October 27, 2016
THURSDAYHeadliners
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Scarecrows and Pumpkins. Featuring Scarecrows: From the Heartland to Horror and Pumpkins: Playful & Plentiful where the family can explore a garden full… New York Botanical Garden. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 718-817-8747 |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | The Gravesend Inn. Theatreworks' high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. This theme-park-quality Halloween attraction… Voorhees Theatre. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 718-260-5592 |
| 6:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Bayville Screampark. Featuring 6 Thrilling attractions: Bloodworth Manor, Uncle Needles Fun House of Fear in 3D, The Temple of Terror, Curse of the Z… Bayville Screampark. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 516-62-GHOST |
| 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm | The Gravesend Inn. Theatreworks' high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. This theme-park-quality Halloween attraction… Voorhees Theatre. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 718-260-5592 |
| 6:30 pm | The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze. Meander through an historic, 18th century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking display - all made of more than 7,000… New York Metro Area. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 914-366-6900 |
| 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Gateway's Haunted Playhouse. Experience a frightening journey through a haunted house and don't forget to visit the midway where you can see a fire breather,… Gateway's Haunted Playhouse. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 7:00 pm- 12:00 am | Blood Manor 2016. The Nightmare on 27th Street returns in all its gory glory with louder screams, scarier installations and more thrills for each… Blood Manor. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 212-290-2825 |
Festivals
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | Scarecrows and Pumpkins. Featuring Scarecrows: From the Heartland to Horror and Pumpkins: Playful & Plentiful where the family can explore a garden full… New York Botanical Garden. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 718-817-8747 |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | The Gravesend Inn. Theatreworks' high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. This theme-park-quality Halloween attraction… Voorhees Theatre. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 718-260-5592 |
| 6:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Bayville Screampark. Featuring 6 Thrilling attractions: Bloodworth Manor, Uncle Needles Fun House of Fear in 3D, The Temple of Terror, Curse of the Z… Bayville Screampark. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 516-62-GHOST |
| 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm | The Gravesend Inn. Theatreworks' high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. This theme-park-quality Halloween attraction… Voorhees Theatre. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 718-260-5592 |
| 6:30 pm | The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze. Meander through an historic, 18th century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking display - all made of more than 7,000… New York Metro Area. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 914-366-6900 |
| 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Gateway's Haunted Playhouse. Experience a frightening journey through a haunted house and don't forget to visit the midway where you can see a fire breather,… Gateway's Haunted Playhouse. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). |
| 7:00 pm- 12:00 am | Blood Manor 2016. The Nightmare on 27th Street returns in all its gory glory with louder screams, scarier installations and more thrills for each… Blood Manor. (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party). 212-290-2825 |
| Korean Film Series. The Korean Cultural Service New York hosts a twice-monthly film series on Thursdays. Films screened include classic Korean movi… Korean Cultural Service New York. (Festivals - Film Festival). 212-759-9550 |
The Arts
| 9:00 am- 9:00 pm | The Key. A peacebuilding art exhibition featuring 40 premier & emerging Egyptian, Middle Eastern & Western artists using the world's most… The Riverside Church. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-870-6700 |
| 9:30 am- 8:00 pm | Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R) or if you dare enter Chamber o… Madame Tussauds New York. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 800-246-8872 |
| 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | From Earth to the Divine: Contemporary Mongolian Expressionism. This exhibition brings together for the first time in New York these renowned artists who bring their artistic creations through… Tibet House. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-807-0563 |
| 11:00 am- 5:45 pm | Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800 works of art, archaeolog… The Jewish Museum. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 212-423-3337 |
| 11:00 am- 6:00 pm | Wendy Gillespie and Idiosyncratic Expressions. This fall Agora Gallery is pleased to present Solo Exhibition: Wendy Gillespie and group exhibition Idiosyncratic Expressions. Agora Gallery - Chelsea. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-226-4151 |
| 2:00 pm | The Phantom of the Opera.  Opened on Broadway in 1988. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 6:30 pm | Metropolitan Opera: Tristan and Isolde. Nina Stemme as Isolde, Stuart Skelton as Tristan, Ekaterina Gubanova as Brangäne, and Rene Pape as King Marke, with Sir Simon Ra… Metropolitan Opera House. (Arts - Opera). 212-362-6000 |
| 7:00 pm | Jersey Boys. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an… August Wilson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | The Book of Mormon. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical! A hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a… Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | Matilda - The Musical. Based on the story writtenby Roald Dahl, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who decides that despite a bad odd… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | Kinky Boots. A musical starring Cyndi Lauper. Based on the 2005 British movie about a failing shoe factory in North England, it follows the b… Al Hirschfeld Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | An American In Paris. A romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl set in an European city, both looking for a new beginning… Palace Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-730-8200 |
| 7:00 pm | On Your Feet. The story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, who believed in their talent, their music and each other, and became an international se… Marquis Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-382-0100 |
| 7:00 pm | Aladdin. Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for the lam… New Amsterdam Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-282-2900 |
| 7:00 pm | Hamilton. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton. Richard Rodgers Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 |
| 7:00 pm | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The inspiring true story of Carole King, from her early days as a Brooklyn teenager (named Carol Klein) struggling to enter the… Stephen Sondheim Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | Fiddler on the Roof. A revival of the much beloved musical about Tevye and his daughters in a settlement of Russia. Broadway Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | Tuck Everlasting. Young Winnie Foster is taken on a life-changing adventure when she discovers the magical secrets of the Tuck family. Broadhurst Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:00 pm | Something Rotten!. Nick and Nigel Bottom are playrights in the 1590's, living in the shadow of the "The Bard." A visit to a soothsayer leads them i… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:30 pm | Cirque du Soleil - Paramour. Paramour, featuring eye-popping acrobatics and sumptuous music and dance, spins the thrilling tale of a beautiful young actress… Lyric Theatre. (Performance). 212-307-4100 |
| 7:30 pm | School of Rock. The story of substitute teacher Dewey Finn as he transforms his class at a prestigious prep school from the regular academic cur… Winter Garden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 7:30 pm | Waitress. Based on the 2007 film of the same name, this follows the story of Jenna who is a pregnant waitress trapped in an abusive marria… Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100 |
| 7:30 pm | That Golden Girls Show! - A Puppet Parody. Set in that sassy Miami house in 1985, 'That Golden Girls Show!' parodies classic Golden Girls moments - with puppets! Get set f… The DR2 Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-682-0265 |
| 7:30 pm | Ballet Collective to Collaborate on Two New Works. BalletCollective's 2016 Season will explore the company's unique collaborative process with world premiere works featuring two c… Jack H. Skirball Center. (Performance - Ballet). 212-992-8484 |
| 8:00 pm | Chicago - The Musical. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels them in… Ambassador Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | The Lion King. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually the thr… Minskoff Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-869-0550 |
| 8:00 pm | The Phantom of the Opera. Opened on Broadway in 1988. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Jersey Boys. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an… August Wilson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Stomp. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Listing may not include all s… Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-307-4100 |
| 8:00 pm | Blue Man Group. Opened on Boradway in 1991. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience th… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN |
| 8:00 pm | Wayra: Fuerza Bruta. Fuerza Bruta is an event where worlds collide, dreams are real and reality takes a back seat. The visuals are spectacular. The… Daryl Roth Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-375-1110 |
| 8:00 pm | Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… New World Stages - Theatre 3. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 8:00 pm | Daddy Long Legs. The story of Jerusha Abbott, an orphan who gains an anonymous benefactor who agrees to send her to college on the condition that… Davenport Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-874-5348 |
| 8:00 pm | Cirque Du Soleil - Kurios. Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent every… Randall's Island. (Performance). |
| 8:00 pm | The Great Comet. Natasha is a beautiful ingénue visiting Moscow while she waits for her beloved fiancée Andrey to return from the war. In a momen… Imperial Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200 |
| 10:00 pm- 12:00 am | Starshine Burlesque. Starshine Burlesque takes it off every single Thursday night and features some of the best in burlesque entertainment New York h… The Fortune Cookie Cabaret. (Performance - Burlesque). |
| here: remembering 9/11. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition,… Ground Zero. (Arts - Photography Exhibit). |
