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FRIDAY
July 12
Night life
Party among the
dead at the magical
event “A Night at
Niblo’s Garden!” This
spectacle will feature
fire eaters, musicians,
contortionists, and
more, performing on
and around Green-
Wood Cemetery’s
Crescent Water Lake,
near the mausoleum
of 19th-century
nightlife impresario
William Niblo. The
show continues on
Saturday night.
7 p.m. at Green-Wood
Cemetery 25th Street at
Fifth Avenue in
Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.greenwood.
com. $40 ($75 VIP).
SATURDAY
July 13
Team ’zine
Brooklyn’s most
relaxed market for
hand-made comics
and magazines sets
up in the back garden
of Williamsburg bar
Pete’s Candy Store
this afternoon. Pete’s
Mini Zine Festival will
feature 25 local creators,
including food
writer Suze Myers,
queer cartoonist John
Jennison, and this
paper’s own Arts Editor
and bartoonist Bill
Roundy (pictured).
2–7 p.m. at Pete’s Candy
Store 709 Lorimer St.
between Richardson and
Frost streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 302–3770,
www.petescandystore.
com. Free.
SUNDAY
July 14
Spirits lifted
The 10-day Giglio
Italian Feast is
already underway,
but its most famous
element — the Dancing
of the Giglio
— happens this afternoon!
A 125-man platoon
will hoist a
70-foot tower and
parade it through the
streets while a brass
band plays! Watch
the spectacle of
strength, and then
stick around for the
street festival!
1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Church
(275 N. Eighth St.
between Havemeyer and
Meeker in Williamsburg,
www.olmcfeast.com).
Free.
WEDNESDAY
July 17
Vicious cycle
In New York City this
year, 15 bicyclists
have been killed by
drivers, and plenty
more have been
injured. Comedians
and bike enthusiasts
Danny Felts, Jake
Flores, and Ian Fidance
(pictured) will
fight tragedy with
comedy tonight at
“Stand Up! at Haven
Cycles!” a show that
will raise money for
the Bike Messenger
Emergency Fund.
8 p.m. at Haven Cycles
1546 Dekalb Ave. at Irving
Avenue in Bush wick, (347)
529–4621, www.havencyclesnyc.
com. $5 suggested
donation.
THURSDAY
July 18
Herstoric
After a big week, chill
out with some sweet
harmonies from “I’m
With Her,” a supergroup
of three
female folk artists:
Sarah Watkins, Sarah
Jarosz, and Aoife
O’Donovan. The free
show, part of the Bric
Celebrate Brooklyn!
Festival, will open
with sci-fi folk-pop
from the quartet Darlingside.
7:30 p.m. at Prospect Park
Bandshell, enter at Ninth
Street and Prospect Park
West in Park Slope, (718)
683–5600, www.bricartsmedia.
org/cb. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, JULY 12
MUSIC, COMMON JACK: With Kevin
Daniel 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, “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.
MUSIC, GABY MORENO AND
FRIENDS: With El David Aguilar
and Enjambre as part of the Bric
Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Free. 7
pm. Prospect Park Band Shell Prospect
Park West and Ninth Street in
Park Slope, (718) 965–8900, www.
bricartsmedia.org/cb.
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES VS.
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS:
$12-$15. 7 pm. MCU Park 1904 Surf
Ave. at W. 17th St. in Coney Island,
(718) 449–8497, www.brooklyncyclones.
com.
MUSIC, FRICTION FARM: A modernfolk
music duo. $15 suggested donation.
7 pm. Brooklyn Society for
Ethical Culture 53 Prospect Park
West, between 20th Street in Prospect
Park, (718) 768–2972, www.
bsec.org.
MUSIC, JESSE BLACK: An acoustic
performance of blues, classic rock,
and soul. Free. 8 pm. Cafe Beit 158
Bedford Ave. between N. Eighth
and N. Ninth streets in Williamsburg,
(917) 909–1430, www.cafebeit.com.
COMEDY, HOUSE OF BRICKS: A
rip-roaring comedy show featuring
Auggie Lutz, Greg Stone, Katie-
Ellen Humphries, and more. First 25
guests get a free beer! Free. 8 pm.
Precious Metal 143 Troutman St.
between Central and Evergreen avenues
in Bushwick, (917) 386–3230.
