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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
Feb. 21
Epic scales!
You know what
Brooklyn needs more
of? Dinosaurs! Fortunately,
“Jurassic
World Live Tour” is
here all weekend,
with puppeteers
sending more than
20 thunder lizards
stomping all over the
Barclays Center
stage. There is some
sort of plot about evil
scientists exploiting a
super-smart dino, but
we just want to hear
that T-Rex roar!
11 am, 3 pm, and 7 pm at
Barclays Center 620
Atlantic Ave. at Pacific
Street in Prospect
Heights, (917) 618–6100,
barclayscenter.com. $15–
$100.
SATURDAY
Feb. 22
Non the
wiser
Beer Week’s Opening
Bash ends at 9:30
pm — and that is
when the after-parties
start! New
Brooklyn brewery
Non Sequitur Beer
Project will host an
“emo dance party”
that goes late into
the night, pouring its
whimsically named
brews I’ll Have the
Uhh and It’s a Good
Idea.
9:30 pm–1 am at 97 West
St. between Greenpoint
Avenue and Milton Street
in Greenpoint, www.
nycbrewed.com. Free.
SUNDAY
Feb. 23
Rushin’ bots
Watch teams of
Brooklyn kids pit
their metal minions
against each other at
today’s BKLYN
Robotics League
competition, in which
the tiny androids
must be able to navigate
the floor and
deliver an object. The
two winning teams
will represent the
Library in a citywide
robotics tournament.
10 am–4 pm at Brooklyn
Public Library’s Flatbush
Library (22 Linden Blvd. at
Flatbush Avenue in
Prospect Lefferts
Gardens, www.brooklynpubliclibrary.
org). Free.
TUESDAY
Feb. 25
Free will
Catch a free sneak
peek at Regina
Opera’s latest production,
Puccinni’s
comic one-act opera
“Gianni Schicchi.”
The show features
Savannah Greene
(pictured) as Lauretta,
a poor peasant girl
whose lack of a
dowry can be fixed
with a death, a lost
will, and some light
forgery. In Italian with
English supertitles.
7 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help School Auditorium
5902 Sixth Ave. at
60th Street in Sunset Park,
(718) 259–2772, reginaopera.
org. Free.
THURSDAY
Feb. 27
Candy man
Catch singer-songwriter
Noam Weinstein
when he stops
by Pete’s Candy
Store tonight. He will
play some of the fun,
clever tunes from his
latest album “42 ½,”
which he says was
“inspired by that
magical time when
both the wild innocence
of a 42-yearold
and the sober
wisdom of a 43-yearold
are just out of
reach.”
9 pm at Pete’s Candy
Store 709 Lorimer St.
between Frost and
Richardson streets in
Williamsburg, (718) 302–
3770, www.petescandystore.
com. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, FEB. 21
FAMILY, JURASSIC WORLD LIVE
TOUR: Dinosaurs stomp across the
Barclays Center stage in this familyfriendly
adventure. 11 am, 3 pm, and
7 pm. $15–$100. Barclays Center,
620 Atlantic Ave. at Pacifi c Street,
Prospect Heights. (917) 618–6100.
barclayscenter.com.
FILM, CATVIDEOFEST2020: A compilation
of the best cat videos.
Proceeds benefi t local cats in need.
4:30 pm. $16.50. Nitehawk Cinema
Prospect Park, 188 Prospect Park
West at 14th Street. (212) 219–4029.
oscilloscope.net/fi lms.
MARKET, 27TH ANNUAL BOOK
SALE: An amazing sale of more than
10,000 donated books, CDs, maps,
and ephemera, mostly priced at $1
or $2. 7 pm. Free ($5 Friday). Park
Slope United Methodist Church,
410 Sixth Ave. at Eighth Street,
Park Slope. (718) 768–3093. parkslopeumc.
org.
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.
(718) 488–9233. irondale.org.
MUSIC, ZACK VILLERE: The Internetfamous
musician presents his sophomore
album “Cardboard City.” 8
pm. $20. Music Hall of Williamsburg,
66 N. Sixth St. between Kent and
Wythe avenues. (718) 486–5400.
musichallofwilliamsburg.com.
COMEDY, HOLY HAND GRENADE:
An intensely funny comedy show
featuring Brendan Ryan, Brittany
Cardwell, Pranav Behari, and more.
