around town today
various times: free outdoor movies:
do the right thing, tompkins square park >>color>
galaxy quest, flight deck of the intrepid >>color>
grease sing-along, pier 96 (midtown west) >>color>
love jones poetry celebration, coffey park (red hook) >>color>
maleficent, stuyvesant square >>color>
purple rain, brooklyn bridge park’s pier 1 harborview lawn >>color>
reunification, kissena park (queens) >>color>
12:30-1:30pm (thursdays thru 8/11): take in some broadway in bryant park when the biggest broadway and off-broadway shows perform numbers during this annual lunchtime series. today: fidler on the roof, les miserables, fuerza bruta, the marvelous wonderettes, , and cirque du soleil paramour. free. >>color>
5-8pm: from rags to (the appearance of) riches: learn hands-on ways to transform ordinary thrift store finds into new fashion pieces at a clothing upcycling workshop. housing works thrift store (chelsea), $15 admission goes towards shopping credit. >>color>
6pm (thursdays thru 9/29): dance, sing and swing at dumbo’s second annual live at the archway series, a weekly cabaret under the manhattan bridge featuring free outdoor musical performances, dj sets, dance classes and more. highlights include m.a.k.u. soundsystem, ava luna, harlem swing dance society and more. tonight: blue vipers of brooklyn. free. >>color>
6:30pm (thursdays thru 8/25): the museum of modern art’s annual summer thursday concert series continues in the sculpture garden with potty mouth. included with regular museum admission ($25 general, $18 seniors, $14 students). >>color>
6:30-8:30pm (ends today): don a bronze mask designed to safely view the sun while an astrophysicist gives a brief lecture on solar history for eduardo navarro’s art piece, we who spin around you. the high line at w 32nd st, free. >>color>
7pm: parmesan cheese made from sawdust. extra-virgin olive oil that isn’t. what’s an eater to do? award-winning food journalist larry olmstead reveals just how unregulated the food industry is and what we should look for with his new book, real food/fake food: why you don’t know what you’re eating and what you can do about it. barnes + noble (uws), free. >>color>
7pm: can breathing differently change us for the better, or is mindfulness just a trend? learn how mindfulness affects the brain, thoughts and emotions with meriah dejoseph, project coordinator for nyu’s neuroscience and education lab. genspace (fort greene), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: historical geographer jason w. moore (ecology and the rise of capitalism), lectures on planetary crises and ‘capitalogenic’ change, that is, change brought on by capitalism rather than humanity in general. swiss institute (soho), free (rsvp). >>color>
7pm: female freaks: sex, science, and sideshow. sword swallower and sideshow performer ilise carter (‘the lady aye’) delves into the history of women with ‘freak’ bodies and why the public has been fascinated by them. morbid anatomy museum (gowanus), $8. >>color>
7:30pm (thursdays thru 8/18): the astoria waterfront concert series brings song to the soil for six thursdays this summer. tonight: avalon jazz band. astoria park great lawn, free. >>color>
7:30pm: nico: underground: chanteuse-performance artist tammy faye starlite performs the songs of nico, the velvet underground, and more at the david rubenstein atrium at lincoln center (uws). free. >>color>
7:30pm (thru 8/13): the 46th annual lincoln center out of doors festival continues with gospel from pastor brady blade sr. and his ‘hallelujah train’ plus a cappella vocal group ladysmith black mambazo tonight. tomorrow, the mostly mozart festival orchestra and r+b guitarist-singer-songwriter barbara lynn. damrosch park (midtown west), free. >>color>
7:30pm (+ 7/28, 8/15): a series of free seaside summer concerts returns to coney island at the new ford amphitheater. tonight, get outta my dreams/get into my car for billy ocean. tickets will be distributed at the box office starting one hour before the show, although the line will form earlier. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: goonies always say drink! a drinking game nyc presents a live staged reading of the goonies with cues for audience booze-sipping. littlefield (gowanus), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
8pm: holy heretical hysterics! comedians improvise an entire religious service at the fake church comedy show. le poisson rouge (greenwich village), $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
8pm: female storytellers, stand-ups, improvisers, and character actors perform at the she makes me laugh show. tonight: giulia rozzi (chelsea lately, mara wilson (matilda), what are you afraid of?), gina yashere (last comic standing), aparna nancherla (seth meyers), and more. hosted by improv team darling satan. the pit (flatiron), $5. >>color>
8pm (+ 7/23): the string orchestra of brooklyn performs stravinsky’s neoclassical opera the rakes’ progress, with a libretto by w.h. auden and based on a series of 18th century paintings by william hogarth. roulette (boerum hill), $20 general, $15 students/seniors. >>color>
9pm (+ 7/22-23 7pm): the drilling company’s alfresco shakespeare series returns to bryant park with a steampunk adaptation of as you like it. free. >>color>
10pm-midnight: roam the high line after hours with dancers, musicians, and visual artists. free (rsvp). >>color>
thru 7/24 (various times): comedian and filmmaker mike birbiglia’s newest film don’t think twice screens at landmark sunshine theatre (les), followed by appearances and q+a’s with birbiglia, ira glass, gillian jacobs, keegan-michael key, and more. $14.50 general, $11 seniors. >>color>
thru 7/30: the 39th asian american international film festival (aaiff) features 10 days of films, panels, and workshops by and about asians and asian-americans, with world premieres, gala events, a 3d opera, and more across four manhattan and queens venues. $15 general, $11 students/seniors, plus three free nights at flushing town hall. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
7/22 various times: free outdoor movies:
‘a top secret cult classic’, terra firma (east williamsburg) >>color>
