On the march: Members of the L Train Brass Band will play at the Honk NYC! Annual Brass-Tastic
Blowout party at Rubulad on Oct. 19 Photo by Bill Roundy
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FRI, OCT. 18
THEATER, “THE SECOND
WOMAN”: A 24-hour endurance
theater piece, in
which one woman acts out
a short scene 100 times,
with 100 different male
actors as her partners. Audience
members are free
to come and go during
the piece. $25. 5 pm. BAM
Fisher (321 Ashland Pl.
between Hansen Place and
Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene), www.bam.org.
TALK, RECKONING WITH
RACISM: A discussion
of white supremacy, microaggressions,
reparations,
and the direction
of our country. $20. 6 pm.
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St. at
Clinton Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
ART, GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS
KICKOFF PARTY:
Meet the many artists
who will open their studios
this weekend. Free.
6–9 pm. Gowanus Studio
Space (166 Seventh St.
between Second and Third
avenues in Gowanus),
www.artsgowanus.org.
ART, “THE GRASS IS ALWAYS
#00FF00” OPENING
RECEPTION: A selection
of photographic and
video based works about
landscapes. Free. 6–9 pm.
NARS Foundation 201
46th St. at Second Avenue,
fourth floor in Sunset Park,
(718) 768–2765, www.
narsfoundation.org.
READING, BROOKLYN
WRITERS SPACE READING
SERIES: Amy Sohn
reads from her cannabis
book “CBD!,” along
with fiction writer Judson
Merrill, memoirist Sarah
Greenburg Morse, and
playwright Robert Levy.
Free. 7 pm. Community
Bookstore 143 Seventh
Ave. between Carroll
Street and Garfield
Place in Park Slope, (718)
783–3075, www.communitybookstore.
net.
SAT, OCT. 19
FUND-RAISER, FOR PETE’S
SAKE, WALK! BROOKLYN:
A walk to raise funds
for adult cancer patients,
their caregivers, and their
children. With activities
for kids along the route.
$30 ($20 teens, $10 kids).
9 am–noon. MCU Park
1904 Surf Ave. at W. 17th
St. in Coney Island, (718)
449–8497, www.takeabreakfromcancer.
org.
TALK, BRIC COMMUNITY
MEDIA ORIENTATION:
Learn to create television,
film, and podcast
projects. Free. 10 am.
BRIC Arts Media House
647 Fulton St. at Rockwell
Place in Fort Greene,
(718) 683–5621, www.
bricartsmedia.org.
OCTOBER FARMHOUSE
FAMILY DAY: Enjoy a
architecture-themed scavenger
hunt, colonial toys
and games, and check out
the fall harvest! Free. 11
am–3 pm. Wyckoff House
Museum (5816 Clarendon
Rd. at Ditmas Avenue
in East Flatbush), www.
wyckoffmuseum.org.
ART, GOWANUS OPEN
STUDIOS: More than
400 artists will open their
studios for visitors this
weekend, here and all over
the neighborhood. Free.
Noon–6 pm. Gowanus Studio
Space (166 Seventh St.
between Second and Third
avenues in Gowanus),
www.artsgowanus.org.
ART, “FALL IN, FALL OUT”:
The Brooklyn Waterfront
Artists Coalition displays
work by its members that
tries to define their worlds
as life falls in and falls out
before them. Also featuring
the exhibits “Color,”
and “Spatial Relations.””
Free. 1–6 pm. Brooklyn
Waterfront Artists
Coalition 499 Van Brunt
St., near Reed Street in
Red Hook, (718) 596–
2506, www.bwac.org.
ATLANTIC TERMINAL’S
HARVESTFEST: A festival
with pony rides, a giant
pumpkin patch, face painting,
farm-themed photo
ops, and more. Free. 1–3
pm. Atlantic Terminal
Plaza 139 Flatbush Ave.
at Atlantic Avenue in Fort
Greene, (512) 870–7900.
ART, CHASHAMA OPEN
STUDIOS: View work from
96 artists in this annual
open studio event. Free.
1–5 pm. Brooklyn Army
Terminal (140 58th St. at
First Avenue in Sunset
Park), www.chashama.org.
MUSIC, CHAMBER CONCERT:
The Brooklyn Symphony
Orchestra is putting
on a concert of piano, violin
and cello players. Tickets
include a post-concert
reception with wine and
light snacks. $40. 5 pm. Alliance
of Resident Theaters
(138 S. Oxford St. between
Dekalb and Lafayette avenues
in Fort Greene).
MUSIC, CREEKERS JAMBOREE:
The Americana festival
welcomes Piedmont
Blz and the Queens of
Everything. Free. 5 pm.
Gowanus Canal Dredgers
Canoe Club Boathouse
165 Second St.
between Bond Street
and the Canal; Gowanus
Brooklyn in Gowanus,
(191) 777–15689, www.
gowanuscanal.org.
MUSIC, HONK NYC! ANNUAL
BRASS-TASTIC
BLOWOUT: The brass
band festival closes with
performances by Fanfarra
Feminina, L Train
Brass Brand, Pussy Grabs
Back Brass Band, and
more. $12–$15. 8 pm.
Rubulad (Bushwick location
revealed with ticket
purchase in Bushwick),
www.honknyc.com.
MUSIC, NAMÂD TRIO:
Three brilliant musicians
in the world of Persian
music. $30. 8 pm. Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave.
at Third Avenue in Boerum
Hill, (917) 267–0363,
www.roulette.org.
SUN, OCT. 20
TOUR, “BIRDING IN
PEACE”: An expert birder
leads a 90-minute tour
through Green-Wood
Cemetery to observe
migrating fowl. Bring
binoculars. $15. 7:15 am.
Green-Wood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue and 25th
Street in Greenwood
Heights, (718) 210–3080,
www.green-wood.com.
FUND-RAISER, BROOKLYN
FREE TO BREATHE
WALK: A fund-raiser for
the Lung Cancer Research
Foundation, traveling over
the Brooklyn Bridge. Free.
9:30 am. Cadman Plaza
Park (Cadman Plaza East
at Tillary Street in Downtown),
lcrf.org/brooklyn.
ART, GOWANUS OPEN
STUDIOS: Noon–6 pm.
See Saturday, Oct. 19.
MUSIC, THE MUSIC OF
THE BEATLES FOR KIDS:
Rock and Roll Playhouse
plays music by the Fab
Four. $12. Noon. Brooklyn
Bowl 61 Wythe Ave.
between N. 11th and N.
12th streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 963–3369,
www.brooklynbowl.com.
ART, CHASHAMA OPEN
STUDIOS: 1–5 pm. See
Saturday, Oct. 19.
MUSIC, “GOTTA SING”
CONCERT: Regina Opera
presents a concert of
operatic and popular selections,
including songs
from “The Uprising of
the Warsaw Ghetto”, an
opera written by Holocaust
survivor Harry Bialor.
$15 ($5 teens; children
free). 3 pm. Our Lady of
Perpetual Help School
Auditorium 5902 Sixth
Ave. at 60th Street in Sunset
Park, (718) 259–2772,
www.reginaopera.org.
FILM, “TRACES OF THE
TRADE”: A documentary
about the largest slavetrading
family in U.S. history
and its descendants.
Followed by a discussion
with the filmmaker. $10.
4 pm. Brooklyn Historical
Society 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street
in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 222–4111, www.
brooklynhistory.org.
MUSIC, “MARTYRS, MYSTICS,
AND SAINTS”:
Amuse Singers ensemble
perform music written
for women’s voices.
$25 ($18 in advance). 4
pm. St. John’s Episcopal
Church 139 St. John’s
Pl. between Sixth and
Seventh avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 783–3928,
www.amusesingers.org.
HABITAT HOME NYC: Free
music, poetry, theater, and
dance performances about
the concept of “home.”
Free. 6 pm. First Presbyterian
Church 124 Henry
St. between Clark Street
and Love Lane in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 624–
3770, habitathome.us.
MON, OCT. 21
TALK, ALICE HOFFMAN:
“The World That We
Knew”: Hoffman speaks
about her latest novel.
Free. 7:30 pm. Books
Are Magic (225 Smith
St. at Butler Street in
Carroll Gardens), www.
booksaremagic.net.
COMEDY, STAR F———: A
new comedy show about
the science of astrology,
which is very real
and definitely not fake.
Featuring Libra comedians
Marie Faustin, Yedoye
Travis, Maddy Smith,
and more. $8. 8 pm.
Union Hall 702 Union St.
at Fifth Avenue in Park
Slope, (718) 638–4400,
www.unionhallny.com.
TUES, OCT. 22
TALK, GALLIM HAPPY
HOUR: Have a glass of
wine and hear the Artistic
Director of Ballet
Hispánico talk with the
leader of Gallim Dance.
Free. 6:30 pm. Gallim
Dance 520 Clinton Ave.
between Fulton Street and
Atlantic Avenue in Fort
Greene, (646) 765–4773.
MUSIC, PAN IN MOTION:
Kendall Williams plays
steel drums as part of the
Faculty Recital Series.
Free. 8 pm. Brooklyn Center
for the Performing Arts
at Brooklyn College 2900
Campus Rd. between Hillel
Place and Avenue H in
Midwood, (718) 951–4500,
www.brooklyncenter.org.
WED, OCT. 23
TALK, SCIENCE AND SOCIETY:
Two lectures, one
about racial profiling and
cosmetic surgery, and
the other about immunization.
Free. 2:15 pm.
