friday
thru 9/6: new exhibitions at poster house: poster house, the first museum in the united states dedicated to the global history of posters, presents four new exhibitions for the spring 2026 season. first up: act black: posters from black american stage + screen and love + fury: new york’s fight against aids. $15 general; $10 seniors, students, educators, veterans, visitors with disabilities; free admission every friday and every third sunday. >>
thru 4/2: agnès varda: a comprehensive retrospective: film forum presents a three-week retrospective of pioneering french filmmaker agnès varda (1928-2019), with over 50 features and shorts spanning six decades, including cléo from 5 to 7, vagabond, the gleaners and i, la pointe courte, faces places, le bonheur, daguerréotypes, jane b. par agnès v., the beaches of agnès, and much more. film forum (south village), $17. >>
fri + sat: philip k. dick film festival: the 13th annual film festival celebrating original or adapted material inspired by the works of philip k. dick, jorge luis borges, italo calvino, robert anton wilson, franz kafka, and others returns with two days of screenings at village east by angelika (east village), the producer’s club (midtown west), and online. $22. >>
fri + sat (7pm): cpr’s spring movement: center for performance research’s long-running movement program showcases new dance, performance, and time-based work from five cross-disciplinary artists. center for performance research (williamsburg), pay-what-you-can admission. >>
fri + sat (8pm): the chelsea symphony: ‘rhythms across the americas’: the chelsea symphony continues its 20th anniversary season with a pair of concerts that include works from south america and the united states by clarice assad, eduardo alonso-crespo, heitor villa-lobos, eric ewazen, and alberto ginastera. st. paul’s church (chelsea), $20 suggested donation at the door, or $30 adv for premium seating. >>
fri (various times): friday the 13ths on friday the 13th: celebrate friday the 13th with back-to-back screenings of friday the 13th part 3 (in 3d) and friday the 13th part iv: the final chapter at regal union square and essex crossing. various prices.
fri 7pm: comedy in costumes: bring your best look and a sense of humor as stand-up meets dress-up at abracadabra nyc, the longtime costume and magic shop. comics perform sets while audience members are invited to show up in costume and compete for a $100 cash prize. hosted by ryan arrison with performances by lukas arnold (wild’n out), alia bajorek (roast battle), jack reichert (excuse me, what?), alfonso hernandez (hot chips comedy), olivia von blue (red room), and jules barnard (ucb). abracadabra (flatiron), $15. >>
fri 7pm: the luck of the non-irish comedy show: in the spirit of friday the 13th and st. patrick’s day, comedians amanda gordon and ena da host a comedy show to bring you laughter and luck, even if you’re not irish. easy lover (williamsburg), $12. >>
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 kate sisk, jenae boston, shiv shanks, and talent harris. 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 sarah adelman (comedy central), lissa lenis (hulu), tom delgado (let’s see, what else comedy), alex pavone, and kunal aurora. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
fri 10:30pm: love will tear us apart: a friday the 13th post-punk dance party: leave your love on the dance floor with post-punk, new wave, and goth heartbreak hits spun by djs chase coppins over a backdrop of ‘80s horror movie clips. expect to hear joy division, blondie, siouxsie + the banshees, depeche mode, pet shop boys, the cure, eurythmics, and many others. alphaville (bushwick), free admission. >>
sponsored
Atlantic Theater Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation are thrilled to present Jake Brasch‘s Off-Broadway debut, The Reservoir, directed by Shelley Butler featuring “a perfect ensemble of top-notch castmates” (Talkin’ Broadway) including Caroline Aaron, Heidi Armbruster, Noah Galvin, Peter Maloney, Mary Beth Peil, Matthew Saldívar & Chip Zien.
Josh’s life is a mess. He’s moved home to Denver to get sober, but after years of drinking, the fog in his brain won’t lift. Struggling with memory loss, confusion, and shame he finds himself strangely in step with his four aging grandparents. The Reservoir is a funny, human play about memory, recovery, and the joys of cross-generational connection.
