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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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Check with artcards.cc for openings, chelseaartgalleries.com for shows...
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John Chamberlain - May 5 - July 8, 2011 - Gagosian Gallery, 555 West 24 Street at 11 avenue. Famous car part sculptor



Saturday, May 7, 2011
at Union Hall in park slope
SAT 5/7: 1pm - The Roosters Crow / FREE
Union Hall and Maker's Mark Present
THE 137TH KENTUCKY DERBY
Dust off your Giant-Ass Hat... Races all day! Hot EATS & Strong Bourbon.
$5 Maker's Juleps and other delicious Maker's cocktails
Prize for best Hat and various giveaways
Corn-hole Toss (get the beanbag in the hole in the board)
Races all day leading up to the big-un
$3 burgers and dogs off the grill!!!!
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UNSTEADY FREDDIE'S "SURF-ROCK SHINDIG"
Saturday, May 7 at 9:00pm - May 8 at 4:00am
Location Otto's Shrunken Head
538 E 14 STREET (BETWEEN AVES A + B)
New York, NY
9 PM TSUNAMI OF SOUND
10 PM JASON JAMES & THE BAY STATE HOUSEROCKERS
11 PM THE TARANTINOSNYC
12 MIDNIGHT THE SPYTONES
GONNA BE A KILLER SHINDIG!! I CAN ALREADY FEEL IT!!
NO COVER (AS ALWAYS)
KILLER POLYNESIAN DRINKS
KNOCK-OUT INSTRO SURF (AND ROCKABILLY/BLUES)
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Mothers Day Craftikiacular
Saturday, May 7 · 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Location Otto's Shrunken Head
539 E 14 Street
New York, NY
Come get the perfect hand made artisian gift for your mom Satuday, May 7th. There will be amazing hand made crafts and a vintage flea market full of all kinds of goodies in back. Barmistress Michelle Meow will be there for all your yummy beverage needs.Where else can you shop with a Tiki drink in hand?
Participating Craftswomen:
Dollsville, NYC
http://www.dollsvillenyc.com/
Calamity Industries
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calamity-Industries/178019358893785
Green Moss Paper http://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenMossPaper
Juleng Taing
www.JulengTaing.com
Reese-Rox Good Luck Jewelry
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4001280&id=811434727#!/pages/Reese-Rox-good-luck-jewelery/154399074585878
Ruby Street
http://www.etsy.com/people/rubystreet?ref=ls_profile
UltraFresca
http://www.facebook.com/pages/UltraFresca/122591541103772
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at brooklyn bowl
Tickets $5.00 Classic Album Night
.357 Lover (performing Van Halen), Midnight Spin (performing Who's Next), Black Forest (performing Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere) Sat 5/07
Brooklyn Bowl
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
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AARON YOUNG
BUILT TOUGH
Opening May 7th 2011 6-8PM
May 6th - June 4th 2011
Bortolami is pleased to present the second solo show at the gallery of new works by Aaron Young. Entitled BUILT TOUGH, the exhibition includes new sculptures, paintings and silk screens.
Bortolami | 520 West 20th Street | New York | NY | 10011
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Japan All Night! A Punk Rock Benefit for Japan Relief
The Suzan, Hilly Eye, Care Bears on Fire, Uzuhi, PS XO, The HomewreckersSat 5/7
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
10:30 pm
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Rock'n'Roll for Japan! Baby Shakes, Baxx Si Sis, Pretty Quick & Apehangers
May 7, 2011 at 9:30pm
Don Pedro's
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Warehouse Saturday
Governments tumble, debts skyrocket, the earth shakes and the children
suffer. What gets us by as a people is the hope for better and truth
be told there's nothing better to inspire hope to keep pushing than
music and dance. It allows us to shake off all our demons and express
the joys and sorrows of a too long Brooklyn Winter. So come huddle in
our circus sanctum and rejoice being beautiful.
The Lineup: Brittany Campbell, Kings County, Communication
Corporation, Little Star Dweller (formerly Nite Club), DJ M.C. K~Swift
(Zulu Nation) and DJ Dirtyfinger
Doors at 9PM
$5 entry before 10PM
$10 entry after 10PM
Open Bar 9-10PM
18+ to dance, 21+ to party
House of Yes
342 Maujer St.
between Waterbury and Morgan
L Train to Grand St.
