Hello lovelies,
Winter has hit NYC for real, with the first major snowstorm coinciding with our last week's Russian Baths party. And yet we had a packed house of swimwear-clad freshly-steamed revelers -- thank you, folks! Some even followed in the Russian tradition of diving into fresh snow right out of the sauna! Another amazing banya evening, hooray. Next one TK in January...we think.
BTW, the Banya owner has very generously offered to open the facilities JUST for G&S members post NYE, 4am-8am(they open for regular business after). New Year's Day at the banya is another big Russian tradition - let us know if you want to indulge. This is NOT a G&S party, just the facilities being open at the regular $25 door fee, for our members only. And with a free cupcake, too. Let us know your interest; we'll distribute a password if we're a go: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215711839239
A few updates on our NYE Bootleggers' Ball: firstly, our VIP tickets are nearly sold out. Grab yours quickly if you intend to reserve a table. Second: we're running a Twitter contest to give away a pair of tickets. Follow us and RT our giveaway post to win: http://twitter.com/gemini_scorpio (we pick a winner 12/30; if you already bought tix, will refund). Also, if you've ever wanted to jump on board to help with one of our parties, we're doing setup Monday, Tuesday & Thur daytime. Some party tasks also available. Ardent volunteers get NYE comps. Drop us a line.
Below you'll find your weekend listings and the first set of New Year's Eve events. We'll hit you up with a fuller set early next week. Enjoy your holiday weekend, wherever you may be!
Cheers,
Gemini & Scorpio
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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, plus drinks by House of St Eve, handcrafted beer by Bushwick Brews, and other delectable potions. Delicious handmade Dub Pies (meat + veg) available all night.
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
Awesome aerial stunts - Nikki Borodi
Vintage sweet sweet jazz - DJ Jason Blackkat
Re-bopin' jazz swingin' beats - DJ Dhundee
Hobo-tech: depression era techno - Jon Margulies
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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FILM: Porn Week
http://monkeytownhq.com/december2009.html
SAT, 8pm: Classic selections from our past 5 years of Holiday porn; including Chirpy, Vienna Actionists, San Francisco psych porn and the "serious" porn of the 70s & 80s. 10:30pm: Zentropa; Dogme Porn: Constance + Femi-X and Beyond - What if Lars Von Trier made porn? He didn't, but his production house did. SUN, 8pm: Babeland - Sex Educators show you how to make your own porn in the comfort of your own home, car, or…wherever! [G&S note: by now we assume you've heard Monkeytown is closing in January...we're so so sad to see it go. Amazing place.] (Sat/Sun, MonkeyTownHQ, 58 N 3rd St btw. Kent & Wythe, W'burg, BK, FREE/$10 minimum)
BURLESQUE: 2009 Burlesque Blitz
http://www.horsetrade.info
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=20060
Recover from your stressful holiday season with these sizzling hot performances. Sat: Fisherman's Island--a Burlesque Hallucination. Sun: Bastard Keith Saves Chanukah. Mon: Pinchbottom Burlesque's HOW THE PINCH STOLE XMAS. Tue: Casino O'Fortune Cookie's SWAYZE FOR YOU: A TRIBUTE TO PATRICK SWAYZE. Wed: GiGi La Femme & Doc Wasabassco'st REVEALED'S HOLIDAY BONUS. Featuring the steaming hot talents of Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, BB Heart, Clams Casino, Ekaterina, Figgy, The Fisherman Xylophonic Orchestra, Gal Friday, GiGi La Femme, Jonny Porkpie, Julie Atlas Muz, Kobyashi Maru, Legs Malone, Little Brooklyn, Madame Rosebud, Mat Fraser, Minnie Tonka, Nasty Canasta, Neil O'Fortune, Precious Little, Ruby Valentine, Sapphire Jones, and more. Note: all shows-ticket stub gets $1 off drink at KGB Bar. (Sat-Wed, Kraine Theatre, 85 E. 4th St, 10:30pm/90 minute shows, $15)
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SATURDAY
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PARTICIPATORY: Draw-a-thon
http://www.michaelalanart.com/drawathon/
During the holidays people vacate the city, and calm descends over New York, as the crowds disperse and NYC 's usual crazed frenzy dies down. I will have a 7 hour Drawathon Extravaganza the day after X-mas: a gathering, a 7 hour nonstop art-making happening for those who remain in NYC for the holidays. (Teatro I.A.T.I., 64 East 4th St bet 2nd Ave & Bowery, 7pm-2am, $17 adv/$20 door)
DJ/DANCING: Brits in Brooklyn
http://www.lab247.net
A series of events dedicated to the legendary UK party scene of yesteryear. Think about classic Rare Grooves, Boogie Old Skool, Hip Hop Classics, Reggae + Garage. Get in on the first of some very lovely parties. We're already chatting with some well known UK DJ's about making guest appearances! Music provided by: DJ Misbehaviour (Fresh & Funky/ Rotation), Golden Child and Sir David. Hosted by the very smashing, Blu Ellis. (247 Stuyvesant Ave, BK (@ Putnam), 9pm-3am, RSVP: rsvp@lab247.net)
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SUNDAY
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PERFORMANCE: Sundays with Poe
http://www.horsetrade.info/season10.2/SundaysPoe.html
tix: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=SUN9
Celebrate the Master Of The Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial with the critically acclaimed, award winning Radiotheatre in a unique event as they perform live, on stage, a year-long presentation of seventeen major works by the grand master of American horror. (Under St. Mark's, 94 St Mark's bet 1st & A, 2pm, $18)
ART CLOSING: Art of the Crash Closing Party
http://www.fusionartsmuseum.org/ex_crash.htm
This year has seen the collapse of Wall Street turned into a full-blown global economic crisis, the less than enthusiastic interest in using “green technology” for business and personal economic growth and the “Cash for Clunkers” program which inexplicably trashed the “clunkers” rather than reselling them for scrap. 2009 has been the year of waste. Artists who work across multiple artistic genres such as painting and sculpture were asked to reference all of the above to produce art for this exhibit. Rather than waste the waste they have created timely contemporary art from the detritus of Detroit. This will be your last opportunity to see this timely and entertaining exhibit and a chance to enjoy a performance by Trystette and Bobbie Rae.Plus: screening "Automorphosis" - What if you could morph your car into a mobile work of art? "Automorphosis", Harrod Blank's award-winning documentary, looks into the minds and hearts of an inspiring collection of eccentrics, visionaries and
just plain folks who have transformed their vehicles into "art cars". (FusionArts Museum, 57 Stanton Street bet Forsyth & Eldridge St, 6-9pm, $10)
VARIETY: The Sunday Show 1 Year Anniversary
http://www.sundayshownyc.com
Full of hilarious and unexpected twists, each show uniquely celebrates and incorporates history, tradition, current events, beauty, celebrity, death and the American dream -- and one year of it will come to a head on this extra special night. Guest appearances from original and new members guaranteed to amaze, enlighten, tease and titillate. Kiki Valentine's SUNDAY SHOW is an exercise in the sort of artful, uncensored and interactive entertainment that makes one proud to be a New Yorker. The Sunday Show promises to deliver at least one thing audiences have never seen before and has been known to become highly addictive to those who share the monthly experience. Last show until February 2010! Featuring Kiki Valentine, Legs Malone, Queen LaQueefa, Hard Corey, Deity, Coco la Pearl, Leta le Noir, Magic Max & It's A Little Stormy, as well as special guests Princess Sunshine, Richterscale, Perle Noir, Josh Henderson and Blacky 2. (The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard St. @ Stanton St.,
9pm, ?)
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MONDAY
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COMEDY: The 2009 IT SUCKED! Awards
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/2221
Please join the UCB Theatre as we look back at 2009 and reflect on the moments that made us say to ourselves, "That sucked!" (UCB Theatre, 307 W. 26th St, 9:30pm, $5)
DJ/DANCING: Cumba Mela
http://www.bembe.us
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=216441523349&ref=nf
Cumba Mela is a weekly exploration into sound, a gathering of spirits, a beating of the drum, a soultry dance of fire, a tribal get down...the drums are calling...the circle forms...expect sonic sounds of tribal gypsy beat to dubed out electric jungle boogies, funked out latin booty bangas to dubsteppin afro baile bass, samba, dancehall, electro cumbia y mucho mas. With Resident DJs: 2melo and the Swedish Meatballs. Guest selectas each and every Monday. Dec: 28th Dj Comrade. Jan 4th: Cobra Krames. (Bembe, 81 berry Street AT S 6tH, W'burg, BK, 10pm-4am, FREE)
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TUESDAY
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SOCIAL DANCE: The Holiday Swing Ball
http://myspace.com/harpjumpin
http://www.eighttothebar.com
https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=HOL18&GUID=3a8c72ea-9040-41fc-996c-456485c0a878
Swing dance lesson followed by dancing to the music of swing bands Lil Cliff & the Cliffhangers and Eight to the Bar, plus DJ Paolo Lanna. (Connolly's Klub 45, 121 W. 45th St., btwn. 6th Ave. and Bway, 7pm lesson, 8pm bands, $25 includes lesson)
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WEDNESDAY
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PARTY: The Salon
http://www.TheSalon.biz
In the Main Ballroom: GEORGE GEE's JUMP, JIVIN, WAILERS with John Dokes & Hilary Gardner on vocals (10 piece Big Band). Upstairs in the Library Lounge: QUEEN ESTHER & THE HOT FIVE. With Guest Bartender Eryn Reece (LUPEC NY and LOUIS 649). In the Sargent Room: GELBER & MANNING - The feuding vaudeville lovebirds. PLUS: HELEN PONTANI - The Burlesque Tap Dancing Sensation; PANDORA - The Greek Goddess of Burlesque; DJ RIKOMATIC - Spinning an eclectic mix of soul, funk, swing & blues to keep you dancing. At the main bar, cocktails designed by our friends from LOUNGERATI & WIT's END plus former Piano Store bartender KEVIN BROWN. Plus, Zelda: The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau. (The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park S, 8pm, $20 adv / $25 door)
PARTY: New Year's Eve Eve
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189747004666
Every year we cross a line representing the passage between "what we we have been" to "what we will be". We break our old habits and make resolutions to bring ourselves closer to what we want to become. This year we clench this passage with both hands and create a tradition that exalts both sides of this line and aptly name it "NEW YEARS EVE-EVE". This new day is for those that that are interested in making real connections to dive into the delightfully dizzyingly next year while holding strong to the things we've loved in the past. It is either continuing practice or a complete arrival destination. Come, adorn your face with shimmering beauty, hold a drink made with as much love as you are able to give, let your ears and eyes open sounds from the distant past and soon to be future, gawk at bowed backs of feathered bodies and politely turn to the one you've had stars for and ask them if you may press your moist lips against theirs. Expect to speak with playa lovers, world tra
velers, subversive leaders of the underground, high flying beauties and generally glorious creatives. (Page Not Found (Off Myrtle/Broadway JMZ or Morgan L), 8pm-late, $25 or $20 if you bring a letter written and addressed to yourself one year in the future.)
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THURSDAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE
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BIKE: 12th ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE RIDE
http://timesup.org
Gear up for a thrilling group ride (or skate) up to Belvedere Castle in the middle of Central Park for the best New Year's Eve dance party in town with great music and fireworks! (Washington Square Park, under the arch, 10:30 pm, FREE)
PERFORMANCE: New Year's Eve with the Coney Island Sideshow
http://www.radegasthall.com
http://www.coneyisland.com
Celebrate New Year's Eve with the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Scott Baker, Serpentina, Kryssy Kocktail, Adam "The First Real Man" Rinn, The Executioner and Dick Zigun! Musical guest Bad Buka at 10pm. (RADEGAST HALL & BIERGARTEN, 113 North 3rd Street @ Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 10pm, FREE)
PARTY: Sweet Sweet New Year's
http://www.petescandystore.com
To warm you up, Pete's will be serving signature Hot Spiced Rum Cider, and of course the Champagne will be flowing (and the secret Champagniac). Two great bands will drive the action in the music room. First, Dead River Company starts things off at 9PM with their wild, hollering ragtime jug band sound and The Parking Lots take over at 11 with Brooklyn's best garage rock. Think bastard lovechild of Dexter Romweber and Bob Pollard. Loud and Proud. FREE CHOCOLATE from Sweetriot to the first 75 people. (Pete's Cany Store, 709 Lorimer Street, 8pm, FREE)
MUSIC: Matuto / Forro-Down dance party
http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com
Luiz Gonzaga meets Bill Monroe. Brazilian accordion wizard Rob Curto, and Bluegrass guitar picker Clay Ross combine repertoires for a full on Carnaval in the Appalachian Mountains. (Barbes, 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, 10pm - late, $10 sugg.)
