Events on Wednesday, September 2

How to Change the World w/ Howard Gardner and Jane Goodall

Special Event

How to Change the World w/ Howard Gardner and Jane Goodall

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

The most famous Jane of the jungle, Dr. Goodall has been synonymous with primatology for decades. Back in the late '80s,... 

Happy Ending Music & Reading Series: Graphic Book Night

Books: Reading

Happy Ending Music & Reading Series

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Joe's Pub

Amanda Stern's Happy Ending Music and Reading Series is the kind of thing that appeals to those who wouldn't normally find... 

Shudder to Think

Music

Shudder to Think

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Influential, yet somehow underrated DC art-core outfit Shudder to Think have been conspicuously absent from the myriad attempts to canonize the... 

CocoRosie w/ Jessica 6

Music: Electronic

CocoRosie

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Highline Ballroom

CocoRosie have a sound best described as mercurial. The moment you think you've pinned it down with a tidy handful of... 

Painted on Water

Music

Painted on Water

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Erener and Demirkan are among Turkey’s most celebrated musicians. Erener’s 12 albums have sold in the millions in Turkey, and as... 

InDigest 1207 Reading Series presents Neil Smith and Franz Nicolay

Art

InDigest 1207 Reading Series presents Neil Smith and Franz Nicolay

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

InDigest 1207 Reading Series presents Neil Smith & Franz Nicolay 6pm 21+ Free @ The Gallery Bar Neil Smith Neil Smith... 

Elvis Perkins and Ra Ra Riot launch The Indie Rock Coloring Book

Music

Elvis Perkins and Ra Ra Riot launch The Indie Rock Coloring Book

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Yellow Bird Project presents a performance by Elvis Perkins and DJ Set by members of Ra Ra Riot in celebration of... 

Music

Throw Me The Statue / The Brunettes

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Mercury Lounge

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Happy Ending Music and Reading Series featuring Chip Kidd, Brian Selznick, Laurie Sandell and musical guest Amy Correia

Books: Reading

Happy Ending Music and Reading Series featuring Chip Kidd, Brian Selznick, Laurie Sandell and musical guest Amy Correia

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Joe's Pub

Graphic Book Night The consistently sold out, Happy Ending Music and... 

Erik Truffaz Quartet

Music

Erik Truffaz Quartet

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Joe's Pub

"French trumpeter Erik Truffaz plays with such pristine minimalism -- in long silvery peals... 

Music

Kid Rock

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Terminal 5

Ongoing Events

<em>Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya</em>

Art

Icons of the Desert

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Grey Art Gallery at NYU

Thanks be to the senior Aboriginal Australian painters who gave their blessing for this superlative, uber-rare exhibition spotlighting the early work... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Paragraph

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

<em>Our Town</em>

Theatre

Our Town

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Barrow Street Theater

David Comer's justly praised production (he took home the '09 Obie for Outstanding Director, the play won the Lucille Lortel Award... 

<em>Billy Elliot</em>

Theatre: Broadway

Billy Elliot

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Imperial Theatre

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

The Putting Lot

Sports

The Putting Lot

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Putting Lot

To us, mini golf conjures blissful childhood memories — and a few temper tantrums — and we're going to relive them... 

<em>Flame and Citron</em>

Film

Flame and Citron

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Landmark Sunshine

After the last fretted and beautifully stylized episode in Flame and Citron, Ole Christian Madsen's name appears beside the Danish word... 

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

Special Event

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

<em>We Live in Public</em>

Film: Documentary

We Live in Public

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ IFC Center

Over ten years in the making, We Live in Public documents the life of Internet visionary and "Warhol of the Web"... 

<em>Hair</em>

Theatre: Broadway

Hair

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Although Hair was written over 40 years ago, capturing the spirit of a certain movement and period in our history, its... 

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

Art: Photography

Punk Photo

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz

Music

Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Broadway at 60th St, 5th fl, 212.258.9595)

Brazilian jazz collective Trio da Paz pack a whole lot of punch. These seasoned musicians have played with everyone from Gato Barbieri to... 

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

Art

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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>Passing Strange</em>

Film

Passing Strange

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ IFC Center

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

<em>South Pacific</em>

Theatre

South Pacific

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Art

Klaus Moje

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Museum of Art and Design

As a German Down Under, glass-art virtuoso Klaus Moje has single-handedly made Australia a hub for that fine art's evolution. Artist... 

<em>NAKED!</em>

Art

NAKED!

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Paul Kasmin Gallery

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

Abraaj Capital Art Prize

Art

Abraaj Capital Art Prize

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Museum of Art and Design

In her intricate tapestry, Rhyme and Reason, Tehran-based artist Nazgol Ansarinia arranges a coil of burka-clad figures into an arresting example... 

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

Art

A Clearing in the Streets

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

1st Irish Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

1st Irish Festival

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Daryl Roth Theatre

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

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

Art

Re:Construction

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Various locations

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

Special Event

Pretty Tough: Contemporary Storytelling

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

As we anxiously wait for the Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are, this exhibition at... 

<em>Iran Inside Out</em>

Art

Iran Inside Out

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Chelsea Art Museum

The Chelsea Museum presents what has to be one of the timeliest exhibitions in its history: Iran Inside Out. With violence... 

<em>Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam</em>

Art

Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Brooklyn Museum of Art

The Brooklyn Museum joins forces with the Met to present a well-chosen selection of art objects and manuscripts illuminating the Islamic... 

<em>American Casino</em>

Film: Documentary

American Casino

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Film Forum

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

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

Art

Polish Posters 1945-1989

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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,... 

Cedar Lake at the Chelsea Art Museum

Dance

Cedar Lake

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Chelsea Art Museum

Cedar Lake is known for innovative and striking performances that subvert traditional dance tropes and expand the medium. Past shows have... 

Ron Arad: No Discipline

Art

Ron Arad: No Discipline

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

Art: Photography

Avedon Fashion 1944–2000

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ International Center of Photography

For photographer Richard Avedon, the decisive moment came as a flash of mischief. Picture: two lovely femmes, their coated backs shielding... 

Theatre

West Side Story

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Palace Theatre

Argentine opera singer Josephine Scaglione's magnetically angelic presence contrasts beautifully with the unforgiving world around her in Arthur Laurents' gritty revival... 

AREAWARE Design-to-Go Pop-up Shop

Art

Design-to-Go

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Art

Spencer Finch

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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>The Baader Meinhof Complex</em>

Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Angelika Film Center

Adapted from Stefan Aust's 1985 publication, The Baader Meinhof Complex chronicles the reckless idealism and hectic resolve of Germany's Red Army... 

<em>In the Heights</em>

Theatre

In the Heights

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

<em>Is Life Worth Living? </em>

Theatre

Is Life Worth Living?

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Mint Theater

Lennox Robinson's 1933 comedy is set in a sleepy Irish resort town where a troupe of third-rate actors has unleashed Russian... 

<em>Is This Recyclable?</em>

Art

Is This Recyclable?

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Under Minerva Gallery

Under Minerva's latest group show, curated by Vanessa Juriga, invited multimedia artists of all stripes to exhibit work made from found... 

Art

Claes Oldenburg

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Whitney Museum of American Art

With public-art dandy Claes Oldenburg, Pound's dictum seems especially true: all great art is born of the metropolis. The Whitney's Oldenburg... 

<em>David Seidner: Paris Fashions, 1945</em>

Art

David Seidner: Paris Fashions, 1945

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ International Center of Photography

By August 1944, France had been liberated from the clutch of the Vichy regime, but war had left its proud-as-a-peacock couture... 

2009 US Open

Sports

US Open

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center

Barring a colossal upset, count on Roger Federer to be on court come week two — after all, the recent father... 

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

Art

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

Art

The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

Himalayan Happy Hour

Food/Wine

Himalayan Happy Hour

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Rubin Museum of Art

Unwind after work every Wednesday from 5-7pm at the Rubin Museum of Art. Himalayan Happy Hour means 10% off everything on... 

Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance

Special Event

Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Visual artists have long been interested in the stage as an arena for experimentation, and their interdisciplinary collaborations have immeasurably enriched... 

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

Art

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Yang Fudong: Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest

Film

Yang Fudong: Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Asia Society and Museum

Check out the premiere U.S. museum showing of Yang Fudong's Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest. The five-part cinematic masterpiece depicts... 

Looking at Music: Side 2

Art

Looking at Music: Side 2

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

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

Art

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Mandala: The Perfect Circle now open

Art

Mandala: The Perfect Circle now open

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Projects 90: Song Dong

Art

Projects 90: Song Dong

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

For his first solo U.S. museum exhibition, Beijing-based artist Song Dong (b. 1966) presents his recent work
... 

Blue Ribbon Full Menu Now DELICIOUSLY available!

Food/Wine

Blue Ribbon Full Menu Now DELICIOUSLY available!

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Brooklyn Bowl

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

Performance 4: Roman Ondák

Special Event

Performance 4: Roman Ondák

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Last Chance—Michelangelo’s First Painting

Art

Last Chance—Michelangelo’s First Painting

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See the exhibition before it closes on Monday, September 7! Do you remember your first painting? Michelangelo’s biographers wrote that his... 

In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Art

In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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—Napoleon III and Paris

Art: Photography

Last Chance—Napoleon III and Paris

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

View the exhibition Napoleon III and Paris before it closes on Monday, September 7 and explore the changing shape of Paris during... 

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

Art

“Medieval Garden Enclosed” on the Met Blog.

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge

Art

Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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,... 

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

Art

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars

Art

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Sight Unseen: Video from Afghanistan and Iran

Film

Sight Unseen: Video from Afghanistan and Iran

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ Asia Society and Museum

Sight Unseen showcases rarely seen video works from Afghanistan and Iran. The exhibition features Afghan artist Rahraw Omarzad and Iranian artist... 

James Ensor

Special Event

James Ensor

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Young Architects Program 2009

Special Event

Young Architects Program 2009

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Last Chance— Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom

Art

Last Chance— Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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... 

Sculpture in Color

Special Event

Sculpture in Color

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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.... 

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wednesday 9/ 2 @ 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...