scroll all the way down to find events that occur on both sat + sun, including governors island closing weekend, the sexual health expo (she), the queens county fair, and more.
saturday
today: smithsonian magazine’s museum day live! returns with free admission to 15 nyc museums, including asia society and museum, cooper hewitt, intrepid sea, air + space museum, the morgan library + museum, mount vernon hotel museum + garden, and more. registration admits two. note: several of the participating institutions already offer suggested or free/reduced admission hours on select days. >>color>
various times: free outdoor movies:
batman v superman: dawn of justice, samuel n. bennerson 2nd playground (uws) >>color>
pixels, herbert von king park (bedford-stuyvesant) >>color>
school of rock, msgr. mcgorlic park (greenpoint) >>color>
9:30am-11pm: new women space, a project cultivation space in east williamsburg, celebrates its grand opening with a day of donation-based wellness sessions, workshops and a launch party with bands and drinks. >>color>
10am-5pm: block sale! find bargains at the 104th street block association’s 27th annual yard sale, where 60+ second-hand vendors will be selling books, cds, dvds, household items, clothing, jewelry, furniture, toys, food and more. plus, a 50/50 raffle and silent auctions. 104th st bet. west end ave + riverside dr. note: that their website isn’t updated with specifics, but we’ve confirmed the details with the organizers. >>color>
11am-2pm: you might read books, but what about making them? at the center for book arts’s fall open house, check out printing and bookmaking demos, from japanese binding to pop-up books. center for book arts (flatiron), free. >>color>
sponsored 11am-3pm: the annual taste of gramercy neighborhood brings 40 gramercy restaurants including mario batali’s casa mono, tocqueville, il trattoria mulino and the smith to irving place this afternoon. save 20% on tickets online with promo code ‘skint-togn’ until saturday at 10am. >>color>
11am-6pm: more than 60 record labels, shops, and collectors set up shop at the annual brooklyn flea record fair, which also includes djs spinning all day and a craft beer garden. williamsburg’s smorgasburg at east river state park, free admission. >>color>
12-4pm: little red lighthouse festival: family activities, live music, food vendors, and short tours of the 40-foot-tall jeffrey’s hook lighthouse, aka ‘the little red lighthouse’, located underneath the george washington bridge. free. >>color>
12-4pm: irish repertory theatre celebrates its new theatre in chelsea with a ribbon cutting ceremony including actor matthew broderick, plus entertainment inside and out: irish bands, step dancers, poetry readings, workshops, dance classes, and family-friendly activities. free. >>color>
12-5pm: get your fill of filled-doughy goodness at the nyc dumpling festival, returning to the lower east side for its 13th year with a wide variety of dumplings (including vegetarian and vegan options), a dumpling-making class, and an eating contest to see who can beat the record of 93 pieces in 2 minutes. 100% of the proceeds benefit the food bank for nyc. sara d. roosevelt park (les), free admission. >>color>
12-6pm: crawl your way around the total bed-stuy immersion, where a ticket gets you an envelope of ‘walking around money’ that’s redeemable for four brooklyn beers at neighborhood watering holes, plus your choice of lunch and access to additional food deals. $15-25. >>color>
12-6pm: rsvp for vice magazine’s annual photo issue art show at industria superstudios (williamsburg). free. >>color>
12-10pm: more than 100 hot rods pull up to coney island for the rumblers car club’s third annual cruise to the end of the line car show. free. >>color>
1-5pm: the second annual red hook regatta pits 3d-printed remote control boats against each other in a cargo delivery race at valentino pier. free. >>color>
1-5pm: see glassblowing demos, talk to artists and tour 17,000 sq. ft. of studio space at the urbanglass open house (fort greene). optional 30-minute hands-on lessons are also available for free-$65. >>color>
1-6pm: learn about mba programs from local and international business schools at the qs world mba tour. new york hilton midtown, $5 adv, $15 door. >>color>
2pm doors, 2:30pm show: 15 comedians compete through a series of comedic challenges at the late late breakfast show’s one year anniversary show, where $10 a brunch deal includes unlimited mimosas. the creek and the cave (lic)free admission. >>color>
2:30pm: is everybody happy? a roundtable of professors of neural science, philosophy, psychology, economics, and political science discuss the meaning of happiness at the helix center (ues). free. >>color>
3pm: be a part of improv everywhere’s annual mp3 experiment, where you’ll get secret group instructions delivered straight to your ears. governors island, free. >>color>
3pm (saturdays thru 10/1): the annual mad. sq. music studio series presents outdoor concerts featuring a mix of americana, jazz, blues, and folk artists, continuing today with a set by jazz-pop trumpeter and singer bria skonberg. madison square park, free. >>color>
3-9pm (ends today): the city’s a grid, so do a square dance at the fifth annual bryant park square dance, featuring live folk and bluegrass music, lasso and dance lessons, cornhole, a photo booth, free cowboy hats, and more. food, beer + wine will be available for purchase. free admission. >>color>
5:30pm doors, 6pm show (+ 9/29, 10/1): fall into your own rabbit hole at brooklyn theatre club’s boozy, participatory production of eva le gallienne and florida friebus’s adaptation of lewis carroll’s alice in wonderland, where audience members will be cast as alice herself. muchmore’s (williamsburg), $15 adv, $18 door. >>color>
6-9pm (thru 10/16, closed mon-tues): bob, linda, louise, gene, tina, and more hang on display at an officially-licensed bob’s burgers art show tribute, the inaugural show of spoke art’s new nyc location in the lower east side. free. >>color>
7pm: hot glass, cold beer: glass artists show off their neon making, flame-working and glass blowing skills while you enjoy unlimited drinks from a unique handmade glass. brooklyn glass (gowanus), $25. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): animators, cartoonists and other artists project their on-the-fly drawings of live comedian routines at the picture this! show. hosted by greg barris. union hall (park slope), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
7:30pm: a stranger things lecture in a climbing gym? sure, why not? learn about the cold war nostalgia and ambiguity of goodness in netflix’s stranger things during a lecture at brooklyn boulders (gowanus) that includes a day of climbing and gear rental, plus free beer to boot. $20 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $30). >>color>
8pm: a fleet of giant handmade lanterns makes its way through morningside park to columbia university’s miller theater for the fifth annual morningside lights procession. free. >>color>
8pm: the story pirates normally perform family-friendly musical versions of stories written by kids. tonight they do an adults-only show at the drama book shop’s arthur seelen theater (garment district). $15 admission includes an open bar. >>color>
8pm: comedians and storytellers share a ‘first time’ story at comic sans’s ‘the virgin chronicles’ show, which doubles as a fundraiser for safe horizon’s efforts to assist victims of violence. hosted by evan morgenstern and darin patterson. over the eight (williamsburg), free. >>color>
9:30pm: superman… entirely from memory: eight performers attempt to recreate the man of steel’s story after watching one of the movies once, and with additional audience-written lines and random sound effects added. videology (williamsburg), $10. >>color>
10:30pm: the skint and feeling gloomy present take me out tonight: a morrissey / the smiths dance party, a night filled with deep cuts and essentials by morrissey and the smiths, along with compatriots the cure pulp, david bowie, and many more spun by djs gordon and nathaniel gloom. plus, moz hairstyling, a selfie booth, lip-synch contest, and $5-8 themed drink specials. $5 adv, $8 door (free if your name is sheila or william, and get a free drink ticket if you show your morrissey concert ticket stub). >>color>
midnight-ish movies:
american psycho @ landmark sunshine (lower east side). $12. >>color>
jurassic park @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
mars attacks! @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
robocop @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
the killer @ nitehawk (williamsburg). $12. >>color>
train to busan @ ifc center (west village). $14. >>color>
two die for (friday) and performance (saturday) @ videology (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
vintage erotica: anno 20 (friday) and strawberries need rain (saturday) @ spectacle (williamsburg). $5. >>color>
sunday
various times: free outdoor movies:
captain america: civil war, john paul jones park (fort hamilton) >>color>
big hero 6, astoria park >>color>
10am-7pm: meet broadway stars and purchase theatre memorabilia for a good cause at the 30th annual broadway flea market + grand auction, which raises funds for broadway cares/equity fights aids. shubert alley (bet. 44th + 45th sts and 7th + 8th aves), free admission. >>color>
11am-5pm: update your record collection with selections from 55 dealer tables at vinyl revolution’s record show. bohemian hall + beer garden (astoria), $3 admission ($5 for 10am early entry). >>color>
11am-6pm: the 41st annual flatbush frolic street fair takes over cortelyou road with local food and craft vendors, live music, a pizza eating contest, a kids play area, and more. >>color>
12-4pm: stuff as much stuff as you can for $20 at dusty rose vintage’s fill-a-bag sidewalk sale. >>color>
12-5pm: here’s a pickle that we don’t mind being in: the annual lower east side pickle day returns with more than 20 picklers and restaurants, a pickling contest, a pickle feature film, activities for the kids, and more. orchard street bet e. houston and delancey street, free admission. >>color>
12-6pm: nyc’s largest street festival, the 42nd annual atlantic antic, spans a mile of brooklyn’s atlantic avenue between hicks street + 4th avenue and includes over 500 vendors, food, live music, and the transit museum’s 23rd annual vintage bus festivalcolor>. see even more transit history at the museum that day for just $1 admission. >>color>
12-6pm: hoboken! the 23nd annual hoboken arts + music festival features artists, crafters, food vendors, bands, and more. jazz fusion band spyro gyra headlines. free admission. >>color>
1-6pm: jersey city’s mana contemporary art center fall open house hosts the launch of five exhibitions and open artists studios. free round-trip shuttle from chelsea’s milk studios every half hour starting at 12:30pm. free admission. >>color>
2:30-8:30pm: the buddhist-inspired and interfaith peace lantern festival and public paddle marks the un international day of peace with wellness activities, speakers, kayaking, family activities, and a floating lantern ceremony. gantry plaza state park (lic), free. >>color>
3pm (quasi-monthly thru may): the greenwich village orchestra opens its 30th season with an all-dvořák program featuring violinist adele anthony. mingle with the musicians at the post-concert reception. washington irving auditorium (gramercy), $20 suggested general donation, $10 students/seniors. >>color>
4pm (monthly): classic album sunday: learn the story behind and listen to stevie wonder’s songs in the key of life (1976) from start to finish on vinyl + super-hi-fi equipment. good room (greenpoint), $8 adv, $10 door. >>color>
4pm (weekly): the sunday moving pictures series at the way station (prospect heights) returns with screenings of movies released in 1976. today: logan’s run and the omen. free. >>color>
5pm: spend an early sunday evening at a happy hour for the insatiably curious, where you’ll hear about the world of online dating, learn a few easy yoga poses, pick up some basic sign language skills, and get an overview of how to play shuffleboard. royal palms shuffleboard club (gowanus), $5 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $10). >>color>
7pm: get to know your favorite musical sad vegan and his roots in byronic romanticism a little better at music critic and writer dianca london’s illustrated lecture, ‘the boy with a thorn in his side: the legacy of morrissey’s melancholy’. morbid anatomy museum (gowanus), $12. >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show: the know science group promotes knowledge of science and scientific research to the public. tonight, rockefeller university research scientist dr. simona giunta discusses the science of cancer. otb craft spirits + kitchen (williamsburg), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm doors, 7:30pm show: sharkmuffin, dinowalrus, dead leaf echo, and drawing boards play rough trade (williamsburg). $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
8pm (monthly): the macaulay culkin show (which mr. culkin has absolutely nothing to do with) features stand-up performances by sasheer zamata (snl), dan chamberlain (above average), nick vatterott (andy kaufman award winner), lorelei ramirez (do something variety show, pile of tears), frank garcia-hejl (first impressions), and kyle ayres (first comes love). hosted by sally burtnick + brett davis. shea stadium (east williamsburg), $5. >>color>
8pm (weekly): the if you build it stand-up comedy show with guest host joe zimmerman includes performances by mike recine (conan), naomi ekperegin (broad city writer), pat brown (bet), ryan conner (snl ‘weekend update’), david nihill (the moth grand slam), loyiso gola (late nite news with loyiso gola), and kelsey caine. ucb (east village), $5. >>color>
