Kevin McDonald: My Stupid Career
An evening with Kevin McDonald sizing up his own career, which he has already branded stupid in the title. Expect him to be the first one laughing at himself.
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Devil Master, Satanic Magick, Diabolus, Coffin Dust
One bill pairing Devil Master with Satanic Magick, Diabolus and Coffin Dust. The names alone promise a dark, loud night out, and Saint Vitus is a fitting room for it.
"The future exists for the most part in the present": On Poetry, the Avant-Garde, and the Left
A reading stretched over three evenings, taking up how poetry, the avant-garde, and the left meet. The Poetry Project hosts it at St. Mark’s Church.
Ak’chamel @ Market Hotel (w/ Ecology Homestones)
Experimental duo Ak'chamel play a small independent room, with Ecology: HomeStones opening. The listing says little about the sound, so go for the curiosity of it.
Bird and Nature Walk: Fresh Kills - North Park
A guided morning walk with naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo and Colleen Evans, watching for lingering songbirds, raptors, and newly arrived waterfowl.
CBH Talk | Armed Objects: Weapons, Ornamentation, and Museum Stewardship
A look at firearms, swords, and powder horns as fine craftsmanship, their engraving and ornament set against their violent purpose, and at how museums care for such objects.
Julia Danielle Quintet
A vocalist who also arranges and composes, and a winner of the International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. Her debut album was praised for a folksy wisp and a bohemian glide.
Cold Plunge with Kurt Braunohler
An evening with Kurt Braunohler at Union Hall, under a name that promises something bracing. Go for the live room and see what he does with the idea.
hvlt
An electric ensemble that runs modern hip-hop, pop, R&B, and folk through the improvisational language of jazz, mixing reimagined songs with originals that blur genre lines.
New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984
An exhibition tracing New York fashion in the early 1980s through the lens of PS1, a focused look at one short, restless stretch of the city's style history.
Peregrine Falcon + Q&A
A screening of Peregrine Falcon paired with a Q&A, so the conversation about the film happens right in the room afterward. Part of the Kaboom programming at an art house cinema.
Ink & Dagger, Saetia
Ink & Dagger and Saetia share one bill at Saint Vitus: two bands, one stage, and a straightforward night of live music built around both.
Leonora in the Morning Light + Q&A
A screening paired with a Q&A, so the conversation carries on after the credits. Seen on the big screen at an independent art house cinema.
Nuci Nebieridze Live
A live set led by Nuci Nebieridze with a four-piece lineup of Papuna Sharikadze, Khondzi, Ben Tiberio and David Jimenez, in an early slot before the late show.
Book Launch: Bodega Cats of New York by Dan Rimada
A launch for a photo book on the working cats of neighborhood stores: 150 photographs and stories from their owners, built over four years of earning the trust of shopkeepers.
Shaunak Does Improvised Standup
A standup show where the sets are made up on the spot. Malik Elassal, Subhah Agarwal and Neel Ghosh join Shaunak, so expect a loose, risky night of comedy with no script.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
An evening at Union Pool under a name that promises something loud and a little unhinged. Good for anyone who likes walking into a show curious and letting the room surprise them.
Kiku Highlight Weekend
Chrysanthemums trained for 11 months into sculpted forms, like the ozukuri with hundreds of blooms on one stem. Live Suwa-style taiko by Taiko Masala Dojo and hands-on crafts.
Guerilla Toss, Ben Katzman's DeGreaser
Guerilla Toss bring their art-punk to Elsewhere's Zone One, with Ben Katzman's DeGreaser opening. A straightforward, well-matched club bill for a night of loud guitars and live energy.
Honey Pluton and Spike Einbinder present: Changes
A co-presented night from Honey Pluton and Spike Einbinder, who put both their names on Changes. Worth catching to see what the pair put together in Union Hall's room.