Now playing at the Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street) through March 22! Tickets start at $25!
saturday
sat thru december (weekends 10am-5pm): brooklyn flea: dumbo’s outdoor flea market returns for its 18th season under the manhattan bridge archway with a curated assortment of vintage, antique, handcrafted, and local design vendors, plus food and drink offerings. free admission. >>
sat thru 3/20: she is 2026: one art space (tribeca) presents its ninth anniversary exhibition, she is 2026, a showcase honoring the transformative force of women artists. opening reception 3/14 6-9pm. free admission. >>
sat + sun (11am-6pm sat, 11am-5pm sun): cul de sac presents: sweat: a sauna + sound pop up: an east village community garden turns into an open-air bathhouse for a full-body reset. drop into 30-minute guided or unguided sauna + cold plunge sessions, and sink into soundscapes from three djs, with hot soup, broth, snacks, and coffee from local vendors to keep you going. la plaza cultural community garden (east village), $20. >>
sat 10am: wealth with purpose: women on a mission – cemetery trolley tour: this trolley tour spotlights green-wood cemetery’s pioneering women who defied convention and changed the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries. you’ll learn about grace nail johnson, a civil rights activist and cultural force in the harlem renaissance; louisine havemeyer, the socialite-turned-suffragist arrested for trying to burn an effigy of president woodrow wilson on the white house lawn; elizabeth gloucester, an entrepreneur whose fortune helped fund john brown’s raid on harpers ferry; and many other bold woman whose courage and conviction still resonate today. $15. >>
sat 10am-4pm: making brooklyn bloom 2026: brooklyn botanic garden’s annual gardening conference returns with an afternoon of workshops, talks, tours, and exhibits. this year’s theme, ‘hello brooklyn! neighbors in nature,’ highlights bbg’s community greening programs. free rsvp (required) includes admission to the garden and the conference. >>
sat 12-7pm: vntg con: barter, bargain, and bin vintage marketplace: the organizers of sneaker con present vntg con. shop vintage clothing, rare collectibles, accessories, jewelry, and one-of-a-kind pieces, plus meet buyers, bring your own vintage pieces to sell or trade, and more. metropolitan pavilion (chelsea), $17 admission. >>
sat 3:14pm: π on pi day: village east by angelika does the math with an appropriately-timed screening of darren aronofsky’s debut feature, π (1998). $19. >>
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 6:30pm: funny pages: an evening of humorous readings: comedy writers, authors, essayists, cartoonists, and comics share new things to make you laugh at the funny pages show. hosted by zach zimmerman (is it hot in here?) and blythe roberson (america the beautiful?) with readings by laurie woolever, morgan jerkins, and karl johnson. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $10. >>
sat 7pm (monthly): flopsauce comedy show: the monthly stand-up showcase where comedians dish out their latest failures (flops) and successes (sauces) returns for more servings. in honor of their three-year anniversary, tonight’s show features 33 comics performing three minutes each. hosted by kayla kirk and emily baker. secret pour (bushwick / bed-stuy), free admission. >>
sat 7pm-3:14am: night in the library: 10th edition: brooklyn public library’s annual night in the library returns for another after-hours marathon evening with of talks, workshops, and performances that celebrate the free flow of ideas in the company of others. boasting a keynote address by werner herzog to kick things off, tonight’s pi day ‘philosophy of mathematics’ theme explores truths, proofs, and other paradoxes as they surface across art, science, and everyday life. brooklyn public library – central library (prospect heights), free admission (rsvp). >>
sat 8pm: pataphysics audiovisual concert series: sink into a multi-sensory scene at the latest installment of delight factory’s pataphysics audiovisual concert series, pairing ambient and downtempo music and visuals by todd polenberg, joshue ott, ezekiel honig, and guests david lobser and professor werden. delight factory (ocean hill), $20. >>
sat 8:30pm: improvised film noir: the shifty characters of improv group help me i’m drowning perform an hour-long film noir based on audience suggestions. brooklyn comedy collective pig pen (williamsburg), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>
sat 9pm doors: smash bash: gamers of all skill levels are invited to compete in this smash bros. ultimate tournament, soundtracked by djs spinning house, club, vgm, and more. wonderville (bushwick), free to attend, $2 to sign up to play. >>
sunday
sun-tues: st. patrick’s day events:
► sun 1pm: 51st annual brooklyn st. patrick’s day parade: starts at bartel-pritchard square (park slope). >>
► sun 5pm: music before 1800 presents: irish baroque orchestra the trials of tenducci: corpus christi church (morningside heights), $10+. >>
► mon-tues: free krispy kreme: wear green, score a free green o’riginal doughnut at participating krispy kreme locations. >>
►tues 8am: 14th annual irish book day: free books by irish, irish american, and nyc-based writers, courtesy of irish arts center (citywide). >>
► tues 11am-4:30pm: the 265th nyc st. patrick’s day parade: fifth avenue, from 44th to 79th street. >>
► tues 7:30pm: what’s the craic? a st. patrick’s day comedy show: union hall (park slope), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
sun (various times): 15 academy awards watch parties:
► arlene’s grocery (les). $10 adv, $ 15 day of. >>
► brooklyn art haus (williamsburg). $10 admission can be applied towards drinks/food. >>
► c’mon everybody (bed-stuy). free admission. >>
► crystal lake brooklyn (williamsburg). $15+. >>
► dctv’s firehouse cinema (chinatown). $20. >>
► keybar (bushwick). free admission. >>
► littlefield (gowanus). free admission. >>
► metrograph (les). free admission. >>
► museum of the moving image (astoria). free admission (rsvp required). >>
► parklife (gowanus). free admission (food/drink purchase required). >>
► pine box rock shop (bushwick). free admission. >>
► q.e.d. (astoria). $22 admission. >>
► red eye ny (hell’s kitchen). free admission. >>
► the rat nyc (dumbo). free admission. >>
► the roxy cinema (tribeca). $25 admission includes a glass of bubbly. >>
sun (various times): new york road runners’ united airlines nyc half marathon: cheer on 30,000 runners from around the world taking on 13.1 miles from brooklyn to manhattan in the nation’s largest half marathon. the course starts near brooklyn museum, loops through prospect park, heads up flatbush avenue, crosses the brooklyn bridge, runs north along the fdr drive to midtown, passes through times square, and finishes in central park. wave times start at 7am and end at 8:30am. >>
► course map >>
► road closures >>
sun 11am-2pm, 2pm-6pm: brooklyn seltzer fest: helter seltzer! the brooklyn seltzer museum hosts its second annual celebration of new york’s iconic bubbly, with seltzer samples from around the world, egg creams, panels, music, art, and other sparkling programming. industry city (brooklyn), $25 general, $10 children. >>
sun 12-6pm: tiny arts makers market: tiny arts supply gathers 50+ local vendors selling zines, art prints, ceramics, textiles, stationery, jewelry, candles, books, and more, plus tarot readings, animation, woodcarving, painting, block printing, and more. gottscheer hall (ridgewood), free admission. >>
sun 3pm doors: infinite good times movie club: point break: infinite good times movie club returns with an afternoon screening of point break (1991) at gowanus metal bar lucky 13 saloon, with pre-show trivia, free popcorn, and an optional drinking game. free admission with rsvp ($5 suggested donation). >>
sun 5pm: isabel hagen and friends: comedian and classical violist (fallon) isabel hagen is joined by some of her funny friends at union hall (park slope). $12 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest, most scandalous secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: carson olshansky, olivia carter, jarett campbell, james mwaura, and sabeen sadiq. hosted by brittany carney and naomi karavani. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at this comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring andrew fisher, annabeth mann, andres marin, rachel yu, and susan cavalcanti. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations optional). >>
monday
mon 4pm, 7pm (monthly thru december): classics in black + white: raging bull: village east and cinema 123 by angelika kicks off a new season of classic black + white screenings with with martin scorsese’s raging bull (1980), starring robert de niro, joe pesci, and cathy moriarty. $19-22. >>
mon 6:30pm: everyday genius with nelson dellis: six-time usa memory champion nelson dellis celebrates his new book everyday genius and shares the visualization tricks and brain-training techniques that helped him rack up national titles and world records. learn how to boost recall, sharpen focus, think more creatively, and maybe finally remember where you put your keys. books will be available for signing and purchase. national museum of mathematics (nomad), free-$15 admission. >>
sponsored: mon 8pm: manhattan concert productions at lincoln center for $14: the mcp octavo + debut festival moves to the warm acoustics of lincoln center’s alice tully hall for an inspiring evening of collaboration and emerging excellence. the octavo series chorus shares the stage with the eastern new mexico university chamber singers. the concert culminates with the morris hills regional symphony orchestra, bringing orchestral depth to a program that celebrates artistry and community. from intimate choral works to expansive symphonic moments, this festival concert highlights the next generation of exceptional performers. use code ‘mcpfam1!’ today to access $20 tickets (a value of up to $101!). >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: a keith haring exhibition at the brant foundation, art of noise at cooper hewitt, claudia bitrán: titanic, a deep emotion, film fests + series, and more. >>
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– the skint
