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Jr. 6 pm. $25 - $30. Avant
Gardner, 140 Stewart Ave.
at Meserole Street. avantgardner.
com.
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
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.
TUE, JAN. 21
DANCE, PHOEBE BERGLUND
RESIDENCY: 6:30 pm. See
Jan. 18.
READING, DIANE RAVITCH:
The former U.S. Assistant
Secretary of Education discusses
her book “Slaying
Goliath,” about the fi ght
to save public schools from
privatization. 7:30 pm. $10
($33 with book). Congregation
Beth Elohim, 274 Garfi
eld Pl. at Eighth Avenue,
Park Slope. (718) 768–3814.
cbebk.org.
COMEDY, JUST COME: Free
curated stand-up comedy
from diverse comics, set in a
cozy dive bar environment.
8 pm. Free. The Graham,
151 Meserole St. (718)
388–4682. facebook.com/
TheGrahamBrooklyn.
MUSIC, SLAMJUNK PRESENTS:
A weekly show of
blues musicians. 8 pm. $10.
Mama Tried, 787 Third Ave.
Brooklyn Museum
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.
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
Albee Square West at Fleet
Street, basement, Downtown.
(631) 496–0851. concretecomm.
com.
COMEDY, COMEDIANS
YOU SHOULD KNOW:
A Chicago-style stand up
showcase featuring Dan
St. Germaine, Liza Treyger,
Shalewa Sharpe, and more.
9 pm. $10 ($5 in advance).
The Gutter, 200 N. 14th St.
between Wythe Avenue
and Berry Street, Williamsburg.
(718) 387–3585.
cysknyc.com.
THU, JAN. 23
TALK, 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, 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.
SAT, JAN. 25
FOOD, CASSOULET COOK
OFF: Sample dishes from
more than 10 professional
and amateur chefs, competing
for the best chef-driven
cassoulet style. 1 pm. $55.
Biba of Williamsburg, 110
Kent Avenue. (347) 709–
2422. bibawilliamsburgny.
com.
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.
FILM, BROOKLYN ISRAEL
FILM FESTIVAL: 8 pm. See
Jan. 23.
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