Hello lovelies,
Are you as excited as we are for tomorrow? Can't wait to get this cold out of our bones with some hot sauna action. Yay! Heads-up: we're getting press coverage by MetroMix and Huffington Post. Adjust your outfits and party behavior accordingly (and yes, they've been told not to shoot anyone who may be uncomfortable with it).
We now have a FAB afterparty, too. Our longtime fave DJ $mall¢hange is celebrating his BDay with a nice l'il late nite blowout not too far from the baths, at our second home Brooklyn Sanctuary. First 20 folks to arrive from the baths after 2am get in for $5 with password STEAMROOM. Full steam ahead! (Details below in the Saturday section.)
If you still haven't gotten your tix, hurry! We've been seeing a bit of press attention on the party, and tickets are dwindling. About 20 regular admission left; late-night will still be available at door. Don't forget to use code "welcomeback" to get TWO regular price tickets for $90.
Cheers,
Gemini & Scorpio
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OUR NEXT EVENT: 12/19
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
A Steamy Dance Party at the Russian Baths
Saturday, Dec 19, 7pm-2am, 21+
Banya, 602 Coney Island Ave bet Beverley Rd & Ave C, Kensington, BK
Details and tickets: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225288546170
Break out your bikini or swim trunks, and join our hand-picked crowd of artsy, funky (and nearly naked) New Yorkers for the glorious return of Gemini & Scorpio's legendary Russian Baths party.
We will have the newly remodeled & sparkling clean baths to ourselves, with a few hand-picked professionals on hand for the optional platzas and massages. Enjoy: Russian, Turkish and Swedish steam rooms, jacuzzi and cold plunge pool; poolside dance floor; rooftop smoking deck; hookah lounge, poker and chillout rooms; authentic and delicious Russian food in a private restaurant room.
Zlatne Uste, a 10-member Balkan brass band best known for throwing Golden Fest, NYC's biggest Balkan party (now in its 25th year) will get you sweating faster than the saunas, playing two sets, at 10pm and 12am. Our longtime favorite DJ Joro-Boro, former resident DJ of the infamous Mehanata (Bulgarian Bar), will keep the dance floor sizzling with his hot EthnoMesh Megalophonia mix while we dole out free pierogies for everyone. Tarot mistress Courtney Weber will read your fortunes. There will be an open vodka bar 10-11pm.
"Best (and Only) Russian-bathhouse Dance Party" - Village Voice "Best of 2006. "A night of steamy fun" -- TimeOutNY "Your Perfect Weekend" pick. "Epic" -- Brooklyn Based.
Only 100 tix on presale; 50 more at door. Three ticket levels: $85 (7pm entry + open vodka bar + multi-course Russian banquet) /$50 (9pm entry + open vodka bar) / $35 (11pm entry). More details on each ticket tier are on our website.
This is the kind of party you always imagine, but can never quite find in real life...and the only one where you'll come out cleaner than when you came in.
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OUR NEXT EVENT: NYE 2010
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
The Bootleggers' Ball
NYE, Thur 12/31, 8pm-6am, 21+ with ID (25+ suggested)
$30 advance / $40 door / $50 VIP w/reserved tables & wait service / $20 after 2am
Check in at Green & Green Insurance Co, 450 Union at Bond, Carroll Gardens, BK
Details, tix & password RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206151159658
The contraband has been ordered, authorities paid off, and performers lined up for a New Year's Eve speakeasy ball in an enormous and aged warehouse with soaring peaked ceilings, peeling whitewashed brick walls, old wood beams and glowing chandeliers. Expect the intimacy of a daring cabaret mixed with the intrigue of a vintage costumed ball, expansiveness of a warehouse dance party, excitement of live brass, a splash of fine cocktails, and just a dash of illicit adventure and unpredictable moments. FREE Original Sin Cider 8pm-9pm. Drinks by House of St Eve, handcrafted beer, and other delectable potions.
