cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events:
► thru sun: rent the runway sample sale: 260 fifth ave (bet. 28th + 29th sts). free admission. >>
► thru 6/1 (fridays thru sundays 11am-7pm): urbanspace’s spring makers market: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>
► sat 1-5pm: doom + bloom: brooklyn horror society spring market: wild east brewing (gowanus). free admission. >>
► 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 4/19 + 4/26 sneak preview days, free admission starting 5/3. >>
► sat + sun 10am-6pm (+ various dates thru the season): japan fes japanese food festival: broadway bet 114th + 116th streets (sat); sixth ave bet 24th + 26th streets (sun). free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
► sat thru 4/26: brooklyn bookstore crawl: 26 bookstores throughout brooklyn. >>
► sun 10am-5pm: earth love eco bazaar at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus av, free admission. >>
► sun 10am-6pm (various dates thru 10/12): dragon fest chinese food + culture street fair: sixth ave bet 30th + 31st streets. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
► sun 1-3pm: snack attack takedown food competition: royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus). $30. >>
earth day related events (thru 4/27):
► sat (regular store hours): buffalo exchange’s annual $1 earth day sale: locations in the east village, noho, chelsea, boerum hill, and williamsburg. note: cash only. >>
► sat 10am-3pm: governors island earth day celebration: free admission. >>
► sat 12-6pm: root in peace: a community funeral for our dead plants: chinatown soup (les), free. >>
► sat 1pm: earth day bike repair class: la plaza community garden (alphabet city), free. >>
► sat 2pm: earth day community garden tour bike ride: la plaza community garden (alphabet city). free. >>
► 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. >>
► 4/26 10am-4pm: open streets: car-free earth day: 54 locations across the city close to vehicular traffic and offer activities, performances, and programming. >>
► 4/26 11am-3pm: broadway celebrates earth day concert: times square’s pedestrian plaza, free. >>
► 4/26 1-4pm: loisaida united neighborhood gardens (lungs) spring awakening celebration: avenue b between 7th + 9th streets. costume making workshop 4/19 1-3pm at green oasis community garden. >>
► 4/27 12-6pm, 5:30pm-midnight: earth love fest block party and after party: indoors and outdoors at house of yes (bushwick). free admission. >>
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friday
thru 7/3 (tues-sat 10am-6pm): picasso: tête-à-tête: presented in partnership with the artist’s daughter, paloma picasso, gagosian presents picasso: tête-à-tête, the final exhibition at its flagship madison avenue gallery. spanning from 1896 to 1972, the show features more than fifty rarely seen paintings, sculptures, and drawings, including many making their public debut and others that have not been exhibited in decades. gagosian gallery 980 madison ave (ues), free admission. >>
thru 5/17 (sat + sun 1-5pm): beyond interface + prompt: exploring the language of technology in contemporary art: williamsburg art + historical center hosts a multimedia exhibition brining together works by more than 20 artists exploring the evolving relationship between art and technology. opening reception 4/18 6-8pm. williamsburg art + historical center (williamsburg), free admission (donations welcome). >>
thru 4/27: new york international auto show: 125th anniversary: rev your engines—the new york international auto show returns to the javits center with hundreds of new, concept, and vintage vehicles on display, plus special exhibits, test tracks, and more. jacob k. javits center (hell’s kitchen), $22 admission (save $2 with promo code ‘ride’). >>
thru 4/24: killer of sheep with charles burnett: film forum presents a new 4k restoration of chalres burnett’s killer of sheep (1977), with the filmmaker in-person for q+a 4/18 7:50pm and 4/19 6pm. film forum (south village), $17. >>
fri 5-8pm (fridays thru 6/27, weather-permitting): kingsland wildflowers green roof friday evening open hours: explore 25,000 square feet of green roof space in greenpoint while learning about native plants and newtown creek, listening to live music (select dates), and watching the sunset over the nyc skyline. returning this year: visit newton native nursery to explore and purchase native plants that are grown on site. free admission (rsvp). >>
fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by sureni weerasekera, bailey pope, ricky sim, anddy egan thorpe, and devin arnold. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit the here to pee tour). >>
fri 7pm: breakdancers vs comedians: breakdancers face off up against comedians in ‘the most one-sided challenge you’ll ever see’—a high-energy competition that answers the question: can comedians dance? hosted by domino gilley and wilder troxel. eris mainstage (williamsburg), $12 adv, $17 day of. >>
fri 7:30pm doors (monthly): best night ever comedy show: audrey black and akshay sampath (cracked) host a night of stand-up at el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick). tonight: jeff hiller (somebody somewhere), deanne smith (netflix), shosh brodman (cracked), adrienne hunter, and vikrant sc. $12.51 adv, $16+ day of. >>
fri 8pm: laugh it off: bring your problems to the laugh it off show, where audience members submit their everyday problems and comedians try their best to ‘fix’ them. boyb. melrose podcasts (east village), $16. >>
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 harris alterman (comedy central), sydney duncan (wild ‘n out), jay light (comedy central), charles gould (comedy central), sydney duncan (wild ‘n out), kate strobel (firecracker comedy), and andy iwancio. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
saturday
sat thru 5/11: five miles of vhs tape: gibson + recoder: collaborating artists sandra gibson and luis recoder present an installation of sculptural and collage assemblages fabricated from video tape. opening reception 4/19 5:30-8pm, closing reception 5/11 3:30-6:30pm. fivemyles (crown heights), free admission. >>
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 st. vartan park (murray hill) while supplies last. can’t make it? more dates and locations should be announced periodically through summer. >>
sat 11:30am-4:30pm: onethrow yo-yo contest aboard wavertree: all aboard the south street seaport museum’s permanently-moored 1885 tall ship, wavertree, where amateur and pro-yos will compete for a spot at the 2025 new york state yo-yo contest. hosted by the new york yo-yo club. free admission. >>
sat 6pm (monthly): the astigmatism comedy show: a book-ish standup comedy show highlighting diversity in laughter and literature: comedians alexis bradby, kristal adams, and isabelle pierre bring together underrepresented voices in comedy and literature for ‘the tiny desk of comedy’ at p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $15 admission includes $5 that can be applied towards any purchase in the bookstore or café. >>
sat 8pm: fun gutter: punks and punchlines meet at fungutter, a stand-up comedy show with a punk house band. tonight’s show, hosted by sasha von didkovsky and bailey pope, features standup from humzah choudry and andy iwancio, a political performance by matthew albino, and more. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission. >>
sat 8pm: punk island benefit: pre-game for this summer’s punk island music festival at a benefit concert hosted by diy music collective the pigeon pack at wonderville (bushwick). $10 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds). >>
sunday
420-themed events:
► sun 11:15am: spoons toons + booze says no to drugs: nitehawk cinema (williamsburg), $20. >>
► sun 2-7pm: flamer 4/20 picnic ’25 – queer church: prospect park, free. >>
► sun 5-8pm: holy smokes! a 420/easter party with drag performances: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36. >>
► sun 5:15pm: dazed and confused screenings: roxy cinema (tribeca), $18. >>
► sun 7pm: a.i. vs human roast battle: 4/20 edition: the pit (chelsea), $15 (half-price if you rsvp to thateightyshow@gmail.com and metnion the skint). >>
sun 10am-4pm: easter parade and easter bonnet festival: the easter parade and bonnet festival brings festive flair and fabulous fashions to fifth avenue. don your own egg-stravagant ensemble, or just enjoy peep-le watching at this new york city tradition that dates back to the 1870s. fifth avenue from 49th to 57th streets, free admission. >>
sun 2:30-10:30pm: the deli delivers: magazine fair + live show: the deli music magazine calls attention to indie music journalism with an all-day music and media fest at baby’s all right (williamsburg), featuring 14 local music mags alongside performances from eight local bands and djs. $17. >>
sun 4-6pm (sundays thru october, weather permitting): central park swings: dance your way through the season in central park. central park swings brings an early evening of live music, djs, and open-air social dancing to the park, with toe-tapping tunes from jump blues and swing to latin and hot jazz. seasoned dancers and newbies alike are welcome—a dance lesson kicks things off, with more chances to learn during set breaks. king jagiello plaza (located near e 79th street and east drive, on the east side of turtle pond), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>
sun 6pm: you can count on me with kenneth lonergan, matthew broderick, jon tenney, and jeffrey sharp: as part of the filmmaker magazine presents series, the paris theater (midtown) hosts a 35mm screening of kenneth lonergan’s you can count on me (2000), followed by q+a with lonergan and actors matthew broderick and jon tenney, moderated by producer jeffrey sharp. $17 general, $15 seniors / students / people with disabilities / military / first responders. >>
sun 7pm: say less: a too truthful comedy show: buckle up for an evening of overly personal jokes and stories scored by a live band at the say less comedy show. hosted by niccolo aeed and shem pennant, tonight’s lineup features kenice mobley, mic nguyen, ena da, and ismael loutfi. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: kc shornima, asha ward, gray west, pedro salinas, brittany carney, and caitlin cook. hosted naomi karavani and salma zaky. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at this comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring meredith dietz, farzin moradi, jessica levin, and paulina breeze. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (park slope), free admission (donations optional). >>
sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: surfer: teen confronts fear: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight: surfer: teen confronts fear (2018). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>
monday
mon 10am: movies at the united palace with lin-manuel miranda and ariana debose: tickets become available this morning: 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 tickets to the 4/28 event will be released starting at 10am this morning. >>
mon 6pm: the show must go on: broadway’s response to the 9/11 attacks: in conversation with 9/11 memorial + museum director clifford chanin, tony award winners matthew broderick, judy kaye, and jerry mitchell, along with former broadway league president jed bernstein, reflect on broadway’s reopening just two days after the 9/11 attacks and the role of the arts in times of tragedy. 9/11 memorial + museum (fidi), free admission (rsvp). >>
mon 7pm: josé andrés with gail simmons: change the recipe: michelin-starred chef and world central kitchen founder josé andrés sits down with writer and top chef judge gail simmons to dish on his new book, change the recipe, and lessons learned from everywhere from the kitchen to crisis zones. in-person registration for this event has sold out, but a limited number of standby tickets may be available and livestream tickets are still available. nypl stephen a. schwarzman building’s celeste auditorium (midtown). free admission. >>
mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring adam pally (sonic), trinity likins (riverdale), alexandre bagot (american horror story), alex dickson (john oliver), and more. hosted by mick szal. $18.76 with promo code ‘brick’ (reg. $24-25). >>
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: isidore quartet presents a program of classics by mozart and dvořák alongside gabriella smith’s carrot revolution. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission (note: if reservations are sold out, there will be a standby line at the performance). >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: new york city fringe festival (thru 4/20), cj hendry: keff joons in dumbo (thru 4/20), 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
