🍀 st. patrick’s day weekend events
► the 14 best irish pubs in nyc (time out new york) >>
► sat thru mon: free krispy kreme: wear green at participating krispy kreme locations, score a free green o’riginal doughnut. >>
► sun 1pm: 50th annual brooklyn st. patrick’s day parade: starts at bartel-pritchard square (park slope). >>
► mon 8am: free books by irish, irish american, and nyc-based writers, courtesy of irish arts center (citywide). >>
► mon 11am-4:30pm: 264th nyc st. patrick’s day parade: fifth avenue, from 44th to 79th street. >>
► mon 6-9pm: saint patrick’s day af sober(curious) celebration at hekate café + elixir lounge (alphabet city/east village). free admission. >>
► mon 10pm: what’s the craic? a st. patrick’s day comedy show at union hall (park slope). $10 adv, $15 door. >>
friday
fri + sat (fri 7pm, sat 4pm + 7pm): jalopy’s eighth annual late-winter jug + string band rendezvous: get ready for a foot-stompin’ two-day deep dive into the sounds of early 20th-century north american jug and string band music. eight bands—including dirty mother string band, the ebony hillbillies, swampgrass jug band, and bill carney’s jug addicts—will take the stage for two nights of concerts, plus festival also features an afternoon workshop and an open jam session. jalopy theatre (carroll gardens/columbia street waterfront), $25. >>
fri 6pm: quacks + whacks: a cancer comedy fundraiser: join in an evening of laughs and love at a fundraiser for quacks + whacks, an upcoming fringe festival production by mother-daughter duo amanda and terry miller that blends humor, puppetry, music, and more to spotlight the chaos of living with cancer in america. proceeds from tonight’s show will support both the production and red door community (formerly gilda’s club), which provides free cancer support, education, and wellness programs. starr bar (bushwick), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘unbelievable!’: 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. tonight’s edition features guest gabe henry, author of enough is enuf: our failed attempts to make english easier to spell. hosted by sam corbin, tim donnelly, jerzy gwiazdowski, ally spier, and nikolai vanyo. caveat (les), $15 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg $20 adv, $25 door). >>
fri 7pm: pi day science comedy showcase: scientists turned stand-up comedians come together for a night of nerdy jokes on one of the mathiest dates of the year. featuring kasha patel (nasa, tedx), kyle marian (npr), and ben miller (former artist-in-residence at hawai’i volcanoes national park). grove 34 (astoria), use code ‘pi’ for 31.4% off tickets. >>
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 hoodo hersi (seth meyers), drexton clemons (sports talk game breakers), napoleon emil (don’t tell comedy), and tocarra elise (jon stewart). 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 karolena theresa (hoes with feelings), pedro salinas (hbo), logan guntzelman (comedy central), eeland stribling (comedians on the fly), juliana rodrigues (cbc), and adam gilbert. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
sponsored
Alexander Vindman, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, joins Jeff Atwood, software developer, writer, and co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse, to discuss concerns about the American Dream and propose a blueprint for its revival. Combining their personal stories of how they lived the American Dream, Vindman and Atwood construct a pragmatic, hopeful framework for national renewal – with specific remedies for reviving prosperity, security, and the social contract.
The Cooper Union’s Great Hall
7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003
Thursday, March 20, 7-8:30pm
FREE ADMISSION, but registration is required. Register here.
saturday
sat + sun (10am-5pm weekends thru thru 12/21): brooklyn flea opening weekend: dumbo’s outdoor flea market returns for its 17th season under the manhattan bridge archway with vintage, antique, handcrafted, and local design vendors, as well as food and drink offerings. free admission. >>
sat thru 3/30: 10am-5pm: loved. at brooklyn botanic garden: to commemorate the fifth anniversary of nyc’s pandemic shutdown, brooklyn botanic garden reprises loved., composer michael gordon’s site-specific sound installation to honor those we have lost and reflect on the impact of the pandemic on nyc. the meditative composition for seven vibraphones plays every hour on the hour on cherry esplanade and runs 5 minutes, 31 seconds. on saturday, march 22, 42-piece ensemble mantra percussion will perform a live rendition. free with garden admission ($22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets may also be available). >>
sat + sun (11am-6pm): museum of comic and cartoon arts fest (mocca): nyc’s largest independent comics and cartoon art festival takes over metropolitan pavilion (chelsea) with 400+ exhibiting artists displaying and selling their work over two days. a related series of talks on the state of the art form and industry are scheduled at sva flatiron gallery. $20 adv, $25 door ($15 students will be available at the door). >>
sat 11am: beer + yoga at kcbc: stretch, sip, and savor at kings county brewers collective’s taproom yoga class. all experience levels welcome. byo mat. kings county brewers collective (bushwick), $20 admission includes your first post-class drink. >>
sat 11am-2:30pm: holi celebration at the seaport: shake off the winter blues and welcome the arrival of spring at the seaport’s annual holi celebration. guests are encouraged to wear an all-white outfit for the powder play experience. seaport square and pier 16, free admission. >>
sat 1-3pm: emack + bolio’s williamsburg ice cream social: emack + bolio’s celebrate the grand opening of their new williamsburg ice cream shop with free scoops for all! one scoop per person. 640 grand street, brooklyn. >>
sat 1:30pm: f*cked-up play fest: short play festival meets drinking game at the f*cked-up play fest, where you can play a drinking game while watching a series of new 10-minute plays by six up-and-coming playwrights. caveat (les), $18 adv, $20 door. >>
sat 2pm: alphabet city, then and now: lower east side photographs by geoffrey biddle: photographer geoffrey biddle showcases his photographs of alphabet city’s puerto rican community from the late 70s and 80s at a slide talk at the nypl tompkins square branch, where he’ll describe how the project began, what he learned, and its impact on his life’s work. free admission. >>
