tuesday

tues + thurs (various times): 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. this week: bryant park (tues 12:35pm + thurs 12:35pm) and wollman rink in central park (thurs 6:15pm). free admission. >>

tues 11am-3:30pm: 28th lunar new year firecracker ceremony and cultural festival: manhattan’s annual lunar new year celebration takes over sara d. roosevelt park with an afternoon filled with firecrackers, music, and traditional dancers. (note: the chinatown lunar new year parade and festival is 3/1) >>

tues 6pm: ashland with dan simon and andré aciman: founder and editor-in-chief of seven stories press, dan simon, discusses his debut novel ashland with professor and author andré aciman (call me by your name) at albertine books (ues). free admission. >>

tues 6pm: miller theater’s pop-up concert series: the columbia university school of the arts’s musical happy hour returns for a new season of hour-long concerts where the audience is permitted to sit onstage with the performers and enjoy a free drink. tonight, brazilian-born guitarist and composer chico pinheiro blends brazilian classics, jazz standards, and his own original compositions. columbia university’s miller theatre (morningside heights), free admission. >>

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 lineup includes fonda lee, leanna renee hieber, shveta thakrar, and victor manibo. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘star crossed’ edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight: love is written in the stars as presenters dive into their love and astronomy with out of this world fanfiction, an origin story about an astronomy couple, and an exploration of celestial jargon. somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female-fronted lineup. tonight’s performers include mel deluca, calvin cato, amber born, nonye brown west, and jess wood. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 2/24): union pool’s fouth annual free tuesdays: union pool’s annual free tuesday concert series is back for another winter season, continuing tonight with gun outfit and ornament. >>

tues 8pm: mardi gras party: fat tuesday goes down in nyc with nola vibes, courtesy of brass queens, a brooklyn-based, nola-inspired, all-female brass band, plus funk and soul by john the martyr. grab a mask and beads, sip hurricanes, snack on beignets, and dance! littlefield (gowanus), $18.71 with promo code ‘mardiparty’ (reg. $24-25). >>

tues 9:30pm: story-oke: sing and tell: part karaoke, part confessional. story-oke invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song – or the song itself – and then sing the hell out of it. tonight’s show features stories about finding love while working on the tonight show, growing up an emo kid in a family of cool kids, the melodica, and more. plus, whatever you, the audience, want to bring to the stage. hosted by shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

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This is Real brings Target Margin Theater’s transgressive spirit to life for America in 2026. Created by 2025 Obie Award-winning director David Herskovits and a cohort of artists, this new work is inspired by the obsessions of the great French writer Jean Genet: power, sex, and revolution. This is a patriotic play.

A theater. A brothel. A business. In Target Margin’s new work This is Real, performers enact fantasies of American power while an insurrection rages just outside. As the dust settles, who among us will be left wearing the crown? And what sacrifices must be made?

Genet was a hero of the counter-culture—thief, drifter, prostitute—who wrote from prison; his work affronted convention and challenged audiences to question their own lives. His artistic descendants include Ludlam, Jack Smith, David Bowie, and us at Target Margin Theater! We admire Genet’s unflinching honesty in confronting power without fear. He does not judge. He is never prim or pious. Our work swells with that bravery. This is Real represents a vision of America as we have re-created it here and now.

“Every time you see one of [Herskovits]’ meticulously created shows, you leave more confused than ever, and you’re better for it” (2025 Obie Awards). For This is Real, Herskovits and company ask audiences to consider the beauty and wisdom of the outsider. Aren’t we, all of us, outsiders in our own ways?

This is Real runs March 1 through April 4 at the Doxsee Theater in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Tickets starting from $30: TargetMargin.org/ThisIsReal

wednesday

weds thru 4/19: art x fashion: is fashion art? runway meets gallery wall at art x fashion, a new exhibition at the museum at fit (chelsea) exploring the ways that fashion has been a partner, not a follower, of fine art. more than 140 objects are featured, including garments, accessories, textiles, photographs, and original artworks drawn from mfit’s permanent collection. free admission. >>

weds thru sun: 14th annual winter film festival: the winter film festival, dedicated to showcasing the diversity of voices in indie film, returns for a 14th year with 103 selections spanning animation, docs, dramas, comedies, horror, music videos, and web series. this year’s lineup spotlights 20 student films and 34 first-time filmmakers, with artists hailing from 27 countries. half the films were created by women, half by people of color, and 25% by new yorkers. regal union square, $5-12.50 adv, $16.50 door, $5 at the door for students. >>

weds 7pm (quarterly): reading 101: alexis nowicki and maria robins-somerville’s reading series returns to night club 101 (east village) with five-minute readings from five readers across genres. tonight’s edition features chloe texier-rose, vrinda jagota, david rosenberg, harris lahti, kathleen radigan, and jonathan grandma. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: speakeasy: ‘the definitive speechwriting comedy show’: professional speechwriters and comedians are really into speeches talk about the techniques they love, the clichés they hate, and the written remarks that rocked their world. hosted by chandler dean and and sarah gruen. caveat (les), $15.67 adv with promo code ‘speakcheaply’ (reg. $24-25). >>

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 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 dan carney, keenan steiner, jill weiner, and ethan filler. free admission. >>

weds 8pm: an evening of magic + mind-reading: magician and mentalist david gerard brings his mind-reading mystery to littlefield (gowanus), joined by sleight-of-hand phenom charlie phillips. hosted by wondershow creator patrick terry. get tickets for $11.79-28.48 with promo code ‘lfmagic’ (reg. $18.71-33.62). >>

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 britt migs, tatiana frank, maggie olmsted, judah friedlander, james mwaura, and peng dang. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>

thursday

thurs thru 2/25: seventh chelsea international photography competition exhibition: chelsea’s agora gallery presents its seventh annual photography showcase, featuring works selected from hundreds of global submissions. reception thursday 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thurs thru sun: big book sale: thousands of new and used books are stacked and ready for their next chapter at park slope united methodist church’s 32nd annual book sale, where most items are priced at just $3 or less. $30 preview sale thursday, free admission friday thru sunday. >>

thurs 7pm: bedazzling party: rhinestones at the ready! this crafty hang invites both first-timers and seasoned glam pros to glue, sparkle, and shine. $5-10 kits come with a bag of rhinestones plus your choice of t-shirts, lighters, bandanas, and more, or bring your own item bedazzle. purgatory (bushwick), free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: letters + sodas reading series: holiday humor hop edition: writer lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings. tonight: al mullen (the new yorker), amy currul (mcsweeney’s), reid pope (paper), meghan ross (how we grieve), lauren davis (series fest), and megan broussard (reductress). the greats of craft (lic), $5. >>

thurs 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests jamie brickhouse, calvin cato, sarah hartshorne, and chanel ali, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (i.e. play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by this month’s theme: language + linguistics. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>

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 aria aber (good girl), grace byron (herculine), rebecca novack (murder bimbo), and issa quincy (absence). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: black history is for everyone: voices of a people’s history: building on historian howard zinn’s vision, voices of a people’s history presents an evening of music and readings inspired by the new book black history is for everyone by new york public library educator brian jones. featuring haley pessin, jordan mahome, kelly ‘greenlight’ thomas, mahogany l. browne, margaret odette, martha redbone, aaron whitby, regine jean louis, and ty jones. narrated by brian jones. lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws). free admission. >>

thurs 8pm: copacabana comedy: hosts catherine lindsay and dorian debose showcase the city’s top comics against a backdrop of glamor and camp. tonighgt’s lineup includes michael longfellow (snl), kenice mobley (fallon), carmen lagala (colbert), and julia shiplett (comedy central). baker falls (les), $10. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): pride and prejudice entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate pride and prejudice on stage—without the aid of scripts or rehearsals. 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: catherine o’hara: icon: drag performers pay tribute to the ultimate scene-stealing queen, catherine o’hara, with a night of camp, character, and chaos. 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $20. >>

thurs 8:30pm (monthly thru 4/16): i love you… but: married comedian couple courtney maginnis and casey james salengo present a comedy show about the highs and lows of love and marriage in the modern age. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free admission. >>

thurs 9:30pm: three-day champion: three-day champion is a comedic storytelling podcast wrapped inside game show where comedian contestants are asked, ‘if you were a three-day champion on a game show, what three stories about yourself would you choose to tell?’ hosted by christine walters with guests dave hill (joe pera talks with you), kenice mobley (fallon), and zach zimmerman (is it hot in here?). caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘heartofachampion’ (reg. $24-25). >>

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