Edition 4: The Low Down ✨
Happenings in NYC over the next month or so
Hey there 👋
Hope you had a great weekend – and welcome to the third edition of The ‘Low Down!
For the new subscribers: I started this newsletter so that we can take advantage of the magic that this city has to offer. Feel free to forward this to friends who may be interested and let me know if you have feedback – types of events, pricing, email format, etc.
Onto the events!
Events
🌹 May 25 and 26 at The Producers' Club: The Rose Room: The Late Night Circus – “A circus speakeasy in Midtown that brings the best nightlife entertainment weekly. Blending old-world vaudeville with NYC’s underground circus scene, this alluring late-night performance is not for the faint of heart!” [$55]
⚰️ May 27 and June 24 at Blair-Mazzarella Funeral Home: Live After Death with Ben Wasserman – “Within the span of 3 years comedian Ben Wasserman lost his dad, granddad, uncle, and four friends. In his new show, Ben blends comedy, clowning, and crowd work as he leads the audience on a hilarious yet moving journey through grief, honoring and celebrating the ones we've lost along the way. Expect vulnerable conversation, juggling, a seance, some dancing -- you'll laugh, you'll cry, it'll be a whole fucking thing!” [$15]
📚 May 31 at Books are Magic Montague: Hetty Lui McKinnon: Tenderheart in Conversation w/ Yewande Komolafe – “Heritage and food have always been linked for Hetty Lui McKinnon. Tenderheart is a loving homage to her father, a Chinese immigrant in Australia, told in flavorful, vegetarian recipes.” [$11]
🤣 Now through June 4 at Soho Playhouse: Six Chick Flicks – “The smash hit comedy returns to SoHo Playhouse! Six Chick Flicks parodies your favorite movies in one hysterical, fast-paced show. Performers Kerry Ipema and KK Apple bring all the most iconic moments and montages to life with songs, dance breaks, and biting wit.” [$40]
🪩 June 4 at TALEA Williamsburg: Pride-Themed Silent Disco with 305 Fitness – “Join us for a Pride-themed fitness class with 305 Fitness at our Williamsburg taproom on June 4th at 10:30 am. Inspired by Miami nightlife, this class combines dance, HIT, and kickboxing for a full-body workout. With DJ mixes and no dance experience required, it's like a night at the club rather than exercise.” [$20]
🎺 June 10 at Governors Island: Jazz Age Lawn Party – “The world’s original and most authentic Prohibition-era-inspired gathering…attracts thousands of time travelers each year, who come together to discover the music and zeitgeist of the 1920s.” [$50]
🚀 June 11 at Rooftop Cinema Club Midtown: Interstellar – “This location is a fantastic spot to sit back, get cozy, and enjoy movies on the big screen in the open air. Guests are seated on a first-come, first-served basis.” [$23] Note: Check the schedule - there are tons of rooftop movie screenings
🎻 June 14 at The Great Lawn at Central Park: New York Philharmonic Concert – “This summer Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts two iconic masterpieces — Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man — plus a potpourri of overtures by Rossini and J. Strauss II, and works by NY Phil Very Young Composers. All outdoor performances begin at 8:00 PM and are followed by fireworks.” [Free]
💖 June 17 at Littlefield: Why Are You Still Single? A Dating Game Show with Marie Faustin – “Join comedian Marie Faustin as she takes three hopeless singles through four rounds of dating debauchery to uncover why on earth they are still single. The horny hopefuls will be subject to a full analysis of their mind, body, and of course social media. Contestants will be selected from online submissions! Submit yourself today via Instagram @reeezy.” [$20]
🔮 June 9 through July 7 at The Shed: Sonic Sphere – “Experience music in all its dimensions with Sonic Sphere, a vast, 65-foot-diameter spherical concert hall suspended in air in The Shed’s soaring, 115-foot-tall McCourt. This revolutionary new architectural space features immersive, 3-D sound and light explorations of music by boundary-pushing artists” [$50] (Feat. music by the xx and Yaeji!) Pic below so you can see how cool this looks 👀
🎲 Now through June 30 at Lightbox: Game of 1000 Boxes: NYC’s First Live Game Show Experience - “Part live game show, part audio-visual thrill ride. Step into a projection-mapped NYC venue, drenched in 360° visuals, for a 1-hour long experience with a dozen ever-evolving games” [$42]
🍲 Every Saturday through August 19: Queens Night Market – “A large, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens, featuring up to 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances” [Free]
🎭 Weekends through August 20: Cocktail Magique by Company XIV – “Disappear into a world of magic, music, and mixology at Cocktail Magique. The latest burlesque show from Company XIV promises indulgence, glitz, and plenty of libations at a custom Brooklyn venue.” [$87+]
Who’s in?!
Anna