PARTY: The Rated X/Panty Party Red & Black Masquerade Ball 2009-2010
http://newyork.going.com/ratedxnye09
Live performances by Tyburn Saints (9:30pm), Kayvon (10:15pm), Natasha Kovolov (11pm), Hypernova (12am) and a cabaret burlesque show at 2am featuring Dirty Martini, T-Boy, Julie Atlas Muz and Mat "Sealboy" Fraser. DJs Rok One, Gavin, Twig the Wonderkid and Theo and Michael T play the downtown club classics and more half-naked chicks dance on the bar. The infamous Hot Body Contest is on at 3am, and, as always, the lovely Peppermint Gummybear is the MC. $100 if you bare it all and do it creatively. Door-whore Thomas Onorato will enforce the dress code: masks are a must. Thematic suggestions: red & black lingerie, pinstripe gangster with red carnation, tuxedos, red gowns, black prom dresses, etc. 2-for-1 PBR all night if you check your pants at the door. (Don Hill's, 511 Greenwich St @ Spring, $15 with invite, $20 without, $10 after 3am in costume, $15 after 3am without costume)
*MUSIC: Project Jenny Project Jan
http://www.unionhallny.com/calendar.php
http://www.projectjennyprojectjan.com
No, Brooklyn's Project Jenny, Project Jan has neither a Jenny nor a Jan, but the music of vocalist Jeremy Haines and electronic maestro Sammy Rubin will find you hard pressed to pigeonhole. [G&S note: we call it live electro-karaoke.] "This is a band that should be taken seriously, even while singing about homemade sex tapes and the Chinatown bus" - Gothamist.com. "a shocking, dynamic, danceable and hilarious affair" - Billboard Magazine. "irresistibly danceable and always brings the party" - Cool Hunting. "more pop music should have this much fun" - Popmatters. Album praise: 'XOXOXOXOXO' Top 25 Albums of 2007 - CMJ; 'XOXOXOXOXO' Best of 2007 - WOXY; "320" Best Music of 2007 - Pruning Shears; One of Top 10 Bands To Watch Out for in 2008 - Ear Farm. DJs Midnight Creep follow. (Union Hall, 702 Union St., Park Slope, 8pm, $20/adv, $25/door)
**Rubulad: Decadence / Decade Ends / Deca-Dance
A New Year's Eve Masquerade w/live bands: I Love You Airlines / The Dolomites / Hungry March Band / Not Waving, But Drowning. DJs: Shakey, Porkchop, Reaganomics, Gecko Jones, Mike Simonetti & more. (Rubulad homebase, 10pm-morning, $20 in costume or way late / $30 otherwise)
VARIETY: Magic Brian and Corn Mo's New Year's Eve Bash
http://www.magicbrian.com
Jason Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and Albert Cadabra the great deceiver will perform, in addition to Corn Mo making his BBQ Ribs, a Champagne toast at midnight, and DJs to keep you dancin' 'till dawn! [G&S note: OMG, CornMo makes the most delicious ribs!!!] (Parkside Lounge, Reservations recommended: parksidefun@gmail.com, $75 at 8 includes an hour of open bar, $50 after 9 includes food, $25 after 10)
**VARIETY: Murray Hill's New Year's Eve Extravaganza
http://www.galapagosartspace.com/events.html
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=mur7C3
Drag king Murray Hill hosts this annual spectacle, which includes a burlesque performance by Dirty Martini, lewd singing from Bridget Everett and Kenny Mellman, the fabulous Julie Atlas Muz, and as always, plenty of crass jokes. At midnight, glasses of champagne will descend from the ceiling (watch for spillage!) and Murray will assume the role of Baby New Year. Stick around for an after-party with the cast, when you can bust out your running man to hits spun by DJ Mel Huckabee. [G&S note: Use code MHADV for $5 off] (Galapagos Art Space, 66 Main St, Dumbo, BK, $25-100 includes champagne toast)
PARTY: Mehanata New Year's Eve
http://www.mehanata.com
All you can eat buffet - Shopska salad, Garden salad, eggplant salad, potato salad, roasted peppers and vegetables, pickled vegetables, humus, Russian salad, salmon spread. Cheese platters, cold cutsRoasted beef, gypsy burger, beef sausages, chicken shish kebob, roasted lamb, kebapche, fresh fruits, cheese pie, baklava, coffee. VIP tables available for bottle service only. Champagne toast at Midnight. Kagero - Japaneese Gypsy Punk Rock will rock the place together with our regular DJ's until 6AM (Mehanata, 113 Ludlow St, 8pm-6am, $35)
