Events on Friday, September 19

Indian Jewelry w/ Lau Nau and White Magic

Music: Experimental

Lau Nau

Friday 9/19 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn

American freak-folksters may not have been able to translate the Finnish lyrics on Lau Nau's 2005 debut Kuutarha, but that didn't... 

Squeeze w/ James

Music

Squeeze

Friday 9/19 @ Radio City Music Hall

Squeeze's appeal is perhaps best captured in the Gen-X comedy Reality Bites (1994). When Winona Ryder and Janeane Garofalo start into... 

Dub War feat. Darkstar and Oneman

Music: DJ

Dub War feat. Darkstar and Oneman

Friday 9/19 @ Love

Fresh off back-to-back appearances on Mary Anne Hobbs' influential BBC Radio show, Darkstar and Oneman make their way into Love's booth.... 

Ongoing Events

<em>After Nature</em>

Art

After Nature

Friday 9/19 @ New Museum of Contemporary Art

The After Nature exhibition evokes a nightmare/fantasy of humankind's impending self-destruction and its aftermath. Sculptor Maurizio Cattelan imagines a horse's deadly... 

Film

Burn After Reading

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

After winning all kinds of accolades for last year's sweeping, somber No Country for Old Men, those slippery Coen Brothers shift... 

<em>American Teen</em>

Film: Documentary

American Teen

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

The tired teen-movie genre is re-envisioned by Nanette Burstein in her documentary American Teen, which depicts the experiences of five high-school... 

<em>A Man for All Seasons</em>

Theatre

A Man for All Seasons

Friday 9/19 @ American Airlines Theater

A Man for All Seasons shows what happens when a government starts cannibalizing its own founding laws to suit the whims... 

<em>Darger</em>ism<em>: Contemporary Artists and Henry Darger</em>

Art

Contemporary Artists and Henry Darger

Friday 9/19 @ American Folk Art Museum

The American Folk Art Museum is home to the world's largest collection of work by Henry Darger, the Chicago recluse and... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Friday 9/19 @ Paragraph

Joy Parisi and Lila Cecil understand the importance of having a room of one's own. At Paragraph, their Union Square writing... 

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Theatre

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Friday 9/19 @ Lyceum Theatre

This meta-musical about four friends trying to write a musical about four friends trying to write a musical is at once... 

William Pope.L: <em>October Projects</em>

Art

William Pope.L

Friday 9/19 @ Mitchell-Innes & Nash

In 2002, at NYC's Battery Park, William Pope.L donned his Superman costume and set out on a 22-mile belly crawl through... 

<em>Brideshead Revisited</em>

Film

Brideshead Revisited

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

For fans of the book and miniseries, it's hard to imagine how Brideshead Revisited could conform to a two-hour feature-film format.... 

<em>Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale</em>

Theatre

Bonnie & Clyde

Friday 9/19 @ The American Theatre of Actors

Striking a nice balance between old-time musical-theatre fun and a sly critique of the Bush administration, the new original musical Bonnie... 

<em>Jeff Koons on the Roof</em>

Art

Jeff Koons on the Roof

Friday 9/19 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

It's difficult to reconcile the Jeff Koons of topiary puppies, pool floaties, ornamental hearts, and oversized choo-choo trains with the man... 

<em>I Served the King of England</em>

Film

I Served the King of England

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

How this novel about a Czech waiter working through both the Nazi and communist regimes translates into an engaging, balletic comedy... 

<em>Absinthe</em>

Performing Arts

Absinthe

Friday 9/19 @ Spiegelworld

This is your last week to catch the nouveau vaudevillians of Absinthe. Jammed in between the East River and uh, a... 

Kevin Bewersdorf: <em>Monuments to the INFOspirit</em>

Art

Kevin Bewersdorf

Friday 9/19 @ V&A

Artist/musician/CEO Kevin Bewersdorf is all pitch and no product. Bewersdorf, who some might recognize from a handful of mumblecore films, sells... 

<em>The Godfather </em>(1972) and <em>The Godfather Part II</em> (1974)

Film

The Godfather and The Godfather Part II

Friday 9/19 @ Film Forum

Paramount has done cinephiles a favor by restoring the one-two punch that is Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather I and II. Coppola... 

All Tomorrow's Parties Festival: New York 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

All Tomorrow's Parties Festival

Friday 9/19 @ Kutsher's Country Club

Up in the Catskills, the New York installment of legendary UK alternative fest All Tomorrow's Parties features the Meat Puppets, Built... 

