New York Events Date: Sat May 4th - New York Entertainment Guide

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Brooklyn Flea Record Fair East River State Park : 11:00 a.m. May 4
In what is becoming a nice complement to Record Store Day at the city’s music shops each April, the semiannual Brooklyn Flea Record Fair returns today to East River State Park (at North 7th Street) with a diverse array of vendors and exclusive releases for music obsessives. Labels like... More >>
Williamsburg	Shopping, Music

Bust Magazine Spring Craftacular Pearl Street Plaza and Manhattan Bridge Archway : 11:00 a.m. May 4
We recommend that you start lining up now for the Bust Magazine Spring Craftacular: The first 300 attendees get a free reusable tote bag full of “crafty swag” from some of the festival participants. Can’t get there early? Not to worry, plenty more adorable goods are available... More >>
Brooklyn	Fashion & Style, Shopping, Food & Drink

Michael Musto’s ’70s Disco Extravaganza 54 Below : 11:00 a.m. May 4
After the huge success of Michael Musto’s ’70s Disco Extravaganza in the basement of Studio 54 a few months ago, we knew no one would let him get away without an encore performance. And sure enough, he’s back tonight with fabulous sidekicks Snooky and Tish and the groovy... More >>
West 50s	Nightlife, Music, LGBT Events

Akufen+Modesty TBA Brooklyn : 10:00 p.m. May 4
Brooklyn positioned themselves as jokesters from the outset, with a venue name that comments directly on independent electronic promoters’ tendency to withhold venue information until the day of show. TBA, meanwhile, remains on an burgeoning stretch of Wythe Avenue, and despite the... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

'The Bunker' Public Assembly : 10:00 p.m. May 4
Amid the avalanche of shows brought by Red Bull Music Academy and their generous tentacles of corporate sponsorship, the Bunker stands out for programming a night that traverses the electronic music spectrum from severe to whimsical. Andy Stott and Objekt handle the dark stuff without... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Lloyd Ziff Danziger Gallery : 10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 4
In Patti Smith’s National Book Award–winning memoir, Just Kids, the singer-songwriter wrote about her time living with Robert Mapplethorpe in Clinton Hill, where the two young bohemians experimented with various forms of artistic expression. Photographer Lloyd Ziff, a Pratt student... More >>
West Village	Photography, Arts, Art - Galleries

Harvey Kurtzman Society of Illustrators : 10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri. until May 11; 12:00 p.m. every Sat.
If you’ve laughed anytime in the past 50 years, you owe Harvey Kurtzman some thanks. Triple-threat Kurtzman (writer, editor, cartoonist) and publisher William Gaines created Mad magazine in 1952, and Kurtzman’s bloody-knuckle satire inspired everyone from R. Crumb to Terry Gilliam... More >>
East 60s	Arts

The Dance of Death Lucille Lortel Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 4; 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until May 4
Obviously everyone who wishes to be married should be allowed to do so, but is marriage such a desirable institution? Few portraits of it are more pessimistic than this 1900 play by August Strindberg. Red Bull Theater revives this work of malevolent matrimony with Laila Robbins, Daniel Davis,... More >>
West Village	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

Finks Ensemble Studio Theater : 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until May 5; 7:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 5; 5:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 5
Joe Gilford: Are you now or have you ever been a playwright? Indeed, he has and in his latest script—produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre and directed by Giovanna Sardelli—he offers a fictional retelling of his parents, Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee Gilford, who were both... More >>
West 50s	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

Who's Your Daddy? Irish Repertory Theatre : 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat., Sun. until May 12; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat. until May 12; 7:00 p.m. every Thu. until May 12
A few years ago, Johnny O’Callaghan, an unemployed queer actor, decided he had to adopt a Ugandan orphan named Odin. Then he created a one-man show about it, which he now brings to the Irish Rep. He takes a spirited spin on questions of sexuality, parenting, and unlikely forms of family. More >>
Chelsea	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

'Lyrics & Lyricists' w/ Jerome Kern 92nd Street Y : 8:00 p.m. May 4; 2:00 p.m. May 5; 2:00 p.m. May 6
Jerome Kern wasn’t a lyricist, but he sure as shootin’ worked with some of the Broadway’s top wordsmiths during the several decades he spent as Broadway’s top composer. Oscar Hammerstein, Yip Harburg, Dorothy Fields, and Johnny Mercer all set words to the tunes he... More >>
East 90s	Music

Rihanna+A$AP Rocky Barclays Center : 8:00 p.m. May 4; 8:00 p.m. May 5
Seventeen when she released “Pon de Replay,” 19 for “Umbrella,” Rihanna accomplished more in her first two decades than many do in a lifetime. Now 25, the Barbados-born pop star is touring the world in support of “Diamonds,” the ethereal lead single that... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

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Hit the Wall Barrow Street Theatre : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until July 7; 2:30 p.m. every Sat., Sun. until July 7
In the early morning of June 28, 1969, what was going to be just another police raid on the underground gay bar the Stonewall Inn turned into the pivotal event for the modern gay-rights movement. Ike Holter's new play, which James Hannaham called "an explosive extravaganza" in his Voice review,... More >>
West Village	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

'Que Bajo?!' w/ Uproot Andy+Geko Jones+Niña Dioz+Los Master Plus Le Poisson Rouge : 11:00 p.m. May 4
On Saturday, our friends at Mex in the City along with DJs Uproot Andy and Geko Jones of Que Bajo? present the Cinco de Gallo party with Chingo Bling and Sonora. Bring good dancing shoes! More >>
Greenwich Village	Music

Here Lies Love Public Theater : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 19
If the shoe-obsessed Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos were able to attend David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s new musical about her life titled Here Lies Love, she’d probably wear fancy high heels for the occasion. But, for the rest of us, comfortable footwear will be more practical as... More >>
Greenwich Village	Theater

Bird Walks Van Cortlandt Park : 8:00 a.m. every Sat.
Bird watching once conjured up images of tramping around in tweeds and breaking for tea and crumpets, but birding is surprisingly popular for a sport that became fashionable in Victorian England. In the late 1980s it was estimated more than 61 million people in North America regularly spent... More >>
Bronx	Recreation, Free Events

Brooklyn Boulders Brooklyn Boulders : 7:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.; 8:00 a.m. every Sat., Sun.
Have you ever stared longingly at the Brooklyn Bridge and thought, I wish I could climb that? Brooklyn Boulders, an 18,000-square-foot refuge for the urban climber located near the Gowanus, is happy to give you a shot. In addition to providing massive synthetic boulders, 360-degree climbing... More >>
Brooklyn	Recreation

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity The Metropolitan Museum of Art : 9:30 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 9
Claude Monet may be best known as a master of Impressionism, but he could also be considered as one of the first style bloggers ever. Really! His paintings, such as Women in the Garden and Luncheon on the Grass, documented a revolutionary time for clothing. The Metropolitan Museum of... More >>
East 80s	Arts, Art - Museums

Bird-watching walks Central Park(Charles A. Dana Discovery Center) : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until September 1
More than 235 species of birds can be found in Central Park over the course of the year, ranging from natives like the blue jay to more exotic migrating visitors like the great blue heron. With thousands of green spots and lots of water, Central Park is a great place to watch birds. There are... More >>
West 100s	Recreation

Gutai: Splendid Playground Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 8
One of the most well-known images of the Gutai movement in Japan is that of Saburo Murakami tearing through a row of large frames covered in paper. His Passing Through (1956) embodied the spirit of the group that believed artwork needed to break free from the canvas in order to speak to a new... More >>
East 80s	Arts, Art - Museums

Ideas City New Museum of Contemporary Art : 10:00 a.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 4
New Yorkers love to find things to complain about, but how often do we provide real solutions? For the next four days, the New Museum turns New York City into Ideas City, a biennial festival of conferences, workshops, and more than 100 independent projects and public events where ideas and... More >>
East Village	Music, Festivals, Arts, Art - Museums

PEN World Voices Festival Multiple venues : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 5
Though bibliophiles are known for preferring wintry stay-at-home-and-read weather, the spring marks one event they’re excited for: the return of the PEN World Voices Festival. It’s an entire week of readings, panel discussions, and parties all over town with a range of authors from... More >>
East Village	Literary Events, Talks

El Anatsui Brooklyn Museum : 11:00 a.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until August 4
For years, the Nigerian artist El Anatsui was highly regarded for his abstract wood sculptures. But he didn’t really receive the acclaim he deserved in the mainstream until he showed his elegant metal tapestries made from flattened aluminum bottle tops at the Venice Biennale in 2007.... More >>
Prospect Heights	Arts, Art - Museums

Jay DeFeo A Retrospective Whitney Museum Of American Art : 11:00 a.m. every Wed., Thu., Sat., Sun. until June 2; 1:00 p.m. every Fri. until June 2
In 1958, the late artist Jay DeFeo went to work on a new project guided only by, what she called, “an idea that had a center to it.” Eight years and 2,300 pounds later, her enormous painting The Rose, one of her most famous works, was finished. After being forklifted out of her San... More >>
East 80s	Arts, Art - Museums

'Beatles Brunch' B.B. King Blues Club & Grill : 12:00 p.m. every Sat.
West 40s	Music

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East River State Park : 11:00 a.m. May 4

Pearl Street Plaza and Manhattan Bridge Archway : 11:00 a.m. May 4

54 Below : 11:00 a.m. May 4

TBA Brooklyn : 10:00 p.m. May 4

Public Assembly : 10:00 p.m. May 4

Danziger Gallery : 10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 4

Society of Illustrators : 10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri. until May 11; 12:00 p.m. every Sat.

Lucille Lortel Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 4; 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until May 4

Ensemble Studio Theater : 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until May 5; 7:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 5; 5:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 5

Irish Repertory Theatre : 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat., Sun. until May 12; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat. until May 12; 7:00 p.m. every Thu. until May 12

92nd Street Y : 8:00 p.m. May 4; 2:00 p.m. May 5; 2:00 p.m. May 6

Barclays Center : 8:00 p.m. May 4; 8:00 p.m. May 5

Barrow Street Theatre : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until July 7; 2:30 p.m. every Sat., Sun. until July 7

Le Poisson Rouge : 11:00 p.m. May 4

Public Theater : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 19

Van Cortlandt Park : 8:00 a.m. every Sat.

Brooklyn Boulders : 7:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.; 8:00 a.m. every Sat., Sun.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art : 9:30 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 9

Central Park(Charles A. Dana Discovery Center) : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until September 1

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 8

New Museum of Contemporary Art : 10:00 a.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 4

Multiple venues : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 5

Brooklyn Museum : 11:00 a.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until August 4

Whitney Museum Of American Art : 11:00 a.m. every Wed., Thu., Sat., Sun. until June 2; 1:00 p.m. every Fri. until June 2

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill : 12:00 p.m. every Sat.

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