the skint is taking a few days off, so here are your event listings through wednesday. have a great holiday weekend!

cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► sat 10am-5pm: metropolitan postcard club show + sale: church of the village (greenwich village). $3 admission. >>

► sat 11am-4pm: maum market: asian makers market: pier 17 (seaport). >>

► sat thru mon (12-8pm): 45th annual richmond county fair: historic richmond town, staten island. $15 general, $12 seniors, $7 youths. >>

► sun 10am-5pm: summer send-off bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>

► mon 10am-6pm: 58th annual west indian day parade: eastern parkway from utica avenue to grand army plaza (brooklyn). >>

► 9/4-7: 99th hoboken italian festival: feast of the madonna dei martiri: feast of the madonna dei martiri: sinatra drive between 1st + 3rd streets. >>

four film fests / series:

► thru 9/4: animation mixtape: ifc center (greenwich village), $18 general, $15 seniors. >>

► thru 9/4: first as tragedy, then as farce: anti-fascist comedies: blackkklansman, dr. strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, the great dictator, the grand budapest hotel, and more. bam rose cinemas (fort greene), $17 general, $12 seniors. >>

► thru 9/25: third annual ‘big + loud’ screening series: 2001: a space odyssey, amadeus, apocalypse now, barry lyndon, close encounters of the third kind, dune, dunkirk, herzog on 45, lawrence of arabia, persona, and more: the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors. >>

► 9/4 thru 9/11: paul reubens selects: a star is born, female trouble, nashville, pee-wee’s big adventure, pollyanna, some like it hot, women in revolt, and more. bam rose cinemas (fort greene), $17 general, $12 seniors. >>

friday

thru 9/7: down to earth festival: cuny’s martin e. segal theatre center brings international performance, theater, contemporary circus, participatory events, and more to outdoor spaces in manhattan, brooklyn, and queens. free admission. >>

thru 9/5: bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. next up: accordions around the world festival (fri 7pm); the town hall presents: ‘new york loves sly!’ featuring steven bernstein (sat 7pm); new york city opera presents: carmen (9/4-5 at 7pm). >>

thru tues (8pm): pericles: a public works concert experience: the public theater’s public works program presents a retelling of shakespeare’s epic about losing and rediscovering faith. adapted by playwright and songwriter troy anthony, this joyous new concert production is inspired by gospel music and the power of the black church. the cathedral of st. john the divine (morningside heights), free amission. >>

sponsored: fri + sat: flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere, and no drink minimums—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 33% with promo code ‘skint’ for any of these shows: at 362 grand street in williamsburg – skye grayson, shaunak godkhindi, and olivia carter (friday 8pm + 9:30pm); dan yang, jake velazquez, jess levin, lizzy cassidy (saturday 8pm + 9:30pm); at 83 1st ave in the east village – daniela mora, amber singletary, charles engle, mia wilson (saturday 8:30pm). food, snacks, and drinks will be available for purchase. >>

fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
a minecraft movie at playground in cooper park (east williamsburg) >>
brasiliana, the black musical that introduced brazil to the world at thomas jefferson park (east harlem) >>
field of dreams at whitey ford field (astoria) >>

fri 6pm-late: forever michael: don’t stop ’til you get enough at dj spinna’s annual michael jackson birthday tribute party. signal (east williamsburg), various prices (free entry happy hour 6-9pm). >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include biniam bizuneh (netflix), gabe pacheco (comedy central), kate willett (colbert), brittany cardwell (sirius xm), and jake silberman. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 10:30pm; niche night: come out and play 90s + 20000s alt night: dance the night away to 90s and early 2000s grunge, pop-punk, and alternative music (with a little bit of pop sprinkled in). alphaville (bushwick), free admission. >>

saturday

sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
how to train your dragon at play area in grover cleveland playground (ridgewood) >>
the disappearance of miss scott at marcus garvey park (east harlem) >>

sat 4pm: barefoot shakespeare company: unrehearsed a midsummer night’s dream: shakespeare meets improv sport comedy in barefoot shakespeare company’s outdoor production of a midsummer night’s dream. here’s the twist: the cast had just 30 days to learn their lines, and were not allowed to rehearse together. watch as a referee calls ‘foul’ and flags actors for missed cues, flubbed lines, and ad-libbing. summit rock in central park, free admission (tips are encouraged). >>

sat 7:30pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: laugh at linkedin, layoffs, and late-stage-capitalism at amanda melhuish and cat montesi’s open to work comedy show. tonight’s lineup includes grace johnson, shenuque tissera, xavier maurice, caitlin reese, and rima parikh. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>

sat 8pm: subway series comedy: next stop, a grand central-inspired cannabis dispensary for priya blunts’s comedy show, featuring eva evans (netflix), napoleon emill (hulu), ashton womack (the daily show), liam dalton, and dicey. nyc bud (midtown), $10+. >>

sat 8:30pm: ucblk: a variety show spotlighting black performers: join hosts justin catchens, dominique kaplowitz, and shem pennant for a night of improv, sketch, stand-up, and more—featuring a dynamic lineup of black performers. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

sat 9:30pm: drunk planet earth: mst3k meets animal planet meets drinking game at the drunk planet earth show. the show revolves around watching animal planet iii, drinking, and the audience trying to stump guest hosts rollie williams and nick rehberger with animal trivia. caveat (les), free admission. >>

sunday

sun 5pm (+ 9/14, 9/28): poetry at elizabeth street garden: poets muse on a chosen theme at this outdoor reading series at elizabeth street garden (nolita), where anyone can submit work in advance for a chance to read. tonight’s theme: ‘pattern.’ presented by mcnally jackson bookstore with hosts yvonne brooks and joseph reiver. free admission. >>

sun 6-10pm: summerstage: in association with 18th inffinito brazilian film festival, summerstage presents a concert featuring performances by iza, ilê aiyê ft. amanda maria, evandro fióti, and dj cady at rumsey playfield in central park. free admission. >>

monday

mon thru 9/30: 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. september’s screenings include amélie, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, fight club, gilmore girls: fall favorites (tv marathon), goodfellas, hocus pocus, interstellar, poetic justice, practical magic, scream, sinners, the dark knight, the princess bride, the royal tenenbaums, and many more. $12-29 admission (15% off for military, 10% off for students). >>

mon 4pm, 7:30pm (monthly): angelika ‘classics’ screening series: village east by angelika’s ‘classics’ screening series celebrates iconic films. next up: stanley kubrick’s the shining (1980), starring jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, and scatman crothers. $19. >>

mon 6pm: intro to popstar dance: step into the spotlight at this beginner-friendly outdoor class at domino park (williamsburg). choreographer alec cohen (@gaychoreographer) leads a stress-free movement session where ‘no experience is encouraged.’ just bring your energy, learn a fun combo, and dance like a popstar on the waterfront. free admission (rsvp). >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: ‘back to work edition: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

tuesday

tues thru 10/10 (tuesdays 8-9am, thursdays + fridays 5-6pm): bryant park birding tours: see the wide variety of feathered friends that pass through midtown’s bryant park during fall migration on a guided tour led by environmental educator and urban naturalist gabriel willow. newbies and bird nerds alike are welcome. free admission. >>

tues 10am: hamilton sing-along with lin-manuel miranda 9/7: reservations open today: united palace (washington heights) wraps up its hamilton 10th anniversary celebration with a special screening of the documentary hamilton’s america, followed by a sing-along screening of the filmed version of hamilton introduced live on stage by lin-manuel miranda. free tickets to the 9/7 event will be available starting 10am today. >>

tues 8pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: eat, pray, love at the rooftop at pier 17 (seaport) >>

