Events on Tuesday, September 7

One Ring Zero: <em>Planets</em> CD Release

Music

One Ring Zero

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Joe's Pub

There are musicians who think outside of the box, and then there's the duo who call themselves One Ring Zero. You... 

Music

The Do

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Mercury Lounge

Dan Levy and Olivia Merilahti are the French duo behind The Do (as in the first note of do-re-mi). Considered two... 

Music

Hot Hot Heat

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Also Performing: Hey Rosetta Riding on the waves of their acclaimed live show and 2007’s Plan Your Escape EP, Hey Rosetta!... 

Arianna Huffington and Norman Pearlstine

Special Event

Arianna Huffington and Norman Pearlstine

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ 92nd Street Y (92Y)

Arianna Huffington discusses her hard-hitting polemic, Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American... 

Comedy

Punch Up Your Life: Comedy hosted by Joe DeRosa and Jared Logan

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Performers TBA! $3 admission. Beer, wine, and snacks available for sale.

Hot Hot Heat w/ 22-20's and Hey Rosetta!

Music

Hot Hot Heat w/ 22-20's and Hey Rosetta!

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Bowery Ballroom

"Formed in 1999 in the seemingly improbable locale of Victoria, British Columbia (perhaps the launch of a new British (Columbian) invasion?),... 

Jihae "Fire Burning Rain" @ (le) poisson rouge

Special Event

Jihae "Fire Burning Rain" @ (le) poisson rouge

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

 Jihae “Fire Burning Rain” 9.7.10 $15 in advance | $20 day of show Doors 8:30PM | Show 9PM | 18+ Jihae... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Come Fly Away</em>

Theatre

Come Fly Away

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Marquis Theater

See Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away for the dancing — it is rare to see dancers of this caliber on Broadway.... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Paragraph

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

<em>Wife To James Whelan</em>

Theatre

Wife To James Whelan

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Mint Theater

You can quibble over whether Wife to James Whelan is a romance, comedy, or drama — or some mash-up of the... 

<em>Billy Elliot</em>

Theatre: Broadway

Billy Elliot

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Imperial Theatre

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

<em>Where Is My Vote? Posters for the Green Movement in Iran</em>

Art

Where Is My Vote?

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Visual Arts Gallery

Some say that Iran hasn't seen protests this size since the 1979 revolution. These green movement protests began as a response... 

<em>A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop</em>

Film

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Various locations

If you're a fan of Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed Fifth Generation director behind such films as Red Sorghum, Raise the Red... 

<em>The Intern Show</em>

Art

The Intern Show

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Art Since the Summer of '69

The interns of New York's toniest museums and galleries are, surprise, artists in their own right. Come check out what these... 

Comic Book Club

Special Event

Comic Book Club

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The People's Improv Theater

Sometimes it feels like we're stuck in Bizarro world, with too much cash and too few quality comics to purchase. Luckily,... 

Botanica Bar

Get Social: Happy Hour

Botanica

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Botanica Bar

We love this bar. It's our home away from home, our office away from office. You simply can't find nicer bartenders... 

<em>Recent Film Acquisitions: Continuum 2</em>

Film

Continuum 2

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

The MoMA's film collection may not be as old as the Declaration of Independence but it does embody similar principles. Perhaps... 

The Private Collection of Henry Darger

Art

The Private Collection of Henry Darger

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ American Folk Art Museum

Henry Darger is famous for being an outsider artist par excellence, but, with each passing year, the custodian's life in the... 

Bela Lugosi's Dead, Vampires Live Forever

Film

Bela Lugosi's Dead, Vampires Live Forever

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ BAM

Vampire fever has overtaken America, but BAM does several better than Bella and (as much as we love him) Erik Northman.... 

<em>Soul Kitchen</em>

Film

Soul Kitchen

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ IFC Center

If you're familiar with award-winning German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin's more serious offerings, Soul Kitchen serves as a nice palette cleanser. An... 

Slavic Soul Party!

Music: Global

Slavic Soul Party!

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Barbès

While punk outfits like Devotchka and Gogol Bordello boldly appropriate traditional Eastern European music, their gypsy-inspired mosh pits lack a certain... 

1st Irish 2010

Festival: Performing Arts

1st Irish

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Various locations

Ireland is "The Land of 100,000 Welcomes." It is also home to an unbroken line of writers who have influenced world... 

Green Day's <em>American Idiot</em>

Theatre

American Idiot

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ St. James Theater

Full-throttle punk (or Green Day's poppy spin on the genre) surges through the Great White Way in American Idiot, the Broadway... 

<em>Coming Back: New Orleans Resurgent</em>

Art: Photography

Coming Back: New Orleans Resurgent

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Umbrage Gallery

With our attention trained once again on the Gulf Coast, we're contemplating the effect of disasters on the surrounding environs. Mario... 

<em>Black Angels Over Tuskegee</em>

Theatre: Drama

Black Angels Over Tuskegee

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Actors' Temple Theatre

Award-winning writer/director Layon Gray’s Black Angels Over Tuskegee addreses an overlooked part of  history: the first African-American fighter pilots in the... 

<em>Behind the Screen</em>

Special Event

Behind the Screen

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Museum of the Moving Image

Sure, some of us like a microbrew to accompany our vintage video-gaming — and for that, we head to Barcade. But... 

Jauntsetter Weekend Escape: Litchfield, CT

Getaways

Jauntsetter Weekend Escape

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Various locations in Litchfield

Just a two-hour drive from the city, Litchfield, Connecticut is a great escape for stressed-out city dwellers. Home to a stellar... 