St. Francis College 180
Remsen St. between Court
and Clinton streets in
Brooklyn Heights, (718)
489–5200, www.sfc.edu.
MUSIC, MUSIC FOR
STRINGS: Conservatory
of Music students present
solo and chamber
works for strings. Free. 5
pm. Brooklyn Center for
the Performing Arts at
Brooklyn College 2900
Campus Rd. between Hillel
Place and Avenue H in
Midwood, (718) 951–4500,
www.brooklyncenter.org.
TALK, URBAN RENEWAL
IN THE SUBURBAN AGE:
Experts discuss how
to define the American
cityscape. $10. 6:30 pm.
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St. at
Clinton Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
MUSIC, “TO MUSIC” AND
“HOW TO RESCUE”: The
final act of Nick Hallett’s
opera; followed by a new
work by composer and
pianist Emily Manzo. $25
($18 in advance). 8 pm.
Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave.
at Third Avenue in Boerum
Hill, (917) 267–0363,
www.roulette.org.
THURS, OCT. 24
UN DAY AT BROOKLYN
BOROUGH HALL: Learn
about and celebrate the
birth of the United Nation,
and enjoy a reception
with a buffet dinner and
live music. Free. 6 pm.
Brooklyn Borough Hall
(209 Joralemon Street at
Court Street in Downtown),
www.tonyc.nyc.
MUSIC, FREEDOM CONCERT:
Brooklyn College
Symphonic Choir and
Conservatory Singers celebrate
music of the civil
rights movement. $5. 7
pm. Brooklyn Center for
the Performing Arts at
Brooklyn College 2900
Campus Rd. between Hillel
Place and Avenue H in
Midwood, (718) 951–4500,
www.brooklyncenter.org.
THEATER, SAINTS OF
FAILURE: A site-specific
production that explore
questions about LGBTQ
identity and the American
Christian experience.
$20-$25. 7 pm. Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian
Church 85 S. Oxford St. at
Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene, (412) 980–7430,
bit.ly/SaintsOfFailureTix.
MUSIC, NE(X)TWORKS
FAREWELL CONCERT:
New York’s long-running
creative music ensemble
presents its final performance.
$15. 8 pm.
Issue Project Room 22
Boerum Pl. at Livingston
Street in Downtown,
(718) 330–0313, www.
issueprojectroom.org.
COMEDY, BOYZ IN THE
WOODS!: Free comedy
featuring Reggie
Conquest, Domo Jones,
Adam Mamawala, and
more. Free. 9 pm. Friends
and Lovers (641 Classon
Ave. between Dean and
Pacific streets in Crown
Heights), www.fnlbk.com.
FRI, OCT. 25
MUSIC, MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
CELEBRATION:
The New York Chinese
Cultural Center and Inter-
School Orchestras of New
York present Music and
Dance to China. $25-$35.
6:30 pm Kumble Theater
at Long Island University
DeKalb and Flatbush avenues
in Downtown, (718)
488–1624, isorch.org.
TALK, AN EVENING WITH
ROBERT WILSON: The
podcast Person Place
Thing speaks to theater
and visual artist Robert
Wilson. Free. 6:30 pm.
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
Campus 200 Willoughby
Ave. in Clinton
Hill, (718) 636–3600.
MUSIC, THE DOWNTOWN
BROOKLYN CHAMBER
MUSIC FESTIVAL: Free.
7:30 pm. Saints Constantine
& Helen Greek
Orthodox Cathedral 64
Schermerhorn St. between
Court Street and
Boerum Place in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 624–0595.
DANCE, IMPROV JAM AT
DANCEWAVE!: Have a
drink and build a spontaneous
dance. $10. 7:30
pm. Dancewave 45 Fourth
Ave. at Dean Street in Park
Slope, (718) 522–4696,
www.dancewave.org.
SAT, OCT. 26
KIDS’ HALLOWEEN PARADE
AND SCAVENGER
HUNT: Dress in costume
for a day full of Halloween
fun, with a kids parade
from Beyond to Industry
City, a pumpkin patch,
music, photo booths, and
more. Free. 10 am–4 pm.
Beyond at Liberty View
(850 Third Ave. at 30th
Street in Sunset Park).
BROOKLYN AVENUE
HAUNTED HOUSE: The
spookhouse celebrates
its 12th year of frights,
with life-size animatronics!
For all ages, but
scarier at night. $5. 1–5
pm and 6:30–10 pm.
Haunted House 1800
Brooklyn Ave. in East Flatbush,
(718) 913–1862.
Stage and screen: Actress Alia Shawkat will be filmed live as she
performs the same scene over and over for 24 hours, in “The
Second Woman,” at the BAM Fisher starting on Oct. 18 at 5 pm
and ending on Oct. 19 at 5 pm. Heidrun Lohr
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