juneteenth events and celebrations (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► weds 10pm: juneteenth dance party: house of yes (bushwick). free with rsvp, $15 at the door (proceeds/donations benefit beyond the black box). >>
► thurs 11am: fifth annual broadway celebrates juneteenth outdoor concert: duffy square. >>
► thurs 11am-5pm: recess kickball league’s fifth annual juneteenth classic: st. john’s park (crown heights). >>
► thurs 12-6pm: museum of moving image’s celebrate juneteenth festivities. some programming requires museum admission. >>
► thurs 12-8pm: fourth annual juneteenth food festival: weeksville heritage center (crown heights). free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>
► thurs 12:30-3pm: juneteenth celebration in historic seneca village: (central park). >>
► thurs 4-7pm: the national jazz museum in harlem presents: 5th annual juneteenth black music and dance celebration: richard rogers amphitheater in marcus garvey park (harlem). >>
► thurs 6pm: bric celebrate brooklyn’s 3rd annual juneteenth in the park: lena horne bandshell (prospect park, brooklyn). >>
► thurs 6pm + 7:30pm: oh sankofa!: a juneteenth celebration with black theatre united: hearst plaza and damrosch park (lincoln center). >>
► thurs 7:30pm: the tune up: a juneteenth celebration: david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center. >>
pride-themed events (many more to come throughout june!):
weds 4-6pm: radical joy ball with adapt: the whitney museum (meatpacking district). free admission. >>
weds 7pm: super gay poems: lgbtqia+ poetry after stonewall: nypl stephen a. schwarzman building’s celeste auditorium (midtown). free admission. >>
weds 7pm: improvised pride parade comedy show: ucb (east village). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
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tuesday
sponsored: thru 6/29: kafka at 59e59 theater: ★★★★★ ‘singularly brilliant and unusually excellent’ – lou reviews; twilight theatre co. presents kafka, written and performed by multi-award-winning writer and performer jack klaff (star wars). use code ‘skint’ to snag $19 tickets (reg. $44)! >>
tues + weds: burning down the house: talking heads and the new york scene that transformed rock: on the 50th anniversary of talking heads, music biographer jonathan gould discusses his latest book, burning down the house—the definitive story of the influential band and the downtown new york scene that shaped them. at the powerhouse arena in dumbo (tues 7pm, $5) and museum of the city of new york in east harlem (weds 6:30pm, $15 admission).
tues + weds 9am-6pm: bild expo: photographers, content creators, and filmmakers—check out the latest gear from 250 exhibitors, attend talks by 100+ speakers, join photo walks, and more. jacob k. javits center (hell’s kitchen), free admission. >>
tues + weds 4pm, 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: dennis hopper’s easy rider (1969), starring hopper, peter fonda, and jack nicholson. $21. >>
tues 5pm (+ 7/22, 8/16): hamilton celebrates 10 years at hudson yards: broadway’s hamilton celebrates 10 years with a series of free events at hudson yards’ public square + gardens. tonight: learn choreography from one of the show’s iconic numbers with dance co-captain chloe campbell. no experience necessary. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): brooklyn books + booze: hear established and up-and-coming authors of different genres read from their current works every third tuesday of the month at barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). tonight’s lineup features l. marie wood, clay mcleod chapman, ian randal strock, and meg ripley. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: pride: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight’s topics include ‘queer and gay space(s)’ with dr. charlotte olsen (cuny city tech) and the new vera rubin observatory with bridget ierace (cuny and amnh). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): frontiers lecture: lunar volcanoes: journey to the american museum of natural history’s latest frontiers lecture, where geosciences professor timothy glotch will shed light on the moon’s thermal evolution and offer insights that could inform nasa’s upcoming artemis missions. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>
tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch a curated program of animated short films from around the world at this monthly screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), pay-what-you-wish admission. >>
tues 8pm (tuesdays thru 6/24): 67th annual washington square music festival: from classical pieces to 21st century works by u.s. and international composers—plus jazz, latin, and world music—the washington square music festival serves up four free alfresco concerts in greenwich village’s washington square park. tonight: the festival chamber ensemble performs debussy, vivaldi, giraudo, and piazzolla. limited seating is available—lawn chairs are welcome. rain location:grace church. >>
tues 8pm: the occasionalists present: live band karaoke: hop on stage, grab the mic, and join the band. littlefield (gowanus), $12.56. >>
