tuesday

🎃 thru 10/16: nosferatu with radiohead: a silents synced fim: austin’s blue starlite mini urban drive-in owner josh frank brings his ‘silents synced’ series to nyc. combining classic silent cinema with rock albums, tonight’s screening pairs f.w. murnau’s nosferatu (1922) with radiohead’s kid a (2000) and amnesiac (2001). roxy cinema (tribeca), $18. >>

thru 10/14: camera of the month club’s tenth-year show: camera of the month club celebrates its 10th year as a nyc photo collective with ‘less is more: a ten year show,’ a group exhibition featuring works by 19 photographers that spans landscape, documentary, portraiture, street photography and more. open photo critique 10/9 6-8pm, opening reception 10/10 6-8pm. soho photo gallery (tribeca), free admission. >>

tues 11am: 22nd annual open house new york weekend festival reservations open this morning: on october 18-20, 270+ locations across the five boroughs, including skyscrapers, power plants, artist studios, and much more will be open to the public for talks, tours, and behind-the-scenes access. while most are free and do not require a reservation, this morning at 11am tickets will go on sale for select locations that have limited access ($6. first-come, first-serve. there is no lottery this year.) >>

tues 11:30-2:30am: lunch box food fair: the downtown alliance’s annual lunchtime food fair returns to fosun plaza (28 liberty street) with 10 new downtown restaurants serving up ‘lunch boxes’ for just $10 each. participating restaurants include shikku at tin building by jean-georges, plant junkie, all’antico vinaio, and more. >>

tues 6pm: great bars of new york city: photographers james and karla murray (store front: the disappearing face of new york) present their latest book, great bars of new york city, an homage to neighborhood watering holes from mcsorley’s old ale house to jimmy’s corner to beauty bar. hosted by the greenwich village society for historic preservation at st. john’s in the village, free admission (rsvp required). >>

tues 6pm doors: brooklyn poetry slam: slam poets gather for a night of words and community, hosted by mahogany l. browne and dj jive poetic at bric house ballroom (fort greene). the event features a slam competition and open mic that participants can sign up for in-person. free admission. >>

tues 7pm: richard powers with marlon james: playground: pulitzer prize-winning author richard powers (the overstory) discusses his latest novel, playground, in a conversation with fellow novelist marlon james (the dark star trilogy) at nypl stephen a. schwarzman building, celeste bartos forum (midtown). free admission, $29.99 ticket includes a copy of the book. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): frontiers lecture: parker solar probe’s closest approach: journey to the american museum of natural history’s latest frontiers lecture, where parker mission systems engineer john wirzburger and john hopkins university applied physics laboratory’s manolis georgoulis will take attendees through the nasa parker solar probe’s voyage over the past six years, as well as its upcoming venus flyby. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>

tues 8pm: drag me to the movies: little shop of horrors: mst3k meets rocky horror as megami hosts an all-drag shadowcast of little shop of horrors at c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $18.54. >>

tues 9pm: i made you a playlist: three-year anniversary: stand-up meets afterparty at this weekly comedy show and party, hosted by kelly bachman and jaffer khan. tonight’s three-year anniversary show features blake wexler, rylan sylvester, julianna dudley, kari burt, and zahid dewji. the three diamond door (bushwick), free admission. >>

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The printed word goes head to head with the moving image as we explore which has more value: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as 120,000 printed words, taking up several weeks of your life; or watching one of 25 film adaptations starring your favorite Brits in period costumes making pouty faces for two hours. In this debate of paragraphs and pictures, you read, watch, and vote your way to the perfect ending!

This installment features Michael Ian Black (Have I Got News For You), Rose Kelso (Boomer Stoop), Carmen Lynch (Life & Beth), Liz Miele (After Midnight), Nathan Min (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), and Ikechukwu Ufomadu (Ziwe)!

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wednesday

weds thru 1/19/2025: the way i see it: selections from the kaws collection: the drawing center (soho) presents an exhibition featuring more than 350 works on paper from artist kaws’s personal collection, including pieces by willem de kooning, henry darger, r. crumb, susan te kahurangi king, futura 2000, and many others. opening reception 10/9 6-8pm. >>

🎃 weds 4pm, 7pm (wednesdays thru 10/30, + 10/31): hitchcocktober: celebrate the master of suspense with village east by angelika’s annual october tribute to the films of alfred hitchcock. tonight: the man who knew too much (1956). $18. >>

weds 7pm: i blame television: a pop culture reading series: host elizabeth teets (la times, reductress) and a lineup of established and up-and-coming writers share their perspectives through the lens of popular culture. featuring lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy), matt starr (mouthful), mj corey (@kardashian_kolloquium), sophia june (language arts substack), edgar gomez (high risk homosexual), and blythe roberson (how to date men when you hate men). sisters (clinton hill), free admission. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction: the speculative-fiction reading series at kgb bar (east village), hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel, welcomes authors sarah langan (a better world) and david leo rice (the berlin wall). free admission. >>

weds 7pm doors (monthly): swing night with buck and a quarter quartet: the francis kite club (alphabet city) hosts a cozy dance party with toe-tapping tunes performed by buck and a quarter quartet. bonus: lindy charleston dance lesson at 7:30pm with rafal pustelny. $10 at the door (get admission for two for $15 when you mention the password ‘swordfish’). cash or venmo only. >>

weds 7:30pm: motion picture pop quiz: watch funny video clips while entertainers come up with questions that range from very general to hyper-specific. nitehawk williamsburg lo-res bar and screening room, free admission. >>

weds 8pm (monthly): mortified: you’re not the only one who had an awkward phase. from journals to angsty poetry to home movies, adults share their most embarrassing childhood artifacts at the mortified storytelling show. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

thursday

thurs thru 2/9/2025: flow states – la trienal 2024: el museo del barrio’s second large-scale survey of latinx contemporary art showcases work by 33 artists from the us, puerto rico, the americas, the caribbean, europe, and asia. el museo del barrio (east harlem), pay-what-you-wish (suggested: $9 general, $5 seniors/students). >>

thurs thru 11/9: ai madonna: gr gallery (les) presents a solo exhibition by tokyo-based artist ai madonna, featuring 25 new paintings and live-painting performances (10/8 3:30-5pm in washington square park, and 10/10 6-8pm at the gallery). free admission. >>

thurs thru 10/22: 36th annual new york lgbtq+ film festival (newfest): the annual new york lgbtq+ film festival returns with more than 140 queer short, feature, and documentary films from around the world. centerpieces include fanatical: the catfishing of tegan and sara, liza: a truly terrific, absolutely true story, high tide, and bird. various locations in manhattan and brooklyn, as well as online. various prices. >>

thurs (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
beauty and the beast (2017) at hamilton fish park (les) >>
the breakfast club at msgr. mcgolrick park (greenpoint) >>

thurs (various times): ed wood 100: film forum celebrates the centennial of genre director ed wood (1924-1978) on the 100th anniversary of his birth. selections include bride of the monster, plan 9 from outer space, and glen or glenda. film forum (south village), $17. >>

sponsored: thurs 7pm: uptown showdown: movies vs. books: the popular comedy debate series returns with guests michael ian black (have i got news for you), rose kelso (boomer stoop), carmen lynch (life + beth), liz miele (after midnight), nathan min (the tonight show starring jimmy fallon), and ikechukwu ufomadu (ziwe), who’ll debate which has more value: books (jane austen’s pride and prejudice as 120,000 printed words, taking up several weeks of your life); or movies (watching one of 25 film adaptations starring your favorite brits in period costumes making pouty faces for two hours). the verbal sparring and all-around absurdity only stop when the audience decides the winner. leonard nimoy thalia theater at symphony space (uws), $17 with no fees using prom code ‘nofee’ >>

thurs 7pm: fun by design: the interior design game show: two designers go head-to-head in challenges testing everything from speed cad to identifying furniture in tv shows. hosted by interior deisnger and comedian laura fabius. caveat (les), save $5 with promo code ‘fbd1010’ >>

thurs 7pm: movies at the united palace with lin-manuel miranda and gael garcía bernal: the movies at the united palace (washington heights) series continues its 2024 season with a screening of cassandro, followed by a discussion with lin-manuel miranda and star gael garcía bernal. free admission. >>

thurs 8pm: savage! a comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé chunha, tonight’s show includes performances by tim barnes (fallon), ayanna dookie (comedy central), molly ruben-long (jfl), katie compa (hard pass!), and will delaney (harlem nights). bonus: rsvp for a chance to win free drinks. free admission. >>

thurs 8pm: dyketopia: comedians lee robinson and kate mclachlan bring their queer comedy variety show to brooklyn for an evening of jokes, drag, and games. featuring sydnee washington, sweaty eddie, carson olshansky, and kate strobel. littlefield (gowanus), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 40+ ongoing events and attractions: fall foliage report for new york state, oktoberfest celebrations, 2-for-1 off-broadway tickets, the amazing maize maze, and more. >>

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