Free Films at Tompkins Square Park: "Drive"

Tompkins Square Park East Village

The annual festival of free films in Tompkins Square Park returns, with musical acts before each screening. Gates open at 6 p.m., films start at…

Free

Hester Nights

Eventi Hotel 851 Sixth Ave, Midtown West

On Thursday evenings, the Eventi hotel will host an artisanal food night market in their 12,000-square-foot open air plaza. The offerings include made-to-order pies from Ludlow Pizza, Thai street food from Khao Man Gai NY, Peruvian empanadas and alfajores from Jessy's Pastries and a plethora of bevvies from the on-site Brighton Tiki Bar.

Vice Photo Show

Culture Fix 9 Clinton St., Lower East Side, New York

All the shots from Vice Magazine’s 2013 photo issue, including female nudes photographed by Greenpoint frequenter Kim Gordon and a terrifying set of photos starring Real Life Barbie posing with cockroaches, will be on display all week starting tonight.

Free

Summer Reading: Opening Reception

The Hole 312 Bowery, East Village, New York

The Hole transforms its exhibition space into a reading room filled with art books and art made out of books, with an all-things-reading show inspired in part by John Waters’s meme-worthy quote on the subject.

Free

Hyman Bloom: Opening Reception

White Box 329 Broome St. #1, Lower East Side, New York

A posthumous exhibition on the Latvian artist’s life’s work, which spans six decades and includes Expressionist paintings he did while on LSD in the ‘50s.

Free

Leisure Time: Opening Reception

Ed. Varie 618 E. 9th St., East Village, New York

California-based Ryan de La Hoz and Australia-based Riley Payne have been exploring the concept of downtime on their separate ends of the globe, and Ed. Varie Gallery brings their disparate art together for a two-person show.

Free

You Are Here: Opening Reception

3rd Ward 195 Morgan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

A set of installations, video art, “auditory experiences,” and photography created to battle the Information Age and let viewers lose themselves in a single idea at a time.

Free

!!! at House of Vans

House of Vans 25 Franklin Street, Brooklyn

The seminal dance-punk band !!! plays a free show at the House of Vans. Jacques Renault opens. RSVP here.

Free

Gregory Alan Isakov at Bowery Ballroom

Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey St., New York

"Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life. Songs that hone a masterful quality beyond his years tell a story of miles and landscapes, and the search for a sense of place." - Bowery Presents

$15

The Beets at Glasslands

Glasslands 289 Kent Avenue , Brooklyn

Lo-fi jangly sing-a-longs, with an undercurrent of restless energy from the New York-based Beets. With Grand Resort (EP release party), Wild Yaks and Army Men.

$10

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Music Hall of Williamsburg

Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 N 6th Street, Brooklyn

Over the course of seven studio albums and numerous compilations, outtakes and remixes, the JSBX's music has remained forceful, provocative and fun, formally conceptual on the one hand while maintaining a potent vitality on the other.

$18

Eastville's All Star Comedy Line-up

Eastville Comedy Club 85 E. 4th St., East Village, New York

Big name comedians like Rachel Feinstein and Wil Sylvince grace the stage at Eastville's for a weekly laugh riot.

Eastville's All Star Comedy Line-up

Eastville Comedy Club 85 E. 4th St., East Village, New York

Big name comedians like Rachel Feinstein and Wil Sylvince grace the stage at Eastville's for a weekly laugh riot.

Eastville's All Star Comedy Line-up

Eastville Comedy Club 85 E. 4th St., East Village, New York

Big name comedians like Rachel Feinstein and Wil Sylvince grace the stage at Eastville's for a weekly laugh riot.

Move Your Mule! at Otto's Shrunken Head

Otto's Shrunken Head 538 East 14th street, East Village

DJ Agent Jay hosts an evening of ska, reggae, dub and rock steady, with weekly guest DJs and occasional live acts.

Move Your Mule! at Otto's Shrunken Head

Otto's Shrunken Head 538 East 14th street, East Village

DJ Agent Jay hosts an evening of ska, reggae, dub and rock steady, with weekly guest DJs and occasional live acts.

Move Your Mule! at Otto's Shrunken Head

Otto's Shrunken Head 538 East 14th street, East Village

DJ Agent Jay hosts an evening of ska, reggae, dub and rock steady, with weekly guest DJs and occasional live acts.

Move Your Mule! at Otto's Shrunken Head

Otto's Shrunken Head 538 East 14th street, East Village

DJ Agent Jay hosts an evening of ska, reggae, dub and rock steady, with weekly guest DJs and occasional live acts.

My Chiffon Is Wet at Eastern Bloc

Eastern Bloc 505 E 6th St, East Village

DJ Paisley Dalton mans the turntables at this East Village gay bar's Thursday night shindig.

My Chiffon Is Wet at Eastern Bloc

Eastern Bloc 505 E 6th St, East Village

DJ Paisley Dalton mans the turntables at this East Village gay bar's Thursday night shindig.

My Chiffon Is Wet at Eastern Bloc

Eastern Bloc 505 E 6th St, East Village

DJ Paisley Dalton mans the turntables at this East Village gay bar's Thursday night shindig.

DJ ?uestlove presents: Bowl Train

Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg

Roots drummer and front man ?uestlove performs a weekly DJ set.

$5 – $8

DJ ?uestlove presents: Bowl Train

Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg

Roots drummer and front man ?uestlove performs a weekly DJ set.

$5 – $8

DJ ?uestlove presents: Bowl Train

Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg

Roots drummer and front man ?uestlove performs a weekly DJ set.

$5 – $8