COMEDY, PHILANTHROMEDY: A
stand-up show raising money for the
kids’ writing group 826NYC. With
Alexander Payne, Chloe McGovern,
Raanan Hershberg, and many more.
Two drink minimum. $20. 8 pm.
Roze 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, FANTINE AND THE FRENCH
HORN COLLECTIVE: Part of the
outdoor concert series “Hot Summer
Nights.” Free. 8 pm. On Stage
at Kingsborough 2001 Oriental
Blvd. at Oxford Street in Manhattan
Beach, (718) 368–5596, www.
onstageatkingsborough.org.
TALK, CAMPFIRE: An outdoor storytelling
show around a fi re, featuring
stories from Jo Firestone, Andy
Haynes, and Petey Deabreu, with
music from Rebecca Vigil. $10 ($5
in advance). 8 pm. North Brooklyn
Farms (320 Kent Ave. at S. Fourth
Street in Williamsburg), Northbrooklynfarms.
com.
SUN, JULY 14
ADOPTION EVENT: Meet more than
20 pups looking to fi nd their forever
home. Free. 9–11 am. Bond Vet 217
Court St. between Wyckoff and
Warren streets in Cobble Hill, (171)
867–36763, www.bondvet.com.
MARKET, THE CRAIGS CREAMERY
TOUR: Try free samples of Craigs
Creamery cheese and learn about its
farms. Free. 10 am–6 pm. Brooklyn
Flea (80 Pearl St. at Front Street in
Dumbo), www.craigscreamery.com.
TOUR, THE EVERGREENS CEMETERY
BREWER’S ROW: A tour of the lavish
mausoleums that entomb several
notable beer barons, followed by
a tasting with Bridge and Tunnel
Brewery. $35. Noon and 1:30 pm.
The Evergreens Cemetery 1629
Bushwick Ave. at Conway Street in
Bushwick, (718) 455–5300, www.
atlasobscura.com/events.
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Brooklyn House of Comedy (1165
Bedford Ave. at Putnam Avenue in
Bedford-Stuyvesant), philanthromedy
v8.eventbrite.com.
FILM, “THE BIRDCAGE”: An outdoor
screening of the 1996 gay comedy,
at a garden in the Slope. Meet the
neighbors and have refreshments.
Bring chairs or a blanket. Free. 8:45
pm. 6-15 Green (544 Sixth Ave. at
15th Street in Park Slope), 615green.
org.
SAT, JULY 13
TALK, IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK:
Learn how to uncover the secret history
of your Brooklyn home or block!
$50. 10 am. Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718)
222–4111, www.brooklynhistory.org.
DINING, TOTAL GREENPOINT IMMERSION:
Explore free beer, cheap
eats, and exclusive deals at Greenpoint
spots. $15. Noon–6 pm. Brooklyn
Barge (Milton Alley at the water
in Greenpoint), www.brooklynbrewery.
com/events.
SALVATION BY THE SEA: An exhibit
about immigrants who settled in
Coney from the 1870s to the 1920s.
Free. 1–7 pm. Coney Island History
Project 3059 W. 12th St. between
Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk in
Coney Island, (347) 702–8553, www.
coneyislandhistory.org.
TOUR, HISTORY OF WHISKEY IN
BROOKLYN: Take a trolley tour
through Green-Wood Cemetery to
meet some of the buried whiskey
barons, then visit Kings County
Distillery and sample some local
product. $40. 2 pm. Green-Wood
Cemetery Fifth Avenue and 25th
Street in Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.green-wood.com.
THEATER, “ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON”:
2 pm and 7 pm. See Friday,
July 12.
THEATER, “THE TEMPEST”: The Gallery
Players present Shakespeare’s
fi nal play, about a wizard and his
daughter exiled to a distant island.
A tale of magic, romance, and fate.
$20–$25. 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Gallery
Players 199 14th St. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues in Park Slope, (212)
352–3101, www.galleryplayers.com.
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES VS.
WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS:
Seinfeld Night. $20. 6 pm. MCU
Park 1904 Surf Ave. at W. 17th St. in
Coney Island, (718) 449–8497, www.
brooklyncyclones.com.
MUSIC, SALIF KEITA: With Courtnee
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