10 women’s history month and international women’s day events across nyc:
► thru 3/12: ninth annual international women’s day art fair at one art space (tribeca). opening reception 3/8 6-9pm. free admission. >>
► fri: free bite-size cupcakes at baked by melissa. >>
► fri 4-10pm: woman-owned marketplace at moxy times square. >>
► sat 2-9pm: international women’s day makers market at footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). free admission (donations welcome). >>
► sat 11am-1pm: international women’s day: unite + resist march from washington square park to union square. >>
► sat 12-4pm: women’s strike nyc fest at maria hernandez park (bushwick). free admission (donations welcome). >>
► sat 10pm: support women djs presents: international women’s day celebration at mood ring (bushwick). $11.05 ($16.60 for two). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: women-owned business bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 7pm: women who (almost) made history character show at ucb (east village). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
► mon 7pm: a reading by edwidge danticat at lefrak concert hall at kupferberg center for the arts (flushing). free admission. >>
friday
thru sun: re-fest: culutrehub’s annual festival brings artists, activists, and technologists together to explore our role in re-shaping the future. this year’s festival engages the theme ‘re-collect,’ presenting collections made intentionally and unintentionally, by individuals, families, institutions, and computer programs. la mama (east village), free admission (donations welcome). >>
thru sun: new colossus festival: the annual new colossus festival brings a wave of sound to the east village and lower east side, with 150+ indie music artists from around the world taking over 11 venues. various prices (note: tickets to individual shows are available for purchase at each venue’s website). >>
fri + sat (8pm): the diary staged reading: theater for the new city (east village) presents a staged reading of the diary, a new anne frank play by claude solnik. using forward storytelling and flashbacks, the play follows the story of anne frank’s diary and how it eventually overcame skeptical editors to become one of the most widely-read books in the world. $12 general, $10 seniors/students. >>
fri 6:30pm (monthly): lower east stories: p+t knitwear bookstore + café (les) kicks off a band-new storytelling salon, where each month brings a fresh theme and fresh tales. first up: ‘new opportunities’. 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): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different during the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps colombia, india, iraq, portugal, romania, and taiwan with yesh malik, vickie wang, andre de freitas, harshil shukla, and papirossa. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘jamily’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7pm: filmmaker magazine presents at the paris theater: filmmaker magazine partners with the paris theater (midtown) for a new monthly screening series. tonight: director kelly reichardt and producer larry fessenden will join for a screening of wendy and lucy (2008). $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>
fri 7:30pm (monthly): transplants comedy show: funny folks from all over tell jokes and stories about where they came from and how they got here at the transplants comedy show. featuring standup by leland long, nathan orton, shaunak godkhindi, cansu karabiyik, jason choi, graham cooper, and annie hildebrand. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>
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 bianca cristova (colbert), talib babb (espn), kelly bachman (hulu), david louis (netflix), danish maqbool (ramy), and natasha vaynblat (comedy central). free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
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saturday
sat + sun (10am-5pm): j-hope’s ‘sweet dreams flowers’ pop-up experience: an immersive pop-up inspired by k-pop star j-hope’s new single opens at genesis house (meatpacking district) through the weekend, where you’ll find photo ops and be able to take home a complimentary flower bouquet. free admission. >>
sat 10am-4pm: making brooklyn bloom 2025: making brooklyn bloom, brooklyn botanic garden’s annual gardening conference, returns for an afternoon of workshops, tours, and talks. this year’s theme, ‘many hands, light work,’ highlights the vital role of sunlight in our city’s green spaces while celebrating the bright spirit of community. free admission (rsvp required). >>
sat 12-5pm: love letters live: an event dedicated to expressing love, gratitude, and unspoken emotions through handwritten letters: step into the podcast station at p+t knitwear for 2–5 minutes to share a handwritten letter—whether it’s a letter to a lover, a friend, a past self, a confession, a reflection, or an apology. presented by ten ten nyc and hosted by sam bail, founder of third place bar. any original expression from the heart is welcome. free ($10 suggested donation). >>
sat 7pm: flopsauce comedy show: the monthly stand-up showcase where comedians dish out their latest failures (flops) and successes (sauces) returns for more servings. featuring benny feldman, gabby jordan brown, james mwaura, lindsay lucido, and more. hosted by kayla kirk and becky granger. secret pour (bushwick / bed-stuy), free admission. >>
sat 7pm-2am: night in the library: brooklyn public library’s annual ‘night in the library’ (fka ‘night of philosophy and ideas’) returns for another after-hours marathon evening of discussions, performances and screenings that celebrate the free flow of ideas. scheduled: a performance by dancers baye + asa with musician laurie anderson, a talk on saving journalism and america without billionaires, talks on james baldwin, a rotating roster of psychoanalysts to hear you out, tarot readings, stargazing with the amateur astronomers association, and much more. brooklyn public library – central library (prospect heights), free admission (note: rsvps are full, but walk-ups will be admitted as space allows). >>
sat 7:30pm: peoples’ symphony concerts classical music series: elias string quartet: the 125th season of peoples’ symphony concerts continues with elias string quartet, ensemble-in-residence at manchester’s royal northern college of music. tonight’s program features the final quartet compositions of f.j. haydn and felix mendelssohn, along with fanny mendelssohn’s only quartet. historic washington irving high school auditorium (gramercy), $20-25 general, $10 students/essential workers. >>
sat 8:30pm: improvised historical drama: improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long improvised historical drama based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen(williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sunday
sun 2am: let the sunshine in! daylight savings time starts today.
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, music, films, mushroom + fungi-themed activities, and other programming across all three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 2pm (monthly thru april): schneider concerts chamber music series at the new school: showcasing emerging musicians and ensembles, the new school’s annual chamber music series returns for the 2024-2025 season. today’s concert features ivalas quartet with clarinetist anthony mcgill and violaist ayane kozasa performing works by brahms, dvořáck, and coleridge-taylor. the auditorium at the new school (union square), $20 general, $17 seniors, $5 students standby. >>
sun 5pm: some fun lines: johnathan appel (john oliver), chandler dean (mcsweeneys), and maeve dunigan (the new yorker) fill your sunday with satire and humor readings with some help from guests leah abrams (the new yorker), charlie dektar (the new yorker), augusta champman (mcsweeney’s), alex dektar (the new york times), eli mandel (snl), and kendwra singh (reductress). $13.61 with promo code ‘somefunskint’ (reg. $18 adv, $23 door). >>
sun 6pm: michelle trachtenberg double feature: remember michelle trachtenberg at a double feature of two very different films from her acting career: harriet the spy (1996) and mysterious skin (2004). baby’s all right (williamsburg), $10. >>
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 ansa edim, max higgins, lauren davis, and andrea coleman. hosted by laura goehrke. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>
sun 7:30pm: calvin s. cato: disney single: calvin s. cato (time out new york‘s lgbtq poc comedians to watch out for) has gone on a lot of dates, but wonders if it’s all worth it. with some help from leslie goshko on piano, he’ll explore the answer with an hour of comedy, music, and salacious stories that span from painfully virginal to dangerously lusty. qed (astoria), $10. >>
sun 8pm: natan badalov presents chosen fam – a work in progress show: in his new work-in-progress show, comedian natan badalov (adult swim) tackles empathy, family, and the middle east. tootles + french wine bar (astoria), $5 plus one-item minimum. >>
sun 8pm: the real housewives of brooklyn: get ready for a night of sass and shade at this comedic drag show celebrating the real housewives from all franchises. hosted by shaneeda bump at c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $18.54. >>
monday
mon 4:30pm, 7pm (monthly): 35mm series at angelika: experience a series of classic films in their original 35mm format at village east by angelika (east village). tonight: howard hawks’ monkey business (1952), starring cary grant, ginger rogers, and marilyn monroe. $21. >>
mon 7pm: fun by design: the interior design game show: two designers go head-to-head in challenges testing everything from speed cad to identifying furniture in your favorite tv shows. hosted by interior designer and comedian laura fabius. caveat (les), save $5 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
mon 7pm: the weird algorithm: robot karaoke: sing against the machine! try to sing songs you know, but with syllable-matched lyrics from sources like yelp reviews, craigslist ads, and goosebumps book titles. hosted by jamie brew and jenn schiffer. wonderville (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>
mon 7:30pm (monthly thru may): music mondays concert series: the music mondays concert series returns for its 22nd season presenting dynamic lineups of classical and contemporary chamber music ensembles at advent lutheran church (uws). tonight: east coast chamber orchestra (ecco) partner with tenor nicholas phan for a program that includes works by william grant still, benjamin britten, hanna benn, and jon adams. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission (note: if reservations are sold out, there will be a standby line at the performance). >>
mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: sweet sixteen: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s reading series is celebrating its 16th anniversary with cupcakes and an evening of readings by melissa broder (death valley), liza monroy (the distraction), jinwoo chong (i leave it up to you), andrew lipstein (something rotten), edgar gomez (alligator tears), and cynthia weiner (a gorgeous excitement). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>
mon 8pm: purim and punchlines: a stand-up spiel: put on your costumes for a night of laughter and celebration as some of new york’s best jewish comedians perform alongside silly spins on classic purim traditions. hosted by alison leiby (the marvelous mrs. maisel) with guests ariel elias (kimmel), dan perlman (flatbush misdemeanors), josh gondelman (last week tonight with john oliver), and more. $16.11 with promo code ‘purim5’ (reg. $21.76). >>
mon 9:30pm: guilty pleasure: a cumming out story: queer comedian and cringe theater kid amanda melhuish (reductress) presents a solo show about their cumming out journey, where they attempt to master masturbation — and finally orgasm for the first time. save $5 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30+ ongoing events and attractions: ‘christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city,’ 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
