tuesday

thru thurs (various times): the cruise: dctv (chinatown) presents a remastered 25th anniversary print of the cruise, a documentary portrait of eccentric tour guide timothy ‘speed’ levitch directed by oscar-nominated filmmaker bennett miller (capote, foxcatcher). $16. >>

tues 7pm: holiday card making collage party: get crafty at tiny arts supply store’s collage party at the windjammer (ridgewood). supplies included, but also feel free to bring items to use/share. $5+ suggested donation. >>

tues 7pm (+ 1/17/2025): molière in the park – the ludicrous ladies and the regulars: molière in the park returns with two free performances of staged readings of le’asha julius’ new play the ludicrous ladies and molière’s the regulars at prospect park’s picnic house (tues) and brooklyn public library’s main branch (1/17/2025). >>

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 c.s.e. cooney, mary g. thompson, matt talucci, and richard sparks. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘the dark night rises’ edition: 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 edition celebrates the approach of the winter solstice with an exploration into astrophysical darkness featuring speakers emily mcpike (cuny) and mary jimenez (amnh). 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, shalewa sharpe, hollie harper, rachel green, and alex koltchak. young ethel’s (park slope), free ($5 suggested donation). private tarot readings are $5 a card. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): live dubbed sitcoms: comedians improvise new dialogue and plotlines over muted episodes of classic tv sitcoms at the live dubbed sitcoms show. tonight edition: ‘a very frasier cheersmas’ with frasier and cheers. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘sitcom’ (reg. $22-23). >>

tues 7:30pm (monthly): astronomy live: ‘grand tour of the universe’ edition: assistant director of the hayden planetarium brian abbott takes you on a journey through the observable universe, giving a look at cosmic objects both near and far using open space visualization software. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>

tues 7:30pm: samantha bee presents: wits end with h. jon benjamin vs john roberts: wits end trivia game show returns with animation stars h. jon benjamin (bob’s burgers, archer) and john roberts (bob’s burgers) competing head-to-head in a match of punny trivia games, where being funny is almost as important as being right. hosted by adam kesner, tonight’s show also includes bob’s burgers stars larry murphy and bobby tisdale. littlefield (gowanus), $15-20 admission includes access to the wits end private holiday party at parklife after the show. >>

tues 8pm (monthly): sweet comedy show: ‘a very sweety xmas’: seth herzog’s long-running live comedy show returns for its annual holiday spectacular, featuring guests emily mortimer (the new look), david krumholtz (the santa clause), joe gatto (impractical jokers), chris barron (the spin doctors), and many others. chelsea music hall, save 50% with promo code ‘xmas’ >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from an assortment of rock, pop, and holiday songs and sing with your very own live band backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). led by leslie goshko, and featuring lucas shine, matthew lindsey, and alan camlet. $10. >>

our next event

The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party

Calling all Heroes and Space Oddities!

It’s been eight years since David Bowie left us and returned to his home planet, and we’ve been feeling Under Pressure ever since.

On Friday, January 10, Let’s Dance through these Changes as DJ Steve Reynolds (Party Like It’s 1999) keeps the Stardust alive with a night of Bowie’s biggest hits and deep cuts from his 50-year career.

the skint presents:
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Friday, January 10 at 10:30pm
littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn 11217

Tickets are $7 in advance*, $12 at the door.
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*plus Eventbrite fee

wednesday

weds thru sun: times square’s 2025 numerals arrive: before the seven-foot-tall 2025 times square new year’s eve numerals rise to the occasion atop one times square, you can snap a selfie with them while they rest at ground level in duffy square. free. >>

weds thru sun: 2004 milestone movies at the paris theater: the paris theater, manhattan’s last single screen movie palace, presents a lineup of notable films that celebrate their 20th anniversary this year: maria full of grace, eternal sunshine of the spotles mind, before sunset, and house of flying daggers . maria full of grace will be followed by an in-person q+a with writer-director joshua marston and oscar-nominated star catalina sandino moreno. the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>

weds 4-7pm (rescuedueld from 12/11 due to rain): dumbo holiday lighting: carols, calypso, cocoa, and more await at the annual dumbo holiday tree lighting event. dumbo archway + plaza, free admission. >>

weds 5pm: lincoln square’s winteramble: the lincoln square bid celebrates the upcoming winter solstice at the third annual winteramble – an illuminated neighborhood procession of frost giant puppets and icicle lanterns acompanied by the sounds of an ensemble of acoustically-enhanced thumb pianos. starts in front of 1886 broadway (between 62nd + 63rd streets) and meanders through the neighborhood until 6:00pm. free. >>

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 doors: my kinda night! a queer variety show: billie bullock hosts an evening filled with drag, cabaret, music, comedy, and more at dromedary: coming out (bushwick). featuring: artina darkly, juno stardust, nomie baker, steve malden, buttamilk biscuit, and throbbin goodfellow. bonus: get a free misguided spirits shot before 8pm. free admission (bring $ to tip the performers). >>

weds 7pm doors: cinema smootaphilia: eyes wide shut: ensemble erotic (ann courtney on vocals, dave smoota smith on casio, jerome jordan on guitar, and jeremy kay on bass) perform a live, original soundtrack to a ‘hyper libidinal’ 90-minute cut of stanley kubrick’s eyes wide shut (1999). tv eye (ridgewood), $15. >>

weds 7:30pm: motion picture pop quiz: watch short clips from movies, tv shows, news reports, and more while entertainers come up with questions on the spot. tonight’s guest panel: secretformula’s michael austin and nell casey. nitehawk williamsburg lo-res bar and screening room, free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: 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 guests judah friedlander (30 rock), peter grosz (npr), christiana jackson (cash cab), jay nog (mtv), and jim tews (fx). free admission. >>

sponsored: weds 7:30pm doors: the new york groove presents: the no office holiday party: calling all freelancers, part-times, work-from-homers, and everyone else who doesn’t like socializing with the people who sign your checks: the new york groove, a local, independent, journalist-owned, member-supported newsletter, presents another year of non-corporate-mandated holiday fun! feel like employee of the year with live-band karaoke, raffles, flash tattoos, a photo booth, themed drink specials, and more, including an airing of your grievances against all bosses past and present. littlefiled (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 day of, free for members. >>

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 joan larkin (old stranger: poems), nina st. pierre (love is a burning thing), ledia xhoga (misinterpretation), and jenny xie (holding pattern). free admission. >>

weds 8pm: s.e.m. ensemble’s annual winter concert: the year of czech music in conculsion: the s.e.m. ensemble returns to paula cooper gallery (chelsea) for an intimate concert featuring compositions by john cage, rudolf komorous, anna heflin, luboš mrkvička, morton feldman, and peter kotik. $19 adv, $25 door. >>

thursday

thurs 5pm (series ends tonight): 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 chicago, death becomes her, and the outsiders. the second floor stage at the shops at columbus circle (uws), free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: 45th annual ‘a city singing at christmas’: the choirs of the church of st. patrick, huntington, ny; the young people’s chorus of new york; the st. patrick’s cathedral choir; new york symphonic brass; and organists fill st. patrick’s cathedral (midtown) with the sounds of the season at this annual holiday concert. free admission. >>

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 myrrh the merrier: holiday science party.’ hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>

thurs 7pm: that 80s improv challenge: holiday edition: three improv teams compete, in a 3-round gameshow, creating scenes inspired by obscure holiday videos from the 1980s. hosted by harmon leon. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>

thurs 7pm doors: live band pop-punk/emo karaoke: pick from 140+ songs at this night of pop-punk/emo karaoke backed by brooklyn’s all killer no filler. the broadway (bushwick/bed-stuy), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

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 luis jaramillo (the witches of el paso), porochista khakpour (tehrangeles), jess row (the new earth), and lena valencia (mystery lights). books will be available for purchase. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: punch puppet slam: xmas carol: see a diverse group of puppet artists use a wide variety of puppet styles to tell the story of scrooge. rubulad (bushwick), $18 adv, $20 door. >>

thurs 7:30pm (+ 12/21 9:30pm): resounding silents: nosferatu : in anticipation of robert eggers’s upcoming remake, the resounding silents film series presents a screening of f.w. murnau’s 1922 classic, nosferatu , with an original, live score blending cello, electronics, prepared piano, and found percussion performed by anthime miller and fripp. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $25. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): an entirely from memory christmas: blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers will attempt to recreate holiday classics a christmas carol and home alone, 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), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>

thurs 10pm: planet yes: nightmare before christmas party: deck the dancefloor with tim burton-inspired looks at house of yes’s nightmare before christmas dance party. house of yes (bushwick), free. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 50+ ongoing events and attractions: ice skating, holiday markets, art exhibits, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint