Edition 2: The 'Low Down ✨
Happenings over the next month or so
Hellllooo, friends!
Welcome to the second edition of The ‘Low Down which, in case you missed it, is a SmiLOW pun. Speaking of, cool pun-focused event below…
I started this newsletter to connect people to cool events and to each other. And, so that we can take advantage of the magic that this city has to offer – it's easy to fall into our routines and lose sight of that!
I’m planning to publish this on a monthly basis. Here are my asks of you:
Let me know if you’d like to attend any of the below events together – but if you’re tryna go on your own, that’s fine too! You can reply directly to this email
Forward this to friends who may be interested
Let me know if you have feedback – on types of events, pricing, email format…anything goes
I’m also testing an “Anna-tations” section below, where I’ll provide commentary on some of the events I attended from the last edition.
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Events
🕯️ Thursday 3/16 or Thursday 4/13 at The Church of the Heavenly Rest: Candlelight: A Tribute to ABBA – “Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in New York City.” [$40]
🤣 Thursday 3/16 at 7:30 PM at Beacon Theater: Sarah Silverman - Grow Some Lips – “Sarah Silverman is a two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and producer.” [$79+]
🐶 Friday 3/17 at 6:00 PM at the AKC Museum of the Dog: Furry Friday: It’s St. Pawtrick’s Day – “Bring your dog to the AKC Museum of the Dog at these special after-hours events called Furry Fridays hosted on select Fridays.” [$20/human; $5/dog]
🎤 Saturday 3/18 at 7:30 PM at 92Y: Ladysmith Black Mambazo – “The extraordinary South African choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo comes to 92NY” [$30+]
Couldn’t help myself there…
🎶 Friday 3/24 at 7:00 PM at Avant Gardner: Elderbrook - Little Love Tour – “Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter” [$77] Okay, admittedly, this one is already sold out but if you join the waitlist on DICE, you can probably get a ticket!
⚽ Wednesday 3/29 at 7:30 PM at 92Y: Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History LIVE: The Crisis in Girls’ Sports – “Lifelong runner Malcolm Gladwell invites you to a discussion with two people who know how to make kids’ sports healthy again.” [$25+]
🤣 Wednesday 3/29 at 08:00 PM at Littlefield: PUNDERDOME – “NYC's hilarious cult-favorite pun competition ... both an endearingly homemade and impressively high-caliber show during which astute wordsmiths spin clever and very funny puns to a packed house.” [$16]
🐇 Friday 3/31, 4/7, or 4/21 at LOULOU: Daddy Rabbit – Jazz speakeasy show; “Upon walking in, patrons sit around the musicians, who take up residence smack-dab in the middle of the room surrounding a beautiful grand piano. A musical experience to remember indeed” [$77]
📚 Wednesday 4/12 at 7:00 PM at The Strand: Tove Danovich + Alicia Kennedy: Under the Henfluence - Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them – “Join us for an in-person event with food writer and journalist Tove Danovich for a discussion of her debut book Under the Henfluence, an immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock.” [$8]
🥪 Any date (through 4/2) at the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library: I'll Have What She's Having: The Jewish Deli – “Our special exhibition examines how Jewish immigrants, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, imported and adapted traditions to create a uniquely American restaurant and reveals how Jewish delicatessens became a cornerstone of American food culture.” [$22]
👶 Any date (through 4/9) at 718 Broadway: Small is Beautiful – “The biggest international exhibition entirely devoted to mini art with +130 exclusive pieces from +30 artists” [$27]
🛼 Any date (through 6/4) at Atlantic Terminal Mall: Roller Wave – “A traveling pop-up skating experience” [$20+]
🎲 Sundays at 9:00 PM at The Standard: Not Your Standard Bingo – “The neobingo craze continues at the Standard Hotel, with these number-calling sessions all winter long. Bingo runs every Sunday night from 9-11pm for themed promising a rowdy, raucous, and hilarious evening to chase away those Sunday scaries. Costumes not mandatory but highly, highly encouraged.” [$50/pp min toward food/drink]
🧠 Saturdays at 3:00 PM on UES: The Psychiatric History of New York Walking Tour – “Take an analytical stroll through the evolution of psychiatry on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.” [$34]
💃 Any date at The Slipper Room: Burlesque show – “Showcasing the artistic talents of New York's vibrant Comedy, Sideshow, Magic, Strip tease and Circus Arts since 1999.” [$20-$30]
Anna-tations from the last edition ✏️
🎭 Solo. A show about friendship – A few of us went last week and LOVED this one-man show about male friendship. It just got extended for a third time (!) and is running until 3/23. You can use promo code “GABE” for a discount.
🕺 Flight Facilities concert – Sadly, this is not happening again in NYC in the near future AFAIK but wowww this was a good show. Motion for all DJ sets to start at 6:00 PM so I can get to bed at a reasonable hour.
👎 Free comedy show that need not be named – lesson learned: if a comedy show is free, you should go in with very low expectations… and I will not be featuring any more of them in this newsletter… thanks for sticking through that with me, Shiri.
Who’s in?!
Anna
Love this! Such a diverse list of happenings in the city!!