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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best cheap things to do in New York City on Sunday night, Oct 11: 25 picks, refreshed weekly.
25 picks · checked Sep 28
BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Fort Greene, BrooklynDorcy Rugamba turns his memoir of family lost in Rwanda's genocide into a 'hymn to life' with guitarist Majnun at BAM Next Wave.
BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Fort Greene, BrooklynDorcy Rugamba turns his memoir of family lost in Rwanda's genocide into a 'hymn to life' with guitarist Majnun at BAM Next Wave.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensPedro Pascal plays a former cello prodigy scoring Hollywood films in Tony Gilroy's NYFF Centerpiece, crossing the river to Astoria.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensPedro Pascal plays a former cello prodigy scoring Hollywood films in Tony Gilroy's NYFF Centerpiece, crossing the river to Astoria.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensJohn Turturro plays an aging Bronx pickpocket racing across the boroughs to undo one bad lift, with Steve Buscemi along for the ride.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensJohn Turturro plays an aging Bronx pickpocket racing across the boroughs to undo one bad lift, with Steve Buscemi along for the ride.
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Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up an 18th-century manor, dinosaurs and a pumpkin carousel included — an easy train ride up
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up an 18th-century manor, dinosaurs and a pumpkin carousel included — an easy train ride up
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Regal UA Midway, 108-22 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, QueensForty-seven films from fourteen countries fill a Forest Hills multiplex for three days of Caribbean and diaspora storytelling.
Regal UA Midway, 108-22 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, QueensForty-seven films from fourteen countries fill a Forest Hills multiplex for three days of Caribbean and diaspora storytelling.
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Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
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Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanOne night of Robert Glasper's month-long Robtober residency at the Blue Note, stripped to a duo with Lalah Hathaway — two sets, 131 W. 3rd Street.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanOne night of Robert Glasper's month-long Robtober residency at the Blue Note, stripped to a duo with Lalah Hathaway — two sets, 131 W. 3rd Street.
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
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Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFire performers, a roving brass band and the Headless Horseman in a sound-and-light show take over Philipsburg Manor — Sleepy Hollow at its spookiest
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFire performers, a roving brass band and the Headless Horseman in a sound-and-light show take over Philipsburg Manor — Sleepy Hollow at its spookiest
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanNightscream · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFormer SNL cast member Chloe Troast and friends take the audience's real problems and improvise their way toward terrible solutions at UCB.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanNightscream · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFormer SNL cast member Chloe Troast and friends take the audience's real problems and improvise their way toward terrible solutions at UCB.
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Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
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MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAnne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.
MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAnne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.
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Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandA haunted forest walk with 36 themed lands and four new giants on the trail — Staten Island's homegrown scare is in its sixth season.
Twisted Trails, Annadale, Staten IslandA haunted forest walk with 36 themed lands and four new giants on the trail — Staten Island's homegrown scare is in its sixth season.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedian Ophira Eisenberg quizzes immunologist Andrea Love on bogus wellness trends and how to spot health misinformation at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanComedian Ophira Eisenberg quizzes immunologist Andrea Love on bogus wellness trends and how to spot health misinformation at Caveat.
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Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
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Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, ManhattanDrummer Akira Tana and Hammond organ firebrand Atsuko Hashimoto salute Tana's mentor Jimmy Heath in a three-night Dizzy's run.
Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, ManhattanDrummer Akira Tana and Hammond organ firebrand Atsuko Hashimoto salute Tana's mentor Jimmy Heath in a three-night Dizzy's run.
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WP Theater, Upper West Side, ManhattanA London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.
WP Theater, Upper West Side, ManhattanA London teen sets a twisted online trap to find her missing brother in Melis Aker's darkly funny world premiere at WP Theater.
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Theatre Row (Mint Theater Company), Theatre Row, ManhattanMint Theater revives Cicely Hamilton's 1911 governess drama Phyl, once blocked from an Oxford premiere, with Stereophonic's Lily Ganser.
Theatre Row (Mint Theater Company), Theatre Row, ManhattanMint Theater revives Cicely Hamilton's 1911 governess drama Phyl, once blocked from an Oxford premiere, with Stereophonic's Lily Ganser.
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Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
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Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanGeorgia songwriter Robert Lester Folsom brings his 1970s-rooted psych-folk to Bowery Ballroom, with Liz Cooper opening.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanGeorgia songwriter Robert Lester Folsom brings his 1970s-rooted psych-folk to Bowery Ballroom, with Liz Cooper opening.
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Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria, QueensOmar Zinda hosts a stand-up showcase about the chaos and charm of immigrant life in NYC, with comics from the world's borough at Q.E.D.
Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria, QueensOmar Zinda hosts a stand-up showcase about the chaos and charm of immigrant life in NYC, with comics from the world's borough at Q.E.D.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanThe cast of the improvised sci-fi podcast Mission to Zyxx builds a brand-new episode live, with guests and on-stage sound design.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanThe cast of the improvised sci-fi podcast Mission to Zyxx builds a brand-new episode live, with guests and on-stage sound design.
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gallery ATARAH, East Williamsburg, BrooklynTwo estranged college friends reunite in a Brooklyn gallery the night before a show, staged inside a real one: Ian Gould's new play at gallery ATARAH.
gallery ATARAH, East Williamsburg, BrooklynTwo estranged college friends reunite in a Brooklyn gallery the night before a show, staged inside a real one: Ian Gould's new play at gallery ATARAH.
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