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American act the Eastern Medicine Singers for “Graveyard Shift,”
a concert deep within Green-Wood Cemetery on July 27, followed
by a procession across the boneyard’s moonlit paths.
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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
July 26
Know it all
The stand-up show
“Comedians You
Should Know” has
been quietly killing it
every Thursday night
at the Gutter Bar for
years, but now it has
a special Friday night
show at Littlefield,
featuring highlight
guests Judah Friedlander,
Drew Michael,
Joyelle Johnson, and
Aparna Nancherla,
along with hosts
Mike Lebovitz (pictured)
and Saurin
Choksi.
9 p.m. at Littlefield (635
Sackett St. between Third
and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus, www.littlefieldnyc.
com). $10 ($8 in
advance).
SATURDAY
July 27
People play
Brooklyn’s got talent!
See the city’s most
skilled kids, teens,
and adults strut their
stuff at the 10th
Annual Coney Island
Talent Show! Judges
Bambi the Mermaid,
Gwar founder Chuck
Vargas, and the Evil
Hate Monkey will
assign cash prizes to
the top three talents
in each age category,
along with a special
“Best Dressed” prize
to encourage creative
costumes.
4–8 p.m. at Coney Island
Boardwalk between W.
10th and W. 12th Streets
in Coney Island, www.
coneyislandtalentshow.
com). Free.
SUNDAY
July 28
Get Hooked
Take a stroll through a
charming waterfront
neighborhood with
the Red Hook Food
and Drink Crawl. You
can sample dishes or
drinks from a dozen
local spots, including
Steve’s Authentic Key
Lime Pie (pictured),
Fort Defiance, and
Van Brunt Stillhouse.
Buy tickets at the San
Pedro Inn, or pick up
your online tickets
outside the Copper
Pot, at 347 Van Brunt
St.
2–6 p.m. at San Pedro Inn
(320 Van Brunt St. at
Pioneer Street in Red
Hook, www.tastesofbrooklyn.
com). $20 for
four tastes ($50 for 11).
TUESDAY
July 30
Down under
In his new book
“Underground,”
author Will Hunt discusses
abandoned
subway stations,
caves, bunkers, and
subterranean cities.
But what about the
C.H.U.D.s? Does he
know about the Cannibalistic
Humanoid
Underground Dwellers?
Ask him this
important question
after he talks with
“Untapped Cities”
founder Michelle
Young tonight.
6:30 p.m. at Brooklyn
Historical Society 128
Pierrepont St. between
Henry and Clinton streets
in Brooklyn Heights, www.
brooklynhistory.org. $10.
THURSDAY
Aug. 1
Cheer up
Two, four, six, eight!
Who do we appreciate?
Cheerleaders!
Artist Kat Chamberlin
will emphasize the
difficult training and
impressive moves that
cheerleaders master,
with a dance performance
by a group of
unsmiling teenage
girls, titled “C-O-N-TE
M-P-T.” The performance
is part of the
exhibit “Serious Play,”
for which Chamberlin
designed fantastical
cheerleading equipment.
7:30 p.m. at Bric House
647 Fulton St. at Rockwell
Place in Fort Greene, (718)
683–5600, www.bricartsmedia.
org. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, JULY 26
MUSIC, BEN RICE: With Queue 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).
ART, “THE LEADEN CIRCLES DISSOLVED
IN THE AIR” OPENING
RECEPTION: A two-person exhibition
featuring work by Joy Episalla
and Carrie Yamaoka. Free. 6–9 pm.
Transmitter (1329 Willoughby Ave.
between Wyckoff and St. Nicholas
Avenues in Bushwick), www.transmitter.
nyc.
HIP-HOP DANCE AEROBICS: Dodge
YMCA brings its blend of Hip-Hop
dance and fi tness to Brooklyn Bridge
Park. Free. 7 pm. Brooklyn Bridge
Park, Pier 6 Atlantic Avenue at Furman
Street in Brooklyn Heights,
(718) 222–9939, www.brooklynbridgepark.
org.
MUSIC, JIDENNA: With DJ Moma
and Anik Khan 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, YELLOW DAYS: With Ambar
Lucid. $25 ($20 in advance). 7:30 pm.
Industry City Courtyard 1-2 (238
36th St. between Second and Third
avenues in Sunset Park), www.cityfarmpresents.
com/summerseries.
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. 7:30 pm. Gallery Players
199 14th St. between Fourth and
Fifth avenues in Park Slope, (212)
352–3101, www.galleryplayers.com.
