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Take a ride through Coney Island’s incredible past and present on the fabulous, fun, and fascinating Coney Island walking tour.

Brooklyn, NY - Coney Island USA, the neighborhood’s beloved nonprofit arts organization has announced official walking tours. History lovers can now take a stroll with a licensed New York City tour guide through Coney Island’s incredible past and present on this new amusement district walking tour. The 90-minute guided tour brings the eccentric, bizarre history of Coney Island to life for both tourists and lifelong New Yorkers.

New York, N.Y. (August 31, 2026) – The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) begins free performances of Public Works’ PUBLIC RECORD at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park on Friday, September 4 for a limited engagement running through Tuesday, September 8. Featuring a cast of more than 130, PUBLIC RECORD brings New Yorkers from all five boroughs together through music, dance, and storytelling.

And We’re Just Getting Started: The Immersive Media Art Museum Reflects on a Year of Nearly 450,000 Guests with a Data-Driven Celebration.

Program Features Premieres for Small Ensemble and Electronics by Alex Mincek, Mariel Roberts Musa, Modney, and Sam Pluta

New York, NY (August 27, 2026) — New York City-based new music collective Wet Ink Ensemble announces the opening of its 28th season of adventurous music with a concert of premieres for small ensemble and electronics on Sunday, September 27th, 2026, 7:30 p.m. at the Zürcher Gallery.

Written, Drawn and Performed by Phoebe Potts, Directed by Christopher Griffith

October 6 – November 24, 2026 (8 performances)

New York (August 25, 2026) – Following a 12-city tour of the U.S., playing theaters, synagogues, and a burlesque hall, Too Fat for China comes to Brooklyn, New York! Written, drawn and performed by Phoebe Potts, her critically-acclaimed, award-winning one-woman play is a comic look at the agonies of adoption. Winner of United Solo’s “Best Storytelling Show,” and BroadwayWorld’s “Best Solo Show (2025),” eight performances will now be staged on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., October 4 through November 24, 2026, at the RAT NYC, 68 Jay Street, Suite 117 (Storefront) in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Christopher Griffith directs.

Irish Literature: History & Myth Since 1798 on view September 18, 2026 – January 17, 2027

New York, NY (August 19, 2026)—The New York Historical, New York’s first museum, explores the history of literary Ireland in a new exhibition featuring more than 135 rare books, manuscripts, broad sheets, playbills, drawings, prints, and illustrations. On view September 18, 2026 – January 17, 2027 and drawn from the Leonard L. Milberg Collections of Irish Literature at the Princeton University Library and Leonard L. Milberg’s private collection, Irish Literature: History and Myth Since 1798 reveals how closely the literature, history, and politics of Ireland entwine across the last two centuries.

This year’s celebration expands to feature more programs, fan events, live music, puppetry workshop, and special guests—all anchored by The Jim Henson Exhibition
New exclusive MoMI merchandise commemorating the occasion will be available

Astoria, New York, August 20, 2026 — Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), home of The Jim Henson Exhibition, will commemorate Jim Henson’s birthday (September 24, 1936) with a special four-day celebration, September 24–27, in honor of what would have been his 90th year. This fun, long weekend for fans of all ages features a slew of special guests, screenings, puppet workshops, a collectible swap meet, live music in the courtyard, and more!…

Free Outdoor Family Performance Brings the Magic of Fairyland to a New York City Community Garden

New York, NY (August 19, 2026) — Frog & Peach Theatre Company returns to Fairyland with a special outdoor performance of Tinkerbell Live on Saturday, August 29 at 3:00 PM at Los Amigos Community Garden, 326 Pleasant Avenue in Manhattan.