2019-2020
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS! Tony & Grammy Winner
JOHN LLOYD YOUNG’S BROADWAY
NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY
OF SIBERIA
THE HIT MEN:
Legendary Rock Supergroup
LUIS BRAVO’S CUMPARSITA:
THE TANGO
NY FLAMENCO FESTIVAL:
ALAS DE RECUERDO
NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS
UNDER THE STREETLAMP
( 718) 368-5596 | www.OnStageAtKingsborough.org
Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn
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AMPLE, FREE PARKING!
kingschapelnyc.org.
THEATER, “THE TALMUD”:
A genre-bending performance
based on the
Talmud and Kung-Fu fi lms.
$20–$25. 8 pm. Target
Margin Theater 232 52nd
St. between Second and
Third avenues in Sunset
Park, (718) 398–3095.
FRI, SEPT. 13
FILM, FILM DOUBLE FEATURE:
See Errol Morris’s
painfully funny “Gates of
Heaven” about the bizarre
world of pet cemeteries,
followed by Standish
Lawder’s “Necrology.”
Green-Wood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue and 25th
Street in Greenwood
Heights, (718) 210–3080,
www.green-wood.com.
ART, “MEET THE TREES”
ART OPENING: Leroy’s
Place unveils a show of
monster puppets, funny
photo ops, giant cardboard
trees that talk, and
drinks and snacks for everyone.
With live music by
Alex Klimovitsky. Free. 4–8
pm. Leroy’s Place 353 Seventh
Ave. between 10th
and 11th streets in Park
Slope, (718) 369–4200,
www.leroysplace.com.
DANCE, PIGTAIL: A new
movement work with the
dancers and audience
seated in swivel stools. $5.
8 pm. Issue Project Room
22 Boerum Pl. at Livingston
Street in Downtown,
(718) 330–0313, www.issueprojectroom.
org.
SAT, SEPT. 14
FINDING ASHLEY STEWART
2019: A night of music,
dance, and celebration,
with Loni Love, Salt N
Pepa, and Faith Evans,
among others. $30–$50.
8 pm. Kings Theatre (1027
Flatbush Ave. between
Beverly Road and Tilden
Avenue in Flatbush), www.
kingstheatre.com.
FRI, SEPT. 6
TOUR, KINGS THEATRE
HAPPY HOUR TOUR: Have
a drink and check out the
opulent movie palace on
its 90th birthday. $30. 6:30
pm. Kings Theatre (1027
Flatbush Ave. between
Beverly Road and Tilden
Avenue in Flatbush), www.
kingstheatre.com.
THEATER, FROZEN, JR.: A
musical based on the Disney
movie. $10. 7 pm. St
Bernard of Clairvaux Parish
2055 E 69th St. between
Veterans Avenue and Avenue
U in Mill Basin, (718)
763–5533, www.saintbernardbrooklyn.
com.
MUSIC, MADANIYA, A
NIGHT FOR SUDAN: Live
performances by Oddisee,
Sinkane, Al-Sarah and The
Nubatones, and more to
raise money for the Sudanese
American Medical
Association. $36.75. 7 pm.
Industry City (238 36th St.
between Second and Third
avenues in Sunset Park),
www.industrycity.com.
THEATER, “GYPSY”: The
Sondheim musical about
striptease artist Gypsy
Rose Lee and her show biz
mother. $25. 8 pm. Heights
Players 26 Willow Pl.
between Joralemon and
State streets in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 237–2752,
www.heightsplayers.org.
SAT, SEPT. 7
DANCE, MARK MORRIS
DANCE CENTER OPEN
HOUSE: Catch a performance,
meet faculty and
staff, and try a variety of
dance and music classes
for children, teens, and
families. Free. 9 am–3 pm.
Mark Morris Dance Group
3 Lafayette Ave. between
Nostrand Avenue and
Bedford Avenue in Fort
Greene, (718) 624–8400,
www.markmorrisdancegroup.
org.
DANCE, DANCEWAVE’S
FALL OPEN HOUSE!: Free
Youth Trial Classes in Creative
Dance, Modern, Hip
Hop, and Ballet for ages
3-16, plus games, balloons,
photo ops and more. Free.
9 am–3 pm. Dancewave
45 Fourth Ave. at Dean
Street in Park Slope, (718)
522–4696, www.dancewave.
org.
THEATER, FROZEN, JR.:
2 pm, 7 pm. See Friday,
Sept. 6.
FUND-RAISER, DOODZ DO
GOOD: Get a sneak preview
of the Wild East Brewing
Company, sip beer
from local home brewers
and breweries, listen to
music, and raise cash for
four charities. $25–$30.
2–7 pm. Wild East Brewing
Company (623 Sackett St.
in Gowanus), www.brewheister.
com/events.
CONEY ISLAND BEARD
AND MOUSTACHE COMPETITION:
The strangest
and most extravagant
beards and moustaches
descend upon Coney Island
to see whose facial
hair reigns supreme. $25.
8 pm. Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Ave. at W. 12th
Street in Coney Island,
(718) 372–5159, www.coneyisland.
com.
MUSIC, THE RACONTEURS:
The rock supergroup tours
with its third album. $100.
8 pm. Kings Theatre (1027
Flatbush Ave. between
Beverly Road and Tilden
Avenue in Flatbush), www.
kingstheatre.com.
SUN, SEPT. 8
MUSIC, SUN RA ARKESTRA:
Free. 2–6 p.m. Union Pool
484 Union Ave. at Meeker
Avenue in Williamsburg,
(718) 609–0484, www.
union-pool.com.
MUSIC, OFF BOOK: An improvised
musical podcast.
$20. 7 pm. Bell House
149 Seventh St. at Third
Avenue in Gowanus, (718)
643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com.
COMEDY, COMEDIANS YOU
SHOULD KNOW: The
Chicago-style stand up
showcase moves to Gowanus
and features Sam Jay,
Sean Patton, Jo Firestone,
Saurin Choksi, and more!
$10 ($8 in advance). 7 pm.
Littlefi eld (635 Sackett St.
between Third and Fourth
avenues in Gowanus),
www.littlefi eldnyc.com.
MON, SEPT. 9
TALK, THE DISH ON SUSTAINABLE
FOOD AND
BLISSFUL EATING: Brooklyn
foodie power couple
actress Debi Mazar and
chef Gabriele Corcos talk
about food sustainability.
$15. 6:30 pm. Brooklyn
Historical Society 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street
in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.
org.
MUSIC, FALSE HARMONICS:
The fi fth installation
of music collaborations will
include performances by
Lucrecia Dalt, Hiro Kone,
Roxy Farman and Aaron
Dilloway. $15-$20. 7–11
pm. Pioneer Works 159
Pioneer St. between Imlay
and Conover streets in Red
Hook, (718) 596–3001,
pioneerworks.org.
TUES, SEPT. 10.
READING, MALCOLM
GLADWELL: The writer
discusses his new book
“Talking to Strangers.”
$55. 8 pm. Kings Theatre
(1027 Flatbush Ave. between
Beverly Road and
Tilden Avenue in Flatbush),
www.kingstheatre.com.
MUSIC, RAPHAEL SAADIQ:
The R&B artist plays
tunes from his new album
“Johnny Lee.” $35. 8 pm.
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N. Sixth St. between
Kent and Wythe avenues
in Williamsburg, (718) 486–
5400, www.musichallofwilliamsburg.
com.
WED, SEPT. 11
READING, NARRATORS OF
9-11: A panel of writers
whose works of fi ction and
non-fi ction focus on our
shared experience of the
Sept. 11 attacks. Free. 7
pm. Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St. at
Clinton Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
MUSIC, THE UNLIKELY
CANDIDATES: The catchy
alt-pop band from Texas
plays. $15 ($12 in advance).
8:30 pm. Rough Trade NYC
64 N. Ninth St. between
Kent and Wythe avenues
in Williamsburg, (718) 388–
4111, www.roughtradenyc.
com.
THURS, SEPT. 12
MUSIC, KINGSBOROUGH
MUSICAL SOCIETY CHORUS
AUDITIONS: The
Chorus is seeking choral
singers to perform a mixed
repertoire of theater,
folk, and classical music.
Rehearsals are Thursday
evenings. For information
about joining the Chorus,
please call Steve Friedman
at (718) 338–9132. 7:30
pm. King’s Chapel Church
2702 Quentin Rd., at E.
27th Street. in Sheepshead
Bay, (718) 415–8015, www.
Blocked party: After an experimental run earlier this year, “The Talmud,” a theatrical mash-up of
Jewish teachings and kung-fu movies, returns to the Target Margin Theater for a three-week run
on Sept. 12.
Candid camera: Texan alt-pop band the Unlikely Candidates,
which scored a recent hit with its catchy ode to slackerhood
“Novocaine,” will bring its outsized hooks to Rough Trade in
Williamsburg on Sept. 11.
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