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Check this page often; New York Cool publishes something every day. And for something to do tonight, be sure to check out our Listings (see index column on far left of each page).

July 26, 2008

Tyra Banks Wax Figure
© Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Check out our newly updated Celebrities Out and about in New York City for photos of Lindsay Lohan, Feist, Miley Cyrus, Ice-T and the new Tyra Banks wax figure at Madame Tussaud's. Tyra's figurielooks totally FIERCE, so, whatever you did, it is time to start apologizing NOW!

Felicity Jones as Cordelia Flyte, Hayley Atwell as Julia Flyte,
Emma Thompson as Lady Marchmain and Matthew Goode
as Charles Ryder in Brideshead Revisited.

Just Published: Read Julia Sirmon's review of Brideshead Revisted which opened July 25, 2008. Also read Harvey Karten's previously published review of Brideshead.

New York Cool photographer Angelo Rivera just forwarded this message to to me (Dr. Teer was the founder of the National Black Theater):

CALL FOR 300 DRUMMERS TO HONOR AND CLEAR THE WAY
FOR HIGH CHIEF DR. BARBARA ANN TEER

GRACE & PEACE.
We are appealing to all drummers in the community to celebrate the
transition of our very own High Chief Dr. Barbara Ann Teer.

We are looking for at least 300 drummers. I know this is possible. Please confirm via e-mail or phone no later than Saturday July 26th by 12Noon to allow time for coordination. Thanking you all in advance. Let's get her home with a great send off!!

CONTACT: Phil Young @ 646-688-5760
E-Mail Phyou2@aol.com

Details and Locations
Date: Sunday, July 27th
Time: Starting 1:00PM
Location: National Black Theatre (get directions_
(http://www.hopstop.com/map?zip=10035&address=
2031+5TH+AVE&nearby=s)

Dr. Teer's body will lie in state. We would like some drummers while
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer will lie in state for the public to pay their last respects
beginning at 1:00p.m. on Sunday @ the Natl. Black Theatre

Date: Monday, July 28th
Time: Starting 1:00PM - Drummers will meet at 12:00 pm. Location: National Black Theatre (get directions_ (http://www.hopstop.com/map?zip=10035&address= 2031+5TH+AVE&nearby=s) ) A celebratory parade originating at NBT will proceed to a memorial service honoring Dr. Teer's life and vision at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive
(between 120th and 122nd Streets). Service begins at 3:00PM.

Date: Monday, July 28th
Time: Starting 9:00PM
Location: Hudson River near Riverside Church
Fireworks display by the Grucci Family in honor of Dr. Teer on the Hudson
River near Riverside Church.

The family kindly requests that the colors WHITE and PURPLE be worn in honor
of Dr. Teer.

July 25, 2008

Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of the Broadway hit, [title of show].

Made Event presents Sébastien Léger (France) With Sleepy & Boo
Friday, July 25th 2008 Doors at 10pm, 21+ Valid ID
Cielo

Made Event presents French DJ and producer sensation Sébastien Léger at Cielo NYC with Sleepy & Boo on Friday, July 25th, 2008.

Over the last decade Sébastien Léger has become one of France’s most revered DJ/producers. Eschewing the more obvious French filter house clichés his productions have taken on the robust dancefloor edge of his beloved Chicago house heroes and twisted them into his own electronic masterpieces.

Parallel to building his international DJ career Sébastien Léger has also become one of the world’s most in demand remixers, working for artists such as Armand Van Helden, Kevin Saunderson, Jakatta, Paul Johnson and more recently turning in remixes for Dave Gahan, Kylie Minogue, Duran Duran, Groove Armada and Justin Timberlake. After his debut artist album Atomic Pop in 1999, which included a guest appearance by Junior Sanchez, Léger continues to remain focussed on developing his own sound via his own imprint Mistakes Music that is indelibly stamped with his trademark techno-funk sound.

As a consequence of his continued progression in his production work, the great variety of house music colour in his tracks, the construction and arrangement of his electro and funk-infused rhythms, the now Amsterdam based Sébastien Léger has established his position at the forefront of reconstructing contemporary electronic music. Garnering high praise for his recent debut on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix in May 2008, Sébastien Léger is well on his way to conquering dancefloors all over the world.

$15 Advance Tickets while supplies last at www.ticketweb.com Tickets also available at Rebel Rebel, 319 Bleecker St NYC 212.989.0770

Cielo | 18 Little West 12th Street

July 24, 2008

Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Adam McKay's Stepbrothers which opens Friday, July 25, 2008.

