Welcome to Bad Apple, The New School Free Press’ weekly post that delivers the low-down on the most time-worthy and the best bad events of the upcoming week.
DRINK MARGARITA(S).
National Margarita Day
Wednesday Feb. 22
If margarita’s are your drink of choice (or if you just like them, even just a little) celebrating this national holiday is mandatory! There are plenty of places in NYC to get your margarita-on, so check out this awesome list of margarita watering holes here. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water and chow down on a couple tacos or Thursday morning will be rough.
LAUGH.
Fresh Out! Standup Comedy
Thursday Feb. 23 at 9:00 p.m
This comedy show is an awesome showcase of the freshest comics available. From heavy hitters like Zach Galifianakis and Jim Gaffigan, to the best of New York’s up-and-coming comics, UCB brings you the best! Beers and tickets are cheap, so this event is a great way to pregame for your Thursday night shenanigans.
UCBT East Village, 153 East 3rd St (at Avenue A)
PARTY. GERMAN STYLE.
German Karneval
Friday Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Join Bierhaus NYC to celebrate the German version of Mardi Gras with live music, clowns (yikes), cotton candy (yum), delicious german food, and more festive fun! Free beer will be served during the Karneval keg tapping. The man dressed in the best Dirndl (aka German dress, google to see what this looks like and convince your most outgoing male friend to participate!) will be awarded $300 in cash!
Bierhaus NYC, 712 Third Avenue (at 45th Street)
PARTY(MORE).
Live Life No Resolutions Party
Saturday Feb. 25 from 7:00-11:00 p.m.
The gym, diets, and calorie counting can wait. Spend your Saturday night ignoring your resolutions and responsibilities the right way and enjoy a night of debauchery at the Bronx Brewery. Get ready for a night indulging in life’s greatest pleasures, beer, food, and cigars! Tickets can be bought for $35 prior to the event, which includes two beers, one hand-rolled cigar and one large Mike’s deli sandwich.
The Bronx Brewery, 856 E 136th St, Bronx
EAT. (VEGETARIANS IGNORE THIS ONE)
Wingfest: Queens!
Saturday Feb. 25 from 11:00 AM – 4:00 p.m.
Slathered in sauce, deep fried, crispy, breaded, or classic no matter how you like them, wings are definitely the best go-to weekend snack. Get ready to feast on all your favorites at this can’t miss festival. Samples will be provided by the best of the best wing hot spots in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey and Bronx Brewery will also be on site to provide their special “D.E.W. & a Brew” boilermakers to help wash the wings down. Check out the list of vendors and buy tickets in advance here.
Studio Square, 35-33 36th Street, Queens
WATCH PARTY.
Oscars Watch Party
Sunday Feb. 26 6:00 – 11:00 PM
If you want to watch the Oscars and be able to talk about it with people not just over Twitter, this event is perfect for you. The Playwright will be hosting this awesome Oscars watch party with tons of great events throughout Hollywood’s biggest night. There will be Oscars themed trivia (with Oscars for the winners, of course), ballots with prizes for winning guesses and a photobooth. There will also be Hollywood lights, gold, glitter and a red carpet with paparazzi! You can buy tickets in advance here. Your ticket includes cake, champagne, and guaranteed seating.
The Playwright Irish Pub, 27 West 35th Street
GO SEE.
Museum of Sex
If you’ve got some free time this week and you’re looking for something new and adventurous to do, head over to the Museum of Sex. If a friend is coming into town for the weekend or if you’re looking for a steamy first date idea, look no further. This museum has a wide variety of exhibitions on permanent show and a few temporary shows up right now such as Known/Unknown: Private Obsession and Hidden Desire in Outside Art and Night Fever: New York Disco 1977-1979, The Bill Bernstein Photographs. The museum gift shop offers an array of funky sex toys, so let’s just say this is not your mother’s museum. Tickets can be bought online before your visit or upon arrival. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that they have a student discount on tickets, bummer.
Museum of Sex, 233 Fifth Avenue (at 27th Street)
Illo: Alex Gilbeaux
Julia is the current Senior Photo Editor for the Free Press. She is in her senior year at Parsons, majoring in Photography and minoring in Art History. Julia is originally from Boston and is patiently awaiting her return there after college. She is a wiener dog and pizza enthusiast and finds herself most at home when she is near the ocean.