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GLAMDAMMIT : FAST CARS & LOUD GUITARS
Today at 10:00pm - Tomorrow at 4:00am
Location PARTY-XPO / BEAUTY BAR BROOKLYN
929 / 921 BROADWAY AND MYRTLE AVE
Brooklyn, NY
TWIG THE WONDERKID AND JONNY AQUADORA PROUDLY PRESENT THEIR FIRST ROCK N ROLL COLLABORATION AT PARTY-XPO
FREE PBR VOUCHER FOR THE FIRST 72 ATTENDEES REDEEMABLE AT BEAUTY BAR BROOKLYN
KAVIAR & CIGARETTES AND KILL SHOP KILL GIVEAWAYS
11PM THE NUCLEARS
12AM HEELS ON FIRE
1AM YANKEE BANG-BANG
2AM MY GAY ROBOT
$7 COVER ALL-AGES
PARTY-XPO 929 BROADWAY AND MYRTLE AVE BROOKLYN NEW YORK
TWIG THE WONDERKID AND MICHAEL T SPIN FIST-PUMPING ROCK 'N' ROLL, PUNK ANTHEMS, AND GLITTERY GLAM-ROCK ALONG WITH A CAVALCADE OF STARS AT BEAUTY BAR BROOKLYN
SPECIAL GUEST DJ SET BY JAMES DAVID
$3 PBR $4 WELL DRINKS
NO COVER 21+ID
SATURDAY MAY 7TH @ 10PM
BEAUTY BAR 921 BROADWAY AND MYRTLE AVE BROOKLYN NEW YORK




Sunday, May 8, 2011
awsome Surf rock powerhouse Daikaiju at Brooklyn Fireproof
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Mother's Day De Flea Market
Sunday, May 8 · 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Location Bar 82
136 2nd Ave. (between St. Marks Place & 9th St.)
New York, NY
It's time for another De-Flea Market at Bar 82 - a monthly event that benefits animal rescue while giving local artists a venue to sell their hand made crafts, original art, clothing, jewelry, accessories, food, beauty products, vintage treasures and more! Live DJ! This month's charity is WAGGIN TRAIN RESCUE, and DJ Chandler will be providing musical entertainment once again. Free admission, $5 raffle ticket donations (tons of cool prizes) to benefit Waggin Train Rescue. Chloe will be behind the bar crafting her delicious bloody marys. Happy hour drink specials.
This month we will have a MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL - bring mom and receive drink tickets for free mimosas!
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Reverend Horton Heat @ HighLine Ballroom, New York, NY
Sunday 05/8/11 9:00 PM
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The Underclass Revue Presents★ «
A TOTALLY RADICAL MIND BLOWING ACID TRIP OF AN EXPERIENCE!
Everyone favorite Hobo Pirate Punks Viva Le Vox are on tour with Gruesome Four piece The Sawyer Family and they're making are making a Special ONE NIGHT ONLY NYC appearance at The Suffolk!
8pm Only $7 Bones at the Door 21+ PLease
*With Special Guests; The Othermen, Labretta Suede & the Motel 6
And an appearance by Clowns About Town and Fire Eating Topless Dancers!
*Show your mother how much you love her by getting wasted with clowns and partying down!
:Calling all FREAKS, Cross Dressers, Steam punks, Hobos & Weirdos Welcome!
Free Popcorn or Peanuts at the door●
$7 Door $2 PRB at the bar till you pass out!
The Suffolk is a neighborhood bar/ performance space in an abandon public school house. At first glance it looks like a church, and it could very well have been one, I never did get confirmation on that. The décor is an eclectic mix: green, worn couches, frames hung haphazardly leftover from the old public-school cafeteria that used to occupy the space, and random mementos picked up from production sets (a mantel from Baby Mama, coffee tables from Law & Order).
This hidden gem is like Brooklyn but in the convenience of the L.E.S.
