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NYC WEEKEND UPDATES (11.5-11.8)

Happy Thursday! Is it possible that New Yorkers get even more creative in November? Let’s start a trend:

11.1-11.22 Daily, various locations/times
Performa 09
“Performa, a biennial of new visual art performance, returns to New York for its third edition at venues throughout the city for three weeks this month. Eleven new commissions and six New York premieres are featured in the three-week program, while the biennial kicks off with a unique food event that’s billed as an installation-cum-happening. Blurring the boundaries between visual art, music, dance, and other media, more than 150 international artists are participating in more than 110 events at an array of public and private sites. Commission standouts include Mike Kelley’s performances based on high-school yearbook photos of extra-curricular activities; Candice Breitz’s presentation of identical twins improvising the same script on duplicate sets; Arto Lindsay’s multidisciplinary parade down a city street with more than 50 dancers and performers using cell phones as musical instruments; Yeondoo Jung’s mix of a live magic show with a cinematic interpretation of it; and Christian Tomaszewski’s construction of a giant space-suit sculpture that houses a fashion show inspired by the Soviet space program and sci-fi films.”

11.5 Thursday 7pm
Insound 10 Viewing Party
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St., Williamsburg
Free with RSVP on website
“Insound present the ‘Insound 10 Classic line of t-shirts, posters and totes’ tonight with a free party at the Brooklyn Brewery. ‘Mike Perry, the designer of our series, will be on hand to talk about the designs. We’ll be raffling off one of each poster design to ten lucky winners along with a ReFrame glassless hanging system for each. Plus, all designs will be on sale at the event. So stop by for the party and free Brooklyn Brewery refreshments and pizza from 7-8 PM, 21+’”

11.5 Thursday 7:30pm
Symbols, Branding & Persuasion: Theory & Training w/ expert Loid Der
The Change You Want To See Gallery
84 Havemeyer Street
Free
“In this final installment, consultant Loid Der, former creative director of the world’s largest branding agency, will present the tricks of the trade. From research and design, branding briefs to implementation and analysis, Loid will walk us through the methodologies and processes he’s used in developing brands. This is an A to Z curriculum, customized for our crowd (like a pro market researcher Loid has attended every event in the series). We’ll unpack case studies from corporations, non-profits, and the political world. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to peek under the hood and arm yourself with the tools of persuasion.”

11.6 Friday 7-9pm
An Evening of Performances: Action Figures come to life in the Art Neighborhood, featuring The Drunkard’s Wife
Jack the Pelican Presents
487 Driggs Avenue, Williamsburg
“An Evening of Performances: Action Figures come to life in the Art Neighborhood, featuring The Drunkard’s Wife. ‘Electro-gypsy band The Drunkard’s Wife is a village wedding and the 1968 Paris student riot rolled into one. They provide beguiling punk bravado, gender politics, disassociation as intimacy, revolutionary fervor, and some dirty dancing. Expect some music made with accordions, brass, and homemade electronics.’”

11.7 Saturday 5-11pm
Target First Saturdays
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Free
“‘Rock Out! Target First Saturdays’ with music/performances/discussion at Brooklyn Museum. At the Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5 to 11 p.m. All evening long, the Museum Café serves a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and beverages, and a cash bar offers wine and beer.”

11.7 Saturday 10pm
Leah Siegel (solo/perhaps with guests)
Rockwood Music Hall
No cover

11.8 Sunday 3pm
Ad Hoc Vox and Smack Mellon present: 1984-2001: Science Fiction, A Panel Discussion
Smack Mellon Gallery
92 Plymouth Street
Brooklyn
Free
“Ad Hoc Vox and Smack Mellon are pleased to invite you to 1984-2001, a panel discussion about science fiction developed in response to the utopic and dystopic elements in Smack Mellon’s current exhibitions. Ad Hoc Vox has gathered together practitioners, critics, and scholars who have studied science fiction’s role in literature, film, and architecture to discuss what possibilities science fiction offers contemporary artists. The panel’s participants are Ed Halter, Carrie Hintz, Geoff Manaugh, Brian Francis Slattery, and Deborah Taylor. Matt Borruso will moderate the panel, which will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.”

Enjoy,
YL

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