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Recommended art stuff
at mike weiss gallery 524 West 24th Street
Current Exhibition
Maya Gold: Wake October 29, 2009 - January 9, 2010
New York NY 10011
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at metro pictures, funny sculptures and paintings of common expressions
Olaf Breuning
Small Brain Big Stomach
29 October - 5 December 2009
519 West 24th Street
New York NY 10011
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ROBERT WILLIAMS
Conceptual Realism
IN THE SERVICE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL
October 31, 2009 - January 23, 2010
http://www.tonyshafrazigallery.com/index.php?mode=current
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Teresita Fernandez
22 October - 19 December 2009
Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present a group of new works by Teresita Fernández for her fourth exhibition at the gallery's Chelsea location. Made entirely of graphite, the works in the exhibition establish a unique and unconventional vocabulary with the material itself
LEHMANN MAUPIN
540 WEST 26TH STREET
New York, NY 10001
+1 212.255.2923
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ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION
MAIN GALLERY EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Volcano Lovers - From Iceland and Japan
November 13, 2009 - January 2, 2010
by Noriko Ambe, Hildur Bjarnadóttir, Birta Guðjónsdóttir, Haraldur Jónsson, Katsuhiro Saiki, Shinya Watanabe
Artists: Hildur Bjarnadóttir, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir, Haraldur Jónsson, Noriko Ambe, Atsushi Saga, Katsuhiro Saiki, Yuken Teruya
Curated by Birta Guðjónsdóttir and Shinya Watanabe
ISE Cultural Foundation is pleased to present“Volcano Lovers – from Iceland and Japan” collaborative exhibition of Icelandic curator Birta Guðjónsdóttir and Japanese curator Shinya Watanabe.
ISE Cultural Foundation
555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
T: 212-925-1649 F: 212-226-9362








Monday, November 16, 2009
tons of arts performances through the 22nd from performa 09. Too many to list
http://performa-arts.org/blog/performa-09/about/
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free at the webster hall studio
11/16/09 No Cover Monday
Sholi
Des Roar-ht fave!
At Sea
8 PM
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from the nonsenseny list
OCD Lectures: Psychedelic Shamanism
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (I Am a Sex Addict) -- will present a lecture as part of the OCD lecture series that I host at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn, on the subject of psychotropic drugs. Caveh has spent 20 years experimenting with these drugs -- he even made a TV series about his investigations, called Tripping with Caveh --and tonight he will tell you all about what he's learned. With lots of Audio Visual goodness.
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn
7:30p; $free
petescandystore.com/open%20city%20dialogue/ocd.html
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Probably crap, but free "Hours d' overs"
HOUSE MUSIC TV Presents
"Don't Feed The Models"
Music by LEE KALT
SPECIAL GUEST DJ
CLAUDIUS RAPHAEL with special guest the incomparable JOHAN KHISKI on SAX!!!!
Mondays at Katra
Mention "HOUSE MUSIC TV" for swift entry.
FREE Buffet Dinner & Hours d' overs starting at 10 PM
KITCHEN OPEN TIL 2AM + $20 HOOKAHS all night.
VIP Bottle Service Available
Hosted by; Lee Kalt & Co (House Music TV featuring Jessica & Malinda) Irvin Andrew, David Robles, Gabriel Teodorescu, Chris + Kai and Mark Watson
KATRA
217 Bowery & Rivington
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the following parties are every damn Monday, usually busy and always free:
Smartass rock trivia at pianos, free, 8 pm, followed by karaoke dokie
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live band karaoke at arlenes grocery, stanton bet orchard and ludlow. If you like rock and metal, and who does?, I mean, who doesn't?, then this is the place to fulfill you dreams



Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Samosa food crawl-http://nycfoodcrawl.blogspot.com/
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also at the bell house...
