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The EventGuide FRIDAY February 5, 2010 HeadlinersFestivals11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Unsound Festival New York. Taking place over the course of ten days, the Unsound Festival New York will boast an ambitious lineup of artists from both Euro
New York Metro Area. (Festival - Music). 718-399-1632 | | 7:00 pm | New York City Winter Wine Fest. The New York City Winter Wine Fest will feature over 200 wines for tasting along with cheese, bread, and crudites to cleanse you
Nokia Theatre. (Festival - Wine Tasting). 212-930-1950 |
The Arts9:30 am- 10:00 pm | Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R) or if you dare enter Chamber o
Madame Tussauds New York. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 800-246-8872 | 10:00 am- 7:00 pm | Go Red for Women 2010 National Casting Call. Casting Call to find women choosing to speak up to spread awareness of their #1 killer. Share your story for the chance to repr
Herald Square. (Performance - Casting Call/Audition). | 11:00 am- 4:00 pm | Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800 works of art, archaeolog
The Jewish Museum. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 212-423-3337 | 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Ryan Schneider: Send Me Through. Schneider's work continues to investigate the human condition from a personal point of view, seen through the lens of an obsessi
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-244-4320 | 12:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Bennett Morris: Climate Untamed. This will be the artist's first solo show in New York highlighting twelve photographs made between 2006-2009 that diagram Morris
Like the Spice, Art Studio. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 718-388-5388 | 12:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Herb Brown 1960s Pop Paintings. With his exploration of consumerism and hypocritical societal values, bold use of color, and fondness for the comic, Herb Brown
BLT Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-226-6106 | 1:00 pm- 6:00 pm | KRIWET. For this exhibition KRIWET will be showing a selection of his work which was also influenced by aesthetic and conceptual current
Ludlow 83. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-228-6848 | | 7:00 pm | Tony n' Tina's Wedding. This long-running interactive mock wedding exploits the stereotype of the melodramatic Italian. As an invited guest you will da
Vinnie Black's Colliseum at the Edison Hotel. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-352-3101 | | 7:00 pm | Blue Man Group.  Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss
Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN | | 8:00 pm | Chicago.  This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels them in
Ambassador Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | South Pacific.  The musical is based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, and features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hamm
Vivian Beaumont Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | The Lion King.  Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually the thr
Minskoff Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-869-0550 | | 8:00 pm | The Phantom of the Opera.  The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Jersey Boys.  A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an
August Wilson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Wicked.  The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood, the other beautiful and popula
Gershwin Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 | | 8:00 pm | Stomp.  This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-307-4100 | | 8:00 pm | RockStarsNYC. The newest Off-Broadway Theater event to stage dive into the intensified rock concert experience combining dance & live rock n r
Polly Esther's NY. (Performance - Theater). 212-714-ROCK | | 8:00 pm | Altar Boyz.  This musical comedy spoof follows a Christian boy band that includes one Jewish boy. The performances are held at New World Stag
New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | My First Time. My First Time is a new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues, featuring four actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories
New World Stages. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-840-3335 | | 8:00 pm | Billy Elliott: The Musical.  This moving new musical is the story of a boy who discovers he has a special talent for dance, while the boys all around him are
Imperial Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical.  Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people. The score includes the musical numbers "Let the Sun Shine In," "Aq
Al Hirschfeld Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Flanagan's Wake. Comical interactive Irish wake. Much of the play's hilarious detail is created as the cast and audience interact, each offering
Mr. Dennehy's. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-868-4444 | | 8:00 pm | Memphis - The Musical.  The story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Set in the turbulent s
Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Next to Normal.  A modern musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. Booth Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Rock of Ages.  It's 1987 and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers.
Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 | | 8:00 pm | Superior Donuts.  A black teenager, who is the donut shops only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This provocative comedy explor
Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Parsons Dance. See an all-new version of last season's sold-out, rock dance opera, 'Remember Me' featuring Parsons Dance and the lead vocalists
The Joyce Theater. (Performance - Dance). 212-242-0800 | | 8:00 pm | Fela!.  This new musical, based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Directed an
Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Finian's Rainbow.  The musical's score features such classic songs as "Old Devil Moon," "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?," "When I'm Not Near the G
St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | God of Carnage.  Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Play! God of Carnage deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between tw
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | In the Next Room or the vibrator play.  In the Next Room or the vibrator play looks at a young technology-obsessed doctor and the devoted wife who longs to connect with
Lyceum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | A Little Night Music.  A Little Night Music is set in a weekend country house in turn of the century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, lon
Walter Kerr Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Present Laughter.  While Garry struggles to plan his upcoming trip to Africa, his elegant London flat is invaded by a love struck ingenue, an adult
American Airlines Theater. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-719-1300 | | 8:00 pm | Race.  A riveting new play in which three attorneys, two black and one white, are offered a chance to defend a white man charged with a
Ethel Barrymore Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | | 8:00 pm | Ragtime.  Ragtime turns back the clock to the dawn of the 20th century - a time when anything was possible and ragtime music filled the ai
Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 | | 8:00 pm | Banana Shpeel.  Cirque du Soleil presents Banana Shpeel, a contemporary twist on Vaudeville. Beacon Theatre. (Performance - Dance). 212-465-6500 | | 8:00 pm | Parsons Dance.  Parsons Dance returns with an all-new version of last season's sold-out, rock dance opera, "Remember Me," featuring Parsons Danc
The Joyce Theater. (Performance - Dance). 212-242-0800 | 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm | You're Welcome. A cycle of bad plays by The Debate Society. You're Welcome is a collection of 5 small plays about creation and failure; a unified theatrical myth that tells the story of an
The Brick Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-352-3101 | | 8:30 pm | The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com
The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430 | | 10:00 pm | Blue Man Group.  Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss
Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN | 10:30 pm- 11:30 pm | Too Much Light Makes the Baby go Blind. Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is the New York Neo-Futurists, the wildly prolific writers/directors/performers, race-aga
Kraine Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-352-3101 | | 10:30 pm | Naked Boys Singing.  Playing on Stage 5, this all-male, all-nude musical has been running since 1999 and delivers exactly what it's title promises.. New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-871-1730 | | 10:30 pm | The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com
The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430 | | 12:00 am | The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com
The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430 | | | Mamma Mia!.  The story of a forty-something mother planning her daughter's wedding. Incorporating 22 of the band ABBA's songs. Schedule var
Winter Garden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | | Shrek The Musical.  Based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film. Schedule may vary
Broadway Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 | | | Mary Poppins.  Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Oscar-winning 1964 Walt Disney film. The show fatures original film score by Rober
New Amsterdam Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-282-2900 | | | In the Heights.  In the Heights is a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights. Schedule varies, please check ahead. Richard Rodgers Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 | | | here: remembering 9/11. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition,
Ground Zero. (Arts - Photography Exhibit). | | | Time Stands Still.  Are we supposed to deny ourselves ordinary happiness because there's misery in the world? This is one of many questions Pulitzer
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-399-3030 | | | A View From the Bridge.  A Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigra
Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | | | Happy Now?. A chance encounter at a hotel plays upon Kitty's mind as she struggles to balance personal freedom with family life, fidelity an
59E59 Theaters. (Performance - Theater). 212-279-4200 |
SportsFor ChildrenCommunityMiscellaneous| 10:00 am | Sopranos Sites Tour. See the shootings from the hit show on a bus tour through Sopranoland. Over 40 locations on the tour, including Father Phil's P
On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 | | 11:00 am | New York TV & Movie Tour. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from over 60 TV shows a
On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 | | 11:00 am | Sex & the City Hotspots Tour. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip. Visit Charlotte
On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 | | 12:00 pm | Gossip Girl Sites Tour. Experience a day in the life of Manhattan's Elite on the tour of Gossip Girl Sites. More than 40 locations that have been used
On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 | | 12:00 pm | Central Park TV & Movie Sites Tour. Take Two! on a trip through Central Park. Over 40 locations on the tour, including locations from Enchanted, When Harry Met Sall
On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 | | 3:00 pm | Sex & the City Hotspots Tour. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip. Visit Charlotte
On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 | 5:30 pm- 11:30 pm | Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there
Providence. (Miscellaneous). 212-307-0062 | 9:00 pm- 4:00 am | Shorts and Beats. A screening of short films from some of New York City's most intriguing and innovative new film makers. In between films DJ's Ga
Gstaad. (Miscellaneous). 212-475-4185 |
Dining Specials| 11:30 am | Aloha Fridays. Every Friday after is Aloha Friday at Roy's New York. Wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt and receive 10% off your lunch or dinner. Roy's New York. (Dining - Dining Specials). 212-266-6262 | | | Complimentary Bar Bites at MELT. MELT is offering complimentary "Bar Bites" with every cocktail ordered at the bar. Melt. (Dining - Dining Specials). 718-230-5925 |
Nightlife1:00 am- 6:00 am | Rapt. Located inside the Vitality Lounge, Rapt is an after-hours drum'n'bass, jungle, hip hop club featuring guest DJ's, an oxygen bar
Vitality Lounge. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-358-9822 | | 3:00 am | Amateur Burlesque at Webster Hall. Bare what you dare and show the world what they're missing at Webster Hall NYC's Great American Amateur Striptease contest. Ladi
Webster Hall. (Nightlife - Adult theme). 212-353-1600 | 5:00 pm- 12:00 am | Salsa Groove. An after work happy hour Salsa Party. It's the only Salsa party happening on Friday nights so we get a diverse vibrant crowd see
SOB's - Sounds of Brazil. (Nightlife - Dance). 212-243-4940 | 5:00 pm- 4:00 am | Indulge Afterwork Fridays. Network & socialize with mature professionals after a long work week for an evening of food, drinks, dancing and fun at this sex
Vesta. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 212-629-1786 | 5:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Satisfaction Afterwork Fridays. DJay Gus of Scratch Academy spinning R&B/HipHop/Top 40/Reggae/Latin/Old School. Midtown's # 1 Happy Hour Dance Party. Fashiona
Elevate NYC. (Nightlife - Dance). 347-788-9817 | 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm | Lew Anderson All-American Big Band. On Fridays enjoy the big sound of Lew Anderson's All American Big Band. Birdland Jazz Club. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-581-3080 | | 7:30 pm | National Comedy Theatre Improv. Nationally acclaimed improv comedy show that is appropriate for all audiences. Similar in style to Drew Carey's 'Whose Line is
National Comedy Theatre. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-629-5202 | | 7:30 pm | Stand Up Comedy Shows All Night Long. New York's Busiest Comedy Club located in the Heart of Times Square. All shows are 90 minutes long and feature 4-5 Comedians see
HA! Comedy Club NYC. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-977-3884 | 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Wonder GirlZ. 'Pussycat Dolls meets Charlie's Angels' is the best way to describe Wonder GirlZ. Emmy nominated choreographer Brian Thomas, 'BT
The Supper Club. (Nightlife - Dance). 917-250-5075 | | 8:00 pm | Eight is Never Enough. Now in it's 4th year, Eight is Never Enough comedy troupe continues to dazzle audiences of all ages through interactive improv,
Times Square Arts Center. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-586-7829 | 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Chicago City Limits. New York's legendary improv. group, Chicago City Limits is better then ever after winning back-to-back MAC awards (2008-09) for
Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-888-5233 | | 8:00 pm | Disco Hustle Fridays. 8-9pm disco and hustle dance lessons, 9pm DJ Joe. Dance the night away with disco and hustle. Dress to Impress. 2 drink minim
The West Gate Lounge. (Nightlife - Dance). 845-358-8100 | 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Greg Giraldo. Performing live on stage along with guests Rob Magnotti, Bob DiBuono & more! Two Drink Minimum. Stand-Up New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-595-0850 | | 9:00 pm | I Need A Drink. Bring in the weekend with the dynamic Drum & Bass stylings of David 'Swingsett' of ISM Records. The crowd is a rare cross-secti
Fun. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 212-946-1955 | | 9:00 pm | Karaoke at Rubber Monkey. Karaoke set-up in the Performance Lounge, with a mix of R&B, hip-hop and house going on down below. Rubber Monkey. (Nightlife - Karaoke). 212-625-8220 | 9:00 pm- 12:00 am | Steamy Sultry Salsa Social. NYC's hotest Salsa Dance Party. Every Friday night from 9:00-12:00 am; very well attended; all ages and all levels of dancers, f
Lorenz Latin Dance Studio. (Nightlife - Dance). 212-418-5484 | 9:00 pm- 12:00 am | Rhys Tivey. "The next generation of jazz" every Friday and Saturday night featuring 18-year-old up and comer Rhys Tivey headlining the act e
Gallagher's. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-245-5336 | 9:00 pm- 2:30 am | Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week. Club Groove. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-254-9393 | | 9:45 pm | National Comedy Theatre Improv. Nationally acclaimed improv comedy show that is appropriate for all audiences. Similar in style to Drew Carey's 'Whose Line is
National Comedy Theatre. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-629-5202 | | 10:00 pm | Burlesque Show at Webster Hall. Amateur Burlesque hosted by Shane Savant
. Webster Hall. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 212-353-1600 | | 10:00 pm | Stand Up Comedy. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Mad
Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-757-2323 | | 10:00 pm | Comedy Showcase. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, and m
New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 | | 10:00 pm | Late Night Party. Open bar for ladies 10:30-11:30pm. Ladies free till midnight, Men free till 11:30pm. Reduced after on guestlist. Music by DJ
Vesta. (Nightlife - DJ). 212-629-1786 | 10:00 pm- 2:00 am | Rock & Roll Dueling Piano Show. All request sing a long featuring your favorite Rock & Roll Hits. Popular requests include Billy Joel, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Br
Sweet Caroline's Dueling Piano Bar. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-977-3884 | 10:00 pm- 4:00 am | Ladies Night Fridays. Ladies drink for 1/2 price every Friday from 10pm-close only at The Village Pourhouse!. The Village Pourhouse. (Nigthlife - Ladies Night). 212-979-BEER | | 10:30 pm | The Hip Hop Hooray Party. A Night of Old School & 90's Hip Hop mixed with Future Hip Hop Classics with a live performance by Rahj & The Mash & On the Whee
Canal Room. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-941-8100 | | 11:00 pm | Stand Up Comedy. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Mad
Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-757-2323 | | 11:45 pm | Comedy Showcase. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, and m
New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 | 11:55 pm- 4:00 am | European Party. France, Spain, Italy, Germany etc...will party together this week (free entrance). Meet us at 12 outside of the club under the
Marquee Nightclub. (Nightlife - Parties). 917-557-5787 | 12:00 am- 4:00 am | Manhattan Haitian Dance Party. Featuring the music of Haitian culture called Konpa. It is an infectious mid-tempo Caribbean sound that is danced with a partner
SOB's - Sounds of Brazil. (Nightlife - Dance). 212-243-4940 | | | Full Frontal Fridays at SBNY. World Class Circuit DJ's will be in each week from 10pm until 5am. SBNY Splash Bar New York. (Nightlife - Gay & Lesbian). 212-691-0073 | | | Blues, Jazz, & Rock. Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs
New York Metro Area. (Nightlife - Pub Crawl / Bar Tour). 212-696-6617 | | | All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia, and the P
Lucky Cheng's. (Nightlife - Adult theme). 212-861-2438 | | | Drink, Dine, Dance. Drink, Dine, Dance and Smike Hookah every Friday and Saturday. Featuring DJ Amir, Belly Dancer, Club Dancer and Psychic Reader. Club Tuts. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-961-7507 |
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