friday

now on sale: christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city at the shed 2/12-3/23: the shed (chelsea/midtown west) presents an immersive exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of christo and jeanne-claude’s landmark central park public art project, the gates. running 2/12-3/23, the exhibition will include original drawings, scale models, and elements from the gates and unrealized projects, presented alongside an immersive imagery and multimedia. choose-what-you-pay admission ($10 suggested). >>

thru 2/28: 10 ways to commemorate black history month in new york: a talk on seneca village, a poetry walk, performances, family-friendly events, and other more from gothamist. >>

thru 2/22: black dress ii: homage: marking 10 years since the original black dress exhibition at pratt manhattan gallery, black dress ii: homage—curated by pratt institute fashion professor adrienne jones and alumna rachelle etienne-robinson—celebrates the transformative influence of black creatives in the fashion industry. presented during black history month and coinciding with new york fashion week, this multimedia exhibition explores the contributions of black designers, tailors, models, stylists, and journalists. public reception 2/7 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 2/5: ‘weegee’s camera magic’: in partnership with the international center of photography’s exhibition, weegee: society of the spectacle, anthology film archives presents a series of newly-preserved series of short films by the legendary photographer, along with a selection of other works in which he participated—as an actor, consultant, special effects designer, or set photographer. anthology film archives (east village), $14 general, $10 seniors/students. >>

thru sun: (fri 1-6pm, sat 11am-6pm, sun 11am-5pm): manhattan vintage clothing show: shop vintage clothing, jewelry, accessories, and textiles at this semi-annual pop-up, returning to metropolitan pavilion (chelsea) with 90+ vendors. $20 general, $15 students. >>

fri: free slurpee at 7-eleven: celebrate making it through the longest month ever with a free small slurpee at participating 7-elevens today. >>

fri 5pm: fiction reading: luis jaramillo and julia phillips: join authors luis jaramillo (the witches of el paso, the doctor’s wife) and julia phillips (disappearing earth, bear) for an evening of readings at nyu’s lillian vernon creative writers house (greenwich village), introduced by mfa creative writing students zaporah price and claire huffman. free admission. >>

fri 7pm (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 jess wood, drew prochaska, hamdan azhar, sean o’brien, and bailey swilley, with music by amelia m. bathke. the red room at kgb bar (east village), half price with promo code ‘skintdiscount’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $15), plus a two-drink minimum. >>

fri 7pm: apo-ha-ha-calypse: comedian and former biochemist rollie williams (‘climate town’ on youtube) hosts a climate-themed comedy show at brooklyn comedy collective, with guests sydney duncan (wild’n’out), andy haynes (comedy central), and others. eris mainstage (williamsburg), $12 (a portion of proceeds will benefit climate defiance). >>

fri 8:30pm: deprenaissance burlesque presents: new year, new you! a clothing swap and sell: bring your goth, glam, and alt clothes to sell or swap, and grab some new (to you) goodies as well. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free admission (one drink or other bar item minimum). >>

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 usama siddiquee (colbert), lucie pohl (immigrant jam), sam evans, matty litwack, and camille roberts. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 10pm: silo two year anniversary: bushwick nightclub silo celebrates its second anniversary with a free party featuring sounds by black v neck, erica tedd, cruz cruz, and jaiwoo. bonus: complimentary champagne toast at midnight. >>

fri 10:30pm: 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. >>

saturday

sat thru 3/9: snubbed forever: museum of the moving image (astoria) presents ‘snubbed forever,’ a screening series celebrating actors who were never nominated for an oscar. the 21 stars and corresponding films include: harry belafonte (carmen jones), jim carey (eternal sunshine of the spotless mind), john cazale (dog day afternoon), rita hayworth (the lady from shanghai), kim novak (vertigo), donald sutherland (don’t look now), john turturro and john goodman (barton fink), and many others. $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

sat thru 2/22 (closed sun + mon): grumpy bert’s 10th annual lunar new year red envelope show: harman projects art gallery (les) hosts red envelope show, a group exhibition curated by grumpy bert, featuring original works created on traditional lunar new year red envelopes by over 100 contemporary artists and illustrators. opening reception saturday, 2/1 6-8pm (lion dance at 7pm). >>

sat thru 2/8: master drawings new york: explore masterpieces up close in intimate settings during master drawings new york. this annual art fair brings together 29 upper east side galleries, showcasing drawings and works on paper from all periods, along with paintings, photographs, and sculptures. free admission. >>

