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🍬 The Sweet List of Events (7.28)
Check out some amazing events happening in the next 2 weeks!
Sugary
July 28, 2025
NOTABLE NYC EVENTS, HAND-PICKED BY SUGARY
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Sweet List—our newly standardized events newsletter built with complete with a color-coded Trust System, clear Time & Place formatting, crystal-clean social-battery icons, concise one-line value props, bite-sized “Your People” profiles, Free 🆓/Ticketed 🎟️ markers, and curated experience icons to help you zero in on the perfect vibe.
We’re still fine-tuning, so please share your feedback at the bottom!
The Sweet Event List Trust System
🍭 Sugary Sweet – Events we organize or co-host
⭐️ Trusted Source – Events from trusted contacts
🎲 Roll of the Dice – Eye-catching new discoveries we haven’t tried
What each event includes:
- Time & Place: 7:00 PM 📍 Bushwick
- Social Battery Levels: Introvert 🪫 to High Extrovert 🔋🔋🔋
- Your People: Description so you know exactly who you'll meet and what energy to bring
- Free or Ticketed Events: 🆓 or 🎟️
- Experience Marker Icons: 💎 Hidden Gem, 🎭 Interactive, 🍷 Social Hour, etc.
Whether you're seeking mindful moments or looking to make new friends, we've decoded the social dynamics so you can choose events that match your mood & energy level.
Monday July 28
⭐ Paramount+ Movie Night: “Pulp Fiction”
Outdoor screening of Tarantino’s cult classic on Bryant Park’s Great Lawn.
Time:8:00 PM film (5 PM lawn) 📍 Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown
Social Battery:🪫 Introvert
Your People:Movie-lovers seeking a laid-back picnic vibe with zero pressure to mingle.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 🔥 Hot Right Now • 🍷 Social Hour
Monday, July 28
🎲 Karaoke with Broadway Stars
Sing alongside Broadway hosts or enjoy electric karaoke vibes all night long.
Time:7:30 PM 📍 Baby Grand LES
Social Battery:🔋🔋🔋 High Extrovert
Your People: Nightlife lovers craving spontaneous performance and community in an electric atmosphere of Broadway stars.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭🍷⚡ Interactive • Social Hour • Quick Hit
Tuesday, July 29
⭐️ The Beethoven Effect
A fresh take on Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Seventh Symphony in an intimate hall.
Time:7:30 PM 📍 David Geffen Hall
Social Battery:🪫 Introvert
Your People: Classical aficionados and curious listeners seeking fresh perspectives on Beethoven in a relaxed setting.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 💎 🧘 🌍 Hidden Gem • Mindful Pace • Global Perspective
Wednesday, July 30
⭐️ StoryTell 7/30: Hope
An evening of real stories told live with strangers who become friends.
Time:6:30 PM 📍 Bushwick, BK
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: Creatives and curious minds who thrive in structured, heartfelt storytelling. Ideal for solo attendees ready to connect through personal vulnerability.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 💎 🎭 🍷 Hidden Gem • Interactive • Social Hour
Wednesday, July 30
⭐️ WARRIORS Listening Party
Silent disco listening party with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis for the WARRIORS album.
Time:9:30 PM 📍 Lincoln Center
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: Music and theater fans who love immersive, low-pressure dance experiences.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🎭 🍷 ⚡ Interactive • Social Hour • Quick Hit
Wednesday, July 30
🎲 The New York Philosophy Club: UWS
Three half-hour philosophy sessions with rotating groups—come curious, leave wiser.
Time:7:00PM 📍 UWS
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People:Philosophy enthusiasts and curious minds ready for structured, thought-provoking conversation.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 💎 Hidden Gem • 🎭 Interactive • 🌍 Global Perspective
Thursday, July 31
⭐️ SummerStage 2025: The Yussef Dayes Experience / FKJ / Venna / Salin
An evening of genre-blending rhythms from Yussef Dayes Experience in Central Park.
Time:6:00 – 10:00 PM 📍 Central Park
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Your People: Music lovers and park enthusiasts drawn to live, genre-bending performances under the stars.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎨 🌍 Creative Energy • Global Perspective
Thursday, July 31
🎲 ThespyHouse Sounds at Seven24 Collective: Featuring Pianist Marta Cascales Alimbau
An immersive minimalist piano performance followed by a surprise-filled networking mixer.
Time:6:30PM 📍 Meatpacking
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: TV, film, and theater creatives craving minimalist soundscapes and low-pressure networking.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭🍷🎨 Interactive • Social Hour • Creative Energy • Use Code “SUGARY” for preferred pricing
Thursday, July 31
🎲 Fabrik's Loose Threads with Tish Dignam: From Cringe to Community, Showing Up Online with Purpose
An evening of candid conversation on overcoming content cringe to build authentic online presence.
Time:6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 Fabrik DUMBO
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: Solo creators and brand builders craving honest community dialogue and actionable takeaways.
Your Experience:🆓 • 💎🎭🍷 Hidden Gem • Interactive • Social Hour
Friday, August 1
🎲 Cookbook Club: Pie Picnic
A summer pie potluck with cookbook-inspired fun, games, and letter-writing prompts.
Time:5:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 Fabrik DUMBO
Social Battery:🔋🔋🔋 High Extrovert
Your People:Food and community lovers eager for a playful, collaborative summer evening of pie, games, and writing.
Your Experience: 🎟️ Ticket • 💎 Hidden Gem • 🍷 Social Hour • 🎨 Creative Energy
Saturday, August 2
⭐️ Lightning Rooftop Brunch + Beats ☀️
Sunlit rooftop brunch with potluck bites and feel-good DJ sets all afternoon.
Time:12:00PM – 4:30PM 📍 Brooklyn, NY
Social Battery:🔋🔋🔋 High Extrovert
Your People: Brunch aficionados who love potluck sharing, rooftop vibes, and all-day dance mixes.
Your Experience:🆓 • 💎 🎭 🍷 Hidden Gem • Interactive • Social Hour
Saturday, August 2
⭐️ globalFEST
Join globalFEST’s mega-festival for world music sets and a silent disco under the disco ball.
Time:4:30 – 10:00 PM 📍 Lincoln Center
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: World-music fans and silent-disco devotees seeking playful, low-pressure dance experiences.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 🌍 🎭 Global Perspective • Interactive
Saturday, August 2
🎲 Walking the Internet in FiDi (Walk in NYC, 3 of 3)
Explore the physical roots of the internet through a guided 3-hour walk in FiDi.
Time:10am - 1pm 📍 Bowling Green Park
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People:Curious urban explorers comfortable with group dialogue and a 5-mile summer walk.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 💎 Hidden Gem • 🧘 Mindful Pace • 🌍 Global Perspective
Saturday, August 2
🎲 The Coux Collective Pop-Up
A one-day marketplace and live-music showcase spotlighting local creators in a Greenpoint warehouse.
Time:3:00PM 📍 Greenpoint
Social Battery:🔋🔋🔋 High Extrovert
Your People:Music lovers, vintage hunters, and community-minded New Yorkers down for six hours of shopping, sets, and socializing.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 🔥 Hot Right Now • 🎭 Interactive • 🍷 Social Hour
Thursday, August 7
⭐️ Twelfth Night
A joyous summer staging of Shakespeare’s comedic classic under the stars in Central Park.
Time:8:00 PM 📍 Central Park
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Your People: Shakespeare enthusiasts and outdoor theater lovers seeking communal summer performances.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🎭 🌍 ⚡ Interactive • Global Perspective • Quick Hit
Friday, August 8, 2025
⭐️ Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Tashi Dorji
Intimate Main Hall concert with Will Oldham’s Bonnie “Prince” Billy plus avant-garde guitarist.
Time:7:00 PM 📍 Red Hook, BK
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: Indie music devotees craving boundary-pushing songwriting in a warehouse-to-stage setting.
Your Experience: 🎟️ • 💎🔥🌍 Hidden Gem • Hot Right Now • Global Perspective
Sunday, August 10
⭐️ *Free Event* Hudson Yards Hosts Reading Rhythms! Featuring Alex Aster
A reading party with live music and curated playlists celebrating Alex Aster’s debut.
Time:12:30 – 3:00 PM 📍 Hudson Yards
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Your People: Book lovers craving community, live tunes, and light discussion under the summer sun.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 🎭🍷💎 Interactive • Social Hour • Hidden Gem
Sunday, August 10
🎲 summer treats w/ yori.ban
Grab friends for four creative summer desserts by Yori.ban at laid-back Larry’s Ca Phe.
Time:1:00 – 4:00 PM 📍 Brooklyn, NY
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Your People: Dessert enthusiasts looking to savor unique summer treats and casual café mingling.
Your Experience: 🆓 • 💎 🍷 Hidden Gem • Social Hour
Sunday, August 10
🎲 Verci Gallery Presents: v1.0
Interactive tech art showcase with code-based, data-driven installations.
Time:1:00PM 📍 Union Sqaure
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Your People: Tech-art enthusiasts who enjoy hands-on installations and easygoing gallery chats.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🎭 🎨 🌍 Interactive • Creative Energy • Global Perspective
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