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Peoples Improv Theater

Wednesday

Get your humor juices flowing at Wednesday night’s evening of free shows at Peoples Improv Theater. The night culminates in a jam, in which audience members band together and play in impromptu comedy teams—your chance to try your lines on that performer who’s made you hoot all night.
People’s Improv Theater, 154 W 29th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves, second floor (212-563-7488, thepit-nyc.com). 7–11pm, free.

Wednesdays at Nublu, there’s a party starring Forro in the Dark, a six-piece band sometimes topped with a David Byrne cherry. The word for Brazilian music genre forró is said to have roots in the Portuguese term for “commotion,” so don’t come if you’re interested in conversation: Communication at these jam-packed, gyrating nights is of the physical variety.
Nublu, 62 Ave C between 4th and 5th Sts (nublu.net). 11pm, $10.

“The seating is so cozy and the boys so cute that it almost seems a shame to want to crawl across the table (to meet one) and ruin the great service that differentiates the series, along with Amanda’s electrifying ambience, from any other show in town.”
— Lauren Cerand, seen at the Happy Ending Reading and Music Series

Expose yourself intellectually at the Happy Ending Reading and Music Series, where writers, storytellers and musicians put on outside-the-box performances. It’s not just about erudition: Senior curator Amanda Stern encourages attendees to “imbibe heavily and leave with someone new.” If all else fails, stick around for Get Pregnant, the snarkily named weekly hip-hop and reggae party. We recommend using protection.
Happy Ending, 302 Broome St between Eldridge and Forsyth Sts (212-334-9676, happyendinglounge.com). Reading and music series: second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 8pm; Get Pregnant: every Wednesday at 10pm.

—T.J. Carlin

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