Twilight Theatre Co. in association with Kitchen Theatre Company presents

Polishing Shakespeare

By Brian Dykstra
Directed by Margarett Perry

With Brian Dykstra, Kate Levy, and Kate Siahaan-Rigg

A dot-com billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English (Wait. What?). A sly comedy inspired by an unbelievably true story. To sell out or not to sell out—is that the question?

A runaway hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, Polishing Shakespeare arrives Off Broadway.

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Performances: July 10 – August 10, Tues-Fri 7:15; Sat 2:15 & 7:15; Sun 2:15.

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59E59 Theaters – a quick block from SUBWAY 4/5/6 N/W/R at 59 St.

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tuesday

thru 8/29 (select tuesdays): the sweat sessions: strike a pose, throw a punch, or dance it out at the meatpacking district bid and wellth collective’s annual al fresco fitness series. 45-minute class options include yoga, boot camp, dance cardio, boxing, pilates, and more. b.y.o. mat. hudson river park’s 14th street park (10th ave bet 14th + 15th sts), free admission (rsvp). >>

tues various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
despicable me 4 at stroud playground (crown heights) >>
inside out 2 at pershing field park (jersey city) >>
love is strange: romance shorts at gansevoort plaza (meatpacking district) >>
my big fat greek wedding at pier 17 heineken riverdeck (lower manhattan) >>
night at the museum and big at domino park (williamsburg) >>

tues (time tba): summer restaurant week reservations become available today: reservations open today for this season’s restaurant week (7/21–8/17), when hundreds of new york city restaurants roll out special prix-fixe lunches and dinners. full details, including the list of participating restaurants, will be posted on the new york city tourism website today. >>

sponsored: tues 5pm + 6:30pm: wine tasting event at brookfield place: celebrate summer by exploring a selection of wines on the waterfront during bfpl vineyard, an exclusive wine tasting event at brookfield place. connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike can indulge in a delightful experience that includes expertly curated wines, complimentary light bites, and waterfront views. attend with a friend or co-worker! each $50 ticket provides a reservation for a party of two (2 individuals). note that you must be 21+ to attend. >>

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 features ilana c. myer, taran hunt, mike allen, and martin cahil. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: summer science blockbuster: 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’s topics include ‘the new encounters in the milky way space show’ with dr. carter emmart and ‘the true history of a lizard and king kong’ with lauren vonnahme of the american museum of natural history. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female heavy lineup. tonight’s performers: nonye brown-west, kimberly dinaro, myka fox, carrie gravenson, and tyrone thornhill. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 7pm (+ 7/22): jazz foundation presents: sunset sounds: the jazz foundation of america presents a pair of sunset concerts on the hudson, featuring the eric person quintet (7/15) and axel tosca trio with xiomara laugart (7/22). pier i at 70th street, free admission. >>

tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 8/17): live at the gantries: kupferberg center for the arts presents live at the gantries, an annual outdoor concert series at gantry plaza state park (lic) showcasing local artists. tonight: brooklyn based honky-tonk band the slide stops. free admission. >>

sponsored: tues 7:30pm: defector media presents ten minute quarters: a wnba comedy show: as we approach the wnba all-star break, join defector media and other wnba fans for a night of stand up, games, and giveaways. hosted by nora jefferies and jasper wang, and featuring devon walker, julia shiplett, grace johnson, and joey dardano. littlefield (gowanus), save 25% with promo code ‘skintwnba’ >>

tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch a curated program of animated short films from around the world at this monthly screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), pay-what-you-wish admission. >>

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wednesday

weds thru sun (various dates thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. next up: brazil week—a week of concerts and cultural programs featuring latin grammy nominee melly, psychedelic rock band os mutantes, art-pop diva anelis assumpção, soul-samba singer liniker, and more. >>

weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
a minecraft movie at maria hernandez park (bushwick) >>
robot dreams at pier i in riverside park south (uws) >>
selena at pier a park (hoboken) >>
sponsored: the french connection at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>
the goonies at dr. ronald e. mcnair playground (east harlem) >>
the wiz at coffey park (red hook) >>

weds (various times): one flew over the cuckoo’s nest 50th anniversary screenings: miloš forman’s 1975 academy award-winning drama/comedy, based on ken kesey’s 1962 novel and starring jack nicholson, louise fletcher, william redfield, danny devito, christopher lloyd, and will sampson, returns to select theaters for a limited engagement. various prices. >>

weds 6pm (wednesdays thru 8/13): summer concerts at hudson yards: the annual concert series returns to the public square + gardens at hudson yards for eight weeks. tonight: rapper, singer and songwriter paul russell with an opening set by dj chachi. free admission. >>

weds 6-8pm: adaa chelsea + tribeca gallery walk: the art dealers association of america’s annual art walk returns, expanding to include tribeca for a total of 58 galleries keeping their doors open for after-hours viewings, artist talks, walkthroughs, film screenings, and other special programming. free admission. >>

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 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 (+ 7/23): summer sounds! at carl schurz park: steve shaiman and swingtime big band (tonight) and steel impressions caribbean band (7/23) return for this year’s summer sounds! concert series, presented by the carl schurz park conservancy at the elevated john finley walk (yorkville). 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 peter grosz (npr), ariel elias (kimmel), sarah adelman (hbo), and joe briggs (the boys are back). free admission. >>

weds 8pm: ambush comedy show: the ambush comedy show buzzes into hellrazor barber shop in williamsburg with a lineup featuring frank conniff (mystery science theater 3000), ariel elias (fallon), kunal arora (fx), kareem green (showtime), and sara bergmark (last laugh comedy). hosted by josh johnson, lucas connolly, and brittany cardwell. free admission. >>

thursday

thurs thru 8/2 (thursdays-saturdays at 7pm): shakespeare in the parking lot: a midsummer night’s dream: celebrating 30 years of free shakespeare productions in parking lots, the drilling company brings its adaptation of a midsummer night’s dream to the lower east side. 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:
alien at brooklyn bridge park – pier 1 harbor view lawn >>
better man at coney island beach at w 12th street >>
folktales at msgr. mcgolrick park (greenpoint) >>
if at st. gregory’s playground (uws) >>

thurs 12:30pm (thursdays thru 7/31): broadway in bryant park: broadway comes to bryant park as stars perform some of their biggest hits at this annual lunchtime performance series. today: chicago, death becomes her, gypsy, just in time, the book of mormon, and wicked with a pre-show by the amda college of the performing arts. hosted by lite fm’s helen little. free admission. >>

thurs 6pm (thursdays thru 7/31): live at the archway: summer music + art in the dumbo archway: sights and sounds fill the public plaza underneath the manhattan bridge in dumbo. tonight: afro-funksters kaleta + super yamba band and cara lee sparry. food and drink will be available for purchase. rain or shine. free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 7/31): summer music series at bushwick inlet park: soak up the sounds and skyline river sunset at the friends of bushwick inlet park’s fifth annual summer music series. tonight: ed martinez + conjunto sabor. 86 kent shoreline esplanade (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 8/14): sunset salsa: dance into golden hour at hudson river park’s sunset salsa series, returning to pier 76 (midtown west) for the summer. led by performer and instructor talía castro-pozo, each night kicks off with a beginner salsa lesson—open to first-timers and seasoned dancers alike—followed by an open dance party with guest djs. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (play drinking games), and probe their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by tonight’s theme: flowers. 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 7pm (+ 7/20, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28): 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: rubén coca quintet at rockaway beach park. >>

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), $20. >>

thurs 7pm doors (thursdays thru 7/31): river + blues concert series: settle in for sunset sounds at nelson a. rockefeller park, where the annual river + blues concert series brings global and american folk, roots, and blues artists to the waterfront. bring a blanket or lawn chair, pack a picnic (or purchase snacks and drinks on-site), and enjoy the music with hudson river views. tonight: singer-songwriter amythyst kiah with opener dj reagonomics. free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm (thursdays thru 7/31): astoria park concert series: central astoria ldc’s annual concert series returns with four nights of live music on the ditmars side lawn at astoria park. tonight: gentlemen of soul (1970s-2000s soul and r+b hits). free admission. >>

thurs 8pm (+ 7/20 3pm): resounding silents: live-scored surrealist silent shorts: the resounding silents film series presents a screening of surrealist short films from the 1920s-40s, accompanied by an original, live score performed by singer-songwriter ally brown, michael lucarelli, and anthime miller. the living gallery (bushwick), $15. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): twilight entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate twilight (2008)—without the help 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 10pm: taking back thursday: the only girl run emo vs nü metal night: dance and sing/scream/cry the night away at dj k styles and kayte’s taking back thursday emo vs nü metal party. arlene’s grocery (les), free admission. >>

