Ribbons spanning all the colors of the rainbow hung from the gray walkway and black fences enclosing the trees perched in front of the salmon-pink…
A Puppet Fest For Adults? We’re Not Stringing You Along
I’ll admit, I always thought that puppet shows were mostly for kids, but maybe I was just pulling a Statler and Waldorf. This display of…
Performance Picks: Kaufman-Inspired Comedy, Mental Health, and More
THURSDAY Vow II: Mental Health Thursday, August 2 at Rose Gold, 7:30 pm: $10 advance, $15 doors While it still carries some stigma, mental health…
A ‘New Yonic Era’ and More Art This Week
Surface Tension Opening Tuesday, July 31 at Cooler Gallery, 7 pm to 9 pm. On view through August 12. Some art has sweeping sociopolitical messages,…
‘Store Front’ Photographer Karla Murray Races Against Time to Document ‘Fun and Funky’ NYC
Longtime East Village photographers James and Karla Murray installed a structure in Seward Park recreating the Lower East Side’s Cup and Saucer, which closed after more than…
W.O.W. Project Shares Stories of Resilience in Chinatown Open Mic Night
In a dull gray building on Chinatown’s historic Eldridge Street, attendees squeezed into a cramped elevator and made their way to the youth center and…
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Saved, Making For Some Dreamy Midsummer Nights
Shakespearean tragedies don’t typically see a peaceful resolution, but it looks like there’ll be a happy ending for a drama that unfolded center stage at a Community…
Popular Skate Spot at Columbus Park in Limbo Due to Renovation
At the intersection of Baxter and Worth Streets, adjacent Columbus Park’s basketball courts, some olive-green workout equipment and a fire-engine red jungle gym sit unused. Plastic sheets cover the workout…
Performance Picks: Drag Competition, Comedy (Divine Or Otherwise)
WEDNESDAY Hot Mess: Drag Competition Wednesday, July 11 at House of Yes, 10 pm: FREE When you think of a drag competition, surely one certain…
Art This Week: Pleas For Peace, New Sculptors, Motherhood
Defining Form Opening Wednesday, July 11 at The Untitled Space, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through August 1. When one thinks of sculpture,…