107 Suffolk (Between Riving ton & Delancey)
Nearest Transit Delancey-Essex Sts (F, J, M, Z)
VIVA LE VOX is a ragtag group of ne’er do-wells hailing from the swamps and shores of southeast Florida. They have a sound that’s hard to describe, influenced by everything from the sleaziest Tin Pan Alley jazz to the most sordid punk rock.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Viva-Le-Vox/118792849711
THE SAWYER FAMILY-
http://sawyerfamilymusic.com/
LABRETTA SUEDE & THE MOTEL 6 (New Zealand) are a bunch of crazed Rock 'N' Rollers with a reckless set and a show of music and outfits you could just LICK!
http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/2104
THE OTHERMEN-NYC's favorite booze soaked garage trash band will have a pizza party in your face. The combination of their wild garage sound and onstage energy sucked the crowd right in
http://www.myspace.com/theothermennyc
Sunday, May 8 · 8:00pm - 11:30pm
Location The Suffolk
107 Suffolk (between Rivington & Delancey) L.E.S


Monday, May 9, 2011
Breedlove free live show mondays at the tiny st jerome
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Daikaiju with Xom and The Miracle Of Birth at Lit Lounge, New York, NY, US
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at the bell house
MON 5/9
7pm Doors / 8pm Show / $5
Secret Formula presents:
TV PARTY: TWIN PEAKS
Why stay at home and watch tv, when you can go to the Bell House for a TV Party? There will be themed cocktails (The White Lodge/Black Lodge, The Red Room, The Leland Palmer), party games, team trivia for prizes and Twin Peaks influenced ridiculousness galore.
We're transplanting the Bell House to a creepy logging town in rural Washington, where a beautiful naked corpse awaits discovery. And just like the show, this event will be full of campy mystery. Along with our favorite Twin Peaks episodes, we'll be doing some of this...
- Backwards-talking contest
- Miss Twin Peaks pageant
- Doughnuts and coffee
- Search the club for hidden clues leading to the location of the tightly plastic-wrapped Laura Palmer Barbie Doll
- Chess-match-of-death against local chess wizard, Alexander Seth Marcus
- Fortune telling and advice from the Log Lady, herself!
- Owls, lots of owls
TV is so much better with a group of like-minded friends. TV geeks unite! We're dedicated to our favorite shows, so many of them canceled before their time. From Secret Formula's Jerm Pollet and Michael Austin - the team that brought you the Raspberry Brothers, Spoons Toons and Booze, and Sing-Alongs.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Dj Shakey presents
THRIFT ON!
the world famous clothing swap party at
...Las Tainas Bar (NEW location)
347 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 218-8890
J M Z to Marcy OR Hewes Stop (about 1-2 block away)
L to Lorimer Stop (about 6 blocks away)
G to Broadway Stop (about 3-4 block away)
9pm - 1am + +
FREE ADMISSION AS ALWAYS
YOU WILL LOVE THE NEW VENUE!!!
Incredible drink specials all night!!
$5 White Russian $5 Margarita $5 Cosmo $5 Appletini
$5 Mojito $5 Pina Colada $5 Long Island Ice Tea!!! AND MORE
CHEAP BEER!
FOOD TOO!!
Inexpensive munchies and full dinners as well
BRING IN
your old clothes and stuff
to donate to our rummage tables!
TAKE HOME
items free from our piles of booty!
FREE RAFFLE
of previously owned prizes!
CONTESTS, COMEDY, AND MAYHEM TOO!
FUN FUN FUN!!!
DJ SHAKEY and MAN "S"
spin second-hand records and amuse you
"The More You Party,
The More You Save!"
note; to all vintage clothing store owners, "pickers", flea marketers, and resellers of any kind, you are NOT welcome at this event, we are watching you, and you will be BOUNCED !!!!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Copycat, a night of cover songs presents
CAVEMAN NIGHT!
