New York Events for the Week of December 15th
Monday, Dec 15: It’s officially Conference Week…what better time for a good laugh? The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is always a fine place to start. Tickets are cheap ($5 for most shows) and for those of you 21 and over, there’s beer! 307 W. 26th Street, Manhattan, (212) 366-9176.
Tuesday, Dec 16: Galapagos Art Space presents Howard Fishman’s we are destroyed, which “incorporates original music, songs, text, and dialogue to explore an archetypal chapter in the American Story, the Donner Party tragedy.” Tickets are a bit steep ($20 in advance, $25 at the door), but how often can you brag to someone that you’ve seen a jazz opera about misery and cannibalism? At 8 pm. 16 Main Street (at the corner of Water Street), DUMBO, Brooklyn, (718) 222-8500.
Wednesday, Dec 17: This one’s for the older set (21+, sorry young’ns), but it’s a great event worth mentioning. Five years ago, writer Amanda Stern began the Happy Ending Reading Series. Reflecting its title, tonight Stern brings together her originally line-up (including Mary Gaitskill, Rick Moody, SLC alum A.M. Homes, and SLC writing professor Nelly Reifler) to celebrate the end of an era. The best part? It’s all free. Doors open at 7 pm (with pre-show drinks), reading starts at 8 pm; after-party to follow. Happy Ending Bar, 302 Broome (at Forsythe), Manhattan, (212) 334-9676.
Thursday, Dec 18: Need even more funny in your life? Kristen Schaal (of Flight of The Conchords fame) and Kurt Braunohler present their show Double Down Hearts, which promises to be “a sordid tale of gambling, death and hair-lips, with a touch of phone sex.” Tickets are $12, and the laughs start at 9 pm. 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street (at intersection of Canal and Hudson), Manhattan, (212) 601-1000.
Friday, Dec 19: It’s officially the end of Conference Week and the end of the semester! Your work may be done, but if you still want to get that last kick of artsy academia in before break, Catherine Opie: American Photographer is still going on at the Guggenheim. Don’t hesitate—unless you live in New York, this collection, featuring highlights from Opie’s expansive career, will be gone before you get back. Tickets for students are usually $15, but Friday is pay-what-you-wish day (with a suggested donation of $10). The exhibit closes January 7, 2009. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Avenue (at 89th Street), Manhattan, (212) 423-3500.
Have a great holiday everyone! We’ll have more tips next semester!