our publishing schedule is a little off because of the holiday weekend. we’ll be back on track with tomorrow’s weekend newsletter.

thursday

thru sun: armory arts week: another fall art season kicks off with a weekend of major shows featuring artists and galleries from around the world, including the armory show (9/5-7), art on paper (9/4-7), clio art fair (9/4-7 + 9/18-21), duet at wsa (9/4-8), independent 20th century (9/4-7), open invitational (9/4-7), and salon zürcher (thru 9/7). various venues and prices (free-$59).

thurs thru sun: neurotica fest: comedian and actor iris bahar presents the inaugural neurotica fest, a four-day lineup of storytelling, solo comedy shows, book talks, and more at under st. marks theater and parkside lounge (east village/les). $15-25 (several shows offer pay-what-you-can tickets). >>

thurs + fri (7pm): bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. next up: new york city opera presents a fully-staged production of bizet’s carmen. >>

thurs 11am-6pm: us open for all – free admission: the grounds at the usta billie jean king national tennis center are open to the public for a day of matches, including the men’s doubles semifinals, the junior singles and doubles quarterfinals, the quad wheelchair singles quarterfinals and doubles semifinals, and more. flushing meadows – corona park, queens. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): the rally reading series: the rally reading series (‘the heart of a march in the body of a reading series’) returns for an evening of readings and discussion with nilo tabrizy (the washington post, for the sun after long nights), alexander sammartino (last acts), and kat tang (five-star stranger). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: the moth storytelling show: community showcase: the moth community program, which brings storytelling to nonprofits and cultural organizations, presents an evening of true stories at downtown’s waterfront robert f. wagner park. free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: what the film?! (wtf): join comedian brandon collins (drunk black history) as he hosts the debut of ‘what the film?! (wtf),’ a variety show that gives cinema’s most notorious flops the roasting they deserve. tonight’s first edition takes on the blockbuster bombs and straight-to-video gems of the 1990s. littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

thurs 8pm (weather permitting): free outdoor movie: how to train your dragon at wollman rink in central park. bonus: free popcorn (while supplies last). >>

thurs 9:30pm: facebook marketplace live!: inspired by facebook marketplace, craigslist, and buy nothing groups, this game show pits comedians in a series of marketplace-themed games to win the title of ‘king of sh*t.’ hosted by amanda melhuish (reductress) and virginia dickens (the onion). caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $22-23). >>

thurs 10pm: sh*t arcade: at the sh*t arcade show, comedians and the audience play and make fun of some of the worst video games of all time, while hopefully scoring points and laughs along the way. hosted by mike drucker. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

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ongoing

our roundup of 60+ ongoing events: free shakespeare in the park (thru 9/14), 2-for-1 broadway week tickets, free outdoor fitness classes, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint