tuesday

thru sun: socially relevant film festival: the 13th socially relevant film festival presents 44 films from 20 countries that deal with different aspects of social issues and human interest stories. lenfest center for the arts, cinema village, and mrhs. $15+. >>

sponsored: tues 7pm: lindy west: adult braces with guy branum: the new york times bestselling author celebrates the publication of her latest book with an entertaining evening in conversation with guy branum (hacks) at symphony space (uws). an engaging and laugh-out-loud narrative of transformation, adult braces brings readers on an uproarious cross-country road trip as west unpacks her tumultuous post-shrill and hulu adaptation years. skint readers can get a standard/members ticket for $20 ticket (reg. $32) using code ‘west’ (please note: books are not included with this special offer). >>

tues 7pm: fab 5 freddy: everybody’s/ fly: hip hop pioneer fab 5 freddy takes the stage at the cooper union to celebrate his memoir, everybody’s fly, a street-level look at how nyc’s underground art and music scene transformed mainstream culture from the late ’70s to now. he will be joined in conversation by booker prize-winning author marlon james. the great hall at the cooper union (east village), free admission (rsvp required). >>

tues 7pm (rescheduled from 2/24): union pool’s fouth annual free tuesdays: union pool’s annual free tuesday concert series is back for another winter season, concluding tonight with six organs of admittance and mark morgan. >>

tues 7:30pm doors: park slop comedy: wally barram and lucas connolly present an intimate comedy show at two boots pizza in park slope, with stand-up by gus constantellis (comedy central), jenni zigrino (comedy central), ariel elias (kimmel), and james mwaura (jfl). bonus: free beer 7:30-8pm (one per person), and raffles for free pizza. free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

tues 8pm: scientific controversies: quantum weirdness: theoretical physicist and author paul davies (quantum 2.0 ) and experimental quantum physicist natalia ares discuss the past, present, and future of quantum physics at the latest installment of pioneer works’ scientific controversies series. hosted by barnard physics and astronomy professor and pioneer works director of sciences janna levin. food will be available for purchase, and stargazing with the amateur astronomers association will precede and follow the event. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

tues 8pm: silver linings comedy – tragic storytelling with a twist: four comedians share stories from the darkest times in their lives, and find the silver linings. empire stage (prospect lefferts garden), $10. >>

sponsored

CALF SCRAMBLE: Young Patron Event

Are you 35 or Under? Join 59E59 Theaters for a Young Patron Event on Friday, March 13! Following the performance, join us for an informal reception and conversation with playwright Libby Carr and Primary Stages’ Artistic Director Erin Daley at the E:Bar. Complimentary drinks and light bites will be served.

CALF SCRAMBLE is a fiercely original, darkly funny coming-of-age tale set in a dusty East Texas barn where five teenage girls raise calves and wrestle with what it means to be good. Use code ‘calf25’ for $25 tickets* (reg. $66-86) HERE.

wednesday

weds thru 5/31: keith haring exhibition: the brant foundation tracks keith haring’s rise from subway artist to pop-art icon in a major exhibition focused on his works from 1980–1983. the brant foundation (east village), $20 general, $18 seniors, $15 students, $15 east village residents. >>

weds 12:30pm: 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: the rink at rockefeller center (midtown). free admission. >>

weds 6:30pm: 2026 science + literature ceremony: the national book foundation, alfred p. sloan foundation, and the cooper union celebrate the three 2026 science + literature selected titles in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with a night of readings and conversation with kimberly blaeser (ancient light), patricia ononiwu kaishian (forest euphoria: the abounding queerness of nature), and anna north (bog queen). hosted by since friday’s flora lichtman at the cooper union’s frederick p. rose auditorium (east village). free (rsvp). >>

weds 7pm: the twisted spine + mise en scènt present: candlelit silent reading night: part quiet reading, part community gathering, all cozy. bring what you’re reading and spend the evening surrounded by candlelight, books, and fellow story lovers. bonus: $1 off select beer and wine, plus save 20% on all candles. the twisted spine (williamsburg), free admission. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction at kgb: this monthly speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel at kgb bar (east village), welcomes writers c.s.e. cooney (saint death’s herald) and kristina ten (tell me yours, i’ll tell you mine) for a night of readings and discussion. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: peer revue: ted talks with a twist. peer revue returns with real experts giving real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—while comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with talks by lizabanks campagna, sam kebede, kaitlin schmidt, and moiya mctier, and comedy by shyaporn theerakulstit, brielle demirjian, andy vega, and josh nasser. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skintrevue’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

