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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
Nov. 1
Off the wall
Get a quick dose of
culture tonight at
“He Did What?” — a
free, 10-minute animated
opera about a
pair of senior citizens
plotting a murder.
The show will be projected
on a loop onto
an outside wall of the
Brooklyn Academy of
Music, and headphones
will be available
so you can hear
the music.
7–10 pm at BAM Peter Jay
Sharp Building (at
Lafayette Ave. and St.
Felix Street in Fort
Greene, www.bam.org).
Free.
SATURDAY
Nov. 2
Beauty and
the East
Brooklyn Museum’s
free First Saturday
party celebrates the
recent re-opening of
its Art of China and
Art of Japan galleries.
Take a tour of the
redesigned exhibits
with the curators at
5:30 pm, then catch
some Asian rockers,
poets, and comedians.
5–11 pm at Brooklyn
Museum 200 Eastern
Pkwy. at Washington
Avenue in Prospect
Heights, (718) 638–5000,
www.brooklynmuseum.
org. Free.
SUNDAY
Nov. 3
Project run
Fleet-footed runners
with the New York
City Marathon will
stream through
Brooklyn all morning,
and one of the best
places to watch is
along Fourth Avenue,
anywhere from Bay
Ridge to Atlantic Avenue.
The last group
sets out at 11 am, so
you can get energized
with brunch and still
cheer as they pass.
9 am–1 pm on Fourth
Avenue (between 92nd
Street in Bay Ridge and
Atlantic Avenue in Park
Slope, www.nyrr.org).
Free.
TUESDAY
Nov. 5
Cole country
Where did all those
cowboys go? Find
out tonight, when
Park Slope comedian
Ophira Eisenberg
(pictured) interviews
crooner Paula Cole
for National Public
Radio’s trivia show
“Ask Me Another,”
recorded live at the
Bell House.
7:30 pm at Bell House 149
Seventh St. at Third
Avenue in Gowanus, (718)
643–6510, www.thebellhouseny.
com. $20 ($15 in
advance).
THURSDAY
Nov. 7
Hoop scenes
Brooklyn native Larry
Racioppo spent years
snapping photos of
basketball courts and
hoop players around
the city. His new
book “B-Ball NYC”
collects those
images, and you can
take a close-up look
at his gallery show
tonight, where he will
be signing books.
6–8 pm at Brooklyn Arts
Council 20 Jay St.
between John and
Plymoth streets in
Dumbo, (718) 625–0080,
www.brooklynartscouncil.
org. Free.
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, NOV. 1
TALK, “PARDON MY VOTE” PANEL
DISCUSSION: A panel discussion
about the restoration of voting rights
to formerly incarcerated or currently
paroled people. With actress Naturi
Naughton and rapper Casanova.
Free. 1 pm. Medgar Evers College
Founders Auditorium 1650 Bedford
Ave. at Crown Street in Crown
Heights, (718) 287–1142.
FUND-RAISER, “GATHER IN” GALA:
Singer-songwriter Marcelle Davies-
Lashley performs at this gala fundraiser
for St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
Church, honoring parish partners.
$75–$250. 6:30 pm. St. Ann’s Church
157 Montague St. at Clinton Street
in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 875–6960.
THEATER, SAINTS OF FAILURE: A
site-specifi c production that explore
questions about LGBTQ identity and
the American Christian experience.
$20-$25. 7 pm. Lafayette Avenue
Presbyterian Church 85 S. Oxford
St. at Lafayette Avenue in Fort
Greene, (412) 980–7430, bit.ly/SaintsOfFailureTix.
DANCE, INOAH: Choreography by
Bruno Beltrão and Grupo de Rua.
$30. 7:30 pm. BAM Howard Gilman
Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave.
between Ashland Place and St. Felix
Street in Fort Greene), www.bam.
org.
THEATER, “CAT ON A HOT TIN
ROOF”: Gallery Players put on Tennessee
Williams’ famous play. $25
($20 for seniors and children under
12). 8 pm. Gallery Players 199 14th
St. between Fourth and Fifth avenues
in Park Slope, (212) 352–3101,
www.galleryplayers.com.
DANCE, “LUGGAGE LOST”: Nicole
Wolcott performs a comedy dancetheater
piece set at an airport. $22
($18 in advance). 8 pm. Triskelion
Arts 106 Calyer St. between Banker
Street and Clifford Place in Greenpoint,
(718) 389–3473, www.triskelionarts.
org.
MUSIC, GUTTERWEEN: Three nights,
two stages, 35 bands, all covers, all
free! Free. 8 pm–1 am. The Gutter
200 N. 14th St. between Wythe Avenue
and Berry Street in Williamsburg,
(718) 387–3585, www.thegutterbrooklyn.
com.
FILM, “SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES”: The
1977 kung fu movie screens with a
Room at Art NY Brooklyn 138 S. Oxford
St. between Hanson Place and
Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718)
541–2395, www.theater2020.com.
DANCE, INOAH: 7:30 pm. See Friday,
Nov. 1.
DANCE, “LUGGAGE LOST”: 8 pm. See
Friday, Nov. 1.
FILM, “SECRETS OF THE DEAD”
SHORT HORROR FILM FESTIVAL:
A series of short horror fi lms, with
two brief sets of music and mystic
poetry. $15. 8 pm. Film Noir Cinema
122 Meserole Ave. at Leonard Street
in Greenpoint, (718) 389–5773,
www.fi lmnoircinema.com.
NIGHTLIFE, HALLOWEEN COSTUME
BALL: A night of costumed revelry,
with dancing, drinks, and decadent
live music courtesy of the Aquarience,
with prizes for scariest, funniest,
best group, and best overall
costumes. $5. 8–11 pm. Mirror Tea
House 575 Union St. between Third
Avenue and Nevins Street in Gowanus,
(917) 909–0577, www.mirrorinthewoods.
com.
MUSIC, GUTTERWEEN: 8 pm–1 am.
See Friday, Nov. 1.
MUSIC, JORDAN ROMERO RECORD
RELEASE: With Don Teel Curtis. $10
($7 in advance). 9 pm. Wonderville
(1186 Broadway between Layfayette
Avenue and Van Buren Street in
Bushwick), www.wonderville.nyc.
FILM, “SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES”: 11:45
pm. See Friday, Nov. 1.
SUN, NOV. 3
TOUR, “BIRDING IN PEACE”: An expert
birder leads a 90-minute tour
through Green-Wood Cemetery to
observe migrating fowl. Bring binoculars.
$15. 6:30 am. Green-Wood
Cemetery Fifth Avenue and 25th
Street in Greenwood Heights, (718)
210–3080, www.green-wood.com.
THEATER, “CAT ON A HOT TIN
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live score from Dr. Israel. $15. 11:45
pm. Nitehawk Cinema 136 Metropolitan
Ave. between Wythe Avenue
and Berry Street in Williamsburg,
(718) 384–3980, www.nitehawkcinema.
com.
SAT, NOV. 2
YANKEE FAIR: A family-friendly block
party with music from Dan and Claudia
Zanes, the Brooklyn Bluegrass
Collective, and magician the Great
Charlini. $10. 10 am–3 pm. Plymouth
Church 75 Hicks St. at Orange Street
in Cobble Hill, (718) 624–9385,
plymouthchurch.org.
THEATER, SAINTS OF FAILURE: 2 pm
and 7 pm. See Friday, Nov. 1.
THEATER, “CAT ON A HOT TIN
ROOF”: 2 pm. See Friday, Nov. 1.
ART, “YOU ARE HERE” OPENING RECEPTION:
An exhibit of textile city
structures by Ann Cofta. Free. 5–8
pm. Yashar Gallery 276 Greenpoint
Ave. at Jewel Street in Greenpoint,
(347) 461–1970, anncofta.com.
ART, “TO SINK, REVISITED” OPENING
RECEPTION: A solo show from
Brooklyn artist Blanca Guerrero.
Free. 5–7 pm. Court Tree Collective
371 Court St. between Carroll Street
and First Place in Carroll Gardens,
(718) 422–7806, courttree.com.
COMEDY, DISASTER DATES: A live
comedy game show, where comedians
discuss their worst dates, and audience
members share their stories
for a chance to win prizes. $10. 6 pm.
EastVille Comedy Club 487 Atlantic
Ave. between Nevins Street and
Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, (347)
889–5226, disasterdatescomedy.
eventbrite.com.
FUND-RAISER, THE CONEY ISLAND
USA CREEPTACULAR: This ghoulish
fund-raising gala will feature
plenty of potions, performances
from snake charmer Serpentina,
burlesque beauties and beasts, and
a sneak peek at the seaside arts
organization’s next demented musical,
“Bloody Brains in a Jukebox.””
$125. 7pm. Coney Island USA 1208
Surf Ave. at W. 12th Street in Coney
Island, (718) 372–5159, www.coneyisland.
com.
THEATER, BROADWAY IN BROOKLYN,
A SALUTE TO HAL PRINCE:
Theater 2020 presents the gala
concert. $50. 7 pm. The 1930s Great
Alice Teeple
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