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NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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WHERE TO
SATURDAY
Feb. 1
Brews, bros!
Take a tour of Brooklyn’s
best breweries
while staying in one
room, at the Dime
Best of Brooklyn
Food and Beer Festival
2020. You can
enjoy unlimited samples
from seven
Kings County beer
makers, free cocktails
from Bulleit and
Johnnie Walker whiskey,
and fill up on
delicious dishes from
Dinosaur BBQ, Memphis
Seoul, and more.
2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and
6:30 pm at Industry City
Factory Floor (268 36th St.
between Second and
Third avenues in Sunset
Park. industrycity.com).
$39–$49.
SUNDAY
Feb. 2
LIV live!
The Super Bowl LIV
contest between the
Kansas City Chiefs
and the San Francisco
49ers starts at 6:30
pm tonight. If you are
a fan of the noble
pigskin game (or just
want to chow down
on some wings) visit
Bushwick Cider
House, which will
offer $1 Korean wings
(pictured) and specials
on chili, nachos,
and pitchers of cider
or beer all night.
5 pm–midnight at
Bushwick Cider House
(1100 Flushing Ave.
between Irving and
Knickerbocker avenues in
Bushwick, www.brooklynciderhouse.
com). Free.
MONDAY
Feb. 3
Short stuff
The key to winning
the office Oscar pool
is getting things right
in the minor categories
— like Animated
Short film and Live
Action Short films.
Get a jump on your
competition by watching
all of the nominees
in both categories
tonight at Alamo
Drafthouse (cartoon
shorts at 6:20 pm; and
the live-action ones at
9:40 pm).
6:20 pm and 9:40 pm at
Alamo Drafthouse
Cinema (445 Albee
Square West between
Fulton and Willoughby
streets Downtown, fourth
floor, www.drafthouse.
com/nyc). $17.50 each.
WEDNESDAY
Feb. 5
Save the
dates
Dating is tough, but
at least you’ve never
been featured in
Time Out New York’s
“Undateables” column!
The magazine
feature comes to life
tonight, with past
subjects sharing their
dating stories, and
editor Will Gleason
and comedian Lane
Moore (pictured), the
host of Tinder Live!,
offering dating tips.
7 pm at Time Out Market
New York (55 Water St.
between Main and Old
Dock streets, fifth floor,
timeoutmarket.com/newyork).
Free.
THURSDAY
Feb. 6
Spooning
This concept of
“wuv” confuses and
infuriates us!
Tonight’s Spoons,
Toons, and Booze
After Dark Valentine’s
Special will feature
love-focused episodes
of Saturday
morning and primetime
cartoons, including
DuckTales, King
of the Hill, Rugrats,
Futurama, Powerpuff
Girls, and many
more. A sugary
cereal bar (pictured)
is also included.
9:30 pm at Nitehawk
Prospect Park (188
Prospect Park West at
14th Street in Park Slope,
nitehawkcinema.com/
prospectpark). $18.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, JAN. 31
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. 5–7
pm. $20. (917) 520–5912. projectassemble.
org.
ART, GLOBAL GAME JAM: The
world’s largest game creation
event, with teams meeting on Friday
and showing off their work on
Sunday at 5 pm. 5 pm. Free. NYU
Game Center, 370 Jay St., sixth
fl oor, between Willoughby Street
and Myrtle Avenue.
ART, “DÉFLORÉ(E)S” OPENING RECEPTION:
A multi-media solo exhibit
by Valérie Hallier on the theme
of defl owering. 6 pm. Free. NARS
Foundation, 201 46th St. at Second
Avenue, fourth fl oor, Sunset Park.
(718) 768–2765. narsfoundation.
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, THE GOOD SOUL OF SETZUAN:
Bertolt Brecht’s fable about
a trying to remain a good person
in a corrupt world. 7:30 pm. $35
($25 seniors and students). Irondale
Center, 85 S. Oxford St. at Lafayette
Avenue in Fort Green. (718)
488–9233. irondale.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 in Bushwick. thebushwickstarr.
org.
MUSIC, TOO MANY ZOOZ: The
“brasshouse” band plays with Birocratic.
8 pm. $21–$25. Brooklyn
Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave. between N.
11th and N. 12th streets, Williamsburg.
(718) 963–3369. brooklynbowl.
com.
THEATER, OUR LADY OF 121ST
STREET: The Heights Players present
a dark comedy set at a funeral
home, where the body of a beloved
hilariously insane show that places
you into the audience at a live taping
of a fi ctional TV show overfl owing
with weird characters, interactive
games, and prizes. 7 pm. $10.
Cantina Royal, 58 N. Third St. between
Kent and Wythe avenues in
Williamsburg. cantinaroyal.com.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL OF SETZUAN:
7:30 pm. See Jan. 31.
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. 31.
ART, THE AH ALBUM AND BOOK
RELEASE SHOW: Composer Jeremy
Gustin launches his album
“Mere Husks” and his photo book
“Foundscapes.” 8 pm. Free. Step
Bone Cut, 229 Cook St. #2 between
White and Bogart streets in
Bushwick.
SUN, FEB. 2
Free, BLOOD DRIVE: An annual
blood drive, sponsored by the
Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club.
Please bring photo ID, be at least
16, weigh at least 110 lbs, and
have no new tattoos in the past 12
months. Eat well and drink lots of
fl uids before donating. 9 am. Free.
Congregation B’nai Avraham, 117
Remsen St. between Clinton and
Henry streets, Brooklyn Heights.
(917) 723–4500. BrooklynBridgeRotaryClub.
org.
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.
ART, GLOBAL GAME JAM: 10 am.
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nun and community activist has
been stolen from the viewing room.
8 pm. $20. Heights Players, 26 Willow
Pl. between Joralemon and
State streets in Brooklyn Heights.
(718) 237–2752. heightsplayers.org.
COMEDY, KAREN: A comedy show
with free beer and comedians Jo
Firestone, Ashton Womack, Sam
Evans, and more. 8 pm. Free. Pine
Box Rock Shop, 12 Grattan St. between
Bogart Street and Morgan
Avenue, Bushwick. (718) 366–6311.
pineboxrockshop.com.
DANCE, MOMMIE DEAREST DRAG
DANCE PARTY: A free weekly drag
show, hosted by Sassy Frass and
Misty Meaner. 10 pm. Free. The
Graham, 151 Meserole St. at Graham
Avenue, Bushwick. thegrahambrooklyn.
com.
SAT, FEB. 1
ART, GLOBAL GAME JAM: 9 am. See
Jan. 31.
FAMILY, BLACK HISTORY BREAKFAST:
Celebrate Black History
Month at a breakfast with speakers,
jazz, cultural dances, and door
prizes. 9:30 am. $35.00. First AME
Zion Church, 54 MacDononough
St. between Tompkins and Marcy
avenues, Bedford–Stuyvesant. (347)
476–8013.
FOOD, DIME BEST OF BROOKLYN
FOOD AND BEER FESTIVAL: Enjoy
unlimited samples from Brooklyn’s
best breweries and from Bulleit and
Johnnie Walker whiskey, and visit
the cash food booths. 12:30 pm,
3:30 pm, and 6:30 pm. $39–$49.
Industry City Factory Floor, 268
36th St. between Second and Third
avenues, Sunset Park. industrycity.
com.
THEATER, OUR LADY OF 121ST
STREET: 2 pm. See Jan. 31.
THEATER, ASSEMBLE: 5 pm. See
Jan. 31.
COMEDY, SUPER CRAZY FUNTIME
VARIETY GAME SHOW HOUR: A
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