Record Store Day! Gianmarco Soresi! Make Sweaters For Dogs! Easter Egg Hunt, Baskets & Parties! One of the Kids in the Hall!
Plus: 6 Different MacBeths! Zubi Ahmed! David Lynch tribute!
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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🐕🧶Make Sweaters For Dogs: Recycle Wool Felting Workshop Tonight: “Gone to the Dogs recycled ♻️ wool felting workshop is back on! For those lucky few who reserve, you’ll learn the basics of wet-wool felting and handcraft your own pet toy. It requires some patience and maybe some refreshments🍹 but in the end… will be totally worth it for your little four-legged loved one!!! 🐶😸”(6:30PM Gone to the Dogs, $30)
🥃🚋Revolutionary Spirits Trolley Tour @ Industry City & Green-Wood Cemetery on Saturday: “Delve into the storied past of distilled spirits in Brooklyn with Fort Hamilton Distillery and our neighbors at Green-Wood Cemetery.”(3:30 PM, Industry City)
🌳🍽2025 Prospect Park Soiree on 6/24: “Attend the most celebrated party of the year! We provide the entertainment and breathtaking setting, you gather with thousands of friends and neighbors to enjoy an evening in Prospect Park. Wear festive attire, prepare a delicious feast, and dine and dance under the stars in one of Prospect Park’s most scenic locations, the Peninsula. Show off your creativity with your attire and table décor, and raise your glass in a toast to Brooklyn's Backyard.”(5:00 PM, Prospect Park, $66.27)
Record Store Day Saturday
You can see the full list of dozens of special vinyl releases here. But in our experience, unless there’s a Taylor Swift pressing to buy, the best thing to do on Record Store Day is just go in and browse. If you’re in the neighborhoods, one of these record stores is nearby:
Gowanus: Sure Shot Records
North Slope: Sterlings
Central Slope: 5th Ave Records
South Slope: Psychic Records
Windsor Terrace: True Love Always
Sunset Park: Hi-Fi Provisions
Events
Events with a 🔥 emoji are going fast, and classes have a 🎓 emoji. BAM’s series of Macbeth adaptations have a 🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 emoji.
Thursday, 4/10
🚫📕’Books Unbanned Read-In @ Central Library: See Get Involved above. (12:00 PM, Central Library)
🔥🐕🧶Make Sweaters For Dogs: Recycle Wool Felting Workshop: See Book Now above. (6:30PM Gone to the Dogs, $30)
🚣🏻♀️Dredgers Monthly Meeting: “We’ll be preparing for our upcoming season (boating starts in May!) and learning about the potential Gowanus Business Improvement District from representatives from Gowanus Canal Conservancy.”(6:30 PM, Gowanus Dredgers)
📕Kels & Denise Stone Event For ‘On Guard' @ The Ripped Bodice: “The bad boy of professional fencing meets Hollywood’s favorite good girl in this sexy sports romance set against the backdrop of a high-stakes blockbuster.”(7:00 PM, The Ripped Bodice, $22)
🧶Thrive 2025 @ Annie's Blue Ribbon: “This is gonna be a really fun one, we're GETTING CRAFTY! We'll craft intentional goodies to create rituals that will keep you grounded from morning to night. Seating is limited so grab your ticket now, $25 includes all supplies, drinks, snacks and good vibes!”(7:30 PM, Annie's Blue Ribbon, $25)
🤣’Mess' @ Union Hall: “Podcast icons Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin return to their proverbial throne with Mess, a weekly pod where they invite guests to unpack some of their personal mess, large or small. From there, our hosts decide if the situation presented qualifies as “mess” or just “living”. Hilarity ensues as opinions fly, realizations are made, and the mess is cleaned up.”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $18.98)
🎭’Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead’ @ Industry City: “Dog Sees God is a dark comedy that explores teenage identity, grief, mental health, bullying, and sexuality through sharp wit and emotional honesty. This powerful work captures the complexity and chaos of adolescence with humor and heart.”(8:00 PM, Industry City)
🤣Carter Anderson: Before The Fame Tour @ Littlefield: “Carter Anderson, from the hit show Portlandia brings his best (and funniest) moments to the stage for a good laugh at his expense!”(8:00 PM, Littlefield)
🍿🎹’Wild At Heart And Weird On Top: Celebrating The Life Of David Lynch' @ The Bell House: “The creators, producers & originators of the Brooklyn Twin Peaks Halloween events, Black Lodge: White Noise, & the Twin Peaks resoundtrackings present a night of readings, art, music & magic w/ themed, immersive performances by: Fuck You, Tammy!; a place both wonderful and strange; Lindsey Noel + Francis Menotti; Silent Drape Runners; Winkie & 12090 A.D. (ft Anna Copa Cabanna). Lineup subject to change. Costumes encouraged BUT please see the list of ‘Items I Can Not Bring to the Venue’ under our FAQs.”(8:00 PM, The Bell House)
🍿Spoons Toons & Booze Say No To Drugs After Dark' @ Nitehawk Cinema: “To honor that infamous time that hits twenty days into April, cartoon and cereal experts Michael Austin and Nell Casey will be providing drug awareness education with a special menu of anti-drug PSA episodes from the 80s and 90s featuring your favorite cartoon characters as they fight for truth, justice and a drug-free future for America!” (9:15 PM, Nitehawk)
Friday, 4/11
📕Stories About Public Libraries: Reading And Discussion @ Brooklyn Public Library: “In recognition of National Library Week (April 6-April 12) we will be discussing chapter 13 of Richard Wright's ‘Black Boy’ (sometimes referred to as the ‘Library Card Chapter’) and the short story ‘Epiphany Branch’ by Mary Gordon. Copies are available.”(2:00 PM, Central Library)
🎨Urban Hieroglyphs: Brooklyn Connection Curated By Silver Tuna Studios And Collect With Lulu @ Industry City: “An exhibition exploring the visual language of street art, graffiti, and contemporary urban expression. Featuring a dynamic lineup of artists from Brooklyn and beyond, the show pays homage to the borough’s deep-rooted influence in the global art scene.”(6:00 PM, Industry City)
🎶The Park Slope Food Coop Concert Series #4: “With so many gifted and talented members, creating this series was a natural decision and a no-brainer. ”(6:30 PM, Shapeshifter Lab, $10)
📕Vincenzo Latronico Presents ‘Perfection,’ In Conversation With Merve Emre: “Anna and Tom, an expat couple, have fashioned a dream life for themselves in Berlin. They are young digital ‘creatives exploring the excitements of the city, freelancers without too many constraints, who spend their free time cultivating house plants and their images online. At first, they reasonably deduce that they've turned their passion for aesthetics into a viable, even enviable career, but the years go by, and Anna and Tom grow bored. As their friends move back home or move on, so their own work and sex life—and the life of Berlin itself—begin to lose their luster. ”(7:00 PM, Community Bookstore)
🤣Nerd Nite NYC @ Littlefield: “Instead of our usual format of three fun-yet-informative presentations, this time the show will feature one presentation about insect sex by Ben Taylor followed by the hilarious 50-minute one-woman show by our pal Sarah Adelman about being fired from a sperm bank.”(7:00 PM, Littlefield)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Throne Of Blood' @ BAM: “A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan.”(7:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Dan Joe DVD Show: The Spring Dvd @ The Bell House: “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. W/ Aaron Chen, Edy Modica, Rachel Coster & Petey DeAbreu. Lineup subject to change.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
🔥🪦Moonlight Tour @ Green-Wood: “Please note that if only 1 ticket shows as available during the purchase process that is the last ticket available.”(8:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $30)
🎭‘Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead' @ Industry City: See Thursday listing. (8:00 PM, Industry City)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Rave Macbeth' @ BAM: “ Macbeth —Michael Rosenbaum of TV’s Smallville—is a tyrannical lord of the club in this pulsing reimagining of the Scottish Play from German director Klaus Knoesel, featuring dance floor deceit, a trio of techno witches, and plenty of ecstasy. Among the first films to be produced, filmed, and edited entirely in digital format, Rave Macbeth brilliantly imagines the tragedy in the most unlikely (and sweatiest) of settings. ”(9:30 PM, BAM, $17)
🔥🤣Zubi Ahmed: Father Figure @ Union Hall: “Zubi Ahmed, NYC comedian, actor, and Capricorn, presents Father Figure, a comedic anthology of arranged marriage, sadistic immigrants, and running away in New York CityWith special guests: Usama Siddiquee and Moe Yaqub”(10:00 PM, Union Hall, $15.64)
Saturday, 4/12
🛒Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket: “This community destination brings together a mix of shoppers from the nearby neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, and beyond. 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)
🐣Easter Egg Hunt @ Annie’s Blue Ribbon: “Fun for kids of all ages, this free event starts at 10:00 am & is BYOB (bring your own basket, or purchase one at the shop). This year will be extra special since it's also the start of Passover! Enjoy crafts 🎨 and a special story time celebrating both Easter & Passover with @thestorybookmom 📚 RSVP via email by Monday, April 7th!”(10:00 AM, Annie's Blue Ribbon)
