five film fests/series (various prices):
► tues 7pm doors (bi-monthly): grand views short films series: the windjammer (ridgewood). >>
► weds thru sun: 12th nitehawk shorts fest: nitehawk cinema (williamsburg and prospect park). >>
► weds thru 4/19: 55th new directors/new films festival: museum of modern art’s titus theaters (midtown) and film at lincoln center’s walter reade theater. >>
► weds thru 5/5: doc nyc selects: spring 2026: ifc (greenwich village). >>
► thurs thru 4/16: hoyt-schermerhorn: stand clear of the closing doors : nine classic films shot in and around the iconic downtown brooklyn subway station. bam rose cinemas (fort greene). >>
tuesday
tues thru 5/1: american watercolor society exhibition: the 159th international exhibition of the american watercolor society showcases works by 150 artists from around the world, working in a variety of watermedia including watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. opening reception 4/7 6-8pm (rsvp required). the salmagundi club, an historic four-story townhouse in greenwich village. free admission (donations welcome). >>
tues 7pm: adele bertei: no new york: musician, writer, and director adele bertei discusses her new memoir, no new york: memoir of no wave and the women who shaped the scene, joined by director mary harron (american psycho, i shot andy warhol) and author stephanie lacava (nymph) in the rare book room at strand bookstore (union square). $10 admission, $29.95 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
tues 7pm: the artichoke story slam competition: hudson valley’s artichoke story slam lands in brooklyn for a night of competitive storytelling. come watch, or sign up for a chance to tell your own six-minute tale. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission. >>
tues 7pm: fun by design: the interior design game show: two designers go head-to-head in challenges testing everything from speed cad to identifying furniture in your favorite tv shows. hosted by interior designers and comedians laura fabius and catherine woodard. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>
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 portishead’s dummy (1994), with a full album listen followed by themed vinyl dj sets. arlene’s grocery (les), free admission. >>
tues 8pm: park slop comedy: wally baram and lucas connolly present an intimate comedy show at two boots pizza in park slope, with stand-up by katie hannigan (colbert), sureni weerasekera (don’t tell comedy), andrea allan (siriusxm), kevin mccaffrey (fallon), and eagle witt (comedy central). bonus: free beer 7:30-8pm (one per person), and raffles for free pizza. free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>
tues 8pm: sarah adelman: kugels and komedians presents a headlining stand-up set from sarah adelman (blow my mind on mad realities) at sesh comedy (les), with openers lily lester and shosh brodman. save $5 on tickets with promo code ‘sarah5’ >>
tues 8pm: top hits of 1985 singalong: join mark benjamin for a piano bar sing-along of classic songs from 1985: pat benatar, phil collins, simple minds, tears for fears, and more. sid gold’s request room (chelsea), free admission (bring cash for the tip jar). >>
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wednesday
weds thru 4/26: ?!: new works festival: the brick theater’s ‘?!’ (pronounced ‘interrobang’) new works festival brings together experimental artists from a variety of disciplines, presenting new works ranging from 1-20 minutes each. the brick theater (williamsburg). $25. >>
weds 7pm: peer revue: ted talks with a twist. real experts give real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—then comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with talks by noah guiberson, andrea jones-rooy, iman behbehani, and kit carter, and comedy by shyaporn theerakulstit, stephen buckley, brian morabito, and dan toomey. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skintrevue’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>
weds 8pm: sunnyside horror society: alien: sunnyside horror society kicks off alien april with a screening of ridley scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror classic, alien, at sanger hall (sunnyside). free admission. >>
thursday
three art fairs:
► thurs thru sun: brooklyn fine art print fair: powerhouse arts (gowanus). thurs: vip preview; fri-sun: $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. >>
► thurs thru sun: artexpo new york: pier 36 (les). thurs: vip preview; fri-sun: $30-40 general, $20-25 seniors / students / military. >>
► thurs thru sun: international fine print dealers association (ifpda) print fair: park avenue armory (ues). thurs: vip preview; fri-sun: $35-45. >>
thurs thru 5/10: la mama moves! dance festival: la mama experimental theatre club’s 21st annual dance festival presents five weeks of contemporary dance by more than 15 artists and companies. la mama (east village). $30 general, $25 seniors/students, $10 for the first 10 tickets to each performance. >>
thurs thru sun: 12th annual solocom: one is the funniest number at the people’s improv theater’s annual solocom festival, a four-day showcase of new solo comedic work by performers from across nyc and north america. the pit (chelsea), various prices. >>
thurs thru sat: cosmic cherry arts festival: the annual cosmic cherry arts festival returns to court square theater (lic) with new theatrical, performative and visual works by femme, trans and genderqueer emerging artists. this year’s ‘carnaval’ theme celebrates femme and queer joy as a radical act of liberation. $25 admission (fri+sat tickets include afterparties). >>
thurs 6pm: know it alls – trivia comedy show: compete against two teams of comedians in a topical trivia game that’s more about getting laughs than getting it right. hosted by catherine lindsay. baker falls (les), free admission. >>
thurs 7pm: science + society: do forests feel?: pioneering forest ecologist dr. suzanne simard joins journalist and author zoë schlanger for a conversation on plant intelligence, from ‘mother trees’ and ‘light eaters’ to the evolving science of forest consciousness and connectivity. timed to simard’s new book when the forest breathes, the talk explores what it might mean for a forest to ‘feel.’ pioneer works (red hook), free-$10 admission, $35 ticket option includes a signed copy of the book. >>
thurs 7:30pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at q.e.d. (astoria). $10. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): savage! comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé cunha, tonight’s show includes standup by clare austen-smith, shaunak godkhindi, danya trommer, frankie benz, and bob palos. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at the tip top tits comedy show, hosted by mary cella and jill weiner and featuring alex love (fallon), katie hannigan (colbert), harshil shukla, rufat agayev, and sunny laprade. bonus: $3 pbrs. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
thurs 9pm (monthly): comedy ugly: a comedy strip show: comedians reveal more than just punchlines at comedy ugly, a standup show where performers remove an article of clothing between jokes. featuring: misha han, patrick haggarty, lindsay theisen, and ralph anthony. guest hosted by ariel evans and molly kornfeld. easy lover (east williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 9:30pm: get work: comedians interview for real jobs: watch comedians sit down with actual hiring professionals and attempt to land real jobs. the catch? they’re given terrible fake résumés they won’t see until they take the stage. hosted by dan vetrano. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>
ongoing
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