tuesday
thru 6/28: chabrol + huppert: doing wrong: l’alliance new york (ues) presents a six-film retrospective of claude chabrol’s collaborations with isabelle huppert, including la cérémonie, madame bovary, merci pour le chocolat, and more. $16 general, $8 for under 28. >>
thru 6/27: rehearsal for truth theater festival: hope: the annual showcase of contemporary central and eastern european theater, honoring playwright and human rights activist václav havel, returns for its 10th edition with performances that engage with politics, human rights, and other global questions. bohemian national hall (ues), free with a $15+ suggested donation. >>
tues 6pm + 8pm: listening party! audio shorts: give your eyes a rest at this showcase of audio documentaries and sound art. curated by mitra kaboli and sarah kate kramer. dctv firehouse cinema (chinatown). $16. >>
tues 6:30pm: ice cream queen with lokelani alabanza + petrushka bazin larsen: pastry chef and author lokelani alabanza celebrates the release of ice cream queen: flavors from black america’s past, present, + future, a cookbook exploring black culinary history through 100 ice cream, sorbet, and nondairy recipes. petrushka bazin larsen of sugar hill creamery (harlem’s first family-owned handmade ice cream shop) joins for a conversation and q+a. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $10 admission, $29.99 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
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 includes nino cipri, cecilia tan, jeffrey somers, and seamus sullivan. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>
tues 7pm: shouting at the screen: watch a film from the world of 70’s-era blaxploitation and black cult cinema accompanied by drinking games and mst3k-style commentary from hosts/ wyatt cenac (bob’s burgers) and donwill (webby award-winner, the almanac of rap). nitehawk cinema (prospect park), $18. >>
tues 7pm: the vinyl word music book club: dive into the 33 1/3 book series at this music-minded book club, where each session spotlights a classic album and the short book written about it. tonight’s pick is fleetwood mac’s rumours (1977), with a full album listen followed by themed vinyl dj sets. arlene’s grocery (les), free admission. >>
tues 7pm: contemporaneous ensemble ‘open mic’: contemporaneous ensemble takes on new works by a dozen composers, all submitted through an open call. the artist studio at bric arts media (fort greene), free admission. >>
tues 8pm (tuesdays thru 6/30): 68th annual washington square music festival: greenwich village’s washington square park becomes an open-air concert hall for four free nights of music, with programs ranging from classical to contemporary. tonight: kalí rodríguez-peña + the new cuban masters. >>
tues 8pm: the occasionalists present: live band karaoke: hop on stage, grab the mic, and join the band. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>
tues 9:30pm: story-oke: sing and tell: part karaoke, part confessional. story-oke invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song – or the song itself – and then sing the hell out of it. hosted by shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $11.55 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>
wednesday
pride-themed events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► weds 7:30pm: all pride, no prejudice! a literary lgbtq+ celebration: the center for fiction (fort greene). $10. >>
► thurs 6pm doors: dog drag show pride costume contest: 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $22. >>
► thurs 7:30pm: nyc queer dance through the decades book discussion and dance party: greenlight bookstore (fort greene). >>
weds + thurs (various dates thru 8/8): lincoln center’s summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual campus-wide arts festival returns with two months of free and choose-what-you-pay concerts, performances, film screenings, dance parties, and more. this week: omar wiles and les ballet afrik: new york is burning (weds + thurs 5pm); dance church (weds 6pm); silent disco: 40 years of summerstage + rhythm review with dj felix hernandez (weds 8pm); salsa dance with la tribu de abrante (thurs 6:30pm); and more. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► once in a lifetime: the extraordinary story of the new york cosmos at chelsea park (chelsea) >>
► the big green at maria hernandez park (bushwick) >>
► vidas vibrantes: shorts en español 2026 at myrtle lawn in fort greene park (fort greene) >>
weds 6:30pm (filmmaker mixer at 6pm, screenings at 7:30pm): artists + beers: pride month edition: 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. cash bar. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
weds 7pm (wednesdays thru 6/24): bingo in bryant park: bingo! compete against hundreds of players for a chance to win prizes like gift cards, bryant park swag, and more. hosted by comedian andy ross. the fountain terrace (6th ave + 41st street), free. >>
weds 7pm: letters + sodas reading series: two-year anniversary show: writer lana schwartz (build your own romantic comedy) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings. tonight: upasna barath (vogue), meg reid (reductress), shane o’neill (the new york times), hilary fitzgerald campell (murder book), marcia belsky (handmaid’s tale: the musical), and gastor almonte (sandwich comedy). the greats of craft (lic), $5. >>
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 7pm (wednesdays thru 8/12): jazz at pier 84: celebrate all things jazz with live music by local artists in hudson river park. the 2026 season kicks off tonight with bill saxton and the harlem all-stars. free admission. >>
weds 7pm (series ends tonight): the metropolitan opera’s summer recital series: the met opera’s popular summer recital series is back with a free outdoor concert at brooklyn bridge park. rain or shine. >>
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 matt goldich, daniel lewis, danette rodriguez, and bria hiebert. free admission. >>
thursday
juneteenth events and celebrations: (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► thurs 4-11pm: alfreda’s cinema, presents the learning tree + the boys and the bees: prospect park boathouse. $15 suggested donation. >>
► thurs 6:30pm: hudson river park x ladies of hip-hop dance collective juneteenth celebration: pier 45 (west village). >>
► thurs 10pm: beyond the black box presents: juneteenth dance party + cookout: house of yes (bushwick), $10 adv, $20 door. >>
thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► harriet at softball field 1 in morningside park >>
► superman (2025) at northern playground (jackson heights) >>
► wicked: for good at wollman rink (central park) >>
thurs 10am: new york knicks ticker-tape parade: the canyon of heroes fills with orange and blue for a ticker-tape parade celebrating the knicks’ historic championship run, stretching from battery park to city hall. >>
thurs 6:30pm: person place thing: a live podcast recording: the long-running interview show asks guests to talk about one person, one place, and one thing that matter to them. tonight, host randy cohen welcomes transportation alternatives executive director ben furnas. p+t knitwear (les) $15 >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (i.e. play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by this month’s theme: mating. hosted by scientists, comedians, and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>
thurs 7pm: bryant park picnic performances: the annual summer performance series is back with two dozen free music, dance, and theater events in the heart of midtown. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. next up: joe’s pub presents joan as police woman and britton + the sting. >>
thurs 7:30pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features ray cordova, anne rodeman, david drake, and johanna gohmann, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): afters: stories of so-called endings: from breakups to breakdowns, ‘afters’ is a comedy storytelling show about the fresh starts that come from life’s endings, with each story backed by a three-piece band improvising a musical score to the twists and turns of the tale. stick around for live band karaoke after the show. featuring peter kim, dylan guerra, calvin cato, and neil d’astolfo. hosted by julie piñero. salon on kingston (crown heights), $10. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): spider-man entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate spider-man on stage (which one? who knows!), without the aid 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. >>
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