juneteenth events and celebrations (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri 6:30pm: hudson river park x ladies of hip hop juneteenth celebration: pier 45 (west village). >>

► fri 7pm: juneteenth party with spoken black girl: greenlight bookstore (fort greene). >>

​​► fri 8pm: new york city gay men’s chorus juneteenth concert: unapologetic: our celebration of queer black love: cathedral of st. john the divine (morningside heights). >>

► sat 1-5pm: juneteenth jubilee: brooklyn museum (prospect heights). included with suggested museum admission. >>

► sat 2-8pm: we outside! a brooklyn juneteenth, vol. iii: the plaza at 300 ashland place (fort greene). >>

► sat 2-8pm: 5th annual historic harlem parks juneteenth festival: good vibes in the park. st. nicholas park (harlem). >>

► sat 3pm: endea owens juneteenth concert: louis armstrong house museum garden (corona). >>

pride-themed events (many more to come throughout june!):

► fri 7pm: boba gays pride comedy show: caveat (east village). $13.61 with promo code ‘pride’ (reg. $18.76+). >>

► sat 12-6pm, 7pm: brooklyn pride comic book fair: brooklyn community pride center in crown heights (free admission); followed by (un)masked ball after-party at whoopsie daisy ($20) >>

► sat 12-6pm da bronx pride festival: march: grand concourse + 161st; festival: westchester ave between brooke ave + bergen ave. >>

► sat 12-7: lower east side pride bookstore crawl: (various locations). >>

► sun 2-6pm: resurrection of glitter: draf show + screening of velvet goldmine: wonderville (bushwick). free admission (bring tips for the performers). >>

► sun 7pm: gay shame comedy show: littlefield (gowanus). $10. >>

► thru 6/29: pridefest: new queer performances: the tank (garment district), various prices. >>

cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri 5-9pm: swedish midsummer festival: rockefeller park (battery park city). >>

► fri thru sun (12-5pm): tatter textile library and museum’s scraptacular scrap sale: 230 ashland place (fort greene). >>

► sat 9am-6pm: 8th annual the bronx book festival: fordham plaza, $20 admission. >>

► sat 12-5pm: nefarious confections presents: summer solstice market: no filter coffee (south slope). >>

► sat 12-5pm (monthly thru december): queens craft brigade: katch gastropub (astoria). >>

► sat 12-6pm: 16th annual nyc multicultural festival: st. nicholas avenue bet. 141st + 145th streets (harlem). >>

► sat 1-6pm: second annual malikah’s astoria halal fest: steinway street from 28th ave to 25th ave (astoria, queens). donations welcome. >>

► sat 2-10pm: trans joy pride palooza open-air art market: culture lab lic. >>

► sun 1pm: hot sauce (on vinnie’s pizza) takedown: royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus). $20 >>

► sun 2-8pm: dimes: pride-o-rama: a carnival of curiosities: tv eye (ridgewood). $15.65. >>

film fests / series:

► thru sun: new york indian film festival: village east by angelika. $20. >>

► thru 6/26: the other america: a cosmology of jordan peele’s us: film at lincoln center (uws). $14-17. >>

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Make Music New York on Myrtle Avenue
FREE live music, ALL DAY LONG
Saturday, 6/21, 12 Noon – 8:30pm

Get ready to celebrate the start of summer with Make Music New York on Myrtle Avenue this Saturday, June 21!

FREE live performances by The Afro-Latineers, Sarah Overton, Jem Bleu, Akuro, Fredrix LIVEnDIRECT, Andrew & Wendy – The Chai Tones, The Tom Blatt Project & additional performers to be announced. Enjoy a fusion of sounds and genres…Everything from Latin Jazz and American Jazz standards, Salsa to Hip-Hop, Pop to R&B, and Neo-Soul to Rock.

Make Music New York on Myrtle Avenue Locations (Fort Greene to Clinton Hill):
• Myrtle Plaza (484-550 Myrtle)
• Clinton Avenue (@ Myrtle)
• Brooklyn Sweet Spot (366 Myrtle)
• Gnarly Vines (350 Myrtle)
• Green in BKLYN (432 Myrtle)

Learn more and plan your day here.

