WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
(BOOKS)
GOOD YARNS
Stephen King introduces readings of stories he chose for the The Best American Short Stories 2007 he edited—lit snobs be damned. Joanna Gleason reads a story by Karen Russell & Judith Ivey reads a story by T.C. Boyle. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), 212-864-5400; 7:30, $24-$30.
(THEATER)
REVENGE IS SWEET
The National Theatre of Greece takes up our favorite revenge drama this week with a limited run of Electra by Sophocles. Think you have it tough? Check out the classic (directed by Peter Stein) and then you’ll shut up.
Oct. 10-14, NY CityCenter, 130 W. 56th St. (betw. 6th & 7th aves.), 212-581-1212; Wed-Fri. 8; Sat. 2 & 8; Sun. 3, $35-$75.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
(POETRY)
ANTI-WALTS
In Poetics of the Condensery, Elaine Equi & Aram Saroyan reflect on their minimalist propensities and the work of influential practitioners of the spare aesthetic with discussion of Anti-Walt Whitmans such as E.E. cummings, Gertrude Stein, Louis Zukofsky and Joe Brainard will be discussed. Poets House, 72 Spring St. (betw. Lafayette & Crosby Sts.), 212-431-7920; 7, $7.
EEKS AND CREEPS AND CHILLS AND…
Hold your breath but don’t cover your eyes: The Shortened Attention Span Horror Festival is in town with five very short plays guaranteed to scare the pants off even the most jaded theatergoers. Each week the audience will select a favorite with the three winning short horror plays to be presented on Halloween. Through Oct. 28, The Players Theatre and Loft, 115 MacDougal St. (betw. W. 3rd St. & Minetta Ln.), no phone; Thurs.-Sat. 8; Sun. 3, $17.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
(FILM)
MONSTER MAN
Director John Landis, in town for the NYFF premiere of his Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, appears in person for a special screening of his hilarious/horrifying classic An American Werewolf in London. Two Boots Pioneer Theater, E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. A & B), 212-591-0434; 6:30, $6.50-$9.
(PERFORMANCE)
MAZEL TOV!
At a friend’s semi-traditional Jewish wedding recently, a 10-piece klezmer band kicked it just as the groom busted the glass. This explosion of pure joy sparked enough momentum to keep that marriage going for a lifetime. Today, a 75-piece klezmer band composed of klezmorim from around the world kicks off their 10-day tour with a free outdoor concert on the Lower East Side that Eastern European Jews called home back in the day. Seward Park (corner of Essex & Canal Sts.), no phone; Noon, free.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
(DATING)
BYE BYE MEETMARKET
Ditch the InterWeb and the cruise bars. DateBait lets eligible creative professionals meet in a relaxed, structured setting. You introduce yourself, mingle, then tell a computer which guys give you the squishies. The Match-o-Meter2000 does the rest. The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St (betw. 7th & Greenwich Aves.), 206-337-1573; 8, $20.
(COMMUNITY)
SOUND AFFECTS
When was the last time you really listened to the ubiquitous music of the street, and thought about the often imperceptible ways they affect your mind and body? Take another listen during today’s sound walk, a guided listening tour through various New York City neighborhoods and parks, led by the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology. Meet at 2pm in front of Judson Church, 55 Washington Sq. South; call 888-749-9998 for a reservation, free.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
OUT IN THE OPEN
Starting at Brian Tolle’s Irish Hunger Memorial—a Potato Famine-era cottage and surrounding garden of Irish plants that commemorate the events leading to the famine of 1845-52—the Battery Park Public Art Tour visits public art in Rockefeller Park and North Cove. Access at Vesey St.; 2, free.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
(NIGHTLIFE)
GOT RUM?
Not that you need an excuse to get hammered, but here’s a great one: Rum Fest 2007. Dozens of sugar cane-based spirits ripe for your dipsomaniacal delight—not just rums but rhums and cachaças from Brazil and Puerto Rico and the world over. Valbella, 421 W. 13th St. (betw. 9th Ave. & Washington St.); 5:30, Go to polishedpalate.com for tickets, which range from $40-$60.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
CATCH UP WITH SLACKJAW
In this week’s Press, we present the glorious and triumphant return of beloved columnist and staff writer Jim Knipfel—in the Listings section. Tonight, old Knip will read from and sign copies of his new novel, a screwball caper tragicomedy called Noogie’s Time to Shine. Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place, 212-420-1322; 7, free.
ONGOING
(THEATER)
GIRLS WILL DO GIRLS
A stage adaptation of Ann Bannon’s groundbreaking lesbian pulp fiction of the 1950s and 1960s, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, written by Kate Moira Ryan & Linda S. Chapman, follows the lives and loves of Laura, Beth and Beebo as they navigate uncharted territories of desire. Runs through Oct. 20 at The Fourth Street Theatre, 83 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & 2nd Ave), 212-352-3101; $20.
BRAVEST, MEANEST
Travel back to the gritty days of pre-Giuliani New York: 1848, when Canal Street was a festering canal and rents were dirt cheap. A Glance at New York, written in 1848 as contemporary vaudevillian entertainment, follows a burly firefighter named Big Mose. Known as the toughest man in the nation’s toughest city, Mose spends much of his time beating everyone in his path, finally seeking redemption by rushing off to rescue a screaming innocent from a burning tenement. Through Nov. 17 at Axis Theatre, 1 Sheridan Sq. (just off 7th Ave.), 212-352-3101; $20.
(ART)
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 seven days a week; 10am-sunset, free.
EARLY STELLA
Through Nov. 17, five rarely seen paintings by American master Frank Stella. Culled from an early but pivotal phase in his development (1958-1965) they include “Your Lips Are Blue,” which is one of only two such paintings with text that still exist. Also on display: “Bafq,” an exotic dazzle of mixed orange, green and purple bands named for an ancient Iranian city. Peter Freeman Gallery, 560 Broadway (betw. Prince and Spring Sts.), 212-966-515;. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm.
ART OF ICK
Michael Whittle’s very finely wrought, somewhat icky pencil drawings are reportedly inspired by a Dylan Thomas poem. We don’t see it. What we do see is an almost scientific approach to imaginary organic or natural forms, like the blueprints for props in a David Cronenberg flick. “Cloud, Gland, Tributaries,” for instance, could be a river or a fleck of skin magnified a thousand times. Either way, you’ve been warned. The one-man show runs through Oct. 27. Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 511 W. 25th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-8158; Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm.
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
THE WRETCHED AND THE RADICAL
Since his immigration here from Canada in 1979, photographer Clayton Patterson has been a dedicated chronicler of the hippies, hipsters, outcasts and in-crowds that have made the Lower East Side arguably the most storied nabe in the city. The first-ever gallery exhibition of his photographs—they could be seen only in published anthologies and at this own Essex St. studio—is on display now, until Oct. 27 at Kinz, Tillou and Feigen, 529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-929-0500.
(BOOKS)
GOOD YARNS
Stephen King introduces readings of stories he chose for the The Best American Short Stories 2007 he edited—lit snobs be damned. Joanna Gleason reads a story by Karen Russell & Judith Ivey reads a story by T.C. Boyle. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), 212-864-5400; 7:30, $24-$30.
(THEATER)
REVENGE IS SWEET
The National Theatre of Greece takes up our favorite revenge drama this week with a limited run of Electra by Sophocles. Think you have it tough? Check out the classic (directed by Peter Stein) and then you’ll shut up.
Oct. 10-14, NY CityCenter, 130 W. 56th St. (betw. 6th & 7th aves.), 212-581-1212; Wed-Fri. 8; Sat. 2 & 8; Sun. 3, $35-$75.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
(POETRY)
ANTI-WALTS
In Poetics of the Condensery, Elaine Equi & Aram Saroyan reflect on their minimalist propensities and the work of influential practitioners of the spare aesthetic with discussion of Anti-Walt Whitmans such as E.E. cummings, Gertrude Stein, Louis Zukofsky and Joe Brainard will be discussed. Poets House, 72 Spring St. (betw. Lafayette & Crosby Sts.), 212-431-7920; 7, $7.
EEKS AND CREEPS AND CHILLS AND…
Hold your breath but don’t cover your eyes: The Shortened Attention Span Horror Festival is in town with five very short plays guaranteed to scare the pants off even the most jaded theatergoers. Each week the audience will select a favorite with the three winning short horror plays to be presented on Halloween. Through Oct. 28, The Players Theatre and Loft, 115 MacDougal St. (betw. W. 3rd St. & Minetta Ln.), no phone; Thurs.-Sat. 8; Sun. 3, $17.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
(FILM)
MONSTER MAN
Director John Landis, in town for the NYFF premiere of his Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, appears in person for a special screening of his hilarious/horrifying classic An American Werewolf in London. Two Boots Pioneer Theater, E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. A & B), 212-591-0434; 6:30, $6.50-$9.
(PERFORMANCE)
MAZEL TOV!
At a friend’s semi-traditional Jewish wedding recently, a 10-piece klezmer band kicked it just as the groom busted the glass. This explosion of pure joy sparked enough momentum to keep that marriage going for a lifetime. Today, a 75-piece klezmer band composed of klezmorim from around the world kicks off their 10-day tour with a free outdoor concert on the Lower East Side that Eastern European Jews called home back in the day. Seward Park (corner of Essex & Canal Sts.), no phone; Noon, free.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
(DATING)
BYE BYE MEETMARKET
Ditch the InterWeb and the cruise bars. DateBait lets eligible creative professionals meet in a relaxed, structured setting. You introduce yourself, mingle, then tell a computer which guys give you the squishies. The Match-o-Meter2000 does the rest. The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St (betw. 7th & Greenwich Aves.), 206-337-1573; 8, $20.
(COMMUNITY)
SOUND AFFECTS
When was the last time you really listened to the ubiquitous music of the street, and thought about the often imperceptible ways they affect your mind and body? Take another listen during today’s sound walk, a guided listening tour through various New York City neighborhoods and parks, led by the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology. Meet at 2pm in front of Judson Church, 55 Washington Sq. South; call 888-749-9998 for a reservation, free.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
OUT IN THE OPEN
Starting at Brian Tolle’s Irish Hunger Memorial—a Potato Famine-era cottage and surrounding garden of Irish plants that commemorate the events leading to the famine of 1845-52—the Battery Park Public Art Tour visits public art in Rockefeller Park and North Cove. Access at Vesey St.; 2, free.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
(NIGHTLIFE)
GOT RUM?
Not that you need an excuse to get hammered, but here’s a great one: Rum Fest 2007. Dozens of sugar cane-based spirits ripe for your dipsomaniacal delight—not just rums but rhums and cachaças from Brazil and Puerto Rico and the world over. Valbella, 421 W. 13th St. (betw. 9th Ave. & Washington St.); 5:30, Go to polishedpalate.com for tickets, which range from $40-$60.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
CATCH UP WITH SLACKJAW
In this week’s Press, we present the glorious and triumphant return of beloved columnist and staff writer Jim Knipfel—in the Listings section. Tonight, old Knip will read from and sign copies of his new novel, a screwball caper tragicomedy called Noogie’s Time to Shine. Astor Place Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place, 212-420-1322; 7, free.
ONGOING
(THEATER)
GIRLS WILL DO GIRLS
A stage adaptation of Ann Bannon’s groundbreaking lesbian pulp fiction of the 1950s and 1960s, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, written by Kate Moira Ryan & Linda S. Chapman, follows the lives and loves of Laura, Beth and Beebo as they navigate uncharted territories of desire. Runs through Oct. 20 at The Fourth Street Theatre, 83 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & 2nd Ave), 212-352-3101; $20.
BRAVEST, MEANEST
Travel back to the gritty days of pre-Giuliani New York: 1848, when Canal Street was a festering canal and rents were dirt cheap. A Glance at New York, written in 1848 as contemporary vaudevillian entertainment, follows a burly firefighter named Big Mose. Known as the toughest man in the nation’s toughest city, Mose spends much of his time beating everyone in his path, finally seeking redemption by rushing off to rescue a screaming innocent from a burning tenement. Through Nov. 17 at Axis Theatre, 1 Sheridan Sq. (just off 7th Ave.), 212-352-3101; $20.
(ART)
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 seven days a week; 10am-sunset, free.
EARLY STELLA
Through Nov. 17, five rarely seen paintings by American master Frank Stella. Culled from an early but pivotal phase in his development (1958-1965) they include “Your Lips Are Blue,” which is one of only two such paintings with text that still exist. Also on display: “Bafq,” an exotic dazzle of mixed orange, green and purple bands named for an ancient Iranian city. Peter Freeman Gallery, 560 Broadway (betw. Prince and Spring Sts.), 212-966-515;. Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm.
ART OF ICK
Michael Whittle’s very finely wrought, somewhat icky pencil drawings are reportedly inspired by a Dylan Thomas poem. We don’t see it. What we do see is an almost scientific approach to imaginary organic or natural forms, like the blueprints for props in a David Cronenberg flick. “Cloud, Gland, Tributaries,” for instance, could be a river or a fleck of skin magnified a thousand times. Either way, you’ve been warned. The one-man show runs through Oct. 27. Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 511 W. 25th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-255-8158; Tues.-Sat., 11am-6pm.
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
THE WRETCHED AND THE RADICAL
Since his immigration here from Canada in 1979, photographer Clayton Patterson has been a dedicated chronicler of the hippies, hipsters, outcasts and in-crowds that have made the Lower East Side arguably the most storied nabe in the city. The first-ever gallery exhibition of his photographs—they could be seen only in published anthologies and at this own Essex St. studio—is on display now, until Oct. 27 at Kinz, Tillou and Feigen, 529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-929-0500.
