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Fiddler on the roof: The Dumb Theatre Company performs Shakespeare’s
comedy “Twelfth Night” on the roof of the Old American
Can Factory in Gowanus on June 21 through June 23.
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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
June 21
Going
green!
Wander in a glamorous
garden without
taking the risk of a
sunburn! St. Germain
(the French elderflower
liqueur) has
teamed up with
Brooklyn landscape
designers Manscapers
to create a magical
floating garden
inside a Greenpoint
warehouse — the
show lasts all weekend.
11 a.m.–7 p.m. at Greenpoint
Terminal Warehouse
(73 West St. at Milton
Street in Greenpoint). Free.
SUNDAY
June 23
The boys in
Blue
Dream pop band the
Ocean Blue, still best
known for its 1991
album “Cerulean” —
which this editor
loved, for the record
— is still touring, and
will bring its jangly
guitar sound to Williamsburg
tonight in
support of its first
album since 2013,
“Kings and Queens
and Knaves and
Thieves.”
7 p.m. at Rough Trade
NYC 64 N. Ninth St.
between Kent and Wythe
avenues in Williamsburg,
(718) 388–4111, www.
roughtradenyc.com. $20.
MONDAY
June 24
Tea time
Brooklyn’s black gay
nightlife is bumping,
and you can get all
the details at “The
Tea on Brooklyn’s
LGBTQ Nightlife,”
featuring clips from
“We Came to
Sweat,” a documentary
about the Crown
Heights club Starlite
Lounge, followed by
a panel discussion
between some of the
current scenes movers
and shakers.
6:30 p.m. at Brooklyn
Historical Society (128
Pierrepont St. between
Henry and Clinton streets
in Brooklyn Heights, www.
brooklynhistory.org). $10.
WEDNESDAY
June 26
Kitty party
New documentary
“The Cat Rescuers”
screens tonight only
at the Alamo City
Drafthouse. The film
follows four Brooklyn
cat lovers who
devote their lives to
controlling the borough’s
feral cat population,
catching kitties
.and fostering
strays at their own
homes.
7 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse
Cinema 445 Albee
Square West between
Fulton and Willoughby
streets Downtown, (718)
513–2547, www.drafthouse.
com/nyc. $16.
THURSDAY
June 27
Proud and
loud
Brooklyn transgender
rapper Uncle Meg
will wave the rainbow
freak flag at Coney
Island’s Sideshow
stage for “Uncle
Meg’s Pride Extravaganza.”
The night
features hip-hop and
performance art from
artists who bust the
gender binary,
including Ratchet by
Nature, Soup, and
KikiRiki Live Poultry.
9 p.m. at Coney Island USA
(1208 Surf Ave. at W. 12th
St. in Coney Island, www.
coneyisland.com). $20.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, JUNE 21
THEATER, ESPÆCE: Five performers
fi nd themselves in front of a gigantic
black wall, which becomes both
menacing and responsive in this
experimental play inspired by the life
and work of French writer Georges
Perec. $25. 7:30 pm. BAM Howard
Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette
Ave. between Ashland Place and St.
Felix Street in Fort Greene), www.
bam.org.
COMEDY, KWEENDOM FREE QUEER
COMEDY COOKOUT: A night of
gay comedy, music, drag performers,
and a free cookout with burgers,
hot dogs, and salad on the patio!
Free, but donations for Immigration
Equality accepted. 7 pm. Pete’s
Candy Store (709 Lorimer St. at Richardson
St. in Williamsburg).
MUSIC, SALSA NIGHT: With Benny
Lopez Latin Jazz, part of Myrtle
Avenue’s Summer Series. Free. 5–8
pm. Myrtle Avenue Plaza (484-550
Myrtle Ave. between Steuben St.
and Emerson Pl.)
MUSIC, QUEEN ESTHER: With Jan Bell
at the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Acoustic
Concert Series “Unplugged.”
Free. 6 pm. Brooklyn Bridge Park,
Pier 3 (Furman Street between
Joralemon and Doughty streets in
Brooklyn Heights).
THEATER, “TWELFTH NIGHT”: The
Dumb Theater Company presents a
rooftop production of Shakespeare’s
gender-bending comedy. $25 ($5
kids). 6 pm. The Old American Can
Factory (232 Third St. at Third Avenue
in Gowanus), dumbtheatreco.
org.
MUSIC, LIZ HOGG: The guitarist plays
in a garden. Free. 6 pm. President
Street Greenspace 222 Fifth Ave. at
President Street in Park Slope, (917)
856–7456, spokethehub.org.
