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Pencil This In: Humor, Hops And Mardi Gras

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Published Mar 1, 2011

Modified Mar 4, 2011

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Hello, we have decided to give our readers GothamList events for the entire week. You can check them out below (picks include the Anthology Film Archives' CineKink film festival, sculpture by Scott Keightley, a musical about Mormons from the creators of South Park) but you can also get listings a day earlier by signing up for the Gothamist Daily newsletter—sign up here.

FILM: For those that find the average NYC film festival less than stimulating, the 8th annual CineKink NYC film festival is the kinky cure-all featuring documentary films, panel discussions, and celebrations to all things sexy. CineKink is a "specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality," and while they are hosting some films, like "Sexual Radar," in which a man is suddenly capable of "hearing" the sexual fantasies of those around him, there is certainly a large portion of the program that will stimulate the brain, as well.

March 1st through 6th // Anthology Film Archives [32 2nd Ave]

HUMOR AND HOPS:KGB Bar is bringing in two of their favorite comedy writers to their nonfiction storytelling event, True Story, to help rid the public of seasonal affective disorder, late season colds, and the overall winter blues with bellyfulls of laughter and a gullet full of beer. It's OK to Laugh features funnymen Peter Hyman and Dave Hill have collectively written for the New York Times, GQ, and are regular commenters on NPR and This American Life, assuring the high laugh factor for the night.

Tuesday, 7 p.m. // KGB Bar [85 E 4th St, 2nd Fl.] // Free

Rina Banerjee (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)

ARMORY ARTS WEEK: For the next five days, the city will be crawling with even more contemporary art dealers, collectors, skinny people, and, yes, actual artists than usual, for the annual Armory Show and the other satellite art shows. The big fish in the pond is the gigantic Armory Show, which is named for the groundbreaking International Exhibition of Modern Art that took place at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue back in February 1913. Now it's located on the colossal Piers 92 & 94 on the Hudson (at 55th Street). But there are also a number of other noteworthy shows, from the funky Fountain on the Frying Pan to the slick Volta on West 34th Street. You can peruse all your weekend art options here, and check out our photo features on the last two Armory Shows for reference. And to help keep track of it all, there is, of course, an Armory Show iPhone app.

Wednesday through Sunday // Various Times // Various Locations // Various Admission Fees; details here.

MARDI GRAS: There will be no shortage of classic Mardi Gras trappings at the upcoming carnival-themed party at the World Financial Center: beads, booze, masks, and, most importantly, drama. Aphra Behn's carnival-themed play, entitled The Rover, will be performed throughout the 3.5 acre complex while patrons have the pleasure of eating, drinking and being merry.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. // One World Financial Center [200 Liberty St, enter at Albany and West St] // 212.945.0505 // Free

SCULPTURE: Innovative artist Scott Keightley has been crafting a sculptural wonderland at Recess for the past several weeks, and he invites the public to join him in what hopes to be a radical examination of shape, texture, and environment. Keightley, who has been working publicly at Recess (the SoHo location), uses found objects and (in)organic materials to construct compelling installations. During his Session at Recess, he also installed a skateboarding ramp at the entrance to the studio, a statement about public access and grassroots creativity.

Thursday, 6 p.m. // Recess [41 Grand St] // Free

CELEBRATE:ISSUE Project Room presents an evening of musical performances and celebrity appearances, hosted by Jo Andres and Steve Buscemi. Tracie Morris, the Sirius Quartet and the JACK Quartet are some of the fine folks coming together to honor and celebrate composer and guitarist Elliot Sharp, who will also be performing. The event will benefit Elliott Sharp and the development of ISSUE Project Room's future home at 110 Livingston. Come at 7 p.m. for cocktails, food and performances; 8 p.m. marks the start of the main acts. The after-party begins around 9 and lasts until 11:30.

Friday, 7 p.m. // ISSUE Project Room [110 Livingston] // $50 for performance and after-party; $250 for all events; $2,500 for 10 VIP tickets and reserved seating

EATING IS BELIEVING: If being blindfolded while sensuously exploring new things with your mouth sounds up your alley, then make a reservation for Dark Dining before the other gastro-kinks beat you to it. The Dark Dining Projects offers a full course menu with one catch- that each diner is donned with a blindfold so that each course is a mystery. Creator Dana Salisbury says that dining in this way "awakens the senses and presents new pleasures." In between meals, vivid performances take place that can include "a tap dancer, a virtuosic vocalist, a jazz saxophonist, or a clavichord player." Reserve your seat before you can say, "sensory overload!"

Friday, 8 p.m. // Camaje Bistro [85 MacDougal St] // $120 per person

MUSIC: This Saturday The Sway Machinery, featuring Malian vocalist Khaira Arby, are at The Bell House in Gowanus. "The Brooklyn-based collective play a raucous and soulful amalgam of Jewish, Afrobeat and blues music. Timbuktu's Khaira Arby, one of the most compelling female vocals out there, will join for the show" and is featured on the band's new album. Check them out here (YouTube) and here (NPR).

Saturday, 9 p.m. // The Bell House [149 7th St, Gowanus] // $15

CELEBRATE WOMEN: In honor of Women's History Month, The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is launching a 31-day celebration entitled "Salute To Women" in honor of women who have served our nation... despite the fact that not a single woman ever served aboard Intrepid during its active duty. This Sunday check out Soar, Elinor author Tami Lewis Brown; her book tells the story of aviation pioneer and New Yorker Elinor Smith who earned her pilot's license in 1928 at age 16--the youngest person in history. Elinor flew under all four bridges spanning Manhattan's East River in her Waco-10 biplane as a teenager--a record that still stands.

Sunday, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. // Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pier 86 [46th St and 12th Ave]

BOOZE FOOD: Alcohol makes everything better. Today cook-off pros Theo Peck and Nick Suarez will host the Brooklyn Booze Experiment at The Bell House, where the only rules for the competition are, "if it can be soaked in booze, cooked in booze, or scented with booze - it could be a winner." Top New York Chefs will incorporate wine, beer, and liquor into their favorite booze-inspired dishes. But remember--alcohol tends to diminish during the cooking process, so be sure to stick around for the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Happy Hour immediately following the Brooklyn Booze Experiment! (A portion of ticket sales will help support Ovarian Cancer Research.)

Sunday, 1-5 p.m. // The Bell House [149 7th St, Brooklyn] // $20

THEATER: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the iconoclastic creators of South Park, are making their Broadway debut with a musical comedy called The Book of Mormon. The show, which is being promoted as "God's Favorite Musical!" follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys who get sent on a mission "to a place that's about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get." It's still in previews so there are no reviews yet, but this being Parker and Stone, you can surely count on a sensitive, earnest dramatization of two young spiritual seekers' transformative crisis of faith. We're also told it "contains explicit language."

Monday, March 7th // 8 p.m. // Eugene O'Neill Theatre [230 W 49th St] // Tickets

Newsletter contributions by Krista Ciminera, Melanie Jane Parker, Jen Carlson, Bethany O'Grady, Nell Casey, and John Del Signore

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