around town today
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thru 3/23: sounding circuits: audible histories, a new exhibition at the new york public library for the performing arts, features an immersive multi-channel audio system surrounded by rare objects, artifacts, and recordings from the early history of electronic music from the 1950s to the present. new york public library for the performing arts (uws), free. >>
thru 1/20: reverend jen’s beloved troll museum returns for a week-long installation at the ace hotel’s lobby (flatiron). no need to pay the troll toll to get in- admission is free. >>
6pm: the american folk art museum celebrates its exhibition of master figurative coffin craftsman paa joe and the culture of his native ghana with a screening of documentary paa joe and the lion, followed by filmmaker q+a, a musical performance by a ghanaian drumming ensemble, and a ghanaian street snack reception. the american folk art museum (uws), $5. >>
6:30pm: writer rebecca traister presents her new book about the history of female anger as political fuel, good and mad: the revolutionary power of women’s anger, in conversation with women who made new york author julie scelfo. brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), $10. >>
6:30pm: how can music be used as a weapon? musicologist kristy barbacane gives a talk on dangerous music at brooklyn brainery (prospect heights). $11. >>
7pm: war reporter dahr jamail turns his investigative eye toward climate change in a talk on his new book, the end of ice: bearing witness and finding meaning in the path of climate disruption. mcnally jackson (williamsburg), free. >>
7pm: an axe to grind. music critic ian port shares the two guitar makers’ battle for rock n’ roll supremacy in a talk on his new book, the birth of loud: les paul, leo fender, and the guitar-pioneering rivalry that shaped rock n’ roll. book culture on columbus (upper west side), free. >>
7pm (weekly): tommy mcnamara and luke mones host the boardwalk stand-up comedy show, featuring jo firestone (fallon), daniel simonsen (seth meyers), brendan eyre (comedy central), aminah imani, and gena gephart. coney island baby nyc (east village/alphabet city), free. >>
8:30pm (weekly): the just come! comedy show, hosted by pamela ross and kendall farrell, returns with performances by joe zimmerman (fallon), chloe radcliffe (epix), fumi abe (mtv), david tveite (last comic standing), rebecca o’neal (2 dope queens), and kenny deforest (hbo). the graham (east williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>
9:15pm: filmmaker debra granik (winter’s bone, down to the bone) will introduce a screening of her 2018 feature leave no trace at the metrograph (les). $15. >>
coming up
1/16-29: the annual zlatne uste golden festival showcases more than 50 balkan bands and acts at the grand prospect hall over two nights (1/18-19). tickets to the fest ($35-55) are a bit out of the skint’s regular price range, but there are several related events before and after that are free-$20.
1/16-24: internationally top-ranking squash players will compete in a glass-enclosed court housed in grand central terminal for the 22nd annual j.p. morgan tournament of champions. grand central terminal’s vanderbilt hall (midtown east). free standing room, $10+ for seated. >>
1/16 6pm doors, 6:30pm show: a panel of experts gather to discuss the implications of the midterm elections and the role that race and gender continue to play in american politics. scheduled: christina greer (black ethics: race, immigration, and the pursuit of the american dream), tsedale m. melaku (you don’t look like a lawyer: black women and systemic gendered racism), jamila michener (fragmented democracy: medicaid, federalism, and unequal politics), and alexis grenell (new york daily news). brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), $5. >>
1/16 6pm doors, 7pm show: the tenth annual silver sound showdown music + video festival showcases four live bands and 25 music videos, with the winning band and director getting paired up for a music video production package valued at $10,000. brooklyn bowl (williamsburg), $10. >>
1/16 6:45pm: directors betsy west and julie cohen will do q+a following a screening of their ruth bader ginsburg portrait, rbg, at ifc center (greenwich village). $16 general, $13 seniors. >>
1/16 7pm: taking approaches both loving and scathing, the drunk education folks roast ‘great’ literary men at housing works bookstore cafe (soho). free. >>
1/16 7pm: munya, hideout, and pueblo play elsewhere (east williamsburg/bushwick). $10 adv, $12 dos. >>
1/16 7:30pm (monthly): a trio of astronomers returning from the 233rd meeting of the american astronomical society in seattle will share new developments they learned at this month’s installment of the astronomy on tap discussion series. trivia at 7:30pm, talks at 8pm. the way station (prospect heights), free. >>
1/16 7:30pm: laughter is the best medicine at the laugh through the pain comedy show, hosted by chloe holmes and jax dell’osso. q.e.d. (astoria), $8. >>
1/16 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): the hack city comedy show returns with standup by luke touma (ucb), subhah agarwal (comedy central), eagle witt (mtv), reggie conquest (siriusxm), and gracie canaan. hosted by fumi abe (mtv) and michael nguyen (someecards). bonus: the first 50 attendees will get a free beer. canal street market, free admission. >>
1/16 8pm (monthly): the ditmas lit reading series rings in the new year with readings by poets ivanna baranova (poetry is dead), sarah bridgins (tin house) and diane mehta (forests with castanets), plus epiphany magazine managing editor j.t. price. hinterlands bar (kensington/flatbush), free. >>
1/16 8pm (monthly): don’t worry about your social status at the no cool kids comedy show, where comedians will talk about their awkward youth, complete with photo evidence. tonight’s show features carmen lagala (colbert), jes tom (reductress), sarah kennedy (today show), veronica garza (npr), rebecca o’neal (easy), and sarah tollemache (last comic standing). hosted by bob gurnett and lauren vino. starr bar (bushwick), free. >>
1/16 8pm (weekly): the let’s see, what else? comedy show features mia jackson (comedy central), matt ruby (laughs), luke touma (ucb), and quan wiggins. hosted by courtney maginnis and tom delgado. poco restaurant and bar (alphabet city), free. >>
1/16 8pm (weekly): the side ponytail comedy show features stand up from shalewa sharpe (fallon), subhah agarwal (the jim jeffries show), steven rogers (college humor), wilfred padua (npr), and isabel hagen (roastmasters). hosted by julia shiplett. friends and lovers (crown heights), free ($5 suggested donation). >>
1/16 8pm: teen, clavvs, and mara connor play a free dr. martens presents concert at baby’s all right. free (rsvp). >>
1/16 8:30pm doors, 9pm show (weekly): stay in the loop with the comedians you should know show. tonight: sydnee washington (the unofficial expert), phil hanley (seth meyers), josh johnson (the daily show), dj demers (conan), gena gephart (reductress), and jeff steinbrunner. hosted by saurin choksi. gutter bar (williamsburg), $5. >>
1/16 9pm doors, 9:30pm show (monthly): it’s all things html-arious at the internet explorers comedy show, where comedians give fake stem-inspired lectures and one ends up with a new website based on audience suggestions. tonight’s online gaming theme features comedians jo firestone (comedy central), mary beth barone (the exhibition) and angel yau, game developer jess fiorini, a live game demo from pete vigeant, and music by the square roots. hosted by mark vigeant. caveat (les), $10. >>
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