TODAY: FRANCOFEST, 826YC BENEFIT, (UN)FAIR, LIFE SIZE MAPS around town today4, 6:30pm: number crunchers and the number curious can get their math on at the free math encounters series at the museum of mathematics. tonight: explore the mathematics behind the disappearing polar ice caps. rsvp recommended. >>3/5 6pm doors, 6:30pm event: food forager langdon cook gives an illustrated lecture on his book, the mushroom hunters: on the trail of an underground america. the horticultural society, free (rsvp). >>6pm: columnist anne thompson presents her new book, the $11 billion year: from sundance to the oscars, an inside look at the changing hollywood system. nyu bookstore, free. >>6:30pm: new york times investigative report and author of salt, sugar, fat: how the food giants hooked us michael moss and the meat racket: the secret takeover of america’s food business author christopher leonard talk about the state of the u.s. food industry at new america nyc (199 lafayette st.). free (rsvp). >>6:30pm doors, 7pm show: janeane garofalo (everyhwere), dan schachner (animal planets puppy bowl), chris morris and alex edelman share stories at katharine heller’s ‘tell the bartender’ storytelling podcast recording. bonus: an audience member gets a chance at winning a bottle of booze. union hall, $10. >>7pm: join local food authors, chefs and mixologists for dish, an evening of storytelling, readings, recipe-swapping and more. bonus: rum tastings! housing works, $5 suggested donation. >>7pm: this months lucid nyc presentation features guest speakers dr. amol sarva (electromagnetic brain-stimulation device incentor), dan burkhoder (smartphone photo expert) and david benjamin (installation artist). drom, $15 adv (2 for $20), $20 door. >>7pm: the jack quartet performs at tonights free carnegie hall-sponsored neighborhood concert at the bronxs pregones theater >>7pm-midnight (wednesdays thru 3/26): life size maps kicks off a residency at pianos with limited, beiju, lazyeyes and the silver palms. $8. >>7:30pm: the new monthly summer camp comedy show at cobble hills camp features guests meghan o’keefe, noah gardenswartz, khalid rahmaan, shalewa sharpe, will miles, eliza hurwitz, and hosts eliana horeczho and naomi karavani. free. >>7:30pm: ravens + chimes, doe paoro, birds of tokyo and kalen + the sky thieves play mercury lounge, $10 >>7:30pm doors, 8pm show: beth hoyt and trish nelsons big effing deal comedy/variety show features phoebe robinson, seaton smith, jena friedman and sheng wang. 2a (upstairs), free admission, no drink min. >>7:30pm: get tickets to the one on one: 826nyc 10th anniversary chat spectacular benefit, hosted by sarah vowell + eugene mirman and featuring ken burns, questlove, jon oliver, fred armisen and music by robyn hitchcock at the town hall for $25 (plus ticket fees, reg $50) >>8pm: two comedy shows for just $5 at ucb: sketch duo dennie + sharps gump, a live 30-minute version of the movie forrest gump, plus langan dice kingsley: the dicewoman cometh. >>8pm: max silvestris big terrific comedy show at cameo features guests claudia cogan, joe zimmerman, rob cantrell and sean donnelly. free. >>8pm: ghost beach plays an album release show at babys all right with fascinator and chrome sparks (dj set). free (rsvp). >>8pm doors: sea oleena, seoul and rush midnight play cake shop, $tba >>8pm doors: the men, ukiah drag and honey play bowery ballroom, $14 >>8:30pm (weekly): freaks and geeks bingo continues at videology with episodes 5 + 6 of the short-lived 1999-2000 series. free admission. >>thru 3/13: francofest: the ubiquitous james franco will appear at several screenings of ifcs survey of films hes starred in, directed, and been inspired by, including 127 hours, spring breakers, interior. leather bar., cruising, my own private river and my own private idaho. $14. >>thru 3/18: doc. particle fever follows six scientists during the launch of the large hadron collider, the biggest machine ever built by human beings. director mark levinson in person friday 8pm, and with physicists saturday 3:15pm. film forum, $13. >>thru 3/21: nitehawk cinema hosts a retrospective of the work of film composer angelo badalamenti with selections including lost highway, the city of lost children, cabin fever, a late quartet, and secretary. $11. >>thru 3/9: armory arts week shows starting today:thru 3/9: the art show at the park avenue armory. $25. >>thru 3/9: the (un)fair show at 500 w. 52nd st. bonus: ben + jerrys founders ben cohen + jerry greenfield scoop out free ice cream 8-10pm tonight. free admission. >>check our website for a list of ongoing eventscoming up3/6 6pm: learn how to make handmade pinprick greeting cards at etsy craft night. all materials provided. etsy labs (dumbo), free (rsvp required). >>subscribe to the skint daily emailfollow the skint on facebook and twitter
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