around town today
go nuts for donut day! seven places to score a free (or almost free) one:
– babeland (park slope): free donuts + coffee starting at 12pm (while supplies last). >>color>
– doughnut plant: free carnival sprinkles mini cake doughnut with purchase. >>color>
– dunkin’ donuts: free donut with beverage purchase. >>color>
– dun-well: get a free jelly doughnut hole with purchase of any espresso drink. >>color>
– entenmann’s: free donut + coffee 7am-1pm @ union square park. >>color>
– krispy kreme: free doughnut of any variety. no purchase necessary. >>color>
– the stag’s head: free house made donut with evil twin brewing imperial ipa purchase. >>color>
10am-5pm (thru 6/5): the 10th annual figment nyc participatory arts festival takes over governors island with large-scale installations including an interactive treehouse and a mini-golf course, which will remain on the island thru the summer. free. >>color>
11am-9pm (thru 7/17): the urbanspace outdoor broadway bites food market returns for the season with almost 30 vendors, greatly improving your chances of getting a good meal near herald square. greeley square park (broadway between 32nd + 33rd sts). >>color>
12-2:30pm: see performances from more than 20 broadway musicals at the annual ‘stars in the alley’ outdoor concert, celebrating the end of the 2015-2016 broadway season. sean hayes and mo rocca host. shubert alley (west of seventh ave, bet. 44th + 45th sts), free. >>color>
12:30pm doors, 1pm-midnight show (thru 6/5): 30 bands, including cosmonaut, gingerlys, monograms, and sharkmuffin, play the third annual color me bushwick festival, set inside pickthorn salon. free. >>color>
5-8pm (monthly thru september): extended first friday hours at the noguchi museum returns with free admission (reg. $10 general, $5 students/seniors), an hour-long discussion about a single work of art, and a cash bar in the garden. >>color>
6pm (+ 6/4, 6/16-19): all the world’s a stage, so barefoot shakespeare company brings an updated production of as you like it set in new york city during the great depression to summit rock in central park (near 83rd st. + cpw). free. >>color>
6-9pm: curate the start of your weekend with an art and vintage pop-up, with art by heather garland and clothes by walk the west, plus free weezy’s ice cream and free cocktails. duke’s annex (greenpoint), free. >>color>
6:30pm: nyc food policy director barbara j. turk talks with bloomberg professor and author kathryn edin about poverty and hunger as told in $2.00 a day: living on almost nothing in america. the brooklyn historical society (brooklyn heights), $5. >>color>
6:30pm (ends today): the new york japan cinefest highlights emerging japanese and japanese american voices in cinema and features films about dancers + dolphins, war brides, and a custom motorcycle builder. asia society (ues), $12 general, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
6:30pm (thurs-sun, thru 6/26): actors perform alongside soldiers and sailors (well, monuments of them, anyway) as hudson warehouse presents an outdoor production of shakespeare’s much ado about nothing, in which lovers do what they do best: bicker about nothing. the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park at w. 89th st. + riverside drive. pay-what-you-can admission. >>color>
6:45pm, 9:30pm: great scott! back to the future screens at syndicated (bushwick). $3. >>color>
7pm (monthly): the new york society for ethical culture (uws) hosts a screening and discussion of the ethical issues presented in the film wall street (1987), directed by oliver stone and starring michael douglas and charlie sheen. $5 suggested donation includes snacks and beverages. >>color>
7:30pm: carly ann filbin hosts a comical dating show that’s fit for the cynical singleton (or questioning couple), let me break you up: an anti-dating game show, where a series of games will test the strength of real couples’ partnerships. the losing couple ‘has’ to break up! pete’s candy store (williamsburg), $5. >>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: a prince vs. michael jackson throwback throwdown. $18 admission includes skate rental. bag check and locker rental extra. >>color>
7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30pm: free outdoor movies:
but i’m a cheerleader, mccarren park pool deck (williamsburg/greenpoint). >>color>
captain america, st. mary’s park (bronx). >>color>
labyrinth quote-along, fort greene park (fort greene). >>color>
ray, marcus garvey park (east harlem). >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): pace yourself for the slow dance comedy show, featuring stand-up from adrienne iapalucci (the late show), tom cowell (comedy central), greg barris (heart of darkness), carolyn busa (side ponytail), ryan gurian and ariel elias. hosted by aaron glaser + amy cardinale. 2-for-1 drink specials before 8pm. niagara (east village), free. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8:30pm show (ends today): comedian john early (wet hot american summer: first day of camp, the characters, broad city) wants you to help him pick his headshots in ‘literally me,’ a night of standup, short films and music. the bell house (gowanus), $15 adv, $18 dos. >>color>
8pm (thurs-sun, thru 6/26): the gallery players may be almost 50 years old, but they’re keeping things fresh with the 19th annual black box new play festival, premiering 18 plays by new playwrights. $18 general, $15 seniors. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm music, 9pm film (thru summer): rooftop films continues its 20th outdoor screening season with
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9:30pm (weekly thru 6/24): 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: louis malle’s elevator to the gallows (1958), with an introduction by documentary filmmaker alison klayman (ai weiwei: never sorry). $10. >>color>
10pm (monthly): scotland green and alison zeidman host the monthly banter comedy show, where five pairs of comedians entertain the audience with improvised banter, and are given a random topic suggestion when there’s a lull in conversation. this month’s guests: mike drucker (the tonight show), andy sandford (conan), tim dillon (last comic standing), julia johns (girl code), alex grubard (weeding out the stoned), liz magee (reductress), ashley brooke roberts (fresh out!), carolyn busa (side ponytail), petey deabreu (petey’s world) and alex english (complex magazine). the creek and the cave (lic), $5. >>color>
11pm (monthly): djs brian blackout and doctor mister play new indie, electropop and early ‘00s dance jams from annie to lcd soundsystem to yacht – and everything else in between – at the ‘yeah’ dance party. the grand victory (williamsburg), free. >>color>
11:45pm (monthly): laugh at your prospects (they’re good!) at the ‘we’re all getting laid’ comedy show, where three pairs of single comics do sets and then date each other live onstage. this week’s guests include daniel simonsen, wendi starling, peggy o’leary, melissa stokoski, joe zimmerman and neal stastny. hosted by rob harper and rachel coleman. the creek and the cave (lic), free. >>color>
midnight (monthly): three new wacky game show concepts get tested out with audience participation at the incredible game show showcase. from the brain of jo firestone (punderdome 3000, the chris gethard show). ucb (chelsea), $5. >>color>
midnight-ish movies:
eddie murphy: raw and emmanuelle @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
el topo @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
jaws @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
purple rain @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
scott pilgrim vs the world (sat only) @ videology (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
silver bullet @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
the omen and the room @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $10. >>color>
the shining @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
wild beasts (fri only) and shakma (sat only) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
thru 6/5: 25 art spaces open their doors for the inaugural bushwick arts festival. (not affiliated with the annual bushwick open studios, which has moved to october.) free admission. >>color>
thru 6/12: 100+ world premieres from international voices in cinema are in competition at the 19th annual brooklyn film festival, taking place at five venues across the borough. $13 general, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 6/16: film forum’s ‘genre is a woman’ screening series highlights 34 films from female directors of genre movies, including kathryn bigelow, amy heckerling, ida lupino, and many more. in-person appearances at select screenings include katt shea, cindy sherman, penelope spheeris, and more. $14. >>color>
thru 8/28: the silver screen hits your funny bone this month at nitehawk cinema’s ‘comedians in film’ series, highlighting films featuring american comedians, with both midnight and brunch screenings of films like beverly hills cop, richard pryor: live on the sunset strip, shakes the clown, the jerk, trainwreck and more. $12-16. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
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get tickets to the new york botanical garden’s 125th anniversary evening concert series 6/18-25 for $25-27 (plus ticket fees, reg. $35). >>color>
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