tuesday
tues 5-8:30pm: summer of horrors! christopher golden’s carry me to your bookshelf tour: the twisted spine launches christopher golden’s carry me to my grave with a mini-horror book convention at brooklyn brewery (williamsburg) featuring a dozen authors, panel discussions, meet-and-greets, and book signings. scheduled: victor lavalle, nat cassidy, c.j. leede, john langan, and more. free admission, with paid ticket options that include books from the featured authors. >>
tues 6:30pm (tuesdays thru 7/28): boardwalk blues: presented in partnership with jazz foundation of america, boardwalk blues brings together blues and roots musicians from around the region to perform on hudson river park’s pier 97 (midtown west). tonight: the charlie burnham quartet. free admission. >>
tues 6:30-10:30pm: sugar, we’re hoein down: line dancing x emo night: two worlds collide at this line-dancing party set to emo, alt, and pop-punk bangers (zero country). total beginner? they’ll teach you the steps. 3 dollar bill (bushwick), $15. >>
tues 7pm: colson whitehead: cool machine: two-time pulitzer prize-winning author colson whitehead presents the final volume of his harlem trilogy at bklyn studios (downtown brooklyn). $10 admission, $30 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>
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 includes meg elison, lara ellen donnelly, randee dawn, and andrea hairston. free admission. >>
tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘science fashion’ edition: 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 event explores the connections between science, math, and fashion, with guests speaking about the mathematics of fashion trends and the science behind the iris van herpen: sculpting the senses exhibit currently at brooklyn museum. somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>
tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 8/11): live at the gantries: set against the waterfront backdrop of gantry plaza state park in lic, the live at the gantries series of outdoor concerts returns with artists spanning global sounds, jazz, soul, latin music, indie, folk, and more. tonight: insun park + generals. presented by kupferberg center for the arts. free admission. >>
tues 7:30pm (+ 8/4): naumburg orchestral concerts: since 1905, the naumburg orchestral concerts season has brought free music to central park. returning to the historic naumburg bandshell for its 121st season, tonight’s program features orchestra of st. luke’s performing an all-mozart program. hosted by wqxr’s terrance mcknight. all concerts are free to attend and will be broadcast live. >>
tues 9:30pm: story-oke: sing and tell: part karaoke, part confessional. story-oke invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song – or the song itself – and then sing the hell out of it. hosted by shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>
our next event!
Pounding the pavement in a New York City summer can feel like Walkin’ On The Sun. But don’t go chasing Waterfalls, because we’ve got what you need to cut Footloose at the skint’s 80s & 90s Cruel Summer dance party!
On Friday, August 14, get Into The Groove and Dance With Somebody at a dance party set to the soundtracks of our lives. We’re taking over Littlefield with 80s & 90s anthems performed by kick-ass 10-piece cover band The Engagements, plus 80s & 90s hits spun by Party Like It’s 1999’s DJ Steve Reynolds!
Don’t wait out the weekend till Blue Monday. Let’s Dance!
the skint presents:
Cruel Summer: 80s & 90s Dance Party
Featuring The Engagements + Party Like It’s 1999’s Steve Reynolds
Friday, August 14 7-11pm
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn
Special offer for the skint readers: Get tickets for just $9.73 in advance with promo code “bananarama” here (reg. $14.86)
wednesday
weds thru 8/21 (9am-9pm): impulse seesaws: eight illuminated, sound-generating seesaws (that you can ride!) fill broadway bet 35th + 36th streets with fun for this temporary public art installation, returning to herald square for one month. free. >>
weds thru sun: lincoln center’s summer for the city: lincoln center’s annual campus-wide arts festival returns with two months of free and choose-what-you-pay concerts, performances, film screenings, dance parties, and more. this week’s chinese arts week focus presents modern and traditional performances, dance parties, and more. >>
weds various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► american fútbol at dyckman fields in inwood hill park >>
► delivered vacant at resiliencity park (hoboken) >>
► sponsored: jurassic park at parklife (gowanus). note: food/drink purchase required. >>
► lower east side film festival presents little miss sunshine at tompkins square park (les) >>
► loving vincent at pier i in riverside park south (uws) >>
► space jam at mccarren park (williamsburg/greenpoint) >>
weds 6pm: carnegie hall citywide: carnegie hall steps out of midtown to bring a mix of live performances to venues throughout new york city. the annual series features artists of all genres including classical, broadway, jazz, latin music, and beyond. tonight: award-winning cerus quartet performs works by piazzolla, grieg, chaminade, webern, and more at madison square park’s oval lawn (flatiron). free admission. >>
weds 6:30pm (bi-weekly thru 9/2): yoga club: ‘touching grass’ tour: continuing its ‘touching grass’ tour of nyc parks, yoga club brings a free all-levels vinyasa session to the east village’s tompkins square park. byo mat. >>
weds 6:30pm: trivia aboard a tall ship: go head-to-head against professional tour guides aboard the seaport museum’s permanently moored 1885 tall ship, wavertree. question categories will focus on new york and american history in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary. $20 admission. >>