TUE 11/17: 6pm check-in / 7pm p / $3 to play / FREE to watch
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CONNECT FOUR CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND THREE
The Bell House will begin the preliminaries in the front lounge on November 3 and by connecting four Tuesdays in a row, after many rounds of red vs. black, we will declare a Connect Four champion of Brooklyn on November 24th in the main space on a MONSTER sized, custom made Connect Four board.
Well drinks & select pints are only $4 from 7pm on. Big cash prizes for the winner plus bar tabs, gift certificates, board games, and all kinds of fun for the runners-up, lest we forget the glory of winning: priceless.
Registration for night three is open to anyone 21+. Winners from this qualifier will come back to compete against winners from the other 2 nights in the final tournament on November 24!
E-mail connectfour@thebellhouseny.com to register
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JEFF the brotherhood
11/17/2009 8:00 PM at brooklyn bowl (w/ shonen knife)
61 wythe ave, brooklyn, New York 11211
Cost: $12
21+
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Back in March, 66Sick turned 2 years old but we never had a party. Fortunately, it's never to late to throw a party. So I called up some peeps and put together what just might be the best night of 2009.
So here we go...
SIX SIX SICK
2 1/2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
WITH
ANDREW W.K.
HOSTED BY
LAST NIGHTS PARTY
& JOSH MADDEN
PHOTOS BY NICKYDIGITAL.COM
PHOTOBOOTH BY FELIPE
GUEST DJ
JAPANSTER
RESIDENT DJS
MICPROBES
DIMITRY
DANCES WITH WHITE GIRLS
+
HOST
OJ & FRIENDS
OPEN VODKA BAR 11 TILL ITS GONE!
NOVEMBER 17TH
DOWNSTAIRS AT HAPPY ENDING
302 BROOME STREET
(btw Forsyth & Eldridge)






Wednesday, November 18, 2009
WHITE COLUMNS
OPENING WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 6-8PM
'LOOKING BACK' - THE 4TH WHITE COLUMNS ANNUAL
SELECTED BY PRIMARY INFORMATION
ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Nobuyoshi Araki
Lutz Bacher
Steven Baldi
Henning Bohl
Peter Coffin
Sarah Crowner
Matias Faldbakken
Cyprien Gaillard
Dorothy Iannone
Jason Kakoyiannis
Anya Kielar
Elad Lassry
John McCracken
the Mirror l Me group
Albert Oehlen
Chandra
Seth Price
Georgia Sagri
Paul Sharits
Joshua Smith
Reena Spaulings
Haim Steinbach
Josef Strau
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 – JANUARY 9, 2010
(PLEASE NOTE WHITE COLUMNS WILL BE CLOSED NOVEMBER 26-28 FOR THANKSGIVING & DECEMBER 22- JANUARY 4 FOR THE HOLIDAYS)
WHITE COLUMNS
320 WEST 13TH STREET
(ENTER ON HORATIO STREET)
NEW YORK, NY 10014
WWW.WHITECOLUMNS.ORG
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from the gemini and scorpio list
Tim Burton book signing
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/7986
Tim Burton will sign copies of MoMA's new exhibition catalogue, Tim Burton, as well as the newly published The Art of Tim Burton, a comprehensive, 434-page compilation of forty years of Burton's artistry. (MoMA, 11 W. 53rd St nr. Sixth Ave, 2:30-4pm, free w/admission - $20 sugg/$12 students)
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Shark http://www.myspace.com/sharkquestionmark
11/18/2009 8:00 PM at Trash Bar w/ Locket
, Brooklyn, 11211
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SunTek Chung Kingdom Come
Host: Collette Blanchard Gallery
Type: Music/Arts - Opening
Network: Global
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Collette Blanchard Gallery 26 clinton st, nyc
18 November - 10 January, 20, 2010
Opening Reception Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Collette Blanchard Gallery is pleased to present its first gallery exhibition 'Kingdom Come' with SunTek Chung which will be on view from November 18 through January 20, 2010.
