note: based on recent heat and air quality alerts, some events may be canceled, rescheduled, or moved indoors. please check the air quality index and the venue’s website and/or social media for updates before heading out. stay cool!

juneteenth events and celebrations (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► tues 8pm: juneteenth dance party + cookout: house of yes (bushwick), free with rsvp, $15 at the door (proceeds/donations benefit beyond the black box). >>

► weds 11am: broadway celebrates juneteenth: tsq plaza (broadway bet 46th + 47th sts). >>

► weds 12-6pm: museum of moving image’s celebrate juneteenth festivities. some programs require museum admission. >>

► weds 6pm: some sing: a juneteenth celebration: hearst plaza (lincoln center). >>

► weds 6pm: opera in the garden: a juneteenth celebration: west side community garden (uws). >>

► weds 6pm bric and robert randolph foundation’s juneteenth unityfest at lena horne bandshell (prospect park). >>

► weds 7pm: black and queer: a juneteenth concert with new york city gay men’s chorus: christ church nyc (ues). >>

► weds 7pm: hidden figures screening at united palace (washington heights). $5. >>

► weds 7pm: drunk black history (the juneteenth celebration): littlefield (gowanus), $25+. >>

► weds 7:30pm: toshi reagon’s sings of the living: freedom songs: damrosch park (lincoln center). >>

► weds 9:30pm: {powher} juneteenth celebration: littlefield (gowanus), $18.67 adv, $24.58 door. >>

pride-themed events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► can-do comedy: pride show and mixer (tues 7:30pm): artshack cafe + bar (bed-stuy). $20 adv, $30 door, or $12 + a canned food donation at the door. >>

► corporate pride comedy show (tues 8pm): littlefield (gowanus), $5 with promo code ‘imgay’ (reg. $12 adv, $15 door). >>

► pride at the high line: nurturing our lgbtqia+ family tree (thurs 5pm): the high line spur at 30th street. >>

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tuesday

thru 6/30: the metropolitan opera’s summer recital series: the met opera’s annual summer recital series returns with five free outdoor concerts at brooklyn bridge park, jackie robinson park (harlem), williamsbridge oval (bronx), and socrates sculpture park (lic). >>

thru sat: mise-en festival 2024: contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en’s 10th annual music festival presents works by dozens of composers from around the world selected from an open call for scores. various locations, free admission. >>

sponsored: tues 12-1pm (tuesdays thru 7/30. no performance 7/2.): summer sounds at manhattan west: manhattan west (midtown west at 385 9th avenue) hosts a free series of weekly performances by musicians from around the globe. today: natu camara – a blend of afropop, rock and soul is sung in five different languages by this singer-songwriter whose fans have affectionately dubbed ‘the tina turner of guinea.’ >>

tues 6pm, 8:50pm (monthly): 35mm series at angelika: experience a series of classic films in their original format–35mm–at village east by angelika (east village). tonight: elia kazan’s a streetcar named desire (1951), starring marlon brando, vivien leigh, karl malden, and kim hunter. $20. >>

tues 6-9pm: museum mile festival: manhattan’s fifth ave from 82nd st to 110th st closes to vehicular traffic for the 46th annual museum mile festival, an art crawl where eight major museums stay open late and offer free admission: the africa center, cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum, el museo del barrio, the guggenheim, the jewish museum, the metropolitan museum of art, museum of the city of new york, and neue galerie. >>

tues 6-9pm (+ 7/25, 8/1): 11th annual uptown bounce: museum of the city of new york and el museo del barrio team up for the annual uptown bounce block party series, featuring djs, special guests, live performances, art making activities, and free museum admission. tonight’s kickoff coincides with the museum mile festival.

tues 6-10pm: art is gay: brooke finegold (poetry is gay, comedy is gay) and hash collective present a pop-up queer art show and party featuring tarot readings, flash tattoos, live portraits, custom typewriter poems, and more. 132 mulberry street, 5th floor. $5 admission. >>

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 music + humor edition’s features esther friesner, rob paravonian, aaron rosenberg, and caitlin rozakis. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: pride edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, an evening where astronomy enthusiasts come together to hear talks and play themed games at a bar. tonight’s edition celebrates pride month with talks on cosmology and contributions to astronomy by queer astronomers. the pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

tues 7pm: the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a throwback variety show filled with stand up and storytelling. tonight: jess wood, harry tejerian, joanna briley, nhu an du, and amanda van nostrand. young ethel’s (park slope), $5 suggested donation. private tarot readings are $5 a card. >>

tues 8pm: paul mccartney birthday singalong: celebrate macca turning 82 with pianist mark piro and guest singers from the loser’s lounge at sid gold’s piano bar (chelsea). piano karaoke with nicholas connell follows. free admission. >>

tues 9pm (monthly): sweet comedy show: seth herzog’s long-running live comedy show returns with performances by punkie johnson (snl), myq kaplan (netflix), christian finnegan (are we there yet?), and gary vider (colbert). chelsea music hall, save 50% with promo code ‘june’. >>

tues 9:30pm: night of the living dead with john a. russo: roxy cinema (tribeca) hosts a screening of 1968 zombie classic night of the living dead, followed by in-person q+a with co-writer john a. russo. $17. >>

wednesday

weds thru 6/23: fifth annual black women in comedy laff fest: created in response to the lack of black female representation in major comedy festivals, the annual black women in comedy laff fest presents 16 shows over five evenings. various locations and prices (note: some events require a drink minimum). >>

weds 6pm (wednesdays thru 8/7): summer concerts at hudson yards: the annual bowery presents concert series returns to the public square + gardens at hudson yards. tonight: chayce beckham and thomas edwards. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: desparately seeking something with susan seidelman: filmmaker susan seidelman (smithereens, desperately seeking susan) presents her memoir, desparately seeking something, at powerhouse arena (dumbo). $5 admission includes a store gift certificate, $32 ticket includes a copy of the book. >>

weds 8pm: why are you single? a dating game show: single contestants are subjected to in-depth emotional questioning and physical challenges at comedian marie faustin’s why are you single? dating game show. the bell house (gowanus), $20. >>

weds 8pm (sign-ups start at 7pm): 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. arlene’s grocery (les), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

thursday

thurs thru 8/1 (thursdays): summer in the square: pickleball, movement classes, children’s programming, movies (starting 7/15), a night market (starting 7/11), and more come to union square every thursday this season. >>

thurs 7:30am-8:30pm: solstice in times square: experienced yogis and first-timers alike are invited to find peace and calm at one of the busiest intersections in the world when the annual ‘mind over madness’ yoga day returns to times square. can’t make it? classes will also be livestreamed. free registration is required, and includes a free mat (while supplies last). donations are welcome and will benefit community first. >>

thurs 6pm (wednesdays thru 8/15): live at the archway: music + art in the dumbo archway: sights and sounds fill the public plaza underneath the manhattan bridge in dumbo. tonight’s season opener: live music by la banda chuska and fogo azul, with art by sam ticknor. doors at 5pm. rain or shine. free admission. >>

thurs 6-11pm: up magazine five-year anniversary: up magazine celebrates five years of street art and graffiti with an exhibition of 120+ artists at elm foundation (greenpoint). free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 8/1): summer music series at bushwick inlet park: take in the sounds and sunset at friends of bushwick inlet park’s annual summer music series. tonight: juana luna. 86 kent ave (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm doors: joe mcginty + the loser’s lounge disco: dance under a 10-foot disco ball to the sounds of joe mcginty + the loser’s lounge collective, then keep the party going at a silent disco with dj bill coleman. part of lincoln center’s summer for the city. free admission (note: a credit or debit card may be needed as a deposit to use the required headphones for the silent disco). >>

thurs 7pm: facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (i.e. play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by the show’s theme, marine biology. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24.41 adv, $25 door). >>

thurs 7:30pm (monthly): pete’s reading series: hear from literary icons and newcomers alike at this long-running reading series, hosted by temim fruchter and brian gresko. tonight’s event features emily zhou (girlfriends), amy shearn (dear edna sloane), vanessa chan (the storm we made), and alison b. hart (april may june july). books will be available for purchase through greenlight bookstore. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 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), $18-21 general, $15-18 students/seniors/idnyc. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): written in brooklyn: a storytelling series: join host carly ann filbin in the arlo williamsburg’s bar for an evening of stories told by colorful characters sharing their true tales with you. tonight’s theme: ‘perfect places.’ $17.85 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $23.18). >>

thurs 8pm: girl church: amelia ritthaler curates this stand-up show featuring a lineup of women and queer comedians. tonight: tessa belle, courtney o’donnell, riylan mills, fareeha khan, and rima parikh. cafe balearica (williamsburg), $10. >>

thurs 8pm: rooftop films summer series: my first film: rooftop films presents the north american premiere of zia anger’s my first film, followed by q+a and an after party. the old american can factory (gowanus),$18. >>

thurs 8:30pm: 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 9pm: free outdoor movie (weather permitting): before sunrise at lincoln center’s damrosch park. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 60+ ongoing events and attractions: art exhibits, film screenings, and more. >>

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– the skint