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Julian Jarrold's Brideshead Revisted which opens on Friday, July 25, 2008.

George Michael
Photo Credit PR Photos

Just Published: read Adam Ritter's review of the George Michael Concert at Madison Square Garden.

Hot Tip: We just received this invitation from musician Nicola:

Nicola
Photo Credit Krisztina Fazekas

Subject: Doing Anything This Friday @ 12 Noon?

Your presence is greatly requested...
MSG TV is filming Nicola (one of the 16 finalists competing for the title of "Best Subway Musician in NYC)for an upcoming episode of "NYC Soundtracks".
http://www.msg.com/soundtracks

It would be so awesome if you could come by, support and cheer Nicola on if you're free, on vacation, lunch, or just feel like playing hooky!

As always, of course, there's a good chance your mug will get on TV too and that's always fun!

Exact Location: South West Corner of Union Square 14th. St. Station on Mezz. Level by “N” & “R” - across from police precinct
Friday, July 25th. @ 12 Noon
Nicola's first episode airs this Sunday night - July 27th. @ 8pm on MSG TV or you can catch it online at the website listed above. You'll be able to begin voting online for Nicola as of August 10th. Remember, the winner gets to perform at Madison Square Garden - wow!

Hope to see you Friday!

http://www.nicolanicola.com
http://www.myspace.com/nicola

July 23, 2008

Just Published: Two reviews of John Crowley’s Boy A which opened today, July 23, 2008. Click here for Frank J. Avella's review and here for Harvey Kartan's.

Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Charles Oliver's Take which opened on Friday, July 18, 2008.

Shannon Funchess from !!! Playing with Telepathe

Just Published: Read Matt Boyd article and see Amy Davidson's photographs of the Kings of Scene: Abe Vigoda, Telepathe, and No Age at South Street Seaport on July 11, 2008.

Dancer Lady Walquer
Photo Credit Angelo Rivera

Just Published: Read Angelo Rivera's photo essay about Tony Howell's African Dance Classes at the Jewish Community Center.

Hot Tip: The Ninth New York International Latino Film Festival is in full swing, running July 22 - 27, 2008. Click here for our listing section and here for their website.

Here is a fun event for tonight:

Wine & Culture of Ukraine
A social event exploring the wine, cuisine & culture of Ukraine
Wednesday July 23, 7:00pm-9:30pm
Klimat Wine Bar

Explore the hidden gems of Eastern Europe's' ancient Wine country. At this event we treat you to an evening of traditional wine, cuisine, music and entertainment from the country of Ukraine.

Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe, has a wine culture dating back to the 4th century B.C. It was here, in the 19th century that Sovetskoye Shampanskoye (Soviet Champagne) was first produced by a Russian Prince. Today Ukraine's sparkling wines continue to prosper and are widely recognized in Europe but surprisingly under-represented in the US.

Mingle in the warm, candle-lit innards of a brick-walled cellar. Sample five Ukrainian wines paired with a selection of Ukrainian dishes. Experience a performance by Ukrainian artists. Learn something exciting about the culture via an exhibit of photographs and history and meet an interesting group of young professionals.

Cuisine
Ukrainian Cheese blintzes
Ukrainian Salmon blintzes
Crackers & Caviar
Chocolate-covered Strawberries
Ukrainian Milk Chocolate

Wines
Red & White semi-dry Sparkling Wine "Krimskoye", Muscats & more
Cost: 40.00
Register: (718) 725 7586 or email rsvp@eventbye.com
Website: www.eventbye.com

Klimat Wine Bar |77 East 7th St. @ 1st Ave
Directions: Subway: F to 2nd Ave

July 22, 2008

Tia Walker, Blogger of TheQuestForIt.com,
and Media At Large CEO Shashi Balooja

Just Published: Read John Janusz's article and see Belkis Carrasco's photographs of the Media At Large Launch Party.

And here is an interesting (and free) event for tonight:

Naughty By Nature
Tuesday, July 22 – 7:00 PM – Late
Queensbridge Park

CityParks Concerts presented by Verizon - Naughty By Nature electrified mainstream radio with their street-wise but contagious anthem, “OPP,” which is one of the most successful rap songs in music history. The phenomenal success of “Hip Hop Hooray” firmly cemented NBN’s place in hip hop legend. Their third album Poverty’s Paradise included “Uptown Anthem,” featured in the film, Juice.
Ticket Price- FREE, CityParks Concerts presented by Verizon. For more information go to http://www.cityparksfoundation.org

Queensbridge Park | 41 Ave., Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd. & East River

July 21, 2008

Ronnie Spector
Photo Credit Amy Davidson

Just Published: Read Joshua William's review and see Amy Davidson's photogrpahs of Ronnie Spector with The Rabbit Factory Soul Review at the Jelly NYC concert at McCarren Park Pool on July 6, 2008.