Dark Dining Projects
http://www.darkdiningprojects.com
Diners are blind-folded while their other senses are indulged. Price includes four courses paired with wines, artist performances, tax and gratuity. Advance reservations required 212-673-8184. (Camaje Bistro, 85 MacDougal St, Bleecker and Houston, 7 and 10 pm/ $145)
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LATE-NIGHT NYE / FRIDAY, JAN 1
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DJ/DANCING: DX: The Official Afterparty of New Year's Eve
http://wiki.disorient.info/index.php?title=Parties#Disorient_presents:_DX
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177320719790
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/92738
This is a fundraiser for the Disorient theme camp at Burning Man. DJs Everyday (PEX/Playloop, Philly), Barney Iller (Rubulad, Plug 4), Lee Mayjahs? (PEX/Playloop, Philly), Horus (Disorient), the bass (Disorient), Friar Tuck (Disorient, Brooklyn). (Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary, RSVP for address: DX@disorient.info, 4am-4pm, $15/adv, $20/door)
CLASS: New Year's Day Fitness Fair
http://www.jccmanhattan.org/category.aspx?catid=1371#21211
Start the new year right! Enjoy free workouts and seminars all day long, including meditation, yoga, Aqua Splash, Urban Gypsy Dance, Krav Plava, pilates and more. (JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street, 10am-4pm, FREE)
SPORT: Polar Bear Swim
http://www.polarbearclub.org/
Live vicariously through members of the Coney Island Polar Club or join them for a traditional New Year's Day dip in the frigid Atlantic. Special this year: Strongman Steve Ekstance, who recently pulled a dumptruck by his teeth and dead lifted 1,000 lbs, will be performing similar feats. (Assemble on the boardwalk at Stillwell Ave, 1pm, FREE)
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ONGOING
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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 St bet Broadway & Church, various times, $25)
*DANCE: Nutcracker Rated R
http://www.nutcrackerratedr.com
After the last three years' sold-out runs, Nutcracker: Rated R returns for its fourth season, cracking 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. Little ballerina Clara is now a rebellious teen. Her disdain for her bourgeois family is challenged when her uncle Drosselmeyer takes her back in time to early 1980s New York. There, she discovers the seamy underground club scene and her family's untold history. Echoes of the original Tchaikovsky score mix with contemporary, unexpected beats to complement a range of movement from ballet to breakdance and burlesque. Ms. Harriell's interpretation is a dark, witty and satirical homage to (and cautionary tale about) the excesses of nightlife. "It sure isn't your New York City Ballet Nutcracker, but it's a hell of a lot more fun... classic elegance peppered with contemporary grit." -- Backstage.com. "Angela Harriell has created a uniq
ue and intriguing work that is at once an elegant homage to Tchaikovsky’s original, a sly send up of New York in the 1980s and today, and a showcase for her considerable talents as a choreographer and dramatist and her cast as dancers and actors." -- Stagebuzz.com. [G&S note: Angela & co have danced at many of our events, always turning out fresh, imaginative, colorful, top-notch performances. We urge you to go see their full show!] (thru 12/31, Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave bet 9th and 10th, 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)
PERFORMANCE: Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
http://www.nicejewishgirlsgonebad.com/newsite/
A night of comedy, music and burlesque, told by the gals who learned to smoke at Hebrew School, got drunk at their Bat-Mitzvahs and would rather have more schtuppa than the chupah. (thru 1/2, 45 Bleecker St Theatre, 45 Bleecker St)
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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