Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
The Con Film Festival
Film Forum, 209 W Houston St (212.727.8110)
This series of cinematic odes to the bad guy will feature classic takes on criminals and their sexy dangerous lives. Escape from Alcatraz and Riot in Cell Block 11 will be notable features.
Price: $11
May 8, 2009
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April 30, 2009
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April 23, 2009
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We're so close to summer that it's about time we re-enter the city to prepare for all the free time we're about to have (Don't question our logic, just enjoy yourself).
-Via EW.com
FRIDAY
New Music Bake Sale
Friday 7pm-midnight, First Presbyterian Church 124 Henry St. at Clark St. A fundraiser for New Music that will include baked goods, drinks, and live performances from several participating bands. It's a packed program, see website for line-up.
Price: $15, includes two drinks
Tori Spelling
Friday 6pm, Borders 10 Columbus Cir., 2nd fl (212-823-9775)
Tori Spelling of Beverly Hills 90210 fame reads from her new memoir, Mommyhood.
Price: Free!
April 16, 2009
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FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY
Rods & Cables
8pm, 3LD Arts and Technology Center: 80 Greenwich St.
An original arts creation, Rods & Cables explores the fears people carry with them about losing trust in the people that are most important to them.
Price: $18 full, $12 student
The famed movie has hit the stage with stars chosen from a casting call of epic proportions. The twists and turns of Billy Elliot's rise to dance mastery plays out right before the audience.
Price: 41.50-136.50
April 10, 2009
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Crawl from the pub to show yourself beneath finally sunny skies.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Premiers begin 7:30pm and after-parties 10pm, The Visual Arts Theatre 333 West 23rd Street btw 8th and 9th Avenues (212-255-7300)
Springtime in New York inevitably means film festivals. This one kicks off the season with some pretty impressive-sounding showings. Check out the website for details.
Price: $30 for non-Gen Art members
A New President Takes Command: FDR’s First Hundred Days
Daily 10am-6pm, The New York Historical Society Central Park West near 76th St
Memories and records from FDR’s first hundred days are on display, offering some perspective on today’s issues.
Price: Free with CUID
April 2, 2009
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March 26, 2009
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Guide to the Weekend: Spring Break and St. Pat's Pre-Game Edition
We have finally reached the promised land, and just in time for one of New York City's most exciting weekend. For all those not on the road, it's prime opportunity to paint this town red (or, green as the case may be).
Friday
Afterwork Muevete Salsa
Friday 6-10pm, 310 Bowery at 1st Street
Free Soco lime shots before 7pm, and a big group salsa lesson that starts when the shot special ends. All together, a fiesta not to be missed.
Price: No cover with RSVP, $3 coat check, happy hour drink prices
March 13, 2009
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Spring break is just one more week away! Who can wait? Go out there now!
- Wikimedia Commons
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Friday & Saturday noon-8pm and Sunday noon-7pm, Piers 92 and 94 Twelfth Ave. at 55th St. (212-645-6440)
It's the best that the above-ground art world has to offer, featuring both contemporary and modern art. For all you art history majors to show off.
Price: $10 students
Daily 11am-7pm, Pier 66 12th Ave & W 26th St
If, like the Impressionists of yore, you're done with "establishment art," this underground indie affair will tantalize your (color) palate. The city's best of the under-the-radar come together for one weekend only.
Price: $5 suggested donation
March 5, 2009
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Since Fat Tuesdays is inconveniently placed during the week, carry the festivities into this weekend with these helpful hints:
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
New Voices of Blue Note: A 70th Anniversary Celebration
Nightly 6:30pm-1am, 111 East 27th Street (212-576-2232)
The youngest (and therefore hippest) of the jazz labels, Blue Note, come together to blow you away this weekend. It'll be that same, sexy jazz with a contemporary twist. It's supposed to appeal to us young'uns, so check it out!
Price: $15-30
Friday and Saturday
Friday 6-10pm & Saturday 2-6pm, Jacob K. Javits Center 655 W 34 St
600 different kinds of wine, and those are just the varieties available for tasting. Wine producers from all over the world will set up shop to answer your questions and tease your palate. Eat a big lunch before you go (or bringing along plenty of cheese to gnaw on).
Price: $75-95
February 26, 2009
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We at Bwog might not be able to get you into the Fashion Week after-parties or exclusive show-biz Oscar viewings, but we do have these suggestions for this awards-heavy weekend.
Friday
Sizzling South America
Saturday 6:30-10:30pm, begins at Praxis International Gallery25 East 73rd Street, 4th Fl. (212-772-9478)
This night out on the town begins with a South American art exhibit, including a meet-and-greet with the artist and a tasting of wines from the continent. The fiesta then moves to Chelsea for tango lessons and instructions in Brazilian bartending. It'll be hot, hot, hot!
Price: $50 (from an original $150 value)
Dub War
Fiday 10pm Love 179 MacDougal St (212.477.5683)
D.J.s (including a contender from the Netherlands) duke it out for dubstep dance supremacy.
Price: $10 in advance or before midnight/$15 after
American Composers Orchestra
Friday 7:30pm, Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Ave. nr. 56th St (212-903-9600)
Emerging composers strut their stuff at this one-night-only event for contemporary classical music.
Price: $38-48 (though Bwog recommends checking out Student Rush options or CUArt discounts) More after the jump.
February 19, 2009
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For perhaps the most coincidental calendar arrangement all year, accord it due celebration with these weekend tips:
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Weekends 10am-7pm, Barney's Co-op 255 W. 17th Street btw 7th and 8th Aves.
Save 50-75% off on all Barney's designer merchandise. The sale runs through Sunday March 1st - get there soon, because the good stuff goes quick!
Art and Love in Renaissance Italy
1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-879-5500)
A good opportunity to revel in the artistic possibilities of love. This exhibit closes on the 16th, so don't delay!
Price: Free with CUID
February 13, 2009
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We've got six more weeks of this dark and drafty season, but New York makes the best of it! Don your warmest winter gear for the city's most exciting celebrations of the season.
February 5, 2009
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We're one month closer to spring! Celebrate the waning winter season with these fun and entertaining tips:
Friday
Naeem Mohaiemen: Young Man was No Longer A...
Friday 7pm, New Museum of Contemporary Art 235 Bowery (212.219.1222)
Artist, activist, and all around flower child Naeem Mohaiemen delivers a multimedia talk on failed activism during the 1970s and its contemporary implications. Warrantless wiretapping, anyone?
Price: $8
Curumin with Money Mark
Friday 10:30pm, Mercury Lounge 217 E Houston St (212.260.4700)
This Brazilian band livens up the Mercury Lounge's dance floor with a distinctly modern South American sound.
Price: $14, $12 in advance
January 29, 2009
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Barack Obama is President. It's your first weekend back in New York City. You don't have any homework yet. Pick your reason, and go party!
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Taschen Books Warehouse Sale
Friday & Saturday 11am-8pm, Sunday noon-8pm: Taschen Store NY, 107 Greene St. (212.226.2212)
Taschen, renowned art book publishers, slash their price 50-75%. You probably won't find many of your textbooks here, but it's the perfect opportunity to indulge a hobby. Price: Free!
Friday
FOCUS! 2009 California: A Century of New Music
Friday 8pm: Peter Jay Sharp Theater @ Juilliard, 155 W 65th St. (212.769.7406)
Starting Friday, Juilliard musicians donate their talents to share the most cutting edge compositions of classical music. You won't hear these tunes in Music Hum, so stop on by. You have nothing to lose - the event is free!
Price: Free!
January 22, 2009
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