The NYC Pop-Ups and Parties to Check Out After Work This Week

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NOLITA—Shop Indego Africa's newly-launched clothing line, along with summer accessories and home decor, when it pops up at 171 Elizabeth Street this week. 100% of proceeds help to provide education programs to the Rwandan and Ghanaian women who design the products. The pop-up is open from Wednesday, May 11th through Sunday, May 15th, from 10 a.m to 9 p.m each day.

LOWER EAST SIDE—Head downtown this Thursday, May 12th for a night of drinks, music, and shopping from a selection of NYC designers, including Inter-Pret, The Duchess, MHART, and many more. You can see the latest offerings from all of these labels, and some will even be bringing in past seasons' collections at a serious discount. The night kicks off at 156 Bowery and lasts from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

SOHO—The aptly-named makeup line Make and blogger Jeanne Grey of The Grey Layers are teaming up to present a night of makeup tutorials and beauty talk at Make's SoHo 560 Broadway showroom. Treat your beauty stash to new products at a special friends and family discount when you stop by Thursday, May 12th, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Be sure to send your to RSVP to the free event at hello@makebeauty.com.