Free Midtown music this afternoon, Harlem jazz on Sunday, tonight’s Astoria gallery opening, and art, film and self-guided outings around NYC.

Live Music

  • Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park — today, Wed Oct 14, 2:30–5:30pm, Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Streets; free. Pop-up live performances make an easy afternoon stop; today is the final Wednesday in the listed summer/fall run. Today’s specific performers are not named.
  • Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison — Sun Oct 18, 2–5pm, Ralph Ellison Plaza, Riverside Drive at W 150th Street, Harlem; free. Berta Indeed’s “Let the Music Play” brings local musicians and vocalists outdoors—a genuinely nearby weekend music option. Check the organizer for weather changes.
  • WAC Group Art Show: 5 and Counting — still coming Fri Oct 16, 7pm, 99 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn; $15 online / $20 door. Becky Gray’s acoustic set and hands-on drawing remain on the program (live music and drawing).

Harlem & Uptown

  • Spooky Martini watercolor paint & sip — tonight, Wed Oct 14, 5:30–7:30pm, Bird in Hand, 3569 Broadway, Hamilton Heights. $55, supplies and one drink included; 21+, ten guests maximum. Reserve through the thread for Tamila Dubas’s beginner-friendly workshop (r/Harlem).
  • Lines of Survival — still on through Nov 1, The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Ave at 109th Street; free, no registration. Nearby climate-story photography remains available during its run; visiting hours were not established, so check the venue before traveling.

Art Openings & Exhibitions

  • Fall Forward — Brick Wall Gallery opening at Bar Dalia — tonight, Wed Oct 14, 6–9pm, 33-17 31st Avenue, Astoria; admission price unstated—check thread. Meet the artists and see the new exhibition plus backyard-gallery work; the gallery’s fifth anniversary coincides with Bar Dalia’s sixth-anniversary celebration, starting at 5pm. (r/Astoria).
  • Art of Manga — still on through Jan 31, 2027, Brooklyn Museum; paid timed ticket. Regular hours resume today, Wed Oct 14, 11am–6pm, after the Monday–Tuesday closure: a midweek option after the museum’s two-day closure.

Film & Self-Guided Outings

  • The Witch — free local screening — still set for Fri Oct 16, movie 8:30pm / doors 8pm, Medusa Art Studio and Events, 18-14 Astoria Blvd; free, no RSVP, 21+. Scream Scene screening, with food, drinks and alcohol-free options at the venue (r/Astoria).
  • The Lady in Greenpoint audio walk — still walkable this October, starting at Pulaski Bridge; free / $10 suggested donation. The three-mile ghost-story walk and related charcoal-art stop remain a flexible spooky-season outing (r/Greenpoint).
  • Transit Museum 50th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt — still extended through year-end, self-guided around NYC using the museum app; cost unstated. Transit-history exploration remains available on your own schedule (ongoing; r/nyc / museum organizer).
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