** FRI-SUN, 8/2-4: SKINT WEEKEND (https://theskint.com/fri-sun-8-2-4-skint-weekend/)
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scroll all the way down to the ‘all weekend’ section to find events that occur all weekend (some start friday), including free summerstage concerts and lincoln center out of doors performances, the hong kong dragon boat festival, the brooklyn tattoo expo, and more.
friday
fri various times: free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
ant-man. willowbrook park (staten island). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/02/movies-under-the-stars-captain-marvel1)
captain marvel. flushing meadows corona park unisphere (flushing meadows). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/02/movies-under-the-stars-captain-marvel1)
dreamgirls. morris-jumel mansion (washington heights). >> (http://www.inwoodartworks.nyc/event/dreamgirls/)
hotel transylvania 3: summer vacation. pier 46 (greenwich village). >> (https://hudsonriverpark.org/events/hudson-riverflicks-2019-Friday-Nights)
mamma mia! transmitter park (greenpoint). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/transmitter-park/events/2019/08/02/summerstarz-2019-mamma-mia)
ready player one. southpoint park (roosevelt island). >> (http://rooseveltislanddaily.prosepoint.net/rioc-free-outdoor-summer-movies-2019)
second act. morningside park. >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/02/movies-under-the-stars-second-act)
uncle drew. hansborough recreation center (harlem). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/02/movies-under-the-stars-unlce-drew)
fri various times: celebrate national ice cream sandwich day with a complimentary one from ben + jerry’s at sony square nyc (https://www.sony.com/square-nyc.html) in the flatiron (12-2pm) and a bogo offer from insomnia cookies (https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qcG6fp65J/) at all locations (all day).
fri 4pm-midnight: prepare for the burn, or just find some cool stuff, at the magic hour burning man market, featuring local vendors selling clothes, jewelry, and more. casa powers (williamsburg), free. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/2768940239789575/)
sponsored: fri 6pm (+ 8/9): carnegie hall citywide presents a series of free concerts at bryant park, continuing tonight with harlem quartet. bryant park (midtown west), free. >> (https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2019/08/02/carnegie-hall-citywide-harlem-quartet-0600pm)
fri 6pm: with more than 100 free and benefit performances from 200 artists in 18 parks across nyc, there’s something for everyone at the annual summerstage event series. tonight: garifuna collective, wabafu garifuna dance theater at crotona park. free. >> (https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/garifuna-collective/?date=20190802)
fri 6-8pm (+ 8/3, 8/10, 8/11): switch between distinct narratives across different time periods while encountering dancers at those before us, and audio immersive dance experience designed for public places by rebis. byo headphones and smartphone. governors island’s nolan park, free (rsvp). >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/those-before-us-nolan-park-tickets-65048923080)
fri 6-10pm: feel the beat at this month’s first friday at the schomburg center for research in black culture (harlem). tonight’s house music edition honors the legacy of pioneering dj larry levan with dj sets, dancing, a pop-up shop, and extended exhibition hours. free admission (rsvp required). >> (https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2019/08/02/first-fridays-house-music-edition-honoring-larry-levan)
fri 6pm doors, 7pm show: the annual bric celebrate brooklyn! festival continues its 42nd season with nosaj thing (dj set), kimbra, and bells atlas. prospect park bandshell, free admission ($5 suggested donation). >> (https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/BRIC-celebrate-Brooklyn-festival/nosaj-thing-dj-set-kimbra-bells-atlas)
fri 6pm doors: salt cathedral, sur black, and lila gold play elsewhere’s zone one (east williamsburg/bushwick). $10 adv, $12 dos. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/187354552212552/)
fri 6:30pm doors, 7pm show: queer therapy live: a night of queerness, mental health, and comedy where an lgbtqia+ identified mental health expert speaks about their work, followed by stand-up by queer comedians. hosted by jake cornell. caveat (les), $12 adv, $15 door admission will benefit the trevor project. >> (https://www.caveat.nyc/event/queer-therapy-live-8-2-2019)
fri 7pm: even less scripted than reality tv, six comedians manufacture drama on the spot at the improvised real housewives episode show. season finale tonight. the pit (gramercy), $10. >> (https://thepit-nyc.com/events/improvised-real-housewives-episode/)
