August 12, 2021
Thursday

Festivals

Korean Film Series Korean Cultural Service New York. The Korean Cultural Service New York hosts a twice-monthly film series on Thursdays. Films screened...

The Arts

9:30 am-
8:00 pm
Madame Tussauds New York Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R)... 800-246-8872
11:00 am-
5:45 pm
Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey The Jewish Museum. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800... 212-423-3337
12:00 pm-
6:00 pm
Mitsuyo Okada: Wind Parade Space 776 Gallery. Brooklyn based Japanese artist Mitsuyo Okada. Okada's work explores "the atmosphere of nature," which is an vibrant experience...
1:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Theatre for One: Here Is Future Manhattan West Plaza. New micro-plays commissioned by Arts Brookfield & produced by Octopus Theatricals. What do we bring forward? What...
3:00 pmBlindness Daryl Roth Theatre. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
6:30 pmElizabeth Cook Mercury Lounge. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
7:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
7:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Listing may not include...
7:00 pmThe Book of Mormon Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical! A hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched... 212-239-6200
7:00 pmAladdin New Amsterdam Theatre. Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for...
7:00 pmMoulin Rouge - The Musical Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmAin't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations Imperial Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Play That Goes Wrong New World Stages - Stage 4. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmHadestown Walter Kerr Theater. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Music Man Winter Garden Theatre. This Tony Awarding show follows traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa...
7:00 pmJagged Little Pill Broadhurst Theatre. The story of the Healy family, the picture of perfection on the outside, while anything but behind closed doors, featuring...
7:00 pmGirl From The North Country Belasco Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmTINA - The Tina Turner Musical Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmMrs. Doubtfire - The Musical Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmMJ - The Life Story of Michael Jackson Neil Simon Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Roots Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Rap / hip hop music performance.
7:00 pmThe Backseat Lovers Bowery Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmAnnie Lederman Caroline's Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmPink Martini Pier 17. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmTrial on the Potomac: The Impeachment of Richard Nixon St. Clement's Theatre. Off-Broadway theatrical performance.
7:30 pmSix The Musical Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Broadway theatrical performance.
8:00 pmChicago - The Musical Ambassador Theatre. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels...
8:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
8:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
8:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
8:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Listing may not include...
8:00 pmThe Righteous Brothers State Theater, North Brunswick. Performance of music from the 50's / 60's era.
8:00 pmThe Phantom Of The Opera Majestic Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmAli Wong Beacon Theatre. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmRage Against The Machine & Run the Jewels Madison Square Garden. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmModest Mouse Brooklyn Steel. Alternative music performance.
10:00 pm-
12:00 am
Starshine Burlesque The Fortune Cookie Cabaret. Starshine Burlesque takes it off every single Thursday night and features some of the best in burlesque entertainment...
here: remembering 9/11 Ground Zero. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition...

Sports

12:10 pmNew York Mets vs. Washington Nationals Citi Field, Flushing. MLB Baseball Game. 718-507-TIXX
7:05 pmSomerset Patriots vs. Portland Sea Dogs TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater. Minor-league (AAA) baseball game.
7:05 pmHudson Valley Renegades vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Minor-league (AAA) baseball game.

For Children

11:30 am-
12:30 pm
The Story Museum Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Preschool children up to age 5. Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories... 718-351-1611
3:30 pmAfter School Book Club Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Junior High School students. Read and discuss selected books covering major periods... 718-351-1611

Community

11:00 am-
3:00 pm
Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery" Ground Zero Museum. 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts... 212-920-4264
4:30 pm-
5:30 pm
OSLIC Voice Spa Oslic Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your speech...
8:00 pm-
9:30 pm
Amma's Satsang Dharmakaya Meditation Center. Satsang has power to transform your mind. It is a time to cleanse the mind and allow the spirit... 212-306-0534
New York Pole Dancing New York Pole Dancing, White Plains. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes... 917-628-7449
Made on Staten Island Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Made on Staten Island presents a wide variety of objects crafted and produced on the... 718-351-1611
Toys! Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. The exhibition features more than 200 of the best-loved and most fondly remembered... 718-351-1611

Miscellaneous

11:00 amNew York TV & Movie Tour On Location Tours. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from... 212-209-3370
11:00 amSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
3:00 pmSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
5:30 pm-
11:30 pm
Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit Providence. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there...

Nightlife

6:00 pmAfter Work Thursdays at Proof Proof Bar and Lounge. Join us for happy hour every Thursday with drink specials.
7:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Copacabana Night! Affairs Afloat. Join the Copacabana Party Cruise with a Live DJ spinning the hottest salsa, merengue, bachata and Latin favorites... 212-987-9200
8:30 pm-
11:00 pm
Comedy Soap Box Nevada Smith's. Comedy Soap Box has been producing some of the best standup in New York for four years. Comedians from Leno, Letterman, HBO...
8:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Comedy Hurts Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. A variety of TV credited comedians perform in an intimate room where you can eat, drink while you enjoy the show...
9:00 pmCelebrity Thursdays at Rubber Monkey Rubber Monkey. Resident DJ's Eric Tomasini, David Vasquez and John Creamer spinning on-the-edge house with the once-famous and would be supermodels...
9:00 pmComedy Showcase New York Comedy Club. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central... 212-696-5233
9:00 pm-
2:30 am
Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week.
10:00 pmStand Up Comedy Broadway Comedy Club. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show... 212-757-2323
10:00 pm-
2:00 am
Salsa Night Club Cache. Come out every Thursday night to NYC's most exciting and only underground Salsa party 4 years and still going strong... 646-591-2772
11:00 pm-
4:00 am
Say Word Thursday Nolia. This is a sexy, sexy, sexy, intimate Senegalese/French spot in the East Village. Beautiful decor, great staff, great sound, great location...
Virtual Thursdays at SBNY SBNY Splash Bar New York.
Ladies Night at Webster Hall Webster Hall. Don't miss out on the explosive Male Revue from 10pm to midnight for the ladies only.
Blues, Jazz, & Rock Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs (1... 212-696-6617
All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls Lucky Cheng's. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia... 212-861-2438