<em>Clean Slate for the Pessimist</em>: An Exercise in Default Accountability

Art

Clean Slate for the Pessimist

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Various Locations Along the BQE

Designed to look like a large-scale guerilla marketing campaign, this project, which began as a critique of the appropriation of art... 

<em>Daniel & Ana</em>

Film

Daniel & Ana

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Quad Cinema

A dramatization of real-life events, this Mexican film's disturbing subject matter will make for a difficult watch. Daniel and Ana are... 

<em>Roadkill Confidential</em>

Theatre

Roadkill Confidential

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ 3LD Art & Technology Center

Art and terrorism make a gruesome twosome in this contemporary noir drama of intrigue and roadkill. A modern-day undercover agent with... 

<em> Trust </em>

Theatre

Trust

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ 2econd Stage Theatre

The aptly-named Trust begins in a dominatrix den, where the dorky Harry — played by Zach Braff — recognizes his mistress... 

<em>Vestie Davis' New York</em>

Art

Vestie Davis' New York

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ American Folk Art Museum, Lincoln Square branch

"Give it a sweet melody" was the aesthetic must for Vestie Davis, a painter who froze mid-century New York in winsome,... 

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

Art

Spencer Finch

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ 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 Tillman Story</em>

Film: Documentary

The Tillman Story

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Landmark Sunshine

Is our government lying to us? In Amir Bar-Lev's documentary The Tillman Story, the Tillman family is unfortunately faced with this... 

<em>Last Train Home</em>

Film: Documentary

Last Train Home

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ IFC Center

Your opinion of holiday travel headaches is certain to be redefined after viewing Last Train Home, an award-winning documentary that examines... 

<em>In the Heights</em>

Theatre

In the Heights

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ 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>Jersey Boys</em>

Theatre: Musical

Jersey Boys

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ August Wilson Theatre

Like the signs on the buses say: The hits just keep on comin' — five years now for this crowd-pleasing bio-musical... 

<em>Dead or Alive</em>

Art

Dead or Alive

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Museum of Arts and Design

Dead or Alive features completely organic work. That is, all of the art was once alive, as a plant or animal.... 

King Tut Exhibition

Special Event

King Tut Exhibition

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Discovery Times Square Exposition

"Wonderful things." So said Howard Carter when the archaeologist was asked what he saw upon peeking into the just-opened tomb of... 

The Brick Theater presents the 2010 New York Clown Theatre Festival

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Clown Theatre Festival

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Brick Theater

For four weeks the Brick is hosting clowns. Some wear big red noses and others appear normal. For example, Theatre Group... 

<em>Mesrine: Killer Instinct (Part 1)</em>

Film

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Angelika Film Center

Mesrine: Killer Instinct is the first part in a two-part series based on the memoir of notorious French gangster Mesrine. During... 

Met Podcast: Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bamb&uacute;

Art

Met Podcast: Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Curator Anne Strauss talks to Doug and Mike Starn about their new work, Big Bambú: You Can't, You Don't, and You... 

Gadget Wash to benefit Performance Space 122 EXTENDED thru Sept 15

Special Event: Fundraisers

Gadget Wash to benefit Performance Space 122 EXTENDED thru Sept 15

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Performance Space 122

Is your house getting cluttered with messy gadgets and wires? Wash 'em out with Performance Space 122's first annual gadget wash.... 

Contemporary Tibetan art show

Art

Contemporary Tibetan art show

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Rubin Museum of Art

Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond marks the first exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art in a New York City museum. The nine... 

Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana

Art

Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Episodes from the great Indian epic the Ramayana are among the themes most favored for Indian miniature painting. This classic of... 

Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950&ndash;1980

Art: Photography

Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950–1980

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A master of classic American street photography, Leon Levinstein (American, 1910–1988) is best known for his candid and unsentimental black-and-white figure... 

Submit your own prayer flag!

Art

Submit your own prayer flag!

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Rubin Museum of Art

Create and submit your own prayer flag in celebration of the International Day of Non-Violence. The completed flags will be strung... 

Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bamb&uacute;

Special Event

Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Don’t miss this opportunity to see Big Bambú: You Can't, You Don't, and You Won't Stop the site-specific installation created for... 

Between Here and There: Passages in Contemporary Photography

Art: Photography

Between Here and There: Passages in Contemporary Photography

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This exhibition explores themes of dislocation and displacement in contemporary photography. Drawn almost entirely from the Met’s collection, Between Here and... 

An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo

Art

An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This exhibition presents 70 extraordinary works by masters of the 16th through 18th centuries, from one of the outstanding collections of... 

Ringo Starr's Gold Drum on View

Special Event

Ringo Starr's Gold Drum on View

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

On July 7, Ringo Starr's 70th birthday, the Met opened a special display of his gold-plated snare drum that will be... 

Gateway to Himalayan Art

Art

Gateway to Himalayan Art

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Rubin Museum of Art

Confused by those 40-armed deities? Let Gateway to Himalayan Art break it down for you. In this new introductory exhibition, you'll... 

Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered

Art

Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shortly after the Met acquired two Viennese silver wine coolers in 2002 from the Sachsen-Teschen Service, the core of the surviving... 

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950&ndash;1980

Art: Photography

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950–1980

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In excerpts from a 1988 archival recording, photographer Leon Levinstein talks about his work and the experience of photographing in the... 

Tours

Art

Tours

Tuesday 9/ 7 @ Rubin Museum of Art

Taste of RMA tours offer museum visitors an introduction to Himalayan art, exploring process, materials, iconography, religion, and cultural influence along...