July 20, 2008

Just Published: See Angelo Rivera's photographs of the Tango Dancers at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Bandshell on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

Latin Artist Anais and Christo
Photo Courtesy of Think PR.

Just Published: Read Kim Weling's story about the Iris House Benefit held at Christo Fifth Avenue on June 23, 2008.

July 19, 2008

Lindsey Lohan
© Wild1 / PR Photos

Check out our recently updated Celebrities Out and About in New York City for photos of: the family Lohan;, the premieres of Mamma Mia! and The Dark Knight; Miley Cyrus; and the Ugly Betty filming in Queens.

Hot Tip: The Midtown International Theatre Festival is in full swing, presenting 50 Shows in 7 separate venues from July 14th-August 3rd, 2008. Log onto their website or our listing section for more details.

Here is an interesting event for today:

3rd Annual NYC Gender Equality Festival
Saturday July 19th. 10am-3pm
Von King Park, between Tompkins & Marcy at Lafayette

Girls for Gender Equity presents the Third Annual New York City Gender Equality Festival, a celebration of arts and activism in central Brooklyn. The Gender Equality Festival will recognize women and men who organize for a diverse and equal world everyday. This is a FREE public event for education, community interaction, networking, resource sharing, arts and recreation, and is open to New Yorkers of all ages and genders. Over 100 artists, community organizations, and local politicians will participate. Free food and prizes will be given out to those who attend.

FREE
Subway: near G at Bedford-Nostrand / A,C at Nostrand
Bus: B42 to Lafayette and Tompkins Ave. / B44 to Lafayette / B52 to Tompkins Ave.

For more info call Girls for Gender Equity at 718-857-1393.
www.ggenyc.org

Von King Park between Tompkins and Marcy at Lafayette
Bedstuy, Brooklyn

July 18, 2008

Just Published: Read Harvey Karten's review of Wayne Price's The Doorman which opens today, Friday, July 18, 2008.

Jerry Tam and Friends at the
Form Show at the Soho Grand
September 4, 2007
Photo Credit Al McCotter

Just Published: Read my article about the opening night of Project Runway Season 5 and the elimination of Jerry Tam of Form.

July 17, 2008

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Just Published: Two reviews of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, which opens on Friday, July 18, 2008. Click here for Frank J Avella's review and here for Harvey Karten's review.

Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters
in Mamma Mia!

Just Published: Two reviews of Phillyida Lloyd’s Mamma Mia!, which opens on Friday, July 18, 2008. Click here for Frank J Avella's review and here for Harvey Karten's review.

July 16, 2008

Political Talk: The New Yorker magazine showed an apalling lack of common sense when they ran their new cover. Yes, it pokes fun at all the silly "internet rumors" about Barack Obama and yes, it will seem witty and urbane to all cosmopoles. But, unfortunately there are a lot of other people in this our United States of America who believe the crud about Obama and now the The New Yorker has given them an image.

It is very similar to the stunt pulled by Senator Charles Shumer when he publicized his "concerns" about the capitalization of Indymac bank in "leaked" letters. This concern resulted in a totally-predictable-to-anyone-who-stopped-to-think-before-opening-their-mouth run on Indymac, a bank that was capitalized but having troubles with its portfolio of loans, resulting in the failure of that bank and its takeover by the FDIC (read taxpayers). This is very similar to yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater.

Yes, we have freedom of speech in the United States and I totally defend both the New Yorker's and Shumer's right so spew. But I also have freedom of speech so, "Shame on the both of you."

Just Published: Read Julia Sirmon's reviews of four films from the Asian Film Festival which ran in New York from June 20 - July 6, 2006:

Kenta Fukaskau's X-Cross

Ryuichi Hiroki's
Love on a Sunday and Love on a Sunday 2: Last Words

Kim Mee-Jung’s Shadows In the Palace

Hitoshi Yazaki's Strawberry Shortcakes

Kenta Fukaskau’s X-Cross

Here is an interesting event for tonight:

F.W. Murnau's Sunrise
Wednesday, July 16 @ 7:30PM
BAM Rose Cinemas

BAMcinematek is thrilled to welcome back the Irish ambient rock group
3epkano , whose jaw-dropping performance during Pandora's Box played to a sell-out crowd last fall. Don't miss this second opportunity to experience their dynamic sound set against Murnau's essential masterpiece.

