February 29, 2008
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MOVIE: After Marion Cotillard took home the gold for best actress in La Vie en Rose last Sunday, French cinema is sure to be all the rage. Today the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2008 series kicks off with a screening of Roman de gare (pictured). Buy tickets and get the schedule here.
Friday// 6:30 and 9pm // Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts [70 Lincoln Center Plaza] // $12 (stand by tix only)
MUSIC: If you were planning on see High Places at Market Hotel tonight, don't count on it (the DIY venue was busted last night). But if you're still seeking the crowded room rock vibe, head over to what will surely be a packed show at the Knitting Factory as Oneida take the stage. Before they go on catch Company, Oakley Hall and Mike Bones.
Friday // 8pm // The Knitting Factory [74 Leonard St] // $10
UPDATE: The High Places show has been moved to Silent Barn at 915 Wyckoff Ave, Ridgewood/Bushwick, QNS/BKLYN.
EVENT: Celebrate leap year with a party at the Natural History Museum. Tonight DJ Jazzy Jeff will be at the decks delivering some "old-school roots and true hip-hop classics." To top it all off, a special screening of the Robert Redford-produced "Cosmic Collisions" will be shown at the Hayden Planetarium.
Friday // 9pm // The American Museum of Natural History [Central Park West at 79th St] // 9pm
Saturday // 4pm // Brooklyn Ale House [N 8th and Berry, Williamsburg] // Free Entry
THEATER: Fun fact: Unlike the Fringe, the second annual Frigid theater festival lets the artists walk with 100% of the box office loot. Taking place over 12 days at three East Village theaters, this year’s Frigid gives over 30 scrappy independent theater companies a stage and a taste of community. (Peruse the show schedule here.) Reviews are trickling in on the exhaustive NYtheatre.com: Martin Denton calls Antonin...mon Artaud an “intriguing and enthralling” multimedia performance piece that uses “dazzling video and sonic imagery” to explore the strange life of avant-garde theatrical theorist Antonin Artaud. – John Del Signore
Saturday // 4pm // Kraine Theater [85 East 4th St] // Tickets cost $15.
ART: Kick off Women's History Month (March!) with 31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography. "The exhibition celebrates 31 innovative young women in emerging art photography under the age of 31." The emerging talents were culled from open submissions and was curated to showcase a new generation of women art photographers. The opening will include an open bar and an after party; the show will remain in the space throughout the month.
Saturday // Public reception: 7–9pm; After party: 9-12am // The Gallery at 3rd Ward [195 Morgan Ave, Williamsburg] // Free
MUSIC: Cross-genre composer and MacArthur Fellow John Zorn unspools his Essential Cinema project at St. Ann’s Warehouse tonight only; he’s joined by a drool-worthy lineup featuring Marc Ribot (guitar), Jamie Saft (keyboards), Ikue Mori
(electronics), Trevor Dunn (bass), Cyro Baptista (percussion), Joey Baron
(drums), and Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone, drums). This mega-talented band will dazzle you with Zorn’s kinetic soundtracks to experimental films by Joseph Cornell, Kenneth
Anger, Maya Deren and Harry Smith. (On Friday night, the band performs Zorn’s newest work, The Dreamers.) – John Del Signore
Saturday // 8pm // St. Ann’s Warehouse [38 Water St, DUMBO Brooklyn] // Tickets cost $30, or $50 for both nights
FOOD: "World Espresso Champion" James Hoffman – yes, there is such a title – will be demonstrating his unstoppable barista skills this afternoon for the wonder and delight of Chelsea latte lovers. The experience is to include revelations about the London native's “personal history in coffee, a discussion about coffee as cuisine; and a special presentation inspired by his performance at the 2007 World Barista Championship in Tokyo.” – John Del Signore
Sunday // 3pm // 9th Street Espresso @ Chelsea Market [75 9th Ave] // Free
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