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Get Involved: All Sean Casey Edition
Let us know of any good causes in the neighborhood that we can support!
🐕🧽Dog Wash and Fundraiser on Saturday, August 19th: “Bathe your dog for a good cause. Swing by the shelter to have your dog washed by Brooklyn Bark. All donations benefit the shelter.” (10 AM, Sean Casey Animal Rescue)
🐱CatVideoFest on August 26th: “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.” (Nitehawk, 11AM)
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😂Nataly's Jokes You Haven't Heard Yet on August 30th: “Let Nataly know if you like her new jokes. Booing is ok.” (Union Hall, 7:30 PM)
🧑🎤️Pub Choir’s 2nd Show on September 17th: “The wildest, happiest, largest, easiest music lesson in the world! Led by the living sunbeam, Astrid Jorgensen, learn how to sing a song from scratch and spend the night worrying less. You are good enough, we promise. You don’t need to prepare anything, just come with an open mind and a willingness to try a new thing.” (The Bell House, 8 PM)
🦎Therapy Gecko: The Geckoning World Tour on September 19th: “Fans will get the chance to converse with Lyle live on stage as they share their hopes, dreams, and life lessons with the internet’s favorite gecko and unlicensed therapist.” (The Bell House, 7:30PM)
Opening
🛒The Grand Opening of Food Garden Market on Saturday, August 19th: “An amazing time filled with music, raffles, giveaways, and mouthwatering tastings from our market vendors and in-store prepared foods.” (12PM, 58 St. Marks Place)
Events
Thursday
🎺Hometown Bar-B-Que Presents: NYC Ska Orchestra: “Features legendary 85-year-young Jamaican vocalist/percussionist Larry MacDonald and renowned trumpeter/bandleader Kevin Batchelor; and performs early Jamaican mento, ska and jazz with an 18-piece big band featuring some of NYC’s best players.” (7 PM, Industry City)
🧘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, Long Meadow North)
😂🎭The Fifth Element Entirely From Memory: “Performers will attempt (and most likely fail) to recreate ‘The Fifth Element,’ 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)
📽🗣’Viva’ followed by Q and A with Director Anna Biller: “Nearly 10 years before her instantly iconic The Love Witch, director Anna Biller crafted her first feature Viva, a colorful sex comedy set in the 70s for which she is not only credited as writer, director, producer, editor, production designer and costume designer, but also plays the lead.” (8:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema, $16)
Friday
🎶Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap: “Come celebrate the end of summer programs in the Discovery Garden with a garden sing-along! Join Sabrina Chap in singing, dancing, and playing with instruments, scarves, and bubbles.” (10:45 PM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
🪄Summer@BPL Closing Celebration: Magic Evan: “A fun filled magical event where Magic Evan performs tricks to make the impossible seem possible. Prepare to be amazed as Magic Evan makes objects disappear, reads your mind, and so much more!" (2 PM, Central LIbrary)
🍿Family Movie Night @ Park Slope Library: ‘DC League of Super-Pets.’ “We turn our auditorium into a mini movie theater for our Book your Brooklyn interactive movie program!" (3:30 PM, Park Slope Library)
🧱🎶BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! iLe | Divino Niño | Sara Curruchich: “Oscillating between beautiful vocalizations and the powerful cadences of hip-hop, iLe knows what it means to break boundaries.” (7 PM, Lena Horne Bandshell)
🛼Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco @ LeFrak: ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ vs ‘Friends.’ Phoebe Buffay > Dylan McKay. (7 PM, Prospect Park)
🪦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 walking tour ends with a visit to the Catacombs.” (7 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $30)
😂Dan Licata: For The Boys. “Licata prepares to film his first stand-up special for an audience of teenage boys.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $12)
😂Annabel and Sabina Meschke present Triplet Auditions: “The Meschke Twins summon summer haters and lovers alike to send off sweaty season with a bang. If we’re lucky, our mirth will jumpstart blazer weather!” (10 PM, Union Hall $12)
Saturday
🕵Revolutionary Brooklyn Scavenger Hunt: “Trace the steps of two great armies as you walk along Fifth Avenue! Look for General Howe’s Broadside, the historic notice that will be hanging in several key storefronts along the Old Porte Road (today’s Fifth Avenue). This historic document was posted throughout Brooklyn in August of 1776 to urge Brooklynites to give up the Patriot cause and support the King. All those who complete the Hunt will receive a prize for their participation. Participants will be entered into a raffle, eligible to win a $50 5th Avenue BID Gift certificate.” (All Day, Old Stone House)
🪴Plant Swap in Park Slope: “Bring a healthy plant or plant cutting to swap with other guests.” (10 AM, The Sill)
💃💪Upbeat Pop! Dance Fitness @ the Boathouse: “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 AM, Prospect Park Boathouse)
🍅‘Paddington’ @ Nitehawk: “Please look after this bear” said the label around the bear’s neck. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. (11 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🔪Tsubame-Sanjo Fair at Japan Village: “Calling all enthusiasts of exquisite Japanese knives, metalwork, gardening tools, and more. An extraordinary event showcasing the finest metal products from Tsubamesanjo, an area renowned for its rich history of metal craftsmanship spanning over 350 years.” (11 AM, Industry City, Japan Village, Building 2)
🍅‘Out of Sight’ @ Nitehawk: It wasn’t clear JLo and Clooney were going to be box office until Soderbergh cast them opposite one another in this 1998 Elmore Leonard adaptation. 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. (12 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🍷The Fabulous Biodynamic Wines of Fabrice Gasnier: “Moore Brothers invites you to join them at the Tasting Table, where they’ll be pouring exciting new arrivals from their good friend Fabrice, including his flagship Chinon Signature 2020.” (1 PM, Makers Guild, Industry City)
📕🐶Read with a Therapy Dog: “Read to a dog at the library! Our certified therapy dog Flash Gordon loves to be read to. Utilizing a registered therapy animal and their human teammate in a calm and relaxing atmosphere, this program helps improve children’s reading, communication, and social skills.” (2 PM, Central LIbrary)
🛼👊Gotham Roller Derby: Manhattan Mayhem vs Bronx Gridlock. (5:30 PM, Lefrak Center)
📼😂Found Footage Festival Vol. 10: “Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) take you on a guided tour through their latest and greatest VHS finds, including a trove of Pizza Hut training videos from the 90s, a striptease tape from 1985 called ‘Males In Motion,’ and a mysterious New Age video called ‘Elimination: The First Step.’” (7:30 PM, The Bell House $20 )
😂Picture This! Live Animated Comedy: “This summer will mark the 20th annual Animation Block Party festival in Brooklyn. Come celebrate the block party” (7:30 PM, Union Hall)
🧱🎶BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! John Cale | Tomberlin: “Never shying away from risk taking, John Cale wants us to re-imagine what music can be. A founder of The Velvet Underground, a band that fundamentally changed rock music, Cale continues to strip away formulas and invent new ways of creating and listening. We are honored to have him grace the Prospect Park stage with his infinite wit and talent.” (7:30 PM, Prospect Park--Lena Horne Bandshell)
💃Switch N Play: “Beloved Brooklyn drag and burlesque collective Switch n’ Play returns to Littlefield! Featuring special guests Fem Appeal, Evangeline, and Jenn D’Role!” (8 PM, Littlefield $15-$25)
🥪😂Sandwich with Gastor Almonte and Jess Salomon: “Co-hosted by Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central) and Jess Salomon (The Tonight Show), Sandwich features New York's most acclaimed, talented, and dare we say tastiest comedians, sandwiching new material in the middle of their sets.” (10 PM, Union Hall)
Sunday
🤺Hungarian Sabre Fencing: “ We study a unique branch of Hungarian sabre fencing. Expect a light warm up followed by drills teaching the movement mechanics of our system. Gear is provided; just wear comfortable clothes." (10 AM, Prospect Park, near Bartel Pritchard Square)
🌯Smorgasburg: It's a taste sensation! (11 AM, Prospect Park)
🥋🍿Sundays on Fire: Secret Hong Kong 35mm Feature. “We’re not going to reveal the title of this gore-gore masterpiece until it appears onscreen, but this movie could comfortably fill out the bottom slot of a 42nd Street grindhouse double bill. Filmed in delirious carnage-vision, and presented on 35mm, the aesthetic model for this movie is the Coney Island sideshow: crude, tacky, in bad taste, and more fun than a barrel of (carnivorous) monkeys.” (12 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