Considered by many to be the zenith of the silent age, F.W. Murnau's masterwork tells the tale of a married farmer from the country. When he falls for a sophisticated woman from the city, she manipulates him into the decision to kill his wife. With its strikingly expressive images, Sunrise is a stunning example of pure cinema.

Tickets - $11 / $7.50 for students and seniors - can be purchased by calling (718) 777-FILM or online.

BAM Rose Cinemas |30 Lafayette Ave. (bet. Ashland and Felix St.)
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 636-4100

July 15, 2008

Hot Tip: Go see French director Guillaume Canet's Tell No One starring:
François Cluzet; Marie-Josée Croze (of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly);
André Dussollier; Kristin Scott Thomas; and Marina Hinds (also of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly). It is the perfect film noir thriller and not to be missed. It is also incredibly stylish. Tell is showing at the: Landmark's Sunshine Cinema at 143 East Houston Street; the City Cinemas Cinema at 1001 3rd Avenue; and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd. French with English subtitles.

Here is a hot tip: Got to the Chelsea Art Museum (chelseaartmuseum.org) at 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011 and see "Anartica Project III: Methan, Incidence of climate change."

July 14, 2008

Just Published: Read these just published reviews by New York Cool movie critic Harvey Karten:

Jan Hrebejik's Beauty in Trouble (Kraska V Nesnazich)

Marcos Carnevale's Elsa & Fred

Peter Segal's Get Smart

M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening

T. Sean Shannon's Harold

Jonathan Levine's The Wackness

Dennis Dugan's You Don't Mess With the Zohan

July 13, 2008

Here is an interesting event for the "cool kids with no curfew":

And here is an interesting event for tonight:

Thomas/Ortiz Dance Company
Saturday, July 12th at 8pm and Sunday, July 13th at 8pm
Citigroup Theatre at The Joan Weill Center for Dance

New York City . Led by choreographers/co-artistic directors Ted Thomas and Frances Ortiz, the Thomas/Ortiz Dance Company showcases an eclectic collage of the company.s favored pieces during a two-night series at Manhattan.s Ailey Citigroup Theater. Renowned for its .urban athleticism and Latin sensuality,.Thomas/Ortiz Dance examines socially relevant themes through reflective and emotional choreography and heightened musical sensibilities. The program.seven modern works, all heralding both the female and male bodies as their core, range from ebullient and rejoicing to sexually-charged and political:

Frayed Ends (2007), And (2001), Scarred (2007), Reflections (2002), Un-Damely(2003), Dynamite Walls (2007), and Marked in a Region of No Origin (1997).

General Tickets $20, Students $15
Visit www.smarttix.com to purchase tickets

The Citigroup Theatre at the Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 W. 55th Street at 9th Ave.

July 12, 2008

Political Talk: A loud bell has rung across the pond. The Government of Britain has started a campaign to eliminate food waste state, encouraging their citizens to plan ahead when they food shop and to use proper storage so that food does not spoil if their eating plans change. The thinking is that when wealthy nations abuse food (by throwing it away uneaten) than prices are raised so much that others are hungry (hungrier). Plus rotting food in landfills gives off methane gas which warms our planet.

The huge wake up call is that the government of Britain is asking people to return to the habits of conservation that their citizenry employed during World War II, a time when people were forced to cook squirrel tail stew.

This has been a huge "Aha" moment for me because I was raised during a time of plenty and the idea that my consumption of food (I had already signed on to conserving fuel) was hurting the rest of the world (I knew it was hurting my waist line) was not burned into my brain. Now, having said that, this new/old idea of "eat your leftovers" does not mean "clean your plate." The citizenry of the United States of America is too fat as it is. The idea is to plan ahead and not waste food - to curb your demand in the super market, only buy what you actually need and then eat or freeze that food.

Here are some relevant articles on the web:

ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jrNVgdUli7FtHzIqQxR67fc8yfKgD91RQFFO0

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25215428/

Hilary Rhoda, Gwyneth Paltrow, Elizabeth Hurley and Carolyn Murphy
© Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Check out out recently updated Celebrities Out and About in New York City for photographs of: Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; red carpets for the films August (with Josh Hartnett) and Transsiberian (with Emily Mortimer); Antonion Banderas and Melanie Griffin; the Estee Lauder models (see above) America Ferrara of Ugly Betty; and Lindsay Price of Lipstick Jungle.

