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FRI, FEB. 15
FREE WINTER WEEKDAYS:
Experience the serenity
and wonder of the Garden
in wintertime with
free admission on weekdays
through February.
Free. 10 am – 4:30 pm.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., at
Eastern Parkway in Crown
Heights, (718) 623–7220,
www.bbg.org.
ART, FACES OF DOWNTOWN
SCENE: An exhibit
of photos of New York’s
experimental performance
community, by Maria Baranova.
Free. 1–7 pm. The
Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen St. between
Boerum Place and Dean
Street in Boerum Hill, (347)
560–3641, www.theinvisibledog.
org.
DANCE, LUNAR NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION: Celebrate
the Year of the Pig with
festive music and the red
ribbon dance with the Chinese
Ba Ban Music Society.
Sponsored by Apple Bank.
Free. 1:30 pm. Dyker Public
Library 8202 13th Ave.
between 82nd and 83rd
streets in Dyker Heights,
(718) 748–6261, www.
brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
TALK, THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER:
An interactive
work-in-progress show
that examines the life of
19th-century indigenous
Mexican performer Julia
Pastrana, who was billed
as “The Ugliest Woman
in the World.” $12. 7 pm.
BRIC Arts Media House
647 Fulton St. at Rockwell
Place in Fort Greene, (718)
683–5621, www.bricartsmedia.
org.
MUSIC, ALLAN HARRIS
SINGS NAT KING COLE:
An intimate jazz performance
of Nat King Cole’s
songs, complete with wine
and cheese in a relaxed
nightclub setting. $42. 7
pm. Kingsborough Community
College 2001
Oriental Blvd. at Oxford
Street in Manhattan Beach,
(718) 368–5000, www.
kbcc.cuny.edu.
READING, BROOKLYN
WRITERS SPACE READING
SERIES: Sip some
wine and hear works and
works-in-progress from
Icelandic author Bjorn
Halldorsson, playwright
Stephen Aubrey, and short
story writer Lena Valencia.
Free. 7 pm. Community
Bookstore 143 Seventh
Ave. between Carroll
Street and Garfi eld Place
in Park Slope, (718) 783–
3075, www.communitybookstore.
net.
DANCE, “NON SOLUS”: A
unique blend of circus and
dance, from a pair of Budapest
performers. $28–$65.
7:30 pm. BAM Howard
Gilman Opera House (30
Lafayette Ave. between
Ashland Place and St. Felix
Street in Fort Greene),
www.bam.org.
MUSIC, MUSIC OF THE
SPIRIT, MIND, AND
HEART: Presented by
the Downtown Brooklyn
Chamber Music Festival.
7:30 pm. Saints Constantine
and Helen Greek
Orthodox Cathedral (64
Schermerhorn St. between
Court Street and Boerum
Place in Downtown), stconstantinecathedral.
org.
THEATER, “MEDUSA VOLUTION”:
An all-women
dance-theater performance
about Medusa and
other female mythological
fi gures. $20. 8 pm. happylucky
no.1 734 Nostrand
Ave. between Prospect
and Park places in Crown
Heights, (646) 623–0414,
www.happyluckyno1.com.
SAT, FEB. 16
OUTDOORS, RUNSTREET
BROOKLYN LOVE ART
RUN: This 5K run will pass
some of Brooklyn’s best
street art, along with a
photo contest, prizes, and
love-laced art. $30. 10 am.
OrangeTheory Fitness Williamsburg
157 Kent Ave. in
Williamsburg, (347) 785–
3256, runstreet.com.
SPORTS, BLOCBUSTER AT
BROOKLYN BOULDERS:
An epic bouldering competition
open to climbers
of all levels, with a $1900
prize. Spectator tickets
available for the fi nals at
5:30 pm. $30 ($5 to watch
fi nals). 10 am–7 pm. Brooklyn
Boulders 575 Degraw
St. at Third Avenue in
Gowanus, (347) 834–9066,
events.brooklynboulders.
com/blocbuster2019.
MARKET, PARK SLOPE POPUP
ARTISTS’ MARKET:
Find unique gifts at the
market, and get a free gift
if you purchase your ticket
from Eventbrite. $10. 1–6
pm. La Bodega art gallery
695 Fifth Ave. between
21st and 22nd streets in
Park Slope, (347) 422–
4056, www.fb.me/createdforyouartistsmkt.
DANCE, LUNAR NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION: Celebrate
the Year of the Pig with
festive music and the red
ribbon dance with the
Chinese Ba Ban Music Society!
Sponsored by Apple
Bank. Free. 2 pm. Ulmer
Park Public Library 2602
Bath Ave. at 26th Avenue
in Bath Beach, (718) 265–
3443, www.brooklynpubliclibrary.
org.
MUSIC, REGINA OPERA:
Members of the Regina
Opera Company will perform
Italian songs at Vesuvio
Restaurant as part of
the Embrace Winter Festival.
Free. 2 pm. Vesuvio
7305 Third Ave. at 73rd
St. in Bay Ridge, (718) 745–
0222, www.vesuviobayridge.
com.
MUSIC, LADY SINGS THE
BLUES: A special Valentine’s
Day event inspired
by Billie Holiday. $8. 5 pm.
Brooklyn Music School
Playhouse 126 St. Felix St.
between Lafayette Avenue
and Hanson Place in Fort
Greene, (718) 638–5660,
brooklynmusicschool.org.
ART, INCEPTION: Exhibition
featuring Dionis Ortiz’s
new cyanotypes prints and
vinyl tile inlays, through
which he explores the values,
history, and culture
that he wishes to pass on
to his son. Free. 6 pm.
FiveMyles 558 St. John’s
Place between Classon
and Franklin avenues in
Crown Heights, (718) 783–
4438, www.fi vemyles.org.
NIGHTLIFE, SWING: A
screening of “Swingers,”
followed by free swing
dance lessons and a live
performance by the band
Double Down. Free. 6–11
pm. The Way Station 683
Washington Ave. between
St. Marks Avenue and
Prospect Place in Prospect
Heights, (718) 627–4949,
www.waystationbk.com.
MUSIC, RAYCEE JONES: The
Brooklyn singer-songwriter
plays songs from her debut
EP “Decisions.” Free. 9
pm. BAM Cafe (30 Lafayette
Ave. between Ashland
Place and St. Felix Street
in Fort Greene), www.bam.
org/programs/bamcafelive.
NIGHTLIFE, CITYFOX LIVE:
A new nightlife series
featuring live house and
techno acts, audiovisual
extravaganzas, and live
music spread across three
giant rooms. $50–$60. 10
pm–4:30 pm. Avant Gardner
(140 Stewart Ave. at
Meserole Street in Bushwick),
.avant-gardner.com.
SUN, FEB. 17
DANCE, NEW YORK SWORD
DANCE FESTIVAL GRAND
FINALE: See 10 troupes
perform the ancient English
folk tradition of sword
dancing, all to live music.
Free. 2:30 p.m. Brooklyn
Waldorf School 126 Saint
Felix St. between Lafayette
Avenue and Hanson Place
in Fort Greene, (718) 783–
3270, www.halfmoonsword.
org.
MARKET, PARK SLOPE POPUP
ARTISTS’ MARKET:
1–6 pm. See Saturday,
Feb. 16.
MUSIC, MARTIN MCQUADE:
The crooner sings jazz
standards, with Dan Furman
on piano. Free.
4–7 pm. South Brooklyn
Foundry 6909 Third Ave.
between Bay Ridge and
Ovington avenues in Bay
Ridge, (718) 333–5287.
THEATER, MEDUSA VOLUTION:
5 pm. See Friday,
Feb. 15.
READING, “THE VAGINA
MONOLOGUES”: Third
annual production of
Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina
Monologues” organized
by VDay Bay Ridge as
part of VDay worldwide, a
global movement to end
violence against all women
and girls, including cis,
trans and gender nonconforming.
All proceeds
go to STEPS to End Family
Violence. $10. 5 pm. Bay
Ridge United Methodist
Church 7420 4th Ave. at
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