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‣ Beaten, Seared, and Sauced—a New York Culinary Education, is the name of Jonathan Dixon's new book. He'll be at the Museum of the City of NY, tonight, 6:30pm, discussing same. $12
 ‣ Kristen Zwicker's 1000 Hearts crowdsources for an answer to the question, "What do you love about yourself?" At the Michael Mut Gallery, 97 Ave. C [6th] 212.677.7868, thru 5/28.
‣ Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, a romantic comedy that's getting praise from most corners, opens tomorrow.
 ‣ Unless you've seen New York through the perspective of the Working Harbor Committee and their Newtown Creek Cruise, your New York education is not complete. Saturday, 10am-1pm, $60, leaves from South Street Seaport. [Photo: Mitch Waxman]
‣ We're not entirely sure what to make of Brian Wilson Re-Imagines Gershwin, but there's a chance it'll be great. Or memorable. Definitely pricey: $125 per ticket. Highline Ballroom, June 11th.
 event ‣ As New Yorkers, we're immersed in sound just about 24/7 (with the exception of a morning after a big snowfall), so do you want to spend your Saturday night in a Brooklyn courtyard immersed in more sound? You just might: Soundscapes in 3-D, explorations for stringed instruments at Proteus Gowanus, will allow you, courtesy of musician Mike Eber, to 'swim through sound.'
 art ‣ Tel Aviv-born, New York-based Nir Hod has a solo exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery, 293 10th [27th] 212.563.4474. Titled Genius, a series of cigarette-smoking cherubs look distinctly world-weary at best; menacing, clinically depressed, or possessed at worst. Childhood? MIA.
 sales ‣ a.a./antonio azzuolo menswear has a spring sample sale at 139 norfolk [riv/stanton], 5/27-5/29, 10-7. cash or check only. Prices up to 75% off… Over 30,000 pieces of clothing for kids 6 months-12 years will be up to 75% off retail at Best & Co.'s first-ever sample sale. It takes place at 260 5th [28th/29th] on 5/21, 9-5, 5/22-5/27, 10-6, and 5/28, 9-4… Cardigan has a virtual sample sale of its clothing for men and women—up to 80% off, free shipping. Ends Memorial Day.
 music ‣ Hazmat Modine describes their sounds as "a rustic, deliriously Dionysian blend of whorehouse Blues, Reggae, Klezmer, Country and Gypsy-tinged music"—we don't think we can improve on that. They're playing at Le Poisson Rouge on Saturday night, celebrating the release of their new album Cicada. $12 in advance. [Photo: Robert Palumbo]
out of town ‣ At the eastern end of Long Island, Shelter Island is a small community of about 2,200 residents on a 27-square-mile plot of land. It's peaceful and unspoiled, a relative rarity in these parts. Continued…
  
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