tuesday

thru sun: moleskine sample sale: save on notebooks, stationary, accessories, and more. 260 fifth ave (nomad). >>

tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. tonight’s ‘oooh that’s salty…’ theme features stuart ginsberg, sarah finucane, anoush froundjian, and michele carlo. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope), featuring performers carl mercurio, eric qiu, and mike kurylo. $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>

tues 7:30pm (monthly): something old, something new, something blue: pride edition: good things come in threes at the something old, something new, something blue stand-up show, where comedians are required to include an old joke, a new joke, and a dirty joke in their sets. hosted by caitlin reese (hbo), and featuring ely kreimendahl, danny suggs, calvin cato, jess salomon, jilberto soto, and micah eames. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>

tues 8pm: scientific controversies: listening to whales: explore the scientific, philosophical, and technical challenges of communicating with whales, and consider what their language might reveal about intelligence, consciousness, and social bonds among other animals at tonight’s edition of pioneer works’ scientific controversies series. hosted by barnard physics and astronomy professor and pioneer works director of sciences janna levin with guests david gruber and joy reidenberg. food will be available for purchase, and stargazing with the amateur astronomers association will follow the event. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

tues 8pm: pages+pours: a book swap with a twist: sip, swap, and socialize. hear excerpts, reviews, and recommended pairings of recently loved literature from featured readers, then trade a book and dive into conversations with fellow book lovers. thayer coffee + wine bar (east village), $15 admission. >>

tues 8pm: murder on sex island: a book release show with jo firestone and friends: comedian jo firestone originally self-published murder on sex island: a luella van horn mystery, and now it’s become a published-published book. to celebrate, jo and friends will gather to play toxic reality show games, sign books, and do a q+a. littlefield (gowanus), $10 admission (signed books will be available for purchase). >>

tues 8pm (+ 7/8, 7/22, 8/5): naumburg orchestral concerts: 2025 season: the naumburg orchestral concerts series returns for its 120th season at historic naumburg bandshell in central park. tonight: a far cry, a self-conducted chamber orchestra, performs works by andrea casarrubios, shelley washington, richard strauss, and more. hosted by wqxr’s elliott forrest. all concerts will be broadcast live. free admission. >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: choose from a wide assortment of rock and pop songs and sing with your very own live band backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). $10. >>

wednesday

pride-themed events (many more to come throughout june!):

► weds 6:30-10pm: moma pride celebration: museum of modern art (midtown). free admission with rsvp. >>

► weds 7pm: kweendom: a night of queer stand-up: nypl stephen a. schwarzman building’s celeste auditorium (midtown). free admission. >>

► weds 8:30pm: queer window lgbtqia+ sketch show: pride edition: ucb (east village). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

► thurs 5-7pm: fourth annual pride at the high line: a united front: the high line at 17th street (meatpacking district). free admission. >>

► thurs 6:30pm: pride celebration dance party at riverside park: pier 45 (west village). free admission. >>

► thurs 6:30pm: stud country line dancing and two-stepping party: lincoln center’s josie robertson plaza (uws). free admission. >>

► thurs 7pm: pride panel: queer book debuts you should know about: books are magic (brooklyn heights). free admission (donations welcome). >>

► thurs 7pm: pride on the plaza silent disco: north oculus plaza (fidi). free (a credit or debit card is required for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>

► thurs 7pm: the makers’ ensemble prism prom: judson assembly hall (greenwich village). $10 suggested donation. >>

► thurs 9pm: pat party!!!: union pool (williamsburg). free admission. >>

weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
dazed and confused at elizabeth street garden (nolita) >>
queerly beloved: pride shorts at fort greene park (fort greene) >>
to wong foo… thanks for everything! julie newmar at pier a park (hoboken) >>
wicked at carroll park (carroll gardens) >>
wonka at penn south playground (chelsea) >>

weds 5-8pm: sva artist residency programs open studios: session i: explore the creative spaces of 36 residency participants from school of visual arts’s painting, mixed media, illustration and visual storytelling programs. sva flatiron gallery, free admission >>

weds 6pm (wednesdays thru 8/13): summer concerts at hudson yards: the annual concert series returns to the public square + gardens at hudson yards for eight weeks. tonight: marc scibilia with an opening set by dj chachi. free admission. >>

sponsored: weds 7pm: fightin’ words! a language game show: the makers of vocabaret bring you a new show that’s all games! three contestants compete in a series of word-based games to win the ultimate prize: a new word of their creation will be added to the people’s lexicon. featuring guest contestants alison leiby, josh gondelman and nick hornedo. hosted by tim donnelly. save $5 with promo code ‘wordstar’ >>

weds 7pm (monthly): not in my backyard! a political comedy roundtable: a panel of opinionated nyc comedians, journalists, and politicians debate the local issues causing drama in your neighborhood’s facebook group. each show will also include a pop quiz on nyc knowledge. hosted by cody lindquist (our cartoon president) and charlie todd (improv everywhere), with guests alex goldmark (executive producer, planet money), peter grosz (veep), and rachel holliday smith (managing editor, the city). ucb (east village), $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

weds 7:30pm (monthly): astronomy live: ‘the making of a space show: jackie faherty (museum senior research scientist in the department of astrophysics) and carter emmart (director of astrovisualization) give an inside, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the american museum of natural history’s new space show—encounters in the milky way. hayden planetarium space theater (uws), $20. >>

weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by isabel hagen (fallon), doug cordell (hbo), carter anderson (dry bar comedy), and margo hera. free admission. >>

weds 8pm (monthly): ditmas lit: a diverse range of fiction writers, storytellers, poets, and essayists share their work at the ditmas lit series, returning to the urbane arts club (ditmas park) with kristina andersson bicher (heat, sob, lily), mac crane (a sharp endless need), james stewart iii (defiant acts), and jeanne thornton (a/s/l). free admission. >>

weds 10pm: that show with chris gethard: comedian and writer chris gethard hosts a variety show featuring seasoned comedy vets experimenting, newcomers, and a live band. ucb (east village). $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

thursday

thurs thru 7/20 (thursdays-sundays at 6:30pm): hudson classical theater company: sense and sensibility: hudson classical theater company celebrates its 22nd summer season with intimate, outdoor productions of jane austen’s sense and sensibility (6/26-7/20) and henrick ibsen’s the lady from the sea (7/24-8/17) at the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park (uws). pay-what-you-can admission (donations will be accepted following the show). >>

thurs + fri (7pm): bryant park picnic performances: opera goes to hollywood: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. next up: stars of the new york city opera stage, accompanied by the city opera orchestra led by maestro constantine orbelian, recreate your favorite operatic movie moments including classics from moonstruck (la bohème), pretty woman (la traviata), the fifth element (lucia di lammermoor), philadelphia (andrea chénier), and the shawshank redemption (the marriage of figaro). >>

thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
paddington in peru at corona golf playground (queens) >>
shrek at paul raimonda playground (ditmars steinway) >>
sonic the hedgehog 3 at columbia park (jersey city) >>

thurs 6pm (thursdays thru 7/31): live at the archway: summer music + art in the dumbo archway: sights and sounds fill the public plaza underneath the manhattan bridge in dumbo. tonight: chanpan, ruby hoops, and april hannah. food and drink will be available for purchase. rain or shine. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: limousine reading series: hear new readings from writers at the limousine reading series, hosted by heather akumiah and leah abrams on the berry park rooftop (williamsburg). featuring kyle carrero-lopez, chrissy correa, naomi falk, aamina khan, ruth minah-buchwald, and alyx zella. $5. >>

thurs 7pm: risk! crossing the line: hear guests tell true stories they never thought they’d share in public at kevin allison’srisk! show. tonight’s show includes storytellers esmond fountain, sarah adelman, and patrick holbert, plus a mini-story slam featuring selected audience members. caveat (les), save 20% with promo code ‘riskfriend’ >>

thurs 7pm: mood ring melee: comics vs poets: join baltimore’s bruiser magazine for a hybrid comedy show / poetry reading at mood ring (bushwick). host carson jordan will be joined by comics jay jurden, django gold, george civeris and carson jordan with poets mark wadley, john ling, anna k. crooks, and betsy studholme. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) includes guests annick adelle, max wittert, kendra dawsey, and liz glazer. advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $7.18 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ (reg. $10.38+). >>

thurs 7pm (various dates thru 8/16): 47th annual bric celebrate brooklyn! festival: new york city’s longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festival returns to prospect park’s lena horne bandshell for two months. tonight: buscabulla, chuwi, and paso negro. >>

thurs 7:30pm: 41st astoria park independence day celebration + fireworks: astoria gets a head start on the holiday with its annual independence day celebration, capped off by a grucci fireworks display at sundown. also: randall’s island is hosting music, games, caribbean dance just before the fireworks start. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: friday night fireworks in coney island, sargent and paris, sing for hope pianos, free outdoor fitness classes, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint