MeFi IRL

Starting May 30th, The Discovery Times Square Pavilion will be featuring an interactive Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N experience with props, displays, and such. And while I'm sure it'll be pricey and cheesy and dumb - I WANT TO GO YOU GUYS. [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on May 27, 2014 - 20 comments

Hello and welcome to any and all Mefi friends in NYC who might like to catch my LAST show in town before I head back to Tokyo. I'll be thumpin' the tubs and singin' songs about how lousy the MetroCard system is. And suchlike. Along with an ace band. All info here at the Roulette website.
posted by flapjax at midnite on Nov 18, 2013 - 3 comments

Proposal: That the NYC dwelling Mefites do take up a great burden and escape the Heated and Tortuous confines of the Concrete Jungle toward the Edenic and Splendid pastorals of Beacon, NY on a Day Trippe on Sunday The 25th of August. The village is reachable via Metro-North and contains Many Sources Of Amusement, such as the DIA: Beacon and humble, Hudson Valley charm. What say you, Urbanites? [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Jul 11, 2013 - 110 comments

UPDATE 7/24/13: We are going to visit the Statue of Liberty on August 3, and will be meeting at noon at Castle Clinton, the embarkation point in Battery Park. If you would like to join us, purchase ferry tickets with monument access (if available) for the 1pm timeslot. Ferry tickets do sell out, so if you plan to come, don't wait until the last minute. [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Jul 10, 2013 - 65 comments

"Shell Game!" an exhibition of nine 6x4 foot paintings depicting the revolutions of 2011 by Molly Crabapple will finally be available for public viewing on April 14th, 7-10pm at the Smart Clothes Gallery, located at 154 Stanton Street, between Houston and Suffolk, New York City. I'll be there and I'd like you to come. [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Mar 14, 2013 - 7 comments