wednesday

weds (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
ride above (tempête) riverside park’s 116th street overlook (morningside heights) >>
selena at sunset park (brooklyn) >>
the great gatsby (1974) at madison square park (flatiron) >>

weds (time tba): registration opens for morningside lights lantern-building workshops: sign-up to help make unique giant lanterns for the 13th annual morningside lights procession. this year’s procession is on 9/21, with workshops scheduled from 9/14-20 at miller theatre (morningside heights). no experience necessary. free (rsvp required). >>

weds 4:30-6:30pm (wednesdays thru 9/25): gather round: street and club dance battles: on the heels of breakdancing’s debut at the olympics, works + process brings a series of street and club dance battles to manhattan west plaza (385 9th avenue in midtown). today, four breakdancing teams battle it out to the sounds of dj ks360 and dj dp one, emceed by rokafella. free admission. >>

weds 6-9pm (wednesdays thru 9/25): domino park presents: salsa by the water: domino park and nieves latin dance studio team up for four nights of dancing on the williamsburg waterfront. each evening will feature a free intro salsa class at 6:15pm, djs, and a live band. free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: awkward teenage years: laugh and reminisce as storytellers relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment. hosted by will clegg (the moth, story collider, confabulation), and featuring gigi gilles, mitch applebaum, lauren davis, bridget mcguire, and ricky sim. under st. marks (east village), $1-15 sliding scale admission. >>

weds 8pm: that jenny c’est quoi: comedian and writer jenny gorelick (and just like that) debuts an hour of stand up, crowd work, and powerpoints, covering everything from girlhood, bad exes, dating rules, sex, and magic. hosted by drag queen virgo rising. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.36. >>

weds 9:30pm: doctors without boundaries: real-life er doctors andres mallipudi and aaron bola host a comedy show where standups with a tendency towards t.m.i. tell stories about their weirdest diagnoses, and the docs give a detailed breakdown of the history of each condition and what people diagnosed with it should know. audience members can even ask their own embarrassing medical questions via a ‘no co-pay’ question box. featuring ian goldstein, audrey mora, jasper wang, and mia jackson. caveat (les), $16.70 with promo code ‘resident’ (reg. $20+). >>

thursday

thurs thru 9/19: textile arts center exhibition: textile arts center (gowanus) presents towards the path of totality, a fiber exhibition featuring works by eight artists in residence. opening reception 9/5 6:30-9:30pm, artist talk 9/10 6:30pm. >>

thurs thru 9/11: look into my eyes: film forum (south village) screens lana wilson’s nyc psychic documentary, look into my eyes, with wilson and psychics in person for q+a at select times. $17. >>

thurs thru sun: 98th hoboken italian festival: feast of the madonna dei martiri: one of the largest italian festivals in the tri-state area takes over hoboken’s sinatra promenade with four days of food, music, and rides, plus a fireworks display saturday at 9:15pm. sinatra promenade from 2nd street to sinatra drive, free admission. >>

thurs thru sat: 11th annual women’s surf film festival: lava girl surf’s annual women’s surf film fest returns to rockaway for three nights filled with surf films and a themed photography art show. rockaway beach surf club and the rockaway hotel, free admission. >>

thurs + fri (7pm): bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual series of free outdoor theater, dance, and music performances continues: accordions around the world festival (thurs) and american symphony orchestra’s beyond the hall (fri). >>

thurs (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
family camp at bennett park (washington heights) >>
mean girls 2024 at (bay ridge) >>
teenage mutant ninja turtles: mutant mayhem at fort greene park (brooklyn) >>

thurs 11am-6pm: free admission to the us open grounds: the us open opens its doors to the public for a day of tennis that includes the junior singles and doubles quarterfinals, the junior wheelchair singles semifinals, the open’s first-ever para-standing tournament, and more. flushing meadows – corona park, queens. >>

thurs 6pm (series finale): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, an evening performance series presents five free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: george gee swing orchestra in astoria park. >>

thurs 6-11pm: dapperq lgbtqia+ fashion show: queer style playform dapperq returns to brooklyn museum for their ninth annual new york fashion week lgbtqia+ fashion show, hosted by buffy sierra. $20. >>

thurs 7pm: gayc/dc: gayc/dc,’the world’s first and only all-gay tribute to the music of ac/dc,’ bring their highway to hell tour to tv eye (ridgewood). $12 adv, $15 day-of. >>

thurs 7:30pm: horror for weenies: writer emily c. hughes launches horror for weenies, her debut book on 25 iconic horror films of the past 60 years—specifically tailored for those who hate being scared but love getting the reference. authors clay mcleod chapman and erin e. adams join. greenlight bookstore (fort greene), free admission. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, returning tonight with bret raybould, erik scott, kofi thomas, lindsay boling, and melody kamali. bonus: $3 pbrs. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 60+ ongoing events and attractions: 2-for-1 broadway week tickets, art exhibits, film screenings, and more. >>

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– the skint