cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / pop-ups / parades (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► fri-sun: japanese food expo in ny: japan village in industry city (sunset park). >>

► sat + sun (11am-5pm): third annual art materials fair: salmagundi club (greenwich village). >>

► sat + sun (12pm-5pm): sip shop eat brooklyn fall pop-up shop: hook studio (red hook). $10+ admission. >>

► sun 11am-3:30pm: 18th annual brooklyn children’s book fair: brooklyn museum’s beaux-arts court (prospect heights). rsvp required. >>

► mon 12:30-3pm: veterans day parade: fifth avenue between 26th + 47th street. >>

► mon thru 12/24: grand central holiday fair: grand central terminal’s vanderbilt hall (midtown east). >>

film fests / series (various prices):

► fri thru 11/14: new york short film festival: cinema village (union square). >>

► sat + sun: 3rd annual reel works film festival: sva theatre (chelsea). >>

► sun 2-5pm, 7-11pm: be there film fest: footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). >>

► sun 4pm: 10002 arts presents: les film sfrom les filmmakers: metrograph (les). >>

► mon thru 11/14: greenwich village film festival: 10th edition: quad cinema (greenwich village). >>

sponsored

The GRAMMY-winning New Orleans treasure Rebirth Brass Band is back in NYC! Melding the classic brass band vibe with funk and hip-hop, their signature sound is “…like a party…a working model of the New Orleans musical ethos” (The New York Times). A not-to-be-missed evening of pure joy!

Rebirth Brass Band
Saturday, November 23 at 8pm
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway & 95th Street, NY, NY 10025

Use code SKINT10 for $10 off full-price tickets HERE

friday

ongoing: the nonbinarian bookstore: the nonbinarian bookstore, a trans+-owned bookstore selling exclusively queer books (new and used), as well as gift items and local goods, opens in crown heights. >>

thru 1/12/2025: gingerbread nyc: the great borough bake-off at mcny: the museum of the city of new york (east harlem) invited bakers from across the five boroughs to create gingerbread displays on the theme of ‘iconic new york’—creating distinctive buildings, places, or things that represent their neighborhood, community, or borough. see the sugary results on display, and vote for your favorite. included with museum admission ($23 genearl, $18 seniors, $14 students, free wednesdays). >>

thru 11/17: new york comedy festival: more than 200 comedians perform in more than 100 shows at venues througouht the five boroughs. some skint-priced options this week include: friday: ginny hogan + laura merli @ the tiny cupboard, matt koff: earth’s funniest @ brooklyn comedy collective, pinot noir @ ucb, tina friml @ the bell house, vocabaret: word championship @ caveat; saturday: dating gayme @ brooklyn art haus, tiktok creators to watch @ caveat, sophie santos is codependent @ ucb, this sucks with stef dag @ union hall; sunday: chloe radcliffe: cheat @ chelsea music hall, kc shornima: relatable? @ union hall; monday: gravid water @ ucb, lady journey @ grove 34, myq kaplan @ qed, sarah adelman: egg @ caveat, the monday show @ the gutter (save $5 with promo code ‘imcool’); whiplash @ ucb. >>

fri + sat (fri 6pm, sat 2pm): that librarian with amanda jones: librarian and activist amanda jones discusses her book, that librarian: the fight against book banning in america, in conversations with playwright, tv writer, and children’s book author peter parnell (fri 6pm at nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library in midtown) and brooklyn public library’s chief librarian nick higgins (sat 2pm at brooklyn heights library). free admission.

fri + sat (fri 7pm, sat 7:15pm): bird with barry keoghan: angelika new york (soho) hosts screenings of andrea arnold’s bird, with star barry keoghan appearing in-person for q+a sessions following the 7pm show on fri and the 7:15pm show on sat. $19-23 general, $17.50-21.50 seniors. >>

fri 6pm: moxie: the daring women of classic hollywood: cineaste ira m. resnick and fashion historian raissa bretaña launch moxie, a profile of 15 leading ladies from hollywoods golden age, illustrated with over two hundred film stills, publicity photos, and lobby cards from resnick’s personal collection. isabel custodio, writer, editor, and narrator behind the youtube channel ‘be kind rewind,’ joins them in a conversation at rizzoli bookstore (flatiron). free admission. >>

fri 7:30pm (monthly): laugh it off – a comedy show in a dog cafe: bring your problems and your pups to the laugh it off show, where audience members submit their everyday problems and comedians try their best to ‘fix’ them. drinks and food will be available for purchase. boris and horton (east village), $15. >>

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 britney carney (hbo), alex babbit (hbo), natash vaynblat (fallon), gabe pacheco (siriusxm), and chase durousseau. friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by kate willett (colbert), hoodo hersi (seth meyers), john hastings (america’s got talent), carly kane (funny or die), milly tamarez, and olivia levine. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 10:30pm: show us your noobs!: pasties and punchlines meet at show us your noobs!, a show where newbie burlesque performers debut an act that serves as inspiration for new improv scenes. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>

saturday

sat (time tbd): the rockefeller center christmas tree arrives: rockefeller center’s holiday centerpiece, a 74-foot-tall norway spruce from west stockbridge, massachusetts, arrives today. family activities are scheduled 10am-1pm, and setup and decorating will continue until the official lighting ceremony on 12/4. free admission. >>

sat 8:30pm: improvised family drama: thanksgiving dinners, family reunions, and bringing home your partner for the first time. yikes! improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long family drama movie based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $13 day of. >>

sunday

sun 12pm: ninth annual brooklyn cranksgiving fundraiser: riders of all skill levels are welcome to participate at this annual scavenger hunt bike ride against hunger. participants cycle to various checkpoints in brooklyn, earning points for tasks like solving trivia questions, spotting specific street murals, taking photos with certain types of dogs, and more. prizes will be awarded to riders/teams who visit the most checkpoints, accumulate the most points, post the best pictures on social media, wear the best costumes, and show the most team spirit. starts at brooklyn navy yard’s bldg 77. donations ($25 suggested) will support community food justice organizations. >>

sun 12-7pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: art, music, science, and technology collide during pioneer works’ second sunday event series, featuring artists’ open studios, music, films, solar gazing, and other programming across three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers and one audience member will each share a true story about a personal triumph great or small at the public victories storytelling show. featuring amanda gordon, ronny meshel fleishman, táhlia audrí and josh makinda. hosted by andrea coleman. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>

monday

mon 4pm, 7pm, 9:50pm (monthly): 35mm series at angelika: experience a series of classic films in their original format–35mm–at village east by angelika (east village). tonight: john carpenter’s the thing (1982), starring kurt russell, wilford brimley, and keith david. $20. >>

mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden presents an evening of readings by vinson cunningham (great expectations), cebo campbell (sky full of elephants), tyler wetherall (amphibian), nicole haroutunian (choose this now), and amelia possanza (lesbian love story). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events and attractions: bryant park’s winter village, canstruction, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint