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Nothing gold can stay: Kathryn Turner plays the wealthy title character
in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Timon of Athens,” which begins
performances at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Fort Greene
on Jan. 11.
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SATURDAY
Jan. 11
Short stuff
Problem: You want to
sit around all day and
watch movies, but
you also want to be
social. Solution: the
Vimeo Festival and
Awards, featuring
panel discussions
about making movies,
and screenings of
some of the year’s
best short films,
including comedies,
dramas, and animated
films, each
accompanied by live
commentary.
1–9 pm at Murmrr Theatre
(17 Eastern Parkway
between Grand Army
Plaza and Underhill
Avenue in Prospect
Heights, www.murmrr.
com). $20 ($40 VIP).
MONDAY
Jan. 13
PC culture
You know John Hodgman
as an author, a
comic actor, and an
occasional personal
computer. Now,
return to Murmrr to
see him dispense justice
and resolve petty
disputes as Judge
John Hodgman, a live
edition of his entertaining
podcast. At
this show, he will be
accompanied by
musical guest Juliana
Hatfield, who we
hope will act as bailiff.
8 pm at Murmrr Theatre
(17 Eastern Pkwy.
between Grand Army
Plaza and Underhill
Avenue in Prospect
Heights, www.murmrr.
com). $30.
WEDNESDAY
Jan. 15
Real estate
talk
At tonight’s panel
discussion “Gentrification
2.0,” three
experts will cover
“the good, the bad,
and the blurry”
aspects of having
wealthy people move
to your neighborhood,
with a special
focus on Brooklyn’s
history.
6:30 pm at Brooklyn
Historical Society 128
Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
brooklynhistory.org. $15.
THURSDAY
Jan. 16
Chow biz
The Museum of Food
and Drink will soon
close its exhibit about
Chinese food, but it
looks forward tonight
with the panel discussion
“Re:Setting the
Table: The Future of
Chinese Food and
Drink in America,”
featuring “Eater” editor
Serena Dai, author
Derek Sandhaus, and
chef Lucas Sin, followed
by a cocktail
reception with
snacks.
7 pm at Museum of Food
and Drink 62 Bayard St.
between Lorimer and
Leonard Streets in
Greenpoint, (718) 387–
2845 www.mofad.org.
$25.
FRIDAY
Jan. 17
Straight
outta
country
It’ll be a hip-hop hootenanny
when Brooklyn
band Gangstagrass
takes the stage.
The group, led by
Kensington banjo
player Rench, blends
bluegrass and gangsta
rap to create a
unique sound, captured
on the new live
album “Pocket Full of
Fire.”
8 pm at Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave.
between Havemeyer and
N. Fourth streets in
Williamsburg, (347) 529–
6696, bk.knittingfactory.
com. $18.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, JAN. 10
DANCE, “THREE RITES — LIBERTY”:
A solo dance performance by multimedia
artist Edisa Weeks. 3 pm.
$20. Kumble Theater at Long Island
University, DeKalb and Flatbush avenues
Downtown. (718) 488–1624.
kumbletheater.org.
DANCE, “(RE)CURRENT UNREST”: A
dance performance by renowned
choreographer Charles O. Anderson
and his dance company. 7 pm.
$20. Kumble Theater at Long Island
University, DeKalb and Flatbush avenues
Downtown. (718) 488–1624.
kumbletheater.org.
DANCE, “NEVER BEFORE NEVER
AGAIN”: A series of improvisationbased
dance performances. 8 pm.
$22 ($18 in advance). Triskelion Arts,
106 Calyer St. between Banker
Street and Clifford Place, Greenpoint.
(718) 389–3473. triskelionarts.
org.
THEATER, “TRAIL OF TEARS CONTINUUM
1492–2020”: This performance,
written and created by
William Parker, uses original music,
poetry, dance, and video. 8 pm.
$25. Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave. at
Third Avenue in Boerum Hill. (917)
267–0363. roulette.org.
THEATER, THE CONVERSATIONALISTS:
An experiment of live storytelling
and music about a triangular
friendship between a Mexican pop
star, her teenage son, and a Palestinian
owner of a chess shop in Manhattan.
8 pm. $20. The Bushwick Starr,
207 Starr St. between Wyckoff and
Irving avenues, Bushwick. thebushwickstarr.
org.
