 150 West 17th Street (map)
Starts: 6:30 PM
Cost: $15

Interesting Stuff..

Chelsea Mind Games @ The Chelsea Market

Come and check out this new event at the Chelsea market called "Chelsea Mind Games," which are trivia/comedy based variety shows with live music. This weeks show includes a performance by Schaffer the Darklord,Trivia Night, hosted by Michael Malice and Jen Dziura and The Know-It-All Show. What a supreme night of entertainment that cost nothing! How can you say no!

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30am-9pm
Cost: Free

Celebrate the Man's Work..

Darwinism: Human Evolution and the Complexity of Living Organisms @ American Museum of Natural History, Kaufmann Theater, first floor 1

This is day 2 of the Darwin: 21st-Century Perspectives, which is a two-day Symposium celebrating the legacy of Charles Darwin. The symposium will feature presentations by the world’s leading Darwin experts, including scientists in evolutionary biology, historians, philosophers, and environmentalists.

Todays symposium will include Barbara A. Schaal, plant evolutionary biologist and vice president of the National Academy of Sciences; Kenneth R. Miller, biologist, author, expert court witness, Darwin God, and Design: America’s New Battle over Evolution; Gerard Edelman, biochemist and neurobiologist, Neural Darwinism: From Brain Dynamics to Consciousnes.

Should be some interesting presentations that will shed a light on the brilliance of Charles Darwin.

@American Museum of History
Location: Central Park West at 79th St (map)
Starts: 6:30 PM
Cost: $10.00 each, $16.00 for both. Free to Members of AMNH

I Wish I Was a Rap Violinist....

Chelsea Mind Games @ The Chelsea Market

Come and check out this new event at the Chelsea market called "Chelsea Mind Games," which are trivia/comedy based variety shows with live music. This weeks show includes a performance by rap violinist Katie Pawluk, a Math Bee, hosted by comedian/SAT tutors Jen Dziura and Charlie Kasov and The Know-It-All Show. What a supreme night of entertainment that cost nothing! How can you say no!

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30am-9pm
Cost: Free

Celebrate the Man's Work..

Darwinism: Its Social History and Impact @ New York Botanical Garden, Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall

This is day 1 of the Darwin: 21st-Century Perspectives, which is a two-day Symposium celebrating the legacy of Charles Darwin. The symposium will feature presentations by the world’s leading Darwin experts, including scientists in evolutionary biology, historians, philosophers, and environmentalists.

Todays symposium will include David Kohn, Darwin historian, Darwin’s Delight: The Man and His Botany; Michael Ruse, philosopher, Is Darwinism an Exhausted Paradigm?; Rita Colwell, microbiologist, oceanographer, and former director of The National Science Foundation, Speciation in the Time of Microbes.

Should be some interesting presentations that will shed a light on the brilliance of Charles Darwin.

@New York Botanical Garden, Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall
Location: 200th Street and Kazimiroff Blvd (map)
Starts: 5:00 PM
Cost: $10.00 each, $16.00 for both. Free to Members of AMNH

Hilarity...

Found Footage Festival @ Anthology Film Archives

The national touring showcase of odd and hilarious found videos is back for another year of brand new hilarity. Following last years sold out stint around the country, the boys are back with new videos that are crazier and funnier than the prior batch! Be sure to not to miss out of what is to be a night of bizarrely entertaining showcase.

@Anthology Film Archives
Location: 32 Second Ave (map)
Starts: 7 and 9 PM
Cost: $10

Spoken Word Event of the Year

Taalam Acey @ Bowery Poetry Club

Don't miss out on the spoken word event of the year, for one night only spoken word artist Taalam Aceyand and special guests Ainsley Burrows, Falu and Kasim Allah will be performing their socially conscience spoken word performances. It is going to be a powerful event of spoken word.

@ Bowery Poetry Club
Location: 308 Bowery (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: $7

Philosophical discussion..

Talk Dharma @ 723 Washington Street

Learn the truths that reside between Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. Master Ven. Thich Thien Son has been applauded by Buddhist Masters from the East,Western business leaders, and students from around the globe.

@723 Washington Street (map)
Starts:7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

MMMMmmm Delicious...

Some Like it Hot! Group Curry Tasting @ Rubin Museum of Art

This cooking demonstration invites New Yorkers to taste dozens of kinds of curries—and then learn how each one differently affects the human brain. Raghavan Iyer, master chef and author of 660 Curries (Workman Publishing, May 2008), will do the cooking. Dr. Charles A. Greer, professor of neuroscience at Yale University, will explain how the tastes spark different reactions in the brain.

Here is a delicious knowledgeable night that should not be passed up!

@ Rubin Museum of Art
Location: 150 West 17th Street (map)
Starts: 7:30 PM
Cost:$25

Jazzy Nights...

Search and Restore: Jazz at the Knit @ Knitting Factory: Tap Bar

Search and Restore is a show series and organization geared towards making great current jazz more public and available. The sets from the night’s show are being recorded, mixed, and mastered, and distributed as downloads on Other Music’s website, othermusic.com . Tonights show will include: Eivind Opsvik’s Overseas(Eivind Opsvik, Kenny Wollesen, Tony Malaby, Jacob Sacks) and the James Carney Group (James Carney, Dan Weiss, Tony Malaby, Chris Lightcap). It's night of experimental jazz that should blow you on your ass.

@ The Knitting Factory: Tap Bar
Location: 74 Leonard Street (map)
Starts: 7:30 PM
Cost: $10/ students $13 everyone else, $12 in advance gets you into both sets

Meet Mr. Happy....

