Selected West Side Events – Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013
‘Spectacle: The Music Video’
The history of the music video, from Vitaphone shorts of the 1920s to contemporary videos featuring Lady Gaga and others, is told in this exhibition of installations, projections and objects.
Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 37th Street, Astoria, Queens
from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m./$12, $9 for students and 65+
(718) 784-0077 / movingimage.us
(Sometimes we need to expand our horizons. Take subway #1,2,3 to TimesSquare, transfer to R to Steinway st @ 34th ave. Walk 1 blk S, 2 blks W.)
Children’s Books Talk
A talk about a historical exhibition on children’s books set to open on June 21 at the New York Public Library will feature the historian Leonard Marcus, curator of the display; Virginia Bartow, a senior rare books cataloger at the library; and Elizabeth Howard, a journalist. The exhibition, “The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter” will be on view through Jan. 19 at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, third floor;
at 6:30 p.m., $30, $25 for members
Reservations are requested for the talk
481-0295 / centerforbookarts.org.
The Comedy of Errors @ Shakespeare in the Park
8:30pm @ Delacorte Theater in Central Park (81st & CPW)
WNYC’s ‘Soundcheck Live’ With Robert Randolph
“Mr. Randolph, an astonishing pedal steel guitarist and lead singer, takes part in this taping of of WNYC’s music and storytelling show, which on this day will also feature the comedian Tig Notaro and the composer Jeff Richmond.”(Anderson-NYT)
the Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, at Varick Street, SoHo
At 7 p.m. / $20
(866) 811-4111 / thegreenespace.org
Buster Williams & Something More
‘Mr. Williams’s deeply authoritative bass playing is the fulcrum but not necessarily the focus of this assertive band, which features Steve Wilson on saxophones, Patrice Rushen on piano and Cindy Blackman Santana on drums.” (Chinen-NYT)
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and Broadway,
at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., $35 cover, with a $10 minimum.
258-9595, jalc.org
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A PremierPub and 3 Good Eating places – Upper West Side
Dinosaur
700 W125th st @ 12th ave
Walk only five minutes from the 125th st. station on the #1 line to find this authentic honky-tonk barbecue joint. Some folks think Dinosaur is just a place to eat ribs. Au contraire. With 24 carefully selected taps, this is a place to drink beer, and eat ribs.
No food goes better with American craft ales than American barbecue. Dinosaur may be the best combo of good beer drinking and hearty eating in town, which makes the trip to Harlem totally worthwhile.
This second incarnation of Dinosaur in Harlem is in an old brick warehouse near the Hudson River. Don’t let that run down exterior fool you. Inside it’s a large space with huge, rough wooden columns and unfinished wooden floors and brick walls – just right for a bbq joint. As soon as you open the door you are hit with that tantalizing aroma of barbecue coming from the large open kitchen. Reminds me of all those great rib joints I frequented when stationed in North Carolina all those years ago. If your stomach wasn’t grumbling before, it is now.
Head to the bar, sit down and try to decide on a beer. It’s not an easy decision – a good problem to have. This is a pretty damn good beer list to choose from, one that most beer bars should be jealous of. I love that they feature NY craft beers. You may want to try the four beer sampler, which is always fun, and in this place may be necessary.
The Mississippi blues music playing in the background will get you in the mood for their North Carolina style barbecue, and even when it’s a full house your order shouldn’t take too long. The food is all slow smoked, so it’s already mostly done and ready to go. I always start with an order of their giant, spice rubbed wings, so good they may make you give up Buffalo wings.
Unfortunately, a place this good does not fly under the radar. There can be some humongous waits at dinnertime. So you need a strategy – avoid prime time, and try not to arrive with your entire posse, which will limit your seating options.
A seat at the bar, a small table in the bar area, or in the summer, an outside table, underneath what’s left of the elevated W. Side Hwy., all may open before a table inside the main dining room. Otherwise, try Dinosaur for lunch, or come very early or late for dinner.
Website: http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/
Phone #: 212-694-1777
Hours: M-Th 11:30am-11:00pm; Fr-Sa 11:30am-12:00am;
Su 12:00pm-10:00pm
Happy Hour: 4-7pm every day; $1 off all drinks
Music: Fri / Sat 10:00pm
Subway: #1 to 125th st
Walk 2 blk W on 125th to Dinosaur Bar-B-Q,
just past the elevated highway
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