fri 7pm: livecode.nyc presents a showcase of artists and musicians who make their work using code. babycastles (chelsea), $10-20 sliding scale. >> (https://babycastles.com/master-calendar/the-new-wave-of-livecodenyc)
fri 7pm (fridays thru 8/23): hudson river park’s annual sunset on the hudson concert series continues the season with the resistance revival chorus. pier 45 (west village), free. >> (https://hudsonriverpark.org/events/sunset-on-the-hudson-2019)
fri 7pm: montreal-based indie musician ada lea plays union pool (williamsburg), with openers absolutely yours, clara joy, and alyssa mcdoom. $10 adv, $12 dos. >> (https://www.union-pool.com/event/1868068-ada-lea-brooklyn/)
fri 7pm doors, 7:30pm show (monthly): comedians, writers, and performers nominate their favorite queer icons for sainthood at hail mary: our queer saints (‘the kennedy center honors for divas and deviants’). hosted by tim kov and david perez. the footlight (ridgewood), $5 suggested. >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hail-mary-our-queer-saints-tickets-66770655829)
fri 7pm doors, 8pm show: comedian, actor, and writer michael ian black (wet hot american summer, the state) performs at the bell house (gowanus). $20. >> (https://www.thebellhouseny.com/e/michael-ian-black-64250073700/)
fri 7:30pm: linda hirshman, historian and author of reckoning: the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment, discusses her book and beyond with journalist and notorious rbg co-author irin carmon at books are magic (cobble hill). free admission. >> (https://www.booksaremagic.net/////?q=h.calevent&eid=6812)
fri 7:30pm (fridays thru october): lola star’s dreamland roller disco parties return to prospect park with a different theme/focus every friday night through mid-october. tonight: spice girls in xanadu. lefrak center at lakeside prospect park, $20-22 admission includes skate rental. >> (https://lakesidebrooklyn.com/dreamlandrollerdisco/)
fri 7:30pm doors, 8pm show (monthly): speak american: a comedy show with an accent celebrates everyone that’s come here from a different place. tonight’s show features yedoye travis (comedy central), joe zimmerman (fallon), michael nguyen, and more. hosted by noa osheroff and molly kornfeld. friends and lovers (crown heights), free. >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speak-american-a-comedy-show-tickets-66064367301)
fri 7:30pm doors: boot, marinara, and pom pom squad play mercury lounge (les). $10. >> (http://www.mercuryeastpresents.com/mercurylounge/EventDetail?tmeventid=1873846&offerid=0)
fri 7:45pm doors (thru august): the annual rooftop films series continues with cemetery shorts, an evening short films that shine a light on loss, plus a q+a, live music from ami dang, and an after party. green-wood cemetery, $16. >> (https://www.rooftopfilms.com/event/cemetery-shorts/)
fri 8pm: gabby’s world, bellows, thelma, and don’t play alphaville (bushwick). $12. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/997550173968135/)
fri 8pm doors, 8:30pm show: philly-based indie band cayetana play their final nyc show at music hall of williamsburg (williamsburg). katie ellen and bacchae open. $14 adv, $16 dos. >> (https://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/shows/detail/374027-cayetana-final-shows)
fri 8:30pm (weekly): see what all the brew-ha-ha is all about at the bitches brew comedy show, featuring stand-up by samantha ruddy (colbert), matthew broussard (fallon), gianmarco soresi (netflix), ahri findling, rallo boykins, and jula branda. hosted by shelby taylor. the back room at halyards (gowanus), free (a tip jar will be passed around). >> (https://bitchesbrewcomedy.tumblr.com/)
fri 10pm: johnny g. lloyd’s patience takes on black excellence, queer domesticity, and the card game solitaire as part of the corkscrew theater festival. paradise factory (east village), $10 with promo code ‘ten@ten’ (reg. $24). >> (https://corkscrewfestival.org/patience)
fri 11:30pm: dance to justice, mstrkrft, chromeo, and more electronic music from 2007-2009 spun by alex english, flying horse, and guest computer magic d.a.n.c.e. blog haus night party. 18+. knitting factory (williamsburg), free before midnight with rsvp, $10 otherwise. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/508935533247874/)
our next event!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cruel-summer-80s-90s-00s-dance-party-tickets-63567776932
Pounding the pavement in a New York City summer can feel like Walkin’ On The Sun. But don’t go chasing Waterfalls, because we’ve got all the Ice, Ice Baby you’ll need at the skint’s 80s, 90s & 00s Cruel Summer dance party (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cruel-summer-80s-90s-00s-dance-party-tickets-63567776932) !
On Friday, August 9, get Into The Groove at an All Night Long dance party set to the soundtracks of our lives. Once again, we’ll be taking over both rooms of The Bell House with Good Vibrations of all kinds: 80s anthems performed by kick-ass 10-piece cover band The Engagements (https://theengagements.com) , 90-00s hits spun by Party Like It’s 1999’s DJ Steve Reynolds (https://www.facebook.com/pli1999/) , music video sing-alongs by SecretFormula (http://secretformulany.com) , and music videos from Music Video Time Machine (http://www.musicvideotimemachine.com) .
the skint presents:
Cruel Summer: 80s, 90s & 00s Dance Party
Featuring The Engagements, Party Like It’s 1999’s Steve Reynolds, SecretFormula, and Music Video Time Machine
Friday, August 9 8pm doors
The Bell House
149 7th Street, Brooklyn (directions (https://www.thebellhouseny.com/info/) )
F, G or R to 4th Avenue/9th Street
Special offer for readers of the skint:
Tickets are $10 at the door, or just $5 in advance with promo code “Bananarama” here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cruel-summer-80s-90s-00s-dance-party-tickets-63567776932) .
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/425490928286518/
saturday
sat various times: free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
bohemian rhapsody. clove lakes park (staten island). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/03/movies-under-the-stars-bohemian-rhapsody)
crazy rich asians. annunciation playground (west harlem). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/03/movies-under-the-stars-crazy-rich-asians)
hyenas. nolan park on governors island. >> (https://www.africanfilmny.org/event/hyenas-on-governors-island/)
sat 7am-1pm (+ 8/10, 8/17): play, run, walk and bike along seven miles of car-free manhattan streets from the brooklyn bridge to central park during the annual summer streets (https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/home/home.shtml) festival. on your way, check out five rest stops filled with free activities (https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/route/activities.shtml) including a 30′-high zip line (register at foley square before 8pm to secure a timeslot), rock climbing, yoga classes, free bike rentals, bike helmet giveaways (https://www.facebook.com/events/448966765957305/) (8am-12pm at 24th street + park ave), and more. free admission.
sat 8:30am + 7pm: as part of the inaugural international lou reed tai chi day, you can participate in meditation and tai chi classes (8:30am, brooklyn central library (https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/celebrate-inaugural-central-library-20190803) , free) as well as watch tai chi demonstrations accompanied by reed’s drones music with guests including lurie anderson and john zorn, followed by a screening of crouching tiger, hidden dragon (7pm, prospect park bandshell (https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/BRIC-celebrate-Brooklyn-festival/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-lou-reed-tai-chi) , free/$5 suggested donation).
sat 10am-3pm: rws studios yard sale: theatrical rehearsal space rws studios (lic) hosts a dancewear sale, including new and used shoes, costume and prop pieces, and more priced $1-25. >> (https://www.facebook.com/rwsentgroup/photos/a.464910726934/10156371615121935/)
sat 12-6pm: brooklyn based’s total red hook immersion helps you affordably experience the area’s eateries, watering holes, and shops. a $15 ticket gets you four brooklyn brewery beers and access to deals; $10 more includes lunch. >> (https://brooklynbased.com/2019/07/08/the-2019-total-red-hook-immersion-saturday-august-3/)
sat 12-9pm (saturdays thru 8/31): moma ps1’s outdoor ‘warm up’ summer music series returns to the museum’s courtyard with day-long live and electronic music parties featuring musicians and djs from around the world. today: mall grab, dj seinfeld, ama lou, mr. mitch, flohio, black noi$e, foozool, and 8ulentina. moma ps1 (lic), $18 adv, $22 dos. >> (https://www.moma.org/calendar/programs/156)
sat 1-7pm: find your next festival or desert party outfit at the annual house of yes playa style costume bazaar. house of yes (bushwick), free admission. >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/playa-style-costume-bazaar-tickets-62608473630)
sat 2pm: the fourth annual harlem havana music + cultural celebration celebrates the artistic connection between harlem and havana with performances by experimental afro-cuban dance ensemble pyu oro and music by keith ‘the captain’ gamble + the nu gypsies. the cathedral church of st. john the divine (morningside heights), free. >> (https://www.stjohndivine.org/calendar/28931/4th-annual-harlem-havana-music-cultural-festival-celebration)
