EVENT: We're sponsoring, and our publisher is hosting, the NYC Photobloggers event tonight. Come over to the Apple Store to see a dazzling display of digital images and the faces behind the photos: Eliot Shepard, Jay Parkinson (yes, that Jay Parkinson) and a whole lot more will be on hand. There will also be a special presentation by Jen Bekman of 20x200, Hey Hot Shot, and the Jen Bekman Gallery and an after party at......

Friday the 13th stopped being scary for us when we were younger, rebellious and declaring things like "13, in fact, is our lucky number". We embraced the superstition and turned it in to our lucky day. Or, as it turns out, just another day. Anyway, we were hoping that some theater in this city would be showing Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan, but no such...luck. You'll have to deal with these other non-scary events:......

Starting tomorrow and on view through November 13 Tema Stauffer's American Stills at Jen Bekman Gallery and at the PUBLIC Avro|KO project space [@ 210 Elizabeth St]. Stauffer's photos will stir up nostalgia for anyone who grew up in the suburbs. According to the press release the American Stills exhibit is a nostalgic but unsentimental vision of the Midwest. However, looking at the images Gothamist felt a ping of sentimentalism. The scene at left could......

Still unwinding from the RNC madness that hit our streets last week? We suggest ducking into our favorite gallery. Tomorrow night Jen Bekman Gallery is welcoming Agnes Barleys' solo debut of her works on paper to the walls of New York. Playwright Arthur Miller commented on her works by stating they "are not 'pictures' but rather imagined captures of space in which structures under tension interact. The intention is to approach fundamental relationships in reality."......

I've been longing to feign arty hipster-dom and go to a gallery, but am a little intimidated. Can I just drop in during normal hours even though I have no intention of buying anything? - L. According to Brooklyn artist Vince Contarino, you can indeed drop in at any time, as galleries are open to the public. However, if you feel intimidated or overwhelmed about jumping into the gallery scene, Vince recommends going to some......

Did you miss the Pin-Up show back in February at Jen Bekman Gallery? No worries, there is another Pin-Up show tonight, appropriately titled Pin-Up Redux ::Details:: What: Pin-Up Redux Where: 6 Spring St (between Elizabeth and Bowery) When: June 30 - July 17, 2004 Who: featuring the work of agnes barley, mara bodis-wollner, kursten bracchi, tim carpenter, jacqueline dimilia, jake dobkin, benjamin donaldson, luke dougherty, anne hall, laura holder, andrea hornick, elinor mckay, dana miller,......