EVENT: Earlier this year Holly Hunter encountered an interesting situation with an interviewer for a news station (we highly recommend watching the YouTube video of this). She discussed her tv series Saving Grace at the time, and she'll be doing the same tonight at the Paley Center (old Museum of TV and Radio). There will be a Q&A as well as a screening of one of the episodes. 6pm // The Paley Center for Media...
Six years ago musician Gail Silverman, tired of watching her fellow female rockers sitting on the sidelines, started her own record label, Revolutionary Records and a concert series called Girls Rock and Girls Rule (GRGR). What started out as just a one gig event has grown into a sort of small-scale hard rock Lilith Fair, with a rotating line-up of local musicians joining a roster of headliners whose tour this year has taken them through...
THEATER: The Summer Play Festival is at full blaze over at the Theater Row complex on 42nd Street. At $10 a ticket it’s your cheapest way to catch new work by playwrights whose heat index is rising. Tonight you have your pick of four plays; insider theater blogger Surplus recommends Cipher, which concerns two clerks stuck in a secret location monitoring the thoughts of suspected terrorists. “When their assignment gets tough, they begin to ask questions — which is a dangerous thing to do.” - John Del Signore
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Or at least you can get your fat on. You can start by hitting up the newly opened Popeye's Fried Chicken at 40th Street between 7th and 8th. And of course you'll need to follow it up with some pancakes. Lucky for you, IHOP is giving them away free until 10 p.m. today! Here's a list of nearby IHOPs, for your convenience.
Join in the Italian tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes -- a seafood meal in observance of the La Viglia Di Natale, or the wait for the birth of Christ.
ART: Local artist Jen Dunlap is having an art show tonight. It's called Yeep! Yeep!, so it's sure to be fun. Check out her work here, then head over there to see it all up close, while enjoying some free drinks!
Are new parents a little too worried about their $800 Bugaboos? Some Tribeca residents are petitioning to have cobblestone streets paved over to make them more pedestrian friendly. The Post reports that people who live at 44 Laight Street wanted to "rip up the [cobblestones] directly in front of the building and create a level sidewalk," while leaving others in tact. The community board rejected the proposal - and apparently didn't treat the idea with respect. The best quote is from the Landmark's Committee's Roger Byrom who said, "If you don't like cobblestones in TriBeCa, live on the Upper West Side." SNAP! And it's true - Tribeca was always gentrified grit. Just because cobblestones are notoriously expensive to take care of and one false turn can leave you with a sprained ankle, it's not their fault! But walking up Lafayette Street at Great Jones Street is murder! We wonder, though, if asphalt will be used to fix the street, the way is has been usedon Bond Street.
READING: READINGS: Looks like literary talent might just be genetic - 26-year-old Owen King, son of best-selling spookmaster Stephen King, has a collection of a novella and short stories out and is reading tonight at the Astor Place Barnes & Noble. We're All in This Together has been called "compelling" and "imaginative", and having a famous father can't hurt, right? - Krissa Corbett Cavouras
writer Jeff Whitty among them at one point) an old favorite bar and dining room is now reborn. When Michael Howett and Richard Bach first opened the place on Elizabeth Street, it was the first bar and dining room there and those who knew it remember the nude paintings, eccentricities, ancient wine bottles and tchotchkes well. So well that customers asked after them for years -- til now, when all the nude paintings you could be missing are rightfully rehung, this time in the basement. The dining angle is mostly tapas and some main courses, from all over, well complimented by wine and a bar that focuses heavily on the whiskey. As much as thouse nudes may remind you of figure study classes, the whiskey will bring you back even quicker. For those missing The Slide, the gay, gay, gay space M & R took over, we'd recommend the awesome Mr. Black's, just a few blocks away (Tricia Romano looks at the bar's main attraction to NSFW results).
ACME Bar & Grill advertises the slogan, "an okay place to eat," and for a frigid, wintry day when your body craves comfort food in no serving size anyone would dare call small, ACME is a place to be. The Cajun and Southern inspired menu starts off with "appeteasers" like flame-roasted cajun corn, Maryland crabcakes, shucked oysters, and catfish fingers that only help warm-up to mouthwatering po-boy sandwiches, burgers, and hearty meat & seafood entrees. Fried oyster or shrimp po-boys are perfect for those craving seafood and meatloaf po-boys and bacon cheeseburgers are readily available for visiting carnivores. "Big Bowls" of jambalaya and seafood gumbo or southern favorites--collard greens, mashed potatoes, and homemade coleslaw accompany entrees, all to be accompanied by the bottles of hot sauce available on the table and smattered along the wall as decor. For bold and hearty food, sure to fill the belly, stop by ACME and wallow in it's fried-food joy.
For such a long and storied crosstown street, it is odd that Bleecker Street on has only one subway stop. That stop on the 6 train will drop you square into NoHo, providing easy access to that neighborhood as well as the East Village and NoLita.
It's January, and cold, and you're looking for a cozy warm place to savor some wine and savory snacks with a few friends. With low light, abundant space, and a jeweled downstairs lounge to boot, the rustic menu at Sala is sure to please. Diners choose from racciones (appetizers) and platos (entrees); paella is also offered per person for $17. Gothamist favorites included the fried goat cheese with honey and caramelized onion -- overwhelmingly savory with lingering sweetness, and the fresh anchovies bathing in extra virgin olive oil and garlic with crispy chip-like potatoes. Like anywhere offering tapas, the key to a good time is sharing. With this in mind, Sala smartly offers a sampler platter of pinchos for $26 with an assortment of appetizers from the menu. Sala also boasts a whole roasted Mediterranean sea bass, lamb shanks swimming in their own juices, and an abundance of Spanish wines and sherries, available both by the glass and the bottle. Gothamist likes the cavernous downstairs the best: blue like the Mediterranean and tucked away from the chill outside.
Founded during the 1950's by Marion Nagy, a Hungarian emigrant of the Stalinist era, who, after a short-lived modeling career in Paris found herself opening a restaurant on the Bowery, Marion's Continental is a kitchy, yet glitzy downtown staple and home to some of the best martinis in all of New York. Now run by her son Richard Bach, Marion's was historically a haven for literati, drag queens, and late night bar crawlers. The menu offers nouveau American cuisine with seasonal variations -- jazzed up versions of steak (Steak Au Poivre), burgers (with bacon & blue cheese), ravioli, and roast chicken -- that accompany an indulgent martini list. Claiming the fame of having invented the "Metropolitan," a head-spinning combination of Absolut Kurant, lime juice, and a hint of cranberry with lime garnish, Gothamist likes Marion's best for late night cocktails, especially with monthly martini specials and the tasty fried calamari you can nosh on at the bar.
The maroon awning outside Five Points Restaurant hides one of downtown's hidden gems -- an American-Mediterranean gastro-haven whose menu changes seasonally, according to what chef-owner Marc Meyer can find is freshest at the market. The fall menu offers fire-roasted Maine razor clams, wood oven roasted Montauk squid, and Hudson Valley Duck Breast, a testament to why it's good to eat local food. At brunch, Five Points features sweet treats of lemon-ricotta pancakes, dulce de leche french toast, and then eggs rancheros from the wood oven as a savory specialty. With a small, meditative brook running down the center of the restaurant, a space accentuated by an abundance of natural wood and natural light, Gothamist suggests sitting down with a glass of wine, some good bread, and a plate of fire-roasted clams, as a relaxing way to reap the fruits of fall.
If the electic orange exterior of Great Jones Cafe doesn't reel you in, their reputed cajun-inspired menu featuring seafood jambalaya, shrimp po-boys, and cajun-fried oysters -- ought to. Rumored to be a former hangout of street-kid and graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, these days Great Jones Cafe caters less to starving artists and more to local East and West Villagers in search of a stellar juke box and one of the best burgers in town. Weekend brunch is also a hit where you can't go wrong with jalepeno corn bread and notoriously good bloody mary's.
Have you heard of PSNBC? We hadn't until a few weeks ago. PSNBC is network television's only performance and development lab. They are dedicated to picking out the best untapped talent, and they've been doing it in New York since 2000. We know it's funny, just check out the line-up for tonight - they'll all be joining host Mike Birbiglia:
After getting yourselves a coffee or some brunch this morning, which we currently need...desperately, you may ponder what to do with the rest of your Saturday. Look no further, Gothamist is here to point you in the right direction. If you aren't into anything on this list, the city has more to offer. Really! For those of you who like awesome music, for free, we suggest heading over to Sound Fix in Brooklyn. They'll be having some amazing instore shows today. First up at 1pm is Bonnie Prince Billy. Then at 2:30 Marbles and Clem Snide take over. The latter two are playing at the Bowery Ballroom tonight, the show is now sold out so this will be your only chance to catch them in New York this time around. Sound Fix is located at 110 Beford Ave, Williamsburg.
...but it might be set at "Hudson University," or another fictional city school. Reader Nicola gave us the scoop and these great pictures from yesterday's downtown filming:
L&O was filming around NYU for what I can only assume was their 'Ripped from the Headlines: NYU student take the plunge' episode. Jesse L. Martin was there and Dennis Farina too. (Trailers also read 'Assistant ME', and a Sergeant who's name I couldn't place) First, they filmed a crime scene on 5th Ave, by Washington Square Park and the Washington Mews, then it was over to the Duane Reade on West 4th between Mercer and Broadway. This set I actually saw - a young blonde guy had jumped (or was he pushed???) out of window and had fallen spectacularly onto a new Jaguar, smashing the windshield. Now, they are filming over at 380 Lafayette...We had wondered if the on the NYU suicides would be referred to on the show...now we're curious if there will be a subplot about a student who lives in the school library or a pot-dealing freshman. Maybe conspiracy with the NYU Trolley or a reference to new first years, Mary-Kate and Ashley, who are now in town (via Stereogum) could be other things actors playing students say. Anyway, from the pictures, it looks like the L&O crew took over Great Jones Street as well, what with Acme in the background of this photo and the Time Cafe in the third photo.
Cocktails.
This Bastille Day we suggest you check out the Loser's Lounge tribute to that deceased French crooner Serge Gainsbourg. A traditional Loser's send up includes a medley of guest vocalists accompanying Joe McGinty and his band on the theme of the moment, tonight, Friday and Saturday, the spotlight is on Gainsbourg.
Gothamist Weather loves how New York magazine asked four writers to profile four ordinary New Yorkers go about their day. And check out the James Joyce Center and The Brazen Head, a website about James Joyce.
The Village Voice article also has a list of the things "I stands for" plus many photographs (from Staci Schwartz) of the scribblings. [Via Matt H.]
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