THEATER, TERM OF ART: A play by
Kate Kremer that takes aim at US
immigration and drone policy, featuring
a series of fugitive, fragmentary
scenes with four actors moving
through many voices, drawn on
recent transcripts of Supreme Court
justices. 8 pm. $18. Jack, 18 Putnam
Ave. between Grand Avenue and
Downing Street, Clinton Hill. jackny.
org.
COMEDY, TINDER LIVE! WITH LANE
MOORE: A totally improvised, interactive
comedy show. 8 pm. $18.
Littlefi eld, 635 Sackett St. between
Third and Fourth avenues, Gowanus.
littlefi eldnyc.com.
COMEDY, HOUSE OF BRICKS: A
4 pm. $25. Classeteria, 284 Suydam
St. between Knickerbocker and
Irving avenues in Bushwick, classeteria.
nyc.
ART, “THREADS” OPENING RECEPTION:
An exhibition of new paintings
by Brooklyn painter Nicholas
Battis. 5 pm. Free. Court Tree Gallery,
51 35th St. between Second
and Third avenues, second fl oor,
Sunset Park. (718) 422–7806. courttree.
com.
DANCE, HAVDALAH HOEDOWN: A
short havdalah service to mark the
symbolic end of Shabbat, followed
by an evening of an evening of line
dance and two-step. With music
provided by DJ Dave Muzli, and a
Tex-Mex dinner. 7 pm. $30 ($5 kids).
B’Shert, 83 Marlborough Road at
Church Avenue in Prospect Park
South, (718) 282–1596. bshert.org.
MUSIC, ROCK VOICES CHOIR: A
community chorus that sings rock
tunes. 7 pm. $15. First Unitarian
Church Chapel, 119 Pierrepont
St. at Monroe Place in Brooklyn
Heights. (347) 731–0281. rockvoices.
com.
THEATER, TIMON OF ATHENS: Kathryn
Hunter stars in the title role
of Shakespeare’s tragedy, about
a wealthy Greek citizen who loses
everything. 7:30 pm. $90–$110 ($20
students and those 30 or younger).
Theatre for a New Audience, Polonsky
Shakespeare Center, 262 Ashland
Pl. between Fulton Street and
Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene.
(212) 229–2819. tfana.org.
DANCE, “NEVER BEFORE NEVER
AGAIN”: 8 pm. See Jan. 10.
THEATER, “TRAIL OF TEARS CONTINUUM
1492–2020”: 8 pm. See
Jan. 10.
COMEDY, WOULD YOU RATHER?:
A comedy show that asks the big
questions, featuring Courtney
Maginnis , Paul Oddo, and Ilana
Rubin, among others. 8 pm. Free.
See 9 DAYS on page 8
monthly comedy show hosted by
your best friends, Michael Good,
Brandon Ream, and Gideon Hambright.
8:30 pm. Free. Pine Box
Rock Shop, 12 Grattan St. between
Bogart Street and Morgan Avenue,
Bushwick. (563) 210–1764. pineboxrockshop.
com.
NIGHTLIFE, THE DISNEY SINGALONG:
Sing along with Disney musicals.
9:30 pm. $10. Union Hall, 702
Union St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues
in Park Slope, (718) 638–4400,
unionhallny.com.
ULTIMATE BURLESQUE COMPETITION:
Hosted by Tiny D with contestants,
judges, prizes and fun! 10
pm. $10–$15. Branded Saloon, 603
Vanderbilt Ave. at Bergen Street,
Prospect Heights. (718) 484–8704.
brandedsaloon.com.
SAT, JAN. 11
ART, ART & YOGA: An hour of yoga
and mindfulness meditation, followed
by a gallery tour. 9:30 am.
$16 Museum admission. Brooklyn
Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy. at
Washington Avenue. (718) 638–
5000. brooklynmuseum.org.
FAMILY, DRAG QUEEN STORY
HOUR: A monthly interactive art
and storytime program. 11 am. $13.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145
Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue.
(718) 735–4400. brooklynkids.org.
ART, ASL TOUR AT THE BROOKLYN
MUSEUM: Visitors from the deaf
community can take an American
Sign Language tour of the Egyptian
art exhibit. RSVP required. 2 pm.
Free with RSVP. Brooklyn Museum,
200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington
Avenue. (718) 638–5000. brooklynmuseum.
org.
DANCE, “THREE RITES — LIBERTY”:
3 pm. See Jan. 10.
THEATER, TERM OF ART: 3 pm. See
Jan. 10.
ART, WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS:
Learn to paint portraits in watercolor
through demonstrations, oneon
one instruction, and discussion.
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