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WEDNESDAY
October 22, 2008
The Arts
| Call | Legally Blond.  When her boyfriend dumps her, Sorority star Elle Woods sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the… Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). |
| Call | 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). |
| Call | A Tale of Two Cities. Schedule may vary, please check ahead. Al Hirschfeld Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| Call | Equus. Equus tells the story of a deeply disturbed 17-year-old boy, and the psychiatrist who attempts to treat him. Schedule varies, p… Broadhurst Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| Call | 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). |
| Call | Passing Strange. The show takes audiences on an international journey from L.A. to Amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond as a young man from California s… Belasco Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| Call | Young Frankenstein. The musical Young Frankenstein, which features music by Mel Brooks is based on Brooks' 1974 film. Direction and choreography by… Hilton Theatre. (Performance - Musical). |
| Call | 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). |
| Call | 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. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). |
| Call | Grease. The story of Sandy and Danny; they have a summer romance and then end up at the same high school, where good girl Sandy doesn't… Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4747 |
| Call | The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid is based on the Academy Award-winning film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel long… Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. (Performance - Musical). |
| Call | The Horse. This astounding exhibition will cover more than 50 million years of the evolution of the horse and how horses have transformed o… American Museum of Natural History. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-769-5200 |
| 9:30 am- 8:00 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 |
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Figurations. Merge gallery is excited to introduce the work of Bill Durgin in his first solo exhibition with the gallery entitled "Figuration… Merge Gallery. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). 212-929-7505 |
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Visions of an Insomniac Soothsayer: Paintings by Jenna Gribbon. In her paintings, Gribbon invites viewers into the intimate environment of her bed, and unfurls the product of her own thoughts… Priska C. Juschka Fine Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-594-5452 |
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Dusty Boynton, "Recent Work". Dusty Boynton, "Recent Work." These energetic canvases acquaint us with a motley cast of characters - human, animal and in betw… Denise Bibro Fine Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-647-7030 |
| 12:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Nicole Stager: Synaesthesia. Like the Spice is pleased to present Synaesthesia: Nicole Stager, an exhibition of the artist's gloriously colorful abstract pho… Like the Spice, Art Studio. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 718-388-5388 |
| 2:00 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 |
| 2:00 pm | The Country Girl. The play is about a down-on-his luck alcoholic actor and his unhappy wife, whose fortunes look to change when he is offered a ro… Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 pm | Xanadu. A new production of the musical Xanadu featuring the hit songs "Magic", "Xanadu", "Party All Over the World" and "I'm Alive" - a… Helen Hayes Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 pm | The 39 Steps. This Olivier Award winning comedy is adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock film by Patrick Barlow and is staged with four cast membe… Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 pm | August: Osage County. When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of th… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 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). |
| 2:00 pm | Hairspray. When big-haired overweight Traci Turnblad wins a spot on a local TV dance show she becomes an overnight teen celebrity vying for… Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Theater). |
| 2:00 pm | The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). |
| 2:00 pm | Boeing-Boeing. An architect living in Paris has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancees with his housekeeper reluctantly pla… Longacre Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 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). |
| 2:00 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 |
| 2:00 pm | A Man for All Seasons. A timeless exploration of politics, religion and power, based on the fascinating true story of English Chancellor Sir Thomas Mor… American Airlines Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-719-1300 |
| 2:00 pm | Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… Golden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 pm | Gypsy. Musical fable suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Starring Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines, and Laura Benanti. Directed by m… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 pm | Bingo. Three friends, Honey, Vern and Patsy, will do just about anything to get to their Bingo game, including drive through a hurrican… St. Luke's Church. (Performance - Musical). 212-246-3540 |
| 2:00 pm | Monty Python's Spamalot. Based on the screenplay by the creators of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Kni… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 800-432-7250 |
