tuesday
tues: vote! polls are open 6am-9pm. find your poll site here, and watch the results come in at watch parties hosted by the new york groove and the nydsa.
tues 11am-5pm (+ 11/7-9, 11/15): 41st westbeth flea market: shop clothing, jewelry, books, housewares, and more at the annual westbeth artists housing flea market. $10 bag sale 11/15. 55 bethune street (west village), free admission. >>
tues 12pm: 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’s season kick-off: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>
tues 6:30pm: new york yoga club at wild east brewing co.: poses pair with pints at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), where new york yoga club is hosting a pop-up yoga practice and (optional) hang. $10 admission (+ $5 for a mat, or byo). >>
tues 7:30pm: climate town: town hall: join comedian and climate science + policy expert rollie williams and guests for a live episode of youtube series climate town at the bell house (gowanus). click ‘unlock’ on the right hand side of the ticketmaster event page and enter offer passcode ‘herb’ to access $14.30 tickets (reg. $25.05) >>
sponsored
LitFilm – BPL’s film festival about writers – celebrates its seventh year of films highlighting the most influential and iconoclastic literary minds: George Orwell, Sonia Sanchez, Art Spiegelman, Anne Waldman, Hannah Arendt, Mario Vargas Llosa, W.S. Merwin, Edna O’Brien. Keynote by director Raoul Peck; talkbacks with Anne Waldman and Molly Crabapple.
All screenings are FREE but require reservations. For the full LitFilm roster and to register, go here.
wednesday
five film fests / series:
► weds thru 11/16: 14th annual queens world film festival: 124 films from 17 countries. museum of the moving image and kaufman astoria studios. $20. >>
► weds thru 11/26 (wednesdays): noirvember: double indemnity, the maltese falcon, chinatown, touch of evil. village east by angelika, $19. >>
► thurs + fri: 19th annual korean american film festival new york: village east cinemas, $15. >>
► thurs thru sat: 11th nordic international film festival: look dine-in cinemas w57, $20. >>
► thurs thru 1/7/2026: the contenders 2025: 20+ films from the past year that are predicted to stand the test of time. museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>
weds 7pm: pages+pours: a book swap and review community for women, by women: sip, swap, and socialize. hear excerpts, reviews, and recommended pairings of recently loved literature from featured readers, then trade a book and dive into conversations with other book lovers. with others (williamsburg), $15 admission (food and drink will be available for purchase). >>
weds 7pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their growing-up joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by grant bowen, and featuring stories by michael mcfadden, katie nelson-croner, gillian gurganus, emily hespeler, and ahmed abdalla. under st. marks (east village), $sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by matt goldich (seth meyers), matt koff (the daily show), marty cunnie, and venessa peruda. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: puppy tales: a dog-friendly storytelling show: hounds and their humans come together for an evening of heartwarming and humorous storytelling at stella + fly (yorkville). hosted by courtney boxwell taback. $5-7 admission + 1 drink minimum. >>
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 ‘experts’ and the audience try to guess their zodiac sign. hosted by obo gilmore. starr bar (bushwick), $10. >>
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, tonight’s show features jenny gorelick, diego mata, maggie crane, sunny laprade, hayden arrington, carson olshansky, and peter s kim. mood ring (bushwick), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
weds 8:30pm: spell checc: a spelling bee gameshow: watch comedians butcher tough words from all sorts of categories while racking up (or losing) points for making each other crack up at this spelling bee packed with roasts, lifelines, and comedic chaos. the last speller standing wins bragging rights and a thrifted trophy from a random sporting event. hosted by jorge oyola and michael sanky. ucb (east village), $15. >>
thursday
thurs thru sun: the other art fair: the other art fair returns to zerospace (gowanus/boerum hill) with original works by 125 artists from around the world. $40 opening night, $30 fri, $18 sat-sun. >>
thurs thru sat (+ 12/4-6): serials short play series: five teams of actors perform five original, 10-minute episodic plays, each with only six hours of rehearsal time. then it’s up to you, the audience, to vote for your favorites to return for a new installment of the same storyline the following week. the tank (garment district), save $5 on $23 tickets with promo code ‘5erials’ >>
thurs 5:30-8pm: college night at the morgan library + museum: current undergrad and grad students are invited to a free after-hours event at the morgan library + museum (murray hill) featuring gallery activities, behind-the-scenes experiences, sketching, live music, and more. rsvp and valid id required. >>
thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: 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 7pm (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 spencer ackerman, (author, reign of terror: how the 9/11 era destabilized america and produced trump) and tess owen (freelance reporter covering extremism, disinformation, and politics). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: how embarrassing is jesus? a queer psychedelic comedy: award-winning and -losing writer lauren duca (of teen vogue, tucker carlson, buzzfeed, and how to start a revolution fame) tries to figure out if jesus can be saved in this comedy directed by obie-award-winning trans performance artist becca blackwell. union hall (park slope), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
thurs 9:30pm: history tonight with jenny zigrino: jenny zigrino hosts this comedy talk show where actors and comics step into the roles of historical figures to perform stand-up, sketch, and improv entirely in character—before hitting the couch to field questions from jenny and the audience. caveat (les), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 25+ ongoing events: fall foliage maps, $20 off-broadway tickets, canstruction, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
