Ask the City
tell me your night, I'll build it from the listingsJune 2026
← agendaBushwick Roof Party
Fri Jun 5 · 6pm · Merlin's Place · $10 online, $12 door
Party on a roof in Bushwick to celebrate the start of summer with performances from three rock bands and a DJ. Hot food, cocktails, beer, wine, dancing, summer games with silly prizes.
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Shattered: A Drama in Two Acts
Fri Jun 5 · 6:30pm · Lightning Society Lofts · $25
Interactive reading of a play set in Revolutionary War-era Philadelphia following a family navigating social upheaval, romance across enemy lines, shotgun weddings, and deaths by tuberculosis. Come attired in Revolutionary Realness and ready to reflect on this thing called America.
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Immigrant Jam
Fri Jun 5 · 7pm · Caveat · $19
NYC's most diverse, longest running immigrant comedy show featuring the funniest immigrant and first generation comedians in town, hosted by Lucie Pohl. Lineup: KC Shornima, Glorelys Mora, Peter Lieu, and Aakash Kesavarapu. Part of proceeds go to support New Women New Yorkers.
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Rave for Lebanon
Fri Jun 5 · 8pm · 314 Scholes · $30-42
Fundraiser for Lebanon with 12 musical artists performing 12 hours of music on the rooftop and in the warehouse. Vendors, educational resources, and food/drinks. Proceeds donated to displaced families in Lebanon through Slow Factory's Lebanon Super Fund.
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Dial M for Macguffin
Fri Jun 5 · 8pm · The Producers Club · $20 advance, $25 door
Fully improvised thriller inspired by the cinematic style of Alfred Hitchcock by IRTE (Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble). A night of suspense and absurdity where danger lurks around every corner.
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Birding, Grief, and Interdependence
Sat Jun 6 · 10am · Field Meridians · $15 suggested donation
Bird outing with the intention of working through difficult feelings. Note how you feel before and after the outing. In challenging times some people turn to nature and birding to keep them grounded, be present, and observe lifecycles in the natural world. Think of how you process grief and if nature plays a role.
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Sweat No. 08: A Sauna and Sound Pop Up
Sat Jun 6 · 10am · La Plaza Cultural Community Garden · $25
Open-air bathhouse with guided or DIY sauna sessions, free cold plunges, immersive sounds from two DJs, herbal tonics from Sacred Software, iced matcha from Casa Sui, ginger shots from Juicy Lucy, and hydration from local vendors. All outdoors in a community garden.
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Bike Ride Scavenger Hunt
Sat Jun 6 · 11:30am · Field of Rosemary · $10-25
Visit a variety of Ridgewood local businesses and points of interest. The more spots you visit, the more points you'll receive. Top three scorers take home prizes. All proceeds benefit Ridgewood Commons.
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Going In
Sat Jun 6 · 12pm · Pioneer Works · $40 community access
12-hour immersive listening program exploring long-form compositions for expanded states and attentive presence. Program unfolds slowly across the day with durational sets designed to support sustained listening, collective atmosphere, and deep presence. Guests encouraged to bring a mat, cushion, or blanket. Re-entry permitted throughout the day.
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Draw-a-Clown: Buffoon Art Bazaar
Sat Jun 6 · 12pm · Herbert Von King Park, Bed-Stuy · $10 suggested donation
Art fair where you can sit down and let the muses inspire you as you draw. Walk about the fair and support talented clown artists in New York City. Model: Jesterbug (@sarcasticsnail). Host: Sir Cuss (@sir._.cuss). Rain date: June 7.
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Film Screening: Echoes in Tompkins
Sat Jun 6 · 5pm · Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)
Documentary by Elizabeth Frickey on the music scenes of Tompkins Square Park. Combining archival and contemporary footage with interviews with musicians, organizers, and park-goers, it captures the social and political significance of Tompkins Square Park through the rich lens of its music scene(s). Held alongside The Gates of Tompkins Exhibitions.
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Poetry Brothel: Sappho's Island
Sat Jun 6 · 7pm · 29 Locust Street · $45, $20 off with code PRIDE20
Immersive Pride cabaret featuring the city's finest poets reading original erotic, romantic, philosophical, and provocative work. Choose which poet to invite into the privacy of the boudoir for an intimate one-on-one poetry reading. After-party with DJ, dancing, and more.
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UCBLK: A Black Variety Show
Sat Jun 6 · 7pm · Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre · $15
New York City's premier variety show featuring a rotating, all-black cast. Expect a night of improv, sketch, stand-up, and music. Hosted by Justin Catchens, Dominique Kaplowitz, and Shem Pennant.
