tuesday
thru 10/29: wagner park reopening: after a two-year closure for resiliency improvements, downtown’s wagner park reopens to the public. the 3.5-acre waterfront space will host a lineup of free events through october, kicking off with an outdoor performance by taylor mac 7/29 at 7pm. >>
thru thurs (various dates thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. this week: baand together dance festival (thru sat), salsa en tacones (weds 6pm), toño rosario (weds 8pm), warriors listening party with lin-manuel miranda and eisa davis (weds 9:30pm), funk + soul dance party with urban bush women (thurs 6:30pm), ammoye (thurs 7:30pm), and more. >>
tues various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
elf and party girl at domino park (williamsburg) >>
the devil wears prada at pier 17 heineken riverdeck >>
tues 7pm: letters + sodas: lic reading series: writer lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings at the greats of craft (lic). featuring meg reid (the onion), just lunning (the hard times), james folta (esquire), pooja reddy (kutti gang), brian gresko (the atlantic), and shem pennant (say less comedy). $5. >>
tues 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope), featuring performers carl mercurio, sara crasson, and mike kurylo. $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>
tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 8/17): live at the gantries: kupferberg center for the arts presents live at the gantries, an annual outdoor concert series at gantry plaza state park (lic) showcasing local artists. tonight: afro-colombian ensemble rebolú. free admission. >>
tues 8pm: rooftop films: new york non-fiction 2025: the popular rooftop films series, one of the word’s longest-running and largest outdoor showcases for indie film, returns for its 29th season. tonight: jessica earnshaw’s baby doe at the old american can factory (gowanus), followed by filmmaker discussion and a reception. $20. >>
tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from a wide assortment of rock and pop songs and take the stage with your very own live band (nakatomi5) backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). $10 adv, $15 door. >>
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The number-one song of the land in the summer of 1995 was a meaningful gem from a trio called TLC. Party Like It’s 1999: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls Edition will mark that 30th anniversary by giving you double shots of T-Boz, Chilli and Left Eye all night long. Plus DJ Steve will also serve up our usual mix of the best rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop and dance tunes from the 1990s and 2000s!
Unhitch that overall strap, lace up your Docs, tie that flannel around your waist, put on some frosted lip gloss and set your VCR to record Dawson’s Creek and Gilmore Girls — Party Like it’s 1999 is Brooklyn’s best 1990s and 2000s dance party where you’ll shake it to the best pop, rock, hip hop and R&B jams all night long!
Party Like It’s 1999: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls Edition
Saturday, August 9 10:30pm – 3:30 am
Doors: 10:00pm | Show: 10:30pm
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
• R to Union Street, then
one block to Sackett Street
• 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q to
Atlantic Avenue or Pacific Street. 9 blocks south to Sackett Street
wednesday
weds thru 8/5: silent movie week at moma: the museum of modern art presents its third annual silent movie week, featuring seven recently restored silent films from 1923-28. the series opens with walter ruttmann’s berlin: symphony of a city, presented with live musical accompaniment in the abby aldrich rockefeller sculpture garden (weather permitting). museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
captain america: brave new world at rainey park (lic) >>
dark toons at brooklyn commons park (downtown brooklyn) >>
dirty dancing at resiliencity park (hoboken) >>
kung fu panda 4 at tompkins square park (east village) >>
mean girls at prospect park (prospect park) >>
the grand budapest hotel at pier i in riverside park south (uws) >>
sponsored: up at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>
weds 12-6pm: 50% off eileen’s special cheesecake: say cheese(cake)! eileen’s special cheesecake shop in nolita is celebrating its 50th anniversary (and national cheesecake day) with 50% off all individual and 6-inch cheesecakes. while supplies last. >>
weds 6pm (wednesdays thru 8/13): summer concerts at hudson yards: the annual concert series returns to the public square + gardens at hudson yards for eight weeks. tonight: country singer–songwriter brittney spencer with an opening set by dj chachi. free admission. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): not in my backyard! a political comedy roundtable: a panel of opinionated nyc comedians, journalists, and politicians debate the local issues causing drama in your neighborhood’s facebook group. each show will also include a pop quiz on nyc knowledge. hosted by cody lindquist (our cartoon president) and charlie todd (improv everywhere), with panelists anthony atamanuik (what we do in the shadows), lindsey boylan (campaign to stop cuomo), and catherine vaughan (abundance new york). ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
weds 7pm: artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a semi-monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop, curran banach, and chip parham. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
weds 7pm (wednesdays thru 8/13): jazz at pier 84: jazz up your evening with the jazz foundation of america’s free outdoor concerts at hudson river park’s pier 84 (hell’s kitchen). the season continues with pucci amanda jhones. >>
