Manhattan Happenings
BY ROSE ADAMS
AND RICO BRUNEY
MUSIC
“Latin Soul In The Heart of the
Village:” Brooklyn-based singersongwriter
Belén Cusi will perform
original songs and covers at Groove,
at 125 MacDougal St., on Sat., April 6,
at 7:30 p.m. Her style, sometimes referred
to as “Latin soul,” draws from
traditional Spanish music, American
jazz and R&B infl uences. Tickets $5,
plus a two-drink minimum. For tickets
and more information, visit http://bit.
ly/BelenAtGroove.
“We Banjo 3”: The Schimmel Center
at Pace University, at 3 Spruce St.,
presents an evening of Irish “Celtgrass”
music as part of its 2018-19 folk series,
on Sun., March 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $29. To learn more and
purchase tickets, visit www.schimmelcenter.
org
ARTS
Naked ambition: The benefi t for
Human Connections Arts — a group
that does body painting in Tompkins
Square Park and Times Square — will
host a fundraiser featuring the work of
two photographers, Daniel Vialet and
Daniel Vialet, whose work has been
featured in National Geographic. (Two
of the group’s body-painted models recently
crashed the Andy Warhol exhibit
at the Whitney Museum.) The event
will include food, a full bar, music by
DJ John Rovito and live body painting
by Elena Ka. Sat., March 30, from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Foley Gallery, 59
Orchard St. Tickets begin at $75. For
more information, visit http://humanconnectionarts.
org/2019-bash/
COMEDY
The Mr. Lower East Side Pageant
returns to the neighborhood for its
20th year. Men from all over the city
are invited to take part in the wild
competition, where they will be judged
by the women and gays of the room in
swimsuit, evening-wear and one-minute
talent challenges. Hosted by Reverend
Jen on Sat., March 23, at 8 p.m.
at BEDLAM, at 40 Avenue C. Free for
competitors. $10 for everyone else.
TALKS
Making sense of Census:
The Trump administration’s push to
add a citizenship question to the 2020
Census has made the usually straightforward
survey one of the most hotly
debated topics in national politics. Join
the Wagner Policy Alliance on Mon.,
March 25, for a panel discussion on
how the Census will shape the future
of how our community and others are
represented in Congress. The event
starts at 5:30 p.m., in the Puck Building,
at 295 Lafayette St. To register and
for more information, visit https://wagner.
nyu.edu/community/events/whatsstore
for-census-2020-2019-03-25.
“Victoria City”: Author John Strausbaugh
will speak at the Mid-Manhattan
Library on Wed., March 27, at 6:30
p.m. about his new book, “Victory City:
A History of New York and New Yorkers
During World War II.” The tome
takes a in-depth look at New York City
during the 1940s. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Pre-register at https://www.showclix.
com/event/victorycity. Free.
PHOTO BY BOB KRASNER
Funds raised by the
benefit bash for Human
Connections Arts will help ensure
that body painting, as seen in
Times Square, above, or Washington
Square, will continue, which
apparently is just fine with the
yellow M&M in the background.
THEATER
“Between Gods and Kings”: The
ancient Greek tragedy “The Bacchae”
is coming to the East Village as a new,
immersive rock show. The new Off-Off-
Broadway production of “Between Gods
and Kings,” with words by Austin Ruffer
and music by Neil Douglas Reilly, promises
to be a twisted update on Euripides’s
story, which dates back to 405 B.C.E. The
show opens Thurs., March 21, at 10 p.m.
at BEDLAM, at 40 Avenue C. It runs
weekly until Thurs., April 11. For more
information and tickets, visit: https://
www.betweengodsandkings.com.
“The Pleasure Project”: This awardwinning,
sci-fi show about female sexual
empowerment, starring L.A. comedienne
and fi lmmaker Ava Bogle, will
make its Off-Broadway debut on Fri.,
March 22, and Sat., March 23, at 8:30
p.m. at 8 p.m. at The Kraine Theater,
85 E. Fourth St. Tickets $15 to $20.
For tickets, visit: http://www.horsetrade.
info/event/2b70206e2b0a1f7834
c7d46c65f00761
COMMUNITY
Climate Action Art Build Workshops:
Help create puppets and costumes
for the Ecological City’s upcoming
event in May, the Procession For
Climate Solutions. Wednesdays from 6
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from
noon to 4 p.m., from March until May,
at Two Bridges Neighborhood Council,
82 Rutgers Slip. Free. To register, visit
http://earthcelebrations.com/registerecological
city-workshops-2/
COMMUNITY BOARDS
Community Board 1 meets at 6 p.m.
Tues., March 26, at Manhattan Youth
and Recreation, 120 Warren St.
Community Board 3 meets at 6:30
p.m. Tues., March 26, at P.S. 20, 166
Essex St.
COMMUNITY
COUNCIL
First Precinct Community Council
meets at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., March 28,
at 16 Ericsson Place.
Fifth Precinct Community Council
meets at 7 p.m. Wed., March 27, at 19
Elizabeth St.
Sixth Precinct Community Council
meets at 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 27, at
25 Carmine St.
10th Precinct Community Council
meets at 7 p.m. Wed., March 27, at 230
W. 20th St.
17th Precinct Community Council
meets at 6 p.m. Tues., March 26, at 224
E. 51st St.
20th Precinct Community Council
meets at 7 p.m. Mon., March 25, at 120
W. 82nd St.
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