cultural fests / food events / markets and shopping events:
► fri + sat (fri 5-10:30pm, sat 11am-6pm): a vintage festival: day + night vintage market : brooklyn roots collective (east williamsburg). free admission. >>
► fri thru sun: tartan week: free events: lunchtime concerts at bryant park (fri-sun) and the 28th annual nyc tartan day parade with grand marshal sam heughan (sat 2pm, 44th st + 6th ave).
► sat 10am-4pm: the brooklyn card show: st. patrick academy (bay ridge). $5 admission. >>
► sat 10am-5pm: metropolitan postcard club show + sale: church of the village (greenwich village). $3 admission. >>
► sat 12-5pm: crafting community: a textile arts fair: our house community + creative space (lic), free admission (donations welcome). >>
► sat + sun (10am-5pm): a current affair pop-up vintage marketplace: industry city (brooklyn), $20 admission. >>
► sat + sun (11am-5pm): renegade craft: spring fair: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). $5 suggested donation. >>
► sat + sun (11am-5pm): kitchen arts + letters bookstore’s annual clean-out sale: hundreds of damaged, used, and well-loved food and drink books, priced $1-20. carnegie hill/ues. >>
► sat + sun (11am-8pm): brooklyn film camera spring market: brooklyn film camera’s backyard (east williamsburg). >>
► sun 10am-5pm: $1 music sale: black gold records + coffee (carroll gardens). >>
► sun 10am-5pm (sundays thru october): bq flea market: under the bqe, along meeker ave between union ave and lorimer st. (williamsburg/greenpoint). rescheduled from 4/5. >>
► sun 1pm: brooklyn taco takedown: royal palms shuffleboard (gowanus), $30. >>
► sun 1-7pm: greenpointers spring market: greenpoint loft. free admission. >>
three art fairs:
► thru sun: brooklyn fine art print fair: powerhouse arts (gowanus). $15 general / $12 for seniors, active military personnel, and retired veterans at the door / free for college students, faculty, ebt recipients, and children at the door. >>
► thru sun: artexpo new york: pier 36 (les). $30-40 general, $20-25 seniors / students / military. >>
► thru sun: international fine print dealers association (ifpda) print fair: park avenue armory (ues). fri-sun: $35-45. >>
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friday
cherry blossom watch! central park and brooklyn botanic garden
fri thru 9/13 (weds-sun 11:30am-6pm): new exhibitions at the folk art museum: folk nation: crafting patriotism in the united states and self-made: a century of inventing artists. folk art museum (uws), free admission. >>
fri thru 5/3: streb: into thin air: the ‘action heroes’ of elizabeth streb’s extreme action ensemble execute choreographed feats of extreme athletic and technical skill in their latest performance, which features split-second ducking and dodging, trampolines, retractable ramps, suspended parallel bars, and more. streb lab for action mechanics (williamsburg), $25. >>
fri thru 4/26: big umbrella festival: lincoln center’s annual big umbrella festival welcomes kids, teens, and adults for a multi-week series of performances, workshops, and outdoor installations designed with and for the neurodiverse community. free and choose-what-you-pay admission. >>
fri thru 4/19 (12-6pm): keith haring: on the street: cart department brings two of keith haring’s painted cars—a 1963 buick special and a land rover series iii—to manhattan. on view at free parking gallery, a former 19th-century carriage house in the wrest village, the exhibit includes original works, photographs, and the newly-released book keith haring in 3d, alongside conversations and events with artists, writers, and friends of haring. free admission. >>
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► sat 1pm: trace new york’s titanic connections: from astor place to chelsea piers >>
► sat + sun (11am): go on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour inside the woolworth building >>
► sun 1pm: uncover the east village’s dark side: music, art, and haunting history >>
► thurs 5pm: get up close and personal with truffles at an after-hours experience and tasting inside the urbani truffle lab nyc >>
sponsored: fri + sat (various times): flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 50% with promo code ‘skint’ on tickets to these shows at 362 grand street in williamsburg: friday 8pm, 9:30pm, and 11pm; and the east village location is back at 83 1st ave saturday at 8:30pm. >>
fri + sat (7pm): the travel companion: bam rose cinemas presents the premiere of alex mallis and travis wood’s feature debut, the travel companion, followed by q+a with the filmmakers. bam rose cinemas at bam kbh (fort greene), $17 general, $12 seniors. >>
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fri 7pm: heart-throb slasher: a live improvised 1980s horror movie: using 1980s teen board games and audience participation, comedian and writer lane moore (tinder live!, how to be alone) leads you through a wild ride of a totally improvised, choose-your-own-adventure nostalgia-drenched horror movie. the twisted spine bookstore and café (williamsburg), $20. >>
fri 7pm (monthly): vocabaret: ‘aging’ edition: wordplay takes center stage at vocabaret, a monthly variety show for language lovers. four of nyc’s wittiest wordsmiths serve up slideshows, games, and other entertainment—all inspired by a new theme each month. hosted by nikolai vanyo, jerry gwiazdowski, and ally spier. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘caveatorb’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7:30pm: ¡vaya! latin music series: típica novel: cuban charanga band típica novel takes over lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws) with an evening of music and dancing. free admission. >>
fri 8pm (monthly): boyz in the woods comedy: tawanda gona, joshua stokes, and jeff wright host this standup-meets-trivia show, where audience members can win free drinks by answering pop culture and hip-hop trivia questions between sets. featuring jordan carlos (comedy central), jenny zigrino (hbo), chris riggins, and frankie benz. friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include zach zimmerman (comedy central), laura peek (fallon), shelley kim, ashley monique, tracey carnazzo, and molly zalman. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
saturday
sat + sun (2pm; weekends thru 12/27): bargemusic: bargemusic’s chamber music concerts return to brooklyn bridge park’s pier 5’s boathouse, offering floor-to-ceiling window views of the east river and lower manhattan skyline. opening weekend features selections from mozart’s string quartets. free admission (doors open 20 minutes before the concert. no reservations). >>
sat + sun (sat 10:30pm, sun 7pm): woody fu: one man john wick: actor and comedian woody fu dons a $15 wig to channel keanu reeves in this scripted solo show that turns the stage into a diy action movie set. with help from the audience, expect gun-fu, ‘car chases,’ and plenty of meta jokes in this interactive parody-meets-comedy-party. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>
sat 11am: the quiet car with nicole kelner: amtrak quiet car meets q train. join nicole kelner in celebrating the launch of her new book quietest places in new york: finding calm + peace in urban chaos by helping create a quiet car ride on the q train. bring an analog activity (knitting, writing, coloring, reading, etc.) and enjoy the silence. bonus: rsvp gets you a free copy of the book. ride goes from 96th st to canal street. >>
sat 11am-7pm: nyc buskerball: head to tomkins square park (east village) for an all-day festival celebrating busking musicians, poets, dancers, and performers. free admission. >>
sat 1-3pm: highbridge water tower tour: get a peek inside the historic highbridge water tower, and take in the panoramic view from 200 feet up. free admission. >>
sat 4pm: modern whitney: where comedians interpret art: a panel of comedians give their own unique takes on interpreting a piece of art—before a professional expert swoops in to set the record straight. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘warhol’ (reg. $20-23). >>
sat 7pm: bad movie night brooklyn: crocodile fury: sip a cold one and revel in the so-bad-it’s-good chaos of godfrey ho’s crocodile fury (1988) with a room full of bad movie fans at wild east brewing (gowanus). >>
sat 7pm doors: scream scene horror hangout: the return of the living dead: scream scene’s latest horror hangout features a screening of dan o’bannon’s 1985 zombie classic the return of the living dead, complete with a drinking game and popcorn for sale. afterward, hang out with fellow horror fans at the bar. tiny cupboard (bushwick), free admission. >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): flopsauce comedy show: the monthly stand-up showcase where comedians dish out their latest failures (flops) and successes (sauces) returns for more servings. tonight’s show features oona o’brien, josh stokes, marito lopez, alex mcmullen, will morrison, and victoria pla. hosted by kayla kirk and emily baker. secret pour (bushwick / bed-stuy), free admission. >>
sat 7:30pm: peoples’ symphony concerts: celebrating america @ 250: psc celebrates america @ 250 with a concert featuring david ostwald’s louis armstrong eternity band, trombonist wycliffe gordon, and the terra string quartet in a collaboration inspired by dvorak’s ‘american’ quartet. the high school of fashion industries (chelsea), $20 general, $10 students / essential workers. >>
sat 8:30pm: improvised biopic: improv group help me i’m drowning performs an hour-long biopic based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sat 11pm: the black parade: emo prom edition: the black parade returns to the brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg) for an emo and pop punk prom party with djs jet, swabby, and katastrophiee. themed-attire encouraged. $12.70+. >>