cinderella, owl’s head park (bay ridge) >>color>
cleo from 5 to 7, tompkins square park (east village/alphabet city) >>color>
inside out, firefighters field (roosevelt island) >>color>
love is messy, sgt. collins park (woodside) >>color>
shaun the sheep, hudson river park’s pier 46 (greenwich village) >>color>
zootopia, transmitter park (greenpoint) >>color>
7/22 10am-2pm, 7:30pm (thru 8/17): lincoln center’s 50th annual mostly mozart festival, while not skint-priced, does include many free events throughout the fest, including performances in the subwaycolor> this morning and a preview concert in damrosch parkcolor> tonight, micro-concerts by the international contemporary ensemble (7/27-8/17), a discussion on mozart’s collaborations with librettists (8/7), and a 1,000 voice volunteer choir (you can be one of them!color> 8/13). >>color>
7/22 1-7pm (thru 7/25): feel fancy and browse the rings, necklaces, bracelets, timepieces, and more at the annual new york antique jewelry + watch show, which includes more than 100 dealers showcasing pieces from the renaissance to art deco eras. metropolitan pavilion (chelsea), $20 admission gets you in all four days. >>color>
7/22 6:30pm, 8:50pm, 11:20pm: have the time of your life at a screening of dirty dancing. syndicated (bushwick), $3. >>color>
7/22 6:30pm doors, 7:30pm show: jon batiste and stay human + friends play the bric celebrate brooklyn! festival. rain or shine, but check their website/facebook/twitter for hazardous weather cancellation notices. prospect park bandshell, free ($5 suggested donation). >>color>
7/22 6:45pm doors, 7:30pm show: at the astro café lecture series, get out of this world with learning, drinks, and stargazing. tonight, holographer gene dolgoff, pioneer of star trek’s holodeck, explores how technology depicted in the show can become real through theories on black holes, optics, the fourth dimension, and more. the intrepid (pier 86), free (rsvp required). >>color>
7/22 7pm: snack n’ speak sweetly with at an ice cream sandwich social. it’s build-your-own sandwich, and folks are welcome to bring their own creative toppings, as well as some booze. dance party to follow. flux factory (lic), free. >>color>
7/22 7:30pm: gaze upon a whole lot of skin at the annual underwear run, where 500 folks preparing for the nyc triathlon do a fun 1.7 mile run in only their underthings. central park, free to watch (runner registration is sold out). >>color>
7/22 7:30pm doors: new ridgewood bar and music venue the footlight celebrates its grand opening with an inaugural show featuring bands the teen age, starlight girls, lip talk, and monograms. $5. >>color>
7/22 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): pace yourself for slow dance comedy show, featuring stand up from nato green (totally biased), casey jost (impractical jokers), langston kerman (the oscars writer), tim convy (not safe with nikki glaser), chris donahue, and adam mamawala. hosted by aaron glaser. 2-for-1 drink specials before 8pm. niagara (east village), free. >>color>
7/22 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 rickey laurentiis (boy with thorn), tyehimba jess (olio), natalie eilbert (swan feast), and tamara hart. donation-based beer and wine will be as free-flowing as the verse. roots cafe (south slope), free admission. >>color>
7/22 8pm (monthly): improvisers live dub over tv comedies at the live-dubbed sitcoms show, this month throwing back to small wonder and family matters, creating bizarre new storylines and horrible character flaws. videology (williamsburg), $5. >>color>
7/22 8pm doors, 8:30pm show: snl cast member sasheer zamata’s party time comedy show features laughs delivered by jermaine fowler, yamaneika saunders, and molly austin, plus music by brittany campbell. the landing/courtyard at industry city (sunset park), $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
7/22 8:30pm (weekly): enjoy the brew-ha-ha at the bitches brew comedy/variety show, featuring performances by lorelei ramirez (do something variety show), sydnee washington (the warm up), molly ruben long (fuse), charlie kasov (trutv), julia shiplett (devour hour), and mike abrusci (ifc). hosted by melissa stokoski. the back room at halyards (gowanus), free (a donation jar will be passed around). >>color>
7/22 9pm: toss the gender binary away at the drag life dance party, featuring a makeover station, mani/pedis, free panties, open pole dancing, and a photobooth. come in a look, and leave looking even wilder. the house of yes (bushwick), free before 11pm, $15 otherwise. >>color>
7/22 9:30pm (fridays thru 8/26): the rubin museum of art’s (chelsea) latest cabaret cinema series is curated by artist and former member of throbbing gristle genesis breyer p-orridge in conjunction with the exhibit try to altar everything. the series continues tonight with luis buñuel’s belle de jour (1967), starring catherine deneuve, with an introduction by psychoanalyst vanessa sinclair. $10. >>color>
7/22 10pm: straighten your hair, exaggerate the eyeliner, and squeeze into your skinniest jeans for emo night, a dance party playing all the early ’00s pop-punk for you to dance and sulk your pained heart out to. the bell house (gowanus), $10 adv, $12 dos. >>color>
ticket deals
sponsored: $30 for the world premiere of the layover, the new play from the team behind bachelorette ($75 value). >>color>
get tickets to lincoln center’s mostly mozart festival 7/25-8/19 for $32.50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $65). >>color>
get tickets to tony winner fun home at circle in the square theatre thru 8/31 for $49+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $75+). >>color>
sample over 100 beers at tapped: the ultimate craft beer festival at barclays center 7/23 for $27+ (plus ticket fees, reg. $42+). >>color>
take a 90-minute lower manhattan and statue of liberty cruise (drink included) aboard a 1920s-style yacht 7/25-8/30 for $27.60 (plus ticket fees, reg. $46). >>color>
take a two-hour twilight cruise aboard nyc’s only tall ship 8/1-10/9 for $22.50 (plus ticket fees, reg. $45). >>color>
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