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205 Tuesdays
2008-05-20 16:00:00
DFA?s Justin Miller and Runaway?s Jacques Renault, along with the occasional Grade-A guest, spin a disreputable array of down-and-dirty beats in 205?s reliably fun basement. Tonight?s edition sees the Paris-based DJ and producer Cosmo Vitelli (from the fun I?m A Cliché label) spinning a set of oddball house and disco. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

Rebel Rebel
2008-05-20 16:00:00
"Glam Rock decadence in the rock n roll capital of New York City...the East Village! This weekly Tuesday night glam party kicks off upstairs with BowieOpenBar from 11pm til midnite. That's one full hour of free vodka while DJ .dZGRa spins the music of David Bowie! Downstairs, at 11pm you have the option to see a different band each week ($6), hand-picked by the Rebel Rebel team! At midnight, both floors are open to everyone, and the glam revolution begins!" Old Flyer 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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The Rub: Giant Step at The Hudson
2008-05-19 16:00:00
Giant Step invites you to their fortnightly celebration at the Hudson tonight. Tonight's DJs are FreeNYC favorites DJ Ayres, DJ Eleven, and Cosmo Baker - collectively known as The Rub. When they are not DJing premier parties around the world or dropping some of the blogosphere's hottest remixes, The Rub host Brooklyn's best monthly dance party (now 6 years strong). Their mixture of classic hip-hop, funk, baltimore, and new club always keeps things lively. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
2008-05-19 16:00:00
The Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series gives you a short and a feature for your Monday night. The short of it, Emploi Jeune (Young Thug), is the story of Valentin, a young unemployed man "confronted with his own inability to make money, he gives in to a silent hatred, which will one night be unleashed." And the long of it, Facing the Habit, examines a root that grows in West Africa as a possible remedy for heroin addicts to use to break the cycle of addiction? "Dave is a former stockbroker whose life has spiraled out of control due to heroin addiction. A one-time millionaire, he is now reduced to petty theft as a means to supply his habit. Desperate to get help, Dave travels to Mexico for treatment with Ibogaine, a controversial plant-based drug reported to be the most powerful known treatment for drug addiction." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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What Is Green Architecture?
2008-05-19 16:00:00
What Is Green Architecture is a "new series of conversations, lectures and events exploring the cutting-edge developments in the field and their impact on contemporary life as well as implications for the future." Tonight's installment features a talk by noted architect Christoph Ingenhoven followed by a conversation with Andres Lepik. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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President Jackson
2008-05-19 16:00:00
Joe Dixon and Calvin Cato give you a short dose of comedy at this weekly evening of "comedians who've been doing it for a while and those just starting out." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Get in Here!
2008-05-19 16:00:00
From the good folks at MyOpenBar: "OMG! WTF! LOL! SUV! ATM! Soundfix is having a week-long open barathon. (Goes through Friday of this week.) So blow your load on records instead of booze, then walk off your formidable buzz at McCarren park, one block away." PS: Sound Fix also has the best taste in music this side of Other Music so make sure to talk to the staff and spin a few while your out there. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Blue Monday
2008-05-19 16:00:00
Blue Monday is a classic southern take on easing in your work week. A bourbon open bar can be dangerous, luckily there's some tasty BBQ available (not free) and live blues to keep you sedated if you can get out of work fast enough to hit the slope. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Mamapalooza
2008-05-18 16:00:00
I live in Park Slope where there are tons, and tons, and TONS of moms, so this one's for them... maybe there wont be so many strollers about today. "Celebrate mothers and the people who love them at our annual music and art filled afternoon featuring performances by mom bands Swingset Mamas and Housewives On Prozac, tot rocker AudraRox, a Gymboree Play Tent, mom-inspired arts & crafts, food and fun and more! Fun for all ages." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

Surface Magazine Party
2008-05-18 16:00:00
Surface Magazine , Orange 22, & ISO Photography celebrate "the work of eight design icons as they collaborate with Orange22 design lab in the launch of a unique project." Beyond that... your guess is mine but assume arty party booze, monochrome clothing, and all things that are the cutting edge of the modern design world. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Freecycle FreeMeet
2008-05-17 16:00:00
The FreeMeet is your chance to unload unwanted, but usable items and take home things you can put to good use. You don't need to bring anything to take anything (though a tote bag might help). Please bring only portable items and leave furniture and other heavy stuff at home. Items leftover after the FreeMeet will be donated to local charities to the extent possible. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Harold Hunter Day
2008-05-17 16:00:00
"The Zoo York Institute and New Era, in association with the Harold Hunter Foundation and KCDC Skateshop, are proud to announce that the 2nd Annual Harold Hunter Day." Start the day off with a skate jam at the Manhattan Bridge Skate Park. Then top the day off with the Harold Hunter Party at KCDC. Sorry kids the party is 21 an up. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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The Dance Parade!!!
2008-05-17 16:00:00
"Nearly 5,000 dancers will converge on the streets of New York City to celebrate dance for the Second Annual New York City Dance Parade . Last year-the first-ever dance parade in New York-50 styles of dance were celebrated down Broadway, from ancient forms to contemporary, from world cultures to local. Dance Parade is growing to become a NYC annual staple. This year experience colorful floats, live bands and DJs creating a safe and exciting atmosphere to dance in the streets. Among the styles already registered for this year's parade: Ballet, Belly Dance, B-boy, Hip-Hop, House, Hustle, Modern, Mambo, Rumba, Salsa, Swing and more. The mission is to show that dance is an expressive and unifying form of art. The aim is to educate the public on the health and cultural benefits of dance. In doing so, we aim to support and strengthen the role of dance in our culture." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

Live From Planet Earth
2008-05-17 16:00:00
Music, art, food and drink come together at Liberator Magazine's 3rd Live From Planet Earth event. "Live, From Planet Earth is a community space that encourages our community's creative genius to form collective visions. Here we witness the growth of that genius, we collaborate to manifest those visions and we are challenged to be more creative. In this space genuine fun is encouraged, pretentiousness is played out and creative expression is used as a tool to help preserve humanity." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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The Last Dance
2008-05-17 16:00:00
"Last dance, last chance for Juilliard Dance this season...the school?s Dance Division presents their annual Choreographic Honors concert featuring the year?s best student choreography and tomorrow?s stars. Don?t miss the last time these dancers take the Juilliard stage during the ?07-?08 season." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Lower East Side Date Night: Crossing Delancey
2008-05-17 16:00:00
Outdoor screenings are always pretty sweet so one that kicks off your night on the town is even sweeter... "Is the dating tax shrinking your wallet? At the Lower East Side Date Night you can bring a date or meet someone totally new Cross Delancey and see the film that inspired romance in the Lower East Side. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Marked Opening
2008-05-17 16:00:00
Marked is "an exhibition of works created by tattoo artists from across the country. An evening of indelible images created by some of the most powerful technicians in field to benefit The Step Right Up program, an arts and music education group that offers programs to students who would otherwise not have the opportunity to gain entry into the creative world." All Ages Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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The Weber Brothers
2008-05-15 16:00:00
"Imagine a band so indebted to the likes of Bob Dylan, the Band and Dr. John that their music comes off like the last 25 years never happened, straight-up rock devoid of pretense or any definable link to Cobain or Yorke, played by two young guys. That's the Weber Brothers . Sure, they cut their teeth backing up Ronnie Hawkins, but they find their own voice on Lost And Found, their second album." They play a free show tonight at Sidewalk Cafe. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Drunken! Careening! Writers! Monthly!
2008-05-15 16:00:00
Drunken! Careening! Writers ! is a monthly reading series dedicated to the proposition that readings should be: excellent, well-read pieces that have at least one thing in them that makes people laugh (nervous laughter counts), and don't run more than 15 minutes each. This months writers are Anne Elliot, Angela Himsel and Alyson Palmer. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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With God on Our Side/03: Getting Confucius Right
2008-05-15 16:00:00
In the third installment of With God on Our Side The Goethe-Institut New York "brings together London-based Asia expert, Ian Buruma, and Die Zeit journalist, Thomas E. Schmidt, to review the concept of 'Asian-style democracy.' Drawing on both philosophical analysis and empirical knowledge Buruma and Schmidt will discuss the question whether Confucian values and principles are compatible with the development of democracy. Ian Buruma, the author of Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of its Enemies (Penguin Press), is Professor of Human Rights, Democracy and New Media at Bard College, New York, and a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books. Thomas E. Schmidt, formerly literary editor of Frankfurter Rundschau and cultural editor of Die Welt, is now cultural correspondent of Die ZEIT in Berlin." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Electric Wilderness
2008-05-15 16:00:00
DJs Andy D, Suspicious Package, Macaque, Robot Blair (People Don't Dance no More) and DJ Jay Mcelfresh take on Williamsburg with this new party. Expect electro tinged dance music all night with some clubby flair for good measure. Worth checking out. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Arthur Russell After Party
2008-05-15 16:00:00
Today is the screening of the documentary Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell . Prior to his death in 1992, Russell created "music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience." At tonight's afterparty DJs Dan Selzer and Jeremy Campbell play Russell-related recordings. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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2 Many Girls, Not Enough Time
2008-05-15 16:00:00
Chad Dubz of the Takeover Theory Crew drops a new mixtape tonight and - to celebrate - they are i ">nvading Plan B with 2 for 1 stellas (9-11), free mixtapes to the first 50 people, and - of course - plenty of DJ goodness. It's hip hop, bmore, club and electro all night. And for visual stimuli there will be live artwork by Ben Angotti and Beast plus photography by Treehouse. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Let's Get Physical
2008-05-15 16:00:00
Come get physical with Missbehave tonight! To celebrate the release of their new issue, Missbehave brings Rok One of The Bangers, JD Samson, Runaways and Lauren Flax plus a special appearance from the monsters of Kaiju Big Battle. Expect "Dancefloor Mayhem, Out of Control Behavior, and Makeout Madness." Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Contagious Musiq Giveaway
2008-05-14 16:00:00
The good folks over at Meanred are dropping a crazy party tonight on our favorite soundsystem, Love. And with the likes of Craze, Klever, Jokers of The Scene, Treasure Fingers, DJ Ayres, Kill the Noise, Eamon Harkon, and Rok One on the tables, Contagious Musiq is gonna be a blast for sure. But alas, it's not so free for ya ($8). But we've got 2 tickets to giveaway so hit us up and those quick on the draw get in for free! Oh, and if you don't win, I suggest you Buy your tickets here and save a few bucks off the door cost. 21+ Click here to enter. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit

Wonderful Wednesday
2008-05-14 16:00:00
By now you all know my love for Blue Owl... Its nice to have a not so pretentious cocktail lounge downtown that you can grab a drink after work without too much fuss. And while I can no longer imbibe my love of gin at this weekly gathering, at least I can still enjoy a fine vodka cocktail in one of the finer downtown cocktail spots still free of midtown cheese. (not that there is anything wrong with midtown, my inner New Jersey love's me a stint at Johnny Utahs here and there.) 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Get in Here!
2008-05-14 16:00:00
From the good folks at MyOpenBar: "OMG! WTF! LOL! SUV! ATM! Soundfix is having a week-long open barathon. (Goes through Friday of this week.) So blow your load on records instead of booze, then walk off your formidable buzz at McCarren park, one block away." PS: Sound Fix also has the best taste in music this side of Other Music so make sure to talk to the staff and spin a few while your out there. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Home Buying For Hipsters
2008-05-14 16:00:00
I know it's not just me, I know that some of you people are gettin' old too. And you know what happens to old people, they become responsible and do things like save money and buy houses. If you are really like me, then you also have no clue about buying houses. And apparently there are a enough of us to warrant a monthly event called "Home Buying For Hipsters." Licensed Real Estate agents, Mortgage Brokers and Real Estate Attorneys show up and teach you the ins and outs of home buying, all while having one or two or several drinks to make the shock of it all a bit easier. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Spring BBQ Bash
2008-05-14 16:00:00
The Delancey kick off their rooftop BBQ season tonight with a free show (Botanica & Gold Streets), DJs, free booze, and - of course - BBQ. It may be $5 for food but the free booze and sunset more than make up for it (or forgo the grub and grab a dog a Chelsea Papaya afterwards). Veggie options available. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Cut Copy Afterparty
2008-05-14 16:00:00
Sold out of the Cut Copy shows at Bowery and Studio B this week? Then catch the next best thing as the boys host an afterparty tonight with music by buddies Holy Ghost (DFA) and DJ Max Pask. And while Cut Copy will not be performing for you, this is a great photo op for your myspace page. 21+ Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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