Featuring:
Fiery old-timey jazz - The Mad Jazz Hatters
Stealth brass antics - Stumblebum Brass Band
All-girl all-accordion orchestra - Main Squeeze Orchestra
Blazing burlesque - Mme Rosebud & Jenny C'est Quoi
Eastern-tribal dance fusion - Alchemy Dance Theater
Vintage sweet sweet jazz - DJ Jason Blackkat
Re-bopin' jazz swingin' beats - DJ Dhundee
Hobo-tech: depression era techno - DJ Jon Margulies
Silver film magic - Tsirkus Fotografika
Fabulous face painting - Painteresse Elysabeth
Tarot & 2010 numerology divination - Marcy Currier
Midnight moment of mayhem - Dan Glass
Hosted by burlesque's charming reprobate Bastard Keith
Plus more live entertainment and surprises, including a live auction of prohibition memorabilia and games of chance in our Den of Sin. Bring fun items to bet, or be prepared to lose your clothes!
Dress code: depression glamour, evening ball on the Titanic, hobo formal, desperation derring-do. Effort required. Own cups optional, but welcome.
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WEEKEND + WEEK
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SHOP: Degenerate Craft Fair
http://degeneratecraftfair.com
http://www.myspace.com/thebeetsbeat
A sort of anti-art-fair featuring over 20 artists and designers. Just in time for holiday shopping, it will take place in the first three weekends of December at three different locations, and feature works of art generally priced under $50. Organized by artists Amy Wilson and Shannon Broder, this event was originally designed to help a group of friends weather the recession together. 'Artists have been really devastated by the terrible economy. So we wanted to come up with a way to help ourselves to make a little extra money by selling inexpensive versions of our work – books, prints, multiples, whatever we can come up with,' states Wilson. From that point, the DCF was founded and has now grown to involve a whole variety of artists and objects, including jewelry, stuffed animals, CDs, stickers, clothing, zines, and even square inches of Detroit, MI. (BravinLee programs, 526 West 26th St, Fri. 12-9pm; Sat. 12-6pm, cocktail reception Fri, from 7-9pm, FREE)
ART: ITP Winter Show 2009
http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2009
The students of ITP are presenting a festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at the NYU ITP Program. Expect dozens of projects at the intersection of technology, creativity, games, the internets, music, blinky things, video, hacked and soldered electronics and other clever toys. ITP is a two-year graduate program located in the Tisch School of the Arts whose mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies — how they might augment, improve, and bring delight and art into people's lives. (721 Broadway at Waverly Pll, 4th Fl., Sun. 2pm-6pm, Mon. 5pm-9pm, FREE)
CABARET: Meow to the World : Crisis is Born
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,4873
After wowing audiences around the world, the "postmodern cabaret diva" Meow Meow brings her unique brand of kamikaze cabaret kitsch and performance art exotica to Joe's Pub for "Meow to the World!" (Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette, Dec. 20-22, 7PM, $25)
CIRCUS: The 12 Acts of Christmas
http://bit.ly/8LoMga
The 12 Acts of Christmas by Aerial Theater troupe Suspended Cirque quite literally takes holiday traditions to new highs. This fanciful new holiday show features ice maidens on a triangle trapeze, a ribbon dancing Nutcracker, ice-skating in mid-air, a live musical rendition of Sleigh Ride like you've never heard before, a drunken Sugar Plum, and even Santa on a unicycle. (Sat 8pm, Sun 3 & 7pm, Galapagos Art Space, 66 Main St, DUMBO, BK, $20)
THEATER: The Dream Express
http://www.chocolatefactorytheater.org/home.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179829828191
The legendary outlaw lounge act is back in town! New songs! New stories! New tattoos! More wisdom! More noise! Journey to the end of the night on the Dream Express, performed by Steve Mellor and Deirdre O'Connell, written and directed by Len Jenkin, musical direction by John Kilgore. The "Dream" has been performing its profane and uplifting niteclub act for over ten years in legit venues (Mark Taper Forum in L.A., Classic Stage Company, Yale Cabaret Theatre, Joe's Pub at the NY Shakespeare Festival Public Theatre) and less sober locations: Alibi Club, Starlite Saloon at the Ramada Bakersfield, Hi-Hat Lounge, Pee-Wee's Dew Drop Inn, Pepper's Town and Country, and the Royal Flush Travelodge. (The Chocolate Factory, 5-49 49th Avenue, Long Island City, Fri. and Sat. 8pm, $15)
