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Friday, June 24, 2005
Comedian Robert Klein exposes the humorous side of his adolescent adventures in the Bronx in The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue. Then, The Great Throwdini and Ekaterina describe the trust and skill needed to perform their knife-throwing act. Luc Jacquet, the director of “March of the Penguins,” tells us about the harrowing annual journey emperor penguins make across a very harsh stretch of Antarctica in order to mate. Finally, in our weekly Please Explain feature, we turn our attention to airplanes.
The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue
Comedian Robert Klein has made a name for himself with his own patented brand of observational humor. He shares some of his most amusing observations from the first 25 years of his life, learning about sex, relationships, and work in the 1950s and 1960s. His memoir is The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue.
Events:
Robert Klein will be performing on:
Saturday, June 25th at 8pm
White Plains Performing Art Center
11 City Place, White Plains, NY
Tickets: $40-$45
Box Office: 888-977-2250
» WPPAC website
Music: Music from “Jump Start and Jazz,” two ballets by Wynton Marsalis, tracks “Tick-Tock” and “Slow Drag”
Maximum Risk
The Great Throwdini and target girl Ekaterina discuss the intricacies of impalement arts—from throwing backhanded and blindfolded, to trying to break the world record for fastest knife-throwing.
» The Great Throwdini's website
» More about the Maximum Risk show at the Soho Playhouse
» The Great Throwdini's knives are handmade by Harry Monroe
» The Great Throwdini is a member of the Knife Throwers Hall of Fame
Events:
The Great Throwdini and Ekaterina perform in the variety show Maximum Risk each Monday night in the SoHo Playhouse, at 15 Van Dam St., at 8 pm.
Fellow performers include Chris McDaniel, bullwhip artist and Texas Skip World Champion.
For tickets and info, call 212-691-1555 or go to maximumriskonline.com
Music: “The Elephant Man” Soundtrack, composed by John Morris, tracks “Train Station” and “The Belgian Circus Episode”
March of the Penguins
Every year emperor penguins travel across hundreds of miles of icy terrain in Antarctica to mate and raise their young. Director Luc Jacquet documents their arduous journey in a new film: "March of the Penguins."
» "March of the Penguins" website
Music: “Oscar and Lucinda” soundtrack, track “One Obsessive”
Please Explain: Airplanes and Flying
In today’s Please Explain feature, Patrick Smith, author of Ask the Pilot, demystifies commercial flight—from what it’s like for pets in the hold, to what turbulence is, to why you have to turn off electronic devices during take-off.
» Please Explain series
Music: “Sonatine” Soundtrack, track #6 and 1
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