around town today
various times: free outdoor movies:
big hero 6, astoria park’s great lawn >>color>
werner herzog eats his shoes and burden of dreams, nowadays (ridgewood) >>color>
inside out, coney island beach at west 10th street >>color>
mavis!, morningside park >>color>
star wars: the force awakens, hoboken’s mama johnson field >>color>
three days of the condor, bryant park >>color>
6pm + 9pm: cinema under the influence screens 1979 punk musical comedy rock n’ roll high school featuring the ramones, with ramones videos projected before the film and unlimited beer and hot dogs included with admission. queens comfort (astoria), $15 adv with promo code ‘cuiskint’ (reg. $25). >>color>
6pm doors: rsvp for a free concert by warpaint at baby’s all right (williamsburg). update: rsvp list is full. >>color>
6:30pm: new york neon author thomas rinaldi presents a history of the illuminated signs that adorn our local shops, bars and restaurants. the cooper union’s frederick p. rose auditorium (east village), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm (mondays thru 8/15): the fifth annual books beneath the bridge literary series, an evening of outdoor readings curated by local indie bookstores, continues with powerhouse arena presenting jessica winter (break in case of emergency) and ed park (personal days). brooklyn bridge park’s pier 1 granite prospect, free. >>color>
7pm: poet james galvin presents his newest collection of poems, everything we knew was true, in a conversation with actor and writer mary louise-parker (weeds, the west wing). bookcourt (cobble hill) , free. >>color>
7pm: washington post reporter dan zak discusses his new book, almighty: courage, resistance, and existential peril in the nuclear age, about activists who broke into ‘the fort knox of uranium’ in 2012 and america’s love-hate relationship to the bomb. the half king (chelsea), free. >>color>
7pm, 8:15pm (+ 7/26 at apple sohocolor>): academy award-winning filmmaker barbara kopple (harlan county usa, american dream) and grammy-nominated r+b singer sharon jones discuss kopple’s upcoming documentary miss sharon jones! (7pm, also 7/26 at apple soho), and oscar-nominee greg kinnear (as good as it gets) and bafta + tony award winner jennifer ehle join filmmaker ira sachs (love is strange, keep the lights on to discuss their new film, little men (8:15pm). the film society of lincoln center’s amphitheater, free (tickets become available at the box office one hour prior to the event). >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (weekly): the side ponytail comedy show features performances by joe zimmerman (comedy central), christian polanco (the cooligans), madonna refugia (the special without brett davis), chris donahue, and host carolyn busa. over the eight (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: lpr presents an intimate evening of music from indie artists wilsen, belle mare, and keenan o’meara at the manhattan inn (greenpoint). $2. >>color>
7:30pm, 10pm (+ 7/26): batman: the animated series actors kevin conroy and mark hamill reprise their respective roles as batman and the joker for an animated version of the 1988 acclaimed graphic novel batman: the killing joke, screening at select movie theaters for a two-day run. various prices. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): michelle buteau (key + peele) guest hosts the night train comedy show, with performances by hari kondabolu (mainstream american comic), jo firestone (the chris gethard show), beth stelling (conan), graham kay (spun out), the found footage festival, and dj donwill. littlefield (gowanus), $8. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: nina diaz, scarlet sails, and sophie auster play knitting factory (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
8pm (monthly): an evening of humorous readings, a show featuring funny folks who write funny things, returns with readers jessie gaynor (mcsweeney’s, the paris review), taylor moore (fortunate horse, mister cigarette), and jasmine pierce (reductress, funny or die). hosted by luke burns and james folta. hifi bar (alphabet city), free. >>color>
8pm (weekly): the savage comedy show includes stand up by jo firestone (the chris gethard show), george gordon (seeso), and more, plus a guest lecture on how to do something useless. hosted by merrill davis. fawkner (boerum hill), free. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (weekly): the sh*t lit comedy show and bad writing contest celebrates the worst of the worst submitted poems, short stories, screenplays, and essays. tonight’s guests: mark normand (conan), jordan temple (decoded), liz magee (reductress), and shawn wickens. hosted by lizzie martinez and tim racine. optional: bring your own awful 150-word submission to read for a chance to win 10 bucks. bunga’s den (chelsea), free. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show (monthly): wild things await at the ‘i have a crazy idea’ variety show. this month’s theme: ‘performing for the king and queen,’ with magic, drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and maybe an unruly guest or two. threes brewing (gowanus), free ($5 suggested donation). >>color>
8:30pm (monthly): at the new release day comedy show, host christian finnegan (are we there yet?, chappelle’s show) invites pros to try out new material. this month features mark gindick (letterman), amber nelson (comedy central), moody mccarthy (conan), and soce the elemental wizard (comedy central). q.e.d. (astoria), $6. >>color>