Dj Xerox and Special Guest DJ Mike Mortician spin 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
9-The Wolfman
10-Twin Guns
NO COVER
$5 Alley Oop Drink Specials All Night
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
9 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com



Thursday, May 12,2011
Sixth Annual Gathering of Brooklyn Bloggers
Since it was founded in 2006, the Brooklyn Blogfest has established as the nexus of creativity, talent, and insight among the blogosphere's brightest lights. This year will be no different as Blogfest presents keynote speaker, Jeff Jarvis, blog visionary and author of What Would Google Do? Jarvis' must-see presentation will focus on new business models for bloggers (in other words: how to make money blogging).
Blogfest is for bloggers, social networkers, journalists, creative entrepreneurs and those who want to start a blog. Whether you live by a blog, blog to live, live to blog (or are thinking of starting a blog) you'll want to join.
Bell House
149 7th Street, between 2nd and 3rd avenues, Brooklyn
7:30p;
718 288 4290
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Funk in the Trunk
Come put some funk in your trunk at the hottest dance party in Brooklyn. Dance all night at the Public Assembly loft space at a funk, disco, and house extravaganza, with art installations, video projections, and drunken revelry. Hosted by Mr. Elektrik. This is DJ Stylus' special birthday FITT, and a bunch of his amazing DJ friends will be spinning their magic: Barney Iller, DJ Shakey, DJ Juice E, DJ Reaganomics, and En Route. Art installation by the Queen of Hearts. Go-go dancing by Lady Luxxx.
Public Assembly Loft Space
70 N. 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10p-4a; $5
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Sleigh Bells / CSS
May 12
Music Hall of Williamsburg
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Adam Ogilvie
Your Blinded Hand
May 12 – June 25, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 12 from 6 to 8 PM
Josée Bienvenu Gallery is pleased to present Your Blinded Hand, Adam Ogilvie’s second one-person exhibition.
Josee Bienvenu Gallery - 529 West 20th Street, New York, NY , 10011, United States
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Dark RockEM SockEM Water
Friday, May 13 at 8:00pm - May 14 at 4:00am
Otto's Shrunken Head
DJ Omega and UltraV and Dark Water Present
Dark RockEM SockEM Water
Two parties collide for a fun night of music and Mayhem
Dj Spaz of Dark Water will be djing and tag teaming with us through the evening. We have two birthday matees Kross and Pawlee who will be starting off their birthday extravaganza with us.We have a rockin lineup of 3 great bands and a tiki drinks that will make you channel your inner pirate. So come, don't hide your women and enjoy the darker side of Indie, Electro, New wave and Punk with us.
Ourrrr smoking lineup:
10- DIgamY
11-The Bloody Muffs
12-The Hydes
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THURSDAY May 12th
DARK DISCO: CSS After Party
Missed your chance to score tickets to the CSS show? Don't fret! Dark Diso is back this month as the official after-party featuring CSS DJ SET!!!
11pm - 4am
Santos Party House // 96 Lafayette St, NYC


Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday 13
Guitar Wolf with Cheap Time at Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY, US
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Theatre presents A Night of One Acts
May 13 at 8:00pm - May 14 at 10:30pm
Location Actors Theatre Workshop
145 West 28th Street, 3Fl
Six brand spanking new one acts brought you live by the liveliest new company to explode on the NYC Theatre scene.
Three don't-want-to-miss 'em performances:
Friday, May 13th at 8pm
Saturday, May 14th at 7pm AND at 9pm (think of it as a special encore presentation - like when TBS plays the same movie back-to-back)
Tickets are $12 - and it comes with a free drink!
Starring:
Peter Andre, Andrew Belcher, Jason Blackwell, Debby Brand, David Brown, Leah Dietrich, Austin Elmore, Nick Giedris, John Graham, Molly Gray, Kirsten Hess, Kerry Kastin, Kate Lee, Matt Lenzi, Mary Myers, Lauren Opper, Ivano Pulito, Jillian Roppolo, Charlotte Thurston, Brittney Walker,
Sarah Whalen, and MORE!
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at Union Hall in park slope
FRI 5/13: 7pm Doors / $7 (EARLY SHOW)
A Heart Is a Spade Presents
BLOOD BUNNY PARTY!
WOJCIK
THE SUZAN
DJ MATT HEART SPADE
Bloody Bunny is a Brooklyn-based art collective, independent music label and production company, focusing on new artist development.
