July 8, 2010 Arts & Culture, Events
Before you read this calendar:
1. I’ve done some copying and pasting, so opinions are not mine.
2. Doublecheck before you make plans. Event listings are prone to change.
3. I’m not adding links anymore—it’s killing me. You can find them all at the end (or just Google away).
4. If you have any events you’d like added, email tribecacitizen@gmail.com.
ONGOING
••• “The Zero Hour,” a play by Madeleine George produced by 13P, is at Walkerspace. Through July 10.
••• “Men With Balls: The Art of the 2010 World Cup” at Apexart. Through July 11.
••• “The Page,” a group show at Kimmerich. Through July 16.
••• “Gormanzee & Other Stories: An Evening with Anna & Meredith, with dance, theater, and puppetry at the Flea. Through July 25.
••• The 18th-annual Poets House Showcase of all the poetry books published in the past year. Through July 31.
••• “Feria Artistica: Duality,” a group show of emerging Latin artists at 92YTribeca. Through Aug. 1.
••• “2010 National Photography Competition Winners” at Soho Photo. Also: a spotlight exhibition on Hyeyon Park, “Light, Darkness and Colors,” and a members’ special exhibition, “Water.” Through Aug. 7.
••• “Traces of Memory: Photographer Chris Schwarz” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Through Aug. 15.
••• “This Mess We’re In: Reflections on the Metropolis,” a group show at Pelavin Gallery; through Sept. 18.
••• “Gathering,” poems and prints by Ed Colker at Poets House; through September 18.
••• “Radiance,” paintings by James Walton Fox, at Poets House; through September 18.
••• James Franco’s “The Dangerous Book Four Boys” at Clocktower Gallery. Through Sept. 30.
••• “The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Through December.
••• “Project Mah Jongg,” about the traditions, history, and meanings of mah jongg in Jewish-American culture, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Through Jan. 2.
JULY
JULY 8: Meadlowlands plays as part of Washington Market Park‘s Summer Concert Series. ••• At 92YTribeca: “Risk!: Heroism”; a film called “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo”; Comedy Below Canal. ••• Arthur Nersesian, author of “Mesopotamia,” and Matthew Sharpe, author of “You Were Wrong,” at Barnes & Noble. ••• Steve Earle, Alison Moorer and Roseanne Cash at City Winery. ••• Alice Farley Dance Theater’s “HellGate Love Letter” at Arts World Financial Center. ••• Bacardi Mojito Thursday at CsillaWear. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Madeline Peyroux in concert at Castle Clinton, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• “Gathering: An Exhibition of Poems and Prints by Ed Colker” opens at Poets House; through September 18. ••• “Radiance,” paintings by James Walton Fox, opens at Poets House; through September 18.
JULY 9: At 92YTribeca: “Hello Lonesome,” a film; concerts by Eleanor Dubinsky and Jones Street Station; “Single White Female.” ••• James Hunter and Jesse Dee at City Winery. ••• Thrillerfest at Mysterious Bookshop. ••• Bear in Heaven with Zola Jesus in concert at the Seaport, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Brian Newman Jazz Trio and burlesque at Duane Park restaurant.
JULY 10: At 92YTribeca: a film called “Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee”; “Single White Female”; concerts by Pacha Massive and Zigmat. ••• “Miserable Men” comedy show at City Winery. ••• Rochester City Ballet (free) at Pace University, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Walking tour of Chinatown, presented by the Museum of Chinese in America. ••• Melody Sweets at Duane Park restaurant.
JULY 11: Erik Mongrain and Dave Eggar at City Winery. ••• Fulton Stall Market. ••• Dances of Vice at Duane Park restaurant.
JULY 12: “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” at Tribeca Cinemas. ••• Third Rail Projects’ “The Drifting Encyclopedia” at Arts World Financial Center. ••• Laurie Fabiano (“Elizabeth Street”) at Barnes & Noble. ••• CB1 WTC Redevelopment committee. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Third Rail Projects: The Drifting Encyclopedia opens at World Financial Center; through Sept. 3. ••• Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange, a multi-part dance project, starts today and culminates on July 23; part of the River to River Festival. ••• Deganit Shemy’s “2 Kilos of Sea,” a dance, at John Street Methodist Church, as part of the River to River Festival (also July 13–15).
JULY 13: At 92YTribeca: a seminar on quick summer pickles; seminar on how great leaders inspire action; concert by Jukebox the Ghost; Nancy Lublin, CEO of Do Something. ••• Naomi Novik (“Tongues of Serpents”) at Barnes & Noble. ••• De Leon and J Viewz at City Winery. ••• Poets House Showcase reading. ••• CB1 Seaport/Civic Center committee. ••• Korean Cultural Service screening at Tribeca Cinemas.
JULY 14: At 92YTribeca: “Strangers in Good Company,” a film from 1990; a talk on women in entrepreneurship; “Cooking History,” a film; Channel 101 monthly screening. ••• Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel (“The Skinnygirl Dish”) at Barnes & Noble. ••• Jeffrey Ma (“The House Advantage”) at Borders. ••• Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney at City Winery. ••• Joshua Ellison, editor of Habitus: A Diaspora Journal, will talk to Andre Aciman at Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• The Dan Martin/Nick Russo Trio plays Zuccotti Park as part of the River to River Festival, while Jimmy Webb plays Rockefeller Park. ••• Mysterious Bookshop hosts a party for Peter Straub. ••• CB1 Tribeca committee. ••• Vestry Wines celebrates Bastille Day by pouring Kermit Lynch wines. ••• “Almost Famous Reading Series” at Apexart. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Grace Love at Duane Park restaurant.
JULY 15: Baby Soda Jazz Band plays as part of Washington Market Park‘s Summer Concert Series. ••• At 92YTribeca: Comedy Below Canal; seminar on playing the odds to win in business; “Pumping Iron II: The Women”; “The News Distillery,” a live game show; “Afghan Muscles,” a film. ••• The authors of “Awkward Family Photos” at Barnes & Noble. ••• Steve Earle and Allison Moorer and friends at City Winery. ••• Poets House Showcase reading. ••• Jazz pianist Emmet Cohen plays at the World Financial Center Plaza as part of the River to River Festival. ••• CB1 Quality of Life committee. ••• Rebecca Cantrell (“A Night of Long Knives”) at Mysterious Bookshop. ••• Bacardi Mojito Thursday at CsillaWear. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Duncan Sheik plays Castle Clinton as part of the River to River Festival.
JULY 16: At 92YTribeca: Kevin Geeks Out About Sharks; “Fear,” a film; and concerts by the Moodswing Orchestra and Love Trio. ••• Clem Snide at City Winery. ••• Paul-André Fortier starts his “Solo 30×30” dance, which he’ll perform each day for 30 days at One New York Plaza as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Thee Oh Sees with Golden Triangle and So Cow play the Seaport as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Brian Newman Jazz Trio and burlesque at Duane Park restaurant. ••• For Youth by Youth: films at the Museum of Chinese in America. Also: copyright workshop.
JULY 17: At 92YTribeca: David Lynch’s “Lost Highway”; concerts by Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir and Colleen Hart; “Moulin Rouge” singalong. ••• David Grisman Bluegrass Experience at City Winery. ••• Walking tour of Chinatown, presented by the Museum of Chinese in America. ••• Melody Sweets at Duane Park restaurant. ••• Mural Painting for Kids at Apexart; free and materials provided.
JULY 18: “Sugar Blues” workshop at Kiva Cafe. ••• Fulton Stall Market. ••• “Summer Stock NYC 2010: An Evening of Broadway Blockbusters” at Pace University, as part of the River to River Festival.
JULY 19: Calexico and Dylan Leblanc at City Winery. ••• CB1 Waterfront committee. ••• At 92YTribeca: the future of gaming. ••• Jazz at B Flat.
JULY 20: At 92YTribeca: talk on the WWII fight for the Atlantic; concert by Perfume Genius. ••• Daniel Silva (“The Rembrandt Affair”) at Borders. ••• Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens Calexico at City Winery; also, Calexico. ••• Poets House Showcase reading. ••• CB1 Youth & Education committee. ••• The Tribeca Meet & Greet, the get-together for local business owners organized by BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, is at Kumon Learning Center (2 South End Ave.), from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Frankly Wines will provide the social lubrication, and well-behaved children are welcome this time around.
JULY 21: At 92YTribeca: screening of “Fantasyland,” a documentary about fantasy baseball; “Viva São João!,” a film; a concert performance of a musical called “Bromance;” culinary happy hour. ••• Hip-Hop Soul Jam at City Winery. ••• Screening of “Four Seasons Lodge” at Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• Gimagua plays Zuccotti Park as part of the River to River Festival, while Burning Spear plays Rockefeller Park. ••• CB1 and the Municipal Arts Society committee present a special conference on land use. ••• “Almost Famous Reading Series” at Apexart. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• A conversation between dessert mavens at the Museum of Chinese in America.
