Edition 9: The 'Low Down ✨
Hey TLD Friends —
Welcome to the ninth edition! Hope your fall is off to a great start.
I got feedback from FOTN Kayvon to consider adding a table of contents section so without further adieu, scroll down for more information on:
📖 Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant (Book Talk)
🎺 Daddy Rabbit Jazz Speakeasy Show
🧠 Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell: Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
🇨🇳 Chinatown Arts Festival (ChAfest)
🚊 Glorious Grand Central Terminal Walking Tour
🛍️ FAD Market
🍔 October 7-8 at Forest Hills Stadium: EEEEEATSCON NEW YORK 2023: “EEEEEATSCON is a two-day food experience built in the spirit of a music festival but with restaurants as the headliners. It is designed for people who want more from a food festival than just tasting-sized portions and cooking demonstrations. The event features a highly curated group of local restaurants, along with exciting imports from across the country, often serving food you won't find anywhere else. With live music performances throughout the day and panels from thought leaders and industry pioneers, EEEEEATSCON is as much about connecting with a community and getting inspired as it is about eating and being entertained.” [$35]
😂 October 14 at Caveat: Second City – “The Second City is world famous for two things: Improvisation and Satirical Sketch Comedy. All our shows are built right in front of the audience, night to night. Join us as we create our very first New York revue! The cast is full of upcoming comedic talent, new material is worked into the show every night, and your laughter in the audience helps shape the final show for The Second City’s opening this November.” [$25+]
🎤 October 16 at The Bell House: The Moth StorySLAM - “The Moth StorySLAMs are storytelling competitions where the stage is open to any and all with a story to tell on the evening's theme. THEME: HAUNTED — Prepare a five-minute story about getting spooked: conjuring a phantom, solving a mystery with the Scooby gang, or encountering an unearthly beauty. Lingering sweet memories or bitter regrets. Ouji boards, cosmic energy, the heebie-jeebies, and burning sage to discourage "visitors" from beyond...” [$20]
📖 October 17 at The Strand: Curtis Chin: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant (Book Talk) – “Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone—from the city’s first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples—could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin came of age; where he learned to embrace his identity as a gay ABC, or American-born Chinese; where he navigated the divided city’s spiraling misfortunes; and where—between helpings of almond boneless chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, and some of his own, less-savory culinary concoctions—he realized just how much he had to offer to the world, to his beloved family, and to himself.” [$8]
🎺 October 20 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]
🪴 October 22 at SingleCut Beersmiths Queens – Bonsai Bar – “The pros from Bonsai Bar will teach you the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while you sip your drink and have some fun with your friends.” [$80]
🧠 October 23 at 92Y: Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell: Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things – “Join #1 New York Times-bestselling authors Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell on how we can tap into our vast reserves of untapped ingenuity — and Grant’s new book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things.” [$25+]
🇨🇳 Now through October 25 in Chinatown: Chinatown Arts Festival (ChAfest) – “This year's festival runs with traditional Chinese folk art alongside emerging Asian-American artists. The festival will include a tea experience in a bamboo garden, a block party to celebrate the memory of photographer Corky Lee, visual art exhibitions, dance performances, and more. “ [Free]
🎃 October 25 at Club Cumming: Trick or Teets! – “Witch better have my candy! Join Pink Pancake and The Blair Bitch for Trick or Teets! A horrifying dragabaret. From haunted numbers to the sacrificial twink come to Club Cumming on October 25th at 10 pm to see (and never un-see) it all...” [$15]
🚊 October 28 at Grand Central: Glorious Grand Central Terminal Walking Tour – “Immediately recognizable as a masterpiece of beaux-arts design, Grand Central Terminal is one of the most iconic buildings in New York City Beyond its stunning beauty, the train station was also the height of innovation when it opened in 1913. On this tour, you will learn about the people who were responsible for its design and creation as well as those who saved it from destruction. When you take this tour, you’ll discover fascinating secrets, some of which are hidden in plain sight yet unnoticed by the millions that walk by every year.” [$40]
🛍️ October 28-29 at The Invisible Dog Art Center: FAD Market – “A specially curated fall pop-up over Halloween weekend celebrating the creativity and energy of New York City. Come shop a wide selection of handcrafted goods from over 50 makers, designers, and small businesses — everything from impeccably crafted jewelry and apparel to bath and body care, tableware, home furnishings, and artisanal packaged food.” [Free]
🥃 Now through October 29 at The Drunken Laboratory: The Haunted Laboratory – “Join an elite group this Halloween season: The League of Inebriation Technology (L.I.T.), a storied institution dedicated to studying the celebratory effects of alcohol. Get in on the fun at The Drunken Laboratory, a bar in Brooklyn where you’ll wear lab coats and goggles for a night of sipping drinks and doing science. The bar's Haunted Laboratory experience includes a ghostly drink menu, haunted decor, and scare actors for a truly immersive experience.” [$45+]
🪩 November 16 at Knockdown Center: DRAMA Concert – “DRAMA is the fusion of producer Na’el Shehade’s Chicago house beats and Via Rosa's jazz-infused vocals. They blend R&B with dance-pop, crafting a unique sound that bridges heartbreak and bliss. Over the years, they've collaborated with artists like Flight Facilities, Poolside, and Gorgon City.” [$43]
Who’s in?!
xx
Anna