FRI, JAN. 17
THEATER, ASSEMBLE: A
unique immersive theater
experience at a secret
location in Red Hook,
where participants use an
app to navigate a series
of choices and tasks. 5
pm. $20. (917) 520–5912.
projectassemble.org.
DANCE, SALSA AND
HUSTLE: Salsa dancing
every Friday night, with
free lessons from 7–8
pm. 7 pm. Free. DeKalb
Stage, 445 Albee Square
West at Fleet Street,
basement, Downtown.
(929) 359–6555.
dekalbmarkethall.com.
FREE, BROOKLYN WRITERS
SPACE READING SERIES:
This monthly reading
series features novelist
CJ Hauser, poet Terence
Degnan, musician Brian
Russ, and memoirist James
G. Robinson. 7 pm. Free.
Community Bookstore,
143 Seventh Ave. between
Carroll Street and Garfield
Place. (718) 783–3075.
brooklynwriters.com.
THEATER, “HOW MANY
BUSHELS AM I WORTH?”:
A new play about a
Kiev family’s agonizing
decision in 1976 to flee
the Soviet Union for the
United States. 7:30 pm.
$30. Actors Fund Arts
Center, 160 Schermerhorn
St. between Hoyt and
Smith Streets, Downtown.
smithstreetstage.org.
DANCE, ZLATNE USTE
GOLDEN FESTIVAL: The
35th annual festival of
Balkan bands! 7:30 pm.
$30–$80. Grand Prospect
Hall, 263 Prospect Avenue
between Fifth and Sixth
Avenues. goldenfest.org.
MUSIC, BLAK EMOJI:
Starchild and the New
Romantic opens. 9 pm.
Free. BAM Cafe, 30
Lafayette Ave. between
Ashland Place and
St. Felix Street, Fort
Greene. bam.org.
SAT, JAN. 18
MARKET, SMALL BUSINESS
BOUTIQUE: Support local
small businesses, check
out an art installation, and
hear a DJ spin. noon. Free.
Fulton Street space, 1585
Fulton St. between Albany
Avenue and Marcus Garvey
Boulevard, Bedford–
Stuyvesant. Bridgestreetdevelopmentcorp.
com.
TALK, SWING LEFT NYC
HOUSE PARTY: Join a
Park Slope house party to
learn about Swing Left’s
2020 strategy to elect
Democrats, and sign up
to volunteer. Location
revealed with RSVP. 4
pm. Free. Park Slope,
Brooklyn. swingleft.org.
DANCE, PHOEBE
BERGLUND RESIDENCY:
A movement-based
project. 5 pm. Free. Wythe
Hotel, 80 Wythe Ave. at
N. 11th Street. (718) 460–
8000. wythehotel.com.
THEATER, ASSEMBLE:
5 pm. See Jan. 17.
DANCE, ZLATNE USTE
GOLDEN FESTIVAL:
6 pm. See Jan. 17.
ART, FIVE MYLES ARTIST
RECEPTIONS: The art
gallery opens two shows:
“Between Waters,”
featuring paintings by
Heather Holden and
Francks Deceus, and a
site-specific installation
of textile work by Connie
Fu. 6 pm. Free. FiveMyles,
558 St. John’s Place
between Classon and
Franklin avenues. (718)
783–4438. fivemyles.org.
MUSIC, MORITZ
VON OSWALD’S
“AKKLAMATION”: The
legendary electronic music
innovator sets out to unify
the expansive musical
paths of the electronics
visionary. 7 pm. $25.
Issue Project Room, 22
Boerum Pl. at Livingston
Street. (718) 330–0313.
issueprojectroom.org.
COMEDY, PICTURE THIS!:
A comedy show where
cartoonists draw the
stand-up routines while
comedians perform them.
7 pm. $10 ($8 in advance).
Union Hall, 702 Union St.
at Fifth Avenue. (718) 638–
4400. nakedcomedy.org.
THEATER, “HOW MANY
BUSHELS AM I WORTH?”:
7:30 pm. See Jan. 17.
8 PM. SEE JAN. 17.
COMEDY, THE MANIC
IMPRESSIVE
FUNDRAISER: A night
of comedy to support
Tristan Miller’s sending
his show about living with
bi-polar disorder to the
Edinburgh Fringe. 8 pm.
Free. Goose Lodge, 497
St. Marks Ave. between
Classon and Franklin
avenues, Crown Heights.
MUSIC, THE 1865: The
blues-punk band plays
music inspired by the
Reconstruction era. With
Major Taylor. 9 pm. Free.
BAM Cafe, 30 Lafayette
Ave. between Ashland
Place and St. Felix Street,
Fort Greene. bam.
org/programs/2020/
bamcafe-live.
SUN, JAN. 19
DANCE, ADULT BALLET
CLASS: A drop-in classical
ballet class for adults.
9:30 am. $16. Dancewave,
45 Fourth Ave. at Dean
Street, Gowanus. (718)
522–4696. dancewave.org.
THEATER, “HOW MANY
BUSHELS AM I WORTH?”:
3 pm. See Jan. 17.
THEATER, BLACK BOX NEW
PLAY FESTIVAL: Gallery
Players presents the world
premieres of new short
comedies and dramas. 3
pm. $20 ($15 seniors and
kids). Gallery Players, 199
14th St. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues, Park
Slope. (212) 352–3101.
galleryplayers.com.
HEALTHIER CHURCH
CHALLENGE: A 12-week
program designed to
empower you to lower
your risk of heart disease
and stroke, lose weight,
manage your blood
pressure, and lower your
risk of diabetes. 4 pm.
Free. The Temple of
Restoration, 490 Pacific St.
at Third Avenue, Boerum
Hill. (718) 757–0954.
restorationtime.com.
DANCE, PHOEBE
BERGLUND RESIDENCY:
5 pm. See Jan. 18.
THEATER, ASSEMBLE:
5 pm. See Jan. 17.
MUSIC, WINTER SONGFEST:
A free concert recital with
soloists from Excelsior
Music Studio, the Prospect
Hill Senior Choir, and a
live band. 7:30 pm. Free.
Brooklyn Conservatory of
Music, 58 Seventh Ave.
between Lincoln and
Saint Johns plaes, Park
Slope. (718) 783–2231.
excelsiormusicstudio.com.
MON, JAN. 20
MUSIC, BROOKLYN TRIBUTE
TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR.: Artists and civic
leaders to commemorate
the life and legacy of Dr.
King. Featuring Nikole
Hannah-Jones, founder of
the New York Times’s 1619
project, and with musical
performances from Son
Little and the Brooklyn
Interdenominational Choir.
10:30 am. Free. BAM
Howard Gilman Opera
House, 30 Lafayette Ave.
between Ashland Place and
St. Felix Street. bam.org.
FILM, AMAZING GRACE: A
documentary capturing
a 1972 concert by Aretha
Franklin, “the Queen
of Soul.” 1 pm. Free.
BAM Rose Cinemas, 30
Lafayette Ave. between
Lafayatte Avenue and
Hanson Place, Fort Greene.
(718) 636–4100. bam.org.
DANCE, FAMILIES
CELEBRATE AFRICA:
Celebrate Martin Luther
King Day with African
music, drumming, and
dance, face painting,
African drawing, crafts
and activities, stories
and costumes. 3 pm. $20
suggested donation.
Brooklyn Society for Ethical
Culture, 53 Prospect Park
West, between 20th Street.
(718) 768–2972. bsec.org.
MUSIC, WINTER SONGFEST:
4:30 pm. See Jan. 19.
THEATER, ASSEMBLE:
6 pm. See Jan. 17.
COMEDY, SAVAGE: A
free weekly alt comedy
show in a German beer
hall. 8 pm. Free. Black
Forest on Smith Street,
181 Smith St. between
Wyckoff and Warren
streets, Boerum Hill.
blackforestbrooklyn.com.
COMEDY, STAR F———:
A comedy show about
the science of astrology,
featuring Capricorn
comedians Alison Leiby,
Eliza Hurwitz, Joe Castle
Baker, and Zubi Ahmed.
8 pm. $8. Union Hall,
702 Union St. at Fifth
Avenue. (718) 638–4400.
unionhallny.com.
TUE, JAN. 21
DANCE, PHOEBE
BERGLUND RESIDENCY:
6:30 pm. See Jan. 18.
DANCE, SALSA AND
HUSTLE: 7 pm. See Jan. 17.
READING, DIANE RAVITCH:
The former U.S. Assistant
Secretary of Education
discusses her book
“Slaying Goliath,” about
the fight to save public
schools from privatization.
7:30 pm. $10 ($33 with
book). Congregation Beth
Elohim, 274 Garfield Pl. at
Eighth Avenue, Park Slope.
(718) 768–3814. cbebk.org.
MUSIC, SLAMJUNK
PRESENTS: A weekly
show of blues musicians. 8
pm. $10. Mama Tried, 787
Third Ave. between 26th
and 27th streets, Sunset
Park. (248) 979–0308.
mamatriedbk.com.
COMEDY, FEMINIST
BUZZKILLS OF COMEDY:
An all-women comedy
show presented by
the Abortion Access
Front. $10. Union Hall,
702 Union St. at Fifth
Avenue. (718) 638–4400.
unionhallny.com. 8 pm.
WED, JAN. 22
FREE, TAX TIPS FOR
FREELANCERS: Learn the
pros and cons of declaring
cash income, how and
why to track and write
off business expenses,
and much more. With
pizza. 6 pm. Free. Grow
Brooklyn, 315 Grove
St. at Myrtle Avenue,
Bushwick. (718) 418–8232
x2112. brooklyn.coop.
DANCE, SWING
DANCING WITH DANDY
WELLINGTON: The
man from Harlem and
his Swingin’ Band host a
night of swing dancing
every Wednesday night!
