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The Brooklyn Ballet puts a colorful, modern spin on the snowfl ake
dance in “The Brooklyn Nutcracker,” at Kings Theatre on Dec. 14.
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Rough Trade 64 N. Ninth St. between Kent
and Wythe avenues in Williamsburg, (718)
388–4111, www.roughtrad enyc.com. 6 pm–
midnight.
Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Ave. between N. 11th
and N. 12th streets in Williamsburg, (718) 963–
3369, www.brooklynbowl.com. 7:30 pm–1 am.
The Sultan Room 234 Starr St. between
Wyckoff and Irving avenues, (718) 215–0025,
www.thesultanroom.com. 6 pm–1 am.
House of Yes 2 Wyckoff Ave. at Jefferson Street
in Bushwick, (646) 838–4937, www.houseofyes.
org. 6:30–9:30 pm.
This celebration of jazz will take over
six different Brooklyn venues on Jan.
17, for a series of musical acts, mostly
starting at 6 pm and ending at midnight.
Your $35 ticket will get you access to any
or all of the spots.
34th Annual Brooklyn Tribute
to Martin Luther King, Jr.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House 30
Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort
Greene, (718) 636–4100, www.bam.org. Jan. 20
at 10:30 am.
Every January, artists, activists, civic
leaders, and community members come
together at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music to honor the legacy and share
the dream of Dr. King. The event is
presented in partnership with the
Brooklyn Borough President and
Medgar Evers College.
The Glorious Sons
Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. Sixth
St. between Wythe and Kent avenues in
Williamsburg, www.musichallofwilliamsburg.
com). Jan. 21 at 8 pm. $25.
This blue-collar rock band commands
huge stadiums in their native Canada,
but you can still catch an intimate show
when they come to the Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Podcast Festival
Bell House 149 Seventh St. between Second
and Third avenues in Gowanus, (718) 643–
6510, www.thebellhouseny.com. Dec. 22–26 at
various times. $15–$20.
Some of your favorite talkers will come
to the Bell House for discussions and
live podcast recordings, including
movie analysis show the Bechdel Cast;
improvised sci-fi Mission to Zyxx, and
local history buffs Bowery Boys, among
others.
Celebrate Lunar New Year
Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn
Ave. between St. Mark’s Avenue and Prospect
Place in Crown Heights, (718) 735–4400. www.
brooklynkids.org. Jan. 26; 10 am–5 pm. $13.
Usher in the Year of the Rat by
parading throughout the Brooklyn
Children’s Museum with the Chinatown
Young Lions, and attend a reading
with Brooklyn author Michele Wong
McSween as she reads her kids’ book
about the holiday.
William Gibson
Murmrr Theatre (17 Eastern Pkwy. between
Grand Army Plaza and Underhill Avenue,
www.murmrr.co m). Jan. 28 at 7:30 pm. $36.
Cyberpunk author William Gibson,
who invented the term “cyberspace,”
discusses his new sci-fi novel “The
Agency.”
Nada Surf
Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. Sixth
St. between Wythe and Kent avenues in
Williamsburg, www.musichallofwilliamsburg.
com). Jan. 31 at 9 pm. $30.
The indie-rock band best known for its
1996 hit “Popular” has kept playing,
proving it is more that one-hit wonder.
FEBRUARY
Drag Queen Story Hour
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch 10
Grand Army Plaza, between Eastern Parkway
and Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights,
(718) 230–2100, www.brooklynpubliclibrary.
org. Feb. 15 at 4 pm. Free.
Kids and drag queens both love dressing
up, sparkles, and imagination, so
they get along great at this monthly
storytelling event.
Harlem Globetrotters
Barclays Center 620 Atlantic Ave. at Flatbush
Avenue in Prospect Heights, (212) 359–6387,
www.barclaysc enter.com. Feb. 16 at 1 pm and
6 pm. $33–$66.
The fantastic clown princes of
basketball show off their skills against
the Washington Generals.
Jurassic World Live Tour
Barclays Center 620 Atlantic Ave. at Flatbush
Avenue in Prospect Heights, (212) 359–6387,
www.barclaysc enter.com. Feb. 20–23. $25–$40.
More than 20 dinosaurs stomp across
the stage while scientists race to save
them, at this family-friendly touring
spectacle.
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha
and Spike”
Gallery Players (199 14th St. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues in Park Slope, www.
galleryplayers.com). Feb. 22–March 8, Thu–
Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $25 ($20 seniors )
Park Slope’s theater company presents
Christopher Durang’s witty comedy of
family dysfunction between small town
siblings and their movie star sister.
MasterChef Junior Live!
Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush Ave. between Tilden
Avenue and Duryea Place in Flatbush, www.
kingstheatre.com). March 13 at 6 pm. $22–$49.
A high-energy, interactive stage version of the
television show, featuring kid chefs in head-tohead
cooking competitions, live on stage!
The Brooklyn band Gangstagrass, which combines hip-hop and
bluegrass, will play at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Jan. 17.
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