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Ego Free Jam
Sat Jun 6 · 7:30pm · Delight Factory · $25 suggested donation
Acoustic edition. Night of improvisational sound and music for musicians and non-musicians alike in a beautiful and cozy space. Bring your own instruments or use theirs. Play, move your body, or tune into others during two journeys, each lasting about two hours. No spectators, shoes off, get cozy.
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Strange Animations
Sat Jun 6 · 8pm · Cloud City · $17-23
Screening series in which animators submit their short films and a collective of musicians create original scores. The musicians then perform the scores live alongside the screening. With work by Mira Seeba, Ryan Castrillo, Vincent Vinas, Brian W. Smith, Alexander Greenblatt, and assorted PD animation.
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Cult Classics: Drag and Burlesque
Sat Jun 6 · 9pm · Coney Island USA · $25
Drag and burlesque performances featuring cult-classic characters from TV and film come alive on stage. From rebels and villains to unforgettable icons, expect tease, camp, and cinematic fantasy. Performers: Uncle Freak, Betty Brash, Tina Twirler, King Cameron, and Brief Sweat.
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Sweat No. 08: A Sauna and Sound Pop Up
Sun Jun 7 · 10am · La Plaza Cultural Community Garden · $25
Open-air bathhouse with guided or DIY sauna sessions, free cold plunges, immersive sounds from two DJs, herbal tonics from Sacred Software, iced matcha from Casa Sui, ginger shots from Juicy Lucy, and hydration from local vendors. All outdoors in a community garden.
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Domingo World 2026
Sun Jun 7 · 3pm · Edgemere Farm · $free
Amazing lineup of artists working at the highest level of their practices: flutist Domenica, dancer choreographer Kashia Kancey, musicians Sriram Raman and Siddharth Ashokkumar presenting South Indian Classical Carnatic performance, and multimedia artist Saara Untracht-Oakner creating a unique site-specific ephemeral sculptural installation.
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Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York: Jonathan Ezra Goldman with Briallen Hopper
Sun Jun 7 · 5pm · City Reliquary · $6.64 ticket only, $30.91 ticket and copy of book signed
Jonathan Ezra Goldman presents a kaleidoscopic view of NYC during the Jazz Age, offering a fresh perspective that pushes aside clichés of flappers and gangsters. Tells stories of the powerless and marginalized: Black, Native American, East Asian, West Indian New Yorkers; those who read and wrote in Arabic, Ladino, Spanish; those persecuted for being gay or gender nonconforming; those who fought for equal rights, performed illicit abortions, smuggled stowaways, and created LGBTQ+ safe spaces.
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Menage a Trois III: The Moon
Sun Jun 7 · 7pm · Parkside Lounge NYC · $15 advance, $20 door
Annual 3x3 lunar mission where three stellar queer collectives (Open Book, SLOTH, and Wet Spot) gather to create the best party in the Lower East Side. Nine dazzling performers from across the communities. Witness a meteoric shower of theatre, dance, music, and storytelling inspired by the moon. Plus flash tattoos from Hmac.
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Newsreel's News and Brews #0: Covering the Environment When the Data Disappears
Mon Jun 8 · 6:30pm · Crystal Lake Brooklyn · $15 plus one-drink minimum at the bar
Phone-free night where a working journalist reads their best story out loud, gets interviewed about how they actually reported it, and takes questions over a drink. No screens, no scrolling, no feed. Just the story behind the story. Expect news trivia, a live audience Q&A, and time to actually talk to each other afterward.
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Genspace Biomaterials Studio: Open Studio: Incubator WIP Show
Mon Jun 8 · 6:30pm · Genspace · $free
Monthly open studio to see what members of the Bioartist Incubator have been working on. Artists have spent months developing materials and exploring narratives with biocement, food waste, SCOBY, mycelium, pigments and more. See their material samples and learn about what will be shown at the Annual GBS Bioartist Exhibit in September.
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The Myth Lab Presents Collect Pond Concert
Mon Jun 8 · 7pm · Collect Pond Park · $free
Evening of sound and story: New myths to reimagine urban waters. Visionary musicians, poets, and storytellers gather to reweave relationship with the city's waters, past and future. As the sun sets over Lower Manhattan, new myths guide us to renewed relationship with the city, the sacred waters, and one another. Featuring Annie Finch, David Rothenberg, Haleh Liza Gafori, Ingrid Norton, Joy Elysse, and Laura Simms.
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Macabre Mondays
Mon Jun 8 · 9pm · Baker Falls · $free
Scream Scene's Macabre Mondays continue with a cheesy 80s homage to B-movie horror in Night of the Creeps. Hang out with the growing crew of regulars and watch alien slug zombies descend on a bunch of college kids.
