Theater
 Rent- New World Stages
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Believe it or not, the 1996 musical juggernaut about destitute artists in the East Village is back, just three years after ending its twelve-year run on Broadway. More »
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Nightlife
- Wild Flag
- East River State Park
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Another day, another opportunity for nineties nostalgia. This time it's indie supergroup Wild Flag, made up of Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), Mary Timony (Helium), and Rebecca Cole (the Minders). More »
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community
- The Dark Crystal
- Museum of the Moving Image
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Jim Henson and Frank Oz's fantasy about a young Gelfling's quest to heal the crystal of the title, and his world. More »
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Theater
- FringeNYC 2011
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Now in its fifteenth year, the largest multi-arts festival in North America features more than 200 companies from around the world performing in more than twenty venues. More »
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Reading
- Kevin Mitnick
- The Half King
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The "world's most famous (former) computer hacker," security consultant, and author of The Art of Deception and The Art of Intrusion reads from and discusses his new book, Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker . More »
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Reading
- Wayne Koestenbaum
- 192 Books
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The cultural critic and professor discusses Humiliation , his new book about unsettling situations in history, literature, art, current events, film, his own life, and more. More »
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Art
- Christopher Baker: Hello World! or: How I Learned to Stop Listen
- Museum of the Moving Image
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Scientist turned artist Baker gathered more than 5,000 video diaries from MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook for this immersive, large-scale installation. More »
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Nightlife
- Cut Copy
- Prospect Park Bandshell at Prosp
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Dance alfresco when the Aussie electro-pop quartet--whose latest Zonoscope nods vigorously to the eighties--plays a Celebrate Brooklyn! benefit with Foster the People and disco-heavy dancemasters Midnight Magic. More »
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Classical
- Metropolis Ensemble
- Lincoln Center for the Performin
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Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun leads the new music group in his "Martial Arts Trilogy," a multimedia program with selections from his scores for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ; Hero ; and The Banquet . More »
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Classical
- Mark Lamb Dance
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The small modern company known for its intimate performances dances in a salon-style evening, "Postcards From Home," featuring improvised performance on the themes of home, travel, and adventure. More »
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Kids
- Sundae Sermon
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Art
- Maya Zack: Living Room
- The Jewish Museum
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The Israeli artist-filmmaker's installation comprises large-scale computer-generated 3-D images--the museum provides the glasses-to evoke a Jewish family's apartment in thirties Berlin. More »
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Kids
- Performing Arts College Fair
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Theater
- The Judy Show: My Life As a Sitcom
- DR2 Theatre
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The comedienne Judy Gold uses TV shows from the seventies, eighties, and nineties to examine moments from her life. More »
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Reading
- Emma Forrest and Jon Ronson
- McNally Jackson
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The authors of Your Voice in My Head: A Memoir and The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry discuss their books. More »
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Nightlife
- Alonzo Bodden
- Carolines on Broadway
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The "Last Comic Standing" standout (who later returned to the show as a judge) headlines. More »
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Art
- More Than That: Films by Kevin Jerome Everson
- Whitney Museum of American Art
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Filmic fables confront race, sexuality, and class through their exploration of working-class American communities. More »
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Art
- Inventing Brooklyn: People, Places, Progress
- Brooklyn Historical Society
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Four hundred years of the borough's history, as told through various archival documents, photos, oral histories, and artifacts. More »
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Theater
- Hair
- St. James Theatre
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The Tony-winning 2009 production returns to New York for a limited summer run. More »
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Theater
- Olive and The Bitter Herbs
- 59E59 Theaters
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In Charles Busch's latest comedy, an actress with a lackluster career and annoying neighbors unexpectedly finds herself hosting a Passover seder. More »
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Nightlife
- The Faculty
- Peoples Improv Theater
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Improv teachers practice what they preach at this weekly showcase of instructive talent. More »
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