thru 12/15: film fests / series (various prices):
► thru 11/30: insomnia at metrograph (les): taxi driver, hour of the wolf, the machinist, fight club. >>
► thru 12/1: my crazy uncle (or aunt) at metrograph (les): uncle buck, auntie mame, napoleon dynamite, practical magic, and more. >>
► thru 12/15: nicholas uncaged at metrograph (les): wild at heart, adaptation, national treasure, and more. >>
► weds 8pm: fetish film screening party: the house (bushwick), $20. >>
► thurs thru sat: mix nyc queer experimental film festival: quad cinema (greenwich village). >>
tuesday
sponsored: thru 12/8: $19 to world premiere by michelle kholos brooks: new light theater project in association with lynn bartner-wiesel and elisha wiesel presents room 1214. inspired by real interviews with a history teacher who experienced the 2018 tragedy at marjory stoneman douglas high school firsthand, this stirring memory play, by the playwright of the critically acclaimed h*tler’s tasters, follows as she returns to the school to teach one final lesson, asking what if you could rewrite history? 59e59theaters, use code skint to snag $19 tickets (incl. $4 fee – reg. $44). >>
tues 6pm: heartbreak is the national anthem: how taylor swift reinvented pop music with rob sheffield: author and rolling stone journalist rob sheffield (love is a mixtape, dreaming the beatles) shares his new book on the life, music, and cultural impact of taylor swift, heartbreak is the national anthem, in a conversation with author and pitchforlk contributing editor jenn pelly at barnes + noble 82nd + broadway (uws). free admission. >>
tues 6pm: 31st annaul harlem holiday lights: the harlem bid kicks off the season with the annual holiday lights, a parade of 20 lighted floats and vehicles from community organizations that make their way along 125th street and the surrounding area. this year’s theme is ‘dance! harlem’s heartbeat,’ and the grand marshal is misty copeland of american ballet theatre. starts at 125th street and broadway. >>
tues 6:30pm: collage poetry workshop: cut and paste your way to creating heartfelt poems at this collage poetry workshop. all materials provided. otto’s shrunken head bar (east village), $5. >>
tues 7pm: 2024 national book awards finalists reading: the national book foundation and the nyu creative writing program present readings by each of the 2024 national book award finalists in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people’s literature, and translated literature at nyu skirball (greenwich village). $10 general, $5 students. >>
tues 7pm: letters + sodas: lic reading series: writer lana schwartz (build you own romantic comedy) brings local comedians and writers together to read from their original works at long island city’s the greats of craft. featuring ilana michelle carmi (reductress), leah abrams (jezebel), henry block (mcsweeney’s), megan broussard (the new yorker), carrie wittmer (time), and ash diggs (don’t tell comedy) $5. >>
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 edition features grady hendrix, terese svoboda, austin grossman, and shiva kumar. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: x-ray astronomy: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, an evening where astronomy enthusiasts come together in a bar to hear talks from professional scientists and play themed games. tonight’s ‘x-ray astronomy’ edition explores the space observatory that makes it possible, with guest speakers dr. alejandro núñez from columbia university and dr. tea temin from princeton. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents this monthly throwback variety show filled with stand up, storytelling, music, and tarot readings. tonight: mel ferraro, katie compa, vicki ferentinos, jess wood, eric schmidt, and matt vida. young ethel’s (park slope), free ($5 suggested donation). private tarot readings are $5 a card. >>
tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from around the world at this monthly curated screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), free admission (donations welcome). >>
tues 9pm (monthly): sweet comedy show: sweets-giving: seth herzog’s long-running live comedy show returns with guests anthony scaramucci (former white house director of communications), toby huss (king of the hill), paul ollinger (crazy money podcast), nic weber (girl problems), and magician josh beckerman. chelsea music hall, save 50% with promo code ‘gives’ >>
sponsored
Jersey City Wine Fest returns November 23!
With over 100 styles of wine from around the world, the Jersey City Wine Fest is a great place to discover new favorites and speak to sommeliers from across the country and beyond. Meet and hang out with friends, and enjoy wine samples paired with live entertainment, interactive games, and delicious food available to purchase from Angry Archies, Chavas Empanadas, Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, and more.
Tickets include unlimited tastings and a souvenir tasting glass.
Special offer for the skint readers:
Save 40% on advance tickets with promo code THESKINT
GET TICKETS NOW!
Jersey City Wine Fest
Saturday November 23, 6-9:30pm
Harborside Atrium
210 Hudson St
Jersey City, NJ 07311
21+ Only
wednesday
weds thru sun: méxico now festival: the méxico now festival, nyc’s first and only independent festival spotlighting contemporary mexican art and culture, celebrates its 20th anniversary with five nights of music, photography, film, multimedia art, and a community celebration. chelsea factory, free admission. >>
weds 6-9pm: transgender day of remembrance: transforming our pain into power: the lesbian, gay, bisexual + transgender community center in greenwich village commemorates the lives lost to hate violence with an evening of reflection, solidarity, and resilience. free admission. >>
weds 6:30pm: ask a f*ckboy comedy show: hosts val bodurtha and andrea popova have assembled a panel of f*ckboys to answer all your burning questions! 3-5 women will share a romantic experience that left them befuddled, and the panel of ‘experts’ will weigh in. sugar mouse (east village), $15. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): astronomy live: 330 hours in space: commander john herrington, who made history in 2002 as the first citizen of a federally recognized native american tribe (chickasaw nation) to travel to space, leads a talk about his experience aboard the space shuttle endeavour, the ‘overview effect,’ and how his views of earth and climate were transformed by his time in space. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): 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 kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7pm: the fifth element: luc besson’s 1997 cult classic starring bruce willis, milla jovovitch, and gary oldman returns to select theaters for a limited engagement. various prices. >>
weds 8pm (monthly): ditmas lit: a diverse range of fiction writers, storytellers, poets, and essayists share their work at the ditmas lit series, returning to the urbane arts club (ditmas park) with jamie kahn (epiphany magazine), say madges (the rumpus), alana saab (please stop trying to leave me), and hyeseung song (docile: memoirs of a not-so-perfect asian girl). free admission. >>
thursday
thurs thru 11/24: discounted preview weekend at artechouse’s tingle bells: chelsea market’s immersive digital art space artechouse invites you to unwind at their new, asmr-inspired holiday special installation. use code: ‘preview50’ to save 50% on adult general admission tickets (offer does not apply to happy hour special times). >>
thurs 5pm (+ 12/4, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19): broadway under the stars: bask in the glow of the holiday lights at the shops at columbus circle while taking in live performances from broadway shows. tonight’s program features excerpts from back to the future and the notebook. the second floor stage at the shops at columbus circle (uws), free admission. >>
thurs 6pm: at wit’s end: cartoonists of the new yorker: photographer alen macweeney and new yorker contributor michael maslin present their new book, a profile of more than 50 new yorker cartoonists, in a conversation at rizzoli bookstore (flatiron) moderated by sva’s charles traub and joined by several featured new yorker cartoonists. free admission. >>
thurs 7pm: high and rising: a book about de la soul with marcus j. moore: music journalist marcus j. moore discusses his new biography of influential hip-hop trio de la soul at powerhouse arena (dumbo). $5 admission includes a store gift certificate, $29.99 ticket includes a copy of the book. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by tonight’s theme: ‘the music of science.’ hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24.41 adv, $25 door). >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) features guests christian finnegan (show your work), alex kim (boba gays), yemi afolabi, and vicky kuperman. advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $7.18 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ (reg. $10.38+). >>
thurs 7pm: his three daughters with azazel jacobs and derek cianfrance: the paris theater (midtown) hosts a 35mm screening of his three daughters, starring carrie coon, natasha lyonne, and elizabeth olsen, followed by q+a with writer + director azazel jacobs, moderated by filmmaker eliza hittman (never rarely sometimes always). $17 general, $15 seniors. >>
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 essie chambers (swift river), asha thanki (a thousand times before), and carvell wallace (another word for love). books will be available for purchase. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm (monthly thru december): futuros, new ideas in composition: new latin wave brings their latine composers showcase to lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws) for four nights. tonight: the invalas string quartet, currently the graduate resident string quartet at the juilliard school, will perform a retrospective selection of works for strings by composer and multi-instrumentalist angélica negrón. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): entirely from memory: spirited away: blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers will attempt to recreate spirited away (2001), using only what they can remember from watching the film 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), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>
thurs 8pm: constellation prize: an astrology-based comedy game show: four comics perform, and it’s up to a guest astrologer and the audience to figure out which one is not a fire sign. dont know astrology from astronomy? a mini lesson on fire signs will help prime you for the game. studio 45 (bushwick), $20-25 admission includes wine from sun moon rising wine. >>
thurs 10:30pm: gwenty: obscura and miss ma’amshe present a drag show celebrating 20 years of gwen stefani’s solo carreer, featuring showponii, roqué, alice noir, and mx. ology, with music by spun by dj liiiam. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36 adv, $15 door. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: ice skating, holiday markets, art exhibits, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