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ZOMBIFIED BOP! Friday the 13th R&R Party!
Friday, May 13 at 9:00pm - May 14 at 2:00am
Teddy's Bar and Grill
96 Berry Street (at N. 8th St.)
Brooklyn, NY
The Wang Dang Doodle presents ZOMBIFIED BOP!! A frighteningly fabulous Rock 'n' Roll dance party with special guest DJ June from Rebel Night.
Don't be spooked on Friday the 13th! Instead, make it down to the terribly terrific Teddy's Bar & Grill (where the Friday night Fish Fry is fantastic) and dig the wicked and wild records played by the groovy and gory DJs Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and DJ June.
PLUS the up-tight and outa sight artistic gyrations of Go-Go dancer Brookyn Babydoll!
On Friday the 13th, don't be afraid of the ZOMBIFIED BOP!!! Dig it!!
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at the bell house
the feelies play




Saturday May 14, 2011
MakerBot Make-A-Thon
Saturday, May 14th, 2:00 - 6:00 pm
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn NY
FREE
The MakerBot Thing-O-Matic is 1) a modern manufacturing breakthrough, and 2) also a lot of fun.
The 3rd Ward MakerBot Make-A-Thon is your chance to see these tiny factories in action, print awesome 3D objects and even a 3D portrait of yourself.
MakerBot Artist-in-Residence Kyle McDonald will be presenting his work turning the Xbox Kinect into a 3D Scanner. He will scan you in his 3D Photo Booth, then print you using the MakerBot.
The Makerbot prints anything up to 4”x5”x5” with ABS and PLA (biodegradable) plastic. All you do is hit print, and the machine does all the work. Print 100 butterflies, an entire chess set -- anything!
Learn more about the future of rapid prototyping and RSVP at http://www.3rdward.com/rsvp
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9th Avenue International Food Festival
May 14 - 15, 2011
Location: Manhattan, United States
Hell's Kitchen area comes alive this May as the 9th Avenue International Food Festival takes over the area between 37th and 57th Streets on 9th Avenue

Sunday, May 15, 2011
BIG TEN INCH - 78rpm Listening Party
Sunday, May 15 · 5:00pm - 10:00pm
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY
The Wang Dang Doodle will present BIG TEN INCH - a 78 RPM listening party - at the Bell House (149 7th Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn) on Sunday May 15, starting at 5:00 PM. Folks from all over will come and bring their heavy, shellac 78s to play. Dig all sorts of sounds: Blues, Rock, Jazz, Big Band Swing, R&B, Rockabilly and Mambo, Around 7:30 or so we send out for pizza!
No cover.
The BIG TEN INCH will also take place on these dates in 2011:
July 17
October 30
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at the bell house
SUN 5/15
3pm-7pm / FREE
The Bell House Presents
OREGON STATE FAIR!
The Bell House continues our monthly State Fair series in May with a celebration of all things OREGON!
Come one, come all for $3 beers, blackberry pie, trivia, and . . . .Bigfoot? Oh yeah.
- BEERS: Full Sail Amber, Full Sail IPA, Session Premium Lager and Session Black Lager all $3 with OR State ID
- PIE: Blackberry pie cook-off with a sweet cash prize! Email info@thebellhouseny.com to register
- TRIVIA: Answer Oregon trivia correctly and take a spin on our famous prize wheel to win free OR beers, tickets to upcoming shows, and more!
- BIGFOOT: Cash prize for the biggest feet! Yes, we're serious.
- PUT A BIRD ON IT: As an homage to Portlandia we're offering a cash prize for bringing the most creative item with a bird on it!
- SWEET TUNES: Brought to you by a real-life Oregon DJ!
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Swap'n'Bop!
Sunday, May 15 · 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Location Motor City Bar
127 Ludlow St. Between Rivington and Delancey (Parking in cheap Lot across street)
NYC, 10005
Clean out those closets, yes it's time, and bring your goodies down to Motor City Bar to sell or swap! Always amazing Vintage finds and great deals for everyone! I'm going to be selling a ton of stuff, plus I'll have some Arbonne Products for you to try as well!