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SATURDAY
Jan. 25
Pork project
If it’s cold outside
and your stomach is
empty, you need a
cassoulet! The French
casserole is usually
made with pork and
white beans, and you
can try more than 10
different versions at
the Brooklyn Cassoulet
Cook Off! The
competition pits professional
and amateur
chefs against
each other, and you
can sample them all
and vote for the best.
1 pm at Biba of
Williamsburg, 110 Kent
Ave. between N. Seventh
and N. Eighth streets,
Williamsburg. (347) 709–
2422. bibawilliamsburgny.
com. $55.
SUNDAY
Jan. 26
Rat kings
We are three weeks
into 2020, and we’re
already over it. Fortunately,
the Lunar New
Year is just around
the corner, so we can
look forward to the
Year of the Rat! Celebrate
the holiday at
the Brooklyn Children’s
Museum,
where you can make
lion puppets and
then join a 4:30 pm
parade led by the
Chinatown Young
Lions.
10 am–5 pm at Brooklyn
Children’s Museum 145
Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks
Avenue in Crown Heights,
(718) 735–4400, brooklynkids.
org. $13 (voluntary
donation after 4 pm).
MONDAY
Jan. 27
Mob rules
Comedians Mary
Houlihan and Nick
Naney present “The
Sopranos: the Musical,”
a high school
musical-style episode
of the HBO show
about a mob family.
What more do you
need? We assume it
will end with a tribute
to “Don’t Stop
Believing,” but we
really don’t need to
know anything more
to buy a ticket.
8 pm at Union Hall (702
Union St. between Fifth
and Sixth avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 638–4400,
unionhallny.com). $10.
WEDNESDAY
Jan. 29
Seeing red
The Lunar New Year
party continues on
Wednesday, with a
Red Envelope art
show. In China, it is
traditional to celebrate
the Lunar New
Year by giving gifts in
red envelopes, so this
exhibit, organized by
Grumpy Bert gallery,
features art painted
on red envelopes.
More lion dancers
will perform at
tonight’s opening
reception.
6–9 pm at Dekalb Market
Hall (445 Albee Square
West between Fulton and
Willoughby streets
Downtown, www.dekalbmarkethall.
com). Free.
THURSDAY
Jan. 30
Spin city
Let’s give up on this
decade entirely and
go back to the early
1990s! The New York
City band Spin Doctors,
who crafted the
mega-hits “Little Miss
Can’t Be Wrong” and
“Two Princes” in 1992
and 1993, respectively,
will celebrate
its 30th anniversary
on Thursday at Brooklyn
Bowl. Tracy Bonham,
best known for
1996’s “Mother
Mother,” opens.
8 pm at Brooklyn Bowl 61
Wythe Ave. between N.
11th and N. 12th streets in
Williamsburg. (718) 963–
3369, brooklynbowl.com.
$20.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, JAN. 24
THEATER, ASSEMBLE: A unique immersive
theater experience at a
secret location in Red Hook, where
participants use an app to navigate
a series of choices and 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.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.
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, Brooklyn Heights.
brooklynchambermusicsociety.org.
DANCE, “NEVER BEFORE NEVER
AGAIN”: A series of improvisation
based 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 Mexican pop
star, her teenage son, and a Palestinian
chess shop owner in Manhattan.
8 pm. $20. The Bushwick Starr,
207 Starr St. between Wyckoff and
Irving avenues, Bushwick. thebushwickstarr.
org.
COMEDY, DAVE HILL, HISTORY
FLUFFER: Comedian Dave Hill describes
different periods throughout
history while other comics call
b------ on most of what he’s saying.
A special live taping of the weekly
podcast. 10 pm. $15. Union Hall,
702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue. (718)
638–4400. unionhallny.com.
ART, WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?: Join the
Eighth Avenue, Park Slope. (718)
768–3814. brooklyncommunitychorus.
org.
THEATER, ASSEMBLE: 5 pm. See
Jan. 24.
THEATER, “HOW MANY BUSHELS
AM I WORTH?”: 7:30 pm. See
Jan. 24.
READING, “MOON BEAR”: Brave
New World Repertory Theatre
stages a reading of a new play by
Nina Ki. Includes a dinner. Ditmas
Park location disclosed after purchasing
tickets. 7:30 pm. $35 ($18
for seniors and kids). (917) 660–
4660. bravenewworldrep.org.
DANCE, “NEVER BEFORE NEVER
AGAIN”: 8 pm. See Jan. 24.
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. 24.
FILM, BROOKLYN ISRAEL FILM
FESTIVAL: The 16th annual festival
presents three nights of the best
of new Israeli cinema. 8 pm. Kane
Street Synagogue, 236 Kane St. at
Tompkins Place, Cobble Hill. (718)
875–1550. facebook.com/brooklynIFF.
NIGHTLIFE, BENDING ENDINNING:
Puppeteer brothers Efrain and
Pablo Del Hierro present a bizarre
show with giant puppets. With
Brooklyn’s Boxcutter Collective. 8
pm. $15. Coney Island USA, 1208
Surf Ave. at W. 12th Street, Coney
Island. (718) 372–5159. coneyisland.
com.
TALK, REPLY GUYS LIVE!: A feminist
political comedy podcast records
a live episode as part of the Brooklyn
Podcast Festival. 9:30 pm. $12
($10 in advance). Union Hall, 702
Union St. between Fifth and Sixth
See 9 DAYS on page 8
Museum for a night of disc jockeys,
live music, and astrology-themed
gallery tours. Advance tickets are
required. 10 pm. $15. Brooklyn Museum,
200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington
Avenue, Prospect Heights.
(718) 638–5000. brooklynmuseum.
org.
COMEDY, CALAMARI AND COMEDY
SHOW: Stand-up returns to Sheepshead
Bay, featuring Ralph Ippolito,
Sharon Simon, John Hollywood,
and Stave Marshall. 10:30 pm. $25
($20 in advance). Randazzo’s Clam
Bar, 2017 Emmons Ave. at E. 21st
Street, Sheepshead Bay. (718) 615–
0010. randazzosclambar.nyc.
SAT, JAN. 25
TALK, IF THESE WALLS COULD
TALK: A workshop to help you research
the history of your Brooklyn
home or block. 10 am. $45. Brooklyn
Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street, Brooklyn
Heights. (718) 222–4111. brooklynhistory.
org.
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 Ave. between
N. Seventh and N. Eighth
streets, Williamsburg. (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.
MUSIC, HODIE, HODIE, HODIE!: Join
the Brooklyn Community Chorus
for a concert celebrating the winter
season! 4 pm. $10. Congregation
Beth Elohim, 274 Garfi eld Pl. at
on Jan. 26.
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