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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
May 31
Now you
see her
The 10-day Brooklyn
Film Festival kicks off
tonight with a screening
of “Above the
Shadows,” a feature
film about a woman
who has spent 10
years invisible to
everyone around her,
but who may have
found a way to
reclaim her place in
the world. The festival
continues through
June 9, screening 133
features and short
films at the Wythe
Hotel and at Windmill
Studios in Greenpoint.
8 p.m. at the Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Ave. at N. 11th
Street in Williamsburg,
(718) 460–8000, www.
wythehotel.com. $35.
SATURDAY
June 1
Party arty
Start your World
Pride Month partying
at Brooklyn Museum’s
free First Saturday
event. Check out
the exhibit “Nobody
Promised You Tomorrow:
Art 50 Years
After Stonewall,” featuring
28 queer artists
paying tribute to
the 1969 riot; sing
along with the New
York City Gay Men’s
Chorus, chat with the
Audre Lorde Project
about revolution, and
dance all night.
7 pm at Brooklyn
Museum 200 Eastern
Pkwy. at Washington
Avenue in Prospect
Heights, (718) 638–5000,
www.brooklynmuseum.
org. Free.
SUNDAY
June 2
Robo-lution!
The 1927 sci-fi film
“Metropolis,” from
director Fritz Lang,
was chopped down
to 91 minutes for its
American release,
but now you can
catch an almost-complete
version of the
two-and-a-half-hour
epic, complete with
subplots about an
oppressed underclass,
a mechanical
woman, and the man
who loves her. With a
live piano score.
Noon at Brooklyn Public
Library’s Central branch
10 Grand Army Plaza,
between Eastern Parkway
and Flatbush Avenue in
Prospect Heights (enter
on Eastern Parkway), (718)
230–2100, www.brooklynpubliclibrary.
org. Free.
TUESDAY
June 4
Egg-cellent!
Comedian Natalie
Palamides — the
voice of Buttercup on
“The Powerpuff
Girls” — performs
her award-winning
show “Laid,” about a
woman who lays an
egg every day, and
must decide whether
to eat it or raise it.
Tonight’s show is the
first of three, and
next week she will
perform as her masculine
alter-ego in
“Nate.”
7:30 p.m. at the Bell
House 149 Seventh St. at
Third Avenue in Gowanus,
(718) 643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com. $20.
WEDNESDAY
June 5
Spritz life
When the New York
Times launched its
unprovoked attack
on the Aperol Spritz,
the Internet rose up
to defend the daydrinking
favorite. But
are there better alternatives?
Sample the
Venetian Spritz at
tonight’s “Select
Dreams” party at
Summerly, at a party
sponsored by Select
Aperitivo, the bitter
liqueur that is the
drink’s primary ingredient.
8–10 p.m. at Summerly at
the Hoxton (97 Wythe
Ave. at N. 10th Street,
21st floor, in Williamsburg,
www.thehoxton.com).
Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
FRI, MAY 31
THEATER, “CABIN”: Dance, theater,
and fi lm performance focusing on
the relationship between three
queer men. $25. 8 p.m. The Bushwick
Starr (207 Starr St. between
Wyckoff and Irving avenues in Bushwick),
www.thebushwickstarr.org.
THEATER, “SPRING AWAKENING”:
Musical performed by the Gallery
Players, based on the 19th-century
German play by Frank Wedekind.
$30 ($20 for seniors over 65 and kids
under 12). 8 p.m. Gallery Players 199
14th St. between Fourth and Fifth
avenues in Park Slope, (212) 352–
3101, www.galleryplayers.com.
DANCE, THE EDGE OF 30 DEGREES:
An evening of new dance works by
Yin Yue, which are centered around
the concept of time and our interactions
with time itself. $22-80. 7:30
p.m. BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Pl.
between Hansen Place and Lafayette
Avenue in Fort Greene), www.
bam.org.
ACLU100 POP UP EXPERIENCE: The
American Civil Liberties Union celebrates
its 100th birthday with a
two-day interactive exhibit. Free. 10
am–8 pm. The Dumbo Archway 80
Pearl St. at Front Street in Dumbo,
(212) 607–3300, www.aclu100.org.
RED HOOK FEST: A two-day festival
featuring free barbecue, a DJ-led
dance party, music and dance performances
from professional and
youth groups. Free. 5:30–8:30 pm.
Valentino Park and Pier (Coffey
Street at Ferris Street in Red Hook).
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON”:
Theater of War Productions
fuses a dramatic reading of
the Greek tragedy by Sophocles
with live choral music performed by
activists, police offi cers, youth, and
concerned citizens from Ferguson
and New York City. Free. 7 pm. St.
