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MON 11/16 (Jump to TUE l WED l THU l FRI l SAT l SUN )
Dining: Telepan's Harvest Dinner
Autumn brings the fall harvest. Telepan brings the heat. The five-course tasting menu features Nantucket bay scallops, venison and eggs...well, lots of eggs. Each course will be paired with a wine by Telepan's resident sommelier.
Bars/Clubs: I Hate Mondayz | 31 Rockwell's Bar & Lounge
The staff at 31 Rock seem have picked up our general hatred of the first day of the work week-so in order to lift spirits, they're literally doling them out liberally with an all-night happy hour. The kitchen is open until late as well, and, according to the bar's website, guests can expect card games and back massages (really, it says that). DJ Shag spins alongside guest selectors from 5 p.m. until close with no cover.
Music: Neko Case | Beacon Theatre
With her torch tales and golden pipes, not to mention singing hook after hook with "side project" The New Pornographers, Neko Case has found a way to break just about every guy's heart who's given her records a spin. Guys just want to be her friend, for like a day. For a beer at the dive down the street. Case refined her rusty nail country in a post-grunge Seattle, a city that played host to the drifters and broken down lovers that star in her six studio albums. On the cover of her latest, "Middle Cyclone," the singer crouches barefoot on the hood of a muscle car, her sword raised, her jaw set. The image captures well the promise of the embattled songs within: Double-edged with wildness and wisdom, they vanquish the notion of love as an easy prospect. With Joey & John of Calexico.
Events: The Good Men Project l The Tank
Alternating readings from Julio Medina and James Houghton, who share very opposite personal stories: Medina was a drug lord incarcerated at Sing Sing for eight years, while Houghton is the son of a prominent businessman and grew up quite embarrassed about his rich lineage. The readings stem from the book, "The Good Men Project," a collection of 31 essays from men at different points in their lives.
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TUE 11/17 (Jump to WED l THU l FRI l SAT l SUN )
Events: Tim Burton Film Retrospective l MoMA
A career retrospective of the movie director/animator, best known for his offbeat blockbuster films ("Batman," "Sleepy Hollow") and more personal, even more offbeat originals ("Edward Scissorhands," "Big Fish"). The exhibit features childhood drawings, student art, graphic art, drawings, movie storyboards and cartoons. A related film series takes place during the exhibit, and a MOMA benefit dinner honoring the director falls on Nov. 17. Note: The film series starts today, while the exhibit itself begins on Sunday.
Bars/Clubs: 66Sick 2 ½ Year Anniversary Party | Happy Ending
So what if the man owns Santos Party House? Before he was a club owner, Andrew WK was known as a rocker who'd sacrifice his face and bodily fluids to make sure a crowd was properly amped. And check it, he hasn't lost his touch-which is why he's aiding the folks who host this basement-level bash at a different venue to mark their 2nd anniversary... a little late, true (like six months late), but there's never a wrong time to get nuts with the WK man. Party starts at 10 p.m. with no cover and an open vodka bar from 11 p.m. until they run out.
Music: Dead Weather | Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jack White's latest side project away from the White Stripes, The Dead Weather features Alison Mosshart of The Kills along with Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence. Their first album, "Horehound" dropped this summer. With Violent Soho.
Dining: Emprio Wine Dinners
This $65 four-course tasting menu kicks off at 5 p.m. and matches each edible arrival with a wine from the Veneto region of Italy. Although best known for the waterways of capital city Venice, the area also produces some vivacious vino-some of which will accompany the entrée of beef short ribs (served with preserved truffle polenta), as well as the appetizer, pasta round and dessert.
Style: MCM sample sale
Handbag lux label MCM is discounting their "it" bags and styles by 80 percent, from handbags, totes, clutches, wallets and more.
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WED 11/18 (Jump to THU l FRI l SAT l SUN )
Dining: Bocuse d'Or Top Chef Dinner
Top Chef fans are suckers for the heat of the competitive kitchen, so it's only natural that the Bocuse d'Or Foundation-which hosts high stakes culinary competitions in Lyon, France-should cross paths with the Bravo phenomenon at some point. The Nov. 18 episode features guest judges from the Foundation, and the night's winner earns a chance to compete in Lyon in 2011. In conjunction with this, the Foundation will host a Top Chef viewing party and fund-raiser at Astor Center, with superstar guests Tom Colicchio, Daniel Boulud, Jerome Bocuse and others. Hors d'oeuvres come courtesy of Boulud's catering company and desserts are provided by Bouchon Bakery. Post-show, guests can mingle and partake in a Q&A to find out more about the Foundation's good works, and get their complimentary, signed copy of Andrew Friedman's new book "Knives at Dawn", a behind the scenes look at the US team.
Music: Dirty Projectors | Bowery Ballroom
While Bjork- and David Byrne-endorsed Dirty Projectors have undergone more band changes than you'll ever remember, at the heart of it is the brilliant David Longstreth, a songwriter who has been banging out fractured pop at a breakneck speed since 2002. Longstreth and company meld gorgeous harmonies with oft-kilter sounds and instrumentation, yielding them a devoted and steadily growing fanbase. Their recently released "Bitte Orca" is some of their most accessible music to date, yet still brims with unusual time signatures and atonal bursts of sound.
Bars/Clubs: Knee Deep at Union Square Lounge
Starting at 9 p.m., this unusually successful, cover-free party held under the Coffee Shop Bar has been going strong for months now, with no signs of stopping. It's a soulful house bash, DJed by the peppy Anna Cavazos-and she sticks to her guns, so if you're thinking she might slip an electro jam in for you, think again. However, if it's uplifting sounds you crave, you need to see what Ms. Anna's been up to downstairs.
Theater: My Wonderful Day l 59e59
This entry in the excellent festival Brits Off-Broadway has a special draw: it's by Alan Ayckbourn, an Englishman with a knack for writing cunning comical scenarios. His latest follows a schoolchild on an average day, blissfully unaware of the silly melodramas that obsess the adults around her.
Events: Le Bingo debuts l Le Poisson Rouge
Gender-benders Murray Hill and Linda Simpson host a semi-regular night of bingo, featuring kitschy prizes, cash jackpots and hourly drink specials.
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THU 11/19 (Jump to FRI l SAT l SUN )
New restaurants: Maialino
Newly minted four-starrer Danny Meyer is booked at the Gramercy Park Hotel with this highly anticipated Roman trattoria, which takes over the old Wakiya space. It's Meyer's first foray into Italian cuisine, and a particularly personal project: He once worked as a tour guide in Rome for his father's travel company. (Check out the quaint backstory on the restaurant's name. Awww.) At the helm is Gramercy Tavern vet Nick Anderer, who describes Maialino as "very seasonal and heavily pasta-driven," with most of the pastas made in-house: spaghetti alla carbonara; malfatti with suckling-pig ragu. The overall feel of the menu is classic-think fritto misto. The elegant space (wood paneling, murals) was designed by starchitect David Rockwell (Adour) and features a private dining room that can seat up to 22 people. Maialino is also the first Danny Meyer restaurant to serve breakfast, starting in December. Just in case that coveted dinner reservation is weeee bit hard to come by. (Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Ave. at 21st St.; 212-777-2410)
Music: Bob Dylan | United Palace
Is there really anything left to say about Bob Dylan? The legend has surpassed show number 2,000 of the tour he was on late last year, and maybe he is still on the same one? What's he gonna play? Your guess is as good as ours and that's the reason people still keep supporting Zimmy time and time again. The 67-year old could have retired whenever he wanted and supported himself with Social Security (and probably untold millions) but to paraphrase Donald Sutherland, "Musical visionaries don't retire. They die." Here's to another 30, Bobby. With Dion.
Music: Ray Davies | Town Hall
After a quiet decade around the turn of the century, one of rock's greatest living songwriters is on something of a tear. The former Kinks front man's recent solo albums, 2006's "Other People's Lives" and last year's "Working Man's Cafe," are filled with his trademark working class characters, bittersweet to the last drop. And on "Cafe's" country-tinged "Vietnam Cowboys," he gives globalization its own honky-tonk anthem ("Mass production in Saigon while auto works laid off in Cleveland"). These shows have him changing directions even more, he will be performing with The Dessoff Chamber Choir.