sat + sun (4pm-midnight): ‘save owl’ epic fundraiser shows: bushwick bar and music venue our wicked lady (owl) is fighting to stay open amid rising costs and the shifting nightlife landscape. to help keep the doors open, 30 bands and djs are teaming up for two all-night fundraising shows this weekend. $20 adv, $25 day of. >>

sat 11am: ‘chase away the winter blues’ tour of brooklyn botanic garden: tune into the subtle beauty of winter’s deciduous trees on this hour-long nature walk at brooklyn botanic garden, led by licensed psychotherapist lynne spevack. free with garden admission ($22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets). >>

sat 12-9pm: strong rope brewery red hook’s ninth annual casciversary: strong rope brewery red hook celebrates their ninth anniversary with a cask party! enjoy 10+ unique cask beers from strong rope, alongside selections from local nyc and state breweries. food will also be available for purchase. pricing: 5 5-ounce pours are $20, 5 10-ounce pours are $30. free admission. >>

sat 1:30pm: ‘happily never after’ cemetery tour: romantic meets tragic on green-wood cemetery’s annual love and death-themed walking tour, where you’ll hear tales of forbidden passion, tragic farewells, scandalous affairs, and more. $30. >>

sat 5-10pm (monthly): first saturdays at brooklyn museum: ‘toward joy’: brooklyn museum hosts a full evening of live music, talks, film screenings, hands-on art, tours, and more. tonight’s edition celebrates black artists from bed-stuy to bayou country who have shaped art, music, film, and other cultural expressions that define what it means to be american. free admission includes museum general admission (rsvp required). >>

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: daniel simonsen (seth meyers), sergio chicon (gotham live), and deborah paredez (columbia professor, author of american diva). 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 kenice mobley, tocarra elise, grace johnson, bill schaefer, tiz irie, and nonye brown-west. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 (every month’s show raises funds for direct action projects like mutual aid for people seeking asylum). >>

sat 8:30pm: frances haha: improvised mumblecore: frances hah presents when frances met haha—a valentine’s day-themed improv set poking fun at the mumblecore genre of indie films about 20-somethings figuring out life and love in new york. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

sat 9:30pm: model majority: year of the snake comedy show: asian-american pacific-islander sketch comedy team model majority gives the gifts of laughter and red envelopes at their lunar new year show. recommended attire: festive, especially red and gold. caveat (les), save $10 on tickets with promo code ‘snakeskint’ >>

sat 10pm: picture this! live animated comedy: animators, cartoonists and other artists create on-the-fly drawings of live comedy routines, often with unexpected results. featuring comedy by katrina davis, jared goldstein, molly ruben-long, and gabe pacheco, with animation by rachel gitlevich, chrissy fellmeth, nat badillo, emily flake, and jason chatfield. hosted by samantha ruddy. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>

sat 10pm (monthly): party like it’s 1999: ‘hey ya, it’s outkast’ edition: this month’s ‘party like it’s 1999’ dance party celebrates big boi’s birthday with dj steve reynolds spinning blocks of outkast’s hits along with other top pop, r+b, rock, hip-hop, and dance songs from the 90s and 00s. bonus: requests are welcome. the bell house (gowanus), free admission. >>

sunday

sponsored: sun 10am-5pm: plant powered kids festival: the plant powered kids festival brings food and fun to industry city! enjoy art classes, yoga, food, drink, talks, mingling, book nook reads, and more! together we can create a kinder, healthier planet. co-hosted with plant based juniors and presented with plant powered metro new york, the coalition for healthy school food, and more, we’re bringing you an expert-packed, fun-filled, delicious and healthy event for the whole family. all ages and palates are welcome. $10 for singles, $20 for the entire family. >>

sun 11am: groundhog day: harold ramis and danny rubin’s holiday classic, starring bill murray, andie macdowell, and chris elliott, screens at film forum (south village) and village east by angelika. $11-12.

sun 2pm: the broadway bach ensemble: winter concert: the broadway bach ensemble, a community orchestra that presents three free concerts of music from the 16th to the 21st centuries each year, continues its 40th season with an afternoon program featuring works by arcangelo corelli, richard strauss, stephanie berg, and sergei rachmaninoff at the broadway presbyterian church (morningside heights). >>

sun 3pm regina opera’s winter gala concert: regina opera kicks off its 2025 sunday afternoon performance series with a two-hour concert of popular opera and instrumental pieces by puccini, verdi, donizetti, bach, and tchaikovsky at our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park). $15. >>

sun 4-7pm (first sundays of the month): free admission to the 9/11 memorial + museum: this year, the 9/11 memorial + museum (fidi) is offering free admission to new yorkers on the first sunday of each month. >>

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 drew lausch (sugar baby), madeline goetz (seth meyers), tom smyth (vulture), taylor kay phillips (john oliver), river clegg (the new yorker), marcela onyango (feel the news), michelle chan bennett (bada swing!), and elissa bassist (hysterical). caveat (les), save $5 with promo code ‘nothanks’ >>

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. >>

monday

mon 4:30pm, 7pm (monthly): angelika classics screening series: village east by angelika’s newest series celebrates iconic films. next up: norman jewison’s moonstruck (1987), starring cher, nicolas cage, and olympia dukakis. $19. >>

mon 7pm: syme’s letter writer with rachel syme: rachel syme, writer and creator of penpalooza, discusses her new book—a guide to the lost art of letter writing—with slate film critic and author dana stevens at books are magic (cobble hill). $10 admission includes a $10 store gift card, $35.93 ticket includes a copy of the book. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): biology on tap: ‘love, lust, and pigeons’ edition: 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 simple pleasures, the danger of your wishes coming true, the art market, and more. sva graduate center theater (chelsea), $20. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: living radio stages live performances of new radio plays inspired by the news, with results ranging from wacky to reflective. under st. marks (greenwich village). sliding scale admission. >>

mon 7:30pm (monthly): miss manhattan non-fiction reading series: ‘getting fresh’ edition: elyssa goodman and r.c. gstaad iii’s monthly showcase for nonfiction writers returns for the annual ‘getting fresh’ edition, where emerging writers will read about sex and dating. featuring e.m. gallagher, astrid adam, and denny. niagara bar (east village), free admission. >>

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: verona quartet, oberlin college and conservatory quartet-in-residence, is joined by classical saxophonist steven banks for a program that includes works by debussy, mendelssohn, janáček, mozart, pärt, reena esmail, and christopher theofanidis. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission (note: if reservations are sold out, there will be a standby line at the performance). >>

sponsored: mon 7:30pm: mark benjamin and kim dinaro: tiny pianist: join mark benjamin and kim dinaro in a night of standup, musical comedy, and musical improv at sid gold’s request room (chelsea). stick around for piano karaoke with mark after the show! $15 adv, $20 door plus one-drink minimum. >>

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: ‘love hurts.’ $19.65. >>

mon 8:30pm (monthly): no monopoly allowed game night: two-year anniversary: an eviction-free board game night with one rule- no monopoly. tonight, hosts darby and micah celebrate two years of fun with extra shenanigans, anti-monopoly resolutions for 2025, the debut of local’s original game, and more. bring pals, make pals. bring games, or use theirs. bonus: free drink giveaways for those who renounce monopoly paraphernalia. pinebox rockshop (bushwick), free admission. >>

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Theatre for a New Audience Presents

HENRY IV
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Dakin Matthews
Directed by Eric Tucker

GET A NEW DEAL TICKET TO ANY PERFORMANCE FOR JUST $20!*
If you are 30 years old or under OR a full-time student of any age, you can purchase a $20 New Deal ticket (up to $95 value). Choose your seat, choose ticket type New Deal (change from Standard), and use promo code NEWDEALSKINT. ONE ID PER TICKET, FOR OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – SEE BELOW.

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If you’re eligible for the New Deal, join us at New Deal Night on Sunday, February 16! Buy your $20 New Deal ticket for the 1:00PM performance of Henry IV and stay for a free post-show talkback. This talkback will be immediately followed by a party at Fulton Hall with complimentary food and drinks and wonderful opportunities to connect with other artists and theatregoers.

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Watch director Eric Tucker discuss the production.

Running time: 3:45 including two intermissions

Henry IV, Part One is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, but Henry IV, Part Two is rarely produced. Dakin Matthews has taken Henry IV, Part One and Part Two and adapted them into one three-act play of 3:45 including two intermissions, creating one play approximately half the length of the two separately.

With vivid, indelible characters drawn from 15th-century England’s civil war, the Adaptation is gripping and epic, exploring timeless questions about legitimate authority and how the private lives of rulers conflict with their public lives. When the play begins, King Henry IV has taken the throne from his cousin Richard. Henry is plagued by guilt and challenged by a rebellion led by the brave Henry Percy (Hotspur). Prince Hal, King Henry’s son, is alienated from his father and, rather than assuming the duties of the heir apparent, spends his time in a tavern with the old knight Falstaff, an outlaw, liar, and great wit with insatiable appetites.

