Events on Monday, September 14

Music

Autolux

Monday 9/14 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Los Angeles noise-pop trio Autolux merge tuneful melodies with lo-fi experimentation to create an ethereal wall of sound. Eugene Goreshter's airy... 

The Telluride Film Festival and CEC ArtsLink Present New Russian Short Films

Film: Shorts

New Russian Short Films

Monday 9/14 @ Tribeca Cinemas

This screening showcases four young filmmakers from the motherland whose work probes contemporary Russia, the lingering legacy of the USSR, and... 

"Apolkalypse Now" Polkastra

Music: Global

"Apolkalypse Now" Polkastra

Monday 9/14 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Lara St. John - Violin
Daniel Lapp - Trumpet, Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
Ronn Yedidia - Accordion
Yuval... 

Ed Koch: Breaking News in the Jewish World and Beyond

Special Event

Ed Koch: Breaking News in the Jewish World and Beyond

Monday 9/14 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

Joseph Berger, moderator   The always provocative former mayor of New York City offers his straightforward, humorous take on current events... 

Books: Reading

The Saint Ann’s Review Reading with Thomas Beller and Mervyn Taylor

Monday 9/14 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Celebrate the Fall 2009 issue of The Saint Ann’s Review with author Thomas Beller and poet Mervyn Taylor.

Polliwogs / 6-18 mos

Sports

Polliwogs / 6-18 mos

Monday 9/14 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

A parent or responsible adult must accompany the child in the water at all times. Children have a positive first experience... 

Moving Sound Festival Closing Party

Music: Classical

Moving Sound Festival Closing Party

Monday 9/14 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

JACK Quartet: Beat Furrer's String Quartet No. 3 and Aaron Cassidy's String Quartet

Music

Hanne Hukkelberg / Sian Alice Group

Monday 9/14 @ The Mercury Lounge

Blood From A Stone is the third album by Norwegian artist Hanne Hukkelberg. In part inspired by her past as a... 

Music

Fruit Bats

Monday 9/14 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

In this often reflexive and world-weary era of popular... 

<em>Bright Star</em> Preview & Conversation with Jane Campion

Film

Bright Star Preview & Conversation with Jane Campion

Monday 9/14 @ Museum of the Moving Image

 

**Please note this event takes place at the Directors Guild Theater, 110 West 57 Street, Manhattan**
 

  A... 

Ongoing Events

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Monday 9/14 @ Paragraph

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

<em>Billy Elliot</em>

Theatre: Broadway

Billy Elliot

Monday 9/14 @ Imperial Theatre

The dark economic times spurred by Wall Street and the new political landscape serve as the perfect backdrop for Billy Elliot,... 

<em>NAKED!</em>

Art

NAKED!

Monday 9/14 @ Paul Kasmin Gallery

Out with the pretensions and in with the, ahem, naked truth. The Paul Kasmin Gallery celebrates the naked form through September,... 

Downtown Alliance presents <em>Re:Construction</em>

Art

Re:Construction

Monday 9/14 @ Various locations

Finally, a solution to all those pesky construction-site eyesores downtown. Downtown Alliance, in a stroke of genius, has developed and carried... 

AREAWARE Design-to-Go Pop-up Shop

Art

Design-to-Go

Monday 9/14 @ Blank SL8

Marrying a contemporary design aesthetic to old-fashioned wanderlust, the Design-to-Go pop-up boutique by retailer AREAWARE presents an alternative view of the... 

1st Irish Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

1st Irish Festival

Monday 9/14 @ Various locations

One glance at the schedule for the second-annual 1st Irish theatre festival makes clear that the dramatic voices of today's Ireland... 

Les Paul Mondays

Music

Les Paul Mondays

Monday 9/14 @ Iridium Jazz Club

It's hard to think of someone more instrumental in shaping the sound of modern music than Les Paul. In addition to... 

<em>Polish Posters 1945-1989</em>

Art

Polish Posters 1945-1989

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Bracketed by those historic "falls" in nearby Berlin (of the city itself and, later, its Wall), the Polish Poster School's expressionistic,... 

<em>Passing Strange</em>

Film

Passing Strange

Monday 9/14 @ IFC Center

Grease 2 may have ruined the rock musical for you, but Spike Lee's film version of Passing Strange should renew your... 

Art

Jonathan Horowitz

Monday 9/14 @ P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

The connection between Paris Hilton and America's ill-fated military interventions might seem tenuous, but after viewing Jonathan Horowitz's sculptures and video... 

Spencer Finch: <em>The River That Flows Both Ways</em>

Art

Spencer Finch

Monday 9/14 @ The High Line, Chelsea Market Passage

Brooklyn-based artist Spencer Finch is a man in search of lost time. He feeds viewers a Proustian Madeleine for their senses,... 