Neon light sculpture, and staged photographs, appear with bronze sculptures
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from Thrillist
Save The Fashion x Thrillist
6-9pm, Wednesday, November 18th; 237 Lafayette St, btw
Prince and Spring
Hit up Refinery29's pop-up at INVEN.TORY for gratis booze,
plus up to 90% off on brands including Dunderdon, Steven
Alan, Pact, Rag & Bone, Filippa K, and Rogan, which after a
few drinks will tell some super mediocre jokes and brag
about how much karate it knows.
RSVP right here:
http://themove.thrillist.com/link.php?M=32718&N=231473&C=6505fd4032787f8fae00e154ecdbc1a2&L=67455
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HOLIDAY SHORES from tallahassee
11/18/2009 8:00 PM at Union Hall w/ Evangelicals
, Brooklyn, New York
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Wednesday, November 18th
Shaken and Stirred - NYC's ONLY Burlesque Dance Party - now WEEKLY!
The Delancey - 168 Delancey between Clinton and Attorney
9:30 doors, $5
This week's stars are Creamy Stevens and Calamity Chang with a special appearance by the international songstress Amber Topaz! Your beloved ladies RunAround Sue and Legs Malone will be dancing and hosting with our very own heartthrob DJ Jess on the decks, spinning the night away. FREE SHOTS throughout the night courtesy of North 44 vodka and other notorious things, like the go-go contest and the every-lovely makeout minute. Come on out and bring your friends to dance the night away with bursts of delicious burlesque!
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Ella Wendesdays with Plant Music!
Stretch Armstrong + Eli Escobar + Dominique Keegan + Gavin Royce + Boogie Bros
Host: NickyDigital.com
Start Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:30pm
Location: Ella
Street: #9 Avenue A (between 1st and 2nd Street)
City/Town: New York, NY
RSVP: RSVP@NickyDigital.com with “Plant Music” as the subject line!
hot, sweaty, dark and dirty.
Go straight down the stairs.
Beats provided by:
+ Eli Escobar (http://www.myspace.com/eliesco)
+ Stretch Armstrong (http://www.myspace.com/djstretcharmstrong)
+ Dominique Keegan (http://www.myspace.com/theglass)
With Ella Wednesday Residents:
+ Gavin Royce (http://www.facebook.com/gavin.royce)
+ Lucas Walters ( http://www.myspace.com/lucaswalters )
+ The Boogie Brothers
Hosted by Plant Music & DKDS!
RSVP: RSVP@NickyDigital.com with “Plant Music” as the subject line!




Thursday, November 19, 2009
HIPSTERTRAVEL. com gallery hop special edition
Canstruction 2009. Architects make sculptures out of food cans. Must bring a food can for admisson.
This has moved downtown. We will meet at six thirty at a yet to be detetmined location.
Sign up to get up location updates on Twitter. Twitter.com/djxerox
From there we will visit a few Chelsea openings.
The whole event will wrap up around 8:30 pm.
Wear Comfy shoes and feel free to bring friends.
Don't touch the host without permission.
NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO BOOZE AT THIS EVENT. This is not a gallery event but a viewing event.
Call me if you can't find us, 917-855-3858
write to evan@hipstertravel. com or reply back if you plan to attend. Do Not RSVP by phone.
This event is free.
evan
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Lycaon Pictus
11/19/2009 7:00 PM at Bruar Falls
245 Grand St, Brooklyn, New York 11211
Cost: Free!
with Starring, Jodienda, and Datus
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NC-17 in the Seedy Basement of Lit
93 2nd Ave btwn 5th & 6th St
Not suitable for children under 21
No Cover
DJ Jess & Bastard Present
N C - 1 7
Vodka & PBR OPEN BAR 12-12:30
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Brooklyn Funk/dance masters DISCOVERY rock the house at SOUTHPAW
w/ friends MARIANNE and ANIMA ANONIMA along with SOLDIER ON, DEAR FRIEND..dance, drink, good times to be had by all!