THEATER, “THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST”: Oscar Wilde’s
witty comedy moves all over Brooklyn
Bridge Park as the action moves
from London to the country. At
every other performance, the cast
switches parts to present a genderbent
version of the tale. Free. 7
pm. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier One
Old Fulton Street at Furman Street
in Dumbo, (718) 222–9939, www.
brooklynbridgepark.org.
MUSIC, CHAMBERQUEER: A cham-
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.
FAMILYFEST: Celebrate summer’s
arrival with food trucks and fun kidfocused
activities, including circus
arts workshops, communal painting,
chalk art, and more. Free. 1 pm.
Atlantic Terminal (Atlantic Avenue at
Flatbush Avenue in Fort Greene).
THEATER, “TWELFTH NIGHT”: 6 pm.
See Friday, June 21.
THEATER, “THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST”: 7 pm. See Friday,
June 21.
THEATER, “ROMEO AND JULIET”:
7:30 pm. See Friday, June 21.
MUSIC, TORTOISE: With Emily Wells
and the Metropolis Ensemble at the
Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
Free. 7:30 pm. Prospect Park Band
Shell Prospect Park West and Ninth
Street in Park Slope, (718) 965–
8900, www.bricartsmedia.org/cb.
ART, POPIC LAUNCH PARTY: A release
party for a crowdsourced
social media icon, featuring live art
performance, dress-up booths, cotton
candy, pillow fi ghts, dancing,
and more. $10. 7:30–11 pm. Lucas
Lucas Gallery 57 Conselyea St. at
Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, (917)
399–7150.
FILM, “STRANGE NEGOTIATIONS”:
A documentary about musician
David Bazan, who left the successful
band Pedro the Lion to tour solo.
Followed by a discussion and performance
by Bazan. $16. 8:30 pm.
Green-Wood Cemetery Fifth Avenue
and 25th Street in Greenwood
Heights, (718) 210–3080, www.
green-wood.com.
See 9 DAYS on page 8
ber music series highlighting the
music of queer composers. $20 ($18
in advance). 7 pm. Brooklyn Arts
Exchange 421 Fifth Ave. at in Park
Slope, (917) 545–7827, chamberqueer.
org.
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES
VS. STATEN ISLAND YANKEES:
$14–$17. 7 pm. MCU Park 1904 Surf
Ave. at W. 17th St. in Coney Island,
(718) 449–8497, www.brooklyncyclones.
com.
THEATER, “ROMEO AND JULIET”:
Shakespeare’s tragedy of starcrossed
lovers and their battling
family gets a modern-dress, outdoor
production from Smith Street Stage.
Free. 7:30 pm. Carroll Park (Carroll
Street at Smith Street in Carroll Gardens),
www.smithstreetstage.org.
MUSIC, CALEXICO: With Iron and
Wine and Adia Victoria at the Bric
Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Free.
7:30 pm. Prospect Park Band Shell
Prospect Park West and Ninth
Street in Park Slope, (718) 965–
8900, www.bricartsmedia.org/cb.
MUSIC, SLOTHRUST: With And The
Kids and Weakened Friends. $25
($20 in advance). 7:30 pm. Industry
City Courtyard 1-2 (238 36th St. between
Second and Third avenues in
Sunset Park), cityfarmpresents.com.
COMEDY, HOLY HAND GRENADE: A
monthly(ish) stand up comedy show
featuring Sam Evans, Raj Belani, Alex
Koltchak, and many more. Free. 8
pm. Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room
86 34th St. between Second and
Third avenues in Sunset Park, (917)
597–1084, barrowsintense.com.
FILM, “PEPPERMINT SODA”: A French
fi lm about sisters entering their teen
years in 1963 Paris. With English
subtitles. Free. 8:30 pm. Transmitter
Park (Greenpoint Ave. at East River
Waterfront in Greenpoint), www.
townsquareinc.com.
SAT, JUNE 22
STOOP MEDITATION: A free guided
meditation class on the steps on the
Brooklyn Museum. Free with RSVP.
10 am. Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern
Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in
Prospect Heights, (718) 638–5000,
www.brooklynmuseum.org.
MARKET, FAD SUMMER MARKET:
A curated fashion, art and design
pop-up marketplace with more than
50 vendors. Free. 11 am–7 pm. City
Point 445 Albee Square West between
Willoughby and Fulton streets
in Boerum Hill, (917) 775–4636, fadmarket.
co.
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