weds 7pm: page break presents: stage break reading series: four writers take the stage to read original short stories, one page at a time, alternating with three audience members picked at random to join them (optional: enter your name to read). everyone gets a zine with the four stories, so you can follow along from your seat. hosted by mikey friedman and presented by page break, a weekend reading retreat. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>
weds 7pm: science tonight: one-year anniversary edition: hosted by astronomer dr. mark popinchalk of the american museum of natural history, science tonight is a comedy talk show where prepared scientists and unprepared improvisers team up to talk all things science. tonight’s one-year anniversary show features an interview with climate and pollution scientist dr. garima raheja. $14.64 with promo code ‘scitoniskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>
weds 7pm: summer sounds! at carl schurz park: steve shaiman and swingtime big band return for carl schurz park conservancy’s annual summer sounds! concert series, held at the elevated john finley walk (yorkville). free admission. >>
weds 7pm (wednesdays thru 8/12): jazz at pier 84: celebrate all things jazz with live music by local artists in hudson river park. the 2026 season continues tonight with mala waldron and soulful sound. free admission. >>
weds 7-10pm: summerstage: the city parks foundation presents its 40th season of free and benefit performances across the city. tonight: the joyce theater presents complexions contemporary ballet / paul taylor dance company / latasha barnes’ the jazz continuum at central park’s rumsey playfield. 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 aaron kominos smith, phil burton, crenshaw white, and lara rankin. free admission. >>
weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features jenny gorelick, dvontre coleman, jared waters, jonathan van halem, chike robinson, and adrienne hunter. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>
weds 8:30pm: bat watching on the high line: birds aren’t the only winged creatures on the high line. join urban bat project nyc for a look at the elevated park’s nocturnal residents, with a short talk on local bat species, where they like to hang out, and sonar demonstrations letting you hear their hidden conversations as they swoop overhead. note: the event is marked as ‘sold out,’ but walk-ups will be accepted as space allows. >>
weds 9:30pm: yesterday’s horoscope: the stars are aligned for yesterday’s horoscope, a cosmic comedy show with an astrological bent hosted by kristina gustovich (earth scientist, performer, and educator) and jane mitchell (yesterday’s horoscope’s substack creator). $15.67 with promo code ‘mamalovesskint’ (reg $24-25). >>
thursday
thurs thru 8/16 (thursdays-sundays at 6:30pm): hudson classical theater company: hudson classical theater company’s 23rd summer season presents intimate, outdoor productions arthur conan doyle’s the dancing men: a sherlock holmes mystery at the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park (uws). pay-what-you-can admission (donations will be accepted following the show). >>
thurs various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
► addams family values at north plaza in union square park (flatiron) >>
► black joy film fest presents like ah boss: journey of a soca king at restoration plaza (bed-stuy) >>
► bridget jones’s diary at north oculus plaza (fidi) >>
► sister act at herbert von king park (bed-stuy) >>
► the talented mr. ripley at brooklyn bridge park’s harbor view lawn >>
► wicked: for good at bergen hill park (jersey city) >>
► zootopia 2 at hard top multipurpose field in dutch kills playground (lic) >>
thurs 12:30pm (thursdays thru 8/13): broadway in bryant park: broadway performers sing their biggest hits at bryant park’s lunchtime series. today: + juliet, hadestown, just in time, maybe happy ending, moulin rouge! the musical, and the lost boys. hosted by lite fm’s delilah. free admission. >>
thurs 6-9pm (+ 7/30 at mcny only): 13th annual uptown bounce: museum-hop with a party soundtrack! neighboring museums el museo del barrio and the museum of the city of new york open their doors for an evening of after-hours exploration, dancing, and special programming. free admission.
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 7/30): sixth annual summer music series at bushwick inlet park: live music is back at the 86 kent shoreline esplanade (williamsburg) thursdays this month. tonight: jazz foundation of america presents george gray jazz coalition. free admission. >>
thurs 6:30pm (thursdays thru 7/30): river + blues concert series: the long-running summer series returns to downtown’s wagner park with free waterfront concerts pairing global and american folk, roots, and blues music with sunset views and picnic-friendly fairgrounds. tonight: allen stone with opener dj blessed. free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm (thursdays thru 7/30): astoria park waterfront concert series: central astoria ldc’s annual concert series is back with four evenings of live music on astoria park’s great lawn. tonight: ray charles tribute band forever ray. free admission. >>
thurs 7:45pm doors (thru august): rooftop films summer series: the oldest person in the world: rooftop films returns for its 30th summer of indie screenings across rooftops, parks, and other open-air spots around nyc. tonight: sam green’s documentary chronicling the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive, followed by filmmaker q+a and an afterparty. green-wood cemetery (brooklyn), $22. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 80+ ongoing events: summer restaurant week, coney island friday night fireworks, free shakespeare in the park, and more. >>
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