My March 2023 list was a larger success than I anticipated! I’m not stopping yet and looked for different events to attend throughout NYC for every day in April.
I try to seriously limit major venues like Radio City Music Hall or Barclays Center due to both their cost and how easy they are to find already. But this month I discovered that 1) Ana Gabriel was stopping in Brooklyn for a world tour, and 2) I had no clue who Ana Gabriel was. On a whim, I put her on shuffle on Spotify. So now my April splurge will be attending the world tour for a Mexican pop sensation who rose to fame in the 90s. My Spanish may be terrible, but “Simplemente Amigos” SLAPS.
That said, it did feel a little wrong to pick an event on 4/20 less, uh, apt to the date. So for those looking to turn that day into a haze, here are a few greener options:
- The 5th Annual NY Cannabis Freedom Festival (April 19-20, $0-$35, 1065 Pacific St, Brooklyn) – This is a 1-mile walk, 10-minute bus, or $10 Uber to the Ana Gabriel concert. Just sayin’.
- LegalizedNYC Presents Easy Star All-Stars Ziggy Stardub Plus Sister Carol with the Cannabis Cup Band (April 20, $33-$90, Sony Hall, 235 W 46th St, Manhattan)
- Washington Square Park – no link, just go there. It’s free.
One challenge in assembling these lists is that no event is guaranteed. Before going anywhere, please confirm the date, time, and location using the listed website. Any event is at risk of being postponed, relocated, canceled, sold out, or at capacity. Some events require advance registration, and if you are visiting, you should double-check how long it will take to get to the venue. The opposite can happen, too. I have also personally been to events where I was one of just a few attendees. To that I simply say there is no downside to having an open mind to new people and new ideas.
Also, if I may use this platform for a month-long recommendation… Dancin’ is unlike anything I’ve seen on Broadway. There are performances every day except Sundays and Mondays. It’s not a perfect show, but it feels downright criminal how easily I’ve been able to get $40 Rush tickets hours after they’ve gone on sale. My lists always include a few dance shows, and Dancin’ is like the MOADS.
Thank you to those of you who provided feedback last time. One piece of feedback that I took to heart is that I hadn’t thought about how many of this subreddit’s users are tourists planning a trip, so I posted earlier this time. While many of these are events I would go to—and a few of them I do!—I try to think bigger than my individual interests and showcase the full range of what this city has to offer.
Saturday, April 1
- Kyle Walker: Kapital K Tour
- Dance music concert (Soundcloud)
- 10:00 PM, $33
- The Kings Hall
- 140 Stewart Ave, Brooklyn
Sunday, April 2
- Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble featuring Maqam vocalist Hamid Al-Saadi
- Middle Eastern-inspired jazz concert (YouTube)
- 7:00 PM, $20
- Drom
- 85 Avenue A, Manhattan
Monday, April 3
- George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy
- Public talk on English history
- 6:30 PM, $35
- The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society
- 170 Central Park W, Manhattan
Tuesday, April 4
- MSM Undergraduate Opera Theatre: Dido and Aeneas
- English Baroque era opera (Spotify)
- 7:30 PM, Free, additional date: April 6
- Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
- 130 Claremont Ave, Manhattan
Wednesday, April 5
- Identity & Restraint: Art of the Dog Collar
- Dog collar art exhibition
- 11:00 AM, $15
- April 5 is exhibition opening
- American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
- 101 Park Ave, Manhattan
Thursday, April 6
- Gotta Drag ‘Em All: A Tribute to Pokémon
- Pokémon-themed drag show
- 9:30 PM, $15
- Caveat
- 21A Clinton St, Manhattan
Friday, April 7
- Glory to Glory featuring Twinkie Clark & The Clark Sisters
- Contemporary gospel concert (Spotify)
- 7:30 PM, $44-$85
- Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
- 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn
Saturday, April 8
- Public Programs: Indigenous Rights, Art, and Environmental Justice
- Art exhibition with panel conversations
- 12:00 PM, Free
- The Shed
- 545 W 30th St, Manhattan
Sunday, April 9
- Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Jersey Shore
- Minor league baseball game
- 2:00 PM, $12, season begins April 7
- Maimonides Park
- 1904 Surf Ave, Brooklyn
Monday, April 10
- Emmali Ouderkirk, Bassoon
- Classical bassoon student recital
- 8:00 PM, Free
- Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
- 155 W 65th St, Manhattan
Tuesday, April 11
- Terror Tuesday: Drag Me to Hell
- Horror film screening
- 9:30 PM, $10
- Horror film every Tuesday
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Downtown Brooklyn
- 445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn
Wednesday, April 12
- Muyassar Kurdi: A Daughter of Isis
- Avant-garde interdisciplinary sound performance (January 2023 video)
- 8:00 PM, $25
- Roulette
- 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
Thursday, April 13
- An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katharine McPhee
- Vocal pop performance
- 8:00 PM, $39-$129
- St. George Theatre
- 35 Hyatt St, Staten Island
Friday, April 14
- August Burns Red with Special Guests The Devil Wears Prada and Bleed From Within
- Metalcore concert (August Burns Red Spotify)
- 7:30 PM, $42-$119
- Palladium Times Square
- 1515 Broadway, Manhattan
Saturday, April 15
- Sunrise
- Silent film screening
- 1:00 PM, $15 ($11 for students)
- April 16
- Redstone Theater, Museum of the Moving Image
- 36-01 35 Ave, Queens
Sunday, April 16
- Doctor Finnegan’s Circus
- Circus “shock” sideshow
- 1:30 PM & 5:00 PM, $20
- Coney Island USA
- 1208 Surf Ave, Brooklyn
Monday, April 17
- Cabinet Live at cafe Wha
- Pyschedelic folk rock concert (Spotify)
- 8:00 PM, $28 + two item minimum
- cafe Wha
- 115 MacDougal St, Manhattan
Tuesday, April 18
- Rachael DeVaux celebrates Rachael’s Good Eats
- Food influencer book discussion
- 6:30 PM, Free
- Barnes & Noble Tribeca
- 97 Warren St, Manhattan
Wednesday, April 19
- Selected Shorts: Entanglements with Meg Wolitzer
- Short fiction reading
- 7:00 PM, $32 ($17 for 30 & under)
- Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space
- 2537 Broadway, Manhattan
Thursday, April 20
- Ana Gabriel Por Amor A Ustedes World Tour
- Mexican pop concert
- 8:00 PM, $81+
- Barclays Center
- 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
Friday, April 21
- Gibney Presents: Ogemdi Ude
- Dance and multimedia performance (YouTube)
- 8:00 PM, $20-$25, runs April 20-22
- Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
- 280 Broadway (enter at 53A Chambers St), Manhattan
Saturday, April 22
- Back to MOMIX
- Dance-illusion performance (YouTube)
- 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM, $25-$35, additional date: April 23
- The Claire Shulman Theater, Queens Theatre
- 14 United Nations Ave S, Queens
Sunday, April 23
- Earth Love Fest
- Eco-focused block party and festival
- 12:00 PM, Free
- House of Yes
- 2 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn
Monday, April 24
- QUEST: New Dimensions in Dance with Mesma Belsaré
- India-inspired modern dance performance (artist website)
- 6:30 PM, Free
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 7th Floor Event Space
- 455 Fifth Ave, Manhattan
Tuesday, April 25
- SURL (설), Kaz Moon
- Korean rock concert (SURL Spotify)
- 6:30 PM, $39
- The Brooklyn Monarch
- 23 Meadow St, Brooklyn
Wednesday, April 26
- Wednesday Night Poetry Slam Open hosted by La Bruja
- Poetry slam
- 8:00 PM, $12
- Nuyorican Poets Cafe
- 236 E 3rd St, Manhattan
Thursday, April 27
- The 63rd Annual ABAA NY International Antiquarian Book Fair
- Rare books and ephemera festival
- 5:00 PM, $65 (includes additional entry for later date; see website for pricing), runs through April 30
- Park Avenue Armory
- 643 Park Ave, Brooklyn
Friday, April 28
- Regina Carter: Gone in a Phrase of Air
- Jazz violin concert (artist website)
- 7:30 PM, $25-$45
- Kaufmann Concert Hall
- 1395 Lexington Ave, Manhattan
Saturday, April 29
- Grey House
- Broadway thriller play (trailer)
- 8:00 PM, $74-$258, April 29 is first preview
- Lyceum Theatre
- 149 W 45th St, Manhattan
Sunday, April 30
- The Ramble Tour at Central Park
- Guided hike
- 10:00 AM, $25, various dates March 26-May 28
- Belvedere Castle, Central Park
- Mid-Park at 79th St, Manhattan
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