Something to Do All 31 Days in July 2019

As July approaches, there is one thing on everyone’s mind: How many hot dogs will 11-time champ Joey Chestnut eat at Nathan’s on the Fourth? On a more selfish level, we’re wondering how many of the events below you can make it to during the month. All 31? Consider it a challenge—one even more rewarding, and certainly lower in nitrates, than downing 74 franks in 10 minutes.

July 1:  Ishtar at Film Forum

July 2:  Mets vs. Yankees (Subway Series) at Citi Field

July 3:  Do the Right Thing: 30th Anniversary at BAM

July 4:  Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island

July 5:  Dreamland Roller Rink: Freedom Edition at Lakeside, Prospect Park

July 6:  Warm Up at MoMA PS1

July 7:  International African Arts Festival at Commodore Barry Park

July 8:  Books Beneath the Bridge with Hugh Ryan at Brooklyn Bridge Park

July 9:  Dave Chappelle at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

July 10:  Summerstage: Ximena Sariñana at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

July 11:  Moulin Rouge on Broadway

July 12:  After Hours on Governors Island

July 13:  Jennifer Lopez at Madison Square Garden

July 14:  E-Prix (electric car racing) in Red Hook

July 15:  Bridget Everett and The Tender Moments at Joe’s Pub

July 16:  Shakespeare in the Park: Corionalus at the Delacorte Theater

July 17:  Art After Stonewall, 1969–1989, at Leslie-Lohman Museum and Grey Art Gallery (last week)

July 18:  92Y Jazz in July at Kaufmann Concert Hall

July 19:  Sunset Lobster Jam at Riis Park Beach Bazaar

July 20:  Apollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography at the Met Fifth Ave

July 21:  Rubin Museum Block Party

July 22:  She Persists: A Century of Women Artists (with public tour) at Gracie Mansion

July 23:  Hannah Gadsby’s Douglas (opening night) at the Daryl Roth Theatre

July 24:  Liverpool vs. Sporting FC at Yankee Stadium

July 25:  Jaws at St. George Theatre

July 26:  Jeff Tweedy at Lincoln Center Out of Doors

July 27:  Curlfest at Randall’s Island Park

July 28:  Guelaguetza Festival at Socrates Sculpture Park

July 29:  Implicit Tensions: Mapplethorpe Now (part two) at the Guggenheim

July 30:  Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center

July 31:  Grace Jones: Bami andBloodlight at St Nicholas Park