Watch the master of cult noir discuss his secret meditation process that births all that creepy genius as revealed in his new book, Catching the Big Fish.
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411: Jan 11, 7pm, Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St (between Broadway and 4th), 212-253-0810
Class up your beer act—the Tavern launches a new menu of 25 hard-to-find vintage stouts, barley wines, porters, ales and ciders, from Oregon's '98 Rogue Old Crustacean to Germany's '02 Schneider Aventinus Eisbock.
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411: Jan 12, Gramercy Tavern, 42 E. 20th St (between Broadway and Park Ave S.), 212-477-0777
SATURDAY EVENING BUSCEMI
Artist and director Robert Wilson unveils a fascinating new style of video portraiture featuring celebs, regular folk and animals—check out Willem Dafoe as a monstrous creature, an eerie Brad Pitt shooting a gun in the rain and Steve Buscemi as a mad butcher chewing gum on a variety show.
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411: Jan 13-Feb 4, opening reception Jan 13 6-8pm, Paula Cooper Gallery, 534 W. 21st St, 212-255-1105
Neurotic filmmaker as neurotic jazz clarinet player? The Daddy of New York (in more ways than one) performs with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band.
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411: Every Mon through June 11, $95, show starts at 8:45 (dinner reservations recommended for better seating), Cafe Carlyle, 35 E. 76th St (between Madison and Park), 212-744-1600