tues 9:30pm: econlol: an economics-themed comedy show: bringing together comedians and sometimes real-life economists, luke strathmann’s economics-themed comedy show doesn’t promise to teach you anything about the economy, but it will give you a chance to laugh at it. featuring randall otis (the daily show), vanessa jackson (snl), felipe torres (colbert), alise morales (go touch grass), and michael rubens (samantha bee). caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24.41). >>
wednesday
weds + thurs (various times. thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. this week:dance church (weds 6pm), jazz is dead: adrian younge with his 35-piece orchestra (weds 8pm), american modern opera company: the comet/poppea (weds thru sat), oh sankofa!: a juneteenth celebration (thurs 6pm), the tune up: a juneteenth celebration (thurs 7:30pm), publiquartet (thurs 8pm), and more. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
crooklyn at pier a park (hoboken) >>
ghostbusters: frozen empire at gutenberg playground (hell’s kitchen) >>
pitch perfect 2 at fort hamilton athletic field (bay ridge) >>
shrek at paul raimonda playground (ditmars steinway) >>
the muppets take manhattan at coffey park (red hook) >>
weds 12-7pm: free ice cream: carvel kicks off the summer season with the ‘first-ever’ soft serve-dispensing billboard, popping up at 137 perry street (west village). score yourself a free serving (vanilla only) while supplies last. >>
weds 7pm: i’ll have the bisque! a benefit comedy show for abortion access: join improv troupe the bisque and guests for a comedy show to raise money for abortion access. ticket proceeds will support the brigid alliance, a nonprofit that provides logistical support to people who must travel long distances for abortion care. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20) >>
thurs 7pm (thursdays thru 8/13. no performance 7/2.): jazz at pier 84: jazz up your evening with the jazz foundation of america’s free outdoor concerts at hudson river park’s pier 84 (hell’s kitchen). the season continues with dick griffin big band. >>
weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by yedoye travis (comedy central), cherith fuller (paste), tiz irie, and nick carra. free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: samantha bee presents: wits end: the wits end trivia game show returns with the george lucas talk show‘s connor ratliff and griffin newman competing head-to-head in a match of punny trivia games, where being funny is almost as important as being right. hosted by adam kesner. littlefield (gowanus), save $8 with promo code ‘wits8’ >>
weds 7:30pm: 8 in show dance series: 8 emerging + established choreographers of various dance forms showcase new, short works at the quarterly ‘8 in show’ dance series, curated by sangeeta yesley. dixon place (les), $19-22 general, $17-20 students/seniors/idnyc. >>
weds 9:30pm (weekly): friends with caveats: expect everything from stand-up and character performances to music and even powerpoint presentations at caveat’s weekly comedy show, ‘friends with caveats.’ tonight’s lineup features christiana jackson, kristal adams, ike ufomadu, justin catchens, and dorian debose. hosted by chika. caveat (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
thursday
thurs 6pm (thursdays thru 7/31): live at the archway: summer music + art in the dumbo archway: sights and sounds fill the public plaza underneath the manhattan bridge in dumbo. tonight: cleo reed and billie elise. food and drink will be available for purchase. rain or shine. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm: what my father and i don’t talk about: editor michele filgate presents what my father and i don’t talk about, a collection of essays from 16 writers breaking the silence around the complex—and often fraught—relationships we have with our fathers. contributors julie buntin, kelly mcmasters, joanna rakoff, and robin reif join filgate and moderator brian gresko (when i first held you) for readings and discussion on this follow up to 2020’s what my mother and i don’t talk about. p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $5 admission can be applied towards any book or item in the café. >>
thurs 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests michael hartney, moujan zolfaghari, anna roisman, and bailey swilley, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
thurs 7pm: that 80s improv challenge: pro wrestling edition: three improv teams compete in a 3-round gameshow, creating scenes inspired by pro wrestling videos from the 1980s. hosted by harmon leon. young ethel’s (park slope), free (donations welcome). >>
thurs 7pm (+ 7/10, 7/17, 7/20, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, the annual the queens jazz trail concert series presents seven free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: wayne tucker + the bad mothas at astoria park. >>
thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: landline comedy serves up pints of hoppy humor straight from the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes adam conover (adam ruins everything), daniela mora (adult swim), mike recine (conan), jon alcabes (clickhole), cherith fuller (reductress), boris khaykin (college humor), and emily azrael (yikes comedy). hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: the 14th annual photoville festival, sargent and paris, sing for hope pianos, free outdoor fitness classes, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
