saturday
various times: take in the ‘the run for the roses’ at these 12 kentucky derby viewing events:
berg’n (crown heights) >>color>
boulton + watt (east village) >>color>
floyd (brooklyn heights) >>color>
gansevoort hotel rooftop (flatiron) >>color>
harlem haberdashery (harlem) >>color>
humboldt + jackson (williamsburg) >>color>
mable’s smokehouse (williamsburg) >>color>
maison premiere (williamsburg)>>color>
pete’s candy store (williamsburg) >>color>
the bell house (gowanus) >>color>
tanner smith’s (midtown west) >>color>
union hall (park slope) >>color>
various times: local comic shops participate in the 15th annual free comic book day, with free limited-edition comics for all. >>color>
various times: during the fifth annual riverkeeper sweep, you can volunteer to help remove debris and plant trees and native grasses along the hudson shoreline at one of 24 locations in brooklyn, queens, manhattan and the bronx. >>color>
7am-7pm: your dogs will be barking by the end of this one. take a walk with shorewalkers 31st annual great saunter, and cover 32 miles around manhattan’s shoreline in a day. $20 shorewalkers membership required. >>color>
8am-7pm: dumbo boulders, north america’s largest outdoor climbing gym, has its grand opening today at brooklyn bridge park. free admission and rentals (reg. $9), yoga (byo mat), family activities, and more. >>color>
10am-7pm: get in gear to bike the branches and ride to as many brooklyn libraries as you can, ending at grand army plaza for a block party with food, beer, live music, and prizes. $20 general, $10 seniors. >>color>
12-4pm: remember beastie boys founder adam ‘mca’ yauch at an afternoon in adam yauch park (brooklyn heights), in anticipation of the fifth annual mca day on 8/20 at littlefield. free. >>color>
12pm-midnight: watch works by more than 30 independent filmmakers at the sixth annual new york los angeles international film festival. producers club theatre (theater district), $13. >>color>
1pm: rally and march against gun violence along with moms, survivors, and supporters julianne moore and melissa joan hart at the fourth annual brooklyn bridge march for gun sense. cadman plaza and city hall park (brooklyn heights). >>color>
11:30am-5pm: hash out pot’s legalization with fellow activists at the annual cannabis parade and rally. broadway + 31st street to union square. >>color>
1-5pm: see glassblowing demos, talk to artists and tour 17,000 sq. ft. of studio space at the fort greene urbanglass open house and pop-up science fair (free admission). optional hands-on sessions are also available for $25-65. >>color>
1:30pm doors, 2pm show: brooklyn-based band beverly gives a free in-store performance at rough trade (williamsburg). >>color>
2:30pm: fear: wherefore, whence? a roundtable of professors discuss what it means to be afraid at the helix center (ues). free. >>color>
4pm: rob spillman, gotham host and co-founding editor of tin house magazine, discusses his new memoir all tomorrow’s parties with novelist colum mccann (transatlantic, let the great world spin). brooklyn central library, free (rsvp). >>color>
5-11pm: this month’s free target first saturdays at the brooklyn museum celebrates the exhibition ‘disguise: masks and global african art’ with an evening of music, film, discussions, workshops, and more. food, beer and wine will be available for purchase. free admission. >>color>
6pm doors, 7pm bout (monthly): the gotham girls roller derby season continues with hip checks and whips delivered by bronx gridlock vs. brooklyn bombshells. john jay college gym (uws), $24.95. >>color>
6pm doors, 7pm show: pioneering sound artists morton subotnick and joan la barbara perform at the knockdown center (maspeth). $15. >>color>
7pm: it’s adults-only at the 4th annual red hook prom cora dance fundraiser, where the 80s and 90s battle it out with a dj, photo booth, food, hooch, prizes, an auction, and more. south brooklyn community high school, $5 minimum donation. >>color>
8pm (+ 5/14): the people’s symphony concerts season continues with pianist richard goode performing schubert. washington irving auditorium (gramercy park), $14. >>color>
8pm-midnight: night at the museum: moma ps1 (lic) opens its doors for after-hours viewings of its current exhibitions. food and drinks will be available for purchase. $15. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): bring an old trophy, a souvenir shot glass, your sticker collection, or anything with a story for a shot at winning $20 cash at the show/tell show, a night of stand-up comedy and show + tell. tonight’s performers include myq kaplan (conan, netflix), brandon scott wolf (best time ever), julia shiplett (devour hour), tito garza, niles turner, brad howe, and host evan morrison. over the eight (williamsburg), free. >>color>
9pm: dance, music, sex, romance: music video time machine’s prince video dance party tribute at rough trade (williamsburg) puts them all up on the big screen for you to jam to. $5. >>color>
9pm doors, 9:30pm show (monthly): hear ‘the dirtiest, most-unsafe-for-prime-time jokes, bits, and riffs’ at the dirty show. tonight’s performers include kevin iso (adam devine’s house party), drew michael, and owen straw. hosted by ben conrad and lucas connolly. q.e.d. (astoria), $7 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
9:30pm: at wes anderson bingo, spotting the director’s stylistic signatures in a movie could actually win you prizes. tonight, play to win during the grand budapest hotel (2014). videology (williamsburg), $10. >>color>
9:30pm: there’s no crying in baseball…because boys don’t cry? watch everyone suppress their tears at a (condensed) gender swapped reading of a league of their own. the tank (theater district), $5. >>color>
10pm (monthly): a lengthy lineup of comedians performs its darkest, saddest, and most traumatic–but funny–bits at the 1 year anniversary edition of the dark spots comedy show. this month’s installment features performances by josh gondelman (last week tonight), matt koff (the daily show), tim dillon (last comic standing), jennie sutton (letterman writer), and many more. hosted by shane torres, nate fridson, and alison zeidman. the creek + the cave (lic), $5. >>color>
10pm: dj windows 98 (win butler of arcade fire) lays down some afro-disco paired with live percussionists at 88 palace (chinatown). $15. >>color>
10pm (monthly): see the sign at tonght’s ace of base edition of party like it’s 1999 dance party, where dj steve reynolds plays 90’s rock, pop, dance, r+b and hip-hop all night, with an hour of prince to kick things off. the bell house (gowanus), free. >>color>
10:30pm: stone cold fox plays an ep release show with del water gap at mercury lounge (les). $10. >>color>
11pm (monthly): this month’s glamdammit party features alan merrill of the arrows (‘i love rock and roll’) and other bands and djs playing punk, rock and glam jams. bonus: free pbr (11pm-midnight). the grand victory, $7. (williamsburg), $7. >>color>
11:30pm: fireworks! keep your eyes on the skies near the liberty park area. >>color>
midnight-ish movies:
alien @ ifc center. $14. >>color>
christine @ ifc center. $14. >>color>
dazed abd confused and the room @ landmark sunshine. $10. >>color>
friday the 13th @ nitehawk. $12. >>color>
hologram man (fri only) and little marines 2 (sat only) @ spectacle. $5. >>color>
purple rain @ ifc center. $14. >>color>
team america: world police (fri only) and beyond the black rainbow (sat only) @ videology. $5. >>color>
under the cherry moon @ ifc center. $14. >>color>
sunday
8am (sundays thru 8/14): take a morning tai chi class at soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park (uws). free. >>color>
8am run, 9:30am-4:30pm festival: immerse yourself in japanese culture with food, performers, a four-mile run, and more during the 10th annual japan day. central park’s bandshell area and rumsey playfield, free admission. >>color>
10am-5pm (sundays thru october): the brooklyn flea expands its takeover of prospect park with a weekly sunday bazaar of 30 vendors in grand army plaza. (rescheduled from 5/1 due to weather) >>color>
11am (+ 5/14 in greenpoint: be a budding botanist and learn to identify trees by details like bark, buds, leaves and form with local expert lisa nett. fort greene meeting place tba, $13. >>color>
12:30pm (monthly thru 11/13): journey back in time with merchant’s house museum’s walking tour of historic 19th century noho, including the homes of wealthy mercantile families like the astors, vanderbilts, and more. $10. >>color>
4-8pm (monthly): the second sunday open studios at red hook’s pioneer works features site-specific installations, open studios, performances, live music, djs and more. $10 suggested donation. >>color>
6pm (monthly): the sundays at erv’s reading series features both established and emerging writers at erv’s on beekman (prospect-lefferts gardens). tonight’s gathering includes greg gerke (my brooklyn writer friend), keegan lester (souvenir lit, poetry brothel), and kem joy ukwu (pank, blackberry, tinge). hosted by madeline stevens. free. >>color>
6pm: comedians perform a fully improvised show with their moms– most of whom have never done improv before. magnet theater (midtown west), $7. >>color>
7pm: a former coney island barker tells all: mermaid parade co-host and coney island hysterical society director richard eagan performs alive on the inside, his one-man show about growing up in the biz as a show barker, weight guesser and game operator. city lore (east village), $10. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: performance art burlesque student showcase: students from the new york school of burlesque show off the ‘alternative, narrative, humorous, political, queer, and quirky’ side of neo-burlesque at the slipper room (les). $10. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: the powerhouse variety show at union hall (park slope) features comedy from myq kaplan (conan, netfix), ann carr (horace and pete, louie), jim tews (last comic standing, louie), nate dern (the new yorker), brandon scott wolf (snl weekend update writer), emma willmann (time out’s ‘top 10 funniest women in nyc’), farah brook (huffington post, mtv), and duo packaged deal. hosted by aaron glaser (tosh.0) with house band big city. $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
8pm (weekly): the if you build it stand-up comedy show with host tim dillon includes performances by chris thayer (adam devine’s house party), david angelo the daily show, comedy central), pat walsh (it’s always sunny in philadelphia writer), rob haze (last comic standing), tk kelly (tosh.0), lisa curry, and rebecca shortall. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
