THURSDAY Strays Continues through May 14 at The Brick, 575 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg. 7:30pm (Sundays at 2pm and 7:30pm). $18. More info here. Imagine an…
Talks + Readings: Scam Artists, Music Meccas, and Steve Jobs-O-Rama
The Confidence Game Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand, 828 Broadway New Yorker columnist Maria Konnikova is in her element with a deep dive…
Performance Picks: Tween Twins, Social Media Scripting, And A Helping Of Violence
As it turns out, most of this week’s performances to catch are in Williamsburg. Maybe there’s hope for culture there after all… Aside from The…
Performance: Banking Apocalypse, Cartoons, An ‘Avant-Americana’ Musical
Whether you’re craving a futuristic folk-rock-et-cetera musical, some cartoonish comedy, or an entire three-day performance festival, there is something here for you. WEDNESDAY Prelude Festival…
Talks and Readings: Slice Harvester, Literary Recipes, and Virginity Tales
TUESDAY If you’ve ever wished there was a way to mix the quiet solitude of writing with the blood-thristy spectacle of an MMA throw-down, (and…
Send in the Sad, Bad, Singing, Stripping Clowns
Alas, the New York Clown Theatre Festival just passed, but there are still plenty of opportunities to see life through the eyes of a clown.…
Help Make This Documentary About Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Spiritual Wife’ a Reality
While we honor the 100th birthday of William S. Burroughs and mourn the loss of Amiri Baraka, one of their old colleagues, Anne Waldman, will be celebrated in…
Burlesque for Nerds and a Dance Party with Imelda Marcos
The prolific Horsetrade Theater Group, which operates the Kraine Theater and Under St. Marks in the East Village, is getting even busier than usual, with…
Is This Lena Dunham Send-Up Enough to Cure You of ‘Girls’ Withdrawl?
Did you miss “Too Many Lenas,” the loving spoof of Lena Dunham and her characters that we told you about last week? Well, then you missed two…
Can’t Get Enough Lena Dunham? Boy, Do We Have the Play For You
New play ponders Lena Dunham