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Pride and Preservation: 20th Century Figures Who Shaped the Movement
Tue Jun 9 · 6pm · The J.M. Kaplan Fund · $free
Moderated conversation exploring the often-overlooked role of LGBTQ individuals in shaping the preservation movement, from Virginia to New York City. Spanning the 1930s through the late 20th century, the program reflects on their lasting impact and what that legacy means today. Focus on three preservationists: Albert Bard, Thom Bess, and Mary Wingfield Scott.
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Spirited Away Psychic and Paranormal Night
Tue Jun 9 · 7pm · Barrow's Intense Tasting Room · $free
Evening of psychic readings, aura photography, portraits, metal casting readings, and palm readings. Event is free to attend; readers charge a range of prices.
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The Art Table
Tue Jun 9 · 7pm · Brooklyn Artery · $donation
Gathering for commiseration, collaboration, and skill-sharing among artists of various disciplines. Writers, visual artists, musicians, textile artists, filmmakers, photographers welcome. Share your work and receive feedback. Hour to chat, hour for 4-5 people to share their work. Closing entry at 7:15pm.
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Park Slop
Tue Jun 9 · 8pm · Two Boots Pizza Park Slope · $free
Free show with free beer (typically a cheap lager, changes weekly) every week at Two Boots Pizza Park Slope. Free beer ends at 8 right when the show starts. Lineup: Gibran Salem, Nick Tilleli, Jenna Sheraton, and Sureni Weerasekera.
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Get Out the Vote Anti-Billionaire Bash
Wed Jun 10 · 7pm · Prime Produce · $10-20
Party to celebrate getting out the vote for the people. Expect music, performances and a good time. Voter registration resources, opportunities to sign up for canvassing, and endorsed candidates might pop in for a visit. By Sunrise Movement NYC to defeat billionaires and elect socialists and progressives as climate champions. Sliding scale tickets.
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Apartmentville: A Homemade Variety Show!
Wed Jun 10 · 8pm · Purgatory · $15 advance, $20 door
Former roommates Emma Grace Myers and Kyle Bokert are taking the house show out of the house. Homey vibes and camaraderie with a full live band covering different songs on every show (you never know what you're gonna get!), some of New York's finest comedians and performers, and an all-around great hang. Featuring Kenice Mobley, Annabel and Sabina Meschke, Colin Rourke, and Mr. Wood and Grumbalo, with music from Siena Milan and live house band the Guarantors.
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Uptown Stripdown: Juneteenth
Thu Jun 11 · 8pm · Harlem Nights · $17
Burlesque show with an all-black cast of performers celebrating Juneteenth and freedom with sensual and exciting acts. Produced by the Nova Experiment. Featured performers: Chestnut Belafonte, Zennifer Sage, Sweet Cinn, Crystal Reign, Cashlee Banks, and host Stella Nova.
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Vocabaret: A Tourney At Law
Fri Jun 12 · 7pm · Caveat · $24 advance, $25 door
Annual debate show in which Nikolai Vanyo presides over a series of language tête-à-têtes covering important and ridiculous language topics. Four debaters, including one actual lawyer, participate in four language debates to determine who is the master debater. Featuring Jerzy Gwiazdowski, Ally Spier, Nikolai Vanyo, Brielle DeMirjian, and Michael Maskin.
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Dial M for Macguffin
Fri Jun 12 · 8pm · The Producers Club · $20 advance, $25 door
Fully improvised thriller inspired by the cinematic style of Alfred Hitchcock by IRTE (Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble). A night of suspense and absurdity where danger lurks around every corner.
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Silly Sh*t Clown Edition
Fri Jun 12 · 9:30pm · The PIT Fishbowl · $10 before day of show, $20 day of; students of any comedy school $10 anytime
One-hour, no-intermission clown chaos for misfits, queer folks, and creative outsiders. Serving up a lineup of clown, buffoonery, and character-based physical comedy. A safe, welcoming space to actually be your weird self.
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Arguments and Grievances
Fri Jun 12 · 9:30pm · Caveat · $19
Live comedy debate show where comedians argue about ridiculous topics and the audience decides the victor. Born of Chicago's alt-comedy scene with a cult following by taking the structure of a serious debate and smashing it into the chaos of stand-up. Past matchups include The McRib vs. Macbeth, Dr. Dre vs Dr. Seuss, and Hugs vs Drugs.
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Dial M for Macguffin
Fri Jun 19 · 8pm · The Producers Club · $20 advance, $25 door
Fully improvised thriller inspired by the cinematic style of Alfred Hitchcock by IRTE (Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble). A night of suspense and absurdity where danger lurks around every corner.
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Dial M for Macguffin
Fri Jun 26 · 8pm · The Producers Club · $20 advance, $25 door
Fully improvised thriller inspired by the cinematic style of Alfred Hitchcock by IRTE (Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble). A night of suspense and absurdity where danger lurks around every corner.
listed by Nonsense NYC