All Free events
- Film
- The Shining
- Thursday Aug 28 (8pm) @ Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Free
- The Shining opens with cinematographer John Alcott's eerie, beautiful aerial shots of Colorado's empty byways — it's a gorgeous, unsettling scene-setter for Stanley Kubrick's classic... View details »
- Music: DJ
- Record Breakers
- Friday Aug 29 (10pm) @ Trophy Bar
- Free
- Those Fool's Gold boys can do no wrong. Tonight brings the third edition of their Record Breakers party to Stay Gold Gallery's down-to-earth bar, Trophy.... View details »
- More Flavor: Parade
- Labor Day Carnival Parade
- Monday Sep 1 (11am–6pm) @ Eastern Pkwy
- Free
- Eastern Parkway gets a glittery makeover today with the 41st annual West Indian Carnival Parade. Starting at 11am, grand marshals (including Mayor Bloomberg and Governor... View details »
- More Flavor: Discussion
- Secret Science Club
- Wednesday Sep 3 (7:30pm) @ Union Hall
- Free
- All our lives, we've been told that the human sense of smell is inferior to that of most other species'. It's gotten to the point... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Invasion 68: Prague
- Thursday Sep 4 (9:30am–5:30pm) @ Pace/McGill Gallery More times »
- Free
- For Czechoslovakians in 1968, the Prague Spring was a half-year repose from Soviet vassalage. Then, on August 20th, the Soviets and their Warsaw Pact allies... View details »
- Art
- Derek Buckner
- Thursday Sep 4 (6–8pm) @ George Billis Gallery More times »
- Free
- In an inspired mashup of childhood comfort, adult-onset ADHD, and modern-art history, Brooklyn-based painter Derek Buckner delivers luminous, refined oil paintings of giant piles of... View details »
- Reading: Poetry
- Poetry Reading Fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Friday Sep 5 (7pm) @ KGB Bar
- Free
- According to popular sentiment, poets live in ivory towers where, far from the hoi poloi, they can shoehorn words like "hippogriff" and "hokum" into obtuse,... View details »
- Music: DJ
- Klever
- Friday Sep 5 (10pm) @ Public Assembly
- Free
- Ah, how times change. Alt-performance mainstay Galapagos has moved to DUMBO, leaving its Williamsburg home to new owners who now call the joint Public Assembly.... View details »
- More Flavor: Spectacle
- Circus Amok
- Saturday Sep 6 @ Various NYC parks More times »
- Free
- After nearly two decades of daring, New York's own Circus Amok still overwhelms the senses with its boisterous take on traditional three-ringers. Offbeat, political, and,... View details »
- More Flavor: Shopping
- Brooklyn Indie Market
- Saturday Sep 6 (11am–7pm) @ Brooklyn Indie Market More times »
- Free
- The Brooklyn Indie Market is the stateside equivalent of an Arab souk. Located a stone's throw from Smith Street's many tasty brunch spots, the collective... View details »
- Music: Festival
- East Village Radio Festival
- Saturday Sep 6 (1–9pm) @ South Street Seaport
- Free
- East Village Radio takes a break from the broadcasting booth to celebrate five years of freeform streams. The fest's eclectic lineup is studded with jazzmen... View details »
- Art
- Other Options
- Thursday Sep 18 @ Eyebeam More times »
- Free
- Art
- William Pope L.
- Thursday Sep 18 (10am–6pm) @ Mitchell-Innes & Nash More times »
- Free
- Art: Festival
- Art Under the Bridge
- Friday Sep 26 @ Various DUMBO locations More times »
- Free
- Art
- Mr.
- Thursday Nov 6 (10am–6pm) @ Lehmann Maupin More times »
- Free
The following events are ongoing.
- Art
- I Won't Grow Up
- Thursday Aug 28 (10am–6pm) @ Cheim & Read More times »
- Free
- The solidly enjoyable summer show I Won't Grow Up presents on-the-radar artists at their most childlike. Mark Fox's video Nutzilla catches a ginormous monocled Mr.... View details »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Olafur Eliasson: Waterfalls
- Thursday Aug 28 @ Various locations in the East River More times »
- Free
- Known for his stunning meteorological installations at the Tate Modern and, more recently, MoMA and P.S.1, Danish-born artist Olafur Eliasson returns to the source for... View details »
- Art
- Tickle the Shitstem
- Thursday Aug 28 (10am–6pm) @ Zach Feuer Gallery More times »
- Free
- Phoebe Washburn's installation for the 2008 Whitney Biennial was a Gatorade-fueled nursery of raw two-by-fours. Its title — While Enhancing a Diminishing Deep Down Thirst,... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Eminent Domain
- Thursday Aug 28 (11am–6pm) @ New York Public Library More times »
- Free
- When, in 2007, the New York City government considered requiring permits to photograph in public, officials were met with cries of heresy from legions of... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Vice Photo Show
- Thursday Aug 28 (3–7pm) @ Vice Gallery More times »
- Free
- In addition to its publications on the newstands and booksheves, its web TV channel, and record label — Vice now unleashes the 2008 Vice Photo... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Hair
- Thursday Aug 28 (8pm) @ Delacorte Theater More times »
- Free
- As you sing Hair's infectious songs on your way out of Central Park, you'll encounter other ecstatic fans. Impromptu dance sessions will occur; strangers will... View details »
- Art
- Artist as Publisher
- Thursday Aug 28 (10–6pm) @ Center for Book Arts More times »
- Free
- In response to art-world elitism, or simply for lack of a better option, many young, independently minded artists have taken to publishing as a means... View details »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Artists and Fleas
- Saturday Aug 30 (noon–8pm) @ Artists and Fleas More times »
- Free
- The independent vendors at Artists and Fleas supply the essentials — jewelry, vintage clothing, fashion, crafts, books, and vinyl — to the accompaniment of an... View details »
- Art
- Maximum Perception
- Saturday Aug 30 (1–9pm) @ English Kills More times »
- Free
- In addition to showcasing photos and videos of Brooklyn-spawned happenings, English Kills hosts performances for the duration of Maximum Perception. Tonight, festivities begin with a... View details »
- More Flavor: Party
- Make Love, Not War
- Saturday Aug 30 (10pm) @ Black Betty More times »
- Free
- During the day, Black Betty serves up solid samosas, couscous, and other North African/Mediterranean tasties; around midnight, the back room of the Williamsburg bar/restaurant gets... View details »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- GreenFlea Market
- Sunday Aug 31 (10am–6pm) @ William J. O'Shea Junior High School More times »
- Free
- As its name suggests, GreenFlea combines two ecologically sound practices — eating locally and buying used items — into one big event. Outside, farmers from... View details »
- More Flavor: Shopping
- Brooklyn Flea
- Sunday Aug 31 (10am–5pm) @ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School More times »
- Free
- New Yorkers love their local secrets, whether it's an awesome taco truck or a hole-in-the-wall art gallery. This Sunday, the folks behind the Brownstoner blog... View details »
