Pour boys: Filmmakers Jay Cusato and Rob Martin will host a
fund-raiser to complete their a documentary on the history of
Farrell’s on Feb. 29. Photo by Ben Verde
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FRI, FEB. 21
FAMILY, DISABILITYFRIENDLY
ICE SKATING:
Extreme Kids & Crew
brings adaptive sleds, ice
walkers, and shoes grips to
the rink at LeFrak. First 75
skaters get in free! 10 am.
$12. Prospect Park LeFrak
Center at Lakeside, 171
East Drive. (347) 986–7468.
extremekidsandcrew.org.
FAMILY, JURASSIC WORLD
LIVE TOUR: Dinosaurs
stomp across the Barclays
Center stage in this
family-friendly adventure.
11 am, 3 pm, and 7 pm.
$15–$100. Barclays Center,
620 Atlantic Ave. at
Pacific Street, Prospect
Heights. (917) 618–6100.
barclayscenter.com.
FILM, CATVIDEOFEST2020:
A compilation of the best
cat videos. Proceeds
benefit local cats in need.
4:30 pm. $16.50. Nitehawk
Cinema Prospect Park, 188
Prospect Park West at 14th
Street. (212) 219–4029.
oscilloscope.net/films.
COMEDY, CREAGAN AND
MARTINEZ: Lizzie Martinez
and Connor Creagan
each perform half-hour
sets. With talkback to
follow. 7 pm. $7. C’mon
Everybody, 325 Franklin
Ave. between Clifton
Place and Greene Avenue,
Bedford-Stuyvesant.
cmoneverybody.com.
MARKET, 27TH ANNUAL
BOOK SALE: An amazing
sale of more than 10,000
donated books, CDs,
maps, and ephemera,
mostly priced at $1 or $2. 7
pm. Free ($5 Friday). Park
Slope United Methodist
Church, 410 Sixth Ave.
at Eighth Street, Park
Slope. (718) 768–3093.
parkslopeumc.org.
THEATER, THE GOOD SOUL
OF SETZUAN: Bertolt
Brecht’s fable about a
trying to remain a good
person in a corrupt world.
7:30 pm. $35 ($25 seniors
and students). Irondale
Center, 85 S. Oxford St.
at Lafayette Avenue. (718)
488–9233. irondale.org.
COMEDY, HOLY HAND
GRENADE: An intensely
funny comedy show
featuring Brendan Ryan,
Brittany Cardwell, Pranav
Behari, and more. 8 pm.
Free. Barrow’s Intense
Tasting Room, 86 34th
St. between Second and
Third avenues, Sunset
Park. (563) 210–1764.
barrowsintense.com.
SAT, FEB. 22
MARKET, 27TH ANNUAL
BOOK SALE: 9:30
am. See Feb. 21.
EMBRACE WINTER
FESTIVAL 2020: Games,
artwork, and music in the
street. 10 am–6 pm. Third
Avenue from 69th to 89th
Streets in Bay Ridge. Free.
FAMILY, JURASSIC WORLD
LIVE TOUR: 11 am, 3 pm,
and 7 pm. See Feb. 21.
FAMILY, MARDI GRAS
CELEBRATION FOR
KIDS: The Rock and Roll
Playhouse presents the
band Black Tie Brass.
12:30 pm. Free. Industry
City, 274 36th Street
between Second and Third
Avenues. (646) 560–0065.
therockandrollplayhouse.
com.
MUSIC, REGINA OPERA
CONCERT: Members of
the opera company sing for
their supper as part of the
“Embrace Winter” festival.
2:30 pm. Free. Vesuvio,
7305 Third Ave. at 73rd St.
Bay Ridge. (718) 745–0222.
vesuviobayridge.com.
FILM, CATVIDEOFEST2020:
4:30 pm. See Feb. 21.
MUSIC, RHYMES WITH
OPERA: A retrospective
of the company’s chamber
opera premieres. 5:30 pm.
$15. Brooklyn Conservatory
of Music, 58 Seventh Ave.
between Lincoln and Saint
Johns plaes, Park Slope.
(718) 622–3300. bqcm.org.
DINING, NYC BEER WEEK
OPENING BASH: 6:30
pm. See Feb. 22.
HAUNTINGS: A three person
exhibition: Featuring
Barbara Friedman, Jillian
McDonald, and Marigold
Santos. 7 pm. FiveMyles,
558 St. John’s Place
between Classon and
Franklin avenues. (718)
783–4438. fivemyles.org.
THEATER, THE GOOD
SOUL OF SETZUAN:
7:30 pm. See Feb. 21.
THEATER, “VANYA AND
SONIA AND MASHA
AND SPIKE”: A play by
Christopher Durang about
the relationship between
three middle aged siblings
with very different life
paths. 8 pm. $25 (seniors
$20). Gallery Players, 199
14th St. between Fourth
and Fifth avenues, Park
Slope. (212) 352–3101.
galleryplayers.com.
DERRICK KINGS’S COMEDY
SPECIAL: The clean,
physical comedian records
his first album. 8 pm and 10
pm. $20. Brooklyn House
of Comedy, 211 Putnam
Ave. between Madison
Street and Putnam Avenue,
Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(347) 704–4746.
NIGHTLIFE, YOUNG ADULT
FRICTION: A dance party
celebrating indie and
alternative music. 11:45
pm. Free. The Broadway,
1272 Broadway between
Lexington and Greene
avenues, Bushwick.
SUN, FEB. 23
FILM, “MISSING LINK”:
A free screening of the
Oscar-nominated stopmotion
film about an
adventurer who discovers
a Sasquatch. 11:30 am.
Free. Industry City
Factory Floor, 268 36th
St. between Second and
Third avenues, Sunset
Park. industrycity.com.
FAMILY, JURASSIC WORLD
LIVE TOUR: noon and
4 pm. See Feb. 21.
MARKET, 27TH ANNUAL
BOOK SALE: 12:30
pm. See Feb. 21.
MUSIC, BROOKLYN
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
The orchestra begins a
yearlong celebration of
Ludwig van Beethoven’s
250th birthday. 2
pm. $15-$25.
THEATER, “VANYA AND
SONIA AND MASHA AND
SPIKE”: 3 pm. See Feb. 22.
MUSIC, CONCERTS ON
THE SLOPE: Sandbox
Percussion performs works
old and new. 3 pm. $20
suggested donation. St.
John’s Episcopal Church,
139 St. John’s Pl. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues,
Park Slope. (718) 783–3928.
HEALTHIER CHURCH
CHALLENGE: A 12-week
program designed to
empower you to lower
your risk of heart disease
and stroke, lose weight,
manage your blood
pressure, and lower your
risk of diabetes. 4 pm.
Free. The Temple of
Restoration, 490 Pacific St.
at Third Avenue, Boerum
Hill. (718) 757–0954.
restorationtime.com.
FILM, CATVIDEOFEST2020:
4:30 pm. See Feb. 21.
MON, FEB. 24
TALK, THE LIFE AND
WORKS OF LUDWIG
VAN BEETHOVEN: An
introductory lecture on
the composer to kick off
a music series celebrating
his 250th birthday. 12:30
pm. Free. Founders Hall
at St. Francis College,
180 Remsen St. between
Court and Clinton streets,
Brooklyn Heights. (718)
489–5200. sfc.edu.
COMEDY, BLACK FLAME:
A night of black queer
comedians, featuring Alysia
Brown, Michelle Davis, Dre
Knight, and more. 8 pm.
Free. Mood Ring, 1260
Myrtle Avenue between
Hart and Cedar Streets,
Bushwick. (917) 818–1738.
moodringnyc.com.
TUE, FEB. 25
MUSIC, MARDI GRAS AT
HEAVY WOODS: The
band Brass Queens plays
Fat Tuesday at the Cajun
bar. 5:30 pm. Free. Heavy
Woods, 50 Wyckoff Ave.
between Starr Street
and Willoughby Avenue,
Bushwick. (929) 234–3500.
heavywoodsbar.com.
TALK, CURSIVE WRITING:
Take a step back into a
bygone era with a sevenweek
course on cursive
writing. 7 pm. Free.
Brooklyn Public Library’s
Central branch, 10 Grand
Army Plaza between
Eastern Parkway and
Flatbush Avenue10 Grand
Army Plaza between
Eastern Parkway and
Flatbush Avenue. (718)
230–2100. bklynlibrary.org.
COMEDY, JUST COME:
Free curated stand-up
comedy from diverse
comics, set in a cozy
dive bar environment. 8
pm. Free. The Graham,
151 Meserole St. (718)
388–4682. facebook.com/
TheGrahamBrooklyn.
MUSIC, REGINA OPERA’S
“GIANNI SCHICCHI”: A
free sneak peek of the
comedic opera about a
death, greedy relatives,
and a forged will. Sung
in Italian with English
supertitles. 8 pm. Free.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
School Auditorium, 5902
Sixth Ave. at 60th Street,
Sunset Park. (718) 259–
2772. reginaopera.org.
COMEDY, MARIO KART
WITH DRINKING RULES!:
A mix of comedy, a
video game tournament,
and alcohol, with prizes
for the winners. 8 pm.
Free. Mekelburg’s 319
Kent Ave. at S. Third
Street, Williamsburg.
(484) 808–7274.
supertrashedbros.com.
WED, FEB. 26
SPORTS, SHAPE UP AT THE
MILL BASIN LIBRARY:
A weekly, low-impact
workout designed
to help build muscle
strength while improving
cardiovascular health and
range of motion. 11 am.
Free. Mill Basin Public
Library, 2385 Ralph Ave.
at Veterans Avenue, Mill
Basin. (718) 241–3973.
brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
TALK, NYC POST-RIKERS:
A panel of experts to
discuss what’s next after
the closing of Rikers Island.
6:30 pm. Free. BRIC Arts
Media House, 647 Fulton
St. at Rockwell Place, Fort
Greene. (718) 683–5621.
bricartsmedia.org.
TALK, TAKE YOUR FEET
OFF OUR NECKS: A
discussion of implicit race-
and gender-based bias in
the workplace. 6:30 pm.
$15. Brooklyn Historical
Society, 128 Pierrepont St.
at Clinton Street, Brooklyn
Heights. (718) 222–4111.
brooklynhistory.org.
THEATER, YBOR CITY: A
musical about the labor
movement among cigar
factory workers 1918
Tampa, Florida, plus a
love story. 7 pm. Free
($20 premium seating).
Rustik Taverm, 471 Dekalb
Ave. between Kent
and Franklin avenues,
Bedford–Stuyvesant.
(718) 213–8885.
TALK, GERMAN
CONVERSATION CLASS:
Come practice German in
a fun class led by native
German speakers! Email
ziongelc@gmail.com with
questions, to confirm
schedule, and to join. 7
pm. Free. Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 125
Henry St. between Clark
and Pierrepont streets,
Brooklyn Heights. (718)
852–2453. ziongelc.org.
MUSIC, SHOTS: The trio
plays “non-music.” 7 pm.
$15. Blank Forms, 468
Grand Ave. between
Fulton Street and Lefferts
Place, Clinton Hill. (347)
463–6316. blankforms.org.
COMEDY, GOOD DELIVERY
COMEDY: Step through
the door marked
“Deliveries” to Gertie’s
basement for a free
comedy show, hosted
by Natasha Vaynblat, CJ
Hunt, and James Hamilton.
8 pm. Free. Gertie’s
357 Grand St. at Marcy
Avenue. (718) 636–0902.
instagram.com/gertienyc.
THU, FEB. 27
THEATER, “VANYA AND
SONIA AND MASHA AND
SPIKE”: 8 pm. See Feb. 22.
TALK, HEART HEALTH
WORKSHOPS: A weekly
series of workshops to
educate people about
heart disease and its
prevention. 6 pm. Free.
Bethany United Methodist
Church, 1208 St. Johns
Place between Albany
and Troy avenues,
Crown Heights. events.
weill.cornell.edu.
COMEDY, SUPER
SPECTACULAR COMEDY
SHOW TO SAVE THE
PLANET: A comedy
show to raise money and
awareness for the Sierra
Club of New York City.
Featuring a live podcast
with Club leaders. 7
pm. $15. Muchmore’s 2
Havemeyer St. at N. 9th
Street. (609) 234–8320.
grassrootscomedy.com.
MUSIC, NOAM WEINSTEIN:
Rock singer-songwriter
Noam Weinstein promotes
his new album with a
concert. 9 pm. Free. Pete’s
Candy Store, 709 Lorimer
Stl. petescandystore.com.
NIGHTLIFE, DRAG
KARAOKE: Join the
resident queens in a
celebration of life, music,
and everything drag. 10
pm. Free. The Graham,
151 Meserole St. at
Graham Avenue, Bushwick.
thegrahambrooklyn.com.
FRI, FEB. 28
DANCE, COUNTERPOINTE
8: Six female
choreographers teamed
up with six female visual
artists to create an evening
of new performances.
7:30 pm. $25 ($20 seniors
and students). Actors
Fund Arts Center, 160
Schermerhorn St. between
Hoyt and Smith Streets,
Downtown. nortemaar.org.
SAT, FEB. 29
FOOD, BOWL OF ‘ZOLE:
A new and original food
festival celebrating mezcal
and pozole! 1 pm. $55.
Biba of Williamsburg, 110
Kent Ave. at N. Eighth
Street, Williamsburg.
(347) 709–2422.
foodkarmaprojects.com.
HOLIDAY, FASTELAVN 2020:
Scandinavian East Coast
Museum hosts Danish
Mardis Gras celebration.
1 pm. $40. Vesuvio, 7305
Third Ave. at 73rd St. Bay
Ridge. (718) 745–0222.
vesuviobayridge.com.
MUSIC, REGINA OPERA’S
GOLDEN JUBILEE
CONCERT: The company
celebrates its 50th
anniversary by performing
a one-act comedic opera,
followed by opera excerpts
by Verdi. 3 pm. $25 ($20
seniors; $5 teens). Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
School Auditorium, 5902
Sixth Ave. at 60th Street,
Sunset Park. (718) 259–
2772. reginaopera.org.
FILM, “WHY FARRELL’S?”
FUND-RAISER: See
clips from the upcoming
documentary about the
Windsor Terrace bar,
join a raffle, and buy
Farrell’s memorabilia. 7
pm. $35 ($30 in advance).
Shepherd’s Hall, 245
Prospect Park West
between Windsor Place
and Prospect Avenue.
Nature finds a way: Kids gape at the puppeted and animatronic
dinosaurs of “Jurassic World Live Tour,” playing at Barclays
Center through Feb. 23. Feld Entertainment
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