cherry blossom update: central park‘s east + west sides of the reservoir are in bloom, while the great lawn, sheep meadow, cherry hill, and pilgrim hill are post-bloom; brooklyn botanic garden’s main rows of the cherry esplanade are now in first and peak bloom, and the japanese hill-and-pond garden is in peak bloom. central park admission is free as always; brooklyn botanic garden admission is $22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets may also be available.
cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events:
► fri + sat (fri 10am-7pm, sat 10am-3pm): design on a dime: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). free admission. >>
► sat 12-7pm (monthly thru 10/25): bronx night market: 1 fordham plaza. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
► sponsored: sat 1-4:30pm, 6-9:30pm: new york city craft beer wine and spirits fest: chelsea industrial, save 40% with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
► sat 4pm-midnight (saturdays thru 8/16, + 9/13-10/25): queens night market season opener: new york hall of science at flushing meadows corona park. $5-8 admission for 4/26 sneak preview, free admission starting 5/3. >>
► sat: 12th annual independent bookstore day: various locations. >>
► sat + sun 10am-6pm (+ various dates thru the season): japan fes japanese food festival: saturday in chelsea (8th ave bet 16th + 17th sts); sunday in astoria (steinway st bet broadway + 34th ave). free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
► sat + sun 11am-6pm: fad market: earth month pop-up: center for brooklyn history (brooklyn heights). free admission. >>
► sat + sun 11am-7pm: brooklyn independent comics showcase: 51 35th street in industry city. free admission. >>
► sat + sun: other islands book fair: pratt institute student union (clinton hill). free admission (rsvp recommended). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: vintage spring fling bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>
► sun 11:30am: persian day parade: madison avenue from 38th street to 27th street. >>
► sun 12-6pm: nyc tape fair: selva (bushwick). free admission. >>
earth day related events:
► sat 10am-4pm: open streets: car-free earth day: 54 locations across the city close to vehicular traffic and offer activities, performances, and programming. >>
► sat 11am-3pm: broadway celebrates earth day concert: times square’s pedestrian plaza, free. >>
► sat 12-4pm: loisaida united neighborhood gardens (lungs) spring awakening celebration: avenue b between 7th + 9th streets. >>
► sun 12-6pm, 5:30pm-midnight: earth love fest block party and after party: indoors and outdoors at house of yes (bushwick). free admission. >>
► thru 4/30: juilliard’s annual earth month celebration: free. >>
► thru 5/16: earth day + arbor day events in parks and community gardens across nyc: free. >>
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 6/15: see it big: stunts!: supersize your moviegoing experience at museum of the moving image’s film series celebrating the art, craft, and visual astonishment of practical stunt work. coinciding with the exhibition, mission: impossible—story and spectacle, the series features silent films to contemporary blockbusters including steamboat bill, jr., police story, raiders of the lost ark, the fast and the furious, the heroic trio, thunderball, and more. museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>
thru 5/31 (fri + sat 7-9pm): green-wood after hours: explore green-wood cemetery at twilight, walking past historic monuments and hearing stories of notable new yorkers along the way. the tour ends with a stop inside the catacombs—a rarely opened underground space that’s usually closed to the public. byo flashlight. $30. >>
thru 5/4: fleurs de villes: downton abbey: bespoke floral show company fleurs de villes returns to hudson yards with new floral mannequins inspired by the characters and fashion of downton abbey. located on level one of the shops at hudson yards. free admission. >>
sponsored: thru sun: the superfair: the superfair brings together 150+ unique, uncommonly talented artists from nyc and around the world, all inside the duggal greenhouse—a light-filled waterfront venue in the brooklyn navy yard with manhattan and bridge views. discover and buy original artwork that speaks to you, directly from the artists, with prices starting as low as $100. first-time art buyers and seasoned collectors alike are welcome! save 30% on tickets with promo code ‘nyc30’ (reg. $26.78). >>
