wednesday

weds (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
ride above (tempête) riverside park’s 116th street overlook (morningside heights) >>
selena at sunset park (brooklyn) >>
the great gatsby (1974) at madison square park (flatiron) >>

weds (time tba): registration opens for morningside lights lantern-building workshops: sign-up to help make unique giant lanterns for the 13th annual morningside lights procession. this year’s procession is on 9/21, with workshops scheduled from 9/14-20 at miller theatre (morningside heights). no experience necessary. free (rsvp required). >>

weds 4:30-6:30pm (wednesdays thru 9/25): gather round: street and club dance battles: on the heels of breakdancing’s debut at the olympics, works + process brings a series of street and club dance battles to manhattan west plaza (385 9th avenue in midtown). today, four breakdancing teams battle it out to the sounds of dj ks360 and dj dp one, emceed by rokafella. free admission. >>

weds 6-9pm (wednesdays thru 9/25): domino park presents: salsa by the water: domino park and nieves latin dance studio team up for four nights of dancing on the williamsburg waterfront. each evening will feature a free intro salsa class at 6:15pm, djs, and a live band. free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by will clegg (the moth, story collider, confabulation), and featuring gigi gilles, mitch applebaum, lauren davis, bridget mcguire, and ricky sim. under st. marks (east village), $1-15 sliding scale admission. >>

weds 8pm: that jenny c’est quoi: comedian and writer jenny gorelick (and just like that) debuts an hour of stand up, crowd work, and powerpoints, covering everything from girlhood, bad exes, dating rules, sex, and magic. hosted by drag queen virgo rising. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36. >>

weds 9:30pm: doctors without boundaries: real-life er doctors andres mallipudi and aaron bola host a comedy show where standups with a tendency towards t.m.i. tell stories about their weirdest diagnoses, and the docs give a detailed breakdown of the history of each condition and what people diagnosed with it should know. audience members can even ask their own embarrassing medical questions via a ‘no co-pay’ question box. featuring ian goldstein, audrey mora, jasper wang, and mia jackson. caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘resident’ (reg. $20+). >>

thursday

thurs thru 9/19: textile arts center exhibition: textile arts center (gowanus) presents towards the path of totality, a fiber exhibition featuring works by eight artists in residence. opening reception 9/5 6:30-9:30pm, artist talk 9/10 6:30pm. >>

thurs thru 9/11: look into my eyes: film forum (south village) screens lana wilson’s nyc psychic documentary, look into my eyes, with wilson and psychics in person for q+a at select times. $17. >>

thurs thru sun: 98th hoboken italian festival: feast of the madonna dei martiri: one of the largest italian festivals in the tri-state area takes over hoboken’s sinatra promenade with four days of food, music, and rides, plus a fireworks display saturday at 9:15pm. sinatra promenade from 2nd street to sinatra drive, free admission. >>

thurs thru sat: 11th annual women’s surf film festival: lava girl surf’s annual women’s surf film fest returns to rockaway for three nights filled with surf films and a themed photography art show. rockaway beach surf club and the rockaway hotel, free admission. >>

thurs + fri (7pm): bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual series of free outdoor theater, dance, and music performances continues: accordions around the world festival (thurs) and american symphony orchestra’s beyond the hall (fri). >>

thurs (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
family camp at bennett park (washington heights) >>
mean girls 2024 at (bay ridge) >>
teenage mutant ninja turtles: mutant mayhem at fort greene park (brooklyn) >>

thurs 11am-6pm: free admission to the us open grounds: the us open opens its doors to the public for a day of tennis that includes the junior singles and doubles quarterfinals, the junior wheelchair singles semifinals, the open’s first-ever para-standing tournament, and more. flushing meadows – corona park, queens. >>

thurs 6pm (series finale): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, an evening performance series presents five free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: george gee swing orchestra in astoria park. >>

thurs 6-11pm: dapperq lgbtqia+ fashion show: queer style playform dapperq returns to brooklyn museum for their ninth annual new york fashion week lgbtqia+ fashion show, hosted by buffy sierra. $20. >>

