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WED, FEB. 12
FAMILY, BROOKLYN DOG
FRISBEE LEAGUE: A fun,
friendly game of frisbee
fetch, where you and your
dog have 60 seconds to
make as many throws and
catches as possible. Longer
catches earn more points.
8 am. $20 for fi ve-week
season. Prospect Park Grecian
Shelter, Enter at Parkside
Avenue and Prospect
Park Southwest. (330) 819–
8612. tossandfetch.com.
SPORTS, SHAPE UP AT THE
MILL BASIN LIBRARY: A
weekly, low-impact workout
designed to help build
muscle strength while
improving cardiovascular
health and range of motion.
11 am. Free. Mill Basin
Public Library, 2385 Ralph
Ave. at Veterans Avenue,
Mill Basin. (718) 241–3973.
brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
THEATER, YBOR CITY: A musical
about the labor movement
among cigar factory
workers 1918 Tampa,
Florida, plus a love story.
7 pm. Free ($20 premium
seating). Rustik Taverm,
471 Dekalb Ave. between
Kent and Franklin avenues,
Bedford–Stuyvesant. (718)
213–8885. danfurman.
com/impossible-but-truein
a-tavern.html.
Free, GERMAN CONVERSATION
CLASS: Come
practice German in a fun
class led by native German
speakers! Email ziongelc@
gmail.com with questions,
to confi rm schedule,
and to join. 7 pm. Free.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 125 Henry St. between
Clark and Pierrepont
streets, Brooklyn Heights.
(718) 852–2453. ziongelc.
org.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL
OF SETZUAN: 7:30 pm.
See Feb. 7.
COMEDY, GOOD DELIVERY
COMEDY: Step through
the door marked “Deliveries”
to Gertie’s basement
for a free comedy
show, hosted by Natasha
Vaynblat, CJ Hunt, and
James Hamilton. 8 pm.
Free. Gertie’s, 357 Grand
St. at Marcy Avenue. (718)
636–0902. instagram.com/
gertienyc.
COMEDY, CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU RUINED
VALENTINE’S DAY!: An
apocalyptic celebration of
love and romance, featuring
stand-up comedy, storytelling,
and music. 8:30
pm. Free. Branded Saloon,
603 Vanderbilt Ave. at Bergen
Street. (718) 484–8704.
brandedsaloon.com.
COMEDY, COMEDIANS
YOU SHOULD KNOW:
The Chicago-style stand
up showcase features Erin
Jackson, Carmen Lagala,
Andy Sandford, 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, FEB. 13
DINING, WIDOW JANE
BOOZY DISTILLERY
TOUR: A tour that includes
a fl ight of fi ve whiskeys,
small appetizers, a welcome
cocktail, and a tour
of the distillery. 5:30 pm.
$65. Widow Jane Distillery,
218 Conover St.
TALK, LANDLORD TRAINING:
A course with the
info that every NYC homeowner
needs to know. All
participants will receive
a Certifi cate of Completion.
6 pm. $90–$100. NHS
Brooklyn, 2806 Church
Ave. between Lloyd Street
and Nostrand Avenue,
Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
(718) 469–4679. nhsbrooklyn.
org.
TALK, WELCOME TO AMERICA,
YOUR CELL IS RIGHT
THIS WAY: César Cuauhtémoc
García Hernández
discusses his new book
“Migrating to Prison:
America’s Obsession with
Locking Up Immigrants.”
6:30 pm. $10. Brooklyn
Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street.
(718) 222–4111. brooklynhistory.
org.
COMEDY, SUPER SECRET
COMEDY SHOW: Comedy
show with secret lineup. 7
pm. $20. Enlightenment
Wines, 93 Scott Ave. at
Randolph Street, Bushwick.
enlightenmentwines.com.
ART, KEHINDE WILEY AND
HILTON ALS: The artist
discusses masculinity,
race, painting, and the exhibit
Jacques-Louis David
Meets Kehinde Wiley with
cultural critic Hilton Als.
7 pm. $25. Brooklyn Museum,
200 Eastern Pkwy. at
Washington Avenue. (718)
638–5000. brooklynmuseum.
org.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL
OF SETZUAN: 7:30 pm.
See Feb. 7.
DANCE, REVISIONIST HISTORY
2: Brooklyn Ballet
will perform the 19th century
ballet “Pas de Quatre,”
preview an original
piece called “Quartet,”
and premieres a multi-disciplinary
piece called “Intersection.”
7:30 pm. $25
($12 student and senior;
$10 for kids under 12). The
Mark O’Donnell Theater at
The Actors Fund Arts Center,
160 Schermerhorn St.
between Hoyt and Smith
streets. (718) 246–0146.
brooklynballet.org.
NIGHTLIFE, DRAG KARAOKE:
Join the resident
queens in a celebration of
life, music, and everything
drag. 10 pm. Free. The
Graham, 151 Meserole St.
at Graham Avenue, Bushwick.
thegrahambrooklyn.
com.
FRI, FEB. 14
FILM, HUSTLERS: A crew of
former strip club employees
rob their Wall Street
clients. Part of the Industry
City Pop-Up Cinema Series.
7 pm. Free with RSVP.
Industry City Factory Floor,
268 36th St. between Second
and Third avenues,
Sunset Park. industrycity.
com.
HOLIDAY, TATIANA EVAMARIE
& THE AVALON
JAZZ BAND: French
Gypsy Jazz tunes from the
Brooklyn-based group. 7
pm. $42-$47 (includes wine
and cheese). Kingsborough’s
Lighthouse, 2001
Oriental Blvd. between Decatur
and Seawall avenues
in Manhattan Beach. (718)
368–5596. onstageatkingsborough.
org.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL
OF SETZUAN: 7:30 pm.
See Feb. 7.
DANCE, REVISIONIST HISTORY
2: 7:30 pm. See
Feb. 13.
COMEDY, AN EVENING OF
ROMANTIC COMEDY:
Author Lana Schwartz
launches her book “Build
Your Own Romantic Comedy”
and invites stand-up
comics to discuss all that
they love about the romantic
comedy genre. 7:30 pm.
$10 ($8 in advance). Union
Hall, 702 Union St. at Fifth
Avenue. (646) 331–4816.
lanalikebanana.com.
MUSIC, STELLA EMMET’S
VINYL RELEASE PARTY:
Vinyl release party for
Stella Emmett’s acclaimed
new album “Admirer.” 8
pm. $5. Wonderville, 1186
Broadway between Lafayette
Avenue and Van Buren
Street, Bushwick. shiptoshoremedia.
com.
COMEDY, TINDER LIVE!
VALENTINE’S DAY SHOW:
A special Valentines Day
show with Dylan Marron,
Jamilah Lemieux and Ada
Calhoun. 8:30 pm. $18.
Littlefi eld, 635 Sackett St.
between Third and Fourth
avenues, Gowanus. littlefi
eldnyc.com.
LGBTQ, VOULEZ VOUZ? ENCORE!:
This sexy, queer,
and theatrical dance party
is a tribute to the Moulin
Rouge in Belle Époque
Paris. 9:30 pm. $45. 3 Dollar
Bill, 260 Meserole St.
near Bushwick Pl. (718)
366–3031. 3dollarbillbk.
com.
SAT, FEB. 15
DANCE, REVISIONIST HISTORY
2: 3 pm and 7:30 pm.
See Feb. 13.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL
OF SETZUAN: 7:30 pm.
See Feb. 7.
THEATER, MRS. WINSLOW’S
SOOTHING SYRUP: A
new, work-in-progress
chamber opera about a
young woman’s world torn
apart by abuse and addiction.
7:30 pm. $25. National
Sawdust, 80 N. Sixth
St. at Wythe Avenue. (646)
779–8455. nationalsawdust.
org.
DANCE, “SWAN LAKE”:
Legendary Russian prima
ballerina Irina Kolesnikova
makes her United States
debut in this stunning production
of the classic Tchaikovsky
ballet from the St.
Petersburg Ballet Theatre.
7:30 pm. $35–$135. Brooklyn
Academy of Music
Howard Gilman Opera
House, 30 Lafayette Ave.
(718) 636–4100. bam.org.
NIGHTLIFE, COMPANY XIV’S
“SEVEN SINS”: A baroque,
burlesque re-imagining
of the creation myth of
Adam, Eve, and the fall of
man, with dance, music,
magic, and circus acts. 8
pm. $85–$195. Company
XIV, 383 Troutman St. between
Wyckoff and Irving
avenues. (866) 811–4111.
companyxiv.com.
COMEDY, GOOFY: An immersive
digital vaudevillian
variety show with a Valentine’s
Day love story. 9
pm. $10. Brooklyn Comedy
Collective, 579 Metropolitan
Ave., at Lorimer Street.
(917) 593–3843. brooklyncc.
com.
COMEDY, WOULD YOU
RATHER: A stand-up show
that asks the tough questions,
with Nat Towsen,
Kenice Mobley, Pranav
Behari, and more. 8 pm.
Free. Friends and Lovers,
641 Classon Ave. between
Dean and Pacifi c streets,
Crown Heights. (720) 352–
4821. fnlbk.com.
COMEDY, BUTT DREAM: A
free comedy show in a lingerie
store, with hosts Julie
Mitchell and Brian Bahe. 8
pm. Free. The Rack Shack,
155 Central Ave. between
Suydam Street and Willoughby
Avenue, Bushwick.
(347) 915–0248.
LGBTQ, SWITCH N’ PLAY’S
VAMP: The drag collective
celebrates vampires,
decadence, and all things
queer. 9 pm. $20–$25. National
Sawdust, 80 N. Sixth
St. at Wythe Avenue. (646)
779–8455. nationalsawdust.
org.
SUN, FEB. 9
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.
FILM, TOY STORY 4: A free
screening of the Pixar kids’
fi lm. 11:30 am. Free. Industry
City Factory Floor, 268
36th St. between Second
and Third avenues, Sunset
Park. industrycity.com.
FAMILY, NEW YORK FAMILY
CAMP FAIR — PARK
SLOPE: Find the best camp
for your child by browsing
various options and
meeting dozens of camp
directors along with experts
from the American
Camp Association at the
Camp Fair. Noon. Free.
Congregation Beth Elohim,
274 Garfi eld Pl. at Eighth
Avenue, Park Slope. (718)
768–3814. cbebk.org.
DINING, SLICE SLICE BABY:
A 90’s themed pizza party
with pies by Brooklyn’s own
Fornino. 1 pm. $15–$45.
Schimanski, 54 North 11th
St. between Kent and
Wythe Avenues.
ART, WIDOW JANE PAINT
AND SIP: Join an evening
painting class for all
skill levels while sipping
a Widow Jane Whiskey
Flight. 1 pm. $50. Widow
Jane Distillery, 218 Conover
St.
THEATER, OUR LADY OF
121ST STREET: 2 pm. See
Feb. 7.
HEALTHIER CHURCH
CHALLENGE: A 12-week
program designed to
empower you to lower
your risk of heart disease
and stroke, lose weight,
manage your blood pressure,
and lower your risk
of diabetes. 4 pm. Free.
The Temple of Restoration,
490 Pacifi c St. at Third
Avenue, Boerum Hill. (718)
757–0954. restorationtime.
com.
MUSIC, AMUSE SINGERS
PRESENTS “ANTIGONE”:
A musical adaptation of
the Sophocles tragedy for
a women’s ensemble, with
elements of the World War
II White Rose resistance
movement. 4 pm. $18–$25.
St John’s Church, 139 St
Johns Place. (718) 783–
3928. amusesingers.org.
FILM, FREE ACADEMY
AWARDS SCREENING
PARTY: Walk down a red
carpet, talk about your
outfi t with fashionista
interviewers, drink free
champagne, and bet on
the outcome of the Oscars.
6:30 pm. Free. Littlefi eld,
635 Sackett St. between
Third and Fourth avenues,
Gowanus. theskint.com.
MUSIC, OPERA ON TAP:
A diverse array of music
spanning centuries of the
Western classical canon.
8 pm. Free. Freddy’s Bar,
627 5th Avenue. (718) 768–
0131. freddysbar.com.
MON, FEB. 10
READING, “SEX POSITIVE”
BOOK RELEASE: Psychologist
and author Dr. Kelly
Neff launches her new
book about online dating,
gender fl uidity, robotic
sex partners, and more. 7
pm. Free. McNally Jackson
Bookstore, 76 N. Fourth St.
between Berry Street and
Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg.
TUE, FEB. 11
FILM, “STRIKE”: A screening
of the 1925 silent fi lm from
Sergei Eisenstein, with live
piano accompaniment. 3
pm. Free. St. Francis College,
180 Remsen St. between
Court and Clinton
streets. (718) 489–5200.
sfc.edu.
TALK, 76 PCT SECTOR B
BUILD THE BLOCK MEETING:
Bring your concerns,
complaints, or issues about
the Gowanus area, nothing
is too big or too small.
6 pm. Free. Bond Street
Cafe, 365 Bond St. at First
Street. bondstcafe.com.
TALK, TOXIC CITY: Experts
discuss lead poisoning
and its silent attack on the
vulnerable. 6:30 pm. $10.
Brooklyn Historical Society,
128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street. (718) 222–4111.
brooklynhistory.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.
BROOKLYN METRO
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
PERFORMING
MOZART, BEETHOVEN
and WAGNER
By Camille Sperrazza
If you think you may not enjoy
listening to classical music, perhaps
it’s simply because you haven’t really
experienced it.
Take advantage of the opportunity
to do so.
The Brooklyn Metro Chamber
Orchestra (previously called Metro
Chamber Orchestra) will perform
Mozart, Beethoven, and Wagner
on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 pm, at
the sanctuary of St. Ann and the
Holy Trinity, 157 Montague St. in
Brooklyn Heights.
Tickets can be purchased online
at the website, www.brooklynmco.
org, or in person on the day of the
concert. They range in price from
$25-$40. Children 5-12 years old
are free.
Melody English, General Director
of the Chamber, says, “You don’t
know how truly beautiful these
works are until you come and
experience a concert, and hear the
going for a walk in the woods or
reading a book. “We want to provide
The mission is to develop and
sustain an orchestra of the highest
artistic standards in Brooklyn,
and to enrich and inspire through
music, community engagement
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in Brooklyn.
One of its goals is to attract a
wider variety of audience members.
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cost is one way of reaching that
goal. The Brooklyn Metro Chamber
Orchestra continues to provide
top-notch classical music to all at
reasonable prices.
English says she thinks more
people would come to concerts, “if
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casual Sunday concerts are open to
everyone, as we see ourselves as
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The program opens with Mozart’s
Symphony No. 25 in g minor. A
young American virtuoso, Maryam
Raya, will join the Chamber for
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 25 in
c minor. Having recently made her
Carnegie Hall debut, Ms. Raya’s
dazzling technique will be on full
display.
Also joining Maestro Phil Nuzzo,
founder and Artistic Director of
The Brooklyn Metro Chamber
Orchestra, is dramatic soprano,
Anastasiya Roytman. She will
perform in Beethoven’s concert
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and the Chamber will conclude the
program with the iconic, Prelude and
Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und
Isolde.
The Brooklyn Metro Chamber
Orchestra is comprised of
freelance musicians, who work
under the guidance of Nuzzo.
Many are veterans of the New York
Philharmonic and The Metropolitan
Opera Orchestra.
Nuzzo has performed throughout
the Far East, Europe, and the United
States. He has appeared with major
symphonies in Vienna, Austria, and
the Ukraine, to name a few.
Brooklyn audiences usually
respond enthusiastically to the
performances.
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Brooklyn Metro Chamber
Orchestra www.Brooklynmco.org,
(208) 863-9043, BrooklynMCO@
gmail.com
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