{"id":6670,"date":"2011-01-14T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T18:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=6670"},"modified":"2015-11-04T15:37:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T20:37:27","slug":"a-couple-three-days-around-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/a-couple-three-days-around-town\/","title":{"rendered":"a couple (three) days around town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Always plenty to do, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/2011\/01\/13\/show-me-the-wafers-or-snow-dont-stop-nyc\/\">Snow Don&#8217;t Stop NYC<\/a>. Here&#8217;s a couple things to consider this weekend (starting today that is!) if you&#8217;re looking for activities:<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldenfest.org\/\">Zlatne Uste Golden Festival<\/a> is a two-day\/two-night (starting NOW!) Balkan brass band music festival &#8211; aka &#8220;a really big party&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8iSz_F7OrvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldenfest.org\/\">schedule and lineups at their website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Opening tonight is the EFA (Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts) show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.efanyc.org\/i-like-the-art-world-and-the-a\/\">&#8220;I Like the Art World and the Art World Likes Me&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.efanyc.org\/i-like-the-art-world-and-the-a\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/a-couple-three-days-around-town\/noterdaeme\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Noterdaeme.jpg?fit=364%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"364,569\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Noterdaeme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Noterdaeme.jpg?fit=364%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Noterdaeme.jpg?fit=364%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Noterdaeme.jpg?resize=364%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Noterdaeme\" width=\"364\" height=\"569\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Noterdaeme.jpg?w=364&amp;ssl=1 364w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Noterdaeme.jpg?resize=125%2C195&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n20 hot-shit artists, this show has a ton of potential!<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday &#038; Sunday from 11am &#8211; 10:30pm, it&#8217;s a two-day NERD fest gaming event, <a href=\"http:\/\/nerdnyc.com\/phpBB3\/viewtopic.php?f=25&#038;t=47601\">RECESS, hosted by NerdNYC<\/a> (a non-profit bringing gamers, geeks, nerds and tron-o-philes together):<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nerdnyc.com\/phpBB3\/viewtopic.php?f=25&#038;t=47601\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/a-couple-three-days-around-town\/nnycleft\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/nnycleft.gif?fit=393%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"393,123\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nnycleft\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/nnycleft.gif?fit=393%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/nnycleft.gif?fit=393%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/nnycleft.gif?resize=393%2C123&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"nnycleft\" width=\"393\" height=\"123\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6672\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingimage.us\/\">Museum of the Moving Image<\/a> opens tomorrow to the public (it looks like it&#8217;s not free, contrary to other reports) after nearly two years of expansion and renovation &#8211; the initial reviews are of course phenomenal (and the new website is MUCH better to find the content you&#8217;re looking for):<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingimage.us\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/a-couple-three-days-around-town\/movingimage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?fit=999%2C742&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,742\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"movingimage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?fit=500%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?fit=640%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?resize=500%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"movingimage\" width=\"500\" height=\"371\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?resize=500%2C371&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?resize=125%2C93&amp;ssl=1 125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/movingimage.png?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter the museum&#8217;s regular hours are over, it will re-open in the evening with an awesome line-up of electronic noise-makers, music hackers and circuit benders, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingimage.us\/visit\/calendar\/2011\/01\/15\/detail\/signal-to-noise\">SIGNAL to NOISE<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingimage.us\/visit\/calendar\/2011\/01\/15\/detail\/signal-to-noise\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/a-couple-three-days-around-town\/shantell_martin-detail-main\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?fit=550%2C238&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,238\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shantell_martin-detail-main\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?fit=500%2C216&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?fit=550%2C238&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?resize=500%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"shantell_martin-detail-main\" width=\"500\" height=\"216\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?resize=500%2C216&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?resize=125%2C54&amp;ssl=1 125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/shantell_martin-detail-main.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>hope to see you out and <em>aboot!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always plenty to do, and the Snow Don&#8217;t Stop NYC. 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