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

► fri: free slurpee day: celebrate the date (7/11) with a free small slurpee at participating 7-eleven locations. >>

► sat 10am-5pm: 14th annual witchsfest usa ye olde pagan street faire: astor place between broadway + lafayette st. >>

► sat + sun (sat 10am-3pm, sun 12-5pm): artelfest (art everyone loves) presents: williamsburg summer takeover: mccarren park block party (sat 10am-3pm) and east williamsburg outdoor art fest at memorial gore (sun 12-5pm). >>

► sun 11am-6pm: sixth annual disability unite festival: central park’s naumburg bandshell and online. >>

► sun 12-5pm: l’alliance’s annual bastille day celebration: madison avenue from 59th to 63rd streets. >>

► sun 1-4pm: board game exchange: brooklyn public library – central library (prospect heights). >>

► sun 5-10pm: bastille day concert with bob sinclair, patrick bruel, estl, and bigflo + oli. rumsey playfield in central park. >>

► mon thru 7/18: david zwirner book shop moving sale: 535 west 20th street (chelsea). >>

► thru 7/20: 138th annual our lady of mount carmel feast (giglio festival): the area around our lady of mount carmel church in williamsburg (n 8th + havemeyer streets). >>

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friday

thru 8/13: summer of comedy at the paris: the paris theater’s latest screening series highlights iconic comedic film performances and characters from the last 50 years. the four week series includes anchorman, caddyshack, clue, groundhog day, mean girls, trading places, waiting for guffman, and many more. the paris theater (midtown), $17. >>

thru 7/27: 24th new york asian film festival: nyaff returns to lincoln center, look cinemas w57, sva theatre, and the korean cultural center new york with 100+ films from across asia, plus talks and special events. this year’s theme— ‘cinema as disruption’ —spotlights films that challenge, provoke, and reimagine. various prices. >>

sponsored: thru sun: get insider access to the city’s best secrets this weekend with new york adventure club! go on an exclusive after-hours tour of the united nations headquarters; explore high bridge with rare access inside the water tower; explore the hidden gems of central park and take in a view of manhattanhenge; go on a secret eats of arthur avenue: the bronx’s little italy; enjoy secret parlor jazz with a bbq dinner on the upper east side; head to tarrytown for a behind-the-scenes tour of lyndhurst mansion; all this and much more this weekend and beyond with new york adventure club! >>

thru sun: west side fest: the third annual west side fest brings together 19 west side cultural network institutions, offering free admission, special events, performances, and more, spread over three days. select highlights include a life-size installation of three of edward hopper’s most iconic works, wellness classes on the high line, performances at little island, zine-making at print center new york, and free admission to artechouse. >>

thru sun (various dates thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. this weekend: catherine russell with the danny jonokuchi big band (fri 6:30pm), a silent disco with heather flock and laura jeffers (fri 10pm), yoga for gut health (sat 11am), a k-swing wave dance party (sat 6pm), a silent disco with dj mina (sat 10pm), trombonist kalia vandever (sun 6pm), and more. >>

sponsored: thru sun: grand street comedy festival: before the bqe sliced through in the 1950s, williamsburg was one of brooklyn’s premier entertainment districts—home to vaudeville theaters, jazz clubs, and vibrant music halls. from underground punk venues to the indie comedy boom, the neighborhood has reinvented itself time and again. the grand street comedy festival celebrates the past while shaping what comes next for the brooklyn entertainment scene. special offer for the skint readers: save 33% on tickets to all festival shows at flop house comedy club with promo code ‘skint’ >>

fri + sat (fri 8:20pm, sat 8:22pm): manhattanhenge: catch the striking urban sunset that happens only twice a year, when the setting sun lines up with manhattan’s street grid. score a front-row seat from the east ends of 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, and 57th streets, as well as tudor city overpass in manhattan and hunter’s point south park in lic. related: the museum of natural history is presenting a manhattanhenge lecture and viewing event with live music by the williamsburg salsa orchestra on friday ($20). >>

fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
a league of their own at north oculus plaza (fidi) >>
inside out 2 at roosevelt island’s south point park >>
inside out 2 at wnyc transmitter park (greenpoint) >>
like mike at jackie robinson park (harlemt) >>
moana 2 at bergen hill park (jersey city) >>
wicked at sunset park (brooklyn) >>

fri 6:30pm (monthly): lower east stories: p+t knitwear bookstore + café (les) presents a storytelling salon where each month brings a fresh theme and fresh tales. tonight’s theme: ‘grateful.’ hosted by matt storrs. $10 admission ($5 of the ticket price can be applied towards any item in the bookstore or café). >>

fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘the worst word’ edition: wordplay takes center stage at vocabaret, a monthly variety show for language lovers. five of nyc’s wittiest wordsmiths serve up slideshows, games, and other entertainment—all inspired by a new theme each month. hosted by sam corbin, tim donnelly, jerzy gwiazdowski, ally spier, and nikolai vanyo. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7pm: bryant park picnic performances: new york guitar festival presents: 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: carnegie hall’s citywide series presents chamber orchestra the knights with master accordionist and bandoneon virtuoso julien labro. >>

fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever comedy show: second anniversary show: audrey black and akshay sampath (cracked) host a night of stand-up at el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick). tonight’s lineup includes joe castle baker (comedy central), ali clayton (vice), sila puhl (the daily show), jonathan van halem (the new york times), nick hornedo (the moth), and peng dang (vulture). $12.51 adv, $16+ day of. >>

fri 8pm (monthly): boyz in the woods comedy: kenice mobley, tawanda gona, josh stokes, and kofi thomas host this standup-meets-trivia show, where audience members can win free drinks by answering pop culture and hip-hop trivia questions between sets. featuring chanel ali (comedy central), reggie kush (sirius xm), talib baab (colbert), sima sepehri (subway takes) and dajon alford (last wednesdays comedy). friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

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 shelley gruenberg, mustafa mussa, eric fretty, and more. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

saturday

sat + sun (11am-6pm): the poetry society of new york’s 14th annual new york city poetry festival: governors island’s nolan park turns into a poetry playground for two days of read­ings, open mics, work­shops, writ­ing activ­i­ties, book­selling, chil­dren’s pro­gram­ming, and more. this year’s headliners include nao­mi shi­hab nye, eileen myles, sam sax, anne wald­man, and andrew whiteman. food and beverages will be available for purchase. free admission. >>

sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
glow-in-the-dark movie night: mufasa: the lion king at sol lain playground (les) >>
paris is burning at valentino pier (red hook) >>
space jam at north oculus plaza (fidi) >>
taylor mac’s 24-decade history of popular music at north oculus plaza (fidi) >>
transformers one at beach 59th street playground in rockaway beach + boardwalk >>

sat 3-6:30pm: 27th annual broadway barks: furry scene-stealers from 20 local shelters take center stage at this annual pet adoption event and fundraiser, led by bernadette peters and beth leavel, with help from 40+ broadway stars — including kecia lewis, jak malone, orville peck, jasmine amy rogers, jessica vosk, michelle williams, and many more. meet the adoptable pets at 3pm before they take the stage with the stars at 5pm. shubert alley (bet. w 44th + w 45th sts and broadway + 8th ave), free admission. >>

sat 3-7pm (+ 9/6): 15th annual fort greene park jazz festival: local jazz icon eric frazier’s annual outdoor jazz festival returns to fort greene park with performances from stanley banks and his band, the hanka g trio, and more. free admission (donations accepted). >>

sat 7pm: cosmos comedy – a space themed stand-up comedy show: scientists turned stand-up comedians come together for a night of nerdy jokes. featuring kasha patel (formerly nasa), ben miller (former artist-in-residence at hawai’i volcanoes national park), kyle marian (npr), kate schmidt (american museum of natural history), and noah guiberson (neuroscientist). grove 34 (astoria), $14.64 with code ‘skint’ (reg. $23.18). >>

sat 8pm: sh*tty mozart + sh*tty friends: sh*tty mozart (colbert writer aron nemo in a cheap wig) hosts a variety show with guest comedians and musicians at the rat nyc (dumbo). tonight’s guests include include brittany carney (comedy central), michael cruz kayne (colbert), and tej khanna (chicken big comedy). $10. >>

sat 10pm: meat cats comedy presents: sunday sauce: whet your appetite for absurdity with britt migs and irina chelidze’s comedy show, serving up snackable stand-up by sarah adelman, john ajodah, rachel coster, liz miele, jeff wright, and j.p. mcdade. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

sat 11pm: the black parade: emo summerween x come as you are 90s alternative parties: pick your party (or bounce between both): the black parade: emo summerween brings spooky emo vibes to july, while come as you are dives into ‘90s alt rock classics. brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $11.33+ ticket provides access to both parties. >>

sunday

sun thru 8/17 (sundays 2-4pm): 32nd annual harlem meer performance festival: the harlem meer performance festival returns with six afternoons of multicultural and family-friendly music, dance, and entertainment at central park’s charles a. dana discovery center. free admission. >>

sun various times (+ 7/16): one flew over the cuckoo’s nest 50th anniversary screenings: miloš forman’s 1975 academy award-winning drama/comedy, based on ken kesey’s 1962 novel and starring jack nicholson, louise fletcher, william redfield, danny devito, christopher lloyd, and will sampson, returns to select theaters for a limited engagement. various prices. >>

sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: art, music, science, and technology collide during pioneer works’ second sunday open house series, featuring artists’ open studios, exhibitions (daniel johnson and felix rodriguez), workshops, live music, amateur solar gazing, an author talk with rachel kushner (creation lake), and other programming across three floors and in the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 2-6pm (sundays thru 8/24): union pool’s 13th annual summer thunder concert series: williamsburg’s union pool hosts free afternoon concerts every sunday thru summer. today: multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters l’rain and 13th law. note: according to union pool’s instagram, admission is first come first served and rsvp is not required for entry. >>

sun 3-8pm: soul summit: the soul summit house music party returns for another massive outdoor dance party at fort greene park (brooklyn). free admission. >>

sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers—and one audience member—share true stories of personal triumphs, big or small, at the public victories storytelling show. featuring alex lo grasso, sabeen sadiq, reid pope, and dara jemmott. hosted by andrea coleman. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 7pm (sundays thru 7/27): summer on the hudson: amplified sundays: wind down the weekend with amplified sundays, a golden hour outdoor live music series at pier i in riverside park south (uws). tonight: 10-piece latin boogaloo band spanglish fly. free admission. >>

sun 8:30pm: solving your problems with chloe troast: comedian and actress chloe troast (snl) and her comedy pals team up to tackle the audience’s problems through improv. proceeds will be donated to local mental health charities. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

monday

mon thru 7/23: mannes summer piano festival concert series: rising internationally acclaimed pianists — including dmitry yudin, korkmaz can saglam, elisabeth pion, gabriele strata, and a bu — show their chop(in)s at the new school’s tishman auditorium (greenwich village/union square). free admission. >>

mon thru 7/20: edfest: get a preview of a dozen shows headed to scotland for the edinburgh festival fringe. the tank (garment district), various prices. >>

mon various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
interstellar at bryant park (midtown) >>
the iron giant at pacific park (prospect heights) >>
the secret life of pets at the hudson (inwood) >>
wicked at berry lane park (jersey city) >>

mon 6:30pm (mondays thru 8/11): broadway by the boardwalk: enjoy show tunes with a view at broadway by the boardwalk, an annual summer concert series featuring broadway stars performing at clinton cove in hudson river park. this outdoor event invites guests to bring blankets, stretch out on the grass, and take in an evening of music right by the water. the season continues tonight with tony, grammy, and drama desk-nominated singer and actor max von essen (chicago) with pianist, singer, and composer billy stritch. free admission. >>

mon 7pm (+ 9/15, 11/10): robot karaoke: sing against the machine! try to sing songs you know, but with syllable-matched lyrics from sources like yelp reviews of psychics, craigslist vehicle ads, negative reviews of professors, and dr. bronner’s bottle labels. hosted by jamie brew and jenn schiffer. wonderville (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s reading series presents an evening of poetry and prose from writers edwidge danticat (we’re alone), megan giddings (meet me at the crossroads), wendy c. ortiz (excavation), justin haynes (ibis), isabelle baafi (chaotic good), and martha anne toll (duet for one). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>

ongoing

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