weds 7:30pm: motion picture pop quiz: screening party meets trivia competition at motion picture pop quiz, where you’ll watch short clips from movies, tv shows, and news reports while entertainers craft questions on the spot. answers are judged on correctness or creativity, with winners chosen by a random drawing. lo-res bar at nitehawk williamsburg, free admission. >>

weds 8pm: sinners comedy: sinners comedy: comics perform stand-up sets, then dig into a bucket of anonymously submitted audience sins, turning bad decisions, questionable choices, and other moral misdemeanors into comedy. featuring hanna dickinson (comedy central), jay jurden (fallon), sean patton (english teacher), and victor tran (sxsw). hosted by dan davies and caitlin peluffo. saint restaurant bar + speakeasy (east village), save $5 with promo code ‘skint’ >>

weds 8pm: loser’s lounge singalong: elton john and lady gaga: celebrate elton john and lady gaga’s shared birthday month with a piano bar sing-along featuring anna roisman, paige siegwardt, alex petrullo, joe mcginty, and singers from the loser’s lounge. piano karaoke follows. free admission (bring tips for the performers). >>

weds 9pm: my kinda night! a queer variety show: billie bullock and sarah creamin’ onion host an evening filled with drag, cabaret, comedy, and more at medusa bar brooklyn (east williamsburg). free admission (bring $ to tip the performers). >>

thursday

thurs thru 3/25: marilyn monroe: celluloid dream: the museum of modern art presents a 13-film series exploring marilyn monroe’s complexity, including bus stop, don’t bother to knock, gentlemen prefer blondes, some like it hot, the misfits, and more, along with david lynch’s mulholland dr., included for its take on the hollywood dream. museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

thurs 7-11pm: pancakes + booze art show: a feast for your eyes and belly, the pancakes + booze pop-up art show takes over brooklyn monarch with works by more than 150 local artists, music, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $19.05 adv, $ 20 door. >>

thurs 7:30pm: julia + friends: comedian and actor julia shiplett (hbo, netflix, showtime) works on her half hour while some of her favorite comedians stop by and do their thing. with special guests: george civeris, sydnee washington, petey deabreu, and bridget foley. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

thurs 8pm: jo firestone presents: the ‘199th’ international pretzel stackers competition: snack stack match! teams of 1–4 people get one hour to build the tallest and/or most beautiful structure out of hard pretzels and edible adhesive (mustard, jam, marshmallow fluff, pimento cheese, etc.). judging favors height, but creativity and execution may sway the panel. byo pretzels + edible glue to compete, or just come watch the carb-based architecture rise. comedian jo firestone (after midnight, fallon). proceeds will benefit the midwest immigration bond fund. littlefield (gowanus), $11.79 with promo code ‘letspretz’ (reg. $14.86). >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): savage! comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé cunha, tonight’s show includes standup by kate willett (colbert), stephon hightower (amazon), cheyenne boozer (ucb), andrew tavin (tbs rooftop comedy), and josh day. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, featuring april boddie (buzzfeed), ja-ron young (one-liner madness champion), tony zaret (chris gethard presents), and more. bonus: $3 pbrs. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>

thurs 9pm (monthly): comedy ugly: a comedy strip show: comedians reveal more than just punchlines at comedy ugly, a standup show where performers remove an article of clothing between jokes. featuring: peter liu, danny suggs, lauren hope krass, and marito lopez. hosted by alysia hush and kim dinaro. easy lover (east williamsburg), free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: claudia bitrán: titanic, a deep emotion, art of noise at cooper hewitt, the jim irsay collection at christie’s, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

friday

8 women’s history month and international women’s day events:

► thru 3/12: 10th annual women’s history month / international women’s day art exhibition: one art space (tribeca). opening reception 3/7 6-9pm. free admission. >>

