tuesday
thru 3/25 (tuesdays): doc nyc selects: winter 2025: doc nyc, the country’s largest documentary film festival, presents a new screening series of four documentaries, followed by conversations with the filmmakers and special guests at all shows. first up: democracy under siege with director laura nix and former washington post cartoonist ann telnaes. ifc center (greenwich village), $18 general, $15 seniors. >>
thru sun: new colossus festival: the annual new colossus festival brings a wave of sound to the east village and lower east side, with 150+ indie music artists from around the world taking over 11 venues for six days. various prices (note: tickets to individual shows are available for purchase at each venue’s website). >>
tues 7am-8pm: free pancakes at ihop: ihop is flipping out for national pancake day—score a free short stack at participating locations. >>
tues 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (park slope), featuring performers david schwartz (penn + teller: fool us), mike kurylo (broadway magic hour), and carl mercurio (chicago’s magic lounge). $10. >>
tues 7pm (+ 3/8 and 3/15 at 2pm): ephemeral solace (in passing): carvalho park (east williamsburg) continues its performance series with new york city ballet’s taylor stanley and alec knight, who’ll perform in response to artist nicola turner’s site-responsive installation, fabric of undoing. free admission (rsvp required). >>
tues 8pm: mardi gras party with brass queens: celebrate mardi gras and women’s history month with a blowout party hosted by brass queens, a brooklyn-based, nola-inspired, all-female brass band. sip hurricanes, snack on beignets, and dance to the sounds of the queens and three more powerhouse female-led brass bands. the night kicks off with a community second line. littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
tues 9:30pm: 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), save $5 with promo code ‘skint’ >>
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Thursday, March 6
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Saturday, March 9 at 11:30am
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Best of Irish Shorts
Saturday, March 8 at 5pm
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Closing Night: WORDS ON CANVAS feat. David Keenan
Saturday, March 8
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wednesday
weds 7pm: an evening with patti smith: patti smith takes the stage at cooper union as part of the gardiner foundation great hall forum series. the poet, singer, songwriter, artist, and author will discuss her career in a conversation with kit nicholls, director of the cooper union center for writing and learning. the great hall at the cooper union (east village), free admission (rsvp required). >>
weds 7pm (monthly): artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop and chip parham. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by grant bowen (the moth), and featuring ian goldstein (the new yorker), andrew mcgill (the moth), jenna dioguardi, azhar bande-ali, and marisa theobald. under st. marks (east village), $1-15 sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: 2 gays, 1 mic: the show: titular gays carson mlnarik and ryan curcie host a night of standup at club cumming (east village), featuring sheria mattis, gray west, irina chelidze, mackenzie jacquish, and kara torrisi. $12 adv, $15 door. >>
weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (park slope), with stand-up by michael rowland (animal control), kenice mobley (netflix), babs gray (comedy central), natasha vaynblat (fallon), and david dobbins. free admission. >>
weds 8pm (monthly): punderdome: comedy pun slam: pun-masters have a war of the words at the beloved pun-slinging competition. tonight’s installment includes an all-star tournament of pun champions and the ‘can you beat a ‘dome champ?’ challenge. hosted by fred firestone. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 day-of. >>
thursday
thurs thru 4/6: julian lennon: reminiscence: fremin gallery (chelsea) presents a new photography exhibition by artist, musician, and humanitarian julian lennon. opening reception with the artist 3/6 6-8pm >>
thurs thru 3/16: 30th rendez-vous with french cinema: unifrance and film at lincoln center’s showcase of contemporary french cinema returns with a slate of 23 films by both established and emerging filmmakers. walter reade theater and elinor bunin munroe film center (lincoln center), $19 general, $17 seniors/students/persons with disabilities, $23-25 for opening night, free admission to select talks. >>
thurs thru sun: 15th athena film festival: barnard college’s athena center for leadership and the women and hollywood initiative presents four days of narratives, documentaries, and short films that each feature women protagonists at the center of the story. barnard college (morningside heights), $16 general, $6 students, $30 for opening night, free admission to select events. >>
thurs 6-8pm (monthly): dumbo first thursday gallery walk: explore dumbo’s waterfront arts scene at the first thursday gallery walk, where 15 galleries will stay open late for a night of opening receptions, special events, and artist talks. tonight’s event includes the launch of the dumbo projection project, a neighborhood-wide outdoor video art exhibition projected onto the manhattan bridge on both the pearl street and adams street sides and along the bqe in susan smith mckinney steward park (the projections will run wednesdays thru sundays from dusk to 11pm through 5/25). an optional hour-long ‘insiders’ tour at 6pm (rsvp required) will feature talks from experts at select exhibitions. free admission. >>
thurs 6:15pm: ice theatre of new york: 2024-25 city skate pop-up performances: professional ice dance company ice theatre of new york brings a series of short, free performances to public outdoor rinks through the season. tonight: central park’s wollman rink. >>
thurs 6:30pm: sloane crosley: grief is for people with meghan o’rourke: writer sloane crosley celebrates the paperback release of her 2024 memoir grief is for people in a conversation with meghan o’rourke (the invisible kingdom: reimagining chronic illness) at mcnally jackson seaport. $5 admission includes a voucher which can be used towards any purchase, $18 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
thurs 7pm: the rally reading series: ‘the heart of a march in the body of a reading series’: the rally reading series returns for an evening of readings and discussion with kirstin valdez quade (the five wounds), nina sharma (the way you make me feel: love in black and brown), and lynne tillman (weird f*cks). hosted by ryan d. matthews. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (optional donations will benefit the brigid alliance). >>
thurs 7pm: the dead ladies show nyc: celebrate deceased dames from history who accomplished extraordinary feats against all odds at the dead ladies show nyc. each show features three (or so) presenters championing the lives and legacies of often-overlooked icons, inviting the audience to rediscover their remarkable stories. the private curtain at kgb (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
thurs 7pm: john and scott: two person improv: former 30 rock cast members scott adsit and john lutz pair up for an improv show at ucb theatre (east village). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
thurs 7pm doors: live band pop-punk/emo karaoke: pick from 140+ songs at this night of pop-punk/emo karaoke backed by brooklyn’s all killer no filler. purgatory (bushwick), $15 adv, $20 day-of. >>
thurs 7:30pm: national sawdust’s hildegard commission concert: national sawdust (williamsburg) celebrates the winners of this year’s hildegard commission, a mentorship initiative designed to highlight and elevate the voices of exceptional women and marginalized genders in the early stages of their careers. this year’s focus is on the transformative power of film music, featuring collaborations that bring live music and visual storytelling together, and will be performed by the national sawdust ensemble with cellist jeffrey zeigler. $5+ sliding scale admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, featuring ali clayton (y’all gay?), brad howe (adult swim), esther chen (hbo), and mic nguyen (asian, not asian). bonus: $3 pbrs. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
thurs 10pm: planet yes: gaga night: lady gaga tunes take over house of yes (bushwick) in a high-energy celebration of her new album, mayhem. free admission with rsvp. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30+ ongoing events and attractions: ‘christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city,’ 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets, ice skating, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