wednesday

weds (time tba): registration opens for morningside lights lantern-building workshops: help create the dozens of giant lanterns that will illuminate the 14th annual morningside lights procession on 9/20. workshops will take place 9/13-19 at miller theatre (morningside heights), and no experience is needed. free (rsvp required). >>

weds 5-7:30pm (wednesdays thru 9/24): gather round: let’s dance!: works + process brings its annual outdoor dance and music series back to manhattan west plaza (midtown). tonight: latin hustle | dance is life with dj natasha diggs + abdiel featuring kristine bendul. free admission. >>

weds 6-9pm (wednesdays thru 9/24): salsa by the water: domino park and nieves latin dance studio team up for four nights of dancing on the williamsburg waterfront. each evening features a free salsa lesson at 6:15pm and a live band at 7:15pm. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: hyperfocus: a neurodivergent comedy show: host virginia dickens (the onion, reductress) and a lineup of neurodivergent comedians take deep dives into their super-niche knowledge at the hyperfocus show. featuring keara sullivan, rebecca kaplan, larry dorsey jr., and charlie davis. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

weds 7:30pm: 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 zack stovall, patrick golden, anoush froundjian, hayden greene, and hamdan azhar. under st. marks (east village), $1-15 sliding scale admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: love, sex, + magic: comedy variety show: comedian jenny gorelick and magician mark clearview host an evening to make your worries disappear, featuring stand up, burlesque, drag, circus, musical comedy, and of course, magic. club cumming (east village), $15. >>

weds 7:45pm: oops! i did it again: a britney sing-along: celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘oops! i did it again’ with a britney sing-along hosted by singer paige siegwardt and pianist wendy ip at sid gold’s request room (chelsea). piano karaoke with joe mcginty follows. free admission (bring tips for the performers). >>

weds 8pm (monthly): punderdome: comedy pun slam: pun-masters have a war of the words at the beloved pun-slinging competition. tonight’s installment includes an all-star tournament of pun champions and the ‘can you beat a ‘dome champ?’ challenge. hosted by fred firestone. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 day-of. >>

weds 8pm: our bar theatre: our bar transforms a real nyc bar into a stage, where a rotating cast of theater artists perform original scenes that could actually happen right there, that night. grab a drink (a bud light is included with admission), find a seat, and watch the stories unfold. fáilte bar + restaurant (kips bay), $13 admission includes a bud light. >>

sponsored: weds 8pm: free outdoor movie: 2025 oscar nominated short films – animation at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 70+ ongoing events: free shakespeare in the park (thru 9/14), friday night fireworks in coney island (thru 8/29), snl ticket lottery (thru 8/31), 2-for-1 broadway week tickets, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

tuesday

thru 9/1: the metropolitan opera summer hd festival: the met’s 16th summer hd festival features free outdoor screenings of the company’s live in hd opera series productions. held at lincoln center’s josie robertson plaza with seating for 2,500, screenings are rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of thunder, lightning, or high wind. >>

tues various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
battle of the sexes at the rooftop at pier 17 (lower manhattan) >>
big hero 6 at cadman plaza park (brooklyn heights) >>
la la land at bella abzug park (hell’s kitchen) >>
teenage mutant ninja turtles: mutant mayhem and ocean’s 8 at domino park (williamsburg) >>

tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. tonight’s ‘burned’ theme features calvin cato, adam selbst, wes hazard, and carly ciarrochi. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from a wide assortment of rock and pop songs and take the stage with your very own live band (nakatomi5) backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>

wednesday

weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
sponsored :bringing up baby at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>
mamma mia! at pier i at riverside park south (uws) >>
miss congeniality at prospect park (prospect park) >>
summer of soul at tompkins square park (les) >>
wish at courtney callender playground (harlem) >>

