tuesday
thru 10/20: the great elephant migration: in partnership with elephant family usa, an international ngo dedicated to helping humans share space with the world’s wildlife, a traveling installation of 100 life-sized indian elephant sculptures has made its way to the meatpacking district. >>
tues 5pm: silent writing happy hour: returning to the back room of pete’s candy store (williamsburg), this weekly writing workshop offers short readings, 30-minute exercises, and space to practice your writing skills. open to writers of all experience levels. free admission. >>
tues 6pm doors (+ 10/8): brooklyn poetry slam: slam poets gather for a night of words and community, hosted by mahogany l. browne and dj jive poetic at bric house ballroom (fort greene). the event features a slam competition and open mic that participants can sign up for in-person. free admission. >>
tues 8pm: young hot sluts: a matchmaking show: comedian carly ann filbin makes love connections while making you laugh at this irl matchmaking show. littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
tues 10pm: jane’s addiction / love and rockets afterparty: tv eye (ridgewood) hosts the official jane’s addiction / love and rockets afterparty, with guests andi (synthecide), comatosed, and david j (of bauhaus and love and rockets) playing a dj set. $15. >>
sponsored
Rev up the fun on Myrtle Avenue! Touch A Truck returns to Fort Greene & Clinton Hill on Saturday, September 14, 10 AM – 2 PM. Join the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership as we transform Clinton Ave into a FREE, family-friendly playground for kids to explore, discover and play! Touch A Truck gives kids an opportunity to get up close to all kinds of large trucks and vehicles — from a fire truck to emergency services vehicles to buses — just to name a few. Kids can climb aboard, honk the horns, and get hands-on with these mighty machines!
And that’s not all—enjoy music from DJ Des One, book giveaways from Brooklyn Book Bodega, arts & crafts, face painting—and so much more. Bring your family, friends, and share the fun by tagging us @myrtleavebklyn and using the hashtag #TouchATruck. Special thanks to our lead sponsor – Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Learn more here
wednesday
weds: commemorating 9/11: the table of silence project 9/11 at lincoln center’s josie robertson plaza and viewing of the tribute in light installation return to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the september 11 attacks.
weds 4:30-6:30pm (wednesdays thru 9/25): gather round: street and club dance battles: on the heels of breakdancing’s debut at the olympics, works + process brings a series of street and club dance battles to manhattan west plaza (385 9th avenue in midtown). today, a ballroom event featuring commentator snookie juicy west, dj byrell the great, and judges omari ‘oricci’ willes, courney ‘balenciaga’ washington, and others. free admission. >>
weds 6pm: frank decaro: disco: author, pop culture pundit, and performer frank decaro launches his new chronicle of the disco era, disco: music, movies, and mania under the mirror ball, in a conversation at rizzoli bookstore (flatiron) with guests nicky siano (studio 54 dj) and singer cory daye. free admission. >>
weds 6-9pm (wednesdays thru 9/25): domino park presents: salsa by the water: domino park and nieves latin dance studio team up for four nights of dancing on the williamsburg waterfront. each evening will feature a free intro salsa class at 6:15pm, djs, and a live band. free admission. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction: the speculative-fiction reading series at kgb bar (east village), hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel, welcomes authors alaya dawn johnson (trouble the saints) and sarah beth durst (the spellshop). free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm doors (monthly): swing night with buck and a quarter quartet: the francis kite club (alphabet city) hosts a cozy dance party with toe-tapping tunes performed by buck and a quarter quartet. bonus: charleston dance lesson at 7pm. $10 at the door (get admission for two for $15 when you mention the password ‘swordfish’). cash or venmo only. >>
weds 8pm (monthly): mortified: you’re not the only one who had an awkward phase. from journals to angsty poetry to home movies, adults share their most embarrassing childhood artifacts at the mortified storytelling show. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>
thursday
cultural fests / street fairs/ food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► thurs 4-10pm (second thursdays 4-10pm, thru october): west harlem night market: 2th avenue and west 133rd street. >>
► thurs thru 9/22: the 98th feast of san gennaro: mulberry street between canal + houston, hester between baxter + centre, and grand between baxter + centre (little italy and nolita). >>
thurs (ongoing): bushwick comedy club grand opening: get ready to laugh, snack, and sip at bushwick’s new, comedian-owned, byob comedy club. rotating food pop-ups and lineups promise to keep things fresh. save $5 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
thurs thru 9/21: juilliard fall festival: the juilliard school’s 2024-25 performance season kicks off with the inaugural fall festival, 10 days spotlighting student artists in music, dance, and drama. juilliard and lincoln center (uws), free-$40. >>
thurs thru 11/16 (tues-fri 10am-6pm, sat 11am-5pm): extra! extra! news photographs 1908-1975: howard greenberg gallery (midtown east) hosts an exhibition of 60 front-page news photographs from 1908-1975, including images of the beatles, muhammad ali, amelia earhart, the arrival of the first ford car, voting rights protests by the suffragettes, the denotation of the atomic bomb, and more. free admission. >>
thurs thru 10/13: chaos and order: the way of johnnie to: the museum of modern art (midtown) presents a 22-film retrospective of hong kong filmmaker johnnie to’s features, including triad election, drug war, the heroic trio, and more with to in-person conversations following screenings of exiled and the mission on 9/12 and 9/13. $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>
thurs thru mon: 10th annual brooklyn americana music festival: more than 20 artists take over brooklyn bridge park, the dumbo archway, and five indoor establishments in dumbo, red hook, the carroll gardens/columbia street waterfront district, and greenwich village with original folk, roots, country blues, and more. $22-30 opening/closing nights, free admission all other days. >>
thurs + fri (7pm): bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual series of free outdoor theater, dance, and music performances wraps the season: harlem stage presents eddie palmieri and his 13-piece salsa orchestra (thurs); and the town hall presents arturo o’farrill and the afro-latin jazz orchestra with special guests performing the music of james bond films (fri). >>
thurs 5-7pm (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 this season’s new art on display at 20+ independent art galleries. free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: sound off! a comedy town hall: benny scheckner hosts sound off!, a new comedy and music variety show at the loft at city winery (chelsea), featuring comedians ariel elias, kelly bachman, and ikechukwu ufomadu. bonus: audience members will also have an opportunity to speak their minds and bring pressing/insane issues to the floor. $17.85 adv with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $23.80+). >>
thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: get hoppy at the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), which is hosting a stand-up show featuring comedians zoltan kaszas, isa medina, damien speranza, laura high, ang buxton, and eric dreiblatt. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
thurs 8:30pm doors (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: julianna dudley, ariel evans, and sam sferrazza. hosted by alysia hush, marisa riley, and kim dinaro. easy lover (east williamsburg), free admission. >>
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our roundup of 50+ ongoing events and attractions: art exhibits, film screenings, and more. >>
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