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Your guide to the best events and festivals in NYC

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The top New York Festivals you should know

From street-shuttering parades to eye-catching art fairs, here are the New York festivals to keep on your radar

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Things to do in New York today

All you could ever need today and more!

Art

The top five New York art shows this week

You won’t want to miss this week's New York art shows

Movies

The best movie events in New York this week

Every week, we round up the best movie events happening outside New York’s multiplexes

Music

The best parties in NYC this week

Check out the best parties in NYC, from club nights to label takeovers

This Week in New York: Critics' picks

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Kim David Smith Sings Kylie Minogue, Part 2

The flirty, sly, dark-elfin Australian baritone departs from his Weimar-inflected signature set, Morphium Kabarett, for a special salute to...

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Cole Escola: Quick! Pretend I'm Asleep!

Some stars are made to shine over New York. Witness Cole Escola, the disturbingly talented character incubator as he gifts us with severely funny...

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Colleen McHugh: Friend of Dorothy—The Songs of Judy Garland

Just in time for Gay Pride, the smart and engaging Colleen McHugh continues her monthly Calendar Girl series with a tribute to the most screwed-up girl to...

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Regina Spektor: Live on Broadway

Thanks to the ascent of women such as Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles and Christina Perri, the female quirk-pop field is a lot more crowded now than it...

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Happy Family Night Market is back with more diasporic food, art and education

Happy Family Night Market, a festival devoted to nuanced education on the Asian diaspora through food, film, art and culture is back in New York for a second...

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Diller, from The Pickle Guys, is finally opening on the Lower East Side

The Pickle Guys will open Diller on the Lower East Side next door to its Grand Street shop. After the grand opening was delayed for eight months, Diller...

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Yayoi Kusama is bringing a new Infinity Mirror Room to NYC this fall

We New Yorkers love shine. From sparkling skyscrapers to sleek dance floors and bright new restaurants, we can’t deny our love of a gleaming spectacle. And...

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You can walk through a forest of light on the Manhattan waterfront

If the Seaport District wasn't already on your list of summer destinations, the waterfront neighborhood just got a glow up thanks to a free light-up...