friday

fri thru september: rooftop movies at yotel times square: take in a flick on the rooftop terrace of the green room 42 at yotel times square. food and drinks will be available for purchase. this month’s selections include get out, west side story, the little mermaid, booksmart, cabaret, and more. $21+. >>

fri thru 8/29 (fridays at 9:45pm, except 7/4): friday night fireworks in coney island: kick off your summer weekends with a bang! every friday night this summer, the coney island skies light up with a fireworks display. coney island boardwalk at west 12th street, free admission. >>

sponsored: fri thru sun: get insider access to the city’s best secrets this weekend with new york adventure club! go inside the little red lighthouse, get a rare look inside the gertrude whitney studio—first site of the whitney museum; explore the secrets and scandals of lower riverside drive; have an exclusive look inside the house collection—nyc’s cabinet of curiosities; go on a secret eats ‘around the world’ food crawl in astoria; enjoy secret parlor jazz with a bbq dinner on the upper east side; go farther afield to lyndhurst mansion or the seaside village of city island; and much more this weekend and beyond… adventure awaits! >>

fri thru sun (various dates thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. this weekend: generation women: stories of bold moves for a better tomorrow (fri 5pm), joe mcginty + the loser’s lounge (fri 6:30pm), france rocks with habbina habbina and leo sidran (fri 7:30pm), dj bill coleman (fri 10pm), a movement session with new york city ballet (sat 11am), the wedding: new york’s biggest day (sat 5pm), machine dazzle: joywride + silent disco (sat 7pm), san juan procession (sun 1pm), arcoiris sandoval sonic asylum trio (sun 6pm), i am the band: a celebration of women instrumentalists (sun 7pm), and more. >>

fri + sat (fri 7pm, sat 6pm): bryant park picnic performances: emerging music festival: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. next up: the annual emerging music festival returns for two nights featuring seven up-and-coming indie, rock, folk, soul, and global bands. >>

fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
american hustle at mccarren park (greenpoint) >>
mufasa: the lion king at helen marshall playground (east elmhurst) >>
inside out 2 at rappaport playground (borough park) >>
the garfield movie at northern playground (jackson heights) >>
the wild robot at ravenswood playground (astoria) >>
the wizard of oz at 31st ave bet. steinway street + 38th street (astoria) >>

fri 7:30am-8:30pm 23rd annual solstice in times square: mind over madness yoga: experienced yogis and first-timers alike are invited to participate in one of seven free yoga classes taking place from sunrise to sunset on the broadway pedestrian plazas of times square. free registration is required, and includes a free mat (while supplies last). donations are welcome and will benefit the times square alliance’s outreach services. can’t make it in person? all classes will also be livestreamed. >>

fri 6pm (season ends today): 20th scandinavian music festival in fort tryon park: new york scandia symphony presents a series of outdoor concerts performed by symphony members and guest artists at the cloisters lawn in fort tryon park. tonight: the scandia string quartet performs works representing each of the scandinavian countries, including compositions by rued langgaard, jean sibelius, lars-erik larsson, christian sinding, and edward grieg. blankets and lawn chairs welcome. free admission. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by lee robinson, kidané kelati, helen wildy, arjun banerjee, and charlie girard. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit the here to pee tour). >>

fri 7pm (vaious dates thru 8/16): 47th annual bric celebrate brooklyn! festival: habibi festival: new york city’s longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festival returns to prospect park’s lena horne bandshell for two months. tonight: habibi festival returns with a lineup of sounds from the southwest asia and north africa region, featuring yacine boulares, nour harkati, sofiane saidi, rasha nahas, and yalla! party project. >>

fri 7pm-midnight: jazz + gin: speakeasy soirée: hot jazz, dancing, and cocktails await at prohibition productions’ speakeasy soirée, held in a former 1920s brooklyn speakeasy—now an art nouveau salon. the evening features live music by the hot toddies jazz band and adrien chevalier, dj sets by dj andrius, and more, plus a free swing dance lesson (at 8:30pm). the urbane arts club (ditmas park), $20 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $25). >>

fri 7:30pm: awkward sex… and the city storytelling show: from cocaine-infused one-night stands to ibs flare-ups during cunnilingus, comedian natalie wall and guests share the humor of dating and sexual encounters. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever comedy show: audrey black and akshay sampath (cracked) host a night of stand-up at el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick). tonight: myq kaplan, ray lau, temi adeoye, riylan mills, isa medina, and mariah oxley. $12.51 adv, $16+ day of. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include danny meyerand (siriusxm), jamie shriner (the onion), katrina davis (vulture), matt benjamin, and harshil shukla. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

saturday

sat thru 7/20 (select weekends at 2pm): boomerang theatre company: richard ii in central park: boomerang theatre company’s 27th season brings a new interpretation of shakespeare’s richard ii to an intimate outdoor setting—the lawn just inside 69th street + central park west. feel free to bring a blanket and/or picnic. free admission (donations welcome). >>