<em>Anger/Nation</em>

Theatre

Anger/Nation

Friday 9/19 @ The Kitchen

A divisive female figure appears on the American political scene, promising to push the nation toward her own right-wing agenda —... 

<em>Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now</em>

Art

Street Art, Street Life

Friday 9/19 @ The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Given our current love of all things wheatpaste or graffiti, the street has become an outdoor, urban gallery of sorts. Curator... 

NY Craft Beer Week

Food/Wine

Craft Beer Week

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

Contrary to popular belief, moderate beer consumption doesn't make you fat — it's the accompanying munchies and other bad dietary habits... 

<em>South Pacific</em>

Theatre

South Pacific

Friday 9/19 @ Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific is one of those rare, magical experiences that makes musical theater... 

Derek Buckner: <em>Marshmallows</em>

Art

Derek Buckner

Friday 9/19 @ George Billis Gallery

In an inspired mashup of childhood comfort, adult-onset ADHD, and modern-art history, Brooklyn-based painter Derek Buckner delivers luminous, refined oil paintings... 

<em>Mister Foe</em>

Film

Mister Foe

Friday 9/19 @ Angelika Film Center

Seventeen-year-old Hallam Foe (Jamie Bell) is a troubled lad. Clad in warpaint and animal furs, he prowls around his family's enormous... 

<em>Oh What War</em>

Theatre

Oh What War

Friday 9/19 @ HERE Arts Center

Juggernaut Theatre Company's Oh What War is unflinching political theatre. Inspired by Joan Littlewood's 1960s musical Oh! What a Lovely War,... 

Phoebe Washburn: <em>Tickle the Shitstem</em>

Art

Tickle the Shitstem

Friday 9/19 @ Zach Feuer Gallery

Phoebe Washburn's installation for the 2008 Whitney Biennial was a Gatorade-fueled nursery of raw two-by-fours. Its title — While Enhancing a... 

<em>Towelhead</em>

Film

Towelhead

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

It's hard to imagine how director/writer Alan Ball managed to pitch Towelhead. Jasira (Summer Bishil) is a 13-year-old Arab-American girl stranded... 

Shearwater Sailing Happy Hour Cruise

Special Event

Shearwater Sailing Happy Hour Cruise

Friday 9/19 @ North Cove Marina

With ever-increasing skyscrapers and gridlock traffic, it's easy to forget that we are surrounded by water. Get into the island-living mindset... 

Circus Amok presents <em>Sub-Prime Sublime</em>

Special Event

Circus Amok

Friday 9/19 @ Various NYC parks

After nearly two decades of daring, New York's own Circus Amok still overwhelms the senses with its boisterous take on traditional... 

<em>Trouble the Water</em>

Film: Documentary

Trouble the Water

Friday 9/19 @ IFC Center

Hurricane Katrina presents a real challenge for filmmakers: it's difficult to effectively capture the legacy of a disaster that still afflicts... 

<em>The Glass Cage</em>

Theatre

The Glass Cage

Friday 9/19 @ The Mint Theater

The Mint Theater Company's production of J.B. Priestley's The Glass Cage is a powerful reminder of the many good plays that... 

James & Karla Murray: <em>Counter/Culture: The Disappearing Face of Brooklyn's Storefronts</em>

Art: Photography

Counter/Culture: The Disappearing Face of Brooklyn's Storefronts

Friday 9/19 @ Brooklyn Historical Society

From its sprawling industrial dead zones and rusty shipyards to its rolling parks and sought-after blocks of brownstones, Brooklyn wears many... 

<em>Hollywood on the Hudson: Filmmaking in New York, 1920-39</em>

Film

Filmmaking in New York, 1920-39

Friday 9/19 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

As the House that Ruth Built (in 1923) hosts its final game this weekend, the MoMA transports spectators to New York's... 

NYC Short Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

NYC Short Film Festival

Friday 9/19 @ Symphony Space

Now in its fourth year, the NYC Short Film Festival brings a diverse group of original, international shorts to uptown institution... 

<em>A Number</em>

Theatre

A Number

Friday 9/19 @ The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

In Caryl Churchill's play A Number, a father faces the consequences of cloning his only son. As the original and the... 

Sol LeWitt at Storm King

Getaways

Sol LeWitt

Friday 9/19 @ Storm King Art Center

In the laboratory of conceptual art, Sol LeWitt is the mad scientist. Engineered from instructions, his hard-lined geometric sculptures are austere,... 

<em>All of Us</em>

Film: Documentary

All of Us

Friday 9/19 @ Cinema Village

Documentarian Emily Abt focuses on Bronx doctor Mehret Mandefro, and two of her female African-American patients as they struggle to manage... 

<em>Fuerza Bruta: Look Up </em>

Theatre

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up

Friday 9/19 @ Daryl Roth Theatre

Avid fans of spectacular spectacle De La Guarda are rejoicing with the arrival of Fuerza Bruta: Look Up, a sort of... 

Sue Williams: <em>Project for the New American Century</em>

Art

Sue Williams

Friday 9/19 @ David Zwirner

From the all-over-patterened, cock-and-balls expressionism of her early career, Sue Williams has — in the last two decades — developed a... 

<em>Battle in Seattle</em>

Film

Battle in Seattle

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

In Battle in Seattle, first-time director Stuart Townsend presents a curiously inspirational cocktail of big Hollywood names and an overtly political... 

<em>Break Out</em>

Dance

Break Out

Friday 9/19 @ Union Square Theatre

The creators of Jump are debuting an extreme new dance production, Break Out, in Union Square Theatre, the former home of... 

<em>Invasion 68: Prague</em>

Art: Photography

Invasion 68: Prague

Friday 9/19 @ Aperture Gallery

For Czechoslovakians in 1968, the Prague Spring was a half-year repose from Soviet vassalage. Then, on August 20, the Soviets and... 

<em>Fela!</em>

Theatre

Fela!

Friday 9/19 @ 37 Arts

Choreographer Bill T. Jones' directorial foray into the life of Afrobeat legend and political activist Fela Kuti hits all the right... 

Mel Kadel and Suzanne Sattler: <em>Swirl of Swarm</em>

Art

Swirl of Swarm

Friday 9/19 @ Cinders Gallery

Cinders group-show alums Suzanne Sattler and Mel Kadel collaborate on their first two-person show in New York, Swirl of Swarm, which... 

<em>Other Options</em>

Art

Other Options

Friday 9/19 @ Eyebeam

Artists have always fretted over the tension between creativity and commerce. Eyebeam's latest exhibition, Other Options, explores the triumphs and travails... 

<em>Vicky Cristina Barcelona</em>

Film

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

Some die-hard Woody Allen fans may insist the poster-child for neurotic, narcissistic New Yorkers has still got it in him, but... 

<em>Sa Ka La </em>

Theatre

Sa Ka La

Friday 9/19 @ The Green Room at 45 Bleecker Street

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse has been hailed as one of the world's greatest playwrights, yet few Americans had seen his work... 

Kehinde Wiley: <em>The World Stage: Africa, Lagos ~ Dakar</em>

Art

Kehinde Wiley

Friday 9/19 @ Studio Museum in Harlem

Borrowing the poise and posture once reserved for 18th-century royalty, Kehinde Wiley's portraits feature young, African-American men — from anonymous neighborhood... 

<em>A Secret</em>

Film

A Secret

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

This epic about a 15-year-old boy alienated from his parents in post-WWII France is, refreshingly, a Holocaust movie that is not... 

Theatre

Quickening

Friday 9/19 @ Center Stage

Quickening uncovers the struggles of four women who make the choice to have abortions. Set in a Portland abortion clinic, the... 

<em>Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling</em>

Art

Home Delivery

Friday 9/19 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Prefab living typically calls to mind nightmarish suburban communities with impossibly pastoral names like "Autumnal Spring." But MoMA's Chief Curator of... 

New York Clown Theatre Festival

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

New York Clown Theatre Festival

Friday 9/19 @ The Brick Theater

The Brick Theater Inc.'s third annual New York Clown Theatre Festival descends upon Williamsburg this September, proving that there's more to... 

<em>1965UU</em>

Theatre

1965UU

Friday 9/19 @ The Chocolate Factory

On the planetoid 1965UU, memory is forbidden and words mutate in meaning (i.e., you never know when a vine might become... 

Mario Merz

Art

Mario Merz

Friday 9/19 @ Gladstone Gallery

In 1967, Italian critic Germano Celant organized an exhibition of young artists with diverse working practices that he termed Arte Povera... 

<em>The Order of Myths </em>(2008)

Film: Documentary

The Order of Myths

Friday 9/19 @ IFC Center

Taking its title from the name of an actual Mobile, Alabama, secret society, The Order of Myths eyeballs that town's still-racially... 

Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink

City Gems

Dreamland Roller Rink

Friday 9/19 @ Dreamland Roller Rink

Lace up your skates and hop the train: Coney Island skate queen Lola Staar proudly opens her Dreamland Roller Rink this... 

J.M.W. Turner

Art

J.M.W. Turner

Friday 9/19 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Featuring powerful works such as 1794's Tintern Abbey and 1835's The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, the Metropolitan... 

<em>Hamlet 2</em>

Film

Hamlet 2

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

With a name like Hamlet 2, a movie is bound to be either the worst piffle to be hurled down the... 

<em>Calling: An Opera of Forgiveness</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

Calling: An Opera of Forgiveness

Friday 9/19 @ La MaMa E.T.C.

Wickham Boyle's Calling: An Opera of Forgiveness uses the specificity of personal experience to try to better understand a pivotal moment... 

Manhattan Cask Ale Festival

Food/Wine

Cask Ale Festival

Friday 9/19 @ Chelsea Brewing Company

Benjamin Franklin once said, "Beer is proof god wants us to be happy." This weekend, the Gotham Imbiber and its second... 

The Festival of New Trumpet Music

Festival: Performing Arts

The Festival of New Trumpet Music

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

In feudal times, the shrill sound of the trumpet heralded noteworthy arrivals — recently crowned royalty or new seasons, for instance.... 

Crossing the Line: FIAF Fall Festival 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

FIAF Fall Festival

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

Twenty people struggle to escape from a 280-pound pot of spaghetti; multiple Snow Whites descend upon Manhattan, washing windows and stocking... 

<em>Fifty Words</em>

Theatre

Fifty Words

Friday 9/19 @ Lucille Lortel Theatre

In Michael Weller's Fifty Words, Jan and Adam send their son to his first sleepover, and what begins as a romantic... 

Martin Boyce and Ugo Rondinone: <em>We Burn, We Shiver</em>

Art

We Burn, We Shiver

Friday 9/19 @ SculptureCenter

In the main space of Long Island City's SculptureCenter, Ugo Rondinone — the artist who lent the New Museum its affirmative,... 

Crossing the Line: Dance 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

Crossing the Line

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

A bunch of Snow Whites prancing around the Meatpacking District may not sound like the most appropriate centerpiece for a French... 

<em>In the Heights</em>

Theatre

In the Heights

Friday 9/19 @ Richard Rodgers Theatre

There's a lot more color and zing on the Great White Way with the addition of In the Heights, an ebullient... 

Jennifer Steinkamp: <em>Daisy Bell</em>

Art

Daisy Bell

Friday 9/19 @ Lehmann Maupin

In her first exhibition at Lehmann Maupin, Los Angeles-based artist Jennifer Steinkamp explores the shadowy relationship between nature, technology, and God.... 

<em>The Wackness </em>

Film

The Wackness

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

The Wackness is the sort of movie whose most redeeming qualities are least likely to be advertised in its trailers. About... 

<em>A Great Place to be From</em>

Theatre

A Great Place to be From

Friday 9/19 @ Kraine Theater

In A Great Place To Be From, a heatwave in Milwaukee has driven some of the town's citizens to extremes. Against... 

<em>Louise Bourgeois</em>

Art

Louise Bourgeois

Friday 9/19 @ Guggenheim Museum

After persevering through relative obscurity during the first half of her career, artist Louise Bourgeois has been at the forefront of... 

<em>Bottle Shock</em>

Film

Bottle Shock

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

In 1976, British oenophile Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) hosted a much-ballyhooed blind tasting between France's finest wine and California's — including... 

The Science Barge

Special Event

The Science Barge

Friday 9/19 @ Riverside Park South

Take a 45-minute guided tour of the city's only functioning, large-scale sustainable farm: the Science Barge boasts a vegetable garden grown... 

Olafur Eliasson: <em>The New York City Waterfalls</em>

City Gems

Olafur Eliasson: Waterfalls

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations in the East River

Known for his stunning meteorological installations at the Tate Modern and, more recently, MoMA and P.S.1, Danish-born artist Olafur Eliasson returns... 

<em>Traitor</em>

Film

Traitor

Friday 9/19 @ Various locations

Traitor is really two films in one. The first, a spinning, white-knuckled thriller about an FBI investigator (Guy Pearce) pursuing terrorist... 

Theatre

Lady

Friday 9/19 @ Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

Theatrical parables about our nation's state of affairs aren't uncommon, but few draw as many subtle parallels as Lady. In the...