thru sun: university open air: immigrant teachers, professors, and academics who were trained outside of the u.s. share their knowledge with the public at a series of free classes in collaboration with the prospect park alliance at the library for arts + culture (fort greene). select topics include tibetan self-healing massage and mantra healing; writing stories of survival; a brief history of photography; the stories we wear; anti-racism, anti-facism, and how to organize our families. >>
thru sun: congress of curious peoples: coney island’s annual celebration of circus and sideshow performers and personalities returns with a sideshow hall of fame induction ceremony, a performer showcase, a lecture on women in sideshow, a talk on the history and science of sword swallowing, workshops, and a vendor market. events are priced $20+, while admission to the bizarre bazaar is free. >>
sponsored: fri + sat (7:30pm): contemporary jazz masterpieces featuring the jazz at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalis: contemporary jazz masterpieces takes listeners on a thrilling ride through works composed and orchestrated by composers and big band leaders of today, including miho hazama, darcy james argue, helen sung, and jihye lee alongside newly commissioned works by george delancey, leo steinriede, and steven feifke. with music direction by wynton marsalis and steven feifke, expect an evening of fresh takes and exploratory sounds from the jazz at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalis. save 30% on tickets with promo code ‘skint30’ >>
fri + sat (fri 6-9pm, sat 1-6pm): the international studio + curatorial program’s spring open studios: discover works by 34 resident artists and curators from 26 countries on display at iscp’s annual spring open studios. international studio + curatorial program (east williamsburg), free admission. >>
fri + sun (fri 7pm, sun 1:30pm): 22nd annual will-a-thon: the workshop theater presents a two-day festival celebrating the 461st birthday of william shakespeare. friday 7pm: a night of scenes, speeches, and soliloquies; sunday 1:30pm: a program of scenes, sonnets, and songs of love featuring original music set to the bard’s lyrics. society of ethical culture (uws), $15. >>
fri 5-9pm (+ 6/27, 7/25, 8/22, 9/26): intrepid museum’s free friday with astronomy night: the intrepid museum extends its hours for a series of free evenings featuring talks from astronauts, engineers, and scientists, plus activities and demos led by museum educators. the season kicks off with planetarium shows and talks on nasa’s parker solar probe, family-friendly activities, telescope viewing on the flightdeck, and more. >>
fri 7pm-midnight: jazz + gin: a speakeasy soirée: hot jazz, dancing, and cocktails await at prohibition productions’ speakeasy soirée, held in a former 1920s brooklyn speakeasy—now an art nouveau salon. the night features live swing music by danny jonokuchi + the revisionists, dj sets by dj andrius, burlesque by lilin lace, a free swing dance lesson (at 8:15pm), and cocktails available for purchase. the urbane arts club (ditmas park), $20 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $30). >>
fri 7:30pm (monthly): tale storytelling show: harmon leon (this american life, the new yorker) hosts an evening of performances by some of the city’s best storytellers, including adam wade (comedy central), sandi marx (npr), david dean bottrell (after forever), and rhonda hansome (siriusxm), with music by tim hassler. the red room at kgb bar (east village), half price online with promo code ‘skintdiscount’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $15), plus a two-drink minimum. >>
fri 7:30pm: (un)silent film: safety last!: the mannes orchestra performs carl davis’s original scores alongside screenings of the silent films safety last! (1923), starring harold lloyd, and the pest (1914), starring charlie chaplin. the new school’s john l. tishman auditorium (greenwich village/union square), free admission. >>
fri 7:30pm: ¡vaya! latin music series: orquesta akokán: grammy-nominated orquesta akokán comes to lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws) for an evening of music and dancing. free admission. >>
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 nick naney, dylan subiza, ivi demi, sami schwaeber, and more. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 11pm: broadway rave: everyone’s a star at broadway rave, a sing-along dance party celebrating the best in show tunes and musical theatre. le poisson rouge (greenwich village), $20+. >>
fri 11pm: let’s dance: bowie dance party: calling all you rebel rebels, diamond dogs and young americans! djs michael t and guests pay tribute to david bowie with all the thin white duke’s hits, plus plenty of 70s + 80s dance rock by the likes of talking heads, blondie, queen, roxy music, prince, t. rex, and more. tv eye (ridgewood), $10. >>
saturday
sat thru 5/11 (weekends): weekends in bloom at brooklyn botanic garden: celebrate cherry blossom season and all the spring blooms at brooklyn botanic garden with three weekends of casual, pop-up music and dance performances, garden tours, and programming for kids and families. $22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets may also be available. >>
sat + sun (sat 10am-6pm, sun 10am-4pm): brooklyn quilts!: brooklyn quilters guild’s bi-annual show features more than 200 new quilts, along with workshops, demonstrations, vendors, raffles, and a silent auction. bkloft26 (greenwood heights), $10 adv, $12 door. >>
sat + sun 1-6pm: dumbo open studios: over 140 artists around dumbo and vinegar hill will open their doors to the public as a part of the annual dumbo open studios, giving visitors a look into studios and workspaces across the brooklyn waterfront. free admission. >>
sat 10am-6pm: moma ps1 open house: moma ps1 (lic) celebrates the opening of the gatherers, an exhibition of international artists grappling with global waste and excess, along with shows by sandra poulson and visual aids. meet the artists, attend a performance, see a new documentary, join family activities, and enjoy a community storytelling workshop. free admission. >>
sat 11am-2pm: world tai chi day at bryant park: held on the last saturday of april each year, bryant park kicks off its annual season of free outdoor tai chi classes with an afternoon of instruction and demonstrations in celebration of world tai chi day. >>
sat 4pm: tea with g: a darkly comic immersive musical: in this new musical by deborah berenson and dylan marcaurele (the real housewives of new york: the unauthorized parody musical, m3gan: the unauthorized parody musical), etiquette ‘expert’ g is here to teach you how to be a better person, and make a proper british brew. insults and biscuits will be thrown. a.r.t./new york theatres mezzanine theatre (hell’s kitchen), save $7 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
sat 5-10pm: this party is killing you! the robyn party: the longest-running and original robyn-themed party returns with djs spinning all of the swedish pop sensation’s greatest hits, b-sides, deep cuts, and remixes, along with faves by charli, gaga, carly, and others.9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $15. >>
sponsored: sat 7pm: nat towsen: the thinker: standup comedian nat towsen (the tonight show, esquire) has always been told that he is an over-thinker. he believes that he thinks the right amount and most people could stand to speed up! this outlook does not, however, make him happy. nevertheless, he bravely presents an hour of standup comedy. featuring opening performances from brittany carney (the kennedy center, comedy central) and gastor almonte (hbo, comedy central). a.r.t./new york theatres mezzanine theatre (hell’s kitchen), $20+. >>
sat 7pm: meat puppet presents: cult classics: fight club: meat puppet presents a screening of david fincher’s fight club (1999) that includes trivia and movie-related drag performances before the show and during intermission. purgatory (bushwick), $13.60+. >>
sat 7:30pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: sick of linkedIn, layoffs, and late-stage capitalism? get the catharsis you deserve with jokes from hosts amanda melhuish and cat montesi and a lineup of comedians who’ve been there. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>
sat 7:30pm: group chat approved: a live dating show: watch as three contestants compete in a series of flirty games to win a date with an eligible single. the twist? their friends have the final say on who gets the match. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission. >>
sat 8:30pm: ucblk: a variety show spotlighting black performers: join hosts justin catchens, dominique kaplowitz, and shem pennant for a night of improv, sketch, stand-up, music and more—featuring a dynamic lineup of black performers. ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sat 9pm (monthly): garbage patch comedy: kelly bachman and jaffer khan host a monthly stand-up showcase at pine box rock shop (bushwick). tonight’s lineup features katie hannigan, vanessa jackson, nolawee mengist, andrew casertano, and brittany cardwell. bonus: karaoke with the kings of karaoke after the show. free admission (pay-what-you-want). >>
