Highlights this weekend include “Daily Show” alum Jaboukie Young-White headlining shows at the New York Comedy Festival and the kick-off of Queens’ family-owned Circus Vasquez at Citi Field.
Plus, bad boy rapper G-Eazy brings his “Freak Show” to BK.
Comedy
Jaboukie Young-White
Hard Rock Hotel New York—159 West 48th St., Manhattan (Midtown)
Through Nov. 16. 7 p.m.
Known for his unabashed humor and social media trolling, which leans heavily into the intersection of blackness and queerness, Jaboukie Young-White is headlining a string of stand-up shows for the 20th anniversary of the New York Comedy Festival.
The 30-year-old has racked up an impressive list of credits — such as “Only Murders in the Building,” “Rap Sh!t” and voicing Disney’s first openly gay teen protagonist (“Strange World”) — since breaking through on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” in 2018.
Tickets start at $30 (plus additional fees)
Art
“Notre-Dame de Paris: The Exhibition”
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine — 1047 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan (Morningside Heights)
Through Jan. 31. Various times.
One of the world’s most recognized cathedrals will reopen to the public for church service next month in Paris following destructive fire in 2019 and a five-year restoration effort.
Visitors will be guided through an interactive, augmented reality experience to learn the history of the Parisian landmark. Art enthusiasts, techies and history nerds can rediscover the past through illuminated photo panels and 3-D models, with the help of an interactive touch-screen tablet.
Tickets are $25 with discounts available for seniors, students and children.
Film
“OUTRAGE: Movies and the Culture Wars, 1987–1996”
BAM Rose Cinemas — 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn (Fort Greene)
Through Nov. 21. Various times.
Writer and producer Paul Dallas has programmed a diverse series of films centering identity, exploring taboo subjects and deploying graphic imagery.
While works by Martin Scorsese (“The Last Temptation of Christ”), Todd Haynes (“Poison”), and Paul Verhoeven (“Basic Instinct”) are back on the big screen throughout the week, Marlon Riggs’ compelling 1989 documentary, “Tongues Untied” — about gay Black male experiences in America — is a highlight.
Also, Alek Keshishian’s 1991 documentary “Madonna: Truth or Dare” captures the reigning Queen of Pop on stage and behind-the-scenes of her controversial Blond Ambition tour.
Tickets are $17 with discounts available for seniors and students.
Music
“G-Eazy: Freak Show”
Brooklyn Paramount — 385 Flatbush Ave Extension, Brooklyn (Downtown)
Fri. Nov. 15, 7 p.m.
G-Eazy brings his worldwide tour supporting his seventh studio album, “Freak Show,” to Planet Brooklyn.
After breaking big with his chart-topping hit “No Limit,” and the billion-streamers “Me, Myself & I” (featuring Bebe Rexha) and “Him & I” (with Halsey), the multi-platinum-selling rapper will showcase his latest work, which he said is “about self-acceptance…honest…and revealing of how I got here, who I’ve been, the stories of the come-up and some of the hardships and some of the missteps and some of the flaws along the way.”
Special guests include .idk., Lord Sko, and Goody Grace.
Tickets start at $64.
Theater
Daniel Koa Beaty’s “Love Warrior”
The Billie Holiday Theatre — 1368 Fulton St., Brooklyn (Bedford-Stuyvesant)
Fri. Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Daniel Koa Beaty kicks off The Billie’s inaugural “Black Narrative” theater series this weekend. With “Love Warrior,” the award-winning actor, singer and writer shares his story, including a transformative visit to the plantation where his great-great-grandmother was enslaved, and his enstoolment as a king in Ghana.
Throughout the weekend, the series will present performances, readings and conversations that give voice to the African American experience. The Fire This Time Festival (TFTT) will present a special edition with a reading of six 10-minute plays focused on social and political issues such as gentrification, Black Lives Matter and Black joy.
Tickets are $35 plus additional fees.
Family
CIRCUS VAZQUEZ
Citi Field — 41 Seaver Way, Queens (Flushing)
Through Dec. 15. Various times.
Circus Vazquez — fashioning itself as America’s largest family-owned big top circus — is celebrating 55 years with a new cast of circus performers blending the modern with the traditional.
Among the acts are Colombia’s Duo Vanegas, daredevils who will defy gravity on a rotating Wheel of Wonder reaching over 30 feet in height, and contortionism performed by the body-bending Bone Breakers quartet from Guinea.
All the action takes place under a blue and white striped, climate-controlled big top tent with 800 seats.
Tickets start at $55 with discounts available for children.
Free
Free Thanksgiving turkey giveaway
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Parking Lot — 2236 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn (Flatbush)
Sat. Nov.16, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn will host a community event ahead of the big holiday in partnership with local organizations, unions and supermarkets while supplies last.
Free. I.D. required.
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