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COURIER LIFE, APRIL 8–14, 2022
WHERE TO
FRI., APRIL 8
FASHION, PRATT FASHION
SHOW: The Pratt Center’s
Made in NYC Initiative and
the Brooklyn Style Foundation
will showcase the work
of nine New York City-based
designers in a new runway
show, “Fashion Week Brooklyn
x Made in NYC.” Take a
seat and enjoy a procession
of clothes, handbags, jewelry,
and textiles designed right in
your backyard. April 8. 5pm.
$25. 630 Flushing Avenue
between Marcy and Tompkins
avenues in Williamsburg.
fashionweekbrooklyn.com
‘A DRINKING GAME,’ TITANIC:
Every month at The Bell
House, a group of talented
actors gather to act out cultclassic
films in front of a live
audience, with a twist: the
whole performance is a drinking
game for both the actor
and the audience. April 8.
8pm, doors open at 7:30pm.
$18-20. The Bell House, 149
7th Street between 2nd and
3rd avenues in Gowanus.
thebellhouseny.com. (718)
643 6510
KARAOKE, ‘KARAOKE TREMENDOUS:’
Forget about
renting a karaoke room with
just a few friends — Karaoke
Tremendous wants you to
belt it out in front of everyone
in this late-night belting
bonanza hosted by comedians
Jay Miller and Jeremy
Gibson. April 8. 11:59pm.
Free to attend. 21+. Union
Hall, 702 Union Street between
5th and 6th avenues in
Park Slope. unionhallny.com.
(718) 638 4400
SAT., APRIL 9
BIRD WALK: Brooklyn’s avian
migrants are beginning their
spring pilgrimage back to
the Big Apple, and you don’t
want to miss this tour at
Brooklyn Bridge Park where
you and fellow birders will
spot ravens, gulls, and even
Eastern Phoebes! 9 am. Free!
Meet @ Lizzmonade, Bridge
Park Drive at Brooklyn Bridge
Park. cobblehill.nyc
APRIL FOOLS COMEDY JAM:
Not an April Fools joke that
this star-studded comedic
affair is taking place over a
week after April 1. Featuring
comedic sets by Nick Cannon,
Eddie Griffin, Michael
Blackson and more, plus musical
guests Lil Kim and TI! 8
pm. $55. Barclays Center, 620
Atlantic Avenue in Prospect
Heights. barclayscenter.com
ART, ‘ART FOR A GOOD
PAWS:’Love animals? Help
out some of the city’s rescue
pups and snag some great
new art at “Art for a Good
Paws,” hosted by Biting Back.
Enter to win raffle baskets
and purchase artwork by
local artists like Luis Ramos
Jr., Kati Vaughn, and City
Kitty. All proceeds go right to
Second Chance Rescue NYC,
which saves more than 900
animals per year and provides
a safe place and medical care
so they can find their forever
home. April 9. 2-8pm. Free
to attend. A Bar Brooklyn,
597 Manhattan Ave. between
Nassau and Driggs avenues
in Greenpoint. bitingbacknyc.
com
CRAFTS, POP PORTRAITS:
Choose a face, make it pop.
Two glass artists will guide
a mixed technique-art class
that will culminate in pop artstyle
portraits on glass. Allages
fans of Andy Warhol’s
1967’s Marilyn Monroe or Roy
Lichtenstein’s 1963’s Drowning
Girl will get a chance to
create their own piece. Step
by step, from designing a
stencil on photoshop to glass
painting, color layering and
adding texture, portraits will
come together in four sessions.
The in-person classes
will take place at Urban Glass,
a 17,000 square foot studio
where over 380 professionals
work on different artistic
glass techniques. Sundays
from Apr. 9 through 30 11
am-3 pm at Urban Glass, 647
Fulton St. $620 dollars, eventbrite.
com
BOWLING, KING’S MEN CLUB
BOWLING PARTY: Knock
them all down. The King’s
Men Club will host their ninth
annual bowling party to
fund scholarships, at Melody
Lanes. Borrow those two-colors
shoes and join the cause.
The bowling alley has a bar
and an arcade. Players of all
ages are welcome. April 9,
3-6 pm at Melody Lanes, 461
37th St. $30 dollars at eventbrite.
com
SPING DUATHALON: Push your
athletic skills to their limit
at the Prospect Park Spring
Duathalon, where you’ll run
2.1 miles, bike ten miles, then
run another 2.1 miles. Water,
fruit, and wrapped baked
goods will be available to fuel
you back up — or, if all that
exertion isn’t appealing, you
can volunteer. April 9. 6am.
Register online by April 6
for $85, day-of registration
$100. 111 East Drive inside
Prospect Park, near the Lincoln
Road and Ocean Avenue
entrance. nytri.org. (845) 247
0271
BIRDING, NATURE: Visit some
of the birds are making a
temporary home in Brooklyn
Bridge Park this season. Free.
9–10:30 am. Lizzmonade in
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Furman
Street between Old Fulton
and Doughty Street in Brooklyn
Heights.
COMICS, ART: Check out NYCbased
independent comic
book creators at this special
showcase. Free. 11 am-7 pm.
St. Marks Comics at Industry
City Courtyard 5/6 35th
Street between Second and
Third Avenues in Sunset
Park. 212-598-9439. stmarkscomics.
com
NETWORKING, BRAND: Join
fellow female entrepreneurs
for a panel and networking
event on how to build your
brand. $30. 11 am-3 pm.
The Lions Den 2896 W. 12th
Street between Neptune and
Surf avenues in Coney Island.
646-623-7995
WHISKEY, REVOLUTIONARY
WAR: Take a trolley tour
through Green-Wood Cemetery
to see who lies there
who were in the Revolutionary
War and some of the nation’s
most prominent early
distillers, and then head over
to Fort Hamilton Distillery
to try some “white” rye and
barreled whiskey. $50. 3:30-6
pm. Green-wood Cemetery
Historic Chapel 500 25th
Street at the intersection of
Fifth Avenue in Greenwood
Heights. 718-768-7300.
green-wood.com
SUN., APRIL 10
CANDLES AND BEER: The
geniuses at Talea invite
you to their one-of-a-kind
candle-making workshop
that features, you guessed
it, beer. Feast your olfactory
sensibilities on 4-beer flight
tastings designed to complement
the fragrances of your
glorious candle. 12 pm. $65.
Talea Beer Co., 87 Richardson
Street in Williamsburg. taleabeer.
com
SUNDAY NIGHT FEVER: You
could spend Sunday night
munching on Cheez Doodles
and dreading work in the
morning. Or you could get
your groove on at House of
Yes to an eclectic playlist of
funk, soul, house, disco, and
more. The choice is yours.
9 pm. Free! House of Yes, 2
Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick.
houseofyes.org
MORNING MINDFULNESS: The
Sunday Scaries don’t stand a
chance against this peaceful
mindfulness exercise inside
the serene The Sill plant
store. Emilie Berger, owner
of The Holistic Initiative, will
guide you through practices
meant to awaken your senses
and tap into your inner peace,
and teach you some practical
tips for mindfulness in your
day-to-day life — including
how caring for plants can
help with mindfulness. All
participants will be receive
a cup of tea and a full-size
bottle of aromatherapy oils.
April 10. 10am. Free. The
Sill, 461 6th Avenue between
10th and 11th streets in Park
Slope. theholisticinitiative.
com
COMEDY, NOT LIKE OTHER
GIRLS: Comedy group Not
Like Other Girls, featuring
Annabel and Sabina Meschke,
for an evening of stand-up
and improv comedy in their
show “EARTH, and what we
think it should be like.” April
10. 7pm. $10. 21+. Brooklyn
Comedy Collective, 167 Graham
Avenue between Meserole
and Montrose avenues
in Williamsburg. brooklyncc.
com. (917) 593 3843
FUN, RIDES: Join the family behind
Deno’s Wonder Wheel
Amusement Park for the annual
“Blessing of the Rides”
marking opening of the
park’s 102nd season. Free. 10
am. Deno’s Wonder Wheel
Amusement Park 3059 W.
12th Street between Bowery
Street and the Riegelmann
Boardwalk in Coney Island.
718-372-2592. denoswonderwheel.
com.
Find lots more listings online at BrooklynPaper.com/Events
Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park opens April 10. REUTERS
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