tuesday
thru 8/29 (select tuesdays): the sweat sessions: strike a pose, throw a punch, or dance it out at the meatpacking district bid and wellth collective’s annual al fresco fitness series. 45-minute class options include yoga, boot camp, dance cardio, boxing, pilates, and more. b.y.o. mat. hudson river park’s 14th street park (10th ave bet 14th + 15th sts), free admission (rsvp). >>
tues various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
despicable me 4 at stroud playground (crown heights) >>
inside out 2 at pershing field park (jersey city) >>
love is strange: romance shorts at gansevoort plaza (meatpacking district) >>
my big fat greek wedding at pier 17 heineken riverdeck (lower manhattan) >>
night at the museum and big at domino park (williamsburg) >>
tues (time tba): summer restaurant week reservations become available today: reservations open today for this season’s restaurant week (7/21–8/17), when hundreds of new york city restaurants roll out special prix-fixe lunches and dinners. full details, including the list of participating restaurants, will be posted on the new york city tourism website today. >>
sponsored: tues 5pm + 6:30pm: wine tasting event at brookfield place: celebrate summer by exploring a selection of wines on the waterfront during bfpl vineyard, an exclusive wine tasting event at brookfield place. connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike can indulge in a delightful experience that includes expertly curated wines, complimentary light bites, and waterfront views. attend with a friend or co-worker! each $50 ticket provides a reservation for a party of two (2 individuals). note that you must be 21+ to attend. >>
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 features ilana c. myer, taran hunt, mike allen, and martin cahil. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: summer science blockbuster: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight’s topics include ‘the new encounters in the milky way space show’ with dr. carter emmart and ‘the true history of a lizard and king kong’ with lauren vonnahme of the american museum of natural history. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female heavy lineup. tonight’s performers: nonye brown-west, kimberly dinaro, myka fox, carrie gravenson, and tyrone thornhill. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($5 suggested donation). >>
tues 7pm (+ 7/22): jazz foundation presents: sunset sounds: the jazz foundation of america presents a pair of sunset concerts on the hudson, featuring the eric person quintet (7/15) and axel tosca trio with xiomara laugart (7/22). pier i at 70th street, free admission. >>
tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 8/17): live at the gantries: kupferberg center for the arts presents live at the gantries, an annual outdoor concert series at gantry plaza state park (lic) showcasing local artists. tonight: brooklyn based honky-tonk band the slide stops. free admission. >>
sponsored: tues 7:30pm: defector media presents ten minute quarters: a wnba comedy show: as we approach the wnba all-star break, join defector media and other wnba fans for a night of stand up, games, and giveaways. hosted by nora jefferies and jasper wang, and featuring devon walker, julia shiplett, grace johnson, and joey dardano. littlefield (gowanus), save 25% with promo code ‘skintwnba’ >>
tues 8pm (monthly): animation nights new york: watch a curated program of animated short films from around the world at this monthly screening event. the gutter spare room (williamsburg), pay-what-you-wish admission. >>
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wednesday
weds thru sun (various dates thru 8/9): lincoln center’s fourth annual summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual arts festival brings two months of free and choose-what-you-pay music concerts, performances, dance parties, film screenings, and more to its upper west side campus. next up: brazil week—a week of concerts and cultural programs featuring latin grammy nominee melly, psychedelic rock band os mutantes, art-pop diva anelis assumpção, soul-samba singer liniker, and more. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
a minecraft movie at maria hernandez park (bushwick) >>
robot dreams at pier i in riverside park south (uws) >>
selena at pier a park (hoboken) >>
sponsored: the french connection at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>
the goonies at dr. ronald e. mcnair playground (east harlem) >>
the wiz at coffey park (red hook) >>
weds (various times): one flew over the cuckoo’s nest 50th anniversary screenings: miloš forman’s 1975 academy award-winning drama/comedy, based on ken kesey’s 1962 novel and starring jack nicholson, louise fletcher, william redfield, danny devito, christopher lloyd, and will sampson, returns to select theaters for a limited engagement. various prices. >>
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: rapper, singer and songwriter paul russell with an opening set by dj chachi. free admission. >>
weds 6-8pm: adaa chelsea + tribeca gallery walk: the art dealers association of america’s annual art walk returns, expanding to include tribeca for a total of 58 galleries keeping their doors open for after-hours viewings, artist talks, walkthroughs, film screenings, and other special programming. free admission. >>
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: speakeasy: ‘the definitive speechwriting comedy show’: professional speechwriters and comedians are really into speeches talk about the techniques they love, the clichés they hate, and the written remarks that rocked their world. hosted by chandler dean and and sarah gruen. caveat (les), $15.67 adv with promo code ‘speakcheaply’ (reg. $24-25). >>
weds 7pm (+ 7/23): summer sounds! at carl schurz park: steve shaiman and swingtime big band (tonight) and steel impressions caribbean band (7/23) return for this year’s summer sounds! concert series, presented by the carl schurz park conservancy at the elevated john finley walk (yorkville). free admission. >>
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 peter grosz (npr), ariel elias (kimmel), sarah adelman (hbo), and joe briggs (the boys are back). free admission. >>
weds 8pm: ambush comedy show: the ambush comedy show buzzes into hellrazor barber shop in williamsburg with a lineup featuring frank conniff (mystery science theater 3000), ariel elias (fallon), kunal arora (fx), kareem green (showtime), and sara bergmark (last laugh comedy). hosted by josh johnson, lucas connolly, and brittany cardwell. free admission. >>
thursday
thurs thru 8/2 (thursdays-saturdays at 7pm): shakespeare in the parking lot: a midsummer night’s dream: celebrating 30 years of free shakespeare productions in parking lots, the drilling company brings its adaptation of a midsummer night’s dream to the lower east side. chairs are first come, first served (or byo). 145 stanton street (entrance on suffolk street), free admission (donations welcome). >>
thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
alien at brooklyn bridge park – pier 1 harbor view lawn >>
better man at coney island beach at w 12th street >>
folktales at msgr. mcgolrick park (greenpoint) >>
if at st. gregory’s playground (uws) >>
thurs 12:30pm (thursdays thru 7/31): broadway in bryant park: broadway comes to bryant park as stars perform some of their biggest hits at this annual lunchtime performance series. today: chicago, death becomes her, gypsy, just in time, the book of mormon, and wicked with a pre-show by the amda college of the performing arts. hosted by lite fm’s helen little. free admission. >>
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: afro-funksters kaleta + super yamba band and cara lee sparry. food and drink will be available for purchase. rain or shine. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 7/31): summer music series at bushwick inlet park: soak up the sounds and skyline river sunset at the friends of bushwick inlet park’s fifth annual summer music series. tonight: ed martinez + conjunto sabor. 86 kent shoreline esplanade (williamsburg), free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 8/14): sunset salsa: dance into golden hour at hudson river park’s sunset salsa series, returning to pier 76 (midtown west) for the summer. led by performer and instructor talía castro-pozo, each night kicks off with a beginner salsa lesson—open to first-timers and seasoned dancers alike—followed by an open dance party with guest djs. free admission. >>
thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (play drinking games), and probe their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by tonight’s theme: flowers. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>
thurs 7pm (+ 7/20, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28): the queens jazz trail concert series: inspired by the queens jazz trail map highlighting the homes of jazz legends, the annual the queens jazz trail concert series presents seven free jazz concerts in queens parks. tonight: rubén coca quintet at rockaway beach park. >>
thurs 7-11pm: pancakes + booze art show: the pancakes + booze pop-up art show serves up a feast for your eyes—and your belly—taking over brooklyn monarch with works by more than 150 local artists, music, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $20. >>
thurs 7pm doors (thursdays thru 7/31): river + blues concert series: settle in for sunset sounds at nelson a. rockefeller park, where the annual river + blues concert series brings global and american folk, roots, and blues artists to the waterfront. bring a blanket or lawn chair, pack a picnic (or purchase snacks and drinks on-site), and enjoy the music with hudson river views. tonight: singer-songwriter amythyst kiah with opener dj reagonomics. free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm (thursdays thru 7/31): astoria park concert series: central astoria ldc’s annual concert series returns with four nights of live music on the ditmars side lawn at astoria park. tonight: gentlemen of soul (1970s-2000s soul and r+b hits). free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (+ 7/20 3pm): resounding silents: live-scored surrealist silent shorts: the resounding silents film series presents a screening of surrealist short films from the 1920s-40s, accompanied by an original, live score performed by singer-songwriter ally brown, michael lucarelli, and anthime miller. the living gallery (bushwick), $15. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): twilight entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate twilight (2008)—without the help 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. >>
thurs 10pm: taking back thursday: the only girl run emo vs nü metal night: dance and sing/scream/cry the night away at dj k styles and kayte’s taking back thursday emo vs nü metal party. arlene’s grocery (les), free admission. >>
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