weds 7pm (quarterly): reading 101: writers alexis nowicki and maria robins-somerville debut reading 101, a new literary series at night club 101 (east village). each event features five readers across genres sharing five-minute excerpts, followed by a dj set and party. tonight’s edition features novelists kevin nguyen (mỹ documents) and stuart pennebaker (ghost fish), essayist emmeline clein (dead weight: essays on hunger and harm), and poets mike lala and sarah haeckel. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: letters + sodas: lic reading series: writer lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings at the greats of craft (lic). featuring nicole beckley (mcsweeney’s), chris ritter (npr), orli matlow (reductress), alise morales (go touch grass), jonathan appel (the new yorker), and vikrant sunderlal (bodega comedy). $5. >>

weds 7pm doors: summerstage: morgan freeman’s symphonic blues experience: go on a journey though the history of the delta blues as morgan freeman’s symphonic blues experience blends live blues and orchestral performances with narration filmed on location at morgan freeman’s ground zero blues club in mississippi. rumsey playfield in central park, 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 dave ross (comedy central), ali o’neil (worthless clowns), rob cantrell (last comic standing), and josh rabin (all-star super show). free admission. >>

weds 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘gumption.’ $19.65. >>

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 doors (rescheduled from 8/20): rooftop films presents: the popular rooftop films series, one of the word’s longest-running and largest outdoor showcases for indie film, returns for its 29th season. tonight: elizabeth lo’s mistress dispeller, followed by an afterparty. the old american can factory (gowanus), $20. >>

thursday

thurs thru 9/4: jaws 50th anniversary screenings: stephen spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster resurfaces for its 50th anniversary, with screenings in 4k, digital 3d, and imax. various locations and prices. >>

thurs thru sun: 16th annual nyc unicycle festival: the new york city unicycle festival rolls back into town for four days of one-wheeled fun. this year’s fest kicks off with long-distance rides on thursday and friday, then pulls up to hudson river park’s pier 76 (midtown west) on saturday and sunday with a learn-to-ride area for newbies, exhibitions, and games like unicycle basketball and hockey. free admission. >>

thurs + fri (7pm + 10pm): abolish everything: a fast-paced, low-stakes comedy debate show: comedians roast their pet peeves, a panel of improvisers grills them with questions, and the audience decides what gets abolished. hosted by chandler dean (the new yorker, mcsweeney’s). note: all shows will be taped for nebula. $15.67 with promo code ‘abolishtheskint’ (reg. $26+). >>

thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
in the heights at 145th st and the hudson in riverside park (west harlem) >>
pretty in pink at brooklyn bridge park’s pier 1 harbor view lawn >>
soul train tribute: we want the funk at marcus garvey park (east harlem) >>
wicked at restoration west plaza (bed-stuy) >>

thurs 7pm: the story of co₂ is the story of everything: science journalist peter brannen (the ends of the world) presents his new book, the story of co₂ is the story of everything, an exploration of how carbon dioxide made the earth, shaped human history, and now holds our future in the balance. powerhouse arena (dumbo), $5 admission includes a store gift certificate, $37 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

thurs 7pm (season finale): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, the annual the queens jazz trail concert series presents seven free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: grammy-winning, 14-member mingus big band at archie spigner park in jamaica, queens. >>

thurs 7:30pm: stef dag + friends: comedian and writer stef dag (hot + single dating show, vogue) hosts a comedy hang at union hall (park slope), featuring guests sahib singh (@sahibcantsingh), elle orlando, (@_elleorlando_), jon rudnitsky (stealing pulp fiction), and sean millei. $12 adv, $15 door. >>

thurs 9:15pm: shouting at the screen: watch a film from the world of 70’s-era blaxploitation and black cult cinema accompanied by drinking games and mst3k-style commentary from hosts wyatt cenac (problem areas) and donwill (webby award-winner, the almanac of rap). nitehawk cinema (prospect park), $18. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 70+ ongoing events: free shakespeare in the park, snl ticket lottery, friday night fireworks in coney island, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

Photo: Ballet BC; photo by Michael Slobodian

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