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Pitching woo: Director Philip Cruise talks to actress Stoya,
who stars in “The War of Woo.” (Opposite) This Demon,
drawn by Dean Haspiel, is a character in the comics-theater
piece “The War of Woo.”
READING, WOMEN’S HISTORY
MONTH POETRY
READING: Amy Barone,
Wanda Phipps, and Nava
Renek share their poetry.
5:30 pm. Free. Sunny’s Bar,
253 Conover St. at Beard
Street. (718) 625–8211.
sunnysredhook.com.
DANCE, SPLIT BILL: 8 pm.
See March 13.
COMEDY, HOFF’S HORRORFEST
PRESENTS
“DEMON KNIGHT”: A
screening of “Tales From
the Crypt Presents: Demon
Knight,” interspersed
with comedy bits, host
segments and prize giveaways.
8:30 pm. $10. Cantina
Royal, 58 N. Third St.
between Kent and Wythe
avenues. (662) 643–5959.
marybesspritchett.com.
MON, MARCH 16
TALK, REFLECTIONS ON
A LIFE IN PUBLIC SERVICE:
The lecture series
welcomes National Urban
League President Marc
Morial to discuss his role
at the civil rights group.
11 am. Free. Founders
Hall at St. Francis College,
180 Remsen St. between
Court and Clinton streets,
Brooklyn Heights. (718)
489–5200. sfc.edu.
TUE, MARCH 17
FAMILY, DEEDLE DEEDLE
DEES SING-A-LONG:
Sing-a-long for families
with Lloyd H. Miller of
the Deedle Deedle Dees.
10:30 am. Suggested donation
$10. Dekalb Market
Hall, 445 Albee Square
West. (929) 359–6555.
dekalbmarkethall.com.
TALK, CURSIVE WRITING:
Take a step back into a
bygone era with a sevenweek
course on cursive
writing. 7 pm. Free. Brooklyn
Public Library’s Central
branch, 10 Grand Army
Plaza between Eastern
Parkway and Flatbush Avenue10
Grand Army Plaza
between Eastern Parkway
and Flatbush Avenue. (718)
230–2100. bklynlibrary.
org.
WED, MARCH 18
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.
TALK, PREVENTIVE HEALTH
AND LONGEVITY: A panel
discussion from a physician,
a tech startup, a biohacker,
and a trainer. 6 pm.
$10. New Lab, 19 Morris
Ave. at Sixth Street, Building
#128. (646) 470–3785.
seewithin.co.
READING, YOU NEVER FORGET
YOUR FIRST: Historian
Alexis Coe discusses
her new biography of
George Washington. 6:30
pm. $10. Brooklyn Historical
Society, 128 Pierrepont
St. at Clinton Street. (718)
222–4111. brooklynhistory.
org.
COMEDY, LOVER BOYZ:
Comedian Todd Barry
headlines this monthly
comedy show, hosted by
Making love and ‘War’
Holy battle comes to Gowanus in cosmic comics play
By Bill Roundy
Brooklyn Paper
Woo-hoo!
Brooklyn serves as the
battleground between angels
and devils in a romantic new
theater piece opening in Manhattan
on March 19. “The War of
Woo,” written by Carroll Gardens
cartoonist Dean Haspiel, will
have extra resonance for those
who have read his graphic novel
series “The Red Hook,” set in a
sweet boys Colin Rankin
and Sean Zorn. 7 pm. Free.
Easy Lover, 790 Metropolitan
Ave. at Humboldt
Street, Williamsburg. easyloverbar.
com.
COMEDY, LET’S BE
FRIENDS: A comedy show
about friendship, featuring
Dan Perlman, Hannah
Boone, Mara Wiles, and
more. 8:30 pm. Free. The
Three Diamond Door, 211
Knickerbocker Ave. between
Jefferson and Troutman
streets, Bushwick.
(718) 576–6136.
MUSIC, HOLY HAND GRENADE:
SlamJunk presents
the Afrobeat, funk, and
jazz band. 9 pm. $8. Mama
THEATRE
sentient Kings County that secedes
from the United States.
“My passion for sequential
art and the stage finally hit an
Tried, 787 Third Ave.
between 26th and 27th
streets, Sunset Park. (248)
979–0308. slamjunkbk.
com.
THU, MARCH 19
FAMILY, DEEDLE DEEDLE
DEES SING-A-LONG:
10:30 am. See March 17.
READING, DEGREES OF
Photo by Stefano Giovannini
SEPARATION: Dr. Zalman
Newfi eld discusses his new
book, “Degrees of Separation:
Identity Formation
While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox
Judaism.” In Room
3401. 2:55 pm. Free. St.
Francis College, 180 Remsen
St. between Court
apex when I realized I’d written
a theatrical prequel to my comics
series — which makes sense,
since ‘The War of Woo’ is a play
about the unholy merge between
the kind and the profane,” said
Haspiel.
The artist-turned-playwright
has created several supernatural
stage shows, but this is his
first production intimately tied
to his home borough. “The War
of Woo” is set in Gowanus, a cosmic
crossroads in the play, just
and Clinton streets. (718)
489–5200. sfc.edu.
TALK, HEART HEALTH
WORKSHOPS: A weekly
series of workshops to educate
people about heart
disease and its prevention.
6 pm. Free. Bethany
United Methodist Church,
1208 St. Johns Place between
Albany and Troy avenues,
Crown Heights.
TALK, DON’T TELL ME TO
SMILE: Activists discuss
how to combat street harassment
and cat-calling.
6:30 pm. $10. Brooklyn
Historical Society, 128
Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street. (718) 222–4111.
brooklynhistory.org.
TALK, WRESTLING WITH ZIONISM:
An evening of theater,
poetry, and conversation
offering a fresh look at
our relationship with Israel
and Palestine. Produced by
a Jewish Voice for Peace.
6:30 pm. Free. Park Slope
United Methodist Church,
410 Sixth Ave. at Eighth
Street, Park Slope. (718)
624–5921. brooklynpeace.
org.
THEATER, ENGLAND’S
SPLENDID DAUGHTERS:
A short physical theater
piece based on the memoirs
of lesbian ambulance
drivers in World War I. A
work-in-progress. 7:30 pm.
$20. Irondale Center, 85
S. Oxford St. at Lafayette
Avenue. (718) 488–9233.
irondale.org.
FILM, “QUEEN AND SLIM”:
A free screening of the
indie drama about a black
couple on a fi rst date who
become fugitives from the
law after a traffi c stop goes
bad. 8 pm. Free. Industry
City Factory Floor, 268
36th St. between Second
and Third avenues, Sunset
Park. industrycity.com.
as it is a link between neighborhoods
show’s creator.
“Gowanus has served as my
creative space since 2007 when
I joined a studio of cartoonists.
Gowanus also serves as the bridge
between my home in Carroll Gardens
and Red Hook,” said Haspiel.
“My new play … is about an
unholy gentrification between
Hollywood, Heaven, and Hell,
beginning at Smith and Ninth
Street.”
MUSIC, ORLANDO JULIUS:
Nigerian music icon Orlando
Julius performs at
Bric’s spring live music series.
8 pm. $18 in advance,
$21 at the door. BRIC
House Ballroom, 647 Fulton
St. (718) 855–7882. bricartsmedia.
org/ballroom.
COMEDY, COMEDY SHOW
AT TIME OUT: A stand-up
show with a stellar lineup,
featuring Judah Friedlander,
Scott Rogowsky,
Kerry Coddett, and more.
8:30 pm. $10. Time Out
Market New York, 55
Water St. between Main
and Old Dock streets. timeoutmarket.
com/newyork.
Free, 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.
HOLIDAY, SPRING EQUINOX
CELEBRATION AND EGG
BALANCING CEREMONY:
Join urban shaman Mama
Donna Henes as she celebrates
the spring equinox
by balancing 360 eggs upright
— which she says will
bring good luck. 11:30 pm.
Free. Grand Army Plaza,
Union Street between Flatbush
Avenue and Prospect
Park West.
in the real world, said the
FRI, MARCH 20
ART, “SEEING HEADS AND
ANIMAL POPS” ART
OPENING: A collection of
playful portraits by Hannah
Soule Powderly, with live
music and complimentary
chocolate whiskey cocktails.
5–8 pm. Free. Leroy’s
Place, 353 Seventh Ave.
between 10th and 11th
streets, Park Slope. (503)
548–8429. leroysplace.
com.
THEATER, THE FAINTING
ROOM: A comedy workin
progress about hysteria,
featuring a modern young
woman who fi nds herself
transported back in time
to an 1890s medical treatment
facility. 7:30 pm.
$20. Irondale Center, 85
S. Oxford St. at Lafayette
Avenue. (662) 643–5959.
marybesspritchett.com.
MUSIC, SPRING EQUINOX
PSYCHELEBRATION: A
night of psychedelic music,
featuring Theophobia and
the Values, Astronauto,
and the Clairewolves. 8
pm. Free. Wonderville,
1186 Broadway between
Lafayette Avenue and Van
Buren Street, Bushwick.
wonderville.nyc.
THEATER, BLOODY BRAINS
IN A JUKE BOX: 8 pm.
See March 13.
SAT, MARCH 21
FAMILY, DRAG QUEEN
STORY HOUR: A morning
of family programming,
with stories and boatbuilding
activities. 10:30
am. $5. Brooklyn Historical
Society Dumbo, 55 Water
St. between Main and Old
Dock streets. (718) 222–
4111. brooklynhistory.org.
TALK, HOW TO TALK TO
YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT
DEATH: Featuring a funeral
director and an adolescent
psychotherapist.
3 pm. Green-Wood Cemetery,
Fifth Avenue and
25th Street in Greenwood
Heights. (718) 210–3080.
green-wood.com.
COMEDY, PICTURE THIS!:
Brandie Posey and Sam Varela
host a stand-up comedy
show featuring local
animators, cartoonists and
artists. 7 pm. $10. Union
Hall, 702 Union St. at Fifth
Avenue. (718) 638–4400.
unionhallny.com.
THEATER, BEST LIFE: A dark,
comedy about two women
who try to bridge racial
and economic divides, one
of whom has the power to
turn back time. 7:30 pm.
$18. Jack, 18 Putnam Ave.
between Grand Avenue
and Downing Street, Clinton
Hill. jackny.org.
THEATER, BLOODY BRAINS
IN A JUKE BOX: 8 pm.
See March 13.
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Take a crack at it!: Urban Shaman Donna “Mama
Donna” Henes invites you to balance an egg on the
ground during her 45th Annual Spring Equinox Egg
Balancing Celebration, happening on March 20 at
11:30 pm. It’ll be egg-cellent!
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