MUSIC:Blip Festival 2009
blipfestival.org/2009/schedule
thetanknyc.org/
Trash-bin symphonies and ray-chasing pixel pushers. The three-day music and arts festival returns to Brooklyn's Bell House. Entering its fourth year of celebrating the best and brightest from the realm of chipmusic and its related disciplines, the festival showcases the use of the former heavyweights of computing such as the Commodore 64 and Amiga, the Atari ST and 2600, and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy to create arresting music and visual art. (Bell House, 149 7th St. BK, Fri and Sat 8p; $15)
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FRIDAY
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**PERFORMANCE: Chaos and Candy 8: Unholy Night
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178899638037
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/699165
This year, break out the fur and leather for a journey to the sunless regions near the North Pole. Heavy metal mayhem ensues at a magical gathering of creatures from Yuletide folklore and beyond including Krampus, Perchta and the Witch of Broken and Dangerous Toys. Naughty children get what they deserve! The roster of monster talent includes rock goddesses Lizzy Yoder, Theo Kogan (Theo and the Skyscrapers, Lunachicks) and Yana Chupenko (Shiny Mama, Wench); musical performance artists Angela DiCarlo, Joseph Keckler, Amber Martin and an ensemble of singers, dancers, and puppeteers. A blazing rock orchestra shreds a sheaf of original songs in this unforgettable Krystmasse fantasia. (Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement, 466 Grand Street (at Pitt Street), 8:30pm-10:30pm, $20)
*MUSIC: Cuddle Magic
http://www.myspace.com/cuddlemagic
http://www.houseofyes.org/events
Cuddle Magic travels far and wide with tons of instruments, lamps, and a penguin. They make venues seem smaller. They make music with violins, drums, clarinets, basses, trumpets, keyboards, guitars, banjos, harmonicas, recorders, flutes, a vibraphone, and voices. They are as friendly and inclusive as their name might suggest — after forming as a quintet over a year ago, they have gradually come to incorporate more and more of their musical friends into the band, constructing intricate soundscapes that include elements of folk music, avant-garde classical music, world music, and urban music. (House of Yes, 342 Maujer St. btwn Waterbury and Morgan, Bushwick, BK, 9pm, $10)
DJ/DANCING: Pop! Love! Suicide!
Dance party featuring Captain Heartlock, KittyBeat, and special guest Mary-Clancey. They’ll be spinning all the finest from the worlds of garage rock, glam, psychedelia, soul, exotica, freakbeat and all dimensions in between, and all on vinyl, if you can get down with that! (Bushwick Beauty Bar, 921 Broadway, BK, 10pm-4am, FREE)
MUSIC: Wonderwheel Recordings Holiday Party & CD Release Show
http://dromnyc.com/home/index.php?option=com_gigcal&task=details&gigcal_gigs_id=925&Itemid=37
http://www.wonderwheelrecordings.com
Join us for Wonderwheel Recordings' Holiday Party with sets by Nickodemus, The Pimps of Joytime and a rare live performance by The Spy from Cairo. The event will also celebrate new releases by Spy from Cairo, the fabulous "Secretly Famous," which takes the listener throughout the Middle East & Arabia over Electro-Dubby Dancefloor grooves, and Nickodemus' "Sun People Remixed" featuring remixes by Red Astaire, Tal M Klein, The Pimps of Joytime and The Spy from Cairo. (Drom, 85 Avenue A, btwn 5th & 6th, 11pm-4am, $10)
PARTY: House of Hearts
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178512187809&index=1
Dance party with Ayesha Adamo (Knights of Pan) spinning tech house; The Bass (Disorient) spinning tech, electro, funky house and Friar Tuck (Disorient) spinning funky house & breaks, plus special guest DJ D_Juice (House of Yes). (Short BUS Redux (RSVP for details), 11pm-late, FREE for Ladies, ??)
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SATURDAY
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G&S PARTY: A Steamy Dance Party at the Russian Baths
http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
CLASS: Unlock the Mystery of Reading Tarot With Frances.
