Battle of Brooklyn Weekend at Old Stone House, in the Gowanus, and across Green-Wood!
We fight the British alongside a queer general and many types of bourbon. Also! our favorite family event of the year, the Soapbox Derby.
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🌳🚮Clean Up After Another Concert Season Monday @ 10AM. With Celebrate Brooklyn! wrapping up this weekend, it’s time to take care of Concert Grove. Join Prospect Park Alliance as they clean after another summer. (10:00 AM, Prospect Park - Concert Grove)
🏷🏳️⚧️🏳🌈Stoop Sale Benefiting Breaking the Barrier, a “work development and community building hub wherein transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ artists,” will be on the corner 6th Ave and Sterling on Saturday and Sunday. (Facebook)
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📖🎵Jeff Tweedy discusses his new book with The New Yorker’s Amanda Petrusich on November 6th (Congregation Beth Elohim)
🎙Garbage Day: Live in Williamsburg on October 16. We rarely recommend events that aren’t a walk away, but
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Thursday
🫡🌈Washington's Gay General Book Talk with Josh Trujillo: “Author Josh Trujillo tells the true story of one of the most important—but largely forgotten—military leaders of the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, who brought much-needed knowledge to the inexperienced and ill-prepared Continental Army.” (6:00 PM, Old Stone House)
🧵Brooklyn Made: A Very Brooklyn Fashion Show: “In conjunction with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Brooklyn Made Store in Industry City is hosting an exciting fashion show including the creators of Brooklyn Fashion Week and Runway the Real Way.” (6:00 PM, Industry City, Brooklyn Made Store, Building 5 $5)
🧘🏽Prospect Park Yoga with Brooklyn Flow: “Yoga teachers from different studios around the park lead free, outdoor group yoga classes in a low-pressure, beautiful environment. Bring your own mat or towel, a bottle of water and friends.” (7:00 PM, Prospect Park - Long Meadow North)
💌Slide in Seek: “A dating show and mixer folks give short PowerPoint presentations to ‘pitch’ themselves or their single friends! Expect an amazing selection of beer options, comedic pitches and mixing and mingling.” (7:00 PM, Wild East Brewing )
🤣Rhys Darby: “2022 marked Darby’s silver jubilee in standup comedy, so he has been taking a look at all his favorite material for the past quarter century.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House SOLD OUT)
🍿🏢Rooftop Films Closing Night: "Let’s bid farewell to the summer and another incredible Rooftop season with a captivating finale of our favorite short films. This collection of stories plumbs the depths of the human experience, the familiar and uncanny, through a variety of thought-provoking perspectives.” (7:45 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery $17)
🧱🎶BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Closing Night: The Head And The Heart | Izzy Heltai. “First performing at BCB! in 2012, The Head And The Heart return to our stage as international superstars. Their signature lush harmonies and nuanced acoustic arrangements make them the perfect fit for our closing night.” (8:00 PM, Prospect Park -Lena Horne Bandshell)
🍿🎉Pop! A Bingo Party: Teen Movies Edition: “Say goodbye to summer, it’s back to school. From Breakfast Club and Clueless to Can’t Hardly Wait and Mean Girls, we’re putting on our retainers, busting out the Burn Books and finally losing our virginity. Bogey Lowenstein’s party has nothing on this night of bingo, trivia and mini-games honoring our favorite teen films.” (8:00 PM, Parklife)
🤣Young Hot Sluts: A Matchmaking Show. “An IRL dating show where millennials blindly choose their next bae based on how well they answer questions all while comedic genius and host extraordinaire, Carly Ann Filbin, makes fun of them.” (8:00 PM, Parklife $15)
Friday
💭📕✍️St. Mark’s Comics: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Signing + More: “Meet artist Sean VonGorman, signing an exclusive cover of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds #1. Followed by the Star Trek NYC Away Team meetup at 7 PM.” (5:00 PM, St. Mark's Comics - Industry City)
🎭🥃The Battle of Brooklyn: A Farce of Two Acts. “Watch a short play written by snarky British loyalists in 1776 to mock the American defeat in the first and largest battle of the War for Independence. Was the Revolution a scam? Were the Founding Fathers idiots? The anonymous author of The Battle of Brooklyn, A Farce of Two Acts thought so! Come down to the Lawn at OSH to enjoy this funny piece of 247-year-old propaganda lovingly abridged, introduced, and directed by local historian Dylan Yeats. Event will include a tasting from Brooklyn-based, history-minded friends at Hercules Mulligan Rum and Rye!” (6:30 PM, Old Stone House)
🛼Lola Star's Dreamland Roller Disco: Themed costumes and roller skating all night. This week's musical theme is “Boy Bands vs Girl Pop!” (7:00 PM, Prospect Park-Lefrak Center)
🤣Brian Bahe & Gorls: “Brian Bahe (Virgo Sun, Pisces Moon, Cancer Rising) hosts a night of standup with him and his gorls. Special guests include Conner O'Malley, Dash Turner, Cigi Farmer and Fareeha Khan.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall $19)
Saturday
🏎️CarPark: Porschella: “Enjoy cars, coffee, + a celebration of Porsche: from stock performance machines to outlaw racing + safari builds." (8:00 AM, Industry City, 34th & 35th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
🫡🚣♂️Battle of Brooklyn! Themed Guided Paddle: “The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club invites loyalists, revolutionaries and common folk to join our fun battle-themed voyage. Wear one of our RED PFDs to support the King. Arrive early for (limited) BLUE PFDs and join the revolution! Did you know Gowanus was the beginning of America’s Independence? Paddle with the Dredgers and ask for planners to provide barrier free shoreline access similar to Dutch Canals!” (10:00 AM, Gowanus Dredgers Bunker 2 19th Street, $28)
🐱CatVideoFest 2023: “Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike — a portion of ticket proceeds from every show goes directly to local cats in need. Proceeds from Nitehawk shows will go to Sean Casey Animal Shelter.” (11:00 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🍿🔫Bonnie and Clyde @ Nitehawk: “Two young lovers who just happen to be criminals in a roving gang that will kill anyone who gets in their way!” (11:30 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🫡🪖Maryland 400 Remembrance Ceremony & Battle of Brooklyn Living History: “Reenactor regiments from the Battle of Brooklyn, battle strategies and daily life during the Revolutionary War.” (12:00 PM, Old Stone House)
🍿💥🛞Back To The Future @ Nitehawk: This is heavy. (12:00 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🏁🏁🏁South Slope Derby: “This year, close to 100 kids will race their fun, funky, eco-friendly gravity racers while hundreds more friends, family and community members cheer them on. Each car is evaluated on creativity, design, engineering, and speed by a panel of esteemed judges. Food vendors and raffles available to spectators.” (12:00 PM, 17th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue)
🎭Fontwala: A Solo Play on Tech, Language, and Migration: “Shubhra Prakash performs an excerpt from FONTWALA: her solo play about technology, the power of the printed word and South Asian identity. The performance explores what it means for a “complex” script to survive in a digital world and for a person with a complex history of migration to try to tell one story.” (2:00 PM, Central Library)
💃Brooklyn Contra: A Family Dance at the Old Stone House: “Join us for a lively & fun family dance, for ages two through 92. Dances will be taught, called and sung by Carl Levine & Helen White, who’ve been leading & organizing dance events for adults & children for more than three decades. We’ll groove to live music played by Sean Rosenberry (fiddler & elementary-school music teacher) and Cynthia Shaw (pianist, conductor, singer & actor). Come experience the joys of community dance, music & song!” (2:00 PM, Old Stone House)
🫖Freedome Tea Party: “Join members of the New York Historical Costume Society for our first ever Freedome Tea Party in the North Garden. Members will don their favorite historic garb while enjoying light snacks as part of OSH’s 247th Commemoration ceremony. Live music provided by Lou Barker and Tiffany Wu.” (2:00 PM, Old Stone House)
🐝🍯DIY Herbal Honey: “Herbal honey is a simple and easy way to incorporate herbs into your daily routine. Learn the benefits of making herbal honey and the best herbs for this sweet infusion. You’ll make your own herbal honey to take home.” (2:00 PM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden $36)
🇯🇵🏮🍜3rd Annual Japan Village Summer Festival: “A day filled with excitement and friendly competition at the festival. Be mesmerized by captivating performances showcasing the beauty of Japan’s arts. Experience the thundering beats of taiko drum performances, enchanting folk dances, test your skills at traditional Japanese carnival games and take part in the highly anticipated watermelon spitting contest. Awesome prizes await.” (2:00 PM, Industry City, Japan Village, Building 2)
♟️🎲Brooklyn Game Knight Board Game Lounge: Grand Opening: “A day packed with intrigue, checkmates, puzzles, dice rolls, bingo, prizes and more.” (2:00 PM, Industry City, Building 6, Floor 2)
🫡🥃🪦Fort Hamilton Distillery: Revolutionary Spirits Trolley Tour. “The afternoon kicks off with a trolley tour of the Green-wood Cemetery to discover the Who’s Who of the Revolutionary War and the distillers who made their mark on the young Republic. Afterward, the trolley heads to Fort Hamilton Distillery in Industry City where you’ll experience “white” rye straight off the still, sample whiskey directly from the barrel, and learn how to bottle your own spirits. Also included will be a tasting of four whiskeys, followed by a sampling of their barrel-aged maple syrup.” (3:30 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery $50)
🎧🎵🏳🌈Set It Off: Celebrating Hip-Hop 50: “A beloved Brooklyn-born hip-hop dance party amplifying queer and trans community, returns to the Museum for a special night celebrating fifty years of hip-hop. Enjoy dj sets and experience dance performances honoring five decades of hip-hop, with a nod to the queer and trans creators who have shaped the genre.” (7:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum)
😂My Momma Told Me: Live! “Comedians Langston Kerman and David Gborie take a deep dive into the most exciting, groundbreaking, and sometimes problematic Black conspiracy theories. They’ll have guests cover silly conspiracies, scary conspiracies, and conspiracies they learned from that uncle who used to wear jeans when he went swimming in the public pool.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House $25)
🎨🎶TBA Presents Gyalifest: Industry City: “Unleash your creativity with Live Painting Sessions, rotating artists & muses and music.” (10:00 PM, Industry City, Courtyard 1/2 Bandshell $20)
😂Honey Pluton: I’ve Always Been Like This: “An hour and some change of Honey Pluton’s foray into themselves and our great wide world. Let’s have some fun! Featuring an opening set by Farheea Khan.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall $19)
Sunday
🫖Summer Tea in Prospect Park: “A curated experience for the participants to join the extensive tea circles created by the various communities from different cultures. Art and music will be incorporated into the whole experience.” (10:00 AM, Prospect Park Audubon Center)
🌮Smorgasburg: “Never eat more than you can lift.” -Miss Piggy (11:00 AM, Breeze Hill in Prospect Park)
🫡💣🇺🇸Battle of Brooklyn and the Meaning of Freedom: “The largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought throughout what is now known as Brooklyn, including a significant engagement on land that is part of The Green-Wood Cemetery. Join us for a family-friendly afternoon to honor those who fought in the battle and learn more about the diverse world of revolutionary New York!” (11:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery)
😹CatVideoFest 2023: 2023: See Saturday’s description. (11:00 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🎺🌳Jazz in the Garden: Ronnie Burrage’s Holographic Principle: “Burrage performed with Duke Ellington at the age of nine and later collaborated with many acts that informed his style. His current group, Holographic Principle, performs Burrage’s own compositions and imaginatively reworked standards.” (2:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum)
😂Girl God: “Eric Andre called them his ‘new favorite thing in comedy.’ GLAAD called them ‘a threat to the queer community.’ This summer and fall, see them raw and unfiltered in a city near you.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House)
Monday
🌳🚮It’s My Park Day: See Help Out section above. (10:00 AM, Prospect Park - Concert Grove)
🥙🌃Brooklyn Night Market: Cuffing Season Kickoff. “An unforgettable evening of culinary delights, live music, and romantic connections as it welcomes the Cuffing Season. This event promises a harmonious blend of warmth, flavor, and the magic of new beginnings. In that spirit the first ten matches from popular dating apps like Tinder, Grindr, Bumble, and more that come to the event will receive $50 worth of food and drinks.” (4:00 PM, 36th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
🏳️⚧️🏎Gender Reveal presents: Speed/Reading: “Gender Reveal is a weekly podcast made by/about/for trans and nonbinary people. This time around the theme is Speed Reading. 2 Trans 2 Furious is a 160-page anthology that 40 trans people made about the Fast & Furious franchise. This show will not require previous knowledge of Fast & Furious, though, so don’t worry about that, OK? ”(7:30 PM, The Bell House $23)
Tuesday
🎶👏Stomp, Clap and Sing with Moozika! “Moozika! singer-songwriter Jesse Goldman's award-winning bilingual family music band and educational program based in Brooklyn. Named one of the top three ‘Absolute Best’ kids’ music classes in NYC by New York magazine.” (10:30 AM, Central Library)
🍹🌴Tuesday Night Fête: “Celebrate Brooklyn’s West Indian community with a Tuesday Night Fête at the Garden featuring DJ Khalil. Dance along to Caribbean beats while enjoying a curated cocktail, plus take a free tour of the Trees of Little Caribbean exhibit. Bring your flag and get ready to jump into the annual West Indian Day parade!” (6:00 PM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
👻🪦Sasha Graham’s Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Event: "Join NYC’s premier metaphysical authors and intuitives for an evening of craft cocktails, magical shopping, and paranormal fun. Psychic, Tarot, Pendulum, and Intuitive Readings will be available + mysterious goods will be for sale." (6:00 PM, Industry City, Barrow’s Intense)
🤣🥊Tim Platt’s Fighting Game Live: "An ever-changing, arbitrary set of rules designed to give real comedians the opportunity to fight each other while still being funny. It’s Mortal Kombat if every move was a joke. It’s Super Smash Brothers if every item was a prompt for a joke." (7:30 PM, Union Hall $12)
🤣Dan Joe DVD Show: “Dan Licata (6'7", SNL) and Joe Pera (6'8", Adult Swim) host a great comedy show to bring a friend, date, or family person to without having to worry about it being bad.” (8:00 PM, The Bell House $20)
Wednesday
🏆Guyana Cultural Association Annual Awards Ceremony: “This reception recognizes Guyanese creativity, achievements and community resilience. Please join us in celebrating this year’s honorees and enjoy a beautiful evening at the Boathouse.” (6:00 PM, Prospect Park - Audubon Center)
🍿🌙Outdoor Cinema @ Parklife: 2023 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts: “Viewing is free with food and drink purchases.” (8:30 PM, Parklife)
🍿’Wild at Heart’ @ Nitehawk: "Shot after the pilot of “Twin Peaks” and released at the height of the show’s popularity, Wild at Heart was the first time that a David Lynch film hinged on being a DAVID LYNCH FILM. The story of a pair of young lovers on the run from the young girl’s psychotic mother sticks largely to convention, but doesn’t lack in the director’s token knack for violence and dark humor." (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
Thursday
🧑🎨️Eco Printing: “In this class, students will explore the color possibilities of natural dyes through printing directly with leaves and flowers on fabric.” (5:30 PM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden $71)
🎭🎶Kevin McDonald Superstar (A Rock Opera): “Love, betrayal, and fame collide in this explosive rock opera based on totally true events. Written by Kevin McDonald, About Kevin McDonald, For Kevin McDonald.” (7:00 PM, The Bell House SOLD OUT)
🤣Katie Boyle Presents: ‘Terapy.’ “Irish Comedian Katie Boyle works out her new hour of material at Union Hall. She'll dive into navigating American culture with an Irish background and Ireland's approach to mental health.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall $19)
🌴🍿’The Island’ @ Nitehawk: “The Island depicts a world where a worldwide pandemic (!) has forced the last of humankind to hunker down in a sanctuary bubble where HD cameras and armed overseers supervise every last move of the inhabitants. They dream of going to a contaminant free zone on Earth. Who's going to tell them?” (8:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🤣Cara Connors: Live at Union Hall: “In 2022, she completed her first international tour and 35 city run of her solo show turned debut stand up album Straight for Pay, which Paste Magazine said ‘genuinely had me laughing out loud.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall $19)
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