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NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN
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And cash: The Argentine dance show “Cumparsita: The Tango,”
coming to On Stage at Kingsborough on Nov. 23, features some of
world’s best tango dancers.
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WHERE TO
FRIDAY
Nov. 22
Cold turkey
Before you settle
down to your turkey
feast, check out
“Thanks but no
Thanksgiving,” a
show hosted by three
Native American
comedians: Brian
Bahe (of Tohono
O’odham, Hopi, and
Navajo heritage), Tai
Leclaire (Mohawk and
Mi’kmaq), and Dash
Turner (Yurok). They
will take on the myth
of happy Pilgrim-
Indian relations
through sketches,
stand-up, and audience
games.
10 pm at Union Hall (702
Union St. at Fifth Avenue
in Park Slope, unionhallny.
com). $10 ($8 in advance).
SATURDAY
Nov. 23
Knight life
Hop on that midnight
train to Georgia — or
the 8 pm train to the
Kings Theatre — to
catch a concert from
Gladys Knight! The
Empress of Soul has
left the Pips behind,
but for this show the
75-year-old singer
will perform with
guest Will Downing,
because that’s what
friends are for.
8 pm at the Kings Theatre
(1027 Flatbush Ave.
between Tilden Avenue
and Duryea Place in
Flatbush, www.kingstheatre.
com). $60–$100.
SUNDAY
Nov. 24
Lute the
place
Ready for a little
more knight music?
This afternoon, you
can hear the tale of
King Arthur, performed
on medieval
instruments by the
band Alkemie, which
will play the new epic
“Beautee & Bountee:
An Arthurian Refraction”
on its antique
instruments for the
Brooklyn portion of
the Five Boroughs
Music Festival.
4 pm at Areté Venue (67
West Street #103,
between Noble and
Milton streets in
Greenpoint, aretevenue.
com. $25 ($15 seniors and
students).
MONDAY
Nov. 25
Spice world
Mock the pumpkin
spice latte all you
want — it continues
to be a tasty beverage.
And if it were
combined with beer,
you’d get the best of
all possible drinks!
Sample the Pumpkin
Spice Latte Stout at
Randolph Beer Williamsburg,
best
served alongside a
pumpkin cheesecake
bread, made with
leftover brewing
pumpkin.
11 am–11 pm at Randolph
Beer Williamsburg (104 S.
Fourth St. between
Bedford Avenue and
Berry Street in
Williamsburg, www.randolphbeer.
com).
THURSDAY
Nov. 28
Skate
o’clock
After you’ve filled up
on turkey and pie, do
not succumb to the
drowsy effects of
tryptophan! Instead,
make your way to
Prospect Park’s ice
rink, which will be
open until 6 pm
today, so you can
strap on some skates
and burn off the calories
as you cruise
across the frozen
water!
9 am–6 pm at LeFrak
Center at Lakeside (171 E.
Drive in Prospect Park,
enter on Ocean Avenue
between Parkside Avenue
and Lincoln Road, www.
prospectpark.org). $11
(plus $8 skate rental).
EDITORS’ PICKS
FRI, NOV. 22
THEATER, ELF THE MUSICAL: This
holiday comedy follows Buddy the
Elf in his quest to fi nd his true identity.
3 pm. $25 ($20 seniors and students,
$15 kids). Fort Hamilton Army
Base Theater, 101st Street and Fort
Hamilton Parkway in Bay Ridge. narrowscommunitytheater.
com.
THEATER, “REPARATIONS”: A recently
widowed white book editor
invites a young, black writer to spend
the night, followed by a tumultuous
morning-after. 7 pm. $25–$40. The
Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton
St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant. thebillieholiday.
org.
FAMILY, OFF THE HOOK: Red Hook
middle schoolers write and perform
plays about topics important to
them. 7 pm. Free. PS 15, 71 Sullivan
St. at Van Brunt Street.
MUSIC, ANGELICA ANTIQUA: Choral
and instrumental performances. 7:30
pm. Free. Saints Constantine and
Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral,
64 Schermerhorn St. between Court
Street and Boerum Place Downtown.
stconstantinecathedral.org.
DANCE, NIA AND NESS: The dance
poetry piece “home” makes visible
the impact of external violence
and love that drives a black lesbian
couple in New York City. 7:30 pm.
$20. Jack, 18 Putnam Ave. between
Grand Avenue and Downing Street
in Clinton Hill. (718) 499–3844.
jackny.org.
DANCE, 32 RUE VANDENBRANDEN:
Belgian dance theater collective
Peeping Tom presents a work that
combines dance, theatre, song, and
contortion. $25–$85. 7:30 pm. BAM
Harvey Theater 651 Fulton St. at
Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, (718)
636–4100, www.bam.org.
COMEDY, WET CASH!: A weekly free
standup show with free beer, and
which gives out drippy wet dollar
bills to one audience member! All
proceeds from the show go to Make
The Road. Rachel McCartney hosts.
7:30 pm. $10 suggested donation.
GG’s Social Trade & Treasure Club,
1339 DeKalb Ave. between Myrtle
and Wilson avenues in Bushwick.
(319) 331–4969. ggssocialclub.com.
NIGHTLIFE, NUTCRACKER ROUGE:
A baroque, burlesque reimagining
of the beloved “Nutcracker” holiday
THEATER, ELF THE MUSICAL: 3 pm.
See Nov. 22.
MUSIC, BEHIND ALL MIRRORS: An
immersive exploration of Angel Olsen’s
new album, “All Mirrors.” 3:30
–6 pm. Free. Villain, 307 Kent Ave.
at S. Third Street. (718) 782–2222.
villain-llc.com.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN COLLEGE GOSPEL
CHOIR: Free. 7 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.
MUSIC, THE PROCESSING SERIES:
The fi rst night in a music series that
explores the nature of trauma, featuring
vocalist and event founder
Lucy Dhegrae. 7 pm. $25. National
Sawdust, 80 N. Sixth St. at Wythe
Avenue. (646) 779–8455. nationalsawdust.
org.
DANCE, 32 RUE VANDENBRANDEN:
7:30 pm. See Nov. 22.
DANCE, NIA AND NESS: 7:30 pm. See
Nov. 22.
DANCE, “CUMPARSITA: The Tango”:
Some of the fi nest tango dancers
in the world bring the art of tango
to life. 8 pm. $34–$39. On Stage
at Kingsborough, 2001 Oriental
Blvd. at Oxford Street in Manhattan
Beach. (718) 368–5596. onstageatkingsborough.
org.
NIGHTLIFE, NUTCRACKER ROUGE: 8
pm. See Nov. 22.
MUSIC, GLADYS KNIGHT: The Empress
of Soul performs with guest
Will Downing. 8 pm. $60–$100.
Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave.
between Beverly Road and Tilden
Avenue. kingstheatre.com.
MUSIC, JOURNEY TO THE HEART
OF THE IRAQI MAQAM: A blend of
sophisticated melodies, infectious
rhythms, and eloquent poetry. $30.
8 pm. Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave. at
Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, (917)
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tale. 8 pm. $105–$165. Theatre XIV,
383 Troutman St. between Wyckoff
and Irving avenues in Bushwick.
companyxiv.com.
COMEDY, HOLY HAND GRENADE:
A free stand-up comedy show
featuring Kareem Green, Joanna
Briley, Damon Millard, and more. 8
pm. Free. Barrow’s Intense Tasting
Room, 86 34th St. between Second
and Third avenues, Sunset Park. (917)
597–1084. barrowsintense.com.
ART, RITUAL MERGING: A collaboration
between sound artist Val Jeanty
and performance artist Risha Rox,
informed by Haitian voodoo. $25
($18 in advance). 8 pm. Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave. at Third Avenue in
Boerum Hill, (917) 267–0363, www.
roulette.org.
SAT, NOV. 23
MARKET, ST. PATRICK’S CRAFT AND
VENDOR FAIR: Find one-of-a-kind
gifts at this craft fair, which will have
a door prize raffl e. 9 am. Free. St.
Patrick’s Parish, 97th Street at Fourth
Avenue, Bay Ridge. 646.
MARKET, DANISH CHRISTMAS FAIR
2019: Shop unique Scandinavian
design, knitwear, gift items, holiday
ornaments, Danish candy, and traditional
food products. Free. 11 am–5
pm. Danish Seamen’s Church Danish
Seamen’s Church, 102 Willow St. in
Brooklyn Heights, (718) 875–0042,
www.dskny.org.
MARKET, BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S
BOOK FAIR: Meet your favorite
Brooklyn authors and illustrators
of storybooks, picture books, and
graphic novels. 11:30 am. Free.
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern
Pkwy. at Washington Avenue. (718)
638–5000. brooklynmuseum.org.
TOUR, OPEN JEWELRY STUDIOS:
Learn the various ways glass techniques
can be used for making
jewelry. Free. 1–5 pm. UrbanGlass
647 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place;
Brooklyn, NY 11217 in Fort Greene,
(718) 625–3685, urbanglass.org/
openstudios.
THEATER, “REPARATIONS”: 2 pm. See
Nov. 22.
MUSIC, “CARMEN”: Regina Opera
presents a lavish production of Bizet’s
tragic opera “Carmen,” sung in
French with English supertitles, accompanied
by a full orchestra. 3 pm.
$25 ($20 seniors and students; $5
teens). Our Lady of Perpetual Help
School Auditorium, 5902 Sixth Ave.
at 60th Street, Sunset Park. (718)
259–2772. reginaopera.org.
FAMILY, OFF THE HOOK: 3 pm. See
Nov. 22.
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