art fairs / cultural fests / food events / markets:

► fri-sun 11am-6pm (thru 10/26): smorgasburg outdoor food markets open for the season: fridays at world trade center, saturdays in williamsburg, and sundays in prospect park. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

► thru sun: 65th annual new york international antiquarian book fair: park avenue armory (ues). $32 general, $10 for students (at the door with id). >>

► thru sun: artexpo new york: pier 36 (les). $40 general, $25 seniors / students / military / first responders. >>

► fri 5-8pm: parsons bfa + mfa fine arts spring open studios: 25 e 13th street (greenwich village). free admission. >>

► sat + sun 10am-6pm (+ various dates thru the season): japan fes japanese food festival: broadway bet 8th + 9th streets (sat); broadway bet 103 + 104th streets (sun). free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

► sat 11am-6pm (+ other dates tba): philippines fest street fair presents: ubeland: broadway between 12th + 13th street (east village). free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

🥃 ► sponsored: sat 1-4pm, 6-9pm: brooklyn whiskey + spirits fest: industry city – building 5 (indoor event venue). save 40% with promo code ‘theskint’ >>

► sat 2pm: 27th annual nyc tartan day parade with grand marshal alan cumming: steps off at west 45th street and marches up 6th avenue to 55th street. >>

► sat 3-9pm: jersey city night market: latin food + music festival: city hall ancillary lot. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

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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 8/31: brooklyn cyclones baseball season: baseball is back at coney island! the brooklyn cyclones kick off their season at maimonides park, located along coney’s iconic boardwalk. opening week promos include post-game fireworks (friday), bark in the park and everyone runs the bases (saturday), play catch on the field and free ice cream for kids (sunday), and more. $21+. >>

thru 6/8: the legacy of the handmaid’s tale: june’s evolution from handmaid to rebel: the paley museum commemorates the final season of the handmaid’s tale with a special exhibit featuring costumes, props, and artifacts from the show. the paley center for media (midtown), included with regular museum admission ($20 general, $16 seniors/students/teachers/veterans/first responders). >>

thru 4/10 (various times): the hermit of treig: quad cinema (greenwich village) hosts screenings of the hermit of treig, lizzie mackenzie’s award-winning documentary about ken smith, a spirited man who has lived off the grid in the scottish highlands for more than 40 years. mackenzie and producer naomi spiro will be in-person for q+a following select shows fri+sun. $18 general, $14 seniors. >>

thru sun: american songbook: the slits and fanny: 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. this weekend’s programming celebrates the slits and fanny with a slits tribute concert (fri 7:30pm at david rubenstein atrium, free), a screening of fanny: the right to rock (sat 3pm in the david geffin hall lobby, free), and a presentation to fanny featuring performances by the gossip and esg (sun 7:30pm at david geffin hall, choose-what-you-pay). >>

fri 10am-9pm (monthly): first friday at poster house: enjoy free admission, extended hours, and special programming at poster house’s first friday. today’s schedule includes a 1972 munich olympics poster exhibition tour, a screening of oppenheimer, a drop-in printmaking workshop, a performance by bombazo dance company, and more. note: some activities require separate, paid tickets to participate. poster house (flatiron). >>

fri 6:30pm (monthly): lower east stories: p+t knitwear bookstore + café (les) presents a new storytelling salon, where each month brings a fresh theme and fresh tales. tonight’s theme: ‘fools.’ 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 at the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps canada, china, germany, india, romania, south africa, and uruguay with ophira eisenberg (the moth), loyiso madinga (john stewart), juan nicolón (@juannicolon), pooja reddy (kutti gang), peter wong (comedy central). caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘jamily’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7pm: paperclip: douglas widick presents his one-man musical about clippy, microsoft’s failed virtual assistant, who time-travels to save the world from artificial intelligence. the rat nyc (dumbo), $13.70 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $16.79). >>

fri 7pm: vampire ball: mars ray + the raptures single release show: mars ray + the raptures celebrate their new single with a vampire ball-themed concert at the rooftop of our wicked lady (bushwick). joining the mayhem is funkrust brass band, a 20 piece post-apocalyptic disco punk brass band. undead attire encouraged. $17.51 >>

fri 7:30pm: paid protest: roast of andrew cuomo: paid protest, nyc-democratic socialists of america’s monthly comedy fundraiser, does a roast of andrew cuomo. hosted by anders lee, freddy g, and sharif hasan. silo (bushwick), $15 suggested admission (proceeds will go to the don’t rank eric or andrew for mayor campaign). >>

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 matt bowman, peter wong, bo ballew, igor martinez, colleen genevieve, and rae sanni. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>

fri 8pm: string orchestra of brooklyn (sob): the string orchestra of brooklyn honors the music of arvo pärt with an evening concert featuring the estonian minimalist composer’s symphony no. 4 los angeles alongside philip glass’ third symphony, and yaz lancaster’s our streets. st. ann and the holy trinity church (brooklyn heights), $15 general, $10 seniors/students in advance, $20 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 connor creagan (comedy central), lilly sparks (reverse psychology show), sameer naseem (hbo), sima sepehri (hulu), and marito lopez. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

saturday

sat + sun (2pm + 4pm; weekends thru the season): bargemusic: bargemusic’s chamber music concerts return to brooklyn bridge park, now hosted at pier 5’s boathouse, where floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of the river and lower manhattan. opening weekend featuring works by bach, haydn, beethoven, mendelssohn, and shostakovich. free admission (doors open 20 minutes before the concert. no reservations). >>

sat 11am-2:30pm: free bike helmets: the department of transportation continues its bike helmet distribution program this weekend, offering free, personally-fitted helmets at john jay park (ues) while supplies last. can’t make it? more dates and locations should be announced periodically through summer. >>

sat 12:30pm doors: roof show: school of rock (adults) do yeah yeah yeahs, franz ferdinand, mgmt, eurythmics, fiona apple, the beatles and more: three adult school of rock bands put their newly-learned shredding abilities on display at this afternoon covers show. the rooftop at our wicked lady (bushwick), $14.12. >>

sponsored: sat 3pm: jazz at lincoln center tickets starting at $10, no fees: experience the magic of jazz—affordable, inspiring, and open to all! in this installment of jazz at lincoln center’s concert series for young audiences, ‘who is gerry mulligan?’ invites you on a journey into the cool, mellow world of the legendary saxophonist and composer. led by grammy winner and former jazz at lincoln center orchestra member ted nash, the future of jazz orchestra brings his timeless music to life with dynamic performances and captivating stories. tickets are just $10-$25 — no extra fees when you buy online! (tickets purchased by phone incur a $7 per ticket fee) >>

sat 7pm (monthly): tom d’s big new york show: comedian and licensed nyc tour guide tom delgado puts on a variety show about new york where he teaches you about the city, does comedy, gives away prizes, and interviews an influential new yorker. tonight: doug smith (conan), loyiso madinga (the daily show), and paulina bren (vassar collage, author of she-wolves: the untold history of women on wall street). save $5 with promo code ‘tomdnyc’ >>

sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: during her monthly variety comedy show, ‘radical lefty’ and comedian marcela onyango tells you whether you should be mad, glad, or sad about the latest news. tonight’s guests include quin lamar, aurea young, rinylan mills, natasha vaynblat, judah friedlander, and winter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 (every month’s show raises funds for direct action projects like mutual aid for people seeking asylum). >>

sat 8pm (+ 5/17): new york repertory orchestra 2024-25 season: the all-volunteer, community-based orchestra is back with a new season of concerts, continuing tonight with a program that includes works by frank martin and johannes brahms. the church of st. mary the virgin (theater district), free ($15 suggested donation). >>

sat 8pm: sunsquabi + chris karns: livetronica trio sunsquabi—kevin donohue (guitar, keys, production), josh fairman (bass, synth), and scotty zwang (drums)—bring their genre-blending tour to isola brooklyn (williamsburg), with an opening set by turntablist chris karns. special offer: get tickets for $15.50 (plus fees) with promo code ‘skint50’ (reg. $29.50) >>

sat 9:30pm: the super crazy funtime show: 50th and final show: ‘pee-wee’s playhouse meets the price is right‘ at this fictional tv game show experience, complete with pre-taped commercial parodies, audience participation games, odd guests, and more. hosted by artie brennan (comedy central) and anthony giordano (netflix) with tim girrbach (ucb). caveat (les), $20+. >>

sponsored: sat 10pm (end of an era): party like it’s 1999: bye bye bye edition: nearly 15 years ago, three friends launched party like it’s 1999 at the bell house—a dance party where they could hear 90s songs uninterrupted. but, as the song goes, all good things must eventually say bye (bye, bye). so join us for party like it’s 1999: bye bye bye edition—our final dance party at the bell house. and since it’s the 25th anniversary of no strings attached hitting number one, dj steve reynolds is cranking up the n’sync, your 90s and 00s requests (as always), and our all-time favorite tracks from the past 15 years. the bell house (gowanus), free admission. >>

sunday

sun 2pm (season ends today): 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 season finale concert features trio gaia performing works by claude debussy, robert schumann, and ellen taaffe zwilich. the auditorium at the new school (union square), $20 general, $17 seniors, $5 students standby. >>

sun 3pm: regina opera: 55th anniversary concert: brooklyn’s regina opera presents a concert of operatic and instrumental masterpieces, including selections from popular operas including faust, la bohème, rigoletto, un ballo in maschera, and instrumental selections by bach and chopin. our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park), $15 admission. >>

sun 5pm: rejected shorts: writer and comedian michelle cohn (vulture, mcsweeney’s) hosts a show where nyc writers and comedians join together to celebrate scorned satire, bad headlines, jokes that don’t land, and other art smacked with the cruel hand of rejection. featuring luke stratham (the new yorker), miriam jayaratna (the new york times), jason chatfield (the new yorker), sydney duncan (wild ‘n out), jess elgene, talib babb, jared goldstein, and paige smith-hogan. caveat (les), save $5 with promo code ‘nothanks’ >>

sun 7pm: erling kagge with timothy hutton: after the north pole: norwegian adventurer erling kagge, the first person to complete the ‘three poles challenge’ on foot, discusses his book after the north pole with actor, writer, and director timothy hutton at word bookstore (greenpoint). free admission. >>

sun 7pm: isola sundays: hosted by hannibal buress: comedian, writer, and actor hannibal buress (the eric andre show, broad city) hosts a stand-up showcase at his new williamsburg venue, isola brooklyn (formerly the knitting factory). tonight’s performers include eagle witt, miss lissa, and jeffrey baldinger. free with rsvp. >>

sun 7pm doors: film for good: paris is burning with sofia wolfson + josh halper: film for good, a film club dedicated to fundraising for important causes, brings folks together for a movie night and a stripped down musical performance at purgatory (bushwick). tonight: 1990 drag ball documentary paris is burning with sofia wolfson and josh halper, plus zine making (materials provided) before the show. $15.87 admission benefits les activist center, community space, and feminist bookstore bluestockings. >>

sun 7:30pm: hari kondabolu: new material night: comedian and writer hari kondabolu (the problem with apu) works out an hour of new standup at union hall (park slope). $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8:30pm: solving your problems with chloe troast: comedian and actress chloe troast (snl) and her comedy pals team up to tackle the audience’s problems through improv. proceeds will be donated to ny mental health charities. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

monday

mon thru 4/25: american watercolor society exhibition: the 158th international exhibition of the american watercolor society showcases works by 150 artists from around the world who work in a variety of watermedia including watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. opening reception 4/8 6-8pm (rsvp required). the salmagundi club, an historic four-story townhouse in greenwich village. free admission (donations welcome). >>

mon 4:15pm, 7pm, 8:55pm (monthly): angelika classics screening series: village east by angelika’s newest series celebrates iconic films. next up: ethan and joel coen’s the big lebowski (1998), starring jeff bridges, john goodman, steve buscemi, johm turturro, and julianne moore. $19. >>

mon 7pm: clothing swap: refresh your wardrobe by swapping out under-used clothes for new-to-you finds. you know the drill! purgatory (bushwick), free admission. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: silly science: bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes for participants. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>

mon 7pm (monthly): the iron mule short comedy film festival: join hosts jay stern and victor varnado for a collection of short comedy films about demon hunters, heavenly signs, traveling to antarctica, and more. stick around for the afterparty and meet the filmmakers and other fans. sva graduate center theater (chelsea), $20. >>

sponsored: mon 7:30pm: kara swisher + josh johnson: journalist, author, and host kara swisher takes her podcast, on with kara swisher, to the cooper union’s great hall stage for one night only. catch her live interview with josh johnson, correspondent for the daily show and, according to wired, ‘the funniest guy on the internet.’ the pair will tackle the latest news in tech, politics, and business with searing wit and sharp insight. free admission (note: rsvps are full, but walk-ups may be admitted as space allows). >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: 11th anniversary: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase for nonfiction writers celebrates its 11th anniversary with teeny cupcakes and readings by peter trachtenberg (the twilight of bohemia: westbeth and the last artists of new york), mary gaitskill the devil’s treasure), edgar gomez (alligator tears), and mia arias tsang (fragments of wasted devotion). niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

mon 7:30pm: girlstupid: comedians sila puhl, audrey black, and shelby latterman split an hour of standup in the spare room at the gutter (williamsburg). hosted by rebecca weiser. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

mon 7:30pm: frankenstein’s baby: from the folks who brought you butterboy comedy comes a new stand-up show featuring rotating hosts josh gondelman, joyelle nicole johnson, alison leiby, and tyrone thornhill with music from donwill. tonight’s guests: roy wood, jr., joe pera, matthew broussard, ayanna dookie, and zach schiffman. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s reading series presents an evening of readings by torrey peters (stag dance), lynne tillman (thrilled to death), robert jones, jr. (the prophets), bridgett m. davis (love, rita), anton solomonik (realistic fiction), and caoilinn hughes (the alternatives). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>

sponsored: mon 8pm: experience a night of musical brilliance at carnegie hall: join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the transformative power of music. featuring taylor scott davis’ magnificat, nubia jaime-donjuan’s tundra, and robert sheldon’s metroplex: three postcards from manhattan performed by masterwork festival chorus + new york city chamber orchestra, independence chamber strings and winds, and orono high school wind ensemble. tickets are a steal at just $9 (up to a $110 value!) with promo code ‘tsk49401’ (facility or service fee may be applied to online and phone orders.) >>

mon 8:30pm (monthly): no monopoly allowed: game night: an eviction-free board game night with one hard-and-fast rule: absolutely no monopoly. gather your pals (or make new ones), bring your favorite games (or borrow from the stash), and enjoy an evening free from landlords and bankruptcies. bonus: free drink giveaways for those who renounce monopoly paraphernalia. hosted by darby and micah. pinebox rockshop (bushwick), free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30 ongoing events and attractions: new york city fringe festival (thru 4/20), big umbrella festival (thru 4/20), film fests, and more >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint