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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
Aug. 30
Shore thing
Everyone is on vacation
for Labor day, so
those who remain can
finally take advantage
of those things we
have been meaning
to do all summer,
without having to
fight the crowds!
Spend tonight at
Coney Island, where
you can ride the
Cyclone, take a turn
on the Wonder
Wheel, and join in the
free Fireworks Friday
Karaoke on the Beach
before you watch the
pyrotechnics.
Cyclone rides 11 a.m–10
p.m. at Luna Park (Surf
Avenue at W. 10th Street
in Coney Island, www.
lunaparknyc.com). $10.
SATURDAY
Aug. 31
Thor eyes
Why not indulge in a
sunset sail along the
Brooklyn coast on a
New York City Water
Taxi? Tickets are only
$2.75, and if you step
off the boat at the
Sunset Park stop by 8
p.m., you can catch a
free outdoor screening
of “Avengers:
Endgame,” the thrilling
conclusion of the
Marvel saga, hosted
by Rooftop Films.
8 p.m. at Brooklyn Army
Terminal (140 58th St. at
First Avenue in Sunset
Park, www.rooftopfilms.
com). Free.
SUNDAY
Sept. 1
Just desserts
Wander to the outdoor
market Smorgasburg
in Prospect
Park today, where
you should have minimal
competition as
you join the line for a
Fluffy, a thick souffléstyle
pancake ($8–
$10), or for one of the
elaborate hand-rolled
ice cream floats from
10-Below Ice Cream
($9, pictured).
11 a.m.–6 p.m. at Breeze
Hill in Prospect Park enter
at Lincoln Road and
Ocean Avenue in
Prospect Lefferts
Gardens, www.smorgasburg.
com). Free.
MONDAY
Sept. 2
Play ball
This your final chance
to see the Brooklyn
Cyclones play this
summer —unless
they get a wild card
entry into the postseason.
The regular
season will end just
as it started — with a
pitched battle
against our rivals
from the Rock, the
hated Staten Island
Yankees.
4 p.m. at MCU Stadium
(1904 Surf Ave. at W. 17th
St. in Coney Island, www.
brooklyncyclones.com).
$12–$15.
TUESDAY
Sept. 3
Gone pro
One-woman Bushwick
band Pronoun,
also known as Alyse
Vellturo, returns with
tunes from her album
“i’ll show you stronger,”
which traces her
recovery from a painful
breakup. Also on
the bill are Real
Friends and Keep Flying.
6:30 p.m. at Brooklyn
Bazaar (150 Greenpoint
Ave. between Manhattan
Avenue and Franklin
Street in Greenpoint,
www.bkbazaar.com). $26
($23 in advance).
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, AUG. 30
ART, MEMESEUM: A meme-inspired
art exhibit. $10. 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Court Tree Collective 371 Court
St. between Carroll Street and First
Place in Carroll Gardens, (718) 422–
7806, www.courttree.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.
COMEDY, KAREN: A no-cover comedy
show sponsored with free beer
from New Belgium Brewing, featuring
Daniel Simonsen, Randall Otis,
Emily Winter, and more. $5 suggested
donation. 7:30 pm. Pine Box
Rock Shop 12 Grattan St. between
Bogart Street and Morgan Avenue
in Bushwick, (718) 366–6311, www.
pineboxrockshop.com.
MUSIC, LIVE IN THE TAPROOM: A
summer music series pairing craft
beer with jazz and acoustic soul musicians.
Free. 8 pm. Island to Island
Brewery 642 Rogers Ave between
Parkside and Clarkson avenues in
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, (646)
769–0490, islandtoislandbrewery.
com.
NIGHTLIFE, BOOMBOX: A ’90s hiphop
night, featuring a special DJ set
with Taleb Kweli. $10. 9 pm. Schimanski
(54 North 11th St. between
Kent and Wythe Avenues in Williamsburg).
NIGHTLIFE, FLYING LOTUS: The 3-D
tour is coming to Brooklyn, playing
some funky songs off his sixth studio
album Flamagra. $45. 10 pm. Brooklyn
Mirage 140 Stewart Avenue
in Williamsburg, (347) 987–3146,
https://www.avant-gardner.com/
brooklyn-mirage.
SAT, AUG. 31
ART, MEMESEUM: 5–9 p.m. See Friday,
Aug. 30.
MARKET, EAST FLATBUSH ORGANIC
FARM STAND: But fresh, organic
seasonal produce grown right here
at New York’s oldest house! Free. 11
am–3 pm. Wyckoff House Museum
(5816 Clarendon Rd. at Ditmas Avenue
in East Flatbush).
door. 1–4 pm. Brooklyn Cider House
1100 Flushing Ave. at Varick Ave. in
Bushwick, (347) 295–0308, www.
brooklynciderhouse.com.
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES
VS. STATEN ISLAND YANKEES:
$12–$15. 4 pm. MCU Park 1904 Surf
Ave. at W. 17th St. in Coney Island,
(718) 449–8497, www.brooklyncyclones.
com.
TUES, SEPT. 3
MUSIC, PRONOUN: Queer artist Alyse
Vellturo sings tunes from her debut
“i’ll show you stronger.” Real Friends
and Keep Flying open. $23. 6:30 pm.
Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint
Ave. between Manhattan Avenue
and Franklin Street in Greenpoint),
www.bkbazaar.com.
WED, SEPT. 4
FILM, FREAKS AND GEEKS DOCUMENTARY:
A behind-the-scenes
look celebrating the 20th anniversary
of the show’s premier. $18.
7:30 pm. Nitehawk Cinema Prospect
Park (188 Prospect Park West
at 14th Street in Park Slope), www.
nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark.
FILM, “BEETLEJUICE”: An outdoor
screening of the afterlife comedy.
Free. 8 pm. Parklife (636 Degraw
St. between Third and Fourth avenues
in Gowanus), www.parklifebk.
com.
THEATER, WATERBOY AND THE
MIGHTY WORLD: A performance
that examines the relationship
between people of color and law
enforcement in America. $20. 8
pm. Bushwick Starr (207 Starr St.
between Irving and Wykoff avenues
in Bushwick), www.thebushwickstarr.
org.
COMEDY, QUEER FILM THEORY 101:
See 9 DAYS on page 6
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.
DINING, BBQ AND BEER FESTIVAL:
Clinton Hall’s rooftop space offers a
party with unlimited barbecue, hot
dogs, cheeseburgers, rose, and select
draft beers. $59. 1–3 pm. Clinton
Hall Williamsburg (247 Metropolitan
Ave. at N. Third Street in Williamsburg).
SPORTS, BROOKLYN CYCLONES VS.
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES: “Parks
and Recreation” Night. $14-$17. 6
pm. MCU Park 1904 Surf Ave. at W.
17th St. in Coney Island, (718) 449–
8497, www.brooklyncyclones.com.
COMEDY, BAT SOUP: Young Southpaw
brings his comedy show from
New Haven to Brooklyn for a show
featuring Kate Willett, Rob Cantrell,
Ish Gupta, and more. $5 suggested
donation. 6 pm. Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street
in Williamsburg, (718) 302–3770,
www.petescandystore.com.
SUN, SEPT. 1
SALVATION BY THE SEA: 1–7 pm. See
Saturday, Aug. 31.
DINING, BBQ AND BEER FESTIVAL:
1–3 pm. See Saturday, Aug. 31.
THEATER, “ONE IN FOUR”: A comic
play about four strangers who move
in together — one them an alien.
$10. 7 pm. The Brick 575 Metropolitan
Ave. between Union Avenue and
Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, (718)
907–6189, www.bricktheater.com.
MON, SEPT. 2
DINING, BROOKLYN CIDER HOUSE’S
CLAMBAKE: A feast of shrimp, calamari,
clams, crab, potato, and corn
while the Sweet Tooth Jazz Band
plans. $27 in advance, $35 at the
Beard category.
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