Bars/Clubs: Heretic Hillbilly Hootenanny | The Mean Fiddler
Hmmm...although it's SO not PC, there was a time a bar could get away with calling this a "white trash" party-but we here in evolved Manhattan don't play that... er, right? Whatever you designate this dual celebration of religion and low-taste, the game is as it was: dress in either your hill-billiest, most Appalachian apparel or Sunday church best, and potentially score prizes for guises. There'll be drink specials, beer pong and other booze-soaked party games-all for $15 at the door-so get gussied up right, ya hear?
Style: Tracy Reese fall sample sale
Known for her soignée, feminine outfits, Tracy Reese will be slashing prices all autumn dresses. A little birdy tells us to expect the patchwork frock in Raspberry to be $190, the asymmetric surplice in pumpkin prairie floral will be $120 and the ruffled strapless "Ciera" in brilliant blue will also be reduced to $120. To sweeten the deal, the first 150 customers will receive a gift bag stuffed with full-size beauty products.
Events: The Art of ‘Archie' opens l MoCCA
Archie, Veronica, Betty, Reggie and, of course, Jughead. The family-friendly comic book series is 70 years old, and even as the times change, Riverdale stays stuck in a high school utopia of malt shoppes, sock hops and bigamy (you did read the recent Archie Gets Married story arc, right?). This exhibit features comic art, house ads, collectibles, toys and more, spanning the Archie universe and its offshoots (Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, etc.). There will be an opening reception on Nov. 19.
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FRI 11/20 (Jump to SAT l SUN )
Bars/Clubs: Airdrop Presents "A Late Summer Menu" | The Market Hotel
Don't get it twisted-this is not some late night "dance-and-dine," it's a night of techno cleverly proposed in menu fashion. However, looking at it from a foodie perspective, this is indeed an [aural] feast, as DJs Crazy Larry, Kasper, Fred P and Soul Clap will be stuffing your ears with hard beat treats. Tickets are $10 in advance, possibly more at the door-with all this deliciousness kicking off at 10 p.m.
Music: Devo | Irving Plaza
Bust out the silly hats, kids: Devo is on the loose. The wacky new-wave pioneers are set to don their trademark flower-pot lids despite the fact that the members are all pushing 60. They will be performing one of their albums in its entirety each night, "Q: Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!" on the 20th and "Freedom of Choice," on the 21st. With Reggie Watts.
New restaurants: Mermaid Oyster Bar
Not quite two years have passed since the original Mermaid Inn in the East Village expanded to the Upper West Side. Now, they're swimming back downtown for the latest addition, Mermaid Oyster Bar, which partners Danny Abrams and Cindy Smith have opened at their old Smith's space on Macdougal. Laurence Edelman, who oversees Mermaid uptown, has created a different menu here, plating up dishes like rock shrimp pasta; a raw bar will feature 16 types of oysters daily. Unlike big sis, this one's got a more industrial look, with exposed pipes and white brick playing off of shiny surfaces. And instead of maritime prints and ephemera, the walls are filled with photographs of beach landscapes and seashore motels. "You'll know you're in a Mermaid Inn, but it'll be different," Edelman says. "Where Mermaid Inn is New England, Massachusetts and Maine, Oyster Bar is the Hamptons and the Jersey Shore." (79 Macdougal St. near Houston St., 212-260-0100)
Music: ‘Star Wars' in Concert l IZOD Center
Featuring music from all six of John Williams' Star Wars scores the production features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen - one of the largest ever put on tour. The show is also narrated live by Anthony Daniels (the actor who portrayed C-3PO in all six films) and also is full of actual Star Wars memorabilia.
