July 30th, 2010
We spoke briefly with actress Kim Katzberg last April when she was debuting her show (a work-in-progress), Penetrating the Space, at Dixon Place. The piece is described as “a tragicomic send-up of a one-woman show in which a kooky bisexual performance artist and incest survivor mistakenly believes that theatricalizing her psychological fragmentation and integration in front of an audience will lead to mainstream acceptance in the acting industry and a big-time agent.” Continue reading Kim Katzberg’s “Penetrating the Space” at Hot! Festival
July 30th, 2010
This week’s Midnight Movie at the Sunshine Cinema is the East Coast premier of Joshua Grannell’s feature film debut, All About Evil. Grannell, better known as midnight movie impresario Peaches Christ, will appear with horror filmmaker Alan Rowe Kelly and the film’s star, actress Natasha Lyonne Continue reading The Sunshine Midnight Movie: An All About Evil Extravaganza
July 30th, 2010
Our friends at the Hester Street Fair would like you to know you can keep cool and stay stylish this weekend because both the Misting Oasis Tent and the popular “Summer Stylist Tent Event” will be back on Saturday and Sunday. Stylists, designers, showrooms, fashion insiders and “fashonistas” empty their closets, drop it all off and shoppers get a chance to go through the goods.
Continue reading Summer Stylist Sale and Misting Tent Back at the Hester Street Fair
July 29th, 2010
Artists Benj Gerdes and Jennifer Hayshida are continuing their “Postcards to AZ” project at the New Museum today. Per their Facebook page, NuMu invites you to stop by the lobby and “write a postcard to our neighbors in AZ affected by the implementation of SB 1070.” Completed postcards will be sent to a network of community-based organizations in Arizona. The project was among the activities at The New Muesum’s Block Party 2010, this past weekend. Continue reading New Museum Hosts Post Cards to Arizona
July 28th, 2010
Here are musician Ken Beasley’s top music picks on the Lower East Side this week:
Tall Tall Trees
TALL TALL TREES – Friday, July 30 at 10pm
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the last 10 years, it’s that banjos do have a place in New York music. Tall Tall Trees are a clever band that has created an attractive fusion of twangy traditional instruments, modern sound processers, and gut-driven rock & roll. Continue reading This Week’s Music Picks
July 27th, 2010
Our weekly look at upcoming happenings on the Lower East Side. If you have a neighborhood event you would like us to post, please email us here.
Dancers Scott Heron and Hijack come to Dixon Place with Smithsoniansmith - photo by William P. Starr via Time Out NY
Wednesday, July 28
July 27th, 2010
Interview by Margaret Zamos-Monteith, Pictures by Matthew Monteith.
Author Gary Shteyngart has just moved from the Lower East Side and already he is back at Brown Café on Hester Street, one of his favorite breakfast spots. “If I were a Russian spy,” he claims, “I’d work here.” He gestures to the wooden bar and adds, “As a barista.” I’ve ordered the bread basket for us, though it turns out, Shteyngart does not eat carbs. He admires its beauty, but won’t touch it. So very American of him and he is also wearing shorts. “Don’t get the shorts in the picture!” he shakes his head. “If that leaked to Europe, I wouldn’t get any sales there!” Continue reading TLD Interview: Author Gary Shteyngart
July 26th, 2010
What looks to be a mouth-watering panel on “LES Food Fusion” with local chefs/business owners Eddie Huang (BaoHaus, Xiao Ye), Christina Seid (Chinatown Ice Cream Factory) and Mark Israel (The Doughnut Plant) is taking place tonight at the Tenement Museum as part of their Tenement Talks series. Jenny 8. Lee, New York Times writer and author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicle, will moderate. // FREE // 6:30p // 108 Orchard St.
July 23rd, 2010
There is plenty of fun in the sun to be had – with a variety of block parties, fairs and markets – on and around the Lower East Side this weekend. Grab your sunscreen and join the community on the streets!
Continue reading Fairs, Festivals and Markets on the Streets This Weekend
July 23rd, 2010
This weekend’s midnight movie at the Sunshine Cinema is Cheech & Chong’s Nice Dreams. A classic from 1981 “directed” by Tommy Chong and “written” by the dynamic duo (though the production notes claim the original script was three and a half pages). Continue reading Midnight Movie at the Sunshine – Cheech & Chong’s Nice Dreams
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