free night's coming

Big doings on Thursday, MMMQ at end of post:

Where: South Plaza of Union Square
When: October 15 – noon to 6pm

Come celebrate and explore Off and Off Off Broadway theater!

Join hundreds of NYC artists, theater companies and service organizations
in a festive celebration with FREE performances, including;

Kate D. Levin, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, proclaiming that October 15th is, by mayoral decree, “Free Night of Theater Day”,

special musical guests, celebrities, booths, “Fame” flash mob with over 50 dancers,

children’s theater, NYC's top sleight of hand artists, con men & mentalists, makeup artists,

clowns of all shapes & sizes (and ratings), the Ice Capades on roller skates, a dog in space and

a fashion show extravaganza with famous costumes from TDF's special collection MCed by Joey Arias!

Plus Thoughts on the Theater from

Eric Bogosian,

Kathleen Chalfant,

Mike Daisey,

Kamilah Forbes,

Oskar Eustis,

Lisa Kron,

Judith Malina,

Michael McKean,

Scott Morfee,

Susan Louise O'Connor,

Robert Zukerman,

Dean Moss impersonating Vallejo Gantner

and Mark Russell (as himself)

To see the full schedule of events, companies and artists visit www.freenightnyc.net

In honor of Columbus Day, our MMMQ examines the great double live album Waiting for Columbus and asks in which U.S. city did Little Feat record part of the record?

Was it:

1. Atlanta

2. New Orleans

3. Washington, D.C.

or

4. Cleveland

Winners get their own Sailin' Shoes, losers go home with the Apolitical Blues.