► fri 7pm: third street live sounds with the harlem chamber players: a women’s history month concert featuring all living women composers. third street music settlement (east village), free admission (donations welcome). >>

► sat 12-6pm: international women’s day makers market: footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), pay-what-you can admission. >>

► sat 5-10pm: first saturday at brooklyn museum: freedom is an everyday struggle: free admission includes museum general admission (rsvp required). >>

► sun 10am-5pm: women-owned business bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>

► sun 12-4pm: women’s strike nyc fest 2026: maria hernandez park (bushwick), free admission (donations welcome). >>

► sun 12-5pm: made by her art market: haricot vert’s dreamworld boutique (williamsburg), free admission. >>

► sun 2pm: nyc womxn’s march 2026: the metropolitan museum of art to belvedere castle in central park. >>

thru 3/29: four new screening series at metrograph ($18):

► holy trips: stalker, the darjeeling limited, the seventh seal, weekend, and more. >>

► juliette binoche: emotion in motion: certified copy, clouds of sils maria, the english patient, the unbearable lightness of being, and more. >>

► sukiyaki bebop: battle royale, cowboy bebop: the movie, ghost dog: the way of the samurai, kill bill: vols 1 + 2, sukiyaki western django. >>

► what price hollywood?: in a lonely place, inland empire, sunset boulevard, the player, and more. >>

thru 3/12: the jim irsay collection at christie’s: get a glimpse inside one of the most remarkable collections of guitars, instruments, sports, movie, literary, and pop-culture memorabilia ever assembled. ahead of a major auction, christie’s rockefeller plaza gallery is hosting a public exhibition of the late jim irsay’s private collection. highlights include ringo starr’s drum used during the beatles’ debut ed sullivan show performance in 1964, bob dylan’s handwritten lyrics to ‘the times they are a-changin’, kurt cobain’s fender mustang guitar, jack kerouac’s original typescript scroll of on the road, and much more. free admission. >>

thru sun: shoe-inn warehouse sale: find your sole mate at the 30th annual shoe-inn warehouse sale, where you can save up to 75% on brand name women’s shoes, boots, and sneakers. 261 fifth ave (bet. 28th + 29th sts). >>

thru sun (fri-sat 9am-8pm, sun 9am-4pm): unclaimed baggage pop-up: the nations’s only retailer of lost airline luggage brings its finds to nyc. browse a curated collection of electronics, designer gear, and all sorts of weird and wonderful items salvaged from unclaimed bags over the past year. 2 rivington st (les), free admission. >>

thru sun: 16th athena film festival: barnard college’s athena center for leadership and the women and hollywood initiative’s annual festival showcasing women-centered stories returns with three days of screenings, panels, filmmaker q+as, and other events that investigate the intersections of gender, power, culture and society. barnard college (morningside heights), $16 general, $6 students. >>

thru sun: seventh annual new colossus festival: the lower east side turns into an indie music playground as 150+ artists from around the world take over 12 venues. various prices. >>

sponsored: thru sat: grey arias – three nights only!: time out london’s top 10 cabaret star le gateau chocolat joins nyc’s notorious feminist provocateur adrienne truscott in grey arias – a virtuosic riot of music, comedy, drag, and debate coming to the flea (tribeca) for three nights only. this award-winning duo brings rhetorical traps, musical interludes, and outsized personalities onstage as they unravel identity as lived, perceived, and projected. when their comical banter turns personal, they toss petty politeness aside and grey areas give way to a hilarious crescendo of operatic proportions. use code ‘skint20’ for 20% off tickets! >>

sponsored: fri + sat: flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere, and no drink minimums—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg. friday 8pm + 9:30pm: alex asifo, rachel williams, shafi hossain, matty litwack; saturday 8pm + 9:30pm: chris reiter, caitlin peluffo, carmen lagala, subhah agarwal. >>

fri 6pm: first novel friday at the center for fiction: join the center for fiction for an evening celebrating a selection of notable debut novels. the night begins with a happy hour reception in the lounge (cash bar), followed by author readings, discussion, and signings in the auditorium. tonight’s featured authors include alice martin (westward women), teo rivera-dundas (slow guillotine), reena shah (every happiness), and moderator megha majumdar (a burning). the center forfiction (fort greene), $5+ admission. >>