sat 11:45pm: triplet threat with dj mariko: dance to lady gaga, charli xcx, chappell roan, and more spun by dj mariko at union hall (park slope). free admission. >>
sunday
sun thru 8/22: marcel duchamp at moma: the museum of modern art presents the first retrospective of marcel duchamp’s work in the united states since 1973, featuring 300 works spanning his multifaceted career across all media from 1900 to 1968. moma (midtown), $30 general, $22 seniors, $22 visitors with disabilities, $17 students, free for new york state residents fridays 5:30-8:30pm. >>
sun 11am: historic new york tour: jackie robinson’s brooklyn legacy: explore brooklyn baseball history and the story of jackie robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier in 1947 on a walking tour from prospect park to the historic location of ebbets field. meet at prospect park’s lincoln road entrance, free admission. >>
sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: pioneer works’ free monthly open house celebrates creativity across art, music, science, and community, with programming spread across three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 2:30pm: some fun lines: johnathan appel (john oliver), chandler dean (mcsweeneys), and maeve dunigan (the new yorker) fill your sunday with satire and humor readings with some help from guest readers ronuk johal, jason adam katzenstein, sarah kempa, orli matlow, jay servedio, and vikrant sunderlal. $13.61 with promo code ‘somefunskint’ (reg. $18 adv, $23 door). >>
sun 3pm: calliope brass’ spring recital: through the dark: from dissonance and trance to groove and dance, calliope brass quintet returns to st. john’s in the village (west village) with a versatile program of music spanning the ages. pay-what-you-wish admission. >>
sun 3pm: regina opera: 56th anniversary concert: brooklyn’s regina opera presents an afternoon concert of opera’s greatest hits, with arias, duets, and ensembles from carmen, madame butterfly, la traviata, and more. our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park), $15 admission. >>
sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers and one audience member share true stories of personal triumphs, big or small, at the public victories storytelling show. featuring atheer yacoub, brittany cardwell, amber singletary, and ben fisher. hosted by mary-alice mcnab. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sponsored: sun 8pm: ‘when i meet the wizard’: a thrilling musical journey that bridges broadway magic and classical masterworks! broadway stars caroline bowman and nikki renée daniels, along with the broadway series junior company, bring the dazzling land of oz to new york city with beloved selections from wicked, the wizard of oz, and the wiz, celebrating courage, friendship, and the power of believing in something beyond the rainbow. the madison junior hs orchestra opens with holst’s jupiter from the planets and bach’s brandenburg concerto no. 5. the floyd central wind ensemble follows with michael markowski’s city trees and florence price’s the old boatman. david geffen hall at lincoln center (uws), use code ‘skint14’ to access 50% off on tickets (fees apply). >>
monday
mon thru 4/19: the back door to broadway theater festival: the inaugural back door to broadway theater festival presents 11 new works by playwrights from across the u.s. and the u.k. the american theater of actors (hell’s kitchen), $20. >>
mon 7pm: contemporaneous ensemble ‘open mic’: contemporaneous ensemble takes on new works by a dozen composers, all submitted through an open. roulette intermedium (boerum hill), free admission. >>
mon 7:30pm: the final not a boy, not a girl comedy-variety show: wrapping up a three-year run, will morrison hosts an lgbtq+ comedy/variety show at crystal lake (williamsburg). tonight’s lineup features performers kendra dawsey, sean thomasson, judy peach, ryan montesi, trash king, and poppy j snacks. $10. >>
mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s spring season continues with an evening of readings from authors hannah lilith assadi (paradiso 17), nora lange (day care), andrew martin (down time), giada scodellaro (ruins, child), and deena elgenaidi (dust settles north). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>
mon 9pm: the lab: improv comedy inspired by real science: seasoned performers interview a scientist about their most exciting and interesting work, learning right alongside the audience about anything from why speed reading is a hoax, to why crabs make good test subjects. their very real expertise then becomes the inspiration for very made up improv comedy. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: the new york international auto show, brooklyn cyclones baseball season, art of noise at cooper hewitt, film fests + series, and more. >>
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