Catch Kiki and Herb “SLEIGH” at BAM for four nights only. Photo by Bob Krasner
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WHERE TO
FRI, NOV. 26
WALK, GREEN-WOOD
CEMETERY: Walk off all
that turkey and stuffi ng at
Green-Wood this Friday
at the post-Turkey Day
walking tour. Use it as an
excuse to escape the family,
or bring them along
if they’re still behaving
themselves. $30, 1 pm — 3
pm at Green-Wood Cemetery,
Fifth Avenue and
25th Street in Sunset Park,
green-wood.com.
HOLIDAYS; TREATS: Kiddos,
it’s time to decorate
holiday cookies! Join
Sahadi’s for an hour-long
cookie decorating class
that comes with a kid’s hot
chocolate and a goodie
bag! 11 am. $20 to reserve
a ticket. Sahadi’s at Courtyard
3/4 34 35th Street
between First and Second
Avenues in Sunset Park.
(718) 788-7500. www.industrycity.
com.
HIKE; PROSPECT PARK: Join
the Urban Park Rangers for
a hike through Prospect
Park. 11 am. Free. Prospect
Park Entrance Parkside
Avenue and South Lake
Drive in Windsor Terrace
(646) 398-1479.
SAT, NOV. 27
ART, 8 HOURS: Artist Zeljko
McMullen, back from
fi ve years living off the
grid, has strung together
dozens of short etudes
to present an eight-hour
spiritual journey. $25 at
the door, $20 advance. 2
pm. Roulette, 509 Atlantic
Ave in Boerum Hill. https://
roulette.org/event/zeljkomcmullen
8-hours/
DANCE, HOUSE OF YES:
House of Yes revives its
annual celebration of all
things Unicorn, encouraging
looks incorporating
horns, glitter, glitz, and
rainbows. Creative looks
or costumes get you in for
free before 11 pm. $35.
10 pm— 4 am at House of
Yes! houseofyes.org.
COMEDY; STAND-UP:
Comics Mike Bramante
and Maximilian Spinelli
are hosting a lineup of
hilarious comics for an interactive,
fun night full of
laughs. 10 pm. $10 in advance.
$20 at the door. The
Tiny Cupboard 10 Cooper
St. between Bushwick
Avenue and Broadway in
Bushwick. www.thetinycupboard.
com.
SUN, NOV. 28
HOLIDAY, MENORAH
LIGHTING: Chabad of Park
Slope returns to Grand
Army Plaza to light the
largest menorah in the
borough — weighing in at
4,000 pounds and 32 feet
high — to celebrate the
fi rst night of Hannukah.
The festivities begin with
live music and fresh latkes
and gifts for the kids in attendance
and culminate
with the lighting of the
fi rst candle. The ceremony
will happen every night
for each of the following
seven nights of Hannukah.
Nov. 28. 4pm. Free to attend.
Grand Army Plaza
Memorial Arch, 20 Grand
Army Plaza near Flatbush
Avenue. Park Slope. chabadparkslope.
com.
MON, NOV. 29
HOLIDAY, MENORAH
LIGHTING: Marine Park
Alliance is celebrating
all month long with their
series Festival of Lights,
commemorating holidays
and the winter season. Join
Rabbi Heidi Hoover from
Temple B’SHert as she
tells the story of Hannukah
on the second night of
the festival and lights the
menorah. Nov. 29. 5pm.
Free. Marine Park at the
Carmine Carro Center on
Fillmore Avenue between
Marine Parkway and Madison
Place. marineparkalliance.
org. reachus@
marineparkalliance.org.
TUES, NOV. 30
ART, POETRY SLAM: Join
BRIC for a virtual poetry
slam, featuring awardwinning
poets Crystal Valentine
and RC Weslowski.
Sign-ups for the slam and
open mic are night-of
only. Free. 6:30 pm Virtual
event. https://www.
bricartsmedia.org/eventsperformances/
brooklynpoetry
slam-nov-30
VIRTUAL, MUSIC: Get your
babies and toddlers moving
and grooving with this
pre-recorded program
that will be released on the
Brooklyn Public Library’s
website for 48 hours and
includes games, singing
and of course bubbles!
11 am. Free on Brooklyn
Public Library’s Facebook
page and Youtube channel.
www.bklynlibrary.org.
MUSIC, DRAG CABARET:
“Octogenarian lounge
act” Kiki & Herb make
their BAM debut, displaying
their fabulous musical
performance and hilarious
antics at a four-night holiday
spectacular. Tickets
start at $35. 7:30 pm on
Tues, Thurs, Fri, and Sat.
Harvey Theater at BAM
Strong, 651 Fulton St in
Fort Greene. (718) 636-
4100, https://www.bam.
org/
WED, DEC. 1
GARDENING, BROOKLYN
BOTANIC GARDEN: Learn
to grow fragrant herbs
in this online class at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden,
which will teach you how
to grow herbs indoor year
round, covering light,
water, and transplanting
requirements. $33, online
class on Dec. 1 from 6-7:30
pm, register at classes.
bbg.org.
THURS, DEC. 2
HOLIDAY, TREE LIGHTING:
DUMBO Improvement
District rings in the holiday
season with their fi fteenth
annual tree lighting –
though the tree might be
the least exciting thing
happening at the event.
Meet and take photos
with Santa Claus and snap
some of your own shots in
a photo booth provided by
the Self Portrait Project,
enjoy live music from Jah
Pan and Curtis J. Social
and the Dumbo House
Band, and cheer along to
performances from the
PS 307 Diamonds and the
Dock Street Middle School
cheerleaders. Crafts,
seasonal sweets, and
videos projected on the
Manhattan Bridge all lead
up to the tree being lit at
5:30pm. Dec. 2. 4-7pm.
Free to attend, but you
can bring nonperishables,
coats, and unwrapped toys
to donate. Pearl Street Triangle
at Water Street and
Pearl Street. DUMBO.
HOLIDAY, TREE LIGHTING:
NIA is joining up with
Councilmember Justin
Brannan and state Sen. Andrew
Gournades for their
annual series of tree lightings,
starting off at the
Shore Road Park Gazebo.
Sing carols, snack on some
festive foods, and meet
Santa Claus himself before
the lights get turned on —
and don’t forget that NIA
is partnering with Reaching
Out for their annual toy
drive. Dec. 2. 6-7pm. Free.
Shore Road Park at 90th
Street and Shore Road.
Bay Ridge. niabklyn.org.
(718) 236 5266.
SEMINAR, BLACK PROTEST/
BLACK ART: The Center
for Brooklyn History hosts
this virtual discussion on
how the written word
gives voice to Black experiences.
Free. 6:30 pm.
Virtual event. https://www.
bklynlibrary.org/calendar/
cbh-talk-black-protest-virtual
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FRI, DEC. 3
BOOKS, DRAMATIC READINGS:
The Center for Fiction,
celebrating its 200th
anniversary, hosts dramatic
readings from seven novels
shortlisted for its First
Novel Prize, honoring the
year’s best debut book.
Tickets start at $35. 6:30
pm. The Center for Fiction,
15 Lafayette Ave in Fort
Greene. https://benefi t.
centerforfi ction.org/the-
2021-fi rst-novel-fete
DRINK, HOME ALONE 2:
Drink to the buzzwords
selected for a live-stage
reading of Home Alone 2,
even the actors drink! 8
pm. $18 in advance. $20 at
door. The Bell House 149
Seventh Street between
Second and Third avenues
in Gowanus. (718) 643-
6510. thebellhouseny.com.
ONGOING
HOLIDAY, BROOKLYN BOTANIC
GARDEN: Lighting
up the long winter nights
is ‘Lightscape’ a new exhibit
that turns the Botanic
Garden into an illuminated
lightscape with a curated
soundtrack and over one
million brilliant lights. $34,
runs through Jan. 9 at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden,
990 Washington Avenue in
Crown Heights, 10 am —
3:30 pm daily, bbg.org.
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Give your bank account a break and spend Black Friday hiking Prospect Park instead.
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