THEATER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
DREAM: Hip to Hip Theatre Company
presents Shakespeare’s summer
comedy. Free. 7:30 pm. Fort
Greene Park’s Monument Steps (St.
Edwards Street at Myrtle Avenue in
Fort Greene), www.hiptohip.org.
MUSIC, THE GET UP KIDS: $34 ($29 in
advance). 8:30 pm. Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N. Sixth St. between
Kent and Wythe avenues in Williamsburg,
(718) 486–5400, www.
musichallofwilliamsburg.com.
TALK, GRACE YOUNG: Learn the art
of wok cooking with the “Stir-Fry
Guru” and sample her Aromatic
Vegetarian Fried Rice. Free. 3 pm.
Beyond at Liberty View (850 Third
Ave. at 30th Street in Sunset Park),
www.bedbathandbeyond.com.
TALK, DISCUSSION AT GREENWOOD:
Death educator Amy Cunningham
discusses how shrouds and
burial garments have been used.
Free. 3:30 pm. Green-Wood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue and 25th Street
in Greenwood Heights, (718) 210–
3080, www.green-wood.com.
TOUR, WHISKEY WARS TOUR AND
TASTING: Learn about the crack
down on illegal whiskey distilling in
the 19th century, and sample spirits
from Kings County Distillery. $25.
4:30 pm. Brooklyn Navy Yard Center
@ BLDG 92 63 Flushing Avenue
at Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene,
(718) 907–5932, www.brooklynnavyyard.
org.
DANCE, WAACK TO THE FUTURE
AFRICA: A multicultural dance competition
set to African drumming.
$30. 6 pm. House of Yes (2 Wyckoff
Ave. at Jefferson Street in Bushwick),
www.houseofyes.org.
MUSIC, LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS:
With the Aggrolites and
Mike Pinto. $20. 6 pm. Brooklyn
Bowl 61 Wythe Ave. between N.
11th and N. 12th streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 963–3369, www.brooklynbowl.
com.
MUSIC, GRAVEYARD SHIFT: A multicultural
collaboration between the
acclaimed guitarist Yonatan Gat and
the Eastern Medicine Singers. $25.
7 pm. Green-Wood Cemetery Fifth
Avenue and 25th Street in Greenwood
Heights, (718) 210–3080,
www.green-wood.com.
COMEDY, “COMEDY OUTLIERS”: A
diverse stand-up show featuring
Napoleon Emil, Mark Normand,
Veronica Garza, and more. $20. 7
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THEATER, “SHREK”: An outdoor youth
performance. Free. 8:30 pm. Old
Stone House 336 Third St. between
Fourth and Fifth avenues in Park
Slope, (718) 768–3195, www.theoldstonehouse.
org.
COMEDY, CANAL YARDS PROJECT:
Emily Duke presents free comedy
in Industry City, sponsored by Bust
magazine. Free. 8 pm. Frying Pan
Brooklyn 51 35 St. between Second
and Third Avenues in Sunset Park,
(646) 708–1814, www.industrycity.
com.
SAT, JULY 27
MARKET, FAD SUMMER MARKET:
A curated fashion, art and design
pop-up marketplace. Free. 11 am–6
pm. The Invisible Dog Art Center 51
Bergen St. between Boerum Place
and Dean Street in Boerum Hill, (347)
560–3641, fadmarket.co.
DINING, BIRTHDAY BASH!: Five Boroughs
Brewing celebrates its twoyear
anniversary. Free. Noon–11 pm.
Five Boroughs Brewing 215 47th St.
between Second and Third avenues
in Sunset Park, (718) 355–8575, fi veboroughs.
com.
MARKET, SASS AND ZINES: A one
day zine fair focusing on women and
queer people of color selling zines,
prints, artist books, and independent
comics. Free. Noon–6 pm.
Brooklyn Army Terminal (140 58th St.
at First Avenue in Sunset Park), www.
booklyn.org/sass.
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.
ART, “DRAWING LINES”: Paintings
and drawings by Neddi Heller. Free.
1–6 pm. Gaia Gallery (79 Hudson
Ave. between Front and Water
streets in Vinegar Hill).
ART, POP-UP ART SHOW: A group
exhibit featuring members of the
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
and ChaShaMa. Free. 1–6 pm.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
499 Van Brunt St., near Reed
Street in Red Hook, (718) 596–2506,
www.bwac.org.
THEATER, “THE TEMPEST”: 2 pm and
7:30 pm. See Friday, July 26.
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