tuesday
tues various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
forrest gump on the rooftop at pier 17 (lower manhattan) >>
madagascar at herbert von king park (bed-stuy) >>
the goonies at bella abzug park (hell’s kitchen) >>
wicked at village park (jersey city) >>
tues 10am: 2-for-1 broadway week tickets go on sale today: score broadway show tickets for less during this seasonal promotion! 2-for-1 tickets will go on sale today for performances running 9/8 thru 9/21. more than 20 productions are participating, including cabaret, death becomes her, hadestown, hell’s kitchen, oh, mary!, operation, mincemeat, six: the musical, stranger things: the first shadow, the book of mormon, the outsiders, wicked, and more. >>
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 lineup features auston habershaw, nicholas kaufmann, steven van patten, and mimi mondal. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘100th birthday of cecilia payne-gaposchkin’s thesis’ edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight’s show celebrates cecilia payne-gaposchkin’s contributions to astronomy, with speakers mark popinchalk, bridget ierace, and kaitlin schmidt. bonus: there will be cake. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female-fronted lineup and tarot readings. tonight’s lineup: lucas connolly, mel ferraro, sue funke, and patrick holbert. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($10 suggested donation). private tarot readings are $5/card. >>
tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch a curated program of animated short films from around the world at this monthly screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), pay-what-you-wish admission. >>
tues 9:30pm: cinema smootaphilia: in the realm of the senses: ensemble erotic (ann courtney on vocals, dave smoota smith on casio and beats, jerome jordan on guitar, and jeremy kay on bass) perform a live, original soundtrack to nagisa ōshima’s 1976 erotic classic, in the realm of the senses. tv eye (ridgewood), $15. >>
wednesday
weds thru 8/27: 39th chelsea international fine art competition exhibition: agora gallery’s annual juried exhibition features paintings, sculptures, and mixed media pieces selected from hundreds of international and local applicants. opening reception 8/21 6-8pm. agora gallery (chelsea), free admission. >>
weds thru sun: eighth annual rockaway film festival: the rockaway film festival returns to averne cinema for five days of indoor and outdoor screenings and live music. $10. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
bend it like beckham at pier i at riverside park south (uws) >>
downton abbey: a new era at pier a park (hoboken) >>
holes at dyker beach park >>
indiana jones and the last crusade at prospect park (prospect park) >>
the royal tenenbaums at elizabeth street garden (nolita) >>
up at corporal john a seravalli playground (west village) >>
sponsored: party girl at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>
weds 6pm doors: summerstage: summerstage presents a free concert wtih hip-hop duo joey valence + brae at central park’s rumsey playfield. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): adam wade: live in new york: 20-time moth story slam winner adam wade returns to under st. marks theater with a storytelling show featuring three to four different stories from his extensive catalog (no two shows will be the same) and a different special guest who’ll kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: will you accept this rose? live with arden myrin: will you accept this rose podcast host arden myrin (the righteous gemstones), along with bachelor-obsessed guests and stars grocery store joe and serena pit, discuss the latest the bachelor episode at union hall (park slope). $15. >>
weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by yemi afolabi (comedy central), hyde healy (@hydehealy), maria heinegg (siriusxm), and erin depke. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: ambush comedy show: the ambush comedy show buzzes into hellrazor barber shop in williamsburg with a lineup featuring randall otis (the daily show), steve castillo (snl), yedoye travis (comedy central), laura merli (reductress), and michael good. produced by josh johnson, brittany cardwell, and lucas connolly. byob. bonus: rsvp enters you in a raffle for $200 towards a tattoo from stefano’s tattoo studio. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: night market comedy: alex la and karthik raj host ‘a mostly asian comedy show’ at emmy squared (east village), featuring standup by aaron chen (seth meyers), shaunak godkhindi (don’t tell comedy), amber born, and hayden arrington. $12. >>
weds 8pm doors: rooftop films presents: lurker: 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: elizabeth lo’s mistress dispeller, followed by an afterparty. the old american can factory (gowanus), $20. >>
thursday
thurs thru sun: ninth annual east village queer film festival: east village queer film festival highlights queer-themed shorts, features, and documentaries by and featuring lgbtqia+ artists. the wild project (east village). $10. >>
thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
dog day afternoon at fort greene park (brooklyn) >>
hidden figures at brooklyn bridge park’s pier 1 harbor view lawn >>
love + basketball at 145th st and the hudson in riverside park (west harlem) >>
soundtrack to a coup d’état with a pre-screening performance by t.k. blue at the jackie robinson bandshell (west harlem) >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (play drinking games), and probe their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by tonight’s theme: urban ecology. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>
thurs 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests ray cordova, danny artese, dc pierson, and tanya jones, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): dune entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate dune (2021)—without the help of scripts or rehearsals. as chaos ensues, drinks are drunk while the players are challenged to incorporate lines written by the audience and create ‘deleted’ scenes. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>
thurs 8pm: locrian chamber players: music from the past decade: the locrian chamber players, a chamber group devoted exclusively to performing music less than a decade old, present a concert of works by both established and emerging composers at riverside church (morningside heights). a reception will follow. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm: goodbye carrie bradshaw: chase runway hosts a farewell drag tribute show to sex and the city and and just like that at c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). $13.39. >>
thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: landline comedy serves up pints of hoppy humor straight from the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes liz miele (comedy central), jeff scheen (the late late show), brittany brave (netflix is a joke), tito garza, drew loryn, and gabe pacheco. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
thurs 10pm: planet yes: gaga night party: lady gaga tunes take over house of yes (bushwick) in a high-energy celebration of her mayhem ball tour. free admission with rsvp, $10 otherwise. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 70+ ongoing events: u.s. open fan week, free shakespeare in the park, snl ticket lottery, friday night fireworks in coney island, and more. >>
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– the skint
