Bedford + Bowery

Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum
2014-08-16 11:00 - 20:00, 2014-08-15 11:00 - 20:00, 2014-08-14 11:00 - 20:00, 2014-08-13 11:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | New Museum, 235 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York, NY, United States
This exhibition is New York’s first gallery-wide exhibition of artists from the Arab world, and is appropriately (and devastatingly) dedicated to exploring the ethics of representation and the status of images as instruments of political consciousness. Bringing together 45 artists and collectives from over 15 countries, from North Africa to the Gulf, Here and Elsewhere presents a sweeping, riotous portrait of a heterogeneous region heretofore underrepresented in the NYC art world.

Smorgasburg
2014-08-16 11:00 - 18:00 | East River State Park, Williamsburg, NY, United States
Every week, rabid foodies bounce from stall to stall at this cornucopia of food vendors, each with their own gimmick. There tend to be lines at the trendy vendor of the moment (Mighty Quinn’s, Ramen Burger) but with 100 vendors in play, there’s no way to leave hungry. In fact, Mario Batali has called this Brooklyn Flea offshoot “the single greatest thing I’ve ever seen gastronomically in New York City.”

Hester Street Fair
2014-08-16 11:00 - 18:00 | Corner of Hester and Essex Street, Hester and Essex, Lower East Side, NY, United States
Manhattan’s counterpart to Brooklyn Flea has expanded into Seward Park this year, which means more food and vintage and craft vendors. Among those debuting this season are Hudson & Charles (a conscientious West Village butcher shop selling porchetta sandwiches, pork brats, Cubanos, and chili), Zha (the Asian fried riceball spot that popped up at Zucker Bakery on Saturdays, which will offer specials like Korean chicken and waffles), Ssam BBQ (your choice of Korean-style beef, pork, or chicken wrapped in lettuce), An Artistic Taste (a catering chef who’s cooked at The Plaza and Four Seasons does dishes like lobster and truffle mac).
More: Hester Street Fair Returns April 26

Steve Keene's Brooklyn Experience
2014-08-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2014-08-15 11:00 - 17:00, 2014-08-14 11:00 - 17:00 | Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, New York, NY, 11238, United States
Steve Keene, speed painter extraordinaire and cover artist for Pavement and Soul Coughing among others, is Brooklyn Public Library’s artist-in-residence for the summer. An exhibition of Steve’s work will be on display in the Central Library’s grand lobby from June 12th until August 29th, while Steve will painting live (in his trademark, production-line style) in Grand Army Plaza every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between June 19th and August 16th.

Read more:
Steve Keene, Who Did Cover Art For Pavement, Is Painting in the Street

Flea Market Betty
2014-08-16 10:00 - 17:00 | NY
This flea market organized by commercial real estate broker Jill Pescatore offers a mix of food, used and locally designed clothing, crafts and accessories. Read more here.

Madonnathon at BK Bowl
2014-08-16 08:00 - 20:00 | Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, United States
In the grand tradition of Night of 1,000 Stevies and BowieBall, this event invites everyone to dress up in leather gloves and cone bras in honor of the Material Girl. The stage is graced by a host of impersonators.

Fool's Gold Presents Nick Catchdubs & Friends
2014-08-15 23:00 | Webster Hall, 125 E 11th St., New York City , 10003, United States
Williamsburg label Fool’s Gold presents this weekly hip-hop party featuring label head Nick Catchdubs. Reduced admission with RSVP.

Bayside! The Musical!
2014-08-15 20:00, 2014-08-14 20:00 | Theatre 80, 80 St Marks Pl , East Village, NY, United States
This super raunchy send-up of everyone’s favorite ’90s show has seen drop-ins from the actors who played the original Mr. Belding and Screech. But even if you’re not treated to a celeb cameo, this parody is even better than the real thing.
Related: The Saved By the Bell Musical Is Back

Cure Thrift Shop 6th Anniversary Party
2014-08-15 19:00 - 23:00 | Cure Thrift Shop, 111 East 12th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Cure Thrift Shop marks its sixth year in operation with live music, an open bar, a raffle and dashing duds. Liz Wolff, founder of the East Village vintage haven, says it has been stockpiling its most exciting inventory for months so that party-goers can purchase them at the party.
Tickets go for $15 in advance on Cure’s website or $20 at the door, and all proceeds from the party, like all proceeds from the shop itself, go to juvenile diabetes research.
Rest assured, this is no small-time shindig: 450 people showed up to the last party Cure threw in 2011.
Plus, this is your chance to see the store’s bright new look. “We recently renovated the shop, so it’s a totally different look and feel,” Wolff says. “It used to be more furniture and household items, and now it’s kind of a mix of furniture and clothing. But we’ve completely revamped the store. It’s newly painted, newly decorated, and it’s really awesome inside.”

Brooklyn Night Bazaar
2014-08-15 19:00 | 165 Banker Street, 165 Banker Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States
It used to be that Brooklyn Flea had the lock on North Brooklyn mega bazaars, but the BK Night Bazaar upped the ante with live music, DJs, arcade games, a room full of ping-pong tables, and even mini golf. As for the vendors, you’ll see a lot of jewelry, sunglasses, and crafty incense burners. The bow ties made out of Legos that we once saw here should give you a pretty good idea.

Seaport Music Festival
2014-08-15 19:00 | South St. Seaport, Fulton and Water Streets, new york, NY, United States
The festival’s 13th installment, located at Fulton and Water Streets while Pier 17 is redeveloped, will take place Friday nights from July 11 through August 29, and will include performances by Big-Ups (whose frontman we spoke to back in January) Tropicalismo-influenced Boogarins (an Other Music Recordings artist), Black Bananas (featuring Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux), Brooklyn indie-pop outfit Snowmine, Pitchfork darling Torres, and more. Here’s the full schedule:
Friday, Jul 11
PROTOMARTYR, ALVVAYS
7PM
Friday, Jul 18
CALVIN LOVE, LAS ROSAS
Friday, Jul 25
TORRES
7PM
Friday, Aug 1
SNOWMINE, THE CASKET GIRLS
7PM
Friday, Aug 8
BLACK BANANAS, SHOCKWAVE RIDERZ
7PM
Friday, Aug 15
BOOGARINS, JACCO GARDNER
7PM
Friday, Aug 22
DEAD GAZE
Friday, Aug 29
JOANNA GRUESOME, BIG UPS
7PM
More: Seaport Music Festival’s Free Outdoor Shows: Big Ups, Black Bananas and More

New York Fringe Fest 2014
2014-08-15 12:00 - 22:00, 2014-08-14 12:00 - 22:00, 2014-08-13 12:00 - 22:00 | Multiple venues, NY, United States
It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight of moderately insane adventure know as the Fringe Festival. The 18th edition of the Fest will be deluging the metropolis with playful peculiarities from August 8 to 24. Highlights include The Mormon Bird Play, Fatty Fatty No Friends, Fuck You! You Fucking Perv! and much, much more.

Questlove's Bowl Train
2014-08-14 23:00 | Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, United States
Questlove (The Roots) was omnipresent even before he got a gig as bandleader of The Tonight Show, but somehow he manages to show up for this weekly dance-a-thon at Brooklyn Bowl. The sprawling dance floor gets packed with older tourists and younger locals.

Bingo at Crocodile Lounge
2014-08-14 20:30 - 22:00 | Crocodile Lounge, 325 E. 14th St, East Village, NY, United States
Remember Bad Grampa at the bingo parlor? That’s this. Win bar tabs and shot rounds. Oh, and Croc Lounge will be giving out free pizzas with drinks, as usual.

Vans House Party
2014-08-14 19:00 | House of Vans, 25 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
Summertime is decidedly a time for lounging, but the official season of Leisure Club also means a slew of free events, not least of which are the super-chill Vans House Parties.
Set to play this summer are dance music acts Future Islands, Chrome Sparks (both June 19), and Holy Ghost! (August 14), plus the wild men of Black Lips (July 3). And for all the punk/hardcore die-hards, there’s Bouncing Souls and Gorilla Biscuits on July 10. Don’t forget to RSVP for those shows. And make sure to get there early before the free beer runs out and dress accordingly (it gets hot in there).

Women & Trans Bike Repair Class
2014-08-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Time’s Up! Brooklyn
The workshop, held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Williamsburg, has four classes beginning the first Thursday of the month. During the first class, mechanics like Schiller teach an intro to bikes: types of bikes, parts, safety, and repair. The following week, the class learns about cables, gears, and shifting. The third class teaches all about bearing systems and how to adjust, clean, and replace them. The fourth and final class covers wheels.
Read more:
This Bike Repair Class Puts the ‘Trans’ in Transportation Alternatives

Shaken & Stirred Burlesque
2014-08-13 21:30 | The Delancey, 168 Delancey St, New York, United States
Every Wednesday night, a rotating cast of NY’s hottest burlesque stars take to the stage at The Delancey for a night of dancing and debauchery.

Arrested Development Bingo
2014-08-13 21:00 - 22:00 | Videology, 308 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Calling all never nudes! And just regular AD fans, too. Hang out with your friends (and make new ones–how can you not love a stranger in jorts?) while watching Arrested Development and playing bingo. How it works is you look for things like the stair car and the banana stand, and if that’s on your bingo card, you put down a chip. Win a game and you’ll get either a free drink or frozen banana. But come as a never nude and you’ll get both automatically.

The Big Terrific at Cameo Gallery
2014-08-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Cameo Gallery, 93 North 6th Street , Brooklyn , 11211 , United States
Gabe Liedman, Max Silvestri and Jenny Slate host this weekly standup night featuring big name drop-ins like Aziz Ansari and Zach Galifianakis.

Professor Thom's Trivia Night
2014-08-13 20:00 | Professor Thom’s, 219 2nd Avenue, East Village, NY, United States
Teams of 6 or less compete in this weekly trivia night at Professor Thom’s.

Drunken Smartass Olympics
2014-08-13 19:00 | Dempsey’s Pub, 61 East 2nd Ave., East Village, NY, United States
New York’s longest-running weekly quiz is held every Wednesday at Dempsey’s Pub. The quiz features 51 questions on topics ranging from ancient history to contemporary pop music, as well as “the best-curated audio round in the city.” Bar food and drink specials serve as mental fuel.

SummerScreen at McCarren Park
2014-08-13 18:00 | McCarren Park, 776 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11222, United States
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
