around town today
various times: free outdoor movies:
beverly hills cop, valentino pier (red hook) >>color>
moonstruck, tony dapolito recreation center (west village) >>color>
pretty in pink, solar one >>color>
this is spinal tap and waiting for guffman, our wicked lady (east williamsburg) >>color>
3-9pm: celebrate national coloring book day the grown up way with a cocktails + coloring creative happy hour, where you’ll receive an adult coloring book and coloring pencils with purchase of a rainbow sour drink (price tba, but since this is a hotel rooftop bar, expect to pay around $15). sky terrace at hudson hotel (midtown west). >>color>
6-9pm (thru 8/9): 10 pin + patch companies showcase their items at the pin + patch show. bonus: the first 50 attendees get a free item and all get free beer at tonight’s opening reception (while supplies last). chinatown soup gallery (les). >>color>
6:30-8:30pm: camp-wanna-catcha-train: the new york transit museum is open to adults only for an evening of crafts, fortune telling, temporary tattoos, and micro-tours, all while drinking beer in their decommissioned subway station. $10 with promo code ‘skint10’ (reg. $15) includes a beer. >>color>
6:30-8:30pm sponsored: free pop-up classes, live music performances and more! fill in your fall at the new school’s continuing education expo. >>color>
7pm (weekly): learn about the illusions of celestial motion — like why does the sun seem to move across the sky? why do constellations look different from the hemispheres? — at tonight’s edition of astronomy live at the hayden planetarium space theater (uws). $15 general, $13.50 students/seniors. >>color>
7pm (monthly): hear stories from 20-time moth storyslam winner adam wade and guest violet benny at the adam wade from new hampshire show. the kraine theater (east village), $5 adv with promo code ‘theskint’ or if you mention the skint at the door (reg. $10). >>color>
7pm doors, 8pm show: little cinema presents an immersive screening of man on the moon, milos forman’s 1999 biopic of andy kaufman starring jim carrey, including live comedy by daniel koren and the love show dancers. house of yes (bushwick), $15. >>color>
7:30pm: magician and entertainer penn jillette of penn + teller reads from his book presto! how i made over 100 lbs disappear and other magical tales. barnes + noble 86th + lexington, free. >>color>
7:30pm (ends today): the 111th annual naumburg orchestral concert series brings free music to central park’s 1,000-seat naumburg bandshell. tonight: ecco (east coast chamber orchestra) performs a program of music by dvořák, monteverdi, jalbert, and lutoslawski. can’t make it? the event will be livestreamed on wqxr.org. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): comedians ruminate on why life is so, like, difficult at the life is pain comedy show, hosted by lily karlin (new yorker) and blythe roberson (clickhole). this month’s guests: dylan marron (welcome to the vale), jacqueline novak (how to weep in public), julio torres (comedy central ‘comic to watch), and sachi ezura (junk food). union hall (park slope), $6 adv, $8 dos. >>color>
8pm (weekly): there’ll be free pizza and chances to win drinks at the amazingtown comedy show. tonight’s guests: giulia rozzi (chelsea lately), emily winter (backfat variety), and farah brook (kiss me nyc). hosted by tim duffy (comedy central), lukas kaiser (chappelle’s show, spike tv), sue smith (time out‘s ‘top 10 funniest women in nyc’) and john szeluga (impractical jokers). bunga’s den (chelsea), free. >>color>
8pm: comedy show in a pizza shop: williamsburg’s two boots is the delicious setting for the guestroom comedy show, hosted by lucas connolly (comedy central) and david piccolomini (npr). tonight’s guests: shane torres (conan), erik bergstrom (comedy central’s ‘the half hour’), mike recine (comedy central’s ‘the half hour’), and katie hannigan (oxygen). bonus: free draft beer 8-8:30pm. free admission. >>color>
8pm (weekly): new york distilling company’s distilling room (williamsburg) hosts booze and laughs for the dan + joe + charles show, which includes stand-up from jon rudnitsky (snl), christi chiello (comedy central), julio torres (comedy central ‘comic to watch), and justin tyler (ucb). free. >>color>
10:30pm: el perro del mar plays a free show at the mckittrick hotel (chelsea). >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
coming up
8/3 various times: free outdoor movies:
avengers: the age of ultron, prospect park’s long meadow north >>color>
creed, hudson river park’s pier 63 (chelsea) >>color>
girl asleep, socrates sculpture park (lic) >>color>
jurassic world, flushing meadows corona park >>color>
minions, hoboken’s pier a park >>color>
the royal tenenbaums, mccarren park (williamsburg) >>color>
the royal tenenbaums, riverside park south’s pier i (uws) >>color>
8/3 12-8pm (ends today): the third annual game on! block party series returns to the financial district with shuffleboard, bocce, ping pong, arcade basketball, two beer gardens, djs, and more. coenties slip and water street, free admission. >>color>
