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Having spent the day sleeping, making myself grilled cheese and dancing around naked in my apartment to Passion Pit (thank god my roommate is never home), I believe I am prepared to survive the week on 5 hours of sleep a night!
On Monday, according to The New York Rock Market, the show to go to is Nous Non Plus @ Mercury Lounge. As a francophile anything described as
a (faux) French rock band that plays upbeat, joyous tunes ranging from simple love songs in French to parodies about Paris Hilton.
is pretty much ok by me. I’ve picked up two tickets and the first person to tell me they want to come along can have the second!
Tuesday is my grandmother’s 84th birthday so I’ll be out in Queens attempting to fit a giant sized sandwich into my mouth at Ben’s Kosher Deli, however, you may be interested in attending Pop Rally at MOMA. I really like the idea of artists as curators and I’ve been meaning to attend one of these for some time. Actually if you don’t have a day job (ex-investment banker?) you should get to the museum before it closes for the day and check out the Marlene Dumas exhibit; I saw it a few weeks ago and I really liked ‘High Heeled Shoes’
High Heeled Shoes by Marlene Dumas
Wednesday I’m going to the new 92Y Tribeca for You’re Doing It Wrong: Creative Misuse of Technology, a series of short films featuring ummm… creative misuse of technology. I will probably always love the 92Y Tribeca because that is where I first saw Tiny Ninja Theater. I saw tiny ninjas perform ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and it was without a doubt the most hysterical Shakespeare I have ever witnessed.
"Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio!" Mercutio (Trevor Bigfoot) vs. Tybalt (Brice Leigh)
When the puppeteer walked in holding two white boxes (like the kind you get munchkins in from Dunkin Donuts) and said “Two households, both alike in dignity…” I knew my understanding of Shakespeare had changed forever.
Thursday I will probably try to see one of the Oscar movies I haven’t made it to yet; top of my list is Waltz with Bashir, which I’ve heard is fantastic. What I’d really love to do is check out one of the two photography exhibits I’ve been meaning to see but the museums aren’t open late enough for office lemmings to make it during the week. I want to see the new Walker Evans exhibit at the Met:
Walker Evans Postcard Exhibit @ Met
I also really want to get over to the International Center of Photography to check out some of the amazing photographs discussed in the NYTimes recently, for example, this one:
Tim Walker photograph
Friday I’ll be at Grassroots Tavern celebrating my friend S’s birthday but I want you to tell me all about your plans in case we need an awesome afterparty!
Have a fantastic week everyone!
The Big Red Apple 
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February 8, 2009 at 7:36 pm
ejilee
Hey thanks for the add.
I’ve been interested in attending a PopRally, if only I didn’t have school to attend to…
You seem to cover a whole lot of stuff in NYC, I shall keep myself informed with further entries:)
February 8, 2009 at 11:39 pm
NYCFoodGuy
hey there
thanks for linking to my ben’s best post
I like your site, great concept
where do you love to eat?
would love to hear from you by email if you have any thoughts on new places to review for my site? and if you have any questions about nyc stuff maybe I can help…
lawrence@nycfoodguy.com
let’s exchange links. I posted you on mine, i’d be honored to have my link on yours.
February 9, 2009 at 1:14 pm
New York Rock Market
thanks so much for the link! maybe i’ll see you at the nous non plus show! they are very, very entertaining. should be a great show!
February 9, 2009 at 2:14 pm
thebigredapple
I’m definitely excited about it; I listened to their stuff on MySpace and it’s a lot of fun. Your blog is a great source of music information; please keep checking out mine for more esoteric events! I look forward to comparing notes on Nous Non Plus!
February 10, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Qsoz
I’m going to BAM on Wednesday to catch The Winter’s Tale.
I’ll let you know how it is.
February 10, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Qsoz
And I love Tiny Ninja Theater.
February 13, 2009 at 3:42 pm
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