http://www.eastwestnyc.com
Tarot allows us to find the miraculous in every aspect of our lives. Tarot is a powerful and creative way of taking control of the problems and potentials in your life. It is one of the most popular and most misunderstood forms of divination and yet rich with symbols and traditions. It never ceases to amaze. "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein. Space is limited; call ahead for reservations (212) 243-5994. (East West Living, 78 5th Ave,10:30a - 12:30p, $40)
*DJ/DANCING: Get Your Dance On
http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2009/12/19/flavorpill-presents-get-your-dance-on
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=369497955045
Dance party featuring our resident DJ Dhundee's genre bending beats and bass lines. The rules are no shoes, no speech, and no spectators. (Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Whythe btwn N 11th & 12th, W'burg, BK, 4pm-7pm, FREE)
PARTICIPATORY: Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
http://www.drsketchy.com
Sponsored by Baby Tattoo Books, Boyd and Blair Vodka, and Squishables, Dr. Sketchy's is a life drawing class turned cabaret extravaganza. Artists draw glamorous underground performers, compete in contests, and win booze and prizes. This week alt model Rogizoid will be joined by special musical guest Sabrina Chap. (The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard St. @ Stanton, 4-7pm, $10/adv, $12/door)
SHOP: Craftermath
http://craftermathworld.blogspot.com
A traveling, rogue punk craft brigade that makes all of our crafts out of unusual materials (such as tampons, I heart NYC condoms, customized rape whistles, tiny subversive paintings, punk felt ornaments, and more). We're having a craft party and show featuring home made crafts, indie gifts priced right, (no need to go to Walmart or Banana Republic this year), cheap drinks, home made snacks, live musical and burlesque performances by Jessica Delfino and the ChiChiones, and holiday spirit. Neo-feminist fun for the whole family, except for the kids. (The Local, 269 E. Houston, 6–9p; $free or donation)
DJ/DANCING: Pre-Solstice Celebration
Conscious lounge bar transitions into amazing show case and dancing... We start off the night with an intentional pre-solstice ceremony. Some lo-fi beats, vegan/vegetarian cuisine and some featured conscious beat poetry. Followed by astronauts of antiquity, dynasty electric, navagante. We will close circle with an ecstatic all inclusive jam session...There will be live face painting and henna, visionary art , tarot readings. Produced by alokananda, this is a unitribe fun-raiser.(6 Rutledge St., BK, 7P sharp for ceremony - 3am, $7)
PERFORMANCE: A Murray Little Christmas
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208769576833
http://mistershowbiz.com
A cocktail-style variety holiday show packed with nuts, fruitcakes, stuffed boxes, plenty of tree trimmings, hanging balls, hi-balls, showgirls and Mr. Showbiz himself. There's no better way to deck your halls and butter your rum than with this holiday slice of downtown showbiz! This year’s performers include Dirty Martini (international burlesque legend), the bawdy songstress Bridget Everett (At Least It's Pink, Sex in the City, Our Hit Parade), Moisty the Snowman (Bradford Scobie), Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players (Indy-vaudeville conceptual traveling family slideshow rock band), Sebastian the Elf (a.k.a. Carmine Covelli), with live swinging holiday music from Murray's new band, The Stiff Gimlets (featuring Brian Newman on trumpet, Broadway Brassy on vocals, Paul Leschen on piano, Ben Clines on drums, Pete Brindler on bass). At press time Santa Claus, Baby Jesus and the Nutcracker are scheduled to appear. (Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand St. at Pitt, 8pm and 10:30pm, $25
, $20/adv with code SNOWBIZ)
MUSIC: Mickey Western Band
http://www.myspace.com/mickeywestern
http://www.houseofyes.org/events/
You've seen them play tinfoil covered art galleries, Western-themed circus shows, 8 hour long Halloween sets, and parks and parades all over this great land. Now, the Mickey Western Band are proud to present their latest work: The American Way. Three months in the making, this album will be presented in its entirety for one night only in the place it was recorded: The House of Yes. Featuring crazed country rave ups, rocking odes to gambling and murder, and plaintive ballads, you owe it to yourself to join in its celebration. With acrobatics and hijinks by Lady Circus and the House of Yes, mashups by DJ Hahaha, projections by Phineus and a very special acoustic set by Anna Christie of The Sisters Three. All who attend will receive their very own copy of The American Way. (House of Yes, 342 Maujer St. btwn Waterbury and Morgan, Bushwick, BK, 9pm, $10 includes free CD)
PERFORMANCE: Psychobilly Xmess Massacre
http://www.rebelangelproductions.com/index.html
Rebel Angel Productions present a holiday show with The Koffin Kats, Memphis Morticians, Psycho Charger & more. Keep checking the site for further details! (Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St., Brklyn, 9pm, $10/adv, $15/door)
PERFORMANCE: The Sweets Shop
http://www.MySpace.com/MelodySweets
A special birthday edition of the weekly Vaudeville style variety show, featuring chanteuse Melody Sweets, accompanied by The Candy Shop Boys, and special guests MsTickle, fire inducing Sugah (Rouge Coquette) & the tapping tornado herself Miss Helen Pontani! Rosie 151 will be serving up a special birthday drink & a surprise birthday dessert! (Duane Park, 157 Duane St., 10:30pm, FREE)
PARTY: Balagan Boogaloo (Closing Night Warehouse Party!)
http://sephardicmusicfestival.com/events
Dance party with DJs Diwon and Tesly Snipes and special guest Shemspeed. (171 Lombardy St, Greenpoint, 10:30pm-7am, $8, (RSVP to get in for only $5 / limit two names per email address / email: rsvp@shemspeed.com))
***PARTY: ¡zzZion! number dos
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219162325038
$mall ¢hange birthday blow 'em all down blowout, with stella selectahs Still Life, Reaganomics, Jon Margulies and $mall ¢Hange of course. Plus special late night all you can jack set from my man my mellow DJ Duane. Visuals by Spencer Brewley. Tamales by Laura. Dancing feet provided by you. [G&S note: This is our official Russian Baths afterparty -- just hop on the Q a few stops to 7th Ave, then 7min walk. First 20 folks to arrive from the baths after 2am get in for $5 with pass STEAMROOM -- and we'll know who you are, since you can't fake that freshly sauna'd glow! We'll be seeing you there once we're done with breakdown.] (Brooklyn Sanctuary, RSVP for address: smallchange666@gmail.com, 11pm-early, $10)
MUSIC: La Cumbiamba eNeYé Holiday Show
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,4916
Columbian brass and percussion ensemble La Cumbiamba Eneye previews songs from their upcoming new album La Palma at their year-end holiday party and Joe's Pub debut. A super limited number of CDs straight from Colombia will be available for sale at this show. (Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street between East 4th and Astor Place, 12am, $15)
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SUNDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: The Church of the Secret City: Darkness
http://churchofthesecretcity.com
The Secret City is a secular church for artists and other conscious, creative people. We gather to celebrate, cogitate, ruminate and meditate on the nature of art-making and the creative spirit. Part cabaret, part art-church, part salon, each service has a different theme and features live performance, presentation and original work. We're gathering a great group of artists -- join us as we explore the idea of Darkness (inspired by the winter solstice) and how it relates to creativity…and maybe even leads us to the light. (Theatrelab,137 W. 14th St., 11:30a; $10 suggested donation, free childcare)
PARTICIPATORY: The December Hot Chocolate Crawl
nycfoodcrawl.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192076544527
Say goodbye to Swiss Miss, because this experience will change your relationship with chocolate. Hot chocolate, that is. Please join us for the December Hot Chocolate Crawl. We will spend the afternoon sampling a wide variety of hot chocolates ranging from spicy Aztec-inspired blends, to decadent Italian cioccolata densa, to sensuous drinking chocolate stuffed with oversized marshmallows. Hot chocolate scorecard and map will be provided at first location, so come on time. No RSVP necessary. Bring friends or make new ones. Pay as you go. Come hungry, leave happy. (Meet at the southwest corner of Washington Square Park, Corner of West 4th Street and MacDougal Street, 3:00p, FREE/pay as you go)
DJ/DANCING: Disko Nouveaux
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175546464314
http://www.myspace.com/diskonouveaux
Shien Lee (Dances of Vice) & Wren Britton (PUREVILE!) present a New Romantic/New Wave/Glam/Batcave dance party featuring DJs PUREVILE!, Frankie Teardrop, & Miz Margo. (The Vault, 225 E. Houston Street (Essex St entrance), 10pm-3am, $10/dressed, $5/impressed)
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MONDAY
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PERFORMANCE: Crampus!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=328872125149
Enjoy season's beatings with Tigger!, The Lady Aye, Jo Boobs, Kissy Wishes, Creamy Stevens, and Julie Atlas Muz as they pay a burlesque/sideshow tribute to legendary Cramps frontman, Lux Interior! Plus, in the TRUE Spirit of Krampus, all naughty children* and bad people can enjoy the gift of Old World-style spankings! (The Slipper Room,167 Orchard Street, 8pm, $5)
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WEDNESDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: Reverend Jen's Very Special Christmas Anti-Slam
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196320531505
Art Stars of all ages can delight in this extra special holiday open mike! With Reverend Jen Junior as the world's tiniest reindeer, surprise gift giveaways, Christmas Carols by some of NYC's best musicians and everyone gets a 10! All performers get 6 minutes. (Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, btwn. Houston and Bleecker, 10pm, ?)
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THURSDAY
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PARTY: Jewltide
http://www.jewcy.com/
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=755505
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179655801908
A night of Jews, booze, dancing and mayhem, featuring music by Dan Saks and the Funkadeli All Stars, plus New York Night Train's Mr. Jonathan Toubin. There will also be drink specials, free donuts and special guest Hanukkah Harry. (Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn, 8pm, $10/adv, $15/door)
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ONGOING
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THEATER: A Very SANDWICH Christmas
http://www.bananabagandbodice.org
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/683135
Featuring a ragtag four-piece band, Sandwich is a playful, provocative & horrific musical that examines the art of eating and the blind act of consumption during the festive holiday season. This show will make you laugh while forcing you to smell the burning flesh surrounding your merry little soul. Singalongs included. (thru 12/18, Abron Arts Center 466 Grand Street, Wed- Fri 8pm, Sat 7pm & 9pm Mon, Dec 14 8pm, $20 thru 12/17, $25 12/18-19)
THEATER: Terrible Things
http://ps122.org/performances/terrible_things.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176036022354
Science Tuesday meets Oklahoma angst as Lisa D'Amour and Katie Pearl flip P.S. 122 into a low-rent IMAX and get up close and in between molecules, quarks, and memories. Have you ever wondered if all those lives you've imagined yourself living are actually happening in a parallel world(s)? Terrible Things takes audiences on a T-R-I-P inside the many lives of Katie Pearl and her action-figure literary mom. Expect an in-your-body out-of-body experience shaped by Katie Pearl, three killer dancers: Emily Johnson, Morgan Thorson, and Karen Sherman, two Brazilian Jiu Jitsu wrestlers, and 1000 marshmallows. Featuring the choreography of Emily Johnson. (thru 12/20, PS 122, 150 First Ave at 9th St, 8pm, $20, $15 students)
THEATER: The Great Recession
http://www.theflea.org/show_detail.php?page_type=0&show_id=53
The Flea Theater has commissioned six playwrights to create ten-minute plays that explore the impact of the current economic crisis on the younger generation. Presented under the title The Great Recession, the evening features new work by Thomas Bradshaw, Sheila Callaghan, Erin Courtney, Will Eno, Itamar Moses and Adam Rapp — all writers recently nurtured by The Flea. The plays will be performed by The Bats, the resident acting company of The Flea. (thru 12/30, The Flea Theater, 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets), various times, $25)
**DANCE: Nutcracker Rated R
http://www.nutcrackerratedr.com/
Nutcracker: Rated R cracks open the heart of the classic children's ballet to uncover drugs, sex, family secrets and all the other delights that make the Holidays so special. (Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets), thru 12/31, 8pm, $20, $15/student)
ART: Pankabestia: Punk Beasts of the Swimming Cities of Serenissima
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179066374118
http://anonymousgallery.com/art
Opening reception for a retrospective of artist Swoon's "Swimming Cities of Serenissima," her recent invasion of the Venice Biennale. Traveling from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy, Swoon and 30+ artists braved the waters of the Adriatic Sea and navigated a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels. The exhibition includes artwork, objects, and a series of performances based on the "Swimming Cities" invasion. The environment/experience will include large-scale wall drawings, original Swimming Cities boat installations, portions of the ships, found objects acquired from sea, performances from the original members of the journey, beautiful photographic documentation from artist Tod Seelie, and art from Spy Emerson, Monica Canilao and many others. (thru 1/1, Anonymous Gallery, 169 Bowery between Broome and Delancey Sts, 6–9pm, free with mandatory R.S.V.P. to rsvp@anonymousgallery.com)
ART: Hybridism
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185764297492
http://www.MIGHTYTANAKA.com
Mighty Tanaka is proud to present: HYBRIDISM, the premier show within our new DUMBO project/gallery space. There's a growing creative movement that we've dubbed HYBRIDISM: a blend of both street art and fine art - a hybrid - as the raw meets the refined. It is the juxtaposition of genres, which both compliments and conflicts; the balance between these otherwise artistic opposites. HYBRIDISM, the show, captures a collection of both twisted fine art and underground street art in a span of mediums: vivid photography, collage, and rich oil & acrylic paintings on everything from canvas to found wood. From classic oil paintings of alcohol-blurred nightlife, a squirrel riding a two-headed goat, and a trippy diorama of the industrialization age, to street-style satanic mummies, tribal paintings on book covers, and graffiti-influenced silkscreens on newspapers - HYBRIDISM displays the atypical and the urban within one space. (thru 1/7, Mighty Tanaka, 68 Jay St, Suite 416, DUMBO, BK, M
