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01.20.11
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‣ Wang Qingsong: When Worlds Collide opens on Friday at the International Center of Photography . The Beijing artist's compositional extravaganzas astonish for their scale, but also their social commentary.
‣ Share the love for Arrested Development tonight at The Bell House TV party.
‣ Fine (a nd still underrated) singer-songwriter Mindy Smith plays City Winery, 2/10.
food…  Five chefs, five pigs, and five winemakers have a major porcine wallow on Sunday during Cochon 555, at The Lighthouse, Hudson River & 23rd, 5pm. Tickets are $125.
Tulsi, 211 E. 46th [2nd/3rd] 212.888.0820, has opened, with Exec Chef Hemant Mathur (Devi) overseeing the regional Indian cuisine.
Writer Raj Patel (The Value of Nothing) discusses food and social justice in a talk called What are the Barriers to Food Sovereignty? at CUNY's Graduate Center, 1/28, noon, free.
 indie rock… Friday: Headless Horseman brings eclectic dreamy pop to Cameo Gallery. Saturday: Computer Magic makes addictive electro-synth-pop. See them @ Bruar Falls. Just Announced… 3/28 & 3/29: The Mountain Goats. 4/29: The Kills w/ Cold Cave.
movies… The 15th season of Stranger than Fiction at IFC is underway, through March 15th, Tuesday nights at 8pm. Screenings are followed by a Q&A, usually with the director. Pictured: Meryl Streep getting her Brecht on in John W. Walter's Theater of War, showing March 8th.
photography… Now at Yossi Milo Gallery, 525 W. 25th [10th/11th] 212.414.0370, an exhibition of images by masterful architectural photographer Ezra Stoller (1915-2004) of landmarks buildings, architectural interiors, and private homes.
 out of town… You won't find balmy breezes in North Adams this time of year. But it's always a good time to visit Mass MOCA, and right now you can see Everything That Rises Must Converge, a major Petah Coyne exhibition. Mid-winter seems the perfect time to consider Ms. Coyne's gothic, foreboding constructions. Cozy things up afterwards with an overnight at The Porches, on the museum's site; they describe their rooms as "industrial granny chic." $130-$180 a night.
 shopping… It's never too early to start your spring cleanup. GrowNYC sponsors Stop 'N' Swaps this Saturday in Manhattan and other boroughs in the next weeks. Bring stuff to swap and a bag for the outbound. Ninety percent or more of the items get reused, reducing NY's waste. Details.
What hotels do you recommend for out-of-town guests that don't cost an insane amount of money? Answer
  
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