Footlight Underground at The Windjammer

12/16/2024

Last week of programming for 2024!!! Let’s make it count!! ✨

MONDAY: The Joy of Ranting, an open mic hosted by Sign up starts at 9, show starts around 9:30. Impress us with your weird and win $5

TUES: C O L L A G E ✂️P A R T Y
🎄Holiday Card Edition 🎄
hosted by sponsored by Suggested donation $10+. Supplies included ✂️✂️ For a small fee we’ll make copies of your card for you to send out!!!

WED: Free Paper Plates!!!

Hosted by

THURS: .cruiser

FRI: .gap

Then we’re home for the holidays 🎄✨🎄 we wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday however you celebrate and best wishes for a bright and hopeful new year.

Rough times are likely ahead but if we stick together and stay positive in the face of adversity we might just stand a chance. 🫠

Remember, you can support our mission directly by becoming a sustaining member on or You can also become a donor through our fiscal sponsor .atlas

12/06/2024

Thank you! 🌠 -

Hello friends!  Another year in the books and we couldn't be more proud of how we've made it work. This year we had over 200 events, hosted 750 plus artists on our stage, and had thousands of patrons participate in art and culture in Ridgewood, Queens. Do you want to help us strive for more next ye...

11/04/2024

Fall is in full swing 🍁🍃🍂 Get your cozy on with some rad programming

MON: 6-9pm presents a forum discussion & industry mixer regarding “the State of the Industry” Free & snacks provided by

MONDAY: The Joy of Ranting, an open mic hosted by Sign up starts at 9, show starts around 9:30. Impress us with your weird and win $5

WED: FREE Paper Plates!!!
Improv show at 7pm, Jam at 8pm
Suggested donation $7-17 hosted by

11.7 Sea Urchin | Rose Blanshei (solo) | Pretty Polly | Adam Finchler ( )

11.8 Andrew Alarcon | Seth Benjamin & the Philistines | Hank & the Painters (
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11.9 We’re From Antarctica | Path | Special Guest ( )

11.10 BE THERE FILM FEST 4PM

11/01/2024

Noteworthy November 🍂 -

Hello friends! We survived Halloween and we live on to art again for another cozy season. We have some really incredible music shows this month including 11.15 featuring  Sidney Gish , which will sell out so get your tickets early.   Remember, no one is ever turned away for lack of funds at the ...

10/22/2024

If you have been to on Wednesdays you might have stumbled upon Ridgewood’s best kept secret, our biweekly with .nora.knox

Read our conversation with Nora about all things song choices, tour booking, and living in Ridgewood over the past few years.

Subscribe to our Substack for more conversations and observations by Footlight staff.

08/29/2024

This just in‼️ We’re hosting a bonus show this month over Labor Day weekend featuring .let.rae .in.united.states ‼️‼️‼️

Kali was one of our very first interviews on our Substack, give it a read if you haven’t yet ‼️

Save time at the door & get your tickets in advance, link is in our bio ‼️

08/26/2024

Coming soon in September 🎉🎉🎉 This week we’ll end August with a rousing karaoke session on Wednesday with .nora.knox

See you on the flip

08/19/2024

Mondayyyyzzzzz 🫠🫠🫠

Anyone else counted down the hours till mercury goes direct? Just me? Ok.

MONDAY: The Joy of Ranting, an open mic hosted by Sign up starts at 9, show starts around 9:30. Impress us with your weird and win $5

TUES: C O L L A G E ✂️P A R T Y hosted by sponsored by Suggested donation $10+. Supplies included ✂️✂️✂️

THURS:

FRI: .gap

SUNDAY FUNDAY:

08/14/2024

08/12/2024

Monday Monday Monday

“The Joy of Ranting” will be hosted again by at the booth while Tim is out of town philosophizing for the week. 9PM sign up, 9:30 start, 6 mins or two songs, impress me with your weird and win $5. Fair warning the bar is high.

WED: FREE KARAOKE withnora.knox

08/05/2024

Fair warning, Mercury is retrograde so this stupid app has already crashed twice trying to make this post. August is a long hot month. We may lighten up on programming but that just means what we have on the calendar is extra special ✨✨✨

MONDAY: “The Joy of Ranting” Open mic at 9PM. Hosted by none other than from the booth. Come to share your talent, stay for the awkward banter.

Also Monday 7PM learn to with

THURS:

FRI: Comedy: Seven Minutes of Lemon - Oona O’Brien .oonie

SAT: Candace Newmaker | Burke-Reinard Duo | Dollar Tree Existence Decision Frustration | Taylor Shultz ( .reinard .tree.valid )

07/31/2024

Have you checked out the Substack yet?

We’re looking forward to many conversations with artists and industry partners but this week we’ve kicked things off with interviews conducted by our staffer featuring (playing Thurs) & (playing Sat)

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07/29/2024

Monday Monday Monday!!! The Joy of Ranting Open Mic with will start sign up at 9PM AFTER Line Dancing with from 7PM 🤠

TUES-WED We’ll be closed for 🎥

THURS: we start AUGUST strong with

FRI: record release feat: .genaro

SAT: Shari Page & PARAGRAPH

SUN: Ridgewood Dreams Songwriter Series: hosted by feat:

07/24/2024

Happenings 🎉:

WED: FREE PAPER PLATES!!! An improv show & jam hosted by

THURS:

FRI: Long Spine Board golduel.fried.man | .band | Robber Crabs

SAT:

SUN: presents

07/22/2024

It’s MONDAY. 🫠

The Joy Of Ranting: an anything goes open mic hosted by 6mins to do anything, impress us with your weird and win $5

TUES: COLLAGE PARTY ✂️✂️✂️
7-10PM, Supplies provided, suggested donation. Sponsored by and hosted by

WED: FREE PAPER PLATES!!! An improv show & jam hosted by

THURS:

FRI: Long Spine Board | .band | Robber Crabs

SAT:

SUN: presents

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07/15/2024

Beat the summer malaise and art with us🎉🎉🎉

MON: 7PM Line Dancing Class with followed by The Joy of Ranting: an open mic hosted by Celebrating 8 years of the mic 🎉🎉🎉 9PM sign up, 6 mins to do anything

WED: 7Pm Jesters Grin, clowning mic followed by with .nora.knox

THURS: presents:

FRI:

SAT: .ird

07/08/2024

I hope you got your fill of ping pong cause we’re back in action TONIGHT! 💥

MON: early at 9PM

TUES: host BAMF GOING HAM doors at 7PM

WED: hosts FREE PAPER PLATES! An improv show + Jam 7PM

THURS: presents live musical accompaniment to the classic silent film THE KID Doors at 8:30

FRI:

SAT: FOOTJAMMER ANNIVERSARY PARTY celebrate 8 years of Footlight & Windjammer serving & 3 years of our partnership ❤️ featuring performances by (solo) (solo)

07/01/2024