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COMEDY: In November, shortly after the WGA strike sent SNL to reruns, the cast took the UCB Theater stage for an off-air show. If you missed that one, there's a chance to catch some of the cast doing stand-up at Comix tonight. The site says "sold out" but the people at the venue say they just added more tickets! So give a call and enjoy "An Evening with the Writers and Performers from Saturday Night Live." The money raised will go toward the Writers Guild of America. And yes, Andy Samberg (pictured with cat) will be there. Andy Samberg, originally scheduled to be there, has dropped out of the show.

Every Monday night music nerds come to Pianos for an evening of trivia. Todd Satterfield is the man behind the questions, hosting three rounds that will make you wish you didn't kill so many brain cells at those rock shows. Garner all your knowledge and head over there tonight to get schooled by the authority on all things rock and/or roll.

MUSIC: Former Fugee Lauryn Hill will be giving a rare performance in Crown Heights tonight. The Grammy winner hasn't put out a new release in nearly a decade! So there's a good chance she'll be playing a lot off of 1998's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Sean Kingston also performs.

There is just no way to deny it. Those are going to be some idiotically sweet condos in that there tower.

When we are trying to recapture the thrill of living in New York (or at least avoid sounding like Tricia Romano when we talk about our home) we drink Manhattans in Brooklyn. They may not be everyone's favorite or the flavor of the month but Manhattans are like the whole experience of living here- pretty hardcore, an acquired taste and only right when you make it yours. We've tried Maker's Manhattans, as cold as possible, at many, many fine establishments in the Borough Of Kings but our favorite is that of Commonwealth($7). Why? There is just a bit of bitters into each one. Just like every one of our days. Owner Ray Gish learned this from a mutual friend when he was still bartending at the Slope's Great Lakes. When he set up his own shop, he brought the mixing skills and the music ones, too, the jukebox is great, full of Magnetics Fields, Velvet Underground and great covers. Honorable mentions go to Pete's Candy Store (especially during the packed Trivia nights on Wednesdays) and Spikehill, both in Williamsburg.

Manhattan User's Guide is a constant source of interesting tidbids. Take for instance some miscellaneous facts they dug up about our fair city:

After the record setting in the 4th inning, the Yankee Stadium crowd showed its appreciation. Following the game, Williams said, "That was great. That meant a lot. Obviously I haven't been playing the way I'm capable of so far, and the fact that the fans are very supportive and remember is just great. It was a great feeling." Now Williams can add 2,000 hit club to his resume which includes a jazz album.

Juliana Nash, Co-owner of Pete's Candy Store

More about the game and stores that carry it.

I'm thinking of blowing out Ephemera into its own site, and I need to come up with a new domain name for it. Any ideas? Dictionary.com/ephemeron. Too complicated? Dictionary.com/palimpsest. Gothamist? Also quite similar, but smoother on the tongue? Gothamer. I also like the postmodern Gothameta and Ephemeta. Also potentials: Ephememe (ephemera + meme) and Along the same lines: Gothameme. Other sources of inspiration: Trivia Asylum - City Nicknames and