five film fests / series (various prices):
► tues + 10/24 (6pm): annual ny cat and dog film festivals: the walter reade theater (uws) and sva theater.
► weds thru sun: 12th chelsea film festival: regal theaters union square. >>
► weds thru sun: 17th annual bushwick film festival: williamsburg cinemas and lot45 bushwick. >>
► thurs thru sun: nordic international film festival: scandinavia house (murray hill). >>
► 🎃 thurs thru 10/24: annual brooklyn horror festival: nitehawk cinema williamsburg + prospect park. >>
tuesday
🎃 tues 6:30pm (+ 11/15): green-wood moonlight tour: under the glow of the full moon, explore green-wood cemetery’s monuments and catacombs on this walking tour led by historian jeff richman. $30. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: haunted moons: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, an evening where astronomy enthusiasts come together in a bar to hear talks from professional scientists and play themed games. tonight’s ‘haunted moons’ edition explores nasa’s europa clipper space probe, our moon, and beyond with guest speakers kate schmidt and arline lee from the american museum of natural history. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): brooklyn books + booze: hear established and up-and-coming authors of different genres read from their current works every third tuesday of the month at barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). tonight’s edition features katherine silva, keith r.a. decandido, ledia xhoga, ilana c. myer, and catherynne m. valente. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham curates this monthly throwback variety show filled with stand up, storytelling, music, and tarot readings. tonight: comedy by carolyn castiglia, gabe pacheco, melissa rocha, and joanna ross; storytelling by jeff simmeronl music by rachel green. hosted by mel ferraro. young ethel’s (park slope), free ($5 suggested donation). private tarot readings are $5 a card. >>
tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from around the world at this monthly curated screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), free admission (donations welcome). >>
tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from over 175 rock and pop songs and sing with your very own live band backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). led by leslie goshko, and featuring lucas shine, matthew lindsey, and alan camlet. $10. >>
🎃 tues 9:30pm: hoff’s horrorfest presents: the wolf man (1941): comedian hoff matthews hosts a screening of 1941 universal pictures horror classic the wolf man, interspersed with special ‘guests,’ comedy segments, and audience participation games, at caveat (les). save $5 with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
sponsored
The politcal climate in the US has never felt more divided, but with the election looming it’s never been more important to figure out how to persuade our uncles, neighbors, and (especially) friends in swing states(!) to see our point of view.
Join host Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D. (data scientist & comedian) as she teams up with three jedis of mind-changing: Andrea Coleman (attorney & comedian), Chandler Dean (political speechwriter & comedian) and Josh Burstein (digital strategist for prominent democrats, including Obama, and fresh off his mission to sway voters in Wisconsin and Michigan!). Together, they’re bringing humor and expertise to uncover the art and science of bridging divides and helping other people see the world differently. (Spoiler: it requires also understanding where they’re coming from.)
Join us! (And then call your friends in the suburbs!)
HOW TO WIN AN ELECTION: HOW TO CHANGE SOMEONE’S MIND
Wednesday, October 16 at 9:30pm
Caveat Theatre
21A Clinton St. NY, NY 10002
Use code IMGOINGTOVOTE to save $5 HERE
wednesday
weds thru 10/27 (weds thru sun): wh*re’s eye view: equal parts comedy special, history lecture, and personal story, kaitlin bailey’s wh*re’s eye view unpacks the world’s oldest profession from a sex worker’s perspective. here arts center (south village), $10 with promo code ‘oldpros’ (reg. $25). >>
weds thru fri: 21st annual prelude festival: cuny’s annual prelude festival features three days of contemporary performance art at the martin e. segal theatre center and elebash recital hall (midtown). free admission. >>
🎃 weds 4pm, 7pm (wednesdays thru 10/30, + 10/31): hitchcocktober: celebrate the master of suspense with village east by angelika’s annual october tribute to the films of alfred hitchcock. tonight: the trouble with harry (1955). $18. >>
weds 6:30pm: uncrusted! a david and goliath story of patents, pizza, and the invention of stuffed crusts: anthony ‘the big cheese’ mongiello shares the story of his battle with pizza hut over the invention of stuffed crust pizza three decades ago. pizza expert scott wiener (scott’s pizza tours) leads the conversation, with an intro by center for brooklyn history’s laura michael. bonus: stuffed crust pizza will be served. center for brooklyn history (brooklyn heights), free admission. >>
weds 6:30pm: ask a f*ckboy: host val bodurtha and a lineup of female comedians each share a romantic experience that left them befuddled, and a panel of f*ckboys weigh in to answer all your burning questions. sugar mouse (east village), $15. >>
weds 7pm: an evening of short stories at wild east brewing co.: books are magic presents an evening celebrating the art of the short story with readings by vincent anioke, janelle bassett, gina chung, nicole haroutunian, ananda lima, shannon robinson, amy stuber, and lena valencia at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). free admission. >>
weds 7pm: greenwich village music in fact + fiction with david browne + sarah seltzer: rolling stone senior writer david browne and lilith magazine executive editor sarah seltzer discuss their newest books — talkin’ greenwich village: the heady rise and slow fall of america’s bohemian musical capital and the singer sisters — and depictions of greenwich village in literature. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $5 admission can be applied towards purchase of the book or any item in the café, $39.60 ticket includes a book bundle. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): adam wade: live in new york: 20-time moth story slam winner adam wade returns to under st. marks theater with a storytelling show featuring three to four different stories from his extensive catalog (no two shows will be the same) and a different special guest who’ll kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7pm: speakeasy: ‘the definitive speechwriting comedy show’: professional speechwriters and comedians who like speeches talk about the techniques they love, the clichés they hate, and the written remarks that rocked their world. hosted by chandler dean. caveat (les), $15.67 adv with promo code ‘speakcheaply’ (reg. $20+). >>