<em>No Impact Man</em>

Film: Documentary

No Impact Man

Monday 9/14 @ Angelika Film Center

Environmental documentaries have been popping up at an increasingly rapid rate, providing lots of proselytizing, but little action. No Impact Man... 

<em>CRUDE</em>

Film: Documentary

CRUDE

Monday 9/14 @ IFC Center

After following Metallica through group therapy in his last film, Some Kind of Monster, Joe Berlinger is back in top form... 

Monday Night Bingo

Special Event

Monday Night Bingo

Monday 9/14 @ The Bowery Poetry Club

Monday Night Bingo at Bowery Poetry Club is the furthest thing from your local church's senior night — in other words,... 

<em>Crossing the Line</em>: FIAF Fall Festival 2009

Festival

FIAF Fall Festival

Monday 9/14 @ Various locations

FIAF's yearly, interdisciplinary festival Crossing the Line presents a three-week slate of exciting new works by artists from New York and... 

Rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche

Festival: Film

Rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche

Monday 9/14 @ BAM Rose Cinemas

French actress Juliette Binoche has built an impressively diverse resumé over the past two decades. But while she tackles traditional leading-lady... 

Theatre

Blind Lemon Blues

Monday 9/14 @ York Theatre Company (619 Lexington Ave, 212.935.5824)

Blind Lemon Blues shines brightest when the writers let classics by Blind Lemon, Led Belly, and others take center stage. Three... 

Ron Arad: No Discipline

Art

Ron Arad: No Discipline

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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Among the most influential designers of our time, Ron Arad... 

Public Art Fund presents Julie Farris and Sarah Wayland-Smith: <em>A Clearing in the Streets</em>

Art

A Clearing in the Streets

Monday 9/14 @ Collect Pond Park

The always awesome public-art sponsors at Public Art Fund debut a new downtown work by Julie Farris and Sarah Wayland-Smith. Their... 

<em>Frogs: A Chorus of Colors</em>

Special Event

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors

Monday 9/14 @ American Museum of Natural History

What eats fish, fowl, snails, fruit, crawfish, and frogs? Frogs do. The neckless, tailless charmers of class Amphibia count some voracious... 

NY Craft Beer Week

Food/Wine

NY Craft Beer Week

Monday 9/14 @ Various locations

For nine glorious days, craft brewers from across the country take over the city, showcasing their creations in over 80 bars.... 

Fringe NYC Encore Series

Theatre

Fringe NYC Encore Series

Monday 9/14 @ Various locations

With more 200 shows in 17 days, even the most hardcore theatergoer can only see a fraction of Fringe NYC's offerings.... 

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words

Comedy

Celebrity Autobiography

Monday 9/14 @ The Triad Theater

Actor and veteran award-show writer Eugene Pack assembles a talented cast to read excerpts from B-list celebrities' autobiographies, with well-chosen passages... 

<em>In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960&ndash;1976</em>

Art

In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960–1976

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

While Amsterdam is perhaps the requisite stop on your average high-school or college graduate's "awesome summer abroad," the city once attracted... 

<em>Odd Man Out</em> (1947)

Film

Odd Man Out (1947)

Monday 9/14 @ Film Forum

In Carol Reed's brooding noir, all of 1947 Belfast is on the lookout for IRA leader James Mason. With a bullet... 

<em>Kenneth Anger</em>

Film

Kenneth Anger

Monday 9/14 @ P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

Kenneth Anger's supernaturally influential, six-decade-long career is not without its sighing what-ifs: several adaptations never went past maybe steps; famed shorts... 

Abbey Braden: <em>Punk Photo</em>

Art: Photography

Punk Photo

Monday 9/14 @ Littlefield

Up-and-coming Gowanus spot Littlefield hosts this exhibition of New York local Abbey Braden's rock photography. Braden has made a name for... 

<em>American Casino</em>

Film: Documentary

American Casino

Monday 9/14 @ Film Forum

American Casino is nothing new under the Wall Street sun: those Captains of Intemperance lent like there was no tomorrow, resulting... 

The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

Art

The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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Surrealist artists, writers, and poets placed persistent emphasis on... 

Last Chance—African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting

Art

Last Chance—African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! The collections of African and Oceanic art in the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva,... 

What Was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56

Art

What Was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

At mid-century MoMA played a leading role in the definition and dissemination of so-called Good Design, a concept that took shape... 

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars

Art

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

When Esoteric Buddhism was introduced to Japan from mainland China in the 9th century, it forever changed the visual landscape of... 

Minnows | 18-36 mos

Sports

Minnows | 18-36 mos

Monday 9/14 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

A parent or responsible adult must accompany the child in the water at all times. Children have a positive first experience... 

Blue Ribbon Full Menu Now DELICIOUSLY available!

Food/Wine

Blue Ribbon Full Menu Now DELICIOUSLY available!

Monday 9/14 @ Brooklyn Bowl

Brooklyn Bowl is proud to announce the release of its complete menu with food by Blue Ribbon. On August 4, 2009,... 

Last Chance— Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom

Art

Last Chance— Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! American artist Roxy Paine (born in 1966) has created a 130-foot-long by 45-foot-wide... 

Young Architects Program 2009

Special Event

Young Architects Program 2009

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

This exhibition features the proposals of the five finalists in the MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program. Each year five finalists are drawn... 

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met’s unparalleled collection of American art includes some 45 sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), the American Beaux-Arts sculptor who worked... 

In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Art

In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

In recent decades "landscape" has taken on an expanded definition in architecture. In the first half of the twentieth century, the... 

Last Chance— Vermeer’s Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Art

Last Chance— Vermeer’s Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s historic voyage to Manhattan from... 

James Ensor

Special Event

James Ensor

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

A major exhibition devoted to James Ensor, one of the most influential artists of the Belgian avant-garde and a percursor to... 

Last Chance—Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul

Art

Last Chance—Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! Ancient Afghanistan—at the crossroads of major trade routes and the focus of invasions... 

Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge

Art

Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Design is not always pretty. Sometimes it is blunt and aggressive, especially when it is meant to deliver a clear message... 

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul

Art

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, speaks about the rich culture and history of Afghanistan at... 

Monet's Water Lilies

Art

Monet's Water Lilies

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

For the first time in the Museum's new building, MoMA presents an installation featuring the full group of Claude Monet's late... 

Download a Free Audio Tour Today: Vermeer's Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Art

Download a Free Audio Tour Today: Vermeer's Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met’s Director Thomas P. Campbell narrates this audio tour of the exhibition Vermeer’s Masterpiece The Milkmaid, with commentary from exhibition... 

Guppies / 3-5 yrs

Sports

Guppies / 3-5 yrs

Monday 9/14 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

A parent or responsible adult must accompany the child in the water at all times. Children have a positive first experience... 

AsiaStore SALE Event: Scholars' Rocks

Fashion/Style: Shopping

AsiaStore SALE Event: Scholars' Rocks

Monday 9/14 @ Asia Society and Museum

Experience the power of 'spirit stones' at AsiaStore's special SALE event: Scholars' Rocks! From the collection of Kemin Hu, these stones... 

Mandala: The Perfect Circle now open

Art

Mandala: The Perfect Circle now open

Monday 9/14 @ Rubin Museum of Art

The mandala, one of Himalayan Buddhism's most ubiquitous and complex symbols, is the focus of this fascinating exhibition. Mandalas are created... 

Sculpture in Color

Special Event

Sculpture in Color

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

This summer's installation in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden celebrates the bold use of color in modern and contemporary sculpture.... 

The New American Wing—Part 2: The Charles Engelhard Court and the Period Rooms

Art

The New American Wing—Part 2: The Charles Engelhard Court and the Period Rooms

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

After two years of major construction and renovation, the Met’s Charles Engelhard Court—the spectacular, light-filled pavilion along Central Park—has reopened to... 

In & Out of Amsterdam: <em>Art & Project Bulletin</em>, 1968–1989

Art

In & Out of Amsterdam: Art & Project Bulletin, 1968–1989

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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In conjunction with the exhibition In & Out of Amsterdam:... 

92Y Dribblers 3-5 Yrs / Beginner Basketball Lessons 5-12 Yrs

Sports

92Y Dribblers 3-5 Yrs / Beginner Basketball Lessons 5-12 Yrs

Monday 9/14 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

92Y Dribblers / 3-5 yrs
A fun-filled program designed to introduce basketball to your young athlete. Emphasis is placed on... 

Looking at Music: Side 2

Art

Looking at Music: Side 2

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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This exhibition is accompanied by the Looking at Music:... 

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Michelangelo’s First Painting

Art

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Michelangelo’s First Painting

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Keith Christiansen and Michael Gallagher of the Met discuss their research and conservation of the first known painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti... 

Performance 4: Roman Ondák

Special Event

Performance 4: Roman Ondák

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Viewers play a vital role in the creation of Measuring the Universe (2007), by Slovakian artist Roman Ondák (b. 1966). Over... 

&ldquo;Medieval Garden Enclosed&rdquo; on the Met Blog.

Art

“Medieval Garden Enclosed” on the Met Blog.

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Take a break from city life and visit the Met’s blog dedicated to your neighboring medieval garden! July 1, 2009 marked the first anniversary... 

Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection

Art

Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection

Monday 9/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, acquired by the Museum in 2005, is an extraordinary collection of over 2,500 contemporary... 

Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China

Art

Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China

Monday 9/14 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Did you know that the musical heritage of China is one of the oldest continuously documented traditions with roots reaching back...