FRIDAY
Friday the 13th Tattoos, multiple locations but i like Abuela’s in Bushwick
holiday season is coming up and that means it’s a great time to show up at home with some fresh, spontaneous ink to let sneak out from under your sleeve and make your parents gasp as you reach out to grab the gravy boat. head to Abuela’s for their friday the 13th tattoo special- they pick the tattoo at random, you pick the place and fork over $13 and a $7 dollar tip and leave feeling like a badass who made a bad decision. (i really don’t think there is anything wrong with that.) noon-11.55pm, 608 myrtle ave, $20 and your best judgement. get inked.
La Paella del Otono, my house in greenpoint. or your house in your ‘hood.
it’s my birthday guys. and it’s also finally starting to feel like fall so that means- well, a whole bunch of things, but especially that it’s paella-making time. celebrating the seasons should start by sharing spanish cuisine with your nearest and dearest. host a paella party, using my tried-and-true guide to paella party hosting here. don’t be intimidated- just keep your glass full of rioja and have a damn good toast prepared, and your guests won’t be able to tell the sofrito from the socarrat.
FIXED 11th Anniversary Party, Good Room.
paella is a huge culinary undertaking, especially when there are a lot of hungry people involved, and it’s your birthday so you would also like to impress people and boost your own self-confidence. it’s almost literally a recipe for disaster… SO. salvage the night. plan a killer after-party like this one, at the good room- my favorite place to do bad things™. (are you sick of that yet? yeah? i don’t care.) 8pm to 5am, $10. be bad.
Holographic Chameleon opening party and DJ set- description below under the word “saturday”.
SATURDAY
Sumo Dinner Party at Brooklyn Kitchen
saturday night looks like this- large serious japanese guys fighting in tiny padded diapers at this secret spot above the meat hook and just under the BQE while you and your friends sample traditional japanese cuisine and enjoy sapporo and take sake shots every time the gong sounds. i can’t think of an event that is so much further than anything i could dream up (other than maybe the one below). besides, there’s no way you can even consider counting calories when faced with the highly-respected cultural tradition where you benefit from being as large as possible. Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St. 6pm, $35. i think i just heard the gong sound.
Holographic Chameleon, Immersive Gallery, Williamsburg
this is one of those this-shit-would-only-happen-in-brooklyn events that i absolutely love. even reading the description transports me down a rabbit hole into an imaginative visual of every psychedelic dream i’ve had, what i’ve seen lithely slide across the lens of a microscope in science class, and intricate fuzzy posters i completed as a child. so i can only imagine what it’s actually like. a 600-sq foot warehouse in williamsburg will be transformed into a multi-sensory experience of light, video, sound, art, and god knows what else as the artists have attempted to represent the transformation of light into antimatter as it enters a blackhole. NOTICE: you will probably disappear. or become antimatter. i have no idea, but i know i’m in. and out. all at the same time. Immersive Gallery, 132 bedford ave, free. opening friday 11/13 (but it seems you’re quite busy on friday), and open to the public saturday 2-6pm. immerse yourself.
Holiday Night Bazaar and Brunch Market, Gottscheer Hall, Ridgewood, Queens
for those of us who are still grieving over the loss of our beloved night bazaar (read: everyone.), queens comes to the rescue! check out this holiday night bazaar saturday night and sunday brunch market to get your fix of artisanal goods, art, food, drink, music, and surprises you always took for granted every friday and saturday night in greenpoint. pick up some things to bring home to your family over the holidays, or to bring me for my birthday. i like everything. (you’re a day late but i won’t protest. promise.) 657 fairview avenue, saturday 5-11pm, sunday 11am-5pm, free. how bazaar.
Allen Stone at the Apollo Theater, Harlem.
i’ve never met (yes, met.) a red head with more soul. check out allen stone’s sound here and then by tickets to see him at the historic apollo theater saturday night. 253 W 125th st, get some soul.
SUNDAY 11/15
The Hustle: Writers on Writing at Word Books, Greenpoint
if you weren’t completely charmed by “goodbye to all that”, then you didn’t read it. regardless i love the gift that is hearing writers talk about writing. because we’re all the same and we’re all different and we’re all inspiring and we’re all whole. go to this and fill your soul and forget about all the weekend’s transgressions. 2pm, free, at word book shop. 126 franklin st. word up.
Gala Gala Hey, The Drink, Greenpoint
ah, cider- something that spain and vegans have been doing for a long ass time but has recently been gaining traction among the micro brewing scene. the Gala Gala Hey festival closes out NYC cider week featuring over 70 different cideriess, apple pie, apple bobbing, apple bopping (use your imagination here), live music, and square dancing. sounds like fall in the heartland to me baby- let’s drown our hangovers in delightfully bitter, crisp cider and dunk our heads obnoxiously in a mini tub together. sunday, 3pm, 228 manhattan ave. free. bob on in.
Get Women Cycling: how to winterize your bike.
it’s coming guys. the winter. and every year it steals from us our waistlines as we walk around like human sleeping bags for survival, it claims our spontaneity for going out when we planned to stay in because it’s just not worth it to brave the weather, it claims the outdoor seating at five leaves (after a few months of subzero temperatures). it claims our roof decks. it makes us think twice (but not three times) about our smoking habits. it chips away at our souls. take a stand. DO NOT LET IT TAKE OUR FREEDOM. go to this event, learn how to winterize your bikes, and yourselves, ladies. and keep fucking riding.
Reasons to cross the river this weekend:
Holiday Train Show opens at Grand Central, Midtown.
i will never not find this charming and fascinating, nor will i ever tire of the historic secrets and captivating grandiosity of grand central station. check it out, maybe sunday, when all you’re capable of doing is watch a tiny toy train zoom past tiny plastic people waving and wearing tiny christmas sweaters. toot toot.
Allen Stone at the Apollo Theater, Harlem.
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t (yes, met.) a red head with more soul. check out allen stone’s sound here and then by tickets to see him at the historic apollo theater saturday night. 253 W 125th st, get some soul.
Starry Night at the MOMA, Midtown
special viewing party friday afternoon! with me, the birthday girl. let’s get lost in the enigmatic swirling and tangible grief as we linger in front of this historic pillar of modern art. besides, all the other stars we see in this city are celebrities. get gazin’.
what’s your sign at the grand national blurb
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