BRAINWAVE: TRAIN TO HAPPINESS @ Rubin Museum of Art

Scientifically confirmed the happiest man alive, French biologist-turned-Buddhist monk Dr. Matthieu Ricard speaks with biochemistry expert Dr. Bennett Shapiro about their work with the Dalai Lama on cognitive function and how happiness is more than just a passing state of mind.

Dr. Ricard studied cellular genetics at the Institute Pasteur in France and left his studies to live in the Himalayas in 1972. Dr. Ricard has been a Buddhist monk for thirty-five years at the Shechen Monastery in Nepal and is an accomplished photographer and writer; his work from his book Buddhist Himalayas (2002) appeared in an exhibition of his photography at the Rubin Museum of Art in 2005.

Learn how to be always happy!

@ Rubin Museum of Art
Location: 150 West 17th Street (map)
Starts: 6:30 PM
Cost:$25

I Love This Stuff.....

BRAINWAVE Conversations on Consciousness 4: Does bacteria have free will? @ Rubin Museum of Art

Artist and television host Bokara Legendre speaks with Jeremy Narby, author of Intelligence in Nature: An Inquiry into Knowledge, on plant consciousness. Narby has found that independent intelligence is not unique to humanity; plants, bacteria, and other nonhuman entities make self-deterministic choices. Such research can translate into our understanding of humanity, as well. Should be an interesting eye opening discussion.

@ Rubenstein Museum of Art
Location: 150 West 17th Street (map)
Starts: 6:30 PM
Cost:$15

For All The Music Collectors!!

Music Memorabilia Show @ Tip Top Shoe Building

To all you Music collectors out there, here is the event for you! It will be held at the Tip Top Building on Saturday and it will include LPs, 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, etc of some of music classic artists for unbeatable prices! There will be over 10,000 items including LPs from all genres of music and rare posters of Miles Davis , John Coltrane and basically any legendary musician you can think of. It's going to be a great event that should not be missed!

@ Tip Top Building
Location: 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor (map)
Starts: 10 AM - 2 PM
Cost: Free

Learn the Non- Fiction Tricks of the Trade...

Non-Fiction Writing with Michael Weinreb @ Barnes & Noble - Greenwich Village

Michael Weinreb, author of the nonfiction book, /Game of Kings: A Year
Among the Oddballs and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School
Chess Team. Will be holding a non fiction writing workshop tonight at the Barnes and Noble in Greenwich Village. So if you are an aspiring non fiction writing come on out and get a free crash course of the non fiction writing profession.

@ Barnes & Noble
Location: 396 Avenue of the Americas (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

Always an interesting Discussion..

BRAINWAVE: The NeuroScience of the Groove @ Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Do you get the uncontrollable urge to shake your hips when James Brown's "I Feel Good" comes on the radio? Ever wonder if your brain is hardwired to do so?

Columbia University neuroscientist Dave Sulzer (a.k.a. composer Dave Soldier) with colleague John Krakauer, co-director of the Motor Performance Laboratory at Columbia University, discuss the brain activity that makes us groove to the beat of music.

Following the discussion, a premier performance, where percussionists using an electroencephalographs (EEG) instead of instruments conduct a live experiment of sound manipulation that explores brain activity. Lead by Dave Sulzer, the musicians will use an EEG as a “prosthetic” instrument composing sounds in real time according to their brain waves.

@ Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Location: 365 5th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30 PM
Cost: Free

Riding for Peace......

PEACE RIDE @ Union Square

Come and join in on this leisurely "peaceful" ride to some of downtown Manhattan's peace sites, including Point Thank You, Robert Wagner Park, The Labyrinth for Contemplation, Fritz Koenig's "The Sphere", Vietnam Vet Memorial and the site of the Mother AME Zion Church (first church in NYC built and led by Afro-Americans).

@ Downtown Manhatten
Location: Meet at Gandhi Statue, SW corner of Union Square (map)
Starts: 12 PM
Cost: Free

Ride On Ride On....

PROSPECT PARK MOONLIGHT RIDE @ Prospect Park

What better way to celebrate it getting warm than a totally safe :: moonlight ride through Prospect Park. Hopefully it will be a beautiful night that isn't too cold.

@Prospect Park
Location: Grand Army Plaza, the northern entrance of Prospect Park where Flatbush Ave., Eastern Pkwy, Union St. and Prospect Park West intersect (map)
Starts: 9 pm
Cost: Free

Ride On Ride On....

Central Park Moonlight Ride @ Central Park

What better way to celebrate it getting warm than a totally safe :: moonlight ride through Central Park. Hopefully it will be a beautiful clear night so you can ride underneath the stars. Enjoy the tranquility of the park and its beautiful ponds and waterways. This totally safe ride, with front and rear bike guides, is a nature lover's dream in Manhattan!

@ Central Park
Location: Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park, at the intersection of Broadway, Central Park South 59th Street, and Central Park West) (map)
Starts: 9 pm
Cost: Free

A Little Taste of Flamenco...

FLAMENCO: A FIRST APPROACH @ Times Square Arts Center

If you have ever had yearning to learn the complex art of Flamenco dancing, here is your chance to get a introduction to the art form! They will teach the in and outs of the dance including the complex rhythm structures, footwork technique, upper body coordination, posture and breathing which will be taught within the framework of flamenco song. Sounds like an amazing workshop!

MUST BE REGISTERED: HERE

@Times Square Arts Center
Location: 300 W 43rd Street, 4th Floor, Studio 401-C (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: $25