Na’ya Perez’s installation, “What you know Bout Love,” currently on display at BRIC, is inspired by a Pop Smoke song. BRIC
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WHERE TO
FRI, MARCH 11
COMEDY, TRIVIA: Calling all
nerds to a night of zany
presentations and trivia,
with prizes going to the
smartest of all nerds! $16.
7–10 pm. Littlefi eld 635
Sackett St. between Third
and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus.littlefi eldnyc.
com
HISTORY, BALDWIN V.
BUCKLEY: Relive one of
the greatest debates in
modern history, between
civil rights icon James
Baldwin and conservative
magazine editor William F.
Buckley at the Cambridge
Union from 1965, as reenactors
take to the stage
and channel the historic
debate into a contemporary
setting, where it is still
all too relevant. Playing
until April 3, see website
for showtimes. $25. ART/
NY Great Room @ South
Oxford Space, 138 South
Oxford St in Fort Greene.
Proof-of-vaccination required.
theamericanvicarious.
org/projects/Debate-
Baldwin-vs-Buckley.html
DANCING, BEST NIGHT
EVER: Who said you can’t
be nostalgic for the decade
that just ended?
Dance the night away at
this 2010s pop-inspired
party featuring the musical
trappings of One Direction,
the Jonas Brothers,
Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber,
and more. 11:30 pm. $16
advance, $20 at the door.
Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe
Ave. in Williamsburg.
Proof-of-vaccination required.
brooklynbowl.com
MUSIC, JUICE ANNIVERSARY
SCREENING: The
Brooklyn Academy of
Music presents a 30th
anniversary screening of
director Ernest Dickerson’s
debut fi lm “Juice” as part
of their “Music at Bam”
program, curated by poet
Hanif Abdurraqib. The
neo-noir fi lm stars Tupac
Shakur, and the screening
will be followed by a
Q&A with Abdurraqib and
guests Kahlil Kane and
Keith Shocklee. March 11.
7pm. $16+. Brooklyn Academy
of Music, 30 Lafayette
Avenue between Ashland
Place and St. Felix Street in
Downtown Brooklyn. bam.
org. (718) 636 4100.
SAT, MARCH 12
FAMILY, ART: Join a workshop
inspired by Na’ye
Perez’s installation currently
showing at BRIC,
“What You Know Bout
Love,” where participants
can share their thoughts
on the work. Free. 11 am–2
pm. BRIC 647 Fulton St.
between Rockwell and
Ashland places in Fort
Greene. 718-683-5600.
bricartsmedia.org.
MYTHOLOGY, OPERA:
Watch a screening of the
Met’s opera performance
of the Greek myth, Ariadne
of Naxos, a princess of
Crete who is the daughter
of Mynos and sister of to
the Mynotaur, that will
feature a pre-screening
lecture an hour prior to
the showing. $34. Noon.
Brooklyn Academy of
Music’s Peter Jay Sharp
Building 30 Lafayette Ave.
between Ashland Place
and St Felix Street in Fort
Greene. bam.org.
THEATER, SONG OF THE
NORTH: We all need a heroine.
The Harvey Theater
at the Brooklyn Academy
of Music is keeping alive
the Persian legend of Maijeh,
a courageous warrior
who rescues her beloved
and helps prevent war. The
multimedia performance
adapted for all audiences,
combines music, poetry,
projected animation, 483
handmade puppets and
colorful costumes. The
story, a national treasure
in Iran, takes audiences
through combats, fantasy,
mythology and love. Last
performance, Sunday Mar.
12, from $15 and up. 2pm
and 7pm at 651 Fulton
Street. bam.org
KIDS, ART WORKSHOP: Kids
ages 5-12 and their families
will check out Na’ye
Perez’s exhibition “What
You Know Bout Love…” at
BRIC House, sharing their
thoughts and feelings on
the work, then will create
their own collages inspired
by his art. March 11. 11am.
Free to attend, RSVP in
advance. BRIC House, 647
Fulton Street in Downtown
Brooklyn. bricartsmedia.
org. (718) 683 5600.
KIDS, “SONG OF THE
NORTH:” An epic Persian
tale comes to life at
the Brooklyn Academy
of Music in this multidisciplinary
performance
directed by Hamid Rahmanian.
More than 400
handmade puppets combined
with projections,
music, and movement tell
the story of protagonist
Manijeh, who prevents a
war and save her love in
a story adapted from the
“Book of Kings.” March
12. 2 and 7pm. $15-$25.
Brooklyn Academy of
Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue
between Ashland
Place and St. Felix Street in
Downtown Brooklyn. bam.
org. (718) 636 4100.
TUES, MARCH 15
AWKWARD, COMEDY: Feel
a little less awkward about
your own awkward sex
story by hearing a lineup of
comedians’ most awkward
sex stories. $15. 8–11 pm.
Littlefi eld 635 Sackett St.
between Third and Fourth
avenues in Gowanus littlefi
eldnyc.com
THURS, MARCH 17
BURLESQUE, ST. PAT’S DAY:
Escape the drunken revelry
on the streets of New York
this St. Pat’s day to a burlesque
Irish-themed party
at the Bell House. $25. 8
pm. The Bell House 149
Seventh St. between Third
and Fourth avenues in
Gowanus. 718-643-6510.
thebellhouseny.com
THEATER, THE MEDIUM:
Based on the work of media
and technology theorist,
Marshall McLuhan, coiner
of the phrases “the medium
is the message,” this
play tell a story of survival.
A public talker deprived
of speech by a stroke near
the end of his life struggles
as he is emerged into a
multiverse of black-andwhite
televised channels.
The futuristic script fi rst
conceived in 1993, now
resembles the social dilemmas
from the present. $35
and up. Mar. 17 and 18 at
7:30pm. Brooklyn Academy
of Music Richard B. Fisher
Building, 321 Ashland
Place. bam.org
SAT, MARCH 19
MOVIES, PRINCESS BRIDE:
Ever wanted to see a dramatic
reading of the Princess
Bride at a bar, where
every time a word is said,
you have to drink? You’ll
never have a better opportunity
than this! 7 pm. $18
advance, $20 at door. The
Bell House, 149 7th St. in
Gowanus. Proof-of-vaccination
required. adrinkinggamenyc.
com
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY
MONTH: The Downtown
Brooklyn Partnership
celebrates Women’s History
Month with a day packed
full of education and activities.
Wear comfortable
clothes to take a self-defense
class, then take in a
performance by rapper and
poet Nappy Nina and swing
by the Women’s Makers
Show at City Point. Before
you head home, be sure
to snap a selfi e and tag @
downtownbrooklyn on Instagram
to receive an envelope
with a gift card or another
small prize and a list
of local businesses owned
by women. March 19. 12-
4pm. Free. Albee Square
at the corner of Fulton and
Bond streets in Downtown
Brooklyn. downtownbrooklyn.
com. (718) 403 1600.
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