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Up & Coining Downtown August 24y 1994
A KIND OF ALASKA; unlil Aug. 27, H p.ni.;p Airium Tlicairc, 64 W. 11 Si.; $10/S7 sludcnls & seniors; 475-5922; Harold Pinlcr'sanli-lairy laic.
ROSENCRANZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD; unlil Aug. 27; Tuc.-Sat., 8 p.m. Sun. 7 p.m.; Acting Sludio. UJih Si. & B'way; $12.40: 777-7474; Tom Stoppard.
BLUE MAN GROUP; Asinr PI. Thcalcr, 434 Lafayclic; Tuc.Tliurs. K p.m ..Fri. & Sal. 7 & 10p.m ., Sun. 5 p.ni.; S38.50& $22.50: 254-4370.
SOM EBODY'S CALLING MY NAME; unlil Ocl. 2;Thur.s.-Sal. 8 p.m.. Sun. 3 p.m.: Riant Theatre. 161 Hudson Si..4ih FI.; $20; 9258353: gospel musical.
DARK OF THE M OON; Aug. 30-Scpi. 3 & Scpl. 6-10. Tuc.Sal.,K p.m.; The B ingo Theatre. 440 E. 12ih Si.; $10/TDF-i$5; 807-6876; love againsi ihc supem alural.
STO M P;Tuc.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 7 & 10:45 p.m., Sun. 3 & 7 p.m.; Orpheum Thcalrc, 126 2nd Avc.; 477-2477/307-4100; $26/$29.50/ $22.50; Brilish percussionists.
EN D A N G ER ED IM PR O V ;Fridays9p.m . and WIGS. W omen’s Tmprov Group. Wcdnc.sdays 8 p.m.; Dean & Deluca. 1 lih St. & Umvcrsiiy PI.: free; 505-8068.
TONY 'N ’ TIN A ’S WEDDING: 147 Waverly PI.; Tuc.-Sai. 7 p.m.. Sun. 2 p.m.; wedding at Si. Jolin's Church, 81 Christopher St.; reception al Vinnic Black's ColiI.scum; $55-75; 279-4200.
HOLLOW ALUM INUM ;unlil Aug. 27; Fri.-Sai. 10 p.m.; Tribcca Lab, 79 Leonard St.; $7; 966-9371; grunge musical.
WIERD ROMANCE; Aug. 2.‘^-28. 7:30 p.m.; Nada, 167 Ludsow Si.; $8; 420-1466; Alan Meiiclicn's 2 one-aci musicals.
HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS AND OTHER SOUTHERN TRAGEDIES THAT HAVE PLAGUED MY LIFE THUS FA R ; Tuc.-Fri. 8p.ni., Sal. 7 & lOp.m., Sun. 3 & 7 p.m.; PIayhou.se on Vandam, 15 Vandam Si.; $30/$45; 691-1555; musical comedy.
Dixon Place, 258 Bowery, 219-3088: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS CABARET. Aug. 25-27. 8 p.m., $8 one nighi. $20 all ihree.
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KANSAS ON MY M IND; unlil Aug. 28; Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m.. Sun. 3 p.m.; C aslilloT hcairc, 5 0 0 Greenwich St.; $20/T D F ;94l1234; country music singer Pam Kansa.s. THE KEEPERS; unlil Nov. 11; Fri.-Sun. 8 p.m.; Douweric Lane Theatre, 330 Bowery; $24/$19 seniors/$12 studenls/TDF; 6770060; suspcnseful historical drama. Ontological ul Si. M ark’s Thcalcr, St. M ark's Chureh-in-lhcB ow ery.2nd Avc. & lOlli St., 533-4650: PARLOUR PROBLEM S: until Aug. 28,8 p.m.; $8: hosts absurdly icrrorizc Uicirguesi; RADIO HOLE; Scpl. 1-11,Thurs.-Sun. 8 p.m .; $10; loosely based on Apollo 11 moon mission.
HERE, 145 Avc, of ihc Americas; $I0.50/$12.50; 647-0202; THE AMERICAN LIVING ROOM SERIES. Fri.-Sun. 8 p.m., $9.50: LOCK HER UP! RAPTURE RU NN IN ' THROUGH RISK. RU N N IN ’ TO BLISS and GARAGE ENSEM BLE RADIO THEATRE, Aug. 27 & 28. Kraine Thcalcr, 85 E. 4 St., 460-0982; NO EXIT and THE LOVER, until Aug. 26, 8 p.m., $8/TDF, Sartre; AN EVENING OF POWER FOLK MUSIC BY PAUL SACHS, until Aug. .30,9;.30p.m. The Pearl Thcalrc. 125 W. 22nd Si.: DANDY DICK; Aug. 28 & 29, 8 p.m. P.S. 122.150 First Avc., 477-5288 or .307-7171; DAVIDCALE-CURRENT WORK-IN-PROGRESS. W cd.-Sai.unlil Aug. 27,9p.m .;$8/T D F-h$.3. Rcpcrlorio Espanol, 138 E. 27 St.. 889-2850: LAS MUJERES DE VERDAD TIENEN CUR VAS; Aug. 2 7 ,8 p.m.; Aug. 28.3 p.m.: Scpi. 2 .8 p.m. Synchroniciiy Space, 55 Mercer Si.; $12: res, 777-4327: FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK PLAYS, until Aug. 28, Wed.-Sat. 8 p.m.. Sun. 3 p.m., $ 12 or $35 for lour.