For Children
| 11:30 am- 12:30 pm | The Story Museum. Preschool children up to age 5. Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories, crafts, music, dancing and singing. Ever… Historic Richmond Town. (Kids - Children's Activities). 718-351-1611 |
| 3:30 pm | After School Book Club. Junior High School students. Read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic bu… Historic Richmond Town. (Kids - Children's Activities). 718-351-1611 |
Community
| 11:00 am- 3:00 pm | Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery". 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts from the recovery, items… Ground Zero Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 212-920-4264 |
| 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm | OSLIC Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your spee… Oslic Voice Spa. (Educational - Class). 212-951-3844 |
| 6:00 pm | 2016 World of Children Awards Ceremony. Lily Aldridge Followill will be honored with the 2016 Advocacy Award and Stephanie March will be honored with the 2016 Board of… 583 Park Avenue. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit). 212-583-7200 |
| 6:30 pm- 8:10 pm | Sculpting the Psyche. Participants in the course will sculpt archetypal images from their own dreams. Learn about what Jung means by the "creative pro… The C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, Inc.. (Educational - Class). 212-697-6430 |
| 7:00 pm- 12:00 am | ALTSO's 13th Annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest NYC. A Leg To Stand On's (ALTSO) Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest unites over 1,400 leaders from the alternative investments & finance indust… Hard Rock Cafe. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit). 212-683-8805 |
| 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Amma's Satsang. Satsang has power to transform your mind. It is a time to cleanse the mind and allow the spirit to flow. Satsang is Sanskrit fo… Dharmakaya Meditation Center. (Community - Self Help). 212-306-0534 |
| New York Pole Dancing. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes run 7 days a week. New York Pole Dancing. (Educational - Class). 917-628-7449 | |
| Made on Staten Island. Made on Staten Island presents a wide variety of objects crafted and produced on the island from the 18th to the 20th centuries,… Historic Richmond Town. (Educational - Walking Tour). 718-351-1611 | |
| Toys!. The exhibition features more than 200 of the best-loved and most fondly remembered toys from the 1840s through today. Hands-on… Historic Richmond Town. (Educational - Walking Tour). 718-351-1611 |
Miscellaneous
| 11:00 am | New York TV & Movie Tour. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from over 60 TV shows a… On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 |
| 11:00 am &3:00 pm | Sex & the City Hotspots Tour. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip. Visit Charlotte… On Location Tours. (Miscellaneous). 212-209-3370 |
| 5:30 pm- 11:30 pm | Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there… Providence. (Miscellaneous). 212-307-0062 |
Nightlife
| 6:00 pm | After Work Thursdays at Proof. Join us for happy hour every Thursday with drink specials. Proof Bar and Lounge. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 212-228-4200 |
| 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Copacabana Night!. Join the Copacabana Party Cruise with a Live DJ spinning the hottest salsa, merengue, bachata and Latin favorites! Mingle, dance… Affairs Afloat. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-987-9200 |
| 8:30 pm- 11:00 pm | Comedy Soap Box. Comedy Soap Box has been producing some of the best standup in New York for four years. Comedians from Leno, Letterman, HBO, Com… Nevada Smith's. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-982-2591 |
| 8:30 pm- 10:30 pm | Comedy Hurts. A variety of TV credited comedians perform in an intimate room where you can eat, drink while you enjoy the show. $3 draft beers… Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-592-4435 |
| 9:00 pm | Celebrity Thursdays at Rubber Monkey. Resident DJ's Eric Tomasini, David Vasquez and John Creamer spinning on-the-edge house with the once-famous and would be supermo… Rubber Monkey. (Nightlife - Dance). 212-625-8220 |
| 9:00 pm | Comedy Showcase. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, and m… New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 |
| 9:00 pm- 2:30 am | Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week. Club Groove. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-254-9393 |
| 10:00 pm | Stand Up Comedy. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Mad… Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-757-2323 |
| 10:00 pm- 2:00 am | Salsa Night. Come out every Thursday night to NYC's most exciting and only underground Salsa party 4 years and still going strong! ... NYC's… Club Cache. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 646-591-2772 |
| 11:00 pm- 4:00 am | Say Word Thursday. This is a sexy, sexy, sexy, intimate Senegalese/French spot in the East Village. Beautiful decor, great staff, great sound, gre… Nolia. (Nightlife - DJ). 212-228-8103 |
| Virtual Thursdays at SBNY. SBNY Splash Bar New York. (Nightlife - Gay & Lesbian). 212-691-0073 | |
| Ladies Night at Webster Hall. Don't miss out on the explosive Male Revue from 10pm to midnight for the ladies only. Webster Hall. (Nightlife - Ladies Night). 212-353-1600 | |
| Blues, Jazz, & Rock. Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs… New York Metro Area. (Nightlife - Pub Crawl / Bar Tour). 212-696-6617 | |
| All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia, and the P… Lucky Cheng's. (Nightlife - Adult theme). 212-861-2438 |
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