Highlights this week include a double dose of drag performer Kevin Aviance celebrating Black Gay Pride Week in Harlem and on Little Island and a gender-bending tribute to Whitney Houston at Joe’s Pub.

Also, there’s a spooky movie series at Lincoln Center, a free dance festival in Battery Park and an immersive art exhibition of famed Austrian painter Gustav Klimt.

Outdoors

“Second Annual Summer Legacy Ball”

Little Island — Pier 55 in Hudson River Park at W. 13th St., Manhattan (Meatpacking District)

Fri. Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m.

The category is… “Little Island” as the 2025 Summer Legacy Ball descends onto the West Side Highway enclave for an LGBTQ+ extravaganza that creative director Qween Jean calls “a testament to Queer revolution and NYC ballroom excellence.”

Renowned drag perform

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