A strapping young man named Jason arrived at Katra Lounge on Sunday, April 19, sporting a freshly ironed button-down shirt and a purposeful, doe-eyed expression.
He surveyed the sparsely populated bar in search of the older woman of his dreams. “Well,” he said, “it’s a possibility. There are some very beautiful women in here.”
He Read More
6:30 p.m. Michael Riesman and Andrew Shapiro perform Phillip Glass’ score to Tod Browning’s 1931 Dracula (in it’s entirety) at Le Poisson Rouge , 158 Bleeker Street. Performance is accompanied by a screening of Browning’s Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi. At 158 Bleeker Street, admission is $15.
6:30 p.m. Aperture and the New York Public Library Read More
6 p.m. French–Pan-Asian restaurant Satsko celebrates “Satsko’s Economic stimulus package Monday” with a happy hour and $5 all-you-can-eat Asian Chicken, at 245 Eldridge Street.
6:30 p.m. “A Literary Showdown” features Jonathan Lethem, Chip Kidd, A. J. Jacobs, Darin Strauss and Susan Jane Gilman, pitting “three teams of five authors, five editors Read More
Fresh off her recent misdemeanor assault charge, comely fashion writer Kelly Bensimon arrived at the Openhouse Gallery in Soho on Thursday night, March 19, wearing a pair of striking black heels that lace up the leg.
“I love putting them on!” gushed Ms. Bensimon, co-star of the Bravo reality series The Read More
7 p.m. Broke-Ass Stuart hosts a reading and walking tour at McNally Jackson Booksellers 52 Prince Street, between Lafayette and Mulberry streets. Admission is free. So’s the beer.
7 p.m. The Teachers and Writers Collaborative features Mike Albo, Paul Lisicky and Alistair McCartney for storytelling and reading. At 520 Eighth Avenue, between 36th and 37th Read More
1 p.m. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and actor Denis Leary will dedicate a new $4.2 million high-rise simulator to the F.D.N.Y. Fire Academy on Randall’s Island.
3 p.m. New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler will visit Manhattan’s Democracy Prep Charter School for a rally on “the importance of physical fitness and good nutrition,” at Read More
10 a.m. Veterans, military families, union and community leaders, and peace activists mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war at Times Square military recruiting station.
10 a.m. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council will discuss the stimulus program at its annual meeting. The N.Y.U. Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, fourth floor auditorium.
Noon. Read More
10 a.m. Veterans, military families, union and community leaders, and peace activists mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war at Times Square military recruiting station.
10 a.m. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council will discuss the stimulus program at its annual meeting. The N.Y.U. Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, fourth floor auditorium.
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6:30 p.m. The New York Center for Independent Publishing hosts “special” reading to celebrate Small Press Month at 20 West 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
6:30 p.m. Filmmaker Peter Forgacs will give a lecture regarding “The Archaeology of Memory” at The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street.
7 p.m. Read More
8 a.m. The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast meeting at the Grand Hyatt, New York City, 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal.
10:30 a.m. Community activists hold a rally to "urge state and city to restore recent cuts in adult education and E.S.L. programs" at Travers Park, 34th Read More