on-Fri 12pm-7pm, FREE)
INSTALLATION: Holiday Train Show
http://www.nybg.org/hts09
New York City is recreated in miniature entirely out of natural materials, including a replica of the Brooklyn Bridge made out of pine cones. The grounds are also decorated for the show. (Thru 1/10, New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, $20)
DANCE: The Apple Triptych
http://www.smarttix.com/package.aspx?showcode=APPL
http://www.CompanyXIV.com
Company XIV, a Black Book Magazine ‘Icon Of The Future,' presents an Apple Triptych featuring revivals of their seductive and sensual adult shows, Le Serpent Rouge and The Judgment of Paris, and the world premiere of their family holiday show Snow White. In the sensual and sumptuous Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV enacts the story of Adam, Eve and the fall of man as only Austin McCormick and his multi-talented troupe can; humorous, heartbreaking and extravagantly decadent. Mature content – no one under 17 admitted. Inspired by the Greek myth “The Judgment of Paris,” Company XIV tells an epic story of lust, love, and tragedy, illustrating the events that lead to Paris' fateful decision to award Aphrodite the golden apple in exchange for Helen of Troy. Mature content – no one under 17 admitted. 3) Company XIV's version of Snow White is a baroque infused show for all ages inspired by the Brothers' Grimm version of the fairy tale. [G&S note: Use the special discount code “DARR” for
50% off ticket price.] (thru 1/17, 303 Bond Street, Carroll Gardens, BK, Thurs-Sun 8pm, $25 ea show/$55 package, students $5 less)
VARIETY: Magnetic Cabaret
http://www.magneticlaboratorium.com
http://www.bubblelounge.com
Magnetic Cabaret features five Magnetic Laboratorium's Live Video Light Action Cabaret, by New York City Night Stars, Associated Artists and Guess Artists. Magnetic Cabaret offers The Bubble Lounge clientele an over the top experience of an elegantly raw approach to cabaret. Hosted by Shasta. (Sundays 12/6, 12/20, 1/10, 1/24, Bubble Lounge, 228 West Broadway, 7pm-1am, $15 + 1 drink)
ART: American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion
http://www.fitnyc.edu/336.asp
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) presents American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion, the first exhibition to explore how the "philosophy of beauty" is allied to the craft of dressmaking. Each of the 75 looks on display was chosen to exemplify the relationship between technical ingenuity and artistic excellence. Curator Patricia Mears has focused on approximately 25 American fashion designers, ranging from the obscure, such as Jessie Franklin Turner, whose work dates from the late 1910s, to rising stars of the present day, such as the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte. Other designers featured include Adrian, Bonnie Cashin, Maria Cornejo, James Galanos, Halston, Elizabeth Hawes, Charles James, Charles Kleibacker, Claire McCardell, Norman Norell, Rick Owens, Ralph Rucci, Isabel Toledo, Pauline Trigère, Valentina, Yeohlee, and Jean Yu. (Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27 Street, thru 4/10, various times, FREE)
ART: Tim Burton Retrospective
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313
This major career retrospective on Tim Burton (American, b. 1958), consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton's career as a director, producer, writer, and concept artist for live-action and animated films, along with his work as a fiction writer, photographer and illustrator. Following the current of his visual imagination from early childhood drawings through his mature work, the exhibition presents artwork generated during the conception and production of his films, and highlights a number of unrealized projects and never-before-seen pieces, as well as student art, his earliest non-professional films, and examples of his work as a storyteller and graphic artist for non-film projects. The opposing themes of adolescence and adulthood, and the elements of sentiment, cynicism, and humor inform his work in a variety of mediums—drawings, paintings, storyboards, digital and moving-image formats, puppets and maquettes, props, costumes, ephemera, sketchb
ooks, and cartoons. Taking inspiration from sources in pop culture, Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking as a spiritual experience, influencing a generation of young artists working in film, video, and graphics. (Thru 4/26/10, MoMA, 11 W. 53rd St nr. Sixth Ave, $20 sugg/$12 students, Fri evenings 4-8PM FREE)
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