MUSIC
NAKAYA @ CMJ Music Festival
Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Hold hands with the people around you and sway peacefully in a crowd with NAKAYA, a New York based singer-songwriter. Let her therapeutically ambient voice rush over you, as one small tear drips from your eye and finally you feel happiness after months of weakness. This event is part of a festival called the CMJ Music Marathon happening all throughout this week it’s 21+ and tickets are $20. The lineup is filled with tons of cool musicians, conferences, networking events and speakers all around New York so be sure to check it out!
DROM
85 Avenue A
Manhattan
TAPES
Cassette Store Day Tape Meet
Oct. 17 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The End Records is having a flea market sale to celebrate the third annual Cassette Store Day. If you’re a hipster-ass cassette lover, collect all your cassettes, put them in your obscure tote bag and lug them to Brooklyn where you can shamelessly brag with others of your kind. Not only is this a rooftop event (yay rooftops!) but they also have a great lineup of cassette only DJs (yay DJs!). Palisades will be hosting the after party.
The End Records
94 Bogart St.
Brooklyn
BEATS
Women Beatmaker’s Conference
Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.
I know you’re sick of talking to that dude, you know the one. He’s somehow at every party, sharing his newest “beats” that you have to pretend don’t sound like the last three beats you heard from the last three parties you were at. Take my advice and unfollow that dude, that I know you drunkenly agreed to follow on Soundcloud and walk yourself to this event. You’ll be able to hear some legitimate beats from the obviously superior female DJs who are going to be at this conference sharing support, suggestions and an overall safe place with each other!
Studio 301 NYC
301 Ten Eyck St.
Brooklyn
HOW TO
Projection Mapping with Kyle Li
Oct. 17 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
There is no doubt that the skills you will learn in this class will improve your parties, concerts, love life and overall happiness. You can bring your own images or GIFs and learn how to turn them into projections that can be placed onto various environmental settings such as walls, bodies, boxes, bags, tables, etc. I mean, just think of the possibilities. This is the future and were living it!
Parsons D12
6 E. 16th St.
Manhattan
ART
Greater New York
Now through March 7th, with special performance art throughout.
This is MoMA PS1’s fourth “Greater New York” exhibit. It aims to collect all the emerging artists who are currently living and working in New York. Basically, these are the coolest people in New York right now, and if you want a chance for a little bit of them to rub off onto your simpleton self go stare at a painting for a couple hours. This week, on Thursday and Friday, there will performances by Jen Rosenblit.
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave.
Queens
PLANTS
Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, and Life
Through Nov. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The New York Botanical Garden is honoring Frida Kahlo by exhibiting Kahlo’s appreciation of mother nature. Visitors will be able to learn about Kahlo’s life and passions through her personal work and a representation of the garden she took care of at her home in Mexico City. Get in touch with nature, man.
2900 Southern Blvd.
Bronx
COMEDY
Maude Night
Oct. 19 at 9:30 p.m.
This is my top Tinder/OKCupid/Grindr date suggestion for the week. UCB’s “Maude Night” will make the most stoic of people succumb to a smile. This night focuses on sketch comedy, with some of the best comedians in NYC right now. Only $5 AND they sell $5 tallboys, a sure fire when it comes to impressing your date.
UCB Chelsea
307 W. 26th St.
Manhattan
FOOD
Masters of Social Gastronomy Presents: Foods that Go Bump in the Night
Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
A halloween themed culinary info session! Sarah Soma will be talking myths, mushrooms and cannibalism! You are what you eat! (Had to say it) Free entry and 21+.
Littlefield NYC
622 Degraw St.
Brooklyn
