Cinema Nolita, one of the only independent videostores left in New York City, was supposed to close down at the beginning of this month, but they’ve managed to stay open and continue to rent movies. According to their Facebook page, after this New York Times blurb was published, the store’s landlord agreed to give the organization a couple of weeks to raise money to pay their back rent, and they’re throwing two fundraisers over the next few days to that end. Tomorrow night, Abel Ferrara will appear for a Q & A after a screening of Bad Lieutenant at Anthology Film Archives. This should be a must-attend event for those who have been gleefully following Ferrara’s rage towards Werner Herzog’s remake. Then, on Monday, The Virgins (who appeared in Ry Russo-Young’s You Wont Miss Me) will perform at a benefit show at Santos Party House, also featuring a DJ set by Animal Collective. There’s more info about both events and the general effort to save Cinema Nolita on their website.

UPDATE: At /Hammer to Nail, Lena Dunham talks to Cinema Nolita employee/The Pleasure of Being Robbed star Eleonore Hendricks about the benefits. Apparently, Ferrara will also be screening his still-undistributed Go Go Tales at Anthology on Sunday, with proceeds again going to the Cinema Nolita cause.