Goings On About Town - 5/12

If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good. 
– Dr. Seuss


Description: Witness the guitar god best known as the founder of the Grammy Award–winning hard rock band Living Colour in "Hexadecimal Gris Gris" (an Underground Railroad of the mind), a self-described “Aphro-Futurist happening” featuring new music for guitar, laptop, and other acoustic and electric instruments.
Date: Thursday, May 12
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets
Price: FREE

Description: Dwell on Design will partner with designjunction during NYCxDESIGN 2016. Set in the warehouse-like ArtBeam, designjunction + Dwell on Design will display 20 top design brands and host three days of unique talks, curated by the editors of Dwell.
Date: May 13  - 15
Time: Events All Day
Location: 540 W 2e1st St, New York, NY 10011
Price: $25+

Description: Dia:Beacon’s quarterly Community Free Days offer engaging programs throughout the day suitable for a broad audience. Programs often include thematic tours of the collection and special exhibitions, the monthly Gallery Talks, interactive workshops for children and families, and live music.
Date: Saturday, and May 14
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: Dia Beacon, 
Price: FREE

Description: Sometime composer and ‘RadioLab’ creator Jad Abumrad cooks up an intriguing program featuring a trio of his favorite composer-musicians: Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, singer and instrumentalist Caroline Shaw, and singer-songwriter Nick Hakim. They will perform rare solo sets that span genres, and chat with Jad about their creative process. If you are a RadioLab fan listening to the MacArthur “Genius” through the airwaves (or 8 million podcasts downloaded each month), you won’t want to miss this rare night of live conversation and music, including a performance by 1B1 Orchestra.
Date: Saturday, May 14
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: National Sawdust,80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn
Price: $40

Description: Michael Leviton invites various characters and raconteurs to tell stories. Featuring Bryndon Cook, Jack Dishel, Lauren Katzman, and Haley Mlotek.
Date : Sunday, May 15
Time : Doors 7:30
Location: National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn
Price: $15+

Description:Sarah Steele (The Good Wife, Broadway’s The Humans) sits down with the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress for an illuminating conversation on craft, creativity, and career.
Date: Monday, May 16
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets
Price: FREE

Description: Humberto Campana discusses Estudio Campana’s work in conversation with Caroline Baumann, Director of Cooper Hewitt. Estudio Campana, founded in 1983 by Humberto and Fernando Campana, is renowned for its use of every day or discarded objects to create expressive new forms.
Date: Monday, May 16
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 PM
Location: Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York
Price: $15

Description: What could be better than spending time with the ultimate brooklyn party band on a Monday night?
Date: Monday, May 16
Time: Doors 6:00 PM 
Location: Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn
Price: $12+

Prince So Cool, Ain't No Body Like Him 
Description: Join Touré, author of "I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became An Icon," CNN commentator and image activist Michaela Angela Davis, music critic and Burnt Sugar Arkestra founder Greg Tate and lead guitarist, songwriter and founder of Living Colour Vernon Reid as we remember an artist who did not shy away from controversy, contradictions and constant surprises during a career of more than 35 years. 
Date: Tuesday, May 17
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: The Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York
Price: SOLD OUT,  BUT A LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE

Happy Ending Music and Reading Series  
Description: Voted "Best Reading Series" in New York by New York magazine, The Village Voice and NY Press, The Happy Ending Series features the most interesting storytellers, writers, musicians, raconteurs, and personalities who take the stage to perform daring feats of public risk while musicians attempt a group sing-a-long with favorite cover tunes. Featuring Charles Bock, Ani DiFranco, Belinda McKeon, Kate Neckel, Amanda Stern, and Amber Tamblyn.
Date: Wednesday, May 18
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New YorkPrice: $30

Merce Cunningham Early Works  
Description: An evening of film and live performance celebrates Merce Cunningham’s early collaborations that revolutionized art making in the 20th century. Cunningham Ballett 1958 features rare footage of solos and duets danced by Merce Cunningham and Carolyn Brown, with piano music performed by David Tudor and John Cage. Former Cunningham dancer Silas Riener performs the N.Y. Premiere of the reconstructed solo Changeling (1957), and Vanessa Knouse and Benny Olk perform Suite for Two (1958). Pianist Stephen Drury plays the music for these dances, which are both featured in the film.
Date: May 18 + May 19
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street, New York
Price: $25

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