Arts

Tonight's talk at the Tenement Museum features author Patrick Radden Keefe discussing his recent book, The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream. It's the story of Sister Ping, a grandmother with a noodle...

Now that Dixon Place is getting settled in it's new home on Christie Street, the company is reaching out to serve the community with more integrated programs. They aim to house a professional Youth Theater in Residence, as well as...

This month's Featured Artist is MJ King, a local artist who's studio space and creative storefront, Art & Objects, has been flying under the radar at 179 Stanton St. since 2005. MJ says the storefront is open at odd...

A free Halloween themed show in Tompkins Square Park, featuring great music, creative costumes, a costume contest, a clothing swap, political speakers, helpful information and lots of surprises will be held tomorrow from 2pm-6pm.  The Punk and Variety Show...

Yesterday, around 2pm, we stopped by to check out Chico's new mural on Houston and Avenue B (see here). A couple of hours later, he was all done. The Lower East Side's most prolific graffiti artist is back from...

The East Village band Mr. Gio will be performing at the benefit Grand Street Settlement LIVE! tomorrow night, starting at 7pm, at Think Coffee (248 Mercer Street). 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Grand Street Settlement's programs...

A few minutes ago we stopped by Houston Street and Avenue B to check on Chico's new mural. The legendary LES artist retired to Florida earlier this year. But, as EV Grieve reported...

If you are staying out of the fray of the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival, there are still plenty of events happening on the Lower East Side this evening: As we've mentioned, the guys from Grand...

Today is your last chance to pre-register for CMJ ‘09. The College Music Jounal's annual music marathon and film festival starts tomorrow and runs (almost non-stop) through the weekend.  Venues all throughout the city, including local Lower East...

The LA-based experimental pop duo, No Age, will perform their original score for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1989 film The Bear tonight at 7:00pm at The New Museum. The museum writes, "Annaud’s nearly wordless tale of an orphaned bear...