sunday
sun thru 8/3: sargent and paris: a new exhibition at the met explores the early career of american painter john singer sargent (1856–1925), from his arrival in paris in 1874 as an 18-year-old art student to the mid-1880s and the debut of his iconic portrait madame x. alongside select portraits of parisiennes by sargent’s contemporaries, the exhibition also offers an in-depth look at madame x‘s preparatory sketches. metropolitan museum of art (ues), free with museum admission (pay-what-you-wish admission for new york state residents and ny, nj, and ct students, $30 general/$22 seniors/$22 visitors with disabilities/$17 students otherwise). >>
sun thru 5/11: 50th macy’s flower show: macy’s blossoms into spring with its annual flower show, filling the main floor of the herald square flagship with thousands of blooms for two weeks of floral flair. free admission. >>
sun (waves start at 7am, 7:30am, 8:05am, and 8:40am): nycruns brooklyn experience half marathon: cheer on 25,000 runners as they make their 13.1 mile journey from mccarren park to prospect park. >>
sun 11am-2:30pm: free bike helmets: the department of transportation continues its bike helmet distribution program this weekend, offering free, personally-fitted helmets at chelsea park while supplies last. can’t make it? more dates and locations should be announced periodically through summer. >>
sun 2pm: annual gathering of remembrance: the museum of jewish heritage and thousands of new yorkers observe holocaust remembrance day with a gathering featuring music, remarks from holocaust survivors and descendants, and a candle-lighting ceremony. temple emanu-el (ues) and online, free (donations welcome). >>
sun 6:30pm: two birds, one stone: marina di marzo and laura ornella present new works at ‘two birds, one stone,’ a workshop at pine box rock shop (bushwick) featuring two half-hour comedic one-person shows: di marzo’s ‘love in the time of fifth grade’ and ornella’s ‘predictable.’ free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 6:30-10pm: mothership nyc artist salon: mothership nyc, an international, interdisciplinary artists’ collective and residency platform in greenpoint, presents an evening of ‘contemporary composition + performance art + freedom + feminism’ at last frontier nyc (greenpoint). free admission (tips are appreciated). >>
sun 7pm: the four seasons: the paris theater (midtown) hosts a 35mm screening of alan alda’s the four seasons (1981), with an in-person introduction by tina fey, lang fisher, and tracey wigfield, creators of netflix’s upcoming series adaptation. $17 general, $15 seniors / students / people with disabilities / military / first responders. >>
sun 7:30pm: make it good: noa osheroff and dan rosen host a night of short films and stand-up comedy at brooklyn art haus (williamsburg). $15 with promo code ‘sogood’ (reg. $20). >>
monday
mon 5:30pm doors: movies at the united palace with lin-manuel miranda and ariana debose: the movies at the united palace (washington heights) series celebrates the 10-year anniversary of hamilton on broadway with a series of films starring the original cast. next up: west side story (2021), followed by a discussion with lin-manuel miranda and star ariana debose. free with rsvp. >>
mon 7pm (monthly): movie musical mondays: a monthly series of iconic musicals hits the big screen at village east by angelika, continuing the season with stanley donen and gene kelly’s singin’ in the rain (1952), starring kelly, debbie reynolds, and donald o’connor. $19. >>
mon 7pm: my robot sophia with q+a: the roxy cinema (tribeca) screens crystal moselle and jon kasbe’s my robot sophia, a documentary about david hanson’s pursuit to create empathetic robots, followed by q+a with the filmmakers moderated by busy philipps. $18. >>
mon 7:30pm: 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 gerardo pelati, lauren logiudice, billie bullock, and quinn murphy, plus a drag performance by nouveau richie. $10. >>
mon 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘picky.’ $19.65. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 50+ ongoing events and attractions: the met fifth ave’s new roof garden commission (thru 10/19), brooklyn cyclones baseball season, bargemusic, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
