tuesday
tues thru the season: outdoor pools open: make a splash at one of the city’s 50+ free outdoor pools, which open for the summer season today. >>
tuesdays + thursdays (10am + 1pm, thru november): jacob javits center tours: take a look at the sprawling convention center’s operations and sustainability initiatives, which include a seven-acre green roof, a one-acre rooftop farm, honeybee hives, and more. jacob javits center (hudson yards), $5. >>
tues (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
citizen ashe at corona golf playground (queens) >>
clifford the big red dog at brighton playground (brighton beach) >>
spider-man: no way home at white playground (east harlem) >>
the addams family 2 at van alst playground (astoria) >>
the queen at nowadays (ridgewood) >>
tues 6pm: metro / new york / london / paris: photographer herb robinson and curator and editor eve sandler capture the diversity and shared humanity of straphangers of three bustling metropolises in their new book, metro, which they’ll discuss with photographer and former kamoinge workshop president beuford smith. rizzoli bookstore (flatiron), free admission. >>
tues 6:30pm (ends today): sunset salsa: step out at a waterfront salsa dance lesson and party led by performer and instructor talía castro-pozo. all experience levels welcome. hudson river park’s pier 76 (hudson yards), free. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of comedians tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at tonight’s ‘solar power’-themed edition of bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>
tues 7:30pm (+ 7/12, 7/26, 8/2): naumburg orchestral concert series: the 117th season of live, outdoor classical music concerts at central park’s historic naumburg bandshell continues with the handel and haydn society, who’ll perform a program of works by handel, vivaldi, corelli, avison, and geminiani. free admission. >>
tues 8pm (ends today): washington square music festival: the 64th washington square music festival concludes with a concert by the tivon pennicott quartet at washington square park’s garibaldi plaza (greenwich village). free. >>
tues 8pm (monthly): sounds great! comedy show: hosts nora jefferies and paige smith-hogan rehash all the moments that have prompted them to say ‘sounds great’–whether sincerely or sarcastically–at this comedy show featuring dylan adler (hulu), meredith dietz (the onion), indigo asim (reductress), tony sykowski (pipe up comedy), and haley stiel. our wicked lady (bushwick), free. >>
wednesday
weds (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
dos estaciones at fort green park (fort green) >>
my name is pauli murray at garfield lawn (prospect park) >>
shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings at moore homestead playground (elmhurst) >>
soul bloomingdale playground (manhattan valley) >>
space jam: a new legacy at elmhurst park >>
space jam: a new legacy at john paul jones park (bay ridge) >>
spider-man: no way home at helen marshall playground (east elmhurst) >>
spider-man: no way home at pier a park (hoboken) >>
weds 1-6pm: baryshnikov arts center open house: resident artists amanda szeglowski, aaron landsman, ian askew, and baye + asa share dance, theater, and performance art works-in-progress at baryshnikov arts center (hell’s kitchen). free. >>
weds 3pm, 7pm (ends today): the fifth element 25th anniversary screenings: luc besson’s 1997 cult classic, starring bruce willis, milla jovovitch, and gary oldman, returns to select theaters for two days. various prices. >>
weds 7:30pm: astoria park independence day celebration + fireworks: picturesque pyrotechnics light up the sky at astoria park’s annual independence day celebration, which opens with live music by swingtime big band. festivities begin at 7:30pm and fireworks start at sundown (around 9pm). note: according to the website, the fireworks should also be visible from ‘virtually any parts of the north end of the east river and upper east side of manhattan.’ >>
weds 7:30pm: deanne smith’s deanarchy: comedian deanne smith (netflix) hosts a comedy showcase featuring dyking out podcast co-hosts carolyn bergier and melody kamali. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>
weds 7:30pm (weekly): ambush comedy show – with free beer: josh johnson, lucas connolly, and brittany cardwell serve up slices of standup at two boots pizza (williamsburg), where they’ll be joined by courtney bee (comedy central), seaton smith (conan), gracie canaan (nbc), and norlex belma (pbs). bonus: free beer from 7:30-8pm. free admission (rsvp to enter the pizza raffle). >>
weds 7:30pm (weekly): we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (park slope), with stand-up by comedians lauren logiudice (moth storyslam champion), matt vita, michael harrison, and joshua machiz. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: judge john hodgman: live justice: comedian/fake judge john hodgman (the daily show, the new york times magazine) and comedian/fake bailiff jesse thorn (npr) take on legal problems ‘so trivial and absurd that no judge in their right mind would take them on’ in a live taping of their webby award-winning podcast, judge john hodgman. lincoln center’s damrosch park, free. >>
