SHOWTIMES
All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed)
($10 suggested donation)
March 30th (Monday)
BRAINSTORM reading series, featuring Literary Translation
6:30pm
BRAINSTORM is a reading series organized by alumni and students from the
Queens College MFA Program in Creative Writing & Literary Translation.
Come hear writers you know, meet writers you might like to know, and
perhaps be introduced to your future favorite author.
Cheap Seats Comedy
8:30pm
Grab your pals and crack up with killer stand-up at Cheap Seats Comedy—funny vibes, fully free! Hosted by Peter Grosz and Shosh Brodman. Don’t miss out on the fun—come hang with us and catch some killer jokes live!
This month's lineup features:
JOYELLE NICOLE JOHNSON (Peacock)
NICO CARNEY (Late Night with Seth Meyers)
STEVEN ROGERS (Nateland)
and MIA FAITH HAMMOND (The Stand)
March 31st (Tuesday)
Silent Writing Happy Hour
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
Barbers
7:00pm
BARBERS is an improv comedy duo featuring Liz Stewart and Sarah Parsons as two barbers trying and failing to run their small business.
April 1st (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
April 2nd (Thursday)
Computer Magic Open Mic
5:00pm
jokes are out, truth is in. irony is dead, comedy is alive. computers are proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. poetry, prose, short story, drama, whatever… only rule: tell the truth. (ps… truth is subjective) open writers group thursdays 5:30 @petescandystore :) COMPUTER MAGIC!
Rally Reading Series
7:00pm
Eoin
9:00pm
Lucius Arthur
10:00pm
April 3rd (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Dead Pete's Society
7:00pm
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race." If you need a reminder of how human you are, join us for an open mic poetry night on the first Friday of every month. We can sound our barbaric yawps over the rooftops of the world (or just in Pete's back room). All are welcome! Tune in, turn on, and drop dead. FREE.
First Friday of every month at 7:30 pm (sign up starts at 7)
April 4th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
NANA Pop Up Kitchen
4:00pm
A Delicious Grilled Cheese & Doughnuts Pop Up!
April 5th (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
April 6th (Monday)
Biology on Tap
7:00pm
bio and beer blend at the biology on tap speaker series, featuring talks, trivia, and prizes! Come learn all things invertebrates this month.
Great Oblivion
8:30pm
Alex Yen
10:30pm
April 7th (Tuesday)
Silent Writing Happy Hour
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
The Girls Room
7:00pm
Eli Maxwell
9:30pm
April 8th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
April 9th (Thursday)
Computer Magic
5:00pm
jokes are out, truth is in. irony is dead, comedy is alive. computers are proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. poetry, prose, short story, drama, whatever… only rule: tell the truth. (ps… truth is subjective) open writers group thursdays 5:30 @petescandystore :) COMPUTER MAGIC!
Whack Job
7:00pm
Whack Job is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the weirdest and whackiest comedians in town!
Come on down to Pete's Candy Store for WHACK JOB, hosted by JENNA SHERRITON, RYLAN SYLVESTER AND MOLLY ZALMAN!
FEATURING:
Bridget Foley
Claire Siemietkowski
Ryan Rodgers
Shaunak Godkhindi
and MORE!
Grant Claytor
9:00pm
April 10th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Imaginary Elegies
7:00pm
The Weeblies
11:00pm
April 11th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
MaruMaraw
6:00pm
James Levy
8:00pm
Milan C
10:00pm
Alec Jude
10:30pm
Jacob East
11:00pm
SS Stephensen
11:30pm
April 12th (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Yoko Nips Takoyaki Pop Up Kitchen
6:00pm
Food pop-up from 6pm to 10pm in the front bar room. Takoyaki, keychains, beverages, etc...
April 13th (Monday)
Lorraine Leckie & Friends
6:00pm
Lorraine Leckie and Friends is a songwriters showcase and monthly residency at Petes Candy Store that comes around every second Monday of the month. Curated by Lorraine it is an ever changing landscape of talented folks and features 13 songwriters a month. This event is open to the public and Lorraine is always looking for new blood so come and join the party!