| 2:00 pm | All My Sons. Inspired by a true story about a successful business man who knowingly sold the government defective airplane parts during World… Schoenfeld Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 2:00 pm | Perfect Crime. Perfect Crime, is about a small-town detective determined to prove that an affluent psychiatrist murdered her husband. Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Theater). |
| 2:00 pm | The Fantasticks. The story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stra… Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Musical). |
| 2:30 pm | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Four actors take on the role of twenty different characters as the face the trials and tribulations of dealing with the opposite… Westside Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Iconic Relations - The Art of Evan Laurence. Evan Laurence introduces his latest and exciting new works of art, the 120 Series, taking a look at figures and the elements as… The Gallery at RIOT! Media. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 646-331-6586 |
| 7:30 pm | August: Osage County. When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of th… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:30 pm | Amateur Night. Since 1934, aspiring artists and performers take the stage of the Apollo in the hope that the approval of the audience will laun… Apollo Theater. (Performance - Interactive Theater). |
| 7:30 pm | ODC/Dance. ODC/Dance, the highly acclaimed international contemporary dance company based in San Francisco, performs a selection of electri… The Joyce Theater. (Performance - Dance). |
| 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 Country Girl. The play is about a down-on-his luck alcoholic actor and his unhappy wife, whose fortunes look to change when he is offered a ro… Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Xanadu. A new production of the musical Xanadu featuring the hit songs "Magic", "Xanadu", "Party All Over the World" and "I'm Alive" - a… Helen Hayes Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | The 39 Steps. This Olivier Award winning comedy is adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock film by Patrick Barlow and is staged with four cast membe… Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 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). |
| 8:00 pm | Hairspray. When big-haired overweight Traci Turnblad wins a spot on a local TV dance show she becomes an overnight teen celebrity vying for… Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Theater). |
| 8:00 pm | The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). |
| 8:00 pm | Boeing-Boeing. An architect living in Paris has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancees with his housekeeper reluctantly pla… Longacre Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Spring Awakening. Spring Awakening depicts a dozen young people and how they make their way through the complicated, confusing, and mysterious tim… Eugene O'Neill 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). |
| 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 | A Man for All Seasons. A timeless exploration of politics, religion and power, based on the fascinating true story of English Chancellor Sir Thomas Mor… American Airlines Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-719-1300 |
| 8:00 pm | Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… Golden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Stomp. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). |
| 8:00 pm | Gypsy. Musical fable suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Starring Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines, and Laura Benanti. Directed by m… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 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 | Bingo. Three friends, Honey, Vern and Patsy, will do just about anything to get to their Bingo game, including drive through a hurrican… St. Luke's Church. (Performance - Musical). 212-246-3540 |
| 8:00 pm | Monty Python's Spamalot. Based on the screenplay by the creators of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Kni… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 800-432-7250 |
| 8:00 pm | Comedy For All. Tommy Koenig's The Comics Studio presents Comedy For All. Stand up pros from stage and screen. All ages! All sexes! All race… Dillons Supper Club. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-307-9797 |
| 8:00 pm | All My Sons. Inspired by a true story about a successful business man who knowingly sold the government defective airplane parts during World… Schoenfeld Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 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). 646-329-6502 |
| 8:00 pm | Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera. An opera by Gaetano Donizetti, Librettist Salvadore Cammarano. Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German and Spanish. Metropolitan Opera House. (Arts - Opera). |
Community
| Call | Self Defense. Gotham Jiu Jitsu offers one-on-one self defense sessions at various gyms throughout the city. Please contact us to find out if… . (Community - Safety Awareness). 646-284-1461 |
| Call | New York Pole Dancing. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes run 7 days a week. New York Pole Dancing. (Educational - Class). 917-628-7449 |
| Call | Climate Change: The Threat to Life and a New Energy Future. An examination of one of the most pressing issues of our time-the massive, human-induced warming of Earth, a phenomenon that cou… American Museum of Natural History. (Educational - Science & Nature). 212-769-5200 |
| 6:45 am- 8:45 am | Beginners Meditation. The Manhattan Meditation Center is a place to learn about meditation and life. Meditation and life are both big topics, we know… Manhattan Meditation Center. (Community - Self Help). |
| 11:30 am | Ground Zero Museum Private Tours. Exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts from the recovery, items worn by recov… Ground Zero Museum Workshop, NYC. (Educational - Walking Tour). 212-209-3370 |
| 5:30 pm- 8:00 pm | Book Cafe: Troubled Apologies Among Japan, Korea, and the U.S.. Examining the politics and history of formal international apologies, Dudden focuses on the problematic relationship binding Jap… The Korea Society. (Community - Book Club/Book Talk). 212-759-7525 |
| 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm | OSLIC Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your spee… Oslic Voice Spa. (Educational - Class). |
| 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Figure Drawing Class. Weekly figure drawing class from a nude model mediated by artist, Kendall Bradford. Bring your own materials. Like the Spice, Art Studio. (Educational - Class). 718-388-5488 |
Dining Specials
| 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Happy Hour at Cafe St. Bart's. Cafe St. Bart's. (Dining - Happy Hour). |
Health & Fitness
| 6:30 am- 7:30 am | Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp. This challenging and fun one-hour boot camp class will take you across the one-mile long Brooklyn Bridge. Define your abs, slend… Brooklyn Bridge. (Health & Fitness). 646-354-0039 |
Miscellaneous
| 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). |
| 7:30 pm | Wednesday Night Skate. Largest group skate in New York. Meets each Wednesday at Union Square North between 7:30 and 8pm. Union Square Park. (Miscellaneous). 212-696-7247 |
Nightlife
| Call | Hardbar Wednesdays at SBNY. SBNY Splash Bar New York. (Nightlife - Gay & Lesbian). |
| Call | 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 |
| Call | Jack & Coke Night. If your name is Jack, show your ID for a free Jack & Coke on us ( 1 per person limit). Take advantage of cheap refills of Jack &… Southern Hospitality BBQ. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 212-249-1001 |
| Call | Birthday & Open Bar Parties. It's your birthday!!! Party it up Southern Hospitality style, where the birthday guy/gal drinks for free all night! The birthd… Southern Hospitality BBQ. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-249-1001 |
| 6:00 pm | After Work Wednesdays at Rubber Monkey. Pete Rivera will be spinning your favorite Hip Hop, R&B, Classic, Funk and Old Skool hits. Professional dress required. Rubber Monkey. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 212-340-1263 |
| 7:00 pm | Comedy For All. Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-439-8034 |
| 7:00 pm- 12:00 am | Latin Jazz Wednesdays. An Evening of Latin Jazz. Midnight Cafe. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-226-2572 |
| 7:00 pm | Beer Pong Tournament. Got game? Come out and represent your candidate of choice in our Red vs. Blue Beer Pong Battle with the National Beer Pong Leag… The Village Pourhouse. (Nightlife - Theme Night). |
| 7:30 pm | Times Square - Stand Up Comedy Shows. New York's Busiest Comedy Club located in the Heart of Times Square. All shows are 90 minutes long and feature 4-6 Comedians see… HA! Comedy Club NYC. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-977-3884 |
| 7:30 pm- 10:00 pm | Fire on the Water Cruise. Guests enjoy Samba Dancers every week and live performances on select evenings. DJ Fabio Soul spins a mix of World & Brazilian B… Queen of Hearts. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-987-9200 |
| 8:00 pm- 1:00 am | New Moon at My Moon. A feast of live music, Belly dance performances, great food, hookah pipes, and open dancing. The evening begins with a free bel… My Moon. (Nightlife - Dance). |
| 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Comedy For All. A rare comedy evening that features professionally-known and up-and-coming talent of all ages, races and sexes in an audience-fr… Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-439-8034 |
| 8:04 pm | Vintage Vinyl w/ DJ South High. Have a few cocktails and hear rare and classic Lounge, Exotica, Latin, Rock and Soul records from the 50s, 60s and 70s the way t… Detour. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-533-6212 |
| 9:00 pm- 1:00 am | Karaoke on Third at Proof. Karaoke featuring Dan Kingman and drink specials all night long. $5 Cosmos and $3 Domestics. Proof Bar and Lounge. (Nightlife - Karaoke). |
| 9:00 pm | Easy Wednesdays at Avalon. Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae & Reggaeton provided by DJ Dallas Green (So So Def/The Def DJ's, NBA Rhythm 'N Rims tour DJ) and hosted by… Avalon Nightclub. (Nightlife - Dance). 917-674-6067 |
| 9:00 pm | Nightly 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 |
| 9:00 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 |
| 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). |
| 9:30 pm | Roots N Ruckus. New York's only weekly roots/folk/ragtime/blues music showcase! Every Wednesday night. Village Ma. (Nightlife - Theme Night). |
| 10:00 pm | Wednesday Sessions at Fun. Featuring DJ Que, Bill Patrick, and special guest Tom Amoroso for some loungey house. Fun. (Nightlife - Theme Night). |
| 10:00 pm- 4:00 am | The KTHNXBYE. Wednesday night party featuring resident DJ's Mike Dextro, Shandi Sullivan, and 'eLe* spin 80's, electroclash, and progressive h… Pianos. (Nightlife - DJ). |
Sports
| 7:00 pm | New Jersey Devils vs. Dallas Stars. NHL Hockey Game. Prudential Center. (Sports - Hockey). |
| 7:30 pm | New Jersey Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers. NBA Preseason Basketball Game. Continental Airlines Arena. (Sports - Basketball). 800-7NJ-NETS |
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