note: the heat wave may cause some outdoor events to be canceled or rescheduled. please check the venue’s website and/or social media for updates before heading out. stay cool out there!
tuesday
tues thru 7/19: edfest: an nyc festival of edinburgh fringe previews: get an early look at 15 shows before they make the trip to the world’s biggest performing arts festival, the edinburgh fringe. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $20. >>
tues various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► ghostbusters ii at the battery’s seaglass carousel >>
► interstellar at ercel webb park (jersey city) >>
► lilo + stitch at st. paul’s the apostle church (corona) >>
tues (time tba): summer restaurant week reservations open today: reservations open today for this season’s restaurant week (7/20–8/16), when hundreds of new york city restaurants serve up special prix fixe lunches and dinners. participating restaurants will be posted on the new york city tourism website today. >>
tues 6:30pm (tuesdays thru 7/28): boardwalk blues: presented in partnership with jazz foundation of america, boardwalk blues brings together blues and roots musicians from around the region to perform on hudson river park’s pier 97 (midtown west). tonight: keith ‘the captain’ gamble. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 8/11): live at the gantries: set against the waterfront backdrop of gantry plaza state park in lic, the live at the gantries series of outdoor concerts returns with artists spanning global sounds, jazz, soul, latin music, indie, folk, and more. tonight: cuban-american percussionist, vocalist, and composer ivan llanes + band. presented by kupferberg center for the arts. free admission. >>
our next event!
Pounding the pavement in a New York City summer can feel like Walkin’ On The Sun. But don’t go chasing Waterfalls, because we’ve got what you need to cut Footloose at the skint’s 80s & 90s Cruel Summer dance party!
On Friday, August 14, get Into The Groove and Dance With Somebody at a dance party set to the soundtracks of our lives. We’re taking over Littlefield with 80s & 90s anthems performed by kick-ass 10-piece cover band The Engagements, plus 80s & 90s hits spun by Party Like It’s 1999’s DJ Steve Reynolds!
Don’t wait out the weekend till Blue Monday. Let’s Dance!
the skint presents:
Cruel Summer: 80s & 90s Dance Party
Featuring The Engagements + Party Like It’s 1999’s Steve Reynolds
Friday, August 14 7-11pm
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn
Special offer for the skint readers: Get tickets for just $9.73 in advance with promo code “bananarama” here (reg. $14.86)
wednesday
weds thru 7/26: and… a mabou mines festival of performance: the inaugural and… festival, presented by experimental theatre collective mabou mines and the tank’s re/venue initiative, brings together artists working across theatre, dance, music, film, poetry, installation, and interdisciplinary performance to share new work and works in development. mabou mines (east village), $21.75+. >>
weds + thurs (6-10pm): summerstage: the city parks foundation presents its 40th season of free and benefit performances across the city. this week: morocco: from dakhla to casablanca: hoba hoba spirit / hamid el kasri / dakhla casa xpress / mr id / ndrk (wednesday) and mavis staples / brother wallace / laguardia high school gospel ensemble / luv (thursday) at central park’s rumsey playfield. free admission. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► dirty dancing at brooklyn war memorial in cadman plaza park (brooklyn heights / downtown brooklyn) >>
► romeo + juliet (1996) at pacific park (prospect heights) >>
► superman (2025) at pier a park (hoboken) >>
► the great muppet caper at pier i riverside park south (uws) >>
► tron: ares at leonard gordon park (jersey city) >>
weds 2pm (while supplies last): -196 vodka seltzer x the little one shaved ice: chinatown’s the little one desert shop puts a frozen twist on -196 vodka seltzer with non-alcoholic lemon and strawberry flavored kakigori, free for the first 500 visitors. >>
weds 6-8pm: adaa tribeca gallery walk: explore 20 art dealers association of america member galleries throughout tribeca for after-hours receptions, exhibition walkthroughs, refreshments, and more. free admission. >>
weds 6-9pm: summer skate in the square: byo skates to domino square’s one-night-only pop-up roller rink, featuring tunes spun by father-son dj duo saint james joy. domino square (williamsburg), free admission. >>
weds 7pm: damon young: that’s how they get you: an unruly anthology of black american humor: thurber prize-winning author damon young (very smart brothas, stuck with damon young) celebrates the paperback release of that’s how they get you, a collection of essays, short stories, letters, and rants from contributors including hanif abdurraqib, mahogany l. browne, kiese laymon, deesha philyaw, roy wood jr., nicola yoon, and wyatt cenac, at mcnally jackson (seaport). in conversation with roy wood jr. (the daily show). $5 admission, $28 ticket option includes a copy of the book >>
weds 7pm (+7/22): summer sounds! at carl schurz park: steel impressions caribbean band (tonight) and steve shaiman and swingtime big band (7/22) return for carl schurz park conservancy’s annual summer sounds! concert series, held at the elevated john finley walk (yorkville). free admission. >>
weds 7pm (wednesdays thru 8/12): jazz at pier 84: celebrate all things jazz with live music by local artists in hudson river park. the 2026 season continues tonight with vocalist ghanniyya green. free admission. >>
weds 7pm (+ 7/17, 8/5): bpl’s plaza performance series: ‘american samba’ band os clavelitos, dj max glazer, and swingtime big band fill brooklyn public library’s plaza (prospect heights) with music and dancing. free 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 dina hashem (the daily show), peter grosz (veep), john f o’donnell (redacted tonight), kate lavrentios (six feet above), and oj stellar (@ojstellar). free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: sunnyside horror society: summerween party: sunnyside horror society’s summer slasher series continues with a summerween party, featuring crafts, games, temporary tats, tunes, and a screening of 2003’s freddy vs. jason introduced by nightmare autopsis: return to elm street author lowell greenblatt. sanger hall (sunnyside), free admission. >>
thursday
thurs thru 8/1 (thursdays-saturdays at 7pm): shakespeare in the parking lot: as you like it: all the world’s a stage, even a neighborhood parking lot. the drilling company returns to the lower east side for its 31st season of free outdoor shakespeare. chairs are first come, first served (or byo). 145 stanton street (entrance on suffolk street), free admission (donations welcome). >>
thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► arrival at pershing field park (jersey city) >>
► bend it like beckham at brooklyn bridge park’s harbor view lawn >>
► shrek at union square park >>
thurs 5pm: double dutch fusion freestyle + open jump: as part of lincoln center’s summer for the city series, the national double dutch league brings championship teams to josie robertson plaza for an evening of freestyle performances before handing over the ropes for an all-ages open jump. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 7/30): sixth annual summer music series at bushwick inlet park: live music is back at the 86 kent shoreline esplanade (williamsburg) thursdays this month. tonight: jazz foundation of america presents reggie woods band. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 7/30): river + blues concert series: the long-running summer series returns to downtown’s wagner park with free waterfront concerts pairing global and american folk, roots, and blues music with sunset views and picnic-friendly fairgrounds. tonight: the war and treaty with opener dj ant marshall. free admission. >>
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: marine biology. hosted by scientists, comedians, 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 (thursdays thru 7/30): astoria park waterfront concert series: central astoria ldc’s annual concert series is back with four evenings of live music on astoria park’s great lawn. tonight: cc + the boys (country hits). free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): high school musical entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate high school musical (2006) on stage, without the aid of scripts, rehearsals, or sobriety. 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. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 70+ ongoing events: free public beaches and pools, free shakespeare in the park, rooftop cinema, art shows, and more. >>
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