Best Events in NYC this Week (8.7.25)

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Table of Contents

1. Welcome + Grab Your Tickets to Fore the Culture!

2. The LEVELUP List: Full List of 200+ Upcoming Events!

3. LEVELUP Links - Training and Funding Opportunities

📸 Welcome + Grab Your Ticket to Fore The Culture!

Hey LEVELUP in NYC Family,

We’re back from a short break with 200+ can’t-miss events to level up your calendar! This issue is sponsored by our friends at Mainland Block Party—don’t miss their August 15th event at 99 Scott Studios in Brooklyn featuring global icon DJ Maphorisa. Plus, join us August 20th at Fore the Culture, an after-work rooftop mixer we’re co-hosting at Puttery with mini-golf, cocktails, and vibes for purpose-driven pros in the tech, media, and creative spaces. Whether you’re in town for BaddieCon or repping NYC, come connect under the skyline. Free subscribers get 100 events through mid-August; Paid Supporters can unlock all 200+ events through December, including top networking mixers, rooftop parties, career events, and cultural gems. Thanks for rocking with us 💛

Let’s LEVELUP Together,

-Ryan, Editor

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🔝 The Insider’s List - 200+ Upcoming NYC Events! 

#1 Featured Event

[8/15] Mainland Block Party Featuring DJ Maphorisa (99 Scott Studio) Amapiano is coming to the Big Apple. Mainland BlockParty is bringing the heartbeat of South African sound to NYC, and DJ Maphorisa is on deck. It’s rhythm, it’s culture, it’s a full-blown takeover at 99 Scott Studios in Brooklyn on Friday, August 15th from 9 pm to 3 am! Grab your ticket below.

1. [8/7] Link & Lounge Global Summer Social (Bonnie Vee)

2. [8/7] A Special Black Theatre Night with Gypsy on Broadway Featuring a Talk Back with Gayle King, Audra McDonald and George C. Wolfe (Majestic Theater)

3. [8/7] Rise Up NYC Presents Free Concert with A Boogie, Rakim, EPMD, DJ Funk Flex (Orchard Beach in the Bronx)

4. [8/9] Spike Lee Presents Pop Up Stoop Sale (Brooklyn)

5. [8/9] The Function Presents: The Kickback (Black Ink Brooklyn)

6. [8/9] Dope BBQ (The Well & 3 Dollar Bill)

7. [8/9] Wine for Me BK (Farm to People)

8. [8/10] National Dominican Day Parade (Manhattan)

9. [8/16] StoopSet Block Party (Bed Stuy)

10. [8/19] Black Women Investors Network Presents State of Capital: Women, Sports & Investing

That’s not all. We have 200+ total upcoming events on the full event guide! Click below for more!

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Sponsored by Mainland Block Party!

Mainland BlockParty is bringing the soul of South Africa to NYC — and DJ Maphorisa is headlining!

Crowned the King of Amapiano, Phori’s global influence is unmatched — from chart-topping collabs with Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy to headlining international stages with the Scorpion Kings. This isn’t just a party — it’s a cultural movement, straight from Jozi to New York.

The BlockParty hits NYC on August 15th at 99 Scott Studios in Brooklyn from 9 pm to 3 am! Don’t miss the vibes.

Sponsored by Black Women Investors Network!

🔥 Power Plays: Women, Sports & Investing 🔥
Join Black Women Investors for The State of Capital, a high-energy night exploring how women are shaping the business of sports, media, and investing.

🎤 Dynamic Panels with execs from the NBA, New Balance & more
🍸 Cocktail Hour & Networking
🛍️ Curated Marketplace of Black & Women-led Brands
🏀 Enter to win tickets to NY Liberty vs. Chicago Sky

🎟️ Tickets going fast — grab yours now and be part of the movement!
Tues, Aug 19 | 6–9 PM | NYC

🔗 LEVELUP Links: Training + Funding Opportunities

1. [8/12-14] Ditch The Overwhelm with AI 

2. [8/13] 2025 NY City Jobs & Career Fair

3. [8/14] Masters of Sales Strategy Scale Session 

4. New York Urban League Presents Black Business Matters Cohort 6 [Deadline - 8/16]

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