8:30pm (monthly): pitchblak brass band presents the pitchblak playlist series at manhattan inn (greenpoint), this month featuring mikal amin lee aka ‘hired gun.’ manhattan inn (greenpoint), $5-10 sliding scale admission. >>color>
all weekend
sat + sun 9am-5pm (thru 9/27): see the refugee crisis through the eyes of aid workers as you take a doctors without borders guided tour through the forced from home exhibition. battery park city esplanade plaza, free (rsvp recommended, walk-up spots will be made available when rsvp list is full). >>color>
sat + sun 10am-7pm (ends today): it’s your last chance of the season to visit governors island, which closes for the regular season on sunday. >>color>
sat + sun 11am-4pm: kite flight for peace: parkgoers can design and fly colorful kites of all sorts in recognition of the un general assembly and international peace day. franklin d. roosevelt four freedoms park (roosevelt island), free. >>color>
sat + sun 11am-6pm: get a taste of rural life at the 34th annual queens county fair, complete with blue ribbon competitions, pie-eating and corn-husking contests, hayrides, carnival rides, midway games, food + craft vendors, and a three-acre maize maze. queens county farm museum, $10 admission ($10 additional for the maze, which is open weekends thru 10/30). >>color>
sat + sun 11am-6pm: get educated at this year’s sexual health expo (she), where sex is celebrated in style with workshops and product showcases. the first 2,000 attendees get a free goodie bag. greenpoint terminal warehouse, free. >>color>
sat 12-10pm, sun 12-9pm (ends sun): more than 50 shipping containers have been repurposed as mini-photography galleries for the fifth annual photovillecolor> at brooklyn bridge park. in addition to the exhibitions, there will also be presentations, panels, lectures, workshops, interactive programs, and a food and beer garden run by smorgasburg. new location: brooklyn bridge plaza, free admission. >>color>
sat + sun 1-5pm: nine musical acts perform over two days at the sixth annual washington square park folk festival, which culminates with a square dance on sunday at 4pm. free. >>color>
sat + sun various times: the fifth annual lungs (loisaida united neighborhood gardens) harvest arts festival brings music, dance, comedy, films, photography, puppets, environmental workshops, and yoga to 38 community gardens. free. >>color>
ends sun: yarnistas, unite! the annual nyc yarn crawl gives fans of the fiber arts a chance to visit 10 yarn stores, meet fellow yarn enthusiasts, get discounts, and win prizes over three days. >>color>
ends sun: glued to your cellular device? try your (phoneless) hand at no text weekend, a weekend challenge to talk instead of text that gives you an added boost (see what we did there?) with the help of comedic talks, panels, and storytelling on ghosting (you know who you are), breakup texts, phubbing, and more. various locations and prices. >>color>
ends sun: the party line theater company hosts pop!, a theatrical pub crawl featuring musical storytelling, puppet parties, installations, and more. various venues in bushwick, free. >>color>
ends sun: 60 bands bring folk, roots, blues, and more to five indoor and two outdoor stages along the waterfront in dumbo and red hook for the second annual brooklyn americana music festival. scheduled to perform: the chapin sisters, hubby jenkins, luke winslow king, m shanghai string band, pete lanctot and the stray dogs, and many more. the skint is proud to be a media sponsor for this festival. free. >>color>
thru 9/29: plant a seed, watch it grow… or not? learn why 94% of our seed varieties have allegedly disappeared at a screening of documentary seed: the untold story, with q+a by the filmmakers and food activists at select times. cinema village (east village), $12 general, $8 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 9/29: the fifth annual reel recovery film festival highlights features, shorts, and documentaries about addiction, alcoholism, behavioral disorders, treatment and recovery. cinema village (union square), $10+. >>color>
thru 11/3: french institute alliance française’s (fiaf) 10th annual ‘crossing the line’ fall festival features performances and works from 16 international artists and companies across several venues. free-$30. >>color>
thru 1/16: the neue galerie opens the season with two new exhibitions: ’klimt and the women of vienna’s golden age’ and ’masterworks from the new galerie new york’. $20 general, $15 seniors, $10 students, free first fridays 6-8pm. >>color>
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