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WHERE TO
SATURDAY
Jan. 18
She Uste be
mine
Grab your partner
and plunge into the
second and final night
of the Zlatne Uste
Golden Festival, featuring
dozens of Balkan
bands playing all
over Grand Prospect
Hall. No one will care
if you do not know
the dances — just
grab an open hand
and try to keep up!
6 pm–2 am at Grand
Prospect Hall (263
Prospect Ave. between
Fifth and Sixth Avenues in
Park Slope, goldenfest.
org). $55 ($45 students).
EDITORS’ PICKS
MONDAY
Jan. 20
King’s
county
On Martin Luther
King Day, Brooklyn
honors the civil rights
leader with a town
hall meeting. This
year, the event features
Nikole Hannah-
Jones (pictured),
founder of the New
York Times’s 1619
project, along with
musical performances
from Son Little and
the Brooklyn Interdenominational
Choir.
10:30 am at BAM Howard
Gilman Opera House, 30
Lafayette Ave. between
Ashland Place and St.
Felix Street. bam.org.
Free.
TUESDAY
Jan. 21
Here comes
the Sons
Blue-collar rock ’n’ roll
band the Glorious
Sons has opened for
the Rolling Stones,
and plays giant stadiums
in its native Canada,
but you can see
them tonight in the
intimate confines of
the Music Hall of Williamsburg,
where
frontman Brett
Emmons will bring the
same sing-to-the-rafters
energy that he
does to the largest
arena.
8 pm at Music Hall of
Williamsburg (66 N. Sixth
St. between Wythe and
Kent avenues in Williamsburg,
www.musichallofwilliamsburg.
com). $25.
THURSDAY
Jan. 23
Dice of life
When the players are
skilled improvisers,
listening in on a Dungeons
& Dragons
game can be a
delight. Among the
best is “Rude Tales of
Magic,” which will
record a hilarious live
episode tonight as
part of the Brooklyn
Podcast Festival, featuring
a sasquatch, a
walking skeleton in a
wig, and a halfdemon
stumbling
through a fantasy
world.
7:30 pm at Union Hall 702
Union St. between Fifth
and Sixth avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 638–4400,
unionhallny.com. $10.
FRIDAY
Jan. 24
Notes on
sex
Two opera singers
who step outside the
genre’s typical gender
roles — countertenor
Kangmin Justin
Kim (pictured, in the
crown) and female
baritone Lucia Lucas
— act out scenes,
sing, and discuss
their careers tonight
at “Beyond Butterfly
and the Don.”
8 pm at National Sawdust
(80 N. Sixth St. at Wythe
Avenue in Williamsburg,
www.nationalsawdust.
org). $25.
NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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 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.
Find lots more listings online at
BrooklynPaper.com/Events
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
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READING, BROOKLYN WRITERS
SPACE: 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 Garfi eld
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 fl ee 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.
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, THE CONVERSATIONALISTS:
An experiment of live storytelling
and music about a triangular
friendship between a Mexican pop
star, her teenage son, and the owner
of a chess shop in Manhattan. 8 pm.
$20. The Bushwick Starr, 207 Starr
St. between Wyckoff and Irving avenues.
thebushwickstarr.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.
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.
NIGHTLIFE, LIQUID BASS 2020: A
night of techno, hip hop, bass music,
grime and house in an arcade. 9 pm.
Free. Wonderville, 1186 Broadway
between Lafayette Avenue and Van
Buren Street, Bushwick. wonderville.
nyc.
NIGHTLIFE, YOUNG ADULT FRICTION:
A dance party celebrating
indie and alternative music new and
old. 11:45 pm. free. The Broadway,
1272 Broadway between Lexington
and Greene avenues, Bushwick.
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, 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.
DANCE, PHOEBE BERGLUND RESIDENCY:
5 pm. See Jan. 18.
THEATER, ASSEMBLE: 5 pm. See
Jan. 17.
DANCE, BODY AND SOUL MLK CELEBRATION:
A seven-hour dance
party to honor Martin Luther King,
See 9 DAYS on page 8
SAT, JAN. 18
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.
ART, FIVE MYLES ARTIST RECEPTIONS:
The art gallery opens two
shows: “Between Waters,” featuring
paintings by Heather Holden and
Francks Deceus, and a site-specifi c
installation of textile work by Connie
Fu. 6 pm. Free. FiveMyles, 558 St.
John’s Place between Classon and
Franklin avenues. (718) 783–4438.
fi vemyles.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.
MUSIC, “IF I LEFT THE ZOO”: The
Choral Chameleon 12-voice ensemble
performs songs and fables about
animals, including “Prayers from the
Ark” and “I Am the Walrus.” 7 pm.
Free. St. Nicholas Church, 26 Olive
St. at Devoe Street, Williamsburg.
(347) 628–2892. facebook.com/dmpconcertseries.
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.
DANCE, “NEVER BEFORE NEVER
AGAIN”: 8 pm. See Jan. 17.
COMEDY, JUST COME: A free standup
comedy show in a cozy dive bar
environment. 8 pm. Free. The Graham,
151 Meserole St. at Graham
Avenue, Bushwick. thegrahambrooklyn.
com.
THEATER, THE CONVERSATIONALISTS:
8 pm. See Jan. 17.
COMEDY, THE MANIC IMPRESSIVE
FUNDRAISER: A night of comedy to
support Tristan Miller’s sending his
performance on Jan. 21.
Courtesy of Phoebe Berglund
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