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• Brian Posehn at The Bell House

  01-02-2018 15:28
  Brian Posehn has appeared in just about everything funny that has happened on TV over the past several decades, including Seinfeld, You’re the Worst, Just Shoot Me, Friend, Bob’s Burgers, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but he’s definitely best-known for his stints on the universally beloved Mr. Show and The Sarah Silverman Show. On Friday, the LA-based comedian/actor/writer will make The Bell House a stop on his current stand-up tour, and it’s sure to be good for lots of lau
  
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• Target First Saturdays Celebrates Black History Month

  01-02-2018 15:15
  It’s the first Saturday of a new month, and that means that Target First Saturdays is back at the Brooklyn Museum. This month the evening of multidisciplinary arts and entertainment programming is focused on Black History Month. Highlights from this particular installment include live musical performances from Aaron Abernathy, The Skins, Everyday People, and Latasha Alcindor; panel discussions on Basquiat and Malcolm X in Brooklyn; a screening and talk with the directors of Whose Streets?,
  
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• Superbowl Sunday Playbook

  01-02-2018 14:44
  I just learned about the Great Northern Festival, a week of outdoor dinner parties, ice sculpting, skating and live music that takes place in Minneapolis and St. Paul and ends this Sunday—which would have been an awesome leadup for anyone headed to the Super Bowl. But an equally cool place to watch the Eagles vs. the Pats would be the Helm Bar at Industry City, where they’ll be serving all the requisite so-bad-but-so-good food, like chili, short rib sliders, wings, nachos, and b
  
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• Your new Monday night comedy fix

  01-02-2018 14:30
  It’s easy to take longstanding comedy nights for granted. For years Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, and then Wyatt Cenac presided over stand-up shows at Littlefield, until they moved on to L.A./bigger things. Now Monday nights at Littlefield are run by a trio of awesome female comics—Jo Firestone, Aparna Nancherla, and Maeve Higgins—and you need to catch their show, Butterboy, before their careers leave no time for these local, practically free shows, too. Doors are at 7:30
  
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• A run through the park

  01-02-2018 14:01
  This is the time of year when it gets a little harder to maintain those lofty resolutions to work out, but an Open Run on Tuesday night should help you stay the course. Volunteers from the New York Road Runner’s club organize these free weekly runs and walks in local parks throughout NYC and every Tuesday night one takes place in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Leave your bags at home, don some reflective gear and arrive 15 minutes before start time. (Feel free to bring your walk
  
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• ‘4 3 2 1’ paperback release party

  01-02-2018 13:30
  I’ve been meaning to read Paul Auster’s first novel in nearly a decade, 4 3 2 1, ever since it came out around this time last year, but, alas, 2017 got in the way. As of this week, though, I’ll no longer have the excuse that I don’t want to pay the ~$30 to lug a hardcover copy around on the subway, because the critically-acclaimed, Booker Prize-shortlisted book was just released in paperback. On Wednesday, the iconic Brooklyn-based author will be at Greenlight Bookstore t
  
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• Vent about your crappy ex at an Anti-Valentine’s reading

  01-02-2018 13:18
  Are you single, maybe slightly bitter about it, and already getting anxious about Valentine’s Day? Well, you may be uncoupled but you obviously aren’t alone in your feelings about the #1 “Hallmark Holiday” of all time, and if you need a reminder of that fact you should consider bonding with kindred spirits at a special Anti-Valentine’s Day version of the Eclipsed Reading Series happening Thursday night at Naive Williamsburg. The theme of the night is “Ex-Files
  
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• Register now for the NYRR Al Gordon Brooklyn 4M

  01-02-2018 12:15
  Beat cabin fever this winter with the NYRR Al Gordon Brooklyn 4M on Saturday, February 24 at 8AM in Prospect Park. Al Gordon, a New York Road Runners board member and benefactor, started running marathons in his 80s and exercised regularly until the end of his life in 2009—at age 107—so there’s no excuse for missing this race. Keep your motivation high even when the temperatures are low and #GetOutToRun in honor of an NYRR legend! Sign up at mynyrr.org&
  
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• 30 Under 30, Class of '18: Harry Portnof, Founder of Greenway Records

  01-02-2018 05:29 via bkmag.com
  
  Name: Harry PortnofAge: 29Neighborhood: Prospect HeightsMost Likely to: Crowd surfFavorite Quote: “Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” – David Bowie
  Accountant turned record label owner isn’t a phrase you’d normally have a reason to utter, but that’s exactly what Harry Portnof is. As a teen, Harry discovered his father’s record collection in his grandmother’s attic and quickly became enthralled with having physical, aesthetically and
  
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• Essence Festival 2018 lineup (Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, more)

  01-02-2018 01:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  This year's lineup was curated by The Roots, and includes Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Kelela, Miguel, dvsn, Idris Elba, and more.
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• The Lemon Twigs, Bush Tetras, Aparna Nancherla & lots more playing Jonathan Toubin's Valentine's Day benefit (lineup)

  01-02-2018 00:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  The lineup has been announced for the 2018 edition of Jonathan Toubin and Panache Booking's annual Village of Love Valentine's Day benefit at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Playing this year will be The Lemon Twigs, Bush Tetras, Kid Congo Powers, Bob Bert and "secret surprise (!!!)," April March & Lola Kirke, Shilpa Ray, Binky Griptite, Reverend Vince Anderson...
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• Jen Cloher played Rough Trade with Courtney Barnett in her band (pics, videos, setlist)

  01-02-2018 00:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Melbourne's Jen Cloher last toured the US solo, but this time she has a band behind her, that includes longtime collaborator and partner Courtney Barnett on guitar.
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• End of the Road fest: 2018 lineup

  01-02-2018 00:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 2018 lineup was revealed today featuring headliners Vampire Weekend (their first show in four years) and St. Vincent, plus Feist, Yo La Tengo, Ezra Furman, Jeff Tweedy, John Cale, Oh Sees, Gruff Rhys, Fat White Family, Julia Holter, Destroyer, Big Thief, Aldous Harding, Hookworms, Omar Souleyman, Mulatu Astatke, Protomartyr, Japanese Breakfast, Gwenno, and lots more.
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