Ann’s Church 157 Montague St. at
Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 875–6960.
ART, ONE SHOT ONLY: An exhibit of
street photos by Jean Andre Antoine.
Free. 7–11pm. The Brooklyn
Bank (896 Dekalb Ave. at Marcus
Garvey Boulevard in Bedford-
Stuyvesant).
MUSIC, CERDDORION, TIMELESS
MUSE: A choral concert pairing
works from the past with works from
Find lots more listings online at
BrooklynPaper.com/Events
924–0505, www.socceroof.com.
ART, “PROVENANCE” OPENING RECEPTION:
A series of mixed media
wall hangings by Shervone Neckles.
Free. 6 pm. FiveMyles 558 St. John’s
Place between Classon and Franklin
avenues in Crown Heights, (718)
783–4438, www.fi vemyles.org.
FUND-RAISER, RED HOOK COMMUNITY
PROM: A high-school-promthemed,
’70s, ’80s, and ’90s dance
party, with a photo booth, silent auction,
booze, and live performances
by Cora Dance. Funds go to Cora’s
scholarship program. $10–$125. 7
pm–midnight. South Brooklyn Community
High School (173 Conover
St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook),
www.coradance.org.
READING, POETRY BOOK LAUNCH:
Darrell Epp will read from his three
poetry collections. Free. 7 pm. Berl’s
Poetry Shop 141 Front St. between
Jay and Pearl streets in Dumbo,
(347) 687–2375, berlspoetry.com.
COMEDY, AUNT SASSY: A new
monthly comedy show hosted by
Schuyler Robinson and Marissa
Solomon.f Free. 8 pm. Friends and
Lovers (641 Classon Ave. between
Dean and Pacifi c streets in Crown
Heights), www.fnlbk.com.
SUN, JUNE 2
LGBTQ, ON THE (QUEER) WATERFRONT:
Curator Hugh Ryan offers
a private tour of the fi rst exhibition
focusing on queer history in Brooklyn.
$15 .11 am. Brooklyn Historical
Society 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.
org.
NIGHTLIFE, CAFÉ PARAÍSO POPUP:
Mezcal Union hosts a pop-up at Roberto’s
featuring cocktails, live Latin
music, and a special menu. Free. 1
pm. Roberta’s Pizza 261 Moore St.
See 9 DAYS on page 10
the present, including the winners of
the seventh annual Emerging Composers
Competition. $25 ($20 in advance).
8 pm. St. Paul’s Carroll Street
(199 Carroll St. at Clinton Street in
Carroll Gardens), cerddorion.org.
FILM, DANGEROUS DOCUMENTARIES:
A collection of short non-fi ction
fi lms set in dangerous locations.
Free. 8 pm. MetroTech Commons
(Myrtle Avenue between Bridge
and Lawrence streets in Downtown),
www.rooftopfi lms.com.
SAT, JUNE 1
THEATER, “SPRING AWAKENING”: 2
pm. and 8 pm. See Friday, May 31.
LGBTQ, PRIDE RIDE: Hop on your
bike and enjoy a Pride ride through
Brooklyn! CitiBike will provide a bike
for anyone who needs one. Riders
must be 16 years or older. Free.
10:45 am. (1368 Fulton St. at Marcy
Avenue.)
ACLU100 POP UP EXPERIENCE: 10
am–8 pm. See Friday, May 31.
=ART, SPRING! COILED AND READY!:
The Spring show from the Brooklyn
Waterfront Artists Coalition, along
with the Recycle exhibit of upcycled
art, and Wide Open 10, a national
juried show. Free. 1–6 pm. Brooklyn
Waterfront Artists Coalition 499
Van Brunt St., near Reed Street in
Red Hook, (718) 596–2506, www.
bwac.org.
FILM, 15TH ANNUAL KIDSFILMFEST:
An international collection of animated
and live action short fi lms for
kids. A discussion with the directors
and an interactive workshop will follow
the screening. $15 (kids free). 1
pm. Made in NY Media Center by
IFP (30 John St., btwn. Pearl & Jay St.
in DUMBO), www.kidsfi lmfest.org.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON”:
2 pm and 7 pm. See Friday,
May 31.
RED HOOK FEST: 2–7 pm. See Friday,
May 31.
CHAMPION’S LEAGUE WATCH
PARTY: Whale Building’s Socceroof
hosts a Champion’s League Final
watch party. $20 1:30 pm. Socceroof
14 53rd St. between First Avenue
and the water in Sunset Park, (212)
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wizard Zargothrax — as recounted in the excellent album “Legends
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