Orchid.SummerOpening Wednesday, August 21 at The Olympia Project, 6 pm. On view through September 12. When you think of art having to do with particular…
Mr. Peanut Has a Lot of Balls, Taking Over Astor Place
This is nuts! Mr. Peanut and his Nutmobile have taken over Astor Place and are dishing out free cheese balls.
East Village Queer Film Festival Packs House, Pulls Heartstrings
The East Village Queer Film Festival brought rebellious sons and snappy elders to the big screen for a packed opening on Monday night. Hosted by…
Eileen Myles Made a Road-Trip Film Driven By Poetry, Politics, and Puppetry.
When I first read Eileen Myles’s 1994 classic Chelsea Girls, I was certain it was nonfiction. I think I may have told an inquiring stranger…
LES Health Clinic Displaced By Essex Crossing Demands First Aid
Food stands aren’t the only things being bulldozed for Essex Crossing, the ever-growing Lower East Side development of housing, vendors and aerial vegetables. Community Healthcare…
‘Guilty Pleasures’ and a Light-Up Dance Floor: Welcome To JJ’s Hideaway
Nowadays, many may have written off Williamsburg as a place that has fallen prey to the likes of big banks, pricey hotels, and chains. However,…
There’s a Great Doc About ’80s Post-Punk Shows in the Desert, and Their Organizer Is Ready to Rock Again
The email from Rooftop Films came hours before last night’s screening of Desolation Center at Green-Wood Cemetery in Sunset Park: “No standing, sitting, or leaning…
A Glimpse into Orthodox Crown Heights, Courtesy of a Hipster-Hasid Uniter
On a recent summer morning, Rabbi Yoni Katz stood a few steps away from the Kingston train station, in the heart of Crown Heights, as…
Performance Picks: Weird Sex History, the Actual Macaulay Culkin, and More
THURSDAY The Mx. Nobody Pageant Week 2Thursday, August 15 at Brooklyn Bazaar, 7 pm: FREE Drag Race isn’t on right now, but if you’re still…
Art This Week: Seinfeld Tributes and Scene Kids
Rawr means I love you in dinosaurOpening Thursday, August 15 at Lubov, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through September 22. If the title…