Chillin’ in April: April Events in NYC
“The sun was warm but the wind was chill,” is what our homeboy Robert Frost said about April and you know what? We’ll take it! Here, some ways to make your April even more chill. Or cool. Or fun. Or something.
April 1 – 3: Affordable Art Fair
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th St. NY, NY 10011
www.affordableartfair.com
April 1 – 5: French Film Festival
See the best new French-language films – narratives, documentaries, and shorts –
from emerging and established filmmakers.
Various Locations
www.focusonfrenchcinema.com
April 1 – 17: Orchid Show at NY Botanical Gardens
See every kind of orchid there is… and what they look like when they’re treated right. Day and night sessions tickets available; at night, there’s live music and cocktails.
New York Botanical Gardens
2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458
www.nybg.org
April 1: Intensive Kitchen Basics: Steak Frites
This could fall into the, “If you only know one thing,” category.
Haven’s Kitchen
109 W. 17th St. NY, NY 10011
www.havenskitchen.com
April 1 – September 25: American Psycho
Brett Easton Ellis’s creepy classic on Broadway? It was sold out in London, and we have to admit, we’re curious.
Gerald Schoenfeld Theater
236 W. 45th St. NY, NY 10036
www.americanpsychothemusical.com
April 1: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
A documentary about the Phife Dawg. At midnight. That’s what we call a party.
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11249
www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie/beats-rhymes-and-life/
April 2: Essential Skills: Whole Chicken Butchery & Cooking
Because let’s get real, you don’t really know how to cook a chicken.
Haven’s Kitchen
109 W. 17th St. NY, NY 10011
www.havenskitchen.com
April 2: Pillow Fight in the Park
Ok: We’ll be honest. We want no part of this but we thought you should know that it’s happening… probably so that you can avoid it. From 3 to 6 p.m. people will be pillow-fighting (with feather-free pillows) in Washington Square Park. Don’t shoot the messenger.
Washington Square Park
www.pillowfightday.com
April 2: Distiller’s Festival
Sample 60 craft spirits and listen to a jazz band at this 1920s prohibition-themed event.
The Bowery Hotel
335 Bowery NY, NY 10003
www.nyccraftdistillersfest.com
April 6: Taste of the Lower East Side & Taste of Brooklyn
Enjoy unlimited bites from NYC’s most acclaimed restaurants, knowing that all the proceeds from your ticket go to charity.
Various Locations
Taste of LES info: www.tasteofles.org
Taste of Brooklyn info: www.parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/taste-of-fifth
April 9: A League of Their Own
One of our fave girl power movies, on the big screen. Yes and yes.
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11249
www.nitehawkcinema.com
April 13 – 24: Tribeca Film Festival
DeNiro’s giant film festival hits lower Manhattan again, with hundreds of movies by people you’ve heard of, and people you haven’t.
Various Locations
https://tribecafilm.com
April 16: Secret Garden Party in Marble Cemetery
A 19th Century themed Obscura Day celebration, complete with absinthe tastings, exotic birds, and parlour games.
New York Marble Cemetery
41 ½ Second Ave. NY, NY
www.flavorpill.com
April 23 – 24: Hot Sauce Expo
Hot sauce and booze. We repeat: Hot sauce and booze.
Brooklyn Expo Center
79 Franklin St. Brooklyn, NY 11222
www.nychotsauceexpo.com