weds 8pm: ambush comedy show: the ambush comedy show buzzes into hellrazor barber shop in williamsburg with a lineup featuring sarah tollemache (comedy central), ashton womack (the daily show), ashlynn salzano (that time of the week), alex dragicevich, and tim smith. hosted by josh johnson, brittany cardwell, and lucas connolly. free admission. >>
weds 9:30pm (weekly): friends with caveats: expect everything from stand-up and character performances to music and even powerpoint presentations at caveat’s weekly comedy show, ‘friends with caveats.’ tonight’s lineup features myq kaplan (comedy central), adam mitrani (why aren’t you more famous?), rebecca weiser (reductress), nikolai vanyo (vocabaret), ben miller, jimmy ong, and chesarae. hosted by delia kemph. caveat (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
thursday
thurs thru 8/17: the little shakespeare festival: ‘not your english teacher’s shakespeare’: frigid new york’s annual little shakespeare festival invites indie theatre companies to put their own spin on the bard’s classics. this year’s 10 productions include a shakespearean parody of the princess bride, a telenova-style hamlet, and more. under st. marks (east village), $20-25. >>
thurs thru 8/10: 48th asian american international film festival: the annual asian american international film festival, presented by asian cinevision, presents 11 days of indie films and programming at asia society, welcome to chinatown hub, regal union square, and online. various prices. >>
thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
a minecraft movie at tanahey playground (les) >>
ferris bueller’s day off at coney island beach at w 12th street >>
men in black at union square park >>
monsters university at boyd mcguiness park (jersey city) >>
the matrix at brooklyn bridge park – pier 1 harbor viewn lawn >>
thurs (various times): summerstage: summerstage presents a pair of free outdoor shows tonight: frankie negrón, christian alicea, and funk salsa urban at crotona park in the bronx (5-9pm) and summer dayes 2025 with the yussef dayes experience, fkj, venna, and salin at rumsey playfield in central park (6-10pm). >>
thurs 12:30pm (season ends today): broadway in bryant park: broadway comes to bryant park as stars perform some of their biggest hits at this annual lunchtime performance series. today: ‘disney on broadway’ with aladdin, beauty and the beast, and the lion king). hosted by lite fm’s cubby and christine. free admission. >>
thurs 6pm (season ends tonight): live at the archway: summer music + art in the dumbo archway: sights and sounds fill the public plaza underneath the manhattan bridge in dumbo. tonight: psychedelic cumbia group chicha libre and chelsea bonosky. food and drink will be available for purchase. rain or shine. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm: winging it: an open mic night at lofty pigeon books: share your script, your poem, your music, your jokes, or just your support at this open mic night held at kensington’s lofty pigeon books, hosted by comedian, performer, author, and new yorker cartoonist emily flake. light refreshments will be served, and attendees will save 10% on store purchases. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (season ends tonight): summer music series at bushwick inlet park: soak up the sounds and skyline river sunset at the friends of bushwick inlet park’s fifth annual summer music series. tonight: carol sudhalter quintet. 86 kent shoreline esplanade (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 8/14): sunset salsa: dance into golden hour at hudson river park’s sunset salsa series, returning to pier 76 (midtown west) for the summer. led by performer and instructor talía castro-pozo, each night kicks off with a beginner salsa lesson—open to first-timers and seasoned dancers alike—followed by an open dance party with guest djs. free admission. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) includes guests kendra dawsey, sue funke, jilberto soto, and leighann lord. advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $7.18 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ (reg. $10.38+). >>
thurs 7pm doors (season ends tonight): river + blues concert series: settle in for sunset sounds at nelson a. rockefeller park, where the annual river + blues concert series brings global and american folk, roots, and blues artists to the waterfront. bring a blanket or lawn chair, pack a picnic (or purchase snacks and drinks on-site), and enjoy the music with hudson river views. tonight: lady blackbird with opener dj blessed. free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm (season ends tonight): astoria park concert series: central astoria ldc’s annual concert series returns with four nights of live music on the ditmars side lawn at astoria park. tonight: the sky high band (90s/2000s hits). free admission. >>
thurs 9:30pm: fightin’ words! a language game show: three contestants compete in a series of word-based games to win the ultimate prize: a new word of their creation will be added to the people’s lexicon. featuring guest contestants michael cruz cayne, whitley watson, and rachel coster. hosted by jerzy gwiazdowski. $13.61 with promo code ‘skintwords’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>
thurs 10pm: happy birthday, kate: a kate bush party: bush bash! dj bright light bright light’s annual dance party celebrating all things kate bush returns to c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $12.36. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: restaurant week, friday night fireworks in coney island, shakespeare in the parking lot, chain theatre’s summer one-act festival, free outdoor fitness classes, and more. >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
