Park Slope’s Tree Lighting! Hot Chocolate Bar! Half a dozen Post-Thanksgiving Hikes and Activities!
Plus: DIY Wrapping Paper! A new exhibit at the bandshell! ‘Titanic’! ‘Mandy’!
Happy Thanksgiving! As always, links to sources are in (parentheses) after each event. Follow our IG for updates as events change.
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🎄🏳🌈👯A Gay Show For All People Christmas Spooktacular on 12/21: Two earlier shows already sold out! “A Gay Show For All People Christmas Spooktacular Hosted By Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp. Featuring: Jaboukie Young-White, Jo Firestone, Marie Faustin, Jan Sport, Richard Perez and a cameo from Cole Escola As The Little Boy In ‘Christmas Shoes’ With House Band: Eric Gersen & His Straights.” (8:00 PM, The Bell House, $25)
Events Across Park Slope
New and Closing-Soon Destinations
🎠Prospect Park Carousel, Open Through Sunday: “Add some whimsical fun to your weekend before it’s too late! Visit the Prospect Park Carousel Thursday - Sunday through November 26 to experience the carousel’s 53 magnificent horses, lion, giraffe, deer and dragon-pulled chariots.🐴 🦁 🦒 🐉 ” (12:00 PM, Prospect Park Carousel, $3)
🖼Kevin Claiborne: Lost Boys @ Lena Horne Bandshell: “Prospect Park Alliance and BRIC, in partnership with NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program present a mural by Kevin Claiborne, Lost Boys, at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park. Claiborne, a conceptual photographer, engages viewers in critical self-reflection and collective examination of the Black experience. With Lost Boys, Claiborne challenges established notions of cultural legibility and encourages viewers to delve deeper into the origins, embodiment, and sufficiency of Blackness, including its impact on mental health.” (All Day, Prospect Park)
❄️✨Lightscape at BBG: “The after-dark, illuminated trail returns to Brooklyn with brand new works of art and promises an even more immersive and magical experience for visitors of all ages. Explore the beauty of the Garden under moonlight while enjoying seasonal treats and festive music. There is no better way to celebrate winter and the holiday season with friends and family!” (5:30PM, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
🔰✒️‘Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines’ @ Brooklyn Musuem. “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines is the first exhibition dedicated to the rich history of five decades of artists’ zines produced in North America. Since the 1970s, zines—short for ‘fanzines,’ magazines, or self-published booklets of texts and images, usually made with a copy machine—have given a voice and visibility to many operating outside of mainstream culture. Artists have harnessed the medium’s essential role in communication and community building and used it to transform material and conceptual approaches to art making across all media.” (Brooklyn Museum)
Friday, Nov. 24th
🍗🥾Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Prospect Park Waterways: “Learn about the plants and animals that live in Lake Prospect and Olmstead’s inspiration in connecting the waterways. We will also be touching on the Catskill Watershed that provides the city with water and how the creation of that system changed our city parks. Comfortable walking footwear highly recommended.” (11:00 AM, Prospect Park)
🍗🥾Post-Turkey Day Walking Tour @ Green-Wood: “After you’ve devoured the turkey and stuffed yourself with pumpkin pie, escape from the house—especially if you need a break from your guests—and enjoy a walking tour of Green-Wood. Or if the whole family is still getting along, bring everyone!” (1:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $30)
🍕Nate’s Detroit Pizza Pop Up: “Straight from the 313, authentic Detroit Pizza has finally landed in Brooklyn. Nate’s basic cheese pizza is made from just 7 ingredients: Italian flour, water, flaky sea salt, imported San Marzano tomatoes, fresh Mozzarella, aged Parmesan and good olive oil. That’s it. Their starter dough is going on five-years old and is fermented to perfection. If it’s not Nate’s Detroit Pizza, it’s probably fake.” (4:00 PM, Industry City)
🚫🏃😂Maeve Higgins Work Out Show (No Exercise): “The democratically elected Queen of Ireland returns to Union Hall with her one-hour work-in-progress show. Expect some strong new stuff, a few comfortable silences and plenty of muttered apologies!!” (7:30 PM, Union Hall , $12-$15)
😂Alison Leiby And Friends: “A night of comedy with Alison Leiby and friends! With special guests: Maeve Higgins, Dan Perlman, Ashley Hamilton and Mohanad Elshieky.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall , $10-$15)
Saturday, Nov. 25th
☕️🍪🛍Hot Chocolate Bar & More @Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store: “Join us for a fun-filled day and show your support for small biz! We're going to have lots of special treats for you...all day long we'll have trivia & giveaways from Gentlemen's Hardware. And don't miss hot chocolate & cookies from local biz Little Red Kitchen from 2-4pm. The first 24 in-store guests for the event will get a free heirloom mug from our friends at Paddywax Candle. And we are continuing to give away our new signature re-usable tote with all purchases of $50 or more. We are THANKFUL for YOU!!! ” (All Day, Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store)
🎨🎁DIY Wrapping Paper Family Art Workshop: “Make your own custom wrapping paper, just in time for the holidays! Grown-ups and children will work together to create their own collagraph printing plate using foam sheets and cardboard. These printing plates will then be stamped with ink onto large sheets of white and kraft paper to create your own wrapping paper! Each family will leave with 3 sheets of 18x30 inch wrapping paper. Please note that enrollment includes materials for one adult and one child. Additional children can be added at check out.” (10:00 AM, Private Picassos, $50)
💃🏿⛵️🏠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, Audubon Center)
🌳🥾Nature Explorations: “Join Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
Nature Around Us, 10 – 12 pm: Enjoy different seasonal discovery stations and nature themed activities that will introduce you to the plants, insects and animals that call the park home.
