tuesday
tues + weds: astronomy on tap: eclipse!: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, an evening where astronomy enthusiasts come together to hear talks and play themed games at a bar. this month is all about the upcoming 4/8 solar eclipse, with guest speakers from columbia, nyu, the american museum of natural history, and more. pete’s candy store (tues 6:45pm) and ryan’s daughter (weds 7pm). free admission. >>
tues: free rita’s italian ice: spring has sprung! ritas marks the first day of the season by serving up free italian ice all day at participating locations. >>
tues 6pm: sass in the city: new york women of wit in the twentieth century: from edna st. vincent millay to dorothy parker to jessie redmon fauset and others, professor and author sabrina fuchs abrams explores the legacy of pioneering female humorists in new york city during a discussion about her book, new york women of wit in the twentieth century. presented by the greenwich village society for historic preservation at jefferson market library (greenwich village). 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 readers: ron kolm, thelma adams, lenore hart, and hildy silverman. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham and amanda van nostrand present a throwback variety show filled with comedy, storytelling, and tarot readings. tonight: jeffrey emerson, caitlin reese, joanna ross, and zach sims. young ethel’s (park slope), $5 suggested donation. private tarot readings are $5+. >>
tues 7pm: score: ‘interpreting epic cinema through comedy and dance’: a swarm of cinephile stand-ups discuss classic cinema and popcorn pleasers as host emmy harrington (the marvelous mrs. maisel) brings each film’s score to life through dance. tonight’s women’s history month edition targets: tootsie, mulholland drive, erin brockovich, and showgirls. caveat (les), $18.80 with promo code ‘women’ (reg. $20+). >>
tues 7pm-2am: technowruz 2024: the sixth technowruz celebrates the persian new year with live music, dj sets, video installations, a diaspora bazaar, tea, and more. nowadays (ridgewood), $20 adv, $15-30 sliding scale at the door. >>
tues 7:30pm: téa obreht: the morningside: novelist téa obreht (the tiger’s wife, inland) returns to greenlight bookstore (fort greene) for the launch of her new novel, the morningside. in conversation with marie-helene bertino (beautyland). free admission. >>
tues 7:30pm (monthly): can-do comedy: host griffin leeds presents an all-lgbtq+ comedy show that doubles as a canned food drive for the bed-stuy community fridge network. featuring guests mary beth barone (comedy central), fareeha khan (comedy central), justin covington (netflix), max gross (the onion), and dash turner (rutherford falls). artshack cafe + bar (bed-stuy), $10 adv, $15 door, or $8 + a canned food donation at the door. >>
tues 7:30pm (weekly): drop in: comedy: mia jackson and olivia carter present a comedy show at two boots pizza in park slope, with standup by daniel geneen (eater), dave ross (comedy central), kate willett (netflix), and april boddie (buzzfeed). bonus: free beer 7:30-8pm (one/person), and raffles for free pizza. free admission ($10 suggested, a tip basket will be passed around). >>
tues 8:30pm (monthly): you are not alone: an uplifting show about depression: improvisers and artists that battle depression and mental illness in their day-to-day lives create scenes inspired by their personal experiences and show how laughter can be the best medicine. hosted by aaron gold and michael serpe. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
tues 8:30pm (weekly): i made you a playlist: comedy show and party: stand-up meets afterparty at this weekly comedy show and dance party, hosted by kelly bachman and jaffer khan. tonight’s show features geneva rust-orta, jaron young, tiffany burke, ali o’neil, and john luna. the three diamond door (bushwick), free admission. >>
tues 9pm (monthly): sweet comedy show: sweeten-heimer edition: seth herzog’s long-running live comedy show returns with performances by drew michael (snl), zach zucker (stamptown comedy), caitlin cook (‘the writing on the stall’), and more. chelsea music hall, save 50% with promo code ‘awards’. >>
tues 10pm (+ weds, sat): phoebe robinson does an hour: vibe with comedian phoebe robinson (2 dope queens) as she preps to tape her second stand-up special. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
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wednesday
weds thru 8/11: whitney biennial: even better than the real thing: the 81st whitney biennial exhibition features a roster of 71 artists and collectives grappling with many of today’s most pressing issues. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking district), $30 general, $24 seniors/students, free every friday 5-10pm, free second sundays. >>
weds thru 7/28: toshiko takaezu: worlds within: the isamu noguchi foundation and garden museum (lic) hosts the first nationally touring retrospective of ceramic artist toshiko takaezu (1922-2011) in over 20 years, featuring 200 works from private and public collections around the country. $16 general, $6 seniors/students, free every first friday of the month. >>
weds thru 4/4: sunnyside restaurant week: for the annual sunnyside, queens restaurant week promotion, more than 40 restaurants serving up colombian, el salvadorian, italian, japanese, mexican, romanian, and other cuisines are offering $35 three-course dinners and lunch specials for two weeks. >>
weds 7pm: percival everett: james: pulitzer prize finalist percival everett (telephone, erasure) presents his latest novel, james, a reimagining of the adventures of huckleberry finn told from the enslaved jim’s point of view. in conversation with brandon taylor (real life, the late americans) at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $5 admission can be applied towards purchase of the book or an item from the café. >>
weds 7pm: stories of the brain and beyond: the friedman brain institute at the icahn school of medicine and the story collider team up to bring you five true, personal stories from folks at all career stages about their journey through the brain… and beyond. hosted by: abha rajbhandari, aya osman, and paula croxson. caveat (les), $10. >>
weds 7pm (monthly thru august): 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 begin each show. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7:30pm (weekly): we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (park slope), with stand-up by dave ross (comedy central), kath barbadoro (comedy central), zach pugh (sirius xm), and shivani davé (top 5 comedy). free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm (weekly): ambush comedy show: josh johnson, lucas connolly, and brittany cardwell’s ambush comedy show returns to ebbs brewing co (williamsburg) with stand-up sets by monroe martin (fallon), myka fox (comedy central), naomi karavani (redacted tonight), and chris metcalf. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: i’m on lithium: a comedic journey about bipolar disorder: comedian john f. o’donnell performs his one man show about living with bipolar disorder. with special guests janeane garofalo (wet hot american summer) and dave hill (netflix). knitting factory at baker falls (east village), $10 suggested donation. >>
weds 8pm: why are you single? a dating game show: single contestants are subjected to in-depth emotional questioning and physical challenges at comedian marie faustin’s why are you single? dating game show. the bell house (gowanus), $20. >>
weds 8pm doors: desert sharks, frida kill, and the rizzos play alphaville (bushwick). $13.60. >>
weds 9:30pm: hyperfocus: a neurodivergent comedy show: host virginia dickens (the onion, reductress) and a lineup of neurodivergent comedians share the wealth of their super-niche knowledge at the hyperfocus show. caveat (les), $15 with promo code ‘focus’ (reg. $20+). >>
weds 10pm: (monthly): and every one a witch: stop by for a spell (and a song) at ‘and every one a witch,’ an evening of piano karaoke, open mic performances, and musical rituals hosted by good witch lauren maul at club cumming (east village). free admission (one drink min). >>
thursday
sponsored: thurs thru 4/20: fish by kia corthron: join off-broadway’s keen company and working theater for a world premiere play that just might teach you something! kia corthron’s fish at theatre row (410 w 42nd st) is a frank, funny, and fearless new play about the everyday people who make up america’s education system. directed by adrienne d. williams. choose-what-you-pay, sliding scale tickets are on sale right now! >>
thurs thru sat: cosmic cherry arts festival: cosmic cherry presents an annual, all-inclusive festival celebrating femininity, queerness, and gender expression. featuring the works of dozens of femme, trans and genderqueer artists, this year’s ‘rebirth’ theme focuses on taking our pain and grief and throwing it into the fire. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $15-25. >>
thurs 12-2pm: world poetry day reading: celebrate world poetry day with an afternoon of readings by 10 poets at the 550 madison avenue garden. after the readings, the poets will discuss their works with one another and the audience. free admission. >>
thurs 6-8pm (monthly): les third thursday gallery nights: go on a self-guided walk of the lower east side, nolita, little italy, and chinatown while checking out the new art on display at a dozen independent art galleries. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm: black punk now anthology: grammy award-winning guitarist, composer, and artist vernon reid (living colour) joins black punk now editors james spooner (afro-punk, the high desert) and chris l. terry (black card) for a conversation on resistance, rebellion, and black punk’s past, present, and future. contributors honeychild coleman and mariah stovall will join for a reading. the center for fiction (fort greene), $7.50 admission. >>
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 maura cheeks (acts of forgiveness), christina cooke (broughtupsy), k patrick (mrs. s), and corey sobel (the redshirt). books will be available for purchase through greenlight bookstore. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): entirely from memory: men in black: blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers will attempt to recreate 1997’s men in black, using only what they can remember from watching the films 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), $10 adv, $12 door. >>
thurs 8pm doors (every other thursday): landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: get hoppy at the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), featuring comedians brad howe (joe pera talks with you), tracy mcclendon (mtv), naomi karavani (don’t tell comedy), annie russell (killing jokes comedy), colin armstrong (coretto comedy), and bobby condon. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (weekly): savage! a comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé chunha, tonight’s show includes performances by sheria mattis (gay shame comedy), misha han (tbs), grace bahler (reductress), ash diggs, and brian elberg. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win free drinks. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm: infrasound presents: infrapop!: contemporary music ensemble infrasound performs covers and arrangements from artists including britney spears, björk, kate bush, owen pallett, and others. shapeshifter lab (park slope), $25 general, $15 seniors/students. >>
thurs 9pm (weekly): laf dance saloon: jeffrey emerson and jill weiner save the best for laughs at the laf dance saloon comedy show, returning with a night of standup by katrina davis (comedy central), amanda van nostrand (amazon), kendra cunningham (the broad squad), joanna briley, mark benjamin, and sallyann hall. ba’sik (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 9:30pm: risk! true tales boldly told: hear guests tell true stories they never thought they’d share in public at kevin allison’s risk! show. tonight, liz miele, rob white, rosalie chandler, and jamie mulligan spill the beans at caveat (les). save $5 with promo code ‘riskfriend’ >>
thurs 10pm: dirty thursday: britney!: dance ‘till the world ends at tonight’s britney spears-themed edition of house of yes’s dirty thursday dance party. house of yes (bushwick), free before midnight with rsvp, $10-15 otherwise. >>
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