This weekend’s activities include Andra Day joining Robert Glasper for his annual jazz club residency. “Fat Ham” playwright James Ijames is back again with a new work about Black-on-Black gentrification. There’s also a free rooftop screening of “Beetlejuice,” a free puppet show in Long Island City and a food festival in Forest Hills.
Music
“Robert Glasper x Andra Day”
Blue Note Jazz Club — 131 West 3rd St. Manhattan (Greenwich Village)
Oct. 12 and Oct. 13. 8 p.m and 10:30 p.m.
In between acclaimed acting roles in “The Deliverance” and “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” Andra Day is getting back to her true love of music with a string of shows at the legendary Blue Note. This weekend, the Grammy winner joins genre-defying musician Robert Glasper for two nights of his ongoing “Robtober” residency, which is in its sixth year.
Fans of the “Rise Up” singer will get a chance to see her in a rare solo performance on Monday and Tuesday in an intimate setting. She will showcase her latest album, “Cassandra (cherith).”
The Super Bowl LVII performer will also mix in some notable tunes from two of her musical influences: Erykah Badu and Billie Holiday. She made her Hollywood breakthrough with Lee Daniels’ 2021 “The United States v. Billie Holiday.”
Tickets start at $65.00 (plus fees, $20 minimum per person)
Film
“Beetlejuice”
Pier 57’s Rooftop Park — 25 11th Ave. Manhattan (Chelsea)
Fri. Oct. 11. 7:30 p.m.
Fresh off the box office success of its new sequel, fans of the 1988 Tim Burton classic can once again take in the beloved horror-comedy on the big screen. With Halloween just a few weeks away and a pleasant forecast, it’s a perfect time to see the film, starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis and Winona Ryder, along with Pier 57’s spectacular, panoramic waterfront views.
Free, but RSVP required.
Theater
“Good Bones”
The Public Theater — 425 Lafayette St. Manhattan (East Village)
Through Oct. 27. Various times.
Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames is back with his first show since taking Broadway by storm with “Fat Ham,” his queer, Black twist on Shakespeare. “Good Bones” takes a deep dive into the world of gentrification in the Black community — when the gentrifiers themselves are also Black.
East New York native Susan Kelechi Watson, best known for her work on “This Is Us,” leads an ensemble that also includes Mamoudou Athie, Téa Guarino and Khris Davis, directed by Saheem Ali.
Led by “a dream cast of four extraordinary actors — extraordinary people,” Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis says the play is “about the deep relationships we can build with strangers — if we choose to.”
At its core, “Good Bones” challenges audience members’ thoughts on whether or not a changing (or “developing”) inner city is good or bad from different Black perspectives.
Tickets are $95.
Family
“Big Feelings”
Culture Lab LIC at The Plaxall Gallery — 5-25 46th Ave. Queens (Long Island City)
Sat. Oct. 12 and Sun. Oct. 13. 4pm.
Director Lana Boy reached out about the new theater play with puppets that aims to “empower elementary school children with the long-term tools they need to spark necessary dialogues about well-being, mental health, and feelings.” Playwright Heloise Wilson conceived the story about a little girl leaving her island home for the big city where she struggles to cope with being overwhelmed. The multilingual production (English, French, Italian, Filipino) mixes puppetry, physical theatre and songs. Alice Lussiana Parente, Myka Cue and Juliana Suaide star.
Free.
Poetry
Uptown Nights Festival: Liza Jefferson Peterson
Harlem Stage — 150 Convent Ave. Manhattan (Central Harlem)
Sat. Oct. 12. 7 p.m.
“Def Poetry Jam” alum Liza Jessie Peterson will present her multisensory experience, “Sistering: The Ever-Present Presence of Angels,” at this year’s Uptown Nights Festival. The multi-hyphenate tells a story about navigating her faltering faith with the help of “angels, divine guidance, bursts of miracles, and a lil’ mojo” in a performance described as “an evening of poetry, theater, music, and film.”
Tickets start at $25.
Experience
Squid Game: The Experience
Manhattan Mall — 100 West 33rd St. Manhattan (Midtown)
Through March 2025. Thurs. through Mon. 10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
New York City is the latest home of the immersive activation based on Netflix’s South Korean series “Squid Game,” about people competing in a deadly game of “Red Light, Green Light.”
The idea is to make people feel like they’re inside the cutthroat environment where the losers go home in body bags.
Through five intense challenges per hour-long session — replete with the Young-hee doll, the Glass Bridge and the Warships game — the New York experience will also include a night market with Korean-inspired food, snacks and cocktails. The space also has a “Squid Mart” with collectibles, merchandise and photo ops.
Tickets start at $39.
Outdoors
The Infatuation’s EEEEEATSCON New York
Forest Hills Stadium – 1 Tennis Place, Queens (Forest Hills)
Sat. Oct 12 and Sun. Oct 13. Noon – 6 p.m.
Powered by Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal’s fast-growing restaurant recommendation platform, the music festival-style food event returns to the historic venue to host more than 30 restaurants and eateries from New York City and across the country.
Everyday foodies can try new collaborations between Community Goods (LA) and Apollo Bagels or Cloudy Donut Co. and Sugar Hill Creamery. They can also purchase bits from the Charles Pan-Fried Chicken, Gotham Burger, Momofuku and Salt & Straw.
Conversations with Sofia Vergara, “The Bear” star Matty Matheson and the podcasters of Girls Gotta Eat will also take center stage.
Tickets for general admission are $41.86
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