Animal Encounter, 11 am – 12 pm: Join Alliance Naturalists in learning more about the animals in the Audubon Center’s collection. This program starts promptly at 11 am.
Family Nature Walk, 12 – 1 pm: Prospect Park is a stopping point for hundreds of bird species each year! Join us as we search for these amazing creatures and other nature around the park. Binoculars and bird guides are provided. This program leaves the Audubon Center promptly at 12 pm.” (10:00 AM, Audubon Center)
🌳🥾Prospect Park Tours with Turnstile Tour: “Discover hidden treasures, natural wonders and little-known tales on interactive guided tours of Prospect Park in the heart of Brooklyn, presented by Turnstile Tours in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance. Explore everything about Prospect Park, from its flora and geology, to the architectural movements that shaped the park, to the evolution of recreation and play. See how use of the park has changed over time from designers Olmsted and Vaux’s original vision all the way to present day and Prospect Park Alliance’s sustainability, historic preservation, and recreational projects that make the park the world-class destination it is today.” (10:30 AM, Prospect Park)
🤨🍿‘Shadow of a Doubt' @ Nitehawk: “Family ties get tested when young school teacher Charlie (played by Teresa Wright) discovers that her favorite uncle (Joseph Cotten), also named Charlie, is actually not the nice man he portrays. In classic Hitchcock style, ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ is a sophisticated murder mystery that unfolds from the dark shadows, with clues strategically placed for our discovery, taking the audience along for one enjoyable crime-solving journey. Suspense and terror build as charming Uncle Charlie fights to keep his cleverly suspicious niece and undercover detectives from discovering his secret.” (11:00 AM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🇹🇹J’ouvert Genesis Immersive Experience: “Join Prospect Park Alliance, JouvayFest Collective and City Lore for the J’ouvert Genesis Immersive Experience — an exploration of the rich and colorful history of J’ouvert in Trinidad & Tobago and its important role in Brooklyn today. J’ouvert (pronounced jou-vay) translates to ‘opening of the day or I open’ in French and marks the beginning of the official two days of Carnival before Ash Wednesday in the Francophone Atlantic. The exhibit explains the often-misunderstood aspects of J’ouvert so that audiences may better understand this essential cultural tradition.” (12:00 PM, Lefferts Historic House)
🐓🏃‘Chicken Run' @ Nitehawk: “This engaging stop-motion, claymation adventure tells the story of an American rooster who falls in love with a gorgeous hen on a British farm. The couple decides to run away from the farm, but they must first contend with the evil farmer who is intent on keeping them under her control. The chickens decide to attempt an escape so they don’t get turned into chicken pot pies.” (12:00 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
🎄Park Slope 5th Avenue BID Tree Lighting: “Our annual Tree Lighting + Small Business Saturday. Get ready for festive fun, deals and discounts and of course Santa!” (4:30 PM, 5th Avenue and 4th Street)
🎨😂Picture This! Live Animated Comedy: “Picture This! is a live comedy show with stand-ups performing while they are drawn live by some of the best animators, cartoonists, and other artists in Hollywood, CA, SF, NYC, and Portland. The comedians don’t know what the animators are drawing and the animators don’t know how the comedians will react.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall , $10-$15)
😂❄️Nippy November Nights Hosted by Matt Barats: “A night of laughs and performances from Matt and guests.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall , $10-$15)
Sunday, November 26
🥊😂Tim Platt’s Fighting Game Live: “Tim Platt’s Fighting Game LIVE is 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. It’s Marvel v. Capcom if the interiority of the characters was a dice roll. Watch REAL comedians PRETEND to be FIGHTERS and BEAT EACH OTHER UP.” (5:30 PM, Union Hall, $10-$15)
😂🏳🌈Earth Tones: “Comedians Asha Ward and Sureni Weerasekera bring you the best QTBIPOC comedians in NYC from Comedy Central, Netflix, and Late Night. Featuring: Carly Kane, Charlie Bardey, Eric Yates, Naomi Karavani and Devon Walker.” (8:00 PM, Union Hall, $10-$15)
🏳️⚧️💃😂Less Of A Man With Jess Elgene: “Elgene (New York Comedy Festival’s Content Creators to Watch) fled the lone star state, picked up a microphone, and transitioned. But what do those things have in common? Original music, characters, and stand up comedy clear a path for the story of one woman finding herself, fighting to exist, and proving she is a girl who can do anything. With special guests: Pat Monaghan, Josh Sharp and Sabrina Wu.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $10-$15)
Monday, November 27
🧶Knitting & Crocheting Time: “Calling all artist and activity-seekers! Join Park Slope Library for a knitting/crocheting/needlework get together. Share your projects and your fiber inspirations!” (11:00 AM, Park Slope Library)
🤖🧱Brooklyn Robotics @ Central Library: “Do you love LEGOS, robotics, teamwork and making a difference? Then join the robotics team at Central Library every Monday from 4 PM to 5:30 PM to build and solve missions with a Lego Robot! Meet like-minded individuals to team up in preparation for the 2023-2024 theme, Masterpiece, to learn STEM skills! This program is in partnership with FIRST LEGO League and a systemwide Brooklyn Public Library competition will be happening this upcoming January 2024.” (4:00 PM, Central Library)
😂Brian Bahe in His Half Hour Era: “Brian Bahe's half hour of standup will be very smart, very funny and very touching; it will begin with the pacing of a screwball comedy and end as a portrait of a character we have come to love. Strange, how during Brian's hip dialogue and cocky bravado, you will begin to understand the young man inside, and you will want to hug him. (That was Roger Ebert's review of Juno (2007) but it's also applicable here.) He will be joined by the very hilar Brittany Carney and Sureni Weerasekera.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $12-$15)
🕺🧲💃‘Volcano: The Motion Picture' @ Nitehawk: “Featuring a stellar cast and a breathtaking score, Volcano ignites the screen with its explosive performances and emotional depth. Will West returns to play the lead and delivers a mesmerising portrayal, capturing the essence of a conflicted artist torn between loyalty, ambition, and his ongoing romantic narrative with ‘Julia’, played by Mette Linturi. We find them disconnected and on opposing sides of an ongoing dance competition between two groups within our TV Show. The chemistry between the rival dancers crackles with intensity, revealing the complexities of human connection in the face of fierce competition.” (8:00 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂😂😂Butterboy: “Three chuckle monsters descend on Littlefield every Monday at 8pm, clutching with them a horde of the freshest, silver-tongued comics and phone sex operators this city has to offer. Legends in their own right, these friends, Maeve Higgins, Jo Firestone, and a special guest host combine forces to host the funniest and best show in Gowanus!” (8:00 PM, Littlefield $10-$12)
🍿🩸🔪Nic Cage in ‘Mandy' @ Nitehawk: “Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.” (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
Tuesday, November 28
😂Pretty Major Hosted by Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman: “Pretty Major is a comedy and variety show featuring Dina Hasem, Gavin Matts and more.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall, $10-$15)
😂🦃💽Dan Joe Thanksgiving Show: “Dan Licata and Joe Pera present a special post-Thanksgiving DVD show.” (8:00 PM, The Bell House, $15)
🏳🌈🎶🗣Back To She With Becca Blackwell: “An evening of stories and gay songs from the distinctive (and masculine, well, sort of) voice of Becca Blackwell, performance star and beloved schmerm about town.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $12-$15)
🍿😵❌😷🧑‘Seconds' @ Nitehawk: “Banker Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) gets a call one day from a friend he thought was dead. It turns out that the friend is not a ghost, but was simply faking all along, and was placed into a new existence by a company who can give you a completely new face and life. Hamilton decides to undergo the procedure himself and becomes Tony Wilson (Rock Hudson), an artist who lives in Malibu. He is given a manservant to help him adjust but soon finds that adjusting will be the least of his worries.” (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
Wednesday, November 29
🗣Brooklyn Poetry Slam @ Brooklyn Museum: “Celebrate Brooklyn Poetry Slam’s tenth year! Amplify the voices of Brooklyn at a series of pay-what-you-can slams, presented by poets and cofounders Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. Come to listen to poets, or arrive early to sign up if you’d like to join the slam.” (7:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum)
😂Sarah Coffey: Nothing Bad Ever Happened: “An hour of repression.” (7:30 PM, Union Hall , $10-$15)
🗣👻😯The Moth StorySLAM: “The Moth StorySLAMs are story telling competitions where the stage is open to any and all with a story to tell on the evening's theme. Prepare a five-minute story about getting spooked: conjuring a phantom, solving a mystery with the Scooby gang, or encountering an unearthly beauty. Lingering sweet memories or bitter regrets. Oujia boards, cosmic energy, the heebie-jeebies, and burning sage to discourage ‘visitors’ from beyond...” (8:00 PM, The Bell House, $15)
