Oct 28
Pallbearer + Tombs + Vattnet Viskar; Saint Vitus, Greenpoint, 8pm. Sold out.
Pallbearer, an epic and eerily uplifting Arkansas doom crew, hits town in the wake of its hotly anticipated second LP, Foundations of Burden. Also on board are local black-metal-infused riffsmiths Tombs and New Hampshire’s punishing yet plaintive Vattnet Viskar.
Monstrous Affections; McNally Jackson Books, Chelsea, 7pm. free.
Amp yourself up for Halloween with a night of beastly tales from a brand-new anthology edited by masters of the supernatural Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant.
American Ballet Theatre Fall 2014; David H. Koch Theater (at Lincoln Center), Upper West Side, 7:30pm. $20–$139
The company returns to Lincoln Center with its fall season; highlights are the return of Twyla Tharp‘s Bach Partita and a new production of Raymonda Divertissements.
El Anatsui; Jack Shainman Gallery, Chelsea, 10am. free.
The Ghanian artist returns to New York for the first time since his triumphant 2013 Brooklyn Museum survey, with concurrent shows Uptown at Mnuchin Gallery and downtown at Jack Shainman Gallery in Chelsea.
Oct 29
Cocktails, Comics and Cartoons!; Videology, Williamsburg, 4pm. $8.
Join fellow nerds every Wednesday at Videology to get nostalgic with cartoon screenings like X-Men: The Animated Series and The Venture Bros.
Jac Jemc; A Different Bed Every Time; Community Bookstore, Park Slope, 7pm. $8.
A man swallows perfume to forget. Pretty girls rot from the inside out. Haunted by fables and myths, Jemc’s new book puts forth a daringly original collection of twisted psyches and lyrical lines.
“Chris Ofili: Night and Day”; New Museum of Contemporary Art, Lower East Side, 11am. $16
Chris Ofili is still remembered for the Brooklyn Museum’s 1999 “Sensation” exhibition and the painting he included: a portrait of the Madonna, adorned with a ball of elephant dung. On view is the full gamut of the Afro-British artist’s career, including paintings, drawings and sculpture, all of them revealing a lush aesthetic that draws on Ofili’s African roots and his fascination with pop culture.
Will Boast in Conversation; McNally Jackson Books, Soho, 7pm. free.
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear the writer talk with award-winning author Jesmyn Ward, and read from his book about losing family and refashioning heartbreak.
BalletCollective; Skirball Center for Performing Arts, Greenwich Village, 7pm. $20–$75
The company performs two new works by Troy Schumacher, a member of New York City Ballet.
Dale Radio Live!; Peoples Improv Theater, Gramercy & Flatiron, 8pm. $8.
Podcaster Dale Seever continues his newest season with a new episode of music and comedy with Josh Gondelman, Janelle James, Amber Nelson and Leslie Goshko.
Lippy; Abrons Arts Center/Henry Street Settlement, Lower East Side, 8pm. $30.
The Irish company Dead Centre visits NYC with its award-winning 2013 drama, which imagines the story behind the real-life case of a woman and her three nieces who starved themselves to death inside a boarded-up home.
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca; Joyce Theater, Chelsea, 7:30pm. $10–$59
If anyone can invoke the tragedy of Sophocles’s Antigone, it is the stunning Soledad Barrio. She and her flamenco company perform “Noche Flamenca y Antigona,” a program of movement and music with excerpts inspired by the classic play.
Oct 30
The Real Thing; American Airlines Theatre, Midtown West, 8pm. $67–$137
Tom Stoppard‘s sexy, witty and thought-provoking look at truth and fidelity gets revived with Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Wilco; The Capitol Theater, Upstate, 8pm. sold out.
Wilco bandleader Jeff Tweedy, who paired up with his 18-year-old son, Spencer, at BAM earlier this year, sets out with his main gig, Wilco, for three nights at Westchester’s Capitol Theatre.
Edible Escape; Metropolitan Pavilion, Chelsea, 6pm. $65.
Tuck into international food and drink at this worldly foodie gathering with locals like Supper Counter, vino from Brooklyn Winery and dishes from abroad.
Inferno; McKittrick Hotel, Chelsea, 10:30pm. $75–$325
Which of the deadly sins do you personify? Or maybe you’re just a living angel? (Sure, that’s believable.) Either way, dress accordingly for this costume celebration put on by the hosts of the interactive play Sleep No More.
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