tuesday

tues: vote! polls are open 6am-9pm. find your poll site here, and watch the results come in at watch parties hosted by the new york groove and the nydsa.

tues 11am-5pm (+ 11/7-9, 11/15): 41st westbeth flea market: shop clothing, jewelry, books, housewares, and more at the annual westbeth artists housing flea market. $10 bag sale 11/15. 55 bethune street (west village), free admission. >>

tues 12pm: ice theatre of new york: 2025-26 city skate pop-up performances: ice theatre of new york’s annual ice dance performance series returns to public outdoor skating rinks for the fall-winter season. today’s season kick-off: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>

tues 6:30pm: new york yoga club at wild east brewing co.: poses pair with pints at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), where new york yoga club is hosting a pop-up yoga practice and (optional) hang. $10 admission (+ $5 for a mat, or byo). >>

tues 7:30pm: climate town: town hall: join comedian and climate science + policy expert rollie williams and guests for a live episode of youtube series climate town at the bell house (gowanus). click ‘unlock’ on the right hand side of the ticketmaster event page and enter offer passcode ‘herb’ to access $14.30 tickets (reg. $25.05) >>

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LitFilm – BPL’s film festival about writers – celebrates its seventh year of films highlighting the most influential and iconoclastic literary minds: George Orwell, Sonia Sanchez, Art Spiegelman, Anne Waldman, Hannah Arendt, Mario Vargas Llosa, W.S. Merwin, Edna O’Brien. Keynote by director Raoul Peck; talkbacks with Anne Waldman and Molly Crabapple.

All screenings are FREE but require reservations. For the full LitFilm roster and to register, go here.

wednesday

five film fests / series:

► weds thru 11/16: 14th annual queens world film festival: 124 films from 17 countries. museum of the moving image and kaufman astoria studios. $20. >>

► weds thru 11/26 (wednesdays): noirvember: double indemnity, the maltese falcon, chinatown, touch of evil. village east by angelika, $19. >>

► thurs + fri: 19th annual korean american film festival new york: village east cinemas, $15. >>

► thurs thru sat: 11th nordic international film festival: look dine-in cinemas w57, $20. >>

► thurs thru 1/7/2026: the contenders 2025: 20+ films from the past year that are predicted to stand the test of time. museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

weds 7pm: pages+pours: a book swap and review community for women, by women: sip, swap, and socialize. hear excerpts, reviews, and recommended pairings of recently loved literature from featured readers, then trade a book and dive into conversations with other book lovers. with others (williamsburg), $15 admission (food and drink will be available for purchase). >>

weds 7pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their growing-up joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by grant bowen, and featuring stories by michael mcfadden, katie nelson-croner, gillian gurganus, emily hespeler, and ahmed abdalla. under st. marks (east village), $sliding scale admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by matt goldich (seth meyers), matt koff (the daily show), marty cunnie, and venessa peruda. free admission. >>

weds 8pm: puppy tales: a dog-friendly storytelling show: hounds and their humans come together for an evening of heartwarming and humorous storytelling at stella + fly (yorkville). hosted by courtney boxwell taback. $5-7 admission + 1 drink minimum. >>

weds 8pm: constellation prize: an astrology-based comedy game show: stand-up meets the stars at constellation prize, a show where comedians perform short three-minute sets—then a panel of ‘experts’ and the audience try to guess their zodiac sign. hosted by obo gilmore. starr bar (bushwick), $10. >>

weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features jenny gorelick, diego mata, maggie crane, sunny laprade, hayden arrington, carson olshansky, and peter s kim. mood ring (bushwick), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

weds 8:30pm: spell checc: a spelling bee gameshow: watch comedians butcher tough words from all sorts of categories while racking up (or losing) points for making each other crack up at this spelling bee packed with roasts, lifelines, and comedic chaos. the last speller standing wins bragging rights and a thrifted trophy from a random sporting event. hosted by jorge oyola and michael sanky. ucb (east village), $15. >>

thursday

thurs thru sun: the other art fair: the other art fair returns to zerospace (gowanus/boerum hill) with original works by 125 artists from around the world. $40 opening night, $30 fri, $18 sat-sun. >>

thurs thru sat (+ 12/4-6): serials short play series: five teams of actors perform five original, 10-minute episodic plays, each with only six hours of rehearsal time. then it’s up to you, the audience, to vote for your favorites to return for a new installment of the same storyline the following week. the tank (garment district), save $5 on $23 tickets with promo code ‘5erials’ >>

thurs 5:30-8pm: college night at the morgan library + museum: current undergrad and grad students are invited to a free after-hours event at the morgan library + museum (murray hill) featuring gallery activities, behind-the-scenes experiences, sketching, live music, and more. rsvp and valid id required. >>

thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: explore dumbo’s waterfront arts scene at the first thursday gallery walk, where 19 galleries will stay open late for a night of opening receptions, special events, and artist talks. an optional hour-long ‘insiders’ tour at 7pm (rsvp required) will feature talks from artists and curators at select exhibitions. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): the rally reading series: the rally reading series (‘the heart of a march in the body of a reading series’) returns for an evening of readings and discussion with spencer ackerman, (author, reign of terror: how the 9/11 era destabilized america and produced trump) and tess owen (freelance reporter covering extremism, disinformation, and politics). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: how embarrassing is jesus? a queer psychedelic comedy: award-winning and -losing writer lauren duca (of teen vogue, tucker carlson, buzzfeed, and how to start a revolution fame) tries to figure out if jesus can be saved in this comedy directed by obie-award-winning trans performance artist becca blackwell. union hall (park slope), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

thurs 9:30pm: history tonight with jenny zigrino: jenny zigrino hosts this comedy talk show where actors and comics step into the roles of historical figures to perform stand-up, sketch, and improv entirely in character—before hitting the couch to field questions from jenny and the audience. caveat (les), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 25+ ongoing events: fall foliage maps, $20 off-broadway tickets, canstruction, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

LitFilm 2025
A BPL Film Festival About Writers

November 10 – 16, 2025

LitFilm – BPL’s popular film festival about writers – celebrates its seventh year with seven nights of films, highlighting some of the most influential and iconoclastic literary minds: Art Spiegelman, George Orwell, Anne Waldman, Hannah Arendt, Mario Vargas Llosa, W.S. Merwin, Edna O’Brien, and Sonia Sanchez, featuring a keynote talk by Raoul Peck, and talkbacks/readings by Anne Waldman, Molly Crabapple, and more. Get an inside look at the private lives, artistic processes and political struggles of an array of literary luminaries.

All screenings are FREE but require reservations. For the full LitFilm roster and to register, go here.

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friday

🎃 fri-mon: halloween! check out our roundup of 30+ halloween weekend events in nyc for $40 and under here >>

sponsored: thru 11/16: get $35 tickets to scathing new play practice at playwrights horizons: it takes grit, determination, self-awareness, and years of training to be an artist. but what does it take to be a genius? a scathing, intricately observed take on power and surrender, nazareth hassan’s new play follows a company of dedicated actors, dancers, and performance artists as they lose themselves to the violent and beautiful will of a visionary. skint readers can get $35 tickets (incl. fees) for tier 1 and tier 2 seats for performances thru november 16. >>

thru 11/9: rooftop cinema club: take your movie night to new heights at rooftop cinema club, the annual open-air movie series held at the third floor skylawn rooftop of the embassy suites hotel in midtown. this year’s season wraps with coco, practical magic, sinners, the princess bride, when harry met sally, love jones, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, twilight, the dark knight, and more. $12-29 admission (15% off for military, 10% off for students). >>

thru 11/4: knives out marathon at the paris: the paris theater presents all three knives out films, featuring sneak preview screenings of wake up dead man: a knives out mystery with filmmaker rian johnson in person 11/2 + 11/4. bonus: free popcorn at all screenings. the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>

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 henry sir (comedy central), sarah adelman (comedy central), james mwaura (don’t tell comedy), chloe branche (sirius xm), and byron austin. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

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PADMA LAKSHMI AND FRIENDS – PADMA’S ALL AMERICAN

The award-winning host of Taste the Nation, Padma Lakshmi takes the stage with some of her funniest friends including Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest), Marie Faustin (Why Are You Single?), Ilana Glazer (Broad City), Youngmi Mayer (I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying), and Jaboukie Young-White (The Daily Show) for a lively evening of stories, stand-up, and unforgettable conversation as they celebrate the launch of Padma’s bold new cookbook, Padma’s All American. Inspired by her hit Hulu series, this deeply personal book is a love letter to the immigrant and Indigenous communities who shape what we eat—and how we connect. With special guest Kerry Diamond (Cherry Bombe).

Skint readers can get a Tier 2 Standard/Member No Book* ticket for $20 using code: Padma

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*Copies of Padma’s All American are not included in this special price but will be available for sale at Symphony Space.

saturday

sat thru 11/23: performa biennial: the performa performing arts festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with three weeks of commissions, live performances, screenings, walking tours, and more across manhattan and brooklyn. various prices. >>

sat 7pm (monthly): tom d’s big new york show: comedian and licensed nyc tour guide tom delgado takes you through different aspects of nyc each month, with history, comedy, trivia with prizes, and special guests. tonight’s show features kim phillips-fein (professor at columbia university, author fear city: new york’s fiscal crisis and the rise of austerity politics), and leclerc andre (comedian, fallon). save $5 with promo code ‘tomdnyc’ >>

sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: in this monthly variety comedy show, ‘radical lefty’ comedian marcela onyango breaks down the latest headlines—helping you decide whether to be mad, glad, or just deeply confused. each show supports direct action efforts, raising funds for mutual aid projects. tonight’s guests include kenice mobley, natasha vaynblat, danny sellers, gabe pacheco, jess fuchs, mary-alice mcnab, and winter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>

sat 7:30pm: st kilda: inspired by her nebraska roots, her scottish heritage, and the historic 1930 evacuation of scotland’s archipelago st kilda, drama league nominee jody christopherson presents her one-woman ‘scottish horror excursion with supernatural foley looping.’ south oxford space (fort greene), $25. >>

sat 9pm: ucblk: a variety show spotlighting black performers: join hosts justin catchens, dominique kaplowitz, and shem pennant for a night of improv, sketch, stand-up, and more—featuring a dynamic lineup of black performers. ucb (east village), $15. >>

sat 10pm: chloe radcliffe special taping warm-up show: see comedian chloe radcliffe (fallon) run through an hour of new material in preparation for an upcoming special taping. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

sunday

sun 2am: daylight savings time ends: remember: clocks roll back an hour starting at 2am today. take advantage of that extra hour of sleep!

sun (first wave starts at 8am. opening ceremony is friday 10/31 at 4pm): new york city marathon: watch and cheer on 50,000 runners from around world as they race 26.2 miles through the city’s five boroughs. friday’s opening ceremony in central park features a parade of nations and concludes with fireworks. here are some helpful links:
► opening ceremony >>
► course map >>
► recommended viewing locations >>
► road closures >>
► train/bus service changes >>

sun 12-6pm: annual hoboken artists’ studio tour: discover works by over 100 artists on this self-guided walking tour of hoboken galleries, artists’ studios, group exhibitions, and public art displays. free admission. >>

sun 8pm: florence + the machine album release drag show: everybody scream at this drag show celebrating the release of florence + the machine’s sixth album. hosted by megami and atomic annie. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $15. >>

monday

mon thru 11/16: the gotham storytelling festival: frigid new york’s annual gotham storytelling festival returns with two weeks of tales 20 diverse storytellers. under st. marks and wild project (east village), sliding scale admission. >>

mon thru 11/5 (7:30pm): concrete temple theatre’s concrete boom: concrete temple theatre presents three nights of cutting edge puppetry and visual theatre at dixon place (les). $19-22 adv, $22-25 door. >>

mon 4pm, 7:15pm (monthly): angelika ‘classics’ screening series: village east by angelika’s ‘classics’ screening series celebrates iconic films. next up: terry gilliam’s twelve monkeys (1995), starring bruce willis, brad pitt, and madeleine stowe. $19. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: ‘political climate’ edition: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7pm: fun by design: the interior design game show: two designers go head-to-head in challenges testing everything from speed cad to identifying furniture in your favorite tv shows. hosted by interior designers and comedians laura fabius and catherine woodard. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

mon 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: living radio stages live performances of five short radio plays inspired by the news, with results ranging from wacky to reflective. under st. marks (greenwich village), sliding scale admission. >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase for nonfiction writers returns with an evening of readings by nina sharma (the way you make me feel), lana lin (the autobiography of h. lan thao lam), brad fox (another bone-swapping event), and gabe henry (enough is enuf). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

mon 7:30pm: not a boy, not a girl comedy show: will morrison hosts an lgbtq+ comedy/variety show at crystal lake (williamsburg). tonight’s lineup features comedians kate sisk, alex kim, parker sublette, and dezzy; burlesque performer poppy j snacks; and drag queen anne j. tifah. $10. >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly thru may): 23rd annual music mondays concert series: the music mondays concert series returns with a new season of classical and contemporary chamber music at advent lutheran church (uws). tonight, contemporary chamber music quintet sybarite5 and six-time grammy-nominated violinist and composer curtis stewart. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission (note: if online reservations are sold out, there will be a standby line). >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: fall foliage maps, $20 off-broadway tickets, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint