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Weekend Guide
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-Apr 1, 2026
Weekend Guide: ‘On Cinema’ Live, CHITO, Soul Summit, and More
This week has a multidisciplinary aura to it, with genre-and-era-blurring musicians, mixed-medium artists, internet hits-turned-IRL-experiences, and so much more
The start of April means lots of things to lots of people. It starts with a day to play pranks or get fooled by fake newspaper headlines. Then come showers that bring, well, I’m sure you know the rest. But for us, it marks a significant time in the yearly cycle of awesome stuff to do, as you can now consider nature hikes and assorted outdoor (or just not entirely enclosed) activities amongst the myriad otherwise debaucherous times to be had beyond the confines of your apartment. Explore all your options in the Weekend Guide, below.
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Thursday, April 2
Opening Reception for “In The Wind”: An Exhibition by CHITO @ 9 Gardner Avenue
6 p.m.
CHITO, the multidisciplinary artist, designer, housewares engineer, and god-knows-what-else is debuting a new exhibit in East Williamsburg this evening. The show will include paintings and mixed works by the Seattle-based, New York-stamped artist, and will surely gather an audience ready to toast the collection.
Insider’s Tour: DUMBO First Thursday Gallery Walk @ A.I.R. Gallery
6 p.m.
Start at A.I.R. Gallery, and then visit a number of other spaces in the neighborhood (which will stay open late for the occasion) at your own pace. There will also be special events at A.I.R., ZAROLAT, and Cuban Art Space.
Liar’s Night: An Immersive Social Deduction Party @ Romania
7 p.m.
It’s a version of Mafia or the Murder Game on steroids, a carnival-themed immersive theater event where you can trade secrets, interact with characters, and overall have yourself a spooky good time.
Gnawa: Roots, Trance & the Moroccan Blues with Samir LanGus @ The Oilo Lighthouse
7:30 p.m.
LanGus presents an “immersive evening” that is part history lesson, part concert to explore Gnawa, the genre sometimes called the “Moroccan Blues.” LanGus, who grew up in Morocco before coming to NYC, is an expert both at honoring the roots of the tradition by pushing them forward by combining them with other genres.
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Friday, April 3
On Cinema: The Certified “Five Bags of Popcorn” Tour @ Kings Theatre
8 p.m.
On Cinema, for those unfamiliar, is Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington’s comic universe, at the center of which is a parody Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show, starring the two of them as extremely pompous critics. They’re bringing that direct to you, live and in person, with a combination variety show and movie review panel.
Murada and Jones started their disco-loving party nine whole years ago. To celebrate, they’re bringing in Nagase and Kawasaki to headline, and the Japanese-born, BK-based DJs are more than up to the challenge.
House of Grooves, with Eli Escobar and Sissies of Mercy @ House of Yes
10 p.m.
It’s unclear whether this marks the first or the latest installment of Eli Escobar’s recurring House of Yes gig, but apparently this Friday, and every subsequent first Friday of the month until further notice, the house heavyweight will be taking over the main room of the low-key legendary Bushwick club. He’ll go all night, as he tends to, with music starting around 10 and DJ duo Sissies of Mercy spinning in the tucked away Onyx Room.
A Bay of Blood @ Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg
11:55 p.m.
This Mario Bava-directed 1971 giallo is an influential (and violent) proto-slasher that set the stage for the likes of the Friday the 13th series in the ensuing decade. Now, you get your chance to view it as it should be seen: at midnight and on the biggest screen available.
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Saturday, April 4
Brighter Days [Matinee Rave] @ Jolene Sound Room
5 p.m.
The best ‘90s and aughts dance music. No phones allowed on the dance floor. And best of all, things end early enough that you can still get a full night’s sleep.
Bringing the Shãm to BAM @ BAM Fisher
6 p.m.
Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum is hosting and programming this five-hour celebration of the SWANA (South West Asian and North African) creative community. Live music, poetry, a marketplace, a gallery, a DJ, short films: it’ll all be on hand. Performers include Nadine El Roubi, The Brooklyn Nomads, Dania, Soof, Mona Miari, Zafer Tawil, and a special presentation of Offendum’s The Little Syria Show.
Divorce @ Elsewhere
6:30 p.m.
Divorce is often described as “alt-country,” but they’re a lot poppier and more fun than that tag indicates. They’re not afraid of camp and of being theatrical, which should make their live show especially worth seeing.
Art, Beats, and Lyrics Present: Bruiser Wolf, SALIMATA, Butcher Brown, and more @ Industry City
7 p.m.
Rap and funk nerds, rejoice: this free (until its full) event between the converted warehouses of Industry City is an opportunity to see Detroit (Bruiser Wolf) connect with NYC (SALIMATA and Xavier BLK), Richmond (Butcher Brown), and Atlanta under one semi-enclosed roof (and with access to all the spoils of IC’s hundreds of vendors). Music starts at 7, and goes until midnight.
Station, a longtime H0l0 resident, may be pulling the late-night shift, but he’s got an incredible amount of local and global support on this Saturday-to-early-Sunday line-up, including Shawn Dub, Dan Andrei, Tobias Linden, and more.
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Sunday, April 5
The Pick That Sh*t Up Community Trash Pick-Up @ Miss Barb’s
1 p.m.
If you’ve been itching for some volunteer work, or just want to participate in the collective project of keeping the borough clean, the good folks at Miss Barb’s in Flatbush will be handing out free drip and/or cold brew for anyone inspired to help out. Once the blocks are shining, you can tuck in for chive biscuits and something stronger than coffee.
Spring Tree Walk: Trees of the NCL @ Naval Cemetery Landscape
2 p.m.
Who doesn’t love trees? Now you can learn about ten local species while exploring the NCL and the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
fainting couch @ The Rat NYC
2 p.m.
The NYC Fringe Festival is in town this weekend (more info here), and many of the productions will be at The Rat NYC. This one-woman show, in particular, following an upper-class 19th-century woman with a mysterious illness, looks like a winner.
Sundays in The Atrium with Soul Summit
4 p.m.
The Fort Greene-based DJ collective is taking the party down to Gowanus to ring in a new season at Public Records’ outdoor space, which is somewhat covered, in case the weather threatens to go south along with them. Rain or shine, this’ll be a great way to dance what’s left of the weekend away.
Habibi @ Baby’s All Right
7 p.m.
The Brooklyn-based group plays a hometown show before heading out to the West Coast for a string of dates. The band turns their influences—a mix of psychedelic, garage rock, disco, ‘60s girl group, and Middle Eastern melodies—into something new and exciting.
ROOMS (from Tender Buttons) by Gertrude Stein @ Scholes Studio Theatre
8 p.m.
Lilac Co., the Brooklyn-based experimental theater company, is turning Stein’s experimental work into a story set in Burkina Faso. The production will be translated live into Mooré, one of the official languages of the African country.