thurs 7pm: gayc/dc: gayc/dc,’the world’s first and only all-gay tribute to the music of ac/dc,’ bring their highway to hell tour to tv eye (ridgewood). $12 adv, $15 day-of. >>

thurs 7:30pm: horror for weenies: writer emily c. hughes launches horror for weenies, her debut book on 25 iconic horror films of the past 60 years—specifically tailored for those who hate being scared but love getting the reference. authors clay mcleod chapman and erin e. adams join. greenlight bookstore (fort greene), free admission. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, returning tonight with bret raybould, erik scott, kofi thomas, lindsay boling, and melody kamali. bonus: $3 pbrs. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>

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cultural fests / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► sat 2-6pm: fourth annual japan village summer festival: japan village courtyard (industry city). >>

► sun 10am-5pm: end of summer sales at grand bazaar nyc: indoors and outdoors at 100 w 77th st at columbus ave (uws). >>

► mon 11am-7pm: west indian day parade: eastern parkway from lincoln terrace / arthur s. somers park to brooklyn museum. >>

► tues 10am-8pm: ignite thailand fest: father duffy square in times square. >>

► tues 2-9pm (first tuesdays of the month thru october): vegan night market: central park south at columbus circle. >>

friday

thru september: rooftop cinema club: elevate your movie-going experience on the third floor outdoor skylawn rooftop of the embassy suites hotel in midtown. provided wireless headphones help to block out the city sounds while you sit back in a lounge chair and let the show begin. screenings thru september include the princess bride, top gun, romeo + juliet (1996), goodfellas, the shining, mean girls, speed, when harry met sally, the notebook, love + basketball, the devil wears prada, friday the 13th, hocus pocus, and many more. drinks, small bites, and classic movie snacks are available for purchase. $23+ admission. >>

thru 9/12: spielberg film series: film forum (south village) hosts a screening series of 20 blockbusters by stephen spielberg, including close encounters of the third kind, duel, e.t. the extra-terrestrial, jaws, jurassic park, raiders of the lost ark, schindler’s list, the sugarland express, and more. $17. >>

thru 9/8: 11th brooklyn wildlife summer festival: the brooklyn wildlife summer fest returns for an 11th year with more than 50 diverse musical artists taking over 12 brooklyn venues for 10 days. $10. >>

thru mon: the metropolitan opera summer hd festival: the met’s 15th summer festival features 10 outdoor screenings of the company’s live in hd opera series productions, held at lincoln center’s josie robertson plaza. this week: anthony davis’s x: the life and times of malcolm x (fri 7:30pm), bizet’s carmen (sat 7:30pm), verdi’s la forza del destino (sun 7:30pm), and puccini’s madama butterfly (mon 8pm). 2,000 seats will be provided. screenings are rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of thunder, lightning, or high wind. free admission. >>

thru sun: 15th annual nyc unicycle festival: bindlestiff family circus’s annual unicycle fest returns with a weekend of one-wheeled fun for experienced riders and first-timers alike. free admission. >>

thru sun: back to hogwarts: harry potter fans can celebrate back to hogwarts day with a three-day pop-up taking over grand central termina’ls vanderbilt hall with performances, interactive experiences, photo ops, merch, and butterbeer. free admission (timed tickets rsvp required). >>

fri + sat (7pm): bryant park picnic performances: new york city opera: bryant park’s annual series of free outdoor theater, dance, and music performances continues: asian american arts alliance presents vijay iyer trio (fri) and contemporary dance: mark morris dance group, balcks in ballet, and reed luplau (sat). >>

fri (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
barbie at hunters point south park (lic) >>
elemental at play area in little flower playground (les) >>
wish at play area in gertrude ederle recreation center (hell’s kitchen) >>

fri 7pm: shoes off! mouth off! storytelling show: a storytelling show featuring aapi performers takes on subjects ranging from mental health to sexuality to politics. hosted by angel yau and jiji lee. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘somoskint’ (reg. $24.41 adv, $25 door). >>

fri 7pm: seventh annual mx. nobody pageant: ‘brooklyn’s most transgressive’ all-gender, all-style, all-skill level drag competition returns to purgatory (bushwick) for its seventh year. tonight: round three. $19.27. >>

fri 7-10pm (fridays thru 10/25): dreamland roller disco: lola star’s themed skate parties return to prospect park’s lefrak center for another season. tonight’s theme: prince vs. michael jackson. $25 admission includes skate rental. >>

fri 8pm: yacht rock skate: sail skate away to smooth sounds spun by dj rich medina at xanadu (bushwick). $17.91 (skate rental is extra, or byo). >>

