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Coney Island Beard and Moustache Competition 2010

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SEPTEMBER 4 - SEPTEMBER 8 Calling all fabulously follicalled gentsâand ladies!âfor the <a href="http://www.coneyisland.com/event/6th-annual-coney-island-beard-and-moustache-competition">Coney Island Beard and Moustache Competition</a>, celebrating stupendous 'staches and badass beards. It's the 6th year of the hairy fest, which crowns winners in categories like Best Natural Moustache and Best Fake Beard. An award for Worst In Show is also given out so drag your scraggly stubble out to Coney Island for a shot at fame. Saturday, September 7, doors at 6 p.m., event at 8 p.m. // Sideshows by the Seashore, 1208 Surf Avenue, Coney Island // <a href="http://shop.coneyisland.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=159">Tickets $20</a> <ul><li>Literature and food join forces at <a href="http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/dish-the-recipe-project-michael-hearst-leigh-newman-homebrewing-collective/?utm_source=bookstore_newsletter&utm_medium=email">DISH: The Recipe Project</a>, a "4-course feast of readings and stories." On tap this month: a tasting of specialty brews by 29er Brews and a reading from Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots by author Jessica Soffer. For the main course, collaborators on The Recipe Projectâa cookbook, essay collection and albumâdo readings of recipes and stories by the likes of Mario Batali and David Chang and sing a selection of songs included in the unique book. Wednesday, September 4, 7 p.m. // <a href="http://www.housingworks.org/locations/detail/bookstore-cafe/">Housing Works Bookstore Cafe</a> // $5 suggested donation</li><li>The <a href="http://www.strindberg.org/">August Strindberg Repertory Theatre</a> brings the Swedish author and playwright's work <a href="http://www.strindberg.org/page41/">Mr. Bengt's Wife</a> to English speaking audiences for the first time ever. The play follows a young woman named Magrit as she escapes a life of abuse in a convent only to discover a different kind of cage in her subsequent marriage. The play has never been translated into English and has only been performed five times previously, providing a nice break from the playwright's ever popular Miss Julie. September 6th through 29th // <a href="http://www.genefrankeltheatre.com/">Gene Frankel Theatre</a> // <a href="http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=MRB0&BundleCode=&PackageCode=&GUID=b5ebbb09-e8ec-4d63-a3bf-f66a2ab72596">Tickets $18</a></li></ul><form class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" mt:asset-id="806781" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="090213yoga_dance.jpg" class="image-right" height="188" src="http://gothamist.com/attachments/nyc_nellcasey/090213yoga_dance.jpg" width="250"/> </form><li>Melt away work stress through dance with a series of free movement workshops courtesy of the New York Restoration Project. The <a href="http://www.indieballet.com/Home.html">indie-ballet collaborative</a> brings yoga/dance/improv interactive performance workshops to Brooklyn parks throughout the month accompanied by tunes from local musicians. Saturdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2 p.m. // <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/Parks_and_Gardens/Community_Gardens/Brooklyn/Target_Community_Garden_-_Brooklyn">Target Community Garden</a> and <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/Parks_and_Gardens/Community_Gardens/Brooklyn/Garden_of_Hope">Garden of Hope</a> // Free</li><li>If group dance isn't quite your thing, head over to the The Noguchi Museum instead for their al fresco concert series <a href="http://www.noguchi.org/programs/public/music-garden-featuring-mantra-percussion">Music in the Garden</a>. This month, Mantra Percussion performs Timber, a "full length concert for six percussionists playing on amplified two by fours using mallets and fingertips." Sunday, September 8th, 3 p.m. // <a href="http://www.noguchi.org/">The Noguchi Museum</a>, LIC // Free with museum admission</li>

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