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Agenda: New York's culture editors plan the week.

Today: 5/19/12

Sunday: 5/20/12

Monday: 5/21/12

Tuesday: 5/22/12

Wednesday: 5/23/12

Thursday: 5/24/12

Friday: 5/25/12

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Theater

You Are In An Open Field
HERE Arts Center

The New York Neo-Futurists premiere their nerdcore musical about three people trying to create a utopian universe in the mold of three iconic video games. More »

Kids

Stand Up
Dicapo Opera Theater

Theater students ages 10 to 14 present this musical encouraging kids to speak up and stand up against school bullying. More »

Nightlife

Jack White
Roseland Ballroom

White’s first solo venture, 'Blunderbuss,' came out last month, an expansive affair harking back to his early days with the White Stripes. More »

Reading

Elizabeth Gilbert
The New York Public Library

The well-known author talks about 'At Home on the Range,' a newly republished cookbook written by her great-grandmother. More »

Art

“The Coe Collection of American Indian Art.”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art

David Benjamin Sherry

Sherry’s close-up photographs of geological formations in American deserts, layered with bright colors, take over both of the gallery’s downtown locations. More »

Nightlife

Punk Metal Karaoke
Fontana's

Karaoke plus a hidden Chinatown venue replete with campy girl posters and red leather booths makes for a raucous evening out. More »

Nightlife

The Great Googamooga
Prospect Park

The inaugural food-and-drink festival. More »

Nightlife

Hannibal Buress
Knitting Factory

It’s a big night for the comic. More »

Reading

Jonathan Woods
The Half King

The crime writer reads from and discusses his debut novel, 'A Death in Mexico.' More »

Nightlife

Gossip
Terminal 5

Beth Ditto & Co. have a lot to say, and they’ll saying it unapologetically and with exuberance. More »

Theater

The Caretaker
BAM Harvey Lichtenstein Theater

The Caretaker, Harold Pinter’s seriocomic inspection of sociability’s limits, is back in a production borne from London on international waves of entirely deserved praise. More »

Art

Laurie Anderson

Vito Schnabel curates an exhibition of works by the renowned musician. More »

Nightlife

Lady Rizo
Highline Ballroom

A benefit show by the raucous Grammy-winning cabaret queen, for the raucous Grammy-winning cabaret queen. More »

Kids

It’s My Park Day at Gulick Park

Celebrate your neighborhood park with activities including bike decorating, face-painting, flower planting, and a Ping-Pong tourney. More »

Nightlife

El-P
Santos Party House

The indie rapper’s 'Cancer 4 Cure' comes out this month, with guest appearances by Danny Brown, Interpol’s Paul Banks, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, and more. More »

Reading

New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See
92nd Street Y

Francoise Mouly, the art editor of 'The New Yorker' and author of 'Blown Covers,' talks about what makes a good cover. More »

Nightlife

Employee of the Month
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

Learn about professions way more interesting than your own in Catie Lazarus’s monthly show and podcast. More »

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