Yelp’s Holiday Hangover Hornblower Cruise Worse than a case of the Mondays (or a polar vortex), the post-New Year’s blues can sneak up and bite you in the butt! Let Yelp Manhattan ease you back into the swing of things with a cruise aboard the Hornlower Infinity yacht. Network with your fellow Yelpers over four covered floors of local food, drinks and entertainment. RSVPs open today at noon. Philip K. Dick Sci-Fi Film Festival From “A Scanner Darkly” to “Blade Runner,” Philip K. Dick’s often dark but prescient genius has been adapted from page to screen again and again. And because creativity doesn’t exist in a vacuum, this festival will showcase the works of filmmakers influenced by Dick and other sci-fi writers. Ecstatic Music Festival Opening Nights Over two nights, Mantra Percussion join artists from two different genres — indie rocker Ian Williams of Battles and Shakedown Dance Collective — to create something entirely new. The collaborations kick off the Kaufman Music Center’s festival of collaborative music. The Pitchfork Review Party The Pitchfork Review — a quarterly print publication of long-form pieces, photography and more — is releasing its fourth issue and throwing a little literary party that won’t necessarily be by the book. ‘90s Baby: Hip-Hop Back in the ’90s when hip-hophit the mainstream, groups like Das EFX and Black Sheep ruled the airwaves. Now it’s 2015, and whether you like where the genre has ended up or pine for the early years, the pioneers have earned another turn onthe turntable. Braven Brewing Company Roll Out Party Bushwick’s Braven Brewing Company is finally rolling out its first beer, Braven White, and to celebrate they want everyone to come out to The Well and try some! The Rub will be there spinning dance tracks while local artist Napkin Killa draws a mural over the course of the night. Factory Tour: Whiskey Wars! Back in the day, Marines were dispatched from the Navy Yard to crack down on illegal distilling, and now Kings County Distillery makes its whiskey right there. Come for the tasting and raise a toast to times changing! Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg with Andrew W.K. Celebrating the release of his brand new book “Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone,” one of the few Ramones still bopping around and his band invite the Professor of the Party to belt out some of their tunes. Pinot Days NYC Grand Festival See why from the RussianRiver Valley to the Santa Rita Hills, Burgundy to New Zealand to the Sonoma Coast, pinot noir has grabbed wine lovers by the grapes worldwide as you browse nearly 100 pinots from 35 producers.
Jan. 25, 6 p.m.
Pier 40, 353 West St.
Free
Jan. 15-18
Tribeca Cinemas,54 Varick St.
$30-$65, 212-941-2001
Jan. 15-16, 8 p.m.
Winter Garden at Brookfield Place,230 Vesey St.
Free
Jan. 15, 7 p.m.
Word Brooklyn,126 Franklin St., Greenpoint
Free, 718-383-0096
Jan. 15, 9 p.m.
Brooklyn Bowl,61 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg
$12-$15, 718-693-3369
Jan. 16, 8 p.m.
The Well,272 Meserole St., Bushwick
Free, 347-338-3612
Jan. 17, 4 p.m.
BLDG 92 – Brooklyn Navy Yard,63 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn
$15, 718-907-5992
Jan. 17, 7 p.m.
The Gramercy Theatre,127 E. 23rd St.
$34.50, 212-614-6932
Jan. 18, 1 p.m.
City Winery,154 Varick St.
$75, 212-608-0555
9 things to do this weekend in NYC, Jan. 15-18
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