9pm doors, 10pm show: !badass! burlesque pays tribute to prince at the slipper room (les). $20. >>color>
9:30pm doors: bassh and frances cone play mercury lounge. $12. >>color>
10pm (monthly thru 8/22): improvisers and comedians create a show based on kanye west’s twitter feed. hosted by brian mitchell and joseph acevedo. the creek + the cave (lic), free. >>color>
thru 8/19: almost 400 restaurants offer $42 dinners and $29 lunches during summer restaurant week. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
7/26 various times: free outdoor movies:
ferris bueller’s day off, tony dapolito recreation center (west village) >>color>
mama mia, mckinley park (dyker heights) >>color>
minions, bronx terminal market garage roof deck >>color>
sleeping beauty, 103rd street community garden (east harlem) >>color>
the lego movie, valentino pier (red hook) >>color>
total recall and the running man, our wicked lady (east williamsburg) >>color>
7/26 5pm bar and dj, 6:30pm band (+ 7/26-27): the annual summer sessions waterfront concert series returns to battery park’s brookfield place with kate davis today and sinkane tomorrow. free. >>color>
7/26 6pm: the b scene viewing series celebrates sports in local media with screenings of skateboarding documentary i am thalente, women’s softball documentary grounders, and sports talk show real fans real talk. bric house (fort greene), free. >>color>
7/26 6:30pm (monthly): the cool as f**reading series features readings from armando jaramillo garcia (the portable man), niina pollari (dead horse), and natalie eilbert (swan feast). hosted by bill lessard, bud smith, and melissa mcdaniel. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free. >>color>
7/26 7pm: the big think’s jason gots moderates a conversation on new memoirs with musician elvis costello (unfaithful music + disappearing ink) and actor mary-louise parker (dear mr. you). st. francis college (brooklyn heights), free. >>color>
7/26 7pm (thru 9/4) 6pm: tonight’s brooklyn cyclones baseball season promo night includes a happy days 1950’s theme with free edgardo ‘fonzie’ alfonzo bobbleheads and post-game fireworks. mcu park (coney island), $10-17. >>color>
7/26 7:30pm: are you smarter than a drunken knave? play trivia loosely based on shakespeare, but mostly based on cakes, pop culture, and batman at hedgepig ensemble theater’s fundraiser at professor thom’s (east village). pay-what-you-can donation. >>color>
7/26 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: comedians have eight minutes to create routines based on topics suggested by the audience at iron comic, a live comedic game show inspired by iron chef. tonight’s contestants and performers: josh gondelman (john oliver), dave hill (let me turn you on), michelle biloon (chelsea lately), shane torres (last comic standing), phoebe robinson (2 dope queens), michelle buteau (key + peele), amber nelson (comedy central), and nore davis (inside amy schumer). hosted by nato green. union hall (park slope), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
7/26 7:30pm: harpist mary lattimore and multi-instrumentalist jeff zeigler perform an original live score for philippe garrel’s 1968 experimental narrative film le révélateur. nitehawk cinema (williamsburg), $16. >>color>
7/26 7:30pm, 10pm: nelson sullivan’s downtown ‘83-’89color> presents a video portrait of life in 1980’s downtown nyc. spectacle (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
7/26 8pm: astronomy on tap and sexology on tap team up for a crossover discussion exploring sex in space. the way station (prospect heights), free. >>color>
7/26 8pm (monthly): the snap impression game show podcast pits comedians against each other to see who can do the best off-the-cuff impressions of celebrities, fictional characters and historical personages. tonight: kevin allison (risk!, the state), cipha sounds (chappelle’s show), jacqueline novak (how to weep in public), dan gurewitch (john oliver), and guest judge langan kingsley (funny or die). hosted by andy beckerman and ramsey ess. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
7/26 8pm doors, 8:30pm show (monthly): shonali bhowmik and guest co-host katina corrao host a night of talk, music and comedy during a live taping of their we don’t even know podcast. with guests christy karacas (superjail! creator), musician ted leo, and jodie wasserman (last comic standing). hifi bar (alphabet city), free. >>color>
7/26 8pm doors, 9pm show: performance artist lydia lunch hosts a salon exposing tales of new york’s torrid underground, featuring storytelling by warhol superstar bibbe hansen, zoe hansen, and admiral grey, plus live jazz. the roxy hotel’s django room (tribeca), free. >>color>
7/26 9pm: part woman, part mannequin performance artist narcissister gives a video and performance spectacle exploring gender, sexuality, and racial identity on the high line at 14th street. free. >>color>
ticket deals
get tickets to the skint’s fourth annual cruel summer 80s dance party, featuring music by 10-piece band the engagements and party like it’s 1999’s dj steve reynolds on 7/29, for just $5 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $10). >>color>
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