Clubs King Cannibal
The Ninja Tune beatsmith makes his Gotham debut at Santos.
Own This City Secret Science Club
Molecular Biologist Gregory Hannon will lecture on his pioneering work in the field of RNA interference. Don’t ask us to explain, but get there early to bag a seat.
Books Padgett Powell
The strange and accessible author discusses The Interrogative Mood, a book made up entirely of questions.
Clubs Discothèque
Chez Music master Neil Aline and his guests will be busy spinning house sounds every week downstairs at Santos.
Dance Movement Research at the Judson Church
Movement Research continues its Monday-night series with Jesse Phillips-Fein, Nohemi Montzerrat Contreras and Saul Ulerio.
Books Melissa Broder
Broder’s Polestar Poetry Series welcomes, er, the poet herself to read from her new book of obsessive, energetic and pop-culture-infused poetry, When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother.
Classical Gail Archer
Leading female organist Archer continues her Bach tour across the city with a goodie bag of best-ofs for the composer’s 325th birthday.
Art “Waterpod: Autonomy and Ecology” Exit Art’s exhibit chronicles the roving art exhibit/environmentally focused space/science experiment that traveled around New York for five months in 2009.
Music Groupshow: Andy Warhol’s Empire
As part of the Unsound Festival, a German trio of Jan Jelinek, Andrew Pekler and Hanno Leichtmann offers live, improvised accompaniment to Andy Warhol’s eight-hour film of the Empire State Building. (You’re welcome to come and go as you please.)
Clubs Get Your Dance On
This regular affair at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl gets the weekend started via the funk-fueled sounds of DJ Dhundee and other local notables.
Classes New York Open Center Open House
Try eight different classes, including belly dancing and how to perform reflexology treatments.
Clubs Smashed! Blocked!: Andre Williams
The revered, swaggering R&B performer Andre Williams—the man behind “Shake a Tail Feather” and “Jail Bait,” among other great tunes—is stepping up to the decks at this party devoted to garage rockers, soul stompers and organ groovers.
Books Morris Dickstein
The cultural historian joins David Freeland to discuss his latest book, Dancing in the Dark, which ponders art and artists that emerged during the Great Depression.
Clubs Ella
“Hot, sweaty, dark and dirty” is the motto of this throwdown, held weekly in the retro-glam Ella’s basement.
Music Amateur Night at the Apollo
Forget American Idol—this talent showcase has been a hit for more than 70 years.
Comedy Get Off Your Knees
This week’s Joke of the Week contributor Sara Schaefer co-hosts this event featuring the enchanting Kristen Schaal.
Own This City “Homegrown Hip-Hop”
Pioneers of Latin hip-hop Joe Conzo, DJ Disco Wiz and Jorge “Popmaster Fabel” Pabon tell stories from back in the day. Reservations required.
Lecture “Diplomacy and Genocide: Challenges for the Future”
Panelists from organizations like the United Nations and the U.S. Department of State will discuss the process of eradicating genocide across the globe.
Books Jami Attenberg + Simon Van Booy
Van Booy reads his melancholic, gently eccentric and utterly enchanting short fiction. Attenberg offers selections from The Melting Season, her new novel about a woman on the run.
Clubs A Night at the Trac
Markus Rice, Bobby Morales and Fred Pierce take Sapphire back to the ’80s and ’90s for an evening of tracky, deep-house beats.
Music The Earegulars
Expect a well-honed crew for this regular Sunday-night jazz jam.
Gay The Pretty Babies
Tammy Faye Starlite leads this all-female Blondie tribute band.
Theater hotINK Festival
One of the best free reading series around, 21 new plays will be served over three sessions this weekend.
Nature walk Marine Mammal Watch
Apparently, it’s entirely possible that you could see a whale or a dolphin swimming off the shore of Coney Island on this trek along the beach.
Clubs A Plant Music Saturday
Tittsworth, Dominique Keegan, Stretch Armstrong and Gavin Royce mix up genres on the Lower East Side.
Books Jonathan Lethem
The novelist—an articulate and compelling speaker—discusses his work with fellow author Darin Strauss.
Clubs Wang Dang Doodle: The Rave Up!
Dance the night away with a wide range of ’60s sounds—rock & roll, doo-wop, soul, funk and more—from guest Lenny Kaye, a music-scene lifer and Patti Smith guitarist.
Own This City Time’s Up Critical Mass: Manhattan
Stick it to the Man by hopping on your fixie and having the best two-hour ride of your life with like-minded souls.
Casting call Be Flo’s Helper
You know that peppy woman Flo from the Progressive Insurance commercials? Aspiring screen stars can show up at Metropolitan Pavilion (9am–6pm) for the chance to appear in a national advertising spot with her.
Event Jersey Shore Leaves the Shore
The end is truly nigh. Sidebar hosts a Jersey Shore pageant, wherein contestants compete in six categories (including Best Fake Tan and Best Fist Pump). At the very least, come toast the decline of American culture.
Books Lydia Davis at NYU
Davis—a masterful stylist whose short fiction magnifies the off-kilter aspects of everyday experiences (and embarrassments)—reads work from her recent book, The Collected Stories, at NYU’s Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House.
Party Digital Dumbo at Galapagos Art Space
This social media professionals network celebrates its first anniversary tonight. Cosponsor Carrot Creative will showcase its newest projects as guests mix it up over free drinks.
Clubs Light Up the Night
Tackleberry and Mike McGill (from WNYU’s A Downtown Affair show) team up with Daniel Auster of the A1 vinyl emporium for an evening devoted to disco, boogie material, Chicago house and the like. Things kick off at 10pm at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
Books Daniel Menaker at McNally Jackson Booksellers
Menaker helps you brush up on the history (and the art) of face-to-face verbal exchange in his latest book, A Good Talk, which considers the pleasures of conversation. He’ll show you how it’s done by chatting up Jonathan Karp, the editor-in-chief of Twelve Books.
Storytelling “How I Learned I Might Be Obsessed”
This monthly storytelling series debuts tonight at Happy Ending with some hilarious and true tales about obsession—with people, things, whatever. Tale-tellers include Erin Bradley of Nerve and This American Life’s Jeff Simmermon.
Books The future of publishing
Tonight at at Melville House Bookstore, publisher Dennis Loy Johnson will host “Publishing in the Age of Blah Blah Blah” to discuss the future of the book industry with authors including Lev Grossman (The Magicians), John Wray (Lowboy) and Myla Goldberg (Bee Season), among others.
Lecture “Exploding Stars from Your Backyard” When a star runs out of fuel, it explodes like Jiffy Pop in the sky. Head to Columbia’s Pupin Hall to learn more from astronomer and professor Joe Patterson, who will probably explain to you the difference between a supernova and just a plain ol’ nova.
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Photographs: Courtesy Museum of the City of New York, Look Collection
Books Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins on Look Magazine
Albrecht and Mellins, the authors of the book Only in New York: Photographs from Look Magazine, discuss the story of the rad photo magazine at the New York Public Library. See TONY’s preview of the exhibit of the same name at the Museum of the City of New York.
Fashion Sustainable Fashion Panel Discussion
You may enjoy shopping, but what about the ethics of aesthetics? Hear Julie Gilhart, fashion director of Barneys, and others speak on the subject at Pratt Manhattan Gallery.
Clubs Almost your last chance to “Disco Down”
NC-17’s DJ Bastard, Glamdammit’s Twig the Wonderkid and their pals spin a mélange of Britpop, indie rock, new wave and a touch of disco on Happy Ending’s street-level floor. Catch them before the series ends on February 2.
Books A discussion with Jedediah Berry
To celebrate the paperback release of his Borgesian whodunit The Manual of Detection, author Berry participates in what promises to be an idiosyncratic discussion with “his sister, his brother and his other brother.”
Dance Dance on Camera Festival
This opening-night screening focuses on a documentary shot in India and New York. Mark Morris (pictured) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.
Untitled (Woman Walking on Sidewalk) by William Eggleston
Art William Eggleston
The father of fine-art color photography shows his most recent work.
Books Nick Flynn
The poet-memoirist (Another Bullshit Night in Suck City) reads from his new book, The Ticking Is the Bomb, at BookCourt.
Clubs It’s Only Rock & Roll: Michael T’s Birthday Party
Scene maven Michael T celebrates his birthday with bands, the Ramones movie Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, and a trannie wet T-shirt contest at 2am.
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Photos by Rick Telander
With the college season hitting full stride and the Knicks hosting Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Friday night, New York basketball fans have a lot to be excited about right now. And for those who like their hoops with a little bit of history, there’s yet another reason to celebrate: the Converse Energy Space (132 Orchard St between Delancey and Rivington Sts) is currently hosting a great exhibit marking the 35th anniversary of Rick Telander’s classic sports tome, Heaven Is a Playground.
In 1974, Telander spent the summer at Foster Park in Brooklyn, observing the early days of street basketball culture (long before blacktop ballers got reality shows and sponsorships from AND1). The pop-up gallery presents a collection of his photos from that summer—featuring icons like Connie Hawkins, Albert and Bernard King, and James “Fly” Williams—alongside hoops-related memorabilia from the Converse archives, including the Subway Stars Chuck Taylor All-Star shoes worn by one of the legendary street teams covered in the book.
The free exhibit is open Thursday–Sunday from noon to 4pm (closes January 31).
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