7 pm. DeKalb Stage, 445
Black and white moves: Artist Phoebe Berglund will create a
movement-based performance in various corners of the Wythe
Hotel this week, with open rehearsals on Jan. 18 and 19, and a
formal performance on Jan. 21. Courtesy of Phoebe Berglund
Albee Square West at
Fleet Street, basement,
Downtown. (631) 496–
0851. concretecomm.com.
THU, JAN. 23
FREE, FINANCIAL
COACHING AND
CREDIT IMPROVEMENT
WORKSHOP: Learn how
to manage your money,
control the bills, and
improve your credit. 6
pm. Free. Santander
Bank Center, 1549 Ralph
Ave. at Foster Avenue,
Canarsie. (718) 469–4679.
nhsbrooklyn.org.
TALK, EXPLORING
NYC’S STREETSCAPE:
Photographer Stanley
Greenberg walked every
block of Manhattan for his
new book “Codex: New
York,” which he discusses
with urbanist Michael
Sorkin. 6:30 pm. $15.
Brooklyn Historical Society,
128 Pierrepont St. at
Clinton Street. (718) 222–
4111. brooklynhistory.org.
DINING, WIDOW JANE
COCKTAIL CLASS:
A two-hour class
that covers cocktail
history, techniques,
and terminology, along
with how to make a
Manhattan, Whiskey Sour,
and Margarita. 6:30 pm.
$50. Botanica Bar, 220
Conover St. at Coffey
Street, Red Hook.
FILM, BROOKLYN ISRAEL
FILM FESTIVAL: The 16th
annual festival presents
three nights of the best
of new Israeli cinema.
7 pm. 18. Kane Street
Synagogue, 236 Kane St.
at Tompkins Place, Cobble
Hill. (718) 875–1550.
facebook.com/brooklynIFF.
THEATER, “HOW MANY
BUSHELS AM I WORTH?”:
7:30 pm. See Jan. 17.
DANCE, “NEVER BEFORE
NEVER AGAIN”: 8
pm. See Jan. 17.
THEATER, THE
CONVERSATIONALISTS:
8 pm. See Jan. 17.
MUSIC, CHEERLEADER:
Philly dream-pop.
8 pm. $15 ($12 in
advance). Elsewhere,
599 Johnson Ave. at
Varick Avenue, Bushwick.
elsewherebrooklyn.com.
COMEDY, THE GOOD DOG
SHOW: A dog-friendly
comedy show featuring
Ophira Eisenberg, Jourdain
Fisher, Caitlin Peluffo,
and more. 8 pm. $7.
DSK’s Haus on Hanson,
99 Hanson Pl. at Fulton
Street, Fort Greene.
FRI, JAN 24
ART, “JACQUES-LOUIS
DAVID MEETS KEHINDE
WILEY”: Wiley’s dramatic
painting of a black man
posed on a horse like
Napoleon returns to
the Brooklyn Museum,
alongside the 19th-century
painting that inspired the
pose. 11 am–6 pm. $16
suggested admission.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy. at
Washington Avenue
in Prospect Heights,
(718) 638–5000, www.
brooklynmuseum.org.
.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN
CHAMBER MUSIC
SOCIETY: A singer joins
the group for tunes
by Schubert, Brahms,
and Schuman. 7:30 pm.
$35 ($20 students).
First Unitarian Church
Chapel, 119 Pierrepont
St. at Monroe Place in
Brooklyn Heights.
COMEDY, CALAMARI
AND COMEDY SHOW:
Stand-up returns to
Sheepshead Bay, featuring
Ralph Ippolito, Sharon
Simon, John Hollywood,
and Stave Marshall.
10:30 pm. $25 ($20 in
advance). Randazzo’s
Clam Bar, 2017 Emmons
Ave. at E. 21st Street,
N/A. (718) 615–0010.
randazzosclambar.nyc.
SAT, JAN. 25
MUSIC, THE PARK SLOPE
SINGERS WINTER
CONCERT: A program
of Handel and Bach,
followed by a reception.
3 pm. $10-$15. Old First
Reformed Church, 729
Carroll St. between Sixth
and Seventh avenues, Park
Slope. (718) 638–8300.
parkslopesingers.org.
MUSIC, HODIE, HODIE,
HODIE!: Join the Brooklyn
Community Chorus for
a concert celebrating
the winter season! 4 pm.
$10. Congregation Beth
Elohim, 274 Garfield Pl.
at Eighth Avenue, Park
Slope. (718) 768–3814.
brooklyncommunitychorus.
org.
FILM, BROOKLYN ISRAEL
FILM FESTIVAL: 8
pm. See Jan. 23.
NIGHTLIFE, BENDING
ENDINNING: Puppeteer
brothers Efrain and Pablo
Del Hierro present a
bizarre show with giant
puppets. With Brooklyn’s
Boxcutter Collective. 8 pm.
$15. Coney Island USA,
1208 Surf Ave. at W. 12th
Street. (718) 372–5159.
coneyisland.com.
A horse, of course: Kehinde Wiley’s painting “Napoleon Leading
the Army over the Alps,” will return to Brooklyn Museum on
Jan. 27, alongside the 19th century painting that inspired it.
Brooklyn Museum
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