📖Storytime: How to Make a Memory with Illustrator Ana Aranda: “Join PowerHouse @ IC for a Sunday Storytime with illustrator Ana Aranda and the gorgeous book ‘How to Make a Memory,’ featuring a reading, activities, and signings of the book.” (1 PM, Industry City, Powerhouse, Building 2)
🖌🪩Paint Your Own Party: Taylor Swift. “Get ready to immerse yourself in Taylor's world! Come paint some Taylor-themed pottery, play trivia, and get some free gifts/treats! At this event, you'll have the chance to bring Taylor's vibrant world to life on a ceramic canvas. From iconic album covers to her signature lyrics, you can paint pottery pieces that capture the essence of Taylor Swift's musical journey.” (4 PM, The Painted Pot Park Slope, 200 7th Avenue)
💪♀️Move Your Body and Support Reproductive Rights: “Enjoy a full hour of liberating movement while supporting the frontline fight worldwide for women's right to choose. Essentrics is a flowing stretch and strength fitness program for EVERYONE --movers and non-movers alike! Class is free, donations are encouraged. All proceeds from this 'Pay What You Can' event go to support the Center for Reproductive Rights.” (5 PM, Old Stone House)
😂Steve Martin Presents: “Okay, Steve Martin doesn’t present, but SNL's Andrew Dismukes and Michael Good do, and their jokes and funny friends are just as good as Steve Martin’s. Join Andrew, Michael, and a rotating lineup of other wonderful comics!" (5:30 PM, Union Hall $12)
💃The Sweet Spot: “Get ready to experience the world's best performance poets, sultry burlesque dancers, live music, comedy and the most electrified host you have ever seen. Brilliantly weaving satire, artistry and top 40 hits" (6 PM, The Bell House $20 )
😂Good God: “Each show, audience members anonymously share their craziest, cringiest, most scandalous secrets, which your hosts then read out during the show. Come bare your soul! Or not. It's a blast either way.” (8 PM, Union Hall $12 )
Monday
🌳It’s My Park Day: Care for the park after busy weekends. This Monday they are focusing on the Picnic House. (10 AM, Prospect Park- Picnic House)
🎉Party on the Plaza: “Teens! Join us for a Party on the Plaza to celebrate all the amazing things Brooklyn teens have done this year! Festivities will include music, book giveaways, prize drawings, activities, college connect, internship and volunteer opportunities and more.” (12 PM, Central LIbrary)
😂Reductress Presents: Haha...WOW!: “Join the editors of Reductress and our favorite comics in a show that will make you say haha...wow!!" (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15)
🍿Hard Target: John Woo and Jean Claude Van Damme. Van Damme kicks a can of gasoline at a bad guy on a motorcycle and then shoots the can and he blows the bad guy through a wall! (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
Tuesday
🧶Slip Stitch Knitting Group: “Looking to share your current knitting project with others? Come join like-minded folks on their yarn journey in the Info Commons. Bring your own yarn and tools and meet with other fiber artists for a fun hour of improving your cabling, frogging your mistakes, and picking up every dropped stitch.” (5 PM, Central LIbrary)
💪AMP’d Interval Training with Chelsea Piers Fitness: “Hit the grass and push your body to new limits in this high-intensity interval training class that combines bodyweight strength and cardio on the Prospect Park Long Meadow.”(6 PM, Long Meadow North)
🧱🎶BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Alex G and Alvvays: “Alex G is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who built his reputation with intimate lo-fi pop that combines strong melodic sensibilities with a ragged, impulsive-sounding performance style.” (7 PM, Prospect Park -Lena Horne Bandshell)
😂Naked Comedy Presents Molly Ruben-Long and Friends!: “Molly Ruben-Long is a hyphenated multi-hyphenate from Brooklyn who likes a lot of places outside of New York, too. Especially New Orleans. She has performed at Just for Laughs, The Kennedy Center and her parent's living room.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall)
📽’New Strains,’ including Q&A with filmmakers: As a mysterious pandemic emerges, a squabbling couple in lockdown begin to act like children. Filmmakers Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan in person for post-screening Q&A. (7:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂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 PM, The Bell House $20)
😂Rojo Perez: Lost: “Rojo (HBO) has ‘made a name for himself through his enthusiastic stand up that makes even the most mundane moments of life, such as revolving doors, engaging.’- Austin Chronicle. Now after 15 years on comedy, Rojo finds himself “Lost”, lost romantically, lost financially, lost in his identity and lost in dealing with loss. This sounds a bit heavy but I promise it’s not, by the end there will be no lessons learned. These are jokes!" (8 PM, Littlefield $10-$15)
Wednesday
🧶4th Avenue Yarn Bomb Craft Along: “Every Wednesday the 4th Ave Community Yarn Bomb gets together to work on its annual project that lets locals get creative in a public way. It brings colorful, out-of-the-ordinary art to the street to celebrate the bustling strip.The project is open to anyone in the community who’d like to knit or crochet an 8″ x 8″ square to be a part of the installation, which will go up in a few places along 4th Avenue.” (5 PM, Old Stone House Garden)
🧱🎶BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Alex G and Alvvays - 2nd Night: “Alex G is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who built his reputation with intimate lo-fi pop that combines strong melodic sensibilities with a ragged, impulsive-sounding performance style.” (7 PM, Prospect Park -Lena Horne Bandshell)
🍿Fearless: “Dude survives a plane crash then starts courting death starting by not contacting his wife after said crash.” (7:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂Climate Town Town Hall: “Rollie Williams and the Climate Town team make comedy videos about the climate crisis for their 482,000 YouTube subscribers. Now, after two years and millions of views, they're bringing that same climate change comedy to the stage, where you can see it the way it has never before been seen: LIVE.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House $20)
😂Pizzazz with Gary Gulman: “Comedian Gary Gulman (HBO, Comedy Central) performs an extended set of new material and invites a few of his favorite comedians to make you laugh.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall $19)
🍿Outdoor Cinema @ Parklife: ‘Booksmart.’ R-rated coming of age comedy with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. (8:30 PM, Parklife)
Thursday
🧘Prospect Park Yoga with Brooklyn Flow: See this Thursday’s edition above. (7 PM, Prospect Park - Long Meadow North)
😂Rhys Darby: “2022 marked Darby’s silver jubilee in standup comedy, so he has been taking a look at all his favorite material.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House $45 )
📽Rooftop Films Presents: Rooftop Shots – Closing Night 2023: “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: “It's the closing night concert for this year's summer series with Seattle-based folk-indie favorites The Head and The Heart with an opening set by Izzy Heltai.” (8 PM, Prospect Park -Lena Horne Bandshell)
😂POP! A Bingo Party @Parklife: “Get lucky at this raucous night of BINGO that’s part game night, part theme party. Hosted by comedian and pop culture obsessive Bobby Hankinson, each installment of POP! embraces a different theme.” (8 PM, Parklife)
😂💞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.” (8 PM, Parklife $15)
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Hi! I love all suggestions and event pitches! I'm sorry I missed this, but keep them coming.
I'm hosting Slide n’ Seek, a dating show & mixer on 8/24 at Wild East Brewing!
Dating can often *feel* like work, so we decided to actually make it kinda like work - folks will give short powerpoint presentations to "pitch" themselves or their single friends. Folks can expect
🍺An amazing selection of beer options by Wild East Brewing
🗣️Comedic pitches
🎭Stand-up from creator and host of Adult Sex Ed, Dani Faith Leonard
🕺🏽Mixing n' mingling at the bar after the show
If anyone is interested in joining to pitch themselves / a friend or just watch, they can RSVP here :) https://bit.ly/slidenseek2
PS - forgive me if dropping comments about events one is hosting is generally not the norm 🥺 - I discovered the newsletter via a flyer with a QR code a month or so ago so I'm still a newbie