sat 2pm (ends today): the columbia summer winds band performs a series of concerts in parks around nyc. today: castle clinton plaza in battery park. free. >> (http://www.columbiasummerwinds.org/news/2019/5/13/2019-columbia-summer-winds-season-announcement)
sat 2-6pm: find zines, prints, pins, and patches at the footlight’s second annual trashland zinefest. the footlight (ridgewood), free. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/482992299112176/)
sat 2-8pm: brass on the grass: the l train brass band, hungry march band, brass queens, and trumpet marmalade play the brasswick music festival at good life garden (bushwick), concluding with a nola-flavored second line procession to an afterparty at queens brewery. $10 suggested donation. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/2514834758548406/)
sat 4pm + 7pm: composer sxip shirey and choreographer coco karol bring the gauntlet, an immersive, site-specific choral and movement piece with hundreds of singers, to rockefeller plaza. free. >> (https://www.rockefellercenter.com/whats-happening/2019/8/3/gauntlet/)
sat 4-6pm: the lot radio celebrates the upcoming release of shura’s new album, forevher, with a dj set by shura and guests, plus free snow cones and show ticket + swag giveaways. the lot radio (williamsburg/greenpoint), free admission. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/452613682260957/)
sat 4-8pm: decorate your own palm leaf lamp and release it in the east river as part of the annual aarti hindu lamp ceremony for peace and harmony. brooklyn bridge park’s pebble beach, free. >> (https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/hindu-lamp-ceremony-1)
sat 5-10pm (monthly): this month’s free first saturday at the brooklyn museum celebrates the caribbean diaspora with an evening of live music, art-making, and performances. highlights include music by tygapaw, a movement workshop, a jr photo booth, an artist talk with liz johnson artur, and a screening of black mother. food, beer and wine will be available for purchase. free admission. >> (https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays)
sat 7-10pm: do the time warp again at mf gallery’s rocky horror picture art show, featuring sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints and more inspired by the cult classic film. opening party tonight. mf gallery (gowanus), free admission. >> (http://mfgallery.net/RHPS/RHPS.html)
sat 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 jason chatfield. union hall (park slope), $8 adv, $10 dos. >> (https://www.unionhallny.com/e/picture-this--64194042108/)
sat 7pm doors, 8pm show: located at a riverside urban farm, the campfire storytelling show features a fire and tales by d.c. benny (comedy central), kate willet (netflix), steve o’brien (team submarine), and feminist musical comedy duo free the mind. north brooklyn farms (williamsburg), $5 adv, $10 door. >> (http://www.northbrooklynfarms.com/calendar/2019/6/12/campfire-storytelling-volume-ii-f926y)
sat 7:30pm: the new york no limits film series presents art of the short, a series of nine indie short films from across the globe. wild project (east village), $9 general, $5 students adv, $13 door. >> (https://www.newyorknolimits.com/)
sat 7:30pm doors (thru august): the annual rooftop films series continues with a screening from season two of the marvelous mrs. maisel, plus live music from fleur seule, 1959-era games, free food and drink, and an after party with dj jonathan toubin. green-wood cemetery, free (rsvp). >> (https://www.rooftopfilms.com/event/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-in-green-wood-cemetery/)
sponsored: sat 8pm (ends today): $25 jazz and orchestra concerts at carnegie hall: hear stirring repertoire stunningly rendered by masterful artists across a variety of genres when carnegie hall’s national youth ensembles take to the stage. >> (https://theskint.com/25-jazz-and-orchestra-concerts-at-carnegie-hall-sponsored/)
sat 8pm (monthly): slip into something funny at butt dream, ‘new york’s only comedy show in a lingerie store,’ featuring stand-up by nori reed (comedy central), alex english (viceland), fareeha khan (mtv), jf harris (adult swim), paul joseph, and corie johnson. hosted by brian bahe and julie mitchell. the rack shack (bushwick), free. >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/butt-dream-a-free-comedy-show-tickets-66390406493)
sat 8pm: tallulah talons, dressed as her sea monster alter ego, presents a fresh catch of neo burlesque performers at the gills gills gills show. bedlam (alphabet city), $15 adv, $20 door. >> (https://www.instagram.com/gillsgillsgillsshow/)
sat 8pm: darkwing, clever girls, and grace vonderkuhn play the safari room at el cortez (east williamsburg). $10. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/318436825714367/)
sat 8pm doors, 9pm show: feel all the feels at live band pop punk/emo karaoke. brooklyn bazaar (greenpoint), $10. >> (https://bkbazaar.com/event/be-yourself-presents-live-band-pop-punk-emo-karaoke-5/)
sat 10pm (monthly): at this month’s party like it’s 1999 dance party: come on over christina edition, dj steve reynolds plays rock, pop, dance, r+b and hip-hop from the 1990s + 2000s all night, plus an extra dose of christina aguilera to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her self-titled debut album. the bell house (gowanus), free. >> (https://www.thebellhouseny.com/e/party-like-it-s-come-on-over-christina-edition-64624449468/)
sat 11pm (bi-monthly): dance to classic ’90s britpop spun by dj ceremony and guests at beetlebum brooklyn britop night. saint vitus (greenpoint), $5 adv, $8 door, free if wearing a britpop/uk band t-shirt. >> (http://djceremony.com/2019/07/27/beetlebum-brooklyn-britpop-night-%e2%80%a2-sat-aug-3rd-at-saint-vitus-bk/)
sat 11:30pm: join in the black parade, an emo, pop-punk, and 2000s alternative party at knitting factory (williamsburg). 18+. free with rsvp for the first 50, $10 otherwise. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/366457987391592/)
sunday
sun various times: free outdoor movies (weather permitting):
never been kissed. habana outpost (fort greene). >> (https://www.cafehabana.com/event/movie-nights/)
ant-man and the wasp. sunset park (sunset park). >> (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2019/08/04/movies-under-the-stars-antman-and-the-wasp)
sun 11am-2pm: dig it. the annual rockaway times sandcastle contest returns to the boardwalk at beach 117th street for a fourth year. free. >> (http://rockawaytimes.com/index.php/columns/5467-rockaway-times-sponsored-rockaway-sandcastle-contest-this-sunday)
sun 11am – mon 3am: insomnia cookies celebrates national chocolate chip cookie day with a bogo offer at all locations. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/446973219482619/)
sun 12-3pm: the 35th annual pakistan day parade makes its way down madison ave from 38th to 26th streets, culminating in a festival. >> (https://www.facebook.com/pakistandayparadenyc/)
sun 1:30pm doors, 2pm show: fashion brigade, a music project led by singer-songwriter-producer elia einhorn, hosts a debut lp release show for fvck the heartache with guest singers frankie cosmos, kid hawk, shamir, and more. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $15 general, $10 students admission benefits national network of abortion funds. >> (https://cmoneverybody.ticketfly.com/e/fashion-brigade-lp-release-show-franz-charcoal-shamir-65143732658/)
sun 2pm (sundays thru 9/1): the annual harlem meer performance festival brings live music and dance from a variety of cultures to central park’s charles a. dana discovery center (harlem). today: guinean afro-jazz by mandingo ambassadors. free. >> (http://www.centralparknyc.org/events/parent-events/harlem-meer-performance.html)
sun 2-5pm: get that novel started at 45:15, a communal writing experience, where participants write for 45 minutes, take a break and mingle for 15, then repeat two more times. the center for fiction (fort greene), free. >> (https://centerforfiction.org/event/4515-a-communal-writing-experience/)
sun 2-6pm (sundays thru 8/25): union pool’s annual summer thunder backyard music series continues with 75 dollar bill, condo f*cks, and dj jeff conklin. union pool (williamsburg), free admission. >> (https://www.union-pool.com/event/1860964-summer-thunder-brooklyn/)
sun 3-8pm: soul summit dj collective brings two sundays of house music and community to fort greene park. free. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/359538778071146/)
sun 6pm doors: hip-hop/soul duo oshun, the resistance revival choir, and bbymutha play the open air outdoor event series at 99 scott (east williamsburg). free with rsvp here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6dHqO8L4E8QUiLE0dthVmFz6rQgjDfc0pFUTil0V2LgcbIg/viewform) (reg. $23-28). >> (https://www.mean.red/e/oshun-resistance-revival-chorus-65130923345/)
