TODAY: OCTOPUS!, GOT BEER RELEASE, NERDLESQUE + FIRST TIME FESTS, THE EMPIRE STRIKETH BACK, TWITTER’S BIZ STONE, OPENING RECEPTIONS we apologize for the late delivery of todays email. with almost 30 events today (plus 10 art shows) and a smattering of coming up events tomorrow, were playing catch up. lots of great stuff coming for the weekend!around town todayfree opening receptions:- ‘are your motives pure? raymond pettibon surfers 1987-2012’ @ venus over manhattan (u.e.s., thru 5/17) >>- bob gruen: ‘rock seen’ @ pop international galleries (rsvp) >>- david maisel ‘history’s shadow’ @ yancey richardson (chelsea, thru 5/10) >>- group show: 10 outstanding artists @ denise bibro (chelsea, thru 5/10) >>- group show: push it @ art now ny (chelsea, thru 4/26) >>- kristen morgin: ‘the super can man and other illustrated classics’ @ zach feuer (chelsea, thru 5/3) >>- linda simpson: pages’ + marc yankus: ‘the space between’ @ clampart (chelsea, thru 5/17) >>- michael kagan ‘thunder in the distance’ @ joshua liner gallery (chelsea, thru 5/3) >>- ‘moving murals: henry chalfant + martha cooper’s all-city graffiti archive’ @ city lore gallery (east village, thru 7/10) >>- richard renaldi touching strangers @ aperture (thru 5/15, chelsea) >>- urs fischer’: last supper’ and ‘mermaid / pig / bro w/hat’ @ gagosian gallery (u.e.s. and l.e.s., thru 5/8, 23) >>11am-8pm (thru 4/6): 80 galleries offer original paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints from well-known artists as well as emerging talents starting at $100 at the annual affordable art fair. the metropolitan pavilion, free-$5 plus ticket fees here (reg. $15 adv, $20 door). >>6pm: william shakespeares star wars author ian doescher presents its sequel, william shakespeares the empire striketh back at the nyu bookstore. free. >>6:30pm doors, 7pm show: dctv screens doc. the trials of muhammad ali, followed by q+a with director bill siegel (the weather underground). free. >>7pm: octopus! the most mysterious creature in the sea author katherine harmon courage talks about the sea creature that can do this with bio-robotics researcher frank grasso, animal intelligence scholar and philosopher robert lurz (mindreading animals), and cephalopod behavior expert jennifer basil. housing works, free. >>7pm: nyu game center professor/video game maker bennett foddy (qwop, grip, clop, more) discusses his creations. 2 metrotech center (8th floor), free (rsvp). >>7pm: twitter co-founder biz stone talks about his book, things a little bird told me: confessions of the creative mind, presumably in more than 140-characters. b+n union square, free. >>7pm: the lasers in the jungle comedy show celebrates its one-year anniversary with stand-up by janeane garofalo (everywhere), ted alexandro (letterman, comedy central), jeffrey joseph (comedy central) and emmy blotnik (fallon) and hosts sean crespo, katina corrao and dan wilbur. ucbeast, $5. >>7pm: dj rekhas monthly basement bhangra dance party takes over lprs gallery (7pm) and main room (10pm) to celebrate its 17th birthday. dance lesson at 9:30pm. $10adv, $15 door. >>7-11pm: the financial districts clinton hall hosts the official release party for the new, limited game of thrones fire + blood red ale, a 6.8% american amber brewed with ancho chilies (because dragons). bonus: got glassware giveaways and raffles. free admission, pay to drink. >>7:30pm doors, 8-11pm games: play to win drinks, show tickets and cash at the park slope bingo club with bingo masters dick swizzle and perry comb-over. union hall, free admission, $5/card pack to play. >>7:30, 8:30pm: live project neotantrik collaborates with ‘synthesizer queen’ suzanne ciani, supported by polish synthesizer-and-drums duo pietnastka at the david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center’s target free thursday. >>7:30pm doors, 8pm show: katie hannigan and julia johns host the bi-monthly comedy at double wide show with guests jermaine fowler (letterman, comedy central), sarah tollemache (last comic standing), andrew short and gabe pacheco. no drink min, $5 well drinks + $1 off beer during the show, free admission. >>7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the weekly myrtle comedy show at clinton hills splitty features wyatt cenac (the daily show, ‘night train’ host), lisa delarios (comedy central) and kenny z joining hosts greg johnson + larry murphy. $5. >>8pm: the weekly emily show celebrates the worst of the worst submitted poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, sketches and essays. tonights theme: writers block, with guests matt koff (the daily show), alison leiby (‘it’s a long story’ host) and julio torres. hosted by lizzie martinez, tim racine and emily bogue. upstairs at 2a, free. >>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 missionary in manhattan: a mormon musical. >>8pm (thru 4/5): three nights of innovative choreography at danspace projects artist-as-curator series, food for thought, curated by benjamin kimitch, catherine galasso and caleb hammons. $5 with two cans of food for the st. marks church food program, $10 without. >>8pm (thru 4/5): get tickets to drunk shakespeare at quinn’s bar and grill for $19.50 (plus fees, reg. $39) >>8pm (thru 4/6): 29 companies highlight the lighter side of dance at