sat + sun (various times): muppet babies take momi: as part of open worlds free community programs, museum of the moving image (astoria) hosts ‘muppet babies take momi,’ a weekend of free family activities anchored by the exhibition of newly restored puppets, including muppet babies kermit the frog, baby gonzo, and baby rowlf, in the museum lobby. take photos with the puppets, participate in hands-on workshops, attend a panel discussion with jim henson’s creature shop about puppet conservation, and more. in addition, the museum will present matinee screenings of the muppets take manhattan (paid ticket required). >>

sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
arachnophobia as part of astoria’s 31st ave open street >>
mamma mia! at mathews-palmer playground (hell’s kitchen) >>
mufasa: the lion king at beach 59th street playground (rockaway beach) >>
the last dragon at herbert von king park (bed-stuy) >>

sat various times: 19th annual make music new york festival: celebrate the summer solstice with make music new york, a citywide festival where anyone can perform—or just stop by and watch. free performances pop up all day across streets, sidewalks, parks, and plazas. select highlights include improveverywhere’s mp3 experiment at hudson river park’s piers 62 + 64, porch stomp on governors island, a 24-hour ‘sing for the earth’ circle singing program at allinone at the church, sousapalooza at the hugh plaza, myrtle avenue in brooklyn (*our sponsor), group harmonica, kalimba, guitar, and cello play-alongs, and much more. >>

sat 10:30am-5:30pm: upliftny25: join over 5,000 participants at upliftny25—a day of spirituality and wellness at central park’s rumsey playfield.presented by the giving back foundation in collaboration with the mayor’s office of sports, wellness, and recreation, the event promotes mental wellness and community connection through yoga, meditation, healing, music, and more. free admission (registration required). >>

sat 1pm: 43nd annual mermaid parade: dive into summer at coney island’s world-famous mermaid parade, returning for its 43rd year with 5,000 costumed revelers led by king neptune (eugene hütz) and queen mermaid (queenie sateen). rain or shine. free to spectate, $40+ to march. >>

sat 6pm (monthly): the astigmatism comedy show: a book-ish standup comedy show highlighting diversity in laughter and literature: comedians alexis bradby, kristal adams, and isabelle pierre bring together underrepresented voices in comedy and literature for ‘the tiny desk of comedy’ at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>

sat 6pm doros: noosphere arts: ‘we are nature: the microcosmic dance’ solstice celebration: noosphere arts’ annual summer series returns to the rooftop gardens of the kingsland wildflowers sanctuary (greenpoint) with live music, dance, and site-specific art installations. $15+. >>

sat 8pm: fun gutter: punks and punchlines meet at fungutter, a stand-up comedy show with a punk house band. tonight’s show, hosted by sasha von didkovsky and bailey pope, features standup from shaunak godkhindi and allie pearse, a comic reading and animated short film premiere from cartoonist john lee, a drag performances by zalika, and more. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission. >>

sat 8pm: sea creature stomp: shake off the sand from today’s mermaid parade at gemini + scorpio’s ninth annual brass band afterparty. dress code: all sea creature everything. gemini + scorpio loft (gowanus), $15+. >>

sponsored: sat 8:30pm + 10pm: flop house comedy club east village is back: nyc’s friendliest comedy club is partnering with emmy squared pizza to bring amazing comedy to the east village! tonight’s lineup includes chloe radcliffe, pat burtscher, sienna hubert-ross, prince arora, and nick hopping. food and drinks will be available for purchase. 83 1st ave (east village). special 2-for-1 ticket deal! no promo code needed. >>

sat 10pm: sandwich comedy: comedians serve up slices of freshly assembled material at gastor almonte and jess salomon’s sandwich comedy show. featuring joyelle nicole johnson, chris riggins, carolina montesquieu, and charlie bardey. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sunday

sun 2:30pm: modern whitney: where comedians interpret art: a panel of comedians give their own unique takes on interpreting a piece of art—before a professional expert swoops in to set the record straight. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘frida’ (reg. $18+). >>

sun 3pm: infinite good times movie club: jaws: infinite good times movie club launches with an afternoon screening of jaws at gowanus metal bar lucky 13, where the popcorn is free and the beer is cheap. free admission with rsvp ($5 suggested donation). >>

monday

mon thru 6/26: mise-en music festival 2025: contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en’s 11th annual music festival features works by dozens of composers from around the world, selected through an open call for scores. mis-en_place (harlem), free admission. >>

