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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

7 pm

Disney Descendants/Zombies Worlds Collide Tour

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

Madison Square GardenMidtown Manhattan

FINALIZED POSTERS

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

Friday Aug. 22

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

7 – 8:30 pm

Kingdom Rhythm

Rehoboth Open Bible ChurchBrooklyn

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7:30 – 10 pm

CEMETERY CINEMA™ presents: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS

Sideshows by the SeashoreBrooklyn

FINALIZED POSTERS

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

8 – 10:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

Hero

9 – 11 pm

Unreal Magic: A Night of mind-bending illusion

Theater

SOHO PLAYHOUSESoho

Saturday Aug. 23

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Mr. Vernon Watercress – Nate Puppets

2 – 3 pm

An Evening with Mr. Vernon Watercress and Friends!

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

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2 – 4 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

4 – 6 pm

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

BASIL COLLAGE

6 – 7 pm

A POT OF BASIL, OR THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

The RATBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

Mr. Vernon Watercress – Nate Puppets

8 – 9 pm

An Evening with Mr. Vernon Watercress and Friends!

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

8 – 10:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

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9 – 10 pm

Green Herrings in a Yellow Room: A Counter Production of The Yellow Wallpaper

Theater for the New CityEast Village

Sunday Aug. 24

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

RA as Anthony Acevedo

2 am – 3:30 pm

Undesirable Secrets–Solo Drama Performance

Theater

Theatre for the New CityNew York City

BASIL COLLAGE

3 – 4 pm

A POT OF BASIL, OR THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

The RATBrooklyn

3 – 5:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

5 – 6:30 pm

Kind Stranger…a memory play

Theater for the New CityEast Village

FINALIZED POSTERS

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

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9 – 10 pm

Green Herrings in a Yellow Room: A Counter Production of The Yellow Wallpaper

Theater for the New CityEast Village

Monday Aug. 25

6:30 – 8 pm

Kind Stranger…a memory play

Theater for the New CityEast Village

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9 – 10 pm

Green Herrings in a Yellow Room: A Counter Production of The Yellow Wallpaper

Theater for the New CityEast Village

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