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May 1
Avengers: Age of Ultron; opens in theaters
The Marvelverse expands yet further, in the summer’s first blockbuster.
Five Boro Craft Beer Fest; Studio Square NYC, Queens,7pm. $75–$85.
Grab a two-ounce tasting glass and take to the taps for samples of more than 100 craft beers from 44 NYC brewers (Finback, Gin Hill) as live bands bellow in the background.
Toro y Moi + Vinyl Williams; Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, 7pm. $25.
He's back with a new LP, What For?, and headlines midtown megalith Terminal 5. L.A. producer Vinyl Williams, who released a collaborative audio-visual EP with Bundick titled Trance Zen Dental Spa in December, opens.
Bike Expo New York; Pier 36 at Basketball City, Downtown, 10am. Free.
Whether you want to get started with city-wide cycling, learn how to fix a flat tire, figure out how the basics of biking or get the gear to prepare for a professional race, this expo is a one-stop shop.
Sufjan Stevens; Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, 8pm. $55–$59.
Your favorite indie pop troubadour scales down the arrangement and dials up the emotional wallop, as he presents songs from this haunting latest, Carrie & Lowell.
Night of 1000 Stevies; Irving Plaza, Gramercy, 9pm.
Whether you’re serving up Fleetwood Mac–era flowing dresses, or ’80s big-hair glam, you'll want to look your Stevie best at this BYOT (bring your own tamborine) event.
Heems + Michael Christmas + Pills + ZZZ's + Iyez; Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Greenpoint, 8pm. Free.
Queen's own Himanshu Suri, of former Das Racist, headlines, with songs from his new LP, Eat, Pray, Thug. If any of his new tunes are as catchy as "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell," you're in for a treat.
Rooftop Minigolf; Private Park at the Hudson Hotel, Hell's Kitchen, 2pm. $10.
This isn't your grandpa's mini golf course.Your ticket includes one full game, balls and clubs, plus access to Tequila Park arena where parkside mini-concerts take place after 4pm.
“America Is Hard To See”; Whitney Museum of American Art, Lenox Hill, 10:30am. $22.
It's finally here! The new and improved Whitney home in MePa that's supposed to finally put to rest the museum's rep as the also-ran of New York's major art institutions.
Damian Lazarus & the Ancient Moons (live) + Akufen (live); Verboten, Williamsburg, 10pm. $TBA, advance $20.
Here, electronic-music rabble-rouser and Crosstown Rebels honcho Damian Lazarus perform a last-minute solo DJ set at Verboten's first anniversary.
May 2
Bob's Bur(gers)-lesque!; Coney Island, Brooklyn, 10pm. $15.
Okay, we know there's not much sexy about Bob's Burgers (other than Tina, of course). But at this comedic performance as part of Sideshows by the Seashore, that's kind of the point.
Jamie Isenstein, “Para Drama”; Andrew Kreps Gallery, Chelsea, 10am. Free.
Isenstein's surreal sculpture performance combinations resemble something out of a Cocteau film. She goes full-out Halloween in this haunted-house installation.
Free Comic Book Day; Various locations, 10am. Free.
This year, Bergen Street Comics hosts a Superman-themed comic book event where you can nab the superhero's classic stories completely gratis from various NYC shops.
Independent Bookstore Day; Various locations, Free.
McNally Jackson Books celebrates by hosting an epic Langston Hughes marathon reading, Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene welcomes authors for an in-store photo booth and many more fun activities are scheduled throughout the city.
Choice Streets Food Truck Events; Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Hell's Kitchen, 7pm. $55-$85.
Feast on fare from 20 food trucks, plus booze, entertainment and a trip aboard the Intrepid.
Gregory Charles: Vintage Live!; Le Qube, West Village, 8pm. $49–$69, VIP $149.
The prodigious Gregory Charles has made a big name for himself in his native Canada with his showmanship and unusually large repertoire (more than 14,000 songs, by his count), which lets him and his band build whole shows on the fly, out of requests from the audience.
Brooklyn Flea; Fort Greene, 10am–5pm. Free.
Antique and vintage lovers, rejoice! This hipster hang is back in action every Saturday and Sunday at Fort Greene and Williamsburg locations through November.
Chris Hardwick; Best Buy Theater, Midtown West, 10:30pm. $38 plus two-drink minimum.
From Star Wars to Star Trek, the Nerdist Industries CEO plumbs the depths of his equally nerdy fans.
May 3
TD Five Boro Bike Tour; Location TBA, registration sold out, free to watch.
This 32,000-strong tour spans all the boroughs and five bridges, over the course of 40 automobile-free miles, courtesy of a partnership with the NYC Department of Transportation. It's sold out, but you can still watch the spectacle, or plan ahead to keep out of the way of these excited cyclists.
New York Hot Jazz Festival; The Players Club, Gramercy, 12pm. $70, half-day pass $40.
Put on your vintage best for this who's who of swing, hot-jazz and stride-piano specialists—including Wycliffe Gordon & Friends, the Hot Sardines, Andy Farber's After Midnight Orchestra and many more.
Drunken Shakespeare; 310 Lounge, Downtown, 7:30pm. Free.
Want to see if you can recite Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” after a few brews? Step up to the mike, or just sit back and soak in the iambs.
Mister Sunday; Shea Stadium, Williamsburg, 3pm. $TBA, advance $20.
Hometown heroes Mister Saturday Night (Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin) have released a mix CD, founded a label, played Beats in Space and toured the world. Catch them perform here.
Classic Album Sundays: The Smiths' Meat is Murder; Good Room, Greenpoint, 4pm. $10, advance $8 at classicalbumsundays.com.
Tonight's chosen long-player—presented by Ron Like Hell—is the Smiths' second album, Meat is Murder, just in time for its 30th anniversary.
New York Spring Spectacular; Radio City Music Hall, Midtown West, 7:30pm. $39–$120.
Spring is in the air! Travel through NYC landmarks in a seasonal performance starring the Rockettes and featuring celebs like Broadway's Laura Benanti for their last performances of the season, happening tonight.
Lyon Opera Ballet; Joyce Theater, Chelsea, 7:30pm. $10–$59.
This revered European—always a welcome addition to the Joyce's season—group presents three works by William Forsythe, Benjamin Millepied and Emanuel Gat.