mon various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
kinky boots at bryant park lawn (midtown) >>
maria full of grace at the hudson (inwood) >>

mon 7pm: jimmy awards watch party: join two altos, syd king and lexi notrica, as they host a nail-biting livestream of the 16th annual national high school musical theatre awards. expect a night full of showtunes, bingo, and josh groban. crystal lake brooklyn (williamsburg), free admission. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): movie musical mondays: hedwig and the angry inch: a monthly series of iconic musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika, continuing the season with john cameron mitchell’s hedwig and the angry inch (2001), starring mitchell, stephen trask, and miriam shor. $19. >>

mon 7pm (various dates thru 10/20): vale cinema series: movies under the stars—or in the pool? the william vale hotel’s outdoor cinema series is back with rooftop screenings at the 23rd-floor turf club, and splashy ‘dive-in’ movies by the fourth-floor vale pool. tonight: the birdcage at the turf club. drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. $20+ admission. >>

mon 7:30pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted confessions serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14.61 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $23.18). >>

ongoing

our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: the 14th annual photoville festival, sargent and paris, sing for hope pianos, free outdoor fitness classes, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

Theatre for a New Audience Presents

PROSPEROUS FOOLS
Starring and Written by Taylor Mac
Directed by Darko Tresnjak

GET A NEW DEAL TICKET TO ANY PERFORMANCE FOR JUST $20!*
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If you’re eligible for the New Deal, join us at New Deal Night on Thursday, June 26! Buy your $20 New Deal ticket for the 7:30PM performance of Prosperous Fools and stay for a free post-show talkback with Taylor Mac and moderator Alisa Solomon. This talkback will be immediately followed by a party at Fulton Hall with complimentary food and drinks and wonderful opportunities to connect with other artists and theatregoers.

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“Compelling…taking direct aim at one of theater’s most hallowed traditions: the nonprofit fundraising gala…Mac brings a pleasurably vicious mania…Both bracingly present and deeply classical.” –Vulture/New York Magazine

Prosperous Fools, loosely inspired by Moliere’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, is a brilliant and courageous exploration of philanthropy and its hypocrisies, a retooled comedy of manners for an age with no manners.

Company: Sierra Boggess, Kaliswa Brewster, Aerina Park DeBoer, Megumi Iwama, Taylor Mac, Jason O’Connell, Ian Paget, Jennifer Regan, Cara Seymour, Jennifer Smith, Em Stockwell

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Polonsky Shakespeare Center: 262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

* Each New Deal ticket holder must be 30 years of age and under, or a full-time student. A valid ID proving eligibility must be presented for each ticket purchased. IDs must be presented at entry beginning two hours prior to curtain. Failure to show proof of age or student ID will result in a surcharge for a full price ticket.

** $65 ticket discount offer expires 6/29/2025. Full price up to $95. Subject to availability. All internet and phone orders are subject to a handling fee. The offer may be discontinued at any time. Not valid for previous purchases.

Box Office hours are Monday–Saturday, 1–7pm and it can be reached at 646-553-3880 or tickets@TFANA.org.

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Design by Paul Davis Studio / Paige Restaino

Deloitte and Bloomberg Philanthropies are the 2024-2025 Season Sponsors.

Projection equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment, Michael Lord Project Manager.
Special support for this production is provided by The Roy Cockrum Foundation.

Principal support for Theatre for a New Audience’s season and programs is provided by the Bay and Paul Foundations, The Jerome and Marlène Brody Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Fund at the New York Community Trust, The Hearst Foundations, The Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Polonsky Foundation, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The Thompson Family Foundation.

Theatre for a New Audience’s season and programs are also made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities; Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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juneteenth events and celebrations (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► weds 10pm: juneteenth dance party: house of yes (bushwick). free with rsvp, $15 at the door (proceeds/donations benefit beyond the black box). >>

► thurs 11am: fifth annual broadway celebrates juneteenth outdoor concert: duffy square. >>

► thurs 11am-5pm: recess kickball league’s fifth annual juneteenth classic: st. john’s park (crown heights). >>

► thurs 12-6pm: museum of moving image’s celebrate juneteenth festivities. some programming requires museum admission. >>

► thurs 12-8pm: fourth annual juneteenth food festival: weeksville heritage center (crown heights). free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► thurs 12:30-3pm: juneteenth celebration in historic seneca village: (central park). >>

► thurs 4-7pm: the national jazz museum in harlem presents: 5th annual juneteenth black music and dance celebration: richard rogers amphitheater in marcus garvey park (harlem). >>