Matthews writes “The two plays are one in conception…(and) together tell of the transition of power from father to son. Hal’s growth … and the choices he must make on the way to becoming Henry V, organize the entire action…It is the story of a man becoming a king. Simultaneously, it is the story of a boy becoming a man, and of a son disappointing, surprising, frustrating, pleasing, and ultimately outgrowing his own father.”

Emma Smith, Shakespeare scholar and author, observes Henry IV is also “deeply concerned with real and imagined relationships between fathers and sons. There’s Northumberland and his son Hotspur as well as King Henry and his son Hal. But when King Henry wishes, at the outset of the play, that the brave Hotspur were really his son… his wish for an alternative son legitimates Hal’s own wish for an alternative father.”

Henry IV introduces Falstaff, one of Shakespeare’s most compelling creations. Harold Bloom describes Falstaff as “the most intelligent person in all of literature” and also says of him, “Falstaff is life!”

Elijah Jones as Prince Henry (Hal), Dakin Matthews as King Henry IV, Cara Ricketts as Lady Percy, Jay O. Sanders as Sir John Falstaff, and James Udom as Henry Percy (Hotspur) lead this cast of sixteen.

The full company is William Bednar (Musician/Traveler/Messenger/Servant), Jordan Bellow (Ned Poins/Prince John/Feeble), Steven Epp (Earl of Worcester/Francis/Silence), Nigel Gore (Earl of Warwick/Sir Richard Vernon), Slate Holmgren (Nym/Sheriff/Mouldy/Earl of Douglas), Elijah Jones (Prince Henry (Hal)), PJ Ju (Musician/Traveler/Messenger), John Keating (Earl of Westmoreland/Robert Shallow), Owen Laheen (Lady Mortimer/Traveler/Servant to Hotspur/Davy/Messenger/Page), Dakin Matthews (King Henry IV/Traveler), Cara Ricketts (Lady Percy/Doll Tearsheet), Michael Rogers (Earl of Northumberland/Owen Glendower/Bullcalf), Jay O. Sanders (Sir John Falstaff), Sandra Shipley (Mistress Quickly/Lady Northumberland/Archbishop of York), James Udom (Henry Percy (Hotspur)/Pistol), and Elan Zafir (Bardolph/Edmund Mortimer/Lord Hastings).

Polonsky Shakespeare Center: 262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

* Each New Deal ticket holder must be 30 years of age and under, or a full-time student. A valid ID proving eligibility must be presented for each ticket purchased. IDs must be presented at entry beginning two hours prior to curtain. Failure to show proof of age or student ID will result in a surcharge for a full price ticket.

** $65 ticket discount offer expires 3/2/2025. Full price up to $95. Subject to availability. All internet and phone orders are subject to a handling fee. The offer may be discontinued at any time. Not valid for previous purchases.

Box Office hours are Monday–Saturday, 1–7pm and it can be reached at 646-553-3880 or tickets@TFANA.org.

Face masks are encouraged, but not required.

Click here to learn more about our policy on refunds and exchanges.

Henry IV adapted by Dakin Matthews marks the company’s completion of exploring Shakespeare’s eight-play History Cycle as separate productions (not a single presentation of the complete cycle). The commitment began 32 years ago with TFANA’s 1993 production of Henry V, featuring Mark Rylance in the title role in his New York debut. In 1996, TFANA produced Henry VI, Parts One, Two, and Three, adapted into two plays performed in repertory featuring Philp Goodwin in the title role in a Drama Desk Award-winning performance. In 1998, TFANA produced Richard II featuring Steven Skybell in the title role, performed in repertory by a single company with Richard III featuring Christopher McCann in the title role.

This production of Henry IV is supported by the donors to the Theatre’s Completing the Canon Fund: Frank and Aileen Drury, Alan Jones and Ashley Garrett, and the Michael Tuch Foundation.

This production of Henry IV is made possible in part by Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Additional support for the production of Henry IV and related education programs in the New York City Public Schools was provided by The Achelis and Bodman Foundation.

Design by Paul Davis Studio / Paige Restaino

Deloitte and Bloomberg Philanthropies are the 2024-2025 Season Sponsors.

Principal support for Theatre for a New Audience’s season and programs is provided by the Bay and Paul Foundations, The Jerome and Marlène Brody Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Fund at the New York Community Trust, The Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Polonsky Foundation, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The Thompson Family Foundation.