July 11, 2008

Brendan Fraser in Eric Brevig's Journey To The Center of the Earth

Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Eric Brevig's Journey To The Center of the Earth.

The Reflecting Pool

Also Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Jarek Kupsc's
The Reflecting Pool.

Guillermo del Toro's
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

And Also Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy 2: The Golden Army which opens today, Friday, July 11, 2008.

Here is a cool event for tonight:

House Dance International Festival Official Afterparty
In2Deep presents DJ Filsonik, Pang-Lo, & Casa Mena
Friday July 11th 10pm-4am
Sullivan Room

House Dance International is the world's premier house dance festival
dedicated to house dance and house music culture. New York City, the
mecca of urban dance, plays host to the annual festival each summer.
The event celebrates the most breathtaking, dynamic and sophisticated
of all urban dance forms: the art of house dancing.

From its early roots in Chicago and New York, house dance has grown
into an international phenomenon, inspiring dancers around the globe,
from Paris to Japan, London to South Africa.

HDI represents an historic culmination of more than 30 years of
artistic and cultural achievement by the dancers, instructors and
choreographers who have pioneered and developed the foundation of
house dance movement and philosophy.

Flyer: http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2812/hdimyspace2008ah1.jpg

21+, 10pm-4am


Sullivan Room |218 Sullivan St. (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd)
New York, NY 10012

Josh Hartnett's in Austin Chick's August

Just Published: Read my review of Austin Chick's August, which opens Friday, July 11, 2008.

July 10, 2008

Catherine Breillat's The Last Mistress

Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Catherine Breillat's
The Last Mistress (Une vieille maitresse) which opened on June 27, 2008.

Peter Tolan's
Finding Amanda

Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Peter Tolan's Finding Amanda which opened on June 27, 2008.

July 9, 2008

Just Published: Read Harvey Kartan's review of Peter Berg's Hancock which opened on July 2, 2008.

July 8, 2008

Here is a fun event for tonight:

Live at the Gantries
Tuesday, July 8 / 7pm
Gantry Plaza State Park

Free, outdoor performances featuring some of the borough’s most celebrated entertainers, from Afro-Brazilian jazz musicians to Japanese punk rockers, with acts for audience members of all ages. Live at the Gantries’ nine nights will take place on Tuesdays at 7 o’clock at Gantry Plaza State Park, a 2.5-acre waterside oasis between 49th and 50th Avenues along the East River. The series will run from June 24th to August 26th. Performing July 8 is Blue Pipa (Chinese Folk Music). Along with her accompanying musicians, Min Xiao-Fen of Blue Pipa is renowned for her exploration of traditional and modern music from all cultures. Famed for her virtuosity and fluid style on the pipa, she has recorded and performed with Björk.

The series is sponsored by The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Theatre in the Park, and New York Water Taxi. Live at the Gantries is funded in full by Rockrose Development.

Admission is Free. Please visit, http://queenscouncilarts.org/liveatthegantries/index.html.

Gantry Plaza State Park| 50-50 Second Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

July 7, 2008

Rosie Perez and Sandra Bernhard
Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos

Check out our newly updated Celebrities Out and About in New York City.

July 6, 2008

Nathan Lane in November
Photo Credit: David Hume Kennerly

Just Published: Check out my Theater Column with coverage of David Mamet's November. November closes on July 13, 2008, so if you have not seen it, now is the time to get a ticket.

Here is a fun event for tonight:

Adam Sank Hosts THE ELECTRO SHOCK THERAPY COMEDY HOUR!
Sunday, July 6 @ 10 PM
Therapy Bar

Cap off your July 4th weekend with Adam Sank, Therapy's own patronizing patriot, when he welcomes four of New York's funniest firecrackers to this, the most popular weekly comedy show in Hell's Kitchen. Headlining tonight is the gorgeous Giulia Rozzi (Vh-1's "Best Night Ever," "Jimmy Kimmel Live"). Also igniting sparks will be Peter K (Carolines March Comedy Madness), Sharon Simon (seen on "Saturday Night Live") and Nkosi Brown (NY Comedy Club).

No cover charge, no drink minimum, $5 cosmos all night. For more information, visit www.therapy-nyc.com.

therapy | 348 West 52nd St
(between 8th and 9th Aves.)

July 5, 2008

Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello
Photo Credit Amy Davidson

Just Published: Read Josh Williams' article and see Amy Davidson's photographs of the Gogol Bordello Show at McCarren Pool.

Here is a fun event for today:

Here is another fun event for today:

Folks on the Island: An American Folk Music Festival
Saturdays, July 5th - August 2nd, 2008. Concerts start at 1:30 PM
Governors Island, New York City

Summer ‘08, Trinity Wall Street presents Folks on the Island, An American Folk Music Festival, on Governors Island, five Saturdays, July 5 – August 2, 2008, 1:30 PM. This year’s concert series explores traditional folk music and delves deeper into the American musical landscape with the inclusion of blues, bluegrass, and country western. Featured artists include Janis Ian (July 5), Slaid Cleaves (July 12), Bearfoot (July 19), Eric Bibb (July 26), and Ronny Cox (August 2). The Concerts and ferry service to Governors Island are free and open to the public. Concerts take place on Governors Island at Colonel’s Row beginning at 1:30 p.m. Free ferries to Governors Island leave every hour, on the hour, starting at 10 a.m. from the Battery Maritime Building in lower Manhattan, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry.

For travel directions and more information, visit www.folksontheisland.com.

And one more fun event for today:

Made Event presents Armin Van Buuren
McCarren Pool
July 5th - 4pm - 10pm

Made Event presents DJ Mag's #1 DJ in the world Armin van Buuren at Brooklyn's outdoor mega-venue McCarren Park Pool for a solo DJ concert this summer on Saturday, July 5th. Armin van Buuren returns to NYC on the heels of his hotly anticipated third artist album IMAGINE out now on Ultra Records. The album is a testament to his ongoing transition from producer to fully-fledged artist, and is the perfect amalgamation of beats and electronica with lush chords and songwriting.
Join us as NYC's premiere electronic dance music event promotions company Made Event presents a full-scale production with customized Integral Sound, along with spectacular lasers & lighting effects at this unique landmark outdoor concert venue for the most memorable fresh air DJ experience of the summer!

McCarren Pool is located at Lorimer Street
between Driggs Avenue & Bayard Street - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
ALL AGES
Event Info 917.723.9381
www.made-event.com

July 4, 2008

Happy Fourth of July from everyone at New York Cool!!

Things to do for the Fourth:

Photo Credit Wendy R. Williams

Attend the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island.

Watch the Macy's Fourth of July Fire Works Display at 9PM tonight.

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ben Kingsley
The Wackness

Read Noelle Ashley's review of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival selection, Jonathan Levine's The Wackness. The Wackness opens today, July 4, 2008.

Here is a cool club event for tonight:

Psycheground presents: The 100th Party Celebration w/ DJ Konflux
Friday July 4th 10pm-4am
Sullivan Room

Psycheground, the only psychedelic trance weekly party in NYC
celebrates its 100th party at Sullivan Room. Residents Luis Campos and
Brandon Adams welcome for the first time in NYC, DJ's Wichdokta and a
special live set by Konflux

Flyer: http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/foambox/7-4.jpg

21+, $20 cover
http://www.sullivanroom.com
http://www.myspace.com/psycheground

Sullivan Room |218 Sullivan St. (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd)
New York, NY 10012

July 3, 2008

Hunter Thompson

Just Published: Read my review of the documentary film, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and my interview with the filmmaker, Alex Gibney. Gonzo opens on Friday, July 4, 2008.

July 2, 2008

Here is an interesting event for today:

The Liar Show: Special Author Edition
Wednesday, July 2. 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Bryant Park Reading Room

Join Andy Christie, creator of the ever-so-popular The Liar Show, for a special author edition of the critically acclaimed series. Four performers tell personal stories that will make you laugh, but listen carefully, because only three of them are telling the truth. The fourth is making it all up. After the stories have been told, all four performers return to the stage and defend their stories while the audience rakes them over the coals with a fact-finding question and answer session, refereed by the host. Each audience member casts a ballot and when the Liar is revealed, the perceptive geniuses who have guessed correctly walk away with a prize T-shirt amid a bitter chorus of "Congratulations, Einstein," from the empty-handed losers. This free edition of the show will feature Alix Strauss, Eve Lederman, Ophira Eisenberg and James Braly.