► thurs 6pm: bric celebrate brooklyn’s 3rd annual juneteenth in the park: lena horne bandshell (prospect park, brooklyn). >>

► thurs 6pm + 7:30pm: oh sankofa!: a juneteenth celebration with black theatre united: hearst plaza and damrosch park (lincoln center). >>

► thurs 7:30pm: the tune up: a juneteenth celebration: david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center. >>

pride-themed events (many more to come throughout june!):

weds 4-6pm: radical joy ball with adapt: the whitney museum (meatpacking district). free admission. >>

weds 7pm: super gay poems: lgbtqia+ poetry after stonewall: nypl stephen a. schwarzman building’s celeste auditorium (midtown). free admission. >>

weds 7pm: improvised pride parade comedy show: ucb (east village). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

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Make Music New York on Myrtle Avenue
FREE live music, ALL DAY LONG
Saturday, 6/21, 12 Noon – 8:30pm

Get ready to celebrate the start of summer with Make Music New York on Myrtle Avenue this Saturday, June 21!

FREE live performances by The Afro-Latineers, Sarah Overton, Jem Bleu, Akuro, Fredrix LIVEnDIRECT, Andrew & Wendy – The Chai Tones, The Tom Blatt Project & additional performers to be announced. Enjoy a fusion of sounds and genres…Everything from Latin Jazz and American Jazz standards, Salsa to Hip-Hop, Pop to R&B, and Neo-Soul to Rock.

Make Music New York on Myrtle Avenue Locations (Fort Greene to Clinton Hill):
• Myrtle Plaza (484-550 Myrtle)
• Clinton Avenue (@ Myrtle)
• Brooklyn Sweet Spot (366 Myrtle)
• Gnarly Vines (350 Myrtle)
• Green in BKLYN (432 Myrtle)

Learn more and plan your day here.

tuesday

sponsored: thru 6/29: kafka at 59e59 theater: ★★★★★ ‘singularly brilliant and unusually excellent’ – lou reviews; twilight theatre co. presents kafka, written and performed by multi-award-winning writer and performer jack klaff (star wars). use code ‘skint’ to snag $19 tickets (reg. $44)! >>

tues + weds: burning down the house: talking heads and the new york scene that transformed rock: on the 50th anniversary of talking heads, music biographer jonathan gould discusses his latest book, burning down the house—the definitive story of the influential band and the downtown new york scene that shaped them. at the powerhouse arena in dumbo (tues 7pm, $5) and museum of the city of new york in east harlem (weds 6:30pm, $15 admission).

tues + weds 9am-6pm: bild expo: photographers, content creators, and filmmakers—check out the latest gear from 250 exhibitors, attend talks by 100+ speakers, join photo walks, and more. jacob k. javits center (hell’s kitchen), free admission. >>

tues + weds 4pm, 7pm (monthly): 35mm series at angelika: experience a series of ‘classic’ films in their original 35mm format at village east by angelika (east village). tonight: dennis hopper’s easy rider (1969), starring hopper, peter fonda, and jack nicholson. $21. >>

tues 5pm (+ 7/22, 8/16): hamilton celebrates 10 years at hudson yards: broadway’s hamilton celebrates 10 years with a series of free events at hudson yards’ public square + gardens. tonight: learn choreography from one of the show’s iconic numbers with dance co-captain chloe campbell. no experience necessary. >>

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 lineup features l. marie wood, clay mcleod chapman, ian randal strock, and meg ripley. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: pride: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight’s topics include ‘queer and gay space(s)’ with dr. charlotte olsen (cuny city tech) and the new vera rubin observatory with bridget ierace (cuny and amnh). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): frontiers lecture: lunar volcanoes: journey to the american museum of natural history’s latest frontiers lecture, where geosciences professor timothy glotch will shed light on the moon’s thermal evolution and offer insights that could inform nasa’s upcoming artemis missions. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>

tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch a curated program of animated short films from around the world at this monthly screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), pay-what-you-wish admission. >>

tues 8pm (tuesdays thru 6/24): 67th annual washington square music festival: from classical pieces to 21st century works by u.s. and international composers—plus jazz, latin, and world music—the washington square music festival serves up four free alfresco concerts in greenwich village’s washington square park. tonight: the festival chamber ensemble performs debussy, vivaldi, giraudo, and piazzolla. limited seating is available—lawn chairs are welcome. rain location:grace church. >>

tues 8pm: the occasionalists present: live band karaoke: hop on stage, grab the mic, and join the band. littlefield (gowanus), $12.56. >>