fri 6pm-midnight: ‘not a pizza shop’ exhibition: designer toy company plastic pizza serves up a group exhibition featuring 50 artists mixing designer toys and street art. bonus: free pizza (while supplies last). studio6 gallery (les), free admission. >>

fri 6:30pm (monthly): lower east stories: p+t knitwear bookstore + café (les) presents a storytelling salon where each month brings a fresh theme and fresh tales. tonight’s theme: ‘sprung.’ hosted by matt storrs. $10 admission. >>

fri 7pm: houdini speaks to the living: magic, history, and the afterlife collide as sir arthur conan doyle and harry houdini face off in 1924 over spiritualism and the nature of magic. presented in conjunction with the exhibition mystery and wonder: a legacy of golden age magicians in new york city, writer-director beth burns and performer patrick terry bring this 75-minute, largely verbatim play to life at new york public library for the performing arts at lincoln center (uws). free admission. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different at the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps dominica, ethiopia, germany, india, romania, south africa, yemen, and more with performers pranav behari, naomi karavani, ali sultan, kofi thomas, and sarah tollemache. a portion of the proceeds will go to new women new yorkers. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: in this monthly anti-capitalist, anti-fascist 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 atheer yacoub, april body, kendall allison, carolina montesquieu, and winter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>

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 mike lebovitz, joshua stokes, jordan thewlis, sima sepheri, and gretchen hahn. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9pm: a hatsune miku but also family guy cosplay rave: come in cosplay as your fav vocaloid, griffin family member, or anything in between and join cosplay guests at weeb adjacent’s second anniversary party. wonderville (bushwick), $20 adv, $25 door. >>

sponsored

Our friends at CraicFest – the Irish Film Festival in NYC – are back for their 27th year, bringing a lively celebration of Irish film and culture to Village East Cinemas through March 7. Expect U.S. and NYC premieres, filmmaker Q&As, family-friendly screenings, and festive after-parties — all highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in contemporary Irish cinema. Whether you’re a film lover, a fan of Irish culture, or simply looking for a great night out in the city, CraicFest offers something special.

Tickets are selling fast—secure yours now and be part of CraicFest 2025!

View the full schedule and secure your tickets at thecraicfest.com

saturday

sat + sun (sat 10am-6pm, sun 10am-5pm): salon du chocolat: calling all chocoholics! chocolatiers, pastry chefs, artisans, and cocoa experts come together for the annual salon du chocolat. browse and buy from vendors, sample treats, and see chocolate craft on display. center 415 (midtown), $33 general, $24 children ages 6-12. >>

sat + sun: the world of ’70s black film musicals with ashley clark: dive into the sound and style of 1970s black musicals with author, programmer, and criterion collection curatorial director ashley clark. celebrating the release of his book, the world of black film: a journey through cinematic blackness in 100 films, clark presents a three-film mini-series at museum of the moving image (astoria) featuring the wiz, west indies, and space is the place. saturday’s screening of the wiz is followed by a book signing. $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

sat 12pm until sold out: bake sale for nyc immigrant communities: cupcakes for a cause. over 40 bakers bring cookies, cakes, and pastries to greenpoint’s index space, with all proceeds supporting make the road new york, which provides legal, health, and education services to local immigrant and working-class communities. >>

sat 12-2pm: stand up for science rally: as part of a national day of action, nyc’s second stand up for science rally takes place at city hall park, with infectious disease physicians, biochemists, historians, and other experts raising their voices for science and evidence-based policy. >>

sat 12-3pm: holi celebration at the seaport: shake off the winter blues with a splash of color at this afternoon celebration holi. wear white and join the crowd for joyful color-throwing, dance performances and workshops, a puppet show, music, and indian food vendors. powders can be purchased in advance or on-site. seaport square between piers 16 + 17 and the tall ship wavertree, free admission. >>

sat 12-6pm: uptown record fair: add some jazz, rock, hip-hop, blues, experimental, and more to your collection at the third annual uptown record fair, a fundraiser for word up community bookshop’s recirculation pop-up. 876 riverside drive (washington heights), $5-10 suggested donation is encouraged but not required. >>