weds 7pm doors: my kinda night! a queer variety show: billie bullock hosts an evening filled with drag, cabaret, music, comedy, and more at dromedary: coming out (bushwick). featuring: molly zalman, carson olshanksy, ely kreimendahl, and pink velvet witch. bonus: free misguided spirits shot before 8pm. free admission (bring $ to tip the performers). >>
weds 7:30pm: reveal yourself: queer and trans stand-up comedians reveal their stories at reveal yourself, a new comedy show hosted by adrienne hunter and ellis durand. tonight’s event will raise funds for point of pride, a non-profit that provides financial assistance for trans folks to access gender-affirming surgery. club cumming (east village), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>
weds 8pm: rat candy comedy variety show: while hosts anya ptáček and bekah hess can’t promise that they’ll be dressed as two rats standing on top of each other wearing a trench coat to look like a human, they do assure us there’ll be standup, sketch, songs, and possibly even tap dancing. featuring audrey shaw, nick barris, jess elgene, ryan roman, becky granger, and the yard sale girls. littlefield (gowanus), save $4 with promo code ‘candy4rats’ >>
🎃 weds 8:30pm: external use only comedy: ouija board edition: will purpura, ilana rubin, and mike miller attempt to raise spirits at this comedy show where audience members are invited to pose questions to a ouija board in-between stand-up sets. halyards (gowanus), free admission. >>
sponsored: weds 9:30pm (+ 10/30, 11/3): how to win an election: change someone’s mind: with the election looming, it’s never been more important to figure out how to persuade our uncles, neighbors, and (especially) friends in swing states(!) to see our point of view. join host andrea jones-rooy, ph.d. (data scientist + comedian) and guests andrea coleman (attorney + comedian), chandler dean (political speechwriter + comedian) and josh burstein (digital strategist for prominent democrats) as they bring humor and expertise to uncover the art and science of bridging divides and helping other people see the world differently. caveat (les), save $5 with promo code ‘imgoingtovote’ >>
thursday
🎃 thurs thru 11/2: frigid new york’s annual days of the dead festival: inspired by día de muertos, frigid’s annual days of the dead festival presents two weeks of independent theatre and performance with death, the afterlife, and halloween themes. kraine theater and under st. marks (east village), $20-25. >>
thurs thru sun: the other art fair: discover original works and prints by 110 artists at the annual other art fair, taking over zerospace (gowanus/boerum hill) for four days. $45 opening night, $22.50 fri-sun ($27.50 at the door). >>
thurs thru sun: 10th annual nyc sketchfest: the peoples improv theater’s annual sketchfest showcases established and emerging sketch comedy teams from nyc and beyond. the pit loft (chelsea). $9.99-17.99/show. >>
thurs 10am-6pm: fall plant sale: shop a curated selection of indoor and outdoor plants for your apartment or garden at brooklyn botanic garden’s fall plant sale. >>
thurs 6pm: a final reading with the center for fiction / susan kamil 2023-2024 emerging writer fellows: the center for fiction’s nine 2023-22024 emerging writer fellows come together to share their in-progress works. the center for fiction (fort greene), free admission (donations welcome). >>
thurs 7pm: scary stories to tell in a bar: the new york groove, a local, independent, journalist-owned, member-supported newsletter, presents an evening of hyperlocal ghost stories at the flying fox tavern (ridgewood). got your own tale from the crypt? step up to the open mic and share it with the crowd. free admission. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by tonight’s theme: ‘eeks of nature – spooky animals.’ hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24.41 adv, $25 door). >>
thurs 7pm: free outdoor movie (weather permitting): ghostbusters fosun plaza (financial district). >>
sponsored: thurs 7:30pm: la banda chuska: join us at symphony space for the first of our revelry live music shows of the season with la banda chuska. tropical funk meets the b-52’s with an exciting mix of latin american, middle eastern, and vintage american sounds. symphony space (uws), $15 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
thurs 7:30pm (monthly): pete’s reading series: hear from literary icons and newcomers alike at this long-running reading series, hosted by temim fruchter and brian gresko. tonight’s event features lilly dancyger (first love), lucas mann (attachments), tracy o’neill (woman of interest), and hyeseung song (docile). books will be available for purchase. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
🎃 thurs 8pm (monthly): entirely from memory: jennifer’s body: blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers will attempt to recreate jennifer’s body (2009), using only what they can remember from watching the film once recently. as chaos ensues, drinks are drunk while the players are challenged to incorporate lines written by the audience and create ‘deleted’ scenes. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>
thurs 8pm: that 80s improv challenge: three improv teams go head-to-head as they create scenes inspired by satanic panic and mr. t videos from the 1980s. hosted by harmon leon. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>
🎃 thurs 9:30pm: medium popcorn love/hates horror movies: hosts brandon collins and justin brown of the medium popcorn podcast will screen 1995 horror film, tales from the cypt: demon knight, with live comedic commentary. audience members are encouraged to dress up in costume and add commentary for chances to win prizes. caveat (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
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