three film fests (various prices):
► tues thru thurs: 11th annual greenwich village film festival: quad cinema (greenwich village). >>
► weds thru 11/21: 16th annual doc nyc documentary festival: ifc center, sva theatre, village east by angelika, and online. >>
► thurs 7:30pm: third annual night flight music video festival: niteh\awk cinema (williamsburg). >>
tuesday
sponsored: thru fri: trade memes for meaning. a smarter binge awaits — tune into new york adventure club’s live virtual lectures and spend your night taking a deep dive into the erie canal’s 200th anniversary, exploring the origins, architecture, and spectacles of greek + roman amphitheaters, examining the themes of identity, conformity, and perception in the twilight zone‘s landmark ‘eye of the beholder’ episode, and more. limited-time replays available for each! >>
thru 11/16: new york comedy festival: the annual new york comedy festival returns with more than 100 shows featuring 200 comics across the city. skint-priced shows thru thursday include: not like other girls at c’mon everybody, love in the time of fifth grade at brooklyn art haus, tina friml at littlefield, we fix u at young ethel’s, reservoir dolls at ucb, who in the world has any talent at brooklyn art haus, myq kaplan at qed astoria, get work / stoned crossover show at caveat, that show with chris gethard at ucb, best of flop house comedy club, pop star at ucb, woc: wigs of color at brooklyn art haus, and sponsored: kelly bachman special taping with dylan adler at littlefield. >>
tues 12:30pm: the annual new york city veterans day parade: marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the revolutionary war and the birth of america’s military, the new york city veterans day parade – the nation’s largest commemoration of service – marches up fifth avenue from 26th to 45th streets with more than 20,000 participants, 25 floats, 150 vehicles, and more. >>
tues 7pm: junk journal hang and zine trade: seasoned zine fans and newbies alike are welcome to hang and create junk journals (art supplies will be provided) at purgatory (bushwick). free admission. >>
tues 7pm: quiara alegría hudes with lin-manuel miranda: the white hot: pulitzer prize winner quiara alegría hudes celebrates her debut novel, the white hot, at a launch event and signing with in the heights collaborator lin-manuel miranda. presented by books are magic at st. ann and the holy trinity church (brooklyn heights). $10 admission, $31 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
sponsored
Enjoy Craft Cocktails from mixologists and vote on your favorite!
The Brooklyn Cocktail Fest comes to Industry City on Saturday, November 15. Treat your taste buds to mixologist-assembled libations, craft creations, and more from some of the best local, national and world-renowned distilleries, speakeasies, and bars.
Guests can enjoy unlimited samples for the entire session, plus live entertainment, interactive games, and access to food available for purchase from Chavas Empanadas, Downeast Lobster, Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, and more.
The event also features an immersive cocktail competition! Neat, on the rocks, shaken, or stirred — you’ll sip through the latest mixology trends and vote for your favorite brand’s cocktail while mixing and mingling as the libations flow.
Tickets include unlimited tastings and a souvenir tasting glass.
Special offer for the skint readers:
Save 40% on advance tickets with promo code THESKINT
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Brooklyn Cocktail Fest
Saturday, November 15
Session Times:
Session 1: 1-4:30pm
Session 2: 6-9:30pm
Industry City – Building 5 (Indoor Event Venue)
33 35th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
21+ Only
wednesday
sponsored: weds 7pm: 20 years of jane austen with hugh dancy: it is a truth universally acknowledged that jane austen is a literary treasure. as such, selected shorts could not consider missing the occasion of her 250th birthday, and honoring the milestone with an entertaining evening of fiction + letters inspired by or written by the witty, the romantic, the incomparable jane. hosted by hugh dancy (the jane austen book club), with commentary from adelle waldman (help wanted) and readings by sophie carmen-jones (chicago), wyatt cenac (bob’s burgers), and ann harada (schmigadoon!). the jane austen society of north america will be in the house in their regency best, so feel free to come dressed in your jane austen finest skint readers can get tier 2 tickets for just $20 using code: ‘jane’ >>
weds 7pm (quarterly): reading 101: alexis nowicki and maria robins-somerville’s mixed-genre reading series returns to night club 101 (east village). each event features five readers sharing five-minute excerpts, followed by a dj set and party. tonight’s edition features swati sudarsan, adrienne raphel, jessica lynne, aurora huiza, james barickman, and solex yoghurt. free admission. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction at kgb: this monthly speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel at kgb bar (east village), welcomes writers mary robinette kowal (the martian contingency) and lara elena donnelly (base notes) for a night of readings and discussion. free admission. >>
weds 7pm: artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a semi-monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop, curran banach, and chip parham. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: central chamber series: ‘ny phil at central’: the central chamber series at central presbyterian church (ues) continues its ninth season with an evening concert featuring beethoven’s string quartet op. 18 no. 2 and schoenberg’s verklärte nacht (‘transfigured night’). $20 general, free for students with id. >>
weds 8pm: my kinda night! a queer variety show: billie bullock and sarah creamin’ onion host an evening filled with drag, cabaret, comedy, and more at medusa bar brooklyn (east williamsburg). free admission (bring $ to tip the performers). >>
thursday
thurs thru the season: new york transit museum’s grand central gallery + store holiday train show: new york transit museum’s annual holiday model train exhibit returns to grand central terminal for the season. lionel model trains, including metro-north, the polar express, and vintage subway sets travel a 34-foot, two-level layout that begins at a miniature grand central terminal and winds past new york landmarks on the way to the north pole. free admission. >>
thurs thru 12/24 (closed thanksgiving): union square holiday market: urbanspace’s holiday market returns to union square park with 185 vendors selling handcrafted gifts, treats, and more thru christmas eve. free admission. >>
thurs thru sat: fashion for action: housing works chelsea thrift shop’s signature fashion fundraiser features a selection of new apparel and accessories donated by top brands—priced at 50–80% off retail—alongside one-of-a-kind items from the curated closets of style icons, celebrities, and influencers. >>
thurs: 5pm (thursdays thru 12/18. no performance 11/27.): broadway under the stars: enjoy intimate performances from broadway shows and conversations with the stars at the shops at columbus circle’s annual ‘broadway under the stars’ holiday series. tonight’s program features excerpts from moulin rouge! the musical, death becomes her, and + juliet. the second floor stage at the shops at columbus circle (uws), free admission. >>
thurs 6pm: history hiding around broadway with teale dvornik: broadway tour guide, historian, and dresser teale dvornik (thebackstageblonde) discusses her new illustrated guide to the theater district’s hidden myths, legends, and traditions. rizzoli bookstore (flatiron). free admission. >>
thurs 6-9pm: sva mfa fine arts open studios: meet arts students from around the world at the school of visual arts’s spring 2025 open studios event. sva (flatiron), free (rsvp). >>
thurs 7pm (bimonthly): the dead ladies show nyc: the bimonthly dead ladies show features presentations on three deceased dames who made an impact on the world during their lifetimes. tonight’s subjects: a jazz age firebrand, a sanskrit scholar turned reformer, and a wartime journalist with front-row seats to history (and questionable dance partners). hosted by sheila enright. the private curtain at kgb (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
thurs 7-11pm: pancakes + booze art show: the pancakes + booze pop-up art show serves up a feast for your eyes—and your belly—taking over brooklyn monarch with works by more than 150 local artists, music, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $19.05. >>
thurs 7:30pm (monthly): flavors of magic: see magic and mentalism up close at the flavors of magic show, featuring performers of diverse backgrounds who’ve been featured on penn + teller: fool us, america’s got talent, and more. tonight’s show features eric q (sleight-of-hand), zach alexander (‘the deviant deceptionist’), and teo (bringing ‘the magic of imagination’). popup cabaret (garment district), a limited number of tickets are being offered for $15 (reg. $40, plus fees) with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): savage! comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé cunha, tonight’s show includes standup by christiana jackson (cash cab), alexandria love (after midnight), patrick hastie, sharif hasan, and quan’darius. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
sponsored: thurs 8pm doors: kelly bachman special new york comedy festival taping with guest dylan adler: kelly bachman (fx/hulu, the new york times, cnn) is taping her first stand-up comedy hour with the new york comedy festival, and special guest dylan adler (late late show, vulture) is flying in from la to open the show! stay for the after-party! littlefield (gowanus), $11.79. >>
thurs 9pm (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: jenn ledered, ariel evans, sima sepehri, jaymie jenks, and eddie estrada. hosted by alysia hush, marisa riley, and kim dinaro. easy lover (east williamsburg), $5. >>
thurs 9:30pm: awkward sex… and the city storytelling show: from cocaine-infused one-night stands to ibs flare-ups during cunnilingus, comedian natalie wall and guest storytellers share the humor of awkward dating and sexual encounters. caveat (les), $12.58 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
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