{"title": "Kate Rigg with Slanty Eyed Mama", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "La MaMa", "address": "East 4th Street 66, 10003 New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/42/production/1294622", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "music/rock"], "description": "Kate Rigg with Slanty Eyed Mama is a residency at La MaMa built around the spoken word, rock and comedy duo of the same name. Slanty Eyed Mama is award-winning lyricist and singer Kate Rigg (Lady-K) and electric violinist Lyris Hung, who met while studying at the Juilliard School and create a fresh American Asian sound. Their work has taken them twice to the Smithsonian Institute, to headline the PBS Special \"Race is the Place\", and to stages such as LA Grand Performances, the Perth International Festival and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. On November 1 they lead \"Speak Up! 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Presented by comedy legend Margaret Cho, the show follows sold-out runs at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Fest plus a US tour. It is an emotional rollercoaster detailing Kaye's tumultuous relationship with Lily, her immigrant Chinese mother, and how she defied her mother's Carnegie Hall dreams to shred guitar in an all-girl Guns N' Roses cover band called \"Guns N' Hoses\". 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The night also features sets by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Sophie Leetmaa and by Gloatmeal, the duo of Matt Mitchell on piano and synthesizer and Kate Gentile on drums. The program includes experimental and improvising musicians and synthesizer-based performance. Tickets are $20 for the show or $30 for the show plus a CD, with no one turned away for lack of funds.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/andrew-smiley-cd-release-sophie-leetmaa-gloatmeal-kate-genti-53120/", "official_url": "https://www.ibeambrooklyn.com/home/2026/11/1/andrew-smiley-cd-release-sophie-leetmaa-gloatmeal-kate-gentilematt-mitchell", "image": "https://noky.io/images/220fad69b97509a465750596d01f4a0ecc1e993cbbb78bb2382b784d79552cc2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rough Draft Festival", "start": "2026-10-27T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T21:00:00-04:00", "place": "LaGuardia Community College", "address": "Thomson Avenue 31-10, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Free RSVP; $25 Supporter Ticket; $50 Festival Supporter Pass", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35690/production/1292857", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "The Rough Draft Festival is a series of performances and conversations presenting works in progress. It is held by the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College and invites audiences into the creative process, showing how new work evolves through experimentation, revision, and collaboration. The fall line-up features Skin to Skin by Trixie Ndanu Kioko and Jeremy J. Kamps, presented in partnership with Houses on the Moon Theater Company, along with Mama/Run by Lester Eugene Mayers and Furball by Jeana Scotti.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53430/", "official_url": "https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/rough-draft", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50e45a7517b79c8f1b151b7b6d77101fdba234cfc3876c4139a71f7e40cf7006-1200.webp"}]}