X Shows for Under $20 Held This November from Fourth Arts Block

Fourth Arts Block (FAB) and its 20+ member organizations are offering an alternative to pricey outings with more than 20 performances for $20 or less that are opening in November 2010. These events include film showings, tours, theater, burlesque and dance. With the most art per square foot in NYC, East 4th Street continues to produce and present work that is accessible and affordable for everyone to enjoy.

For an even better way to live big for less, FAB has expanded it's FAB Tix programs to run on Saturday afternoons. FAB Tix is a 2-for-1 ticket program styled after TKTS, but for theaters throughout the East Village and Lower East Side. Running Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 1-6PM, FAB Tix offers between 5-15 shows on a weekly basis for prices as low as $6 a ticket. For more information visit www.fabnyc.org.

About the Events (the following are in alphabetical order)
348 - Nov 18 @ 9:30PM, $15/$12 (students/seniors)
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street
A transgender teenager lands in a psychiatric institution and wrestles with her mommy issues as he tries to get out. Written and Performed by Kestryl Cael.

The Adam Wade Show - Nov 8 @ 7:00PM, $5
Horse Trade Theater Group - 94 St. Mark's Place
Moth storytelling favorite, Adam Wade, has put together many of his winning heartfelt and humorous stories for a special show. He'll also sing a few songs, and play video shorts.

A Quiet Sip Of Coffee - Nov 5 @ 9:30PM, $ 15/$12 (stu/sen)
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street - A Quiet Sip Of Coffee
'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' as told by two men who haven't learned its lesson. Written and performed by Anthony Johnston & Nathan Schwartz (aka Animal Parts).

Beaches 2 - Nov 14 & 15 @ 9:30PM, $5
Horse Trade Theater Group - 94 St. Mark's Place
Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, is the first effort by sketch comedy team Beaches 2. Beaches 2 aims to take a type of joke and see if they can make you laugh about it for one half of one hour.

Blatant - Nov 4 @ 9:30PM, $15/$12 (stu/sen)
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street
Janis Breckinridge is a pre-op tranny Bitch and spawn of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge.

Broken Nails - A Marlene Dietrich Dialogue - Nov. 11-21: Thursdays - Saturdays @ 10PM, Sundays @ 5:30PM, $15/$10 (stu/sen)
La MaMa - The Club - 74A East Fourth Street - Broken Nails
Beautiful, determined, intelligent, controversial - Marlene Dietrich was a transcendent symbol of femininity, a lady of strong character and clear mind, a woman with claws. A fascinating figure to both men and women, Dietrich's personality has also seduced Anna Skubik, a young Polish actress and puppeteer who brings this German star to life by animating her as a life-size doll.

Carousel for Kids - Nov 20 @ 2:00PM - $10
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street - Carousel for Kids
Cartoon slide shows drawn and narrated by comic artists and voice actors. Featuring stories, gags, and 3D comics! For kids of all ages.

Five 'til (Solo) - Nov 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 @ 7:30PM, $20/$18
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street - Five 'til (solo)
World Premiere! Loosely inspired by the story of Gary Graham, a.k.a. Shaka Sankofa, Five 'Til takes place in the notorious state penitentiary in Huntsville, TX, five minutes before the execution of Dante Wallace, a career criminal, accused of the rape and murder of his 11-year-old goddaughter, Kenya. A lucid hallucination with music, the play is written as a blues fairytale that captures both the pain and joy in the stylistic traditions of negro spirituals, blues and soul.

Fulana - Two Mistresses are better than one - Nov 22 @ 7:30PM - $10
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street - Fulana
Fulana: A foreigner with a shady past seeks a brighter future with two wealthy women.

God's Favorite Junky - Nov 29 @ 9:00PM - $5
Under St. Mark's - 94 St. Mark's Place
Storyteller Dave 'killer' queen tells tales about his life of sex, drugs and rock n roll and invites audiences to come tell their stories.

The HiChristina Shows - Nov 12 & Dec 9 @ 9:30PM - $12
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street - The HiChristina Shows
Magic Pegasus, lollipops, mani-pedis, oddly wonderful films from Fritz Donnelly and friends, and much, much more. HiChristina is Fritz Donnelly & Christina Ewald.

In Retrospect - Nov. 12-28: Thursday-Saturday @ 8PM, Sundays @ 2:30PM, $18/$13 (stu/sen)
La MaMa - First Floor Theatre - 74A East Fourth Street - In Retrospect
"In Retrospect" a new piece from LOCO7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company is based on love and its expression between lovers, within families, through devotional practices, and in the arts and mythology of different cultures.

The Lesbian Love Octagon - Nov 4-7 @ 7:00PM, $18
Under St. Mark's - 94 St. Mark's Place - The Lesbian Love Octagon
Set in the late 90s on the Lower East Side of New York City, The Lesbian Love Octagon follows the journey of Sue, a less than butch dyke with a broken heart, as she tries to cope with losing her girlfriend to her ex-girlfriend. When Sue's friends (a bevy of ex-girlfriends and ex-girlfriends' ex-girlfriends) come rushing to her aid, they incite a tempest of lust and betrayal as they try to convince Sue that the answer to happiness exists in polyamory, protests and pomade.

Now and nowhere else - Nov 10-13 @ 8:00PM, Nov 14 @ 6:00PM, $20/$15 (stu/sen)
Performance Space 122 - 150 First Ave. at E. 9th St.
"Now and nowhere else" collides and crosses dance, theater, live music and video landing on an unbalanced plane of terra infirma.

Personal Cinema Series - Nov 6,13,27 @ 8:00PM, $8/$6 (members)
Millennium Film Workshop - 66 East 4th Street
with films of Rick Bahto, Akiko Nakamura and Stephen Dwoskin

Poetic Heritage Festival: Ntozake Shange - Nov 8,10,15,17 @ 7:00PM, $15
Nuyorican Poets Cafe - 236 East 3rd Street
Part of the Cafe's Poetic Heritage Festvial which is made possible in part by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces Program.

The Prairie Plays - Nov 4 through Nov 22 @ 7:00PM and Sundays @ 2:00PM, $15-18
Under St. Mark's - 94 St. Mark's Place - The Prairie Plays
The Prairie Plays, consisting of two resonant and eerie fables, HIGH PLAINS and MY DAUGHTER KEEPS OUR HAMMER, explore questions of myth, family, heritage, faith and fear in very different ways. These ain't your typicAl Western.

Save the Bowery! (A benefit for the Bowery Historic District) - Nov 30 @ 7:30PM, $20/$15 (stu/sen)
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street

Supergabriela - US Premiere in two parts, Nov 4&5 @ 8:00PM, $20/$15 (stu/sen)
Performance Space 122 - 150 First Ave. at E. 9th St. - Supergabriela
This two-part evening provides expressions of love & loss, heightened sensation, and the illusion of everyday life in Cosmin Manolescu's signature satirical style.

Tribute to Jim Neu - Nov 19&20 @ 8:00 PM - $8/$6 (members)
Millennium Film Workshop - 66 East 4th Street - Tribute to Jim Neu

The World Premiere of Canned Ham 2.0 - Nov 14 @ 7:00PM - $20
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street - Canned Ham 2.0
Tom Judson's 50th Birthday Party: A Benefit for Dixon Place
A Command Performance of the New Expanded Version of Canned Ham.

 

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