🎓The Art Of Image Editing: A Beginner's Guide @ Brooklyn Public Library: “A workshop led by seasoned photographer and podcaster Antonio M. Rosario. This beginner-friendly class goes beyond just teaching the 'how' of photo processing; it delves into the 'why' behind each technique as well.”(10:00 AM, Central Library)
🔥🪦Liberty & Legacy: Honoring Green-Wood's Revolutionary History: “Join Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman and the Battle of Brooklyn Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.”(10:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, Free)
Saturday Afternoon
🍿Spoons Toons All Ages Rocks! @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Introduce your favorite childhood cartoons to the next generation (or have them share theirs with us!) and enjoy an afternoon of MUSIC-themed animated entertainment and unlimited cereal!”(12:00 pm, Nitehawk)
🍿'Gosford Park' @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Robert Altman, one of America’s most distinctive filmmakers, journeys to England for the first time to create a unique film mosaic with an outstanding ensemble cast. Set in the 1930’s, Gosford Park brings a group of pretentious rich and famous together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.”(12:15 PM, Nitehawk)
🪦Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour: “Hop on board our comfortable, temperature-controlled trolley for an expert-led tour of Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most intriguing permanent residents. ”(1:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $30, and $24 for members)
🎓Math 4 Fun @ Brooklyn Public Library: “Join two skilled volunteer high school math tutors for fun activities that will boost your math skills and your confidence!”(1:30 PM, Central Library)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Joe Macbeth' @ BAM: “ Prolific British cinema vet and B-film auteur Ken Hughes (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Trials of Oscar Wilde) takes on one of Shakespeare’s greatest criminals, situating him in the American gangster world of the 1930s via a clever script by American screenwriter Philip Yordan. Though set in the US, this very faithful adaptation was shot in England, with stylish black-and-white cinematography by Basil Emmott and crackling performances by Paul Douglas in the title role and Ruth Roman as his ruthless wife, Lily. ”(2:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🐣Limited Edition: Creative Easter Basket Workshop @ Industry City: “Easter Basket Making Workshop: Create the Perfect Basket!”(3:00 PM, Industry City)
🔥🥃🚋Revolutionary Spirits Trolley Tour @ Industry City & Green-Wood Cemetery: See Book Now above. ”(3:30 PM, Industry City)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 ‘Macbeth (1982)' @ BAM: “Only Béla Tarr could condense a three hour play into 62 minutes, film it in only two takes, and broadcast it on television, perfectly reflecting the title character’s unraveling paranoia via one suffocating close-up.”(4:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🔥🎭Vespa: A Girl And Her Pet Wasp. A New Opera: “A girl and her pet wasp lead some friends on a journey into the mysterious world of insects. Their alarming and hilarious encounters cause the humans to re-evaluate their place in the natural world. This fundraiser reading is for adults of all ages and teens (ages 12+ suggested.)”(5:30 PM, Old Stone House, $12.51)
Saturday Night
🏷Record Store Day After-Party At Hifi Provisions: “Record Store Day is back at Hifi Provisions! Shop exclusive releases and RSD firsts on April 12th. We will have limited selections of RSD titles added to the mix this year, so grab them before they’re gone! Make sure to flip through the rest of our stock before you go. We’ll be adding fresh picks for the big day.”(~6PM, Industry City)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Macbeth (1948) + Voodoo Macbeth Footage (We Work Again)' @ BAM: “Here, Orson Welles adapts, produces, directs, and stars as the titular Scottish lord who is tragically undone by his own vaulting ambition. Screening in a rare 35mm print with the original “Scottish burr” soundtrack, Welles’ noir-tinged interpretation bubbles over with supernatural prophecy and murderous intrigue.”(6:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🔥🤣Kids In The Hall's Bruce Mcculloch @ Bell House: “I can’t wait to see your beautiful cities and take you through some beautiful tales. Join me for all my best, brave and stupid. ”(7:00 PM, The Bell House, $38.2)
🤣Body Count Hosted By Tessa Belle And Jo Sunday @ Union Hall: “What, are you scared of a little double entendre? Body Count is a comedy and variety show hosted by Tessa Belle and Jo Sunday.They talk about what really matters in this town: sex and murder, lovers and enemies, broken hearts and broken bones. Come kiss or kill them — your choice!”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15.64)
🎭‘Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead' @ Industry City: See Thursday listing. (8:00 PM, Industry City)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Scotland, PA' @ BAM: “ This wickedly clever spin on the Bard's tragedy is set in 70s small-town America, where Joe and Pat McBeth plot to sabotage the owner of a local fast-foodery. Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction, The Deer Hunter) does a droll turn as a cop named McDuff in an adaptation the Los Angeles Times called “one of the sharpest Sundance Film Festival movies,” directed by Billy Morrissette (Pump it Up). ”(8:30 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Sandwich With Gastor Almonte And Jess Salomon @ Union Hall: “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.Eat your hearts out everyone who doesn't make it!”(10:00 PM, Union Hall, $12.58)
Sunday, 4/13
🛒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.”(6:00 AM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $20)
🔥🍿'Sundays On Fire: Secret Hong Kong 35Mm Feature @ Nitehawk Cinema: “Warning: Images are not from the movies we’re showing. Trust us, you can’t imagine what we’re showing!.”(12:00 PM, Nitehawk)
🍿'Hyenas' @ Nitehawk Cinema: “After being kicked out of her African village three decades earlier for getting pregnant out of wedlock, Linguere (Ami Diakhate) has returned home. While Linguere has done well for herself, her home village has fallen on hard economic times. Intent on punishing Dramaan (Mansour Diouf), the man who fathered her child but refused to own up to the act, Linguere makes a proposal: She will help the town financially, if the locals agree to execute Dramaan.”(12:15 PM, Nitehawk)
🪦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)
🎶Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: Sublime Landscapes: “Explore the transformative power of symphonic music in ‘Sublime Landscapes,’ a concert by the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra and guest conducted by David Bernard. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol will transport you to Spain with vibrant colors and mesmerizing dance rhythms.”(2:00 PM, Brooklyn Museum, $15)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Scotland, PA' @ BAM: See Saturday listing. (2:00 PM, BAM, $17)
🔥🪦Buds And Blossoms: A Spring Walk At Green-Wood: “Spring is here, and it’s time to experience Green-Wood’s stunning transformation! The Cemetery bursts into a bouquet of colors as hundreds of flowering trees and plants come to life in a dazzling display.”(2:00 PM, Green-Wood Cemetery, $25)
🎭‘Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead' @ Industry City: See Thursday listing. (3:00 PM, Industry City)
🐣Easter Party For Kids @ Industry City: “Easter Party for Kids: Hop into Fun & Creativity!”(3:00 PM, Industry City)
🔥🎭Vespa: A Girl And Her Pet Wasp. A New Opera: See Saturday listing. (4:00 PM, Old Stone House, $12.51)
🏛’The Damned' @ BAM: “ Heretical Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti (The Leopard, Ossessione) uses the play’s plot to savagely skewer Nazism in this equally subversive and cutting Technicolor vision. As Hitler ascends, the wealthy industrialist Von Essenbeck family spirals downward, a machiavellian fight for power ensues, and the family’s dirty, decadent wealth comes to represent the moral decay of an entire nation.”(4:15 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Steve Martin Presents @ Union Hall: “Okay, Steve Martin doesn’t present, but Andrew Dismukes and Michael Good do, and their jokes and funny friends are just as good as Steve Martin’s.”(5:00 PM, Union Hall, $12.58)
🧙♀️🧙🏼♀️🧙🏿♀️👑 'Macbeth (1982)' @ BAM: See Saturday listing. (7:30 PM, BAM, $17)
🤣Gianmarco Soresi @ The Bell House: “With Malik Elassal and Maddie Wiener. Lineup subject to change.”(7:30 PM, The Bell House)
🤣Pete And Me (A Non Depressing Look At Autism And Family) @ Union Hall: “A heartfelt one man comedy show about growing up taking care of a profoundly autistic sibling. Whats it like for the other kid? (hint: they sometimes look for the attention they never received as children by becoming comedians).”(7:30 PM, Union Hall, $15.64)
Thursday Rescue: Bert & Ernie the Guinea Pigs
A Matched Pair: “These two boys were brought in by the police after being found dumped in a park in the rain. If you would like to adopt these two beauties, and give them the love and forever home they deserve, feel free to stop by and meet them.” (Sean Casey Animal Rescue)
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