tuesday
tues 6pm doors: superman (2025): ‘the krypto cut’: bring your furry friend to a dog-friendly outdoor screening of james gunn’s superman, featuring pup cups, live cartooning, customized bandanas, and pre-film clips of krypto the superdog. the heineken riverdeck at pier 17 (seaport), free admission. >>
tues 7pm: carnegie science social: learning and laughter mix at this night of science, trivia, and comedy presented by carnegie science and hosted by hello scicom’s sarah adelman and sarah rose siskind. experimental petrologist mike walter, molecular cell biologist mary maxon, and astrophysicist john mulchaey will each present images from their field of study, and audience members will compete to identify them. $17.85 with promo code ‘carnegiefriend’ (reg. $24-25). >>
tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: pick your song, grab the mic, and be a star with your very own live band (nakatomi5) backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>
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On October 10th, 1995 No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was released, and being just a girl was never the same. We’re marking that anniversary with the Party Like It’s 1999 Dance Party: No Doubt, It’s Gwen Edition. You’ll hear all their hits and the best of Gwen’s solo smashes of the 2000s. Plus we’ll play all your favorite 90s and 00s requests! Join DJ Steve Reynolds for Brooklyn’s best 90s and 00s party with all of your favorite pop, R&B, rock, hip-hop, and dance tunes.
Party Like It’s 1999 Dance Party: No Doubt, It’s Gwen Edition
Friday October 10th at 10:30pm
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
• R to Union Street
• 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q to
Atlantic Avenue or Pacific Street
wednesday
🎃 weds thru 10/31: 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. catch cult favorites, classics, and newer releases all season long, with provided wireless headphones to help block out the city buzz. soda, beer, wine, cocktails, popcorn, candy, hot dogs, pretzels, nachos, pizza, and more are available for purchase to make it a full night out. october’s screenings include attack the block, beetlejuice, get out, ghostbusters, halloween, halloweentown, hocus pocus, practical magic, psycho, scream, sinners, the blackening, the craft, the exorcist, the rocky horror picture show, twin peaks: fire walk with me, and many more. $12-29 admission (15% off for military, 10% off for students). >>
weds thru sun: 18th annual bushwick film festival: the bushwick film festival returns for its 18th edition, bringing 100 independent shorts and features to williamsburg cinemas. this year’s theme: ‘meet us at the movies.’ $20. >>
🎃 weds 4pm, 7pm, 9:55pm (wednesdays thru 10/29, + 10/30-31): hitchcocktober at angelika: scream queens and suspense fans unite at village east by angelika’s annual october tribute to the films of alfred hitchcock. tonight: the birds (1963). $19. >>
weds 6pm doors: sake revolution podcast live!: join sake revolution hosts john puma and timothy sullivan for a live episode recording and tasting at brooklyn kura sake brewery (industry city). $15 admission includes two tasting pours. >>
weds 7pm: next slide please: a powerpoint comedy show: from data-driven rankings of the best manhattan street corners for first-date make-outs to passionate defenses of the 2003 jessica alba vehicle honey, expect anything when a lineup of comedians deliver side-splitting powerpoint presentations on whatever topic they choose. hosted by reed kavner. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skintppt’ (reg. $24-25). >>
weds 7:30pm: central chamber series: ‘masters of dialogue’: the central chamber series at central presbyterian church (ues) kicks off its ninth season with an evening concert featuring haydn’s string quartet ‘the joke’ and brahms’s piano quintet op. 34. $20 general, free for students with id. >>
sponsored: weds 8pm: chaos trivia party: trivia * prizes * party * chaos! hosted by comedian jenny gorelick with a dj and dance party after, this isn’t just trivia — this is chaos. no geography, no history, no facts (unless they’re about justin bieber), no math. f*ck that sh*t! this is pop culture. this is random. what do you actually know?! sponsored by alice mushrooms. the water tower bar at the arlo williamsburg hotel, free admission. >>
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 astrologers try to guess their zodiac sign. an open mic follows. hosted by obo gilmore. starr bar (bushwick), free admission. >>
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 at mood ring (bushwick). $10 adv, $15 door. >>
thursday
🎃 thurs thru 10/26 (+ 10/6-29): the final girl extravaganza at nitehawk cinema: nitehawk cinema’s latest screening series celebrates ellen ripley, laurie strode, and more of the most iconic women to make it to the end of horror films: alien, final destination, halloween, hellraiser, scream, and more. williamsburg and prospect park locations, various prices.
thurs thru sun: icp photobook fest: browse titles from 70 local and international publishers, attend workshops, conversations, and more at the international center of photography’s annual photobook fest. icp (les). $35 vip preview thursday, $10 fri-sun. >>
thurs-sat (6:30pm + 8:30pm): second annual inter-grant festival: the inter-grant festival, an annual platform celebrating the voices of international artists who have successfully navigated the us immigration process, returns to arts on site (east village) with a three-night celebration of interdisciplinary performance and dance film. $10+ sliding scale admission. >>
thurs 3-6pm: soapbox science: science hits the streets… or, more accurately, the park. women and non-binary scientists step out of the lab and onto soapboxes to share their work with the public at this informal, informative afternoon where topics will range from neuroscience and climate change to viruses and reptiles. naumburg bandshell plaza in central park, free admission. >>
thurs 6-7:30pm (thursdays thru 10/23): bhangra in the plaza: watch and learn choreography that celebrates contemporary indian music and dance, right in the middle of midtown at greeley square park. featuring sarina jain and dancers from masala bhangra with dj ashu rai. free admission. >>
thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: 2025-26 season opener: 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 6:30pm (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 irvin weathersby, jr. (in open contempt), leila taylor (sick houses: haunted homes + the architecture of dread), and james stewart iii (defiant acts). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
🎃 thurs 7:30pm: what the film?! (wtf): join comedian brandon collins (drunk black history) as he hosts ‘what the film?! (wtf),’ a variety show that gives cinema’s beautiful disasters the roasting they deserve. tonight’s edition takes on horror movies, from classics to cult favorites to b-movies and beyond. littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: 10th anniversary: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, celebrating its 10th anniversary tonight with stand up by brittany carney, connor creagan, joanna briley, rachel dry, and sam evans. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
🎃 thurs 9:15pm: spoons, toons, + booze: halloween after dark edition: binge watch halloween-themed cartoons from the 1940s through the early 2000s on the big screen while indulging in sugary cereals and cereal-infused cocktails at secretformula’s annual screening party. hosted by michael austin and nell casey. nitehawk cinema (prospect park), $20 admission includes an all-you-can-eat cereal bar. >>
thurs 9:30pm: facebook marketplace live!: inspired by facebook marketplace, craigslist, and buy nothing groups, this game show pits comedians in a series of marketplace-themed games to win the title of ‘king of sh*t.’ hosted by amanda melhuish (reductress) and virginia dickens (the onion). caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $22-23). >>
coming up
sponsored: sat 7pm: jonathan van halem headlines sesh comedy: jonathan van halem (clickhole, vulture) has spent all of 2025 touring the united states. he now returns to new york city to perform an hour of stand-up comedy. featuring an opening set by michael kandel (hotel art thief). sesh comedy (les), $12. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 60+ ongoing events: the amazing maize maze (thru 10/26), food markets, rooftop movies, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
