Upcoming
PARTY: First Fridays at the Guggenheim is ending it's run tonight. The Fridays have been curated by Flavorpill and tonight's bash will be set to the tune of a deejay set by Diplo. Music, cocktails and art on a Friday night - life could be worse. You can also explore RUSSIA!, not the country, the exhibition of over 275 masterpieces.
Friday // 9pm to 1am // Guggenheim [1071 5th Ave at 89th St] // $15
ART: DCKT Contemporary presents Exene Cervenka's first New York exhibition, titled America the Beautiful. The exhibit is comprised of journals and mixed media collages dating from 1974 through 2005 by one of the founding members of the seminal Los Angeles punk group, X. The journals combine rough drafts of songs and scraps of ephemera found while traveling as a musician.
Opening Reception Saturday // 6 – 8 pm, Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm // DCKT Contemporary [552 West 24th Street]
COMEDY: Two sketch comedy troupes for the price of one! Likened to the combination of PB&J, chips and salsa and Simon and Garfunkel, it sounds like a comedic combo not to go untasted. First up is Cubicle Improv, described as those who "saw the faint light filtering in through the one small window at the top of our drab office places and said "Enough." Next is Skeeger, who apparently take "risks with their fearless blend of sociopolitical satire, broad slapstick, and other stuff so weird it can't be described with catchy buzzwords."
Saturday // 8pm // The PIT [154 W. 29th St] // $8
DAMN THE MAN: Out of Iraq Day brings over 100 events to cities nationwide this Saturday. Join activists at a town-hall style meeting designed to "turn the heat up on congress". Local speakers include US Senate candidate Jonathan Tasini, Charles Lenchner (Progressive Democrats of America), Missy Beattie (Gold Star Families for Peace), and Debra Sweet (World Can't Wait). [via FreeNYC]
Saturday // 1pm // Presbyterian Church [85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn] // Free
SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT: Mulchfest is this weekend. It's time to ring out the holidays and bring your tree to a designated City park to be recycled into mulch. The mulch will nourish plantings across the five boroughs. Don't forget to take off your ornaments first, and leave that fake plastic tree at home please.
All Weekend // Click here for Locations and Times
