The 5 Best Things To Do In NYC Tonight, August 12

Tonight in New York City: Gush about the celestial skies in Brooklyn, grab a free hamburger in the Flatiron, or meet director Matt Weiner in SoHo. By Carly Petrone.

Deadly Creatures, Amazing Medicine

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Tonight's Secret Science Club presents "Deadly Creatures, Amazing Medicine" with Mande Holford. The biochemist from the City University Graduate Center and the American Museum of Natural History explores the fine line between deadly poisons and medical cures. When Hoford isn't out on the field snorkeling to find new species, she's in her lab with her team, analyzing the chemical properties of venom. Learn more tonight starting at 8 p.m. Don't forget to try the SSC cocktail of the night and groove to infectious tunes. Admission is free.

Free Wahlburgers

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Celebrate Season 2 of A&E's series, Wahlburgers, by stopping by the famous food truck run by three brothers from Boston. Try the "Our Burger" which is topped with wahl sauce, dill pickles, government cheese, lettuce tomato, and onion. And the best part? It's free! Plus, the Wahlburgers on Wheels will help make a GIF of you enjoying your first bites of "Our Burger" to share on social media. Stop by at the Flatiron Pedestrian Plaza between 23rd and 24th Streets to get your carnivorous craving satisfied.

Meet the Director: Matthew Weiner, "Are You Here?

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Meet director Matthew Weinder tonight at the Apple Store in SoHo. The man behind the AMC hit, Mad Men, makes his directorial debut in Are You Here? starring Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson. This hilarious duo play childhood best friends who embark on a road trip back to their hometown after one of them has inherited a large sum of money from his estranged father. Learn more tonight starting at 5 p.m. Reserve your spot here.

Family Life on the Lower East Side

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From 6: 30 p.m. – 8 p.m. tonight you can check out a collection of photographs by John Millsenda. He grew up in the East Village/Lower East Side and has been photographing his neighborhood and his family for the past 50 years. After many requests to see more of his work, the GVSHP is pleased to offer this new collection of work, which includes pictures of his mother, father, and developmentally disabled brother over the years. Admission is free but reservations are required.

Science + Art: Under the Stars

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Are you a space and science nut who can't wait to talk about everything the galaxy has to offer? Stop by The Pacific Standard tonight for a special The Cosmos event, where space scientists and enthusiasts are invited to pair off for a series of speedy conversations aimed at creating cross-disciplinary collaborative connections. Think of it as speed dating for the cosmic minds. Sounds fun, right? Event begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free.

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Carly Petrone is a freelance writer living in New York City.