the fifth annual comedy in dance festival. triskelion arts, $15. >>8pm: elizabeth + the catapult play rockwood music hall’s stage 3. $7. >>8pm doors: arms, unicycle loves you, gold lake and howth play shea stadium. $8. >>9:30pm: upright citizens brigade sketch comedy performers put on a game of thrones season premiere-themed show. ucb, $5. >>10:30pm: controversy - prince tribute dance party: dj ceremony spins all things purple to commemorate the 30th anniversary of purple rain. lprs gallery, free. >>ends today: the fifth annual nyu/cuny chapbook festival celebrates… the chapbook with workshops, demos, panels, and a book fair (today) featuring 60+ publishers. cunys graduate center for the humanities (365 fifth ave., bet. 34th + 35th sts), free. >>thru 4/6: the inaugural comic and cartoon art week presented by the society of illustrators features lectures, screenings, book launches, and more celebrating the importance of the art form. various locations, free-$10. >>thru 4/6: the inaugural nerdlesque festival takes over four venues with all kinds of geeky burly-q performances as well as classes. $15-20. >>thru 4/7: the second annual first time fest features four days of panels, parties, and films from 10 first-time filmmakers in competition, plus in-person appearances at screenings by michael moore, peter bogdanovich, albert maysles, tom mccarthy, julie taymor with elliot goldenthal, slash (guns n’ roses), and others. opening party tonight ($25). lowes village 7 + neuehouse, $15/film. >>thru 4/10: permanent vacation: the films of jim jarmusch: the film society of lincoln centers retrospective of the independent filmmaker includes 11 features (down by law, stranger than paradise, broken flowers, dead man, more) and several shorts and music videos. $13. >>thru 4/17: tout truffaut: film forum continues a 21-film françois truffaut retrospective with close encounters of the third kind, the woman next door, the bride wore black, stolen kisse and mississippi mermaid. $13. >> check our website for a list of ongoing events: yelp drinks, giant easter eggs, biker jacket exhibition, jodorowsky’s dune, finding vivian maier, the bardy bunch, the little prince, much moreing up4/4 the blimpies sandwich shop celebrates 50 years by offering 50-cent blimpie bests for the first 200 customers. check website for participating locations. >>4/4 9am-4:30pm (thru 4/6): 200 high school and middle school robotics teams from around the world bring their smarts to the 14th annual nyc first competition. jacob javits center, free. >>4/4 10am-6pm (thru 4/20): the annual orchid show at the new york botanical garden includes thousands of the flowers plus demos, talks, music, tours, more. $12-17 plus ticket fees here (reg. $20-25). >>4/4 10am-7pm (thru 4/6): the 36th annual international artexpo trade show features 400 artists, galleries and publishers, plus free seminars. pier 94, $5-10 plus ticket fees here (reg. $20). >>4/4 12-8pm (thru 4/6): bibliophiles rejoice at the 53rd annual new york antiquarian book fair: rare books, manuscripts, maps, and more from 200+ exhibitors. park avenue armory, $20. >>4/4 5:10, 7:10, 9:10pm (+ 4/5): freckly and fire-haired scott harris will be at the friday + saturday screenings of his new doc., being ginger, which chronicles his move to scotland in search of a gal who prefers redheads. quad cinema, $11. >>4/4 6pm: computer code meant to be read, not run (ishac bertan): five code poets read their best works at the inaugural nyc code poetry performance festival. cornelia street cafe, $12 includes a drink. >>4/4 6-9pm: the free admission first friday at the asia society includes free museum tours, music, and drinks available for purchase. reg $12. >>4/4 6-9pm: galleries stay open late during the dumbo first thursday gallery walk. free. >>4/4 7pm (thru 4/28): get tickets to extraordinary extremities at soho playhouse for free-$22 (plus ticket fees, reg. $45). >>4/4-5 7pm-1am (fri-sat, ongoing): the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, breweries + wineries, vendors, light installations, and mini golf, ping pong + skeeball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this weeks music comes from bronze radio, return, gem club, the suzan, alexandra stewart, ash, run river north golden suits and drop electric. 165 banker st @ norman ave (greenpoint), free admission. >>4/4 8pm: obscura antiques mike zohn (the science channels oddities) presents strange kkk artifact discoveries during the first lecture of a month-long series based on objects from his personal collection. observatory, $8. >>4/4 9pm doors, 10pm show: late march and early april birthday babies get a fête in their honor at the love shows birthday show: burlesque, aerial, contortion, magic, balloons, and most importantly... free cake! galapagos, $10-20 adv, $15-25 door (1/2 price for april birthdays with i.d.). >>sales, deals, freebiesthru 6/30: all books, magazines and catalogues at the eyebeam art and technology center are on sale until its move at the end of june. new items are 25% off, older titles are 75-90% off. >>get a 4-hour unlimited-ride wristband for coney islands luna park for $19 ($32 value) >>subscribe to the skint daily emailfollow the skint on facebook and twitter
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