Theatre for a New Audience’s season and programs are also made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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tuesday

thru feb 23: 13 ways to celebrate lunar new year in nyc: welcome the new year at celebrations across the city: a firecracker ceremony, lion dance performances, parties, family-friendly activities, and more. >>

thru thurs (10am-6pm): the cashmere sale: cozy up to cool deals at clothingline’s annual cashmere sale. snag sweaters, pants, wraps, hats, gloves, scarves, and more at prices starting at $30. clothingline (garment district), free admission. >>

tues 6pm: get lit! richard price and lakecia benjamin: novelist and screenwriter richard price (clockers, the wire) joins wnyc’s all of it host alison stewart for a discussion about his new novel, lazarus man. the conversation will be followed by a musical performance from grammy-nominated saxophonist lakecia benjamin. nypl’s stavros niarchos foundation library (midtown), free admission. >>

tues 6pm: miller theater’s pop-up concert series: the columbia university school of the arts’s musical happy hour returns for a new season of hour-long concerts where the audience is permitted to sit onstage with the performers and enjoy a free drink. tonight, saxophonist and composer ole mathisen—director of columbia university’s louis armstrong jazz performance program—performs his latest project vector series with collaborators craig taborn, françois moutin, and dan weiss. columbia university’s miller theatre (morningside heights), free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at tonight’s ‘starting over’ edition of bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. featuring ian goldstein, ali levin, vernon payne, and seaton smith. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 8pm: the lavender scare: gabe gonzález presents an irreverent lgbtq+ comedy variety show featuring stand-up and interactive trivia games about lgbtq+ history. tonight’s guest performers: dylan adler, ái vy luu, and jacke cornell. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from a wide assortment of rock and pop songs and sing with your very own live band backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). led by leslie goshko, and featuring lucas shine, matthew lindsey, and alan camlet. $10. >>

wednesday

weds (time tba): tickets go on sale for christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city at the shed 2/12-3/23: the shed (chelsea/midtown west) presents an immersive exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of christo and jeanne-claude’s landmark central park public art project, the gates. running 2/12-3/23, the exhibition will include original drawings, scale models, and elements from the gates and unrealized projects, presented alongside immersive imagery and multimedia. choose-what-you-pay admission ($10 suggested). >>

weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (park slope), with stand-up by guests rob cantrell (last comic standing), lizzy cassidy (don’t tell comedy), patrick hastie, and joe pontillo. free admission. >>

weds 10pm: that show with chris gethard: comedian and writer chris gethard launches a new variety show at ucb (east village), featuring a live band and experimental sets from both seasoned comedy vets and up-and-coming performers. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thursday

thurs thru 2/15: serials short play series: five teams of actors perform five original, 10-minute episodic plays, each with only six hours of rehearsal time. then it’s up to you, the audience, to vote for your favorites, which will return for a new installment of the same storyline the following week. the tank (garment district), $23+. >>

thurs thru mon: love positive women 2025: visual aids, the fire island artist residency, positive women’s network, the well project, and dieu donné present their annual exhibition of handmade paper valentines created by artists, activists, and hiv-positive women. following the exhibition, in time for valentine’s day, the 200+ valentines will be mailed to hiv-positive women around the world. reception saturday 3-5pm. first floor hallway of moma ps1 (lic), free admission for new york state residents ($5-10 otherwise). >>

thurs 6-9pm: circles of abstraction opening: the bust gallery (chelsea) presents an evening of art, performance, and music for its latest pop-up. featurinig art by sasha bianca, miriam portilla espino, callen schaub, iutian tsai, and annika rhea, circles of abstraction includes djs and live performance painting by rhea. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: syme’s letter writer: letter writing workshop with rachel syme: rachel syme, writer and creator of penpalooza, launches her new book—a guide to the lost art of letter writing—with a reading and letter-writing workshop at strand bookstore’s rare book room. byo stationary for the workshop, or purchase some at strand. $13.61+ >>

thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: get hoppy at the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), which is hosting a stand-up comedy show featuring sets by gastor almonte (don’t tell comedy), isabel hagen (fallon), sara hennessey (cbc), carrie ross (redacted tonight), dan treadway (the onion), and ted jones (ted jones world). hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

thurs 8:30pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of storytelling at ucb (east village), with guests robin gelfenbien, rob penty, britt genelin, and mark pagán, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) includes guests talib babb (espn), steven rogers (colbert), hari kondabolu (hulu), and luz michelle. advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $7.18 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ (reg. $10.38+). >>

thurs 8pm: locrian chamber players: music from the past decade: the locrian chamber players, a chamber group devoted exclusively to performing music less than a decade old, present a concert of works by both established and emerging composers at riverside church (morningside heights). free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events and attractions: nyc winter outing reservations (restaurant week, broadway week, nyc must-see week), film fests, ice skating, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint