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wednesday
weds (various times): new year’s day hikes: start the year on the right foot with a hike through one of nyc’s public parks. led by urban park rangers, the scenic strolls are offered in each borough. free admission. >>
weds 11am: coney island polar bear club’s annual new year’s day plunge: join a wave of winter warriors for coney island’s largest off-season event. since 1903, this annual tradition has invited new yorkers to take a communal dip on the first day of the year. free to watch or participate ($25+ suggested donation for participants will benefit local nonprofit organizations). >>
weds 11am-midnight: the poetry project’s 51st annual new year’s day marathon: the poetry project’s biggest fundraiser of the year returns to st. mark’s church in the east village with over 130 poets, musicians, dancers, writers, and performers. the 10-hour event is divided into 2 segments, 1-6pm and 7pm-midnight, which are ticketed separately. $30 adv, $35 door, $20 for 9pm entry, pay-what-you-can livestream. >>
weds 1pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm: new year’s day sideshow: turn your polar bear plunge chills into thrills at coney island usa’s annual new year’s day circus sideshow, featuring performers alaska the lost boy, cyclone jack sullivan, obsidian absurd, and niki b. bonus: the freak bar opens at 12pm with free pinball and retro video gameplay. $15. >>
weds 6-9pm: a sparkling dry january kickoff party: explore the world of non-alcoholic drinks with like-minded folks at this dry january social mixer. all drinks served will be non-alcoholic (less than 0.5% abv), and the folks from third place bar and bar nun will be hosting icebreakers to help get the conversation started. hekate café + elixir lounge (alphabet city/east village), free admission. >>
weds 6pm-2am: 718 sessions new year’s day party: shake off 2024 at danny krivit’s annual new year’s house and disco party. good room (greenpoint), $5 for the first 100 folks before 7pm, $25-30 otherwise. >>
weds 7pm: 21st annual new year’s hank-o-rama: ‘vintage twangabilly’ band the lonesome prairie dogs hosts a musical tribute to country singer hank williams on the 72nd anniversary of his death, featuring performances by the lonesome horns, tammy faye starlite, lenny kaye, and many others. the bowery electric (east village), $20. >>
thursday
thurs 7:30pm: swamp in the city presents: t’monde: t’monde, a three-piece band hailing from lafayette, louisiana, brings their harmonies and blend of country, creole ballads, and contemporary cajun sounds to jalopy theater (columbia street waterfront district). the evening starts with a cajun dance lesson at 7:30pm. presented by the swamp in the city music festival. $20 adv, $25 door. >>
friday
fri thru 1/23: ai from metropolis to ex machina… or how the movies have been warning us for nearly 100 years: film forum (south village) presents a three-week festival of 30+ movies that helped introduce the world to the concept of ‘artificial intelligence,’ most of which offer a dystopian view: 2001: a space odyssey, alien, alphaville, blade runner, dr. strangelove, forbidden planet, ghost in the shell, robocop, the matrix, the stepford wives, the terminator, wargames, and many more. $17. >>
fri thru sun: 10th annual new ear festival: fridman gallery (les) hosts three evenings of musical performances, physical movement, video, and sound installations by henry threadgill, brian chase, kyp malone, shara lunon, marleigh belsley, and more. four-channel video and eight-channel audio presentations will play before and between sets. $20-30. >>
fri + sat (10pm): house of yes nine year anniversary: bushwick performance-fueled nightclub house of yes celebrates it’s ninth birthday with a weekend of over the top extravagant joy-filled performance and dance. free admission before 11pm, $9-25 otherwise. >>
fri 10pm: synthicide 11 year anniversary: the synthicide dance party celebrates 11 years of fog machines and laser rays at bossa nova civic club (bushwick). $10. >>
fri 7:30pm (monthly): transplants comedy show: funny folks from all over tell jokes and stories about where they came from and how they got here at the transplants comedy show. featuring standup by mark benjamin, oscar aydin, dave ross, ali o’neil, rachel williams, and brittany cardwell. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: see what all the brew-ha-ha is about at this women-produced and-hosted comedy show, returning to the back room at halyards (gowanus) with stand-up by steven rogers, bronwyn isaac, stef dagz, molly kornfeld, and prince arora. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
saturday
sat thru 1/19: janartsnyc: discover new works in theater, dance, opera, music, and performance during janartsnyc, an annual series of festivals scheduled around the association of performing arts presenters (apap) conference: under the radar festival (1/4-19), out-front! festival (1/7-13), jazz at lincoln center’s jazz congress + unity festival (1/8-11), new york live arts | live artery (1/8-8), nyc winter jazzfest (1/9-15), physfestnyc (1/9-19), prototype festival (1/9-19), and works + process underground uptown dance festival (1/9-13). various locations and prices. >>
sponsored: sat 2:30-4pm (saturdays): parklife fam jam with our pal isaac: music + art play for kids! margs + tacos for parents! every saturday, join parklife for art play followed by music and sing-along with our pal isaac (gillespie), a brooklyn-based musician and educator with over a decade’s experience as an enrichment teacher in early childhood settings. sponsored by park slope parents. $15 family pack (up to 3 people), $3 per extra person. >>
sat 7pm (monthly): tom d’s big new york show: comedian and licensed nyc tour guide tom delgado puts on a variety show about new york where he teaches you about the city, does comedy, gives away prizes, and interviews an influential new yorker. tonight: leclerc andre (conan), zilla vodnas, and nicholas ‘nico’ heller (ny nic’s guide to nye). $15 with promo code ‘tomdnyc’ (reg. $20). >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: ‘radical lefty’ and comedian marcela onyango tells you whether you should be mad, glad, or sad about the news during her comedy variety show. featuring: alexandria love, ryan roman, annam choudry, gabriel gara lonning, alex pavone, and winter. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 (every month’s show raises funds for direct action projects like mutual aid for people seeking asylum). >>
sat 7:40pm: eno with gary hustwit: village east by angelika hosts a screening of gary hustwit’s documentary about musician and producer brian eno (roxy music, david bowie, talking heads, devo, u2), which applies eno’s own concept of ‘generative’ art, utilizing software to produce a different film each time it’s screened. hustwit will be in-person for q+a with documentary filmmaker kirsten johnson (cameraperson, dick johnson is dead) following the film. $19 general, $17 seniors. >>
sat 8pm: 18th annual 50 first jokes: at this punchline-packed party, 50 established and up-and-coming nyc-based comedians hit the stage to debut the first new joke they’ve written since the ball dropped. hosted by john f. o’donnell. the bell house (gowanus), $25.65. >>
sat 8pm: sh*tty mozart: dressed in a cheap wig, sh*tty mozart (aron nemo, writer at the late show with stephen colbert) performs a chaotic one-man multimedia concerto—playing instruments he’s invented, performing duets with cartoons he drew, and more. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $10. >>
sat 8pm: oh my rockness nyc’s hardest working bands of 2024 concert: nyc indie concert calendar oh my rockness celebrates six local bands who busted their butts and had the most shows listed in the past year: femcel, desert sharks, balaclava, glimmer, genre is death, and special guests. baby’s all right (williamsburg), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sunday
sun 5pm: relationsh*t: the relationsh*t show provides comfort from a panel of comics and actual therapists that’s way more fun—and cheap—than a session on the couch. tonight’s show, hosted by lynn bixenspan and morgan pielli, features wilson mcdermut, marc gerber, natalie wall, and amie marie. q.e.d. (astoria), $12. >>
sun 6pm (monthly): you are not alone: an uplifting show about depression: improvisers and artists that battle depression and mental illness in their day-to-day lives create scenes inspired by their personal experiences and show how laughter can be the best medicine. hosted by aaron gold and michael serpe. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
monday
mon thru 1/20: 11th annual grand street restaurant week: for two weeks, 11 east williamsburg restaurants located along grand street are offering prix fixe dinner meunus for $21 to $35 (tax and tip not included). >>
mon 11am-3pm: el museuo del barrio’s annual three kings day parade and celebration: immerse yourself in vibrant performances, larger-than-life puppets, and festive music at el museo’s annual three kings day parade and celebration. this year’s theme, ‘el arte abriendo caminos: the arts open paths,’ celebrates the power of latinx, caribbean, and latin american art to connect cultures and uplift communities. free admission >>
mon 7pm (monthly): the iron mule short comedy film festival: join hosts jay stern and victor varnado for a collection of short comedy films about obsessed influencers, coffee order mayhem, the cost of friendship, eating pizza, and more. sva graduate center theater (chelsea), $20. >>
mon 7pm (monthly): living radio: contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist: living radio stages live performances of new radio plays inspired by the news, with results ranging from wacky to reflective. under st. marks (greenwich village). sliding scale admission. >>
mon 7:30pm (monthly thru may): music mondays concert series: the music mondays concert series returns for its 22nd season presenting dynamic lineups of classical and contemporary chamber music ensembles at advent lutheran church (uws). tonight: grammy award-nominated jack quartet and pianist shai wosner present a program of renaissance and new music that includes selections by henry purcell, ruth crawford seeger, george benjamin, thomas adès, and others. a casual reception will follow the performance. free admission. >>
mon 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘reset.’ $19.65. >>
mon 8:30pm (monthly): no monopoly allowed game night: an eviction-free board game night with one rule- no monopoly. bring pals, make pals. bring games, or use theirs. bonus: free drink giveaways for those who renounce monopoly paraphernalia. hosted by darby and micah. pinebox rockshop (bushwick), free admission. >>
coming up: our next event
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Calling all Heroes and Space Oddities!
It’s been eight years since David Bowie left us and returned to his home planet, and we’ve been feeling Under Pressure ever since.
On Friday, January 10, Let’s Dance through these Changes as DJ Steve Reynolds (Party Like It’s 1999) keeps the Stardust alive with a night of Bowie’s biggest hits and deep cuts from his 50-year career.
the skint presents:
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Friday, January 10 at 10:30pm
littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn 11217
Tickets are $7 in advance*, $12 at the door.
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*plus Eventbrite fee
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