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Film Club

John Cameron Mitchell Will Take Your Questions

Brave Filmmaker/Writer/Actor and all-around artiste John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus) will be on hand at the Sunshine Cinema this Saturday for two Q&A events after screenings of his new film, Rabbit Hole.  The film's heavy-hitting...

Weekend Guide

Along with our Weekend Music Picks, Nutcracker in the Lower at Abrons and the NORFOLKSNYC Holiday Co-op Market, here are a few more highlights from events happening on the Lower East Side this weekend: Friday, Dec. 3 The Museum at Eldridge...

Chinese Cinema Club Offers Take Out with “Take Out” at MOCA

The Chinese Cinema Club at the Museum Of Chinese in America will be screening the independent film Take Out, a story about an illegal Chinese immigrant who falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. He has until...
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Hidden Gems in Seward Park Library’s Heritage Film Series

Over the last couple months, the Seward Park Library has quietly been screening some remarkable historical footage from the Lower East Side. The Lower East Side Heritage Film Series features films (both documentary and fictional) that were shot on...

The Muppets Take Manhattan – Four Nights at the Sunshine

This week's midnight movie at the Sunshine Cinema offers a special four-night holiday run of The Muppets Take Manhattan. Eleanor Mannikka, in the All Movie Guide, writes, "Jim Henson's Muppets find themselves in Manhattan yearning to get a musical...

Weekend Guide

Along with our Weekend Music Picks, an interesting "Time/Store" opening, "Five 'Til (solo) at Dixon Place and Howard Fishman at Abrons, here are a few more events worth checking out on the Lower East Side this weekend: StoryCorps...
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Weekend Guide

What to do with a gorgeous fall weekend on the Lower East Side?  We have plenty of suggestions: Along with our Weekend Music Picks, The Lo-Down List and the L.E.S. Harvest Festival (not to mention the 5 foot tall Knish...

The Lo-Down List: This Week’s Happenings

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. Wednesday, October 6th The Sunshine Cinema's Rattle & Reel screening for caregivers and...

Seward Park Library to Present L.E.S. Heritage Film Series

The Seward Park Library is offering a new film series called the LES Heritage Film Series. They will be screening historical documentary and feature films that were shot on location in lower Manhattan, on the first Tuesday of every month. Kicking off...
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Weekend Guide

What's on our calendar for the weekend?  Well, we have our (previously noted) Weekend Music Picks, shows from Joey Arias and Kate Clinton, a festival of Art in Odd Places and -- a few other items of note: This week's...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival

We spoke with Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF), for this week's episode of...

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