Pencil This NYC

Our pick of NYC happenings

Pencil This NYC // VOL VIII: Scrap that dull family BBQ and get ready to feel forever young as we take you back to the anxious, rebellious best times of your life.

Monday 25th June - Sunday 1st July
JUNE 27 // DANCE/MUSIC

HHNYC Summer School: Moonheart, Secret Loft

Are illegal warehouses and raves not really your thang? We feel you, and that’s why we think you should give this still under-the-radar sexy bash a go, in the hipster-enclave of Manhattan. This time, it’s back to school with experimental electric pop and R&B.

$7.33 - $12.61 Go
JUNE 28 // PHOTOGRAPHY/CULTURE

Young American, Bohemian National Hall

Young love, first experiences and romantic revolutions. This incredible body of work by photographer Marie Tomanova offers a new voice on American youth culture. Heads up: it might take you back to 1967 San Francisco.

FREE Go
JUNE 29 // SHOW

Coney Island Circus Sideshow

Who wants to do their own laundry, cook their own meals and worry about taxes when you can spend an afternoon in New York City’s playground? Whilst you’re there, you can marvel at the sword swallowers and fire eaters while chowing down on Nathan’s famous hot-dogs.

$10 Go
JULY 1 // ART/ENTERTAINMENT

Street Art Expedition, SoHo

There’s nothing like rebellious street art to reawaken your teen-self. Meet in SoHo and stroll to Chinatown – grabbing some Little Italy pizza on the way – whilst learning about this underground world from an active live street artist.

$32.74 Go
UNTIL 3 SEPTEMBER // ART

Renoir: Father and Son / Painting and Cinema, Barnes Foundation

Whoever said talent isn’t hereditary is probably biting their tongue: this exhibition takes in the work of father and son talents, the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the filmmaker Jean Renoir. To inspire you – and maybe look at your father differently.

$30 Go