weds 8pm (weekly): airplane mode comedy show: unplug at the airplane mode comedy show, piloted by rohan padye, erik monikal, and ben katzner. tonight’s in-flight entertainment features devon walker (netflix), kate willett (colbert), tracy mcclendon (mtv), and zach russell (freestyle comedy). ample hills creamery (gowanus), $10 admission (ice cream and pizza will be available for purchase). >>
weds 8pm (weekly): good girl comedy show: good girls laura merli (reductress) and molly brenner (molly brenner: i’m coming) bring their standup show back to friends and lovers (crown heights), with performers ashley gavin (hulu), sarah suzuki harvard (hulu), gabby bryan (unabashed), brett hiker, ann chunharakchote, and bo ballew. $5. >>
weds 8pm: pretty women: a real housewives musical revue: watch the latest episode of the real housewives of beverly hills, then see some live drama unfold as comedians sing pop songs in character as their fave bravo-lebrities. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $12.30 adv, $15 door. >>
thursday
thurs thru 10/16: five new exhibitions open at the new museum: the new museum’s latest exhibitions include art and race matters: the career of robert colescott, a survey exhibition of paintings from the artist’s 60-year-long career, five times brazil, a retrospective of films and video installations by bárbara wagner and benjamin de burca, off-grid, a site-specific installation by multidisciplinary artist kapwani kiwanga, revolted, a commissioned presentation by sculptor and performance artist doreen lynette garner, and screen series: naomi rincón gallardo, a collection of new video works by experimental and transdisciplinary artist naomi rincón gallardo. $18 general, $15 seniors, $12 students, pay-what-you-wish thursdays 7-9pm. >>
thurs thru 7/24 (thursdays-sundays at 6:30pm): hudson classical theater company: emma: hudson classical theater company presents an intimate outdoor production of jane austen’s emma, adapted by susane lee and set in 1950s newport, rhode island. soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park (uws), pay-what-you-can admission. >>
thurs (various times): free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
clifford the big red dog at playground 52 (bronx) >>
encanto at maria hernandez park (bushwick) >>
joe papp in five acts at bushwick inlet park (williamsburg) >>
megamind at pelham bay park (bronx) >>
shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings at helen marshall playground (east elmhurst) >>
sing 2 at robert moses playground (murray hill) >>
thurs 10am: see nyc’s only moving building in action: find a spot in front of the mccourt (hudson yards) and watch as the shell around the shed moves along its double-wheel track and ‘nests’ in a new position. >>
thurs 6:30pm (ends today): bingo in bryant park: have balls of fun (and maybe win a prize!) at the return of bryant park’s outdoor bingo night. hosted by comedian andy ross. free to play. >>
thurs 6:30pm: queen esther presents the black rose of texas featuring kat edmonson and synead cidney nichols: learn to dance like you’re in the lonestar state at an all-levels texas two-step and swing dancing class, then test out your new-found footwork as you groove to live music by vocalists queen esther and kat edmonson, joined by performance artist synead cidney nichols. the oasis at lincoln center’s josie robertson plaza, free. >>
thurs 7pm: george michael – a life: music biographer james gavin (is that all there is?: the strange life of peggy lee) delves into the artistry, image, and eventual self-destruction of pop superstar george michael in a conversation about his latest book, george michael – a life, with the bongos frontman and author richard barone. the rare book room at strand books (union square), $5 admission, $32.50 ticket includes a signed copy of the book. >>
thurs 8pm: landline comedy: jokes are on tap at wild east brewing co. (gowanus), where caitlin reese (daddy comedy), dylan adler (hulu), ian koranek (dunk history), josh comers (conan), and jolie dudley (must love dogs comedy) will perform in the brewery’s barrel cellar. free admission (rsvp to enter a raffle for a free drink). >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): holy hand grenade comedy show: for sips and giggles, head to barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city), home of barrow’s intense ginger liqueur, the city’s largest selection of new york state spirits, and tonight, stand-up comedy by fiona walsh, nathan badalov, liz barrett, subhah agarwal, alex koltchak, and raj belani. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (weekly): laf dance saloon: jill weiner and guest host connor creagan save the best for laughs at the laf dance saloon comedy show, returning with an evening of standup by kate willett (colbert), julie mitchell (vice), lindsay boling (off limits), max spinelli (buzzfeed), jason choi, igor martinez, and e.j. masicampo. the backyard of basik (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (weekly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, returning tonight with dan st. germain (comedy central), menuhin hart (comedy central), rachel mccartney (pbs), and yoshiko watson (cosmopolitan) on hand to rack up the laughs. bonus: $3 pbrs. outdoors at tip-top bar + grill in clinton hill (inside if raining), free admission. >>
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our roundup of 60+ ongoing events: outdoor fitness, roller skating, screenings, art, and more. >>
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– the skint