Raphael McGregor
9:30pm
April 14th (Tuesday)
Silent Writing Happy Hour
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
April 15th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
April 16th (Thursday)
Computer Magic
5:00pm
jokes are out, truth is in. irony is dead, comedy is alive. computers are proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. poetry, prose, short story, drama, whatever… only rule: tell the truth. (ps… truth is subjective) open writers group thursdays 5:30 @petescandystore :) COMPUTER MAGIC!
Pete's Reading Series
7:30pm
Brooklyn’s premier literary series for over 20 years, Pete’s Reading Series features heavyweight authors side-by-side with rising stars. Curated by Brian Gresko and Vanessa Chan. Join us (for FREE!) on the third Thursday of every month. Books provided by Black Spring Books.
April 17th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Kweendom
7:00pm
Don't miss the show TimeOUT called "consistently dope" and Thrillist described as "extremely gay." Featuring an always fresh lineup of only LGBTQ performers, Kweendom is one of NYC's most beloved comedy showcases. Catch stand-up, storytelling, characters, music and more from up-and-coming artists, as well as faces from TV and streaming. Always free, with donations accepted for a designated LGBTQ-foused organization each show. Come for the laughs, stay for the fresh faces in your Grindr grid. (Bring Kweendom home with you in the new collection of essays, Welcome to Kweendom, available now!)
April 18th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
Turner Cody
9:00pm
Lily Jean
10:00pm
Speedfriending
10:40pm
Neverhome
11:15pm
April 19th (Sunday)
MIND PALACE POETRY THE WORKSHOP
3:00pm
RESURRECTED IS A TWO DAY IN PERSON WORKSHOP. THE FIRST CLASS WILL BE DEDICATED TO WRITING EXERCISES, SHARING, OPENING UP THE MIND, AND GETTING COMFORTABLE WITHIN OUR GROUP. THE SECOND CLASS WILL BE A WORKSHOP, WHERE POEMS WILL BE SUBMITTED AHEAD OF TIME AND DISCUSSED AS A GROUP. EACH POET WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO WORKSHOP AND WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO SCHEDULE A 1-1 WITH CARSON ABOUT THEIR WORK.
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Jim Keller
10:30pm
April 20th (Monday)
Ecstatic Peephole Play Club
6:30pm
Ecstatic Peephole is a monthly play reading series hosted and curated by Emma Horwitz and Bailey Williams. Come hear brand new, undeveloped work from New York City's most exciting playwrights and actors. We embrace mind-bending, re-shaping, perspective-shifting, silly-making, and the physically impossible.
April 21st (Tuesday)
Silent Writing Happy Hour
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
John Cushing
8:30pm
Tom Leaf
9:30pm
Jackson Lynch
10:30pm
April 22nd (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
April 23rd (Thursday)
Computer Magic
5:00pm
jokes are out, truth is in. irony is dead, comedy is alive. computers are proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. poetry, prose, short story, drama, whatever… only rule: tell the truth. (ps… truth is subjective) open writers group thursdays 5:30 @petescandystore :) COMPUTER MAGIC!
Chestnut: A Live Storytelling Hour
7:00pm
In the spirit of liberation and celebration what’s a time when you were on top? Prepare a story about your craziest party, a victory you didn’t see coming, or that mountain you finally climbed after 5 years of planning. Think back to that bottle of tequila or a sunny day after a storm. Whether it was a win for the soul or fireworks literally lit up the sky, sometimes we need a reminder to celebrate the big and the small.
In case you need anymore inspiration I invite you to think back to those milestones: prom, 21st birthday, that wedding your cousin had in the woods, or the 30th birthday party that was more of a rave.
Bring a story, a friend, or simply yourselves.
April 24th (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
100%
7:00pm
100% is a comedy show hosted by Adrian Frimpong and Dan Fox that invites some of NYC's hottest comedians to do a "tight five" — their best prepared material — and then a "loose five" — a set inspired by audience suggestions, written on the spot.
Happy hour til 7PM
Doors at 7:00PM
Show at 7:15PM
April 25th (Saturday)
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram 👄💋💄
The Alaskas
7:00pm
Scotty Malcolm
7:45pm
Paris Archives
9:15pm
April 26th (Sunday)
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete's has been running for almost 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete's intimate music room for a lively night of performances. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Nick Llerandi
10:30pm
April 27th (Monday)
April 28th (Tuesday)
Silent Writing Happy Hour copy
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
We Love a Theme: A Storytelling Show
7:00pm
Bailey Swilley presents We ❤️ a Theme: A Storytelling Show. This month's theme? LOVE BOMBED. Don't miss funny, heart-warming, and cringe tales from performers Lauren Davis, Ronna Levy, Scott Englund and Gregory Meander.
April 29th (Wednesday)
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors 930pm
Show 10pm sharp!
April 30th (Thursday)
Ben Callahan & Co
7:00pm
Stand-up comedian Ben Callahan presents some of the funniest comics working in New York. Come see Natan Badalov (Adult Swim), Antoine Nessralla (Boston Comedy Festival), Jared Apper ("Latina Guy"), David Baker (OnlyFriends Comedy), and Alexis Ramirez (Laugh Alert Comedy) for a great show start to finish.
Déa and the Drips
9:00pm
The Platonics
11:00pm
May 1st (Friday)
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s @ 5 PM.
Yes Ma'Am
9:00pm
Marcyline
10:00pm
May 5th (Tuesday)
J. Killen
9:30pm
Star Country (Josh Bolin)
10:30pm
May 8th (Friday)
girliecurse
9:00pm
Crowd the Airwaves
10:00pm
Kleenex Girl Wonder
11:00pm
May 9th (Saturday)
Cat Casual and the FInal Word
8:00pm
Open Blue
9:00pm
May 10th (Sunday)
Stephen Sunshine
8:30pm
Ava French
9:30pm
May 11th (Monday)
May 12th (Tuesday)
May 14th (Thursday)
May 16th (Saturday)
The Handles
8:00pm
Lola Quinn
9:00pm
Baege
11:00pm
May 17th (Sunday)
Bill Bartholomew
8:30pm
May 18th (Monday)
Jim Keller
8:30pm
May 21st (Thursday)
The Westerns
9:00pm
May 23rd (Saturday)
Dali Rose
8:00pm
FEEDBACK
9:00pm
May 24th (Sunday)
Willow Vass
8:30pm
Imogen Valentine
9:30pm
May 25th (Monday)
Magic and Mentalism at Pete's
6:30pm
Stephen Michael Spencer
9:30pm
May 26th (Tuesday)
Dr. Boat
9:30pm
Zora Imani
10:15pm
Giovanni Jimenez
10:45pm
May 28th (Thursday)
Shirley's Temple
9:00pm
Lesbian Night @ Pete’s is back with a new name
Join us Thursday, March 26th for Shirley’s Temple @ Pete’s Candy Store. Let’s patio, dance, and drink <3
see you soon. the fourth Thursday of every month!
May 30th (Saturday)
The Naysayer
8:00pm
Seiches
10:00pm
May 31st (Sunday)
Michael Hanf
8:30pm
Creep Comedy
10:30pm
June 1st (Monday)
June 5th (Friday)
Frances de Vargas
9:00pm
Cory Kosel
10:00pm
Hals and Pals
11:00pm
June 9th (Tuesday)
Sean Decker
8:30pm
June 12th (Friday)
Hornsbee
9:00pm
Makeout City
10:00pm
June 13th (Saturday)
John Kasper
7:00pm
Tiv Hay-Rubin
8:00pm
June 20th (Saturday)
June 21st (Sunday)
Jenny Parrott
8:30pm
Christine Pascoo
9:30pm
June 25th (Thursday)
Shirley's Temple
10:00pm
Lesbian Night @ Pete’s is back with a new name
Join us Thursday, March 26th for Shirley’s Temple @ Pete’s Candy Store. Let’s patio, dance, and drink <3
see you soon. the fourth Thursday of every month!
June 27th (Saturday)
Krewe
9:00pm
June 28th (Sunday)
June 29th (Monday)
Some Fun Lines
6:30pm
Maria DiFabbio
8:30pm
July 18th (Saturday)
July 24th (Friday)
The Oystermen
9:00pm
July 27th (Monday)
Maria DiFabbio
8:30pm
July 31st (Friday)
The Live Boob
7:00pm
October 29th (Thursday)
Veronica C Sirotic
7:00pm
Come hear some poetry, prose, and nonfiction at the NYU MFA Fall Reading!