Solder On , Dear Friend-9
http://www.myspace.com/soldierondearfriend
Anima Anonima-10
http://www.myspace.com/animaanonima
Discovery-11
http://www.myspace.com/thisisdiscovery
Marianne-12
http://www.myspace.com/marianneband
18+/$8





Friday, November 20, 2009
Devo Play Irving...err. Fillmore east. Tonight they will be playing Q: are we not me A: We are Devo in its entirety. Tomorrow they will be playing freedom of choice in its entirety.
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THIERRY GOLDBERG PROJECTS
Hiroyuki Nakamura
The Sky Above
november 20 – december 20, 2009
opening: friday, november 20, 6-8
gallery hours: wednesday - sunday, 11-6
Thierry Goldberg Projects is proud to present The Sky Above, new paintings by Hiroyuki Nakamura.
5 RIVINGTON STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10002
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Free Admission on Target Fridays from 4 - 8 p.m. 11 West 53 Street
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Way Over Budget Presents: A Night with Mandate of Heaven this Friday Nov. 20th at Ella (9 Avenue A). Join the Mandate of Heaven ladies for complimentary Spaten and Franziskaner from 7-11pm. Click HERE to view the invite
http://www.wayoverbudget.com/events/invitations/invite.html
and rsvp with our special Reduced Admission Guest List($5)
http://www.wayoverbudget.com/rsvp63.html
by Friday at noon.
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Free Rock Brooklyn: Heavybirds + Aloud + El Jezel + Radio America
Start Time: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:00pm
Location: Spike Hill
Street: 184 & 186 Bedford Avenue
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
annie*rock & Whatever Blog proudly present:
FREE ROCK BROOKLYN!
HEAVYBIRDS @ 8pm sharp
(alt/punksters with a heavy yet minimalist shoegaze feel - early Modest Mouse fans take notice : http://www.myspace.com/heavybirds)
ALOUD @ 9pm sharp
(rock n' roll at its finest - complete with boy/girl harmonies! - for fans of the clash & arcade fire : http://www.myspace.com/aloud)
EL JEZEL @ 10pm sharp
(quirky & great boy/girl pop - tends to be a bit mellow but super good - fans of belly & yo la tango must come! http://www.myspace.com/eljezel)
RADIO AMERICA @ 11pm Sharp
(high energy rock n' roll - reminiscent of rolling stones, nada surf & t rex - yes! http://www.myspace.com/radioamericarocks)
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KISSY SELL OUT + DESIGNER DRUGS + TRASH YOURSELF
Friday November 20 at Webster Hall
$1 DRINKS & $1 ADMISSION FROM 10 TIL 12 WITH RSVP - CLICK HERE
http://newyork.going.com/kissydrugs
Webster Hall: 125 E11th St between 3rd & 4th Ave.s
Doors 10pm. 19+ w/I.D.
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The Upper Crust, The Tombstone Brawlers, The Othermen, plus Burlesque and GoGO!
Time: Friday 20 November, Start Time: 22:00 PM
Location: Public Assembly, 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, 11211, US
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free at ottos shrunken head
REBEL NIGHT
NYC's only Rockabilly (50's Rock n' Roll) Party.
Listen to good music, show off your vintage clothing and dance Jive, Bop and Stroll (Beginners who want to learn should come early)!
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Dear spacekids and refugees,
We are in exile once more. Join us on Friday November 20th for Calvertron at a place we've never used before - Invite your crew at http://tinyurl.com/calvertron
Refuge is not just a place, but an idea that we use to fill empty spaces with creativity and joy. It is a revolutionary spirit that electrifies a room, a cutting edge sound that rattles our bones, and an environment that unites us with our comrades in exile. Join us for a bumping jam with your new best friends, lovers, and the spirit of the Refugee. Featuring:
CALVERTRON (UK)
TFA Bookings
http://myspace.com/calvertronica
FOUL HOUSE (Toronto)
http://myspace.com/foulhouse
JOEE IRWIN (NYC)
Palms Out Sounds
http://myspace.com/ihatejoeeirwin
+ more artists, performances + colorful focused light emissions to be announced.
Dress code is sexy soviet.
November 20th, 2009
Brooklyn Location TBA
18+ to enter, 21 to drink
$10 before 12 - $15 after
All proceeds will go toward our neverending struggle to open a permanent freedom zone in New York City.



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2009
Saturday, November 21st 2009
Score! pop-up swap
hosted by Bust, Flavorpill, & MeanRed
supported by L Magazine, Hearty Magazine, and Yelp.com
‘Tis the season for sharing and exchanging. On Nov 21st, 3rd Ward will lend its space to a massive free exchange. Bring your old Blondie records, impulse sample sale buys, penny loafers, Jane Fonda workout videos, harmonica chord progression manuals, etc…and score some new treasures! Find a holiday gift for your mom, a smashing scarf for your friend, or a Queen Latifah cassette tape for your own personal collection. All items are free, and all remaining goods go to charity.
Grab a custom Score! tote bag! Proceeds from the event go to support City Harvest.
Categories:
Clothing & Accessories (Guys, Gals, Kids) - curated by Nisha Gopalan (senior editor, Nylon Magazine)
Music - curated by Showpaper
Art Supplies - curated by Lowbrow Society For The Arts
Books DVDs / Media - curated by The Desk Set
Housewares & Miscellany - curated by Natalie Kamei
3rd Ward // 195 Morgan Ave @ Stagg
1pm to 7 pm, $3 entry w/ RSVP
donations accepted up until 5pm
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the star machine @ beauty bar brooklyn
Host: twig the wonderkid
Type: Music/Arts - Exhibit
Start Time: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location: beauty bar brooklyn
Street: 921 broadway and myrtle ave
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
twig the wonderkid and friends spin some good ol' tyme rock n roll, motown, girl groups, and bubble gum
live performances by the star machine and radio america
special guest dj sets by brenda brand and jimmie d
hosted by shain belalugosi
pbr open bar 10-11pm
saturday november 21st - no cover
beauty bar 921 broadway and myrtle ave brooklyn
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ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 at 3:00pm
--IRA (punk from Colombia!)
--JODA ( nyc diy political punk/hc)
--Ke Chu=Cha (nj punks)
--ANTI ARMADA (nj raw punk))



Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22nd
The Sunday Show
The Slipper Room - 167 Orchard Street at Stanton
10pm, $10
It's naughty, it's live and it's ART! Tonight's theme - what we're thankful for...
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also at the bell house...
SUN 11/22: 4pm / $15
CHILI TAKE DOWN
Ride on down to the Bell House, 4PM Nov 22 for the Brooklyn Chili Takedown!!! The Takedown has destroyed with bacon, curry, lamb, and tofu - but it's first and best love is CHILI. Over the past 5 years the Chili Takedown has proved itself the finest, most important chili cookoff, ever, of all time. Texas Chili, Cincinnati Chili, Veggie Chili - free to enter your super brilliant batch of your finest. $100 People's Choice Award, $50 Judges Award, and other prizes! Just contact Matt Timms at chili-takedown.com! Or come down and for $15 try all the cooks' barbaric interpretations on this Texas delicacy!
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Songwriters from HeLL XIII
Start Time: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 8:00pm
to 1:00am
Location: Local 269, NYC , Houston Bet Ave A and B
the Trans Am of aLL aCoustic shOws!
Tommy Strazza of Model Citizen (NJ)
Steve Bag of Sprinkle Genies
Black Fortress of Opium (Boston)
sOUSALVES
Musiciens Sans Fronteirs
Jeremiah Birnbaum of The Ramblers
Joe Yoga