sun 6:30pm doors, 7pm show: 16 year-old the voice semifinalist sarah grace and her band play rockwood music hall stage 1 (les). $10 suggested donation. >> (https://www.facebook.com/events/638275659968379/)
sun 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: (weekly): this just in: news-themed alternative comedy show bad news returns with ellington wells (comedy central), eudora peterson (the special without brett davis), jake head (sirius xm), nori reed, brandon daniel garner, and mike szar. hosted by alex ptak, tim barnes, and carmen lagala. cherry tree (gowanus), $5. >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bad-news-its-a-comedy-show-tickets-45208979274)
sun 9pm: next slide please: bound to be more entertaining than your last meeting, five comedians prepare and deliver powerpoint presentations on any topic they want. hosted by reed kavner. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free. >> (https://www.nextslide.show)
all weekend
fri thru sun: get inked at at the annual brooklyn tattoo expo, returning to brooklyn expo center (greenpoint). $15-20. >> (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-tattoo-expo-tickets-60796660448)
fri thru sun: wefest presents staged readings of 10-minute political plays from ny-based playwrights, plus a tribute to harry belafonte’s civil rights work at triskelion arts (greenpoint). $18 adv, $22 door. >> (https://www.triskelionarts.org/wefest2019)
fri thru sun: it’s lights out at the tank’s dark fest, an annual series of theatrical performances illuminated by alternative energy sources like flashlights and glow-in-the-dark mouth guards. the tank (midtown west), $5-10. >> (https://www.thetanknyc.org/summer-festivals-at-the-tank)
fri thru sun: seth majnoon and dmitri barcomi’s the heresy machine addresses themes found in the work of groundbreaking gay mathematician, computer scientist, and theoretical biologist alan turing through a theater piece utilizing visuals, soundscapes, vignets and dance interludes. here arts center (south village), $20. >> (https://www.mxbarcomi.com/heresymachine)
fri thru 8/11: the 49th annual lincoln center out of doors festival presents free music, dance, film, and more to damrosch park (uws). fri: liza with a ‘z’; sat: family day and an evening of stand-up comedy with roy wood, jr., ronny chieng, julio torres, and meave higgins; sun: desi: now: indian music and dance. arrive early if you’d like to secure a seat in the main area. >> (http://www.lincolncenter.org/out-of-doors)
fri thru 8/25 (thursdays thru sundays at 6:30pm): hudson warehouse theater company presents an outdoor production of shakespeare’s the merry wives of windsor at the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in riverside park (uws). pay-what-you-can admission. >> (http://www.hudsonwarehouse.org/season.html)
fri thru 9/8: the museum of the moving image’s ‘see it big!’ 70mm screening series returns with 2001: a space odyssey, roma, dunkirk, it’s a mad mad mad mad world, and more. museum of the moving image (astoria), $15 admission includes same-day admission to the museum. >> (http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2019/08/01/detail/see-it-big-70mm/)
sat + sun 9am-5pm: 29th annual hong kong dragon boat festival, the oldest and largest event of its kind in the u.s., returns with 200+ teams competing, plus traditional dance, music, and martial arts performances, arts + crafts demos, and an international food court. rain or shine. flushing meadows corona park (queens), free admission. >> (https://www.hkdbf-ny.org)
sat + sun various times: with more than 100 free and benefit performances from 200 artists in 18 parks across nyc, there’s something for everyone at the annual summerstage event series. this weekend: epmd 30th anniversary and funk flex b-day celebration (sat 6pm, crotona park), taiwanese waves: tizzy bac, 9m88, wan fang, and a bao (sat 6pm, central park), 70’s soul jam: the stylistics, sonny bivins’ manhattans, harold melvin’s blue notes, fred ‘bugsy’ buggs, and dj chuck chillout (sat 7pm, ford amphitheater), corinne bailey rae, jose james, ruth b., and dj natasha diggs (sun 7pm, central park), and more. free. >> (https://cityparksfoundation.org/calendar/category/summerstage/)
sat thru 8/8: r e g i o n (e s), an annual performing arts series aimed at presenting, commissioning, and promoting latinx artists across multiple artistic disciplines, returns to bushwick. various locations, free. >> (https://www.regiones.org)