For more information visit the website at www.theliarshow.com

Bryant Park Reading Room | 42nd St between 5th and 6th Ave
212-768-4242

July 1, 2008

Here is a fun event for tonight:

Terranova Presents
Tongue-in Paint
Written & Performed by Moana Niumeitolu
Performance-Painting-Storytelling
Tuesday, July 1 at 7pm
Wednesday, July 2 at 7pm
PS 122

Tongue-in Paint is a vibrant, colorful mixture of painting and performance, where a palette of 13 assorted characters interwoven with song, food, dance, poetry—and painting!—to tell a story of being born in Tonga, raised Mormon in Utah, and coming to NYC to fulfill the dream of being an Artist.

World Premiere Running Time: 75 minutes

Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students/seniors, $10 PS122 members

PS 122| 150 First Avenue

www.ps122.org

June 30, 2008

Peter Tolan's
Finding Amanda

Quick Tip: I just saw a great movie, Peter Tolan's Finding Amanda. It features an amazing turn by young Brittany Snow (I mean, who new?) as a twenty-year-old pimped-up Las Vegas prostitute. It also features Matthew Broderick as her gambling-drug-and-alcohol-addicted uncle who comes to Vegas to convince her to enter rehab. Finding Amanda is playing in New York City at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater, City Cinemas Village East, AMC Loews Village 7, Anthology Film Archives and Landmark's Sunshine Cinema.

Here is a fun event for tonight:

Tom Swirly's Psych-o-delic Circus
Every Monday Night @ 8PM
Cave Canem

Turn on the microRave! Tom Swirly's Psych-o-delic Circus is live with avant-garde music, dance, and performance in New York's East Village, every Monday night. The Circus begins in the dark. Tom Swirly takes the stage, tattered lab coat trailing, coaxing slow the music is foreboding and disorienting. The lights start to flash and glow, Jeremy Weirdos joins in and triggers samples from the Three Stooges. Then the powerful voice of Tom Swirly's Electro-Acoustical Wind Instrument hammers out a driving beat; he grabs a loop, sings over it with layers of angelic and demonic voices. This is the dancers' cue: they emerge from the corners, slowly feeling for the rhythm, getting more wired till they climb all over the stage. More acts; some noisy, some beautiful, some energetic. The dancers adapt, gain strength, form arabesques. The lights rise to a climax: a strobe! the audience goes wild.

Admission is $5.00
www.myspace.com/TomSwirly

Cave Canem | 24 First Avenue ( under Lucky Cheng's)
between First & Second Streets

June 29, 2008

Joey Kramer, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith
© Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Check out our newly updated Celebrities Out and About in New York City.

Here is a cool event for tonight:

Canal Room Presents
Ten out of Tenn
July 29th, 2008 7pm doors 7:30 show
Canal Room

Featuring: Trent Dabbs, Erin McCarley, Matthew Perryman Jones, Katie Herzig, Andy Davis, Tyler James, Butterfly Boucher, Jeremy Lister, Griffin House, ks Rhoads
$12 adv $15 door www.canalroomlive.com

Canal Room | 285 W. Broadway@Canal St.

June 28, 2008

Josh Lucas and David Strathairn
Photo Credit Wendy R. Williams

Just Published: Read my interview with Peter Askin, Christopher Trumbo, Josh Lucas and David Strathairn of Trumbo, the documentary film about Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten who was ostracized for refusing to "name names" to Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee. Trumbo opened on Friday, June 27, 2008.

Here is a fun event for tonight:

Rooftop Films
Sat, July 26
On the roof of The Old American Can Factory (Gowanus)

In a Dream (Jeremiah Zagar | Philadelphia, PA) New York Premiere Feature Documentary - When the filmmaker set out to put together a documentary about the legendary mosaics his father pieces together, he didn’t mean to take his family apart. An eye-popping and heart-wrenching documentary about art and love.
For more information, log onto: rooftopfilms.com

The Old American Can Factory | 232 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
See Map

June 27, 2008

Just Published: Read Frank J. Avella's review of Timor Bekmambetov’s
Wanted, which opens Friday, June 27, 2008.

Just Published: Read my review of Peter Askin's documentary film, Trumbo, which opens today, Friday, June 27, 2008. Trumbo tells the story of Hollywood screen writer Dalton Trumbo, a member of the Hollywood Ten who went to prison for refusing to name names to Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee.

Check back tomorrow for my interview with Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, Christopher Trumbo and Peter Askin.

