Thanksgiving week picks!

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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
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SunTek Chung Kingdom Come
Host: Collette Blanchard Gallery
Location: Collette Blanchard Gallery 26 clinton st, nyc
18 November - 10 January, 20, 2010
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







Monday, November 23, 2009
from the gemini and scorpio list
FOOD: KIMCHI-ology
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/481698774
Ex-Flux Resident, ceramic artist, and food guru Ellen Kleckner will teach you how to slice-n-dice, prepare and devour your own homemade kimchi. Our recipes will be all-vegan, you can modify to taste. We'll discuss techniques, durations, temperatures, and health benefits of probiotics. We'll have some samples for tasting and every participant will walk away with a self-made "starter jar" to enjoy later. Rumor is sauerkraut will also make an appearance! (Flux Factory, 39-31 29th Street, LIC, Queens, 7:30-9:30pm, $20 incl materials + tasting session)
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at mercury lounge
Marco Argiro's 4th Annual Rock n Roll Birthday Bash!
Le Mood
10:00
The Suzan
9:00
Milly Bleau
8:00
Boom Chick!
7:00
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Humboldt Fog & Whooping Crane @ Bowery Electric
Start Time: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 12:00am
Location: Bowery Electric
Street: 327 Bowery
City/Town: New York, NY
Come check out the long legged Whooping Crane and the always delicious Humboldt Fog on Monday night at Bowery Electric. Our friend Lupe Loop will be playing records and we'll rock ya barefoot.
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The Horn of Plenty, A Cornucopia of all our Favorite Holidays
Public Assembly
70 N. 6th St., Brooklyn NY
www.publicassembly.nyc
9:30pm
$10
While we're being thankful for everything else, why not be thankful for our favorite holidays. Come on out and snuggle up under our mistletoe, give a little hunt for our Easter Eggs, and ignite a couple sparklers. Legs Malone, RunAround Sue, Peekaboo Pointe and Mr. Kenny Law get grateful for your perverted pleasure.
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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 24, 2009
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24TH
J. VIEWZ, ELECTRO MOROCCO, AND HANK & CUPCAKES
21 and Over
Doors 6:00pm / Show 8:30pm
FREE
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Me You Us Them will be opening for Japanese techno-rockers Boom Boom Satellites at Santos' Party House in Manhattan. The show starts nice and early at 7 sharp, and could be best describes as "free". Stick around after for DJing by electronic music pioneer Jim Thirlwell (aka Foetus)!
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at the bell house
TUE 11/24: 6 check-in, 7 play / $3 to play, FREE to watch
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CONNECT FOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE!
The Bell House began 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
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'Underclass Revue' @ The Bowery Electric in Manhattan: a TRUE Rock N Roll Showdown
myspace.com/underclassrevue
myspace.com/theboweryelectric
A NIGHT OF GLITTER GARAGE FUZZED LUVLIES
Featuring LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
9PM - KELLE CALCO & THE COLORED BOYS, do not miss the live debut of new NYC GLAM ROCK PEACOCKS: The Colored Boys, first time on stage together !!! Featuring drummer RONNIE MAGRI of THE THROBS, and lead guitarist SYDNEY RIFLE of S.W.A.K. Tell your friends you were there back when.....
myspace.com/kellecalco
10PM - LOVE PIRATES
myspace.com/thelovepirates
11PM - ORGANS
myspace.com/organsnyc
-DJ NATHAN LACHANCE (of THE DIRTY SHAMES) spins the hot sh!T before and after sets
myspace.com/thedirtyshames
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at union hall in park slope
TUE 11/24: 7:30pm / $10
ELLIOTT BROOD
BRYAN SCARY & THE SHREDDING TEARS
THE BLACK HOLLIES






Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Copycat, a night of cover songs
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday!
Thanksgiving Eve Bash
Dj Xerox spins crazy covers and rocking remixes of all the
hits (rock, indie, old wave and new)
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs.
Tonights bands
The Bowery Boys
Sousalves
NO COVER
Free Pumpkin Pie while supplies last!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com



Turkey day, 2009
Never a lot on Thanksgiving, but more than normal. Also open should be Ottos, Lit and Max Fish.
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Fluxgiving
Do you have nowhere to go for Thanksgiving? Stranded? European? Come spend the most treasured of all American holidays with the greatest art collective ever.
We'll be cooking and watching movies all day. We’ll have a Thanksgiving turkey (and vegetarian options) around 8 in the evening. Bring some food or a donation to help pay for that gigantic horn of plenty. (No one turned away).
Flux Factory
39-31 29th Street, Queens
8p; $20 donation
7,N,W trains to Queensboro Plaza station
fluxfactory.org/
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2nd Annual
NY Night Train
Thanksgiving Thirds Thursday Thump
left-over party and dance!
w/DJ MR JONATHAN TOUBIN and friends
8pm – 4am... FREE
plus $5 harrisons and thanksgiving drink specials
You ate dinner, you had your seconds, next fall by Enid’s for thirds! Any of you who fell by last year know that this Thanksgiving party is fine a reason to feel OK about staying in NYC for the holidays. Bring your leftovers for the potluck – and we’ll eat and drink and dance again until we can’t take it anymore. Your eccentric cousin Mr Jonathan Toubin will bust out the tunes and Enid’s will offer up a variety of $5 holiday drink specials: frozen Harrison, hot dickens cider (say it out loud!), hot maple toddy, and a tecate con tequila shot. Come party all night with the wild side of the family…
Enid's
Street: 560 Manhattan Ave
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
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NO THANKS-GIVING!
A Thanksgiving Party for those with nowhere else to go!
Type: Party - Club Party
Network: Global
Start Time: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 4:00am
Location: Bruar Falls
Street: 245 Grand St.
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
For all you kids that don't wanna deal with the folks or just don't have anywhere else to go on Thanksgiving...
C'mon down to Bruar Falls. Thanksgiving Night (November 26th) from 10-4!
Subcultured is proud to present NO THANKS-GIVING.
With your host DJ's:
JUST DEREK
(The Othermen, http://pure-garbage.blogspot.com)
and!
SEANZI DIRTBAG
(The Arkhams, The Othermen)
Spinning the finest underground sounds to get you shaking and quaking!
PUNK - GARAGE - SOUL - PSYCHOBILLY - GREASY R'n'B
Your ass will shake more than plate of cranberry sauce! Guaranteed!
Is your gramma's turkey too dry? BEER IS ALWAYS MOIST AND DELICIOUS!
Bruar Falls is at 245 Grand St. between Driggs and Roebling!





Friday, November 27, 2009
After a successful 2008 debut, Brooklyn Flea is moving its "Gifted" holiday market into Manhattan, taking over the 6500 square-foot former Tower Records Annex storefront at E. 4th St. and Lafayette St. in Noho, where it will launch an expanded five-day-a-week pop-up shop from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
Gifted will feature a rotating cast of 50 vendors from Friday, November 27, to Thursday, December 24. Complete dates are as follows: Fri-Sun, Nov. 27-29; Wed-Sun, Dec. 2-6; 9-13; every day, Dec. 16-24. (Hours will vary from day to day, in the range of noon to 7pm.)
Note: From December 5+6 through March, the "regular" Flea will be moving indoors to 81 Front St. in DUMBO for its annual winter pop-up market, with about 50 vendors, every Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 6pm. The outdoor markets' last weekend is Nov. 21+22; they will re-open in April 2010.
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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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Free at ottos shrunken head
REAL GONE
REAL GONE! is your monthly party thrown by the Beat This crew, consisting of Captain Heartlock, January 1963, KittyBeat and Dr. Jones - we spin nothing but vinyl viral sonic candy - Rare garage, psych, exploito library, soul and 6-tees rock and roll abound for your pleasure! Exotic elixirs in skull shaped mugs fill your head with reckless desire. All this for no cover on a Friday night.
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GLUTTONY" get your Sinful Holiday Fill 11~27~09 with Paradise Lost "NEW LOCATION"!
PARADISE LOST celebration of the mortal SINs
Friday, Nov 27, 2009 10:00 PM
THE SANCTUARY LOFT
BUILDING 260 W. 36TH street, between 7th & 8th Avenues
Midtown Manhattan NYC
New York
10018
GET YOUR MONTHLY FILL OF DEVIANT KINK DELIGHT. THIS SHALL BE A "GLUTTONOUS" AFFAIR TO BEGIN OUR NEW TREND. THIS IS OUR NEW LOCATION! ALL NIGHT ALL YOU CAN DRINK OPEN BAR. THERE ARE 60 ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR A REDUCED PRICE OF $25 PER, $30 PER GUEST "SUGGESTED DONATION FEE" @ THE DOOR NIGHT OF. THIS FEE SHALL COVER ENTRY FEE & ALL NIGHT OPEN BAR.
THIS IS OUR "NEW LOCATION" IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN THIS IS
"THE SANCTUARY LOFT"
AND WE SPIN THE BEST IN ....
GOTH ~ INDUSTRIAL ~ EBM ~ PYS-TRANCE ~ GABBA
SYNTH ~ POWER NOISE ~ DEEP ACID HOUSE ~ ELECTRO
HOUSE ~ WAVE ~ ELECTRO-CLASH ~ DARK WAVE .....
and many more of the tunes you CRAVE!!!



Saturday,November 28, 2009
Free at ottos shrunken head
THEE MIDNITE MONSTER HOP!
Mike Mortician & DJ Shawnzie spin the rockabilly voodoo & rhythm'n'ooze from 10pm to oblivion! With some of the most incredible, Psycho-Rock-a-Billy bands performing from all over the world