JULY 22: Cynthia Sayer plays as part of Washington Market Park‘s Summer Concert Series. ••• At 92YTribeca: “Risk!” storytelling about jealousy, with Rachel Dratch; Wong Kar-Wai double feature of “Happy Together” and “Fallen Angels”; Comedy Below Canal ••• Brian May and Elena Vidal (“A Village Lost and Found”) at Barnes & Noble. ••• Sandra Bernhard at City Winery. ••• Poets House Showcase reading. ••• KJ Denhert plays the World Financial Center Plaza as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Antibalas plays Castle Clinton as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Bacardi Mojito Thursday at CsillaWear. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Nila Bertino at Duane Park restaurant.
JULY 23: At 92YTribeca: “The Other Network: Mental Floss,” three failed TV pilots including one by Judd Apatow; and “The Other Network: Variety Show-down,” more failed pilots; concerts by the Abrams Brothers, M Shanghai String Band, and Joy Kills Sorrow. ••• Adam Elenbaas (“Fishers of Men”) at Barnes & Noble. ••• Concerts by Free Energy and Best Coast with Loose Limbs at the Seaport, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Brian Newman Jazz Trio and burlesque at Duane Park restaurant. ••• Mysterious Bookshop hosts a party for the Hal Ackerman’s new book, “Stein, Stoned.”
JULY 24: The monthly New Amsterdam Market. ••• At 92YTribeca: “The Other Network: Not Ready for Crime Time” and “The Other Network: Home Runs” (more failed TV pilots); “Resident Noise!” featuring Julie Hardy, My Glorious Noise, and Ivan & Alyosha. ••• Sxip Shirey CD release at City Winery. ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Walking tour of Chinatown, presented by the Museum of Chinese in America. ••• Melody Sweets at Duane Park restaurant. ••• Playing Mantis hosts artist Wendy Popp as she reads from her new children’s book, “Where the Sunrise Begins.” There’s also an art contest; submit drawings, paintings, etc., of sunrises.
JULY 25: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch and “Reclaim the Coast—Oil Spill Benefit” at City Winery. ••• Dragon Boat Festival Family Day at the Museum of Chinese in America; includes kite-making workshops.
JULY 26: “DZI Croquettes,” a documentary about a Brazilian cabaret group in the 1970s, at Tribeca Cinemas. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Tribute to Merce Cunningham at Rockefeller Park, as part of the River to River Festival.
JULY 27: New York food and wine tasting at New York Vintners. ••• At 92YTribeca: Tuscany and Umbria: The Collected Traveler. ••• Children’s storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Korean Cultural Service screening at Tribeca Cinemas. ••• Poets House Showcase reading. ••• C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band play a free show at City Winery as part of the Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival. ••• Sandra Bernhard at City Winery. ••• Scholar Peter Kwong on Chinatown gentrification at the Museum of Chinese in America.
JULY 28: “Almost Famous Reading Series” at Apexart. ••• At 92YTribeca: What to Do When No One Has a Clue: Advice for the Brave New World. ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• At Borders Wall Street, Lynn Girardi hosts a discussion of “Making a Living Without a Job” on behalf of the author. ••• Guitarist Jason Green at Zuccotti Park, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Puerto Rican band Plena Libre at Wagner Park, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• “Ajami,” nominated for a 2010 Academy Award, screens at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• Margot B at Duane Park restaurant. ••• Tribute to Alex Chilton at City Winery.
JULY 29: At 92YTribeca: The News Distillery, a game show; “Meet the Lady!” an appreciation of late game-show vet Brett Somers. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Woody Allen’s “Broadway Danny Rose” at the Elevated Acre, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Chris Velan in concert at World Financial Center, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Sean Sullivan at Duane Park restaurant. ••• Farm to Table dinner at City Winery. ••• Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at City Winery.
JULY 30: At 92YTribeca: “Regular Lovers,” a 2005 film by Phillippe Garrel. ••• Avi Buffalo and Chad Vangaalen in concert at the Seaport, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• “Reclaim the Coast—Oil Spill Benefit” at City Winery.
JULY 31: At 92YTribeca: screenings of Jacques Rivette’s “Duelle” and “Le Pont du Nord”; concert by Nanny Assis. ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca. ••• Walking Tour: From Coffeehouses to Banquet Halls, from the Museum of Chinese in America. ••• Bueno Bueno, a tribute to Morphine, at City Winery.
AUGUST
AUGUST 1: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch at City Winery.
AUGUST 2: Jazz at B Flat. ••• Christopher Williams’ “The Voyage of Garbhglas,” a dance, at the Irish Hunger Memorial, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Dr. John and the Lower 911 at City Winery.