🍿👥😱‘Raising Cain' @ Nitehawk: “Some consider Carter Nix (John Lithgow) “the perfect man” for his passionate investment in raising his daughter Amy. Presumed to be on hiatus from his child psychology practice, his devotion unsettles wife Jenny (Lolita Davidovich), who suspects Amy to be a professional project for Carter. Jenny, caught up in a reignited tryst with Jack (Steven Bauer), is having trouble distinguishing between dreams and reality just as mothers and children start to disappear from a neighborhood playground. Meanwhile Carter’s evil twin has emerged, putting on display the damage done by their father who specialized in child development.” (9:15 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
😂Simple Town @ Union Hall: “New sketches and special guests! Simple Town is a comedy group in New York. Their work has appeared on Adult Swim and Comedy Central. They were featured in the New York Television Festival and New York Comedy Festival.” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $10-$15)
Thursday, November 30
Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed:“Unbossed and Unbowed is the largely unheard story of Shirley St. Hill Chisholm, a Brooklyn-born politician and daughter of Caribbean parents, who in the 20th century was the first African-American woman to win a seat in the U.S. Congress and run for the Presidency of the United States.” (6:00 PM, Prospect Park Boathouse)
🎮Central Gaming Center @ Central Library: “Come and interact with your fellow gamers at our Central Gaming Center! With a PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, the gaming possibilities are endless!” (4:00 PM, Central Library)
🎨Brooklyn Miniaturists: “Danny Cortes, Aaron Kinard, and Jack Giambanco have many things in common. They are all longtime Brooklynites, all self-taught artists whose passion for making miniatures took hold in just the last few years, and all make work that represents Brooklyn in stunningly intricate detail. Join them in a conversation about their craft, Brooklyn, and how they found themselves in this world of tiny art. Following the program, meet the artists and enjoy a pop-up exhibit of their work!” (6:30 PM, Central Library)
🎷🎸🎹Community Music School Faculty Recital: “The Community Music School faculty at BKCM are not just first-rate educators – they’re also top-notch performers! They have performed for audiences on great stages, all over the world – and on November 30th, they’ll be playing for our students and families in the BKCM Concert Hall. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see your teacher and our faculty in concert.” (6:30 PM, Community Music School Faculty Recital)
🍿🎬‘Bamboozled' @ Brooklyn Museum: “Watch Spike Lee’s daring and uncompromising media satire Bamboozled (2000, 136 min.), whose takedown of stereotypical and pernicious portrayals of Black people remains relevant almost twenty-five years after its release. Media scholar Racquel Gates gives an introduction to the film before the screening.” (7:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum, $25)
😅🐍🦨Comedy and Creatures: “Join us for an evening of comedy and fun to celebrate the animals we need around us! Featuring comedians Eugene Mirman, Marie Faustin, Brian Bahe, Ophira Eisenberg, and more! You'll hear jokes and stories -- and you'll also learn how to protect pollinators and their homes. The show is produced by Pretty Good Friends and presented by Earth Alliance. All ticket proceeds will benefit and support the work of local non-profit, Gowanus Canal Conservancy.” (7:30 PM, The Bell House, $30)
🌙🚮😅Late Night Trash Can With Jenny Hagel: “Late Night Trash Can is the ultimate late-night writers’ hangout. Professional writers from TV’s biggest late night shows will perform material they wrote for their jobs that didn’t quite make the cut – and they’ll share the stories of why their pieces got thrown in the trash. Every writer has a laptop full of comedy gold that didn’t make it onto TV – and at this show, we’re mining that gold for laughs.” (8:00 PM, Littlefield, $15)
🛳🧊💓‘Titanic' @ Nitehawk: “James Cameron’s Titanic is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic; the pride and joy of the White Star Line and, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most luxurious liner of her era — the “ship of dreams” — which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.” (8:30 PM, Nitehawk Cinema)
📕💗Morgan Elizabeth Holiday Romance: “She will be in conversation with book influencer Artavia Jarvis about her recent holiday releases: Big Nick Energy and 'Tis the Season for Revenge. There will be a book signing to follow.” (9:00 PM, Ripped Bodice, $20)
😅🎤️Dukes @ Union Hall: “Dukes is a live duo comedy show from Brooklyn comedians Liva Pierce and Jane Wickline. Original sketches, songs, and special guest openers! Bear witness to the personal Big Bang of two fledgling artists and friends. It’s something completely new. Paradoxically, it is also something ancient because it is a string of sketches in a row. With special guests: Jo B. and Anne Lim” (10:00 PM, Union Hall, $15)
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