sat 12-6pm: junk drawer market: shop handmade jewelry, crochet, candles, and clothing, get a tarot reading, or snag a new tattoo at candi closet’s queer makers’ market. yume (flatbush), free admission. >>

sat 1:30pm: the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure: musical improv meets fantasy adventure meets your latest therapy session in ‘the legend of you: the personalized improvised adventure.’ each performance kicks off with an everyday problem shared by an audience member, which the cast transforms into an epic quest packed with bespoke monsters, magical treasures, and a big bad villain. caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘daylight’ (reg. $30-35). >>

sat 2pm: the girls are gathering: grab your bestie(s) for an afternoon of mimosas, comedy, tarot, gossip, giveaways, and conversation about keeping friendship front and center. flop house comedy club (williamsburg), save 50% with promo code ‘girlsclub’ >>

sat 7pm (monthly): 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 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 author and columbia professor ross perlin (language city), and comedian joyelle nicole johnson (fallon). save $5 with promo code ‘tomdnyc’ >>

sat 7pm: close friends comedy show: comedians share material they usually save for their besties. hosted by temi adeoye and chine ikoro, tonight’s lineup features shenba vairavan, missy mcintosh, adrienne hunter, and grace johnson. brooklyn comedy collective’s eris deep space (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

sat 7:30pm: alison leiby: for this?: comedian and writer alison leiby (the marvelous mrs. maisel) presents an hour of material covering life, death, back surgery, humiliation, and what it means to still be here (with jokes). union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

sat 8pm: the master chorale: ‘gladsome light’: the master chorale presents the second concert of their 20th anniversary season, featuring rachmaninoff’s all-night vigil. the church of st. francis xavier (flatiron), $10+. >>

sat 9pm: brooklyn mardi gras: dance your beads off to killer brass bands and enjoy authentic nola cocktails at gemini + scorpio’s brooklyn party loft in gowanus. costumes highly encouraged. $15+. >>

sat 9:30pm: looking for laughs: love island meets whose line is it anyway? a real blind date on stage, with a kiss of comedy. hosted by douglas widick and kaila mullady. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $22-23). >>

sunday

sun 2am: spring forward! daylight savings time starts today.

sun thru 8/23: whitney biennial 2026: the 82nd edition of america’s longest-running contemporary art survey brings together 56 artists, duos, and collectives for a wide-ranging look at life right now. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking district), $30 general, $24 seniors/students, free for 25 and under, free for all every friday 5-10pm and every second sunday. >>

sun 12-3pm: governors island winter ice sculpture show: cool art! governors island arts presents its fifth annual ice sculpture show, where 10 artists team up with pro carvers from okamoto studio to create frosty masterpieces before your eyes. visitors can try their hand at ice carving in workshops, and food and drinks will be available for purchase. free admission. >>

sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: pioneer works’ free monthly open house celebrates creativity across art, music, science, and community. with programming spread across three floors and the garden, this month’s edition features a book launch and runway show for shanzhai lyric’s endless garment, quantum realm demos, registration for the annual red hook regatta, open studios with current artists-in-residence, live music, solar gazing with the amateur astronomers association, and more. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 12pm-midnight: saw-a-thon: gore and good deeds meet as the brooklyn horror society hosts an all-day fundraiser marathon of all six final destination movies at lucky 13 saloon (gowanus), with proceeds supporting chips, a soup kitchen and shelter for homeless pregnant women and infants in brooklyn. sign up, get your friends and followers to sponsor you, and see how many flicks you can survive. >>

sponsored: sun 2pm: cirque du purim: a family purim circus!: brooklyn’s favorite cirque and play show by abcirque invites you to keep the purim celebrations going! watch the purim story come to life through dazzling acrobatics, awe-inspiring acts, clowns, magic, and more. after the show, kids can practice their circus skills at try-it stations with real circus performers – plus photo ops to capture the magic! whether you are familiar with or new to the purim story, this show is for you; all are welcome! crown hill theatre (crown heights), save 10% with promo code ‘cdp10’ >>

sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers—and one audience member—share true stories of personal triumphs, big or small, at the public victories storytelling show. featuring april boddie, kendra dawsey, and winter. hosted by andrea coleman. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 7pm: peaky blinders with barry keoghan: the paris theater presents a screening of tom harper’s peaky blinders, followed by q+a with academy award nominee barry keoghan (saltburn, the banshees of inisherin). the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>