AUGUST 3: At 92YTribeca: cold summer soups. ••• Popa Chubby plays a free show at City Winery as part of the Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival. ••• Dr. John and the Lower 911 at City Winery.
AUGUST 4: At 92YTribeca: architectural sculpture in New York; culinary happy hour; screening of John Ford’s “The Hurricane.” ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Tiempo Libre and Julito Martinez in concert at World Financial Center, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Conjunto Imagen in concert at Wagner Park, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Hebrew Mystical Chant with the Kirtan Rabbi at the Museum for Jewish Heritage. ••• Tim Finn at City Winery. ••• Mysterious Bookshop hosts a party for the new book “Indian Country Noir.”
AUGUST 5: At 92YTribeca: screening of “Mamachas del Ring,” about a female pro wrestler in Bolivia. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• Tiempo Libre with Román Díaz in concert at Rockefeller Park, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• “Auntie Mame” at the Elevated Acre, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, and Friends at City Winery.
AUGUST 6: At 92YTribeca: new-media art and music. ••• Yacht in concert at the Seaport, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Pat McGee Band at City Winery.
AUGUST 7: At 92YTribeca: concerts by Meta and the Cornerstones and DXA, and Tejas Singh and Tim Noyes. ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca; also, Spot, the character from “Where’s Spot?” will make an appearance. ••• Nicole Atkins and Simone Felice at City Winery.
AUGUST 8: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch and Ramana Vieira at City Winery.
AUGUST 9: Jazz at B Flat. ••• “American Movie,” a 1999 documentary, at Tribeca Cinemas. ••• Lovid: trichrome Navigation, a sound-art project, in FiDi, as part of the River to River Festival (also Aug. 10–12).
AUGUST 10: Yael Hersonski will screen and discuss her documentary “A Film Unfinished” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. ••• Peter Quinn (“The Man Who Never Returned) at Barnes & Noble Tribeca; also, children’s storytime. ••• Korean Cultural Service screening at Tribeca Cinemas. ••• Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew play a free show at City Winery as part of the Hudson Square Festival. ••• Duncan Sheik and Entropy at City Winery.
AUGUST 11: At 92YTribeca: The Writer’s Recession Survival Guide; screening of Ermanno Olmi’s “Tree of Wooden Clogs.” ••• Jazz at B Flat. ••• Nin Segarra and His Orchestra at Wagner Park, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Mark Seymour talks about Beat writer Seymour Krim at the Museum for Jewish Heritage.
AUGUST 12: Dave Mustaine (“Mustaine”) at Borders Wall Street. ••• Tiny Bubbles at Bubble Lounge. ••• “The Country Girl” at the Elevated Acre, as part of the River to River Festival. ••• Rhett Miller with the Spring Standards at City Winery.
AUGUST 13: At 92YTribeca: concerts by Tracy Bonham, Bleu, and Common Rotation. ••• SEAPaddle NYC: stand-up paddleboarders circumnavigate Manhattan to raise funds for autism charities, Pier 40 to South Street Seaport. ••• “Eco-Flowers for Kids” at Manhattan Children’s Theatre: D.C.-based flower farmer Robin Peñaherrera teaches kids and adults of all ages about the beauty and care of sustainably grown flowers, and everybody who attends gets to take home a flower arrangement they makes themselves.
AUGUST 14: Mayor’s Cup, an elite kayaking race that circumnavigates Manhattan (North Cove to North Cove). ••• Saturday storytime at Barnes & Noble Tribeca.
AUGUST 15: Fulton Stall Market. ••• Klezmer brunch at City Winery.
LINKS
Not all were necessarily included in this edition of the calendar.
• 92YTribeca
• Apexart
• Arts World Financial Center
• Barnes & Noble Tribeca
• B Flat
• BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
• Borders Wall Street
• Bubble Lounge
• CB1
• Cheryl Hazan Gallery
• City Winery
• CsillaWear
• Duane Park restaurant
• Equinox
• The Flea
• Fulton Stall Market
• Hudson River Park
• Kimmerich
• Kiva Cafe
• KS Art
• Manhattan Children’s Theatre
• Mayor’s Cup
• Museum of Chinese in America
• Museum of Jewish Heritage
• New Amsterdam Market
• New York Vintners
• Pelavin Gallery
• Poets House
• River to River Festival
• SEAPaddle NYC
• Soho Photo
• Tribeca Cinemas
• Vestry Wines
• Washington Market Park
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