Events on Monday, September 21

LIVE from the NYPL Opening Night w/ Oliver Sacks

Special Event

LIVE from the NYPL Opening Night w/ Oliver Sacks

Monday 9/21 @ LIVE from the NYPL

The thought-provoking LIVE from the NYPL series kicks of its season in the grand digs of the Celeste Bartos Forum (complete... 

Adrienne Rich

Books: Poetry

Adrienne Rich

Monday 9/21 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

At 80, the formidable Adrienne Rich continues to break boundaries of form. Her poetry has been the voice of many generations... 

Lane & Co. Dance

Music

Lane & Co. Dance

Monday 9/21 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Monday 09.21.09
Lane & Co. Dance
6:30pm doors | 7:30pm show
... 

Ionel Petroi, piano

Music

Ionel Petroi, piano

Monday 9/21 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Monday 09.21.09
Ionel Petroi, piano
9:30pm doors | 10pm show
... 

Music

Charlie Robison

Monday 9/21 @ The Mercury Lounge

It's no surprise to hear Charlie Robison describe his... 

Julie Foldesi: Strings Attached

Music

Julie Foldesi: Strings Attached

Monday 9/21 @ Joe's Pub

Julie Foldesi returns to Joe's Pub a year after the release of her debut bluegrass/folk album, THIS... 

The Coterie

Performing Arts

The Coterie

Monday 9/21 @ Joe's Pub

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Fanfarlo (Moved from Mercury Lounge - all tickets will be honored)

Monday 9/21 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Fanfarlo is a London based band formed by the Swedish musician Simon Balthazar (vocals, guitar, clarinet). Their name refers to Charles... 

Music

Gojira

Monday 9/21 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

It has always been hard to put a tag... 

Ongoing Events

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Monday 9/21 @ Paragraph

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

Ron Arad: No Discipline

Art

Ron Arad: No Discipline

Monday 9/21 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

Art: Photography

I Shoot People

Monday 9/21 @ powerHouse Arena

This cleverly titled one-man show turns mainstream media's perception of hip-hop on its head. Photographer Trevor Traynor notes the double entendre... 

<em>Fat City</em> (1972)

Film

Fat City (1972)

Monday 9/21 @ Film Forum

"How'd you like to wake up in the morning and be him?" slurs delusional prizefighter Stacy Keach in this late-career tour... 

Monday Night Bingo

Special Event

Monday Night Bingo

Monday 9/21 @ 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,... 

1st Irish Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

1st Irish Festival

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

A Clearing in the Streets

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Les Paul Mondays

Music

Les Paul Mondays

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

Spencer Finch

Monday 9/21 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Re:Construction

Monday 9/21 @ Various locations

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

<em>CRUDE</em>

Film: Documentary

CRUDE

Monday 9/21 @ IFC Center

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

<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 9/21 @ 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>After Miss Julie</em>

Theatre

After Miss Julie

Monday 9/21 @ American Airlines Theater

Patrick Marber's (Closer) highly anticipated After Miss Julie transplants August Strindberg's 1888 classic to the eve of the British Labour Party's... 

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words

Comedy

Celebrity Autobiography

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Theatre

Blind Lemon Blues

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

AREAWARE Design-to-Go Pop-up Shop

Art

Design-to-Go

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

<em>Billy Elliot</em>

Theatre: Broadway

Billy Elliot

Monday 9/21 @ Imperial Theatre

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

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

Special Event

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors

Monday 9/21 @ 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>Crossing the Line</em>: FIAF Fall Festival 2009

Festival

FIAF Fall Festival

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

New Russian Literature: Readings and Book Launch

Books: Reading

New Russian Literature

Monday 9/21 @ The Russian Samovar

CEC Artslink and Tin House Books mark the publication of Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia with two insider events.... 

Fringe NYC Encore Series

Theatre

Fringe NYC Encore Series

Monday 9/21 @ Various locations

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

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

Art

Polish Posters 1945-1989

Monday 9/21 @ 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 9/21 @ 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> Killers and Other Family </em>  &nbsp;

Theatre

Killers and Other Family  

Monday 9/21 @ Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

Reviving a play from 2001 may seem hasty, but Lucy Thurber's Killers and Other Family thrives in 2009. This one-act thriller... 

Rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche

Festival: Film

Rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

<em>No Impact Man</em>

Film: Documentary

No Impact Man

Monday 9/21 @ Angelika Film Center

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

Victorious Ones Now Open

Art

Victorious Ones Now Open

Monday 9/21 @ Rubin Museum of Art

Victorious Ones: Jain Images of Perfection is the Rubin Museum's newest exhibition and latest offering of Himalayan art and culture.  ... 

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art

Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Last Chance— Vermeer’s Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Art

Last Chance— Vermeer’s Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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 9/21 @ 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... 

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44

Art

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44

Monday 9/21 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Co-curators Jeffrey Munger and Meredith Chilton discuss the details of a delightful dessert table with culinary historian Ivan Day. This table... 

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

Art

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

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Looking at Music: Side 2

Art

Looking at Music: Side 2

Monday 9/21 @ 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: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul

Art

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

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Monday 9/21 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

Blue Ribbon Full Menu Now DELICIOUSLY available!

Food/Wine

Blue Ribbon Full Menu Now DELICIOUSLY available!

Monday 9/21 @ Brooklyn Bowl

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

Mandala: The Perfect Circle now open

Art

Mandala: The Perfect Circle now open

Monday 9/21 @ 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 Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

Art

The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

Monday 9/21 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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

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 9/21 @ 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 Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Art

In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Looking at Music: Side 2 film series

Film

Looking at Music: Side 2 film series

Monday 9/21 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art


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Held in conjunction with the Looking at Music:... 

Last Chance— Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom

Art

Last Chance— Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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

Art

“Medieval Garden Enclosed” on the Met Blog.

Monday 9/21 @ 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

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China

Art

Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Monet's Water Lilies

Art

Monet's Water Lilies

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

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 9/21 @ 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,... 

James Ensor

Special Event

James Ensor

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars

Art

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars

Monday 9/21 @ 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... 

Sculpture in Color

Special Event

Sculpture in Color

Monday 9/21 @ 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.... 

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Vermeer's Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Art

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Vermeer's Masterpiece “The Milkmaid”

Monday 9/21 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Curator Walter Liedtke discusses the unique patronage of Johannes Vermeer and its influence on the artistic and psychological aesthetic of The...