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SATURDAY
Sept. 28
All aboard!
Take a trip back to
the early 20th century
will a ride on a
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
elevated car from
1903! The antique
choo-choo — and
three other vintage
locomotives — will
chug along a roundtrip
route to and
from Brighton Beach
station all afternoon,
as part of the New
York Transit Museum’s
“Parade of
Trains.” All it costs is
a swipe of your MetroCard.
11 am–4 pm at Brighton
Beach B/Q Station
Brighton Beach Avenue
in Brighton Beach, (718)
694–1600, www.nytransitmuseum.
org. $2.75.
WEDNESDAY
Oct. 2
Over dues
The Brooklyn Historical
Society kicks off
its month-long examination
of the legacy
of slavery with a
panel discussion
about reparations.
New York Times contributor
Rachel
Swarns (pictured) and
a panel of experts
cover Georgetown
University’s recent
efforts to atone for
selling slaves in the
early 1800s.
6:30 pm at Brooklyn
Historical Society 128
Pierrepont St. at Clinton
Street in Brooklyn
Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
$15.
NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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Roar! The Breuckelen County Fair at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
on Sept. 28 will feature plenty of activities for kids, including
a puppet show, pony rides, and face-painting!
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FRIDAY
Sept. 27
Guiding
light
Indie-rock band
Guided By Voices will
host the penultimate
show in Industry
City’s summer concert
series tonight.
The band is known
for its epic concerts,
featuring 50 or 60 of
its (usually pretty
short) songs each
night, and since there
will be no opening
act, this might be
another epic evening.
8 pm at Industry City
Courtyard 1-2 (238 36th
St. between Second and
Third avenues in Sunset
Park, www.cityfarmpresents.
com/summerseries).
$42 ($35 in advance).
THURSDAY
Oct. 3
Cancel plans
Brooklyn’s local comics
are ready to
weigh in on the difference
between
censorship and criticism.
Join Kerry Coddett
(pictured), Judy
Gold, and some academic
experts at
“Laughing Matters,”
a live taping of the
television show
#BHeard, as they discuss
cancel culture,
accountability, and
offensive comedy.
7 pm at Bric House 647
Fulton St. at Rockwell
Place in Fort Greene, (718)
683–5600, www.bricartsmedia.
org. Free with
RSVP.
SUNDAY
Sept. 29
Funky fest
Brooklyn’s biggest
street party takes
over Atlantic Avenue
today! The Atlantic
Antic will feature
bounce houses and
pony rides for kids,
beer stands for the
adults, and 11 stages
offering something
for everyone —
including the main
stage at Court Street,
where fantastic funk
and soul band the
Get It (pictured) will
close the festival at 5
pm.
Noon–6 pm on Atlantic
Avenue between Fourth
Avenue and the waterfront
in Boerum Hill,
Cobble Hill, and (718)
875–8993, atlanticave.
org. Free.
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WHERE TO
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, SEPT. 27
ART, BEYOND THE STREETS: This
weekend is your fi nal chance to
see the giant exhibit of graffi ti
art! $25 ($12 kids). 11 am–9 pm.
(25 Kent Ave. at N. 12th St. in Williamsburg),
beyondthestreets.
com.
FUND-RAISER, THE GREAT DUMBO
DROP: A block party featuring
thousands of toy elephants parachuting
from the sky, food, and
music. Free. 4–10 pm. Washington
Street at Water Street in
Dumbo, (718) 237–8700, www.
dumbo.is.
FUND-RAISER, “RAISE YOUR FIST”:
A mixer with live music performances,
keynote speakers, and a
screening of “Bang Bang,” benefi
tting Voices Of Community Activists
and Leaders New York. $30
($20 in advance). 7 pm. El Cortez
(17 Ingraham St., Safari Room, between
Bogart Street and Morgan
Avenue in Bushwick).
THEATER, “THE MUSEUM OF
DEAD WORDS”: A one man show,
museum tour, and art installation
about how the internet has
changed language. $10–$15. 7
pm. Art Apple NYC 1427 Dekalb
Ave. between Wilson and Knickerbocker
avenues in Bushwick, (510)
364–0865, dyalekt.com.
TALK, PHOTO CAFÉ: A conversation
series about photography with
industry professionals. This week
focuses on the value and role of
teachers in photography. $5. 7
pm. BKC 736 Bushwick Ave. at
Lawton Street in Bushwick, (718)
362–2394, www.wearebkc.com.
THEATER, “WHY?”: Peter Brook
directs this piece tackling existential
questions about theater.
$90–$110. 7:30 p.m. Theatre for a
New Audience, Polonsky Shakespeare
Center 262 Ashland Pl.
between Fulton Street and Lafayette
Avenue in Fort Greene, (212)
229–2819, www.tfana.org.
ART, “18 STANZAS SUNG TO A
TATAR REED WHISTLE”: An art
installation by puppeteer and
performance artist Hanne Tierney.
Free. 7:30 pm. FiveMyles 558 St.
John’s Place between Classon
and Franklin avenues in Crown
Heights, (718) 783–4438, www.
MUSIC, GUIDED BY VOICES: $42
($35 in advance). 8 pm. Industry
City Courtyard 1-2 (238 36th St.
between Second and Third avenues
in Sunset Park), www.cityfarmpresents.
com/summerseries.
SAT, SEPT. 28
FREE SHREDDING EVENT: Sen.
Roxanne J. Persaud presents a
free shredding for your personal
documents. Free. 10 am–2 pm.
Senator Roxanne J. Persaud’s
District Offi ce 1222 East 96th
St. at Avenue J in Canarsie, (718)
649–7653.
PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING
EVENT: Free screenings for
men 40 or older. Free. 10 am–3
pm. Vanderveer Park UMC 3114
Glenwood Rd. at E. 32nd Street in
Flatbush, (646) 962–5016, events.
cornell.edu.
DINING, CHILE PEPPER FESTIVAL:
A celebration of the spicy
red fruit, featuring fi ery tastings,
cooking demonstrations,
and a concert from New Orleans
legends. $30 ($25 students and
seniors, kids free). 11 am–7 pm.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000
Washington Ave., at Eastern
Parkway in Crown Heights, (718)
623–7220, www.bbg.org.
FILM, “BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE”:
Part of a festival of witch
fi lms. $13. 11 am. Nitehawk Cinema
Prospect Park (188 Prospect
Park West at 14th Street in Park
Slope), www.nitehawkcinema.
com/prospectpark.
ART, BEYOND THE STREETS: 11
am–9 pm. See Friday, Sept. 27.
TOUR, PARADE OF TRAINS!: Ride
a selection of trains from 1903
to the 1960s! $2.75. 11 am–4
pm. Brighton Beach B/Q Station
Brighton Beach Avenue in
See 9 DAYS on page 6
fi vemyles.org.
NIGHTLIFE, NEW YORK BURLESQUE
FESTIVAL PREMIERE
PARTY: A wild melange of sexy,
weird, and captivating burlesque
performances from around the
world. $18 ($15 in advance). 7:30
pm. Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe
Ave. between N. 11th and N. 12th
streets in Williamsburg, (718) 963–
3369, www.brooklynbowl.com.
MUSIC, CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA
I: A performance of Mozart,
Bach, and more. $5. 7:30 pm.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing
Arts at Brooklyn College 2900
Campus Rd. between Hillel Place
and Avenue H in Midwood, (718)
951–4500, www.brooklyncenter.
org.
THEATER, “OEDIPUS — SEX WITH
MUM WAS BLINDING”: The New
York premiere of a cinematic, immersive
opera based on the Greek
legend. $30. 7:30 pm. BAM Fisher
(321 Ashland Pl. between Hansen
Place and Lafayette Avenue in
Fort Greene), www.bam.org.
DANCE, IMPROV JAM AT DANCEWAVE:
Dance educator Mary-Angela
Granberry leads a session of
movement exploration. $10. 7:30
pm. Dancewave 45 Fourth Ave.
at Dean Street in Park Slope, (718)
522–4696, www.dancewave.org.
NIGHTLIFE, “QUEEN OF HEARTS”:
An extravagantly baroque burlesque
show loosely inspired by
“Alice in Wonderland.” $85–$155.
8 pm. Company XIV 383 Troutman
St. between Wyckoff and
Irving avenues in Bushwick, (866)
811–4111, www.companyxiv.com.
THEATER, “THE TALMUD”: A
genre-bending performance
based on the Talmud and Kung-Fu
fi lms. $20–$25. 8 pm. Target Margin
Theater 232 52nd St. between
Second and Third avenues in Sunset
Park, (718) 398–3095.
THEATER, “A VIEW FROM THE
BRIDGE”: Arthur Miller’s play
comes to Red Hook. $25 ($18
for seniors and students). 8 pm.
Waterfront Museum Barge 290
Conover St. near Reed Street in
Red Hook, (718) 624–4719, www.
waterfrontmuseum.org.
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