Here is an interesting event for tonight:

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Friday June 27. 10 PM - Late
Sullivan Hall

On Friday June 27th, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad perform at Sullivan Hall. The six-piece roots reggae, dub, afrobeat band plays more than 35 shows on their summer US tour. Impeccable musicianship and an explosive live show have gained GPGDS widespread acclaim. Special guest Rubblebucket open the show, then Giant Panda hits at 11:30 PM. For music and tour dates visit: www.myspace.com/giantpandadub.

Tickets $10. Ages 18+. For more information visit
www.sullivanhallnyc.com

Sullivan Hall | 214 Sullivan St
(btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St)

June 26, 2008

Here is an interesting event for tonight:

Ladies Lindemans Beer Tasting
Thursday, June 26, 2008 7 PM- 9 PM
Village Pourhouse

Village Pourhouse calls upon beer loving ladies only for our very first Ladies Lindemans Tasting. Join us for a girl's night out of tasting every fruit beer that Lindemans has to offer. The romantic yet mysterious wild-fermented fruit beers of Belgium's Flanders are not only among the world's rarest beers, but among the most delectable. Come taste Pomme, Framboise, Peche and more! Dessert will be served at the end of the tasting. This event is 21+. Please see http://newyork.going.com/lindemans for more details.

Tickets $25 per person

Village Pourhouse | 64 Third Ave & 11th St
New York, NY 10003

June 25, 2008

Ports 1961 Resort Collection
Photo Courtesy of Ports 1961

Just Published: Read Jamie Sharpe's article about the Ports 1961 Resort Collection Fashion Show.

June 24, 2008

Wire
Photo Credit Amy Davidson

Just Published: Read Amy Davidson and Phil Gordon's article and see Amy Davidson's photographs of American Express' River To River Music Festival at the South Street Seaport on May 30, 2008 with Die Die Die opening for Wire.

Here is an interesting event for tonight:

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE 30TH MARATHON BENEFIT DINNER GALA
HONORING JERRY ZAKS AND JERRY SAVIOLA
TUESDAY JUNE 24TH
PLAYERS CLUB

Performers/Speakers to Include Barbara Andres, Andre Bishop, Walter Bobbie, Ray DeMattis, Jack Viertel, Christopher Durang, Jill Eikenberry, Jules Feiffer, John Christopher Jones, Kendrick Jones, Ilene Kristen, Grant Shaud, and Michael Tucker, among many others

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (William Carden, Artistic Director, Paul Alexander Slee, Executive Director is celebrating a milestone – this spring marks their 30th Marathon of One-Act Plays – and the occasion will be celebrated with a gala Benefit Dinner in honor of distinguished E.S.T. member Jerry Zaks and outstanding corporate leader Jerry Saviola. The Benefit Dinner will be held Tuesday, June 24th at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park).

To participate in this special evening in honor of Mr. Zaks and Mr. Saviola visit www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org or call 212/247-4982.

Players Club| 16 Gramercy Park

Here is another interesting event for tonight:

Art.to.Choke.Hearts Free Party- Boston to NYC
Tuesday, June 24, 8 pm - 1 am
Otto's Shrunken Head

Cash In/Check Out brings his hollered poetry stylings from Boston to NYC for a one-night-only demonstration of Acoustic-Hardcore. Currently on Boston based Polk Records and represented by Art.to.Choke.Hearts, Cash In/Check Out is a bluesy, guttural muscle flexed atop bone-dry honesty and dubbed 'the ultimate Meat Puppets/Dead Milkmen deathmatch - unplugged' by Noise magazine. Alongside NYC familiar faces, Tara, and Undead Poet's Society, this evening will prove to be a learning experience in sound and art.
For more leads visit myspace.com/CASHinCHECKout or call him yourself! at 617.821.8342. Suckerpunch the summer with art.

Free! + myspace.com/CASHinCHECKout + CASHinCHECKout@yahoo.com

Otto's Shrunken Head | 538 East 14th

June 23, 2008

George Carlin
© Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos

Hot Off the Press: I just received a Breaking News Alert from the New York Times stating that George Carlin died yesterday, Sunday, June 22, 2008. Rest in peace to a wonderful comedian who always make me laugh.

Natasha Arthy's Fighter

Just Published: Read Julia Sirmon's review of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Selection Natasha Arthy's Fighter.

James Westby's The Auteur

Also Just Published: Read Julia Sirmon's review of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Selection James Westby's The Auteur.

Julian Schnabel's Lou Reed's Berlin

And Also Just Published: Read Julia Sirmon's review of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Selection Julian Schnabel's Lou Reed's Berlin.