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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
Oct. 18
Groundhog
night
Stop by any time
tonight to catch “The
Second Woman,” a
24-hour endurance
theater piece starring
Alia Shawkat, acting
out a short scene 100
times, with 100 different
male actors as
her scene partners.
You can watch some,
go home, and then
return to see how the
scene has changed.
Starts at 5 pm at BAM
Fisher (321 Ashland Pl.
between Hansen Place
and Lafayette Avenue in
Fort Greene, www.bam.
org). $25.
SATURDAY
Oct. 19
It blows
If you’re gonna bump
it, bump it with a
trumpet! This is the
final night of the
Honk NYC! Brass
Band Festival, so
come out for the
Brasstastic Blowout,
featuring performances
by Fanfarra
Feminina, L Train
Brass Brand (pictured),
the Pussy
Grabs Back Brass
Band, and many
more!
8 pm at Rubulad
(Bushwick location
revealed with ticket purchase,
www.honknyc.
com). $15.
SUNDAY
Oct. 20
Get wheel
The streets are scary,
so the park is the
best place to get
around on two
wheels! Increase your
comfort level with
cycling at Prospect
Park Bike Day, where
you can get a free
helmet, sign up for a
free month of Citi
Bike, and check out
new hand-cycles and
tandem bikes.
Noon–4 pm at Prospect
Park’s Bartel-Pritchard
Columns (15th Street at
Prospect Park West in
Park Slope, www.
prospectpark.org/bikeday).
Free.
MONDAY
Oct. 21
You’re the
puppet!
The Miskatonic Institute
of Horror Studies
looks at the nonliving
stand-ins used
to slaughter actors in
slasher flicks.
Tonight’s lecture
“Destructible Man:
Dummy Death and
Cinematic Storytelling
Language” looks
at every facet of the
artificial victim.
7 pm at Film Noir Cinema
122 Meserole Ave. at
Leonard Street in
Greenpoint, (718) 389–
5773, www.filmnoircinema.
com. $15.
WEDNESDAY
Oct. 23
Spell check
Sip an adult beverage
while you relive
your childhood memories
of watching a
slightly spooky Halloween
film, at
“Hocus Pocus
Entirely from Memory,”
where comedians
try to recreate
the 1993 film about a
trio of witches in the
modern day, as the
audience makes
drunken suggestions.
8 pm at Littlefield (635
Sackett St. between Third
and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus, www.littlefieldnyc.
com). $12 ($10 in
advance).
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, OCT. 18
TALK, RECKONING WITH RACISM:
A discussion of white supremacy,
microaggressions, reparations, and
the direction of our country. $20. 6
pm. Brooklyn Historical Society 128
Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in
Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222–4111,
www.brooklynhistory.org.
ART, GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS
KICKOFF PARTY: Meet the many
artists who will open their studios
this weekend. Free. 6–9 pm. Gowanus
Studio Space (166 Seventh St.
between Second and Third avenues
in Gowanus), www.artsgowanus.org.
ART, “WE STILL IMAGINE, MAKE,
AND READ BOOKS” OPENING RECEPTION:
A group exhibit of artists
who use books as their artistic medium.
$7 suggested donation. 6–9
pm. Space 776 gallery 229 Central
Ave. between Stanhope and Himrod
streets in Bushwick, (718) 552–2169,
www.space776.com.
READING, BROOKLYN WRITERS
SPACE READING SERIES: Amy
Sohn reads from her cannabis book
“CBD!,” along with fi ction writer
Judson Merrill, memoirist Sarah
Greenburg Morse, and playwright
Robert Levy. Free. 7 pm. Community
Bookstore 143 Seventh Ave.
between Carroll Street and Garfi eld
Place in Park Slope, (718) 783–3075,
www.communitybookstore.net.
ART, “HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING
AN ALGORITHM” OPENING RECEPTION:
Paradice Palase presents
its fi nal exhibition in its current
space, a feminine perspective on
digital technology and artifi cial intelligence.
Free. 7–10 pm. Paradice
Palase (1263 Bushwick Ave. between
Weirfeld and Halsey streets in Bushwick),
www.paradicepalase.com.
DANCE, SPLIT BILL: A series of evenings
shared between two different
dance companies. $22 ($18 in advance).
7:30 pm. Triskelion Arts 106
Calyer St. between Banker Street
and Clifford Place in Greenpoint,
(718) 389–3473, www.triskelionarts.
org.
COMEDY, WOULD YOU RATHER: A
comedy show that asks the important
questions. Free. 8 pm. Friends
and Lovers (641 Classon Ave. between
Dean and Pacifi c streets in
Crown Heights), www.fnlbk.com.
card readings, and bring your carved
pumpkins to be judged in adult and
kids categories. Free. 5–9 pm. Crest
Hardware & Urban Garden Center
558 Metropolitan Ave. between
Union Avenue and Lorimer Street in
Williamsburg, (718) 388–9521, www.
crest.nyc.
MUSIC, THE SHACKS: With Holy Hive
and Joanna Sternberg opening. $12.
7:30 pm. Sunnyvale (1031 Grand St.
between Morgan and Vandervoort
avenues in Williamsburg), www.
sunnyvalebk.com.
MUSIC, NAMÂD TRIO: Three brilliant
musicians in the world of Persian
music. $30. 8 pm. Roulette 509
Atlantic Ave. at Third Avenue in
Boerum Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
TALK, CAMPFIRE: A live outdoor storytelling
shows around a fi re, hosted
by David Drake. $10 ($5 in advance).
9 pm. North Brooklyn Farms (320
Kent Ave. at S. Fourth Street in Williamsburg),
northbrooklynfarms.
com.
MUSIC, CAROLINA STORY: The
Americana music couple plays, with
Bob Schneider opening. $22. 9 pm.
Rough Trade NYC 64 N. Ninth St.
between Kent and Wythe avenues in
Williamsburg, (718) 388–4111, www.
roughtradenyc.com.
SUN, OCT. 20
TOUR, “BIRDING IN PEACE”: An expert
birder leads a 90-minute tour
through Green-Wood Cemetery to
observe migrating fowl. Bring binoculars.
$15. 7:15 am. Green-Wood
Cemetery Fifth Avenue and 25th
Street in Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.green-wood.com.
DOMINO PARK’S FALL FESTIVAL:
A party with arts and crafts, kids’
music, free apples, and a pumpkin
patch and carving station (get a
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SAT, OCT. 19
ART, GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS:
More than 400 artists will open their
studios for visitors this weekend,
here and all over the neighborhood.
Free. Noon–6 pm. Gowanus Studio
Space (166 Seventh St. between Second
and Third avenues in Gowanus),
www.artsgowanus.org.
ART, “FALL IN, FALL OUT”: The Brooklyn
Waterfront Artists Coalition
displays work by its members. Also
featuring the exhibits “Color,” and
“Spatial Relations.” Free. 1–6 pm.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
499 Van Brunt St., near Reed
Street in Red Hook, (718) 596–2506,
www.bwac.org.
ATLANTIC TERMINAL’S HARVESTFEST:
A festival with pony rides, a
giant pumpkin patch, face painting,
farm-themed photo ops, and more.
Free. 1–3 pm. Atlantic Terminal Plaza
139 Flatbush Ave. at Atlantic Avenue
in Fort Greene, (512) 870–7900.
ART, CHASHAMA OPEN STUDIOS:
View work from 96 artists in this annual
open studio event. Free. 1–5
pm. Brooklyn Army Terminal (140
58th St. at First Avenue in Sunset
Park), www.chashama.org.
ART, WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS:
Learn the fundamentals of painting
portraits in watercolor. $25. 4 pm.
Classeteria (284 Suydam St, between
Irving and Knickerbocker, 11237 in
Bushwick), www.classeteria.nyc.
MUSIC, CHAMBER CONCERT: The
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra is
putting on a concert of piano, violin
and cello players. Tickets include a
post-concert reception with wine
and light snacks. $40. 5 pm. Alliance
of Resident Theaters (138 S. Oxford
St. between Dekalb and Lafayette
avenues in Fort Greene).
MUSIC, CREEKERS JAMBOREE:
The Americana festival welcomes
Piedmont Bl z and the Queens of
Everything. Free. 5 pm. Gowanus
Canal Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse
165 Second St. between
Bond Street and the Canal; Gowanus
Brooklyn in Gowanus, (191) 777–
15689, www.gowanuscanal.org.
PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST: A
night of food, music, drinks, tarot
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