Demetri Martin! Fine Art + Tower Shows! Participatory Voting! An 'Extremely Trans Market Extravaganza!' Saoirse! Anti-Billionaire's Bash!
Plus: Opening Day! Day of Action Against Tesla! A new director film series @ BAM!
Thank you for helping us build better coverage of Park Slope, and welcome back to our selected list of events this weekend. As always, links to sources are in (parentheses) after each event. Follow our IG for updates as events change.
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Book Now
We have a habit of knowing what sells out.
🤣Josh & Aaron Do Improv (Feat. Jinkx Monsoon) @ The Bell House on Tuesday: “Aaron Jackson (Sandino) and Josh Sharp (Women & Men) shamefully return to their improv roots for a 45 minute set featuring Jinkx Monsoon.”(9:30 PM, The Bell House)
📕Romantics Book Club @ The Ripped Bodice on Tuesday: “If you're a hoe for a good book and a good time then you've found the book club for you ! The Romantics Book Club supports debut authors and meets the second Thursday evening of every month to discuss, obsess, and dissect the books we're currently reading. If romance is your obsession and you'll swoon over any characters falling in love, then make sure to sign up for this book club right here.”(7:00 PM, The Ripped Bodice, $15)
🌳Growing Together: Arbor Day Tree Planting on 4/25: “Join us for a morning of environmental stewardship and community as we plant trees together, helping to create a greener future. Bring your family and friends to learn about the vital role trees play in our ecosystem while contributing to the beautification of our neighborhood.”(10:00 AM, Greenwood Park, Free)
🤣Demetri Martin: The Quick Draw Tour on 6/14: [7:30PM show sold out. -Ed] (10:00 PM, The Bell House, $52)
Get Involved
🦑Gowanus Oversight Task Force on Thursday: “This meeting, from 6-8 PM at PS 133, will focus on available lotteries for affordable housing and artist studios in new buildings in Gowanus. There will be presentations by @nychousing, @artsgowanus and local developers.” (PS 133)
🗳Participatory Voting At The Old Stone House on Sunday: “Participatory Budgeting … allows everyday people to engage with their government and decide how their public dollars are spent. In New York City, our city government sets aside a portion of the budget that individual Council Members can decide to use for PB. Every day people in those districts can submit ideas for projects they’d like to see, vote on their favorites, and ensure their priorities get funded by their public dollars.”(11:00 AM, Old Stone House)
🗳🎶Participatory Grooving At The Old Stone House!: “To celebrate grassroots democracy, BKCM faculty member, touring drummer and music educator Deric Dickens will be playing at the kickoff event for Participatory Budgeting Week outside the Old Stone House on Sunday, March 30 from 11am-12pm.”(11:00 AM, Old Stone House)
There’s a whole zine you can read out the process and what’s on the ballot here.
Tesla Takedown ‘Global Day of Action’ @ Gowanus Tesla Dealership on Saturday: “We are taking action at Tesla to protest Musk and DOGE's destructive dismantling of our democracy and corrupt self-dealing.” (12PM, Action Network)
Events
Events with a 🔥 emoji are going fast, and classes have a 🎓 emoji. 🇵🇹🎬 emojis are in front of BAM’s series celebrating Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.
Thursday, 3/27
🧢Mets Opening Day @ Dram Shop Bar: “Let's cheer on our favorite team together and enjoy the game on the big screen live with sound.”(4:00 PM, Dram Shop Bar)
🎓📕Teen Time: Free Tutoring And Homework Help' @ Park Slope Library: See Tuesday listing. (4:30 PM, Park Slope Library)
🎓📕Bard Microcollege At BPL Admissions Writing Session @ Central Library: “Bard Microcollege at Brooklyn Public Library is a small, top-quality, full tuition-scholarship AA degree program offering intellectually rigorous liberal arts study to adults whose educations have been interrupted or deterred.Pop into our writing session today and start your application!” ( (5:00 PM, Central Library )
🪦Death Cafe: “The Death Cafe is a simple yet powerful idea: bring people together to openly discuss one of life’s greatest truths—death. With thousands of chapters in over 90 countries, Death Cafes are informal gatherings designed to ‘increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their lives.’”(6:30 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
🎶Cabaret @ Mockingbird: “Hot off the press: join us for cabaret!”(7:00 PM, Mockingbird)
🍿Kevin Geeks Out About Sidekicks @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Comedian Kevin Maher and co-host Emily Menez are downright obsessed with sidekicks: brave best friends, dependable deputies, even sneaky second bananas … It’s a multi-media celebration of slightly shorter supporting stars, childhood classics, animated Christmas characters, and unforgettable folklore foes.”(7:30 PM, Nitehawk)Tiktok failed to load.
⁉️🤷 ‘A Twink And A Redhead' @ The Bell House: “Actors/ writers/ musicians/ creators based out of NYC who 1st gained notice with their online video, Disney Swingers. Their title track followed, racking up 14,000+ creates on TikTok. Since, they have appeared on red carpets, attended the DNC, released an EP, joined the Stubio program under the tutelage of Tubi & Issa Rae, & racked up hundreds of millions of views.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
🤣Joe Castle Baker: Something To Think About' @ Union Hall: “Baker does a half-hour of stand-up that will pervert your mind and change the way you think forever.With special guests: Jo Sunday, Zach Schiffman, and Sureni Weerasekera”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $18.98)
🤣Midamerican Elevator // Toomi // Coco Smith // Ra Lé Bu @ Littlefield' @ Littlefield: “Get ready for a night of dreamy indie-rock, emotional storytelling, and genre-blurring soundscapes as Chicago’s Midamerican Elevator and Brooklyn’s Toomi take over the Littlefield stage!”(8:30 PM, Littlefield)
🎨The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair VIP Opening Night: “Powerhouse Arts (PHA) Printshop Director Luther Davis and the wider PHA team have partnered with Fine Arts Baltimore (FAB) to bring to life a critical new entrant in the New York art fair circuit—one committed to re-affirming New York as a key hub for esteemed print fairs.”(6PM, Powerhouse Arts, $15)
Friday, 3/28
🌼🌸President’s Circle Event: ‘Bird’s The Word' @ Brooklyn Botanic Garden: “Join us for a meditative stroll through the Garden. Enjoy a hot drink and snack before embarking on a walk with birder, poet, and educator Indigo Goodson-Fields. Listen for the calls of migratory and resident birds and see if you can spot them among the trees!”(9AM., Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
🎨The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair: See Thursday listing. (11 AM, Powerhouse Arts, $15)
🎭’Gimme Please!' @ BAM: “A play about the evolving nature of friendship, Gimme Please! follows the journey of two friends from initial meeting to lasting connection. Audiences are invited to watch and explore as the two friends pretend, provoke, and persist in getting what they want and need from the world and each other. Through the use of live music, light, and magic, this story draws audiences in with its deep sense of play and honest exploration of growing up and finding your path.” (1:30 PM, BAM, $18)
🎶The Next Generation: Young Women Composers: “Pianist Chelsea Randall, founder of the American Mavericks Project (AMP) dedicated to piano music by Black composers, presents a lecture-recital celebrating the next generation of young, talented female composers in honor of Women’s History Month. ”(7:00 PM, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, $12)
🎨Tower Show Opening @ Gowanus Wharf: “Come check out our community work at this amazing community art show! So many towers, all available for $200!”(7:00 PM, Gowanus Wharf)
🎶Sauce City 50 Years Single Release With Peter Wise + Estef' @ Littlefield: “Formed in the Lower East Side of NYC in 2022, Sauce City seeks to bring tasty grooves to the people. Blending tight harmonies and funky pockets, Sauce City pays tribute to the classic neo-soul grooves of old, spiced up with a modern twist and rock influences.”(7:00 PM, Littlefield)
🇵🇹🎬 ‘Anxiety' @ BAM: “ Oliveira's 1998 anthology boasts a fascinating mirrored structure rooted in the exploration of existential identity. In “The Immortals,” adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. “Suzy,” derived from an Antonio Patricio story, is set in the 1930s as a young courtesan dies on the operating table, while “Mother of the River” is spawned from an Agustina Bessa-Luis fable about eternal life. Anxiety was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards. ”(7:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🎶Orchestra Of St. Luke's: The Music Of Chen Yi' @ Central Library: “Born in China and thriving as an artist in the United States, Chen Yi combines the melodies of her heritage with a global perspective, creating music that is fresh, vibrant, and deeply moving. This concert features her dynamic compositions alongside the music that has influenced her journey, showcasing a joyful celebration of culture and sound.”(7:00 PM, Central Library)
🤣’Updating' @ The Bell House: “The critically-acclaimed New York City-based live dating & comedy show bringing 2 singles on blindfolded 1st dates in front of live audiences. Dubbed the most raw dating show, what follows is a hilarious show w/ audience participation, raw moments, & relatable feedback on modern romance in real-time w/ real people. Reality TV, unfolding & unedited on stage! Created, Produced, & Hosted by NYC-based comedians, Brandon Berman & Harrison Forman.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
🤡🎉Anti-Billionaire's Bash: “Tired of owning more wealth than anyone else in human history? Ready to dom deep state bureaucrats like the boss you are? Let's celebrate eliminating the Department of Education and bringing back measles. Dress up as you favorite billionaire and come ready to play with your fellow plutocrats. (jk this is actually a fundraiser for the Trans Health Legal Fund and New Immigrant Community Empowerment; donation link available in-person)”(8:00 PM, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture)
🍿’EEPHUS' @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Two recreational baseball teams, the River Dogs and Adler’s Paint, have been meeting on their New England field on Sunday afternoons for longer than anyone can remember. These middle-aged sportsmen can’t run as fast as they used to or connect as reliably with a pitch, but their vigorous appetite for socializing, squabbling, and busting chops remains undiminished.”(12:00 AM, Nitehawk)
Saturday, 3/29
🛒Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket: “Runners, dog-walkers, families, and food lovers all converge to buy from the huge array of farm fresh products, and to participate in the programming and cooking demonstrations that take place every Saturday all year long.” (8:00 AM, Grand Army Plaza)
🎨The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair: See Thursday listing. (11 AM, Powerhouse Arts, $15)
🍿’Hanna' @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Hanna is a beautiful non-stop action chase film where Hollywood blockbuster meets European arthouse. Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a young girl who has been trained since birth by her ex-CIA agent father in the deep woods of Finland to be an unbeatable assassin.”(11:00 AM, Nitehawk)
🍿’Westward The Women' @ Nitehawk Cinema: “There’s a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman (John McIntire) wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt (Robert Taylor) to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.”(12:00 PM, Nitehawk)
🎭’Gimme Please!' @ BAM: See Friday listing.(1:30 PM, BAM, $18)
🎓Feng Shui And I Ching' @ Brooklyn Public Library: “A Feng Shui course, based on I-Ching's principles, particularly the concepts of Yin & Yang, Five Elements and Three Cycles. Participants will be able to understand the purpose of Feng Shui and how it affects every individual's life..”(3:30 PM, Central Library)
🇵🇹🎬Voyage To The Beginning Of The World' @ BAM: “ Oliveira takes an autobiographical turn with this portrait of a film director named Manoel—played by the iconic Marcello Mastroianni in his final on-screen appearance—who is shooting a film in Portugal. During a break, the French-born Portuguese actor Afonso (himself inspired by French actor Yves Afonso) visits his father's birthplace with the director and two fellow actors. Their journey takes them to Alto Minho in the north, where they look back on rural Portugal and recount the memories of a lifetime. ”(4:30 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Jenny Hagel Gives Advice' @ Union Hall: “Jenny Hagel is an Emmy-nominated writer/performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, and she loves two things: comedy and telling people what to do. In her live show "Jenny Hagel Gives Advice," she gets to do both at the same time!”(5:00 PM, Union Hall, $15.64)
Saturday Night
🇵🇹🎬’The Letter' @ BAM: “ This 1999 drama centers on Catherine, a beautiful, melancholy young woman married to a devoted physician for whom she feels only mild affection. Unexpectedly falling for poet and performance artist Pedro Abrunhosa, Catherine faces excruciating decisions about her future, especially as her husband’s health rapidly declines. ”(6:45 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Drunk Bollywood Live!' @ The Bell House: “Join Lion Party Films for a live reading and staging of a Bollywood classic, complete with music, dance and of course, booze. Produced by Proma Khosla and Raashi Desai, Lion Party Films.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
🤣Switch N’ Play' @ Littlefield: “A Brooklyn drag collective established in 2006. Queer in every sense of the word, Switch n’ Play spans the gender spectrum in life and on stage. ”(8:00 PM, Littlefield)
🇵🇹🎬 ‘A Talking Picture' @ BAM: “ Eight-year-old Maria and her history professor mother embark on an ocean cruise from Portugal to Bombay, India. As three mysterious and glamorous women board the ship, their picturesque journey turns more tense and complex. Starring the great Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, and Irene Papas in her final appearance, A Talking Picture is ‘a potent and troubling meditation on the state of Western society’ (San Francisco Chronicle).”(9:15 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Switch N’ Play Afterparty @ Parklife' @ Littlefield: “The official after party for their monthly residency at Parklife! Dance the night away and enjoy late-night drag performances from some of our Switch N’ Play favorites! Reserve your table now via Opentable!”(11PM, Littlefield)
Sunday, 3/30
🛒Washington Park Greenmarket: “20 years old!” (9:00 AM, Washington Park)
🪦🐦🐤Birding In Peace: “Just because it’s winter, doesn’t mean that there aren’t interesting birds to discover in Green-Wood. For some bird species that migrate south after the breeding season, Brooklyn is their Miami during the cold months.”(6:45 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $20)
🗳Participatory Voting At The Old Stone House: See Get Involved section. (11:00 AM, Old Stone House)
🎨The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair: See Thursday listing. (11 AM, Powerhouse Arts, $15)
🎨Tower Show Opening @ Gowanus Wharf: See Saturday listing. (1:00 PM, Gowanus Wharf)
🪦Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits: “Led by one of our expert guides, this tour takes you to the heart of Brooklyn’s most fascinating stories. Walk in the footsteps of George Washington’s troops during the fight for independence, uncover the tragic tale of the 1876 Brooklyn Theatre fire, and pay tribute to luminaries like composer Leonard Bernstein. Along the way, you’ll encounter hidden gems and learn about unforgettable moments that have shaped the city and its people.”(1:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $ $25, $20 for members)
🎭’Gimme Please!' @ BAM: See Friday listing.(1:30 PM, BAM, $18)
🏳️⚧️An Extremely Trans Allergy Season Market Extravaganza!: “LETS CELEBRATE TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY (one day early) by making sure our trans homies are sooooooooooooooooo visible and seen and loved 💘”(2:00 PM, Ginger's Bar)
🇵🇹🎬The Uncertainty Principle ' @ BAM: “ This narratively complex work by a 93-year-old Oliveria follows a widow who remarries and starts a family after losing her place among the elites. Like several of Oliveira’s works, The Uncertainty Principle adapts renowned Portuguese author Agustina Bessa-Luis and stars many members of the filmmaker’s coterie, among them Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, and Isabel Ruth. ”(2:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🎓✏️Artist Talk And Collaborative Drawing @ Old Stone House: “Join artists from the current exhibition America the Beautiful for brief artists talks and collaborative drawing. All participants will take part in creating drawings that are passed from person to person.”(3:00 PM, Old Stone House, $12.51)
🇵🇹🎬’I'm Going Home' @ BAM: “ In his dressing room after a performance, distinguished theater actor Gilbert Valence (Piccoli) learns his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have all been killed in a car accident. Over time, life regains some semblance of normalcy as he takes care of his orphaned grandson, strolls the streets of Paris, frequents his favorite café, and returns to the stage.”(4:45 PM, BAM, $17)
🔥🤣Nato Green: ‘The Most Political Comedy' @ Union Hall: “Green is the country's only semifunctional hybrid of political comedian and union organizer. With special guest: Sureni WeerasekeraNato starred along with W. Kamau Bell and Janine Brito in the streaming series Laughter Against the Machine on Means.tv, the first worker-owned post-capitalist streaming platform.”(5:00 PM, Union Hall, $15.64)
🇵🇹🎬’The Fifth Empire' @ BAM: “ In 2004, a 96-year-old Oliveira directed his 25th feature: an adaptation of José Régio’s historical epic The Fifth King, about a boy ruler—based on the real-life King Sebastião—who plans to make Portugal the world's fifth empire.”(6:45 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣’Jordan Show' @ Littlefield: “Jordan Show is a live late night talk show hosted by cultural critic and performer Jordan Coley (The New Yorker, GQ, The Nation, NPR). Each month, Jordan presents a blend of standup, original video sketches, and irreverent interviews pulling a unique cross-section of guests from the music industry, art world, film &tv, media, and beyond. ”(7:30 PM, Littlefield)
🤣James Tom: A Work In Progress' @ The Bell House: “W/ Yuhua Hamasaki. Lineup subject to change.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
Closing Pup: Meet Eclectus
He’s at Sean Casey Animal Rescue now. “How cute is our little Pibble, Eclectus?
Elcectus is about three months old and as you can see she loves to play! Stop by to meet this bundle of joy today.” (Sean Casey Animal Rescue)
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