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Your event guide
Here's a snapshot of our favorite things to do in New York. |
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New York
Aug 31-Sep 6, 2010
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And here I thought I was cool: both of my bosses, plus my dad, are at Burning Man this week — while I continue to slave away here in the sweltering city. New York is no Black Rock City, but between the US Open, various island parties (Parked, Electric Zoo), the launch of Flavorpill Brooklyn (oh yeah, we went there), and hometown burner-heroes Winkel & Balktick's annual Stranded party, there's plenty to keep me occupied away from the playa. I think you'll be pretty set too, whether you're into avant-garde theatre, Coen brothers redux Chinese cinema, indie rock, or pork. As always, check out my Editor Picks on the site for even more options, and be sure to scope (and sign up for!) Flavorpill Brooklyn while you're at it. Burning wha? - Leah Taylor, Managing Editor
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Required Viewing: 10 Essential Hip-Hop Films
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From the Lil' Wayne documentary to a film about slain Run-DMC pioneer Jam Master Jay, it seems like we hear about a new hip hop movie roughly once a week. Now, with the GZA's new Wu-Tang documentary in the works, we thought it'd be a good time to look back over some other essential hip-hop films. Here are our picks for ten of the best, spanning nearly three decades. »
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MORE FLAVOR: Party
Flavorpill Brooklyn Launch Party feat. PUNCHES
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Tuesday Aug 31 (9pm–midnight)
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Union Hall (702 Union St, 718.638.4400)
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FREE w/ RSVP
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Flavorpill has landed (finally!) in Brooklyn, and we're throwing a sweet li'l' party to celebrate. Our own DJ Russ hits the decks alongside the Music Slut and Finger on the Pulse's PUNCHES to fill Union Hall with witch house, electro, and bangin' remixes — this is definitely a party where you'll want to dance. Ain't no party like a BK party, so RSVP and come join the fun.
- Leah Taylor
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You must RSVP to bklaunch@flavorpill.com to attend. Or, enter to win tickets!
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MUSIC: DJ
DFA DJs at Hudson
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Wednesday Sep 1 (9pm)
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Private Park - Hudson Hotel
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FREE
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Every Wednesday through September 22, DFA Records hosts an intimate soiree with select DJs at the Hudson Hotel. This week it's DFA's Justin Miller. With its lighted glass floor, the Private Park at the Hudson makes for the perfect backdrop for new moves, which we'll leave to you to interpret.
- Rozalia Jovanovic
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$5 drink specials all night.
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PERFORMING ARTS: Theatre
The Cradle Will Rock
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Thursday Sep 2 (8pm)
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Theatre 80 (80 St Marks Pl, 212.598.9802)
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$20
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Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock is more discussed than seen. The controversy surrounding the show overshadowed the composer's other work and helped establish its director Orson Welles' reputation as provocateur extraordinaire. Written in 1937 under the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project, the musical's unapologetic pro-union/anti-corporate sentiment freaked out the feds freaked, who closed it down before its premiere. Undeterred, Welles moved cast and audience to an empty theater for an opening night that is the stuff of legend — and an earnest film by Tim Robbins. In the spirit of Cradle's improvised debut, Downtown Music Productions is presenting a staged reading of the musical. It's hard overlooking Cradle's inspiring origins, but this angry musical's message is timely and relevant.
- Patricia Contino
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FILM
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
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Friday Sep 3
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Various locations
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$12.50
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If you're a fan of Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed Fifth Generation director behind such films as Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, and The House of Flying Daggers, seeing his outrageous adaptation of the Coen Brothers' Blood Simple is a no-brainer. Taking inspiration from old Chinese opera, A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop is a visually stunning work set in ancient China. The plot involves a wretched noodle-shop owner who hires a local detective to murder his cheating wife and her lover. Part farce, part thriller, the film is filled with brilliant compositions, most notably the well-choreographed noodle-making sequence which alone is worth the cost of admission.
- Mindy Bond
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MUSIC: Electronic
Electric Zoo
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Saturday Sep 4 (11am–11pm)
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Randall's Island Park (1 Randall's Island Rd, 212.830.7722)
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$86 single day / $142 two-day pass
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Following last year's mega-successful launch of the Electric Zoo festival, the two-day electronic-music bash returns to Randall's Island for a second round of dance-induced mayhem. Big-name crowd pleasers the Chemical Brothers and Armin van Buuren headline the first and second nights, respectively, but with a full 12 hours of music each day, they're preceded by a sea of top-notch contemporaries — including, but not limited to, Major Lazer, Richie Hawtin, Flying Lotus, Pretty Lights, the Glitch Mob, Moby, Bassnectar, and Dirty South.
- Doug Levy
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MORE FLAVOR: Food/Wine
Parked Food Truck Festival @ Governors Island
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Sunday Sep 5 (noon–5pm)
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MeanRed (check event for details)
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FREE
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Because we didn't stuff our faces enough yesterday at MeanRed's Snout 'n Stout porkopalypse, today we're heading out to Governors Island for Parked, its food-truck fest. Thousands of ravenous foodies crammed into BKLYN Yard last year to get a taste from New York's best restos on wheels, so this year the feast spreads out (not unlike our elastic-waisted pants we're donning for the occasion) on Colonel's Row. There you'll find all your fave trucks and carts — from Halo Berlin and Van Leeuwan to the Red Hook Lobster Pound, Jamaican Dutchy Truck, and many (many) more — lined up for your gluttonous convenience. Prepare to get stuffed!
- Leah Taylor
Note:
Flavorpill is a proud media sponsor of Parked. Catch a free ferry to Governors Island at the Battery Maritime Building, next to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
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PERFORMING ARTS: Theatre
Baltimore Annex Theater presents A Fistful of Flowers
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Monday Sep 6 (8pm)
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Silent Barn (915 Wyckoff Ave)
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TBA
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We're guessing — both from the title and the crazy creative B'more troupe producing it — that A Fistful of Flowers is one seriously effed-up version of a spaghetti Western. The plot may be thin, but the artists in the collective are so individually talented, that we're expecting epic feats of, well, epic poetry, throat-singing (courtesy of Bloody Panda's Gerry Mak), and more — all with a surreal Western backdrop. So while we're not exactly sure what to expect, we're beyond excited to find out just what the Baltimore Annex (now touring the country with this show) can do. The show is bookended by performances by Secret Boyfriend, SEABAT, and German Ghost.
- Leah Taylor
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PERFORMING ARTS: Acrobatics
The Brick Theater presents the 2010 New York Clown Theatre Festival
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Friday Sep 3
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The Brick Theater (575 Metropolitan Ave, 718.907.6189)
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For four weeks the Brick is hosting clowns. Some wear big red noses and others appear normal. For example, Theatre Group Dzieci's Cirkus Luna! has tried-and-true tent acts, while Julie Goell's opera house charwoman gets a star turn in Carmen the Mopera. Then, James and JF consider who and what would play on the last television on Earth in Channel One. These are a few of the lovestruck, hula-hooping, spectral, and musical acts participating in the Clown Theatre Fest. Audiences too can clown around at selected cabarets and workshops. Everyone is welcome to participate in the opening night pie-in-the-face melee at the Brick, and at the closing day clown funeral procession, through the streets of Brooklyn.
- Patricia Contino
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About Us |
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Cultural Partner
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Editors
MANAGING EDITOR
Leah Taylor
DEPUTY EDITOR
Rozalia Jovanovic
SENIOR EDITORS
Doug Levy
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Jason Diamond
Patricia Contino
Patrick Letterii
Mindy Bond
PUBLISHERS
Sascha Lewis
Mark Mangan
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