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SAT 11/21 (Jump to SUN )
Bars/Clubs: Lost in Sound Launch Party | 171 Lombardy St., Brooklyn
With LostinSound.org launching to help educate the public on who and what's new in music, they're throwing this event to both a) celebrate the new site, and b) blow your mind with beats. Watch for a set from DJ Logic-who not only spins at clubs but works with all sorts of musicians, from Roberta Flack to Jack Johnson, Maroon 5, Phish, John Mayer and Wu Tang, just to name a few. Also on hand will be BioDiesel (a.k.a. Johnny Rabb and Clay Parnell), a duo that specializes in "livelectronica"-playing instruments and utilizing technology to create dance jams. Add in the synth-rock of Jimkata, plus a roster of DJs and performance artists, and you've been warned: wear comfy shoes because the boogie is on. Everything takes off at 8 p.m. with a cover of $15 each.
Music: Sonic Youth | Terminal 5
Sonic Youth: underground icons, the epitome of downtown cool...Starbucks synergists? Yep, the legendary rockers made a deal with the frothy devil for their compilation called "Hits Are For Squares," with tracks chosen by musicians and celebrities. Weird? Sure. But maybe this will mean they'll make more room in the setlist for those hits, like Beck's fave, "Sugar Kane," or Radiohead's pick, "Kool Thing." You can be sure you will hear plenty from the bands new album, "The Eternal." With Dinosaur Jr.
Dining: Saturdays at the Tasting Table l Bar Boulud
When you were young, you had sugar-coated cereal and morning cartoons to fill your Saturdays. Now that you're all grown out of your footed pajamas (or so we hope), there's afternoon wine served with house-made charcuterie at Bar Boulud's tasting table. The series focuses on a selection of eight to 10 wines from a particular producer or region each week (say, Languedoc-Roussilon one session, Louis/Dresser wines the next). The restaurant will be offering the housemade charcuterie that got them famous: jellied terrines, cold meats and pâtés. While the discussions, much like the restaurant, are meant to be informal, we're thinking flannels are best left at home.
Events: Gotham Girls Roller Derby l Hunter College
What, you've never heard of the Gotham Girls? For shame! They are New York City's only all-female roller derby league. Roller Derby was immensely popular from the 40s through the 70s, but there's a good chance you've never seen this sport up close. It's bad-ass women slamming into each other on skates, with the possibility of a fight or two-what's not to like? Tonight is the championship.
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SUN 11/22
Dining: Brooklyn Chili Takedown
Five years ago, Matt Timms was just a boy with a dream: bring homemade chili to the masses, and have fun doing it. That dream has long since been achieved and surpassed. Timms' "Takedowns" have taken the country by storm, with cooking competitions in New York, Boston and Nashville and foods ranging from lamb to cookies. The Nov. 22 event promises to be a big one. Chili is where it all began, and with 28 chili cooks competing for the coveted people's choice award, there's sure to be some heated competition. If you've been looking for an excuse to get those Thanksgiving binge-eating muscles in shape, this is it.
Bars/Clubs: Funk ‘n' Brunch | The Porch
Not necessarily the mellowest of late-mornings, this event disguised as a midday meal is in fact an opportunity to start your Sunday with DJ Gordon Gartrell, a funk doc who lives and dies in his eclectic music methodology. Expect savvy beats and earthy B-sides while you sip on Bloody Marys, Bellinis, coffee and Turkish black tea-and yes, you can grab a bite too, with cheeses, cold cuts, pressed toast and breakfast items for around $8-$14. Food starts at 11 a.m. with Mr. Gartrell scheduled around 2 p.m.
Music: Devendra Banhart l Town Hall
As the patriarch and primary pitchman for "freak-folk" (a label he shuns), Devendra Banhart has helped resuscitate the careers of old-school folkies like Vashti Bunyan, Michael Hurley and Karen Dalton. But Banhart's own shape-shifting music remains the most appealing (and eccentric) act in the whole widespread circus that has sprung up around him. Banhart seemed critically bulletproof in his early years, but has morphed into more of a polarizing figure as both his sound and his profile have expanded.
Events: ‘Making Mischief,' a book reading/discussion with Gregory Maguire l Barnes & Noble Upper East Side
The author of "Wicked" presents his tribute to writer/illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are).
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