Friday, October 22, 2004

Event-O-Dex CI

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23: Joel Forrester, of the Microscopic Septet and People Like Us, performs with a trio at Palmira in Brooklyn Heights, 8 p.m. Go the first night, and if you like it, go back for more the second.

Sunday, Oct. 24: Misha Mengelberg and the ICP Orchestra take the stage at Tonic in New York with Frank Gratkowski, joined by John Lindberg and Gerry Hemingway. Two sets: 8 and 10 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 26: Clare Burson performs with Rachel Davis at Fez under the Time Cafe, New York, 7 p.m. Stick around for her set, and then scoot over to...

Tuesday, Oct. 26: Pindeldyboz puts the fun in fundraising with the Pindeldyboz Literary Cabaret, a night of literature, music, parlor games, and swanky fun with host, comedian Seth Herzog; the literary stylings of Darin Strauss, Michelle Orange, Greg Sanders, and Dalia Azim; and the musical stylings of the Jim Daves. Junno's, 64 Downing St., New York, 8 p.m. And if you're lucky, you'll still be able to cross the East River and get to...

Tuesday, Oct. 26: The Hungry March Band -- think Jumbo, only in Brooklyn, and perhaps less hodgepodge -- struts its stuff at Galapagos in Williamsburg, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 27: McSweeney's founder Dave Eggers and his younger brother Christopher will present Giraffes? Giraffes! And Your Disgusting Head, a series of satirical children's books, as Dr. and Mr. Haggis-on-Whey. Coliseum Books, New York, 6 p.m. If that's not highbrow enough for you, leave in a huff and check out...

Wednesday, Oct. 27: Granta celebrates its silver anniversary (that's 25 years) with editor Ian Jack and founding editor Bill Buford, who will host a series of readings, as well as a discussion of the magazine's history. Symphony Space, New York, 6:30 p.m. Regardless of which you choose, you can still catch the...

Wednesday, Oct. 27: Total lunar eclipse, to begin around 9:14 p.m.

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