tues 9:30pm: econlol: an economics-themed comedy show: bringing together comedians and sometimes real-life economists, luke strathmann’s economics-themed comedy show doesn’t promise to teach you anything about the economy, but it will give you a chance to laugh at it. featuring randall otis (the daily show), vanessa jackson (snl), felipe torres (colbert), alise morales (go touch grass), and michael rubens (samantha bee). caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24.41). >>

wednesday

weds + thurs (various times. thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. this week:dance church (weds 6pm), jazz is dead: adrian younge with his 35-piece orchestra (weds 8pm), american modern opera company: the comet/poppea (weds thru sat), oh sankofa!: a juneteenth celebration (thurs 6pm), the tune up: a juneteenth celebration (thurs 7:30pm), publiquartet (thurs 8pm), and more. >>

weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
crooklyn at pier a park (hoboken) >>
ghostbusters: frozen empire at gutenberg playground (hell’s kitchen) >>
pitch perfect 2 at fort hamilton athletic field (bay ridge) >>
shrek at paul raimonda playground (ditmars steinway) >>
the muppets take manhattan at coffey park (red hook) >>

weds 12-7pm: free ice cream: carvel kicks off the summer season with the ‘first-ever’ soft serve-dispensing billboard, popping up at 137 perry street (west village). score yourself a free serving (vanilla only) while supplies last. >>

weds 7pm: i’ll have the bisque! a benefit comedy show for abortion access: join improv troupe the bisque and guests for a comedy show to raise money for abortion access. ticket proceeds will support the brigid alliance, a nonprofit that provides logistical support to people who must travel long distances for abortion care. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20) >>

thurs 7pm (thursdays thru 8/13. no performance 7/2.): jazz at pier 84: jazz up your evening with the jazz foundation of america’s free outdoor concerts at hudson river park’s pier 84 (hell’s kitchen). the season continues with dick griffin big band. >>

weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by yedoye travis (comedy central), cherith fuller (paste), tiz irie, and nick carra. free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: samantha bee presents: wits end: the wits end trivia game show returns with the george lucas talk show‘s connor ratliff and griffin newman competing head-to-head in a match of punny trivia games, where being funny is almost as important as being right. hosted by adam kesner. littlefield (gowanus), save $8 with promo code ‘wits8’ >>

weds 7:30pm: 8 in show dance series: 8 emerging + established choreographers of various dance forms showcase new, short works at the quarterly ‘8 in show’ dance series, curated by sangeeta yesley. dixon place (les), $19-22 general, $17-20 students/seniors/idnyc. >>

weds 9:30pm (weekly): friends with caveats: expect everything from stand-up and character performances to music and even powerpoint presentations at caveat’s weekly comedy show, ‘friends with caveats.’ tonight’s lineup features christiana jackson, kristal adams, ike ufomadu, justin catchens, and dorian debose. hosted by chika. caveat (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

thursday

thurs 6pm (thursdays thru 7/31): live at the archway: summer music + art in the dumbo archway: sights and sounds fill the public plaza underneath the manhattan bridge in dumbo. tonight: cleo reed and billie elise. food and drink will be available for purchase. rain or shine. free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm: what my father and i don’t talk about: editor michele filgate presents what my father and i don’t talk about, a collection of essays from 16 writers breaking the silence around the complex—and often fraught—relationships we have with our fathers. contributors julie buntin, kelly mcmasters, joanna rakoff, and robin reif join filgate and moderator brian gresko (when i first held you) for readings and discussion on this follow up to 2020’s what my mother and i don’t talk about. p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $5 admission can be applied towards any book or item in the café. >>

thurs 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests michael hartney, moujan zolfaghari, anna roisman, and bailey swilley, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thurs 7pm: that 80s improv challenge: pro wrestling edition: three improv teams compete in a 3-round gameshow, creating scenes inspired by pro wrestling videos from the 1980s. hosted by harmon leon. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>

thurs 7pm (+ 7/10, 7/17, 7/20, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, the annual the queens jazz trail concert series presents seven free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: wayne tucker + the bad mothas at astoria park. >>

thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: landline comedy serves up pints of hoppy humor straight from the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes adam conover (adam ruins everything), daniela mora (adult swim), mike recine (conan), jon alcabes (clickhole), cherith fuller (reductress), boris khaykin (college humor), and emily azrael (yikes comedy). hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: the 14th annual photoville festival, sargent and paris, sing for hope pianos, free outdoor fitness classes, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint