Wig Out on Saturday!
Thursday
Thursday Night Out at the Magnet Theater
Come enjoy four comedy shows, free pizza, and $2 beers! Featuring amix of improv veterans and new talent.
7 pm, The Magnet Theater 254 W 29th St at 8th Ave,1 to 28th St. Tickets $5
FREE Meat Pie
Thursday is Australia day, and to celebrate Pie Face an Australian bakery which just opened in midtown is giving out free pie all day — the full 24 hours. You can spend a whole day eating only pie.
1691 Broadway (btw 53rd and 54th) Subway: 1.2 to 50th st
Friday
Organic and Sustainable Wine Tasting (FREE)
Try goji liqueur made from goji berries farmed in the Himalayas and coffee liqueur made from coffee beans harvested from mountains in Mexico and quinoa vodka made from quinoa harvested by small producers in Boliva.
Dry Dock Wine and Spirits 424 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, 718-852-3625, 5:30-8:30, B61 bus
The Hundred in the Hands at Glasslands Gallery
Funky, disco-infused pop band The Hundred in the Hands plays at Glasslands Gallery, a venue famous for featuring up-and-coming artists.
Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Ave, Doors: 8:30 pm, L to Bedfore Ave, Advance: $10, At the door: $12
Aimee Mann at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jump into INY’s office soundtrack and check out this awesome acoustic poetess of recent Portlandia fame. A guaranteed chill night out, throw on your hipster week end clothes, and relax in Williamsburg with fantastic music alongside a guaranteed enthusiastic crowd. The event may be sold out but tickets are almost always available outside the Music Hall.
66 N. 6th St, L to Bedford Ave, 8pm
Saturday
Seal Exploration –FREE!
Yeah you read that right. You can go see seals this weekend. The New York City Department of Park and Recreation rangers lead wildlife tours year round, also offering birding tours and programs.
Orchard Beach Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Orchard Beach, Section 2 of the beach, 718-319-7258, 10 am, Bx12 and Bx5 buses
Wig Out
Wear a wig and get free drinks! Not only will you not spend money, you could even make money since there’s a $100 dollar prize for best hair.
Irish Exit 978 2nd Ave (btw 51st and 52 st) 9-11 pm, Subway: E.M to Lexington Ave/53 st, 4.6 to 51st, 4.5.6 to 59 st, 21+
RAC (Remix Artist Collective) DJ Set at Brooklyn Bowl
Fans of electronica? Hip hop? Remixes? RAC is an international group whose original and playful re-vamps of popular songs have garnered much following. Advance tickets have already sold out, but go at 11:30 p.m. to try to snag a ticket at the door for the much-demanded show.
Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn. $10, 11:30 p.m.
Sunday
Fashion Center Walking Tour -FREE!
Michael Kaback, a licensed tour guide and a “garmento” himself, leads the tour which offers a brief history of the apparel industry in New York starting with Henry Hudson all the way up to the present. The tour will stop at iconic sites, including the fashion walk of fame and may include visits to showrooms depending on scheduling and group size.
Northeast corner of Seventh Avenue at 39th Street between the Fashion Center Information Kiosk and the bronze statue of the garment worker, 2pm, 1/2/3 to 34th st Penn Station. You must reserve your spot. Call 212.764.9600 or email MikesNYCTours@yahoo.com
http://www.openhousegallery.org/
Mac and Cheese Takedown
It’s no secret that the INY staff is a bit noodle and cheese obsessed, but here’s your chance to unite with other mac and cheese lovers in an epic carb-heavy competition! $15 to eat 25 dishes of Mac and Cheese made by 25 local experts. Eat your heart out and vote for your fave!
The Bell House, 7th St (between Second and Third Aves in Gowanus), F, G, R to Fourth Ave–9th St, 2pm
13th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival
Missed out on celebrating the Lunar New Year? Think again! Manhattan Chinatown’s main New Year event is this Sunday. An outdoor cultural festival will take place at 11:30 a.m. with food, activities, and booths, followed by a parade of dancers, acrobats, marching bands, and many more traveling from Little Italy to the Lower East Side.
Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St), 1:00pm
Bird Courage: A Promising Flee Release Party – FREE
Bird Courage, comprised of two local musicians from Bushwick, launch their newest EP full of jangly, indie-folk tunes.
Spike Hill, 184-186 Bedford Ave, L to Bedford Ave, 8 pm
2 Comments | Posted on January 26, 2012 | Categories: Event-Related, From the Blog, Weekend Forecast
seals!
I miss Heidi :/