cultural fests / food events / markets and shopping events:

► sat: record store day: various locations. >>

► sat 11am-7pm: free van leeuwen ice cream: outside sephora (soho 11am-2pm, meatpacking 3-4pm, and union square 5-7pm) as part of a lawless beauty promotion. >>

► sat + sun (11am-5pm): renegade craft: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea), $5 suggested donation. >>

► sat + sun (12-5pm): thx, it’s thrifted 1-year anniversary $5, $10, + $15 bin sale: 53 bridge street (dumbo). >>

► sun 10am-5pm: reimagined + refined: the upcycled bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>

► sun 10am-6pm (various dates thru 10/12): dragon fest chinese food + culture street fair: panda day edition: astor place. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

sponsored

Cast photo by Matt Wells

CHAIN THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE NYC PREMIERE OF THREE-TIME OBIE AWARD WINNER, DRAMA DESK WINNER, PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA NOMINEE ERIC BOGOSIAN’S HUMPTY DUMPTY

When four friends decide to take a vacation in Upstate New York’s rural ski country, no sooner do they get to their cozy cabin, than the lights go out, their phones stop working, and their comfortable world is turned upside down.

“HUMPTY DUMPTY was originally written in 2000 when Y2K was on everyone’s mind. Twenty-five years ago, the idea that our world might shut down was more fantasy than fear. Now we know that it’s a very real possibility. After the pandemic, people got the message that things can change fast. Our interconnected world is super vulnerable. And oddly, those most vulnerable are those of us with comfortable lives living in the thick of an urban society of vast pecking orders. These pecking orders are mostly constructed from status in the mass media, rather than anything practical. So when push comes to shove, and the lights go out, the guy who knows how to sharpen an axe becomes the top dog.” – Eric Bogosian

Humpty Dumpty
By Eric Bogosian
Directed By Ella Jane New

Limited 5 Week Off-Broadway Engagement
April 3 – May 3
The Chain Theatre
312 W. 36th St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10018

Save $10 on tickets with promo code BOGOSIAN25
TICKETS AND MORE INFO

friday

thru 5/16 (weds-sun 12-6:30pm): the golden thread 2: a fiber art exhibition: bravinlee programs presents its second annual fiber arts exhibition, showcasing 100 works by 60 artists, including eight site-specific installations spread across four floors of a landmark 18th-century warehouse in the seaport. free admission. >>

thru 4/27 (10am-4pm): west side community garden’s annual tulip festival: stop and smell the… tulips at west side community garden, where thousands of tulips and spring flowers are in bloom. the garden is open daily, with members on hand weekends to answer questions about the tulips and the garden itself. 123 west 89th street (between amsterdam avenue and columbus avenue), free admission. >>

thru 4/27: syd mead: illustrating the future: metrograph (les) celebrates the cinematic legacy of neo-futurist concept artist syd mead with a mini-retrospective including star trek: the motion picture, blade runner: the final cut, blade runner 2049, aliens, and tomorrowland. $17. >>

thru 4/20 (10am-5pm): cj hendry: keff joons: artist cj hendry’s latest immersive exhibit takes over a dumbo warehouse with gigantic colorful inflated sculptures, a series of hyper-realistic drawings, and more. 50 gold street (dumbo), free admission. >>

fri 6:30pm: the city reading series: emerging writers from the mfa and ma programs at the city college of new york return for an evening of poetry and prose at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $5 admission can be applied towards any book or item in the café. >>

fri 7pm, 8:15pm (season finale): nerd nite: nerd is the word at nerd nite nyc, where you’ll hear fun-yet-informative presentations on a wide range of subjects. tonight’s season finale features a presentation about insect sex, followed by comedian and former research scientist sarah adelman’s 60-minute one-woman about being fired from a sperm bank. littlefield (gowanus), $12 for the presentations at 8:15pm, $25 for pre-show speed dating. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘the idiom’s guide’ 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), $15 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg $20 adv, $25 door). >>

fri 7-10pm: the inferno of dante alighieri: a reading: the cathedral of st. john the divine’s annual reading of selections from the inferno returns for its 31st year, with cantos read by a variety of guests. the cathedral of st. john the divine (morningside heights), free admission. >>

fri 7:30pm: mannes orchestra, mavericks: zorn, viet cuong, berio: mannes orchestra, the premiere large ensemble at the new school college of performing arts, returns to lincoln center’s alice tully hall in a program featuring works by mavericks john zorn, viet cuong, and luciano berio with sandbox percussion and stefan jackiw. $17.50. >>

fri 7:30pm: american songbook: women in punk: lincoln center’s latest american songbook season, curated by tamar-kali and kathleen hanna, highlights women and nonbinary musicians who have shaped the modern landscape of music and performance, driving conversations on gender, identity, and empowerment. tonight’s programming features a women in punk tribute concert. david rubenstein atrium (uws), free admission. >>

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 sheria mattis (netflix), courtney maginnis (hbo), dorian debose (cracked), and heidi grandberry. 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 henry sir (comedy central), noam shuster-eliassi (the new yorker), aimee sinclair (you oughta know show), simeon goodson, and simon gibson. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

saturday

sat 12-9pm: indieplaza: rough trade and rockefeller center celebrate record store day with a full day of live music, featuring performances by the hives, scowl, lifeguard, and more at rockefeller plaza (midtown). free admission. >>

sat 6:30pm: brassaoke: live brass band karaoke: sing your favorite 80s, 90s, and 00s hits with the backing of brass meets world, an eight-piece brass band. otto’s shrunken head (east village), free admission. >>

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 gillian gurganus, jon alcabes, shareef taher, aarushi agni, and baby devil improv. hosted by kayla kirk and emily baker. secret pour (bushwick / bed-stuy), free admission. >>

sat 8:30pm: improvised superhero movie: improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long improvised superhero movie based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen(williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

sat 10pm: sandwich comedy: comedians serve up slices of freshly assembled material at gastor almonte and jess salomon’s sandwich comedy show. featuring kofi thomas, julia shiplett, ontonio kareem, and noam shuster-eliassi. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sat 11pm: anime y2k party: cosplay as your favorite character and join moonies club and lan party for a night of anime, fashion, and music from the early 2000s. littlefield (gowanus), free admission. >>

sunday

sun 10am (thru the season): coney island’s deno’s wonder wheel amusement park opens for the season: deno’s wonder wheel amusement park kicks off the season with the 40th annual blessing of the rides ceremony and free wonder wheel rides for the first 105 visitors in honor of its 105th anniversary. >>

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, and other programming across all three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sun 5pm: 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 alise morales (seth meyers), jonathan appel (john oliver), otter lee (tooning out the news), and saachin srinivasn. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘focus’ (reg. $24-25). >>

sun 5pm: fireside mystery theatre: fireside mystery theatre, a bi-monthly old-time radio-styled audio drama and podcast taping, presents ‘the couch surfers: harrowing stays and haunted home rentals’, three terrifying tales from a fictional booking platform performed and recorded live with a full cast, sound effects, and an improvised musical score. the slipper room (les), $20. >>

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 andrea coleman, andrea allan, meka mo, and emily hespeler. hosted by laura goehrke. young ethel’s (park slope), free admission (donations welcome). >>

sponsored: sun 7:30pm: pay-what-you-can admission at theatre for a new audience’s the swamp dwellers: for this performance of nobel prize laureate wole soyinka’s rarely produced drama set in a village in the niger delta, audiences can purchase cash-only pay-what-you-can tickets at the door starting at 6:30pm. while supplies last, first come, first served, one ticket per patron limit. directed by awoye timpo at polonsky shakespeare center in downtown brooklyn. >>

sun 10pm: theatre kid karaoke: join drag king benedick the bastard and an ensemble of fellow theatre kids for a shameless evening of singing your favorite show tunes. costumes are encouraged. purgatory (bushwick), free admission. >>

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: hal ashby’s harold and maude (1971), starring ruth gordon, bud cort, and vivian pickles. $21. >>

sponsored: mon 8pm: voices united: a celebration of choral mastery and broadway magic!: step into a night of exhilarating choral harmony and broadway brilliance at starr theater, alice tully hall (lincoln center). program highlights include the masterwork festival chorus performing ad astra by jacob narverud, no time by susan brumfield, and gloria by john rutter. the iowa state university singers will present plaudite, psallite by kęstutis daugirdas, salve regina by franco prinsloo and many more. the grand finale features the broadway series junior company, joined by soloists nikki renée daniels (hamilton, the book of mormon) and michael maliakel (aladdin) in performances from hercules, pocahontas, aladdin, the little mermaid, and many more broadway favorites! get $5 tickets (plus service fee + facility fee) with promo code ‘ru$h!’ >>

mon 8:30pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests tracey segarra, gianmarco soresi, lou gonzalez, jr., and negin farsad, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 35+ ongoing events and attractions: central park and brooklyn botanic garden cherry blossom updates, amy sherald: american sublime at the whitney, brooklyn cyclones baseball season, bargemusic, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint