Jon Stewart! Amanda Seyfried! Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair! Veterans Day in the Park and in Green-wood!
20 Comedy Shows as part of The New York Comedy Festival! 3 of the best movies of all time at Nitehawk!
Welcome back to the best Park Slope events newsletter. Links to sources are in (parentheses) after each event. Follow our IG for updates as events change.
News
🏗️Park Slope and Greenwich Village Housing Projects Pit YIMBYs Against NIMBYs: Looking at the planned upzoning of Arrow Linen Co on Prospect Ave and another development in Manhattan. (THE CITY)
🆘CHiPS Struggling to Keep Up With Demand: “Community Help in Park Slope has served the community for over five decades but is now struggling to keep up with increased demand. CHiPS says that they’re currently serving two times as many people per day that they were serving during this time last year. For chef Matthew Caban and the volunteers, that means double the cooking, plating, packing, and delivering of meals.” (News 12)
Get Involved
🧥Winter Coat Drive 2023 Volunteers Needed on Monday, 11/12: “We will be sorting the coats and winter gear behind the Old Stone House and delivering them to the local WIN shelters. This is a super family-friendly event. We need sorters and drivers with cars to make this happen.If you'd like to volunteer to help with this event fill out this form to help us with planning.” (12:30 PM, Old Stone House)
Worth Booking Now
📖🗣Tariq Trotter in Conversation with Jon Stewart @BAM on 11/14: “A towering figure in hip-hop, the legendary MC of The Roots Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought—is joined by Stewart to discuss his new book The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are. Trotter’s story begins with a tragedy: as a child, he burned down his family’s home. The years that follow are the story of a life snatched from the flames and forged in fire, told through vivid vignettes.” (8:00 PM, BAM, $35+)
😂Megan Stalter on 12/1: “Originally from the Chicago comedy scene, Megan has been called ‘an oasis of invigorating silliness in feeds dominated by wearying tragedy’ by the New York Times and ‘a soothing comedy balm for a scathing grease fire of a year’ by Harper’s Bazaar. Her breakout role is in the HBO Max series Hacks.” (7:30PM, The Bell House, $35)
Events
The New York Comedy Festival continues at three of our neighborhood venues this weekend. Scan for the 🗽🧱🎤 emojis to browse participating shows and their glowing reviews.
Thursday, Nov. 9th
💃🏾Salsa Party: “Celebrate the art of salsa and join us in our monthly dance-filled evenings hosted by Balmir Dance Society! Start the night with a class led by professional dancers at 6 pm, followed by live music, social dancing, and performances by Brooklyn’s best Latin dance teams.” (6:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum)
🔰✒️Clifford Thompson Discusses his Graphic Novel, ‘Big Man and the Little Men.’ “Thompson tells the story of a Black woman trying to do the right thing in a white man’s world. It’s a story of race, politics, #MeToo, and what happens when you ask old friends for help in a complicated world — all wrapped up in a gripping mystery with a shocking twist.” (6:30 PM, Old Stone House)
🍿’Mr. Kneff,’ @Nitehawk w/Steven Soderbergh Q&A (SOLD OUT) : “A writer guy in 1919 Prague uses his dead-end job as inspiration for his fantastical fiction. Q&A to follow with Steven Soderbergh, moderated by David Fear.” (7:00 PM, Nitehawk)
🗽🧱🎤Tina Friml: Something Very Particular. “Friml uses animated optimism regarding her life with cerebral palsy, yet ruthless honesty about the social assumptions that come with it to capture audiences with her eccentric style, off-beat mind, and unexpected philosophy acquired through her unique circumstances.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $14)
🗽🧱🎤👠Monét X Change: “X Change is an entertainment spitfire and the first double crown winner from Rupaul's Drag Race having earned the title Miss Congeniality on Season 10 and becoming the first queen of color inducted into the hall of fame after winning All-Stars 4. Known for her immaculate lip-syncing skills, comedic chops, and (mostly) pitch-perfect live singing skills.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House, $35)
🗽🧱🎤Things I Did Wrong With Marcus Monroe: “He is the recipient of the prestigious Andy Kaufman Award and has recently appeared on The Late Show, HBO, MTV, and ABC. The New York Times has selected Marcus’s show as a NYT critics’ pick 4 times and calls Marcus ‘one of the most entertaining performers to watch in New York City.’” (10:00 PM, Littlefield, $10-$12)
