Editor’s Picks!!! 03.14.-03.16.
Friday 03.14.
Left Forum
The yearly convention that brings together organizers and intellectuals seeking to link the critique of neo-liberalism to anti-capitalism in an attempt to foster radical alternatives to established order (…that’s a mouthful!) is back in session! This years theme Cracks In The Edifice features topics on Anarchism in Theory and Practice, The Housing Meltdown, and Ecology & Catastrophe. Speakers include Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine), Naomi Wolff (The End Of America), and Tariq Ali (The Dictatorship Of Capital).
Cooper Union, Foundation Building, 7 E 7th St at Third Ave, Great Hall, (212) 353-4195, Fri 14th-Sun 16th, 10am-5pm, $25-$60, www.leftforum.org
Tatler party
Check out the latest news and gossip in clubland society as it happens! Think 1920’s Chicago gangster, C’est Chic ’30’s-’70’s, and 1940’s femme-fatale realness. Hosted by Amanda Lepore, James Coppola, and Michael T. Dj’s Jacques Renault, Justin Miller, and Michael, Simonetti. Live performance by KUDU at midnight. Dress for Press!
Lotus, 409 W 14th St bet Ninth and Tenth Aves, (212) 243-4420, 11pm, $20
Paul Van Dyk
He’s not just big in Germany! The famous East Berlin Dj with the cutest puppy dog eyes returns to NYC playing a picklist from recent album release Reflections. Expect loads of glow sticks, but not so much 90’s techno- PVD has has gone pure dance. Support from DJ Victor Dinaire.
Roseland Ballroom, 239 W 52nd St bet Broadway and Eighth Ave (212) 307-7171, 10pm, $50-$275
Saturday 03.15.
The Church Sessions: The Official Mr. Black Party
Black is Back!!! The notorious polysexual bump party has a new home! Mr. Black and Tubway churn out the “biggest black beats on the only soundsystem that smacks you back.” Resident Djs Gant Johnson, Nita, and Telfar spin house, disco, gospel, electro, and mash-ups. Hi-kicks by Xander, One-Half Nelson, and Roze. All we wanna do is dance like there’s no tomorrow! www.mrblacknyc.com
Club Shelter, 150 Varick St at Vandam St, (212) 929-9444, 10pm, $15