monday

mon-tues (7pm): raise the page, uplift the word: a bipoc festival of short plays: abingdon theatre company and amt theater present their annual staged reading series spotlighting short plays by emerging artists of color. amt theater (theatre district), free admission (donations welcome). >>

mon (various times): national barbie day barbie screenings: come on, barbie, let’s go party! celebrate national barbie day with big-screen showings of barbie, greta gerwig’s candy-colored 2023 blockbuster starring margot robbie and ryan gosling. village east by angelika and regal (union square, battery park, and sheepshead bay). various prices.

mon 6:30pm: chris hayes: the siren’s call: journalist, author, and emmy award–winning msnbc host chris hayes joins sociologist alondra nelson (institute for advanced study) for a conversation about hayes’s latest book, the siren’s call: how attention became the world’s most endangered resource, which examines how the distraction age and the attention economy have reshaped our inner lives, our politics, and the fabric of democracy itself. center for brooklyn history (brooklyn heights), free admission. >>

sponsored: mon 8pm: manhattan concert productions at carnegie hall for $14: young musicians from the suzuki music academy of michigan and the cesar chavez academy violines chromaticos join forces under conductors maria pia bucco and mark mutter; the octavo series chorus, led by john wilson, and the festival octavo series chorus and calvin university capella under mark stover bring depth and brilliance to a sweeping program; featuring works by jake runestad, vaughan williams, elaine hagenberg, mozart, and more. use promo code ‘clb53914’ to grab $14 tickets (a value of up to $121!). >>

mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: 17th anniversary bash: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s winter season continues with an evening of readings from authors rachel eliza griffiths (the flower bearers), darcey steinke (this is the door), nicole sellew (lover girl), monica ferrell (the future), and m. ezra zhang (the margins, split lit). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>

mon 8pm: unregistered hypercam: tales from the aughts: at this stand-up storytelling show-and-tell, comedians share their fave amateur, obscure, wonderfully low-res internet content from the early 2000s. a 2000s dj set follows. wonderville (bushwick), $10 suggested donation. >>

mon 8:30pm: yale slavic chorus: the yale slavic chorus brings a program of eastern european folk music performed by undergraduate singers from a wide range of cultural and academic backgrounds. the repertoire spans bulgarian, ukrainian, georgian, and other folk styles, with rich harmonies and centuries-old songs that have traveled across borders and generations. jalopy theater (columbia street waterfront district), $12 adv, $17 day of. >>

mon 9pm: improvised the office: dunder mifflin lives again as a cast of improvisers creates a brand-new episode of the office live on stage, using audience suggestions to decide what shenanigans michael, dwight, jim, pam, and the rest of the staff will get into. ucb (east village), $5. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

Photo: Whitney Browne

This is Real brings Target Margin Theater’s transgressive spirit to life for America in 2026. Created by 2025 Obie Award-winning director David Herskovits and a cohort of artists, this new work is inspired by the obsessions of the great French writer Jean Genet: power, sex, and revolution. This is a patriotic play.

A theater. A brothel. A business. In Target Margin’s new work This is Real, performers enact fantasies of American power while an insurrection rages just outside. As the dust settles, who among us will be left wearing the crown? And what sacrifices must be made?

Genet was a hero of the counter-culture—thief, drifter, prostitute—who wrote from prison; his work affronted convention and challenged audiences to question their own lives. His artistic descendants include Ludlam, Jack Smith, David Bowie, and us at Target Margin Theater! We admire Genet’s unflinching honesty in confronting power without fear. He does not judge. He is never prim or pious. Our work swells with that bravery. This is Real represents a vision of America as we have re-created it here and now.

“Every time you see one of [Herskovits]’ meticulously created shows, you leave more confused than ever, and you’re better for it” (2025 Obie Awards). For This is Real, Herskovits and company ask audiences to consider the beauty and wisdom of the outsider. Aren’t we, all of us, outsiders in our own ways?

This is Real runs through April 4 at the Doxsee Theater in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Tickets starting from $30: TargetMargin.org/ThisIsReal

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