8 pm. Free. Barrow’s Intense Tasting
Room, 86 34th St. between Second
and Third avenues, Sunset Park.
(563) 210–1764. barrowsintense.com.
SAT, FEB. 22
MARKET, 27TH ANNUAL BOOK
SALE: 9:30 am. See Feb. 21.
FAMILY, JURASSIC WORLD LIVE
TOUR: 11 am, 3 pm, and 7 pm. See
Feb. 21.
FAMILY, MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION
FOR KIDS: The Rock and Roll Playhouse
presents the band Black Tie
Brass. 12:30 pm. Free. Industry City,
SUN, FEB. 23
FILM, “MISSING LINK”: A free screening
of the Oscar-nominated stopmotion
fi lm about an adventurer
who discovers a Sasquatch. 11:30
am. Free. Industry City Factory
Floor, 268 36th St. between Second
and Third avenues, Sunset Park. industrycity.
com.
FAMILY, JURASSIC WORLD LIVE
TOUR: Noon and 4 pm. See Feb. 21.
MARKET, 27TH ANNUAL BOOK
SALE: 12:30 pm. See Feb. 21.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
The orchestra begins a
yearlong celebration of Ludwig van
Beethoven’s 250th birthday. 2 pm.
$15-$25.
THEATER, “VANYA AND SONIA AND
MASHA AND SPIKE”: 3 pm. See
Feb. 22.
MUSIC, CONCERTS ON THE SLOPE:
Sandbox Percussion performs works
old and new. 3 pm. $20 suggested
donation. St. John’s Episcopal
Church, 139 St. John’s Pl. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues, Park
Slope. (718) 783–3928.
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.
FILM, CATVIDEOFEST2020: 4:30 pm.
See Feb. 21.
MON, FEB. 24
TALK, THE LIFE AND WORKS OF
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: An introductory
lecture on the composer
to kick off a music series celebrating
his 250th birthday. 12:30 pm. Free.
See 9 DAYS on page 6
274 36th Street between Second
and Third Avenues. (646) 560–0065.
therockandrollplayhouse.com.
DINING, NYC BEER WEEK OPENING
BASH: Sample unlimited brews
from almost 100 breweries from
NYC and around the world. 12:30
pm. $65–$75 ($115 VIP). Brooklyn
Expo Center, 72 Noble St. at Franklin
Street. brooklynexpocenter.com/
calendar-of-events.
MUSIC, REGINA OPERA CONCERT:
Members of the opera company
sing for their supper as part of the
“Embrace Winter” festival. 2:30 pm.
Free. Vesuvio, 7305 Third Ave. at
73rd St. Bay Ridge. (718) 745–0222.
vesuviobayridge.com.
FILM, CATVIDEOFEST2020: 4:30 pm.
See Feb. 21.
MUSIC, RHYMES WITH OPERA: A retrospective
of the company’s chamber
opera premieres. 5:30 pm. $15.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58
Seventh Ave. between Lincoln and
Saint Johns plaes, Park Slope. (718)
622–3300. bqcm.org.
DINING, NYC BEER WEEK OPENING
BASH: 6:30 pm. See Feb. 22.
HAUNTINGS: A three person exhibition:
Featuring Barbara Friedman,
Jillian McDonald, and Marigold Santos.
7 pm. FiveMyles, 558 St. John’s
Place between Classon and Franklin
avenues. (718) 783–4438. fi vemyles.
org.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL OF SETZUAN:
7:30 pm. See Feb. 21.
THEATER, “VANYA AND SONIA AND
MASHA AND SPIKE”: A play by
Christopher Durang about the relationship
between three middle aged
siblings with very different life paths.
8 pm. $25 (seniors $20). Gallery Players,
199 14th St. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues, Park Slope. (212)
352–3101. galleryplayers.com.
DERRICK KINGS’S COMEDY SPECIAL:
The clean, physical comedian
records his fi rst album. 8 pm
and 10 pm. $20. Brooklyn House of
Comedy, 211 Putnam Ave. between
Madison Street and Putnam Avenue,
Bedford-Stuyvesant. (347) 704–4746.
NIGHTLIFE, YOUNG ADULT FRICTION:
A dance party celebrating
indie and alternative music. 11:45
pm. Free. The Broadway, 1272
Broadway between Lexington and
Greene avenues, Bushwick.
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