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NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
Aug. 9
Going again
The penultimate
show in this summer’s
Bric Celebrate Brooklyn!
Festival is a great
one — a recreation of
Marvin Gaye’s 1971
album “What’s Going
On” performed by
guitarist and bandleader
Felicia Collins
(pictured) along with
guests Toshi Reagon,
Siedah Garrett, Kecia
Lewis, and more.
7:30 p.m. at Prospect Park
Band Shell Prospect Park
West and Ninth Street in
Park Slope, (718) 965–
8900, www.bricartsmedia.
org/cb. Free.
SATURDAY
Aug. 10
Pour girls
Do some sociallyconscious
day-drinking
at the Beers
Without Beards festival
this afternoon!
The day celebrates
the suds made by
women brewers, and
more than 25 femaleled
breweries will
pour unlimited samples
all afternoon —
without the competitive
“we have more
hops than you” vibe
that you sometimes
get at other fests.
Noon–4 p.m. at the Well
272 Meserole St.
between Waterbury
Street and Bushwick Place
in Bushwick, (347) 338–
3612, www.thewellbrooklyn.
com. $55.
MONDAY
Aug. 12
Star light
The Flicks on The
Beach inflatable
screen will showcase
“A Star Is Born” —
not the 1954 version,
or the 1976 version,
but the 2018 Academy
award–winning
version starring Bradley
Cooper and Lady
Gaga. Bring a chair or
a blanket to spread
out on the sand while
you watch.
7:30 p.m. on the Coney
Island Beach W. 10th
Street, between the
Boardwalk and the water
in Coney Island, (718)
594–7895, www.coneyislandfunguide.
com. Free.
WEDNESDAY
Aug. 14
One of us
Return to Coney for
another recreation of
a classic film, when
sideshow performer
Sarah Houbolt presents
her multimedia
one-woman show
“Koo Koo the Bird
Girl,” about the early
20th century performer
famously featured
in the 1932 film
“Freaks.
9 p.m. at Coney Island
USA (1208 Surf Ave. at W.
12th St. in Coney Island,
www.coneyisland.com).
$15.
THURSDAY
Aug. 15
Under
covered
Catch the documentary
“Watched: Coming
of Age Under
Surveillance” about
Muslim students at
Brooklyn College
who realized they
were targeted by an
undercover officer,
then discuss it with
students, journalists,
and the Brooklyn Historical
society’s oral
historian.
6:30 p.m. at Brooklyn
Historical Society 128
Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, AUG. 9
ART, “THE WEIGHT OF THE TEMPORARY”
OPENING RECEPTION: An
exhibit of 25 artists exploring human
adaptation to changing conditions,
and living through the heaviness
of a moment. Free. 6–8 pm. NARS
Foundation 201 46th St. at Second
Avenue, fourth fl oor in Sunset Park,
(718) 768–2765, www.narsfoundation.
org.
ART, SIP N PAINT — DOG EDITION:
Bring your dog, drink a beer, and
paint a fuzzy portrait with instruction
and supplies from Tastes of
Brooklyn. $35. 6:30 pm. Strong
Rope Brewery 574 President St.
between Third and Fourth avenues
in Gowanus, (929) 337–8699, www.
strongropebrewery.com.
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES VS.
CONNECTICUT TIGERS: $12–$15. 7
pm. MCU Park 1904 Surf Ave. at W.
17th St. in Coney Island, (718) 449–
8497, www.brooklyncyclones.com.
MUSIC, JAZZY JAZZ FESTIVAL: A
weekly outdoor jazz festival honoring
the Legendary Eddy Grant. Free.
7–10 pm. Medgar Evers College
1650 Bedford Ave. at Crown Street
in Crown Heights, (718) 344–7865,
events.cuny.edu/cec/jazzy-jazzfestival.
DANCE, 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, NATALIE PRASS: With Adeline.
$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.
NIGHTLIFE, CRUEL SUMMER: An ’80s,
’90s, and ’00s dance party. $10. 8
pm. Bell House 149 Seventh St. at
Third Avenue in Gowanus, (718)
643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com.
NIGHTLIFE, BOY BAND SINGALONG:
A night of karaoke to music
by ’90s and early 2000s boy bands.
$10. 8 pm. Union Hall 702 Union St.
at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718)
638–4400, www.unionhallny.com.
MUSIC, THUNDERPUSSY: Hollis Brown
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.
FUND-RAISER, DOGGY ICE CREAM
AND POOL PARTY: Raise cash for
Second Chance Rescue NYC Dogs.
Dogs can chill in the pool while
humans drink free Sixpoint beer
(with a $20 donation). Free. 2–6 pm.
Norwind’s (1043 Flushing Ave. at
Vandervoort Place in Bushwick, (718)
928–7772).
ART, “DRAWING LINES”: Paintings
and drawings by Neddi Heller. Free.
3–7 pm. Gaia Gallery (79 Hudson
Ave. between Front and Water
streets in Vinegar Hill).
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES VS.
CONNECTICUT TIGERS: $12-$15. 6
pm. MCU Park 1904 Surf Ave. at W.
17th St. in Coney Island, (718) 449–
8497, www.brooklyncyclones.com.
MUSIC, BOMBA ESTEREO: With Delsonido
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.
COMEDY, MICHELLE BUTEAU LIVE:
The American-Caribbean comic
performs her stand-up. $10. 8 pm.
Union Hall 702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue
in Park Slope, (718) 638–4400,
www.unionhallny.com.
COMEDY, WOULD YOU RATHER:
Hosts Andre Medrano and Maggie
Maxwell invite funny people to
perform and answer ridiculous questions.
With Emily Flake, Ronnie Fleming,
Inam Quazi, and more. Free. 8
pm. Friends and Lovers (641 Classon
Ave. between Dean and Pacifi c
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opens. $12–$15. 8 pm. Brooklyn
Bowl 61 Wythe Ave. between N.
11th and N. 12th streets in Williamsburg,
(718) 963–3369, www.brooklynbowl.
com.
COMEDY, HOUSE OF BRICKS: A riproaring
comedy show featuring Steven
Castillo, Mara Wiles, Phil Rizdon,
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.
SAT, AUG. 10
TALK, SUMMER SCENTS AND
AROMATIC DYES: Learn to extract
pigments and aromas from the botanical
world, and infuse them into a
natural fabric. $80. 11 am. The Fiberhouse
(72 Nelson St. between Hicks
and Henry streets in Red Hook),
fi berhousecollective.com.
MARKET, THE MARKET AT THE
BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Shop for
one-of-a-kind, handmade items from
local artisans and vendors. Free. 11
am–6 pm. Brooklyn Museum 200
Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue
in Prospect Heights, (718) 638–
5000, www.brooklynmuseum.org.
ART, RICHARD J. SCHIFF PAINTINGS:
Free showing of paintings by artist
Richard J. Schiff (1932–1968), a lover
of Aaron Copland. Free. 11 am–4
pm. 187 Amity St. between Court
and Clinton streets in Cobble Hill,
(415) 405–5693.
OUTDOORS, OPEN GARDEN DAY:
The Rockwell community garden
offers activities for adults and kids,
including story time, a ladybug release.
garden search, maze puzzles,
and more. Free. 11 am. The Bear’s
Rockwell Place Community Garden
104 Rockwell Pl. at Flatbush Avenue
in Fort Greene, (347) 784–0575.
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.
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