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Hell raisers A multi-media theatrical performance, "Shut Up! Little Man, written and directed by Gregg Gibbs is being presente(^ at Thread Waxing Space from Sept. 8. Partly in the vein o f Beckett, part Grand Guignol, the piece tells the story o f Peter and Ray, "two roommates from Hell, ” and it achieved something o f a cult status in its original Los Angeles production. Above: Liam Stone and Gill Gayle. "Shut Up! Little Man, ” at Thread Waxing Space, 476 Broadway: Sept. 5- 78, at 8:30 P.M.; $12. 307-7171.
Storm warnings The New York premiere of" The Keepers," by Barbara Lebow, which is a suspense ibania abour a 19th centiiiy Maine lif^hthouse keeper'sfamily durinf^ a terrible storm, will be presented by Jean Cocteau Repertory Companw siartinf;Aug. 26, This is Lebow'sfirst New York production since "A Shayna Maidel," in I9H7, which became an Emmy-Award'winnirtf^ television film. Above: Elise Stone, left, Craift Smith and Adrienne Williams. "The Keepers," at Douwerie Lane Theatre, SJO Bowery; Au}{. 26‘Nov. i l, Thurs.-Sat., S P.M,, Sun.. S P.M,: $24, $19 .seniors, $12 students/TDF. 677-0060.
Thiricenih S u e d Thcalcr, 50 West 13ih Si. . Thiriccmli Sireei Repertory Company; 675-6677; THREE OF A KIND, Fri.-Sun., 7 p.m.. $10, talc of abduction & seduction; LINE, Thurs. 7 p.ni„ Fri,-Sun. 9:30. $10. Israel H orovit/; TIN PAN ALLEY AND THE SILVER SCREEN; Sun. 3 p.m., Fri. 9:30 p.m.; $ 12.50; lim clcss luncs & fabulou.s facts about Hollywood musicals by W ally Peterson; RUMPLE W HO? Sai.-Sun. I p.m.,.W , for children.
Science Fiction, M yslcrics& More! 140 Chamber Si., 385-8798: NEIL FEIG ELES& TO N Y WILLIAMS of “Offworld” magazine. Aug. 2 7 .3:30 p.m.
Cornelia St, Cafe, 29 C ornelia Si.. Thurs. 6-8 p.m.; 772-3282; AD AUGERl and N ’JIE plus open, Aug. 25; RENEE EMUN AH, new writing, Aug. 30.
Rizzoli Booksiorc,454 W. B’way. 880-7262: NEW FICTION: AMY HEMPEL, DAVID GATES & THOMAS MALLON. Aug. 30,o;3up.m .,frec.
Elcm cniZcro. 215 E. lOih Si.; Tuc. 8-10 p.m.; $.“1 ; (718)3880105; SUSAN HORNlKplu.K open; LAURA U ID WIG plus open. Aiie. 30.
Bumes & Noble. 675 6lh Avc.; 7:30 p.m. readings; 727-1227: ESTHER NEWTON, Aug. 25; SAPPHIRE, Aug. 26; Maureen Brady. Aug. 29; FICTION DISCUSSION GROUP: Ralph Ellison’s "Invisible Man." Aug. 28,7:30 p.m.
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Hudson Bar imd Books. 636 Hudson St.; (718) 229-7156; open readings Weds. 6-8 p.m.; FR ANCINE W ITTE plu open. June 27. CO
Nuyorican Pocis’ Cafe, 236 E. 3rd SI., 505-8183: ITALIAN AMERICAN WRITERS, 7:30 p.m,, ,$6and SLAM OPEN, 9 p.m,, Aug. 31. VERSO BOOKS, 128 8ih Avc., 620-3141; SONGW RITER’S FORUM, accoustic music, Aug. 2 9 .7 -9 p.m.
POETRY/CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS 55+; Tuesdays 10:15-11 ;45 u,m„ ongoing; free; Caring Community Senior Center, 20 WaslilngtonSq. North; 260-6250. Caipo’sCafe, 189 BlccckcrSt,; Mon. 8-10 p.m.; AFRICAN VOICES MAGAZINE RECITAL, Aug. 29,
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Lintl>o,47 Avc. A. 477-5271; readings Tucs. 7 p.m.. 2nd Wed. monihly fllm nighi 8:30p.m ., indcpcmlcnis.
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Peacock Cafe. 24 G reenw ich Avc.; $4/$I min,; 65 M 664, HARRY ELLISO N ’S PO E T’S CIRCLE; Tuc. & Thurs.. 7-10 p.m., $4; poetic lecture followed by reading & discussion of participants* work,
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Lc Pocme, 14 Prince Si.; Sul. 4-6 p.m.; (718) 441-9777; ROBERT PARODY plus open, Aug. 27.
