around town today
after 20 years in business, beloved record store other music is closing on saturday. while you’ve got only two more days to make purchases and say goodbye, there will be one last in-store performance and a second line parade on tuesday. >>color>
various times: free outdoor movies:
a night at the museum, narrows botanical gardens (bay ridge) >>color>
dangerous docs, metrotech commons (downtown brooklyn) >>color>
journey to the west: conquering demons, columbus park (chinatown) >>color>
selena, sunset park (sunset park) >>color>
star wars: the force awakens, firefighters field (roosevelt island) >>color>
subway, transmitter park (greenpoint) >>color>
10am-4pm: the annual brooklyn eats trade show of brooklyn-made food and drinks showcases over 100 brooklyn-based vendors, from chocolatiers to brewers. new york marriott at the brooklyn bridge (brooklyn heights), $10. >>color>
4-7pm: stroll through local businesses and artist interventions at the lower east side’s clinton street fest, featuring walking tours of local businesses, performances, storytelling, pop-up shops, discounts and tastings. >>color>
4-8pm: the downtown brooklyn partnership turns 10 this year, and they’re celebrating with a bash including a performance by rapper big daddy kane, live graffiti, a hip-hop workshop, a sneaker design contest, and a raffle. albee square plaza (downtown brooklyn), free. >>color>
5-8pm: everybody’s swedish at the annual swedish midsummer festival, featuring traditional music and games, flower wreath making, and authentic food and drink for purchase. robert f. wagner park + pier a plaza (battery park), free admission. >>color>
5-9pm: the metropolitan museum of art’s metfridays series celebrates pride week with extended evening hours and special events, including performances by the new york city gay men’s chorus and janani balasubramanian of duo darkmatter, a silent dance party, and panel discussions. regular suggested admission: $25 general, $17 seniors, $12 students. >>color>
6pm: catch a sneak preview screening of french filmmaker michel gondry’s new film microbe and gasoline, about two unlikely young friends who devise ways to creatively spend summer vacation. videology (williamsburg), free (rsvp). >>color>
6pm (fridays thru 7/8): bryant park presents an outdoor modern dance series where three dance companies perform each evening. tonight: 277 dance project, earl mosley’s diversity of dance, and amy marshall dance company. free. >>color>
6-9pm (+ 7/15, 8/5): free frick: the frick collection’s summer nights series opens its doors for free after-hours viewing, performances, gallery talks, and sketching (reg. $20 general, $15 seniors, $10 students, pay-what-you-wish sundays 11am-1pm). >>color>
6:30pm doors, 7pm show (ends today): the financial district’s st. paul’s chapel brings back its seasonal neighborhood movie nights series, this time with a superhero theme. tonight: big hero 6. bonus: free popcorn and soft drinks. free admission. >>color>
7pm: colorful characters make their way from tompkins square park to the stonewall inn for the annual new york city drag march. free. >>color>
7pm (+ 7/7, 7/9, 7/11, 7/13): arias and duets fill the air at the metropolitan opera’s summer recital series, with free outdoor performances in parks in each borough. tonight: brooklyn bridge park’s pier 1. >>color>
7pm: hofbräu bierhaus (midtown west) kicks off summer with a keg tapping of their summer brew, best paired with free snow cones and live music. >>color>
7pm, 9pm (ends today): some strings attached. at the latest edition of the sinking ship productions puppet playlist series, puppeteers and musicians create original interpretations inspired by the songs of dolly parton. triskelion arts (greenpoint), $15. >>color>
7-10pm (thru 7/24): coney island mermaids: 1996-2016: twenty years of the coney island mermaid parade are on display in the form of luke ratray’s black-and-white photographs. opening reception tonight. urban folk art gallery (boerum hill), free. >>color>
7-10pm (thru 6/26): it’s lgbtq pride week in nyc, so there’ll be no shortage of goings-on, including tonight’s pride rally at pier 26 in tribeca, the annual pride march and festival (sunday), family-oriented events, and plenty of dance parties. various prices, many free. >>color>
7:30pm: food journalist and author ina yalof discusses her book food and the city: new york’s professional chefs, restaurateurs, line cooks, street vendors, and purveyors talk about what they do and why they do it alongside charlie sahadi of sahadi’s and wilson tang of nom wah tea parlor. berg’n (crown heights), free. >>color>
7:30pm doors (thru 6/25): king pizza records hosts pizzafest 3: pizzafist, a three-day festival featuring 20+ bands, cheap beer, and a whole lotta pizza. various brooklyn venues, $6-10. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 9pm show: think outside the box with skillosophy, an exhibition series highlighting the visual and performance art of multidisciplinary creatives. artists dance, sing, rap, dj, and play instruments alongside their visual artworks on display, which will also be available for purchase. hosted by malik yoba (empire, new york undercover), with a dj set by pete rock. livestream public (bushwick), $15. >>color>
7:30pm (monthly): the cathouse comedy show returns with performances by lakendra tookes (snl), livia scott (the livia scott sketch program), brad howe, bardia salimi, and andrew jeffrey wright. hosted by matt j. weir (mtv) and madonna refugia (reductress). industry city distillery (sunset park), free. >>color>
7:30pm (fridays thru 10/14): lola star’s dreamland roller disco returns to prospect park’s le frak center at lakeside. tonight’s theme: born this way, a pride pre-party and lady gaga tribute. $18 admission includes skate rental. bag check and locker rental extra. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: comedians become faux authors and read selections from their ‘latest’ books at literati: a comedy show about the greatest american novels never written. hosted by colin o’brien + michael wolf. union hall (park slope), $6 adv, $8 dos. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): pace yourself for slow dance comedy show, featuring stand up from sean donnelly (comedy central), roger hailes (fallon), jc coccoli (last comic standing), martin urbano, amy buchwald, sarah sherman, and josh edelman. hosted by aaron glaser + amy cardinale. 2-for-1 drink specials before 8pm. niagara (east village), free. >>color>
8pm (monthly): get intimate with local poets (through their work, of course) at the next installment of the cozy roots poetry series, featuring readings by robin beth schaer (shipbreaking), tyehimba jess (olio), lauren clark and susan konz. donation-based beer and wine will be as free-flowing as the verse. roots cafe (south slope), free admission. >>color>
8pm (monthly): improvisers live dub over tv comedies at the live-dubbed sitcoms show, this month throwing back to saved by the bell and 3rd rock from the sun, to create entirely new storylines and horrible new character flaws. videology (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
8pm: greenpoint gallery’s annual drawing salon show includes submissions received from an open call, with the winner receiving $200 and a solo show. free admission. >>color>
8:30pm (weekly): enjoy the brew-ha-ha at the bitches brew comedy/variety show, featuring performances by daniel simonsen (bbc), naomi karavani (redacted tonight), carolyn busa (side ponytail), patrick schroeder (sports balls), and farah brook (redeye). hosted by elena simon. the back room at halyards (gowanus), free (a donation jar will be passed around). >>color>
8:30pm doors, 9pm show (monthly): free pizza, free comedy, free music and cheap drinks await at the secret loft show’s comedy show + dance party. tonight: comedy central half hour’s noah gardenswartz, nick vatterott, and drew michael, plus krystyna hutchinson (guys we f*cked), lucas connolly (south beach), scott chaplain (roast battle), marisa douenias (louie) and christi chiello (the special without brett davis), plus post-show jams from dj clamr. secret loft (bushwick), free admission before 9pm, $5 after. >>color>
9:30pm (ends today): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) latest cabaret cinema series screens classic rain-drenched films that allude to the power of the downpour. tonight wraps up the season with frank capra’s it happened one night (1934), with an introduction by pulitzer prize-winning reporter dan barry. $10. >>color>
sponsored 9:30pm (thru 7/16): katdashians! the musical! the story of a klan of internet famous kats torn apart by fame, family, and friskies! special offer for the skint subscribers: 35% off tickets here. >>color>
reminder: 9:30pm (fridays thru 9/2): fireworks! coney island lights up the sky every friday through summer. >>color>
10pm: muppet shop of horrors: a cast of eight actors and a house band explore what would happen if the muppets were the cast of little shop of horrors. find out at a staged reading tonight at the new ohio theater (west village). pay-what-you-can admission. >>color>
10pm: can you believe it’s been more than 15 years since britney did it again and shaggy totally wasn’t bangin’ on the bathroom floor? shake ya *ss at the awesome aughts: music of the early 2000s dance party, with those unforgivably catchy tunes spun by dj steve reynolds (party like it’s 1999). union hall (park slope), free. >>color>
10:15pm doors: the mystery lights play a record release show at mercury lounge (les). $10. >>color>
11:30pm: dance yourself clean at a dance party named after an lcd soundsystem song and dedicated to indie pop and the likes of chvrches, charli xcx, purity ring, french horn rebellion, cut copy and more. brooklyn bowl, $12. >>color>
midnight-ish movies:
dazed and confused and drive @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
eyes wide shut @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $10. >>color>
intruder @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
misery @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
the holy mountain @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
the jerk (fri) and dogtooth (sat) @ videology (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
thru 6/26: score slightly damaged and display copies of gorgeous books for up to 75% off at the taschen sale (soho). >>color>
thru 6/26: step right up for games, rides and food at the annual astoria park carnivalcolor>. >>color>
thru 6/26: queercom, an unofficial pride week lgbtq comedy festival, offers three jam-packed days of improv, variety shows, stand-up, sketch, and more. the pit, $10+. >>color>
thru 6/26: the 18th annual del close marathon, the largest improv festival in the world, returns to nyc with three days of non-stop shows by performers from all over the world at 7 venues. $10-20. >>color>
thru 6/26: the 16th annual bicycle film festival rolls into town with three days of bike movies and after parties. anthology film archives, $12+. >>color>
thru 6/26: webroadway’s first women’s work festival showcases five full-length plays and musicals by women writers, including an all-female adaptation of shakespeare’s measure for measure. the playroom theater (theater district), $15. >>color>
thru 7/9: the 15th annual new york asian film festival features 51 films from hong kong, japan, korea, taiwan, and southeast asia at the walter reade theater and sva theatre. $14 general, $11 students/seniors. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to tony winner fun home at circle in the square theatre thru 8/31 for $49+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $75+). >>color>
go on a two-hour twilight sail aboard the city’s largest sailing vessel, clipper city, thru 8/31 for $22.50 (plus ticket fees, reg $45+). >>color>
take a sunset cruise (drink included) aboard a 1920s-style yacht thru 8/29 for $34.80+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $58+). >>color>
take a 90-minute architecture cruise of lower manhattan guided by narration from members of the american institute of architects thru 7/31. $28 (plus ticket fees, reg. $48) includes a glass of wine, champagne, or beer. >>color>
get admission to the museum of sex thru 12/31 for $12.95 (plus ticket fees, reg. $20.14). >>color>
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