🗽🧱🎤An Untitled Evening with Ikechukwu Ufomadu: “Ufomadu is an Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning actor, writer and comedian, named a Comedian You Should and Will Know’ by Vulture/New York Magazine and a ‘Comic to Look Out For’ by Time Out New York.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $15)
Friday, Nov. 10th
🗽🧱🎤Anna Seregina: A Tour Of Anna. “The Museum of Anna Seregina’s intimate, gently guided walking tour (temporarily on offer as a sitting tour) of Anna Seregina’s life: past, present, and imagined. A surreal, deeply silly, hour-long exploration of the Russian-born woman who cannot stop talking about jazz.” (5:00 PM, Union Hall, $12)
🗽🧱🎤Jordan Temple: Sweet Lorraine. “Sweet Lorraine celebrates the life of Jordan Temple‘s grandmother and best friend, Lorraine Temple. Jordan tells the story of her life through jokes, stories and one act plays pulled from his fondest memories with her. With guest star, Joe Pera.” (7:00 PM, Littlefield, $15-$20)
👠A Night With a Queen: Drag Queen Toxic Waste does a show. (8:00 PM, Sandy Jacks)
🗽🧱🎤Nataly Aukar: My Turn To Talk. “A coming-of-age hour of comedy in which Nataly relives and recounts significant events from her upbringing in Beirut and with her family. It’s her attempt to a path of shame redemption, in which she lays all her once-secrets out for the world to see.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall $20)
🗽🧱🎤Joel Kim Booster: “Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was named one of the TIME100 Next 2022 as an emerging advocate and creative. Joel starred in the Searchlight Pictures rom-com Fire Island, which won the 2023 Dorian Award for Best TV movie and was called an ‘instant classic’ by the AV Club.” (10:00 PM, The Bell House, $25)
🗽🧱🎤Zach Schiffman: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Comedy Show + Dance Party: "This is NOT a comedy show + dance party hosted by ‘New York’s Leading Taylor Swift Schola’ Schiffman with a lineup of Swiftie comedians doing bits about Ms. Americana. With special guests.” (10:00 PM, Littlefield, $12-$15)
Saturday, Nov. 11th
💃🏾💪🏾Upbeat Pop! Dance Fitness at the Boathouse: “Join Prospect Park Alliance and Shape-up NYC for a 45-minute dance fitness class! Come prepared to shake, roll, grapevine, and clap to your favorite upbeat pop songs. We will use this time to cultivate joy and silliness while getting a great workout and reaping the benefits of cardiovascular fitness.” (10:00 AM, Prospect Park Boathouse)
🐦Introduction to Birdwatching Outings: "Prospect Park Alliance and a member of the Brooklyn Bird Club take you on an introductory walk to learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons.” (10:00 AM, Prospect Park Audubon Center)
🪖🚎From Battlefield To Remembrance: A Veteran’s Day Trolley Tour: “Hop aboard the Trolley with Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman to visit the graves of remarkable servicemen and women and hear their fascinating stories of service and sacrifice.” (10:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $25-$30)
🪖🌳Prospect Park Veterans Day Tour: “On this walking tour, we will explore some of the memorial sites in the park and the people they remember, including the commemorative trees along Prospect Park West, Bartel-Pritchard Square, and the striking 1921 memorial by Henry Augustus Lukeman. We will also discuss the ways in which the park was mobilized and transformed as a result of the war.” (10:30 AM, Bartel Pritchard Square)
🤜🏻🤛🏻🍿’The Night Of The Hunter’ @ Nitehawk: “A serial murderer who marries for money and then kills his brides, marries a gullible widow (Shelley Winters) for the $10,000 her deceased husband stole. His plan gets complicated when neither of her two children will disclose the whereabouts of the fortune, they head up river to escape the preacher…but he’s always close behind.” (11:00 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🍿Best of BAMkids Film Festival: Ages 3-5. “Featuring happy monsters, a robot comedian, and a very uncoordinated T-rex, kids will love these imaginative, playful tales from all over the world.” (11:00 AM, BAM, $10-$14)
🍿🧙♀️’Practical Magic’ @ Nitehawk: “The two Owen sisters are normal siblings – except they are actual witches and Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, and a curse on their family means falling in love will kill their mate. Come with your sister coven and sing ‘This Kiss’ at the top of your lungs.” (11:15 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🎨🚶STREET / ART Brooklyn Gowanus Art Walk: “Local collage artist Rich Garr leads this comfortable open-air exploration through the Gowanus waterfront. He is a longtime area interdisciplinary artist focusing on public art and community.” (11;30 AM, Pacific Library)
👩🏿👩🏽👩🏻’Meet the Moment’ Summit w/Ilana Glazer, Amanda Seyfried, Ziwe and More @Brooklyn Museum: “Join The Meteor for Meet the Moment—a powerful summit featuring ideas, inspiration, and conversation with some of today’s most influential women and nonbinary leaders. The day brings together artists, journalists, athletes, activists, and other voices across generations to discuss 2023’s important issues, from AI to our bodily rights to our planet. Featured guests include comedian and advocate Ilana Glazer, actor Amanda Seyfried, marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, influencer and Tennessee House of Representatives candidate Allie Phillips, and others to come.” (12:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum, $35)
🍪Think Talk Create: Cookies + Slime. “A fun and exciting day of treats and slime. Pick cookies or slime to make your own. Add sprinkles, frosting, colors, glitter, charms, and more to make it yours.” (12:00 PM, Industry City, $35)
🪡💐Textured Floral Embroidery: “Bring the depth of nature into your home through the different textured stitches we will learn in this floral embroidery class. Students will learn how to utilize several beginner embroidery stitches in a combination that will make their work look anything but beginner! We will work in this class to emulate the beauty of specific flowers on our fabric including thistle, black-eyed susans, and wild parsnip flowers.” (1:00 PM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
🎃⚔️Pumpkin Slicing & Swords Demonstration: “Join Nazz Forge for a fun way to dispose of those pesky Halloween pumpkins: slicing ’em up with swords. In this brief demonstration, teachers and bladesmiths will discuss the use and design behind various styles of swords while also chopping up pumpkins in lots of fun ways.” (3:00 PM, Industry City)
🗽🧱🎤Todd Barry: Half Joking Tour. “Todd Barry has released three one-hour stand-up specials including his latest one for Netflix, Spicy Honey. He's appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ,The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and Late Night With Seth Meyers.” (4:30 PM, The Bell House, $25)
🪦Green-Wood After Hours: “Long after Green-Wood’s gates close to the public, explore its historic grounds under the cover of night. You’ll weave through the Cemetery’s stunning landscape and visit the graves of fascinating figures in New York and American history. This not-to-be-missed walking tour ends with a visit to the Catacombs, which are normally closed to the public.” (5:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $25-$30)
🍿Remembrance Festival + Film Screening of ‘Festival Oaxaca.’ “Join us as we explore historical, cultural, national, and spiritual ‘Days of Remembrance.’ Meet talented Eléctrico team member and filmmaker Neville Farmer and watch his short film ‘Festival Oaxaca:’ This award-winning 10-minute film centers around Oaxaca’s celebration of their ancestors and Eléctrico Mezcal’s ties with Oaxacan culture, celebrating the ancestors and the dearly departed.” (5:30 PM, Old Stone House)
🗽🧱🎤NYCF Sam Morrison & Friends: “Morrison, a comedian from television, performs an extended set of comedy and hosts a lineup of some of his funniest friends. Featuring: Dylan Adler, Kenice Mobley, Molly Kearneyk and Sarah Coffey.” (7:00 PM, Littlefield, $15-$20)
📖Sophie Cousens’ ‘The Good Part’ Book Launch @ Ripped Bodice: “Cousens with Becca Freeman, author of The Christmas Orphans Club and co-host of the podcast Bad On Paper. This is a ticketed event that includes a copy of ‘The Good Part’ which finds the main character, 26 year old Lucy, feeling tired and unfulfilled, so she uses a wishing machine to skip to the good part of her life.” (7:00 PM, The Ripped Bodice, $20)
🗽🧱🎤Steph Tolev: “Tolev caught fire on the ‘Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill’ Netflix Special, that was taped as a part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival. She was named a Comedian You Should And Will Know by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Toronto’s funniest exports. She’s been featured on Comedy Central’s The Ringers stand up series and Unprotected Sets.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House, $25)
🗽🧱🎤The Roast Of Your Teenage Self: “At this cleansing rite of mortification, host Alise Morales invites some of New York’s funniest performers to take on the one person everyone loves to hate: themselves in high school. With photos, old diary entries, and the occasional angst-filled musical number, The Roast Of Your Teenage Self is guaranteed to make you feel better about all the embarrassing things you did as a teen.” (9:30 PM, Littlefield, $15-$20)
🗽🧱🎤Exploration Live! “The world is a confusing place, full of mysteries to be probed and questions to be answered. No worries though: hosts Charlie Bardey and Natalie Rotter-Laitman are on it. Together, with the help of comedian friends from Brooklyn and beyond, Charlie and Natalie address some of our most (and least) pressing questions.” (10:00 PM, The Bell House, $15)
Sunday, Nov. 12th
📖Seventeenth Annual Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair: “Don’t miss one of the best family events of the season! Meet forty of your favorite Brooklyn authors and illustrators. This free event features storybooks, picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels—fiction and nonfiction—for young book lovers from preschoolers to middle schoolers. Children can chat with authors and illustrators, listen to readings and watch artists sketch, get books signed, enjoy a performance by The Band Books, and participate in book-related art projects.” (11:00 AM, Brooklyn Museum)
🪦Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits: “Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and visit its most fascinating permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover the highlights of some of its 478 acres of art, history, and nature!” (1:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $20-$25)
🎨🚶Scent Tour: Thomas Cole’s A Pic-Nic Party: “Encounter artwork in a new way with a gallery tour that brings together sight and scent. This guided tour will do some ‘slow looking at a scene of leisure in an idyllic autumn landscape. Expanding the sensory experience, there will also be a sampling of a variety of aromatic materials, making connections between olfaction and visual art.” (2:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum, $30)
🪦🌳Great Trees Of Green-Wood: “It’s a visual extravaganza and it only happens once a year: Green-Wood’s 8,000+ trees explode into vibrant shades of orange, red, and yellow! You’ll encounter some of nearly 700 tree species and cultivars that make the Cemetery’s collection one of the best in all of New York City. In fact, Green-Wood is an accredited Level III Arboretum—one of only three in New York State.” (2:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $20-$25)
🎵Me, Myself and Eye: Stephan Crump. An afternoon of music with Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated, Echo Award-winning bassist/composer Crump. (4:40 PM, 440 Gallery)
🎹In Concert @ Old Stone House: Eleonor Bindman: “The concert program by pianist, arranger, and teacher Bindman will include: J.S. Bach: Toccata in E Minor BWV 914, Franz Josef Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50, Frederic Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, and Ballade No. 2 and works by Sergey Rachmaninov.” (5:00 PM, Old Stone House $10-$20)
🗽🧱🎤Kelly Bachman, Featuring Adam Conover & Dylan Adler: “Join Bachman with Adam Conover and Dylan Adler for a night of stand-up and musical comedy. Laugh about coming of age, accidental virality, healing from PTSD, and more!" (5:30 PM, Littlefield, $10-$12)
🏸🥒CityPickle: MLP Style Pickleball Tournament: “Join CityPickle and experience the excitement of an MLP Tournament. 6 teams of 4 (2 men, 2 women) competing in thrilling pickleball matches. Rally scoring to 21 points with a win-by-2 requirement.” (6:00 PM, Industry City, $300)
🎵Bop Kabbalah+Voices: Yiddish Climate Justice Songs: “Ty Citerman’s Bop Kabbalah+Voices premieres a new Yiddish song cycle about climate justice. Featuring the dynamic and wildly inventive vocalists Sara Serpa and Judith Berkson, this concert will also include guest percussionist Shayna Dunkelman alongside Citerman’s guitar and electronics work.” (7:00 PM, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music)
🗽🧱🎤Marcia Belsky: Evangelical: “Belsky is a New York City based stand-up comedian, writer, and musician. Her comedy was featured on Comedy Central’s Taking The Stage, including her hit song ‘100 Tampons’ which has now amassed over 40 million views on TikTok.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $20)
🗽🧱🎤Diwali Party: “Join comedians Maya Deshmukh and Arti Gollapudi for their yearly celebration of Diwali. A celebration of lights with a performance featuring an all-South Asian lineup of comedians followed by a dance party with music from DJ Rekha! Special Guests include: Usama Siddiquee, Sureni Weerasekera, Nikita Redkar and Amamah Sardar.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House, $15)
🗽🧱🎤Edy Modica: Cum One Cum All: “A night of comedy with Modica and other guests that haven’t been announced yet!" (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $12-$15)
🗽🧱🎤Trauma Blonding: “Jimmy Fowlie & Ceara O’Sullivan are SNL writers & improvisers, but more importantly they are relationship experts. Their improv show doubles as an unhinged dating seminar. Topics include gaslighting your partners, how to hide that you’re a narcissist, and when you get ghosted- how to report someone to the Feds.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $15)
Monday, Nov. 13th
📖Lauren Asher Book Signing @ Ripped Bodice (SOLD OUT): “Your ticket includes a copy of ‘Love Redesigned.’ Lauren will personalize one book and only sign an additional 4 books. 5 total can be signed with up to 3 books brought from home.” (7:00 PM, The Ripped Bodice, $20)
🍿😡😏’Face/Off’ @ Nitehawk: John Travolta is an FBI agent. Nicolas Cage is a terrorist. They switch faces. It's bananas and no movie should be capable of containing these two personalities. They eat the scenery and leave no crumbs. (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂Live Your Truth! A Screening & a Show: “Join us for the world premiere of a new web series ‘Live Your Truth!’ with Gilli Schilling. This event hosted by stars of the web series Natalie Rotter-Laitman, Eva Victor, and Daniel Liu will have everything - live comedy, exclusive content, and drinks you can pay for at the bar.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $12)
Tuesday, Nov. 14th
🧑🍳️📖Central Cookbook Club: A Very Pumpkin Friends-giving: “It's the Central Cookbook Clubs annual friends-giving event and this year we're going to give thanks for pumpkins and pumpkin seeds and pumpkin butter and pumpkin bread and pumpkin soups, stews, curries and yes even pies.” (3:00 PM, Central Library)
🗣⬅️Arrow Action Community Meeting: “The Arrow Action neighborhood coalition is leading the local effort to oppose the rezoning, please join us! We are advocating for affordable housing that fits the context of our neighborhood, not luxury high-rises. Please see our Introduction to Arrow Action for the full story of who we are and what we stand for. Here to provide and exchange information for neighbors in the South Slope, Windsor Terrace and adjoining neighborhoods regarding the proposed redevelopment of the Arrow Linen Supply property on Prospect Ave between 8th Ave and Prospect Park West.” (7:00 PM, Holy Name Church)
🎨Life Drawing at the Old Stone House: “Artists of all skill levels (including beginners) are welcome to join us in the Great Room on the 2nd floor of the Old Stone House for this evening session with a professional life model. Bring your favorite supplies (no oils or sprays please) and get sketching! We’ll do a variety of short and long poses. Chairs and drawing boards will be provided.” (7:00 PM, Old Stone House)
🎮Board Game Speed Dating (Ages 25-39): “Finding someone can be painful. But board games are always awesome. So what if you combined board games and searching for a partner?” (7:30 PM, Sip and Play, $35-$40)
😂Pretty Major Hosted by Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman: “Pretty Major is a comedy and variety show hosted by Jay Jurden & Zach Zimmerman! Featuring: Emmy Blotnick, Carmen Christopher and Veronika Slowikowska.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $10)
😂🍰Great Job Nat Presents: Cake & Violence: “Cake & Violence is a food fetish fever dream of a solo show brought to you by writer & New Yorker cartoonist, Natalie ‘Great Job Nat’ Badillo-Griffen. Watch her deliver a bunch of monologues whilst smashing a big ol’ cake, all in an effort to get you to FEEL something. It’s comedic, it’s dramatic, it’s about not only reconnecting to your body, but to every body.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield $12-$15)
📖Tariq Trotter in Conversation with Jon Stewart: See Worth Booking Now section above. (8:00 PM, BAM, $35+)
🍿’Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time’ @ Nitehawk: “From legendary director Hideaki Anno, ‘Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time’ is the fourth and final installment of the ‘Rebuild Of Evangelion’ films, bringing an epic conclusion to the story of Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots, with the stunning visuals and thought-provoking storytelling that has made Evangelion a global pop culture phenomenon.” (8:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🍿’In The Heat Of The Night’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: "African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.” (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
📖Rosie Danan ‘Do Your Worst’ Brooklyn Launch: “Join us for the book launch of Rosie Danan's new book "Do Your Worst”. Sparks fly when an occult expert and a disgraced archeologist become enemies with benefits in this steamy romance. There will be a book signing to follow. This is a ticketed event that includes a copy of "Do Your Worst". (7:00 PM, The Ripped Bodice, $19)
🍿🍝’Big Night' Feast @ Nitehawk Cinema w/Pasta Louise Menu (SOLD OUT LIKE WE SAID): “Chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are immigrant brothers from Italy who open their dream restaurant, Paradise, in New Jersey. However, Primo’s authentic food is too unfamiliar for the local tastes, and the restaurant is struggling. When famous Italian-American bandleader Louis Prima is scheduled to appear at Paradise, the two brothers put all of their efforts into the important meal, which will likely decide the fate of their restaurant.” (7:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema, $115)
😂IDGAFology: “Class is in session at the school of not giving a F. Hosted by Jack Bensinger and Eric Rahill.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15)
😂💏Young Hot Sluts: A Matchmaking Show: “Young Hot Sluts is an IRL dating show where Millennials blindly choose their next bae based on how well they answer questions like “If you wanted morning sex, how would you initiate it?” all while comedic genius and host extraordinaire, Carly Ann Filbin, makes fun of them because, well, it’s also a comedy show. Let’s make some love connections, and at the very least, a wild story to tell at brunch.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $15)
😂Late Night Reading Session with Mic Nguyen and Company: “Join comedian and podcaster Nguyen and company for a special late night edition of experimental comedy. Wear a jacket and tie. With special guests: John Hedrick, Alex Kim and Patricia Dinglasan.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $12)
Thursday, Nov. 16th
💸2023 PowerUP! Awards Ceremony: “More than $40,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the competition’s top entrepreneurs to start their business in Brooklyn. Find out who will be this year’s winners of the top prizes of $20,000, $10,000, and $5,000! Help us celebrate the ingenuity and hard work of all who participated. Also, five PowerUP! entrepreneurs will participate in a pitch competition for the $1,000 Audience Choice Award. YOU will choose the winner during the ceremony! Join us for a fun opportunity to vote for the business you want to support based on the strength of their business idea.” (6:00 PM, Central Library)
☠️Cremation: History And Modern Process: “This sweeping review of the history of cremation will take us from humankind’s earliest known cremation—in Australia over 32 thousand years ago—to its impact on modern funeral practices. Includes a tour of the Cemetery’s crematory retorts to explain how cremation happens today.” (6:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery)
😂DeAnne Smith's DeAnarchy: “Anything-goes comedy hosted by your favourite Gentleman Elf, DeAnne Smith! Come have the most fun you can possibly have on a Wednesday. With special guests: Cat Montesi and Ash Diggs.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall $10)
😂’Inception’ Entirely From Memory: “Performers will attempt (and most likely fail) to recreate ‘Inception,’ without the aid of scripts, rehearsals, or sobriety. All they will have will be their memory, a recent viewing of the film, and a lot of wigs.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $10)
🍿’Lola’ @ Nitehawk Cinema: “A seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. She launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale.” (8:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂🌈Garrett & Allison’s Big Night: “After years of toiling in obscurity, Allison O'Conor and Garrett Williams decide to throw their own industry showcase, to prove to Hollywood fat cats that they’re ready for their big break. Garrett and Allison, who have been called ‘Penn and Teller but gay and worse.’ With special guests: Michael Abber, Tessa Belle, Jay Jurden, Tocarra Mallard and Rebecca Weiser.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $10)
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