8/3 4pm, 7pm (monthly): uk mathematician and ted speaker hannah fry (the mathematics of lovecolor>) reveals how patterns make us surprisingly predictable at his month’s math encounters lecture. national museum of mathematics (flatiron), free (rsvp recommended). >>color>
8/3 6-9pm (+ 8/10, 17): across the street neighbors the museum of the city of new york and el museo del barrio co-host the third annual uptown bounce block parties, four evenings of musical performances, djs, dancing, gallery talks, art-making workshops, food, drinks, free admission and extended hours. fifth avenue at 104th street. free (rsvp required). >>color>
8/3 6:30pm doors, 7pm show: authors brenda janowitz (the dinner party) and susan shapiro (what’s never said) discuss the inspiration for their most recent novels, and the theme of jewish identity over generations with author and performer judy batalion (white walls: a memoir about motherhood, daughterhood and the mess in between). museum at eldridge street (les), free (donations welcome). >>color>
8/3 6:30pm, 7pm (thru 8/13): the 46th annual lincoln center out of doors festival continues with soledad barrio and noche flamenca along with manhattan camerata’s tango fado project at damrosch park (7pm), plus a mostly mozart micro concert by international contemporary ensemble at hearst plaza featuring premieres by anna thorvaldsdottir and gerald barry (6:30pm). free. >>color>
8/3 7pm (weekly): the sensible show at the annoyance theatre (williamsburg) features comedy from jackie kashian (comedy central), alingon mitra (the daily show), will miles (the chris gethard show), and tim dillon (last comic standing). hosted by josh gondelman (last week tonight). $5. >>color>
8/3 7pm: catch a free sneak preview screening of richard linklater: dream is destiny, a new documentary on the life and career of the director of slacker, dazed and confused, before sunrise, boyhood, and more. videology (williamsburg), free. >>color>
8/3 7pm: tony award winners laura benanti and jane krakowski join fellow cast members from the broadway revival of she loves me for a live performance and cd signing at barnes + noble 86th + lexington ave. priority signing with purchase of the cd. >>color>
8/3 7-11pm (mon-sat 11am-7pm thru 8/13): all artwork is $99 at con artist collective’s $99 show. that’s why they called it the $99 show. opening party tonight, closing party 8/10. free admission. >>color>
8/3 7pm doors, 8pm show: comedian mehran khaghani hosts brooklyn loft party, a variety show featuring music, tap dance, magic, comedy, and more. littlefield (gowanus), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
8/3 7:30pm: was buffy the vampire slayer truly a feminist icon? what lessons can we learn from her? jamie warren, assistant professor of american history, the history of women gender, and women’s studies, discusses. strand books (union square), $16 with promo code ‘theskint’ and includes a drink (reg. $20). >>color>
8/3 7:30pm: ophira + adira: ask me another host ophira eisenberg and bedazzled and bedazzling music/dance trio adira amram + the experience team up their for a variety show featuring comedy, music, dancing and magic. c’mon everybody (bedford stuyvesant), $8 adv, $10 dos. >>color>
8/3 7:30pm (+ 8/4, 6): ‘ghost card’, a new site-specific dance theater performance by director/choreographer hassan christopher and director/playwright megan weaver, features 28 true crowdsourced stories that were prompted by the word ‘table,’ and are revealed in chance order through an interactive card game. hudson river park at 29th street + 12th ave, free ($5-10 donations welcome). >>color>
8/3 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): don’t worry about your social status at the no cool kids comedy show, where hosts rachel coleman and bob gurnett talk about how nerdy they were in high school with help from comedians joe zimmerman (comedy central’s ‘the half hour’), selena coppock (the new rules for blondes), dan licata, raghav mehta, jenn welch, albert kirchner, and christina galston. bonus: it’s rachel’s birthday, so there’ll be free pizza! the three diamond door (bushwick), free. >>color>
8/3 8pm: (weekly): the let’s see, what else? comedy show at poco restaurant and bar (alphabet city) features dan soder (comedy central’s ‘the half hour’), mike drucker (writer for the tonight show), ayanna dookie (laughs), and brian park (collegehumor). hosted by courtney maginnis and tom delgado. free. >>color>
8/3 8:30pm: five avant-song/noise-pop music acts perform at bushwick’s the glove. $8. >>color>
8/3 11pm (monthly thru 11/2): adult amateur (or worse) dance teams perform choreographed dances in front of a live audience and comedian judges at nationals: an amateur adult dance competition comedy showcolor>. hosted by dara katz and betsy kenney. ucb (chelsea), $5 >>color>
8/3-11: a new restoration of elevator to the gallows (1958), louis malle’s seminal work of french film noir, starring jeanne moreau and featuring a jazz score by miles davis, screens at film forum (south village). $14. >>color>
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