wednesdayaugust8 through tuesdayaugust14

wednesdayaugust8

Alain Dister opens at Envoy LES, 101 Chrystie St at Grand, 6-8pm

Nina Berman opens at Jen Bekman, 6 Spring St at Bowery, 6-8pm 

Learn the routine to Michael Jackson’s Thriller at Wednesday Night Fever at Spiegelworld, Pier 17 at Southstreet Seaport, 8pm, Free

Mixer reading series at Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St, btw Rivington and Stantion, 9pm

Readings by n+1 authors at Union Square, 14^th St and Broadway, 6:30pm, Free

thursdayaugust9

Theater of Cruelty: Towards and Aesthetics of Transgression at White Box, 525 W 26^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6:30-8pm, reception follows

Mucca Pazza, a 30 piece marching band, performs at Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16^th, btw 9^th and 10^th, 7:30pm, $10

Twilight Salsa Dancing at Ritz Plaza Firefighters Memorial Park, 235 W 48^th St, btw Broadway and 8^th, 5:30-7:30pm, Free

Screening of Ice Bar at Korean Cultural Service, 460 Park Ave at 57^th St, 6:30pm, Free but rsvp to info@koreanculture.org

Screening of All About Eve at Brooklyn Bridge Park, under the Brooklyn Bridge, DJs at 6pm, Movies at Sundown, Free

fridayaugust10

Burning Briefs: Tales of the Burning Man at Jivamukti Yoga Center , 841 Broadway, btw 13th and 14th, 8:30pm,$10

3 Day Art Showcase, curated by Sasha Okshteyn, begins at Black & White, 483 Driggs at N 10th, Brooklyn, 7-10pm, through Sunday

The Man Show, screenings of short films made by men, at Gitana Rosa, 19 Hope St, btw Havemeyer and Roebling, Brooklyn, 7pm, $5

Meanwhiles and Friends plays at Freddy’s Backroom, 485 Dean St at 6^th Ave, Brooklyn, 9:30pm, Free

Bidding ends for Apexart’s Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe, 6pm

saturdayaugust11

MF Gallery’s Creepy Carnival Extravaganza, 157 Rivington St, btw Clinton and Suffolk, 7-10pm, Free

Tokyo with a Twist opens at hpgrp, 32-36 Little W 12^th St, 2^nd Fl, btw 9^th and Washington, 6-8pm

Drawn and Squared opens at Like the Spice, 224 Roebling St, btw S 2^nd and S 3^rd, 6:30-10pm

Beth opens at The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, 6-8pm

Festival of Sound Art in Public space begins, various locations and times through 8/19, presented by Roulette and the LMCC

5^th Annual Home Movie Day at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2^nd Ave at 2^nd St, bring your 8mm, Super 8mm or 16mm films for the audience to enjoy, contact andrew@anthologyfilmarchives.org for more info

sundayaugust12

The Living Room presents Milton and Gretchen Witt at the Lower Feast Side Broome Street Festival, Broome St, btw Orchard and Allen, 12:30-6pm, Free

mondayaugust13

Susanne M Winterling opens at Daniel Reich, 537A W 23^rd St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-8pm

Comedynet.com showcase at Comix, 353 W 14^th St, btw 8^th and 9^th, 8pm, $10 with two drink minimum

tuesdayaugust14

Blood Red Sun plays at Mercury Lounge, 217 E Houston at Essex, 9pm, $8