In the City: Events, 03.24.09

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

In The City: Events 3.20.09

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

In The City: Events 3.19.09

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

In The City: Events, 3.18.09

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.
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In The City: St. Patrick’s Day, 3.17.09

Noon to 8 p.m. The Rink at Rockefeller Center hosts St. Patrick’s Day party, complete with a skating leprechaun, Irish cuisine and beer. At Rockefeller Center, 5th Avenue between 49th and 50th streets.

12:30 p.m. Niall O’Leary’s Irish Dance Troupe holds an “afternoon of classic and modern step dance” at the World Financial Center’s Winter Read More

Events for Friday, March 13, 2009

6 p.m.  The Bowery Poetry Club hosts East Village Trivia Night where tour guides from the East Village History Project face off against “some formidable opponents.” At 308 Bowery  between Bleecker and Houston Streets, suggested donation is $6.

7:30 p.m. Miss World U.S.A. Lynda Carter will perform: “An Evening with Lynda Carter” in the Read More