5 Best Eating And Drinking Events This Weekend
Among our picks for the best eating, drinking, and merrymaking events this weekend are an annual cassoulet cook-off and a pants-less subway ride. With a little planning, and maybe a girdle, you can do both. Read on for more information. By Jessica Allen.
Are you Team Benedict Cumberbatch? (Well, frankly, who isn't?) Or maybe Team Johnny Lee Miller? Whichever Sherlock you prefer, you can't deny that the 19th-century detective is having a moment. Share your thoughts, and gather with like-minded souls, at the Baker Street Irregulars and Friends Weekend, the annual gathering of the oldest literary society devoted to Holmes. Thursday, January 8, through Saturday, January 10, see schedule for details.
Do you like jazz? If so, the Winter Jazzfest is for you. Heck, even if you don't think you like jazz, the Winter Jazzfest is for you. This extravaganza features more than 500 musicians playing more than 100 acts around Greenwich Village over three days. Make sure to book time in your planner to attend the legendary marathon. Dig it! Thursday, January 8, through Saturday, January 10, see schedule for details, tickets required.
The seventh annual Cassoulet Cook-Off at Jimmy's No. 43 gives you all the power, the power to choose the winner, that is. Professionals and amateurs alike will submit their best version of the hearty French stew, and you'll taste your way to a favorite. A portion of the proceeds will go to GrowNYC Greenmarket programs. One American beer/wine/cider is included. Sunday, January 11, 1 to 4 pm, $30, tickets required.
Join revelers, comedians, satirists, and ordinary folks as they go for a subway ride, sans pants. The No Pants Subway Ride is exactly what it sounds like. Don your favorite / prettiest / warmest / most fun underpants (some participants even wear two pairs), as well as a warm coat, and connect with other half-naked people for Improv Everywhere's 14th annual pantless ride. Sunday, January 11, ride starts at 3 pm, $2.50 MetroCard.
"Designed to showcase striking, unexpected, and groundbreaking sounds from tour-ready artists from across the global scene," globalFEST is "[c]ross-cultural hybridization" at its best. Scheduled performers on three stages include Hawaiian swing band Kahulanui, Emel Mathlouthi, called an "electro-insipired voice of Tunisia's Arab Spring," and Just a Band, an electronic music and art collective from Nairobi. Sunday, January 11, shows start at 7 pm, tickets required.