8pm (sundays thru 10/30): fort greene’s habana outpost’s sunday movie night season continues with breakfast at tiffany’s. free. >>color>
8pm: competitors shred some serious air for a chance to be in the east coast semifinals at the us air guitar championship qualifier. saint vitus (greenpoint). $10. >>color>
8:30pm (thru 5/15): the new york guitar festival kicks off with a free concert in honor of ‘the godmother of rock + roll’ sister rosetta tharpe, and continues through the 15th with concerts, master classes, and more. various locations. >>color>
sun thru 6/19: from mother’s day to father’s day, city harvest’s annual feed our kids food drive asks new yorkers to donate kid-friendly, non-perishable food to help provide much-needed food for children over the summer when access to school meals may become limited. >>color>
all weekend
10am-6pm sat + sun (+ 5/14-15): the 37th annual spring crafts on columbus arts + crafts show returns for the season with 100 exhibitors on columbus avenue between 77th + 81st streets. rain or shine. free admission. >>color>
10am-sunset sat + sun: lic’s socrates sculpture park kicks off its spring opening weekend with yoga + tai chi classes (sat + sun) and eight commissioned art openings (sun). free admission. >>color>
11am-4pm sat + sun: watch live demonstrations in glassblowing, neon and flame-working at the brooklyn glass (gowanus) open house. free admission, $50 make-your-own workshops available saturday. >>color>
11am-6pm sat + sun: america’s cup makes waves as it returns to new york city for the first time since 1920, with various locations to take in the action over the course of the weekend. >>color>
11am-6pm sat + sun: the annual nyc vegetarian food festival returns to the metropolitan pavilion (chelsea) with 100+ vendors, presenters, demos and endless food samples. save 40% off $30 advance tickets with promo code ‘vegansave’ (promo ends midnight friday). $5 reduced end-of-day tickets will also be made available 4pm-5:30pm at the venue each day as space allows. >>color>
12-6pm sat, 1-5pm sun: the bronx book fair kicks off a weekend of workshops, readings, talks, and a pop-up bookstore. nypl bronx library center, free admission. >>color>
12-7pm sat, 12-5pm sun: catch 25 resident artists open their doors at invisible dog’s seventh annual open studios in cobble hill. free. >>color>
ends sun: the sixth annual jane’s walk nyc: participate in one or several of more than 200 free guided walks in every borough, while commemorating the life and legacy of urban activist jane jacobs. >>color>
thru 5/8: the frieze art fair brings 200 contemporary art galleries from around the world to randall’s island. the $44 admission is out of the skint’s range, so here are several lower-priced satellite art + design fairs:
thru 5/8: bklyn designs. greenpoint. $15. >>color>
thru 5/8: the good goods market. midtown west, free. >>color>
thru 5/8: new art dealers alliance (nada) fair. basketball city, $10-20. >>color>
thru 5/8: 1:54 contemporary african art fair. red hook, $10-20. >>color>
thru 5/9: spring masters new york. ues, $12-30. >>color>
thru 5/9: fridge art fair. les, $20. >>color>
thru 5/10: portal. financial district, free. >>color>
thru 5/17: wanteddesign. industry city, free. >>color>
thru 5/23: parsons festival. various locations, free. >>color>
thru 5/31: flux art fair. harlem, free. >>color>
thru 5/12: hear stories from actors and extras behind the minor, supporting and background parts of star wars in elstree 1976, a new documentary named after the movie studio where the saga was filmed. director john spira, producer hank starrs, and actor anthony forrest (‘these aren’t the droids we’re looking for’) will be in person for q+a fri and sat at 7:35pm. ifc (west village), $14 general, $10 seniors. >>color>
thru 5/12: say ‘oui’ to the seven film collaborations of anna karina and jean-luc godard at film forum (west village). $14. >>color>
thru 5/15: stop and smell the flowers during the eighth annual nyc wildflower week, with free nature walks, garden tours, and children’s events across all five boroughs. >>color>
thru 5/29: the secret theatre (lic) hosts the flying solo festival, where different one-person shows will play over the course of the month. $9 plus ticket fees here (reg. $18). >>color>
thru 8/14: the anna wintour costume institute at the metropolitan museum of art’s new exhibition, ’manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology’, features 150 ensembles that explore how fashion designers reconcile the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear. admission to the exhibition is included with regular museum admission (recommended: $25 general, $12 students, $17 seniors). >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to bright star, the broadway musical from steve martin and edie brickell, at cort theatre thru 7/3 for $39+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $63+). >>color>
get tickets to immersive contemporary circus bianco at st. ann’s warehouse in dumbo thru 5/15 for $20-25 (plus ticket fees, reg. $36-41). >>color>
get free tickets to dwell magazine’s dwell on design new york 5/13-15 at artbeam (plus ticket fees, reg. $30). >>color>
the irish repertory theatre is offering 24 tickets for $24 each (reg. $50) to preview performances (5/17-6/8) of conor mcpherson’s shining city, starring matthew broderick. >>color>
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