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Recommended art stuff
Most, but not all galleries are closed Sunday and Monday and usually open 11-6
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Olek – Knitting is for Pus****
September 9 – October 17, 2010
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11 – 6, Monday and Tuesday by appointment
Christopher Henry Gallery proudly presents Knitting is for Pus**** , its first solo show of Polish-born New York-based artist Olek. Hundreds of miles of crocheted, weaved, and often recycled materials, forms, and spaces are the fabric from which the wild and occasionally functional structures of Olek's fantasylands are born.
Christopher Henry Gallery
127 Elizabeth Street NY, NY 10013
T 212 244 6004
http://www.christopherhenrygallery.com/
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great artist at Josee Bienvenue gallery, 529 w 20 st, 2nd fl
Marco Maggi
PARKING ANY TIME
September 16 – October 30, 2010






Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday October 12
Hard Candy Burlesque
Hosted by Juliet Jeske
in the guise of Gloomy Goth Girl
featuring:
Velocity Chyalde
Bea B Heart
Apathy Angel
Calamity Chang
Sizzle Dizzle
with a special appearance by:
James Habacker as GoGoatboy
The Delancey
168 Delancey
(Clinton & Attorney)
9pm $8
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Friskey Whiskey Tuesdays is back with another ridiculously fun trashy garageified rock'n'roll show featuring...
Labretta Suede & the Motel 6 (Trashy Rock'N'Roll from New Zealand...http://www.myspace.com/labrettasuedeandthemotelsix)
The Jigglers (Garage punk fun...http://www.myspace.com/thejigglers)
Plus Drew DJ the best and crappiest Garage/Soul/Doo-Wop/Rock'n'Roll Records all night, and we'll rope you into a drunken dance party after the bands whether you like it or not.
-$15 sink-or-swim, you pay the cash you get all the cheap beer you can drink all night.
-Real live joke-telling comedians between bands, to add to this ridiculousness.
-Dollar Tacos, tasty and cheap to soak up your liquor.
-Rico from Mystery Train Vintage (http://www.myspace.com/mysterytrainvintage) will be selling awesome VINTAGE CLOTHING all night.
-Last but not least, some sort of cheap whiskey business will be going on. TBA.
Tuesday, October 12 at 10:00pm - October 13 at 2:00am
Location Brooklyn Fireproof East
119 Ingraham
Brooklyn, NY




Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Copycat, a night of cover songs
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 Nervous Breakdowns
Special Guest DJ Lady Bree
NO COVER
$5 the nomad coctails all night!
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com
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Wed 10/13
7:00 PM The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars at irving plaza


Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thursday, October 14th
Public Assembly - Back Room
70 North 6th St. between Wythe & Kent, Brooklyn
$8
The Neutron Drivers (http://www.myspace.com/theneutrondrivers)
The Doughboys (http://www.thedoughboysnj.com/)
The Brooklyn What (http://www.myspace.com/thebrooklynwhat)
Love Struck (http://www.myspace.com/lovestrucknyc)

Friday, October 15, 2010
art opening
Thierry Goldberg Projects | 5 Rivington Street, New York 10002 | www.thierrygoldberg.com
ALISON BLICKLE
Opening: Friday, October 15, 6-8
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at the bell house
FRI 10/15: 8PM doors / $15
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
THE WOGGLES
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at southpaw
Friday, 10/15
EDDIE CLENDENING & THE BLUE RIBBON BOYS / The Dixons / Miss Ruby Ann
18+ w/ ID
admission: $12
door time: 830 DOORS / 9PM SHOW
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SHAKIN' w/guest DJ DAVID JOHANSEN!
Location Home Sweet Home
131 Chrystie
New York, NY
SHAKIN' ALL OVER UNDER SIDEWAYS DOWN! New York Night Train’s weekly rough and ready maximum rock’n’soul get-down!
Resident MR. JONATHAN TOUBIN and his 45s return from the west coast in time to make you monkey all night long... And, while that is a weekly reason to celebrate in itself, this time all the excitement revolves around the return of guest DJ MR DAVID JOHANSEN. While this hero of contemporary rock and roll music and cult...ure needs no introduction to New York Night Train party people, few know but probably already imagined that David J likes to dance and party and has great taste in music - throwing together an eclectic melange of all things "dance party" - r&b, rock and roll, girl groups, boogaloos, etc.! This is gonna be a blast...
While next week we go back to the guest list and reduced admission policy, this week is $5 across the board for obvious reasons - so don't ask. As the party is already full as it is, and a rock and roll legend of this caliber has quite a public, please 1) get there early and 2) RSVP BY FRIDAY AT 5PM to MAILINGLIST@NEWYORKNIGHTTRAIN.COM (not to facebook, mr t's phone, etc - the whole list is coming from here) to gain priority admittance. We're not gonna over-pack this one to make sure that this intimate dance party is the best you've ever been to.
A rock and soul fix and great big kiss!


Saturday, October 16, 2010
Clean out your closets Part 2
New York City
SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMA is Here in time for Halloween!
http://www.swaporamarama.org
Pass it on
Saturday October 16th
Nuyorican Poets Cafe: 236 East 3rd Street (B/C)
11am to 5pm
contact: theabomb@superstopandswap.com with any questions or
visit our local blog: http://www.superstopandswap.com/
$10 adults / $5 kids + bag of your clean unwanted clothing (minimum 4 articles of clothes)
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Art For Progress presents “Critical Mass”
Group Art Exhibition
Friday, October15, 2010, 6pm-10pm
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 12pm-4pm
Headquarters Gallery, 385 Broadway (Walker & White), 2nd floor, NYC
New York City non profit organization Art For Progress
will be hosting Critical Mass, a group art exhibition, on Friday, October 15 at HeadQuarters Gallery in Tribeca,
385 Broadway, 2nd floor.
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at the bell house
SAT 10/16: 8pm doors / $15
KING KHAN & THE SHRINES
LIVE FAST DIE
Plus
VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
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Dream Diary and Turbo Fruits at Death by Audio, Brooklyn, NY, US
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Velvet
Saturday, October 16 at 10:00pm - October 17 at 4:00am
Boulevard Tavern
579 Meeker Avenue{Brooklyn}
Greenpoint, NY
Every 3rd Saturday Of Every Month at Boulevard Tavern!
DJ's Spaz & Therma-Nuke spin 80's New Wave/Goth & Synthpop
Boulevard Tavern Features:
*12 Beers On Tap*
*Pinball*
*Free WiFi*
*Pool Table*
*Outdoor Patio for Smoking*
*Harold Kramer's $5 All You Can Eat BBQ which includes Beef,Turkey & Veggie Burgers,Hot Dogs,Corn On The Cob*
L Train to Graham Avenue,Walk to Meeker Avenue Towards The BQE,Make a right and walk 3 blocks.Boulevard Tavern is on the North side on Meeker Avenue.
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MODS LOVE ROCKERS
Saturday, October 16
10pm - 4 am
FREE!!
Hosted by
PIXIE 007 and DJ MIKE MORTICIAN
with special guest DJ TONY ABREGO
Beauty Bar Brooklyn
921 Broadway
Bushwick, Brooklyn
(J/M train to Broadway/Myrtle)
Mods Love Rockers party is the 3rd Saturday of every month





Sunday, October 17, 2010
at the bell house
SUN 10/17: 4pm / $15
BACON TAKEDOWN
Join us for the Brooklyn Bacon Takedown, where twenty local bacon gladiators will concoct the most mouthwatering bacon creations you ever dreamed possible using Hormel Black Label bacon as their main ingredient.
For $15, it's up to YOU to sample and vote on who reigns supreme- past dishes have included creamy bacon caramel ice cream, meaty bacon-tur-duck-en, spicy bacon infused vodka, delicious bacon cupcakes and more!
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11 am to 4:30 pm
http://lowereastsideny.com/pickleday2010/index.html
The Tenth Annual NYC International Pickle Day will feature activities for kids of all ages, and, of course, free pickle samples from around the world. A favorite of foodies, history buffs and savvy locals, this year the Umami Food and Art Festival will curate performance and art. The event is free and open to the public. The festival will be held in the parking lot on Broome Street (between Essex and Ludlow), as well as on Broome Street (between Orchard and Ludlow).
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Brooklyn Based & The Bell House are throwing a Mad Men finale party Sunday, Oct. 17. (Finally you get to dress up in your vintage wear and get drunk with other lovers of Don and Joan!)
Arrive at 8:30 for $3 Stoli martinis and Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Swedish meatballs and Miss Mary Clancey, spinning 60s soul and rock, before the last episode of season 4 airs. Plus, if you dress up you'll be automatically entered to win a prize that would make even Betty Draper smile.
Seated tickets are running out fast, so get 'em while you can!
Mad Men Finale Party, Sunday, Oct. 17, 8:30-11:30pm, The Bell House, 149 7th St., between 3rd and 2nd Aves., Gowanus, Brooklyn
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
Swing House
A dazzling vintage dance event: "Gatsby-era fun with a twist of new-school vibe" - Village Voice
Sun, Oct 17, The Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Avenue (D/M/R to Union)
8pm doors, 8:30pm dance class, 9pm party
$15 with RSVP + themed dress, $20 door, $10 after 11:30pm; 21+
RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155923597769718
Bootleggers and speakeasies...wild dancers and smart mouths...art that sizzles and music that roars...A costumed all-night dance ball with live swingin' sounds by authentic vintage jazz bands, re-bopin' DJs remixing and reinventing vintage grooves, blazing burlesque divas and exotic cocktails.
Featuring...Two sets of danceable early Americana by Tin Pan Band. Swingin' brass attack by Chicago's Environmental Encroachment mini-band and guests from Hungry March Band. Live swing remix dance set by FreeBass on bass and laptop. Blazing burlesque by dancer extraordinaire Maine Attraction. Re-bopin' jazz swingin' beats by renown mix master DJ Shakey. Living art installation by Katelan Foisy. Plus fire performers, cigarette girls and other unpredictable surprises.