sat 2:30pm: punk island benefit: pre-game for this summer’s punk island music festival at a benefit concert hosted by music collective the pigeon pack at bk one theatre (industry city). $15 suggested donation. >>
sat 5-9pm: hunter mfa + bfa open studios: more than 100 student artist studios open to the public for an evening reception at 205 hudson street (tribeca). an mfa thesis exhibition, running thru sunday, will be on view in the 205 hudson gallery. free admission. >>
sat 6pm: the astigmatism comedy show: a book-ish standup comedy show highlighting diversity in laughter and literature: fun-loving comedians alexis bradby, kristal adams, and isabelle pierre bring together underrepresented voices in comedy and literature for ‘the tiny desk of comedy’ at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>
sat 8pm: the chelsea symphony: an evening of chamber music: the chelsea symphony continues its 19th season with its inaugural chamber music series, featuring a program that includes klughardt’s schilflieder, the world premiere of hailstork’s ghosts in grey and blue, and schubert’s octet in f major. st. paul’s church (chelsea), $30 adv for premium seating, or $20 suggested donation at the door. >>
sat 8pm: pataphysics audiovisual concert series: sink into a multi-sensory scene at the latest installment of delight factory’s bi-monthly pataphysics audiovisual concert series, pairing ambient and downtempo music and visuals by ezekiel honig, todd polenberg, joshue ott, and the entropy syndicate. delight factory (ocean hill), $20. >>
sat 9pm: asian af variety show: asian american variety show asian af presents a night of stand-up, sketches, storytelling, and more at ucb theatre (east village). hosted by nicole asava and donald chang. $15 adv, $20 door. >>
sunday
sun thru 10/5: three new exhibitions at queens museum: queens museum (flushing meadows corona park) presents three new spring exhibitions: ‘the panorama’ on its 60th anniversary, abang-guard makibaka, and umber majeed: jy tech. opening celebration 3/16 2-5pm with artist led exhibition walkthroughs, performances, and a reception. pay-what-you-wish admission. >>
sun (various times): united airlines nyc half marathon: cheer on 27,000 runners as they make the 13.1-mile journey from brooklyn to manhattan. the race kicks off near brooklyn museum, winds through prospect park and flatbush avenue, crosses the brooklyn bridge (for the first time in its history), proceeds north on the fdr drive, goes through times square, and finishes in central park. waves start at 7:20am, 7:50am, 8:20am, 8:50am, and 9:20am. >>
sun 7pm: say less: a too truthful comedy show: buckle up for an evening of overly personal jokes and stories scored by a live band at the say less comedy show. hosted by niccolo aeed and shem pennant, tonight’s lineup features juan nicolon, abbi critchfield, christina brown, and jake cornell. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sun 7pm (monthly): new tricks: good tales don’t age at this storytelling show where all of the performers are over 40. hosted by adrianne frost (the moth storyslam champion) with stories by bridgett knapp, lisa klein, jillian thomas, jean le bec, and troy alan. tonight’s theme: ‘goodness.’ q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>
sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: graham kay, skyler higley, benny feldman, and joe castle baker. produced by brittany carney, caitlin cook, naomi karavani, and shane torres. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at this comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring kimberly dinaro (fallon), dave dirus (snl), kristin manna (the new yorker), shay aydel (flipping out comedy), and noah stochel (here to make friends). young ethel’s (park slope), free admission (donations optional). >>
sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: moving target: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight: irish/american exploitation action film, moving target (2000). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>
monday
mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring anoop desai (what we do in the shadows), sebastian beacon (hangmen on broadway), olivia nikkanen (the society), brian morabito (@morathanenough), and others. $18.76 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $24-25). >>
mon 7pm: jeffery self + cole escola: self-sabotage: actor and writer jeffery self (search party) discusses his new memoir, self-sabotage: and other ways i’ve spent my time, at the rare book room at strand bookstore (union square) with actor and playwright, cole escola (search party, oh, mary!). $5 admission, $34.51 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
mon 7pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted confessions serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), save $5 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ >>
mon 7:30pm: not a boy, not a girl comedy show: will morrison hosts this comedy show outside of the gender binary, returning to crystal lake (williamsburg) with standup by lee robinson, gerardo pelati, kya francis, matt storrs, and sophia wilson pelton, plus a drag performance by sarah creamin’ onion. $10. >>
mon 7:30pm: samantha bee presents: wits end with yuhua hamasaki vs lady celestina: wits end trivia game show returns with drag stars yuhua hamasaki (ru paul’s drag race) and lady celestina competing head-to-head in a match of punny trivia games, where being funny is almost as important as being right. hosted by adam kesner. littlefield (gowanus), save $5 with promo code ‘witsend5’ >>
sponsored: mon 8pm: celebrate st. patrick’s day with an unforgettable concert at carnegie hall!: join the masterwork festival chorus, the new york city chamber orchestra, and renowned conductor dr. heather buchanan for a breathtaking performance of dan forrest’s the breath of life – a deeply moving reflection on the beauty of new life and the sorrow of loss. set against the backdrop of one of the world’s most iconic concert venues, this powerful program is paired with additional masterful choral works and weaves together profound poetry, compelling scripture, and forrest’s signature lush harmonies to create a soul-stirring experience like no other. just $9 (up to a $110 value!) with promo code ‘tsk49401’ (facility or service fee may be applied to online and phone orders). >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30+ ongoing events and attractions: barbie: a cultural icon exhibition (ends 3/16), ‘christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city’ (ends 3/23), ice skating, and more. >>
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