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 harris alterman, tito garza, rufat agayev, sally ann hall, and annam choudhry. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9:30pm: f*cked-up play fest: short play festival meets drinking game at the f*cked-up play fest, where you can play a drinking game while you watch a series of new 10-minute plays by six up-and-coming playwrights. caveat (les), $18 adv, $20 door. >>

saturday

sat 4pm: barefoot shakespeare company: unrehearsed twelfth night: barefoot shakespeare company presents an outdoor production of twelfth night with a twist-cast members were given just 30 days to learn their lines, but were not allowed to rehearse together. watch it unfold as a referee calls ‘foul’ on missed cues, flubbed lines, and ad-libs. summit rock at central park (uws), free admission (tips encouraged). >>

sat 5-9pm: gems zine exhibition and launch: gems, a naarm/melbourne and lenapehoking/new york-based collective showcasing work made by women and non-binary people, celebrates the launch of their newest zine with an exhibition and zine making at finback brewery (gowanus). free admission. >>

sunday

sun 4pm: bands bikes + bbq: hot cool girl presents bands bikes + bbq, a day filled with live music, a bike show, vendors, tattoos, and bbq at tv eye (ridgewood). $25 admission. >>

sun 8pm: blood roses: a tori amos tribute show: mr. e. minx presents a tori amos drag tribute show, featuring god complex, mx. ology, atomic annie, c’était bontemps, and music by miss woman the woman. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8:30pm: a.i. vs human comedy roast battle: human comedian/rapper katy berry takes on a machine-learning a.i. foe in a roast battle for the times. hosted by harmon leon. the pit (chelsea), a limited number of $12.51 tickets are available with promo code ‘skintdiscount’ (reg. $23.18). >>

monday

mon 3-10pm: soul summit: the soul summit house music party returns to the ruins at knockdown center (maspeth) for a massive labor day party. free admission. >>

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

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. kraine theater (east village). sliding scale admission. >>

mon 8:30pm (monthly): no monopoly allowed game night: it’s all fun and games (except monopoly) at this monthly board game night that eschews all things monopoly-related. bring pals, make pals. bring games, or use theirs. hosted by darby and micah. pinebox rockshop (bushwick), free admission. >>

tuesday

tues thru 10/11 (tuesdays 8-9am, thursdays + fridays 5-6pm): fall migration birding tours at bryant park: spot the diversity of birds that visit midtown’s bryant park during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist gabriel willow. first-time and experienced bird watchers alike are welcome. free admission. >>

tues thru 9/15: 2-for-1 broadway week tickets: score broadway show tickets for less during this seasonal promotion! 2-for-1 tickets are now on sale for 20+ productions, including hadestown, hamilton, harry potter and the cursed child, once upon a mattress, six, stereophonic, the book of mormon, water for elephants, wicked, and more. >>

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tuesday

thru 9/2: the metropolitan opera summer hd festival: the met’s 15th summer festival features 10 outdoor screenings of the company’s live in hd opera series productions, held at lincoln center’s josie robertson plaza. this week: puccini’s la rondine (tues 8pm), jake heggie’s dead man walking (weds 7:30pm), mozart’s don giovanni (thurs 7:30pm). 2,000 seats will be provided. screenings are rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of thunder, lightning, or high wind. free admission. >>

tues 6-10pm: summerstage: nyc’s iconic summer performing arts festival returns with 85 free and benefit shows in central park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. tonight: snail mail, tim heidecker, and fenne lily at rumsey playfield in central park. 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 ‘riding the wave’ edition of bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. featuring ahmed abdalla, ashia amave, patty terhune, and julia whitehouse. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from over 175 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 (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
bob marley: one love at lincoln terrace / arthur s. somers park (crown heights) >>
space jam at seward park (les) >>

weds 7pm: the bookshop: a history of the american bookstore: author and professor of history evan friss presents the bookshop,a history of the american bookstore, in a conversation with writer and publicist isabel banta (honey) at books are magic (brooklyn heights). $10 ticket includes a store gift card, $32.66 ticket includes a copy of the book. >>

weds 7pm: two beers in: a tipsy political roundtable: a panel of opinionated nyc comedians, journalists, and politicians debate current events over a couple of beers. hosted by cody lindquist and charlie todd, and featuring negin farsad, christina greer, and jason selvig (the good liars). ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

weds 7pm: comedy at cassette: john f. o’donnell and bob palos host the comedy at cassette show, featuring standup by courtney maginnis (comedy central), casey james salengo (comedy central), esther chen (and just like that), and lizzie martinez (the onion). cassette (ridgewood), $5. >>

weds 7pm: lady journey comedy: lady journey podcast hosts katie hannigan and sarah tollemache bring some of their favorite comics to grove 34 (astoria) for a night of standup. featuring brittany carney, hanna dickinson, leclerc andre, and julio diaz. $15. >>

weds 7pm: rear window 70th anniversary screenings: alfred hitchcock’s 1954s mystery thriller, starring jimmy stewart, grace kelly, wendell corey, thelma ritter, and raymond burr, returns to select theaters for a limited engagement. various prices. >>

weds 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: ‘comebacks.’ $15. >>

weds 8pm: elvis costello birthday singalong: celebrate the imposter turning 70 with pianist joe mcginty and guest singers from the loser’s lounge at sid gold’s piano bar (chelsea). free admission. >>

thursday

thurs thru sun: 15th annual nyc unicycle festival: bindlestiff family circus’s annual unicycle fest returns with four days of one-wheeled fun for experienced riders and first-timers alike. free admission. >>

thurs (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
bob marley one love at fort greene park (fort greene) >>
crazy rich asians at fountains at bella abzug park (hudson yards) >>
imagenation’s cinemusic fest at arcus garvey park (east harlem) >>
school of rock at brooklyn bridge park’s harbor view lawn >>
slums of beverly hills at tompkins square park skate/playground (east village) >>

thurs thru 9/15: art students league: 2024 juried selection exhibition: the art students league of new york, whose alumni include alexander calder, georgia o’keefe, norman rockwell, ai-weiwei, and others, hosts its annual juried selection exhibition, featuring works by nearly 100 students. part ii opening reception 8/29 at 6pm. gallery onetwentyeight (les), free admission. >>

thurs 6pm (+ 9/5): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, an evening performance series presents five free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: funkin’ for jamaica at baisley pond park (jamaica). >>

thurs 7pm: ready to die?: emmy-nominated and wga award-winning writer and comedian alison zeidman (samantha bee, adam ruins everything, archer) brings her hour-long comedy show about end-of-life planning to caveat (les). $18 adv, $20 door. >>

thurs 7:30pm: letters + sodas: lic reading series: writer lana schwartz (build you own romantic comedy) brings local comedians and writers together to read from their original works at long island city’s the greats of craft. featuring emma davey (greenpointers), swati sudarsan (catapult), evelyn frick (reductress), michelle cohn (mcsweeney’s), pooja reddy (kutti gang), and matt mancini. $5. >>

thurs 8pm: yacht lobsters: don your captain’s hat and sail away to the sounds of steely dan, the doobie brothers, hall + oates, and many others at the yacht lobsters’s yacht rock 70s and 80s concert and costume party. brooklyn bowl (williamsburg), $21.95. >>

thurs 10pm: björk drag tribute show: get ready for some big time sensuality at c’mon everybody’s björk drag tribute show, featuring linda felcher, c’était bontemps, bate kush, mocha, kekoa, and dj lady simon. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: 2-for-1 broadway week tickets, friday night fireworks at coney island, art exhibits, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint